Title: Apartment scam in brooklyn, rights to prevent getting kicked out tomorrow?

Question:
I know the massive rule to save yourself from eviction is 30 days, but our luck (my husband, myself, and our dog) landed us nearly at three weeks. Usually we are quite attentive to BS when we hear it, but our last apartment had us in a very dangerous situation. We had to get out -- the person we were renting from (our bedroom was next to his) was insane and violent.

Right as we were leaving to walk the dog, someone asked us why the door was locked -- turns out it was a realtor that really owned the building we are living in. Some guy, who turned out to be no one of authority, had us pay six months in advance for an apartment he had no right to rent. We had cable installed, put the apartment into our name... and now we might have to be out within hours, by tomorrow, or something equally as fast.

We know a formal eviction is required for 30+ days, and even the cops say there isn't anything we can do. Is there anything at all that can be done?? HELP!! We gave them everything we saved to leave and have been feeding the dog over ourselves the past two weeks. Just going somewhere else isn't an option, in NYC finding a place that fast with a dog isn't easy, and on top of that, no cash for it.

Trying to type the best that I can, but my hands are shaking.

**edit** Thanks for your help. We're trying something wacky and nontraditional... hopefully it bodes acceptably.

Answer:
 Your post is a bit unclear.  I'm not sure what's happening.

It sounds as if you moved into a place, likely recently, and you've now found out that the person who rented it to you isn't the landlord.  Is that correct?Answer #2: How long have you lived there? If you have no lived there long enough to establish tenancy, you do not have 30 day protection. I doubt 2 weeks (which I think is how long you have lived there based on your post) is enough to establish tenancy in NYC, it is typically 30 days.

Answer #3: Is it common NYC to pay 6 months in advance?


Title: Home buyers want all flooring replaced, dog boarding costs, extra storage costs due to subjective dog smell

Question: I sold my home and the whole process went entirely smoothly. I gave them some very nice furniture and a fridge for free. About a week after closing, they are now requesting compensation on the following: entire upstairs carpet and main level flooring replaced, mold inspection, kitchen tile professionally cleaned, costs for boarding their dog, and storage costs. They claim when they moved in the upstairs smell like dog urine and they were unable to move in all of their furniture, hence the storage costs. They are boarding their own dog due to not wanting him to mark his territory. They have claimed to have ripped up the carpets to find multiple pet stains. They have been in the house multiple times for hours at a time before we closed on the sale and did not mention the smell. What am I legally obligated to pay if any?

Answer:
 The only real legal answer is to take all your paperwork to an attorney and have them advise you, based on what was in your contract and disclosures, and the individual circumstances.

From a practical perspective, I'd ignore them unless I was served with a lawsuit (and then, definitely get an attorney if you haven't already). Buyers often attempt to come after sellers but it will probably cost them more to pursue an actual case than they might get. If the house had old carpet you would not likely have to provide new carpet for them, they'd likely only get the depreciated value of the old carpet. In some states carpet is considered fully depreciated at 5 years (at least as far as landlord/tenant stuff goes). And what does it cost to get tile cleaned, even a professional steam cleaning, a few hundred bucks?

Buyers sometimes make noise after a closing but rarely actually sue. They'd have a better chance of winning a case against you if they could prove that you were aware of the smell and deceived them by concealing it in some way.


Title: Can I choose which parent i want to live with

Question:
So I live in Michigan with my mom and I'm 17. We do not get along at all, fighting every day and such. I want to live with my dad I'm California but my mom says she's going to fight it can she actually stop me or do I have that choice of which parent I want to live with?
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 Sure, your input can be taken into account in these type of situations.

When do you turn 18?

Is the parent in California willing to pay for your moving expenses and willing to have you on a full time basis?

Is there a formal custody agreement in place?Answer #2: I honestly don't know anything about the judge's calendar in Michigan, but if your mother decided to fight it, you'd most likely be 18 by the time it all went to trial. Talk to your dad, but I've moved half way across the country a few times and the money spent for filing/attorney's fees may be better used for moving.Answer #3: Practicality is a factor. A court probably isn't going to enforce a custody order on a 17 year oldAnswer #4: > do I have that choice of which parent I want to live with?

Yes, if:

1. You mother agrees. Or:
2. You turn 18 and your dad agrees. Or:
3. Your dad comes to Michigan and takes your mother to court, and wins.

Answer #5: Not an attorney but a mother- my heart hurts for you. I'm in California and courts take a while to get the order- you'll likely be 18 by the time it's in place. My suggestion is to sit your mom down and calmly without emotion to avoid a fight- explain to her this isn't a healthy living situation and you'll likely grow closer with distance as your time will then be quality. Hoping she hears it and grants your wish before your senior year. On another note, if not, avoid and get through it- you'll be 18 before you know it. Hugs to you, I know it's not an easy situation to be in. I wish you the best.


Title: Parents not informed PreK is a teaching school. Is this a legal concern?

Question:
Location: CA

I'm studying to teach PreK, so back in September I was given the opportunity to student teach at a nearby school. This semester they have 3 student teachers including me (we each come in on a different day of the week); we're each required to videotape our lesson plans in action so we can talk with our professor about what worked and what didn't. There are also 5 or so "observers" from the college, who are basically in the precursor to student teaching. They don't interact with the children unless approached but take notes and photographs. Up until now I've never been concerned about this school, they seem extremely high-quality and I've never witnessed any adult treating a child badly.

My concern is this. I learned a few days ago that none of the parents are aware that student teachers *or* observers come into the classroom at all. They don't know that people are videotaping, photographing, and writing about their children. I clarified this with the teacher in charge and she said it was OK because she told everyone not to put any of the photos online (she did tell me this when I began student teaching but I assumed it was a CYA thing).

Maybe I'm overreacting, but as a parent, I would NOT want random people photographing and videotaping my child without my knowledge. It doesn't help that none of us had to submit a background check. I realize the chance of anything bad happening is probably slim, but it makes me extremely worried that they're covering up more than a half dozen people (not counting whatever is going on in the other classrooms). Up until last week I was always under the impression the parents knew and were OK with this, so I hadn't brought it up before.

Am I being too sensitive? If not, what should I do?
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 > Am I being too sensitive? If not, what should I do?

when i was in a teacher prep program, it was common that we were required to video tape our sessions (for later playback by our profs), and the approval for our activities came from the teacher in charge and the administration and our professors. parents weren't a factor. i imagine if one of them pitched a fit, the school would either blow them off or move the kid for a day or something.

however, we were never permitted to be alone with students; licensed teachers were always present in the room, even if they just sat in the back and ignored the kids' pleas to please take over because we sucked so hard.


Title: Got an underage drinking ticket. What happens on my second offense? (NJ)

Question:
Recently, on the way back to my friends dorm, I was stopped by a cop. He gave me an underage drinking ticket for being intoxicated. Court appearance is required and I haven't been to court yet for it. I'm 19 by the way.
I'm freaking out because I'm in college and I don't want to stop drinking or have to be paranoid for the rest of my years until I'm 21.
What is the second offense for underage drinking in the state of NJ?

Answer:
 > I don't want to stop drinking

Then why do you care? You have decided that alcohol is more important than your future so drink and accept the consequences. You will likely get kicked out of college and limit your job choices due to criminal charges.

Edit

[Laws](http://www.njlaws.com/NJSA2C-33-15.html)

[Penalties](http://www.njlaws.com/misdemeanors_and_disorderly_person_offenses_in_NJ.htm)

Looks like they just keep fining you more and more until you decide to follow the laws.


Title: [OK] Ex sues me over dog, went to mediation, she violated agreement, now refuses to give dog back.

Question:
Years ago, I made a dumb decision to get a dog with a college girlfriend. We split all of the initial costs.

Que a few weeks ago when I get served for possession over my dog. I show up on the court date, go to mediation and we agree on terms.

The terms were that I give her money for her initial costs and she keeps the dog for 10 days to say goodbye. She was supposed to meet up with me yesterday to exchange the dog and now refuses to talk to me, and I'm stuck communicating with her father as a middle man.

Between her not taking to me, her father beating around the bush and neither willing to give me the dog back, I am stuck out money and no dog.

Our mediation agreement states the following terms:

"As of 7pm on 8/10/17 (other party) give up any claim to dog."

"At that time (Me) will take possession of dog in permanent basis"

"If either party violates the agreement, other party will receive judgement."

These were terms made in mediation. Both parties, the mediator and the judge signed the document.

We had a scheduled "follow up" court date for this coming up Monday which was meant for two reasons. One being that if either party violates agreement, and two if both parties follow through, we don't show up and the case is closed.

It seems pretty cut and dry to me that as long as I followed through with my part of the agreement, and because she is refusing to give the dog back that I would gain judgment in front of the judge.

This is the first time I'm going through my sort of legal case so I don't want to be naive or too confident, but looking at the agreement and terms, it seems like I will end up winning judgement.

Answer:
 It certainly looks that way to me.

You're going to go before the judge and say that she didn't give you the dog. She's probably not going to show up, or if she does there's no way for her to argue that she did give you the dog, and then the judge is going to rule in your favor. You can still, in theory, mess this up. But as long as you are a reasonable human being and actually show up it should be a slam dunk.Answer #2: Can you prove you gave her the money? Did you write a check or just hand her cash?Answer #3: Ask for attorney fees, mediator costs and sanctions. Contempt of Court usually requires a noticed pleading, so that would be harder I suspect, but you might get your costs back independent of that. I don't know your local/state rules but courts dislike people violating court orders.Answer #4: Make sure you bring some record of your calls and conversations with the father.  She may claim that you have not contacted her so she has just been keeping the dog until you can come get it


Title: [MA] School is refusing to give me a 504 plan that I personally feel I need, and my parents and my therapist/physician agree I should get. What should I do?

