Title: [United States] Legality of pretending to be an anti-vaxxer

Question:
I am bored and was thinking about pretending to be an anti-vaxxer to 1) anger people and attract reactions, and 2) to mock anti-vaxxers. I am a pro-vaxxer.

However, I was worried that doing so could put actual people in danger if they actually believe in my bullshit, and that could possibly be illegal. What are the legal ramifications for me? If it is illegal, I won't do it.

Answer:
 No, it’s not illegal to be a dick.

Any negligence claim against you would fail on the prongs of proximate cause (you didn’t infect them, and they had the decision to vaccinate or not) and duty (you have no legal duty to a stranger besides to refrain from willful or wanton conduct likely to result in injury).


Title: Management claims apartment has unauthorized tenant - threatens eviction - but no one lives here

Question: A friend of mine has a one bedroom apartment. She's the only one on the lease. I come over nearly every day. But leave every night. I do not have possessions here. I do not get mail here. I do not live here. She has gotten two notices about it. When she tried to explain that I do not reside here, they shut her down and said "that's not what I heard" and met "you have no proof" with "we don't need proof. This is what we heard." Obviously, simply not coming over may solve the problem. But this seems like overreach or abuse of power on the management's part. The only thing in the lease about guests is that someone is not to stay longer than a consecutive 14 day period...But, again, I'm not here overnight nor am I here every day. A bit more info - it's a low income apartment and she's on HUD.

Answer:
 If she's served with an eviction notice, she can provide her defense in court.  That will likely include being able to call you as a witness.

Answer #2: They’re reaching you can challenge the notice if they dare give you one.


Title: Emancipated 17 year old. My "father" is serving a life sentence in jail. How do I stop him from contacting me ever?

Question: Hello reddit legal advice. I have a law question and I can't afford to just go see a lawyer unless it's important so I'm hoping people here can help me. I'm 17 years old. My sperm donor ("father") is in jail serving a life sentence without parole. He committed an awful crime against a child. My egg donor ("mother") was pregnant with me at that time and she was stupid and stuck by him. But since his crime was against a child, he was not allowed any contact with anyone under the age or 18 or to have pictures of them. So my "mother" couldn't take me to visit him, he couldn't talk to me on the phone or see or have pictures of me. My "mother" is a complete idiot, she used drugs and welfare and refused to disown my "father". I got emancipated and there is a court order that forbids my "mother" from contacting me or coming near me. Before I got emancipated she always told me when I turned 18 my "father" would be able to write me letters, phone me and go to court to make me visit him and get pictures of me. I know she was probably lying but I don't want him ever to contact me. Is there a way I can stop him before or when I turn 18? I live in California. Thank-you so much!

Answer:
 He can't make you visit him in prison. If he contacts you go to court to obtain a restraining order. If he violates it the prison can put him in solitary confinement. Answer #2: You can block all calls from the incarerated by contacting your state department of corrections.  You can also block all mail by contacting the warden of the prison where your father is located.Answer #3: > make me visit him

no court will order an adult to visit a convicted felon where the adult wants no contact.

personally, i find even the idea hysterically funny. not that you're asking about it (because when you don't know, it's a fair question), but just the concept.


Title: $8,000 loan... do I have to pay it back?

Question: I worked for a company back in Canada and then was sent to our head office in another country. During the move my Canadian company loaned me $8,000 for moving expenses and other personal expenses. Anyway, there was never any document I signed, just goodwill and money sent straight to my account. I am now being fired from our head office, so will no longer work for either company. This might be a dumb question, but is there a legal obligation for me to pay back this amount? I didn't sign any paperwork stating if or when I'd pay this back.

Answer:
 >During the move **my Canadian company loaned me $8,000 for moving expenses and other personal expenses**. Anyway, there was never any document I signed, just goodwill and money sent straight to my account. I am now being fired from our head office, so will no longer work for either company. This might be a dumb question, but is there a legal obligation for me to pay back this loan? I didn't sign any paperwork stating if or when I'd pay this back.

Yes, you owe the company the money.

Not having a formal document does not mean you are home free - there is plenty of evidence that you got a loan, and you cannot show you repaid it since you did not.

Pay your debts.


Title: Gave two weeks notice. Company sent me home and now says I resigned that day

Question:
I live in NY and worked for a company in NJ.

On Monday, October 12th I resigned from my position at this company. I submitted a letter to by manager and my CEO by email (the printer wasn't working that morning). The letter was dated October 12th, and the body of it read:

> Dear [Manager]:
> Please accept this letter of resignation from the position of *Title* and *Company*, effective two weeks from today. My last day at *Company* will be October 23rd, 2015. Please let me know if there is any help I can offer to make the transition as smooth as possible.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>*My Name*

I began cleaning out my personal items from my office and waited for my manager and CEO to arrive. My manager arrived first and I let him know I was resigning. He asked where I was leaving to, and I told him I was going to another company, which was the company I had left to join this one. He made some small talk and asked what my plan was. I said I'd do anything they needed over the next two weeks, but I didn't have a specific plan.

He then asked me to hand control over for a team dropbox folder to him, which I did with him in the room. My access to that folder was removed shortly thereafter.

When my CEO arrived, he came to my office and we have a conversation. It was generally friendly, as I had expected it would be. He then said, "Ok, you can go home." So I did.

Yesterday I received this letter from the HR director at the company:

>Dear *My name*,
>
>This letter is to acknowledge that we received your resignation letter. We accept your resignation and your employment with our company was terminated on October 12, 2015. You will be paid through October 12, 2015 and for 34 hours for accrued and unused PTO. If you have any expenses, please submit them to *other person*. Your dental care benefits will remain effective until October 31, 2015. Please forward me your personal email address so I can send you information about your eligibility for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation of group health coverage.
>
>You will need to keep the company informed of your contact information so that we are able to provide information you may need in the future such as your W-2 form.
>
>
>Sincerely,
>
>HR Manager

I replied stating specifically that I had submitted a letter of resignation stating my last day would be October 23rd and asked if I was being terminated prior to that date. Today she sent this:

>No, you are not being terminated. As my letter states below we received and accepted your resignation. Your last day was yesterday, the day you resigned.

So what are my next steps here? I will not be destitute without this money, however it is significant and I do feel I am owed it. Do I wait to see that I'm not paid for it and then file with the NJ department of labor? Appreciate any and all help.

Also, does this mean that they have terminated my employment instead of me resigning?

Answer: You resigned. They accepted it effective immediately. They are not obligated to keep you on for two weeks.


Title: Inappropriate vaginal exam?

Question:
I'm pregnant and was worried I might have an infection, so I went to urgent care because google scared me about potentially going into preterm labor or worse. It was late on a Friday, and I didn't wanna wait days to see my midwife and risk something bad happening.

I was seen by a male doctor, which has happened before and hasn't been weird for me, so I didn't mind. There was a female medical assistant in the room too. But when he started the exam, I immediately felt weird for some reason. I got all flushed and felt really uncomfortable in a way I haven't felt during previous exams. Something about the way he touched me immediately felt somehow.. not clinical, if that makes sense.  He didn't do a speculum exam, but he said "I'm just gonna put my finger in so I can take a swab" and then said something about it probably feeling better than a speculum. I didn't question it at the time, because I've always trusted doctors to be professional. But now I'm  wondering why he needed to put his finger in to take a swab.. Why wouldn't he just put the swabber in? Just wondering if this seems fucked up to anyone else, or if it sounds like a reasonable exam.  Should I complain?

Answer:
 Go talk to your regular OBGYN or midwife about whether this was appropriate or not before you do anything.   They can explain to you how checking the cervix with a gloved finger is normal.Answer #2: This isn't really a legal issue.  You can complain or not complain.

You're pregnant.  Do you really think it was inappropriate for him to check your cervix?   That can't be done with a speculum.  He probably didn't want to freak out an already frightened patient with words like "checking to see if you're dilated."Answer #3: When he said something about it feeling better, he probably meant that it wouldn't be as uncomfortable as using a speculum is, so he was trying to avoid causing you that discomfort. They can just stick a swab in there without a speculum, you might not have noticed he did that because usually there is a sheet and you're on your back. Inserting the finger allows them to collect a fluid that can detect preterm labor. Maybe the guy gave you the creeps and you just didn't like him - sometimes that happens. But it sounds like he followed procedure by having a female assistant in the room. She would have spoken up if she thought he was doing anything wrong because her license is at stake too.


Title: Australian resident residing in Australia ordering the 'honour killing' of Australian resident overseas

Question:
My partner's best friend is an Australian resident who has recently been married off to a man in Iraq. The husband himself is not a bad person (so I've been told). However, due to reasons unrelated to his character, they may undergo a divorce quite soon. We have reason to believe that the bride may be in danger of being 'honour killed' by her older brothers. I've been told that her father (who currently lives in Australia) has the 'authority' to order an honour killing if he wants.

My question is, if we have reason to suspect that he would do so or if he already has given the order to do so, is there anything that Australian authorities can do to prevent or prosecute him under such a circumstance?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 If she's in Australia, call the police and let them know that a bunch of dickheads are openly planning a murder.

If she's overseas, call the Australian embassy/consulate/high commission in that country (you can find their contact info here http://dfat.gov.au/about-us/our-locations/missions/pages/our-embassies-and-consulates-overseas.aspx) and tell them an Australian resident is in danger of being murdered. Answer #2: Another resource: there are shelters in Iraq for female victims of violence or those under threat, like [MADRE](https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/shelters-for-women-in-iraq/).  Try to get in contact with one.Answer #3: I concur with the comment re: contacting the federal authorities. You may also consider contacting the Iraqi consulate/embassy in Australia for further assistance. Good luck!


