Title: I caused some damage in our condo.The damage was a cord ...$20 in damage but they jacked it up to $1200. (WA)

Question: Replacing the item would only be $20 .They charged a bunch of things . But the biggest cost was that they moved the location of the item to another part of the building.My parents were going to help  me with this cost but I told them to wait because I wanted to dispute it .We couldn't agree on a location .They wanted to meet at a place that is very hostile to me.unfortunately I feel they tricked my parents into paying.This happened 6 months ago Could I take them to small claims court and would i be able to get it reduced?

Answer:
 Yeah dude sorry but it's pretty much impossible to make sense of what the issue is when you only refer to it as "the item" and "a place that is very hostile to me" and stuff. Just tell us what happened and how you feel like they tricked your parents into paying.

It's generally hard to recover money when you've already paid. Providing payment is usually symbolic of agreement with the underlying terms of the transaction, so the burden is on the payee - especially in the absence of a written agreement - to demonstrate if there was some condition or reliance upon which money was provided.

In this case, if the "tricking" your parents into paying involved material misrepresentations of fact, or if they lied about the damages, or charged for damages they were not statutorily allowed to, there could be recourse. But no freaking clue without more detail.


Title: i moved out and now my parents want to take my car

Question:
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Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: Who is the car titled to? If it's not you it needs to be returned.


Title: (TN) Discovered after leaving Wal-Mart that I didn't pay for all items. What now?

Question:
This is a little complicated so bear with me. I was using the self-check out aisle at Wal-Mart and got down to the last item, which was a discounted bakery item. It rang up at the original price rather than the discounted price, so I cancelled the item and was left waiting for the employee to verify the cancellation. As I was waiting, I went ahead and ran my card in the card reader. I end up waiting for a few minutes, lady finally comes over, cancels the item and says, "Oh, she'll just ring it up over there" pointing at the cashier at the end of the self-checkout and tells me to head that way. So I grab all my bagged stuff and the bakery item, head to the checkout and she rings up the item. I pay and leave. So I exit the store without issue, get home, start putting away my groceries and I realize...I don't have a receipt for the things I rang up in my original aisle (groceries totaling like 17$). So now I'm kinda scared/paranoid.

Do I go back and hand them money? I obviously don't want a theft charge handed down to me. Am I just being over paranoid and this isn't really even an issue? Please help!

Answer: You are paranoid. It's not a real issue. Answer #2: That song from Frozen.


Title: Workplace discrimination, of sorts

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Wow, OP. You're entirely correct. This is blatant and overt discrimination.

It isn't *illegal* discrimination, or anything even remotely actionable, but it *is* discrimination. Also:

>I do work in an at will to work state

That's a unique way of mangling that one. Congrats.


Title: [MD] Daughter eloped. Is beneficiary on all my accounts. Feeling hurt, and confused. Need advice.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You can opt to stop supporting her financially. That is your prerogative. You can also update/alter your estate plan to disinherit her. This is not really so much a legal question as a r/relationships question, as the simple solution is to update your estate plan/trust/etc to change your beneficiaries if you don't want her to receive anything. Answer #2: This post is insultingly long. You need to pare it down.


Title: Drug test came back positive for Methamphetamine but I don't do drugs. Please help me.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: There are some OTC liquid cough medications that are reported to pop positive for meth.


Title: (CA) Apartment maintenance let it slip that there is asbestos in my (cracking) walls. This contradicts my managers claim -in writing in the lease- that they have no knowledge of asbestos in the unit. Do I have grounds to break my lease?

Question:
A few weeks ago, I had my apartment maintenance come out to look at my windows. I have really shitty single pane windows that don't fit tightly into their track, and I live near a railroad track so they rattle constantly with the passing trains. When I noticed a pretty large crack going all the way around both of my windows, I called to have them come out and look at it. I suggested the possibility of needing to replace the window, and the maintenance staff stated openly that they can't open up the walls because there is asbestos inside. I then mentioned the possibility of me being exposed to airborne asbestos due to the crack being open, and he suggested that this wasn't concerning. Not that this is relevant, but he replaced the wheels to my poor fitting single panes, and they continue to rattle.

Now this was a few weeks ago, and after discussing this with my parents (I'm a student), at the very least I want to break the lease and find a place where I'm not potentially being exposed to airborne asbestos. I've read up a little bit on asbestos protocol in CA but I'm not sure about my specific conundrum. Any advice is deeply appreciated.

Answer:
 Contact your local tenants rights organization and see what help they can provide. Being in CA, you're going to have pretty good protection in this situation, and the organizations have experience dealing with these types of situations. Answer #2: I'm not a lawyer but I watch and read a lot of things about renovating old homes.

Things you can find asbestos in include: insulation around pipes, old tile, popcorn ceilings. If no one touches the insulation/tile/ceiling and it stays in good repair, there's no danger because it isn't airborne. If something inside the wall (insulation, I'd guess) has asbestos in it, then it's safe until they open the walls and disturb the asbestos, at which point they'd have to pay to have it removed and that's expensive for them.

Your lease saying there's no asbestos in the apartment maybe means that it's not in the tile/ceiling/whatever -- it's an apartment so they don't expect you to open the walls? That's a question for the tenant's rights organization like /u/sodakdave suggested. The crack in your wall might mean the asbestos has been disturbed, but it might not, since plaster/drywall can crack without anything happening to the stuff behind it. Also, you say it goes around the window -- so it could just be something with the trim/casing.

Either way, you can get an asbestos home testing kit for about $10, but then you have to send it off to a lab and pay more for the results, I think. You can probably also find someone in your area to come out and test for it, which might cost about the same amount, Asbestos is pretty serious, so I think you should definitely test for it even though I also don't think you should panic.


Title: Does it constitute as harassment if a girl doesn't say stop?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 No, she could go after you for harassment if you don't cut it out. Grow up.Answer #2: She doesn't have to tell you to stop. The standard would be what a reasonable person would consider to be harassment. Not this person, who appears to have the temperament of a saint. A reasonable person would have reported you long ago. Answer #3: > I spoof my number as her friends so she picked up the phone (this is legal, I checked

Sure about that pimp?

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111s30enr/pdf/BILLS-111s30enr.pdfAnswer #4: Nope. Stop.


Title: [OH] Apartment windows installed incorrectly so they can't open. Any legal recourse?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 That is almost 100% against the building code of your area. Windows that open are an important part of building codes as they are important generally for ventilation and egress.
Answer #2: Check with your local code enforcement office and/or the fire marshal's office. If it's not a violation of the building code or the fire code, then you likely have no legal recourse.


Title: Assuming a comercial flight in which the economy class has 3 seats on each side and 4 arm rests among them.

Question: Which armrest can I rightfully lay claim to?

Answer:
 I'd personally say none and think of them less like arm rests and more like seat dividers that are preventing people from encroaching on others' space.

In practice, possession is 9/10 of the law when there aren't any laws on the matter.


Title: fighting a traffic ticket for a law that isn't enforced?

Question:
I'm an Uber driver in San Luis Obispo, California. About a month and a half ago I got a ticket for "impeding the flow of traffic". To set the stage the street I was on is a 3 lane one way street downtown with bars on either side. Tons of Uber drivers are out picking up and dropping off people in that area. So I was about to drop off a guy. As I pulled up to the bars, there was no room to pull over so I followed my regular procedure in that case and put on my hazards and had the passenger exit while I was in the left most lane(not next to the curb). Moments later I hear someone tapping on my window and Its a motorcycle cop telling me theres cars behind me and gave me the ticket.

My issue is that I have been making the same exact drop off maneuver in front of cops for the past 5 months and so have many others. In fact this past weekend I saw a guy waiting in the same lane as I was with his hazards on and a cop rolled up behind him then just went around.

While I understand I was impeding the flow of traffic, I don't feel its right that the law isn't even enforced. It felt like he was just giving out easy tickets that night.

Funny enough, the guy I dropped off was in fact a lawyer and gave me his card. Unfortunately I only talked to him briefly and he hasn't replied to any of my texts since we stopped talking. He recommended a "trial by declaration", but we never got past that and I haven't heard from him since.

extra info: I got a speeding ticket about 2 weeks after that and now I'm scared I might lose my ability to drive for uber. I currently have no strikes on my license.

Answer:
 Just because it has not been enforced before does not mean it can never be enforced.

If you actually committed the violation, then you can 100% get a ticket and be convicted of it.

You can get an attorney and see if they can plea bargain it, but "I always do this" is not a defense.


Title: Underaged friend being asked to work security at weed convention

Question:
A friend of mine works security in CO, and he is under the age of 21.  He's been told to work security at a weed convention this weekend and he's worried about getting second hand at the site.  He would be driving to and from this site.  If he does get high at the convention (which would not be intentional) and he were to get pulled over on his way home, he could get into a lot of trouble.

My question is, if my friend wanted to take this matter with his job to court, would he have a case?

Answer: Chances are his issue is solved even faster than that.  Normally, you need to be over 21 in order to be allowed inside the convention venue.  If he's not 21, he should not be allowed to enter, period.  Most likely, the contract between the security company he works for and the convention organizers specifies that all employees working the even must be 21 and over.  Probably the best/easiest approach is to tell his boss something along the lines of *"I'm not sure if you realize, but one must be 21 and over to attend this convention, including all staff.  I'm not quite 21 yet, meaning* ***I'm simply not allowed to be present at the venue.***  *Maybe I can cover someone else's normal shift, so that they can work at the convention?"*


Title: Veteran, ex remarried another active duty soldier only months after divorce. Just want my dog back. New husband tried to bribe me my debt for my dog.

Question:
Active duty Army from 2010 to February 2018. Married the ex back in August of 2016.

