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Assembly requires removal of discriminatory restrictive covenants from deeds at sale
Summary
The Assembly passed A.1828 to require sellers to remove certain discriminatory restrictive covenants from deeds or submit a modification document at closing; debate focused on prevalence, religious communities, and administrative ease.
The Assembly approved legislation (A.1828) requiring sellers to remove or record a modification eliminating discriminatory restrictive covenants in deeds before sale. The measure targets covenants that limit ownership or use based on protected characteristics and directs sellers to provide purchasers or title applicants with a modification document at closing.
Sponsor Assemblymember Steck said the bill “prohibits the inclusion and calls for the expungement of restrictive covenants indeed, which have in many instances…
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