Title: [MO, US] Was rented a house, found out later that we never got a permit and now we are unable to. Very lost and very confused.

Question:
Hello!
I live in a rented house with 3 other people, all of whom (including myself) are students at a nearby university.
We received a letter stating we do not have an occupancy permit. Our renters knew we had never rented before and when they confirmed we had finished the steps needed to live in the house legally, we felt confident. Confused, I went to City Hall to get one, where they informed me that 3 or more unreleated people cant live together in the same house. None of us 4 are related.
The rent is only for 8 more months, and we had no plans of renewing it anyways, as one of our roommates is leaving for another school next year.
City Hall provided proof to us that they had contacted the management company (where we rent from) before we had even moved in about this ordinance. We were never told.
All four of us are on the lease. The Department has made our case "pending", so we wont be kicked out or anything as of yet, but they told me to contact them after contacting our landlords. I emailed them explaining that we need a remedy for this situation and that we are not at fault (as suggested by the department).

Honestly, we are all young college students who are freaking out right now. We grabbed this house because it was cheap enough for us to live in and when we're not at school we're at work. What will happen? What can we expect? I'm so lost I have no idea what to do. Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you for taking the time to read this

Answer:
 Seems to me that the landlord is in breach of your lease. If the city evicts you/forces you to leave then you should be able to recover the cost of moving and get your deposit back.

Will you be able to live there if this permit is approved or is it a strict bar? Answer #2: >3 or more unreleated people cant live together in the same house

In a college town?


Title: (NM) My dog got into rat poison that was sitting outside the container at a hotel I stayed at.

Question:
I was staying at a hotel in Colorado and the hotel accepts pets. There was a grass area outside the front but a sign that said "Not a pet area". So we walked our dog around the premises and our dog found some rat poison out in the open that was next to a container that said "Poison: Do not touch."

Well, my dog thought it looked tasty, so he took a bite. We were very worried about him getting sick from it, so we went to a emergency vet hospital in our hometown, and they did a Activated Charcoal treatment, and he's on Vitamin K for the next month.

I feel I should be compensated for this hotel's behavior of putting rat poison out in the open right next to a poison box. The hotel puts it out themselves because they were able to tell us the exact brand and kind of poison that they use. Is this a matter to address to corporate or the hotel directly or possibly the Colorado Attorney General?

Thank you everyone.

Answer:
 You think the hotel is to blame because you failed to have enough control over your dog to keep it from eating rat poison? From a clearly marked container?

You are free to contact the hotel, but it does not sound like they were negligent, nor that they owe you anything.


Title: Does my girlfriend owe rent if apartment complex won't fix water damage?

Question:
Friday night Cleveland was hit with torrential downpours. Streets were closed down due to flash floods and power went out in many neighborhoods. My girlfriend's apartment was flooded; the bathroom, bedroom, and a hallway leading to the kitchen. She had a window unit AC in the window (there were tightly sealed panels on each side) but because the apartment complex's drainage pipe was clogged, all the water was funneled to her window and busted through the air conditioner and poured into the bedroom, at least 5-10 gallons of water, mulch, mud, and insects came in.

Because the kitchen and bathroom are tile, they are dry and fine now. However, the carpeted bedroom was hit the worst. She called the office immediately and the apathetic receptionist told her to "just put some towels down because I don't have anyone and you're like the fourth tenant to call with this problem. We'll try to send someone Monday." We followed her advice and put towels and blankets down where we could, and obviously those are all now ruined and moldy.

Luckily a friend of my girlfriend's brought us her shop vac and dehumidifier on Saturday, but at that point the water was so soaked into the carpet we couldn't get even close to it all out. The dehumidifier has been running nonstop in an attempt to dry it out a little, but the smell of mold in the bedroom is horrendous already.

She pays for renter's insurance through the apartment complex, and this is clearly covered. However, the office gave her no information on how to file a claim nor have they followed up on any damage control or repairs. She and her cats have have been displaced, luckily the lease on my apartment still has another month until I move in with her. Her rent was technically due yesterday, the 1st, but until this issue is fixed, can she legally withhold rent as leverage to get repairs?

Answer:
 She cannot withhold rent, at least not yet.

First, this problem isn't the landlord's fault; it's an act of god.  That reduces their liability somewhat.

Second, it's not clear that your girlfriend's apartment is uninhabitable, versus merely uncomfortable.  It may be uninhabitable but that's not yet a given.

Third, you can't withhold rent without going through a process of notification and waiting.

Fourth, the landlord must repair in a **reasonable** time.  Reasonable varies from place to place and from occasion to occasion.  However, given that multiple units were damaged *and* the rain was "torrential" it's very possible that there's simply no one available to fix the issue.

Your girlfriend should call for another update tomorrow and should immediately send them **written** notice of the problems.  She should then ask what their timeframe for resolution was and see whether that seems reasonable.


Title: Landed my dream job at a Silicon Valley based company, requires Driver’s License, and mine is suspended.

Question:
3 interviews, job landed. No salary negotiation needed. While filling out my information, onboarding, Driver’s License information was listed (optional) and I chose not to fill it out, using a valid State ID and Birth Certificate for verification. I’m afraid the job offer will be rescinded if I’m honest about not having a Driver’s License. Any advice?

No driving will be done, the job is remote. I’m in IL.

Company sent me the email below:

Hi,

Thanks for completing Steps 1 through 3. We will send Step 4 to you at a later time (closer to your start date).

I noticed you did not provide us with your driver’s license during your US Verify paperwork. I will need this info to initiate your motor vehicle check. Can you provide me with the DL info?

DL #
Expiration Date
Class

{Name}
Project Manager

Answer: They need your license ID for a background check.  What was your license suspended for? Would it be something the might cause them to deny you the position?Answer #2: That’s tricky. It’s a company that specifically makes its money by people driving around. Even if you’re not driving it’s still probably part of the company culture and will make you look weird. Even if you have the money to fix the suspension that will likely take longer than they’re willing to wait to get a response from you before taking back their offer. Unfortunately you’re only answer can be that you don’t have a drivers license but don’t offer up why. Just tell them you don’t have one. Do give them your state ID though or a passport info if you have one.


Title: Apartment building threatening to fine me $250 - $500 if I miss the orientation for new occupants.

Question: I just moved into a new building in downtown Chicago and they have a new occupant orientation. I have told them that I am unable to make it to the orientation because my work schedule has changed and they are threatening to fine me $250-$500 if I do not attend. Do I have any legal recourse to not have to pay this?

Answer:
 Does your lease state you have to attend to orientation, or attribute a fine to it if you miss it?

If the lease doesn't say you must attend, then they can't force you to attend nor can they fine you if you don't.


Title: Is my friend violating HIPPA?

Question:
Hi everyone. I have a quick question regarding either the regulations of HIPPA or the legalities of medical information.

I am facing a situation currently regarding my medical records being in the hands of someone else. About a year ago I had a procedure done that affected me and affects my future in my job field and through a lack of judgement, I gave my medical records to the person I was dating at the time. I am now at the point of being uncomfortable with this person having possession of these records and have asked for them back, but I am getting a strong refusal. Do I have any power here? I've asked over text, in person, and on the phone for these back, but have been unsuccessful. They have the power to change the course of my life with this information  and I am scared.

Thanks for any help.

Answer: HIPAA has nothing to do with this at all.


Title: (TX)Unethical Professor - Should I Pursue This?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: I'd have a chat with the department chair/program coordinator.   It would help if you discussed the logistical issues with the instructor first, though, and see if you can get any clarity.Answer #2: Paging /u/I_work_in_HIED


Title: Can an employer in CA have a policy that prohibits hugging between males and females but permits hugging between two females?

Answer: This could potentially violate California's gender discrimination laws.  Answer #2: Seems to me that policy COULD violate some gender based discrimination law. They are obviously trying to mitigate sexual harassment claims but it has to be all or nothing to escape gender discrimination issues. Best bet would be to call the California  Department of Labor and Employment and get clarification. You could also try the EEOC


Title: Fuck My New Neighbor Is Autistic

Question: [deleted]

Answer: When you purchase a home that shares walls and floors with other people, this is the risk you take. Unless they are violating some noise ordinance or other law, you really have no recourse here. Answer #2: Sell. And make sure to avoid showings in the early morning and late evenings.


Title: I may have sold a minor alcohol, but im not sure.

Question: I work at a grocery store in Omaha,Nebraska. Today we were insanely busy today and in the rush I think I read the date of birth on a girls ID wrong. Im scared out of my mind and feeling sick to my stomach, i have never been to jail or committed a crime before and I dont know what to do. I need help.

Answer: Unless the police came in and charged you right then, you should be fine.


Title: [Virginia] Is it legal for my school to monitor what I do on my iPad that I own and also use for my school at home?

Question:
My school is changing their policy to the point where they can see what I do on my iPad at my house.  This scares the shit out of me because my school shouldn't be able to know EVERYTHING I do on my OWN iPad at my own home.

[EDIT] It is a private school
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer: Did you agree to the monitoring?


Title: Former employer using workers comp claim to prevent me from working new job (TX)

Question:
Hi all, from Texas and have a question about workers comp.

I filed a claim more than a year ago with an employer I no longer work for.  The claim worked out fine, I received treatment with no issue from my employer.  I was under the impression that I left my previous position on good terms.

