Title: Suspected drug dealing in my apartment complex

Question:
I’m not sure if this belongs here but I couldn’t think of a sub that would be better. I live in a pretty high volume drug area (specifically meth) and recently I have seen what I would describe as sketchy characters going into my neighbors building and leaving minutes later multiple times a day. I only point out how they look because that leads me to believe they are there for something other than weed. I am only worried because a few times they have seen me walk into my apartment, and even if they hadn’t if someone got the address wrong I could potentially be in danger because meth addicts are by nature unpredictable. I have thought of a few solutions but all of them have pretty big drawbacks.

1) I could confront them face to face - obviously here they would either lie to me and/or make an enemy of me if my suspicions were accurate. Plus this probably wouldn’t stop anything as they aren’t likely to stop just because I don’t like it
2) I could call the police - I don’t particularly want them arrested because it hasn’t hurt me in any way to this point and they have always been nice and respectful to me. I’m just scared that it could escalate. Also, cops would make me come forward as a witness if I was correct which brings up the same drawback from my first solution.
3) I could tell my landlord what I’ve seen without making accusations - this has been the most appealing option to me but only 3 other people (myself included) live in the complex, so if the landlords did confront them they would say they got a tip and by process of elimination I would eventually yet again make myself an enemy of them.

tl;dr I think my neighbors are selling hard drugs and I am worried about the erratic nature of their clientele.

Answer:
 If you're aware of crimes or suspect crimes, you may report those crimes to the police.

>I don’t particularly want them arrested

You have no legal obligation to report drug dealing just because you suspect it may be occurring.

>I’m just scared that it could escalate.

That's a reasonable fear.  You have a choice to make.

>I could confront them face to face

I see no possible good and quite a bit of possible bad that could come of that.  I'm not sure what value there would be in that course.


Title: Naming a grad film after a pre-existing movie?

Question:
Hi folks, not sure if this is the right place to put this but was the best I could find - if not let me know and I'll post it elsewhere.
I'm an animation student and I'm directing a grad film for our final year of study, and we're closing things up on production now and we were looking at titles. We all like the idea of calling it 'CONTACT' but it turns out that a movie of that name already exists (the 1997 sci-fi flick). Our piece is also a sci-fi short, but it's in no way related to this movie that released a few years back - so can we still use the name CONTACT? It's totally non-profit, as these films only exist as like a send-off to our 3 years of study, so we wouldn't be making any money or anything.
Any help you can give would be much appreciated - thanks! We're graduating from Bournemouth University in the UK if that's useful.

Answer: There doesn't appear to be a trademark registered with the single word of 'Contact' in the USA Database.


Title: Wife is 6 months pregnant and was told she is going to be laid off due to being pregnant. Is this legal?

Question:
Wife is 6 months pregnant with our first child.  She's a civil engineer.  The firm she's with is going into their busy season; she was supposed to work on site at some projects this spring, however she can't help this fall due to maternity leave.

In a meeting yesterday she was told that she would be seasonally laid off due to being pregnant because she wouldn't be much help this fall.  This seems illegal, however I am unsure.  The conversation wasn't recorded unfortunately.

Edit: US, Minnesota.

Answer: Where are you, and how many employees?


Title: (US - So Cal) I am a young (27) disabled person who may become homeless.

Question:
Hello. I am a 27-year-old male living in Southern California. I am disabled with schizophrenia. I ~~cannot work~~ have tried and failed to work in the past but have not been able to work long enough to put money into Social Security. As a result I get about $700/month from a combination of SSI and SSDI.

I am lucky to be able to live with my mom for now, but she's not long for this world. When she passes away I won't have any place to live. Living in So Cal is prohibitively expensive unless I want to live in a very dangerous part of San Bernardino or something. What tools are out there for people like me who are okay for the time being but will likely end up homeless as circumstances are likely to change? I do not want to be force to live in a crime-ridden hellhole or otherwise on the streets. Thanks.
Topic:
Disability Issues

Answer: /r/almosthomeless is part of /r/personalfinance and hopefully could be a good starting point to look at available resources


Title: I pay my half of rent on time every month. My roommate never paid a dime.

Question:
I am located in St. Louis Missouri

I have lived in an apartment under no signed lease. I understand I still fall under tenant at will. While making every payment on time my roommate has racked up about $4000 in debt to the property. They have sent us to legal and we have been served court summons to appear.

My roommate has since been kicked out and I reached out to the property manager saying I’d like to continue to live in the apartment. But I will not pay the debt my roommate racked up.

My question is: Is there a settlement where i can be left out of the case and collections can specifically go after my roommate to pay the money back?

I would like to go to their lawyers to work it out. But I am recommended talking to a lawyer of my own first. Which I do not have. Does it hurt for me to call their lawyer? Or should I get my own representation first?

Thank you. Dm or comment for more information if needed.

Answer:
 I would not go to their lawyers to work it out. Their lawyers already have a client, your landlord, and their job is to get the landlord's money. You should consult one of the legal aid options the other commentators suggested. Answer #2: If you do not have a lease, your landlord may not be able to hold you jointly and severally liable, but I'm not 100% sure. If you are liable, then your recourse is to go after your roommate, of course, that would be hard since he probably can't pay. It also depends on whether each of you had individual agreements, or one of you held an agreement to pay for both of you.

You might try free/low cost legal aid options such as these:

[https://www.justia.com/lawyers/missouri/legal-aid-and-pro-bono-services](https://www.justia.com/lawyers/missouri/legal-aid-and-pro-bono-services)

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri - [https://lsem.org/](https://lsem.org/)

Tenant Legal Help Clinic (Jackson Co.) - [http://lawmo.org/tenant-legal-help-clinic/](http://lawmo.org/tenant-legal-help-clinic/)


Title: (KS) My great-aunt gave my boyfriend a family ring to use as an engagement ring. We broke up so I gave it back to her. But now he got a lawyer to send me a letter saying the law says he gets it back and he'll sue unless he gets it. I'm losing sleep over this, could he really sue and take the ring?

Answer: [This exact situation has been dealt with before here in /r/LegalAdvice](https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4dxkwh/my_exfiancee_is_threatening_to_sue_me_for/).  Pretty much everyone agreed that the ex had no case.Answer #2: He's just being a prick, bitter about the breakup and wanting to cause you stress.  Same thing happened to me,  except he asked me to my face and I laughed in his.  Nothing came of it. Answer #3: Thank you everyone. I actually feel much better now. For those who asked, my cousin checked and it was a real lawyer who sent me the letter. If the ring wasn't a family ring and just one that he bought I would have given it back after our breakup. But he didn't have to pay anything for it and my great aunt gave it to him for free to ask me with.Answer #4: Chances are he didn't tell his lawyer where he got the engagement ring from.Answer #5: Have your great aunt send him a like letter. Have it state the ring was a conditional gift for the impending wedding and since it was called off she expected the gift to be returned. If he sues and if a judge sided with him ( never rule it out ) she can then sue to get it back from him. Answer #6: He could argue that the great-aunt gave it to him as a gift, and therefore it is his.  I suggest you ignore his letter, but if he actually sues, then you will need to respond.Answer #7: Did you check to see if that letter actually came from a real lawyer? I can't imagine one actually believing that he has a legitimate argument.


Title: Malpractice?

Question: Hello, I work as a technologist in a fitness clinic that specializes in DXA based body-fat scans in San Diego. It's an independent contractor position. The scanner itself is not meant for any medical diagnosis but once in a while you can spot certain conditions in the images that are produced. In training they say we cannot offer any medical advise. A few days ago I noticed one customer had abnormalities to his skeleton and asked if he had any medical conditions. She said not that she knows of with very slight concern and asked if I noticed anything. I said I'm not sure and that was the end of the conversation. My supervisor said that we cannot give any medical advise to clients as we are not a medical clinic. So the client left without any further dialog. My question is will I be held liable in either federal or civil court if anything actually comes up?

Answer:
 No, you should not be liable, since you are not a medically trained person who would be able to correctly diagnose.  In fact, the reason you are prohibited from giving medical diagnosis is because you could potentially be liable if you misdiagnose.  You're better off just saying "I'm not trained to do medical diagnosis."

If there is a suit (which is highly unlikely) your employer will be the one who has the liability exposure, not you.


Title: Shop threatened Mechanic Lien, insane storage fee's, and has kept the truck; should i try to get it back? if so, how?

Question:
My truck was hit while parked at a buddies a few hours away.  The damage caused was enough to not allow me to drive it home.  I had it towed to a local shop there that was on my insurance list.

Neither insurance company wants to pay the shop, and they take well over 2 months to decide who is at fault, and to finally issue a payment. (VA has a non-insured motorist law, even if the other person didnt have insurance, and we didnt have a witness, and a police statement, my company should have paid out in full without me covering anything)

According to my google searches, the shop was required to get me to come in and physically sign a form to authorize any work to be done.  I did not have the deductible amount due ($2000) due to some other financial issues at that time.  I asked the owner if I could come in and sign a form that I would issue payment once the insurance companies finished trying to get out of paying, if he would release the truck to me(it was my mothers primary vehicle in my name, she was unable to drive my little 6-speed sports car due to her age and physical condition, so I was stuck playing chauffeur)  He was pretty rude about the whole situation, and declined.

The truck was also on a lien at the bank at that time, and I pretty much gave up paying it off, and let it go to collections and didn't think about it for 2 years.  Recently, the bank randomly sent me the title due to an error on their end with paying off a separate loan, and didnt ask for it back....so now I have the title to a truck I don't have in my possession.  Oh, and now I'm living in Ohio.