Title: Will Pay top$ for help

Question: [deleted]

Answer: First you should pay top $ for editing.


Title: [South Dakota] Husband threatening custody of our child because I want to move to a cheaper place just outside of town. Domestic issues. Lengthy.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You guys obviously need a formal custody agreement, anyway. Beat him to the punch. As of right now, it sounds like you guys have nothing in place. For now, you can probably go wherever you want. That works both ways, and I implore you to think about what you'd do if your husband made moves that limited your time with your child.


Title: UPDATE: I built a garage for some homeowners in Oregon they haven't paid.

Question: As the title states I built a two RV garage for a couple in Oregon. As of right now they owe me 50,245$. I met with the CCB and the homeowners yesterday at the job site. Brought a shit ton of documents. The homeowners said I FORGED all the documents... Good thing the two investigators from the CCB knew they were not forged. CCB asked the homeowners if they liked the craftsmanship They said they loved it.. They then got asked why don't you pay /u/kirminator for the work he put in. They said they don't owe me anything and I'm the one that owes them more work..I literally cant believe those words came out of their mouth. CCB investigators looked over the garage to see if something was amiss. They couldn't find anything..not that there was anything to find. I followed the engineering to a T. Oh, and they offered me the very generous sum of 6,000$..all I did was laugh.. So now I'm in the process of a lien. Which I really didn't wanna have to do. But it's now the only legal thing I can do to get my money. A lesson to all young contractors like myself is listen to the neighbors.. If they tell you not to do work for someone chances are they know something you don't.. Anyways just thought I'd give you guys an update on how incredibly stupid these people are.

Answer:
 > The homeowners said I FORGED all the documents

> They said ... I'm the one that owes them more work

Wait, how do they reconcile those two claims?Answer #2: A lien will certainly get the HO's attention and also any mortgage holder as well.  Sorry you have to go this route but you are really left with no other recourse.  Just remember you have 120 days to file a foreclosure lawsuit once the lien is recorded.  I suspect these deadbeat clients of yours are going to pony up (don't forget to include recovery of statutory legal fees) once they are served.
Best of luck!


Title: Parental leave when you both work for the same company

Question:
Hey folks, quick question about Parental Leave. My husband and I both work for the same large corporation- a small media company that was recently bought by a larger media company, which I am not going to name. We are pregnant with our first child, due March 2019. We just found out our new parent company has a generous family leave policy and we're very excited at the prospect of taking lots of time off to raise our baby in his first few months of life.

Mothers get 6-8 weeks disability (depending on the nature of the birth) + 12 weeks "Companyname Cares" paid time off. Fathers also get 12 weeks "Companyname Cares" paid time off. So the plan was for me to take the full 18-20 weeks, and my husband to take 2 weeks with me at the beginning, and then when I go back to work after 18-20 weeks he would take his remaining 10 weeks. This means we can keep our baby out of daycare for a long while, and both of us get plenty of time to bond with our new baby.

But I just read in the paperwork they sent over that if both parents work for the company then the mother and father have to share that 12 weeks paid time off. It says "When both parents are employed by Companyname, together they are entitled to a combined total of 12 weeks "Companyname Cares" Leave within the designated 12 month period of birth of a child" It feels a little like we are being punished for both working for this same company. Is there anything I can do?

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Answer:
 Nope. Legally, they don't even have to pay you at all. And the unpaid leave you're entitled to under the FMLA also has this issue: if both parents work for the same company, they only have to give you 12 weeks total.

It really puts the FML in FMLA...


Title: School wants to install monitoring software on my sisters personal laptop

Question:
Basically the school currently has laptops for all year levels from 7-12 and they will be taking them away at the end of year and have asked all students to purchase their own laptops before the start of next year.

The laptops which they have to buy have to have Microsoft windows installed.

And they have asked the students to bring them to ict at the start of the year to configure them with their remote management software to allow them to make sure the computer is staying up to date and to install necessary software for school related purposes.

They also will be installing monitoring software to ensure that they are used correctly during school hours which means they will have full admin access over the laptops and the students will be locked with standard accounts until they finish school completely and then ICT will give them full control again.

These ways are understandable for laptops that are owned by the school to ensure their property is being used correctly but is this appropriate for students that are being forced to buy their own laptops?
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 Get the cheapest POS computer for school and have a separate laptop for personal use Answer #2: A solution would be to purchase a cheaper net book, something cheap and usable that will only be utilized for school and the classroom.

But this is if money is not too much of an issue. Then you can feel your daughter's privacy is not vulnerable to the school's ict/management, and they can still have a personal laptop/computer at home that is free from all of that oversight software.

I'm not Australian though, so I know computers might be more expensive out that way. Good luck! Answer #3: step1. get any laptop you want and use it however you want
step2. buy a garbage laptop for 200aud and use that for school. You should have no problem running school oriented software on a garbage laptop.

It is invasion of privacy, but you have agreed to it, so it isn't really an invasion.Answer #4: As an IT employee for a school, have a machine on our network with zero knowledge of what has been done outside of our walls could be a disaster.

The data compromises so common, something like a crypto locker virus could sweep through our network literally screwing up the whole district and the few thousand students and staff we have.

If its on our network, we want control. Otherwise, go on guest and have a ball.

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Title: What can I do about my husband being given a placebo drug that landed him in the hospital? (California)

Question:
My husband had open heart surgery for an aortic valve replacement on May 12 and has to take Coumadin/warfarin for the rest of his life to keep his INR levels consistent and between 1.8-2.5. I picked up my husbands refill for Coumadin and as the days past he got sicker and sicker. After a couple days we called his doctor who told us to try 6 Coumadin but that didn't change his levels at all. After about a week, I took him to the ER and he was admitted and told to take 9 of his Coumadin pills. When they checked his blood the next day and his INR was still 1.2 and nothing had changed, so for his next dose they gave him Coumadin from the hospitals pharmacy, and guess what? His INR level shot right up to 2.2. I called the medical board, the state Bar Association, my county's attorney referral services, attorney search network, the county bar association, no one knows who would take the case and no one knows the rules on something like this happening. There's gotta be some kind of law for a patient receiving the wrong medication and being hospitalized because of it, right? Can someone please point me in the right direction?
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer:
 How do you know he was given the wrong pills as opposed to the pills themselves being damaged somehow in transit?

Anyway, assuming you can, it's hard to find a medical malpractice attorney in CA unless there are very considerable economic damages, due to statutory limits on non-economic damages.  An overnight hospital stay (especially if covered by insurance) is not likely to meet the threshold necessary for a lawyer to take the case.

You can report the problem with the pills to the FDA, and let them try and sort it out with the manufacturer and/or hospital.


Title: Is there a viable legal case when a minor manufactures/possesses pornography of themselves and shows it to others, on their own device?

Question:
I know a minor who manufactures and possesses pornography of themselves on their computer.  Mostly strip teases/masturbation.  They often show the material to others, but I don't think it's left their computer.  Is what they're doing illegal? Can they be prosecuted?

This person resides in New Jersey/Massachusetts, in the USA.

Answer:
 > Is what they're doing illegal? Can they be prosecuted?

Yes and yes.


Title: [TN] Neighbor's dogs constantly get loose. One or both of them killed my cat today.

Question:
What's my legal recourse? I'm not interested in money and I don't want the dogs to be put down. I just want to keep this from happening again. A neighbor caught it on their security camera, so we can prove it happened.

And inb4 "should've kept your cat inside": I know, but he was a family pet and the entire family didn't feel the same way I did about it. Can the dog's owners still be considered responsible?

Answer:
 Dog Law specialist here.

Call animal control. Answer #2: Where was the cat when it was attacked? Was he on your property?


Title: FBI visited home and took electronics, need legal advice ASAP [NY]

Question:
I am an early 20s male with a bachelors degree and no arrest history, currently looking for a job.

There was a "threat" made online that was just a joke four months ago about a mass shooting.

The FBI two days ago visited and they interrogated me asking why such a post would be made, and etc. I just said for attention, which is really all I wanted (this was on a chan website everyone is stupid on there). My parents gave them consent to search my room and they took all electronics and flash drives and put them into brown paper bags and gave me a business card and said it will take a while to process them. I don't know when they're coming back, it maybe tomorrow and I need advice asap.

Now, this is really a joke and there will be nothing in those hard drives about bomb making materials or guns or whatever, and hopefully they will just give me my stuff and realize people say stupid stuff on the internet.

*But what IF they find something else (probably illegal) unrelated to this threat on one of the hard drives that was deleted on the same day?

The room is owned by both me and my brother, so they also took my brother's stuff, but they thought the room was just mine and all those things were mine. I just did not tell them.

I really need advice, I don't know anything about law and am generally a good person and cant go to prison.

Answer:
 If the FBI are contacting you and seizing your property, it's past time for you to get a criminal defense attorney.

If the equipment was properly seized, and they come across something illegal in the process of examining it, it most likely will be considered a plain view discovery and admissible, unless they exceeded the scope of their warrant. Answer #2: If this "something else" is pirated games, movies, and music, don't worry about it. If this "something else" is child pornography, then worry a lot about it and only discuss with your attorney.Answer #3: What exactly did you say? Los federales don't exactly raid houses for fun.

