Title: [CA]Got a call from my mother that my brother was arrested. He's 17 and she wasn't present for anything. Is it worth fighting?

Question: Not sure of the details, but since my brother is a minor I was always told to speak with anyone we needed a parent present since we couldn't legally consent to anything nor be held responsible for what was said. I'm not sure what the charges are, but is this something we should look at getting a lawyer for or is it something we just follow the beauracracy of the school board to file complaints?

Answer:
 > since my brother is a minor I was always told to speak with anyone we needed a parent present since we couldn't legally consent to anything nor be held responsible for what was said.

You were told wrong

Answer #2: You've provided almost no information at all.

It is impossible to give you any advice without any detail. Answer #3: We have no idea if he got arrested for murder, or disorderly conduct.

And, if he was arrested, what does the school board have to do with anything?

If your brother is being accused of a crime, he should politely decline answering questions from the police until he retains an attorney.


Title: Doctor's office claiming expensive procedure was performed. Fails to show proof

Question:
I am in California.

My health insurance is not the best but I needed to get it to remain ACA compliant.

My long time family physician is not in network, so I visited the in network doctor closest to me.

I went there to have my sore throat examined.

Traditionally this examination was done with just a headlamp and a mirror but nowdays a flexible camera can also be used, that the doctor inserts into the throat and looks at a computer monitor, but this modern advanced procedure is optional and not necessary to do a diagnosis (it can also be done with headlamp and a mirror).

I was charged the $40 copay for my office visit and a month later got a $735 bill claiming that the modern procedure was performed (but it was not).

I requested the doctor's office to show me proof that the procedure was performed, but all they can show me is the transcript of the visit that just lists the CPT code for the procedure.

I asked both the health insurance company and doctor's office whether they can write any CPT code they desired in the transcript and they both agreed that that's possible but unlikely in practice due to liability issues.

Also, as per my insurance company, that procedure was not absolutely necessary but the doctor can choose to carry it out according to his discretion.

The doctor's office does not have any explicit document mentioning that I agreed to the said procedure. All they have is the general agreement I signed saying I will be responsible for all charges.

**What recourse do I have?**

Can I request the doctor's office to show me proof that the procedure was performed besides the piece of paper?

Answer:
 So, the doctor claims a procedure was done and you, who were present, claim it was not done.

You should inform your insurance that the billed procedure wasn't done and they shouldn't pay for it.  File a complaint with your state medical board.  And, don't pay for it yourself.

http://www.mbc.ca.gov/Consumers/Complaints/


Title: [Tx] I was hit by a drunk driver and his car insurance did not cover all my bills

Question:
So basically I was hit by a drunk driver months ago, sustained serious injuries which required physical therapy, and his car insurance injury liability max was $30k. I received the $30k max from insurance but still have a few bills and of course suffered a lot of trauma from all this.

Is there a way to sue the drunk driver personally to get more money for my bills? Do I have any options here?? 30k is NOT enough to cover everything this guy caused me.

Answer: Assuming you have not signed any documents indicating that the $30K settles the matter...   Yes, you can sue the driver.   An attorney will be able to help you begin that process.


Title: South Carolina..Can anyone help me with how to get Geico to pay in full for a car they totaled 2 grand under what is owed on the loan? Details below

Question:
So my roommate has had Geico for THREE vehicles for years. One grandson one son both adults and full coverage and the perks. The grandsons alone is 1250.00 for a 2003 elantra, and he is 23 with two points on his DL. Other is a Nissan truck and it runs 600
Literally her premiums are close to 4 grand.
So she bought a new car less than three weeks ago.
Financed a used 2010 VW Jetta , 2 door, for 10500.00, 30 payments, and full coverage,
Last week she was the middle car in a three car wreck and wasnt charged for it. They totaled the car with good reason.
So Geico is only giving her 6400$ for the car .
She OWES about 9 if she pays it off.
Dont they ASK you when you add a car how much the loan is worth? SHE HASNT EVEN MADE A PAYMENT YET
She's been with them over 20 years! Why are they not paying in full and what can I do to insist they DO pay ?>
Or is she carless, in debt and screwed ?
Thanks for ANY advice.
She has two days to get the loan balance .  They rental goes back too.
We are at our wits end .

Answer:
 What she's paid for any of the vehicles over the past 20 years is irrelevant. The fact that she's made a poor financial decision and is immediately upside down on a car loan is also irrelevant. They don't ask the amount of the loan because they only owe her the VALUE of the car, not a penny more. The amount of a loan doesn't affect the value. Answer #2: GEiCO is not responsible for the loan amount, only the fair market value of the car (which, for an 8 year old Jetta, is probably closer to $6k than $10k).

Gap Insurance is what would cover the difference between the value of the car and the amount of the loan.

My understanding is that GEICO doesn't actually offer gap insurance though.


Title: [Massachusetts] A very simply privacy question.

Question: Long story short I visited George Lucas' home as a kid, Skywalker ranch, and was wondering if I can post the pictures my family took online, to social media or /r/StarWars without getting in any trouble. I'm guessing since we were allowed to take pictures in the first place, I'd be fine, but I just want to make sure, since it's a famous person's home essentially.

Answer: If you took the pictures, and were allowed to do so while you were there, then yes, it's perfectly legal to post them.


Title: [Florida] Landlord saw my gf and I buying a cat bed at wal-mart and now wants to break the lease

Question:
So I have health problems and it became so bad that my long term gf took it upon herself to take out a loan and suddenly move us to Florida, because it will hopefully help me recover.

She did some applications for apartments but also checked on some private listings, one such listing was through a realtor who emailed back and said that she personally owned a condo she would list the price down to the same as the apartment my gf was initially interested in.

She secures the apartment and moves us down, all very sudden and not at all how I had wanted it to go but she panics and does things impulsively when she feels like anything could help.

Because she isn't too experienced with this kind of stuff and she did most of this without letting me know she ended up doing the application for only one person, not including me or the cats she owns. She owns three cats, all declawed and well behaved. They have all been with her since they were kittens and I know that almost no apartment private or otherwise will allow more than two so I understand not putting them down.

We had originally planned to spend the first month being low key, catching up on some bills and then come July letting the landlord know that I (bf) wants to move in with one cat. Landlord had mentioned to gf that if I wanted to move in I just had to do the application (totally fair we just wanted a month buffer cause its weird to add me right away right?). Landlord also mentioned that gf could get a cat but it would need to be approved by landlord first, also seems fair.

So today we are at Wal-Mart and Landlord sees gf and I, landlord walks over to say hi, sees cat bed and litter and comments "oh I see you did get that cat" gf replies that it is my cat and stuff and they exchange a few more words before landlord leaves. Rest of the day passes as usual, then about 9:30pm gf gets an email from landlord saying that she "had a bad feeling that it was more than a coincidence" and wants gf to be out on June 30th, saying she'll break the lease so gf can find another place.

I'm starting to panic, I don't have a job yet because of health issues and my gf has been the one shouldering the financial burdens for a while now. I got to the point where I just wanted to break up with her for her own sake as soon as she said she took out a loan and was moving us.

There is literally nothing I can do to help the situation as it stands and I don't know where to even start, any information at all will help immensely. Thank you.

TL:DR Landlord saw gf and I at walmart buying a cat bed, we do have cats but shes never seen them. Landlord wants to break gfs lease just off seeing a cat bed and litter in her basket, what can we do?

Answer:
 If your lease says the landlord has to consent to pets, and your girlfriend has been keeping pets without the consent of the landlord, then she's breaking her lease and can probably be evicted.Answer #2: What does your lease say about pets? If it says no pets then you're breaking your lease and can be evicted.Answer #3: Your girlfriend took it upon herself to intentionally mislead the landlord she selected about both the number of occupants and the presence of pets in her apartment. She made her bed on this, and she can lie in it. If she wants to preserve her tenancy, she'll need to comply with the lease. That means you and your cats should not move in.

Personally, I think the landlord's offer is more than charitable. If the two of you take it, and this time don't lie on your application for an apartment, this will blow over and you'll both be fine. If you _don't_, you can expect that her landlord will inspect the unit as often as is legally permitted (which is quite frequent), with as little notice as they can justify (generally only 24 hours), to determine if she is breaching the lease, and that once the landlord has stronger evidence, the landlord will move to evict both of you.

You can help by finding a unit where you can have pets for the two of you to apply at, and by sitting down with your girlfriend and making it clear that you're not impressed at her decision to attempt to defraud the landlord. If you need more time, your girlfriend can offer to vacate voluntarily on a longer schedule (say, end of July instead of end of June) and see if the landlord goes for it.


Title: Car Stolen and Returned Filled with Stolen Items and Drugs

Question:
Hey everyone. My car was stolen two weeks ago and recovered last night. Last night I was contacted by my local police department telling me that my car had been recovered, and to come pick it up at a given address. I was assuming it would be at a police station or impound lot, but the car was still where the police found it... stashed behind an empty house just a couple of blocks from me. This situation seemed very sketchy to me especially because I do not live in a good part of town. The police told me that they were aware that there were items in the car that do not belong to me, but to sort it once I got home and throw away anything that does not belong to me. I was also told that there was nothing illegal or that could cause me harm in the car and it had already been searched. The car reaks of liquor and is filled with stolen items... laptops, cameras, credit cards, IDs, other sets of car keys, you name it. The police were aware of this. I call my insurance company first thing the next morning letting them know that the car had been recovered but had lots of damage. An insurance adjuster came out to view the vehicle, while I was showing him the vehicle we found marijuana, and a small vial of crystalized drugs that were later confirmed by police to be methamphetamine, and an cigarette pack full of bullets. I called the police again with my adjuster still here to let them know about the drugs, and ammunition in the car. I explained my situation to the sergeant who came out, and he told me that I should not have been allowed to take the car while it was filled with stolen goods and that there was no excuse for the drugs and ammunition to not be found. Lots of people watched me get back into the car and drive it back to my house less than a mile away (the car was also stolen from my house.) I feel that my family is now in danger, I opened the container that was filled with meth before knowing what was inside and then was exposed to the drug, and I was given a car full of stolen property.

