Title: Neighbor Chihuahua bit me, and neighbor unwilling to pay for medical bills during negotiation.

Question:
Haha laugh it up I got bitten by a Chihuahua. The story is I was walking to go work out at a local gym in a suburb area. When my neighbors leashed Chihuahua, was un-properly supervised by their toddler, came at me because it became loose from the toddlers grip. I was situated on a side walk (I'm assuming that is not part of my neighbors home/land) and the parents were no where in sight. Initially I had thought nothing of it as I continued walking towards the gym, but as I kept thinking about it. I became worried that it might have rabies/diseases and because it did pierce the skin. So I went back to ask them for their vaccination papers after I had called my sister for her thoughts. They didn't have any forms to prove their claim he had been vaccinated. So I call my local animal control center and because of Federal law the bite incident was recorded and the dogs were quarantined. I ended up going to the ER to get it checked- all bites immediately go to the ER. All I, and my father, ask of the neighbors was to cover the bill for my visit to the ER and other possible visits if the dogs comes up positive for rabies. But they sounded unwilling, so now I'm here.

Edit: I'm in Texas.
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer: Get you bills together then send them a demand letter for the medical costs. If they refuse to pay after thirty days take them to small claims court.


Title: How can I get emancipation over 18?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You are talking about independence for financial aid purposes, not emancipation.  Emancipation is for legal independence, which you already have as an adult.

Most universities will consider you to be independent for financial aid purposes if you meet one of the requirements specified in federal law, but they each have their own regulations and they should tell you what is required. https://fafsa.ed.gov/fotw1415/help/fftoc02k.htm


Title: Can't feel my bottom lip for over 2 years

Question:
I was in the hospital about 2 years back with an intense Sickle Cell Crisis. The protocol that the doctors used was to give me intense pain meds such as Morphine, Torodol, Oxycodone, as well as supplying me with Oxygen and fluids. After my hospital visit I noticed that I lost a lot of sensitivity in my bottom lip. Whenever I touched it (and touch it today) it gives a tingly feeling.

Haven't really done anything regarding this except tell my hematologist about it, to which she just brushed it off and didn't address it.

Just out of curiousity, I was wondering if there is any course of action that I can take regarding my numb lip.
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer: Generally speaking you need to have some idea that the treatment was wrong and that you suffered because of this. And then you see a medical malpractice attorney.  What was done wrong that caused you to have the numb lip?


Title: Can my landlord ban my friends dog from the property I rent.

Question:
I rent a house with a fenced yard, in the  Portland Oregon area. My lease states that I can’t have pets, which I don’t. But my LL is now getting upset, because she stoped by to drop off extra keys, and saw my friends pit bull puppy in the yard. Now the puppy was only visiting, and does so a few times a week but she never comes in the house.
My LL has told me that the dog can’t be on the property because of liability reasons.  And that if she sees the dog again she will evict me.

Can my LL ban my friends dog? Even if I’m okay with it?  Can she evict me over this?

Answer:
 If you are not allowed pets then no, you can't have pets. Even if they are just visiting. Answer #2: No pets means no pets, regardless of whether they're your pets or someone else's, regardless of whether the pet is there for days at a time or mere seconds.

>Even if I’m okay with it?

You're not ok with it.  You signed a lease agreeing that you're not ok with it.

> Can she evict me over this?

Yes, you are in direct violation of one of the clauses in the lease.


Title: Sold two iPhones. Now the guy wants his money back.

Question:
I sold two used iPhone 6s plus’s today to a guy from Facebook marketplace.

I just paid a local repair shop to replace the batteries and screens on both devices since they are three years old and both had cracked screens. We were thinking of keeping them a while but changed our minds and decided to buy new phones.

About two hours after picking up the phones from my wife, he sends me a message saying he wants his money back, he says the camera is blurry in one and the other shows battery degradation when running the self check. I offered to call the shop that did the replacements for me to see if he could bring them in and have them double check everything/make repairs under warranty but the guy just wants his money back.

I don’t normally sell stuff online and this is why. Part of me wants to not worry about it and just take the phones back and give him his money. The other part of me wonders if he dropped the phone or something on his way home. They were both working perfectly when I sold them.

What should I do?

(Value $550.00)

Answer: This sort of stuff is generally buyer beware.  Unless you falsely advertised something, or the equipment is stolen, he likely has little recourse.


Title: What is my chance to fight this stop sign ticket?

Question:
I got pulled a few hours ago and was given a stop sign ticket. I plan to plead not guilty in court and have a few questions (I'm in Canada).

1. When the officer came to my car window, he did not explain why he stopped my car. He just asked for the driver license, vehicle permit, and insurance. Does he have an obligation to explain why he pulled me over before asking any questions?
2. I asked him "what's wrong" before giving him the documents? He told me I did not stop at the stop sign. I asked him "which one"? he told me "both". I told him "Come on". I am pretty sure I stopped at the second stop sign and looked both ways. You have to be reasonable. He only pulled me over after I passed the second stop sign.
3. He told me that "I passed right through the first stop sign and did a bit better on the second one".
4. He gave me a ticket for failing to stop at the first stop sign. I did not really remember if I completely stopped at the first stop sign but I always stop and look both ways (my memory may be wrong). This is my first ticket.
5. I asked him why he did not pull me over on the first stop sign when he gave me the ticket. He told me he only pulled over when it is safe to do so without any other cars and pedestrians. I went through this route every day and saw a few cars were pulled after the first stop sign (not the second one). I told him there are only your car and my car and there were no pedestrians at all (it seems there was only one lady who is taking the video with her phone for herself). The officer did not say anything.
6. I knew there were only two cars as both of our cars stopped at a crosswalk 1-minute before. I usually checked around and knew what was going on. The officer car is not a marked police car. With all the stop signs and street pumps, I drove around 10 or 20km per hour.

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What do you think about my chance if I will ask the officer why he did not stop me at the first stop sign in Court? Does this argument sound reasonable in court?

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Thanks.

Answer: Not stopping you after you allegedly didn't stop at sign 1 and stopping you after you allegedly didn't stop at sign 2 is not a defense for not stopping at sign 2.


Title: Mugshot is the first result for a google search of my name. I’d rather it not be [NC]

Question:
A year ago I made some dumb choices and was arrested and charged with 2nd degree trespassing. I lawyered up and was told that while I could win my case and the charges might be dropped anyway, it wasn’t worth the money and risk. So the prosecutor agreed to drop the charges if I did some community service. They were, charges were later expunged, thought I was in the clear.

I was just notified a few moments ago that googling my name (an uncommon one) yields my mugshot on a private website as the first result. How can I change this?

I plan on calling my attorney Monday to get proof of expungement and emailing the site to request they take it down. If that doesn’t work I will ask my attorney to send a letter.

Is there anything else I can do and do they have any obligation to remove it?

Thanks for the help. Location is NC

Answer:
 The fastest, cheapest, and most effective way to deal with this is to use Search Engine Optimization to bury the results.Answer #2: The site isn’t going to remove it, even if you email them proof of expungement. The site is going to demand you pay money to them to have the picture taken down, and then they likely will not take the picture down even if you pay. The exact same thing had happened to a couple of my friends. One of them even paid and the pic never came down. It sucks but there is nothing you can do. The other commenter is right, your best solution is to use SEO to bury it. Like basically put up a bunch of other content and then SEO the crap out of it so that all those new pics are the top results for your name as a google keyword.

ETA: https://www.wired.com/2011/08/mugshots/


Title: Officers of reddit, Is this a breach of confidentially?

Question: I work in a setting where confidentiality is thing for our clients. However my Co-worker had a client whom they suspected was laying about their personal ID. So my co worker did some digging on FB and found their real name. Is that a breach of confidentiality or no since FB is public domain for as long as the user account had set up as a private account, or put any restrictions?

Answer: Even if there was a "private account," there is no such thing as confidential social media.


Title: This is a Hail Mary. Any help would be appreciated

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 > from PR

Due to rampant fraud, PR birth certificates are highly suspect, as they were commonly produced and sold as part of residency fraud rings for Spanish-speaking individuals within the US. [Boring detail here](https://www.uscis.gov/archive/archive-news/effects-invalid-puerto-rico-birth-certificates-form-i-9-process). Said certificates were invalidated 8 years ago, so she'd likely need a new one anyway.

[This](https://www.vitalchek.com/) is where you'd need to go to get a new birth certificate issued, per the now-8-year-old invalidation statement.Answer #2: A notary cannot notarize a "homemade copy" of a birth certificate to turn it into a certified copy.  That needs to be done by the agency issuing the document.Answer #3:
Whatever you do, [don’t try to homebrew your legal documents like this lady.](http://www.elliott.org/case-dismissed-2/ancestry-com-not-valid-id-cruise-canada/)


Title: Sister in mandated rehab by cps

Question:
My sister is in cps mandated rehab with her son (under 7).  Her husbands family know where she is but has been advised by cps not to talk to anyone about it.  So they won't give us any info.  CPS won't give us info either (I have been playing phone tag with the case worker so I've only been told no by the casework of the day).  The rub is that her husband and in laws are the ones who got her into this mess.

To add to the issue, it's an abusive marriage.  She was I my house a couple years ago crying because of abuse but still went back to him.  We got shunned by her and the in laws because of trying to help her when really "the husband is a good guy". Now we are in this situation.

What are our rights? Do we have any?  Can CPS tell his family but not us?  Especially when that's the side that got her here?  We wouldn't know any of this if we didn't threaten to file a missing person case and we still don't know if any of this is true so technically she is still missing.  Which leads me to the last question(s): do we file a missing persons report and would that get us more answers?

