Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-951 (2026)

Lien on baggage and property of guests

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Hotel, inn, boarding house, lodging house, apartment house and auto camp keepers shall have a lien upon the baggage and other property of their guests, boarders or lodgers, brought therein by their guests, boarders or lodgers, for charges due for accommodation, board, lodging or room rent and things furnished at the request of such guests, boarders or lodgers, with the right to possession of the baggage or other property until the charges are paid.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1962–1994 · leading case: State v. Fields, 373 P.2d 363 (Ariz. 1962).
State v. Fields, 373 P.2d 363 (Ariz. 1962). · cites it 3× “The *60 defendant, as the operator of a “boarding house” or “lodging house” had an innkeeper’s lien upon the luggage and personal property of Alexander and his two companions, and under A.R.S. § 33-951 1 was given the right to possession of the baggage and other property until…”
Pavilion Hotel, Inc. v. Valley Nat'l Bank, 885 P.2d 186 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “” A.R.S. § 33-951 (emphasis added); see also Elkhart Inv.”
Elkhart Inv. Corp. v. Gazin, 537 P.2d 974 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1975). · cites it 8× “The parties are -in agreement that in order to prevail as against Elkhart, the Gazins must demonstrate that they were entitled to a possessory lien against the mobile home pursuant to the “innkeeper’s lien” statute, A.R.S. § 33-951. The law reads: “§ 33-951.”
United States v. Limbs, 356 F. Supp. 1004 (D. Ariz. 1973). “, section 33-951 23 . Id., section 33-961. 24 .”
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