Title: abortion harassment

Question:
UnitedStates/AZ. F(24) I’m in my second trimester. The father of the baby m(24) Is not involved. Today I had a checkup appointment, while waiting for my doctor to come into the room and ask me if I have any concerns about the pregnancy so far I decided to check my email. While scrolling I saw an email that was titled appointment reminder. It was an appointment request from a clinic in town to have a late term abortion. The time and date for my appointment was requested for me, and the email stated my information saying I requested the information. My heart sank as I scanned through the email. This is not something I’m considering and strongly believe the father of the baby or his new girlfriend requested this information. I have been crying for hours and I’m just upset anyone would do this. Is there anything I should do?  Should I contact anyone regarding this event?

A couple months ago when I moved out of the apartment nervous he would show up at my home or to the delivery I ended up getting an order for domestic violence against him. He contested it but it remained active due to the evidence and witness during the hearing. I’m pretty sure it’s him or his new gf since he would constantly harass me about getting an abortion at 9 weeks.

I don’t plan I’m asking him for child support when the baby is here. I don’t want him around me or the baby. Is there anything I can do right now?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 You *absolutely* should be requesting child support, it's got nothing to do with custody.

There is obviously a mountain of context that you haven't provided, which is fine. If you suspect that the girlfriend or the ex is contacting you in violation of a protective order you can file a police report and let them investigate.Answer #2: I am not a lawyer but this sounds like a violation of the domestic violence protection order, since he is using this email as a means to contact you and influence your life choices.  Call the abortion clinic and explain the situation, then see if they can tell you who scheduled the appointment for you. If you have any evidence linking him/his girlfriend to the appointment, I would make a police report and ask for a hearing on continuing the protection order for a longer time period.Answer #3: You are able to register as private when you register at the hospital. This way, if your abusive ex decides to just show up, the hospital staff will not be able to tell him you are there.

You should also call the police and file a report about violating the OOP.Answer #4: I would call the court and let them know that this happened just to have it on the record even if there's nothing to be done about it at this point. I'm sorry that happened. Also, know that restraining order or no, he will *not* be at the birth if you do not want him there. Let staff know and they'll take care of it.


Title: My apartment averages 54 degrees F (digital reading) even though I keep units on 74-76. What kind of compensation can I ask for? I pay utilities.

Question:
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Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: You must be provided with the ability to keep all habitable rooms at at least 68 degrees F. [Read section PM406.2](http://www.nchh.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=FadHO8Lt1pI%3D&tabid=598) for information. Bring this document to the attention of your LL and give them a reasonable time (such as 7 days) to fix it before you contact the Philadelphia Tenants Union.


Title: Boyfriend falsely accused of theft and assault in MO.

Question:
I'm sorry for the long story, I just want to be specific.

My boyfriend and I went to Wal-mart two days ago to buy some groceries. Even though I had bought make-up earlier that day, we decided to check out the cosmetics aisle. I picked up two things I think I might have wanted and handed them to my boyfriend to carry, we had no cart or basket. We went to the auto section and I handed him my new make-up that had been earlier bought from Ulta, two NYX products which is not a brand Wal-mart carries. He put the NYX make-up in his pocket and we continued onto the auto section to pick up Sea Foam.

While we were in the auto section, I decided to put the make-up back on the shelf, because I already had bought some and I wanted to save the money. He picked up a can of Sea Foam when the Walmart manager gave us a suspicious look as she walked by.

We go to self checkout to pay for our stuff; Sea Foam, cabbage, two sodas, two candy bars. He was scannng each item individually. I was looking at a magazine, and I see in the corner of my eye that scanned the Sea Foam and it beeped and he put in the bag. He also scanned the candy bars individually, and put them in the bag. We finish and pay for everything. On the way out, the same Wal-mart manager stops us and asks to see the receipt. She reads through the receipt, and the Sea Foam is not on there. She demands that my boyfriend goes to the office to sort this out because, according to her, she saw him overscan the Sea Foam with one of the candy bars. We were in a hurry, so he apologized and said he was willing to pay for the Sea Foam again, even though it wasn't his fault, the Sea Foam scanned and beeped and he put it in the bag. She insisted on coming to the office to "sort this out." An elderly woman who was standing with the manager, either a secret shopper or "good Samaritan," proceeds to get extremely angry and starts yelling at him about the make-up he stole. He calmly says he didn't steal the make-up, it was on the shelf in the auto section. The manager then starts to get angry and accuses him of stealing again and again. He says that he's in a hurry, and he leave the sea foam and one of our bags at the self checkout desk and starts leaving. The elderly woman grabs his shirt and hangs on while walking out of the store with him. The manager, an associate, and another woman was trying to physically block him from leaving, the manager calls 911. He walks past the first door, and then while walking past the second doors, the associate runs into the door and stumbles back. This startles her and she starts screaming that he pushed her into the door, and the manager responds with telling 911 that he assaulted the associate and is being extremely disorderly. Not once in this entire situation did he acted belligerent or threatening, he calmly walked out the door, walking around everyone and just dragging the old lady with him. They follow us into the parking lot, and I start yelling at the old lady to let go of my boyfriend. I'm in the heat of the moment, I'm scared, I'm humiliated, I'm angry. I try to pry her hands off his shirt, and she grips tighter and tears the shirt. I'm telling her that she is a threat to him and I will defend him if she doesn't let go. I'm screaming at the manager that she is lying to the operator. We make it to the car, and they read his license plate off to the operator, the woman finally lets go, and we get in the car and drive away.

I was terrified for my boyfriend. They threatened him, they tore his shirt, they lied to the police about him. He is scared for me, because they may come after me too. Going out in public gives me a panic attack. I haven't slept because I'm afraid they're gonna come and take him away. I've thrown up multiple times, I can't stop crying. I'm not guilty, I'm just scared. I know he should have went with them, but I would have done the exact same thing if they confronted me the way they did. They were completely out of line, and blew this way out of proportion. I feel like they did this to be big strong women who could totally take on a man and "save the day." My grandfather is a lawyer, but I'm at a complete loss of what to do. My grandfather will refuse to help me because he doesn't/can't work on cases involving family or friends.

**Edit: Can we please stick to "assuming the story is TRUE" and giving me actual helpful advice, please? Accusing me stealing and assault is not helping me at all.**
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 Speaking strictly as a former Walmart manager; this is not so much legal advice.  Assuming your story is true I would highly suggest your boyfriend contact an attorney ASAP to obtain ALL the relevant video footage -- the footage from auto where you set the makeup down; the footage from the checkout where he did indeed attempt to scan the sea foam; the footage from the front where your boyfriend was assaulted/had his shirt torn.  Walmart frequently deletes video on the 30th of every month, even if it was just taken the prior day or included an incident like this.  Make it a priority to find someone to help you obtain this tape in case your boyfriend is charged with something later, and/or wishes to file a complaint against Walmart/the woman who attacked him.  Your grandfather should be able to refer you to someone who can help you even if he can't do it himself.

On a personal note, I do think you are over-reacting a bit to the situation, and I would advise you to seek help from a counselor (start with asking the school if you are student) in dealing with your panic and anxiety.


Title: I purchased a Vacation Ownership (Timeshare) in South Carolina. It is paid off, but I want to get out.

Question:
I think it was back in 2007 that I purchased a Vacation Ownership in Myrtle Beach, SC.  I lived in TN when I purchased it and I now live in FL if that is in any way relevant.  I was young and stupid and they lied to me to get me to purchase it.  It is currently paid off, but they still charge me maintenance fees every year.  For many months afterwards, I tried to get out of the contract, but they shuffled me around and lied to me more until it was "too late."  I have used the timeshare a few times just so it isn't a complete waste, but I desperately want to get out.  Since I was lied to several times in the purchase process, do I have any legal options of getting out?  Thanks.

**Edit**:  It is at Sheraton Broadway Plantation.  "This facility is a member of the Starwood Sheraton family of resorts and was formerly known as Embassy Vacation Resort at Myrtle Beach."

Answer: Sell it to some other ~~sucker~~ interested party.


Title: California - I paid most of rent upfront but the tenant I have a sublease under was month to month and is being evicted. Weird circumstances. Can I be evicted? How do I get money back?

Question:
Hi folks, I'm in California and I signed a one year sublease on June 14th and paid 6 months upfront and agreed to pay the rest within 5 months. The tenant told me she was renting out her aunt's house for her, and that the tenant occasionally stayed in the attached studio, which I was OK with. The tenant had her real estate friend to make everything kosher, and the signed lease actually named his Nevada-based LLC as the landlord. It did not mention that it was a sublease. He signed it as the officer of the LLC. I assume he has a real estate license but can't be sure. There was no signature from landlord. In early June, the tenant took a deposit from me, and she signed a handwritten lease note (it says something like 'deposit received for [my address], with total rent being due by bla bla'), and I also have one receipt signed by her for the first month I paid (I forgot to ask for receipts for July and August).

So, fast forward to yesterday, the landlord comes over, and she chats with us and finds out that our tenant is charging us double what the tenant pays to her, and the landlord is mad at tenant for that, and also that the landlord is not her aunt. The landlord said she gave verbal permission to tenant to sublease the studio. (.. but I was rented the house). The landlord tells us that the tenant is actually only on a month to month lease so she's not going to renew the tenant's lease in November, but that she likes us and feels bad but she's going to have to charge us rent. She tells us not to pay the tenant at the end of this month but to pay her (the landlord) or she'll evict us, too.

