The ADU Program is established to assist in the provision of affordable housing for persons of low and moderate income.
While anyone can apply to a WDU apartment, applicants who live and work in Fairfax County and disabled persons will be given priority. Applicants must make at least 2.5x the base rent as well as not exceed the maximum income level. The maximum income level is based off of the total number of occupants in the apartment.
An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is a smaller, independent residential dwelling unit located on the same lot as a stand-alone (i.e., detached) single-family home. ADUs go by many different names throughout the U.S., including accessory apartments, secondary suites, and granny flats.
WORKFORCE DWELLING UNIT (WDU): For-sale or rental units that serve households with income up to 120 percent (for-sale units) and 80 percent (rental units) of the AMI for the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, as determined annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
A single unit providing complete independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.
WORKFORCE DWELLING UNIT (WDU): For-sale or rental units that serve households with income up to 120 percent (for-sale units) and 80 percent (rental units) of the AMI for the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, as determined annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
A dwelling unit is defined as a single-family dwelling, duplex, lodging house, dormitory, hotel, motel, condominium, time-share project, or dwelling unit in a multiple-unit building. 2.