{"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "asset_type": "jurisdictional-variation", "body": "State-by-state comparison of eviction-record relief statutes \u2014 the mechanisms that keep an eviction filing off a tenant screening report. An eviction case is a public court record the moment it is filed, whether or not the landlord wins, and tenant-screening companies routinely report the filing itself, not just the outcome. A small but growing number of states now write relief into statute, and it takes three different legal forms, not one: sealing or setting aside the court file (Nevada, Oregon), delaying or restricting public access to it (California), and leaving the file open but barring tenant-screening companies from reporting it (Washington's 'limited dissemination'). This dataset covers all three, because from a tenant's point of view they answer the same question. The trigger varies as sharply as the remedy. California (CCP 1161.2) restricts access to every unlawful detainer file for 60 days from filing with no motion required, and it opens to the public only if the landlord wins. Nevada (NRS 40.2545) seals automatically on dismissal, ten judicial days after a denied eviction order, or 31 days after landlord inaction on a tenant's affidavit \u2014 and separately allows a tenant to move for sealing. Oregon runs two tracks at once: a tenant-filed motion under ORS 105.163, and a court-initiated annual sweep under ORS 105.164 that seals old judgments with no tenant action at all. Washington (RCW 59.18.367) is motion-only, on one of three named grounds, with no waiting period stated. Illinois (735 ILCS 5/9-121) puts both tracks in one section \u2014 discretionary sealing where the court finds the landlord's action 'sufficiently without a basis in fact or law', and mandatory sealing for three named categories of case. Colorado (CRS 13-40-110.5) has the earliest trigger of any state here: the record is suppressed on commencement of the action, before anything is decided. One record per relief route, not per state, because a state's automatic and motion tracks have different triggers and different waiting periods \u2014 collapsing them into one 'does this state allow eviction sealing' answer loses exactly the distinction a tenant needs. Each record quotes the state's own current statute. Answers 'can you get an eviction expunged in [state]', 'does [state] automatically seal eviction records', 'how long until an eviction falls off my record'.\n", "description": "State-by-state comparison of eviction-record relief statutes \u2014 the mechanisms that keep an eviction filing off a tenant screening report. An eviction case is a public court record the moment it is filed, whether or not the landlord wins, and tenant-screening companies routinely report the filing itself, not just the outcome. A small but growing number of states now write relief into statute, and it takes three different legal forms, not one: sealing or setting aside the court file (Nevada, Oregon), delaying or restricting public access to it (California), and leaving the file open but barring tenant-screening companies from reporting it (Washington's 'limited dissemination'). This dataset covers all three, because from a tenant's point of view they answer the same question. The trigger varies as sharply as the remedy. California (CCP 1161.2) restricts access to every unlawful detainer file for 60 days from filing with no motion required, and it opens to the public only if the landlord wins. Nevada (NRS 40.2545) seals automatically on dismissal, ten judicial days after a denied eviction order, or 31 days after landlord inaction on a tenant's affidavit \u2014 and separately allows a tenant to move for sealing. Oregon runs two tracks at once: a tenant-filed motion under ORS 105.163, and a court-initiated annual sweep under ORS 105.164 that seals old judgments with no tenant action at all. Washington (RCW 59.18.367) is motion-only, on one of three named grounds, with no waiting period stated. Illinois (735 ILCS 5/9-121) puts both tracks in one section \u2014 discretionary sealing where the court finds the landlord's action 'sufficiently without a basis in fact or law', and mandatory sealing for three named categories of case. Colorado (CRS 13-40-110.5) has the earliest trigger of any state here: the record is suppressed on commencement of the action, before anything is decided. One record per relief route, not per state, because a state's automatic and motion tracks have different triggers and different waiting periods \u2014 collapsing them into one 'does this state allow eviction sealing' answer loses exactly the distinction a tenant needs. Each record quotes the state's own current statute. Answers 'can you get an eviction expunged in [state]', 'does [state] automatically seal eviction records', 'how long until an eviction falls off my record'.", "file": "index.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "key_field": "state", "licence": "unknown", "sources": ["https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K9-121", "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors105.html", "https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=59.18.367", "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-040.html", "https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-13.pdf", "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1161.2."], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "title": "Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "type": "dataset", "verified": false} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Illinois\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** automatic\n\n> (c) Mandatory sealing of court file.\n\n**What triggers relief:** an eviction action brought against a tenant under Section 9-207.5 of this Code or as set forth in subdivision (h)(6) of Section 15-1701 of this Code or that has been dismissed under Section 9-106 of this Code\n\n**What the relief does:** shall be placed under seal\n\n**Statute:** 735 ILCS 5/9-121\n\n> (735 ILCS 5/9-121) Sec. 9-121. Sealing of court file.\n\n> (c) Mandatory sealing of court file. The court file relating to an eviction action brought against a tenant under Section 9-207.5 of this Code or as set forth in subdivision (h)(6) of Section 15-1701 of this Code or that has been dismissed under Section 9-106 of this Code shall be placed under seal.\n\nSource: \n", "file": "an-eviction-action-brought-against-a-tenant-under-section-9-207-5-of-this-code-o-illinois.