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Evictions can remain on a tenant's record for up to seven years in the United States,[{{Cite web |date=July 2021 |title=How long can information, like eviction actions and lawsuits, stay on my tenant screening record? |url=https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/how-long-can-information-like-eviction-actions-and-lawsuits-stay-on-my-tenant-screening-record-en-2104/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |language=en}}] and landlords are typically allowed to reject tenants due to previous evictions.[{{Cite web |last=Kimble |first=Megan] |author-link=Megan Kimble |date=2020-12-09 |title=How Evictions Haunt Tenants for Years |url=https://www.texasobserver.org/evictions-texas-housing/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=The Texas Observer |language=en-US}} Public eviction records can be a barrier to entry to housing, leading tenants into [[Emergency shelter|emergency shelters]] after failing [[tenant screening]] at multiple apartments.[{{Cite web |date=2023-06-02 |title='Stain on your record': Evictions follow Kentuckians for years, limiting access to housing |url=https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-06-02/stain-on-your-record-evictions-follow-kentuckians-for-years-limiting-access-to-housing |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Louisville Public Media |language=en}}] |
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Evictions can remain on a tenant's record for up to seven years in the United States,[{{Cite web |date=July 2021 |title=How long can information, like eviction actions and lawsuits, stay on my tenant screening record? |url=https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/how-long-can-information-like-eviction-actions-and-lawsuits-stay-on-my-tenant-screening-record-en-2104/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |language=en}}] and landlords are typically allowed to reject tenants due to previous evictions.[{{Cite web |last=Kimble |first=Megan |date=2020-12-09 |title=How Evictions Haunt Tenants for Years |url=https://www.texasobserver.org/evictions-texas-housing/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=The Texas Observer |language=en-US}}] Public eviction records can be a barrier to entry to housing, leading tenants into [[Emergency shelter|emergency shelters]] after failing [[tenant screening]] at multiple apartments.[{{Cite web |date=2023-06-02 |title='Stain on your record': Evictions follow Kentuckians for years, limiting access to housing |url=https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-06-02/stain-on-your-record-evictions-follow-kentuckians-for-years-limiting-access-to-housing |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Louisville Public Media |language=en}}] |
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Some American jurisdictions have sealed eviction records to prevent blanket denial of tenants with an eviction history.[{{Cite web |date=2025-05-05 |title=Renters can now petition to seal their eviction records in Massachusetts |url=https://www.wgbh.org/news/housing/2025-05-05/renters-can-now-petition-to-seal-their-eviction-records-in-massachusetts |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=GBH |language=en}}] |
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Some American jurisdictions have sealed eviction records to prevent blanket denial of tenants with an eviction history.[{{Cite web |date=2025-05-05 |title=Renters can now petition to seal their eviction records in Massachusetts |url=https://www.wgbh.org/news/housing/2025-05-05/renters-can-now-petition-to-seal-their-eviction-records-in-massachusetts |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=GBH |language=en}}] |
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