Title: The owner of a used car dealership forgot to get the money for the car.

Question:
This happened a few years ago.  I was purchasing an used car and  I was paying for it in cash and with 5 post dated checks to cover the rest of the cost of the car. The car cost $12,000 and I had $9,000 in  cash and 5 post dated checks each for $600. We sign all the paperwork and I give him the checks and he gave me title for for the car.  He knew I was paying $9,000 in cash but he never asked for the money.

I had my phone on silent and I was excited about the car so I took the long way home so it took me several hours to get home when it should of taken me 30 minutes.  I got home and found the owner and 3 other huge guys (they were clearly trying to intimate me),he also had been calling me nonstop. He started to scream and yell at me demanding his money. I was scared that I was about to get jump so I gave him the cash. Even if he acted in a civil a

What if I didn't give him the cash? What legal action could he take against me? I had the title to the car. Was I under any legal obligation to hand over the cash once for deal was finalize and I had left the dealership with the title in hand?

Edit: I live in Houston, Texas

Answer: You signed an agreement to pay $12k for the car, so yes.  You were required to fork over the dough.


Title: [NJ] I think someone has taken out a homeloan under my social security number. How can I make sure?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Go and ask for a free copy of your credit report.Answer #2: One of the answers is "none of the above" right? Well then that's your answer.


Title: [LA] Wal-Mart paint catastrophe

Question: My wife bought a can of paint from Walmart. After completing the transaction, she went to put the in her car and the can was not sealed properly. Red paint completely covered her drivers seat, floorboard, and drivers side door. She was also covered, ruining her clothes, shoes, and purse. By the time I arrived there was an employee using paint thinner to clean her leather seats. My wife was mindful to take pictures of the spill. An accident report was filed, but I am not sure where to go from here. How do I make sure that my wife is treated fairly in this situation?

Answer: I am trying to think how this could have happened. Unless she was negligent as to where she put the can of paint, I don't see how it could have got everywhere like that.


Title: Question about effect if any on visitation of ex getting pregnant by another man soon after moving away from our current child?

Question:
California

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Our child is 16 months old.

Ex moved out of state 4 months ago when the relationship ended to a neighboring state, 8 hours by car 1 hour by plane. Around the same time signed over full physical and legal custody to me.

Ex has been requesting more visitation. (The custody agreement stipulates "Reasonable visitation" in my home city but nothing specific as far as exact number of days or when or how long)

Her situation from what I gather is She is unemployed, has zero work experience, has not payed any child support since signing away custody to me and Recently announced she is pregnant, with Her and boyfriend living in her grandparents house.

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Obviously as the primary caregiver of my daughter I am far from impressed. The mother has the right to do whatever she wants with her life ....but from the point of view of the best interest of our child this is just BS. Clearly she is making no effort or in any way putting our child first in her decision making to try and be a mom and now she is willing to bring another child into this world who will probably be equally neglected. That is not my problem my relevant question is that under the combination of these factors can an argument be made to a judge in fighting for reduced or absolute minimal visitation? Below the "reasonable" threshold?

Answer:
 Why?  How does that serve anyone's interest?  Her lifestyle is not your business.

If she is willing to come visit in your city according to the order, you have to allow reasonable visitation.  I don't see a judge changing that or why changing it would be in your child's best interests.Answer #2: Absolutely not, and a judge wouldn't smile at your for this sentiment. Keep it to yourself, forever.


Title: [MD] Condo Assoc. sent a letter citing inappropriate bylaws to restrict my kid from doing basically anything.

Question:
My soon to be 7 year old is a good kid who is very energetic and active. I send her out to play in the courtyard with the other kids while I'm cooking dinner in the evenings to play. She's mostly going around and around on her scooter on the sidewalks, playing on the grass, or sometimes climbing the spruce trees. She's very respectful to any adult that she comes across, if talkative.

The development is pretty evenly split between young diverse families and white boomers who bought in the 70s. They are polite and friendly to me and my husband, but yell at my daughter if we're not around telling her that she can't scoot around the courtyard, play on the grass, scoot around the parking lot, or climb trees. They want her to go play in the play area that:

- Is out of sight of the unit

- Hasn't been mulched in forever leaving the equipment very high off the ground

- Over run by ants and yellow jackets

- A rope climbing structure is so old and worn out that the nylon rope is pretty much gone leaving the metal cables exposed.

I have brought the state of the play area to the attention of various board members in April and May. Nothing has been done.

They've cited two bylaws which aren't applicable to the situation. One talks about keeping children out of trash rooms, laundry rooms and storage areas/not biking through those places. The other bylaw reads as such, "No noxious or offensive trade or activity shall be carried on within the project or within the project or within any condominium unit situated thereon, nor shall anything be done therein or thereon which may be or become an annoyance to the neighborhood or the other owners. No nuisances shall be permitted within the condominium project, nor shall any use or practice be permitted which is or becomes a source of annoyance to the members or which interfere with the peaceful use and possession thereof by the members."

I took this to mean, "No gang related activity, no drug dealing, no durian, don't cook meth." My downstairs neighbor received a similar letter and I'm going to ask the parents of the other kids they play with if they've received one too. There is a county noise ordinance in place, but it doesn't go into effect until 10:00 PM. My kid rides her scooter on the sidewalks and in the parking lot, never indoors. She plays nondestructive games on the grass, she climbs trees. The only people that are being obnoxious are the seniors.

What should I do? Bear in mind tomorrow is the first day of summer vacation and she's going to be around much more than she was when school was in session.

Answer:
 You can take it to mean whatever you want, but what it *says* and what will be enforced is that anything annoying the residents will not be permitted. Your child is annoying the residents. That must stop, according to the bylaw you feel is inapplicable.Answer #2: I’m not a lawyer, but it sounds like your kid is involved in some dangerous activities- like riding a scooter, unsupervised, in a parking lot.  It sounds like There is a designated area for kids to play, but it’s run down - perhaps a better cause for you to fight would be one to get the playground re-done.

The other owners may be concerned about your child being hit/hurt by a car - parking lots are for cars, not scooters, skates, balls, etc.

I say approach the board with your concerns about the playground and your issues with rules - new playground sounds like a win-win.


Title: No one should feel they are not qualified at their job because of their race/ethnicity. Especially working for a major media network in a Fortune 500 company in Los Angeles. I'm dealing with discrimination, and labor law violations and this is whats happening to me right now...

Question:
I work at a major media company in Los Angeles. No one is making any sexual advances at me for work, but i can completely relate to the painful, isolated feeling those victims of Harvey felt when dealing with Executives at a formal corporation environment where they have all the power and can bend any rules without any repercussion.

Without giving too much  away about where i work, the company i work at is a news station that primarily reports about local and national news stories. With all the Harvey stories going on, i can't help but think about how employees are coming out talking about being treated unfairly by upper management at work, and wanting "Equality" at the work environment, and i just so happen to work at a media station where i sense this is happening.

Long story short, i been at this particular news station for over 2 years. Since i began as an engineer i have been working on transferring to a more creative position in the station as production or digital management, both jobs i have done extensively with great success. I privately tell the hosts of the 3 different shows that i engineer that have openings, that "I am confident i could produce your show and make a large positive impact to your show. More then just engineering your show.".

I tell the station Program Director, the assistant PD, all 3 shows previous producer, pretty much anyone that will listen with some pull at the station.

Couple of weeks go by and i notice they hire 3 caucasian green-graduated 22year old females (3 of them) with zero background experience in broadcasting journalism, mind you i have over 10 years, and im only 34yo. Without any reason or explanation they pass up on me for all 3 jobs. All 3 doors close.

What i have begun noticing is that the Program Director, over the entire channel, is social friends with the other executives and few of the hosts and their wives that also work at the station. The are type of social buddies where they go shopping together and spend the holidays together. Now i know this may not be illegal, but here is where i feel my social injustice... they seem to only hire a certain "type".

Meaning myself and a handful of other minorities do not get an opportunity or "try out" for the other openings that closed up. I spoke to a few of the guys that were also passed on and they told me they got the same treatment (latinos and african-americans). A couple of guys that have been here longer then myself told me they already knew they would do that if they tried to apply for the position.

Now if racially choosing people for jobs without even an interview is NOT illegal... then i am sure this part HAS to be a totally a RED FLAG as far as illegal activities.

Recently one of the executives put me on a 9 hour shift, Wednesdays (6am - 3pm). After 3 weeks of clocking in 1 hour of OT, the manager comes to me privately and she tells me to stop clocking in 1 hour of OT, and instead add 2 hours to a different shift that is only a couple of hours. So my time card went from the original 4 hour shift on Wednesdays to, a 9 hour shift for a few weeks, to mysteriously, 8 hours on Wednesdays with 2 hours tacked onto a shorter shift and this is on-going.

This has to be illegal!!! The worst part is the feeling knowing they are taking advantage of me and have 0 consideration for me wanting to work more! Passing on me for all those jobs i am qualified for, making me lie on my time card and making me feel like it is my race that is not adequate enough for the managment i already work for.

This company primary full time staff is caucasian people. I know this sounds extra raciest but i can not exaggerate this enough, they hire by ethnicity and looks over talent. I am not African-american, i am not Latino, i am eastern European orthodox-Christian with a hard standing out middle-eastern surname.

I don't know if it's because i work at a news station where race is a controversial topic frequently brought up, or the way i look. I know its not my work style because i tested it out recently...

