Title: How can we resolve this weird Catch-22?

Question: My 18yo son is inheriting some investments. The governing trust (AZ) requires it to be put into a custodial account or trust until he is 21. Because he is 18 we cannot set up a custodial account, but because he is not 21, he can not receive it outright. What can we do to get out of this limbo? It looks like we will have to set up a simple trust with us (his parents) as trustees, and the investment account would be in the trust. How do we do that? Will it cost a lot of money to set up this trust?

Answer:
 NAL but Im an expert at moving assets between financial institutions. I'd double check on the ability to set up a Custodial account. The age of termination of custodial UTMA/UGMA accounts is 21 in AZ, so most discount brokerage firms will let you open an account online. You will likely need to contact the state trust and provide the new account instructions once it's set up.

If for some reason you do actually need a trust, you can probably Google a local lawyer who should be able to draft what you need for less then $150. Then set up an online account, for free, to custody whatever assets are there. ( If there are specialized assets like real estate and private company holdings you may need a more full service firm to hold those. )Answer #2: Sounds like you already know what you have to do. If you can't open a custodial account then you need to create a trust. You should consult with a wills and estate attorney. Many of them will charge a flat fee for drafting a simple trust. How much depends on market rates for your area


Title: You guys. Actual bird law.

Answer: Whatever pays the massive student loansAnswer #2: As long as the things live, they might need an attorney for estate planning in the future. Answer #3: paging /u/sorthum Answer #4: [I knew I remembered this](http://www.lawyersandliquor.com/2017/01/the-estate-the-widow-and-a-used-parrot-a-war-story/#more-1673)


Title: Ex-Roommate threatening legal action after I “ruined his credit score”

Question:
I’ve never posted to Reddit before but I felt this was worth it. I live in Colorado and went to school at the University of Colorado, Boulder. At the beginning of this pay spring semester, my roommate, who also happens to be a friend since middle school, moved out without warning or explanation (we lived in a two person apartment). I did not hear from him for close to a month and found out through his brother that he had not been allowed to enroll due to his grades.

Flash forward to March 22 when he informed me that the energy bill had not been paid (at the time it was around $40). He then gave me the login to our Xcel account, which had been under his name. Due to a heavy course load and other personal issues I just failed to pay it. He would reach out every couple of weeks and remind me, and while I fully intended to pay it, for one reason or another I did not do so until April 24th. By this time it had grown to around $55. Since then, I have paid the remaining bills on time. I have repeatedly taken responsibility for this.

Flash forward again to last night when I received a string of angry text messages about a tv we owned together. Together we discussed leaving it by the dumpsters but after he moved out I decided to give it my friend and neighbor, who was looking for a tv for the summer. It was a an old flat screen tv (one of giant boxy ones) that had been wearing out over the semester. He flew into a rage because he said t no longer worked. He proceeded to bring up the month where I did not pay the energy bill, and told me that the tv was the last straw and he would be taking legal action. He argued that because I did not pay the bill for so long his credit score had been ruined over the course of several months,  and he was going to have to pay $1200 for a deposit he would not have had to otherwise.

My position, and please correct my if this is ignorant, is that he should have given me the login info when he moved out and made it clear it was my sole responsibility. Instead he waited several months, after which 1 month passed where I had the login info and did not pay. He’s arguing that I am the only one who caused his credit score to decrease. I’m also curious if this amount of time and money is enough to significantly hurt his score, and whether I am legally at fault for everything that has taken place.

Answer: He could have paid the bill himself and had you reimburse him, like most people concerned with their credit would.


Title: NYC family moved in to large 3 bedroom with a roommate to save money/get more space. Roommate now is now asking to pay 25% less in rent.

Question:
My wife and I have a two year old who and decided to move in with a coworker of hers in a large 3 bedroom. We did not get anything in writing before moving in (big mistake). Only the wife and coworker are on the lease.

Coworker lives in a very large master bedroom with an en suite bathroom and we have the two smaller rooms, which combined are slightly smaller than the master, for us and the baby. Before moving in it was decided that she would pay half of the rent. Apparently when I was not present and right before the application was sent in, the coworker asked if we would be open to paying a little more in rent when I found a full time job (then stay-at-home dad) and my wife said we could talk about it.

After we move-in we have a sit down meeting where she says that electricity should be split in thirds, we agree. She asks again if rent could be lowered a little if I find a full-time job, and we say that we could talk about it. About 2 months later we put kiddo in daycare and I work about 30 hours a week - she does not bring up rent again, so we did not bring it up. She continues to pay half the rent for 6 months.

Recently she asked to drop her rent to 1/3, claiming 3 adults it should be split in thirds, and that she was under the impression that that is what the rent would go down to after she moved in. We agreed for the time being to pay for all of the utilities, but not change rent. She recently used a rent calculator online and spoke to a realtor, who says that my wife and I should be paying more because of the toddler living with us, and says fair rent would be just under 40% of the total.

I see the logic in that arrangement, but we would not have agreed to that if we were discussing this in the beginning because we would have been better off in our other apartment. I also think its out-of-bounds to claim we should be paying more for having a toddler in the house when this was never brought up until yesterday (it was always 3 adults when speaking about the people living here) and about a week-and-a-half into the renegotiation.

My legal questions are:
Is there any default contract we fall into without a written agreement with both my wife and coworker on the lease?

She paid half the rent for 6 months without saying anything, is there a length of time that goes by where an implied contract would be stated?

What would be the legal ramifications if she stopped paying rent or paid partial rent?

Any additional advice will be helpful as well. It took her 1 week to budge from her demand of paying a third of the rent, and has shown no willingness to comprise on her current position. We are willing to meet her somewhere in the middle but we feel its not fair to us if we lower her rent past the point where we would have said this is not a good deal for us from the beginning - it would also eat at a large chunk of our budget.

Answer:
 For future reference , most people wouldn't think "We 3 are going to get 2 small bedrooms and you will get 1 huge bedroom and we will split the rent 50/50 " is fair.  Does she get 1/2 the coat closet , kitchen , living-room and all other rooms?  Also if someone is stating "If X then Y , right?" , "We'll talk about it." is not a good way to say "No".  While not illegal to have a deal that's a bit one sided that the other party is expressing a desire to renegotiate before it even starts , it's leads to a pretty awkward and stressful living situation.  Now you have 6 months to worry about whether she's just say "Nope, I'll done with this shit".  Living with someone for a year if they are reluctantly agreeing to the terms is a bad idea doubly so for a co-worker.

Legally , the agreement is binding and 6 months of X implies the contract was as it has been conducted for those months...  BUT if you(you or your wife) Yeah yeahed "Yes we will start paying 1/2" especially in writing (text, email, on a post it note) or in front of a 3rd party she has a good chance of winning if she sues you for the "deficit".   If she stops paying rent you and your wife have to pay the full amount or risk eviction and those proceedings can keep her from renting a new place. Assuming the lease was joint and several then either party can be sued to pay the deficit.


Title: [Alabama] Father of friend owes medical bills among other bills but is in horrible health (failed kidneys, no hemoglobin, Ect) and the heir is a minor. Will the heir need to repay this debt even though she is still under 18?

Question:
Topic:
Wills Trusts and Estates

Answer:
 His debts will be payable by his estate.

Simplified version: If he has 200k in bills, and his estate is worth 250k, his heir will get the remaining 50k

But if he has 200k in bills and his estate is worth only 100k, then they have no way to collect the difference.  His heir is not responsible.


Title: Judicial misconduct

Question:
I had a case in Atlanta last week where my ex was suing for custody. I counterclaimed in my answer and then amended my counterclaim for alimony the week before the case was to be heard.

In court, when it was time to hear my amended counterclaim, the judge claimed that he would not hear it because i filed it the week before and plaintiff had 21 days to respond so he said it has to be postponed for another date.

I know this isn't right because if my counterclaim isn't heard that day then I have no right to make that claim again.

What are my options?

Answer:
 How do you know that isn't right?

Generally, a party does have a right to adequate time to respond to a counterclaim.  Now, I'm not familiar with Georgia procedure laws, but 7 days generally isn't enough.

Edit:  I feel compelled to add . . . even if this judge is mistaken on the law . . . in no way does it amount to judicial misconduct.  Judicial misconduct is a legal term, and it carries serious connotations.  Before throwing around legal terms with serious implications, you should be sure you know what you're talking about.Answer #2: That sounds right to me, and even if it's wrong, it comes nowhere close to judicial misconduct. I'm not sure you even know what that means.

Your options are to go back on the new date, preferably without the chip on your shoulder.


Title: Parents taking away items that I bought, claim that since they are parents they own everything I own. Is this legal?

Question:
I saved up for a computer for over 3 years. About 6 months after I bought it, with my own money, my parents are claiming they can take it away and do with it as they see fit. They have also threatened to destroy my things and are now withholding the computer for “health reasons.” I think they are about to sell it to someone. Is any of this legal and is there anything I can do about it as a minor?
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer: Try and keep your funds as hidden and out of reach of your parents as possible, they've proven that they are willing to not just take but threaten to sell what is 'yours' so avoid making large purchases until you technically own what you pay for.Answer #2: I’m sorry this is happening to you. You’re obviously upset with the situation. There’s isn’t enough information to us to say whether your parents are abusing you or exercising their parental rights. I suggest talking to a trusted adult about this. School guidance councilor is usually the go to person for someone your age. Answer #3: Unless you have evidence that they actually do intend to sell or destroy your property, and are actually willing to take your parents to small claims court; there isn't much you can do. Your parents generally have a right to confiscate your property as they see fit, just not to sell or destroy it for their own gain. As many people have said, it does depend on where you are, but when it comes to parental rights they tend to be fairly uniform; at least in the US.