Anyone know what legal courses I have to get the truck back, if any? Being able to sell it would be of some help to my still dire financial situation.....and I'll admit, since he was such an asshole, part of my motive is to 'stick it to him', not that this is /r/moraldilemmas.....mostly a moraldilemma because I may have been 'talked into' allowing them to start work over the phone, but I am also Autistic and don't handle phone calls very well (hence why I still live with my mom, she has since become my representative payee to handle such matters).....

hope i didnt provide too much information....

Answer:
 I bet you can't get the vehicle.

https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/vehicles/#abandoned.html

I bet the mechanic sold it. Answer #2: Did you pay off the truck? If not it is not yours to get back. You also need to find out what happened with your insurance. If the bank ended up taking the truck back and sold it to someone else they are supposed to get the truck and will be looking for the title.


Title: [BR] My League of Legends account was permanently suspended and they won't provide evidence

Question:
My League of Legends account, one I've spent thousands of dollars over the 6 years that I played that game, was permanently suspended two days ago under claims that I used "illegal programs", aka cheating. I've been trying to resolve this matter over their support center, but they won't provide me any context *at all*, and are now saying they won't respond to any of my messages anymore.

I know what you're thinking: "dude probably hacked and wants to get away with it", but that's not the case at all. In fact my account was recently permanently suspended for that exact same reason, however the ban was lifted because it wasn't actually me who was playing on it (passwords leaked, someone got into it, etc). It would be terribly stupid of me to start doing those things after I had to go through the nightmare of explaining to them what happened.

Anyways, is there anything I can do about this? They won't tell me when I used cheats and won't discuss the matter with me anymore. It's honestly not even about the game as I barely even play it anymore, but I feel ashamed as a human being that they're treating me like this.

Thank you.

Answer:
 > Anyways, is there anything I can do about this?

No. They can pretty much do whatever they want with your account, including banning you when they feel like it. It's clearly outlined in their TOS.Answer #2: You have no right to your account and they don't have to provide you with any details about why they banned you.

That being said this happened to me once with my WoW account and I followed up with a short and measured email explaining (calmly) why they had the wrong guy and I was just happy that I got to play at all. My account was restored after that.

If you demanded evidence and conveyed anger enough that they are no longer talking to you, your response emails may have been overly curt and aggressive. That's never a way to get a favor from someone. Answer #3: Why do you feel that you have an inherit right to play their game?


Title: Rental sold at auction, new owner threatening eviction

Question:
Oregon- This is currently happening to a close friend. They have lived in a nice house owned by a slumlord for about 3 years. He has avoided doing repairs at all costs, literally.

About 10 months ago they received a notice in the mail that the house was being foreclosed on. They contacted the landlord and he denied it. He told them he had taken care of it and it was a mistake. About a month ago they received a notice from the sheriffs department that the house was going up for auction. Again, the landlord lied and said it wasn’t true, that he had paid the bank and so on.

My friend started looking for a new place to live and in the meantime told the landlord to use part of their large deposit toward their last months rent. They know better than to expect any deposit back based on the lies about the house and interactions with repair people whom he owed money to. So the house was purchased at auction Thursday.

Meanwhile they are in the process of moving. They received a note on the door from the new owner asking them to call him. He proceeds to threaten them with immediate eviction but says he will give them until next Sunday to move because he’s such a nice guy. He told them “I can go get a court order now and have the sheriff throw you out in the street. I have right to immediate occupancy once I payed for it.” I know he has to give them at least 30 days notice and that he would have to go to court and get a judgment and all that. My main question is from everything I have read, when a rental is purchased, the lease gets transferred to the new owner, as would any existing deposits. There is practically no way the slumlord still has the remaining deposit sitting in an account waiting to be transferred to the new owner. I’m wondering what each of their obligations are to the other? Is he responsible for returning their deposit, and if not are they responsible for throughly cleaning the house?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: The lease transfers to the new owner. And if there isn't a lease, the new owner has to give notice, which is usually 30 days. He won't be able to get an eviction order from the court unless he can show he did that.


Title: Red Light Camera Ticket after being blinded and disorientated by flash.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: I don't think that argument comes across as especially plausible.Answer #2: Your reaction to being blinded is to drive more?


Title: Employer is taking money from my checks without my consent for a mistake I didn't make alone. [PA].

Question:
I work at a place that sells higher end prescription sunglasses . A few weeks ago I sent out a order to an address our store had on file. A few days later the customer calls asking if we ever shipped his order and i tell him that they were shipped to x address he explains how he moved and that isn't his address.  So my boss orders a replacement and we ship them out to the other (secondary address on file). My boss is extremely passive aggressive  and has started taking money out of my checks without my consent. I dont know what to do about this but it feels wrong.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Absolutely not legal without your permission. You can be fired but he can't just reach into your pay check like a cookie jar for a mistake. Show him this link and tell him to give you your money back

https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com/wage-payment-laws/state-wage-payment-laws/pennsylvania/Answer #2: Tell your boss that you do not consent to have your pay deducted for this and expect the error in your check to be corrected.

If wages aren't returned file a wage claim [here](http://www.dli.pa.gov/Individuals/Labor-Management-Relations/llc/Pages/Wage-Complaint-Form.aspx).

Edit: Others are smarter than me.Answer #3: Even a passive aggressive boss should discuss your paycheck and come to terms but if not consider going above the boss.  If boss is unethically manipulating pay I’d think his superior should want to know.  Instead of stating your boss’ response to your objection to the deductions you don’t mention the dialogue that took place, it made me think there could be an misunderstanding or that you might be assuming what the deductions are and avoiding (awkward or hopeless)discussion.  If your boss has clearly stated your deductions are for that perhaps you can ask if this is “policy” to continue, where are the definitions and how is fault decided.


Title: Can I charge dog walkers for damage to plants?

Question: I have a planted area in the front of my house which I spend a decent amount of time and money on to try to make my house and the street look nice. There are a few people though who always bring their dogs to my garden to drop feces and piss all over them. This has resulted in many of the plants being damaged or killed. Is there an recourse I have to getting damages from them? Can I hang a sign that says "dog pooper fee $50" and then demand payment? Can I put poison out to kill the dogs like they are killing my plants? or are there other legal terrain denial options irritant powders? or should I just wait for winter and hose them down?

Answer:
 >Can I put poison out to kill the dogs like they are killing my plants?

This means it's time to talk to a doctor or a therapist. No, you cannot intentionally poison animals.

Put up a sign from home Depot that has a dog shitting and a struck through circle around it. Other than that, talk to the HOA and look into City ordinance. You are not to assault any animals in any way.


Title: If you've been shot, and have a bullet inside of your leg, do you have the legal right to own that bullet?

Question: Just saw [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/confessions/comments/9ke2ix/i_was_slightly_wounded_at_the_pulse_nightclub/) and was wondering if the guy had the legal right to keep the bullet after it was removed. Either with or without the FBI demanding it (though there doesn't appear to be an official warrant).

Answer: Ownership aside, it's evidence and can be seized as such pending the disposition of the case.Answer #2: Yes, it is a gift, it is yours.


Title: Florida. Living in a massive apartment complex with about 350-400 units. Management keeps repeatedly inspecting my apartment and wont stop.

Question:
I live in an apartment complex and this is ridiculous. I live in florida and I have two problems. The first is the landlord keeps putting notice of entry on my apartment building for everyone in my section. I have two cats and the requirement for entry is to stow pets in kennels. I work an hour away and I work full time so I have to make arrangements to make sure my cats are not locked in kennels for 10-12 hours because that is cruel and they will also need to eat and litterbox. Well. Second issue is when they give the notice they do not slip under the door or tape to the door. They open the door, put paper notice in the crack of the door and close it. I do not want some random stranger opening my front door around other random strangers and doing who knows what. (I know because once I was home and heard the door open and close and it scared the fuck out of me and when I grabbed a firearm to go check because I am a single 20 something lady who lives alone and thought someone was breaking in and it turned out to be an apartment flyer) lastly, I understand advance notice of entry must be given in advance and they have to give it somehow but this is the third notice in a two week period. (6th time inspection of 10 month period)  So what the fuck. I am going to get fined or something because my cats are not in crates because I cannot take yet another short day or time off work to secure them...and what in the hell are they checking for in such a short period? The reason given is cryptic and just says 'G3D' as the stated reason.
My lease is also up in two months and I am turning in a 60 day notice in two days that I am not going to renew it and I am leaving. Cant i just give notice and refuse them entry? I would be out of here before there was a court order or something anyway? I paid a deposit that was 2.5 times the amount of monthly rent so I feel like they keep hammering me with notice of entry because they are trying to hunt for excuses to keep it since all the way up to this point they were not entering every other day. I think this because the land lady encouraged re-painting the walls after I move in if I wanted to and I have started to get warning flyers jammed in to my front door per usual style of 'reminders' if I do x y z then I will get fined a random amount of money except I work 10 hours a day. I work an hour away from home. I am not here long enough to break apartment rules or piss off my neighbors in the first place. So what the hell? How do I stop this? Or is this just the way it is and nothing wrong is happening?

Answer:
 >How do I stop this?

You don't, if they have given valid notice of entry, and are entering for legitimate reasons.

You may not bar entry by landlord or its agents, if the landlord has followed the statute requirements for such entry.

What is it they are doing every time they enter? Can you determine if legitimate work or repairs are being made?


Title: ER staff fails to provide service.

Question:
Hello everybody, I’m going to try to keep this as short as possible with some detail.

I’m a 24 year old male and on Saturday July 28th I developed a rash on my hands, feet, and face. The face also developed sores/blisters that would ooze puss and bleed.

I went to the ER on Saturday when this started because I was afraid I was having an allergic reaction because my throat was swelling and it was getting hard to breath.

