Title: I have been harassed, stalked, threatened, and physically attacked by my ex girlfriend over the course of the past 2 months. I am scared for my life. What can I do to make this stop?

Question: Greetings, I apologize in advance as this will be a bit of a long post. I am a 24 year old female living in the state of Arkansas and this past April I broke up with my girlfriend of 2 years because I found out she had been cheating on me. The harassment started out as just text messages from her threatening to ruin my life and harm me physically, but things quickly escalated from there. She hacked into my bank account, email, and all of my social media accounts (and messaged people pretending to be me). Around the end of May, she was arrested for domestic battery 3rd degree because she came to my residence and attacked me. She also took my wallet and car keys and threw them into a pond behind the residence. After that, I got a restraining order against her. She quickly counter-filed and got one against me (though i have done absolutely nothing wrong) and our court date to extend the order is this coming week. She has broken the restraining order numerous times. In early June I walked onto the balcony of my new apartment and saw her breaking into my car. I pulled my phone out, took a quick video, then immediately called the police. They said there was nothing that they could do unless they saw it with their own eyes. The same day, she followed me into a parking lot and had her mother get out of the car, banging on my car window demanding me for money. I called the police about that as well and nothing was done to stop it. She has admitted via text message that she put a GPS tracking device in my car, and I know that that is true because she sends me multiple text messages per day from "fake" numbers referencing my location. After the restraining order was issued, I was at the mall with my friend and I turned around to see her following behind me recording me with her cell phone. I immediately called the police and they once again told me there was nothing they could do. She calls and texts me every single day off these fake numbers but I am not sure how to directly trace them back to her. I have some recordings of phone conversations where she has called me on fake numbers, but still the police have been no help. Yesterday, my car was broken into again and I know that it was her because she stole a copy of my car key, and my car was locked when this happened. I called the police and told them the situation and still nothing has been done. My question is, how do I get this to end? This has been happening for 2 months straight and there is no end in sight. I have proof of almost every single thing she has done including threats to me, knowing my whereabouts, her breaking into my car, her calling me after the restraining order was issued, etc. How do i get this to end? Since the police say they have to see it in person will she ever get in legal trouble for all of the things she has been doing to me? I am scared for my life, she has already attacked me once and she knows my location at all times. I really don't know what to do or where to turn. I cannot afford a lawyer. Does anyone have any advice? There is much more that she has done as well but those are the main points of the story.

Answer:
 I would go into the police station and request a supervisor. Bring a list of every instance in which you have called to report the restraining order being broken. Ask again to have the order enforced. Answer #2: >They said there was nothing that they could do unless they saw it with their own eyes.

this is unbelievable to me.  so then how does anyone in arkansas get arrested for anything at all that they manage to do without notifying the police first?  do the cops need to witness murders, thefts, rapes, in order to take action?

it sounds like your local LE agency doesn't take this particular crime and/or your situation seriously.

as was suggested, walk in with the proof and insist upon speaking with someone with authority over the unit.  you have the RO.  their job is to enforce it.

you might also google your city + domestic violence stalking harassment assistance, wherein you might find an agency that offers pro bono help with these matters.  (i live in los angeles, so those sorts of agencies are plentiful here; hopefully your city or county has at least one.)


Title: Parking citation received in the mail for a location I never parked: How to prove?

Question: I just received a $310(!!) parking citation for parking at a public transportation parking lot near where I live in Oakland, but where I've never parked.  Ever.  How can I fight this?  The county didn't provide any evidence other than my licence plate and the date and time of the alleged parking.  I can't think of any way to prove that I wasn't there, though.

Answer: Did you make any purchases using a card around the time the ticket is stamped?


Title: [TX] Boyfriend keeps destroying property in apartment and I can’t make him leave because he’ll hit me or break more stuff.

Question:
I’ll keep this short. My boyfriend got mad over because I didn’t “ask” him to take a coworker home before I picked him up. What started out as an attitude ended up with him breaking glass and throwing food at me and all over the floor while I cooked my dinner.

Do I have any legal grounds to make him leave in a quicker process. He has had his stuff here for over a month, but isn’t a leaseholder. Do I have to give him 30 days notice?

I’m afraid of contacting the police.

Thank you!

Answer: Call the police, seriously. At least get a police report, if he gets arrested even better as he won't be allowed to immediately return to the apartment and you will get time to get a restraining g order against him.Answer #2: You need to go elsewhere and call the police. Don't let him know where you are.Answer #3: When you alone call the police and tell them what happens. You can possibly look into a restraining order as well.


Title: MAJOR work dilemma

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Stop dealing drugs would be a good start.


Title: MN Parental Rights Revocation

Question:
Hey all,
This is a long shot but I wanted to reach out.

Background: I am a step mom to a 3 and 6 year old. Biological mother is an alcoholic with court ordered parenting time with 30+ days sober. Last time she had parenting time was 12/8/2018 (after 30 days sobriety) which was revoked due to being intoxicated after receiving the children. She can not maintain sobriety. Has seen the 3 year old 18 total times since her birth. Legal and physical rights granted to father (my spouse) at birth due to inability to maintain sobriety during pregnancy.

I want to adopt the children and raise them as my own in a stable environment without the biological mother appearing into their lives when she wants to. Not fair to the children.

Do we have a case? What further steps should I take to build a case?

We are keeping track of sobriety dates and following court order to allow her parenting time after 30 days (which again hasn’t happened since December 2018). She relapsed again this weekend - and almost every week since December.

Tl;dr bio mom is a drunk, I want to adopt. What steps to take to build a case to revoke parental rights?

Answer:
 Voluntary is relatively easy compared to involuntary. Involuntary is pretty hard. You would need a family law attorney to guide you through the process.

>In an involuntary termination of parental rights in Minnesota, the court will demand compelling evidence that there are grounds for termination. Attorneys representing either a different parent or the state in pursuing such matters face a significant burden of proof. Situations involving an involuntary termination may include:
>
>* Abandonment;
>* Failure to provide financial support to the child;
>* Failure to provide parental support to the child;
>* Unfit parents; or
>* If the parent has engaged in egregious harm to the child.
>
>Parents are afforded every opportunity to demonstrate their fitness to raise the child before their rights to the child are terminated.Answer #2: Is she willing to sign adoption paperwork?


Title: Gf was hurt massively while on the job in 2014, has been yanked around ever since.

Question:
My girlfriend works(worked?) for a major electronics company in Texas. She had her arms full of computer hardware and was carrying it into the office when the guy in front of her slammed the door hard on top of her. Her wrist and upper arm effectively crumpled and she received a lifelong injury along with chronic pain, which has been moving throughout her body while getting worse and getting worse. The problem with Texas is apparently there's a massive "Tort Reform" so that companies don't pay out for pain and suffering, otherwise I have no doubt she'd be rolling in money right now.

Initially the insurance company gave her the big F.U. and refused to pay any part of the costs involved with the surgeries. She sued the insurance company and got all the original surgeries and meds covered for awhile and they fully accepted the initial responsibility involved with the injury. However, they've been pushing back with every payment that has to do with extended care beyond the initial surgery. This means all the pain and possible further recovery options are toast.

For something that isn't just a broken bone but is actually really complicated, it's really affecting her quality of life. The condition is called a TFCC tear paired with CRPS. Meanwhile her surgeon released her to go back Jan 31 with rules such as:

* She gets to stretch her back and wrists every hour
* She can't lift/pull/carry anything and can't push more than 5lbs

Her employer has now refused to allow her to go back to work with those restrictions even though she worked a sales job with typing being the only 'hard' labor for the most part. Workers comp has just told her main surgeon who was supposed to help her indefinitely that he can no longer help her. They have also prevented her from going to any other doctors because they need to approve any request, and they're just not. She can't even go to her own doc on her own free will because they would need a case closure request that workers comp is not allowing either. Workers comp is effectively running her around in circles with no real information provided despite her daily calls.

I have no legal background but this seems really wrong. What can she do? Her lawyer said there was nothing but I'm seeking a second opinion.

Answer:
 I don't know if they have to have similar work comp laws from state-to-state, but in FL there is a right to mediation if the work comp people fail to hold up their end to treat legit injuries, a third party - judge, mediator etc, hears both sides in a hearing and a court order is issued with x,y,z agreed to by both parties. Having to fight for treatment of legit injuries because of those who are scamming sucks.

start [here](http://www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/employee/dispute.html) read this and see if it points you in the right direction for disputing your work comp issues there in texas. there seem to be links for mediation, judical review, court hearings etc.... methods to force the issue. If your wc lawyer hasn't taken your case up this chain... you got some thinking to do and questions to ask. Get informed.


Title: [NE] Girlfriend facing child abuse charges at daycare

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 First: you were not there and have not seen the video, so your story is nothing. It is what she is choosing to tell you.

Second: Never seen a kid dripping blood from teething. That isnt really a thing.

Third: She gets an attorney. This isnt being blown out of proportion. There is a video. It has been reviewed by a lot of people. Everything thinks she abused a child.

She will likely never work with children again. Even if the charges are dropped. No one will take that chance.


Title: Does a gift card from Starbucks diminish my chances of filing a lawsuit.

Question:
I am not interested in suing Starbucks. I quite like their establishment.

Out of curiosity...

Today I ordered a soy latte. They gave me one with 2% milk. Now I have diarrhea because I'm lactose intolerant. I brought the drink to the barista and told her it was incorrect. She remade the drink and gave me a $4 gift card. (Not sure why it wasn't $6 considering that's the cost of a latte.) I told her the card wasn't necessary but she insisted I have it anyway. Does accepting the card diminish my ability to win a lawsuit?

