Title: My building's gym is now suddenly enforcing the no-guests-allowed rule. I can't usually work out alone due to my PTSD. Is reasonable accommodation under the ADA possible here? [CA]

Question:
I live in a building that has a fitness center. Residents (and not the general public) can choose to pay an annual fee for fitness center membership. When I moved into the building a little less than two years ago, I signed up. The contract stated that no guests were allowed. I said to the resident services specialist, "Really? No guests allowed?" He said, "Oh, that's not enforced. You can't have guests using the gym without you, but it's fine as long as you're physically present while they are." And so it was, for over a year.

Now, after closing the gym and renovating it then reopening, they are suddenly enforcing the "no guests allowed at all" rule. They are still renovating other parts of that floor, so I wasn't sure if it was a temporary measure (this possibility was mentioned by a doorman). They have a security guard posted who looks up and verifies membership.

I wrote this email to the property manager:
"When the renovations are complete, will you still be enforcing the rule that gym members can't bring a guest with them? I have PTSD, and on good days I'm okay to work out by myself, but on the much more common bad days, I really need a workout buddy to feel safe enough to be there. If the no-guests rule will be long-term, I would like to request that as a reasonable accommodation for my disability that I be allowed to bring a friend with me. Please let me know if I should obtain documentation from my therapist or doctor in support of this request."

She wrote back, "Due to liability reasons, it is for residents only.  It has always been this way, but it was not enforced. You can bring an outside trainer that has a Certificate of Insurance.  We don’t permit anyone from the outside, as it is not a public space."

Do I have a legal leg to stand on? I've previously submitted proof of disability to my building in order to have my service dog without a pet deposit as a reasonable accommodation. Should I even bother contacting a lawyer, or just accept that I'm only going to get to use the gym every once in a while, on particularly non-symptomatic days?

If the latter is the case, can I bring my service dog with me? Normally a service dog has to be on a leash under the handler's control, but that's not really possible while I'm working out. I would have her lie in her little dog bed next to me until I need her. This would not be enough for me to be able to use the gym whenever I want, but would somewhat raise the threshold for how symptomatic I could be and still get to go work out.

Thanks in advance!
Topic:
Disability Issues

Answer: Allowing you to bring an insured outside trainer would be a satisfactory accommodation. Similarly, you'll need your service animal on a leash.


Title: Can my ex throw out my mail or bar me from entering our old apartment?

Question:
My husband and I are separated indefinitely, pending divorce. I have moved out of our shared apartment but my name is still on the lease. He wants me to pay half the rent but also says I am not allowed access to the apartment. Can he have it both ways?

He's also telling me that any mail which comes to the apartment after this weekend which is for me he is throwing away regardless of what it is. I have changed over most of my address files with banks and work and whatnot but apparently things are still slipping through. Can he do this? I am going to file change of address with the post office today.

This is in Florida. Thanks.

Answer: He has no right to throw you out of your apartment, just like you have no right to throw him out. Answer #2: Visit the post office and request a form to redirect your mail and then give them an address that you can receive mail at. You can hire a lawyer for this but it's a free service and a relatively simple form.


Title: MI - Custody questions.

Question:
In Mid March, I filed a motion against my soon to be ex husband asking that his visitation be suspended pending a psych eval, parenting classes and a home study of the location he takes the kids for visits. This was based on a provable history of psych issues, photos taken by him and posted in a public forum showing how dangerous the home he resides in is, and several conversations via email between him and I about why he will not feed our children or change diapers during visits. He then filed a motion telling the courts that he wanted supervision dropped, since his visitation is supervised, and also asking that I be banned from all future drop offs and pick ups of the children. He then adjourned his part of one hearing on the matter, and called in with a "medical emergency" for the next hearing. THe day after we were supposed to be in court last, 4/18, he submitted an amendment to his parenting time motion. This one contains nothing that was in the original, and is not even about parenting time. It states that I am not feeding the kids, a lie, and that I cannot provide for them and that the kids should be removed from my care and placed with the state until I have completed parenting classes, a home study, and a psych eval. It's pretty obvious what he did there. It also contains a bold faced lie that I am a felon and therefore the fact that my partner has guns in the house is a violation of my parole, as well as an allegation that my five year old has told him that I have threatened to shoot him. I am unsure which he is being referred to in the motion, whether it's my son or my ex. In reality, I have no criminal record whatsoever. I am not on nor have I ever been on parole, and the issue of the guns has been brought up in the past with both the judge and referee.

So the question portion: Does the amended motion replace the original motion or does it just supplement it? I'm trying to get my notes together for court and want to know what I have to actually respond to. Also, do courts usually see through this sort of thing The party files one motion and then when they are served with one in response, they copy the other party's requests, literally word for word and resubmit it? Is this something that I should point out, or just let it rest on it's own merits, since everything is date stamped and it's rather obvious? Lastly, I did complete a parenting course in 2008, but considering the length of time since then, is it even worth presenting documentation?

For the record, we are both in this pro se, I cannot pay for a lawyer, so can we please not say "ask your lawyer". I wouldn't be asking here if I hadn't already exhausted my Google skills.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 Yes, it's worth presenting documentation. In fact, it's worth talking with other family friends who have been in your home and seen how you raise your kids, and asking them to be references.

This is the point where you go to war. He has committed perjury by claiming you are a felon in court documentation when you are not - that's an easily provable lie. You can also have CPS drop in to his house next time the kids are there for a visit - preferably towards the end of the visit where it will be clear whether he has fed them or changed their diapers.

You should also print out all communications where he threatens you or admits to neglecting the children. Provide those to both CPS and the courts. While he's under investigation with CPS, you can ask to have his visitation and custody temporarily revoked.


Title: [TX] Property bought by a different company - telling me to sign a new lease

Question: I have a contract for 12 months and I've only lived at the property for 2 months. The new owners are telling me I have to sign a new lease that requires me to pay a lot more rent and if I don't sign it I will have to leave by the end of the month. Is there anything I can do? Is what the new company saying true? Is my previous contract terminated?

Answer:
 They must abide by the current lease. They can pound sand. If they try to evict you, challenge them at the eviction hearing.

In short, don't sign a thing for them.


Title: A lawyer crashed my boyfriend’s motorcycle and ran away (someone gave us the license plate number)

Question:
Yesterday when my bf and I were going back to his plce after spending the day with my parents, we saw that his motorcycle was crashed and wasn’t working properly. My mom asked around if anyone saw anything since there is always a lot of people driving/walking by, and they told us someone posted a picture of the motorcycle on the floor at 3pm (they have a few whatsapp groups in my parents condo so people can help each other with everything) and in this message the man said that someone from the building crashed the motorcycle and left it there without even checking it or lifting it up. He saw the car, wrote down the license plate number and car model and gave the little note to the doorman and posted it on that whatsapp group alerting people about it. We found out who did it because all cars have their license plate number registered (since it was someone from the building), but the owner said it wasn’t him, he just keeps denying it.
We have a picture of his car with a black mark from the crash, but he keeps saying it wasn’t him. We have no video evidence and the guy who saw everything doesn’t wanna get too involved, but he is 100% of the license plate number, time of crash and that it was someone from the building (because he saw the car leaving the building before crashing).
My boyfriend’s only mean of transport is his motorcycle and he depends on it to work (so he will lost a good amount of money this week because he won’t be able to work). The man responsible for the crash is a lawyer (and very rich) and said he has no problem if we take legal measures against him. And he hasn’t returned any of our calls today.
What can I do? We do have an insurance but we need to pay a franchise money because the damage was pretty expensive, and we really can’t afford it.
What are our options here and what do we need to gather/do in order to proceed with this? We tried settling an agreement but the man gives absolutely 0 fucks. I live in Brazil, but don’t know much about the laws because I didn’t grow up here.

Answer: Call the police for a hit and run.


Title: Ontario, hit by woman on her cell-phone but charged and I need advice

Question:
I was driving down a road traveling 80kmh, clear conditions and it was quite sunny. I was approaching an intersection to which our road had no stop sign. It was a single-lane road on both sides, with a solid line separating the two lanes.

There was a road to my right as I approached the intersection and a driveway to my left. I wanted to pull into the driveway so I slowed down from 80km/h and turned on my signal. There was no oncoming traffic and the intersection was clear. I slowed in my approach and proceeded to make my left hand turn.

While I was making my turn a woman behind me did not see my indicators that I was slowing down or turning left and she went to overtake on my left hand side. Our cars made contact at my front wheel on the drivers side and I was sent spinning in the intersection 180 degrees.

Upon initial investigation the police officer investigating the incident said that it was without a doubt the fault of the other driver and promptly charged her.

This morning I received a phone call from the investigating officer that his supervisor had informed him that he charged the wrong person and the person making a left-hand turn is always at fault. He then informed me that he would be charging me instead. This is all I know and have not received any further information.

I'm extremely confused about this situation.

Answer:
 The person making a left is at fault if the two are coming from opposite directions, or if they are turning left from a lane where it's not allowed. The supervisor is probably thinking that you were coming from opposite directions.Answer #2: You need to get back in touch with the investigator and ask if he understands that the other driver was behind you, or if he / supervisor is confused into thinking you were approaching head-on.Answer #3: A phone call is not a formal process and you can wait until you properly receive notification of any charges. At that point, if it's just a ticket, you can meet with the prosecutor or get a paralegal, but if it's criminal you will want a defense attorney.

I'd recommend against proactively speaking to a police officer who says they are going to charge you.Answer #4: What lane was she in when she tried to pass you?


Title: Ohio DUI - Expired BAC Test Machine?

