Title: What kind of legal ramifications could be expected from this scenario? (USA)

Question: Okay, full disclosure. This is just a hypothetical situation I thought of the other day.So imagine a 25 year old male is at the bar drinking. This girl comes to him and they end up talking. We can make the assumption that this woman is at least 21 since she is drinking. However, this woman is truly 17, a minor in the states, with a fake id. At the end of the evening the 25 year old and the 17 year old hook up and have a one night stand. What kind of legal ramifications do you see expected?

Answer:
 Most states' statutory rape laws are strict liability, and do not require intent. If your paramour is underage, you're breaking the law, no matter how reasonably you believe otherwise. Many are structured such that the only way to be sure you're not breaking that specific law is to sleep with your spouse and nobody else.

However, there are a fair number of states where the age of consent is 16 or 17.


Title: Someone hit my car at a gas station and owner won't give me video surveillance footage

Question:
Basically as the title says, one of my friends works at a gas station and someone physically damaged his car but the gas station owner will not allow him to see the surveillance footage. I'm in Ohio and is this legal?
Topic:
Insurance

Answer:
 Without a court order, the gas station owner has no legal obligation to give you the footage.

Report this hit-and-run to the police and they can get the footage if they want. Do the same with your insurance company, and they can subpoena the footage if it is financially worth it to do so.


Title: HIPAA violation resulted in failed adoption. How do I proceed?

Question:
My wife and I live in Texas and were adopting a baby from a lady in Colorado. A HIPAA violation has led to us having the child taken from us after 3 days.

My wife's therapist at her treatment center rated her mental health on a 1-10 scale (despite not having been her therapist for 6 months), which we have since been informed is illegal and a violation of HIPAA. This rating ending up playing a major part in why we were not able to get things worked out.

I'm not sure what to do. The company my wife treated her eating disorder through has admitted to disclosing a rated mental health evaluation to us, the site director, and our adoption attorney in Colorado, who is willing to sign an affidavit to this effect. The "if" is not an issue. It has already been admitted to by them.

Ultimately my wife and I still want a child and want our money back to try again, and I believe we can get well over that, but I have no idea what to expect to be able to settle cases like this for, how we can even get to the point of asking for a settlement, or what to expect if we took it to trial.

Any advice regarding that would be appreciated, and I'd love to hear from any attorney in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area that would be interested in assisting in a lawsuit against the eating disorder center. Thank you.

EDIT: We aren't interested in suing because there was a HIPAA violation. If they did it and we still got the baby then we would have no issue. However, this was negligent, and that negligence cost us our adoption that we had invested $20,000 into. If someone breaks a law, even if it's HIPAA, and you suffer monetary damages as a result, you have a right to legal discourse. I just don't know what kind of attorney we need to talk to.

Answer:
 Your wife did not sign paperwork allowing for access to her medical records as part of the adoption process?

Regardless, I don't think that there is any private right to action under HIPAA...Answer #2: Several people have commented on the fact that you cannot sue based on a HIPAA violation alone, but you seem convinced that you have a case.

I personally agree with the other commentors, but if you are so convinced you have a case, consult with an attorney and see if you can find someone to take your case.

I can't really answer your other questions because I don't agree with your assessment of the situation and you seem unwilling to listen to other opinions.  Answer #3: This is very important: the reason the adoption didn't go through was NOT because of the violation; it was because the adoption agency deemed you not a good fit for an adoption. They based this decision off of information that they maybe shouldn't have had access to. However, you only can consider having damages from the mental health facility if they passed information that was knowingly or negligently false. At this point it sounds like a reasonable person might consider your wife's mental health to be less than fully normative and therefore the rating would be seen as reasonable.
The HIPAA violation is something that should be reported if they gave information about your wife that she did not sign a release for. But there are no specific damages to you by them.


Title: Can private nightclub security staff force you to move off a public sidewalk? [CA, USA]

Question:
For context, I was waiting for an Uber on the sidewalk. The nightclub's security informed us that we needed to move 100ft from the venue, and continued to yell and scream until we would move.

I told them this was a public sidewalk, and that i was waiting for an Uber driver to pick me up, so I didn't need to move anywhere. They said they were happy to get the police to rectify the situation, but we ended up moving a dozen or more so feet along the sidewalk, which put us outside of their '100ft from the nightclub' perimeter.

They claimed they had an agreement with the city, but I really found the claim dubious. Is it possible for a private venue to kick you off public property -- specifically the portion of the sidewalk that is right outside the establishment?

Also, for additional context, this was around 2am, which is basically closing time for the bars and night clubs. They didn't seem to mind people standing there prior to 2am rolling around.

Answer:
 Was this SF? I bet it was SF.

From following a couple of SF club owners' blogs and twitter accounts, I get the impression that SFPD has a habit of citing club owners for obstructing the sidewalk if their patrons are blocking the sidewalk. That's not necessarily your problem, but it does give the club fairly strong incentive to want you to move along.

You'll have to check municipal ordinances to figure out if you were legally required to move. You did the right thing by voluntarily moving, though, even if the club's security staff were being unreasonable. Whether the venue has control over the sidewalk in front of it is a more complex question than "is it a public space?" - some jurisdictions do require that (and authorize that) the business bordering the sidewalk maintain it.Answer #2: Generally speaking, you don't have to move off a public sidewalk unless the cops tell you to.


Title: I Voluntarily turned in car to bank that i can no longer make payments on,more than $12,000 is owed,can they legally take the 2 other vehicles of which the titles are in my name? I am in Wisconsin .

Answer:
 They can't take the other two cars. Unless you had a weird financing to cover all cars.

They will probably sue you for the deficiency when your car comes up for auction, if it does not pay off the 12k, and other fees associated with the auction.Answer #2: What is the value of your 2 other vehicles? What's the current market value of the vehicle you turned over?


Title: URGENT: Girlfriend submitted intent to vacate form with the wrong date (South Carolina) and they are trying to kick us out with 3 days notice.

Question:
My girlfriend and I are under a lease that ends July 31st.  We are moving to Alaska at the end of the month, where I am taking a job.  A month ago, the details of our move were a little fuzzy.  The landlord asked us to let them know what our plans were, if we were staying or leaving.  I was out of town, so I asked my GF to go down to the office and tell them we were leaving.

Apparently she signed an intent to vacate form.  At the time, we thought we would move around the 18th of the month, but we now have plans to move at the end of the month.  The way she tells it, she thought this was just an estimate, like "yeah, we're leaving by the end of our lease, but it'll probably be the 18th or so if you want to plan to fix up the apt before leasing."

Do we have any recourse here?  I wasn't present, and I am the lessee.  She is just an occupant.  Does that matter here?  I was also charged (and paid) the full month's rent at the beginning of this month.

UPDATE:  Thanks for your comments, everyone.  I just wanted to be armed with some kind of advice when we went to speak with them.  They agreed that my GF should not have been the one to sign the paper, and they were able to work it out with the prospective renter for us to stay until the 31st.  We updated the intent to vacate form with the proper date, and I signed it, so we should be fine to stay.  I am very thankful that they were willing to budge.  While she shouldn't have been signing it, the form was very explicit with a number of initial boxes.  Apparently she didn't read it very thoroughly.  That will be a lesson to her.

Answer: If your lease says July 31 and you paid full July rent you can stay all of July. Just give them notice in writing (keep a cop) that you will be staying until the end of your lease. If they try to kick you out after the 18th then post back here but I don't think that will happen. They would have a difficult time convincing a Judge you have to be out since you've paid full rent.


Title: HR is telling me to reconcile with person who made sexually abusive jokes. Is there anything I can do? (x-post from r/jobs)

Question:
The state is Michigan.

Three years ago, a group of my-coworkers formed a clique and started harassing other employees in the office. My supervisor and my supervisor's supervisor were both complicit. They made jokes about me fisting my co-worker among others. They also attempted to pass policy to injure my work (explicit denial of benefits because they didn't like me), and they also would tamper with my programs by uninstalling them from machines etc.

I discovered this when I came into work and someone left a chat message up on their machine (we all share computers - it's and open office). They also left the sexually abusive jokes and other information on the machines I used. They thought they were deleting their chatlogs - they weren't.

Yesterday, after three years of anger and frustration, I reported this to HR, and handed in the printed chatlogs documenting the harassment. Our HR person says that because this happened three years ago over a period of six to nine months, and that there wasn't a consistent pattern of this continuing after I started working from home, that nothing can be done.

Five of the six people who were complicit have since left the company. The only one who is left would be someone I would be working with if I accepted a promotion (which has been heavily pressed/encouraged by HR). I don't have an official offer of promotion yet (but I did have a formal offer for the same position one year ago - I turned it down). HR suggests that I "have my say" by sitting down with her and berating her over all of the nasty things in which she was complicit (she was a main proponent of the sexual harassment language, e.g. fisting jokes).

HR also went on to say that she is "a hard worker" and "well-liked." She also just had a baby, so HR said "when people have babies, they can become very different people. She'll probably learn how to love and be a very different person." I have told HR that I'm not comfortable working in the office if her employment continues. HR told me that I should start looking for another job. Basically, HR is telling me that they will not terminate her, so if you don't like her and it makes you feel uncomfortable, you can go work somewhere else (verbatim: "...then you should start looking for another job).

Based on who she is, I highly doubt she'll change, and that I have no reservations that she has continued to do this with other co-workers, and if by some chance she hasn't had the opportunity yet, if it were to present itself, she would.