Does Starbucks give out gift cards as a sneaky method to later state the person affected was compensated?

Answer:
 Your lack of any damages diminishes your ability to win a lawsuit.

If you actually had a viable suit, no, a $4 gift card given as a goodwill gesture does not diminish your ability to file it.Answer #2: The $4 is to "make the moment right" for the customer - basically, to keep them happy after making a mistake, not to sneak anything.


Title: Unfair judgement

Question: (Texas) My daughter was raped. The judge gave the person deferred adjudication and sent him to a rehab place for his drug problem. It's a one year rehab center that is basically a soup kitchen/church. Is that all I can do? There was no punishment for the crime he commited. This judge seems to want him to commit another crime before she does anything. What can I do? This is bullshit. Her life is ruined. She's borderline suicidal.

Answer:
I'm sorry that happened to her.

She needs therapy, so I'd focus on that.

She can sue the suspect for her damages in addition to any criminal charges.

There is no way to appeal the case because the victim is dissatisfied with the sentence given by the judge.Answer #2: Your daughter can sue for her damages, if she has any quantifiable ones that haven't already been covered.

Past that, you have no options.  Answer #3: Was he found guilty after a trial or offered a plea? It's possible the sentence is light because the DA didn't think there was enough evidence.


Title: [NJ] Renter wants to kick her roommate out - he's not on the lease. How to proceed?

Question:
Hello! I am a landlord in NJ.

We have a rental property and our renter wants to kick out her ex-boyfriend. He is not on the lease, but she did get our permission to have him live there. He has been paying us the rent for the two of them - she has been paying him cash and he cuts us the check. My questions:

* Can she remove him from the property?
* Do we need to officially evict him, even though he not on the lease, or is this an agreement between the two of them with him subletting from her?

Essentially, they've broken up and she wants our help getting him out of the home she is renting from us.

Thanks for your help!

Answer: The renter can follow the established policy to remove a month to month tenant which starts by giving notice to vacate. Then she can go to court to evict if he doesn't leave.


Title: In a verbal altercation if someone is instigating and yelling “HIT ME!!” are they giving you consent to hit them?

Answer: No.


Title: Stayed in a 4 star hotel, and woke up to missing $3000 worth of items. Locksmith stated that hinge screws were loose and not closing properly [Las Vegas Nevada]

Question:
Due to Nevada Innkeeper Laws, we are apparently only entitled to $750 total. That's $375 for me, and $375 for my girlfriend despite our stuff totaling to over $3000.

My question is if we can sue due to the door being damaged. Or if she could, at the very least, get her own $750. We were told to file a claim together despite both being robbed.

Story:
We were upgraded for free to a huge room that had two entrances, one with double doors. We only had a couple drinks that night and went to sleep at 2 AM, and woke up at 8 AM to discover our missing items. Security discovered that the double doors didn't close properly, and called in a locksmith. Locksmith reported and is on file stating that the hinges were loose and the door was getting caught on something.

Please let me know if you can offer any help or advice. I would greatly appreciate it.

Edit: I should mention the hotel is
Westgate Resorts

Answer:
 Do you have renters insurance? It might be worth seeing if yours would cover anything in this situation.Answer #2: Unfortunately this is not unheard of in Vegas. The casinos do a good job of keeping the lid on it and other crimes in the resorts.

Did you file a police report? You can see if they'll work with the resort property to pull up any video from the hallway, but I wouldn't put much faith in any results.


Title: Parents are swiftly forcing me (25M) out of the house. Can't afford both student loan AND rent. Mom signed Parent Plus Loan. Am I legally required to pay that loan?

Question:
Due to increasing disagreements in the household, my parents (especially my father) are deciding to push me out of the house. I keep stating that my monthly student loan payments AND upcoming rent won't be able to be paid in full, even though I work 4 jobs. My mother signed off on the Parent Plus Loans. I have barely paid them off to date. Am I legally responsible to take care of them....or is she?

Thank you for reading and/or giving input!

Answer: Generally, if you both signed the loan documents, you are both legally on the hook. However, read the contract and see what it says about who the obligors are and what it means for your mom to also sign the document.


Title: [Ca] DIdnt get job because im male.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Story time. I was in Northern Louisiana back in the early 90's and was littering restaurants with my applications. I stopped in one place that was pretty upscale looking on the outside and asked for an app. I was politely told that they could give me one, but to look around, I really wouldn't fit in there. Every person working in the place (that I could see) was African American, the bartender, the waiters, the guy shucking oysters...everyone. I didn't take it personal. I moved on to the next place. Legal? No, but it wasn't worth making a big deal about either.


Title: Being Sued and Followed by Private Investigator

Question:
***This is a follow on from an earlier post but I now have some more information that changes the nature of the question.***

A friend (call her Sally) was involved in a 35 mph collision some months ago, in which Sally was found to be at fault. The other party received money as compensation (tens of thousands of dollars for medical bills) from insurers in the immediate aftermath. The injuries were their [Other Party's] head hitting the airbag and friction burns on their wrists, also general pain after the accident as would be expected. All this happened in Georgia.

However the other party is also suing Sally for $100, 000. Apparently they have a good legal counsel and have hired a Private Investigator for follow Sally around.

Sally is a student with no assets other than her car and no real savings. Her insurance company is fighting the suit for her but she's extremely scared as the other party obviously has a lot of resources to throw at this case. Being tailed by a PI has been particularly intimidating for her as well.

What kind of outcomes might she be looking at and is there any advice you guys might have on what she should do going forward?

[Update] Thank you all for your advice here. Unfortunately I haven't heard from Sally yet and it's almost my UK bedtime. I've taken note of what you've said and I think it'll help to reassure her a lot. I'll update again once I know what's up with this Private Investigator, but that's just for interest. Thank you to all who contributed.

Answer:
 I hate these "whisper down the lane" games.  What you have posted doesn't make any sense.

First off, why would a PI follow your friend, who is a (potential) defendant in an accident?  It would make sense to follow a (potential) plaintiff, for instance, if you wanted to show that they were faking their injuries.  But a defendant who is not claiming any injuries?  Why follow them?

Second, you state that your friend's insurance company already paid out tens of thousands of dollars for medical bills.  I admittedly don't know much about insurance claims, but I can't imagine that your friend's insurance company paid out tens of thousands of dollars without an agreement that it would be the END of any possible litigation over the issue.  (Oh, maybe if I read between the lines, what happened is that the potential plaintiff received tens of thousands of dollars from their own insurance company, not from your friends insurance company.  Is that what you are saying?)

The bottom line is that your friend should talk with their insurance company, and if they can't get a straight answer, then they should talk with their own attorney.Answer #2: I don't believe the PI is real. Hard to imagine a vehicle accident civil case where attorney for plaintiff would front the expense for PI following the defendant around.


Title: Landlord takes out kitchen floor - considers it livable

Question:
Hi guys,

I am curious if anyone has had any experiences with this. Last night I come home and I see a note on my door stating.
Read before you walk in.  They let me know a couple days before they would inspect the unit.
Well I read it and it said that they found some crazy water damage and needed to take out the flooring in our kitchen.
So it is basically just concrete and it stinks. We asked our landlord about this and he said that even though it does
not look good it is still livable. I wanted to respond to this that a cave is livable. He said that they would come in
and put in new tiles repair 10/15/2015 at earliest because they needed the floor to dry before doing anything.

First of all does it really take a week for a floor to dry? I asked for a rent brake and the answer was no. Either way
we live in Denver abd I found that in 2008 we passed the Warranty of Habitability Law
theactioncenterco.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/WARRANTY-OF-HABITABILITY-Sample-Ltr-1.pdf

Have any of you ran into this before? Is there a way to put some pressure on the landlord to either fix it faster or
give a rent brake.

Here are some images http://imgur.com/a/Dz2ye
Thanks!

Answer: I can tell you from (unfortunate) experience that it really does take a week for the floor to dry out.  If you don't completely remove moisture before you put down a replacement floor that's a good way to get mold.


Title: Computer equipment from working remotely - who pays to ship it back?

Question:
Hi!

This is my first time posting here. My situation is a bit of an odd one.

My place of employment is in Indiana, and my current place of residence is Georgia.

This past December I moved to Georgia, and my employer sent my computer tower, two computer monitors, keyboard, and mouse with me. It was never discussed how the equipment would get back in the event of me being fired or me quitting. A contract or written agreement was never signed. Neither event has happened, but I have a feeling I'm going to be let go after my current project is completed, in order to "cut costs and save money", more than likely.

Am I legally obligated to return the equipment and to pay for it out of my own pocket? Or does the company have to pay for the postage? I'm assuming it would be rather expensive, due to the weight and protections required for shipping it.

My guess is that it would entirely depend on whether the company let me go, or if I was the one who quit.

Company lets me go = they pay
I quit = I pay

Am I correct to assume that?

What would I do if they refuse to pay for the postage in the event of them letting me go?

Thank you to everyone who takes the time to read over my situation and give advice.

Answer:
 IANAL, but in my experience, they send you the shipping material and labels.

They want their equipment back on time, safe, and in working order. They don't want you to throw it in a trash bag and USPS it.


Title: I have a customer trying to pull some shit. I just can't figure out what it is.

Question:
Wall of text below. Apologies in advance.

Location. U.S.

We negotiated and sold a unit to
Xman about 6 months ago. It's a machine that my partner designed and custom builds himself. They are in pretty high demand and we have to pick and choose who we sell them to because we produce so few.