Question:
Hello,

I was recently arrested for a DUI in Ohio. I was pulled over for speeding (63 in a 55) at 1:00 AM on the holiday weekend. I had a few drinks so the officer smelled alcohol and put me through a field sobriety test. I did the test rather well but my eyes were "heavy" and so I had to take a field breathalyzer test. I blew a .105 and was arrested.
I was then taken to the station where I took the breathalyzer test there on the big machine and blew a .108.

My question comes from the police report. When I got the report from my lawyer, it had the station machine test results sheet ([This form (PDF Warning)](https://www.odh.ohio.gov/-/media/ODH/ASSETS/Files/at/alcohol---drug-testing/bacdatamastersubjecttestform.PDF?la=en)) attached and written in the "Expiration Date" of the machine was 3/28/17.

So does this mean anything important? Was the machine expired? Did the officer simply make an error when he wrote the date? Does this help my case in the slightest?

Thanks!

Answer:
 > I did the test rather well

Unless you have some knowledge about what the criteria are for scoring the field sobriety tests, or some other professional insight into the situation, you have *no idea* how you did on the tests.  It's likely there were multiple scored clues on the tests if you were at a .10+.

The expired date could be important.

If it's a clerical error (and should have been 08/28/17, for example) then it won't help you much.

If it's actually expired, then the test result may be excluded from evidence at trial.  But that doesn't mean the case goes away- they can still use all their other observations of you (balance, coordination, slurred speech, odor of alcohol, admissions of drinking, performance on the field sobriety tests, etc.) at trial.  That can still be enough to convict if the officer is able to articulate what he saw properly.


Title: Is there an exception to DUI in NY? Let's say party in the wild, someone gets badly hurt and needs to get to a hospital, no phone signal. Can you DUI legally under this to save his life ?

Answer:
 You're talking about a "defense of necessity".  Such a defense involves an assertion by you that your crime was necessary to prevent a *greater* danger from occurring.

Such an assertion must be reasonable for the situation.  As an example, if you need to walk 100 yards to get a signal, but choose instead to drive to the hospital, probably not reasonable.  If you drive to the nearest place to get help, probably reasonable.  If you kill someone else in the meantime, likely unreasonable under any circumstances.


Title: Pregnant mother of my child wont allow me any input in naming our baby, does she have legal right to do that without my input? We are both single.

Question:
The baby is due in February, she says she will be naming him without my input. I live in Oregon. We are both single not in a relationship
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: Yes, she has that right.


Title: Is exposing me to STDS a crime....? [California]

Question:
Hypothetical: I'm in a relationship and I find my partner has been having other sexual relationships without my knowledge.

Can I take any sort of action against that partner?

Some qualifications:

1. I'm married. (does this affect divorce?)

2. They engaged in other relationships but always used protection.

3. They didn't use protection.

4. They actually have an STD they did not have prior to the beginning of our relationship.

5. They do, but they didn't pass it on to me.

Curious what recourses MIGHT be.  I put this as CA, but I would like to know any other US states, as well.

Answer:
 It appears [the answer is yes](http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/transmitting-std-california.htm).

Yes, cheating can affect divorce.


Title: Can I pay for my student loans with a cashiers check without raising any eyebrows?

Question:
Hi there. I have an... alternative night time job in addition to my day job. I have a lot of cash sitting around and wish I could just pay off my student loans already. $15000. Can I do that with a cashiers check? Will it look weird? What about 3 different checks out of my personal legit account? How do I do this?!

Location: somewhere on the west coast.

Answer: Save cash for daily expenses, emergency bail money, lawyer's fees. Pay loans with day job.


Title: If ignorance of the law is not a defense for breaking it, how does qualified immunity work?

Question: If I break a law I don't know about, like not changing the address on my valid license within 45 days of moving, the court generally wouldn't hold it as a valid defense that since no one informed me of the law, I didn't know I was breaking it. How then is it valid for a officer (or other government employee in an official capacity), who's job it is to enforce the law, to say that since no prior case in their jurisdiction has held that relatively specific action (which may be fairly clearly illegal) as illegal, so they can't be held to account?

Answer: One difference is that qualified immunity is not a defense to a crime. It is a defense to a civil rights action, where the burden of proof is significantly different, as are the consequences. Another thing is that qualified immunity is a stupid and illogical way to prevent all but the worst government employees from being held (financially) accountable for their misdeeds.


Title: Ever since I was in 8th grade a kid has been telling me to kill myself. Plus hurting me. It hasn't stopped through all these years. Anything I can do?

Question:
In 8th grade someone that had been in my class told me to kill myself. Not a huge deal, I got over it. But he said it again and again so much that I actually got depressed from it. In fact, I've tried to kill myself 3 times now Becuase of it.

This hasn't stopped for years now and just a few days ago he hurt me physically to the point where I have bruises everywhere.

He's a good lier and everyone likes him so he never gets in trouble. I've tried before but everyone likes him so nothing happens. This is just getting worse and worse. Anything I can do?

I'm in high school. Canadian.

Answer:
 All I can say is tell your parents that you've been abused by another child in school and your school took no action. Escalate the situation to the point of where it cannot be ignored.Answer #2: Who have you told? If you’ve told one person and they didn’t take it seriously, you need to keep telling people until they do. If he lays hands on you and the school does nothing, call the police. Photograph your bruises, keep a record.Answer #3: Have you ran it up the chain of commands? [From this website](https://www.stopbullying.gov/get-help-now/index.html) try to work with your parents (if possible) to bring your incident to the attention of the people listed:

> 1. Teacher

> 2. School counselor

> 3. School principal

> 4. School superintendent

> 5. State Department of Education

You can probably skip the teacher thing since this has been happening over the span of a few years. I know this advice may not be as helpful as you are looking for, but I do hope you do get this resolved.Answer #4: Take the advice given here. Talk to your parents, document everything and be very vocal about it. You are very important, this piece of sh\*t that has been bullying you knows nothing and should mean nothing to you.

This isn't something you should hide from your parents, or from school administrators. Kudos to you for asking for help. Even if it is online, is time to act. In a few years you will look back and understand that this loser was wrong all along.

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If you feel you need to talk to someone call 1.833.456.4566 the Canadian Suicide Prevention Services or text them at 45645. You are not alone.


Title: Do the signs posted around ny office that say "audio & video recording.." also cover to me using my phone to record a conversation between myself and my boss?

Question:
I recorded several conversations between myself and my boss using my cellphone on the table between us. I did not tell boss I was recording. I know in California for a recording to be admissable in any court or investigation that both parties need to be aware.
We have cameras all over the place at my work, that (probably) record audio, but we have multiple signs that state "video AND AUDIO recording on these premises..."
My question is, would those signs be enough to make my recording admissible if I were to sue them for something? Even tho I didn't flat out say "I'm going to record this conversation"
?
Location: California, USA

Answer: They can almost assuredly fire you for it even if it is legal.


Title: My property manager for my home isn't paying me due rent or replying to my emails.

Question:
I haven't received a rent payments for 8 months now totaling to just short of 7 figures now.
My the property manager has moved new people in without informing me.
Has evicted people without informing me.
I've had people living in my house for 6 months straight rent free.
I live in Louisiana, I'm a disabled veteran and this person is my cousin and I was silly to think I could help family and have my property looked after with no problems.
I have all our emails and I'm lost right now.
I want these people out of my house, I want my owed rent, and I want to fire my cousin.
What type of lawyer do I need?
 I've had the house for coming up on 5 years and this is too much stress for me.
Please and thanks for the advice!!

Answer:
 You should talk to a lawyer.

You should be able to see your contact enforced. Guessing that you didn’t have a contract with your cousin / property manager, you can probably fire him now (unless you have a contract that says otherwise) but may be bound by a lease he signed as your agent.

And you may be able to sue him for money he collected but did not properly remit to you (less his fees or whatever the arrangement may have been).


Title: Thinking of hiring a lawyer but dont know how to go about that.

Question: Want to hire a lawyer for a problem I've been having but that's easier said than done. What's the best way to go about hiring a lawyer or at least finding them to discuss issues at hand?

Answer: Contact your state bar association and give them the basics of the situation. They can then provide you with some attorneys who specialize in that area. Then contact a few of them and ask for a consultation.


Title: I had my son while living under an assumed name.

Question:
I ran away at 15 and took on a fake identity so that I could get a job.  I had a child during this time and my fake name is on the birth certificate.  I returned home at 18 with my child and resumed living under my real name.

I thought that at some point it would become an issue that my name wasn't on my child's birth certificate but it never did.

I have a will and my child is listed as the sole heir.   I put a piece of paper in my papers that says, " At the time of my child's birth I was living under the assumed name ______"  and signed it.  Do you think this is good enough?

edit:  Living in various US states.

Update:  I contacted the vital records department in the state he was born in and this is the reply I got:

"We must be in receipt of written application with the facts of birth, required identification and the initial $15.00 searching fee.  A note should be attached to the application indicating the item(s) you wish to correct.  Upon receipt of proper written application the certificate would be reviewed and specific instructions issued.  Please be aware the fee for amending a record is a total $40.00.  This fee pays for the issuance of one certified copy of the record after amendment.  The initial $15.00 searching fee will be applied toward this fee.

Also, please have your son provide a signed authorization statement allowing you to make changes to his record. "     So, sounds pretty easy to get fixed.

Answer:
 Huh? So you are not listed as the mother of this child and they have no legal parent? How did you do that? You need to have a birth cert with actual parents names on it.

No. That will not be good enough to keep this from being a huge freaking issue for this kid


Title: Hypothetical Credit Card Debt Question

Question:
I'm collaborating with a friend on a story and I'm having trouble finding concrete answers as to how the below situation might play out.

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\- Parents of 16 year old decide to go on month long vacation. They leave 16 year old with one of their credit cards so that the 16 year old can take care of food/clothing/gas while they're gone. A neighbor is entrusted with periodically checking in on the child to make sure everything is alright.

