The hotelkeeper may retain the property brought into the hotel by the guest until the total payment due to him on account of the guest’s stay at the hotel has been made.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 2365
Right of Retention · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
He shall have in relation to such property the rights and benefits of a pledgee.