Xman tells us to invoice Xgirl and payment is made via paypal. Unit is shipped to the address provided by Xman in his email.

This is not unusual. People have their spouses or girlfriend's pay the invoice for them because they don't have PayPal accounts or credit cards.

Xman emails us a few weeks later saying the unit is broke. We ask him to explain, and we get no reply. We follow up about a week later. Nothing.

A few months later, he emails saying he wants more. I say okay, and ask if he resolved his other issue.

Nothing. At this point, it's all very bizarre so I just blow it off.

A few weeks ago xman pops up again. Only this time he sounds really desperate. He needs another unit. And he needs a discount. He's really being pushy and I don't want to have anything to do with him anymore, so I tell him that I'm not sure where we're going to go after this point.

Really just trying to blow him off.

He keeps persisting.

Then he dropped a bomb on me.

His "friend" ripped off our design and wants to buy our email and Instagram account. I politely declined and informed my partner who proceeded to lose his fucking mind. But this keeps on. The guy won't stop. He ends up sending us pictures of our unit that's been modified it starts telling us how they've already sold 60 of these. Which leads me to question why they would need our name when we didn't sell that many in a year.

And then a month ago Xgirl emails me and asks if she can buy one.
Wait...What?

I didn't realize at the time that she was one of our customers already and didn't immediately make the connection to him. There was no conversation trail with her because xman had negotiated the transaction through his email address. She was simply the payer.

2 days later. She asks again and she starts asking all of these questions about it as if she was a newcomer. Weird, right? It gets better.

Today, xman writes to me saying this is my last chance(to sell our name). I ignore him, as I've been doing. Not 2 minutes later Xgirl comes along to say that her unit is broken and has been broken since she got it and that she's tried to contact us several times to get it replaced. She even went as far as to threaten a chargeback on PayPal.

She made no contact about this other than inquiring about a new unit. He was the one that said it was broken all of those months ago.

So I replied back to x-girl and I call them out. Here's the kicker. She told me that she doesn't know xman and that I must have put in the wrong name on the invoice.

No. I have all of the emails to back up what I'm saying.

So now I'm at a loss. I mean all I can do is reply back to her with screenshots and tell them to quit bullshiting me but this whole thing has gotten so ridiculously bizarre that I feel like I'm shouting down an empty hole and don't want to open myself up to any unnecessary conflict.

We have no legal ground to stand on because we didn't patent our device and we haven't trademarked our brand name. The nature of our product puts us into a legal gray area as far as federal trademarks and patents go.

That's not to mention that we couldn't afford to lawyer up even if we did.

Do any of you wise redditors have any advice for me?

Answer:
 See an attorney.
Are all of you in the same state?
See an attorney last week.
WTF does this mystery machine do?
See an attorney a month ago.
Did you file any patents?
See an attorney Monday morning.


Title: Are There Any Incentives For Those Who Can, To Not Engage in Tax Avoidance ?

Question: The way it seems to me, if you're a wealthy person and your financial advisors suggest tax avoidance strategies (offshore/shell companies, etc), you can say no as a matter of principle, but is anyone going to know or care, compared to if you had said yes and it wasn't explicitly illegal ?

Answer:
 Using exising laws to reduce the amount of tax paid is perfectly legal. If governments want people / corporations to pay more tax, they need to adjust their local tax laws.

They wont because it is to the gov's benefit to compete against each other to have businesses headquarter in Delaware, Florida or the BVI vs NYC.

Would you turn down a 10 % off coupon at the movies if it were available to you and you had to go to the movies? No

This is no different.


Title: Wife filed for Legal Seperation but did not serve me with summons.

Question:
(Snohomish County, WA)  My wife surprised me yesterday by having a friend of hers serve me with a petition for Legal Separation.   Included in what she gave me was the petition and proposed parenting plan, but no summons.

I can see on the county website that one was issued to her on 8/17/18 along with everything else.  I do not want this separation, but understand that one will happen whether I want it or not so I am trying to follow the rules.

With no summons, was I actually served?  I am meeting with the family law facilitator on Friday to respond to the petition.

Thanks you

Answer:
 With no summons, you do not technically have to appear for whatever hearing was scheduled. You were improperly served. Upon realizing the mistake (presumably at the hearing you don't show up for), she would have to reschedule the hearing for another date and serve you properly.

However. If you understand that this will happen no matter what, and what you want most is for the process to be as smooth and painless as possible, you could just tell her you never got a summons so that she can give you one. It's a procedural thing that could cause a delay, but if she's determined to separate, it's only putting off the inevitable.

Responding to the petition, regardless of how you were served, may be interpreted as acknowledgment of service. Most family lawyers do free consultations, so in addition to the facilitator you're meeting with you may want to meet with a family lawyer before responding to her petition, especially if you intend to contest service. You don't have to hire the lawyer after the free consult, but you can at least get advice.


Title: Company I work for wrote a bad check for >$2000. Recipient is pressing criminal charges. I, the secretary, signed it. (TX)

Question: I am a secretary for a construction company. My supervisor asked me to write a check for over $2000 to an individual. There was money in the bank account, so I wrote it and signed it. The person took a while to cash it, and the company had an unexpected expense and it was returned. The recipient called my supervisor and gave him 10 days to pay or he would file criminal charges. If he does file charges, would *I* be in trouble because I signed the check, or would my company, or my boss? I'm really getting nervous about this...I'm just his secretary!

Answer:
 He can't file charges. Only a prosecutor can do that. He would have to make a complaint to police and they would investigate. If what you're saying is true there is no crime here. Answer #2: No one other than the district attorney files charges. He is blowing hot air on that. You bear no responsibility, the owner of the business does. You are going to be just fine.Answer #3: The offense that would worry you is:

>[(a) A person commits an offense if he issues or passes a check or similar sight order for the payment of money **knowing that the issuer does not have sufficient funds in or on deposit with the bank** or other drawee for the payment in full of the check or order as well as all other checks or orders outstanding at the time of issuance.](http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/txstatutes/PE/7/32/D/32.41)

You issued a check knowing that your company had sufficient funds. If you didn't commit a crime when the check was written, then it doesn't become a crime later.


Title: My GF signed a lease for a new apartment. The complex emailed her today asking her to sign a new lease with a $300 more deposit. Is this legal?

Question:
The lease was already signed and she has a move in date. They were first asking for a 400 dollar deposit on move in, now theyre asking for 700.

This is in the US. Texas to be exact. (Thanks LocationBot)

Answer:
 "No thank you, I already signed the lease. Have a blessed day."Answer #2: "I understand you would like more money. We all want things. When I dream I want a pony. I'll be holding you to the original lease I signed."Answer #3: They're bound to the original lease. I would definitely not sign anything new. Answer #4: The original lease is signed and sealed. Make sure she keeps a copy. Tell them thank you but no thank you.Answer #5: If the lease is signed both by her and the landlord it is valid and she is not obliged to sign a new lease.

That said, the landlord can chose not to renew the lease once the lease is up (for example if she is leasing month-month).


Title: Father is threatening to Call Pennsylvania Chester County Child protective services because I missed 3 payments on money I borrowed from him personally to buy a truck. . How do I legal cover my self to make sure my children stay safe and with me and CPS doesn't get involved?

Question: Wants truck or 24500$ by tomorrow or he's calling Pennsylvania Chester County CPS. Tittle is in my name. There is no legal agreement for the payments just verbal. I don't care about the truck my children are more valuable than anything

Answer:
 I don't think you have anything to worry about if you aren't actually abusing your children. I would write down your conversation and timestamp it somehow. If he does call CPS, you have even more evidence that he will have a false report to extort you for money. CPS will check things out if there is a report but many of the investigations are closed right away and those reports aren't public record.

You didn't ask for advice about the truck so I will let that be for now but honestly that's your biggest concern, not a false CPS report.


Title: Can I get in trouble for letting my friend deposit money into my account?

Question:
MY Location: Los Angeles, CA

Let me rephrase the question...................

My friend asked me if she can deposit the money from her last paycheck into my account ONE TIME. The reason she needs to deposit money into an account is because her husband has an alcohol abuse issue and cant be trusted with the family's money. She currently doesn't have a bank account because her husband overdrew their joint account with out my friend knowing which caused the bank to close the account.
She works a lot and isn't able to get to the bank during business hours to open a new account (non-joint account).

IS THIS OK TO DO or are there any legal issues with letting her out money in the account?

Answer:
 > BUT IF IT IS COMING FROM AN ILLEGAL PLACE or IF SHES DOING IT TO EVADE TAXES ect can I get in trouble

Yes.Answer #2: Yes. Don't let her do this.


Title: How can I name a hill or geographical feature? Who names geo features, also who names roads & how can I change one? [MO]

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 a brief goog indicate that there is an appointed committee in MO that names geographic features. Sec of State is chairman and appoints several citizens. other state secretaries are also members.

generally, place names are made by legislative action over the territory that the legislature has authority over. and maybe also by gubernatorial order.

street names are usually made by local governments.


Title: My dog bit someone and my landlord wants him gone

Question:
I live in Central New York. My dog yanked his leash out of my hand and went after another dog in my apartment complex. The owner of the other dog got bit in the process. My dog is not a banned breed and is very good with people and children. I received a letter from the health department requesting his vaccination records. I honored all of their requests including a ten day quarantine to make sure he was not rabid.  This was about a month ago. I did not hear a word from the health department after that nor did I receive any communication from the apartment management until yesterday where they sent an email that stated that my dog needs to go immediately. The pet addendum attached to the lease is very broad. Any advice on what rights I have would be greatly appreciated.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: If your dog is a danger (which attacking other dogs would constitute) your landlord is likely allowed to request that your dog be removed from the premises.