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "an-eviction-action-brought-against-a-tenant-under-section-9-207-5-of-this-code-o-illinois", "quote_relief_mechanism": "(c) Mandatory sealing of court file.", "quote_statute_citation": "(735 ILCS 5/9-121) Sec. 9-121. Sealing of court file.", "relief_effect": "shall be placed under seal", "relief_mechanism": "automatic", "source_quote": "(c) Mandatory sealing of court file. The court file relating to an eviction action brought against a tenant under Section 9-207.5 of this Code or as set forth in subdivision (h)(6) of Section 15-1701 of this Code or that has been dismissed under Section 9-106 of this Code shall be placed under seal.", "sources": ["https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K9-121"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Illinois", "statute_citation": "735 ILCS 5/9-121", "title": "Illinois \u00b7 an eviction action brought against a tenant under Section 9-207.5 of this Code or as set forth in subdivision (h)(6) of Section 15-1701 of this Code or that has been dismissed under Section 9-106 of this Code \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "an eviction action brought against a tenant under Section 9-207.5 of this Code or as set forth in subdivision (h)(6) of Section 15-1701 of this Code or that has been dismissed under Section 9-106 of this Code", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Oregon\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** automatic\n\n> (1) On an annual basis, each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records for each case for possession brought under ORS chapter 90 for which the court finds that:\n\n**What triggers relief:** (B) The judgment was a judgment of dismissal or otherwise in favor of the defendant and at least 12 months have passed from the date of the entry of the judgment\n\n**Waiting period:** 12 months\n\n**What the relief does:** each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records\n\n> (1) On an annual basis, each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records for each case for possession brought under ORS chapter 90 for which the court finds that:\n\n**Statute:** ORS 105.164\n\n> 105.164 Setting aside old judgments by courts.\n\n> (a) The judgment does not contain a money award or that any money award has expired or been satisfied or discharged; and (b)(A) The judgment was a judgment of restitution entered for the plaintiff and at least five years have passed from the date of the judgment; or (B) The judgment was a judgment of dismissal or otherwise in favor of the defendant and at least 12 months have passed from the date of the entry of the judgment.\n\nSource: \n", "file": "b-the-judgment-was-a-judgment-of-dismissal-or-otherwise-in-favor-of-the-defendan-oregon.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "b-the-judgment-was-a-judgment-of-dismissal-or-otherwise-in-favor-of-the-defendan-oregon", "quote_relief_effect": "(1) On an annual basis, each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records for each case for possession brought under ORS chapter 90 for which the court finds that:", "quote_relief_mechanism": "(1) On an annual basis, each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records for each case for possession brought under ORS chapter 90 for which the court finds that:", "quote_statute_citation": "105.164 Setting aside old judgments by courts.", "relief_effect": "each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records", "relief_mechanism": "automatic", "source_quote": "(a) The judgment does not contain a money award or that any money award has expired or been satisfied or discharged; and (b)(A) The judgment was a judgment of restitution entered for the plaintiff and at least five years have passed from the date of the judgment; or (B) The judgment was a judgment of dismissal or otherwise in favor of the defendant and at least 12 months have passed from the date of the entry of the judgment.", "sources": ["https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors105.html"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Oregon", "statute_citation": "ORS 105.164", "title": "Oregon \u00b7 (B) The judgment was a judgment of dismissal or otherwise in favor of the defendant and at least 12 months have passed from the date of the entry of the judgment \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "(B) The judgment was a judgment of dismissal or otherwise in favor of the defendant and at least 12 months have passed from the date of the entry of the judgment", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false, "waiting_period": "12 months"} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Oregon\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** by motion\n\n> (1) A person who was a defendant in an action under ORS 105.100 to 105.168 may apply by motion to the court where the judgment was entered for an order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.\n\n**What triggers relief:** (B) The judgment was based on claims that arose on or after April 1, 2020, and before March 1, 2022\n\n**What the relief does:** an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant\n\n> (3) If, under subsection (2) of this section, no objection is filed or after a hearing the court determines that the applicant is eligible for relief under subsection (1) of this section, the court shall enter an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.\n\n**Statute:** ORS 105.163\n\n> 105.163 Setting aside judgment upon motion of tenant.\n\n> (a) The judgment was a judgment of restitution entered against the applicant, the applicant has satisfied any money award included in the judgment and: (A) At least five years have passed from the date of the judgment; or (B) The judgment was based on claims that arose on or after April 1, 2020, and before March 1, 2022;\n\nSource: \n", "file": "b-the-judgment-was-based-on-claims-that-arose-on-or-after-april-1-2020-and-befor-oregon.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "b-the-judgment-was-based-on-claims-that-arose-on-or-after-april-1-2020-and-befor-oregon", "quote_relief_effect": "(3) If, under subsection (2) of this section, no objection is filed or after a hearing the court determines that the applicant is eligible for relief under subsection (1) of this section, the court shall enter an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.", "quote_relief_mechanism": "(1) A person who was a defendant in an action under ORS 105.100 to 105.168 may apply by motion to the court where the judgment was entered for an order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.", "quote_statute_citation": "105.163 Setting aside judgment upon motion of tenant.", "relief_effect": "an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant", "relief_mechanism": "by motion", "source_quote": "(a) The judgment was a judgment of restitution entered against the applicant, the applicant has satisfied any money award included in the judgment and: (A) At least five years have passed from the date of the judgment; or (B) The judgment was based on claims that arose on or after April 1, 2020, and before March 1, 