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\- The child uses the card as advertised, with maybe one or two extra purchases in addition to necessities. However shortly before the parents are due to arrive back the child is informed they've both gone missing. Attempts to contact the parents are unsuccessful and no one knows where they went. The child goes to stay with a relative, but it does not occur to them that they should stop using the borrowed credit card. They continue to use it to pay for gas/the occasional video game.

\- The bill for the card comes due, but since the parents are MIA and the child has no income it defaults. Child is made aware of this when the card ceases to work.

\- Obviously the credit card company still wants to be paid. My question is, does the child have any responsibility for paying the debt even if the card is in her mother's name? Is she held liable for any purchases made after being informed of her parents disappearance? And would it be possible that she might be charged with fraud or identity theft for using a card that's not strictly her own even if it was loaned in good faith with the reasonable expectation that her parents would pay the balance upon return?

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Answer:
 As the kid had their parents' permission in the first place, the debts would roll up to the parents (and eventually, the parents' estates, if they are declared legally dead after being missing for several years, or if they turn up dead somewhere). The creditor in question would sue the cardholder, and may collect that way; failing that, they'd generally take that amount out of the parents' assets during probate, leaving the kid with less to inherit.

It's not likely the kid would have any further obligation to the credit card issuer unless they had been formally added to the card, and failed to repudiate that contract before becoming an adult.


Title: Possibility of scam using Moneygram

Question:
Hi, this is a general question since I feel like I've seen a fair number of posts about Moneygram scams.

I will be purchasing an odd item from a small, unique forum. Website allows free posts for trades, and someone emailed me from a Wanted post I made about an item stating they have it. They stated they prefer Moneygram and don't have a Paypal.

What is the best I can do to protect myself in a situation where the seller says they are in a specific State in the USA. Does that actually mean that someone with their name on an ID can ONLY pick it up within the state, or is there a good chance I'm talking to someone out of the country scamming me?

My reply to them will be to take a photo of the item with today's date and my name. Anything else I should do? Thank you

Edit: I am in CO, seller in NJ

Answer:
 Request the seller to get a paypal account. Moneygram is as good as handing over cash money and is often used by scammers.

edit: fixed a typo


Title: What does it mean when a police officer calls to tell you that you need to go to the police station to be fingerprinted and photographed?

Question: I got a voice mail that I need to take my son to the police station for fingerprints and photograph because last time (3 months ago) when they were called for domestic violence they got him but then they just sent him to the hospital for evaluation. They say they want him to be photographed and fingerprinted to “sort things out”. What does this actually mean? Will my son get arrested?

Answer:
 > Will my son get arrested?

Yes.  The only reason to be "fingerprinted and photographed" at a police station is when you are being "booked" and taken into custody.

Your son may then be immediately released on his own recognizance, or he may be held until he can be seen by a judge for a bail hearing.

Because this is a domestic violence investigation, it's probable that there will be a restraining order as part of your son's conditions of release.

Legal advice:  your son should not appear at the police station unless he is accompanied by an attorney.    He should hire an attorney who is experienced in DV defense to represent him, and have that attorney gather the DV incident report and determine whether there is an arrest warrant for your son.

If your son is arrested in another context, he should inform police that he will not answer any questions and that he wishes to speak with his attorney.   He should then NOT answer any questions, and call his attorney.


Title: I signed a lease two months ago, then I got kicked out. Do I still have to pay for the entire lease term?

Question:
I signed a lease and moved into an apartment on August 16th of this year. After about a month I had to move back home for unrelated reasons. I just recently started a new job, so I haven't been scheduled a lot, and I haven't been making enough to pay rent. I was planning to go to the landlord and pay what I could when one afternoon I got an email saying that I was being kicked out. The email stated I had to pay them, give them the keys, or they would evict me.

\*this is the exact wording in the email\* \*\*\*"WE DEMAND PAYMENT OF SAID RENT OR THAT YOU SURRENDER POSSESSION OF THE SAID PREMISES  **WITHIN THREE (3) DAYS**"\*\*\*

 I did not have the money to pay off the rent(\*\*$943.00\*\*)so the next day I drove down there and gave the landlord my keys and told them I will pay them when I can.

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Now a couple of days ago I got another email saying this \*\*"We are processing your move-out/default.  The move-out statement that was generated to your email reflects the past due along with the remaining full contract amount due."\*\* They are making me pay as if I lived there from move in to move out. (\*\*Aug 2018 - July 2019\*\*) In total they are saying I have to pay them $5153. Even though I lived there from Aug 16, 2018, to November 5, 2018, as shown on the Financial Move -out statement. Is this fair or should I look into getting a lawyer?

\*\*\*TL;DR - I signed a lease in August, they kicked me out because I couldn't pay rent and now I'm paying full price for the apartment.\*\*\*
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Sounds right to me.  You agreed to a 1 year lease, you owe for a year's rent.  You did not get kicked out.  You were given a demand to pay.  If you did not pay within 3 days the landlord could have started eviction proceedings.

Now had it gone to eviction, you would have only owed the past due rent.

The good news is that in Ohio the landlord has to mitigate the damages.

[https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/tenants-right-break-rental-lease-ohio.html](https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/tenants-right-break-rental-lease-ohio.html)


Title: What is the deal with the term "spousal equivalent?"

Question:
I am in Arizona in the United States. I live with my boyfriend and two friends. My boyfriend works as an auditor for an accounting firm, and this year and last year I've had to fill out a form stating which bank I use and where I have loans from, along with investments and other things of that nature, because I am a "spousal equivalent." My understanding is that there is a conflict of interest if he were to work on an audit for any of the places I mention, so the company wants to know that beforehand.

What exactly does this term mean and is there anything else I might benefit from knowing more about it? A Google search has not been helpful at all. It seems somewhat strange for a company to ask for something like that since the only thing that makes our relationship "official" is a spoken, public, social agreement between the two of us. Our roommates haven't had to fill out any of this stuff, and what is the difference really? My boyfriend and I say different sorts of things to each other and share more fluids? It just seems like a very fuzzy concept.

Answer:
 In a broad sense, if your boyfriend is an auditor in the USA, there may be relationships he has that could cause him to lose his independence as an auditor.  Independence would be defined as ability to be objective when conducting audits IAW AICPA and/or SEC/PCAOB (did I get that wrong?)

You live together and there are certain investments, loans and associations you cannot have while he is an auditor.

Auditing public companies is serious business (see Enron) and the SEC, the accounting profession and users of accounting data rely on auditors to provide reasonable assurance that financial statements are presented fairly.  You having a huge loan from a client that could affect the objectiveness of your boyfriend when he audits.

edit: spelling


Title: My father is the executor of his father's will. His father is still alive, but we have some questions regarding what control he has while my grandfather is still alive.

Question:
EDIT: Location: Northwest Ohio, United States of America

I'm not finding exactly what I'm looking for in Googling, which is probably an answer in and of itself.

We're afraid my grandfather has dementia or some other psychological disorder inhibiting his mental faculties and causing him to be rash, quick to anger, and paranoid to a ludicrous degree. He's 90 years old but still mobile and stubbornly refuses to seek professional help under the belief that all doctors are "quacks." He's also been attempting to take out large loans that he in no way can pay off both with time left on this earth and what little retirement money he has left over. As my father is the executor of his will, the debt will go to him and he wants to avoid that. So our questions can basically be summed up to this: how much control does my father have while his father is still alive? Can he force my grandfather to seek medical help? Can he take certain measures to ensure my grandfather can't take out any loans without my father present to approve?

We've spoken with a doctor about everything that's been going on in regards to my grandfather's behavior and without meeting him, the doctor said he'd stake is reputation as a medical professional that my grandfather has dementia. Since he refuses to speak to a doctor, however, we can't get this confirmed or denied.

Thank you in advance for the help. I'll keep looking, but direct input would be great.

Answer:
 Your father's status as executor is meaningless as long as his father is alive.  The only power that grants you is the power to administer his estate per his will when he dies.

If he needs to do other things, he needs to file for conservatorship over your grandfather.  That's not an easy process, but it's the only option that can prevent him from taking certain actions


Title: Boss Forged My Signature

Question:
I work at a hospital, in the nursing home department. I've been here since August. Week before last my boss gave me a bunch of paperwork to sign, apparently I had missed it when doing my new hire paperwork for the department. As I am going through the paperwork and signing, at home by the way, I notice an Acknowledgment for Receipt of Company Property (All nurses/cnas have walkies provided by the facility). It is signed, with what appears to be an attempt at forging my signature and with a date for a month before I even started.

I did not sign this! It is not my signature. I called HR to inquire about this, without blatantly accusing, and was told to take it up with my department head. That would be my boss. Should I let this go? My concern is what if my name has been put to something else that I am not aware of. Can I request to look at my personnel file?

This is not the first issue I have had with this boss, but this definitely has me concerned. My mother-in-law, who also works at the hospital, thinks I should let it go. But I don't know, this seems really bold of my boss and has me concerned for myself as an employee there.

Answer:
 >Can I request to look at my personnel file?

You can request it and they can decline your request.

>Should I let this go?

Yes.  I don't feel this is a battle worth fighting.  You don't stand to gain anything meaningful.

It sounds as if you're very unhappy at work.  If that is the case, you could just start looking for a new job.  The economic conditions are favorable to workers at the moment.


Title: Need help in finding next steps for 90 year old aunt who was sold a "gently used" 2017 car, car dealer didn't disclose it was deemed totaled.

Question:
My aunt isn't as sharp as she used to be, but still very mobile and outgoing at 90. She bought a "lightly used" 2017 Impala for about $30k, she liked how it drove, and decided to buy it. The used car dealer said they would send her paperwork about the car later.