Title: My (20) mother (50) destroyed all of my brother's (17) posessions.

Question:
I posted before but I was very frustrated and had trouble writing about it. I need to help my brother get his things back because he is young and can't afford to replace literally his whole life.

My dad started divorce proceedings with my mother after 20 years of marriage. She doesn't know yet so she has been proceeding as usual. Last night while my brother was at the hospital meeting our dear sweet newly born niece, my mother destroyed every single thing in his room. Every. Single. Thing. While she was doing this she texted my brother pictures of what she was doing. We have no idea why she was so angry but in the texts she implies my brother is a snit h. The cops got called by neighbors once and my brother talked to the police to tell them everything is fine, but my mom hates that he even spoke to them. Everything he owns were either bought for him by members of our family that are not my mother, or he purchased with his own hard earned money. The day he could legally work he was working, picking up as many hours as he can doing whatever he can. One time I went to see him and the whole office was closed up and my brother was dusting and relabelling/organizing records from the 80s. It was 8pm. My mother didn't work for 19 years. She jyst now got a job and spends every penny on herself. My brother has nothing now. His clothes and furniture are ruined. Please tell me there is some legal recourse so he can get some of his expensive gaming equipment back. She burned sentimental items and broke his desk that my grandma gave him into tons of pieces then burned that too. She sent him texts with pictures of all the things she was doing.

This all occurred in MI.

Answer:
 i don't know what your question is but your brother needs to file a police report and try to find another place to crash. congrats on the new niece as wellAnswer #2: Police and CPS. Your mother has a legal obligation to provide your brother with clothing and a safe place to sleep. Make sure there’s a police report, your father’s lawyer is going to want to address this in the divorce. If he already has a lawyer he should call them immediately.Answer #3: He should document what was destroy and make an itemized list with the specific items and used value. EX: 1 pair of Nike Air Zoom Resistance sneakers purchased in 2017.

He can sue mom in small claims court when he turns 18. He should also call the police department and request to file a police report for destruction of property.


Title: I need legal advice, my mom is trying to send me to new york State(I live in Virginia) to live with my dad soon, I will have to quit my high paying job(I'm 17) my nasa program and my unique oppurtunities(Advanced technology Center, IB program) she says she won't let me live with friends down here.

Question:
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: Mate, just do the jobs around the house


Title: Landlord entered house, but there's a twist

Question:
There was no eviction, I had given a 30 day notice on a month to month lease.

I was cleaning up small details and clock hit midnight on the 30th day and landlord stormed in and caused a scene. Called the cops and demanded I leave. I didn't and cops said this was a civil matter. I ended up wrapping up the cleaning and leaving thirty minutes after midnight.

 what are my options, if any?

Texas

Answer:
 Your options for what? Although the landlord sounds like a bit of a dick, you technically we're not out on time.

Regardless, I'm not sure what options you are referring to


Title: Rent increase of 23% without notice. (MI)

Question:
Hello. My apartment complex has been recently acquired by another company.

I am a month to month tenant. I paid my usual amount, $650,  by check. Today I received a notice saying I owe $800, by money order or cashiers check within 7 days or I will be evicted. The letter was mailed on the 10th and received today.  I’m assuming the 17th will be when I’m supposed to be leaving. All other tenants received a similar letter. One was even a 28% increase.

Another tenant has told me the company doesn’t accept checks, and  I understand that is my fault for paying incorrectly, and I am willing to pay that to buy me time to find a place to live and move.

There was no prior notice that my rent would be increasing. If I had had the 30 days to find a place I would completely understand, but this seems very sketchy and way too much way too fast.

Phone calls and emails have gone unanswered since Wednesday.
Any advice is appreciated.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: Michigan requires one month's notice for rent increases for monthly tenants.  You don't owe additional rent this month.Answer #2: There’s usually free rental attorney assistance. See them if you can. You have an excellent case to fight eviction but most of the time people win with attorneys. They might also be able to help fight rent increase if indeed you didn’t get 30-day notice.Answer #3: Stay and pay your normal rent the same until you have been told otherwise


Title: Sister doesn't know how to prepare for upcoming divorce

Question:
Buffalo, NY

My sister lives in NYS and recently found out her husband has come out as bisexual to her, and that he's been seeing someone on the side.  She tried working with him for a little bit, but she just isn't into the lifestyle he wants, and told him she would like to get a divorce.  When she dis this, he got angry and left the house for a week.  She normally has a lawyer/friend she can go to for advice, but because this lawyer represented both of them in a court issue a couple years ago, he said he can't really discuss it with her now without him signing a waiver of a conflict of interest.

They have one kid together.  They purchased a house together for approximately $130k.  They have $16k in savings.  He's accrued approximately $60k in student loan debt, much of which was before they entered into a relationship, and some was accrued afterwards.  She quit her job to raise their kid January 2017.

He has threatened to take their daughter, and has told her what he thinks is fair is that she gives him the house, and take half his remaining student loan debt.  She obviously just wants whats fair but isn't quite sure how to discuss it with him.  She wants to avoid court if possible, so she's looking for ideas of what a court might think is fair so she can negotiate with him.  Any advice is greatly appreciated!, thank you for reading.

Answer:
 He’s cheating on her and insists she takes half of his student debt? I know it’s not what you want to hear, but she needs a lawyer. ASAP.

Coming out as bisexual is no excuse to cheat. Getting married doesn’t mean we will never be attracted to anyone else. He made the choice to act on it. She needs to get angry and stop trying to placate him. It’s going to end up costing her waaay more than a lawyer. Answer #2: She doesn’t need to listen to her soon to be ex husband on what she’s entitled to in the upcoming divorce.  It’s going to be basically a business transaction.  Debts in one column (most likely not the student debt—-*but not necessarily* in NY.  There could be some negotiating during mediation or some leeway for the judge from what I’ve read) and assets in another.

You know what’s really unlikely to happen?  Exactly what he asked for.  If he makes things contentious it’s quite possible they will burn through that small savings rather quickly... may want to prepare her for that.

If she is looking for some ballpark numbers for support, she can google “New York child support calculator” and enter the financials. He’s not going to take their child from her without cause.

Forget about the family friend, nudge her quickly to a different lawyer and get the ball rolling.


Title: To Bail or Not to Bail?

Question: So my dumbass significant other failed to show up to his court hearing after finishing his community service for his DUI. He was unfortunately in an accident today and the cops were called. When his info was taken by cops warrant showed up. They took him in, and won’t be able to see a judge until Thurs. I called a bail bond and was told it would be 1,500 to bail him out. His bail is set to 15,000. I have no idea what to do? Do I wait it out? Go bail him out? Someone help me out because this whole situation is crazy.

Answer:
 I don't know that anyone can help you with _should_, necessarily. There are a lot of ways to slice that question.

It sounds like he's found a bondsman. If so, that 10% is a flat fee; the bondsman will post the full amount, but will keep the $1,500 even if your SO exonerates his bond by appearing for all of his hearings and complying with the terms of his bail. In that situation, the money you put up is money you won't get back, so take that into account.

If you think he's likely to skip bail a second time - and if he did it once, it's within the realm of possibility that he'll do it again, unfortunately - then putting your name down as a guarantor on his bail bond will likely mean that the bondsman will come after you for the remaining 90% if your SO's bond is forfeited. You likely won't have to pay it all at once, but it's still a substantial amount of debt to end up in if your "dumbass SO" carries on being a dumbass.

Personally, I tend to believe that if you have the money kicking around to pay his bond, it's probably better spent helping him get an attorney to help untangle the situation he's gotten himself in. If today's collision was _also_ due to a DUI, then he absolutely needs an attorney, without any question.Answer #2: >Do I wait it out? Go bail him out?

It's really up to you. Do you like your $1500? Do you intend to stay with your "dumbass significant other"?

Bailing him out doesn't help or hurt his standing regarding his failure to appear, if that was your concern.


Title: I am being threatened to be taken to court for false assault charges unless I leave the house my father rents out.

Question:
I am 18 years old and I live in a house that my father rents out. I live in South Carolina

I had an argument with my brother who is 19 which escalated physically. He began punching me and in self defense I pushed him away causing him to fall.

Immediately after he filed a police report on the matter saying I injured him badly. And he is now threatening to take this to court unless I move out of the house.

I've documented my injuries but have no idea what to do. Should I stand my ground and take this to court? Or leave the residence until things calm down?

Thank you guys.

Answer:
 Empty threat.

Your brother cannot sue you for anything but the cost of the injuries.  You do not need to leave the residence legally.  If threatened call the police (assuming USA).Answer #2: Note: SC is a one-party consent state.  That means you can legally record conversations with your brother.  (Note that you *do* have to be a party to the conversation - you probably can't just leave a tape recorder running around the house.)  It might be advisable to try to get his threat on tape.Answer #3: He can only goes after you for his medical treatment due to the fall caused by you and you can also counter-sue him in a civil court for your treatment if you got your injuries treated....He's trying to blackmail you into leaving the residency on your own free will and you should stand on your ground


Title: [HTX] Friend being sued for $55,000 for 3 car accident.

