Title: Ignorance at school

Question: First off I have multiple physical disabilities and in particular rotator cuff damage and and a physical disability that requires me to use a power chair to get around  I am here at school and due some issues beyond my control I was moved dorms and was placed in a non accessible doorman suite. I have trouble open doors  to get in and out my room door isn't much a concern but two doors lead into the suite hall way have an auto closing mechanism and last night I almost dislocated my shoulder trying to keep the door open. I asked the head of the dorms and basically he said that it's not a "requirement" to have an ADA compliant suite in my case. I was denied a room change due to that claim.

Answer:
  >due some issues beyond my control I was moved dorms and was placed in a non accessible doorman suite.

This is probably the most important part of this story. Did you have a compliant room and get moved? If so, the reason why you were moved is very important.


Title: Being blackmailed, might lose my son.

Question: So and my ex fiancee had a child. 2 months into the pregnancy she left me and moved in with her best friend who is 19, I never liked the guy.  Fast forward 13 months or so.  Me and her have finally been getting along again. But shes keeping it secret from everyone.  Today she finally broke down crying and told me why.  We both smoke weed.  We have both dealt weed in the past.  Her room mate is essentially black mailing her for a place to live, food to eat, and weed to smoke. And forcing her to walk on egg shells.  He says he will turn her into DHS for smoking weed and having weed paraphinalila. She has tried to get all the glass, bongs, pipes, ect, out of the house, but he finds ways to buy more and brings it back into the house. He has run her dry except for her nest egg money. Which is roughly 2k, it's all she has left realistically as she also just lost her job essentially. She still has it, just not more then 1 day a week, she is looking for a new job.  We are in Illinois. So I need to know how DHS would handle this. The room mate also knows enough info about where she buys her weed to really cause some issues with if he reports her dealers.  What can we do to avoid her going to jail and DHS taking our son.  I'm not in the birth certificate, because we were not on good terms when my son was born.  Please any solid help will be appreciated. Her and my son are my world, and hes threatening to destroy it if he doesnt get shit exactly the way he wants it.

Answer:
 So this whole problem could be solved by her quitting smoking. That is what she should do to avoid losing her son.  Answer #2: Is she telling the truth? Sounds like a ploy to move back with you? Can she move back in with you? Either way, you really need to get on that birth certificate.

As for DHS, they aren't going to take some 19yr old pot head seriously, unless she's living there. So she needs to get out of there, like today. Seriously, every day she stays puts her in more jeopardy.

I get that she likes to smoke, but your state doesn't allow it, so if she really wants to ensure she'll keep her kid, she's got to sacrifice. Quit or move to another state. Answer #3: >What can we do to avoid her going to jail and DHS taking our son

I assume weed is illegal where you live? Not smoking anymore weed and either getting rid of the paraphanalia or moving out of a house full of would be a good start. if he calls DHS it will help everyone if you both can test clean. Answer #4: As a CPS worker, I can tell you that,:

*If marijuana is the *only* substance being used in the home

AND

*There are no other safety threats, such as DV, inadequate food, poor physical condition of the home or inappropriate caregivers in the home,

DHS is *highly* unlikely to remove your child over the usage of marijuana alone. This is not to say that it is appropriate or intelligent to be using *any* illegal substances with a young child in the home. So, your child’s mother should stop doing that. Like, yesterday.


Title: Personal Public Library Liability?

Question:
I'm in Santa Clara County, CA. USA.

I have about a million and nine books, many of which I'm no longer interested in or have duplicates of. I saw on pinterest (or something similar) someone who had put a box on their lawn with a ['take a book / leave a book'](http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/8726158/list/Book-It--Bring-a-Mini-Library-to-Your-Front-Yard) note to act as a free library for their neighborhood and want to do something like that. I was hoping to take it a step further and put some stickers in the back with 'If you enjoyed this you may also enjoy...' recommendations because everyone should be reading more IMO.

My concern is, the books and comics may have some questionable content because I'm an adult and don't worry about those things when I buy for myself.

If some kid takes a copy of 'Sandman', for example, and their parents freak out about the content can I be liable in some way? Even some of the kid-friendly books I have (like the *Wizard of Oz* series) have material I'm sure some parents would object to.

Any insight would be appreciated - I tend to overthink these things so may be worrying for naught.

Answer: There is no law against providing a minor with a book that contains adult themes, so long as it's something they could legally buy on their own. There are countless books that people have had issues with for one reason or another.


Title: Mailman made pedophiliac remarks towards my child.

Question: Today I was sitting out in my front yard with my seven month old daughter. Our regular USPS mailman that delivers our stuff all the time arrives. He gets out and gives my package but stops to ask me if the baby was my daughter. I respond yes because she is in fact my kid and he tells me “she’s a doll”. I think nothing of it because people say stuff like that all the time when you have a kid. However as he was walking away he turns around, smiles, and says “I’ll wait for her. Just until she’s a little older.” I couldn’t believe he has the audacity to say that directly to my face. I was so scared my daughter and her safety. I immediately brought her inside and I’ve had no idea how to handle the situation since. My wife wants to file a police report but besides that we don’t know what to do. This guy knows where we live and the names of all the family who live here and comes here quite regularly. I see him deliver our mail at least 3 times a week. Is there any action I can take to protect my family and maybe get off his route?

Answer:
 Honestly, it sounds like you are over-reacting here. You can make a complaint to the USPS and you can call the police if you want, but while the comment might seem creepy, it's not illegal.

It's also entirely possible that you are completely mis-interpreting the intention of the statement. Lots of mailmen have "cute" relationships with kids, as they are often home when the mail is delivered and lots of parents make their kids "get the mail" or they like to talk to the mailman or have the kids hand them a bonus check, etc. It's likely that is all that the mailman meant by the comment.


Title: Boss forced me to go to the ER promising our company would pay my bills- they won't, and now I'm thousands in medical debt

Question:
Hi, so at the start of the year I got a new job. During this time, I was also really struggling with a chronic health condition/disability. I manage it pretty well now, but at times it flares up and can cause serious back pain and make it difficult to stand. But I have seen countless doctors and all of them say that I am fine and this condition is unfortunately just something I have to live with.

