Title: I am being sued for an accident that happened two years ago. I am now uninsured. Is my insurance from the time of the accident supposed to cover the accident since I was insured at the time?

Question:
Two years ago during the winter (in Iowa where we get snow/ice) car car slid on black ice and hit another vehicle. I reported it to my insurance. My car got fixed, so did theirs.

Neither of us had substantial injuries other than being sore. However I have now been notified that I am being sued for medical costs of the other driver. She claims that she injured her neck in the accident but thought it was just sore from whiplash. She said she was just using her work health insurance for it since she thought it would be pretty cheap but now that it's clear she has spent a lot of money out of pocket as well she wants me to compensate her.

I immediately contacted the insurance I had at the time. They told me that since I no longer have insurance with them, I am not covered now. They said I should refer this to my current insurance, but I do not have any at all.

SHOULD my insurance from the time of the accident be involved? Or is this typically how it works?

Answer:
 Yes.  They have to cover it, because under your contract with them, they agreed to cover certain losses, after your deductible and up to the policy limit.  Ask to talk with someone else; it's an idiotic answer.

To put it in another perspective, if you were insured, got in a bad accident, and the insurer immediately dropped your coverage, would the insurer be free of claims?  No.
Answer #2: Yep, generally your insurance at the time should cover it.

Give the Insurance management a call, and see what they say:

Insurance Questions and Concerns
Insurance can sometimes get complicated. If you have issues with your insurance provider or policy, the Iowa Insurance Division (IID) can help. If you have a question, you can contact the IID toll free in Iowa at (877) 955-1212.  You can also send questions to market.regulation@iid.iowa.gov.Answer #3: The policy in effect on the date of accident should cover the case assuming you reported it to them in a timely fashion.

Contact them now, in writing making sure you include the date of the accident. Ask for a written response. If they deny the claim you need a lawyer.

If they paid property damage to the other driver or  repairs on your car, you should be okay.


Title: If you see someone striking their child in public, what are you legally allowed to do to protect the child? (San Francisco, CA)

Answer:
 You have 3 options:

1 ) Writ of Parentage - Stepping within eyesight of parent declare that you vote no confidence in their ability to rear their child. The parent must either stop their actions and retreat pending review by Office of Parental Affiars or they can choose physical challenge. In the physical challenge you must fight either parent or child (parents choice). If you pin them, the child is yours. If they pin you, you become their  child aswell.

2) Trial by Combat - With your hands at your side or behind your back approach, if the child sees you they may declare you their champion (hands must be at your side or behind back or you are disqualifed from serving as a champion). Fight  the parent. If you win, the child becomes the parent, parent the child. (By honor child should  forward some manner of patronage). If you lose, you will be made infertile by force and/or your children sold at auction.

3) Call Police. They will investigate your complaint.

Good Luck!Answer #2: Call the police if you believe the action rises beyond mere discipline.Answer #3: If you believe a person is at risk of serious injury then in most jurisdictions you can act against the attacker to prevent further injury.  So a single strike to a child would likely not rise to this level but a continued beating certainly could.


Title: Got permission to break lease, but landlord is a jerk

Question:
My smalltime, unprofessional landlord is a jerk to put it in polite terms. We got permission to break our lease early (but had to wait 2 extra months until it was a convenient time for them to show the apartment.)

Finally, we were planning on moving out on the last day of the month we paid for but the landlord is saying we need to be out earlier so the construction guys can start working on our apartment. They said we are responsible for paying all of the days the apartment is worked on until the new tenant can move in, so they don't lose a day's worth of rent. Is this legal??? I'm in Los Angeles, CA.

Answer: Your post is not clear. First you say you got permission to leave before the end of your lease then you say you were planning to move out on the last day of your lease but were told you have to move out even sooner. So which is it?


Title: HoA not allowing fencing on our property

Question: [deleted]

Answer: It seems like f) is the key; fences are allowed if part of the original construction. People without fences can't put them up, but those who already had them may continue to maintain them. So no, just because other people have fences doesn't mean you are allowed one.


Title: Technically I "violated my lease agreement", but is there anything I can do about it?

Question:
I rented an apartment that is a two bedroom, but they gave it to me for a "special price". They told me that I would be renting one of the rooms for $425/month, and the other room would have to stay locked. So I ended up opening the other bedroom, because it was just a simple bedroom lock that you could slide a credit card through to open. I've been using both bedrooms since. So today I got home from school and a man followed me to my door and said. "perfect timing i'm here to close off your fireplace." I had only seen him once on the property before, I thought he was actually moving in below me. I told him I didn't get any notice about it, and he just told me, "they should have told you". So I opened my door and he pretty much just came in behind me, giving me no time to get in and shut that other door so he wouldn't see! Now, yes, technically I shouldn't be using the other bedroom but this guy just basically followed me in. Totally could've gotten away with it forever :(

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And this is actually the second time I've received no notice for them to enter my apartment. A few weeks ago I just got home from school, took a shower, and got out to a maintenance guy letting himself into my apartment with no notice whatsoever. Anything I can do about this or did I basically screw myself over? :(

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TL;DR: Used a room I wasn't supposed to-as stated in my lease. When an unannounced maintenance man followed me into my apartment he saw the room open and told on me. Now I have to pay full price which is more than double what I pay now. Anything I can do?

Answer:
 In most jurisdictions, this would be grounds to either give you notice to cure the breach or vacate the property. Curing the breach here is as simple as ceasing to break into other parts. In a few jurisdictions, this is grounds to unilaterally terminate the lease (either for breach or for illegal activity, vis., breaking and entering), in which case you must leave. I can't think of any places where this would be grounds to increase your rent mid-lease - where _are_ you?

In any case, you can expect that your landlord will terminate your lease at the first opportunity if you make a habit of breaking into other parts of the building. If they're willing to overlook that for more rent, it might be worth considering.


Title: Honest question about Crypto mining for people (NY)

Question: So a friend of mining has setup a company in ny and is selling contracts to mine for people. Well today I was just looking into the bit liscence from another friend that thinks because of the bit license law that what our friend is doing is against the law. If they are selling hashrate for cards they own/leasing the cards that mine for people they have in their holds, is this against the law? Should I tell my friend to quit while he is ahead or is this all good?

Answer: Your friend should speak with an NY attorney who is familiar with the Bitlicense scheme and cryptocurrency laws in general. It is likely that the Bitlicense requirements do apply to him and most cloud mining companies stopped doing business with NY residents quite some time ago now.


Title: A creek on neighbors land is getting wider after heavy rainfalls, and is now washing away our backyard under our privacy fence.

Question:
Who’s responsibility is this? I live on a third of an acre at the end of a cul-de-sac. When I bought my home about 10 years ago there was probably about 8 feet in between our fence and the creek. After a few heavy rainfall seasons it’s getting washed away further and further, and now a corner of my fence is washed down to the cement supports, and it’s only getting worse.
Since the side of the creek is now on our property, does that make it our responsibility, or is it the original owners responsibility to have maintained it and not have let the erosion go so far onto my property?
Thanks in advance for any advice!

Answer:
 > Who’s responsibility is this?

My best guess is act of god.  In my state touching a creek would be heavily penalized.


Title: New employer promised health insurance benefits after 90 days. Today I found out I won't be able to get them until December. I've been working here for 4 months and need insurance for my medication.

Question:
Texas

Recently moved to Texas for a job. Part of the package included health insurance (50% paid by employer). My current insurance expires on August 1st and due to my change in income, I am not eligible to renew. I went to our "HR" person today to find out about getting on company plan and was informed due to an error on the paper work when they signed up for the plan I would have needed to get on within the first week of employment. Because I wasn't told this, I didn't and so now I need to wait until December.

Problem is, my employers are out of town until August 15th. I have attempted to reach them but haven't had any luck. Tonight the HR person emailed me to let me know he had spoken to them and they won't cover any insurance due to it being a "gift" and not a guaranteed benefit due to them only recently offering it. I looked through my contract and realized it wasn't written in there but was only verbally told to me. 3 other employees have been hurt by this error and have been paying for insurance fully out of pocket.

I am on medications that I cannot stop cold turkey nor afford without insurance. If I cannot get on the plan and I lose my current I will be screwed.

What do I do?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Your insurance ending is a qualifying event. They have to let you enroll within 30 days of that. Answer #2: Go to the Obamacare website and sign up for Obamacare. Losing your insurance is a qualifying event that lets you sign up for Obamacare outside the normal end-of-year enrollment period.

If you do it now you should be covered by August 1, which is likely the fastest you can be covered unless your employer backdates you to this month.

If your employer gets their act together and is willing to put you on their insurance, and you like their policy better than whatever Obamacare policy you chose, you can cancel your Obamacare and get on your employer's insurance as of the first of the following month.


Title: Live in Mississippi and 19 year old talking to a 16 year old, questions morally and legally

Question: I just got left by my girl and looking to try and get her off my mind I asked for a cute waitress’ number and she obliged and I found out shortly there after that she’s a junior in high school, and I’m about to get my associates. I just wanted to see what people think of this situation. I’m not trying to take advantage of her or anything of the kind I just genuinely liked her as a person and thought she was cool. I hope this doesn’t sound weird or creepy!!!

Answer:
 Nit gonna weigh in on morals.

Check your states "romeo and juliet" laws to see if it would be illegal.

If its illegal, dont go out with her.


Title: Deceased mother's boyfriend cashed 10 k in estate checks.