We are in California but this is across county lines.

<edited for spelling>
Topic:
CPS and Dependency Law

Answer: Legally they aren't obligated to tell you anything, assuming your sister is an adult.


Title: Police found 1 alprazolam in my car it's not mine

Question:
Hey so I was pulled over a couple of months ago for performing a rolling stop through a stop sign. The cop comes to the car and says she smells weed. I tell her this is ridiculous because I don't do drugs. She asks if I consent to a search. I had no drugs in the car to my knowledge and didn't want to waste my time or the time of the police officer so I consented.

After two checks of the car, the cop finds one pill that she calls lorazepam and handcuffs me and says I'm going to jail blah blah blah. I have never seen this pill before in my life. Another part of this story is that I had just gotten my car back from the mechanic that day. I cleaned my entire car out before I dropped it off at the mechanic. They had it for 3 days. My lawyer asked the owner of the shop if anyone is on that drug and he says he doesn't know.

So basically, I'm going to court tomorrow with the classic "that isn't mine" excuse. What is the chance my lawyer beats the case given that in my case it's actually true?

I live in South Carolina

Answer: Never consent to searches.


Title: Friends gf has his 3 truck titles in his name. How can he get them back?

Question:
Friends EX-gf has his 3 truck titles in ~~his~~ **HER** name. How can he get them back? She left over a year ago.. he has all the titles and he has the keys and 2 of the trucks. She is threatening him all the sudden saying he has no right to drive them etc. He has proof of the actual purchase,uses them for work every day and she is basically just trying to extort him when they had a verbal agreement that she could keep one as long as she would sign the other 2 over to him. He has a few dui's so insuring them in his name was impossible.. he owns them and has employees drive them to job sites. Wondering if there is anything he can do within the law to try and regain ownership of them? I know he can prove that he bought them, he maintains them and has always paid the insurance and maintenance for them (and her daughters vehicles) for years. She sold her car and he gave her all the money from that as well. Now that they arent together and she is struggling with money, she has come forward with the threats. Thoughts, opinions? Obviously he and I know that putting the titles in her name was a horrible idea, just looking for some constructive opinions or ideas.
We're in Michigan if that helps at all.

Answer:
 > Friends gf has ~~his~~ her 3 truck titles in ~~his~~ her name.

FTFY

From a legal standpoint, they are her trucks now.


Title: California - How hard is it to sell beer at a climbing gym?

Question:
Specifically, what liquor license would I need for a recreational facility? Beer only.

Well-aware of the potential liability pitfalls, I just don't even know where to start when it comes to applying for the license; it seems there are over 50 different types for California.

Answer: If you want to sell liquor at a climbing gym you need a lawyer, you're going to incur all kinds of liability doing that.


Title: [NY] Can I send a cease and desist letter for libelous statements on Facebook?

Question:
The admins of a very large group (now over 5,000 members strong) have started to make libelous statements about me and my business (things like "her clients are having legal trouble with her" and "she partakes in illegal business practices").

None of this is true. My clients are not having legal trouble because of my actions and I am not engaged in illegal activities. I work in a very niche industry where word of mouth is VERY strong. This could be potentially life-damaging stuff for me if word got out enough. I get the bulk of my clientele from referrals from this group.

A) Can I send a cease and desist letter for this? and B) How do I find the addresses of these people to send them?

Thanks, all.

Answer:
 A cease-and-desist letter is no different than a post on Facebook. People give it more meaning because it typically includes threats of a lawsuit or comes from a lawyer but really all it is is a letter asking them to do or stop doing something.

So yes you can. I would send it via direct message/private message to the FB page admins.

Answer #2: OP I don't have legal advice per serious, but I just wanted to recommend you document everything. EVERYTHING.

Get screenshots of every single statement, of your potential client saying they won't use you, and save it all. If it ends up going to court you're going to want all the screenshots that you are saving.


Title: LocationBot 2.0 -- A bunch of new changes!

Question:
Lots of changes!

1.  Much more optimized and robust database structure.
2.  Much more optimized and versatile code structure. Completely re-written, nothing from the old LocationBot was re-used.
3.  He'll be open source on GitHub soon! Honestly I struggle with non strong typed languages and PHP isn't my forte. I'd like to have a C# fork of LocationBot along with a Ruby fork at some point. But for now, we get the PHP version.
4.  Extremely flexible username mention framework. This allows us to do neat things like look at his statistics, debugging information, mods can now add locations, remove locations and list locations. Further, we can do some silly stuff like ask him to tell you a joke and he'll do that.

---

The new LocationBot change's aren't polling this sub yet, but I'd like to get some input on what users of this sub would like to see.

As a start, we've implemented the ability for moderators to add and remove locations simply by asking LocationBot to do so.

What features do you want to see?

Thanks for the input!

Answer:
 Thank you for your continued work /u/ianp

All hail our bot-overlord.

Can you add a feature that locationbot always gives a tidbit of Saudi Arabian law?


Title: [New York] [X-post from /r/relationships] Me [19F] with my roommate [19F], she moved out and took a bunch of my things with her.

Question:
So I've been friends with Leah for two years now ever since we got to college. We lived on the same floor freshman year and decided to move in together the next year with two of our other friends.

Well, this summer we got four new roommates and the original other two moved out. The other four are all of Leah's friends from the greek system and I knew none of them. Anyway, when the summer started I went home for a month while the other five people stayed at the house we were renting. So when I got back, I talked to the other roommates about me not paying the wifi and power bill for that month since I hadn't been there. I still paid the rent. So when I tell Leah that I'm not paying the utilities for the month I wasn't there since five other people were using it, she freaked out and said I was putting a financial burden on all of them and that this was going to be a huge problem. By the way, my part of the utilities was $45 so each person only paid $9 extra. So when I told her that I don't think $9 is a burden and that if she's having money trouble I can spot her $9, she freaks out again and sends me a nine page long text about how horrible I'm being and she can't believe I'm doing this, etc. Anyway, I talked to the other roommates and they were totally fine paying an extra $9 so I didn't pay for that month's utilities.

Fast forward a month and today Leah and another girl are moving out. Leah hasn't spoken or looked at me since the utilities thing happened but I thought we were going to at least be cordial about it. So I go downstairs in the morning and see a lot of the things I brought for the kitchen in her boxes. My pots, pans, cutting board, strainer, spatulas, spoons, coffee cups, etc. were all missing and Leah was the only one to have started packing up things in the kitchen. So I know it's her who took them but I don't want to come off as aggressive because I know how worked up she can get. So when she comes downstairs, I say that I noticed a lot of my stuff from the kitchen missing. She says she noticed a lot of stuff missing when she was packing up so I message all of the roommates asking if any of them had packed kitchen things yet and they all said no. So I ask about certain things and she says that she might've taken my shot glasses so she unpacks a box and I see my shot glass in there and get it.

Then I ask if can just look at the boxes of other kitchen things and see if my stuff is in them. She's been nice up to this point but then gets this look of disgust/confusion on her face and says that she won't allow me to look through other people's things while they're not around. So I say that I'm just going to look at the tubs filled with kitchen things, and I won't touch anything. She keeps telling me that she's really uncomfortable with this and that she's going to stand right there and watch me. So I just glance at the tubs which I already knew had my things in it and say that one of the pan tops is mine. She says that that tub has been down in the basement this whole time so it couldn't be but when I point out that a lot of other things in the tub were just in the kitchen yesterday, she starts to freak out. She starts grabbing one of the kitchen boxes and says that she doesn't trust me anymore and that she's been having to deal with me for these past two months (I believe she's referencing the utilities thing). So I stop her from going out the door because I see other things of mine in the box. I tell her that those are my things and she can't just take them from me. So while I'm going through that box getting my things out of it, she starts grabbing the tubs of kitchen stuff and heading towards her car.

I ask her if she can put other boxes in the car first so I can get my things out of those tubs and she says no and takes off towards her car and loads up the other kitchen stuff while I was still going through the first box. She kept screaming that she's not going to let me go through her boxes. The whole neighborhood was watching because she was screaming so loud. So after she left with all the kitchen stuff I went up to my room, called my mom, and cried for an hour because of all the hurtful things she said.

Then I come downstairs to get my contacts case and solution because the crying made my contacts really foggy and they were gone. She took the drawers she originally brought and took all my stuff that was in them. My contact case, solution, hair stuff, etc. is now all gone too. Now I don't know what to do because I don't have the money to buy new things and she's already taken all my things to her new place. What do I do? Can I do anything?

tl;dr: My roommate took a lot of my stuff with her when she moved out and refuses to give it back to me. What do I do?

Answer:
 Send her a letter requesting the return of the items or that she pay you a reasonable amount to replace them. The more specific you can be about which items and what amounts, the better. Set a reasonable deadline. 30 days is a good default.

If she doesn't reply, or refuses, you have the option of [suing in small claims](https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/smallclaims/startingcase.shtml). Small claims can't order her to return your things, but can order that she pay you a fair replacement value.


Title: NY Manhattan: Got summoned and fined $300 for someone else throwing trash in my street.

Question:
I live on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and this morning I found this [summon](http://i.imgur.com/wVWr3nD.jpg) on my front door. It says officer Gonzalez found garbage on the street, including an empty pack of cigarettes. I don't smoke, none of this is mine, and it was found between 8-9am when I had barely woken up. Will I have to pay up to $300? Is this standard procedure and is there anything I can do?

All advice appreciated.

Answer:
 > C L E A N I N G

> Sidewalks and Gutters

> The sidewalks (including areas like tree pits, grass strips, etc.) and gutter areas (18 inches from the curb into the street) along the building perimeter must be kept clean. Sweepings must be picked up and deposited in suitable containers for collection. Sanitation litter baskets may not be used for this purpose.

