Definitions

All definitions set forth in 803 CMR 2.00: Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI), 7.00: Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS), 8.00: Obtaining Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) for Research Purposes, 9.00: Victim Notification Registry (VNR), 10.00: Gun Transaction Recording and 11.00: Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) are incorporated by reference in 803 CMR 5.02. The following additional words and phrases as used in 803 CMR 5.00 shall have the following meanings: Copy or Hard Copy. A physical or electronic version of the CORI that is available to a subject or subject’s attorney or legally designated representative. This shall not include a summary of the CORI. Allowing a subject or his or her attorney or legally designated representative to view and/or copy down the subject’s CORI does not qualify as providing a copy of the CORI. Housing Applicant. An individual who applies to rent or lease housing, including market rate and subsidized housing. Landlord. An individual that owns and rents or leases housing to another individual or business entity. 5.02: continued Market Rate Housing. Housing that is privately owned and not subsidized by any federal or state housing program. Market rate housing shall include housing for which the landlord or property management company receives a subsidized housing voucher. Public Housing Authority. A federal, state, or local governmental entity charged with administering any federal or state-funded subsidized housing program. Property Management Company. A business entity that owns housing property to rent or lease or acts on behalf of an owner of housing to rent or lease housing property. Property Management Company, as referenced in 803 CMR 5.00 shall include, but not be limited to, a condo association where such condo association self-manages the rental or lease of housing. Real Estate Agent. An individual or business entity that acts as an agent on behalf of a landlord or property management company to rent or lease housing. Subsidized Housing. Any program of rental assistance funded by the state or federal government. However, subsidized housing shall not include market rate housing for which the landlord or property management company receives a subsidized housing voucher.