Do I need to contact an attorney regarding this situation or did I just get shafted by the cops and have no case?

Answer:
 You care more than everyone else does. Just move forward with the insurance company they should pay to clean the car after fixing damageAnswer #2: If you end up keeping the car, you need a letter you always keep with you and an explanation in your file outlining the presence of open containers of drugs in your car.  The next cop to stop you may have a K9 that indicates drugs, and the cops will tear your car apart trying to find it. They also won't put it back together.

If the car gets 'cleaned', make it a condition with the cops that it gets tested by a drug-sniffing dog to ensure it's really clean.


Title: [AL/MS] Child endangerment case. Trying to obtain emergency guardianship of the child.

Question:
Please bear with me, as this is a very complex and evolving situation.

My wife's cousin (let's call her Annie) got pregnant in high school. She married (let's call him Joe), but they divorced after about a year. They split custody, but both do drugs. Joe smokes pot, and Annie started dating a meth head. The last few months have really gone downhill, but Annie's mother has been turning a blind eye to what the rest of the family could see was an awful situation for the now 2 year old son. Her mother has walked in on them doing drugs while Annie's son was sleeping in another room. Joe is only marginally better as a parent, but we suspect he still smokes pot. He has no job and lives with his mom. He was physically abused by his parents and DHS was involved.

The worst part happened last night. Annie went to the hospital with her son in tow because she had a rotting tooth that was infected, likely from meth use. Her mother came to get the son because Annie was going to need surgery. She went to change him and saw that he had major burns on his buttocks and genitalia. She confronted Annie about it. At first Annie lied and said she had put him in a bath and didn't realize he messed with the knobs and accidentally burned himself. Annie's mother immediately showed him to an ER nurse. The police were called and he was airlifted to a burn treatment center with a severe infection. After pressing for more information, it finally came out that it wasn't an accident. Annie's methed out b/f had repeatedly abused the boy by dipping him in near boiling water and scalding him. They had tried to hide it for 2 days. Annie had surgery due to the tooth and subsequent infection. She's going to be arrested after recovery. The is a warrant out for the b/f's arrest. Joe is staying at his mother's house, and other family is headed up there to be with the boy at the hospital. Annie's mother is staying with Annie because she still doesn't understand how criminal her daughter's actions were. She is nearly just as negligent, so there's no way she should get custody either.

My wife and I want to obtain legal guardianship of the boy because we do not believe that Joe is capable of being a parent. He has no income, lives with his abusive mother, and is still likely doing drugs. They all live in MS, but we are in AL. We need some advice on what to do next - what kind of lawyer to contact, what the process will be like, what we need to document, issues regarding the current father (Joe). It's an awful mess, but we feel so bad for this small, innocent child.

Answer:
 You can talk to a family law attorney. But CPS is likely going to be involved.

The next best step is to ask the father to bring the child to you and to offer to take custody but allow visitation for dad. Explain the concerns. If the child is with you before CPS is involved the child may be kept out of foster care. Not a guarantee but possible

Edit: or drive there and have dad let you take the child. Get something in writing from dad that you can take the child. Or if he is willing, go to an attorney to start custody/guardianship paperwork. But it will have to be done in the state the kid lives inAnswer #2: You can contact an attorney but understand the state won't be turning this child over to anyone in your family for some time. Annie's mom actions may taint the entire family. Get your house in order, if you go to a church pay your dues, when the investigators come you need to show the stark stark differences between you and the rest of your kin.

The state issue also will make this harder, you may want to get an attorney in MS, look to a border town like Merdian where you likely have attorneys with dual licenses.


Title: HOA trying to fine me for dog off the leash (NJ)

Question:
I moved back into my parent's condo.  Last night my mom breaks it to me that they've been receiving letters from the HOA 'fining' them $100 for every time my shitlord neighbor reports me having my dog off the leash in the back yard, which borders the woods.  He takes pictures of me...some of the pics are my dog in the woods, which isn't in the HOA property, yet they still sent a letter.

These fines are in an 'assessment account.'

They say I can dispute this in writing but there's now a bunch piled up that I haven't had the opportunity to dispute.

They dog doesn't belong to my parents, nor am I a signatory to any contract with the HOA.  As a fun aside, the guy reporting me is the president of the HOA, who lives next to us, who was also in flagrant violation of the HOA contract by allowing a second family to live in his unit for a year.

Can I get out of this? How can they enforce a civil code violation?

Honestly I wouldn't give af about this but I don't want them to mess w my parents when they try to move out.

Thanks in advance!
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 HOA can put a lien on the house for non payment of fines. There may be a way to fight it but more likely then not you're going to have to pay. Answer #2: Why didn't your parents tell you earlier?

Keep your dog on leash on HOA grounds.  You might be able to fight the ones in the woods, but you'll want to look over your HOA declaration.  Often times, HOA's will actually own surrounding property.


Title: Can I sue...

Question:
Virginia. I was led to believe that I would have a job after my job got sold to a corporation. I signed the contract/offer/terms of employment and was going to given them the remaining paperwork when I got back in town. I got back in town and went to finish the paper work and my manager talks to me and basically says that I am no longer invited to work for them. It was his call at the end of the day, he was not ordered to let me go, I called the district manager because I was led to believe it was his decision and it wasn't. I have the entire call recorded. His reasoning is that he doesn't want to take a risk with me possibly being late or missing work that would reflect poorly on him. I have a kid and am a full-time student, things happen last minute, I cant control it. I have the entire conversation recorded. I called HR asking for a reason why I am no longer allowed on board. Their reasoning verbatim "...at this point, given some of the concerns that were brought up, um, we just think that it's probably not a good fit and so that's why we're, we're stopping the process at this point." I have that conversation recorded as well.  Virginia is one party consent.

Bottom line is my job offer was retracted after I had already signed their offer. Their offer included a start date, my pay, and my benefits. I got an email after I signed saying "All parties have completed Your Offer from \*\*\*\*\*\*\*." I can PM you a PDF of my job offer. The only part I am unsure of is the part that says "This offer is contingent upon successful completion of necessary background checks, consent of the employee agreement and a signed offer letter. A copy of the employee agreement is included with this letter."  I have an email saying I don't have to have a background check. With that said HR said that I technically didn't work for them. When clearly I did. They sent me an offer, I accepted, they signed as well and now they are ending it based on me asking too many questions and being a "risk" regarding my attendance. I feel like I have a strong case. I asked for the reason my offer was retracted in writing which he said he would email tomorrow, but he clearly stated that the reason they decided to stop the process was because of my concerns.

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Any and all help is appreciated, I'm filing for unemployment tomorrow, and will be looking for another job in the meantime but with school starting tomorrow and a full course load in engineering, I am stretched thin. What can I do?

Answer: You don't have any damages to sue over because they didn't discriminate against a protected class.


Title: Can I take out life insurance on anyone?

Question: After reading the post by the person who was very cross about their employer taking out life insurance on them, I'm wondering: Even though this likely wouldn't be a good financial decision, could I, legally, just take out a life insurance policy on a complete stranger? Would any insurance company let me?

Answer: NAL, but I'm pretty sure that to take out life insurance on someone, you have to be able to show that you have an insurable interest in their life (basically, that you would suffer a financial loss if they died). Employers can get away with it by demonstrating that the loss of their employee would cost them money.


Title: [IA] Need to know if the police had a right to search me, video included

Question:
My friend was driving my car and we got pulled over.  My friend  was arrested for dui, weed possession, and driving while barred. The police asked if they could search my car, I said no, they took me out of the car and brought a k9 which hit on my car.  They searched the and found nothing.  Then they asked if they could search me, and which point I asked "Do you have a right to" , and the cop responded "Well I have a right to search you but I'm just asking for a little cooperating as well" , at which point I said "yeah", like an idiot..I was really drunk in the video.  Anyways I got arrested for like $3 worth of bud I didn't even know I had.

Well what my question, as I understand, they didn't have probable cause to search me because I wasn't in the car when the k9 hit on it, and I was just a passenger in the car.  When I asked the cop if he had permission to search, and since he replied "Well yeah", would this mean anything if I had to fight this in court?  Since technically, if he didn't have permission and he lied to me, then he misled me...I was pretty much saying yea cause he implied he had permission to search and was going to search me anyways.

Any help would be appreciated!  If I'm guilty for this weed charge , I'm going to lose my license for 6 months which will ruin a lot in my life.

Answer:
 You said yes so the search was legal. Hire an attorney. Answer #2: You said yes, so he had your consent to search the car.

Even without that consent, he likely had the ability to search the car incident to the arrest of your friend for DWI.

Even without *those*, he had probable cause to search if he found illegal drugs on your friend.

And if he could smell the marijuana, that could have provided probable cause on its own in most places.

So the search was almost 100% surely legal.


Title: My Ex posting my SS on facebook

Question:
My ex who lives in another state is posting my social security number on Facebook and making false, hurtful, and derogatory statements about me. I've blocked her on all my social media and media like WhatsApp and voice and text message but she continues to harass me.