To be clear please don't actually reply. My point being there's more to this than you're letting on.

Edit: Does anyone remember that IAMA thread where the same thing happened? I can't find the link.Answer #4: If they find something illegal while looking for the evidence of the crime they are investigating, they can use it as long as they found it someplace that the evidence *could* have been located.


Title: Dye bomb for package thieves

Question:
I am thinking of creating a dye bomb package and leave at my front porch (neighborhood experiencing lots of packages being stolen from porch). Neighbors & I have cameras but the thieves cover their faces with hoodies or balaclava so camera is sort of ineffective.
Legal question is: If a thief steals the package and takes it to his place and gets injured due to say dye blinding him or him being severely allergic to the dye, would I be legally liable for that? I am only asking about injury to the thief after he steals the package and takes it away from my property.
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 >If a thief steals the package and takes it to his place and gets injured  due to say dye blinding him or him being severely allergic to the dye,  would I be legally liable for that?

Potentially.  Nearly all booby traps that have the potential to injure are illegal.Answer #2: You would be liable.  Booby traps are very illegal.Answer #3: Yes, you could be both civilly and criminally liable.


Title: [Florida]: Is it possible to find out if my parents took out a life insurance policy on me when I was a minor?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 It sounds like you have a beef with your parents.

Why does this matter to you?

Taking out insurance on your kids isn't "hoping that they die & hoping to profit off it."


Title: [US - NH] Landlord was 31 days passed the 30 day limit in which the security deposit is required to be returned to the tenant by. I sent a letter on day 30, and again on day 53 explaining that he was 23 days late. He sent back a letter saying he "refutes all claims."

Question:
My lease ended June 30th. On July 30th, I sent him a letter asking for my security deposit back. He sent me a text in reply to that letter that included a picture of everything he was using the money for. He took $1,700 of the $2,000 deposit.

I asked to see reciepts for the items he claims he used the money for. 8 days later he sends me pictures of photocopies of the reciepts from Lowe's. The reciepts were dated 8 days after I asked to see the reciepts.

He wrote 2 checks out, one for $200 for yard work, and one for $300 for house cleaning. He sent me pictures of photocopies of the checks. The checks were still in his checkbook, I could see the crease and a portion of a check on the other side. No proof they were ever cashed.

I researched the checks further and discovered they were written out to the current tenants of the property I was renting. I highly doubt he payed his current tenants to clean their own yard and house.

I drove by the property 2 days after I recieved the pictures and discovered the lawn was totally overgrown, there is no way yard work was done on this property.

On day 53 I sent another letter asking for my deposit back. I also explained in the letter that he was 23 days passed the 30 day due date in which the deposit must be returned to the tenant, and because of that he is required to refund the full amount of the deposit.

He sent me a letter in reply saying that he "refutes all claims made in the letter send on August 23rd." Along with a check for the $300 remaining in the deposit written out to 5 people, 1 of which did not even pay any of the original deposit, as he moved in when one of the original roomates moved out.

I really want to take him to court. I'm 21 and have never been to court, but besides the fishy reciepts and checks, and proof that he did not complete yard work as he claims to have, Am I grounds to win and recieve the full amount of my deposit back based solely on the fact that he was 23 days late?

Answer:
 Under NH RSA 540-A:7, I, he had 30 days to either return your security deposit (plus interest) or to provide you a written, itemized list of damages he claims you were liable for plus the nature of repairs necessary to correct those damages and proof (such as receipts) that the repair has been done.

Under NH RSA 540-A:8, I(a), if he failed to comply with those requirements, the landlord may be on the hook for twice your security deposit, "less any payments made and any charges owing for damages, unpaid rent, or share of real estate taxes...."Answer #2: Take his ass to small claims court and get twice the amount of the security deposit back. Bring all documentions, pictures and anything related to your tenancy and landlord. No lawyer needed in small claims court. It's just the judge asking 2 regular people questions until he/she makes a conclusion.


Title: MA-My Parents’ House Was Built in 2007. Been Losing Shingles Since New. Any Recourse With Builder?

Question: My parents’ home in Plymouth, MA was $700k. Bought from builder. Since right after it was purchased, shingles have fallen off. On two occasions already (about 3 mos old, and in 2013) the builder replaced them under warranty. Last year and again this early spring, more shingles have fallen off. About a dozen total in 8 areas. They live near the water in Plymouth. The thing is, most of the missing shingles are on the front of the house facing the street, not the back, facing the ocean. Upon inspection of the fallen shingles, only 3 nails were used. I would assume atleast 4 and more like 6 would be appropriate. After getting no help from the builder, I contacted a roofer last fall, and they told me the roof was installed improperly. Said something about wrong nails used and that the shingles were nailed down incorrectly. I can’t talk to my father about his past conversations with the builder because he passed in 2016. I do have documentation from 2013 from the shingle company and a letter from the builder detailing the warranty repair and the obligation of the builder to correct work that was done incorrectly. What is the statute of limitations here? I would expect a 20 year roof to not be literally falling off halfway through it’s life. Any help would be appreciated as the builder said “it’s your f’ing problem. It’s not my f’ing problem”, after screwing me around for months.

Answer: Hi there neighbor.  Nat an attorney but I would think that the storms we've had this year and back in 15 and the fact that it's an 11 year old roof would make any claim you have difficult.  The issue with the other roofer saying it was installed improperly might also be suspect as it's in his best interest if you need it repaired.  Perhaps a report from an inspector might carry more weight.


Title: Is the idea of a canary post legally sound?

Question:
Some websites of questionable legality have what they call a warrant canary, which is a page somewhere that says something like "We have not been served with any warrants from law enforcement," and in the event of a warrant being served, the page would be deleted. The idea being that while they can be compelled to stay silent, they cannot be compelled to lie, so they can legally delete the warrant canary page to communicate to customers that some sort of law enforcement action is being taken.

Is there any actual legal basis for this? Or is it just one of those "If you're a cop you have to tell me" kinds of things that sounds good but doesn't work in real life?

Answer:
 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/04/warrant-canary-faq

It's a bit out of date, but it's a good article.


Title: Had rear calipers & pads replaced on my Nissan at Meineke when on vacation. Still having problems a couple months later back home. Go to a new shop and find out that Meineke replaced only 1 caliper, and incorrectly installed the other, ruining the pads and my rotors. I am two weeks out of warranty.

Question:
I got my 2005 Nissan Altima back in December but didn't start using it will I was back from an overseas visit in February. In my final year of college I went to Boulder, CO for spring break. There, I have both rear calipers and pads replaced. Breaks were in rough shape when I bought the vehicle. Things seemed functional on the 1,500 mile trip back home. Now, here in Ohio, my brakes have been getting progressively louder. I thought it was just the rotors though.

Yesterday I took it into a local and trusted shop yesterday and they told me the from the looks of it Meineke actually only replaced the rear driver caliper, and did not even tough the other, even though I was charged parts and labor for it. The local shop also said that the one caliper they did replace was cross-threaded so it sat funny on the rotor, ruined my pads, and fucked up the rotor.

The local shop being so nice said they would call Meinke since I have my receipt still from them in the vehicle. Unfortunately, reading the fine print, I was only given a 90 day warranty on the parts and labor. I am actually two weeks over that. The local shop gives 12 months for all their brake repairs; 90 days is ridiculous.

So they called anyways. Meineke refused to pay for anything. They insisted I should have driven it to their location over 30 miles away.

Jason from the local garage: "So you're saying he should drive 30 miles there on bad brakes?"

Meineke: "Well he could have it towed."

Jason: "So you're going to pay for a tow?"

Meineke: "No."

Jason: "So you're telling me you want him to pay for a 30 mile tow just so he can show up to find you aren't going to do any works anyways?"

So now I'm paying $600 at the local shop for what Meineke fucked up 100 days ago. I don't know how I would have known to check if they ACTUALLY replaced both calipers. I don't think that's normally a concern as to whether or not the work was actually done, let alone at an acceptable standard.

So, do I have a case? What should I do? Clearly I was charged for work that was never actually completed. This doesn't seem right at all. Any and all advice would be great.

If you need more details just ask.

Thanks.
Topic:
Douche

Answer: yes, you have a case, a decent one for small claims. howver, the fact you drove on it for a few months, and had a different dealer inspect, may be a factor. make sure the mechanic who fixed it is ready to testify in writing to all of that.


Title: Los Angeles. Shared a parking space with someone handicap (motorcycle). Cited for expired meter.

Question:
So I shared a parking space with a coworker who had their handicap sign on their car. He doesnt have to pay the meter with that on. By share I mean I put my motorcyle by his trunk. I fit in the 3ft gap between his car and the red paint. Anyways, as we come out of our meeting I see my citation.

Los Angeles Municipal Code 88.13B
In the comments section, they typed "shared meter space with a vehicle having disabled placard EXP meter see photos.

My coworker wasn't cited, as he had his sign...but I mean we left at the same time. I'd get it if I was the only one there.

Anyone have experience in this sort of thing? Or any suggestions.

Answer:
 You are not required to pay for parking if you have a handicap placard[\[1\]](https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffvr07).

You do not have a handicap placard, and were required to pay for parking.  You didn't, so you got a ticket.Answer #2: You have to pay for parking.  Your co-worker's parking is free, yours is not.  Answer #3: You can be cited for not paying for the meter where you park.  The free parking at the meters is meant for the disabled person who is the driver or occupant of the vehicle with the placard displayed.

