Property Ownership
A deed restriction (private restriction) that violates public policy or fair housing laws is:
AEnforceable only if all adjacent property owners consent
BVoid and unenforceable✓ Correct
CEnforceable only in commercial zones
DBinding for existing owners but not future buyers
Explanation
Deed restrictions that violate public policy — such as racially restrictive covenants that violate the Fair Housing Act — are void and unenforceable. The U.S. Supreme Court held in Shelley v. Kraemer (1948) that courts cannot enforce racially restrictive covenants.
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