{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-15a-27","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15A, § 27","heading":"Dormitories; nonsmoking rooms; rules and regulations","body":"Section 27. Each public institution of higher education which provides housing for students in dormitories shall establish rules and regulations providing that a certain number of dormitory rooms shall be reserved for nonsmokers. Each such public institution shall provide a space on the application for admission or student housing for the applicant to indicate whether he would prefer to reside in a room where smoking was prohibited or whether he would prefer to reside in a room where smoking was allowed.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 15A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter15A/Section27","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:53Z","sha256":"e9c20c05f99e1bfa8b91789921dd1172f4cdd27fc004fb1644f3adabdff61c02","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-15a-26","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-15a-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}