South Kaywood Community Ass'n v. Long

JAMES P. SALMON (Retired, Specially Assigned), J.

This case concerns a restrictive covenant placed in the land records in 1961 that governs lots in the South Kaywood subdivision which is located in Salisbury, Maryland. The principal issue to be decided is whether a restrictive covenant that governs the subdivision and limits the use of lots to “single family residences” but does not define the word “fami*137ly,” prohibits an owner of a lot in that subdivision from renting the property to persons who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption. Although no Maryland appellate court has…