Title: (NV) I have an roommate who went insane and I want her out.

Question:
I've had a roommate for 5 months into a lease ending Sept. Everything was going great until the beginning of April I come home from work (I'm a pilot so gone most of each month) and there's someone living on my couch that she told would be fine without talking to me. Being a good person because she broke up, needed a place, whatever I let her stay all of April on my couch rent free.

End of April I bring up that I don't like this but they tell me one more month and she'll pay 1/3 of rent BUT they conveniently forgot to tell me they plan on moving out together by June 1 and she will sue me if I try to make her pay any fees to break the lease or any damages on the apartment because "I don't feel comfortable living with a man." Even though she moved into MY apartment and we had no problems for 5 months until this person moved in. I know it's OUR apartment we're both on the lease, but I had been living here for over a year and accepted her onto my lease.

I have text records of her saying she will be gone June 1. I have signed a roommate release with the apartment office releasing her May 30.

The problem is she told me theyre having trouble finding a new lease and theyre working on it, apparently the couchsurfer has an eviction on her record. She hasn't packed anything. It doesn't look like she's moving. I have more than 30 day notice of her leaving, so does the complex, if they decide not to leave can I legally evict them?

I'm tired of this, she's screwed me with damages she won't pay for and I gave in and released her from the lease just for my own sake, but it looks like she's not even trying to leave. I've been the one finding a new roommate and I can't even show the place because it's a disaster from this person living on my couch.

I'm not trying to save this friendship, that's way gone. I just want her out. Is it legal to kick her on June 1?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 > she will sue me if I try to make her pay any fees to break the lease or any damages on the apartment because "I don't feel comfortable living with a man."

Hahaha, that's not how that works.

She signed a lease, and you have every right to hold her to it.  You can wait until your lease expires, pay the full rent in the mean time, and sue her for the portion she should have paid.

If she's on the lease, you can't evict her, only the landlord can.  You may want to involve the landlord if that's the case.  If she isn't on the lease, go through your state's eviction process.


Title: Possible legal pitfalls of sperm donation [international]

Question:
Hi /r/legaladvice,

I live in Denmark and am also a United States citizen. I made a post [in /r/askmen here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskMen/comments/4f17n4/considering_becoming_a_sperm_donor_any_advice_or/) asking for advice regarding my interest to become a sperm donor here in Denmark. I received replies and PMs warning me about potential obligations and that laws protecting donors in this regard may change in the future.

Since I have limited knowledge of the law (especially wrt enforcement of international contracts), I thought I would ask here. If I make a (let's say non-anonymous) donation where my identity is only provided to the child directly (not parents) upon turning 18, and do everything through a reputable sperm bank under Danish legal contracts which waive any rights or responsibilities for paternity, how safe am I from for example, a court ruling that this contract is non-enforceable, etc. I would like to consider all implication of this.. including child support, inheritance, citizenship claims, etc.

The centre has legal council, and while they assure me nothing like that will happen in Denmark, I want to make certain this won't happen anywhere else, including the US.

Thanks for the advice

Answer:
 Okay, so the article linked in your other post is about a dude who artificially inseminated a woman he met on Craigslist. Contracts of that nature have always been unenforceable, and were unenforceable when they made the deal. If you're going through a licensed sperm bank, then you should be 100% unconcerned about that article. It's an entirely different scenario.

Your second concern was whether legal changes in the future might alter your rights and responsibilities towards any child produced as a result of your donation. Unfortunately, there's absolutely no way to predict what a legislature might do in the future. That's just a small risk you would have to take.


Title: Austin, TX - Employer did hard inquiy on my credit. Can they do that?

Question:
So I was applying for a job and agreed to a credit inquiry. I got an alert on my credit monitoring service that a joint application was done in my name. I thought it was a Equifax lottery win, but it was the employer using a tenant screening service to check my credit.

Is this allowed?

Answer:
 Get a copy of your report - you are entitled to this under the FCRA. At a minimum they are violating their contract with the company who provided the credit report.

Likely an FCRA violation as well:

If the violator was an individual  who lied to get your credit report, or used it for an improper purpose, then the greater of:

your actual, provable damages (no limit), or

$1,000 flat (no minimum).

Punitive damages,  as decided by the court.

Attorneys fees and costs.

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/remedies-fcra-violations.html


Title: I lost my passport and visa in the US

Question: As title said, i lost it in the airport bathroom. I have contact security, help desk, etc but no luck. No I can't leave the U.S. Even worse than that, my Visa will expired in 3 days. What are my next steps. How will i be treated with an expired Visa, can i go back? I'm vietnamese come here with an F-1 visa for study if it help.

Answer: Go to the nearest Vietnamese embassy or consulate.


Title: [Utah] Clause added in custody papers to prevent me from living with other people?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 The court would deem who is authorized if the two parties cannot agree.Answer #2: Is this part of a proposal or a court order?

If a proposal, you really need a much better definition of "unauthorized."Answer #3: it sounds like what was part of my "morals clause" written into my divorce.  It said basically that neither parent would have persons they were not married to stay overnight while the child was in residence.  It also included us fostering a sense of love and respect for the other parent and not speak badly about the other parent in front of the child.  It also added that we would not drink to excess or take illegal drugs around her.
Answer #4: It's very ambiguous.

At a minimum, you need to carefully define 'unauthorized' before you agree to that.Answer #5: I had a huge 3 paragraphs typed up. Then I saw this is Utah. OK first and foremost. Get yourself a lawyer who specializes in family law.

Second. Personal question. Are you a mormon and is your ex a mormon? For those thinking "why does this matter?" This is Utah. It fucking matters in Utah. If your answers are No and Yes respectively, then I would suggest paying the premium for a really good lawyer. (Before mods remove this remember that Utah is the seat of mormon power and there have been tons of recorded instances of preferential treatment to mormons in the courts.)Answer #6: Ask your lawyer to explain or amend the language to be clear and acceptable.


Title: My friend was beaten and raped by a police officer, what should she do?

Question:
A couple of nights ago my friend went out with a police captain she had been introduced to by a mutual friend a couple of years ago. At the end of the night they went back to his place and started to get intimate. Then he suddenly began to get rough and physically abused her and then proceeded to rape her. He acted as though this was an okay thing to do and eventually went to sleep. My friend snuck out in the middle of the night to avoid any further interaction. He has called her and texted her repeatedly over the past few days and has unsuccessfully been trying to make contact with her again. The address that is listed for my friend is not her actual address and this guy left her a message stating that he knows she does not live at her given address because he had been waiting for her there. My friend had her injuries checked out by another friend who is a doctor as to not raise any flags that could leave a trace for him to find.

After doing some reading on similar cases it seems that to bring any sort of justice against this guy would be very difficult. Is there anything that she can to that might be more beneficial than harmful to her?

Answer:
 In addition to the wise advice that was given here, I'll add my two cents based on what some fellow attorneys have advised when they've handled cases analogous to this.

1) She should not reply to the communication at all. Just keep track of them. Don't try to "go rogue" and get a confession from him. It almost always never works and backfires.

2) Unless the friend who is a doctor made an official medical report, your friend should go into the hospital ASAP. While a few days would be enough to destroy DNA, there should still be physical signs that can be recorded.Answer #2: Clearly if that's what happened this needs to be reported.

If she is uncomfortable reporting this at the department for the city where it occurred (especially if this is the same department where the suspect works), then she should contact the county sheriff's department or state police and report it to them.

Any remaining physical evidence should be preserved (including text messages as well as items of clothing that may have DNA on them, etc.)


Title: Manipulating the kids! (Louisiana)

Question: So my wife left our home a week ago and has our kids living with her, and they are being brainwashed (she actually hid them from me for the first six days after they left). She refuses to talk directly to me, and said, "if you have a message for me, send it through the kids." She changed her number so I can't text her, and told me she would block my emails, too. My lawyer is a little nonchalant about the situation and says, "keep asking for them to come over." They don't want to come over because they are so angry from hearing their mom vent. Surely there's something that can be done? Any ideas? Our first court hearing is in 30 days. Thanks!

Answer: Absent a court order there is nothing you can do. Ask the judge for counseling for the kids


Title: Parked a car in a parking spot behind my house, doesn't run and the title belongs to my step dad. He doesn't talk to me and I don't talk to him. The car just sits there, it's been a year.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: If I were you, I would call it in to the city and report it abandoned. Do not -- I repeat, *do not* -- admit that you are in any way connected with this vehicle. All you know is that it's there and has been there a long time and you never see anyone drive it or trying to fix it so it must be abandoned.


Title: Nearly got caught having sex in my car near the woods. Cop said she could've arrested us, but could she really? What are the penalties?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Depends where you are , but Being naked in a public place is considered offensive and you'd be arrested for a public order offense. Or indecent exposure. Not a massive issue but yes, can be arrested. Even if you're in the middle of nowhere, it's if you COULD offend someone not if you do. But honestly, no good cop would bother with arresting you.

In your exact situation no, you couldn't have been arrested.


Title: NYC Rental: I am discovering that many landlords in NYC are now renting rooms in their apartment buildings instead of the entire apartment. Is this legal?

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 Just to clarify, are all the individuals on the same lease or do they have separate leases? If there are separate leases for each room, then it does violate city SRO laws.

EDIT: Suspected violations can be reported here: http://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/service/1891/illegal-building-conversion-or-occupancy-complaint


Title: My dad's caregiver married him, took everything, has disappeared, and I want justice...what are my options

Question:
I've been dealing with this for awhile. Made a few posts on the subject, and now there is a new development.

history: My dad had dementia, and the VA sent us a caregiver who was less than reputable and stole POA from me, and married him, somehow. Then she kicked him out of his house, and into a nursing home. Then she used POA to take possession of the house a year before he passed away. They were married less than two years, before he passed away in December.

