My Home Plus One ADU
A Housing Assistance technical assistance and incentive program to help Cape Cod homeowners build Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Building an ADU generates revenue for homeowners and helps provide the small homes our region needs. Our region has a serious shortage of small, year-round rentals. There are lots of people with great jobs that need a place to rent. And there are lots of homeowners who have a property that is larger than they need or want. That’s why Housing Assistance is launching the My Home Plus One ADU program to provide technical assistance, resources, and financial incentives to homeowners who build an ADU and rent it out year-round.
Housing Assistance created the program to address obstacles to ADU creation identified in our research of recent updated town bylaws intended to make ADU construction easier, successful marketing of ADU opportunities in some cases, and challenges to encouraging homeowners to invest in an ADU and become a landlord for the first time. Our findings are summarized in the report, Accessory Dwelling Units: Unlocking the Potential of Cape Cod’s Single-Family Home Inventory.
Your first steps to building an ADU:
- Review The Cape Cod Commission’s summary of Accessory Dwelling Unit Provisions for your town.
- Reimagine your property. What type of ADU are you hoping to develop (detached, basement, garage, or other)
- How many bedrooms does your current septic system allow? Contact your town’s Health Department if you are unsure.
- Contact Housing Assistance Corporation’s My Home Plus One ADU Program for technical assistance.
ADUs Provide Flexible Home Use for Different Life Situations
First Home
Rent from ADU can make ownership affordable
Young Children at Home
An ADU can house a childcare provider
Empty Nest
Rent can support college or travel expense, tenant can keep watch on property
Aging Parents
Can move into the ADU, or it can house a care provider