Question:
My friend fell asleep behind the wheel and ended up hitting the back of a small car that ended up being pushed into another large truck. The large truck was struck but was barely damaged as the small car was going maybe 10-15mph, and well... because it was a huge truck hit by a small car. Anyways, the owner of the truck is suing my friend for about $55,000 in injury and property damages. The owner of the truck hopped out perfectly fine and the damage on his truck could have been maybe $1000-3000, being generous and assuming something else you couldn't see got damaged. What can my friend do? He has insurance and I have read that most of the time your insurance will at least give a lawyer to represent you on the case, but the lawsuit seems kind of fishy and a little big. Is there any way, during the case, that he can request proof of the driver and vehicles damages, and possibly settle on a smaller amount or no amount at all due to the guy suing being a little exaggerated? I will provide an update with more information from the letter received.

Let me know Reddit, Thanks.
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 Your friend should notify his insurance and let them do their job.

Both of you should stop making assumptions about the costs someone else suffered in the accident.  You simply don’t know.  But the other side will need to prove their case in some way at trial.


Title: Very young neighbors kids smashed up my house

Question:
I live in a decent neighborhood in a big city in Alberta.  Some of the neighbors mentioned that a certain pair of kids (5 and 7 I believe) had been running around with rocks and baseball bats smashing people's car windows, siding, miscellaneous property.

I came home from the weekend and the siding on my garage is all smashed up with big stones that they were throwing left below.  The parents are combative and saying "sue us", "prove it" etc.  One neighbor set up a security system and caught them smashing his wife's windshield.  The police have come multiple times but refuse to do anything because of their age, saying it's a civil matter.

I'm pretty sure I'm boned for getting anyone to fix this because I can't prove anything, and step 1 for me is to set up cameras now.  My question is, what do I do with the footage the next time they do this?  I think they're renters at the house they're in but I don't know how to get a hold of the landlord.

Edit - $1000 deductible on homeowners insurance plus increased premiums.  Prefer not going with this method and it doesn't really solve the problem.  It will cost another $1000 next time they do it and so on.

Update: Repairs complete by a private contractor only totaled about $500 (this time).  I'm just going to eat it for now but if it happens again I'll include it with a small claims (with proof of the second infraction).  When I suggested contacting the landlord to a neighbor he took that idea and ran with it.  There's a neighborhood petition now going around asking that anyone who has had trouble contact the landlord and child protective services.  I imagine both of those routes could solve this.  Hopefully for the kid's sake (he's only 7!), CPS steps in and does something but I'd be glad to see them evicted as well.  Thanks for the response everyone.

Answer:
 **CONTACT HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE IMMEDIATELY**Answer #2: I comment this on every thread. Get security cameras (like you already said)!

Do a simple cost analysis. Say you have an average house, and average property. You require $500 to set everything up. OK. What's your home owners deductible? Probably at least $500.

You can save a lot of money by having concrete proof of people doing things. There is no, "he says, she says". It is what the camera records, what really happened. One incident and it pays for itself.

Footage to your homeowners insurance. At least that's what I do. They have a special department for forwarding evidence to. Pictures, video, etc...


Title: Roommates had another person move into my room while I'm still on the lease (PA)

Question:
I have a lease for a room in a 3 BDRM apartment but haven't been using it for the past few months because I've been staying with my bf. In the meanwhile, my roommates have moved in a friend of theirs, let's call her Sara. She's completely taken over the room. I no longer have any of my personal belongings there.

At this point, I want to get out of the lease, so I was going to try and find someone to take it over for me, but Sara has taken over the room and refuses to take over the lease or the rent. What can I do?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Go write a letter to your landlord and state to him that he (the landlord) does currently not fullfill his end of the contract you have. Since your roommates illigaly have another person use your room since you were absent for a while.
Also state to him that since there is already somebody else living he either has to evict her whithin 14 days or you will see this as a breach of contract and therefore you will view the contract as terminated effective immidiatly.

Or something like that. also give notice in the same letter.


Title: I want to move out of my house, but my parents are making it complicated...

Question:
My parents are narcissists and they've hurt me a lot emotionally and have always been overprotective and kept me extremely sheltered through my childhood and now they're not helping me with college or anything, really. Just kinda threw me out in the world to fend for myself with little to no advice/help. Anyway, its an unhealthy environment and I want out.

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So, I'm 18/F and I'm not really happy living with my parents and I haven't been (consistently) for a long time. One time, during one of the more unhappy times my parents told me that if I move out, I'm not taking anything they paid for. Including my phone, my glasses (I'm pretty sure) and basically any bath product I have. I would only have one or two pairs of shoes since they've paid for everything and shoes are expensive in general. Can they do this?? If I take my glasses with me, could they send someone after me because I "stole" their property?

Answer:
 Assuming you live in the US, and in one of the states where the age of majority is 18 (which is most of them), there is nothing that they can legally do to stop you from moving out. But since you did not include your location, no one can say for sure.

As to the property, if they were gifts, your parents cannot reclaim them.


Title: NY - Sister-In-Law came out as gay

Question:
My 15 year old SIL came out as a lesbian. My husband and I are incredibly happy for her, our MIL is not. Long history of mental illness and abusive behavior from MIL and we would like to provide a safe haven for SIL.

MIL is known for calling the police extraneously, we live about 5 minutes away from her house. She has destroyed cars and homes before. She has now threatened my SIL physically and emotionally, kicking her out etc. I fear MIL will call police on us for kidnapping and retaliation for housing her with damaging our cars or house.

What can we do to protect ourselves and SIL?

Answer:
 Call child protective services, make sure SIL knows that you are there for her, and document everything be detailed in what happened make sure to include date and time and send it in an email or text. I'm sure there are non profits out there that could help with legal issues. Best of luck.

Edit: they might be a good place to start https://www.nylag.org/units/lgbt-lawAnswer #2: Since she's 15 her mother can't just "kick her out" as she (and the father) still have a duty to care for a minor and can't simply absolve themselves of that. (at least, from what I've learned from this sub).

Make sure when you call CPS that you let them know you are more than willing to take her in if necessary.

/IANAL


Title: Special needs, hot tea burns

Question:
Location: Pa

So my little brother is enrolled in a special needs school. He has spina bifida and is wheelchair bound, he can't feel from his legs down. A few days ago while I guess the teacher was occupied he grabbed a hot cup of tea off her desk and spilled it all over his thighs and caused 2nd degree burns. They rushed him to the hospital and his legs began to bubble up and it's extremely painful for him. See where he spilled it he has full feeling and in such pain. They had a rule that if teacher has hot beverage it needs a screw cap and lid, which it did, but it wasn't screwed on correctly which caused it to open right away.

My question is what steps should I be helping my mother with? I'm not sure where to start and surely a special needs kid should not be responsible for what happened which is what apparently the teacher was saying.

Thank you for any advice.

Answer:
 Does he have a learning disability coupled with the spina bifida? Or just a physical disability?

Also, I'm failing to see how this is the teacher's fault. She had the right cup but just didn't screw the top on right?

And for some reason you think the teacher failing to screw the top on right means she waa negligent so you're entitled to a pay out?Answer #2: As well as your mum consulting with a lawyer to help navigate this situation ([special needs alliance](https://www.specialneedsalliance.org/find-an-attorney/) may be able to help you find one) one of the most major things you can help your mum with is documentation.

Hospital bills, medication, tutoring, extra time off work for caregivers, extra help needed such as more nurses/more frequent visits from nurses, therapy (like if he has trouble around hot beverages) every single expense related to this incident should be carefully documented incase your mother is entitled to compensation for it. If not, it's just some spare documentation whatever. But if she's entitled to it and doesn't have documentation to prove it's a cost she could be out of luck.Answer #3: I am confused.  How old is he?
This was caused how?


Title: I was bullied, went on disability, and now employer won't pay me

Question:
I was bullied on the job, which resulted in me becoming ill. I was off of work for 2 months. I submitted medical certification. My employer has refused to pay me for my time off, because they don't like the doctor's diagnosis.

Is there anything that I can do? I filed a workers comp claim, and was sent some forms that have to be filed with the state within 90 days.

Is it too late to get the help of an attorney? I'm in Los Angeles, CA.

Answer:
 Worker's comp is generally the exclusive remedy for job related illness or injury, though there are exceptions to that, such as if your employer physically assaulted you.

That being said, I'm 99% sure the whole "I became ill from bullying" is never going to fly with worker's comp. How exactly did you become ill?Answer #2: Workers comp for bullying? I don't think so. Or at least I have never heard of that before. Workers comp is for injuries.

Did you actually file a disability claim? There is a process and you have to follow it. California is a unique snowflake in many regards so I am not certain of the exact process but I'm sure it involves more than merely submitting a diagnosis.

Answer #3: Seek therapy. That's a totally serious suggestion. If your stress can rise to a level of physical manifestation because you were bullied, you can probably gain a lot from getting some professional help. If the bullying really was the cause of your illness, you need to learn to manage your stress in a more productive way. Life does not get easier.


Title: A band of about 20 steel drummers play under my window till 10:30pm every night. Brooklyn.

Question:
I called the NYPD and the officer who responded says he was told not to do anything because the band has connection with his higher ups. I file 311 complaint every night. What are my options?

Pls.

Edit: the band is renting the yard across the street. The sound level reaches over 80db when 15 feet away. When inside my home ist over 50 db.

Edit2: to all you wits. These people don't live here and not part of the community. They drive up before the rehearsal and drive away after.

Edit 3: thank you to all who come up with an actual advice. Much appreciated. I am exploring my options. I thank you for your support. Worse come to worse we can pitch in for next year and rent out the yard ourselves.

