Title: My boss put up two Air Fresheners at work that I’m really allergic to, told him about it and he told me he’ll take care of it the next day, came to the office today only to find that he put up 5 more of them up!

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 Buy some air fresheners that look as similar as possible to the ones that your boss put up, but that you are not allergic to, and then replace your boss's air fresheners with the ones that you bought (do the replacement without anyone knowing about it if you can).Answer #2: SO you basically will need medical documentation showing that airfresheners cause you issues with physical symptoms.

That said, 7 air fresheners for one room? Unless it is an area the size of a football field I don't see how that is anything other than stupid.


Title: My Optometrist warped my lense when adjusting my frames without my consent. And tried to manipulate me into getting new glasses.

Question:
I had a horrible experience at my eye doctor checkup. My eyes didn't change to much but he said I would need new lenses.

So after the examination he said that my frames needed to be tightened. So he proceeded to tighten them with a screwdriver, which was fine by me, the he started using the thing they heat the frames up with to bend them. (I do not know what this thing looks like or what exactly it is due to the fact I cannot see WITHOUT my glasses.

He put them back on my face and they were so uncomfortable. I said they did not fit correctly and he felt of them again and said they were straight. They were not. The left nosepiece digs into the left side of my nose and leaves red marks. The right ear piece frame digs into the top of my ear.

I started to walk out of the room and I noticed something was wrong with my vision. It was as if there was a wave in the middle of the left lense. I told him and he said that I was probably used to wearing my glasses wrong that it would take a minute for it to get adjusted.

He proceeded to take me to the room to pick out new glasses. I told the lady helping me that I had a budget of $300(thru my insurance) to spend on the exam, frames, and lenses. So I asked her how much everything would be so I could figure out how much I could spend on frames. As she and another lady kept telling me differnt number of very different amounts I noticed how my vision was still messed up and it was not getting better. I told them something was wrong with my current glasses and they got the doctor.

He looked at them and said "There are some scratches but nothing else. I didnt do anything but put the frame in the heat. You won't have to deal with it for long since you'll be picking out new glasses." This really bothered me because if I didnt have enough money to do that I would be stuck with these broken ones that he won't admit me messed up. Also there was no scratches on my glasses before my exam. The reason I know this is because I am very sensitive to if my glasses are dirty or scratched so I would of noticed these new huge scratches.

Before he gave them back he measure my pupil distance. I then was getting overwelmed with how I was being treated. I asked how much it would cost for the exam, lenses that are high-density and have AR. The amount they added up would leave me with $20 for frames. When their cheapest frames were $80. My entire life I've have had that same vision insurance and I have never had to pay out of pocket to get the correct kind of lenses and new frames.  I asked the ladies if they could get my prescription so I could figure out all my options. One of the ladies said "If you buy online you'll get a lemon." Which at the time I had no idea what she meant. I know do. And I also never said anything about shopping online to her.  She also said "Online companies do not accept insurances." Before my appointment I looked at several sites that did accept insurance. I told her that and she said "they must of recently changed that." I told them again I would like my prescription. The doctor brought it to me and said that I needed to be sure what I was getting into, that online places and other glasses sellers could mess up the glasses where I wouldn't be able to see. (However he messed up my current glasses where I cannot wear them.) He said if they would have to line it up just perfectly.

He left and I walked to the checkout window. She told me to hold on. She walked to the back. I could hear her and the doctor talking about me. She came back out and said I would need to pay $60 (out of pocket). I told her my insurance pays up to $300 so why do I need to pay out of pocket. She said "It is because you did not purchase any frames or lenses." I told her that I do not need to buy anything for the insurance to pay for my exam. She told me to hold on. By this time I called my mother who knows more about my insurance. I have vision insurance through my father till I'm 26. I'm currently 25. Told her I was having some issues at the eye doctor. She started her way to the clinic. The lady came back and said they would file it. I immediately left.

When I got outside, I called my mother and told her what happen. I suffer from severe anxiety and as I was relaying everything I lost it. I had a panic attack. My face was hurting from the glasses not fitting right anymore and how they treated me was just awful. I walked back to work(less than a block away) and calmed down.   This happened on Friday. Saturday morning I found my glasses from 5+ years ago because my current glasses hurt extemely bad to wear and it causes me to get dizzy due to the odd wave in the middle of the lense. The old ones are not strong enough but I cannot function without my glasses. At work Saturday I kept getting headaches and my eyes were straining. I haven't felt well today.

Tomorrow (Monday) his clinic opens at 8. My plan is to go and demand he replace my broken lense (free of charge) or he pay for me to have them fixed elsewhere. Or replace the glasses for free. Since there was not anything wrong with them to begin with. I got my current lenses and frames from him 2 years ago.

What is your advice I do?  I'm very disgusted how him and his staff treated me.

Note: If I have grammer mistakes or spelling mistakes please ignored them. I so stressed right now.

Answer: I don't know that you can do anything more than get a new optometrist and leave a scathing (but completely honest) review about how shitty they are.Answer #2: Its called crazing and it's common when heat is applied to the frames.


Title: What are the legal limitations of starting a Facebook page about my company and the ridiculous internal antics that happen to run it?

Question:
Our leaders and some of the employees  get away with a ton of stuff, so I'd like to start a satirical Facebook page criticising some of it (with memes, text posts, etc.) anonymously. If I were to ever do so publicly, I would quickly lose my job.

As long as I am not revealing company secrets or inside info, am I in any legal risk if I decide to do so?

By the way, I have an old laptop that I recently wiped and would only post to the page from a public WiFi network behind a VPN connection, so I'm fairly certain the page would be untraceable back to me.

The company is fairly large (Fortune 500). Not sure if that makes a difference.

Answer:
 You could get fired. You could get sued, because anybody can sue anybody for anything, and they probably have more money for lawyers than you do.

P.S. Every place is like that.


Title: [MN] Keep child at current school

Question:
My ex and I have split 50/50 legal and physical custody, and 50/50 parenting time. My ex wants to move our child to the school where they live. We have gone to mediation to resolve the dispute. We were unable to come to an agreement. At the advice of the child's therapist, the child needs stability. My ex has a past of instability, moving frequently (usually because of financial reasons, including evictions), and relationship changes.  I am married for over 4 years (been together for 5 and a half), we bought a house in the city where my child goes to school. The school is a magnet STEM school and a very favourable place to go. My ex now lives (as of April this year) in a rented house across the street from her desired school with her now husband of almost 2 years (they married about a month after they met) but was homeless for about 6 months prior, staying at a relatives house.

What is my next step to ensure my child remains in the stable home I have provided? Do I need full legal custody? Physical? Or can I file a motion for the court to decide what is best?
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: Get a lawyer and follow his/her advice to the letter.Answer #2: Do you currently have a parenting plan or an open parenting case with the court?


Title: Convicted felons and weapons

Question: I am in SC and I ask this.. I was convicted of a felony 8 yrs ago and this has stopped me from owning a gun for home protection.  My question is a  2 part question.. first, what weapons can I own that will actually help me protect my family against an intruder with a gun?  Secondly, my girlfriend has a spotless record and wants to get a gun for home protection (we have 2 children together and live in a very bad, gang and drug infested area) how would that affect me in the case she had to use that gun for protection with me not being able to even be around a gun.

Answer: Guns are off the table for your house. What you need is an alarm system, combined with the knowledge that a break-in while you are home is incredibly unlikely.


Title: Position is terminated after approaching boss & HR about mental health struggles.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 At what point during this process did you receive a formal warning?Answer #2: Sounds like you were all set to be fired during that performance meeting and would have been out of a job that day. As you were not diagnosed with anything you can't use the ADA to help you.

Basically you were already fired before to even went to the doctors or work that day, but they may be fearing an ADA lawsuit and are offering a severance package that may clear them of a lawsuit as you agreed to leave.

Basically ask them for time for two weeks notice/probation period.

1. to allow you to use insurance for immediate help before dismissal, even if it only lets you use sick days/ vacation time. or a delayed release day with unpaid time off to seek medical attention.

2. Use the time as a probation as review your performance in two weeks

3. take the money and leave


Title: My dog is in the pound

Question:
Hey guys!

So, my dog is now in the pound and I'm not sure if i can go get him. A few months ago i went to the board of health in my town and got the dog registered under my name. (In NJ)

Apparently my mother somehow got the board to change the name on his documents without my permission. (I'm a legal adult and do not live with her)

The dog has escaped and the pound picked him up but they told my cousin (lives with my mother) that only the owner can go get him. My mother doesn't want to go get him because it'll cost $130 to get him and she doesn't feel like paying it.

It's there any possible way that i can go get him? He's not safe living at that house anyway and if i can kee
p him from sitting in the pound I'd pay thousands to get him back.

Edit: more info

Answer:
 Once you get him back, get him reregistered ASAP, AND get him chipped.

Apparently your mom is hoping you somehow convinced the pound to give him to you, so she can get him back without him paying. Good luck OP, keep us updated!


