Access to CORI by Public Housing Authorities and Certain Property Management Companies to

Evaluate Housing Applicants for Subsidized Housing (1) Prior to accessing CORI to evaluate a housing applicant for subsidized housing, each public housing authority and property management company that administers a subsidized housing program for qualifying subsidized housing units shall register for an iCORI account pursuant to 803 CMR 5.03. (2) A public housing authority or property management company that administers a subsidized housing program for qualifying subsidized housing units may request required CORI access, as defined in 803 CMR 2.05(3), regarding a housing applicant who is applying for subsidized housing owned or controlled by the public housing authority or property management company that administers a subsidized housing program for qualifying subsidized housing units for the purpose of evaluating a housing applicant. 5.05: continued (3) Public housing authorities and property management companies that administer a subsidized housing program for qualifying subsidized housing units shall screen housing applicants for subsidized housing only as provided by state and federal law. CORI shall only be requested for a housing applicant as the final step in the application process. A property management company that administers a subsidized housing program for qualifying subsidized housing units that also manages or owns market rate housing shall not use required access CORI to evaluate housing applicants for market rate housing. Said entities may access standard or open CORI access, as provided in 803 CMR 5.04, for this purpose. A public housing authority may qualify to receive national criminal history information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation by executing a memorandum of understanding with the local police department. (a) National criminal history information received under 803 CMR 5.05(5) shall be used only as permitted by federal and state laws for the purpose of determining suitability for subsidized housing programs. (b) Improper access to, or dissemination of, national criminal history information may result in both criminal and civil sanctions.