Level 5: Private Land-Use Controls

Question 1

Land-Use Control Visual Aid

Question 2

Land-Use Control: Public Land-Use Controls

Answer 2

government-issued land-use controls such as zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, and building code

Question 3

Land-Use Control: Private Land-Use Controls

Answer 3

non-governmental entities, such as real estate developers - most commonly, these come in the form of deed restrictions

Question 4

Land-Use Control: Public Ownership of Land

Answer 4

government to own and maintain public land such as streets, highways, and parks

Question 5

Land-Use Control Private Land-Use Controls: Restrictive Covenants

Answer 5

a limit on land use that is imposed by a property owner (puts restrictions on a property’s title)

Question 6

Restrictive Covenants: Deed Restrictions

Answer 6

a provision in a deed that restricts the land use of a property, attached to a deed, runs with the land, and applies to all future owners of the property

Question 7

Conditional Deed Restrictions

Answer 7

deed restrictions that state that if the property owner violates the restriction, the title will revert to the previous owner

Question 8

Doctrine of Laches

Answer 8

a legal principle used to bar dated claims, used in conjunction with an unreasonable delay or negligence in asserting or defending one’s rights