Recently during my shift i was engineering a show and one of the newly hired green-producers was struggling to produce a show, i helped out, provided her with segment ideas and clever concepts for the show. She then did it, and was received with great response from management and host for the creativity. She and i both knew where she got the ideas from, later on she excitedly said to me "wow you should be a producer!" realizing how natural it came to myself as oppose to her struggling. I know... you're thinking don't help her out, let her work speak for itself!".... I only gave her the ideas to validate whether my work quality was the issue or my looks... clearly my work isn't the problem.

I was debating on going to HR about this, found out today, HR office is facing directly across the Program Director and Assistant Program Directors office. Making me going to HR office even more awkward and difficult.

Do i have a legal case at all?

QuickBio:
My background for the past 10 years has been in this form of media. I have been working in the sports industry for my first 8 years and moved over to a news station because i assumed there would be a large demand due to the presidential election, so i assumed it was a good move for my career, plus the sports world was burning me out with the repeat news and the TMZ-esk stories.
There isn't a single thing i haven't done from hosting, to production to engineering. If i wasn't good at my job, i don't think my previous managers would keep me around for 8 years.

Answer:
 TLDR: 1) OP believes OP, along with other minorities, are experiencing racial discrimination where it comes to promotions. 2) This: Recently one of the executives put me on a 9 hour shift, Wednesdays (6am - 3pm). After 3 weeks of clocking in 1 hour of OT, the manager comes to me privately and she tells me to stop clocking in 1 hour of OT, and instead add 2 hours to a different shift that is only a couple of hours. So my time card went from the original 4 hour shift on Wednesdays to, a 9 hour shift for a few weeks, to mysteriously, 8 hours on Wednesdays with 2 hours tacked onto a shorter shift and this is on-going.Answer #2: Write a TL:DR.

If you want to sue a fortune 500 company for racial discrimination you will need a lawyer. Let him or her read your 10 page essay because I wont.


Title: Can my friend fight for a reduction in a misdemeanor citation for driving with their tailgate down? (MI)

Question:
Buddy of mine and his wife (let's call her Ann) had stuff sticking out of their tailgate, with it down. Two large pieces were secured, but two weren't. To make it worse, they ran a red light, which is what the officer saw them do.

The officer was very rude approaching them (I was in the backseat). Didn't even say "hello" or anything type of greeting. He shook his head and said "unbelievable" as he came up to the window. He then took Ann out and showed her the pieces. When she got back in the car, he said it could cause manslaughter if those fell out and hit someone.

After going back to his car he came out, took pictures of the back, and moved some stuff around about while looking over and under everything. He then told Ann and her husband they need to leave the pieces outside along the building they pulled over by or he would impound the car, which he claimed he was supposed to do but was going to let her off for that. After they got out and started moving stuff, Ann's husband asked if the tailgate was raised and the things rested on top, if it that was ok. The officer said yes, so this was done.

In the end, she was written up for a civil infraction of running the red, and a misdemeanor for improperly securing the tailgate.

She admits she was in fault for those, and doesn't necessarily want to fight guilt, just the severity. Seen as many people drive with the tailgate down, we felt a stern warning and ticket for red light would have been very reasonable. But this officer was very rude, and not very helpful.

Can this be fought in someway, or would a judge be likely to reduce the misdemeanor to just a civil infraction?

Thank you so much for your input!

Answer:
 >Can this be fought in someway, or would a judge be likely to reduce the misdemeanor to just a civil infraction?

The best chance they have of minimizing the possible legal consequences is with the help of a lawyer.

>But this officer was very rude, and not very helpful.

The officer observed a vehicle run a red light, and then found that it had an unsecured load. He's probably seen accidents that were caused by unsecured loads, and he's certainly seen accidents which were caused by people running red lights. All in all it sounds like it was professional, even if he gave a lecture with the summons.

>we felt a stern warning and ticket for red light would have been very reasonable

Yeah, most people who get caught breaking the law think a warning is pretty reasonable. I wouldn't express this opinion to the judge though.


Title: [CA] I believed I had agreed to a lease, suddenly they went with someone else.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You didn't sign a lease and they aren't obligated to rent to you. I'd recommend, in the future, if you find something good that you offer to put a deposit down so they won't rent to anyone else.


Title: Real Estate | Buying a house now seller wants to back out 10 days prior to close

Question:
This is in Washington State, trying to purchase a house and have a house under contract to purchase but now the seller wants to back out due to sentimental reasons.  We have already paid for appraisal, inspections and the other costs for initiating a mortgage.  They are offering a full reimbursement but we do like the house, what are my options?  Is it better to just take the offer of reimbursement and walk away, should we ask for more in compensation of taking time off work to look at the house and be present for inspection?  What are the chances if I can get a real estate lawyer involved to write a letter letting them know breach of contract?

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Answer:
 You can sue and try to get them to perform. That’s going to cost $$ upfront.

I’d let them know you need some compensation for your time and have a lawyer write the letter. It’s going to cost a few hundred bucks but it could be worth it.

Has your prequal mortgage rate changed?


Title: Car towed, police can’t release until Monday, Tow company wants to charge me anyway

Question:
/r/legaladvice some help would be appreciated.

My car was towed due to expired registration late last night (Friday) past Motor vehicle operation hours.  I went to the DMV today, renewed my registration but It turns out the police station release is closed until Monday meaning I can’t get my car out the tow lot thus being charged for additional days where I have no control over. Is there anything I can do?

I have medical bills piling up and I can’t afford tow yard lot bills as well. I tried calling the tow lot but all I got was an asshole berating me over my expired registration, saying it’s not their problem

I’m located in New Jersey.

Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 Sorry just the way it is.
Side note, my car was improperly towed once,  I went to the tow yard to get it back and he said he don't open for another 30 minutes. Me being mad and stuff, used my remote start to start the car in their garage, making noise and exhaust. He opened early for me.


Title: Landlord making it impossible to find replacement tenant after we break lease

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > She just emailed us to let us know that it’s not in her best interest to allow us to sublet to anyone who wont sign month to month. She would rather collect rent from us until our lease term us up.

Did she actually *say* that second part?


Title: Underaged friend can’t bring guardian to court

Question:
My good friend was recently pulled over in a different county two hours away. She is 17. She was caught with marijuana, and three Xanax bars. She got three charges and a misdemeanor I’m pretty sure. Anyway, she has her first court date two hours away in less than a week. Both of her parents refuse to come because it’s far and they are pretty trash parents and she called the court and they said they can only reschedule a day ahead.

What can she do? Can’t she just go and ask for a continuance?

Answer:
 She can go. Her parents will likely end up with a court order to appear (if there already isnt one). ANd then they will go and explain to a judge why they are shitty. And the judge will likely order them to pay money for being shitty (really the parents will be paying for whatever they order for the child)Answer #2: She should go. If the judge asks where her guardians are, tell the judge the truth: they couldn’t be bothered and it’s too far. If the judge needs them there, he can summon them with a court order and have a sheriff/officer of the court drag em in.

She should also talk to the public defender before her appearance.


Title: [North Carolina] I found out recently that my parents have been accessing my accounts. What can I do about this? Also, what does NC law say about minor's property rights?

Question:
I recently found out that my parents have been acceding my various accounts, email, Kik, and Skype without my consent. After changing the passwords, my parents attempted to look into my accounts again. I refused to give them the password, and they screamed and yelled at me until I gave them my password. Are there any laws I could cite so that I wouldn't have to be forced into giving them my password, because, in their words, "I am a child and I have no rights," so is that legitimate or could I cite laws so I wouldn't have to give them to them?

Also, concerning gifts in North Carolina to minors, are things t I have purchased and been given legally theirs?

http://bitterempire.com/actually-own-my-ipod/ This article says otherwise, and the UGTMA and the universal transfers to minors acts also apply in NC, so if I buy something or recieve a gift, (like my laptop, which was a gift from a teacher) are they legally able to confiscate it?

I'm curious because they keep on screaming at me for using my own things and they're really screwing me over by not letting me use my PC. (I have online college classes through the local community college)

I'm also unable to be emancipated, trust me, I've looked into that.

Answer:
 You gave your parents your passwords of your own free will, effectively. You can change them again; your parents will likely yell at you again if you do. Neither is illegal. If you don't work with your parents, they can discipline you by, for example, taking away your devices, whether or not your property is actually theirs: the soonest you have autonomy over what you do and over what online services you use is when you are an adult.

Have you considered using the computers at your local library, or going to the community college and using the lab there?


Title: Got a call from a detective about an “incident” I was involved in back in April. Wants to see if I want to talk about the ‘case’

Question:
I received an odd call from a detective about some report I’m mentioned in from April.

Am I being investigated over something? Do I need to get a lawyer?

I work in sales and the call basically felt like a cold call hoping I would call in. I did call her back and got voicemail and I realized “wtf am I doing” and I didn’t leave a message. No call back.

Answer: Did you do something in April that you’re worried about?


Title: Scraped one of my friend's brother car in his driveway while leaving his property, asked for an estimate to pay out of pocket and he comes back with an estimate that includes more damage than just the door?

