Consider the following fact pattern: In 2006, Acme Sandwich Company hired Jane Doe to make sandwiches at one of its shops in Roseland, New Jersey. At that time, Acme required Jane to sign an ...

When comparing homes to buy, you may discover that some communities have restrictive covenants in place. These housing rules are most common in condominiums, townhomes, planned communities and ...

A Raleigh developer wants to build 12 four-story townhouses at 524 and 528 Barksdale Drive in east Raleigh’s Woodcrest subdivision. The city has approved the project but Steve Sypher, owner of Steve ...

While we acknowledge that under some circumstances the enforcement of restrictive covenants, such as against low paid employees or interns, can be onerous, Assembly Bill 3715, recently voted out of ...

People often misunderstand the distinction between restrictive covenants and zoning. Here’s my stab at setting the record straight. Restrictive covenants (which are sometimes called “protective ...

Using a restrictive covenant in a 1938 deed, neighbors in the Tara-Leeway Heights neighborhood convinced a developer to build a single-family home instead of a duplex. The home, 1313 N. Harrison ...

February 17, 2022 - Restrictive covenants were once the exclusive province of the common law in each state. That is no longer the case. So far, the applicable law remains state law (although there are ...

Whether you own your own recruitment business or you’re a top-billing consultant for a successful agency, you should have a good understanding of your recruitment agency’s restrictive covenants. As a ...

October 1, 2021 - Courts in most U.S. jurisdictions have long applied close scrutiny when assessing the enforceability of restrictive covenants that purport to bar employees from engaging in ...

So-called “restrictive covenants,” forbidding the sale or rental of real estate to people based on their race or ethnicity, were commonplace in the middle of the 20th century, and many current real ...