Title: Made a silly decision - got punished for it, can I do anything?

Question:
Important details:I’m 21, and live in Ontario
Canada.

This happened last night.

I was DD’ing for my friends and I, we went to go play some pool downtown.

On the way home (around 1AM)  my friend asked if we could stop at a convenience store. While I’m waiting for him, I aimlessly drive around in circles with my friends in the car.

A cop drives by and notices me driving in circles in the parking lot. He flashes his lights at me and comes over the parking lot. I stop and park, he does the same and waits for another police car. The other officer gets there, and they both walk over to the car. At this point my friend had just gotten back into the car. (While the police were in their cars getting ready to come out)

At first, the police officer asked for my license and registration. I give him both and he returns to his car.

the police officer on the front passenger side spoke “why my friend wasn’t wearing a seatbelt” and we calmly informed the officers he was in the store and I was aimlessly driving in circles waiting (I’m a very random person) and that’s why they saw what they saw.

The other Officer comes back, and informs me what i was doing could be considered “dangerous driving” because it endangered others. (The parking lot was almost empty save for 2-3 cars far away) he even admitted “even though the parking lot is almost empty and no one is in immediate danger there is still a risk because of your behaviour”

At this point he says he is suspicious because he says he smells alcohol on my breath. He asks me to get out of the car and come do a breathalyzer test. At this point i know I’m fucked. In Canada, if you are under 21 there is zero tolerance for alcohol in your blood while driving. I am a big guy,(220 pounds 6 feet), but i had a beer before dinner and some coffee and baileys afterwords *around 8/9pm* Obviously i didn’t think of this when i went to get my friends around 11 bc i wasn’t really feeling it. I had a big meal so the beer and baileys  pretty much went under the radar.

I don’t want to refuse the breathalyzer because it’s a felony offence. No choice but to do it.

I blow a 9/100,  which is a 0.09. Bc of the zero tolerance rule he informs me he’s suspending my license and charging with an offence notice for being a “ young driver with a BAC above zero”

I call my sober friend who walks to the connivence store and drives us all home.

So am i completely fucked then? I know the new legislation that just passed allows cops to issue a breathalyzer test whenever they want. But i was just driving around in circles on private property? I understand the BAC thing above zero was my fault 100% and I am not avoiding admitting i accidentally drove illegally.

TLDR: i was driving around in circles (not quite donuts because i wasn’t trying to drift or anything) while waiting for my friend in a convenience store. A cop sees me doing that, pulls me over and tells me I could be charged with dangerous driving. The cop then claims he smells alcohol on my breath and asks me to do a breathalyzer, i accept (Bc/ i know it’s illegal to refuse)  I blow a 9. - I forgot i had a beer at dinner and some baileys after. Get fined for being a “young driver with BAC above zero” and get my license suspended for 3 days.

A couple things, will this show up on my criminal record?(I have never been arrested or pulled over before)  I’m confused as to if this is a misdemeanour or a felony because he didn’t tell me any of this information.

Secondly, if the time is different on the offence notice and the notice of suspension, is this enough to get the ticket part thrown out? ( I know any wrong information can make certain fines and notices void) if that doesn’t work, The police officer noted there were no witnesses even though I had friends with me in the car. Do either of these warrant a void?

Sorry for all the information i just wanted to make sure I didn’t miss anything that could be important.  If anyone has any questions please let me know.  Can I do anything at all legally?

Topic:
DUI

Answer:
 First, you are either intentionally lying or greatly understating the amount of alcohol you had.  There is no way you blew a .09 4+ hours after drinking a single beer and a baileys and coffee.

You need to get an attorney


Title: [USA-IA] One of my primary job duties is writing software. I have no employment contract. Who owns the code that I write?

Question: I wrote some code recently that I'm beginning to think may be more valuable than I realized. Do I have any right to the code that I write?

Answer: It's probably your employer's, since that's what you were hired to do.


Title: [Missouri] FIL won't bathe, shits himself on the regular, refuses to see a doctor, jacks off to porn all day, won't do anything for himself, incredibly rude to MIL, makes everyone's life hell, and other things. How do we put him in a nursing home?

Question:
Myself and my wife live with her parents and brother in what amounts to a two family home with separate domiciles (2 kitchens, living rooms, etc) and over the last few years FIL has gone downhill. He had a TIA stroke and allegedly some tick bite illness, got to where he wouldn't go anywhere or do anything but play WoW and now he's traded that in for jacking off to porn all day when he isn't laying on the couch being a dick to his wife. He has numerous physical problems from his back to his feet and knees, and is 300lbs. He won't do anything for himself, MIL has to do everything. He refuses to change clothes, shower, or even clean himself after he shits himself, he just throws his undies in the garbage and puts another pair on. If anyone tries to talk to him about any of it he'll tune them out and stare off into the distance. He is like a gigantic whiny child. Everyone has tried their hardest to help him. He won't accept in home health care to help him bathe. This time he went over 3 months without a shower before i sat him down and threatened him with power of attorney and whatever else I could make up if he didn't shower once a week. He showered once and now he's already making ovations as to how he won't do it again.

He knows who everyone is, knows what day it is, knows whats going on in the news. On occasion he'll gap out pretty bad on a topic or forget something completely, but for the most part he is there, he's just a miserable asshole. Recently he left a mentally disabled relative alone in a room for an hour when he was supposed to be keeping an eye on her, so he could go jack off in the computer room. That's the end of it. Even he mentions nursing homes, but probably because he thinks its a place where he can jack off and not shower in peace. I won't tell him otherwise. I'll lie right to his face about what it's like in there (we only have sub-2 star facilities in the area) to get him out so my MIL can have a happy normal life.

He has medicare and a supplement, and his monthly income is like 1800 between SS and his small pension. We want to do this on his income alone as the MIL has wanted divorce for quite a while. None of us can afford to supplement his care once he is out.

**EDIT 1:** If he will go willingly, aren't there barriers to getting medicare to cover enough of the cost for his income alone to be sufficient? The reading I have done makes it seem like he basically needs a prescription for a nursing home to get in and have any coverage, and even then it is limited? Really hoping I'll get lucky and hear from someone who has elder law experience here.

**EDIT 2:** Sad to see this and my comments downvoted. The current situation is killing my MIL and none of us have the wealth to resolve this issue in any ethical way other than getting him into a home using nothing more than his own coverage and income. It's a bad situation and I am just looking for help.

What do we do? What are the first steps? Is getting him into a home without having any pressing medical or mental issues even realistic? I think he would be willing to go if we could arrange it. Can we get power of attorney and somehow use that to force him to bathe or get in home health care? We are totally lost and totally sick of his shit.

Answer:
 TL;DR contact adult protective services.
Answer #2: Is he competent - that is, is he _deciding_ to be an asshole, and reasonably able to think through the consequences? If so, he's free to not go to a nursing home if he wants.

If he's not competent - if he's mentally disabled, physically incapacitated, or otherwise literally unable to make or understand his own decisions - then your mother-in-law can seek [medical guardianship](https://health.mo.gov/CSHCN/docs/GuardianshipInfoPack.pdf) and make his health care decisions for him. Otherwise, your mother-in-law needs a counsellor and a divorce attorney, more than anything else.Answer #3: If he will go willingly you don't have a problem.

If he won't, you have to petition the court to be made his guardian or conservator. This would require making a showing that because he is unable or unwilling to take care of himself that he poses a significant danger to himself or others.


Title: My boss just knocked the bumper off of my first car that I've only had for a week

Question:
I live in Toronto, and work at a small company. I've only been here for a couple weeks and I don't really like it but I need the job to cover expenses. I'm 25 and I have a chemical engineering degree but I can't seem to find anything in my field regardless of how much I apply.

Anyway, I bought this car with my girlfriend of five years last Saturday. Today my boss walked into my office and told me he hit my bumper and it fell off, I went to see and sure enough it was on the ground.

He said he'd take it to a bodyshop, pay for the repairs as well as a rental for a few days. What do I do in this situation? I'm the first one in my family to drive and I had never been insured before until last week.

The car is a 2010 Corolla.

Answer: You can let him fix it if you trust him or you can report it to your insurance company. Cars get hit. They can be fixed. It's not that big of  deal.


Title: (AUS) Teacher won't let my son play outside

Question: Hello. My wife and I are are having a legal issue with our sons school and looking for some guidance. We've moved to Australia, specifically Darwin, from Dublin, Ireland for my work. My son is six and his teacher thus far will not let him play outside and is isolating him from the other children because he doesn't have a hat. He doesn't like to wear one so we have not sent him with one. Other people have also butted in to comment about it outside of the school. My wife has been rebuffed when speaking with the teacher. I'm not sure what's next and how it works here. Do we speak with the board next or do we have to look elsewhere?

Answer:
 He doesn't have to _like_ it, he just has to _do_ it.

*Edit to add: Don't frame it as him being unfairly isolated/kept inside; tell him (and your wife) that he can choose to wear a hat and go out with the other kids, or he can choose to stay happily hatless inside alone. Don't raise him to feel like a persecuted victim when he's not.Answer #2: **He doesn't like to wear one**.....

So what?  This is clearly a health issue, and little kids don't get to  make their own medical decisions.  You wouldn't let him decide if he needed stitches and a tetanus shot after getting a wound, would you?

You need to support the school, OP, and tell him that he needs to wear a flap hat to play outdoors.

Answer #3: In Australia it's ingrained in us from a young age - no hat, no play. Also 'slip slop slap' - shirt, sunscreen, hat. No hat no play is a really common and typical primary school policy and it's aimed at protecting kids from the sun. We have a high incident of skin cancer here, and the sun really does damage.