A few weeks into working at my new job, I had a flare up and asked my then-manager if I could sit down for a minute. When I came back out, he told me he was going to call an ambulance. I tried to explain to him my condition and begged him not to do that, as I couldn't afford an ambulance. He told me that it wouldn't be an issue, and that he had called our GM who confirmed that the company would pay for my bills under workman's comp and I would be fine if I just told the people in the ER that it was a work related incident.

He continued to blow things way out of proportion and I started to panic, he made me think I could be having appendicitis and that I needed urgent medical attention. I have high anxiety and truly believed him in the moment. The compromise was that I would leave work immediately and drive to the ER myself, so that he wouldn't call the ambulance. I did. I spent a few hours in the ER, they ran a bunch of tests and, of course, found nothing wrong.

When I came back to work the next day, my other manager told me that nope, the company would not be helping me whatsoever with the bills and I should never have been told that. She told me I'd be totally fine because hospitals don't bill you right away (as if I was a braindead moron who had never been to a hospital before, thanks for the heads up genius). The manager who caused all of this gave me a half-assed apology and quit the next day, because apparently corporate scolded him a little for the incident.

Anyways, months later, I've just gotten back the bills. They are thousands of dollars. Is there anything I can do concerning corporate? I was told by my superior that they would cover my expenses, just to be told that was all a bunch of nonsense to force me to go to the hospital when it was completely unnecessary.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: Contact Worker's Compensation: [https://www.myfloridacfo.com/division/wc/employee/Benefits/medical.htm](https://www.myfloridacfo.com/division/wc/employee/Benefits/medical.htm)Answer #2: A tip: Ask for an itemized receipt. They tend to overcharge like crazy and until they are asked for itemization, they won’t knock bills down. I know someone that had thousands taken off their bill when they did.


Title: Detained for theft below $15

Question: Today I [20] shoplifted an accessory from a clothing store in Toronto totalling a value of $12. It was stupid, but I wasn’t thinking because I’m really broke right now as I need to pay for university. I was caught and detained for 6 hours, but not charged. I was then given a “civil settlement offer” of $499.00. Am I obligated to pay this fee, and are there any steps I should take to ensure this incident doesn’t cause me any difficulty in the future?

Answer: You were thinking totally straight. "I don't have money so I need to steal to get things". Seems pretty straightforward for me. What about this civil settlement? You got a ticket or what?


Title: Unfair job interview for fitness manager

Question:
I just had an interview at crunch fitness for fitness manager. I’m currently an assistant fitness manager at 24 hour fitness and meet all the qualifications for this position. The reason I applied at the job in the first place is because it 60 miles closer then my current job it a 4-5 mile drive I want something closer to home.
So my first interview went very well, so well that the General manager said” are distract manager is actually in town let’s set something up with him in a few hours” 2 interviews in one day I though wow I have great chance here. Fast forward to the DM interview while wait for them to set up the interview i here who I assume is the DM say “ let’s hurry up and do this so we can go grab lunch” great he doesn’t respect my time.. so fast forward to the interview while we’re talking he is litterlty doodinlg in a not where the one thing he put in there about me was the word “stressful” at this point I’m just thinking this guy doesn’t give a shit about my time. So we are getting towards the end of the interview he says “ we will contact you if we are interested, if it best of luck feel free to reach out to us” this is the same thing I tell people when I’m not going to follow up with them in my interviews.( I staff and develop for my gym). I walked in super confident I have a vast understanding of the industry and have performed exceptional well. I left feeling confused by the action of the DM. How do I go about report the DM ? What should I do?

Answer: I admire your earnestness, but I think you are a bit unfamiliar with how the world works.Answer #2: Report him for what? To who? What's your goal? He did nothing illegal. Hell, you don't even actually know anything about him or what he thought of you. I'd suggest relaxing and holding off on anything. Answer #3: If you want a different job keep looking. Nothing the DM did is a problem in a legal sense. Answer #4: It’s clear the DM didn’t like you for whatever reason. He was unprofessional, but he didn’t do anything illegal. You don’t have to have a “fair” interview. Find another gym to interview for.


Title: My girlfriend od last night and they are detaining me.

Question:
She is alive but suffered a skull fracture most likely when the security guard who was careing her in to the  er dropped her on her head. I don't blame him her helped get her help quickly. Now the police are detaining me thinking i caused the fracture. Do I need  lawyer now. I'm not a drug user apparently my girlfriend is. I'm in Houston.

UPdate:

She made it through the roughest part and is all there mentally. So that's the important part, she has lots of work from here on out to get well. From what I can Piece together the police completely ignored all indications of it being an overdose and the "Skull Fracture" was actually from a previous injury she had years ago that I told the ER staff about when I brought her in. One officer told another that I smashed in the back of her skull which was just complete bullshit that I started freaking out thinking she was really hurt. Police ignored all evidence and obvious signs of an overdose ( we even found the substances she used and brought them into the ER to get tested ) to try and make a case against me of trying to kill my girlfriend with blunt force head trauma. The ER doctor stated that she was so close to death If I didn't drive her there myself she would of died, but the officer said I should of called the police or an ambulance if I didn't want to get into trouble. Fuck those assholes. After 5-6 hours of being detained the tox results came back he looked at them his eyes got big then told me I was free to go. Sorry for rambling just very tired and pissed off.

Answer:
 You are being detained which means they think you committed a crime. An attorney is a good idea right now. Don't talk to the police without oneAnswer #2: Do NOT speak with the police without your attorney. If they attempt to pressure you into answering questions, politely but firmly state "I am fully cooperating but I will not be answering your questions until I have my attorney, thank you." They may try to scare you or pressure you, do NOT give in. Absolutely ANYTHING you say can be used against you even if you think what you're saying proves your innocence. The police do not care about your innocence, they care about only one thing: collecting evidence. I repeat, this is a serious situation and you should absolutely get an attorney immediately.