She took all the stocks, bonds, investments, IRAs, the will has "disappeared" according to her, and the life insurance as well.

now: I know that I am beneficiary of the life insurance, and I know what the will says. He was too far gone to do another will, and I have a copy of it. But probate judge says my copy of the will is no good. So i can't file it.

The wife has disconnected all phone numbers. She's not been seen at the house. I live in another state and have spies that are her neighbors. I've had to start a gofundme campaign to get money just to have my father cremated, because this woman, who has all the money, hasn't paid the funeral home.

Essentially, i checked all resources to stop this from happening, and no one would help. Now, since she's disappeared, I've been getting call after call about his debt. I still don't have enough money to cremate him. I'm very angry at this woman. I want justice.

I want to sue her. I want to take her lying two faced rear end to court, and tell the judge everything this woman did to my father in his final days.

My question: Dear lawyers of reddit. What can i do? I live in AZ and she is in NM. I cannot afford a lawyer obviously. Do I just sit here degraded by this woman, or can I actually get a little justice? Can I sue her? If the judgement is in my favor, can the judgement be enforced? I need answers. I want justice for my family.

TL;DR: Dad's caregiver married him, took it all, disappeared after he died, I'm looking for justice...what are my options?

EDIT: I want to also mention, my father is a veteran. He has been dead since December. She withdrew all of this money, and cannot pay the funeral home to have my father cremated? he has been in a freezer for over three months, because she is unreachable, and has not lifted a finger to put her "beloved husband" to rest. I have busted my rear to come up with the money to pay the funeral home, and now I am told she even gets to have his ashes.  There is something seriously wrong here. She wouldn't even have a funeral for him. His has life insurance policies to take care of all of this, where are they?

UPDATE: Ok. I'm seeing a bunch of "get a lawyer" and here in lies my problem. I know this. I'm trying. I've seen multiple. They tell me I can't afford them. They tell me this case is far too complicated for them to take right now. Obviously the money and assets are gone, so is there anything that can be done for me to get justice? If I find a lawyer, and somehow manage to pay, am I going to court for nothing? And end up worse off then I was? Is there any justice to be had here is my question. I know I have to get a lawyer. the trouble is finding one i can afford who will take the case. No one wants this case! Its far too involved they keep saying.

Answer:
 This is way beyond internet self help. A lawyer may take this case on contingency depending on how much there is no potentially recover from the estate.Answer #2: If you are a named beneficiary of insurance, the insurance company does not pay out to the estate, but to the named beneficiary.  Contact the company and follow up.

Otherwise, find an attorney.  And of course, tell any debt collectors that you weren't the beneficiary, and thus have nothing of his estate, including his debts.Answer #3: I am not a lawyer but am also a child of a Veteran.
Have you spoken with the VA about burial assistance? http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/burial_benefits/index.asp
My father has informed me that he will be taking advantage of this program. And my uncle had all of his burial costs provided a few years ago.


Title: Employer asked that I say my family died due to them cancelling a business trip. I refused and was forced to resign.

Question:
Hi reddit,

My former employer cancelled a business trip to europe with 10 days notice. I had been planning the trip for 6 months ( I have the emails). 10 days before the show my boss says its a no go. Vice President who was copied on the thread chimes in to say that I should say my family died because, and I quote, " no one wants to wish bad". ( I also have this email).

I didnt respond to either CEO or VP. I reached out to the 40ish customers I had meetings with and informed them our CEO has decided against attending the show. Many people were obviously pissed off. One customer had blocked the day off for me to present to his sales team.

Anyway, I get called into CEO office and he asks why I didn't lie, VP is present. I say because I'm not a liar and if you want someone like that then you can find them. He responds if you wouldve lied you wouldve kept the customers) I say yeah, but I kept my integrity instead. (very proud of my quick retort). I resign.

My boss reaches out a couple days later expecting me to come in on a saturday, work for free, and write a summary report of where everything is. I inform him id be happy to but he needs pay me my new rate in cash( double what he was paying.) He refuses.

Fast forward to today. The VP is using my email handle ( I still have access and hace been screen shotting the emails). He is telling customers I was never authorized to go to Europe, that I left abruptly and that my work ethic was poor.

This is in Florida. Any legal recourse here?

Thanks!
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 That's pretty clearly defamation, though you do not want to tip your hand that you know because you are inappropriately accessing your work email.

If you reach out to the clients and ask them to let you know if your former bosses say anything, and they send you a copy, then you can use the cc'd emails to avoid that issue.Answer #2: Do you have permission to access your work email?Answer #3: You can be fired for not lying. Technically that was insubordination, it may not be fair or ethical but that’s not illegal.  Frankly, everyone handled this poorly. You could have easily said, something has come up and you won’t be able attend the conference and leave it at that. Of course what they’re saying to the clients MIGHT be actionable but at the end of the day, what are your damages?


Title: Son went off the deep end, now facing aggravated assault charges + more [GA]

Question:
Quick background: He is 23, mildly autistic and living at home as he finishes his last year of college. He has been diagnosed with depression/anxiety and is now on antipsychotics alongside antidepressants for what his psychiatrist suspects might be a combination of OCD/anxiety/bipolar. They have somewhat unpleasant side effects and as a result he secretly stopped taking them. Location is GA.

He had a massive tantrum--only way to describe it--in which he scared us to the point of us calling the police on him. They arrived and the damage to the house alongside his sister's account of him swinging a rake around smashing things resulted in him getting charged with aggravated assault-other weapon, criminal damage to property, and terroristic threats/acts (threatened to harm us before the incident). No one was actually injured and he did not at any point try to hurt any of us--but this behavior was so far beyond what we'd ever seen that we genuinely feared for our lives. After letting him sit in jail for about 10 days to let it sink in how serious this was, we got him out and he is currently back home and back on his meds. He has taken the initiative to repair what he damaged and is genuinely remorseful--we firmly believe this outburst was mainly the result of abruptly stopping some pretty potent medication combined with preexisting issues that can be present in many autistic individuals. What we are struggling with is in how to go about fighting this case legally. As a long time reader of this sub, I know that it's up to the state and not us (the victims) whether he ends up getting prosecuted. What is the likely outcome given his record (1 DUI, resulted in plea down to reckless driving so no criminal conviction) and competent representation? I am imagining several years of probation with hopefully not more than a couple months of actual incarceration--is this the right ballpark? What can he be doing right now to demonstrate his commitment to keep this from ever happening again? Can we, as the named victims, do anything to encourage the prosecution to be more lenient, or is the ball completely out of our court by now?

Final note--this is the first time, ever, we have seen him in this state. He's had minor anger issues and definitely pitched his fair share of fits as a child. But since before his teens we had never once seen him have a full blown meltdown before this incident. He was in what his doc calls a "mixed state" when this happened, which was precipitated by suddenly stopping his medication. I am making him take his meds in front of me now to ensure something like this doesn't happen again and he is going to CBT now as a condition of being allowed in this household. I'm also "garnishing" most of his paycheck from part time work until the legal bills are paid in full as a condition of us helping him get a good lawyer to fight these charges. So please try not to think of us as enabling a psychopath by helping him avoid the consequences of his actions--he is and will for some time face the financial and legal burden of his mistakes. We simply want to preserve his future in terms of employment/etc. as best we can given that he's facing several felonies!

Answer:
 These are all questions for your lawyer. There is nothing we can say that a good lawyer can't.

Given how often people on anti-psychotics stop taking them because of side effects, I think your son's promises are only as good as your ability to watch him take his meds.Answer #2: No way to know for sure. He's almost certainly going to come out of this with a criminal record; you pretty much decided that would happen when you called the cops on him. This lawyer you are taking his pay check to pay for can advise you further, he will know all the relevant facts. You guys are victims here, it would not hurt to get some counseling for that while he's away.


Title: The grocery store I work at claims their ground beef is antibiotic and hormone free when it isn't.

Question: They claim the beef is a certain brand which sells higher quality beef that is hormone and antibiotic free, but they use the same regular beef. Customers are paying much more for this high quality beef, but they're getting the same thing. I know for a fact that this is going on with the ground beef, but I suspect it's the same with a lot of the other meat that is also sold with that same brand advertised. The brand that makes this beef is also being cheated here, because beef that isn't theirs is being advertised like it is. This is in Ontario in a big grocery store franchise. I want to do something about this but I would want to do so anonymously, since i don't want to lose my job over whistle blowing. What should I do?

Answer:
 Maybe send an anonymous letter to the marketing department of the brand that they are using?  I'm sure they would like to know that someone is infringing on their trademark. Answer #2: You can report the issue to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/information-for-consumers/report-a-concern/contact-us/eng/1390269985112/1390346078752Answer #3: This isn't just advertising, it's product misbranding.Answer #4: There are actually pretty substantial bounties for this type of market fraud. If you can obtain real proof and report it to the company being impacted, or if you feel like fishing a little bit a competing retailer.


Title: Friend wants to take a month off. Boss won't let her. What's can she do?

Question: Los Angeles, CA: Hello, I have a co-worker who is looking to visit her family overseas for about a month. She has been with the company for 10 years and accrued enough vacation time to do so but the manager said she can only take two weeks or they will look for a replacement. She hasn't seen her family, including her Father in years and many important matters to handle which is why she needs as much time as possible. She would also be bringing her children/husband on the trip so you can imagine how expensive this is. Her job is very detail oriented however there are other co-workers who are able to fulfill the duties in the meantime. However, if they wanted to hire someone new, they would not be familiarize with the material by the time she returned. What are her options? Is she able to use her vacation time in this manner. I don't believe there is anything in our company policy about vacation limitations in this regard. Thanks

Answer:
 She can quit and then look for a new job when she gets back.

