Q: What NYS/NYC legislation or code is applies to retention of records pertaining to a reported assault 4 a prop mgnt co.?
I visited a mall in Queens, NY on 08-04-20. To open the doors of the mall I used my foot to press the handicap door opener button. In the elevator I pressed the button for the floor of Target. A male janitor appeared in front of the elevator & stuck a broom he had into the elevator activating the safety sensors of the doors, thus preventing them from closing. He said I can't use my foot on the door opener, that he has to keep things clean around the mall & I'm giving him more work with the need to re-clean. This janitor felt I forfeited my right to be in the mall & told me that I needed to leave the mall. I communicated that I understood his concerns, but that I intended to shop. The janitor refused to release the elevator, con't to lecture, began using profanity, making physical threats, raised his broom overhead as if to strike, radioed mall security to have me removed. Reported to property mgmt co for the mall on 11-20-20. On 02-14-24, said they do not have any responsive records.
A: Record retention statutes typcially apply to certain businesses and its records or practices, and vary in application and duration. For example, hospitals are required to keep certain records for a fixed periof of time because these are medical records. You want to obtain records of a complaint you filed 5 years ago about a surly janitor? Without askig why, I cannot think of any partiuclar record retention statute that would apply. Perhaps another attorney may wish to address your query.
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