Which statements describe restrictive covenants?

• A. Negative in nature
• B. Run with the land
• C. Bind on covenantee and covenanter
• D. All of the above

Answer: (D)

Restrictive covenants are promises attached to a property's title that limit how the land can be used. They are negative in nature because they prohibit certain actions or uses rather than requiring affirmative steps.

They run with the land, meaning the restrictions stay with the property as it changes hands. Future owners inherit the same limitations, so the covenant remains enforceable across generations.

They bind both sides in the sense that the party who imposes the restriction (the covenanter) is obligated to keep to the promise, and the party who benefits from the restriction (the covenantee) has the benefit enforced against those who own the burdened land. Because the burden and the benefit pass with the title, the covenant continues to affect successors in title for both parcels involved.

So all of these points describe restrictive covenants.