Franklin County Reduces Landlord Access to Eviction Cases

[Peter Lohmann]

HUGE change for landlords in Columbus - Franklin County just removed access to hundreds of thousands of eviction records! Anything older than 3 years will no longer be viewable online. How will this affect your tenant screening? Read the details: 

https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200114/franklin-county-set-to-shield-some-online-eviction-records

[Robert Ellis]

"Others say there is definite value in shortening an eviction record’s online legacy. Thousands of records, some of which aren’t accurate or no longer reflect a tenant’s financial situation, won’t easily pop up and influence landlords or other screeners, said James Mackey, an attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Columbus."

I find this to be pretty accurate, I think a 3 year history is sufficient for tenant screening.