I went to the ER and the nurse who checked me in got my blood pressure and temperature but didn’t bother to look at rashes only saw my face (I’ll attach a picture) I get put in a room and a “Doctor” comes in to see me. He basically looks at my face, and throat (throat and tongue have sores/bloody spots) and says I have “Hand, Foot, and Mouth” .

He ran a Strep test and that is it, no blood tests, no urine, no X-ray, no dermatology scrapes of the wounds or whatever you want to call them on my face. Says I am high contagious and I can’t go to work for two days and can’t be around my kids who are four and one because it is severely contagious.

So I go stay with my parents from Saturday till Monday, on Monday I go see my primary Doctor who runs all the tests he can, but he says it is WITHOUT a doubt NOT Hand Foot and Mouth. He doesn’t know what it is, but will get back to me. He gave me a steroid shot and said it will help (it has helped) and said to wait for his call.

Today is Tuesday, and the Doctor has called and told me it was a severe allergic reaction to something I came into contact with, and that if they would have ran my blood and urine on Saturday they would have known that then and I wouldn’t have been in all of this pain the past few days.

My question is, is this something that I should sue the ER over? I’ve been in immense pain since Saturday and still am, I lost those days of work, and potentially could have died if my throat had closed up more.

On top of not running tests the “doctor” who turned out to be a physician assistant was very rude to myself and my wife who had met me at the ER.

His answer to all of my questions was to “google it” and offered no real insight or help.

Thank you all in advance.
PS I’m in the Lone Star State if that matters.

Answer:
 The doctors at the ER are trained to treat emergent, life threatening conditions, and release you once stabilized.

It's not meant to be a clearing house for all medical conditions.

You should have gone to your primary doctor, or urgent care.

There, they would be more qualify to diagnose, and treat these more routine health concerns.Answer #2: > is this something that I should sue the ER over?

No. A few days of the pain you described is not a valuable enough case to hassle with.


Title: In need of advice about taking my daughter to court about custody.

Question: Before I explain further he does take our daughter twice a week. And he has been giving me $200 a month for little things that my daughter may need. My issue is that I have tried talking to him about him taking her more than just two days a week. And he’s said that he would do that he just needed some time to figure some things out. Which was having a place to live. He has had a place to live for like a year now. So it’s not like he’s on the streets. But he only has one room. So my daughter is in the room with him. I know come the age 5 in this state she can not be in the same room as him. So it doesn’t keep him from taking her. I proposed to him the other for him to take her an additional one-two days a week to help me out, Bc I work over night, I also have classes and a lot of homework with very little sleep Bc my daughter is always up and running about. I told him to stop paying me 200 as well and to instead use that money to pay a babysitter. He tells me that it’s more reasonable for him to continue the way it is and for him to give me that 200 a month and out her in Daycare. So my question is if I decided to take him to court for shared custody, to make it so that he has to take her more than 2 days a week, will something like that back fire on me?

Answer: You won't be able to force him to take her more, but you can ask for child support to pay for sitters


Title: Significant Other's Daughter informed us of her sexual assault at school; CPS taking kids now what do we do?? (Oklahoma)

Question:
I don't know where to begin but this is currently happening as I type this. This is in Oklahoma.

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I was at work when I received a call from my SO telling me that her daughter (7 years old) told her that during the last school year a boy had hurt her in the restroom at the school. We do not know exactly when, but we have a few ideas based on behaviors and little spoken hints. Essentially from what we can tell is that she was raped at school at least 6 months ago.

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My SO told me that she was going to take her to the hospital to get checked out and whatever else that entailed. The hospital performed a rape kit, they spoke to countless people. (It was decided that I would stay home, as much as I want to be there for everyone. Her biological father is impossible to deal with for the both of us.) Now Child Protective Services is taking her daughter and son, because of something that happened at school. CPS stated that the issue is the biological father lives with his brother, and that my SO and I are not married and living together. We do not understand what is happening, why, or how to proceed from here.

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We are worried that with CPS track record, my SO and her siblings' experiences with them, and the two children have different learning disabilities (3 y.o. Son is autistic, 7 y.o. has learning, speech, and just has a hard time with complex concepts such as this situation. She is below average intelligence but the nicest kid. Which is most definitely how this event happened to her.), that things are going to get a whole lot worse. We just want the kids back to take care of them, give them the environment that we can provide which is better than CPS, and give our daughter the support she needs.

Answer: Given they’ve taken the children, and are alleging your SO is not a fit mother (you two living together without being married seems to be a very strange reason for that), she’s going to need a lawyer with CPS experience. ASAP. Answer #2: If they’re doing an actual rape kit now, they’re looking at something which happened much more recently.  If they found evidence of current / recent abuse, and no explanation, then CPS is going to err on the side of getting any kids out of the environment where that abuse is occurring.  Get a lawyer ASAP and follow their advice.Answer #3: My, total non-professional, guess, is that they wanted to talk to the children to rule out any domestic abuse, and to get their statements before they maight be "tainted" by input from the parents. So, basically, to gather stronger evidence and to clear out a few other eventualities which, sadly, aren't all that uncommon. Kind of like following a test protocol.Answer #4: It sounds like they took them for interviews and an investigation, like you spending hours at a police station when you're a victim of a crime. I would definitely get a lawyer, though, because you don't want to screw around with this.


Title: (Minneapolis, MN) Polar vortex cripples car, Roadside assistance never came!

Question:
Hello everyone,

Im in big need of everyones help, & appreciate all you can do.
Two days ago the polar vortex hit with -50 degreee tempatures. At 8am while driving somewhere my mothers tire couldnt handle the harsh tempatures and the seal completely blew, airing out her tire in a matter of seconds (can not air it up, we tried). We instantly called roadside assistance and they told us its very busy but we will get a tow truck by 5pm. 5:30pm came and we call back and they tell us they never set up a meeting (we were very mad, but already called off from work) we asked if we can get one at all today. She said we cant get a tow truck but tomorrow morning, we told her we already called off work today and cant do it again but they didnt budge. She sets up an appointment for 9am. Now its 12pm they still havent shown up and say they will not be coming at all & we gotta rent a vehicle (we dont live a lavish lifestyle, and cant afford one) or find our own tow truck (which we have been doing everyday).

My question for you guys is this illegal or due for reimbursement? We pay for roadside assistance every 6 months.

Answer:
 The thing is, this is an extraordinary event.  Any money or compensation you could get out of them would be based on "what would a reasonable company under similar conditions be able to do in order to fulfill their obligations".

I imagine tow companies being deluged all over the state & twin city area.  Even outfits that are equipped to deal with normal MN weather  are going to be having equipment  failures or other calamities that don't happen under normal (like -10) "harsh" winter conditions.

Let's say the standard practice for tow companies in your area was to be able to operate normally at -50, taking whatever precautions and preparatory steps were necessary to do so -- but this particular tow company did not follow those practices, you might have something.  If other tow companies in the area are having similar problems, then it's harder to claim that this company is acting unreasonably.


Title: Online casino withdrew money from my debit card without my consent, is there anything I can do?

Question:
This is in New Orleans, Louisiana.

I began playing poker through an online casino in October. I deposited money three times. The first two deposits were $50 and $25, which I lost. I deposited one final time for $50, and got up to $89 through playing poker.

Through ignorance, my card was saved on the software, and it's been charged multiple times, totaling $125 of bogus charges.

It's obvious to me now that this software is shady for many reasons. They make it difficult for you to track actual dollar amounts by mixing in "bonus cash" that isn't withdrawable but can apparently be released if you play some ridiculous amount.

I contacted the casino, and they claim to only have the poker history over the last 31 days. When I asked them to send me the deposit history, they sent me the deposit history of some random person. I called them back, and they kept putting me on hold.

The customer service representative kept stuttering "uhh" whenever I did speak to him, and now I'm convinced that I've lost all the money they took.

The billing agency for these deposits is some random country from China, and I do not think that my bank will believe me if I tell them that only the first three deposits were legitimate, especially considering that I'm sending money overseas to play online poker. Please let me know if there is anything I can do.

Answer: File a fraud claim with your bank. Cancel the card. Stop giving your financial information to China.Answer #2: Is this 5dimes? They've had a few shady processors lately (one cloned my debit card and spent $600 that my bank denied a dispute on), and all you can really do is file fraud claims with your bank. After that process is done, if you continue to play there, use Bitcoin to deposit and withdraw so they can't do this again and don't have your new card number.


Title: Is working a child considered child abuse?

Question:
So my aunt has a son that is only 12 years old and she makes him work a job, the problem is the job is 8 hours a day and with no holidays and the he won’t get the money that he worked for and my aunts reasoning is “for him to learn” and that also means no school for him and no form of education, is that a form of child abuse and should I do something about it?
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 That very much depends on location that your declined to provide.

You can call the local authorities and let them know. They may be able to help


Title: Partner tested positive for meth during random roadside drug test - she hasn't done meth. (NSW, Aus)

Question:
My partner and I are from NSW, Australia.
My partner was driving to her friends house a couple of nights ago when she was pulled into a random breath test pitstop. This stop also happened to have a drug bus where they were swabbing the mouths of everybody they pulled in. The oral swab tested positive for methamphetamine, even though she has never used the stuff. She does however take the occasional ecstasy pill at raves. Is it possible her gear was cut with meth? It would have been weeks between her last pill and this test, but I don't know much about how long it stays in your system...

Basically what I'm trying to work out is how to explain to the judge that she's not a methhead, she just got dosed / spiked by accident. The car was never searched, not that she had anything on her, and she was only given a 24hr ban from driving. The officer told her she'd be getting court summons based on further testing at a lab.

