Description
Reflect upon what you consider to be the key takeaways from this weeks readings. As you reflect, you should consider the following questions:
- How does the status attributed to the innkeeper or tavern owner in the middle ages align with the modern view of those in todays hospitality industry? Do any of those earlier expressed views resonate today?
- What thoughts come to mind when you hear the term public accommodation as it relates to your understanding of how those in the hospitality industry should conduct themselves?
- Did any case or statutory provision in the readings surprise you, and if so, why?
- Washington State Hospitality Law Manual
- Introduction
This section of the Manual provides a brief introduction of the historical backdrop of Hospitality Law along with a short discussion of the sources of applicable rules.
- Part I, Chapter 1
Focusing on the obligation of an innkeeper to receive guests, this reading covers the laws that protect against discrimination as well as lays out the circumstances under which a guest can be refused entry.
- Part I, Chapter 2
In addition to a review of contract principles that are industry specific, this reading gives an overview of when a hotel can terminate the innkeeper/guest relationship.
- Part I, Chapter 3
Chapter 3 addresses the distinction between a guest and a tenant, with special attention paid to when a hotel can evict patrons occupying their rooms.
http://4dh6l02tbsyd40y7si3uhelp-wpengine.netdna-ss…– Washington State Manual link!
This short article provides an overview of the different types of lodging, the situations under which a hotel can ask a guest to leave, and the obligations imposed where guests property is concerned.