Title: Someone stole my bicycle.

Question: I'm sure it's been posted before... But what can I do? I live in a town of 2,500 people.

Answer: Report it to the cops. But don't expect to get it back.


Title: (MD) Mother Gave Away My Condo

Question:
I will try and keep this short and sweet and update with more information as I am told what is important.

Mom and Dad married a long time ago. They were together many years, accumulated quite a few rental properties. Let's say 8. Mom and Dad divorced. Split the properties equally, 4 and 4. When they divorced, Mom and Dad signed a separation agreement that said all 8 of these properties would go to me and my sister under their wills. The wills were already written and signed.

Mom gets a new husband. Transfers a condo (one of the 8 properties) to be solely in her new husband's name in February. Mom passed away in March, less than a month after the transfer.

New Husband filed a new will (the new will is signed and dated the same day mom went to the hospital, a little less than two weeks before she died.) MD register of wills doesn't recognize it as a valid will because mom did not have two witnesses.

My question: What kind of action do I need to file to get the condo removed from new husband and given to me and my sister as part of the separation agreement and moms previous will? My dad has an attorney who is filing to vacate the deed, but I want to know what my sister and I can file, since dad is not an intended beneficiary.

Edit: Mom's estate HAS NOT been closed.

Answer:
 Mom was free to give her property to anybody she wanted to while she was still alive.Answer #2: "When they divorced, Mom and Dad signed a separation agreement that said all 8 of these properties would go to me and my sister under their wills. The wills were already written and signed."

I'm not a family law or estate attorney but I've never heard of this before.  Did the agreement say that neither of them could change their wills in the future? This is just odd and I don't know that it's enforceable. Answer #3: > Mom's estate has already been closed.

First thing that would have to happen is for someone to re-open the estate (so you can have an entity to sue).

You might have an insurmountable procedure obstacle, i.e., if you failed to file a claim in the estate.


Title: [CA] My mom got into a car crash with a car that isnt under her name and that she is still paying off. My landlord wants us to move the car from our parking space and is threatening to tow it. Can he do that?

Question: So a couple months back my mother got into a car crash with one of our cars. The car got wrecked and it seems that the engine was damaged and the estimated cost to repair the car was about $7k. We can't afford that so we just parked it in our parking space for now. The car isn't technically under my mothers name either, it is under my aunts name. She offeres the car to us and we agreed. However the car is still being payed off as it was a new car. We're about 60% through paying it. Anyways my landlord (up until recently to my knowledge) is telling us to move the car all of a sudden or he's threatening to tow it away. My mother told him that we're still paying it off but he doesn't care. What can I do and is he allowed to do this? Thank you for reading.

Answer: Does your lease say anything about parking? Many leases have requirements that vehicles that belong to tenants must be currently registered and operable (i.e. the car can run).Answer #2: A lot of landlords do not allow non working vehicles on their property as they are often abandoned and left to rot after the tenant leaves. You should read what your lease says about non operational vehicles.


Title: My Stepfather refuses to provide a copy of my mother's will.

Question:
My mother, with whom I was very close, passed away near the end of 2014. When I didn't recieve any notification of being a beneficiary of her will, I was given several vague assurances of it being reasonable by several people, including relatives, who I thought could be trusted. I then remained quiet on the issue so as not to incite aggression.

Recently, however, I returned to considering the issue with the intention of straightening out vague details, and the best way to get a clear answer to most of my questions would be to get a copy of the will. After finally obtaining a confession that there even was a will, and that my mother's last husband was her executor, I requested a copy of the will from him.
He refused and referred me to his lawyer, who alternately dismisses and denies my entitlement to see the will, and the need to probate it.

Now, they are based in British Columbia, while I am in Ontario, and their arguement is that because my mother's assets were owned jointly with my stepfather at the time of her death, everything went to him and I, despite being listed as a beneficiary should he also have been deceased, have no right to see the will. They also claim that because their joint ownership of assets fulfills the primary distribution of assets in the will, that there was nothing left to probate.

I don't have much money to work with, but it seems unreasonable that I'm legally ineligible to recieve a copy of my own mother's will, in which my stepfather has admitted I'm mentioned, as well as there being no requirement to probate a will. It's also extremely suspicious to me that they're exerting so much effort to deny me access to the will. What can I do to obtain a copy of the will?

Answer:
 >  and their arguement is that because my mother's assets were owned jointly with my stepfather at the time of her death, everything went to him

This could be true. For example, if they owned a house together and the title was as "joint tenants", then he would have had automatic right of survivorship. No part of the house would form part of the estate. Had she wanted someone to inherit her share of the house, she should have ensured the title was "tenants in common", which would allow her share to go to her estate.  Lawyers who do conveyancing explain the difference and the consequences of joint tenancy vs tenancy in common when they do the conveyance.

Similarly, joint bank accounts can operate this way, with an automatic right of survivorship.

> I, despite being listed as a beneficiary should he also have been deceased, ...

That sounds like her will left everything to him and only something to you in the event he pre-deceased her.

If the will went to probate, you can order a copy of the will from courts. You'd pay a copying fee.

In BC, you can apply to vary a will if you are a disinherited child. However, there's a short limitation period to do so.


Title: Being told to stop calling somebody I've never called or lawyers will be involved.

Question:
Edit - [IA,US]
I've been having a rough couple of weeks to the point where I don't answer phone calls from numbers I don't recognize. One phone number that has started calling me leaving no messages since last week finally caved and left an annoyed sounding message saying, "Stop calling my phone. I get another call...I'm calling my lawyer."

To which I'm confused. I've never called this person, I've only been called by this person. I'm having a dispute with another individual (https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/6e4o5z/iowa_former_roommate_left_all_his_possessions/?st=j3gmua1y&sh=91da066c) and it kinda sounds like his ex that he was just beating. But I don't know.

This person literally said don't call or I'm getting a lawyer, but I want to find out what's going on. Is it possible somebody is spoofing my phone number? Are there anyways to protect against this. Should I contact the police and have them contact this person? Should I at least contact them to document this?

I honestly don't care about my number outside of job applications I've already left. Should I just change it now?

Answer: This is a fairly common scam.  Ignore it. If something actually comes of it, then use your phone records to prove that you didn't call.


Title: Gas Station Employee never paid me my winnings.

Question:
I was in London, Ontario, Canada, this weekend and I went to a local gas station to exchange my Lottery scratch tickets for funds.

I handed the cashier my tickets and she scanned one and the machine declared it a winner, seconds after the manager (presumably) came and told me to use the self-use machine at the back of the store, and the cashier handed me back all my tickets.

It was a while later that I remember that I won, although I had never received any money, only the receipt and winning ticket, this wasn't in my hometown so I couldn't return.

I was also in the Store for a good 5 minutes before I left, so would this just be theft, as neither one of them made any effort to pay me anything.

Any advice on what to do, Thanks.

Answer:
 Unless London has advanced beyond the rest of the province, there are no lottery machines that pay out prizes. The only thing the self-service scanners do is inform you if you have a winning or losing ticket.

You still possess the ticket? Go to any OLG retailer and claim your prize. If you have any issues claiming your prize, it sounds like they stole it.


Title: Landlord gave away a property I was supposed to move into in 2 weeks time

Question: so I had spoken to agents and they confirmed I had the property, tomorrow I was supposed to sign all the paperwork and move in in 2 weeks. Today they gave me a call and said "we apologise but the landlord has just given away the property" Is there anything I can do?

Answer: You didn't say where you are, but likely if you haven't signed the paperwork, you don't have an enforceable contract at this time.


Title: Sister was arrested for punching her boyfriend after he pushed her.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Yes, this all seems fairly standard. She should hire a competent criminal defense attorney with DV experience ASAP.


Title: My apartment complex didn't fulfill their lease obligations

Question:
Hey Reddit. I'm posting this hoping for some quick advice about this matter. As the title states, upon move into my new apartment, I found it wasn't as my leasing papers stated. I was to have hardwood floors and we got carpet, and our appliances weren't the right color. Does this mean they broke their part of the lease or are they just able to fix it and move on?

Edit: From  Florida

Answer: Does your lease specify hardwood floor and appliance color?


Title: Legally Obtaining Someone's SSN

Question:
Hi r/Legaladvice,

Long story short, a dirtbag roommate (Massachusetts) is potentially about to leave me out at least $2750. I fully intend to chase him down in small claims for it, but it's my understanding that I need his SSN to file for any sort of garnishment as he is a reservist. I have his last 4 digits but how do I legally go about getting the full SSN for any sort of court/gov't document?

Thanks in advance!

Answer: You don't need the SSN to serve his employer with a garnishment order.


Title: [Canada] What should I do if cops show up to my house with guns drawn? (based on attached news report)

Question:
This article https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/11/18/my-white-neighbor-thought-i-was-breaking-into-my-own-apartment-nineteen-cops-showed-up/ made me wonder what I should do in a similar situation.

**tl;dr:** Lady locks herself out of her house, hires locksmith, neighbour she doesn't know calls cops and reports a break-in, 19 cops show up and order her out of her house with guns drawn.

I can't confirm nor refute the events presented in the above link.  The alleged events took place in California, but I'm Canadian.

1) I understand that police can enter a home without a warrant if there is an imminent threat of violence.  Is a report of a break-in considered an imminent threat of violence?  Are there any other situations they could enter without a warrant and without my permission?