My new employer operates at a nearby facility, and equipment can be shared between both old and new employer.  My old employer is telling my new boss that I cannot use any of this "shared" equipment due to my workers compensation claim.  I cannot do my job without access to that equipment, so I have no doubt that my new employer is likely to fire me or ask me to leave.  Is this retaliation? Do I have any legal ground to contest this?

I read a case in Florida that seemed to suggest this behavior could be considered retaliation - that case can be read [here](http://www.jacksonlewis.com/resources-publication/workers-compensation-claim-against-prior-employer-can-be-basis-retaliation-lawsuit)

Would any of that be applicable to my situation in Texas?

EDIT:

I have found a local pro bono service for legal aid on employment matters.  I will hopefully have a better plan of action when I stop by this clinic on Monday.  Thank you all for your help.

Answer: Your old employer is full of shit. If you were cleared by the WC docs to go back to your normal duties, that means you are medically cleared to use that machinery. Whether your new employer will want to rock the boat over the machinery shared with your old BSC employer is another question. Answer #2: Did you have a lawyer in your Comp case? If you did, that person would probably be able to get you up to speed on the state retaliation laws. Good luck.


Title: I made an untrue claim to the police

Question:
Long story short I slightly changed the details of my statement because what I was doing was also illegal. It was stupid but I decided not to take it further so I did not sign anything they gave me hoping it would go no further.

Told I received a call saying they have identified the offender and where he lives and will be interviewing him. This surprised me since they had to go through the bank to get details after I signed a paper. I did not sign thinking it would go no further since I realised I made a huge mistake.

What sound I do. I feel so bad for wasting police time but I was told things would not go further without me signing the sheet sent to me.

Answer: It depends greatly on the scenario. But chances are you need to not speak with the police any further about any thing until you speak with a criminal defense attorney.


Title: Can a person sue legislators attempting to pass gun control measures?

Question:
Is this wikipedia definition of a civil conspiracy correct?

"A civil conspiracy or collusion is an agreement between two or more parties to deprive a third party of legal rights or deceive a third party to obtain an illegal objective."

If it is, could a citizen of NYC, or Chicago, or D.C. sue city government or officials that are proposing laws that the Supreme Court has stated in various rulings are unconstitutional?

I am a Texas resident, so I do not worry about that, but I have another question regarding the state of Texas and their gun laws. Until recently, open carry of a pistol has been banned completely. You could conceal carry a pistol with a conceal carry permit. Now, you can open carry a pistol, but only if you have a conceal carry permit.

This seems to violate a citizens right to keep and bear arms. You cannot conceal or OPEN carry a pistol in Texas without a permit. That is treating a right as if it was instead a privelege isn't it?

I don't have a carry permit, I've never carried and never will, but a lot of people do or will want to at some point.

Answer:
 Yes, it's correct but you're missing a key connection:  Changing a law does not "deprive you of legal rights".  It changes what your rights are.  If they're following proper legislative procedure, then it will always be legal.  If not, then literally every piece of legislation ever written would be an illegal conspiracy, because all new laws alter and potentially deprive *someone* of a right.

> This seems to violate a citizens right to keep and bear arms. You cannot conceal or OPEN carry a pistol in Texas without a permit. That is treating a right as if it was instead a privelege isn't it?

Are you seriously suggesting that Texas, of all places, is violating the 2nd amendment??

The 2nd amendment isn't construed literally and hasn't been for.....I want to say about a century.  We have numerous gun laws at the state and federal level which have been upheld.  CCW permits have been around for ages, as have open carry bans.  They're constitutional because the Supreme Court has ruled that they are.


Title: Neighbors from hell - Can Airbnb be considered an illegal business if operating in a residential zone? Upstate NY

Question:
There are no short term rental laws in my area. The zoning inspector said if I rented my home for 6 months that would be fine, so why can’t I rent it for one day?

I Airbnb my house on occasion, but when the neighbors found out they were furious and claimed it would turn their town into the Red Light District and that crime and DUIs would be rampant.

The problem is, they call the police constantly to report noise ordinance violations and there’s now a slew of neighbor complaints though only one actual ticket, (for excessive noise, even though it was in the afternoon and quiet hours aren’t until much later).

They are now saying that Airbnb is a business and the neighborhood is residential only, therefore Airbnb is an illegal business.

There was a cease and desist notice from the zoning inspector saying that Airbnb is operating a business and that’s against zoning ordinance. The town is out for blood on this and said they’re in the evidence gathering stage and set a trial date. How is renting your house a business?

Of course I’m getting an attorney, but in the meantime any direction from reddit would be extremely appreciated. I don’t think the towns attorney had ever heard of Airbnb until this case.

Is there something I’m missing here? I feel like if there’s no law specifying a minimum rental period, how can Airbnb be illegal?

I removed the listing after the cease and desist notice but I have been finishing out my already booked reservations. I’m worried my guests will get unexpected police visits and I’m also worried about the possible outcome of this case. Oh did I mention the former chief of police retired and bought a house down the block and he’s leading the push against Airbnb?

The zoning inspector said the current chief personally was in his office three times in one day to ensure the cease and desist was filed that day.  We have been constantly harassed and I’m genuinely scared.

Answer:
 This comment is not legal advice.

The issue is you and other Airbnb people are operating in a greyish area which often annoys other residents in the area.

From their point of view, at least with a short 6 month lease they know there is some recourse the renters can be found if they get up to no good but they know they will have no chance with temporary visitors who stay a night or two and cause all type of problems with nearby residents.

That is not to say that all temporary visitors will be like that, but it is the bad apples that cause this issue. Thus often residents will prefer to avoid the risk/issue altogether.

Edit: I think the grey area is around the fact you are operating a hotel like temporary stay business in a residential area


Title: My stolen guitar.

Question:
I live in East Texas, US, and last year around october myself and three roommates got into a disagreement over bills in the last month of our lease. We all decided to stay with our girlfriends or families until the lease was up, and go our separate ways.

In that time, my house was broken into and a burglary occurred. They stole 3 guitars, my TV, my camera, and several guitar pedals, among other things. I had an idea who it was, so I filed a police report with a suspect but with zero evidence, they couldn't do anything.

Two weeks ago I walk into an open mic night in a bar in my town and see what looks like one of my missing guitars on stage. Come to find out, it's the man who is in charge of the open mic. He tells me he got it at a pawn shop in town and I go there the next day to find two of my missing pedals. (Defining features, moving on) The man working there asks if I had a police report and a suspect. He looks up the pawn ticket and confirms that the pawn ticket and my suspicion and the name on my police report are the same. He said not all of my stuff was on there, but the two pedals I picked out of the line up and the guitar were the only things on the ticket.

I call the police number in my original email and fill them in. They assign a detective and he follows up with me and the pawn shop. Gets copies of the name and dates, and tells me I can go get the pedals from the pawn shop. Then this morning he asks me over email to give the guy who has my guitar his contact info and he will try to get ahold of the guy as well.

I send the guy a message confirming that it is indeed my guitar he is in possession of and give him the contact info for the detective. He tells me he called and left him a message. Then tells me he has already been through some emotional stuff with that guitar and is very attached to it and offers to help me buy a different one. I politely tell him that this is the first guitar I bought with my own money at 15, and has strong sentimental meaning to me. Then he tells me that he drilled two holes into it to add a 1000 dollar pickup and synth, rewired it, and perfected the neck and intonation and its about as perfect as it could be and how much he loves it. Like guilting me.

Who has legal rights to the guitar, who is owed compensation, what do I do next?

Answer: Still yours, doesn't matter if he added value to it.


Title: ER visit with failure to send me bills

Question:
Hello LegalAdvice,

I am in a bit of a tough spot.

A few years back I had an accident at home, had to take the ambulance, got an X\-ray and some stitches. I was in and out of the hospital in a few hours.

I had insurance at the time which I showed both to the ambulance staff and at the hospital.

A while later I got a bill for the ambulance from my insurance company which I swiftly paid.

I did not get a bill from the hospital or from the insurance company about the ER visit. I am not originally from the US so I did not think twice of it.

A week back I got a bill from the city treasurer that said that I owed a massive amount that was going to collections soon and this was the final notice.

I immediately contacted the person that sent me this and they said that they were happy about giving me time and that they would contact the hospital themselves.

The problem is that the incident was a few years back and when I contacted the hospital the billing department lady said there was nothing she could do.

**Some additional facts:**

* The hospital is run by the city
* This is in California
* I did not get any correspondence from the hospital that I owed money for years.
* I have been living at the same adress for many years with no problems delivering mail there.
* I had insurance which I also used successsfully for the ambulance.
* My partner was with me at the hospital and by our memory we obviously showed the insurance.
* I have not used any other ER services in the last decade.
* I am perfectly happy to pay a fraction of the cost \(up to 25&#37;\) out of pocket.
* I am a responsible adult with immaculate credit score.

What should I do?

Also, what should I not do?

Should I get legal counsel ASAP? If yes, what kind?

Thank you in advance for your help

Answer: I'd start by asking them to send you an *itemized* bill showing what they say you owe.  Also, ask them to tell you the dates each prior bill was sent to you, and at what address.


Title: [ON, Canada] My girlfriend had her photo taken at a recent Canada 150 festival and the photo is being used on the cover of a book that is being sold to commemorate the occasion. She did not sign any photo release forms.

Question: Basically the situation is as described in the title. No forms were signed, no agreements made, and the book is being sold for profit with her image. What are her options?