> Residential Premise Enforcement Routing

> Under the Enforcement Routing Program, enforcement agents patrol all areas including commercial, industrial, manufacturing and residential blocks at specified times focusing on violations for dirty sidewalks, dirty areas and failure to clean 18 inches into the street. During the enforcement routing time, when enforcement agents observe a dirty sidewalk, dirty area or an 18-inch violation in front of/adjacent to a residential premise, a notice of violation will be issued. Although enforcement agents will issue notices for dirty sidewalk, dirty area, or failure to clean 18 inches into the street violations only during the specified 2 one-hour daily routing time periods, they may issue notices for all other violations at any time.

> Residential Premises

> Residential routing times citywide have been set as follows:

> 8:00 AM to 8:59 AM and 6:00 PM to 6:59 PM

> Backyards, Areaways, and Alleys

> Backyards, areaways, courts, alleys, and air shafts must be kept clean. For residential locations, Residential Enforcement Routing times as explained above apply.

> §16-118(2)(a) FINE: $100-$300

Looks like NYC Administrative Code includes a requirement that property owners keep their front yard, up to 18" into the public street, clear of litter. Your option is to mail in the $100 fine or to challenge it in court with the risk of them increasing it to $300Answer #2: Go to court and make your case.


Title: (Minnesota) won an auction for a very expensive car that I absolutely did not consciously bid for... The dealer is holding me responsible for it anyway.

Question:
I was looking at old pickup trucks, trying to pay around a grand. I click the button to go to the live auction and instead of the 99 Silverado I'd been looking at, it's a 14k Jaguar of some sort and somehow I've bid on it. With no way to take the bid back, I ended up winning the lot.

I do not have that kind of money, anywhere close to it. Nor did I have any intent to bid on or even look at this car, but now it's mine apparently.
I called the dealer and said hey, this is a mistake, please undo it, and they tell me this is my problem, and the absolute best I can do is pay 1500 to re list it.
That's more than I even had on me to spend on a truck...

This is insane. What can I do?

Answer:
 You need to read the terms of the auction site you were on. He can technically sue you to "perform" and pay him the 14k for the car.

However, you made a mistake, so technically there was no meeting of the minds, and thus no contract.

The terms and conditions of the site you were on will be key.


Title: Airline canceled all my tickets because I missed one of my layover flights because immigration held me.

Question:
I bought some round trip tickets through Ukrainian airlines and had a layover in Kiev but was held by immigration. (Which was a fault on their end) resulting in missing my layover flight. I called immediately to see if I can rebook because I also bought trip cancellation insurance.

Basically they told me to call the insurance. But the insurance agency speaks in Russian. And they refuse to refund the tickets. Do I have any standing in this maybe report to us DoT?
Topic:
Small Claims Procedure

Answer:
 Whom are you wanting to report? The airline who did what they told you they would do in their policy (and what airlines do in these circumstances)? Or the insurance company who speaks the language they speak?

You should likely arrange translation services to make your insurance claim.Answer #2: You need to dial the US/UK office of your travel insurance company.  Google should be able to find their direct phone number.  Use a VoIP service like Skype if phone charges from Ukraine are a concern.Answer #3: > Which was a fault on their end

Whose end?Answer #4: Cancelling all downline flights after you miss one is pretty standard practice. You should take this up further with the insurance you chose.


Title: I want to go to small claims for a loan I made to an acquaintance. However, the scammer is in California and I am in Wisconsin. In California the amount of interest is not allowed (it is allowed in Wisconsin). I'm afraid I'd get into trouble.

Question:
So as the title says.

California limits interest to 12% but this loan was higher than that. We have a signed contract but the contract doesn't mention the **place of signing**. It was also the interest and terms **he suggested**, I never suggested anything and I can proof that based on our email communication. Now I'm afraid I would get into trouble instead of him. I have documentation of the scammer making false promises, ghosting me, coming back to threaten me, you name it.

I want the principal of the loan back just based on principle to not let this lying guy get away with it. He has a job and I believe he did it before since I know he has had a few of his Paypal accounts blocked before (I can miss the money even though I'm unemployed, it were my own savings).

I've never done anything like this before so I'd appreciate any help. Even though small claims doesn't let a lawyer represent you, can I still have a lawyer help me? Next April I am setting up a freelance business so I have to find a lawyer regardless.

I  want to sue for the principal of the loan + my travel costs.

Answer:
 Do you know the address where this guy actually lives?  If not, then you will probably have a hard time getting him served, and if you can't get him served, then it won't matter where you file against him.

Did he approach you, knowing that you are in WI, and ask you for a loan?  Did you write up the contract that he signed?  If you answer yes to those questions, then you could probably file against him in WI (make sure that you file in a WI court that allows you to sue and serve an out of state defendant).  Claiming that WI has jurisdiction, and filing in WI, will probably make your concerns about the interest rate irrelevant (even if they are also unfounded or unlikely to be an issue).  Hindsight is 20/20, but now you know that your contract should have specified what court has jurisdiction in case of a breach of the contract.

I am not even going to go into the issues of trying to collect a judgment should you get one, but you should consider that it is usually harder to collect a judgment than to obtain a judgment.

Finally, no matter where you file, you can't request your travel costs (well, you can request them, but you won't be awarded them).


Title: $5700 stolen out of my safe

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You need to report this to the police with your parents. Without any proof of who stole your money you cannot go after anyone in particular.

Invest in security cameras and a savings account. It is much safer than a safe in your room for large sums of money.


Title: Shipped e cig via USPS tracking says seized by Law enforcement. What do do ?

Question: I sold some e\-cigs via ebay to a costumer in Texas and and shipped via USPS, I just saw the package tracking says “Please contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service for further information, seized by Law enforcement."  Should I call and find out what happened ?

Answer: eBay's Terms of Service prohibit selling eCigs, eCig replacement parts or any other form of tobacco product. This is likely the reason since there's no guaranteed age verification (and perhaps a tobacco license).Answer #2: I don't know if this would fall under the same category. Texas does not allow people to purchase cigarettes online from a web site. Even having cigarette in the title of the item "E Cigarette" That may give them the reason to disallow it.Answer #3: I wouldn't suggest contacting them. If law enforcement reaches out to you, say nothing and hire an attorney. Even minor misstatements to the Feds can have serious legal consequences.


Title: Harassment by HR (NJ/USA)

Question:
I’ll try to make this one as short as possible-

I’m 30 year old single white male working as an accountant. My former (female) boss has treated me horribly for years. Examples: cursing at me, withholding my vacation for years (but giving it it the female employees), calling me “dumbass,” “shove your procedures in your ass,” forcing me to work late, retaliated against me for complaining about the females in my group being late (instead of reprimanding them she gave me some of their work), making comments towards men, “no more hiring single men,” “men are stupid.” I’ve documented this treatment since day one.

I’ve complained about this many times to management. Everyone is aware of the situation.

To my disbelief, without any HR experience whatsoever, she was promoted to HR director (there was no HR prior to this, and now she is the sole HR employee.)

Shes continuing this treatment to this day. I am planning on quitting (I can’t imagine working another second there).  But should I bring a lawsuit first?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: There is no law against being mean. What would be your basis for the suit?


Title: Co-worker has an apartment worker break in

Question:
A co-worker of mine has had nothing but problems with a woman at her apartment complex. This woman happens to live with the manager of said complex. The issues have revolved around this woman letting her dogs out and not putting them on leashes (there is a leash law). On Wednesday, my friend went home to let her dog out when this woman let hers out. Her dog came running towards my friend so she picked up her dog and turned her back right when the dog jumped and scratched her across her back. Called the police, animal control took the woman’s dog.

On Friday, my friend got home and found her dog in the back of her kennel, shaking and limping. My friend was smart enough to put a camera in her apartment. The camera shows this same woman coming into her apartment and beating the shit out of her dog. Of course, police were called and woman was arrested for breaking and entering and animal abuse.

Current situation, my friend has reported every incident to the district manager. Through all of this, the complex manager has done nothing since the woman lives with her. The district manager is offering to cover the vet bills but is there anything else that can be done? The manager and district manager knew everything this woman was doing and didn’t do anything about it. Sadly it took a dog getting abused to get the woman fired.

Answer:
 The apartment complex can evict the woman only if she is violating a provision of her lease. It's likely that her lease has a provision against committing crimes, but you yourself cannot evict her; only the apartment complex can.

You can complain to the apartment complex and express your desire that she be evicted. You can and should attempt to obtain a restraining order against the woman (which might de facto kick her out of her apartment if she cannot be within a certain distance of your residence), and you should call the police and ask about including restitution for your vet bills in the criminal charges. If the police don't pursue restitution, you can sue her in small claims court (or your state equivalent).Answer #2: Your co-worker can get a Restraining Order against said attacker, thus rendering her unable to go back to the property while your CW is there, thus rendering her liable for whatever her rent is, and not being able to live there.

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Question:
I accidentally hit someone on the way home today. I at first thought she was a little girl but she turned out to be a 22 year old. Still really young. It was all a complete accident, I couldn't see as well because my windshield got foggy. I saw a bright light shine at me so I slowed down and then I accidently hit the girl. I didn't see her at all until the impact. I stopped immediately to see if I could render aid in some way. The police showed up and got all of my information I was not drunk, they checked me for that. It was merely an accident. They gave me a ticket for "failure to control speed( collide with pedestrian) accident"

I just filed a claim I don't know what to do now. I've never hit anyone before.

Answer:
 Speak only to your insurance company about this.