2) Should holding my driver's license (with my photo and the address of the house I'm inside) up to a window be suffice to convince them the situation was a misunderstanding?
Topic:
Searches and Seizures

Answer:
 I have called the cops in Canada on someone I suspected was breaking in to a house. He was climbing in through a window.

 The cops politely knocked and asked if the guy lived there and asked for id.Answer #2: If the police show up to your house with guns drawn, you should do whatever they tell you to do. If they acted wrongly, you can litigate it later.Answer #3: if that happens to you, you should get on the floor. wait til it's over. and then vote for a new sheriff.


Title: Can I be charged for a cup of tap water at a bar in Pennsylvania?

Question: So tonight I went up to the bar after I had a few drinks and asked for a cup of water. I got hit with, "Yes, but I'm going to have to charge you for it." Obviously I gave her an odd look and she then said, "Don't give me that look, I know it's crazy but my manager said we need to charge for water, $1 for a cup and $2 for a bottle." So I gave her my dollar and told her that her manager is way out of line and she agreed. It's a dollar, no big deal. But what got me most is what she said after I mentioned I feel as though charging for tap water is illegal. "My manager said it's legal as long as they are not eating or as long as they are not drunk." My question to you legal peeps, is it illegal to charge for a cup of tap water in Pennsylvania?

Answer: It does not appear to be against any statutes. Answer #2: Not at all illegal. We used to charge at my old workplace, but we charged for the vessel it was put in, not the source itself. It's a very common practice. If someone wanted to fill their own water bottle, we'd tell them to go ahead. If they wanted to use one of our cups, it was .25c. It's the discretion of the management.


Title: [Alabama] - My dad's employer is making conditions horrible on him in order to get him to quit so they don't have to pay unemployment. What can he do?

Question:
My dad is in a really rough spot.  He's had a lot of bad luck in the past ten years, with my mom divorcing him and running away with someone she had an affair with.  His career was doing great until the recession and he's struggled to get back into stable footing ever since.

He's a manager of a local branch of a large retail business.  He's got more than thirty years of experience, and has been a district manager for even bigger chains in years past.  Problem is, this has become a liability for his district manager in his position now.  My dad has more than fifteen years of experience more than his DM, and my dad is paid fairly well through corporate regulations because of his experience.

In the past few months, my dad's DM has been making conditions horiffic for him.  He's expected to work from 4AM to 11PM, seven days a week.  The branch he manages is in a very rural location, so it's very hard for him to hire dependable help.  Because of so many people working for short spans and the unavailability of anyone to even hire, he pretty much has to be at the store every moment it's open and then some.

My dad's health has also been rapidly declining because of the hard hours he's working.  He's pushing 60 now and can't really keep up with working 100+ hour work weeks without much of a break at all.  His DM has even harassed him about taking bathroom and lunch breaks, it's awful.

At my urging, he's talked with a local lawyer, who evidently hasn't been of much help.  Alabama still has barbaric "right to work" laws, which continually side with corporatism and let them get away with awful stuff like this.

My dad barely has any time to look for anything else, isn't even close to retirement, and after all of his rough luck after the divorce and the recession, don't have many options because he doesn't have much savings.

What can he possibly do in this situation?  I'm nowhere near a lawyer, but I feel like there has to be some legal recourse to the hell his employer is forcing on him.

Answer: If he is salaried, he is out of luck. Either he quits or finds a reason to get fired and then take his chances with unemployment. Is it possible for him to go over the DM's head (which might get him fired, so there's a possible win)? And how is alive with less than 5 hours of sleep a day?


Title: Bought an "As Is" car and found out the same day that 3 lights are broken (tail light, headlight, turn signal light). Anything I can/should do about this?

Question:
So as the title says, my husband and I just bought an "as is" used car yesterday (for $7.5k). On the drive home, I noticed the tail light was out. We thought "no big deal, maybe the dealer didn't notice," & we replaced it. Then, as my husband went to drive home from work last night, he noticed the headlight & turn signal light was out too. As we will need to buy HID lights, it's not as cheap. We had a pre-purchase inspection done at our mechanic, and I guess he somehow missed this. The dealer simply said that it was "as is" so it's on us to fix it, basically.

This isn't a HUGE deal, but I just feel like we were failed and should not already have to pay for a repair on something that was broken at the time we bought it--and something that is essential for the car to be driven safely. I have my doubts as to if the dealer was not aware of this when he sold it to us (and he hasn't claimed he was or was not aware either way).

Anyway, what would you do? Try to get the dealer to pay somehow? Try to ask the mechanic to give us a discount on this repair as he didn't find this flaw in his inspection before we purchased it? Nothing?

(We live in Michigan)

Thank you for any help!

Answer: As-is sales are as-is. There was plenty of opportunity to inspect the car before sale, or have a mechanic inspect. Which you did, and they inspected it. So you can ask them for a refund and see what they say. You'll have to repair any issues moving forward, sorry.


Title: Brother opening a restraining order on me when my family and I already have processed one on him.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >How can he open a restraining order case against me if the judge already processed one against him months ago?

Because one doesn't exclude the other.  He can feel threatened or like he is the victim in his situation and want a OOP too.


Title: Ex agreed to give me full custody of our baby, how do I go about it?

Question: My ex agreed to give me full custody and neither of us want to go to into a court battle so I'm just wondering if there's a way I can do it without going into court? I live in Nevada and am a male.

Answer: You'll still have to go to court, it just won't be a battle. Should be a fairly straight forward process if you're both in agreement. Answer #2: Getting an agreed order is not a big deal. But you want one. Without it, she could could pick up the kid tomorrow. Or in six months. Or a year. And you can't stop her. A quick agreed order stating you have custody of the kid will prevent many future potential issues. This doesn't mean you have to have a trial. It's very simple. You should still get a lawyer.


Title: I feel like I have no rights as a Mother.

Question:
When I was 19 I got married to a man who was 45. He was abusive, a liar and a scammer. I left after only being married for three months. I never could afford to get a divorce. I’m 23 now and been dating a amazing man, I found out I was pregnant and we got enough money to hire a lawyer to go on with the divorce. My lawyer said it’s a good thing we hired her because in my state if I would have waited until the baby was born by law my ex would be put on the birth certificate. Well today I called the hospital to find out the laws with the birth certificate and stuff, the lady at the hospital informed me that unfortunately my ex will have to go on our babies birth certificate even if we are divorced because the baby had been conceived before the divorce was finalized. She said he will go on the birth certificate even if I tell them no and that even getting a dna test done before the baby is born will change nothing. I’m freaking out, I feel like the world is ending, the hospital is telling me my baby will have my ex’s last name and he will have legal rights to my baby. This man is horrible and if he knew I was having a baby he wouldn’t sign saying it wasn’t his. I don’t know what to do nothing will change this even if I got married to the father before the baby is born. Advice please?

Edit: location is Louisiana
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 > Well today I called the hospital to find out the laws with the birth certificate and stuff

Did you also ask your lawyer for medical advice?

> I feel like the world is ending

Talk to your lawyer.


Title: A Judge's Wife

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >  I have video of the incident showing she was the aggressor and she head butted me.

Not legal advice, but time to make several backup copies of that video. One to your computer, and upload the other to like youtube as a **private and unlisted** video in case something happens to your camera and computer.Answer #2: You'll get a fait trial. If you have video of the event corroborating your story it may not even be prosecuted


Title: (California) Roommate can't pay utilties partially due to health issues

Question:
My roommate has an autoimmune disorder and constant health issues. Was going through chemo before we move in. She lives off alimoney from her divorce but who knows how long that will last. She can't work due to health issues now that she's finally decided to stop waiting around for disability approval.

She can't pay utlities so the burden is on me (2-$300) a month on top of other things including eating my food. She's probably gotten me for like 2-3 grand so far.

She's under never ending stress between health problems/money/trying to make her 85 pound service dog that hardly gets exercise behave.

She's focused on getting $3000 to replace the apartment floors because its too much with the dog accidents and something about she has to be able to lay on the floor to prevent seizures or something. She also wants to spend like 3k on her service dog for more training so he stops getting stuff off the counters. Maybe exercise him! Maybe worry about feeding yourself and paying utilities first?

Currently she's whining its lyfts fault she got a return check fee from the building cause they charged her a missed ride fee. She literally said needs a nap.

I know I'm also walking a slipery slope if I do ask her to leave because health problems etc.

I'm really trying to be sympathetic but I can only do so much and don't know what to do to either get her out with a clean conscience or myself out. I could replace myself on the lease but realistically what sane person wants to live with her? lol also I don't want to make things harder for her but I can't be the piggy bank.

Answer:
 >She also wants to spend like 3k on her service dog for more training so he stops getting stuff off the counters.

This is not a service dog if it does not already have some kind of specific training so that it can complete a task related to her disability.

If you are on a joint lease then you owe the landlord and you can try to sue her for her share later. If you are month to month then just give notice to terminate and move.


Title: If someone dies of natural causes is it legal to bury them in the basement without calling the police?

Answer: [I’m pretty sure it’s not legal](https://www.stimmel-law.com/en/articles/rights-and-obligations-human-remains-and-burial), as it could be a health risk and you probably want a death certificate. You run into extra problems if you don’t own the land you’re burying them on, too.Answer #2: This is location specific, but generally no, you can not go all Norman Bates on dead relatives.


Title: Can an agreement be made that the guy isn't responsible for a pregnancy? [Kansas]

Question: If a girl on craigslist wants someone to get her pregnant and a video was made of the two parties agreeing that the child will be her sole responsibility, would the man still legally be made to pay child support given the video evidence?

