California ADU Laws: What Changed in 2024, 2025 and 2026
The ADU laws in force in 2026: sizes, heights, fees, review times and the bills that changed them.
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ADU Financing in Los Angeles: What Works in 2026
How LA owners pay for an ADU now: cash, HELOC, refinance or renovation loan. The big grants are closed.
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AB 1287: California’s Stacked Density Bonus, Explained
AB 1287, in force since January 2024, lets projects stack up to another 50% density bonus on top of the first 50%, for 100% total.
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AB 976: The ADU Owner-Occupancy Rule Is Gone for Good
AB 976 permanently bars owner-occupancy rules for ADUs since January 2024. AB 1154 narrowed the JADU rule in 2026.
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Housing for Older Adults: What Works and What to Build
The three housing problems older adults face, programs that work, and how to design a home or lot for aging in place.
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CalHFA ADU Grant: Closed, and Its Income Limits
The CalHFA $40,000 ADU Grant is fully allocated. A record of how it worked and its 80% AMI income limit.
CalHFA ADU Grant: What Homeowners Learned
The $40,000 CalHFA ADU Grant is fully allocated. What it covered, and what owners learned using it.
Orange County Affordable ADU Loan Program (Ended)
OCHFT discontinued its Affordable ADU Loan Program in May 2025. How it worked and what to do instead.
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FHA ADU Financing: How Rental Income Helps You Qualify
FHA lets lenders count part of an ADU’s expected rent as income: 75% for an existing ADU, 50% for one you plan to build with a 203(k) loan.
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California’s 2023 ADU Laws: Separate Sale, Owner Occupancy
The four 2023 ADU bills, what each one does, and which rules are in force now.
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