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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 2005, Missouri passed a law allowing (but not requiring) the governing bodies of homeowner's associations to delete restrictive covenants from deed restrictions without a vote of the members. The Country Club District is predominantly white, and it is among the wealthiest, most sought-after neighborhoods in the United States.
In 1926, racially restrictive covenants were upheld by the Supreme Court case Corrigan v. Buckley. After this ruling, these covenants became popular across the country as a way to guarantee white, homogeneous neighborhoods. [7] In Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. in 1926, the Supreme Court also upheld exclusionary zoning.
The tax commission gave Jackson County 30 days to provide a list of all properties whose values during the 2023 reassessment process went up by more than 15%, exclusive of improvements, but were ...
A sign marking the location of the Jackson County Assessment Office’s property valuation review process is seen outside the south entrance to 1300 Washington in downtown Kansas City on Wednesday ...
Tens of thousands of homeowners around Kansas City could qualify for property tax credits, but county officials need to set up the relief programs first. New Missouri law can only freeze property ...
Chicago adopted racially restrictive housing covenants beginning in 1927. [13] In 1948, the United States Supreme Court ruled that enforcement of racial restrictive covenants was unconstitutional. 1953: Housing In August 1953, the first black family moved into Trumbull Park, a formerly all-white project of the Chicago Housing Authority.
Recent updates to Missouri’s property tax freeze program for seniors have made many more homeowners eligible for the program.. But state laws and county-level policies mean that even if you are ...