A new law will make it easier to build a tiny house in your back yard, starting next year

By: Charlotte Rene Woods

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: April 16, 2026

Words: 521

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Accessory dwelling units — which could be a tiny house on another home’s lot, a garage-turned-apartment, a carriage house, or an ‘in-law suite’ — will be easier to build beginning next year, following Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s signature of a new law this week.

Amid a shortage of housing supply and noted affordability issues, ADUs have emerged as a way to boost affordable housing options in some areas or a way to meet …

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