Terms of Use

The Dwelling Index provides general educational and informational content about accessory dwelling units, including topics such as costs, regulations, financing options, prefab companies, floor plans, permitting, and project planning.

All content on the Site is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional advice tailored to your specific situation.

We make reasonable efforts to provide accurate and useful content, but we do not guarantee that any information on the Site is complete, current, accurate, or free of errors.

ADU laws, permit requirements, zoning rules, financing programs, company pricing, service areas, and construction costs can change frequently. You are responsible for verifying important information directly with the relevant city, county, agency, lender, builder, company, or qualified professional before making decisions or taking action.

Your use of the Site is at your own risk.

Any reliance you place on information from the Site is solely at your own risk. The Dwelling Index is not responsible for decisions you make based on content published on the Site.

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, services, forms, tools, or platforms, including affiliate links and links to companies discussed in our content.

We do not control third-party websites or services and are not responsible for their content, availability, terms, privacy practices, pricing, policies, claims, or actions. Your interactions with third parties are governed by their own terms, policies, and practices.

Some links on the Site are affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and take a qualifying action, we may earn a commission.

Affiliate relationships do not change the price you generally pay and do not alter our editorial standards. For more information, please review our Affiliate Disclosure.

The Site and all content, materials, tools, and features made available through it are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Dwelling Index disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including without limitation implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, accuracy, availability, or freedom from viruses or other harmful components.

We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or free from omissions, inaccuracies, or outdated information.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Dwelling Index and its owners, operators, editors, contributors, affiliates, service providers, and licensors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, business opportunity, or other intangible losses, arising out of or related to:

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable license to access and use the Site for your personal, non-commercial use, subject to these Terms of Use.

You may not:

All content on the Site, including text, research, graphics, branding, logos, layouts, data compilations, and design elements, is owned by The Dwelling Index or its licensors and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

Except as expressly permitted in these Terms, you may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, transmit, or otherwise use Site content without prior written permission.

If you send us emails, feedback, correction requests, suggestions, or other submissions, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, publish, and adapt those submissions for the purpose of operating, improving, or responding in connection with the Site, subject to our Privacy Policy.

Please do not send confidential or proprietary information that you do not want us to use in this way.

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

Your continued use of the Site after revised Terms become effective constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.