Answer: I think the person that took the picture owns it and since you where in a public place and her picture was taken it does not need a form what damages is she incurring because of the picture being on the book NAL


Title: Landlord suggesting my future living situation

Question:
## Landlord "Suggesting" I find somewhere else to live

My landlord (whom I sign a month-month lease with for a bedroom, private bathroom and living area in the basement of her family home \[with a private entrance through the garage\]) approached me saying that she"usually puts in her ad (which I found on craigslist) that no guests are ever allowed over, but neglected to this time. She asked if I would oblige and I politely said "No, I pay good money to live here and am an adult and will have my girlfriend over. I will, however, keep it to just her and have no further company. Since then I have signed two more month-to-month leases with random passive-aggressive e-mails such as an add to another apartment suggesting my girlfriend and I look into it.

To be clear I work full-time and am constantly gone for entire weekends and sometimes up to five days at a time and may have my girlfriend over once every two weeks(overnight) or she may pop in after work to say hello if traffic is awful as I am a midway point between her work and her home.

Last night I picked my girlfriend up from her house and had her stay the night as we are going away for the next week. In the morning she took my car and went home to gather some things she forgot and I slept in. At 9:09 am my landlord set off the smoke-detector outside my bedroom and started calling my name and proceeded to ask if I had "smoke in my room???" and then said that she was not comfortable with a "stranger" in her home and said if I couldn't abide by her "rule" of not having her over I need to find other living quarters.

I am happy to move, but my question is: If I don't find a suitable arrangement before the next lease, can she really kick me out if "No Guests" is not in a written agreement? It just feels like petty discrimination to me and I am confused (This is my first "shared-living" experience so I am unsure, but taken aback). Now I am worried she will try to forfeit my deposit return. Full-disclosure my girlfriend and I got home around midnight and slept like babies causing no disturbance whatsoever.

Anybody got experience in this type of situation??

Washington State.

Answer:
 If she wants you to move out then she needs to give you a written notice by which date you need to move out. She needs to provide this written notice 20 days before the move out date.

Don't get written notice? She can't kick you out. Answer #2: As a month-to-month tenant, you can be kicked out at any time with the proper notice, which is usually 30 days but varies by state.  So you probably should start looking for another place to live.


Title: Downtown bars responsibility? Petty but I cant kill my curiosity

Question: So last night I was walking from a bar to my car. (For the record, I did have a legal alcohol amount) So I'm walking downtown  on the sidewalk and am passing a bar Id was actually at earlier. The side door bursted open, some guy came running out and he decided he was in such a rush to join the fight that had spilled from the FRONT door and into the street that he needed to grab me by the shirt and fling me to the ground. He completely shredded my pricey polo and I landing on my brand new phone causing a fairly small crack as well as minor malfunctioning. I called the business pretty much just expecting some decent customer relations. Would have settled for a sincere apology but instead I was given grief for thinking the bar was remotely responsible for the "public" sidewalk that borders its business and I got no sympathy. I wasnt entirely sure how in the clear they were IF I were to hypothetically take them to court over this matter.  Im not gonna lie, after spending money in a business, giving their bartenders tips and then having my shirt that carried sentimental value as well as hefty price tag torn and phone broke by one of  its patrons as Im walking a few feet past their door... just to be laughed at when showing anger for the situation to have happened. Im not seeking compensation, just the satisfaction of proving the manager wrong when she felt she was so right it deserved a laugh. Is there any sort of clear law that would determine a decision in court or would a judge make the call? Took place in California

Answer:
 > some guy came running out and he decided he was in such a rush to join the fight that had spilled from the FRONT door and into the street that he needed to grab me by the shirt and fling me to the ground.

That's who's responsible for your damages, not the bar. If this guy had run out of your house and did this to someone on the public sidewalk, do you think you should be liable for the damages he caused? Same way with the bar.Answer #2: > I wasnt entirely sure how in the clear they were IF I were to hypothetically take them to court over this matter.

They'd be completely in the clear.  This took place outside of their establishment, by someone they had no control over.  Answer #3: Let me apologize for the bar and the way the bar manager treated you. Do you feel better now? This is what you're looking for right? Someone to apologize for the actions of another.

And let's be honest, you were looking for the bar to pay for the phone and shirt. You weren't looking for just an apology. This is why the bar manager laughed at you and rightfully so.Answer #4: Have you considered suing the guy who actually assaulted you?  He is the one responsible, after all.


Title: [GA] - Car slammed on his brakes because of me.

Question: Yesterday, while starting to pull out of a parking lot, a speeding car slammed on his brakes, fishtailing across the next lane.  He pulled into a parking lot, jumped out and started making threatening gestures. There was no collision, so I kept going. Was I under any legal obligation to stop?

Answer: Absent a collision you do not need to stop. If there was a crash you most likely would have been at fault, since you were entering the roadway.


Title: [USA, PA] Forced to wear religious symbol at work?

Question:
I recently quit my job at a non-profit thrift store because (among many other things) the company was bought up by a for-profit thrift store chain. For clarity, the original non-profit will be called Thrift A, and the for-profit will be called Thrift B.

Because I don't work there anymore, I don't have any personal investment in this problem, but it's gonna bug me not to know what I could have done if I had stayed.

Thrift A was a Christian non-profit thrift store. The only way you'd know this, though, if you walked into the store would be to read our company pamphlet, see what charities we supported, or spot the very small 'free literature' stand of Christian booklets. The overhead radio usually played top 40s, country, and the very occasional and unobtrusive Christian rock song. The uniforms were plain black or white shirts and an apron with the company logo, which was house-like shape with the company name under it.

Thrift B is a Christian for-profit. I've never been to their stores, but while I still worked at Thrift A, B's owner instituted the rule of only Christian music on the constantly playing radio. Thrift B has a logo consisting of a poorly-designed cross on top of what looks like Microsoft Word clipart. This logo is on every single tag and is also on the uniform t-shirts. The company goal is to sell items while fulfilling the company purpose: to "glorify God", following the gospel of Jesus.

Now here's the question. I understand that Title VII protects employee rights to wear their own religious symbols/dress. Does this go the other way? Are employees protected from having to wear a company's religious symbol? I personally know of 2 expressly non-Christian employees at that company. If I had stayed, it would have also included myself.

Answer:
 They can require that you sport their logo as part of the dress code and if you refuse to do so, they can fire you for it. Answer #2: If they are For-Profit and this over the top with their enforced Christianity then "The company goal is to sell items while fulfilling the company purpose: to ~~"glorify God"~~ make bank, by exploiting people who follow~~ing~~ the gospel of Jesus."

In theory they could force you to wear a company logo as part of your uniform - but they couldn't force you to remove your star of
David or Pentagram or whatever you wore alongside of it.


Title: Recording neighbors argument illegal in AZ?

Question:
Hi. I just wanted some quick clarification on the one-party consent law regarding recording a conversation in Arizona.

I live in an apartment. My neighbors fight at all times of the day and get violent. They throw/slam doors, yell extremely loud, and wail ???? extremely loud disturbing us at 11pm, 2:30am, 4am etc.

We have made police reports whenever it becomes excessive. Everyone has their spats - but at some times in the night it is just not OK. Sometimes when it gets very apparently violent (hitting then crying) we call as well to make sure everyone is OK.

Last time, during a two person argument, the man was wailing like a lunatic for what seemed like a good few minutes -  we called and after the police arrived they said that the neighbors had a medical emergency. ?? Okay.

This time, I was going to the bathroom away from the bedroom. I hear a very loud thud on our shared bedroom wall and screaming. I call my fiance over and we listen for a minute. More thuds, yelling, then another loud thud and the female yells "OW" and begins absolutely bawling. We instantly call 911.

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The kicker - the neighbors are saying we are harassing them and it was just a TV show. A tv show cannot bang on the shared bedroom walls!! It was so loud and the same voices we hear every argument. It is getting so ridiculous now.

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TL;DR: neighbors fight. cops come. they lie about the situation.

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My question is - can we according to AZ recording laws record their arguments through our walls to prove they are having violent spats? Since we are not a part of the conversation - is it illegal? The cops are getting sick of coming out here - we are sick of their violent tendencies. We cannot sleep sometimes.

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AZ One party consent law:

 Arizona makes it a crime to intercept a "wire or electronic communication" or a "conversation or discussion" **unless you are a party to the communication, present during the conversation or discussion, or one party to the communication or conversation consents.** A.R.S. § 13-3005, -3012(9)

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Thank you for your help!

Answer:
 > present during the conversation or discussion....

If it is loud enough to be heard in your apartment, they have no reasonable expectation of privacy.

> unless you are a party to the communication....

Yell back telling them to tone it down. You're now a party to the conversation.


Title: My father just died. I own the house he lived in. His ex wife is trying to take it. What do I need to prove it's mine? New York. Note: I live overseas.

Question:
In the title, dunno if I need to include more info here.

Edit:

Sorry, it's been a rough day.  I did indeed post and then go to sleep.  Although it sounds like I just need to bite the bullet and hire an attorney.  This is over an asset worth a few hundred thousand dollars after all.

To answer some questions:

I thought I had the deed, but I can't find it.  I have a storage unit in Portland which I need to check.  I am on my way there, about to get on a plane ATM.

She is the ex wife.  They divorced ten years ago.  She has never lived in this house, which I bought in 2009. They are still friends.  She is executor of his will, with power of attorney.  I know her very well, and from talking to her over the past 24 hours, I can tell that she is going to make a move to take the house or a portion of it.  I am not sure how.  Not a lawyer.  But I know her well enough to be able to see that she is gonna try.

