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Accessory Dewelling Units: What Happens When State Law and HOAs Collide?

Season 2025 Episode 313

California has passed laws to encourage accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to ease the housing crisis, but some homeowners’ associations (HOAs) are resisting. A Carlsbad homeowner is taking legal action after his HOA blocked his ADU project, reigniting the debate over property rights.

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