Answer: It was likely a false positive. Those roadside instant test kits are garbage and will pop false positives for all kinds of things. Your partner should hire an attorney if she actually receives a summons. She should **definitely not** admit to any kind of drug use.Answer #2: ecstasy is essentially a modified amphetamine (it's either methylenedioxyamphetamine or methylenedioxymethamphetamine).  So either the test misidentified it because it is a close chemical relative or it was cut with an amphetamine or methamphetamine.


Title: Parents getting a divorce- how does splitting my student loan debt work?

Question:
Hi all- this is my first time posting in PF so I apologize if I inadvertently break rules. My parents are getting a divorce, my mom has a significant amount of money in some sort of stock situation and my dad is approx. 80k in debt from my (21) student loans. My mom is under the impression that she is not responsible for any of this or responsible to split any of her assets (about 1mil in stocks, a house, multiple cars- all acquired before they were married) with my father.
We're in Ohio. None of the loans are from a private lender. Is she right? They're attempting to sort out the agreement on their own but I think she may be trying to take advantage of my dad financially. Is she right in thinking that this is solely his responsibility and she gets to keep her assets?

Answer: Tell your dad to get a lawyer?


Title: [NC] Tapped a guy in front of me in the bumper in traffic, he let me go

Question:
I was in stop and go traffic, got distracted for a minute, and rolled forward a bit too far.  I realized what I was doing and slammed on my brakes when I saw the guy in front of me not moving.  I didn't think I hit him at first, but while we were pulling toward the light he started signaling to pull over.  As we came to a stop, he hopped out of his car and went to look at his bumper.  He looked it over, smiled at me, and did a "don't worry about it" signal that I would describe as being similar to an incomplete pass ruling by a referee in football.

I rolled down my window anyway and we had this brief exchange:

Me: "Did I hit you?"

Him: "Yeah"

Me: "Are we good?"

Him: "Yeah"

And he hopped back in his car and drove off.  He eventually turned off into a parking lot.  He had out of state tags and throughout the brief interaction he didn't seem concerned at all.

I feel bad enough about hitting him in the first place, but obviously I'm concerned now that he might change his mind and file a police report.  I checked my car after I got home and didn't see any sign of visible damage at all.  I almost wish I would have pulled over with him anyway and exchanged insurance info.  As it stands now, we didn't exchange phone numbers, names, or anything like that.  What could possibly happen going forward?  If I'm being dumb and paranoid about this feel free to call me names and laugh.

Answer:
 You can file a report with your insurance, but I don't think a report with police is necessary. In some states, the police won't even file a report for any damage less than "x" amount.Answer #2: No damage, no harm, no foul. You're good.

Back in the old days, cars had actual steel bumpers and took minor bumps without damage all the time. Today's plastic painted ones fall apart if you look at them funny and are expensive to repair. You're lucky.


Title: Entrapped by 15 y/o

Question: I was talking to this guy on Snapchat, he said he was 19 y/o and we got to talking and I sent him a pic of my ass. He then asked how I looked so I sent him a pic of my face. He then asked how old I am again and I said 18 as I did before. He then texted me saying he's actually 15 and he's calling the cops and he took pictures with his other phone. What do I do now? (he blocked me after so I can't get screenshots and I never shared my exact location)

Answer:
 1.) That's not entrapment.

2.) It's a scam- he's not 15.Answer #2: There is no 15 year old. It's a scam or a troll.


Title: Fair treatment for my pregnant wife?

Question:
Firstly, I live in Ontario, Canada.

So, my wife is a manager for a very large, worldwide chain. She is now 6 months pregnant and has been noticing a significant increase in how tired she gets. She would regularly pull off 12-13 hour shifts two or three times a week and continues to still have those kinds of days, which I'm more and more opposed to.

There have been some large issues that have cropped up with her work during pregnancy involving higher-ups. Things that have even led to some presidential types offering her personal apologies in person.

She is simply reaching a point where these incredibly long shifts are no longer reasonable or feasible and she's wearing out. The long hours continue, nothing is done to help, they inconvenience her as much as they always have. This weekend during one of her only days off she had to juggle multiple shifts or else had to go in to work for yet another 13 hour shift, which she ended up doing, but she did it because she was finally scheduled for vacation this week, her first since our wedding in September of last year. Today her DM, who conveniently just finished her own vacation, informed her she wouldn't be able to take her vacation this week for reasons neither of us can begin to comprehend. They have done, and continue to do, absolutely NOTHING to accommodate her in any way. She can't keep going like this.

My question is, what exactly can we do? I've looked up multiple laws that state, basically, employers should be bending over backwards to accommodate her needs as a pregnant woman, let alone as a normal human being who is losing vacation time to the companies benefit. My wife is very timid and she has a hard time believing she has any right to feel discomfort or discontent of any kind when it comes to work, so it makes the entire thing much more difficult for me, as I can't be the one to step in and take charge at her place of work.

Any help or advice at all would be greatly appreciated. I'm at my wits end with these people.

Answer:
 > employers should be bending over backwards to accommodate her needs as a pregnant woman

Well not exactly.

She needs to talk with her doctor about what sort of restrictions she should be on and then formally request them from her employer.


Title: Is calling a woman beautiful sexual harassment?(LEGALLY)

Answer: If it's your wife, no, if it's your secretary, probably.


Title: California Highway Patrol told me to "Plead to the court"

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Thanks for reposting. /s

>You either pay it or go to court and hope for leniency. Because you admit you committed the crime. Yes the officer will go to court. He was just telling you that was your only other option.


Title: Advice needed in FL - stop turns to arrest 1.2 years later. No ticket no notice. They just changed their minds?!!

Question:
On 12/28/14 my child and friend were stopped. Friends car but my kid driving. They had Baggie later classified as less than 20 g' cannibus,  gave it to the officer as he asked. He said its your lucky night and told them to go home and stay out of trouble. No ticket no nothing. My kid was mad at friend who threw Baggie in my kids bag. She dropped this friend and 2 months later moved out of state. On 12/28/15 my child came home for Xmas. Cops came to my house and arrested her then took her to jail. Come to find out that on 5/25/15 after the cop had written a report, state prosecutor decided to summons my kid. Summons attempted to a family members address reads on line now 'returned unexecuted, person moved out of state'. The summons was for a court appearance on 7/27. Since we weren't aware of this, she wasn't there and on 7/28 judge issues warrant for her arrest. Arresting officer said they found her at my house b/cause of FB.  She has hearing on 2/19. We don't know what to do. Pay lawyer for this hearing?  Called public defender - said they can't help until she pleas. This is a shocking set of circumstances based on my former understanding of how justice works. If they let you go, can they change their minds 5 months later and then arrest you when they see you next?  My kid cannot go back to her home, lost ticket, job, and school semester that started on 1/11. Don't get it.

*use of slang above is for brevity. Kid=daughter. Cop(s)=sherrif/officer.

Answer: The state has until the statute of limitations expires to charge someone, and that is usually years and they don't alert people prior to arrest


Title: [FLORIDA] My husband and I were in the process of getting divorce and then disappeared, case had to be dismissed. Now I see on FB he got married..

Question:
As the title states, my husband and I were in the process of getting divorced but he disappeared. Since he couldnt be found, the case was dismissed.

Now as I'm trying to gather information as to where he is (no luck) so I can serve him new divorce papers, I see on FB that he got married! I have my suspicion that he left the country since he owes more than 17k in child support. But since this would be considered bigamy, would it be easier for me to find him?

So much information, I know.

Answer:
 If you're still legally married, then yes, this is bigamy. Inform your lawyers and the court if necessary. You can always hire a private investigator to determine his whereabouts. Answer #2: Bad news \- if he is hiding in the Dominican Republic, they don't follow the [Hague Child Support Convention](https://www.acf.hhs.gov/css/partners/international).

You may be able, however, to get him deported in the Dominican Republic if he is not a citizen and has committed bigamy, since if you figure out where he is, you can file a police report there. You can also have him charged in FL with bigamy, which is a felony.  Also, with him owing support \>$2500, the Department of State won't renew his passport, which will also probably result in his deportation. And his new wife may have a problem with it.

Your lawyer may be able to help you go over the options.Answer #3: If anything this should help expedite your divorce.Answer #4: You also need to make sure he's married, and not "married", before you base important actions on bigamy. Many a marriage has been faked for the Facebook likes, or just to be faked in general - remember, you can have important looking people say all the words they want, if you don't register it, it's not a marriage. I mean I guess unless it's common-law, but that wouldn't apply here...Answer #5: His poor new wife has no idea.


Title: I [live in CA] got my ex [lives in OR] pregnant, and she told me she got an abortion. She's now refusing to speak to me. Do I have any way of knowing whether she actually got the abortion, is still pregnant, or made the whole thing up in the first place?

Question: A girl I've been seeing told me she became pregnant and later told me she got an abortion. She doesn't wish to speak to me anymore, and I've lost a lot of trust in her. I'm not sure what she's been truthful about. Do I just accept that I can't do anything in this situation, living life like nothing has happened, and then possibly find out one day that I have a child?

Answer: You have no right to know anything about any medical procedure she may have had including an abortion, delivery, or miscarriage. If there is actually a baby you can ask the court for a paternity test. Unless she is an absolute recluse I bet there is somebody who can tell you if she's been hauling around a new baby that's usually a pretty big deal.


