Code of Massachusetts Regulations
803 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SERVICES
Title 803 CMR 5.00 - Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) - Housing
Section 5.11 - Permissive Dissemination of CORI by a Landlord, Property Management Company, Real Estate Agent, or Public Housing Authority

(1) A landlord, property management company, or real estate agent may disseminate a housing applicant's CORI to the housing applicant.

(2) If a landlord, property management company, real estate agent, or public housing authority is a party to a complaint or legal action as a result of any decision based on CORI, the landlord, property management company, real estate agent, or public housing authority may disseminate CORI in the tenant appeals process or to an administrative agency or court for the purpose of defending its decision.

(3) A property management company or real estate agent may disseminate a housing applicant's CORI to the owner of the housing unit for which the housing applicant is applying. A public housing authority may disseminate a housing applicant's CORI to the owner of the housing unit for which the housing applicant is applying unless the public housing authority, in lieu of the owner of the housing unit, is responsible for determining compliance with CORI requirements for renting or leasing such housing.

(4) A property management company or public housing authority may disseminate a housing applicant's CORI to its staff who have been authorized to request, receive, or review CORI for the purposes of determining whether to rent or lease housing.

(5) Each public housing authority may disseminate a housing applicant's CORI to the applicant's attorney or legally designated representative. However, before receiving the housing applicant's CORI, an applicant's attorney or legally designated representative shall provide a release, signed by the housing applicant, authorizing the attorney or legally designated representative to receive or review the CORI.