Question: A few weeks ago, while leaving my friend's house, I accidently scraped her brother's car door as I was backing out of their property. This event occured late at night and the brother was sleeping at the time so I waited until the morning to inform him about what happened the previous night. When the morning comes, I told him about the scratch on the car and he asked if I had insurance. While I do have insurance, I did not want for my car insurance price to go up so I offered to pay out of pocket and asked if he could get an estimate for the damage. He said he can, but he wanted to call the police at the time to make a police report and get everything documented. The police came and wrote us a report and in the report, it states that there was only slight damage done on his left door. The policeman then took down our names and let us go. A few weeks later, my friend's brother calls me and tells me the estimate racks up to roughly around 2000 dollars and me being confused about why it costed so much, asked for a reciept of it. He sends me a picture of the receipt and as i read through it, sees that he got an estimate for damage in his front bumpers, back bumpers, the door, fenders, and all extra stuff that is not related to the door. He tells me that the best course of action for me is to just give him my insurance info so he can get it paid for. Because im still a minor (17) I told him that i will let my dad know what he just told me and i will get back to him when he responds. My dad is currently out of state and is unable to respond for me yet. My friend's brother calls me back today and told me that he will take us to court in order to obtain our insurance information because he does not want to use his own insurance policy to pay for the damage. What should I do? I am willing to help him pay for the damage that ive done, but thats all im willing to pay for. It seems as if he is trying to take advantage of the situation and is trying to get his whole car fixed from previous damage that does not relate to the one ive done and is trying to use my insurance as a way for him to do so. Please give me some advice and help me out and let me know what I can do. This all happened in the state of Georgia btw.

Answer: Why don't you just let insurance handle it so you can avoid the drama?


Title: Adjustor says car is totalled, I say it's not

Question:
My used sedan was parked on the corner of my block. At night, a semi-truck made a left turn, swinging its rear end into my drivers side door, leaving a huge gash, and dragging it into the street.

The truck was insured by AmTrust, we opened a claim, had an adjustor look at it. The adjustor told me it looked like I would need both drivers side doors replaced and a wheel alignment.

The second adjustor got back to me, says it's a Total Loss, is offering a pitiful amount for the car's value. It's not even enough to fix anything, or even get an adequate replacement.

I feel screwed, and I don't know what to do. My car is still sort of driveable but it looks like shit. I could fix it if I blow thru my savings. if I take public transportation to work it will be over an hour commute each way.. any thoughts?

Answer:
 The car is "totaled" when it will cost more to fix than the car is worth (usually determined by the KBB value).

What is the KBB value of your car vs the amount offered by the insurance company?


Title: Google knows my location, even without my consent.

Question:
Somehow, google knows my location when I specifically chose NOT to share my location. I have never searched for anything “near me” or anything like that. And then this morning, I saw an ad for a guitar center in my area, like 2 miles from where I live! And I noticed it immediately and now I’m wondering if they’re spying on me and using my location without my permission.

Isn’t this illegal? If so, can I sue?

Answer:
 Google knows your IP address which gives a rough idea of where you are. You can't hide that. (well you can, but it requires some additional steps)Answer #2: > Isn’t this illegal?

No.

> can I sue?

No.


Title: Paying Child Support but State won't let me fix delinquency

Question:
I began paying child support for my son in November. Because of the time it takes to get started I was delinquent on a month and a half. When I called to fix it, I was in arrears and they told me to let the arrears take care of the deliquency.  I'm in the military and live out of state from the agency . I wanted to get it fixed so I called again and wanted to pay my deliquency plus 1 month ahead because depending on DFAS (military pay) it could be late again putting me into arrears again. They told me that I could pay but the account will not carry a credit. So if I pay extra, it's just extra and doesn't count to the next month. They also told me that it would be impossible for me to get out of arrears now because of how DFAS pays in connection with dates the state wants the payment. DFAS which also pays civilian government employees (millions of people) won't and can't do anything to help. State law states I HAVE to pay through my employer, I can't just make the payment on my own. Today I discovered my credit score is quickly dropping because of this.
I called my attorney on the divorce and child custody and they don't handle it. They told me other lawyers will not get involved because there is nothing they can do. Also I pay state tax I should receive back due to being in the military that I won't receive due to arrears that I will never be able to clear.  I need help. If you have any experience I would greatly appreciate it. I'm not trying to get out of paying child support. I'm trying to fix it but the agency is making it impossible. I've called several times talking for several hours and gotten no where.

(Though it shouldn't matter, for reference I am a female that left an abusive marriage. My ex had a better lawyer and I moved out of the state so the proceedings favored my ex. There is a lot more to this but I don't feel like its revelant. We share full parental custody but I have less parenting time hence the child support).

Also, I didn't mention my state because I'm not sure if it's allowed and don't want this deleted.

Answer: Since laws can vary from state to state, they generally request you say the state that legal issues occur.


Title: Tiny fender bender at work while not in the course of employment. Why am I being asked to fill out so much paperwork, and do they have the right to drug test me?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You are obviously completely at fault.  You backed into a stationary object.  All this flim flam about it being dark, your windows being tinted, the car being close means absolutely zero.  You are responsible for avoiding stationary objects pretty much regardless of conditions

Your boss's desire for you to handle it ~~there~~ their way is unrelated to your fault in this matter though.  You aren't' bound to do anything they say.  You can tell them to go fly a kite.  They, in turn, can fire you.  Argue with them at your own risk.


Title: Scientist in Antarctica stabbed a colleague who had been spoiling books for him for years by telling him the endings. Would that be a mitigating factor in his defence?

Answer:
 What a unique set of circumstances. Can't exactly get away from the dude in that situation. Still probably no though. As much as we all might really be tempted to do what this person did none of us reasonable people would actually consider it a valid response to that specifically. I suspect more was at play here and this was simply the straw that broke the camel's backAnswer #2: I mean, it would fall under Russia’s legal system, I’d guess, and I have no experience with that whatsoever.

I wonder if the author would matter (Dostoyevsky vs Dan Brown), and whether their vodka supplies were plentiful?Answer #3: Re defense of cabin fever! I bet there's case law on it.Answer #4: Who has jurisdiction when crimes are committed in Antarctica?Answer #5: If tried by a jury of his actual peers, I think jury nullification might happen here. The isolation and duration of the time (four years of working together), might be understandable in terms of "he snapped". The victim is still alive, which tells us that instead of hiding the body, he sought help for the victim, which might also be considered by a jury.

Anecdotally I carpooled in college with a dude that spent years in an outpost in Alaska during the cold war listening to radio frequencies all day. It definitely changed him.Answer #6: It would be if I was on the jury. Of course, I can't imagine I'd ever make it far enough into the jury selection process.


Title: Can I send my settlement in Pennies?

Question:
Hey all, I'll keep this brief. I made a huge mistake by not hiring a lawyer and deciding to mediate with a landlord who made ridiculous claims about his apartment that i wont go into detail with. During the mediation, his lawyer him and the mediator all ganged up on us and made my wife and I feel we had no other options and we'd lose going to court. I had to pay him about 3500. 3000 within a month and 100 every month after. I've paid him the 3k and now have to pay him 100 monthly for the next 3 months. Can I pay him in pennies? Send boxes of loose change to him for being a prick?

Before everyone jumps on the hate train, I can assure you what he was claiming was b.s and I can go into detail later in a comment when I'm off work. Thanks in advanced.

Answer:
 It would be incredibly ill-advised to make payments on a court judgement using methods that are not easily traceable (i.e. cash). Don't be petty. Send a check, money order or some sort of e-transfer if its accepted. You want to be able to prove payment was made.

If your landlord is as much of an ass as you say, there's a chance he may conveniently lose or deny receiving your buckets worth of pennies. Now all of a sudden you're in contempt for not having fulfilled your obligations of a court ordered payment schedule.

Also, are you really that determined to spite him that you're willing to hand count 10,000 pennies to ensure that full payment is being made?


Title: [IA] Help with DHS harassing family member?

Question:
A family member had her two children taken from her close to a year ago(unjustly, I believe). She has just recently given birth and a social worker has already showed up to the hospital and threatened her with terminating her rights if she doesn't let her into her house to investigate. I feel like this is harassment though I'm not too sure how far DHS' influence is. Is there anything I can say to them or threaten them with to make them back off?

I know it's my word against an organization that is supposed to protect children but she is not a bad mother. She's not very bright but she's not abusive; she made sure they had what they needed; she did everything that DHS asked of her and they still took them. Here in IA, they have a reputation for basically being child traffickers. I'm not sure of the source or even if it's reputable but I heard that their social workers get $3,000 to $5,000 adoption bonus making it so that they have to rip families apart to make sure they get that bonus.

I'm not asking about starting a class action lawsuit. I just need them to back off. Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Answer:
 > Here in IA, they have a reputation for basically being child traffickers.

I don't think you know what "child trafficker" actually means.


Title: Our lease automatically renewed on a month-to-month basis

Question:
Hello,

I just found out yesterday that my apartment lease, originally expiring July 23rd, had automatically renewed as of May 24th (60 days prior to lease maturity) on a month-to-month basis.

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The clause in our lease states:

"This Lease Contract will automatically renew month-to-month unless either party gives at least 60 days written notice of termination or intent to move-out as required by paragraph 43 (Move-Out Notice). **At least 15 days before this lease automatically renews, we will send you notice of automatic renewal as required by statute."**

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My frustration and confusion lies within the bolded sentence above.  We received a "renewal offer" email 15 days prior to this supposed automatic renewal, however no where in the email does it mention that if we decline to accept any of the renewal offers, we are effectively opting-in for an automatic renewal on a month-to-month basis.

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The day our lease supposedly automatically renewed on May 24th, we were not alerted or notified. The supposed "15 day notice of automatic renewal" we received via email failed to mention anywhere in the message a month-to-month automatic renewal, rather it only included renewal offers to continue our lease.

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Of course this all could've been avoided had we sent a 60 day notice to vacate, but we thought our rejection of any renewal offers would be taken as our intent to move-out upon the lease maturity.

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Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Answer:
 >Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Pay what you owe and read your lease more carefully next time. Automatic lease renewal with 30 or 60 day notice is pretty standard.


