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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 real estate, a restrictive covenant is a rule or condition placed on a property that outlines what homeowners can and cannot do with their land. These covenants are legally binding and often ...
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).
Corrigan v. Buckley, 271 U.S. 323 (1926), was a US Supreme Court case in 1926 that ruled that the racially-restrictive covenant of multiple residents on S Street NW, between 18th Street and New Hampshire Avenue, in Washington, DC, was a legally-binding document that made the selling of a house to a black family a void contract. [1]
"The practice of racially restrictive covenants is a clear example of systemic racism," Golden Valley City Attorney Maria Cisneros said during an online forum on the topic hosted by In the City ...
Decades of restrictive property covenants prove that San Luis Obispo isn’t “immune from systemic racism,” the founder of RACE Matters SLO said.
Kraemer precluded judicial enforcement of racially restrictive housing covenants. [7] Prior to 1948, the California Real Estate Association routinely promoted and enforced racially restrictive housing covenants to prevent family homes from ending up in the hands of minorities, particularly Negroes. [8]
“The issue regarding the restrictive covenants is a private matter that the city is not involved in,” said Julia Milstead, the city’s public information officer, in an emailed statement.