Public eviction records place tenants’ rights at risk

Long-term availability of eviction records reduces housing opportunities, perpetuates systemic injustice Legal Action of Wisconsin, a tenant advocacy group, is imploring the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reduce the retainment of eviction records from online case files from 20 years to one year, according to PBS Wisconsin. Currently, state law only requires the expungement of dismissed … Continue reading Public eviction records place tenants’ rights at risk