Answer #4: You should definitely look elsewhere. I recommend looking in a hat shop. They're likely to have an appropriate head covering in your child's size, and possibly even in a color he likes.Answer #5: Get him a hat and teach him he doesn't get to make the rules.


Title: Will my US same-sex marriage be valid even though my SO and I are not US citizens?

Question:
Hello! My SO was just given a great opportunity to work in New Zealand and we hope that I can also move there with her.

Although there are Partner Visas available in New Zealand, there is no civil unions for same sex couples applicable in our home country (Philippines) so we're not considered as partners. We're thinking of getting married on our upcoming travel in New York. If so, will this marriage be valid in New Zealand? Any other options we can take?

Appreciate all your help.

Answer: Sounds like it would be infinitely easier for you to file your marriage paperwork in New Zealand, and do your ceremony or celebration in the US.


Title: (Texas) Apartment complex wants to charge us an additional month (at the monthly rate) for missing our 60 day notice by two days

Question:
We've been living in our complex for almost two years now. We're finally making enough to move to a better complex and then this happens. When we moved in we were told we had to give thirty days notice when moving out, but since then I guess the policies have changed (there have been several changes in management in our time here). Unfortunately we don't have a copy of the first lease we signed, though I doubt that would matter since our current leasing agreement definitely says 60 days. This means we were supposed to give notice on 4.30.2015.

Is there anything we can do here? We went in today and the person working told us the computer won't let him enter an earlier date. I've left a message with the office asking for the property manager or leasing office manager to call me but in the past they have taken over a week to get back to us. This is going to add over $1100 on top of the thousands it's already going to cost to move, so any advice at all would be appreciated.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 > current leasing agreement definitely says 60 days.

This is all that matters. You agreed to give 60 day notice. You did not. So you are stuck with paying an extra month unless they happen to be able to rent it out for that extra month.


Title: Is it possible to cancel a contract that has a clause saying it is final?

Answer:
 Actually, you might have an out. Timeshare and travel club memberships/discounted travel benefits may have a 3 or 5 day cancellation period. I'm not sure if what you have here does, but it does rather sound like a time share property purchase in which case you have a 5 day cooling off period.

Anyway, have a look here http://brodylawoffice.com/three-day-revocation-period-for-consumer-contracts

It gives the relevant statutes.

In fact this

http://www.moga.mo.gov/mostatutes/stathtml/40700006201.html

>07.620. In addition to any other remedy by which such an agreement may be rescinded or otherwise voided, a purchaser of a time-share plan or time-share property has five days after the day of purchase to cancel the purchase. Printed notice of this right to cancel shall be given to the purchaser in writing with the use of 18-point boldface type in the following manner: NOTICE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS AGREEMENT WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT. CANCELLATION MUST BE IN WRITING AND IF SENT BY MAIL, ADDRESSED TO THE OTHER CONTRACTING PARTY AS SHOWN ON THIS AGREEMENT, CANCELLATION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED AT THE MOMENT THE LETTER IS POSTMARKED. IF SENT BY MAIL, THE LETTER MAY BE CERTIFIED WITH A RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED. YOUR RIGHT TO CANCEL CANNOT BE WAIVED.


Title: Future ex wife wont leave

Question: Hey, looking to get some advise. My wife cheated on me and now refuses to leave. Unfortunately, we own the house together and live in Virginia. She has her parents close but I have no where to go. Is there anything I can do legally to get her out?

Answer:
 File for divorce and offer to buy her half off the house.

Why would you expect her to leave her house? That would be pretty dumb on her part. Answer #2: She's a homeowner. She has as much legal right to be in the house as you do. Which is full rights.

Hire an attorney and get the divorce process started.

Answer #3: Her cheating on you has nothing to do with residency.  Neither does the fact of her parents being there or you having nowhere else to go.

Your best bet is to NOT leave the home and if she attempts to lock you out etc. get a locksmith or police involved to insure you stay there.  During the divorce you'll negotiate how to handle the house:

- You stay and buy her out.
- She stays and buys you out.
- You sell the house, split any remaining debt or profit, and you're both relieved of the mortgage and large financial tie to each other.

Generally negotiation attempts to resolve to one of the first two, but if that cannot be achieved then the 3rd option is forced by one of the parties.
Answer #4: She doesn't *have* to legally leave absent an order from the court. In order to get that, you need to get an attorney and start the divorce process.


Title: [MO] My in-laws own a hotel. Their property tax unexpectedly jumped up $32,000 in one year.

Question:
This is my first post to this sub-reddit, I apologize if I do not do something correctly.

My in-laws have consistently paid their property taxes for their hotel.  The price has always been roughly $65k-$67k /year.

This past year they received their property tax bill and it has unexpectedly jump to roughly $98k.

They were not anticipating such a big jump, and have had to scramble to be able to pay it.

Is there anything they can do?  They are afraid that their next property tax bill will be equally as high.

Answer:
 Property taxes are completely understandable and calculable.  Your in-laws' changed either because there was a change in the valuation of the property or a change in the tax rate assessed.  They need to determine which.

If the change was based on a change in value, and if that change in value is inaccurate, they may be able to protest that valuation.  An attorney can be helpful in that effort (and may be reasonably necessary for a commercial property).

If the change was based in a change in the tax rate, they can support politicians who run on a platform of rolling it back.


Title: (MS) Family member is using shady tactics to force elderly relative into trust....illegal or nah?

Question:
Sorry guys this is long af. I tried to break it down, but ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯

First off I wanna state that I am not, nor was I ever, named as a beneficiary of my grandma's estate. I'm not trying to become a beneficiary. This is not about personal financial gain, this is about protecting my grandmother.

So my grandmother recently had a slip & fall, and this resulted in a lengthy hospital stay. She has since been moved to a physical rehab/nursing home type facility. The whole family has come down to see her. There's not too many of us:

•Me (out of state, but visit often)

•My dad (out of state, hasn't visited in the last 5 years)

•My aunt (lives in the same rural area as grandma & has near daily contact with her)

Aunt cannot handle the role of a full time caregiver--she has health issues of her own--and my dad is unwilling to contribute to her care. This means grandmother might end up in a nursing home permanently (before you excoriate me, I have offered to move her into my home, rent free & everything, but gma wishes to remain in Mississippi).

**My father has apparently become concerned that Medicaid might seize my grandmother's assets to pay for the cost of care--thus depriving him of 'his' inheritance--and he wants to move her assets into a trust.** She doesn't have much--a house, a car, some land. Being in a rural area, it's definitely not worth more than $100k and possibly as little $60k. A year or two in a nursing facility would eat it right up. Gma & aunt are ok with that, but dad is appalled. Medicaid apparently has a 5 year 'look back' period for recovering assets, so my dad was adamant about...'protecting'...her assets ASAP.

**Grandmother does not want this trust, however, and wants to stick with her original will written 20 years ago when grandpa died.**

**My grandmother & my aunt have each, separately, told me that my dad has used very shady tactics to get them to sign.** I was not present so I'm not too clear on the specifics, but this is my understanding:

•Dad told aunt about the lookback period and the necessity of transferring the assets ASAP. Aunt was sympathetic to his frustration, but knew gma would never consent to that, so she declined to visit an attorney with him. He then lied to her, and invited her to go grab lunch. **Once aunt was in he car, he then drove her to the attorney's office** (keep in mind this is a semi rural area--there is no uber, no public transit. Once she was in his car, she couldn't leave until he took her back home).

•Dad told the attorney that gma no longer has the mental capacity to maintain her own finances, is behind on her bills, and that dad has had to 'step in for her'. This is the opposite of the truth--my gma regularly lends my dad small sums of money to pay HIS bills. Dad also said that gma goes driving & gets lost, and that he has to drive out to her to guide her home. Again, a total lie since Dad has not visited in five years. I drove with her as recently as two months ago, and she is an extremely cautious, astute driver. She is only in the nursing home for PHYSICAL ailments--**she has no history of cognitive decline. Aunt & I, who interact with her much more frequently, have not observed any cognitive impairment like the type my father claims.**

•Aunt sat through the consult with the attorney...cause she had no choice...but once it was over, she repeated her disinterest to my dad. Shortly thereafter, while she was visiting my grandmother in the nursing home, my dad handed her some papers & told her they were discharge papers from the nursing home. She is low vision, and she cannot read 12 pt font without a reading glass. So she could not read these documents herself, but she trusted my dad. **Turns out, these were not discharge papers--it was an engagement letter from the attorney.**

•Dad recycled the 'lunch' trick on my grandma to get her into the attorney's office.

•Once gma was there, the legal meeting got a lot more serious--somehow my dad now has power over all her assets?? My aunt is shocked because this is not the way my dad originally described the trust to her. He told her the trust would be overseen by the attorney. Well, turns out, that power is now all in my dad's hands. **He has already made moves to sell my grandmother's car & assess her real estate.** Again, this is a semi rural area where cars are necessary--my aunt pointed this out to him & asked how gma was supposed to buy groceries, go to church, go to medical appointments & whatnot without a car? He said, "oh, you can take her."

Bizarrely, he claimed that he's selling her car to 'pay the light bill'. But the light bill is not in arrears? In fact, all of her utilities are currently shut off since she hasn't been home in over a month.

**The best part is, dad expected my grandmother to pay the attorney's fees, even though she didn't have the money (I think he expected her to put it on a credit card?). Anyway, the documents have been signed, but I highly doubt the attorney is going to cooperate until he's been paid. Nevertheless, dad is already moving to liquidate gma's assets.**

My conversations with my aunt and grandmother are recorded, so I have some objective evidence beyond my word. But if this is all technically legal, then I guess none of those recordings matter.