Question:
Hello LA, I need some help regarding my school and the issues that have risen from this.

A little backstory, I have very severe anxiety and depression, which got bad enough I was hospitalized, and also had never developed fine motor skills. Because of these issues, I am currently applying for a 504 plan to allow me to listen to music throughout the day, as well as type anything I need to type (notes, assignments, essays, etc.)

I recently had a meeting with a separate guidance member who I check up with about once per week, and he informed me that I was denied the ability to even apply for the 504, let alone get one. The reason being is, and I quote, “you’re doing too good in school right now, so you won’t be able to get a 504 plan”.

I’ll be the first to admit that yes, I am doing good in school. My current lowest grade is a 87, but that shouldn’t matter about a psychological problem that needs extra help to deal with. Is there anything I can do to deal with this?

Answer:
 This is something that should be being set up between your parents and the school. The counselor cannot deny you an application, however, generally students do not try to do this at all.

Keep in mind, the school only has to allow reasonable accommodation, listing to music all day is not reasonable, and if you have shown that you can write, I doubt a blanket type anything will be given either.


Title: My sister was attacked in a different state and I am trying to learn what actions she can take against the perpetrator

Question:
A sibling of mine was attacked in Missouri resulting in a minor laceration (long and bloody, but no stitches needed). The police later caught the suspect and recovered the weapon she used to harm her. We are California natives and from what I heard from my sister, the police said to her that unless she is willing to go to court in Missouri, the suspect will walk free.

I have zero knowledge of legal proceedings and I just wanted to see if I could get some preliminary information about what is going on/what she can do. My sister is fine, but I am just a little unsettled that taking action against the suspect would be so difficult considering they have the weapon and the person who did it.

Any and all advice is welcome, and I thank you in advance!

Answer:
 Yes, your sister will have to go to court in Missouri. She has to testify about what the defendant did to her. Ask the prosecutor if they will pay for the plane ticket and hotel. Answer #2: >I am just a little unsettled that taking action against the suspect would be so difficult considering they have the weapon and the person who did it.

How do you expect the state to present a case against this guy without a complaining witness? The prosecutor can't just walk into court and say, "Your Honor, he cut this girl and he should go to jail for it." He/she has to have evidence--i.e., your sister's testimony.

It sucks what happened to your sister. I'm glad she's okay. But yeah, if she wants to put this guy away, that means she has to take part in the prosecution. That means being willing to go to court in Missouri.


Title: (Florida) Driver hit and run speed limit sign in neighborhood

Question:
So this is a relatively mundane issue, but one I still would like advice on.

A driver rammed into the 20 mph speed limit sign on the side of the main road in my neighborhood. The driver fled and the car was observed pulling into a garage in the neighborhood and closing the door. However witnesses saw it happen and identified the house where the car had gone.

The HOA president decided that the driver should be allowed to “explain” what happened and pay for the damage. The driver (or relative of the driver) sent an email to the HOA claiming responsibility and agreeing to pay for the new sign, but neglected to specify who was driving or why the accident occurred. The police were not called.

It is my belief that any accident with property damage should be reported to police and a police report generated, if only so that the HOA has an official record for insurance purposes. Am I correct? Florida has a statute specifying that these instances require the police to be notified. Not to mention the fact that this person has basically been allowed to get away with clearly dangerous driving. The sign easily could have been a child or pet.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 You’re welcome to report this matter to the police as a private citizen. It sounds unlikely that the police will pursue the matter based on the available information. Some departments might ask some questions of the resident. Many would not.

If the homeowner is already paying for the sign that may make the police less likely to see a reason to become involved.


Title: I have an expired US green card, it was given to me when i was a baby but i just found out about it because my mother stole it from my father[22F]

Question:
I'm from Europe and my father is originally from a european country too but he immigrated to the US and later got the US citizenship.
I was born in Europe my mother moved to my father for a short time after i was born (at this time my dad had the citizenship but not when i was born) so i got the green card, my mother moved back to Europe where my sister was born with the 2 citizenships.
My father says he had my green card when he came to Europe to visit me and my sister but "it got lost". As it turns out my mother stole it from him.
So my father said if it would have been renewed for 5 years straight (i had one more year) i could have the US citizenship. I didn't have a close relationship with neither of my parents so i just found out about it recently.
My questions is do i still have a chance to get the US greencard or the citizenship? I do have a diploma and i do plan to work abroad with my engineer significant other, we speak english at about on the cambridge english scale B2/C1. I was just considering the US as an option.

Answer:
 Since your father is a citizen he can sponsor you for permanent status in the US.  Eventually you could become a citizen.

Talk to a US immigration attorney.


Title: [ont] Esso Gas Station Help

Question:
I need some advice. This weekend I filled up at an Esso in Hamilton, Ontario. It asked for a pre-authorized amount for my VISA and I picked $60. My tank ended up costing me $43 and I left without getting a receipt. However, today I check my VISA account and they charged me $60.
People are telling me Esso is known for doing this and the cashier will pocket the money.
Is there anything I can or should do?
Thanks

Answer:
 How can the cashier pocket money if it is taken directly from the VISA to the gas station account?Answer #2: Wait a few days.
For the pre-paid has they post the amount to your visa but charge the actual amount when it is verified a few days later.

Source: me. Charged $100 for gas (pump said $30); called the credit card hotline and they mention that gas charges takes some time to get through and meanwhile charges you the full amount.


Title: I’m eighteen — my seventeen year old friend just moved out of her grandparents after a fight and they are giving her her car back. She wants me to sign on the title because she can’t

Question:
I didn’t see a property law flair but this was close enough to the situation

Title is self explanatory. She needs me to sign on the title because she is incapable of doing so. If shit goes awry can I trust myself and her to be put in this situation? What kind of bad situations could I find myself in if I do this for her? Will this in any way affect my future finances/insurance? What happens I she wrecks it or gets injured driving it?
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer:
 If the title is in *your* name, it is for all legal purposes *your* car. You'll need to get it insured on your policy, and anything involving the car (tickets, tows/impounds, accidents, etc) will come back on you.

I wouldn't do it, if it were me.Answer #2: This is right up there with co-signing for a loan. You will have legal and financial responsibilities for this.  You will be legally on the hook for this car, not her.


Title: [ NJ] Can I get a flag removed off of my nursing license?

Question: I was arrested for possession in 2010. It was conditionally discharged. I later hired a lawyer to have my record expunged. It still shows up on my nursing license with the state board. Does anyone have any experience with this? I will be looking for a job soon and I doubt I’ll get an interview with a flag on my license. Thank you!

Answer:
 Here is the key question: did the nursing licensing agency issue discipline against you?   If they did, then that discipline will likely always be on their website and on Nursys (the multistate nurse verification website).  This is true even if the underlying criminal action was expunged.

If they did not issue discipline, you might be able to get the agency to remove all mention because the matter was expunged.

As to not getting hired, there are always agencies willing to hire nurses with a single minor criminal matter if it is disclosed.   Some nursing jobs don't involve controlled substances at all.  There are many nurses with severe substance abuse histories who have fulfilling careers doing dialysis, wound care, or at doctor offices.


Title: [California] Wells Fargo wants me to subpoena them to get information about a wire transfer that was sent to my account

Question:
I received an international wire transfer into my Wells Fargo account from a relative that has since suddenly died.  They died without leaving behind any financial information (not even what bank they used to manage their finances), other family members living with them have been unable to find anything related to financial information.

I spoke to Wells Fargo asking them to give me the name of the bank that was used to send the wire (in hopes that we can then contact that bank and follow their procedures to figure out if the relative had any accounts there).  The transaction record that I have only says "Foreign Economic Org" and the relatives name as the sender.  Wells Fargo told me that they can't give me any information regarding the transaction, that I would have to subpoena them in order to get more details.

1. Can they refuse to give me the name of the financial institution that sent the wire?
2. How do I go about subpoenaing them? Is it something I can do on my own?

Thanks.

Answer:
 1. Yes.
2. The family should consult an estate lawyer to handle his estate.


Title: [CA] short term marriage; eliminate spousal support

Question:
I filed for dissolution of marriage, my wife has yet to respond. I'm sure she will and I'm guessing it will be a nasty divorce.

As the title says, it was a short term marriage (11 months). We have no kids, no property, no savings/401K and we are both unemployed at the moment. She's never going to get a job, but I can't wait for the divorce to be final before getting a job.

Is there any way I can make the court decide the issue of spousal support preemptively? Normally one files something when they are asking for spousal support. I'm essentially asking the court to decide so I can move on with my life.

Is this possible? How do I do it?

If you're wondering, yes, this was a green card marriage and I was definitely made a fool of. Like I said, I just want to move on. By my calculation, spousal support is the only thing to discuss.

Answer:
 > Is there any way I can make the court decide the issue of spousal support preemptively?

I don't know what you mean by that. Spousal support is determined either by negotiation, or by a court order. Prior to court, the two of you can decide what support you (or she) will provide.

That being said, it is unlikely an 11-month marriage will result in any spousal support.

BTW, don't bring up the fact that this was a "green card marriage" to anyone (except your lawyer) as this is a crime.


Title: Injured someone - drunk but accidental

Question:
I got quite druk on a night out, when walking home I fell and knocked a girl over. She suffered an arm injury and needed a hospital visit and she then had therapy treatment. Six months on I now find she is suing me in the small claims court for her treatment costs, some loss of earnings and pain and suffering, altogether $6000.

