Fong v. Hashimoto

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

We hold that the legal title to land retained by a vendor pursuant to an agreement of sale is an interest sufficient to permit the vendor to impose restrictions on another parcel of land for the benefit of the land subject to the agreement of sale. Accordingly, based on the evidence adduced, we conclude that the one-story and fifteen-foot setback restrictive covenants imposed on the lot currently owned by Defendants-Appellees Muriel Y. Hashimoto and Susan M. Hashimoto, as Trustees of the Living Trust of Gerald S. Hashimoto and Muriel Y. Hashimoto dated October…