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NEW YORK-The New York State Bar Association has convened alandlord-tenant working group that will help the state's courtsdeal with an anticipated surge in landlord-tenant disputesresulting from the coronavirus pandemic.

With housing courts closed and a statewide moratorium onevictions in effect until Aug. 20, tenants and landlords must seekalternative ways to settle disputes. It is the working group'smission to come up with a way to help sick or financiallystruggling tenants reach agreements with their landlords throughother options such as alternative dispute resolution.

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Erika Morphy

Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.