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For example, a deed restriction could prohibit high privacy fences on your property. Or it could ban using your residence for a commercial business. Other examples of common deed restrictions include limits on: Height, width and/or square footage of your home or structures on the property.

You will have to obtain consent from any person with a right to enforce the deed restrictions before you can actually remove the restrictions. For example, if your deed restriction applies to or benefits one or more of your neighbors, you will need that neighbor's permission before you can remove restrictions.

How to change your deed restrictionsGet 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.Read the covenant for details.Contact the governing body.Get consent.Take it to court.Oct 23, 2019

Deed restrictions are clauses on your home's deed that limit how you can use your property. A deed restriction might state that you cannot build a shed in your yard, or that you cannot own a certain breed of dog. Deed restrictions can come from an HOA, the builder of the home or a local governing body.

Other property you may keep in your front yard or driveway: You might run into a deed restriction that prohibits certain items in your front yard or driveway. Some common examples of banned items include cars without license plates, boats and boat trailers, work trucks and storage sheds.

When there is a restriction on your property it means you cannot sell it without meeting certain obligations.

Related Content. A limitation placed on the use of property that is contained in a deed in the chain of title. The restriction passes with a transfer of the property ( runs with the land) and usually cannot be removed by later owners. A restrictive covenant is a type of deed restriction.