2022;", "sources": ["https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors105.html"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Oregon", "statute_citation": "ORS 105.163", "title": "Oregon \u00b7 (B) The judgment was based on claims that arose on or after April 1, 2020, and before March 1, 2022 \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "(B) The judgment was based on claims that arose on or after April 1, 2020, and before March 1, 2022", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Washington\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** by motion\n\n> (1) A court may order an unlawful detainer action to be of limited dissemination for one or more persons if:\n\n**What triggers relief:** other good cause exists for limiting dissemination of the unlawful detainer action\n\n**What the relief does:** a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report\n\n> (3) When an order for limited dissemination of an unlawful detainer action has been entered with respect to a person, a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited, or (b) use the unlawful detainer action as a factor in determining any score or recommendation to be included in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited.\n\n**Statute:** RCW 59.18.367\n\n> RCW 59.18.367 Unlawful detainer action\u2014Limited dissemination authorized, when.\n\n> (c) other good cause exists for limiting dissemination of the unlawful detainer action.\n\nSource: \n", "file": "other-good-cause-exists-for-limiting-dissemination-of-the-unlawful-detainer-acti-washington.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "other-good-cause-exists-for-limiting-dissemination-of-the-unlawful-detainer-acti-washington", "quote_relief_effect": "(3) When an order for limited dissemination of an unlawful detainer action has been entered with respect to a person, a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited, or (b) use the unlawful detainer action as a factor in determining any score or recommendation to be included in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited.", "quote_relief_mechanism": "(1) A court may order an unlawful detainer action to be of limited dissemination for one or more persons if:", "quote_statute_citation": "RCW 59.18.367 Unlawful detainer action\u2014Limited dissemination authorized, when.", "relief_effect": "a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report", "relief_mechanism": "by motion", "source_quote": "(c) other good cause exists for limiting dissemination of the unlawful detainer action.", "sources": ["https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=59.18.367"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Washington", "statute_citation": "RCW 59.18.367", "title": "Washington \u00b7 other good cause exists for limiting dissemination of the unlawful detainer action \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "other good cause exists for limiting dissemination of the unlawful detainer action", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Nevada\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** automatic\n\n> In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsection 1, in any action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 , the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection:\n\n**What triggers relief:** Ten judicial days after the entry of a court order which denies the action for summary eviction\n\n**Waiting period:** Ten judicial days\n\n**What the relief does:** the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection\n\n> In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsection 1, in any action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 , the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection:\n\n**Statute:** NRS 40.2545\n\n> NRS 40.2545 Unlawful detainer: Sealing of eviction case court file under certain circumstances; notice to surrender must not be made available for public inspection.\n\n> (b) Ten judicial days after the entry of a court order which denies the action for summary eviction; or\n\nSource: \n", "file": "ten-judicial-days-after-the-entry-of-a-court-order-which-denies-the-action-for-s-nevada.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "ten-judicial-days-after-the-entry-of-a-court-order-which-denies-the-action-for-s-nevada", "quote_relief_effect": "In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsection 1, in any action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 , the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection:", "quote_relief_mechanism": "In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsection 1, in any action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 , the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection:", "quote_statute_citation": "NRS 40.2545 Unlawful detainer: Sealing of eviction case court file under certain circumstances; notice to surrender must not be made available for public inspection.", "relief_effect": "the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection", "relief_mechanism": "automatic", "source_quote": "(b) Ten judicial days after the entry of a court order which denies the action for summary eviction; or", "sources": ["https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-040.html"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Nevada", "statute_citation": "NRS 40.2545", "title": "Nevada \u00b7 Ten judicial days after the entry of a court order which denies the action for summary eviction \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "Ten judicial days after the entry of a court order which denies the action for summary eviction", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false, "waiting_period": "Ten judicial days"} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Washington\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** by motion\n\n> (1) A court may order an unlawful detainer action to be of limited dissemination for one or more persons if:\n\n**What triggers relief:** The court finds that the plaintiff's case was sufficiently without basis in fact or law\n\n**What the relief does:** a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report\n\n> (3) When an order for limited dissemination of an unlawful detainer action has been entered with respect to a person, a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited, or (b) use the unlawful detainer action as a factor in determining any score or recommendation to be included in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited.\n\n**Statute:** RCW 59.18.367\n\n> RCW 59.18.367 Unlawful detainer action\u2014Limited dissemination authorized, when.\n\n> (1) A court may order an unlawful detainer action to be of limited dissemination for one or more persons if: (a) The court finds that the plaintiff's case was sufficiently without basis in fact or law;\n\nSource: \n", "file": "the-court-finds-that-the-plaintiff-s-case-was-sufficiently-without-basis-in-fact-washington.