Assemblymember Watts Introduces Legislation to Protect Renters

From the Nevada Current:

One question that has loomed: What happens to the thousands of renters who have fallen through the cracks and were evicted, subsequently leaving a scar on their records that could prevent them from finding housing? 

Assemblyman Howard Watts is offering a potential solution through Assembly Bill 141, legislation heard Thursday that would automatically seal records for people who received evictions for nonpayment of rent that occurred during the Covid-19 state of emergency.  

“It’s critical to ensure that as we recover from this pandemic that there is not a permanent mark on their records that’s creating a barrier to prevent folks from finding new housing,” he said.

Learn more in articles from the Nevada Independent and Las Vegas Review Journal.