Thousands of Massachusetts residents will be helped by a new resource that will allow them to have any previous eviction records sealed.
State Sen. Lydia Edwards, who has advocated for the law over a period of years, said she has already assisted a constituent in filing an eviction-sealing petition with the support of community organization City Life/Vida Urbana.
Edwards — along with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Attorney General Andrea Campbell, Senate President Karen Spilka, Boston Chief of Housing Sheila Dillon, and other officials — joined housing attorneys and others outside the courthouse on Monday, May 5, to raise awareness about the new law. The law was embedded in the Affordable Homes Act that Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed in August…