Answer: Yes. The video evidence isn't evidence of anything.  Child support is for the benefit of the child.


Title: Where can I view US Federal Laws on beach and ocean use/access?

Answer: Those are generally state laws. Some states have no "private beaches" at all, others everything's private unless otherwise posted, states differ on where the public part starts and so on.


Title: After the recent passing of my grandfather, it has come to light that I'm in possession of my grandmother's wedding rings. He gave them to me years ago, but I have no proof. [MN]

Question:
My grandmother's wedding rings have come into question now that my grandpa has died. At the time of her death, he opted to keep the rings instead of giving them to any of his children or grandchildren. After my college graduation three years ago, he sat me down and gave me the rings. The rings themselves are really not worth anything but sentimental value.

Unfortunately, no one had asked about grandma's rings again until now. I have an aunt who is arguing that I took them from his house after he died and am lying about them being gifted years ago. She's threatening to get a lawyer and fight for them. There is nothing about the rings in his will, so it's up in the air.

The thing is, I really really don't want to give them up. I may not have proof that he gave them to me, but there is a damn good reason he did. I was extremely close to both of my grandparents. Far far closer than a lot of the rest.

I'm just curious if she has a case. Part of me doubts she'll even go through with getting a lawyer, but I'd like to know if I have anything to be worried about if she does.

Answer:
 I am getting horrifying flashbacks of a painting and a maid (iirc) and a dispute over if it was a gift or not.

unless she has proof you stole the rings, you should be fine. possession here is what will matter, since the will is silent. If she lawyers up you may want to too.


Title: Younger sis is falling for driving instructor

Question: [deleted]

Answer: How old is everyone involved? and what state are you in? In some states it's perfectly legal for a 16yr old to consent to sex. Plus as /u/thepatman said you don't actually know if this is what's happening. Smart thing to do is talk to your mother/ parents/ let them speak with your sister and find out what is happening.


Title: Neighbors keep putting their trash bins in front of my property and now their son throws rocks at my house

Question:
I live in WA state

My neighbors always put their trash bins in front of my house every week without asking. I've told them this isn't cool and they stopped for a couple of weeks but they started doing it again. So every week, when I see their trash bins in front of my house, i just move it back to their property.

Today, i heard a few rocks hitting the side of the house that faces the neighbor's house. I'm pretty sure their 9th grader son heard his parents talking shit about me moving their trash bins back to their property and decided to take revenge.

I have not actually seen him throwing rocks at my house and I have no proof. There's this tree brush between our properties so he can just throw rocks at my house from his backyard without ever being spotted. Unless I install something on the roof, I probably won't be able to record anything.

what course of action should i take? their whole family seems pretty weird.
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 You don't seriously have a LEGAL question here do you?

You've got jerks for neighbors, and you want to try and DE-escalate any problems with them - but still get them to stop putting their trash bins out in front of your house each week for collection.

So each and every week that it happens you should go over there and remind them politely that it happened again, and ask them politely if they would not do it again.  Then be prepared not to be surprised if there is some backlash of a response.


Title: (Florida) Resisting arrest w/o violence and loitering. What should i expect?

Question: Last night while in the woods by my house (which technically closes at dusk) i saw a police officer approaching and i ran. i got lost for a few hours, went back home and turned myself in. this is the first thing that i have gotten on my record and i have no idea what is in store for me, i was in county jail and just got out on bail. Does anyone have input on what my charges might be?

Answer:
 Well, your first mistake was turning yourself in... the cop would not have bothered chasing you or trying to find you, as at that point you were random guy in the woods. He may have just told you to leave and you'd have no problem. What did you admit to? Being in the woods? Jesus... you wouldn't have been charged (most likely) if you didn't run. We can't tell you what your charges are, you tell us what you've been charged with. We can tell you what your next steps are, but you need an attorney. Public defender is fine.

Anyway, these are misdemeanors. If this is your first offense, you may qualify for diversion program which means don't get in trouble, pay a fine, do some community service, and in a year the case gets dropped.  If drugs are involved, it depends on the facts of the case and the evidence. [Statute for Resisting Arrest w/o Violence](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0843/Sections/0843.02.html) and the  [Statute for Loitering](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0856/Sections/0856.021.html)


Title: Small Business Owner (IL) - want to fire employee who, unrelated, asked for ADA Accomodations

Question:
I have a mediocre employee at a small company in Illinois. I'd like to replace this employee with a better one. I've started an informal search to have someone lined up before terminating this person. This person isn't a horrible employee, and doesn't have horrible reviews. Very recently, this employee asked for special Accomodations, citing ADA.

The replacement discussions with other staff had started prior to the accomodation request but the timing of this will look suspicious at best. I fear if I fire this person, I am opening the company up to an ADA suit, but I know I can hire a better person for the job (this person is adequate and hasn't had any major performance issues but also isn't ever going to be great).

No employment contract, plan is to give a generous severance package with, of course, a release of all claims.

How exposed might we be? Anything I should be taking into consideration?

Answer: So there are no disciplinary issues?  Is there any chance that the reasonable accommodation requested by the employee would improve their performance above the 'mediocre' level you described?


Title: [NC] If I buy a PDF of a book, am I legally allowed to print it for personal use?

Question:
[Here's the text in question](http://www.warehouse23.com/products/SJG30-6044).

They sell PDF versions and no physical copies. I wanted to print one on nice paper and bind it so I would have my own version of the book to use.

I am guessing that I could feasibly print it and no one would know, obviously, but I have heard of copy centers refusing to print copyrighted materials without the expressed consent of the creator, and I didn't know if that would happen with this.

Answer: As long as your 'personal use' doesn't include selling versions of it to your fellow students then you can do with it whatever you want.


Title: My father is a landlord for the IRS, they tried to break their lease agreement, threatened him with audit, and he just received his audit notice.

Question:
Like the title says, my father is real estate. One of his buildings rents space to the IRS. Half way through their lease they decided they wanted to move. Of couse because they are apart of the government they feel they should be able to just break lease with no penalties. My dad and the company he works for disagree. In discussions where my dad was insisting that they pay the penalty outlined in the contract they basically came back with "well we sincerely hope you have your own finances in order."

Guess what came in the mail yesterday, the notice informing him he will be audited.

This can't be okay, right?

Also I don't think he can prove the threat.

Answer: Hey op I was a contract administrator between a commerical business and the Federal government for 4 years and I have administered hundreds of contracts between the govt and the business. While I can't speak to any of the retaliation issues I can talk to the termination of the contract issue. The Federal acquisition regulations make it mandatory that a termination for convenience clause is in all government contracts. Even if it is omitted the case law will implu the term into the contract as the courts have ruled this clause is so important to the govts interests that it cannot be accidentally left our or purposely removed. This right is very broad and there are very few circumstances where the govt cannot terminate under this clause. You are not going to get penatlies. This is why it is very important to structure your contracts/ payments/ services with this in mind. The biggest way this messes up contractors is that they don't flow this clause down to subcontractors. So the govt terminates for convenience with the prime, but the prime is still on the hook paying her subs if she didn't flow that term down to them even though the prime contract was cancelled.


Title: [Australia] I'm 15, and the police have caught me sending nudes to a 14 year old girl interstate.

Question:
They are apparently searching for me and they think I'm much older than she says. She's tried to tell them it's not a big deal, but her parents are passionate about going to court with me. What the hell do I do? Should I turn myself in, so that they don't have to find me, and so they'll know that I'm a harmless 16 year old? Would it matter to them? It's been 6 months since we exchanged the last pictures, but I knew int the back of my mind that this would come back to ruin me. Please help, I'm really terrified!!

EDIT: by "them" I'm referring to the police. Like legit, real police. Fuck.
She sent me nudes too, and at some points I actually asked her for them. Not forcefully at all, but I did ask. Apparently that can get you in more trouble so I wanted to make that clear.

Answer: Remain calm. Tell your parents. How did you come to learn that they are searching for you? Because the parents told you? They could have been lying. I don't know much about Australian law but parents around the world have been known to lie about such things hoping to scare the other kid who would dare do such a think to their precious innocent little angel.Answer #2: If at some point someone is asking you to pay money in exchange for them not doing something, then it's a (common) scam.


Title: How difficult would it be to contact my senator (Oregon) to propose a bill that would regulate how homeowners/property management agencies price out their homes for rent? Additionally, is this already a thing? If not, would this be a good or bad thing? How do I do it?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Like rent control?

You can Google your senator and email them. You won't reach them. You will get someone who works for him.

You are one voice. If this is something you want to do you need more voices.

Also, I don't think you can do rent control on single family homes.


Title: someone keeps making posts mentioning me on complaint and gossip websites and it has been going on for years and i don't know how to make it stop - dallas, tx

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Unless he's contacting *you* repeatedly, or telling *lies* about you, he's done nothing wrong. You did those things, now you live with them.


Title: (Idaho) My roommates started smoking weed. What should I do?

Question:
3 of my friends and I moved in together this fall for college. We moved into off-campus housing with 2 other people. In high school they didn't do drugs or drink at all. Everything was going fine until recently my 3 friends started smoking weed. I would come home from work and the apartment would smell strongly of weed. Since they smoked, their attitudes have changed and they seem to be obsessed with getting high.

