Title: Will my ex boyfriend go to jail?

Question: I live in Texas, I am 16 and my ex boyfriend is 17. I made the stupid mistake to send him my nude photos when I broke up with him due to his emotional abuse he sent 30 of my nudes to people. I blocked him and got scared that he was gonna do it again so I unblocked him and convinced him we would get back together when i’m 18 (I know unblocking him was stupid) after a few days of him I finally told him that we were not going to get back together now he’s threatening to do it again. (and i’m pretty sure he is going to) I tried to contact instagram to get him account that he uses to send them delete but it’s like there’s nothing they can do. My mom already threatened to call the cops (unaware he had sent my nudes already) if she does call the cops can i get arrested? What will happen to my ex?

Answer:
 > I made the stupid mistake to send him my nude photos when I broke up with him due to his emotional abuse he sent 30 of my nudes to people

What you are saying is: You produced and distributed child porn and then he also distributed the child porn.

>if she does call the cops can i get arrested?

Yes absolutly will is a different story.

It's time for you to get a lawyer in your corner to help with this.


Title: [Oregon] Apartment complex ended my lease early without my consent. Wants me to pay early cancellation fee

Question:
So I live in Portland Oregon and on 7/24 my 3 month lease ended at my apartment complex. I turned my keys in only to be told that I hadn't given 30 days notice and would have to pay the next month rent at a month to month rate. I was also told that I can end the lease early and it would cost 'a little less' and I would lose all of my deposit to which I denied the option. I left my keys and went to my new residence.

Today I went to get the keys back as if I'm going to pay for the apartment I might as well use it (I was going to let some friends stay there for the middle two weeks of august). When I asked for the keys the same person who I met with last week said that the apartment was being cleaned and I no longer have access because of lease was terminated early and I will have to pay the early cancellation fee, the deposit was not mentioned. Her reasoning was that I had turned in the keys and had not given the 30 day notice even though I had denied the rental ending option.

I gathered my mail asked for her manager and the contact for the 'cooperate office' and left.

I do not feel like I am liable to pay the fee or lose my deposit as I am losing what I agreed to pay for and my deposit. I assume that it depends on what my lease agreement was but I thought maybe I could get some advice here before going forward.

Thanks

**EDIT** if I posted wrong please let me know, first time posting here
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Call the community alliance of tenants and Portland tenants united and see if they have answers for you

But yes, you do need to give 30 day notice even if your lease ends.


Title: Could my company really sue me?

Question:
Yesterday morning I was terminated from my job under what I believe were unfair circumstances. I posted here yesterday asking for advice on whether I could successfully file for unemployment. [This was my original post.](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3cp9xb/long_shot_but_possible_wrongful_termination_could/)

I was still pretty dazed about the whole thing yesterday and forgot to mention an important point. When I was being fired, my supervisor said to me that the company could sue me for breaching the confidentiality agreement. Is there any validity to this? I understand that because it's at will employment they can fire me for whatever reason they want, but in order to sue me for breaching confidentiality wouldn't they actually have to show that I leaked information that was in fact confidential? The file I was fired for sending out (a recently fired coworkers resume) was in no way confidential or work-related. I can't imagine what damages they would possibly argue I caused to the company by sending someone their own resume. I have never and would never have leaked information pertaining to the company or any of its clients.

I'm hesitant to follow through with filing for unemployment because of the risk that they could retaliate with a lawsuit, am I correct in thinking they have no basis to do so?

One more thing - I emailed HR yesterday asking for a copy of the termination papers I signed and so far they have just ignored it. I'm going to follow up today, but before I do so I'd like to know if they are in fact legally obligated to provide me with a copy of this paperwork upon my request. Something in my memory is telling me that they are but I could be wrong.

Thanks for any advice you can offer!

Edit: State is NY

Answer:
 Here is what I would do.

1. File for unemployment.

2. Stop trying to contact your old employer. It's over. You were fired. HR doesn't want to deal with you.

3. Look for a new job.

4. Don't worry about a baseless lawsuit threat unless you are actually sued. If that happens, which I highly doubt, go see an attorney.


Title: Need advice. Got literally trapped. Found solution. Now being told I have to pay for this.

Question:
Okay, so yesterday I was awoken by a PA announcement saying the electricity was down in the tower I live in and it should be fixed later that day. So getting up at 6 am was kinda fun, I had to traverse 15 sets of stairs in the dark with my phone as a light to get to my car. It felt like I was playing on a flashlight map of a 2d game like Mario or something - which was fun.

Now comes the more difficult part of Blackout day. The first part was a beginners map, this second part is the boss level.

I manage to get into the pool for my swim (maybe around noon), I swim and am dead tired. Time-wise, I know I have roughly an hour to get into the car and pickup my little brother from school. So I decide to take a short-cut, a way I'd never gone before in the building. There was a G type sign, pointing at ground level access (I am on floor 2 at this point.) "Sure," I think and open the door, it closes behind, I open the second door, it closes behind. Click.

I go down the set of stairs with the naivety of a golden retriever, reality was far from setting in. The door doesn't work. That's odd, I think, continuing to jiggle the handle (it was a long bar handle that you push and it opens. I hope this explains it sufficiently.) Handle isn't opening the door. I go back and try the way I came but it was locked and needed a key. There was another possible route of escape but it had a double door type enclosure like the one I had gone through, and it went into the business that rents out part of the building. I bang on all three doors for a length of time, alternating, hoping to find help. I Start really looking at my surroundings and sizing up the situation. I am surrounded by cement and steel doors that are taking quite the beating from my foot as I try to make as much noise as possible. At this point I am yelling too. Very loudly. For about 30 minutes this goes on. I don't know how to convey this but words can't describe what it feels like to realize you are in a cage, nobody can hear you, your muscles are cramping from a lack of water (only had a glass before I swam) and this timer starts where you realize the game is on, and this is a real situation.

The door that wouldn't open was frosted, I could hear the streets distantly but I assumed that this was another double layer door system like the other 2 exits from this spot. AS I jiggle the door handle harder and harder to make noise it just came off. I was honestly shocked how easily this happened.

Now I am faced with a choice, action or wait.

I chose action. Draping my head with my wet towel I picked up the long door handle and start banging at the door like a battering ram. This door is mostly frosted glass. I figure I can break it and at "the next door" I will be able to find help. So after many swings the first pane breaks and I find out there is another behind it. This one was much stronger and I did not think I would be able to break it. Then Psssssssh. A hole appears and I can see 2 construction workers about 30 yards away watching me like "The f?" As I make the hole wider and eventually crawl through (I have glass bits all over mind you)

The management comes running over to me, and I tell him my story and tell him we need to have a conversation.

He ends up saying that I have to pay for it because they had used that door earlier in the day (for letting people in) and he said this in a very specific way. He said "We as management were not aware of it at the time so since that is the case you have to pay for it, since you made the decision to break it. You had other options you could have called someone."

I'm like dude really?  First of all I did not have my phone, Second of all that is an emergency exit and it was blocked. What if it had been a child? What if it had been an emergency? I'm pretty sure that emergency exits are kind of a big deal regulatory wise and I don't think you are viewing the situation in as clear of a manner as you might think. (something along those lines)

What do you guys think I should do? Thanks.

Answer:
 Call the fire marshal.  They love this kind of thing.Answer #2: I'd love to see that courtroom.

"You're honor, the defendant intentionally damaged our property and we are simply seeking reasonable restitution."

"Why did he damage the property?"

"He was trapped due to our woefully negligent and out of code building."Answer #3: I'm really confused, were you locked in the stairwell?

This isn't a joke or bandwagoning, but can someone draw this in paint for me? I'm having a really hard time picturing a stairwell with three entrances, two double door enclosures, and frosted glass.Answer #4: Related question: I was recently in a cab where you could not open the back doors from inside.  The driver said it was to prevent people from running off and not paying their fare.  Is that legal?  What if there's an accident?


Title: Arrested in NJ with possession of heroin what to expect

Question: Caught with possession of 5 bags and syringe in newark NJ. Transit Cops took me to processing and then let me go after two hours and have a court date in 1 week. No priors. Can't really afford a lawyer. Any idea what to expect? How can I get a public defender? Will I be looking at jail time? Anyone with exp in this that has advice to offer I would greatly appreciate it...

Answer:
 Unless you want to play "life with a felony drug conviction" games, you absolutely want an attorney. Sell whatever you have to to make that happen. If you're indigent you can get a public defender.

Do not attempt to do this alone. Answer #2: You should ask for a public defender at your first court appearance.

>Under federal law, for a first offense, an individual must pay a minimum fine of $1,000 and **may be sentenced to up to one year in jail**.

[Source](http://statelaws.findlaw.com/new-jersey-law/new-jersey-heroin-laws.html)


Title: Personal trainer demands new contract, getting forceful.

Question:
I live in Georgia and six months ago I signed into a one year contract with a personal trainer. 3 sessions a week.

Now six months in the trainer is asking me to resign for 14 more months, and increasing the cost of each session. For the last three sessions, she has not trained me but has insisted on talking about the contract and being very aggressive. Making unprofessional comments about me, my family and saying things like "This is already done, you will sign, it is going to happen, you are not paying enough for my help".

I am almost to the point of simply paying the fee every month and never showing up, but she has had a portion of the contract that If I don't show up for a training session, I get charged extra. I am worried that she will keep scheduling me without my knowledge and I would be in deep trouble if that happened.

Do I have any way of getting out of this contract? I really cannot bear another 6 months of "work outs" that involve her demanding I sign a more costly and lengthy contract. I have a friend who knows a lawyer, but I dont want to go to one if i have no shadow of a case or argument.

