Allows sealing of eviction records for defective complaint or lack of jurisdiction for individuals between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) who didn't sign the lease.

Plain-English Summary

This bill would allow certain young people to have their eviction records sealed from public view under specific circumstances. Specifically, it targets individuals between the ages of 18 and 21 who were living in a rental property but never actually signed the lease agreement themselves. If an eviction case against such a person was filed incorrectly — either because the legal complaint had errors (called a "defective complaint") or because the court didn't have proper authority over the case ("lack of jurisdiction") — that person could ask to have the eviction record hidden from public records.

The people most affected by this bill are young adults, such as college students or young people living with family members or partners, who may have been named in an eviction proceeding even though they were never official tenants on a lease. An eviction record can seriously harm someone's ability to rent an apartment in the future, and this bill aims to protect young people from carrying that burden when the eviction case itself was flawed or shouldn't have been brought against them in the first place.

It's important to note that this bill applies only to a narrow set of circumstances — the eviction case must have had a legal defect, and the person must fall within the specific age range and must not have signed the lease. It does not apply to all evictions involving young people. The bill has been introduced and sent to the House Judiciary Committee, where it will be reviewed before any further action is taken.