Stop posting about the circumstances. I'd edit your post to remove what you said in explaining why it happened, and I'd do it now before someone quotes you.

Speak only to your insurance company and an attorney if you get one.
Simply don't discuss it.
Right now that lady is being told by 200 different people to sue you.
Look out for yourself and stop posting details about it.


Title: Question about Child Support

Question: [deleted]

Answer: If you lose your job.  The first thing you do. Hour one, minute one, is petition the court for a reduction in child support. Here is a [thread from another poster](https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/53ujav/facing_jail_time_in_mississippi_for_nonpayment_of/) who didn't do that, and he ended up with huge arrears.  Courts won't retroactively reduce your payments, only going forward - so when your income drops you need to ask for the payment amount to be changed to reflect your new circumstances.


Title: Wrongfully terminated from job. Three months later they asked me to come back, I accept. CEO vetoes and I am out of a job.

Question:
So here’s the story:

I’m working in the Internet department for an auto dealership and doing well. Ownership decides to bring in new management due to lagging numbers.

The new manager and his sycophant army of comanagers (who all rode in the same car) start letting people go for minor infractions. I was fired for ordering my daughter a pizza on company time.

To make matters worse this guy denies my unemployment claim. He also trashes me in my exit review and states that I was a non-productive employee. It was basically just a personality conflict.

Fast forward to three months later. He is fired for sexual harassment, his cronies all leaving as well. Two weeks after that I get a text from somebody who I cared about at work asking me what I was doing. I replied that I had found other work but it was at a drastically lower pay level. She replies that she will see what she can do.

The next day I am driving to my other job. I get a call from my supervisor who offered me my old job back. I graciously accept. After making certain that I definitely have a job to return to, I resigned from my other job.

Today I go into the office only to find out that the CEO of the company vetoed the move due to the exit remarks of the sexual harasser.

Do I have legal recourse? Bear in mind that I’m going up against a CEO and I’m currently unemployed with no savings.

Answer: The legal term you’re looking for is promissory estoppel. Not saying you have a case, just trying to direct. Answer #2: Hopefully you at least filed for unemployment.


Title: Something fishy seems to be going on with Moneygram...Is this legal?

Question:
So I tried to send my brother $13 (wanted to send 10, but he told me it takes 3 out of it to receive it) via moneygram's online option, and after a few minutes I got an email stating that they needed additional information to process this transaction. I called the number provided in the email, and after verifying the first 3 of my SS#, birth date, name, phone number, and email address -- I was transferred to another department. The lady on the phone verified all the first guy did, but continued to ask me "How do you know the recipient?", "When was the last time you saw him?", "What is the purpose of sending this money?" "Why are you sending $13?" then this one just made me livid.. "Where are you located right now?"

The f$ck? Why do they need to know where I'm at right now? I searched google and it seems a lot of other people ran into similar [issues](http://www.consumeraffairs.com/finance/moneygram.html) with Moneygram.

One person mentioned the following:

"The ideology behind all of those questions is because you are SELLING people's information to other consumers. You are ensuring you have an accurate history of the person with names, address, date of birth, current residences, previous residences, marital status etc. AGAIN YOU SUCK! I WILL NEVER EVER USE THIS SERVICE AGAIN."

Is this what they do? And if so, is this legal?

Location: Utah, USA

Answer: Keep in mind that Moneygram is most often used by scammers.  The questions may well be geared toward preventing unsuspecting scam victims from sending money to strangers.


Title: [Georgia] Is it illegal to ask to be sexually assaulted as part of a role play scenario?.

Question:
I’m a man and I have a femdom/rape fantasy. I used kik messenger to contact a woman on a poly dating app and asked if she’d be interested in this.She flipped out and called me a predator that will be reported to the police at once. I apologized profusely (maybe more than I should) and asked her to not do anything of that sort. I asked her only once. She asked people to feel free to message her on kik in her dating profile.

Did I cross any sort of legal line here because I used the words sexual assault? Also, This has caused me quite a bit of anguish and I’m considering reporting her for harassment. Do I have the grounds for this?

Answer:
 No. You don’t have grounds.

Life advice- I promise you, that just asking random women to assault you isn’t going to go well for you in the long run. Women exist for more than your fetish.


Title: "Damaged in Shipping" Done by Customer's Dog (CT -> FL)

Question:
I recently shipped a handmade wood kayak to a customer. I bought insurance from the shipper to cover any damage during shipping.

After the customer received the kayak, they called to say the boat was damaged. Part of the seat backrest had visible damage.

They sent me a photo to confirm. It looked like it took a bullet. It was not the kind of damage I associated with shipping, but they said it was. I said I would fix the damage.

I called the shipper to initiate a claim to cover the cost of the repair.

A few days later, I get a call from the customer. The kayak had been chewed on by a dog (4 MO lab). They sent pictures.

There were two damaged spots, one at each end of the boat. Deep divots as you would expect from a dog chewing. The damage looked strangely familiar.

I arranged a local kayak builder to do repair work on the boat damage and set him up to fix the backrest damage while he was at it.

The kayak was shipped in a fabric boat cover. I asked the local builder to take some more photos for my insurance claim. He sent me more of boat and backrest damage. He also sent photos of the damage to the boat cover. The cover had three areas with holes in them. The two spots at each end were ragged fabric with saliva stains around them. The spot where the backrest had a similar ragged hole with similar saliva stains.

I contacted the customer to point out the similarities and to ask if they had anything more to add to fill me in on the shipping damage. I noted that if the damage was not done in shipping that they would have to pay for the repair.

I got a quick, terse, note back saying the shipping damage was done before the kayak was put in with the dog and if I don't handle the cost of repair that I would be hearing from their lawyer.

The chances that the backrest damage is coincidentally exactly like the other damage to the boat is nearly zero. The dog chewed the seat.

OK, so the cost of the repair doesn't justify any kind of legal action - on either of our parts - but I would like to be paid for my work.

I have not talked to the shipper since initiating the insurance claim. Note that the insurance claim is only for the damaged backrest.

**Should I continue with the claim, even though I know to an almost certainty that damage was not done in shipping?** This seems like fraud, but I am basing the claim on taking my customer at his word.

Is there anything to be gained in having the insurance company determine the dog did it so I can go back to the customer and bill them for my repair work.
Topic:
Insurance

Answer: You should just bill the customer. It will be a small claims case with no lawyers and you have a bunch of evidence against him already. Im not a lawyer but I believe you'll be able to file it in your home court once he refuses to pay you.


Title: The assault on Senator Rand Paul apparently sprung from an offensive brush pile and a poorly kept lawn -- would some communities have ordinances on this?

Question:
Excerpts:

>Rene Boucher, a 60-year-old retired doctor, pleaded guilty in March to one count of assaulting a member of Congress...in the gated community in Bowling Green, Kentucky.  The attack left the senator with six broken ribs and a bruised lung...

>Paul’s neighbor claims the whole thing began with an “unsightly” pile of yard debris that he kept hauling away and even tried to incinerate — and that the lawmaker allegedly kept rebuilding...

>Boucher, according to neighbors, was a stickler when it came to his property. He paid professionals to tend to his yard, but Paul did his own landscaping. And it may not have been up to Boucher’s standards.

https://www.vox.com/2018/6/12/17453976/rand-paul-assault-rene-boucher-neighbors-dispute-pile-of-brush

Answer:
 Maybe.

Although when you physically attack your neighbor because of a brush pile I don’t think I’m going out on a limb when I say the issue isn’t with the brush pile...


Title: Termination of patient care because I reported my dentist.

Question:
I had serious medical complications recently due to my dentists negligence.  (Something that could have been easily avoided if she would have done her job instead of brushing it off)  I reported her to the dentistry board in my state 3 weeks ago.   I recieved a letter today stating she was terminating my care.   She's the only dentist within 127 miles of me, other wise I wouldn't care since she botched things the first time.  Just wondered what the law says in Minnesota about terminating patient care in retaliation to a report?  Do I have any rights here?  Thanks!

State:  Minnesota

Answer: She can refuse to treat you, and really if she is so neglegent you had to report her I don't know why you would risk going back.


Title: My landlord is threatening to terminate my Lease because of an additional emotional support animal.

Question: I’ve have had my first dog almost two years now[document](https://imgur.com/a/X25h1yz). I went to a psychiatrist who certified him as emotional support an deemed it necessary for me to have the dog. The building I live in has a no pets policy but since he was an emotional support it essentially bypassed that rule. I have to put a request with my landlord. Fast forward to now I recently got another dog who also was certified by my psychiatrist as an emotional support animal. However my landlord said that the second dog was not necessary and that they wouldn’t approve him as an emotional support animal.

Answer:
 NAL. You said yourself you have to request accommodation with your landlord. Did you do this? Or did you just get the dog prior to receiving approval or after receiving denial?

You’re making a request for *reasonable* accommodation. Your request would be denied if not seen as such by your landlord, e.g., the prescription or letter from your psychiatrist did not clearly explain the need for two ESAs, etc.

Further, you mention that this second dog was “certified” by your psychiatrist. Please bear in mind that there is **no such thing** as ESA or service dog certification/registration in the United States and that these scam organizations hold exactly zero legal bearing (and make it multitudes harder for legitimate handlers). And your doctor cannot “certify” your dog. ESAs are pets whose sole purpose is to provide comfort. There is no expectation of level of training, behavior, tasks. There is nothing to certify. I’m hoping you just used the wrong word here and aren’t just trying to sneak multiple dogs into no-pets housing.Answer #2: tenancy laws are determined by your state (or province). We can't give any advice without knowing where you are.