Answer:
 Lawyer here: lots of bad advice in here. You should hire a NY probate lawyer ASAP to review the facts and the law. Things can be way more complicated than, "I have the deed" such as life estates to surviving spouse's, prohibited deed transfers to non spouses that could invalidate your deed etc...

Answer #2: Here's some advice, op.

When posting on this sub,  maybe don't just disappear and not answer anyone's questions when they're trying to help.  If you're too busy to respond,  why post?Answer #3: Sorry for your loss.

Edit at top for further clarity: when you use "ex-wife" do you mean that she was married when he passed? Or is this just a woman he was married to at some point in his life and is now coming back into the picture?

Not sure if maybe there is a mis understanding in a few of the responses.

What I understood, correct me if I'm wrong:

You own a house, but live overseas. Your father was living in said house.  Your father passed away, rest his soul, and his wife is trying to claim the house as hers as if it was part of your fathers estate?

So is your question, "how do I stop her from stealing the house I own but my father was living in", or is it "my father passed away and the house is supposed to be mine, but the widow is trying to take it"?Answer #4: Add one of any numerous facts and this becomes one of many likely bar exam questions.


Title: [MA] Recently quit my job. Employer refuses to respond and pay me.

Question:
I worked for a company that treated it's employees very badly. The owner is very young(24) and really does not know how to run a company or treat her employees. I originally was hired as a full time employee on the books, or so I thought. Soon after she told us we where not on the books and actually 1099?? workers. From my understanding we where basically freelancers?

Our paychecks where half on the books and half off the books. She would pay us $250 on the books and the rest in cash. In all honesty I don't think she did any paper work on us and we where never officially on the books.

She owes me a small amount of money, $325 and ignores all my calls/texts. She has in the past done the same thing which is a huge part of why I quit. The working conditions where also subpar and I suspect against code. We had no heat in a warehouse environment. It was COLD.

My real question is, do I have any course of action to get my money? If she never officially hired us is it her word against mine? I have kept track of every hour I worked there if that helps.

She has also done some illegal things. Can I tell her I will expose them if she doesn't pay? Is that blackmail? How often can I call/text her without her claiming harassment? Right now I try calling her once a day and I also text her once a day.

I also am broke so I don't think I can afford to talk to an attorney, also that would most likely be a waste of time/money over $325.

TLDR; Old employer treated employee's like shit. Did some illegal things. I quit. She is refusing to answer my calls/texts and not paying me the $325 that she owes me.

**EDIT***
Thanks to /u/swalsh411's suggestion of filing a unpaid wage complaint, something I did not know existed. I was able to do a little research and contacted my local wage and hourly office and get advice. Now armed with this new information I contacted my boss over several different means and told her that I was ready to file an official complaint with the attorney generals wage and hourly office and I threw in a few official sounding words.....I will be picking up my check tomorrow lol. Thanks to everyone who commented.

Answer:
 You work for somebody under the table and are surprised when they screw you? You shouldn't be. You can file an unpaid wage complaint or sue them.  Don't ever work under the table ever again.Answer #2: If they've done shady shit, an unpaid wage claim should scare the bejesus out of them. Once the DOL comes a knocking, you had best bend over and just accept your fate. Source: My employer is in the middle of a DOL audit brought on by unpaid wage claims.

Did you ever fill out a 1099? IANAL, but I would think that if you have pay stubs for the payments you did get, and no 1099 the DOL would want to know why.

If I were you I'd text her that you are looking into filing an unpaid wage claim with the DOL. If that isn't enough to get your money then send her a certified letter - ~~with receipt~~ - stating the same (that you are looking into filing an unpaid wage claim). If that doesn't bring her to the table I'd be surprised. Although, given your description of her, she just may be inexperienced (dumb?) enough to ignore you.


Title: Help with TSA incident

Question:
I’m not sure if this is the best subreddit for this but I’m trying every avenue I can currently think of.

This morning I flew through allegiant airlines (probably my first mistake) from Orlando to North Carolina. At security I was told that I needed to check my personal bag because the multi-tool I had thrown in there had a knife. My major mistake was forgetting to take my work laptop out of that bag which. The computer was, unsurprisingly missing from my bag when I got back to NC.

According to Allegiant Airline’s baggage policy, they are not liable for damage or loss of several types of item including items with lithium-ion batteries so the most I can do there is to keep filing claims until something happens.

As for TSA in Orlando, they informed me that if one of their agents had removed my computer they would have left a slip in my bag with instructions on how to retrieve my items. However there was nothing else in my bag besides the other items I packed.

I have filled a missing object claim through allegiant, called every department available at the airport itself, and even spoke to people at my destination airport. I realize that if my computer was stolen as I suspect, that the thief’s tracks are pretty much covered by both TSA and Allegiant so I’m not very optimistic of the chance that I’ll be able to recover from my mistake. Still I have to ask, is there anything else I can do?

Edit: a point of clarity, this was not a computer issued to me by my job so to my knowledge there ain’t any form of tracking software on it.

Answer:
 You can report the computer stolen to the police and give them the information.

Does the computer have management software on it that will allow it to be tracked?


Title: Laid off from startup so they could recoup equity. What are my rights?

Question:
I was hired very early on (employee ~10) in a leadership position at a small startup with 1% equity in stock options (regular vesting schedule). Been with the company about a year and a half, so I’ve vested just over ~.25%. Over this time, we received a Series A and have grown quite a bit. I got a raise in base salary after we got funding and have been adequately compensated during my time at the company.

A month and a half ago, I started getting hints that I should look for a new job. Nothing explicit, just hinting, which I had to interpret myself. “Is this really what you want to be working on?” “Are you sure you’re fulfilled here?”

More recently, after weeks of semi-opaque conversations, I finally got them to admit I’m being laid off (“company no longer needs someone at [my] level”) and after some negotiation, they’ve verbally agreed to pay me two months severance starting in January.

In the meantime, we’ve had a few high-paid people quit and a couple people fired for performance issues. CEO and Head of HR have said they’d love to continue working with me as a contractor, even paying me my same rate (current salary rate) but only on contract. I realize now that their main goal is not to cut costs by laying me off — though that is definitely a side benefit — but to recoup my unvested equity.

I care about the company, and I really like my boss, but I feel taken advantage of and wonder what rights I have — if any — given that my position is being eliminated because they want that equity back, and not because of performance issues.

I know they could find someone else to do the job I’m doing for less money and less equity. Should I just be happy with the two months severance?

Answer:
 The equity here is the important part. Equity in a growing business with a promising future means you have future money to consider, not just current. You should speak to an employment attorney to make sure you REALLY know your options instead of relying on us here. We're just folks on the internet.Answer #2: If you're a contractor, you should be paid at least double the rate when you were an employee. Triple is apparently standard in a lot of places.

1) Unknown hours
2) Paying your own taxes (additional 7.65%)
3) No vacation or sick time
4) No health insurance
5) No incidental benefitsAnswer #3: unfortunately, california is an at will employment state and they can fire you for any reason.  so what they are doing is not illegal, and other companies have done it in the past as well.  at this point, you can file for unemployment while you continue to look for a full time position if you do not want to go back as a contractor.

however, i'd think that you'd have sufficient sway to argue for a significant increase in your contractor rate.  Answer #4: Unless you have some contract that guarantees you the equity if you get let go-- you have no rights beyond what they offered you. You are just a line item on a budget to them and they should be the same to you. Dont take a contact position for the same as fulltime unless you were grossly overpaid.


Title: How do I file a report with the FBI Internal Affairs to report a town police officer based on misconduct?

Question: This officer is getting involved in their cousin's affairs. How do I file a report or make an complaint?

Answer: You want the FBI to investigate a cop gossiping about you? Answer #2: The FBI is not oversight of all police departments, so the short answer is you wouldn't. The longer answer would require more info than you've given... "involved in affairs" is too vague to be useful.


Title: Company overpaid me and are now asking for it back

Question:
To preface - I live in Ireland. Permanent employee, but currently on maternity leave.

In Ireland we get 6 months leave, (26 weeks paid) and can avail of an optional 16 extra weeks unpaid.

The arrangement before I went on leave was that I would get the governments benefit (€245 per week) for 26 weeks and my employer would top me up to 90% of my salary for 13 weeks, then for the remainder, I would just get the maternity leave. All well and good. What actually happened was that for the last three months they have been paying me my full wage. So I was basically being paid my full wage, plus my maternity benefit from the government.

Received an e-mail from them today asking for it back, it amounts to a couple of thousand. So I'm wondering legally, do I have to pay this back? If I have to I will. But it states in the payment of wages act in 1991 that "if an employer suffers loss because something is your fault...deductions from your pay may be allowed." Does this technically mean that because it is my employers fault they overpaid and not mine, is the person who made the mistake responsible for causing monetary loss to their employer?

What do I do in this situation?

Answer: You are in possession of money that does not belong to you. Keeping it would be theft.


Title: Please help me

Question: I have been living with split custody of my 2 children. 3 days on and 3 days off. My ex wife out of no where has just informed me that we will not be doing that anymore and I will only have them every other weekend. As far as the state is concerned I am only entitled to them every other weekend. But we have done this arrangement for 4 years now and she suddenly is dropping this. I live in Texas what can I do?

Answer:
 >As far as the state is concerned I am only entitled to them every other weekend.

If that is what the court ordered custody agreement states then that is what you have to abide by.  If she allowed you to do split custody then that was her prerogative.

>I live in Texas what can I do?