**In those conversations, it's clear that both of them understand the scope of what they have signed--so cognitive impairment is not the issue here. But they are upset & feel they were pressured/duped into signing.**

tl;dr: is this elder abuse & what should I do about it?

Answer:
 Call adult protective services. They'll tell you if it's elder abuse.Answer #2: If he wants to establish a conservatorship over her so he can make her decisions for her, he will have to go to court. She will have the chance to oppose the request. She can go to court and show the judge she has all her faculties.

If dad's name isn't on the car, he has no right or ability to sell it.

All that said, he is right about the Medicaid thing. If she has lots of assets, she likely won't qualify for Medicaid and she will have to spend her own money to pay for her nursing home care until the assets are all gone. Then she can get Medicaid. She should talk to an estate planning attorney. Her own attorney. Not his.


Title: [Colorado] Parents stole my business idea and will not be sharing funds with me. What legal action can I take against them?

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 Did working with Tyvek come with any unique difficulties that required a novel solution to overcome? Dupont already [sells Tyvek bags](http://www.dupont.com/products-and-services/printing-package-printing/printing-substrates/brands/Tyvek-graphics/uses_and_applications/tyvek-bags.html); it's not much of a stretch to turn it into a purse. I seriously doubt you could have patented your idea. For that reason, there is no legal action you could take against them.

You best bet is to compete with them and make a better design.Answer #2: This isn't necessarily legal advice, more business advice, but...

Usually, ideas aren't worth the paper they're written on.  Most of the value in a business comes from the other parts--getting the capital, making a functional supply chain, distributing, marketing, selling, getting and retaining customers.

Think of it like a marathon.  You took four years to put your shoes on, and you're upset because your parents are already running without you.

You say you want to go into business.  You will have plenty of ideas in the future, Tyvek purses was not your last idea, and it wasn't the best idea you'll ever have.  In the future, you'll be able to get the capital you need and spend the time you need to create a business with one of those ideas.  Finishing school isn't such a bad idea, either.


Title: (Oregon) Screwed by A Shady Publisher

Question:
Throwaway (Oregon).

In 2009 I signed a contract to work as a writer with a comic book publisher that subsequently became notorious (tens of articles on large sites) for bilking their artists, writers, and creators before their business tactics were known to me.

I did five books, which sold very well, and subsequently they were anthologized in multiple graphic novel formats. Basically they exploited it to the best of their ability, and still do to this day.

This contract guaranteed me multiple things, in exchange for the right to use my work. One was a back end proceed on all works, print and digital. Another was a quarterly report of graphic novel sales and a check cut for everything published thirty days after the work was initially published (all editions). This has not happened since September of 2009, and most of the graphic novel works were published after that period of time. The initial comic runs were before that.

The publisher had a massive first run with the first four books I did with them. One was a low-selling turd. They cut me a check for several thousand dollars for the best selling book. Verbally I learned the cost for them to produce the book through conversation (never on paper), and used that and knowledge of the cost to publish through producers. to extrapolate profit from the massive first run's sales. My estimate is that I was owed 14-16 thousand dollars. I cannot verify this without their explicit notation in writing that they paid what they told me verbally they paid for the work, but I am almost positive it is close to what would be legitimately owed.

That said, I am less concerned about the money, but it is a factor.

As soon as the profits on those first books became plain, shady publisher decided to disappear. I consulted an IP attorney, and used my agent to press them to give me sales figures and anything owed.

The bastards sent me a bill for services rendered and sales numbers (minus sales figure from a major distributor, Ingram), indicating that I'd been overpaid in my initial check. They justified this by using something not explicitly laid out on the contract (comp copies) and upping them beyond reason to several thousand copies on the profitable books, pricing me out of profit. On the books in the red, there were zero comp copies, to give you an idea.

Okay. Fine. Lesson learned.

Except subsequently they have published multiple varying editions of the books in varying trades, formats, and on merchandise. I have not received any form of sales report or communication since September of 2009, though they are contractually owed.

I have written a cease and desist and was about to send it, when I read that in order to sue in small claims, one needs monetary damage. I held off, and came to this fine community, which I have seen solve many varied problems over the last few years.

Here is what I want:

1) I want them to take down the comics they continue to sell through major retailers digitally. This is my primary concern. Can I use the breach in contract to make them do this?

2) I would like, if it is possible and doesn't require coming up with money up front for a lawyer, to recoup some of my losses. This is not nearly so important to me as 1

 It may not even be possible, if the comp copies are at their discretion, because they can lie their way to making any profit disappear. Comp copies are not mentioned in the contract, but they are an industry standard common occurrence (in smaller amounts, generally, but varying by the publisher enough not to be set in stone at a certain percent of printing, etc)

3) If they decide to lie in this fashion, will this potentially backfire? Will they be able to come at me for what little they did pay me?

This company, if you are associated with it, taints your name in the comics field. I have lost work because people Googling my name see me associated with this company and, fair or not, associate me with their inferior product and business practices. This is what I want to stop. I know I was dumb when I was green and hungry signing a back end contract, but I don't want it to tank me now that I am producing good work with reputable companies.

I hope to stop this, but I am a broke writer, so hiring a lawyer to go to town, if it costs what I was quoted eight years ago (about $3,000) is out of the question, sadly. I am looking for any help I can get, and appreciate any advice in advance. Thank you.

EDIT: Several important points I realize I neglected to mention, apologies.

1) The publisher was based in Washington State, but is now based in Oregon. I have the address of the publisher.

2) The amount they billed me for was a token amount, under $200, I believe to try and get me to shut up and go away and scare me.

EDIT 2: I have an idea, but I don't know if it's lunacy.

I need to verify that they are in breach. To do this, I need to verify there is profit they made that has not been reported to me, but the corporations serving their publishing needs have refused requests for sales numbers from me on numerous occasions.

I do, however, know what their rate on each digital book is. If I myself purchase my own books in sufficient quantity as to guarantee they have made a small profit, I can then verify that profit exists with receipts and bring the proof that I purchased that amount to court, meaning I am buying my own profit.

IE, They billed me for $200 for services rendered. Say I KNOW they make two dollars a copy (and can get that on paper). I buy $410 dollars worth of books, which is cheaper than a lawyer, and then demand royalties and sales numbers. They will then either not respond or say none are owed, I then go to court, sue for $5, and prove that even if their former numbers were true, I am owed a profit, and ask for an injunction against sales.

Answer: Really sounds like this is lawyer territory when you're dealing with ambiguities in your contract as well as non-compliance. It's not going to be easy to do this without a lawyer.


Title: I was used in a full page ad without my knowledge, permission, or recognition.

Question:
Here's the ad http://i.imgur.com/c19ld.jpg

Clearly I am the only reason this picture is epic. I was skiing with a photographer for the ski mountain that day, but had no idea this would happen. I didn't find out about it until the issue was in circulation.  My permission was not asked for, nor was any rider credit given.. The ski mountain is benefiting from my efforts with no signs of appreciation.  Is a company allowed to do this?  Granted, the picture was taken by an employee, and I'm not exactly identifiable, but I still feel ripped off.

Answer: Something is probably printed on the back of the lift ticket or in the season pass agreement allowing them to do this. If not, you may have some claim. Give it a looksee and report back.


Title: Is it illegal to not help an injured or dying person?

Question:
Say for example some person you absolutely despise falls into a spike or something. Is it illegal to not help or call 911? If they survive can they sue you?

I am aware this would be hugely immoral, obviously. I'm just curious as to what could be done if somebody did this.

And I am in the US, in Virginia, though I'm curious about the rules on this everywhere.

Answer:
 There is no general duty to assist others; nothing compels you to be a good samaritan.

**However** - some people are under a special duty and DO have an obligation. For example, a paramedic has a duty to help. So does a doctor. A teacher has a duty to help students under their care. A parent has a duty to help their children. etc


Title: My (28F) husband (48M) threatens to leave me out of will

Question:
State- Oklahoma.

My husband and I have been married for less than 3 years. We have a toddler and another child on the way. My husband went through a bitter divorce ten years ago in which he lost the house in the divorce and a lot of money. He has a child from that marriage. Ex wife is high conflict.

My husband purchased a house after the divorce, in which we both reside. My name is not on the deed or mortgage. I do not contribute to the mortgage- I pay the water, electric, food bills, daycare, kid needs and extras. I also pay for the insurance of both of our cars. My name is not on his car, and vice versa. Our bank accounts are separate. We filed joint taxes this year. Earlier this year I spent four thousand dollars renovating our master bathroom that had mold and a leaking shower. However, during arguments my husband will throw it in my face that this is *his* house and not mine, and if I’m unhappy then I can simply leave. I have pointed out that I live here and it is my house too. My opinion matters. He disagrees.

Less than a week before my husband and I got married, he stated he wanted a pre-nup. I was somewhat shocked, but told him if he wanted one, he needed to create one and I would look at it. He created one using a template. I took it to a lawyer, who said it was very one sided in his favor, especially since I sold all of my furniture whenever I moved in with him. The prenup essentially stated I would have no right to any money he made during the marriage or prior to the marriage. I would have no right to his property, nor his to mine. I told my husband that I was hestitant to signing this, especially with our wedding less than a week away. He insisted I sign it. I told him to set up a meeting with his lawyer and find a notary. He failed to do this (he is the ultimate procrastinator), and the prenup went unsigned.