^edit: ^spellingAnswer #3: > the police are detaining me

Can you explain how you are posting to Reddit while in police custody?Answer #4: The ER and the parking lot probably have good video surveillance, because a room full of drugs is a robbery target.   You and your attorney may want to take steps to secure and preserve the video that shows the guard dropping her. Answer #5: First off confirm you are being detained. If so, don't say anything to anybody without an attorney present - not even the "good cop". If you don't have the funds ask for Legal Aid or whatever the equivalent may be in TexasAnswer #6: There is no way they trained that security officer to try and carry someone into the ER without getting a stretcher.


Title: New York - Curious about whether it's legal to force someone to divulge their disability status

Question:
I am a disabled veteran with a service-connected injury, however I don't disclose that on my hiring applications, and don't want to.

I recently put in an application for a large company that I would like to work at. I skipped the section regarding whether I receive disability benefits related to my military service. After filling in my information, I was prompted to submit my application.

When I clicked this button it brought me to a website detailing how the company I applied to takes part in the federal "Work opportunity tax program". On this page they collect information regarding a person's disability and unemployment status. There was a check box saying "I would not like to take part in this", however it was not able to be clicked. I inspected the page and looked at this element, and the check box was coded to be disabled, thereby forcing anyone submitting an application to admit to their disability status before they can submit an application to the company.

I was under the impression that it's illegal to force someone who is applying to a job to divulge their disability status on their job application, am I wrong about that?

Answer:
 They're supposed to be allowing you to proceed through the application without disclosing, yes.

However.

They can force the question as soon as they go to make a job offer.

They can also just decide they rarely to never offer anything to applications that don't disclose. They're not technically discriminating if they've not been informed of a disability.

Edit for all the "no they won't"

EEOC:
When can employer ask?

 After an offer has been made, but before employment begins, as long as everyone entering the same job category is asked the same questions. For example, a hospital can require all its nurses to fill out a medical questionnaire before beginning work.


Title: Termination of disabled employee b/c of disability

Question:
So I started working for a company on Feb 8, 2016. My first week was spent explaining that I am an active cancer patient on chemo every day and trying desperately hard to supply doctor letters, etc. per ADA guidelines. HR *finally* accepts doctor letter and I am told by manager that he will work with me regarding doctor visits and attendance. Fast forward to yesterday. The VP and my manager pull me into a meeting to tell me that anything before yesterday now does not matter (?) and that my "slate has been wiped clean" but that moving forward, for any unexcused absences (sick days) I will need to CC HR on all of my emails calling out as all of my PTO and sick time has been used. I was told my first week that I didn't even accrue sick time or PTO until after 12 months, but whatever. So immediately following the meeting I am sent an email recapping the meeting. The first bullet point states that any unexcused absences will be a written occurrence and then termination will follow accordingly. This was not discussed in the meeting, but I have no written proof of this, so we'll move on.

The company states nothing about how to handle a disability or a disabled employee. So there is nothing in the employee handbook at all about how to handle these situations. Also, my first week, I was unable to list myself at disabled on my I-9 or W-2 (I forgot which one) so I made multiple requests by email to HR to have this changed. They were all ignored and it hasn't been changed. Most of the stuff I have is in writing. What do I do? Where do I go from here? How do I handle the email I got yesterday with this fancy new bullet point that wasn't discussed at all in the meeting? Help!!!! No lawyer will talk to me until after I've been terminated.

This company also has a long and sordid history of being sued by former employees and it not faring well. I just want to make sure I'm protected, but I also want to protect myself for the future.

Located in California

Answer: ADA only requires reasonable accommodation. It doesn't mean that your employer has to accommodate everything you medically require. What's "reasonable" will depend on the circumstances of the company and the requirements of the position you're working. To be blunt though - a lot of absences are generally not going to be able to be accommodated.


Title: Speeding ticket help

Question:
Some one suggested I post this here.

My sister got a speeding ticket in a school zone but there were no flashing lights. There is a speed limit sign with the times posted but no lights installed onto the post. She got the ticket at 3:59 pm and the school zone time ends at 4pm. Should she pay the ticket or go to court?

Answer: 3:59 is before 4:00, so the ticket is valid. The Judge may be lenient, but they don't have to be.Answer #2: Drivers are expected to be able to read street signs and follow traffic laws without big flashing lights reminding them.


Title: DUI that was negative; no medical help.

Question: Hey friends, I was in a new Subaru Impreza. I was taken to the hospital with 2 cops for blood draws and vitals but ignored for my other complaint - my car was totaled and I was speaking gibberish after my head was thrown into the side window and broke it and completely ignored for this. I am still feeling effects now after not receiving proper medical attention about 3 and a half years ago now in California. I go through periods of depression and mania aka hyper modes now and simply do not want to bring the case up 3+ years on as it is dropped - but also - my health. Advice?

Answer: Why did you wait 3 years to do *anything*? [You're likely outside the statute of limitations](https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-the-statute-limitations-medical-malpractice-lawsuit-california.html) at this point and can't successfully recover. You still ought to speak to a personal injury attorney to see if they can find something to support a claim, but I would not be hopeful.Answer #2: The best person to advise you on medical issues is your doctor.


Title: Settlement Agreements [time sensitive]

Question:
Hey LegalAdvice,

My girlfriend has a settlement offer for her private student loans from the loan holder. She is wanting to agree and move forward. The settlement is for all her private loans balance of $18k to settle for $2500 now and then $2500 monthly over two years.

We have already verified that this is not a scam and a legit offer from her loan holder, Navient.

Do we need to get a signed settlement agreement to make sure everything is legit before we pay?

I've never had debt so I am not sure how to help her and don't want her to make a foolish choice to come back later.

Any advice or help is appreciated.

Answer:
 > $18k to settle for $2500 now and then $2500 monthly over two years.

...yeah, I'd take 62k to settle an 18k debt, too.


Title: Can I use my workplace to promote my charity and get clients?

Question: If I run a charity. Can I use my position at work for another company to get myself clients while on the job? If not, what is the term for this?