Go back to court and try to get a modification on the custody order.Answer #2: You can go to court and seek a modification of your custody order.Answer #3: You can file to update the custody agreement. You can cite the fact that she has allowed 50/50 until recently.Answer #4: Did something happen recently while the children were in your care where your ex filed for emergency relief through the courts? Does she have the upper hand for any reason? Do you already have an attorney working for you? Have CPS Services investigated any allegations against you recently? I’m not accusing you. Just trying to figure out the sudden change.


Title: If I move out or state, am I legally required to return my dog to the same shelter I got her from?

Question:
I adopted my dog from a shelter two years ago and since moved out of state (Illinois to Wisconsin). I am looking to rehome her because she is not getting the exercise requirements she needs and my work schedule doesn't allow it. I've felt this way for a while now and I know it's the right thing for her to find a new home with less work hours and a huge yard. I am looking into local rescues and there is one I like a lot that is foster based. I can keep her until they find a foster family or a new forever family for her.

However, the rescue asked if the shelter I got her from requires that I return her to them. So I called them up and they said that yes, they do want her back unless I find new owners directly. They said that her microchip and everything would need to be updated and it'd go through them. I called the microchip company and they can change all the info themselves. Once the new owners create a membership with them, they can update all the info when they call their number. There is no info when the chip is scanned, so the company has to be called and then all my info is in the database. The shelter I got her from is on there, but they only use that info if my dog is lost and they are trying their best to find her. I am not sure if this rescue will contact them or not.

The shelter I got my dog from isn't horrible, but my dog would be in a cage all day. They have volunteers to walk them, but that depends on the weather. I would much prefer her to be with me or in a foster home until she finds her new family. So if the form I filled out doesn't say anything about returning her to them and if I moved out of state, am I legally required to return her to them? I don't want to get into legal trouble, but I also want to set my dog up for success and have her find the perfect home. I would hate for her to sit around in a shelter just waiting.

tl;dr Adopted a dog from a shelter two years ago. Looking to rehome her but the shelter I got her from says I need to return her to them. Do I have to do that even if I've moved out of state?

Answer:
 Listen, I'm not going to tell you to break a contract, or lie. But that dog is a living creature that you care(d) for. You need to do whatever is best for that dog to live a happy life.

Dogs run away all the time.Answer #2: It doesn't seem like you are contractually obligated to return the dog to the shelter. However, these protocols are normally put in place at higher-funded shelters so they ensure their animals don't get dropped off at a low funded, high kill shelter. I would personally call them back, give them the information of the foster-based group, and ask if they would be ok with you transferring documents/microchips over to them. If it's a reputable group, I seriously doubt the shelter would demand the dog be returned, getting them into fosters is a big goal for most places anyway. However, if the group is shady or had bad practices for any reason, the shelter could give you a heads up.


Title: Evicted by roommates last minute, what are my legal rights?

Question:
Hi everyone!

I am new to reddit and literally just made this account because I was told to come here to tell my story and ask for help. Heres what I need from all of you: I need to know my legal rights as I proceed through this uncomfortable territory with my current roommates of being short noticed told to leave my apartment.

Summary: Yesterday Oct. 16 around 9:00pm, my apartment had a meeting with all of the current housemates which includes me and three other girls. It is a 4 bedroom, 2 bath apartment and we all have our own rooms. Basically, they told me I need to move out by Nov. 30th which only gives me a 6 weeks notice. I was completely blindsided by this conversation and had not received a warning beforehand that I was not living up to the expectations or rules of the apartment. I was emotional throughout most of the conversation. At the end, they had a printed out letter basically saying I agree to move out by that time with four spaces for signatures. I signed it and they all singed it but I am going to stop them before they leave for work this morning to say I was emotionally overwhelmed and confused when I signed that statement. I believe my signature is void because of the situation surrounding it, I felt pressured to sign in front of them.

Backstory: I recently graduated from college back in June of this year and wanted to stay up in the area. I found this post on a general wanted ad board online generated by a local church saying these 2 girls were looking for a housemate by June. I answered the ad and met them in person. The location is right by the beach and rent was amazingly priced for what I was getting, considering the pricey area. I met with the 2 girls and the new roommate they just found. It seemed like a good fit so I moved in by the end of June and paid all of June's rent just so I could secure the spot. Previously, we have had 2 apartment meetings, one initial one to meet one another and lay out the general expectations. The second meeting was mostly about chores and organization of closet space. It was all verbal so we never signed anything about it.

This past week, I brought over a new guy friend of mine and did not let them know ahead of time. They were upset by this but we had never talked about a rule of telling everyone if we were having someone spend the night, even if it was a guy (I live with all girls). It was only for one night and it was a last minute thing so I could not have told them ahead of time anyways. One of the roommates asked for the meeting to happen earlier today and honestly I knew it was going to be about this event. I thought it would be a warning and setting new rules. I was never given a warning beforehand or told directly that they were uncomfortable with him being there . I introduced them to him when he came in. During the meeting, they said it was not solely this event that was the reason for my eviction. They  brought up some things in the past like how I was not doing my dishes promptly and was not communicating well enough about guests. They also said it was not a good fit because of  our "lifestyle differences." I honestly have no idea what this means and I tried to clarify it during the meeting. I asked if it was because of my work hours (I am a waitress and work early shifts) or my personality (I can be pretty spontaneous and am very social so I like having people over) but they said it was not because of those things.

Conclusion: This is where I need your help. Honestly, after all this, I do not even want to live here with them anymore but I need to better understand my legal rights as a tenant. I do not think 6 weeks is enough time to find a new place and move out, especially since I've based my life and job around my apartment location. I need to know what I can do in order to have more time and defend my rights. I have paid my rent and utilities on time in the past so they cannot hold that against me.

I was told to come to the Reddit community for some clarity so I hope y'all can help. Thanks so much if you took the time to read this and please leave a comment if you know any sources of information that would help me. Thanks again!!

Answer:
 Your roommates do not determine when your lease ends.  Your landlord and lease determine when your lease ends.

If you're on a month-to-month lease (it sounds like you are) then either you or the landlord can give 30 days notice to end the lease.


Title: Sold a camper... Might have messed up

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 What are you trying to prove?

You have cash, he has camper. What more do you want?


Title: (CA)(AZ) Hotel forged my friends signature

Question:
We live in California. So this summer my friend went on a roadtrip through a number of states, visiting the Grand Canyon on the way. The group booked a reservation at a hotel in Arizona on the way, but when they arrived, they didn't have the rooms available, so they had to find lodging elsewhere.
A while later, my friend got charged for the rooms since it was under her name. She did a chargeback. Today, we found out the hotel disputed the chargeback. She received a folio from the bank that included an obvious forgery of her signature.

The plan currently is to :

1. Make a police report. I don't know if this would do anything against the hotel since I assume theres no way to prove it wasn't just some dumb employee that thought it would be a good idea to forge the signature, but hopefully it'll help with the chargeback.

2. Contact the bank with the police report. Tell the bank it was a forgery and hopefully the police report helps.

3. The hotel was part of a chain. Contact Corporate. Maybe corporate can put pressure on the hotel? Hopefully get some free stuff?

I think they hotel took advantage of the group because they look pretty fobby and they thought they could take advantage of asian tourists visiting the grand canyon.

What do? Thanks

Answer:
 Every state has different terms for their charges and offenses, but in plain terms, the hotel committed:

1. Forgery of a signature (usually a felony) since they wrongfully signed your friends' name.
2. Financial fraud (again, usually a felony) since they knowingly and willingly allowed the transaction to occur (deceptively).
3. Perjury/False or misleading statements (usually a misdemeanor) for filing a false counter claim.

In your case, you've got it pretty well planned already. You should be calling the police in the city/county this occurred in and making a report. Provide copies of documents to police officers/detectives. Definitely make a report with your bank and they'll probably file what is called a SAR (suspicious activity report) since it involves fraud and access to your friends' account. Have your friend also get fraud protection and monitoring, this will help prevent any further attempts to use your friends' details to open fake accounts and do identity theft stuff.

You could sure as heck tell the chain's corporate and they can do a separate investigation. However, I would definitely seek legal remedy first before submitting your allegations to them.


Title: Getting sued for calling the police on a dine and dash

Question: I was working as a cashier at a local restaurant when I was 17 (about 2 years ago) and I had an individual, not like his food.  Granted he ate most of it, I went with the waitress to place another order. While we had our backs turned he walked out and drove off.  I took a picture of his plate and called my manager and she told me to file a police report.  I did and the officer came and confirmed the convict.  2 years later I am being sued for filing a false police report and I have no idea what to do.  The restaurant's lawyer represented me at first but now has transferred me to the insurance companies lawyer.

Answer:
 >  The restaurant's lawyer represented me at first but now has transferred me to the insurance companies lawyer.

It sounds like you have an attorney representing you in this, is that correct?  If so, your best bet is to listen to and direct your questions to that attorney.Answer #2: If you have an attorney, then work with them and listen to their advice.

There's no magic way to make this go away.Answer #3: Are they actually suing (as in have they sent you anything indicating it) or are they just talking? Because people talk lots of shit all the time.


Title: MA, I am 18 and still living with my parents, Am I legally responsible to take care of my 15 yr old brother when my parents aren't home?

Question:
Just a random question. Thanks for your help.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: I don't understand your question. Please explain exactly what you are asking and why.


Title: I signed an employment contract. The company now says it was offered to me in error. Should I just accept that?

Question:
I applied for, interviewed for and was offered a job. We negotiated salary and I signed a 1 year contract.  I was supposed to start October 1st.

