ADUs and tiny homes helping housing crisis [Video]

The popularity of additional dwelling units (ADUs)is growing but not everyone knows ADUs come in different forms.

There are tiny homes like the one Essex Mayor Sherry Bondy unveiled last week. It’s 430 square feet with all necessary amenities.

“The thing that’s driving it forward is the need for affordable housing,” said Dan Radmore, president of Laneway Homes.

Tiny homes are helping Windsor and Essex County meet the provincial target of 30-thousand new homes by 2031.

“We support the province and the change the province made to say, ‘You know what? You can have ADUs. You can have a mother-in-law suite in the basement on the proper sized property. You can have an ADU in the backyard that adds to that property,’” Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens told a gathering at IBEW 773 headquarters with Doug Ford in attendance.

The city is on the hook for 13-thousand new residential units.

“We believe that it is …