Title: Landlord stole our bottles to sell to bottle depot + always comes to our house without notice + threatening to evict for having guest sleep over 1-2 times a week; please help.

Question:
Hey guys, I'm an undergrad student living with 6 other tenants in a shared house (5 of which are my friends, also students). We've been living in our current house since May and have had one or both of our landlords (they're an old couple) enter our house without 24 hr written notice on hundreds of different occasions since then.

During the months of May-July, the landlord would enter our house on a near daily basis to work on maintenance and repairs around the house that we had not asked for. They spent the whole summer changing the wiring and installing fire alarms, doing paintwork, constantly drilling in and around the house and having inspections because of requirements they had to meet according to provincial law. I understood that these things were necessary and so I let it slide, despite the immense discomfort and inconvenience it caused (not to mention, a violation of the contract). I am not sure why this work was not done before we had moved in and if it something we can hold against them.

But more importantly, in the midst of this near-daily visits for 2-3 months straight, the landlord has opened my room without permission while I was asleep, as well as my fellow tenants' rooms without permission. In one incident, the maintenance workers had opened the room to my friend's door without permission and none of us had been informed of these people or their presence being required in the house. The landlord was not even present when that happened. There is no proof for this happening other than our claims.

Secondly, we have all been collecting bottles in garbage bags outside the house (below the deck where it is hidden) to sell to the bottle depot, for 5 months now. Our process works like this: we collect a few empty bottles in plastic bags inside the kitchen, then when that takes up too space, we keep the bag on the deck right outside the kitchen, then once it's completely filled up, we transfer it to bigger garbage bags to keep outside in an organized manner. Last week, we found all the bottles missing and approached the landlord about it, who claimed that "it looked bad and was not environmentally friendly and could lead to bacteria" and so they took the liberty of selling it to the bottle depot for us and keeping the money. Not once had they informed us they had a problem with us collecting bottles, not once did they warn us they were going to clear it away themselves and once they had gone ahead and sold it, not once did they inform us until we asked. Collecting bottles in bags outside the house does not violate our contract in any way, which only states that it is the tenant's duty to keep the premise reasonably clean, which we do.

Now, to the last and final point. One of my friends (female) has her girlfriend come over to stay the night 1-3 times a week. No damage of any sorts has ever been made to the property thus far by her girlfriend (the guest) and nowhere in the contract or the landlord's policy does it state that we are not allowed to have guests stay overnight for a few days. The following is what is mentioned in the contract concerning guests:

"The Tenant will not leave guests in charge of the premises or have guests stay longer than one week without notifying the Landlord."

Our guest has never stayed longer than 3 nights in a row nor has she ever been left alone in charge of the house. I got an email from my landlord last night about "seeing a white girl come to our house every night" which not only implies that they have been keeping tabs on us behind our back and without our consent, but it is also a false accusation on all grounds. I want to know if the statement stated in the contract allows us to have guests over 2-3 nights in a row without the need to inform them or not.

Right now, our landlord is threatening to evict my friend for bringing the guest overnight, claiming that we are not allowed to do so "by law." Furthermore, I had the landlord directly tell me on call that he does not "like" my friend and wants her to move out, which I interpreted as a direct attack against her for no reason at all. I also feel like it's worth mentioning that the attitude I've felt from the landlord towards my friend is very homophobic seeing as she is a lesbian. For reference, I live in Alberta, Canada.

Taking all this general information in, I would really appreciate some advice on what I should and can do about the situation. I can't afford a lawyer. Our contract only ends in April of 2019 and I'm not sure if our experiences so far permit us to leave the lease early on legal grounds.

Answer:
 Basically you moved into an unfinished or subcode property that needed 3 months of work to pass inspection and the landlord did all the work while you are living there.  Total pain in the ass, I get it.  I wouldn't have moved in under those conditions.

You had **5 months** **worth** of food containers (bottles) for 7 people piled up outside and your landlord got rid of it.  Seriously, no one is putting up with that. I would have been afraid of it attracting rats or mice.  It was dickish of him to keep the money, but honestly, 5 months???  After a month, I would have expected that stuff to be gone at any time.

As for everything else, your landlords are busybodies.  Be polite but firm.  Enforce the notice clause in your lease and remind them that visitors are allowed.


Title: [CA,US] Fake relationship and money

Question:
5 years ago I met a man online and we became friends. Last year we started dating. Not long after, he started having financial problems. I helped him through all of it. He demanded money whenever he had problems, I bought him a lot of things. A car, a computer, I payed his bills. All after he proposed to me and we talked about having a life together. Everything I have done was done with the assumptions that his feelings were real and we would get married. For months we planned a wedding.
Last week, he admitted never loving me and only be with me for my money.
I kicked him out, he is no longer in my life.

What can I legally do against this man?

Answer:
 >What can I legally do against this man?

Be really mad at him. Drink, smoke, gamble. Vent about the facts to your friends. Move on.Answer #2: Nothing. You gave him gifts. He used you. That's that. Unless you had very specific conversations regarding loans then you are stuck. And you didn't because people don't talk that way when they think they are in love. Consider the cost of a good lesson.


Title: A guy's daughter hit and ran my car. I need help.

Question:
Reddit, I have seen some pretty unbelievable things take place here so I'm really hoping you can help me in this situation. So the title is the basis. A girl hit my car. She left a note with her phone number to get in touch to exchange information. When I called, her father essentially told me he didn't want to give me his insurance information and would rather pay out of pocket. I've gotten 2 estimates and now he says he isn't paying for a thing. I live in Kentucky, he lives in Ohio. I'm pretty sure I will have to take him to court but I was hoping someone on here could help me go about doing that.

Edit: Never expected this many responses and I appreciate them all. I will update later. Thank you all again.

Answer: Contact your insurance and let them deal with it.Answer #2: Thanks for the help. I'll call them today. I didn't expect it to be this easy but reddit you never let me down!Answer #3: Your insurance company will be happy to get in touch with this man and explain to him the error of his ways.Answer #4: You don't need to play detective.   Give your insurance what you know.   They have the resources and skills to do the rest.   Answer #5: All the other responses below seem to assume you have collision coverage.  If you do, great, contact your insurance.  If you do not, you will need to sue these people in small claims court.  I would first contact law enforcement to see if they will make a delayed report.  If not, sue both daughter and dad in small claims court.Answer #6: Contact police and insurance. See if police will give u a delayed report. And give insurance whatever info you have in the girl. They work for u, u pay their invoices.


Title: Fighting domestic violence charges in Ohio

Question:
My husband is facing misdemeanor 1 domestic violence charges for slapping his 13 year old daughter on the cheek as a result of severe backtalk. He has spent a night in jail already, where he was jumped and beaten up. The hearing is coming up in a week and we have obtained a lawyer. What are some of the things we should be asking him and what are some directions we could head?

Here are some important points:

* the police report noted only a small red mark by her ear, but the injuries keep changing. The child is telling everyone he punched her and gave her a black eye. Children's services reported a large mark on the cheek. Her facebook photo showed no injuries 2 days later.

* the slap was open handed

* corporal punishment within reason is legal in ohio

* all children and firearms were removed from the home until further notice because the mother (they are divorced) claimed the other children were not safe. There is a protective order on the 3 children.

* we are considering pressing unruly charges against the child. She has runaway from both homes. We have evidence of her sending nude photos to other children after being told not to. Lots of sneaking around. Arguments. Threats of violence. Stealing items from me, including significant amounts of money.

* we have 2 police officers we would like to have as witnesses to her unruly behavior

* we have printed out items from her facebook page displaying unruly behaviors and no marks. Can we/should we print the nudes she sent out?

* after court, giving up custody of the child to mother, as he feels he will not be able to discipline her

This is a difficult time and we need to know what we can do to keep my husband from going to jail for 6 months, and how to get our kids back.

Answer:
 >Can we/should we print the nudes she sent out?

The possession of child pornography is generally frowned upon.


Title: Butchered surname on citation for Minor in Possession [CA]

Question:
Hi guys,

I'm a foreign exchange student in California who got a citation a month ago for being a minor in possession. I would've posted this earlier but it will become apparent why I didn't even realise the mistake very shortly. I'm going downtown tomorrow to just pay the fine but would like to run it by you guys first, I'll also be quickly asking our free legal resource on campus before I head down in the morning.

Basically my situation is that on my citation they've really butchered my surname. I have two surnames which they've joined together, then they've gone and added a letter to my first surname, taken a letter off my second surname and substituted a letter in my second surname with another one. I'll give an example to help clarify:

Imagine my surnames were "Jones Perez". Upon searching for my case online [originally I was using my name so I never even found my citation] I found that they had my first and middle name correct but the surname had becomes "JoinesBrez". I'm not kidding.

Should I proceed with paying it anyway, should I contest it at all, even though I did have a beer can on me when the officer appeared.

If no definitive answers are given I'll go and pay it but would appreciate any pointers. Cheers.

Answer: Clerical errors do not make you immune to laws. Go pay the fine.


Title: [KY] Family member died. His half brother who hasn't seen him in years is demanding to have the body and rights over it with disputes over wills.

Question:
My dad's cousin died on Wednesday, and the coroner asked us for next of kin, and my parents (his primary caretakers for the last 10+ years) notified him of a half brother that hasn't been a part of his life for over 10 years. He claims that there is another will apart from the one we have, that was written and signed several years ago, but the will we have says that any will written before that is null. Ours states that everything goes to my dad and he wanted his body donated to UK for science, and his says that everything goes to him and that the body is to be cremated. He's trying to dispute over them, and says he will fight tooth and nail over them and to lawyer up. There is no property or anything like that, just possesions. We aren't sure exactly what to do.