To all who thinks culture is above all, regardless of how it affects the living conditions of others, be well. Hope next year they will hang out under your windows and you will also have a chance to enjoy and appreciate the music to its fullest.

Cheers!

Answer:
 The issue here is the 30 minutes that the group is apparently violating Local Law 113. The "quiet time" under that ordinance extends from 10PM to 7AM. You might want to focus on just that half-hour.

When you call, cite the specific ordinance that is being violated after 10PM.

>*No person shall make, continue or cause or permit to be made or continued any unreasonable noise … Unreasonable noise shall include but shall not be limited to sound, attributable to any device, that exceeds the following prohibited noise levels:*
>
>*(1) Sound, other than impulsive sound, attributable to the source, measured at a level of 7 dB(A) or more above the ambient sound level at or after 10:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m., as measured at any point within a receiving property or as measured at a distance of 15 feet or more from the source on a public right-of-way.*
>
>*(2)Sound, other than impulsive sound, attributable to the source, measured at a level of 10 dB(A) or more above the ambient sound level at or after 7:00 a.m. and before 10:00 p.m., as measured at any point within a receiving property or as measured at a distance of 15 feet or more from the source on a public right-of-way.*

If you can get ahold of a sound meter to give the authorities an exact reading, that might be helpful as well. I assume that the dB produced are at least 5-10 times what is considered allowable.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/law05113.pdf


Title: I was interested in an App that pays you for taking surveys. It isn’t available in my country, so I faked my country of residence. Is it legal?

Question: There’s an App called Toluna. It pays you for taking online surveys. The App is not available to use in my country of residence, so when signing up, I said that I live in the U.S. and looked the zip code info, street name, etc., online. I used a street address listed in an advertisement page. I’ve not “reclaimed” any rewards for the time being because I am not sure if lying about my country of residence is legal. Further adding, I’m using a VPN. Should I stop what I’m doing before I get in trouble, or can I continue? By the way, I was just planning on reclaiming a PayPal payment of $30. But I wanted to ask this first.

Answer:
 You are almost certainly violating that site's terms of service, which could prompt them to suspend your account or cancel rewards earned so far.

There could be other repercussions, too, but account cancellation is probably the first and most likely repercussion that you would need to worry about.


Title: Is it illegal for a US citizen to say "I support ISIS" in person or on social media?

Question: If so, why?

Answer:
 No. Doesn't fit into any of these cases when speech can be legally limited: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exceptionsAnswer #2: Illegal? No, probably not.

Though it may (at least theoretically) lead to some sort of investigation depending on where it's said, the context, etc.


Title: Officer Lied and now I'm $1600 in debt

Question: About two months ago the police were called to my house over a domestic issue. I'm not going to go into the details but at the end of the conversation the officer told me that I basically had two choices; one of which was to be medically evaluated at the nearby hospital and the other was to go to the city jail for the night. Being 16 years old I chose to go to the hospital and not have a record. I knew that ambulances cost money so I replied, "will the ambulance cost me anything?" Which one of the officers replied no. Fast forward 2 months later i get the bill from Credence saying I owe them money. I went ahead and called them saying I wanted to dispute the matter which they replied that I should email them. What should I write in this email so that I don't have to pay this huge amount of debt.

Answer: Where are your parents in all this?


Title: Neighbors are trying to take land.

Question:
So my parents bought the house 15 years ago and there was already a fence up dividing the two properties, but recently he looked at the deed to his house and says his property extends past the fence and we were never informed of this detail when closing the house.
Is there any law saying that after a certain amount of years the property becomes yours if you were uninformed? We live in NY. We don't thing we have enough money to purchase the land from him.

Answer:
 You will need to have a survey done to determine the exact boundary of your land. That should be your first step.Answer #2: There is an Adverse Possession law in New York, but it is rare to see it successful.  Your situation may be a candidate since it went 15 years with neither side aware of where the line really was.

But the first thing to do would be the survey.   There could be an argument that since he is the "grieved" party is up to him to provide the proof of where the line is.  Then your response could be Adverse Possession.

https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/real-property-actions-and-proceedings-law/rpa-sect-501.html

Keep in mind that if you take land he feels is his, it will ruin your relationship with the neighbor.


Title: Contract phrasing has my Doctor afraid to sign Gym Membership Cancellation form

Question:
So over the summer, I developed a lung condition that has rendered me unable to train in my MMA gym that I've been a member of for almost a year. I had two severe bronchospasms that put me in the ER twice and I developed asthma symptoms. While I don't think its important but what caused these symptoms is a life time of smoking and my military career where I was tear gas'd frequently. While my doctor says my condition is most likely not life threatening, I feel very uncomfortable training at the moment. However my gym is making me jump through all sorts of hoops to have my membership cancelled. The last hoop was a Membership Cancellation form that requires my Doctor to list his doctor's license number and state in pretty aggressive phrasing to only sign if I he thinks I would never be able to perform basic physical activity EVER again. While my Doctor agrees I should not be training, he fears that the way it is phrased may cause problems for himself.

How are contracts like this legal? I understand that the quit rate is incredibly high for gyms like this but this is absurd.

Answer: Wait, is it not an annual membership?  Did they not offer an annual membership or a monthly membership?


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Answer:
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Title: Birth mother committed suicide leaving my husband with three children under three. The youngest was 3 months when she passed away. She will be four 11/30. Biological dad wants the youngest. Never met her. He knew my husband didn't.

Question:
Ok so I married my best friend. My husband lost his first wife to suicide after a long battle with mental illness and addiction. B had three beautiful kids through out the marriage. The youngest was born with meth in her system leaving her only one functioning kidney and a slightly deformed ear. My husband and I were friends for a long time before getting hitched.  The baby was five months old when I started taking care of her and oh my I never put her down. I loved all three instantly. We had struggles like a lot of young new couples . Then we had the kids who were all going through the real struggles . trama of losing there mom. Then the son was diagnosed with autsim and is non verbal ( but we are working with tons of therapists!). The oldest was struggling at school and excelling at sports, and the baby was thriving. We made home made baby food , sensory play, and nurture over nature was the parenting style we adapted .   I am grateful and so happy to be a part of there journey.  But fuck out of no where. A friend of the late wife came over to let her kids play with ours and she knows this man who had an affair with her friend .  The woman swabbed her cheek without our knowledge. We were cooking outside watching 6 kids in the pool. Our attention wasn't focused on anything but kids not drowning and burgers not burning.    Fast forward from late April to now. Last Friday 8/18 we were served paperwork from a man who is asking my husband to relquish his rights to the youngest due to mistaken facts . Change her middle and last name and also had the nerve to ask for support. My husband heartbroken and blindsided had no idea that his wife had an affair. That this beautiful little girl he took home from the hospital watched withdrawal from drugs. His late wife claimed her mother put meth in her cough syrup. But apparently she had a whole different life that she would return by 630 when he got home.     He is was married to her ,  on birth certificate , and publically claimed her as his daughter  Because up until Friday he thought she was biologically his. Not like it matters to us at this point he is dad. He has had  the same job for 11 years owns a house a car, we have some spoiled dogs too. The biological father knew she could be his this whole time. Never once made contact. Asked to meet her talk to my husband man to man.  Because we aren't monsters and this is a weird ass thing to be a part of. But we would have let him meet her. Supervised at first for a long long time. Then weekends maybe holidays. Just another person to love her and maybe her to have another good adult to teach her things. We would have done that. He is in and out of prison and addicted to herion but I am sure he has kindness somewhere we are all a little broken. All the loose ends she left are becoming more clear. We don't want to give up our daughter. This isn't a Maury show were you get the news you are not the father!!!! And he jumps up and down and runs out. This is not the case were we want child support. We just want to not separate her from her brother and sister and the life that we all share. I am terrified this guy is going to come in and the judge is going to rip her from our home. That this guy will not let her see us again . He is not reasonable or thinking like a parent. Because you would put your kid before your own happiness. I would pay him to drop this and let him come up with a visitation schedule . That way child isn't ripped away from her home  With Mom and Dad. I have kissed boo-boos gone to every doctor visits, taught her how to bake with tons of help but she loves it
 , dress herself , brush her teeth, drive her Barbie Jeep, say I love you before you leave . Tell people thank you. Always be kind to others. We were there for her first crawl, step, and forward roll. I don't want to keep her from him but he wants to take her from us. Refuses to co exist and parent. I frankly just don't think that's what's best. Not for us to do to him or him to do to us. Anyone have any knowledge. When legal dad doesn't want to give up rights to bio dad the kid has never even seen???? Please help. Any tips. I know I made a million errors but someone help. Help me figure out how everyone can win because so much has been lost already.

Answer: Thank you again for unscrambling my ramblings. I appericate you and everyone else who read through it . Answer #2: Whatever you do, do NOT let the kids talk to him until after he goes to court. If you do, he can argue that he has a relationship with the kids and that it would be damaging to cut it off.


Title: Can someone impersonate me and renounce my US citizenship against my will ?

Question:
Is that possible ?
Topic:
Update

Answer:
 No.  The process to renounce citizenship requires you appear before a US diplomatic officer in a foreign diplomatic office like an embassy or consulate, and go through a proceding with them, including filling out official documents and providing proof of identity.  They'd need to fly out of the country, make an appointment at an embassy, and have copies of your ID good enough to fool the federal government (which would probably require being able to actually hack a federal immigration database) and enough other personal information to plausibly fill out the required forms.  They'd be subject to substantial scrutiny because, frankly, nobody does this.