My uncle who was my husband’s age died a year ago. Since then, I have asked my husband to look into getting a will, specially a joint will. He has failed to do so. My biggest fear is him not having a will, dying, and getting served by ex wife stating their child is entitled to X amount of the estate (to be controlled by ex wife since child is a minor). I do not want to fight any court battles with ex wife. I have told husband that whatever he wants to leave my stepchild is fine- he could divvy up everything so 1/4 goes to my stepchild and 3/4 goes to me (with 2/4 being my biological children that I control on their behalf). However, he needs to stipulate that the money for stepchild be put in a trust controlled by someone other than ex wife (preferably SIL or MIL). He agrees, then does nothing.

Anyways, during our bad arguments, he will pull the “uno card” and inform me that he won’t leave me a cent when he dies- the house will go to the three kids equally, not me. He will donate his 401Ks to charity, and leave his classic cars and heirlooms to the children. He says he will make sure I do not get a cent. He does not care where I live or where I go, and everything goes to the kids or charity.

Putting aside the obvious relationship issues, can he do this? If he died without a will, can ex wife sue me to get X amount of his estate? I am assuming if he dies without a will, everything defaults to me? If he did create a will, and left the house to the three minor children, that would leave ex wife to control 1/3rd of the house, correct? So I would have to buy her out to remain in my own home? If he does come to his senses and creates a will that includes me, can ex wife challenge it on behalf of my stepchild? And if he does not include me at all, can I challenge it? I’ve heard estate court is a long, drawn out and expensive process. I just want both of us to have our ducks in a row, and for me to be protected in case something happens.

He has stated he does not want a divorce (neither do I), but for some reason his go-to threat is to cut me off.

TLDR- Husband threatens to not leave me with a single asset when he dies. Can he do this?

Answer:
 This situation reeks of financial abuse, whether you recognize it right now or not...he's holding his estate and house over your head.

A local estate planning attorney would know best how to advise you. The good thing about separate bank accounts is you can pay $100 for a local consult. Answer #2: The short answer is no.

The prenup went unsigned and is not enforceable. Furthermore, some facts indicate that even with a signature there might have been some issues with the prenup (but no use getting into that).

I cannot tell you exactly what you will get as I am not an attorney in Oklahoma. However, I can tell you that you will not get nothing. Based on the fact that you put money into renovating the house you are at least entitled to that. Furthermore, in your state you are most likely entitled to an elective spousal estate share *which because I am not an Oklahoma lawyer, I cannot guarantee but would take a wild guess and assume is one-half or one-third*, however I cannot at this point tell you how much it would be without further research.

On a side and personal note: which I never usually give when giving advice, some of the personality characteristics of your husband seem to be red flags to me - please make sure that you and your kids are always safe.Answer #3: Oklahoma has an elective share law, which means that if you are "disinherited" under the will, you can elect to take some portion of the property obtained during marriage. Someone else here may know the specifics for Oklahoma.


Title: Received citation to appear in court for running a stop sign, I need advice

Question:
I received my first ticket ever since I started driving 9 years ago for "running a stop sign" in Tennessee. I am confident I made a full stop, but I do not have any evidence such as video or witnesses to back me up.

I personally want to contest this citation (I have 10 days from today if I want to take that route), however I have no legit experience with traffic violations or court lingo. Should I pay $160 for the 4 hour traffic school (I will not pay the amount for the moving violation if I do this) or should I contest it? If I contest it, is there any way I can request a copy of the police officer's dashcam before setting up a special court date, if he has one?

All I have going for me is that I never had any driving violations on my record for 9 years and I want to use Google Maps Satellite view to show the judge 100% visuals of where I was, what I did, and what happened. I need some advice.

Thanks for reading!
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer: Why would the judge care where it happened at? A google map will not even come close to proving your innocence and it's a waste of time. Your only chance would be to obtain the dash camera that may or may not have been recording at the time (most likely it wasn't). Beyond that it's police officer vs you.


Title: Roommate took or threw away a package that was sent to my address back in college (i'm home now). Is there anything I can do to force him to hand it over?

Question:
For some background, yes my roommate is a giant douche and has tried to keep my returned security deposit for our last apartment which was a whole other issue (about $400). There was another time when my other roommate and I were locked out of the apartment, but refused to open the door for about half an hour and being on the verge of breaking his bedroom window knocking on it so hard (yes he was awake the whole time and we could see him, he was just being an ass).

 We dont have any sort of communication because I really dislike the guy. Anyways back to the legal question, I had a textbook sent to my apartment and instead of it being left at the office where I would pick it up in a few weeks it was taken to my apartment door. So my asshole roommate signed off on it (at least according to amazon) and now refuses to answer any of my calls to him over the past several days asking if he does in fact have it and if so to give it back to me.

It's only $50, but I cant believe I have to do this with a 22 y/o. We havent even spoken to eachother for months and hes still being this petty. Is it worth pursuing and is there anything I can do?

For some background i'm in illinois
Topic:
Small Claims Procedure

Answer:
 If he's tampering and stealing your mail, you contact the USPS. But for Amazon packages, ask them why they're letting strangers sign for your packages and ask for a refund.Answer #2: Frankly, pursuing legal action for $50 sounds like it would be more hassle than it's worth.

But if you're determined, it sounds like you have a viable case for the tort of conversion. The court can award you the value of the property, as well as punitive damages (but punitives are not guaranteed). If you are successful, the court will also award you the filing fee you paid to initiate the case.Answer #3: You can file a police report and maybe a convince an officer to meet you there and see if the roommate will hand over the book. I would do that over small claims court. Answer #4: You can sue him in small claims court. Just as an example, the filing fee in Cook County is $119 plus service fees.

If you win, you'll have to collect the judgement yourself, which can be additional time and expense, unless he willingly pays you.

Whether it's worth it is entirely up to you.


Title: Is hooking up with a drunk woman illegal?

Question:
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Topic:
Canada

Answer: Only when they're too drunk to give informed consent. Stick with the mostly-sober ones and if in doubt, don't.


Title: Getting an Easement

Question:
Hello R/Legaladvice

I was looking to buy a land locked piece of land at an upcoming auction in MA. The town is auctioning off the land of a developer that went under. Is it possible to negotiate an easement with a neighbor before buying the land? DO I have any right to an easement if I purchase the land?

Answer:
 We're going to need a poorly drawn MS paint diagram.

You might want to hire a real estate attorney. You should negotiate the easement before buying the land.


Title: I (pedestrian) was hit by an uninsured truck driver while walking on sidewalk. What are my options?

Question:
I think this is all the relevant information.

\-I was walking on the sidewalk, the driver was pulling out of a parking lot. The driver came up behind me and drove over my ankle then stopped on my foot.

\-I sustained a broken tibia and my foot was crushed.

\-This happened in Virginia.

\-The driver was not intoxicated and as far as I know didn't receive a ticket for the incident.

\-The accident occurred on April 3rd. The drivers insurance company just got back to me denying coverage. His insurance card says it expires this month, so I'm assuming he missed a payment.

\-I do not have insurance and do not drive.

\-I have talked with a lawyer and they recommended going through my sisters insurance, however it would raise her premiums which neither of us want.

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Any help is appreciated. Honestly I've tried to keep my chin up but this whole situation has been stressful.

Thank you

Answer:
 > I (pedestrian) was hit by an uninsured truck driver

Have you filed a claim against the company's insurance, not just his personal insurance?

> as far as I know didn't receive a ticket for the incident

Were the police called?

> I have talked with a lawyer and they recommended going through my sisters insurance

Can you explain this?


Title: (MO) My parents forfeited the rights to my sister but say I can’t see her. What are my rights as a sibling?

Question:
3 years ago I fled an abusive biological mom. Since then she’s been making it more and more difficult for me to see my half-sisters who are minors.

By blackmailing my now ex-stepfather (sisters bio father) I haven’t seen them or heard anything about them in over a year. It’s been really upsetting because they considered me to be a mother as well as a sister and I spent a lot of time taking care of them.

It has been radio silence until today when I finally was able to talk to their father. He said that one of my sister (who is diagnosed with Aspergers) is now a ward of the state. That both he and my mother gave up their guardianship because they didn’t want to pay for her to live in a facility and said they were both scared to be around her.

I know my sister, but I also know them to make anything seem terrible. They said that they are working on bringing her back home but she’ll probably go to foster care first.

I asked where she was and was surprised to find out she is in the city I relocated to. I asked if I could visit and her father said that I wasn’t allowed. Only certain people were allowed to visit and that I wasn’t allowed to see her when she visits the family home because “it could mess everything up.”

I want to see my sisters. I’ve even considered trying to fight for custody myself. What are my legal rights? Could I sue for visitation? Am I really not allowed to see my sister now that she’s a ward of the state?

Answer: If she's a ward of the state, contact the state office and ask about visiting. [Missouri policies](https://dss.mo.gov/cd/info/cwmanual/section4/ch7/sec4ch7sub3_3.htm) generally favor sibling visitation when a child is in state custody, but the specifics of her medical situation may dictate otherwise. Depending on what kind of permanency planning they are doing for her, you may be in a position to ask to be considered for custody.


Title: [California] Fiancee (teacher) has missed out on TWO YEARS of cash-in-lieu of benefits... District will not pay her. Do we have a legal standing?

Question:
Tl;dr in advance: **Fiancee (teacher) was late to sign benefits waiver 2 years ago. District has not been putting her on insurance NOR have they paid her in lieu of coverage. Now they are resisting, saying they do not owe her the thousands of dollars that have racked up.**

/r/insurance was tripped up over this, so I will reiterate: **She is not, and has never, been covered by the school/district for any form of insurance. She is NOT being paid, NOR is she covered**

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My fiancee has been teaching for going on three years now, and for all of her career thus far, she has been in the same district.

