Also known as negative easements, restrictive covenants can wreak havoc on the ability to develop property. Recently, in our real estate practice at Farrell Fritz, we have seen two alarming examples.
Your home or property in Whatcom County may have a restrictive covenant that says only white people are allowed to own or occupy it. But a new law aims to help property owners fix that. A state law ...
As we move from spring to summer, and state and federal legislatures move to their annual summer breaks, now is a good time to recap where ...
A Raleigh developer wants to build 12 four-story townhouses at 524 and 528 Barksdale Drive in east Raleigh’s Woodcrest subdivision. The city has approved the project but Steve Sypher, owner of Steve ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new, time-lapse video map shows how racially restrictive covenants rapidly spread across Wake Country from 1906 to 1950. First, ...
University of Washington researchers have identified more than 4,000 outdated restrictive housing covenants in Pierce County. The Pierce County Auditor’s office is preparing for an influx of property ...
A growing number of Edmontonians are turning to a legal tool in an effort to stop multiplex infill development from moving in ...
People often misunderstand the distinction between restrictive covenants and zoning. Here’s my stab at setting the record straight. Restrictive covenants (which are sometimes called “protective ...
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From the very minute they moved in together, Kyona Beatty and Ken Zak knew they wanted to create a home that reflected their identity as a couple. They immediately went to work on making their ...
An insurance agency's contractual dispute against its former employees is moving forward to a bench trial to sort out questions regarding restrictive covenants in the parties' employment agreements, a ...
Employers that have not updated restrictive covenants in their employment contracts should do so as the jobs market improves, and take into account recent rulings. Darren Hayward, employment lawyer at ...