Deed restrictions may bring nasty surprises to homeowners planning to remodel or even when buying a home. These restrictions can limit a number of property features, such as the number of bedrooms in your home, the structure height, the type of vehicles in your driveway, the fencing permitted, the type and number of trees that can be removed from a property, and in some cases the color and style of construction materials used in a renovation (which frequently is intended to limit architectural variations in a neighborhood).
Look out for Deed Restrictions
Be sure to make sure you are mindful of any deed restrictions-often called “restrictive covenants”-before you purchase to protect yourself from problems later on. The home doesn’t have to be part of a homeowners association to be restricted by a developer rule included in a deed.
“Deed restrictions turn up during title searches and a careful reading of the current deed,” a realtor.com® article notes. Any person who buys the property must abide by the restrictions, regardless of whether they were established on the land a century ago. Deed restrictions are known for being difficult to change and often require a judicial ruling to invalidate them.
So you want someone who is well versed guiding you through your home buying process and can explain the rules to you before making your decision on the home you are going to purchase. Nick & Cindy have assisted hundreds of our clients in finding the perfect home in and outside of Deed Restricted Communities here in the Tampa Bay and Surrounding Areas.
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