Title: A "friend" borrowed and stole over $7000 from me. (Nevada, USA)

Question: I work with this girl who became pregnant shortly before her boyfriend went out of state to go to school, leaving her with all of the bills. One day she texts me and asks if I can help her make rent with 100 dollars. I take sympathy on her and give her the money. As time goes on, she keeps asking for more and more. She wants my card to get money from an ATM and I (stupidly) give it to her. This card breaks so I order a new one from my bank. When I get my new card, I tell the girl that I have a new card and she tells me she cut the old one up and threw it away. At this point, I have given her about 4000$ voluntarily, but she promises to pay me back. Her boyfriend is also back to help with the bills so she promises me that she will no longer need any loans. I keep working and depositing my paychecks into my bank account. I have no bills of my own so I expect to have plenty of money a few months after this to buy a snack. When I go to the register, my card is denied. Thinking that it was a mistake, I try again but the same thing happens. So, I rush to an ATM to check my balance and my heart stopped when the machine read 2.34$. I look at my account history and there are many transactions not made by me, some of which are signature based. I am ready to report my money stolen but I text this girl first. She makes up some bullshit about how she has hospital bills (I'm pretty sure she's on Medicaid) and tells me that we had a text conversation where I gave her permission to tape back my card and use it to get cash from an ATM. Not only did this conversation never happen, but she used the card for things other than cash withdrawals without my permission. Including the stollen money, she now owes me more than 7300$. Some of this is traceable in my bank history but some is in paycheck a I have signed over to her and various amounts of cash I gave her. Now that I demand my money back she claims she is so stressed out because of me and she will go into labor early because of the stress. She tells me she has no money to pay me back right now "but I will pay you eventually" she tells me. She also refuses to tell her boyfriend about the borrowed/stollen money stating "Our relationship is doing so well and Im ready to start a family. I can't have you ruining my relationship" I need my money back. I don't know what to do right now. Someone, please help. Thanks all for reading.

Answer:
 Fortunately, the small claims court limit for Nevada is $7,500. Your best bet is going to be taking her to court over it. The sort of person who "borrows" $7,000 from someone, dodges paying it back, and refuses to tell her partner about it isn't the sort to just decide to suddenly repay you.Answer #2: Life lesson learned never give your debit card to anyone ever.
If you take her to court and she can present knowledge on your part that you knew she had a card you will get $0 back


Title: Why is it illegal to have a forum site in the United States since you have to follow GDPR?

Answer:
 Oh I recognize this guy. He’s the mental case who worries about everything.

Yes, the EU is going to arrest you and execute you, and looking at sunlight is going to blind you (you’ve only asked about *that* a million times)

You’re doomed. Are you happy? Is that what you’ve always wanted to hear? Good, now go away and stop posting this nonsense. Answer #2: You need to provide some context to this question, because it isn’t as such illegal to host a forum in the US, GDPR or not.


Title: Inadvertently park next to hydrant, car gets towed, police won't let me get it back

Question:
I met a friend in order to visit another friend in the hospital after having a very rare kind of heart surgery. We met up where our routes intersected at 10:30 A.M., I rode with him the rest of the way, we had our visit, then he stopped on the way back to leave me at my car at 6:15 P.M.

One problem: the car was gone. After asking around, it’s alleged that I parked too close to a fire hydrant. Okay, fine, my bad; not something I would have ever done intentionally, but I’m hardly the first to have done it. So I try to get my car back and worry about fighting it out later. I Google all the local towing companies; none of them admit to having my car. I call the county police department; the dispatcher informs me that yes, they had my car towed for the earlier reason and that I have to call Deputy So-And-So, but he isn’t working now, so I have to leave him a voicemail and he’ll get back with me whenever he can. I wait hours.

Call back multiple times. Get nowhere. I call every number I can; it’s a weekend, and all I can reach is the dispatcher. I understand police are busy and might not have time to return a call right away about a towed car; it isn’t an emergency. But they apparently weren’t so busy they couldn’t tow a car for the high crime of being a couple feet too close to a hydrant. The dispatcher won’t tell me who has it and says that even if she did tell me, I couldn’t get it back until I talk to the officer who ordered it towed, because he has some questions for me. He has “put a hold” on it. What? What kind of nonsense is this? I understand that they have a right to tow my vehicle. I understand that it’s a safety concern with the hydrant. I don’t dispute any of that.

But just because they have a right to tow my car, doesn’t mean they have a right to keep it! I have no idea what “questions” they could possibly have about a car parked by a fire hydrant, and I don’t have a problem answering, but I don’t have a criminal record of any kind whatsoever, and have had exactly one parking ticket in a different state for not putting enough change in the meter, a ticket which I promptly paid. So what is the point of all these gymnastics? I’m going through this whole ordeal, everything from arranging for a ride the last two hours home, to paying for a rental car, to missing time from my job (which is straight commission; no paid days off).

On top of that, the longer this car stays on the impound lot--wherever the hell that is--the more I will owe whoever the company is that’s storing it. It’s already going to be at least one night, and who knows how many more. What the heck? I feel like my rights are being violated, but I don’t know what those rights are or how to assert them. I stumbled on a page from the San Francisco PD stating that people have a “right to be able to contact the towing company and arrange for release of your vehicle 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.” Unfortunately, this is in Ohio, and I can’t find much about Ohio law as it pertains to this situation (and I don’t live there, anyway). Can anyone steer me in the right direction? Thanks.

Also, side note, why can’t they at least have the towing company move your car the few feet it would have taken to clear the hydrant and write a ticket with a fine for that? Why do they have to haul the thing away and go through all this? There was plenty of real estate for that to happen in this instance; I don’t understand why this doesn’t happen in these cases. Solve the problem and move on. Guess I’m expecting an Andy Griffith in 2018, though.

TL;DR Police had my car towed for being too near a hydrant and stonewall my every effort to even get to impound to get it back.

Answer:
 Your local towing ordinances likely spell out how they need to notify you of the tow, and it's almost certainly going to be via mail to the registered address. You parked where you shouldn't have, and now you have to deal with the consequences. It isn't their job to simply reposition your vehicle.

For what it's worth, you're lucky the car got towed and [this didn't happen instead](https://www.simplemost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/imgur-1-750x500.jpg).


Title: Backyard is a pool of poop, landlord isn't really doing anything, desperately need help in Missouri

Question:
I posted something a few days ago, but the only attention it received is a downvote.  I know this isn't terribly interesting, but it's a real problem and I need advice.

When we moved in, our landlord told us that if we weren't happy there, he'd let us out of our lease because he didn't want angry tenants.  In early June (I have text messages detailing all of this) we notified them of a sewage swamp in the backyard.  He told us it would be fixed, so we renewed our lease for the second time.  We can barely stand to be outside.  We can't have the windows open.  Sometimes we can smell it in the house.  It's not a hole in the roof, but it's a pretty big deal.

A few weeks later, I ask him what's going on.  They're waiting to hear from someone.

A couple weeks later, I ask what's going on.  Dang septic people are just giving him the runaround!

I want to stress that, until now, they've been ideal landlords.  However, when it had been six weeks since we notified him, we began to do some research.  Turns out, under Missouri law (as we understand it) he has a reasonable amount of time to get major issues like that fixed.  The law defines reasonable amount of time as thirty days.  The lease states he has a reasonable amount of time.  Reasonable is undefined.

So we notified him that we would like to be released from the lease.  I talk to him on the phone, and he says he doesn't want to keep us there if we don't want to stay, but he has to talk to his wife.

Yesterday, we get  text stating that since we just signed the lease, all they would do is give us about 30% off next month's rent.  Oh, and what a coinkidink, someone will be out to drain the septic tank tomorrow.  Now, this will not fix the problem.  It will still be two to three months before the problem is fixed.  This is just a Band-Aid.

We replied that was not satisfactory, and he got mad.

Today, I will be sending him a reply detailing a  lot of what I have said here--your response has not been reasonable, we can't use the yard, Missouri law says, blah, blah, blah.  He already has a deposit and last month's rent which we paid when we moved in.  I will offer to pay him rent for August, and we will be out by August 20.  I will also mention that per Missouri law and the lease, he has violated the lease, and this can be considered a something-or-other eviction.

Again, as we understand it, Missouri law states we might be responsible for lost rent if he makes every reasonable effort to fill the vacancy.  In our area, he could have a tenant by September 1 with minimal effort.  To my mind, out offer is fair.

So what does this sub think?  Anything I'm missing?  We are moving out, so how do we best protect ourselves if he sues?  That seems like a lot of effort for not much return, but he might.  I'd really appreciate any advice anyone has to offer.

Edit--I have sent a polite, non-threatening text.  Wish me luck.

Edit 2--Got home from work. No work has been done despite promises. I think I have been reasonable.

Edit 3--(Because requested.)  Well, on Monday something was done.  Not sure what, but the backyard sure was torn up.  Everything still stinks, by the way.  However, they accepted our terms and we are moving out.  My wife and I both kind of wish we'd let them sue us once we added up what they're getting from us, but it's worth it to have this done with and not having to worry about going to court.  Thanks for all the advice, everyone!

Answer:
 Call the Health Department. I'm not sure that a house that overlooks a sea of raw sewage would be considered habitable. Answer #2: Contact the board of health. Now.Answer #3: Call the health department if it's not fixed.  There can be good reasons for pumping the tank and waiting for different weather / ground water conditions before replacing a system, but you shouldn't be living with raw sewage until then.Answer #4: > our landlord told us that if we weren't happy there, he'd let us out of our lease because he didn't want angry tenants.

Next time get him to put that in writing.


Title: Went to a restaurant cut my lip on a cracked glass cup [Las Vegas]

Question: I don't want to mention which restaurant cause its actually a really great restaurant and I don't want people to not like it. Anyway like the title says I went to this certain restaurant and it's like a bar style restaurant. The waiters were being really crappy. I realize that they are super busy but they were just giving us an attitude. Whatever I asked for they would be mad and pretend they didn't hear us. They chef got mad at them telling them that they're too slow and the customers need their drinks. I get my drink and as soon as I put it to my mouth it cuts the inside of my lip cause its chipped on the inside. Whatever no biggie, at this point I just want to eat. I realize I can't even eat now cause the food is spicy and its hurting the cut on the inside of my mouth. I go to ask the waiter for another cup and their just getting mad at me. So I asked to speak to management. Long story short, managment was closed so pit boss gave us a 50 dollar comp that expires in two days. Our bill was way more then that. He told us food and beverage would give us a call tomorrow to make it up to us. Never got that call. My top lip is now swollen but I dont want to seem like a sissy and go to dr. What should I do? Did they handle this right?

