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PA REVISES Essential Services list

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TC said:
When I was a hearing officer in Allegheny County we were told to accept those.
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The appeals board does accept them. Excellent evidence in that context.

I was pointing out that appraisers should be aware that their work products don't always get filed away at the lender. In my direct case, a report will likely get picked over by up to 10 people. These nuances--dates, legal matters, etc.--are not lost on solicitors that represent school districts and the like.
 
Gov. Wolf Unveils Plan for Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Recovery

April 17, 2020

So the governor announced a Plan

Not much is concrete.
There is lots to read from the link, I'm just providing small bits of what's printed there.

Phase 1: Relief
The Wolf Administration has taken broad and far-reaching actions to help meet the short- and long-term needs of individual Pennsylvanians in the face of this unprecedented pandemic.
Ensuring Pennsylvanians from all walks of life have access to the resources they need has been, and will continue to be, a top priority for the governor.
(Looks like it will seek pay raises also)
First phase is a bunch of help, giveaways, deadline extensions
Phase 2: Reopening
With new case counts showing that these aggressive efforts have flattened the curve, the governor and his administration will begin to plan for a reopening process that protects Pennsylvanians and helps to stabilize the economy.
To that end, the administration will work with economic and public health experts to determine the metrics used for safe reopening by taking a regional, sector-based approach.
In consultation with Team PA, the Department of Health, the Department of Community and Economic Development, the Department of Labor and Industry, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, and others, the administration will develop guidance for businesses, local governments, workers, customers, and others and guide a safe reopening process.

Standards
  1. Our approach will be data driven and reliant upon quantifiable criteria to drive a targeted, evidence-based, regional approach to reopenings in Pennsylvania.
  2. We will put forth guidance and recommendations for employers, individuals, and health care facilities and providers for assured accountability as we reopen.
  3. Reopening necessitates that adequate personal protective equipment and diagnostic testing are available.
  4. Reopening requires a monitoring and surveillance program that allows the commonwealth to be deploy swift actions for containment or mitigation. (this sounds like the swat team will show up if someone coughs)
  5. Protections for vulnerable populations must remain steadfast throughout the reopening process, such as limitations on visitors to congregate care facilities and prisons.
  6. Limitations on large gatherings unrelated to occupations should remain in place for the duration of the reopening process.
Phase 3: Recovery
Together we can build a safe, prosperous future for Pennsylvania. Over the coming weeks and months, the Wolf Administration will collaborate with the legislature, stakeholders, and Pennsylvanians to build on the governor’s ideas for recovery so that we can emerge from this pandemic stronger.
Fair, family-sustaining wages for all Pennsylvanians.
  • Increase the minimum wage to $12 with a path to $15.
  • Provide additional hazard pay for essential, front-line workers during a public health emergency.
And lots more


And lots and lots of forward looking statements,
but nothing yet concrete for when you can go back to work,
when sales and appraisals can commence.

Given the stated need for "data" I would imagine that each county will open at a different time, but who knows when that will be?

:shrug: :shrug:
 
Meandering said:
The thing I don't understand is,

Even if you are "doing" a desktop appraisal,

you are engaged in a business that is not "life saving", so,

could you be in trouble for that? Even if you did not leave the house? Because the shutdown was on non-life saving businesses, not on just leaving the house or not?

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Desktops all good since April 4, 2020


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Nope.

Market value in implicit in requiring an "open and competitive market".

Nobody issued any different value definition to be used for residential lending.

Pity too. That was an opportunity missed to publish new dictionaries and regulations.

But then again, it's hard to buy and sell a home, when you're not supposed to leave the one your in.
 
But just think of all those refinance appraisals, that certified to "market value" after March 18th

Gonna be lots of lawyer work out there.
 
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