Is there anything I can do? Should I just accept the promotion when they offer it, and then try to get the heck out of there as soon as possible? They also want me to participate in a group training session before they formally offer me the position & promotion. This would likely occur in December, so I really have no idea when they would officially offer me.

They tried previously to promote me, but I turned it down since I wasn't comfortable working in the office (something my promotion would require). That promotion was offered on a Friday with work to begin on Monday, and then formal contract would be offered by the end of that week (it was waaaaay too fast for me).

Answer:
 So, I'm going to start with what *I* would do: I would take the promotion, try to settle things amicably, and look for other work. That puts you in the best position for your career, even if it's undoubtedly uncomfortable.

Beyond that, I'm afraid you don't have much legal recourse. The harassment seems to have ended, and the statute of limitations for filing a suit through the EEOC is only 180 days. So if the harassment started *again*, you might be able to take action.

As it stands now, the company has no responsibility to do much of anything. Answer #2: Not a Lawyer.

HR's job is to protect the company not enforce your legal rights.

They are not required to fire people who have harassed you. Just to make sure the harassment doesn't continue. Which could involve denying you a promotion that would involve you working with someone who has harassed you.

If this person hasn't harassed you in three years then HR is probably in the right to tell you that they aren't going to take any action.

You could sue but unless you have damages (and "I want revenge for what they did to me three years ago" isn't damages) you will just waste money.

The alternative is to take the promotion, wait until you are harassed again, report it to HR, and if they don't take action then sue.


Title: My Mom wrote out checks to multiple companies, but they somehow got stolen in the mail and the guy successfully cashed the checks through an ATM even though they were made out to each company respectively. Is there any legal action we can take?

Question:
My mom writes checks all the time to various companies and drops them into the USPS mailbox outside the store. Somehow, this bundle of checks got stolen and the funds were chased through an ATM even though they were made out to the companies and were not even signed with his account on the back. Currently, she is trying to figure out which checks were legitimately cashed and which ones weren't and its become a massive mess as she was close to missing many of her credit payments. I guess the bank noticed as few days later, because they started an investigation on one of the checks.

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Is there any recourse we can take with the bank to get the money back now or is there any way to speed up the investigation? I just don't understand banks can be so neglect to let checks be cashed not in a persons name.

Answer:
 They were cashed at an ATM, those aren't all visually reviewed.

File a claim with your bank ON ALL THE STOLEN CHECKS NOW.  Don't wait for them to notice.

Contact the US Postal Inspectors about reporting stolen mail, I believe they handle it since it's a federal crime, not local leos.


Title: Question about right of egress (Upstate NY)

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You are well into lawyer territory. Get someone looking at the deed BEFORE you wake up to find they drove a bulldozer across your land.


Title: Justice against a child predator.

Question:
I've probably waited too long to be able to do anything about this, but I thought I'd post anyway.

About 3 years ago I met this guy online who seemed nice enough, he was super memey and edgy but under all of that I thought he was a decent guy. He pestered me with memes for a week or so, and then he started to open up to me, and we became friends. Fast forward a few weeks and he starts hitting on me, saying things like 'I shouldn't say this because I'm 20 and you're 15 but you're hot' and 'If you weren't 15 I'd date you for sure'. I believe this was because of a semi-revealing picture I sent him without realizing it was revealing in the slightest: I don't do nudes or anything like that. I told him his flirting made me a little uncomfortable, but he didn't stop, and eventually he started hitting on me without mentioning age and without expressing hesitancy. A few weeks after that we started 'dating'. He sent me a dick picture I didn't ask for, knowing I was underage, and forced me into sexting. If I told him I didn't want to sext, he would throw a hissy-fit, calling me a wimp or claiming that I didn't really love him. After about a month of this, my mom found out, and I stupidly deleted all the Skype logs of our conversations. I was deeply ashamed of what I had done, and didn't realize how wrong it was until she pointed it out to me. I was so excited that someone was interested in me that all the warning signs flew over my head. Unsurprisingly he was really distant after I told him my mom found out, and we 'broke up' 5 months later when his niece committed suicide and he 'enlisted in the army'. He was rejected.

A few weeks ago I found out I wasn't his only victim. He had gotten nudes from another girl around my age, saved them to his phone and distributed them to his buddies. Another victim, who has evidence of a dick picture he sent her, had it the worst: he emotionally manipulated her into depending on him and they exchanged nudes frequently (Per his request, her was extremely uncomfortable with it. Supposedly he saved her nudes as well). She was also underage. The other two victims don't want to come forward, but I want justice to be served. What can I do? And is there any way to retrieve those Skype logs? I've since deleted Skype, but is there another way to get those back?

Answer: It's not your job to worry about evidence. File a police report and let them handle it.


Title: Can a company be sued for chatroom interactions in its product?

Question:
Hello everyone. A game had its chat service removed today. The reason for this according to the game's publisher is allegedly that some of the user-created chatrooms, in particular one singular channel named "Ashigaru Sex Chat" (a pun about one of the game's units, the chat itself was used for communication about gameplay and tournaments), could have caused legal issues for the company that created the game.

The chat itself was used for communication by players of the game's multiplayer to chat between matches, and to coordinate tournament play without the use of an external service.

So my question is this: are there even grounds for a lawsuit if a company runs a chat service in a video game, and the users use that chat service for illicit or illegal purposes? I thought liability rested with the end users, not the company providing the service.

Answer: SESTA and FOSTA have made American operators a lot more nervous about user-generated content, including chat rooms, where sexual content may be involved. It's not really practical to give a 100% confident legal answer to "was anyone breaking the law in this case," but the company is within their rights to remove the chat feature.


Title: Brief marriage in Georgia

Question:
My ex boyfriend and I are on good terms. He has asked me to marry him in order to get out of an expensive housing obligation at his university. One of the criteria on terminating your housing is that you got married. As he has told me, it'll be brief, perhaps a month, and we'll do the annulment/divorce process.  Any expense is all his, but I'm just wondering what should I be concerned about, if anything?  I know exactly zero things about being married or the marriage/divorce process so please treat me like an idiot.  Thanks!
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: This says stupid idea all over it. I used to work for housing at a University in the North East.  We had a few cases like this and needless to say a few of them were pursued for fraud and breach of contract. Don't think they won't Facebook you two.


Title: (AZ) Landlord foisting bed bug inspection on us

Question:
My girlfriend and I just discovered bed bugs in our room. We immediately got rid of our mattress, and notified our landlord. We haven't traveled anywhere recently and have not brought in new furniture or anything like that. This makes me think the bed bugs are coming from another unit, or the building itself?

Under Arizona law we have to notify the landlord within 3 days of discovering the infestation, and he has 7 days to have the apartments checked out professionally. However, when we asked when he's going to have an inspection done, he told us that pest control is responsibility of the tenant under the lease. Which supersedes? Lease or law?

And should we press him harder for the inspection?

Answer:
 Have you asked your neighbors if they've had any issues? If you can show that it's not just your unit that might compel them to do it. I would just call your local rentalsman office and ask who's responsible for the inspection.

Bedbugs can be carried home from workplaces or freind's houses too, so that's something to look at if you do find that you are responsible.


Title: Can't get old job to stop paying me

Question: My old job won't stop paying me.  I worked in a very large state public job.  I have contacted 3 different supervisors and I'm still getting paid.  I resigned in September and noticed at the end of October.  Started in November trying to get them to stop.  What happens from here? How does this effect my taxes?

Answer:
 IANAL, but I suggest setting aside all that money just in case they come after it. Continue to contact them, maybe their HR department.

I cannot stress enough to not spend the money.


Title: Coworker has installed lights and sirens on his car to get through rush hour traffic. [CO]

Question:
This is a question about something one of my coworkers has done. He has often complained about the long drive in traffic to and from work, and in the past week he has installed red/blue lights on his car as well as a siren - very similar to the stuff on an undercover police cruiser. He was bragging and showing it off to me in the parking lot on our lunch break.

Can he do this? We are just company office workers, not first responders or emergency personnel by any stretch of the imagination, and he doesn't have any side job as such. He's just fed up with traffic. This seems mega-illegal to me but I declined to make any comments about it to him.

Answer:
 I have a story that may be relevant:

When I was younger wlmy family had a mini van with a roof-rack that we would wrap Christmas lights around during December. We did this for about 3 years, but eventually we got pulled over by a cop one night. He said with anything flashing red/white/blue on the roof and someone could say you're trying to impersonate an officer.  We got a warning (the cop was more amused than anything) and removed the lights that night. Answer #2: Call your local PD and ask for traffic enforcement. Give them all the in the info. This is highly illegal and very stupid of him. He could easily cause an accident. The police will love to get this dude off of the streetsAnswer #3: The red and blue colors are generally reserved for police officers only, but other colors like a yellow (tow truck) or green (mall security) light can be used by anyone. They are called courtesy lights and just let other drivers know that you exist for [safety](http://www.extremetacticaldynamics.com/knowledge-base/state-statutes/emergency-and-warning-light-use-by-civilians/).Answer #4: OP you have to take pictures of this for us. Block out the plate.


Title: Fingerprinting

Question: I have a random question about fingerprinting. Do people only get their fingerprints put in the system when they get arrested? Why aren't we all fingerprinted at a certain age so that it's easier to find criminals based on fingerprints?

Answer:
 The first one at least in the US. There are also other reasons to get fingerprinted by choice, like a background check for some jobs or to get a concealed carry permit in some States.Answer #2: >Do people only get their fingerprints put in the system when they get arrested?