Title: Help keeping little children from dishonest father

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You can mind your own business. Don't get involved unless you are asked to provide a statement to the court.

This is a lose-lose situation for you. If you insert yourself into this situation, it will not end well for you.


Title: [Connecticut] Violating a restraining order?

Question: My ex fiancee has a restraining order against me. I never hurt her or abused her but she kind of went off the rails and she abruptly quit her job, moved across the state back home, cancelled all her social media and ghosted me. It was very upseting for her to make wild accusations in court. I have come a long way in getting over it and it dawned on me she might have mental issues so I have forgiven her and left her alone since she got the order. I did send her a birthday card wishing her well but apparently this is a violation of the order! How do I fight this if I didn't mean any harm?

Answer:
 Yea I'm not convinced that *she* is the one with mental issues here or that her accusations were all that wild. After all, you're the one who contacted her despite the restraining order. Normal people don't do that.

Hire a lawyer. You need one. Answer #2: A no contact order means no contact. It doesn't mean friendly contact ok.Answer #3: Intending harm or not is irrelevant.

Zero contact.

No contact.

No phone calls.

No E-Mails.

No letters.

No cards.

No hastily chopped poetry in her walls with an axe.

Nothing.

Nothing friendly. Nothing hostile. Nothing from the heart. Nothing.

Any contact of any kind what so ever is a violation. You should not exist to her. Let it go, walk away.

You did totally violate the letter and the spirit of the order, lack of ill intent not withstanding.Answer #4: >she abruptly quit her job, moved across the state back home, cancelled all her social media and ghosted me

None of these mean she has mental issues. They mean she is hiding from you.


Title: BC/Canada - thrown out of store for "breaking their code of conduct"

Question:
Nothing big but i would appreciate some advice in-case something like this happens again in the future.

Earlier today, I was hanging out a local card game store with some friends. They have this policy where you cannot buy/sell products that they carry "in and around the store" (direct quote). As such, i went next door to a Starbucks to make a transaction with someone I met. One of their employees followed me and saw that I purchased something off someone else. When I went back in, they gave me hell and kicked me out because I broke their code of conduct where I made a transaction "around" their store. When i asked them what they considered to be "around" their store, no one could give me a definitive answer (in fact, one of their employees even told me to go to the Starbucks next door should I need to buy/sell anything). My question is whether or not they were in the right to kick me out for supposedly breaking such a vague term in their code of conduct and also the fact that i was not on their property when this happened.

Again, this isnt too big of an issue but I would just like to know if they are allowed to impose something like this. Thanks in advance.
Topic:
Business Law

Answer: You don't have a right to do business with them. They could refuse to serve you even if they hadn't seen your transaction.


Title: [MD] Cousin wants move in and help elderly uncle. I will inherit the home the uncle dies. Cousin wants assurances that he can stay after the death.

Question:
Hello Legal Advice! I have an uncle who has told me multiple times that when he passes his home will be passed on to me. We also have seen this in the will. Recently, said uncle has taken a turn for the worse and needs some help around the house.  My cousin has decided she will move in to help my uncle.  The problem is she contacted me asking me to assure her that if she gives up her apartment to move in and help, that she will be able to rent the house from me after my uncles passing.

I do not live in state and as a result have no ability to act as a landlord for this home.  Im not absolutely sure what I will do when my uncle passes but my guess is I will want to sell the house.

There is some worry that if I tell my cousin no, that she will coerce my uncle into changing the will so I feel I need to be delicate in my response.

Here is what I do know as of now.  I do not have any legal right to this property at this time.  Therefore, even if I wanted to I cannot enter into any lease agreement with my cousin at this point.

My questions are:  If my cousin moves in and my uncles passes away, what is the process for removing my cousin from the house if she refuses to leave?  If I tell my cousin that she can stay just to appease her (even if I dont have the right because I dont own the property at this point) can I be held to this verbal agreement?

My thought was I would just tell my cousin that at this point I cannot make assurances since I do not own this property.
Topic:
Wills Trusts and Estates

Answer: IANAL - but at this point I would think you should be worrying about what's best for your uncle's final days rather than whether or not you receive his house after he passes.  Also I don't think, as it's not your house, you have any say as to whether she moves in or not.  I would tell her that it's not your house and it's up to uncle whether she moves in or not.  If he ends up changing the will - he changes the will.  If he doesn't and she wants to stay you can either hire someone to act as a property manager for you or set up a month to month lease with her and put the house on the market, letting her know you are selling it.  If she won't leave when the lease is terminated either you (if you don't sell the house) or the new owner will have to go through the proper eviction process at that time.  But again - at this point I don't see you having much say in this and even if you did, if uncle needs care, and she's willing and able to do it, that should be the first priority.


Title: Airline didn't charge me for my ticket, but they don't believe me. What are my legal obligations? (xpost r/legaladviceUK

Question:
Hi All,

I'm in a bit of a strange situation - I will start from the beginning.
I tried to purchase a flight on Aeroflot (a Russian airline) through their website. My UK bank declined the payment both for my credit and debit card. I received an anti-fraud text message asking if the payments were attempted by me, and I responded yes. I tried to make the purchase again, but it was still declined.

So I tried to book the flight on Expedia.co.uk, but it was declined again. I phoned the bank to sort this, after which they said to try again. I tried again, and the payment went through. I received my booking confirmation, and can confirm with Aeroflot that I have tickets. The next day, I could see this as a pending transaction through my online banking account.

Fast forward a couple of days, and the payment is nowhere to be found on my online account. I phoned my bank, and they assured me that nothing has gone through, and they have been blocking online payments. They have no record of this payment ever being made, despite my insistence that it appeared as a pending transaction.

I phoned Expedia, and they assured me that they received the payment, otherwise the tickets would not have been issued. I told them that I was not charged, but they are sure there is no issue on their end.

I don't know what happened here, and maybe it will sort itself out (but both my bank and Expedia were so confident). What are my obligations here? I don't particularly want to get away with not paying for a flight - and I worry that this will get flagged down the line. I don't want to get in any trouble for this - if I take the flight for free I am effectively stealing.

However, I also don't want to spend ages sorting this. I have already spent about 2 hours this morning being on hold and getting passed around. What are my obligations here? As I said, I want to pay, but I don't want to spend so much time sorting their technical errors.

Thanks!

Answer:
 It's only stealing if you try to obtain goods fraudulently. Answer #2: Big companies are very good at getting their money, and you haven't done anything wrong.

Save the confirmation stuff (in case they claim you're not booked on the flight) and keep the cash in your account. Eventually they'll realize their mistake and grab it. Answer #3: I'd bet a weeks salary that you get double billed before this is all said & done.Answer #4: I would suggest sending something to them *in writing with a receipt* that says "It looks from my banking records like there may have been payment problems; if so, contact me and I will happily correct the issue." You could use email or perhaps a letter you photograph before mailing it return-receipt-requested.

Then do nothing unless they contact you (if they do, then pay up). Also, watch your bank and card statements for a couple months -- it might show up later.Answer #5: Confirm with Aeroflot that your tickets bought via Expedia are valid. If they are, don't worry about the payment. It will sort itself out. Answer #6: Expedia should give you some kind of e-ticket number, check with Aeroflot that your ticket is valid for your name before you fly. Last thing you'll want to do is turn up at the airport and discover you've not got a ticket, regardless of what Expedia claims you have.


Title: Actively cheating mother won't move out, driving my dad crazy.

Question:
Well, my mom is cheating on my dad.  She acts like she's doing nothing wrong and goes out to see her "boyfriend" nearly every evening, occasionally leaving my two younger sisters (both under 13y.o.) home alone while my dad works.  She doesn't even work, and my dad is going crazy over this, as well the money she's spending going out every evening.  She even bought a second cell phone since my dad discovered her infidelity by looking at her cell phone records.  Most of what I've seen on the internet makes it seem as though there's no way to make her move out unless there's abuse or similar.  Is this true?  Is there any legal way to force her to leave?

This is in NY, by the way.

Answer:
 > Is this true?

Yes.

> Is there any legal way to force her to leave?

Your dad can file for divorce and ask to be awarded the home, but there's no guarantee he will get it. He really needs to consult with a divorce lawyer because a LOT of things will come into play there, such as splitting assets, money, custody, etc. etc.


Title: Girlfriend's mom has taken up an extended stay at our mobile home. She's been kicked out of every other family members' place because she stole from them and possibly did drugs. What are our options?

Question:
Background: My girlfriend,  her sister,  and I all live in a mobile home in Oregon.The home is owned by their father,  but he doesn't live there.  All four of us are on the lease with the mobile home park. The dad and mom are currently going through a nasty divorce,  so the trailer may or may not be locked up as a marital asset between the two of them.  However I'm fairly certain it's just the dad's name on the deed itself.

A few weeks ago,  their mother suddenly decided to move in to the trailer with us. My girlfriend and i were not yet living in the home when this happened, and the sister didn't want to leave her mom on the street.  Later we discovered the reason she moved in was because she was no longer welcome at the place she was staying (the grandparents' place)  because she was repeatedly caught having people over,  swiping money,  and likely doing drugs (no actual drugs were found but she acted very erratically, "lost" her money, and has a long history of drug abuse and failed rehab). Now that she's here I'm seeing a lot of the same signs. She stays outside most of the time locked in a shed that has a chair, snacks,  and God knows what else inside it. She also randomly begins behaving very strangely and can't hold down a job.