Title: [PA] Received notice about delinquent school taxes, but they do not have jurisdiction over me or my home

Question:
Last week I received a letter from a debt collector. They are claiming I did not pay my school taxes for a city in Pennsylvania for 2016. Technically they are correct, I didn't pay taxes because I didn't file them. I didn't file them because I didn't live there in 2016. I haven't lived in the city since 1997, and back then all my taxes were filed on time and paid in full.

I was going to dispute the amount, but the letter says "If you dispute this debt, be advised that we may file suit against you before your dispute is resolved."

How am I supposed to deal with this? Should I just file a dispute and call their bluff on the suit?

If I'm sued, what is proof that I didn't live there during the year in question? Utility bills? Mortgage statements?

Isn't it illegal to take further collection action if a debt is disputed within the initial 30 days?

EDIT: Also, do debt collectors have immunity under the FDCPA when working with taxes?

Answer:
 Pennsylvania is doing a lot of this. I got a notice saying that because I sold goods in Pennsylvania online, I owed sales taxes.

Get a person (government official) on the phone, explain the situation. If it's not legitimate, it's a good time to report a tax scam. It took a few calls, but that worked for me. If not, it's time to dispute and lawyer up.Answer #2: Did you own property in PA in 2016?


Title: I want to take fellow students money and invest it in precious metals for them. Is this legal?

Question:
I've been buying a gold and silver coins for their metal price and then reselling for fair numismatic prices to people online.

I'm quite young (19) and found that the returns are actually good.

I started to invest friends money and pay them back after I sold the metals, splitting any profit.

I've had people try to offer me money to invest it for them after the word spread.

What should I do? I want to do this 100% legally.

I am doing this from the United Kingdom.

Answer: You need a financial lawyer as investing other people's money is a highly regulated industry.


Title: Could Trump be sued for libel by Amazon for this?

Answer:
 This tweet is Trump's opinion.  Opinions are protected by the First Amendment, with rare exceptions.

More, this isn't just Trump's opinion.  There are lots of people who believe that Amazon is damaging to competition and local economies.  In other words, this isn't a fringe thing.Answer #2: Is it a false statement though? I don't think it is.


Title: [WA] Easiest and cheapest prenup option

Question:
We are getting married this summer, and, due to child support from a previous marriage and past/future student loans, we want to keep our finances totally separated. I make $70,000; my fiancee currently makes half of that. We are trying to figure out how to do a prenup spending as little money as possible. Using an online form service, and getting it notarized would be ideal. But is it legally feasible in Washington state?

Questions:

*  Does the state of Washington require that we each hire separate lawyers? By law, do we require a lawyer?

* Do we need witnesses or just a notary?

* Would we have to file the paperwork with the court?

Thanks

Edit: Our main concern is third party financial demands (e.g. loan debt and child support), not with future divorce battles between us.

Answer: You are almost certainly better off spending a few hundred dollars to have it done with a lawyer. Depending on who's lawyer drafts it, due diligence would require that it be reviewed by the other party's attorney. All these fees are minimal compared to the mess 20 years from now.Answer #2: The cheapest and easiest way to keep your finances separate is to not get married.


Title: Can I sue a USPS worker for giving me false information about international mail?

Question:
Long story short, I was mailing official, time sensitive documents to an East Asian country for my friend who lives there. I went into the post office yesterday planning to pay between $30-$50. I brought a priority mail envelope and a customs label up to the desk in order to ship the envelope in 6-10 days internationally. The USPS lady at the desk told me I could put the customs label back and ship it using a different envelope and it would be a fraction of the price in the same time frame. I asked her multiple times, as I was incredulous about the price, if the envelope would reach its destination in 6-10 business days. She said yes over and over again.

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Come to find out after calling customer service, the time for the envelope she gave me will take 2-3 weeks and due to the type of envelope it was, it is not eligible to be tracked nor intercepted and given back to me so that I can change it.

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I put in a claim against her, and the service representative probably said the highest action taken against her would be for them to review international mailing policies with her again.

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However, this just isnt good enough. These were confidential, time sensitive documents relating to my friend's education. For all I know, she could have been using them to meet a deadline to apply to grad school and this could change the course of her life. At the very least it is causing us emotional distress. Can I sue this USPS lady for giving false information?

Answer:
 Unlikely.   You have no actual damages.  Additionally, two weeks *is* ten business days, so you may well be stressing out over nothing.Answer #2: can you sue the employee: no.

can you sue the company: yes, BUT (!!!!!): no. you could theoretically sue them for the shipping cost of 5$ if they (=the employee) promised you shipping in a timeframe (6-10 days) and in the end it takes longer. that's your contract. as long as you don't have a contract stating any penalties or coverage of damages, there is nothing more you can claim from them.

so tl;dr - don't even bother thinking about it. learn your lesson and take another companies service next time. Answer #3: Short answer, no. You could perhaps ask for some kind of recompense from the post office, but I wouldn't hold my breath. I know that this is causing you "distress" but to rise to the level of actionability, "distress" =\= "really worried." It's the kind of distress that requires mental health professionals or where the emotional damage is such that you miss work or it harms your relationships. Even assuming that you could show that, the relevant tort (harm) here requires that the USPS agent have acted in a way that was not just wrong, but that she knew she was acting in a way that would intentionally cause emotional distress. So you would have to prove not just that she did cause emotional distress, but that she intended to, and that a reasonable person would have been distressed by her actions.


Title: [Canada] True cost of child support?

Question:
If I choose to give my girlfriend sole custody of the child what can I expect in terms of real costs of child support?

http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/child-enfant/2017/look-rech.asp

At my income and following the above link I would be paying 700/mo which is acceptable to me but it seems like there are other expenses I need to consider/prepare for as well outlined here that are not so clear

http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/fl-lf/child-enfant/guide/step7-etap7.html#h9

Does that mean since she has sole custody can choose whichever daycare, dentist, and any extra curricular activities the child goes to (without my say) and I am responsible for at least half the bill? I can see these expenses easily doubling my payments

I am concerned because most of her income is under the table so she can afford much more expensive things than what her reported income states.

Answer:
 > I am concerned because most of her income is under the table so she can afford much more expensive things than what her reported income states.

This is a good reason to have an attorney help you handle the custody and child support hearings. Your attorney can help argue that the court should impute additional income, or that the court should consider evidence that she has unreported income beyond what her tax returns show. Things like her standard of living and the frequency of high-value purchases can be evidence, if presented correctly.

Your provincial law society can refer you to an attorney who handles child custody. Some provinces' legal aid systems are also willing to help parents pay for attorneys for custody disputes, in the interests of protecting the children involved.


Title: I was in court yesterday and would like some help identifying the role of the man who kept speaking to the judge

Question:
I'm a student and for one of my classes I went and observed some state level court. There was a man who would give the judge a brief run down of each case before it would be officially announced for the record and he would give his opinion on what the judge should do. He dismissed someone who was there without consulting the judge. He is obviously an official individual, who is he? What is his title?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: Probably the prosecuting attorney.


Title: How can I report gas stations that don't let me use the pooper in California?

Question:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=bpc&group=13001-14000&file=13650-13660

In core Los Angeles where hobos are rampant 99% of gas stations will put up an out of order sign after dark. I work nights as a rideshare driver, purchasing gasoline 1-2 times a night yet I'm always forced to pee behind a dumpster or something. If there is some sort of hotline I can call I'll be calling in nightly.

Answer: Call the Poolice.


Title: [TX] Loud upstairs neighbor waking me up repeatedly through the night.

Question:
I don't really know how to properly express this online and for anonymity, I have to leave out some otherwise important details. The apartment above me has been leased to a corporate apartments firm. The last two sets of occupants have been remarkably hard walkers to the point that the building shakes as they move around. During the day this wouldn't be a problem, but they stomp to use the restroom and back in the middle of the night and then stomp around for an hour or so when they wake up. This generally wakes me up several times a night and then once they're up in the morning and 6:45 or 7, so am I. The week they moved in, I managed about 3 hours of sleep a night due to the noise.

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In \~15 years of apartment living in similarly constructed buildings, and several years in this apartment, I've never had a similar problem. I had no issues with the previous three tenants. I can typically hear people walk around, the washer becomes unbalanced, or the toilet flush. That's normal behavior that I've come to expect in an apartment building. This is really very well past that. In most cases, the building noticeably shakes as they stomp around. Two other tenants have each, separately and unprompted, commented to me that they can hear/feel the noise from that apartment. The property management company has stopped acting in good faith. What evidence would I need to collect in order to win a constructive eviction suit? Is that even an option? Do I have any other meaningful options here besides breaking the lease?

Answer:
 I understand you might be trying to avoid confrontation, but have you spoken to the offending tenant? They might not be aware of just how loud they're being.

You could simply ask them to be more mindful by knocking on their door outside of the typical hours this happens (as you're less likely to already be agitated). A note might also help.

Also, is it possible prior tenants had carpets/rugs that previously helped dampen noise from walking? This wouldn't necessarily keep the building from "shaking", but might cut down on the noise.

Aside from this, calling the police likely won't work because it doesn't seem to be a sustained noise line music. Is 311 an option? It would at just ensure a paper trail.

This can certainly be maddening, and I'm sorry, but the only recourse regarding your lease would be found therein; What does it state about quiet hours? If says neighbor is stomping around before the end of such a period, that would be your best time to actually call the police, 311, landlord. Additionally since you asked about leaving, what does your lease say about breaking it? Are there any other special notes about disturbances?

Lastly, are you certain you couldn't get your neighbors to make a joint complaint? Even anonymously (obviously not ideal).

This is definitely a toughie, but if all else fails earplugs would at least *help*.