Unless she has a contract or union agreement that says otherwise, they don't have to approve a continuous month of vacation.Answer #2: She is not entitled to use her vacation time all at once to take a month off. If her employer wants to limit it to two weeks, then they can do so. If she chooses to take the time off anyhow, her employer is well within their rights to fire her and hire someone new.


Title: [TX] Employer denied request for accommodation under ADA, told me if I had a problem I could "talk to our lawyer"

Question:
I have an "invisible disability" about which I am extremely private, however I recently had to disclose my disability status to my employer out of necessity.  I had to undergo a procedure related to my disability, and my doctor estimates I may be out from work for at least two weeks.  My job is 99% done on a computer and via email, so I asked if I could I work from home during this time.  My company does not have a "Work from Home" program *exactly*, however, many employees commonly perform their job from home when on call, travelling, etc., so I didn't think it would be a problem.  -**EDIT**- I also of course asked my doc if he would approve of my telecommuting, and he said this would be fine.

I was wrong.  I spoke with the Sr. Director of HR.   I explained the situation, and he told me that they would not allow me to telecommute because:

* "Our company policy doesn't allow it."
* "You've never asked for any accommodations before, so we don't have to give you one now."
* "You're asking for accommodation because of a procedure, not the disability itself.  Therefore we don't have to let you."
* "If we let you, then we'd have to let everyone.  We don't let anyone else, so we can't let you - it wouldn't be fair."

I told him that, while I understood what he was saying, the ADA may require an exception be made in my case, barring any "undue hardship" on the company.  He said that this was not the case and he knew the ADA and that they didn't have to let me.  Now, I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about the ADA, so I knew all of this was incorrect and was shocked to hear the Sr. Director of HR saying such inaccurate things.  However, instead of arguing with him, I went home and researched it thoroughly.  I printed out the EEOC's rules on ADA as well as some of their FAQs that were relevant to the circumstances.  I was very thorough and even used a highlighter : )

I came in the next day to show him the actual law itself straight from the Gov't site and he became very agitated.  He said, "Look -- I've talked to our lawyer and we don't have to let you do it.  If you have any further questions, you can just bring it up with him."  I asked if I could be given something in writing explaining why my request was denied, and was told "No.  Talk to our lawyer."  He later sent me a very sterile email asking for a doctor's note proving I even have a disability and saying that they never received any request for accommodation from me and I'd have to submit one in writing for their consideration, as well as some boilerplate about the company's ADA policy.  I know they can ask for proof of disability, and I don't mind providing it at all, they're just making me nervous.

What should I do?  I feel so nervous even putting this up in case he sees it, but I don't know what to do.  Any advice?

Thank you! :)
Topic:
Labor Law

Answer:
 Employment and labor lawyer here.

Even assuming that you've got a valid disability requiring reasonable accommodation under the ADA, telecommuting is almost never found to be a reasonable accommodation.  Another poster linked to it, but the Sixth Circuit recently held that a request to telecommute was unreasonable saying, "In most jobs, especially those involving teamwork and a high level of interaction, the employer will require regular and predictable on-site attendance from all employees...most jobs would be FUNDAMENTALLY ALTERED if regular and predictable on-site attendance is removed." (emphasis in the original).

Your request was most likely unreasonable and almost surely won't be granted.  In any event it's only a two week period that you want to be accommodated. Take sick leave for the two weeks and focus on recovering from surgery.

Edit for clarification:  these cases are always decided on a case-by-case basis.  The case cited above didn't go so far as to say that there's never a situation where telecommuting would be unreasonable, just in most cases. Answer #2: By no means an expert but they sound correct. You are asking for accommodations for a surgery, not a disability. Your Dr said you cannot work for two weeks so you don't work. The Dr did not say you needed accommodations. Answer #3: Wouldn't this be more of an FMLA situation?Answer #4: the EEOC just lost a case on appeal in april on this issue, so EEOC's guidance is questionable at best

http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/15a0066p-06.pdf

http://www.laboremploymentlawblog.com/2015/04/articles/reasonable-accommodation/sixth-circuit-holds-that-ford-motor-co-was-not-required-to-accommodate-telecommuting/


Title: Ex Girlfriend bought me a car and phone, had family friend try to take them back from me, it got ugly - Missouri

Question:
I was dating a girl in Missouri for nearly a year.  We had ups and downs mostly due to her being bi-polar with borderline personality disorder. She never trusted me, always tested me and I tried my best to deal with it because I really liked her when she wasn't being that way.  She would break up with me and want me back two days later, this happened many times.

After one of these episodes I put my foot down and decided it's time for me to move on but she sucked me back in because I missed her.  She offered to buy me a car and a phone so I could get back to work.  I turned her down many times but ultimately gave in.

During another episode she threw me out again and wanted her car and phone back.  I told her A) my second home is in another state and without a car, phone or money I have no way of getting back safely.  When that didn't phase her I said B) you bought it for me, I don't have to give it back.
I drove off and headed to my second home to wait for her to cool off since she wasn't being herself and she usually just needs a few days to think about the monumental mistake she's making.

Sure enough same ole, same ole, she wanted me to come back and she's sorry.  I waited about two weeks to come back and when I did, all was forgiven and we got back to having a great time together.  Her issues started flairing up again and we agreed that I better head back to my place and take a short break.

When I came back all was good but the next morning someone was standing over me barking orders while I was asleep.  I though it was a cop but it turns out it was a friend of the family she used to work for that had the hots for her (she told me before).  He said he'd taken the car away and wanted the phone, started threatening me.  I told him no, she gave me the phone and it's my only way to contact friends, family or a cab etc...

he put his hands around my neck and pulled me up out of my chair and tried to wrestle me down.  I got on top of him and beat him up because I was in fear of losing my l life.  He wouldn't give up, I told my ex gf to call the police and I planned on keeping him down until they arrived.  He kept trying to fight so I choked him and he passed out briefly.  When he came to, he was calm and stayed down like I asked before.

The police arrived, I told them I had to defend myself but they arrested me because "he's older than you, he looks worse than you".   I spent a few days in jail without anyone knowing I was there.  Without my phone I didn't have my contacts, without my wallet I had no money...I was screwed.

I was released and headed to her house to get my phone/wallet/keys since the police refused to help me.  My plan was to talk to her rational brother that lived there and saw me being attacked.  He usually gets home hours before her and I knew he'd help me because he knows first hand how crazy his sister can be (she threw him out and brought him back multiple times too).

Unfortunately she arrived with him for some reason and of course, she called the cops who re-arrested me for sitting in her back yard citing she had an order of protection against me.  The said they gave me one while I was in jail but I didn't get one, didn't sign anything either.

so now I have two court days, one for Assault III and one for violating a protection order.  I went before the judge to set the date already and requested a lawyer since I don't have any income but it was denied.   He said he doesn't do that for misdemeanors if I remember correctly.

My concern is that this is going on my record and going to affect my ability to get a job and also I'm afraid I'm going to get hit with court costs and community service or something like that.  I live 3 hours away and can't afford this.

I'm trying like hell to get a job/income but I'm just not having any luck even though I have 20+ years of professional IT experience :(

Answer: This is one of Judge Judy's biggest irritants. Folks complain about being harassed by people they were given gifts from, when it is clear the only reason the gifts were given was to try and buy love and affection. You knew she loved you and wanted to be with you. You describe many ups and downs. You were not sure. She gives you expensive gifts then you leave her. That makes you an asshole. She feels used and cheated. Want to avoid more problems. Give her the fucking phone and car back. It's not a matter of whether it's a legal gift or not. It's a matter of you using her and her feeling used and cheated. Smarten up.


Title: [FL] My 24 year old neice is going through some mental health issues and needs help. But won't get it. How can I get an emergency power of attorney for a non consenting individual?

Question:
Long story short, my sister and her now ex husband divorced when my niece was 11. After the divorce my sister and her two daughters moved out to state. Her Father paid his child support but really wasn't there emotionally for them. In addition, my sister who was a young Mother started spending a lot of time hanging out with her friends so she was gone from the house as well. Leaving my two nieces hen 16 and 11 alone at home.

In a way to compensate from a lack of father figure, she keeps on finding someone to replace that missing void. She bumps from relationship from relationship. A few months back, she started dating this guy, doing drugs, leaving her son with my sister, quitting her job and going down a dangerous path.

My sister now has guardianship over my nieces son. But I want to get my niece some help before it's to late. I know she won't willingly sign a power of attorney form, but I want to force her to get help. I don't want a lecture that she needs to want help because she is stubborn like I am. What I am looking for is help and guidance to get a temporary power of attorney against her so I can put in her into a facility to get help.

Where can I go for this? Thanks.

Answer:
 Can you remove her rights to choose because you dont like the choices she makes? Hell no.

She is competent enough to make her own choices. You cannot get POA over someone who is competent. Answer #2: You can't use a POA to force someone to do something against their will.

Declaring someone unable to manage their affairs is difficult and requires more than "she is no longer the guardian of her children and making bad choices."

If you have concerns for her safety contact the police and ask for a wellness check.
Answer #3: In short, you can't. Unfortunately, people are free to make bad decisions. Unless she actually lacks the mental capacity to take care of herself, you can't force her to do anything.

Nothing you have described comes anywhere near the qualifying criteria for obtaining a POA against her will.