Question: Hi everyone, this is the 2nd time I'm posting in /r/legaladvice. I'm posting again because I received such great advice the last time. A little background, my Mom passed away last spring and since the summer I've been the personal representative of the estate. Around august, several checks, totaling about 10 k, were sent to my Mom'se house made out to the estate. At the time my mother's boyfriend was still staying in the my mom's house (he's since been evicted). Despite the fact that I told him not to, he decided to cash the checks, for himself, as soon as they showed up. I've asked him for the money back (he says it's gone), asked the group that wrote the checks (they've claimed they've done their job and won't pursue any action), contacted the bank that made the deposit and the bank where the funds came from (both banks claim no responsibility or tell me that the person or group that wrote the check must take action, again, they won't). I've also contacted the police in the town where my Mom's house is, multiple times now, and they've not done a thing. What I have right now, is a letter from courts certifying me as personal representative, my mother's death certicate, as well as copies of the checks that were illegally cashed with my Mom's boyfriend's signature. I'm slightly amazed this was able to happen, because, when I went to deposit a mucg smaller estate check the bank needed the death certificate, court letter, and EIN and I had to open an estate account. I really don't know how this guy was able to get a hold of this money? So now on to my question: I'm a graduate student and don't have a lot of funds so before I sink money into a lawyer I want to determine if it's possible for me to get this money back. I have no problem paying for legal fees if I know I can recoup the cost. I'm guessing I would not be able to get the money back from the boyfriend because I'm guessing he's left the state. Maybe I can get the bank that deposited the checks into his account to pay up? Any help you guys can provide is greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 First, call the police if you haven't already.

As for any liability the banks may have, you might have a case.  What state are you in?


Title: Trump Vs. Social Media

Question:
As most of you probably know by now, former president Donald Trump is suing Facebook, Twitter, and Google for banning his accounts. Regardless of your political views, imagine this is an ordinary person, what do you think the outcome of the case is going to be? On one hand Trump has the 1st amendment to protect his freedom of speech (I’m pretty sure that is his biggest argument in the case) but on the other hand, when you sign up for these social media platforms you are agreeing to their ToS and if you don’t adhere to them they reserve the right to terminate your use.
Which side do you think will have the most compelling argument? Who do you think will end up winning the case?
This is obviously United States based btw.

Answer:
 There is no first amendment issue, Facebook is a private company, it is not required to let anyone post. Think of it like this, can you force the New York Times or Wall Street Journal to run your op ed? No, same thing here. Facebook isn’t the government, there is no first amendment issue and he will lose on his contract claims.Answer #2: There is no sound constitutional argument that one private actor has an obligation to publish another's speech. Twitter &c are not in any way infringing on Trump's 1A rights by banning him - they _cannot_ infringe on those rights, as they are not part of the government.

The lawsuit is a publicity stunt and a donations grab, plain and simple.Answer #3: That's not how the first amendment works.  He has no case, this is just an attempt to continue keeping him in the news cycle.


Title: Advice for suing a company for creating conditions that lead to my resignation

Question: [deleted]

Answer: No illegal discrimination occurred, and no hostile work environment existed without that discrimination.


Title: Could this guy get in trouble for statutory rape still? He had sex with me when I was 14. Florida.

Question: I dated this guy for 6 weeks when I was 14 and he was 17 and we had sex and he took my virginity and it was his first time too. I'm 20 now and he's 24. The reason I didn't press charges people was because I didn't know but I want to now. Some people in my family said I could have gotten him in trouble for it back then. I've heard there's no statute of limitations on it so could he still get in trouble for it? He's disgusting.

Answer: OP is just butt hurt and pissed off at the new choice of female companionship the guy has chosen. She needs counseling. Regretting losing your virginity is common for most people. Hindsight is 20/20. Chalk it up to lesson learned and move on.


Title: Spanish Robocalls [USA] - I don't speak Spanish. I press buttons to get to a human but they just hang up when they realize I don't speak Spanish. FUCK THESE PEOPLE.

Question:
About 4 months ago I started to get this call from the same Florida number. It was a recording in Spanish. It would happen about every 3 days. It was annoying but I figured it would stop after a while.  After a few weeks it went to a call a day. Same Spanish recording. Then 3 calls a day. At this point I'm super fucking annoyed. I add my number to the DNC list (again). Finally I realize that if I press 1 it takes me to a human. For a while I would press 1 everytime I got the call and hoped to Christ I would finally hit an English speaker - nope - well not really. I would say something like "habla engleis?" or whatever and they just say "no no" and hang up. Finally one day I got one guy who told me they were in Florida, and the name of the Company was "Mar Marketing Media." but his English wasn't good enough to understand "take me off your list". So the calls continued. 3 a day. All from a group of numbers starting with 954-837-xxxx. (It should be noted that my number also starts with 954-837-xxxx). So I start calling the numbers back. It goes to a call center that connects me randomly to a Spanish operator. All of which hang up on me immediately when they find out I don't speak Spanish. Finally one day I was eating dinner with a Spanish friend and the number comes up. My friend very graciously talks to them in Spanish and they said they would take me off the list. The calls stopped - I was so happy. Until yesterday when the calls started again. The difference is now I cant call the numbers back. It just disconnects me. THEY CAN CALL ME BUT I CAN'T CALL THEM? FUCK THESE PEOPLE. I'm totally wigging out because of this and its pissing me off beyond belief. The last number to call me was 954-837-7513. I am to the point where I want to bring suit against the mother fuckers, and I'm willing to pay to do so. It's killing me. Any advice?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: Por desgracia , su número está en una lista que se utiliza por los estafadores . Es casi imposible que se lo retiren . El número que muestra en el teléfono es falso. Muchos tienen Faught estos criminales de años y, finalmente, acaba de terminar encima de conseguir un nuevo número. Es difícil demandar o emprender acciones legales , ya que no se encuentran en USA.


Title: Non-Custodial parent child support payments.

Question:
Quik break down , I'm a non custodial father of 2 boys. 1 is 8 the other 16. My 16 year old lives with me and my 8 year old with his mom. It's only a matter of time before my 8 year old decides to move in with me.

I recently appeared in child support court for a review . I told the judge that my 16 year old lives with me but not my 8 year old. The judge said im still required to pay child support for both of my children.  I asked the state how exactly does this benefit my 16 year old son and me? Of course no legitimate answer. I then told the state I do not wish to participate in a contract that causes financial harm to me and my son. I also told him that the threat of jail for not paying is forcing me to agree under duress.

State Texas.

What can I do?
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 Get an attorney.  You are flirting with contempt of court and making frivolous arguments before the court.

Child support is based on legal custody, based on filed court custody orders. If the actual living arrangements differ from the court ordered custody, then you need to file a motion to have legal custody reflect actual custody. THEN you can move to have child support reflect actual custody.

These are general guidelines, not specific to Texas.

Again, you very much need an attorney.  I would urge you to retain one before you go into court again.Answer #2: If you're the non-custodial parent, then why is the 16 year old living with you?

Why is the 8-year-old "deciding" who he wants to live with?  What does the custody agreement look like?

This isn't a "contract", it's a court order.  You don't have to agree with it, you have to follow it.

Being punished for not following court orders is not "under duress".

If you decide to argue for reduced child support, I suggest you retain a lawyer if you want a chance at winning.


Title: State - New Jersey, My boss is a bully and treated me and other co-workers badly?

Question:
I got a job at a small movie theater in my town and it was my first job. I basically worked behind the counter, getting customers food and sometimes sweeping up. My boss seemed like a nice lady at first then...

Here's the thing. She is african american and she has the other african american workers, all girls, as her underlings. They all run the theater like a well oiled machine. The three of them insult and bully the rest of us, who are of other races: I'm white, my other two co-workers are hispanic. It's freaky because it seems like they get off on power tripping. Like someone who used to wokr there but got fired came around with his mom, and they complained that my boss was being discriminatory and she was going to take her to court. My boss laughed and actually called her a bitch!

The other day, the popcorn machine got jammed on my watch. My boss called me into the office, closed the door and cursed me out. It was humiliating. She told me that I can keep my job if I beg for it. I begged her not to fire me. Then she fired me anyway and called me trailer trash.

I haven't told anyone about this. My question is, is this illegal? If I tell the police will something be done? Can I join in the lawsuit against my boss if it wre to happen?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 >My question is, is this illegal?

No.  It's not illegal to be an asshole.

>If I tell the police will something be done?

No.  The police will laugh at you.  This is not what the police are for.

>Can I join in the lawsuit against my boss if it wre to happen?

Sure.  I don't know what it would be for, but sure.


Title: Restraining order and guns

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > But when his lawyer was able to plead it down to a misdemeanor, he was then able to buy a gun again. Now he's threatening to have me charged with a felony he for stealing a firearm because I won't give him the gun back because I'm afraid that he might shoot me if he gets angry enough.

1) The gun is likely considered community property. Thus, unless you're in a state with handgun licensing and registration (Illinois, California, maybe a few others), no, you have not committed a felony.

2) If you have a TRO or PRO (again, didn't see a state listed), then he cannot lawfully possess a gun. This is part of both the 1968 GCA and the Lautenberg Amendment.

3) The best - and shortest - route to achieve a good outcome is to call your local police department and indicate you have a TRO/PRO against your husband and that you'd like his weapons either seized or taken into possession by a family member until the TRO is lifted or the divorce is adjudicated. Have them confirm that the sister is keeping it appropriately. If you're worried about the gun at his cousins, they can seize this too.

Note, however, that it's SOP to just have somebody else take the guns until court proceedings are over. I've got a few guns in my vault that aren't mine due to the need to safekeep them while others go through legal proceedings (depression, divorce, etc.).


Title: SO went to a psychiatrist who turned out not to be a licensed doctor and was recently arrested for fraud.

