Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with tenant advocates in limiting eviction records

Source: Associated Press

Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with tenant advocates in limiting eviction records

BY SCOTT BAUER
Updated 4:40 PM EDT, October 9, 2023

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court voted Monday in its first public administrative conference in more than a decade to reduce from 20 years to two years the time when most eviction records must be kept on the state court website.

The change was sought by tenant rights advocates who argued that the longer record-keeping has made it more difficult for people with lower incomes to find housing.

The court voted 4-3, with liberals in support and conservatives against, for shortening the record-keeping on the state court website, commonly referred to by the acronym CCAP.

Legal Action of Wisconsin sought the change for cases where there is no money judgment against a tenant. At a hearing last month, tenant advocates said the change would help renters with eviction histories, since many landlords rely solely on the statewide court website for determining whether to rent to someone.

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