Exchange Building Apartments — Exchange Guest Suites · 9 N. Second Street, Memphis, TN 38103. This page reproduces the Notice to Guests and the Tennessee statutes posted at the front desk and inside each guest suite (Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-14-606).
This suite is part of a lodging establishment under Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 68-14-601 et seq. Occupants are transient lodging guests, not tenants. Checkout is at ______ on the scheduled departure date; there is no right to remain afterward without a new confirmed reservation.
House rules: registered guests only (maximum two persons per bedroom plus two); no parties, events, or gatherings; no smoking anywhere in the Building ($200 charge as posted); quiet hours ______ to ______; photo ID and front-desk registration required for every guest; only the booking guest may check in unless management approves another adult in advance; no use of the suite as a residence or mailing address; no alterations or lock changes; drug use, underage drinking, and intentional damage are offenses on lodging premises (§ 68-14-603). Violations are grounds for ejection under § 68-14-605 and may result in charges as posted, removal without refund, and platform reporting. Rules are never applied on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, marital status, or age.
The full text of Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 68-14-601 through 68-14-605 is posted with this notice. Front desk: (901) ____-______ • Manager: ______________________
Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-405(c) and (h), posting signs that are visible at all major points of ingress removes any inference of consent for the lobby, hallways, and other common areas of a housing or apartment complex, except for residents, persons with occupational duties, and registered guests and invitees — and defeats the statutory trespass defenses.
Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 68-14-601 through 68-14-605 (with § 68-14-606 for reference). Text of the 2024 Tennessee Code as publicly reproduced; verify against the current official code before posting. Statutory text is public law.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Alcoholic beverages” has the meaning given in § 57-3-101;
(2) “Controlled substance” has the meaning given in the Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1989, compiled in title 39, chapter 17, part 4;
(3) “Controlled substance analogue” has the meaning given in § 39-17-454;
(4) “Innkeeper” means the owner, operator, manager or keeper of a lodging establishment;
(5) “Lodging establishment” means any structure or space, or any portion of a structure or space, that is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by guests of the lodging establishment for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes, and includes any hotel, inn, tourist camp, tourist court, tourist cabin, motel, bed and breakfast establishment or any place in which rooms, lodgings or accommodations are furnished to guests for a consideration; and
(6) “Minor” means an unemancipated person under eighteen (18) years of age; provided, however, that, as used in this part relative to provisions concerning alcoholic beverages, “minor” has the meaning given in § 1-3-113(b).
(a) An innkeeper has the right to refuse or deny any accommodations, facilities or privileges of a lodging establishment to:
(1) Any person who is unwilling or unable to pay for accommodations and services of the lodging establishment. The innkeeper has the right to require the prospective guest to demonstrate the person’s ability to pay by cash, valid credit card or a validated check. The innkeeper may require a parent of a minor to: (A) Accept, in writing, liability of the guest room costs, taxes, all charges by the minor and any damages to the guest room or its furnishings caused by the minor while a guest at the lodging establishment; and (B) Provide the innkeeper with a valid credit card number to cover the guest room costs, taxes, charges by the minor and any damages to the guest room or its furnishings caused by the minor; or (C) If the credit card is not an option, give the innkeeper: (i) An advance cash payment to cover the guest room costs and taxes for all room nights reserved for the minor; plus (ii) A fifty-dollar cash deposit towards the payment of any charges by the minor or any damages to the guest room or its furnishings, which cash deposit will be refunded to the extent not used to cover any such charges or any damages as determined by the innkeeper following room inspection at check-out;
(2) Any person who is visibly intoxicated and who is disorderly so as to create a public nuisance;
(3) Any person whom the innkeeper reasonably believes is seeking accommodations for any unlawful purpose, including the unlawful possession or use of controlled substances or controlled substance analogues by such person in violation of the Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1989, compiled in title 39, chapter 17, part 4, or the use of the premises for the consumption of alcoholic beverages by any person under twenty-one (21) years of age in violation of § 1-3-113(b);
(4) Any person whom the innkeeper reasonably believes is bringing into the lodging establishment items or substances that may be dangerous to other persons, such as firearms or explosives; or
(5) Any person when the lodging establishment is acting to restrict the number of persons who shall occupy any particular guest room in the lodging establishment.