No, you can get fingerprinted for other things, like security clearance. Or in my case, so that I could take my state's bar.

>Why aren't we all fingerprinted at a certain age so that it's easier to find criminals based on fingerprints?

For one, it's probably not constitutional. Second, that would be a massive amount of data to hold.


Title: [California] Our wedding photographer is threatening legal action against us after choosing not to use them, need advice on what to do.

Question:
My soon to be wife and I booked a wedding photographer seeveral months ago, placing a non-refundable security deposit down while doing the first round of photos together (engagement photos). The remaining balance was to be paid no later than two weeks before the wedding date. Two weeks before the wedding date, the photographer contacts us and says that they recieved our check for the remaining balance in the mail, but in had been incorrectly made out to the business name, rather than to them personally. Apparently they had specified this in a phone conversation with my fiancé, but the connection was poor, and she did not understand this odd instruction. Because the payment was now late, the photographer now wanted to charge a late fee in addition, the amount of which was never specified on the contract or on their website. If we didn't pay, the photographer said they would not be there for our wedding. So, we decided to select a second photographer, and told photographer #1 that her services were no longer needed. At which point they claimed we couldn't back out of the contract, they had already incurred non-refundable expenses, and that unless we paid the full amount of the contract, they would file a lawsuit against us.
They are not California residents, my fiancé and I both are. Realistically, what legal precedence do they have in this situation? Isn't the non-refundable security deposit the photographers protection? I need advice on how to proceed. I prefer to not be sued the week before my wedding...

Answer:
 It sounds like they're trying to avoid taxes.  No reputable business would require you to write a check payable to an owner or employee personally rather than the business.Answer #2: Wait, you were to pay 2 weeks ahead of time, they discovered that you  sent the check on time but called to complain that it went to the wrong account? How is your payment late if they were aware of it in time for their 2 week deadline?Answer #3: They can certainly try, but I would predict a court would allow them to keep the deposit and not charge you the balance for work that they refused to do.

Just make sure you respond if they do sue you.


Title: Domestic violence, no income, children in the mix. ASKING FOR A FRIEND

Question:
Hey everyone, I know that 'asking for a friend' is usually a cover, but now, I'm actually asking for a friend.

Tl;dr Friend was kicked out by her long term partner with whome he has two kids. He is not helping financially and is constantly harassing her over text messages and calls. She says she cannot afford a lawyer, and that the government 'can't help'.

Background: An Argentinian friend of mine moved to the US around 2002, with her boyfriend. She was never too hardworking, but did enough to get by. Boyfriend and her split rent, utilities and expenses. They got their green cards and then citizenship. After a while (trying to save the relationship) she got pregnant. He bought a house, they moved in. She was a housewife, never saved up.

Rocky relationship, boom, another kid.  (She's not the sharpest)

Then as they never actually got married, he made her claim she was a single mom and collect benefits (bad move I always thought was super dishonest and part of why immigrants are seen in a bad light)

A year ago, he kicked her out of his house. Now she got a low income job,  trying to support two kids by herself.

He makes around 60K a year, over the table. Nice home, nice car, comfortable job, and pays her around $900 a month for the two kids.

Now, I always thought she was a... special one. Bad personality, easily angered, so I kinda blamed them both for the shitty relationship. I did see it as unfair that he was only sending her 900 a month to support two kids, who are enrolled in a private (albeit cheap) school, one of them needs a daycare, plus health insurance and the like.

I dug up a bit more and apparently during their relationship he took out credit cards in her name and put everything on them, then had her declare bankruptcy. He did the same. But while she was at home taking care of the kids, he was saving money for himself.

He bought her a car 'for the kids' but put it on a lease in her name. Now since her credit was horrible (again she is not to bright in financial matters) she is paying like 150 a month for a 2014 Nissan SUV. He substracts this payments from the money 'for the kids'.

He isn't helping pay for school, health insurance, or home expenses. He does buy the girls gifts and stuff when he sees her.

I am not going to go into the 'violent' part. He kicked THEM out (my friend and the girls). Constant verbal abuse that I can confirm with a third party who visited them and stayed at their home. he constantly harrases her. He threatened to come repo her car (which I'm almost sure would be trespassing and grand theft auto, since he is nowhere in the title) which is the girls only transport as well as my friend using it as something to work with (she does home visits for an insurance company or something)

Now, heres the thing.  She assures me she consulted with whatever state help you guys have over there. She said they'd charges her 300/hr to help her, and a private lawyer would cost her more.

I think that in the current climate, with metoo, governments bending over backwards to favor women in custody and alimony cases since forever and all that, the fact that she claims she has nowhere to turn to strikes me as odd.

Any recommendations?

Answer: The "government" does not charge victims for assistance. Whoever she talked to (if she talked to anyone at all) was not the right people. The state or county she is in will likely (hopefully, as it does vary a lot by location) have domestic violence resources which are FREE and should be easily googled. It may include shelter, monetary assistance, help filling out paperwork for jobs/housing/services, legal aid, etc.


Title: for the past year my gf and I have been harassed and hacked by a girl I had a few one night stands with

Question:
Hello I need some help from any possible opinion I can get. To start out, A very long time ago I met a girl on tinder. She was crazy we only hung out a few times and she became obsessed with me. I’ll call her Crazygirl for the sake of the story. so I moved on from speaking with her. Fast forward to a month or so later I met a girl and we began dating. Things were great. Only, Crazygirl had somehow hacked my phone to where she had access to my messages and everything. From there she somehow got access to my girlfriend’s phone and began to harass us every waking moment. She would text us from fake numbers saying our relationship needs to end or I’m cheating on her or she’s cheating on me the list goes on and on. She tried to expose any opening she could get by saying oh they’re watching porn or this is happening. She made 98% of the stuff up I feel because she didn’t actually have access she was just harassing us. We didn’t have any clarity. Even factory resetting our phones and changing our emails she still managed to get access. after speaking with a few different people they finally declared she must have rooted our phones and also our phones were outdated and didn’t have very good protection.
I tried going to the police but they said due to the lack of evidence there isn’t really anything you can do as far as harassment cases go. He suggested I talk to a lawyer and provide more evidence for a case (not sure if he opened anything up that day or what actually happened) so I texted a family friend of who I thought was a lawyer and kept providing them evidence but for all I know they weren’t actually even a lawyer probably another fake number because they always declined any requests to meet in person but had us forward them evidence.

Eventually we were told by our “lawyer” the girl who was harassing us killed herself and then her friends began harassing us? Yeah this was the final straw and an eye opening situation that this lawyer was probably just her again. So we decided to get new phones.

We grabbed brand new phones and got new numbers however after my gf texted one of her old friends they somehow got access to our numbers again. We instantly changed our numbers factory reset our phones and opened new email accounts. We currently have no evidence saved as this has been going on for the span of a year now and thought it was over for the longest time. IS there something we can do to report this individual? I was told it’s hard to get phone records pulled especially since we have no evidence to provide only word of mouth. If not is there a way we can protect our phones from ever getting hacked again? Any programs? Encryption services? VPNS? Thanks for taking the time to read this I also do not know the girls last name as she never actually told me.

Tl; dr crazy girl I had a brief past with harassed my now gf and I for months changed numbers she got access again changed numbers again have no evidence. Is there anything we can do legally or anyway to protect ourselves?

Answer:
 You can get a restraining order, change numbers, change passwords for everything and block/ignore her.

She is sending messages, but she almost certainly did NOT "hack" your phone or your girlfriends phone.


Title: Landlords Threatening to Call the Cops and Evict over Having a Guest Over

Question:
Hi,

I live in NYC, and my landlords are currently threatening to evict me because I have a friend who has stayed for about a week. They've made conflicting statements about how long it's ok to have guests, sometimes saying 5 days, sometimes saying 2 weeks, sometimes saying 1 week. My friend just left a dangerous and abusive living situation and need a place to stay until her lease starts next month. I told my landlords, and they said that the apartment isn't a homeless shelter and that if she comes back that they'll call the police on me. I showed them this NYS statute that says that they can't restrict occupancy to a tenant's immediate family, and they keep saying that this only means family. ( http://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2014/rpp/article-7/235-f ) It's also pissing me off because other roommates have had people who stayed here for over a month before with 0 issues or complaints, so this is coming out of nowhere.

 It's getting incredibly frustrating, and now they've threatened to call the police unless she pays $75 for every night that she's here. My landlord has even barged into the apartment today and banged on my bedroom door to talk about this. She insists that she isn't violating the law by doing that because each person in the apartment is on a separate lease and thus only "renting a room" and that they can come into the rest of the apartment whenever they want. My friend hasn't done anything illegal, made a mess, disturbed anyone. All of my roommates are totally fine with her being here. My landlords have even started harassing my roommates. They berated one of my roommates for being okay with her being here and telling him that he shouldn't be and he should never have said anything about it since it isn't his apartment. The landlords live on the first floor in a completely separate unit, but they treat the other apartments like they're just bedrooms in their personal residence. It's been annoying for a while, but it's really come to a head this last week. One of the struggles has been finding representation in this because they haven't filed any legal papers. They've just yelled at us, sent messages, and stalked us on the security cameras coming and going.

-Ian

Answer:
 Don't worry about the police, they can't/won't do anything just because you have a guest.

In theory this could be a breach of the lease, but the lease must give you some type of process for a notice of the alleged breach and an opportunity to cure.  Hysterical threats of evictions and police involvement in person, most likely do not provide ample "notice" to trigger lease termination.  Answer #2: Is your apartment rent stabilized?Answer #3: A friend isn't immediately family so that argument is pointless.