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Although I was well intoxicated, this was accidental and in not at all deliberate, so I'm wondering should she be suing me?

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Answer: This goes to /r/legaladvice.  But yes, if you are the cause of someone else getting injured, then you are legally responsible for their medical bills.  Even if it was an accident. The fact that you were drunk increases the probability that you were found at fault, but isn't even necessary.


Title: [USA - MA] My husband whom is in the process of getting his green card was pulled over and arrested - what should we expect in court today?

Question:
My husband and I are living in MA not far from Boston. We will be married for a year in February - he is an immigrant who is here legally with a visa and is in the political asylum process as well as the greencard by marriage (with me) process. He is a good, educated guy who has never been in trouble with the law.

Last night my husband was driving our car (SUV in my name as it is leased) and he was pulled over for allegedly not stop long enough for a stop sign. Normally a warning or a ticket would have been issued - but the two police officers did not believe what he was telling them that I - a white American citizen was his wife. They told he him to step out of the car and they cuffed him without reading him his rights and took him to our local police station and booked him.

It went from not stopping for a stop sign to not having a valid MA drivers license apparently - but the issue is - he has a drivers license; it is just not from this country and ist is valid. we have even been told by the RMV that he can use it until he gets to the next step of the immigration process that allows him to get a drivers permit.

Is this an open and shut case of discrimination? I have a stinking suspicion that the second he was pulled over and they saw he was foreign they wanted to take him in and get all his prints and information. With current events, racial tensions are high.

We are going to court in a few hours - what can we expect? What should we say? Anything we shouldn't mention unless if asked? My husband claims he has been mistreated by one of the officers in the past - that even worth bringing up?

**tl;dr**
Husband and I married almost a year - he was driving our car last night and was pulled over for allegedly not stopping for a stop sign. When the cop saw he had a passport, valid foreign drivers license and a bunch of legal documents - they told him to step out of the car on to the sidewalk where they proceeded to cuff him and book him - without reading any rights. We now need to go to court today - we don't know what to expect - wutdo?

Answer:
 You absolutely need an attorney that specializes in criminal law for immigrants. **DO NOT TAKE A PLEA OF ANY KIND WITHOUT HIRING A LAWYER!** Not even one that leads to a civil misdemeanor. It could seriously impact his green card/asylum applications.

Complaints about the officers should be directed to the internal affairs unit that oversees them. You could also consider contacting the [AG's Office](http://www.mass.gov/ago/contact-us.html). They also set up a [hotline](http://www.wcvb.com/article/ag-maura-healey-launches-hotline-to-report-harassment-of-minority-groups/8291095) yesterday to handle complaints of harassment of minorities. Bringing up this issue in court today is not likely to do you any good.

If he was arrested last night today is probably just the arraignment. You plead guilty or not guilty and the court decides on bail. In the Commonwealth for a nonviolent crime the bail *should* just be [personal recognizance without surety](https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter276/Section58)(i.e. no $$$) as the purpose of bail is just to make sure someone comes back to court. If the Court wants you to do anything but enter a plea (and the plea is always Not Guilty at this point!) tell them you need an extension of time to consult with an attorney. If the Prosecutor wants to talk to you listen to what they have to say but I would be wary of offering up any information beyond "Here are his documents, he can't yet get a MA license, his license is valid."


Title: Need advice on firing employee

Question: So I work for a sign company that specializes in high end hotels and resorts. We just discovered that one of our designers who has a side business, has been sending bids to our clients trying to steal business.  Everyone signs an NDA so she is being fired tomorrow.  She works from home 3 days a week so we bought her a laptop 2 years ago, we need to confiscate it when she comes in tomorrow, I'm concerned  she will make a scene and say she has personal stuff on there, I'm curious if anyone has suggestions as to how to handle this properly or what legal rights are involved , do I just copy her stuff to a thumb drive and say sorry? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Answer:
 Your location matters, as do your computer use policies. In most cases, the employer owns all the data on the computer, but this would be a great question to ask your company's attorney. Answer #2: >  I'm concerned she will make a scene and say she has personal stuff on there, I'm curious if anyone has suggestions as to how to handle this properly or what legal rights are involved , do I just copy her stuff to a thumb drive and say sorry?

What documents did she sign when she was hired?  Did they explain that the LT is company property and all data on it belongs to the company?

I am a former IT Manager.  This comes up all the time.   We take the LT immediately when someone is terminated.   In a few days, someone will copy the data to a flash drive and give it to HR.   If it doesn't fit, it doesn't fit.


Title: [NY] Real estate agency wants to sue my sister and I, are we screwed?

Question:
I'm going to try and make this short. My big sister saw a building by herself in September just to browse because we knew we wanted to ditch our current neighborhood at some point. It was like the last week of October she made me go meet Broker #1 at an agency because she wanted to see if they could show us more options. She wasn't present (out of town). I got there and he immediately made me sign a service agreement without the building addresses. Broker #1 and I were talking outside getting to know each other and I told him my friends lived on "X Street" around the neighborhood. He said, "That's where we're going right now!" I got all excited, but it wasn't exactly on the same street at all...We were in the lobby of this building and I recognized it. I told him that my sister had viewed this building in September on her own and that I already knew about the building. I recognized it from photos and her description of it and he still continued to show me a few units when he shouldn't have and took advantage of me.

I have no knowledge of legalities of real estate/tenant/landlord info AT ALL. He showed me other buildings that I was interested in, but this one building my sister had already seen in the past was already on our list. A couple days later, she was supposed to meet Mean Broker #2 (from same agency) but he ditched her last minute and told Broker #3 to meet her. She met up with Broker #3 (from the same agency) and she told him flat out she already saw that building on her own in September and he showed her a few places. We ended up signing with the building she saw on her own and the leasing office said we weren't supposed to pay anyone a fee. We would be getting one month free from the building and the brokers are not eligible for commission because no one introduced her to the building. She did it on her own. The paper I signed with the leasing office asked "How did you find out about this place" I wrote "my sister". So this real estate agency especially Mean Broker #2 keeps THREATENING us and is being extremely UNPROFESSIONAL about this situation.

After further e-mails between my sister and them (I haven't been talking. I've been silent) involving the owner of the brokerage firm (owner is unaware of full story) It seems like the owner is using the span between September and now as a point in court (60 days since my sister saw the building) But our move in was not until Nov/Dec anyway. He is also using the fact that he thinks his brokers induced me into choosing this apartment (which is not true). We used the broker to find other places in the neighborhood and one that my sister had seen without the broker was pretty much most fitting I guess...out of all that was shown.

My sister never signed a contract with them. It was just me btw idk why...
Are we screwed? What should we do?!

Answer: Paragraphs. What are they?Answer #2: What does the agreement you signed say about this?


Title: [spoiler] legal question about Black Mirror s4e2

Question:
in Black mirror s4e2 a brain implant allows parents to see and record what their children see.

A 15 year old  girl has this implant and has sex with an 18 year old boy.

the mother threatens the boy to leave her daughter alone or else she would go to the police with the recording.

- are there states in the US where 15 with 18 would be illegal? in my country it's legal because they are close in age.

- wouldn't the mother be guilty of possession of child porn?

Answer:
 I just watched this episode so I know the scene.  Yes, it may be illegal in some states, but many have "Romeo and Juliet" exceptions so as to not criminalize these kinds of sexual encounters.

As to possession of child porn, the answer is "maybe," depending on jurisdiction, however the chances of her being charged are probably slim unless she saved the video.  The images she saw were transitory and brief, she didn't intend to see them, she was checking on her own daughter, etc.

Answer #2: At that point you really would wonder if it would have been made illegal for the mother to have the tablet at all. One person in the episode was saying that the implant "had already been banned in Europe and was going to be soon in the US," meaning there likely would have been regulations passed preventing implantation, etc.

The ability to "wiretap" into someone's vision and record what they see and hear is likely a huge violation of wiretapping laws. It's not one party consenting. Zero parties are consenting. So that's pretty much illegal in all 50 states.


Title: I've been Falsely accused of B+E

Question:
I'm from Saskatchewan, Canada.
I've been falsely accused of B+E (Breaking and Entering) and I have yet to speak to an officer about the matter. I go on Tuesday at 8PM (he called me to arrange the time)
On sunday in the afternoon sometime a house (two houses down from mine) was broken into, and I've been brought up apparently. That day I was at home all day with my family, and went out at about 7:30PM to a friend of mines house. He lives down the street just a bit further then the one that was broken into. I know little about the person Victim / Accuser.

I'm not sure what to do, Should I be contacting a lawyer or am I fine to talk to the officer on my own?

Answer: Do **not**, under any circumstances, talk to this officer about this without an attorney present.


Title: Fired for refusal to drug/alcohol test

Question:
To preface, I was fired in December and received a letter from Cobra about unemployment in early November. I honestly have no idea about the DOT drug laws but when reading it shows that you can be tested immediately prior to driving/working, during work, or immediately after work so I don't know how soon before work "immediately" is.