There is no free ridership allowed.


Title: Father refuses to take old dog to the vet, I'm away at school, can I do anything?

Question:
My childhood dog is now 14 and has an abscessed tooth that caused the side of her face to swell up. Due to this and a variety of other health problems she has (arthritis, blind, deaf, etc.) my family decided it was, unfortunately, time to put her down.

This is where it gets complicated: My parents are separated, and my mother has custody of my siblings. My father technically gets them every other weekend/holiday and for a week in the summer, but as he is not a particularly nice human, no one (except my youngest sister who is too young to know better) is ever happy to see him, so he stopped forcing them to visit him.

However, my youngest sister (who is 6) told him over the phone about the decision with the dog, and he decided to take it into his own hands and showed up at my mother's house refusing to leave until he had the dog. Eventually, my mother agreed to let him take the dog if he agreed to meet my mom and another sister of mine at the vet the next day to talk about (at the least) getting her abscessed teeth removed and put on antibiotics.

Long story short, he now has the dog but refuses to get her any help other than his home-made homeopathic treatments. He will not listen to reason and has turn my poor dog's suffering into a power play between himself and the rest of my family. My mother doesn't want to take him to court as she is afraid that custody will be enforced or that he will get more custody. (This is mostly a problem for the weeks in the summer in case a sibling of mine breaks an arm or gets sick and my father refuses to get them real medical help).

Keeping a pet from receiving veterinary care is illegal in my state (Montana). I'm at school, but it's only a few hours away from them. Can/should I report him for animal abuse? If I report him, will that take the focus off of the custody of my siblings?

I was planning on calling him first to get a documented account of him saying he will not get her medical help. You can record calls in my state as long as both parties are aware it is being recorded. I was also planning on driving to my hometown to get my dog to the vet if necessary.

TL;DR
Father has turned the sad eventuality of putting down a childhood pet into a power play where the poor dog is caught in the middle. He has her and will not get her any medical help. I would like to be the one to report him for animal even though I'm away at school (but close enough to visit) so as to (hopefully) keep my sibling's custody out of the equation. What should I do?

Answer:
 > Can/should I report him for animal abuse?

If you believe an animal is being abused, you should contact the authorities regarding the abuse.

The custody issue about your siblings appears to be moot since your father has, apparently, voluntarily given up some of his time and is not petitioning for more right now.


Title: [PA] Landlord trying to force me to remove my dog even though he was included in the lease agreement

Question:
My wife, 1 year old son and I recently moved into a house for rent in Pennsylvania. The landlord is an older man who owns multiple single family homes that he rents out in the area. Before signing the lease we informed him (in person) that we have a two dogs (70 lbs Goldendoodle and a 15 lbs mini weiner dog). At the time of the lease signing he had no issues with allowing the dogs to live in the house. Within the lease it includes that two dogs are allowed to live in the house with us. We never tried to hide the size of the larger dog and even made sure twice that he was aware of his size.

On the day of moving in the landlord expressed concern (without ever seeing the dog) that he wasn't sure if he wanted the dogs in the house (he said this to my wife as I was at work). Today, he showed up to the house to "trim the hedges" while we were not at home. My very well behaved and friendly, but protective dog was barking at the landlord through the back door. The landlord promptly called my wife saying that he does not want the dog in the house anymore and we are meeting this Sunday to talk about options in regards to the dog. When I called him back he said that he was afraid the dog was going to "come out the window after him" and was "scratching the door". I know my dog and all he does is bark and look out the window at strangers. I checked the metal door and there are no scratches on it at all, not even dirt marks.

The advice I am looking for is can he force me to remove the dog from the house. The lease was signed by my wife, the landlord and myself. The dogs were written in the lease that they were allowed to be on the premises. The lease also says that verbal changes are not authorized and that only what is written in the lease is legally binding. If he tries to force me to remove the dog (which I will not do as he is part of the family) can he evict us for that? If he does, am I legally entitled to get my deposit/first month rent refunded? Also, could I demand that he pays for any moving fees that I accrue if I do have to move out.

I do have access to a group legal through my employer. Would it be worth contacting an attorney if he tries to force us out of the house?

Thank you for your advice and I apologize for the choppy/bad writing.

edit: Forgot to include that the previous tenant (which I met when we looked at the house) also had a dog roughly the size of our larger dog and the landlord had no issues with it being in the house.

edit 2: clarified 1 year old son

Answer: Your dogs are protected by the signed lease. The landlord is out of luck.


Title: (CO) I just recently received notice that I owe money to an apartment complex that I moved out of in June 2011. Do I have to pay these?

Question:
I moved out of this apartment complex in June 2011 at the end of our lease.  Since then, I've lived in a handfull of different properties and have even moved states (I live in Florida now).  Out of the blue last month (March 2015) I received a letter from a law firm representing the apartment complex stating that I owed the following:
$395   Rent,
80      Late Charges,
450    Carpet Cleaning and Replacement,
36      Replace Drip Pans,
60      Cleaning,
(450)  Less: Security Deposit =

$571   Grand Total Amount Owed

This was the first time that I was made aware of these charges.  I was appalled that they were going to all of this trouble almost 4-years later to collect $571.  Anyways I responded to the law firm's request by saying that I dispute the charges.  They replied back with an copy of my lease, ledger of charges, and a "Statement of Security Deposit Accounts."  I really don't want to pay them for this stuff if I don't have to.  What are my options here?  If it makes any difference, none of the cleaning or repair expenses have been supported by any type of invoices or receipts... they're just numbers on a piece of paper from the apartment's office.  Thank you for the help in advance!
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 They never returned your security deposit after you left the apartment? The landlord has to either return the security or send you an itemized list of deductions within 30 days (up to 60 if specified in the lease). See [here](http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/colorado/?app=00075&view=full&interface=1&docinfo=off&searchtype=get&search=C.R.S.+38-12-103).

Now they may be claiming that you did get notice and just refused to pay it, in which case it would be a debt. You should first ask them to show your proof of notice. If they didn't send you notice, they can't collect. Not only that, but unlawfully withholding your deposit could entitle you to treble the amount of the deposit.Answer #2: At minimum, ask for proof of the debt - copies of receipts for all the charges. I'd also want to know what carpet was replaced and how old it was.

Look through your bank records - did you really short them on $400 rent?  (or, did you try a "They'll just take my security deposit" move?)

You should always have a walk-through when you leave a place.

You might offer a lower amount and see if they'll settle for that.


Title: Previous tenant accidentally paid my rent and I can't get in contact with him to pay him back

Question:
I live in California and took over a 1 bedroom apartment lease (rent is about $2000 a month). The previous tenant had automatic payments set up and, with the way the rent paying system works, I could not set up my own payments until he disabled his. I have his phone number but he is terrible at responding, it took me 2 weeks of almost daily reminders to get him to disable his automatic payments. However, in that time period he still paid my $2000 rent.

I've reached out to him to let him know I owe him money, but he hasn't responded. What do I do? I'm obviously still down to pay him back, but if I don't know how to pay him back what more can I do? Part of me just wants to stop trying and just wait for him to reach out to me, but what kind of legal trouble could I get in?

Answer: You don't need to; you need to pay the landlord. The landlord needs to accept the rent from you, and needs to repay his former tenant the overpayment.Answer #2: You don't owe him any money. You have to pay your landlord. Your landlord owes the previous tenant a refund. That last part is irrelevant to you.


Title: Charges changed from domestic abuse to resisting arrest on a call that was for medical help

Question:
Hello! I'll post a TL;DR at the bottom and try to keep it brief. We have a lawyer, I just want opinions on what to expect and maybe stuff we can do preemptively.

In April, my military vet significant other had a mental break. He jumped out of our window and ran down the street naked. He was okay, thankfully, but the neighbors mistakenly told the police they thought we were fighting when the cops interviewed the crowd.

I called 911 the instant he jumped out the window and begged for medical help. I said on the phone I was chasing him and trying to restrain him. The neighbors saw him push me off and that's where the domestic abuse came from. The DA interviewed me and agreed with me the charge was incorrect. I told her he was in therapy and we made a huge list of all the stuff we were doing.

Today, we received news that the charges were changed to resisting arrest. I find it hard to even see the charge being legit because he was far from being in his right mind. Straight up speaking gibberish. I told the dispatcher he was incoherent and that the police tackled him and restrained him(with five men) until he calmed down enough to go to the hospital.

Logically, the charges should be dropped or reduced with probation or required classes because the initial call was for medical help and they took him straight to the hospital where they treated him for anxiety and gave him medications. We've been doing therapy with the VA. Anything else we should do?

TL;dr called for medical assistance, got charged with domestic abuse, charge downgraded to resisting arrest, are we screwed?

Answer: Listen to your lawyer and follow his/her advice. Resisting arrest may be a charge in your state that doesn't require some type of intent. You didn't provide us your location so we can only guess.


Title: [Serious] Emergency pooped in public (possibly private) parking lot near spouse's work

Question:
First off a few notes:

- California

- I'm dead serious

- I'm ashamed

- I have IBD or something

- It was (honestly) unavoidable

- My car is not working

- I've never done this before

- My spouse doesn't know (this happened tonight)

- I'm writing this from the toilet

- Edit: I also have a one year hold on Jury Duty due to this condition, if that's relevant

My car is broken, my spouse (JAMIE) is working nights. Jamie works about 1.5 miles from where we live, so I walk with Jamie to work to make sure everyone is safe plus it's a nice, quiet walk for us. Tonight I walked with Jamie all the way to work and started to leave when I realized I had an issue. I've had about 4 *really* close calls before this, but every time have been extremely lucky. Stories for another time. This time, I knew I had about 60 seconds tops. No time for Uber or finding a bathroom close by. I texted Jamie (knows of the condition, not the incident) but it was shift change and the doors auto-lock. No response from Jamie within 60 second window.

