Attached product, particularly townhomes, have been the favored affordable housing product nationally. Here in California, this kind of construction has huge liability issues that makes building these for sale very costly due the very high insurance rates. In fact, many developers, the Irvine Company included, will build attached product communities and keep them as rentals for 10 years. After 10 years, the original builder/developer cannot be sued for construction defects, so they are converted for sale at that time.
Would it surprise any of you to learn there are services which notify attorneys which communities are nearly 10 years old so they can approach the HOA about suing the original builder? This is a cottage industry in California.
One of the many reasons we have a problem with affordable housing.