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A covenant is an agreement, contract, or promise. A restrictive covenant is a covenant which acts as a restriction or prohibition of certain uses of real estate. For example, restrictive covenants for a residential subdivision may restrict use of the real estate in the subdivision to residential purposes only. Some restrictive covenants may define the maximum and minimum square footage of homes to be built and define further limitations regarding construction of other buildings upon the residence. CAUTION: Restrictive covenants prohibiting sales of real estate to minorities have been declared unconstitutional and unenforceable.
Restrictive covenants must be in writing and must be signed to be enforceable. To be effective against subsequent purchasers, restrictive covenants must be recorded. Typically, restrictive covenants run with the land, meaning that they will continue to apply to the real estate even after the original owner of the real estate at the time of execution of the restrictive covenant transfers it to another person. Most states do have limitations as to the length of the time the restrictive covenants may run. These limitations may be found in statutes, sometimes referred to as “stale use acts.” To be enforceable, restrictive covenants must be clear and unambiguous. Courts will often refuse to enforce restrictive covenants that are unclear or ambiguous. Please see specific state for details and/or differences.
Alaska Code §09.25.020; 34.15.260.
Arizona Code §11-461; 33-412; 44-101.
Arkansas Code §4-59-101-03; 14-15-403-04; 26-60-107; 21-6-306.
Colorado Code §38-10-108.
Connecticut Code §52-550.
Delaware Code §25-101 through 153.
Florida Code §725.01.
Georgia Code §44-5-30 onward; 44-2-1 through 3.
Idaho Code §9-503, 504.
Illinois Code §740-80/1, 2; 765-5/28 through 30.
Indiana Code §32-2-2-1; 32-1-2-18.
Iowa Code §622.32-.35; 558.41.
Kansas Code §33-105, 106; 58-2221, 2222, 2223.
Kentucky Code §371.010; 382.110, .140, .335.
Louisiana CC §2275; T.9, §5353.
Maine T.33, §51-53, 201-203, 751; T.11, §9-401.
Maryland Real Prop. Art. §3-101 through 104, 601; 5-104.
Massachusetts C. 259, §1; C. 183.
In Michigan, restrictive covenants must be witnessed by at least two (2) individuals. Michigan CLA §566.106, .110, .132; 565.1 onward.
Minnesota Chapter 507; §513.04, .06.
Mississippi Code §15-3-1; 89-3-1 onward.
Missouri Code §432.010; 442.390-.400; 442.403.
Montana Code §28-2-903; 70-21-201 onward.
Nebraska Code §36-103; 76-238.
Nevada Code §111.015, .205-.210, .315-.325.
New Hampshire C. 506, §1-2; 477, §3a-7.
New Jersey Code §25-1-2; 46-15-1.1 onward.
New Mexico Code §14-9-3; 55-9-403(7); Common Law.
New York G.O.L. §5-703; R.P.L. §290, 291.
North Carolina Code §22-2; 47-18, 20.
North Dakota Code §9-06-04; 47-10-01.
Ohio Code §1335.05; 317.08, .111; 5301.25; 5313.02.
Oklahoma Code §15-136; 16-16, 26.
Oregon Code §93.010, .410, .480, .640.
Pennsylvania Code §33-1; 21-357.
Rhode Island Code §9-1-4; 34-11-1.
In South Carolina, restrictive covenants must be signed by the grantor and at least two (2) witnesses to be enforceable. South Carolina Code §27-23-60; 27-7-10 through 30; 30-7-10.
South Dakota Code §53-8-2; 43-28-17.
Tennessee Code §29-2-101; 66-26-102.
Texas Prop. Code §5.021, 13.001; Bus. & Comm. Code §26.01.
Utah Code §25-5-1; 57-3-2.
Vermont Code §12-181; 27-341.
Virginia Code §11-2; 55-96, 572.
Washington Code §64.04.010-.020; 65.08.060-070.
West Virginia Code §36-1-3; 40-1-8 onward; 55-1-1.
Wisconsin Code §706.01-.02, 04, .08.
Wyoming Code §1-23-105; 34-1-104, 120.