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Legal advocates praise eviction-record sealing, report early uptake; urge expanded access to counsel and tenant protections
Summary
Legal-service organizations said the new eviction-record sealing law is being used and recommended further investment in access to counsel, RAFT and foreclosure mediation to prevent evictions and homelessness.
Representatives of Mass Law Reform Institute, Homes for All Massachusetts and tenant organizations told the Joint Committee on Housing that a package of eviction-prevention measures must be matched by resources for legal help and rental-assistance programs.
Annette Duke and Andrea (Mass Law Reform Institute) described implementation and early data on the new eviction-record sealing law and the court’s guided interview: "When the law passed last year, mass law reform immediately started to work on…
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