You'll have to figure this out, outside of the legal system. Answer #4: You can't.  Getting conservatorship or guardianship over an adult by force requires a long court process and a finding that the person is *incapable* of caring for themselves.  That's not what you're describing, so it's not gonna happen.  She can choose to be a lousy parent and get high all the time.  You can't use the legal system to stop that.  Focus your efforts on encouraging her to get treatment


Title: USA VA- Uncle won custody from the mother through court, but now has stage 4 cancer. Can he turn over child custody to a family member or friend when he dies?

Question:
The mother is a druggie and will undoubtedly cause the child issues later in life, legally can he turn the children over to his brother and his wife instead of it going to the mother when he dies?

I believe he has sole custody as well.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 No, he cannot.  He can make his wishes known.  He can provide temporary guardianship, in most cases, on event of his death.  He can also look into having the child adopted.

Once he passes, custody will likely revert to the mother, as she's still a legal parent.  A transfer of custody to someone else can be negotiated(all parties agree) or ordered by the court, if challenged.  The ability of someone else to take custody from the mother depends strongly on the situation.


Title: Help! Someone has been slashing my tires and putting water in my gas tank. I don’t know what to do

Question:
Using a throwaway. Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this, i will delete if necessary.

In the past month i’ve gotten 2 tires slashed. My brother got water in his gas tank. Twice. He got back from the garage and the day after there was water in his tank again. I lent him my car and today it shutdown as he was driving it. There is water in my tank this time.

This means somebody is doing this on purpose and actively trying to inconvenience me as well as destroy our cars. We have no enemies that we know of, and can’t think of anyone in our neighbourhood that we have wronged.

What should I do?

Answer: Go to an auto parts store and purchase a lockable gas cap. That can at least stop the putting water in the gas tank. They are fairly inexpensive.Answer #2: Call the police. That seems obviousAnswer #3: Call the police and put up cameras.


Title: Small claims advice needed: Landlord won't return $1400 security deposit after clearing a 2 month early departure with him and finding new, trustworthy tenants to fill space upon move out (no financial loss incurred by landlord) as he asked. No damages noted to the place either.

Question:
Denver, CO.
Thanks in advance for your advice. Hopefully I can sufficiently explain.
My sister and I moved to Colorado about 2 years ago. We found an apartment to rent through Craigslist. We met with the current tenant of the place as he was vacating the property/terminating his lease early (had only been living there 3 months). The landlord said OK, thats fine but you need to find new tenants (me and my sister), get all their info/paperwork, a $1400 security deposit, and submit it to him. (On the security deposit, at the landlord's request - my sister and I had to pay the current tenant the security deposit to hold the place. The current tenant then took his security deposit out of the money we paid him (his deposit amount was $1000) and sent the rest ($400) to landlord to make the full deposit amount). This tenant fulfilled these requests and received the full amount of his security deposit back, no argument. I should note that the landlord did no walk through after all this and I never even met him at all during my 2 years of living there....until the day before move-out (I'll touch on that shortly).

So we move in, and live there a full year, all is fine (except the house is a little rough on the edges and the landlord is difficult to deal with because he is so hands-off/doesn't care - just for example, took me 3 months to get a black mold problem in the bathroom fixed through my calls & efforts with "his suggested contractors" - but we don't complain). Our lease comes to an end. My sister's boyfriend moves out here and they decide to get a place together. I renew my lease at the rental and my boyfriend signs a year long lease with me. At no point did the landlord address my sister's portion of the security deposit. My sister and I think it's fine, no need to mention it because we will get the deposit back after the end of my boyfriend's & my new lease. Boyfriend moves in, we live in the place for about another 7 months when my boyfriend decides it's time to start looking to buy a house. He contacts the landlord to let him know he is looking to buy and was curious to know if he did end up finding a place before the end of our lease (denver's housing  market is uber competitive right now), would it be OK/what would we need to do? The landlord says no problem, we will discuss if you find a place. About a month later, my boyfriend finds a place and puts in a bid! He then contacts the landlord to tell him if he gets it, he wants to leave the rental 3 months early. The landlord says no problem, we just need to fill the place like the tenant before so he incurs no financial loss.

We do that within a week, no problem. (two teachers he says they look good/are accepted). We ask about the security deposit - the landlord says show proof you paid it and he will discuss then - we show bank proof AND confirmation emails from the prior tenant confirming it was paid. We ask several times what the deal is with the deposit - landlord either acts squirrel-y or avoids the question completely. After closing on the house and finding new tenants for the rental, the landlord requests we submit a document to vacate the lease early. We write it and include a line stating colorado state law regarding re-payment of security deposit. It entirely pisses him off and he demands we remove it or deals off, we still must pay through the end of the lease, screw the new tenants who think they are moving in soon. We remove the state law portion of the document and resubmit to appease him - deal is back on. There is nothing in the document that addresses the deposit - it's just saying we can vacate early and new tenants were found. So we think we are all good.

We set a move out date and the landlord decides he wants to schedule a walk through (he hasn't been to the place in years but we agree). We do a walk-through, no damages are noted (place looks real good) and we address the deposit face-to-face. He stutters several times trying to decide what to do until ultimately he says because we are vacating early, we don't get it back (not part of the agreement). We ask why as we complied with all of his requests and he basically says because I don't have to/what are you going to do about it. He brings a document with him saying we are not liable for the next 3 months rent if we sign this and agree to not request money back from him (it does not specify security deposit anywhere on this agreement). Basically he says sign this or be liable for the next three months rent....so we sign it (bad move, I know). We say this isn't legal to not return the deposit and he'll be hearing from us to take him to small claims. Smug asshole laughs.

We've waited 60 days to receive a list of damages to explain why our deposit was never returned (from what I've read, security deposits in colorado can only not be returned if they are used toward damages). We didn't get any notice form the landlord so we sent him a letter of demand for the deposit detailing our case. He has not responded. Now deciding if we should pursue small claims. The lease says if we lose the case, we are obligated to pay his legal fees. Hoping to avoid anymore $ to go to this asshole.

Sorry for the novel....not very concise.
Any advice that might assist is very welcome by two big questions are:
1. Do we have a case/should we pursue? (we do have documentation of quite a bit and the old tenant said he'd testify for us if needed).
2. Should we just go after my sister's portion of the deposit since I was forced to sign an agreement to vacate early?

THANK YOU.

Answer:
 Why didn't the new tenants pay you for your deposit like when you moved in?

Either way, I think you definitely have a case. Just make sure you have proof of paying the deposit when you go to small claims.


Title: Political sticker on church property

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Constitution

Answer:
 > On the stop sign exiting the church, there is a 2016 Donald Trump Sticker a little to the left and below the S in stop. It's big enough to where some people can miss it but you can most definitely see it if you look at the stop sign for any such reason.

I've seen pot and 420 stickers on stop signs and other street signs recently.  I don't think my municipality is endorsing weed.

It seriously just sounds like some rando put a sticker on a stop sign.  This is far from a church flying a banner that says TRUMP while a stunt plane flies overhead tracing "MAGA" with a smoke cloud.

> What can I do about this pesky sticker?

The same thing you'd do about any other sticker or graffiti obstructing a street sign.  Report it to the correct department, who may or may not do anything about it.  You could also let the church admin know who may or may not do anything about it.

> I have always grown up hearing and knowing that church and state are separated and in turn, churches don't pay taxes but they can't have political propaganda on their property.

I'd encourage you to read up on the various legal mechanisms and rights in play regarding this situation to better inform yourself.


Title: Course of action for steam scam?

Question:
Hello,

First time posting here, I hope this is formatted appropriately.  I am in Colorado, and the scammer is said to be in California.

On Thursday, 18 of February 2016 I was scammed.  Upon coming to an agreement (which I have documentation of) of $1,250 via paypal for my entire TF2 inventory, the buyer did not deliver.  I have now lost said inventory and NOT received any payment whatsoever.  To me, $1,250 is no small sum and suffice to say I'm livid.

Is there any course of action to recuperate losses?  I would ideally be looking for the full agreed dollar amount (plus other incurred expenses pursuing this), but I would accept the inventory back.  I'm aware this subreddit is no substitute for a real lawyer, but could you clarify whether or not there is any chance of solving this?  Is it worth my time to speak to a local lawyer or is all lost?

Thank you in advance, and I would be happy to provide further details if it helps.

Adding clarification:

-I did not/do not expect valve or steam to help in any way.  I'm aware that they do not support this in any way, and I am assuming since they will not help that there is absolutely no reason to drag them into this.

-I do have additional info regarding the scammer.  I will not post it here for obvious reasons.  I would not need to get the info from steam.

-This was not a chargeback scam.  I believe only in the case of a chargeback would paypal be able to intervene.

Answer:
 This is why steam doesnt allow for out of market money exchanges because they generally end up like this.

You would have to sue the person you made the deal with for your money back since you went outside of all the protections offered to you by steam


Title: So I was playing around with a works bomb, i thought it was harmless kids stuff until someone called the cops on me.

Question: Neighbors called the cops and these detectives came over and some firemen. Told me it was illegal to set them off and I had to write him a statement and one of the fire guys took a photo of the works bottle. All I did was make the thing and place it in my backyard, it didn't even work and i put it in my trashcan. Neighbor saw me do it and 4min said it had smoke coming out. I've read online that it's a felony and people get 5 years in prison for it? That's a little too harsh, but im hoping i can clear things up with the court if im called in. Also im 20yr and live in maryland

Answer:
 >  I had to write him a statement

So you confessed. Real smart.

