The Second Chance Amendment Act, D.C.’s new expungement and record-sealing law, went into effect on March 1, 2025.1 This Act ...

Edwards, who sponsored the provision embedded in the Affordable Homes Act, added that 122 petitions have been granted so far.

Records are public even if tenants won a case or reached an agreement with a landlord, advocates said. Eviction sealing is not an automatic process under the new law. Tenants who win their case ...

Under current law, a person who has an eligible criminal conviction and has met certain statutory requirements can file a form seeking to seal the criminal records associated with the conviction.