I've only been there for 3.5 months, so the amount the tenant owes me for the 8.5 remaining months is over $10,000, which means I can't go to small claims court. I have a feeling she probably spent most of it or doesn't have it. Could I pursue her in court for the money even though the 'official' lease is between her real estate friend's LLC's name and me? I do have those hand written notes signed by her.

Can I fight an eviction from the landlord with the potentially invalid sublease I have with the tenant? Or am I just out of luck and I have to pay rent to the landlord while pursuing the tenant in court for monies paid, assuming she doesn't pay me.

I don't know what to do. I'm going to talk to a lawyer tomorrow but I can barely sleep.

Also, how do I find out the owner of the property I am renting?  California's county appraiser website won't display addresses. I want to make sure this landlord is the actual owner.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 This is complicated. You definitely need a lawyer. You could recover money from the tenant, but it could be fraud on the tenant's part, depending on many variables. The homeowner could go after the tenant also. A lawyer needs to look at this to sort out your options.Answer #2: So you have a couple of issues:

1) The main tenant can't give out more rights than they have, meaning once the main tenant is evicted or their lease expires, you have no recourse against the landlord.

2) if you're evicted or forced to move prior to the end of your sublease, you would have recourse to sue the main tenant for breach of the lease they made with you.  You might also have a fraud cause of action if you have further damages as a result of needing to find a new place sooner.

3) you have the right to recover pre-paid rent if you're evicted, but on,y against the tenant.

4) if the main tenant subleased something they had no permission to, the landlord could evict immediately for breaching the lease.  That means you're gone too.

5) you currently have no lease with the main landlord, so they have no right to claim any rent from you directly.   Until the main tenant is evicted or you sign a lease directly with the landlord, your money is due to the tenant.  I'd suggest telling the landlord that you want confirmation from both themselves and the tenant if the relationship is changing so you don't wind up owing one of them money and pissing off the other, because each of them could potentially evict you.


Title: Is it possible to regain american citizenship? If so, how hard is it?

Question:
I'm a german. My friend is a US citizen. She lives and works in Germany, though, intends to stay here, and this year she could get german citizenship if she renounces US citizenship. Dual citizenship is respected in Germany if the original citizenship can be reclaimed, even though you have to renounce it first.

If she renounces US-citizenship, would it be possible for her to reclaim it and how hard would it be?

EDIT: Maybe it is relevant that she was born in the US to american parents.

Answer:
 Do not renounce it if it is at all possible to get dual citizenship.

It will be way more trouble than it's worth unless she never plans to go to the US again besides short holidays as any other German visitor.Answer #2: Renounce may have different meanings in German or US law.  To lose your US citizenship by renunciation in another country requires you to renounce it in a US embassy or consulate in front of an appropriate official and to sign a written oath of renunciation.

See 8 USC Sec. 1485(a)(5):

>(5) making a formal renunciation of nationality before a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States in a foreign state, in such form as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State

I'm not sure what is required for German citizenship, but if it is just an oath that you renounce your former citizenship, that wouldn't be sufficient under US law to deprive you of your US citizenship.

But you do have to be careful - while the US permits dual citizenship, you can lose your US citizenship if, after taking another citizenship, you engage in certain prohibited acts, like working for the government of the other country (including, potentially, just working for the city government).


Title: Smoking on Campus

Question:
Hey all -

First off, I’m in Southern California currently attending a public university

A couple days ago, me and three friends were caught smoking weed in a car on top of a parking garage on campus. We’re all 19, and three of the four of us have medical marijuana cards. Campus policy states that we cannot smoke on campus or in any auxiliary building.

The officer did not cite us, but reported us to Student Rights and Responsibilities, and they are now investigating. I have a meeting to discuss a settlement this Tuesday.

Though I think I am pretty clearly guilty of violating campus policy, I don’t think the school should have the right to effectively take away my ability to use what is legally considered my medicine. I cannot smoke in my dorm, I can’t smoke in public, and I can’t smoke on campus - even though I legally should be allowed to smoke, my financial dependency on the school prevents me from being able to.

So my question is in a couple of parts-

1) Knowing basically nothing about law, do I have any kind of reasonable civil liberties argument in this scenario?

2) If I do, (or not) are there any interest groups/organizations that would represent me in this kind of case?

Honestly I feel like laws against smoking weed are downright silly, and if these circumstances can allow me to help change those silly laws, I want to take full advantage of them.
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer: Whatever argument you come up with will be some flavor of: I have the right to violate federal law. So no, it's not something you are likely to change from this angle.


Title: Caught With Bong And 7 Grams of Marijuana (NC)

Question:
Recently I was enjoying a nice smoke in my car in front of my house when a sheriff's officer pulls up next to me.

Obviously I freaked out when I saw this so I quickly scrambled to hide everything before the dude got out of the car. when I thought everything was hidden enough I got out of the car and closed the door but it was unlocked.

So the cop comes up to me asking what I'm doing, and I tell him I'm just watching a podcast in my car (it was almost 2 in the morning). So he says "alright is there anything in there you want me to know about?" And I said no, not knowing he was about to search my car. So he just kinda sighs and goes on toward the car and I say "hang on what're you doing?" And he says "about to search your car because it reaks of Marijuana". So at this point I realise I'm fucked and come clean about what was in there. So they take my jar with my weed, and my bong. They wrote me a ticket for possession of a schedule VI substance and paraphernalia and told me that they were there for a fucking car thief.

Another officer had pulled up about half way through the other ones search. He was just there talking to me about my charges the whole time and said since I had no previous issues with the law, I would probably JUST be let off with probation and a fine. The thing is these would pretty much financially ruin me because I'm 18 saving up for my own place because my parents are kicking me out.

I just have no idea what to do or if there's any possibility I could just be let off because I've literally never had so much as a parking ticket.

Any advice/encouragement welcome, kinda freaking out
Topic:
Drug Possession

Answer: From [here](https://norml.org/laws/item/north-carolina-penalties-2) it appears to be a maximum of a $200 fine (7g is roughly 0.25oz). It’s only a misdemeanor so it’s not like you’re going to have a felony on your record.


Title: What would happen if a murdered person was found on an international flight with no immediately obvious culprit?

Question:
Inspired by the X-Files episode with the melanin thief ('Teliko').

Let's say it happens under the following conditions:

The victim is travelling alone, and found in their seat stabbed to death while the majority of passengers have been asleep. CCTV cannot give a clear picture of that seat/is non-functioning.

Would all the crew and passengers be held? Under which country's jurisdiction would the crime fall? Does it change anything if the murdered passenger is from a different country to both the origin and destination of the flight?

I haven't got any flights planned, let alone murders. Just been puzzling this over.

Answer: Airplanes operate kind of like boats, in that once they are in international waters, the law of wherever they are registered applies. The exact things that would happen would heavily depend on what country the plane belongs to and where they landed and bunch of other specifics. No airline wants murders happening on their flights, so they would probably cooperate as much as possible with the investigation.


Title: How do I move to US with a Dual Citizenship?

Question:
I've been considering to move to the United States. My parents lived in the United States on a work visa and during that time I was born and I have a dual citizenship, social security and birth certificate. We currently live in Canada.

I was wondering how would I go about moving to the United States? Would I have to go through Immigration, or would I just need to cross the border and tell them I am moving to the US? (I have a Canadian Passport)

There isn't much information I could find on what steps I would need to take to go about doing this.

Answer: Your best bet is to apply for a US passport. As in easiest and cheapest route.


Title: psychotic girlfriend's mother threatening family's lives and tried burning someone or something.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Your SO has no chance of getting custody of her siblings while she is still living with their grandmother. Not only would your SO's mother seemingly object, it seems unlikely CPS would consider her to be a suitable guardian while your SO still lives with her grandmother, who doesn't sound like a stellar candidate herself.

If your SO wants to help her siblings escape from this chaos, she needs to move out into her own place, be steadily employed and, if she has a clean background and is over 21, she might have a chance at custody.


Title: Is this guy right or wrong about this?

Question:
On /r/ChoosingBeggars today, there's this post https://old.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/a5tlga/a_friend_of_mine_just_sent_me_this_why_is_it_that/ and in the comments, OP adds more context to the text messages of his friend of a friend at this link https://old.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/comments/a5tlga/a_friend_of_mine_just_sent_me_this_why_is_it_that/ebp3w7f/

*TL;DR of the text message screenshots: Beggar responds to someone who is selling an Audi for $15k. Beggar only wants to offer $6k in cash and wants it today. Audi Seller decides to have some fun with Beggar by agreeing to $6k after Beggar won't stop begging. Audi Seller leads Beggar on a wild goose chase to an address that doesn't exist.*

Down a few ways, someone replies to the OP saying this

>Spuff, responding here so hopefully you’ll see it...

>This is highly problematic, legally. You agreed to 6k. Even if you say you were joking, the standard is “would a reasonable person think you were joking”, and claiming “obvious inadequacy of price” is not a defense. He can easily sue you for breach of contract and recover the $9k you lied to him about + consequential damages of his travel. Like, easily. If this guy has half a brain, you really fucked up.

>Also, since he was looking for your assent to the deal, you were on notice that he could subjectively perceive assent from conduct, let alone words.

>Also, you can’t renege on the contract to sell once he begins performance (commuting to your house), so you can’t “cancel the offer” because you “haven’t sold it yet.” You made a promise to sell it, it is objectively reasonable he would perceive it as such, he was on notice to look for assent, so joking doesn’t matter, and once he started his performance of his end (driving to get the car), the contract became unable to be canceled by you.

>Again. This is a legally binding contract that you cannot back out of. If he shows this to someone that knows this, you’re fucked.

>TL;DR: these messages were a legally binding contract. He can very easily sue and win to enforce this contract.

