FRISCO — The town of Frisco is hoping to remove some of the unintended consequences of past deed restrictions placed on homes in town. The Frisco Town Council unanimously voted to adopt a resolution ...

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 ...

The dictionary defines a covenant as a “formal, solemn and binding agreement.” A dictionary of legal terms defines a deed restriction as a “private agreement that restricts the use of the real estate ...

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 ...

Discover the differences between special and general warranty deeds, their warranties, uses in property transactions, and how ...

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... The Legacy Of Racist Housing Covenants And What's ...

The Lowell Sun recently ran a WBUR report about long-forgotten racist covenants written into property deeds, much to the surprise and dismay of the present owners. It gave the example of a Wilmington ...

Restrictive covenants are legal instruments attached to property deeds that limit the use of the property in some way. Such legal instruments can be used for relatively benign purposes by governments ...