Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 410.000 - Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation, State Sanitary Code, Chapter II
Section 410.270 - Locks
Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.410
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) The owner shall provide, install and maintain locks in the following manner and shall comply with the requirements of 780 CMR: Massachusetts State Building Code and 521 CMR: Architectural Access Board Regulations, and M.G.L. c. 143 § 3R so that:
(1) Every residence shall
be capable of being secured against unlawful entry.
(2) Every entry door of a dwelling unit shall
be capable of being secured against unlawful entry.
(3) The main entry door of a residence
containing more than three dwelling units shall be so designed or equipped so
as to close and lock automatically with a lock, including a lock with an
electrically-operated striker mechanism, a self-closing door, and associated
equipment. If two doors enclose an entryway between the common areas of the
residence and the exterior of the residence, only one door must meet this
requirement. This requirement shall not apply to:
(a) Lodging houses, as defined in M.G.L. c.
140, § 22;
(b) Dormitories of
charitable, educational or philanthropic institutions;
(c) Housing Authorities, as defined in M.G.L.
c. 121B; or
(d) Homeless
shelters.
(4) Every
exterior door of the residence, except the main entry door listed in
105
CMR 410.270(A)(3), shall be
equipped with an operating lock.
(5) All egress doors shall be capable of
being opened from the side in which egress is to be made without use of any
key, keypad, or other specialized knowledge in order to avoid entrapment in the
building.
(6) Every openable
exterior window shall be capable of being secured.
(B) The owner of a residence, except in a homeless shelter, shall provide a key to the occupant for:
(1) The main entry door to the
residence;
(2) The occupant's
dwelling unit or rooming unit; and
(3) Areas common to their unit.
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