First thought was troll post, but I'm not sure based on their other posts in their history unless they just do it every once in a while.

My main argument against this would be buyers/sellers who change their mind once they meet, which I've had happen to me personally a few times, and I know many others have this happen often. That to me seems like the only way that this isn't a legally binding contract over texts and there's no legal recourse for the Beggar in this story.

I'm wondering if maybe I'm wrong and the writer of this comment is right. Thoughts?

Answer:
 It generally takes more than an offer - even an accepted offer - to establish a binding contract for sale. If Beggar backs out of his $6,000 offer, the seller would have a very hard time finding _any_ valid basis for a lawsuit, especially if they are able to sell the car to someone else reasonably promptly.

The notion that "you made an offer, you're stuck with it now" is intuitive, but it doesn't really have much validity.Answer #2: The term you are looking for is "detrimental reliance" or "promissory estoppel". Those are both high bars to climb in this case. OP isn't fucked, there was no major crime or tort committed here. Answer #3: Caveat: just going by your summary, not gonna read a bunch of screenshots.

Breach of contract would be a very weak case.  Promissory estoppel is a closer match.

Furthermore, damages are not (FMV - offer price), they are (cost of driving around that buyer wouldn't have otherwise done).  So, tens of dollars, not thousands.


Title: Question about child custody

Question: My ex-wife and I have joint custody of our son. I have physical, she has visitation. I want to move across country to be closer to my family as they are getting older and feel that my son and I need to be part of their lives. Is there any way to do this Where I don't have to fight a huge court battle?  She hasn't been very involved in his life until the past few months. Please help, I will gladly answer any questions you have.

Answer:
 If she says no to the move them it is a court judge that decides if you can move and force the child and mother to lose their relationship and bond.

Note: not something courts like to do


Title: Would making a sign that says this be illegal?

Question:
So the sherif of the town I live in just took a lady’s sign because it said “F*CK TR*MP”. When she tried taking it back, he immediately took his hands and lunged then toward her neck. He is facing no backlash for this because it is a small, conservative town.

I am wanting to now make a sign that says “F*CK <This Sheriff’s Name>” and join the protests to exercise and make sure he understands our first amendment.

Are there any legal repercussions I should be worried about before doing this?

Answer:
 This is almost exactly what happened in the case of [one woman](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/11/a-texas-sheriff-threatened-this-woman-for-having-a-fk-trump-bumper-sticker-her-new-sticker-says-fk-the-sheriff/) in Fort Bend County, Texas, a few years ago. A sheriff named Troy Nehls said her "FUCK TRUMP" bumper sticker was illegal, so she added a "FUCK TROY NEHLS" bumper sticker alongside the first.

Anyway, no, that's protected speech under the First Amendment.


Title: Witnessed stabbing, subpoenaed, I dont want the perpetrator to identify me in court.

Question: I’m from Vancouver, Canada. I was minding my business having a cigarette outside a club. Happened to witness a man stabbing and macing another man. Police called me in for a statement. Nows a few months later and I’ve been subpoenaed. I’ll have to show up to court to testify, but I recognize the stabber and I know he’s high profile, so I feel like he might send someone for me if he sees me in court and hears all my info. What can I do about this?

Answer: Talking to the prosecutor about this concern of yours would be a good starting point.


Title: A pic of me with a black eye has shown up on an anti-Islam website. Not sure what I can do about it.

Question: I received a Facebook message from someone informing me that an image of me is being used on a racist Finnish website. It is using my pic to depict what they say an immigrant is doing to someone. I checked it out. With translation, it's definitely anti-Islam, and it lists my pic as a stock photo. The image is not a stock photo, it's a pic of me with a black eye I got from performing in a band in 2008. The pic is on my Flickr account. What can I do?

Answer:
 Did you take the picture? If so, you are the copyright holder. If not, unless Finnish law is drastically different than the US, not much can be done.

I do know Finland is a civil law, not common law system, so you may have some recourse. I doubt anyone here can help you with that though.


Title: My upstairs neighbour won't stop intermittently scream-singing at the top of his lungs

Question:
I'm not sure where to post this question, but I thought legal advice might be the best bet if anyone was familiar with Canadian condo noise regulations or something like that.

I've lived here for over 2 years. "Singing Guy" (SG) started to be a nuisance around last fall. At first, it was sort of amusing, but over time it's become unbearable and ignites instant rage.

Basically, it sounds like this guy is rehearsing for Aladdin on ice (or some other show-tuney-theatre performance), but he is singing, rather - he's SCREAMING the songs at the top of his lungs. It sounds like he's rehearsing to perform in front of a big audience... from his 800 square foot condo... AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS... while doing the dishes (I know this because I've heard the dishes clink as he sings). Seriously, he is BELTING IT OUT. I've recorded it a few times on my phone but it doesn't really do it justice. This guy is so loud he has woken me up from sleep (I sleep at weird hours due to grad school schedule).

At first I noticed he sang between 3-4pm, anywhere from 5 minutes to half hour. Later he was singing as late as 9pm-ish (in addition to 3-4pm, and most recently he's added a 10:45-11:15pm showing to his repertoire. Often it's only for 5-10 minutes, but the VOLUME of his serenades is SO DISRUPTIVE that I have taken to turning on the bathroom fan and shutting the bathroom door (the noise travels down the bathroom vent the most clearly). A few times I've even turned on the dishwasher to drown him out.

I've emailed and talked to management in my building and they said they couldn't do much since it's "during the day" (this was before SG started the 9pm, and 11pm shows). They also said no one else has complained, which I'm SHOCKED at, but then again the walls in the building are very soundproof (I've never heard my left and right neighbours), so maybe it's a floor-to-floor thing. I've sent an email to the condo board and have not received a response. I finally got so pissed that I went upstairs and banged on his door one time WHILE he was singing and politely told him that I was a grad student and home all the time and I wasn't sure if he was aware of how loud his singing projected between the units. He was like "oh, I don't think my roommate sings at home"  (wtf?). I asked him that since it sounds like he's rehearsing for something, perhaps we could just work out a schedule or he could give me a head's up when he wanted to sing so I could leave and go to a cafe or even to our community room to continue my studies instead of getting a surprise musical interlude. I told them I lived right below, and to please think about a way we could resolve this, and then just knock on my door or slip me a note and we could chat more.  Never heard back from him (this was a few months ago now).

After I talked to him there was NO singing for a little while. But lately it's been building up again, just as loud (louder?) as before and just as disruptive. And ALL THE RAGE from me.

Is there any legal recourse? I'm starting to go crazy, and I don't want to be that crazy lady that is always complaining. This is not your typical singing while you tidy the house, or singing in the shower. This is FULL volume, belting it out, screaming at the top of your lungs to a melody (and often he doesn't even hit the high note). I'M GOING INSANE! How can I make management know about this and believe me when I say it's SUPER loud? He never sings long enough for me to get call management and let them see in person. My husband suggested we slip a recording contract under his door and maybe he'll get the hint, but now we're both just completely fed up.

Any advice?

Answer:
 My crazy upstairs neighbor (the pirate) wouldn't sing, she'd POUND on the floor/ceiling and the walls all the time. Just randomly start POUNDING. So hard it literally knocked paintings off the walls.

I tried to be nice, I tried to ignore it, I called the office they gave me the run around.

Then I began to call the office every single time she did it. Every time. If it was after hours I left a message. I recorded every complaint by also e-mailing them every time. They got sick of hearing about it and gave me a free month of rent and my pick of another unit to transfer to. Answer #2: Might want to get a decibel meter, or app for your phone along with recording.  Or maybe buy him a dishwasher?


Title: [NJ] Like an idiot, I signed a personal training contract without reading it thoroughly.

Question:
I bought a groupon for a NJ gym that includes a free personal training session.  The session was great, and I decided to sign up for a month.

He explained the terms to me, and I signed on the electronic signature pad.  (I know, it was dumb.)  However, when I got online to look at the contract, it was a yearly contract.

I don't want to be at the gym for more than what I paid for with the groupon.  I just wanted to see what the gym would be like before I committed.

I've looked through the contract, and in addition to charging me yearly, they're charging a processing fee that I was not told about.

I read through a few threads about gym memberships, as well as a few websites about the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act health club laws, but I'm not sure how this will apply to the personal training contract since the gym hires this company to do the personal training.

I should have read it the minute I logged in online, but I'm past the 3 day cancellation policy that NJ gives you.

Is there a way I can get out of this (besides moving, getting injured, and just paying the 75% of the contract fee & a cancellation fee on top of it)?

Thanks in advance!

Answer: You are bound by the terms of the contract you signed. They can go after you if you breach and don't pay. Next time don't sign things without reading it. Sometimes you have to learn the hard way.


Title: Purchased eBook online. They're telling me it was a subscription now and are about to remove my ability to open it

Question:
The book is the 2016 version of this https://www.rsmeans.com/products/books/2017-cost-data-books/2017-building-construction-costs-book.aspx

There's no mention on any of the eBook product pages that it is a 1 year access. It is only on the FAQ page that it is mentioned. https://www.rsmeans.com/ebook-information.aspx

Should this not be on the product page itself? Do I have any options? Located in Ontario, Canada. Purchased online, the company is in the USA.

Answer:
 I doubt you're going to get anywhere arguing with them, for a few hundred bucks it's not worth taking legal action. If you paid with a credit card you could try disputing the charge but you may be past the window to do that.

The data for those services obviously does change yearly, and, updating the data by year is how that company makes their money. So it's naive to think you buy something once from that type of service and that it's going to be good forever.

