Eviction List Court Records

[Dan Williamson]

Hi All,

I spent a ton of time perusing the state and county websites to try and find info about getting an eviction list. After making a few phone calls, I was finally directed to a page with two email addresses. I filled out a form and emailed them both separately asking for the same thing: "a list of eviction notices that have been filed in the last 180 days".

The first public employee shot back a response right away stating that they could not provide these records. My hopes were dashed. The next day I received a response from the other public employee who put the request through and told me a report was on it's way! 

Lesson: Don't stop after the first "no". (And maybe a second lesson: some people are just lazy).

Anyway, I received the report with 20,000 lines with a note "invoice to follow". After recalling that I had read a cost of $5-$7 per record, I almost passed out. It only ended up to be $15 for that report. No big deal. But the report is basically only a list of court cases involving evictions. It includes the county the court case # the type of case and the date.

My problem lies in the cost of both time and dollars. All I have is a list of court cases. I can search them all individually, but that is still $5/record. Is there an efficient and cost effective way to scrub these records?

Any input is appreciated. Thanks!