Changed conditions doctrine only applies when a covenant can no longer achieve its purpose

The Alabama Supreme Court has affirmed the traditional rule that covenants remain in effect even if some owners have violated them or exceptions have been made. They only cease to be enforceable under the changed conditions doctrine when they have “ceased to have any beneficial or substantial value to the … property.” Cole v. Davis, 2023 WL 2620610 (Ala. 2023).