Title: I Damaged someone's mailbox , how to deal with it?

Question:
So I was driving through a neighborhood with a big pick-up truck. This was at night,  the neighborhood had a narrow road, the trash bins were out, no street lights, and as I was maneuvering not to hit the trash bins which instead... I hit someone's [mail box hard and damaged it bad](https://imgur.com/a/Ct7Uw1k). I left a note of course and came back to check the next day, took more pictures during daylight, and exchanged contact info with the house owner.

They asked if I had some sort of liability insurance which I told them I did but I wasn't going to provide it until they come up with the estimated costs for repairs. Fast forward a week. They message me that the reparations is "estimated" to come out to a whopping $3,000 (Which they clarified this was an estimate they got from "one" licensed contractor). The owner also added that this cost included a temporary mailbox, understandable.

They then reiterated they wanted my insurance card. I was a bit skeptical as this really boggled my mind and caught me off guard on how a red brick mail box costed an astonishing 3 Grand to repair (Which knowing the damage was pretty extensive) Now to preface things a bit, I know a few licensed general contractors in the industry and my response was just that, that I would have the owner get more than one estimate from their other contractors (It seems they don't know any contractors personally and are just asking around) and that I send a few of the licensed contractors I know to check it out/give their estimate (Which I sent them the pictures and they too were blown away from the $3,000 estimate)

So at this point I don't know what to do or what the owner will say. I feel like I'm being taken advantage of from this accident and I came off polite, didn't run away/rather confronted and told them I'll pay for the "damages" Is it uncalled for me to let my licensed contractor buddies to come check it out? Am I pushing out of the legal boundaries? Do I have to sulk the costs and not have a say? How exactly do things like this work?

TL;DR : Damaged someone's mailbox, they gave me a really high estimate amount on repairs and keeps asking for my insurance card, Don't know if I can suggest licensed contractors that can give their estimates.

Answer: Contact your insurance man, they aren't going to let them takke advantage of you. Also, that estimate seems about right. Answer #2: You purchase insurance for the purpose of covering accidents.  This is an accident.  You're not the victim here, they are.  Give them your insurance card.  They will investigate.


Title: Dozens of people are using my parents' driveway to turn around every day. (VA)

Question:
I'm visiting my parents (who are getting older) and was sitting in their living room when, shortly after 3 PM, a car pulled into the driveway. It got my attention because I didn't recognize the car. But it immediately backed out, turned around, and drove away in the other direction. Whatever, someone got lost, no biggie.

Until, 2 minutes later, the same thing happened again. And again. And again. Y'all, in the past hour at least 2 dozen cars must have used their driveway to turn around.

I'm thinking that this has something to do with the school around the corner - I know they divert traffic in a specific direction when school gets out. I'm not going to draw any MS Paint maps or anything (sorry), but I'm thinking that people who want to turn left and can't decide they will instead turn right onto my parents' street, use their driveway to turn a round since it's the first one, and then go straight through the intersection in the direction they want.

My parents are usually at work right now so I'm not sure they even know this is happening. But they're getting older, trying to retire soon, and I'm just picturing the wear and tear that 2 dozen cars using their driveway every day is going to have.

Is there anything I can do for them to prevent this from happening?

Answer:
 As you're seeing from essentially every reply, the only way to stop it is to block the driveway physically some how.Answer #2: Put up a gate.Answer #3: I would put up traffic cones Answer #4: A pair of posts on either side of the driveway with a chain (and a flag on the chain). Answer #5: One low-effort idea would be to string something across the end of the driveway that is visible. Keep it there for a week or two. It's likely that it's the same set of cars using the driveway, and that might be enough to communicate that those drivers should consider other alternatives.

I'd recommend trying low-budget options before escalating.Answer #6: NAL.

Have you thought about putting up a gate?Answer #7: What is the driveway made out of? Most driveways that are properly built and in good repair will not be harmed by a couple dozen cars turning around daily. Answer #8: Maybe a polite sign that asks folks to turn farther down the street or that provides alternative directions to get where they’re going?

Maybe go to the principal of the school and ask if they can send a note out to parents asking them to not use your driveway?


Title: (Xpost r/personalfinance) my mom is working under my name. What are the implications?

Question:
Hi guys. Throwaway account. Xpost from r/personalfinance

My mom has been working at a nail salon while getting paid through my information. She's done this before with another nail salon without me knowing. The boss there was under the impression that I was aware (I found out when I picked up some money there when my mom was out of the country). She currently hands me checks with my name on them every week, and makes me deposit them into a joint account we have (actually didn't want to open the account at first, but she cried when I said no).

I don't really understand why she does this. She gives me dodgy answers if I ask. We're aren't exactly in the best financial position either, so I'm worried for her well being too. I'm not sure what the implications of this are. How worried should I be? Should I put it to a stop? Should I be worried about the joint bank account? Please advise. Thank you.

I've been advised to put a stop to it in r/personalfinance. What's the best way to do so? Thank you.

Answer:
 You are all breaking the law and it has to stop.

> I don't really understand why she does this.

Many possible reasons but she's probably trying to hide the income from creditors, which is also illegal.

If your mom refuses to stop then you'll have to file a police report. Since you will be implicating yourself, you need to speak to an attorney first. Alternately, you can close the bank account and open another one in your name only and refuse to deposit and of these checks.

What's worse? Your mom crying or you and your mom going to jail and owing thousands and thousands of dollars in penalties?


Title: Caught Driving While Suspended x3 (IN)

Question:
Indiana

My license was suspended in 2009. I was caught driving on a suspended license in 2010 - regular infraction. I didn’t do the defensive driving course required I thought my license was valid. I was pulled over in 2014 again - a misdemeanor for driving while suspended and I have court for it in July. I was pulled over again last week - another misdemeanor for driving while I was suspended with a court date this week.

I did the course needed and paid all the fees from my 2009/2010 issues to have my license reinstated and the courts have sent the SR16. I plan to go and get my license reinstated tomorrow. Will my two pending misdemeanors for driving while suspended impact my ability to get my license tomorrow?

I was advised that because I am clearing up the initial suspension that those charges will be dismissed, but that doesn’t seem right.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 You should expect a longer suspension and jail time. You obviously couldn't care less nor respect the law.

If you haven't yet, hire an attorney.


Title: I'm in the US and I'm wondering if I can legally change my last name to my boyfriend's without marrying him. We've talked about it and he's all for it.

Question: The thing is we're both on SSI and they can cut your check down if you get married. Would I be able to legally change my last name to his without getting married? Thanks.

Answer: If you are living with someone and ‘holding out’ as married, even if you are not legally married, SSA considers you married for SSI income/resources purposes. So, you may be able to change your name without getting married, but it could also affect your SSI eligibility.


Title: I recently set up my first checking account. Wells Fargo's T&C say that any customer must waive their right to a jury trial, and that most disputes are to be solved via binding arbitration. Why is forced arbitration legal, and why can it not be appealed to a court of law?

Question:
I think I have a basic understanding of how arbitration works, in that it works kind of like a private bench trial.
Is arbitration in this manner something specific to Wells Fargo, or do all banks/credit unions have a similar clause? If every service of this type that American citizens have reasonable access to has this same clause, then should it not be illegal to say they cannot sue, even for a violation of their personal rights, specifically because there is no viable alternative?

I'm obviously very new to banking and very new to law, so if everything about this post is wrong then please correct me. Thanks in advance

Edit: I'm in South Carolina. Wells Fargo says (I think) that they use the arbitration laws of South Dakota. Is this in any way significant? Are the laws there beneficial to the business?
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 > Is arbitration in this manner something specific to Wells Fargo, or do all banks/credit unions have a similar clause?

Many do, yes.  It's legal because Congress says it is.  The administration has withdrawn consumer protection regulations that would have made it inapplicable in some cases.

>If every service of this type that American citizens have reasonable access to has this same clause, then should it not be illegal to say they cannot sue, even for a violation of their personal rights, specifically because there is no viable alternative?

Should it be is a different question.  Is it?  Nope.

>Wells Fargo says (I think) that they use the arbitration laws of South Dakota. Is this in any way significant? Are the laws there beneficial to the business?

If they weren't, they wouldn't be using them.

>and why can it not be appealed to a court of law?

Because that's how arbitration works.

There are credit unions without forced arbitration clauses.  They also won't do things like open accounts in your name without permission, and their fees are better.  Look for one with a good ATM network.Answer #2: Wells Fargo is a creepy bank.  They are your friends when you have money, but if a dispute ever arises, they are vicious.  The arbitration clause is used for their benefit, not yours.  Find another bank.


Title: I am on my parents insurance still (I’m 24), but I want to apply for insurance at my job now. My parents won’t let me cancel because I don’t have any other insurance and my current job won’t let me enroll unless there was a qualifying event (like losing insurance) Any help?

Question:
I just want to go to therapy but my parents insurance doesn’t cover behavioral health.
Topic:
Insurance

Answer: You're not losing insurance when you cancel it. Canceling insurance would not be a qualifying event. You'll have to wait for open enrollment to sign up for insurance at work.


Title: [DE] What is the legality of a topless ten year old female?

Question:
Okay, I created this account because I didn’t want to ask this on my primary account.

My neighbors have been sending their kids out into their front yard to play but today their ten year old daughter took her shirt off for some reason. The mother did nothing. Now this ten year old is starting to develop breasts and I just felt it was rather odd as to why the mother who was watching them treated this as if it was no problem.

Their daughter did this by choice.. but I feel like she should have been told to keep it on. Is this legal?
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer:
 OP, this is not a kid problem or a parenting problem. And it's not a legal problem.

It's a problem for anyone who sexualizes a topless 10 year old.