Now i know the obvious choice here is to get rid of her.  My primary concern is how to do it.  She's been here for over a month now and probably has squatters rights at this point. She gets mail here because she lived here with the whole family prior to the divorce.  She isn't on the lease or deed, but she'll most likely be entitled to half the worth of the home when the divorce finally goes through,  and since the process has already been started the home is probably unsellable. Not sure what the best route is to take to get her out any more.

Answer:
 Depends on where you're at, but in any location this is a mess. Is she there legally? Is she a co-tenant, a sub-tenant?Answer #2: She's a tenant. If the three of you are agreed, you can give her written notice 30 days before the end of her tenancy, like any other tenant, and evict her if she doesn't vacate voluntarily. However, if your girlfriend's sister - the one who let her move in in the first place - isn't willing to kick out her mother, then you have the choices of putting up with it, or moving.Answer #3: > Now i know the obvious choice here is to get rid of her.

That depends. When is your lease up? If it's soon, I'd just wait and put in notice to move myself. It's much easier to end your own lease than it is to evict someone.


Title: I am being threatened with blackmail, is contacting the police overkill?

Question:
Info: I'm 19 and live in sweden.

I am being threatened online via Kik by a man who says he will send my nude photos and videos to my dad, if I don't send him more videos. The videos he wants me to send are sexually explicit. Out of fear, I complied, he has photos of me, with face (I did not send them, they leaked online and he knows about them). This person has my address and full name of my dad. This person also told me he had raped someone before.

I have screenshots but I deleted my Kik account. I don't have any information about the man.

In addition to this, I am also receiving anonymous threats.

Is talking to the police overkill and what can they actually do?
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer:
 I don't think the police would be overkill, but they will be rather limited in what they can actually do about it.Answer #2: 1) Yes, go to the police. Keep screenshots, document names, information, every interaction you have with this person, and provide all information to the police.

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> Out of fear, I complied, he has photos of me, with face (I did not send them, they leaked online and he knows about them). This person has my address and full name of my dad. This person also told me he had raped someone before.

2) Sounds like there is a good chance that this person is someone you know in person. Maybe an ex, or an ex's friend.

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3) In the other thread you mentioned being Muslim and that your father would hurt you if he found out. If you are a victim of abuse, I suggest seeking a safe space with a friend or coworker. At age 19 you do not need permission to leave home.


Title: [Washington] Pre-existing medical condition plus psychological meltdown made me take three non consecutive days off. Boss is pressuring me into quitting.

Question:
I moved to Washington for medical reasons. Severe atopic dermatitis that resulted in full body inflammation, lesions from thinning, conjunctivits, and lots and lots of pain killers. My trigger list is long. I had lived in Washington before with minimal difficulty. I applied to the job for the heck of it, got an interviewed, and was whirlwind hired the same day I interviewed. My medical condition did not improve after moving. The above average heat and humidity of August and September made my condition fluctuate. By the end of the work week, I was in so much pain, I was popping pain pills every three hours. I waited two months for my first dermatology appointment because it was their first opening.

I am overly critical. Any small mistake I made at work, I blamed myself. I noticed a loss of appetite in addition to the lack of sleep that is usual for my condition. Fatigue. Exhaustion. Inability to concentrate. I thought it was just depression. I have been depressed my entire life as a result of my dermatitis but I have always been high functioning. In other words, I am very good at hiding it. At most, I come off clumsy or a space case. Since my condition was worse than it had been in years, I told my boss my poor performance is probably due to that, but something is wrong with me and I had doctor appointments lined up to find out. I don't think I should have said that. I was making mistakes every new trainee in the job makes.

My boss became increasingly frustrated with me. I left work frustrated and near tears at least three times a week. However, with closer attention to detail on my part, taking my time, and taking the time in the morning to get my head straight, my performance for the last three weeks of September improved, with the occasional mistake that is common in the job and I easily rectified. My boss was still frustrated with me. I told myself not to care that I was excluded from meetings or that my boss offered corrections through coworkers and never seemed to see what I did right. I had good coworkers. I wanted to improve for them.

A week ago, long buried childhood trauma and neglect from parents issues surfaced. I was scheduled three days off in a row. The last day of work before I made a mistake but her viable frustration with me killed the self esteem I had built. Apologies from parents for not stopping my sexual assault and for the neglect put me in a very bad place. I went looking for therapist on the third day I was scheduled off and wound up in the ER for suicidal ideation. I had mentioned to the therapist that I had sworn off suicide after my one an only attempt as a kid. I don't have plans, but I wanted to make sure I got the therapy I needed to keep it that way. She said i could go tot he ER on my own or she would call 911 and have me taken there against my will. I chose to go on my own. I was discharged the morning I was supposed to return to work and had to take the day off.

Today is my return to work. I walked in and my boss greeted me with aggression. I was unable to do my usual five minutes to get in my head space (I arrive a few minutes early to do this before I clock in). I was confronted. "Can you work? Yes or no?" very coldly. I said, "Yeah." She asked me again. "CAN you work. Yes or no? Because if not, we'll just open and you can leave now." I did not want to fight and I was feeling defensive and I knew I needed professional help before I could do any job.

All I admitted to was needing time. A week at the least, two at most, to set up an appointment with a psychiatrist, get some mood stabilizers or other psych meds I might need. At this point, my boss said, "Do you want to just put in your two weeks now? I can just let you go now." She then persisted on getting me to put in my two weeks immediately. I felt pressured to quit. I made the mistake of saying, in my medicated/sedated mind the day I was discharged I typed up a two weeks notice because i know that they are short staffed and she needs someone to work.

Her demeanor had changed when I told her that the reason I was in ER was for suicide prevention, so while all of this sounded sweet, now that I am no longer crying at her desk in front of her, I feel angry that she used my guilt for not being able to work to pressure me to quit. I feel angry that she was trying to coax me to quitting right there, mentioning a past employer who would "gladly take you back." I also feel angry that even though I know I made mistakes all new people make, my vocalizations that I am not good at the job were always confirmed by my boss. I feel like she is using my own guilty and self critical nature into manipulating me into quitting. I also feel angry that I was not given other options other than the 1800 number or to call before the end of business day to quit.
 I applied for leave of absence and spoke with an HR representative about my chances of transferring. I am new so I know I am not qualified to transfer, but after hearing what my boss said to pressure me into quitting she said she would do some research and call back. My hopes are not high, but at least I asked about it. It is not the job I want to quit, it's my manager. Is there anything I can do?

**TL;DR** My boss has made it clear she doesn't like me, which was fine because I don't like her. I did not bring up quitting, she did. I feel like she is using my self critical nature to manipulate me into quitting. I also think it is unfair that I could only postpone my decision by the end of the same business day this conversation took place. What can I do?

Answer:
 How long have you worked there?

Do not quit. It will greatly reduce your chances to collect unemployment.


Title: My upstairs neighbor says he will call the cops on me if I come back up there and ask him to stop making noise. Can I continue?

Question:
So I’m stuck in a situation with my upstairs neighbor.  It’s been two months that I’ve been dealing with his Son playing video games and making noise from the hours or 1am-5am directly above my room.

It just so happens that his dad and owner of the unit is our building maintenance supervisor. So he apparently has some sort of immunity because I’ve told our leasing office about 15 times along with videos, props, security calls, etc and nothing changes.

For the first few week I would politely go up there and ring their doorbell and ask for them to quiet down.  Apparently the owner told the leasing office I have to stop ringing his doorbell or he will call the cops. I don’t think I’m doing anything wrong by asking him to be quiet and letting him know I can hear them playing at 4am.

So now that apparently no change happens, I’m thinking it’s time to start resorting to 2am doorbell rings when I’m woken up.  If I’m getting woken up by the son every night, I’m also going to start making sure they the dad is woken up.  Apparently none of this bothers him because he sleeps through it all. No longer! Should I be worried about any recourse?

Answer:
 He can definitely call the cops if you continue to ring his doorbell in the middle of the night.

You can explain the situation to the cops when they come to speak to you about it.Answer #2: You can always call the non emergency number for your local PD and make noise complaints with them instead of going upstairs yourself.Answer #3: If you keep doing it, and the cops have to continually come to your home in the middle of the night, your neighbor might claim you’re harassing him.  You’re probably better off just call the police non emergency line with noise complaints.


Title: Where’s the line between having someone staying at your place and paying you for it, and rent from a tenant where things become legally entwined?

Question: I had a roommate where it started formal at first but we had a few ‘break ups’ and he kept asking for more time, then he’d get it and then he’d stay longer and the days to pay for rent changed and it seems like it’s just really informal at this point and I’m just sick of him. We got into an argument where he just belittled me the whole time and kept saying what a piece of shit I was and after he left I just felt like changing the codes to get in and he hasn’t been able to come back since (he has parents nearby where he stays). He was going to stay for another two weeks but honestly I can’t stand him anymore. I wanna know what you think my legal obligations are at this point.

Answer:
 When someone moves in they are a tenant. Period. When they bring their stuff over, sleep there every night and have no other place that is their home, they are a tenant.

If they pay you money to stay there, they are a tenant.

You cannot illegally evict him.


Title: (IN) denied medical treatment

Question: [deleted]

Answer: "College student" is not a protected class and means you're a higher risk for nonpayment. Barring some state law or regulation I'm forgetting they can choose not to treat non-emergency cases for any reason other than a protected class.


