Hotels may generally evict a guest and keep the room rental payment, despite the eviction, for the following reasons:
- disorderly conduct
- nonpayment
- using the premises for an unlawful purpose or act
- bringing property onto the premises that may be dangerous to others
- failing to register as a guest
- using false pretenses to obtain accommodations
- being a minor unaccompanied by an adult registered guest
- violating federal, state, or local hotel laws or regulations
- violating a conspicuously posted hotel or motel rule
- failing to vacate a room at the agreed checkout time
Generally speaking, to avoid liability for evicting a guest, the guest must have refused to pay; or the innkeeper must reasonably have believed that the person used the room or premises for an unlawful purpose or brought a potentially dangerous object onto the premises.