2019 -- H 5075

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Maldonado, Filippi, Alzate, Morin, and Slater

     Date Introduced: January 10, 2019

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 34-18 of the General Laws entitled "Residential Landlord and

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Tenant Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     34-18-58. Sealing of court files - Verdict for the tenant.

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     If any complaint for possession brought pursuant to chapter 18 of title 34 is resolved in

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the tenant's favor, either by dismissal, or a trial verdict, or judgement from which an appeal is not

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taken, the court shall seal the court file, rendering its contents inaccessible to the public.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT

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     This act would require the sealing of any district court file, where a resolution of a

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trespass and eviction complaint results in a verdict for the tenant and no appeal is taken.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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