June 2017
Working nights from 1800-0600 (hotel at 0700 leave at 1700)
 Received calls and texts multiple times between 1000 and 1030 saying I had a random drug and alcohol test. I refused the test, and the next night I was told to leave location to take the test. The guy said it was refused since I didn't go at the time of the original test. The company wanted it done anyways. I refused the test because it was 4 hours after the end of my shift. Nothing else came of the issue.
Dec
Operations Manager (OM) spoke to the daytime supervisor about what time my shift left the hotel for location. He told them we leave at 1700. According to OM, he told the Safety Manager (SM), that the drug tech needed to arrive at 1630 to administer the test at 1700.
Dec 4 Tuesday working 1900-0700 (hotel at 0800 leave at 1715)
I received an email at 1559 saying I had a random drug test and to be downstairs at the hotel at 1620. Around 1600-1605 I got a text, multiple phone calls and a voicemail saying I had a random drug test and needed to be downstairs. At 1608ish I got a call from the front desk person saying there was someone downstairs that needed to see me. I said I would be downstairs at 1700 because I need to get ready for work (I was just waking up at this time). I normally wake up around 1630 as I need to shower etc before work. The front desk person said ok and hung up. <15sec later the drug tech called and demanded I be downstairs for the drug test, I said I would be downstairs at 1700 because I need to get ready so I can leave for work after the test. He said that my company told him to be there at 1600 and that he wasn't going to wait around for me. I told him I would be down at 1700 and he said alright. After going downstairs I looked everywhere for the tech and the front desk said that when he got off the phone with me he made a phone call and was gone within 2 minutes. I didn't realize at that time that I had "refused" the drug test so I didn't think anything needed be done. I called OM, around 1630 saying that I had a drug test and that I wasn't supposed to leave until 1700, he said he would handle it. The tech didn't even stay long enough for when SM told me I needed to be downstairs. If I had been immediately notified by my supervisor or safety manager that I had refused the test, I could have gone straight to the testing facility to complete it. I received an email around 1745 saying that I had refused the drug test and that I needed to go to the facility at 0800 after work the next morning, take the test, and contact Drug Company to make a statement as to why I refused. I said that I didn't refuse the test, and that I would need a written approval to work over 16 hours. I called my Project Manager (PM to get the approval but no answer, so I sent that in an email and OM responded saying that PM needed to call him asap. That was the last response to that email. We are not allowed to go over 16 hours without a written approval by the CEO and safety managers, at 0800 I am at exactly 16 hours.
Dec 5
I texted OM when I left location saying I was very tired and that I didn't get approved to work over to get the test done. He said I could rest, but it needed to get done at some point that day. At 1620ish I got a call asking if it was done, I said not yet and he said that was unfortunate and that I wasn't allowed to go to work and that I would be going home. I got the test done at 1650 (drug and alcohol).

Answer:
 TL;DR - OP was repeatedly called to submit to a Dept. of Transportation drug test, refused to provide a specimen without good cause, and was fired.

You were extremely unreasonable - what caused you to refuse to submit to the test? The hours worked? Your employer was ordering you to submit to the test. Rather than go down and give a sample you instead essentially demanded that they waste their time and sit around until your totally arbitrary time. It is completely reasonable for them to leave because if you're unwilling to submit to the test you could be trying to prepare an adulterated sample. The fact that you gave a sample nearly 12 hours after the fact is irrelevant. The termination was reasonable and for cause.

Answer #2: From attempting to read this, it sounds like your job had a random drug test policy, you were told you had a test and refused, and were subsequently fired after the company made multiple attempts to test you even after your refusal.  Is that right?  If so, what is your question?  Are you hoping that because you dragged your feet so long, the test doesn't count because it happened "after work"?  If they asked you to go during work, then the fact that you took too long to respond doesn't invalidate their request.  The company can't control traffic, the weather, your personal responsiveness, or lines at the testing center.


Title: A semi-truck rear ended me on the highway yesterday...worth pursuing?

Question: I live in Minnesota. So my husband and I were both in  my car on the highway yesterday going about 65  when a semi delivery truck hit us directly from behind (I'm thinking he misjudged how slow we were going or just genuinely spaced out while speeding...).  The driver of the truck got a ticket for failure to drive with due care (or something like that). No airbag deployment. My car is totaled. No immediate serious injuries, though we went to urgent care later in the day as we started feeling more and more sore in our backs. I'm pretty upset about it. What are my options/chances here?

Answer:
 You should report it to your insurance and get whatever medical attention you require. Your insurance will deal with the other insurance company.

What kind of chances are you asking about?


Title: Friend was rear-ended inside car wash while stopped. Insurance says they're at fault, but the reason why is iffy...

Question:
**EDIT** My friend received a letter from the car wash's legal department who (obviously) claimed no fault and no responsibility.
I had my friend contact her insurance adjuster separately to let them know she was contacted by the car wash and what they stated. My friend's adjuster said it is unlikely [my friend] will be liable for the incident and that there is nothing to worry about right now, especially since no one is claiming to be injured.

I appreciate everyone's input on this.

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Bear with me here since I am having some trouble explaining the story.

**tl;dr:** This incident occurred in Maryland. My friend was rear-ended inside a car wash and was found at-fault because they 'failed to leave when the light at the end was green'. The rear vehicle claimed to have been "pulled into" my friend's vehicle by the chain. I feel that the fault should be placed on the car wash for failing to implement safety features to prevent the chain from pulling a vehicle into another. The car wash does not have security footage from inside the car wash which could capture this event.

I am curious to know if it's possible to contest this decision and place the car wash at-fault as it should have been impossible for the rear vehicle to be pulled into my friends vehicle by the chain.

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**A bit more information:**

So my friend went to the car wash about a week ago and was rear-ended inside the car wash at the end where the car is blow-dried. The collision caused some cosmetic damage to the bumper of the rear vehicle which my friend took pictures of. There is no visible damage to my friend's vehicle, aside from an existing rusted spot.

My friend told me about it shortly after it happened. My friend explained their vehicle was still in neutral and just finished being blow-dried. Once the dryer finished, the light inside the car wash turned green. My friend then felt their truck being "pulled back" by the chain, making them think the weren't supposed to leave yet. It is unclear if this was caused by the chain or the impact of the other vehicle hitting them.

My friend was was unable to even see another vehicle behind them within the car wash. They explained that they had no idea they were even hit until the person who hit them came up asking to exchange insurance information after they exited the car wash and were on the apron. The person indicates they were pulled into my friend's vehicle by the chain.

I told my friend that the whole story seemed very odd as there is no way the chain should have pulled the rear vehicle into my friend's vehicle as there should have been some type of safety to prevent exactly from happening: either the rear driver drove into them, or the safety features of the car wash malfunctioned.

I told my friend to go back to the car wash to see if they could obtain security footage of inside the car wash at the time the incident occurred. They went back and were told the car wash did not have cameras facing in the direction of the incident. The closest they had was footage outside the exit, facing outward. I also found that to be a little sketch as well, almost like the car wash is trying to hide something.

Both my friend and the other driver have the same insurance company, if that even matters. The insurance company called my friend and took their side of the incident, and a week later found my friend at fault claiming they should have exited the car wash because the light was green.

I feel like them being placed at fault with that statement is very cop-out response especially since there are dozens of reasons where it would be unwise/impossible to go even though the light was green.

Furthermore, if anyone is held responsible, it should be the car wash for failing to employ proper safety mechanisms to prevent the chain from pulling a vehicle into one stopped at the end.
Topic:
Insurance

Answer: Is your friend's insurance company paying out, or are they asking for more money from your friend?


Title: [Iowa] Moved into an apartment and now all my belongings smell like smoke

Question:
In July 2017 I moved into a new apartment in Iowa. Immediately upon opening the door the first time, I was hit with a strong smell of cigarette smoke. I promptly contacted the property manager, and they were very helpful and understanding about the issue, although they claimed to have not noticed this after the last tenant moved out. The property manager started by running an ozone machine which did almost nothing. They then put dryer sheets in the A/C vents which just made the place smell temporarily flowery. She then had a professional duct cleaning company come clean the air ducts. This helped a little bit as I didn't notice the smell as much every time I walked into the apartment, but it was subtly there. The problem is that I moved all my belongings into the apartment that first day because I was starting my job that week. Because of this, everything smells like smoke. All of my clothes and couch and towels and basically just everything. I don't really smell it since I think I'm used to it at this point, but all of my friends and family tell me I smell like a bowling alley from the 90s.

Is there anything I can do legally to get the apartment complex to buy me new stuff or have it so well professionally cleaned that the odor is gone? I have renters insurance through Country Financial, so I'm not sure if I could claim anything on that either.

Please help because these are all of my belongings, and I don't want them to be permanently ruined. Thanks

Answer: OP- To be clear, you knew the apartment smelled of smoke (and it sounds like it still does) and moved your belongings in regardless?


Title: Is there a way for me to get a job without my parents finding out? 18 years old, USA, college student.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > I'm afraid it will show up on some sort of record since I'm technically a part of their household.

This isn't a thing.

Though, you'll have to file your taxes.  Which it sounds like you'd need to ask your parents for help for that. EDIT: You're also likely a dependent, so they'd find out when the IRS sent them a letter.

You're an adult.  You can work if you want.  Your parents can also cut off your support if they want.


Title: Accidentally "roofied" myself and got charged with Reckless Driving - will the truth set me free or fuck me?

Question:
I have ADHD and a prescription for Adderall. This is a relatively new prescription, and I'm still sorting out ways to keep myself organized. I bought a little pill box to carry out with me to work and put my Adderall, vitamins, and such in as well.

