The waters of Cape Cod Bay are coming for the big brown house perched on a sandy bluff high above the beach. It’s just a ...

If you ever decide to do a quick Google search of “American house styles,” amongst the ranch-style homes, farmhouses, and Colonials you’ll find an American mainstay: the Cape Cod house.

Starting Sunday, accessory dwelling units, commonly known as in-law apartments, will be allowed by right in single-family zoning districts across most of Massachusetts, under a law Gov. Maura Healey ...