MidtownATL The reason that these McMansions are built is not to house single families. They're built to look like McMansions on the outside, but inside it's a de-facto boarding house.Changing zoning laws to allow units built in garages or on lawns does absolutely nothing to bring down the cost of renting a home. We have data from many countries that show this. Investors with capital disproportionately buy up a large number of the newly built units because they are the ones who can afford to bid up prices, and have the collateral. These extra smaller units never go to first-time home buyers.Once the house is sold, these multi-generational houses become boarding houses, not multi-generational living homes. This is what destroys neighborhoods and communities, besides making them look ghastly from the outside. You might as well legalize people living in trailers or tents on front lawns.

MidtownATL The reason that these McMansions are built is not to house single families. They're built to look like McMansions on the outside, but inside it's a de-facto boarding house.Changing zoning laws to allow units built in garages or on lawns does absolutely nothing to bring down the cost of renting a home. We have data from many countries that show this. Investors with capital disproportionately buy up a large number of the newly built units because they are the ones who can afford to bid up prices, and have the collateral. These extra smaller units never go to first-time home buyers.Once the house is sold, these multi-generational houses become boarding houses, not multi-generational living homes. This is what destroys neighborhoods and communities, besides making them look ghastly from the outside. You might as well legalize people living in trailers or tents on front lawns.

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