{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-12a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 12A","heading":"''Hotel'' defined for Secs. 12B to 12D","body":"Section 12A. For the purpose of sections 12B to 12D, inclusive, the word ''hotel'' shall mean a hotel, motel, resort, boarding house, or inn, which is kept, used or advertised as, or held out to the public to be, a place where sleeping or housekeeping accommodations are supplied for pay to guests for transient occupancy.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section12A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:16Z","sha256":"35e6a45769ba9b3d851ef11c9181139cfdb8e0787225590cbbbf3848433c3c02","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-12","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-12b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}