{"id":369437,"date":"2016-04-04T10:47:27","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/realestate\/owning-a-home\/types-of-cc-rs-builders-restrictions.html"},"modified":"2023-12-04T13:12:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T18:12:11","slug":"types-of-cc-rs-builders-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/realestate\/owning-a-home\/types-of-cc-rs-builders-restrictions.html","title":{"rendered":"Types of CC&Rs: Builders’ Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Types of CC&Rs: Builders' Restrictions<\/h1>\n
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While doing research for home shopping, you came across the term CC&R and wondered what it was. CC&Rs refer to covenants, conditions, and restrictions<\/a>. CC&Rs are private rules and disclaimers with respect to a neighborhood or housing development. Like municipality zoning laws<\/a> and building codes, they may limit how land and individual homes may be used or altered, but because they’re private, CC&Rs can be more restrictive than local laws and ordinances.<\/p>\r\n

CC&Rs often accompany a home purchase in a condo, townhouse, or co-op. They’re less common in single-family dwellings. CC&Rs are enforced by a homeowners association (HOA) which monitors occupancy in the building. Property owners are subject to the deed restrictions in their homes. Common deed restrictions, or restrictive covenants<\/a>, may prohibit residents from:<\/p>\r\n