She surprised me one evening driving away from our townhome in Ewa Beach, HI, with the news that she was getting me a husky. A gift.

I'd always wanted a husky. Granted not a female, nor black and white, he's my red boyo. I've always been the one to pick up after him, disciplined him when he messed up, and praised him endlessly when he did good, playing with him when he wanted run and be fun.

When it came time to pay for him, my ex had paid the deposit, $500, but I paid the remaining $1k. Signing the contract that the breeder had provided, along with a receipt for the payment.

Knowing we were to be divorced, my ex registered my husky as an emotional support dog via the military, (I'm an honorably separated veteran, previously a sergeant, as is her current husband whom she remarried after a few months of divorce.) I attempted to contact the breeder, (we moved earlier in the year,) but she wouldn't give me the paperwork.

Instead, I found that the breeder had instead told my ex that I was trying to get the paperwork.

Lo and behold the court date shows, we were both awarded ownership, she was awarded custody, and I visitation rights. I had no evidence to provide, nor any money for an attorney.

Now, however, her husband has acknowledged I have paid for him. My ex and I also have a $3k split debt with which he attempted to bribe me with to, 'get over it,' and, 'move on with my life.' They can do whatever they want to, but I just want my dog.

I was only granted 4 hour visitation rights on Tuesdays and Thursdays. During the whole end of the divorce I was without a home. After the divorce, she failed to inform me when she cancelled my medical insurance, I have a disability with the VA, so the lack of medical screwed me in trying to get treatment.

She also failed to inform me that my car insurance had been cancelled, so little to my knowledge- I had been driving around without insurance for some time.

All in all, I just want my dog back. I go to college nearly full time, and work 1-10 typically throughout the week. Only having recently this month finding both a job and a place to stay.

Lastly, I do have images of all the text messages of his attempted bribery, etc.

Answer: If the divorce order is such that you get to see the dog twice a week then that's what you get, honestly it is extremely unusual that you even received that.


Title: Customer said he was gonna take my work to court, don't know how feasible it would be.

Question:
I work for a fairly popular electronics store. Someone who works at a different branch had messed up a guys cell phone bill and now is being charged an extra $20 a month for x amount more months. The guy told me:

"I know it wasn't you personally who did this but i plan on taking you to court and you repaying me $20 until my contract is up."

I'm just curious if the guy went through with it and actually sued my company how seriously would he be taken.

Answer:
 Haha, no. He's not taking you to court. He's just blowing off steam.

It would cost him about $100 - $150 to take someone to small claims court. And he wouldn't take you personally, he'd take your employer or the wireless carrier. And since each of the four major carriers and most of the MVNOs have mandatory binding arbitration clauses, he signed away his right to sue anyone regarding the service.


Title: Is there anyway to reprimand my neighbors for calling the police on me and my wife

Question:
They called the police on her about noise complaints after 10pm but there has been times where their kids have made noise after 10pm

I actually moved into her place back in December and she has been having problems with the neighbors and has actually gotten me involved in the situation (I have agreed to help)

She nags me about the neighbors everyday, same stories etc. but she has really stressed me to the point where I need to do something about it, she wants to get violent with the neighbors and I don't want her going to jail, is there anyway I can get the neighbors or leave, and I'm about to consult with a lawyer in a few days, but what else should I do?

Answer: Based on your post history, you and your wife age very strangely.


Title: Girl want to sue me over pictures

Question:
Hi everyone. I'm currently in an embarassing situation. I'm from Canada, Québec specificly, and a girl wants my head. Here's the story : we snapchated a bit through the month of May, like, naked pics and stuff. Because I didn't want my dick everywhere, I took a few pictures (3) of the snapchats she sent me as a 'warranty'. Now she has discover that I have pictures of her breats on my phone since I made the unfortunate decision of showing these pictures to a few people. She is 20 years old.
She wants to sue me. I have talked with a lawyer about this and he said I was fine, but she keeps texting me that I was going to court, what is the worst that could happen?

Answer: Non-legal advice: Don't be a cunt who shows naked photos of people to your friends. You know how you didn't want her sharing your tiny dick everywhere? Well, she didn't want you sharing her breasts everywhere. Is it really that confusing? Or is it that you think that your thoughts, feelings and preferences are valuable and important, but that her thoughts, feelings and preferences don't matter? Because you are wrong about that.


Title: Can USPS keep me from checking my mail during delivery?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 If she has all the mailboxes opened, is sorting through mail, or is delivering a large volumne, then it could very easily be for a security reason that she asks you not to check your mail at that time.

Adjust your schedule to come after the mail has been delivered and the postman is gone.


Title: SAHM, 25 F, AZ. 27 weeks pregnant and every couple of months my husband is threatening divorce

Question:
every couple of months he threatens me with divorce. I am so done competing for his love and gratitude. I am finally realizing I never had his love in the first place. also, feeling this way and walking on eggshells just isn't a good look combined with pregnancy, and I really can't keep jeopardizing the health of my pregnancy on the happiness of my husband who doesn't even want to be my husband.

I stay at home, have for 3 years now, I have no family and no where to go. can I move into the spare bedroom until I deliver and can get a job and leave? can he force me out?

also, custody, can he take my children away because I wasn't working and don't have anything to show for myself?

we also bought a 2015 Camry together for me and the kids, it's all in his name because my name hiked up the interest. will I be left without a vehicle? and if so, can he use that against me to keep the kids?

please help, I'm clueless and pregnant and scared and I just want a plan of action and to know my rights so he doesn't manipulate me.

Answer:
 The answer to all of your questions is "it depends".  In the event that you filed for divorce, the judge would determine who got custody, who got the house, who got the car, et cetera.  It is very unlikely that you'd be left completely high and dry.

These decisions can be made both in the short-term and in the long.  In many cases, with a spouse that doesn't work, the judge will order temporary support for the spouse during the divorce process and will make a more permanent order at the end.


Title: Florida - Wrongful Termination?

Question:
Hello Reddit,

About a month and a half ago, I was fired for "falsifying documentation" is what they called it. The situation is that an employee called in for a couple days due to family issues. He came in to work during his off shift to speak with me and asked if he could use his vacation or personal hours. I told him that I did not have a problem with it and that I would get with my manager on it as well. I explained the situation to my Manager and he was okay with it. I coded the employee his vacation and personal hours to cover for him being out those days. Well HR asked me why I coded him vacation when he called it and took it to her manager. The company policy is that vacation and personal days need to be approved on a form or clearly stated on the call in voicemail that they want to use it. Neither were done by the employee. He came in, in person and asked and I coded him his vacation and personal. However, I did inform my boss and sent an e-mail to HR letting them know that I coded him vacation. HR took it to her manager, and then to the corporate manager. They determined that i was falsifying documentation and did not follow the code of conduct and terminated me.

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I filled out a form called a "issue resolution" where I can say what happened and what i think the outcome should have been. I mentioned that my boss gave me the okay on coding the employee vacation and/or personal, but that seems to get ignored when I was being called by the regional HR and Plant Managers.

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I received a note in the mail today saying that after their extensive investigation that my request to be reinstated as an employee is being denied due to lack of evidence.

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I do not have access to work e-mails to look for proof and my conversations with my manager were verbal. He was not the kind of manager to have any ones back so if questioned about my situation then I doubt he would have defended me. He was a very quiet manager that never spoke up.

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Being that this is Florida, I know that companies can fire anyone for basically anything. However, I do not feel like that I was terminated fairly. I never received any coachings or warning letters. They suspended me for 2 days before they called me at home and told me that I was terminated.

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This termination has caused emotional distress on my wife, and as well as myself due to the immediate loss of income. Do I have any kind of wrongful termination case?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: This isn't wrongful termination. You don't need to have warnings or write ups to be fired.


Title: Neighbor took down my dead trees

Question:
Location : North Carolina (sorry, bot)

So, I got new neighbors a couple of months ago.

First they took down a flag that our surveyor put up to designate the property line.

Then they pulled up a bunch of plants by our mailbox.  I caught them doing this and the woman said "I don't know where the property line is but I didn't pull up anything but weeds".  My husband told me she pulled up a lot of small plants he had put there, but he didn't want to say anything.

Today, they have workers taking down two trees that are on my property.

My husband says the workers told him one tree was dead and the other was dying.  We went out, found our survey corner stakes and the trees are definitely on my property.  I did not stop the workers from finishing the work.

We do intend to talk to these neighbors, but I'm curious about my options and obligations in this instance.  Even if the trees were dead/dying, I don't think my neighbor should be able to just cut them down.  I also don't think I should owe anyone anything for the tree removal I did not ask for or approve.

I know from this sub that if the trees had been healthy, I could sue my neighbors for the cost of mature trees.  These trees were about 50' high (I live in a forest).

I'm just not sure of my damages if I believe the tree guys that the trees were dying/dead.

Answer:
 Call the police and file a report that they damaged your property.  Make sure you note that the property line had a flag on it that was deliberately removed.

Refuse to pay the bill since you didn't authorize the work, and forward it to your neighbors who ordered it.

You could sue the neighbors for the cost of replacement plants.  If they're by your mailbox (and your mailbox is nowhere near the property line), then they don't have a reason why the neighbors should be there.Answer #2: Call a suveyor and get a survey done. If you don't want to build a whole fence, just put a few posts in the ground at the property line, then send a certified letter to your neighbors twlling them that the posts indicate the property line and they are not to cross the line under any circumstances. Even if the trees were dead, they don't seem to respect that your property is yours and not theirs, and they need to have strong boundaries set.


Title: Accused of Racial Discrimination After Firing an At-Will Employee [Update 2]

Answer: As has been told in your previous post it is time for your company to talk to their attorney. The questions you ask here are way beyond the scope of this sub. Answer #2: Are you not listening to what everybody is telling you? Does your employer know you are posting these questions?


