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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh, the old house is down and the new missing middle plex is going up on our street. When I objected to the builder, he shrugged and said that we had elected the county board who approved the missing middle housing.  It's going to be rental and he is planning to rent the apartments to multiple groups because it will maximize returns.  It can be potentially 16 adults in the building with parking for three cars.  I hope the other 13 use bikes or scooters because there is little street parking.  [/quote]

Did you look at the property records to see if your neighborhood has any covenants. You might have standing to sue them, stop construction, potentially get compensation for damages, if they are violating the covenants.[/quote]

One of the neighbors checked and there are no covenants except for one  restricting the home purchase to those of the Caucasian race with no Negroes, Syrians, or Persians allowed.   As long as they allow those people to rent, I guess they aren't violating the covenants.[/quote]

I think you are being sarcastic. Obviously, that covenant is illegal and no longer enforceable, but the other provisions if existing are likely still valid. There was a VA Supreme Court case about this a few decades ago and other provisions of the covenant are usually severable and still enforceable even if segments of the covenant are no longer legal. [/quote]

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