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25 Stan. L. & Pol'y Rev. 53 (2014)
Housing Changing Households: Regulatory Challenges for Micro-Units and Accessory Dwelling Units

handle is hein.journals/stanlp25 and id is 61 raw text is: HOUSING CHANGING HOUSEHOLDS: REGULATORY CHALLENGES FOR MICRO- UNITS AND ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS John Infranca* INTRODUCTION ....................................................53 I. THE NEED FOR NEW FORMS OF HOUSING ............................56 A. Growing Mismatch: Demographic Changes and Existing Housing.............56 B. Criticisms and Claimed Benefits................ .................61 1. Micro-Units ........................................61 2. Accessory Dwelling Units .........................64 1I. THE STATE OF MICRO-UNIT AND ADU DEVELOPMENT...... .................67 C. Cities with Micro- Unit Developments ........... ..................67 D. States and Cities that Encourage ADU Development... .................69 III.REGULATORY CHALLENGES FOR MICRO-UNITS AND ADUS . ................70 A. Austin ................ ........................... ........70 B. Denver ............................................. .......73 C. New York ............................................ ......76 D. Seattle................ ........................... .........78 E. Washington, D.C.............................................82 F. General Financial Obstacles to Micro-Unit and ADU Development ..........84 IV.THE WAY FORWARD OR A PASSING FAD? ..................... ...........86 CONCLUSION .....................................................89 INTRODUCTION In recent decades, household sizes have shrunk and more people are living alone. At the same time, individuals are living longer and the number of multi- generational households, which were more prevalent in prior generations, is increasing. Available housing units frequently fail to match the needs of a city's evolving household forms. Regulations that fail to keep pace with these changes exacerbate this misalignment. In the words of one prominent * Assistant Professor, Suffolk University School of Law and Research Affiliate, Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy. Thanks to Vicki Been, Erin Braatz, Ben Gross, Josiah Madar, and the editors of the Stanford Law & Policy Review. Molly Wolfe, Daniel Barron, Stephen Ballentine, Rebecca Disbrow, Stephen Flug, Moneeza Maredia, Conor Muldoon, and Roman Pazuniak provided excellent research assistance at various stages of the broader Furman Center research project on which this paper is based. 53

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