And even in a world where someone successfully pulled this off, you can appeal it via the judicial process, and it would be pretty easy to overturn because you'd very obviously NOT be the person who showed up there and filled out all of those forms.


Title: [California] Apartment Manager just quoted "Fair Housing Act" as a reason to not waive a fee

Question:
I'm a college student living in a college town (~50% of pop are college students). Today (1/4/16) I went to pay rent as I just arrived back from Winter Break, and was told that since it was not within the three day grace period (which is apparently only two days long) that I would be charged a $50 late fee. *I think it's pretty ridiculous to charge a late fee when rent is due 1/1 and the office is closed from 12/31 to 1/3, but that's beside the point.*

I asked to get the fee waived as this is my second year on the property and there has never been a late payment before, and the Apartment Manager stated the Fair Housing Act as the reason why she could not waive the fee, saying that waiving this fee for me would mean that she would have to waive every late fee ever "out of fairness". However, upon briefly reading up on the Fair Housing Act, it seems to be an anti-discrimination law for protected classes.

So my question is: Is there anything in the Fair Housing Act that makes the Apartment Manager's claim valid?

Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 What is the exact wording in your lease regarding the grace period?

Anyway, I don't believe you can be charged the late fee. California law requires that any obligation due on a holiday will be forwarded to the next non-holiday day (so your rent was not due on the 1st):

> If the last day for the performance of any act provided or
required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is
a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the
next day that is not a holiday.

http://law.onecle.com/california/civil-procedure/12a.html

Since you paid your rent on the first available day after the holiday, you have a good case that you are not responsible to pay the late fee.


Title: Manager at a grocery store had an employee curse me out. When is it hostile work environment?

Question:
I'm an assistant manager at a grocery store. I had an employee get suspended for absences. He came back and on his first day was obviously disgruntled. I tried to work through it but after long enough he started cursing at me in front of customers and other employees. I sent him home for the day and he threw his work gloves in my face and tried to leave. On his way out the door he was tested for alcohol due to the obvious smell of alcohol on him. He failed 2 alcohol swabs. I wrote statements to my companies hr department and got witness statements but just found out he's already back at work. Is this a hostile Work environment? Do I have any options?

Edit: I'm in South Carolina

Answer: "Hostile Work Environment" has a specific legal meaning that does not rely on the common meaning of the words alone. At the least, there must be a discriminatory component of a protected characteristic as well. Even with that component, a single incident would not usually be enough (unless truly outrageous) it would require a pervasive environment. If you are truly motivated, something like throwing work gloves in your face might be considered a crime.


Title: My former employer is knowingly committing HIPAA violations and knowingly encouraging their employees to do so. I was forced to download personal information onto my laptop to keep my job. Will I also be prosecuted if I report the company for their violations?

Question:
I worked as a nursing assistant for a company who did not provide computers for work use but required downloading personal medical information to our own personal laptops.  When I brought this up to my boss she sort of blew me off.  A week later I was "let go" without warning for "complaints of erratic behavior" that was not detailed, though I asked for specific examples.   Though I knew that downloading these forms onto my own laptop was wrong I was unable to do my job without doing that, and was given no other alternative to completing my job duties.  I have since wiped my computer free of all the files, but multiple staff members there have hundreds of personal medical records including insurance information, addresses, and in some cases even social security numbers....downloaded as PDF's or contained in personal emails.   The company is also guilty of insider snooping, an additional HIPAA violation.  I feel I may have been fired since I complained to my boss that what we were doing was wrong, but I don't want to complain out of retaliation.  I just want them to improve their system and recognize what a huge security hole they have!

Edit: California.  Sorry, Bot :)

Answer:
 IT guy here. IANAL

There's been in a shift to BYOD in the past few years among a lot of different industries, healthcare included. There are secure ways of handling confidential info on personal machines (work folders, AD RMS, etc.). I don't want people to think that using their personal device strictly means it's unsecured.

That being said, OP doesn't say that their device was configured to do that, so it's natural to assume it wasn't. You should follow the advice of the others and report them.Answer #2: > but I don't want to complain out of retaliation.

If only the people who had trivial complaints felt this way.  In your case you should complain whether out of retaliation or just because people's shit is floating around where it shouldn't.  *Your* rationale to complain is meaningless.  Just make the complaint.


Title: Mentally Abusive Grandmother.. 16 Years old, is there anything I can do??

Question:
I searched on google to try to find an answer to this question, but I couldn't seem to find anything. So some background.. I'm 16 years old living with my grandmother, I've been living with my grandmother for around 10 years now and absolutely dread living with her. Many people might say that I'm just a spoiled brat but as soon as they hear the way she speaks to me and hear the many examples I have of her acting completely insane, they side with me. Many of these examples include flushing my ADD medication down the toilet because "they change my personality", Going 90 mph through a red light at a very busy intersection and maintaining that speed through a very condensed neighborhood with me in the car and many other things. She is also extremely racist and a direct negative influence on me. My dad being from Jordan, she constantly calls him a "raghead" and insults everything he stands for religion wise. She also insults my mom because she isn't exactly in the best financial situation. She also screams at me because SHE doesn't understand something and it always escalates into her just completely ruining my day and sometimes leading to a panic attack. This is just one specific example but, she got to the point of anger where she called me ugly and stupid. She always directly insults me and just tears down my mood. I completely understand what I have and am grateful for many of the things I have, but I can not stand living here. I often go over to any friend's house so that I can just get away from her. All of my friends know about my situation and think it is absolutely horrible because my grandmother doesn't act anything like their parents or even remotely sane. One of my bestfriends, lets call him "John" is always willing to help with my situation whether that be just talking to me or taking me into his house just to stay and calm down. John's mom and dad both know about my situation and understand what kind of sadness and anger I'm experiencing.

I've found that I'm just rambling at this point.. But the point of making this post was to ask if there is anything I can do? I am clearly mentally abused and hate living here. Thank you all

Answer:
 Do you know if your grandma actually has legal custody of you? Unfortunately there's probably not much you can do, besides contacting CPS, bc of your age. But that's a very important detail.

You don't sound like a spoiled brat btw. No matter how good your life might be otherwise, it's still not at all okay for your grandma to treat you like that.


Title: I lost a restraining order hearing today because the judge allowed my ex to play audio that was recorded without my consent. My lawyer wants to appeal it. Do I have a case? Does my lawyer have my best interests in mind?

Question:
**TL;DR** Judge allows ex to play audio from a clip taken later in the evening, using my statement of "You're recording me?" from an earlier time in the night when we weren't fighting at all. This second audio clip chronicles a freak accident that ended up with her being struck in the face, and that audio clip convinced the judge to give me a 2 year restraining order in the small town I live in, effectively ruining my social standing with everyone I know and disallowing me from going basically anywhere I want to in fear of seeing her and having to leave. **Lawyer says I should press charges for being unlawfully recorded and then appeal the verdict about the 2 year order of protection, but I can't tell if this is an exercise in futility or if I actually have a chance. He also seemed confident leading up to today and during the hearing, so I question his assessment of the situation.**

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 I was in an abusive relationship with my now ex girlfriend. Verbally abusive toward her, and she was physically abusive toward me. She made an incredibly embellished upon and false statement for a temporary order of protection, one filled with a bunch of her word vs. my word events that never happened.

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Today was the hearing. She represented herself. She went up to the stand and stuck a thumb drive in with 4 files on it. She said I consented to being recorded. She could not remember where it was at in the clip so she began searching around for it, and by the time she found it she basically had played an entire clip.

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During this clip I was talking to her calmly and she to me. At one point I see her phone and say: "You're recording me? You weirdo... with an incredulous tone in my voice. She then responds with: "I don't know if anything weird is going to happen." I can't remember if I said anything with regard to that, maybe like "Oh", or went back to telling my story immediately. She proceeds to use that to convince the judge to allow her to play audio that was recorded at a later time when I did not know or consent to being recorded. This audio that I did not know exist corroborated my statement of events, it's just that he ruled the hit was intentional.

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She had my computer in her backpack, I was on her bike not allowing her to leave with it. She pleaded with me to leave for several minutes while I pleaded with her to go back inside. She put her hand on the handlebar and began to yank it, and as I removed her hand with mine she pulled her hand down and I lost my grip and my hand went up and struck her face. She claims again that it was intentional, so again, her word vs. mine, but that audio evidence convinced the judge to rule that a restraining of 2 years was necessary to "keep both of us away from each other, because we obviously don't want to see each other ever again." The second part of his sentence was true, that we won't ever want to see each other again, but why did he have to make the duration two years?

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I live in a small town and she's the type of person that will start going to locations I frequent just to fuck with me so I have to leave.

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My lawyer was surprised about him letting her play the later audio clip, and was surprised that the verdict was for more than two years.

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He suggested I: 1. press charges on her for unlawfully recording me without my consent and 2. Appeal the verdict and try to get another trial.

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What are my options, r/legaladvice?

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Thank you for any and all input.

Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 No one on the internet could possibly give you better advice than a lawyer who has reviewed and worked on your case, especially here, where there are likely to be important details not presented that are likely to be key in forming a solid opinion.  I don't mean that in a harsh way, just please understand how you should be weighing the advice you get.

Now, that doesn't mean your lawyer is correct.  If you have misgivings, you can (and possibly should) contact a few other lawyers for their opinions.  They can review your case and the judge's decision and let you know what they think, especially knowing the local courts.  This is the best path forward.Answer #2: The need for consent for recording depends on where you are.  If you were in a place where there is not expectation of privacy (e.g. on a bike in the street) there is generally no need for consent either.  The judge's aim is to ensure her safety - they are generally not sympathetic to 'freak accidents' during domestic violence hearingsAnswer #3: You need to give your state for accurate information. But generally speaking even if evidence was obtained unlawfully, that doesn’t make it inadmissible in court.


