Rep. Ethan Manning has filed House Bill 1214, which proposes three primary changes to assist Indiana’s residents who have not actually been evicted and to determine the state’s true eviction numbers. The first change would allow tenants to petition the court to seal their eviction records in certain circumstances. The second would require that participation in the Indiana Supreme Court’s Pre-Eviction Diversion Program remain voluntary for both residents and property owners. And finally, the bill allows property owners to initiate an emergency rental assistance application on their tenant’s behalf.
