11. American Express has had some success challenging Visa's restrictive covenants . 12. So-called " restrictive covenants " are common in property deeds. 13. Restrictive covenants in deeds had prevented minorities from purchasing properties from any subsequent owner.14. Its restrictive covenant has preserved it through much development nearby. 15. Some property owners reacted to their new neighbors by adding restrictive covenants to their deeds. 16. In April 1968, the city council passed an open housing ordinance, making restrictive covenants illegal. 17. Restrictive covenants were established to prohibit the sale of any of its properties to blacks.18. Still, racially restrictive covenants , ghosts of the nation's segregationist past, have a way of haunting politicians. 19. This began to change in the 1940s, but many deeds contained restrictive covenants into the 1950s. 20. I opt out on the general principle of opting out of all restrictive covenants , whenever possible.
