If you are an advocate of affordable housing, then you need to know about an impactful California Bill that was made into law recently. This law is AB 1033, also known as the new, "ADU Condo Law."
There is an obscure little-known California state law, AB 670, that was enacted January 1, 2020 along with a "wave" of other, more popular ADU state laws such as AB 68 (Ting), AB 881 (Bloom), and SB 13 (Wieckowski). AB 670 fostered in Civil Code Section 4751 to make a provision in a common interest development's (HOA's) governing documents "void"...
Short answer: as soon as possible. Once you've completed "STEP ONE," and, confirmed what type of unit you can build on your property (whether it be a garage conversion, detached ADU, a JADU, and/or other accessory dwelling), it is time to take the next step: call an "experienced" ADU provider and schedule a site inspection. I use the term...
Back in 2017 and 2018, when Accessory Dwelling Units began their meteoric rise, I was getting calls from so-called vendors on how their software could tell a property owner whether or not they could build an ADU on their lot. "How much does this service cost?" I would ask.
I sometimes get asked, "what is the best ADU for the money?", as if the asker was buying a new car. "I would have to see your property," I say, hoping that my response will lead to more questions, a conversation, and (if I am being honest) an invitation to see their home or property.
Beginning January 1, 2025, AB 2533 made it possible for homeowners of non-permitted living spaces to convert those same living spaces in to legal ADUs or JADUs.