Rick v. West

Citation

34 Misc. 2d 1002 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1962)

Facts

Stub — to be completed.

Issue

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Holding

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Rule

A single lot owner may enforce a restrictive covenant against a developer even when all other lot owners have consented to modification; the covenant is a property right that courts will enforce at the request of any benefited party.

Significance

One holdout successfully enforced a residential-use covenant against a hospital; demonstrates the strong property-right character of restrictive covenants.

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