MNR has updated the Showing & Open House Considerations to include the Governor’s latest mask mandate order. These considerations include:
Respiratory Etiquette:
- Governor Walz’s Executive Order (EO) 20-81, effective Friday, July 24, 2020 at 11:59 PM, requires Minnesotans to wear a face covering in indoor businesses and indoor public settings. Minnesotan’s must also wear face coverings outdoors when it is note possible to maintain social distancing. Therefore, per this new EO, in combination with DEED’s General Industry Guidance issued in June, Realtors® are required to always use a face covering when working with a client. Private property being opened to the general public for showing or open houses should also comply with these indoor business and public setting requirements.
- Under EO 20-81, businesses must require face coverings for all persons entering the property, unless the persons entering are exempt under EO 20-81. (See our FAQ on EO 20-81 for further details). This includes all workers, customers, and visitors.
- Providing cloth face coverings to visitors that do not have them.
- Establish protocols for clients or customers who refuse to wear a face covering, and are not exempt from wearing one, where wearing one is possible. Businesses should not provide services under these circumstances when workers and other customers/clients cannot be protected.
- Businesses must provide accommodations to persons, including their workers and customers, who have a medical condition, mental health condition, or disability that makes it unreasonable for the person to maintain a face covering. Where possible, you must establish alternatives for these individuals such as providing service options that do not require a customer or worker to enter the property (e.g. virtual showings). Note, businesses may not require customers provide proof of a medical condition, mental health condition, or disability or require customers to explain the nature of their conditions or disability.
- Instructing workers, customers, clients, guests, and visitors to cover their mouth and nose with their sleeve or a tissue when coughing or sneezing, and to avoid touching their face, particularly their nose and eyes, with their hands.
- Providing tissues and touch-free receptacles for immediate disposal with the expectation that workers dispose of tissues and wash or sanitize their hands immediately afterward.
- EO 20-81 requires that businesses must post one (1) or more signs that are visible to all persons, including workers, customers, and visitors instructing them to wear face coverings as required by EO 20-81.
- Posting respiratory etiquette posters
- Limiting the amount of time allowed in the property
- Reduce face-to-face interaction as much as possible such as standing to the side or behind the customer or client.
- No food or drinks should be shared communally.
- Check local ordinances to determine if there are more restrictive face covering regulations in place than those issued in EO 20-81.