Every innkeeper and the keeper of a boardinghouse or house of private entertainment shall have a lien upon, and may retain possession of, the baggage and other property of his guest or boarder brought upon his premises, and also upon the property of the employer of such guest or boarder, controlled and brought upon the premises by such guest or boarder in the course of his employment, for the proper charges due from such guest for his board and lodging.
Va. Code Ann. § 43-31
Lien of innkeepers, etc
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case O'MALLEY v. Rapidan River Farm (1982)
Most recently applied in O'MALLEY v. Rapidan River Farm (November 1982)
Code 1919, § 6444.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.