Title: [IL] pharmacy screwing over grandmother

Question:
Yesterday, my grandmother payed for and picked up her meds from the pharmacy. She didn't check to make sure everything was there.

Today, when she opened the bags (stapled shut) her anxiety medicine, cilitropram, was not in the bag. She called up to the pharmacy where they told her she did get her cilitropram so they will not do anything about it.

She's currently on the phone with her doctor to try to figure everything out but I'm trying to figure out what we need to do. She's afraid they will start refusing to fill her meds if they try to report it to the higher ups.

What can she do?

Answer:
 She can complain to pharmacy management. They won't refuse to fill her prescriptions, especially as citalopram is not a controlled substance. This isn't really a legal question.

But, I've never seen any pharmacy (ever, anywhere) that doesn't go over what is being given, item by item, and the instructions for each med, each and every time, regardless of how long someone has been on the med.


Title: 15lb dog scratched inside of wood barn doors (surface damage only), landlord trying to charge $500 for each door to replace and not allowing us to repair them.

Question:
The doors are in perfect functioning order, smooth operation, no deep wood damage, a simple sand and restain should repair to like new condition.  Do we have any right as tenants to have the opportunity to be able to make repairs ourselves for a fraction of the cost of paying for a total replacement for slight damage?

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In the event that they do not let us attempt to repair the doors, are we entitled to possess the doors being replaced since we have bought replacements?

Answer: You had the chance to fix it before you moved out, yet chose not to.


Title: Retail employer is fining me a late opening. Is this legal? (GA)

Question:
Due to a misunderstanding in scheduling, our store in the local mall was opened anywhere between a half-hour and an hour late today. I've been informed by my employer (the company is, to my knowledge, a sole proprietorship, and definitely not a big retail corporation) that I would have to pay a fine of $50, which I believe is half of the fine that the store has to pay in accordance with the mall's policy for a late opening. Considering that my weekly pay as a part-time employee is anywhere between $200-$300 a week, this is a significant blow to my finances. As of right now, I'm unsure whether the fine will come out-of-pocket or be deducted from my weekly paycheck.

While I don't intend to pursue any sort of legal action in response to this, I'd just like to know if this is legal. I understand that my state's at-will employment laws may allow some leeway regarding this (obviously, repetitive tardiness results in termination, and so-on) but I can tacitly assume that the employer also does not know whether this fine is entirely legal.

Please comment if there's any more information I need to provide. Again, I don't intend to pursue any action here, I just want to know if they're allowed to do this. Thanks!

Answer:
 It's likely not legal if they're looking to dock your pay -- you generally can't dock someone's pay like this.

You might be asked to pay out of pocket for the fine, at which point you'd be legally in the right to refuse to do.  They'd legally be in the right to fire you for your refusal.


Title: Machine shop is ghosting us after a $4800 order.

Question:
Our shop is located in Michigan.
Machine shop is located in Oregon.

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We're a small hobby shop. We've been looking to expand our business, so about 4 months ago we contacted a specialized shop in Oregon to order a $4800 machine from them. Everything seemed super legit --- they gave us multiple references and numbers for companies they'd worked with that we checked out, had a website with videos/photos, great google/yelp reviews, spoke frequently with them on the phone etc.

We placed an order and they requested payment by personal or cashier's check. I was a little uncomfortable with that but I figured their reviews were great, let's do it!

We received regular updates on our machine being built up until two months ago when it was 'completed'. Suddenly the owner become incredibely difficult to get in touch with. Our expected shipping date came and went. New shipping dates (8 separate times) have been cancelled with multiple excuses. We last spoke to the owner Monday and he told us it would be shipped out that afternoon, but of course it wasn't and again he's ignoring our calls and emails.

We also noticed in the past two weeks multiple customers of theirs have left new negative reviews on Yelp saying their machines haven't arrived, are months overdue, and the owner won't reply to their emails/calls either.

At this point, it's looking more and more like we aren't going to get our machine, so do we have any legal options here? I've been trying to google around for answers but I'm getting completely lost. :( I'm worried we're boned because we paid with a cashiers check? We have the businesses address, owner's home address, an email trail, cashiers check receipt etc.

Thanks for any and all advice!

Answer:
 You can sue for your $4,800. Your bank can provide information that the check was paid.

It sounds like the shop is in financial trouble. Obviously that may affect your ability to recover even if you prevail. Answer #2: Shop LLC/Corp or sole proprietorship?  If LLC, do the research first, find owners, get attorney to evaluate breaking the corporate veil, going against assets.  Could likely be cast as fraud.

AG's office might have a service to help, too.Answer #3: You'll probably need a local attorney in OR to handle it.  My suggestion is you do so ASAP - don't let it linger.


Title: [NY] Can I attack someone who is stealing my stuff and refuses to give it back or won't stop taking more stuff?

Answer:
 Just remember, in NY you can't kill someone for stealing your sunglasses.  Not even if they're very fancy sunglasses.  But yes, you can use non-lethal force to stop someone from ACTIVELY stealing your things.  Like, they have to be about to, in the process of, or literally just finished stealing your stuff.  You can't go tackling someone a day later if you think they took your Derek Jeter rookie-year Topps baseball card.  It has to be in the moment, like they are legit snatching the wig off your head right then.

Edit: and just to be clear, the force you use has to be only so much force as reasonably necessary to stop the crime.  For instance, if you've got a 5'2", 80lbs person trying to pocket your Paul Revere sterling silver fork, you can't body slam her down the hallway toward the butler--a simple grab at the arm is really all you're allowed to do.


Title: [FL] State attorney harassing my brother. Is there anything we can do?

Question:
Hello all! I am on my mobile, please excuse any typos.

My brothers car insurance lapsed. He got new car insurance, and a week later got a broken windshield. He submitted a claim to his insurance (geico). Geico had his car for three months, claiming my brother was trying to commit insurance fraud. At this point, my brother just said to forget the claim and he would pay to get it fixed. The claim was thrown out and my brother paid out of pocket to fix his cars windshield.

Now the state has filed (?) Insurance fraud charges on him. They are trying to say the windshield was broken before he had insurance.

This is where it starts to get crazy (in my opinion, maybe this is normal). The state attorney (detective?) Has thoroughly investigated this. Thoroughly has in- called my brothers work, called our father, called his roommates, his friends, me. He is very obviously trying to get my brother to confess to something he didn't do.

Today, he showed up at my brothers work with a police officer and "an arrest warrant". My brother wasn't working, so they went to his home. They saw him through the window, and banged on his door and screamed at him through the door to come out and they were there to arrest him. My brother hid in his bedroom and called me. They were yelling saying that if he didn't come out they would impound his car and he would never get it back, that he would spend thanksgiving in jail, that they would make it so expensive for him that he wouldn't be able to afford bond, that if he didn't come with them now that they would publically embarrass him by arresting him later. They leave on about an hour's time.

I go pick my brother up, and we call the police station to ask about active warrants, and he doesn't have one. We call this detective, and he says that my brother needs to turn himself in, that he will spend thanksgiving in jail, and that " HE PROMISES" to put my brother in jail. He says that there is an affidavit for arrest warrant through such and such jail, and if he turns himself in now, it will only cost $500 on bail money.

Ok, well. We went to a bondsman, and he can't find the arrest warrant. He said it doesn't exist. We went to bondsman, jail, states attorneys office, sheriff Dept. He is NOT in the system. No complaint, no warrant, no nothing.

At this point, what can we do? This is insane. My brother may lose his job over this guy serving fake arrest warrants at his job? We would complain to his superior, but when we called the state attorney's office, they transfer us to his phone number. He is the boss here, I guess. Is this legal for him to do? At this point, it's like legal harassment.

Any tips would be appreciated!

Answer: This is a good time for your brother to get an attorney. There are enough irregularities here - as well as a possible arrest warrant - that taking advice from the internet would be foolhardy.


Title: DEA Seized Package

Question:
Hey,

So I placed an order of Adderall from someone that I found over the internet and they just messaged me saying that the package was seized by the DEA and that I need to pay $2500 to get it fixed. I think its a scam but I'm also kind of scared that its not and I really don't want to get in trouble with the DEA. What should I do?

Answer:
 Are they saying the DEA took your package and aren't gonna send it unless you pay them?? That doesn't even make any sense??

They're 100% trying to scam you. Don't order drugs online.Answer #2: >What should I do?

Step 1: Stop buying controlled substances from strangers on the internet.

Step 2: Realize that the DEA doesn't return confiscated drugs in exchange for money.
Answer #3: >What should I do?

Nothing. (apart from maybe not buying controlled substances from sketchy people online)

If the DEA comes to talk, don't, until you consult with a lawyer.


Title: (Alabama) Was robbed, suspects arrested, charges filed, how do I ensure they are prosecuted?

Question: My place was broken in to and over $10,000 of goods were stolen.  The suspects were caught on the property and charged with Burglary and Theft of property, they were taken to the county jail and kept on a $15,000 bond.  Both suspects have now bonded out.  Their attorneys are now continuing to postpone their hearings.  I know how this goes, they postpone, postpone and postpone until the charges get so old they are finally dismissed.  I really want the individuals convicted, I mean these guys robbed me.  Don't I have some rights?

Answer: I highly doubt the case will just get dismissed if it gets old. It may get dismissed if there isn't enough evidence to convict them, but that doesn't seem to be the case here. You don't really have any say as to when they will be tried. That's up to whoever manages the criminal docket in your area. Don't expect it to be quick though. You aren't the only person who has had a crimes committed against them. The DA will get to it when they can. And sometimes it's not the DA that postpones the case. The defense does that as well, and they're entitled to be able to ask for continuances to better ensure that they have a proper defense. The only thing you can really do is be cooperative with the DA and the police and call in regularly to the DA's office and ask for an update on the case, politely of course.