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "the-court-finds-that-the-plaintiff-s-case-was-sufficiently-without-basis-in-fact-washington", "quote_relief_effect": "(3) When an order for limited dissemination of an unlawful detainer action has been entered with respect to a person, a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited, or (b) use the unlawful detainer action as a factor in determining any score or recommendation to be included in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited.", "quote_relief_mechanism": "(1) A court may order an unlawful detainer action to be of limited dissemination for one or more persons if:", "quote_statute_citation": "RCW 59.18.367 Unlawful detainer action\u2014Limited dissemination authorized, when.", "relief_effect": "a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report", "relief_mechanism": "by motion", "source_quote": "(1) A court may order an unlawful detainer action to be of limited dissemination for one or more persons if: (a) The court finds that the plaintiff's case was sufficiently without basis in fact or law;", "sources": ["https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=59.18.367"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Washington", "statute_citation": "RCW 59.18.367", "title": "Washington \u00b7 The court finds that the plaintiff's case was sufficiently without basis in fact or law \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "The court finds that the plaintiff's case was sufficiently without basis in fact or law", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Oregon\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** by motion\n\n> (1) A person who was a defendant in an action under ORS 105.100 to 105.168 may apply by motion to the court where the judgment was entered for an order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.\n\n**What triggers relief:** The judgment was a judgment by stipulation of the parties under ORS 105.145 (2) and the applicant has complied with the terms of the stipulated agreement and satisfied any money award included in the judgment\n\n**What the relief does:** an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant\n\n> (3) If, under subsection (2) of this section, no objection is filed or after a hearing the court determines that the applicant is eligible for relief under subsection (1) of this section, the court shall enter an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.\n\n**Statute:** ORS 105.163\n\n> 105.163 Setting aside judgment upon motion of tenant.\n\n> (b) The judgment was a judgment by stipulation of the parties under ORS 105.145 (2) and the applicant has complied with the terms of the stipulated agreement and satisfied any money award included in the judgment; or\n\nSource: \n", "file": "the-judgment-was-a-judgment-by-stipulation-of-the-parties-under-ors-105-145-2-an-oregon.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "the-judgment-was-a-judgment-by-stipulation-of-the-parties-under-ors-105-145-2-an-oregon", "quote_relief_effect": "(3) If, under subsection (2) of this section, no objection is filed or after a hearing the court determines that the applicant is eligible for relief under subsection (1) of this section, the court shall enter an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.", "quote_relief_mechanism": "(1) A person who was a defendant in an action under ORS 105.100 to 105.168 may apply by motion to the court where the judgment was entered for an order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.", "quote_statute_citation": "105.163 Setting aside judgment upon motion of tenant.", "relief_effect": "an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant", "relief_mechanism": "by motion", "source_quote": "(b) The judgment was a judgment by stipulation of the parties under ORS 105.145 (2) and the applicant has complied with the terms of the stipulated agreement and satisfied any money award included in the judgment; or", "sources": ["https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors105.html"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Oregon", "statute_citation": "ORS 105.163", "title": "Oregon \u00b7 The judgment was a judgment by stipulation of the parties under ORS 105.145 (2) and the applicant has complied with the terms of the stipulated agreement and satisfied any money award included in the judgment \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "The judgment was a judgment by stipulation of the parties under ORS 105.145 (2) and the applicant has complied with the terms of the stipulated agreement and satisfied any money award included in the judgment", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Oregon\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** by motion\n\n> (1) A person who was a defendant in an action under ORS 105.100 to 105.168 may apply by motion to the court where the judgment was entered for an order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.\n\n**What triggers relief:** The judgment was a judgment of restitution entered against the applicant, the applicant has satisfied any money award included in the judgment and: (A) At least five years have passed from the date of the judgment\n\n**Waiting period:** five years\n\n**What the relief does:** an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant\n\n> (3) If, under subsection (2) of this section, no objection is filed or after a hearing the court determines that the applicant is eligible for relief under subsection (1) of this section, the court shall enter an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.\n\n**Statute:** ORS 105.163\n\n> 105.163 Setting aside judgment upon motion of tenant.\n\n> (a) The judgment was a judgment of restitution entered against the applicant, the applicant has satisfied any money award included in the judgment and: (A) At least five years have passed from the date of the judgment; or\n\nSource: \n", "file": "the-judgment-was-a-judgment-of-restitution-entered-against-the-applicant-the-app-oregon.