Edit: So apparently your will has to be certified or something in the county you die in if you move, and he never did that they think. And the school is saying they don't have the paperwork for his body to be donated, but we have it so I'm not sure what to do there. And my parents had to pay for the cremation that is about to happen since they were listed as executors on our will...but we are following the brothers will? People dying is confusing

Answer: Get a probate lawyer.


Title: Mom and I inherited land from my Dad, but she isn't willing to divide or sell.

Question:
My dad deeded 75 acres of land to my mom (3/4) and I (1/4). The problem is he did not specify what parts of the land are to whom. The deed was a concession so that they can now get an uncontested divorce with nothing else going to my mom. My mom is unwilling to sell or divide the land until the divorce is finalized which may take years. My intentions are to sell about 10 acres of my 15 and keep 5 acres to live on. I'm going to use the money to go back to school.

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I've already met with realtor who are ready to sell the land at 7% commision but we need both I and my mother's signatures to make a sale. I have no money upfront to hire a lawyer but thought maybe they would work on the the knowledge I was selling the land and could pay them then. Would the legal process of forcing her to legally divide the land take longer than the divorce. Another thing to keep in mind is she may be intentionally delaying everything because she likes the control.

Answer: You don’t own 15 acres and your mom 60. That’s not the way a 4/5 and 1/5 property split. Or ally works  You each own an undivided interest in the entire parcel. Your ownership percentage is 20% and hers is 80%. If that property transaction has already occurred (a deed conveying the property to you and your mom from dad has been recorded) you can file a petition to partition the property. The result will be that the property is subdivided between the two of you, or if that is not practical that the property is sold and the proceeds split.Answer #2: Get a better realtor.  7% is ridiculous.


Title: i need help, my mother was fired and told she's too old

Question:
ill give as much details as possible.
so my mother works for mcdonalds (not corporate), my mother has been getting a series of surgeries because her shoulders have become a problem but has been continued to be employed with them but given light duty.

my mother is due to have another surgery coming soon, when she mentioned this to the store manager, the store manager got upset, told her shes getting old and will be let go

Edit: sorry  forgot to add this is in california, usa

my mothers last day will be friday.
what can she do? she even has witnesses

Answer: Assuming she is in the US she needs to talk to an employment attorney. She may or may not have a case.


Title: My brother went through chemo and lost his leg, as a result of his cancer going unnoticed in a scan five years ago. Doctors say it should have been caught, and if it had, he'd probably still have a leg. We're learning that Tort Reform here in Texas means taking action is very difficult. Please help!

Question:
My brother had knee pain for years. Five years ago we had taken him in for a scan and they told us they didn't see anything. So, we worked with physical therapists and specialists. But nothing really helped.

Finally this last year we took him to an excellent physician who did an MRI and discovered a giant malignant tumor in his knee. When he went and looked at the scan taken five years previously, he couldn't not see the cancer. He said it was fairly obvious and should have been caught five years ago. He even said he was going to contact the people who first looked at the scan.

We got really really lucky. After years of unknowingly living with cancer, amazingly, it hadn't spread. But it had grown, and done enough damage to his knee, that the doctors felt it best to amputate.

You wouldn't really know it to talk to him, but my brother's always had learning disabilities. Most of the jobs he's had were physical labor. So now he can't do that. He was on two successful bowling leagues and played paintball, he can't do that either. Even with an artificial leg, the strain from bowling would be too great.

I'm not looking for some crazy settlement, just something to get him back on his *foot*. I don't feel that his case is in anyway frivolous, and I need to know if there is ANY possibility he can be compensated for the negligence that cost this 25 year old his leg, and personal independence.
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tl;dr - Five years ago a scan was done, that should have revealed the cancer in my brother's knee, which went unnoticed and eventually cost him his leg/knee, his livelihood and his independence. Tort reform in Texas sucks. Please help.
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer: Your best bet is going to be to speak with a medical malpractice attorney in your area. They will be able to get a better sense of your case, and know how Texas tort reform will impact what you can collect. But it certainly sounds like it would be worth him meeting with some one to discuss his options.


Title: My brother is in Jail and being denied medical care

Question:
(KS)
My brother is in a county jail, waiting to be transferred to a state prison, on an MJ possession charge. He's guilty of what they've convicted him of and he's blown through three chances at a diversion on the charge. 12 months and its done.

Prior to being picked up for his multiple warrants, he was living on the streets in Denver for several months. I feel this is important because of his currant symptoms.

He tells me he's lost a lot of weight (310 to 165), I think a lot of that weight loss was while he was homeless, but I'm not sure. He also tells me that he has many bouts of vomiting and diarrhea with intense and painful stomach cramping. According to his letter, one night was so bad he was incontinent in the bed and was denied a shower or clean clothing and bedding. He also says they place a monetary charge on his account every time he sees the nurse who only gives him tylenol and that one time he was sick they placed him in solitary with no other treatment.

I told him that the periodic on/off of his symptoms make me think maybe he's got a food allergy and he needs to track what he's being fed to see if there's a pattern. I also told him to get the full name of the nurse and if he still isn't getting medical treatment, I'll call the state nursing board of licensure.

What I don't know, so here's the questions, is to what degree county jails and state prisons are responsible to provide medical care to inmates? IS it legal to tell an inmate in custody that they can see a nurse but it will cost a lot of money that they will be responsible for? (I told my brother let them charge you, what more can they do to you? - But can those charges be held against him when he's served his time?) Is it allowable and acceptable to put an inmate into solitary because he's sick? Is there an authority I can contact with concerns about my brother's treatment while in custody?

Anyway, he's likely to be transferred to Larnered or El Dorado in the New Year, I don't know if that will be better or worse than where he is now, but my only contact with him is in letters. I can't afford the phone call prices they charge.

My brother is a dipshit. But he's a mostly harmless dipshit. No one deserves to suffer like this.

Answer:
 Which drug does he use heroin? Its true they cant and wont do much for anyone in jail but his symptoms could be somehow drug related i dont know. There were quite a few heroin addicts in las colinas detention center in san diego who had the same problems because of having to kick the drug habit cold turkey. The withdrawals are pretty gnarly for a while. And unfortunately, drugs still make their way into the facility and it prison its even worse and its big money to sell in there or trade.
However, seeing a nurse or the doc in the jails, in san diego at least never requires a charge of any fee. Only dental which is pretty much crap dental anyway. They will pull teeth thats about all.
Answer #2: In Kansas it's quite common for jails and "prison camps" to charge money for most things. Usually a low security prison that allows for more amenities, like TV and more free-roaming.

You mentioned he could go to el Dorado, or larnered. As far as I know they have very different but both very high security, types of prisons, a maximum security prison, or a mental health facility for "the most severely mentally ill" these arent places that a simple marijuana charge send you to, even in our backward state of kansas. If this is true, something else is going on most likely, whether that be in prison or not. Answer #3: OP, have you considered that he may be trying to manipulate you into sending him money?


Title: Furniture Restocking Fee

Question:
Hello,

We were supposed to have a custom-made piece of furniture (sectional couch) delivered today. However, the delivery team was unable to fit it in the house. They informed us before they left that we would be assessed a "small restocking fee" and that the manager would be in touch. The manager later called and informed us that the restocking fee would be 50% of the piece. We plan on ordering another piece from the same store in a smaller size. Our contract states:

 " restocking fee of up to 50% with the remaining credit applied as store credit only."

I asked how it was determined that the restocking fee would be 50%, rather than a lower amount, but she was unable to provide an answer.

Any advice would be appreciated. We are located in Pennsylvania.

Answer: You agreed to a restock fee of up to 50% and were charged something within those parameters. I would negotiate. But it sounds like they’re within what you agreed to.


Title: I am thoroughly confused... I live in Oklahoma, and thought there was some kind of ‘third party’ law or something to the effect of that?? [Serious]

Question:
I live in central Oklahoma, have worked in a prison before and am almost certain I have heard of some kind of law regarding third party. Example, someone takes a friend to a 7-11 and they rob the store. The driver, having NO knowledge of the planned robbery is then charged just as harshly as the offender robbing the store. What law is this, if it even exists?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 If the driver knowingly drives the robbers away from the store, he is acting as the getaway, and he is guilty of participating in the robbery.

If he has no idea that the robbery occurred, then he has no intent to commit the crime, and could not have committed it. Of course, the trick is proving whether or not the driver had knowledge. A jury may not believe that the driver was truly in the dark, based on the circumstances.


Title: Signed a non compete form

Question:
I work in homecare making 15 dollars an hour. When I was first hired a year ago they made me and my co-workers sign a non compete form. I only ever worked with one paralyzed guy. This guy was getting kicked out of his home because the owner he was renting from wanted to sell. Another homecare company came along and told him they'd supply him a home if he moved to their company. He let our company know and gave them a chance to find a place to live. Well they sat on their hands and did nothing for him. He moved companies. This new company wants to employee me and one other co worker but we are worried about the non compete form. She was laid off by our company. I was given another case but it does not go with my school schedule and I told them this.

Edit: I emailed them a few weeks ago for a copy of the form that I signed. They told me I'd have to come to office to get it. I went to the office yesterday but they wouldn't give me a copy. They only let me view it. When I asked for a copy again they said they would mail it to me. It sucks they are taking so long because the other company has an attorney that wants to look over it.

Answer: After your edit, it sounds like you should let the nee company's attorney handle this.


