Guidance for Determining Whether a Business Enterprise is Subject to a Workforce Reduction Under Recent Executive Orders (real estate clause added Apr. 9, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

New York

Level

State

Authority

EO 202.6 (Mar. 18, 2020) delegation to ESD

Issued

2020-04-09 Apr. 9, 2020

End

Phase 2 by region (May 29-June 22, 2020) for in-person showings; guidance superseded by NY Forward (read as 2020-06-22)

In force

Apr. 9, 2020 to June 22, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureTelework mandate

Addressees

• real estate services businesses

Functions reached

• SH in-person showings prohibited
• LS
• AP
• CL
• OP

Collection

Real Estate SEC-14

Operative words

Real estate services shall be conducted remotely for all transactions, including but not limited to title searches, appraisals, permitting, inspections, and the recordation, legal, financial and other services necessary to complete a transfer of real property; provided, however, that any services and parts therein may be conducted in-person only to the extent legally necessary and in accordance with appropriate social distancing and cleaning/disinfecting protocols; and nothing within this provision should be construed to allow brokerage and branch offices to remain open to the general public (i.e. not clients).

Enforcement