I contacted my local law enforcement and spoke to a detective who was initially dismissive of the whole thing and didn't take me seriously. After leaving several voicemails me he finally called me back. Long story short he concluded that  she didn't break any laws and I should pursue this in civil court.  He suggested that I sue her for libel. I'm in disbelief, can you really post someone's social security number and not be held criminally? She even used my social security to access my child support payment to my x wife and other information. She sent me a screenshot of this from her phone! isn't this identity fraud?

I did manage to prove my case to a judge who granted me a restraining order. She off course violated it and we have a hearing Friday  and I will then provide the judge evidence of this violation. Hopefully, she will get locked up.

My question is, did she violate any law by posting my social security number on face numerous times? I reported it to Facebook who took the post down ( or her account). Her account came down the same time I made the report to Facebook

Thank you,

Edit 1 - I live in NC

Answer:
 I'm not aware of any law that prevents a private individual from posting private information. A business, however, might be bound by laws protecting consumer information.

> She even used my social security to access my child support payment to my x wife and other information.

You should contact the agency that provides this access. This likely violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse act. You can't bring any action since it's not your computer/system, but the agency might.

> She sent me a screenshot of this from her phone! isn't this identity fraud?

Merely viewing private information isn't identity fraud. Answer #2: > I'm in disbelief, can you really post someone's social security number and not be held criminally?

Yes.

>She even used my social security to access my child support payment to my x wife and other information. She sent me a screenshot of this from her phone! isn't this identity fraud?

This is probably a crime.

Go to the police and explain that she did this, forget about the other stuff because it is not a crime.


Title: [Columbia, SC] Given a ticket for possession of marijuana even though I had nothing on me and did not smoke

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You were charged based on the doctrine of [constructive possession](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/constructive_possession).

You can get a lawyer to mount a defense to the charge.  Do that and follow his or her advice.

Also, people who would stand by and let you catch a criminal charge for a crime you didn't commit when THEY are the responsible parties are pretty shitty friends.

Find some new people to hang out with.


Title: Senior in highschool (m/18) dating a sophomore (f/15), need legal help.

Question:
I understand that in my state the age of consent is 16, and if we were to have sex it would be statutory rape. However, is there a limit to what we can do or is this whole relationship? Are we allowed to kiss or is the whole idea bad and I should get out now? Is getting approval from her parents an "okay" to keep going? I really need help here guys, thanks in advance.
EDIT: Rhode Island

Answer:
 She's a minor. Nothing good can come of this unless you can completely keep your hands off each other. Even if technically you don't break the law, if her parents wake up one day and decide they don't like you, you will have a very bad day.Answer #2: >However, is there a limit to what we can do or is this whole relationship?

Nothing sexual what so ever. Doesn't matter if it is intercourse, a blowjob, a handjob, whatever.

>Are we allowed to kiss or is the whole idea bad and I should get out now?

Kissing it likely fine, unless RI has a crazy statue. Honestly, get the hell out now. This is a horrible idea.

>Is getting approval from her parents an "okay" to keep going?

Nope

>I really need help here guys, thanks in advance.

Drop her and find someone older


Title: [NM]Receiving threats over a self defense incident that happened almost a decade ago.

Question:
Long story short around 8 years ago two guys broke into my house armed with guns. I had guns of my own and fired on them, it was a pretty clear cut case of self-defense and nothing more came of it.

I moved out of NM a few years later and sold the house to a friend, recently they received a letter from one of the guys parents stating that their son had committed suicide because of the injuries I inflicted, and that they were going to pursue legal action against me. The other person who broke into my home also sent a letter saying that he was gonna sue me for his injuries too.

Also if it matters, my friend said that they definitely weren't written by a lawyer.

So my question: It sounds like empty threats to me but is there anything that they could actually sue me for? I'm currently preparing to be out of country(Military) and worrying about legal issues from out of country is not something I'd like to deal with.

Answer:
 JAG is your friend.  See them immediately.  Do a walk in, or schedule an appointment.  Bring any information you have, including looking up any articles that may have been published about the incident (many newspapers have online archives.  Arrest/conviction records are also searchable online).  Usually a letter drafted from a JAG lawyer to the people threatening a lawsuit for stupid reasons will get them to reassess their position.

Go see JAG.  Tomorrow, if you can.  Talk to your command, they should allow you, as this is a matter you should resolve before you deploy, or at least have a plan in place while you are deployed.

Do not delay on this.  JAG is your friend.Answer #2: IANAL.

It appears that the applicable limitations period in New Mexico is the later of [four years](http://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/2006/nmrc/jd_37-1-4-bc4b.html), or (if they were minors at the time), their [nineteenth birthday](http://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/2006/nmrc/jd_37-1-10-e261.html). They've waited too long to sue you.

edit: the wrongful death claim might not be statute-barred, though. But from what you've described, their case would have no merit whatsoever. Were the teens prosecuted for the home invasion? Were they convicted?
Answer #3: If they really do bring a lawsuit against you while you are in the military, I believe there are laws that give you additional rights in that situation. (check out the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, for example)


Title: How can I get my housemate evicted, he's incredibly unreasonable and has threatened to assault me last night.

Question:
So I've been living in my flat for about 2 and a half months now, and the person in question has the room opposite mine and is one of 3 of us living in the flat. When I first moved in everything was fine for a while, there was no problem everyone just went about their business and seemed to get along. Then one day when I was in the kitchen doing my dishes he asks me to be a bit quieter when leaving the flat in the morning when im going to work, I thought i was already quite quiet but i said fine all good, and started closing my door more quietly and taking a bit more care when i leave my room. Then he approaches me again while im in the kitchen a week or so later saying that the noise from my extractor fan in my en-suite is waking him up in the morning and can I not shower in the morning. This is ridiculous and you can barely hear my fan when you're in my room and the toilet is shut, let alone in the next room across. But i said fine, ill turn off my extractor fan in the morning and proceeded to do so.

The next incident was when i brought a girl i was seeing round one night, at around 2am we're just lying in my bed talking quietly and he thinks it's appropriate to knock on my door to tell us to be quiet, this is when i realised this person is ridiculous and will never be happy with what i'm doing.

This then takes us to the night before last and last night. So the night before last I was up at 2-3am on my computer, not talking or playing music out loud, just playing League of Legends, and he knocks on my door this late and says he can hear rattling, i have no idea what he's talking about but it later became clear he was talking about me typing on my keyboard. I tell him no it wasn't me, lock my door and continue to do what i was doing, and he spends the next hour or so walking around and yelling round the flat, at 3am.

Next day the other flatmate comes and knocks on my door at 11am when he was at work (this was my weeks holiday so wasn't working this week) and says she was afraid last night from all his yelling and that the person in question was crazy and she's going to talk with the landlord about him. Then later on in the day I bring the girl im seeing back round to cook for her and have a mini-date sort of thing, and chill out together. We spend some time in the kitchen with the female flatmate and her boyfriend having a friendly chat, and then a little later she goes out with a suitcase with her boyfriend, presumably to stay at his.

Then a few hours later after dinner at around 11pm me and the girl im with are washing up when he comes in and says my extractor fan is on. I snap at this point and just say, don't be ridiculous you can barely hear it from in my room let alone yours, there's more noise coming from outside than from my room. Bearing in mind we live right in central London, so the noise from the street is constant and not quiet. He then says i'm not aloud to have guests stay round, to which i respond saying don't be insane of course im aloud to have her stay over. He then starts yelling "It's in the contract. THESE ARE THE HOUSE RULES! THESE ARE THE HOUSE RULES!" then he raises his fist to me and says he'll punch me in the face. I just stare him down and get between him and the girl im with and tell him to go back to him room. He says he complained to the landlord about me (hope he did so they know how insane he is) and the girl im with says what if they take my side and not his. He then says if they don't sort it then he'll sort it with his fist.

He rambled a bit more about how i lock my door all the time, said this is a house not a fortress and im not being friendly. Then starts backpedalling trying to talk to the girl saying he's not a violent person, which he clearly is. Now I think I have grounds to get him evicted but im not sure how to go about it really, I don't really feel safe here with him around, although im not scared he could beat me up, im more afraid that he'd cut me or something to be honest from what ive seen of him. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks!

Also should mention the contract says im not aloud to have a guest reside in my room, not that a guest can't stay over a night or two so he is entirely in the wrong here.

Answer:
 A couple things:

Please break that up into paragraphs, it's impossible to read that wall of text.

Check with /r/legaladviceuk, they tend to know more about UK specific laws than people on this sub.

Generally, unless you are on separate leases, you can't have individual tenants evicted.Answer #2: Is it accurate to assume that you are on separate leases, not a single lease, and that you are not in the US?


Title: Someone took my IP address and gave it to my friends without my permission... is there a way I can press charges on this person...? Or what can I do?

Question: Basically the title and this kid joined my party and then proceeded to send it to my friends in the party my address I was wondering if there was something I could do to get this person in trouble I’m sorry if this sounds fucked up but I live in New Hampshire

Answer: Your IP address isn't exactly secret info.Answer #2: What can they do with your IP address?


Title: Does anyone know of any good automatic phone call recording apps?

Question:
My 10 year old daughters father who hasn’t been in her life and in and out of prison is calling my daughter every now and then,  which is good to an extent... but I need to monitor those calls. He’s had a history of manipulating with her & brainwashing her.

We both have iPhones, does anyone know if an app that I can choose to just record his calls on her phone? Possibly access them from my phone? Thank you!!

Answer: What state are you in? Depending on the state this may not be legal.


Title: [NY] How to postpone eviction for non payment of rent?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Define "about to be evicted". Answer #2: if you can get the landlord to accept any money at all, he has to start the eviction process again.

but you already have a court date so its likely too late for that and your mom is going to be evicted.

she can wait for the sheriff to physically throw her out,or she can take her fibal eviction order to dss so she can be placed in emergency sheltersAnswer #3: ps this is going to be on her public record. you should expect some degree of difficulty renting in the future.