Title: Can police search your phone on school grounds?

Question: Let's say someone texts a tip to the school saying I have weed. I get called up, I deny everything and practice my 4th and 5th amendment rights... Do they have probable cause to search your phone because someone said you had bud? Also, there is no bud anywhere near me, none in my possession. This is for future reference.

Answer: Put on a screen lock and refuse to unlock the phone for them.


Title: Why do women make up only 6% of the prisoner population? [WV]

Question: Like wouldn't you think women would commit more nonviolent crimes and it would be a higher percentage?

Answer: A person is more likely to go to prison for violent crimes and receive longer sentences. Men commit many more violent crimes than women.


Title: Neighbor's contractor potentially damaged my house. [bonus content: he picked a fight with me] What should I do? (USA, PA)

Question:
Hi All. I live in a twin home, no HOA. My neighbor and I do not get along and she has requested that all correspondence go through her lawyer. We haven't spoken in over a year.

Sunday a man knocks on my door and explains my neighbor has asked him to redo the chimney (It's a shared chimney with two seperate "stacks"/vents /whatever that go down into our respective houses). He tells me he can't really redo half a chimney and wants to know if I'll pay for my half. I ask him to give me an estimate. He thinks for a moment and says $600. I tell him I want the estimate in writing and that I'll need to think about it. He says ok and leaves.

Thursday my wife calls me and tells me she was almost hit by a brick and other debris that came down our *slate roof* into our backyard. The workers have started on the chimney and she has left the house with our kids to go out because she doesn't want them to be hit by debris. I ask her to get the number of the company but the truck is gone by the time she gets home. Some point later the man stops by and tells her he now has to insert a liner in the chimney and needs to talk to me about payment, saying the estimate is $1,600 to $1,800. My wife insists that he talk to me, she doesn't ask his number and says he was very rude. I come home from work to find pieces of mortar, brick, and slate in my back yard/patio. I take pictures. My wife informs me they were in the yard to clean up the larger pieces and during the day she could hear pieces of debris falling down the chimney.

Friday I get home from work and my in laws come over, the guys are working on the roof. My father-in-law and I go outside to look at the roof. My FIL then yells up to ask them if they are taking care not to damage the slate. They reply "yes". At this point the guy who visited me on Sunday asks to come over to talk with me. We meet on my property, in the front yard. I ask him about the chunks of brick and slate, specifically asking if the slate was from my roof. He tells me that they've cleaned up the brick that fell. I press about the slate, he tells me "she has slate on her side too, it was from the other guys who worked on the house".

At this point he changes gears and says "I know I told you $600 when we met on Sunday..." Whereupon my FIL interrupts him and says "JimiSlew3 never agreed to anything". The guy gets pissed. Pointedly ignores my FIL and says "We agreed on $600". I tell him, "No, I wanted a written estimate and you didn't give me anything. I told you to drop it off". He says, "No, I told you $600. You going to be a man and pay me? You gonna do me like that?" Whereupon he steps up on me. Dude is easily 100lbs heavier and a foot taller then me and goes nose to my forehead. I should point out that my little kid is now outside watching this from behind me.

My FIL, an small man but a retired navy guy, starts to insert himself between us, tells him to step off of him (me). The guy looks at my FIL (who is smaller than me), and says "What are you going to do about it?". At this point I tell the man to leave my property. He steps back, and walks to the edge of the property and says "So, your gonna do me like this?". My FIL starts to talk and the man cuts him off, telling him "I don't want to talk with you. I don't know you. I want to talk with him (points to me)". I interrupt him and say "I know this man (point to my FIL) but I don't know you". I tell him that there is no way we agreed on price considering he was telling my wife it was $1,600 just the day before. He claimed he never said anything to her.

At that point I tell him again to leave my property and he tells me "You're doing to do me like this. I'll tell you, Karma's going to get you" and walks back to her property to continue working.

So, legal people of reddit, what do I do? I'm thinking of several things:

* Get a roof/chimney inspector to review the work, my roof, gutters (which I'm sure are full of brick pieces) and give an estimate for cleanup. If I do this should I submit the estimate to my neighbor or just do it and then tell her? I imagine fixing roof damage (and chimney damage so we don't die of Carbon Monoxide, luckily it's only the water heater that vents that way) is an immediate concern so I want to get this reviewed and fixed ASAP.

* Send a letter to her Lawyer ASAP telling her what happened (with the outcome of the above bullet

Other thoughts? My neighbor and I do not get along but I do not want to screw her if this guy told her crap about me paying or something. I also want my house fixed.

tl;dr: neighbor in twin hired chimney guy without asking me, drama with him ensued, he may have damaged the house, where do I go from here?

Answer: Call the lawyer.  Ask if he/neighbor wants to arrange for someone to come out and fix the damage or if he would prefer you hire someone to assess and repair the damage and send him a bill.Answer #2: Do you really want to pay a rogue, violent tradesman like that? Even if you think the price is fair, don't be intimidated like this. Would you conduct your business in this manner and expect to be paid?


Title: [WA] Is this legally enforceable if there is no “no parking, violators will be towed” sign?

Question:
I’m assuming the parking lot is privately owned. Where we live is not accomodating to our two vehicles (driveway/garage too small for anything bigger than a compact car), so i park in a parking lot on the other side of the alley. Our lease prohibits street parking, as it is an alleyway. This note was left on my windshield by, presumably, the owner/landlord of the property in question.

https://imgur.com/a/DTauk

Thanks!
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer: You cannot legally park on someone else's property without their permission, regardless of whether or not a sign has been posted.Answer #2: My driveway doesn't have a no parking sign. Does that mean my neighbors can park in it whenever they want?


Title: Sold fake ray bans, letter in mail

Question:
Hello all,

I sell all sorts of things at a convenience store and one of those items are fake ray bans from Ali express and other Chinese dealers. It's a small town with 4000 people but the other day an undercover ray Ban associate apparently came. He bought 2 pairs and knows there were many other pairs available. A letter came in the mail (to wrong address so don't have the exact charges but will get tomorrow)  that is telling me to hand over all the fakes I own and to lay $10,000 by next week to avoid legal proceedings from starting. $10,000!!! My store does not make enough money to afford that kind of fee and it is due in 7 days. The letter seems totally legit which scares me (went to my dad's place, I trust his judgement but I will double check it's authenticity tomorrow) What would be the best course of action? What are the usual fees and penalties if this goes to court?  Some input from others would be great.

Answer:
 Where you passing off fake ray bans as real ray bans?

Did the sunglasses say Ray ban on them or did they just look like ray bans. Answer #2: > My store does not make enough money to afford that kind of fee

Then perhaps you shouldn't be selling counterfeit goods?Answer #3: It appears that Ray-Ban *does* pursue fakes and does so aggressively

The article linked below says that they have filed several lawsuits against sellers of counterfeits including one against a flea-market in Miami
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/06/ray-ban-wayfarers-lawsuits-luxottica-counterfeit/

Their website even offers a way to report them -
http://www.ray-ban.com/international/report-fakes

These things suggest that the letter is probably real.

I think it would be worth contacting a lawyer.


Title: [NSW] Paid $600 to a job agency that gave me a housekeeping job that exploits and underpays

Question:
And the thing is that the job agency knew that the housekeeping company does all the underpaying beforehand, and I didn't know that the way the housekeeping company paid their employees was illegal.

Basically, the housekeeping company pays housekeepers based on room basis, not hour basis, making the payment method illegal. But the job agency knew this fact and still gave me this job and made me pay them the money. It did feel a bit too much but I still paid the money (which is a very silly mistake).

I'd like to know if it is possible to receive my money back, based on the fact that they recommended a job that underpays and exploits employees all the while knowing this fact very well.

I have email evidence showing that they knew about this beforehand, however the only piece of evidence that shows that I paid the money is some kind of crummy receipt that does not show the job agency's name or my name or the person who got the money from me. Should I contact the agency to get a proper receipt? It didn't even seem like they have ABN or anything - they seem like really dodgy operation to me actually...

So if it is possible to receive my money back, what should I do? Should I contact a lawyer or just head straight to small claims court (or whatever it is called)?

[Location is New South Wales, Australia]

Answer:
 Why did you pay a job agency to find you a job?  There are ALOT of free employment services in NSW.  Without knowing all the facts it's hard to give you information however I will note the following:
1. You can make enquiries with Fair Work Australia about both the agency and your new employer.
2. You can start calling it the Local Court as opposed to Small Claims Court =)  Local Court will take cases up to $100,000.00.  If you want to take it to Court be aware of filing fee's etc.
http://www.localcourt.justice.nsw.gov.au/Pages/forms_fees/fees.aspx
3. Try getting a free consultation with a lawyer that specialises in employment law.Answer #2: [Fair Work](http://fairwork.gov.au) should be your first stop. You could also try finding help using [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/auslaw/comments/1u776a/looking_for_legal_advice_australian_legal/) thread over at /r/auslaw. You could also try making a thread there asking who you should contact but /r/auslaw is not a subreddit for legal advice.

www.fairwork.gov.auAnswer #3: No ABN = unregistered business = the tax man being very interested.

Also how we're they paying you? Because if it was in cash then they likely weren't paying your super, payroll and income tax either, in which case the ATO will use them as a pinata.Answer #4: > It didn't even seem like they have ABN or anything - they seem like really dodgy operation to me actually...

You can search for ABNs [here](http://abr.business.gov.au/). I'd be interested to see if they're legit, because it sounds like a scam.


