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Old 06-24-2005, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MedMech
yes and no, it depends on who's property it is, if your leasing the landlord holds the trump card.

BUT:

You can never kick people out of a store for race or ethnic origin but under circumstaces you can kick a person out for just about any other reason.

Eh? Unless there's a specific priviso in the lease, usually any lawful activity can be undertaken by the retail tenant, including refusal of service to anyone, on private property. Not smart business-wise, but illegal?

The exception for race, color, ethnic background comes from the Civil Rights Act, but for some reason, while it includes restaurants, did not include retail stores, as part of businesses that could not discriminate on a racial basis. Unless I missed it, I don't think the Act has ever been broadened to include retail stores and Federal courts have routinely ruled against cases involving retailers.
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