accessory apartment

The owner of the adjoining home, Angella Farserotu, and Thomas Cackett, who rents a ground-level, accessory apartment, have argued in court that they have no legal responsibility for Ippolito-Shepherd’s ailments.

And some homeowners have discovered, neighbors often are at the front of the line to file complaints about perceived problems with aesthetics, parking or overcrowding that an accessory apartment could inflict on their single-family street.

They want to retain the right to expand their homes to gain more living space, perhaps to create an accessory apartment for an aging parent or to produce rental income to defray their housing costs.