Answer:
 Personally I'd go get an antibiotic. A cracked glass cannot be properly cleaned, so who knows what bacteria may have gotten into your lip.

As for the restaurant, I'd go on, with a receipt, and ask to talk to the general manager. Explain everything that happened and how disappointed you were with the experience. They'll at least hear you out, although I don't know if they'll go further than a $50 voucher.Answer #2: Personally, I would go to the doctor. I would also reach out to the general manager of the restaurant and let them know you suffered an injury from a broken glass and ask to file an incident report with their insurance.

Assuming everything is on the up and up here, the insurance company should cover the cost of the doctor, possibly a bit more.


Title: I rent a room and have been told multiple times that I can stay past my 30 days notice until my landlord takes me to court. Is this true?

Question: I'm not trying to be a dick. I just need a warm place to sleep. I've been trying to find another place to live but the 2 possibilities I found rented out the rooms before I could even give a deposit. It might be awkward but I don't even have a car to sleep in.

Answer:
 These things are very location specific.  But, generally speaking, your landlord cannot legally have you physically removed without a court order.

But, when they do get a court order, you will have an eviction on your record.

That eviction will make it much much much more difficult for you to find someone willing to rent to you in the future.

And this is why.  Landlords do not like to have people for tenants who force them to go to court to get them to leave.Answer #2: You can make your LL take you to court, but your credit will be ruined with an eviction.


Title: Ex-girlfriend and I broke up. We have a four year old daughter. She's recently gotten in legal trouble with drug charges.

Question:
[TN] Girlfriend of 5 years just broke up with me for a drug dealer about 3 weeks ago. We have a daughter four years of age. From what i understand she has "full custody" because we never got married. She has mentioned going to court and filing for child support and setting up a visitation schedule. Although she has recently been arrested and charged with drug violations along with the people she was with that had some serious charges against them. My family and I worry about the possibility of her having custody of our child, whether it be full or primary. Sorry if I'm using the wrong terminology, this is all new to me. She has a history of doing these types of thing especially when we first separate, I have proof of this as well. I mainly worry about the safety of our daughter and the thought of her staying with someone with these poor decision making skills terrifies me.

My daughter has been staying in my home town for now with my mother and ex's parents for close to a week now. Ex sent her there on account of my daughter shouldn't be bouncing around. (Not to mention a couple of days after is when she got arrested and booked in jail)The only time she bounced around was when she picked her up from daycare. Otherwise, she's consistently been with me in a stable environment at my sister's house. My ex and I are living away from home at the moment but she has mentioned going back to our house so we could be with daughter. I'm not sure if this is a good idea because she doesn't seem to be in a very good state of mind at the moment. Since the break up, ex has been staying with friends and I have been with my daughter the majority of the time. She has barely seen her in 3 weeks, maybe a total of 3 times. She has yet to tell her parents in fear of what they might do as far as our daughter.

I have contacted a couple of family law attorneys and have some appointments scheduled. I was just hoping some of you might have some insight as to what I might be able to do.

Sorry for the wall of text, there's just a lot of info that I felt probably needed to be mentioned.

Answer: You should be able to petition for full custody. You've already made appointments for an attorney so you're moving in the right direction. Best of luck.


Title: (Canada Ontario) My landlord claims I did not give 60 days notice and must pay one month more in rent

Question:
Hey Guys,

I recently got a new apartment and told my landlord that I would be moving out in 60 days, and additionally if he would mind if I got him to fill in a reference form.

He refused to fill out the reference form, and said that it was against his companies policies (they want to protect themselves form libel).

So, I went to the superintendent (who happens to be my neighbor) and he filled it out without hesitation.

Fast forward to yesterday... I got a notice on my door about a rent increase. I emailed my landlord that I'm not sure why i got this, as I'm moving out in December and that month will be paid with my last months rent.

He didn't like that. he said that I didn't give him a formal 60 days, and he's counting 60 days from December so I still owe him rent on the 1st.

I'm pretty sure that by declining my reference he was assuming that I was going to stay in the building.

If he decides to go to the landlord tenant board to reclaim that last months rent, is the e-mail thread I sent to him enough to protect me? Are there any steps I should take to make sure that he will not be able to squeeze an extra months rent out of me?

Answer: What notice does your lease require? It's likely written. Did you provide written notice?


Title: Urgent! I'm in California and she's in Michigan. I gave a family heirloom to my now ex girlfriend and she may be refusing to return it and blocking my number.

Question: Here's the story. We are long distance, we got together on the 11th of November in 2011, we were both 14. We broke up 3 weeks ago because she lost interest in me and fell for another guy. 2 years ago I gave her a necklace that used to belong to my grandmother as a sign that she was part of my family. When she dumped me, I had a hard time dealing with it because I thought things were great, but she hadn't been telling me everything. Things escalated after having an intense conversation about our entire relationship last night because she wanted to remain friends but I didn't think that would work. I told her that continuing to try and talk is only hurting me and that I don't think its worth continuing to try and make it work, because she wasn't the same person I fell in love with and enjoyed talking to anymore. She took it the wrong way and is now furious at me, thinking I told her she wasn't worth talking to. I tried to simply secure the necklace and know for sure that she'd send it back. I asked "tell me, are you or are you not going to send it?" which she replied with "Nope. Text me again and I'm blocking your number. Bye." Which I can't tell if she's not going to tell me or if shes not going to send it back. We're both 18 now. So I guess what I'm asking is, I was 15 or 16 when I gave her that necklace, and now as a legal adult, following a breakup, I want it back. It was an heirloom from my grandmother. She's refusing. Do I have anything I can do legally?

Answer:
 You gave it to her, as far as I know, it is her property now. Answer #2: 11/11/11? Seriously?

Anyway, underage dating pro-tips: (1) only give what you are comfortable walking away from if things go south (hard to tell in the heat of the moment) (2) NEVER give a gf a family heirloom (if you get married, it is another story but my wife, for example, has saved all of my late mother's jewelery for our daughter -- I only care about a few pieces of my grandparents' possessions for sentimental reasons).

You gave the gift. It is hers. You can throw yourself at her feet and explain how much the necklace means to your family and  if that still fails to get it back, make an offer.


Title: Break-In/Rape at Apartments

Question: Last night our neighbor was a victim of a rape/break-in. My wife and I have a 2 year old daughter and no longer feel safe in this complex. We will Be requesting to break our lease tomorrow any helpful advice is greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 They have no legal requirement to release you from your lease.

Your lease will dictate how to properly break your lease.Answer #2: You will need to pay the lease breakage penalty outlined in your lease agreement. It's usually the equivalent of several months rent and is due at once. I would recommend having that money together before making that request.


Title: Corrupt officers pull family over for “speeding” when there were no speeding limits on that road and charged 80000mt for both cars

Question:
While driving on Mozambiquen long off roads we were stopped by a few police officers. We were in two cars and two officers came up to us. Our officer charged 80000mt which was eventually brought down to 200mt (I don’t know how he must have been new) and he was pretty nice even laughing when I showed him my passport from when I had long hair.

Officer 2 apparently was very intimidating and gave threats like 16 days in jail (there were 2 kids in the car) aswell as the passport and license to be taken away. They ended up paying around 6000mt. I don’t know how that works, can a officer really just use these tactics to get money and I’m sure if it was a real fine i would have to see some sort of proof? I’m really confused is they are allowed to do this as I’m sure we are not the first tourist to be hustled like this.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 I can’t say I have the slightest expertise in Mozambique law.

But what you describe is unlikely to be legal. At the same time, in many third-world... er.... in many developing economies, police corruption, especially against foreigners, is widely tolerated as extra-legal.Answer #2: Sadly you are unlikely to get any sort of satisfaction from the legal system. Corruption is endemic in Mozambique, at every level of the government and police forces. I would advise you to leave the country as fast as possible, never return, and next time actually read up a little on the countries you're going to visit before you do so.

You can complain to your embassy, who may or may not in turn complain to the government, but you are unlikely to see that cash again.


Title: I am wanting to adopt my nephew.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Why on earth would a 23 year old need adopting?


Title: Paid for alcohol without cashier present

Question:
So I have a mildly interesting question about something that just happened to me— like half an hour ago. I went to a grocery store on my way home (bc I like grocery shopping btw) and didn’t see anything I wanted so I headed to the beer/wine section.

There I found spiked seltzer and an ipa 6 pack for very, very solid prices. Was trying to check out but no one was at the counter so I waited like 10-15 min before trying to call for someone.

Didn’t see anybody so I showed the camera my license and the money slowly before leaving a note on receipt paper and peacing.

Is that a legal thing to do? 🤨🧐🤔

Side note: I time-stamped this pic on snapchat for context although the temperature is there for no reason other than it being chilly outside.

Photo evidence: https://imgur.com/a/UodnSzw

Answer:
 No, it's theft.

The sale is complete when both parties consent to it. Things like automated checkouts can imply consent to the sales they perform, but the lack of a clerk cannot generally be construed that way.