I did a rudimentary check for a blindspot, some bushes, anything. The parking lot is fairly long and the street beyond it is all open and lit (obviously). I checked for cameras and tried to avoid them and ducked into the dumpster enclosure, dropped trou, defecated.

I looked up and saw a camera I hadn't seen before. It was directly in front of me. Obviously, I knew there were cameras and I'm certain at least one saw me walking with Jamie and probably saw me duck into there anyway. This camera was dead on (I think) looking at me so there's no real denying anything. I cleaned up with tissues I had on hand (wiped up and put the stuff in the dumpster). And then Jamie texted me and I went in the business to get rid of more stuff (yeah, there was a lot).

The job shares a parking lot with several other businesses, the dead-on camera is not part of the wife's job, but her job definitely has cameras. I don't know how many see the dumpster or not, but I assume a few do. It's a locking dumpster shared by a few businesses and there are a few homeless people around the area, so I imagine they have pretty decent cameras even in the dark.

I know it was wrong and believe me, it was an emergency I've done my best to avoid. I understand there are consequences and in a moment of panic I didn't think of all the consequences and knew I couldn't walk 1.5 miles with shitty underwear.

Notes:

- I'm a fairly unique looking person and was wearing some unique clothing at the time. (Sports team from different state, rare in this area.)

- I've walked with my spouse several times prior to this

- I literally walked spouse to the door tonight, then pooped, then went back to the door.

My spouse is the gainfully employed one, I am not at the moment. I'm fighting this issue and if I could have, I'd have fixed the car earlier and driven. We chose to walk even when the car was working, but maybe I would have driven. Spouse loves and values the job. It's also a smaller company so spouse knows everyone that works there. I know losing the job would suck financially and emotionally for spouse. I don't want to be the reason for Jamie losing a job. Seriously, this is already embarrassing I don't want to fuck up Jamie's life. I'm so sorry it happened and I wish to God there was somewhere else I could have gone. I'm terrified this will be the most expensive shit of my life. If spouse loses job, we're a month or so from paycheck to paycheck and we could lose our apartment. With a broken car, we're fucked.

Questions:

- How fucked am I?

- What can I do to limit legal/monetary consequences? Legitimately I do not know the law and while I hope people would understand it was an emergency, I have no idea the amount of shit they put up with and would understand if they have a zero tolerance policy.

- Should I tell my spouse or limit their involvement to help them?

- Should I email spouse's boss (I know him personally) and let him know prior to them reviewing tapes?

- Should I leave anonymous notes with some money at each door apologizing?

- Should I just pray it all blows over, not acknowledge it, never go back?

- Should I get a lawyer?

TL;DR - Emergency shit near spouse's work, probably caught on camera. What can I expect, what can I do to limit fall out?

Answer:
 Say and do nothing. It may never be noticed. The footage isn't likely to be reviewed. Answer #2: We have extensive camera surveillance around our main property. One of my jobs is to review it.

Do you think I actually review 34 cameras every single morning? You'll be fine. Answer #3: You should wear an adult diaper.Answer #4: This isn't legal advice, so I understand if it gets deleted--but I have the EXACT same issue as you. Frequently I would suddenly realize I desperately had to go to the bathroom with like 60 seconds warning. I ended up going to a GI doctor and he suggested I take Immodium regularly. I take one in the morning and one at night and I basically feel like I have my life back.


Title: Paid petitioners at my community college (Stockton, Ca.) becoming hostile

Question:
So I go to SJDC and I can't seem to get by the petitoners without them asking me if I want to sign. I used to just say "no", but every time they get hostile, asking why I was a coward and why I don't care about sick babies, ect. I even have had them follow me. So I started acting like I was busy and didn't have time to stop, but it's a small school and they would only believe that for so long. I have started to lie and tell them I already signed, and that works 90% of the time, but the other 10% that doesn't believe me gets the angriest.

So what can I do about these people? They get paid per signature, so isn't that a business being conducted on campus? Do they need a permit to operate, and could I speak to whoever is in charge of that and form a complaint? Could I start my own petition to get rid of them? A petition to stop the petitions? Or to isolate the petitioning to one part of the school, so student can just avoid those parts if they don't want to be botherd or shamed for ignoring people? How would I start that?

Answer:
 You need to file a complaint with your schools “Student Acitivies” department or the equivalent. It would be the department that approves people to sell things on a sidewalk or hand out pamphlets at the beginning of the semester.

If they don’t do anything then call your on-campus police’s non-emergency line and complain that students are being harassed


Title: Do I Have A Legal Standing? Mom Stole Large Money.

Question:
So, this whole story starts about.... 4ish years ago. I was just starting college, living at home to save money on student housing, and my parents had just purchased a \~$250K new house. Things were going rather well, I would start my first semester, do slightly above average in school and join my universitie's Esports team as a coach.

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Fast forward a few months, and my parents are having a small problem paying some bills. I notice that, in addition to a brand new house in a new sub-division, they have acquired 2 cars and, in particular my mom, is expanding her wardrobe with weekly mall visits. She comes to me. I have a card that stores all my overaged student loan money, which came out to be roughly $1800 a semester. This money is meant for books, meals with friends on campus, and above all else I understood I should NOT spend all this money. She says she needs it all because I am actively not using it. She threatens that if she cannot come up with $2K, we may lose our new house.

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Please understand, I am 18, a full-time student with no job, and I wouldn't have a place to live if she cannot pay this bill. I agree on the condition that she eventually pays me back. That's mistake number 1. Mistake number 2 came later when she pulled the same card for $1500, only this time, less than a week after I gave her the loan, a brand new 65" LG smart TV was in our living room. Looking up the model number, this TV went brand new for, who would've guessed, $1200. Things weren't adding up.

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I started crunching some numbers on my off time, all the while lending her more because I was young, she was my mom, and I wasn't really paying rent outside of a \~$700 monthly SSI check anyway. Please understand the context, again, I was under the understanding that she would pay every cent of this loan money back to me.

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What I came up with was disturbing. The house was going to cost, after interest and whatnot, roughly $300K, and my family pulled \~$90K a year. Add that to 4 people's food, electrical, internet, water, 2 car payments with the gas for each, I did NOT know where she was getting money from. Incoming the credit cards.

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My mom asked me if she could open a card in my name. At this point, I'm in my second year of college, and I really should have said no. I didn't. She opened one Discover card, and then another card I had no knowledge about, both in my name, with her as an authorized user on each, then she opened up a Care Credit card to take care of our dogs.

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Now for the exciting conclusion. At this point, she's opened 4 cards in my name, 3 of which I had no knowledge of, and she's irreparably fucked my credit. fast forward to early 2018, I've just moved out and I have no idea what's going on with these cards. Until then. I receive a call from Discover. I'm not only maxed out, but she's not paying on the account. I immediately call her, collect the information, and EVERY CARD is maxed out to the tune of $1000 or more. I'm livid. I'm 22 and I am considering bankruptcy at the hands of my mother. Overall, she's taken me for somewhere between 12 and 16 THOUSAND dollars! That's \~$8K from my student loan money, and \~$4K from these credit cards. I do not have this kind of money. I cannot pay all this. She gets mad at ME when I ask about it, and then she just shoves them at me and stops paying on them altogether.

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So here I sit. It's hopeless, right? I mean, i technically gave her permission and she was an authorized user. I don't actually have any legal standing, do I?

Answer: If she opened 3 of 4 cards in your name without your knowledge that's a crime, and you should report it to the police and then tell the credit card company you were the victim of fraud.


Title: The person I was renting a room from was evicted from the apartment. Do I have any legal recourse? Chicago, IL

Question:
I have been subletting a room in an apartment since September, 2016. I signed a rental agreement for a month-to-month agreement with a 30-day written notification of intent to end. I receive a text from the man I sublet from this afternoon informing me he has been evicted.

I learned from the owner of the unit (different person) that he had not paid his rent since October, and had a lawyer attempt to contact him three separate times via certified letter and via telephone. He never once responded to any of these communications.

Sometime after I left this morning, the sheriff and the unit owner arrived, removed everyone in the apartment, and changed the locks. Everyone was present in the apartment except for me. At this point I will mention that I sublet a room and so does another couple. The person I am subletting from also had a woman and her child staying with him for free.

The owner of the unit explained to me that she did not know he was subletting, and he had been telling her that the couple who also sublets owed him money, and that was why he did not pay. Now the unit owner knows that he was receiving $800 per month from me and somewhere between $850-$1350 per month from the other couple (there are conflicting reports of the dollar amount). She also informed me that the rent on the apartment itself is $1500 per month.

Upon discovering all the parties in the apartment, the unit owner is allowing us to return on Saturday to retrieve our possessions.

So now I know that everyone subletting from him were taken for a ride. His rent was covered and then some by our payments, so where did all that money go? There have been money issues or disagreements between the other parties in the apartment, but we obviously knew nothing about it ahead of time. Thankfully I kept receipts of my rent payments.

My biggest concern right now is my possessions, of course. I have a lot of computer equipment in addition to mementos and sentimental items.