Title: An in-law of mine took about 7 day's leave to come see my wedding. She works as a secretary and a couple days into her approved vacation her boss said she has to come back to work (she lives several states away). She said no and got fired. Any recourse or anything she can do about this? Can she sue?

Question: This took place in Florida.

Answer: Nope. They can fire her because it was raining on a Tuesday. Have her file for unemployment and look for another job.


Title: Mother of child wanting to move out of state

Question:
Greetings,

The mother of my child wants to move out of state and wants to take my daughter away. We live in Dallas Texas and always have. Now her husband can't get a job here and they are thinking of moving. I have been having my child every weekend since birth. Now she just wants to up and take her from me. I can't get a job where they are going. We have never had the court involved. I'm so scared of losing my girl. Please help

Answer:
 >We have never had the court involved.

 And now you must.Answer #2: You need to get the courts involved now before they try to leave. You should be able to have an order put in place that prevents the child from being removed from the state until custody is determined.


Title: please im scared can i call the police on my brother?

Question: my brother screamed at me for no reason and im terrified that hes going to become physical, please im so scared

Answer: If you’re scared for your safety, of course you can call the police.


Title: Sold my truck 3 weeks ago he paid cash took the title and keys but has not picked it up

Question: For what it's worth I sold a Mitsubishi Montero to a man from Ghana who intended to export it to Africa, that was three weeks ago with the promise that it would be picked up within a week, he has not picked it up, he has the keys, the title and I am curious what my obligations to him are? I am in Minnesota and my thoughts are to request a duplicate title, get a locksmith out and have a key made and resell it, is there any time frame that I need to wait on to do these things or am I obligated to wait or give notice to him, I have his address off of the title card that he filled out but I can't find his phone number or text information as I deleted it from my phone.

Answer:
 > I sold a Mitsubishi Montero to a man from Ghana who intended to export it to Africa, that was three weeks ago...  he has not picked it up.... I am in Minnesota and my thoughts are to request a duplicate title, get a locksmith out and have a key made and resell it

That would be fraud, since you do not have a legal claim to the man's vehicle.

Write him a letter letting him know that he needs to pick HIS vehicle up.Answer #2: No, you can't request a duplicate title and resell the truck.  Your application for a duplicate title would be fraudulent.  You no longer own the truck.  If you don't want to store this gentleman's truck on your property any more you can have it towed.  This appears to be the statute you need to follow:  [https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/168B.04](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/168B.04)Answer #3: Just consult a lawyer and have them tell him in writing you meed it off the property by x day and if he doesn’t comply you’ll have it tied at his expense as abandoned. It’s not your car, it’s not your responsibility to house it.


Title: Sorry if stupid, but can I use a law firm that is in a different state if they don't have offices here?

Question: Say I wanted a large law firm (top 100 or something) but none of them had offices in my state, would I be able to go out of state and use one of the top firms there? Is this a wise/stupid idea across all areas of practice (intellectual, estate, criminal, etc.)?

Answer: Even if an attorney in an out of state V100 firm was licensed to practice in your state, that's a good way to blow thousands on unnecessary travel expenses.


Title: neighbors 3 dogs broke through three fences and attacked my dog. Sacramento, Ca

Question: So the neighbors three houses down, their dogs broke through 3 fences and then attacked my dog. We heard her yelping in the back yard and when we got there two of the dogs were attacking her. We were able to get the dogs off her and get her into the house. The police were called and they took two of the three dogs away. We rushed her to the vet with multiple bite wounds. She had a tooth stuck in her that the vet said they can not remove at this time. Later that night, the owners of the dogs said they would pay for the fence and vet bills. A few days later the neighbors come over saying they will not pay the bills and are trying to tell me I have to pay for their vet bills because one of their dog had some scratches. What should we do?

Answer:
 It's a busy week for a specialist in Dog Law.

You have a strong case. Your NeighborDogs attacked your dog, on your property, after breaking in. Exactly why would you be liable for any vet bills their dogs incurred?

They owe you compensation here. The only question is whether or not you'll have to sue them to get it.Answer #2: Send them the bills via certified mail. When they inevitably ignore them, you will have to take them to small claims court where you will almost certainly prevail. Then you'll have to get them to pay. With a court verdict you'll be able to have wages garnished if they still won't pay.

It may take time and effort, but you will get a significant amount of your money back.


Title: Does an unlicensed Child Protection social worker still have immunity from legal consequences if they lie?

Answer:
 Do you really expect us to give you any meaningful answer to a question with absolutely no context? Answer #2: Where are you and what do you mean by "unlicensed"?Answer #3: From what I gather, a state employee lied in some sort of court or official record?

No, there's usually no actual immunity for the person (although the government itself is usually immune), BUT the chances of a government employee being punished or held accountable for their actions in the course of their normal duties is slight.

What do you mean "unlicensed?" As in there's no professional governing body to complain to?


Title: [CA] 17 years old, parents trying to get me to repay them for dental bills?

Question:
Hi, so as I said, I'm 17 years old. I had braces for 4 years because I switched orthodontist in the middle of my treatment plan(or at least that's how I understand it). I was told I have cavities so I needed my braces off to treat them. They discovered I have an insane amount of cavities after my braces were taken off. Apparently, during my dental checkups that I went to every 6 months, my cavities were never noticed and had worsened almost becoming root canals.

My parents were going to sue the dental practice where I was having my teeth cleaned and checked for not noticing and allowing things to get this bad, but I guess decided to not pursue that. My dad is now telling me that I owe him 11 thousand dollars for bills(the treatment did actually cost that much) and need to create a payment plan with a job in order to pay him back. I don't understand how my mouth had progressed so badly as I've been focused on better hygiene in the last year, but I guess not well enough. My dad has always been very money obsessed, for example, my first orthodontist was a cheap student practice that I guess was not doing there job correctly but was cheaper and that's why I was switched later on.

I don't know how to tackle this, I'm just happy that I don't turn 18 until a month after high school. Anyways, once I'm 18 can my parent's sue for this money they spent on me? Thanks and I appreciate all/any help.

Answer:
 They can try, they won't win. Kids need dental care. Dental care can cost a lot of money. If they didn't want to pay for their children's dental care, they should not have had children.

Expect to move as close to your 18th birthday as you can, but they would have to give you notice to kick you out. I believe in California that is 60 days. Answer #2: IANAL but--

No. Your parents would've signed a document at the dentist and orthodontist saying they were financially responsible for all of your accounts, meaning they were liable.

You're all good, friend.

Source: Am adult. Have to tell doctors I'll pay the bills often. Also, am a dental clinic employee who gives this form often. :)

Edit: Funnily enough, I wonder if they were technically liable for some of your poor oral hygiene as making sure you're healthy and looked after is part of the parent role. I doubt anything would come of that, but if you're anything like I was at 17, I'd tell my dad I was going to sue him right back for negligence and not making sure I knew how to floss properly and minimising my sugar intake.


Title: No shelves in kitchen cabinets [CA-US]

Question:
I hope this is the right subreddit.

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Small annoying thing.  Just moved into apartment yesterday and when i opened kitchen cabinets there were no shelves but the notches to place the shelves were there lol.

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I know it's a small thing but I'm annoyed with this landlord already.

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-Washer and dryer were moldy. Landlord said he'll just remove them, he refuses to replace them. We had a set in storage so we got those last minute last night. He claims he's not responsible because on the lease it says he's not responsible for repair of appliances... does this apply in this case?
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-also ceiling fan wobbles uncomfortably and he refuses to adjust it; tells me if I want it fixed to just get on a ladder and tighten it.
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Am I unreasonable?

Answer:
 These are the things you check before you move into a place.
Answer #2: Yes because you had a duty to check the condition of the place before you signed a lease and moved in.


Title: They never should've extended me any credit, but am I putting myself in any jeopardy?

Question: I can not understate this first part enough.  I have doo-doo credit.  Bad enough that I'm jealous of people in the 500's.  I was recently hired for a job, and based on the fact that I now had an income I could list on credit applications, I applied for a line of credit with a well known computer company because I needed to replace 2 laptops.  Instead of the rejection I was expecting, they approved me for a $3000 loc, so I had one higher tier laptop and one lower tier laptop delivered to me. Well I got fired, so there's no way I'm going to be able to pay the bill on these laptops, but I'm sure as hell not sending them back. I decided I'd rather have the laptops and take the hit to my already garbage credit.  The thing is, the more expensive one had a bit of a warm display so I initiated a swap.  They've already shipped the other one to me and I'm supposed to ship this one back, but I haven't.  Soon I will be in possession of 3 laptops.  What can they do to me if I give 0 blanks about my credit or being sued, and decide to keep them all?

Answer:
 We're not going to advise you to be a human shitstain.Answer #2: You sound like you honestly don’t care, so what does it matter whether they garnish your wages, sue you, send creditors after you, or lock you up for non-payment after a court orders payment (which they will, because you do owe the money). If you don’t care, what difference does it make?

If I were you, I’d be more worried about the fact that you don’t seem to care. Why is that? It doesn’t sound healthy. It might be worth looking into getting some help from a professional, because not caring about major life impacting decisions like this is a sign of depression, which there’s no shame in getting help for.Answer #3: Do you plan on getting another job? They will garnish your wages when you have income again.


Title: So, regarding a friend's teenage mishap...

Question:
I have a friend who, when 16 or 17, sent an older guy online some racy photos. As far as I know, she's not American, he may be, and I'm not even sure how this all applies.