Title: Storage Unit Fiasco

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Disabling your access to the facility is undoubtedly allowed in your contract, and a far less impactful remedy than auctioning your belongings.

If you want into the facility you should pay your past due charges.


Title: (California) The city I attend university in is trying to outlaw house parties. My school sent us this, is there anything we can do to fight it?

Question:
https://imgur.com/a/0jAvF

http://m.ocregister.com/articles/party-708776-loud-ordinance.html

Sorry had to delete the link because of the bot. Was unaware YouTube wasn't allowed here. The link is in the article below.

http://reason.com/reasontv/2016/07/14/orange-party-criminalizes-crime-college

Okay, so above I've posted more specific information about the situation. The YouTube video does a fantastic job of explaining the ordinance that was passed. The first link contains screenshots of the email the entire off campus student body was sent by our Director of Student Conduct which is what I'm actually asking about. Here's a short summary of the situation.

Recently an ordinance was passed by the Orange City Council that makes it illegal to attend a party and contribute to the "loud and unruly gathering." One of the main issues is that the determination of who is contributing to the noise is left to the discretion of the officer. This poses a massive issue from our point of view since it allows the police officers to bully us if we stand up for ourselves. Trust me, it happens now without this and this will only exacerbate the issue. I'm not saying that they shouldn't handle someone who is belligerent accordingly but leaving it to their discretion seems too open ended for me. The police and most of the residents in our town **do not like the students** of our university. It doesn't matter if you make no noise at your house or if you serve them at a local restaurant; most of them already have a preconceived notion that you are a rowdy young adult and some of them dislike you immediately. This has even culminated in a movement titled Neighbors Say No, that attempts to ban our university from further expanding into the city (completely legitimate I understand that) but has the not so hidden purpose of shutting down parties in Orange.

So, a lot of students are scared of this. I understand that people want peace and quiet and I completely respect that but this is not the way to go about it. My peers and I are at a loss and I didn't know where else to turn. I figure it's more than likely impossible to address the ordinance but I'd like to be able to do something about the school at the very least. I realize this is rather long so let me say thank you in advance.

Answer: Just don't have loud parties. There will be no issues.


Title: [TX] Employer cut our pay for time already worked.

Question: This took place in Alice, Tx. It's a small company in the oil field industry. It took place last March. At the time, we were working 50+ hours a week. They called us into the breakroom. We were informed that because of drops in oil prices, that they had to impliment change in pay. It would be retroactive. It was a 10% paycut. Including the time we already worked. we could either sign the paper and continue to work, or we could quit. I highly doubt this is legal, but, I would like to get some advice before i do something. I have copies of all the paperwork if anyone is interested.

Answer: 99% sure it's illegal to cut pay retroactively.


Title: I make payments on a horse. The owner is extremely elderly. What happens contractually if she passes away?

Question:
Hey--unusual situation, but maybe you can just think of it as a car payment and it will help normalize it.
I'm one of the thousands of 'down-on-their-luck' professional equestrians in North America. This involves riding a lot of horses who are not my own: I frequently show up to venues and just get a list or some instructions before getting on a few different horses that day that I've never seen before in my life.
I recently had some pictures of me riding a very nice horse get sent around social media. It's one of the few horses that I get to handle regularly and I really, really like him. The horse's owner, who lives about two thousand miles from me, contacted me after seeing the pictures; she wanted to know if I was interested in buying the horse and continuing its career under my own program. I told her that I absolutely could not afford the price tag of a horse as nice as him but if he ever needed a home, then I was more than happy to add him to my personal show string. The upkeep isn't as big of an issue as the up-front cost when the horses get this top-of-the-line.
Well, it turns out that she is eighty-nine years old and really just wants to sell off all of her horses at this point in her life. She hasn't seen him in several years, as he had been stalled at a professional barn in my area, and she's not really jet-setting around the world at this point in her life. We agreed on a very reduced price and I'll be making payments on him for the next thirty-three months starting in 2017.
My question: I barely know this woman. We've never met; we are just friends on social media and have talked on the telephone. She is a very long-standing and reputable owner (has had horses at the top levels since the second world war was going on) and the horse's current trainer is aware of and supports the deal, so I know that this isn't a scam or anything. So, I'm going to be picking this horse up this month after sending the owner a deposit on him...but what happens if she suddenly passes away? Will I be notified? Who will I make payments to?
Edit to add: there is no provision in the contract that specifies what happens if the current owner passes, which is why I am a bit nervous.
Edit to add: I live in Kentucky. The owner lives in Iowa as of recently; I just noticed that she has a change of address. Previously she was much, much farther away.

Answer:
 The current owner's heir would be entitled to the payments.

You really want to make sure you have a proper executed agreement for this.  The last thing you want is this person to die and a relative comes into the picture and tries to take back the horse.


Title: Tenant at end of eviction process - refusing to leave - sheriff is busy for next month to actually come out to evict - with a twist

Question: I have a tenant who stopped paying rent 60 days ago. This is Illinois. Hired a lawyer and went through the eviction process. He was supposed to be out July 31. He decided to wait for the sheriff to kick him out. Problem is the Sherriff is busy and can't come out for another month or so. Here is tha twist. This tenant got drunk and got in a fight at some bar and got arrested. He lost his wallet and keys. Now he can't get inside the building. He called the fire department to let him in but luckily they called me first (for rent sign on building). I told them not to let him in. Can I just change locks? And throw his stuff on the street? He is literally sitting in front of the house right now. My lawyer is on vacation in Canada.

Answer: Can't you call the sheriff for a drunk guy passed out in public? When he shows up to arrest him have him served with the vacate at the same time.Answer #2: You can't do either of those things. He hasn't vacated. Let's play this out logically. If he can't get in he's probably going to either bust the door down or break a window. Then you will have additional damage and will still have to wait for the Sheriff. Answer #3: How long would it take for the Sheriff to come out and serve the eviction? I think you should continue to call the sheriff's office daily until it is done. Maybe go to a city council meeting and bring the issue up. The sheriff taking a whole month to do this is unacceptable.Answer #4: Typically only the sheriff can remove individuals from the property during an eviction. Until that happens, you are not entitled to change the locks or bar entry in some way.


Title: WARNING: Your device has been locked blah blaah

Question:
Hey guys (first post),

I was (admittedly) on Pornhub on my IOS device. When suddenly I get a pop up saying my OS, Location, etc. I am in violation of AUS Law accusing me of watching child porn or zoophilia or one of them. Before going on to say I have also been downloading pirated things. It says something like 5-10 years prison and $200 fine to be payed with Paypal or MyCash.

What is this? It is on IOS and even popped up on other sites

EDIT: It says AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDING IN PROGRESS
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer:
 > What is this?

A scam.  Reset your device, stop going to dodgy sites.Answer #2: You're fine, it's a scam. Ignore it and move on.Answer #3: Congratulations, you downloaded ransomware to your phone.  You'll need to do a search online to find out how to remove the malware.


Title: Ex-Employer Slandering/Defaming me online

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Are they saying you aren't good at following directions like "provide your location"?


Title: I just bought a house and the house might be crooked (utah)

Question:
Like the title says. I had the house inspected, but the inspector did not notice that three of the doors in the house are crooked, and neither did I. they have been adjusted in the past to account for the crookedness of the door twice. I am thinking the door has been slowly getting more and more crooked. I just adjusted it again so that the door can actually close. This was not disclosed while purchasing the house. The owner signed an agreement saying they don't think there is anything wrong with the house.

Who is at fault for not recognizing that the house might be crooked?

If I get an engineer to inspect the house to see why the doors are so crooked, could I potentially sue someone for the cost of fixing my house if it is crooked?

If I can't sue someone would this just make my house harder to sell in a few years?
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 Your inspector undoubtedly limited damages to the cost of the inspection. So you might get your $399 (or whatever) back.

To prevail in something against the seller you’d need to establish they knew something was wrong and misrepresented that something in the disclosures. That seems relatively unlikely from what you describe.


Title: New York knife in car laws?

Question:
Hello, I have a 4 inch bladed dagger, and would like to keep it available in the car for preservation of life and limb. I live in Rochester, not NYC. Is this legal?

It isn't a switchblade, no folding mechanism, just a straight 4 inch dagger, with two cutting edges.

Answer:
 Yes that is illegal in New York.

It is illegal to carry a dirk, dagger, or stiletto with the intent to use it as a weapon against another.
New York does not have concealed carry laws, therefore it is legal to open or conceal carry any knife that is legal to own and that the carrier does not intend to use unlawfully against another.


Title: (US) Can my boss legally move hours onto the next pay period to avoid me working over the cap, which I always end up doing?

Question: Work at a well known gym, with a very well known song. Hours for minimum wage is capped for 30 hours a week, meaning an employee can not exceed this limit in one week. This week I worked 41 all together, however my boss goes in and moved the shifts onto my next pay period, so he does not get yelled at my his boss. So the 11 hours I worked this week rolls into next week, where I’m already scheduled over 30 hours. I fear since I am minimum wage, I can be terminated for anything, and all I can do is mark down every hour, and accept my shitty situation. Is there anything I can do about this legally?

Answer:
 This is completely illegal and should be reported to the Department of Labor. By appeasing his boss, your boss is breaking federal law.Answer #2: Your state matters. But this is illegal in all states, it's just that what you're owed and what agency you go to will differ.

> Hours for minimum wage is capped for 30 hours a week

If this is just a company policy thing, then what matters is that you are paid for all hours worked. That's the law in all states.

