Check whether an eviction was sealed or request a set-aside Housing & Rent Oregon preparation and procedure guide Source review: 2026-10-11 Scope: Shared Oregon or applicable federal procedure; confirm local requirements Check automatic sealing, request proof, and find the motion route when eligible records remain public. Who this route is for People with an Oregon residential eviction case. Automatic and motion-based eligibility differ; justice courts are separate from state circuit courts. Timing and notices OJD says eligible automatic set-asides are processed annually in December. Verify current processing status and motion eligibility; no immediate result is promised. Prepare (conditional documents may have alternatives) [ ] Case number or name used in the case [ ] Judgment and dismissal documents [ ] Payment satisfaction or bankruptcy discharge information if relevant [ ] Current mailing address [ ] Background report showing the case if available How to proceed 1. Read the eligibility chart linked by OJD and identify your judgment date and case outcome. 2. Search the free OJD online records system using the case number or name used at the time. 3. If a case is absent and you need confirmation, use the linked Order Request Form to ask for a copy of the sealing order. 4. If it remains listed, review the Motion to Set Aside Residential Eviction Judgment instructions with legal help rather than assuming the case is ineligible. 5. File any motion through the court that handled the case; contact the justice court directly if it was a justice-court case. 6. If a sealed case remains on a private background report, obtain the order and ask the report provider to correct its information. Open current instructions: https://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/pages/evictionsetasides.aspx Limits: The source still includes historical backlog estimates from 2024-25; these are not treated as current completion dates. Courts cannot control every private background database. Publisher sources Oregon Judicial Department : Eviction Set Asides : Forms Center : State of Oregon https://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/pages/evictionsetasides.aspx Evidence type: publisher-html-snapshot SHA-256: 0953eccc91de63bf6040e892e1ea2c4d3866b0f8fe75d74506b7688028c4aaf5 This site helps you prepare. It does not submit filings, calculate personal deadlines, decide eligibility or replace professional review. A complaint or help request does not pause another case or deadline. Start here Read the eligibility chart linked by OJD and identify your judgment date and case outcome. Where and how to submit Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location. https://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/pages/evictionsetasides.aspx What will it cost? Fees and fee-waiver eligibility have not been separately verified for this route. Check the current provider instructions. For a court filing, ask the court about its fee-waiver or deferral forms. After submission Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route. Corrections, denials and appeals Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process. Language, disability and offline help Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.