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Shelley v. Kraemer, 334 U.S. 1 (1948), is a landmark [1] United States Supreme Court case that held that racially restrictive housing covenants cannot legally be enforced.. The case arose after an African-American family purchased a house in St. Louis that was subject to a restrictive covenant preventing "people of the Negro or Mongolian Race" from occupying the property.
In property law, land-related covenants are called "real covenants", " covenants, conditions and restrictions " (CCRs) or "deed restrictions" and are a major form of covenant, typically imposing restrictions on how the land may be used (negative covenants) or requiring a certain continuing action (affirmative covenant).
Filed more than a year ago by a group of University Heights residents, the lawsuit aimed to enforce deed restrictions on lots on the northwest corner of National Avenue and Sunshine Street that ...
The neighbors were looking to enforce 100-year-old deed restrictions on lots on the northwest corner of National Avenue and Sunshine Street owned by Be Kind & Merciful. The restrictions, limiting ...
While Houston has no official zoning ordinances, many private properties have legal covenants or "deed restrictions" that limit the future uses of land, with effects similar to those of zoning systems. [58] [60] Also, the city has enacted development regulations that specify how lots are subdivided, standard setbacks, and parking requirements. [61]
Springfield City Council denied the controversial rezoning in University Heights, but some residents are pursuing further litigation as a precaution.
HOA membership is mandatory generally through rules tied to the ownership of property like deed restrictions. Neighborhood association membership is voluntary or informal. Neighborhood association membership is voluntary or informal.
Apr. 17—TRAVERSE CITY — Deed restrictions that are good for 99 years could be a way to increase year-round housing in a community by preventing them from becoming short-term rentals. With a ...