Overtime laws vary by state but a bare minimum you have to be paid 1.5x for hours over 40 in work-week. If you worked 41 in this work week you are owed 40 at base rate and 1 hours at 1.5x base rate, at least. Based on your state, your recourse may be with the federal gov't or with a state agency. But your manager is trying to cover up a planning problem with an illegal action.


Title: Reporting online sexual harassment to the police

Question:
Recently I have had a friend whose sexual photos were distributed to other people, for now I will call the person who distributed them "Max"

Max obtained these photos of my friend (17 years of age) in a very questionable way, and had just posted them in a public discord chat he owns to other people without any consent. aswell to many dms of people. I have already reported to discord trust and safety.

My friend and I both live in the US while Max lives in Canada. I have access to his last name and address if needed, but how would I go about reporting this to the police? Is there a specific way I should handle this because of it being outside of US, or is there a limitation to what my friend and I can do.

Thank you, Endus

Answer: Distribution of child porn is no joke... call the authorities


Title: Roommate is threatening to change locks, I'm on the lease, can he do that?

Question:
**UPDATE**
He didn't change the locks.  He spoke with a friend who talked him down from the idea.  He's still grumpy but oh well.  Thank you to everyone who took the time to reply!

I live with a roommate who, to put it bluntly, is controlling.

I have moderate OCD and coming inside my home requires a ~30 minute ritual. I was out *late* last night and when I woke up, decided I had to work soon enough that coming home wasn't worth it.  Meanwhile, my roommate informed me that if I wasn't home this morning before work, he'd have the locks changed and effectively kick me out.  For no reason other than that I didn't come home immediately after work. I'm not even exaggerating, y'all.

We both signed the lease to this residence from a property management firm.   Can he actually change the locks on me and prevent access to my belongings?  Can he even change the locks without notifying the management? Help?

Edit to add: I'm in Washington state.

Answer: Roommate issue aside I'd say you have severe OCD. Are you getting help with that?


Title: SIL Is Mentally Handicapped; Looking for Options for Her Care in the Event of Her Husband's Death

Question:
So husband and I have had words over this lately, and he isn't in the headspace to ask his brother if there are any plans about what to do with his brother's mentally challenged wife if his brother happens to go first. I thought I would post here for a legal angle on the situation in the meantime.

If my BIL has put it into his will that we (my husband and I) are to take care of her, is that legally binding to us?

 Are there state-assisted places she could go?  We cannot afford to place her in an assisted living facility without some type of financial help.  My BIL is 60, and I think his wife is about the same age, so who knows this may not come up for 20+ years, but as we all know, the Grim Reaper arrives whenever he does.

I am aware I may not be around myself to see this play out, although I am younger than they are; but in the event that my husband and I are still around and the SIL becomes husband-less, what are our options?

I know she has visited "family" in the past, but I'm not aware of anyone she is very close to or a younger relative on her side of the family who is willing or able to take her in.

Edited per request of bot:  husband and I currently live in GA, BIL and SIL currently live in KS

Answer:
 Your sister in-law is not property.  She cannot be willed away to people.  He can set aside money in his will with the sole purpose of being spent on her long-term care, and the executor can be the one to ensure that happens.

You have multiple options: you can find some sort of living situation for her, pressure her husband to make a contingency plan before he passes, or not get involved whatsoever.


Title: Okay lawyers of Reddit, Someone was trespassing in my boss’s barn, and my Boss’s dog attacked the man and sent him to the ER. He’s now being ordered to put his dog down. Is there any way to sue the man and keep his dog?

Answer:
 Do not put the dog down.  Only a court can order that (and even if they do, he can appeal).  The man was tresspassing and the dog felt threatened by an unknown stranger.

The Lexus Project may have slme resources: http://www.thelexusproject.org/resourcesAnswer #2: Who is ordering him to do this?Answer #3: You'll, of course, want an order from an actual judge rather than a demand from an opposing lawyer before you do so.

This may or may not come depending on your jurisdiction; some feel it's only reasonable to allow any defense against an unknown invasion, some feel it's barbaric to maim a man who could have been merely a disoriented drunk or a stranded motorist looking for shelter (even if there's counterevidence, the dog couldn't have known that since it's a dog), and most fall in between.Answer #4: Who ordered him to put the dog down? A judge?Answer #5: Do not put the dog down until you know who ordered to do so


Title: Should my girlfriend get a restraining order?

Question:
So my gf left her ex about a week ago and is dating me. Her ex has been begging her non stop.

She told me she blocked him but he kept begging her to unblock that she finally did unblock.

She said that she was walking to class and he met up to talk to her.

She told me that she finally had enough and texted him to “rub it in his face” how she is with me now and that they are done.

2 weeks later he starts texting her non stop mean stuff for like 3 days straight.

It’s been a week now and nothing.

Should she get a restraining order?

Answer:
 All three of you should grow up.

There’s nothing worthy of any legal action here.Answer #2: Texting someone isn’t a reason for a restraining order. If he isn’t being threatening or harassing she can block him. If she asks him to stop contacting her and goes to great lengths to do so across various platforms after being blocked, maybe depending on location.

She’s playing games with both of you and enjoying it. She broke up with him and got with you right away? How old are you guys? Remember that what she does to him with you she will do to you with someone else.


Title: Someone I know took my passport and won't return it.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Maybe he lost it.  Maybe he gave it to identity thieves.  Who knows?  Report it as "lost or stolen" and get a replacement.  [Link.](http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/lost-stolen.html)


Title: Witnessed the begining of my moms rape when I was 11. Can we still convict or something?

Question:
In gilbert AZ when I was 11 in 2004 I saw a trusted family friend (male) close the bedroom doors with my passed out naked mom on the bed. Tried to find my dad, he was passed out too. Didnt know what to do so i went to bed, woke up to cops carrying me downstairs, he raped her. Prosecutor threw it out cause he could claim consentual and had no record. I never said anything, too scared. Recently reremembered the event and wondering if its too late to do anything legal about it? Parents are on board.

I know nothing about legal stuff, neither do my parents. Any advice? Or even advice on who to consult would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Answer:
 Arizona has no statute of limitations on rape.

You can go to the local law enforcement agency that originally investigated the alleged incident and see what they can do.

Non-legal: Have you been to any counseling since the incident?


Title: Could my Rapist's Sister be Criminally Charged for Invading my Privacy?

Question:
California - I am a firm believer, because of experience, that psychopathy runs in families and is genetic, especially the lying and manipulation. My rapist has already abused police resources as an officer to intimidate me, but I was wondering if his sister could be criminally charged if she violated victim rights law even if he was never charged, because of corruption or something else.

His family would not be allowed in the same room as me, right?

Answer:
 If there was no charge of rape, then there is no legal victim who has standing to sue over violations of right.

If you think someone is stalking or harassing you look up the remedies for that in your state


Title: [CA] Employer docking pay for violations of lunch break law. Is this legal?

Question:
I live and work in California, as an hourly employee. State law requires that you cannot work more than 5 hours straight without a break, for which you must clock out. During a normal work day, I work 9am-6pm, and I have to clock out for my one-hour lunch break no later than 1:59pm to avoid being in violation of the law.

Over the next few weeks, my coworker is on paternity leave, which means that I'm working alone and doing the work of two people. Because of this, I'm going to end up working overtime every day - coming in 15-30 minutes early, only taking a 30-minute lunch break, and often staying late to ensure everything that has to get done every day is done.

On Monday, I clocked in at 8:43am and clocked out for lunch at 12:57pm. I clocked in from lunch at 1:27pm, and ended up staying late, clocking out for the day at 7:40pm. This means that after coming back from lunch, I worked a bit over 6 hours before clocking out to go home.

Today, I took a look at my timecard, and noticed that there is a "penalty" on my timecard for Monday, indicating that I have had one hour of pay deducted. I called my boss, and he said it's because I had been on the clock for more than 5 hours.

Is it legal for my employer to deduct pay for this?

Answer: Are you sure they're docking your pay? I work in Ca too, and our checks say "penalty hours," which means if we work more than 5:59 without clocking out or signing a meal break waiver we have to be paid an extra hour and those are called penalty hours.


Title: (British Columbia) town recently changed bylaw and turned my residential lot into comercial. Now losing sale of my home because of it! :(

Question: Three years ago I bought an older mobile on its own land, in a small town on the outskirts of a bustling natural Gas and oil field city in northern B,C, Canada. One year after I bought the place canadian mortgage laws changed. The year after B.C. changed the electrical laws, if selling a home an electrical inspection must be had, and everything must be upgraded to current code. I placed the house on the market almost a year ago and because of the two recent changes I've lost three sales due to financing fall thru, as mortgage companies do not see the value in a older mobile and I have gotten a quote for an electrical inspection and it starts at 10 thousand just to get the place up to code. So I have worked with the realtor and have reduced and found a buyer who wants to buy for the land and replace with a new mobile. When sorting out the paperwork this week we found out on Friday, they have recently changed the bylaws and changed my lot from residential to comercial. I was unaware of this, as (according to someone from the district office) they sent out paperwork that I did not receive because I am no longer living in the home, my ex and his pregnant mistress are residing there. I moved back to alberta after we separated. Right now I'm living on my own raising his son by myself just making ends meet. I was counting on the sale of this home to help me get out of the debt he put me in and if I loose it I will no longer be able to continue pYing for the mortgage as they are moving out and I cannot afford to pay for two places. Are they aloud to change the bylaw like this, what can I do to get the zoning  changed back to residential quickly as the possession date is Nov 12th. I'm going to have to declare bankruptcy if this sale does not go thru :( please help!

Answer: Your land is probably worth more zoned commercial, though.