After running the VIN (after it was purchased) we discovered it was deemed a total loss about 6 month ago in an accident. When she went back to demand a refund after finding this out (within 30 days), they said you got all you're going to get from us and they offered her an extra key fob.

My aunt is in Louisiana. I'm in NJ. What next steps can she take? She doesn't want to deal with a lot but who would at 90?

Answer:
 One thing the great State of Louisiana has over most states is a robust multifaceted bureaucracy that licenses and regulates just about anything. Here are the fine people who regulate Used Cars http://lumvc.louisiana.gov/?page_id=36 Oh look, they have a compliant form.

We also were once known for having more lawyers per captia than any other in the nation. As she is 90, she may want to try contacting AARP, the Council on Aging or the LSC for her area as theres lots of free legal services for eldery.

Good luck!


Title: The maintenance guy left the master key to ALL apartments in MY apartment after fixing my heat...

Question:
I'm actually in complete shock this happened. So, yesterday I got a work order for the heat to be fixed in my apartment. The heating system is right near my refrigerator for context. Today, I opened my freezer and top of it were a ring of keys that fell down. These were left here by the maintenance guy yesterday and I JUST noticed. At first I was like "Wow, what a dumb mistake."

Then I started thinking about how awful of a mistake that was. Now tomorrow I have to go to the leasing office and return these and I'm sure of how to say this to the manager. They're lucky these keys are in MY hands and not ill-intentioned people. I could literally go rob or harm any other person in this apartment. And the worst part is none of these people have any clue that their safety could be at risk. If I wasn't the one with the keys, I COULD be the one in harm's way. To make it worse there are always a bunch of car break ins around here and I need to really make my case.

I don't feel safe at this apartment at this very moment. All this combined, I don't know how to approach this situation and make sure I am in control. I'm not gonna roll over and let them think I'm a dumb little girl who doesn't realize how serious a fuck up this is. It's not like I want the guy fired- but as someone who WORKS as social media person with MANY strangers following me- it makes it that more terrifying knowing anyone could've come and hurt me.

The maintenance guy has to be so careless he doesn't even know where he left them because nobody has tried to contact me and this was over 24 hours ago.

What do I do!!!

tldr; Maintenance dude left master keys in my apartment for all apartments. How do I approach my leasing office?

Answer:
 >How do I approach my leasing office?

"Hey, your maintenance guy left the master keys in my apartment.  Do you want them back?"


Title: Benefit means testing for MIL for whom I provide attached studio apartment, must she include my income in her 'household?'

Question:
My MIL did not plan well, collects about $12,000 SS annually as her total income. I converted my garage to a studio apartment, for which she pays $200 monthly because "she wants to pay something." I cover all utilities, taxes, etc. We include her (or bring her a plate) when we make dinner at home, otherwise she buys all her own food. She covers her insurance, co-pays, deductibles, Part B & D and car expenses. I do not cover or wish to accept liability for her medical expenses in any way.

Benefits for SNAP (Florida state managed) and the Senior Friendship Center (local non-profit) ask for "household income" on their applications. Inclusion of my income would disqualify her from all benefits with SNAP, and potentially with the non-profit.

I do not consider her part of my household for financial purposes, and do not claim her as a dependent. I can't locate documentation, laws or regulations that address this situation. We don't want to commit fraud, but we do want her to be benefit eligible. What defines a household? Would having a lease with rent closer to fair market value legally create that distinction?

Edit: Thanks all. [/u/OfficialHermanCain](https://www.reddit.com/user/OfficialHermanCain) got me looking at the [SNAP website](https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/eligibility), so I have their policy in hand if we need to explain our answers.

Answer:
 IANAL. Don't include your income. IMO she's just a renter. Yeah, the 200 is below market value, and yeah, you don't have a contract, but the arrangement isn't way out of line. Don't mention the food thing.

Good luck.Answer #2: Hilarious that the non-lawyers here are basically giving their opinion without looking at the SNAP rules:

>**What is a household?**

>Everyone who lives together and purchases and prepares meals together is grouped together as one household. However, if a person is 60 years of age or older and he or she is unable to purchase and prepare meals separately because of a permanent disability, the person and the person's spouse may be a separate household if the others they live with do not have very much income.  (More than 165 percent of the poverty level.)

https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/eligibility

Call the Florida SNAP outline if you have questions.

Answer #3: Not a lawyer. She's basically a renter. When she applies, she'll probably also have to list her expenses along with her income. Neither your income nor your expenses in running that place -- the utilities, etc -- are correctly hers.


Title: Someone reported I was molested as a child

Question:
Throw away account.

So I'm freaking out. Here's the history. Some not so good things happened to me as a child from a relative over the course of a couple of years. I didn't want it to happen to my younger sister so I continued to let it happen even though I knew it was wrong. Flash forward 10 years and the guy is out of my life. He's constantly in and out of jail. And I never have to worry about it happening again and have pretty successfully gotten over most of the trauma. I'm a functioning adult now. I understand what happened to me and have not let it ruin my future. I never told any of my family what happened because I don't want them to blame themselves or do something stupid like kill the guy and wind up in jail. I feel that them knowing will only hurt them and not accomplish anything.

Here's where things get to a legal part. Someone reported it I think. I received a call from a ?processor? asking me and (relative) to call him back as soon as possible. That it was time sensitive. I have know idea what this means. I don't want it reported. I don't want to go to the courts with this issue. I don't need it to. I don't know what's going on.

The question I'm asking is can I stop them from moving forward with this? Is there a way to shut it down? This all happen 15 years ago and I'm doing so well now and don't want to go through all of it again or involve my family.

Answer:
 You're jumping to conclusions. You have no idea what this is about. it could be a scam. It sounds like you're not really over this and should probably get some help.Answer #2: You don't have to call anyone back, and you don't have to talk to anyone, either. If the police show up, politely decline to speak to them. They cannot make you talk; they cannot come into your house without a warrant (unless it is an exigent circumstance) or your permission, and they cannot search your car without your permission. If you don't want to, then do not talk to them, or let them in your house.

Get better friends.Answer #3: You are being served by a Process Server. We could only guess what it's actually concerning.


Title: XXXTentacion took my music, monetised it, and now someone else’s making money off it

Question:
Hi[ r/legaladvice](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice), my name’s Nik, I’m a musician from Russia and I desperately need your help. A couple of days ago I[ shared my story](https://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/8t8khu/a_story_of_how_xxxtentacion_took_my_music_and_i/) on[ r/WeAreTheMusicMakers](https://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers) and it made it to the frontpage. A few hours after that, a fellow redditor[ posted it](https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/8td3uq/the_story_of_how_a_redditors_work_was_stolen_by/) on[ r/Music](https://www.reddit.com/r/Music) and it has reached the frontpage for the second time.

As I got a lot of messages, there was a new piece of intel, which made me seek the professional opinion, so here I am, at last.

My story already has[ most of the details](https://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/8t8khu/a_story_of_how_xxxtentacion_took_my_music_and_i/) required to form an opinion, but just for the sake of consistency here’s the timeline of the events.

**2008/12/01**: I self-released under moniker “Aesthesys” an album called “Demo” (alternatively known as “I”) that had a composition “[Dreams Are Only Real As Long As They Last](https://aesthesys.bandcamp.com/track/dreams-are-only-real-as-long-as-they-last-2)” on it, under a Creative Commons license[ BY-NC-ND 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).

**2010/05/22**: A YouTube user ‘nightwish5871’ uploaded it on his (or hers) channel, where I was fully credited. r/legaladvice bots won’t let me put a YouTube link, but you can find it in my original story.

**2011/12/24**: I self-released a[ re-recorded version](https://soundcloud.com/aesthesys/dreams-are-only-real-as-long) of this composition for an album “Camera Obscura”.

**2014/10/06**: XXXTentacion uploads track called “Never” on his SoundCloud account (pay attention to the link itself, which in my opinion clearly implies that he allegedly produced the track himself):[ https://soundcloud.com/jahseh-onfroy/xxxtentacion-never-**prod-xxx**](https://soundcloud.com/jahseh-onfroy/xxxtentacion-never-prod-xxx)

**2016-06-16**: I discovered this track, which was already the violation of ‘BY’ (Attribution) and ‘ND’ (No Derivatives) aspects of my license. But since it was a 16 years old kid that didn’t get any money off his SoundCloud, I only commented it in a scolding manner: “We could send you a better sounding version of this track if you've asked. And please, do try to credit other people's work next time, it's not that hard. Cheers!”. Given the fact that he wasn’t yet popular and that was only the 17th comment left under this video, I am 99,99&#37; certain that he saw it, but chose not to reply.

**2017/03/02**: XXXTentacion[ signs a deal](http://musiconthedot.com/xxxtentacion-signs-empire/) with Empire distribution. Not long after that his older tracks, including “Never”, were added to Content ID library of digital fingerprints on YouTube, for Empire to monetise videos containing these tracks on behalf of Bad Vibes Forever, XXXTentacion’s own label.

**2017/07/19**: I decided to finally upload my older Aesthesys tracks, including “Dreams Are Only Real As Long As They Last” on each and every platform I could.

**2017/07/20**: My attempt to register the composition in YouTube’s Content ID library got rejected with no explanation. Then I tried to upload the video with this track myself and got a copyright notice that my video contains a track that is being monetized by Empire on behalf of XXXTentacion’s label. From this point I tried to first contact the artist to resolve the issue, but after I’ve got no response, I started seeking legal advice.

**2018/01/23**: One of the lawyers I hired sent Cease & Desist letters to both Empire and XXXTentacion’s representatives. The latter never replied, while the former wrote back that they have nothing to do with it. My lawyer told me that I have to prepare for the lawsuit.

