can stores in the mall ban anyone they want for no reason?

Question

i used to manage a store in the mall for 2 years i quit on bad terms (nothing illegal just a fight with my boss) and was asked not to come back into the store by her until further notice a few months late i called her and asked if i could go in and purchase something she said no but shed reassess it in the fall. it is now november and i quit in february. i went in today and she happend to be there she confronted/attacked me in front of other customers which i think is extremely unprofessional as well as immature considering im 21 and shes like 12 yrs older then me. my question is, is this actually legal?? ive done nothing wrong ive even seen the actual owner and he was fine with me being there!...shes out of control!!

Answer 1

I think I'd have fun with it if that's how she acted. Sort of like I was just a normal customer, and she's a stark raving lunatic is how it would appear to the outsider ;-)

But to answer your question, yes, they can. It's private property, just like a bar, so they can ask you to leave and if you don't, they can have you removed (by the cops and the cops only) for trespassing.

Answer 2

Since you are an ex-employee, then yes the manager had the right to ask you to leave, and in fact could use reasonable force to escort you out of the premises.

As to anyone else, it depends on the nature of the business. If the business is service oriented (a restaurant, professional services), then the business needs to be careful about having the appearance of discriminating against customers on the basis of race, religion, national origin, age, gender, physical handicap, or sexual orientation.

Answer 3

The answer isn't obvious. If you can claim discrimination; if this is a personal vendetta by the boss and not a corporate decision -- it may be void.

Call the lawyers of the firm's headquarters. They won't like a lawsuit.

The mall itself is a special case; but you seem not to have been excluded from that. (And it's worth pursuing whether the store's contract with the mall prevents them from excluding you without cause.)

Just some theories worth pursuing -- not a statement of the law.

Answer 4

that's inner maximum property. they could ban you for no reason in any respect and there is little you're able to do approximately it. one concern you'll be able to desire to attempt although is take what you have written here and placed it in a letter to the mall administration. you'll be able to get fortunate.

Answer 5

Most stores can ban people for any reason.

Shop somewhere else. Why would you want to give them your money after that anyway?

Answer 6

A private business can deny service on pretty much any grounds they see fit. Shop somewhere else

Answer 7

i think legally. the owner would have to have a police office tell you not to come back, and that would only stand for a year at the most unless she had good enough cause to take it to court, and then it would be up to a judge or D.A.

Answer 8

i wouldn't spend my money there. i'd curse that ***** out...! but, no, i don't think that's legal. you are a customer now, and "the customer is always right." you are a regular human being now.

Answer 9

You have all right to shop there unless you are breaking the law,call an atourney

Answer 10

Lawsuit? hmmmm....