It is going to come down to what your lease says. If your lease doesn't allow it, you don't have a leg to stand on. Answer #4: One of my roommates just said that his lease says he's allowed to have guests for 30 days without asking the landlords, so he suggested just telling them that my friend is now his guest.

Also, as for what my lease says? That's a damn good question considering they never sent me the copy they signed after I signed. I have my original lease copy, but the new lease finalized that i signed earlier this year was never sent to me, and they've ignored my requests for a copy. So who knows if they've changed anything Answer #5: "She insists that she isn't violating the law by doing that because each person in the apartment is on a separate lease and thus only "renting a room" and that they can come into the rest of the apartment whenever they want."

If those common areas are part of the lease, she's very wrong. NAL.


Title: [Georgia/Alabama] I (m) was just harassed by another guy in front of a books a million store. What are my options?

Question:
okay, so I was going to do some browsing for books for Christmas ideas for family when an older (maybe mid 30s) guy got my attention by asking if im in the military and thanking me for my service etc. which in return I thanked him for his support etc. then he continues to tell me how attractive I am and the modeling business and hair salon and massage parlor he owns. saying he wants me to model for his company and further wants to gift me, a free full body massage for my service.

well then as I thought it couldnt get worse (and im simply trying to be nice and respectful especially bejng he knows im military and I dont want to give off an asshole image of my branch of service) it got worse. he starts asking if id experiment with him,  if ive ever been interested in men, if id take more than a massage, and I turned him down each time. He then starts asking if I shave and how big my penis is and at this point im completely uncomfortable and keep trying to break away. well he then pulls me in and hugs me then hands me his business card with his name and number. I finally get away and now im not sure what I can or should do...

Answer:
 I suppose if you want to make a big deal you can file a police report for simple assault.

Otherwise, you can go on with your life.  You have no damages and therefore no civil case.  Geez, if women could sue for similar experiences, there would not be enough courtrooms on the planet to handle the cases.


Title: Car got stolen while I was at the gym, the thief followed me into the locker room and broke the lock then took my keys. Should I sue the gym?

Question: My concern is with the employees at the gym not doing their job and checking that only members are entering the facilities and ensuring proper security. I’m so devastated and traumatized and I don’t know what to do.

Answer:
 The person who stole your car is responsible.  Has he been arrested?  How do you know he is not a member of the gym?Answer #2: How do you know he wasn't a member? What makes you think they have a legal  obligation to weed members from non-members? What about non-members is somehow inherently more dangerous than actual members?

 You should call the police.


Title: Deductions from SSI checks

Question: I have been on SSI for 20 years. A few years ago they (SSA)started taking money out of my checks. I was given several different explanations as to why. A year ago I set up an appointment to find out why, who made the decision, based on what, etc. The caseworker said he did not have time to figure it out, his computer did not go back far enough, and to fill out a form, request for reconsideration, which has been ignored. I have contacted numerous attorneys but none of them will take the case. I figure they have taken about $10,000 over the years.

Answer:
 They do owe an explanation at least.  https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11008.pdf

File a request for a fair hearing.


Title: I want to use the V for Vendetta/anonymous/Guy Fawkes mask as a symbol for my youtube channel, are there any copyright laws for this?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Pretty sure the Guy Fawkes mask has been public domain for centuries. Just don't use someone else's **image** of it. Make your own.


Title: Mistake in my contract

Question: My trial period in my work has ended and I was given a new contract to sign.  There was a mistake in my salary, I suppose a typo, which makes my salary over 10 times bigger. If I sign it, and they sign it back, am I actually bound to get this salary? What if the company goes bankrupt from that?

Answer: If the mistake is obvious, such that you would have had no reason to expect that that number was correct, it is not enforceable.


Title: If Trumpy Bear is really made in China. Is it Legal to Sell him in Minnesota with his "American Flag Blanket" Where it is Illegal to sell foreign made American Flags?

Answer: Considering all the other violations of flag code that are technically “illegal”, yes, but good luck enforcing it.


Title: My bank is trying to bait and switch me on my mortgage loan on the tail end of the home buying process

Question:
I am in the closing stages of buying my first house, all paperwork signed, everything done and agreed upon and everything sent to underwriting.

Yesterday I get a call from my loan officer stating that underwriting has contacted him, and for the particular loan I am applying for (10 year low interest arm) I need to contribute another 5% down payment of my own money for it to be viable.

Now all of my savings /a gift from my parents is going towards this house (since I'm dealing with my own Bank that I've been in business with for 10 years, they can see my account and obviously know this) as well as 4k sitting in escrow as earnest money.

My loan officer apologized for he read the loan terms wrong, and is now offering me other much higher interest mortgage loan products that they provide...

How can they do this? What can I do? I am about 5k into this process now and also gave my 60 days notice for my current place of living.

Thank you.

Answer:
 If you have something signed from the bank that guarantees the type of loan, interest, and downpayment amount - and most importantly is NOT subject to underwriting - tell the bank that the underwriting risk is their problem, not yours.

If you don't have that agreement then find another bank.


Title: I was arrested for marijuana poss./Need serious help,PLEASE. Texas.

Question: i was arrested about a day ago for Marijuana and unlawful carry weapon, need serious help/advice towards what plan of action i should take to get the marijuana charge dropped and or removed from my record. Im not too concerned with the unlawful carry charge as i don't feel this would effect me much in the future. I am a full-time student and i work in my schools bursars office. Im freaking out because i feel my career has been ruined before its begun. I know i should get a lawyer(personal), I've never been arrested before and i wonder how much a lawyer would cost for a case like this one. I'm so scared its ridiculous.. i really dont know what the smartest move to make in my situation. Please help me if you can, i certainly appreciate it .

Answer:
 > Im not too concerned with the unlawful carry charge as i don't feel this would effect me much in the future.

I don't think your risk meter is calibrated properly. "Arrested for pot in college? Eh, it's legal in some places." "A weapons charge? We don't hire that here."

Not that either of these on your record is a *good* thing. Lawyer up.Answer #2: > i really dont know what the smartest move to make in my situation.

Criminal Defense Attorney. Don't discuss your case with anyone but them. Let them handle it.


Title: Girlfriend's a nurse. Patient asked for Fentanyl but my girlfriend thought she was seeking a fix and gave her something else. Patient has a liver condition. Her chart said to give Fentanyl as per her doctor’s note. Patient got sick from the other drug. Girlfriend was fired, we feel wrongly.

Question: Location: Florida

Answer:
 Also an RN.   Am I to understand your girlfriend gave a patient a medication they were not prescribed WITHOUT an order from a doctor?  If so she should be fired, and frankly she should have a license revoked.

Also, in order for this to happen, she would have had to violate multiple policies in order to give a non prescribed medication.

Frankly I'm questioning the validity of this post.Answer #2: How long ago did this happen? If it was just recently, and you think she's out of the woods, think again. There could be a civil lawsuit, professional sanctions, and maybe even criminal charges. One the fuckup scale of 1 to 10 this was a 9. The only reason it's not a 10 is because the patient didn't die. She should file for unemployment but it could easily be argued this was gross misconduct.Answer #3: So...your GF feels wrongly terminated for going against a doctor's orders and hurting a patient?


Title: [ontario canada] need proof of death

Question: My dad passed away (allegedly), last monday, a friend of his came to my place and told me that he had died in the hospital. He left me the number of the guy who is the executor of the estate. I've been unable to get any kind of response though when I call the number. I've checked the obituaries every day but nothing in there. But for bereavement leave at work I need to bring SOMETHING that says he's passed away. What can I do to get what I need?

Answer: Allegedly? You don't think your father is dead? That's usually an easy thing to confirm.


Title: [NV] Can my employer legally make me use the last 4 of my SSN as a code to dial out at work?

Question: Hi everyone, first time posting here so I apologize if I do this incorrectly! So I just found out that my employer is now making us, with ALL outgoing calls, dial 1, then the last 4 of our SSN and then the number. Can they legally do this? Do I have a right to refuse without being concerned for my job? I work in a restaurant so there is traffic constantly around my desk and with the phones that we have, when you dial every number that you dial pops up on the screen. My coworker and I are so upset over this as we feel this is a breach of our personal identity/security. Also we were never asked about this when the form with all our info was sent to corporate. The only reason we know is because the manager who sent the form informed us of what was going on.

Answer: I don't believe there are any legal issues with this, but you may want to bring up your concerns regarding privacy with your employer and suggest that each employee be assigned a unique and random 4-digit ID number. That way, your employer can still identify who made certain calls without utilizing potentially sensitive information. I would also recommend suggesting that you'd be willing to do the leg work of creating and changing these IDs in your phone system so that your employer doesn't balk at the idea of extra work (on their end).


Title: Lyft driver hit me after running a red light and now only wants to pay $9k

Question: So around 2am on thanksgiving, I was driving through an intersection with my light clearly being green. But a Lyft with two other passengers ran a red light a t boned me. My car got totaled, the airbags also deployed. I had to go to the ER, and months of chiropractic appointments. We got a lawyer as a recommendation of my moms friend (bad idea, totally regret it now) and he took over the case. The lyft driver gave a statement to the cop at the scene stating that he knew he ran the red light at around 30-40mph and was at fault 100%. Fast forward to this week, my lawyer informed me that they would give me $2k for my car which is acceptable as it was a beater. But my lawyer said the other party wants to pay $9k in settlements with my lawyer taking 1/3, and my chiropractor taking the other third which leaves me taking home only $3k. The other party said since I went to asia in January for 3 weeks, that no injuries were serve and also that I had no cuts or lacerations. But the thing is the trip to Asia was planned months ago for my sisters wedding so I don’t know what it has to do with the case.Al of my family said that the offer was bullshit and that I should take it to court with a new lawyer as my current one does not seem supportive of me and seems like he just wants this case to be over. What should I do, take the $9k with me taking home $3k or take this case to court?