This has put me in an awkward situation because I don't want the other two roommates and me to get caught up in any charges if they get caught; there have been a couple apartments in my complex that have gotten caught so I'm worried. I've talked to them about quitting but they blew me off so I've been thinking that turning them into the police would be an option. The only problem with that is I don't want them to know I was the one who turned them in and cause a bunch of drama.

Should I notify the police and if I do, what will happen to them? Will the police tell them that I turned them in?

Answer: NAL: don't turn them in. You would ruin their lives. Completely unnecessary. Move somewhere else that isn't weed friendly.


Title: House is starting to sink into a sinkhole because of negligence of the township, what should we do?

Question:
Pennsylvania.

Back in circa 1980, a factory near my parents present home was using a valley across from the house as a landfill.  It's full of old electronics part and chemical wastes from production.

The township gave a contractor money to take care of the mess.  All the contractor did was dig a hole, throw the waste in, cover it with trees (yes trees, as in the ones that have leaves), and fill it in with soil.  That was about 30 years ago.

Now, here we are, 2015.  Those trees used to cover the garbage have all rotted, shifted the ground down and caused a huge mess.

1. After the initial sink hole started to slowly form, it began to break water lines, which in turn caused the soil to erode faster, which broke water lines farther up the street and it stopped about halfway up my street, but affects only my and my neighbors house.

2.  The township will not pay for anything and refuses to acknowledge that all of this is due to negligence in any way shape or form.

3.  Considering that the township paid the guy who did this, shouldn't they be liable for everything that's happened?

4.  What should we be looking into?

Answer:
 Do you have homeowners insurance? If so call your agent and discuss it with them. This is what your agent is for, to help with these situations. If it's damage which is covered and they feel someone else is responsible they will pay the damage and look to get reimbursed.

Answer #2: The exact same thing happened to my family (an entire subdivision actually) in the early 90s. The resulting litigation took over ten years to complete and was incredibly difficult. The builders, developers, insurance companies, etc., all lawyered up, endlessly denied responsibility, and it took forever to sort out.

http://www.nbrhd.net/topics/badhomes/bh020302.htm

I tried to dig up some old news articles or information but couldn't find much unfortunately.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-05-18/news/9102140488_1_hbw-houses-home-buyers-warranty


Title: Received a $799 dollar ssd that we didn’t order. Seller won’t respond.

Question:
Location: MA

So my wife’s grandma (who we live with)had a charge for $799 dollars come up on her credit card that we did not recognize. We of course cancelled the card and had the money immediately refunded. A few days later we received a 2tb samsung ssd card in the mail. Apparently someone got  into her eBay account and ordered this to our address. No one had access to the account as we were not home and no one got into our home and ordered it as we have security cameras setup and all active and working on the day it was ordered. We attempted to contact the seller and have not had any response.

Some small things to add that make this all a bit weirder. On the day it was supposed to be delivered and signed for my wife noticed a strange man parked outside our house. Not sure if it was just a coincidence or not. Also when we select to return the item on eBay it changes the language on eBay to French. Again not sure if this means anything but I’d thought I would mention it.

We called eBay and PayPal and they have done nothing to help us.

We now have a $799 dollar ssd and we are not sure what to do with it. If the seller doesn’t respond what do we do with the item? If he doesn’t respond for a while and we get rid of it can we be sued by the seller?
Should we just hand it off to the local police?

I’m concerned also that what if the seller is in on it?. Should I even return the item to him ? I’m not to familiar with eBay and I don’t know if he’s still going to get paid or not.

Not sure if this is the right sub for this or not so point if it is the wrong sub if anyone can point me in the right direction that would be great.

Answer:
 This is what's called "drop ship fraud". Usually, someone comes by and swoops up the package before the resident notices it's there.

Contact the seller again. If you have their mailing address, feel free to send a certified letter with a signature receipt. Tell them you'll be happy to return the item at their expense. They may provide you with a prepaid return label, at which point you'll take note of the tracking number and ship it back in the original box. Under no circumstances should you spend so much as a single penny sending this back.

FTC rules state that unordered merchandise is yours to keep. This is because scammers will send a product, then try to demand payment from the recipient, who never ordered it in the first place. Once you've made a good faith effort to contact the seller, you've fulfilled all your legal and ethical obligations.


Title: I found a random Iphone 7 in my back yard

Question: I live in  North Carolina and about a week ago a few people who no one in my house knew showed up on my back porch for some reason. I went out to talk to them, they were so drunk they couldn't properly speak and they were lost. I just wanted them off my property as it was a Tuesday night and I didn't know any of them. I gave directions to the most sober one (still pretty wasted) and closed and locked the door. A few days ago I was working in my backyard and i found an iphone 7 in the grass. I didn't have anyway to turn it on as i am an android man.  what should I do? is this phone mine now? am i required to report it? do i give it to the police? I have no way right now to figure out who is the owner of the phone, I'm not sure i would be able to unlock it if i could even turn it on. Ideally I would like to sell it on ebay or something as I'm kinda strapped for cash at the moment and they are worth hundreds of dollars but it isn't worth getting in trouble with the law for.Any advice would be helpful, thank you.

Answer: It's not yours at all: turn it over to the police, give them details (time place) and don't worry about it


Title: Herbicide spraying neighbours claim we cannot attach anything to property line fence they claim to have paid for

Question:
Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

My girlfriend and I began renting our current house back in May. We love to do gardening and hang out in our backyard. Not long into our time here though we noticed one of our neighbours was spraying herbicide at the base of the chain link fence separating out properties. His entire backyard is a rock garden so he doesn't want weeds to migrate over. However this killed at least 30 cm of our lawn all along that fence. He also cut some vines off of our back fence in the alley that were nowhere near his own fence.

We let it go and decided not to cause any trouble and let our grass regrow.

About a week and a half ago however, we noticed that a bush (roughly 1 m high) that was located along our line fence, but fully rooted and growing onto our side, was cut down. We looked over there and it was sawed off at the base. Not only that but there was herbicide sprayed on our side of the fence and our grass was dying again. Clearly he had trespassed on our property and decided to remove our bush as the tie was had on our back gate was redone from the outside.

We called the non-emergency police line and they took a report. A few days later an officer came by and we told him what happened and he said he talked to them and they apologized that the pesticide "rolled over" into our yard. No mention really of the trespassing but I thought the police speaking to to them would get them to back off.

My girlfriend and I decided we just want to enjoy our backyard in private without interacting with them anymore so we want to put up a privacy screen. Our bylaws here say we can make it up to 2.2 m but while we were driving some posts into the ground our neighbours wife came out and started to angrily tell us that we cannot attach anything to the line fence because they paid for it and our call the the police was a "nuisance call" whatever that means.

I just want some advice because the Line Fences Act is difficult to understand and I keep finding conflicting information on who owns a property line fence and if a trellis or screen can be attached and by whom. Is it legal for me to attach something to the fence separating our properties even if they paid for the fence?
Topic:
Canada

Answer: You say that you are renting, have you spoken to your landlord yet??


Title: Am I allowed to seize a tenant's property because of back rent (In Vermont)?

Question:
So, technically, he's not a tenant.  That is, he doesn't have a lease.  But I did write a contract, which he never got back to me, but we verbally agreed upon (He's absolutely aware of the conditions).  He's fallen back over $2000 in rent, which we agreed could be paid off with labor hours (we contract work).  Now, he hasn't been into work for almost two months and he's traveling.  So clearly he has money- he's just choosing not to pay me.
I've already decided that he's no longer welcome in the shop.  I've packed his tools and they're sitting in a closet.
Do I have any right to hold onto his tools until he pays me?  I know that he has the ability to pay me, even with products that he has.
I live in Vermont.
Thank you VERY MUCH for any legal-type advice that anyone can give.

Answer: He absolutely is a tenant. No you cannot self help to his property. You can give him notice to vacate and then go to court to evict if he doesn't leave, and sue for unpaid rent. You cannot kick him out, seize or dispose of his property, change the locks, or shut off utilities.


Title: Insurance company coming after me for damages after fire at home I rented (Georgia, USA)

Question:
About a year ago there was a fire at the house I rented. I smoke and I was honest with the fire department when they asked. The damage was mainly on the facade of the home with minimal damages inside- just mild smoke damage in one room. The neighbor reported hearing an "explosion" before noticing the fire outside. I was in the other part of the house when the fire started and I heard what I assumed was someone knocking on the door. When I went to open the door, my porch was on fire.

I did not have rental insurance. I had never rented before and I was not aware there was such a thing. Please do not tell me how stupid I am for not having insurance. I even asked my parents at one point in the moving process what to do if the area flooded (it is an area that floods every few years) and they said the homeowner's insurance covered my loss. I have since moved and I have rental insurance in my current place.

Anyway, I just checked my mail and there is a collections bill in the amount of almost $15,000. The bill says I was found responsible for the fire and that I need to pay the bill in full, immediately. I am a college student working 20 hours a week making barely enough to cover rent and food. I have no way to pay this and no way to afford a lawyer. My family isn't able to help me out either.

After the fire the person I rented from had me evicted to terminate my lease and stated the reason for eviction as I refused to give her back the property when she requested. This wasn't true, as the eviction was filed the day after the fire and I was staying with friends. It's not relevant, but I was never informed of anything that would cause me to be held responsible for the fire. I never spoke with anyone and I never stated I caused the fire. A fire fighter asked me what happened, I told him I was in the other side of the house when I heard someone knocking at the door and when I opened the door I saw flames and called 911. He then asked if I was using a grill or other source of fire and I said no. Then he asked if I smoked. I said I did.

