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Massachusetts embraces backyard homes as housing and climate solution
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Canary Media
The push to boost ADUs Massachusetts is attempting to harness the power of ADUs.
And the Massachusetts Housing Partnership and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center each recently launched incentive programs to make it easier for homeowners to add an ADU to their property.
The Housing Partnership’s program gives homeowners access to low-cost feasibility studies.
Patchy rules still hinder growth Even as new programs pave the way for ADUs, Massachusetts needs to make more changes to truly build momentum, say housing and climate boosters.
Overriding individual municipalities’ guidelines and standardizing more regulations statewide would make it easier for homeowners and builders to navigate the process.