Colorado Home Inspections & COVID-19

April 8, 2020

Update from Colorado Association of REALTORS at https://www.coloradorealtors.com/2020/04/08/clarity-on-real-estate-as-essential-business-april-8-2020/

April 7, 2020.

Colorado guidance to essential businesses. Scroll down to the “Businesses” section at https://covid19.colorado.gov/stay-home-except-essential-needs for more details.

Be sure to consult with your local business attorney, and abide by the InterNACHI® Code of Ethics, which says that the “InterNACHI® member shall comply with all government rules and licensing requirements of the jurisdiction where he or she conducts business.”

Take InterNACHI’s free, online COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for Home Inspectors and Contractors Course.

March 28, 2020.

Colorado Association of REALTORS® provided from their website a document related to Colorado Home Inspections and COVID-19 (164.9 KB).

Does the exemption apply to home inspectors, real estate photographers, contractors, etc.?

According to the Order (Section III.C.), a “Critical Business” is: “Any business, including any for-profit or nonprofit, regardless of its corporate structure, engaged in any of the commercial, manufacturing, or service activities listed below, may continue to operate as normal.” The order goes on to describe, “Professional services, such as legal, title companies, or accounting services, real estate appraisals and transactions…” (Section III.C.7)

While “service activities” related to “real estate transactions” could certainly be interpreted to include some or all of the categories described above (home inspectors, photographers, contractors, etc.), CAR is not capable of providing a legal opinion to these industry professionals regarding their potential exemptions from the Executive Order. If one of these service providers is not comfortable analyzing the applicability of the Order to their respective business or profession, they will need to contact their own attorney for appropriate legal advice regarding the language of the Order.

Take InterNACHI’s free, online COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for Home Inspectors and Contractors Course.

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As of April 9, we are good to inspect in Colorado: https://s3.amazonaws.com/uploads-east-1.nachi.org/page-uploads%2F2020%2F04%2F1586468842244-Colorado-Inspection-Virus-Update-April-9-2020.pdf