Title: Is there legal risk in giving food away while accepting donations?

Question: Location California, US

Answer: Giving people food, whether or not it appears to be a way to get around "selling" the food, can be host to all sorts of regulations! All of which are intensely location-specific.


Title: Unofficial charger probably burned the inside of my phone, what to do?

Question: Last Thursday I order 2 not certified apple chargers. I charged my phone over night and when I woke up, my phone was very hot and the end of the cable, near the contact point was burned. I then took another charger to try if this one still worked. But I am not able to charge my iPhone 6 anymore. What is the best I can do in this case? Go to the seller or try home insurance? Does anyone have any tips. Help would be really appreciated. I live in The Netherlands by the way.

Answer:
 The manufacturer is likely liable for the damage, but they're probably based in China where it's almost impossible for you to sue them.

You could contact them and ask them to pay for your phone, but they may not do so and you don't have many options if they don't want to.


Title: Wife Forced To Take Drug Test [NV]

Question:
My wife just got a job as a store manger.  The store is not open yet.  They are setting it up/training over the last couple weeks.

Today, while setting up the new store, my wife's boss's boss (I'm assuming a Regional Manager) saw my wife take a pill.  It is for her anxiety, prescribed by a doctor.  RM tells my wife that she looks shaky, her eyes are glossy, and that her speech is slurred.  RM asks my wife if she is on anything.

Reality: My wife hasn't worked a hard day in her life, and has been out of work for months.  Literally sitting on her ass all summer playing xbox (so was I, I'm not judging).  Unloading a truck for hours in 100 degree weather, and lifting all this heavy shit is exhausting her.  I think its just physically overwhelming her.

RM calls their HR department and asks if the drug in question is a narcotic.  HR tells the RM that it is not. RM does not believe them, and takes her to a place to do a drug test.

She is clearly not on drugs, and doesn't drink (I would know).  So she will obviously pass the drug test?  I don't know much about drug tests but she is on several meds for mental health conditions.  I don't know if those will affect the test.
 This RM is just being a dick.

Is there anything we can do?  What if she for whatever reason doesn't pass the drug test?  What if she passes, and they fire her anyway?  Is this discrimination?  Or are we just fucked because NV is a "right to work state"?  My understanding of that is "You can be fired for any reason, whenever your employer feels like it, without warning."

Answer:
 > Is there anything we can do?

No.
> What if she for whatever reason doesn't pass the drug test?

She can ask for them to reconsider, re-test, whatever.  But they don't have to do anything.

> What if she passes, and they fire her anyway?

They can do that.

> Is this discrimination?

Maybe.  But it's not *illegal* discrimination.

> Or are we just fucked because NV is a "right to work state"?

No, you're fucked because NV is an "at-will" state.   "right to work" has to do with unions.

> My understanding of that is "You can be fired for any reason, whenever your employer feels like it, without warning."

Your understanding is mostly correct.  The only exception is membership in a protected class (race, gender, religion, etc).


Title: Reporting a Licensed Homeopathic Doctor (MA)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >This isn't a doctor's office, this is a business.

That line is blurred in many more situations than just homeopathic quackery offices.

>I want to report him to the medical board but I don't know if I have grounds to do so.

You can still report the guy. The medical board will determine if there are sufficient grounds to go after him.


Title: [AZ] HOA threatening me with lawsuit, what's the maximum I can legally counter sue for?

Question:
I own a condo Arizona and we are governed under an HOA agreement.  About a year ago the HOA managers did a walk through and cited people for various infractions, (e.g., failing to pick up dog poop, unapproved flags/objects in common areas, etc).  I received such a citation for a plant outside "my" home.  They said I had 30 days to remove the plant or I would receive a fine.  I must be very clear here, **I do not own a plant, inside or out**.  I informed the HOA of this fact, and the manager sent me a photo with "proof" of the violation.  The unit in the photo is clearly not my unit.  It doesn't look like my unit, and it has another unit number visible.  I informed them of their mistake, and included a photo of my unit for their reference.  He acknowledged the mistake, and I thought that was the end of it.  It was not.

2 months after that, I received a letter with a citation for failure to remove the plant.  I thought they were joking, so I contacted the same man at the HOA and informed him of the mistake.  He agrees, said it was some sort of glitch, and said he would take care of it.

A month after that I got another letter.  And we did the same song and dance.  The following month was the same.  I now have 8 letters from the HOA with increasingly growing fines for someone else's plant outside another persons unit.  The latest letter says I have until September 30th to pay the fine or they will either take me to small claims court or put a lien on my home.

If I receive an actual summons, I will, of course, respond.  If they choose to take me to small claims court how much can I counter sue for? My actual expenses are nil, all the communications have been through email.

TL:DR - HOA threatening to take me to court for unpaid fines for someone else's plant for a unit I do not own.  They have always admitted it was a mistake, yet here we are.  If they sue me, what is the max I can counter sue for?

Answer: There is nothing you can countersue them for in this fact pattern, so a maximum of $0.


Title: Legal recourse for trespassing?

Question:
Hello, I'm a property owner in Wisconsin. My boyfriend and I purchased some acreage and put up a trail camera. Over the past few months, we've been having problems with trespassers.  We've had four different cars come onto our property and scouting out deer. Two people have gotten out and walked into our land.

We've put up signs but it doesn't deter them from coming, with bows, trying to hunt on our property.  Is there any legal recourse that I can pursue them trespassing or do I have to let it continue?

Answer:
 If they are coming via car and entering your land you should be able to capture license plates and correlate them with drivers per your trail cams.

File police reports with their IDs and consider sending a cease and desist.

The "No tresspassing" signs are a great start.

Above all else: Call the DNR on these people.  State of Wisconsin takes permission for hunting *very seriously*. DNR website states that they request you call your county Sheriff's office as well.  DNR officers do not have the authority to investigate tresspassing on premises even with owner permission, however they do support the investigations and can collaborate by other means.


Title: Discrimination in the workplace

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Why does the employee think that it doesn't have to clean the toilets when its boss tells it to do so?


Title: No physical evidence for sexual abuse in childhood

Question:
Up until two years ago I didn’t recognize my nightmares of sexual abuse by a family member as memories. I’ve struggled with even admitting to myself that having oral sex forced on me as a child was real only to then learn from my sister that this family member has done the same to her and one of my cousins. The predator has a young daughter and I couldn’t live with myself if something has happened to her or will happen to her because I don’t speak up but I’m worried that reporting the crime won’t get anything done. Besides the three stories we have no physical evidence and I want to know if anything can really be done/ what course of action I should take.

Location is Cook County Illinois.

Answer:
 Testimony is evidence.

You can absolutely make a report.


Title: Gf’s parents stalking me? (MA)

Question:
My girlfriend (18) has very controlling parents, from the beginning of us meeting they have been demanding personal info from me to keep tract of me when she is with me. I have declined to share any of my information with them. I have cut all contact with them and let them know I don’t not want to be contacted via text, phone call, email, or in person. Recently they have begun a campaign of harassment, using different peoples phone to contact me ( as they know I’ve blocked them) and contacted my family and neighbors. The father has contact police telling them I have kidnaped there daughter twice and have shown up at old places of work. They text me repeatedly they are “ going to ruin my life”, and have threatened to “ catch a case to fuck me up”. My girlfriend is fine with me going official and contacting police or making a harassment claim, but I really don’t want to take it there if need be. I unfortunately do not have any of the old texts or calls saved as I lost my old phone, but have started a new record once they contacted my landlord saying I was illegally living in the building.

What would be the best course of action? Thank you in advance

Tldr: gf parents keep contacting me after repeatedly telling them I don’t want to be, and have threatened me now that I have cut all contact.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 I live in Mass too, here's a link

[https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-harassment-stalking-or-intentional-infliction-of-emotional](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-harassment-stalking-or-intentional-infliction-of-emotional)

[https://statelaws.findlaw.com/massachusetts-law/massachusetts-stalking-laws.html](https://statelaws.findlaw.com/massachusetts-law/massachusetts-stalking-laws.html)


Title: Who will sue me?

Question:
I accentually caused some flood damage to my apartment and the apartment directly below through my own fault. Through a misunderstanding I had no renters insurance, I can manage to get my own apartment repaired, but it's the apartment below that is my issue.

I know that the girl who rents it had some of her property damaged, mainly electrical equipment, clothing and other household items. She is claiming on her renters insurance though she has a $1500 deductible. I believe that after her insurance have paid her, they will subrogate and sue me to pay back what they have paid to her.

I assume that the landlady who owns the apartment below will also claim through her insurance to repair the damage to the apartment and her insurance will then also sue me to recover what they have paid her.

What happens about the girl's deductible? Will she also sue me to recover that?

I don't know if the landlady has a deductible, but if so, will she also sue me?

I am in Georgia

Answer:
 The girl can sue you for her deductible.
The insurance company can sue for what they pay out on her claim.

Same goes for the owner of the apartment. She can sue for deductible and her insurance company can sue.


Title: Buying stocks/cryptocurrency, using someone elses money

Question:
Hello!

Situation:

Cousin lives in latin america, wants to buy cryptocurrency but cant due to laws in his country.

He wants to transfer me money ($5K to 15K) to purchase some bitcoin, etherum, etc for him

From a legal/tax perspective, can I just tell them that the money is not mine? or is this unacceptable?

Thanks

Answer:
 You're asking us for advice on circumventing laws by way of international money transfers?

That's a bad idea all around.


Title: Father passed away and uncle took all his money because of no will

Question:
Hello, I live in California and my father passed away recently. My uncle came in and not only extracted the money from his bank account (Father left behind a folder full of personal information for me but Uncle intercepted it), as well as cash in an envelop.