Title: [TX] I was in an Xbox Live party with an underaged person. We were playing Fortnite and the minor starts talking sexually, I panicked and left the party without saying anything and removed them from friends list. Did I commit a crime?

Question:
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer: What. No.


Title: (IA) Neighbor wants to tear down fence on property line

Question:
**Backstory:** We purchased our house on a corner lot in April 2013.
In spring of 2014, we replaced our chainlink fence with cedar privacy fence that butts up to our neighbor's privacy fence.
Summer of 2015: Awesome neighbors sell the house.  The new neighbor also moved in his girlfriend (she isn't on the title) who has been busy with yard projects.  Projects like cutting down healthy trees "because they had bugs", killing all the grass in the front yard, digging out all the rose bushes and landscaping, etc.

They don't seem to have the best grasp on how home ownership works: They hired a company to trim the other neighbor's tree that hangs over their yard, and then took them the bill.  The other neighbors were shocked and just ended up paying it.

**Today:**  Today the girlfriend comes over to notify us that they are ripping out their privacy fence because it's 'falling apart' (it's not) and have no clue when "probably before the end of October" with no plans to replace it.  This means to keep our dogs safe (and their dog out of our yard), we'll need to replace the fence at our cost.

**Is there any legal reason that could prevent them from removing the fence?**

[Here is a shitty MS Paint drawing for reference.](http://i.imgur.com/It3CstV.jpg)  The dotted black line is the assumed property line.  Blue line is our cedar fence.  Green dots is their pressure treated fence in question.

Husband is considering offering to have them keep the uprights and we replace the fence pickets and stringers with the good side facing them (making it our's by our city's rules) as that would be cheaper for us.

Any thoughts?
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 You can't force the neighbor to keep up their fence on their property.

Put up your own fence and you won't have to deal with this in the future.


Title: Can i donate my body for science if i commit suicide?

Question:
Can I donate my body for science if/when i commit suicide? Is there any way I can do it without damaging organs they need?

Fuck off if you think I am a troll. I am done with life and everything in it. Nothing left for me to go on with so don't convince me. I genuinely want to, even if it's small, make an impact of change for the better for some sick child or parent or close friends life.

Answer:
 I am going to answer you and then I am going to lock this.

Yes. You will need to arrange it in advance. Also, please don't kill yourself. I care and I'm going to break a rule I wrote to tell you to PM me if you want to talk to someone who won't judge you. Answer #2: The real question is "will the accept you body for science if you commit suicide?"

Wouldn't shock me if thats a no. Answer #3: Call now. 1-800-273-TALK (8255) You don't have to hate your life. Your life can be good. You can be happy.


Title: I was on disability for 12 months. Told them my condition improved but they kept paying me. Now they want their money back.

Question: Short of it: I live in MA and I was unable to work and on disability for about 12 months. My condition improved and I was eventually able to go back to work. I contacted Social Security and told them about that. They said they would pay me for another 6 months anyway for a trial period. They kept sending me checks for another 6 months after that. Then they sent me a letter saying I had improved and would no longer be eligible. They sent me another letter telling me they screwed up and I now owe them $10,000. I don't have that kind of money (I had to buy a car so I could keep working). What should I do?

Answer: Almost the exact same thing happened to my dad. He told them he was back at work, and they kept sending him benefits. They garnish his MA tax returns now to get their money back. But no other legal action was taken. YMMV. Answer #2: Get in touch with them and get on a payment plan. $50/ month till hell freezes over. This kind of thing happens ALL the TIME.


Title: Roommate doesn't feel she needs to pay half of the electric bill. Has used a lot of electricity in the past month. Can she weasel out?

Question:
(I posted this earlier but wanted to rephrase things because they were complicated.)

The lease is in of our parents names (not the same parents as each other haha), but I am paying my rent myself. Roommate does not real obligated to pay for bill, and if she does it'll "only be a little." Can she do this? I've never had to split a bill before, so I'm looking for advice.

The electricity is turned on in my name.

(Location is Burbank, California.)

Answer: She can choose not to pay and you are responsible for paying the entire amount, but you can sue her in small claims court. Even if you don't have something in writing about the bill, it's reasonable that roommates would split the electric bill evenly and chances are a Judge would see it that way to.


Title: Gym membership trying to charge a Debit Card I no longer have

Question:
So I have a payment plan with a gym I used to go to that charges my debit card every month. Over the summer, my information was stolen and I needed to change my debit card number.

I stopped going to this gym a few months ago, and an automated voice message calls me every month telling me that they are having billing issues with my account information. I'll also get an automated e-mail telling me my gym bills are late and I have late fees now as well.

My question is, can I just ignore these calls and e-mails and go on with my life? Or is this going to catch up with me some day? I don't plan on going back to this gym obviously.

Answer:
 > My question is, can I just ignore these calls and e-mails and go on with my life?

No.  They can sue you, or sell your debt to a collection agency.  Unless you've cancelled your service as per your agreement with them, or they've otherwise violated that agreement, you still owe them the money.Answer #2: Do you have a contract with the gym?  Did you cancel the contract?

Gyms tend to be relentless about pursuing people for monthly fees even if they aren't attending the gym.  They will be able to affect your credit score and have a collections agency contact you about paying the debt.


Title: My friend has stolen over a thousand dollars from my best friend and I over the course of two weeks.

Question:
I am currently in Dallas, TX.
So someone who I have known and been "friends" with for a while (about 4-5 years) has been stealing my credit/debit card information since I got back from college. while at a party at a mutual friends house, I believe he looked through my purse and wrote down my credit and debit card info. he has been using my card to make purchases off of favor (a delivery service) which have totaled to over $500. I managed to cancel my card before most of the charges went through, but the biggest charge of ~$370 went through sadly.

 This started about 5 days ago, and I cancelled my cards two days ago. However, my best friend has been experiencing the same problems with very similar charges from favor (we both got charged over $300 from a sports shop and she got charged over $200 from sunglasses hut). I believe she said she was charged around $600 total but says that she managed to cancel her card before it got over $1000, which it would've had she not cancelled. I'm just wondering if there is a certain amount of money that you can steal before it is considered a felony, since I've heard it's like $1000 (I'm not very aware of the laws regarding theft). Also, since this is credit card fraud is it another felony? We don't know if we are pressing charges yet but we believe we will.

For additional info I am a twenty year old female and she is 21. He is 21 as well. He essentially emptied my debit card account and managed to grab ahold of my emergency credit card account which is only used during emergencies. I'm not sure what kind of card he stole from her but I'm assuming it's a credit card since it was so much money.

Thank you!

edit: I also got some pretty solid proof but I'm not sure if it's 100% damning, although it is pretty evident that it was him at this point.

edit2: I am at the same house as him right now and that is how I got the evidence. we suspected it was him and so I went through his favor history and found that his username matched the one that favor told me was ordering everything. I'm just trying to act cool around him so he doesn't know that I know this information...

Answer:
 Location is important.  In my state, Georgia, any financial transaction card fraud or theft is considered a felony.

Dispute the charges with your card institutions and file a report with the police, with all of your proof.


Title: How to report a whole catholic group that enables sexual harassment?

Question:
[I live in Germany BTW] A few months ago I posted on r/askreddit about the time I was sexually harassed at 17 by a counselor of the church-enabled catholic youth group I was in at the time (not for religious reasons, but because I wanted to volunteer and had a lot of friends there) I'm 20 now, so it was a long time ago, but a nightmare about it brought it back and I talked to my friend about it. My friend also used to be part of the group, but dropped out. She told me about an incident at a party of that group about 6 months back, where a guy from the group forcibly made her touch his genitals and held her hand in place and forced her to rub his penis and stuff.
We talked about the group and she told me how some of the 30+ year old counselors hit on/make out with the 16/17 year old girls and how a 33 year old guy started a relationship with a 16 year old.
I haven't been part of the group in a long time, but when one counselor tried to rape me at a party, everybody knew about it and nobody did anything, they played it down and told me not to worry, because "that's just what [the guy] is like]".
I didn't report it because I was scared and ashamed, but now I found out about the other instances and how they're still covering them up. Can I still report my case or in some way support my friend who went through similar issues? Please help.
Topic:
Non-US

Answer:
 The statue of limitations in Germany for sexual crimes are quite high, between 5 and 30 years. Depending on the exact nature of the crime, this time limit starts either with your 18th or 30th birthday. So, no matter what, you are still within the statue of limitations and you can report them.

In the case you are talking about against yourself

> counselor tried to rape me at a party, everybody knew about it and nobody did anything, they played it down and told me not to worry, because "that's just what [the guy] is like]".

This is at least attempted rape from the culprit and the possibility of contributing to rape by moral support for the people around you.

An issue is that crimes against the sexual freedom are regularly very hard to proove, so it might take a while. The fact that there are multiple victims would help in that matter, as many victims with believable stories strengthen the case against the people of that group.

And while it is in general not a crime for a 30+ to have, even a sexual, relationship with 16 year olds in Germany, the fact that the adult parts were leading a youth group could also put them into the position of authority figures according to the law "Missbrauch von Schutzbefohlenen" (sexual abuse of wards), that said, I am not 100 % sure about the definition of the necessary position of authority, so don't know if an advisor in a youth organisation fullfills this.

That said, a proovable interest in young girls again helps your case in regards to rape alligations.


Title: Is the embassy allowed to keep my money?

