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HOME VISIT #1 <br />Attached ADU Addition <br />Santa Cruz, California <br />Size: 500 square feet <br />d <br />Adid;op <br />�.+ <br />-- -' <br />7 IW -WIMP <br />The area with the darker roof shingles is the ADU that was <br />added onto the home of Carrie and Sterling Whitley. <br />V The Whitleys' ADU (that's Carrie showing off the front <br />yard's new paths and plantings) has its own entrance on the <br />side of the home and is being rented to the couple's daughter <br />so she can help her elderly parents when needed. <br />When Carrie and Sterling Whitley bought their house in 1971, they paid <br />less than $15,000. Nearly 50 years later, similar homes on their street <br />have sold for more than $1 million. <br />THE PROBLEM: The Whitleys, who are in their 80s, own the house <br />outright and don't want to move. But the financial and physical demands <br />involved in maintaining the house are a challenge. <br />A SOLUTION: To help low-income homeowners age 62 or older live <br />independently and keep their homes, the Monterey Bay affiliate of <br />Habitat for Humanity and the City of Santa Cruz launched My House My <br />Home: A Partnership for Aging -in -Place. The pilot program builds <br />accessory dwelling units so older homeowners can downsize into a new, <br />aging -friendlier home and earn rental income from their original house. <br />Or such homeowners can remain in their house and rent out the new, <br />smaller residence. Participating homeowners are required to charge an <br />affordable rental rate. <br />REALITY CHECK: When the Whitleys' project broke ground in April <br />2017, they were the first homeowners to receive an ADU through the <br />program, which worked with them to design the ADU as an addition to <br />their existing home. Since the dwelling was built with accessibility <br />features, Carrie and Sterling know they can downsize into it if they ever <br />need to. Until then, their daughter, Brenda, resides in the addition. <br />REAL LIFE: "I'm right next door to my parents in case they need me or <br />need any help," Brenda says. <br />Design: Historic Sheds I Builder. Historic Sheds I Cost to build. $158,000 in 2077 (not including <br />volunteer labor) I Photos by Michael Daniel I Article adapted from Where We Live: Communities <br />for All Ages (HARP 2078) <br />The ABCs of ADUs I A A RP 5 <br />