Can open houses in condo buildings be banned during COVID-19?

Can open houses in condo buildings be banned during COVID-19?

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Q. Can a condo board legally temporarily restrict and/or ban real estate open houses and showings during the state's shelter in place order?

The shelter in place order is vague on real estate activities.

A. The COVID-19 pandemic is creating some very unique challenges for condominium associations. We're experiencing a novel situation, and as a result, there is little precedent to turn to when questions arise. Condo law attorneys are helping associations to answer questions to the best of their ability. In order to help with this inquiry, we turned to condo law attorney James Stevens of Chuhak & Tecson. Here is his advice on this topic...

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