My ultimate question is, is there any legal recourse I have against this person? And if something should happen to any of my belongings, is there any legal recourse I can take?

Thank you in advance for any advice, I'm sitting in my mom's kitchen with a stiff drink after taking the company car home. (I don't own a vehicle because I used to live 300ft from my office)

EDIT 18:26 CST: My renter's agreement also stated that my security deposit would be returned upon termination of the agreement, and no damage to the room. Can I take action towards getting that back, or would the "no damage" clause still apply? I don't think there is any damage, but at the same time I know this guy is going to fight me tooth-and-nail about every cent.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: You can sue the guy you sublet from (your LL) for illegal eviction and any damages.


Title: Business I worked for closed without any prior notice. USA TN

Question: i worked for a restaurant very loyally for over a year and was a excellent employee. Yesterday morning me and a few of my fellow co- workers had walked up to the restaurant for our shift and someone was there changing the locks. The owner had decided to close that location of the restaurant without any prior notice and leaving 25 workers without a job. Is this legal?

Answer: Quite legal.


Title: If the person buying a alcohol is 21, does it matter to the store if that person may be buying that alcohol to share with minors?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Both.


Title: As a child of divorced parents, I've noticed a 5 year misuse of child support.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You do not give a location, so it is hard to answer. Last I looked there were only 10 states that would allow a non-custodial parent to demand an accounting of funds.

That said, it is legal everywhere for the custodial parent to use child support money on the child's "share" of household expenses like rent, mortgage, utilities, cleaning costs, laundry, etc. She does not have to use it directly on you.

Yes, your father must continue to pay child support, even if you are living with him, until the courts order a change. He will need to petition for a modification if the situation has changed (such as you living with him). Her drug use may be of import in a modification of custody and/or support.


Title: My sister wants to live with me, but I don’t know where to start trying to gain custody.

Question:
I’d better start with a little background, as my family situation is extremely complicated.

About 5 or 6 years ago, my mom (who did not have custody of me) went to jail for a month for failing a drug test whilst on probation. Her ex-husband’s new wife picked up my half-brother and half-sister for winter visitation and never brought them back. After almost a year, my mom got them back, but shortly after, their stepmom pushed to have them taken away from my mom and they were sent to foster care for several years. My mom continued to fail drug tests and eventually custody was awarded to the stepmom and dad.

My sister, who will be 14 in two months, told me recently that she hates it there. She begged me to let her live with me. I told her I would try, but I have no idea where to start.

I am a 23-year-old waitress and my husband is a 29-year-old apprentice electrician who is about a year away from being a journeyman. Last year we made a combined $50,000, but he’s had a couple of raises since and has picked up a lot of sidework so we are reaching financial stability. We currently live in a one bedroom apartment but would obviously move to accommodate my sister. We are both pot smokers but could easily quit, since we don’t live in a legal state.

Where do I start with this? Should I ask my brother if he wants to live with me as well? Should I keep this a secret from their dad? They live in another state and the only way I can contact them is by calling them on their dad’s phone and I don’t want to go behind his back, but I also don’t want him to cut off contact.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: Unless step mom and Dad are doing anything that would merit a visit from CPS or blatantly illegal, there’s little to no chance this would work.


Title: Boyfriend bought a fake phone advertised as a galaxy s8 from offer up

Question:
So my boyfriend wanted to surprise me with a brand new phone and found a lady selling a Galaxy s8 for $500 on the offer up app. The ad showed a Galaxy s8, the description said it was a lightly used s8 with all the accessories included. The seller even said she had used the Galaxy s8 for about a month but then decided to go back to her iPhone and that was why she was selling it. I tracked her down on Facebook and messaged her to give back the money and we will give her the phone back, end of story. However, she chose not to cooperate because she read it and promptly blocked me.

Now I'm wondering if there's any legal action we can take since she knew she was selling a counterfeit phone while claiming it was a legit Samsung phone, or would this go against my boyfriend for not being a more attentive buyer? Has anyone had a similar experience? I'm not sure how much laws vary by state, but we are in Illinois if that helps at all.

Answer: For starters you should file a police report


Title: [ID] Wrongful death during hospital stay

Question:
My father passed away recently at a hospital. He went in one morning for reasons still slightly unknown but likely related to kidney failure. He was intubated from the first day and remained on a ventilator until he gained consciousness 9 days later. He would have panicked thrashing events whenever they would try to turn his pain meds or sedation down, to the tune of 3 to 10 times per day. This caused a lot of trauma to his throat and mouth from the feeding and breathing tubes when he would thrash and fight, even though he was restrained the entire time.

On the 9th day, they were able to wake him through his thrashing and calm him until he was coherent enough to be cooperative. He was awake for 2 or 3 hours and was extubated at some point during that time and was breathing on his own. During this time, he was awake and coherent and was able to nod and answer questions and understood his situation and was asking when he could go home and what about his job, etc.. Shortly after extubation, something in his airway swelled up and he was unable to breathe. They attempted to re intubate and it failed. CPR was performed until they could use a camera to re intubate him but he was left with such a low oxygen saturation % in his blood for upwards of 30 minutes that he suffered severe and irreparable brain damage and we eventually decided to take him off life support and he eventually passed away several days later.

I feel like a tracheotomy could have been performed to open his airway sooner, in fact they performed one the day after his event. I feel that his throat swelling was a foreseeable response, given the trauma we already knew the ventilation tube had been causing. Whether it be the tracheotomy or the use of anti-inflammatories or steroids, I feel like there are several things that should have been done differently that would have saved his life.

I gave this information, almost word for word, to a medical malpractice attorney in my area (Idaho) and was told "In reviewing this matter, it is not something in which our firm would get involved."

Did I say something wrong or is there something about this case that I don't understand that makes it too difficult to move forward with?

Answer:
 First of all, I'm sorry for your loss.

Second, I think you are grasping at straws here.  Your father was unconscious and on a ventilator for 9 days, possibly suffering from kidney failure, and he lost the ability to breathe.  The doctor(s) chose CPR and a camera-assisted re-intubation rather than an immediate tracheotomy, and yes -- that was a crucial decision.  But why was it a wrong decision, other than the bad outcome?  If the doctor had performed a tracheotomy and had to sedate your father again and he never regained consciousness, you might just as well be here saying that they did the tracheotomy too quickly considering his weakened state, age, and the danger to his system from more anesthetics.

So I'm not even sure there's a solid argument that the doctor's call was *wrong* here... and malpractice is an even higher bar.  You would have to be able to say "not only is that call wrong, but the medical community in general has a different standard because this is well known, and the doctor harmed my father by not following it."


Title: 501(c)( 3) Question about volunteer liability?

Question: As a 501(c)( 3) if we had people helping build a house, and one of them gets hurt. What liability and legal actions would be different between employees and volunteers.

Answer: You really need an actual attorney to help you with this - in terms of drafting contracts/releases and navigating your legal obligations. This isn't something you want to navigate using advice from an Internet forum.


Title: Ohio Village Wants To Charge a Tipping Fee for Truck Drivers

Question:
Long story short my hometown where im from wants to start charging truck drivers who use their roads an additional fee.

I've googled and searched all over and I can't find anyone doing this anywhere and I suspect it to be illegal. As some of my family drive trucks through there and are already taxed on their income, and gas, and licenses etc I have a feeling this is illegal.

I'm not only trying to look at for family members, but I feel like the few major corporations that are there are also going to sue resulting in enormous legal fees for the village which already can't pay bills.

Does anyone know if this is legal for them to charge drivers to use public roads.

Answer: Additional fees for the additional weight and thus additional damage per mile to public roads for larger vehicles is pretty standard policy across the country. Most states generally give leave to the municipality to regulate their local area.


Title: If I somehow killed somone with a nerf gun foam bullet, what would happen?

Question:
pls i need to know.

I live in arizona, if that helps

Answer: Probably involuntary manslaughter (or murder one).  Best for r/legaladviceofftopic


Title: Posted about work on Facebook, HR has been notified. (Texas, USA)

Question:
I work for a national grocery chain, I have for 5 years now. Yesterday, Saturday, I had to drive to Houston to assist my husband who had his car towed and was locked out of his friends apartment.

Called work, told them I could come in and was met with aggression and bully tactics to try and coerce me into coming in. This was at 9 am i was slated to work 12-8PM. Frustrated at the concept my management team was okay with my husband being stuck outside in the Texas heat for 12 hours while I come to work, I took to social media and talked about it.

I did use the company name but my posts are private and only friends can see. I do have work friend on there and I’m sure someone screenshot and sent it to management. There is company policy on online behavior.

Is social media considered private? If they chose to punish me do I have any ground to stand on?

Answer: No social media is not private. You can be punished for what you post even if it had nothing to do with work. You could post that you prefer pizza over tacos and still be punished for it.Answer #2: Social media is the equivalent of shouting things on the street corner except it's worse because it's writing so it can be easily read again later. You complained about your job on a platform where it could inevitably get back to your employer. Yes, they can punish you for what you post.


Title: Can my family trust deny me financial help in hardship?

Question:
Background

My father died in 1998 and left a marital trust and a family trust benefiting my sister and I. My trust covered my 4 year college education which I completed. I also received one of the largest scholarships my school offers, which saved the trust a significant amount of money. After graduating in 2018, I had trouble finding a job in my major and found work as a bartender in a nice restaurant. I am currently working full time as a bartender.

