Daniel Richardson

This bill fixes prior deleterious acts which propagate rental accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to every corner of every NH residential property. Through the 1990s, we experienced MA house flippers buying NH houses, making legal changes and immediately selling. We now face a similar threat to our quality of life MA house flippers buying, build ADUs and then sell, leaving the NH residents dealing with the aftermath of destroyed character of neighborhood and undesirable hillbilly ADU renters. This turns footprints intended for, and positioned for, garages into ADUs. [A recent California statewide ADU owner survey revealed the average new ADU square footage is 615 square feet, half of new ADUs serve as income-generating rental units and 23% use existing footprint of existing detached garages.] Once a single family character is lost, it is decimated forever. Remove the shackles placed on our municipal freedom to use local knowledge in planning our future profitable uniqueness. At the core of the “New Hampshire Advantage” is “local control,” allowing cities/towns to govern themselves as opposed to one-size-fits-all State laws. At the core of the “New Hampshire Advantage” is “local control,” allowing cities/towns to govern themselves as opposed to one-size-fits-all State laws.