The deed on homeowner John Williford's 75-year-old Myers Park house includes restrictions written by the original developers geared to preserve the parklike feel of the neighborhood. The deeds ...

Assistant City Attorney Gary Elson said that it’s common for deeds that old to contain language that would be considered illegal, discriminatory and unenforceable today. But Alderman Dick Israel ...

After a scathing report by the Department of Investigation revealed that City Hall was indeed privy to a discussion about whether to lift a deed restriction ... to an “old and mistaken policy.” ...