What can I do to get everything back? Father had no will and uncle is saying tough shit while I'm now in debt $7000 for funeral expenses.

Answer:
 You neec to go see an estate attorney. When a person dies with no will and no beneficiaries on the accounts, the courts assigns an executor of the estate, and who are the heirs starting with spouse then children.  How did your uncle even access any of the accounts without being on them?Answer #2: Call the cops asap. He committed theft/burglary. Answer #3: Sorry for your loss.

You should have the locks on the house/garage re-keyed immediately to stop him (and anyone else) from entering the property and taking items or more paperwork.  If your father left any vehicles, make sure those are secured as well. Answer #4: First come first serve is not legal, call the police.


Title: At what point will your ex-police crown vic be considered to be impersonating an actual police vehicle?

Question: Just to explain further - Lots of people drive around in ex cop cars that still have the front impact bar, really bright light, and "police interceptor" badging on the back. The police just leave it like that when they sell the car at an auction. However, at what point would you be charged with impersonating police? Lets say for example I have a somewhat similar paint job, and light fixtures in the grill / rear window, but I don't actually ever use them. Is it only impersonation when you try to pull a car over? Or can you get charged just for having your car look like a police car as you drive it around?

Answer:
 when you put a logo and markings(real or made up) and colored lights for the jurisdiction.  You can keep white and yellow lights.

and when you try and use it to pull people over or anything that would lead a person to think it is a police car.

police interceptor is not a police marking, its a model of the car.  Like smith and wesson police revolver.

and if youre within 106 miles from Chicago, have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, and it's dark and you're wearing sunglasses.  After that last incident in 1980 its probably not a safe thing to do.


Title: [PA] Brand new $800 laptop didn't come with specific features I need. Double checked with a sales agent before purchasing and he told me it would be compatible. Now the company says I'm out of luck. Is small claims court an option?

Question:
So I needed a laptop for school, but I also wanted one that would support me exploring my drawing hobby as well. I found a laptop through my school's bookstore and requested advice from the online chat service of the manufacturer. A person in their accessories and spare parts department informed me that the laptop was compatible with a particular drawing pen.

After the laptop arrived I discover that certain laptops are, but you can't tell whether yours is unless you look at it (it comes with a sticker on the case that says 'Pen Compatible'). I can't return the laptop via my school's bookstore and the manufacturer is trying to tell me I'm stuck with it.

Since the laptop is $800 new, it would almost certainly not be worth the manufacturers time to respond, right? Is there reason to believe this would work?

Answer:
 What type of retail doesn’t have a return policy on a brand new product?

That seems weird.Answer #2: I don’t see that you have recourse against the manufacturer; they told you something that was true about their current model line, and then you went to a third party and bought a model from a previous revision to which their guidance wouldn’t have been expected to apply.

I don’t see that you have recourse against the *bookstore* since they’re not the ones who told you it had pen support when you bought it. You might have recourse against the bookstore if they represented themselves as an authorized reseller when in fact they’re just buying product at retail and then selling it used-in-box (i.e. second-hand with an expired warranty.) Best-case for you is to escalate at the bookstore, emphasizing the lack of pen support and manufacturer’s warranty, neither of which they told you about, and request a refund from a manager with the authority to return your money.Answer #3: It would seem that the manufacturer has made an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose ([https://law.justia.com/codes/pennsylvania/2014/title\-13/chapter\-23/section\-2315](https://law.justia.com/codes/pennsylvania/2014/title-13/chapter-23/section-2315)), assuming you purchased exactly what you were told was compatible by the manufacturer. Do you have a record of that chat?


Title: Was slapped and verbally abused by my friend’s boyfriend

Question:
It was 3 in the morning in South Korea and my friend, her boyfriend, and I were at a club. Outside when we were taking a break, I told him to stop touching me and that it was making me uncomfortable. He began saying things like “men have the right to seduce women” and continued to yell at me and verbally abuse me. He then started nudging me then slapped me on the face. I called the police and while we were waiting he continued to fight with me, the gf and other random people on the street. His gf tripped him over at one point because he tried running away before the cops showed up. He also pushed her and she fell into a busy street. The cops who showed up were assholes and tried to get us in the same car with the guy. I refused and they finally brought another car. At the station, I gave my statement and told them I will come back with a lawyer before being investigated. I fully plan on pressing charges. The girlfriend, however, is not going to.

Does anyone have any advice on what I should watch out for or what other things I can do prosecute him effectively?
Topic:
Alcohol Related Other than DUI

Answer: No one here knows South Korean laws. You can talk to the police or a local attorney about the process


Title: Electrical company and commercial tree cutters let themselves into my back yard and left it a complete mess

Question:
Yesterday (sunday) I came home from a local bar after watching the first round of NFL games and saw that my drive way was cleared out.  As I got closer to my back yard I saw commercial trucks parked in the back, with 5-6 people working on a power line for my neighbor.  It was an inconvenience, but the lines belong to them and I was nice about it while they did their job.

They didn’t have a chipper, and said they left a few branches back there and will have another truck come out to take care of it.   These few branches are tree sized and take up the entire yard.  My dog can’t run around back there, and the entire place is trampled.  There are damages to my deck, my shed, tire marks in my grass etc...

What options do I have for having my property restored back to when they found it?

Answer: Take photos and document everything. Call the electric company and find their claims department. Power companies typically have a clause written in for service agreements stating that they can come onto your property to do repairs, so just focus on getting your property cleaned up at their expense.


Title: Help Me Help My Super Fragile Mom

Question:
Riverside County, California

Long story short: My mom stayed with my dad for 25 years, even though he abused her physically. Finally divorced him. Now shes happy.

A number of years later, my Dad got in trouble for 1) abusing his new wife. 2) assaulting someone on school grounds.

My mom said an investigator came to her house and presented a legit business card from the DAs office. He came unannounced. They spoke on the phone today and he said she will likely to subpoena'd to show up for a case. She has serious mental issues and doesn't want to relive this. Any thoughts?

Answer:
 If she receives a subpoena, she has to go to court.  If this is about unrelated stuff, she probably doesn't have much to offer that is relevant.

They might ask vague stuff about his temperament or something, or they might ask something very specific that they need someone else to verify, like what kind of underwear does he wear or what is his favorite sports team.

She has to show up and tell the truth.  You should be able to go with her and help, unless it's child abuse or national security or the OJ trial, or something.


Title: Just watched a guy hit a parked car on the street, got his license. Do I just call the police and report it?

Question:
I was out for a walk in Wilmington, Delaware and saw a dude hit a parked car. He said he was going to leave a note but hadn't in the 5ish minutes I was standing there. He got out the car and started trying to pick a fight with me for obviously hanging around so I strolled off.

I'd like to stay out of it, is there a way to get in touch with the owner of the hit car and let them handle it?

Answer:
 Put a note on the windshield with the plate and your number (as a witness).

Cops probably won't be interested, but it could help them with insurance.


Title: (NY) Working insane hours at a summer camp with no daytime breaks and very little pay. Anything I can do?

Question:
I'm working at a summer camp in upstate NY. My title is technically "Youth & Development Intern", so I'm sure there's shittiness/lack of worker's rights that inherently come with the intern title, but I just wanted to see if I have a leg to stand on.

My pay for the entire summer is $700, and my pay stub for the last two weeks said that I worked for 86.67 hours, which is...significantly less than how much I actually worked. My actual hours are from Sunday morning at 10AM to Friday night at 8PM, with a mandatory one hour break once per each 24-hour period (the camp is residential). My boss has told us in no uncertain terms that we *do not* get a break during the day. We get our break from 10PM-12AM, when our off-duty time goes into effect, but we do not get off-duty time every day as there are not enough counselors to keep our counselor-to-camper ratio legal. I suppose the fact that off-duty time is two hours means that it can be given every other day? When I do get off-duty time I immediately go to bed, which I realize is my own choice, but it's kind of a Hobson's choice since there's nothing else to do, it's 10 pm, and I'm always exhausted. The level of work put in, coupled with heat exhaustion and not getting breaks during the day, has resulted in a few counselors making near-fatal mistakes with the kids. For example, a counselor & kids fell asleep in a field before putting a fire out. Luckily our camp director happened to be walking around at 2AM and noticed it when it was about two feet away from the campers' heads.

I know it says in the Index to contact small claims court if I'm not getting paid for hours that I worked, but I feel like I don't have any recourse at all here since I'm an "intern". All I know is that the conditions are frankly unsafe, we don't have enough food to go around so counselors aren't getting fed enough since we eat after the kids (I've lost 10lbs in three weeks working here), we have probably a million health code violations that we fixed temporarily but don't have enough time to fix properly (if a health inspector visited tomorrow the camp would probably be shut down), and I'm just fed up and exhausted. I'm sure I don't have a leg to stand on here since I'm an intern and I signed a contract, but conditions are so shitty and it doesn't seem legal. I'm not looking for more money (though it would be nice), but I'm so exhausted that I get physically sick every time I go home over the weekend. Again, I'm sure there's nothing I can do but I wanted to double-check with those more knowledgable. Thanks in advance for any input!

**EDIT:** Looking at NYS labor laws for interns, it says "Interns are considered employees if they substitute for regular workers or add to an existing workforce during specific time periods. Interns are viewed as employees if the company would need to hire additional employees or require existing staff to work more hours to do the interns’ work." So I'm definitely not legally an intern. That might change things. I'm not sure if the company is for-profit or not but I would assume not, so that's something to consider as well.

Answer:
 So stop working there!

As an "intern" are you getting academic credit?Answer #2: NAL, but is this an aca accredited camp? You can find out by looking on the American Camp Association website. They only have to meet accreditation every few years iirc so they might have met it in the past but not now. Anyways, there is a huge amount of items that have to be met to be part of the aca, and it sounds like they are doing a shit job. I bet it would be easy to contact them and make them aware of the situation.


