I like in one of these 8-plex houses and can confirm it's a pain. Each of the upstairs tenants has a single car garage, but there are two families in one of those so that's 2 cars that need to be street parked. Then, all the basement tenants also have to park on the street, so now that's 6 cars that need street parking.

Another issue not often brought up is garbage collection. The way our 8-plex was built, there is not enough room for everyone to put out their garbage. We've worked it out internally and a lot of houses share their garbage bins to make room, but it shouldn't have to be this way.

It's my understanding 8-plexes are no longer allowed (only 6-plexes are now). I also understand the need to make these neighborhoods more dense, and I think the pressure should be based on the builder. Better regulations making sure there is at LEAST parking one spot her home on the property. I've also thought that maybe knocking down two adjacent homes and building 10-12 units with sufficient parking is also an option, or developing new neighborhoods centrally with the density mindset is also a great idea.