Protected Use Accessory Dwelling Units – New Course approved in 2025 and First time presented in the Berkshires!
July 14, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Zoom

Instructor: Isabelle Perkins – Acclaimed instructor, presenting in the Berkshires for the first time!

Join instructor, Isabelle Perkins, as she discusses Protected Use Accessory Dwelling Units, a hot topic recently in the Berkshires.

Course objectives:
The passage of the 2024 Affordable Homes Act includes the ability to add one Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) by right on a residential property in a single-family zoning district, with some general requirements. The regulations 760 CMR 71.00 further clarify the parameters for an ADU. While not a zoning expert or attorney, the real estate licensee will need to understand the key factors associated with ADUs to properly market, advertise and value properties they are associated with.

FREE to Berkshire County Board of REALTORS Members, $10 for all others

Isabelle Perkins real estate career started after having worked in a corporate environment as part of site acquisition/ development, and multiple personal moves across the country and internationally.  Over the past 25+ years, Isabelle has been involved in the real estate industry as a professional in a variety of functions, from salesperson, to broker owner to instructor and course writer. Today, education is her full time activity, online and offline, leveraging her personal and professional experience, striving to bring relevant and researched material to participants in a “non-boring” way, making the complex simple and the dry/ mandatory topics interesting and fun.

Licensed as a Broker in MA and a broker-salesperson in NJ
Licensed/ Approved as a real estate instructor in MA, NH, NJ and NY
Designations: MCNE, GRI, ABR, SRS, SRES
Certifications: SFR, BPOR, AHWD, MRP, RENE
Member of REEA, DREI Candidate and Graduate of the ITI Institute
CDEI Certified