Title: Constructed possession of a super small amount of Marijuana. 2 passengers, neither actually owns it. Help?

Question:
I was recently pulled over for a faulty headlight. The officers approached the window and had already noticed "a black can" on the floor behind the passenger seat, which they agreed "looked like a grinder". The officer asked me what it was, so I turned and looked, grabbed it, and said, "it is a grinder" as I handed it to him.

Passed field sobriety testing and remained as cooperative as possible. The encounter went fine I suppose.

Now, the passenger is the actual owner of the car. We ride to work together, he had just randomly asked me to drive that day because he was tired. (Not too unusual actually). He is younger than I am and hasn't been in trouble before, and I was driving. So, by handing that to the officer and admitting what it was I am now being charged for 1 count (small amount of marijuana) and 1 count (drug paraphernalia). The car owner is also willing to state, in court, that he didn't know there was a grinder there, he didn't see me with a grinder, and it is true that he does frequently have other backseat passengers.

I need help. I want to fight this, because I'm not guilty.. I just tried to be as cooperative as I could in the moment. If I fight this all the way to a jury trial do you think it would end up dismissed or mistrialed?

Any experience or advice is appreciated. I need to settle my mind. Thanks in advance.

Answer:
 You need a lawyer.

It doesn't matter if you "own" it for constructive possession.


Title: Sex Offender Neighbor

Question:
Davenport, Iowa, USA
Upon moving in my landlord did not disclose that one of the people in the building was a sex offender (Assault with intent to commit sexual abuse). The building only has 8 units, the landlord did not inform me that a sex offender was living in the property (only found out last week when the police were looking for him and knocked on my door). My girlfriend is moving in in a few months and i in no way feel comfortable with her moving in while he is here. I knew she would likely be moving in in early 2018 when i signed the lease in May, i would not have moved into this property if i had known a sex offender lived in the building. My question is did the landlord have a legal requirement to disclose the information about a sex offender living in the building? If so, would the landlord not disclosing this information be grounds for me to break my lease without financial repercussions from them?

Resolved in comments, thank you much.

Answer:
 There's a reason you're asked to provide location. You would have to first establish your landlord had a duty to tell you. If you're in the US, the whole point of websites is so you can look that up yourself.Answer #2: > My question is did the landlord have a legal requirement to disclose the information about a sex offender living in the building?

In Iowa, no.

>  If so, would the landlord not disclosing this information be grounds for me to break my lease without financial repercussions from them?

No.Answer #3: I don't think there's a duty to tell you. I also don't think that this discovery is grounds for getting out of your lease.

You could certainly explain your concerns to the landlord though. Tell him that you've discovered this, that at this point you haven't discussed it with any other tenants, that you're concerned because your girlfriend will be moving in, and you'd like to just leave and terminate the lease early without penalty. Then see what he says.

Another thing you can do is look up your state and local sex offender regulations and see if the creepy neighbor is in compliance with requirements that he not live within a certain proximity to a church, school, playground, park, etc.  If he's in violation, tell the police.


Title: Friend is renting room in house, New owner wants a deposit, old owner had no deposit. (Southern California)

Question: As the title says, a friend of mine had a very basic agreement with his landlord to pay so much a month for a room, and that's basically it, nothing formal or written, just month to month for money. The house has been sold and the new owners want him to sign a written rental agreement, and more importantly they want a deposit from each person living there. Our question is, can they ask for a deposit if my friend has already been living there?

Answer: Yes, at the time a new lease is signed, a deposit can be requested (or increased) as part of the new lease. Your friend can refuse the request, and the new owner can decide to give the tenant 30 days notice.


Title: (NY) Domestic Violence Aid

Question:
Throwaway for obvious reasons. Also, please don’t judge the situation, not in a good spot mentally now.

In late May my boyfriend beat me. Police were contacted and arrested him. I was taken to the hospital and filed a police report there. They also took photos for the police report.

The District Attorney contacted me and I spoke to the ADA. I told them what happened but I didn’t want to push charges as he has issues with drinking and drugs, and I wanted him to get help and therapy. I denied them access to my health records and photos, but the ADA told me if I denied them that I had to allow them to take photos of my injuries. I told them I didn’t want my photos used in court, which they said it was for records only. I also spoke to a representative of my boyfriends lawyer and released a statement saying he needed help and I did not wish to push charges.

His bail is $40,000 and he is being charged for multiple things including kidnapping me. His next court date is August 18th. I’ve been talking to his lawyer so often and he says it’s going to be a long case and he will likely get 2 years or less.

Is there anyone I can speak to, to get him out of jail or shorten his sentencing if he gets sentenced? Or am I able to go to the courthouse and speak to the judge? Also, I don’t want my photos used in court, how do I make sure they don’t use them? Should I get a lawyer?

Answer: He should go to prison. Your thought process here is unfortunately common with abuse victims. Those pictures can be used without your permission as they are evidence of his crimes. You need to be in therapy.


Title: I was assaulted on the 4th of July, could it be my fault?

Question:
On the 4th of July a friend invited me to have drinks with his boss in a hotel room overlooking the beach with the boss's wife and 2 year old daughter. After 4 hours of drinking and having a good time the boss decided to call one of our mutual friends to talk shit to him and included my name saying that I was talking shit as well (which was a lie).  Not liking this behavior I decided to speak out and tell him that it wasn't cool to use my name when talking shit and that he shouldn't use my name like that because I have nothing to do with the matter. He then got really angry and lunged toward me and grabbed my neck with both of his hands and pushed me against the wall yelling, "How dare you call me out in front of my wife and daughter!" As he was doing this to me, in fear of escalating the situation further, I kept my hands down and said that I refuse to fight. He let me go after about 10 seconds of strangling me against a wall and was saying it was my fault for talking shit and that if it was anyone else that they would have beat my ass more or would have killed me and told us to leave.

The next day my neck was incredibly stiff and had sharp pains in whatever direction I would move my neck. I went to the doctor immediately and told him what happened. He said the muscles around my neck are bruised and had me get several x-rays to check for fractures. The doctor proceeded to call the cops and had me file a police report. The cop said it was up to me to press charges but I'm afraid to do so because the guy who assaulted me employs a relative and several friends of mine.

I've been in immense pain for almost a week now and this is the first day I feel like I can move around without pain. I've also been very depressed since the incident and haven't left my bed. So now I'm trying to figure out what I should do.

I don't have insurance so the cost of the doctors visit, x-rays and medications are quite a lot. How do I go about getting the boss (assaulter) to pay the medical bills? How do you calculate emotional damages?  Can I do this myself? If so, how?

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I'm also afraid of this backfiring on me. Because my behavior of calling him out caused him to attack me does that mean it's my fault the assault happened? Can he claim contributory negligence because in his eyes he sees me as talking shit and causing him to attack me?

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Thank you for reading this. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Answer: NAL but nothing you did 'caused' him to react the way he did.  Nothing about this is your fault in the least in any way whatsoever.  His failure to act like a mature adult is what caused him to commit a crime against you.


Title: I need some advice(Canada)

Question:
I post videos on you tube demonstrating  products my company sells. A competitor of mine, instead of making and posting his own videos, decided to just link his product web page to my video.

When I noticed this I posted a new video and linked my product to the new video. On the old video, that my competitor was still linking to, I put a watermark describing some of the sexual favours that would be provided for every case of product sold.

My competitor's web site showed this new humorous video over a three day long weekend before he got back to his office and removed the link to the video. He is very embarrassed and has apparently been the but of some off-colour jokes. He now wants to sue me. I am not too worried as I never mentioned his or his companies name on the watermark and I certainly did not tell him to link to my video. Does he have a case?

Answer:
 Of course not.

I like your course of action. You're hilarious.


Title: Cops invading advice

Question: So recently I had an encounter with the police and they confiscated my weed. They went to my house when I wasn't home (my mom and my 2 brothers were) becuse they were looking for one of my mom's friends. She let them in to look around for him, but I don't know if they had a warrant. When they went into my room, they said that it had smelt like weed and saw my pipe on my night stand. They then opened my drawer and saw my metal tin (a little bigger than an Altoids container) they opened it and found my 5 joints. (i share my room with my 18 y/o brother)  they argued if they should be charged him but came to the conclusion that it wasn't his side of the room. They took my weed and said that they would be following up. I got home 30 minutes after they left and heard it from my mom. I'm 17 y/o and need advice on what I should do? Could I possibly fight the charges if they didn't have didn't have a warrant? I also live in Utah.

Answer:
 > She let them in to look around for him, but I don't know if they had a warrant.

they didn't need one. she let them in.

> I'm 17 y/o and need advice on what I should do?

if you get charged with something, get a lawyer. also, perhaps you might want to stop smoking weed.

>  Could I possibly fight the charges if they didn't have didn't have a warrant?

no. because they had the owner's consent to a search, they didn't need a warrant.


Title: Boss is changing my job to a position that I cannot work within.

Question:
I am a shop manager and I took this position as a means of experience and better pay. Also because I have a prior work related injury that inhibits me from working on job sites due to exposure to anything that could further injure my lungs. I was informed this morning that effective the end of this week i will have to start working on job sites around dust and chemicals that I was never around in the shop.

My boss has known about my injury and is not budging on his decision. I feel like this is his way to force me to quit over firing me. Do I have any recourse because he is forcing me to work under conditions that will affect my working capacity?

I definitely do not want to screw up my Workmans comp because of this job change.

 I do not know how to handle this situation.

I definitely do not have another job lined up. I am a single father, I have no idea what to do from here.