Title: What obligation, if any, is there for the application of anaesthesia prior to treatment of a pilonidal cyst?

Question: My wife went to an ER to receive treatment for a pilonidal cyst, which was causing her a significant enough amount of pain that it made most daily activities impossible, even to the point of being able to lay on her back or move at a rate over waddle. During her visit, the nurse did not give a proper dose of local anaesthetic. She could feel everything as it was being drained, and was screaming at the top of her lungs the whole time. This doesn't qualify as malpractice or negligence, as she was not injured or killed by this, but it can't possibly be acceptable. What action are we able to take?

Answer: She can complain to the hospital.


Title: Our vets advice on what to do with our rabbit before a surgery may have been a large factor in his death. Is there any ground to take legal action?

Question:
(Texas) My girlfriend and I had a pet rabbit that was very special to us. It's recommended to neuter your rabbits as it makes them less aggressive like many other animals. We decided to get our bunny neutered last week and made an appointment with his vet. They gave us specific instructions not to feed our rabbit within 24 hours before the surgery. We didn't feed him the day before as instructed, and yesterday morning we took our bunny into their office and dropped him off. Later in the evening they called and said they are concerned about his condition and they wanted to keep him overnight to monitor him. The next morning they called and told us that due to complications with the anesthesia he died. We asked them when, and they said they didn't know because he died after everyone left the office at 5. So he wasn't being monitored at all and died locked up in a cage overnight.

Later today when I got home, I started looking up information about rabbit surgeries and discovered every major rabbit care sites say you should always feed your rabbit before a surgery, as starving them beforehand makes them extremely weak to the effects of the anesthesia. If this is common knowledge, why did our vet tell us otherwise? This could possibly have everything to do with why a healthy 1 yr old rabbit couldn't survive a common and simple procedure. And why did they tell us he would be monitored when he wasn't? Wouldn't it have just been better to let us take him home if he was in that bad of shape? Fortunately they didn't try to charge us for the procedure, and they offered to cover the costs of the cremation and urn, but something doesn't seem right, and we are extremely upset about or bunnies untimely death and he cannot be replaced. I'm just curious if there's anything we could possibly do about this if we ended up wanting too. I don't believe the vet who did the surgery knew enough about rabbits to perform the surgery and we were told horrible information that may have lead to his death.

Answer:
 Dog Law specialist here.

I know nothing about Rabbit Law, so I'm going to pretend you said dog instead.

Unfortunately for your departed pupper, dogs are considered property. Picture a furry couch that occasionally bites people.

Your maximum damages are going to be the cost of a new doggo. Unless this was an expensive purebred, you likely won't find it worth the time to pursue legally.


Title: [TX, USA] Was asked about having a spouse/kids during a job interview and have some questions

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 It is not illegal to ask, it is probably illegal to make a decision based off the answer.

A job interview is as much about "Who are you" as it is "Can you do the job".


Title: [Oregon] Currently working as a runner at a nice restaurant and am planning on quitting.

Answer: Well thank god you let us know.


Title: (IL) Father never going to function independently ever again because of hospital neglect.

Question:
So this is actually kinda serious, and going to r/legaladvice is possibly just going to become a drop in a pond, but it's the first drop. To make it really simple, my dad had a stroke, had an emergency brain surgery, and was starting to recover. A few weeks later, while still in the hospital, he got a brain abscess, and it was clearly because of the hospital's neglect. Cue another surgery, but he has never improved to the point of how he was before the second surgery. Six months later, his life expectancy is severely shortened, to where even too much stress could set off a chain of events to an even earlier death.

My mom is too fried with trying to survive and take care of my five younger siblings to sue. I'm working my way through college. The therapists who work with Dad all agree I need to sue the hospital.

What I need to know: Is it worth it? Say way down the road we win or get a settlement. Would we get enough money to noticeably help us out, and would that money be worth the fight? The hospital is quite large and powerful by the way, so they'd DEFINITELY have the money, but also some topnotch lawyers.

Thank you guys!

Answer:
 What do you think the hospital did wrong that led to this? You need to show that their actions fell below the prevailing standard of care. It's a harder thing to show than ordinary negligence.

My other concern here is how to prove that someone who already had a stroke and emergency brain surgery had such a massive reduction in length or quality of life, and how to show that reduction was caused by the hospital and not the original stroke. Need to talk to a medmal attorney - the medical records will tell the story.Answer #2: Medical malpractice is very fact specific. Consult a local attorney. It is normally a free consult.

I am sorry you and your family are going through this.


Title: Yesterday, I was browsing Omegle when suddenly, one of the webcam people was showing (or doing) child porn.

Question:
Hello, I'm writing this in a throwaway because I don't want any of this associated on my main account. Yesterday, I was browsing through Omegle (as a normal person and not one of those creeps who just masturbate on camera) and while browsing, I came across a cam which showed a woman eating another girl's vagina. At first, it was angled in such a way that you couldn't see the face of the other person, but after 5 seconds, they both re-positioned each other and you could see that the other girl was perhaps not older than 5 years old. I immediately switched accounts. I'm unsure if the person from the other side was simply just broadcasting it or straight up doing that live. I'm wondering what should I do now in order to report it succesfully. Should I contact Omegle and let them know about it? Or should I report it with police so they take a deeper look at Omegle's users? I'm unsure what I should do. Please, help!
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer: Yes report it to omegleAnswer #2: Report it to omegle and move along. Theres not a whole lot for you to do, but at least you can get everything started.


Title: I’m being charged for theft and it was completely by accident.

Question:
Hey everyone.

This is a throwaway because I’m paranoid af right now.

I was at a gas station yesterday. I was having a very heated discussion with my business partner via Bluetooth in my car. I was raging mad over a few things he’s done.

Anyways, I got out, filled up my car, and drove away without paying.

I was in such a heated state that I completely forgot about it. It was an honest mistake.

As I’m getting on the highway, I realize what I did and turned around to go back and pay.

Guess what? The police are already there. The station attendant starts loosing his shit, pointing saying that I’m the guy blah blah blah.

I explained my situation, saying that I genuinely forgot. I even offered to pay an extra 20 dollars for the inconvenience.

Nope. The gas station wants to press charges. I get cuffed, taken to the station, and booked. I got bailed out.

Now, I have to hire a fucking lawyer because I forgot which isn’t a proper Defense BUT THATS WHAT HAPPENED.

I don’t have any criminal record at all.

I can’t believe this shit is happening.

How do I proceed?

Answer: Get a good lawyer and hope the judge is lenient.


Title: [Florida] Small Claims Court After a Skateboarding Accident on Campus.

Question:
A few months ago I was skateboarding on my University campus (skateboarding is allowed). I got up to full speed, because the pathway was clear and I was transitioning from smooth concrete to rough brick so I thought I would gather momentum. Just as I got to full speed and the pavement changed, my skateboard hit a tiny metal prong sticking out of the ground (about 1 in.) from where a bollard (concrete pillar) had been removed and set aside to allow deliveries. This prong was completely invisible from my line of sight, but it was enough to send me flying off my board at 10-15 mph and leave an indentation in my board's steel trucks.

I got road rash all along my hands and arms, for which some small scars still remain. My wrist still hurts when it's cold or when I hold my cellphone in an awkward position, e.g. texting while charging (which never used to be bother my wrist before). I had to take a few weeks off from the gym, but I did get an xray and my doctor didn't see a fracture and referred me to a specialist, but I haven't been able to go. Some of my property was damaged in the crash, like the backpack I landed on which was ripped. I talked with my University's "risk management" department and they offered me only $125 compensation for all this, which I thought was low to waive all of my rights regarding the matter. I think I'm going to go to small claim's court and ask for $1-4k, so a judge can help us reach a more fair solution. Is it feasible to do this on one's own? Is this amount reasonable? Is a lawyer necessary and would it make financial sense to get one for this purpose?

Answer:
 Regardless of whether or not skateboarding is allowed on campus, skateboarding by nature is a risky activity, doing so at 10-15mph is even more risky and it's obvious from your post that you weren't wearing any sort of adequate protective gear.

I expect if you actually were to sue them they would fucking eat you alive in court. Answer #2: IANAL but former skateboarder. WTF falling while skating is normal and happens all the time. All you are going to accomplish is getting skating banned on campus. It will be thrown out before it even hits a court. Be prepared to be that douchebag on campus and have the skaters pissed at you.


Title: [GA] My employer fired my coworker for not paying for a dine and dash.

Question:
Hi /r/legaladvice, I serve/manage in a restaurant in Georgia and I have a situation that I can't quite figure out on my own. Three weeks ago, my coworker AL had a man walk out on his tab through no fault of her own. He was asking questions about the beer list and asking what to get for his wife, and then dipped without paying. AL refused to pay the tab, which was over $50, and the owner fired her. Last week, I was managing when the bartender, D, had a walkout. We discovered the woman was homeless when she left the restaurant without paying. We chased her out and actually ended up calling an ambulance for her (shit's fucked, I can explain more in detail if I need to). I called the owner and told him I could not pay the tab (it was $36 and I had only made $30 that night), and he told me to void the items off but to print the check and he'd look at it in the morning. I was never made to pay the tab or given any disciplinary action; they acknowledged it was a strange circumstance but after that walkout, the owners put up signs "reminding" us that we as the server/bartender are responsible for paying the tabs. (I use quotation marks because I have worked at this restaurant since the beginning and at this location, none of us were made aware of such a policy. In fact, I was with AL the night of her walkout and told her that she probably wouldn't have to pay because I was unaware of this policy.)