Further information: It is is not at a gym. She is not a gym employee. I have asked for a copy of my contract before, and she failed to give me one. she insisted that she forgot it and would bring it later.

Answer:
 You need to more forcefully tell her that you are not interested in signing a new or different contract. Put it in writing.

If she continues to refuse to train you, that's a breach of the training contract by you and you can notify her in writing of her breach and your intent to terminate the contract as a result of her breach. Of course, if you take this route, things are going to get messy.Answer #2: What does the current contract say?  She should actually be training you and if she isn't then she is breaking the contract.  She isn't obligated to a copy of the contract and she doesn't have to give you one.


Title: Lost my drivers license

Question: I lost my drivers license and it was found from a club so I wrote to the club’s Facebook page to get it back but they are convinced I gave it to an underage person and now they dont want to give it to me and are threatening to give the “case” to the police. What should I do? And what are my rights?

Answer:
 Did you give it t someone underage?  If not, tell them it sounds great.  Please hand the ID over to the police and you can pick it up form them.  If the only evidence they have is that it happened to be found at a bar, then it would be difficult to prosecute.

&#x200B;Answer #2: Call the police yourself. Tell them a club is holding your identification. Either go with them to retrieve it or ask the club to surrender it to the police so you can collect it.Answer #3: Contact the DMV, report it lost, get a replacement, carry on with life.


Title: Uber Driver Scammed Me for Massive Tip

Question:
My driver repeatedly tried to sell me weed, kept ranting about African Americans (not the term he used) in an extremely racist way, and checked his phone multiple times along the way. To top it all off, he asked to see my phone at the conclusion of our trip, so that he could add a positive comment on his rating. Naively I agreed and handed over my phone, at which point he charged $70 in tip without my consent. I found out afterwards as I thought it was fishy and decided to check the bill.

Is there anything I could do to refund either the trip or the tip? This was by far the most negative Uber experience I've ever had. Thanks in advance

Edit: I've contacted Uber but they have yet to respond. I filed two reports, one for the racism/texting/weed, and one for the tip.

Edit 2: Uber has refunded the trip cost, but not the tip itself. The trip costed $35, while the tip was $70. Is there any legal footing for me here, considering that I did not consent to being charged $70?

Edit 3: Uber sent me a response saying "A member of our team will be in touch with you shortly to discuss this matter further" in regards to the tip. Not sure what that means, but I'm looking into debit chargebacks in case Uber doesn't resolve the matter. Thank you for all the advice thus far.

Answer: The one thing I have learned is never hand your phone over to anyone including friends. Answer #2: Report this to Uber ASAP. Answer #3: What did Uber say when you contacted them?


Title: Work wants me to work 14 days straight, by assigning me to a different department on my weekend. [Utah]

Question:
I'm working as a recreation guide at a lodge near a national park in Utah, where I was hired last minute and started working last Thursday.  The lodge is huge in size but underemployed until May, and bad weather has delayed construction on numerous projects on the property.  My department consists of myself and four other people, who have apparently been pushing 80 hour weeks since they arrived a month ago, with a lot of those hours spent helping the maintenance department on various construction projects.  Because recreation doesn't have the money for overtime, this week myself and another employee were scheduled to working full days for maintenance everyday after 12 pm, and on our two days off later this week.

I have a serious problem with this, since it means I'll be working 14 straight 10 hour + days.  And it strikes me as a loophole of dubious means.  Im fine working the rest of a scheduled work day for maintenance, but I really don't want to give up my entire weekend to work for a department doing something that was never mentioned to me in my interview.  I'm worried about saying anything since I haven't even been here a week.

Legally I'm curious if my employer is in the right with their behavior here.

Answer: If they're paying your overtime correctly, there's no issue with what department you're assigned to.  Utah doesn't have a limit on how many days in a row you can be asked to work.Answer #2: Are you salary? Hourly?


Title: What is a law that only pertains to males?

Question: While at work, a coworker posed this question and I've tried searching on Google for answers. I cant seem to find one that solely affects males. Most results talk about gender equality but never cite actual laws?

Answer: The draftAnswer #2: There's a few states that have rape laws written such that only men can commit rape and women could at most commit the less serious sexual assault crime.Answer #3: Selective service registration.Answer #4: Because of gender equality, there really aren't many laws that only apply to men in the US. The most significant example is that [only men are required to register for Selective Service](https://www.sss.gov/register/who-needs-to-register/) under current law (there have been various legislative proposals to change this).


Title: OP is unaware of tree law but messes with someone all too aware

Answer: Stopped reading half way thru because I was cringing badly.  Beware future reader.


Title: Roommate's girlfriend stealing from me (wall of text, sorry)

Question:
It's quite a bit of a long story but I'll try to condense it as much as possible.

So, I'm a college student and I get a new roommate for my dorm in the middle of the year. He brings over his girlfriend. His girlfriend, lets call her Tammy, stays over every night but is not "officially" living there. For the most part, I tolerate her up until I had recently caught her stealing a change\-box of mine after I found it in her backpack a few days ago. Weeks prior, I was already missing at least 100 dollars from my wallet. I've filed a police report but decided not to press charges at the time. What I want to know is what can I do? Can I can go back and reverse my decision to do so?

Important and crucial details:

\-I had many reasons to suspect Tammy was stealing from me, the very first being that nobody knew that I owned a change\-box, nobody except Tammy and her boyfriend. I had only pulled it out after the 100 dollars from my wallet got raided and it was until after I had only started using it that she knew the box actually contained money and where I had specifically kept it. It should be noted that this change\-box is very unique in the fact that it's very odd looking which is why after the initial incident, it remained untouched because the thief at first didn't recognize it as a changebox.

\-The dorm is divided into two suites and then an outer room which then led into the hallway. So because his girlfriend didn't officially live in our dorm, she had no keycard to get in and out of the room. As a result, we kept both doors dead bolted open so she could walk in and out. I had only agreed because I had no issues at the beginning of the year leaving both doors open due to a special circumstance. The numberpad on the door was broken for first semester so I had no choice but to leave the door deadbolted open for awhile. Never had a single issue. I also liked to air out the room so I would prop up a case of water bottles against the door to leave it open. When my roommate moved in 2nd semester that was when things started to go missing. My suitemates and friends can also attest to this and I still have the receipt for the door getting fixed.

\-Out of all the dorms the thief could've chosen and out of all the floors, why this one, at the end of the hallway? This meant several things: 1.The thief had to have known specifically that our doors were the only ones deadbolted open 2. They had to have known when I was leaving the room. The only people with access to that information would be Tammy and her boyfriend.

\-Her boyfriend, lets call him Steve, tells me at the beginning of the year that his prior roommate was an absolute terrible person to him and just disliked him in general \(gee, I wonder why\). This person would allegedly steal from him all the time. However, Steve also mentions that this old roommate of his would put locks on just about everything. That's a bit odd, right? So because of the inconsistency with his stories, this led me to believe that this was a reoccurring thing.

\-In the first incident, I lose my 100 dollars and Steve \(supposedly\) loses some cash as well in addition to his 5000 dollar baseball. Tammy and Steve had happens to "know" who stole these items so they went over to the thief's place and came back with the baseball. Steve goes, "sorry man, I know the guy but I couldn't do anything about your money. I'll file a police report okay?" I took him for his word but let's be honest here, I'm pretty certain the report never really got filed and he never even went to the thief in the first place. Now, assuming this was all true, it's still a bit shady that he knew these types of people at all. It would also suggest that he knowingly and willingly let some guy raid the room based on the points made prior.

\-Another likely possibility is that his girlfriend was also stealing from him as well. She's not exactly of pure moral character and he's not exactly the brightest. The relationship is quite toxic and anybody who's been around them, namely myself, his old roommate, and my friend, can see that it's very probable that Tammy would have no problem screwing Steve over.

\-On the day I look in my drawer to pull out my changebox, it's gone. I look for it a bit and go to class. Tammy's still present in the room before I left. I come back, talk to my RA and look for it to no avail until I catch a glimpse of that distinct pattern of my changebox in her bag. As I reach for it, I hear the jingle of coins within and that's when I knew. I took a picture of it poking out and sent it to my RA, and moved my changebox to one of my cabinets.

\-I stepped outside to the hallway and talked with the campus police over the phone and I see out of the corner of my eyes Steve and Tammy exiting the dorm whispering to themselves and looking straight at me. They knew they were guilty as hell and that I knew what had occurred. As they walked up to me, Tammy asks me "Is anything alright?". Yeah, definitely guilty.

\-I go to the lobby to continue the report, my buddy comes over and tries to calm me down since he sees that I'm pacing about. It's finals night and I have enough shit to deal with. Once we finish the report, the officers leave to search for the perps who, by the way, had coincidentally exited the building quickly . I stay in the lobby for a good portion of the night and when I returned back to my dorm I see that they've come back from their little walk. I check my cabinet and see that they've shifted it yet again, further indicating that they knew full well of what they had done. I pick up my changebox and held it into view. My buddy comments on it and Tammy tries to prod the issue by trying to interject into our conversation. As I got up to leave, she asks "Are you mad?" to which I responded "About what?". No response.

\-I stay at my buddy's place for the night and cram for the exam I had the next morning. We get breakfast, Tammy avoids me in the dining hall. Later, I come back and see that university police had finally caught up to them because they had the nerve to harass and berate me for calling the police first and not "talking it out" with them. I was absolutely furious and I began to lay out my points as to why I had reasonable suspicion to suspect my changebox would be within her things. This is the part where they started to backpedal on their excuses a little bit and fabricated a story which blamed the whole situation on "a black kid named Yosef". Their words, not mine. And what does him being black have to do with this? Anyways, I give them a chance  to explain themselves and said "well lets go talk to this Yosef kid then." Guess what. "Well we can't find Yosef. He's probably away right now" But you just said you knew this guy a few weeks back. "...." And that's when then they promptly left the room.

