If you live in Oklahoma, eviction filings, whether you win or lose, will usually remain on your record forever. Some believe judges should be more liberal in their discretion regarding sealing and expunging certain eviction cases from public records.
Many states are enacting laws with more protection for tenants, especially in eviction cases that were illegally or erroneously filed, or dismissed. Laws in Oklahoma, which ranks high nationally for the number of yearly eviction cases, favor landlords over tenants, and open records over sealed eviction records, which can cause future harm to Oklahomans evicted.
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