Answer: Of course the trip to Asia is relevant. They are claiming if you were able to travel that far that your injuries werent very significant in their view. How long it was planned is irrelevant. This is a case where hiring a lawyer can actually cause you to have less money in your pocket at the end of the day than without one. You can accept this offer, instruct your lawyer to make a counter offer, or take it to court where you might get more or you might get less.


Title: University is withholding my degree because of their error, is there anything I can do?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You need a credit to fulfill the requirements for graduation.   You currently have not earned a degree and the your dean has explained the process to finish it.  You are currently misrepresenting your credentials and I would instantly terminate you if I learned you were deliberately concealing this from me.Answer #2: Can't you take yoga (or golf, or weightlifting, etc) at a local community college and transfer the one credit?  Or you can work out an independent study maybe?  Don't talk to the advisor, talk to a dean.  I think a lawsuit would get unnecessarily expensive and messy, so try to get creative and work it out.  I think you need to get over the extra cost of one credit, if you refuse to pay for one more credit you are going to hurt your case (to the extent you have one) and your overall goal (getting this resolved quickly).  A lawyer will cost you way more than $500 (and cc credits are like 100, not 500).


Title: American friend got Danish girl pregnant. What should he do?

Question: Roommate got a Danish girl pregnant, and she leaves for Denmark in a month, what happens now? what are the laws surrounding this situation? So if she has the child it will be born in Denmark. is he responsible? Tell me all the laws!

Answer: He will still be "responsible" for his child.  Parenthood doesn't disappear when someone moves overseas.  Regarding child support, If she seeks it, it can be enforced cross-border.


Title: Not the correct street name on my citation [TX]

Question: Supposedly I rolled through a stop sign getting off my university campus. I've been pulled over once for this offense and since then(last year only a warning) I've been more cautious to this offense. The problem I'm seeing is that under "location and Violation Information" it has the wrong street. Would that be possible grounds for dismissal of the ticket, and would anyone know how i could get this ticket off my record? Its my first ticket. :/

Answer:
 > Would that be possible grounds for dismissal of the ticket

Clerical errors do not invalidate tickets.

You can certainly plead 'not guilty' and take it to court.


Title: [US][FL] Is an empty growler considered an "open container"? How can I transport one if I don't have a trunk?

Question:
The [open container law](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0316/Sections/0316.1936.html) doesn't appear to make an exception for growlers.

Also, that statute specifies that any open container must be "located in a locked glove compartment, locked trunk, or other locked nonpassenger area of the vehicle" in order to not be considered in the possession of the driver or a passenger. My car has no trunk (it's an SUV) and the glovebox isn't big enough to hold even a small growler. Is there a way to carry an empty growler legally? (So far I've been keeping them behind the back seat and hoping I don't get a cop and a judge with sticks up their asses.)

Answer:
 >Is there a way to carry an empty growler legally?

Wash it out well so there's no alcohol or residue in it?

The FL definition of "open container" seems to assume that there's alcohol in the container:

>“Open  container” means any container of alcoholic beverage which is  immediately capable of being consumed from, or the seal of which has  been broken.

That, to me, sounds like there needs to be alcohol in the container for it to be considered an "open container."


Title: Can I use my cities airport code in a 'company' name?

Question:
I live in Calgary (YYC) and am looking to start a YYC branded news site. The intent of YYC not being to associate with the airport, but that YYC represents the city.

http://www.yycnews.ca/ - For example as a domain.

Before I invest too much time building out, I want to make sure that I won't run into legal issues down the road by using the word 'yyc'. Any thoughts? I know some airports like YYJ have trademarked the name, but does that mean they're the only ones who can use YYC?

Answer: Write to [IATA](http://www.iata.org) and ask! They're the agency that assign the three-letter codes you're thinking of. ([ICAO](https://www.icao.int/Pages/default.aspx) assign the four-letter ones.)


Title: (US)(HYPOTHETICAL)(KINDA SILLY POST) Im an independent contractor who drives truck for a living. When I use the bathroom do I have to follow the "employees must wash hands before returning to work" sign?

Answer: Please wash your hands.


Title: Girlfriends Mom Wants Payment

Question:
Hello,

This is my first Reddit post! I am in a current situation I think is illegal and I need some advice.

My girlfriend's step father is involved in drug trafficking and has been found guilty in the state of Oklahoma. He lives in New Mexico. Somehow he was busted through cellphones and was connected with a whole bunch of other people. During this time, my girlfriend and I were living in her mother and step fathers old trailer paying rent in New Mexico. At the time of his arrest, my girlfriends mother ditched $25,000 dollars in cash of her husbands drug money in the trailer in a safe box with the keys attached. She later tells us to hide it at my parents house (which I said no to) and we left it in the house. Being a broke college student at the time, I didn't have any money and the $25,000 seemed very tempting to use since I was.... broke, in college, and living on food stamps. My girlfriend and I decided to use some of it sparingly (since it was at our house and the step father was in jail). The total amount was under $1,000. My girlfriends mom takes it back and nothing is said. A couple of months later, her husband is out on bond and when he counts his money, $6,000 of it is missing. She points the finger at us, he is furious. I do admit to taking the amount of money I did take; but I was shocked to find out that much has been missing. He looks through the trailer and doesn't notice anything flashy or new; but he still assumes we took $6000. He demands payment, and we say yes. I was scared somebody was going to harm me or my family (who lives in a nearby town).  I have already paid the amount I used, and I am still being asked for payment. He heads to jail for 15-20 years in Oklahoma in a couple of weeks; but my girlfriends mom is still demanding the remaining payments even after he goes to jail. What should my next steps be? I know I was equally guilty of taking money that wasn't mine; but I am now paying back illegally earned money that I never took.

Answer: You stop paying money you don't owe, and if you feel physically threatened you call the police.


Title: Landlord staying at apartment when she wants

Question:
Hey friends and thank you so much in advance for the advice.

I am a student in NYC and rent an apartment. The situation of the apartment is quite strange. The "landlord" is a woman who has rented the apartment for many years before leaving nyc. She is now renting and subletting to us year round so as not to have the apartment's rent increase. I was made to understand, before coming to the apartment, that she was the apartment owner. She has informed me that she has permission from the company that owns the building to sublet to us.

Though I forget the exact details of what she told me before I moved in, I was informed verbally that she would come and go every few months, sleeping on the couch for a night or two. She has just informed me that she will be staying in the apartment for 10 days in August; this is the longest she has ever wanted to stay and I have no interest in her using the apartment in this way.

The contract has no reference to these visits. The contract says, "The premises are to be used only as a private residence for Tenant(s) listed in Clause 1 of this Agreement and their minor children." Under the clause "Landlord's right to access" it says that the landlord can enter in state of emergency, to show the apt to potential buyers/renters or for an annual inspection.

I have informed her that I do not want her to visit and she reminded me that she allowed me to sublet my room (I subletted for a month this summer while I was out of town for school work) which she has told me "has never been allowed". In the contract, it says, "Tenant will not sublet any part of the premises or assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Landlord. Neither shall Tenant sublet or rent any part of the premises for the short-term stays of any duration including but not limited to vacation rentals. Violating this clause is ground for terminating the tenancy." I have text messages from her in which she acknowledges her permission for me to have a subletter.

I don't want to jeopardize my deposit and she has generally been a very relaxed and easy landlord but from my layman's understanding, I have the right to live in the apartment without her staying. In the case in which she refuses and comes to the apartment, what can I do?

Thank you so much for the advice!

Answer: You don't allow her to stay or she gives you a 10 day reduction in rent. You can look at the NY LL/Tenant Guide online to figure out what to do. You would be able to break your lease with no penalty and sue for your deposit back if she just decided to show up & stay for 10 days.


Title: Can I sell a guitar I've had for 10 years that belongs to someone else? New Jersey Bro

Question:
About 10 or so years ago I became friends with a guy at a local bar. We were just bar friends and the only time we'd meet up and hang out was at the bar. One day he called me and said he caught his girl cheating and needed to store some stuff at my place for a little while because he was moving out. I said, "No problem" and he brought some stuff over which included a guitar. A couple weeks later he came back to pick up the stuff, he took everything except the guitar; He said he'd be back in a few days for it. He also said he was moving "back home" across the country. I never heard from him again. I've move 4 times since then, taking this guitar with me wherever I go. I just want to get rid of it now. I have no way to find this dude. I don't even know his last name. I'm tired of having the guitar and just want to get rid of it. It's too nice to just throw in the garbage. I could probably get $200-$300 for it. Is it legal for me to sell it?

Thanks so much to anyone who takes the time to read and answer this post :) Wanna buy a guitar? lol

Answer: Go ahead and sell it, but if he somehow tracks you down then you need to give him the money from the sale


Title: Is Chipotle false advertising/too vague about their Chipotle rewards program? I’m just mad I got screwed

Question:
I know that title sounds stupid but bear with me

I went to use my “Free Entree” reward from my Chipotle rewards this past weekend. I decided to get double meat, queso, and guac because I though I would be getting the burrito for free. When I scanned my reward I saw that it only covered $8.25 (the max price for a burrito with the most expensive meat with nothing else on it). Am I wrong to assume “Free entree” means basically free single item with whatever I want?