Title: TX 17F My mom emotionally and physically abuses me on a daily basis. Destroys personal belongings

Question:
My mom has always emotionally abused me, I turned 17 yesterday on July 18th 2019. Today she slammed my computer and then threw it in the pool after seeing me playing on it. The dishes weren't done. My parents are in a very hateful relationship. They do not like each other anymore. My dad and mom work at the same office. When my mom comes home after my dad makes her mad she looks for something to complain about around the house. She attacked me 2 weeks ago after she asked for my phone and I told her no. I was sitting in a chair and she slammed me down. I was obviously defending myself by trying to push her off. She grabs my hair, pins my head to the hard wood floor and she presses all her weight on my head. I hide under my bed when I get out of her grasp. Then she throws my mattress out of the way. Grabs me and starts choking me out. I tell her repeatedly I can't breathe and I can feel her arms get tighter around my neck. I let go of the phone and when she stands up she says she is going to take me to jail after she full on attacked me. The abuse is daily. I need help and advice to fully get emancipated. Again I live in Texas and I'm 17 years old.. if anyone knows anything please help me. I can't stay in this house with her anymore.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 Call CPS.

I know you think emancipation is what you need but very few kids get awarded emancipation.

Call CPS and start saving the evidence of abuse, take pictures of your bruises. And send them to a trusted friend that can hand them over. You can try recording the abuse on your phone as well. Don’t do anything that will make the situation worse like provoking you mom.

Let cps come in and deal with this.Answer #2: So this isn't a case for emancipation, but you should call CPS as soon as you can safely do so.Answer #3: Call CPS, call the policeAnswer #4: You can contact CPS.

If they determine your home is unfit you'll likely be sent to a foster or group home.

You won't get a phone there either.


Title: (VA) Loudoun County, Dulles Toll Rd. Reckless Driving ticket! How can I save myself??

Question:
I hate myself.. I'm 20 years old. Male. The officer put me down for going 100 in a 65mph. I know, that's crazy. It's not just 20 over, it's 35 over the limit. The thing was I didn't one see my speedometer go up that high. The highest I saw it go to was about 96-98ish. I haven't gotten a ticket in almost a year. Just a couple months away. I've gotten two tickets in the past. One was for speeding and the other for for following too closely.

The officer put down Code Section 46.2-862. My court date is in May, so I have time.

Figures the one day I oversleep for my work. It was 5:30am. I've been great about my speed this whole time ever since my past ticket.My job depends on the fact that I have a clean criminal record. I work for the airport. When I was pulled over I had my ID badge for work on me around my neck. I'm even being considered for a promotion!

I've been thinking about those driver improvement classes.

Please help...

Answer:
 Virgina is draconian for their traffic/speeding offenses. You got a reckless driving misdemeanor and now need a traffic attorney, badly.

Oh, and saying you only saw your speedometer only go as high as 98 mph, is no defense to being charged for going 100 mph. Stop speeding. Go the speed limit. You've already had multiple tickets. Slow down!


Title: [CA] Rental car stolen after dropping keys in after-hours drop box

Question:
Hi, I recently rented a car from one of the big rental car companies. When I returned the car I utilized their after-hours drop box. I parked the car in front of their store, locked the car up, and left the keys in their after-hours drop box.

The rental car company contacted me a couple of days later inquiring about the car and I let them know that I had returned the car and put the keys in their after-hours drop box.  They said they couldn't locate the car and continued to look for it, thinking it might have been taken to another location of theirs. About a week later they tell me the car was found and the person driving the car was arrested. Also, they do not have any surveillance cameras.

Then I got a charge on my credit card for about $1000.00 more than I should have been charged, which included extra days rental and towing charges.

I returned the car a day early and did everything according to their policy for using their after-hours drop box. Am I legally responsible for these charges? Also, it's noted on the police report that the person that was arrested driving the rental car was arrested a few months earlier for using a "fishing" device to get mail out of a USPS mail box and he was found to be in the possession of tools commonly used for "fishing" items out of secured boxes.

I have disputed the charge on my credit card and the credit card company found the charge to be valid. I have filed a claim with the insurance that I had (credit card rental car insurance). They said they only cover damage to the vehicle and or replacement of the stolen vehicle, but they will not cover this towing charge or extra days charged to me. So, am I just out of luck? I don't know what to do at this point.

Thanks for any help!

Answer:
 Small claims court in CA is very user-friendly.

Call the police department that made the arrest, and try to get a case number and find out who the detective is. I would subpoena the detective for your case.

Make sure you write a demand letter before filing your claim.Answer #2: I would try to get a copy of the charging documents on the thief. It is possible it could have a date in it that could help you. Also you could try going to any surrounding businesses that may have surveillance cameras that would show you returning the vehicle.


Title: [CT] My DUI arrest may be unlawful and I Plan to move out of state [MI]

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >  I have no intention of delaying my move to deal with a DUI.

Well, your intentions are irrelevant. You need to deal with it. There's nothing unlawful about this at all. Answer #2: > I was left in holding for 8 hours until 11:45 am, I was promised that I would be released by 6:00 am therefore I didn't call my employer (when given the chance at approx 3:00 am ) to notify that I would not be to work at 9:00am and consequently suspended/potentially fired.

 This reads like good justice porn.


Title: Home Owner-shit

Question:
Even after over a year of divorce, my ex husband and I co-own a house together in the state of Oklahoma. Because he does not have legal tax paying job, he cannot qualify for a home loan in order to take my name off of the mortgage. There is no equity in the home and I am afraid that if I somehow force a sale, that he will destroy the house (removing copper wiring, etc.) in order to be vindictive and thus lessening the value of the home. This loan will not be paid off until 2033 and I just can't be financially obligated to something that I receive no benefit from and that I am at his mercy to pay for.

Is there someway that I can allow him to continue to live in the home and make the monthly payments while maintaining any sort of benefit and/or security in being responsible for this asset? He's even talked about renting the property out. I'm certain that he'd plan to pocket any profit in such case. Other than forcing a sale, how might I protect myself or even possibly benefit from the situation?

Answer:
 Go back and read your decree.  If it says the house is to be sold and the profits divided, sell the house.  If the decree mandates that he buy it, then either get the decree modified to something more realistic (probably a sale) or seek enforcement of the decree and it's his problem to secure financing.Answer #2: > Other than forcing a sale, how might I protect myself or even possibly benefit from the situation?

You can buy him out by refinancing it yourself, but that's about it.  Anything you do that still leaves his name on the loan & title means he can interfere.  If you're forcing a sale as a result of the divorce, you can take him back to family court if he interferes with the sale or tries to destroy the value of the home.  The court has the authority to redistribute the proceeds of the home to cover your losses if he's a bad actor


Title: Girlfriend says she was raped 5 years ago

Question:
She is now 23. The setting was a house party in Michigan. She may have had too much to drink, she was also possibly drugged. Woke up to a guy having sex with her. She knows who the guy is, and remembers what house she was at, at the time of the incident. Where do we start?
Topic:
Alcohol Related Other than DUI

Answer: There is no statute of limitations for rape in Michigan.  I guess the first step would be to contact the police in the jurisdiction where she was raped and file a report.  Dunno how aggressive the DA will be in pursuing the case, particularly if the perpetrator no longer lives there.  But it's at least worth a shot.


Title: Religious Descrimination Case?

Question:
My girlfriend is going into a nursing program through a college and will be doing clinicals at a hospital. She does not get vaccines due to religious reasons. All schools have vaccine declination forms for medical/religious/etc. The school gave her some trouble over it but finnaly allowed the vaccine declination. Now the school is telling her the hospital may not allow her to do clinicals because she has not gotten vaccinated. I know there are Muslim and Jewish doctors and nurses that do not get vaccinated yet still work at my hospital. If the hospital denies her, does she have a case? If so who should we speak to incase or when they do deny her.
We are in Hernando County Florida and PHSC is the college and they will not tell us what hospital she will be doing clinicals at.

Thank you!

Answer:
 According to [this](http://www2a.cdc.gov/nip/StateVaccApp/statevaccsApp/AdminbyStateandPatientType.asp?PatientTypetmp=Hospital%20Employees&statestmp=FL), the state of Florida does not have an exemption for vaccinations for hospital workers.  Similarly, [this](http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/806433) article seems to suggest that various hospitals can (and do) require mandatory vaccination for their workers as a condition of employment.

On specific grounds, though, no, it's not religious discrimination.  It's a policy in place to protect patients from unvaccinated workers, regardless of those workers' religious beliefs.

Despite what you obviously believe (and have commented about elsewhere), vaccinations are both safe and effective.  Unfortunately for you, both science and evidence support this claim.  That evidence will be pointed to if this case ever makes it in front of a judge and you will be left arguing that you would like to endanger the lives of sick patients because you(r gf) chose a profession incompatible with [her] religion.


Title: White supremacy junk mail being left at our doorstep (twice)

Question: We have had fliers advertising white supremacy radio and podcasts at our doorstep twice now. My family has lived in rural Illinois for about 2 years, and I know that there are some real "winners" out here, but this feels like harassment. Is there anyone we can alert or report this to?

Answer: Unless your town has a law specifically banning all unsolicited junk mail, 1st amendment applies, unfortunately.


Title: I was irrationally held in a mental facility - Is pursuing legal action a good idea?

Question:
I'm typing here today because I was just released from a mental hospital that I was held in based on nothing more than a mistake. I've signed paperwork stating that I was alright with staying in the facility only to avoid the mandatory hold. Basically, let me explain.

