I believe most "business" documents fall under the six year rule - that is a business must keep them in/on a retrievable format for six years. This is certainly the case for books and records and tax documents.(posted 8358 days ago)Jacky - I would ask for a judicial review of your case. The judge erred legally in granting a MJO without documentary evidence of the debt. From my previous working life (pre-repo days) I know there is no way this would stand up to appeal.