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "the-judgment-was-a-judgment-of-restitution-entered-against-the-applicant-the-app-oregon", "quote_relief_effect": "(3) If, under subsection (2) of this section, no objection is filed or after a hearing the court determines that the applicant is eligible for relief under subsection (1) of this section, the court shall enter an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.", "quote_relief_mechanism": "(1) A person who was a defendant in an action under ORS 105.100 to 105.168 may apply by motion to the court where the judgment was entered for an order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.", "quote_statute_citation": "105.163 Setting aside judgment upon motion of tenant.", "relief_effect": "an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant", "relief_mechanism": "by motion", "source_quote": "(a) The judgment was a judgment of restitution entered against the applicant, the applicant has satisfied any money award included in the judgment and: (A) At least five years have passed from the date of the judgment; or", "sources": ["https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors105.html"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Oregon", "statute_citation": "ORS 105.163", "title": "Oregon \u00b7 The judgment was a judgment of restitution entered against the applicant, the applicant has satisfied any money award included in the judgment and: (A) At least five years have passed from the date of the judgment \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "The judgment was a judgment of restitution entered against the applicant, the applicant has satisfied any money award included in the judgment and: (A) At least five years have passed from the date of the judgment", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false, "waiting_period": "five years"} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Oregon\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** automatic\n\n> (1) On an annual basis, each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records for each case for possession brought under ORS chapter 90 for which the court finds that:\n\n**What triggers relief:** The judgment was a judgment of restitution entered for the plaintiff and at least five years have passed from the date of the judgment\n\n**Waiting period:** five years\n\n**What the relief does:** each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records\n\n> (1) On an annual basis, each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records for each case for possession brought under ORS chapter 90 for which the court finds that:\n\n**Statute:** ORS 105.164\n\n> 105.164 Setting aside old judgments by courts.\n\n> (a) The judgment does not contain a money award or that any money award has expired or been satisfied or discharged; and (b)(A) The judgment was a judgment of restitution entered for the plaintiff and at least five years have passed from the date of the judgment; or\n\nSource: \n", "file": "the-judgment-was-a-judgment-of-restitution-entered-for-the-plaintiff-and-at-leas-oregon.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "the-judgment-was-a-judgment-of-restitution-entered-for-the-plaintiff-and-at-leas-oregon", "quote_relief_effect": "(1) On an annual basis, each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records for each case for possession brought under ORS chapter 90 for which the court finds that:", "quote_relief_mechanism": "(1) On an annual basis, each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records for each case for possession brought under ORS chapter 90 for which the court finds that:", "quote_statute_citation": "105.164 Setting aside old judgments by courts.", "relief_effect": "each justice and circuit court shall enter an order setting aside a judgment and sealing the official records", "relief_mechanism": "automatic", "source_quote": "(a) The judgment does not contain a money award or that any money award has expired or been satisfied or discharged; and (b)(A) The judgment was a judgment of restitution entered for the plaintiff and at least five years have passed from the date of the judgment; or", "sources": ["https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors105.html"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Oregon", "statute_citation": "ORS 105.164", "title": "Oregon \u00b7 The judgment was a judgment of restitution entered for the plaintiff and at least five years have passed from the date of the judgment \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "The judgment was a judgment of restitution entered for the plaintiff and at least five years have passed from the date of the judgment", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false, "waiting_period": "five years"} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Oregon\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** by motion\n\n> (1) A person who was a defendant in an action under ORS 105.100 to 105.168 may apply by motion to the court where the judgment was entered for an order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.\n\n**What triggers relief:** The judgment was a judgment or judgment of dismissal entered in the applicant\u2019s favor\n\n**What the relief does:** an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant\n\n> (3) If, under subsection (2) of this section, no objection is filed or after a hearing the court determines that the applicant is eligible for relief under subsection (1) of this section, the court shall enter an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.\n\n**Statute:** ORS 105.163\n\n> 105.163 Setting aside judgment upon motion of tenant.\n\n> (c) The judgment was a judgment or judgment of dismissal entered in the applicant\u2019s favor.\n\nSource: \n", "file": "the-judgment-was-a-judgment-or-judgment-of-dismissal-entered-in-the-applicant-s--oregon.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "the-judgment-was-a-judgment-or-judgment-of-dismissal-entered-in-the-applicant-s--oregon", "quote_relief_effect": "(3) If, under subsection (2) of this section, no objection is filed or after a hearing the court determines that the applicant is eligible for relief under subsection (1) of this section, the court shall enter an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.", "quote_relief_mechanism": "(1) A person who was a defendant in an action under ORS 105.100 to 105.168 may apply by motion to the court where the judgment was entered for an order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant.", "quote_statute_citation": "105.163 Setting aside judgment upon motion of tenant.", "relief_effect": "an appropriate order setting aside the judgment and sealing the official records of the action pertaining to the applicant", "relief_mechanism": "by motion", "source_quote": "(c) The judgment was a judgment or judgment of dismissal entered in the applicant\u2019s favor.", "sources": ["https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors105.html"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Oregon", "statute_citation": "ORS 105.163", "title": "Oregon \u00b7 The judgment was a judgment or judgment of dismissal entered in the applicant\u2019s favor \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "The judgment was a judgment or judgment of dismissal entered in the applicant\u2019s favor", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Illinois\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** by motion\n\n> (b) Discretionary sealing of court file. The court may order\n\n**What triggers relief:** the plaintiff's action is sufficiently without a basis in fact or law\n\n**What the relief does:** a court file in an eviction action be placed under seal\n\n**Statute:** 735 ILCS 5/9-121\n\n> (735 ILCS 5/9-121) Sec. 9-121. Sealing of court file.