At this point you shouldn't say anything about this to anybody. If the police come to talk to you again, refuse to answer any questions. If you are charged with a crime, get an attorney.

>  but im hoping i can clear things up with the court if im called in

That's not how it works. Answer #2: You thought mixing volatile chemicals in a glass bottle was "harmless kids stuff"? Do you know what exploding glass can do to the human body?

If you want to do something like that indoors where nobody else is exposed to danger, fine. If you've got a big property up in the foothills of Vermont and you want to do it outdoors, great. More power to you.

But doing that in a residential neighbourhood? That's dangerous, and stupid, and probably illegal. You can't afford not to have lawyer right now.

Also:

>i thought it was harmless kids stuff

> Also im 20yr

"When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things."


Title: some dude wants to sue me for "leaking" his IP

Question:
I run a few game servers and we have a clan website.
Some guy who got banned a while back comes back todays to say hello.
Later I get this PM:

"So, Goldberg grabbed my IP and flooded me. While I'm on my business network.

The IT guys had to contact our internet provider to fix it, which is turning into a tracing method because of the influx of flooding that he did.

Since he got my IP from SG, as the owner of SG you are liable for his actions.

You'll be contacted sometime later this week with leaking information to persons of an unfit nature to hold that information, as well as compensation for our networking problems and any loss of revenue due to the outage."

Goldberg is one of our mods. I have no idea who ddosed him, but we do not ddos anyone.

Im calling BS on this guy, firstly I didn't dos him, nor did anyone from my site. I'd love to see some proof.

Oregon

Answer: What's your legal question?


Title: 14, sold weed to a freind his parents want to press charges.

Question:
A few months ago I smoked pot pretty regularly my parents walked in and caught me with one of my friends that same friend continued to smoke pot after we had both had been caught. A few months after I got got I wanted to smoke again (bad idea) so I got in touch with one of my friends and got a dealers name after talking with the dealer a bit we met up and I bought some weed wich i ended up being to scared to smoke. Me being stupid i bragged about it to my friends, the friend i got caught with wanted to buy half of it and I agreed. He went to my house and I sold it to him, just a few days ago he got caught by his parents he told them I sold it to them and they want to press charges against me. I should also add that I had a career in theater and small time acting and I generated a decent amount of money from it.

I posted this on TIFU but I think I will get more advice here.
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer: The extent of what they can do is file a police report. They don't get to "press charges." If the police contact you, do not speak with them without consulting an attorney first.


Title: I signed an apartment lease as a guarantor for my sister until she could prove she made enough to take me off the lease. Once she did, she abandoned the apartment and moved to Canada.

Question:
My sister moved into an apartment complex near me, but needed a guarantor. So I signed for her until she could prove to them that she made enough money to take me off the list.
Which happened. So I took her to the office with her paperwork to take me off. A day later she abandoned her apartment and moved to Canada.
Fast forward six months or so and now I'm getting calls and letters from debt collectors, and apparently I owe $3k. But since they took me off the list I can't legally be charged, right?

Answer:
 Oo. I hope you have a copy of the modified lease or of the agreement showing that you are no longer the guarantor. It'd be very easy for the landlord to lose those documents, and very hard for you to prove they existed if you don't have a copy.

You can likely defend a suit over this debt, if you can show that you were released as the guarantor. However, you'll have to deal with the debt collectors in the usual way, first: demand a debt verification letter and that they cease contact, dispute the hit on your credit history (by the way, check your credit report), wait for them to sue to enforce the debt and present your defence at that time.


Title: [OH] My neighbor tried to steal my dog.

Question:
About 4 months ago, these nasty new people moved in across the street. My mom saw the woman's Facebook and said she was sharing multiple posts about being anti-pitbull. One even being a "pitbull" hunt on halloween. I have a pitbull. He is such a harmless dog and is always in our fenced in year. We have about two acres of yard and my 8 year old brothers friend wanted to get him out of town the fence area to play. My brother came and told me but I couldn't catch my dog.

Now for the stealing part, I went back inside to call my dad since he was at the other neighbors. I come back out and someone else was holding my dog by the collar, giving him over to one of the anti-pitbull family members. I stormed over and the guy that caught him realized he is my dog after calling the number on his tag. The Anti pitbull neighbors tried to yank him away, saying I was trying to steal their dog. The neighbor that caught him said he didn't want any part of it and left. I said to them "you nasty hillbilly fucks. You're in danger if you come near me, my family or dog again." I left.

I realize I shouldn't have threatened him, but I was PISSSSSED.

How should I go about this? Should I call the police or just keep a close eye on him?

Answer:
 You should also keep a close eye on him. It's not unknown for nasty neighbors to poison dogs sometimes by throwing tainted treats over the fence line. An additional step you could take is to put up cameras on your property, if they trespass this will help your case. I would also get the dog mircochipped ASAP, collars and tags can be "lost" A microchip will go a long way to prove ownership and to reconnect you if he "accidentally" ends up in a shelter or pound.Answer #2: > a "pitbull" hunt on halloween

??

> someone else was holding my dog by the collar

Who?

> Should I call the police

Typically the thing to do when someone tries to steal your property. The fact that you threatened them isn't great, you'll have to weigh your options here, but if you file the report you'll at least have started to establish a pattern if things happen later on.


Title: Do I need to pay my deceased father's medical bills?

Question:
I live in North Carolina and my father just passed away. I assumed some person would just pop up and tell my family what to do next but that unfortunately was not the case.

When my brother and I were told we were going to be getting an inheritance our initial concern were his medical bills. We want to be responsible with his money and take care of any loose ends first.

Now my mother has talked to a lawyer friend of hers on his spare unpaid time and we have opened an estate account and put a notice in the paper. She either refuses or forgets to ask about the medical bill situation even though we have expressed our concerns. We are still worried about his medical bills. Should we be?

Answer: You personally cannot be held liable for his medical bills unless you voluntarily agree to pay them.  For this reason you should absolutely NOT make any payments on them at this time.  The estate is liable for the debts, but you can make attempts to negotiate down the bills.  Any such payments should be made from an account in the estates name only.


Title: I rented a room to a shitty guy.

Question:
I rented a room to a guy month to month without a written lease. My husband owns the house. He hasn't don't anything illegal, he's just been extremely rude and obnoxious. He's lived here for 3 weeks. I asked him to find another place to live and that he made me feel uncomfortable. It started an argument and ended with him telling me to serve him papers. He's very resistant to moving out, seems like he's taking it personally and wants to cause me as much stress as possible. He's made lots of personal insults.

I've filled out a 20 day notice to vacate under WA state law. I intend to give it to him in the morning. From what I understand I have to hand it to him personally. He doesn't have keys to our mailbox, it'd be pointless to mail it unless I requested it to be a signed for delivery via postal service. I'm confused on that.

The other grey area was me wondering if there's anything else I can do? He's renting a room in my house under a verbal agreement with me. That law still applies if he's in my home? I'm a pregnant (8 months) stay at home wife and this guy give me the creeps.

Before someone says it, I know this was incredibly stupid on my part even renting to someone I didn't know and without a lease.

Answer: You need to serve him with the 20 day notice. Keep in mind the 20 days only count as 20 days prior to the next rental period. In other words, if he pays rent on the 1st, and you serve him tomorrow, he will need to vacate by the end of June. You can not force him out sooner.


Title: TX - Found folder with blank checks and tax info - how to return

Question:
My roommate found a folio in the road - it'd been run over, but has several blank company checks for a landscaping service in it and someone's ITIN paperwork.

What's the best way to return it to this guy without being potentially liable for anything missing?  There's an address in there (no phone number), but my worry is any liability if his identity gets stolen, checks are missing, etc.

He's about 20 miles/2 cities away, so dropping it off for him isn't much of an option.  Would his bank handle returning something like that? (checks are drawn on a major US bank)  Or should I mail it?

Also, googled the address... it's a rental house, so there's no telling if he's still there.

Answer: You can give it to the police as found property.


Title: Three of my vehicles were stolen, and my house was broken into. Police didn't allow a report to be filed. What do I do?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Who keeps the titles in the car? No one. Literally no one. Who doesn't have two copies of their insurance? No one.

Call your insurance or go online and get your vins. Then go file a report.


Title: My mother's niece (3yrd) came to live with us from her drug addicted mother (30+yrd) 7 months ago because the mother couldn't handle/afford a child and now the mother wants her back. What are our rights, if any?

Question:
My mothers niece who is (30+yrd), lets call her Jane. Janes has a daughter,  let's call her Abby (3yrd). Jane is on drugs and has been for more than 10 years. She was on a program with a clinic but that is over and shes back to buying drugs on the streets. (heroin, pills, etc) Jane asked us to take care of Abby while she got back on her feet 7 months ago and we have been doing so. Jane has been homeless for about 5.5 of those months and still using all of her checks from the state for drugs. Jane is back with her ex-boyfriend and their son(5yrd) in his apartment. Jane is still on drugs as far as we know (we strongly suspect) but she now wants Abby back. What are out rights for Abby? Now let's say Jane is off drugs(there's a chance), what are our rights there?

Note: Janes ex-boyfriend apartment is very dirty and he is NOT a nice man. He has basically ruined their son.
Jane has a series of drug abuse and the police know of this.

We are northern NH is this is relevant

Answer: Call CPS and get them involved. You need people with some weight involved. You can probably help the 5 year old in the process as well.


