On Zoning: The Legislative Removal of Red Tape
Do you live on a street with no apartments or duplexes? Chances are you live in a suburb with a history of single-family zoning. Single-family zoning is exactly what it sounds like. Certain areas get designated as strictly containing houses for one family, and no apartments or low-splitting are allowed. You might not know that […]
Restrictive Covenants: Your House’s Deed Might Still Say “Whites Only”
While the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act and Fair Employment and Housing Act of 1959 ban racist housing discrimination, that does not mean the offensive language has been removed from California deeds; it just means the language is not enforceable. “No person of any other than the Caucasian or white […]