Location: Montana

Answer:
 Location is not optional. Do you have a doctors note stating you can't perform this type of work? If so, and you have to quit so as not to endanger your health, you would probably be eligible for unemployment. (if you're in the US, but you didn't provide location)Answer #2: Is it possible for you to work on job sites if you wear a filter mask or some other piece of safety equipment? If so, requesting (in writing) that your employer provide that equipment to accommodate your disability is a good first step: if your employer refuses to make a reasonable accommodation, any arguments you might make about constructive dismissal or disability discrimination are much, much stronger.

If you cannot work on job sites at all, is your employer shutting down the shop or closing the role you were previously in, or are you being reassigned so that someone else can fill your prior job?


Title: Neighbor's Contractors Ran Over My Tree [TX]

Question:
Okay Legal Advice, I need Legal Advice. I was told you were the authority when it comes to dendrology.

I live in a townhouse development where each townhouse is split and owned by different residents sharing a common wall.  We are part of an HOA and we are all required to maintain a common paint scheme, exterior similarity, etc.  We are allowed individually in the form of landscaping in a 2x2 and 2x3 patch as decorated by the original building of the property.  I tried to show the imagination some of my neighbors have when it comes to maintaining their patch.  We had a nice shrub/tree -- it's a tree but we keep it pruned short so it keeps the look of a shrub (although I will admit the roots/trunk was getting a bit gnarly).

My neighbors are doing some house work.  They had a contractor(s) come out and one contractor parked their car in the middle of the drive, halfway obstructing the neighbors garage door.  I just happened to be on my third floor admiring the birds that love to shit on my neighbor's roof when all of a sudden I hear two men argu-yelling in spanish.  I look down to see contractor #1 pointing at his car with one arm and pointing down the driveway with his other.  I then see contractor #2 drive his pickup truck at an angle that put him on a collision course with my tree. The shrub goes up in a flock of green leaves. He theng gasses his truck, I know this because the loud roar of his exhaust echoed up to my window where I can see his truck suspension shift as he rolled over my tree!  I bang on my window at this point incredulously trying to get one of them to notice when contractor #1 points at the tree and contractor #2 starts laughing as he continues to back out.  Contractor #2 can then be heard peeling off down the cul-de-sac, i'm sure scaring little children and women (we have a lot of new families that live here) as he fled the scene.

I talked to my neighbors but they are not giving me their contractors name.  It only cost me $300 for everything including the soil, so I don't think it's worth seeing a lawyer.. I also don't want to sue my neighbors or get insurance involved over something so petty, but I really liked that tree.  What can I do?  Can I send a sternly worded letter, or call my neighbor from a blocked number pretending to be my own lawyer demanding the contractors name?  I don't think my HOA would seek financial compensation, they would probably just tell my neighbor to replace the tree.  But in that case I'm afraid they'd just plant an oak tree or something else that I would have no pleasure to look at...

I drew a diagram of the scene, I'm not on a computer with a touch screen (sorry): https://i.imgur.com/aLA6XVB.png

Answer:
 Contact the non emergency police line and file a report for property damage. Within that report I would let them know the neighbor knows who it is. With this in hand you can ask the neighbor for compensation, file a insurance claim, or sue in small claims. The last one might be a bit hard however. Answer #2: Do not pretend to be a lawyer. That is a terribly stupid idea.

Depending on the type/age of the tree, it could be worth a bit more than you had originally paid. If you're so inclined to you can have an arborist come out and give you an estimate.

Since your neighbor is being uncooperative, you should call the police and file a report. Tell them what you know. Let them deal with the neighbor. If that fails, you can figure out replacement costs and file in small claims assuming it is under your state's threshold.

Answer #3: You should absolutely contact a lawyer...trees can be worth a lot of money. Like ten thousand dollars if it’s fully grown. Also contact an arborist immediately! Provide the arborist with any pictures of the tree you have. Do not pretend to be a lawyer. Once the arborist provides you with an estimate of the trees value bring that value to your lawyer. Then your lawyer can sue either the neighbor or the contractors.


Title: I gave the cop the wrong ID while pulled over and he wrote my brother the ticket

Question:
Yesterday I was running late to physics class and used a bus lane to make an illegal right turn, which I was not aware of and its signage is not obvious. Seconds later motocop lights me up, I pull over and hand him a license and registration. My heart sank when I opened my wallet and saw my ID, not realizing I had handed him my brother's ID who lives in another state.

To my surprise, he bought it and made me sign the ticket for a moving violation, which I signed my initials, not my brothers, and went on my way. I didn't think about the severity of the situation until after, and I could have been arrested becasue in my state possession of another persons ID is a state jail felony.

Unfortunately I can't just pay the ticket by money order, becasue my brother has a terrible driving record and he will have his license suspended and have to pay a $2800 surcharge along with the $169 ticket. As soon as I got home I called him and explained the situation. I cut the ID into pieces and rushed to court with it and the ticket to try and explain the mistake to a judge, but my ticket hasn't been processed yet so I couldn't try and have the violation transferred to my name.

This is my first traffic violation, I have a clean record. I am a eagle scout and new college student. I just moved downtown in my city and the layout can be confusing. What should I do? Could I represent myself in this instance? Should I hire a lawyer? Thank you.

Answer:
 You may want a lawyer for this.

It is going to be a hard pill to swallow for anyone to believe that you just carry your out of state brother's ID card with you and you accidentally handed that over instead of your own.  Unless you were carrying his ID card for nefarious reasons (like you being under 21 and him being over 21).


Title: [Canada] My psychotherapist is refusing to give me access to my records! Should I get a lawyer?

Question:
We terminated a month ago and I've been emailing her to give me my records and a treatment report. She first told me all of my records were gone due to computer malfunction and ignored my other request for the report. Then I emailed her saying I need a summary of the records if everything is lost and a treatment report for the last 2 years with her. It's been 2 weeks now and she hasn't replied to me yet. I feel she's ignoring me.

I'm aware that they don't share this stuff if they believe it's going to harm the client but she just doesn't give a shit about since she terminated with me unethically (confirmed by board of ethics).

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I really want my papers so I can share it myself with with whoever I want e.g. a new therapist or a doctor

Answer: If it’s a registered psychotherapist you can reach out to the college of psychologists in your province to make a complaint. For Ontario it’s the CRPO (crpo.ca). I don’t have advice on whether you should get a lawyer first, sorry.


Title: Took my car to a body shop for insurance work.

Question: Looking for advice here. I live in South Florida. Couple days ago I dropped off my car at a body shop recommended by my insurance for some paint work on the rear bumper. Couple days later I get my car back and the second I get in it I notice the smell of burning clutch. I park my car and remember that my dash cam records automatically when ever my car is turned on. After taking a deep look, I have about 15-20 recorded videos of the employees of the shop doing numerous things. Over revving the engine (going above 7-8,000 rpms) over and over and over again. You can hear the engine wailing and taking a few seconds to come back down to normal. Videos of them stalling the car 4-5 times due to simply not knowing how to drive manual. I have a video of one guy washing my car, opening the hood and spraying an entire hose in my engine bay. Yea thats right. Hosing down all my electrical components, my air filter and engine with a hose, 2 feet away. Why is this guy hosing down my engine when Im here for rear bumper paint work? One video of a guy revving my engine to the max stepping on the gas about 17 times (not lying I counted) back to back after parking it, just to hear the exhaust and then lets out a chuckle. I have a video of the guy who delivered the vehicle to me when I came to pick it up, going the long way around to get to the street for one last mini joy ride, flooring it 3 separate times on 3 seprate streets and taking a speed bump or pothole at 70 mph on a 35-40 zone making a loud bumping sound as my car flew over. All this, 30 seconds before he handed the keys which explains a possible burning clutch. Im pissed. Really pissed. What can I do here? I have clear and cut evidence of this foul treatment of my car with the possibility of a burnt-out clutch, future engine failure or electronics failure. I have all the evidence but I am aware of this eavesdropping/recording law while the car is on their property. I need advice on how to proceed and what are my options.

Answer:
 You have good evidence for a lawsuit. Send them a letter outlining all you just said and a demand to pay for all damages up to the value of the car. If they don't comply, file a claim. You might get your insurance involved as this was their recommended shop.  Be sure to tell your insurance you have video of this happening. Make sure you keep a copy for yourself no matter who asks for a copy.Answer #2: Holy shit this is stupid if true. Contact the insurance company and tell them exactly what you wrote.

Do you *actually* have all of that on video? In particular, do you have video of the tachometer reaching 7-8K, speedometer in excess of 70mph, specifically washing under the hood of the car? If you do, give that to the insurance company as well.

Edit: clarity.


Title: Advice in dealing with CPS in TX

Question:
My 4-year-old developmentally delayed daughter wandered off last week and was found a few blocks away.  Once we got there, the officer took down my wife's and my names, our address, and the names and birthdates of our children.  When we got back to the house, she said she'd need to take a look around to make sure the kids are in a safe environment.  We responded that we wouldn't consent to a search without a warrant.  She got snippy and said "You'll be hearing from CPS", and walked off.

My wife called and said that CPS showed up today, walked into our back yard, and knocked on our back door.  She was in the front room at the time and didn't hear the knock.  The case worker left a note to contact her so she can interview us and the children.

Advice online is as abundant as it is conflicting.  Do we let her interview the kids?  Should we have an attorney present (we **really** can't afford one right now, but if we have to, we have to)?  If the only thing they have to go on is a child wandering off with no other signs of abuse or neglect, how worried should we be?

Our kids are well taken care of, but they are homeschooled, and I know that can be a point of contention for many police/judges/CPS workers.  My wife read [this article](http://www.thsc.org/2014/01/judge-removes-children-illegally/) and is freaking out.  What I want to know is what that family might have done differently, as we are in a very similar situation.

