It has been a long, stressful wait but we made it! Estate agents can all now return to work.
We have answered the most pressing questions that will no doubt pop up as soon as the relief has settled in…
Question 1: Can residential and
commercial estate agents go back to work in Alert Level 3?
Yes, all estate
agents can get back to business as usual with the necessary safety precautions
in place.
Question 2: Are there exclusions on the type
of work that estate agents can do?
There are no
exclusions except that where you are able to work from home, you need to do so.
As well as strict compliance with health protocols and social distancing
measures.
Question 3: What are the specific
exclusions for the rental market?
The Specific
Economic Exclusions are listed in Table 2 on page 15 of the Alert
Level 3 Regulations which was gazetted on the 28th of May
2020.
These
exclusions include, in point 3: ‘short-term home sharing/ letting/leasing or rental
for leisure purposes.’
Question 4: Can tenants move?
Yes, but the movement
of persons between provinces, metropolitan areas and districts and hotspots is
prohibited except if you are moving into a new place of residence, in which
case you must be in possession of the affidavit referred to as Form 6 in the
Regulations. The affidavit needs to be signed by a Justice of the Peace or
Commissioner of Oaths.
Question 5: Can landlords now evict
tenants?
A competent
court my grant an order of eviction provided that the order of eviction may be
suspended until the last day of the Alert Level 3 period unless a court decides
that it is not just and equitable to stay and suspend the order.
We will be back
in full swing in no time as an industry. Stay safe!
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