Question:
My SO went to a new psychiatrist a month ago at an office that had opened sometime in the past 6 months or so. The doctor they saw in particular was newest to the practice & hadn't been there very long & was still building up a patient base. My SO had an hour and a half long session with him and it was awful. Afterwards SO called me very upset because of the experience. They are familiar with seeing psych docs (as am I) and knows what to expect & this dude was not the norm. SO said they felt very offended by him, that he was inappropriate in the way he spoke to them and all around unprofessional—they felt violated. SO described the situatuion to their therapist days later who agreed that it sounded very unprofessional. It effected my SO for several days after because it was such a terrible experience. He also suggested they double the medication they were on & wrote a prescription. Despite being very leary of him, SO eventually got the Rx filled and started doubling it but stopped after just a few days because they decided to just wait until they found a new doctor. (New doctor at different clinic was seen this week & said doubling that medication was unecessary.)

Several days after that appointment SO called the clinic to complain & told them about his behavior. I don't know exactly what they said back but there was no follow up on their end after that call.

Then, today, SO got a letter in the mail from the clinic that said the doctor they had seen that one time was arrested this past week by the DEA for identity theft and that he had stolen the identity of an actual licensed psychiatrist. So, the guy SO saw was not a licensed doctor.

The letter also offered full refunds for services paid while under his care as well as a complimentary appointment with the other doctor at the place. Additionally, it said that he and his licensing/credibility had been vetted through an outside agency. This is a small clinic with less than 10 people on staff and located in Illinois.

Anything from a legal perspective that my SO should think about or keep in mind regarding this situation? Any legal/patient rights they should know about?

(Coincidentally I also went to the same clinic the day before them for the first time as well but saw a different doctor.)

Answer: He only went once, correct? He should just follow the instructions regarding how to get a full refund and find a new, non-fraud therapist.


Title: Work possibly not contributing to my social security

Question:
Around October, a coworker discovered on the SS website that he had no reported contributions for 2015. It prompted me to check my profile, which was the same, none for 2015 and barely any for 2014. I have a full time job and social security gets taken out of every pay check.
My boss says that everything was turned in properly and that it should update soon, basically that the site just wasn't up to date. Not sure how plausible that is. Especially considering this business has a questionable future. Just wondering if there's anything proactive I can or should do in order to avoid being screwed. Thanks.

Answer: First verify with HR that they have your correct SSN. Who does your payroll? Is it out sourced, is there a department, a CPA?


Title: Got a message from my father asking for my SS# in order to put his wife on his life insurance; is this legit?

Question:
I live in New York State, and my father lives in Connecticut.

So I got a cryptic message from my father ( he is an substance abuser, so this is not out of the norm ) asking me and my *wife* for our social security numbers.

He's claiming that this is to put his current wife on his life insurance. As an aside, this current wife is not in good graces with me or my siblings. It may have been sent directly from her. This message was sent to all of my siblings and is basically asking us to give him our social security numbers.

Is this at all legit? Would any life insurance company require the SS#s of children or beneficiaries in order to add another person to the list of beneficiaries, or is something amiss as I suspect?

Thanks!

Answer:
 Your SSNs might be required to put *you* on the policy as beneficiaries.  It wouldn't be required to add *his wife,* however.

Call your father and see if the message came from him.  Clarify what it is that he's attempting to do.  If your SSN is necessary to add you, ask for the agent's number and give it to the company directly.  Do not email SSNs, ever.

Answer #2: Not a lawyer but this feels all sorts of wrong to meAnswer #3: He's trying to perform identity theft on you.


Title: [TX] My Girlfriend is about to turn 18 and inadvertently open a giant legal can of worms

Question: My girlfriend is 17 years old and still in high school. Her dad vehemently hates her because she had sex before marriage, her mom however does not really care. My girlfriends dad will kick her out on the day of her 18th birthday and my girlfriend wants to know what exactly she can take with her. Things such as her bed, clothes and most importantly her car. As far as the car, the title is in her fathers name. However, Texas is a community property state, and her mom has given her permission to take the car. I'm not exactly sure how the police would handle a situation like that. Technically, the car is both her mother and father's. As far as I know, it is impossible to get the title of a car changed without the original title owner signing it away. But that also means that her father could not sell it without her mother's permission. I'm also curious as to wether her father will even be able to kick her out in the first place. Again, the house belongs to both her mother and father and I cannot see how he can kick her out of a house they both own without her mother's permission. The whole situation is just a giant fucking mess.

Answer:
 > As far as the car, the title is in her fathers name.

It's not her car.  It's her dad's car.  Community property state or not, dad can report the car stolen or repossess it.

Mom can give her permission to stay in the house.

This is less a "legal can of worms" than it is a "social can of worms" because something will give here, whether it's dad giving up, mom giving up, or the marriage dissolving into divorce.Answer #2: She should plan on finding a new place to live, and her own car, ASAP.


Title: (NC) Lady is filing property damage by driving her vehicle into my bmx rail

Question:
So this happen a couple weeks ago, my brother was riding his bmx bike with my brother in law in our residential area they have a rail to do tricks on and my brother leaves the rail on the side of the road the lady crashes into it and drives away my brother yells to the lady why she crash into the rail and leaves. The lady claims the rail damage her front bumper and wants us to pay for the damage property. What i don't understand is she is driving in our area a trailer park which it states the speed limit is 10mph. How do you ram into a rail going 10 mph that could of easily been a kid playing. She gets my brother information and sent my brother a bill to pay $878 bill for the repairs. After that she gets a lawyer to make us pay for the damage for it or else they are going to file a lawsuit. We need help and none of us ever been file to go to court or know how to handle stuff of this magnitude

Edit: We received a letter from a lawyer how is claiming if we don't pay $878 in 14 days they will file a lawsuit.

Answer: Ask your parents or call your car/homeowners/renters insurance


Title: Store undercharged me. What are my obligations?

Question: I live in California. I took part in a trade in program for a new gaming console that normally retails for $350. I traded in my old one to get a $75 coupon and a $100 gift card.  The coupon wouldn't scan so the manager manually lowered the price to $175 then swiped the gift card bringing the total down to $75. I pointed this out to the manager and he assured me this was right. I'm certain he undercharged me. Am I legally obligated to return to the store and pay the difference?

Answer:
 you are not obligated to volunteer to pay them the difference, but they can recover against you if they ask you to correct the mistake and you refuse. Answer #2: I'm actually not sure of legal obligation. That having been said, I'd do the honest thing. That manager could quite possibly lose his job over this once his boss notices.Answer #3: >he assured me this was right.

WHO ARE YOU TO QUESTION HIM?!?!?!Answer #4: You have no legal obligations.  You may have a moral obligation to return the difference, but that's up to you.Answer #5: I have had several cases in the past (totaling thousands of dollars), where a business refunded me for purchases, even though I never actually returned the purchased items. In each and every case, I dutifully pointed this out to the sales person. And I was then told that a) yes I am right and I got something for free that I shouldn't have, but b) the business has absolutely no process to take my money once the computer says the transaction is completed.

I was then kindly asked to please keep the purchased items and to stop insisting to pay for them, because it would just get everybody in trouble and they still couldn't take my money.

It sounds ridiculous, but apparently a lot of bigger businesses are set up in a way that they optimize for good customer service. They can mark down items and issue refunds, but their customer service reps aren't authorized to charge extra. I'm still scratching my head about this, but gave up trying to give them their money.


Title: Ex wife refuses to let me see our daughter, and has completely cut me off from all communication.

Question:
My ex and I divorced about two years ago, mainly because she wouldn't work, abused prescription drugs, and refused to let my family see our daughter (without good reason). In short, she is an awful person who has hurt a lot of people.

Although our divorce decree says I have visitation rights, she has completely shut off all communication with me so I have no idea where to find her (again, doesn't work and lives off of her current bf so she isn't easy to find).

It's well-known that she abuses drugs. Our daughter began pulling her hair out from anxiety when she was little (shortly before the ex cut me off), presumably because ex was paying more attention to drugs than her. Ex was even admitted to the hospital because of a drug overdose. CPS was notified multiple times, with no follow up whatsoever. I tried intervening but was threatened by ex and whichever crony she had around at the time.

Unfortunately I screwed up when I was a teen and ended up with a felony. Because of this I'm afraid that the courts won't favor me, and because of the felony I don't have a lot of money to get a lawyer. I haven't seen my daughter in almost two years and at times I've become suicidal over how the ex treated me, and how she has taken my daughter away.

If anyone could please offer some advice I would be incredibly grateful. Thank you for reading.

Edit: she lives in Missouri, I'm currently in Washington state.

Answer:
 * You need to consult with a family attorney tomorrow morning, and you need to tell them specifically that you are worried she is abusing drugs.
* Plenty of parents have felonies.
* You can continue to work with CPS. "No followup whatsoever" doesn't sound quite right. Do you mean there was no investigation? Or they never gave you feedback?


Title: Noisy Neighbor HOA drama

Question:
[Illinois] Generally, I'm not too concerned about neighborhood drama, but here is situation I am considering getting some legal advice on - wanted to ask here first.

I live in a condo HOA with low rise units. Most units only share walls with others but mine is a 1 floor unit with a unit below mine. My lower neighbor is renting the property to a tenant who is either 1 - hard of hearing, or 2 - just plain disrespectful. She blasts her much so loud that occupants in my unit can not hear the TV (at normal volume) in a room over garages (no shared floor with the unit below). Frequently wakes up my entire family due to noise at 1-3 am, etc.

When this neighbor moved in she stopped by and introduced herself and said "sometimes we're really loud, here is our number to text us if we're too loud..."

We have repeatedly texted the person asking her to turn the music down. Some times she complies, other she turns it up louder. Eventually she responded saying she feels we're harassing her and to discontinue texting her.

Left with no other option we have (as well as other neighbors) resorted to asking our HOA to enforce the noise rules that the community has. They have been fining the owner and tenant, issue is still on going. We started called the police at the HOA's request, they want to make sure this is not just a neighborly dispute.