Title: Need help with contempt of custody agreement

Question: My ex-wife is taking me to court for violating the morality clause in our custody agreement "Neither party shall have an overnight guest of a romantic interest". My significant other and I recently moved in with each other (within the last month). My SO and I have been together for over 2 years and introduced our kids to each other over a year ago. They have been an active party in my children's lives 2 and 5 years old. I am in the state of Virginia. Any advice in defending myself would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 Based on what you are saying, you are in violation of the agreement.  If I am doing the math correctly, you were involved with your significant other before the court orders were put into place.

There is not much of a defense that can be offered when you are willfully \[dis\]obeying court orders.

I would suggest that you speak to an attorney, who can read your orders in full context, and see if there might be a resolution to satisfy the courts.  It's possible that you marrying your SO might fit the bill.


Title: Girl stole my clothes and other belongings but wont reply, do I have enough to report it stolen and prove it was her? TX

Question:
Ok, so this is my second post here, other was on the same topic. I found out she stole more than just my clothes. My shoes were posted on her Ebay account for auction(have screenshot) and my jewelry an expensive watch i planned on giving my bf is gone among other small things like cute candles and mugs and nic nacs and a $600 guitar.

What i have is a screen shot of my shoes on her ebay account, but i have no proof of purchase on these. She took them down after I asked for my things back.
and this screenshot http://imgur.com/1igTY5C

I asked her this on wednesday and she has since come to the house to see my brother, who she broke up with after i asked her where my clothes went...

She now will not read any messages i send her even though she has been active after I sent them. She is on parole atm for theft

I really want to both get ALL my things back but also any money she profited by selling my personal items. Do you believe I have enough evidence?

Answer: Go by your local police department and speak to someone about it.


Title: Rights to non-biological children in a polyamorous relationship

Question:
Hello legal advice, I live in Washington state and was wondering if there was any way I could ensure visitation with my children even though I have no biological or legal connection to them.

I have been in a closed polyamorous relationship for almost 4 years now. Two years ago my partners and I had twin girls. I have been a stay at home mom since they were born. The relationship ended recently and I will be moving out.

Basically what I was wondering was whether there was any way I could ensure I was able to stay in my kids' lives. My exes were talking about one weekend a month, and I will be getting that in writing, but could I get more? I've raised these girls as my own since they were born and they call me mamma, so there is definitely a strong relationship.

 I also wish to make it clear that I have no desire to take them away from their other parents, I just want to be able to continue seeing them.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 > was wondering if there was any way I could ensure visitation with my children even though I have no biological or legal connection to them.

You can try.  It's difficult, in many places, but non-familial visitation has been granted in the past.

You'll want a family law attorney, and a good one, to try for this.Answer #2: The law tends to run a couple decades behind on issues like this.  No biological or legal connection is going to make it very difficult.  It would be precedent-setting, probably, if you were to win something.

Some states extend visitation rights to grandparents if the court determines that the child would suffer an emotional loss from them being denied visitation.  That usually only happens where the GPs partially raised the child.

The default rule is that the legal guardians of a child have control over who the child sees.   A written agreement won't be binding, because that would deny them the right to change their minds if your relationship with the kids goes bad.

I'm sorry this doesn't sound like what you want to hear.  If the law recognized this sort of relationship as needing protection post-breakup, it would be different.  That's a ways away even in the most optimistic circumstances.

It's conceivable that you could be the one that changes legal or public policy, but that's expensive and time consuming.  Still, you should talk to a family law attorney in your area if you want to consider it.


Title: Northern California Foothills, incredibly noisy midnight intersection.

Question: Right below my in about seven or eight neighbors houses, there is a four-way intersection with stop signs each way. The stop signs were only put in about 15 years ago because there were so many accidents. There were many accidents because no matter which way you are going or coming from, all sides of the intersection lead to long long straightaways, where people love to drag race, do burnouts, as well as Donuts. This is become a major issue for me and my family as we have a new young child who is not able to get a good night's sleep because especially once the nearby biker bars which there are three of on three different sides of the intersection, everyone loves to peel out after the stop signs and haul ass down the straightaways. Whether it's a car or a motorcycle. It is most common from 10 p.m. to about 5 a.m. It happens every single night, at least six times a night but usually more than that. Is there anything I can legally do? Can I set up a camera and post the videos to YouTube and read it and take the evidence to the county? I've tried to call different times but the police basically say go fuck yourself. If it keeps happening one of my neighbors has threatened to start putting Nails in the road, or pouring ice over it in the winter season. I know that that won't solve the problem and I want to prevent that from happening as well as allow the young child living with us to get a good night's sleep. The only way I've been able to do it so far as to stand out there all night with my flashlight and video camera and record them. This has led to confrontations. And I'm sure it isn't fully legal. Regardless of cost or time or energy or effort what can I do to stop this from happening anymore?

Answer:
 Put nails on the road? Ice?.... What?

I'm guessing he has no brain. What if a soccer mom has kids in the back and runs over the nails or ice and causes them to wreck??


Title: [WA] Tenant (cousin) added bedroom lock days before supposed to move out. Vulnerable adult abuse?

Question:
I am 19 years old and living with my 61 year old disabled aunt. Also living with us is my 30 year old cousin (let's call her Kayla) and her long term boyfriend. Kayla is living here under the title 'caregiver' under section 8. Her boyfriend is not supposed to be here, section 8 is not aware of him living here. Kayla has threatened/blackmailed my aunt that she will report her to section 8.

Anyway, Kayla and her boyfriend are supposed to leave by the end of the month. My aunt said if they're not gone by August 1st she will call the police on them. The housing manager also did give them a 10 day notice last week.

Just today my aunt noticed they had put a lock on their bedroom door without permission. Days before they're supposed to be gone. Also I don't see them packing... what are the laws about adding locks without the head of house approving?

Another thing I wanted to mention is I thought about reporting my cousin for vulnerable adult abuse. My aunt has done so many favors for them, including letting them live with her for very cheap. They never pay rent on time, they haven't paid the last two months rent I believe. They have stolen $160 worth of narcotic pain pills for my aunt, her weed, her cigarettes, and tons of food. They told her "your food is yours, ours is ours" and constantly eat her food, then lie about it.

They have argued and yelled and caused her so much stress. She has been trying to quit smoking but can't, she gets hives from the stress. She can't sleep most nights. She can't wait for them to leave. I feel like they do use and manipulate her for money and things/favors, especially since she's lonely after her mom died a year ago. Should I report this? Is there any point since Kayla is about to move out?

Answer: "Stealing prescription drugs" is potentially a felony in its own right. The police non-emergency line operators are standing by for your call.


Title: Self-defense against a trespasser and I'm charged. Police refuse to investigate my side. Did they violate my civil rights?

Answer:
 You can tell your attorney you want to plead not guilty and go to trial.Answer #2: It sounds like you already accepted a deal and plead guilty to a lesser charge. Is that correct?Answer #3: The police do not have to investigate, they just need probable cause to arrest--which they had. That you were charged, means a separate entity reviewed the facts and came to the conclusion you should be charged. If you are in court hearings, it means you probably already had yet another independent body (the judge) find there was probable cause to arrest.

You need to work on your defense. That is probably your only "recourse". Answer #4: > What kind of recourse do I have?

You can file civilly against the guys who attacked you, but seems form your story you were the only one found guilty of anything ergo I don't think much would come from it.


Title: My landlord is saying that he didn't receive my rent payment this month

Question:
Hello! So as the title says, my landlord is saying that he didn't receive my rent this month. I was immediately concerned hearing this as rent had already come out of my checking account.
 My landlord requested that I set up direct payment through my bank as he had some issues in the past with people not paying apparently. So I set it up, not entirely sure I had done it correctly. At first I thought I had done it incorrectly, but sure enough the money came out a few days into January. This was the first month I was on the automatic payment system. Of course, I panicked when I was told that the rent wasn't received. I thought oh no, did I put in the wrong information when setting up the payment? I contacted my bank today and they informed me that a check was mailed to the landlords house and it was deposited. They said they have an image of the landlords signature on file. Now, I don't think my landlord is trying to pull one over on me (but I don't know), so I'm wondering if someone else could have cashed the check? I'm assuming I wouldn't be liable for the rent money, but I really don't know. Please let me know your thoughts and if I should take any action. I'm freaking out a little as I live in a major city and my rent is fairly expensive. Thanks!

Answer: Get the copy of the check (both sides) from the bank.  Make sure his address is correct. Send it to the Landlord.  If it was stolen on his end, that is not your problem, it is his.


Title: [CA/GA] Friend's family have been hoarding friend's belongings for years saying they'll send it "eventually", but now the house it's in has been sold and she's running out of time. Please help, time is of the essence!

Question:
Disclaimer: I'm writing this because she's too stressed out right now to make the post herself.

Backstory: In 2007 my friend lived in GA with family, and became injured and subsequently very ill. Said family thought she was faking it, and for that reason and other petty reasons, they kicked her and her mother out, resulting in them becoming homeless. It's taken until now for her financial and health situations to become semi-stable, but it's not yet to the point where she can just drop everything and go to GA.

Some of the items in the house have been destroyed or damaged due to neglect, but she still wants whatever's left. She doesn't really care about random junk so much as the things with sentimental value as well as intellectual property that she's afraid of being stolen.

Current situation: The house has been sold, and now there's not much time left for her to get the stuff back. The relatives keep insisting they'll send the stuff, but they haven't taken any action on it. She's been hesitant to take legal action in the past, but there's a time crunch now.

Does she have any options to get the stuff back, or possibly to sue for recourse? They keep promising to send the stuff in exchange for reimbursement for the shipping costs, can that be considered a verbal contract?

