Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
Chapter contents
699.005Definitions 699.008Facility fees 699.010Limitation on innkeeper or hotelkeeper liability for valuables 699.020Safekeeping of baggage; scope of liability 699.030Liability for other property 699.040Liability in cases not covered by ORS 699.005 to 699.060 699.050Property left in hotel over 60 days; notice and sale 699.055Guest as trespasser 699.060Posting of law 699.070[Repealed by 1977 c.389 §1] 699.990[Repealed by 1977 c.389 §1]

Chapter 699 — Innkeepers and Hotelkeepers

ORS 699.040 Liability in cases not covered by ORS 699.005 to 699.060

In all cases other than provided in ORS 699.005 to 699.060, where liability is imposed by law upon a hotelkeeper or innkeeper for loss of or damage to the personal property of a guest of such hotelkeeper or innkeeper, the liability of such hotelkeeper or innkeeper for the loss or damage to the personal property of such guest shall be limited to $50, except when the loss or damage is due to the theft or gross negligence of the innkeeper or hotelkeeper or any of the servants of either.

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