Having said that, if you paid the correct amount and are of age, it's unlikely anything will come of it. The store probably doesn't want the extra scrutiny that might come from admitting someone stole alcohol because the clerk left the place unattended, and the police do have better things to do than to chase down well-intentioned people over a judgement error that didn't cause any harm.Answer #2: It's not legal, but it would be unlikely for you to get in trouble. For one, the business got their money and they have no financial incentive to waste time reporting this, and the district attorney would likely not prosecute it for the same reason. Secondly, the employee would probably get in trouble for leaving the counter unattended. Third, there could be ABC issues with leaving the alcohol unattended for an extended period of time.Answer #3: I would've called the police cause its concerning that the whole store was left unattendedAnswer #4: Sounds like they need self checkout


Title: Girlfriend and I are getting married. Do we need a prenup? [NY]

Question:
My girlfriend and I have been together for over 5 years, and in a few months will be getting married. We've been very open about financial matters and currently rent an apartment and each have a job. She has some savings but a bit of student loan debt, from before we met (about 50k :/ ). I have no debt, and a fair amount of savings in the bank. We each work in tech and combined make over 200k per year before taxes. We don't own a car or a house and have been living together for the past 3 years.

If I'm understanding the [New York Equitable Distribution & Divorce: FAQ](http://www.divorcenet.com/states/new_york/nyfaq04) correctly, the debt and savings from before the marriage would be separate if we were to get divorced. Same goes for any inheritance we may receive, so what would the benefit of a prenup be in this situation. Could a prenup help me in the event that I help her towards the student loan debt and then we get divorced? Is there any benefit for her in this situation, or would the benefits just be hypothetical.

We've both talked about prenup and neither of us are against the idea, but we're not sure exactly what would be the best thing for us to do. It seems like the law in NY already covers what we thought we would need a prenup for, which is why we're questioning the useful of it.

Also, how would we go about even getting the prenup done. We've never had to deal with a lawyer, and from what I was reading, we would each need a lawyer to review it. Would we just search for marital lawyers in the area and go in and get a boiler plate prenup drafted, and then take that to other lawyers for each of us? How much would that cost about?

I know a lot of people feel strongly about prenups one way or the other, but I think we're each rational about it and neither of us are offended of the idea, so that relationship aspect is not the question here.

Thanks for the help
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Don't get a prenup unless you have *real* and *important* goals. Do you want to secure a business interest, inheritance, etc during a divorce? Go ahead and get one. It sounds like you have similar salaries, so I don't see a huge benefit for you.

> Also, how would we go about even getting the prenup done. We've never had to deal with a lawyer, and from what I was reading, we would each need a lawyer to review it.

I went through this process to try and protect myself from my spouse's medical debt. It turns out that it wasn't guaranteed to work. My lawyer charged about $1,200 to get the latest draft before we decided to not do it. She had her bankruptcy lawyer look it over for a nominal fee.

You each have to have your *own* representation during this process. The judge will not look favorably upon this if one side has a lawyer, and the other does not. The cheapest path is probably to have one lawyer draw it up for you (or her), and the another lawyer simply explain it to the other party.


Title: Does a child with a parent who forfeited all rights to the child have any claim on the inheritance?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 If there is a will, generally whatever that says controls (assuming there are not grounds for challenging the validity of the will).

If there is no will, then whatever state law says controls.

Since we don't know if there is a will or what state you are in, it's hard to say anything beyond that.


Title: I know who has my wallet. What do I do next?

Question:
Last week I dropped my wallet in a parking lot in a mall. A woman found it and called my bank to let me know that a card was lost. I called her and we agreed to meet at a place to give me back my wallet, but she never showed up. For a week now I have been calling to ask for my wallet back, but no reply. I'm starting to believe she has changed her mind and decided to keep my wallet.

My question is if I should attempt to go through small claims court and if I need to file a police report first. My only evidence that she has my wallet is text messages from her saying she has it.

Answer: I would go the police route first.  That is easier.


Title: What kind of options do I have?

Question:
So I'm a college student and a gamer out of Oregon. I enjoy playing on my PC or my Xbox One, of course with Xbox One's you have to pay for the "Xbox Live" service to have online multiplayer and other goodies.

Thing is if you're a naughty bugger (Like me, apparently I curse at folks too much for Micro$ofts liking) you can get temp banned, and if you curse out their "Enforcement" guys, you get permabanned just because their feels get hurt.

So if this happens, Microsoft terminates your Xbox Live membership, but because of the way they handle DRM (Digital Rights Management), they can basically revoke your access to all digital media that you've paid for. (Digital games are exactly the same as physical copies, except for their formatting, right down to the price-tag)

This also comes at a cost for all the DLC that you may have purchased from third parties (Like Gamestop/Best Buy/ Wal-Mart).

Answer:
 Microsoft does not **sell** you software.  It **licenses** software, and licenses can be revoked.

Quoting from the [XBL usage rules](http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Legal/Usage-Rules)

>All apps, games and associated content provided in the Windows Store and Xbox Store are **licensed and not sold**. Your **license is conditioned upon your compliance with the Microsoft Services Agreement**, the Xbox Live Usage Rules, and any additional terms.

Quoting from the [Microsoft Services Agreement](http://www.xbox.com/en-WW/legal/livetou):

>**1.9. Are there things I can’t do on the Services?**

>*  Use the Services to willfully harm, threaten, or harass another person, organization, or Microsoft

In other words, you already agreed that you don't get to keep any of your digital games if your account gets banned.  It will be hard to argue you don't agree to the terms of service, given that you've been sending them 60 dollar checks every year.Answer #2: Read the ToS. You play on their platform, you play by their rules.


Title: [Texas] Im 15 and got caught for MIP

Question:
So me and my friends decided to go drink during a school football game. I had a bottle of weak alcohol in my bag. My friends decided to just drink on school grounds because they didnt want to walk far to get back. So long story short the police and school administration found out and we were all questioned and took breathalyzers. We all admitted to everything and all blew 0's on the breathalyzer. They took our written statements and said we will discuss the consequences at school. The principal told me i could be facing expulsion for providing the alcohol. I have a perfect record and good grades i cannot afford to be in this much trouble. What should i do? im supposed to have the investigation resumed monday morning.

Edit: I know i really messed up. It was a spur of the moment decision and it was extremely stupid. My parents already have a lot of financial problems due to my dads health and i cant afford an attorney. im really scared and im just looking for a way to minimize the consequences to something non permanent or fixable.

Answer:
 > I have a perfect record and good grades i cannot afford to be in this much trouble.

Then you should have made better decisions. Tell your parents and they can get you an attorney who can maybe mitigate the consequences. but drinking on school property when you're 15 will have some consequences.


Title: I am being accused of sexual assault by 19F former co-worker (26M) and was fired for it and recieved 50C Order

Question:
North Carolina

I worked with 19F at a restaurant, we hit it off immediately and spent a significant amount of time together outside of the workplace.

19F has been through some issues, her previous boyfriend physically assaulted her and she was still in love with him. She told me she just needed time to work through her emotions but she was into me.

We texted a lot and went out to eat and shop and so on. She has stayed at my apartment two times. The first time, her friend had passed away. She called me and asked me to come pick her up so she wasn't alone (she had been drinking). I obliged and brought her over. She wanted to stay over and I offered to sleep on the couch so she could take my bed. She slept on the floor next to me and eventually moved into my bed where she slept on one side of my queen bed and I slept on the other.

The second time, she drove to my apartment without her wallet and I bought us pizza. We stayed up watching Parks and Rec until I started getting sleepy and I told her I was going to bed.

I offered to drive her home or pay for a taxi and she said she was fine. I offered to sleep on the couch and she said it was fine. I never once stopped her from trying to leave. While I moved my computer into my bedroom, she laid down directly in the middle of my bed and I laid down to her side.

We kept talking and laughing while watching TV, I was caressing her while asking if she was okay and she said it was alright. I put my hand in her pants and gave her butt a squeeze and removed them.

The next day I had to work, so I left her my key in the morning and went to work. She locked up my apartment and came into work after me and returned my key. I asked her if she was doing well and if she slept okay and she said she was doing great.

She never mentioned a word to me about feeling any type of pressure or being uncomfortable. She continued to talk to me at work and text me after. She came into work the next day and worked on school work while I was tending bar. She drove home that evening to see her family. She asked me to come down and eat with her dad and I said I couldn't make it. (The incident happened 3 days prior to this now)

Later that night, she mentioned something about her scars and I said that I didn't really care about them and she got upset. She went into a tirade about how she felt uncomfortable that night she was here because of my actions. I profusely apologized and told her that it would not happen again. She told me she would like to remain friends and I told her that I couldn't do that right now. I felt so disappointed that I put her in that situation that I couldn't spend time with her and I believe that's when she got truly upset with me.

I told her that I was sorry for what had happened but I had only read the signals that I saw. I thought it was okay and I told her that I did not ever want to put you in that kind of situation. She told me she was tired of saying no and She asked me if she needed to quit and I said absolutely not, I do not have an issue with you at work.

She sends me two texts that I bothered to save

"Have fun living with the fact that you sexually assaulted a female. And that I can turn you in at any time, and I have all the evidence:))))"
"You have no idea how serious you just made this. You just pissed off the wrong person hon. Get readyyyy"

I was fired on Saturday 10/17 by my GM because of her allegations. He asked me to come out back and told me that he had to let me go because of what occurred. He told me that he did not want to let me go but we work in a workplace dominated by women and he felt as though it was the best move possible.

I did not ask her what she said and he didn't ask for my side of the story so I told him I appreciated working for him and walked out the door.

on Tuesday 10/20, two sheriffs came to my apartment and gave me a temporary no contact order. With a court date set for 10/27. In the packet I received, the allegations she are claiming against me are completely false. She is claiming that I repeatedly assaulted her after she said no and that I have been stalking her.