Now, two weeks after signing, I have been notified by HR saying there was an "error" and I cannot be brought onto their team. After some pressing, the person I spoke with said that I was being brought in to replace another employee who was being terminated, and they hired me in advice in order to have less of a gap, but now they have determined that that other employee cannot be terminated as intended.  Now they have two employees and only one job.

I argued it since I have already given 2 weeks notice at my current job, and they have already replaced me (promoting someone else so it was quick).  At that point they offered me 2 weeks pay to supplement my finances during my job search.

What typically happens in this scenario, and what should/could I be doing?  I am assuming there are no circumstances in which I get the job, but I am definitely miffed as I have made arrangements to take it already.

Edit:  St. Cloud, Minnesota

Answer:
 It would require a review of this alleged contract. I say alleged because most people are employees at will.Answer #2: What was the nature of your contract? Did it say you could only be fired for cause (fairly unusual)? Could either party terminate at-will (the most common situation)?

If you're at-will, you're generally out of luck. It's possible in some situations to recover reliance damages, which would be the amount that you lost through your reliance on their promise.Answer #3: It's worth talking to an employment attorney.

Your narrative tends to indicate an admission on their part that they entered into this contract knowingly and in good faith.  That's not an error of the kind that would lead a court to set aside the contract.

BUT, not all "contract-looking things" are actual contracts, especially in employment.  It's too complex to try to cover whether your case is a contract entitling you to damages for breach, or just an "employee agreement" that could be abandoned at will.

Though in the latter situation, I believe you'd have a solid argument for some (couple weeks, maybe a month) of pay on a "reliance" theory (you lost your income by relying on their promise).

It occurs to me that "can't fire the other guy", and you being hired as a replacement indicates that this might be an according-to-hoyle employment contract.  Try to get a consult with an employment attorney.  It might cost a few hundred to get the contract reviewed, but that could be worthwhile.Answer #4: I'd be finding myself an employee-side employment lawyer.  There are multiple contract issues here, including breach of the employment agreement as well as a claim for detrimental reliance.


Title: Landlord wants to cancel lease after signing (CHICAGO, IL)

Question: Hello, I found an apartment in a 3 unit building with my sister. The owner lives in one of the units. We went over today to sign the lease. It's a 1 year lease. We signed all the paperwork and gave her a check for the first months rent and a move in fee (no deposit). The lease starts in a week. She said she would send us a copy of the lease on monday from her office. Later, she called us and said that she was really sorry but she has a family member who wants to live there and we needed to find another place. I said that we already signed a lease but she said that she didn't deposit the money yet and we don't have a copy so it doesn't mean anything. She seemed sincere and we are living with family right now so it's not a huge deal but can we pursue any legal action with this? Or is there anything we can say to her to still get us the apartment? I understand her situation but we did sign paperwork. I regret not getting a copy of it or taking a picture of the check or anything.

Answer:
 > she said that she didn't deposit the money yet and we don't have a copy so it doesn't mean anything

IANAL, but common sense dictates that she can just shred that sucker and it's like it never existed. That would probably violate *some* sort of law, but it would be damn near impossible to prove.Answer #2: Do you have any documentation at all (email, texts, etc) confirming you signed the lease? Has she refunded your fees?

On the legal side, most likely she cannot do this (and she definitely can't do this **and** keep your money). Your lease may have a termination clause, but without seeing the lease I wouldn't have any idea.

On the practical side, if you don't have any documentation, get your money back and find a new place. Please tell me you didn't pay in cash?Answer #3: IANAL but I'd offer her to buy me out of the lease for the expense and hassle she's imposing on me, something reasonable based on how you feel about it and how big a problem it is for you. If she refuses, I'd do what others have said and find another place without trying to enforce your lease, because she has the documentation.

As others have said it's going to be difficult to do anything in court if you don't even have emails or texts stating any of the events. Make sure you get it in writing that she's letting you out without penalty and get the check back at a minimum before agreeing to anything.


Title: I just bought a scooter and my friend wants to lease/rent it from me; he will purchase his own insurance. How do I transfer ownership?

Question:
**Details:**
*I own the scooter outright
*I don't use it often and my friend will lease/rent for 2mo
*I don't want to be listed as the owner for liability reasons
*I want to be listed as a lienholder
*scooter will be used in the same state for personal use
*don't want to apply to be a leasing company with the NJ DMV (too high cost)

**Structure:**
*Lessor (me) vs. Lessee (him)
*he pays me a down-payment $150 and will rent for $5/day
*cancellation no questions asked; 1 week notice
*it's essentially a long-term rental

**Ignore:**
*his treatment of the scooter/careless use
*general pricing (subject to change)

**Focus:**
*legal structure/legality
*transferring liability from me to him; requires transferring ownership; but I still need to listed somewhere for insurance payout (if it ever happens)

Answer:
 You either own the scooter or you don't.

If he is renting/leasing it from you,  you still own it, and you can't "un-own" it for the term of the lease.

If he buys it from you, then HE owns it, and it's his and he can keep it.

Answer #2: This is a terrible idea. Sell it to him outright (cash UP FRONT), or sell it to someone else. Anything else is more than you need to deal with. Does no one here watch court TV? 'Deals' with friends are the worst thing to get into.Answer #3: You're trying to eat your cake and have it to. Either you transfer ownership to him and it becomes his scooter or you loan it to him.


Title: CA - sewage ingress in apartment

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >I have legal insurance and have talked to some attorneys who basically said to move and hit them with the demands I mentioned earlier.

So you have gone to a real life lawyer and they told you what to do.

Seems like you have had your legal question answered.


Title: Airline cancelled my flight last minute. Their rep told me they would reimburse me for the cost of a replacement flight with another airline. Just got back home and now they're ignoring all my calls/emails. Best action to take? I think I might need a lawyer but some advice would be helpful.

Question:
Not sure how much detail I should put here, so I'll just give the important bits and you guys can ask if I leave something out.

Basically, I booked a flight ~6 month ago, scheduled for last month. The day of the flight, just a few hours before scheduled departure, they let me know it will be rescheduled (to the following morning, over 11 hours later). Such a delay would have big consequences for me, financially and otherwise, and I let them know that this is unacceptable. Their website says if a delay is over 5 hours, they will provide alternate options and/or full refunds.

At this point I am at the airport, already have my boarding pass for a flight that isn't happening. Two supervisors working at their desk at the airport give me an email address and ensure me that if I purchase another flight, and then send over the details of what happened with documentation, receipts, etc, the company would refund me the cost of my 2nd flight.

Note: the reason for the delay was not extraordinary or in any way out of their control. they told me it was because they were short on crew and the only available crew needed a night's rest before leaving. i.e. this wasn't delayed because of a natural disaster or anything like that.

I ended up purchasing a flight last-minute from the only other airline that had a flight that night to my destination. It cost me a little over $1000.

After getting back from my trip, I emailed them everything (my story, my receipts, my boarding pass, emails about the cancellation, etc) to the address given to me. No response. I then also emailed the address I had previously been in contact with. No response. I tried calling, but was unable to get a hold of anyone, just kept getting automated messages.

I want to get a lawyer, but I feel like it would cost me more than $1000 to hire a lawyer for this, in which case would it even be worth it???

Do I even have a case? Or is it just "buyer beware", don't trust that company ever again? If I'm screwed out of my $1000, can I at least demand a refund for their flight (which I didn't take)?

Any advice appreciated, thanks.

edit: I'm in the USA (Boston) but the airline is based out of Portugal. The flight was out of Logan Airport.

Answer: Try their twitter page?


Title: How can I get the documents needed without going to the embassy?

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 > Honestly, this all seems so fishy. Can the Israeli embassy arrest me for what my dad did?

Of course not.

Your dad is either wrong, or he's lying. I suspect there are some immigration shenanigans in your past that your dad doesn't want to own up to.Answer #2: If OP is a Israeli by birth and is over 18 (male or female) they have to do mandatory military service unless they fit certain exemptions.

If his parents received summons in the mail for OP and didn’t tell OP this could possibly be the reason dad doesn’t want them to go to the embassy.


Title: Neighbors [mid 50s-ish] purposefully annoying me [m27] and my wife [f25] with loud music and overheard veiled threats toward us (Ontario, Canada)

Question:
Note: Posted in r/relationships and r/askto first, someone suggested you'd be a better resource.

Hey Reddit,

I live in a condo in a town about 45 min north of Toronto, Canada. My neighbors (we share one of those metal walls on our balcony, so sound basically is like it's right beside each other) they were blasting music from about 3pm to 11:07pm on Sunday night, specifically to affect us. I found out from their drunk rants back and forth that they are upset that I sometimes play metal music after work (I've never got a complaint from them before). I'll play music sometimes off my cell phone or off my TV, but they had a very loud sound system blasting oldies rock (van halen, AC/DC, etc) all day, while making jokes like "hey Rocco think we should play some screamo music instead?" He'd say "nah I hate that shit, this is real music". It's a man and woman, probably at least late 50s, my wife and I are mid 20's. (and Disturbed/System of a Down/ Otep is the music I think they're complaining about, certainly not screamo!)

Eventually we complained to security twice, they only answered the door to security for the first complaint, which I made on my way out of the building for a rec league sport I play downtown. My wife ended up feeling unsafe as she heard them after the complaint "they don't know who they just fucked with, they'll regret this", "I'll fuck them up every chance I get", "we'll complain to security about every little thing they do now", etc - those were all told to the security guard and added to their file (whatever that entails).