Question:
I live in Sweden, about to go on a 2 month study trip outside of Europe. I have applied for a 3 month single entry visa, recently the embassy told me I had not sent enough money, so I sent the missing money plus money for bank charges (as bank charges were, according to them, probably the reason my money hadn't been enough. Shortly after I sent the money, they told me they had made a mistake and only missed one of my reciepts. Meaning I had already paid enough, and now paid too much. It was too late to stop the bank transfer, and the embassy said they could not return my money. Instead they offered me a 6 month multiple entry visa instead, which i do not need. I declined this and offered to pay for bank charges as long as they returned at least some of my money. Their website states that they do not return leftover money.
My question is, do they have legal right to keep my money? Seeing as this was a mistake on their part, I feel tricked into sending the extra money.

Answer:
 IANAL. I have dealt with embassies for work in the past.

>Their website states that they do not return leftover money.

That line right there pretty much tells you that you're out of luck. Visa fees are generally non-refundable, period. Wouldn't matter if you were approved, denied, etc.

You need to weigh how badly you need your passport back against how badly you need the funds in question.

If you try to press the issue, just keep in mind that it literally can just take one visa officer in a bad mood to void your visa. I'm not saying they will, as I've never interacted with an embassy in Sweden, but here in Canada, it has happened numerous times in similar cases.

Best of luck, dude!


Title: $1200 speeding ticket?!?!

Question:
Yesterday I went online to pay the speeding citation I got last month. Was expecting maybe $500 and was going to pay it without blinking an eye.

I could not have been more off.

$1200 FOR A 99 IN A 70. Was i speeding? Yes. Should I have been speeding? No.

I'm not trying to undermine speeding violations in this country but this seems excessive. Instead of teaching a lesson it seems more like a ploy to raise revenue.

This ticket was in Pembroke, GA and I live 4 hours away so court is really not ideal. Please help me on this 1 guys...what are my options? They don't even offer a payment plan and expect people to just have that amount in their bank account.

Answer:
 You can contest the ticket and ask the judge for lienency. Fact is, you were excessively speeding (29 over is way over the limit) so you owe the associated fine.

And I mean, if you don't think this is an effective way to teach a lesson, be honest, are you less likely to speed now?Answer #2: Sounds like a ticket for reckless driving, that you can pay it online at all is shocking.


Title: I live in Texas with my child. My ex is receiving welfare calculated based on her having our child (which he does not) in Florida.

Question:
Three years ago I was awarded full custody of my child in Texas.  The order has not changed nor has he tried to change it.

He moved to Florida a while back and I have learned that he is receiving welfare in Florida.  His sister is the one who informed me and sent me copies of documents he gave to her. They are applications for financial aid for a university, housing assistance, food assistance and utility assistance. On all of them he claims that our child lives with him in order to get more assistance (or from what I can tell in the case of the utility help app, to get any assistance at all).

She sent me these in case it affects me in any way - but I'm not sure if it does.

Should I care about this? Is it likely to affect me in any way in the future?  If so, what should I actually be doing?

Edit:  Sorry for confusing title...ex and his girlfriend are applying together and I started out saying "him and her having" but realized she's irrelevant so I simplified it to just him and obviously did a poor job.

Answer: You need to report him to the State of Florida. Otherwise when the State finds out they are going to come after you for the money. You no longer have I didn't know about it defense.


Title: Can one file a police report for stolen property if the other party IS willing to give it to you?

Question:
Say that they want to give you the possessions in person but you refuse. Is there any way that you can have the possessions taken without direct interaction between the two parties, say by filing a police report?

Edit: New York state.

Answer: The vagueness of your post tells me you probably know that you are acting unreasonably, and are trying to dance around the real issues.  Unless you tell us what is actually going on, we can't give you much useful advice.


Title: My university collected and used thousands of photos without permission. Can We do ANYTHING? - CO

Question:
I am posting on behalf of myself as well as for several very concerned fellow students and staff members from my college in Colorado, but due to subreddit rules, situation specifics have been greatly dumbed down here for rule compliance and party anonymity.

It has very recently come out and sparked community outrage that researchers collected and used thousands of photos of students, staff, and hundreds other campus visitors without their permission for a facial recognition study sponsored by the military and intelligence services.

And while we do understand that in this situation, what they did was TECHNICALLY legal, it doesn’t change how fucked up and UNETHICAL the situation is being seen as, and that it was very clearly a huge overstep and invasion of privacy on our communities members.

What we ask as myself and MANY others wonder and grow paranoid, is do we have any rights or any legal standings to use that we can protest this dystopian privacy invasion clusterfuck and take a stance against the use of facial recognition software, public data collection, and collection, tracking uses of personal data.

The response put out by school does not relieve the concerns of the situations we have over the ever-growing list of implications of these actions. For a school that has so few security cameras on campus,  we now feel we can't even walk into class or into our jobs without the thought of this shady surveillance operation and whatever else they might have here been ever present in the back of our minds.

Like are there any legal loopholes or clauses that can open the doors to us over anything to how poorly mishandled the information was, the legality of NEEDING to PUBLICIZE the pictures and results. Anything?

While many of us have accepted this situation as one where nothing can be done and just take it as it comes, some of us few we are grasping at straws to get any bit of ground to have our bit of voice in the matter aside from bitching about it on social media to deaf ears and no effect.

OR are we all just doomed in this country to live in a future of paranoia and crushing government oversight like in Minority Report or Psycho-Pass?

Answer: This is not a legal issue because as you pointed out this is not illegal. If you want to change the laws I suggest contacting your elected representatives.


Title: Excessive Speeding, WI

Question:
I got a speeding ticket earlier for going 106 in a 55 (no one is ever on the road at 5am Sunday morning, yes it's still bad).  I can lose my license from this even though my record is pretty clean. I'm OK with paying the ticket but I'd like to keep my license and if possible, lessen the affect to my insurance.

My thoughts going into this are to ask for a continuance for dismissal. I've done this before in MN, it stays off my record but if i get another infraction within the next year, it comes back and they both go on my record. Still have to pay a fine first.

The tricky part is that I recently moved to WI which is where i got the ticket. I'm still driving on my MN license. I asked the ticketing officer about me planning to get a WI license soon. He then said If I didn't have a WI license, they would issue one to me and then revoke it or something. Would this not affect my MN license or what did he mean?

Answer:
 Most states do communicate with each other. If you lose your license in WI then you are not driving in any state. Also, when you get a new license they do inform your last state so that license gets cancelled.

Hire an attorney to mitigate the damages


Title: Employed and attending college full time but denied online classes and $8000 tuition reimbursement

Question:
Currently employed full time at a national corporation with $8,000 of tuition reimbursement as one of its benefits. Working to support myself with income for monthly expenses.

I am a senior at a private university in South Carolina with two classes left to take in order to graduate. The college offers the classes to the adult studies population and has let traditional student take these classes in the past.

In order to work full time I went to the Dean of my department to see about enrollment in the two adult studies classes to finalize my degree. My application was rejected and now I have to quit my job to graduate or change my degree to adult studies thus taking longer to graduate and earning an inferior degree.

Am I in the wrong? Is this educational malpractice? I did research and will attach images of student handbook which according to a few legal sites acts as the legal contract between student and college. Also college denying this application directly contradicts their handbook statement. Thanks

[handbook on adult studies ](http://imgur.com/eZQSMQm)

Answer: Why do you think that they should allow you to take these courses? Are you what is typically considered a non-traditional student?


Title: [Connecticut] Ex Wife is about to willingly be in contempt of court, and I'm not sure what to do about it.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 There was a lot of mess in there, and I can't understand all of it. But this stood out to me:

> Unbeknownst to me, ex-wife took out a lean, with my name, on the house to bring the payments down.

If you wife took out a lien against the house to borrow money and she did so in your name, forging your signature (and you did not even know about it), then you really don't need to worry about whether or not she is in contempt of court. Instead, you need to inform the bank that the loan was taken out fraudulently. So long as you can demonstrate that you did not participate in the fraud, the bank should actually have to give up their lien on the house and can collect their money from your ex-wife. They can also take the matter to the district attorney and have her prosecuted for fraud. She will have a much harder time screwing with your life if she is in jail for fraud.

On the other hand, none of this applies if you were aware of this (and thus implicitly participated) or if she did not actually forge your signature.

There were some other items in there too, but I think I'll stop with just that one.Answer #2: I skimmed your post.

Contempt of court means that she is in violation of a court order. You (or your attorney) can tell the judge, and the judge can take appropriate action.

>ex-wife took out a lean, with my name

I'm not an expert, and not totally sure what you mean, but you should probably ask your attorney if this is fraud.Answer #3: Why can your attorney no longer represent you? In the circumstances it would seem that you need a new attorney.


Title: Sensitivity Training for University Health Clinic

Question:
I'm a female in my mid-twenties who recently graduated from a university in Michigan. While visiting the campus health clinic for a check-up over a year ago, I was greeted by a female doctor. Her bedside manner was lacking and I began to feel uncomfortable. During the exam, she asked me to take off my pants to examine my hips. As I began to take them off, she grabbed the pants and pulled them the rest of the way off. I was shocked and mortified. I'm a survivor of sexual assault and felt very vulnerable. She was also judgemental when I explained that I was not taking birth control.
I had repressed the incident and it surfaced last night. Despite the incident occurring over a year ago, I'm wondering what my options are? I am thinking of remaining anonymous and emailing the health clinic itself or the campus sexual assault program. I am not looking for disciplinary action. I would like to see sensitivity training implemented for doctors at my university health clinic.  Not sure how to go about this.

Answer: My advice is to see a therapist.


Title: [Indiana] Car was broken into last night and they got basically anything and everything important.