To date we have called the police twice, another neighbor twice and someone from another building once. The police are very clear they can only knock on the door if they hear noise, but can't issue citations since the MuniCode noise limit is 25 feet from the property line.

**TLDR**

The HOA is now taking an enforcement action and seeking to terminate the lease. I've also recently been elected to serve on the HOA board, though I have abstained from any issues related to the issue at hand due to conflict of interest.

This issue has gone on for over a year, I have about 25 audio recordings of the noise level in my house during the HOA's quiet period. I feel I am covered if someone decides to file a lawsuit.  Any risk for me personally?

Answer:
 >Any risk for me personally?

In what capacity and on what level? This is a very broad question.


Title: [TX] [Update] Meth addict 'friend' borrowed $50 from me

Question:
Here's an update to a post I made yesterday.

Today I stayed home from work because I'm sick. I'm resting in bed and I hear knocking on my window. Of course my first thought is that it is him. I grab my firearm because I'm willing to do anything to protect myself and I hear knocking on my front door. It's him. I answered the door and told him I can't go cash it with him today because I'm sick and to come back on Saturday. I think his intent was to burglarize my house because he thought I wouldn't be here. This is becoming too much and I feel helpless.

[Original Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3k1h6u/tx_meth_addict_friend_borrowed_50_from_me/)

Answer: As others have written, you should probably give him back his documents and forget about the $50 and make it clear you don't want to see him again until after he's been through rehab.


Title: Legal Age You Can Hire an Escort

Question: Hi guys, just wondering what age you are required to be to higher a legal escort in Australia - 16 or 18? Thanks

Answer: You have to at least be able to spell hire correctly.


Title: How do I get rid of aggressive solicitors?

Question:
I live in California. We have a group of solicitors that come by every now and then , they try and give the impression that they work for PG &E, they need to see our bill, wanna sell some add on or something. I don’t really know. we have politely and firmly told them no several times.

Last week a guy would not leave. I kept repeating no we aren’t interested and he kept saying “you may as well talk to me because someone will just keep coming back”. I have a 65lb dog that goes ape shit every time someone comes to the door, I never open the door and was talking to this guy through the window while my dog was freaking. I told him to not come back and to tell others not to. He got pissed and said someone would be back.

My question: is it at any point illegal or trespassing? We dont have a front fence so they can walk right up to the door. I put up a no soliciting sign though I’m not confident it will do much. Also, it probably seems silly to some, but I have a young kid and another one on the way and I’m desperate for everyone to get good sleep. This is stressing me out. Sometimes the only sleep I get is when kids are napping, and I don’t feel like I should have to lock my dog up all the time to keep him from barking at the same assholes.

Answer:
 It is trespassing if they dont leave your property when you tell them. But it isnt illegal to walk up and ring your door bell. Answer #2: Technically once you tell a solicitor not to come to your door, they are trespassing if they do it again. Practically, there's really no way to enforce it.

You can put a sign on your door saying that your baby is napping, so please don't disturb. That tends to work pretty well. You can also train your dog not to bark at the doorbell, but I acknowledge that's not always easy.


Title: [OH] Ticket while decelerating from 60mph to 35mph.

Question:
I was ticketed this morning for going 53mph in a 35mph zone. I’ll list the specifics of the incident below, followed by my questions. Thank you all in advance for the assistance.

(I’ve already taken photographs and measured the distances of each section of the stretch of highway I’ll be referencing.)

I was traveling down a 60mph highway that abruptly switches to a 35mph zone. The first posted 35mph sign was located 3/10 of a mile from the officer’s location. The second sign was 2/10 of a mile away from him, and the last one was 1/10 of a mile away. The officer was sitting on the shoulder just past the first stoplight on the highway, 3/10 of a mile from the first posted 35mph sign. The stoplight was green the entire time.

After pulling me over the officer said he clocked me (with a laser, according to the ticket) going 53mph as I approached the intersection where the stoplight I mentioned above is located. That intersection is 2/10 of a mile away from the first posted 35mph sign.

The fact that I was going 53mph proves I was in the process of decelerating from the 60mph zone into the 35mph zone. The traffic on this particular section of the highway flies by, so decelerating too quickly would cause a dangerous speed differential and greatly increase the likelihood of a rear-end collision.

My questions are as follows:

1) What is considered to be a reasonable distance to allow for deceleration when switching from a higher speed limit to a lower one (especially one as drastic as going from 60mph to 35mph)? From what I understand, the legal burden on a driver to begin decelerating occurs once the threshold of a speed limit sign has been crossed.

2) What is considered to be a reasonable distance to allow for deceleration when switching from a higher speed limit to a lower one (especially one as drastic as going from 60mph to 35mph), as it relates to the hazard an abrupt speed differential would create?

3) Do I have the ability to request a jury trial for a traffic misdemeanor?

4) What type of motion do I file (or request do I make) to make sure the laser that the officer used is in proper working condition?

5) How long after one pleads not guilty at an arraignment does one usually have to file pre-trial omnibus motions?

6) Should all my claims be packaged into one omnibus motion, or should I file each claim separately (motion to dismiss, motion to produce documents that the laser has been properly maintained, etc)?

Thanks again!
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 >From what I understand, the legal burden on a driver to begin decelerating occurs once the threshold of a speed limit sign has been crossed.

A driver is required to be at the new speed limit when they pass the sign.


Title: [Florida] Father owes my mother $450k+ from divorce/alimony/child support. Need advice on how to proceed

Question:
Florida

Will try to make this concise as possible.

My mom currently has a judgment for $50k in the state of NC.  She is trying to get a judgement for another $400k~ . This is a can't lose case. She is owed this money from the divorce and there is no way around it. Currently, we are having a lot of trouble in serving him (my dad) the papers.  He currently lives in Florida and has for the past 12 years.  So what needs to happen is the NC judgement needs to be transfered to FL. And we also need to get him served with the new lawsuit in the state of Florida, that would be for around $400k.  Again, my mother cannot lose this case. My father has the funds to pay, but is avoiding this at all costs .  We have tried multiple process servers and even a PI, but none of them are able to find him. Earlier this week we went to his home in Florida to scope it out and see if we could locate him ourselves, but we cannot seem to find him. At his home in FL. the only person that we can see is his GF.  We have also been informed that he has permanently relocated to Costa Rica (by his former lawyer, who recused himself after my father would not legally cooperate, and by my dad himself after I called him on the phone.) Now, this is most likely not the case, because his GF of 12 yrs is living in his home in FL. and it seems very doubtful he would leave without her. (also other inconsistencies.. such as me asking him what city he lived in in costa rica and he not being able to give me an answer) I am guessing he is just hiding out in his home or in another part of FL. We have hired 2 lawyers, one in NC and one in FL., but we cannot proceed if we cannot locate him.  We also do not have much money and can no longer afford to pay the lawyers at this point. What can we do?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Getting judgments is the EASY part.  Collecting them is the HARD part.  You already have a judgment for $50K.  You should focus on trying to collect that judgment first, before you spend good time and money trying to get a second judgment that you can't collect.

Domesticate your $50K judgment into Florida.  Then find out who owns the mortgage on his home.  Then subpoena them to find out how he pays his mortgage.  Then garnish his bank account.  If he fully owns a nice boat and a nice car, and you know where they are, then you can have the sheriff attach those assets.


Title: Found this on Instagram. Would it be illegal to spike your own brownies that you know were going to be consumed by coworkers?

Answer:
 Yes that's 100% illegal. They intentionally drugged somebody. Also they brought drugs onto company property, and left it in an area with the hopes of others eating it to fail a drug test and be fired from their company.

Edit: by now everybody knows who's brownies they are since they said they had their name on it. And now once that guy fails the piss test, plus the picture there's the evidence he needed. The person could also go around and sue the company for hiring that psycho.

Granted weed is harmless but it could have very well been something dangerousAnswer #2: There was just [another post](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladviceofftopic/comments/a1m5mb/is_this_legal_assuming_they_are_in_a_state_that/?st=JP4219C6&sh=fb747412) on this with good discussion.


Title: Vasectomy failed

Question:
Hi.

Just wanted to get thoughts here. Still pretty early.

I am in Ontario canada
My wife and I have 2 kids. We were done for many reasons. Financially, emotionally, work load, house size.... So on.

I had a vasectomy in ~April. I had 2 sperm analysis done. One somehow completely vanished off the records of the lab. My first was a few weeks after the procedure. The second a few months after disappeared so I needed to do a 3rd. The 3rd was in November.

I got a call from the doctors lab. Your results are in. Everything looks good you can now stop using contraception.

So we stopped using contraception. Few weeks after my wife says she feels pregnant. And sure enough positive she's pregnant.

We went to see the doctor to get some kind of explanation. Basically he said it shouldn't of happened. He has no idea. He also kept repeating it only takes 1 sperm.

If there was a chance of this happening I wouldn't of done the procedure period. What's the point even a small chance I wouldn't have done it. I would of just done what I've been doing for 20 years not to have babies.

We are stressed and unsure of what to do. This changes our lives. We are against abortion that is not the right thing to do. I'm sure it's mine.

I wish the doctor would of told me there's still a chance. Then we wouldn't be in this position.

Thanks

Answer: Quick Google search says 99% effective so.... Congrats on being the 1%


Title: Child pornography

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You've already been raided, all of what they took is now potential evidence and in the process of being analyzed including trying to recover anything deleted. You and your parents should get on calling multiple criminal defense attorneys today, even if the offices you call just accept messages until Monday. Do not talk to the police without a lawyer, if arrested ask for a lawyer and keep your mouth closed. You will NOT be able to "clear anything up".Answer #2: This is absolutely 100% get a real lawyer time.  Delete this post.  DO NOT speak to the police without a laywer.  There is nothing you can say to them that will help you at all, and if they plan to charge you they will take everything you say in the way that helps them the most.  Do all your talking through an attorney.

