Tennessee § 62-7-108 - Sale of guests' baggage by hotels.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 62-7-108 — Sale of guests' baggage by hotels., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 62-7-108. Sale of guests' baggage by hotels.
At any time after thirty (30) days after the person incurring such debt or obligation has left the hotel, inn or boardinghouse and the debt or obligation is still due and unpaid, the owner or proprietor of the hotel, inn or boardinghouse may sell at public auction, for cash, at the hotel or boardinghouse office, any or all baggage or property left at the hotel, inn or boardinghouse necessary to satisfy the debt or obligation, without any process of law or equity; provided, that the sale shall be advertised by written or printed posters for at least ten (10) days before the sale. Acts 1895, ch. 67, § 3; Shan., § 3596; mod. Code 1932, § 6684; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 62-709. Cross-References. Innkeeper's lien, title 66, ch. 17. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 14 Tenn. Juris., Hotels, Inns and Restaurants, § 3.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 62-7-108 ("Sale of guests' baggage by hotels.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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