Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-54
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Discriminatory restrictive covenants — Filling declaration
Official statutory text
for removal.
A person who owns real property or an interest in real property
for which the title includes a recorded conveyance instrument
containing an illegal discriminatory restrictive covenant pursuant
to the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C., Section 3601 et seq., or another
person with the written and notarized permission of the owner, may
declare that the discriminatory restrictive covenant is illegal and
unenforceable and should be removed. The declaration shall be filed
with the clerk of the county where the property is located.
An illegal discriminatory restrictive covenant is not
enforceable in this state, and all discriminatory restrictive
covenants contained in any real estate conveyance or instrument
recorded in this state are unlawful, are unenforceable, and are
declared null and void. Any discriminatory restrictive covenant
contained in a previously recorded real estate conveyance or
instrument is extinguished and severed from the recorded real estate
conveyance or instrument and the remainder of the title transaction
remains enforceable and effective.
A person who owns real property or an interest in real property
for which the title includes a recorded conveyance instrument
containing an illegal discriminatory restrictive covenant pursuant
to the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C., Section 3601 et seq., or another
person with the written and notarized permission of the owner, may
declare that the discriminatory restrictive covenant is illegal and
unenforceable and should be removed. The declaration shall be filed
with the clerk of the county where the property is located.
An illegal discriminatory restrictive covenant is not
enforceable in this state, and all discriminatory restrictive
covenants contained in any real estate conveyance or instrument
recorded in this state are unlawful, are unenforceable, and are
declared null and void. Any discriminatory restrictive covenant
contained in a previously recorded real estate conveyance or
instrument is extinguished and severed from the recorded real estate
conveyance or instrument and the remainder of the title transaction
remains enforceable and effective.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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