Title: Daughter was harassed by cashiers

Question:
So my daughter and her friend were in a major Canadian store that has the word Dollar in their name recently. They were accused of stealing when they got to the registers and prevented from leaving. Two ladies were loudly saying it that the whole line could hear them. Eventually a male manager was called up and after hearing what was going up apologized to my daughter about his co workers behavior and told the ladies that worked there that my daughter and her friend were free to leave. As they were leaving, one of the ladies made a comment to my daughter and the cashier was loudly arguing with the manager that my daughter was a thief. My daughter is extremely upset about all of this and I don't know if I can do anything legally about it.
Topic:
Canada

Answer: You can complain to the general manager and/or corporate office, and you can leave a nasty review online. There's no legal recourse for being insulted by a cashier.


Title: Is having an ESA committing "service dog fraud" and is that a crime?

Question: [This article](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/04/concept-creep/477939/?single_page=true) it talks about a [farmer's market in CA](https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/posts/2016/04/service_dog_fraud/d566587ab.jpg) but what exactly would be "service dog fraud" and could you go to jail for it?

Answer:
 If you have **any** dog other than a service dog (including an ESA) and claim it is a service dog you are committing service dog fraud.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=365.7.


Title: Landlord sent us 'Notice to Quit' that says we owe $740 late fees for our $700 rent

Question:
We live in Pennsylvania. Yesterday my landlord left a 'Notice to Quit' on our door from his lawyers, stating that we are late on our rent and owe that plus late fees within 30 days or he will start the eviction process. Our rent is $700 and as per the lease the late fees are $25, which we pay whenever we are late. This notice is saying the late fees that we owe are $740. So in total, in 30 days we need to pay him $1440.

My boyfriend would like to just pay him and be done with it, but I think that's a huge amount of fees to pay him when the lease states it should be only $25... $740 is not a small sum to us. I would like to get advice on if we should draft a letter to his lawyers asking for proof that we owe these fees. I know you can do that with debt collectors but I'm not sure what the rules are regarding money owed to a landlord.

There are other issues also. I had a baby the very end of December. Our landlord was notified that I was expecting a child months before I gave birth but we informed him through a text and not in writing which I realize now was our mistake. He states in the notice that we are in violation of the rental agreement because we have 5 people living here: my boyfriend and I, his two children, and then my 2 month old. The original lease has just my boyfriend and I and his children on it. I'm scared that if we pay this money he will start the eviction process anyway because we will still be in violation of the lease.

He's trying to sell the house so seeing as we had a good relationship with him before this month I'm assuming that is the motivation behind the notice. I want to get this figured out as quickly as possible because if there is no way to resolve this then I would like to start looking for a different place to live. My boyfriend believes that he can work it out amicably with our landlord because they have always had a friendly relationship but I believe if that were true he would not be going through his attorneys. Please advise me on what to do. Thank you

Answer: First, look at your lease and supporting documents to see what fines/fees/interest you agreed to.  It's strongly unlikely that you have $740 on late fees for a couple weeks late rent.  That's more likely to be a clerical error.


Title: [CA] Engagement photographer didn't meet contract deadlines and represented herself with another photographers work.

Question:
I booked a photographer for engagement photos and the photographer basically took our money and the pictures then disappeared. A week after the deadline (Feb 23) we got in contact and she gave us the run-around.  Still with no pictures I found out today that she stole the work on her site from another photographer.

I spoke to the photographer who owns the pictures and he was shocked.

The contract stated that SP (her company) "will provide 30 images fully edited/color corrected hi-res on a thumb drive supplied by the client by February 23, 2015." They have not delivered that at all and refused to answer calls and emails in an anyway timely manner.

We asked for the money back and she refused because she "did the work".

The problem is that while we signed the contract, they did not. They did write it tho. The cost of the shoot was $375 is going after her throwing good money after bad? How would I proceed? Small claims? Letter from a lawyer? Losse $375?
Topic:
Contracts

Answer: I would absolutely sue her in smalls claims court. She breached the contract and you have a misrepresentation claim.  Does the other photographer know her pictures are being used?


Title: [Arkansas] Can my sister take out a business loan to build a small house onto my mom's stand alone garage on my mom's property?

Question:
I love this sub, kinda glad I have an excuse to ask a question, even if it's a crazy one.

She's asking me to cosign, which I'm not gonna do. She claims she can get a business loan (though doesn't even pretend that she had any kind of business), as she can't get a residential loan because it's not her land.

I'm worried she will talk someone else into it.

Is this possible? Can you just get a business loan to build a house since you don't own the land?!

According to sis, mom is ok with it, as "I will live there until mom retires, then I will buy her house from her and she can move into my small house". Gonna talk to mom tomorrow, but even *if* mom is ok with it, I don't see how it's possible to build a permanent residential structure without owning the land.

It *seems* not possible. If it is, what kind of attorney would you need to draw up an agreement? And *if* it can be done, what kind of contract would one typically expect to see? I mean, if she bails on the loan, and the cosigner doesn't pay up, how would the loan entity recuperate that money since it's on mom's land?

It's about 5 acres, outside city limits. She has a gate at the only entrance/exit to the property.

Answer:
 I promise you that a bank won't give a business loan without an extensive plan, financials, down payment, etc.

Further,  it appears she has no business experience. The SBA may help, but she'd still need a plan, financials, a down payment, etc.

Lastly, she'd have to actually ... operate a business from the location.

Taking a business loan to build a primary residence for no business purpose is fraud, as I feel she'd have to lie on the application.


Title: Husband's boss just screwed us

Question: Hey. This is in MI. Really don't know if I have any legal right in this. Today, may 27th, we received a letter in the mail from my husband's boss. It was dated May 12th, and stated they were recalling him May 18th, and that the letter should be signed and returned by the 18th or job terminated. Well, seeing as we received it today, we obviously didnt even know the letter existed. The boss never called, although they spoke on the 11th and the last thing the boss said was he'd call him in the next week or 2. He never called. He never even called when he heard nothing back from this letter he sent out. (According to the dates, it definitely got lost in the mail, I get the email from USPS every day and never saw it) he would have sent it the 13th, which would have only given us 5 days to receive it, review it, sign, mail it back and for them to receive it. From what I've read, he should havent sent it registered mail to confirm its arrival. It was just regular mail with a regular stamp. And then we noticed he had put the wrong numbers for our address, although the letter inside had his name and the correct address underneath. In the boss's view point, my husband quit. But we never got the letter or even a phone call from him. My husband is too mad to call and talk rationally with him, and now we can't collect unemployment because of this. Is there anything I can try?

Answer: Your husband won’t call to see if he can rectify the situation?Answer #2: First thing your husband should do is calm down and then call his boss and respectfully discuss the situation — that he received the letter after the deadline.  If the boss doesn’t care the. Your husband can appeal the unemployment Decision if his unemployment is denied.


Title: (FL) A kid on Twitter is almost threatening me. He posted my address on twitter after calling me a bitch and I told him to shut up. If he vandalizes anything can I still charge him without camera evidence.

Question: A kid on twitter called me a bitch and i told him to shut up and he replied, "**** is your address, right?" I didnt respond but I am worried and scared that he will assault me and vandalize my house and cars. What precautions can I do just in case? If I dont have video or camera evidence, am I screwed? Help me. I am shaking typing this.

Answer:
 Contact Twitter and ask for the Tweet to be removed. Before you do this, print the Tweet out and bring it to the police. Let them take it from there. Answer #2: Is he a victim of an experiment you did or something?Answer #3: From earlier: http://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/33mgxl/i_got_maximum_suspension_from_my_school_for_doing/

Methinks there's more to this story than OP is letting on.


Title: I'm accused of a DUI while I was sober.

Question: I am in TN. A few weeks ago I went with a friend to a bar with the intentions of being the DD. I don't drink alcohol anyways. My friend, we will call her Kelly, got very intoxicated. We end up leaving the bar and heading home around 2 am. About 220 am I get pulled over. The officer said I was speeding and asked how much I had to drink. I told him the situation. He said he smelled alcohol on me.  He didn't. I had my receipt in my pocket showing I had soft drinks and a pretzel. He asked me to do a sobriety test. I did. He said I failed and arrested me for drinking under the influence. At the jail after processing in they took my blood. My blood showed NO SIGNS OF ALCOHOL. Today I went for my court date. They said they lost my blood sample and couldn't provide it and then offered me a plea deal. Told me to pleas guilty to DUI and I would serve three weekends in jail. I have never been in trouble before and can't lose my license. I was not drinking. I went back to the bar and talked to our server who said he would do whatever I needed to prove I had nothing to drink. They are also trying to charge my friend, saying she knew I was intoxicated and allowed me to drive. The nurse at the jail told me that my blood test was good. What do I do? Can I counter sue? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you guys.

Answer:
 You need an attorneyAnswer #2: > My blood showed NO SIGNS OF ALCOHOL.

Yeah, I call B.S.

They needed a warrant for the blood, unless TN has updated their Statement of Rights form into Birchfield compliance.  Further, 99.999999% of the time they'll ask for breath first.  Then, if you want a test go for blood.  They don't go for blood, generally, unless you are being taken to the hospital for injuries or there are other circumstances.

Lastly, blood results don't come back while you are at the station, so you should have no idea what "signs" the blood showed.

> They are also trying to charge my friend, saying she knew I was intoxicated and allowed me to drive.

Nope

> The nurse at the jail told me that my blood test was good.

Nope.  Bullshit.

> Can I counter sue?

Troll.Answer #3: What sobriety tests did they have you do? Did you do a breathalyzer? What state are you from?

Get a public defender. If you're innocent, don't take the plea deal. DUIs on your record are obviously not great. You could subpoena the nurse to your trial, as well as anyone else with knowledge of the blood draw and lab results. You could testify about that stuff as well, although hearsay rules may limit your ability to say "John Doe told me the results showed no signs of alcohol."


Title: I know my friend's boyfriend stole my GBA and Pokemon Sapphire game, what should I do? Confront him first, or police report?

