Hi Aaron, Hopefully, you break ground soon on your ADU and reach your goals. I am in the process of starting the ADU planning phase, you mentioned that you will do owner builder, will CalFHA allow that. I thought you needed to hire a general contractor to qualify for the CalFHA Grant.
No. They have become very flexible in what they allow. Main thing is you need the certificate of occupancy before before you’ll get reimbursed the CalHFA grant money. I am still unbelievably waiting on final permit approval. With any luck we can start building in another few weeks.
So why doesn’t LA want you to build? Aside from the long wait times for permits, which is pretty much normal for everyone. Also, it seems the process may be a bit more streamlined if one were converting an existing garage / structure as opposed to new construction.
I actually finally got approved last week and we broke ground on Monday. Finally. The long wait may be normal, but it shouldn't be. In a place like LA with sky high rents and a government that says it's committed to cutting red tape, I think 18 months to get a permit on a flat plot in the suburbs with no flood worries is way too long.
Hi Aaron, Hopefully, you break ground soon on your ADU and reach your goals. I am in the process of starting the ADU planning phase, you mentioned that you will do owner builder, will CalFHA allow that. I thought you needed to hire a general contractor to qualify for the CalFHA Grant.
No. They have become very flexible in what they allow. Main thing is you need the certificate of occupancy before before you’ll get reimbursed the CalHFA grant money. I am still unbelievably waiting on final permit approval. With any luck we can start building in another few weeks.
So why doesn’t LA want you to build? Aside from the long wait times for permits, which is pretty much normal for everyone. Also, it seems the process may be a bit more streamlined if one were converting an existing garage / structure as opposed to new construction.
I actually finally got approved last week and we broke ground on Monday. Finally. The long wait may be normal, but it shouldn't be. In a place like LA with sky high rents and a government that says it's committed to cutting red tape, I think 18 months to get a permit on a flat plot in the suburbs with no flood worries is way too long.