\n\n> (b) Discretionary sealing of court file. The court may order that a court file in an eviction action be placed under seal if the court finds that the plaintiff's action is sufficiently without a basis in fact or law, which may include a lack of jurisdiction, that placing the court file under seal is clearly in the interests of justice, and that those interests are not outweighed by the public's interest in knowing about the record.\n\nSource: \n", "file": "the-plaintiff-s-action-is-sufficiently-without-a-basis-in-fact-or-law-illinois.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "the-plaintiff-s-action-is-sufficiently-without-a-basis-in-fact-or-law-illinois", "quote_relief_mechanism": "(b) Discretionary sealing of court file. The court may order", "quote_statute_citation": "(735 ILCS 5/9-121) Sec. 9-121. Sealing of court file.", "relief_effect": "a court file in an eviction action be placed under seal", "relief_mechanism": "by motion", "source_quote": "(b) Discretionary sealing of court file. The court may order that a court file in an eviction action be placed under seal if the court finds that the plaintiff's action is sufficiently without a basis in fact or law, which may include a lack of jurisdiction, that placing the court file under seal is clearly in the interests of justice, and that those interests are not outweighed by the public's interest in knowing about the record.", "sources": ["https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K9-121"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Illinois", "statute_citation": "735 ILCS 5/9-121", "title": "Illinois \u00b7 the plaintiff's action is sufficiently without a basis in fact or law \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "the plaintiff's action is sufficiently without a basis in fact or law", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Washington\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** by motion\n\n> (1) A court may order an unlawful detainer action to be of limited dissemination for one or more persons if:\n\n**What triggers relief:** the tenancy was reinstated under RCW 59.18.410 or other law\n\n**What the relief does:** a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report\n\n> (3) When an order for limited dissemination of an unlawful detainer action has been entered with respect to a person, a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited, or (b) use the unlawful detainer action as a factor in determining any score or recommendation to be included in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited.\n\n**Statute:** RCW 59.18.367\n\n> RCW 59.18.367 Unlawful detainer action\u2014Limited dissemination authorized, when.\n\n> (b) the tenancy was reinstated under RCW 59.18.410 or other law; or\n\nSource: \n", "file": "the-tenancy-was-reinstated-under-rcw-59-18-410-or-other-law-washington.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "the-tenancy-was-reinstated-under-rcw-59-18-410-or-other-law-washington", "quote_relief_effect": "(3) When an order for limited dissemination of an unlawful detainer action has been entered with respect to a person, a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited, or (b) use the unlawful detainer action as a factor in determining any score or recommendation to be included in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited.", "quote_relief_mechanism": "(1) A court may order an unlawful detainer action to be of limited dissemination for one or more persons if:", "quote_statute_citation": "RCW 59.18.367 Unlawful detainer action\u2014Limited dissemination authorized, when.", "relief_effect": "a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report", "relief_mechanism": "by motion", "source_quote": "(b) the tenancy was reinstated under RCW 59.18.410 or other law; or", "sources": ["https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=59.18.367"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Washington", "statute_citation": "RCW 59.18.367", "title": "Washington \u00b7 the tenancy was reinstated under RCW 59.18.410 or other law \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "the tenancy was reinstated under RCW 59.18.410 or other law", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Nevada\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** automatic\n\n> In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsection 1, in any action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 , the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection:\n\n**What triggers relief:** Thirty-one days after the tenant has filed an affidavit described in subsection 3 of NRS 40.253 or subsection 3 of NRS 40.2542 , if the landlord has failed to file an affidavit of complaint\n\n**Waiting period:** Thirty-one days\n\n**What the relief does:** the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection\n\n> In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsection 1, in any action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 , the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection:\n\n**Statute:** NRS 40.2545\n\n> NRS 40.2545 Unlawful detainer: Sealing of eviction case court file under certain circumstances; notice to surrender must not be made available for public inspection.\n\n> (c) Thirty-one days after the tenant has filed an affidavit described in subsection 3 of NRS 40.253 or subsection 3 of NRS 40.2542 , if the landlord has failed to file an affidavit of complaint pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 40.253 or subsection 5 of NRS 40.2542 within 30 days after the tenant filed the affidavit.\n\nSource: \n", "file": "thirty-one-days-after-the-tenant-has-filed-an-affidavit-described-in-subsection--nevada.