New Connecticut Law Voids Old Deed Covenants Containing Racist Language

Anti-lockdown protestors drive past the Connecticut State Capitol on May 4, 2020. The Connecticut legislature recently enacted a bill to ban restrictive deed covenants based on race. John Moore/Getty Images

The Connecticut legislature enacted a new bill that will prohibit restrictive deed covenants based on race and allow property owners to remove such racist language from their property records, Connecticut House Democrats announced on Tuesday.

The new bipartisan measure, co-sponsored by 20 Democrat and 19 Republican lawmakers, was  unanimously passed by both chambers of the Connecticut legislature.