Restrictive conditions are used to do what?

• A. Place limitations on the grantee's property and can create determinable or qualified fee estates
• B. Transfer ownership
• C. Create easements
• D. Remove covenants

Answer: (A)

Restrictive conditions are private land-use limits written into a deed. They bind current and future owners because they run with the land, controlling what can or cannot be done with the property. When the wording ties the restriction to the duration of ownership—using phrases like “so long as” or “until”—it can create a defeasible estate, such as a fee simple determinable or a fee simple subject to a condition subsequent. That combination of limiting use and potentially altering the form of ownership is why this option best describes restrictive conditions. They don’t transfer ownership outright, they don’t create easements (which grant rights to use someone else’s land), and removing covenants is a separate matter.