So why am I invested in this?

Aside from the fact that they were terrible roommates and just awful people in general, it's also a matter of principle. The fact that once they saw my friend had left, they decided to harass me afterwards for calling the police really drove it home. And let's not forget, this all took place during finals week and I had an exam at 8 the next morning. Having to fill out the police report literally ate up all my study time so I had to stay up till 3 to cram \(not that they cared since they slept all day and would keep me and my suitemates awake at night with their slamming of the doors as they went in and out\). My mother was livid when I told her, as was my father. She's also been worried sick and has been calling constantly till this day check up on me ever since. She wants me to press charges which is the crux of the problem.

I had initially decided against filing charges because I wasn't sure I had concrete proof for the lost 100 dollars, but I did for the change box. So technically I was going to be filing charges for the changebox which was missing about 7 dollars. The officers also told me regardless if I filed charges or not, Tammy would still get a citation from the university and would have to answer before the dean. But after talking with several people and at my mother's insistence, I just want to know what can be done since I had already declined to press charges in the report. If it were possible to press said charges, what would happen to me \(any obligations whatsoever, details I should know, etc.\)
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
  This post is about 95&#37; too long, maybe 97&#37;. If you want more people to reply, delete most of it.

You could always call the police and tell them you've changed your mind and would like to move forward. You should stop leaving your doors open, you are likely in violation of your university policy. Also, you should report anyone overstaying their welcome, that also likely violates university policy. This might be something that is handled at level of your housing management instead of the police. It's unlikely you'll get the $100 back, but you might get this girl out of your hair. You might also end up aggravating your roommate and have a challenging rest of the year.


Title: Paycheck ransom

Question: I live in california. My old roommate is holding my paycheck ransom. If i dont give him $800 he will keep my paychecks. Which were 15 total differwnt paychecks. Anything i can do ?

Answer: Ask your employer to cancel them and issue you new ones.


Title: City trying to force me in to expensive sewer replacement

Question:
I am in Ohio.

Spring of 2014 we had some severe rain storms that caused some sewer back ups and a bunch of other problems.

A few months later I got a letter from the city telling me that they had performed a dye test on my house and determined that I had some rain water infiltration issues.

The test is basically that they dispense a large (apparently as much as they want) amount of dyed water to various places to (spouts, foundation, lawn, etc,) and then watch the exit of your storm sewer to see if any dye comes out. There is no procedure or defines pass/fail criteria that they could provide beyond saying that if they see anything, it fails.

Based off of this, they determined that I had 2 problems I need to have fixed. The first was a disjointed condition where the sewer enters my house. The second was an undefined leak somewhere under my lawn. The sewer people I have had come out told me that the disjointed condition is real. They also told me that the lateral line under my lawn is perfectly normal and looks fine. It doesn't have any major issues and they would not recommend replacing it.

After getting several quotes, it seems like getting a sewer relining is the best option. The trouble is this would cost me $5,000.

What options do I have to fight back against the city? Is there a type of lawyer I should contact for this? Environmental law?

TLDR: The city is trying to force me to make very costly sewer repairs that seem to be largely unnecessary. I need to know if there is anything I can do to fight back.

Answer:
 Your responsible for your sewer lines to the street...seems like non-sewer water is getting into the system from your property.

You have to maintain your sewer lines to prevent $$$ of treating non-sewerage.

I doubt you can ask to disconnect and have a septic system put in  but this would have a greater cost.

So, you have to fix it. The joys of home ownership.


Title: My wife is being detained against her will

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Since you are married to a child it would seem that CPS has the right to investigate what is going on. Answer #2: > The justification for this is because they are unsure wether or not her mother had the parental right to sign the valid marriage certificate on the day of the wedding. We KNOW she had the right to sign because she never lost her parental rights she was just under investigation

If the child was removed from her home and placed in foster care, she didn't have parental rights during that time.  They're temporarily in a kind of limbo pending the investigation resolving.  That's kind of the point of CPS removing a child from the home.

> Should I hire a lawyer from here (VA)?

Probably.  There's a reasonable chance the state will invalidate your marriage based on your narrative.

> Sue CPS? The courts? What else can I do?

Nothing really.  None of what CPS did sounds unlawful.


Title: HOA says friend needs to get rid of his "dock"

Question:
I have a friend (no, really! It's a friend!) that has a house on a lake and there is an HOA for the neighborhood as well. Last year I helped him build a "floating dock" (quotes explained in a minute) after he got verbal permission from the president of the HOA. There is one other "floating dock" on the lake. Well, a few weeks ago he was told to get the "floating dock" out of the lake or be faced with fines. We understand that the verbal permission means nothing, but the signed HOA covenants do (by the way, we are in Chesapeake, VA, USA). We looked through them and we don't see a definition of a floating dock. We'd like to argue that his "floating dock" is actually a small pontoon boat (he is putting a permitted electric motor on the "dock"). What does the reddit community think of this approach? To make matters worse, the HOA seems to only enforce the rules that they choose, because as we look through them here, we can identify infractions for many of the other rules. It almost seems that the board wants to choose what rules to follow, making it harder for people to know ahead of time if they are about to break a rule that will be enforced or not. We don't think the board gets to decide which rules they will follow and which ones they won't!

The board has said that the existing dock was "grandfathered" in, but that's not true either because that dock was constructed in 2014, three years after the signing of the current covenant.

Here's the pdf of the current covenant:
https://www.scribd.com/document/341780508/PHOA-Covenants-20110711

Here's the map of the lake
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.7634257,-76.1948817,673m/data=!3m1!1e3

You can see the existing dock along the middle of the south shore. My friend's dock/boat is not in the picture.

By the way, he has applied for an appeal, as per the instruction in the covenant, but they won't even respond!

Thoughts?

edit: I had the wrong year for the "other" floating dock. It was constructed in 2014, not 1984 as I originally stated. In any case, it was three years after the signing of the covenant.

Answer:
 >What does the reddit community think of this approach?

If the purpose of the dock is to act as a dock, it seems unlikely that attaching a motor to it will change that purpose or satisfy the HOA.

>the HOA seems to only enforce the rules that they choose

That sounds like a good reason to become involved in the HOA and see that the rules are applied fairly.  Or even to take political action in the HOA to see if there is will to change the dock rule.

>making it harder for people to know ahead of time if they are about to break a rule that will be enforced or not.

So don't break the rules.  Sporadic enforcement is a reason to wonder if you'll get away with it, but it doesn't change the fact that the rules are defined in whatever way they're defined.


Title: Someone basically copied my businesses name and our websites are extremely similar. South Texas.

Question:
So I own a Pool Maintenance & Construction business in South Texas. Ive been operating for over a year and a half and have been working all over much of Texas.

I have recently been contacted by a Pool Construction business in a neighboring city, which I do business in on occasion. They have used an almost identical business name as mine. They only changed one letter at the end of it. We are in the same industry, in the same geographical location (I assume), with the same name (I had it registered first).

Here is the email: ".......We have a pool construction company in "Neighboring City" and would like to utilize the name “Company Name” for marketing purposes in "Neighboring City". We have no plans to expand in to your market but would like to obtain legal consent from you as well as clarification that we are not the same company....."

Now they have been operating and doing business under this name for a while now but it has been AFTER I have started my business.

Their website is extremely similar to mine as well. I am quite upset with the entire situation and am curious if it would be something I could pursue in court? What if I asked for compensation? If I was to ask for compensation what would I base the amount I ask for off of?

Thanks everyone.

Answer:
 They asked. Tell them no.  If they do it anyway, you may have to talk to a trademark lawyer.  Answer #2: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/namefilingsfaqs.shtml#nameavailability

IANAL, but might be worth a call to the SOS office to see what they can do. This may be the attempt to obtain written permission, even though they had to do that before using the name.


Title: Iowa - If an officer is responding to an "underage drinking" tip to a home out in the country, am I able to meet them at the driveway and ask them to leave or are they able to walk up to the bonfire itself?

Question:
Sorry about the long title. The home is about 2 miles out of town, the driveway is about 1/4 a mile long, and the bonfire pit is another 100 yards beyond that. The police showed yesterday and walked all the way up to the pit, and I'm curious if that could be prevented.

Thanks

Answer:
 The police can enter the property without consent even if you tell them to leave **if** there is both probable cause that a crime is occurring AND exigent circumstances which would make obtaining a warrant impractical or over burdensome.

If you are a minor, and you have been drinking, and you try this, the officers can also just arrest you at the initial contact for being a minor in possession of alcohol.


Title: Our apartment manager told me our heat doesn't come on unless it's under 50 degrees F. Is this legal?

Question:
Chicagoan here; we live in a building with radiators, and while we like almost everything about it, fall and spring are pretty frustrating seasons because our radiators don't turn on as frequently as the weather begins to fluctuate between warm and cold.

Right now the temp is hanging in the low 50s, and I texted my building manager to ask what's going on. He told me the radiator boiler, which has temperature readers throughout the building, doesn't kick in unless the temp falls below 50 degrees F. That seems pretty cold to me; if the temp hangs around 55 for days on end, we're going to be cold more often than not. Is this legal? Should I contact local government, or should I start by going above my building manager directly to the leasing company?

