LAKE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- When Nicole Sullivan moved into her neighborhood in unincorporated Mundelein about ten years ago she discovered a restrictive covenant in her property deed. It was written ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Some homeowners may find discriminatory and illegal language in their deeds, according to Monroe County Clerk Jamie Romeo. That language, called a restrictive covenant, is now the ...
An aerial view of Bellevue Forest and a deed from a property in the neighborhood dated 1938 (image via Arlington Historical Society) A sociology professor at Marymount University and a former housing ...
Restrictive covenants or deed restrictions are private limitations on how property can be used that stay with the property from owner to owner. They can ban certain activities and structures — ...
SHILOH COMMUNITY, Ala.—Their land is bound forever. The deeds of three homeowners—Pastor Timothy Williams, Aretha Wright and Page Jones—all living in the historically Black Shiloh community of south ...
From the very minute they moved in together, Kyona Beatty and Ken Zak knew they wanted to create a home that reflected their identity as a couple. They immediately went to work on making their ...
Several states are moving to make it easier for homeowners to strike language in the fine print of home deeds that restricts sales to people of color. Racially restrictive covenants — legal contracts ...
An advocate for mapping the history of racial covenants in property deeds says the work is as much about current policies and attitudes as it is about past prejudices. “The practice of racially ...
The Chicago-based Uniform Law Commission is drafting model legislation to remove racial discriminatory and restrictive covenants in deeds across the country. Above: An aerial view of real estate ...
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 ...
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 ...
Even in Santa Clara County, home to many of the companies and centers of innovation that have earned Silicon Valley its name, governments often do things in an old-fashioned manner. So when California ...
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