Title: Winding Ridge Homeowners Ass'n v. Joffe
Citation: 362 N.C. 225
Docket Number: 404A07
State: north-carolina
Issuer: north-carolina Supreme Court
Date: March 7, 2008

Supreme Court
Slip Opinion
WINDING RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a North Carolina not-
for-profit Corporation, and THEODORE J. HUMPHREY, III, a natural
person v. ZALMAN JOFFE and wife, DEVORA JOFFE; SUNTRUST MORTGAGE,
INC.; JACKIE MILLER, Trustee; ALSTON MASON; TYLER MURTAUGH; TRIP
SHORT; BROOKS WELLER; and TAYLOR HARRINGTON
No. 404A07
FILED: 7 MARCH 2008
Deeds–restrictive covenant–use of property–single family dwelling–lease to college students
A decision of the Court of Appeals that a restrictive covenant restricting the “use”
of property to a single family residential dwelling prohibited a lease of the property to four
unrelated college students is reversed for the reason stated in the dissenting opinion that the
restrictive covenant is only a limitation on the type of structure that may be placed on the
property and not a restriction on the type of occupancy permitted within the dwelling.
Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the
decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 184 N.C.
App. ___, 646 S.E.2d 801 (2007), affirming an order entered on 18
August 2006 by Judge Carl R. Fox in Superior Court, Orange
County.  Heard in the Supreme Court 14 February 2008.
Brown & Bunch, PLLC, by Charles Gordon Brown, for
plaintiff-appellees.
The Brough Law Firm, by G. Nicholas Herman, for
defendant-appellants Zalman and Devora Joffe.
PER CURIAM.
For the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion, the
decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed and this matter is
remanded to the Court of Appeals for further remand to the trial
court for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.