A property covenant is an agreement between multiple parties that stipulates howreal propertyor real estate will or will not be used.3These types of covenants may restrict the landowner or require specific action to be taken. For example, homeowner association (HOA) covenants often require property...
In some states, homeowners associations (HOA) can place liens against your home for not paying fees or abiding by covenants. Depending on your state's laws, an HOA can file a claim against your home and a lis pendens, making it difficult for you to sell it. How to File a Lis Pendens...
Deed restrictions (which also could be calledrestrictive covenants) are specific rules and regulations regarding the use of the property or land, usually imposed and supervised by ahomeowners association (HOA). Deed restrictions might dictate what structures can or cannot be built on the land, outli...
If you live in a planned community, the homeowners association (HOA) and the individual lot owners have the right to enforce covenants. However, violations can become unenforceable throughlaches—the loss of a right through undue delay or failure to assert it. For example, say you build a fen...