Restrictive Covenant

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A real covenant is a legal obligation imposed in a deed by the seller upon the buyer of real estate to do or not to do something. Such restrictions frequently "run with the land" and are enforceable on subsequent buyers of the property. In jurisdictions that use the Torrens system of land registration, restrictive covenants are generally registered against title. Restrictive covenants may arise from many sources, and may be registered against titles or included in leases. Some covenants exist for safety purposes, such as a covenant forbidding the construction of tall buildings in the vicinity of an airport or one restricting the height of fences on corner lots. Covenants may restrict everything from the height and size of buildings to the materials used in construction to superficial matters such as paint colour and holiday decorations.