Let me know if you need more info, and thanks for reading!

Answer:
 They're not obligated to send anything, they could even argue that by not making any attempts to collect the items she's effectively abandoned them.

Your friend needs to go there, or have a friend go there, and pick up the items she wants.

>can that be considered a verbal contract?

No.


Title: I purchased a laptop bag, the bag strap broke and my laptop broke as a result.

Question:
Hi guys,

So this is a pretty small deal but as someone who needs their laptop for uni I would like some advice if possible!

So I bought a laptop bag whilst in Australia, it wasn't a cheap bag - it was high quality buffalo leather. Whilst boarding the plane to the UK the strap broke thus breaking my laptop inside.

I've currently sent an email to the seller exapling the situation and I am awaiting a reply. Do you have any other suggestions for what I can do to get my laptop repaired/replaced (I build/repair computers and this laptop is pretty screwed). I have photo evidence of all of this.

I have also taken the bag to be repaired and they said that it was due to a bad piece of leather not the stitching.

My understanding is that this bag which was sold to me as a laptop bag is not fit for purpose.

Any advice would be great!

Thanks,
Kokushi

Answer:
 Sorry for your loss.

I'm not a lawyer, but you can try the company's customer service. I've had great success with faulty products. If you politely express your concern for 'quality control issues,' they take it a little more seriously because it suggests that there is a bigger issue at hand for them. They will probably only replace the strap or bag though and not your laptop. But, shoot for the stars! I just got in touch with the president of a company about some expensive shoes that were quickly falling apart. They jumped on fixing it for me ASAP.

Also, you want to imply that if your laptop broke in a bag designed to protect laptops, there is design a issue. See if they have any "100% satisfaction" slogans too. That usually indicates good CS.

And remember, if you contact the company, they only have your word to go on. Civility will take you a long way. No threats or vitriol.


Title: Can land lord increase rent if we add another person to the lease?

Question:
[CA] Currently renting a 4 bedroom home and only 3 bedrooms are being used. We asked our landlord if we could have a fourth roommate. He said since we're all students having a fourth person would make the house a student house which brings more wear and tear. If that's the case he said he has to redo our lease and increase our monthly rate. Is this allowed?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: If a fourth roommate was not contemplated by the original lease, landlord has the freedom to set new terms and renegotiate the lease. Any attempt to circumvent the landlord would possibly result in an illegal sublet. The landlord is free to set whatever terms he wants if you wish to renegotiate the lease. You may have, but are unlikely to have, extra protections under the lease. Please seek out a local Landlord/Tenant lawyer for more information.


Title: My daughter and I are having issues with her father’s arrangement. I would like to resolve this without involving the court/mediators but am not sure how.

Question: To start with a basic rundown of our current situation, my daughter (15) visits her father every other weekend from mid-Friday to mid-Sunday. She highly despises going with him, though he constantly forces her to, his reasoning usually being the fact that he’s ‘paying child support’ and that ‘it’s in the papers’. However, he quit his job so I have not received child support from him since. It seems like we go through the same thing every weekend of her yelling him she doesn’t want to go, him bringing up the fact that he’s paying child support and shouldn’t be paying for a child he doesn’t see, and him forcing her to go either way. Despite what we’ve both told him, he continues to ignore anything she has to say.  I very much dislike him constantly forcing  her to go against her liking  but  I feel as though this is not something that is worth taking  to court/mediation.  How can we go about this? What can/should we do? Is there anyway we can get out of this (even temporarily) despite it being‘in the papers’?

Answer:
 First, child support and custody are two separate issues.
Second, if the court says he has visitation,  he is entitled to have that visitation.  If you want it changed, your only option outside of court/mediation is to talk to him and try to work something out.  Even if you did that, the court order is the ruling document.


Title: Selling HBO (Game of thrones) inspired Garments

Question:
Can someone point me in the right direction for the laws against Selling Garments with Game of Thrones inspired designs on them.
Example would be a House Stark design but with the artwork all custom work.

Answer:
 Do you have a small fortune that you can use to hire lawyers against HBO?

The same HBO that had enough lawyers that they went against the church of Scientology with their documentary. Which is well known for suing with high priced lawyers.

Unless you have a small fortune to defend yourself don't do it.


Title: Just moved in to a new apartment where no dogs are allowed, but there is a dog that keeps on barking all night.

Question:
Hey,
So I just moved to a new apartment in Montreal, Canada.
The building owner informed us that there were no dogs allowed, but the building’s concierge owns a small dog that keeps on barking all night!

I just moved in and I’m going crazy!

Is there something I can do here?

Thanks.

Answer: Inform the owner. Tell him that one of his employees has a dog in the building, and that it is a nuisance with its barking.


Title: Was my 4th amendment right violated?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > Is this marijuana charge going to stick?

Very likely.

> Can the OWI and OWI w/ endangerment be charged at the same time?

Likely, though it is likely one will be dropped pending your plea deal.

Look, I can tell that you've spun this to paint  yourself in the most positive light.  For a 32 year old, you have quite a bit of growing up to do.  You do not understand your constitutional rights, so calmly "suggesting" that he may be violating your constitutional rights makes you sound like a fool.

You should consult with and retain a local criminal defense attorney to help you get the best possible outcome.  Likely, you will pay some fines, suffer a period of your license being suspended, and take some alcohol classes.


Title: My (33f) ex (38m) is refusing to return my migraine gear

Question:
I am in Chicago, IL. He is in northern Los Angeles, CA. Xpost from relationship_advice

I have a variety of tools that I use to mitigate my migraine pain.

Dec 2018, my ex did a thing (it is still a trigger for me, please don't ask me to expound) and I had to dip out in a hurry. I was forced to leave behind 2 critical pieces I use for my migraines, one of which was freshly bought and very expensive (to me, as I'm on disability. I had been saving up for it for months).

For 5 months, I've been trying to coordinate with him and have been met with a variety of excuses. He told me 3 weeks ago he would send the stuff "in the next two weeks" and gave me an itemized list of 4 things I left there. 1 week ago, he told me it was all boxed up but he had been too busy. I told him I would pay for shipping, my friends have even offered to pick up directly from him or meet him half way. He's just refusing.

Do I contact his county's non-emergency line and see if they can escort my friend to get my things? Do I need to tell him I'm going that route? Would I have to be present instead?
Is there a minimum $$ amount for doing small claims and would I need to go back to Cali to do that? Would I need to warn him if I decide to go that route?

Answer:
 You can ask the police for a civil standby. It's something of a crapshoot as to whether they will help - it's often low priority, because it's somewhat outside of the police's usual job to mediate disputes about property ownership.

If the police don't want to get involved, then yes, you'll need to go through small claims to seek compensation or the specific return of your property. There's no minimum; California's filing fees for small claims are around $30-$80 depending on the amount you are seeking, which you'll have to pay out of pocket to file, but you can add them to your claim. You'll have to call the courthouse in his county and ask if you can appear by phone or video conference, or if you'll have to appear in person.

The courts will prefer to see evidence that you have tried to resolve the problem amicably before seeking legal action, so put your records showing efforts to negotiate the return of your property in order and bring copies.


Title: A party was hosted by several students and the hosts we traped in the coat check and decided to throw all the coats onto the dance floor and outside. Many people were robbed of their possessions inside the jackets and many people had their jackets stolen.

Question:
**TDLR:** *Guys hosted a party, they didn't organize it well and there wasn't enough room for all the jackets in the coat check. When the club started wanted their jackets back they threw them outside and on the floor of the dance floor. Alot of jackets were stolen. I spoke to one of the hosts and was told my jacket will be paid for. Another host messaged me 10 hours later that it will not be paid for.

What can I do to get my money for my jacket back?*

**Story**

I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The event was hosted by three 18 year olds, who currently go to my school. I want to make a claim to get my money back for the jacket but I know a lawyer costs around 1k and the jacket is only 0.3k there is no reason for me to get a lawyer but I do still want my money back. Is there anything I can do? Can I contact the police and have them handle the situation or can I make a claim and take them to court without a lawyer?

Some kids in my high school decided to throw a after semi party. The hosted it at a club and when some kids started lighting cigarettes they tried to make a speech telling us not to smoke but they were booed and one owner of the building decided to shut down the party.

700 people were in the club and the coat check was badly organized and when they ran out of space to put the coats they were just throwing them on the ground. Eventually for the "safety of the staff" they threw all the jackets outside or on the ground of the dance hall.

I had a 300$ jacket and my wallet stolen. My wallet had 30$ in cash and 30$ in Tim Hortons gift cards. It had my student card and library card too. I kept my debit and credit card at home along with my ohib card.

One of the 3 hosts of the party agreed to refresher me for the cost of my jacket. But relatively 10 hours later they stated that there is currently 10k$ in damaged that happened to the building that they have to pay for and they will not be refurbishing anyone for the stolen or damaged jackets and other possessions.

**Chat Log Of Him Agreeing To Pay Me Back For My Jacket**

ME: Look dude. my wallet was in my jacket. You need to pay me back for my jacket and wallet there buddy. There's no reason you guys couldn't control the crowd.

HIM: look first of all you can ask nicely alright, second if the crowd was so easy to control.why didn't yiu do it? it was havoc man

HIM: I can pay for your jacket that's it because I know the proper price

HIM: I don't know the determined amount of your wallet

HIM: I'll be fair I'm giving back jacket money

ME: Okay.

HIM: okay what school do yiu go to

ME: ("Not disclosing this sorry").

ME: Can we do this in the morning?

HIM: awesome I'll see yiu at school tuesday

ME: K.