Title: [New Jersey] Creepy neighbor took photo of me and my girlfriend walking our dog

Question:
Coming back from a walk to a park up my street, my girlfriend and I were walking my dog when a known creepy neighbor came out of his house (stayed on his lawn) and approached us with one of his hands behind his back. We were obviously somewhat in disbelief seeing him do this and maintained walking forward. As we we passed his property we kept a side eye on him. He then positioned himself behind a tree in his yard and used a disposable camera to snap a picture of us. We both heard the click and the winding of film.

As an aside, we were walking our dog without a leash, and as far as I’m concerned, there are no town ordinances about doing so. This man is also previously known by the neighborhood as the man who put meat out on his property filled with poison to kill any animal that would eat it, dogs included.

This man is a creep and it made both of us extremely uncomfortable. I know that we do not have an expectation of privacy on a public street, but I was wondering if there was some sort of peeping tom or harassment clause that helps prevent people from taking photos of strangers as they walk around the neighborhood. I feel like there may be some sort of semi privacy to be expected while talking a stroll.

I’d appreciate any input.

Answer:
 It is legal to photograph someone without their consent, more or less. If you're in public, you have no reasonable expectation of privacy whatsoever.

Your neighbour's behaviour is alarming - and the poison bait might merit a call to animal control - but not illegal.Answer #2: as far as you're concerned there are no leash laws, or you know for a fact there are no leash laws? I would bet there are actually laws about this and you just don't know about them. Also if he's been known to leave poisoned meat on his property, you're basically setting your dog up if you're not keeping it on leash - because he's not going to stop.


Title: got a citation but it has no ID number and my name is mispelled do I still have to pay it?

Question: Got a citation while on my way to a job interview, totally helped my positive energy for the interview (sarcasm). I was riding the LA metro line system in my city and I didn't pay the $1.75 I mean just didn't have any money I mean damn man I'm broke. Anyway the ***s*** officer decided to check if I tapped and he wrote me a citation however. I don't own an ID so I told him my Name and he spelled it wrong, my last name has an extra E in it. Unfortunately my real birthday is on this thing and besides the extra E it's pretty close to my actual name. There's no ID number and the address on the citation is wrong too. Can they still find me? Or am I Scott free?

Answer: Best to pay it. Make a large batch of spaghetti and sauce to do you until next pay. $75 is way better than court fees.


Title: Police took computer and want to give it back.

Question:
2 years ago my roommate was accused of running a child trafficking ring. Long story short he's a good guy and it was a lie perpetrated by someone he helped out. She lived with us for a while to get away from an abuse husband, left a few weeks later, beat her daughter, daughter came back to us, lady made crazy lie so focus would be taken off her.

Reasonably, the police followed up and took all of our electronics. Whatever, bought a new (nicer!) gaming desktop, moved away, and lived life. Kept in contact with Dave (the roommate) and eventually all charges were dropped and he was good to go.

Assuming my stuff was the result of civil asset forfeiture I never really asked for it back because I thought it was gone. I've heard they can keep your stuff even if you're not charged with anything.

Fast forward more than 2 years later and I received a letter from some detective that they have my computer and I have to come and get it or it will be destroyed.

I'm a little nervous because while I didn't have anything disgusting on my computer I did have some pirated TV shows, and it got me a little paranoid about the reasoning they want to give me my stuff back. Kind of like if I go down there they might arrest me or something haha. I have pretty bad anxiety and I tend to overreact to stuff. I'm hoping thats what this is.

To be fair, during the investigation they hid a shitload of cameras around the apartment, and were VERY unwilling to answer my questions as to why they were there.

Sent Dave a FB message and he never received a letter about his computer. I'd like it back because there are some things of sentimental value on the computer.

How should I go about this? Am I just being overly paranoid? Is 2 years a reasonable amount of time to give someone their electronics back?

Thansk!

Answer:
 > Am I just being overly paranoid?

Yeah.  They're just returning your stuff, as the law requires them to.  You don't have to take it, but there's likely nothing nefarious going on here.


Title: My friend says that if a motorist hits a cyclist with their car, the motorist is always considered at fault. Is this true?

Question: Like the title says, if I hit a a biker with my car, is it always automatically my fault? I live in MA but asking in general for the US.

Answer:
 In general, cyclists are required to follow many of the same traffic laws as vehicles. A cyclist who commits a violation which results in a crash (running a light, failure to yield) would likely be cited.

edit: Just to clarify, 'fault' is determined by the insurance company. Police don't rule on fault in an accident, they just determine what (if any) violations occurred, and then either issue tickets or warnings. Typically the person who is cited by police will be determined to have the larger portion of liability by the insurance company, but not always.


Title: Tenant ruined my property

Question: So I had rented a 700ish sqft space to a guy who opened an art gallery for a six month lease. It went well and he wanted to extend it out another year. The last three months he made it clear he wanted to get out and then let in an artist that preceded to terrorize me at all hours of the night banging on walls and playing music. He painted on everything and I do mean everything (door handles, switches, fixtures, etc.). They are out now but there’s paint all over the hardwood floors a half assed attempt to cover the vomit of colors he painted on the walls before. We had a contract for the year but it was never signed. In Central FL, is there any recourse I have, or should I just be grateful that it’s over and learn from it?

Answer: You can sue him for the cost of your damages (repainting, paint removal, etc)


Title: Contempt of Court - Custody

Question:
What is generally considered contempt of court as far as custody issues go?

A little history: last spring, a judge temporarily ordered a visitation schedule. Mother is primary custodian, father has visitation overnight every Wednesday and every other weekend from Friday to Monday morning.

Mother has taken the child many times (three this year) without permission since this order, but "allowed" makeup days after denying visitation. Because she's agreeing to makeup days, is she in contempt just for not following the specific schedule set by the judge? The father has had to go two weeks at a time without seeing his daughter. For instance, she is taking the child out of school next week and the father will be missing at least one day of scheduled time and not seeing his daughter for two weeks. Father has offered to keep the child since the mother has to travel, but she refuses to negotiate.

We are in Arkansas.

Answer: Technically yes, but if she makes it up and it is not too excessive then the court won't want to be bothered. If he has an issue maybe it's time to work for a permanent


Title: Car towed from city street when construction started. There was no indication of construction or no parking just hours before when I parked.

Question:
This morning I parked my car on the street in front of my office like I do every day, around 9:15 am. There was nothing to indicate today was any different, and many others did as well. Come lunch time and I go to my car and find it has been towed. There are now 'No parking' signs on construction cones up and down the street that were not there when I parked. They towed the cars saying it was clear the signs said no parking tow zone. You can see my dilemma. The police took my report but are not being helpful. I have a dash cam that will prove that there was no indication just hours ago when I did park. What recourse do I have? I have yet to go get my car out of the tow lot.

Edit: This is in Kansas City, MO

Answer:
 Get the car out asap.  You have a duty to mitigate your costs.

I would personally take pictures from where your car WAS (or as closely as you can estimate it) to show the before/after comparison.

Then, once you get the footage, check to see how long in advance they must give notice for work to be done.  Check and see if your city lists work being done online ahead of time.  They may try to claim that since it was posted about in advance on line, that constitutes notice.

Contact the city to inquire about requesting your fees for the illegal tow.  There is usually a standard request form.

They'll likely DENY the request, but you'll need to be able to show you at least attempted to deal with them through the correct channels before filing any kind of small claims action.

Save ALL your receipts from this incident.  From getting the car out of hock, to things like cab fare to the tow company.


Title: Custodial rights as a father of a 9 month old baby in California

Question:
What are the chances of a father in California to have custodial rights of a 9 old baby?  I have my son from 6 pm till 11 am when his mother gets out of work. She has no one to help watch the baby on her end. On weekends my son will be with me from Friday till Monday at 8 am when is her weekends since she works till Saturday she will pick up my son on Saturday at 11 am will have him till Monday 6 pm.  Since my son is on formula he's not dependant for his mother. There might be possibility that she might start using her crack head brother that's been in and out of jail to watch baby if things get ugly.

Edit. Also I forgot to mention that she has two other sons from two other guys. Since her schedule is pretty busy as of right now she can only see those 2 kids for 4 hours a day after school to help with homework before she has to drop them off at her second child's grandmother who agreed to take in her first child which are not blood related.

Her schedule is 2 am she goes into work so she sleeps at 6pm and gets out between 10 to 10:30am works Tuesday - Saturday. On her weekends she will have him from 11 am Saturday till 6pm Monday. My weekends I have him Friday 6 pm til Monday 8 am.  When I start working mornings in the next month my sister who lives with me will be taking care of him during the morning until he gets picked up.

She's done some pretty drastic stuff like splitting up with her second baby daddy and get married with in a month to show court that her new husband can take care of her child. And the second time was convincing me to move in to do the same when she went to court the second time with her second baby daddy.  So she might do the same with me. Her first baby daddy is not in the picture.

Her immediate family consist of her mother which works Monday to Saturday 4 am to 4pm some times later. And her meth addicted brother who's been in and out of jail and is unemployed . We both agreed we can't trust him with any kid during the time we were together but I'm sure she will used him as immediate family if need be for court.

My immediate family consist of my mother, sister, father brother and step mother.

Answer:
 To help the people who can eventually answer your question, you might also mention:

* Is there a custody agreement in place now?
* Do you currently have joint custody?  Or is the time with you an informal arrangement?
* Are you on the birth certificate as the father?
* Do you have an extended family that could offer you help?
* What is your employment situation and child care plan?


Title: Wife charged with multiple felonies for being conned by a local scammer.