Seriously, delete this post and get a criminal defense lawyer, someone with cybercrimes experience, tomorrow.  Don't say you can't afford it, because the alternative is many years in prison and a lifetime on the sex offenders registry.Answer #3: Did you download and save child pornography? If so you are probably going to prison. It's a serious inexcusable crime that deserves to be punished harshly and is punished harshly.


Title: [Upstate NY] Report to police?

Question:
So, last night I pull into my driveway at roughly 8pm.

A man walks down the sidewalk and stops behind my car and whips out his smart phone.  I ask him can I help him/what's wrong.  He's yells "You blew by that stop sign you fat f*ck.  You've been doing it all week."

It appears that he is a neighbor who lives 4 or so houses down, across the street from a "T" intersection.  There is a stop sign and I have to make a right hand turn to get to my house.

So, I bit later I go for an evening walk.  I see him sitting on his porch.  So I calmly say, "what's the problem, bro?"

He then pops the trunk of the car in the driveway, and shouts "I'm in the military so don't try nothing."   I see a large camouflage duffle type bag in the trunk.

So I just continue walking.  He starts to follow me and gets all up in my personal space and starts yelling more obscenities about my weight and how I blew past the stop sign and there's kids in the neighborhood, etc.  I keep walking and calmly/simply say, I'm sorry, I will be more mindful of that in the future.  Of course there was more harassment type stuff, and again I calmly say, "Do you use that mouth in front of your kids?"  He says "Yes."

Of course I felt very threatened over the situation and there are better ways of handling it.  I also suffer from chronic and borderline severe depression and anxiety to the point where I have been partially hospitalized in the past, so things that wouldn't bother normal people sometimes drive me to the point of wanting self harm, not that it is pertinent to the case.

He was wearing a USPS uniform and I was able to figure out his name and look him up on FB.  He says he's a postal worker (insert disgruntled jokes now) and it also looks like he is in the National Guard.  Now, I don't know if he has weapons at home but it's a little unnerving that someone can get unhinged like this and has military training.  I also wonder if he was high or drunk or something as well.

Is this something I should think about filing with the police, in case anything in the future happens?

PS  I'm probably making a mountain out of a mole hill.

Answer:
 Yes, you should make a police report.

His behavior is erratic and threatening and although they may not be able to do anything at this point in time, should he escalate you will have proof of his behavior.

And given his choice of career field and part-time jobs it would be unwise of him to continue behaving this way.

Answer #2: Just your local crazy, don't confront him again. But really, stop at the stop sign, it's not that hard and barely takes any time. If you were to hit someone you'd forever feel like an ahole.Answer #3: You should report him to the police as much as he should report you for continually blowing stopsignsAnswer #4: Look, in general, if you feel that your safety is being threatened, CALL THE POLICE.  Worst case they show up and you talk to them and they leave.  This happens ALL THE TIME and police are used to it.  If he's bothering you constantly or harassing you the police can give him a warning.Answer #5: Go call his CO in the national guard. The military doesn't play around with bs like this.


Title: Shoplifted at walmart, should I be worried?

Question: I wanted to buy a 64gb sd card, so I drove to walmart, but when I got there, I realized i left my wallet at home. I was an idiot and decided to try to shoplift it. When I walked out the machine at the door rang, and the person who watched it told me to stop. I freaked out and ran, and just drove off. It was either $20 or $30, and im a 17 year old in texas if that matters. Is it possible for me to be arrested over this?

Answer: Yes, when you commit the criminal act of theft, it's possible that you'll be arrested.


Title: [NY] How long does my landlord have to fix a potentially dangerous electrical issue?

Question:
I noticed that an outlet is warm to the touch for hours after use. Google told me an electrician needs to look at it. I verbally told my landlord about the problem. How long until she needs to fix it?

I won't be using the outlet obviously, but I don't know anything about electricity and I'd like to know the place isn't going to burn down.

Edit: It took some convincing, but landlord is coming back to turn off the breaker (I'm too short to reach, why it's touching the ceiling is beyond my comprehension). Thank you everyone for your assistance.

Edit 2: Landlord says nothing is wrong and she spoke to an electrician who insists nothing wrong. No idea what will happen next.

Answer:
 Landlord that has worked in NY here.

A reasonable time frame. You need to create a paper trail. Verbally isn't going to cut it. Send him an email or certified letter detailing your maintenance request. If he fails to respond for a couple of days, contact your local code enforcement, or a fire marshal.

If it's actually an issue (and it sounds like it could be), you'll have a case to walk out of your lease, or hire someone to repair it and deduct their costs from your rent, or withold rent (typically in escrow) until your landlord fixes it. New York allows all of those in certain circumstances, and has some *ugly* provisions for what happens to a landlord trying to retaliate against a tenant enforcing their rights.

The catch is that you need to do this properly, and you need to have the appropriate approval to do it. Hence creating the paper trail. The exact details vary tremendously across the state, especially the big cities. In the meantime, I would strongly advise you to casually look for other apartments while you get the ball rolling. You may be moving soon.


Title: Is it OK if I abandon my ex with her parents in another state?

Question:
My ex moved out of my house in California about six weeks ago, after I gave her a 30 day notice. Now she's back and doesn't want to leave, but I really need her to go, as she causes a lot of trouble. What would happen if I flew with her back to her parents in Washington but left her there, with no easy way to get back any time soon.

I'm worried about going the rest of the eviction route, as she is violent and will attack me and destroy my house if she finds out about that.

Answer: How long has she been back in the house?


Title: (US - Indiana) Disclosed severance without realizing it was against the agreement, am I screwed?

Question:
So I was laid off last week and was offered a severance. In addition, the employer offered an outplacement services workshop. When I called to sign up for the workshop, the person I spoke to specifically asked me how much my severance was. Without thinking, I told them.

As with most severance agreements, there's a clause about not discussing it with anyone that I didn't see until later that day. Am I completely screwed? I have not signed the agreement yet, I have 45 days to decide whether to agree. Does that make a difference?
Topic:
Contracts

Answer: You become bound to the terms of the contract at the moment of acceptable. A retroactive clause that you must not do something you've already in fact done would likely be voided because it's impossible.


Title: Landlord put someone on our lease without their permission or ours. [CA]

Question: We are in a BMR apt in CA so certain restrictions apply including needing a minimum of 3 people on the lease. Our original roommate moved out and we had other people move in and send in documents to complete a lease takeover. We never heard anything of it so we figured they qualified and it was settled. We now realize the apt put my boyfriends sister on the lease without her permission and our current roommates aren't even on the lease. His sister lived with us previously at the same apt complex but in a different apt; They must have transferred over her info from there. My question is wether our lease is even valid anymore? Would we be able to get out of the contract since we never agreed to it? Thanks in advance!

Answer: If the sister never signed the lease agreement that you and your friend/boyfriend are on, then it is not legally binding for Her and Her Alone. You and your friend/boyfriend still must abide by the lease agreement that you signed.


Title: Importing a Foreign Car to the US

Question:
I was trying to purchase a Piaggio Ape overseas, but before I got past the first step, they stopped me and asked if we wanted the engine with it. To my surprise, they could not sell the vehicle to the US.

I don't plan on using the vehicle on public roads, only in private venues and parking lots for events and festivals, etc. We plan on towing it from location to location. Is there any legal way to import this vehicle with the engine?

Answer: Look into [piaggioapeusa.com](https://piaggioapeusa.com).  They import them legally to the U.S.


Title: Medical Bills Incurred in the US while Visiting

Question:
Hi, My dad was visiting me in the United States when he suffered a stroke and he had to be airlifted to the hospital. He was treated in the emergency care for almost a week and incurred a bill of a couple hundred thousand dollars. We purchased health insurance only a couple hours after he had a stroke. A dollar here is a little more than a hundred bucks back home, and there is no way my dad can afford this huge of a bill. I am a student here, and I barely make enough to pay for my rent and groceries.

My questions are: 1) Am I liable for my dad's airlift + hospital bill? 2) What may be the legal consequences if my dad is not able to pay the bill?

Thanks in advance.

Answer:
 The bill should in your dad's name, meaning your father is responsible for the debt not you. So you have no obligations to pay the debt. Under no circumstances are you to make a payment on the debt

Also please double check that it is your dad's name. Sometimes mix ups happen.

Technically, your father has 2 other options

dont pay and will maybe be refused entry to the US. Maybe because being refused entry due to debt is rare but a several hundred thousand dollar debt can sends warning alarms in the background check. Debt will not follow but u(OP) will absolutely be hounded by debt collecters. They will try to convince you that you are responsible for the debt but remember your not, nor are you required to give them any information on how to contact your dad or any information whatsoever. Once again, under no circumstance are you to make a payment or say that you will make a payment on this debt. If you go this route, then read up on the how to deal with debt collectons thread on https://m.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/collections/

Depending on your situation, have your dad declare bankruptcy in the US to get rid of it. Can someone who is familiar in bankruptcy with possible international assets give more details

Please give us your state for more details

Also I hope your dad is doing better.


Title: Can my fiancé request for child support?

Question: Sounds crazy right? But I need someone to tell me if this is legal: I pay $2600 a month for child support for 1 child. I spend all holidays and summer with my son and buy him everything he needs. I am there for him 100%. I now have 2 additional kids and on top of that I’m taking care of my fiancé’s 2 kids who I love as my own. I’m finding it difficult to make ends meet. I requested a modification , unfortunately the judge decided I wasn’t having a hardship and rejected any changes to the modification hearing. Can I have my fiancé claim for child support against me? I’m not trying to get away from paying child support, I’m just trying to be able to manage to put food on the table for my current family. Thanks in advance!

