Restrictive covenants have a significant and substantial impact on the use and value of property; yet they are often ignored entirely or not considered until the end of the due diligence period before ...

People often misunderstand the distinction between restrictive covenants and zoning. Here’s my stab at setting the record straight. Restrictive covenants (which are sometimes called “protective ...

When comparing homes to buy, you may discover that some communities have restrictive covenants in place. These housing rules are most common in condominiums, townhomes, planned communities and ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Concerns that homeowners association covenants were getting in the way of the city’s efforts to ...

February 17, 2022 - Restrictive covenants were once the exclusive province of the common law in each state. That is no longer the case. So far, the applicable law remains state law (although there are ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - The Twin Cities are known to have one of the worst gaps in homeownership between Black and white residents in the country. While there are many systemic reasons for that gap, one ...

Racial covenants were designed to keep neighborhoods segregated. Some states are now making it easier to erase them from legal documents. By Sara Clemence Last year, to celebrate the centennial of ...

Owners of staffordshire terriers, pit bull terriers or rottweilers may want to think twice before buying land in a subdivision. Land covenants placed on subdivisions by some developers are becoming ...

Thinking about making an addition to your home or investing in a new real estate development? Before you build that additional room to the back, construct that high-rise apartment complex or make any ...

Scholars have long found that Milwaukee is one of the nation's most segregated cities. It got that way by design. From overt government policies supporting redlining where banks denied Blacks' ...

LegalIssues: Given uncertainty about restrictive covenants, they are likely to remain an area where expert legal advice will be necessary, writes Carol Coulter, Legal Affairs Correspondent. One of the ...