Tears and fears for landlords and commercial tenants locked in standoff over coronavirus shutdown

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National Cabinet is looking to implement a revamped industry code that can help the standoff between landlords and tenants. Chrissie Maus, from Melbourne's Chapel Street precinct, said the code was sorely needed."What I'm hopeful for is that once th…

National Cabinet is looking to implement a revamped industry code that can help the standoff between landlords and tenants. Chrissie Maus, from Melbourne's Chapel Street precinct, said the code was sorely needed.

"What I'm hopeful for is that once this has happened, the state premiers will put this into regulation so that every landlord across Australia will be bound by these same principles," she said.

"I know a lot of clusters of businesses in Chapel Street that have got together, tried to do negotiations with their landlord," she said.