§ 345. Recording of declaration of intention to preserve certain\nrestrictions on the use of land. 1. Except as provided in subdivision\neight of this section, a condition subsequent or special limitation\nrestricting the use of land and the right of entry or possibility of\nreverter created thereby shall be extinguished and become unenforceable,\neither at law or in equity, and if the condition has been broken or the\nreverter has occurred the right of entry therefor shall become\nunenforceable and the possessory estate resulting from the occurrence of\nthe reverter shall be extinguished, unless within the time specified in\nthis section a declaration of intention to preserve it is recorded as\nprovided in this section, and notwithstanding the recording of such\ndeclaration, unless thereafter, within the times specified in this\nsection, renewal declarations are recorded as provided in this section.\nSuch extinguishment shall occur at the end of the period in which the\ndeclaration or renewal declaration may be recorded.\n 2. A person or persons having a right of entry in the event of breach\nof a condition subsequent restricting the use of land or a possibility\nof reverter created by a special limitation restricting the use of land,\nor having after breach of such condition subsequent or special\nlimitation a right of entry therefor or a possessory estate resulting\nfrom occurrence of the reverter, or any one of such persons, may record\na declaration of intention to preserve, either in whole or in part, and\nagainst one or more owners of interests in the land subject to the\nrestriction, the right of entry and the condition subsequent creating\nit, or the possibility of reverter and special limitation creating it,\nor the possessory estate resulting from occurrence of the reverter.\n An agent having actual authority, expressed in a writing signed by the\nprincipal, may execute and record such a declaration on behalf of his\nprincipal. A parent of an infant or a general guardian or guardian of\nthe property of an infant, or if he has no parent, general guardian or\nguardian of his property, the person with whom he resides, or the\ncommittee of the property of an incompetent may execute and record such\na declaration on behalf of the infant or incompetent without prior\nauthorization of the court.\n 3. Such declaration shall be entitled "Declaration of Intention to\nPreserve Restrictions on the Use of Land," preceded by the word\n"Renewal" if the declaration is a renewal declaration, and shall set\nforth\n (a) the names of the owners of interests in the land against whom and\nthe successors of whom the restriction is intended to be preserved or,\nif the names of any such persons are not known, a statement to that\neffect and in the case of each such person whose name is not known, the\nname of the last known previous owner from or through whom he derived\nhis interest;\n (b) the names and residence addresses of the persons intending to\npreserve the restriction;\n (c) a description of the land against which the restriction is to be\npreserved, with such information as to its location and specific\nidentification as would be required to be set forth in or endorsed upon\na deed transferring the land to be recorded in the county where the\ndeclaration is to be recorded;\n (d) the terms of the restriction;\n (e) a reference to the instrument creating the condition subsequent or\nspecial limitation by which the restriction is imposed and to the place,\nif any, where such instrument is recorded or filed, or if the condition\nsubsequent or special limitation was created otherwise than by written\ninstrument, a reference to the transaction by which it was created,\ntogether with the names of the parties to such instrument or\ntransaction, date of execution and in the case of a will, the date it\ntook effect and the court in which it was probated, or other information\nsufficient to show the origin of the condition subsequent
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