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=U3= Sec701 -- Section 701 Liability of the innkeeper
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=S=> BGB 701. 1 An innkeeper who accommodates strangers commercially must make compensation for the damage incurred by the loss of , destruction of or damage to things brought in by a guest accommodated in the course of operating such a business .
=S=> BGB 701. 2 The following are deemed to have been brought in : things that during the time when the guest was accommodated were brought into the inn or to a place indicated by the innkeeper or the helpers of the innkeeper or to a place generally intended for this purpose by the innkeeper outside the inn , or otherwise taken into safekeeping outside the inn by the innkeeper or his helpers , things that within a reasonable period of time prior to or after the time when the guest was first accommodated were taken into custody by the innkeeper or his helpers . In the case of an instruction or assumption of custody by helpers of the innkeeper , however , this only applies if they were ordered or must be considered to have been ordered to do this in the circumstances .
=S=> BGB 701. 3 Liability in damages is not incurred if the loss , destruction or damage is caused by the guest , a person accompanying the guest or a person that the guest has taken in , or by the quality of the things or by force majeure .
=S=> BGB 701. 4 Liability in damages does not extend to vehicles , to things left in a vehicle , or to live animals .
=U3= Sec702 -- Section 702 Limitation of liability ; valuables
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=S=> BGB 702. 1 The innkeeper is only liable by reason of section 701 up to an amount corresponding to one-hundred times the cost of accommodation for one day , but at least up to the amount of 600 euros and at most up to an amount of 3,500 euros ; for money , securities and valuables the amount of 800 euros takes the place of the amount of 3,500 euros .
=S=> BGB 702. 2 The innkeeper's liability is unlimited if the loss , destruction or damage has been culpably caused by him or his helpers , if the things brought in are things that he assumed for safekeeping or which he refused to assume contrary to the provision of subsection ( 3 ) .
=S=> BGB 702. 3 The innkeeper is obliged to accept money , securities , valuables and other valuable items for safekeeping unless they are excessively valuable or sizeable in view of the size or status of the inn or if they are hazardous . He may demand that they be delivered in a closed or sealed container .
=U3= Sec702a -- Section 702a Release from liability
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=S=> BGB 702a. 1 The innkeeper may only be released from liability in advance to the extent that the sum involved exceeds the applicable maximum amount under section 702 ( 1 ) . Nor may the innkeeper be released from liability even to this extent in the case that the loss , destruction or damage was caused intentionally or with gross negligence by the innkeeper or the helpers of the innkeeper or that it involves things whose acceptance for safekeeping the innkeeper refused contrary to the provisions of section 702 ( 3 ) .
=S=> BGB 702a. 2 The release is only effective if the declaration of the guest has been issued in writing and if it does not include any other provisions .
=U3= Sec703 -- Section 703 Extinction of the claim for damages
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=S=> BGB 703 The claim to which the guest is entitled under sections 701 and 702 lapses if the guest fails to notify the innkeeper without undue delay after obtaining knowledge of the loss , destruction or damage . This does not apply if the things were accepted by the innkeeper for safekeeping or if the loss , destruction or damage was culpably caused by him or his helpers .
=U3= Sec704 -- Section 704 Security right of the innkeeper
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=S=> BGB 704 For his claims for providing living space and other services to satisfy the needs of the guest , including his expenses , the innkeeper has a security right over the things brought in by the guest . The provisions relating to the security right of the lessor in sections 562 ( 1 ) sentence 2 and 562a to 562d apply with the necessary modifications .
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