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I recently have gotten behind on my bills and have asked my trust attorney (who is also the independent trustee, I believe) for $5,000 to catch up on my bills and be able to start a savings. My rent is late every month and my car payment is falling further and further behind. He instructed me to make a budget, which I did, and we discovered that my monthly expenses add up to about 80% of my monthly income. He then talked to me about my next steps, which are minimizing my costs (finding a roommate, a cheaper apartment, etc.) and increasing my income (asking for a raise or finding a new job). He will not give me the $5,000 in the mean time. I should mention I don't currently receive any money from the trust and haven't since I graduated college. I always understood that I should be able to ask for financial help in case of an emergency.

This is what is stated in the family trust:

"The Independent Trustee shall give first consideration to the education, health, comfort, and welfare of the Donor's children. The trustees are directed to ensure that the basic needs of the Donor's children are met, but in addition, the trustees are authorized to make distributions to the Donor's children for other expenses such as the costs of pursuing a post-high school education, or a down payment on a house."

"The Independent Trustee may from time to time, in such trustee's absolute discretion, pay or distribute to any beneficiary then eligible to receive income from any trust created by this Article such part of the principal of the trust from which such beneficiary is eligible to receive income as the independent trustee may deem appropriate because of an emergency, hardship, or the educational needs of such beneficiary."

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Sorry if anything is unclear, as I am trying to understand some of the terminology.

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So can he just say no and not help me? This is a financial emergency where I would ask my father for help if he were here. I'm wondering what rights (if any) that I have as a beneficiary.

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Answer:
 Sure he can.   The trust says he can use his discretion to distribute funds.    He’s established that your expenses are just 80% of your income, so you should dig yourself out of this hole on your own. Answer #2: > The Independent Trustee may from time to time, **in such trustee's absolute discretion**, pay or distribute...

The way I'm reading it, it sounds like it's *completely* up to the trustee whether or not they write you a $5,000 check.


Title: Differences in landlord/tenant rights in landlord shared housing? Kennesaw, Ga - Cobb County

Question:
We are considering renting out one or two rooms in our house for extra income. Normally this isn't something we would want to do but we have medical bills piling up and need an additional source of income. We live in a college town so there is a lot of demand for housing.

I found a .PDF on Ga Landlord and Tenant Rights but it didn't really have much about shared housing and previous things I have read on this sub lead me to believe that some laws/regulations may be more relaxed/different when the space is shared with the landlord. I don't know if this is true in Georgia so I am asking here.

If we do end up going ahead with rental we will contact a lawyer to write up the lease but we want to see if it's even worth it before we get that far.

My questions are:

Can I just rent the room as exclusive with shared bathroom access or do I need to provide access to other parts of the house like the kitchen? I'm not against this just want to know what my rights would be. Like if we let them use the kitchen can we specify in the lease they have to provide all thier own dishes/cookware and store it in their room?

Can we limit the gender/age of applicants? I know you can't when you are renting out a full house/apartment but wasn't sure about in shared housing where landlord lives on premises. I'm just not super comfortable with the idea of strange men in the house when I'm home during the day with my toddler.

Can we restrict overnight guests? Mainly we want to avoid ending up with an unauthorized tenant because a significant other decides to spend too much time at our house. If we are able to specify these restrictions what recourse do we have if the tenant has somebody over too long and we want them to leave? Can we call the cops in the event of a problem or are they likely to just label it a civil matter and tell us they can't help?

What restrictions can we put on internet usage since they would be using our service? Can we impose a data cap or rules surrounding illegal downloads and end of access in case of a breech? Like if we get those C&D letters from the ISP for stuff we know we didn't download can we cut them off if there is a clause in the lease?

Can we include an enforceable clause about monthly room inspections for cleanliness? This would be mainly to cover us in case we start smelling funky odors or something and want to make sure we can inspect and ask them to clean up any nastiness. I'm not a neat freak, my house cycles between moderate clutter and super tidy,  but I know some people can be really disgusting and I don't want a situation to get out of control before we can do something about it. My grandmother rented to someone once who let her pets defecate in the house and had moldy food everywhere and just let the place become uninhabitable before she found out and that's kind of a nightmare situation when you also live in the space.

Any general tips or advice?

Edit: a word

Answer:
 Oh, wow, hey neighbor.

You might be better served heading down to Marietta and talking with one of the real estate-oriented lawyers around the square. It might be a few hundred dollars, but you could probably get them to write a lease that is exactly what you want it to be. That would also get everything rounded up better than I, or any stranger on the internet, could.


Title: Employer wants to fire me while on maternity leave (CANADA, ALBERTA)

Question: Whats the section that states he cant fire me during maternity leave, it's a local business with only 4 other employees and hes not listening

Answer:
 It is a common misconception that a person can't be terminated for any reason while on maternity leave. That's incorrect. You can't be terminated because of your mat leave. However, you can be terminated for a completely unrelated reason (e.g. company is being reorganized and your function is being eliminated)Answer #2: Employment Standards AlbertaAnswer #3: What is the reason he is firing you? Because you went on mat leave? Because he found someone to replace you that he prefers? Or because the business has slowed considerably and he needs to eliminate someone that is not related to your mat leave?

Being on mat leave makes it difficult for companies to terminate employment because the assumption will be that it was related to the protected ground, but that doesn't mean it is impossible.


Title: Scummy House Seller

Question: NYC Here - Greetings, 13 years ago, my mother purchased a home. Recently she received notice of a delinquent real property tax bill for a transfer. I looked up property records today and found that the former owner recently filed a deed which he claimed was executed at the time of the sale giving him the entire house for $60,000.00 The house was sold to my mother for $330,000 at the time. Now this $60,000 is not an arbitrary number, it is the price that the owner tried demanding as a brokers fee even though he is not a broker and legally cannot charge it. He is now threatening my mother that he will sell the house if she does not pay him, claiming that he owns the house. I plan on calling the DA first thing in the AM. But what else can we do quickly?

Answer: Proceed straight to a real estate attorney ASAP. The stakes are too high to fall back on an Internet forum. If it's a fraudulent filing it will be relatively easy to get shut down, but you don't want to play around here.


Title: Apartment Complex wants to fine me $1,250 for dog poop, what's my next steps?

Question:
First off, I'm in Virginia. Sorry for the length of this post and if I formatted anything wrong, I'm new at this.

I live in an apartment complex that has a small dog park right outside my building. I usually can take my dog in there, let her poop, pick it up, and drop it right off in a trash can inside the park. However, about 2 months ago, they closed off the park for renovations, not leaving any trash bin options close nearby.

When the park first closed, I let my dog poop in the grass nearby, and then I would bag the poop and toss it to the base of the trash can, as close as I could get. After about a week or so of this, my wife suggested we throw it in the dumpster around the block, and so I began doing this.

There is a provision in my lease stating that owners are required to clean up after their pets - but does not explicitly define what "picking up" means. It also states there is a $250 fine for first offenders, and $350 each time afterwards.

About two/three weeks later after I stopped leaving the bags in the dog park, a sign finally went up asking residents to not dispose of waste in the closed dog park (I was not the only one to do so). Didn't think anything more of it until I got a call last Thursday stating that they found 5 bags of dog poop and had the waste DNA tested (had to get my dog's mouth swabbed for the complex for this very reason when I got her) and it came up as my dog. I explained what happened, and while the manager said she appreciated my honesty, she said they were going to have to charge me $1,250 - $250 for each bag, despite me never receiving any warning.

I'm a grad student only two years out of undergrad, so this was not great. I talked it over with my wife, and we remembered I had a friend with a semester left of law school at George Washington U. He recommended fighting the fine on the grounds that they do not specify in my lease (which he read over) or on the property (which I looked over) exactly what "cleaning up" after one's dog means. We sent an email Thursday night, and did not receive a response.

I got an automatic email this morning stating I still owed $1,250, and that it was an attempt to collect a debt. So, I went up to the front office to talk to the people in charge.

The head manager is out this weekend, so I had to talk to the #2. And while she was familiar with the situation, she couldn't make any decision without the head manager there, so I simply explained what my wife and I agreed on. If they were comfortable with viewing the five bags as one single first time offense, we'd be comfortable paying the $250 in good faith. But if they still wanted $1,250, we would be seeking outside legal opinion. I recorded this whole conversation on my phone without informing her (Virginia only requires one-party consent to recording, thanks journalism undergrad degree), so I have her response on tape - including her saying "I understand, $1,250 is a lot of money, I don't even have that right now" or something to that degree.

Long story short - what's my next move? Obviously if the manager comes back next week and is fine with $250, I'm cool with that. But if they still want to charge me $1,250, what is my next step? I figure small claims court, but I'm not sure how that would work out.

**TL;DR** My apartment complex wants to charge me an unfair amount of money that I shouldn't owe anyways, willing to settle but might have to take it to outside legal opinion, want to know my next steps.

Answer:
 > I would bag the poop and toss it to the base of the trash can, as close as I could get. After about a week or so of this, my wife suggested we throw it in the dumpster around the block, and so I began doing this.

NAL...I hate people like you. Do you think someone magically goes and picks up those bags of poop by hand and places them in a larger bag? Most reasonable dog owners would not consider this cleaning up.

Check your local ordinances (and possibly lease) about placing loose items in garbage cans or dumpsters. Most likely you're violating that, which means you didn't "clean up" and are being fined in accordance with your lease.


Title: Serious: Would a Secret Service agent, duty bound by oath to protect and defend the Constitution, be compelled to arrest the President if he saw him doing something un-Constitutional?