Any help would be **greatly** appreciated.

Answer:
 I will just add on to Parsnippity's advise as I am a former CPS investigator. I got these referrals all the time. All I wanted to see was an acknowledgment that it happened and an attempt to not let it happen again. So if you need to add an extra lock or a magnetic door alarm, do it now before CPS comes out.

In a normal situation I would say it would be no big deal to talk to CPS about it, but A - you are in TX and they can be weird about things. And B you have a special needs child. That automatically elevates the risk on any risk assessment that they will be using.

Although IMO it is a total nothing referral, error on the side of caution and get an attorney.


Title: My landlord took $250 out of my rent check to pay for a fee I have been contesting for months

Question:
So essentially... I live in Athens GA. Recently, the company I have leased my apartment from for two years got into an email fight regarding their imposition of a 200 dollar addition to a $50 late fee I insisted was not my fault, as I had sent it in, postmarked by the 5th of July. As well, they tried telling me I had a fee outstanding from April, when I know I paid my rent on time that month, and, that previous month, confirmed that I had a 0 balance with them.

The reason that 2 late fees is so high, is they claim that in the lease it states the balance compounds monthly, but I had read my lease throughout several times and don't remember seeing this clause. I'm on the bus home now, but have an online copy of the lease to go over when I get home to verify, they lied to charge more.

Here is where it gets tricky. I recently gave them a check, cashiers check from the bank stating on the memo for October, November, and December rent. At this point I am still contesting the $250 late fee. On the envelope I had asked for a receipt of payment but never received it. So I call today and ask if they received it, and was told that from the check of $1830 they received $1500 something for rent and I would still owe for December.

Obviously I do not feel it is right to impose fees that aren't stated in the lease, and I am questioning the legality of taking money out of a specifically addressed rent check to settle a statement they were worried about receiving.
Do I have any rights in this? Should I be mad? I'm not really sure what to do at this point. Please help if you can, I'd be ever grateful

**Edit**: Currently I have been through the lease, and nowhere does it state that any fees can compound. It does state that any outstanding balance can be removed from any payment of rent. I signed the lease on that, so I doubt it is negotiable, but part of me still feels like if a check is addressed to a certain memo, it should go to that explicit purpose.

Additionally, I have come to terms that the August Late fee does exist, and is my fault. however, I would gladly pay that late fee, my issue is with the claimed late fee, which I know I paid on time, in person, from April. My true point of contention is that a 55 dollar late fee, through a quote compounding rate on late fees, turned into 190 dollars. I shall reiterate, NOWHERE in the lease is there anything even close to a rate or compounding interest on fees. (Especially ones that are close to....50% per month, if my math is right)
If anyone has any ideas or advice to give to me in this situation, I would very much appreciate it.

Answer:
 Rent is typically due on the first of the month. Does your lease say that rent is due on the 5th instead?

> I do not feel it is right to impose fees that aren't stated in the lease

That is correct.

> I had read my lease throughout several times and don't remember seeing this clause

Then you need to get a copy of your lease.


Title: Thought you guys would enjoy this-HOA is absurdly high, OP writes letters to get their money's worth.

Answer:
 That’s crazy. Even if their processor is 2.9% it’s still high.Answer #2: They need to oust the board.Answer #3: He's lucky they still accept dead trees instead of forcing him to pay online, convenience fee included.Answer #4: Those emails were beautiful.Answer #5: I thought you were saying the HOA was high.

Like on drugs.


Title: (Massachusetts) Is there any way to have my father (m52) removed from my grandmothers (f79) home?

Question:
I have been struggling with this situation for some time now, but the circumstances have worsened and I fear for my grandmother's safety. TLDR at bottom.

My father has been a severe alcoholic my entire life (I'm 22). I know he's dabbled in other drugs but alcohol was always his go-to. He's been in and out of prison for the past 5 or so years for alcohol-related offenses. He always goes back to my grandmother's home when he gets released. She doesn't want him there, but refuses to take any legal action to have him forcefully removed from the household.

She called me yesterday to tell me that she caught him stealing money from her purse, which is new. She also said he's been "falling asleep standing up" aka nodding out. Heroin is extremely prevalent in the city I grew up in, and hes used for brief periods before. I also work directly with heroin addicts, so I know what I'm looking at. I suspect he's using heavily now based on the information she's given me, and my basic knowledge of my father's track record.

I have tried to convince her to go to the police and file a restraining order, but she won't. He has her completely wrapped around his finger. My grandmother has never been a strong-willed woman and is very easily manipulated. My father is also a narcissist and master manipulator. She has told me herself that she is terrified of him and his violent tendencies. He hasn't put his hands on her (yet) but according to her, he regularly threatens her life, steals from her, and on one occasion he threw a butcher knife at her head.

I have fought tooth and nail to try to convince her to take legal action. I'm at a loss. I fear for her life at this point, and I feel extremely helpless. I have no family members willing to help me, because they are all afraid of him as well. I'm aware of his little tricks so I'm not scared at all. In fact, if taking a beating from him just once would keep him away from my grandmother, I'd take it happily.

Is there any possible way I can do something legally to have him removed from the home? I don't think my grandmother would cover for him and lie to the police, but I know for sure that she wouldn't be proactive in getting him out.

As of right now I don't have physical proof of the abuse. Is it legal to record a phone call between myself and my grandmother perhaps? I'm so lost here, sorry for the extremely jumbled post. Any advice is welcomed and appreciated.

TLDR; Father is verbally and physically abusive towards grandmother. Grandmother is too afraid to take legal action, is there anything I can do?

Answer:
 You can try reporting this situation to adult protective services, but if your grandmother has her head together and is otherwise competent to manage her own affairs, there's not much they can do. She's allowed, like any adult, to choose to keep abusive and parasitic relatives in her life.

If you become aware of crimes, you can report them to the police, but you can't force your grandmother to cooperate with an investigation. If she's not willing to corroborate that she's been repeatedly assaulted, the cops may not be able to do much.

Connecting your grandmother with support groups and therapists who have experience dealing with family abuse and elder abuse is probably a better use of your time, as it will help her, if she wants to be helped, re-establish her boundaries and sense of herself. From there, she's a lot more likely to put her own foot down.


Title: (California) SO’s employer mandates personal cell phone use while clocked out

Question:
They are an hourly part-time employee and has to download the app homebase and use it for scheduling, receiving memos, and communicating with other employees and management. And since they are not allowed to use a phone during work, all this must be done clocked out.

Should the employer be compensating this time and cell phone use?

Answer:
 For one, why would they use it during work, when they can talk with the employees and managers while at work?

I worked as an hourly employee at a corporate restaurant that used a secure website to view your schedule, send requests for days off or switching shifts.


Title: Friend in Home/Unauthorized use of credit card. What to do?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >my son asks if we can dispute the charges

You can certainly try, but it will be tough. You gave her the card and permission to use it. Yes, she used it for things that you didn't *tell* her to, but she still had permission.

You will absolutely need to file a police report for the CC company to take it seriously.

>but I think when she gets home tonight we'll have her stuff packed on the front porch.

This is an illegal eviction. My advice to you is not do this, on the off chance she actually knows her rights. She'd be able to easily sue you and win.


Title: Child Visitation/Support Case (Oklahoma)

Question: My wife filed for child support in June of 2013.  The father has rarely paid, the only time he pays is when his licenses are up for revocation.  He basically skims the system until they force his hand.  Last June we approached him with the idea of signing his rights away so I could adopt (Legal in Oklahoma as long as an adoption is arranged).  He flipped out, decided he wanted visitation so filed an order, etc.  Hasn't seen her in 11 years except for 1 or 2 times.  The first hearing was in August and our attorney dropped the ball slightly and he was awarded supervised visitation every other weekend for 2 hours.  A guardian ad litem was appointed to our daughter and we had 30 days from August 29th to pay our half.  He has failed to pay his half.  Is there a chance he is in contempt for not having paid and gotten the receipt to the public defenders office?

Answer: You have a lawyer, this is an excellent question to ask said lawyer.


Title: Mississippi - On two occasions a hospital refused to give my wife pain medication while she had kidney stones without my permission.

Question:
My wife is an adult, she has never been pregnant, she is mentally sound and she has never any kind of addiction issues. She has only been to this hospital twice, both times when she had kidney stones and she didn't do anything where security or the police was needed and she didn't threaten herself or others. No one has POA for her. She's completely competent.

Twice she has gone to the hospital in our town, because the next nearest one is over 30 minutes away, when she has had kidney stones. Both times, they would not give her any pain medication until I (or her dad) appeared in person and gave the doctor permission in writing. One of these times I was out of the state for work and had to come from 6 hours away to do it. They wouldn't let her mom do it. When I had kidney stones one time no one called her at work or asked her for permission and I was told the thought of someone needing permission from their wife was ridiculous by the same hospital. When we asked why I needed to give her permission we were either told my wife was irrational or couldn’t make such a decision. They also said her mom wasn't capable and it had to be me or her dad. No other reasons were given. She was still refused after tests and medical records confirmed she had stones. I know about malpractice being fact specific, and we are going to see a lawyer, but I’m just wondering if this is a normal thing? We're worried about this happening again and her having to be in pain if her dad or myself aren't around.

ETA: Neither of us have a medical background and we aren’t really thinking about suing, more just getting to the bottom of this.

Answer:
 >...refused to give my wife pain medication while she had kidney stones without my permission.

Your wife does not need your permission to have kidney stones.

On a more serious note, if your wife was in significant pain and was acting irrationally enough that they questioned her ability to make decisions for herself, I could understand not performing some type of elective surgery, but refusing painkillers sounds unusual.

Perhaps the lack of significant medical history with the hospital resulted in them questioning if she was seeking opioids, and your presence would confirm that she wasn't an addict?

