No. SB 1530
Filed under Housing.
Court Records of Eviction Proceedings; Authorizing persons who are defendants in certain eviction proceedings to file a motion with the court to have the records of such proceedings sealed and to have their names substituted on the progress docket under certain conditions; providing that certain persons are ineligible for such relief; requiring persons seeking such relief to serve a copy of the motion on all parties to the proceeding and file a specified affidavit with the court; requiring the court to schedule a hearing under certain circumstances, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDDefendants in rent or lot rental eviction cases can now ask courts to seal records and replace their names with "tenant" on public dockets.
Eligibility requires the case to end in settlement, default judgment satisfaction, or a merits judgment that is at least five or ten years old.
People who have been evicted more than once are permanently barred from receiving this sealing and name-substitution relief.
Courts must grant the requested relief without a hearing if no party files a written objection within 30 days of the motion being served.
AIAllows defendants in specific eviction cases to seal records and replace their names with "tenant" on the docket.
AILimits relief to cases resolved by settlement, satisfied default judgments, or judgments older than five or ten years.
AIBars anyone who has been evicted more than once from receiving sealing or name substitution relief.
AIRequires the court to grant relief automatically if no written objection is filed within 30 days.
AIEntitles a person to name substitution without a motion or hearing if they win the eviction case or file a joint stipulation.
AIProhibits courts from charging filing or reopening fees for motions filed under this section.
AIApplies the new sealing and name substitution rules to judgments entered before the effective date.