Answer:
 Sure. Your employer, in turn, can fire you. Most businesses aren't fond of employees soliciting for other organizations while on the job.

If your employer is okay with it, knock yourself out.


Title: My new apartment has been giving me notice of entry every day for the past two weeks. Is this allowed? [Ontario]

Question:
This is pretty straightforward.

I recently moved in to a new apartment and for the past two weeks the building management has been giving me 24 hours notice that they will be entering my apartment every day, but they never show up.
It's getting to be really stressful always thinking that they're going to come in. Every day I have to clean my messes and hide my valuables. They don't say why they're coming or what rooms they will be entering.
It's not a huge deal, but I'm wondering if they are legally allowed to do this and make my apartment constantly available to them in case they want to show up for whatever reason.

Answer:
 They can't just enter for "whatever reason". Have you talked to them about it? Let them know this is not ok?  Keep all these notices you are getting. If you are home and they want to come in and there is no emergency, don't let them. Answer #2: I am an Ontario landlord.

Is this is new condo? I suspect that the condo property management (which may still be the developer) is pretty disorganized. They are probably giving notice to all units, but not necessarily looking at all units... checking these deficiencies is part of the condo purchase process, but clearly they aren't considering the tenant rights in this situation.

Their purpose is legit (inspection is a perfectly lawful reason to enter) and the law doesn't give a guideline on frequency, but if you were to pursue this in court you might get some compensation for the repeated no-shows.  Depends on the member hearing it. Also, I believe there have been some Board decisions that have come down against giving blanket (i.e., one week long) Notice of Entry.

As a practical matter, you might want to talk to your landlord about raising hell with the developer or property management company to only give notice for the day when they are actually coming in.

Also, regarding the posters who say post a notice saying "don't come in here" or telling them what times they may enter. That won't hold up legally. If they give 24 hours written notice, they are legally permitted to enter during the times on the notice. Whether or not they are giving Notice to Enter too often without actually entering is a question for the Board to decide.


Title: Demand for rent

Question: We received a demand fro rent and eviction notice delivered from a sheriff 5/16. We received these being 15 days late with rent. We've been in contact with the landlord explaining that we have been trying to get help from the town (they've even filled out the Landlord forms), when we realized this is taking to long we put it in writing to the landlord in May that we would be leaving the premises by the end of June (we're now behind for May &  June) and we did not want to cause any problems or hold up the apartment for him to rent to someone else, our finances changed and we were seeking assistance from several agencies. We also informed him it's an unsafe environment living here nor do we have any privacy (other tenants walking in our apartment and tampering with our car). We told him we'd be out by the end of June and will leave the apartment clean and intact. On 6/8 he sent us letter that he is proceeding with the eviction. I applied for disability 8 months ago and still working on it. Can he legally cease the apartment with our stuff in it or lock us out? We want to leave peacefully and pay him the money we owe him a little at a time.

Answer:
 IANAL, Look at it this way, the landlord has a mortgage to pay, he relies on your unit to pay the rent.

Landlord can't pay the mortgage, has to use his own money to pay the mortgage, thus making it so he can't afford some of his own bills, feed his family, etc. It's a shitty situation but in the end you're stealing from him.

Yes depending on your location the landlord can win an eviction in court, change the locks and then he has X number of days to hold on to your items before he can remove/sell/toss your belongings.

With eviction court you can still be ordered to pay back rent, penalties and legal fees.

Is there not any family or friends you can move in with? The longer you withhold rent, the longer the landlord is behind on his own bills.

It helps to include your location as each state/city/country has different laws regarding evictions.  Answer #2: Not sure what state you are in, but a majority of states in the USA allow this when you are late on rent.

Your situation sucks, but when you do not pay rent, you can get evicted.  Seems like the landlord is going through the proper procedures to do so.

Either get an eviction on your record, or pay rent.  Location matters greatly.


Title: Broke father just came into money....

Question:
So my 74 year old father in New Jersey has recently been struggling with his finances.  He rents an apartment and has very little income through Social Security.  He's not at risk of getting evicted or starving, but money is very tight.  Over the years, he's racked up about $60K in credit card debt.

Just recently, he came into about $180K through the death of a distant relative.

I don't think my father has any intention of paying any more than the minimum on his credit card debts.  He also doesn't want to invest the money in property or anything like that.

My question is this.  I know that if he were to pass away, the credit card companies (and any other people he owes money to) could come after that money.  However, if he were to just give me the $180K and have me dole it out to him as needed, could companies come after that money? Is there a time limit on stuff like that?

Answer: Yes. It is still his money and they will get it. Hiding assets is dumb and possibly illegal. Don't do it.


Title: My gf needs legal advice for a subpoena tomorrow

Question: First time posting here, my girlfriend got a subpoena to be a witness for a case that involves possession of marijuana under 2 oz (class b misd). She and her friend got arrested together and charged with the same thing. My gf didn’t have a lawyer and plead guilty and she’s already done with her probation and everything. The other girl is taking her case to trial. My gf has smoked recently and now she’s worried she’s gonna be drug tested at court even though she’s no longer on probation and she’s just a witness or doesn’t have any pending charges and stuff.

Answer: She's not going to be drug tested as a witness.


Title: The Mother wants to keep a co-worker's kid from him, despite court order (CO)

Question:
Hi LegalAdvice,

This is my first time here and I'm asking for my co-worker (C).
C's ex-wife has a habit of getting angry and threatening to keep his kid from him when he has a court order to have his kid.  C's worried that she will follow through and he'll be powerless to get his boy.

What steps should he take to:

* Protect himself and his kid
* Prevent future incidents
* Make a stronger case for potentially gaining full-custody
* Get his kid this weekend, (as he's supposed to)
* Cover all of his bases

Edit: Alright, after talking to him some more, he told me that:

* She has a tendency to show up unannounced during his custody period to try to take his kid
* She will escalate arguments to the point of shouting and shoving, often with the kid nearby
* He has filed emergency papers in the past, and is currently filling one out for this weekend
* She disapproves of how he spends his time with his kid, (going to dinner, etc.)
* He's worried that she might tell the courts that he beats/abuses, when he clearly doesn't

What can he do to help protect himself and potentially gather the evidence that he needs to discredit her?