At any rate, she is now 24 and the fellow is older, and apparently still in possession of said photos, as he informed her. And through mutual friends she found out he had been attempting to distribute the photos, though whether for money I don't know.

Now we have another friend who claims that there is...and I find this a little unbelievable...statute of limitations on internet sex crimes, including child pornography, of 5 years, and he does not believe this man is in any way criminally culpable for anything except perhaps attempting to create revenge porn. Am I missing something? Aren't the images of a teenage girl still illegal regardless of the amount of time has passed?

My friend isn't sure how to proceed and it seems like this guy is just throwing us red herrings. Any thoughts?

Answer:
 Possessing child pornography is in and of itself a crime. It never becomes not illegal to possess CP.

If she wishes to report the crime, call the police non-emergency number and do it. Don't be batman and attempt to investigate the crime yourself, or decide if it's worth pursuing. That's what the police are for.Answer #2: > he does not believe this man is in any way criminally culpable for anything except perhaps attempting to create revenge porn.

That friend is an idiot. The guy is currently in possesion of CP (which in a lot of jurisdictions is a crime) and is attempting to distribute child porn (which ads a bunch of other jurisdictions in which he would be commiting a criminal act).

Since your friend produced Child Porn it might be wise for her to talk to an attorney before going to the police (with assistance from the attorney).


Title: How can I protect myself/home if I have a "stranger" look after my dogs when I'm away?

Question:
Hi Team I think this should be a quick one but I'm not sure where to start.

I'm going out of town for a week and have found someone through a (trusted) facebook group to look after my dogs in my house whilst I'm gone. I've met her and am comfortable with the situation, but as it's not through an Airbnb-type service, and there's no exchange of $$, I'm wondering if there's a document of sorts combined with taking a copy of her ID which will protect me in case anything should go wrong/missing etc....

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Any help greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

Answer: Unless you know this person personally or really know people who have used her I would truly suggest finding someone who works through an agency and is properly licensed and bonded. They will have insurance for anything that could go awry.


Title: Buying a plane, but can't get verification of financing on weekend. Need to give a deposit.

Question:
I am looking at purchasing an aircraft located on the other side of the US from me and the man wants $3000 as a deposit to hold it for me.  I can't verify I can get the financing until Monday.  How can I safely give him a deposit?  I do understand that the deposit is a legally binding contract and that if I fall through on the deal he gets to keep it?  I need to be quick on this as this particular plane already has interest and is priced very cheap. I am located in Georgia and the aircraft is located in Nevada.

EDIT: There are reasons why it is cheap and I accept what those reasons are (high engine time, airframe hours, hail dmg, etc.)

Answer: There's at least a reasonable chance this is a scam. If you are going to proceed, you should use an escrow company to hold the deposit.


Title: Girlfriend gave her two weeks notice and was told shes unetitical, shamed, and last line of the message reads like threat to retaliate.

Question:
My girlfriend recently gave her two weeks notice after being a long term employee at her current job where she pretty much went above and beyond for her boss. When she gave her two weeks notice she was worried about leaving during this time, but I reassured her there would be nothing wrong with it and if they need more time to find someone to replace her, they would negotiate with her. How wrong I was. The boss came back with a nasty email that pretty much shamed my girlfriend for giving her two weeks notice because it would not be a full two weeks since they’re closed during holidays. She was told she was unethical and the last line of the email read like a threat to retaliate saying “What a shame, what a shame. What comes around goes around.”

This made me furious and really upset my girlfriend because she absolutely had no intention of hurting anyone and she always gave her 110%. Is there anything I can do? I’m in Canada, BC.

Answer:
 No damages and the threat isn't specific enough to do anything about.

If they damage her pay or anything like that, chat with an employment attorney. But if they are fair with the check and just mean, call it a bullet doged and move on.


Title: Is it legal to bookmark videos from pornhub?

Question: Is it legal to bookmark videos from pornhub?

Answer: Yes. Saving a URL somewhere is not a copyright violation.


Title: A friend/ coworker gf hit my car.. It's a bit of a read, but please any info, help anything would be greatly appreciated.. thanks

Question: Ok as the long title stated I was hit by a coworker/acquaintance girlfriend. I'll give some back round, and I apologize for this wall of text or if I didn't format right.. it's my first time posting. So a bit of background.  I was pulling into my spot at work, and she was paying no attention she backed into my car side door. And she's crying, and I pulled through this lot at a max speed of 2-5mph slower sometimes( it's a horrible lot, ruts that will blow out tires, so if she looked behind her at all she would've seen me. . So I'm screaming, beeping etc. She hits my car a 2008 Lincoln MKZ it's red too. A bright color . She can't/ won't give me her mom's insurance(it's her mom's car) and she has no license. So I had her write out what happened and she will pay me in payments. She has no job, so her bf is going to make weekly payments.. I got it estimated and it's over 2000 on the low end. . So her bf who's going to make weekly payments wants to pay 50$ a week.... that will take 41 maybe more weeks to pay this off.. I live in New York. And I can't wait 41 weeks for my car to be fixed.  So what I'm asking is should I take her to small claims court?  I meet up with him tomorrow to talk about it, because he doesn't know it's 2 grand,  and I don't think he'd care.. He think 50 bucks is ok.. any information about courts, my options, legal etc.. please I really need some educated redditors to help any info is helpful... sorry I couldn't do a TL:DR

Answer:
 > So her bf who's going to make weekly payments wants to pay 50$ a week.... that will take 41 maybe more weeks to pay this off..

You are under no obligation to accept those payment terms, or any terms you do not find amicable for the actual damages you suffered. You should file a claim with your insurance and they will subrogate it against the driver's mother's insurance.


Title: [NV] My friend has applied to have her custody agreement changed 3 times but it always gets denyed. Help

Question:
So my friend has a daughter who is six and a half. The father is her ex-boyfriend. When they broke up back then it was because he found out she was doing adult chats and cam modeling and he didn't know. She found out she was pregnant after that.

When there daughter was born he went to court to get custody and paternity. My friend had her daughter for 6 months but he got custody after that because he made her out to be a bad mom because she was cam modeling and because she was wanting to get a job as a topless dancer. He had never had their daughter before but he still got custody.

So now for the last 6 years she only gets to see her daughter on wednesday nite and on sundays during the day accept for fathers day and other holidays like christmas. She can't do weekends because that's the busiest time at her job but they never give her any choices. She has to pay child support and she can't bring her daughter around men she is with or any top less dancers, strippers, cam models, nude models, adult actresses or escorts/prostitutes. She can't take her daughter outside of the state and doesn't have any say in what school she goes to and can only take her to the doctor of there is an emergency and she must call her ex and tell the doctor she can't decide medical things. She hasn't had her daughter overnite since her ex won.

She has tried to have the custody agreement changed after he won it and twice more since then. She doesn't do drugs or get arrested and she has no criminal record. She took a parenting class and she never hit her daughter or anything like that. But in court they always say that because she has done cam modeling and adult movies and is a top less dancer that it means she is not fit. She is not a bad person. She worked once at a brothel but her ex found out and used that against her in court too. How can it be fair that get ex can use her jobs against her? He got married and his wife is even allowed to pick their daughter up at school when my friend can't even. They use her jobs against her but play up how they work normal jobs and my friend isn't a role model. My friend lives in nevada.

Answer:
 I am guessing it is more than get job. Generally these jobs (no, not always) include a lifestyle that is not safe for kids.

But at this point the kid is in school and there is a status quo. She is not going to get primary custody changed.

If she wants to get more custody she should look for jobs outside of a negative lifestyle. Then hire an attorney.


Title: I got a jury summons, but I have an anxiety disorder what course of action should I take?

Question:
So here is my situation: I have generalized anxiety disorder and jury duty is something that can easily cause my anxiety to flare up and put me at risk for an anxiety attack. I know this because I went last year and it caused flare ups with my anxiety. I am not currently seeing a psychiatrist. I am seeing a psychologist but he moved out of state a couple years ago and we've been doing our sessions via Skype. I have been trying to get into therapy for a few months now to get on a treatment plan, as my anxiety is starting get worse. But it's hard finding a psychiatrist that is both within a reasonable distance from me and takes my insurance. So I don't know how long it could take for me to get a note or a letter from a psychiatrist.
What are my options?.

I live in Philadelphia.
Topic:
Disability Issues

Answer: If they don’t excuse you after calling in, you still need to go in to the courthouse. The lawyers and judge for the case don’t want a juror who might get an anxiety attack during proceedings and get dismissed mid-trial, so if you explain your circumstances you’ll likely be excused. The jury selections I’ve seen all have included asking the jurors if there’s any reason they can’t fulfill the responsibility of being a juror, and you can explain then.


Title: Did not get paid today.

Question:
I just have a couple of questions.

I get paid twice a month on the 10, and the 25. The 25th of this month is on Sunday, so I thought I would be getting paid today and auto bills already got taken out of my account.

I threw a fit about it because everyone else in the company got paid. and it turns out that my paycheck got sent to our Miami office. (Which is weird because I have only had direct deposit for almost a year now, and have lived in Nevada my whole life)

My company told me that if my payday is on sunday, it is allowed to be deposited on Monday legaly.

I just want to know if they are breaking any laws or what I can do. Im screwed until I get this money. No gas, no food, overdraft fee's up the wazoo.

Answer:
 You can go to /r/personalfinance to learn how to stop living paycheck to paycheck. IANAL but it is quite common for employers to pay on the next Monday when the pay period falls on a Sunday.Answer #2: > My company told me that if my payday is on sunday, it is allowed to be deposited on Monday legaly.