Answer:
 > Can I have my fiancé claim for child support against me

How would your fiance get child support... from you... for his kids?

In short: no, you dont get child support for taking care of your partners kids. You can just say no. Because you are not obligated to support someone elses kids. You take care of your own.


Title: I go to court this Tuesday for illegally shooting a rifle from my truck, and I need input regarding my best approach. (California)

Question:
As stated in the title, I am going to appear in court here in California this Tuesday (so time is of the essence!) for two offenses:
25850(a); Misdemeanor; CARRYING A LOADED FIREARM IN A VEHICLE.
3002; Misdemeanor; SHOOTING GAME FROM A VEHICLE, BOAT, OR PLANE.

This is my first arrest, and I don't really know how to best approach the matter. I was lining up a shot with my rifle, hanging out of the window of my truck, when a sheriff rolled around the corner, saw me, and subsequently ordered me out of the vehicle. The sheriff never witnessed me actually firing my rifle, but he asked me what I was shooting at, at which point I confessed that I was shooting at a jackrabbit. I had not been Mirandized when I confessed this, if that affects anything.

So here's my question: should I even try playing the "you never witnessed me shooting" card, or should I just show humility and admit guilt, demonstrating that I am an otherwise model citizen?

Thank you very much for your input!

Answer:
 >should I even try playing the "you never witnessed me shooting" card, or should I just show humility and admit guilt, demonstrating that I am an otherwise model citizen?

Find an attorney. Listen to them.Answer #2: You need to hire a criminal defense lawyer Monday. If you can't afford one plead not guilty then ask for a public defender to work out a plea deal.


Title: Being Sued by Toyota Credit but I've Never Bought a Car From Them?

Question:
Not sure how to proceed with this but it's actually news to me.

I received a notice in the mail today from a debt settlement company CountryWide Debt Relief wanting to help me with a collections case. I thought it was one of those mail scams but researched it just in case. Turns out it's not a scam and the Case# they provided was legit according to Los Angeles' court website, and I'm being sued apparently by Toyota Motor Credit. Thing is though I've never owned a Toyota car nor ever received any type of debt collection letter nor ever summoned to court.

Could this just be the sent to the wrong person? My name isn't common but not uncommon either. How should I proceed with this issue?

Answer:
 Check your credit.  Someone might have stolen your identityAnswer #2: First things first, call the clerk of the court and check to see how much time you have to file a response.  You do not want to neglect filing a response, otherwise you get a default judgment against you.

If there's sufficient time, call the attorney listed on the case.  Explain that you're not the person they're seeking, and see if the attorney will do the right thing and dismiss the case.

Keep in mind that if this is a debt collection case, the attorney has heard that same excuse countless times.  And because debt collection attorneys are often of ill repute, they may steam ahead despite your pleas that they've got the wrong guy.


Title: Do i have the right to have my phone out and record video of a repair guy doing repairs at my house?

Question: Also would he get mad ?

Answer:
 You have the right to record whatever you want at your house.  The repair guy also has the right to say "hey, don't record me" and refuse to do the repair unless you stop.

>Also would he get mad ?

Sorry, our psychic powers are at a low ebb today.Answer #2: Yes and probably.


Title: Illegal Airbnb was accidentally evicted because of me and my friends

Question:
So my friends and I rented an Airbnb in Vancouver, BC for Jan 1-3. After booking the place we found out that it was an illegal Airbnb, but we decided to still go ahead with it because it seemed like a great place that was really cheap. On our first night we got a noise complaint, but nothing came of it so we thought it was fine. Now I got a message from the host asking if it was my group who got the noise complaint because she was not sure if the noise complaint was from New Year's Eve or us as it was just listed as Jan 1. I'm not sure whether I should deny or not, but I feel inclined to tell her it was us. I was wondering if she could charge me extra or even take legal action for this.
This was my first time using Airbnb so I really do not know much about what legal actions can be taken. It'd be great to get any advice at all regarding this situation.

Answer:
 If it was an illegal airbnb, it is the hosts problem. The reason why it was deemed an illegal airbnb was because it violated the short term leasing by-laws of the building.

You might aswell tell the host it was you because they have no recourse in this instance as they were the one who violated the short term leasing by-law


Title: [PA/Federal] Arrested for petty offenses at VA hospital. Discrepancies between citations and incident. Need help w/ legal process.

Question:
Hello,

About a month ago I was arrested at a VA hospital in PA, after parking in a parking space which was, according to the arresting officer, 'not owned by the VA during those hours, as it was being leased to a third party valet service.' Only reason I parked there is the main lot was full and I had an important appointment to attend.

So the situation occurred as follows: I parked in a VA parking lot to go to my appointment, the lot I parked in is designated as customer parking on their map but had been repurposed for valet parking by the VA at some point. I walked to my appointment, through a hallway and up a flight of stairs to a waiting room where I was confronted by a VA police officer.

When confronted I was told that I needed to move my car or I would get a ticket. I had an appointment and was willing to take the ticket, so I thanked the officer and attempted to go on my way, at which point he threatened to tow the vehicle. I was surprised, but given the urgency of the appointment I figured I could deal with a tow later... I thanked him again and attempted to go on my way.

At this point he asked if I was trying to be funny, and I said no... I was trying to get to my appointment which I rated at a much higher importance than a possible traffic violation. At this point I was placed under arrest.

I had the impression throughout that this officer was being very gung-ho -- as far as I've ever known, a parking violation results in a possible ticket with a fine on your windshield, I've never heard of an officer tracking down the person who'd supposedly parked illegally, much less threatening escalating levels of punishment for failing to follow instructions to move the vehicle. If a parking ticket was warranted, I expected to just be given the ticket.

I was held in a cell for about an hour while they ran my info and figured out what to do with me. I say "figured out what to do with me," because the charges did not match my encounter with the officer at all. I was charged with Disorderly Conduct, Possession of an Illegal Weapon and Failure to Comply with Signage of a Prohibatory or Restrictive Nature for Safety Purposes. (38 CFR 1.218(b) section 6, 11, and 39.) Ironically, I was not charged with any sort of traffic or parking violation, despite several entries in CFR 1.218(b) which would apply had I committed an actual traffic violation.

The pocket knife was within the length limits described in (39), the only signs I can imagine they were saying I failed to comply with were signs indicating that the parking area was designated for valet parking, and I was respectful of the officer throughout our interaction, did not raise my voice, behave aggressively or threatening or obstruct the business in any way.

Now I have several questions:

**First,** I'd like to request discovery from the (federal) court to figure out what evidence they're trying to bring against me, but when I contacted the court to make this request I was told it was a petty offense and that they didn't usually handle such requests for this type of hearing. Am I not allowed to request discovery for a petty offense trial?

**Second,** I'd like to request a public defender. These all carry fines which, in total, are more than I can afford to pay. I'm not an attorney, I don't deal with this kind of thing (never have before) and don't feel capable of providing a comprehensive defense for myself, but I cannot afford a private attorney. I asked the court how I go about getting a public defender and was given the same line, for a petty offense they don't usually assign or *allow* public defenders. Is this correct, and if it's not is there a way I can go about it?

**Third,** I don't believe that the arrest was lawful. Firstly, there was no probable cause - no crime in progress, I was approached by the officer while standing in the waiting room waiting to check in to my appointment. The item found afterwards (pocketknife) didn't constitute probable cause as they would not have known about it, and there was no other indication of criminal activity before (or during) the encounter. Am I correct that the lack of probable cause makes this an unlawful arrest, and if so, how can I gather evidence to demonstrate an unlawful arrest was made?

**Fourth,** if I am unable to access a public defender, how can I best defend myself? If petty offense trials don't have the same allowances for discovery and attorneys, do they have the same requirements for the prosecution? Can I rely on the judge to look at the prosecution's lack of evidence for Disorderly Conduct, for instance, as insufficient proof of a crime and acquit me?

**Fifth,** if the officer was correct and the VA did not own the parking lot, they didn't have jurisdiction over my vehicle at the time. Could this be why I didn't receive a parking citation, and can I use the fact that I was never charged with a parking violation as evidence that the charges are trumped up? Does it matter that the only reason they were speaking to me was in connection with an alleged traffic violation, and that the charges don't reflect that?

**Sixth,** if there's anything else I should know about these kinds of proceedings please feel free to provide that information. I've been scouring the internet for data on how federal courts work and what the process is, but much of the information is very general and doesn't help me when it comes to putting the information to use in preparing to defend myself from these charges.

Thank you.

Answer:
 You'll need a lawyer, as you are not destitute which means you don't qualify for a public defender.

Having a lawyer challenge this should get a majority of it dropped as soon as you show signs of putting up a fight.  Good luck.Answer #2: Have you look into any organizations that provide legal services for veterans. I know most of these are aimed at helping with benefits and things directly related to being a veteran, but they may be able to help you out.Answer #3: Hope you get. The help you need. Im a vet too and i see myself doing the exact same thing in ur shoes. I feel like you definitely got screwed


Title: Law Student legal work validity

Question:
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Is legal work/review/advice by a Law student ''valid''? I got offered a freelance job by a friend, my job would be meeting up with his clients and provide advice on legal subjects. His clients are mostly mid to big sized companies and I don't want to get in any trouble. Is there anything in specific I should look out for?

Answer: Law students can engage in limited work under the direct supervision of a licensed attorney.  They should not be providing legal advice to clients, that is the job of the attorney.  You can be doing background research and writing, but EVERYTHING, will need to be reviewed by and signed by the attorney.  You should never be advising a client.  As another person noted, the fact that you are suggesting you are a law student, yet you don’t understand the bound of what you can and cannot do speaks incredibly poorly of either your school or yourself.