However they sell the hard copy books at Home Depot for $30 so I never did their subscription, I just got a new book every year. If you're working on something professionally where you need the online version then it's a writeoff, but if accuracy is not that important the paperback book may be good enough. Answer #2: So while I don't know if OP has a fighting chance on this, I want to dispell some assumptions here.  I went through the entire process of purchasing an ebook, all the way to just before hitting "Order" (I got a little nervous submitting my CC info!), and never once did I see any mention of a 1 year time limit nor a EULA.  It looked entirely like ordering a book.

You can browse the ebooks, select one, add to cart, go to cart, it goes through some account set up with name, address, email.  Then cc info and ordering page.  Here's the final ordering page:

https://imgur.com/a/8sVLZ

And again, there's no mention whatsoever of 1 year time limit or any EULA in that process.


Title: My ex boyfriend died a few days ago. Do I have any legal entitlement to the dog we bought together?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You truly sound like an awful person.  Harassing the family of a man who died tragically and suddenly. I cannot fault this woman in the least for responding the way that she did.

To answer you question in the legal sense,  it is a clear NO.  You have zero rights to the dog.  You haven't had contact with your ex or the animal in months.  Pets are seen as property and the dog would go to whoever is heir to his estate.

Move on with your life and stop harassing people of something you have zero right to.  Also seek some help for your anger issues where you immediately jumped to harassing this woman in an aggressive tone,  perhaps see a therapist as well for any other issue you may have. Answer #2: How will you prove ownership of the dog if you even take it to court? Sounds like you have nothing.


Title: Michigan Auto Accident: Father suing me?

Question: I was in a pretty serious car accident last month and was at fault, in the accident report under hazardous actions it had listed "failed to yield.". I had my siblings in the car at the time and they were seriously injured. Thankfully everyone has made pretty successful recoveries up until this point. Today however my father informed me that he consulted an attorney and filed a claim against me. He says that the lawyer told him that this is normal operating procedure and I won't have to pay a dime. I'm so utterly confused by this whole process and feel as if this attorney has convinced him to shoot me as a collateral target in a lawsuit. Can anyone please explain any of this to me? If relevant my father owns the car and has full insurance and we live in a no fault state: Michigan.

Answer:
 He has to sue you personally because you're at fault (according to the crash report). He cannot sue your insurance company directly. But your insurance company will pay the judgment against you (if one results), up to the limits of the policy.Answer #2: Is he suing you on behalf of your (presumably) minor siblings? And for personal injuries? And/or is he suing you for property damage? I'm guessing he thinks he can make the insurance company (his insurance company) pay up and he might be right.

Your best bet initially is to contact the insurance company and tell them about this suit.


Title: New employer tried to trick me with a double drug test after passing the official HR administered test

Question:
Approximately three months ago I applied for a job which very clearly said "you will be required to pass a background and drug test that our HR department will handle".  After a three-round interview process, I was offered and accepted the job last week and promptly received an official email from the HR department with all information including the drug test information. I showed up to the test and passed although I do occasionally smoke weed socially.   Today was my first day at the job (two and a half weeks after the passes drug test) and my supervisor presented me with an over-the-counter, at-home drug test. He asked me to take it to the bathroom, urinate in it and bring it back to him. His reasoning was that he likes to try to catch the people who pass the drug test and then immediately start doing drugs again.  Feeling pressure on the first day, I complied with his instructions but immediately sent an email to my contact in the human resources office. Is this legal? Do I have any options if/when I fail the test? This is in Florida where medical marijuana was very recently passed but is not yet legal for recreational use.

TL;DR: my boss told me that I'd have a drug test when offered the job. I complied and on the first day he surprised me with an unofficial, over-the-counter test to "catch people" who pass and then smoke after.

Answer: Yes you can be fired for using a federally illegal drug.Answer #2: It might be against company policy to do this, but it's not against the law. Florida also has relatively few protections for off-the-clock marijuana use.


Title: [FL] I make above minimum wage, with tips. However, my boss takes 30% of the tip pool claiming its for paying credit card fees and for when we break things. I am wondering how I should proceed.

Question:
*Not Union. I just didn't see another Labor Law Flair.

I am working part time as an Assistant Manager in Florida. I make above minimum wage, (which is now $8.25), but I also make tips in top of that. I probably make around $40 in tips a week.

My boss takes anywhere from 20-30% out of the tip pool a day, claiming it's "Mostly for tax and credit card fee, tip income is subject to tax. And of course to help out, if employees ring the register wrong, break dishes/glasses, clock, etc.".

So far from my reading (some online articles, reddit posts, gov' docs, and in this sub's wiki), I believe this to be illegal and I am asking for help finding out if this is fully applies to me and how I should proceed. Since I am considered "assistant manager" does this change? (I perform all the same duties as the other employees, but with extra responsibility). Most of the information I can find directly specifies employees who get paid below minimum wage, which then involves tip credit. Are the rules different since I get paid above minimum wage?

Any links to documents I could print out and present to my employer would be a huge help. My ideal outcome would be to present my findings to him and he just stop doing what he does.
Thanks in advance for your help guys!
Topic:
Labor Law (Unions)

Answer: He can withhold part of the tips to cover the income tax withholding you set up with your W-4. That shouldn’t include *his* portion of the payroll taxes though, and 30% sounds way too high. The rest of the reasons (breakage, spoilage, loss) are not appropriate reasons to dip into a tip out, and are a form of wage theft. Answer #2: Its illegal. But youll have to go through federal level for florida.  No state option i believe.  Or maybe contact state attorneys office. Answer #3: Credit cards fees are normally 3-4%, Maybe 5%...


Title: My schools new policy

Question:
So my highschool in Illinois has had major issues with truancy, cellphone abuse during class, bullying and fights. Our principal was removed for about 2 and half months for calling 2 kids gay and he returned today. We had an assembly and addressed these issues. The question I had was he said "Dropping the F-bomb will be considered disorderly conduct and you will be arrested by the local police." (Police are constantly at our school too) What would happen in a court room with that situation? Could you be prosecuted for that?

TLDR school says saying the "F-bomb" will lead to being arrested for disorderly conduct
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 In the State of Illinois it is considered disorderly conduct to swear and act out in a manner that disturbs the peace, so yes you could theoretically be arrested and charged with a misdemeanor.

Highly unlikely, but very possible.


Title: Father of my child threatening to abandon her, and other threats

Question: I am in New Hampshire, just recently moved here. Three months ago, I ended my nearly four year relationship. I ended it when I found him messaging a co worker, making plans to have sex in her car. Together him and I have an 18 month old daughter. After I ended the relationship, he began making threats. He said multiple times that he was going to abandon our daughter, and no longer parent her or be a part of her life. He told me if I didn't get back together with him that he would abandon her. Since all of this happened, he continues to make verbal threats to me, he has told me multiple times he doesn't want to parent her anymore. I have since found solid proof that he was also cheating on me, talking to other women online and using dating sites, while I was pregnant. He has threatened to quit giving us any money. He now lives at his new girlfriends house most of the time, and stays here two nights a week. We are unmarried, have not been to court, and live in New Hampshire. He told me he was probably going to stay in this state for his new girlfriend when I move back to my home state (We had already had this next future move planned before I found him cheating). I then asked him to sign away his parental rights and give me full custody, because he was going to step out of our lives. He then changed his mind and is now insisting he wants partial custody, and I think this will go to court when it comes time for me to leave the state, like we've planned since the beginning. How could his threats and actions potentially affect a custody hearing?

Answer:
 First, he can't sign away his rights unless someone else adopts her. He doesn't have to see her but he is still responsible for child support.

You need to file for custody and child support ASAP. If you move back to your old state you probably have to wait 6 months to file to establish residency. Be aware though the court could state you can't take the child to the old state.

His statements and actions won't look good for him.

You really need to speak with a family law attorney


Title: Car accident where he claims he was taking a left but clearly he was doing u-turn

Question:
I am in Ontario, Canada

He was doing a u-turn but he is claiming he was just taking a left. I ended up hitting the front left of his vehicle. What are my options now? Will I be put at fault?

Here is a diagram

https://imgur.com/a/2YHrO

Answer: How does whether he was taking a left or u-turning impact the fact that you hit him with your car? I'm seriously asking. I cannot envision how either maneuver affects anything. Like, would you not have hit him either way?


Title: [NY] I'm afraid my ex-girlfriend is going to try and ruin my life. Please help me.

Question:
**Reposted due to guidelines.**

Hello there, everyone! I really need help with something I'm afraid of, and don't know what to do. Before I tell everyone what it is, please allow me to give some backstory.

So, late spring of last year I met a girl online who became my girlfriend. It was a long-distance relationship, and it had a lot of problems. Some were my fault, some were her fault, and it fell apart like most long-distance relationships do. There were a lot of good times, and a lot of problems, too. During the relationship, she gave me gifts. Now, please note, I did NOT ask for these gifts or tell her to get me anything, and anything I did ask for I paid for myself, or paid her back if I did not have the cash on hand at that moment. In February of this year, we broke up, as things were really not working. She broke up with me, we both blocked each other on Facebook and everywhere else, and life went on. It wasn't a really good breakup, and she told me when she blocked me that if I ever even messaged her again, she'd report me for harassment, which made me laugh a little since I had never messaged her during the period right before we broke up.

So, there's the story of our relationship. Of course, there's more to it, but I left some information out to respect both of our privacy, as that's the respectful thing to do.

Now, all of a sudden, last night, she contacts me. When I was on Facebook chatting to my friends, I noticed a message in the "Other" (For those that don't know: The "Other" tab contains messages from people who may not be related to your friends list and the people who end up tab of my messages. Apparently, she made a new Facebook account, and asked me to find a case for a game she owns (Example: 3DS games come in cases with the cover art, back, spine, etc.) So, thinking, eh, might as well help her out, I look for it. Sadly, I can't find it, and tell her that I do not have the game case and that she might have lost it or something.

