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Group Homes, Families, And Meaning In The Law Of Subdivision Covenants, Robert D. Brussack
Group Homes, Families, And Meaning In The Law Of Subdivision Covenants, Robert D. Brussack
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Part I of this Article discusses two questions central to a general account of the problem of meaning in the law of subdivision covenants. First, whose meaning ought to count? The answer to this question is developed principally by contrasting the meaning problem in covenants law with the related problem in other legal realms such as contractual and statutory interpretation. Second, what should be the role in contemporary covenants law of the traditional rule requiring that ambiguity in covenant language be resolved in favor of the free use of land. Here the Article explores the nature of ambiguity and critiques …