There is no set law for this, but this is standard business practice.
Depending on when your pay period ended, they *might* be in violation of the requirements on time to pay.  But that's not going to help you get paid before Monday.


Title: Paypal Collection on something I knew nothing about greater than the statue of limitation.

Question:
I'll start with a TL;DR

Transaction on a very old paypal account > 8 years ago. I know nothing about this and it was delivered to my grandmothers residence. I live in kansas  statue of limitations is 7 years on collections. They are threatening to remove funds from my current paypal accounts linked accounts is this even legal?

Long: This past year I got tired of using my S/O paypal account so I created my own. About 8 years ago my checking account along with my debit cards and stuff was all stolen out of my house with 3 roommates.I was also the only one with a PC so they used it when necessary. I wont go into details but alcohol definitely played a role in the people I was around at the time. Anyways I closed the bank account and didn't even think of the paypal I never used it but 1 time for mmoglider. Anyways Fast Forward 8 years. This past year I decided to open up a paypal I couldn't remember the password to my old paypal or its corresponding hotmail account and I was getting tired of having to have my S/O purchase stuff online for me or transfer money for stuff on hardware swap and other likewise forums. Anyways I just got a email from paypal stating they are limiting my account and in 14 days they will remove all of the amount for said item I purchased 8 years ago and had shipped to my grandmothers residence. If this is something I actually did I have no problem paying for it...But I honestly have no idea what this is It was something that I would not of done. The people I lived with at the time all knew my grandmothers residence and that she is not mobile so they could of easily tracked the package and picked it up at her address the day it was delivered. I'm out of ideas. I can pay for this but I don't think its actually right to have to...

Edit: Spelling and clarification

Link To PayPal User Agreement: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full

Answer: PayPal policy would ring "King" here. This isn't a legal issue because I'm sure, somewhere in their TOS jargon, it states they can do this.


Title: Someone in my apartment building is opening my packages. Manager says there's nothing he can do.

Question:
San Francisco, CA

I live in an apartment building. There are 6 units total, 3 floors and 2 units on each. The mailboxes are in the first floor "lobby" area and USPS usually leaves packages there if it's too big to fit inside the mailbox.

The problem is that someone in the building has been opening my packages if they are left in the lobby area. I moved in here about 1 year ago and it has happened 4 times so far.
Nothing has been actually stolen, so far. The box is just open as if someone wanted to check what was inside. But there was one time when the contents of the package was actually taken out of the box and left on the ground.

I often order expensive computer parts and some "personal" things such as lubes and condoms so this problem is extremely concerning.
I have no evidence but I got a feeling that it's one of the kids living in the building. He's either merely curious to see what is in the package or has intent to steal but finds nothing of his interest so he just leaves the package after opening it.

I've talked to the manager but he says there's absolutely nothing he can do.
I could tell USPS to stop leaving packages but it's really too inconvenient for me to go to the post office and pick up my packages every time. It takes more than 1 hour out of my day to actually drive to the post office, find parking, wait in line, and pick up my package. I get packages delivered very often and sometimes they are urgent so I can't really wait until the day after the attempted delivery to pick up my packages.

Just yesterday, my package containing a new hard drive was left in the lobby area and I found it not only open but kind of kicked around a bit, as there was a dent on the box. So even if the hard drive seems to work fine, I am probably going to return it and get a new one.

What can I do in this situation?

Answer:
 It seems like you already have dismissed your option. Either have stuff delivered to another address (friend, work, PO box) or ask USPS to hold packages. Report it to the postal inspector, but, unless they offer some sort of secured package holding as part of your lease/complex, then the landlord doesn't have any responsibility here. Answer #2: Messing with USPS packages are a FEDERAL offense.

Make a report to the Postal Inspectors. They take this very seriously.

https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/

Penalty for screwing with the mail are pretty high.

Answer #3: One option to consider is to rent a mailbox near your house at a place like the UPS Store or one of its many equivalents.Answer #4: Is the landlord opposed to a camera in the lobby?Answer #5: Well, I feel that I shouldn't have to suffer the inconvenience of not having packages delivered to my home, pick up the packages, or pay for a mailbox service.
Would it be legal if I used some kind of wireless camera to find out who has been opening my packages and went to the police with it?Answer #6: Have you considered asking your landlord/apartment manager if you can install a locked box? Either keypad or lock, with a slot big enough to put a reasonable sized box in, but that'd be very awkward to reach in and actually remove anything.


Title: Why are the illegal activities of the rich and powerful ignored?

Question: Me and some friends were talking about the expense scandal in the UK and the HSBC thing and it got us wondering... Why are thy allowed to skip justice just because they have influence? One rule for one and all that.

Answer: You're looking for /r/legaladviceuk.


Title: I was assaulted by my landlord and want to terminate my lease

Question: So long story short, my landlord threatened me with violence and pushed me with his chest while screaming and spitting in my face he was gonna kick my ass for about 200 yards. My best friend saw everything. I need to move out of my house asap for my well-being but I’m a broke college kid and I know that he’s going to try and withhold my 900$ security deposit. Any advice on where to go from here would be greatly appreciated

Answer: Start by filing a police report. The next steps will depend on your location, which you haven't provided.


Title: "Legal" CBD flower shipped in mail seized. Narcotics officer left a voicemail.

Question:
I ordered 1 oz of "legal" CBD cannabis flower from tweedlefarms.com. This flower is advertised as having less than 0.3% THC which is supposed to be legal in all 50 states under the 2014 hemp bill. The package comes with this notice https://imgur.com/a/pjbY6 .

I did not receive the package and got a voicemail from a local Narcotics Agent this morning. He said he wanted to speak to me and to call him back. I called him back and he was on lunch break. I said I would try him back later.

Please help. I have no idea what to do. I thought this was supposed to be legal. I do not have a lawyer and have no idea how to go about getting one. Do I call the detective back?

I am in IL

Answer:
 How did you get the NTLE if you never got package?

We have asked you to give us the info of who called you to help you and you would not respond.

We now request you either come clean on what really happened because this is hurting a good reputation we have worked very hard to build or remove this thread entirely.

Your choice. Sorry to sound harsh but we have done everything we can to help with zero response.


Title: Scraped a Car. Should I be worried?

Question:
Today, I had a small scrape in a parking lot. I was pulling into a spot and lightly scratched someone's parked car. I immediately stopped and parked further away. A woman who'd seen it asked if I was going to find the owner, which I was.
I waited by the car and eventually the owner came out. I explained what had happened, and they took a look. The scratch was tiny and they said it would probably buff out. I began to offer to give my information and insurance, but they said not to worry about it. I apologized, thanked them, and they got in the car and left.

My question is: should I be worried? Could I lose my license? I'm a teenager, never been in an accident before, had my license for three months. They seemed forgiving, but I've heard of things like this coming back to haunt people, like people later claiming damage for other things. Am I overly worried?

Thanks everyone!!

Answer: You are overly worried.  They refused your contact information so they have no way of tracking you down or reporting you.


Title: Indiana- Child's school is mandating counseling

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >Is this mandate from the school legal?

Depends. But most likely yes. Note that your child is not prevented from attending school, but prevented from attending *that* school until you continue counseling.

Legal question aside, I'll be honest, your child should absolutely continue counseling. The psychologist can't really mandate counseling themselves, but CPS can. If a doc is suggesting your kid needs counseling, but all means, put your child in counseling. It won't hurt them. If you want a second opinion from another professional, fine, but keep in mind that two separate entities felt the need for your child to attend some sort of counseling. Take that as a red flag. The sooner you step in front of a disorder, the better chance kiddo is going to have in managing.


Title: This is probably the most complicated situation you’ll read today

Question: So this is going to be long but I guess I need to say everything. I (24F) started dating someone (19M) in 2017. We lived 40 min apart and he moved into my dads apartment with me pretty quickly. I drank heavily at the time and didn’t treat him well. Eventually we had to leave my dads apartment because my dad wouldn’t let him live there anymore without paying rent. So I moved to his dads house with him 40 min away from my work and started to commute. All the while I was helping him complete his schoolwork, but it’s been increasingly demanding for me because he just won’t do the hard assignments and expects me to. But I work 40 hours a week and don’t really want to do homework when I get home. I moved out of his house in late February and we’ve been texting/talking/hanging out but it’s mostly been fighting. But his computer broke so I took out $1000 in amazon store card credit so he could get a new one before all of the turmoil started and I have payments to make on the computer. He hasn’t been paying me and he won’t be able to pay it off before the 24% APR kicks in if he doesn’t graduate (which would be me doing his schoolwork so he graduates and gets graduation money). He refuses to work a minimum wage job. He has no income and I don’t know what to do. I can’t sue him about the computer because back in October of 2018 I was arrested for assault on him. Just recently this month I finally had “resolution” to the case and I’m on pretrial probation until October 2020. If I were to ever take him to court over the computer payments he’d tell them everything I’ve done to him (emotional/physical abuse) and it would just end up hurting me. Please help lol

Answer: Pay the bill. If you're unwilling to sue him in small claims court, you have pretty much no option but to pay the bill.


Title: I own a small business, and someone keeps reporting me to the city (CA)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >He's always checking out what I'm working on and I've even made stuff for him. I know it is not him.

My money says its himAnswer #2: So it's either harassment, or someone really thinks you're too noisy.

