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Maryland Assembly Shoots Down Granny-Flat Bill

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Dan Malouff
12 March 2005 - 11:00am

A bill that would have made it easier to build accessory dwelling units across Maryland in order to provide affordable housing was shot down amid fears of overcrowding and traffic.

A state bill sponsored by Delegate Tony McConkey of Severna Park that would have made it easier to have companion apartments in single-family homes died in a House committee in Annapolis Thursday because of concerns that it would lead to overcrowded communities and undercut zoning regulations.The bill would have applied to single-family homes not subject to the rules of a homeowners association. But if the homeowners association were to grant the homeowner special permission to create and rent an apartment, that permission could never be revoked as long as the apartment did not go six months without a tenant.

Full Story: Apartment-in-house bill shot down
Source: Gaithersburg Gazette, March 9, 2005
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