One day, I was running low on pills from the bottle and the night before I tossed my pillbox at the head of the bed. I woke up around 5:30, took my pill with water I had by the bed, got up and made my husband and I coffee, feeling pretty alert and chipper. I had to drive him to work before driving myself. About halfway through, he said I was swerving. I said he was exaggerating, but I did kinda feel more tired. I drank more coffee. I drop him off and this is where my memory goes fuzzy. Next thing I know, I (very, very lightly) bumped into a car in front of me that had stopped for a bus. I couldn't barely get out of the car and assess what was happening. I was sobbing. I was so, so tired and had no idea why. I fell asleep waiting for the cop to come talk to me. He asked if I'd been drinking, and I adamantly assured him I had not and told him to test me, which he didn't do. I managed to call work and tell them I couldn't come in, call my husband and tell him to come pick me up. I had driven thirty minutes out of the way from my workplace without knowing it.

I think I slept for a day and a half. Eventually, I figured out what had happened - I hadn't taken my Adderall at all. I had taken a bar of Xanax, a drug I had never taken before at all, and which I had gotten from a friend for the rare panic attacks I get (maybe once or twice a year.) She had given it to me with one piece already cut off - it's divided onto four parts and you're supposed to only take 1/4. I was fuckkked up.

So I got a reckless driving ticket. It could have been so much worse and I'm very thankful it wasn't - but I absolutely never would have driven under the influence like that on purpose.

I grew up with two bipolar parents and have always had a great distrust of medication, and have never been one to consider abusing pills because of the huge negative impact I saw that even legitimately attained over-medication could cause, much less taking prescription drugs for kicks or reckless self-medicating. It took me a long time to come around to seeking professional mental treatment at all, and longer to actually accept I may need pills. This is all probably completely irrelevant in a court of law, though, because how could they know? Also - I don't have a prescription for Xanax (though I'm 100% sure I could get one very easily for diagnosed PTSD), so I'm assuming that admitting to having someone else's controlled substance is a no-no.

So, TLDR; should I tell the truth and say I wasn't being reckless, I was accidentally under the influence of Xanax? Why should they believe me? Or is that talking myself into a worse crime anyways? Should I tell a half-truth and say it was Benadryl, which is also the same size as my Adderall, and which makes me hella groggy? Should I just say I was ludicrously sleepy? I feel like I was too far out of it to just look normal-level sleep-deprived.

I've only ever had one ticket years ago, and that was a reckless driving ticket reduced to equipment malfunction when I was a teenager driving to my first job at 5am and I took a notoriously treacherous hairpin curve a bit too fast and ran into a tree. Oh, and I have had a ticket for an expired inspection sticker once. I don't even speed :(

TLDR;TLDR: Lie, half-truth, whole-truth, or so help me Reddit? (I really hate lying and have a crippling fear of authority and disapproval.) Also, do people typically get lawyers for reckless driving tickets when they have really good records?

Answer:
 If you were under the influence of even prescribed drugs saying you were won’t help you unless you want to add a dui to your charges.

You need an attorney and you need to keep your mouth shut. You sound as if you were most definitely driving recklessly. And you should give your husband a stern talking to if he saw you were impaired and let you continue on your merry way.

But attorney. And not lie, half lie or truth. Keep your mouth shut.


Title: Lawyer Billing Question - Is it reasonable to be billed $25 for calling the receptionist to ask on status of case when attorney hasn't returned emails or followed through on action items?

Question: My attorney has billed me .2 hours more than once for calling the receptionist to check on status of case. I contacted her a few times because she didn't follow through on things she said she would do and then I'd ask her on status and she wouldn't respond. Is it reasonable of her to bill me for calling the receptionist to ask about status? Overall she provided atrocious service. This is one example. Mistakes were made. I'm looking over the final bill now before making the payment.

Answer:
 Did you talk to her 10-15 minutes each of those times?  If so, that's a legitimate billing.  You're paying for their time.  You took some of their time, so you pay for it.  It might be a little ticky-tack, but that's how it goes when you bill by the hour.
Answer #2: A certain law firm seems to think it is. You can call and ask to have the charges removed, but I don't think trying to sue them will get you anywhere.

You might want to get a different firm to handle your affairs in the future.
Answer #3: You're free to discuss the hours on the bill with the lawyer. Many lawyers do bill for every second of their time you take up, but the good ones don't put 5 minute phone calls and brief emails on the bill. It's not that it's ethically improper or illegal--it's just bad business.

So my advice is just tell your lawyer you don't think that's right and see what happens. No harm in asking for them to be reasonable. But I would recommend shopping around for a lawyer who's going to treat you better.


Title: [IN] Brother was given loan from grandfather. Grandfather told him shortly after the loan that it was a gift. Grandfather passed a few weeks ago and now the estate is saying the money will be deducted from his inheritance. Brother wants to take it to court.

Question:
Family matters are always fun and complicated. Here's the story:

My brother bought a new home in early 2015 and apparently got some money for a downpayment from my grandfather. My grandfather gave him a check for $10k that said "loan" in the notes section and I assume they had a plan worked out, although nothing was put on paper or signed.

Later in 2015, my grandfather was admitted to the hospital for kidney issues. During a visit, my brother and my aunt were present and my grandfather told my brother not to worry about repayment and he wanted it to be a gift. This is from my brother. I was not present for this conversation. Also worth nothing is that my aunt is the executor.

Since that time, my aunt had brought this up a couple of times in which she told my brother that my grandfather was not of sound mind and that the money still needed to be paid back. During this time, my brother and aunt also had a heated moment concerning another loan my brother wanted, but that's not very relevant to the story other than meaning this became personal at some point.

Fast forward to now. My grandfather passed away a few weeks ago. His estate is worth a sizable amount, so we all have a fairly decent inheritance coming. We received the will on Thursday and things looked simple enough. My brother received a second letter on Saturday saying that this $10k would be deducted from his inheritance and included a copy of the check that shows "loan" in the notes section.

My brother is pissed and thinks my aunt is doing this out of spite. He wants to take her to court because as he says "she's not holding to our grandfather's wishes". I personally think he's being petty and greedy about it, but what, if any, legal standing does he really have here? I feel likes he's going to end up getting ahold of a lawyer that hears inheritance and knows he'll get paid regardless of the outcome, so he'll drag it out, potentially costing my brother thousands of dollars.

EDIT: Not sure if it matters, but the "loan" check was written from a revocable trust account and not a personal account.

Answer: There is a sizable inheritance coming to everyone.  I think upsetting the executor over 10k might prove to be penney wise pound foolish.  There are judgement calls that are made by executors.  If your brother wants every judgement call going against him, sue over the 10k.  Better idea take your brother out for a beer and let him vent.Answer #2: Even if it's a gift,  some states will consider it an advancement on your inheritance. Answer #3: Well on the evidence, it's a check with "Loan" on the notes section, against your brother's testimony that "your grandfather wanted it to be a gift". Sure he might have *a* case, but it's certainly not a very good one.


Title: I just bought a used from a private seller and they're asking for $200 to buy the plates from the dealership.

Question:
I'm in Chicago, Illinois. I bought a used car last week from a private seller. She said she recently bought the car from a dealership and was waiting on the title and would contact me once she got it. I have a copy of the bill of sale and the dealership paperwork with her name. I've also checked her ID and she checked mine as well.

Yesterday, she had messaged me and said the dealer has the plates for the car and it would be $200. When I said I would rather go through DMV for the plates she said I could just switch my name over on the registration. Is this true? I looked on the website and the process looked like I would pay to switch the title on my name and pay to register the car in my name in addition to plates.

I apologize if this seems stupid, but this is my first time buying a car.

Answer:
 The dealership can transfer the ownership, yes.  The state gives them that authority.

You can look to see whether the cost from the state directly is any different than the price they're charging you.  Likely, it's exactly the same.Answer #2: In the future don't buy a car without a title.


Title: Is it illegal to watch infringing Youtube videos?

Question: If someone creates a monetized youtube video that gets over 1 million views, but he uses a copyrighted song in the video that he didn't have permission to use, are all the viewers of that video breaking the law? [USA]

Answer: The uploader is more at fault for illegal distribution than the viewer is for watching. You could compare it to drug laws, where distribution is punished more severely than possession. Only in this case of media distribution, the viewer does not really own "possession" of the material he is viewing via Youtube.


Title: 14 year old sex offender?

Question: A 14 year old in my high school made an instagram account with a bunch of 14-15 year old guys and girls nudes. The parents are pressing charges. What can happen to this kid? (This is in NY)

Answer: People who distribute nude photographs of people who are underage can face charges for distributing child pornography.  Perpetrators who are underage themselves may (but not necessarily will) be prosecuted in the juvenile court system if the district attorney decides to press charges.


Title: If I open a restaurant with a name that was used in a cartoon, but has no other likeness, can I face legal action?

Question:
I live in South Carolina, USA, but I may not open in this state.  I have always wanted to open a burger joint called Nasty Burger, since I was a tiny kid and as I got older I made floor plans, talked with business owners for tips and planning- and now that I'm reaching the age where getting a loan and putting this into action, I learned that Nasty Burger is the name of a reoccurring location in the kid's cartoon Danny Phantom.

It is essential that the name remains the same, otherwise there isn't a point in opening it at all- so would this be something I could be sued for?

Answer:
 I don't see why as it is a fictional business.

That being said, why *Nasty* Burger? That seems like a poor way to get customers. I don't know if I'd want to eat at a restaurant with a negative adjective like that in its name.


Title: Who receives the rights and privileges afforded by the US legal system?

Question:
Is it US citizens only? What about other classes of people such as immigrants, permanent residents, asylum seekers, ect.?

Asking out of general curiosity.

Answer: Generally, everyone inside the country is given the basic rights of fair trial, due process, etc for any crimes/infractions during their visit/stay in the US. There are just differing things that can occur such as barred from re entry, deportation, etc. Even for citizens, it is possible they may (in error) be deported. The system, like abything manmade, is flawed but a much better process than what you could expect to find in other countries.