I told the sheriff that I did not want anything to do with this women and he said I could either not show up to court and let it lie as it is or if I wanted to show up and give them my input I could do that.

If I show up to court and dispute her libelous statements where is that going to get me? And do I have any legal recourse from her threat (text?) I feel as though she is continuing to drag this out so she can destroy my life.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Absolutely do not ignore the court date. A permenant no contact order will show up in background investigations and will bar you from owning any firearms, among other negative effects.

You likely don't have any recourse over being fired, but that doesn't mean you should let her continue to defame you. Get a lawyer and contest the no contact order. But cut her out entirely from your life; do not text or call her, do not go into your former workplace; nothing. Answer #2: First:  Get a lawyer (IANAL)

Second: Gather evidence especially the text where she threatens you AND any other communications between you. Make a timeline of your relationship - where you were, who else was there etc. If she is going to say you stalked her, her showing up at your house doesn't make sense.

Third: Calm down. Yes, this is bad and she's already gotten a good start in fucking up your life but don't let your emotions and fear overwhelm you.

Fourth: When you talk to your lawyer, make sure you ask about being fired from your job based on this woman's allegations. If you are in an at will state, you may be SOL but it is worth discussing.

Fifth: Consider hiring a private investigator to look into her relationship with her ex-boyfriend and that alleged physical assault.  Not that I'm suggesting that it didn't happen and that she isn't a legitimate victim but . . .she seems unstable & unhappy and looking to make someone pay.


Title: Michael Jackson's doctor HIPAA violation

Question:
Apparently Michael Jackson's doctor disclosed that Michael Jackson was 'chemically castrated' by his father.

So, my initial reaction was that this was an illegal HIPAA violation.
Another poster asked... what if the doctor was lying?
To further complicate issues, the Michael's father has died...

If it is true that MJ did have this condition, assuredly this is a violation.
But, if the doctor was lying about that, is that also a violation?
Does lying expose the doctor to defamation/libel/slander charges?
Would the victim be the father, who was accused of being the perpetrator of the castration?  Does the fact that the father recently died eliminate the possibility for defamation charges against the doctor?

I'm interested in what are the legal ramifications in this scenario?

Answer:
 What are they going to do, take away his already taken away medical license?

Nobody has any quantifiable damages from this. Answer #2: If this were true, it must not have been very effective. IIRC MJ had three children.


Title: Impersonating someone on Facebook

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Doubtful Facebook will pursue this any further as they shutdown thousands of fake accounts a week.


Title: Quiting before bonus

Question:
I've worked at my call center job for a year and 4 months. Solid pay, but the quarterly bonuses make up a third of yearly income. There is one coming in about two weeks and from what I can tell they are crunching the numbers on the amounts given this or next week.

At the same time I'm getting an itch to go into a different line of work and want to be kind and courteous and put in my two weeks ( ideally I take the bonus and dip). To accomplish that goal, I'd have to put in my notice this week-obviously I'm worried that either a bad scenario where my bonus is negatively affected by this comes up, or worst case I'm let go before the bonus week even comes.

I live in phoenix AZ, so I'm a bit familiar with labor laws and such, but this is my first real job if you will so I'm unsure of how to handle and approach this.

Sorry about formatting ( on mobile) and I'm more than happy to give more detail if needed.
Topic:
Labor Law (Unions)

Answer:
 Do not give notice until the bonus is paid and the check deposit fully cleared.

The company is not required to pay that bonus to people who leave, and if you give notice, they will likely refuse to pay you even if you are still on the payroll on the date the bonus is paid out.


Title: Indiana roommate claims he has 30 days notice before eviction. Never put his name on the lease. Only stayed for two months. He's threatening to involve police if we don't let him stay. Does he qualify as a tenant?

Question: I mean, can't I argue I've never let him step foot in my house or that I don't know him? It was all under the table. There's no proof of him paying or anything. He's a threat, so I want to bring his stuff out to his car and call it a day.

Answer: He is tenant and you must follow the law to evict him. Lying to the police or a court can be a crime.


Title: (FL) Officer threw my license in my face after lecturing me about speeding and weaving in and out of traffic. (I was not) After he threw my ID back at me, I asked for his badge number. He then asked for my ID back and then issued me a careless driving ticket.

Question:
As the title says, I was on the highway and traffic was going slow. Like 50mhp in a 65mph. Cop was behind someone going 50/55mph and I went passed and kept a VERY close watch on my speed. I switched lanes maybe 3 or 4 times with him still behind me. I used turn signal every time. After about 2 miles he flies up on me and pulls me over. As he approach my car he's already yelling about me doing 80mph and reckless driving in a heavy down pour. Rain had stopped minute before. I was not feeling good about the situation so after he took my ID and he returned to his car.
  I started to record on my cell phone.

This is on video: he returns and asking if I have ever been arrested, if I've had tickets, what for and how many. After another minute or so he sarcastically says have a nice day and threw my ID in my face. I felt completely disrespected and pissed at this piont. I ask for his badge number and he kept walking and got into his car. I pulled my phone out to try and get a car number or something and he then sees my cell phone. He then returns and asked what I just said to him. I ask again for his #, he gives it and ask for my ID back.  After 10min or so he then returns with a careless driving ticket.

I have filed a complaint online already.
Any advice would greatly be appreciated!

Answer:
 >Any advice would greatly be appreciated!

If you get pulled over and aren't given a ticket, say a little prayer and move on. Don't poke the bear.

Your complaint won't help you with your ticket (the officer may or may not be disciplined, but probably not). You can defend your reckless driving ticket yourself or hire an attorney.

Edit to add: You also might want to consider anger management counseling. Your inability to control your anger is leading to negative consequences. Answer #2: You can fight the ticket on its merits, if you'd like.  His behavior has zero bearing on the ticket.


Title: My friend recently confessed to me that she was sexually assaulted a few years ago. She never told anyone but it's very apparent it's still effecting her life. Is there anything she can do to fuck this asshole?

Question: We went to high school with this guy, he's seen no repercussions, still lives in the area, it was about 3 years ago. We live in Wisconsin. Just wanna know if there's anything she can do to give her some closure. Is it too late to press charges? From what she told me, he deserves to rot.

Answer: report it to the police.


Title: I am illegally classified as an Independent Contracter. I work at a legal brothel (NV)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Not yet a lawyer, not legal advice.

I stopped reading when you said that they intercept your mail. Contact the postal inspectors. They are a no kidding around federal agency who don't put up with that shit.

https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/contactus/filecomplaint.aspxAnswer #2: There has already been a case about this and the call girls lost. Answer #3: You're correct: you want to talk to a Nevada attorney who specializes in labor law. I can assure you there are lawyers in Nevada who can and have stood up to much larger criminal enterprises than whatever you believe the brother owners may be, so you can put that concern out of your mind. However, the instant your lawyer proceeds with any action or sends a single letter, I would expect to immediately find new employment and a new place to live.

Given the unusual nature of your details, you may be able to find an attorney willing to take this on a contingency basis (where they get paid as part of whatever settlement or judgement you receive). Normally this is reserved for cases with juicy payouts, like suing an insurance company, but who knows. IC-vs-employee is a hot topic right now and you may find a law firm that wants to build a reputation for "standing up for the industry's oldest profession". Throw in the recent wins in favor of the exotic dancers, and who knows.

Above all else, it sounds like you are in a terrible position. At the very least I would recommend finding a better employer.Answer #4: Normally I would say go straight to the labor board, but given the circumstances, I really do think you need to consult with a plaintiff's side employment lawyer first.


Title: (GA) Ex-wife was fired and is having trouble collecting her final paycheck.

Question:
Posting for my ex because she doesn't use Reddit. This is what happened as described to me by her.

So my ex was employed as a bartender at an Atlanta based sports bar and grill chain. During training with corporate, she was told that she would be given normal breaks based on the number of hours she worked. When she began bar tending at the actual location, she was told that she would receive no breaks, and if she wanted to eat or anything, it needed to be handled before her shift started. When working an 8 hour shift (11am-7pm), she ate before work, but started to feel woozy around 4pm. When she asked if she could take a quick break to have a bite to eat, she was told she should have eaten before work and, basically, suck it up. She tried to deal with it, but needed to eat, so she got a salad and was snacking on it between helping customers. When her manager saw, she was fired on the spot, and not allowed to collect her tip money for the evening before they threatened to call the police to escort her off the property.

So a couple days later, she called corporate to explain what had happened (the HR rep seemed appalled that the location wasn't providing breaks for the employees) and to ask about her final paycheck. She was told it would be ready the following Wednesday. When she called back on said Wednesday, she was told that it would actually be the NEXT Wednesday. This time, when she called, she could get no response from the HR rep on the phone, but when she emailed him, he responded saying part of her pay was ready but it would be another week for the rest. That brings us to today. She called the HR rep to see if her check would be ready so she can pay her rent on Thursday, but once again got no answer... Until she called from my phone. The rep claims he wasn't screening calls and that when he is doing payroll he turns the phone off. So whatever. She asked him about her paycheck, which he very dismissively said will be ready Wednesday. She decided to go to the corporate office to try and talk to someone else, because the HR rep wasn't being very helpful, and at least she could pick up the part of her money that was ready. However, when she got there, she was told she was crazy and a man she thinks was the CEO yelled at her to "get the fuck out," pushed her out the door and locked it behind her.

Is any of what has happened legal? What should she do at this point to, at the very least, ensure she receives the pay she worked for?

Thanks in advance for any advice, and I apologize for being so long-winded. Want to make sure I'm conveying the information as fully as possible.

Answer: Contact the Department of Labor in Georgia.


