Somerville Eases Rent Evictions with New Sealing Law
Source: bostonglobe.com
- A new Massachusetts law lets tenants seal many eviction records from public view to make finding housing easier.
- In Somerville, eligible cases include dismissed evictions, wins after appeals, or no-fault reasons like unpaid rent due to hardship.
- The city’s programs like rental aid and MVP vouchers already help 29 families avoid displacement.
Somerville tenants facing eviction now have a powerful tool: a state law sealing records that block future rentals. This tackles the cycle where one eviction dooms people to endless housing hunts. It pairs with local efforts to stabilize renters amid rising costs and past pandemic fallout.