More than fifty years ago, the Vanderbilt brothers founded Cape Haze as a special community along Florida's gulf coast.  To protect the character of the community, the founders set up a series of 17 deed restrictions which would expire in 50 years (2003).  In 1955, 4 more restrictions were added and, in 1956, another 8 were added for a total of 29 deed restrictions.  In 2003, when the original deed restrictions expired, CHPOA sought the advice of legal counsel.  Upon their advice, the restrictions were extended for an additional 30 years through Florida's Market Record Title Act (MRTA).

In 1983, the Cape Haze Corporation (CHC), the organization that superseded the Vanderbilt family, transferred the right to enforce certain of these restrictions to CHPOA.  In the online listing below, those restrictions that are enforceable by CHPOA are identified with a red "CHPOA" in the margin next to each restriction.

All twenty-nine current, historic restrictions are listed here for reference.  The online list of restrictions is published as an Adobe PDF document and requires Adobe Reader software to open.  Adobe Reader is distributed freely and can be downloaded by clicking on the "Get Adobe Reader" icon below.