Title: [NC] Job messed up payroll, and I'm not going to get my paycheck on my usual payday.

Question:
Is there any thing I can do because of this? I live paycheck to paycheck unfortunately so without it I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place and all my employer is telling me is, is that I'm going to have to wait while they fix the issue before I can even get my money, and since it's Friday I possibly won't even see it until Monday if they resolve that issue today. There was no error on my end, my employer sent my paycheck to an entirely different account that I don't own and when I told them that I wasn't going to be able to make it to work because I don't have money for gas or even food I basically got the response of that there's nothing they can do until they figure out the issue.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: Unfortunately no there is realistically nothing you can do. NC does not have a specific law in place specifying the max amount of time that can pass between the end of a pay period and payment of wages owed. A week is certainly not an unreasonable amount of lag time.Answer #2: You could politely ask your employer if they would be willing to give you a partial advance against your paycheque so you will have the means to get to work and pay for food.  I've worked for bosses before who would do that, give an employee a couple hundred dollars to get them through to their regular pay date.  In that case these were employees who ran out of money before their pay date came up, but the boss knew how many hours they had put in and could estimate what he would be paying them anyway.  Because this is an error on the part of the employer they may be more amenable to an advance.  If you can show that you have been a valuable employee and explain, politely and calmly and without accusation that you value your job they may consider being flexible with an advance as an investment in a good employee.  It is money you have already earned and doing a few extra calculations on your paycheque should be easy enough for the payroll employee to handle.


Title: Maitnence walked into my bedroom and while I was sleeping (Texas)

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Call the management to confirm this was an "inspection" and complain. This could have been an intruder.Answer #2: You can certainly complain. This might have no legal impact but you can complain.


Title: I just bought alcohol from goodwill. How illegal is that?

Question: Goodwill had an Italian bottle of liquor for sale, and I bout it for a dollar. Could they potentially be in trouble? More curious than anything

Answer: I would be extremely cautious about drinking anything I purchased in these circumstances.Answer #2: Yes, they can face significant penalties for selling liquor without a license. Answer #3: This falls in the category of “not strictly legal, but nothing will ever come of it”Answer #4: Oooh be careful with that potential poison


Title: Question regarding dating someone on felony probation while working for the prison system (sort of).

Question:
Hi /r/legaladvice

I've never posted here, so I don't know what kind of environment it is, but I want to start this off by requesting for people to leave judgmental comments to themselves, because it isn't helpful to my question.

I currently work at a privately run work release facility for inmate's in the Department of Corrections. We are "overseen" by DOC because the inmate's are still incarcerated, but the work release center I work for is completely privately run by an agency. The only reason DOC ever comes here is for a weekly walk-through, to drug test the inmates, and to pick somebody up if they get sent back to regular prison.

My question is, could I lose my job if they found out my boyfriend is a convicted felon, on felony probation?

He was never at the camp I work for, but was at the camp that oversees where I work. I'm wondering because he is on probation, and we would like to move in together eventually, and I know his PO will most likely run a background check on me if we're living together, and I was worried it would somehow come out I work here, and get back to my employers.

Thank you for any advice you guys have. I have tried looking it up online but it's pretty hard to find any real information.

EDIT: To clarify, I am not a CO (Correctional Officer), and never have been. And my boyfriend was never part of this program here, but was housed at the Department of Corrections institution that oversees the inmates we have in our care. DOC does not employee me, a private agency does.

Answer:
 > My question is, could I lose my job if they found out my boyfriend is a convicted felon, on felony probation?

Yes, you could.

You didn't post where you were located, but in general I'm not aware of any state that criminalizes a correctional employee dating a released prisoner.  Having said that, it is perfectly legitimate for the agency to have that as a policy, and it's perfectly legitimate for them to fire you for it, policy or not.

If you have an employment contract, that may change the above.


Title: Who legally has to pay at a restaurant (FL) if someone leaves before the check comes?

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 Whoever is left pays. In some states not doing so is a felony. Believe it or not.

You could potentially sue the fleeing person for their share of the cost.


Title: Am I in trouble for throwing away old tenant's mail and packages?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Very possibly, depending on how far the ex tenant decides to take it.

Next time, write "Not at this address, return to sender" on the package and let the USPS deal with it. Answer #2: Yes, you can definitely be in trouble for throwing away mail / packages that doesn't fucking belong to you.

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There was no other reason to throw away her mail / packages other than to be a huge asshole. 🙄😓😪

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Literally, all you had to do for USPS is write **"Return To Sender"** and leave it in the mailbox and the postal worker would collect it when they came next to deliver mail to you. For UPS or Fedex you would do the same thing of writing **"Return To Sender"** and then you could easily call / email UPS or Fedex about it and they would schedule a time to come pickup the packages. You literally didn't have to even leave the house to deal with it.

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Sorry, but there is absolutely no excuse for just *throwing away* someone's mail / packages and you definitely 100% deserve whatever punishment may come of it.Answer #3: Next time on all non USPS packages ( fedex ups) call the company and ask them to return to sender they'll stop by quickly to pick it up. USPS may be able to forward actual mail if you write "doesn't live here" and leave it in your mail box.


Title: Help with police harassment. PLEASE HELP! Clearwater, FL

Question:
Question about what I feel to definitely feel to be police harassment. I have lived nextdoor to officer friendly for about 3 years now. We have never gotten along mainly because he judges me because im covered in tattoos. He has randomly stopped me and tried to frisk me over 50 times. He has also arrested me on four different occasions, fucking FOUR. Each time it was for something completely fabricated or just all together bullshit. Everything he has ever arrested me for was dropped by the state, none of them ever even made it to a court. Anyway for about a month or two after his most recent arrest was dropped he didn't really mess with me. I was so happy.I guessed that maybe something was said to him about all the BS arrests and was maybe told to back up off me. I was wrong. For a few days now he has been back at it. Following me around, fucking with me, watching every move I make, just straight up harassing me. Today he crossed the line. A few friends and myself went out to the beach for the morning. Around noon/one we decided to leave. They were driving to drop me and my fiancee off. We turned on to my street and drove past him. He immediately turned around and started following us. When we got to my place he flew up next to us screaming at me to get on the ground and everyone out of the car. He made up some bullshit about it looking like a drug deal (I have never been arrested for anything drug related in my life) and started searching everyone and the car for no reason. After all this bullshit he left. Not even an hour later im walking back from the store and he stops me wanting to search me. I am SICK of it. Im on probation for a driving on suspended charge and the smallest thing can put me in jail. Im sick of my friends being scared to come pick me up because he pulls over anyone he sees me with. Im sick of being scared to walk to the store for a damn soda. What can I do?! Can I file a restraining order against him? I dont know what to do anymore and its very unsettling... I dont wanna try and do something and have it backfire and him end upI harassing me more if thats even possible. Help!

Sorry for the wall of text im on a cheap cell phone.

**EDIT: I feel like there is a LOT that needs to be cleared up here. First of all a LOT of what I post is either old and/or extremely exaggerated or fabricated like 75% of reddit. First of all I havent used opiates in a few months now, and its very difficult. The drug test post was one of my many exaggerated/fabricated posts. I have actually only been on probation a few months now and that was my first drug test and I just wanted to be sure I was going to pass it after kicking the habit just a few weeks before. Many pictures and stuff I post is months old and I get bored and post it.
Okay lets keep clearing shit up. I AM NOT A DRUG DEALER. I have NEVER in my life been one nor do I ever plan on becoming one. The most drugs I have ever sold was maybe a dime of week when I was in highschool. I dont even think I have any posts claiming that I am.
More clarifying. I have never given him a reason to think any of this. I know you all go through my post history and saw that I am an opiate addict. I havent used for about 2 months but if you know anything about recovery you would know once and addict always an addict. Anyway back to what I was saying. I have never given him a reason to believe Im a drug dealer/user. Im not some thug that stands on a street corner slanging bags of whatever. I dont have drug dealers come to my home. Hell, when I was using, when I would pick up miles away from home. He profiled me from the day he met me. Before he knew my name, before he saw my record, before he knew I was an addict he had no problem stopping me and passive aggressively threatening me.
The way I was attacked in this thread was absolute bullshit. I came looking for advice and/or help in a situation that has been having negative effects on my life and all I get is cutdowns and judgemental comments. You guys said that you can't give me full advice if I don't give you full truth on my situation. I gave you guys everything that really mattered regarding the situation at hand and would have had no problem with giving more info upon requests.**
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 Look man, I'm not saying his behavior is okay, but...I took a look at your posting history. You may not have ever been arrested for anything drug related, but have you been arrested for other things when drugs were also possibly involved? Is it possible that even lacking any related arrests, the cops think that you and/or your friends might be users/dealers? These things could matter, and you didn't set yourself up to get the best possible advice here by omitting your involvement with drugs.
Answer #2: > What can I do?!

Complain to his superiors.  Document, document, document.  If he's truly had four charges on you dropped due to lack of evidence, then this should be pretty easy.

If that doesn't work, look into talking to your local FBI office, the local prosecutor, or the county or state. Answer #3: Get a camera for your car, home, and person. Notify him immediately, every time, that you are recording the situation, and plan on filing a complaint with Internal Affairs if the harassment continues.
EDIT: forget this advice. OP, your history is a clear indication of why LE is all up in your ass.