The New York State Bar Association has convened a working group to deal with the expected surge in landlord tenant disputes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Former New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has tapped Sara N. Wagner, Esq., Assistant Director of Local 237 Legal Services Plan to be a committee member.

Ms. Wagner is also the chair of the New York City Bar Association Housing Court Committee.  She continues to work tirelessly to be a strong voice for our member tenants.  The working group will evaluate and recommend alternative systems to resolve landlord tenant disputes.  The Housing Courts have been closed for all but mostly essential filings since mid-March.  All evictions have been stayed until August 20, 2020.  The Courts are anticipating a flood of cases once they open for new filings and this working group will aid with novel ideas to help deal with the thousands of potential new cases.