She and I are both under 26 so we are each under our respective parents' insurance plans. For this reason she never opted to receive benefits coverage with her district. There is a benefits waiver that all teachers are provided in the event that they opt out of the district's policy. Basically it goes: provide proof of alternate insurance, turn in waiver, get an additional $300-or-so each month.

The district has not been paying her, nor have they enrolled her in any insurance.

Below is a timeline of events/description of what has happened to-date:

* 2015-2016 school-year: She begins teaching.
* Open-enrollment: She submits proof of coverage in January 2016 (school later stated that this was too late to be enrolled as it was 30-days past the deadline.)
* Enrollment/cash-in-lieu should begin taking place here; she assumed that it did (hint: it did NOT. Yeah, yeah, definitely should have realized at this time)
* Since she was not enrolled in 2015-2016, they did not solicit information from her in 2016-2017 when they did the recertification for all other teachers.

* Her mother (also a teacher in the same district) got the email request for proof of insurance but she did not. Still, she provided proof of coverage when her mother did, so for 2016-2017, she still thought she was enrolled for cash-in-lieu.
* Beginning of 2017-2018 year, she still was not completely aware that she was not enrolled so she didn't take any action during Open Enrollment. And since the district didn't have her enrolled, they too also did nothing.

This brings us to where we are now. She has spoken with a union rep, who is very understanding and is fighting for her, but the district came back saying:

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> "The district still contends the responsibility lies with you and the fact you did not provide proof of coverage until a month after the deadline. I have asked to review the Universal Benefits package the district provides for new hires so I can see what the published deadlines were.

> The next step is to file a formal grievance.

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I do not see how this can still be an issue. I 100% understand and agree that if there was a deadline that she missed, sure, maybe she should be ineligible to receive it until the next Open Enrollment period. Thing is, they aren't even saying that is an option.

**My question, at long last, is:**

Does the district owe her this money?? This is several thousand dollars which she was never covered for in insurance, and never received compensation for in lieu of coverage.

I know it was her mistake to not turn in the form on time. I know she should have noticed this earlier. Totally understand that this was not the best show of responsibility when it comes to finances. I am more curious if the school can legally get away with not paying ANYTHING for her wages worked.

Any tips or direction to resources with info is greatly appreciated!

Answer:
 It would depend what her employment benefits say about it, I think.

If I understand correctly, as a perk/benefit by electing to not using the employee-provided health benefits, your wife was potentially eligible to receive a monthly “bonus” or so if 300$?

This is a benefit her employer offers that they are not legally required to do so. There’s no legal requirement to give a cash-in-Leui amount for not getting the insurance- at most companies if you don’t elect coverage, they just don’t deduct anything for the insurance- they don’t also give you a monthly amount for not getting the insurance itself. It’s just a benefit, and they have the legal right to decide who qualifies and how somebody qualifies for this benefit. She would want to look in the handbook and see more info in how it talks about she qualifies. If she only qualifies by submitting the required paperwork by a certain time period, then she’s out of luck, I’d say. The company is allowed to set there own rules about benefits that aren’t required legally.Answer #2: I’d wait until you hear back from the union. They have way more power than she does, especially since this benefit is probably a result of their collective bargaining.

I would seriously question why *this* year’s paperwork didn’t go through.


Title: Does a defendant in a child porn trial get access to the illegal material being used as evidence?

Question:
Presumably if a person is being charged with crimes related to the possession of child pornography, at least some of the alleged illegal material will be entered into evidence.

In the US, it's my understanding that a defendant and their attorney are entitled to copies of evidence to be used against them in trial.

Does this mean that if, for instance, a ten minute illegal video is included in evidence, the defendant is entitled to have a copy of that video until the end of the trial?

If not, how is it legally justified to not allow the defendant access to important evidence in order to prepare their defense?

Answer:
 Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) is tightly controlled by the authorities when it comes into their possession. Their defense expert will have access to the computer files (if that's how they were stored) in a controlled environment so that the defense analysis and/or rebuttal can be done. If hard copies are present or needed, then copies of those will be made available to the defense as needed, but will (again) be tightly controlled.

This allows for a balance of allowing the defense access to what they need for strategy while preventing the defendant (or anyone else) from just taking uncontrolled copies of these documents home for unrestricted access or viewing.


Title: School doesn't follow IEP, student attacking staff and students.

Question:
Hi. Writing from NY.

I'm working in a summer school for special needs students, and one of the students has behavioral issues which include aggressive behavior. Student's IEP specifies a 1:1 aide for the whole day for the duration of summer school. The school has not provided the required aide, and the student has been striking staff and classmates.

Today, the student kicked a staff member in the ankle. It was a hard kick, and caused pain for the rest of the day. An incident report was filed, but we'd like to know what the school's liability may be if the injury persists and causes lasting problems. We believe the school is negligent for not providing the aide, which amounts to the school not following the IEP.

Thank you.

Answer:
 NAL, former teacher.  The staff member could start by contacting their union.  It's possible that they could get an attorney through the union.

The staff member should also visit their doctor or ER for documentation.

It does sound like the school is being negligent.


Title: [Pennsylvania] My mother's boyfriend is a military imposter, what can I do?

Question:
My mother has a boyfriend who claims to be a Vietnam veteran, but records showed that he never was in the military. He wears a Vietnam War Veteran hat constantly and has told my sister, mother and I stories (that were actually lies) about how he became a POW. He was not a prisoner of war. I don't know if he has tried to get military benefits, but it pisses me off that people thank him for his service when he did absolutely nothing. He makes me sick. Is there anything I can legally do in response to this? Thank you.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 If he's getting any kind of benefits, or using his false veteran status to obtain money, property, or virtually anything of value, he may be running afoul of the Stolen Valor Act of 2013.  You'd want to get in touch with someone [here](http://valor.defense.gov/).

If he's just claiming to be a veteran when he's not and fabricating war stories, I'm not sure there's much you can do about it from a legal perspective.Answer #2: There is nothing you can do except call him out. He can't get military benefits because he was never in the military. The only thing he could do that's illegal is get military discounts.


Title: I don't know what to do

Question:
This I my first post to reddit, and I'm only posting here because I have no idea how to handle this situation. (Also sorry for any formatting issues, on mobile)

I'm a 16 year old in Texas. I live with my mom, who is the main problem. She refuses to get a job, we live in a location where I can't get a job since neither of us drive. Because of this, we rely on food stamps and the $215 of child support we get from my father.

There are multiple problems (I'm missing an eye and need a prosthetic, she spends all child support on mouthwash to drink and chewing tobacco) but the main one now is we've lost our food stamps. She hasn't gotten them renewed, refuses to get a ride to the welfare office, and to renew in any other way. We've been without for two weeks, and my other family isn't being much help.

I was hoping if anyone could give me advice on what to do. I've tried calling cps, they never did anything. I just need to find a way for someone to either help me or bring her to her senses.

(Once again, sorry if anything is weird with this, I didn't wa6to seem like I was ranting too much)

Answer: Go to your local police station and explain the situation. Neglected children (under the age of 18) cannot be ignored by law enforcement.


Title: [VA] My parents' neighbor (possibly mentally ill) is surveilling their house and behaving in a way that makes me concerned for their safety. Do they have any legal recourse?

Question:
TL;DR: My parents have a neighbor who watches their house and comes outside to stare at them every time they leave and come home. He has been surveilling the family next door to him for years. Police have been called, his home has been searched, but no action is ever taken. I am concerned for the safety of my parents. What can I do?

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My parents live in an upper middle class suburb of Northern Virginia, where they've owned a home since 2009. Their neighbor across the street, "L", lives alone with his dog and looks to be in his sixties. That's all I know about him. When my parents first moved in, they were friendly with L. The other neighbors had a history of problems with him due to his penchant for writing complaints to the HOA over every minor infraction, but my parents don't judge people based on hearsay. They described him as "a little odd" and "talkative", but he didn't bother them.

Things started to get weird when a new family moved in next door to L. I'm unclear on exactly when/how/why it started, but L began watching their house. He would stand outside on his driveway and just stare at them whenever they went outside, with his hands on his hips. This made them very uncomfortable, especially since they had a little girl. There were also heated disputes over yard boundaries and such, but I'm not sure if those came before or after. Then L started yelling rude things at them when they were outside, for instance, screaming at the Dad that he was a "terrible father" while he was out playing with his daughter. Everything boiled over when the family discovered L had set up a camera pointed right at their house. The cops were called, but basically said they couldn't do anything as long as L stays in his yard. It's my understanding that the cops have been called several times (L and the Dad have had several run-ins), and they even searched his house at one point, but no action was ever taken.

About a year ago, L lost his job and began to spend his days sitting in his driveway, with his laptop stacked on top of an empty box or a couple of buckets. This was also around the first time my Mom first saw L standing at the end of his driveway, hands on hips, staring across the street at her house. A few days after she saw this, she got a notice from the HOA saying that during a "random inspection" it was discovered she had put her trash out when it wasn't trash day. She had put it out a *few hours* early, something no one would have noticed, much less cared enough to write a complaint about. Then she remembered L watching the house and how odd it was. She wrote a letter back to the HOA, saying (paraphrasing), "Look, I know this wasn't a 'random inspection', I know you're responding to a neighbor with nothing better to do," etc. My Mom went in person to drop off the letter, and the HOA woman just rolled her eyes when my Mom mentioned L. They formally responded by acknowledging that it wasn't the result of an inspection and just reminding her of the trash policy. This was my parents' first notice from the HOA in four years of living there. Obviously they didn't go out of their way to be friendly with L after that.

