{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1859","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1859","heading":"","body":"The liability of an innkeeper, hotelkeeper, operator of a licensed hospital, rest home or sanitarium, furnished apartment house keeper, furnished bungalow court keeper, boardinghouse or lodginghouse keeper, for losses of or injuries to personal property, is that of a depositary for hire; provided, however, that in no case shall such liability exceed the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) in the aggregate. In no case shall liability exceed, for each item of described property, the respective sums of five hundred dollars ($500) for each trunk and its contents, two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each valise or traveling bag and its contents, two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each box, bundle or package and its contents, and two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for all other personal property of any kind, unless he shall have consented in writing with the owner thereof to assume a greater liability.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 3. DEPOSIT [1813. - 1881.2.]","CHAPTER 2. Deposit for Keeping [1833. - 1867.]","ARTICLE 4. Innkeepers [1859. - 1867.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"2d20d56cd35c24c1258c254ba3cb591bed6fd30f698558734e39ade43a676902","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1858.3","next":"us-ca/civ-1860"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}