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MA H1808

Promoting housing opportunity and mobility through eviction sealing (HOMES)


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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)

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