I don't know what, if anything I can do at this point. It seems like there has already been a judgement against me even though I was never informed of it.

What are my options here?

Answer:
 Step 1: you need to get a copy of the fire investigator's report.

Step 2 depends on what step 1 says.


Title: I'm buying a home (NJ) and the listing agent says we (the potential buyer) should put the utilities in our name for the inspection. Are we liable if something should happen?

Question:
I live in NJ and am a first time homebuyer. My wife and I are in the process of purchasing a home that was foreclosed upon and is now bank-owned. We made an offer the day it went on the market (January 11th). The seller counter-offered the next day and we accepted it on the 12th.  Since then, getting through attorney review has been incredibly frustrating, as the listing agent, who we’ve since come to learn is also the proxy on behalf of the bank who owns it, is nearly impossible to get in touch with. It took them ten days to respond once we signed the contract. Once our attorney looked it over and added a few things, they took another ten days to reject all changes. We immediately asked what we added that could have been the issue (all we did was bump the closing day because they had wasted so much time that the initial one was too late, and we did a few other minor things) and 2 weeks later they finally told us that they would change nothing.

We are now trying to get them to agree to a March 15th closing, and all we need from them is to agree to turn on the utilities for inspection. It is expressly stated in the initially contract that they had us sign that the seller was responsible. The listing agent now is telling my realtor that we should just put the utilities in our name to get them turned on. He says they do it like that all the time. When my realtor brought up the liability issues (if the electricity should spark a fire or a pipe should be burst from the winter, who is liable?) the listing agent all but told him to screw himself and nearly threatened to cancel the whole deal. If we put the utilities in our name, are we liable is something goes wrong? On top of that, any other realtor can bring a random stranger in to look at the house while the utilities are turned on. We have no way to stop them from leaving the lights or stove on, the water running etc. We’re not even out of attorney review yet! Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

Answer: I think that's a terrible idea. It doesn't sound like the seller really wants to sell.


Title: Girl who knew our dog has problems with people got bitten because her and brothers girlfriend walked in unannounced now she's trying to sue.

Question:
My brother and his girlfriend had been living with us for about a year and my mother got tired of it and just let them rent out one of her houses. They were slowly getting their stuff out with some help from our family.

This day in particular I was off with some friends and got an urgent call from my mother saying I needed to get home right away. After rushing home I found out my brothers girlfriend and her friend had come to the house and the friend, we'll call Sam, had been bitten by my dog.

Now for some background info my dog was somewhat of a rescue as we saved him from my brother. He has problems with people and barked at them but we were able to successfully introduce him to people and after a time he'd be fine with them. My brothers girlfriend having lived with us for so long knew of my dogs unfriendly tendencies and knew we had gotten him some training for it. She also knew that normally when someone was coming in we would have to put him in his crate. Girlfriend numerous times before had asked if the dog was put up except for this time. Sam had been to our house once before and had to wait outside because we had to put the dog away. Both were aware of the dogs existence and anxieties.

My mother in the kitchen cleaning dishes and my father on his way home from work, not having been told that anyone was coming over, my brothers girlfriend and Sam walked in. The dog was out and protected his territory given not even the humans knew of their presence in the home. After all the excitement was over and Sam was shipped to the hospital my father went to see her and talked to her. Sam stated that she didn't blame the dog and that she knew it was only protecting its home. Sam's mother was trying to push her to sue us but given Sam was 18 it was her decision and she claimed she wasn't going to.

Now here we are over a year later and she's suing us. I have little to no clue how the legal system works however I feel there is more than enough evidence to show it was not our fault. However in today's world I wouldn't be surprised if she won. Any advice or ideas would be a tremendous help and if there are any questions or clarification needed on something just ask. I live in Tennessee.

Answer:
 Dog Law specialist here.

You’re liable. Contact an attorney or your insurance company. They’re within the statute of limitations. Answer #2: You're responsible for controlling your animals and for any damage they cause, just like any other property.  The fact that it's known to be aggressive towards people actually makes it worse for you.


Title: [Pennsylvania] If someone under 21 goes to the hospital drunk for an injury, can they be cited for an underage?

Question: For example, my friend broke his collarbone while drinking. We weren't sure if he could be cited so he waited until morning when he sobered up. Could he have gotten in trouble?

Answer:
 Pennsylvania has had a medical amnesty law since 2011, and several universities in Pennsylvania had similar policies (UPenn, Carnegie Mellon, Temple, etc) prior to that.   The State law applies everywhere in Pennsylvania, of course.

In summary:  "If an individual is in need of medical attention due to alcohol consumption, another individual can contact the police for help and not receive a citation. However, the person who contacts the authorities must give their full name to police or the emergency operator, and stay with the individual requiring medical attention until help arrives."

The law is intended to apply to circumstances where alcohol or drug overdose is the cause of the medical emergency, so there's a (very small) risk that police and hospital staff could decide it doesn't apply in the case of an injury like your friend's.

But in general, your friend put himself through an unnecessary night of pain.


Title: Someone stole my car. Insurance won't pay.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You may want to speak with an attorney. In many states the insurance company must retain a signed form when certain coverages are waived.  In WA for example the insurance company must keep a signed PIP waiver, otherwise they cannot deny it, even if you haven't been paying for it.

Florida may have such a rule vis-a-vis stolen car liability. Answer #2: It's your responsibility to make sure the insurance you're signing up for is the correct insurance you want.

Hopefully you called the police.Answer #3: Regarding the loan rate, you should really talk to the legal office on your base. They're there to help.

IIRC, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act makes it illegal to charge an active duty servicemember more than 6%.


Title: Ex-Landlord’s sister is harassing me. What can I do?

Question:
Up until a month ago, my husband and I were renting a house from my landlord (we live in Ohio). We just moved to our new house and gave notice and paid rent through January 6. A day after I gave notice, the landlord and his entire family let themselves into the rental property, before we’d moved out, and with no warning while we weren’t home.

The landlord (let’s call him Pete) called me and yelled at me for the house being a mess, which granted it was, as half of our belongings were still there. That’s why we’d given a months notice and paid the next month to give us time to completely move. I reiterated that to Pete and he let it go, which he should because he had no business letting himself in without our consent to begin with.

Cue crazy sister - we’ll call her Karen. Karen (lady in her mid-60’s) showed up at my NEW home a week letter and dropped a threatening letter at my door, claiming that we’d ruined the rental and stolen items from the home.

(Side note - There were miscellaneous items left in the garage from her now deceased mother. Three times while we lived there I came home to Karen going through our garage and taking things. I confronted her once, nicely, and told her to call me if she wants to get things, but to not just show up.)

So this letter says I owe Karen thousands of dollars for “stolen” items that I’ve never seen in my life. I texted Karen (I won’t call because I want a record) and said that I hadn’t stolen anything and that she should not step foot on my property again. Since then, I’ve been barraged with texts and voicemails calling me a terrible person, screenshots of inside the rental from my social media channels claiming items in the photos are hers, telling me I’m a “horrible fake Christian” because she saw my social media photos of me singing at church...just trying anything to get a reaction out of me.

This lady is not on my lease contract and she has no ownership in the house we’d rented. I’ve told her to stop messaging me. I called Pete and asked him to tell her to stop messaging me (he agreed that he would). But what do I do if she keeps this up? We’re going on a month now of messages and harassment.

I’m worried she’s so crazy she’ll show up at my house, work or church, since she’s texted me specifying the places I go.

Should I call and make a police report? It sounds like getting a restraining order is a pain, but I need her to stay away from me and stop contacting me. Thanks for any and all advice!

Answer: Yes, start making police reports about harassment.


Title: Underage drinking question

Question: College student here who is moving into off campus house in the fall. Previous owners told us to watch out for the cops because they got underages before once while drinking on their porch and once while standing inside, but with the door open. This seems like a cop abusing their power/access but I don’t know the rules well enough to know what to do in this situation so can anybody help me prepare if I were to run into it? I assume beer can vs solo cup has an impact I just don’t know the specifics. Thanks in advance!

Answer:
 > This seems like a cop abusing their power/access

How exactly does "police doing thier jobs by enforcing the law" translate into them "abusing their powers"?

> I assume beer can vs solo cup has an impact

The container doesn't matter, it is what is in the container.


Title: [TX-NY] License in Texas was suspended due to DUI but he has a New York License?

Question:
So my uncle made some stupid mistakes and drove while intoxicated leading to a suspension of his Texas driver's license; however, he moved to NY a couple of months BEFORE the incident (which took place in Texas) and changed his Texas driver's license for a New York one. So my question is if he can still drive with the New York license even though his Texas license is suspended.

Addendum: The DPS sent a letter that only had his Texas DL numbers

Answer: Both New York and Texas are part of the Drivers License Compact, which shares information between members.  If your uncle's license isn't already suspended in New York, if likely will be fairly soon.


Title: Bank Refusing To Release Money. Please Help

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Probably need more context. What makes you think the money the bank is refusing to release is legitimately yours?


Title: Creepiest thing happened to me at night. I need legal advice.

Question:
Hello, everyone.
The strangest thing happened to me last night. I went biking at around 1:00 A.M.. I know. Doesn’t sound like a good idea. Most nights I do this and I am totally fine. I’ve even been walking outside with my sister and mother during Christmas time at 2:00 A.M. just to look at the Christmas lights. But last night, I felt my life was on the line.