**2018/04**: Something happened to the Content ID library, as the monetisation was turned off for most of my tracks, and this apparently happened across all the YouTube. “Dreams Are Only Real As Long As They Last” was no longer monetised by Empire, but XXXTentacion’s “Never” still had ads. By this moment the combined views from videos containing "Never" reached over 20 millions.

**2018/05**: During May I was actively preparing the materials for the crowdfunding campaign to attract some funds required to launch the lawsuit.

**2018/06**: New information appeared in the description of videos on YouTube containing XXXTentacion’s “Never”, saying that each of these videos has content of **21 Savage**, meaning he’s getting ad revenues, either directly from the distributor or via his label.

**2018/06/14**: I received the final materials I needed to create a video for the lawsuit crowdfunding campaign.

**2018/06/18**: XXXTentacion got shot.

**2018/06/23**: I decided to share my story on Reddit, forgiving XXXTentacion and trying to close this chapter of my life.

And **tonight** I got news about 21 Savage situation. Turns out that he’s not only getting the ad revenues from YouTube, but also has this[ track uploaded](https://open.spotify.com/track/2TXMW4GsQGiFPEiam7yjor?si=UMhk_EJQQluom5FJ-slj6A) on his Spotify.

Also I have to make it clear right away that I decided **not to go after XXXTentacion’s estate**, hence I’m not actively seeking money made in the past off my composition. Some would consider this silly, yet I don’t want to disturb his family as they still process their loss.

But I still have to address this 21 Savage development. My sole desire here is to stop other people from making money off my music. And to do that, I have to carefully evaluate my options, which I can do only with your help.

Answer:
 I've seen your story posted on another sub. This is way beyond the scope of this sub especially when dealing with an issue as nuanced as intellectual property laws.

You need to consult with an attorney who specializes in intellectual property theft. Answer #2: In all of that I noticed you already have a lawyer. Just bring him into this issue.

Listen to lawyer, pay the lawyer and pray. Honestly he will know far more about your case than us and will be able to give significantly better answers.


Title: My mother (55) got denied hospital service from her yearly check up (Arizona, United States). Need advice. More info below.

Question:
Like the title, today my mother went to this certain hospital. The guy who was in charge in appointments informed her that she can no longer make appointments with them because she is not of native-american descent. My ma asked them why but they received instructions. We've never had this issue before till now. My mother has worked here in the local district for a long time.

Anyways, I got furious about it, I called the hospital and was redirected to their compliance department. The person on the other side informed me that this was just recently fully implemented and mentioned that the reason why before it was ok for us non-natives was that they were making exceptions. The person on the other side also informed that we can still receive emergency services but why make it so? It's only a check up and considering the price of such. Weird thing was, this person asked for our names and I did provide and this person said that they feel threatened. I did told this person that we feel attacked and since the guy on the appointments specifically asked our background (we are Filipinos).

Should I be worried reddit? I don't know what to do here or am I just overreacting?

Answer:
 It is legal for a provider to refuse services to an individual. And generally legal for them to provide services only for members of a particular tribe or native community.

Mom should find a new doctor.


Title: [Texas] Declaring myself as a business so I can bill health insurance?

Question: Hello! I promise I'm not trying to be sketchy/illegal. I work as a w2 employee as a nanny/caregiver for a special needs child and I was thinking about if I could do this sort of work as an independent contractor and work with the insurance companies myself. I know that the insurance company for the family I work with pays $70/hr for a behavioral therapist to come. I also know that most insurance plans cover a certain number of Respite hours per week for their policy holders (which is what I would consider myself doing as I am uncertified at this point), insurance companies also cover recreational therapy etc. Does anyone know anything about this? Again, I am not trying to be sketchy etc, I just know that there is a demand for special needs nannies/babysitters and I just want to look into it. -----I also recently read a story about a man doing illegal massages out of his home and he was billing the insurance company (obviously fraud, but still, it got me to thinking of legal ways to do things like that).

Answer:
 > pays $70/hr for a behavioral therapist to come

Do you have the professional credentials to be a behavioral therapist?

Do you have a skill set that would allow you to work with an insurance company as a medical billing agent?


Title: [CA] A misunderstanding between me and an old lady turned into her thinking I was trying to rob her, I desperately need advice I am only 16

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 >but it was obviously a joke. I was cracking up the whole time.

Sure. You know what makes armed robbery less frightening?  When the perpetrator is laughing maniacally while committing it.

Anything you say at this point involves risk of admitting a crime. You should get a lawyer if you're contacted by the police.

Also stop doing drugs and then stupid things. Answer #2: You first tell your parents.

You then wait to see if you are contacted by the police.  If you are, hire an attorney.


Title: [OK] My ex-girlfriend and I bought a dog together years ago. Not being together for a while, things have gotten complicated.

Question:
First off, I realize in retrospect how dumb this decision was.

My then-girlfriend and I decided to get a dog together, we split the initial cost 50/50. After a few years we split up and have been sharing custody of the dog. It's not a great situation, but we are both very attached to the dog and didn't want to give him up.

For the last year or so, I have been planning to move to another state. About three months or so ago, my ex was nice enough to tell me I could take him when I move, through a text message. I found a job, a place to stay, and am planning on moving in a few months.

A few days ago, she decides to tell me that her situation has changed (she was planning on moving as well, but can't now) and that she now changed her mind about me taking him, and doesn't want me to.

Not really part of the situation, but extra. My ex is very crazy, and loves to play te victim any chance she gets. She's trying to convince me that I manipulated her into letting me take the dog, that I "tricked" her, and blah blah. She's a very busy person, and doesn't have a lot of told to take care of him when she has him.

Some extra points that may be important:

- I have a screenshot of her telling me I can have him.

- I have bank statements showing that I have paid the vet bills for the past five years. She has paid very little though the years, only when she is the one who takes him. It is usually me however, since she is busy with work.

- I am in Oklahoma.

This is my first post here, and I am posting here because I am a freshly graduated student with little money to pay for legal advice, and I have no friends that I can get advice from.

I don't want to go to court over this, so am wondering what I can do.

Thank you to any and all replies and advice.

Answer:
 > sharing custody of the dog

A dog isn't a person so there's no custody, just ownership. If you currently posses that dog, lucky you. Keep it and if she sues you, propose to settle by paying her half.Answer #2: If either of you changed some details for the sake of anonymity, this sounds reeeeaaally similar to the flip side of this post https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/61cio5/florida_ex_is_attempting_to_prevent_me_from/


Title: Fired from first time job in Florida and don't k ow too much about being wrongfully or unnecessarily terminated.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 What was disrespectful? They didn't like you. They fired you. It is business. You need to get some thicker skin.

It was not illegal in any way. File for unemployment.


Title: A judge is forcing my sister's baby to go to a funeral against my sisters will. Is this legal?

Question:
My sister, mother of 2, was in an accident where she lost her fiance. Her fiance's family has become excessively greedy about the estate, demanding everything for themselves, and being overly disrespectful to my sister.

Examples include breaking into the fiance's storage lockers 3 days after he was killed (a week before the funeral). Raiding his rental houses, and demanding custody of he and my sister's 1 year old child. Until this point, they have lost the case to take guardianship and estate lawsuits are ongoing.

Well a few days ago her fiances father died. The funeral is tomorrow and they want the baby to go. Since my sister no longer feels comfortable being around them (and she didn't get invited - just the baby), she said no.

The family went to court today and filed a case to force the baby to attend the funeral. And they won.

Can someone help wrap my head around how this is possible to force a mother to send her 1 year old child with another family for a funeral?

EDIT: Location - Illinois

Answer:
 The legal answer to your question is because the judge said so.

No one can evaluate the quality of the ruling without much more information.  But family court judges rule in their view of the best interests of the minor child.  One can guess that the judge believes the best interest of the child is to maintain some sort of relationship with their deceased father's (?) family.

This type of ruling seems somewhat odd and there are likely circumstances or factors you haven't mentioned or are unaware of.  Answer #2: Well its not "another family" its the childs family. Rather than furthering the riff between the families, the Judge is forcing the mom to make this concession in hopes of not having yet another point of contention.


Title: USA, Is there anyway to look up if something/someone died in the place you just rented before you?

Question:
My wife and I rented a home just under 30 days ago, which was owned by an old lady then sold and rented to use through a company.  We both like the home but have found something that creeped us out tonight.

On initial walk through everything seemed fine despite a funny sweet smell in the 3rd bedroom.  My wife noted this, on move in, despite me not saying anything about it prior on the initial walk through.  The second bathroom had 3 out of four burned out bulbs in it.  The owner promptly gave us a pack of new bulbs when fixing other things in the house.  On initial inspection and move in I inspected the room with my flash light for the usual issues such as mold, and noticed [the scratching just as typical wear and tear](http://i.imgur.com/QCr97fG.jpg).

One night she noted to me that the scratch marks must of been a cat scratching from the bathroom counter, [and it probably is.](http://imgur.com/a/oRHTN)  We laughed and thought nothing of it.

We installed the bulbs probably three weeks after move in, we were busy with moving in, catching up on work, and as its just her and I use the master bath %99 of the time.  Tonight she was using the 2nd as I was in the master and noticed a second set of marks.

The frame is dark wood, and with the lights only at %25 output we didn't notice the second set.  They are about the height of where a cat would sit on the floor and scratch up on the door frame.  [Yet these look to be covered in blood and attempted to be cleaned.](http://i.imgur.com/64N6ScH.jpg)  One thing that isn't evident in the picture is a dent that looks particularly large and round.

