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Policymakers should take steps to prevent unnecessary evictions. This includes: 

Eviction records should be sealed unless and until an eviction case is resolved in favor of the proprietor.

Policymakers at all levels of government should prohibit unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts and practices in the housing market (see also

Policymakers should conduct oversight and take action to address the negative impacts of private equity ownership of rental housing properties.

Federal and state policymakers should enact and robustly enforce consumer protections in the tenant screening process.

Policymakers should use effective, evidence-based assessment models to identify at-risk drivers of all ages. They should receive counseling or referrals, and appropriate action should be taken.

The Federal Trade Commission should strengthen the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

Consumers should be protected against spam e-mail. Policymakers should prohibit misrepresentation of the sender, subject, or content of an e-mail.

Congress should improve the current Government Pension Offset calculation by utilizing more detailed earnings data available to the Social Security Administration for both spouses’ covered and unco

Policymakers should explore options for extending the affordability of rental housing units whose subsidies are set to expire. These include: