Maryland REALTORS, a trade association representing real estate professionals in the state, is seeking guidance from the governor on how to balance a landlord’s interest in showing a property and a tenant's desire to keep strangers out during the COVID-19 pandemic.
LANDLORDS CONTINUING I━PERSON SHOWINGS ARE BEING TOLDTHEY DONYESTERDAYMALLORY SOFASTAII TOLD YOUABOUT ONE RENTER'S CONCERNS OFHAVING STRANGERS IN HIS HOMEDURING THE PANDEMIC AND WHILEUNDER THE STA━A━HOME ORDER.THIS MORNINGASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ISSUEDA RESPONSE TO HER REPORT.úúTHEYTHE GOVERNOR ON HOW LANDLORDSHOULD BALANCE THEIR INTERESTSAND BOTTOM LINE WITH THESAFETY AND HEALTH OF TENANTS.MOST RENTERS HAVE IT IN THEIRAGREEMENTS THAT THE LANDLORDCAN SHOW THE PROPERTY AS THEYNEAR THE END OF THEIR RENTALTERMEVAN TAYLOR WHO HAS ANUNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONAND DIDNCLAUSE SHOULD TAKE PRIORITYOVER HIS HEALTH.
Evan Taylor,renter: 6:38 why have all ofthis risk, why risk death, whyrisk people getting sick justto ensure receiving 2 monthsof continual lease patments,it just seems a little out ofbalance to me THE GOVERNOREXECUTIVE ORDER DEEMED REALESTATE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE ..BUT DIDNPERSON SHOWINGS ARE CONSIDEREDCRITICAL.
John Harrison,president, Maryland REALTORS:1:47 there is no definitiveanswer.
Some states their AGhave made a ruling as to whattenants and landlords can andcanyet:1* MARYLAND REALTORSPRESIDENT JOHN HARRISON SAIDTHEYSUCH AS ONLY HAVING 3 PEOPLEAT A SHOWING AT ONE TIMEINCLUDING THE REALTOR, HAVINGTHEM 6 FEET APART, ANDSHOWINGS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.AND THEYGUIDANCE SHOULD THEY RECEIVECLARIFICATION.
JH: 5:01 whatmore important, our health?
Orgetting somebody in so donhave a vacant for very long:07WE REACHED OUT TO THE ATTORNEYGENERAL'S OFFICE━ THEY SAIDTHE GOVERNOR ISSUED THE ORDER━ SO HIS OFFICE ISRESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDINGGUIDANCE.
SO WE TRIED THEGOVERNOR'S OFFICE.
ASPOKESWOMAN SAID━ "THEREALTORS ARE THE EXPERTS"━AND THEY WELCOME A PROPOSAL.THE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSSAID THEY'RE NOT A REGULATORYAGENCY AND LOOK TO THEGOVERNOR FOR GUIDANCE.
SO ONCEAGAIN WE REACHED OUT TO THEGOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND WE'REWAITING FOR AN ANSWER.THE GOVERNOR ALSO ISSUED AEXECUTIVE ORDER TEMPORARILYPROHIBITING EVICTIONS IN THESTATE AND ━━Y ORD━I━YOURSELF EVICTIONS ARECONSIDERED ILLEG
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