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Affordable Housing; Requires, rather than authorizing, local governments to adopt, ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units in certain areas; specifies that accessory dwelling units that provide affordable rental housing shall apply towards satisfying certain component of local government's comprehensive plan; prohibits denial of homestead exemption for certain portions of property on specified basis; requires that rented accessory dwelling unit be assessed separately from homestead property & taxed according to its use; authorizes local government to provide density bonus incentive to landowners who make certain real property donations to assist in provision of affordable housing for military families; requires OPPAGA to evaluate efficacy of using mezzanine finance & potential of tiny homes for specified purposes; requires office to submit certain report to Legislature by specified date.