In Los Angeles, they are “back houses.” In Connecticut, they are “garage apartments.” In Philadelphia, the grander ones are “carriage houses.”
In Dallas, they are “granny flats,” and they are, for the first time in a generation, legal.
Rules that prohibit cheap housing lead to … a lack of cheap housing.
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Houses in a suburb of Denver, Colo.
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In Los Angeles, they are “back houses.” In Connecticut, they are “garage apartments.” In Philadelphia, the grander ones are “carriage houses.”
In Dallas, they are “granny flats,” and they are, for the first time in a generation, legal.

About the Author
Kevin D. Williamson is a former fellow at National Review Institute and a former roving correspondent for National Review.
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In Los Angeles, they are “back houses.” In Connecticut, they are “garage apartments.” In Philadelphia, the grander ones are “carriage houses.”
In Dallas, they are “granny flats,” and they are, for the first time in a generation, legal.

About the Author
Kevin D. Williamson is a former fellow at National Review Institute and a former roving correspondent for National Review.
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