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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT | |
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Introduced By: Senators Kallman, Quezada, Acosta, Murray, Euer, Calkin, Lawson, | |
Date Introduced: February 25, 2021 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 34-18 of the General Laws entitled "Residential Landlord and Tenant |
2 | Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 34-18-46.1. Sealing of court files -- Verdict for the tenant. |
4 | If any complaint for possession brought pursuant to chapter 18 of title 34 is resolved in the |
5 | tenant's favor, either by dismissal, or a trial verdict, or judgement from which an appeal is not taken, |
6 | the court shall seal the court file, rendering its contents inaccessible to the public. |
7 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT | |
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1 | This act would require the sealing of any district court file, where a resolution of a trespass |
2 | and eviction complaint results in a verdict for the tenant and no appeal is taken. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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