The radiators work fine, in general, and when they're on, it's very cozy inside. But on days like today, where the temperature is going to hang just over 50 degrees for the better part of 24 hours, the radiators would be really useful.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 The Department of Buildings enforces the Chicago Building Code, which includes the Chicago Heat Ordinance. The Heat Ordinance mandates that during cold weather months landlords supply heat to rental units or to any unit where owners do not have individual control of the heat.

From September 15 through June 1, the temperature inside a rental residence is required to be at least 68 degrees from 8:30 AM to 10:30 PM, and at least 66 degrees from 10:30 PM to 8:30 AM.

Landlords face fines of up to $500 per day, per violation, for each day they do not supply adequate heat. The reason for lack of heat does not matter -- landlords must follow the law, and apartments must be heated.

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/bldgs/supp_info/chicago-heat-ordinance.html


Title: Large company stole my patent what should i do?

Question: A very large company stole my patent and I have just found out about it. I took my product to china a few years ago and basically the factory i took it too took my idea and sold it to a fortune 500 company. The patent is a utility patent and its 100% infringed on. I currently do nothing with the patent but was planning on starting up my company and was told by one of the company's i have an account with they they already have my product from said company that is stealing my patent. What would be the best course of action since i cant afford to get into a legal debate with said company.

Answer:
 Speak with a few patent attorneys, ask about the possibilities, and ask if they can take this on a contingency basis.  And if not ask if they know any attorneys that would.

Because absent that, and absent money, I’m not sure what legal avenues you have available.


Title: My 17yr old brother just got a job at a restaurant, they are scheduling him weekday closing shifts ending at 1:30am

Question: When he applied he laid out his availability and management knew he was in high school, for the first week they made it seem like for only a few days of training he would need to miss a bit of school for shifts starting at 2pm and a closing shift,  which my other assumed ended at midnight when the place closes. It turns out closing really means staying until 1:30 and for this week they have scheduled him 4 weeknights closing and one day starting at 2pm during school time. He has not yet called to tell them that it's not acceptable for a student, but I was wondering if it is even legal for them to schedule a student for those times on weeknights when they are aware he has to be at school at 8 the next morning. I just wanted to know, so maybe he could mention that to the boss when he talks to him. This is in british columbia Canada, thanks.

Answer:
 [It doesn't appear to be prohibited](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/bcs-child-labour-laws-are-the-most-neglectful-in-the-world/article627018/?service=mobile), which is unusual given how much better worker protections generally are up north. In the US, most states have nighttime curfews (although they typical start to be phased out between age 16-18).

But it looks like [when he turns 15](https://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/facshts/youth_general.htm) there aren't any limits, as long as he's not scheduled for when he's actually in school.


Title: What is this considered?

Question:
I’m not sure if this is the right subreddit to post this, but I’m not sure where else would be appropriate.

I am an 18 year old female in the US.  That is relevant because this incident involved me drinking, which would be considered underage drinking here.  So a few months ago, my friend introduced me to her 21 year old cousin at a music festival and left us alone to hang out.  He bought me drinks, and after the festival, he invited me to his apartment, so I was like “Sure, why not... after all.. he’s my friend’s cousin, what’s the worst he could do.”  At this point, some of the alcohol had worn off already, but I knew I was still kinda tipsy.  We ended making out, and he kept asking me if we could have sex, and I felt pressured to say yes, so I did.  Afterwards, I just felt so guilty and crappy.  I didn’t think that it could be considered anything more serious than just a drunken mistake, until I thought about how much I felt taken advantage of.  I’m not sure what to do, or if there’s anything I can do about it at this point, but what would this be technically considered?  Rape?  Sexual assault?  I don’t know if I wanna go through with any legal action since I know it would ruin his life, and be pretty embarrassing for me if his cousin’s (my friend’s) family found out since they are close church family friends.  Also, would I be in trouble for the underage drinking?  I guess I actually still have a lot of questions, but I would like some legal advice for those for now.  Thank you all so much.  I really appreciate it.

Answer: From the description you typed this is an example of consensual sex that you came to regret later. You should not try to use the law to avoid embarrassment.


Title: [TX]"Customer" on bond for child porn is violating bond. Can I report him?

Question:
I am a nurse. I work in a place that monetarily compensates people for time. We do not provide healthcare.

One of these people was in today, and as part of the intake process, I inquired about some fancy ankle-wear that he was sporting. He gave me an acceptable story regarding said fashion accessory, but something about him didn't sit right. After he left, I looked him up in the county's public records, and it turns out that he lied about the true reason for the anklet, and is currently on bond for possession of child pornography and solicitation of a minor.

As a condition of his bond, he is not to be within 1000 feet of any childcare facility; our building houses such a facility, though it is currently closed due to the pandemic. Additionally, he is not supposed to be in possession of any device capable of accessing the internet. He had a smartphone on him the entire time, and he used it to access the internet. I actually assisted him with a couple of items in that regard.

I don't believe that I have a duty to report from the standpoint of my nursing license, because I have no reason to believe that he is actively abusing anyone currently. If that were the case, there wouldn't be any question. But I do want to somehow report him to the court for violating his bond, because screw that guy.

We have a standing policy to ban from the premises anyone who has been convicted of crimes against a child due to the childcare, but management (who I made aware of the situation) said that since he hadn't been convicted yet, we should simply "monitor the situation" until the charges are resolved.

How would one go about reporting someone anonymously? Would there be any legal reasons why I should not do so? I am aware that being a right to work state, I could be fired for literally anything, but what sort of repercussions could I potentially see from work? Thank you in advance.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: Contact the local criminal court and ask to talk to a Pretrial officer.


Title: Law Firm Made My Employer Start Paying My Debt

Question:
On December 31st 2016, I was given a subpoena, by a company that I owed a debt to.
The letter stated that I had 10 days to contact the law firm representing this collection to avoid paying any legal fees and avoid going to court. The debt was for $2204.98.

When I contacted this law firm through e-mail, we had arranged a payment agreement with my first payment being $331.00 by the end of January and $100.00 every month following. This was all on a PDF file that I had to sign and give back to them either by mail or over e-mail. I had told them about my situation that put me in this predicament in the first place and told them I no longer had a checking account and had to switch banks. I only had a savings account which was limited to 6 withdrawals per month and had arranged to make payments at one of their physical locations and pay with cash instead. With that being said, I did not sign any agreement because the person I was in contact with told me they informed the company I would now be making physical location payments with their accounting department.

I had missed payments for March, but later made two payments totaling $200.00 in April bringing my account now to $1573.98. Now I never received a receipt stating how much was left on the balance, but it did show the everything else including the amounts paid, who took the payment, date, and time. I missed May, June and July's date is coming up where I plan on paying $300.00 to make up for the 2 past missed payments.

Today I am at work checking my pay stubs because my last check that came in was extremely low. I check in and find that there is a deduction labeled as 'Garnishment'. It is for $217.23. This has now happened on two of my paychecks for July 7th and July 21st. This came as a surprise to me. I ask my supervisor what that means and he tells me to call our corporate payroll to find out information on that as he has no idea himself. All he knew was it was sometimes taken out for child support or divorce alimony etc. Seeing as I am a single man with 0 kids, I called right away.

When I made the call to payroll they had told me a law firm has gotten into contact with them asking to settle the debt for me. I ask the name, and sure enough it is the law firm representing that company I was ALREADY arranged to. She had told me that they were deducting pay from my checks until the debt was paid off. I was furious at this point and can hardly remember what she was saying or what I was saying at this point. I do remember one thing however. She told me the total to be paid until my paychecks would no longer be deducted. $2000. I'm not familiar with Utah debt collection laws so any info would be appreciated.

My apologies for the long story, but my questions for everyone here today are as follows:

1. Can a law firm even contact my employer demanding a payment from my paycheck?
2. Can my employer even make this decision without even discussing this issue with me?
3. What steps should I take to solving this problem?

Answer:
 If the law firm "just asked" and your employer started deducting voluntarily, you've got a valid wage claim against your employer, because no, they don't have the right to make a decision like that. However, that almost certainly is not what actually happened.

Get a copy of the paperwork from the payroll office; most likely you will find that the court issued a garnishment order after the law firm sued you and won. Your employer has no authority to refuse to obey the court's order, and your consent is not relevant.

Find out for sure what happened. Is this a court-ordered garnishment, and if so, how much does the court say you owe?


Title: GFs Social Security/Child Support Money Being Held Ransom (WA State)

Question:
Hey /r/legaladvice, first time poster here so I apologize if I'm missing details. If you find anything from the post missing that can help, please comment and I'll ask my GF for the answer and add it to the post.

I'm going to do a brief rundown of events leading up to now. As a early teen, my girlfriend (17 right now) was raped by her Biological mother's BF at the time. My GF was separated from the mother, and a restraining order was placed. When we started dating, she was 16 and was forced to move out from her grandfathers house after her grandmother passed away. In Oregon, her Biological father (who she was forced to live with) was physically and emotionally abusive. Eventually leading to the point where she attempted to commit suicide. She's alive (thankfully), and after 5-6 months of living in a group home, she now lives with a foster family.

However, this entire time she was told that she had about $1700 dollars in Social Security money, plus those 5-6 month's of Child Support. Which, according to her, is coming from the Government. But according to a phone call recently between her foster mother and biological mother, the money was taken out without my GF's permission. The money is supposedly in a joint bank account between my GF and her brother. Her brother lives with her mother, so what happened (according to my GF) was the money was taken out via her brother without her knowing.

There's another post on the front page right now speaking of a similar situation of Child Support money not being sent to the child, but that involves money from the mother to the father. According to my GF, its from the Govt. into a joint bank account. And right now, the biological mother is attempting to force my GF to talk to her on the phone in order to get the money.