Here’s the scenario. I was biking down a street. And at the end of the street, there was a motorcyclist. Usually, if it’s a car, I ignore them. I just try to not get run over. However, this was a motorcyclist, so I quickly turned into a random street to pretend I was heading home. The bicyclist drove towards the end of the street and I thought that was the end of him.

Nope, it wasn’t. He turned his bike around. And drove towards the same street as me. At that point, I was speeding. Not sure why the guy was following me. And then I realized I couldn’t bike fast enough to a house where there were people. So, I quickly ran into some random house and pretended that was where I lived. The motorcyclist also parked at some random house like me. At that point, I was considering knocking on that neighbors door and begging them to let me in cause I felt like this guy was going to do something bad to me. I thought about calling 911 but my phone was dead. I also thought about running to my house which was a couple blocks away. Sure, I would lose my bike, but at least, I wouldn’t be dead. Unless, he had a gun. Maybe I could have outrun it cause I am thin. These were all the thoughts running through my brain.

After a couple minutes, he realized I didn’t live there. Soon, he yelled to me “It’s after hours.” And I thought, who is this guy. Why is he acting like my parents. Take into consideration I am 19 years old so it’s kind of weird for some neighborhood dude to act as my dad. I do look like I am in high school though. Perhaps, I pissed him off with my late riding behavior. I didn’t do anything illegal. I try to be a law and using citizen so I was not sure why he was so on to me. Anyways, I quickly jumped back on my bike and slowly strolled by him. I confronted him.

Then, he started to threaten me and call the cops. I asked him, “why?”. What have I done other than go for a late night stroll that would provoke a police visit. Anyways, because I didn’t want to cause trouble I decided to just bike away. He told me I better get back home. And I didn’t bother fighting with the asshole. He then started yelling, “joe,” as if to summon a neighbor from their sleep.

So, I decided let’s not fight and let’s just play it safe. I quietly biked back home but my heart was beating. When I headed home, I made sure to hide my bike so this guy couldn’t stop me. I started asking myself— did I break a law? Was I even allowed to bike at night in the dark under my state laws? Was I somehow being a public disturbance? But under Florida law, what I was doing was very legal.

After the incident, when I was back home, I stayed in my backyard and waited it out. Maybe he was talking to that neighbor. Maybe he was talking to the police. But no, instead, the guy kept circling around the neighborhood, patrolling the streets to see if I was still biking. This freaked me the fuck out. I could tell cause I just listened to the sound outdoors to see if I could hear anything suspicious.

The next day, I wanted to figure out who this motherfucker was. Not the smartest idea, but I took my same bike and went biking back around the area to see if I could find where the motorcycle could be parked. I tried getting leads and acting as my own private investigator. I did find a house with a motorcycle but it looked abandoned. I found several other houses. And then I went on to white pages and did an address search and then a Facebook profile search. Basically, I conducted my own mock investigation and I did find someone who looked similar to the guy. He was an older, fat and chubby man in his early 50s. He had a far beer belly and already looked as if he was dealing with his own slew of health issues.

Later, I came up with the idea of going back to that house and seeing if I could see anything. And there he was. He was standing outside the driveway with some lady with the garage open. I biked by the area and began questing him. I kept thinking what have I done to piss off someone so much? First thing I told him is, “you stalked me.” He responded back, “I can’t hear you.” So, I repeated. And then he replied back, I stopped you. He pretend not to hear me. He seemed to be reckoning me to come closer. I then told him, you stalked me last night at around 1 o’clock in the morning. He told me he didn’t remember (a lie).

Later, he cut the bluff. And he went straight to the chase. He told me or rather repeated to me, “I told you not to drive around this area.” Then he threatened me and told me if I stop but the area, “he’ll shoot me”. By then I left because I don’t want to cause anymore problems. He seemed semi-serious about his threat but I still think it was fake. It seems like a way for him to get his ego fill for the day. But, I didn’t want to play with such nasty threats because he could be a gun-loving man who is mentally I’ll ensue fucking crazy. Either way, he’s a nasty dude. Truly, a piece of shit.

So, I headed back home and that concluded my search for the day. I am left at a crossroad. Am I to call the cops? I am worried they are going to just stop by and do nothing. Maybe, I can contact the FBI and they could do a more thorough and serious search given this guy appears to be some neighborhood terrorist who preys on random kids who go biking a bit late at night. I am also worried that I could provoke him  and make things worse.

I just have so many questions in my head. Why would someone be so vigilant? Why would someone go stalking some random kid at night for an hour? Why would someone make such grave threats? Who am I to him? For all I know, I am a giant nobody. I shouldn’t be a concern of his. Maybe, he and other neighborhoods were annoyed with me biking. Note: I bike a lot. I bike for hours a day. It’s good for my health and it’s a great stress relief. The guy seemed to know the neighbors or maybe him calling the neighbors was a bluff. He did seem to know them though because he was at that same house the next day. Maybe, that house he parked at was his actual house.

Anyways, I am kind of at a loss for words. This guy truly is a scumbag. To terrorize some random kid biking at night and make threats like he’ll shoot me if I come back is truly the douchiest thing someone could do. He acted like he owned the street and yet he stalked me across other streets.

Please help. I need advice. Should I drop it. Should I conduct an investigation. All I know is that if they catch this nasty guy, I want them to catch him good. I am talking years in prison cause this guy clearly broke several laws. Stalking. Threatening. And probably others too.

I apologize for the grammar and the long read. Make sure to ask me questions about this story cause not all my thoughts have been truly flushed out. I just included the main important parts of the story. Overall, this guy looked like he had bad intentions. Note: this story is a true story. I just described it in a more theatrical way.

Answer:
 Sounds like you were the person doing most of the stalking.Answer #2: Nice story. If you believe you have seriously been threatened call the police. Otherwise stop pretending to be Batman and move on with your life. Stop instigating things by going up to preople and arguing with them.

>  I am talking years in prison cause this guy clearly broke several laws. Stalking. Threatening. And probably others too.

It sounds like you were stalking him, too. There's a version of this where you stalked him, found where he lives, and threatened him. A cop would tell both of you to grow up.


Title: Several years sober. Ordered a virgin sprite mojito and was given rum instead. Wasn’t even ID’d. Do I have any recourse?

Question:
This is identical to how I broke my 2 years of sobriety 6 years ago. Asked for a water and a bartender thought it would be cute to give me vodka. I immediately finished my drink and continued down a horrible path for 2 more years.

Now I’m several years sober again and a very well known hotel / casino here in Las Vegas served me booze against my request. I asked the waitress for a mojito, Virgin please, sub the rum for sprite. She gave me a normal mojito, strong as hell... or maybe just seemed super strong cause it’s been so long.

By the grace of god that swig wasn’t enough to make me lose everything I’ve worked for again, but I can’t shake the feeling that I’ve been treated horribly by this casino / hotel and I feel like they broke some kind of law.

Any ideas or should I just count my lucky stars that the one swig didn’t derail me forever?

Thanks y’all.
Topic:
Alcohol Related Other than DUI

Answer:
 God bless you and your sobriety.  Having seen it in my family, I know how difficult the path can be.  If you're still (or were) in a program, please reach out to your sponsor - or if you've graduated out of a sponsor give a trusted friend a call if you feel you need to be talked off the edge.

Legally, I'm not sure you'd have much recourse.  It might be worth a few minutes of time to ask to speak with the general manager of the casino and CALMLY explain how this unfortunate event had the potential to really cause you harm.  I'm a pretty reasonable guy, and would like to think that it was more of a result of an accident than actual spite/malice to provide you with an alcoholic beverage.  It may cause them to do a bit of retraining to hopefully avoid that situation in the future.

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There is no shame in looking for help, heck you're on here asking.  If AA is your thing, there are several resources available for you.

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  [https://www.lvcentraloffice.org/](https://www.lvcentraloffice.org/)  or give them a call at (702) 598-1888.

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Good luck, and I wish you well and continued sobriety.Answer #2: Quit going to bars?Answer #3: You can give them a thoroughly negative review based on a truthful account of your experience. But you're talking about suing for hypothetical damages that did not result from the occurrence. You can't win cases for things that didn't come to pass. You should be very proud of your dedication to your sobriety, I certainly am proud of you.Answer #4: Count your lucky stars. Was the bar busy?  Did the waitress not punch in the order right or the bartender just miss the sub?  It’s not illegal...it was an accident, that’s all.


Title: Louisiana - can, and if so, how easy is it, for grandparents to sue and get visitation rights?

Question:
I'll keep this short - my boyfriend and I live together, he has a daughter (8), I have a son (7), and together we have a 1.5 year old. His daughter used to go over to his mothers house like weekly (at the time, mother lived with BF sister, BIL, and nephew, but they recently moved and his mother now lives in an apt), anyway, we chose to limit visitation with her about a year ago. We also have full custody of his daughter.

His mother has asked to have his daughter spend the night a few times over the last year or so, but we usually say no. She is not on drugs, or a danger to his daughter, it's basically family drama that I don't think is relevant (though I can elaborate if needed). The other day though, she apparently threatened to sue for visitation rights.

I guess my questions are: 1. Can she get them in Louisiana? 2. What does she have to prove? 3. What do we need to do?  4. IF she does sue, and does win, does she have to get visitation for both our daughters, or can she just name the oldest daughter in the suit, or if she does try to get rights for both, can I somehow get it so she doesn't have rights to my daughter? Does that make sense, sorry if not.

