When people buy real property in this country, they typically purchase a title insurance policy for the property to safeguard their interests. As part of the title insurance policy purchase, the future proeprty owner is given a preliminary report which shows all liens of record on the property to be purchased including any recorded restrictive subdivision covenants.The title report that is issued as part of the sale (if purchased) will show all recorded liens on the property as well as other recorded documents impacting the property's use.Even if you did not buy a title insurance policy for your property, and if there was a restrictive subdivision covenant recorded on your property before you closed escrow, under the law, you are considered to have known about the restriction even if no one told you about it or gave you a copy to review until after you bought the property.If the restrictive subdivision covenant was recorded on your property before you took title to it, you have to comply with it.