I've looked up the Department of Labor's fact sheet on tips, and I'm not quite following it. To my understanding, you cannot force an employer to pay for a discrepancy (walkout, drawer shortage) if that makes  their tip fall under minimum wage. Is that what happened here? AL had a crowded bar and I'm sure that $50 out of her check would not have cut her below minimum wage. However, I received manager pay ($12/hr) in addition to the $30 I made in tips. I know it would have been D's responsibility, but she clearly said, "I am not paying that tab," and it had to get paid somehow so I figured, as manager, that fell to me.

I get the feeling that if AL was to take this to court, she would run into this loophole that she made more than minimum wage that night with the $50 taken out (and the owner comped half, so it would only be $25) so paying the tab was within her means and wrongful termination could not be applied. Am I right about this? And what about me/D not having to pay, even though it was a crazy scenario? Can someone with more knowledge about this point me in the right direction?

Answer:
 Georgia laws on paycheck deductions are fairly weak by my understanding. There are a couple of elements:

* Deductions for losses of the employer's property must only be done with the consent of the employee. While the policy was not posted, there's no problem here for AL: nothing was deducted from her pay after she refused.

* Deductions for the employer's benefit can't bring the worker's _pay_ below minimum wage. If your employer is claiming the maximum tip credit towards your wages, and paying staff $2.13 (the current minimum for tipped employees), [then _any_ deduction would effectively put the employee below minimum wage](http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs15.htm), even if their actual tips exceed $5.12/hr. The employer cannot deduct from tips, since tips are property of the employee from the moment the customer pays them. Again, no problem here, since nothing was deducted from AL's pay or tips after she refused.

* Terminating her for refusing a deduction for the employer's benefit is not wrongful termination in Georgia, but she's likely still eligible for unemployment.

* Uneven enforcement of company policies is not, itself, illegal, but it does expose your employer to some legal risks if there's any indication that policies are applied unevenly on the basis of protected classes such as race, gender, marital status, or age.

Generally, walk-outs are part of the cost of doing business, and your employer _should_ be baking that cost into the cost of the product, not passing it along to the staff. Many states straight-out forbid employers from deducting pay for walk-outs or cash register shortages; in those states, employees can be terminated for either, but not fined.


Title: [WA] What is the legality of removing bathroom stall doors at a venue holding an event for thousands of people?

Question:
Hi all! I am just curious about the question in my post title.

I attended an event in Seattle on NYE, held at Century Link Field. The event hosted thousands of people. The venue decided to remove all bathroom stall doors in both the women's and men's bathroom and did not give notice about this.

Is this something that they can legally do?

Answer:
 > Is this something that they can legally do?

Legally do about what? Having to poop without a stall door?

In most cases where bathroom stalls have no doors, this is done for safety purposes, to keep people from doing drugs, having sex, etc.

I've never heard of CLink doing this, and can't imagine how much work removing them must have been, but I don't think there's anything unlawful about this.


Title: Massachusetts- my dad who is 50 and works at stop and shop while being on SS collapsed at work yestersay and the Manager didn't believe him, called her boss when my dad insisted on ambulance. He almost has a heart attack.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: No, you can't sue these "fux". They didn't cause your dad's heart attack, nor do they have a legal responsibility to call emergency services.


Title: my sister and her boyfriend are drug addicts and have a 4 month old

Question:
(in new york)

So my sister had a baby, but she's addicted to heroin. She got through the pregnancy on seboxin (or so she says) and her boyfriend is on it too. She has said to me, if anything happens to her, she wants my husband and I to take care of her son. Of course we said yes-- for many reasons, first being that we love my sister and her son. I am also fearful of the wrong person in the boyfriend's family having custody god forbid something happen to the parents (his family is full of drug addicts).

In about a week, she is going to detox and so is her boyfriend but realistically we know this may not work. Also, I am worried that child protective services will find out about their drug usage and potentially take her child--

What are the proper legal documents she would need to put in place to make sure that custody does not end up in the wrong place? What kind of attorney should I be consulting with?

 I don't want my life to be ruined (I have a job, I'm a student, I have my own life) having to appear for court hearings or trying to get my nephew out of foster care. I want to be prepared for this situation because I will absolutely take care of my nephew, I just really don't want to have to fight anyone for him (in court).

Answer:
 I'm no lawyer but I'd say first things first is make sure that child is safe. Where's the baby for the next week until treatment? With baby's using parents? Where is the child going when she leaves for treatment? The child probably should have been removed from your sisters care at birth, but that's not your question.

In the event of the child being taken away by child protective services, the agency will try and place the child with responsible family, especially if responsible family (i.e. You) petitions for the child. Ultimately, CPS wants to bring the parents back with the child. That would be the end goal rather than the child being lost in the system.

Answer #2: You don't need to go through an attorney. If the baby moves in with you and you take care of it full time while the parents go to rehab, you're all good. It is unlikely that CPS would get involved, because someone would have to actually make a complaint. Even if they did get involved though, they would fully support you keeping the kid. They always try to keep kids with blood relatives before resorting to foster care. The only reason you might worry is if you have a serious criminal background or CPS allegations yourself. (Or any other adults living in your home do.) Source: I am a child protection caseworker.


Title: My Wife Robbed My Work and Ran off With a Sex Offender

Question:
Like the title says, she stole about 2500 dollars worth of electronics and left the state with her new sex offender boyfriend. He isn't registered in the state, but I know she's with him. Also, he's living with my step-daughter and I'm very concerned about her wellbeing.

I know the apartment complex she moved into, but I really need to figure out a way to get her apartment number. Is there any legal way I can do this?

She stole from us in Milwaukee, WI and moved to Glennallen, VA if that helps.

Answer:
 You need a police report and a divorce lawyer, not to go chasing her.Answer #2: You’re going to want to report the fact that she’s apparently living with or dating a sex offender, and has a daughter around him, to CPS.

As others have said, the criminal matters are a police issue, and you already have a divorce attorney. Answer #3: Police report for the stolen stuff.

Divorce lawyer for the soon-to-be-ex-wife.

CPS for the kid.

Expect none of this to be fun, and expect none of it will work as you imagine it should, because it probably won't.Answer #4: *You* don't need to figure out anything. Leave that to the police. If you haven't already, file a report and let them do their jobs.


Title: Boss coercion/black mail? Legality question

Question:
[new York]

Worked as a temp at a company for 8 months. Finally was converted to a permanent employee this week. My boss said off the record during a lunch meeting that I should give him 20% of my first year salary since he vouched for me and stuck his neck out for he in order to get the perm position and the pay increase. He said if I didn't agree he could always rescind the offer of permanent employment. I asked him if he was joking and he said no. I recorded the whole conversation. After taking a bathroom break I returned to our table at the restaurant and he said 20% wasn't necessary but I had to promise him to help him in the future if he needed help in his own career. I'm not sure if that's legal but it wasn't dictated during official salary discussions with the owner of the company. What can I do? Did he break the law?

Answer:
 The good news is that you didn't commit a crime yourself by recording the conversation;  New York is a one-party consent state.

What he did is appalling and against every possible ethical business practice.

It's not blackmail.  Blackmail involves threatening to make false statements that would cause ridicule or embarassment.

What he did probably qualifies as extortion under New York Penal Law.   By my reading, it's a Class E felony.

Consider NY PL 155.05 (e), Larceny by means of extortion.

 >A person obtains property by extortion when he compels or induces another person to deliver such property to himself or to a third person by means of instilling in him a fear that, if the property is not so delivered, the actor or another will:

(a long list of mean things, concluded by...)

>(ix) Perform any other act which would not in itself materially
benefit the actor but which is calculated to harm another person
materially with respect to his health, safety, business, calling,
career, financial condition, reputation or personal relationships.


Title: [California] Banning specific items of clothing

Question:
> Is it legal for an employer to ban yoga pants at work? My boss at whole foods just set up this restriction that bans women from wearing yoga pants. Is it legal? Can it be challenged in a way my boss can’t circumnavigate?

Question a friend of mine had that I'm not able to answer- Or, they don't like the answer I have for them.

My answer: there's nothing he can do. Since there's no law against employers being petty. Assholes will always find a way.

Is this pretty much how it stands, or am I wrong?

Answer: Of course it's legal. They can make you wear a uniform. They can make you wear pretty much any damn thing they please. Yoga pants aren't appropriate for work. Your friend will have to buy some other pants.


Title: Is it legal to use someones art, modify it for their purposes, and then sell it?

Question:
### Dear /legaladvice,

after browsing around on etsy yesterday, I have noticed that a lot of sellers do something like this:

* [This is an offer available on Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/listing/218918462/instant-download-touka-kirishima-tokyo)
* [for a direct image click here instead](https://img1.etsystatic.com/071/0/10312790/il_570xN.808618325_d33x.jpg)

* It doesn't take more than 2 clicks on the image *(Right click -> Search Google for this image)* to find out it's a cover of **Tokyo Ghoul** *by Sui Ishida* in volume 2 published by *Shueisha*.

* [Here is the original image from Tokyo Ghoul](http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/tokyoghoul/images/4/43/Touka_Cover_Vol_1.png/revision/latest?cb=20150321131319)

---

## My question is, is it legal to do so? Is it legal to grab someones work and then sell it?

I would like to eventually open my own store with handmade items, and want to know where are the boundaries of using someones art.

