What regulations might prohibit Springhill Suites By Marriott from overbooking rooms in certain states?

• 1. Hotels generally are subject to many federal, state, and local statutes and regulations about fire safety. These requirements can be found in building codes, multiple dwelling laws, public assembly laws, labor laws, sanitation laws, general business laws, and occupational safety and health laws.
• 1. Many jurisdictions have hotel room occupancy taxes or other taxes that apply to hotels only.
• 1. Federal law requires a hotel that has a bar and sells alcoholic beverages to file a special occupational tax registration as a retail dealer in liquors. Your state may impose excise taxes and license fees on the sale of alcoholic beverages.
• 1. Many states have laws or regulations regarding the disclosure of room rates by posting the rates inside the hotel (for example, on the interior side of the guestroom door) and in advertising.
• 1. The Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") and state and local laws concerning full and equal enjoyment of goods, services, facilities and accommodations for persons with disabilities contain many provisions that specifically address hotels and restaurants and other places of public accommodation. Among other things, the ADA requires you to install lifts for your swimming pools and whirlpools and provide certain information to us regarding your hotel's accessibility and amenities.
• 1. State common law may impose additional duties on you (such as a duty to receive guests, a duty to use reasonable care to protect the safety of guests or others, and a duty to protect the property of guests or others).
• 1. Hotels generally are subject to federal and state statutes, regulations and rules relating to data security and data privacy, and data breach notification. The scope and requirements of these laws, regulations, and rules will vary by jurisdiction.
• 1. Hotels may be subject to state and local laws relating to physical security measures. The scope and requirements of these laws, regulations, and rules will vary by jurisdiction and may include implementation of security plans for your hotel with certain elements, such as associate alert devices.
• 1. Hotels generally are subject to state and local health statutes, regulations, and federal and state OSHA laws that apply broadly to workplace activities and conditions. Additionally, state and local jurisdictions may impose additional regulations or standards relating to specific aspects of hotel operations, such as setting restrictions on the number of room cleanings per associate.

Source: Item 17 — , "Renewal, Termination, Transfer, and Dispute Resolution," is amended by the addition of the following paragraph(s) at the conclusion of the Item: (FDD pages 285–553)