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MA H4934
Promoting housing opportunity and mobility through eviction sealing (HOMES)
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Introduced
08/06/2020
08/06/2020
In Committee
08/06/2020
08/06/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
Promoting housing opportunity and mobility through eviction sealing (HOMES)
AI Summary
This bill, titled "Promoting Housing Opportunity and Mobility through Eviction Sealing (HOMES)," aims to address issues related to eviction records. The key provisions of the bill are:
1. It allows individuals with a record of a "fault eviction" (an eviction action alleging a material violation of the terms of a residential tenancy or occupancy) or a "lessor action" (a civil action brought by a tenant against the owner, manager, or lessor of residential premises) to petition the court to seal their court record if the action concluded at least 3 years prior and no new eviction or lessor action has been brought against them in the past 3 years.
2. It allows individuals with a record of a "no-fault eviction" (an eviction action where the notice to quit or complaint does not include an allegation of a violation of the tenancy) to petition the court to seal their court record at any time after the conclusion of the action.
3. It prohibits consumer reporting agencies from disclosing or using information from sealed court records, and requires them to remove such information from consumer reports within 30 days of the record being sealed.
4. It requires parties who obtain a judgment in an eviction or lessor action to file a notice of satisfaction of the judgment within 14 days, and allows the party who satisfied the judgment to petition the court to seal the court record.
5. It also makes it unlawful to knowingly name a minor as a defendant in an eviction or related action, and requires the court to impound the name of any person named as a party to such an action when they were a minor.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (66)
Christine Barber (D),
Mike Barrett (D),
David Biele (D),
Natalie Blais (D),
Joseph Boncore (D),
Michael Brady (D),
Will Brownsberger (D),
Pete Capano (D),
Dan Carey (D),
Harriette Chandler (D),
Sonia Chang-Díaz (D),
Michelle Ciccolo (D),
Nick Collins (D),
Jo Comerford (D),
Mike Connolly (D),
Edward Coppinger (D),
Brendan Crighton (D),
Daniel Cullinane (D),
Julian Cyr (D),
Marjorie Decker (D),
Sal DiDomenico (D),
Mindy Domb (D),
William Driscoll (D),
Michelle DuBois (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Nika Elugardo (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Cindy Friedman (D),
Sean Garballey (D),
Carmine Gentile (D),
Carlos González (D),
Ken Gordon (D),
Tami Gouveia (D),
Jim Hawkins (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Adam Hinds (D),
Russell Holmes (D),
Kevin Honan (D),
Dan Hunt (D),
Pat Jehlen (D),
Mary Keefe (D),
Ed Kennedy (D),
John Lawn (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Eric Lesser (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
Jason Lewis (D),
Jay Livingstone (D),
Adrian Madaro (D),
Elizabeth Malia (D),
Paul Mark (D),
Liz Miranda (D),
Mike Moran (D),
Tram Nguyen (D),
Denise Provost (D),
Becca Rausch (D),
Maria Robinson (D),
Dave Rogers (D),
Danny Ryan (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Jon Santiago (D),
José Tosado (D),
Chynah Tyler (D),
Andy Vargas (D),
Tommy Vitolo (D),
Bud Williams (D),
Other Sponsors (1)
Joint Committee on the Judiciary (J)
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 08/06/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4934 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4934.pdf |
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