So, after that, I decide to have small talk with her. I tell her about how after our relationship ended, I worked out some of my problems, and my life has been good, and I wish the same to her. I was pretty much trying to make idle chat before we went our separate ways. After that, she screams at me, tells me how she, and I quote "Doesn't give a shit about my life." and that I'm bragging and showboating about the things I have, and how she got a limied edition console. (I guess she said that because in her mind, she assumed I was bragging, so she probably thought I'd feel envy because of that) After that, she says that in relationships, people give back gifts they were given if they break up, and if I don't, she'll sue me. She said she and her mom have a list of things I have to give back, including a ticket she bought for me without me even asking or knowing, and that she doesn't see why it's a problem for me to give her things back that she gave me if I and my girlfriend can afford it. Now, here's something of note. I PAID for two tickets to see her (I visited her twice during our relationship) which come out to $850.00 when added up, as well as bought her a first-print edition of a specific game, which cost a lot as I had to import it.

She said that things change, and that she wants things she gave me back, because in a relationship, that's apparently how it's supposed to go. She pretty much said that the laws of ownership don't apply to her. I tell her, while still being respectful, that I'm not giving her back things that she willingly gave me, and then she starts bargaining with me. After that, she says that if I don't, she'll sue me. She said she and her mom have a list of things I have to give back, and that she doesn't see why it's a problem for me to give her things back that she gave me if I and my girlfriend can afford it. Now, remember, we broke up in February.

It is now August. If she wanted these things back, why didn't she contact me then? She says she wants to get me off her back, except I have NEVER contacted her since we broke up in any way, shape, or form and have proof of this. Since we broke up, I've been in a relationship with my current girlfriend, who I love very much. In fact, I'm barely even active on Facebook.

It gets worse, though. Throughout the entire convo, she acted condescending, made it seem as if I was not a normal person, and said I have "power" and that my friends fear me because they don't know what I could do to them, especially because I run a business, and that I would probably use fans of my business to hurt them or other people if they have a criticism, problem with me, or disagree with me. (Something I don't do, never will do, never have done, plus I never involve supporters of my business in my personal life. If any of my friends have a criticism of me, I solve it with them, like most friends do). It was all really crazy, and I didn't fall for it and stayed respectful the whole time. After that, I told her that I was not going to help her, did not appreciate how she spoke to me, and blocked her on Facebook.

However, now I fear she will report my Facebook account, my page for my business, and my official website. She seemed very angry and I really don't know what to do. Is there a way to tell Facebook about this? I have screenshots, but none directly say that she'd report anything, however, she did imply it.

What do I do here? Will she really sue me? And if she does, what can I do? I have screenshots of her messages to me. Should I report her account, tell Facebook that she might try to get my page taken down, etc.? Any help would be appreciated, and I really don't know what to do here... My page isn't shady or suspicious, and is for a specific business related to the game industry, and my Facebook account has not violated any guidelines from what I can see. I'm worried that my girlfriend might just make a false report and they take it down anyways.

TL;DR - Ex-girlfriend wants things she gave me as gifts back, and is implying that she'll sue me if she doesn't get them back.

Answer:
 Goddamn it. You don't need to repost when the bot triggers, you just need to *add your location.* I spent a bunch of time answering your question in your old thread, you can look at my answer there. Answer #2: This is a lot of information no one needed. You don't need to return items that were given to you as gifts. You do need to return items you borrowed or that you obtained with an agreement that they would be returned.

You can't do anything proactively about what you think she "might" do to your Facebook except report her to Facebook if she's harassing or threatening you.


Title: (USA, MA) If an employee gives 2 weeks notice - Does the employer have to pay the remaining two weeks if the employee is "walked out" that day? (Typical of sales position).

Question:
A 2 weeks notice was given to a manager and employee was walked out that day. From some internet research - it seems there isn't any law which makes employers have to pay the employee for the remaining two weeks. However, most companies will pay the employee the remaining two weeks since the employee cannot work due to the company protecting it's clients from being stolen.

Also, does an employer have to notify that you have been fired? Not that you *will* be fired, but that you **have** been fired?

What are the employee's choices moving forward if looking to get compensated for those two weeks?

Thank you!

**EDIT** If an employee gives two weeks, is walked out, but not notified of being released *before* two weeks - in other words - employer does not indicate that the employee is fired or released at that moment. Also, what if just only a few months prior, another employee was compensated for their two weeks

Answer:
 They do not have to pay you for time you did not work.

They are not required to allow you to finish out your two weeks.

They don't have to say, "you're fired."  They can say "We have no more hours for you," or "you don't work here anymore," or whatever.


Title: Cop gave me wrong ticket

Question: Last night I got pulled over on the highway along with another car. I received two moving violations; following too closely and unsafe lane change. The trooper was quick and he gave me the tickets and said I can leave. I stuffed the ticket in my glove box and went home. After waking up in the morning I decided to go check the tickets. The tickets have someone else's name and address on them with my vehicle information. Additionally, it turns out the cop gave me the wrong drivers license back (same name and address as on my tickets). Is there a possibility I can get these tickets dismissed? I am fearful that the other person received tickets in my name. Should I appear on my court date and show the prosecutor my faulty ticket?

Answer: At this point, I'd be more worried about my license. Call the police department, explain the situation, and ask them to assist you in getting you YOUR license back.


Title: Girlfriend received letter demanding to return engagement ring (NJ, USA)

Question:
So like the title says, my girlfriend received a certified letter demanding the return of an engagement ring that she no longer has. She gave it to her mom and her mom lost it. This engagement was from early summer 2017. At the time she said no and attempted to give it back at the time and he insisted she keep it to “think it over”. Then she attempted to give it back or send t back to him or his friends several times and each time it returned to her until she just gave it to her mom who intended to keep it in case this happened but lost track of it since were more than a year later now.

This guy is a piece of work. He’s bombarded her with phone calls and text messages and emails. She blocks one number and 4 fake ones pop up in its place. He’s never done anything in person but is relentless with the contact. He’s recently resorted to hiring private investigators and claiming that I’ve hacked his social media accounts intending to make him look bad to my ex. As if I’m A. Capable or B. Would ever waste my time making someone she already doesn’t like look worse. We sent him a letter from a lawyer friend who demanded he cease and desist all contact. He responded with an email with my ex cc’d reiterating his claims that I am hacking him to defame him. He sent a long message claiming he filed a lawsuit against me but 4 weeks later and no paper work ever appeared.

We’re at the end of our rope. He’s claiming the equivalent value is 5000 which we believe to be very high (my gf thinks it was from zales and she looked it up and was worth about $2000)

Any advice on what we can do and if we can do anything to make this stop. We feel lost at this point. My gfs and my stress are both through the roof wanting this to end.

Answer:
 Winer v Winer (1990), conditional gifts must be returned regardless of fault.

Other responses are not accurate in NJ.

If he sues, you must respond and be prepared to compensate the market value of the ring (or the ring if it is located).


Title: [VA] potential housing discrimination?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Misdemeanor convictions aren't a protected class. It's not discrimination.


Title: During a mental health episode I was the cause of a hit and run accident on the interstate. I owe the insurance company $14,000 because I was also uninsured.

Question: I was in jail for 9 months, I completed two years of probation, I also lost my license because of the accident. I work as a lawn mower, as it is the highest paying job I can get with a record. I make $16.00 but if I had my license I could become a Forman and make 47,500 a year and pay the insurance company back faster. Do I have any options other than paying it all back to get my license back? If I file and am granted chapter 7 or chapter 11 bankruptcy would the hold on my license be lifted?

Answer: Filing for bankruptcy will generally not discharge a court judgment. You’d still be on the hook.Answer #2: Depending on location you can try to get a special license that will let you drive for work purposes.


Title: False rape claim?

Question:
A girl I used to date (5-6 years ago) and I have reconnected over the past 1.5 years. Since this reconnect, we decided to start having sex in a no-string scenario.

I told her recently the sex would have to stop soon, as I met a girl I'm interested in, and I strictly follow monogamous relationships. The new girl and I have not been on a date yet, so I don't consider us dating, and I continued to meet up with this girl. After a meet-up on Friday night, the ex texted me on Saturday morning to tell me she was probably going to the hospital, because I had hurt her, and that I forced myself on her.

This is not true, but we do engage in rough sex, and are practicers of BDSM. I have text messages dating back through 1.5 years ago, showing that we are into rougher sex, and that she asks for sex just as often as I do.

She called Sunday night, and I against my better judgment, answered the phone. She was crying, told me that it was her mother that had been making her say those things, that she hadn't really gone to the hospital, and that she would never claim those things against me, because she still loves me. She admitted it was consensual, and that saying it wasn't was a lie. She said that she was scared, because the sex was rough, and experienced some minor tearing. She still said it was consensual, and that she enjoyed it during, but went to her mother in fear. She didn't want to admit to her mother that she enjoyed those types of things, so she told her mother she was raped.

I need to know what actions I can take to help protect myself, incase she changes her mind again. I am trying to get information from Sprint, my cell carrier, on how to retrieve a recording of the call where she admits she was lying, and I already have the text logs saved and backed up with a friend, who has the instructions to give it to my mother/lawyer if something happens.

What else can I do to protect myself? How do I get these transcripts or recording from Sprint? Do I have to wait for a possible criminal case, in order to be able to subpeona Sprint for the records? How can I tell if she has actually been to the hospital, or filed a report against me?

