An Act Relative to the Eviction Sealing Alternative of Protected Class Status

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Full Text of the Eviction Sealing Alternative Bill

To be posted.

Explanation of the Eviction Sealing Alternative Bill

Records must be case-by-case relevant to the rental application.
Kids should not be filed against, so this shouldn't ever come up. If it does, you can't blame a kid for being evicted: they weren't on the lease.
This is like a "ban the box" law. You can't ask about eviction history in a phone screen. You can tell them you check eviction records. You can look at eviction records if and when they submit a full application.

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