Answer:
 One way for him to help prevent future incidents is to have the parenting plan clearly describe child exchanges. One trick is to have the exchanges take place at a public place that has witnesses and security cameras. I find that in front of a police or sheriff station or courthouse usually compels the other parent to comply with the court ordered exchange. It also cuts down on verbal conflict in front of the child.Answer #2: Jurisdiction?

Doesn't matter. Get an attorney to help you file a show cause if and when she violates the order.Answer #3: For now, unless she actively does something, there's not much he can do.

If she refuses to let him have the child, he can file an emergency motion with the court to clear up the matter.  Likely won't be fast enough to get him the kid this weekend but it should help prevent future problems.


Title: Shoddy fireplace repair in Louisville, Ky

Question:
Hey /r/legaladvice. We bought a house a while ago with a chimney that was in need of repairs. We consulted with 4 contractors and ultimately decided on a local shop due to the fact that they were going to do a little more for a similar price & were bonded, licensed, and insured.

That was in April and we paid about $6k for a partial chimney rebuild, a new cap & crown, and water repellent. Last night, during some heavy rain, we started seeing some pretty extreme leaking in our fireplace, standing water in our hearth, and it actually started overflowing out of the chimney and dealt water damage to the floorboards around the chimney. And this was all with the damper shut!

I contacted the company and they'll be out tomorrow but they don't seem to be in any hurry. What can I do to protect myself? What should my next steps be?

I currently am planning on asking the company to repair the damage and then pay for a home inspector to check the work afterwards and not threaten them unless they refuse to do the work for free to make things right. Is this the right stance to take? I'm beyond my depth.

[Here are some pictures](http://imgur.com/a/YthzP) I took last night of the damage, and I've got a video too but no time to upload it.

It can be a little tough to see, but anything that is not grey in the fireplace is soaking wet.

Answer:
 >I contacted the company and they'll be out tomorrow but they don't seem to be in any hurry. What can I do to protect myself? What should my next steps be?

Damn, they told you they would be out the next day and that isn't quick enough for you? Did you want them to drop everything and go to your house?

Your next step should be to see what they say tomorrow and go from there.


Title: My employer told me I'll be making $13.00, but I just found out I'll be making $11.

Question:
So I have been working with this company since July of 2014 and in December of 2014 I was told by my boss that I was getting a promoter to lead (supervisor). I asked her how much pay was and she told me I will be making $13 an hour. I accepted the promotion on the basis that I will be making $13 an hour.  I just came back from the business manager's office and she told me that my current pay will be $11. I asked why and she told me "things did not go as planned and the administrator did not approve". I was never informed of this and only accredited the promotion because of the pay.

What should I do?

Answer:
 I'm assuming you're in the US, since you didn't provide a location.

If you no longer want to accept the promotion, you're free to terminate your employment.Answer #2: You need to provide your location. Did you ever work any hours thinking you would be making $13 before they told you it would be $11?


Title: Suspiscious substance

Question:
I was in northern California, using a vehicle belonging to a company I do contract work for. I left the vehicle, and returned to police surrounding it, and INSIDE the vehicle. I asked what was going on, they explained registration had expired by more than two years, and that the tags on it belonged to another vehicle. I let them know that the vehicle wasn't mine, they said it would still be impounded and the owner was going to need to pay registration, and impound fees to get it out. No biggie.

More importantly while I was not at the vehicle, they claim to have found a suspiscipus white powder in a vile inside the vehicle. They are having it lab tested, and informed me that if it is drugs that they "are mine" and I will face charges.

If it is drugs, what are my options? Did they violate my 4th ammendment? Is the fact that its a shared vehicle constitute reasonable doubt?

I dont do drugs and would gladly sibmit to any kind of testing they requested

Please help. Thanks

Answer: If the cops contact you and ask to speak to you tell them you'll be happy to speak but **only in the presence of your lawyer.** Then find a lawyer. If they arrest you, **DO NOT** try to explain the situation. You'll end up incriminating yourself. Instead, it is absolutely *imperative* you invoke your right to remain silent and have an attorney present. You will **not** help yourself by explaining the situation. Period. Even innocent people can end up incriminating themselves.


Title: what to do i’m under FBI investigation

Question:
got 2 agents hiding at my door and left a card that said call me. they act nice on the phone but won’t tell me what they want. do i need a lawyer? am i being prosecuted? they’re with the FBI sacramento division.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 > i might have reason to be under FBI investigation but i don’t want to say bc they could be tracking my computer or some shit.

Contact a criminal defense attorney right now.

Answer #2: No one can guess what it's about.

It could be a background check on a neighbor, or it could be something much more serious.

You can call them if you want, or you can talk to an attorney first if you're worried about it.

They don't have to tell you what they want if you're not cooperating with them and talking to them.Answer #3: Are you under the care of a mental health professional?


Title: [TX] I (security guard) left a door unlocked and items were stolen. Will i be forced to pay for the stolen items?

Question: I left the back door open at my hotel and i didn’t check one other door to make sure it was locked and about 4500$ worth of equipment was stolen(so i heard). Will i be held liable and forced to pay for the stolen equipment? Or will i just get fired if worst comes to worst. We aren’t even sure if it happened because of the back door or not, they are calling me in today to talk about it. I plan on coming clean about my mistakes but i don’t have even 1600$ to my name. Opinions?

Answer:
 I dont think they you have any legal ramifications unless they can prove your tied to the theft. Be nice and honest with your manager. Unless it was a good paying job security work in texas is easy to come by. Just go to a competitor and fill out an app. You already having a license shows you got a clean background and should move you to the front of the line. Ive seen guards screw up at costs around 20 k and nothing really come from it.Answer #2: Unless you stole the goods, you wouldn't be financially responsible for the theft. Your employer should have insurance to coverage losses due to crime.