At first I assumed the old lady was messy or had splattered hair dye.  But really it did look like something thickened that had congealed there and then was scrubbed.  My next assumption was that she had died and the cat got trapped in the bathroom and freaked out scratching so much to get out tiring, going to the floor and in a last ditch clawing its nails out bleeding.  Which leads my imagination to further places, and then I say its nothing, just have the owner know of the door frame before he charges me with it.

Yet still there is that sickeningly eerie sweet smell that will not leave the 3rd bed room.  We dumped a ton of baking soad the 2nd night, vacuumed it the next day, then put an air freshener in it and aired it out many nights.

TL:DR is there anyway to find out if something/someone died in the place you just rented?

Answer:
 Since you didn't give your location, I'm going to assume you're in California.

During the sale or lease of a property, there is a legal obligation to disclose a death on the property within the past 3 years. Look at your lease paperwork.

If you want to do some sleuthing, find out who the realtor was and see if they will tell you. Or just ask the current owner. Or the seller. Or anyone really.

You could possibly also find the old lady's name through real estate records, then search the obituaries. If the obit says "she died in her home. The body was discovered by the cat, who'd clawed its way out of the bathroom and used its bloody paws to dial 911."  (Joking about the quote, obviously.)


Title: US - My public City University told us we could not interact with certain people from other Public universities. Is this allowed?

Question:
I go to a public City university and was recently told, that members in my organization from my university cannot partake/be involved with recruitment activities in other Universities (mostly private) otherwise they would expel or punish us.

I wanted to know if anyone knew if that is allowed or legally binding. We signed no agreement that explicitly stating that we will not involve ourselves with other schools. Thank you!

Answer: How exactly does one involve themselves in recruitment activities at other universities?


Title: Filing taxes a year late

Question:
Florida. Used an online tax filing company last year to file my 2017 taxes. Apparently I fat-fingered a number on my employer's EIN so the e-filing got rejected. I never saw an email about it or anything. Upon looking back in my history, I did receive an email about it but I must have missed it because it was still unopened as of Monday when I found it.

I found out because when I tried to file my 2018 taxes, it said the previous year PIN didn't match. Went back to my 2017 return and figured out what happened.

I owed about $250 in taxes. I put in my credit card information on the site to pay it, but I guess it never came out of the bank account because, obviously, it was rejected. It's obvious now that I should have kept a better eye on what was going on, but hindsight is 20/20.

I went ahead and filed my 2018 and 2017 taxes. I know they'll probably hit me with fees for filing a year late, just wondering if there's any legal issues I might run into, or if you all have any advice on where to go from here.

Thanks!

TL;DR

2017 taxes didn't get e-filed because I had a typo and never saw the email alerting me about the issue. Filed them 4/15 of this year. Any legal issues I could run into?

Answer: OP- It's very unlikely you'll run into any significant issues, espically over $250 in unpaid taxes. I would bet you'll get a letter from the IRS in the next 6-8 weeks stating that you owe $xx.xx amount in interest penalty on the $250. You'll write a personal check for the amount and send it in to them.


Title: [IL] I personally handed my tenant a letter, one for him and one for his roommate, he said he never got it but his roommate found them hidden. Is this mail fraud?

Question:
So a few days ago I needed to give a notarized letter to the tenants in my building. I handed two to one of the tenants living there(Tenant A). One was addressed to him, the other was addressed to his roommate. It wasn't stamped since I was delivering it, but each one clearly stated who it was for. I gave clear instructions to ensure Tenant B gets his.

The next morning Tenant A starts asking questions, and we tell him to refer to the letter he was given. He just replies with "what letter?", "I don't know what your referring to", etc, etc.

So, that afternoon I get in touch with Tenant B and he tells me he indeed never got a letter, so I asked if it was okay if I came by to drop off two more. I got them notarized, and delivered them to him, and had him sign a form saying they he got both and verified the contents. However while I was driving to drop them off he found the letters that Tenant A originally had delivered hidden in his room.

Did Tenant A commit any type of mail fraud or something else by keeping this document from Tenant B?

Answer:
 Considering that the items in question never went through the mail, it cannot be mail fraud.

Edit: Also, what is the point of notarizing the letters?


Title: Is hitting a speed bag noise disturbance or grounds for eviction?

Question:
Montgomery County, Gaithersburg, Maryland

I'll keep this short for you guys, but my neighbor just threatened to call the cops on me if I didn't stop hitting my speed bag.

I live in Montgomery County and their noise disturbance law states that quiet time is from 9 pm to 7 am on all the days of the week. So, legally you are allowed to use your lawn mower from 7 am to 9 pm.

I know the speed bag is pretty loud but it does not vibrate the walls and my stamina is not enough for it to be a continuous noise. I also live in an apartment if that matters, but I haven't seen my other neighbors being complained about for running their bass music and vibrating the walls.

So, just because my next door neighbor is pissed at me and I'm following the noise disturbance law, I should be able to practice with my speed bag happily right?

Thank you for reading and your advice

Answer:
 Forget the noise disturbance law for a minute, and look to your lease agreement.  Likely there is a clause relating to causing noise.  This is what is important here.

> Is hitting a speed bag noise disturbance or grounds for eviction?

It doesn't matter what you're hitting or doing.  If you're violating a provision of your lease, then your landlord can likely tell you to knock it off and eventually give you a notice to get out.

Stop hitting your speed bag.  You live in an apartment.  Be considerate, go to a gym or something.


Title: [NC-USA] Company prohibited the presence of any food or drink (sealed or not) in our workspace, is this legal?

Question:
Company just prohibited the presence of any food or drink (sealed or not) in our workspace. It's a large, collective space (24/7, 365). HR and Execs have OK'd this.

What's the legality of this?

NC, USA,  Field: IT

I looked over https://redd.it/4x5lpr (TX) but that seems broader.

Example;
We can't have closed water bottles at our desks now.  The water fountains are not in tip-top condition.

Answer: There are many jobs that don't allow for food or drink in their workspace. There is nothing illegal here.Answer #2: Perfectly legal as long as they're reasonably accommodating people with disabilities.


Title: [FL] My Mom helped my cousin get a car, my cousin won’t make payments.

Question:
I apologize if I picked the wrong Flair for this. I’m just lost and desperate to help my mom. I posted this previously but there have been developments. I will do my best to answer your questions with the information I have.

My cousin lost her baby at 9 weeks old due to her dog mauling it to death. My cousin moved to FL to be near family. My mom helped my cousin buy a car and somehow ended up on both the Title and the car loan. My cousin is $7k upside down on the car. My cousin has been caught drinking and driving in the car, which to my knowledge is a liability to my mother because she is half owner of the vehicle. My cousin had $500 in outstanding tolls and got her license suspended. My mom found out and paid the tolls, allowing my cousin to get her license back. My cousin paid back this money for the tolls.

Many times, she’s either stopped making the car payment or the insurance. She’s spending her money on livestock (not sure why tbh, she is not a farmer or anything remotely close. She sells RVs for a living, assuming she does have that job still). My mom has covered her payments on a handful of occasions. My cousin was supposed to get her credit in order and over the past year or so this has been going on, it’s only gotten worse. My cousin can not refinance the car to have my Mothers name taken off the loan.

My mom has had it. She went to my cousins house a few days ago and tried to get the car from her. My cousin said “good luck finding it”, then her friend came at my mother in a way that made my mother believe she would need to defend herself. My mother is an ex police officer of 10 years and put up her hands in defense and the friend called the police stating my mother attacked her. The police came and went and nothing happened to either party. My mom still does not have the car. My cousin has removed the plates.

My mom told her if she signed some paperwork, my moms name would be off of everything and it’d be over with. Now my cousin says she doesn’t want the car anymore. My mom is considering filing for bankruptcy to be done with all of it.

My mom does not use the car, does not want to use the car, or at this point have any involvement with this car. Is there anything my mom can do to get her name off the title and loan?

I’m sorry if I didn’t provide any needed information. I’ll try to answer any questions as best as I can. Please, if anyone can find a loophole or anything at all that we can do right now... I’d be so grateful. My mom doesn’t deserve this and it is hurting me to see her so stressed out.
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 Your mother could call and ask for a voluntary repo and then pay what is owed since she is on the loan. This would also ding your mothers credit.

Either that or keep making payments and pay off the car. and sue your cousin for her half. Answer #2: I'm not really sure what your question is? If your mom co-signed a loan she is responsible to pay the loan of your cousin does not. She can go ahead and sue your cousin to recover the money if they have any money to recover.


Title: Negotiating a hospital bill (physical therapy sessions) on girlfriends behalf

Question:
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My girlfriend has developed some acute back pain and was referred by a physician to take physical therapy sessions, so she did. A month later, she had just gotten her first bill from our healthcare system here for her PT sessions, 6 in total. Each session consisted of learning how to do 1 - 2 back stretches & exercises, lasting 30 - 45min. The bill she has is for $562, originally $1011 adjusted as a 'discount' for her insurance not covering it. This is for **2,** 45min sessions. I'm not an expert in health policy, but this seems exorbitant. My girlfriend is very non-confrontational and would rather pay out $1700 bill (on top of her massive student debt) than negotiate the bill, so I offered to do it for her if I could.

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Is this possible to do? Do I need permission to get any kind of information from the clinic? Can it be verbal/over the phone permission? Am I just being unreasonable about how much I think she should be paying? What if she doesn't pay it by the payment date, can collections force her to pay before getting to negotiate the bill?

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A few things to note:

\- The minimum payment, which is the full amount, is due in 1 week, next Friday.

\- We've requested an itemized bill, but they will only mail it. Making us think it won't get here until after the payment date, or too late in the week to figure it out and negotiate.

\- She works every day except Sunday, the only day the clinic is closed, and cannot come in to talk to them in person.