By the time this is read, it will have happened. I'm wondering what all of yours opinions are of what should be done legally. I doubt that the money is going to be given, since it should be around $3000 at this point. So in that case, could we bring it to a civil court issue of theft? The money has never been sent to my GF, so would that be using Child Support money wrongfully?

Again, please let me know if you need more details to come up with anything. Sorry for the long post, but there's quite a few details that should be explained for full context. Let me know!

Thanks again.

Also, obligatory TL:DR; Girlfriend's Child Support money being sent to account linked to GF and her brother. Money was taken out of account from brothers name, without GF knowing. No money has sent to GF for 6 months. Money is being provided by government.

Answer: I'd suggest that your girlfriend speak to her social worker, court appointed special advocate, or her foster family about this. local legal aid groups may also offer advice.


Title: {SK, Canada} My deacased fiances cousin is telling people I killed him

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 First, please seek therapy. It is not easy being in this situation.

Second, write your cousin a cease and desist letter to cut it out. Your cousin is slandering you.


Title: [OH] Lost my wallet. Girl messages me saying she found it. Blocks me. Several charges to my card a few days later.

Question:
I lost my wallet on the 11th, I find charges on my card on the 15th, and on the 16th, I find an FB message from a girl that was sent on the 12th saying she found my wallet. She has blocked me.

I think I know her location, but I'm not sure.

What's the best course of action?

Answer:
 Call the cops. Then call your credit card companies and tell them your wallet was stolen.Answer #2: 1) Cancel all your cards/tell the CC companies what happened.

2) Call the police. Law enforcement doesn't like credit card fraud/ID theft.Answer #3: You call the police. Then you call your banks and cancel your cards. Give the facebook message to the cops. They love it when dumb criminals make their job easier.


Title: Airbnb permanently deactivated account due to criminal record report

Question:
I received a notice today stating that my Airbnb account was permanently deactivated after a background check revealed an expunged criminal record. I had reservations coming up the next 2 weeks that Airbnb ended up cancelling after deactivating my account. I currently live in the South Bay Area, not too far from Airbnb HQ. For those who don't know, Airbnb is headquartered in San Francisco, so i think California's Penal Code applies.

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I'm looking for some legal (and non-legal) advice about what to do in this situation. There were 2 issues with the background check report, conducted by Inflection Risk Solutions. (1) The information they reported appeared to claim that I was convicted for a serious crime. I was never convicted. The charges were dismissed. (2) But more importantly, my record was ordered to be expunged in the state I was charged in. So they should not even be reporting the records in the first place. My records do not even show up on an FBI rap sheet; I have obtained my own rap sheets in the past, and I work at a federal government entity that periodically conducts background checks on their employees (they know about my sealed record because I disclosed it, but their FBI background checks have always shown me to have a clean record). So it is bizarre how this Inflection Risk Solutions company was able to get my record.

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I immediately filed a dispute with Inflection Risk Solutions. After I filed the dispute (electronically), I immediately called them and asked them to expedite my request, and the representative I spoke with removed my records off their system immediately within 5-10minutes. So it was promptly taken care of. They sent me and Airbnb and updated report where it now shows I have no criminal record.

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I am asking Airbnb to reinstate my account based on the updated background check, but I think that may be discretionary?

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So my questions are:

(1) If Airbnb does not reinstate my account, what legal actions could I take against them? I imagine this is some violation of California's Penal Code as well as violation of Federal FCRA law?

(2) Would I have much of a case to sue Inflection Risk Solutions for violating FCRA law, and also my state Court's expungement order?

Answer:
 1) None.  Airbnb is under no obligation to provide you service.Answer #2: Airbnb is a private company and can choose who they allow to use the service and who they don’t.

Airbnb didn’t do anything illegal and you have no civil claim against them either.

If you file some nuisance claim against them they could easily win legal fees against you.


Title: Ohio - Guy purposely doesn’t give receipt, no return policy/availability

Question:
Christmas shopping and bought a funny t-shirt in the mall. Was a gift. It was one of those custom design shops where they made it in front of you. (Keep in mind, the man is foreign. He couldn’t understand me, not that there’s anything wrong with that.)

He made the shirt and charged $25 for it. I’m a cheap guy, I make decent money but I was already calling bullshit. I asked to go lower, he said he could do $20. I paid him, got the shirt.

Later, I went to the thrift store nearby and the same shirt with the same design, same size, etc... was $2 or something. I purchased it and went to the mall to return the $20 shirt (that I was already pissed off about). The man said that he couldn’t accept the shirt because he gave no receipt (and, no! I didn’t lose it.) and he didn’t know it was his. I saw no receipt paper or a receipt for the previous customers.

Is it illegal to not give proof of purchase? If not, that’s smarter than having a “all sales final” sign as that turns me off. I’m not looking to sue him or anything, the shirt was not apt anyway.
Topic:
Douche

Answer:
 > ... where they made it in front of you.

That's a custom shirt. Why do you think you have a right for refund simply because you found another cheaper? Is the quality the same as the one you paid $2 for? Does he have a return policy? What made you think all sales were not final?Answer #2: As the Romans would say, "caveat emptor."

A receipt is not required to be given when purchasing a product. Doing a quick google shows that *few* municipalities have consumer protection laws that require receipt but those are usually in cities.


Title: Employer cant pay me

Question:
So ive been working for a company now for almost a year and yesterday we all recieved an email stating due to cashflow issues we wont be paid this week. Hopefully the issue will be resolved in the next week or so.

This is in canada, not sure what to do.

Answer:
 Aww man that sucks! As someone who works with payroll there is no excuse for this: "Revenue is vanity, cash flow is sanity" as accountants say.

 If the company can't pay its employees on time, then there are *serious* cashflow issues, I'm willing to bet the CRA is already on their ass; its time to jump ship.


Title: can i get sent to jail for ding dong ditching someone?

Question: my location is new jersey. today i ringed my neighbor's doorbell and ran away. as a prank yeah. they didnt see me but someone else could of seen me doing it. can i get sent to jail? i think i would actually go to juvie but one of my friends said it was a serious crime so idk

Answer: Id worry more about someone getting pissed off and shooting you. I doubt the cops are going to waste much more time than a ticket on you. They have bridges to protect.


Title: Sexually harassed at work and fired

Question:
Hello everyone, just today I was terminated for "misconduct" after i submitted a sexual harassment complaint after a coworker called me a "faggot". I'm a server for a retirement home, and we were short 2 servers that day so we were slower than usual, and by the end of the day, I was bringing the last remaining plates for the dishwasher (old Hispanic lady), and she started complaining that we where too slow (in a mean derogatory manner) and that we where gonna wash the dishes. I got a bit heated and told her. "who's the dishwasher you or me?" and she went completely crazy and started calling me words like faggot etc (in Spanish). Then i just said, i could care less what she thinks and she slammed the dish room door shut not letting us take any more dishes inside. The next day I took the complaint to higher management, and told them everything she said and everything I said. Then they told me, "if she doesn't admit to it there's nothing we can do" later when they had her interviewed, she spread lies about how i called her several names (which i didn't) and that i stole company products from the kitchen (which again i did not). And they called me in and fired me immediately. Is this fair? is there anything i can do? Thanks!

Southern California.

Answer:
 Calling someone an unpleasant epithet on a single occasion is not sexual harassment.  It's not even anywhere close.

You aren't going to find a lawyer to take this on.  Unfair termination isn't legally "wrongful."  File for unemployment and move on.Answer #2: You can file for unemployment and look for a new job. Fighting with your coworkers is a perfectly legal reason to fire somebody.Answer #3: You say this was just today, but posted (and deleted) 24 days ago about being framed for stealing at work. So is being accused of stealing from work a common issue?

Or was that event 24 days ago related to this as well?

Regardless, that's not sexual harassment, and legal (even if shitty)


Title: My ex has finally decided to meet me in private and discuss negotiations regarding my visitations with my kids. I'm hopeful about this meeting, but I'm posting here just in case there is anything I should know first.

Question:
I am located in indiana

Here are the details. I'll skim them quickly because the meeting is coming up in a little over an hour.

-We split up late last year. Standard visitations and support were ordered. We have cooperated on extra visitation time for a lot of the time, but it varies depending on her mood. I feel she uses these extra visitations to manipulate me. Yes, I know she is not required to provide them at all and I should be thankful. I am, but I also want to see my kids more.

-I have been pushing for a formal agreement between the two of us. We both have disagreements regarding the guidelines we were ordered to follow, and I'm willing to make some sacrifices if they lead to more visitations with my kids. I would prefer to cooperate with her and not get lawyers involved. I feel our laws are female-biased and I am honestly terrified of the idea of fighting for custody, so I just want to work it out with her.

-A big fight erupted between us yesterday. She is now threatening to take me to court and remove my children from me entirely. I am a great father that has been there for my kids from day one, but she is pulling every nasty trick she can think of to make it appear otherwise. I don't feel like she has a valid case, but I am also terrified of putting that fate into the hands of a judge that doesn't know either one of us.

-She just requested to meet me to discuss possible negotiations. I wasn't anticipating this, but I'm hopeful that I can finally work things out. I am willing to cooperate with her on almost any matter provided she gives me more time in their lives.

This meeting will take place at a public park and will only consist of me and her. The only recording devices used will be a pen and paper. Any advice? Anything I should know?

Answer:
 You need to keep in mind that you have as much right to the children as she does, regardless of the state. She can't simply *take them away from you* because that's her mood.

I completely support parents working toward their own agreement, but keep it mind, it's not legally binding. She, nor you, have to abide by it unless it's signed by a Judge.