Title: Weed Scam on Craigslist

Question:
Good evening reddit. I would really appreciate your advise on my future course of action with regards to the following, very weird story of mine:

I live in Philadelphia. Three days ago, after a long hiatus, I decided to buy some weed to enjoy in the summer. I found a few contacts on craigslist and I texted three of them. Out of the three, one did not respond and the others asked me to send them money via Bitcoin, Ethereum, Western Union etc. One of them assured me that he'll deliver the weed in 45 minutes and will not actually withdraw the money before my product is delivered, which in the desperate weed hunting state I was in, sounded pretty convincing. I subsequently decided to send him $160 bucks for half an ounce via Western Union. I waited 45 minutes and there was no one. Soon I received a message from a different number claiming to be Maria, the delivery girl. And she was telling me that I will receive my package by 2 am! Why 2 am, you might ask. Well, a customer with a huge order just changed his address and since his order was placed before mine, she has to give him priority and change her route. On top of that, she had three other deliveries to make before mine and so her brain made this incredible calculation of 9 hours for 4 deliveries in Philly. For some reason I decided not to question her and gave in.

Then the night came. I knew there was no way I could sleep before I smoke a joint. I texted her around midnight, asking, if her mental crystal ball was indeed correct with the claim of her arriving at 2 am. She assured me she was on track and that she'll be at my door at 2. 2 came and went. I texted her around 2:15, inquiring about the situation. She told me she was close by and will arrive "very soon". Finally, I could not make it through anymore, and fell asleep, around 3. I woke up at 6 and again asked her about what was going on. No reply. I felt betrayed and decided to end it. I opened the Western Union App and withdrew the money for the deal and messaged her and the guy regarding cancellation of the money transfer, which to the guy's credit he had not withdrawn. He called me immediately and told me that the woman was acting irresponsible and that this is not how he saw things going. That she was a stripper and a single mom, and that he himself will deliver the good stuff. He told me he'll do it by 10am.

Then 10 came and went. I was blowing his phone with texts at this stage asking what the hell was going on. Around 10:15 he tells me that he has given it to a courier service and that I should receive it in within 4 to 5 hours. In about an hour, I received an email about my package being handed over to the United States Post Office since they did not have a physical office in Philly. Additionally, I was urged to deposit $389 as Refundable Insurance Clearance, to ensure that they do not open my package. You see, my dealer had used their discreet service and since my package was being transferred over to USPS, they needed this insurance to proceed with the delivery. In a couple of hours, I asked them about the method of payment on the live chat option of their website. I was told to use Western Union or Moneygram. I transferred the money and kept hoping for the package to arrive that day. Alas, no one ringed the bell that night.

The next morning, I receive an email from Western Union informing me that the money had been withdrawn and so had the money I  sent to my dealer. Then only in late evening, did I receive an email from the courier service notifying me that my payment was successful and that I shall receive my package today at 10 am.

Today, I woke up around 8 in anticipation and sat in the balcony from 9 to 11 waiting for the good stuff to arrive. I then got in touch with the live chat representative, who was rather hard to get a hold of. He told me that I should have received an email with a form that I need to sign authorizing the release of the money, that I had paid them, back to me in the form of cash. Interestingly, that email was characterized by gmail as scam and the attached form asked for my social security no. and my signature. I was stupid enough to give that. In a couple of hours, I received an email informing me that since I had taken so long to make the insurance payment, the quarantine officers went ahead and opened the package and found illicit contents in it. Further, they would be filing a complaint with the Department of Justice against me. However, they told me they were willing drop the charges if I paid $923 as Lawsuit Charges to them.

I started panicking at this stage. I could feel my heart beat faster and my head immediately gained a dozen pounds. I sent them a few emails asking to clarify the situation, and if I could call them and sort this out. No response for quite a while. I went ahead and paid the Lawsuit charges in amount of $923 and forwarded them the receipt. I started to search the website for a phone number. I found the contact details of 6 people and decided to call them to sort out the situation. They all had the same phone number and it was non-existent. I finally woke up and immediately canceled the transfer of $923. Luckily, they had not yet withdrawn it. I immediately started to question the entire episode a lot more and realized the extent of my stupidity. I had been played.

I went to the website of the company, northernlogisticscourier.com, and found a lot of unsettling things about the website. No record on google of the CEO of the company, no way to deliver a package,  incoherent and repetitive text under multiple sub-headings and very low google traffic compared to the claim on their website employing over a 100 people. I didn't really consider the idea that this was a fake website till then. Now it seems almost obvious.

Is the drug dealer responsible for setting up this fake website? I understand that I've already lost around $600, but that would be too small compared to any problem that might arise out of them pressing charges against me. I'm a graduate student and my funding, which is via the federal government, might be in jeopardy. I'm also an international student from India, which further complicates the situation. What do you think is going on here and how should I navigate through these anxious times?

Thanks for reading.

Answer:
 I honestly can’t tell if this is real or a troll post.Answer #2: Holy shit man.

**Stop sending *anyone* money. It's *all* a scam.** There is no live chat. There is no courier service. There is no lawsuit. **There is no pot.** You are being played, over and over and over again.

Look up. Gullible is written on your ceiling. I'll bet you looked. Answer #3: You have no legal recourse for attempting to, and failure to, commit a crime. Answer #4: Do you got scammed, scammed again, and now you wonder if you should talk to law enforcement about how you got scammed  trying to buy illegal drugs? Do you really need our advice?

Based on your last couple of decisions you should just take whatever you are inclined to do, and do the opposite. You are inclined to try to report the scammer. You should instead walk away and learn your lesson. Answer #5: The dreaded long-winded pothead ._.


Title: Legality of mocking co-workers with birth defects?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Posting a second reply.

You're in Illinois, which is a two-party consent state.  You need to get rid of your wire.  It is a crime to record people without their consent, and you're egregiously violating the law by using that.


Title: Can my employer rightfully make these deductions from our paychecks?

Question:
I live in the state of Florida and work for a pre-paid cell phone company. We are a franchisee location, and not connected to corporate. We are paid the state minimum wage ($8.25) and if any mistakes are made at work, our employer takes the cost of the mistakes from our checks directly.

At my first meeting, a coworker mentioned that since he's been hired he's had roughly $1300 in deductions over the last year. Our employer says we must cover our mistakes and that's why the deductions are made.

As far as I'm aware, in Florida, the employer has the right to make deductions for workplace mishaps as long as our pay does not go below minimum wage. Since we are paid minimum wage, isn't this practice illegal?

Thank you for any help. I can provide more details if asked.

Answer: That's correct, they cannot dock you to below minimum wage.  Since Florida does not handle wage claims at the state level, your remedy would be the Federal DOL.Answer #2: Not legal for a few reasons.  The simplest is that any deductions from a minimum wage employee would lower their pay below minimum wage.  Additionally, employers are not allowed to make deductions from an employers paycheck without written authorization from the employee.  You and your coworkers should complaints with the [Department of Labor](https://www.dol.gov/whd/howtofilecomplaint.htm).


Title: Ex wants to change our son's last name to his, I disagree, can he take me to court? Also back child support questions...

Question:
I will try to keep this as short as possible... but essentially my ex wants to change our 2 year old's last name to his.

I don't want to, but I'd willingly consider a hyphenated name, but I've heard it's better for the kids to just leave their name as the one they were born with so as to avoid confusion.

Our son doesn't really pay attention to last names as far as I know. It literally never comes up at home, because he's 2 and he likes stuff like Thomas the Train. He doesn't even say his FIRST name, I doubt he cares about his last name at this point.

Our son has half-siblings with the same last name as his own and mine and his step-dads.

My ex has gotten a guardian (ad litem?) to speak on his behalf who believes we should change our son's last name, and I quote because "It would help thecloudfactory welcome and accept [insert exes name] in her son's life."

Now, I am super welcoming, and any time he wants to spend time with his son I say yes because most of the time I have our son, so I really don't mind when our son is with his bio dad. As long as our son is happy, I am happy. And our son enjoys his dad, so there's no problem there.

So I don't know where it's coming from, other than maybe my ex lying about me which has happened many times in the past.

Bio dad has episodes of acting dramatic and narcissistic, and at times freaks out over control of our son. He took me to court over custody when he heard our son was born, even though he was absent during pregnancy. He didn't call first to say "Hey, can I meet my son?" He just went straight to the court and demanded full custody. Super drama.

He got joint custody, but he doesn't follow it and it's probably closer to 60/40 or 70/30 with me taking our son most of the time. It feels like he wants the illusion of 50/50, but doesn't want the actual work of it.

We have a clause in our agreement that says if a parent needs a babysitter for more than 3 hours the other parent gets first dibs, so he calls me says he needs a sitter, and I say yes, and so son ends up with me most of the time. Which makes me think I can't go back and say he isn't following the order because he is following it...he's just constantly taking advantage of the babysitting clause.

Now, I've heard I could go back and also get back child support for him leaving son here for more overnights than we agreed to, but I don't even know how to start proving that, AND I don't know if it's worth it because court is stressful and awful, and he seems to THRIVE from the drama, but it makes our family miserable.

So is it the money really worth it when life is more pleasant when we just ignore his dramatic episodes? Do we HAVE to see the inside of a courtroom for this name change thing?

I don't know. I'm not a vindictive person, I don't believe in revenge, it's just not me. I also don't tolerate his toxic behavior. I just live my life, and co-parent with him. We don't ever inter mingle personal lives because I refuse to get caught up in his little mind games, and I refuse to talk about personal stuff. The most I ever tell him might be "Oh, I'm sick, I can't come get our son today, sorry."