Question: My wife was asked by a friend of a friend to cash a check at her bank because his mom died and his accounts had a problem due to that.  One year later a detective that has a history of filing fake charges on my family hit her with a grand jury charge of 4 felonies including stealing the check. The same county recently cost us $1000s and months in jail time with fake drug charges. This was proven and the sheriff fired after my wife stayed in jail for months with no bail.    Should I mention the current magistrate had sexual harassment complaint against him from my wife when he was in a previous job.    Called the SBI with no luck and the detective just hung up on me and said he is not going to allow me to complain about the Sherrifs department during the time he faked charges on our son....    is this harrasment.    Ps. Zero lawyer money

Answer:
 Your wife was indicted by a grand jury with 4 felonies of a financial nature. The police didn’t indict her; a jury did after presenter with evidence. She absolutely needs a criminal defense attorney.Answer #2: You can't afford not to have a lawyer. You are badly outside DIY territory. Look for a legal aid clinic or low income legal resources in your county or state.Answer #3: > a grand jury charge of 4 felonies

And you are posting on Reddit ...

Log off and find a criminal defense attorney, like, yesterdayAnswer #4: >The same county recently cost us $1000s

Then you need to find money. It will cost you one way or the other. An attorney is likely the best option. And, if the charges are fake, would be cheaper

The DA isnt going to have a grand jury if there isnt proof.Answer #5: If you can’t afford a lawyer they’re required to provide you with a public defender. You NEED A LAWYER.


Title: Can insurance providers not cover certain conditions?

Question:
I am not sure this is the right sub, but here it goes.  I recently started at a college and purchased their student insurance.  The deductible is pretty high for most things, but if you use the on-campus physicians or pharmacy it is significantly cheaper (free for a PCP visit).  The primary care providers on campus can do everything a normal PCP can but refuse to manage ADD/ADHD.  They said I must go to an outside physician for that, which I must pay out of pocket for until I hit my deductible ($750).

I recently moved from several states away and am finding that my ADD will no longer be managed by my insurance until I hit their deductible.

Are they allowed to cover treatment of almost all other issues and cherry pick what they will not cover?  This feels like discrimination.  I am just wondering if this practice is legally sound.

Thanks!

Edit: South Carolina, USA

Answer:
 >I recently started at a college and purchased their student insurance

>The primary care providers on campus can do everything a normal PCP can but refuse to manage ADD/ADHD.

Dollars to donuts they don't want to become the entry point for campus adderall/ritalin dealers. Definitely legal for them to make that call.Answer #2: This doesn't sound like an insurance provider refusing to cover something. It sounds like a practitioner deciding a specific condition is outside the scope of their practice.

Yes. Practitioners can refer you elsewhere for treatment of certain conditions.


Title: [Hypothetical] Could buyer sue me (the seller) for lying about having pets?

Question:
I'm in Northern Virginia.  This issue recently came up and I'm curious what the Reddit Legal Community has to say.  I am currently selling a product on Craig's List that is made up in part of fabric material.  I had a potential buyer inquire if I had pets, they have allergies (note: they didn't indicate who in the house was allergic or what the allergies were).  My SO suggested I lie and say there were no pets in our house (worth noting, we have a dog but the product was stored in the car and rarely if ever came in contact with her) .  Let's say the person bought the product under the pretenses that we were animal-free and had an allergy attack, could I be liable for their medical bills and/or damages?  If so, how easy would it be to prove that I was responsible for the attack?  Would love to hear what you all have to say
edit: I though it was clear in the OP when I said "BTW for anyone wondering - I am a good person and was honest and noted that I have a dog"  Just as a point of clarification, my WORD FOR WORD response was "Have a short-haired dog, but [item] was kept in car trunk (I live in a second floor condo).  Feel free to let me know if there are further questions I can answer."

Answer:
 I'm not a lawyer and this is not legal advice:

Lying about this makes you an ass, don't do it.

Too many people think allergies are made up or unimportant, but for some people provoking an allergy like this can lead to the need for emergency nebuliser treatment at the hospital.

Just explain to the interested buyer what you have told us here, and let them decide.


Title: Frequent credit card fraud narrowed to particular restaurant/ cashier

Question:
Months ago, American Express notified me of a possible fraudulent purchase. Someone attempted to use my card (I had the card in my possession the entire time) at a local grocery store for ~$300. At the time, I would regularly go to a certain fast food restaurant for lunch, but the card could have been skimmed at any point before that.

What makes the situation weird, is the day after I received the new card, I was again notified by American Express of a fraudulent use of my (new) card. The fraudster had gone to the same local grocery store and attempted to purchase ~$300 worth of goods, again. Since the time I had been issues the new card, I had only bought gas at a gas station across the city (~35 minutes away which happens to be owned by my friend's parents) and purchased lunch at the same fast food restaurant. I had my friend check the pumps for card skimmers and they didn't find any.

At this point I notified Amex about the situation and told them that it had to be an employee at this fast food restaurant that did the deed. They logged my complaints and I didn't hear from them since. Naturally I had stopped going to that restaurant to avoid it happening again.
Today, I stopped by the restaurant for the first time since the last incident months ago for lunch. Due to my suspicions, I paid close attention to the features of the cashier in order to better help identify a potential fraudster. A few hours later I get the same fraudulent use warning from Amex at the same grocery store for a similar amount as before.

My question to you fine people is that now that I know what the potential fraudster looks like and the shift time she worked, how do I proceed to help the fraud investigation team single out this person? I have given a statement and expressed the situation to the customer support representative who logged my statement, but considering the window of suspects is so small, I feel it has a higher potential of being successful. Should I just trust that the investigation team will follow through on this or should I take action to ensure that it is taken care of?

I'd appreciate any advice.

Edit: Happened in Florida

Thanks for the replies. I'll likely just let it be. I never intended to play detective, I just wanted to make sure the investigators realize that there is evidence to suggest a single establishment instead of just glossing over the tip that says "Guy blames X restaurant".

Answer: Give the information you have to AMEX and leave it to them. Their investigators get paid a lot of money and are usually very good at what they doAnswer #2: It's neither necessary nor your place to play detective here. If you aren't being held responsible for the charges then you have no damages and you're not a player in the matter anymore. Amex likely doesn't want your help and they have no duty to provide you any information on the investigation.


Title: [TX] Electric company told me contract was expired and charged out of contract rates for 4 months. Signed contract with new company. Now they want to sue for early termination.

Question:
Commercial Account.
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The full story is that my contract was made with a Company A. I was switched over to Company B without my consent.  Company B told me since they had bought my previous company, they were now handling all commercial accounts.  One person at Company A said it wasn't necessarily true.  They HAD bought them but they should have asked first before just taking an account. Another said it was somewhat true and there was nothing that could be done.
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I got all sorts of conflicting information about what that would mean for the contract.  I found out at one point that Company B had been over charging me for several months and got them to give me credit for the difference.  A few months after that, the whole "Your contract is expired" thing happened.  Before switching providers I confirmed with two people at company B that I was indeed out of contract.  I have the name and direct number of one of them.  I was told I could not sign with them directly and needed a broker to get a quote on a new rate from them.
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When I got a broker, I got a quote from SUEZ for about half of what I had been paying.  I obviously went with the lower priced company.  The original contract signed with company A was indeed up in 2017, but Company B told me I was out of contract and CHARGED me accordingly for four months.  Logically this tells me I owe them nothing.  Especially since that contract doesn't have their name on it nor did they ask me if I wanted to switch to their company in the first place.
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Should I get an attorney who specializes in this sort of thing?  How do I go about finding one?  And someone please tell me I'm right and don't owe them a dime.
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 Generally when a company is acquired, the new company assumes all legal responsibilities of the old company, including contracts. In this case, your contract with company A was assumed by company B. There is likely a clause in your contract along the lines of "in the event that company A is acquired or purchased..." which you should review.

If you got something in writing from company B stating that your contract was up on (insert date here) and you agree, then that could be considered a mutual termination.

35k is nothing to sneeze at, and is well beyond the limit of small claims court. If you don't already have an attorney on retainer, you need to get one asap. Answer #2: Regardless of the outcome, report them to your state regulatory board.


Title: Hooked up with a guy who admitted to rape and threatening his employees. I have an audio recording. [IL]

Question:
He had also admitted to sexually assaulting a 14 year old boy (who he says he thought was 18 at the time) but I do not have an audio recording of that. I believe the boy is 18 now.

Tbh, I'm kind of a slut. I met this guy on a popular gay hookup app, agreed to have threesome with him and another guy, and he picked the two of us up. I'm very short for a man, but over 18. He asked me if I was sure I was over 18, and when I said yes, he mentioned that he had sex with a 14 year old boy who he thought was of age, and he's now currently on meth or something. Because of that (and because his idea of a post-sex movie to watch was a 9/11 conspiracy film, and he said he was affiliated with a national political campaign) I began recording as much as I could on my phone.

On the car ride back, while I'm still recording, we talk about our other sexual experiences and he mentions that when he was 16 (he's in his 40's or so now) he had raped someone. His exact words were "I molested him. He had no control." He then talked about how he has had sex in mostly everywhere he has worked. At one place in the past (no idea where it is on the timeline, but he said it was "before everyone had to do E-Verify) he had sex with many of his migrant worker employees, and threatened to fire anyone who told. His exact words were "And then I would tell them that if they would tell anyone I would fire them."

Was it legal for me to even record what was said? Should I report this to the FBI or county sheriff's department? I live in one city, but he lives in another, and I have no idea where his actions took place. I'm way over my head.

Answer:
 Sure go ahead. Unless there is already an investigation on hand, absolutely nothing will come with this. This is such little evidence.

Someone saying something offhand to a stranger does not a "confession" make.Answer #2: Illinois is a two-party consent state.  You broke the law by recording him.

EDIT:  I was wrong.

EDIT AGAIN:  No wait, I was right.