Edit : To appease the bot : I am from Florida.

Answer:
 > How do I get these transcripts or recording from Sprint? Do I have to wait for a possible criminal case, in order to be able to subpeona Sprint for the records?

Sprint does not record your phone calls.  (At least, not legally and that anyone outside the NSA knows about.)  The contents of the call is not available to you, nor to Sprint.Answer #2: I would try to get her to say this stuff over text.Answer #3: In addition to what everyone else is saying, don't communicate with her ever again unless you record or document it.

Once you have her saying through text or voicemail things that support your side, cut all contact and never see or talk to her again.

This is your life and it will get ruined even with an accusation that is false.

A girl that weak that she sees no problem in accusing you of rape in front of her mom is psycho and has no place in your life or in the BDSM world.  Tell all your BDSM friends, mutual friends, etc... This girl needs to be blacklisted or she will ruin someone else's life or blackmail them.


Title: [Maryland] My step-mom is threatening to sue me for rent that I never agreed to pay

Question:
This is kind of a long story so strap in! First off I'm a 24 year old college kid who now lives with my mom.  My parents got divorced around 3rd grade and my dad ended up remarrying this lady sometime around middle school/ high school for me, I cant really remember.  Up until recently we have had a great relationship and I always considered her a good friend and she was somebody I thought of as family.

The problems started about a year ago when my dad passed away unexpectedly.  When he passed we really rallied together as a family that had previously been completely separated for most of my life.  My older brothers and mother had no relationship with my step-mom but when my dad died they really stepped up.  My mom is a very giving person and volunteered more money than she should have in order to make sure my dads funeral was taken care of since he left us monetarily screwed.

We eventually had to move out of my childhood home because it was about to be foreclosed on and I originally wanted to move in with my mom.  When I told my step-mom this she burst into tears and told me not to leave her alone.  I didn't want to leave her all by herself because she really had been great to me over the years so I agreed that I would move in with her where ever she decided to live.  Important part of this is that we never discussed me paying rent there.  I was supposed to have been living there rent free and would pitch in around the house/take care of the dog in order to help her out (honestly if she had told me that I needed to pay rent I would have opted to live with my mom).

Over the course of the next couple of months with living with my step-mom our relationship started to degrade and she kept trying to motherly power over me, which I didnt fight exactly because i was living there for free so I went with it for a bit.  This was until one night I found out that my mother had been paying for me to live there.  Apparently two months into me living there my step-mom emailed my mom demanding to talk about paying rent for me living with her, again something that was never discussed between the two of us and I thought something that should have gone through me to begin with.

My mom agreed that she could help out with the bills while I lived there.  This kind of annoyed me simply because I wasn't involved in the conversation and that she essentially guilted my mom into paying her after she guilted me into staying with her.  Thats not the issue however.

After finding all this out I told my step-mom that I would be moving out and moving in with my mother because I thought it was pretty shady the way she was acting and I felt like she was taking advantage of my mom.  My step-mom had a tendency to drink and do questionable things for example, one night while I was working she called me crying saying that someone was shooting at our apartment and I needed to "come home now!" Me trying to make sure she was okay called in a favor from a coworker who had just previously left work to cover me and head right home only to find that nothing had happened at all.  She made other decisions like that that drove a wedge between us but those aren't that important right now I just wanted you to get a sense of her character.

Getting back to the story, I told her that I would be out of the house around the time of April.  I made sure to tell her it may be a little before or a little after because I wasn't sure of my schedule due to work, school and my mom and brothers schedule.  I was actually able to get out of the townhouse March 28th with time to spare but I kept my key (definitely a mistake) in order to come back and fix and damage I had done or paint the walls that needed it.  I left her a note saying that I would be back to fix the walls and/or paint.

I have a pretty hectic schedule during the week so I wasn't going to be able to get back there until the following weekend. On April 1st, meaning the following Wednesday I got a text message saying, "Since you still have the key rent is due, this friday." All of my furniture is out of the townhouse and she is free to do with that room whatever she wants.

She has sent me a few other nasty text messages effectively eliminating any chance for us to have any kind of a relationship and I am okay with this.  About an hour ago she sent me a text message saying, "You have the key, yes this will stand in court!" To me this is her threatening to take me to court for Aprils rent although there was never any contract of me or my mom promising to pay rent there simply my mom helping out by giving her money for to live there.  My question does she have any legal standing?

To be honest she is probably drunk right now and saying things that she wont follow through with but I was interested to see if you guys thought she had a case.  I just went to CVS and picked up an envelope to mail her the key because I want no contact with her and as of right now I  have instructed my immediate family and myself not to respond to any of her communications.  So again what do you guys think and please feel free to ask any questions that you would like.

Answer:
 Give her the key back. Bring a witness. Then let her be. She is a sad lonely old lady. Likely with some mental health issues. It is unlikely she will sue. If she does then just defend yourself since there was no contract.

Edit: mail the key certified so you have proofAnswer #2: Mail her the key and cut off contact. No, she doesn't have a case.


Title: Mom put me in substantial debt.

Question: I made a post in personal finance and everyone is saying i should file a police report. Here is the deal. My mom has ruined my credit. There is $5,000 in debt that i had no idea of up until applying for a credit card through my credit union and i having to get embaresses by the banker bringing all of this up. I know it was her and i want to know what will happen if i do press charges or other ways i can go about this. I live in New York.Thank you in advance.

Answer:
 She could go to prison. Either you file the police report and report the fraud to the creditor or you accept the debt as your own. A stark choice but it is what it is.Answer #2: The only way to get the debt out of your name is to file the police report and then dispute the debt with the credit bureaus.

Your mother may or may not be tried, convicted, and sentenced to prison for this. There are way too many variables to know for certain. But you're in the shitty position of having to decide whether you want to file the report on your mother, or to accept the debt as your own.Answer #3: Do you want the debt out of your name? Because the only way to get that is to file a police report. This will likely result in your mom going to prison.

The only other option is to accept the debt as your own.

There is no magical third option.


Title: Broke up with a guy and now he’s writing songs bashing me.

Question:
So I was dating this guy at my college, and he was always a weird dude. But, he’s hot and the lead guitarist/singer of a band that goes around town and performs, so I went out with him. We dated a couple months before his weird... habits got to be too much for me. So I broke up with him.

But now, he’s going around singing songs about how awful a person I am and how he hopes I die or lose someone close to me and things like that. He uses my name (which is pretty unique) in the songs and it’s getting me a lot of bad reputation and attention.

So, can I make him stop? Sue him? Anything to stop the harassment that’s come out of it.

I’m in California.

Thanks.

(P.S. shared account so previous posts are in another place)

Answer:
 > he’s going around singing songs about how awful a person I am and how he hopes I die or lose someone close to me and things like that. He uses my name (which is pretty unique) in the songs and it’s getting me a lot of bad reputation and attention.
>
> So, can I make him stop? Sue him?

No, and no. This is protected activity under the First Amendment.

>  Anything to stop the harassment that’s come out of it.

***If*** the "harassment" rises to the level of ***action*** that is prohibited by CA law, you can seek a protection order against the people who are harassing you.Answer #2: Has he threatened you? Answer #3: If he's using your full name, as in first AND last, you would maybe have a case but otherwise you are VERY unlikely to be able to do anything about this. It's not a nice thing of him to do, but it's not illegal.


Title: Will getting married screw us financially due to our insurance situation?

Question:
Going to condense this as much as possible. Fiancee and I want to get married. We are currently expecting our 1st child (yay!). I have health insurance through my dad for the next couple of years so I pay nothing for mine. She has her health insurance through her company, who have stated that they won't retain her when she gives birth due to her not working for the company for a full year when she has the our baby.

If we get married my fear is that she'll get dropped from her insurance and I'll have to drop mine and get new insurance for everyone through my job, which offers piss poor insurance. It's just a cluster fuck that I have no idea how to handle. Advice is much appreciated.
Topic:
Insurance

Answer:
 >. She has her health insurance through her company, who have stated that they won't retain her when she gives birth due to her not working for the company for a full year when she has the our baby.

One question: How many employees do they have? Answer #2: IANAL so I can't comment on the legal side of them letting her go, but I worked for BCBS so I know a bit about insurance.

Getting married shouldn't cause her to get dropped from her insurance, it can be a qualifying event that lets her sign up for your employers insurance outside of your normal enrollment period, but plenty of married couples each have their own insurance plans.

In the event she does get fired, she should be eligible for COBRA, which is basically a temporary continuation of her plan for 18 months.  Get ready for the premium to go up (right now her company is most likely paying a portion of her monthly insurance bill, under COBRA she has to cover the entire thing), but it should give you some time to have the baby and figure things out from there without being without insurance.Answer #3: Did they say they won’t retain her, or that they won’t give her leave?Answer #4: If I read it right she can not take FMLA or take the normal maternity/parental leave and have her job protected.

If it is just using up vacation and then going back to work asap then when she hits 1 year turning around and taking the leave their is nothing they can do,

It might be worth talking to a lawyer to clear everything up and how to navigate this.Answer #5: Is this in Canada?  Location matters.


Title: Bounty Hunter Mistaken identity

Question:
This is a story from a friend of a friend in FL so if some details are lacking I'm sorry

Basically friend lives in apartment, wakes up to man banging in door.

Friend doesn't open door, asks man who he is, man claims he is a bails bondsman who is telling friend to open up and come with him.

Friend refuses, banging intesifies, man claims he will break down door.

Friend keeps refusing, telling him, the guy doesn't live there and never has. eventually man realises he's at the wrong building, apologies profusely and leaves.