This is what their terms state(https://www.chipotle.com/about-us/rewards-terms.html)

“Rewards earned as a result of the accumulation of points (a “Base Reward”) will be valid at participating Chipotle restaurants for one free, standard, regular-priced entrée item, subject to availability. Rewards earned in connection with challenges or other special promotions as part of Chipotle Rewards will be valid for additional offers as described in connection with such Rewards.”

Pizza Hut rewards has free pizzas and those are literally free, even if you get double of every single topping they have. Am I just completely unreasonable or is this some bullshit legal jargon?
Topic:
Consumer Law

Answer:
 >standard, regular-priced entrée item,

You are being unreasonable. Double meat and extra toppings is not a standard, regular-priced item.Answer #2: Not sure how you get from

>one free, standard, regular-priced entrée item

to

>I decided to get double meat, queso, and guac

All of which are available at extra cost, and are not "standard."


Title: Car towed by company with AAA logos on trucks and business but are not with AAA leaving me with $400+ bill

Question:
So last Saturday I was in an accident that left my car disabled. Police officers came and called a towing company that had the "AAA" logo all over their trucks so I thought I was going to be covered by them. I went to their lot yesterday and they told me that: they are not with AAA anymore and that they are in a lawsuit with AAA because AAA is responsible for removing the logo from their trucks and business.

Location: Jersey City, NJ,
The accident happened in Jersey City and the lot is in Jersey City as well.

Legal question:
Does this count as false advertising? I allowed them to tow my car in confidence that they were with AAA.

I'm trying to get my car out of the lot and back to my house either by avoiding this bill all together or to somehow get assurance from AAA that they will reimburse me.

Answer: Even if they were AAA affiliated, if you didn't contact them through AAA, you wouldn't be eligible for the AAA towing rate.Answer #2: If you didn't get the tow through AAA to start with I would think anything further is moot point.


Title: Dont have insurance and was hit by another driver. FL.

Question:
Yesterday the car in front of me started slowing down and so did I but the car behind me smashed into me and me into the truck in front of me. My car is a wreck because it was sandwiched and now I'm out of a vehicle. I dont have insurance on the vehicle and I'm not sure what to do. My vehicle was paid off and only had 50k miles. The statement from the driver in front of me also points full blame to her because I only hit him once from her hitting me into him. I wasnt injured either but she went to the hospital from the airbag hitting her.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 File through their insurance. You might be sued by the driver that was in front of you or their insurance.

Stop being an asshole and drive without insurance.


Title: [CA] Doctor neglected to fully disclose cost of treatment, now they have sent bill to my parent

Question:
I started seeing a new psychiatrist in January of 2017, I was 20 at the time. I am now 22. I was on my mom's insurance but am no longer. In my first appointment with this office, they offered to me a genetic test that would help with medications. I believe I did at the time ask how much it would cost and they brushed it off saying that it was included in my treatment. I know for a fact that they said absolutely nothing about price or bills. Let me say that this psychiatrist's office is EXTREMELY shady and I do believe this omission was intentional.

I had no idea until I recieved a bill 7 months later for $300. The original cost was $4k+ but after "total payments and adjusments" it went down to the $300. I have no clue what the payments and adjusments are. It doesn't even say anything about my insurance at the time, or charges to my insurance.

Anyway, I recieved that bill in August 2017 due September 2017, and a couple others afterward which I don't think I have anymore. I have contacted them and told them what I told you and that I believe I was scammed, and they only said that I could contact financial assistance which is just a payment plan, and later offered me a 10% discount.

Fast forward to a month ago, June 2018. My mom leaves an opened letter in my room that was addressed to her (hence why she opened it) but it was regarding MY testing. Only thing is, it's saying that SHE was the recipient of the services. It doesn't say anything about me. The bill is due July 25th, 2018. It mentions the service date, the service and cost, the ordering provider, and under "services for:" it is my moms name.

Is this a HIPAA violation even though it doesn't mention me? My mother has never even seen this doctor yet the bill says she was a patient. What if I had recieved a service that I wanted to keep private? My mother called the number on the bill today and left a message speaking only of herself and recieving this incorrect bill, and demanding to be sent a notice back saying that her name has been removed from the bill. I gather that she is likely not liable for the bill but I believe this could be a dangerous habit, I also don't want it to affect her credit.

Is there any way I can be absolved of this bill considering that the test was administered without fully disclosing necessary information? As well as given the HIPAA violation?

I NEVER would have agreed to this test if I had known the cost!!! I didn't even have a job at the time. This was done completely without my full educated consent, and now they are sharing my private information with my parent. Please help.

Answer:
 It’s your job to know what and how much your insurance covers. You simply cannot take anyone else’s word about what is covered under your unique insurance plan, they simply don’t know.

 Even if HIPAA has been violated, your only recourse is to file a complaint. You can do this without determining yourself if this is complaint worthy.


Title: [Washington, DC] Received a criminal charge for failure to pay for the metro, what on earth can I do here?

Question:
For the last 6 months of so there have been talks from the DC government about reducing this to a civil charge, this has not been implemented and I now face having a criminal record.

I am hoping to pursue the legal field myself so I know this is a huge issue. I have no idea who to turn to or what to do about this charge, all of my research brings me to articles telling me it's about to become a civil charge which is a slap in the face. If anyone has any advice please let me know I have not been able to sleep for days.

Answer: You can try to plea it down.  It was criminal when you did it, that the law is changing in the future doesn’t effect your charge.


Title: The guy next door beats his girlfriend. The police come but it keeps happening. Now he is threatening me. TX

Question:
It is just me and my dog. We live next door to a guy who is known for beating his girlfriend.

It has been going on for about six months. It isn't every day but it is often enough to cause some worry.

I've called the police or go over there every time I heard something. Sometimes he is sober and he says they are just arguing and it stops. Sometimes he is drunk and he tries to start a fight with me ( I go back to my apartment and call the police).

They always come and take him away but he comes back.

I know they've moved before.

She looks just beat to hell by this guy. I've tried talking to her but she is frightened.

I let her stay at my place one night when he was being mean and I literally sat by the door with a baseball bat and my dog because he showed up and was screaming outside my door.

I don't live in the best neighborhood and there are a lot of stuff going on in it so I don't think the police always see stopping him as top priority.

I am not saying the cops are bad or anything. I can understand them being overwhelmed and having to pick and choose which situation they can respond to the most and fastest.

Is there anything I can do for her on my side legally?

I don't have a ton of money but my aunt spent years being beat around on by my uncle and I see her, and she really is just a kid ( 19) dealing with the same thing.

Is there a specific person at some office in Texas I can call to have her look at this case? Maybe a prosecutor or something?

I know it isn't really my business but listening to her beg not to be beaten while I am sitting at home is starting to get depressing.

I could move to another place when my lease is up but I'd always wonder if there was more I could do.

I got photos and videos of her bruises and ligature marks on her wrist. She says that he will kill her if she ever leaves.  He told me once that he would cut a certain body part off of me if he ever saw me look at her.

Does Adult protective services deal with this kind of thing?

Do I just keep calling the cops?

I know she has to leave him but we all know it doesn't always happen like that.

Answer: You can't do anything but call the police and let her know what resources are available to help her (which I'm sure there are many, such as dv shelters, YWCA, etc). It is up to her whether she cooperates with the prosecution or chooses to leave her situation. Answer #2: Call the district attorney's office and get a protective order for *you* since he has threatened you and you have reason to fear him given what you know. I don't think you can get a civil protective order but a judge might give him stay away orders as a release condition if he is arrested. Tell them what you have as far as evidence, what he said, and what you know. Realistically, it is really hard to get someone who is actually being physically abused out of the situation, and if she does leave there is a good chance he will track her down and kill her.


Title: [NYC] Crossing the street, timer has few seconds left, driver honks

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Are you really asking a legaladvice sub if somebody honks at you is legal or not?Answer #2: Yes, the driver can legally honk at you.


Title: Apartment complex made new rules about pet ownership

Question:
Thanks for taking your time to read /r/legaladvice. I am currently renting an apartment in New Jersey.

As stated by the title my apartment complex sent out an email today laying out the ground rules for new rules on pet ownership. We adopted a chow mix a little over a month and went through all of the proper channels with management and pay all of our dog fees. However they made clear in their new rules that you cannot own chows.  Is there anything we can do?  Would we be allowed to tear up our lease? Giving up our dog is just not something we're going to do.

Edit: they've also made mention that those who do not comply are to be evicted within 5 days. That doesn't seem legal.

Answer:
 they can't just change this on you, so your dog is in for the duration of the current lease. if it's month to month that means until the next cycle starts. Answer #2: Seems like the landlord cannot retroactively ban pets but can prevent you from getting any more pets going forward.

http://www.state.nj.us/dca/divisions/codes/publications/pdf_lti/pets_bulletin.pdf


Title: Daughter Molested by Maternal Grandfather - Michigan

Question:
Michigan

This weekend my daughter said she was molested by her maternal grandfather when she was 7 years old (about 5 years ago).  He also molested my ex-wife for years when she was a child but no charges were ever filed (very long separate story).  As soon as we found out about my daughter, we called the police.  My daughter was taken to the hospital where she told ER doctors and a counselor what happened but they told her that after 5 years there would be no evidence of molestation since children's bodies are resilient and would have healed by now assuming her hymen wasn't torn as she wasn't raped.

