803 CMR 5.10
Required Dissemination of CORI or other Criminal History Information by a Landlord, Property
Management Company, Real Estate Agent, or Public Housing Authority
(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.