Indiana Senate Bill 385 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-11 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Eviction action information and tenant screening. Prohibits a court or the operator of a case management system from disclosing information relating to an eviction action: (1) if the case is dismissed or if the tenant prevails in the action or upon appeal; or (2) upon order of the court after a petition to prohibit disclosure is made by the tenant: (A) not earlier than three years after a judgment of eviction against the tenant becomes final; or (B) at least one year after the case was filed if the case remains pending with no judgment. Defines a "tenant screening report" as a report that: (1) is prepared from files compiled and maintained with respect to an applicant for the rental of a rental unit; and (2) describes the applicant's credit characteristics, rental history, or criminal history. Requires a landlord that denies an applicant's application for the rental of a rental unit based on information in a tenant screening report to mail a copy of the tenant screening report to the applicant. Provides requirements for the application process for an applicant who intends to use a housing choice voucher for the rental of a rental unit. Provides that if a landlord fails to mail an applicant a copy of the tenant screening report, as required under these provisions, an applicant may bring a cause of action in a court with jurisdiction.

Eviction action information and tenant screening.

Sen. Shelli Yoder [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-11	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-01-11	Senate	Authored by Senator Yoder

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/senate/385/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/a/7/2/0a72fe9a/SB0385.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/9/9/2/e9922b6e/SB0385.01.INTR.FN001.pdf