Title: Funny call for a debt from 1994.

Question: I got a call from US Eye (I?) Solutions, Inc. I asked the guy who answered about the debt, he stated it was from 1994 and who the original company is. I tried to explain that the SoL for debt collection is six years (if I remember correctly). He tried to convince me that I was wrong, but I am fairly confident that it's six years. It's not showing up on credit reports. I did ask for verification of debt to be mailed. He was also calling my cell, which I am aware is an FCC no-no. These folks have been robo-calling me at 6pm sharp for a few weeks, and today was the first time I've gotten an answer when returning the call.  This is a debt that is 22 years old. I know that in itself is pretty fishy. Is there anything I can do if they keep calling me? This screams 'scam' to me and I'd like to assist in getting this company stopped if at all possible.

Answer: It's a scam. Ignore unless you actually get sued.


Title: [TX] Neighbors called the fire department thinking my house was on fire, it was only my grill. Do I have to worry about a bill?

Question:
I'm a first time homeowner with no experience with 911. I was grilling some chicken and my neigbor called the police thinking my house was on fire. There wasn't an insane amount of smoke, but there was some. About what you expect from a barbeque. Anyway, 15 minutes into cooking I hear tons firetrucks come speeding towards my house. Sure enough I go out front and they are pulling into my house. The chief was pretty pissed off, but his men were joking with me asking if I had any chicken to share. The police car with him took down my information and looked around my backyard with the fire chief.

Do I need to expect a bill for this or something? I've never dealt with 911 before. I didn't call them and don't know who did.

Answer:
 >his men were joking with me asking if I had any chicken to share

Did you?

Answer #2: No. You have nothing to worry about.


Title: Can a landlord evict you for violating a lease term even if you have complied with their request within the given time frame?

Question: My roommate and I have been staying in an apartment for around 6 months. We have been keeping a cat for my roommate’s mom temporarily even though the lease clearly states there are no pets allowed. We know we messed up, and when they found out we explained the situation and told them we would be happy to pay the $200 a day charge for having pets on the property, and we removed the cat immediately. There is nothing in the pet clause that states they have the right to evict us for having pets. They then sent us an ultimatum, stating that they could no longer trust us and that our options are to move out and pay the remainder of the rent within 10 days, or sign an addendum stating that we’re now responsible for utilities even though our original lease states they will all be covered by the landlord. There is a default clause in the lease that states we have 7 days to comply with requests that we fix non compliances or they have the option to evict us. Do they have the right to give us this ultimatum even though we resolved the issue within 7 days?

Answer: OP- If you've rectified the issue, then you're fine. You need to politely remind the landlord that your lease gives you 7 days to rectify any lease violations, and that you did exactly that. Both you and your landlord are still held to the terms of the lease.


Title: Girlfriend's grant for school didn't go through, now she owes thousands. Now what?

Question:
More info: She's received the grant for school before and has one for the coming semester that went through, but last semester it didn't go through. She was forced to drop out and petition the school to forgive her debt. That went through and was approved, but apparently she still owes a few thousand. What can she try to do to get out of this and hopefully get back to school this semester? This is in Pennsylvania, bu the way.

Let me know if you need any more info. Thanks.

Answer: She's still responsible and should be grateful for what they agreed to forgive. Grants are never 100%.


Title: How can my HOA stop harrassment and enforce parking?

Question:
Firstly, I am my small HOA Vice president. We are only 9 houses and an extremely chill HOA. We mostly function as taking care of the front area of our housing complex, getting people out to help take care of things for the resident, overall the most non\-HOA HOA. \(We pay $25 a month for it\) We are also a new complex. The first house was built in 2013 and the last house finished mid 2016. So only a few years old so all of us are really new to having an HOA.

Our little neighborhood is great, but the way it's set up, we have shit parking and too many cars. We are a small housing complex right off a highway so there is no street parking outside of our complex and minimal curb parking in our complex. But everyone has a 2 car driveway, 2 car garage.

Every HOA meeting, we remind everyone the parking situation with a map. The places they can't legally park according to city laws \(corners and within a certain foot of the end of a cross street\).

So here is the problem. We have 4 public spots on curbs in our housing complex that is pubic, open, first come first service basis. Only ONE of these spots is actually in the front of one house. Everything else is to the sides of another house. How the houses are laid out, no one except one house can actually have someone park in front.

Here is our parking map [https://i.imgur.com/Fhrf1j5.png](https://i.imgur.com/Fhrf1j5.png).

In the green are the public parking spots, anyone can park, the red circled area is our trouble area, one spot is where the mailbox is at, so it's a temp spot or you will get a ticket.

So the house right by this one spot was recently sold a few months ago, so new owners. The mother of the owner is a bit...psycho. She keeps screaming at the other neighbors and threatening them for parking in that spot which she claims is HER property and her dedicated spot \(which its not. No one except the left corner house has any "road property" because that is literally their segmented plot of land, and if anyone parks there, they block them from getting in and out of their driveway\).

She has been told several times by both the president and VP \(me\) in person and by email, and we've given them the parking map several times. But she keeps screaming at our other neighbors and saying a lot of racist remarks about one of our other neighbors whose visiting brother has parked there a few times. She is also apparently incapable of parking in their driveway \(where there is almost only one car ever parked in the driveway\). According to her husband, it sounds like she will never be convinced and stuck in her ways... he sounded pretty defeated when I talked to him about it. Like there was nothing he could do or say.

So she refuses to park in her driveway for "safety" reason being a "new" drive of 1.5 years driving, is harassing other people and their guests for parking there, has made off\-handed comments about calling the city to have peoples cars towed, and saying racist remarks about neighbors.

Right now, there is no official rule in the CCR besides overnight guests can't have their cars parked for more than 4 days and no broken down vehicles or boats/RV can be stored \(but honestly...our HOA really doesn't care about enforcing some of the rules because we think they are a bit ridiculous\). So myself and the prez are discussing about having a board meeting for us to vote to change the CCR to explicitly state the rules about the street parking for the residents and what are the publicly available spots.

We want to go this course I think because we feel that if it is clearly stated in the CCR, that the HOA can take legal recourse to protect our neighbors from this woman. Our neighbors and their guests have every right to park there, and we don't want to allow one person to verbally assault everyone in the neighborhood and their guests for something she has no legal right over. Because right now we have the unwritten rule that you need to park in your driveway and garages first before doing the street parking, because...honestly that is how it should be, especially if you are going to bitch about others parking in public spots, but you refuse to park in your own damn driveway for "safety" reasons...\(basically she doesn't feel comfortable trying to park in the driveway even if there isn't another car there\).

Is there anything else we can do on the HOA side to protect our neighbors and try to get her to stop? As the HOA board, we don't want to tolerate this type of harassment. We are supposed to be a chill and welcoming place and I want the people living here not feel like there is nothing they can do and this should be the one really positive thing about having an HOA.

TL;DR What can the HOA do to get one crazy neighbor to stop harassing other neighbors and their guests for parking in public parking spots that are first come first serve and not her legally owned spot?

Answer:
 >Because right now we have the unwritten rule that you need to park in your driveway and garages first before doing the street parking, because...honestly that is how it should be

That could actually add a lot of complication in for people who have multiple family members driving and want specific cars in specific places because of what order they leave/come home in.

If she is causing enough of a disturbance that you can call the police then do that, but otherwise she doesn't have to happy about people parking in front of her house.


Title: Ex boyfriend moved out and took my things

Question:
Long story short-he moved out while I was at work and took my work clothes with him and petty things like the pillows from my bed. He also still owes me money for the bills that we split and he still has his set of keys so he can still come and go as he pleases.

What can I do?

Answer: Location will matter, but broadly speaking, you can report his theft to the police, or sue him for the value of the items he took. As for his garbage, if he owns it, issue him in writing a notice that you're going to sell them if not removed in a reasonable time (Say, 30 days). If he ignores, sell or scrap them.Answer #2: Change the locks or re-key the locks as well.


Title: Moneytree coming after my company for a check a client cashed that had a stop payment placed on it.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Or, more likely, the person who stole the mail containing the check from your client received the refund. That's what I would think, given that people with credit cards often also have bank accounts where they can deposit checks for free, rather than paying a fee at Moneytree.

I would invite them, courteously, to pound sand. They don't have a claim against you. You might want to double check with your bank, but They can attempt to go after your client.Answer #2: This sounds very much like your client did that on purpose - it's fraud. They knowingly cashed a check they knew was bad. They knew they could do this with Moneytree, and they had to cancel the check and refund through another method specifically so they could get double the money.

Regardless, Moneytree has no claim against you. Tell them to take a hike.


Title: I hit a someone with my car and caused minimal damage and he is trying to get a new bumper out of it.

Question:
I live in Virginia and I was trying to switch lanes in rush hour traffic and didn't see that the guy in front of me had stopped short. I hit him going at most 5 miles per hour. We pull over and I give him my information. There doesn't seem to be any damage to his car.

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A couple of days later he texts me a picture of roughly a quarter inch crack in his bumper. Here is a link to the picture. https://imgur.com/a/4Wa51 He said he was going to go get an estimate for getting the bumper replaced. (Which I think is absolutely insane.)

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So today he texted me and said the estimate was 330 dollars for the repair. He said I could just write him a check instead of going through insurance. Now, I am of the opinion that the damage I caused doesn't merit replacing the entire bumper. I want to tell him I am not paying and good luck trying to get money from my insurance. But I am not sure if that is a wise decision. I am wondering if I have a leg to stand on and if Gieco will back me up on this one. Also would it be wise for me to call up Gieco and ask their advice? I was in another accident a couple of months ago that was my fault and I don't want my rates going up.

