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 ...

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

The Court of Appeals of Michigan (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a September 9th Opinion a challenge by a property owner to the presence of a shed and equipment associated with environmental ...

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Fred Ware and his son were researching the history of the home he’s owned in the Hartford suburbs since 1950 when they discovered something far uglier than they expected. Tucked in a ...

Rochester’s historic property covenants that banned non-Caucasian and non-Christian residents from living in parts of the city are being targeted by a new city partnership. “That’s our history, and it ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The city of St. Paul announced Monday it will join a coalition dedicated to removing racially restrictive covenants from property deeds. Racial covenants were legal agreements ...

In the bedroom community of Wilmington, just south of Lowell, sits a little white house, with paint peeling from the trim and a mailbox emblazoned with the American flag at the end of the driveway.

HARTFORD, Conn.HARTFORD, Conn. — Fred Ware and his son were researching the history of the home he’s owned in the Hartford suburbs since 1950 when they discovered something far uglier than they ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — Fred Ware and his son were researching the history of the home he's owned in the Hartford suburbs since 1950 when they discovered something far uglier than they expected. Tucked in a ...