Not a lawyer, but I did spend years on our local planning board, and we had businesses include hours of operation on their site plans.  Things that bother people the most seem to be early morning truck deliveries, and late night activities.  I tend to be bothered by any noise that seems to be constant and unrelenting.

So as a good neighbor it would be worth taking a step back, and thinking about what might be bothersome.  If you have for example a vacuum system that your neighbors can hear it may be relatively easy to muffle.  And it might be worth modifying your schedule a bit to do relatively noisy things during the day instead of at night.

All that said, you may not be doing anything that could be considered at all unreasonable, and without someone telling you exactly what their problem it's really hard to accommodate an unknown concern.


Title: (UK) Landlord has left me without hot water, cooker and limited electricity.

Question:
Yesterday morning everything was fine. Girlfriend took a shower, when she went to dry her hair none of the plug sockets would work. Figured it may have tripped out the fuse, no luck. Unplugged all appliances and still wouldn't switch back on. Contacted my letting agent as soon as they opened yesterday morning, they sent an electrician out yesterday. The electrician discovered that our cooker has not been earthed and forbid us from using it, saying it is extremely dangerous. HE then started looking at sockets etc, discovering several sockets in the kitchen were very rusted inside from moisture. One of them even contained a silica gel packet that has clearly absorbed so much moisture the packet was damp and rust coloured. He managed to get our plug sockets in the lounge working again but nowhere else, suspecting that the entire back of the house potentially needs rewiring. This means no cooker, no electric sockets to the rest of the house and no boiler. As the letting agent is only open half day on a saturday and it's a bank holiday weekend, he told us he can do no more until he can speak to them Tuesday. Leaving us without basic amenities for 2 more days at the least.

Where do I stand now? I do not have a direct number for my landlord, or an emergency number. Can I still be expected to pay full rent? Paid my last rent only 3 days ago. What is likely to happen now?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing


Title: If your animal attacks someone are you liable?

Answer: Generally, yes.  Unless it can be demonstrated the animal was acting defensively.  Owners after responsible for the actions of their pets.


Title: What to include and leave out of a character reference letter to the judge and prosecutor?

Question: A good friend of mine in is some legal trouble and the prosecutor seems to be looking to throw the book at him. I'm looking for advise on what should be included in a character reference letter to the judge and the prosecutor. Any advise would be great!

Answer: Your friend has a lawyer, right? You should ask the lawyer this question. It's remarkable how often I've seen character reference letters that inadvertently make the person in question look bad. General rules are to not talk about the crime/how bad they feel about what happened or anything bad (or even vaguely illegal), focus on positive traits and wholesome stories. If bail might be involved, talking about how connected they are to the community is good (worked at X job for years, super involved in their church/bowling league/whatever, saves orphaned kittens).


Title: I publish DIY tutorials online. Occasionally I will later see Kickstarters or products pop up that were obviously inspired by my original work. If these people file their own patents does that mean I lose the right to sell the inventions of my own creation? [United States]

Question:
TL;DR: If I am the first to publicize a product design, am I protected in my rights to sell that product despite others who may come along later and try to patent the design themselves?
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For many years I have been inventing various products and publishing their designs online for all to see and recreate. More and more often I see others marketing these designs and filing patents on the resulting products. While it bothers me to some extent that others take my freely provided designs and turn around to sell them, my bigger fear is that in doing so they are boxing me out from ever selling my own products or kits for the things I have created.

If despite these 3rd party patents I'm still legally able to sell products or kits myself I could deal with the competition. If, however, these 3rd parties are taking away my rights to my own inventions after they've been published I'm afraid I will need to start filing patents of my own. From the reading I've been doing regarding the cost and time requirements of filing patents it would be a real shame to have to resort to that measure. In fact if it really takes as long as they say it would probably mean an end to my publishing my inventions for free. I can't have them gathering dust for years at a time while I wait on confirmation that it's safe to make them known.

Any advice would be appreciated on this subject, whether on the topic of my question or about the patent filing process in general.
Topic:
Intellectual Property

Answer:
 The existence of "prior art" anticipates and bars patentability for otherwise eligible inventions.  Post March 2013, that means anything already patented, described in publication, in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public anywhere in the world.  In other words, *you can't patent something that someone else already invented* - which would appear to be the issue here.  There are also many other potential reasons why a patent might not be granted.

Really though, we have no idea what the actual facts here are.  Patent law is a bizarre universe of nomenclature, claim construction, negotiation, business decisions, and (hopefully) at least a little science.  Maybe your creations are patentable, maybe they're not.  Maybe these other parties are finding new uses for your creations, maybe they're not.  Maybe they're using patentable *methods* without infringing your patentable inventions.  There's too much possibility to give you a complete answer to your concerns.  But it sounds like a decent approximation would be, "don't worry too much about it, and if you ever want more information about obtaining your own patent, you'll need to speak to an attorney."

Also, if you wait too long, your own publication can bar your patent - we want people to patent things pretty much as soon as they invent them, since the social benefit of the patent system is the public disclosure of exactly what it is you invented (so that other people can find out, and use and improve upon it during your period of protection through licensing and later on for free when the patent expires).  We don't want people inventing something great, keeping it secret for ten years, and then getting a patent, and the law reflects that.  So don't wait too long if you thing you might have something patentable!


Title: Rental Car Co is charging me $550 for insurance I did not want

Question:
I rented a car for a family vacation for 10 days.  I checked with my auto ins company before we left and they said that I was covered and did not need to buy the insurance through the rental co.  I did not sign up for it when I reserved the car online.

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We fly in and take the shuttle which was packed.  The rental car building was small and super hot.  My wife and kids are outside waiting.  I finally get up to the desk after an hour and get checked in.  I sign the form and get the car and get out of there.

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Trip goes great.  Car is fine.  No issues, no damage.  I get home and have an invoice for the rental and there is an extra $550.  The rental was only $400.  So obviously being charged more than double was a shock to me.  Well upon further review they are saying I signed up for the insurance.  I did sign their forms.  6 pages of fine print on a paper the size of a CVS recipt in a boiling hot office with my family cooking outside in the sun.  I did not read it.

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So, during this trip our debit card was used fraudulently and was shut off by the bank.  Unrelated to the rental car.  I paid the $400 for the rental before we left for the trip but the extras they are tacking on have not been charged.  Are they going to come after me?  What is their recourse?  What if I don't give them my new card number?

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TL;DR I was charged for rental car insurance I did not want or ask for.  The card I used to rent the car has been shut off for other reasons.  Can the rental company come after me for the insurance costs?

Answer:
 You signed the papers, you're on the hook.  I've rented cars in several states and it's never a 'surprise' at least with the big rental companies (hertz, enterprise, dollar) what exactly you're paying for/agreeing to.  If you used an off brand that experience may be different.  You should have seen on both your contract, the printed contract and the final return receipt exactly what you had signed up for.  Ideally you should have contested that prior to leaving lot, at the very least when you returned the car.  Since your home you really have no leverage to use to get out.  If you decline to pay I would highly suspect you'll be sent to collections.  It's not really worth fighting over, as ultimately you're going to have to pay it.

Additionally just as an FYI NEVER, NEVER, EVER use a 'debit' card for any sort of car rental/hotel stay/ airline ticket.  Ever.  Always use a credit card.  The protections offered through a CC are much better, you don't have to deal with holds gumming up your available balance and they don't have direct access to your cash.  If you pay off the card you don't owe interest, so don't go all 'Dave Ramsey' on me here.  The reality is that CC's are a much safer/better option for travel.


Title: Car I sold years ago gets towed, new owner apparently never registered it in her name...

Question:
I sold my crappy college runabout car (84 Civic hatchback) to a stranger on Craigslist in September or October 2015. It was about as simple a sale as you can imagine, we meet, she test drives it, gives me $500.

Fast forward to June 2017, I get a letter from a towing company that state's that "my" car was towed a few months prior, and that I owe them $1100 in towing and storage fees. I no longer have any contact info for the young lady that bought the car. Apparently she never registered it in the whole time she owned it, and also abandoned it somewhere in Gresham Oregon.

I called the local PD, they said if I notified the DMV that I was not the owner of the vehicle, I would be relieved of any responsibility. So I did that. Yet, I get another letter from the towing company saying that I still owe them the $1100.

What do I need to do to get these guys off my back?

Answer: The towing company is a separate entity. You'll have to contact them and prove to them that the car isn't yours.


Title: Company stole my personal information and sold it.

Question:
I recently used a landscaping company and provided them with my credit card information in order to pay. A few weeks go by and I get a 450 dollar charge from Columbia that my credit card company declined. I then receive a call from a man in New York. He tells me his friend in Columbia has my personal information and he sends me pictures. This guy has all my stuff, Name, DOB, Credit Card info and he tells me he got it from the landscaping company. Now I live in Florida an I’m not sure about federal laws, but what exactly can I do? Do I sue or try to contact some type of federal department any help is appreciated thanks!
Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 > This guy has all my stuff, Name, DOB, Credit Card info and he tells me he got it from the landscaping company.

It's very possible he stole it from the landscaping company, though I don't understand why the landscaping company would have your DOB. Many small businesses do not keep their user information securely and are subject to cyber-criminals.

It's extremely possible that they were hacked and your information was obtained. If you believe this to be true, you can contact them and have them remove your information from their system.

If you have any damages, you could sue, but it sounds like your bank did their sue diligence. Obviously you need to have them reissue your card with a new number.


Title: California - Is this psychiatrist breaking any kind of law or even doing anything improper?