If your wife has regular problems with kidney stones for some explainable medical issue, it may help to have your Primary Care physician contact the hospital to put something in her record to indicate such, so they know this.Answer #2: Was this at a religious hospital? Possibly where they think a woman is incapable of making such a "major" decision about their body on their own?

This is absolutely absurd honestly. But only letting males provide approval seems to me like it's a religious deal. Has your mom (or any other female you know) ever gone to that hospital, and required anything? Did they let her make decisions?Answer #3: You should crosspost this to r/AskDocs. If they respond let us know what they say.Answer #4: As a nurse, I will ask if they have a ride and that is it.Answer #5: I would run this up the patidnt advocate chain, or customer service at the hospital.  If you have the inlination, please do it. They need to be stopped. This is BS, and i hope you can save future women ftom this.


Title: Boss told co-worker I am getting fired (Texas)

Question:
Hi!

So I just spoke with my old boss. He told me I can possibly sue my company because my boss told someone else in the company I am getting fired.

I have not been told I am getting fired, however, it could possibly happen. What are my options here? Is it okay for my boss to tell other employees stuff like this?

Thanks for your help!

Answer:
 > What are my options here?

Get a head start on looking for a new job.


Title: I am 20 years old, living in Georgia, USA, wanting to get a divorce. I am clueless and broke, and I don't know what I'm doing.

Question:
Like the title says, I'm 20 years old. I got married 8 months ago to a man I had been dating for 3 years. Things were miserable after we got married, and I was constantly belittled and hit and yelled at. Last week, he decided to get up and pack his bags, and left for good. (Thank God.)

But now, that leaves me jobless. (I am starting my new job a week from Monday; he knew this prior to leaving.) I made the mistake of getting married way to young, and now I am clueless about how to end this nightmare. I have no money at all, and I can barely live on the money I do have right now. I don't know if he is supposed to file for divorce or I am, I just want to be free of him. Where can I go to start? I've googled divorce in my state and county, and I might as well be reading French. I am so confused and scared. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thank you.

Answer:
 Look up Uncontested Divorce. It will cost a few hundred bucks, there's no way around that. You'll be legally married until either you save up the money, or he does it first. See if your parents can help. Be an adult, talk to him about splitting the cost. Do not ask for any spousal compensation if all you truly want is out of the marriage.

Good luck.


Title: Troublesome roommate

Question:
My roommate abruptly moved out - they were on a verbal agreement no official documentation.

She abandoned the place and left a large amount of her belongings. I had them removed and donated to charity after two months of no contact.

She is now saying she will be calling the police.

Does/did she have any right to the outcome of her belongings she abandoned?
Am I liable for her stuff?

Answer: It's certainly possible. The police aren't going to care, but she may be able to sue you for the value of the stuff you threw out in small claims court, depending on where you live. Answer #2: Did you at any point tell her to come get her stuff?


Title: Business beneath my apartment is always playing loud music

Question:
I live in NYC and moved into an apartment almost a year ago. Since moving in my landlords have rented the commercial space beneath me to a new restaurant that is constantly playing music that I can hear loudly through my floor. The music starts around 11AM and lasts until sometime between 12 and 2 AM the next. As you can imagine this is a big pain in the ass when I need to work the next morning. I've contacted my landlord several times about this and she agrees it's a problem. When the music is loud at night I've even tried calling the restaurant and their managers personal cell to get them to turn it down, and he always says he can't because "There's still customers." This is especially irritating when I've walked into my apartment mere minutes before hand and could plainly see the restaurant was closed for the night.

My landlord says she has asked to have the speakers removed and had her lawyer issue them a letter and nothing has been done. The business keeps claiming they'll remove them but never do.

They also have bright lights that shine into my bedroom windows at night that is supposed to illuminate their signage. Again same deal when I've called and asked them to turn the lights off.

What can I do to get them to remove the speakers and get these lights out of my windows?

Answer:
 Call the police and report a noise complaint about the loud music every time it occurs.

For the lights, I suggest getting blackout curtains.


Title: My mom produced video evidence of me purging dinner in the family bathroom. Was this as messed up as I've come to conclude?

Question: In Illinois. I struggle with an eating disorder. For a little background, my dad, who I love very much, has spent my entire life berating my physical appearance. He calls me a fat pig, tells me I have a receding hairline (I'm a 16 year old female), constantly tells me that when he married my mom she weighed 98 lbs, etc. Just really hurtful things that he isn't saying to be constructive. Anyway, at 14 I was 5'3/5'4 and weighed 155 lbs. His criticism led me to start working out, cutting back on food, and vomit when I believed I failed. It took for me to get to about 130 lbs for my parents to notice the change, and only then because my father likes to weigh me. I was very proud of myself, but his response was legitimately "oh, you only have about 40 lbs to go." Somewhere between this conversation and subsequent talks during the course of that same day, my mom, who I also love very much, calls me to the computer to show me myself puking in the toilet. The rest of this story is unimportant. The very day my mom realized I might have an eating disorder she was able to retrieve multiple sessions worth of me purging my food. In the bathroom. Where I do bathroom things. Can a parent really secretly record their child like that?

Answer:
 This is such a sensible post. My daughter is  older than you and works with kids and is very vocal about what is and isn't right for minors from a legal and right point of view.

At 14  you are still growing  and could be on your way to 6ft  and your father doesn't know.

It's endearing that he feels your Mum is perfect but you are not her.  You get half your genes from your dad too.

Certain stuff parents do is cringey  and hurtful  and parts of it is copying what their parents did. I am not condoning your parents behaviour but putting it in context.

u/crazylittleloon  is straight up on what she says.

Maybe what you need to do is go to one of your female  teachers or if you do sports your gym teacher or coach or your school nurse first and talk about it especially the purging.


Title: CA: being harassed by neighbor

Question:
We live in Huntington Beach California and have a sort of hermit type neighbor that isn’t very friendly and does not like our household. Presumably because we are social and have people over fairly often. Whenever we have people in the backyard, even if it’s just 4 people sitting around the fire pit in the backyard not making very much noise (I.e. one person playing acoustic guitar or a Bluetooth speaker on fairly low), we will suddenly get whiffs of a terrible stench. It is inexplicable and is so bad to the extent that it drives people inside. It smells a lot like a really bad porta potty, or maybe something rotting. It’s always in the same spot and sometimes the dogs in our backyard will jump up as soon as they smell it and go to investigate.
My question is, is there anything we can do legally to investigate or stop this? We are thinking of getting cameras to find out what he’s actually doing to cause the smell, but not sure if that is worth it if nothing would be accomplished anyways.
Does this constitute as harassment, or is it just something annoying we need to deal with? Has anyone experienced anything similar to this with any positive result?

Answer: How do you even know the neighbour is intentionally causing it?


Title: looking to sue parents for abuse

Question: been abused physically by parents trying to hook up with lost siblings

Answer: What is your question?


Title: [GA, USA] Roommate is a bully, things are starting to get violent

Question:
This morning I got in an argument with my roommate. He's been using my hair brush after I've repeatedly asked him not to. The nature of the dispute isn't what's important, however, because this is just one instance of the tactics he uses to get his way.

No matter what we are arguing about, the result is always the same: he raises his voice to the point that I can't get a word in and inevitably threatens to "whoop my ass."

Today is different because it actually got physical. After calling him out for the hair brush incident, he became irate, screaming in my face and entered my room. I told him to get out and he pushed me onto my bed, got on top of me and held me there like he was about to hit me before finally letting me up.

He finally left my room, I left for work, and here I am typing this.

My question: what legal protection do I have from this type of behavior? If I feel threatened, should I call the cops? We are both grown men in our 20's (me) and 30's(him). I don't have to put up with this shit. I've already found that talking doesn't work. Please help.

Thank you.

Answer: You can report the assault to the police.


Title: Worked at a Cafe for the summer, they hired me on the side to make a website, and are getting legal on me after I quit (because they're assholes).

Question:
http://imgur.com/irGXQih

I'm in Wisconsin.

Long story: I worked there for 3 months and during that time they hired me (no contract, my mistake, I 'trusted' them) to make them a website,  so I did. I finished it, put it up to host, and shortly afterwards quit because the boss was emotionally abusive. I asked, after the fact, for $290 (40hr/$7.25(the wage I was paid there)), but as there's no contract there's no way I can enforce it. They're going to pay me $85 instead.

They claim in the email that I hosted the website without their permission and that it wasn't completed to their specifications, and both claims are completely false, and I have no idea why they're claiming that. They want me to come in and sign this e-mail as a contract saying that I'll sell them their domain in October (because I can't transfer it to anyone for another ~40 days), but I really just want to abandon the domain (causing it to either go up for sale again or be stuck in limbo for a ~a year or more) and tell them to go fuck themselves. Because they suck, and I'm bitter because I didn't draw up a contract.

I don't really know what advice I want because I know I screwed myself by not making a contract, so this is more of a rant than anything. I'm kind of stuck between wanting to try and get more money out of it, just signing the contract and getting my $85, or telling them to shove it and not taking their gross money. I'm just kind of pissed that they went to an attorney over this and are treating me like I'm some criminal for making them a fucking website for stupid cheap.

EDIT: If I just forfeit the domain (effectively it's able to be bought by someone, or unbuyable for the remainder of the subscription, October 2015) without signing the contract or accepting their money, can they 'take legal action' against me?

EDIT: Decided to take the high road and not give them any fuel. Sent a reply that literally just said "Please mail my paycheck to this address:" Probably going to keep the domain (but with nothing hosted) until they bug me about it.

Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer: An lawyer did not write this letter. Or a *very* bad lawyer wrote this letter. Or a toddler wrote this letter.