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Restrictive covenants are also called:

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C) CC&Rs

Restrictive covenants are private limits on land use, created by a developer or by owners and recorded in the land records so they run with the land against later owners. In a subdivision or common-interest development they are gathered into a declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions, shortened in practice to CC&Rs. Enforcement is private, by the association or by a neighbor, which is what separates them from public land-use controls.

Answer Options
A
Easements
B
Encroachments
C
CC&Rs
D
Zoning ordinances
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property-zoninghomeowners-associationsproperty-disclosureeasements

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CC&Rsrestrictive covenantscovenants conditions and restrictionsHOAruns with the land

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