WDEL reports on Eliminating Illegal Restrictive Covenants & ID data Published on March 05, 2025 Read the transcript of the radio news report on Redaction of illegal restrictive covenants and personally identifying data. Tagged as: , Public Notices
Delaware State News reports on rooting out racist language in deeds Published on February 27, 2025 The Delaware State News covers the Deeds office project of asking the public to help find illegal restrictive covenants which contain racist and other unlawful language of the past. Tagged as: , Public Notices
WBOC reports on eliminating illegal restrictive covenants Published on February 27, 2025 WBOC reports that racist language exists in older deeds and the public's help is requested to help eliminate it. The coverage fails to mention that only illegal and unenforceable language in Restrictive Covenants will be eliminated, the deeds are historic and will not be altered even if racist, sexist, or other illegal language exists. Tagged as: , Public Notices
Recorder's Press Release about illegal covenants based on race Published on February 21, 2025 Read Recorder Thornton's press release during Black History Month about redaction of illegal restrictive covenants based on race and other characteristics. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Illegal Restrictive Covenants Exist in Historic Deeds Published on February 13, 2025 Recorder Thornton explains how the public can help find illegal restrictive covenants in historic deeds to eliminate them. Tagged as: , Business & Economy
California Resident helps erase Racist Language in property Deeds Published on December 22, 2024 Learn how a California man is helping to erase racist language directed against Asians. Learn how AI may make this task more manageable in the future. Tagged as: , Business & Economy
States grapple with racist language in real estate deeds Published on November 16, 2024 The State of Delaware and many others allow homeowners to erase discriminatory language in restrictive covenants. One State is trying to erase the effects caused by illegal restrictive covenants according to this Stateline article carried by AP. Tagged as: , Public Notices
Many Property Deeds, even former Joe Biden home, had racist language Published on October 07, 2022 Read how racist language was found in a deed for a property once owned by President Joe Biden. It's more common than you think. Here is what you can do if you find it in your deed or HOA/Condominium documents. Tagged as: , Business & Economy
Homeowners Fight Deeds that Exclude Buyers based on Race Published on January 05, 2021 Read how a Maryland woman discovered racist language in the deed of her 1940-era home near Washington DC and how she gathered a dozen neighbors together to find similar language so the Recorder could eliminate the offensive language from property documents. Tagged as: , Business & Economy