Title: Got into fight at halloween party, the kid got beat up pretty bad. Just got a call, and questioning from campus police.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Now this is a story all about how
OP's in serious trouble now
And I'd like to take a minute
Just sit right there
I'll tell you how OP failed to exercise proper duty of care

In West Philladelphia or nearabouts, we thought
(Since OP didn't share location despite /u/LocationBot)
Hanging out drinking with his lady friend
Joking and laughing, and then the fun ends
Some other guy made a joke, or maybe tried to frolic
(It's hard for us to tell since OP's an alcoholic)
OP got in one massive fight, the cops played mostly nice
And now he's here asking for help in /r/legaladvice.
Answer #2: Start calling criminal defense attorneys.


Title: beaten by my boyfriend of 3 years after his drug addiction

Question:
We are 2 twenty ear olds in Georgia and moved in 2 years ago. We have been dating for three years and there have been no problems except one; drugs. We have both experimented in plenty, as college students, until it came to benzos. I was never too interested in them and more interested in psychedelics and stimulants.

A few months ago he got addicted to benzos. He started lying about how much he took and how often he took it to make me stop asking questions. He ended up taking it daily for a month (our rule was twice a week) and became physically dependent at that time, despite me trying my best to prevent that from happening. I eventually flushed around 80% of his drugs. (Leaving 20% for tapering since I know withdrawal can be bad). He beat me over and over until I had bruises all over my body. He told me "don't fall asleep or i'll beat you more". We broke up.

Recently we started dating again. He ordered 600+ doses of the same drug he got addicted last time. I told him I was worried but he was repeated what he said last time: "i wont get addicted stop worrying your emotions aren't my problem". I was worried at the amount he had and he's using the same reasons to justify it. I thought the ethical choice would be to get rid of it, or at least most. 600+ doses is hard to justify, and he's definitely not a drug dealer.

I planned on flushing but he tackled me to the ground and said "this is why i broke up with you the first time". note: i'm extremely weak compared to him and couldn't get him off of me while pinned down and being punched. he continued to beat me until my nose was bleeding and I had bruises all over my body. He continued to beat me more. I now have trouble walking in a straight line and my face is swollen.

I found the chance to flush the drugs and I did. He beat me much less (probably because he saw the bruises and felt bad? or perhaps he was on the drugs last night? idk). I think I did the right thing.

I don't feel comfortable living with him anymore so I'm moving back to my dads. This means i'll have to leave my job and put college on hold. In my eyes, he's allowed to become a drug addict and emotionally/physically abuse me until I can't walk straight while I'm the one that has to drop out of school and lose my job.

 I want to tell his work so he loses his job and thus has the same penalty as me: putting your life on hold, but I feel that's too petty. Calling the police would make me feel guilty since he was my significant other and calling the police wouldn't really solve anything; its in the past now. also I also have used drugs and I don't want to go to jail either.

What should I do?

Answer:
 Jesus Christ, child. **Call Georgia' Family Violence Hotline RIGHT THIS SECOND.** That number is 1-800-33-HAVEN. You are in a DANGEROUS situation, ~~and given that you, arguably, are in constructive possession of a HIGH dose of benzodiazepines, calling the police is NOT a good idea. I'm not going to suggest, on any sort of legal level, that the cops would overlook this to pull you out of this situation.~~ That's what I WANT to believe, but I'm trying to look out for your backside, too. EDIT: See below re: the advice on this.

Call The Family Violence Hotline at the number listed above and **find a shelter, you are in impending danger, let me repeat that, IMPENDING DANGER** and you need OUT. **Now.**

EDIT: See /u/johnspiff's advice. Can vouch that he's a GA police officer. I feel safer in saying **call the police immediately**.Answer #2: >also I also have used drugs and I don't want to go to jail either.

GA cop here, we don't care if you used drugs in the past if you are the victim of domestic violence.  Please report him to the police for hurting you.

Follow /u/clduab11 's advice on calling the family violence hotline.  Because he is your significant other and you both live(d) together, you fit under Georgia's definitions for Family Violence.

>and calling the police wouldn't really solve anything;

It can do a bunch of things, up to and including his arrest which will impact his job (which you seem to want anyway).


Title: At the moment I'm living with someone paying rent and everything but he keeps insisting on destroying my personal property

Question: [FL] So i've had multiple arguments with this technical roommate who I pay 330 every month for the past 2 months and he has literally made gestures to destroy my PC and PS4 because when I attempt to even just use them in the dinning room he complains its to loud and I dont have headphones atm. Is there any actual things he can do other than kick me out or evict me becuase if SO im losing everything I own pretty much I dont have a car so I can't live in it. He is also super passive aggressive to almost all my actions if Im around the house ie applying for jobs cooking or even yard work its just constant bullshit dealing with him

Answer:
 Subject line is misleading. Is he actually harming your belongings? Yes/no.

Secondly, if you can afford a console and games, you can afford a cheap pair of imported headphones from Amazon.

If you refuse to make that gesture, you're not doing yourself any favors.


Title: I was told a person in this situation is almost immune from getting sued and judgement for medical debt, true or false?

Question:
If a guy was living with a friend but using an old address he wasnt living at anymore or even a mailbox like UPS he didnt use anymore and that was his official address. I was told that person could not be sued or a judgement happen against for debt (medical bill) because he could not be located to be served papers. This is KY and you have to be served. True or false?

If it is false or depends on the company in your opinion once thay person stated his new addrss he was at would he immediately get hammered with suits/ judgements or would it even matter at all?

Answer:
 That's silly. People who do this get sued all of the time. It's not that hard to find information about someone's likely whereabouts and serve them.Answer #2: Your friend is wrong.

https://www.serve-now.com/resources/process-serving-laws/kentucky

> Rule 4.05. Parties who may be constructively served.

> - If a party sought to be summoned is: (a) an individual who is a nonresident of this state and known or believed to be absent therefrom, or (b) a corporation or a partnership or unincorporated association which is subject to suit under a common name, having no agent in this state known to the plaintiff upon whom a summons may be lawfully served, or (c) an individual who has been absent from the state for four months or who has departed therefrom with the intent to delay or defraud his creditors, or (d) an individual who has left the county of his residence to avoid the service of a summons or has so concealed himself that a summons cannot be served upon him, **or (e) an individual whose name or place of residence is unknown to the plaintiff; the clerk shall forthwith, subject to the provisions of Rule 4.06, make an order upon the complaint warning the party to appear and defend the action within 50 days.**


Title: Legal grounds for suing a customer for posting an online review that includes the first name of the manager [NY]

Question: [deleted]

Answer: They're bullshitting you. Relax. They have no grounds to sue, and no reasonable attorney would file a case against you if they like having a bar license.


Title: We're stuck with the utilities for the apartment complex's public washer and dryer

Question:
Referred to here from /r/aptliving

Yesterday, I received my electric bill, and my roommate's gas bill. The utilities came out to double the amount it usually is, which had me in a panic. After some investigation work, it turns out the public washer and dryer on our apartment complex is rigged to our apartment's utilities.

The washer is 10 quarters, the dryer is 8, so people normally avoid them.

However, it's been extremely cold and rainy out, so there's been an uptick in people using the machines. We've even seen people from neighboring complexes using them. I live in a college community area (Westwood village, Los Angeles), so most people try to live as cheap as possible unless it's inconvenient to them.

I spoke with the superintendent, and she's saying the best they can do is give us $20 in credit. Mind you, the bill is $160 more than it was last time (Electricity is paid every 2 months, so it went up by $80 each month), and electricity went up about $30 dollars.

I tried talking to the management company, but they're saying because our rent is low for the area, we should be lucky.

I don't know what to do, I've never been in this situation before. They don't even want to talk to us.

Answer:
 You're in LA? Your landlord is about to eat shit.

It is illegal for tenants to be responsible for shared utilities in most liberal states, and California is no exception. Everything has to be on a separate meter, or paid for by the landlord. Contact your utility company and inform them that you have a "foreign load" on your lines. They will send someone out to investigate. Demand it if they do not. You're landlord should be responsible for the *entire* electric bill until they separate the common area items from your meter.

Contact a tenant's rights group as well. The damage you can do with this is immense if your landlord doesn't play ball. If the machines are promised in the lease and you kill access to them, *everyone* else will have recourse against the landlord.Answer #2: I would start with the the housing department.  L.A. has strong renter protection and the LAHCID will point you in the right direction if they can't solve it.  http://hcidla.lacity.org/renters

Also call LADWP and SoCal Gas Company to report the cross metering.

I'd open the circuit breaker that supplies the electricity.  If you don't have access to your panel, report that to the housing department also.  Make sure your refrigerator stays on though!


Title: [MO] I work for a large ISP & recently they started a progression program for certain technical roles. They're stating that having a college degree that's 10+ years old no longer counts toward progressing into higher roles b/c it's too old.

Question: Fellow co-workers are highly upset with this, stating this cannot be legal. I could see saying technical certifications must be current but flat-out saying a college degree 10+ years old doesn't matter? That's pretty bold. Thoughts? Can anything be done?

Answer:
 So, if someone got a degree 8 years ago, gets promoted to a higher level role, works that job for two years - do they get fired once their degree ages? Demoted?

Could it be possible that there were crossed wires in communication somewhere down the line from headquarters and they actually meant to say certifications? Go up the chain for clarification and mention your thoughts on the subject. Answer #2: That's a sneaky way of getting rid of the older employees.

To a large extent, your whole knowledge base would be different a couple of years out of university...This is silly.Answer #3: I wonder how many of the suits that came up with this have degrees more than 10 years old.Answer #4: IANAL, but work in IT in the medical world. IT and most all medical professions are ones that either require or highly encourage continuing education. Medical professions are required in order to maintain their licensing. IT professionals are encouraged to get certified and to re-certify every few years. Some certifications last longer than others. The certifications are what really show that you have kept up with trending technologies and processes. Most companies will also pay for the course, test, and time for completing it.