Title: A friend is being harassed by debt collectors for medical debt.

Question:
Hey all,

My friend is being severely harassed by debt collectors over an outstanding medical debt. She has 6,000 in collections.

The collectors are telling her they'll go after her grandmother, revoke her passport, and take her to court.

My friend does not have a job, she's now homeless, and she is slightly autistic (like super functioning, you'd never know unless you spent a ton of time around her, but is diagnosed).

We have no idea what her rights are, or what the debt collectors can actually do. She's been struggling for a while and keeps having issues that lead to her dismissal from jobs.

The debt collectors are getting aggressive and very threatening. She is terrified, and wanting to sell what little possessions she has, but they wouldn't even come close to what she owes.

What can she do?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: Start with the collections section of the wiki at personalfinance https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/collectionsAnswer #2: Look into the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. They're violating it by claiming they take actions that they're not legally enable to.


Title: Hold of $0, From courts is ruining my life.

Question:
 I was not able to renew my license and registration, before they expired because of a hold from the court system that is said to be a collection with the amount due of $0.  Contacted the courts and they said It was the DMV's fault and there is no hold, which is of course wrong.

 The Police finally pulled me over and I Had car impounded and had to pay to release vehicle and pay late fees for registration.
 The CA DMV now has let me get license back and renew my registration but apparently now according to officers said hold of $0 has reappeared and registration has another hold on it . I am still getting pulled over because I have not received this years registration sticker, but I have paperwork showing everything has been taken care of. Now I have a court date coming up next month because of there blunder. I also have paperwork showing everything has been taken care of and saying registration is now reinstated.

 I feel wronged and although I do not blame the officers, I am being pulled over about once a week, if not more and it has to be borderline harassment even though they are just doing there job.

 Edit: Sorry I'm in the Bay Area,CA

Answer:
 Ask them who to pay to release the hold and then send that office a check for $0.01.

Laugh when they release the hold and mail you a check for $0.01 due to overpayment.Answer #2: Contact someone higher than the DMV.  Since the DMV is a state institution, contact your state legislator or even your congressman.

They might not help you themselves but they will be able to figure out who can and contact them and yell at them. They will also bring scrutiny down upon the DMV office thats obviously fucking up somehow. Answer #3: Have you talked to the DMV? What did they say?


Title: Can she legally sell me this?

Question:
We've been working with a new game developer from China for about a month. At first, we hired her through a freelance website for a few different projects before moving offsite to just paypal.

She offered to sell me a source code that she made for one of her other clients. The client's game was taken off the app store. They were using Disney Characters and Elvis in their theme so I assume it was taken off the store because of that.

She tells me there was no contract for her clients to own the code. They worked through paypal. She developed the code herself and the client provided the graphics. The graphics are theirs but the code can be sold to me because it's her work she says. If I buy, she doesn't want me to say who I bought it from, I can't sell the code to other people and I can't use any of their graphics in my game.

Can I buy this code? How can I protect myself?

United States - WA

Answer:
 I'm going to try to be culturally sensitive here.

Chinese developers - especially those that service small and medium businesses - are notorious for recycling code between clients, copying code, and otherwise ignoring intellectual property and copyright concerns. This has a lot to do with incentives - an American developer can easily be sued by another American in a US court of law for IP and copyright violations. A Chinese developer, on the other hand, cannot, without some extensive and expensive legal wrangling.

If you cannot document the provenance of your code, you should not use it. If you can't indicate "who you bought it from," you will potentially have major legal issues if it turns out your source code was stolen or copyrighted by someone else.

This is how you end up with orphaned and/or difficult-to-maintain code.

Thus, to answer your question: *Can you*? Probably. *Should you*? Most definitely not.

Answer #2: IANAL, but my common sense is tingling. This screams scam to me on every level.

I don't know the details, or anything about this person you're talking about, so it might be different if I knew the specifics, but based on what you've posted here, everything about this is shady and I'd personally have nothing to do with it.

EDIT: Based on other posts, it might not be a scam in a literal sense, but there are still too many red flags to think that it's a good idea.Answer #3: If you cant sell the code to other people, it doesn't sound like you are buying it, but are licensing it. I would pass.Answer #4: I'd be worried, in two ways.

1. Her non-disclosure wishes are a huge red flag.

2. Your code is probably going to be for sale as well.


Title: [CA] Can repo company cut another key for my car?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 It sounds like a repo company stole your car. INAL but if you know that you have no liens on the vehicle I would be inclined to call the tow yard back and tell them to return your vehicle and if they refuse then call the police and tell them that the repo company stole your car. Don't threaten the repo company with calling the police, just do it if they refuse to return the vehicle. You don't want to get dinged for extortion or anything like that.

Maybe I'm wrong and someone else will chime in with correct/better advice.


Title: Can college professor force me to use a web cam?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You don't *have* to, but your professor also doesn't *have* to grade your quiz if you don't take it in a manner from which they require.Answer #2: There is nothing illegal about that. Its a school policy issue.


Title: Please help! What are my rights as a renter in California? Landlords giving me the run around.

Question:
Thank you for taking the time to read this!

A little background:
 We are tentants at an apartment building in California. On December 26, 2015 a tree fell through our roof. It caused a small tear in our couches and a large hole in the roof. The railing of the walkway outside our apartment was damaged as well as the roof overhang. Our apartment manager rented a motel 6 in a really bad area for us and our 2 small boys. We refused to stay there and went to another hotel. The manager agreed to pay for the second day and replace the couch. After speaking with the insurance company the manager says they do not have to pay for anything because it is not required in our lease agreement. I tell her I want to speak to the owner and she tells me she is not allowed to give out their information and that I can write him a letter for her to give him. We decide that this situation sucks but there is not much we can do as we did not have renters insurance.
After 2 days the landlords boards up the hole and creates a makeshift railing with 2x4s and plywood so we can return to the apartment.
After this they make no further repairs and we had inquired about it many times. The manager says each time that it will be done within the next 3 weeks.

Present: We have been paying our rent on time every month since this happened and were fed up that no repairs have been made. We decide to call code enforcment because we feel the railing is not safe last Tuesday March 29th. The code enforcement officer tells me that they are giving him the run around about why repairs have not been made and that he will begin citing them the following day. He says that it is not safe and that we will need to leave until repairs are done.

They started to replace the railing and rent us a room for 2 nights. After the second night they say they are waiting for reinspection to see if we can go back. She does not respond before check out as she promised she would so we check out of the hotel. Then she says we have to stay for the weekend but does not contact the hotel which is already booked for the weekend. She tries to get us into a super 8 motel but we refuse as there is a rave near that location this weekend. We get into another hotel for the weekend and wait around for her to call us before check out on Monday April 4. We called her about 20 times with no answer. She does not respond before check out. Meanwhile no repairs to our unit have been made just the railing. Code enforcement does not approve and she rents another room for us at another hotel just for one night. So this morning my husband waits for her to inform us if we will be staying another night or going home. Code enforcement let us know that we won't be able to go back until all repairs are done. So tomorrow we will have to try to get ahold of her before check out at 10AM because she only rented the room for 1 night again.

I am so tired of living out of our car and taking my kids from hotel to hotel. Do I have recourse here? I feel like this is not right. We are good tenants who always pay our rent and the only thing the manager has to say to use is "I'm just the employee". She's so unprofessional and often ignores our calls. We are running out of clothes. Spending so much eating out and our kids want to go home.

If you took the time to read this thank you so much! I'm sure I am rambling but I really need some advice and I really can't afford to pay a lawyer. If there is anything I can do, I'd like to do it myself.

Answer: Your recourse here is breaking the lease and moving (or withholding rent).  Technically, the landlord isn't required to pay for the hotel, and they aren't liable for damage to your property, unless the tree falling was due to their negligence.  If the city you are in has a rent control ordinance, there may be other remedies, like getting the landlord to pay for relocation and/or the rent difference.


Title: Reported possible Child Porn on this subreddit. How fucked am I?

Question: LOCATION [USA]  An ironic situation. So I like to browse this subreddit to read about legal stories people are going through. About a week ago I stumbled onto a post ON THIS SUBREDDIT that seemed to contain an image of child pornography. The user states that he posted the image and then he got autobanned from 4chan. Mind you this post has been up and is still up since October of 2015. I have been flagging this for a week and making reports and cybertips to the IWF and NCMEC. I have even messaged several mods and one even claimed to have removed it, but the post is still there. I have now messaged the admins about this and included the link to the offending post before deleting my account because I am super paranoid and don’t even want to be remotely associated with that material . I’m not sure if it’s child porn or not. I mean I don’t think its a “child” but the image looked young. The image doesn’t even show a face or anything. I told my parents this after sobbing and having panic attacks and they think I’m freaking out over nothing they even thought it was ridiculous I’d be worried about such a thing. I told them that even looking at it is illegal. They don’t believe that I’ve broken the law and have made an apointment to get me anxiety treatment and I am now going to a doctor I keep crying and having panic attacks daily. I have been reading the laws about this and that even viewing the Image no matter what, counts as possession. I have also gone onto various legal websites and lawyers homepages and they all say that even having one image in my cache if someone reports me can get me up to 40 years in prison and register as a sex offender for life. Is this true? Am I liable for this in anyway or am I just overly paranoid? I didn’t save the image on my phone or anything I just copied the link to report it. Why is this still up though? Does nobody care?

Answer:
 >They don’t believe that I’ve broken the law and have made an apointment to get me anxiety treatment and I am now going to a doctor I keep crying and having panic attacks daily.

Focus on your mental health, and not on some possibly illegal activity on the internet.  Nobody cares if you randomly looked at something on the internet.