(b) The innkeeper refusing or denying accommodations, facilities or privileges of a lodging establishment for any of the reasons specified in subsection (a) shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action or for any fine or penalty based upon such refusal or denial, except that such accommodation, facilities or privilege of a lodging establishment shall not be refused or denied based upon the person’s race, creed, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, marital status or age, other than as provided in this part.
(a) Any person who does one (1) or more of the following acts on the premises or property of a lodging establishment, or any person who rents or leases a room in a lodging establishment for the purpose of allowing the room to be used by another person to do one (1) or more of the following acts, commits an offense: (1) Use or possession of a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue in violation of title 39, chapter 17, part 4; (2) Consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages in violation of § 1-3-113(b); or (3) Intentionally damages a lodging establishment room or its furnishings.
(b) In a case under this section involving damage to a lodging establishment room or its furnishings, a court may order the person renting or leasing the lodging establishment room and/or the person causing such damage to: (1) Pay restitution for any damages suffered by the owner or operator of the lodging establishment, which damages may include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, the lodging establishment’s loss of revenue resulting from the hotel’s inability to rent or lease the room during the period of time the lodging establishment room is being repaired; and (2) Pay damages or restitution to any other person who is injured in person or property. In the case of a minor, the parents of the minor shall be liable for acts of the minor in violation of this section who causes damages to the lodging establishment room or furnishings or causes injury to persons or property.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine only, and in addition to, or in lieu of the fine, may be required to perform community service; provided, that in the case of a minor under eighteen (18) years of age, a violation of this section shall be a delinquent act under title 37, chapter 1.
(d) An offense set out in this section shall be considered separate from any other offense such conduct may constitute. Nothing in this part shall be construed as prohibiting the prosecution and conviction of a person for any other offense committed by the person in addition to the offenses under this part. Nothing in this part shall be construed to affect criminal penalties for use or possession of a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue in violation of title 39, chapter 17, part 4, the consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages in violation of § 1-3-113(b), or any other offense prescribed by law.
The innkeeper of a lodging establishment shall keep, for a period of one (1) year, a guest register, which shall show the name, residence, date of arrival and departure of hotel guests. Every guest shall register, and the registering guest may be required by the innkeeper to produce a valid driver license, or other identification satisfactory to the innkeeper, containing a photograph of the guest and setting forth the name and residence of the guest. If the guest is a minor, the innkeeper may also require a parent of the guest to register and to accept, in writing, liability for the guest room costs, taxes, all charges by such minor, and any damages to the guest room or its furnishings caused by such minor while a guest at the lodging establishment. The guest register may be kept within the meaning of this section when reproduced on any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic or other process that actually reproduces the original record.
An innkeeper may eject a person from the lodging establishment premises for any of the following reasons:
(1) Nonpayment of the lodging establishment’s charges for accommodations or services;
(2) The person is visibly intoxicated, or the person is disorderly so as to create a public nuisance;
(3) The innkeeper reasonably believes that the person is using the premises for unlawful purposes, including the unlawful use or possession of controlled substances or controlled substance analogues by the person in violation of the Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1989, compiled in title 39, chapter 17, part 4, or the use of the premises for the consumption of alcohol by any person under twenty-one (21) years of age in violation of § 1-3-113(b);
(4) The innkeeper reasonably believes that the person has brought property into the lodging establishment premises that may be dangerous to other persons, such as firearms or explosives;
(5) A violation of any federal, state or local laws or regulations relating to the lodging establishment; or
(6) A violation of any rule of the lodging establishment that is posted in a conspicuous place and manner in the lodging establishment in accordance with § 68-14-606; provided, that no such rule may authorize the innkeeper to eject or to refuse or deny service or accommodations to a person because of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, marital status or age other than as provided in this part.
The innkeeper shall post a copy of §§ 68-14-601 – 68-14-605, together with all rules of the lodging establishment, in a conspicuous place at or near the guest registration desk and inside each guest room at the lodging establishment.