Title: Obtaining a second passport and American citizen status?

Question:
I'd like to ask if I was to obtain a second passport would this create problems of my status in the US. I'm American born and raised. Obviously I have my birth certificate from the US. If I was to obtain a second passport (through lineage) would this at some point give me problems for employment, international concerns and such. The only issue I heard was that if I am abroad and there is a crisis, there could be a chance that I could not have the benefit of seeking help from an American embassy. As having two passports means you may have some interference abroad between the American embassy and your second country's embassy.
Thank you

Answer:
 US doesn't recognize dual citizenship.  That is to say that while they do not prohibit it, the government will not consider your second citizenship and will provide services etc as if you were any other US citizen.

It can have an impact on your job if you need government security clearance.  Then it would depend on the country and the specifics of the job requirements.

You are required to present your US passport when entering the US.

You should check with the 2nd country also to ensure that keeping your US citizenship and passport is ok.Answer #2: There is no effect.  You should use your US passport when entering or leaving the US.


Title: [KS] Witnessed a fatal accident while driving on expired license.

Question:
While driving on a main road a car pulled out of a residential street and struck a motor vehicle on the main road. The driver did not yield to oncoming traffic and gunned it across an intersection. I gave a witness statement to the police and left.

I have been contacted by an insurance company but have yet to speak with them. They say they are representing the driver killed. Questions:

Can I retroactively be cited for driving on an expired license? Do I need to be upfront about that fact or can I omit it when giving my statement to the insurance rep? Should I forgo speaking with the insurance rep? Will the state of my license and my being on the road when legally I shouldn't have impact the insurance situation or any charges against the driver who killed him? Am I exposing myself to any legal ramifications by involving myself as a witness? I just want to be prepared.

Answer:
 >Can I retroactively be cited for driving on an expired license?

Theoretically, yes. But the insurance company can't cite you for it.

>Do I need to be upfront about that fact or can I omit it when giving my statement to the insurance rep?

If they ask you, don't lie about it, but you're under no obligation to bring it up yourself.

>Should I forgo speaking with the insurance rep?

I don't see why you should.

>Will the state of my license and my being on the road when legally I shouldn't have impact the insurance situation or any charges against the driver who killed him?

Not really. I'm sure someone could come up with some pie in the sky scenario where it does, though.

>Am I exposing myself to any legal ramifications by involving myself as a witness?

Theoretically, yes. But it is incredibly unlikely that the police (who didn't cite you at the scene) would suddenly decide that they need to come after the witness to a fatal crash.


Title: Can cops arrest you for "looking at them and not minding your own business"?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: I'll take "not the whole story for $400, Alex."


Title: Examples of Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Personal Matter Jurisdiction, and EN Rem Jurisdiction

Question:
Hello I need some help coming up with examples on following : Subject Matter Jurisdiction Personal Matter Jurisdiction EN Rem Jurisdiction
Example: Agreement – I offer to get your house painted in three days if you pay me $1,500. You agree.
Thank you.

Answer:
 Wow. It's early in the year for you to be having this much trouble.

Maybe you should rethink law school.Answer #2: Try /r/homeworkhelp


Title: Our maid stole $2,000 from our personal stash. (Wisconsin)

Question:
Hello reddit,

I have had the same maid for the last couple years to clean our house. It has been fine up until the last couple months. My wife has started to notice certain pieces of jewelry has been missing, expensive articles of clothing have gone missing and other little things here and there. After we noticed an expensive ring has disappeared we fired her immediately. We didn’t hear from her for awhile and then out of the blue she texts me and asks to get “redemption” (in lack of a better term.) When we fired her we told her that she wasn’t doing a good enough job cleaning, we never confronted her about her stealing anything because we were unsure and didn’t want to point fingers. So she came back and cleaned but we went to our personal stash and $2,000 had just disappeared.

We do have cameras around the house, although we don’t have them in bedrooms where the jewelry and the money was, so we couldn’t see anything. I realize we should’ve moved them pointing at our stash and jewelry, but what happened happened and we can’t do anything about that now.

If it makes any difference, our maid is here illegally in the country, our plan right now is to confront her about the issue, go straight to her house and talk to her and her parents.

Does anybody have any advice? We don’t have any solid 100% proof but I hope you can all see how we know it is her. Should we get police involved?

Answer:
 You... fired her because she was stealing, and then you let her come back and clean again after that?

You can sue her for the amount she's stolen.  You can call the police and report this.  The fact that she's undocumented is not relevant.Answer #2: OP. You admitted to hiring an illegal immigrant and then implied shes a minor.

I'd delete this.Answer #3: Why would you talk to your maids parents?Answer #4: Yes, you should call the police. Theft is a crime. Don't confront anyone over it. You're not Batman. Let the cops handle it.Answer #5: If you involve the police it up to you.  When people steal from you, going to the police is your legal option. Answer #6: You hired an undocumented minor to clean your house, fired her for stealing, then rehired her?  Your decision making is...questionable...at best.  You can contact the police about the theft, but you're violating all sorts of laws yourself by employing a minor who isn't in the country legally.Answer #7: She asked for ‘redemption’ when she meant “more money”.

Don’t go to her parents. Call the police.


Title: Someone posted reviews on indeed for the company I work/ed for, using my job title.

Question:
I was the operations manager, for the company I have recently resigned from. Sometime around May, the President of the company became extremely aggressive towards me, really picking apart any work I had completed. Eventually this lead me to resign. Today, I was speaking with the CEO of the company and he had asked me about a review I had written on indeed about the company..... which was extremely odd, since I had written one.

I decided to check out the reviews for the company on indeed and see that there is a negative review from May 23, with “Operations manager” listed as the job title of the reviewer and another review on August 7th, again with “Operations manager” listed as the job title. First one written around the time the President of the company began critiquing my work performance in an aggressive manner (The review mentions the recent death of our company’s owner, her father). And the second, being posted 2 weeks after I resigned.

Is there any sort of legal action I could take to go after the culprit? Their actions definitely lead to the series of events that transpired, putting me in a position that I would have no choice, but to resign.

Answer: There really isn’t anything you can do. But I would send a short email to CEO saying that you were very confused when he asked you about the review. But after you got home and looked it up on Indeed, you understand why he would have thought you were involved. Tell him you had nothing to do with the reviews. Ask him to let you know if he figures out who framed you so you can thank them for pushing you towards your current increased income.


Title: False Information on a Death Certificate?

Question:
My mom and I have talked about taking action on this for years, but just didn't know what to do or here to go for answers that wouldn't cost us a bunch of money.

My father passed in 2012, my mom and him were still married but separated. His girlfriend was present when he passed, no one even told my family he was in the hospital until he died. His girl friend put herself down as his spouse on the death certificate. She took that from my mother, and she took his ashes from me and dumped them on some beach. I may be being petty, but is there anything I can do where she would get in trouble for lying on a government document or anything like that? Or is my petty revenge not really worth it.

We live in AZ, he lived in CA, he passed in TX.
Topic:
Douche

Answer:
 What's done is done, I suggest you put up a little memorial for him (plant a tree, get a park bench named after him in his favorite spot, something nice) and move on with your life.

I mean think about it, I'm sure your dad wouldn't want you going after his girlfriend whilst he was living so he probably wouldn't appreciate now that he's dead either.

So unless there were some other implications for his will or estate then I'd just leave it well enough alone and not speak to the woman ever again. Trust me when I say it'll make your life much happier than a court battle.


Title: Landlord in Japan walked into my apartment when I was sleeping

Question:
So, I've lived in Japan for almost a year.
I live in an apartment block with Japanese residents.
I'm an English woman, 23 years old. I live with my English boyfriend.

This morning we were both awoken to our doorbell. It had only just turned 6am. We both work full time and were looking forward to sleeping a little bit longer.
After what only could have been twenty minutes, my boyfriend and I wake up to the sound of someone unlocking and opening our front door.
Being so early and sleeping, we are both not modestly dressed which is why I was even more shocked when a stranger poked his head round our bedroom door!
I've never met our landlord as we rent through an agency. So this man is a stranger to me.
My boyfriend quickly stands to ask who he is and what he's doing here.

The landlord explains he's following up on a noise complaint some other residents have issued against us.

My boyfriend and I are asleep by 10.30pm and we don't own a television or anything that could make lots of noise. However I am almost certain the Japanese university students who live above us our the culprits for the noise as they have kept us awake in the early hours of the morning sometimes!

My boyfriend tells the man that it isn't acceptable to enter someone's home to which the landlord explains that he is allowed to come into our apartment.

He did apologize but I definitely feel like he isn't against coming in when he wants to again.

This has really confused me. Is he allowed to do this?

Also. Worth mentioning. He actually has our phone number. I remember the agency asking us for it when we first moved in so they could give it to the landlord.

So this is even more confusing as to why he wouldn't just call first.
Is this normal practice in Japan for landlords to unlock your door and walk in? At such an early hour too!

Tl;dr landlord walked into my apartment when i was sleeping to follow up on noise complaint that wasn't even me. He says he's allowed to do this.

Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Japan has similar housing laws to those found in the US. The landlord can't enter without notice or consent unless there is an emergancy that would dictate otherwise.

If you deny consent or otherwise prevent the landlord from entering for the purpose of maintaining the property that is a breach of the lease and can get you evicted.

So no he can't wander in without your consent, however be careful about how or why you deny consent.