Question:
I live in Louisiana. My gut feeling is to make the police report and then question him on it. If he gives it back then I tell the police he did the right thing, and if he doesn't then I have just given the police his full name, address, age, physical description. I really don't want to cause strife for this young guy, 23 and moved from two states away to be with a girl he fell in love with, but I was kind and made sure he felt welcome and included and he up and steals my childhood treasure.

His girlfriend was going to be working late so we invited him to join our game board night. Later in the evening he comments about the game boy advance and game. Shortly after he gets increasingly jittery and needs to leave. Next day the topic of the GBA made me want to play it and it is nowhere to be found. 🤔

Answer: If you 100% know he stole it, and can prove it- report the theft to the police. You can try scaring him by saying out loud that you’re contacting the police unless the gba comes back. If you get it back - I would cease contact with this person , or at least refrain from inviting him to your house again


Title: Wife was molested as juvenile by her cousin. In the past year 2 female cousins have opened up to the family that they were raped/molested. Seeking clarity on the details of the Statute of Limitations for child molestation.

Question:
My wife, now 30 yrs of age, was molested by cousin years older than her over the span of roughly four years. Apparently this started when she was about 4th grade, which means the molester (cousin) was a minor when the events first started taking place.

Instead of coming forward with and telling her parents about the inappropriate behavior of her cousin, she tried forget/ignore the acts these sexual advances towards her. She was uncomfortable and unsure of how to approach her parents  and worried about the possibility of nobody believing her, in addition, to feeling embarrassed and somewhat to blame (I have no idea why this is a common thing with victims of child molestation).

From what she's told me, her biggest concern was the chaos that would erupt within the family if she were to come forward about her sick fuck cousin. She says that she was also confused at first, like she knew that he was doing inappropriate thing but to what extent wasn't as clear in the beginning. The first couple of occurrences were subtle, eventually he became comfortable and confident with his ability to manipulate her and less worried about being caught or "told on". As time went on each occurrence became disturbingly worse, he started to feel comfortable with the stuff he was doing, to the point that eventually he started demanding certain "things" be done to him by her.

It wasn't until recently that my wife had came forward and told her parents about what had happened to her as a child, and this was only because another cousin of hers (lets call her "Swim"), had confessed to a few close members of the family that "predator" cousin had molested her when she was a girl. Swim wasn't only molested but was victim to rape. Swim is 2 years older than my wife, which would make her 7 years younger than the sick fuck rapist cousin.

***Okay, due to time I am going to cut the backstory short for now. I promise to return & update in the morning if further details are needed. If anyone needs any further explanation or has questions please comment and I'll do my best to answer them asap using a mobile device***

Objective for this my post this evening:
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These ladies are now worried about his role at work, and for good reason. He works with children/teens in his current role which is some what comparable to Counselor. They're also worried worried for his two daughters, both under the age of 10yrs old currently.

Ultimately, they feel that the authorities should be notified and want legal course of action. I've researched the Limit of Statute for Child Molestation but I'm not sure I understood correctly. Also, I'm uncertain if the fact that both the predator and victim were minor during a portion of the sexual harassing changes anything. Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to respond with helpful insight. Oh and I'm located in California, in case I hadn't already mentioned that.

Answer:
 Statute of limitations for sex crimes against children start when the district attorney knows, or should have known(as in it was reported to the police in one example.)
Also

>If a person reports to law enforcement that they have been sexually molested as a child by the defendant then the district attorney must file the criminal charges against the defendant before the victim turns 28 years of age; **however, if the alleged victim does not report the alleged molestation until after the alleged victim turns 28 years of age then PC 803 gives the district attorney an extra year to file charges against the defendant no matter at what age the alleged victim reported the alleged child molestation.**Answer #2: Even if the SOL has expired you can still call CPS to report that a serial molestor has access to kids. All you need is a “reasonable suspicion” which it sounds like you do. It won’t punish him for past crimes but it could open an investigation into what he’s doing now with the kids he has access to.


Title: [SC] Drugged kid in daycare...non-op question...

Answer:
 Assuming the evidence points to overdosing the kid for naptime, and he survives, what are the likely charges?

Gross Negligence?  Child Abuse?

Is jail/prison in anyone's future?


Title: District Attorney and Defense Attorney have the same initials. In conversation they often have similar context... How can a layperson like myself tell the difference?

Answer: Nobody uses "DA" to mean defense attorney, so there's that.


Title: [MA] Just moved into a new apartment, realtor did not disclose that building is for sale. Multiple showings have been going on. Can they break our lease if sold?

Question: So as the title says, we just moved into a new apartment about two months ago. We worked with a realtor, and signed the lease which was a really basic one page thing that said nothing about the building being for sale. After we signed the paperwork and gave our deposits, she tried to schedule a showing of our apartment and we didn't understand. Her reply was "Oh sorry did I forget to tell you the building is for sale?". She also did the same exact thing to our neighbor downstairs who moved in at the same time as us. So she's been scheduling showings in our and our neighbors apartments periodically for the last several weeks. From what I have read online, if our lease doesn't say anything about terminating because of sale, we are not at risk of having our lease ended early if it does sell. Can anyone confirm if this is true? I'm seriously pissed, though, because I am 9+ months pregnant, ready to have this baby any day, and we rented this place with the plan to stay for a while to raise the baby. It seems like we are set for the remaining term of this lease but if it does sell, we'll probably have to start looking for a new place for next year. We would NOT have rented this place if we knew that was a possibility.

Answer:
 If the building is sold your lease is indeed sold with it so you are correct that you would be unaffected.

I don't think you're correct to assume that you would have to move after the lease just because the building would have a new owner. Most entities who buy apartment buildings do so to rent it out and that means you are a valuable part of the sale. Buyers love it when they can  see that the building is in demand at a certain price point.

Document every single instance of her showing the apartment and if it becomes too much for you then voice your concerns.

It's very hard to give any real advice without knowing:

* How much notice you are given

* How often she is showing the place

* How long that takes each time

She has a right to show the place but that only extends so far.


Title: If methamphetamine became legal federally, and it turned out the local chicken franchise’s ceo had a meth lab, would he be punished?

Answer:
 Even if prosecution for past production was waived he would still be on the hook for all the associated crimes committed in furtherance of forming his drug empire to include but not be limited to:  Murder, extortion, arson, insurance fraud, kidnapping and a host of others.

Any actual prosecution is of course entirely dependent on said chicken franchise CEO surviving nearby wheelchair explosions.


Title: My company posted to hire for a full time position and then decided to force me to do instead in addition to my current job with no additional benefits. Do I have any rights at all?

Question:
In Louisiana, USA.

There is a position at my company that has gone through 3 new hires in the past 9 months because of how horrible the work environment and job itself is. The job was reposted after the last person quit, a full job description was submitted to HR, there was a solid number of applicants to the position. Instead, I was recently told I am now responsible for both positions and I have no choice in the matter and will receive no additional compensation. I am expected to now work overtime (which will be time and a half) to get all of the duties of both positions done if necessary. I feel as if I am now set up to fail in trying to complete tasks of two entire job descriptions, one of which I am not qualified for.

I don’t know if it is at all relevant, but I recently reported (about a month ago) being harassed by another coworker. This is all now happening after that and I am being made to leave my current office and team to move to another building to complete the duties of this second position.

Do I have any protection or any legal rights at all in general? Or rights/protection if I am fired for expressing concern regarding not being compensated or the insane workload I am now facing? Are there any laws that would prevent  my employer from forcing me to work extremely long hours overtime?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 > Are there any laws that would prevent my employer from forcing me to work extremely long hours overtime?

As long as they pay you appropriately for all hours worked, they can schedule you as much as they want. Some states have "day of rest" laws but not Louisiana. The only exception is if you are in a union and working under a union contract (or another similar type of employment contract that restricts hours). Yes, you can be fired for complaining that they are working you too much.


Title: Virginia. I hit a stop sign today, no damage at all, went about my day. Did I commit hit and run?

Question: Yeah so as the title states I'm in Virginia and today on my way to work I accident hit a stop sign going about 3mph or less. I was approaching the sign when I saw a squirrel coming from my left. I jetted the car right as I was coming by to a stop and bumped the sign. It's one of the 4x4 wooden ones. No damage to either the sign or my car. I made sure it was straight and tamped the ground back down. I then went on to work. I didn't even think about it until I saw my girlfriend today and was telling her about it. She's convinced I committed a hit and run. I'm not so sure. Should I contact the local police? Vdot who I'm sure owns the sign? Nothing? Thank you for any advice you may have.

Answer:
 Yeah don't call the police or vdot.  If there's no damage so nobody cares.

Yes you technically comitted a crime (going off the road and hitting a sign) but very few cops would ticket you for that. If youd knocked over the sign, things would be different.

If there is no damage, you dont have to call the police.  Even if thete is damage (two cars getting into a fender bender) you don't have to call the police, as long as insurance information is traded.

FWIW its kind of dangerous to swerve or brake hard because of small animals.  Also any squirrel in VA who's gonna be hit by a car died long ago.


Title: Neighbors set off Illegal fireworks and now my dog is scared of outside

Question: Honestly, I don't even know if I sound crazy or not posting this, but I thought I would give it a shot. On Memorial Day, my direct next door neighbors set off some illegal fireworks that not only scared the shit out of my dog, but were loud and violent enough to scare me. If she were inside I'm sure she wouldn't have been fazed but we happened to be outside which made it so much worse. Now, I can't even get her out the door before she pulls herself out her harness and runs back inside because she's so terrified. Do I have any options here? I feel like a crazy person, but I love my dog and I need to pay for some kind of therapy for her. Again, normally not this insane, but I am so sick of my neighbors and their fireworks.

