Property Ownership
In Oregon, a 'deed restriction' imposed in the 1940s prohibiting sale to persons of a particular race is:
AStill legally enforceable as it was valid when created
BVoid and unenforceable under federal and state civil rights laws✓ Correct
CEnforceable only if recorded in the original deed
DRemoved automatically 50 years after creation
Explanation
Racially restrictive deed covenants (common before the 1948 Shelley v. Kraemer Supreme Court ruling and the 1968 Fair Housing Act) are void and unenforceable under federal law and Oregon civil rights law. Oregon has a process to officially disavow these historic restrictions from property records.
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