They received a second HOA notice after they needed to move some things around in the garage, and set the trash can *just outside the garage door*. Like, literally *inches* away. They did this while they were moving things around inside, and put it right back once they were done. They were understandably furious when they got the notice and decided to show up at the next HOA meeting. One of the board members said the notice should never have been mailed and this guy sends in complaints all the time.

After that L started to get weirder. *Every time* they leave the house now (or return home), *every time*, he comes outside and stands at the end of his driveway, hands on hips, and just stares at them. Early morning, late at night... he always knows when they're leaving or entering the house and makes sure to come out. A lot of the time he's in boxers and an undershirt. By itself, that is unbelievably creepy. But it also implies that he's watching their house 24/7, otherwise how would he know? Sometimes he'll wave his hands at them, sometimes he'll yell things (although I don't know what he's said since they've been in the car each time). It's gotten to the point where they keep all the blinds closed and have most of the lights off in the front rooms of the house so that he can't see in. It's affecting their quality of life and their ability to enjoy their home. They tell me they're not concerned for their safety, (he's "harmless"), but I am. If something were to happen, obviously this guy would be the prime suspect.

I drove up to visit them this weekend and the minute I stepped out of the car, there comes L, in boxers and and a tank top, making his way to the end of the driveway to stare at me, hands on his hips, as I unload my suitcase. The minute I went inside, so did he. My Mom and I left this morning to do some shopping and he was sitting out in his driveway with his laptop, yelling "Goodbye, see you later," as we drove off. I can't tell if he's mentally ill, if he's being sarcastic, if he poorly socialized, or if he has some less-than-good intentions, but it makes me feel very ill-at-ease, and I worry about them. My Dad has set up security cameras just in case, as did the family next door to L (about which L submitted enquiries to the HOA, to make sure the cameras were permissible). L has also now started watching the family that moved in next door to my parents.

Do any of these families have any recourse to keep L from doing this kind of thing?

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TL;DR: My parents have a neighbor who watches their house and comes outside to stare at them every time they leave and come home. He has been surveilling the family next door to him for some time. Police have been called, his home has been searched, no action is ever taken. I am concerned for the safety of my parents. What can I do?

Answer:
 "A lot of the time he's in boxers and an undershirt."

Take a picture. Every time. Notify HOA of "public indencency".Answer #2: Please tell me this is in Loudoun County, specifically Broadlands.


Title: [Virginia - Online] I run a Facebook Buy-Sell-Trade group and have a member who reversed PayPal charges on 12 of my members a couple of weeks ago. They've been talking about getting a lawyer as a group and going after him for wire fraud. Do they have a case?

Question: I'm more curious than looking to aid in their dispute. The total of the reversed charges hits around $8,500. He's apparently claimed to two of them that his PayPal was hacked and someone stole over $100k from him, but went silent soon after that and has now deleted his Facebook account. PayPal seems to be working with my members, but they're claiming that even if they get their money back, they want to see charges filed. I can't say I disagree with them, someone like that should feel some kind of repercussions.

Answer: If you can show he ordered and received items and then refused payment, sure, you have a case, though $8500 is likely to still be a small claims suit.  The details and his location are going to matter.  His defense is going to be something to the effect of "I didn't order this.  I don't know who you are.  I had to cancel a bunch of paypal charges a while back, is this maybe related?", and you'll need to prove he's lying.


Title: Car was about to hit me, so I got out of the way. They hit the car behind me instead, who is now suing me. Don't know if I need a lawyer of my own.

Question:
Location Iowa - I was driving one night and realized an SUV was in my lane, heading straight toward me and not showing any sign of slowing down.  A police officer witnessed this and believed the driver to have been going between 60 and 65.  The speed limit on this road is 25.

In short, I moved as fast as I could. I could not move to the right because there were concrete barriers up due to construction, so I turned to the left doing as fast a U-turn as was possible.  It was the oncoming lane but there were no cars in sight.

Me being out of the way gave the SUV driver a couple extra seconds to brake before hitting the car behind me (the only other car on the road) but they did not. They hit that car head on and while the driver was not hurt at all his car was pretty mangled.

At the scene the person behind me was being confrontational about the fact that I made an illegal maneuver to get out of the way and he was hit instead.  He wanted me to be charged with reckless driving as well as some other things he came up with but the police officer said that I would not be charged because all I did was attempt to strategically avoid an accident. He said that in my position he would have done the same thing.

It turned out the SUV driver was drunk, and also uninsured.  The car behind me only had basic liability.

I stuck around to call an ambulance and be a witness for the cops if needed.  Apparently during this time the car behind me took down my license plate number an gave it to his insurance, and they tracked down my insurance.

I have now been notified by my insurance that the driver is filing a claim against me, and that if the claim fails they intend to sue.

He's arguing that if I had not made the illegal maneuver of going into the lane to the left, he would not have been hit as he was.  He also argues that I knew I was completely covered as far as insurance goes, so I should have known that moving could potentially put someone with lower insurance coverage at a substantial risk.  In general that it was better for me to get hit than to make the person behind me get hit, since I know I have full coverage and he might not.

My insurance company says that their lawyers are "evaluating the situation" and will tell me when they know more.

Do I need to get a lawyer of my own immediately, or should I wait and see where this is going?  I have never heard of a case like this before and I don't know how concerned I need to be.

Thanks.

Answer: The balls on that guy...  OP- please post this to /r/insurance so they can be as shocked as we are.


Title: Building 20feet from my place of employment building was destroyed in fire. Demolition begins Tuesday. Contains asbestos. I have questions.

Question: As I stated demo begins Tuesday. My employer has received very little info. She has stated if they don't tell us to leave our building we won't. Are we legally allowed to be so close? I can't find any info through my searches.  Fire department said its up to insurance agency to notify us if we have to leave. Fire Dept will be there only to saturate building with water. If we are in fact required to leave, are we entitled to lost pay? And if so from our employer or insurance company?  Clean Care Act states demo has to have a beginning and end date in writing. However everyone involved is being being vague. I'm located in Colorado.

Answer: You should call your local building code enforcement office.  You can usually find this by typing "[your city] building permits."  Ask to speak to Enforcement.  Give them the address and raise your concerns with them.  They should point you in the right direction at least and can also tell you of the applicable rules, as well as confirm the work is permitted and by whom.


Title: My rhyme book was stolen, what legal action can I take?

Question:
[removed]
Topic:
Intellectual Property

Answer:
 >I even lost my mansion.

Troll.  Have a nice day.


Title: Landlord trying to charge me $2,000 for a pet even though the lease doesnt say i cant have one.

Question: In May of 2017, I inquired about adopting a dog because it doesn't say anything about pets on our lease. They said the landlord would contact me the next day, he didn't so I called them back but no one answered. I didn't get a dog. Then I saw multiple dogs all around our building, so I assumed we were allowed to have dogs. So in Feb. of 2018, I got a dog, I've had him for 2 months now. 2 days ago my bathroom flooded with sewer water and poop. I called maintenance they said they would send someone in the morning. So all night my husband and I had to throw all the sewer water out the bathroom because it just kept coming out. The day after this, they called me and said that someone complained about my dog and that there were no dogs allowed and that I had to pay $2,000 or be evicted. I spoke to all my neighbors and of the 5 neighbors, I have only 2 actually knew I had a dog because they have seen him. In my opinion, I believe they are just trying to take advantage of my husband and I because we are the youngest couple in the building. Is there something I can do? Can I break the lease without destroying our credit? What are the steps I can take? I am in Hinesville, Georgia

Answer:
 > it doesn't say anything about pets on our lease.

Re-read your lease to be certain.

Then send a letter to your landlord with a photocopy of the lease explaining that there is nothing in your lease that says you can't have a dog, and you decline to pay the $2,000. Make sure all of your communications with the landlord are in writing, and keep copies.Answer #2: So... did they fix the plumbing? Is your place habitable? Did you suffer any damages from the plumbing issue?

INAL but it sounds kinda like your LL is trying to use this as an opportunity to get you to pay a portion of the cleanup/fix cost or at the least make you not think about pursuing them for any damages caused by this.Answer #3: > it doesn't say anything about pets on our lease.

Check your rental application to see if it says anything about pets.Answer #4: The other tenants might have different leases from you or may have paid pet deposits/fees. So just because someone else in the building has a dog, doesn’t necessarily mean you can get one too. But if your lease doesn’t have any language about pets, your LL probably can’t start demanding pet fees now. But I would anticipate that your LL would charge you a pet fee to renew next cycle or decline to renew your lease. If the lease says “no pets” though, youre screwed. Answer #5: I suggest you do some reading up on the landlord/tenant laws of GA. You may be entitled to a reimbursement of hotel stay when your bathroom got flooded.


Title: (California) (discrimination) Boss ridiculed me in front of co-workers. had to quit. Can I sue?

Question:
No tl;dr. please read.

I was working an temp. administrative position for a construction company. I was told at my interview that my future boss isn't the nicest person. This was very true. The boss is racist, sexist and all around a mean person.

I am latino so he would call me "Churro". He then started calling me "Faggot" with other co-workers, "Put that form on that faggot's desk". He found out that I have a black girlfriend and would make extremely racist remarks against black people.
Eventually I had to quit after the following happened.

I was assigned a task that I had no training for. I did mention that to my boss plenty of times but still tried to do my best. I tried asking for help but was met with "I don't do that anymore so it's not my job to help you."
I was unsuccessful. I returned to my office and told my boss that I failed. I e-mailed his supervisor and requested a training session for the next day.