It isn't like she never sees her (or any of the kids), it's just not as often as it used to be, and the last few times she asked, we actually have valid reasons to say no. She knows I don't like her, and in the past her and his sister have threatened to sabotage our relationship, have called me a sociopath, and apparently his mother frequently used to tell him to kick me out and get custody of our daughter. It's all a bit dramatic but my boyfriend is now angry with me and I'd like to know what we're up against.

I guess it wasn't as short as I hoped. But thanks for any info.

Answer:
 Not if the both of you deny her access, according to [this](https://www.divorcenet.com/resources/do-grandparents-have-visitation-rights-louisiana.html) link. She’s also unlikely to get access to any child not related by blood.

**ETA** I’d keep recorded notes (safe from her and your bf) in multiple places, with dates and times of communications and visits, as well as any derogatory comments she makes about you, especially if in front of your children.

It’s not out of the realm of possibility, but she shouldn’t get access if you’re together, and if you separate, she can see them on his time. Good luck.


Title: [NE] Landlord let's himself in whenever he wants, we're lucky if we even get an hour's notice. Our lease is not up until May, and he began showing our house to future tenants at the beginning of January.

Question:
I have 2 roommates, we all work various hours throughout the day, and we all work over 40 hours a week. We have had various issues with our landlord violating our lease, but we let it slide because we can't afford an attorney and we love our house. The previous issues are not a big deal, but he hasn't made living here very fun.

But recently, one of my roommates got engaged, and we asked what his policy was on subletting to someone only for the month of April to cover her rent. He said no, because this girl has a dog. We thought ok, oh well. We thought that would be the end of it.

On December 27th, we received an email saying he would begin showing our house the week we were on vacation (January 1st-6th). We were very confused, so we gave him a call. We said we wanted to finish out our lease, and verbally he said "if we're going to do this, let's just do it now." Thus began the endless parade of showings.

He constantly emails us about showings (with no advanced warning, one time he let us know 22 minutes ahead of time), but sometimes shows up without warning at all. We agreed he could come the 2nd of January, but he showed up on the 1st at 11 am. I work graveyard shifts, so I sleep late. Also, it was new years so we were out drinking until the early morning. He was very angry the house wasn't clean and there was "alcohol everywhere" (there was one bottle of champagne on the kitchen). He let himself into my bedroom, while I was sleeping, so a family saw me laying in bed wearing nothing but a thong and a t shirt. I have no proof any of this happened.

He says that we are the ones breaking the lease, but that is not the case. We have never once said we want to end our lease agreement. This man has at least 12 cases against him, but they all get dropped for lack of evidence, or because tenants cannot afford to pursue. Please help!

I will answer any and all questions asked about this issue. Thank you so much in advance.

Answer:
 [76-1423](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1423)

Access.

(1) The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors.

(2) The landlord may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency.

(3) **The landlord shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant. Except in case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least one day's notice of his intent to enter and enter only at reasonable times.**

(4) The landlord has no other right of access except by court order, and as permitted by subsection (2) of section 76-1432, or if the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises. (Note: this exception is for when you are out of town >7 days)

[76-1438](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1438)

Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access or entry.

(1) If the tenant refuses to allow lawful access, the landlord may obtain injunctive relief to compel access, or terminate the rental agreement. In either case, the landlord may recover actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees.

(2) **If the landlord makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant, the tenant may obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct, or terminate the rental agreement. In either case, the tenant may recover actual damages not less than an amount equal to one month's rent and reasonable attorney's fees.**


Title: [NB, Canada] Is it possible to have legal action taken against me for a Tweet?

Question:
I reposted somebodies Tweet for retweets on Twitter - something that MANY MANY people do on Twitter.

This tweet happened to do with a phone number on Pokemon GO. Somebody had made their Pokemon GO username their phone number, and somebody took a screenshot of them in the Pokemon GO gym, along with a screenshot of him texting said person something along the lines of "Hey, you're that guy? Fuck you!" as a joke.

Now, the Tweet had the number cut off so you could see just the very bottom of the phone number, but apparentally the person whos number was posted is being "harassed" and is now looking to take legal action. Is this possible?

For one, he had originally made his phone number public, and somebody just happened to make a meme about it, and that Tweet went viral (on Twitter, Reddit, and is now being stolen by other meme pages). In my head he just needs to take the loss, and wait a few days for it all to blow over.

What can be done here?

Answer: Anyone can sue anyone for anything. It doesn't mean they'll win - or even that they will convince a lawyer to take them on as a client. But its ALWAYS possible to be sued. I could sue you because Jupiter was particularly bright in the evening sky and its somehow your fault.


Title: A law firm told my employer that I was harassing their client because I violated a stop contact letter. The stop contact letter was not sent to me and I had not seen it.

Question:
[SC] I got into a small accident while delivering for my job. The other person tried to file a claim against me, but it was determined that they were 80% liable for the incident, so their claim was denied. They didn't have insurance that covered the incident, so I sent them a demand letter for 80% of the damages. With the letter, I also included a copy of the quote from the body shop and a copy of the incident report. A few days later, I got a CC email that was sent to my regional manager from a law firm with an attached stop contact letter that had been sent to my employer two days before I sent my demand letter. The email threatened to pursue property damage arbitration and litigation against me if I continue to "harass [their] client" and threatened to pursue a bad faith claim against my employer for mishandling the claim. On top of that, the email seems to be claiming that I included a copy of the stop contact letter that was sent to my employer along with my demand letter.

Until that moment, I had no idea that the other party had any representation or were escalating the case to anything else. The last I had heard on the matter was from my insurance adjuster telling me that they had accepted the 80% liability. I certainly had not seen the stop contact letter, and sure as hell didn't send a copy of it to the other party.

What should I do here? I feel slandered. I told my employer exactly what I did and they are taking me side, but it's seriously concerning that a law office is falsely claiming that I'm harassing people and sending stop contact letters to people in direct violation of said stop contact letter.

Answer:
 > What should I do here?

Nothing. If your insurer is handling it let them do their jobs.

> I feel slandered

So what?Answer #2: > The last I had heard on the matter was from my insurance adjuster telling me that they had accepted the 80% liability.

 If your  insurance company is involved quit talking to the other party.

 You're a bit over the top with the "I feel slandered." I suppose you may feel slandered in the same way the other party feels "harassed."


Title: Me and my family are being harassed by someone who has wrongly accused me of sleeping with his wife

Question:
I'm 25m, shes 36f.  He's 44m.  I used to work with 36f.  We were both on overnights for the same company but worked in different states.  I work and  in NY, she works and lives in MI.  We have never actually met, but I was the one who would answer all her work questions for the year we worked the same shift.

She's working on getting a divorce and we talked about it and we got close and she told.me she was going to end up getting divorced.  We became pretty close friends and would talk while at work and ended up texting each other towards the end.of our time working together.

Her husband found my cell number in her phone and immediately accused her of cheating on him with me.  He started calling my cell and I told him we weren't anything and we were just friends, but he isnt having it.  He ended up calling me 150ish times that first night and sent over 200 texts just to call me a bitch or a pussy.  I blocked his number and he just kept getting new numbers to harass me with.

That went on until I changed my number the first time.  When that happened, he knew that I worked with his wife and started calling my work.  I ended up getting 70ish voicemais from him on my work voicemail.  His numbers ended up getting blocked.  Then in February, I had a chance at another company and took it and left my last job, thus leaving his wife at a job I no longer worked at.  When that happened, he got my new cell phone number somehow.  He blew that phone up to the point where I had to change my number again.

Then nothing happened for a few months.  Then a few weeks ago he started calling my grandparents to tell them I was sleeping with his wife.  Then today she emailed me a screenshot where he had found my sisters Facebook and screenshotted pictures of my sister and my mother.

Is there anything I can do? My family situation has been less than great my entire life and this is not helping in anyway.  And my grandparents are much older and they don't need the stress.  I just want this to end.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

This is also my first post on this sub, if something is missing, please let me know and I'll add it.

Answer:
 If he is screenshotting stuff from facebook, then he will probably find out where you live.
I recommend investing in a camera or two for the exterior of your house and make a report to the police. Tell them he's stalking members of your family as well.

You can never predict how crazy guys like this can get.Answer #2: I'm not a lawyer, but he is harassing you. For you and your family's safety, you need to call the police and file a report. Tell your family members to contact the police if he harasses them. If he shows up at your house then call 911.


Title: So do we have an easement on this subreddit?

Answer: IANAL but I think the technical term for the BoLA community would be "megafucked".Answer #2: Mods, please add gold fringe to the sub?Answer #3: Update: this comment is now landlocked.  Can I sue for sovereign damages?Answer #4: Ask a real lawyer and delete this post.


Title: (FL) My husband almost killed me yesterday. I need help.

Question:
It wasn't the first time he attacked me, but it was certainly the first time I was positive he was going to kill me. He covered my nose and mouth several times until I almost blacked out, and then would let go. All the while saying he made me who I was, and I am nothing without him. He bit my face and ripped my lip. He threw me, and I'm certain I have a bruised rib.
I moved here with him from another state, because he found a job here. We were both recent graduates. Our relationship was always 50/50 when we both made some money, but since we moved here, I have a master's degree, but have not been able to find a job. He keeps money over my head. He has money, and I don't. My family and friends are 1000 miles away. He abuses me emotionally and physically.

He is an immigrant, and he is on a dependent green card because I married him. Our marriage was by no means because of that. I loved him, but he was only able to stay and find a job, because of the security of a green card.