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I had a scheduled appointment at this hospital to talk about out of patient care (I've been depressed recently and went to inpatient care just about two weeks ago.) As soon as I got in, they had me take a survey about my emotions etc to assess my treatment options. I filled in everything legitimately and said I had passing suicidal thoughts that I've been working to ignore and work on (as I learned coping skills etc in the last inpatient facility I was in). The nurse, based on this alone, told me she was recommending in patient care and that my only option was to sign the paperwork or I'd be forced on a 72 hour hold.

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I was miserable. I had just got out of a mental facility, felt I was getting better, and am excited to move on with my life. I graduate from highschool soon, this monday is my birthday. I told her I had so much to look forward too but she wouldn't listen.

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As soon as I was in it was obvious to me something was wrong. I talked to the staff members about the issue and all of them agreed that there had been a mistake of some sort. And as soon as my doctor saw the report, he immediately agreed to release me, even calling the report erroneous in writing.

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Am I unable to sue them for emotional trauma or any other justified reasons because they forced me to sign the paperwork?

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I feel so angry having wasted 24 hours in a facility when I was getting better. I've been crying all day, extremely depressed, and now I don't even know if I should continue with out patient care. I don't want to go back to another facility! What can and should I do? Is this even the right subreddit?
Topic:
Contracts

Answer: Unfortunately, you don't have much recourse. With these things providers want to error on the side of caution. Basically society has decided that keeping you alive is more important than your liberty for 24 hours. And, all things considered, they were able to get you out relatively quickly. If I were you, I would do my best to get this behind you, and move on.


Title: Buyer backing out of home sale for failure to secure financing [TX]

Question:
My wife and I accepted an offer on our home in Texas 11 days ago.

The 10 day option period expired yesterday at 5:00 pm. At 4:30 pm yesterday, our agent called and said the buyers wanted $8000 plus our washer, dryer, and refrigerator. We didn’t receive a copy of the inspection report until 4:50 pm, and it mostly listed minor things (door dragging on carpet, drain pans in attic need to be cleaned, broken seal on window, etc…).

We countered their offer at $1000 with no appliances, 30 minutes after their option period was over. I thought the $1000 would more than cover the costs of the repairs, and I was making more of a good faith gesture more than anything.

The buyers countered back with $4000 at 9:30 pm and I told them $1000 was my only offer. They accepted the $1000 offer and said they would send paperwork over in the morning, and our agent gave her word that we would sign it.

This morning rolled around, and no word from the buyers. They called late this afternoon and said their financing fell through, so they will be terminating the contract without forfeiting the earnest money ($7500).

This timing seems awfully fishy to me.

We were under contract with the TREC One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale). What proof do they need to provide that their financing fell through? My agent has a letter from their lender saying they were pre-approved for the full purchase price.

Answer: Generally they don't need to provide any proof to exercise their financing contingency. This is just something that happens in negotiations.


Title: [BC Canada] Employer gave my shift to another employee without reason and 4 hours notice.

Question:
Hi everyone, I'm not sure if there's anyone able to help out a Canadian with a employment question.

I don't want to go into too many specifics, so here's what I can tell you.

* I work part-time
* I live and work in BC, Canada
* I work evenings
* I am a good worker
* I don't miss shifts other than sickness (I think twice in the last year)
* I have been slowly recovering from an on-site injury since June, and I am now back to working the same hours as I was before the injury.
* Management has no complaints with the quality or completion of my tasks.

Earlier this week (3 days ago), my (new) boss hired a new person with the same position as me. This is a common position in our company, and we're expanding.

Last night, they made up the new schedule for the upcoming work period, and I was not given any shifts.
I waited for confirmation to see whether the schedule was correct, and turns out it was.

I still had active shifts scheduled for Friday (tonight) through Sunday.
Early this afternoon management stopped by my house and had a meeting with me and they were asking me if I wanted to quit, and I told them that I had no intention of doing so. After that meeting, and 4 hours before the start of my scheduled shift, management called me and told me that they are giving the shift to someone else. No explanation for the adjustment other than I'm part-time and that it's their right to be able to reduce my hours to zero.

I've searched the Employment Standards and other websites online, but I cannot find any information regarding whether this is against the law or not.

Any knowledge or links to some information on this topic would be incredibly appreciated.

UPDATE: My other 2 shifts that were scheduled for Saturday and Sunday have also now been taken away from me without notice or explanation.

Answer: Are you on some type of return to work program because of the injury?


Title: [MI] Got 2nd DUI while on non reporting probation

Question: So I have been on reporting probation for the last 6 months and a week ago I got on reporting probation. I just received a 2 DUI and I am curious as to whats going to happen and what are some thing I can do to make this go as smoothly as possible

Answer:
 >what are some thing I can do to make this go as smoothly as possible

You------->Lawyer------>now

Get on the phone with one like, yesterday.  If you cannot afford a huge upfront cost, beg, borrow, work a 2nd/3rd/4th job at mcdonalds, do whatever to get that money.  Ask the lawyer if they will work a payment plan.Answer #2: > I just received a 2 DUI and I am curious as to whats going to happen

What was your BAC?

Is this *truly* your 2nd DUI, or are there any others in your entire lifetime?


Title: Trying To Sue Landlord Who Has Fled the Country (CA)

Question: So my deadbeat former landlord refused to return my security deposit or respond to my demand letter, so I filed in small claims. When I vacated the property, he told me that he would "try" to return my deposit (code for "I am not going to return your deposit") and that he had bought a one-way ticket to Ecuador to go live with his "girlfriend". It seems that he has done this, making it impossible for me to serve him. Has my former landlord successfully ripped me off, or do I have some sort of legal recourse in this kind of situation? Thanks.

Answer: If he actually moved to Ecuador, and didn't leave any assets in the US, you'd probably be SOL.  However, if he still owns the rental property you may be able to make a claim against him, even though he's not here.


Title: What is the legal definition of a “sign”? How is a campaign flag not considered a sign?

Question:
My neighbor has a large T — P flag hanging on his house, *right above the American flag*.

US Flag Code aside, there’s a law the stipulates when political signs can be displayed. It was supposed to be taken down a few days after the election.

That didn’t happen.

I emailed the mayor and asked him to look into it. He said he asked the legal department and was told the flag isn’t considered a sign.

I checked Utah state code and it says essentially that political signs are signs advocating for a political candidate. I cannot find the legal definition of a sign.

Answer: This is a straight-up First Amendment issue. The government can't stop your neighbor from displaying anything, and of all protected speech, political speech is the most protected. The US Flag Code is purely advisory (technically it defines no punishments) and whatever local code you're referring to almost certainly does not apply to displays on private property (and if it did, it would be a First Amendment violation).


Title: Company I have never heard of withdraws $500 from my bank account. Pays it back 2 weeks later. Caused me much stress - can I demand compensation?

Question:
I'm in Boston, MA

I didn't know what the charge was so I thought my identity was stolen and it caused a great deal of stress.

The first two times I called the company, they had no idea who I was and what the charge was. I thought it was related to my university (I'm a grad student) so I contacted them, too. Eventually they realized it was from a medical insurance company for my student plan in 2015 and it was an erroneous charge (one company had bought another and they still had my info on file).

They have now paid back the money, but the situation caused a great deal of stress, took at least an hour of my time if you add up all the call I made, and the company did not even apologize. Not to mention, I could have had the money in the market (I try to transfer $1500 to savings monthly and instead I transferred $1000 this month, which I used to buy AAPL that day and its up 5% since).

Obviously I am not going to sue them or anything, but I feel that simply paying me back the amount taken is not satisfactory.  Maybe if they just apologized I would have felt better!

My school has asked me to say if I had an overdraft fee as a result of the charge.  I did not, but again, this really did make organizing my finances much more difficult and I had to call both my university and the company 3 times each.

Does anyone have advice for me?  I just feel like this is unfair and I want like $50 for it.  I don't like the idea that a company I've never heard of can withdraw money from my bank account and it can take me a week to even figure out who it was, and then only because I complain they give me the money back and that's that.   Do I just have to let it go and accept that I'm powerless and start hiding gold and a rifle under my bed and move to the woods?

Your suggestions are much appreciated.

Answer:
 You have been made whole, you're not going to receive emotional damages for this. A company you previously had business with made an error. Move on. Answer #2: Had they, for example, waited 2 years to pay you back, you'd probably have a more likely claim. A 2 week delay to fix a problem is normal.

That said, you could contact the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, the MA AG's Consumer Complaint line, or [MA Division of Banks consumer complaint line.](http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/government/oca-agencies/dob-lp/file-a-complaint.html)


Title: Caught Shoplifting At Target Out Of State

Question: I was caught on camera taking a pair of headphones from a Target in CA (I was visiting from Texas). I used a knife to cut the bottom of the box open and slid the headphones out. Two days go by and I go in to take a shirt, as I walked out to my car an AP grabbed me (man handled me) & put me in a small room to question me. I returned the shirt and was told I was on camera taking the headphones two days prior. I neither confirmed or denied these allegations. They took my picture and told me I was banned from Target. I didn't sign anything except a ticket giving me a court date. I'm back in Texas now and my court date is October 24th. I do not have a lawyer and I do not know if I can afford to fly back out for the court date. What should I do? Do I have any defense? The maximum fine is $1,000 and up to 6 months in jail. How do i avoid jail time? Any advice would be great.

Answer: You need to either show up for court or possibly hire a lawyer to appear for you (if allowed). Not doing so could result in a bench warrant which is a really good way to end up in jail.


Title: [NY] I will pay them, but do I owe them?

