P.R. Laws tit. 10, § 712
All innkeepers shall provide a safe in the office of the hotel they operate or any other convenient place, for the safekeeping of valuable property (as defined in § 711 of this title) belonging to the guests and must place, in a conspicuous position in the rooms and in the office of the hotel, a notice addressed to the guests stating that there is a place available to safekeep valuables, and if they have valuables which are worth more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) they must complete a form at the time they deposit said valuables provided by the hotel when they receive the key to their safety deposit box. A copy of the notice informing the guest of the procedure to be followed if his valuables exceed the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) must be inside the safety deposit box assigned to the guest. The innkeeper shall not be liable for the loss of such property, whether by theft or otherwise, unless such guest shall have deposited the same in the place and in the manner indicated in said notice. If the guest delivers such valuables to the innkeeper in the manner indicated in said notice, the innkeeper shall be obliged to exercise reasonable care in the safekeeping of such valuables, and shall be liable for whatever loss or damage that occurs through his negligence by failing to exercise reasonable care in the safekeeping of such valuables; Provided, however, That in such case, the innkeeper’s liability shall not exceed the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000), unless the guest who entrusted such valuables to him declared a higher valuation to the innkeeper in writing on the form provided.
History —June 23, 1956, No. 85, p. 540, § 2; July 18, 1986, No. 151, p. 471, § 1.