Utah Code § 78B-6-850 § 78B-6-854
Notice of expunged eviction -- Tenant screening agency -- Effect of expungement.
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Notice of expunged eviction -- Tenant screening agency -- Effect of expungement. (1) (a) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall publish a list on the Utah Courts' website that provides notice of any eviction expunged under this section. (b) Within 30 days from the day on which an expunged eviction is listed on the Utah Courts' website as described in Subsection (1)(a): (i) an agency shall expunge any record of the expunged eviction in the custody of the agency; and (ii) a tenant screening agency shall remove the expunged eviction from any database used by the tenant screening agency. (2) If an eviction is expunged under this part, a tenant screening agency may not: (a) disclose the eviction in a tenant screening report pertaining to an individual for whom the eviction has been expunged; or (b) use the eviction as a factor in determining any score or recommendation in a tenant screening report pertaining to the individual for whom the eviction has been expunged. (3) Upon entry of an expungement order by a court under this part: (a) the eviction is considered to never have occurred; and (b) the individual for whom the eviction is expunged may reply to an inquiry on the matter as though there was never an eviction. (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a court, an agency, a tenant screening agency, or an employee of a court, agency, or tenant screening agency, may not disclose any eviction to, or share any information in a record of an eviction with, a person if the eviction has been expunged under this part. (b) An expunged record under this part may be released to, or viewed by, a party to the eviction.
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-6-854 establishes what happens after a court grants an eviction expungement. Once an eviction is expunged, it is legally treated as though it never occurred, meaning courts, government agencies, and tenant screening companies must remove or seal the record and cannot disclose it to others. Tenant screening agencies are specifically prohibited from including the expunged eviction in screening reports or using it to calculate scores or recommendations. The individual whose eviction was expunged may truthfully answer any inquiry about their rental history as if the eviction never happened.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under § 78B-6-854, landlords who use third-party tenant screening agencies should be aware that those agencies are legally required to remove expunged evictions from their databases within 30 days of the record appearing on the Utah Courts' website. A compliant operator understands that a screening report may not reflect an eviction that has been expunged, and that the absence of such a record is a lawful outcome of the expungement process. Property managers who receive screening reports should recognize that an applicant's legally clean record under this provision is not a misrepresentation on the applicant's part.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section 78B-6-854 gives individuals whose evictions have been expunged the right to have those records removed from tenant screening databases and to respond to rental application questions as though the eviction never took place. If a tenant screening agency continues to report or use an expunged eviction after the required 30-day removal window, that may constitute a violation of this provision. Tenants who believe their expunged record is still being disclosed or used improperly may consider contacting the Utah Courts, a local tenant-rights organization, or an attorney familiar with Utah housing law to understand available remedies.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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