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "thirty-one-days-after-the-tenant-has-filed-an-affidavit-described-in-subsection--nevada", "quote_relief_effect": "In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsection 1, in any action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 , the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection:", "quote_relief_mechanism": "In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsection 1, in any action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 , the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection:", "quote_statute_citation": "NRS 40.2545 Unlawful detainer: Sealing of eviction case court file under certain circumstances; notice to surrender must not be made available for public inspection.", "relief_effect": "the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection", "relief_mechanism": "automatic", "source_quote": "(c) Thirty-one days after the tenant has filed an affidavit described in subsection 3 of NRS 40.253 or subsection 3 of NRS 40.2542 , if the landlord has failed to file an affidavit of complaint pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 40.253 or subsection 5 of NRS 40.2542 within 30 days after the tenant filed the affidavit.", "sources": ["https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-040.html"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Nevada", "statute_citation": "NRS 40.2545", "title": "Nevada \u00b7 Thirty-one days after the tenant has filed an affidavit described in subsection 3 of NRS 40.253 or subsection 3 of NRS 40.2542 , if the landlord has failed to file an affidavit of complaint \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "Thirty-one days after the tenant has filed an affidavit described in subsection 3 of NRS 40.253 or subsection 3 of NRS 40.2542 , if the landlord has failed to file an affidavit of complaint", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false, "waiting_period": "Thirty-one days"} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Nevada\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** by motion\n\n> In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, the court may order the sealing of an eviction case court file for an action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 :\n\n**What triggers relief:** Upon motion of the tenant and decision by the court\n\n**What the relief does:** the court may order the sealing of an eviction case court file\n\n> In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, the court may order the sealing of an eviction case court file for an action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 :\n\n**Statute:** NRS 40.2545\n\n> NRS 40.2545 Unlawful detainer: Sealing of eviction case court file under certain circumstances; notice to surrender must not be made available for public inspection.\n\n> (b) Upon motion of the tenant and decision by the court if the court finds that:\n\nSource: \n", "file": "upon-motion-of-the-tenant-and-decision-by-the-court-nevada.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "upon-motion-of-the-tenant-and-decision-by-the-court-nevada", "quote_relief_effect": "In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, the court may order the sealing of an eviction case court file for an action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 :", "quote_relief_mechanism": "In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, the court may order the sealing of an eviction case court file for an action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 :", "quote_statute_citation": "NRS 40.2545 Unlawful detainer: Sealing of eviction case court file under certain circumstances; notice to surrender must not be made available for public inspection.", "relief_effect": "the court may order the sealing of an eviction case court file", "relief_mechanism": "by motion", "source_quote": "(b) Upon motion of the tenant and decision by the court if the court finds that:", "sources": ["https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-040.html"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Nevada", "statute_citation": "NRS 40.2545", "title": "Nevada \u00b7 Upon motion of the tenant and decision by the court \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "Upon motion of the tenant and decision by the court", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Colorado\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** automatic\n\n> 13-40-110.5. Automatic suppression of court records - definition.\n\n**What triggers relief:** Upon the commencement of an action pursuant to this article 40\n\n**What the relief does:** any court record of the action is a suppressed court record\n\n**Statute:** 13-40-110.5\n\n> 13-40-110.5. Automatic suppression of court records - definition.\n\n> (2) Upon the commencement of an action pursuant to this article 40, any court record of the action is a suppressed court record.\n\nSource: \n", "file": "upon-the-commencement-of-an-action-pursuant-to-this-article-40-colorado.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "upon-the-commencement-of-an-action-pursuant-to-this-article-40-colorado", "quote_relief_mechanism": "13-40-110.5. Automatic suppression of court records - definition.", "quote_statute_citation": "13-40-110.5. Automatic suppression of court records - definition.", "relief_effect": "any court record of the action is a suppressed court record", "relief_mechanism": "automatic", "source_quote": "(2) Upon the commencement of an action pursuant to this article 40, any court record of the action is a suppressed court record.", "sources": ["https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-13.pdf"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Colorado", "statute_citation": "13-40-110.5", "title": "Colorado \u00b7 Upon the commencement of an action pursuant to this article 40 \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "Upon the commencement of an action pursuant to this article 40", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Nevada\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** automatic\n\n> In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsection 1, in any action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 , the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection:\n\n**What triggers relief:** Upon the entry of a court order which dismisses the action for summary eviction\n\n**What the relief does:** the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection\n\n> In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsection 1, in any action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 , the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection:\n\n**Statute:** NRS 40.2545\n\n> NRS 40.2545 Unlawful detainer: Sealing of eviction case court file under certain circumstances; notice to surrender must not be made available for public inspection.\n\n> (a) Upon the entry of a court order which dismisses the action for summary eviction;\n\nSource: \n", "file": "upon-the-entry-of-a-court-order-which-dismisses-the-action-for-summary-eviction-nevada.