(a) Hotelkeeper and campground owner lien.--A hotelkeeper or campground owner, whether individual, partnership or corporation, shall have a lien on baggage and other property located in and about the inn, hotel or campground-owned lodging and belonging to or under the control of a guest or boarder for the proper charges due for accommodation, board and lodging and for all money paid for or advanced to the guest or boarder.
(b) Limitation.--The amount of a lien under subsection (a) shall not exceed $200.
(c) Right of hotelkeeper and campground owner.--The hotelkeeper or campground owner may detain the baggage and other property until the amount of any charges due has been paid.
(d) Exemption from attachment and execution.--Baggage and other property shall be exempt from attachment or execution until the hotelkeeper's or campground owner's lien and the cost of satisfying it are satisfied.
(June 5, 2020, P.L.250, No.33, eff. 60 days)
2020 Amendment. Act 33 amended subsecs. (a), (c) and (d).
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 48 - LODGING AND HOUSING
Section 1311 - Hotelkeepers and campground owners
Section 1322 - Lien, warrant, sale and right of redemption
Section 1323 - Liability for property loss or damage
Section 1324 - Special arrangements for safe deposit of valuables
Section 1326 - Other liability
Section 1327 - Exemption from levy or sale
Section 1329 - Baggage sale requirements
Section 1331 - Abandoned property at recreational campgrounds