Title: USA, VA I(22m) accused by the police of stealing $411 dollars from my ex girlfriend(f20). Charged Jun 12th with ID theft and theft. I did it... Help pls 2 Felonies

Question:
She won't talk to me and I don't know what to do. It was a mistake. She saved her info into my wells Fargo c.c.  I sent her $250 In May cause I wanted her back. Found out she still was seeing someone else and I got upset, decided I was wasting my money/time and I took $400(still have it). I haven't paid her anything yet. We broke up in March. She claims I owe her $1200 dollars and she want all of her money like a bixch by monday. She said pay me it all in 5 mins or I'm going to the police. I couldn't even understand her. She's violent and mean so its good I'm out of the relationship because she was a Nazi.
Tl;Dr terrible relationship ended with me being dumb taking money via online money transfer from ex girlfriend. She pressed charges 11th got arrested Tuesday (06/12th). Help.help

Answer: LAWYER NOW. No communication with the exgf.


Title: Some of the toys I played with as a child (and which are still in my parents' home) may be illegal. New York State.

Question:
**Warning, wall of text incoming**

Location: My parents' home is in New York State, county of Westchester.  Therefore, unless I am mistaken, only NY State law, and not NYC law, should apply to this situation. I myself am going to college and living in an apartment in a different state right now.

* When I was a little kid I used to play with a couple of toy guns, including one that was made by my friend in summer camp woodcutting class.

* I just remembered that those toy guns were not brightly colored and do not have orange markings. Some of them also does not have a plugged barrels. [That may technically make them illegal "imitation firearms" under NY General Business Code Article 39B](http://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2014/gbs/article-39-b/871/)

* All the toy guns I had as a kid are clearly fake regardless of their coloring. The wooden one my friend made is barely even recognizable as a toy gun, let alone a real gun. The other ones are obviously plastic and as well. [However, in a dark alley, somebody could still maybe "reasonably perceive" them to be real firearms. I've read stories of police officers deciding that power drills were "imitation firearms" because somebody could "reasonably perceive them to be firearms."](https://www.newyorkcriminallawyer-blog.com/2013/03/imitation-pistol.html)

* [Article 39B says that nobody is allowed to manufacture, sell, or distribute imitation firearms.](https://www.newyorkcriminallawyer-blog.com/2013/03/imitation-pistol.html) . It doesn't say anything about owning them, though. However, I am not sure if there are other parts of the law which prohibit their ownership. Also, I am worried that it could be misinterpreted that I myself "manufactured" the wooden toy gun that in reality my friend made for me during summer camp.

* Right now, these toy guns are stored in my parents' home, in what used to be my bedroom. Some of them might be stored in some boxes or drawers in what used to be my room, or under what used to be my bed. The thing is, though, that I don't even know exactly where they are stored. It would take a long time just to dig them up (this fact will be relevant soon.)

* My parents aren't stupid, and even if they could find these toy guns, they wouldn't bring them out in public. The only way the law would find out about these toy guns is if my old home were accidentally raided by the police for some other reason, such as a wrong address drug raid. However, that type incident has happened in this country before, several times.

 I guess my questions are:

1. Given the fact that these toy guns are buried in a trunk or in a closet somewhere, and would take hours to search for, is it worth it for me to tell my parents to spend an hour or so looking for these toys so that they can get rid of them?

2. If for whatever reason, the police did raid my parents' home because of a wrong address or for whatever other reason, and ended up finding these toy guns, what would the consequences for them and myself be? I know that the law doesn't explicitly prohibit the ownership of "imitation firearms," just their sale, manufacture, etc. However, could I possibly get charged with "manufacturing" an imitation firearm because of the wooden, obviously ameatur-made toy gun that in reality my friend made for me?

3. In the above situation, would the fact that I am currently living out of state change anything? The last time I lived in my parents' home was about a year ago, although I do go back and visit sometimes.

3. Also, in the above situation, what about the fact that the last time I saw these toy guns was years ago when I was a minor, and that I have already lost track of they were stored.

4. Are there any other laws in New York State (Westchester county specifically) that I missed which deal with "imitation firearms."?

Answer:
 Unless your parents are running around in public brandishing them, the police are going to have no interest. Answer #2: You are worrying way way way way way too much.

They are toys. Unless your parents are taking these toy guns into the streets and mugging people with them, the police are not going to care even the slightest.


Title: IN A TON OF TROUBLE - PULLED OVER WITH NO INSURANCE, PLATES, REGISTRATION, UNLICENSED

Question:
hey guys. so u probably read my title and thought what a stupid guy this has to be. well ur right but please allow me to explain

im 19 years old and i live in toronto, ontario canada. my license was suspended last year around this time for 6 months due to medical reasons which ended up taking 10 months to actually get my license back. i bought a car early september finally after saving up for months. and it has been sitting in my driveway since.. i do take it out for a spin around the block almost everyday, just so it doesnt die on me. anyways today i was about 3km away from home getting some gas when a police officer pulls me over. he asked for my insurance, which i didnt have, my registration is at home, i have no plates, and i’m a g1 driver (my g2 test is in a week, how fortunate) and eventually he gives me 5 summons for court and gets my car towed to my house.

before you give me the lecture about how dumb i am and i deserve it. save it and try to look at it from my perspective

i go to school 5 days a week from 6am to 4pm every day, i have to balance a part time job between that and also manage to keep my sanity. it’s hard saving up for insurance, fixing your car and all the costs involved, but i’m trying my best... i’m tired of using the shitty transit system here that’s disorganized and never on time.. i did make a big mistake and it is my fault but what can i do now? i heard the fine for driving without insurance is minimum $5000, apart from the other tickets. i definitely can’t afford that. please give me some advice guys it would be really appreciated

Answer:
 At least he didn't impound your car. That was nice of him.

You said your registration was at home? I'm not sure how you have a valid registration if you've never had insurance and have no plates but if you do that may resolve one of your tickets.

I assume you also now learned to completely stop driving the car if you can't afford insurance. Answer #2: Most of your post is irrelevant.    There are no short-distance, short-duration, personal-hardship, or personal-budget exceptions to the requirement that you not drive a car on public roads without a license, insurance, and registration.

>I heard the fine for driving without insurance is minimum $5000

You heard right !   Ontario is very emphatic about how important insurance is to the safety of the motoring public, so there is [very substantial fine](https://www.legalline.ca/legal-answers/driving-without-insurance/) associated with driving without insurance.

At this point the only legal advice anyone can give you is to hire a local traffic attorney to see if you can get the fine reduced.


Title: Was fired hours after filing a human rights complaint over discrimination. (Ontario)

Question:
Title says it all. I came in to work this morning and handed my manager a letter requesting time off until my discriminatory supervisor is dealt with (I have made formal complaints multiple times and have kept a record of every incident) and a solution to creating a safe and non-toxic work environment is figured out.

I am a young (26) female who was working in a trades environment, and my older male manager is very old fashioned, to the point of refusing to train me. Before I was hired, he sent an email out to the CEO and Manager stating that “It isn’t a woman’s job” and he would rather them fire him than have to work with a female. It has been an uphill battle from day one.

Less than 3 hours after handing the letter in, I received a phone call from my manager stating that since they can’t dismiss the supervisor because he’s too vital to the company it’s best if I don’t come back.  The manager asked me on the phone how much I would expect as compensation. Is this “shut up” money? If I accept monetary compensation, does that dismiss my right to legal counsel over this?

Is this an issue I should take to the labour board, or a lawyer? From my understanding I cannot do both? I don’t even know if I have a case here.

Thanks for taking the time to read this!
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: It's in your best interest to consult with a local employment lawyer before agreeing to anything.  You're right that you can either file a complaint with the Ministry or sue, but not both.  You may be entitled to more severance through common law than you would be through the Labour Board, so it's worth it to speak to a lawyer before you make any decisions.


Title: (FL) Question regarding employer denying termination of employee after termination

Question: So I'm looking for some solid advice as a friend is going through a situation that just happened on Friday and it's causing a ton of issues with their personal life. Their employer fired them on Friday, when my friend reached out to request a letter of termination today the employer is denying writing the letter and states that my friend quit and was not fired however this is untrue and my friend did not provide a letter of resignation nor did they quit in any sense. This is affecting some benefits that they have through the state such as assistance with daycare as they require the letter of termination to continue offering the assistance which the employer will not offer. What can my friend do here? Should they contact the unemployment office and file for unemployment? This is a really bad time for them and I want to help, they don't have the money for legal assistance and I'm not privy to this kind of information myself so any help would be so greatly appreciated.

Answer: File for unemployment.


Title: Do I even have a case against DCF?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Removing a child in the way you have described is the NUCLEAR OPTION for DCF. It is expensive, time consuming, and difficult.  It isn't something the state takes lightly. And medical professionals don't just blindly follow their commands.

You didn't say what your relationship to this situation is, but I'm guessing you don't have all the information or are in denial about the child's mental illness. Answer #2: Not sleeping can cause psychosis and there are a lot of mental health issues that cause people either to not want to sleep or not sleep well when they are able to get some sleepAnswer #3: "15 year old, becomes ill (due to sleep deprivation) and skips a lot of High school."

"15 year old now has permanent psychological damage, drops out of school, (was a straight A student), loses all friends, and becomes isolated to the point of total disability."

Something doesn't sound right.


Title: Need advice on how to handle my bizarre divorce situation. [WV]

Question:
I married my wife on August 1st, 2014 in West Virginia. We lived with her mother and barely owned anything together other than a bed, a tv, and a small collection of assorted video games and systems. I worked anywhere from 12 to 60 hours a week at my job at $11/hr depending on what hours I could get that week while she worked about 8-12 hours a week at $7.25/hr. I took care of the majority of our expenses, which weren't much beyond our cellphone bill and groceries (though she had a shopping habit that constantly drained our bank account).