My boss decided that it would be hilarious to draw a big red filled-in circle on three post-its and a rainbow on another and put them on the wall directly behind my desk. the red circles meant that I was "On my period" and the rainbow is self-explanatory. He did this in front of four other co-workers and at least one of them seemed concerned.

I am a straight male and do respect the LGBT community just as i do any other human being. I decided to finish my day at work then quit the next morning.

I reported the incident to my temp agency and they then reported it to the construction company.

This incident has messed me up. I was ridiculed in front other co-workers and it was extremely embarrassing. It took me about a month to find another job.

Do I have a case against this construction company?
Topic:
Douche

Answer: How many employees does the construction company have?


Title: [TX] Is collecting food scraps from fellow students in the cafeteria in anyway a violation of any state laws?

Question:
My friends and I have recently started a pig pen operation and a small farm to go along with it. We are all sophomores attending high school in South Texas, and we are all agriculturally inclined, and as students we noticed how much food scraps that students don’t eat that goes to waste. We devised a plan to kindly ask other students for their leftover food, and loaded it all in a trash bag and placed the trash bag in a duffel bag, and we made sure to triple layer the trash bag and spray some cologne in order to hamper any odor from forming, but as we were placing around 8 pounds of fruits and veggies that was given to us by fellow students, the assistant principal approached us and questioned us with a seemingly annoyed attitude. This is understandable as I’m sure I would be confused if I saw the same thing happening in front of me if I were an assistant principal, but after explaining ourselves she began to say that we aren’t allowed to do that and that the school would be at risk or losing state funding due to our actions, and proceeded to grab the trash bag filled with food scraps and threw it in the trash in front of everybody in the cafeteria. She seemed to be frustrated and annoyed throughout the entire conversation, and refused to hear us out. The issue that I have with what se said is that the food we were collecting was coming from other students, being given to actual students of the school, not some random farm operation. The students who donated their leftovers did it on their own behalf, no harassment or other forms of swaying after being asked kindly. The assistant principal claimed that the school district is unable to donate food to even homeless shelters, which after doing some research is total bull as Texas Senate Bill 725 and a subsection of district policy state the complete opposite. Are we in violation of any laws or policies put in place by the State of Texas?
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 > Texas Senate Bill 725

You're not a non-profit, so no it doesn't go against what they are saying.

Your school can refuse to allow you to do this and punish you if you continue.


Title: can prosecutors add DUI if i wasnt arrested for it- but blood sample taken

Question:
I believe my blood will come back positive for drugs after i got into an accident, but i was never arrested for DUI.

can a prosecutor add a DUI-drug charge without an arrest? is that something i should expect to happen?

Answer:
 You can be charged with a crime up until the statute of limitations.

Therefore, if they discover evidence that gives rise to the requirements of a DUI charge, they can absolutely charge you with it.

If you hadn't been arrested perviously, you may be asked to turn yourself in to be "arrested" then immediately released.  Or they could arrest you the old way.

> is that something i should expect to happen?

Depends on the accident, the drugs, and lots of other factors.  No way we could guess accurately as to what will happen.


Title: Disabled veteran apartment caught on fire, displaced with nothing but me and my cats.

Question: A electric fire started in my apartments while I was sleeping. It started in my spare room when I have no electrical usage in, (nothing plugged in) it's a 1911 vintage building with previous flood damage, its day three and the only solution they provided was an empty apartment for a week.  None of my smoke alarms neither the neighbors went off. We had smoke detector inspections 5 days prior. The neighbor still had matnanice notes on their smoke alarms to be replaced weeks later. What woke me up was my upstairs neighbors alarm and a faint smell of smoke. I grabbed my cats and ran out of the house. Next thing I know I have 15 firemen in my apartment with axes. All my stuffs ruined I dont have any family or legal knowledge. The fire department said it was wired wrapped in conduits that were supposed to be outside the wall but were stuffed in the wall which caused the fire. My manager the next day tried to give me excuses about how the fire started saying ( someone 30 years ago put a nail threw the electrical.) Some 300dollar an hour told me they could be trying to make it no ones fault so they dont have to help me. What do I do where do I go. I can't sleep on the floor because of my disabilities.

Answer:
 Is the apartment habitable? Can you move new stuff back in and live there?

Did you have renter's insurance? It does not seem like the landlord will be found negligent in the fire starting. Without renter's insurance, you will have to replace everything out of pocket.


Title: [Pennsylvania] I need to remove myself from being included in three wills...there are difficult extenuating circumstances and I have no idea how to accomplish this.

Question:
    My paternal grandparents are wealthy from a combination of patents, investments, and a lifetime of impressive, successful professional employment.   I do not know how much money they have, and frankly do not care.  My father, although presently bled dry by his current wife is also a successful professional and may have patents.  At least one of my grandparents presently suffers dementia.

My father diagnosed schizoaffective and unmedicated. He has typical symptoms, however,  It also makes him conflict avoidant and very susceptible to suggestion by both his current spouse as well as when he was with my mother.  To the point where he pulled my mother off of strangling me on multiple occasions yet denies he recalls ever doing so. (I have been zero contact with mom since my 20's, she was removed from my birth certificate by my city court years ago.)  I do not hold my father responsible for the abuse most of the time since I do believe he loved once, may still, I have no idea.  Everytime I have seen him the past three years he says something outstandingly stupid such as "You look like your mom", which may be meant harmlessly, but has me in tears for days.

     My stepmother has him convinced 'all I want is money', yet, I have really not been in their lives in any significant way for years. I have no idea what my grandparents think of me, except the point in time where when I was hospitalized my Grandfather called me directly after I attempted suicide to inform me

 "(I) shamed the family by seeking treatment and should have succeeded in killing (myself) so as not to further embarrass him."  Also: "Mental illness does not exist, if it is in you head, you are just need to think different thoughts."

Clearly, now that at least one of the pair of them is suffering from an extremely horrific psychological condition, it would be best to not succumb to the temptation to remind him of his words to me he said to me in 2011 and how very, incredibly horribly ironic it is now that their lives are now controlled by an eventually terminal  neurological condition.

    Other members of my family are already threatening to fight in court over the money of people who are clearly still alive immediately after their deaths, I want zero part of it.

    I consider myself 'benevolently estranged', I am the black sheep, my husband and I live a comfortable middle class life with very little stress- and that stress I do have is from PTSD from a rotten childhood.  My paternal side was wonderful to me as a child, but are not so fond of me now considering they both have dementia and I have a stepparent attempting to convince them I am a worthless, sponging drug addict with severe psychological issues based on a failed suicide attempt in 2011...on account of my PTSD.  I presently do volunteer work as legal clergy running a crisis chat most evenings and play for my city orchestra.

     I have been in successful treatment for years and I have improved tremendously... but that improvement is directly correlated to going Low or No Contact with most of my biological family.

 To give myself closure and clear my name, I would like to make it legally impossible to be named in the wiils or recieve any inheritances from any of these people.  Further, no money sent to me on any occasion or condition.  (I get $700 to $1000 a year in birthday/christmas cards. I do not need/want it considering the agenda of my stepmother.)

I have no desire to estrange them from talking to me if they wish to, but we barely communicate now.

Being in any legal battle in the future after anyone passes away is something no amount of money will be worth the abuse to my mental health.

Ideally.  I would like a nice, official letter sent to my father, grandparents, and uncle that I have made it legally impossible to sent or to inherit any money, property, or patent rights from 'The Tyrienne Family', but while also stating it is not out of contempt nor am I disowning them.

I believe it may expose my stepmother for the liar she is, and it would remove a great deal of tension in my mind and I would imagine my other family members would be less accusatory if they no longer see me as competition for a possible future windfall.

I wish my family would just leave everything to their favorite museum in a perfect world, but hey... it isn't my will.

I want zero responses that ask me repeatedly "why won't you fight this?" or anything that states "take the money"

I DO NOT WANT ANY MONEY.  I am fine financially, their money doesn't influence or change my life right now, and their birthday/Christmas card money does not matter to me.

Christ, whatever happened to just doing something thoughtful instead? How about visiting me, or a nice walk in a park? In a perfect world I wish we could have nice visits with one another.  This isnt that world, clearly.

I wish I could have a good relationship with my biological family, but the piranhas my father and uncle married have made that impossible and improbable for the future, as have the neurological issues involved here (my PTSD, my grandparent's dementia, my father's schizoaffective tendencies, etc....)

For all I know, I might not even be IN the wills any longer -I do not care, but still want it indicated I want NOTHING.

Thanks for reading this and offering advice👍🏻
Topic:
Wills Trusts and Estates

Answer:
 >To give myself closure and clear my name, I would like to make it legally impossible to be named in the wiils or recieve any inheritances from any of these people. Further, no money sent to me on any occasion or condition. (I get $700 to $1000 a year in birthday/christmas cards. I do not need/want it considering the agenda of my stepmother.)

There is no legal or practical way to do any of that.

If you get an inheritance, you can disclaim it.

If you are sent money in the meantime, you can return it.


Title: If I take a blog post, get a text to voice program to read it, mix in some background effects or music and upload the resulting file to soundcloud or youtube (maybe with a slide show) will I be breaking the copyright law?

Question: Would the same apply to a book, new piece, university paper, etc?

Answer: Yes, assuming you aren't the author and don't have permission.


Title: KS, bug problem at work followed me home

Question:
KS, I work at a school with chronic bug issues. In the two years I've been there I've had bedbugs and roaches show up in my house. Never had issues before.

Do I have any recourse to get them to cover the cost of treating my house? I've stopping bringing my computer home and don't bring papers home anymore, but I'm pretty sure the damage is done.

Answer: Proving the infestation came from work will probably be insurmountably difficult.


