Then here's one which I could do voluntarily, in the present day. One of the covenants I had to sign was that I would not run a business from home. I work from

Then here's one which I could do voluntarily, in the present day. One of the covenants I had to sign was that I would not run a business from home. I work from home. I signed this knowing that it was not enforceable, because the party that could enforce it was the home owner's association which disbanded 30 years previous. Did I renege on my agreement by signing something that I knew wasn't enforceable. I believe you think so. But did I acquire a reputation that I don't keep your word, because of that? Not one bit. Neither did the other people in the neighborhood who ran a business from home. Here's another: Some covenants prohibit accessory dwelling unit (ADU)s. CA Assembly Bill No. 670 made those void and unenforceable: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB670 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml... > Any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any deed, contract, security instrument, or other instrument affecting the transfer or sale of any interest in a planned development, and any provision of a governing document, that either effectively prohibits or unreasonably restricts the construction or use of an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit on a lot zoned for single-family residential use that meets the requirements of Section 65852.2 or 65852.22 of the Government Code, is void and unenforceable. If I buy a house with a covenant which prohibits an ADU, knowing that that covenant is void and unenforceable, and with the intent of building a mother-in-law house in violation of that covenant, then am I being unethical? And should I gain a negative reputation for not keeping my word?