{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 5","heading":"Food and accommodations; availability","body":"Section 5. Every innholder and every common victualler shall at all times be provided with suitable food for strangers and travelers. Every innholder shall also have upon his premises suitable rooms, with beds and bedding, for the lodging of his guests.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:16Z","sha256":"aa1ccc9f0b0b95472e891d8870430acb72c63f8b92a31459376bf252d3cfeb6c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}