\- Despite having said insurance won't cover it, the bill states that her insurance provider had processed the claims. (Does this mean she still pays the co-pays?)

Answer:
 The provider will talk to you with her permission if they decide to do so. They cannot be compelled to do so.

Your arguments for a discount may have a better chance if they’re based in hardship than in value of the services. Apparently the insurance already adjusted the charges to what they consider an allowable rate. Though you may find the provider can’t or won’t deviate from the contracted rate the insurance set.


Title: Roe v. Wade Question (Speech and Debate)

Question:
This month there is a piece of legislation in our docket called "D-5 A Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Ban Abortions (Speech and Debate)"

Image of the full wording of the legislation: [https://imgur.com/gallery/MKsHCZF](https://imgur.com/gallery/MKsHCZF)

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My question is: Would implementing this as an amendment to the Constitution conflict with the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade, thereby making it unconstitutional?

Answer: No; constitutional amendments cannot, by definition, be unconstitutional.


Title: Buying a house and renting room to a friend. Her parents are worried about her being taken advantage of, and I'm worried of the same. How do we go about getting a legally binding agreement together that's fair to both sides? [Chicago - IL]

Question:
I'm buying a house soon and plan on renting the other room to my friend. She has decent credit and little savings, while I have excellent credit and big enough savings that this isn't a stupid financial risk.

We have both had troubled lives and her family is afraid of somebody taking advantage of her financially. I totally understand and respect that so I want to make her and her family feel like whatever agreement we reach will be fair and also enforceable. I also have read some stories on here about landlords and tenents and renting to friends and family, and so similarly want to protect myself and my investment with a fair and enforceable.

My question is basically how do we affordably deal with this? We're still months away from buying, we don't even have a house picked out yet, but I want to tackle this potentially awkward elephant asap. I know we will need a lease, but how do I get one and how can I judge the quality of the lease? Also I want to give her a copy and let her talk to an independent lawyer or something if she wants to for her peace of mind. How can she do that most affordably if she decides she wants to? And finally what is a good way to decide rent? I have no clue, the rooms are likely to be different sizes and the mortgage is going to be less than 1 of us living alone in a 1 br apt, so 50-50 would be way too low, but I do still want to be fair.

Answer:
 If you're dealing with an adult, never involve the parents. This is a two party relationship. If they want to co-sign the lease, that's great. Otherwise, they don't need to be involved in this conversation with you.

"We" don't affordably deal with anything and "we" aren't buying a house. Get a lease agreement from a site like LegalZoom or from a local property attorney. She can decide who to speak to and how much to spend getting it reviewed. Don't guide her review of the document that protects you.

Rental price should be whatever market rents are in your area. Looking at Craigslist is a good way to start.


Title: [Hawaii, USA] Aunt passed away, how do I deal with her car?

Question:
Problem: Aunt passed away and has an old paid off car. We don't know how to get rid of it legally. We have access to her pink slip. We went through a mortuary and will have a funeral in a few days. We ordered death certificates, but found out they will be coming 6 weeks from now. How do I legally sell/give away the car without waiting for her death certificate?

Background:
My aunt recently passed away in Hawaii. She had no children and was never married. She has a sibling; my mother is her sister. My mother is a wreck, so I'm helping her right now. My mother and myself are not from Hawaii, so we booked a flight this week just for the funeral and dealing with all legal work.

- I'm sorry if I left any important information out. It's been a stressful few days. If you need any more information - please do not hesitate to ask. Thank you in advance for all the support.

Answer: Legally, the car is likely your mothers if it clears probate. First you will have to let the estate go through probate. If your Aunt had any debts, the car may have to be liquefied and the proceeds from the debt go to the creditors. You will not be able to sell or give the car away immediately.


Title: Can you be kicked out of your apartment if they have a no pets policy if your per is an Emotional support animal

Question:
Is it protected under the fair housing act? The ADA? Anything like that its kind of a hellhole of misinformation online and I would really appreciate some clarity.

Location Reno Nv

Answer:
 While Emotional Support Animals are not covered by the ADA, they may be covered by the Fair Housing Act (FHA).

But, to be covered by this you must have done things in the correct order:

1) Get a diagnosis for your disability

2) Request an accommodation from your landlord for an emotional support animal

3) provide any requested documentation. They can ask a person to certify, in writing,

* that the tenant or a member of his or her family is a person with a disability;

* the need for the animal to assist the person with that specific disability; and

* that the animal actually assists the person with a disability.

4) Once you have gotten your landlord to agree to the accommodation, *THEN* you can go get an Emotional Support Animal.

The biggest issue is that you must have the diagnosis and meet your landlord's requested documentation *before* you bring the animal into the home, not after the fact.


Title: My apartment complex is now charging $5 month to receive packages

Question:
I moved into my apartment in Oklahoma, USA about a month ago and today I received an email stating they would be charging $4.99 a month for a new locker system to accept packages.

>Are there fees to use the Parcel Pending lockers?
•	If you complete the registration process by October 1st the one-time $20.00 fee will be waived!
•	There is a monthly subscription fee of $4.99 in order to use the locker system.
•	Packages need to be retrieved promptly to ensure lockers will be available for all residents’ deliveries. If your package is not picked up within 3 days, a storage fee of $3 per day will be charged.

If you don't pay the fee...

>Am I required to sign-up for Parcel Pending?
All residents are required to complete the registration process as our office will not accept deliveries with the exception of certain over-sized packages that do not fit into the locker system. The alternative, if you don’t complete the process, is to pick up your packages at the carrier shipping hub.

USPS packages are still delivered for free in a typical PO box style system with larger boxes for packages.

Are they allowed to do this? I understand it's only $5 a month, but I just moved in and they're adding on fees already! Do I have any grounds to argue that I will not pay the fee, as I did not agree to this in my contract?

Answer:
 >USPS packages are still delivered for free in a typical PO box style system with larger boxes for packages

If they start blocking federal mail, then it becomes an issue on that end. But they're just charging for Amazon or UPS or FedEx packages right? Answer #2: It sounds to me like they are creating and charging for a system where the office will sign for your UPS/Fedex packages.

Is this a service promised in your lease?  If so, they probably can't start charging for it.  If not, then they probably can.

You don't have to sign up for it, they tell you that right in the documentation.  They tell you in a funny way, but they still tell you.

However, if you don't, they won't take UPS/Fedex packages for you; you'll have to go get them.

The key thing is, unless your lease specifies, the office signing for packages for you isn't an inherent right of having an apartment.  They don't have to offer the service at all, to anyone.  They have decided to offer it for a fee.

EDIT:  Sorry, didn't actually answer the specific question.

Yes, you can choose not to pay the fee.  They will then not accept packages on your behalf.


Title: Received a large bill from hospital regarding an involuntary psychiatric stay. I don't feel that I'm liable to pay it and I'm seeking advice for my next steps.

Question:
TL;DR - Sent a questionable text to my ex-girlfriend that she interpreted as suicidal feelings, she called the police and they took me to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. They admitted me against my will for an overnight stay and I was discharged in the morning. I recently received a bill for nearly $3,300. I've told them I have no intention of paying and am looking for advice.

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This is a long story, but I want to be as thorough as possible to give a complete picture so I can receive solid advice. If any other information is needed I'd be happy to fill it in.

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Alright, so this occurred near the end of this past May. My ex-girlfriend and I had recently broken up at the end of April, she moved out, and I had been feeling anxious/depressed for awhile. I would have terrible days mixed with alright days, but I never reached the point of wanting to harm myself. This particular night was the worst though, I couldn't pull myself out of my bad mood and had been crying for hours.

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After the breakup my ex went no contact with me. This was especially hard since her and I lived together, and we had relocated to this area in June 2018. We had no friends or family here so it was her and I trying to start a life of our own. She refused to sort out anything still lingering between us (rent agreement, security deposit, utilities, different memberships, shared car and renters insurance, 3 shared pets - 2 of which we adopted together after moving here, etc.), and in general left me to deal with the fallout on my own. She also began seeing someone new 2 days after we split up (at least I think he was new). I'd spoke with friends and family for support, but the closest ones are roughly 10 hours away from me. I had also been seeing a therapist that I started seeing a month before the breakup. Neither of those options seemed to be helping that night so I caved and tried calling my ex a couple times. She didn't answer and so I decided to get on the National Suicide Hotline's website and entered a chat queue to speak with a therapist from there. I waited for roughly 30 minutes and then spoke with someone, and by the time I was in contact with them I had relatively calmed down. Speaking with someone then helped further and I was back to somewhat rational thinking. While waiting though, I took a picture of the chat queue and sent it to my ex with the caption "You win." I never received a response from her.

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About an hour and a half after this around 10:00 PM, I drove a few blocks to grab a pack of cigarettes (I know, started again to cope unfortunately), and when I returned to my apartment complex's parking lot, a couple of officers were waiting by their cars. I got out of mine and they asked if I was "burn3r\_90", to which I said I was. Both officers seemed surprised and asked if anything had been going on with me. I told them I was feeling down and was having a rough night, but that I had calmed down and was doing as fine as I could be given the situation. They both remarked that I appeared better than fine, but mentioned that they received a call about me being suicidal. I told them that I was never suicidal, didn't have a plan even if I was, etc. They mentioned that normally when they get a call for this type of situation that they bring the person to the hospital to be evaluated. They also said that most calls are clear cut as to the shape the person is in, and that this was the only time that they honestly were confused why they were there. I gave them more information about what I had been going through, how I felt cut off from support, etc., and they agreed that I didn't need to go to the hospital. They were concerned about the liability factor *just in-case* I did harm myself afterwards though, so they were going to call their chief to see if it was okay if they didn't bring me to the hospital. He said that it was too much of a risk in case something happened, and that they should bring me in for a quick evaluation and then I could go home.

