Private Transfer Fee Covenants: Cleaning Up The Mess

Authors

R. Wilson Freyermuth, University of Missouri School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2010

Abstract

The purposes for creating a "private transfer fee" covenant range from supporting community services to creating a future revenue stream for the developer. Traditionally, courts examined these covenants using the touch and concern standard. The Restatement (Third) of Property: Servitudes, however, rejects this standard. This Article discusses this new approach as it relates to private transfer fees. The author argues that private transfer fee covenants are contrary to public policy and encourages states to enact legislation limiting the enforcement of these covenants.

Recommended Citation

R. Wilson Freyermuth, Private Transfer Fee Covenants: Cleaning Up the Mess, 45 Real Prop. Tr. & Est. L.J. 419 (2010)