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Eli Altman
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Oakland, CA
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Airstream as non-ADU ADU

Eli Altman
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Oakland, CA
Posted Apr 18 2019, 09:14

I live in Oakland. I have a 2b/1br with a big backyard. Lot is zoned 2r. Right now I have an uninsulated, mildew-y, rundown, 8x12' shed in the yard. It's on its own slab foundation (separate from the house) and has power and water running to it. 

I did some research into ADUs in Oakland. tl;dr is that building a proper ADU (stick or prefab) isn't worth the hassle and costs. This led me to wonder if demo-ing the shed and putting an Airstream back there would be a good idea. Ideally I would rent it out on Airbnb or VRBO.

What I'm missing is any rules around short-term renting trailers/campers in Oakland. It doesn't seem like the ADU rules apply. I see that there are a few Airstreams renting via Airbnb in Oakland. I've reached out to these renters but haven't heard anything back.

Any info would be appreciated. Thanks. 

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