**Chat Log Of Me Being Told I Will Not Be Paid For My Jacket.**

HIM: First of all, I need you to understand that I really want to settle this smoothly, and I know you don't want to go to court, because that's just more trouble for you, the energy and time and money are going to be more than what the jacket is worth.

HIM: Second of all, I need you to try and understand our position. I know you paid for the coat check, but many people did not, and threw it on to the floor, and many people just climb over and threw jackets everywhere. We did all we can to prevent that happening with security and yelling at people.

HIM: Lastly, I understand your frustration, because I lost my coat before. All clubs or venues do not compensate any stolen goods. When a jacket is stolen, it is now a public law, because it is theft, therefore, stealing something is our loss too.
Plus, what happened last night was out of our control, since the coat check became a safety hazard, it was securty's decision to remove all the jackets from the coat check to the dance floor.

HIM: Again, I am sorry for what happened, but right now, we are trying our best to find information on the stolen goods yesterday. Sorry

HIM: Do you have any questions?

**Chat Conversation End**

**TDLR:** *Guys hosted a party, they didn't organize it well and there wasn't enough room for all the jackets in the coat check. When the club started wanted their jackets back they threw them outside and on the floor of the dance floor. Alot of jackets were stolen. I spoke to one of the hosts and was told my jacket will be paid for. Another host messaged me 10 hours later that it will not be paid for.

What can I do to get my money for my jacket back?*

Answer:
 It's conceivable that you could win a small claims suit (wow $25,000 limit?  Good on ya Ontario!) for the market value of a used jacket of similar age and condition -- based on his acknowledgment of a duty to pay for it.

The court would have to agree that it's reasonable that he should pay for it, which is not a foregone conclusion.  The court would also have to see that your actions were completely reasonable, since this would be claim of "equity", which leaves the decision entirely at the discretion of the judge.

That means that if the party was illegal or contrary to public policy, or your entrustment of the jacket to the other students was unreasonable, you likely won't win.

And to be clear:  You don't get the purchase price of a new jacket.  You get roughly what you could reasonably have sold your jacket for as a used jacket.  That's going to be far less than the $300, even if the jacket was new and in good condition.


Title: Rear ended a coworker

Question:
So I’m a delivery driver at a pizza place, one of my coworkers parked in a ridiculous place (right next to a sign that says no parking) and I hit his door backing out. There are a few scrapes and a dent but everything is functional.

At first he said it was fine, and that he didn’t care to do anything about it. A week later he asked me to pay him hundreds of dollars out of pocket to fix the cosmetic damage (on his 15 year old car). I told him to just go through his insurance. So he got my info and now I’m wondering, is this completely my fault? Obviously I should have been more careful backing out, but at the same time he was just being dumb.. and he continues to park in the middle of the lot near no parking spaces and ridiculously close to my car 🙄

Should I expect my insurance to go up because of this? 😬 I already pay $280 for PLPD bc I’m 18

Answer:
 If you hit a stationary object, that's entirely your fault.

If your coworker was illegally parked, that could have been reported to the police.  If they continue to illegally park, report it.


Title: (Florida) Kid broke into my car, caught in the act, need advice

Question: My boyfriend caught a kid breaking into my car and got all my stuff back. Kid told my boyfriend his name and where he lived (in my neighborhood). I called the cops and we brought the officer to his house where he admitted (again) that he broke into my car and other cars in the neighborhood. Assistant state attorney called me today (months later) and wants to know if I am interested in pre trial diversion. He said (from what I remember) that if we do PTD then the kid gets community service and probation and if he behaves for 18 months or however long he will not have this crime on his record (I don’t remember what he was charged with but it was breaking in and theft over $100). If I do not want to offer PTD then he goes to trial where my boyfriend and I have to testify and he gets whatever punishment and it stays on his record. I was considering PTD until the assistant state attorney informed me his mother wrote a long letter about how this couldn’t have been her son bc hes a good kid and started saying that we had the wrong person because they didn’t live on our side of town (the front office of the community can prove he did live in my neighborhood at the time) and a bunch more. I haven’t seen the letter. I have a problem with parents who cannot believe that their child could do wrong and now I am considering not offering PTD because I believe he needs to learn there are consequences for his actions and if his mom isn’t going to shape him into a better person maybe the law should. Do you think he could learn his lesson from PTD?

Answer:
 Well.  There are consequences for their actions that is correct.  However, I don't think you should make a choice which is detrimental to the kid due to the actions of the mother.  The kid did own up to his actions and that's worth something.Answer #2: Don't punish the kid for his mom's actions.

Whether he gets slap on the wrist or does the full on trial, mom's are gonna mom.  So ignore the mom.  If the mom *hadn't* written such a letter, how would you feel?

My two cents:  18 months is a long time for a teenager.  If he doesn't learn his lesson, he'll probably be caught again during the probation, which means the PTD just was a delayed trial.  If he did learn his lesson, then is it really worth putting a youthful indiscretion on his record?

I wasn't the one who was wronged, but I'd personally go for the PTD.  I remember how much of an idiot I was as a teenager, and I'm glad none of *that* lived to follow me around!Answer #3: Lol, this isn't really a legal question is it?

If the kid has diversion available, let him take it. It might straighten him out or it might not. I understand where you are coming from but Mom probably thinks she is helping even though she is not.

Let the kid get diversion; its typically only for first time offenders so give him his freebie.


Title: My scooter was picked up by a garage after breaking down, and after three months they said "they can't find it".

Question:
Hey people of Reddit,

First of all, I live in the Netherlands. Despite me not living in the US I hope you lot will still be able to give me some advice. So let's get away with the story.

Back on september 13th my scooter (a Piaggio Fly) started leaking fluid and I called a garage with pickup services to come and pick it up. I also thought that this would be a good moment to get the entire thing checked out and have a complete checkup. So the same day, they came with their van and picked it up. Now this wasn't the first time I made use of this service so I didn't think too much of it. [Important: I did not receive any receipt or confirmation that my scooter was picked up on that day!] About a week after that I received a phone call from the garage that the repairs would be adding up to over a €1000 and that it might not be worth it since the scooter was already 5 years old.

At this point I contemplated what would be the best thing to do. I did not have the financial means to replace the scooter with a new one, and they had no second-hand scooters available. I tried to appeal to Piaggio to cover the repairs, but after a couple days they came back to me with the bad news that they would not cover the repairs. So at this point I returned to the garage asking them if it was okay that I would try and get some money together to buy a new one. I informed them that it might take a while, but they said it would be okay.

Now fast-forward to last week, I finally had enough money to buy a new one and called them to inform them about my current financial situation. I asked them to make a quotation for the new scooter minus the trade-in value for the old one. They happily obliged, but after searching for my name in the computer they couldn't find a scooter connected to it. They did find the pick-up address, but no scooter.

Now this was a scenario I had been afraid of over the last couple of months. I didn't really know what to do, but the man on the phone told me not to worry and that he would look for it in the storage. After a couple of days I called back inquiring them about the current situation and he informed me that they still couldn't find the scooter. He also said that it might be possible that it was taking to another storage on the other part of town, but he wouldn't be able to check there until tomorrow.

This is where we stand now. I wanna prepare myself for the worst possible scenario, that is why I am posting here. What are my possibilities? What if they are not able to locate my scooter? Will I be able to file a declaration of theft with the police (I do have insurance for theft)?

If I left out any important information, please let me know and I will add it to the best of my ability.

Thanks in advance!!

Answer:
 You can ask them for money to cover the loss of your non-functional scooter or credit towards a trade-in.

You can discuss the matter with your insurance to see if it falls under your policy.

If none of the above work, you can sue them for the value of the non-functional scooter in small claims court (or your local equivalent).


Title: [Ontario, Canada] Can a private business bar entry to someone based on age?

Question:
A few weeks ago, a group of friends and I walked into a Dave & Busters. Four of us were 19, two of us were 18. While the four of us were allowed entry, our two friends were denied on the grounds that they required a guardian 25 years of age or older. We immediately left.

The policy at Dave & Busters, according to their website, claims that:

> Guests under the age of 18 or 21 (varies by location) must be accompanied by a guardian 25 years of age or older who agrees to be responsible for the conduct and safety of the underage guests.

**Edit:** The particular location we went to in Ontario said anyone under 19 had to be accompanied by a guardian 25+.

I was under the impression that a business cannot discriminate based on any age after the age of majority (18+). I did some research and came across the [Canadian Human Rights Act](http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/H-6/FullText.html) which explicitly states that (second emphasis mine):

> **3.** (1) For all purposes of this Act, the prohibited grounds of discrimination are race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, **age**, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability and conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered.
#---
> **5.** It is a discriminatory practice in the provision of goods, services, facilities or accommodation customarily available to the general public
> (a) to deny, or to deny access to, any such good, service, facility or accommodation to any individual, or
> (b) to differentiate adversely in relation to any individual,
> on a prohibited ground of discrimination.

Does the Canadian Human Rights Act only apply to government operated corporations or does it extend to all businesses? Is it legal what Dave & Busters is doing? If it is, why? If it isn't, what can be done?

Answer: Generally yes.


Title: Someone is sending me porn magazines and sex toys in the mail, can I contact USPIS

Question: So this guy online is sending me porn and sex toys, its ve y disgusting and I told him to stop but he tells me it's his money and he can do what he wants. He even sent letters saying he wants to rape my gf "for fun" and it's really scary. He also says the items are stolen and he can report me for mail fraud? Can I contact uspis or FBI?

Answer:
 This is what the police and restraining orders are for. Threatening to rape is not a joke.

Edit: not tapeAnswer #2: You don't need Reddit's permission to call the FBI or other police agency.