43-31 - Lien of innkeepers, etc. - Virginia Statutes

§ 43-31. Lien of innkeepers, etc.

Every innkeeper and the keeper of a boardinghouse or house of privateentertainment shall have a lien upon, and may retain possession of, thebaggage 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 thecourse of his employment, for the proper charges due from such guest for hisboard and lodging.

(Code 1919, § 6444.)