Question: They took my wife's bag that had her wallet, ID, debit card, soc cards, and check book! (Yes, I know, she knows how stupid it was to keep all that stuff in the car, together).  We got a police report, put a freeze on the credit, shut down the cards, and are going tonight to close out the account since bank numbers were on the checks.  I'm just curious if we're forgetting anything.  Debit card was used a few times overnight at gas stations, so I'm going to see if we can get ahold of images of the people.  Any advice/help would be great, thanks.

Answer: First of all, never carry your SS card with you, ever.  Second, I can't imagine what she was thinking, leaving all that in her car.  It's begging for trouble.  Third, this isn't really a legal issue, and it looks like you've got everything covered. I'd be surprised if your getting gas station images is going to get you anywhere.


Title: I just heard someone pitch a new app for crowdfunding celebrity sextapes. Will that fly?

Question:
I got back from a startup pitch event in SF and one of the strangest ideas I heard was from a company looking to crowdfund celebrity sextapes. The basic premise was that a user would submit a celebrity name, and then it would be open for funding for 30 days at which point the named celebrity could claim the pot by agreeing to the tape. Anyway, it seemed like they're opening themselves up to a world of hell by using celebrities names and images. Will this get sued into oblivion?

Another similar startup is wesearchr.

Edit: Location is US

Answer: If they use images they don't have the right to use, then yes there's a definite issue there. Mentioning a celebrities name and the idea is probably fine though.


Title: [USA, MO] I have a guest, who is a minor, who has long overstayed his welcome. He lives in another state [KY]. What are my options?

Question:
This "guest" is my wife's 11 year old brother. He was supposed to stay for 2 weeks, as was agreed upon. It has now been about a month. His mother is supposed to have come and retrieved him, and continues to drag her feet. Just a moment ago he and my 3 year old son got into a physical brawl, in which the 11 year old overpowered the 3 year old and was hitting him repeatedly. This kid is unruly and temperamental, and it's time for him to go.

I cannot afford to put him on a bus and send him home. I do not have a vehicle that can drive to a town where the bus comes anyways. I probably shouldn't put him, at his age and maturity level, alone on a bus in the first place. That is to say, I have no resources to send him home myself.

So what, legally, do I have as leverage to demand that his mother come and retrieve him, or otherwise arrange for him to return home? I have every intention of making this demand, but his mother is notoriously irresponsible and noncommittal. I know I will have to back those demands with "or else"s to have any hope of them being effective, and be ready to follow through if she doesn't act.

Answer:
 Tell her that you will take the child to CPS, because you can no longer host him.  Give her a chance to retrieve him (like a day or two).  Call other relatives as well.  After that, you can call CPS.
Answer #2: Call CPS and tell them your mother-in-law has abandoned a kid at your house.


Title: New Job Offer in CA Requires Drug Test

Question:
First time poster here.

My girlfriend just received an amazing job offer for a role at a publicly traded pharma company. Her receiving the role is contingent on a drug test. She is a casual user of marijuana and has no clarification on when the drug test is.

If she were to get tested today would they be able to rescind the offer if she tested positive for marijuana? I’m unsure of the legality since it’s legal in California.

Answer:
 They can rescind the offer for this reason as California does not protect any marijuana use in an employment context like some other states do.

However, you are eligible for UI if you're fired for off-the-clock marijuana use as UI is a state program.


Title: Condominium Board says fences are a health hazard?

Question:
So I live in a condominium where everyone has a fence around a small backyard. It's been this way for years and an old condominium head said that we needed to built it for aesthetic purposes.

Now the current condominium head says that the fences are a fire hazard and that they need to be taken down or else a city official will come and fine us. I'm wondering if they actually are a fire hazard? it's a metal fence that forms a small rectangle in the back.

I live in Houston, Texas for reference.

Answer: Ignore them, even if they try to pass something usually you will be grandfathered in anyway.


Title: Just got caught with something, need some advice.

Question: I got caught by police just now while sitting parked at night smoking with my friend. A cop pulled up, he tried to slowly pull away, and he pulled us over. I had roughly .4-.5 ounces of weed on me that they confiscated, and I now have a court date in about 2 weeks. What can you guys tell me to help with the situation, or anything you’ve learned from past experiences with the law? Because this is my first time getting fucked by 12, and I’m pretty fucking anxious about my consequences. I live in an illegal state (Virginia)

Answer: Get a criminal defense attorney.


Title: (MO) Bouncer confiscated actual, state-issued ID of friend

Question:
I've been searching for a statute permitting this but I can't find it. My friend went to a dueling pianos bar downtown (not the best area as well) and had a bouncer confiscate her actual ID despite having four other forms of ID on her (school ID, hospital ID with her picture, etc.) Bouncer didn't think her state-issued ID looked like her despite other corroborating IDs validating her identity, so he confiscated it and refused to give it back until she flagged a cop down that was patrolling downtown. This was completely unsafe because downtown is not the safest area here, but was it illegal? She received her ID back after she found a cop an *hour* later who validated it was a real ID.

From what I understand they cannot confiscate any IDs, but they're usually right about fakes and you'd be an idiot to call the police to get your fake back so they just get away with doing it by default.

Answer: Probably not legal but a cop has already been summoned and reviewed the situation. What more do you want?


Title: Is a dock behind someone’s home private property?

Question: I am doing an assignment and I have to analyze whether a dock behind an individuals home that has a pathway leading to the front door constitutes private property? I think that it does but I am not sure because waterway is a public space. So does that mean the dock is also Public or is it private property of the home owner?

Answer:
 If you set that dock on fire, or destroyed it, would you expect that you could get charged with a crime?

*Someone* owns the dock.

Whether that someone is a private person/organization or a public entity probably depends a great deal on the particular dock and where property lines are and what state it is and 100 other things.

Because if you own the house and the yard and the small lake and you have a dock in that lake, I assure you that the dock is private property.


Title: [TX] Lease has a clause about early-termination, landlord says I have to give 60 days notice to leave at all

Question:
I am currently renting in Texas with my current lease set to expire on 28 September, 2017.

I have been offered a job in another state and will be leaving. I checked my lease regarding move-out, and it has a section about "early-termination":

"Procedures. You may terminate the TAA Lease Contract prior to
the end of the lease term and thus avoid any potential liability
exposure for non-payment of rent for the remainder of the lease
term if all of the following occur:
60 (a) you give us written notice of early termination at least
days prior to your early termination date (i.e., your early move-
out date), which may be during a month; (b) you move out on or before the early termination date and do not hold over; (c) you pay us a $2648.00 early termination fee."

There is a bit extra in there about paying back concessions and not being in default, but those don't apply to me.

I am not asking to move out early from my lease. It ends on the 28th.
All I want to do is not renew.

My lease is not set to auto-renew, but the renewal contract I received on July 28 (so, exactly 60 days from my lease ending), says that it will default to month-to-month unless I renew or pay the fee for early termination.

I didn't have a job offer at the time, so I was just going to renew.
But now that I've the job offer, I'm questioning how this counts as an early-termination, and if I have any push-back.

The fee is 2 month's rent, so even if I leave only 30 days early, I'm paying double? Or if I stay on the month-to-month lease, my rent goes up pretty dramatically, and I think the following clause says I still can't leave early:

"If we require you to give us more than 30 days written notice to move out before the end of the lease term, we will give you one written reminder not less than 5 days nor more than 90 days before your deadline for giving us your written move-out notice. For month-to-month leases under such circumstances, you acknowledge that you must give us 60 days move-out notice, but we are not required to give you any additional advance reminder notices."

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Answer:
 They lease converts to month to month by legal default. Them telling you in converts to month to month is just telling you the law.

You agreed to a 60 day notice, you're stuck with that. Give your 60 day notice written as soon as possible.


Title: HOA suing for 2 missed payments

Question:
My HOA payment automatically comes my account on the 3rd of each month.  February 2019 & April 2019 did not get drafted.  Unfortunately,  I did not notice this until a few days ago in going through my account regarding a different matter.  I sent my HOA a cashiers check for the missed payments plus the late charges.  The next day I received a letter from an attorney for my HOA stating that I owed 1,025.00 for the late payments & attorney fees.  They also put a lien on my home.  The missed payments total $490.00.  I sent a letter to the attorney that the payments were made & inquired about the exorbitant “fees”.   Am I liable for these fees?
I live in Denver, Colorado Ty!  Mary

Answer: If your HOA bylaws say they can charge you those fees, they usually can.


Title: [Illinois] Cousin (18) had laptop confiscated by the police, what are his options?

Question:
The local police confiscated my cousin's laptop and gave him a receipt for it. The reason is for "suspicious incident", and there aren't currently any charges or arrests.

What legal standing would he have in terms of getting his laptop back?
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer:
 NAL. Check back with the police department if you don't hear from them in the next few weeks. Ask for an update.

As it stands, it sounds like the police are investigating your cousin for something. Investigations take time.

Also, a prosecutor files charges (e.g., the DA). The police investigate and gather evidence for the prosecutor (in criminal proceedings).Answer #2: What were the circumstances surrounding the confiscation? Was he at home and they came with a warrant, or was he out and about with his laptop, or what? We need more details on what happened.Answer #3: [This is a guide on how to get your property back in your state](https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-information/getting-back-your-forfeited-property)


Title: Ontario, Canada: Cousin called my husband's job (at a private preschool chain) telling them about a sealed juvenile record in the US

Question:
Hello, I hope you all can help here!

Around five years ago when my husband was 17 he stupidly took some up skirt photos of a 15 year old friend without her permission and was caught and prosecuted, eventually reaching a deal where he received a misdemeanor and was required to register on the sex offender registry.

Obviously I am not condoning his actions. He was an emotional mess at the time - he had just married me, and I was pregnant with our first daughter and we were not prepared at all, he was under a lot of stress and sadly he didn't handle it well at all.