Title: Dorm pipes burst damaging my possessions and school library books. College wants to fine me. Is this allowed? [MA]

Question:
The pipes on my dorm room burst and flooded my room damaging (possibly ruining) almost everything in there over the last week (already left for winter break). The school contacted me letting me know that if I couldn't come back to salvage my shit it would just sit; so I had a friend still on campus take care of it.

Anyways some of my library books are ruined (school library books I have for the year for my thesis as references) and the school wants to fine me ~600 $ to replace them saying its my fault the pipes burst.

Worth noting my heater was on high before I left (its one of those old ones cayse the dorm is ancient) which is the only thing they tell us to do before we leave specifically so the pipes don't burst. I still have another 2 or 3 weeks before I go back so I can't address it in person.

Also I don't think temperature has gotten cold enough for the pipes to have frozen but what do I know

Answer:
 If you have rental insurance it would cover your possessions and any liability you may have for the burst pipe.

Otherwise your possessions are solely your responsibility and you'll need to argue you took reasonable precautions to prevent freezing when you went away and and frost damage is due to their faulty building.Answer #2: I haven't ever heard of this on our campus. Water leaks happens more than one would think. We have never tried to charge, we have students hang clothes on fire sprinkler heads and flood mutplie rooms. Im guessing this may be a private college? I definitely agree with the other comments. Work with Student Life group and run it up the chain they should handle it. Unless they have a modern building management control system there is no way for them to prove fault


Title: Can I have my not-consented-to ambulance charges dropped? In Willamette Valley, Oregon.

Question:
I have epilepsy. Someone called 911 during a seizure spell and had an ambulance come pick me up. I was taken to the hospital and given "care."

I was unconscious/out of it and did not consent to this charge, and now I have a large medical bill effecting my credit.

Can I have this erased? If so, HOW?
Thanks

Answer:
 If you were postictle or unconscious you were not of sound mind and they had a duty to treat you with implied consent.  You're going to owe that bill.  If you had come around and were alert and oriented then you could have denied treatment/transport and avoided the bill. Answer #2: Part of going out in public is a social contract that says you aren't being wronged when people act reasonable.

Part of acting reasonable is calling an ambulance for someone undergoing epileptic events. Strangers can't possibly know if a seizure is minor or life threatening. They called an ambulance while acting reasonably. That incurred you costs that you are responsible for Answer #3: no. you received emergency treatment, you are responsible for the costs of that treatment.


Title: [MI] I was not read my miranda rights after being arrested. I was then asked to take a breathalyzer test or have my license suspended, and I said no. Is my response still admissible in court?

Question:
Also, the cops said they had bodycams so if they really did record the incident it should be easy to prove they didn't read me my rights.

I requested to have a hearing and I'm wondering if it'd be worth bringing up the miranda rights thing or if I'd just sound like an idiot..

thanks in advance. i've never been arrested before so it's all new to me

Answer: Miranda rights are only required before a suspect in custody is interrogated. It's not like on TV, you don't get "read your rights" upon arrest unless interrogation begins right away.


Title: Turning around in someone’s driveway??

Question: I missed my turn and used someone’s driveway to turn around. It was a U-shaped driveway so I didn’t have to back out. I was in and out in about 5 seconds, but the homeowner screamed at me out his front door and cussed me out. Is turning around in someone driveway illegal? It was in Aurora, IL

Answer: If you don't have permission to be on someone's property, it's trespassing.


Title: Ex-wife tried to stab her boyfriend so I obtained emergency custody of kids. 8 months later, still in court. She has no place to live, no room/beds for the kids, and yet the courts are dragging this out because she still wants custody. WHY??

Question:
In June, my ex-wife was arrested for trying to stab her boyfriend, whom her and our kids (13 and 16) have lived with for 6 years in his house (upstate NY).  I obtained emergency custody of the kids that day, and they have lived with me ever since.  The ex has since lived in a boarding house, then moved in to a co-worker's basement, and last week was kicked out of that place and who knows where she is now.  (She is a serial liar, so I honestly never know what is going on).  I do know that she has no place to keep the kids, not even for one sleepover.

I've been in the court system since shortly after this happened trying to obtain custody of the kids.  Although she was awarded visitation every Sunday from 12 - 5, she has never kept the kids that long.  In fact the longest she has spent with our kids is 5 hours on Christmas Day.  I can honestly say that since this happened in June, she hasn't spent IN TOTAL 48 hours with them.  It's typically 2 hours on the weeks she sees them, and often misses her visitation all together.

So, I guess my question to you guys is WHY?  Why are we still in court?  She doesn't have to pay for a lawyer because she is eligible for a public defender, but because I have a decent job and am much more responsible than she is, I do.  I've racked up thousands of dollars in lawyer fees, and the case just keeps getting prolonged.  She refuses to agree with any terms, still claiming she wants custody.  SHE HAS NO PLACE TO KEEP THE KIDS.  She is in no way currently fit to have custody.  Why can't the judge just look at the situation and see that there is no reason for this case to go to trial?  I keep getting told that if "there is no answer this time, there will be a trial date set", but still no trial date.  Not only does it cost me money for the lawyer, but I have to take time off of work to go to the pointless court meetings.  I was awarded child support in November, along with a small lump sum of money that was suppose to be given to me via her public defender by 12/31/14, but I haven't seen any money as of yet.

I'm so frustrated.  I've done everything right and now I'm the one getting put further in debt because of this crazy human's actions and now ridiculous requests!  If someone can shed some light on this, or give me some advice on what I can do to speed up this process, I'd be very appreciative.

Thanks so much.

Answer:
 You are still in court because you and she dispute facts that are relevant to the custody case. You say she does not have a place to keep the kids, and she says she does; a court hearing must be held to resolve that dispute. The judge can't arbitrarily decide to believe you over her.Answer #2: We have a judge like this in my county. He takes the position of encouraging both parties to come to an agreement without him having to make many specific judgement. His philosophy is that if both parties agree, there is more chance that they will abide by the agreement and not end up back in court. It's usually pretty effective, but yes, sometimes it gets way too drawn out. One of the ways to get this particular judge to hurry along is to request a court ordered custody evaluation by a state approved evaluator. It is also an expensive process (1-3k in my area,) but can provide evidence to the judge that an order is needed immediately.

You could also request mediation in the hopes that a a resolution can be had in a few hours rather than months. Then a parenting plan can just be filed and the judge has to decide to sign off on it, or not. This doesn't work very well if one of the parties is being unreasonable, obviously.

Have you offered the court a clear, reasonable and comprehensive plan yet? If not, you may want to discuss that with your attorney. That might help things progress, taking some of the details away from the court a bit.


Title: My husbands dentist LIED saying he had 13 cavities when MY dentist said his teeth are perfect!

Question:
Thank you in advance for any advice or information given to help!

My husband (27m) had a different dentist from the one I (26f) had been using since I was a kid. There was a period of time he didn’t go to the dentist for a couple of years. So about 4 years ago he went back to the same dentist he used to use, and his mother has always used.
That dentist in NJ told my husband he had 13 cavities! So my husband listened and went back to start having them filled. He “filled” at least two then my husband stopped going again.

Fast forward to now, I went to see my dentist on Tuesday and made appointment for my husband to go in today (Thursday).  MY dentist showed my husband his X-rays and told him his teeth are perfect! And that he actually had pre drill holes where this other dentist was going to fill fake cavities!! This is so wrong! My MIL also had thousands of dollars of work done to her mouth that could also have been unnecessary. She is making an appointment with my dentist to get another opinion on her mouth.

We are members of legal shield so I would assume we would work though them. But I am curious on what legal action we can take or what we would have to do to take care of this. I would for sure think this is medical malpractice and I would hope he loses his license for this abuse. We have never dealt with anything like this before so any advice or information on how this might play out would be greatly appreciated!

Answer:
 There is a saying in dentistry that if you ask 100 different dentists for an opinion you will get 100 different answers. For example, if a cavity is small some dentist will decide to “watch” it, but some dentists are a little more aggressive and will recommend to fill it. With that being said, there is a big discrepancy between one dentist saying 13 cavities and another said 0 cavity. You should get a third opinion.Answer #2: So I don’t know and you should get a third opinion. Well just get a new exam and maybe not mention anything about the background.  See the thing is the second dentist knows that situation and that you were unhappy with it so there is a bias to be opposite of what you heard in order to make you happy/convince you to come to him instead. That’s the problem with the second opinion and giving the whole spiel. They can change the treatment or recommendations from what the first guy says knowing that what the first guy said made you unhappy.Answer #3: You might want to cross post on r/dentistry to get a opinion from a dentist.Answer #4: Please contact a medical malpractice attorney in your area. Most will do a free consultation and will work on contingency if you have a case

I can virtually guarantee that any good malpractice attorneys aren’t wasting their time with Legal Shield. Reference: am attorney.


Title: I divorced my BPD wife because she was abusive.

Question: Is there any way I can sue her in civil court for taking my money in the divorce settlement?  I mean, I had to get out of that relationship.  I now have a DVPO which she's violated twice already...

Answer:
 > Is there any way I can sue her in civil court for taking my money in the divorce settlement?

No.

If you voluntarily signed off on the settlement, no backsies.

If the settlement was ordered by a court, you cannot sue the recipient for the decisions of the judge.


Title: [NYC] My (14yr) sister works 27-28 hours per week for SYEP. They only pay her for 15, and are changing her time sheets to reflect this. Is this legal?

