Carey v. Lauhoff

On March 7, 1940, defendant Gertrude Lauhoff bought on contract the property located at 1458 Seyburn avenue, Detroit, Michigan, for the purpose of operating a rooming house. It is admitted her land contract contained the following restriction :

“No building except a single dwelling house costing not le,ss than $2,500 and to be placed not nearer than 20 feet to the front line of said lot, together with the necessary outbuildings going with it, shall be erected or maintained upon the premises herein described.”

Restrictions of somewhat similar purport were included in the deeds from the…