MA H1808

Bill

Promoting housing opportunity and mobility through eviction sealing (HOMES)

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to certain court records in eviction actions. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill, titled the Promoting Housing Opportunity and Mobility through Eviction Sealing (HOMES) Act, aims to address certain court records in eviction actions. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It allows individuals with a court record of a "fault eviction" (an eviction action alleging a material violation of the tenancy terms) or a "lessor action" (a civil action by a tenant against the property owner) to petition the court to seal the record, provided the record is at least 3 years old and the individual has not faced an eviction or lessor action in the past 3 years. The court must comply with the sealing request. 2. It allows individuals with a court record of a "no-fault eviction" (an eviction action not alleging a violation of the tenancy terms) to petition the court to seal the record at any time after the action has concluded. 3. It prohibits consumer reporting agencies from disclosing or using information from sealed eviction or lessor action 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, and allows the party to then petition the court to seal the record. 5. It prohibits knowingly naming a minor as a defendant in eviction actions and requires the court to impound the name of any minor named as a party in such actions.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (70)

Mike Moran (D)*, Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), Natalie Blais (D), Dan Cahill (D), Pete Capano (D), Dan Carey (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Mike Connolly (D), Rob Consalvo (D), Edward Coppinger (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Marcos Devers (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Kip Diggs (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Mindy Domb (D), William Driscoll (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Pat Duffy (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Brandy Fluker Oakley (D), Sean Garballey (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Carlos González (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Sheila Harrington (R), Natalie Higgins (D), Russell Holmes (D), Kevin Honan (D), Vanna Howard (D), Dan Hunt (D), Kay Khan (D), Mike Kushmerek (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Adrian Madaro (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Paul Mark (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Liz Miranda (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Jim O'Day (D), Steve Owens (D), Orlando Ramos (D), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Robertson (D), Maria Robinson (D), Danny Ryan (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Jon Santiago (D), Adam Scanlon (D), Dan Sena (D), Tom Stanley (D), Paul Tucker (D), Chynah Tyler (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D), Andy Vargas (D), Tommy Vitolo (D), Susannah Whipps (I), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4505 (on 03/01/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1808

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1808
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1808.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4441	Relative to the governance, structure and care of veterans at the Commonwealth’s veterans’ homes	Reported by H5106	Similar To
H4505	Promoting housing opportunity and mobility through eviction sealing (HOMES)	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1280	Relative to best practices for sober homes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1428	Relative to patient safety in nursing homes	Accompanied a study order, see S2772	Similar To
S1690	Relative to retirement benefits for care givers at the Soldiers' Homes	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2165	Increasing solar rooftop energy	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S401	Establishing adequate funding for residents of Massachusetts nursing homes	Accompanied a study order, see S2650	Similar To
S407	Relative to rest homes	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S412	Increasing the personal needs allowance for residents of long term care facilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S416	Strengthening the Attorney General’s tools to protect nursing home residents and other patients from abuse and neglect	Accompanied a new draft, see H4780	Similar To
S417	Relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees	Accompanied H746	Similar To
S424	To prevent patient abuse and death in nursing homes	Accompanied a new draft, see H4780	Similar To
S741	To protect MassHealth applicants facing undue hardship	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S748	Supporting equal access to community care for elders and the disabled	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S921	Promoting housing opportunity and mobility through eviction sealing (HOMES)	Accompanied a new draft, see H4505	Similar To

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