Answer: Does it even make sense to "arrest [someone] for violating the Constitution" in the first place? If you arrest the president for, say, signing an unconstitutional bill, what crime do you charge him with? For that matter, what exactly are you going to "see" the President doing that violates the Constitution, but isn't already illegal by statute? Is he driving a bus full of soldiers to be quartered in private homes without the owners' consent?


Title: Fired from unpaid internship for having a food allergy. What are my rights?

Question:
Hello everyone. This took place in the US state of Pennsylvania. I am a student in a graduate program.

I was fired unexpectedly today from my unpaid internship after being deemed as a "legal risk" by the company's HR department. For background, I have a pretty severe allergy to fruit and some other things that was disclosed to the employer at the beginning of the internship on an official HR document.

I did not request accommodations at any point during my employment but was given my own room about a month in by the HR department to avoid any allergy issues, which was very considerate and unexpected.

Then, a few months later, the HR department randomly requested that I get a note from my allergist, who I see monthly to get shots in the hopes of curing the allergy. I gave them the note about a month later which said something along the lines of "Minimize air exposure". Apparently that was not good enough for them so they decided to revoke the right to my own room, which I got upset about considering I had multiple reactions in my workplace already when in group settings so the office which seemed to be a courtesy was looking to be more necessary at this point.

On top of that, they said I was not allowed to ask anyone to not eat any fruit related products in my presence, which I was again upset by. I was supposed to move my things to my new shared office on Monday but instead was fired today because "they were afraid that I would sue". They even specifically pointed out on the phone that it had nothing to do with my performance and was only about my food allergy. The news wasn't even delivered directly to me and they instead called my academic advisor and told him to tell me, which means I have a witness of their discriminatory actions.

They didn't even give me a chance to assure them that I wouldn't sue or try to talk to me in a more compassionate way and explain why they had to revoke my accommodation.

I know this is discriminatory, but I guess my only question is, do I have any rights as an intern? Can I sue? Should I put in a formal complaint to my university?

TL;DR Fired from unpaid internship suddenly for being a "legal risk" after getting upset for having unsolicited accommodations for a serious food allergy revoked

Answer:
 IANAL but it sounds like you would require more than "reasonable accommodation" for your allergy, and as you were an unpaid intern you likely don't have the same rights as an actual employee. Check with you're states labor board on that fact. I don't mean to sound harsh to this but making all other employees alter their diet because of an extreme allergy seems like it may be more than reasonable.Answer #2: IANAL, but I believe from hearing your side that they are going to claim they wouldn’t have been able to accommodate your disability in a reasonable manner that wasn’t an undue burden or interruption on daily business. It sounds likely their legal department would argue that it would be unreasonable for them prohibit all other employees from eating fruit-based products near you. They could argue it would disrupt business by harming employee morale overall.

It’s pretty flimsy and unethical of them, but legally they can make that argument and a judge could find it valid.

I work in a large corporate office and we accommodate allergies easily so I don’t understand what the impetus was here.Answer #3: i think they were right to be afraid you might  sue..Answer #4: Why is everyone downvoting OP for providing requested information?


Title: Think im just being used in a job interview - Not sure if this is illegal at all?

Question:
I could be completely off-base, but I've talked to some friends about this situation and it's just getting very weird:

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This job interview has gone on for over a month now. I have met with the company on four different occasions, and have a 5th one this week. During these previous meetings, I have done GMAT-like tests, essays, and even an assignment to resemble what I would be doing on the job day-to-day. Okay, not terrible.

The only thing was this day-to-day job report I did was literally something they were working on. I understand it's important to see if I'm capable of course, and if I understand, but I just thought it was weird that it's not a case study.

Also, the company has 5 people only. So, it's not like a large corporate company. I've interviewed with big banks like Goldman, and even then they told me the interview process is 3-4 stages for them.

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When the 4th meeting ended. I was thinking we would end with the chat being okay either we like you we hire or nevermind we dont think you will be a good fit sorry. Instead, they end it with so lets talk next week sometime, now reaching the 5th time. I was shocked and responded "what for?" and they said oh just to chat again.

Whatever. I have no job, I sit on my ass all day, i don't want to throw this opportunity out the door, so I gratefully say okay.

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I just got an email detailing a new assignment. This one much more busy-work related, and it's clearly stuff they are working on. Hell, the instructions even say take a look at these 26 companies (FEEL FREE TO ADD MORE??!?!).

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So now, I'm thinking our meeting this week will end like last weeks, where instead of, lets talk about hiring or not, and will be lets talk about this assignment and come in another week. We haven't even discussed salary or benefits or anything at all.

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Like I said, I keep going and everything because I haven't had a job yet and in my country, getting a job, especially one like this, could be very difficult. I just have never heard of a process like this, and didn't know if it's really legal. I'm sure it is, but it's just seeming so damn suspicious.

Answer: They are using you to do company work disguised as a job interview? Is that what you think? Answer #2: What country? I doubt it's illegal, but I'd hesitate to work for any company that has 5 "interviews" without a damn good reason


Title: [UK] My sister has just started a job as a clinical psychologist where the patients were described only as "challenging" when she was applying. On her first day it turns out she will be working with sex offenders. This was not made clear until after she started working there. Is this legal?

Question: As the title says really. She has so far worked there one day and the patients have shown to be violent, and the staff have already mentioned being attacked by patients more than once. She is very much not comfortable and is planning to quit but I'm curious to know if it is legal for her employer to withhold the fact that she will be working with sex offenders from her.

Answer: r/legaladviceUK might also be helpfull to post in.Answer #2: What exactly was she expecting? Every long-term patient in a psychiatric facility has a legal status, usually a violet crime. Did she specifically say that she was not willing to work with violent patients and they lied to her?


Title: Jeep has been sitting in the shop for two months. Want it back.

Question: Hello.  I wanted to get some work done on my Jeep for the summer 4-wheeling season.  I paid in advance for parts in April and dropped my car off around May 20th with a promise it would be finished by June 7th (have it in writing via email).  Jeep is still in the shop and disassembled.  I missed two Jeep trips for which I paid in advance for (non-refundable) and one night in a hotel because I canceled within 24 hours.  I just want my Jeep back.  I stop in nearly everyday and ask when it will be finished.  I'm always promised it will be finished in a day or two, but nothing is ever done.  The shop is in Port Chester, NY.  What can I do?  Do I conact a lawyer? Better business bureau?  Do I have any recourse?  I just want this thing back.  Please help.

Answer:
 So it looks like they are around 45 days over estimate which many judges may consider unreasonable, especially since you paid up front. Your contract with the auto shop should say something about them not being responsible for delays in completing work, but if you did go to court a judge could declare it an extraordinary circumstance and award you damages. Those damages would be anything you paid out for the two trips you missed and any fees you paid for a rental car or other expenses you had due to not having your vehicle.

You should contact the shop owner, not the head mechanic unless they are the same person, and tell them that it is close to 2 months since you were told work on your Jeep would be finished, and you have inquired about it multiple times but it is currently in pieces and you can't even take it somewhere else to be fixed. Tell them that you have already lost $XXX (The cost of the trips you missed) because you had plans involving that vehicle that you would have been able to keep if the work was done by the original estimate and you will be willing to forget about that if they finish the work and you can drive your Jeep home within 48 hours. If not, then the next time they hear from you may be VIA lawyer.


Title: [Orange County, CA] Can the landlord mandate how often I water their lawn?

Question:
(I'm not the same OP as [this other Orange County water-concerned person](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/39xesx/orange_county_southern_california_very/).)

I rent a house.  Landlord is responsible for lawn care, meaning the lawn-mowers come by once a week.  The landlord wants me to water the lawn a lot, and I want to reduce watering because (a) there's a drought, and (b) water rates are going up.

Can the landlord order me to water the lawn more?  My assumption has been the answer is "no, but I'll have to pay for "damages" to the lawn and plants upon move-out".  Does it count as damages during a drought emergency if I stop watering the lawn and it turns brown?

Answer:
 Orange County currently has watering restrictions in place.  [Find your city in the links at the bottom for who to contact about restrictions in your area](http://www.ocwd.com/ConservationEducation/Drought2015.aspx).  That would be a good place to start in terms of supporting your argument about not wanting to water as much.

The current rule in many cities is that [you are only allowed to water on two specific days per week based on your address, either before 10 AM or after 4 or 5 PM](http://www.ocregister.com/articles/water-655689-district-toro.html).  Some cities have regulations that allow them to change the exact rules as the situation develops.   I don't know the exact legal solution to your situation, but I might suggest (IANAL) that you tell the landlord you will water according to local laws and restrictions.  Any additional watering (and associated fines), he can perform himself.  Again, IANAL, but I doubt that your landlord can force you to break the law in order to maintain the property.  Hopefully someone actually trained in CA tenant/property law can comment on that.

Finally, if your landlord gives you a hard time about it, and you want to be unpleasant, you could wait until he waters outside the restrictions (once you know what they are) and then report him anonymously.  I don't live in California anymore, but I lived there the last time drought conditions were getting really bad (1985-1991) and they were naming and shaming water scofflaws in a special section on the front page of the local paper.


Title: How do I report a sex abuse crime from ten years ago?

Answer: If she's not willing to come forward, there's nothing you can do.Answer #2: You can contact the police, but it's highly unlikely that they would take any action, even if they could without a statute of limitations concerns. You didn't post any location, so there's no way to know.