Her maternal grandfather found out that she talked and turned himself in at the police station, but they told him since no charges had been filed yet as an investigation was still in process that he was free to go.  How is his confession not enough to at least arrest him?

Further, since it's been so long, will this come down to her word against his?  Since no charges were filed when he turned himself in, would his admission hold up in court?  And, if it does go to court, can his past behavior of molesting my ex-wife be brought up by my ex-wife even though charges were never filed?

Thank you all in advance for your help!  I'm trying to make this as painless as possible for my little girl and make sure that things are handled properly by the police so this pig can't hurt anyone else.
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer:
 >How is his confession not enough to at least arrest him?

Because they need the DA to sign off on the arrest. They want the strongest case they can make. These things take time. Let the process work.

What does or does not get brought up in court is up to the attorneys.


Title: I was smoking at my car at my gym (gym for very large apartment complex) and the gym manager walked by me on the way to his car and said "put it out." What are my rights? (I'm in Texas)

Question:
I'm a law student so at first I believe that a private business can make its own rules (and he's a manager not just a trainer who had an opinion), then even refuse to let me enter if I don't follow the rules.

But after brief "research" I've seen that some states requires you to have a "No Smoking" sign. https://www.signs.com/blog/no-smoking-laws-for-all-fifty-states/

What are my rights? Could he ban me if I don't follow his rule?

Does it matter than I'm a paying lessee at this apartment complex? There's ZERO "no smoking" signs anywhere, there's no rule written down (I asked him to show me), and when I asked to see the rule, he said that "there's littering laws you have to follow so you can't do it."

Answer:
 Were you within 50 feet of an entrance to a public building? Then put it out. Was your car in the parking lot well away from the entrance? Then smoke up.

Also, brush up. You say you are a law student, i believe people should be able to ask you these kinds of things, not the other way around. You should know damn well that if you dispose of a butt the correct way, in a proper bin, that you wouldn't be littering. Additionally, this is a silly post, especially if you are outside and 50feet away from a buildings entrance, this is common sense...and i agree, if you don't see any "No smoking" signs, then tell him to mind his business and go sell some gym memberships. Sorry if this is rude, but it is realistic.


Title: [NY] Emergency Room negligence, while caring for my quadriplegic parent.

Question:
Thank you in advance for any information.

**Background**: My step father became quadriplegic 4 years ago as a result of a work place accident. NYS Worker's Comp side is already covered and done with. However,  his care related to his injury is covered in full by Worker's Comp should that be of importance. Additionally, All of his doctors operate through the same Hospital system, with shared records. As well as this is the same hospital he was at the day he was injured, they have is complete medical history on file.

**April 15th** - My step father became ill with a viral chest infection and after we put him in bed for the night he told us he was having a lot of difficulty breathing and felt it best to go to the hospital. His oxygen was very low and he had a lot of fluid in his lungs. We  (my mother and I, Also his trained caregivers) arrived at the hospital just after him. It was explained to the hospital that he needs an air mattress to prevent pressure sores. It was ordered (confirmed, more below) that night (between 10 pm and early morning hours of the 16th).

**April 18th** - We went to the hospital everyday, he was not placed on the air mattress until the late morning of the 18th, a couple hours before being moved to his room from the ER.  It was then we were informed he had a level 2 pressure sore. Every day we visited we asked where is his mattress, as they still had him on a standard hospital gurney. All the told us was it was ordered. We also asked the nursing staff in area he was admitted to, to find us someone to speak with regarding what happened.

**April 25th** - He finally can come home. However he must stay in bed and off his rear until its healed. This will take about 2 months.

**April 26th** - Hospital sends a visiting nurse to check his sore, then mentions he should have been sent home with oxygen and addition medication (breathing treatments) and we visit his PCP to find they had him on medication to lower his blood pressure, and blood thinners when as a result of his injury he already has low blood pressure and is taking medication to raise it.

I also spoke with someone in the Hospitals Patient Relations and explained everything, and he confirmed that his records show the mattress was ordered the night he came in and on hand the next day. But no body actually put him on it.  (Clarification: The record confirms when it was ordered and when it was available, but no confirmation as to when he was placed on it.)

So to be up front we are not looking for some big pay day. But my mother is terrified to send him to the hospital now for fear of them allowing for more injuries or generally neglecting him. But we would like to hold them accountable, have it reported to some body of authority. Because it just not acceptable for him to fear getting help, and we dont know what we should do.

So again, thank you for any help anyone might be able to provide. Because we really don't know who we can turn to for this.

Wanted to add, that I have also been able to acquire the direct e-mail for the hospital system's Chief Medical Officer. The person that provided it to me has had contact with him in the recent past, and advised me that he is very passionate about patient satisfaction and might be worth contacting. But I don't feel that it would be appropriate without a better understanding of how it should be handled.

Edit* Typos

Edit** Additional info (Auto Mod, yelled at me lol)

Answer: Former ED nurse manager here.  I consider leaving a high risk patient on an ED stretcher for more than a couple hours negligent. My expectation is boarders of 6+ hours my team should consider an inpatient bed and I along with my skin/wound nurse personally round on high risk ED boarders. I would consider your goals - it may be worth asking for a family meeting with the directors involved, this will likely prevent repeat issues. If you want to pursue it more aggressively you can report it to the DOH. Answer #2: Quick question, is your concern with medications prescribed as well as the bed? The nurse saying something should have been given won’t carry much weight as the dr is the one that can ultimately prescribe. Secondly, i do agree an air mattress should have been sooner but i could see them telling you that a bed sore takes much monger than 2 days to develop. Is this a HHC facility?


Title: Nissan Recall Left Family Stranded / Reimbursement Question

Question:
-My 2009 Nissan Altima was effected by a recall effecting the Electronic Steering Column Lock (ESCL), leaving my car in a Fail-Safe mode, prohibiting the vehicle from starting.

-I was never notified of the recall, nor was there any indication of an upcoming error (no stalling, no error code - it just ceased to start).

-I’m active duty military in the middle of moving my family from the East Coast to West Coast on official military orders for a change of assignment. We’re driving two cars across the country. I’m traveling with two other adults (wife and mother in law), two small children and a dog.

-We pulled over to fuel up on the Alabama/Mississippi border and my car would not re-start. After calling the primary Nissan hotline and conducting their trouble shooting, they verified my VIN is one of the vehicles effected by this specific recall. They were unable to provide a reason why I was not notified.

- At this point, my entire family is stranded in an unfamiliar area, in one of the only hotels in the area. Both cars were loaded with our various household goods associated with the move, causing us to unload all of my car into the hotel from the tow-trucked vehicle before the driver took my vehicle to a mechanic.

- My car was towed into mechanic on late Sat afternoon. The mechanic does not return to work until Monday. After the assessment, if he does not have the part he will have to order it and wait. The earliest we will be able to leave is on the following Tuesday.

- Financially, I’ve had to pay out of pocket for the towing and I will have to pay out of pocket for the mechanic work. Nissan has been upfront with claiming they will reimburse those expenses.

- Because they did not notify and I had no opportunity to remedy the recall before doing a cross country trip with my entire family...I want to petition to make them to pay for these extra nights in hotels (easily going to add up to 300-600$) and I’m even entertaining the idea of asking for a per diem expense. Were immensely frugal people and we’re trying to scrape by on food but it’s difficult when we have limited options around us.

———How realistic am I being in wanting to pursue hotel reimbursement? How realistic with per diem expenses for food? Since this occurred, I’ve already paid $105 for towing and $249 for hotel (initial two nights). I’m expecting more hotel fare, mechanic fees and obviously being forced to eat out every meal for a few more days.

Bonus points: Any advice on how to deal with Nissan is appreciated. Should I start feeling litigious? Should I wreck them on reviews without commuting any libel? Can I leverage my military service? Can I leverage my family?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Answer:
 Start off by talking to them in a reasonable manner and see what they will pay for.

Did you move after buying your car and not update them of your address? Thats the most likely reason that you didn't get the notification.


Title: Wife's estranged father of 30 years is asking for her personal information for his retirement

Question: My wife has not been in contact with her father for 20+ years. She just got contacted via facebook from his current wife (whom she does not know) stating that her dad was retiring and needed some info from her. Not sure how to proceed, is there a reason her dad would need this info? Are there any legal ramifications or concerns to be aware of? (He has multiple children from previous relationships and we don't know his financial situation).  CA, US

Answer: That definitely seems sketchy. What kind of info?


Title: [US] At a four way intersection, if I have a green left turn arrow at a light where U Turns are legal, and the cars to my left have a green right turn arrow, who has the right of way?

Answer: City planners screwed up on that.  I've only seen green right arrows where you can't make a uturn


Title: My father died, the bank won't release funds to the family

Question: My father died recently. He had no will. He had sold our family home within the past two years and had moved into an apartment. So we know there is money somewhere. We looked through his apartment for as much information as we could find regarding his accounts. All I saw was a check for the local credit Union. My oldest brother went to the bank and they would not even say if he had an account there, and even with a death certificate they would not give any information. Is this normal? Is the family just out of luck without a will? (New York State)

Answer:
 Probate court will appoint an executor for the estate. Executor will have power to get your dad’s bank records. If you’re competent, you can ask court to name you the executor. This applies only to simple estates.

A complicated estate is one where minor children, jointly-owned real estate and/or limited liability corporations/partnerships exist. In which you will need an executor who is a lawyer.


Title: Can a manager force salary workers to work over 40 hours a week without paying overtime?

