Tenant advocates ask to change Wisconsin court rules on how long eviction histories are available

For how long should someone’s eviction history be available to the public? The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering that question as it weighs a proposed change to record-keeping rules. Per current statewide court policy, records from most eviction cases have to be retained for 20 years after a case was closed. But tenant advocates said that policy is trapping low-income Wisconsinites in poverty, by making it difficult for them to be approved for new housing. To continue reading the rest of the article, please click on the source link below: https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2023/09/11/tenant-advocates-ask-to-change-wisconsin-court-rules-on-how-long-eviction-histories-are-available/