Anyway, we have tried to move forward from this quite successfully. Though I was dubious at the time, our relationship has improved and we are actually expecting our second daughter now, which we are super excited about!

Anyway, around a year ago we moved from New Hampshire to Ontario, Canada in order to get a new start and for a job offer he had. This job is a custodial/landscaping job at a chain of local, rural private preschools in the area we live. He was fairly open about his past, telling them that he was on the sex offender registry in the US for a mistake he made as a teen and that he had taken an up skirt photo of a friend.

Anyway, yesterday his boss called him and told him that his cousin (currently 21) called them and reported to the boss a greatly exaggerated version of the incident, implying that there were multiple victims (and that these victims ranged from age 10 to age 15) and that he was only caught with photos from this one girl but that he had violated multiple children's privacy in public spaces.

The boss said that he would have to think about this situation and pretty much to not come in until we hear back from him with his decision which suggests to me he intends to fire my husband.

We of course we're curious about my this cousin called his employer so we call his cousin. I don't even know this cousin and my husband hasn't seen the cousin since before the incident, we don't know him or have any issue with him prior to this. He's not even my husband's real cousin, technically he is a step - cousin (the nephew of my husband's step father) so we don't know why this cousin is suddenly coming after me and my husband's livelihood.

So we, being reasonable people, call the cousin. When he answered he was quick to attack my husband, claiming he just reported the truth and that he was appalled to hear that my husband was working with children (he isnt; he has very little actual contact with the students) while repeatedly calling my husband a pedophile and accusing my husband of molesting his younger sister (who was 10 at the time) when she was at our wedding celebrations. This is 100% incorrect and my husband would never have done anything like that.

The cousin also implied he had called our province's child welfare office and reported us to them as well.

I was wondering if it was worth hiring a lawyer to send a cease and desist order to him.

Answer: I find it a little hard to believe any school would ever hire someone on the sex offenders registry.


Title: Neighbour insisting we remove "encroachments" and pay him off or he will "mess up" our pending sale. (BC)

Question:
I own an apartment building in BC.  It is over 100 years old, and built to nearly zero lot line (Survey says between -1" and 6" setback over 125')
During major renovations 5 years ago, we dug up our neighbour's property (his building has a 15' setback) and repaired our existing drain tile.  We also replaced existing gutters and downspouts, all work engineered with permits.
The renovation and repair work took about 18 months, and involved lots of communication with our neighbour.  It was all very informal, with him saying "Do what you need to, just put it back when you are done."  During the course of our renovation we also did some landscaping on his property as a thank-you (I offered, he accepted, I had the work done.)

Six months ago I put the building up for sale.
My neighbour had asked for right of first refusal, so my agent approached him.  He found out the asking price and became very upset.
The next day, he wrote me a letter demanding that I remove the encroaching drain tile (It's 8' deep...), the encroaching gutters (he claims they encroach 4" into his airspace) and several other items.

I ignored him at the time, because those things are impossible to do.

Now that we have an accepted offer and our closing is approaching, he wrote me another letter threatening to sue me to "mess up the sale" unless I pay him a large sum or correct the "encroachments."

So, I have some legal experience, and so I know I can ignore him until I get served.  He is extremely cheap, and may discover upon consultation that a lawsuit is expensive.

However - Is it illegal in anyway to essentially blackmail me by asking for money so that he won't interfere with the sale?

I'm trying to find any documentation or correspondence about the work we did and his consent etc, but if I can't -

Does that fact it happened 5 years ago and he hasn't complained until now mean he is unlikely to win a suit?

Does the fact it occurred over the course of 18 months while he lived at the property (i.e. was obviously aware, we had excavators running through his parking lot) and that he didn't complain during that time mean his options are more limited now?

Obviously if I get a notice of claim I will hire a lawyer, but I'm debating whether I should consult with one now.  It's Friday afternoon and I won't call until Monday, I'd love to know people's opinions on the three questions I've asked above.

Thanks!

Answer:
 I'm not a lawyer but that sounds like an attempt at extortion to me.

He can demand you remove encroachments or he will sue, but just asking for money sounds like it crosses the line (unless he can enumerate how the money compensates him for diminished property value or something).

I'd run this past a lawyer and get the lawyer to send a C&D or take legal action as appropriate.Answer #2: It'a always a good idea to have a lawyer when you're selling a house anyway.  I'd get one now to manage the sale and talk to him about the neighbor issue too.Answer #3: Make sure the realtor/lawyer handling your sale knows this so the buyer can't come after you later for not disclosing. I would also dig up all the permits to make sure you have copies and include them with the sale to CYA.


Title: Can I copyright (and protect) a performance of a song in the Public Domain (Washington State, but USA, really)

Question:
Pretty much just that. The *song* isn't protected, but is my recorded performance of it protected? How does that work?

It's like when you hear symphonies recorded and people use them on their YouTube videos. Surely the song isn't protected, but what about the actual performance. Can't people get in trouble for using a specific recording of a public domain song?

Answer:
 Yes, the particular performance of a public domain work is copyrightable even through the underlying work itself is not.

You can do what you want with Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries."  Copy and distribute its sheet music.  Arrange and perform your own rendition.  Go wild.

But you can't do whatever you want with the particular version recorded by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, subject to limited exceptions like fair use.


Title: Giving up parental rights

Question: A woman I had a one night stand with has become pregnant. We used protection but it failed. I do not want this pregnancy at all. However, she insists she wants to go through with it. She says I can "sign over my parental rights" I am not sure what that entails. Does that mean I just give up any legal rights but, still have to pay child support? If so that seems pretty dumb. You guys may not agree but, we were consenting adults who took precautions so that this would not happen. I feel that of she doesn't want an abortion that is fine but, I should not be obligated to this woman for the next 18 years. I don't even like her and it was just a one night thing. What advice can you give. Also please don't say "man up" or you took the risk ect ect. This is not Africa it's called family planning for a reason and these things happen.

Answer:
 I like OP's self-assured approach to this, tho: I _tried_ to have safe sex, therefor I should be off the hook. Answer #2: [Man up.  You took the risk.](http://www.myg37.com/forums/attachments/g37-coupe/96097d1366058173-g37s-rev-limit-cartman1.jpg)Answer #3: Not possible unless she marries someone who will adopt the child.

Regardless of your feelings on the matter, you're on the hook for child support for 18 years.


Title: [NJ] Can a parent force their 18-yr old child to come home if that child is still living in their home?

Question:
The 18 year old in question is my relative's daughter.

Edit: Thanks for all the down votes. Im glad to see reddit approves of self-destructive behavior.

Answer:
 "Force" like "call the police and have them arrested?"

No.

But they can impose consequences- they almost certainly can stop providing free food, shelter, vehicle, cell phone, Internet, insurance, etc. if you don't follow their rules.Answer #2: Change 18 year old to 30 year old in your mind. You can't force an adult to come home. You can force them to leave by evicting them. She is an adult and can do what she wantsAnswer #3: No, but they can legally evict you if they want.


Title: I inherited 10% of a house(NC). Do I have rights? Am I even able to put tape across the room like a sitcom?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 He cannot bar you from a house you maintain partial ownership of.

He can buy out your share, and you can (potentially, and with significant difficulty) force him to sell to pay out that share.

He also can't do a thing with that house (example, getting a loan) without everyone signing off on it, so it's in his interest to buy you out.


Title: Sexual Abuse Case

Question: I need some advice. When my sister was 16/17 she accused my father of sexual abuse and he was given a life sentence in prison. Now that she's older she says she has forgiven him and wants to know if she'll be able to drop the case against him. If she does will he be set free and will she have any consequences?

Answer: If your father is ever eligible for parole your sister can convey her wishes to them.


Title: Is it legal to hover quadcopter near lake?

Question:
I am trying to build a hybrid quadcopter that can go underwater as well as fly. Is it legal if i try it out in a lake?

Edit: location USA colorado / Lake:boulder reservoir

Answer:
 You need to post where you are.

I believe in the US you can fly wherever as long as you are 5 miles from an airport, below 400 ft, and not in a national park or other protected zone. But be sure to check your local laws.

Also try looking here /r/multicopter they might be a better resource.


Title: Being sued for emotional distress? [FL/UK]

Question:
My girlfriend was in a relationship online with a man living in Florida, after about 6 months of it not being clear if they were in a serious relationship she decided to end any sort of relationship with this guy in order to be with me, since this point he stopped eating properly, did not attend work, lost his job and had to undergo heart surgery due to a previous heart defect. He is currently in a coma and his friend who the guy in question gave control of his affairs has accessed his phone and is now verbally abusing my girlfriend and threatening to sue her for emotional distress among other things. Does he have any grounds to sue or begin any sort of legal proceedings against her?

The guy lives in Florida and I live in the UK.

Answer: No. That is not something one can be sued for in the United States, it isn't illegal/legally damaging to break up with someone. Answer #2: Block them. They don't have a case, but anyone *can* sue for anything, so don't ignore if you actually get served. But I estimate the chances of that happening as somewhere between 0% and -1%.


Title: Can parrots break NDAs?

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 No, your parrot cannot break the NDA.

You, however, can - and you can do so through your parrot.


Title: Is it legal to change a contract before signing?

Question: Suppose that the cable company hands me a big stack of bullshit rules and I cross out and initial the one about not torrenting things before signing and handing it back.  Is this legally binding?  Can the cable company not come after me for torrenting now?

Answer:
 Did an authorized representative of the cable company also initial next to the change?

Contracts are not a "gotcha, slipped it by you!" sort of thing. It's a meeting of the minds into a common agreement. If you want to change part of the contract, negotiate with them. They'll tell you "if you want our services, agree to these rules". If those rules are too onerous, then don't use them.

