Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the liability of a bed and breakfast establishment for the loss of a guest‘s personal property may not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each guest as follows:

(1) The loss of a trunk or chest and the contents, liability of not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).

Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-41-31-7

  • bed and breakfast establishment: means an operator occupied residence that meets the following conditions:

    Indiana Code 16-41-31-1

  • guest: means an individual who rents a guest room in a bed and breakfast establishment. See Indiana Code 16-41-31-2
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • operator: means an owner or the owner's agent of a bed and breakfast establishment who resides within the establishment or on contiguous property. See Indiana Code 16-41-31-4
  • Personal property: includes goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) The loss of a traveling bag or suitcase and the contents, liability of not more than fifty dollars ($50).

(3) The loss of a box, bundle, or package and the contents, liability of not more than ten dollars ($10).

     (b) An operator of a bed and breakfast establishment may assume liability in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each guest for loss of personal property if the guest and operator do the following:

(1) Itemize the personal property and the personal property’s value.

(2) Agree in writing to the kind and extent of the liability.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-6-7.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.

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