Having said that, your job may in jeopardy as they can make a case that you were negligent in your duties and can use that argument to terminate you for cause.Answer #3: You can be fired, but you can't be forced to pay for it.  Answer #4: For the record: don't sign anything. Your company can't force you to cover the losses, but they can ask you to. For example, they can have you sign an agreement promising to reimburse the company for losses. They can fire you for not signing it, and they can fire you for leaving the door unlocked. But no, they can't force you to pay for it.


Title: Took new internal position several months back, employer "restructures" pay grades giving me a title demotion and no one else.

Question:
Several months back, I applied and interviewed for an internal position at my company. I was offered the position and took it. My salary was low in the available pay range, because I was not fully qualified for the position and it will definitely challenge me. I took no issue with that and understand that position.

Just a couple of days ago, I found out my title was changed with no communication from my management. It is a title demotion with no change in pay. The company reasoning was that hey wanted to restructure title and pay grades to match the rest of the company. I am now in the appropriate salary range for my new title. As a result, my salary growth at the company will be impeded.

This situation just does not feel right and I also feel targeted. No one else received the same title demotion that had the same title I had, despite the "restructure" of the pay grades. I am just looking for some thoughts on whether this is appropriate and if I have any recourse.

Answer:
 Your employer is free to give you whatever job title they want.  Job titles are not regulated by labor law.

Unless you're being targeted due to your race, age, sex, religion, or other protected characteristic, it's generally legal and it sounds like you're being targeted due to your lack of qualifications.


Title: Need to get crazy sister out as soon as possible PLEASE HELP

Question: Hello Reddit my name is Blake and I live in Georgia. I have a crazy sister that has been emotionally harassing my family for as long as I can remember. I need advice on how to get her out and what's the fastest way possible. I was also wondering about the legality of having a video of her inside our house beating up my dog and doing horrible stuff and if I'm able to post that online. I've also had the idea of really pissing her off by canceling her phone off my parents plan and posting the videos up to get her really angry and making sure the cops are there to witness just how crazy this bitch is. If you guys could help me out the sooner the better because I'm going through it all right now and just need some help thank you so much guys.

Answer:
 How old are you?

Legal advice: don't commit fraud by hacking into your parents' phone account.

Legal advice: don't record your sister where she has a reasonable expectation of privacy.

Non-legal advice: if someone is crazy and mean, don't try to make things worse.


Title: I have a deposition Monday. Is there anything I can do in advance to prepare?

Question: I live in Texas and I am coming up on my deposition for a case I filed. After speaking to my lawyer he said not to bring anything and to come in 1 hour before the depo to help me prepare. But I can't help but think I could be doing something to prepare for it in advance. Does anyone in /r/legaladvice have any suggestions?

Answer:
 Get plenty of sleep the night before. Assume traffic will be straight out of your personal hell. Tell the truth as simply and efficiently as possible. If you can answer with a 'yes' or 'no' then do so. Answer #2: Answer only the question asked and nothing else. Don’t volunteer any information. It’s not your job.

If you don’t remember something, say you don’t remember.

It’s not a fun process, but try not to be argumentative.


Title: Question about CCW & brandishing - CO

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > You pull your CCW, but you don't feel like you should fire

Then you shouldn't pull your weapon. Period. It should be your last option. If you pull it, there's a need to fire, and you're pulling and firing as single action. Anything else and it was never necessary in the first place.Answer #2: No, the parent could not have legally drawn a weapon in that situation.

It comes down to reasonableness.

The burden of proof for using deadly force is being *reasonably* afraid for your life or the life of someone else.  If that burden is met, then you can draw and fire your weapon.

But that burden was not met here.  There isn't a reasonable person who would believe that deadly force was necessary because a parent "got physical" with a kid.  You can't legally shoot the parent for that.  Ergo, you can't just draw your gun and wave it around to scare the parent either.

Now, if you are in a situation where you WOULD be justified in shooting (like someone drawing a knife and demanding your money) and you draw your weapon, but the other person runs away and you don't shoot them... *then* you would not be able to be convicted of a crime.


Title: My landlord wants me to commit fraud

Question: I've been living in the same apartment for 12 years and have always paid my rent. During the pandemic I fell behind a month. Since I returned to work I've been paying him extra each month to catch up. He keeps sending me papers for covid relief suggesting I apply for assistance and we can spilt the money. To whom would I report him to? He owns many rental properties( enough so he does'nt work and lives in a big house on the hill and drives a corvette so he's not hurting)and I'm sure he's doing this with others. I can't stand people who cheat the system. I just don't know to whom I should report him.

Answer: Your county will have a fraud investigator, this may be the person to reach out to if you want to be more direct than just making a report.


Title: Worked 16 straight hours alone in a gas station. Do I have any options?

Question:
I live in Texas and work at a gas station. I had been scheduled for 8 hours from 2-10p.m. The person scheduled to take over the night shift never showed up, and I am now having to continue working until 6 a.m. the following day.

I had tried contacting my manager, but was never able to get a hold of him. Is there anything I am able to do about this?

Edit: Adding the fact that I am only a part time employee, not full time.

Answer:
 Yeah, you have the option of getting paid for your time.  You're in Texas, and they count overtime based on total weekly hours, so you don't even get overtime for your hours, unless it bumps you over 40 for the week.

Answer #2: >  I am only a part time employee

Not at this rate.Answer #3: Not legal advice, but [this story](http://www.reddit.com/r/TalesFromRetail/comments/2j8b63/that_time_i_accidentally_took_a_whole_convenience/) may cheer you up.Answer #4: First advice is to find a new job. Make sure you got paid for your 16 hour shift. If it happens again call your manager and tell them you have to leave and you are locking up the gas station. Then leave


Title: [Near Anaheim, California/CA] My garden being used as dumping ground for clothing, caught various people on CCTV doing it. What are my rights about this?

Question:
I live near Anaheim, CA. Next to my yard is a footpath. Over the past three months I've continually had items dumped in my garden, mostly clothing, BDSM gear, crop tops, booty shorts, sports bras and Chrysler alloys with tires.

