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Article 1953 of the French Civil Code

They are liable for the theft or damage of these effects, whether the theft was committed or the damage was caused by their servants, or by third parties coming and going in the hotel.

This liability is unlimited, notwithstanding any clause to the contrary, in the case of theft or damage of objects of any kind deposited in their hands or which they have refused to receive without legitimate reason.

In all other cases, the damages due to the traveller are, to the exclusion of any lower conventional limitation, limited to the equivalent of one hundred times the rental price of the accommodation per day, except where the traveller demonstrates that the loss he has suffered is the result of a fault on the part of the person accommodating him or the persons for whom the latter is responsible.

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Article 1953

Ils sont responsables du vol ou du dommage de ces effets, soit que le vol ait été commis ou que le dommage ait été causé par leurs préposés, ou par des tiers allant et venant dans l’hôtel.

Cette responsabilité est illimitée, nonobstant toute clause contraire, au cas de vol ou de détérioration des objets de toute nature déposés entre leurs mains ou qu’ils ont refusé de recevoir sans motif légitime.

Dans tous les autres cas, les dommages-intérêts dus au voyageur sont, à l’exclusion de toute limitation conventionnelle inférieure, limités à l’équivalent de cent fois le prix de location du logement par journée, sauf lorsque le voyageur démontre que le préjudice qu’il a subi résulte d’une faute de celui qui l’héberge ou des personnes dont ce dernier doit répondre.

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