Print Among the association governing documents including articles of incorporation, recorded map or plan, bylaws, operating rules and covenants, conditions, and restrictions (“CC&Rs”), the CC&Rs document is arguably the most important. Here are eleven things about CC&Rs which might surprise you, before you read them. CC&Rs are: Public documents. When filed with the County Registrar/Recorder (aka, “recorded”), CC&Rs become a public document and anyone can see a copy. Binding all owners. CC&Rs bind all owners, regardless of whether they read it, understood it, or received a full copy of it. As a recorded document, CC&Rs are a “covenant running with the land,” meaning a legal commitment attaching to the land and therefore its owners.