Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs)

Definition

Limitations on property use recorded in the deed, binding future owners. They're the previous owner's way of controlling your property forever—kind of a creepy form of real estate haunting.

Example Usage

The CC&Rs prohibited commercial use, preventing the buyer from operating a home business on the property.

Origin

Legal instrument rooted in English property law, formalized in modern American real estate

Fun Fact

Some CC&Rs are outdated and unenforceable, but proving that requires expensive litigation—making them perpetual ghost restrictions.

Source: Real Estate Law and Restrictive Covenants

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