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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 1.(1) Whenever the keeper of any hotel, inn, boardinghouse, lodging house, bed and breakfast, or furnished apartment receives into his or her hotel, inn, boardinghouse, lodging house, bed and breakfast, or furnished apartment any person, guest, boarder, lodger, or tenant, the keeper shall have a lien upon and right to detain the goods, baggage, and effects of such guest, boarder, lodger, or tenant to secure and compel the payment of customary charges for the food and lodging furnished to the guest, boarder, lodger, or tenant. The lien may be enforced in the manner prescribed in this act.
(2) As used in this section, “bed and breakfast” means a bed and breakfast as defined in section 12901 of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being section 333.12901 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 427. Hotels § 427.201 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-427-hotels/mi-comp-laws-427-201/
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