Title: X-POST from /r/personalfinance.Property manager took my money to run a credit check for a rental. A day later and she tells me that someone else has snagged the unit. She never ran my credit. Options for recourse?

Question:
Just as the title says. She refuses to answer calls or texts regarding me getting my personal info (bank statements, employment contracts and copies of ID) and application fee back. I waited for 2 hours at her office and no one showed up.

This is in California.

Answer:
 well, it's not worth it to fight over as you'll probably pay more than what you would recover if you filed in small claims.  cancel the transaction, put a stop on the check, file a dispute with your cc, or however you paid.  if you paid cash then you'll just have to keep pestering her.  and like always, you can post what happened to social media or go to the news if they care.  give her enough bad publicity and she might cave.  Answer #2: First, how much were you charged? $35 is the per person limit in California and apparently they actually have to refund if they don't actually check your credit. You're definitely lucky to be in CA on this one.

However are you totally sure she's legit? This is a common Craigstlist scam although I think it also usually involves giving a deposit to "hold" an apartment they don't actually own/manage. However I don't know off the top of my head but I wouldn't be surprised if taking a deposit before the lease is signed is illegal in CA.


Title: Kids keep coming to my house after being told to stop.

Question:
Location: Canada AB

So I had some beef with a couple kids from my school and they basically aren't my friends anymore. The thing is I told them my address, and now they visit my house about once or twice a week uninvited. I've told them to stop coming to my house on two occasions, but yesterday they came yet again. Is there any legal action that I can take, or anything else that can keep them from coming anymore?

Answer:
 How old are you?  Are they coming inside your house?  If so who is letting them in?

Are they only showing up outside your house?


Title: California: my kid's biological father who has not been a part of their lives mysteriously showed up at their school and posted pictures of my son on social media.

Question:
So my kid's biological father showed up at their school with his friend, another parent whose child is in the same class as my son. The parent of the other child took pictures of my son and sent them to the biological father, who then posted them on social media without my permission or acknowledgement. I would like to know if there is anyway I can file a restraining order on him for these actions. What should I do about the other parent who's son shares the same class as mine. Can a restraining order be filed on that parent as well? I would also like to pursue full custody of my kids the biological father has never contributed to raising them, nor has he provided for them financially. My kids are 6 and soon to be 8 and I would like to know how much this would cost and how to go about changing their last names as well. any advice would be greatly appreciated

edit: He is NOT on my children's birth certificates

Answer: Well, he's still their father and thus has rights. To file for sole custody you'll need a lawyer. Answer #2: No, you can't get a restraining order for that against either person.


Title: Police taking your picture

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Yes it is legal


Title: How can someone legally cut their ex out of their child’s life? (FL)

Question: This is actually a post for someone I know. Right now she lives in AL but will be moving to FL in the next year. Ex is also in FL. Her and her ex have a 5 year old son. They have never been married and do not have formal visitation. She sometimes takes her son to see him but he lives 8 hours away. He has a history of drug abuse and selling. During her latest trip to where her ex lives she picked up her ex with their son to take to the park to visit. She later found out he had 6oz marijuana on him and is still selling. Is there anything she can do to cut off ties with him? She is seriously concerned being in his life is negatively affecting her son. It’s complicated but basically he is constantly breaking promises to call or see him and when he is scheduled to see him doesn’t show up or cancels at the last minute. Her son believes he doesn’t love him and when a couple months pass will as if his dad is dead. It’s heartbreaking. Ideally she wants him involved but now this middle area where he is half-ass involved and breaking promises is hurting his son.

Answer:
 She probably can't. Right now, without a custody order, she doesn't have to let him have visits, but if he goes to court and states she is refusing all visits, he is likely to get at least some visitation.

She can hire an attorney and file her own case for full custody with no visitation, get medical opinions stating its in the child's best interest, etc., but it's still an uphill battle.  The system has a very strong bias toward wanting both parents, as long as they are willing, to be part of the child's life.


Title: [MA] Detective wants to meet with me because he thinks I'm a witness to something

Question:
Yesterday I found a detectives business card on my door when I got home. On the back it said to call his office. I had no what its about and still dont so I called and left a message with the secretary. He called me back today and told me I wasn't a suspect, but a possible witness to a crime. He wouldn't divulge more than that and said he needs to meet me and ask a few questions to cross my name of his list. If I refuse then he threatened to start talking to neighbors and even my employer about me. I declined and said I would call him back with an answer. Lawyer up or what? I'm freaking out. I don't have much money so do I take my chances or just ignore him?

UPDATE: I did end up talking to a lawyer. He told me to meet with the detective and see what this was about before using his service, so I did. Turns out this was related to a murder that took place in a town near me. A cell phone tower logged me in the area at the time of the murder. There are no suspects yet, so the police are going through thousands of phone numbers and interviewing every person from the cell tower logs. At the time, I was at a birthday party about 5 miles from where it happened so I told him my story and that was it. I doubt I'll be hearing from him again. Thanks all.

Answer:
 I was once having a casual conversation with someone in a social setting, and he happened to be a detective. I don't remember what we were discussing, but I've always remembered his reply when I asked whether he was referring to witnesses or suspects.

He said, "it doesn't matter, witnesses *are* suspects until proven otherwise."

That makes a lot of sense. Interpret it however you'd like.Answer #2: He's coming on a bit heavy if you are a witness, but then again I don't know too much about you or your situation - so it could be normal.

If you have a lawyer friend, ask them to go with you.


Title: [UT] is it legal for school to make children accept rides from other parents?

Question:
Child was forced to take a ride from a parent when afterschool failed to pick the kids up, wasnt given a chance to call us and inform parents, and tried to refuse the ride but was told they would be in trouble if they didn't go, by the principal.

The parent who drove was not designated to pick up the kids, the place they were going was walking distance (they walk there with a staff member when the staff actually shows up)- the parent just offered them a ride when picking up her own kid.

I feel like this is seriously illegal, but I don't actually know- am going to talk to school tomorrow. Any leverage against this type of behavior would be appreciated.

Answer:
 IANAL I'd make a fuss to the principal, superintendent, board, whoever,to make a sure no other kid goes home with someone they shouldn't. Answer #2: Lawsuits have been made for similar circumstances.

You should put forward your fears here to the superintendent. They are valid. Especially given that your child refused to ride with a stranger. You may, or may not get anywhere.

Best case, they restructure their after school requirements. And only allow those on the approved list to pick up each student.

The age of your child might be important here, if she's younger than ten(ish), they might force you to arrange pick up for those days that staff member doesn't show, even if they are within walking distance of home. If you can't be there by pick-up time, they may ask a police officer to wait with the child.

I don't think their is anything actually illegal here to put bite into your complaint. The driver was an approved parent (though not for your child) which all things being equal, is safer than letting the child walk home alone. But like I said, the fears are valid, and the simple complaint should be enough in this case to keep it from happening again.Answer #3: I couldn't even pick my kids up without ID and confirming that I was on a list of people authorized to pick them up. As her parent, I had to put myself on the list, they were that picky about it.

This sounds like two separate adults had a pretty big lapse of judgement - the stranger who insisted a child ride with them when the child was refusing, and the school employee who insisted a protesting child get in the car with an unknown person.

That's pretty messed up.


Title: Dog Poop DNA Fine? Help!

Question:
About a year ago, our townhouse complex implemented this Poo Prints DNA testing for dog poop so that they could test poop found on the premises and fine the owners for it. As responsible dog owners, we happily agreed and took our dog to the front office so they could get a DNA swab from his mouth.

Fast forward to today and I've just received a notice that we are getting a $100 fine from a sample collected June 12th. I am beyond BAFFLED by this because we are so diligent about picking up after him, especially after the Poo Prints program started! We picked up his poop beforehand anyway, but you can bet that the idea of a fine has kept us on our toes.

I would have been the one walking him given the day/time the sample was collected, and they even state WHERE it was collected, and I do not know how in my right mind I would have left a big pile of poop right behind the clubhouse where management is?!?!? I don't remember the walk exactly because we walk him 3x a day (it's a lot of poop to pick up, but we do it because we should and because we also don't want a fine!) I just can't BELIEVE that I would have left his poop there. Unless it was soft poop that was difficult to clean up or diarrhea, I have no idea (and I can't remember if he was having digestive issues a month ago). He is a large dog- maybe it was soft poop that I didn't grab all the way?

In any case, it's incredibly frustrating because we do what we're supposed to and WE are being punished. I see piles of dog crap laying around quite often and am always surprised.

Is there anything we can do to fight/contest this? We have no other pet violations. I've done some brief poking around on the internet and it seems to me like fecal matter isn't great for DNA testing but I'm just really not sure what to do.

Answer:
 > Is there anything we can do to fight/contest this?

You can talk to the complex about contesting this, through whatever process your rules allow for.  But that's about it.


Title: Can I remix art and sell it?

Question:
https://imgur.com/a/Ds2idCd

If i just flip it horizontally , is it a new art piece or no?

Answer: This is my artwork and this is a troll who has been harassing me, directly abusing me, stealing my art and trying to sell it.


Title: Can I hit someone who tries to stop me with his body on the road?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 No. You cannot use deadly force in response to anything except deadly force.

Instead, you lock your doors and call 911.Answer #2: No, you cannot intentionally mow someone over who is standing in front of your car, unless you can articulate that a reasonable person in the same situation would think their life was in jeopardy.  In this case you have no articulable facts that would lead you to believe you were about to be robbed. And even if you did, you would have to be able to articulate that you reasonably expected to be robbed *and* your life was in immediate jeopardy. [California]