GA SB617

Amends Georgia Code Section 44-7-50 to require courts to make eviction (dispossessory) proceeding records unavailable to the public under three conditions: the tenant prevailed in the case, the tenant met all conditions of a settlement agreement, or three years have passed since the case was resolved.

Courts with competent jurisdiction are mandated to order the sealing of these records, removing judicial discretion once qualifying conditions are met.

Aims to reduce long-term housing barriers for tenants by limiting public access to past eviction filings that were resolved favorably or are older than three years.

Sponsored by Senators Halpern, Jones II, Jackson, Parent, and Kemp in the Georgia General Assembly.