I moved from Wyomissing, PA to near Anaheim in April 2014 because my wife got employment up here.

In order to find out who the mystery person or persons were, I fitted CCTV but found out it was multiple people who were doing it. The CCTV was hidden, btw.

I went to the police about it but they just said "Keep a log, it's not really a huge priority for us.".

It's been going on for 3 months now and things haven't got any better. Me and my wife hate the amount of cleanup of trash we've had to do.

I've also caught something on CCTV that's not funny; two cross-dressers using my garden as a changing room, changing into a croptop and miniskirt, one decided to urinate on my lawn.

Is there any way I can stop this sort of behavior, using my garden as a trash dump, and people using it as a public changing room?

What are my rights as a homeowner when it comes to stopping this sort of thing, apart from CCTV?

I don't want to get into legal trouble but want to keep my property safe.

Answer: Put up a sign letting them know they are being recorded. Answer #2: Where are all these freaky people going? Is there some kind of fettish club near your house at the end of the path? Try talking to the business about it if you can figure out what's generating the foot traffic.


Title: Can my neighbors have cameras aimed into my property?

Question:
Do I have to put up a "no photography sign" ?

Indiana.

Answer: this sounds like a perfect time for that dildo sculpture...Answer #2: Easy solution: put up a few IR emitters. They'll blind the camera.


Title: Is there a reasonable accommodation requirement for asthma?

Question:
I don’t believe there is, but I thought I’d ask.
I’m in Washington state. I went into a medical office today and they had 4 different diffusers spraying 4 different scents which caused a huge asthma attack for me. They declined to remove the scents and I had to leave. Are there any legal protections for me to be able to breathe non essential oil air in a medical building?

Answer: I'm actually flabbergasted that a medical office doesn't have a "no scented products" policy. These are everywhere now.


Title: Can my neighbour get my friends and I in trouble legally?

Question:
Info: Myself and two friends are currently living it Ottawa, Ontario. We rent the upstairs portion of a small house, which has a separate entry from the basement. We have lived here for about 10 months.

Our direct neighbour to the side of us approached my friends and I on our way to the store and the conversation went like this:

N: “Who lives here?”

Me: “I do, along with x and y”

N: “Oh, going to take a big toke and go for a drive?”

Me: “Excuse me?”

N: “I saw you and your buddies in the backyard smoking weed, there are kids that live on this street”

Me: “First of all, it was these two smoking, I don’t drink/smoke and drive”

N: “Well you can’t smoke weed, it’s disrespectful”

Me: “Actually it’s legal in Canada, so we can smoke weed on our property”

N: “Lots of things are legal that shouldn’t be”

Me: “that’s not my problem”

And then she and her husband walked away. My question is, can she legally do anything? what we are doing I think is perfectly legal, and the only way I can see it being a problem is if our landlord has a problem with it, but he lives in Russia for 10 out of 12 months of the year and we never really discussed whether he was okay with it. We don’t smoke in the house, we only smoke in the backyard. These neighbours got the last tenants evicted due to multiple noise complaints to the bylaw officers
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: If it's legal then they can only complain which won't go anywhere.


Title: Underage Possession North Carolina

Question: So I was charged with underage possession of alcohol because I was carrying a closed cooler of unopened alcohol for my friend who is 21. they stopped me and asked if there was alcohol in the cooler, i said yes, they asked if i was 21 i said no i’m 19. They breathalyzed me and I blew a .04 bc I had one beer. I was on campus on my way to a tailgate for a football game and these cops were right outside the tailgate. This was by city police not campus police so they wrote me a city citation and a campus ticket. 30 min later, the chancellor found out that city police were giving out tickets (they gave out 20+) to students preventing them to go to the tailgate, he kicked the police off campus. I have a court date, this is my first offense , other than that I am an honors student and received a 4.0 last semester. Any way I can not go to court and have this expunged?

Answer:
 > They breathalyzed me and I blew a .04 bc I had one beer.

This is why you got the ticket. Not because you were carrying unopened beer in a cooler. You probably also admitted to the cop that you had been drinking, right? Bad idea jeans.

> I am an honors student and received a 4.0 last semester

This is going to sound harsher that I intend it to be, but seriously (especially in a college town), no one cares.

> Any way I can not go to court and have this expunged?

If you want to avoid court -- which might be very difficult to do -- your best bet would be to hire a local defense attorney to see if any options are available to you.


Title: Teacher Declining IEP

Question:
Hey guys!

I’m soon to have an IEP and I’m currently in a public high school. Does the teacher have the right to decline the IEP? I’ve heard some teachers have had it publicly documented to decline them, but I’m not sure if that’s legal. Any advice?

Answer: School Psychologist here. No. It is illegal - against the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - to go against an IEP. That would be considered both a federal and state crime.


Title: Fernandina, Florida. I think my employer is breaking the law. Are they?

Question:
I just started as a server at a new restaurant. Last night I learned that the money we owe to the restaurant is Always rounded up to the next dollar. Regardless what the amount is, it's always rounded in the restaurant's favor.

That means if I owe the restaurant $24.01, I have to pay them $25. It always rounds in the restaurant's favor.
Alternatively, if the restaurant owes me money, it still always rounds in their favor. For example, if they owe me $85.99, they give me $85.

The reason that they do this is attributed to a so-called "silverware tax," where they collect revenue from us via this rounding procedure in order to compensate for the restaurant's losses in silverware, linens, and glassware/plates. Servers are typically responsible for those things being carelessly thrown away or broken by accident.

Is this legal? And if not, how do I approach my employer about this? Or do I skip them and contact the Dept. of Labor?

Edit: Yes, I know we're talking about loose change here once a day. I couldn't really care less about the money. It's the principle of the matter that is bothering me, as well as how unfair it is to servers who are more careful than others.
Topic:
Labor Law (Unions)

Answer:
 IANAL, but I do not believe restaurants can charge you for broken or stolen items.  They can, of course, call the cops if you're the one stealing it.

