<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by BA Fan:
I'm not sure about the different laws in each state however someone once told me that although the hotel may have rented out the room twice, they are legally not allowed to remove your stuff from the room.
Maybe others have more detailed information on this topic.
BA Fan</font>
I'm curious about this also. A coworker of mine had a room at a Courtyard for two straight weeks but over the weekend he visited some friends and stayed with them. Upon his return Sunday afternoon, he found his room occupied by another guest. Someone had collected all his stuff and moved it to a storage closet. He was gone only two nights (Friday and Saturday) and still had the room for another five nights after that. He said he even put the "Do Not Disturb" sign on his door to prevent housekeeping from coming in. He never got a straight answer and the hotel never got our business again.