And even if you silly hypothetical worked, Even if the ISP didn't take any action against you, that wouldn't  stop the copyright owner from suing you; so I'm not sure what protection you think it would give you.


Title: Stench of pot of Halloween

Question:
Hi there every one I'm a 19 year old living in southern BC Canada living in a super kid friendly neighborhood my neighbor has a useless son around 29 I would say living at home and smokes weed every day with the legalization of marijuana in Canada I can no longer ask him to not smoke weed as the stench reeks in the neighborhood.

Today I went to greet this 2 year old little lion doing probably a first or 2nd holloween and good  god I was immediately pissed of seeing the cute little guy and then neighborhood Smelling of pot. I then went to confront the neighbor saying dude there's about 50 kids walking down the street put out the weed to which he replied with a finger and put it out afterwards i was very tempted to call the police as this must be illegal if it's disturbing the neighborhood.

I'm venting and angry as I was opposed to the legalization because I feel it promotes guys like this. Any advice of how I can deal with them??

Answer: Not much.  He's not on your property, he's not breaking the law.   You should be careful YOU don't break the law by harassing him too much.


Title: I have no idea who my father is, and my mother refuses to tell me who he is. What can I do to find out?

Question:
My entire life my dad hasn't been there. My mother has refused to tell me who he is every single time that I've asked. Now however, I am 18 years old and I was wondering if I had any options on finding out who he is? Also his name is not printed on my birth certificate either.

I live in California if that matters at all.

Answer:
 your best bet is to try to talk to other family/friends from the time to see who will give you any info, little bits and pieces can be helpful.
Old photo albums, diaries etc...
there is probably no record as to who he is. I know in my situation my father didnt even know i existed until i found him 20+ years later through my mothers friends.
Answer #2: I just want to throw out the idea that your mom may not be sure or may be protecting you.  Finding out health issues from family history is good, but you may not like what you find out.

What if your dad raped your mother?  Killed someone?  Killed himself?  What if he was abusive?

You may not be prepared to deal with what that means.  It can affect who you think you are or what you might be capable of.

Even if he is a normal guy, he may not be at all interested in knowing you and that may hurt.

Just wanted to throw that out there.  Good luck!Answer #3: If he's not listed on your birth certificate, then there's likely no record of him anywhere, legally speaking.  You can try perhaps looking at your hospital records to see if it's mentioned anywhere.  Answer #4: Your best best is by using you moms family to get any clues. But there are interesting companies that are trying to build their own DNA databases for adopted children, which can even give a hit off of a distant relative, which could provide another possible clue. [Ancestry.com](http://dna.ancestry.com/learn) probably has the best known service.


Title: Divorce with children (OH)

Question: This isn't my case, it's a friend's. My friend is going through a divorce and has two children with his wife. At this point, temporary orders have been filed and he is to pay a little over $600 a month for child support. They had not been married long enough for him to have to pay her spousal support, and she makes $2 less than him. After the temporary orders were filed, her lawyer came back saying he should pay $1,200 a month instead for child support. He literally cannot afford it with the credit cards he is paying off, and came back with a counter offer of $700. The mother of his children is telling him that's not enough because she needs to be able to pay her bills. The $700 would literally cover the cost of child care for both kids for every month. He cannot afford to take the matters to court and has to settle with her. She keeps telling him it's not enough because she needs money to pay for her living expenses. To me this makes no sense because she is not supposed to be getting spousal support, I thought this should just be about the kids. He has an attorney, but it seems like he doesnt care about what happens and has told him this is just how it is, so i hoped to get some clarification on this here. My question is, is it normal for child support costs to be negotiated like this?

Answer: Sometimes yes. Especially if there are child care costs or health insurance. It's more common to just go by the guidelines set by the state, but negotiating does happen.  Was the other attorney proposing family support perhaps? As in spousal and child support rolled into one payment?


Title: Best friend has severe anxiety disorder, was put on probation at work for having said anxiety disorder. Is this discrimination?

Question:
My best friend, we'll call her Dana, works for a non-profit that she LOVES. She is capable at her job and fulfills all of her duties well. She also has a severe anxiety disorder that can cause her to have panic attacks.

The situation: There is a coworker at Dana's job who is in a position of power (Basically second in command at that specific site) who, for some reason or another has taken a serious disliking to Dana. We'll call her Amanda. Amanda is a "senior team leader" and there for frequently "PIC" or person in charge which means she is running the shift. To say the least, Amanda is a critical, controlling person who has to have things done her way or she will yell at you. We have reason to believe that Amanda has been deliberately pushing Dana into panic attacks so that she can send her home. (Even after Dana has calmed down sufficiently to stay there) We believe Amanda has been documenting these times as evidence of the fact that Dana cannot "handle" the job. However, when these incidents happen Amanda tells Dana everything is fine and its ok to go home ETC... She has, on multiple occasions sent Dana home even though Dana has said she was fine and asked to stay. Dana has also had to take a slightly longer break (no more than 10 extra minutes) to calm down after a panic attack on a few occasions. Today, Dana came into work and, out of the blue, her boss and Human Resources manager called her into the office and told her that they were questioning whether or not Dana could handle this job. There had been no prior mention or discussion with Dana about any issues with her performance or any way in which they could accommodate her disorder. They also have not heard Dana's side of the story at all. They gathered all information from Amanda and decided to act on it. They have never spoken to Dana about any of these issues to try and understand Dana's side. They have made zero effort to understand or accommodate Dana's disability. She was reprimanded and essentially placed on probation pending a letter from her therapist deeming her "Ok". They have stated that apart from one minor issue with her work that the only reason they question her ability is because she has left early and taken longer breaks on occasion.

We believe that under OSHA an "extended and/or flexible break" is listed under reasonable accommodations. Furthermore, we feel as though her right to work is being violated and that she was discriminated against based on a disability and that they have failed to accommodate her disability. We plan on calling OSHA and NAMI in the morning but I am wondering is we have any legal ground to stand on and what her rights in this situation are. Dana is very very depressed over this and we desperately need advice. Any wisdom is greatly appreciated. We live in Minnesota in case location matters.

Answer: Sounds like Dana can't handle her job to me.


Title: Apparently I have an HOA and they are threatening legal action.

Question:
I have owned my home now for almost exactly 1 year in Denham Springs, Louisiana.  Today is the 2nd time I have received a piece of documentation  from my neighborhood Home Owner's Association in the span of less than a month. The first was to give me a login to their website, which I wasn't able to navigate.

Today they have sent me a Second Notice of Violation (there was no first notice) and are threatening legal action, fining me, and/or forcing me to pay for services that they have someone render.

Now I received this after 5pm on a Friday, so I doubt anyone from the HOA would be around to answer my quesitons, and I haven't called them yet.  I do plan to call them on Monday and at least figure out a what kind of time frame they are giving me to resolve the issue.

My question is as follows:

I never signed up for any HOA and there was never mention of one or any governing body for the neighborhood in any of my closing documents.  They never attempted to contact me within the first year of ownership and are just now coming to me demanding I fix particular items on my property.

As to what they are saying is a violation is my lawn.  I have a flower bed I am in the slow process of removing. (Don't want to bore you with a story but it involves favors from friends and slow weekend help; nothing official.)  I'm just curious what the precedent for this is and how serious I should treat this.  I'm not saying I shouldn't fix my lawn or that I want to make an eyesore for people, but there are lots of things I'm having to fix from the previous owner and certain things take priority over my damn flower bed.

Any advice is appreciated.  Thanks

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Edit:

Update: Contacted the HOA or at least their managing body.  They were probably just as confused as I was.  When I inquired about the property they didn't realize that it had been sold, and they thought it was 2 owners back still.  They were finally able to sort it and see that I was the owner, but very strange occurrence in my mind.

They don't have any master documents or at least weren't aware of any for who is in the HOA (I did inquire about this).  They did mention that the builder setup an HOA before any homes were ever sold though, which is quite believable b/c it's a planned neighborhood.

The only thing that still sucks is they aren't sure who got billed when or how.  They did tell me their billing cycle, so I guess I'll find out then whether or not I'll be billed for last year (when I was unaware I was in an HOA) and/or this year.

I will Follow up with the Clerk of Court tomorrow and see if I can't get a copy of my deed just to double check.
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 You dont sign up for an HOA. It carries with the deed.  What does your deed say about the HOA?  If there is one then there should be a master document and you should have been given a copy of the covenants before you closed.  When you closed, your title search company and the realtor should have disclosed that you were in an HOA.  The listing should have noted it.  If you dont want to be in an HOA you may have a case against them. But it will cost you.

Check your deed,  and all of your closing paper work.   If there is nothing about an HOA and the HOA doesnt have a master doc that shows your property as part the association.  Tell them to F.O.

If somewhere in there there is an HOA doc.  You're sorta screwed But maybe can go after the title search company and realtor/broker for not disclosing -  you'd need a lawyer to see what course you can take there.  Answer #2: > how serious I should treat this.

Very. They can fine you, and you must pay it or it can turn into a lien and possibly even a foreclosure (if persistently unpaid)


Title: [OR]Can I sue somebody for the worth of something rather than the price?