Title: Is their anything illegal about keeping your kids inside?

Question:
My parents won’t let me outside alone at all, legit I just stay at home then go to karate at night. I only go outside if an adult is with me, or to sit outside with them watching me through the window. Caused mental health problems, not solely off of that alone but it played a huge factor.

Just to make it clear I’m taken care of and not verbally abused or anything, they are just super strict and I feel like theirs something not legal with limiting one of your teens human rights

Is their anything illegal about it?

Answer: No.  They are your legal guardians and responsible for you and can set rules as long as the rules are not abusive or illegal.


Title: Getting USA Unemployment while overseas

Question:
I am currently stuck in Thailand due to the virus .   All flights are cancelled and NY have issued a code 4 travel restriction.     So I am not allowed to travel .     Had plans to get back and start work April 1 .    I am claiming my benefits each week still .   No funds have been released or approved .     All I get is a computer generated response its against the rules to apply while out of the country .   Of course it is under normal circumstances.
NYS unemployment phone number has not worked for over a month now .   Nobody responds to any of my emails there for advice .      It is no fault of my own I am unable to return and the government has asked me not to travel if there even was a way back ...
What are my options ?

Answer:
 >All I get is a computer generated response its against the rules to apply while out of the country

Then you have your answer from your state.  You can try to call to talk to a person to clarify but right now there is no magic trick to get you to qualify when you don't qualify.

UI is a state issue, and whether you qualify or not is determined at the state level.


Title: [nj] stopped on motorcycle for 25 over, told officer bike was unregistered. Bit of a confusing situation, please read

Question:
Long story short, I bought a bike from a guy for 600. He gave me his plates to make it home without being stopped, and I had insurance on the bike. I made it home fine.

At the time I thought the bike was unregistered (altho he signed the title over to me) but the bike was still registered to him (unbeknownst to me)

4 days ago I am pulled over for 70 in a 55. I tell the officer I have the title and all that and it's insured but I tell him its unregistered (in actuality, the bikes registration expired 2 days ago, unbeknownst to me)

I have tickets for speeding, unregistered vehicle, and fictitious plates

In light of the fact the bike was actually registered and the registration expired only 3 days ago, does that give me a chance for leniency with the judge? The plates correspoded to the previous owners registration, so isn't it as if he gave me the bike to ride and I also was insured for it?

Answer:
 You are responsible for transferring the title to your name within 10 days of the sale. The seller is supposed to surrender the plates, too, because they can't be transferred to a new owner. http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/vehicles/transowner.htm

If you go take care of the title change now, get new plates, and get the registration done, the judge might dismiss those two tickets if they're in a good mood that day. Obviously don't drive the bike to the motor vehicle agency to get that done.


Title: Insurance company says I can't claim my facial scars from a dog bite.

Question:
Details:

In December I was bit by a friend's dog on the face.  I went to meet my friend's 90lb American Bulldog in his backyard.  I was petting the dog normally and he seemed friendly.  Then after a few minutes the dog growled and I stood up.  The dog then jumped up and got my face.

Problem:

I have medical insurance that has covered a large portion of the expenses and the rest of it is going through my friend's home owner's insurance.  I've talked to the insurance agent (Nationwide) and he says that I cannot claim my lost wages while I was home recovering or pain and suffering for my facial scar.

He claims that this is the case because there was "no negligence" on my friend's part and I went onto my friend's property willingly.

Do I have any recourse either legally or through the insurance company? Thanks.

Location: Virginia
Topic:
Insurance

Answer:
 If friend is willing, ask for a copy of his homeowner's insurance policy declarations sheet (aka "dec page" in some states) and look for something called "Med Pay" - it's usually $1,000 or $5,000.  That's the amount the insurance company will cover for medical claims without regard to negligence.

Anything beyond that would likely fall under another coverage area (which, for homeowner's can range anywhere from $50,000 to $500,000).Answer #2: Your recourse is to sue your friend for the amount you believe you were owed plus court costs.  If it's under $5000 you do it in small claims court.

If his insurance company declines to defend him, pay the judgment, or pay a settlement with you, and according to your friend's policy they are supposed to do that in this case, his recourse is then to sue them for the amount they owe him.


Title: USA-CT is there a way to prove someone intentionally lowered their pay to owe less in child support/alimony?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Go back to court and get child support adjusted to his new income.

I don't know about your state, but it's not uncommon for police officers work huge amounts of overtime.  It would be hard to show that his intent was to pay less child support unless he was stupid enough to e-mail you saying that's what he was doing.

He could have just been taking less overtime because he was dealing with the separation and divorce, and thus making less money.  A quick googling shows that the starting income of a CT state trooper is in the $50k range, so "massive amounts of overtime" seems like a reasonable explanation for the differences.  When you were together did he work a lot of overtime?  I'm not really sure how else he could deliberately manipulate his pay like that.


Title: shop parked my car illegally and got tickets while in their possession. (VA)

Question:
I had my car at a shop and they decided to park it illegally. I picked it up today and was told that it got some parking tickets while in their possession. they told me they would pay them but there's a couple things I'm wondering.

how do I check that they paid them? I don't want to find out later they were never paid.

will this be on my record? my career depends on me having a good record and I don't want some stupid tickets ruining it.

(I did look for this in previous posts before asking. I found one that was similar but not quite the same.)

Answer: You can contest them and affirm that you were not driving the car when the citations were issued.  A written statement from them would be of great assistance.


Title: Dad getting laid off, not getting compensated for vacation time lost this year

Question:
My dad is getting laid off and they're paying for his unused vacation time, but he's been trying to pursue his lost vacation time as of this year.

He receives his allotted 5 weeks' vacation time at the beginning of each year. However, he received a memo December 21st, 2016 notifying employees of a new vacation hour ceiling of X hours (no new vacation hours would be added beyond X), at which time he had several hundred hours above X available. This ceiling was effective January 1st, 2017, effectively eliminating any possibility for him to spend down his available vacation hours and subsequently preventing him from getting any additional vacation time for 2017. He's considering lawyering up given the current situation and HR refusing to accommodate his request to have those 5 weeks included in his severance package. There's a clause in the severance agreement/contract that states that upon signing, would "release and forever discharge the Company, etc. from any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, suits, liabilities, interest, attorney's fees, damages, or costs of any nature whatsoever expressly or impliedly that Employee may have had, or has, as of the date of Employee's execution of this agreement, including any claims which are known or unknown." Given this clause, we're not sure when/how to file a claim effectively AND accept the package without releasing the claim.

FWIW, we sent a message to the Department of Industrial Relations who recommended that we file a claim *after severance* in line with protection of vacation wages under Labor Code 227.3

We are in California. And for clarification, there was no vacation cap previously and he didn't lose any of his pre-existing hours, but they didn't give him the 200 hours (5 weeks) for 2017.

Questions:

1. Given the limited notice of the vacation cap, does he have a foot to stand on with a wages claim?

2. Any recommendations on how to navigate the severance package/agreement clause (since it seems to void any active/future claims)?

Any help, tips, or data points would be greatly appreciated!

Edited post to make questions clearer, hopefully.

Answer: Forfeiture of vacation is not legal in CA. Stopping additional vacation from being earned is legal. It's not entirely clear from your post which is of these things happened.


Title: Birth certificate blunder

Question: My daughter's father passed away before we knew I was pregnant. She's now 6 months old and her dad is Not on her birth certificate because we were not married. I'm having a hard time figuring out how to get his name on there. Ive talked to a lawyer, who didn't help much. Everybody says ill need DNA but how do i go about doing that?? His family wants nothing to do with me or her so i can't ask them. Any suggestions?

Answer: Given that you cannot get a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, or a marriage, you would [have to go to court to establish paternity](https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/public-health-systems/data-research/vital-records/documents/pdf-files/Maine-Parentage-Act-Q-As.pdf) in order to amend your child's birth certificate.


Title: [Texas] So i recently moved to Texas and got a new DL and didn't think much of the mental illness checkbox now I have a letter in the mail.

Question:
So I being new to the state didn't think much of it and answered honestly. It was broad and vague, so I doubted that it really mattered. (It asked if I was being treated, diagnosed or hospitalized in the last 2 years) Then when I got to the counter they made me fill out another form slightly more detailed once again I didn't think much of it. In the past 2 years I have only received treatment and I'm not even sure that I have been diagnosed. They only refer to it as a mood disorder and nothing specific.... to me anyways. But in July 2011 I had an issue where I took 4-5 ambien because i was having really bad anxiety and just wanted to go back to sleep and not deal with it (I was not being treated for my anxiety at the time). My ex called the cops on me because he was being a dick. Which resulted in them calling the ambulance. I ended up in the hospital, and I heard the phrase overdose tossed around but ambien causes retrograde amnesia so I dont remember much. I was inconsolableat the hospital so they asked if i wanted to go to a place where people could help me so I agreed without realizing what i agreed to. I was still under the influence of medication and had no one there for me. So i was sent to a facility and vaguely remembering signing a bunch of papers before being locked into the facility. I wasnt aware of what was happening until they started taking all my stuff away from me.

Anyways so I received a letter in the mail the other day saying that I am going to get a form in 14 days for my "possible" medical condition. And having horrible anxiety like I do I am totally freaking out about losing my license.

So what is my likelihood of losing my license and what can I do about it?

TL;DR moved to a new state answered mental illness questions honestly. now I have a letter in the mail saying I am to receive a form in mail in two weeks. That I have to submit to so they can review my case and determine my edibility to keep my license.

Answer:
 It sounds as though there is a legitimate question as to whether your license should be revoked under Texas law as a medical revocation.

