Walton v. Jaskiewicz

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

The question presented is whether a majority of property owners in a residential subdivision may amend a Declaration of Covenants to exempt one lot from a restriction against further subdivision or whether the amendment is invalid because it does not apply uniformly to all lots burdened by the restrictive covenants.

I

The parties in this case are lot owners and residents of the Brock Hall subdivision, located in the Marlboro District of Prince George’s County. Plats 1 and 2 of the subdivision consist of forty-five “estate lots” ranging in size from three to seven acres each,…