The solution: Making it easier to build and permit the small apartment units commonly known as in-laws or granny flats could mean tens of thousands of new affordable housing units on the market. Sticking points: Building new in-law units represent a significant investment for many homeowners who may be unwilling to shoulder the risk due to San Francisco in-laws being automatically subject to rent control.
Spencer Brown
By Max Harrison-Caldwell – , San Francisco Business Times
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The Bay Area used to count for more of the state’s total.