Bill with bipartisan backing would clear eviction records in SC after 5 years

By: Adrian Ashford

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 766

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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COLUMBIA — Legislation removing evictions from public access after five years advanced unanimously Tuesday in the South Carolina House.

Rep. Carla Schuessler, R-Myrtle Beach, said she introduced the bill last year after hearing from South Carolinians that old eviction records kept them from finding housing.

That was the case for 19-year-old Mikel Burns of Huger, who told a House Judiciary panel Tuesday that his family was forced out of their Berkeley County home in …

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