Coronavirus: Do maintenance workers have to wear a mask in my B.C. home?
Posted August 17, 2020 9:23 am.
NEWS 1130 is working hard to get you the information you need about the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are responding to your questions in a segment we call NEWS 1130 Gets Answers.
Question:
Judy: “If you are renting and the manager is bringing people in to do repairs, do the people that come in have to wear a mask?”
Answer:
As always, landlords and apartment managers are allowed to access a unit to show it to prospective renters or for maintenance and repairs if they give their tenant 24-hours’ notice.
The province urges landlords and anyone else entering someone’s home to follow general COVID-19 precautions, including practising physical distancing and wearing a mask.
“It is our expectation that if a person asks a landlord, or anyone entering their home to wear a mask, they would do so,” a spokesperson from B.C.’s Ministry Municipal Affairs and Housing told NEWS 1130.
If a landlord or maintenance worker refuses to wear a mask when entering Judy’s home, she can file a dispute with the Residential Tenancy Board, the spokesperson said.
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