Question:
I recently had some dive equipment repaired at a dive shop. When I picked it up, it was cheaper than I expected. They called me back a week later and explained it was a temp guy in and he only charged me the labor, which was on the first page of the invoice, and not for the parts, which were on the second page, and asked if I could come by and sort it out. I never actually saw the invoice, though I didn't ask for it.

Now I plan to pay them, if only because I want to keep a good relationship with the only nearby shop that can maintain the equipment vitally important to my staying alive underwater.

But a friend of mine insists I legally shouldn't have to pay them, and that it's like when a retail store puts up the wrong price for something and has to honor it, and I'd win if they came after me in court. I don't think they're right.

Do I legally have to pay them?

Answer:
 Your friend is wrong. You agreed to the work you have to pay. A billing mistake doesn't remove that obligation. Maybe if the bill was clearly marked "final all claims settled" or similar language after there was a dispute but not for something like this. All they have to do is present another bill for the parts and if you don't pay they have an excellent case to sue you.Answer #2: > and that it's like when a retail store puts up the wrong price for something and has to honor it

your friend is wrong about that, too.

I would strongly advice that you take any future "advice" from this friend with a 50lb bag of salt.


Title: Sold a dirt bike on Craigslist for $2000 that I thought was a 2013, buyer says it is a 2005 and wants a refund. Help me Legal Advice!

Question:
So I bought this dirt bike a couple of months ago off of another guy off of craigslist who had it listed as a 2013. He said that it was just laying around and he needed some quick cash. Original price was $2,200 but I talked him down to $1,900. I try the bike a few times but don't really like how it feels. It runs great and handled fantastically but I decided to sell it on craigslist and buy a different bike instead.
I get a call from a guy who wants to come look at the bike. I say fine. He turns it on, drives a couple laps around my neighborhood, and offers me $2000 to buy it then and there. I say yes, he signs the bill of sale and takes the bike. Three days later he calls me and says he took it into a shop to get a inspection done on it, and they run the VIN and it comes back as a 2005 Yamaha dirt bike instead of a 2013. He now wants his money back and says he'll sue me if I don't refund him. He also knows where I live. What do I do??

Answer: Well first you run the Vin and see what year the bike is. If it is actually a 2005 then you refund him.Answer #2: Buyer's job to do due diligence. What is he gonna sue you for? That neither of you know the difference between a 5 year old and a 20 year old bike? You don't do anything, if you don't want to.


Title: (MICHIGAN) Foreclosure eviction, what to do with all the garbage?

Question:
After paying into escrow to stay in her home following foreclosure auction, my senior citizen-aged mom finally got the eviction notice today. Her house is rather full of junk that I'd just as soon not pack up to throw away elsewhere - Think encyclopedia sets and antiquated electronics, old furniture as well as just plain trash on an aspiring hoarder level. I intend to remove all of her possessions worth keeping as well as her appliances when I make it up to MI to help her move, but I'm wondering if she has any legal obligation to throw the junk away as part of the clearing out process. Can I just take out what she's keeping and leave the rest for the bank's goon squad to throw out?

The house itself is very old and very damaged by the elements, leaking roof, missing siding, etc etc. However she didn't vandalize or purposely damage anything, and the house is in no worse shape than when it was auctioned off. Is there any affirmative steps she can take to avoid having to pay damages? Thanks for your help gang

Answer: Is it a cash for keys situation?  If so she probably has to get it cleaned to a specific level. Otherwise... I suppose they could try to sue her, but I'm guessing she's judgment proof.


Title: (Texas) I have been paying for my condo complex's electricity with my individual unit bill for nearly a decade. What rights do I have for reimbursement?

Question:
It was confirmed last week that I have been paying for the common-usage (outdoor and parking lot lighting, electric sprinkler system, etc) electricity charges at my condo complex due to a sub-metering inaccuracy. The City worker who confirmed the metering problem gave an on-site estimate that up to half my monthly electric bill was from these common-usage charges.

We are in the process of having the metering reworked and a new meter added which my HOA Board is paying (a portion of that from my HOA dues of course) to have completed  in addition to the cosmetic repairs required in my unit to facilitate this.

I would like to know what legal rights I have for reimbursement at this point. I assume there's probably some type of statute of limitations for issues such as these that won't allow me to be reimbursed for the entire 9.5 year period of overpayment and as far as I know, an issue like this is not addressed in any Association bylaw's although I am still looking into that at this time.

I am unsure how monthly overpayment cost can even be accurately determined. A comparison of the next full month's charges on the new meter versus the full month's charges on mine would only be accurate for the summer months since the electricity usage would vary by season and really from year to year. I have looked into getting monthly electricity statements from my energy provider but the rep I spoke with could not confirm how far back these might go.

What rights do I have here, if any, for compensation? Thank you in advance for any feedback you can share.

Answer:
 I am pretty familiar with the Texas electric industry.

What utility company is involved?

I would demand all of the money back. The utility should be able to estimate what is what reasonably well. Depending on the specific utility, either the city will have jurisdiction or the Public Utility Commission of Texas will. Answer #2: Interesting problem. I think your remedy is with the utility company, not your association. Sounds like they caused the metering issue and overcharged you. I'd suggest you demand a refund of the entire amount from them. Then it will be their responsibility to pursue the association for that amount.

As for the amount you are entitled to.... I'd suggest you pursue everything for the entire 10 years. You can make a strong argument that the debt they owe you didn't exist until they found the mistake (the "discovery of the harm"). The facts here don't cleanly fit into any Texas statute of limitations law, but I believe if it ultimately went to court they would find in your favor, unless your bills were so obscenely high that they think you should have been aware it was an error.


Title: My friend and a few other people planned a trip in April, but I backed out. She won't give me my money back.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 It's not totally clear to me what the actual verbal initial agreement was, but your nuclear option is probably:  You agreed to pitch in to rent a particular house that you had reviewed and approved, with the requirement that you get your own room.  The friends are not delivering their part of the bargain.  Therefore, when they refuse to refund your money, you sue them in small claims court for $150 plus court costs.

Of course this will destroy friendships.  Only you can assess whether that's worth it.
Answer #2: Was there ever any talk about giving individuals their money back if they backed out of the trip after a place was booked?

It's $150 right?  At some point if you care about the friends and want to keep them, it's not worth fighting about for $150.


Title: Advice on buying a house from a drunk/addict?

Question: I am trying to buy a house from a drunk/addict who inherited it from his mom. If I succeed, I'll need to secure it so his friends stop coming buy with stolen goods and whatever else.  This is in a concentrated urban neighborhood with families all around and a school very close. Any advice?

Answer:
 Get a good landscaper. In my experience addict types hate well manicured lawns and flowers. The signs of joy and happiness are like kryptonite.Answer #2: Not a lawyer but my cousin was a heroin addict. He didn't even own the house, my aunt did, and now he's been sober and hasn't lived there a couple years and people still break in there looking for shit. Junkies who he used to hang around have come and taken things to sell, people not knowing he's clean looking to see if he can hook them up. It's been a nightmare. Answer #3: Best thing you can do is create a presence--leave outdoor lights on at night, do yard work/snow removal regularly, establish relationships with your neighbors, etc. Don't store any valuables outside when not in use. Call the cops if you're threatened or see suspicious activity.

IANAL but I used to live in seedy neighborhood; my alley neighbors used my front stoop to sell drugs and/or prostitute until I moved in. (Their rep would walk through my yard and act like she lived in my house.) I moved in, did all of the above, and was able to safely enjoy my place for the duration of my lease.


Title: Doctor ordered uncessary CT scan on my head and spin against my will

Question:
I was in the hospital for public intoxication during a holiday (I know spare me the lecture). During my stay the doctor order a CT scan for my head and spine. It says right in the medical records that I was not compliant with doctor request and that there were no signs of any physical trauma. I am now stuck with a $10,000 hospital bill.

Is it legal for a doctor to give me CT scans against my will?

Why would a doctor order me to get a these scans when I was brought in for public intoxication?

Please save me any lectures I'm not interested.

Answer:
 Get some health insurance and don't not get so drunk you get hospitalized. That is actual legal advice. You will avoid many problems by doing those two things.

Also you are a responsible for this bill. Try to negotiate a lower amount and/or payments with the provider.


Title: DCS in Indiana trying to force me to make my 1 month old baby get a CT scan.

Question:
I had an accident where I left my baby in the couch for less than a minute(stupid I know and I never do that by herself) so I could go 10 feet to get her bottle in the kitchen and she rolled over and fell to the carpet.  She had no bruised or anything.  It was a small fall of maybe a foot. She was active and seemed fine but I over worry and I took her in to make sure she was okay and they ended up just observing her,but one of the nurses reported me because they thought i lied about her falling from the couch.

So someone came from DCS came and I had no problem showing her where we lived so she could make sure the baby had everything she needed and she said she was going to close the case. This morning I went to her usual doctor who knew about the accident and was doing a check up and said she was fine.  Well now DCS wants me to set up an appointment for her doctor to get a CT scan.

 Shes only a month and I refuse to do so because if the exposure to radiation and cancer because her brain is still developing.  Even the doctor at the ER said he wouldnt recommend it because she was so young.

Can they make force me to do so? My boyfriend and I are upset and don't want to put our daughters health at risk. It was an accident and they ate telling us we cant refuse to get the scan done. Both doctors said she was fine. She had no bruises. Its upsetting me. I'm a new mom and I'm worried they will take our baby away...

Answer:
 If you refuse, you are very correct that they could remove her until a judge hears the case.    It’s within a couple days in my state, not sure about Indiana.