It was only about 4 months later when she announced that she was leaving me for another man she met online on the other side of the country. She left on the 3rd of January, 2015. I was heartbroken and depressed and moved back home to my parents. I wasn't in a hurry to get a divorce because I didn't really feel like bothering with it and it just didn't really seem to be an urgent matter for either of us. After a couple months of being with this other guy, she started to get homesick and told me that she might possibly want to reconcile. Neither of us were trying to get our hopes up that it might actually happen, but we made plans to discuss what we wanted to do in person, whether it be divorce, reconciliation or simply continued separation. She flew back home this month but wanted a few weeks to herself, so I haven't seen her yet.

Here's the big kicker. She texted me today saying she just found out she's pregnant by this other guy. It seems from what I can tell that this is going to make the divorce process even more complicated. At this point, there is obviously not going to be any reconciliation and, as far as I know, her and her boyfriend plan on keeping and raising the child together.

I plan on getting the divorce started ASAP now, so I am wondering how this might affect the divorce process and what legal advice any of you might have for a person in this type of situation. I do not want to have to take some kind of parenting class or pay any kind of support for a child that isn't even mine. If you need any additional info feel free to ask. I will update with any relevant info if something changes.

*TL,DR* - Wife and I are planning on getting divorced, however she is also now pregnant with another man's child.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: Best advice is to get a divorce attorney and file asap. If she establishes residency in CA (often you have to live someplace 6 months before filing) it will be more complicated.


Title: Can the USPS withhold my mail without consent?

Question:
Hi. One of my roommates just had an unfortunate encounter with our mail woman. He was told we park too close to our mailbox so their truck can’t roll right up to it to put the mail in. He was informed that they will stop giving us our mail until we move the car, can they do this? Normally I’m at work during their delivery times but I’ve been out of town on business for the last week. I’m not even parked in front of the mailbox, I’m far enough ahead where the mailbox juuuuuust barely doesn’t reach their window when they pull up. But it’s my property and the only spot available to park since my two roommates already take up the driveway. I can’t move further forward because of my neighbors car and it’s the only open spot on my street. Is this just a case of the mail woman being too lazy to walk the difference to put the mail in?

I just want to know my rights and if they have the right to withhold our mail without consent. This is in Tucson, AZ.

Answer:
 Yes, they can withhold delivery until you address whatever problem is interfering with delivery. If they do, you'll have to go to the post office to get your mail.

If you believe your postie is being unreasonable, talk to your local postmaster.Answer #2: Postal worker here, they can. Sometimes you'll get an unreasonable driver who finds it beneath themselves to get out of the car and claims an obstruction prevented delivery. So you'll have to pick it up at the post office. You could complain to the postmaster, but it might make things worse. I think your idea of moving it might be a good one. However you may want to call ahead and ask the post master if it would be okay, usually they approve new mailboxes, so I'd rather be safe than sorry with a moved one.

Just make sure you follow the guidelines laid out;

https://www.usps.com/manage/mailboxes.htm


Title: Dad is dieing and has nothing to his name.

Question:
State: Indiana, USA

So my dad was a big alcoholic and is in critical condition after cardiac arrest.  Seems like he wasn't eating and when the paramedics arrived at his house, he had no pulse. They brought him back but they aren't sure if he will make it (they think he had no pulse for a good amount of time).  In fact, most likely he wont make it according to the doctors.  He lost his job months ago and really the only things he has is a TV he bought when he had some money (like a 200 dollar one) and a car he bought for 1k that has over 200k miles on it.  That is it.  No insurance.  No money.

So in all my grieving I find out that Indiana has a law where the children are liable for their dead parents medical debt.  Was wondering if anyone has any info on my options.  Us children didn't talk to him much as he was always drunk. I did love my dad but he wasn't willing to help himself.  I am literally closing on a house in the next few weeks and I cannot afford to take on his potential medical debt from all this.  Seems crazy to me that this is even something I should be worried about.  I also know he has potentially 20k or more other debts like credit cards and overdue loans.

Is this one of those laws that isn't really enforced?  Is there anything I can do to protect myself? I am a mess and its hard enough losing your dad...but to now worry about myself going broke?  I am also getting married in June and my fiance' doesn't deserve to bear any of this.

Answer:
 Indiana does have a filial responsibility law on the books like literally half the states. I think PA is the only state where it is regularly enforced. In general, you wouldn't inherit the debt per se, but if the court ruled that you were responsible for it while he was alive under the filial responsibility law, that debt would persist after his death.

The hospital may try to convince you that you are on the hook. Do not believe them. Respond if they sue you for the money but it's likely no more than a bluff. Their lawyers know these laws don't have much traction. Answer #2: I think you understand what's going on and you are right. Indiana does have laws that make children responsible for parents debt, but as far as I know, PA is the only state to enforce these laws. You can pretty much ignore the creditors unless you actually receive a summons, then respond. FYI, you won't receive a summons


Title: [MA] I feel like the animals shelter and the man fostering an animal has been intentionally manipulative and deceptive and I want to know what my options are.

Question:
My mother had been trying to adopt a dog. We met this dog 3 times and her sister twice. The sister was adopted by a couple who was first in line. I thought my mother would get the one left over. We met it 3 times, walked it, met the guy that fostered it, it took a liking to us, she liked it, etc, etc, etc.

We get the call that our application was approved. But the foster guy decided to keep the dog.

Is there any sort of recourse for this? Do the foster people have the right to do this? Or would it be the decision of the shelter to allow the dog to stay with the foster guy? Basically, does the foster guy have the right to keep it like a mother can decide to keep her baby that she intended on adopting? Or would that foster guy need the "OK" from the shelter itself to screw us over?

Im sitting here and my mother is heart broken and crying because *someone* is an emotionally manipulative piece of shit. And Im thinking about going over there and demanding these answers or Ill see them in court and try to get the dog by force. They did approve the application by the way. I think its really fucked up to manipulate people like this. In my opinion I think rules like this are what keep puppy mills alive and personally I will be attempting a shelter adoption again. It will be breeders only for me after watching what happened to my mother.

Answer:
 I volunteer for a shelter, and also foster cats. Here is how it works from my experience;

People that foster animals have been *pre-approved* by the shelter(s) they volunteer with. This means that they are deemed trustworthy to care for the animals they take in, their home situation has been approved, they are responsible for vet care, and they have first and final say on where the animal goes. Foster families *always* have the option of permanently adopting a foster pet at any time. If they weren't qualified for an adoption, they wouldn't have been qualified for fostering either. They know the animal better than anyone and would know what is best for it, so they are given discretion over adoptions.

I'm sorry your mother was unable to adopt a dog that she fell in love with, but adoptions sometimes don't work out. If her application was approved, but the foster changed his mind about giving up the dog, the shelter would most likely keep her application and approve her for a future adoption if she so desired.

Legally, there is nothing she can do. The dog does not belong to her until paperwork is signed, adoption fees are paid, and the dog is handed over to her.Answer #2: > Do the foster people have the right to do this?

Yes.  Sorry.  Best to find a new dog.


Title: Neighbor recorded my partner and I and sent to our management company

Question:
I live in an apartment building right outside of NYC. My downstairs neighbor has made it a habit to complain to me about noise coming from my apartment. From the get I have been very accommodating- I purchased almost $1k in rugs and rug pads- and am conscious to make any noise during off hours in the living room as opposed to my bedroom (which is above her bedroom).

For some reason she decided to start going to my property manager instead of texting me. The first time she emailed them was because I was making loud walking noises one night. What was happening is that I had a grapefruit sized cyst near my ovaries (unbeknownst to me) and was in the worst pain in my life. I had to make frequent trips to the restroom that night before heading to the emergency room for surgery. She did not look great in that situation. I hoped it was over.

This morning I woke up to an email from my property manager. She forwarded me an email from my downstairs neighbor which contained an audio file of my boyfriend and I engaged in sexual activities. In our bedroom. In the apartment I own. At 9:30pm on a Saturday night.

I am very angry and feel like my privacy has been violated. I have been very accommodating thus far, and feel like she is trying to embarrass and shame me for having adult consensual sex on my private property.

I know that NY is a one party consent state for recording someone- but based on my understanding one of the people has to be involved in the conversation to give consent. She was in a different apartment recording us. And she shared that recording with a third party.

I feel like she did something illegal, but I am not sure. And if she did, is this something worth pursuing legally?

Thank you for reading!
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 >She was in a different apartment recording us.

I think that's the key point here. If whatever noises you were making were loud enough to be heard in another apartment, you'd have a hard time arguing that your privacy was violated.


Title: Any tax attorneys out there? Capital gains tax question.

Question: [Illinois] If my father were to gift me a piece of real estate completely and I were to sell it almost immediately without living in it, would I pay gains tax on the whole amount of the sale or the difference of the purchase price when my dad originally bought it? Thanks!

Answer:
 I clicked on this hoping it would be a question I would know and I could feel smart and know that my Tax Law Prof was an asshole...instead you confirmed his grade for truly this is a question I should know yet I have no idea.

In the event this weekend no one answers on monday seek out your tax payer advocate

https://www.irs.gov/advocate/local-taxpayer-advocate

They would know. Answer #2: Generally the basis of a gift is the same as the adjusted basis of the giver. If a father has a basis of $100 in his property, and he gifts it to his son who sells the property for $1000, the son has realized a $900 gain.

Before you undertake this transaction, you should speak with an accountant.