Guidance for Businesses in the Real Estate Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency (May 19, 2020), made mandatory by the closure-order amendment of the same date (PA-058) and the Yellow Phase Order (PA-010)

The record

Jurisdiction

Pennsylvania

Level

State

Authority

Condition of the May 19, 2020 amendment (PA-058) and the Worker Safety Order (PA-008)

Issued

2020-05-19 May 19, 2020

Effective

2020-05-19

End

Superseded by the general reopening and mitigation orders (read as 2020-09-30)

In force

May 19, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Capacity limitWorkplace rules

Addressees

• real estate professionals, appraisers, notaries, title companies, settlement service providers, escrow officers, home inspectors, mortgage loan originators

Functions reached

• SH showings by appointment, no open houses
• CL closings virtual where possible
• AP appraisals and inspections conditioned

Collection

Pennsylvania PA

Operative words

This guidance document addresses the procedures businesses in the real estate industry must follow to limit the spread of COVID-19 to the extent they are permitted to conduct in-person operations. BUSINESSES SUBJECT TO THIS GUIDANCE. All businesses in the real estate industry, which includes real estate professionals, appraisers, notaries, title companies, settlement service providers, escrow officers, home inspectors, mortgage loan originators, [are subject to this guidance]... [showings by appointment; no more than the real estate professional and two others in a property; no open houses; virtual settlements where possible]

Enforcement