Friend claims that he decided that if the man broke down the door he would have shot him.

Would he have been covered under self defense even thought he identified himself?

Friend has never had any felonies and didn't have any bail.

Answer:
 Just because someone claims to be one thing doesn't make them so. Your friend should have immediately called 911 , reported that someone was attempting to break into his home and would not stop when told. If he was actually afraid for his life (or grievous bodily harm) and not just using the circumstances as an excuse to pretend to be a bad ass, then there is a decent chance to argue self defense.

Even if it was self defense your friend would have been arrested and his firearm confiscated. He likely would have needed a defense lawyer. It would have screwed up his life for some time and cost him money. He may never have gotten his firearm back (least of all the concerns here).

Shooting someone is the last, worst choice. You never want to make it. Answer #2: >Would he have been covered under self defense even thought he identified himself?

*Maybe.*  That's about all that can be said without all the specifics and nuances of the situation, on top of the fact that it didn't actually happen, as the specifics and nuances of it actually happening would also be relevant.Answer #3: Next time someone is banging on your friend's door and threatening to break it down, they should call 911. If the guy did break in and was a threat to your friend's life, then they could defend themselves.


Title: Friend's dog died from internal damage from a bone, whose fault is it?

Question:
Dogs A, B, and C all live at the same ranch. A and B have one owner, dog C has a different owner.

Dog A is currently at the vet and may be put down. After expensive blood tests, xray shows it was an injested pork rib bone. Now, friend has already stated not to give dogs A and B any bones or people food in general. Only dog C (15 years old, blind and has trouble walking and controlling bowels, probably on her way out very soon, owner said its fine to do so) has recieved any bones and always has eaten them. (100's of times without incident)

Last night a dinner of country style ribs was had by all. One bone was possibly left on a plate on the coffee table (in contention, no one knows for sure), another on the baking sheet on the stove (may have been put away before incident, also in contention) and one was given to dog C. Dogs A and B are known to eat things off the coffee table and are poorly disciplined. Dog A is known to eat off the kitchen counter, stove and various trash, toys, wallets, charcoal briquettes, neighbors cats, chickens, wild rabbits and squirrels etc. And in general is a menace through no fault of her own (owners have only been present for around half of her 1 year life).

My question is, is it my fault to not have fully witnessed dog C completely eat the bone i gave her? Resulting in Dog A possibly consuming it sometime overnight and injuring herself, even though she could have eaten the bones out of the trash, off the counter, or the coffee table or all of the above? If all other bones besides the one i gave to Dog C  are disregarded, does that change my liability in this matter? If i am fully to blame, should i be made to replace the dog, also am i to pay all medic expenses?

Dogs A and B were outside, doors closed, when i retired approx 10pm. Dog C was working on the bone indoors. Doors were opened 1 am by roomate to let other dogs in. Owners were present but asleep in rv adjacent to the ranch, where dogs A and B would sleep about half the time, the other half would be in and around  the ranch.

Let me know if I'm missing any important info to the case, thank you!

Edit: Riverside county, California.

Answer: None of the idiots in this story should have pets and no one is going to deal with this jesus christ.


Title: Prof refusing to grade unless we pay a fee

Question:
Not sure if this is the right place to submit. I am in design school in Quebec. For one of our classes, we are making things for the collections. The issue is, I am in a separate branch of the program, and I am not part of any collection. So I am making things for others.

Why does this matter? Well, at the beginning of the semester, we were asked to pay a large fee in order to pay for the materials. It's my last semester and I just cannot pay anymore. The tuition is high (private college), and I already paid for my own materials as well.

Recently, the prof has said she will not grade our papers unless we pay this fee. Is there anything I can do about this to fight it? It seems a bit dodgy to me to threaten this, and I won't get my diploma unless I pass this class.

Answer:
 Have you spoken to the financial aid office? They can generally offer fee waivers and/or small grants to cover course fees.Answer #2: If the class lists a materials or lab fee you have to pay it. It’s no different than having any other outstanding fee with a university. It’s common practice to withhold grades or diplomas of outstanding fees are not paid. Go back to your course catalogue or course syllabus, if the materials fees are listed you’re out of luck.  Answer #3: Complain in this order until something happens
Arts Director head, program lead
School Dean/College Admin
Student council (They sometimes have connections depending on school)
College head office
College Vice
College president

Make sure you attach that syllabus and the $0.00 tag part is highlighted.

Answer #4: How much is the fee?


Title: 72hr involuntary hold for more than 72hrs

Question:
Hi Reddit

I was put on a 72 hour hold in a psych hospital starting from 1am on a Saturday but was discharged on Tuesday at around noon. After the 72hr has past (i was still in the hospital) i asked a social worker if weekends counted towards the 72hrs she said no, but was looked extremely nervous and hesitated for a long time before answering. I tried to look up whether weekends were counted online but found nothing. Anyone know anything about this?

Answer:
 [Here are the appropriate laws for involuntary committals in Wisconsin.](https://law.justia.com/codes/wisconsin/2011/51/51.20.html)

51.20(2)(b) states:

> he or she may be committed under this section and the right to a hearing to determine probable cause for commitment within 72 hours after the individual arrives at the facility, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.

Weekends and holidays do not contribute to the 72 hour period.

And just in case that isn't the exactly correct statute, every instance of "72 hour period" has the same exceptions.


Title: I found a quality issue w/ a food from "BigBrandCompany". I'd like to make a video demonstrating the issue and then ask BigCompany if they want to purchase all copyright and publishing rights, including my right to publish the video on any Internet site. Is this legal?

Question:
Location: USA.

The video would be of a quality that it might potentially have characteristics of a viral video.

This product (under many different brands) has multi billion dollar yearly sales around the world.  Other very big companies may have the same problem, and I might include some of those in the video too.

The product(s) in question might, in fact, be passing FDA standards, but such a video might still be considered unfavorable from BigCompany / BigIndustry's perspective.  One or more might want to buy the copyright and publishing rights to the video.

My second question is, "If this is not illegal, is something like this doable?"  I understand there may be a variety of issues involved, but I'll leave that up to discussion.  I would also guess that I'm not the first person to think of something like this, and BigCompany/BigIndustry would likely have a standard way of dealing with this.

Answer: You want to make something showing a product in a bad light, but you will not publish it if they pay you. So, blackmail


Title: Drunk driver totaled my parked car now I have to pay for it!

Question:
About 2 months ago, I walk out to my car parked on the street by my apartment to go to work and discover it completely smashed from behind. A drunk driver had swerved into my legally parked car then careened into a telephone poll. The drunk driver then fled the scene (as seen by witnesses).

Fast forward to now and I find out the insured driver of the vehicle claimed that his car was stolen and since the police can't prove he was driving, I am getting nothing from his insurance company. I checked the address of the registered owner and it is two blocks from where the accident occurred. It seems obvious that the registered owner of the vehicle was driving from the bars downtown to his home when he swerved off the main road into my car. This piece of shit then flees on foot and reports that his car was stolen.

The police are useless. Their report is lazy as shit. I have the means to lawyer up easily enough. What should I do? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

PS - This happened in Denver, CO.

PSS - Fuck drunk drivers.

Edit: I did file a claim with my insurance. I was told that I would receive the amount I paid for my deductible when my insurance company was able to be reimbursed from the drivers insurance. The drivers insurance paid nothing to my insurance because the car was "stolen". Because of this, my deductible will not be reimbursed by my insurance company.

Answer:
 Your options, in roughly descending order of how easy they will be:

1. Go through your own insurance. They can reimburse you, and then sue the owner of the other car on your behalf. If the car genuinely was stolen, but you have uninsured driver or comprehensive coverage, they should cover you anyways.

2. Sue the owner of the other car to recover your damages. Present your theory that he was, in fact, driving it at the time to the judge. "It seems obvious" may not reach the preponderance of evidence standard; on the other hand, "oh, it wasn't me, my car was stolen" might not either.

3. Pay it yourself and write this off as a bad experience.


Title: Girlfriend got a weird message from an Airbnb host in Berlin claiming a copyright infringement fine during her stay there. We live in Los Angeles, CA

Question:
My girlfriend was traveling internationally over the summer with her brother and stayed at a few different countries all using Airbnb. This morning she got an Airbnb message about a placed she booked in Berlin saying that lawyers representing WVG median company is fining the Airbnb host for copyright infringement due to illegally "sharing" an episode of the Walking dead. The Host says due to the time and what comes up on the fine that it is without a doubt my girlfriends Brothers mac that was the culprit. The fine is about 1500 EUR. Her brother is saying to just ignore it because what can they do from Berlin, but my girlfriend doesn't want to do that and wants to figure out the best way of handling this. Obviously the airbnb is under her name and she's at fault so this may be an obvious one, but in terms of legal advice, what's the best way to handle this? I thought about asking for legal documentation, but it won't even be in english. Just never been in this situation and looking for a next move.

We're thinking of trying to get legal documentation, verifying the claim, then wiring him the money? But that sounds like that can also go bad.

For clarification, we're in the US. The message was received at 6am this morning and she was staying at this location July 16th.
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer:
 don't do anything.

the media company is going after him.  he's being sued, not you.

lets say hypothetically you were responsible for the infringement which caused him to get the notice.  he or the media company would have to sue you to recover damages.

and for all you know, it could be a scam.  Answer #2: You can ask for documentation. Do you know anybody who reads German?Answer #3: Are you sure this isn't a copyright troll? [Here](https://torrentfreak.com/germany-passes-law-to-mitigate-copyright-trolling-fines-130703/) is an article about legislation passed in Germany to limit these so-called 'fines'. In addition, I see from the article that the fine is limited to about 150 euros.Answer #4: Based on the comments from the brother: Morally I think they should pay the fine (because these sorts of rightsholder claims in Europe are much more common and expensive). It seems not a scam because there is no way other than this claim that the host would even know that walking dead was streamed.

