- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 2003
- Topic
- Necessary Deposit
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
- Title
- TITLE XII DEPOSIT
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 3 Necessary Deposit
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- A Supreme Court decision
The provision
The hotel-keeper cannot free himself from responsibility by posting notices to the effect that he is not liable for the articles brought by the guest. Any stipulation between the hotel-keeper and the guest whereby the responsibility of the former as set forth in articles 1998 to 2001 is suppressed or diminished shall be void. (n)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Bars a hotel-keeper from escaping liability for a guest's belongings merely by posting disclaimer notices. Any agreement between the hotel and the guest that removes or reduces the hotel-keeper's legal responsibility for those articles is void, so these guest protections cannot be waived away.
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Cases applying this article
- Yht Realty Corporation v. The Court of Appeals G.R. No. 126780
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