Question:
California USA

This is a long dumb story that I will try and condense

Rodger is former military, honorable discharge after injury in combat.

Sue is Rodger's girlfriend.  She nannies for a psychiatrist in California.

Rodger does not want kids, Sue very much does.  Rodger will not break up with Sue even though he states he wants to because she threatens that she will kill herself and he feels guilty.

Rodger had an appointment for a vasectomy, the night beforehand he was video chatting with his friends and had been doing so for a few hours.  He stated multiple times that he was just hoping to make it through the night without Sue trying to attack him as she had been in hysterics for most of the day.   Aside from those statements though there was no indication anything was wrong, he and his friends were playing various video games and planning an upcoming camping trip.

While chatting the police entered the room and removed Rodger, he was taken to a hospital on a 5150 (I think?  I could be wrong about that being the specific hold I just know he wasn't given a choice).

He was released the next day and was told by the doctors he spoke with there was no basis for the hold.

Sue told a mutual friend through text message that the psychiatrist she nannies for told her the right words and terms to use when calling the police to have Rodger taken to the hospital against his own wishes.  He was not released in time to have his vasectomy.

Obviously Rodger needs to break up with Sue and everyone has been giving him as much support as possible in that regard I am just curious if the psychiatrist has done anything improper, it sounds unethical to me but I'm no expert. Thanks all

Answer:
 No, the psychiatrist probably didn't do anything wrong here.  What likely happened is that Sue asked in what instances can someone be held or taken in and the psychiatrist answered.  You can ask that question here and get an answer.

It may be possible that Sue filed a false report to the police or some other authority, however.


Title: How guilty is someone who isn't a dealer but accused as it?

Question:
So someone I know was accused as a dealer of some weed in the US.
The Story: He bought 3 grams of weed, smoked a bit of it, decided it wasnt for him and was going to throw it away.  His friend decided to just take it from him and he wanted nothing to do with it at all, so he just gave it away.  The friend later got caught and named him as the dealer of it.  How guilty is the "dealer"?

Answer:
 He distributed an illegal substance.  The fact that the other person did not pay for it does not make any difference in my state.

Your mystery state may be different.Answer #2: > The friend later got caught and named him as the dealer of it. How guilty is the "dealer"?

Put aside the hair splitting.  Trafficking is Trafficking even if you don't make money.  Your friend is technically guilty of being a 'dealer'.

Tell your friend to not admit anything to anyone, not to talk to the police, not to talk to his accuser. Talk to a lawyer, immediately.

Best scenario will be your friend walks and his 'friend' who ratted him out will take the fall for the 3 grams of weed.

3 grams is a pittance by the way......I'm sure there are some jurisdictions were some prosecutors and cops will go hard as possible to bust someone with 3 grams of weed but in some places it barely rises to the level of a misdemeanor.

Answer #3: He threw it out and it was taken from the trash? Or he said "here have this weed I don't want"Answer #4: In Yemen, this would be a capital offense (punishable by death). Your friend is certainly in trouble there. Hopefully he leaves the country before they catch up to him.Answer #5: There is no way to answer this without a location. I know of at least two states where distributing that amount without compensation isn't trafficking.


Title: TX - Can a probation officer change conditions of probation on his own?

Question:
Back in October, I signed the paperwork to begin a period of deferred adjudication/probation for a felony offense.  My case is not a sex offender case, a fact that the prosecutor has acknowledged, and nothing in my deferred adjudication paperwork said anything about being labeled or having to register as a sex offender.  I have been on the standard pretrial conditions up to this point, but have not had to worry about sex offender conditions (staying away from school zones, leaving a public place if a minor enters, etc.).

I bring all of that up because I found out yesterday that the county's probation department unilaterally decided to place me on sex offender conditions during my deferred adjudication period.  This was not a court order, and they informed neither my lawyer nor me.  In fact, my lawyer only found out because she was making a routine examination of my probation history in order to write an appeal.

That brings me to my question: can the probation officer or department so this?  Can they decide, without a court order, to impose these new conditions on me?  I have not been convicted, and I will not have to register as a sex offender, so how can they get away with this?

Thanks in advance for your answers.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 I'm a PO in MI. We can always talk to the judge and do an amended order of probation, but it still requires the judges signature.

Ask your PO what was the reason for the change then talk to an attorney.


Title: My friend faked evidence and stuff that his ex used drugs and did crimes during their divorce. Her lawyer found out.

Question:
My friend faked evidence and stuff that his ex used and sold drugs and did crimes during their divorce. She didn't. Her lawyer found proof and now he is freaking out about getting arrested. He got full custody of their kids where she couldn't even see or talk to them and all the money and she was in jail for a while too. If he did this 5 years ago is the statue of limitations up by now? The divorce and her going to jail was in NY state. I don't even know how the lawyer found out or if the lawyer did it legally. Please help, he is really freaking out right now.

Edit to add that I know it seems like he is a terrible person but he was just scared of getting screwed in the divorce by her and never seeing his kids again.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 >he is really freaking out right now.

That seems like an appropriate reaction.Answer #2: So, because he was freaked out about being screwed and never seeing his kids again, he screwed her over and tried to make sure she never got to see her kids again. POSAnswer #3: I'm not sure what ~~you~~ your friend means by faked evidence, as it can fall under anything from perjury (false testimony), forgery (false documentation), or some other law concerning the tampering of evidence.

Perjury and forgery of the third degree are both misdemanors, but are felonies at second and first degrees. What you did will almost certainly be of the 1st degree since it was clearly part of a broader strategy to win the divorce proceedings, and not just a random whim.

Get a lawyer for "your friend"

**Citations:**

NY Law, Forgery: http://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article170.htm

NY Law, Perjury: http://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article210.htmAnswer #4: >If he did this 5 years ago is the statue of limitations up by now?

You're friend is out of luck if he thinks the SOL can save him from potential charges. You can read more [here](http://statelaws.findlaw.com/new-york-law/new-york-criminal-statute-of-limitations-laws.html) or try this cool little tool called Google. There's lots of information there.

This is the relevant quote in the link:

"The time limit for the prosecution to bring its case does not begin until the crime is discovered, or should have been discovered."


Title: Found hidden camera in personal office-Retaliation and Sexual Harassment?

Question:
I have a very close female friend- Let's call her Jane, She lives in Utah, and is not apart of a union. Jane works at a pretty big corporation(has over 300,000 employees). She has worked there for over 10 years and started at a entry level job, did various things she didn't have to just to work her way up the ladder now she is one of the security managers for her region.

Recently she found a "hidden camera" in her office.. The way it was discovered was that Jane needed the cameras to surveil another building they suspect being broken into. She got the cameras and looked at the footage so she didn't delete anything important before just wiping the camera so there was free space to do her job. As she was looking over the footage she notice it was of her. Hidden in a shelf/bookcase in her office. The camera is pointing directly at her ass when she stands up, and when seated in her chair it is from the neck down.

Jane went to HR about the camera which HR called in her superiors (1 female and 2 males who planted the camera).2 males said they didn't know about the camera but they don't know Jane has the video saved at home- It shows both 2 males planting the camera in her office. HR said they would look into it and it's been a month and HR says the case is resolved. They did nothing for Jane.

After the HR meeting Jane's bosses lowered her working timeline from 90 days to 60 days(looks like retaliation to me). Jane texted the her female superior about a week later being super professional asking what was wrong and that it feels like the superiors were retaliating against her. The day after the text Jane ends up in HR with the female because what she texted was inappropriate. HR was not willing to look at the text as Jane gave them permission to, no they wanted Jane to ad lib and try to remember what she said. Jane had the text printed out and read it in front of HR and the female.

After she read it HR said it was inappropriate because Jane sent the text when she was "off the clock" So Jane brought up how her female superior will always text Jane when Jane was off the clock and HR dismissed the meeting with no consequence to either. Ever since then they have been changing rules around Jane position to make it harder to get work done and also changed her schedule completely.

Everything went down hill after calling HR about the video. We have the video and all the documents that I think prove retaliation, violation of privacy and maybe even sexual harassment. The past week they have basically been putting things in place to fire her (they don't know she has the video which has the 2 males planting the camera), she loves the company she works at but her superiors are deviants and HR won't do anything. What is the best option to go from here? Is there an expectation of privacy in a personal office? Does the employer need to notify Jane when install hidden cameras in her office?

Answer:
 Jane's mistake here is thinking that HR is there to represent her best interests. HR is there to protect the companies interest and that's exactly what they are doing. Jane should speak to an attorney who actually DOES represent her interests and see if she has a case.Answer #2: Jane should see if she can go up several levels with HR.  In her 300,000 person company, is there an internal whistleblower hotline?  If they are a publicly traded company, google "(company name) 10-k".  The 10-k is the annual report that public companies file with the Securities and Exchange commission.  If she skims that, she may find names and contact information for the head of HR or regulatory compliance.  She may also find all sorts of pious self-service nonsense about how the company is dedicated to obeying labor laws and providing a happy work environment that she can quote back to them.

The document will be huge; she can start by searching for words like "whistleblower" "ombudsman" "compliance" and such.

This may not work, since the local HR folks seem willing to bury her, but she might as well try.Answer #3: So what I don't get is that she (Jane) never tells HR she has the video, she never tells HR that her two male superiors are in said video putting in the camera, and she never gives a copy of the video to HR?

And there is surprise that HR did nothing????

Am I honestly missing something here?Answer #4: Paragraphs, plz.Answer #5: It seems like it would not be out of the question for Jane to speak with an employment lawyer.