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Comment by DoreenMichele

It likely can't. Structures of the sort you are describing only work decently in small villages where people all know each other, etc. They tend to not work in more developed areas with a higher population density and different social fabric.

If you are interested in addressing the housing aspect of this in the US, look into "Missing Middle Housing" and ways to promote more of it in your community. These are more affordable forms of housing that were common at one time in the US that have been largely zoned out of existence while we promote ever larger single-family detached homes and suburban sprawl.

That's the crux of the issue in the US. It doesn't have to be that way.

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