While I was out my wife went down to complain the second time, the male neighbor walked out of the parking garage, visibly intoxicated, was most likely driving just before that. He saw my wife making the complaint, both her and the security guard noticed that he almost fell over he was so drunk. I probably would have called the cops right then if I had seen that but neither of them did, pretty sure it's too late now.

According to my wife they then made more veiled threats to us talking with each other, my wife got scared and called me and I left my game early to come home. Neighbors continued drinking and playing music until 11:07pm, their son came out at around 10:30 and told them they should be careful because 11pm (official noise complaint time) was coming up, they just laughed at him (I'm guessing he's around 15ish, and I hear him smoking bongs on the balcony pretty often). He came out at another point and asked if they had any batteries and they just laughed at him and said "what do you think we are, the dollar store?" - obviously they're not the best parents and really drunk.

I took recordings with my phone of the loud music and backed them all up on iCloud. Even in the bathroom on the opposite side of the unit (950 sq ft), with my cellphone music at full blast and the fan on I could hear deep bass. Security entered our unit both times (at my wife's request) and noted the loud volume we could hear inside.

These neighbors are in at least their late 50s, maybe older. They don't seem to work at all, sound like they're straight out of Sunnyvale trailer park and best friends with Jim Lahey, they really just drink and smoke cigarettes all day. They and I smoke cigarettes so we're outside often at the same times (I've never talked to them before, I don't even know what they look like, but wife does). They rent, we own. Security guard told my wife that they and their landlord will be sent a complaint letter.

I'm worried that they'll cause more problems in the future, especially if I have music on that they can hear, it's the summer and I like to have the windows open and some music on for like half an hour when I get home from work most days, but I don't even own a stereo that could play music at even half the volume they had theirs on at today. I'll likely stop that or at least cut this back now.

Any suggestions? I'll call the cops if I need to (if this persists) but I really don't want to cause even more issues, these people sound like really vengeful children. I found the website for Toronto bylaw and it says noises at anytime, not just after 11pm that effect "quiet enjoyment of a home" can be grounds for a cop call, but
a) we're in a nearby town and I'm not sure if the bylaw is the same (couldn't find that online) and
b) we like to make noise too, we have the occasional party or times with loud music (but not as loud) - difference is if we get a complaint we've turned it down and apologized, not turn it up and make threats and loudly complain all day (only got one noise complaint in this building from a different neighbor and did exactly that, but have got some at past residences and did the same)

Any ideas Reddit?

Tl;dr - condo neighbors (who share balcony with metal wall between) wanted to get back at me for listening to normal-Volume music by blasting really loud oldies rock from 3pm to just after 11pm while drinking, we could overhear them making non-specific threats against us, wife got really scared. One of them likely drove really drunk during the day, but no proof of that.
Topic:
Canada

Answer:
 > I'll call the cops if I need to (if this persists)

Definitely bylaw.

This coin's got two sides, though. They did hear your music and it annoyed them to the point where they'd throw a stupid baby tantrum. Maybe wait for a sober time, get one of them by themselves and offer up some sort of compromise?


Title: [IL] Is My Lawyer Screwing Me Over?

Question:
My lawyer is pretty much dropping my case to the firm that he is leaving after he told me that they wouldn’t be better at handling the case then he would. He told me to contact the firm, which I did, and they said the person who owns the firm will be taking my case but he can’t see me until less then two weeks before my court case.

I don’t know what to do. Should I stay with the firm considering the top lawyer is taking my case or should I seek new counsel? Can I get a refund on my money? Is it too late to seek new counsel considering I have to plead on the next court date in 3 weeks because it has been extended too many times? What can I do to understand more about my case or know if I am being screwed over or not?  I’m really torn here.

Thank you for taking your time to reading this long post.

edit: condensed long wall of text

Answer:
 > (He guaranteed me that the lawyer that would be assigned wouldn’t be better at handling the case then him.)

Of course he did.

Court is in three weeks? But new attorney can see you two weeks before? So new attorney can see you next week? You'll be hard-pressed to get in with anyone at such late notice.


Title: Washington State- My girlfriend lost her ID, and doesn't have her birth certificate on her, but we need temporary IDs by tomorrow!

Question:
She does have a punched card (in a blank spot, NOT on any information). When we got our Enhanced licenses, the Washington State DOL punched that card. She does not have her birth certificate, which we would have to mail from Hawaii. The DOL website says nothing about punched licenses as proper forms of identification.

It is my understanding you can buy liquor with IDs punched in blank areas.
A list of what she has that may properly identify her:

1.  Mail to our address
1.  Her liquor license
1.  Her punched ID
1.  Her debit card
1.  Paystubs
1.  A cute smile

Thank you for your help!

Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: I'm guessing your girlfriend also has a smashed screen on her phone and it's never charged.


Title: Construction truck ruined my bicycle, but asking me to pay for their damages instead when I made a claim

Question:
Pictures: https://imgur.com/a/uZvJR0Z

Three weeks ago, I locked my bike on a parking-hour sign poll and went shopping at a mall in downtown.

But when I came back to my bike to go home, couple of mall securities and a district safety officer were talking near by bike. I went to unlock my bike and saw the frame was bent and the lock was twisted, and the poll was bent as well. They told me a construction truck backed up onto my bike and the poll and just took off, as one of the mall securities witnessed it but didn't get the license plate number nor stop the truck.

I called the police, and two cops from the metro came 40 minutes later. I told what happened and they said to make a telephonic report for minor vandalism and that they're not able to make a report because they're metro patrol officers. And they left.

I talked to the mall security manager, but as it happened on the sidewalk of the mall outside, they're not responsible but will give me the contact information of the security guard who witnessed it.

Then I made a report over the telephone, and was told to provide contact info of the witness and the construction company. The lock was jammed from being twisted so cops and I weren't able to remove the bike.

Next day I went to the construction site and asked for the manager, but everyone passed up on each other til one of the guy called someone and gave me a number. I called and told what happened, but the guy said to provide evidence. My bike was gone when I went to check it, I don't know who removed it or whether if it was stolen from being outside overnight

I went back to the mall security manager but he said there's no security camera at the location and said he doesn't have the witness' contact info either because he was from Universal? security company on a remote rotation or something and isn't working for the mall. So I asked if I can provide his contact info to the police and the construction company, but the manager refused saying he isn't the witness and the mall isn't responsible to intervene.

I called the construction company again and told them the above but that I have a police report and a witness although I don't have the contact info yet. Then he immediately took me seriously and said he'll check who or which truck was at the site during the time of the incident. He also requested for pictures so I sent them the pictures above.

And soon enough he said there was one truck and sole driver, but that the driver denied the claims. I called the police investigator and told all this and he said he'll contact the construction company.

Two weeks later today, I got a call from the construction company but a different person. He said my bike was protruding outside of the sidewalk onto the road, and damaged the truck when it backed up straight aligned to the road. But the witness as I recall said the truck backed up turning into the sidewalk to make a u-turn into the road, hence backing up directly into my bike and the poll. I asked where's the evidence for that, and he said the driver said so. He gave me X amount to pay for the damage of the truck, and sent me a proof of receipt of the repair. Also said I might be in charge of obstruction of city property for the poll and that he'll contact the city regarding it.

I called the police investigator regarding this, and he said they haven't contacted anyone yet since the incident, and told me to talk to a lawyer for legal issues.

This brings me to now where I have no contact info of the witness, no evidence of the incident as I wasn't there and my bike was gone next day, no one taking responsibility, a claim from the construction company to pay for the truck repair, and just left helpless.

It is a $300 bike that I rode everyday to commute to downtown, so it isn't expensive. But I really liked my bike and need it to commute, so I hoped someone will cover to let me buy a used bike at least with an apology. But now I need to buy a bike myself and don't know what to do about this situation.

Answer: Location? In some states it is illegal to park your bike on city poles.


Title: My wife wants to steal my money

Question:
Utah. Getting divorced.

My wife says that if I don't doi what she wants me to do by tomorrow, she's going to take 100 dollars from me. Banks are closed tomorrow so I can't take her off my account. What can I do if she takes money from me?

I'm working on finding a lawyer, but I really dont want her to have her cake and eat it too, even if its for a little while. I want her to see that what she's doing is morally wrong and that she can't walk all over me.

Answer:
 Call the 800 number on your bank and put a fraud alert or freeze on your account. Tell them your account has been compromised.Answer #2: I want some backup on this, because I'm not 100% positive (since normally it goes, "give me money or I do X.)

But the wife is threatening to deprive the OP of their property unless he signs / does X. This is extortion, isn't it?

(Also, OP: May I ask what it is your wife is trying to get you to do? The reason I ask is because this is clearly going to be a prolonged, bitter divorce, and that's a war. You have to pick and choose the battles, and this one, even if what she's doing is wrong, may not be worth the fight.)Answer #3: Just throwing it out here, but if your wife is on your account, she has legal rights to the money, no?


Title: (NE) My SO is being falsely accused of stalking. Anybody care to weigh in?

Question:
So here's a little backstory. I promise I'll try and make this as brief and succinct as possible:

My SO was in a relationship with a man for about a year, and lived with him. It wasn't a good relationship. One day, she stumbles onto a cache of child pornography on his computer. She immediately nopes out of there to go stay with family. It turns out the CP was discovered by the guy's ex-wife at some point as well, and she even had her attorney draft some sort of document addressing this to be used in a custody hearing, although she ultimately didn't end up using it. At one point in their relationship, the guy's ex wife accuses my SO of harrassing her, which was not true. They go to court. Just before the judge is about to dismiss the case, the ex wife's attorney whispers in her ear and she spontaneously bursts into tears saying she doesn't feel safe. A harrassment order is granted. My SO doesn't contest it as she doesn't want anything to do with her and isn't concerned that she'll ever violate the order.