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "upon-the-entry-of-a-court-order-which-dismisses-the-action-for-summary-eviction-nevada", "quote_relief_effect": "In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsection 1, in any action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 , the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection:", "quote_relief_mechanism": "In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsection 1, in any action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 , the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection:", "quote_statute_citation": "NRS 40.2545 Unlawful detainer: Sealing of eviction case court file under certain circumstances; notice to surrender must not be made available for public inspection.", "relief_effect": "the eviction case court file is sealed automatically and not open to inspection", "relief_mechanism": "automatic", "source_quote": "(a) Upon the entry of a court order which dismisses the action for summary eviction;", "sources": ["https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-040.html"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Nevada", "statute_citation": "NRS 40.2545", "title": "Nevada \u00b7 Upon the entry of a court order which dismisses the action for summary eviction \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "Upon the entry of a court order which dismisses the action for summary eviction", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** California\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** automatic\n\n> (a) (1) The clerk shall allow access to limited civil case records filed under this chapter, including the court file, index, and register of actions, only as follows:\n\n**What triggers relief:** Upon the filing of a case so restricted\n\n**Waiting period:** 60 days\n\n**What the relief does:** access to the court file will be delayed for 60 days\n\n**Statute:** CCP 1161.2\n\n> Upon the filing of a case so restricted, the court clerk shall mail notice to each defendant named in the action. The notice shall be mailed to the address provided in the complaint. The notice shall contain a statement that an unlawful detainer complaint (eviction action) has been filed naming that party as a defendant, and that access to the court file will be delayed for 60 days except to a party, an attorney for one of the parties, or any other person who (1) provides to the clerk the names of at least one plaintiff and one defendant in the action and provides to the clerk the address, including any applicable apartment, unit, or space number, of the subject premises, or (2) provides to the clerk the name of one of the parties in the action or the case number and can establish through proper identification that the person lives at the subject premises.\n\nSource: \n", "file": "upon-the-filing-of-a-case-so-restricted-california.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "upon-the-filing-of-a-case-so-restricted-california", "quote_relief_mechanism": "(a) (1) The clerk shall allow access to limited civil case records filed under this chapter, including the court file, index, and register of actions, only as follows:", "relief_effect": "access to the court file will be delayed for 60 days", "relief_mechanism": "automatic", "source_quote": "Upon the filing of a case so restricted, the court clerk shall mail notice to each defendant named in the action. The notice shall be mailed to the address provided in the complaint. The notice shall contain a statement that an unlawful detainer complaint (eviction action) has been filed naming that party as a defendant, and that access to the court file will be delayed for 60 days except to a party, an attorney for one of the parties, or any other person who (1) provides to the clerk the names of at least one plaintiff and one defendant in the action and provides to the clerk the address, including any applicable apartment, unit, or space number, of the subject premises, or (2) provides to the clerk the name of one of the parties in the action or the case number and can establish through proper identification that the person lives at the subject premises.", "sources": ["https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1161.2."], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "California", "statute_citation": "CCP 1161.2", "title": "California \u00b7 Upon the filing of a case so restricted \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "Upon the filing of a case so restricted", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false, "waiting_period": "60 days"} {"asset": "eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state", "body": "**State:** Nevada\n\n**Automatic or by motion:** by motion\n\n> In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, the court may order the sealing of an eviction case court file for an action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 :\n\n**What triggers relief:** Upon the filing of a written stipulation by the landlord and the tenant to set aside the order of eviction and seal the eviction case court file\n\n**What the relief does:** the court may order the sealing of an eviction case court file\n\n> In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, the court may order the sealing of an eviction case court file for an action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 :\n\n**Statute:** NRS 40.2545\n\n> NRS 40.2545 Unlawful detainer: Sealing of eviction case court file under certain circumstances; notice to surrender must not be made available for public inspection.\n\n> (a) Upon the filing of a written stipulation by the landlord and the tenant to set aside the order of eviction and seal the eviction case court file; or\n\nSource: \n", "file": "upon-the-filing-of-a-written-stipulation-by-the-landlord-and-the-tenant-to-set-a-nevada.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-09-02", "id": "upon-the-filing-of-a-written-stipulation-by-the-landlord-and-the-tenant-to-set-a-nevada", "quote_relief_effect": "In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, the court may order the sealing of an eviction case court file for an action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 :", "quote_relief_mechanism": "In addition to the provisions for the automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, the court may order the sealing of an eviction case court file for an action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 , 40.254 or 40.2542 :", "quote_statute_citation": "NRS 40.2545 Unlawful detainer: Sealing of eviction case court file under certain circumstances; notice to surrender must not be made available for public inspection.", "relief_effect": "the court may order the sealing of an eviction case court file", "relief_mechanism": "by motion", "source_quote": "(a) Upon the filing of a written stipulation by the landlord and the tenant to set aside the order of eviction and seal the eviction case court file; or", "sources": ["https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-040.html"], "stale_after": "2027-09-02", "state": "Nevada", "statute_citation": "NRS 40.2545", "title": "Nevada \u00b7 Upon the filing of a written stipulation by the landlord and the tenant to set aside the order of eviction and seal the eviction case court file \u2014 Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state", "triggering_event": "Upon the filing of a written stipulation by the landlord and the tenant to set aside the order of eviction and seal the eviction case court file", "type": "jurisdictional-variation", "verified": false}