*Thank you kindly in advance! :)*

 *As for location, I'm living in Poland*, **yet I would like to know kind of internationally.**

Topic:
Intellectual Property

Answer:
 No what you are describing is a text book violation of copyright. You can only use images you pay for the use of. Answer #2: Some people on Etsy are all for copyright and trademark infringements. Another big one is saying Onesie in a title or listing but they're using Carter brand or hand making one. Onesie is a trademarked term by Gerber not a style description.

Another favorite is the myth that if you change the art by 10% then it's new art. That's false as you've ripped someone else's images for your gain. Answer #3: Nope, not legal at all, and if the buyer were to take it to a copy shop for printing, legally the shop would have to decline the job. (source: work in a copy & print shop / former art student)


Title: Landlord refusing to make building safer after burglary (CA)

Question:
Hey r/legaladvice,

My building was recently broken into. The other tenants and I want the landlord to try to make the building safer and prevent this from happening again. Unfortunately, this guy's M-O is to spend the minimum amount of time and money on us required by law. Seriously, getting him to do ANYTHING is like pulling teeth.

The landlord claims that the break-in isn't his responsibility because the tenant who got robbed left his window unlocked. He claims that our building is "one of the safest in the neighborhood", even though there's a very secluded, unlit, unsecured alley on one side that makes it easy to break into without being visible from the street. (That's how the burglar got in -- he climbed in an unlocked window which faces the alley). Also, there are no grilles on the windows, the front gate is broken, and the back door to the building tends to stay ajar unless you pull hard to shut it.

We've asked him over and over to do something -- ANYTHING -- to make that alley less of a hazard to the tenants, but he refuses to even buy something as inexpensive as a motion-sensor light. Do I have any legal recourse here?

PS - I'm in Berkeley CA if it matters.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: Your landlord is correct. You have no legal recourse here.


Title: I got pulled over, and cited for going 52 in a 35, with my provisional. Is there any chance I can keep my license?

Question: I was pulled over at 23:30, and the curfew in my state (Hawaii) is 23:00. I had 5 people in the car but the officer noted us as all adults, but i dont know if that matters. any advice is appropriated

Answer: Well you broke the law, so just hire traffic ticket attorney and follow their direction. I also advise that you follow all traffic regulations from now on.


Title: A baseball from a baseball field breaks a window and causes injury.

Question:
Right behind our house (in Az) they built a school with a baseball field this past year. If we look over the fence, the field is right there (10-15 yards away). One night there was a baseball team practicing (not school affiliated) and they hit a foul ball and broke a window near my wife and the glass cut her. Who is responsible for the  damage and injury? Are we SOL? What should be done?
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer: Not a lawyer, but I would say you are far from SOL on this. The school grounds would be liable for putting a baseball field that close without proper structures to prevent a foul ball from damaging your person or property. That being said if the team was wrongfully using the field without the schools permission it could get messy. I’d start with consulting a local attorney though and have them contact the school. How bad is the cut?


Title: My mom has had a broken arm for about 7 months now.

Question:
So back in November my mom was looking to buy a car. On the way out of the dealership, after signing the papers on a car that she liked, she tripped and fell and broke her arm. The people at the dealership called an ambulance.

At the hospital they confirmed that she broke her arm and put on a cast. The person attending her told her it was a temporary cast that should serve her just fine until she got a proper cast but that she needed a more permanent cast done. They set up an appointment a few days later, that’s the earliest they could schedule her, with a specialist who was supposed to look at the break and put in a proper cast.

So the specialist looks at the break, takes X-rays and says that the current cast is fine. He makes an appointment for a few weeks later to come back again and check the progress. She goes back some weeks later and he says it looks good. My mom complains that her arm still hurts and it’s not easy to open and close her hand. Doctor says that’s normal a couple more visits later and the doctor puts her on physical therapy.

She starts doing physical therapy at a facility. While doing the therapy she is in pain and can actually hear some grinding. The physical therapist tells her that’s normal. So this continues for weeks. In one of those physical therapy appointments she gets a different physical therapist because the previous guy is out, the new guy upon hearing the grinding sound says that it’s not normal and that it sounds like her arm is still broken and she should not be doing physical therapy.

They send her to another specialist and he confirms that the arm is still broken it never healed. At this point he says that it’s an old break and it can’t heal on its own anymore. So after a few more X-rays and tests it’s concluded that she will need surgery. So she has now just had the surgery. They basically cut off the some bone off of the old break points and cut off a piece of bone from her hip that is now placed in between the old breaks and held together by a rod hoping the hip bone will promote bone healing.

My mother is in Texas and I’m in California so I wasn’t there for any of this and am just going by what I’ve been hearing from my mother. But from what I’ve heard it just feels like the first specialist didn’t do a proper job and only made matters worse by referring her to a physical therapist when her arm was still broken. She did keep saying that he really didn’t seem to pay too much attention most of the time, he very easily dismissed her complaints of pain. The first physical therapist also looks like didn’t really pay attention to her complaints. Does this sound like she would have any recourse to sue for malpractice?

As for the dealership where she fell, what she tells me also sounds a bit weird. So immediately after she fell they were very concerned about her falling and even offered to pay the ambulance bill. They offered to defer the first two months payments on the car and asked her to come in and sign some paperwork. She went in and signed some papers but she’s not sure what she signed because there were a lot of documents and she just went by what they told her they were for. Prior to the signing of the documents they would call her almost daily to see how she was doing, immediately after signing the calls stopped. I’m worried they might have had her sign some paper saying they’re not liable.

When I asked her what she tripped on she said there was nothing there. The floor was not slippery. She just says she tripped on the floor but doesn’t know why. On the second visit when they went to sign the papers, apparently it had just rained and my dad noticed that the spot where my mom fell had a puddle of water. No other place had a puddle just that spot. Meaning that the floor is not even and there’s a slight dip in the exact spot she tripped.

So I’ve been hearing bits and pieces but from what I’ve been hearing I feel like there’s a lot of things that went wrong. Also my mother is already old and she might not be able to continue with her job after the surgery due to the pain and discomfort that she’ll have afterwards in her arm and hip.
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 AutoMod is correct about the MedMal piece

To the Slip/Fall piece:

> Meaning that the floor is not even and there’s a slight dip in the exact spot she tripped.

Not necessarily. I could speculate to other causes from a leak directly above or a moron who spills right there every day. Either way, you can talk to a PI attorney but it does sound like she settled liability for the car payments.

Understand this may not be a bad thing cause merely falling on premises does not necessarily mean the premises owner has liability. Your mom said she didn't know why she fell, she could actually have been a klutz and tripped over own feet. Either way, she can get a PI to review but it does sound like they settled the cliam.
Answer #2: The specialist physician's diagnosis and treatment plan needs a review by a medical professional and medical malpractice lawyer.

I am a physician. Answer #3: Medical malpractice is very fact specific and it is unfortunately beyond the scope of this subreddit. It is highly recommended to speak with a medical malpractice attorney; your state's bar may be able to refer you to one. They typically work on contingency, meaning there is little up front cost to you. Similarly, consultations are typically free. It wouldn't hurt to meet with one, have them look over your info, and go from there.

*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/legaladvice) if you have any questions or concerns.*Answer #4: she needs to request a copy of the documents she signed. it’s possible she signed away their liability after paying the initial bill.

as for the doctor, she probably needs to contact a medical malpractice attorney.


Title: A year ago I sent someone explicit photos of myself and now he's threatening me that he's gonna send it to my family and friend if i dont "obey him"

Question: A year ago I sent someone explicit photos of myself and now a year later he's threatening me, saying he'll send it to my family and friends if "I don't do what I'm told". He's been making me sexually talk to him and if I say anything wrong he'll threaten me that he's going to send it. I dont know what to do in this situation, I've never had this happen to me before. I'm afraid to go to the police, because they probably won't be able to help, seeing as he's in another state. Anyone that's been in this situation before, how do I prevent him from doing anything and have him never speak to me again??

Answer:
 No, you go to the police. This is blackmail and that crosses state lines.

If you think it’s possible he will do this anyway the very best defense is to tell everyone that you care about - you might get sent images you do not want to see. I was stupid, I regret it, but I’m not going in to be blackmailed by a low life.

99% of people you say this to will be : right good for you.


Title: The Government's Office of Personal Management has been hacked, and told me someone stole my fingerprint records. Can I sue them for damages?

Question:
[NY] I interned for a government agency a few years ago, and they fingerprinted me.  I have no criminal background.

Now, they've been hacked, so literal criminal hackers have a record of every single one of my fingerprints.  Anyone with half a brain can now print my fingerprints with a 3d printer, and leave evidence of my presence at whatever crime scene they'd like.

How would I go about suing them for damages?

Edit:  hackers also gained access to my social security number, address, date and place of birth, residency, educational and employment history, and other information from my background check.

Answer: In order to sue for damages, you often have to have damages.Answer #2: What are your damages at the moment?


Title: Gofund me question

Question:
I know someone who rented a room in a house that burned down.

A friend of said person started a go fund me campaign for the person with the title “Help so and so recover from losing home”.

In the narrative portion, there is no mention of renting a room or other room mates. It is all “so and so lost their home”.

This is in CA and this effort raised the person $30,000, around 300 people donated an average of $100 each...

I know the person did not lose a) a home as they rented and b) did not own $30k worth of items in the rented room/shared spaces...

Is this is fraud? Is this money taxed at all?
Topic:
Tax Law

Answer: Jesus, seriously?  Whether they owned or not (and owning insurance would be more likely to make them whole) they still lost all their belongings and your getting upset because people gave generously to help?  Weird shit to get upset about...Answer #2: Jealous much? No. It’s not illegal nor is it fraud.