Answer: If they qualify as exempt from overtime, yes. Answer #2: If you're classified as salary *exempt*, then yes.


Title: friend is being pressured by police

Question:
my friend went to a gas station and purchased some smokes and left he returned looked around and then left again. now a officer is calling him and asking why he returned there and said if he meets with him he will not be charged with anything. but if he does not he will have a warrant issued for possession. obviously first thing is contact a lawyer but what could they actually charge him with?
edit: Idaho

Answer:
 Your friend should absolutely not talk to that cop. If he's going to be charged with anything, they're going to do that anyway whether he talks to the cop or not. Just ignore that cop and get a lawyer to call and say he won't be answering any questions or coming in for an interview.

**Nothing can be gained from going to meet with the cop.**


Title: [Michigan] Dropped college classes, school is forcing me to use Higher One to get my money back

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 A lot of schools do this kind of bullshit arrangement that drives their refunds through higher one. Basically they are offloading the customer service hassle of managing checks and refunds to them.

Higher one has a business interest in making it as hard as possible for you to get your money without them imposing a fee. They want the easy way for you to be to pay them.

This has become yet another way students are viewed as nothing more than a revenue source and a pocket to grab from, by as many companies as possible.

The short answer to your question is no.Answer #2: For what it's worth, the Department of Education is in the process of implementing regulations to ensure that students aren't forced, or get the impression they are forced, to use companies like this - but that's only for federal aid funds.

Higher One has been under extreme scrutiny the past few years - one might argue these proposed rules were written for them.  For that reason I wouldn't be too worried about having them deposit money into your account - they are under a spotlight and they know it.

If you are really adamant about not using them, go to your bursar's office, ask for a higher up, and see if you can convince them to give you a paper check from the school.

i think the issue you will have is that they are giving you a choice - to use their account or one of your choice.  I don't think you have a right to choose who performs the service - but IANAL.


Title: "Reasonable" or "proportionate" force used in self-defense (serious)

Question:
I often hear this phrase tossed about, but it seems like a pretty vague term (intentionally, I'm sure.). How is it determined what is reasonable or proportionate?

Women are often told to "kick him in the balls" if faced with an attacker. It's really not the best strategy -- often the attacker anticipates the move and is on guard against it. Sometimes they have protective gear, etc.

Then there was a post from a woman in LA today with a dog who defended her, and who was reassured that the dog attack was a reasonable use of force.

I get that a person can't stab someone because they grabbed their behind on the way back to the bar, and if you have won a fight, you don't go on beating the crap out of someone once they are on the ground.

But if a smallish person is running alone on a trail and sees another person who tries to physically assault the smallish person, what determines reasonable force?  There are martial arts moves that can kill a much larger person fairly easily, or the smaller person may have decided to carry a knife or other weapon.

How does this all get worked out in a courtroom in a wrongful death suit or personal injury tort brought by the original attacker?

Thanks.

Answer:
 The reason why it seems vague, is because it's meant to be. It's meant to be taken on a case by case basis and the judge/jury need to hear the facts about that particular situation and decide if they think it's a reasonable response. Also keep in mind the rules vary country to country, and state to state.

In say your case of a "smallish person running alone" getting physically assaulted, they'd likely be allowed to use a weapon to temporarily disable and escape the person without issue. IF they killed them, it'd be more debatable, but factors that would matter would be - is the attacker armed? With what? Does the attacker and the defender have a history? Is there reason to believe that the attacker had the intent to kill? etc.


Title: Sugar Daddy Scam?

Question:
A man from grindr asked me through an anonymous message if I wanted to be his sugar baby. The message was written terribly and seemed bot-like. But, nonetheless I thought it would be entertaining to text whoever/whatever this was so I went ahead with it. After about a day he was offering me money. He claimed that if I just went and got him a steam card and sent him a picture of the card code he would help pay my credit card bill. I am already broke and my credit balance was almost to its limit, so regardless of what he might steal from me I didn't seem to have much to lose financially. Long story short I gave him the card and two days later (today) the payment clears and my nearly one thousand dollars of credit card debt has been paid in full. If you're asking how he paid it, its because I gave him the login information to my bank. I know this is so incredibly foolish, but the calculated risk was too tempting.

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Now, I thought that the steam card thing would be a one time thing. This whole time I've just been imagining a weird foreign guy working here in the states who blows his money on strangers from the internet and has a few weird quirks (he said he plays the sex games on steam, and thats why he needed the steam cards). But today he asked me to get him several hundred dollars worth of cards broken into 100 dollar increments at several different locations. He says that he'll of course pay for them in full after the fact by paying off my balance again and will then over pay it to give me my allowance, and due to what hes already done I'm inclined to believe he would. But this has very quickly gone from something I was haphazardly doing to entertain myself to something that seems darker. What does this scream to a professional? Or am I completely overreacting and assuming the worst of this just strange interaction. Personally my mind jumps first to money laundering. Someone please tell me what this looks like and what I should do. I'm very afraid for the worst, but am scared to tell my parents and also afraid to notify any sort of authority.

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I have already changed all my information needed to login to my bank, and checked what information he can see. He potentially has my address, but already had my phone number and name. I only contact him through SMS and kik. I have not yet blocked him in case thats not the best thing to do.

Answer:
 You need to change your checking account entirely, not just the login info. Don't touch the money he transferred, and don't send him any more cards.Answer #2: > What does this scream to a professional?

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That he can perform a chargeback and you'll be out of the 1000 dollars.Answer #3: He probably paid your credit card balance using someone else's account or stolen visa cards, and you need to expect that transaction can be reversed at any time once the payment is disputed.

You also need to consider that he's got your account number and can possibly debit *your* account now, since you gave him your login info. You've changed your login but that's not going to stop him from using your account details to try and make a payment somewhere. You need to call your bank and see about getting the account number changed, or at least have it set up so all transactions must be manually approved by you. Watch your account very closely for the next several months.

Finally please be aware that now that you've fallen for this scam, you'll be targeted by other scammers. They share information on their marks. You'll get targeted by fake check scams, fake underage chat scams, and all kinds of things. If it sounds too good to be true, or it's money that's too easy to get, or they want a bunch of money in exchange for silence, it's probably a scam. Head over to /r/scams to familiarize yourself.Answer #4: This is a scam, and the money used to pay your debt was likely laundered.


Title: I was assaulted and I have property damage as a result of neighbors thinking I was drinking and about to drive

Question:
I quit drinking soda and energy drinks a few months ago (I haven’t consumed alcohol in years) and I replaced that habit with drinking Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Juice. The juice comes in 10oz. glass bottles that look very similar to Corona beer bottles.
Here lies my issue:
This morning I was walking to my car from my apartment and I had a bottle of my juice in one hand and my 1 year old daughter, in her car seat, in the other hand. My neighbors basically jumped me from behind. One grabbed my daughter’s car seat and the other was punching, kicking, and yelling at me. He was saying stuff like “The nerve of you to drink and try to drive with your baby.” As a result, my juice bottle shattered in the parking lot cutting my hand, my cell phone’s screen is destroyed, and I think my nose is fractured. Most importantly, the neighbor who took my baby went inside his apartment with her and it took 10 minutes of me explaining through the screen door that I was not about drink and drive, but that I WAS DRINKING APPLE JUICE. This all just happened. I’m calling the cops. Any suggestions?

BTW, I didn’t get any apologies or anything from the neighbors. They said they were doing their “duty” to protect the community.

I’m a male in Colorado

Answer:
 I saw your other post, and things seem taken care of, but it's locked so I'm commenting here.

One additional thing you can do, since you were a victim of a violent crime, is to seek a protective order against these individuals. This would protect you against them trying to retaliate against you for reporting then and getting them arrested, etc. Since they're likely to blame you instead of themselves, it might be worth looking in to.

It would allow you to call the cops and get them arrested if they attempt to contact you, approach you, approach your property, etc. Victim services, or the police, can likely help you draft the order and get a preliminary injunction against them.


Title: Breaking a lease in an unsafe neighborhood in AZ.

Question:
Last night there was a shooting at a party on the lawn in front of my apartment. I live here with my fiancé, and we can't stay here because it's clearly not safe (there was a shooting death in this same complex a few months ago). Is there any way to get out of our lease without paying the thousand-dollar cancellation fee here, or is that the only option?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: You are bound to the terms of your lease. It is your duty to investigate the area and crime rates *before* signing a lease.


Title: Getting rid of a violent house guest for good. (State of Pennsylvania)

Question: Hello! My olded brother showed up at my door unannounced a week or so ago, I told him he could stay that night but needed to be gone the next morning. The next day when I told him to leave he became violent and shoved me out my front door & locked me out of my house. Later that night when I finally was able to enter my house again. After he started a fight with my female neighbor threatening to punch her in the face and shoving her to the ground. She called the police and while they were there I asked for him escorted out. The police came & my brother started to claim the house was his & pulled mail that was not sent to my address but had my address on it out to use as proof of residency? It didnt work. But while removing him he refused to take his 2 bags with him and became extremely violent with me and threatening me mulitple times. His bags are still here at my house. Is there anyway I could request police to standby while he grabs his 2 bags? He is way bigger than me and has already been violent. Is there any way to request that. Also if he tries to say he lives there again what can I do to prove he does not & has never lived here? Also Im I rent this house, iam not the owner. PLEASE HELP

Answer: Tell him that the bags are outside and to get them. Call the police if he pulls any shit. If you see him keep your phone in your hand. It may deter any bs and should a concern arise you can easily call them.