Question:
TLDR at the end but read the last little but you won fully understand unless you read the whole thing
So I sold my pet bird, technically rehomed, to this guy on Craigslist. He lives a couple hours away and agreed to pick up the bird because the cage was big and I didn't have a truck. He send his girlfriend to pick it up and we discussed 200 dollars for the price and I asked for the money after we loaded it up and she didn't know anything about that so I called him and I guess he mention somewhere he couldn't pay till dec. 10th and I couldn't really wait that long to give him the bird so I said it was fine and he would come up that next Saturday and pay me. I took a picture of his truck license plate and his girlfriend ID and sent them off. We arranged to have him come up around like 6pm.fast forward to Saturday and I asked when he's coming and he said he'll get back to me after work. On top of this I had a Christmas party to goto so I kinda wanted an exact time cause I was getting there around 7. So I wait. It's about 6 and asked if he's coming. No response. I'm leaving to  the party and ask him again if he's able to make it up and no answer.  I send him a long text saying how I don't feel comfortable with the lack of communication and that I have all his information and will get the authorities involved if I have to. Around 9pm I get this text from him saying there was no lack of communication and he was busy with work. He said it with a bit more swears tgough. I was like well I kinda need that money. (I was moving and still had last month's rent for the place I was leaving and first month's for the place I was moving into and that 200 would help a lot.) So I just said come up next Saturday or else I'd call the cops. Saturday come around and I try to get him to come down and he starts getting angry saying he has work and doesn't have time to come up at on a whim and that he was getting the money together. I told him ok well Sunday come up with the bird or my money or I call the cops. He got mad and told me if I want him so bad to come get him. I didn't really mind the drive so I said fine. I'll pick him up next week and I'd need his address. I thought at the very least I'd have his address to send police over if necessary and if not then I'd just drive there that week. I old him I'm coming down Friday. I took the day off because I had stuff planned sat-sunday. And he said he wouldn't give me his address until I was heading down there. So Friday come and I say ok I'm about to leave I'll need your address though. No response. Wait a few hours and tell him again that I'm coming down to either get money or the bird either work and I will need his address. Still no address. At this point I'm super pissed and just call the non emergency line for the police and ask what I should do. She tells me it's a small claims issue so I went to file the paperwork but the fees and everything wouldn't really be worth it because the price was 200. But the bird is worth 12-1500 online from breeders and stuff so I was wondering if I went to court could I sue for the 1200 amount?

TL;DR sold a bird to a guy for 200 expecting payment the next week, he didn't pay me and I want to know if I can get 1200 for my bird(because that is how much they go for online) instead of 200 in small claims court. Only because the court fees would cost me close to 300

Answer:
 No. You agreed on a price of $200, so that's the bird's value.

Animals and pets are considered property when it comes to law. You can't sue for the price of a new bird straight from a breeder. You can sue for the price of a used, older bird; and since you agreed on a price of $200, that's what it is worth.

You *can* file the lawsuit for $1200, but at best the judge would simply award you $200, and at worst throw the case out entirely.


Title: Are people allowed to take non-explicit pictures of minors?

Question:
16 F  I wear a bit of an "out there" fashion and i don't mind taking pictures as long as they ask. but it's just rude to take pictures of people without their permission. my go-to whenever people are taking pictures of me without my permission is covering my face and loudly declaring "please don't photograph me without my permission. i AM a minor. ". that normally freaks the person out (and embarrasses them so they'll stop). but i was wondering, are people legally allowed to take pictures of me (on the streets or in a store, etc etc) ?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: Are people allowed to take pictures of people and things in public? Yeah. That is allowed. Even minors


Title: Statute of limitations for wrongful termination

Question:
Ohio - What are the statute of limitations for filing a wrongful termination suit? What are options for filing in small claims court?
EDIT: I will put more information about what happened. I was teaching at a private school. I discovered I needed to have heart surgery. I was granted leave, but was fired in Jan of 2015 when I attempted to return.  I was given a 25 lb. lifting restriction after the surgery and was told I couldn't come back with restrictions. They are trying to claim it was "teaching deficiencies" but they have no documentation. According to my contract, I should have been paid for 30 days but they didn't pay me. After I was fired, I did contact a lawyer and he took it on contingency. However, he turned out to be no good. He wouldn't communicate and never filed. I terminated him. Other lawyers I have spoken with say I have a case, but won't take it on contingency. I can't afford hourly. In one communication between my lawyer and their lawyer, they admitted they should have paid me the 30 days but still refused. I thought maybe in small claims court I could at least get the 30 days. I would appreciate advise instead of judgement and assumptions.

Answer: You seem to be skipping a really big step here.  What actually happened?


Title: I'm a welder in michigan and i hurt my arm at work. I'm entitled to worker's compensation but the doctor said i'm ok to work as long as I don't use my hurt arm, and my employer really wants me to come back to work. what are my options?

Question:
I hurt my arm thursday and they sent me to a clinic nearby. The doctor there said it could be sprained or broken but the x-rays weren't very good so he couldn't say one way or the other, and said I could return to work so long as I wasn't using my hurt arm. I'm supposed to go back to the clinic tomorrow (monday) for a followup, and my boss originally said to take the time off until after I go in for the followup, but after I mentioned workman's comp, he said he found a job for me in quality control that i could do with one arm.

Here's the issue I'm having: I don't trust that doctor at all, just by virtue of the fact that it was chosen for me BY the company i work for. I think he'd come up with any excuse to send me back to work.

I don't think I should be working in a shop in any capacity with a hurt arm. I want to get in with a physician for a second opinion, but the earliest I can get in is monday after I go back to work (i tried going to a clinic and they said dealing with workman's compensation is a legal nightmare so they wouldn't accept me). So what are my options? can i refuse to go back to work? can i still receive worker's compensation if i do? what should I tell my employer? basically, i've never been in this situation before and i need some guidance through this.
Topic:
Labor Law

Answer:
 If your employer offers you a position where you can work with one arm and you refuse it that is a voluntarily quit. You are free to seek the opinion of a second doctor with your own money and/or health insurance.Answer #2: the reason he doesn't want you to collect workers comp is because it affects his safety rating and his premiums will go up.

a small 1% hit to premiums could be tens of thousands of dollars for years.

ask your boss if you can figure something out. im sure he wouldn't mind  paying your full wage to sit in a chair and do light duty work.

dont try to do things behind your boss's back. tell him straight up what your situations is and i bet he will figure something out.

its all about money in the end Answer #3: > I don't think I should be working in a shop in any capacity with a hurt arm.

Why do you think you shouldn't do a job your employer has that wouldn't require you using your arm?


Title: New York (Not NYC) - Tenant is underage drinking, smoking on non-smoking property, refuses to talk to me about a compromise. Can I terminate the lease and get them to move out?

Question:
I'm a landlord in a non-NYC NY state. I have a 1 year lease agreement with a tenant  who I recently found out is violating the clauses in the lease by underage drinking, having underage friends over to drink, smoking heavily on a property described as non-smoking, and having noise until unreasonable times in the morning (talking till 5 am with friends). They also have friends over regularly, often staying overnight or for days without my permission.

I can't handle cigarette smoke at all and I moved in ~1 week ago and its really bad.

They have paid on time so far, but it's only been a month.

I have tried to contact my tenant about a compromise, such as a mutual agreement to end the lease early and help them find another place to live or giving the security deposit back. The tenant has been avoiding me, refusing to answer my texts, refusing to answer the door when I knock, and in general refuses to work with me.

Do I have any standing to terminate the lease and tell them to get out? If I contact a lawyer, is there a chance the lawyer can help me through this process of removing them from my property?

**TL;DR:** Tenant with 1 year lease smoking on non-smoking property (its in their lease) and underage drinking. Can I terminate the lease and start an eviction process?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: What does your lease say about violating those rules?


Title: Does Reddit have legal standing to sue Correct The Record (CTR)?

Question:
So if I were to create 500 accounts and automate them to upvote all of my posts then I would surely be banned. However, it doesn't seem like I would be banned if I were to pay 500 separate users to upvote all of my posts. In fact, I could also have them add comments and upvote those comments as well.

According to [Reddit's Content Policy (San Francisco, CA)](https://www.reddit.com/help/contentpolicy/):

**Content is prohibited if it impersonates someone in a misleading or deceptive manner.**

#Prohibited behavior

In addition to not submitting unwelcome content, the following behaviors are prohibited on Reddit

* Asking for votes or engaging in vote manipulation
* Breaking Reddit or doing anything that interferes with normal use of Reddit
* Creating multiple accounts to evade punishment or avoid restrictions

**Much like the DNC primary, CTR is fundamentally altering the value of your vote. Hypothetically if Facebook was caught doing the same thing to screw with Twitter I guarantee there would be some sort of lawsuit. Why is there nothing happening now against CTR?**

Answer:
 HAHAHAHAHA

*Inhales*

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

No, Reddit does not have standing to sue Correct the Record.

Answer #2: First, find me one single post that you can prove was made by CTR.

Personally, I'm convinced the whole CTR internet strategy thing was made up just to make you Berners look like a bunch of raving lunatics grasping at conspiracy theories in a last ditch effort to keep your candidate relevant.

Oh wait, you guys did that just fine on your own.Answer #3: What? Reddit can allow voting behavior as it sees fit. So can FB or Twitter.Answer #4: Oh boy!


Title: With Wet Seal picture posts about 'no severance pay' blowing up reddit and social media, aren't the employees not even entitled to severance pay in he first place?

Question:
If I recall correctly, companies that know they're filing for bankruptcy have to give employees a certain amount of heads up to find new jobs. If they they can be sued and have to pay the employees (plaintiffs) x amount of days pay for violating that.

But doesn't severance pay have nothing to do with it? I understand it sucks and I'd be pissed too if it happened to me. I'm curious since I'm pretty sure only the executives and maybe a handful of salaried employees are be eligible. On top of that, certain conditions probably have to be met as well (length of employment and cause of termination).

Answer: Side note here: ther reason retail companies don't give a heads up is that the employees steal everything if you do.Answer #2: No,  they're not obligated to give severance. I've never hear of a retail job that had it.