TOPEKA—People who’ve gone through an eviction case now have access to an online resource to request that the eviction be removed, or expunged, from the court record if certain criteria are met.
The Kansas judicial branch launched the new Eviction Expungement Portal on July 1. It allows people who are not represented by an attorney to file electronically to request the record of their eviction be removed if they meet certain qualifications under law.
Using the portal, a person can file a court motion to remove the record and submit a return of service to show the motion was served on the plaintiff in the case. The plaintiff has 30 days after the motion is delivered to them to file an objection with the court.
The portal walks the person through finding their eviction case and filing the motion to have the record of it removed. The portal also collects information that it uses to generate forms.
After the person submits the necessary forms through the portal, the documents are sent to the appropriate district court for filing in their eviction case.
The portal also connects the filer with forms created by the Kansas Judicial Council to help with the process.
If a person is represented by an attorney, their attorney would file the motion through the Kansas Courts eFiling system.
During the 2026 session, the Kansas Legislature passed 2026 Substitute for House Bill 2357. The bill created the option for someone to request that an eviction be removed from the court record and required that an electronic process be available for submitting that request.