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Somerville staff detail outreach after state law enables sealing some eviction records
Summary
City housing staff described workshops and petition activity after a state law effective May 5 expanded when eviction records can be sealed; Somerville held six workshops, filed 17 petitions and reported four seals so far.
City housing staff told the Somerville City Council committee on June 30 that the city has stepped up outreach after recent state legislation made it possible for tenants to petition to seal certain eviction records.
"This bill is this law has been in effect since May 5," the presenter said, describing changes that allow tenants to petition courts to seal records in a range of circumstances, including immediate sealing after full payment of a nonpayment judgment and the ability to petition after four years of nonpayment evictions where the…
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