We talk and laugh about our son..."oh haha our son said 'woof' when he saw a bird because he thought it was a dog, so funny, haha" but that's a very limited interaction at pick up and drop off, and it's also in our plan that we can't talk serious stuff in front of our son, and he follows that pretty well.

Blech, any advice would be appreciated! I do have a lawyer I will talk to once the week hits, but he doesn't work weekends. I just am stressed and it would be nice to hear from people who have been here before. Family court is literally the worst experience I've ever had, and I've dealt with best friends dying and other very sad things... I don't get how people have the stamina for it because the stress is long and suffering. Yuck.

Thanks in advanced!

Answer:
 A name change would have to go through a court, there's no way around that, even if you were in favor of it. And the idea that a two year old's name should be changed as a welcoming gesture to his dad makes me seriously question the judgement of this guardian ad litem.

You should include your location in your post.

>Now, I've heard I could go back and also get back child support for him leaving son here for more overnights than we agreed to, but I don't even know how to start proving that

Write it down.


Title: Girl Owes me Money and is Telling Everyone I Sexually Assaulted her. What can I do to get my money back? What is my best option here?

Question:
New account for obvious reasons...

So some backstory to this:

Mildly NSFW so I'll mark it just to be safe.

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I knew this person for many years (went out a long time ago), but we only recently (about a year ago) got back in contact with one another. She would always complain about how hard her life is and such and how she isn't going to make her rent, her credit card debt and how she was sexually assaulted and almost killed herself while we weren't in contact.

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Me being the caring and giving person I am, helped her in anyway I could. Taking her out for food, moving heavy furniture around her place, taking her where ever she needed to go, giving her cash here and there (which she always told me she would pay me back). This eventually added up to roughly $3,000. I have almost no way to prove that I gave her the money other than some texts of her saying she will pay me back in the future, no specific amounts though, but there are mentions of it being hundreds/a lot. I also have purchases of clothes and stuff she requested and they were sent to her address at the time. Looking back on this, she was very carefully about what was said in person and what was not to be said in text.

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There was a point in time where she was offering her body in a modeling way (no sexual contact) for her to pay me back. It didn't go very far before we cancelled that agreement (I just wanted money, and she has a boyfriend who probably wouldn't like this), we have a contract and everything, but doesn't state anywhere how much she was doing that for. I still have some of the pictures and videos, but I'm not sure if those would really help in this case.

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I eventually helped her find a new place to live that is nicer and has cheaper rent so she can start living more comfortably. She said she would start paying me back once she has moved in and everything. After everything was guaranteed that she would get the place and such, things took a turn that I was not expecting.

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She became very sick, so I drove over to her place with medicine and food (I usually bought her food so this wasn't out of the ordinary) and did all that I could to help her feel better. She asked me to rub her back to help her feel better and so I did. As I went down her back, she told me it was okay to keep going down (I'm sure you can see where this is going)

I kept asking her if everything was okay as I continued to rub her body, she kept saying it was fine and to keep going, telling me it feels nice and such. She was just laying there, legs open, no sign of resisting or anything. But then suddenly she shot up and told me to stop and get out!

I was surprised and at the moment I did not question it and left. I sent her some text apologizing for what happened because I guessed I just offended her in some way or triggered something in her. She was ignoring me and I was worried, so I apologized in text again, saying it won't happen again.

About 3 days later I get a message from a mutual friend of ours, furiously cussing me out and I of course apologize for what I did, not knowing exactly what she was saying. She was going around telling everyone we know that I tried to finger her without her consent. Which I guess might have happened if things continued, but everything I did was just over her clothes, nothing too serious.

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Today she has blocked all communication with me and says if I take her to court, she will tell them how I sexually assaulted her... So what should I do here?

Answer:
 You may have just paid $3k in stupid tax(I’ve paid a lot more than that). You can take her to court but it’s probably more squeeze than juice.

As for the assault allegations, not sure what to tell you on that.

Don’t lend money you can’t afford to give and when you want to lend have a written agreement.


Title: Guys help

Question: So recently I was using a webcam for a "private" conversation and then I get a text and a video from an unknown number that they have my nudes and are going to post them if I dont send them $100 by Saturday. I dont plan on sending them any money but I am a bit scared that my nudes will get leaked. Is there any way to prevent this?

Answer:
 >Is there any way to prevent this?

No.

Whether or not it actually happens is unknown.

Stop broadcasting your junk on the internet.  Nothing on the internet should be assumed to be private.


Title: CarFax Reported Damage 3 Years after purchase

Question:
Pennsylvania: USA

I purchased my vehicle Ford Certified in June 2015, it came with a completely clean CarFax report.  I went to trade in the vehicle in June 2019, to find there is "Damage Reported" on September 2014.  This information was added on July 2017 (three years after my purchase of a clean car!).

The trade in value on my vehicle is now estimated to be $3,000 less by the dealer due to the report of damage, with no specified information.  CarFax refuses to give me any more details on the "damage reported" so I can have the area professionally inspected.  It could be something really simple like a windshield replacement that is devaluing my trade-in by $3,000.00.  How can I force their hand to show me the details?

Answer: With a court order. Which requires a lawsuit.  What's your goal here? There is nobody you have any recourse against. Carfax never promises all damage is reported.Answer #2: CarFax isn't the end all to be all. Dealerships take advantage of things like this all the time to give you as little as possible. Given CarFax has no contract with you, I'm not sure there's anything you can do.  You might be able to find something via LexisNexis.


Title: Question about child support in PA.

Question:
I have an order to pay $586 a month, for one child, to my ex girlfriend. I do not see the child yet. His existence is news to me. We've established paternity, and I'm working on visitation/custody. My ex does not have an income at all.

I have a full time job. 40 hrs a week at $10.50 per hour. I get paid biweekly, and net $678 every two weeks. That's $1356 month.

This is an absolutely crippling amount. After all my bills, *not including* federal student loans, gas, food, or anything aside from recurring bills, I will have $33 a week leftover. It costs $18 a week for gas. $15 a week to myself is not enough to cover even food.

This is completely devastating. Do I have any course of action to get my payments lowered to something reasonable?

Answer: Is the $33 a week before or after your vaporizers and e-cigarettes?


Title: Unseen and Unsigned Write-Ups

Question:
I work at an fast food location in Florida.

About a week ago, a shift leader brought it to my attention that I'd had a write-up printed that morning. The write-up was over a minor infraction (bumping an order too early). However, the red flag is that this write-up says "Final" on it, and states that if I am seen bumping another order early then I will be terminated.

Now, while I have been told that something will get me written up (had to call out at the last minute due to emergency), I have never seen or signed a single one. Until now I've been assuming that I wasn't written up, as several times in the past my manager has told me that I'm a good employee and have shown significant improvement. I've waited several days to see if my manager brings this write-up to me to discuss, but she has not and I've spoken to another manager about it now and she was unaware that it was happening.

These write-ups may be due to guilt-by-association, as my roommate used to work there and when he tried to put in his two weeks notice was written off the schedule. He and another co-worker came in for their overnight shift and bailed, forcing the store to close for the night. I was not involved with this, but the only reason I can think of for my manager trying to get me booted is revenge against my roommate. I'm by no means a perfect employee, but I'm content with my job and I'm pretty good at it, considering I've only been there for 4 to 5 months.

Now, this other manager I talked to stated that she would talk to my primary boss (the woman I talked to used to be manager but transferred to storeside). This will either resolve things or I'll be fired within the week. If the latter happens, what should I do?

Edit: Note that I live paycheck-to-paycheck. I'm putting in applications in other locations now, as I can't afford to be caught off guard and lose my job. I'd much rather deal with this now than later. In addition, my manager is RARELY there. She's scheduled to overlap with my shift but I haven't seen her at all in well over a week.

Answer:
 they can fire you for almost anything. doesn't have to be fair. doesn't have to go by the write up policy. revenge against your friend, even, is perfectly legal.

stay on your grind and look for a better job.


Title: So... I just inherited a trailer park (IA) and have been running it the best I can for the past six months. I have a couple of questions if you have a minuite...

Question:
Hi r/LegalAdvice!  As I said in the title, I just took over my dad's mobile home park and ran into a couple of bumps.

I am in the process of evicting someone who did not pay their lot rent the month of February.  That tenant just declared bankruptcy and his lawyer just submitted a notice to order to stay.  I have court on Friday at 10am to evict him, what does this mean?

Also, I have another tenant that my dad did a lease to own home with and that party has failed to pay their lease on their home.  Can I do a flat out eviction like in the case of lot rent with them.  I can provide a copy of the lease that we use if that helps with the question, just let me know.

Thanks for all your help.  This subreddit is one of the best!

Answer:
 Sorry, but these are not simple legal questions. This sub can't function as your attorney to run a business and nobody will read the lease and advise you. You really need an attorney when you have questions on issues like this. This is a cost of doing business.Answer #2: I'm gonna assume that your dad used an attorney for these kinds of issues in the past. Figure out who that person is and talk to him or her. Answer #3: 1) DO NOT continue with ANY eviction action. Don't do anything against or towards that individual until *your attorney* notifies you that the automatic stay has been lifted. If you violate the automatic stay, you could face significant consequences.

2) You need a local attorney. If you try to wing it by asking questions on Reddit or AVVO, you will fail. And like most others, you will end up paying more money (and losing more rent money) to fix the problem than if you had simply hired an attorney at the beginning.

Analogy: I don't know anything about car electronics. Several years ago, my headlight switch burned out on my old truck. I started tinkering. 30 minutes later, a wire starts smoking and hissing like the fuse on a bottle rocket, only much faster. The smoke travels up he wire, into the dash, across the truck, into the engine bay, and disappears. If I had hired a guy to replace the switch, it would have cost around $100. I ended up paying $500 to fix all the electrical damage that I caused along the way.