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During the ride over, the officer insisted that this would be a quick visit to do an evaluation, and that they'd speak to the nurse to give them background so it would hopefully speed things up. I got there and had to wait 15 minutes for a room to be available, but I went through routine testing while waiting. Eventually I got into a room around 11:15 PM, and a couple hours went by while I talked to the occasional nurse. I used the restroom at one point and had to pee in a cup so they could test it; all tests were negative. All of my interactions up to that point were good, I was in okay spirits, and I had been fully cooperative and hadn't made a fuss about how long I'd been there. Finally the psychiatrist showed up, and he asked me a series of questions. I was honest about my feelings, but reiterated that I had no intention of harming myself or others. My initial reaction of him was that he was rather strange and had odd mannerisms, but overall I thought our conversation went fine. The only thing that I believe could've been alarming was when he asked if I had ever attempted to harm myself in the past. I told him that when I was 19 I took a bunch of pills when I was depressed. I said that it was stupid of me and was more attention seeking than an attempt at suicide, as ridiculous as that sounds. I called my father immediately after I  did it and I was taken to the hospital by ambulance where I had to drink some black substance to cause me to throw up. I continued to reiterate that I had no intention of harming myself, and that my text was a desperate attempt at getting some sort of comfort or acknowledgement from my ex, something like "look at me, I have nobody here to help me through this and this is how desperate I've become for help."

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Next thing that happened was a couple of nurses showing up to my room with a wheelchair. They said that per the psychiatrist, I needed to head to the psychiatric wing for further "evaluations". I had no say in this, so I sat in the wheelchair and they took me to a different part of the hospital. I got there and nobody was around, and I was taken to an office-like room with a small round table and a couple chairs. I sat down and waited until a woman came in and sat across from me. I asked her what was happening. She said that the psychiatrist felt like I was a risk to myself and that I needed to be monitored at least overnight. I said that I was okay, but that I was ready to go home because I had work at 8:00 AM, and my performance had been shoddy of late, so I didn't want any further attention drawn to me. In our few minutes of talking, she agreed that I appeared well enough to go home, and said she'd talk to him further to see if I could go home. She came back a few minutes later and told me that he was still adamant that I needed to stay there. She point blank told me that it sucked because she didn't agree with it. I was agitated by this point but I never became rude or combative, I simply said I wanted to return to my normal life and forget this was happening. I felt like I was being treated as a crazy person for having an emotional night. She agreed, then advised me several times to "smile" and "look happy", as their were cameras in the room. She then said she would go try again to have me released. 10 minutes later the door opened, and instead of seeing her, I see six (6!) security guards with a wheelchair. I asked them what was happening, and they told me that I'm being taken to the adult inpatient psychiatric center. I didn't even try to plead because I was completely shocked and confused as to what's occurring. As I got up to walk into the hallway where they're waiting, the psychiatrist who had been ordered this happened to walk by. I asked him what was happening and why I was being held for the night. He immediately lashed back at me and accused me of being "uncooperative" and that I was refusing treatment. I replied that I had been doing everything they asked of me and hadn't once done anything to be disruptive. At this point he rolled his eyes and shouted back at me "I can't even talk to you right now" and then walked off. I was speechless. I obviously couldn't just run out of there so I got in the wheelchair and was taken to the inpatient section across the hospital.

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Once there, I spoke with a few nurses trying to clarify what was happening. It was honestly a scary place with solid steel doors to each room, crappy beds, and an awful smell. One woman I spoke with was going through paper work with me and there was a section where I needed to check whether my stay was voluntary or involuntary. I obviously wanted to check involuntary, but she kept insisting that I checked voluntary. She continually was hanging it over my head that if I put involuntary that my stay could be extended to up to 96 hours(!). It felt like every question I had was getting an ominous response, and I felt more confused than before I asked. I didn't feel good about it, and I was questioning which to choose. I asked if I could make a phone call, so I called my mother at 3:00 AM. I explained everything and she was in disbelief. She said to not check anything since it stated on there that I had 12 hours to fill out the paperwork, and that she would call the hospital first thing in the morning to see what was going on. There was a male nurse there around my age (I'm 28M) that was great to deal with. He was very understanding and sympathetic to how I was feeling. I cried several times and kept repeating "I don't know why this is happening." He was nice enough to retrieve my cell phone from my personal belongings so I could email my boss to tell him that I wouldn't be in to work. Finally I went to sleep around 4:30 AM.

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I woke up around 9:00 AM and immediately began the process to be discharged. I spoke with a therapist and a psychiatrist, and they agreed that I was fine and began preparing my discharge. Shortly before leaving, I was probed regarding my insurance. I refused to give them any information and said I wouldn't be paying any sort of bill that they sent to me. I'm insured through my employer, by the way. They offered me a taxi service that they have for a free ride home that I refused, and stated I'd be finding a Lyft on my own.

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I received the bill last week and called the billing department to state I wasn't paying it. They said they'd pass it up the chain, and if I didn't receive a response within a week that I was still liable for the bill. I haven't heard a response. They did ask for my insurance information again and also offered to set up a payment plan, which I refused. I did reach out to a disability rights group in my state and spoke with a woman who seemed enthusiastic to help me, but I received a letter yesterday stating that they couldn't assist me. They listed a couple referrals, one of which stated that I should inquire into hiring a private attorney. That's what led me to here for advice on what my next steps should be. I'm not opposed to hiring an attorney, but frankly money is a little tight at the moment with moving into my own place and beginning to pay for expenses/utilities by myself again. I could make it work if necessary though. I haven't approached my provider to inquire about coverage for something of this nature yet. I'm not very knowledgeable in the insurance field so I'm trying to sort out what I can before I do that as a last resort. I also plan to file a complaint against the psychiatrist. I originally intended on doing it as soon as possible, but later decided to wait and see if I received a bill.

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r/legaladvice \- Can you please advise me on what I should do? I've had one thing after another land on my plate lately and I'm starting to feel stretched thin. If you have any other questions I will do my best to answer them when I can. I'm withholding the state this is occurring in at the moment, but I can provide it if necessary. This is also a burner account as the name suggests for privacy reasons. Any advice or help will be appreciated. Thank you so much.
Topic:
Healthcare Law including HIPAA

Answer:
 Note: I read nothing but the title.

It makes not one little bit of legal difference at all that you don't "feel that you're liable to pay it."

You received the service, you owe the money.

That's not the answer you want, but it is the legal answer.Answer #2: > Sent a questionable text to my ex-girlfriend that she interpreted as suicidal feelings

Hmmm...

> She didn't answer and so I decided to get on the National Suicide Hotline's website and entered a chat queue to speak with a therapist from there.

> I took a picture of the chat queue and sent it to my ex with the caption "You win." I never received a response from her.

Dude, you sent her a pic of you on the suicide prevention chatline. I would call this a pretty clear indication of suicidal thoughts beyond just "interpreted." She called the police as she feared for your safety and you were involuntarily committed due to your actions. You owe the bill for the treatment you received.

Leave your ex alone and continue seeking help. I wish you luck.


Title: If I scare someone as a joke and they die, how likely would I be convicted of manslaughter? In Canada

Question: Well, I know that you can’t be convicted of murder without a mens rea. So if I scare, let’s say an older lady, and they drop dead, I would have a chance to be convicted of manslaughter because if the thin skull ‘take your victim as you find them’ rule, right?

Answer:
 It's actually dealt with a little more specifically by the criminal code:

**228** No person commits culpable homicide where he causes the death of a human being

(a) by any influence on the mind alone, or

(b) by any disorder or disease resulting from influence on the mind alone,

**but this section does not apply where a person causes the death of a child or sick person by wilfully frightening him.**

**234** Culpable homicide that is not murder or infanticide is manslaughter.

So yeah, you could definitely be convicted of manslaughter. Answer #2: Not quite the same, but if you scare the queen, you can be charged and receive up to 14 years in jail.


Title: Guy hit my parked car. His insurance will barely speak to me.

Question:
A few days ago a guy comes into a store I'm in asking for the owner of a car he just hit. It was my car. He was driving a commercial vehicle belonging to the lawn company he worked for, and said his hose was sticking out the side and when he went to park next to me he hit it. He took out my entire back light and really messed up the bumper, along scratching off tons of paint. I'm going in tomorrow to get it inspected so I don't know exactly how much the damages are

He gave me the insurance belonging to his company. I talked to my insurance, and his. When I spoke to his to file a claim I could tell they would be difficult as when I gave them his license plate they said "Uhh there's lots of cars. We'll just put unknown for now," despite my insurance being able to match it immediately. When I told them the name of the drive they said "Nothing's coming up with that name. We'll just put unknown for now." They said they would email me with my claim number and information (Monday) and get back to me on Tuesday, but never did.

I told my insurance I obviously wanted his insurance to pay for the damages, and my adjustor said she would contact his insurance. They didn't pick up so she left a voicemail and they never returned her call. I called them again today and they said they would call me back so I'm waiting for the call.

I looked up the insurance company and they have pretty bad reviews on Google. I have a feeling they're not gonna accept liability, despite their customer hitting my parked car I wasn't even in.

If that's the case, what are my options? I'm pretty unfamiliar with how this goes, I just know I don't want my insurance to cover the damages because they're gonna increase my monthly rate. I'm only 21 and got into a car accident a few years ago so my rate is already pretty high. And I have a $500 deductible regardless of who's at fault and that's $500 I don't have.

Answer: You can't make his insurance do anything. If you don't want to file a claim with your insurance, you can sue him. They can sometimes get your deductible back, and your rates won't necessarily go up.Answer #2: Your insurance company will pay you for the repairs. What they do to pursue the other person's insurance isn't really your problem.