You need an attorney to advise you and to represent you at the hearing.Answer #2: Can't link as I'm replying on mobile and have the site open on my work computer, but the Houston Chronicle reported that in 2012 DPS flagged 242 cases for psychiatric review. 102 did not respond and were denied. Of 140 who did respond, 32 were denied.

Don't panic but don't ignore the letter, is what I'm saying here.Answer #3: I ran across something last year saying that question was supposed to be stricken off the DPS forms, and replaced with a question more along the lines of "Do you have a condition which could affect your ability to operate a motor vehicle".

How long ago did you see that question on the form?

Also, does anyone know what the repercussions are for lying on that form? Are they somehow able to access mental health records within the state/ do therapists auto report or something to the DMV if you seek treatment while in Texas?


Title: Charges are dropped that initiated search warrant...

Question: Will the 3 charges be dismissed that resulted from the search be thrown out ? Can the search warrant be thrown out.

Answer:
 Location is not optional.

There's nowhere near enough information to give you an answer. Generally, simply because the charges were dropped doesn't invalidate the basis for a warrant or anything that followed from the warrant, such as additionally collected evidence or new charges. If you are involved in a criminal proceeding seek a criminal defense lawyer.


Title: My business will no longer be able to provide services to a specific customer due to a third party eviction, what should I do next to avoid breach of contract? [Wisconsin]

Question:
Hi everyone, and thanks in advance for your help.

I run a small business, more specifically IT managed services, which means that at this one specific datacenter location, I provide internet connection to multiple businesses.

One of my customers just recently signed a 36 month contract with my business for their backup internet connection, except we just recently got notice that the datacenter is being evicted from their current building. This means my customer will not be able to use their service and my business won't be able to service them from this specific location.

Ideally I will move this customer's infrastructure to another location, so I can earn an additional datacenter business from them, but also continue to service them with both their internet connections.

I am just not quite sure on how to proceed legally, as it seems like both companies would be in breach of contract. Should we mutually terminate the agreement? What should my next steps be?

Answer: I can't say what options you have as that is dependent on the contract.  I will say that if the contract doesn't address this scenario you are going to want to contact a lawyer and have them write up new contracts. As this is not an uncommon event it should be clear on how its addressed.


Title: Can't smoke weed at my apartment? (Maine)

Question:
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Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: They can most definitely forbid smoking on their premises and inside the rental unit. It's unlikely that you would be charged with a crime, but you can definitely have your tenancy terminated.


Title: House won't stay warm (Indiana)

Question:
So *Edit* I am renting an older house and I am guessing the insolation is terrible. The weather before Christmas was in the 40s and with all the heaters running (electric baseboard heaters) plus three portable electric heaters the house will not get above the mid 50s. We have now had a cold snap and it is in the -10 range and I am not currently the house because it so cold but I know it can't be much above freezing in the house. Also last month, average was in the 50s, my electric bill was $600.

My question is under Indiana law they must supply "adequate heating" what does that mean exactly and does how much I have to pay in My electric bill have any bearing? Thanks.

Answer: Call your local code enforcement office and ask what the minimum habitable temperature is for a rental dwelling. I'd wager it's at least 65°F, if not 68°F. If they can't tell you, they'll likely know who can.


Title: Can my girlfriend and I legally have sex?

Question:
I'm 18, and she is 16. Since the federal age of conse t is 16, and so is our state's, therefore I'm thinking it is legal, but because of a lot of tv shows and people calling teens under 18 "jailbait", I'm second-guessing my original thought. I just don't want a potentially bad breakup where she reports me for statuatory rape and boom I'm a sex offender.
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer: What's your location? Do you both live in the same state?


Title: (Atlanta, GA) Can an employers PTO carry over policy differ from a departments PTO carry over policy?

Question:
My companies HR policy says 120 hours can carry over to next year, but my department head says 40 hours can carry over to next year. Can the two actually be that different? Is there action to take if not?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: They could be different, as a matter of law there is no requirement they be the same.  It’s an HR issue, not a legal one.


Title: I sent the navy seal copypasta to a customer service rep while I was at school, and they sent my IP to my school. Am I fucked?

Question:
So yeah I was bored during study hall so I started a chat with some Strayer University rep. I sent them the navy seal copypasta, and they said "I can see that you are chatting with us from [school district] and will be sending the IP address to the district to investigate.

I'm in Virginia. How badly did I fuck up? And what can I do to mitigate the damage? I told them afterward it was a joke and sent a link to the knowyourmeme page for it, and they said "Threatening someone's life is no joke".

Edit: Okay I talked to an administrator, an IT guy, and one of the police officers stationed at my school.

The IT guy said it'd be pretty easy to trace back to me, so if the report comes to my school, they'll probably know it was me.

The administrator said that he's not in charge of discipline, so he doesn't have jurisdiction over this, but that if he did, all he'd do is arrange a talk about acceptable use of technology between me and school administrators, since I don't have any previous disciplinary infractions. The absolute worst penalty would be expulsion and the worst feasible penalty would be suspension, but he said because I don't actually pose a danger to my school, it would likely be nothing more than a warning.

The officer said that since it's not threatening the school, it's not his job to deal with it, but it could be viewed as disorderly conduct if it caused fear in the customer service rep, which is jailable. However he also said that because that wasn't my intention, it shouldn't be a big deal.

The administrator and the officer both said that if the school administration comes after me, to tell them that I talked to them and that they would help me clarify the situation and hopefully make sure nothing happens.

Answer:
 Depending on what the message said that could be either a class 5 or 6 felony which is up to 10 years in prison.  That's worse  case scenario. Don't talk to anybody about this but a criminal defense attorney.
Answer #2: I’m assuming this was a high school computer system?

Was this sent from a personal device, or a school computer lab? Does your school require private log-ones for the computer, or are they a kiosk type that is wiped in between each user?

They can track the IP to a specific ISP. If it’s a known block oassigned by the ISPs (like your school district), they can contact them and their IT department can identify the MAC address of the network access card that was assigned that IP during that time frame. If it was a private device hooked into the schools network, the MAC may also be associated with enough metadata to identify you (ie, “Mark’s Iphone”), but it’s not a guarantee and they don’t likely have a list of MAC addresses correlated to which students.

If it was a computer lab, with an individual log-on, it’s trivial to trace it back to your account.

If it’s a kiosk type, they would know which computer it was and the time, and could ask the librarian (or whomever) if they remembered who was in the lab on that day or review tapes.

It’s unlikely they’ll go through any of that effort except in the case it’s tied to your individual log on.
 Answer #3: A) Stop doing it as you can see you can get in trouble.

B) If the police or anyone else comes around don't say anything and hire and attorney.


Title: A tenant died in our apartment building...

Question:
The tenant was found by his friend not breathing in a morning.  This is in Los Angeles, California.

After his passing, his relative took over as an executor, and told us as he was going through his email and found that there was an email sent to us about ankle and knee injury 5 days ago, claiming that he had hurt himself stepping on a platform installed by (unlicensed) contractors since we were repaving the cement walkway in the complex, and that he went to the doctor 3 days prior, with a picture of his twisted ankle attached.

This email was sent to us as a reply after we sent an email to him asking for his 2 months late rent ("I will have the rent in a few days. Btw, I injured my ankle...").  (This tenant has always been late on his rent almost every month).  And this was the first and last time we've heard from him regarding his injury.

The executor is now claiming that the injury has caused DVT (blood clot that goes into the lung) and thus cause his death. According to his friends, he had prior health issues relating to heart and being obese.

Now my question is, the tenant did not report to us the incident of when and where it happened.  According to his email, he had seen doctors, and said he had a MRI scheduled.  The contractor we used were workers we've used before but not licensed.  We've report it to the insurance company.

With the medical history he has and the fact that he was under medical care for the injury, will we be liable?

TL;DR: A tenant died in his sleep in one of our units we're renting out. His executor is claiming he died because of an ankle injury and wants to hold us liable. Will we be liable?

EDIT: Our contract is unlicensed, not sure if it makes any difference.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 They can claim whatever they want. Doesn't sound like they're a doctor or performed an autopsy so I'm not sure where they're getting it from.

Have you been served? Answer #2: Generally your insurance company will want to handle this, since they will be on the hook for anything if you are found responsible. Part of what you usually pay for is for them to provide legal representation in these matters. Make sure you talk with them about what your next steps should be. They might want any communications about this to go only through them.


Title: Rich friend wants me to “invest” in his company and I will be getting 250k back without spending anything?

Question:
Throwaway account. I literally do not know anything about business or even the legal aspects of it. This is in British Columbia. I will try to explain this in the best way I can, because this was all discussed over the phone.

So, my friend says that he wants to create a business in where he sells bongs to stores. He can get a bong made in china for $10. Then he will sell it for $40 to the stores. And say the stores can sell 100 bongs. Basically, he wants to be the main manufacturer and expand to almost every store that sells bongs in the area. And then he started talking about how if I were to be a partner in the business, I could be making 250k a year. For doing basically “nothing.” All I have to do is take his money and then “invest” in the business so it looks like to whatever agency is looking in or something that something is right? He started talking about his tax bracket and how this could help lower his tax bracket through the company. Which made me question on how that’s legal. I asked him if it was, and he said that yes, it’s either I give the 250k to you or it goes to taxes. He says that 6 partners could = 1.5M

All in all I’m just very confused and don’t want to get fucked over. He said that he could pay for my lawyer fees to get the contract looked over - and that he will give the money to me and I can pay it myself that way I’m actually the lawyers client. I don’t want to participate in anything illegal but he assured me that it wasn’t. The information is pretty vague but I could not understand a thing honestly.. hopefully somebody here can understand and explain what he means? Thank you for your help

Answer: He's mega dumb. That's not how taxes work and he's telling you to help him commit tax fraud.Answer #2: It’s probably a money laundering scheme, it’s definitely a tax avoidance scheme. Someone has to pay taxes on income and no income tax bracket is over 150,000 in BC. Also, there’s already plenty of head shops in Vancouver, someone is supplying those shops.  Some shops might get their supply directly from China. There’s probably already a supplier who does the shipping but probably doesn’t do a 300% markup. Yes, you could do a business surrounding this, but I think your friend might be hitting the product he’s intending to sell


Title: Closing roads off, making us house bound.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 For road closures of this nature organizers have to get permission from the city/town or county, depending on who it directly affects. Organizers work together with council and usually also the police to do this, so it is very unlikely that they do not have legal permission. They'd be stopped right quick if they didn't.

