MI SB0949

Allows courts to seal eviction records if a judgment for possession was entered 5 or more years before the motion to seal and sealing is in the interests of justice, provided public interest in disclosure does not outweigh those interests.

Permits courts to seal records when eviction proceedings were brought under specified sections and no judgment of possession was entered.

Requires courts to seal records upon defendant's motion when premises was foreclosed and defendant either vacated before proceedings were filed or did not receive a written 90-day demand for possession before filing.

Mandates sealing of records when plaintiff received emergency rental assistance funds from federal money distributed by the state to pay the judgment or amount alleged in the complaint, excluding certain housing assistance programs.

Requires sealing of records for evictions filed during the COVID-19 state of emergency declared under Executive Order No. 2020-4 or any extension thereof.