Liability of hotelkeeper for loss of property by fire or theft; owner’s risk

Wis. Stat. § 97.635
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A hotelkeeper is not liable for the loss of baggage or other property of a hotel guest by a fire unintentionally produced by the hotelkeeper. Every hotelkeeper is liable for loss of baggage or other property of a guest caused by theft or gross negligence of the hotelkeeper. The liability may not exceed $200 for each trunk and its contents, $75 for each valise and its contents and $10 for each box, bundle or package and contents, so placed under the care of the hotelkeeper; and $50 for all other effects including wearing apparel and personal belongings, unless the hotelkeeper has agreed in writing with the guest to assume a greater liability. When any person permits his or her baggage or property to remain in any hotel after the person’s status as a guest has ceased, or forwards the baggage or property to a hotel before becoming a guest and the baggage or property is received into the hotel, the hotelkeeper holds the baggage or property at the risk of the owner.
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/97.635Fetched: 10/7/2026
Wis. Stat. § 97.635 — Liability of hotelkeeper for loss of property by fire or theft; owner’s risk | Wisconsin Statutes (updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247) | Corpus