Hiring an attorney to negotiate with DCS for you will get you the best outcome possible. Answer #2: CPS has a reasonable concenr about how a baby that is only a month old rolled over to fall off a couch. Your option is to either refuse to cooperate or get a CT. If you refuse to cooperate they may choose to remove the child so that they can ensure that it receives proper medical care.

> Even the doctor at the ER said he wouldnt recommend it because she was so young.

That doesn't necessarily mean a CT would be unsafe, that doctor may just be saying that they didn't see a need to run one.


Title: Pictures of underage individual repeatedly posted online without consent

Question:
I found out a month ago that somebody had taken photos of me off of my tumblr and posted them on a porn website, with many commenters posting lewd comments about them.

1. All of them came from my tumblr, where I had originally posted them. I've since deleted them from there.
2. In almost every photo I am underage.
3. The photos are not explicit.

I reported the thread and it was deleted.

I found out today that the photos had been posted again. In the comments someone mentioned taking them from a discord. (For the record, I do not use discord and was not the one to post them there.) I reported them again and issued a takedown request.

The first time the photos were posted, a link to my facebook was also posted. This time only my first name was supplied.

Is there any legal avenue I can pursue to ensure that this does not happen again? I live in Missouri, but go to school in Illinois.

Answer:
 The problem is the lack of explicitness. Illinois has a fairly robust revenge porn law, but it only applies to "sexual images", which basically means that in this case they would also constitute CP.

Unless you know for sure who is posting them, there's not much you can do, and even if you do know, I'm unclear on whether you have a legal path forward. It *might* be cyberstalking under [Public Act 095-0849](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=095-0849), but I'm almost certain a good lawyer could argue out of that.


Title: As a contractor, what is my appropriate action when a $50,000+ invoice goes past due?

Question:
Firstly, I don't necessarily want to nuke my relationship, there could be more to come.  The company definitely has the funds to pay me.

This bill is for physical services performed, specifically electrical, which required a permit and paperwork trail on a major retail store.  The project was completed and we received sign-off and there is no disputing the quality or completeness.  It was verified as 'billable' by all parties.

This was NET 60

5 Days before the bill went past due, I contacted the company to ask if they needed an extension or if a check was in the mail.  The nice lady told me my invoice was open but not paid, and that she would send off an email to find out details.

The bill goes past due tomorrow, and I want to know what's the most appropriate way to light a fire to get it paid, or at least receive a direct and honest response.

Some business partners suggested a late fee, but even at a small % it would be thousands.  Can you give me some pointers from your 'collections' experience?  We signed an MSA which removed our right to file a lien against the retailer.

Answer:
 >We signed an MSA which removed our right to file a lien against the retailer.

Take a look at the Indiana [code on liens](https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-32-property/in-code-sect-32-28-3-16.html), specifically b and c of the link. Know that timing is key here if it's already been 60 days as your time to file a lien is [limited](https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-32-property/in-code-sect-32-28-3-3.html) by statute.Answer #2: Before going nuclear and placing liens or late fees, spend a few hours on the phone with accounts payables.

Most large companies have an internal electronic systems where several people have press the accept button for an invoice to be able to be paid.
Most likely someone in the chain forgot and it’s sitting in limbo.

I’d bet a few hours on the phone with them will have a cheque or EFT within a few days.


Title: My friend and international student (17) got another international student (17) pregnant. He's freaking out and Doesn't know what to do. She want to keep the baby he doesn't, What are the options he has?[Canada]

Answer:
 He doesn't have any options. It's her choice.

He can ask for a paternity test once the baby is born to check it's his.

He may not have to pay child support depending on where they both come from and end up living.


Title: Entry to Apartment Without Notice and Possible Theft (Chicago)

Question:
I am looking for advice on how to proceed with this situation. I've been living in my apartment for 4 years now and we just signed on for a 5th (and final) year. Now while living here I've accepted the trade off where the rent is cheap but the landlord and management company are terrible. We've had plenty of run in's and the landlord is very unprofessional/shady.

Recently I decided to install a security camera in my apartment and it only took 2 days to catch the maintenance man entering our apartment without notice (nobody was home). Who knows how many times they have gotten away with this in the prior years. He is in our apartment for around 5 minutes and ends up leaving with our plunger (this is clearly visible on the recording). The whole incident was not captured on camera (only a few short videos..you basically see him enter and leave the apartment) but I do see him emerge from the hallway where the bedrooms are (so if all he needed was a plunger there would be no reason for him to be back there). We didn't find anything else missing but we can't be sure he didn't take something else. It's been 48 hours since this incident and they still have not notified us of the entry and the plunger is still gone.

Both in our lease and and Chicago RLTO (Resident Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, section 5-12-050) it states that they must give 48 hours notice prior to entry for regular repairs. There are 2 reasons they are allowed to enter without notice. One is "in case of emergency" the second is "For practical necessity where repairs or maintenance elsewhere in the building unexpectedly require such access;". The second stipulation is the one I'm worried that they will claim. I actually know the neighbors upstairs who recently moved out and they mentioned to me their toilet being broken. So my assumption is the maintenance man was probably doing repairs in that apartment, needed a plunger, and took ours.

For both of those possible situations if they enter without notice they need to notify us that they entered our place within 48 hours after the fact. 48 hours has just passed and they have not said a word to us.

How should I proceed? The tricky thing is that the year lease just started (this happened on literally day one of the new lease), and I do want to live here (ideally would like to not have to search for a new place). So depending on what I decide to do...it could be a long 11 months of dealing with the landlord. What do you guys think?

http://library.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/Illinois/chicago_il/title5housingandeconomicdevelopment/chapter5-12residentiallandlordsandtenant?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid=amlegal:chicago_il

Answer:
 This isn't really a legal question.

Yes... a crime was committed.  And, you have every right to report it to the police.

Should you?

Well, you are better poised to make that judgement than we are.

If it were me, I would contact management and ask when my plunger would be returned with an apology.  (Without revealing you have video evidence.)

I would determine my next move based on their response.


Title: What kind of trouble am I in for giving adderall to my employees?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: I'm not entirely sure why you don't know this, but: it is crime to give people unprescribed drugs. Don't speak to the cops without a lawyer, and yes, you may need one.


Title: Employer refusing medical accommodation

Question:
Location: Ontario, Canada

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Posting on behalf of my partner; I'll call her Kim. Kim started a job as a shift nurse a few years ago. Initially she was assigned a mix of daytime shifts and overnight shifts. Kim has a chronic medical condition where her symptoms are sometimes severe enough to be admitted to hospital. While she's usually fine after daytime shifts, she found that the disruption of working overnights exacerbates her symptoms significantly, most recently resulting in a week's stay at the hospital.

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Kim knew of her medical condition before becoming employed but did not disclose it: she has never required medical accommodations in the past for prior employment where she only worked during the daytime. She did not know or suspect that night shifts would make her symptoms worse until after working night shifts with this employer.

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A few months ago Kim requested a medical accommodation, which was to only be assigned daytime shifts. Her employer granted this accommodation without requesting medical documentation. More recently, there was a change in management and the new manager now requires medical documentation. Kim had her physician fill out a medical accommodation form which clearly states that "until Kim is fully treated, she can only work daytime shifts as overnight shifts worsen her symptoms", which she sent to her employer. Kim is actively receiving treatment for her condition.

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Kim's employer responded rejecting the accommodation, citing an opinion from the employer's physician that "there are no medical contraindications to working night shifts for individuals with \[medical condition\]". The employer did not say anything relating to the accommodation causing undue hardship.

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Kim's June schedule is due out soon; if she refuses night shifts then she may get fired. What would her legal recourse be if she is fired? If Kim wants to preemptively consult a lawyer, what kind of lawyer would she need to look for?

Answer:
 Employment and labour lawyer here

> Kim had her physician fill out a medical accommodation form which clearly states that "until Kim is fully treated, she can only work daytime shifts as overnight shifts worsen her symptoms",

Is that all the form said? Because that would not be sufficient to ground a need for accommodation. The doctor needs to be **specific** about what limitations prevent her from working night. "Worsen her symptoms" is pretty generic, and her employer has a medical opinion from their own doctor that the medical condition shouldn't be incompatible with working night shifts.

A particular medical condition can have a range of symptoms, each with a range of possible severity. Its not unusual for a particular task or thing to be doable for most suffers or that condition but be a problem for a small subset. If that's the case for Kim, her doctor needs to be specific and say so.

Also, employees cannot dictate their accommodation. They provide evidence of limitations and restrictions, then the employer decides if it can provide reasonable accommodation to the point of undue hardship. There are often a range of ways to accommodate. It could be that Kim's symptoms could be mitigated in some way even if she did work nights.  Again, this is why specificity is important.

Kim's employer may also be unable to provide straight days without someone else being willing to work straight nights. Depending on the size of the workforce, it may be an undue hardship to provide the accommodation she seeks. Impact on other employees is a factor that can make an accommodation an undue hardship.


