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 ...

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 ...

We've had an offer accepted on a house which is being sold by the local diocese. However, the title deeds have given us cause ...

The requirements to live on the San Fernando Valley lots were clear in 1915. Any building, including the roof, must have two coats of paint. The fences “shall be” stained, painted or whitewashed.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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' ...