Using a restrictive covenant in a 1938 deed, neighbors in the Tara-Leeway Heights neighborhood convinced a developer to build a single-family home instead of a duplex. The home, 1313 N. Harrison ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 — ...

Decades-Old Rule that Allowed Logging on Vast Swaths of US Land Ruled Unlawful by Oregon Court A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years. This Small ...

Restrictive covenants affecting land can prevent a development from proceeding as planned, or possibly at all.