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  "name": "Where can an in-law apartment be added to an existing home?",
  "description": "In-law apartments can be built as ground-floor home additions, converted from existing attached garages, or constructed as detached accessory dwelling units.",
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        "text": "In-law apartments are commonly created by building a ground-floor home addition, converting an attached garage, or constructing a detached accessory structure. Building an attached ground-floor addition keeps aging relatives close while sharing existing structural walls, but it requires sufficient yard setback space. A garage conversion repurposes existing enclosed square footage, which can save on foundation framing but eliminates covered parking and requires extensive insulation, drywall, and plumbing rough-ins. A detached unit provides maximum privacy for multigenerational living arrangements, though it requires separate utility trenches and exterior envelope work.",
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