Chapter 11

Chapter 11

1. In order to limit liability for a guests possessions, the hotel should provide a safe where guests can keep their valuables during their stay.

a. True

b. False

2. In every state, an innkeeper is required to accept for safe keeping an unlimited amount of personal property from the guest.

a. True

b. False

3. Under a bailment arrangement, an innkeeper is not responsible for the condition of returned items being the same as when they were left; for example, coat checks, valet parking.

a. True

b. False

4. An innkeepers lien is a concept that helps protect innkeepers from non-paying guests.

a. True

b. False

5. The three classifications of property where the ownership is in doubt are mislaid property, lost property and abandoned property.

a. True

b. False

6. If the rightful owner does not return in a reasonable amount of time, ownership of the property transfers to?

a. The property finder

b. The business where the property was found

c. The police

d. The ownership fo the property does not transfer

7. A restaurant is ordinarily responsible for both the items and their unseen contents once a bailment has been established.

a. True

b. False

8. When items of value are found, the first goal should be to?

a. Assess the value of the item

b. Call the police

c. Liquidate the property for the companys profit

d. Return the property to its rightful owner

9. An innkeeper will likely be liable for damage to, or loss of, a guests property unless the damage was caused by?

a. Acts of God such as flood or hurricane

b. Civil unrest

c. The negligence of the guest

d. All of the above

10. Restaurants are not generally covered under the state laws that limit the liability of innkeepers, which can increase their risk.

a. True

b. False