Answer:
 >Do I have any options here?

Not legal ones, sorry.

>I am so sick of my neighbors and their fireworks.

Did you report the incident to the police?Answer #2: I would say that with all the warnings around holiday weekends to keep your pets inside because of fireworks, your case would be very week.


Title: Trying to donate my salary to an employee that has to self quarantine, but company won't let me.

Question:
Without too many details, I had an employee who had an unexpected loss in his family.  He's going back home for services.  Our company policy is to self quarantine if you go on travel.  Self quarantine is minimum 14 days and is unpaid.  I told HR that I would donate my paycheck to cover the time he was self quarantined.

HR flipped out and called an emergency meeting with me and my manager and VP for HR.

I was later told that I was wrong in my thought process that I could donate part of my paycheck to another employee in need.  Alright. Seriously WTF. Can I get some help here?  I'm in Michigan, btw.

Answer:
 Why don't you just give him money after you're paid?

Your employer doesn't have to help you donate your pay.


Title: (FL) My nosy friend just became a lawyer and says they’ve been checking all of our friend’s backgrounds for arrest records and education. Is this possible?

Question:
My friend recently passed the FL bar and just started working as an attorney. I know they can check arrest records but can they just readily check if someone graduated college and things like that? Seems wrong to me
Topic:
Background Checks and Expungements

Answer: Anyone can run a background check on anyone as long as they're willing to pay for it. Anyone with knowledge of your state puts their public records online can likely look up your charges and dispositions of your charges and lawsuits by county. I know how my state's public index works because I'm a lawyer but literally anyone can do it. I don't know of any database that would show whether or not you graduated from college.


Title: Found strange phone in underwear drawer at apartment, don't know what to do (TX)

Question:
I'm a 3L in law school so I'm a little embarrassed that I don't know what to do, but I guess I'm in shock. I was studying for the hardest final of my life (tomorrow at 8:00am, yay me) when my fiancé found a very basic Samsung phone in my underwear drawer. Neither he nor I have ever seen it before nor do we know where it came from. I rent an apartment and NO ONE ever comes over so the only logical conclusion is maintenance staff was pilfering through my drawers while I'm in class because I'm NEVER at my apartment. I only sleep there when I have class because my fiancé and I have a house out of town.

He says nothing is missing from the drawer and everything is folded the way it was before. The chest of drawers is in the back of my closet so even if the pest control guys came in, I don't see a single reason why pest control would even need to be over by my drawers in the first place.

I know the obvious answer is to call the main office but it's Sunday night. I guess I'm just freaked out right now and want to know what the smartest option is before I do anything. I don't know whether to call the police, get a charger from Walmart to find what's on the phone, I don't know. Sorry for the ramble, I'm just freaking out with everything going on. Please help.

Answer:
 The phone was completely dead ?

Here's my hypothesis:  one of your visitors (landlord, maintenance, pest control, other guest) is a voyeur.    They put the phone into your sock drawer, expecting to record the sounds of romance, and expecting to pick up the phone before you discovered it.

If they were smart, the phone is locked and you won't be able to access its camera, voice recorder, or call log.

But they probably aren't smart, because they hid the phone in the sort of place everybody accesses daily:  an underwear drawer.

Now there are all sorts of other weird possibilities.  A neighbor's phone fell out of their pocket into your laundry basket in a shared laundry.   A pest-control guy put up an ant bait trap in your closet and the phone got knocked off his belt.   That sort of thing.

Make a non-emergency police report to memorialize your discovery.   Block the door with something heavy tonight, and change the locks tomorrow.

Then once you've taken care of business at tomorrow's exam (good luck !) you can (unless the police actually ask for it to do an investigation) some examination of the mysterious flip-phone.Answer #2: Were you present in the room when this phone was found?Answer #3: I would fire up the phone and see if you can identify who it belongs to and then go from there.


Title: YKINMKATOK but I'd rather not see porn in the course of a normal work day

Question:
Ontario, Canada.

My company rents several offices in a small building. One of our offices is across the hall from a travel agency staffed by a man we call Porny McGee, so named because of his habit of looking at porn on his computer. His computer screen faces the door, so anytime anyone walks in or out of our office, there's a good chance of being subjected to porn.

We complained to the building manager, who warned Porny McGee that if it happened again he would be evicted. That seemed to help for a few weeks, but recently he's back to his old habits. Despite the earlier threat, the building manager just told Porny to move his workspace so that his porn could no longer be seen from the hall. That doesn't seem like a good enough solution, and in any case, it's not working so far (today Porny was seen at his regular workspace, although he wasn't looking at porn).

If the building manager won't do anything, is there anything we can do, besides moving out of the building? If we employed Porny, we would fire him. If we owned the building, we would evict him. But as it is, we feel a bit impotent (no pun intended).

Answer:
 What does "YKINMKATOK" mean...?Answer #2: > That doesn't seem like a good enough solution

Why not?  You have no right to control what someone else does in their space.  Answer #3: > That doesn't seem like a good enough solution,

Why not? Answer #4: It's been a long time since I worked in a corporate office and this would depend on whether he is working with on a desktop or laptop but...

It used to be that staff members who worked with highly confidential information should have a privacy screen attached to  their monitor. This might help.

Another simple solution, might be frosting the glass windows/doors? This can be done with a film fairly cheaply and can look good even when done as a horizontal stripe that would hide the view of his activities.  Even a simple, stylish, screen around his workspace would help.

Also, perhaps your boss might want to take him out for lunch or a coffee one day and have a quiet word? A mentoring type chat about professionalism and how word gets around about people's reputations and while your boss might have some clients they'd like to recommend him to, they don't feel comfortable doing so right now...

Sometimes, the going to the authorities, following the legal remedies works and sometimes you need to find the other, subtler, still legal, ways to get the solution you want.


Title: Friend who is getting separated is asking me to retrieve firearms from where his wife lives. He says his lawyer said to lie and retrieve them. I think my friend is lying.

Question:
Location: USA

Short story.  My friend is legally separated right now.  Shes claiming she feels threatened by him, so hes court ordered to stay (500?) of feet from her. He is also legally obligated to turn in all his firearms. He has turned in only the ones she knows about.

I'm letting him stay here whenever he wants.

Anyway, I became very uncomfortable when he wanted me to go to his house and retrieve some firearms.  He's telling me his lawyer said for me to say it belonged to me and retrieve firearms she does not know about from his house.  I don't believe a lawyer is telling him to do this.  I also think this is a bad idea.   I can't imagine his lawyer is actually saying this or he is selectively telling the lawyer information to get the answer he wants.

Am I crazy? I want to support my friend, but I feel like I'm being lied to.

Answer:
 Don't do anything shady involving guns ever.

You don't think you could get in trouble for giving a gun to a person you know has a restraining order out against them??  Answer #2: One of the rules about restraining orders is that having someone else contact the protected party for you is also prohibited. You should not talk to the wife on his behalf. It could get you in trouble, and definitely will get him in trouble. Also, remember that his lawyer has his clients interests in mind, not yours.


Title: [New York] Fraudulent charges not being credited

Question:
I hope someone can help me resolve my Moms issue with Sears Credit Card issued through Citi Bank.

In July 2016, my mom provided her card to a merchant for a paper advertisement in the amount of $600. The merchant charged the $600 and then the next day charged an additional $1675. When she contacted the merchant, he said he will have his "girl" fix it (this was in writing). My mom spoke to Sears to dispute the $1675, and as she was on the phone, she was informed a second $1675 charge was coming through. She immediately told the Sears rep to block that amount and that she did not approve it. She was verbally informed that the charge would be blocked. So in short, instead of refunding the $1675, the merchant refunded the $600 and charged an additional $1675. None of the $1675 charges were ever authorized. Since then, the vendor disappeared off the face of the earth and neither mom or I can reach him.

My Mom called multiple times since July. She finally heard back 4 weeks ago that one of the $1675 charges will be refunded and the second charge she is responsible for. I called back and eventually hit the "sears presidential support team". They claim that they sent paperwork in Sept that my Mom needed to fill out. She never received anything in the mail and Sears does not have any tracking number or anything. Sears claims it can only sends letter without tracking. Since the claimed Sept letter was sent, my Mom spoke to Sears several times in October and November and never once did they mention that there is paperwork pending and she needs to stop calling and to just wait for a letter.

In addition, I did some research and the merchant used Paypal as the processor. I contacted Paypal and the customer service website and phone number are for a domain that doesnt exist and a phone for google voice that doesnt ring anywhere.

In short, Sears claims its unable to open a dispute again because time has passed and is refusing to do anything to help my mom and claims she is responsible. My father passed away 3 weeks ago and this entire Sears issue has gotten to a point where it is affecting my moms health and I want to help solve it. I dont know who to turn to for this. It feels as if sears has thrown us under the bus and not willing to help. I feel that Sears messed something up because of two disputes for the same dollar amounts with one cancelled card and they are unsure which amount is for which dispute now. It could also be some internal Sears card mess up.

Any help or guidance is greatly appreciated, especially with everything my family is going through.

Please let me know if you need any additional information.

[UPDATE]
I would like to add that the merchant submitted paperwork stating that I did not abide by the merchants terms and conditions. When I spoke to Sears for a copy of the terms and conditions or evidence that the merchant provided sears, it was a sentence without any letterhead or anything with the sentence "The customer did not cancel according to the terms and conditions". The merchant did not provide sears with an invoice, any terms and conditions or even a copy of anything with my moms signature. I felt that is needed to be added

[UPDATE 2-22-17]
Quick update: Sears believed the merchants verbal response that we did not adhere to the terms and conditions without providing any copy to sears. Eventhough we told sears there arent any terms and conditions.