Title: My boyfriends lawyer says that he owes him money but will not tell him how much he owes and threatens to garnish his wages if he doesn’t pay

Question: My boyfriend hired a lawyer about a year ago for a child custody case. He originally paid him $1500 for a retainer and then made monthly payments. He has paid him a total of about $3500. Originally he was paying $500 a month but when he could no longer afford this his lawyer withdrew from the case and he is continuing the case without a lawyer. After this his lawyer told him that he owes about $4000 more. My boyfriend asked for a bill of how much he owes but the lawyer would not provide this. Since then he has been making payments of $200/month but has still not received a bill. He told the lawyer that he cannot afford to make these payments and the lawyer threatened to take him to court over it and get his wages garnished. Is it possible for his lawyer to take him to court over money that he owes him if he has never given him a bill? How should he procede from here? Should he refuse to pay him until he receives a bill?

Answer:
 He's asked in writing for an accounting / detailed bill and the lawyer refused? Stop making payments and file and file a fee dispute with your local bar association. Google "[nearest major city] bar fee dispute form" and go from there.Answer #2: In every state in the US, a client has the right to an itemized and detailed account of fees from their attorney, unless a fixed price for specific services was agreed upon up front.

He should contact the Ohio State Board of Professional Conduct and inquire about the fee dispute process.  From a brief review of their rules, your boyfriend is *entitled* to mediation or arbitration.  Though even arbitration can be iffy, I would expect that the attorney would at least have to provide proof/itemized invoices to that process.Answer #3: I would suggest you stop paying the lawyer until you get an itemized bill detailing all of the lawyer's time, outside expenses, and total amount due.  Then work out a payment plan.

There might be some ethical violations here, but hard to say without more information.  You can contact the [Ohio Board of Professional Conduct](https://www.bpc.ohio.gov/).


Title: I'm 17 but I graduated high school in June. I bought a car and paid for it all and the car and the insurance are only in my name. My dad sold the car and is keeping the money. Can he really do that in FL?

Answer: How did your dad sell the car if your name was on the title? Answer #2: Assuming your name is on the title, and no other joint owner name, did he forge your signature to sell it?Answer #3: Oh Jesus, I wish I was a lawyer... I would help you. Best of luck man! Your Dad needs to learn a lesson.


Title: [NYC] [Update post] Rear ended by commercial vehicle with little insurance.

Question:
[In my original post](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4fyege/nyc_rear_ended_in_a_car_accident_what_happens_next/) I mentioned that I was rear ended and part of a six car collision.  That post has pictures & dashcam footage.

Today I find out that the car who caused the collision has a total policy of $10K and that I will get a proportional amount.  My car wasn't expensive (~3.5K).  However even though no one would confirm, I estimate $50K+ in damages, so I would *roughly* get 1/5 of my claim value ($700).

Is there anything I can do?

It seems criminal that a commercial (NJ) policy can even have $10K in liability coverage.  Can I sue the company directly or go after the driver's insurance?

Answer: You sue both the company and the driver in small claims court for your damages.


Title: ASAP: Owning nude photos of someone under 18...

Question: My friend of a friend, lets call her Sarah, has an issue, Sarah briefly dates a guy when she was 17, he is 20 now and is supposedly still in possession of some nude photos of her when she was 17, I think she is 18 now but is under 18 in the photos. This is in the UK. My question is: Is it illegal to be in possession of those photos due to the fact that she is under 18 in them? I would like to see helpful and productive answers and I would not like to see judgemental comments.

Answer:
 >Is it illegal to be in possession of those photos due to the fact that she is under 18 in them?

Hell yeah CP is illegal.Answer #2: Nobody has mentioned thus, but if she took the pictures she might be guilty of manufacturing child porn depending on the laws where you are.


Title: A very aggrivating teacher. (Ky)

Question:
I am sixteen years old, and finishimg up my junior year in Kentucky. Sorry of there is any grammar of spelling issues, I am doing this from mobile and just found this out today. This started at the beginning of the year, the first b day of school, I walk in, sit down, and there is already a summitave assesment on the first day. I ending taking a bad grade from it because I can not for my life remember anything she was wanting us to do. Then the next B day, my friend (we will call him Sam) is transfered to my class. Sam and I have been together since freshman year, along one other friend (we will call alex) that i have been friends since elementary. Sam walks in and as we are about to do work and asks "where are the calcualtors?" She said "I already explained where they are, figure it out." One of those types of teachers. [Context] (I am normally a good student, maybe b's and c's, but behaviorally wise, good. My mother has heard many good things about me from teachers. But I am a very stressful person, and have that 'gamer rage' with me as well, but despite this i had kept this well wrapped in school. Until this year. Also, I am a visually learner, I need to see something in order to really get it. And we have only done four labs in total of the the entire year. I asked about this early semester, amd she said that the school shares supplies, but mt friend Alex has the same class but different teacher, amd does labs all of the time.) Some weeks, still in the first month, roll by and we only done two labs. I am struggling with the class, I could not wrap my head around the calculations and asked for help. The teacher (we will call Ms Mills) came over and the following concersation followed.
"Ms. Mills, I am having trouble with this."
I had my hand raise btw.
"Can't you see I am busy teaching a class?"
This was one of the things that started to wear down on the amount of care i had for the class.
I then just sat there and did not ask another question. But did not stop in total asking for help. Eventually my mom sent an email to the teacher aksing if there is anything she could do to help me in the class. Ms. Mills replied witj a website link, I naturally checked it out. And the content did not help me what so ever. It never explained how to do it. Just explained what it was. Two months pass by and I have given up. I failed that semester in that class and based on what i know, the credits are based on the semesters, not the whole year. I went to my counselor, and he told me i vould take summer school if I passed the mext semester. Okay, I went online trying to find a way to to explain and through a step by step process of how of how to solve the problems, I found Kan Academy and actually understood it, by when the next text rolled around, the questions were completely different, but i did not give up yet. I turned to my friend Sam who sat next to me and had a B. He help actually somewhat helped me and my grade even gone up from a F to a 89B, then may comes around, all i am thinking is only 7 days left of this hell. [Context] (But one day my mother told me that my grandmother was dying, I broke down crying later because my grandmother was in Virginia for years and my mom and I were stuck here in kentucky for 16 years. And we made the decision to move there finally.) The class decided on a egg drop test for the final, Sam and I agreed that when the time comes he will get the materials and i will help build it. Sam brings in the materials , but it is on the day of the final. Monday , the last B day due to k- prep, sam was sick with a fever and we could not build or test it.  We only had 30 minutes to build our model, but we couldn't do it im time. Then Ms. Mills announced that everyone to head outside to do the egg drop final. The following conversation took place in the class.
"Sorry Ms Mills. We could not build it in time."
"No excuse, come on let's go."
The rage was building up inside me at this point.
"I am sorry, but there was nothing we could do. Sam was sick on Monday and i am broke and my Family is struggling." (I didn't want to tell Sam and Alex of my issue yet but it slipped out.)
"No excuse." At this point I am boiling with rage, and was about to lean over the table amd beat the hell out of her. But I helpld it in and walked outside with the class with my mother on call. She said to just come home and that is exactly what I did. I said my good bye to Sam and left the class and drove home. I got a phone call daying I was suspended for three days, my first ever suspension out of all of the years i have been in school. This happened friday. But today just two hours ago, i checked my grades. If i failed my final and had an 89 B. It would drop down to a C and I would still pass. But i checked. And 55 F. Three asisignments that i remembered turing in before said zero out of five on all of them egg drop test 0 100 (expected) and one other 0 out of five just four days ago. What should I do, because I will ne honest I am pissed at this. But I am moving mext week. But if I can get her in trouble, possobly fired I will do it, just so another student has to go through what I did. Btw I am aware that there can be tutors, but i did not want to get one at the time because I had my friend tutoring me. I go back thutsday this week, and school end on friday this week for summer break.

Answer:
 This isn't a legal issue.

You need to talk to your parents about your issues with this teacher and this class.  Since you are moving, there's not much to be done about this teacher, though your parents and you could discuss the issues with the principal/school board.


Title: [CANADA]Cofounder started same company in a different country.

Question:
All he did was change the company's name to the country. He said a delivery business can't be copyrighted. Anyone can do delivery and even though we are doing the same item, he is targeting different people ,country and laws.

I had come up with the idea, we discussed further and set the website together plus the business model. We have few customers but haven't registered yet as a business.

He is so calm that I feel like  I am frustrated for nothing.

Answer:
 That's what well created organizing documents and partnership agreements are about.  If your agreements create a cause of action for you because he in some way breached them, you may sue to recover that loss.

If you don't have this addressed in a contract, he may in fact be right.


Title: Tactics to get out of my gym membership

Question:
I've been clinically depressed for 3 years now and, until recently, I have managed to gain my mental abilities and humor back.

I want a way out of the stranding gym membership I enrolled in four months ago, but it seems to be nearly impossible to do it. The gym I am talking about is Nautilus Plus (Quebec, Canada).

I then got an idea. What if my family doctor gave me a bill claiming I was mentally unfit at the time to sign the contracts (membership + personal trainer)?

I would like to have your thoughts on making this task easier. I don't want to blackmail the gym until they just have to get rid of me.

Answer:
 1) Read the contract

2) Re-read the cancellation sections

3) Follow the steps to cancel, whatever they may be

Easy to follow, results guaranteed 100%, 3 steps to solving all your gym membership cancellations. Foolproof.


Title: [WA state] May soon be questioned by the FBI but not as a suspect, what if any type of attorney/lawyer would be best?

Question:
My ex is a suspect in an open case and I may soon be questioned as a witness. I will be truthful and cooperative but I don't want to inadvertently cause him any further troubles than what he is already facing, on a personal level I believe that he deserves a second chance but I understand that is not a factor in the justice system.

