EXECUTIVE ORDER /LEGISLATIVE UPDATES:
New Grocery Store Guidance
Grocery stores are a vitally important business during this crisis. Concern about how to protect their functions and their workers, as well as shoppers at the stores, has resulted in a new Executive Order limiting occupancy to 40% of a store’s normal maximum, including employees. Have a question about the occupancy number currently for a store in your town? The COVID Command Center suggests asking local Building Inspectors.
H4647: Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures
This new law, which will be in effect for 120 days or 45 days after the current state of emergency is lifted, places a moratorium on all phases of tenant evictions; allows landlords to use last month rent deposits to cover current expenses; protects homeowners from foreclosure; and requires lenders to offer a mortgage forbearance. For more https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4647.
Hemp Production
This popular Franklin County crop was designated as essential business by MDAR. Click here to review the memo.
Essential and Non-Essential Services
The state has a continuously updated list of specific questions regarding what services are or are not considered essential: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-essential-services-faqs#general-questions---essential-services-related
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