I need a way to get away from him without losing everything I've worked for.

Edit: Thank you, everyone! I'll do all that was suggested. He is a redditor, a very smart sneaky one, so I will delete this post in a bit. If he sees it, he will know it's me.

Answer:
 Call the police and make a report.

Seek and obtain a restraining order.

If I had a friend or family member who was a thousand miles away with the above story, I'd be in my car NOW on my way to pick her (or him) up.


Title: I'm in a US drug trial and will be traveling to the UK, Norway, and Sweden. Do I need to do anything?

Question: The pills are in a custom cardboard blister pack with holographic stickers and information on how to contact the drug trial program.

Answer:
 are they anything akin to a narcotic?  ask your supervising doctor if could be an issue.

Presumably have a prescription for the medication?  When in doubt, get a letter from supervising Dr to give context.


Title: Police coming to talk to me because of a reddit comment?

Question: On my main account, I made a couple comments a couple months ago about killing police officers. Admittedly, these were ill-placed, and I was just hopping on the "hate the police for karma" bandwagon. Right now, I'm out of country for vacation with a youth group (I'm 15) and my mom is at home. She says that last Thursday, some police officers came to the house wanting to talk to me about those police comments I had made 2 months ago. My questions are, do they just want to talk(mom said they didn't seem mad, they just wanted to talk) or is that a lie and am I really in deep shit? Also, I have never posted identifying information on reddit, so how did they find my house? Also, why now? Why two months later over about 5 comments? And why were those comments brought to their attention? Lastly, if they just want to talk is their anything I should or shouldn't say? I am in the US, Virginia.

Answer:
 You should understand that the police can appear nice, and kind, and friendly, and joke with you, and laugh, and at that very second you can be in great danger. They are allowed to lie and tell you "we're just here to ask some questions" when they are planning to take you away in handcuffs.

Threats of bodily harm can be punished with five years in prison in Virginia. If the police are coming to your house it means they have already gotten your IP address from Reddit, then gone to the ISP and gotten the subscriber information. They are looking for someone to charge and put in prison.

You need immediate legal advice from a competent criminal attorney. Do not say one word to police until you get that. Not one word.  Do not, for instance, acknowledge to police that you posted the comments in question.

If you should end up questioned by police before you have gotten legal advice, you must say nothing.


Title: [NC/SC] Wife took our son and hasn't let me see him, please help

Question: My wife left this morning and told me she was separating from our marriage.  I know it's just been this morning but the fact of the matter is that boy is my heart.  He falls asleep in my arms at night every night.  His first word was "Daddy."  I'm not really that interested in scraping her or her family over the coals, but I believe she is with them but she will not allow me to see my son despite my frequent requests to do so as well as her proclamation in voicemail and various messages that she would not keep him from me.  Since I feel like I've been pushed to this point, I need to consult with a child custody lawyer, I think.  That's where it gets foggy because, since this is my first (though I can continue to hope only) marriage, I don't know what to do and my head's spinning with no idea what to do next.  I just know that I have to get to the lawyer ASAP as the father and since my son is 16 months of age, but he is clearly a Daddy's boy.  Please, any advice would be appreciated.

Answer:
 > Please, any advice would be appreciated.

Call a lawyer tomorrow morning. Ask for a consultation. Explain your situation to him. He will tell you what he thinks he can do for you, and what it will cost. If you like what he says, hire him and then do what he tells you.Answer #2: > [NC/SC]

Did she go to a different state?

It has only been a day, so don't panic yet. Tomorrow find a family lawyer (someone who does divorce and custody). Courts prefer to give ample access so you will get time with your son, but your wife has no obligation to allow you any contact with him until you have a Court order. Although, the judge will not be impressed if she refuses you any time over a longer period.

>despite my frequent requests to do

Stop contacting her for the night, and talk to your lawyer in the morning. You do not want her to be able to spin this into harassment.


Title: Losing my Job as a college student

Question:
For some background, I am a 22 year old freshman attending school in Wisconsin. I've been welding since I was 19 (professionally at least) and have been working for the same company for a year and a half.

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In January I got my acceptance letter, and I was very open with my employer about going to school. They told me that having me part time was no problem at all, since there are always different areas of the factory that need an extra set of hands.

Fast-forward to the end of June, everything is normal. Or so I thought, until I saw welders coming in to take weld tests. If there are any welders in this field, seeing someone taking a weld test can be indicative that someone is about to lose their job. That person was me. They pulled me in for my annual review, and gave me the bad news. They used the analogy "It's like you're a V8 engine only firing on 7 cylinders."

The shop is a production shop, meaning we essentially work on quota. The issue with this is a majority of the parts I would fabricate and weld were extremely off on their production times, in turn making my efficiencies look horrible. They were made aware of this, but never did anything to rectify the problem. As a *"****professional courtesy****"* they gave me 3 weeks to find a new job. Needless to say I absolutely busted my ass (basically killing myself, no breaks, 10 hour days) to change their minds. It worked.

Fast forward to last Thursday 12/27/2018. They hired a new welder a few weeks ago that is starting after the new year, but I had been told to not worry as he wasn't there to replace anyone. The CFO came back into the shop to ask me what my work schedule was looking like since it is J-term, and I told him I am back to full time Mon-Thur (10's) until February. In a very conversational manner, he says "Well our new guy starts the 3rd, I'm gonna need you to pack up your stuff on the 5th and leave"

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There was no explanation, no reason as to why I'm being terminated. I intend to talk to the CEO when I return after the new year, since he knows my situation, and understands how critical this job is for me to make ends meet. Any input, comments, or advice would be **GREATLY** appreciated.

Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: What did they do that you thought was inappropriate?


Title: Fist felons charge I need help

Question: I do nothing,but somebody put Domestic Felons. Charg if I go to tell or pobeson

Answer:
 If you are charged with domestic violence felony charges, you need a lawyer.  If you cannot afford a lawyer, apply for a public defender \(assuming you are in a location with laws that allow public defenders\).

Don't talk to the police without a lawyer.


Title: Gave 2 week notice. Manager flips out and told me to leave

Question:
I gave a 2 week notice and my manager basically told me to leave. I had another job and my old manager/company called my new employer and told them I quit without a notice. I didn’t even tell them where I would be working so I have no idea how they found out....
Is this even legal? They basically got me fired from my new job before I even started!
My “new” job has rescinded the offer due to this and now I am left jobless. We are talking 150k per year...
Please help!, any advice would be appreciated 🙁🙁🙁

Answer:
 If your old employer told a disparaging lie to your new employer, that may be actionable defamation.  This kind of thing is very fact-dependent, and often hinges on what you can prove.  You should speak to a qualified attorney immediately.Answer #2: There has to be more to the story. It is hard to believe that a company willing to hire you at $150,000 a year would change its mind about hiring you when some hysterical manager from your current employer calls them.Answer #3: If you're telling the whole story you might have a case for tortious interference. Contact an attorney.

However I find it hard to believe that an employer offering you 150k just rescinded the offer based on somebody going off on a rant.


Title: Is it possible to have my neighbors horses removed if I own a business and they are causing me to lose revenue because of the irremovable smell in NH?

Question: My neighbor has horses and quite frankly they are ruining my business is there anything I can do to have them removed from the property?

Answer: As long as their property is properly zoned to have horses there is not a lot you can do. That's a risk you take when you open a business in a area that allows for livestock. Answer #2: Just wondering, which was there first: the horses and smell or your business?Answer #3: No you cannot deprive people of their right to own horses because you do business next door. As long as they're on a lot that allows for horses, they can have horses.


Title: The Vet Killed My Dog, Need Legal FL

Question:
We brought our 8lbs chihuahua in for a bath and asked they do not remove the collar and/or leash. She was bathed without both. Then while putting the collar back on her, they dropped her and she took off for the easy accessible, and unguarded open back delivery door.
There was no gate or caged in section blocking off the back door, any dog could of just trotted right out. She escaped, they went looking for her for an hour. No one called us to let us know, they wanted to keep it "in house".
They said they sent 10 people out to look for her but then admitted to only 3. Their whole time line didn't make any sense and frankly they didn't seem to care.
She was found a couple of blocks away in the middle of a busy intersection; she was hit by a car and passed away. They didn't even offer to replace my dog, not like she was replaceable in the first place.
They didn't handle the situation properly, they were not kind about it when we arrived so we called the police. They kept giving us a hard time with giving us information and we are still without answers. Is there anyone with any advice or legal direction? We would like to take action against this Vet so that others don't have to go through the same thing. We are in South Florida and would love any help or leads we can get.

Answer:
 The vet didn't kill your dog. Your dog was killed because they we're negligent and an accident happened. You can sue for the value of the dog.Answer #2: Pets are considered property.  You can sue them for the value of a dog the same age and breed as your former pet.

I'm sorry for your loss, truly.Answer #3: Not relevant to the legal question, but I'm sorry for your loss. That's customer service at its worst and I'm sure the BBB and Yelp would love to hear about it regardless of the legal outcome.

Best of luck. Answer #4: News stations. Talk to them.Answer #5: > Is there anyone with any advice or legal direction? We would like to take action against this Vet so that others don't have to go through the same thing. We are in South Florida and would love any help or leads we can get.

Legal action won't likely prevent this from happening again aside from maybe showing them the negative consequences of their actions.

You can sue for the value of the dog, which may or not exceed filing costs in small claims court.