Long story short, we lost the dispute and were essentially robbed $1675. If you are a scammer, try to scam sears credit card holders. You dont have to provide any evidence to win a dispute.

Its probably insignificant but anything related to Sears will never see $1 from me. We will pay the balance and close the credit card account immediately after so many years of not even 1 dispute or fraud issue. Sears offers 0 customer loyalty or assurance against fraud.

Answer: The merchant needs to offer some sort of proof that a transaction was made, if that's really all he provided in defense of a chargeback he's going to lose. I've lost cases with everything short of a physical signature before.


Title: [NM] Wife's ex-husband foreclosed on, never refinanced despite court order

Question:
My wife's ex-husband is going through a foreclosure. He filed chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year and we were notified of a court summons for a foreclosure last week (haven't recieved the actual summons yet). Per the divorce decree ~4 years ago he was supposed to refinance to remove her from the house. He never did it despite them returning to court in 2015 and the judge basically ordering him to sell the house if he couldn't refinance. The house was bought for ~130k and has about 13k in equity so not sure if there will be deficiency from the foreclosure. Our questions:

1) Will/can my wife be held responsible for any costs from the foreclosure?

 1a) I know there might be a deficiency but are there any other places that we could get hit with in terms of damages?

2) Can I be held responsible as her husband?

3) If we are held responsible can we sue her ex for damages even though he's filed the bankrupty?

  3a) If any equity is recouped by her ex (it sells for more than 117K) would we be entitled to half?

4) Who would be best to help with this? Her divorce lawyer? Bankrupty lawyer? Real estate lawyer?

5) Anything else we can/should do to help fight this?

Thanks, my poor wife is really stressing about this so any advice you can give would be appreciated.

Answer:
 1.  Yes. For any charges the lender is entitled to recover.

2.  Generally no.

3.  Yes, your wife can sue him for whatever she is obligated to pay. Likely no, she won't get any benefit from the sale. Presumably she already got her half.

4.  Help what?  You can't stop a lender from pursuing you for a loan you're on. Her divorce attorney might be able to lean on her ex to act in the most helpful way possible now, but that also seems too little too late.

5. You should talk to the ex if possible and execute a strategy of minimizing costs if he's willing. But at this point it sounds like the horse is mostly out of the barn.


Title: Can i hit a pedestrian in the highway?

Question: I live near all of the Ferguson crap going on and the "peaceful protesters" feel like it's a good idea to stand in the highway. If they are standing in front of my car, do I have the legal right to run them over if I feel endangered?

Answer:
 No.Answer #2: > do I have the legal right to run them over if I feel endangered?

Only if that feeling is a REASONABLE one.

Is the crowd surrounding your car and starting to break windows?  Are people reaching in trying to drag you out?

If so, then maybe.

If it's just people standing and peacefully chanting, then running them down would be murder.Answer #3: No.  That would be assault.

If they are in the road and you *truly* can't stop in time, there would be a lesser criminal charge or perhaps no criminal charge.  You would also likely incur some percentage of civil liability.


Title: I rent my car out on an app called GetAround. A renter left a bunch of drug paraphernalia in the car - crack pipe with resin, baggies, syringes, bloody alcohol swabs, etc. Does anything come to mind that I should be aware of?

Question:
(Illinois, USA)

I reported the issue to the GetAround team immediately.  I'm currently in possession of the stuff.  I brought it inside and handled it with biohazard gloves.

Pictures, video sent to GetAround.  I asked if I should have the cops come pick it up (no, I'm not throwing it in the dumpster for some kid to find).  I thought it was a bit odd that they told me no, wait for their guidance.  Apparently supervisors need to get involved.

All this just happened.  If I don't hear back by the morning, I'm going to file a report with the cops to cover myself.

Any legal stuff I'm not thinking of that might be helpful, feel free to let me know.  Much appreciated!

Answer:
 Why the hell did you handle anything in there?  Best bet would have been to immediately call the cops and stop waiting for the company to cover their ass.

Since you’re now in possession of narcotics and paraphernalia contacting an attorney to figure out how to extricate yourself from this and not be charged with any number of crimes is probably a better idea.


Title: [OH] A previous potential roommate and ex friend is threatening to take me to court over a kitten she never owned.

Question:
My boyfriend and I are moving out in 3 days from our current apartment. Our lease is up the end of this month. We are not renewing but our roommate is staying in the apartment. Her ex best friend was going to take our place in the apartment and has said so for months. The issue however is what the ex friend starts classes soon and needed to be in the apartment before school started. So my boyfriend and I agreed to move out a bit early to make sure she could stay and get to school. She was previously in a dorm and living with her parents almost two hours away. It was a great effort to find a place in time since we thought we had three more weeks to move. There should not have been much of a problem just transferring the lease and putting my roommate's friend on the lease.

However on the day rent was due the friend backed out of the apartment saying she did not have the money and was angry at her friend so she did not want to move in. So my boyfriend and I covered what she was supposed to pay in rent and were quite annoyed over her bailing last second. When I told this she said I was shaming her for being poor and just did not understand her situation.

This is leads up to the kitten. She really wanted a kitten and a good friend of mine happened to have a few farms cats. He let her have one under the condition that the kitten live in the apartment with my old roommate since he liked my roommate but did not really trust my friend. So he essentially gave the kitten to both of them. He also told me to make sure the kitten gets taken care of and to not let them keep it if it gets neglected since I love animals so much.

So my roommate and her ex friend pick up the kitten and bring it directly to my apartment. The friend then leaves and after two weeks only sees the kitten once even though her boyfriend lives close by and she has been staying with him. She also forgot to pay my friend for the kitten which she had agreed to do. So she just took the kitten without paying.

I have been looking after the kitten this whole time and have medically taken care of her as well. I have also bought her food. The friend said she did not have the money to buy nice kitten food or take the kitten to the vet. So I have done all of this for her. I did not mind at first because the girl insisted she would get a job and take care of the kitten well when she had more money.

So after she said she did not have the money to move in, would never move in, and would not pay my boyfriend and I what she said she would I said she could no longer have the kitten as it was never even given to her anyway. She blew up. She is demanding it back and threatening to call my current landlord because now we have one too many cats allowed in our place. She also came over to my apartment with the police demanding the kitten back. We told the officers our story and they even called my friend who had the kitten first and he said the same thing and that the kitten was never paid for and that he does not want her to have the kitten. He has the vet bills to prove the kitten did belong to him first and the pictures of her really young if necessary. That seemed to satisfy the cops who then left. They honestly seemed pretty annoyed and even said they could not understand all this fuss over a farm cat.

My friend has asked that I not let her take back the kitten and that I find the kitten a better home which I plan on doing. But now the girl is threatening to sue me and take me to court over stealing her kitten.

So now my question is... Can she actually take me to court over this? The guy who sells the kittens has backed me up and my roommate and boyfriend have as well. The kitten was never taken to the vet by her, was never fed by her, was never taken home by her, and she honestly barely saw it. I told her she could maybe get the kitten if she paid me what I lost on rent for two apartments and the cost of caring for the kitten but she won't do that either. She just wants me to give her the kitten or else she is taking me to court. Sorry to ramble I am just really upset over having like four cops at my apartment seeing her freaking out. Also the kitten has now been taken to my mother's house.

TL;DR Girl with no proof of ownership wants a kitten and wants to sue me over it even though I have been taking care of it.

Answer:
 Certainly she *can* sue you over this. Whether or not she will, or if she does whether or not she will succeed are entirely different matters. My guess is that if she doesn't have the money to take care of the kitten she also can't afford the small claims fee and this will never get off the ground. Cut off contact with her and respond if you're actually sued. If actually sued bring a counter-claim for the rent you had to cover when she backed out.

[Read this](http://www.ohiojudges.org/Document.ashx?DocGuid=7ccff07a-9c2c-4671-b10f-845072444576).Answer #2: First if she doesn't have the money to move in she doesn't have the money to sue you either. If you have taken the cat to the vet it shows you as the caregiver/owner as long as you did it in your name and not hers. Pets are considered property. Have receipts for care, photos in case she tries to steal it and you have your friend who previously owned the cat. His statement that she never paid for it is enough that it isn't her cat as she didn't complete the verbal agreement to pay for the cat.Answer #3: Ignore her unless you get served.


Title: How do lawyers get people 8-15x the settlement your insurance company offers you in the event of an accident (according to those commercials on TV)??

Question:
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer: Cause those fatcat insurance company suit guys just crap their pants and whip out their checkbook at the mere mention of your lawyer's name.


Title: Right To Sublet When Roommate Refuses?

Question: My partner and I moved in with my long term friend and her 6 year old after friend's dad moved out. Friend was freaking out because she couldn't afford bills alone and we decided to help for a year while she got on her feet. It's been a nightmare. Post it notes almost every single day over petty things, stemming from the fact that she had her jobless sidepiece living in her bedroom with her while my partner and I were paying 2/3 of everything. When we put our foot down about that and made him leave is when our home life turned into a nightmare. Long story short, my partner and I can afford another house and have already found one that is being renovated and will be ready soon. We are looking to leave and sublet our room for the remaining 4-5 months of lease (depending on when the renovations are done). The lease says we can sublet with landlord approval. I've spoken to them and I have their approval as long as I do my due diligence finding someone and they have to go through the BG/credit verifications I did. The problem is that my roommate refuses to accept anyone at all as a subletter because she says she doesnt feel comfortable having anyone around her kid, which I get. That's why I reached out to her months ago about trying to find someone she would be comfortable with. She outright refuses any potential subletter. What are my legal rights here?

Answer: Her feelings aren't your problem. Honor the agreement with the landlord.