Anyways, my SO moves out of the guy's house immediately after discovering the kiddie porn. He cleans out a bank account they both had access to, and refuses to give her her belongings or even her mail. She has to go through an attorney to get some, but not all, of her things back. She chalks it up to "lesson learned" and moves on with her life, having no contact with this man. For the record, she does feel obligated to report the CP as the guy is employed as a psychologist at a nationally known home for troubled kids, but evidently nothing comes of it. It's not known if he was ever investigated.

Fast forward about a year to this month. My SO interviews for a job with a well known computer company, does great, and they give her a six figure job offer. She's ecstatic! They run through the typical background check and call her saying "Do you know there is a warrant out for your arrest?" It turns out a warrant has been issued to my SO for "stalking".

So my SO freaks out and calls the police to inquire about it. They tell her that there is in fact a warrant for her arrest. She was never notified about it, even though the warrant had been issued several weeks prior. Great. She contacts her attorney (who represented her in court during the original hearing mentioned above) and he tells her not to sweat it. She'll turn herself in early on Friday morning, see the judge around noon, sign a document (some sort of signature in lieu of paying bond or something, I know very little about this sort of thing), and leave. She gets to court and is charged with a misdemeanor for stalking. The report (which appears to be missing information) alleges that she tried to hack into the Facebook account of her ex's son's mother, which is insane. My ex has only met this woman once, would have no idea how to hack someone's Facebook, and furthermore, why her? So she is held on $50,000 bond, posts 10% of it, and is released after spending the day in jail.

Now at this point, her job offer has been rescinded. She's basically unemployable until this mess is cleared up in court, and at her wit's end. It just seems surreal that he could accuse her of something like that when she has had no contact with the ex, his ex wife, or anyone else involved, and the authorities would just accept it at face value and come down on her so harshly. Another thing that seems suspect to me is that the harrassment order was within days of expiring. It seems pretty suspect to me.

Sorry if this is convoluted. Just confused and concerned. Hopefully some of you guys can shed some light on this. Thanks for reading!
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: My initial reaction is that there's far more to the story than she's telling you. Either way, she has an attorney. It's his job to handle it. It's her job not to say anything to anyone else about this, including you.


Title: City fire department is sending me a huge bill and threatening to ruin my credit if I don't pay.

Question:
Location is Texas, USA. Posting from my alt account.

I was involved in a single car wreck outside of the city limits of a medium-sized city. Apparently the city has passed an ordinance that any time the fire department responds to something outside of city limits, they charge the person. The bill is huge - $4,000. They say they had like 3 or 4 trucks there for several hours even though I have no idea why they would have needed to be there that long.

Now on to the issue, the city has some outside company that tried to collect the bill. That company has been calling me and my brother trying to get the money. I don't have 4 grand to pay the bill. They are threatening to send me to collections if I don't pay, which will kill my credit. I have no idea why the bill is so huge from the city, but it seems ridiculous.

I have reported it to my insurance company, and I think they are trying to work something out with the city. But my insurance company also doesn't want to pay the full bill. The company that is trying to collect keeps calling me and my family members and saying that I am going to get sent to collections and have my credit ruined if I don't pay it soon. I've tried to google this and some news articles come up with people with similar issues but no solutions. Please Help??

Answer: This is most definitely something your insurance company should be handling.  Try reaching out to them for direction on how to handle the phone calls  (get a number to forward the collector's to).Answer #2: Tell the collectors to cease and desist contacting you and all calls are to be directed towards my insurance company.  Maybe look at hiring a lawyer to sue them for harassment they may be violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act


Title: Rent question.. California

Question:
This may be a dumb question, but here goes.
Our rent is due on the 1st of each month. But California law gives us till the 5th. Can a Landlord say by what time rent must be delivered? Say 4pm on the 5th. Or as long as it's delivered on the 5th anytime of day it's ok?

Answer:
 In California, a landlord is not required to have a payment grace period. If the tenant pays any time after the expected due date, the payment is late. If a landlord wishes to include a grace period for late rent, then they can include the grace period in their rental agreement. By including a grace period, even if very brief, it makes it very clear to tenants the exact day that a late fee will be assessed.

(source: https://www.avail.co/education/laws/california-landlord-tenant-law/amp)

It would seem from this that the landlord can set any date/time he wants, as it is not needed fora grace period, but without that info written into the contract, it's a lawyer question


Title: School shooting threat posted on Instagram account organizing school walkout for somewhat radical cause. [Seattle, WA]

Question:
Hello legaladvice! I (16) am trying to organize a walkout at my highschool. I am primarily doing this through an Instagram page. I'm working with a larger organization. Recently, the page received a comment implying a school shooting threat. (The comment was entirely unrelated to the post.) I reported it of course, but in doing so, I revealed that I'm the one organizing the walkout. I directly explained this to the principal and SRO. The person who commented did so using an account with absolutely no identifying information, and I have no idea who it could be. It was commented directly to a post from the account I'm using to organize the walkout.

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 I'm concerned that I might be disciplined for organizing the walkout, or for the shooting threat somehow, given that it's an account that I own and run. I'm not advocating anything violent or particularly illegal, and my content mostly consists of reposts from the main organization. The organization itself is not directly advocating violence or destruction, but it's not explicitly condemning them either. It is officially politically neutral, but does have a radical leftist streak (of which I am not a part). Nothing in the group's official material or any of my posts advocates violence or anything more illegal than unauthorized strikes and protests, but the same can't be said for a few of our more radical members and affiliates.

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I should note that I have a history of similar rabble-rousing at this school, although I have nothing on my record more seroous than a couple of unexcused absences. I also want to make it clear that I do not support anything more illegal than unauthorized strikes or protests, and will explain this if anyone asks. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but could I be in any trouble here, legal or academic?
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 A couple thoughts:

(1) You could get in "trouble" in the sense that your school might take exception to your organizing of a walkout. Whatever trouble that might be strikes me as little more than whatever might come of another unexcused absence. You also indicate that you're in Seattle, and that the cause for which you are organizing has "a radical leftist streak." As such -- and I'm completely serious here -- I wouldn't be surprised if your school tacitly or actively encouraged you.

If your concern is that you will be charged or accused of inciting violence or rioting, that strikes me as unlikely, at least based on your description. That assessment could be subject to change, obviously, if you participate in any violence or rioting or actively encourage or advocate for it.

(2) Report any credible or serious threats of harm or violence against yourself or others to appropriate authorities, including school officials and, more importantly, the police.

(3) Go to class. Rabble-rousing in high school is  one thing. But you imply, without clearly stating, that you're rabble-rousing protests and walkouts by high school students at the behest of or further to the aims of larger organizations (e.g. Antifa) that actively and routinely advocate for and facilitate indiscriminate violence toward other people and property. If that's so, you're a pawn at best and one of those same said jackasses at worst. Don't be either and don't affiliate with such people. You'll be better for it -- really.

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Title: [CO] Friend in the military is in a domestic violence situation and is unsure what to do next, afraid calling police will ruin her custody chances.

Question:
Asking for a friend because her husband has limited her computer access.

My friend (24/f) is in the Air Force Reserves and has been married for five years to her husband (26/m) who was previously in the military and has been discharged. Her husband refuses to work or apply for school, he was getting the GI bill but has dropped out and they are living solely on my friend's income. They have a nearly 2 year old son that the husband has been watching for the last 8-12 weeks as my friend was in basic training.

Since the two have been married, he beats her and has threatened to kill her on a regular basis, as well as "ruin her life," cancel her credit cards, etc. On multiple occasions he has threatened to kidnap their son. Generally these threats have been without merit but since she joined the Air Force he has escalated to actually cancelling her cards, taking their son somewhere and keeping him for hours "just to fuck with her" (his words), and the threats to kill her are now daily.

I have managed to get her to at least text me when he makes threats or does things and I am emailing them to myself so there's some documentation, as she has to regularly delete her texts and does not have access to an email besides one I created for her that she is afraid he will find out about.

Her concern is that anything she does will start divorce proceedings and that since he was able to take care of their kid (with daily visits to both grandmothers for help) and that she is in the Air Force he will file for, and get, full custody.

Is there anything I can do from my end to help, or can we get guidance for where she can go? She will try JAG but it may only be for active duty, and she is calling a domestic violence hotline. But should she call the police the next time he threatens her, will they take it seriously?

I'm at a loss for what to do from my end, a friend who works for CPS in another state tells me to call CPS in CO because the kid is at danger since the husband seems willing to hurt the kid to get to my friend. But I don't think it's a good idea.

Thank you for any advice.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 It's incredibly unlikely that he would get full custody because she's in the Air Force Reserves.

If he's threatening her, she should call the police.


Title: Disgruntled person in my life called (possible) narcotics officers on me. How do I know they were real?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 What is your reasoning for thinking that these people who served you a search warrant, showed you their badges, and confiscated narcotics at your house weren’t actually police officers?

You can’t prevent people from dropping tips to the police or otherwise reporting you. A search warrant requires more than mere conjecture for it to be issued by a judge, so either you’re leaving something out or are mistaken in some way.