One question home buyers may encounter in their search for a home – or homeowners may encounter when renovating – is whether to include a “mother-in-law suite” in their purchasing or renovation plans.

A mother-in-law suite is a private living space that is either attached or separated from a larger home but on the same property. As the name suggests, it can be used by the parents of the homeowner, ...

An in-law suite—also known as an in-law apartment or accessory dwelling unit—is a small living space located on the same property as a single-family home. Originally designed to house aging parents, ...

Should I move in with my children and build an in-law suite or consider remodeling my home to fit my current and future needs? There isn’t an easy answer to this question that many people face as they ...

Deborah and Paul Eckert doubled the square-footage of their Kensington house this year, adding a gym, two additional bedrooms, and a larger kitchen. But their motive wasn’t just a desire for more ...

An attic apartment, up all those steps, might seem a poor choice for an elderly resident. But with the addition of a clever elevator, Jonas Carnemark, owner of Carnemark Design & Build in Bethesda, ...

Proposed legislation for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) seeks to make the process to obtain permits for Columbus single-family parcels easier. Columbus City Councilmember Otto Beatty is holding a ...

There’s a long list of names floating around in the real estate and lending worlds when describing types of internal or external living quarters — ‘granny flats.’ But many local governments, building ...

Bath and Brunswick have both held public information sessions promoting accessory dwelling units, commonly known as "granny flats" or "mother-in-law suites," this fall, as communities around the state ...

BOISE, Idaho — The period for submitting feedback about proposed changes to the City of Boise's code regarding accessory dwelling units ends Friday, February 8. An accessory dwelling unit - or ADU - ...