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§ 1323. Liability for property loss or damage

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 48 Pa.C.S.A. Lodging and HousingEffective: August 4, 2020

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 48 Pa.C.S.A. Lodging and Housing
Part II. Lodging
Chapter 13. Hotels (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter C. Protection of Keepers of Hotels, Inns and Boardinghouses
Effective: August 4, 2020
48 Pa.C.S.A. § 1323
Formerly cited as PA ST 37 P.S. § 34;  PA ST 37 P.S. § 61
§ 1323. Liability for property loss or damage
Currentness
(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and section 1324 (relating to special arrangements for safe deposit of valuables), no hotelkeeper or campground owner, whether individual, partnership or corporation, shall be liable for loss or damage to property suffered by a guest, unless the hotelkeeper or campground owner fails to constantly maintain any of the following:
(1) A metal safe or vault in good order and fit for custody of money, bank notes, jewelry, gold or silver articles, precious stones, personal ornaments, railroad mileage books or tickets, negotiable or valuable papers and bullion. This paragraph shall not apply to campground owners.
(2) Suitable locks, bolts and fastenings on the doors, transoms and windows of the sleeping rooms used by guests.
(3) A copy of this section, posted and printed in distinct type in not fewer than 10 conspicuous places throughout the hotel or inn.
(b) Exception.--Notwithstanding compliance with subsection (a), a hotelkeeper is liable for property loss or damage if a guest delivers property for custody in the safe or vault and the hotelkeeper omits or refuses to accept it, deposit it in the safe or vault or provide the guest with a receipt, except that a hotelkeeper is not:
(1) obliged to receive from any one guest property exceeding a total value of $300; or
(2) liable for an amount in excess of $300, whether or not the property was actually received.
(c) Definitions.--The following words and phrases when used in this section shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
“Hotel.” The term includes apartment hotels.
“Hotelkeeper.” The term includes apartment hotelkeepers.

Credits

2016, June 23, P.L. 365, No. 51, § 1, effective in 60 days [Aug. 22, 2016]. Amended 2020, June 5, P.L. 250, No. 33, § 3, effective in 60 days [Aug. 4, 2020].
48 Pa.C.S.A. § 1323, PA ST 48 Pa.C.S.A. § 1323
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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