Restrictive covenants are common in real estate deeds and leases, restricting how owners and tenants can use a property. In bond obligations, restrictive covenants limit the amount issuers can pay ...

Racial covenants were clauses in property deeds that prevented the sale or occupancy of a property by a person of color. They were a widespread real estate practice in cities all over the U.S. as ...

How many land titles have such covenants or clauses is uncertain — the Ministry of Housing said it does not keep track — but some real estate experts said there are likely thousands.