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EDIT: Thanks for the advise everyone. It was very helpful.

Answer:
 Bumpers are hard to patch, and a crack like that can let rain in where it shouldn't be. Asking for replacement is legit. And $330 is _fucken_ _cheap_ for a bumper replacement.

I would happily pay it (while having him sign a release of liability).Answer #2: What repair do you think would be reasonable, and what's your basis for that decision?

Personally: walking away from an at-fault collision with only $330 in expenses - to repair damage even you acknowledge you did - sounds like a good deal to me. Get a release waiving any further claims related to the collision before you agree to pay for anything, but this might be the cheapest you're going to get.


Title: Bosses blocked me from getting a new job

Question: (NJ) A company that I worked for hired an outside company as consultants. Once their term was completed I asked them if they had any employment opportunities at there facility. The consultants really liked me and actually recommended me to be promoted as a director. I assumed if I didn’t get the promotion the consultants would want me. They did in fact have an opening and gave me an interview. I didn’t get the job though because I learned that my bosses reached out to them and told them not to hire me. I learned this from people working at my current company and the company I applied for. If I can prove that they did prevent me from being hired, can I take any sort of legal action?

Answer:
 Maybe...What reasons did your boss give to the consultants?

You are assuming something nefarious happened. It is not uncommon for companies and third parties to have agreements to not 'poach' talent from one another. It is reasonable to believe that a hiring manager or HR from the consultant company would reach out for a reference. Your bosses are not obligated to give you a positive reference. Do you have reason to believe your bosses may have lied?


Title: Workplace started random drug tests

Question: So cannabis was legalized in Canada yesterday and today I walk into my workplace and noticed that there's these random ppl hanging around the bathroom and will ask you for a urine sample if you go to the bathroom. My employee conduct code does not state there will be any drug tests and apparently this is a brand new thing that we aren't given any notice about. If you refuse they send you to hr and they fire you and if anything comes up you'll get fired as well. Even recently legalized cannabis. Before I tell my boss to fly a kite and quit, is this even legal? From my understanding it is not

Answer: Yeah, call the labor board. You need to receive notice of company policy changes.


Title: Gave a friend a ride to Wal-Mart, and he shoplifted. He told the police I conspired with him to perform the crime even though I never touched any merchandise.

Question:
I gave a friend a ride to Wal-Mart. I went to the electronics because I'm a huge nerd and looked at the Computers as well as the Televisions. I then went to the magazine section because I couldn't find my friend. I then see him walking to the back of the store from the Customer Service desk, he tells me he's going to pick out a laptop from electronics to replace to desktop he just "returned". Since I am a computer technician by trade, he asks for my advice on which laptop is the best. I give him some advice he and he decides on a certain HP model. I then tell him I'm going outside to smoke a cigarette and wait for him to get done shopping. As I'm about to leave, I am detained by two uniformed police officers and they are watching live surveillance footage of my friend doing the exchange at the customer service desk.  Once my friend gets done, they detain him and bring him into the same room as myself. I learn that he took a desktop computer from the shelf, took it up to Customer Service in an effort to make it look like a legitimate return. I had no prior knowledge to this, and only spoke to my friend about the laptop cause he knew my extensive knowledge of Windows PCs. Before we went to the store, he asked for a ride so he could "Go pick up some things" Apparently he told the police that we conspired to perform this crime before arriving at the store, therefor they arrested me and charged me with conspiracy. I was booked into City Jail, but released on an OR bond due to the arresting officer messing up the Criminal Complaint filed against me. I was told that he simply put "conspiracy" and not "conspiracy to shoplift over $500". The judge explained it was like charging someone with rape but not specifying the victim. I have a preliminary hearing in September and I am going to go talk to a Public Defender tomorrow. I was wondering if there is anyone out that could give me some advice on how to go about this whole thing? My location is the State of New Mexico.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 > I was wondering if there is anyone out that could give me some advice on how to go about this whole thing?

Getting an attorney, either a public defender or a hired attorney, is an outstanding idea.

It sounds like your friend is the primary or sole evidence against you.  You need to find out exactly what evidence the state plans to use, and then formulate a defense to refute that.Answer #2:  >I then see him walking to the back of the store from the Customer Service desk, he tells me he's going to pick out a laptop from electronics to replace to desktop he just "returned".

It didn't occur to you that he didn't bring a desktop into the car with you, and didn't walk into the store with one?


Title: Camera caught my car speeding and has pictures of my car but not of who is driving

Question:
So I got a ticket in the mail about my car being caught speeding in linndale, OH (near cleveland) and it had pictures of my car and my license plate but not the driver. I was wondering if I could argue that there is no proof of who was driving the car and therefore I should not be liable if they are trying to convict me with no proof of it being me driving the car. I believe I would have a court hearing and they would ask me to identify who was driving the car. What is the best way to go around handling all of this?

Thanks

Answer:
 Often, these are treated like parking tickets.

The owner of the car is responsible, even if there is no evidence they were the ones who parked the car there.


Title: Can my boss fire me for diagnosed medical bathroom issues?

Question:
Hello, I'm located in New Hampshire, USA. I've been working for my current employer for almost 2 years now. In the first six months of working there, I was diagnosed with IBS after a hospital visit. At the time I was spending an hour and a half of my eight hour work day in the bathroom. I informed my boss and started seeing doctors frequently trying to find a solution.

With my doctors help I have been able to bring my bathroom time while at work down to half an hour, usually right after lunch. Most days, I work through my lunch knowing I will spend that time there. The other day, my boss sent me a message through our internal IM system saying I am still spending too much time in the bathroom and that its effecting my performance. She insisted I move my next doctors appointment up sooner even though i confided in her that I couldn't afford my copay at the moment. I still get all of my work done within my shift hours.

At this point in afraid that she may cut my pay, make me stay longer hours, or fire me. Can she do that? At this point I'm conskdering not eating until after my shift ends at 5pm to try and avoid the bathroom but that would cause further issues for me.

She is the owner of the business and she has 5 employees including me. What should I do?

Answer: Yes. She only needs to provide reasonable accommodation. If it's affecting your performance and work then she could argue it's not reasonable.


Title: If someone said "why are you walking so slow" in public, is it consider disability discrimination?

Question: I live in ON Canada. I have autism and physical advisability. Sometime I can't control myself yelling on the street and walking slow in busy street. Someone said "Look at that retard", "WALK FASTER", "Go live in a hospital"...ect. If I have a Go-pro and record everything, Can I report this to the police? Will they get punishment because of disability discrimination act? Will they go to jail or get any criminal record?

Answer:
 Generally yelling things at people, even mean things, is not illegal, no.

Actionable discrimination would involve you being denied housing, a service, or employment because of your disability. Answer #2: Disability law doesn't mean that no one is allowed to be mean to you. It means that you must be offered reasonable accommodations in housing, employment and education.

Assuming you are in the US/Canada, people can yell at  you, heckle you, catcall you etc. Answer #3: > Can I report this to the police?

Yes, but they will tell you no crime was committed.Answer #4: No


Title: [CA] Hit by car while riding bike

Question:
A car hit me while I was biking in the bike lane heading the denist. I landed on my face, cracked one of my teeth, and lost part of my mustache. Thankfully nothing but road rash and a few brushs besides that. The officer found her at fault for the accident.

I don't know the first thing I'm supposed to do in this situation. I have their insurance information, but what do I need to do to start a claim?

My denist told me to keep the claim open because of the crack in my tooth and the amount of movement it caused my teeth. He believes I may have issues down the road. How can I keep my claim open?

Also, the accident left me with a noticeable gap in my mustache, can I have them pay for the cost of having it restored?

Thanks!

Answer:
 There's no such thing as mustache "restoration". You just wait for it to grow back. And you're not likely to be able to claim any damages on the temporary loss of the mustache unless you can prove why that cost you any money. Like if you're a mustache model and you've lost a modeling job.

However, something to consider is the possibility of nerve damage. If you lose or damage nerves in your face, you could have a patch where the hair will never grow again. I knew a guy who fell on his face and broke it and a small patch has no beard now. I'm assuming that would be something you might want to persue damages for.

Any reason you haven't contacted a personal injury lawyer for advice?


Title: [IL, US] URGENT advice for a friend who doesn't reddit. I'm afraid her baby is going to be kidnapped in a few hours!

Question:
I'll try to be as through as possible in a short amount of time from mobile.  Fake names - Ashley and Steve

My (female) friend, Ashley, was dating a guy, Steve, for about 7 months before they found out she was pregnant - later to be discovered that Steve was intending on impregnating Ashley without her knowledge. Steve is/was an alcoholic but tried to do the right thing and quit drinking for his future family. They got engaged after about 6 more months. Everything was seemingly going ok for them until the baby arrived. Instantly Steve was absent, even at the hospital.  He showed little parental interest, had done almost no parenting (feeding, changing, etc.) and slowly started to drink again.

Fast forward about 6 months to this week. Steve is openly drinking and driving. Coming home completely wasted, going to the wrong house because he didn't remember where he was going, and becoming very emotionally and verbally abusive to the Ashely. He also became extremely paranoid and has been taking videos of Ashley so that "he had evidence of her being a bad mother."  He is very strategic in what he texts/emails vs what is spoken. He is clearly trying to trap my friend with "proof" that she is an unfit mother, but that is completely untrue.

