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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Benham v. Morton & Furbish Agency, 929 A.2d 471 (2007)

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Benham v. Morton & Furbish Agency, 929 A.2d 471 (2007)
Parent Document
Benham v. Morton & Furbish Agency, 929 A.2d 471 (2007)
Jurisdiction
Maine (state)
Effective Date
2007-07-10

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[¶ 18] A license is the “authority to do a particular act, or series of acts, upon another’s land without possessing an estate therein.” Moore v. Stetson, 96 Me. 197, 202, 52 A. 767, 769 (1902). Factors pointing toward a license relationship in a lodging context include: whether the owner retained keys; had free access to the room; had a right to enter for repairs; lived in the building; posted a doorman or desk clerk; provided meals, utilities, cleaning services, towels, linens, utensils, and furnishings; or held the premises out to the public as a place for travelers or lodgers. See 2 Richard R. Powell, Powell on Real Property § 16.02[3][b] at 16-24 (Michael Allan Wolf ed., Matthew Bender 2005); Roger A. Cunningham et al., The Law of Property § 6.7 at 261 (1984).