It seems as though they are implementing rolling closures so people actually can leave their homes http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/homepage/192/majoreventsAnswer #2: r/legaladviceuk might be better suited for this.

But as someone else has suggested - you need to speak with the planning department in your local councilAnswer #3: You are not truly bound to your house. If you had planned accordingly, you could simply have parked your car outside of the closed road zone, and then walked to your car when you need to leave.

Answer #4: They do this multiple times per year in my huge city of 3 million people. Yep, that's right, one or two Sundays per year, the city shuts down entire routes and streets for 10 hours for bicycle and marathon races. For 10 hours, there are entire sections of the city you cannot get to in any vehicle.

While we live in different countries, it's perfectly legal here and I assume perfectly legal there. Is it annoying?  Sure. But they aren't infringing on your right to do anything, it's your responsibility to plan around it and they gave you very ample notice.


Title: [CA] Non-tenant is storing a tractor and using water, what are my options?

Question:
Hello!

First off, this is in California [CA], and not for me, but for my parents.  There is a person who basically stores a tractor on their land (was okay at first) and would use their well to fill up his tank for spraying and what not.

My parents basically want him to no longer do either of those things on their property and my mom wanted it 'official', to make sure the tractor is gone when the time is up.

I just wanted to make sure it is correct, as there is no lease, no money being exchanged hands, nothing of that sort other than a verbal agreement.

Should my parents send a certified letter nullifying water usage immediately (he can use water from his own place a few miles away), and giving him 30 days to remove the tractor?  Can those lengths be shortened since it isn't residency?

Thank you for your time.

Answer:
 The 30-day boilerplate rule generally only applies to tenants. Most states' laws do allow a small window considered "reasonable" -- a widely subjective term, I know -- so seven days or less may be appropriate in the eyes of most judges given he lives less than an hour away.

What that fellow is doing is just straight-up trespassing, so a "no trespassing" sign would probably suffice (and would help counter any "I didn't get no letter!" claims), although a certified letter wouldn't hurt either.

Other than that -- and I'm assuming you've already tried plain old fashioned just asking nicely -- you could always try sabre-rattling by mentioning you'll report the vehicle as abandoned to have it towed, or something, if the other party is being obstinate.


Title: Locked out of my apartment building, property mgmt not responding (Tucson, Arizona)

Question:
Communication with my property's management has been deplorable ever since I moved in several months ago. Whenever an issue has come up, the girl who handles all correspondence has been basically a ghost. She only communicates via email and the office telephone which is only 9-5, Mon-Fri. At one point early on, I asked her for a 24-hour emergency contact number in case something comes up. She told me, "Oh, you can just email me. I keep the phone on me at all times, and I'll get right back to you." Except, she HASN'T "gotten right back" to me.

And then last night happened: I came home from work and the exterior door to my building (which has always remained unlocked) was locked, and apparently I do not have a key to that door. On a Friday night, mind you... that is, after business hours. So I called the office - of course it went straight to voicemail since the office was closed - and I left a message. Then I emailed the secretary. I was stuck outside my building for three hours. Eventually an upstairs neighbor came home and he actually has a key to that exterior door. I emailed her again at that point, but now it's the following day and I still haven't gotten a reply from her.

What recourse do I possibly have? I have nobody else to contact in that company. I have cats. It was looking quite possible that they were going to have to wait almost three whole days without food and water if I couldn't get into my building until Monday. How should I handle this situation?

Thanks.

Answer:
 Ask your neighbor if you can copy the key, if the key doesn’t say “Do No Duplicate” or something similar, you can make a copy yourself. Answer #2: Can you “buzz” your neighbors?

Next time you can call a locksmith. You may be able to negotiate them paying the bill. You should be provided a key to the exterior door. Walk into the office on Monday.


Title: How would one subpoena an Itunes account?

Question:
My ex-wife has a horrible addiction spending tens of thousands of dollars in in-app purchases in a video games.  Many of these charges occurred during our marriage, running up multiple credit cards.  I need to subpoena her Itunes account to prove this.  Is this possible?
 If so, how would one do this?

EDIT> Divorce trial.  Apparently the subpoena was issued to a law firm that was supposed to handle such matters  but this was not the case?  I don't know exactly, which is why I was paying a lawyer to handle it.

Answer:
 >I have a lawyer who attempt this but failed.

What do you mean they failed?  Like they don't know how to send ANYONE a subpoena?  Like they couldn't find the address for iTunes to send the subpoena to?  Like iTunes said they would not respond to the subpoena?  Like your ex-wife successfully quashed the subpoena?  Like?????????

Aside from the above, I don't see how such a subpoena could help you.  If you are concerned about charges on a credit card, then THAT is what you need to be concerned with.Answer #2: > I have a lawyer who attempt this but failed.

What do you mean "failed"?  Why?

In order to get a subpoena, you need an existing case and need to prove the subpoena relevant.  Are you suing her?


Title: Can the POTUS be marked as a flight risk and placed on a do not fly list?

Question: If Trump loses the upcoming election and has a strong belief that he will be charged criminally at either the state or federal level, is there anything that can be done to stop him from leaving the US?  Could he fly Air Force One to a non-extradition country before the handover in January and just not come back?  Can any of the three letter agencies stop him from doing that?

Answer: As one of the most likely people here to end up in Russia under orders to grab-ass with the Рф, I would like to point out that until the President leaves office, they are the head of the executive branch and thus would not be able to legally be stopped from travelling using government assets such as Air Force One. In your hypothetical, the President would be more or less safe in their person the entire time, as anyone they brought with them would not be able to arrest them one the President was safeguarded by the host country. If you think that Russia isn't sophisticated enough to separate the President from their handlers and whisk them off to a safehouse, you're gravely mistaken.


Title: I swore at 2 cops in a Walmart parking lot in Hertford County NC and was arrested for distributing the peace. Should I just plead guilty and do some community service, or fight it? More details inside.

Question: I had an altercation with the police in a parking lot during the day. Yes, there were people walking around within earshot. We started by having a discussion of their treatment of my 18 year old daughter and my granddaughter, which I will spare you the details of. They are stubborn bull headed dickheads like i am so the discussion lead to me swearing, they would say, watch your language or I will arrest you, to which would encourage me to do it again. Before long I had two cops grabbing me and I was cuffed, and brought in, where I had to spend the night in beautiful Hertford County Jail. NC is famous for having an old law that is pretty broad on the definition of offensive language and applies to roadways. Should I just man up and pay up or fight the good fight like a cry baby?

Answer:
 You should plead not guilty and request a public defender at your first court date.Answer #2: Entirely depends on the circumstances of the conversation and how much money you/free speech advocates are willing to throw at this.

When dealing with criminal charges you should have an attorney. Misdemeanors included.


Title: My friend needs advice for her brother. He has life threatening disease and about to be out in jail, where he will die. (In Indiana)

Question: I'll start with the back story. He was diagnosed with Huntington's Disease last year. Their father died from the disease. He was staying with his mother, who has legal guardianship of him, and he had a violent outburst. He ended up with a knife and she had no choice but to call 911 because she couldn't calm him down. They took him for psych eval and sedation to a local hospital. While there, he snuck outside to smoke a cigarette. There was an altercation to get him back inside and he injured a nurse. He was put in jail, for several months, until a judge finally allowed him released to a hospital. While in this local jail, they refused him medical treatment after being attacked by other inmates. He had a broken hand. The inmates constantly stole his commissary, beat him, and treated him terribly because he seems slow and is an easy target. He won't talk about it to guards because he knows "not to break the code". So, he's in a hospital getting proper treatment, has a social worker and a doctor to help him as he's now losing his sight and the chorea is getting worse to where he can't sit still at all anymore. Now this doctor and social worker have been fired. This hospital has let him deny taking his meds, which completely made him able to talk clearly and his chorea was minimal. A new social worker has sent a letter to a judge stating he is competent to stand trial. Two licensed psychologist's said he cold not be held accountable for hurting the nurse and an officer, due to his disease, which was diagnosed by the Mayo Clinic. The judge has ordered him sent back to jail on Monday, tomorrow. They found a blockage in his small intestine yesterday. He was due to see a GI in 2 weeks, which will never happen with him in jail. He is already vomiting bile. He will most definitely die in jail. The family doesn't have money for a good attorney.  They are losing all hope, he doesn't understand what is happening either. He is in his 30's with a child mentality at this point. This disease came on so quickly, his health has rapidly deteriorated. Not sure if anyone can help, I just want to try to give them any advice I can. Please, any advice is greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 A small intestine blockage is a medical emergency. He needs to be brought to an OR immediately for surgery if that is the case.

His parents need to find a good lawyer and an independent psychologist/psychiatrist. Someone with advanced Huntington's Disease, which he seems to have already, is not mentally competent.