Required Dissemination of CORI or other Criminal History Information by a Landlord, Property Management Company, Real Estate Agent, or Public Housing Authority
Effective Jun 11, 2021Mass. Register #1445MGL c. 6, § 167A MGL c. 6, § 172Department of Criminal Justice Information Services
(1) Each landlord, property management company, real estate agent, or public housing authority shall provide a copy of a housing applicant's CORI or other criminal history information, and shall disclose the source of the information, to him or her:
- (a) before asking the applicant any questions about the criminal history; and
- (b) before making an adverse housing decision based on the housing applicant's CORI or other criminal history information.
- (2) Each property management company or public housing authority that is overseen, regulated, or supervised by a governmental entity shall, upon request, disseminate CORI to that governmental entity's staff.