The relationship is over. She gave back her engagement ring but still wants to be able to see him for the baby's sake. He is a convicted felon (armed robbery), and she is afraid of she takes him to court they will give her full custody. She wants her baby to be able to see her father, but she knows he will not be able to care for her sufficiently on his own, even for a few hours.  Over the last week she has moved out of the apartment that they shared, but is in her name (because of the felony), and moved in with her mom 4 blocks away.  He has been texting that he wants to see the baby and Ashley repeatedly tells him he can come to them any time.  He changed his tune suddenly and said "he WILL be at her house today at 5pm cst to take his daughter for a few hours."

Ashley is terrified. I've told her to be prepared to call the police if he attempts anything or is drunk when he arrives. I don't think she wants to think about that possibility, but after hearing this situation, and knowing that this guy is unstable, I am not as sure.

What does she need to do to protect herself and her child? Feel free to ask questions for more information!

Answer:
 > she is afraid of she takes him to court they will give her full custody. She wants her baby to be able to see her father

"Full custody" doesn't mean he **can't** see the baby.  It just means that the mother has sole determination over where and when - or if at all.

It sounds as if they have no custody agreement or arrangement.  In that case, she's not required to let him see the child at all.  If she's worried, she can simply tell him not to come over.Answer #2: Reddit is not an emergency responder. Call the police already.Answer #3: If you feel that your friend, or the baby is in immediate danger, call 911. Not much else you can do AT present, but in this case if you feel that scared you should do just that ASAP. Answer #4: > she is afraid of she takes him to court they will give her full custody. She wants her baby to be able to see her father,

This isn't a particularly valid fear.  If She has full custody she can still let dad see her child, she just isn't forced to as a court order.

>What does she need to do to protect herself and her child?

If she doesn't think he is trustworthy she might want to seek a court ordered custody arrangement just to solemnize when and where the child should be.

As of right now they both have equal 'claim' on the child and if Dad takes the child and skedaddles it won't be kidnapping or even actionable.

If he does so in violation of a custody order she would have recourse though the enforcement arm of the justice system, including the police.


Title: [TX] While staying at an AirBnb the landscaper let my dog out while I was at the gym, my dog bolted and got hit by a bus.

Question: This happened yesterday. I feel like the house owner has some responsibility here. She assured me that it was safe to leave my dog in the back, the listing was dog friendly. I trust that statement, and now my dog is in critical condition with vet bills piling up. What are my options here?

Answer: It would be more likely that the landscaper would be liable since he is the one who let the dog out.


Title: [NJ] I want to ask my stepdad to adopt me but not sure how to approach the situation.

Question:
My stepdad (m34) has been in my (f20) life for about 10 years now. He has been the only father figure I’ve ever really known. For Christmas, I want to ask him to adopt me. I’ve done some research about it and all I can find is about child adoption.

I guess what I’m asking is, are the laws for an adult the same as for a child? Will my real father have to give up his parental rights? How much will all of this cost?

Answer:
 https://www.weinbergerlawgroup.com/blog/divorce-family-law/adult-adoption-grownups-picking-new-parents/

Looks like it’s doable and your biological father has no say in it.

Answer #2: Talk to a lawyer about it, but since you're 20 this should legally be an extremely easy thing to do. Not only that, but judges in family court absolutely love to do adult adoptions, and you'll really brighten the day of whoever does yours.

Good luck!Answer #3: Adult adoptions are commonplace and you do not need your biological parent's permission once you reach the age of majority in your state.

Adult adoptions are used commonly for estate planning purposes, and have been used by gay couples for decades to ensure succession before gay marriage was legal.

If you consider your stepfather your real father, then it is a good idea. When you are his adopted daughter, you will be treated the same as a biological child for estate planning, inheritance, and end-of-life planning.

For example, if anything were to happen to you where you were incapacitated and unable to make your own decisions, he could step in and make the decision in the hospital, not your biological dad. The same holds true in reverse.

If you love him and you both agree to do this, I wish you the best of luck. There are many lawyers who can do this for you for a very reasonable fee. I suggest checking Upwork or AVVO for a referral.


Title: Started a revolt, threatened with a lawsuit

Question:
 I'm a patron of an organization that provides entertainment. It's not a strip club, I just realized how that sounds. We pay good money for our entertainment, but the establishment that provides it often drops what we like in favor of things that can make them more money. Pretty much every time we grow fond of something they decide to move to something new, often ending the thing we like before it has even concluded. Like when a TV show is terminated with no finale. I was fed up with this, so I decided I would not patronize this organization anymore. I made a post about it on my Facebook, I was pretty critical, however completely truthful. I actually didn't mention the organization's name, I spoke mostly on how it feels to have what you like taken from you. A lot of other patrons agreed, and everybody quit the organization. Now they aren't getting paid and they have claimed I sabotaged their business and they will be suing me for lost revenue. Do they have a case?

 I swear this isn't related to sex or drugs or anything illicit. What it's related to is very dorky and innocent but that's the most I want to say. We are located in Indiana.

Answer:
 There's not even anywhere near enough information to go on in your post to even begin to formulate an opinion.

Particularly because we don't know what it was that was actually said and how it is this "organisation" is going to prove the link between what you said and how they lost revenue. And how this is actionable and not just you giving your opinion (which in most, but not all, cases is still perfectly OK to do)

Defamation though can be quite complicated and is highly based on specific facts so it would be hard to anybody to give an accurate opinion anyway.

But the horse has already bolted. I'd keep my dumb mouth shut from here on out and not say or do anything else unless you are served with official court documents. If you are served with official court documents it automatically becomes a very serious matter and you need to consult an attorney (a real one, not an internet one) as soon as possible. Until then don't worry about it. You don't go there anymore anyway so you have no reason to deal with them or worry about anything they say


Title: [US NJ] My grandparents are being financially exploited?

Question: I think my uncle’s wife has been trying to get my grandparents to give her their retirement funds and life savings. One time, my grandfather gave his banking information to my uncle’s wife to withdraw pension money from his overseas account to return to him. She withdrew the money and kept it to herself. My grandfather also gave her pertinent information to his online banking account but not the password, to which she has been pressuring him to do so. My grandparents own a pricey apartment, with the property beneficiaries being their three kids. My uncle’s wife has pressured them to change the beneficiaries to include her own child (10). I'm their eldest grandchild (20), and there is nothing wrong with my grandparents' mental or physical health, but I think they're being taken advantage of now. Is there precedent for legal action?

Answer:
 https://www.elderabuseinnj.com/nj-elder-abuse-laws/#.WkDAZrR_fdc

Yep.


Title: Oklahoma, Preparing for a nasty divorce.

Question: I'm looking for any advice to prepare myself for a divorce that is not going to be pretty. My husband has a higher income, he keeps it in a bank account separate from our family funds. He has put the house and the cars in his name. He has told me to leave multiple times before with our child and that I am to take nothing. He has told me that taking my car (the one that I drive daily) would be a crime. He will report it stolen and cancel the insurance. I can not afford an attorney due to him taking my pay for the "family" bank account and "paying him back" for anything he has ever purchased for the family.  I have no support here in Oklahoma and need to go back to the state my parents live in. How can I do that with taking my child legally? I have text saved from where he has told me to just leave with the child and that he doesn't want either of us. I haven't been able to use my phone to contact an attorney. He is monitoring my bank account and my phone. I'm using a friend to make this post. My mind is kind of going a mile a minute. Any other information you need to help with advice please let me know.  I just want to get all my ducks in a row to get out.

Answer:
 You should seek a consultation with an attorney.  Your attorney will have, sadly, seen all these tactics before and know how to deal with them.

Your attorney may be able to seek temporary orders granting you a portion of the marital assets and income while the divorce works through in accordance with state law.Answer #2: First step is to have your friend help you call the Oklahoma Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service for advice on getting an attorney. Then you call the attorney they refer to you. The attorney will understand that you can't make payments because of your husband's actions, and will know how to file in court to get the attorney fees from your husband. So don't worry about payment right now, just get an attorney ASAP.Answer #3: Contact your local women's shelters.  They may have some suggestions for you since what he's doing is abuse.  Answer #4: He talks a lot and makes a lot of demands. What he demands doesn't mean crap though. Talk to an attorney - your attorney will rake him over the coals.


Title: Former Roommate Trying to Sue Me (Indiana)

Question: So I'll try to keep this brief, I'm in college and last year some friends and I decided to get together and rent a house together. My two friends and I went to search for houses and another one of our friends let's just call him C wanted to live with us too. We told C that if he lived with us then he would most likely not get a room to sleep in as they are small so he would have to either live in the basement or the living room. C agreed to this and said that he would sleep anywhere and did not care. We all signed the lease and moved in and C started to move into the living room. His mom called furious about him not getting a room and demanded that he move out of the house and into an apartment. Later in the year our landlord told us that if we did not start to cover C's portion of the rent than we would all be sued. My two friends and I started to pay for is portion of the rent and C got sued by our landlord for breaking the lease. Last month I came home from class to discover that C was suing us for wrongful eviction that led to him getting sued. Needless to say I am pretty furious we never evicted him or told him to leave he left after his mom told him to. So what I'm asking is can he really rightfully sue us when we never kicked him out?

Answer:
 Just about anyone can sue anyone else for any reason. The question is, will they win?

Do you have records that he left of his own volition? This might be helpful.

First of all, you don't really have the authority, legally, to evict him. That landlord has to do that. And the fact that the landlord is suing him for breaking the lease indicates pretty hard that the landlord didn't evict him.

File a suit against C for the rent that you paid on his behalf. Don't skip the court dates, and go plead your case to the judge.