Title: Can an apartment complex make me pay to fix cable lines they cut during an incomplete repair? GA

Question: So trying to figure out the legal implications of my situation. Basically I moved into an apartment that is wired for cable and recently found out that the cable outlet doesn't work. I went to the leasing office to notify them of the problem and they handed me a piece of paper saying that the cable system in the neighborhood was being repaired and all of the wires on the outside of the building were going to be cut. According to the leasing manager the wires on the outside were hooked up illegally apparently because Comcast technicians were having trouble correctly running wires into the building. At the bottom of the notice was a contractor's phone number. I was told to call the contractor, let him know my apartment number, and then tell him when to come by to fix the outlet. I called and he said he doesn't work on the property anymore so call Comcast. Called Comcast and scheduled an appointment with a technician. The leasing manager told me to send the technician to the office on the day of the appointment and they would take care of the payment for the repair. Fast forward to today and the leasing manager tells me that it's Comcast's wires and they don't have anything to do with it so they aren't going to pay to fix it. BTW, pretty sure Comcast has a contract with the apartment complex management company since there is a Comcast owned wi-fi hotspot in the building(which is how I am typing this).  I end up not having to pay because the lines in the building are so screwed up that the technicians who showed up couldn't repair them. So now I'm paying for 50Mbps and cable but just getting a 12Mbps hot spot. Trying to decide what to do since if I didn't have a nearby hotspot I would be internet less. That and I have no idea how much it will cost to get the line the complex screwed up fixed. Should also mention that it seems odd to me that Comcast isn't offering to repair the lines for free that is assuming that the botched repair job wasn't just done by the complex

Answer:
 > Fast forward to today and the leasing manager tells me that it's Comcast's wires and they don't have anything to do with it so they aren't going to pay to fix it.

Not legal advice, but Comcast employee here. This applies to the North East division, but likely also applies to Georgia as well. Who's responsibility is determined by where the break is. From the pole to the side of the building(aka, the drop) is 100% Comcast. The equipment typically in the maintenance closet is also Comcast. From there on it is basically the building's problem. Typically it's electricians who do this, and it's usually called wall fishing. In this case, it is likely this falls under building's responsibility.

> I end up not having to pay because the lines in the building are so screwed up that the technicians who showed up couldn't repair them.

The technician probably cancelled the job as No Access so you wouldn't be charged for a visit where he was unable to fix the problem.


Title: [CT] My gym got new equipment and suddenly raised their gym prices on my contract. What do I do?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: What's the duration of your contract? It's likely that they would simply cancel your contract and make you sign a new one if you tried to push on any part of your existing one. Answer #2: Either pay the new fee or cancel your membership.


Title: [CA] Right of way at two way stop

Question:
[Requisite poorly done MSPaint](http://i.imgur.com/pvAKn1e.png)

The white car (at the bottom) wants to turn left, and waits for a break in traffic. While the white car is waiting, the blue car comes and waits as well. The blue car wants to continue straight.

When there is finally a break in traffic on the larger road, which has the right of way? The car that was waiting first or the car that is continuing straight?

I'm in CA, if jurisdictions make a difference. This is hypothetical. I was at in this situation yesterday and apparently I and the other driver both thought we had the right of way, but there was no collision.

Answer: The car who was waiting first.


Title: [WA] Landlord taped a Non-Smoking Lease Addendum to front door

Question:
EDIT:
Got a text from the property manager saying this Addendum does not apply to me.

I'll leave this up for any future researchers to find your fine responses! Thanks!

**TL;DR**

*Signed an 11-month lease that says smoking policies do not apply. Found a notice on my door today saying smoking will be prohibited next month.*

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I live in an apartment complex in Washington state. I am currently in an 11-month renewed lease (after having completed my first 11-month lease). My rental agreement (both the first copy I signed at move in, and the copy signed at renewal) has the following section regarding smoking:

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> Smoking Policies:
Resident(s) agrees to comply with all Apartment Community Smoking Policies. Resident(s) understands all members of the Resident(s)'s family or household party to the Rental Contract and guests must adhere to the Smoking Policies of the Apartment Community. Smoking is prohibited in all common areas this includes both interior and exterior common areas. This policy applies to everyone. In addition, our Apartment Community has a No Smoking Addendum regarding other non-smoking policies [  ]     Not Applicable at this Apartment Community [x]

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It was explained to me by the property manager that this complex allowed smoking inside the private units, as well as on the private balconies. If my formatting is unclear, there are checkboxes indicating whether or not a "No Smoking Addendum" applies, and the *Not Applicable* box is checked.

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As of today, a typed letter was taped to all unit doors outlining a new Smoke-Free Policy that goes into effect **July 14, 2017**. It explains that smoking of any kind (cigarettes, vaping, marijuana [medical or recreational], etc.) "will be prohibited on the entire property." It contains the following 2 passages that I question:

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> Breach of the Addendum: A material breach of this smoke-free addendum shall be a material breach of the rental contract and grounds for immediate termination of the rental contract. Resident shall be responsible for all damages and costs associated with termination of the rental contract due to a material breach.

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> This is your thirty day notice of change to your Rental Contract, as per required by Washington State Landlord/Tenant Law.

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After researching the WA Sate Landlord/Tenant Law, I found that month-to-month agreements can indeed be altered with a 30-day notice, but from what I can gather, the same is not true for ongoing leases. There is no reference [edit: on the notice today] to exemptions for people in long-term contracts.

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The language of the notice is written from the Resident point-of-view ("Resident acknowledges that...," "Resident agrees that..."). The notice is signed only by the Property Manager.

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Is this enforceable? I would not have renewed my lease had this addendum been included. What are your thoughts, legaladvice? Thanks in advance.

Answer:
 You can tell them that you do not agree to the proposed lease modification and ask them to buy you out.

Generally they cannot change the rules mid-lease.


Title: Need help leaving my girlfriend (CA)

Question:
Hello,

I am trying to leave my 'girlfriend' of about three years. She is quite manipulative and doing everything she can to get me to stay. When I have previously made attempts to separate with her she flies into a rage and will hit me. On the last occasion she whipped me with an iphone cable a bunch of times, drawing blood. Turns out they can hurt. A lot. The issue she is small, about 5'4'' and maybe 110lbs, and I'm 6'2'' and 180lbs (and a guy). The only way I can get her to stop is to start recording her with my phone - then she will immediately stop and starts looking into the camera saying that I was the one hitting her. Because of our size disparity and her willingness to claim that I am the one who hits her I don't feel like I can defend myself. I've taken a photograph of the time she drew blood, but other times she slapped me or punched me it hurt, but didnt really leave a mark that you could see in photos.

All that is to say, what I really just want is to move out and get out of my lease with her. Unfortunately we are on a lease together for our place. I got lucky enough to find a really great place (SF bay area), and I was dumb enough to put both of us on the lease. I am willing to give her the place, even pay for a month or two of my share of the rent while she tries to find someone to replace me. But she says she refuses to get someone to replace me and will make me pay for the whole rest of the lease. The landlord is on my side but still says I need to get a roommate release. I'm really trapped, and I feel particularly afraid to ask for help because if it's just her word against mine I'm a guy and I'm much larger than her.

Answer: Hello!?!? Nanny cam this psycho soon to be ex girlfriend!  Get her on video and then have her arrested.  While she is in jail, RO her and set up a time for her to come and get her property, while under the watchful eye of a deputy sheriff.Answer #2: Some states have provisions allowing you to break your lease in the case of domestic violence. I don't know if CA is one of them. You'll definitely need a police report at a minimum though.


Title: Tenants under me in apartment parking cars in the driveway and blocking my car in. When do I get the car towed/how?

Question:
I have been living upstairs from some literal neighbors from hell. They continually have friends over that park in our driveway and block my car in so I can't get out. At first I was too nice about it and was lenient but things got out of hand a week ago when I had to Uber to and from work cause no one was able to move a car from one of their friends. I told them that they would need to pay for my Uber because I didn't tow them and that the next time this happened I would tow them. (They refused to pay for the uber) Our landlord has also contacted them and let it be known to them that they can only have one car in the driveway due to the lease.  Last night they were having a very rowdy party and had a car parked in the driveway, I called the cops for a noise complaint because it was 1 am and I had a shift starting at 6 am. They went inside but came back out and a friend of theirs peed on my car and then they opened a champagne bottle onto my car in hopes of like scratching it. Of course there was a car in front of mine this morning so I had to Uber again to work but now I'm nervous of towing them in case they like acually start keying my car or something. What is the best way to get around them/ get them evicted/ just what to do?
I live in Pittsburgh, PA

Answer: Document everything. Tell landlord. Call towing company next time it happens. Repeat. Answer #2: Not legal advice, but in the interim, can you park your car further up the driveway to prevent your side from being used by someone else? I'm assuming you're each allotted one half of the driveway.


Title: Israeli company won't pay for freelance work. What can I do?

Question:
Posting for a friend.

Said friend (Chinese) has done several translation jobs for an Israel-based publishing company. Their first job with them was on Upwork, but after that concluded they had several further contracts offsite.

After submitting her last project, she's had a longer-than-usual wait for payment. After several inquiries the company made excuses, and then went radio silent.

The text of her contract says:

>"Payment will be approved after the publisher and author approve the final, translated file."

and

>"Payment to be transferred up to 60 days after the beginning of the following month."

Which seem to suggest that the company could still be within their rights, if they have not yet approved the translation. But this also isn't the first time my friend's been given the runaround from this company.

If push comes to shove, what options are there for recovering her money?

Answer:
 > what options are there for recovering her money?

Does their contract cover venue for disputes? Where is everyone located, China and Israel? If the company doesn't have an office/presence in her location, then the option is hiring an attorney in their location to sue them there.


Title: [NY] Can I lie about my DOB when I also have to use my SSN for the app Robinhood?

Question: Ok, so I was browsing the App Store on my phone and saw the Robinhood app, an app where you can trade stocks for free. Now this is something that really peaked my interest because I've always been interested on how the market and trading worked. However, since it is a registered broker-dealer, Robinhood requires me to give my SSN and for me to be at least 18. I've got my SSN but I'm only 16, will be 17 in February. I was just wondering will I have any negative repercussions if I use a different DOB when also using my SSN to register an account? Any guidance will be helpful, thank you so much.

Answer:
 Don't trade stocks until you're 18, it will cause an incredible amount of legal problems. Before then, either do paper trading or have your parents do it for you.

To answer your question, it will have negative repercussions if you lie about your DOB when registering.