Texas Notice to Purchasers of Deed Restrictions
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Express release: It may be possible to negotiate the release or variation of a restrictive covenant. Indemnity insurance: It is possible to obtain indemnity insurance to protect against the risk of a person with the benefit of a restrictive covenant seeking to enforce it.
Deed restrictions are written agreements that restrict, or limit, the use or activities that may take place on property in a subdivision. These restrictions appear in the real property records of the county in which the property is located. They are private agreements and are binding upon every owner in a subdivision.
Your real estate agent. They can pull property records and search for any deed restrictions that have been noted in previous listings. The builder or developer. Your local clerk's office. Your title company.
Can a restrictive covenant be removed? For prospective land or property purchasers, it may be possible to speak to the vendor or 'successor in title' with a view to having any restriction lifted. In other words, you may be able to remove your restrictive covenant- but there are no guarantees.
To find out whether a specific property has any deed restrictions, you can ask the owner or property agent to provide you with the details. Deed restrictions on a property can be found by researching either the "DEED " or the "RESTRICTION" on the Travis County Clerk's Official Public Record Search.
Unless it's actively specified in the deed restriction, deed restrictions are permanent. In some cases, the deed restriction simply says that you have to be a member of the HOA, but the actual restrictions are in the bylaws. Deed restrictions pass on to anyone who buys the property, regardless of what they are.
A deed restriction can also be removed by a court order in some rare circumstances. If the deed restriction is discriminatory or illegal in other ways, a court will order it to be removed. In some situations, a judge can also find a deed restriction to be unfair and have it removed.
If you're considering the purchase of acreage within a residential subdivision, deed restrictions and architectural control guidelines may exist. Often times property developers or property owners associations enforce deed restrictions to ensure the continuity of a subdivision or land tract.
If you're considering a house with a deed restriction, you may be able to get the restriction removed before making your purchase. Here's what the process looks like: Get a copy of the covenant detailing the deed restriction. You'll need to go to the courthouse or your county clerk's office for this.