The answer depends on where the house to be inspected is located and the answer could be different on the other side of the street. City, county and state governments that have issued these orders have different interpretations about whether real estate sales are an essential service and about whether home inspections are part of that service. Inspectors should seek an interpretation from the government that issued the order about whether real estate sales and home inspections are considered an essential service that is allowed to function under that government’s stay-at-home order. ...
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