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137C.25C Right to eject.

An owner or operator of a hotel may eject a person from the hotel for any of the following reasons:

1. Nonpayment of charges incurred by the individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations, or facilities of the hotel when the charges are due and owing.

2. The individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations, or facilities of the hotel is visibly intoxicated, or is disorderly so as to create a public nuisance.

3. The owner or operator reasonably believes that the individual is using the premises for an unlawful purpose including, but not limited to, the unlawful use or possession of controlled substances or the use of the premises for the consumption of alcohol by an individual in violation of section 123.47 or 123.47A.

4. The owner or operator reasonably believes that the individual has brought anything into the hotel which may create an unreasonable danger or risk to other persons, including but not limited to firearms or explosives.

5. The individual is in violation of any federal, state, or local laws or regulations relating to the hotel.

6. The individual is in violation of any rule of the hotel which is posted as provided in section 137C.25D.

Section History: Recent form

94 Acts, ch 1032, §4

Internal References

Referred to in § 137C.25D


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