restrictive covenant
Deed-based prohibition clause
A restrictive covenant is a clause in a contract or deed that limits what a party can do.
In property law, restrictive covenants bind future owners to certain conditions: The restrictive covenant prohibited fences over four feet.
Historically, restrictive covenants enforced racial segregation by barring sales to Black buyers—now unenforceable but often still visible in old deeds.
In employment, restrictive covenants prevent workers from competing with former employers or soliciting their clients.
Limited land-use privilege
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- deedWritten property conveyance
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
injunction · ordinance · title · enforcement · compliance · litigation · land-use · non-compete
Provision in agreement
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- agreementShared position between parties
commitment · binding · enforceable · noncompete · non-solicitation · confidentiality · trade secret · employment
Residential community management organization
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- setbackReverse in progress
- building codesLaws governing structure safety
- residentialRelating to housing
commercial · development · planning · landscaping · encroachment · plot · conservation · heritage preservation
Authoritative legal ban
- restraintControl over impulses
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
stricture · control · suppression · impediment · hindrance · confinement · encumbrance · inhibition
Refusing loans by neighborhood
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
- segregationForced separation by group
- exclusionaryTending to bar others
- gatedHaving a barrier entrance
unenforceable · historical · neighborhood · integration · civil rights · housing discrimination · blockbusting
easement
Limited land-use privilege
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- deedWritten property conveyance
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
servitude · injunction · ordinance · title · enforcement · compliance · litigation · land-use · non-compete · statute
clause
Provision in agreement
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- obligationRequired task or commitment
agreement · commitment · binding · enforceable · noncompete · non-solicitation · confidentiality · trade secret · employment · severability
homeowners association
Residential community management organization
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- setbackReverse in progress
- building codesLaws governing structure safety
residential · commercial · development · planning · landscaping · encroachment · plot · conservation · heritage preservation · façade
prohibition
Authoritative legal ban
- restraintControl over impulses
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
barrier · stricture · control · suppression · impediment · hindrance · confinement · encumbrance · inhibition · deterrent
redlining
Refusing loans by neighborhood
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
- segregationForced separation by group
- exclusionaryTending to bar others
gated · unenforceable · historical · neighborhood · integration · civil rights · housing discrimination · blockbusting
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