Question:
My sister has a summer youth job under NYSEP. Her job requires her to work from 9:30 to 4:30 on Mondays and Thursdays, and on Fridays she works from 9:30 to 6:30. On Tuesdays she goes to Ed Component from 10 to 3pm, Wednesdays she has off.

The SYEP provider who signs her timesheets has changed them, including the days and amount of hours she worked, to say that she works 15 hours per week, and my sister only gets paid for those hours.

My sister is afraid to say anything because she doesn't want to lose her job, however, she has kept copies of her unchanged timesheets, and there are more backup copies and witnesses at her job site.

I'm just wondering if there is any recourse or if she should continue working there, etc. If she were to lose her job if she decided to only work those so-called 15 hours, would that be legal? Is what they are doing even legal?

Any advice regarding this would be much appreciated.

Answer:
 Not paying an employee for the hours they worked is against the law.

You might also want to be concerned about how many hours your sister is allowed to work at her age per week and per shift.


Title: (NJ) Questions about College suspension

Question:
I go to college in New Jersey, and recently And recently a couple of my good friends had a hearing with the school over noise violation tickets. The hearing was to see if they were going to be suspended for a year, or if theyvwere just going to be on probation. Ultimately they decided to suspend him for 2 semesters. However, the suspension is kind of strange because instead of suspending him for two straight semesters, he's suspended for the immediate next semester and then they're invalidating a previous semester's credits (credits that he already earned and paid for) with absolutely no refund. Can the school essentially take away something that he already earned and paid for, and force him to pay for an extra semester of school as a punishment?

Also, there were other houses who had a significant amount more of noise violations (I think there were 2-3 houses who had 7 more total than the house my friends lived in) but they were just given a semester long probation and no suspension. Would it be possible to prove that my friends are being treated unfairly during the Appeal? I understand that by the rules set out in the school handbook that the suspension is valid based off of the amount of tickets they recieved, so I'm unsure if the school deciding not to take action on the other houses (even though they committed more offenses) would be considered unfair or mistreatment.

Answer: It's hard to comment on student discipline questions without being in the room.  It's even harder on secondhand accounts, I'm afraid.  What I can say is "they did it too" is rarely a successful strategy on a disciplinary hearing.


Title: Contract says if I quit within 2 years I repay signing bonus and relocation. They now want repayment for firing me (did not quit). Need advice (IL).

Question:
I was hired by a company 8 months ago to work for a new division they had started. I got a signing bonus and relocation funding as well as reimbursement for about $4000 of certification and coursework that they encourage employees to get.

The new division has not panned out and beyond this division the company is not doing well. They have decided to make cuts. The biggest cut is that they are completely closing this division, but they are also cutting back in other departments and said they do not have a position for me anywhere else.

My contract is for a year and then gets renewed on a yearly basis. They are basically choosing not to renew my contract for another year, so I will be terminated as of February.

My contract explicitly states that if I resign and it is effective within 2 years of my start date I must repay signing bonus, relocation and reimbursed educational fees.

It does NOT say anything about what happens if they fire me. It only covers what happens if I resign.

They have sent me a termination package which outlines options for my retirement accounts and whatnot, wishy washy advice on getting a new job and other crap. It also states the amount they expect me to repay including the signing, relocation and education money. They want me to fill out a form agreeing to either have the amount taken out of my paycheck over the course of the last 3 months of my employment there OR pay it in a lump sum prior to my last day of work.

I talked to HR and they said it's not a mistake, it's how it typically goes. I tried bringing up that this is not really covered in my contract - only my quitting is - but they said it's "implied."

Please excuse my ignorance but is this something I should just accept? Or can I reasonably fight it?

Answer:
 Couldn't say for sure without reviewing the entire contract, but that's probably BS.  Contracts are interpreted literally and "against" the drafter in cases of ambiguity.  They drafted it and left this out, so it's on them.  That doesn't mean they wouldn't try to sue, but their case would be terrible.  Have a labor attorney review your contract and get a clear picture.Answer #2: You should absolutely not accept it.

Your company was solely responsible for the drafting of the agreement.  As such, any ambiguities are construed against it.  If it chose to not include phrasing linking repayment toward any form of termination other than resignation, then touch luck.  It's not "implied."

Also, do not sign anything giving your employer any consent to withhold any amounts from your paychecks.  Without your express, written consent, it is illegal in Illinois for it to make any deductions from your wages.

Now that they realized that they fucked up, they're trying to strongarm you into signing changes to the whole thing after the fact.

Don't forget, you're the one with the power here.


Title: In-Training employee worked for one day and wants us to cover the medical treatments for his "injuries" at work

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 This should all be handled through workers comp.

>He wasn't officially in our employment system, he was just in-training.

I don't understand this. If he was in training, he was an employee.


Title: [MI] [ Montcalm County ] Trash left by previous owners, was told it would be picked up and hasn't yet

Question: Closed on a house 8 May of this year. Was told before, during,  and after closing that the trash left in the front and back yard was going to be picked up at the expense of the seller. It is listed in my land contract that on the day of closing that the house will be transferred rubbish free and it wasn't. I gave him 6 weeks after close to get it cleaned up and he had people scheduled that kept falling through. I gave him a call 1 week ago and told him that if it wasn't picked up by today that I was going to get a dumpster and bill him for that and labor to clean up the garbage.  He now refuses to pay for the dumpster and labor.  Going to try and file through small claims to get him to pay. Do I have a case? What do I need to prepare?

Answer: Yes it appears you have a decent case. That doesn't mean you will ever collect a dime though.


Title: FIL wants to give us his house

Question: My wife and I are planning on moving in with my FIL to care for him as he's becoming less mobile. As a result, he wants to give us his house. He still owes about $60,000 on his mortgage and continues to keep paying toward it while we will finance some renovations to the house. What do we need to do to ensure the house is in our name when he passes? We live in Virginia.

Answer: Simplest is for him to have a lawyer write a will for him that states your wife and you inherit the house, and names you two as executors.


Title: Just got keys to my new apartment and it's infested with rats and water damage...what do I do to get out of the lease?

Question:
Apartment is located in West philadelphia, pa.
The apartment was absolutely disgusting. Upon entering I smelled something just plain bad. Like mildew. I also heard immediately the scurrying of what sounded like a lot of rats or something! Then I walked in and It had rat droppings everywhere.... And I really mean everywhere. Every nook and cranny. The bedroom carpet was absolutely disgusting and needed to be changed. The bathroom floors had enough water damage to the point where you could step on spots and depress them far! The floor of the bathroom is ripped and exposes what looks like water damaged wood. I have video evidence of this all.
The owner told me they simply have to "clean" the apartment for it to be move in ready, even though my lease starts tomorrow.
I signed a lease and provided a security deposit.
What are my options here? How can I get out of this lease? The apartment is simply not livable....

Tl;Dr: apartment is not in livable condition and has water damagedfloors and rat infestation. What are my options on getting out of a 1 year lease?

Answer:
 Document everything.  Take pictures and send your property manager an email detailing the status of the apartment.  Then walk there yourself and talk to someone.

Do not move anything in until things are cleaned and fixed.

I would reach out to the [Philadelphia Housing Authority](http://www.pha.phila.gov/contact-us/contact-us.aspx) for assistance.

You can ask to be removed from the lease.  If they don't let you, I would consult with a real estate attorney that can help you get out of that lease.

I'm going to go ahead and wager you don't want those people as your landlords.


Title: Lien against my property for a debt that isn’t mine.

Question:
My wife and I have been in the process of selling our home and buying a new one. I own my current property outright, and my grandmothers name is on the title with me. We went under contract on our old home and our new one just last week, so I’ve been buried in paperwork left and right. Just yesterday I received Title Commitment paperwork from the title company and under the requirements it stated “furnish for recordation a Certificate of Satisfaction of Judgement” for a medical debt in my grandmothers name for approximately $68k. I spoke with both the title company and the collection agency holding the debt, and I’ve been told we cannot sell the house until the judgment is satisfied. Even removing her name from the title wouldn’t lift the lean because, even though the debt is in her name, the lien is attached to any property she “owns” and remains with that property (regardless of ownership) until the judgement is satisfied. Do I have ANY options or am I completely screwed?
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 It isbt "your" property. It is yours and your grandmothers. The debt will have to be satisfied before the property sell.

There is not going to be a way around it. Their is likely a court order for that lien. Grandma can call and see if they will settle for less but I wouldnt hold my breath


Title: How can I get my name on the title of an abandoned motorcycle that is on my property? (New York State)

Question:
I bought a house "AS IS" at a foreclosure auction in Monroe County, New York State and found that there is a motorcycle in the garage.

I want to get a title for the bike in my name so I can legally sell it. Does anybody know what the correct process is to get this done? I can not find any direction on http://dmv.ny.gov/.

I did not find any title or registration for the motorcycle. I do not have any contact information for the previous owner of the house. (I do have the previous owner's name from the foreclosure documents but I do not have their contact info.)

Any advice is much appreciated, especially if someone knows where this situation is mentioned on the nys.dmv website. Thanks

Answer:
 You would need to inquire about a bonded title.  Basically, the state would issue a new title for the vehicle with you as the owner, but you would be required to post a bond to guarantee against the former owner making a claim on the vehicle.  After a period of time had passed (usually 3 years but I haven't looked up NY specifically) if no one had claimed ownership, your bond would be returned to you and you would be issued a regular title for the vehicle.

Alternatively, if you cannot wait that long, you can file a suit to quiet title, but to do so you would likely need to ba able to serve notice to the prior owner.

This is something to talk with a local attorney about to get the specifics for your area.