Would it be advisable to seek an attorney or lawyer for HIS benefit if/when I am questioned, and if so what type? He does have a lawyer already. I have no experience with legal proceedings of any type, so forgive my complete lack of knowledge.

Answer:
 Let me stop you right there.

You do not know whether you are a suspect. You do not know the purpose for which you are being questioned.

The police are not only allowed to lie to you, they are trained to do so.

The kind of attorney you want is a criminal defense attorney, and do not say one word to anyone about this without one.


Title: [USA][FL] Guy parked next to me while waiting for cops, so he could masturbate... I have a tag number.

Question:
I’m extremely angry, so pardon any formatting/grammatical errors.

I got into an accident today (no worries, both parties were fine) but the police were called to determine fault.

We moved into the nearest restaurant parking lot to wait and as we were waiting for the police to arrive, which turned out to be about a two hour wait, a vehicle pulled into the lot across from where I was parked.
After about 5 minutes of being parked, he moved to the open spot directly next to me and before I knew it, the guy in the car starts masturbating, dick out in the open, stroking it, looking directly at me. I was standing outside of my car, directly next to his and once I noticed, I slowly tried to walk around the car to get his tag number.

Once he realized what I was doing, he quickly started to move out of the parking spot and sped into traffic. I managed to grab his plate then.

Now for my question:
Given the tag and vehicle description, what (if anything) can I do about this?
I don’t feel someone should be able to get away with it, and I’d like to know what my options are.

**TL;DR** Dude masturbated at me, I got his tag, is there anything I do about it?

Answer:
 Report it to the police.

Give the testimony you have. Let any other witnesses you have give their testimony and the police will follow up with whatever other leads they have.

That's about it. It's the police's responsibility to investigate.


Title: Lawsuit is over, we settled, we have two attorneys, question about settlement.

Question:
We started our lawsuit by hiring Mike the lawyer. We signed our contract with Mike for 33% contingency. Mike later tells us that he uses a second lawfirm Bob's lawfirm because Bob has more staff. So Bob will be running the day to day. A few months later Mike sends us a letter and says that he is stepping back to focus on other things and Bob will be doing the day to day and Bob is now our main point of contact.

2 years later we are finally done with the case and we settle. Bob charges us his usual 44% contingency fee and charges us a significant sum for expenses, about another 10% of the whole settlement, so Bob is collecting over 50% of the settlement. Fees are for depos, travel expenses, court reporter, translate for the other side, we even got charged for the office use when the other side canceled the depo at the last minute because the lawyer was ill. I am sure the additional fees are fine.

I asked for all the fees to be itemized; I was sent a lump sum bill not itemized.. I am also in the process of looking for my original contract that we signed with Bob at 33%. I even was thinking about reaching out to Bob to see if he had the original contract and if I could have a copy.

All of a sudden I get an email from Mike (Original lawyer) asking me to share my experience working with Bob (Second Lawyer) promising to keep it confidential. Wow, ok.

I instantly call Mike and get voicemail I don't leave a voicemail, I send him a reply via email and say sure lets set up a call. Mike replies and says he is thrilled to talk to me but FIRST he wants me to send him the settlement page that came with the check and specifically says that only after that will he talk to me.

So we went from Mike wanting feedback back on Bob to Mike wanting to see the settlement details page that came with the check, not interested in talking to me until after he sees it.

Clearly I do not understand what is going on here, but am I wrong to see red flags? We also signed a non disclosure agreement and Mike is clearly no longer our attorney. It seems this has less to do about me and something to do between Mike and Bob?

What am I missing here?

Answer:
 There could be any number of reasons why Joan wants more information, and we wouldn't be able to guess.

However, I am concerned that you were charged a greater percentage of the settlement than you agreed to with Joan. Did you sign a new agreement with Michelle about paying the 44% instead of 33%?

You are correct that expenses can be deducted, but you are entitled to an itemized receipt.

If you didn't sign a new agreement, request Michelle honor the 33% you did agree to. If she won't, or wont provide an itemized list of expenses, you can contact the state bar association to file a complaint.

Best of luck to you. Answer #2: From a legal standpoint, you should find the original contingency agreement you signed with Joan, show it to Michelle, and request that she honor it. Unless you signed a new agreement with Michelle, the original probably controls.

I’d say we’re in the dark as much as you are about what’s going on about Joan and Michelle, but that also doesn’t really matter as long as you get them to honor the agreement.


Title: (US) (OH) Neighbor complains my music and dog are too loud. How do I win?

Question:
New neighbors moved into the condo a year ago. after we've lived her 6 years no issues no complaints, Tonight I get a note saying my music is to loud and effecting her sleep and work. she also said my dog barking was effecting her.....

They have been "remodeling" whatever that means sounds fishy... For months they have banged the walls and brought in wood and a bunch of random shit we never once complained. well not to long after I'm playing music at a low level, I turn it down low at night no where near how loud I play it during the day plus her wall is on the opposite side of my room! yet she still complains but this time called a cop....

The cop said she called and said there was a party going on!, But the cop basically laughed at the matter saying he heard nothing at all outside the condo, I told him my dog only really barks when I'm not home or have company and I do my best to keep him quiet because his bark is powerful rott/bulldog/beagle.

He said they can't do anything about dogs barking and that's not a real issue for concern but what can I do so I can play music like I used to and not keep having the cops show up?

I hate headphones so I always use my studio speakers, music is my life I listen to it from the second I wake until bed, I don't want my dickhead neighbors controlling my life when we've been here a hell of a lot longer with no issues and I used to not turn down the music at all with the previous neighbors.

Even the neighbor on the otherside where my speakers are right aginst the wall hasn't said anything. plus she's been her for a few years. But they act like they own the place and are living in a house when it's a condo if you want peace and quiet live in the country with you whiny bitch ass. enough about the rant,

What can I do to win?

Also, can I curse this neighbor out Tomorrow? without getting in trouble isn't that freedom of speech? I wanna go off and tell them to fuck off I wanna say every foul thing I can about the matter and how I'm in the right their in the fucking wrong,except not threatening to hurt them just curse... that'd be tooo far

Answer:
 Condos are no place to live if you like listening to music with a stereo or watching tv with surround sound. The bass will penetrate your unit's boundaries and drive other people crazy, not from the music, but the vibration from the bass in the stereo speakers. Even at the lowest volume, the bass will cause a nerve wrecking vibration that you dont notice, but your neighbors will. Imagine living next to a boom car with a gorilla speaker that doesnt stop. Because this is such a common nuisance, condo rules are very strict about noise. Your neighbor is just trying to save their sanity.

If you act all snotty about it, the condo association will come after you hard if she complains to them. It's better to use your head phones or play your music on a radio that doesn't use stereo speakers.

As for construction, that kind of noise is usually permissible during business hours.

I don't know what to say about your dog. If it's an aggressive/large breed, it's probably not even allowed at your condo. But the same applies. If it barks and neighbors can hear it. It violates the condo rules and they can cone after you for it.

If you desire the freedom of playing music, having pets, etc., you should consider a more private place to reside. I don't recommend condo type housing for anyone. The rules are strict and the association can make your life a living hell if you get on their bad side.


Title: Repeat Coffee Shop Sexual Harasser

Question:
I've been studying at this coffee shop and last week I walked out and this man driving by slowed down and started making sexual movements with his tongue at me. After that I chased him down on the street yelling at him if he had something to say to me. I took note of the car he was driving but not the license plate like I should have; I was blinded in my flurry. Then a few days later I was telling this girl I just met the story and she said the exact same thing happened to her outside of the same coffee shop and the man matched my description. Then another friend I talked to said the SAME thing happened to her.

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Well, I figure this man is a chronic sexual harasser so I've been going back to the same coffee shop every day to try to intercept him. The business across the street has a car that is the same model as the one I encounter so I suspect he works there and makes women uncomfortable during is lunch break.

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SO my question is what my next line of action should be? Can you file a report against someone for doing these types of things? Should I call his work?

Answer: You can file a report with the police about it, but making sexual gestures such as those is generally not illegal.Answer #2: Nothing illegal about what they’re doing. They’re just a sad pitiful person and your life will be vastly better if you just ignore them. They’re looking for the exact reaction you gave them.


Title: divorce advice - cheating wife

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >what can i do/cant i do and what should i do/shouldnt i do?

You should meet with a divorce attorney as soon as possible. As /u/countykerry said, your local bar association should be able to refer you to one. It's likely best not to take any action until you've done so. You cannot just kick her out of the house if that's something you considered.

Your best bet is to just continue on as though nothing's changed until you have an attorney, although I understand that's going to be incredibly hard.

>id say she knows i know something, but i havent said exactly what i know or how i know it.

It's likely in your best interest to not confront her without speaking to an attorney first if you plan on divorcing her.


Title: Are we being tricked into a scam? (NY)

Question:
I live with my mother, and she someone telling her about a free siding installation opportunity she may qualify for: HERE'S THE THING.

They need a bunch of info from her, including signatures, as well as anyone living in the home (myself) and it includes proof of employment from me, i.e. paystubs.

Mom is telling me that they put a lien on the property, in order to "make sure the homeowner doesn't sell the property within 3 years of the work on the house."

It was when she mentioned a lien that I got suspicious about this: I told her I am not signing a thing. She's a narcissist, so you know how the rest goes. I explained to her that it sounds like a fucking scam, and I googled the name a bit and found a lot of negative reviews. Some say that they take the money and run. It's the internet, where anyone can say anything, so I'm just extremely skeptical with no certain proof.

I'm at a loss on what to do here- she refuses to listen to a word I say. I can provide more detail if necessary, but I've given as much as I can at the moment.

Answer: No one is going to install free siding on your home. Definitely a scam.