I'm not sure if _legally/enforcably_ they are required to do this, but it would suck to stick the airb&b host over this.


Title: Can my job force me to pay for a one time costume for their anniversary party?

Question: I work in a restaurant in Florida which having their anniversary party this coming month. They are requiring every employee to dress according to the theme (Grease -the movie), but are forcing us to pay for our own costumes. These costumes are not our usual uniform. (In the girls case we MUST pay $20 for skirts that someone in the restaurant is making). Is this legal?

Answer: They can't literally force you to do anything. If you do not, they can legally fire you, but you would almost surely be eligible for unemployment if you were financially eligible.


Title: (NE) School bolted down our windows - help.

Question:
I currently go to a private college in Nebraska. I live in the dorms on campus and today they bolted down the windows and removed the handles so there is no way to open them. With this they have metal grates laying over top of the windows with a protective glass shield. There are no A/C units in the rooms, nor are there vents ( I currently live in a basement room that has no windows as well). My room gets really hot and so I depend on cross ventilation of other rooms on my floor to cool it down, but now I can't do that.

I searched for NE landlord/tenant law in relation to this but I was having difficulty finding anything. Even if there was a statute against this, would it apply to those who live on campus? A private campus? Please help me out since admin isn't exactly receptive to our complaints.

Edit: Thank you for all of your responses! It is much appreciated. I will update when I can!

Took away some overly identifying information in case that could get me or my school in trouble!

Answer:
 Call the fire marshall?
http://www.sfm.nebraska.gov/regulations/pdf/title153-ch1.pdf
17.6.2.4.2 Every room used for sleeping, living, or dining purposes shall have not less than two means of escape, not less than one of which shall be a door or stairway providing a means of
unobstructed travel to the outside of the building at street or ground level. The second means of escape shall be permitted to be a windowAnswer #2: Generally speaking, there has to be an alternative method by which a resident can escape a building in the case of an emergency. The distinction between a private and public space won't really apply here. This will be addressed in tenant/landlord and building codes for your local area. I am not licensed in NE, so I can't help you out that much, but do some research...I'd say that it's more likely than not that blocking your only alternate source of ingress and egress to your dorm room violates some sort of safety or residential code.


Title: just started out of state probation in MA. Wondering if I can still smoke the occasional joint

Question:
I just got a CWOF (continued without a finding) on a misdemeanor charge (not drug related) in District Court in MA. I was sentenced a year of probation and 40 hours of community service, but since I live out of the state, my probation "check-ins" are only going to be by snail mail. I simply have to fill out a piece of paper, include my service hours and my status in school, work, etc, and mail it to my PO once a month.

When I asked, my PO said definitively that there would be no physical check-ins at an actual office, so I dont see any piss tests in my future. Any thoughts on whether or not I can smoke a joint once in a while?

Answer:
 > Any thoughts on whether or not I can smoke a joint once in a while?

That would be a violation of your probation, right?  So don't do it.


Title: [CA] Breach of Privacy by HR within my company via email. What should I do?

Question:
Let me start by saying I enjoy my current job and where I am working. I work for a Fortune 500 company at an entry level position and for the most part I am treated well and enjoy what I do.

Being said, I recently had a child at the beginning of October and took part in the Paid Family Leave option I have through my state. I only took 4 weeks and received a few of the benefits I pay for through the state. I returned to work at the end of October and things have been fine since.

Bringing me to the past few days.... on Friday morning I woke up to an email thread started by another employee at my company. She was asking questions about her FMLA benefits and upcoming leave. This email was then responded to by an HR representative and each one of the emails was being sent to me for some reason.

At this point I did not know what was going on, however, little by little a few other email would come in from non related people from the company (current and ex employees) I work for that were confused as I was about why they were getting these emails and why they were included in this thread. I started to realize I was not the only one and some people were very upset and bothered that their personal emails were included in this thread and that this original employee’s personal information regarding FMLA was sent to all of us.

I sent an email asking to be removed as did a few others but some people are retaining attorneys and claiming this is a violation of their Hippa and privacy rights. I, myself, am bothered that my personal email was shared with a unknown amount of people, but I am unsure about what to do next.

I have since requested a meeting to talk with my manager about this but with the talk of some of these people regarding attorneys flowing in, I am unsure as to what my rights are and what I should do.

One of the emails came from a higher up in the company stating HR has been notified of this and everyone will be contacted this upcoming week. I am not sure what to say or how to go about this. Obviously I would not like to burn any bridges but this is extremely unprofessional and a breach of my privacy. Just looking for some advice for now and maybe going forward.

TLDR: a personal email regarding fmla benefits for an employee at my company was sent and shared with an unknown amount of ex and current employees as well as everyone’s personal emails.

Answer:
 Repeat after me: there’s no private cause of action for HIPAA.

Whether this runs afoul of CA’s privacy statutes regarding disclosure of medical information is a separate conversation. One you should have with an attorney if you wish to pursue a claim.


Title: How can I stop my family from pressing charges on my schizophrenic brother?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Nothing. It has nothing to do with your. Your brother has severe mental health issues that he isn't taking care of and is violent and breaking the law. He isn't someone that needs to be wandering around harming people.

You can pay for an attorney to get him in a good mental health prison. Answer #2: Your options are to make the police aware of his condition, so they are not taken by surpriseAnswer #3: Your brother should be in custody away from everybody else until he gets his mental health issues under control. If he can't then he doesn't get to be around other people. Sorry but we can't have violent uncontrolled people roaming around.


Title: My host on AirBNB wants to sue me for unplugging his fridge & ruining his meds. HELP!!!

Question:
Hi guys,

I rented an apartment on AirBNB for 2 weeks. While there, I unplugged a small minifridge located in the bedroom because I needed to use the plug.

Once the owner got back, he said that his insulin was in that fridge & that by unplugging it, I cost him $3000 in lost meds. He did not charge me any safety deposit, & now he says I am responsible for paying him for those meds.

He did not tell me directly anything about that fridge needing to be on, but he claims he told my roommate verbally about it. My roommate denies that.

So my questions are:
1) Does he have a case that I am responsible for his lost meds?
2) What defense should I use?
3) In general, what are the obligations of a tenant to an AirBNB rental & what legal recourse does the host have if he thinks the guest damaged his property?

Thanks!

EDIT:

New Info:

1) Yes, I should have looked in the fridge. When I opened it all I saw was a brown bag that looked like takeout. I guess I should've opened that & looked more closely. However, I knew he was out for at least 2 months & figured that noone keeps anything valuable (>$10) in their fridge.

2) I rented the place March. 23. He also kept fish food in that fridge & on April 1st (7 days later), his fish feeders told him that the fish food spoiled & he texted me about that. I told him I would pay 50% ($20) for the fish food just to make it go away (i specifically said I dont think I did anything wrong). At that point he did not tell me anything about the insulin. Then on April 26, when he got back, he told me about the insulin. I want to argue that if he had simply told me about it on April 1 when he found out the fridge is unplugged, I would have replugged it & the insulin would've been fine!

Answer:
 I'm not sure why no one is bringing this up, but I think there's a good chance this is straight up fraud. Not that the renter PLANNED to have OP unplug his fridge, but maybe once the fish food thing netted him $20 he decided he could up the stakes. Maybe I'm just a cynic. Answer #2: Insulin costs $400 a BOX for the most expensive you can buy, and a box is a fairly large supply.  To have $3,000 of Insulin they had multiple months of supply stored.

http://www.goodrx.com/insulins

I think you need to contact Air B and B yourself about this.  Also be aware that if you didn't see the insulin you shouldn't assume that there WAS insulin.Answer #3: I'm sorry,  I'm not trying to be mean when I say this,  but you're a dope for unplugging a fridge in someone's house without looking in it first.


Title: Being Fined for Pirating

Question: Last night I downloaded 2 albums through qbittorrent. The internet provider, Cox, found and shut off connection until the fines (well over 100k) are payed or an agreement has been made. Right now, the only option we have is to call each and every copyright company and try to drop the claims. Because they were albums, there are 3 pages worth of claims. This is the first offense, but when brought up with the first company called, they said that was unimportant. I live in Arizona. Any advice is helpful.

Answer:
 There's no way they got you within 24 hours on your first download. Either you've been doing this for a long time and have been warned multiple times that further copyright infringement will result in termination of your internet account or this is a scam and you've got a virus that's interfering with your internet connection.

If this is real, your options are to get an attorney to settle the fines or find a new isp and hope you don't actually get sued.Answer #2: This is not congruent with my experiences with these claims.

Have you spoken to Cox about these claims, or did... like... you get some kind of popup on your browser or something.Answer #3: Sounds like a scam.Answer #4: Something isn't right here. Has Cox actually shut the internet off? Have there been warnings?


Title: The FBI has ruined my phone, how can.I sue them?

Question:
In nutshell after some negotiation we have nothing to help eachother with. Now my phone (kyocera torque) gets firmware updates multiple times daily some times.

I'm not against them monitoring my communications, but at this point they have completely fucked my phone.

They broke streaming awhile ago, now these utter incompetents have broken layer 2 and it's not just p
Pathetic.it is fucking illegal. How do I get them out of my phone?

Answer: you should seek out a mental health professional. this sounds like a delusion. Answer #2: You need to seek a qualified mental health professional to help you with this. Please don't waste any more time. Go now.