QUESTION
What rights do a business have to ban an individual?
Asked on Oct 11th, 2012 on Business Law - North Carolina
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A friend of mine and also coworker worked at a bowling center. He was there for 5 years and currently the bowling center is undergoing new management. 2 months ago he tells them he is going to leave when he finds a new job so they cut him down to working just 2 days a week. So he finds a job and proceeds to tell them that he is quitting with no notice or anything. He bowls in a bowling league there twice a week. The next time he comes in after he quits, he is called into the office and he is told that he is not allowed back into the building unless he is bowling league or a tournament. I feel like this is unfair and they shouldn't be able to pick and choose when he can and can't come in the building. So I guess my question is can they do this?
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Certainly. It is private property. It is the property owner's right to determine whom to admit and whom to exclude. Provided that discrimination is not practiced on a prohibited basis (race, religion, etc.), the owner of an establishment -- even one open to the public -- may deny admission to anyone.
Answered on Oct 11th, 2012 at 10:36 AM