Especially given their doubly favorable rounding method, I'd imagine this is illegal


Title: Allergic to my Neighbor's Vape in an Apartment Complex

Question:
Hi r/legaladvice, I live in Washington State and have a concern about my apartment's habitability.

&#x200B;

As of the last few weeks, my neighbor has started smoking vape -- previously, there has been a constant smell of weed and cigarette smoke, neither of which I have (severe) reactions to (I have asthma), so I haven't had an issue with my neighbors smoking in the past.

&#x200B;

However, the last few weeks have been miserable for me. The vape smell is constant, and I have had hives and other reactions to the vape that have been concerning. At this point, I'm considering trying to find a way to leave the complex and get out of my lease, or try to convince my neighbors to at least smoke with their windows closed or not outside my window. I'm not sure exactly which neighbor it is, though. Most smoke in an area behind the building away from windows, which I am completely fine with -- it's only the smoke I can constantly smell from my apartment that is the issue. I hate having to be the person complaining, but I can't breathe at night when I come home anymore, and the severity of my reactions is starting to scare me.

&#x200B;

So, my question for you is this: how do I bring this up to my landlord? Do I write an email, or schedule a meeting? Should I get a doctor's note? What's my first step? Any advice will be helpful.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: Unless your neighbor's lease prohibits him from vaping, this really isn't your landlord's problem.


Title: Fighting a ticket

Question: Hello, I asked this before but I didn't include enough context (Connecticut). So I recently got into an accident where I crashed into a pole, the ticket I got was "Making an Improper TURN" Statue/Ordinance number 14-241. The crash was shortly after the turn occurred.  I would like to fight this ticket so my insurance doesn't jump even more than it already is, in CT you can't opt for driving school so this doesn't happen. If I try to fight it can I get a worse ticket, the officer said they were being nice, I don't doubt it but can I get a higher ticket if I try to fight this and fail? I'm happy to answer any questions if this is still too vague.

Answer:
 What happened here is that the officer downgraded your charge out of courtesy, compassion, or whatever they were feeling that day, and you should take your gift and not complain about it.

In these cases, when an offer exercises discretion, they are often writing for a 'lesser included' offense; for example when speeding, if you are going 75mph in a 50mph zone, you are also going 60 in a 50mph zone and the officer can write you for the lesser offense.

The officer will write what *actually* happened in his case report / notes, so be wary of that, they will not lie, and it will be clear that they were being kind / exercising discretion.  So instead of giving you a reckless or negligent, he decided to give you a turning violation \(win!\).  If you go before the judge, he may have the whole story there and see through your ruse, this has been tried before and it never goes well, but it's often fun to watch!

P.S. The statute reads, in section \(e\), that the local govt shall place sign and that "...no driver shall turn a vehicle otherwise than as directed thereby."  Basically a catch\-all, saying that if there ARE signs, and you drive any other way than that which they instruct, you have committed an infraction.  I'm not familiar with your state, but I doubt the signs say "leave the road and hit a pole" so I'm betting you technically DID violate the statute in question.

Pay the ticket and move on.


Title: Babysitter contract language - injury liability (car accidents)

Question:
Hi All,

I apologize if this is the wrong sub to post on, but I would like some assistance in developing a contract with a babysitter.

A little bit of context - I'm a single parent of a 5yo who is hiring a babysitter for the first time ever - her main duty is primarily picking my child up from daycare, driving them back to my house, and watching them for approximately 2 hours. She would be using her own car as transportation.

The person I'm looking to hire has a clean background check and driving record, but asks that we have something in writing stating she would not be liable for any medical expenses/damages should she get in an accident while driving my child from daycare. I understand where she is coming from, but I would like to make sure whatever written agreement we come up with is thorough and clear in regards to this topic. What would be the best and fairest way to protect myself from getting screwed if she were to get in a car accident?

Answer:
 I wouldn't sign anything that unconditionally absolves her of liability.

If she's in an accident, her car insurance should cover any injuries to your child. If you waive that responsibility for her -- which I'm sure both her and her insurance company would love -- you'd be paying for injuries out of pocket, even if she was at fault. You could turn around and sue her, but a court would have to determine if her conduct was so egregious as to fall outside the scope of such a waiver. If not, it's on you, even if she broke the law.

If her car insurance DOESN'T cover injuries to your child that occur in an accident, she has inadequate insurance and shouldn't be driving your child around. I don't know exactly where the line sits, but her insurance company may consider this "commercial activity" and refuse to insure her. A responsible childcare professional will have no problem showing you paperwork demonstrating that your child would be covered under her insurance while in her care.


Title: My Dad's story. Is this situation persuable?

Question:
All of this is written from his point of view.

I am a Correctional Officer and my job is to transport inmates from the prison to various locations throughout the community to include the local courthouse.  I work for a private corporation.  The courthouse and jail is run by the county sheriff’s department.
I arrived at the local courthouse court holding area with inmates.  I completed unhooking the inmates and placing them in the appropriate cells.  I advised one of the county officers that I wasn’t feeling well and if she would keep an eye on me.  A few minutes later I asked another county officer to take me to medical that I was having really bad chest pains and that I thought I was in trouble.  The county officer informed his supervisor he was taking me to medical.  I arrived at the medical clinic within the jail and the male nurse on duty refused to treatment he said it was not in their contract.  The county officer that brought me to the clinic called his supervisor and advised that I was being refused treatment.  The supervisor arrived and directed the nurse to treat me.  All during this time I was having a heart attack.  The nurse hooked up a twelve lead EKG but only hooked up eight out of the twelve leads to me.  I told the nurse that he had not hooked up all of the leads and he said that he saw enough to know that I was not having a heart attack and I was fine.
One of my co workers from my facility took me to the hospital and I ended up having open heart surgery.  I later learned that if you don’t hook up all the leads on the EKG machine you will not get an accurate read.  I obtained a copy of the contract between the local hospital and the county government and the sheriff’s department.  The hospital is responsible for staffing the jail with the nurses.  The contract reads “The Authority will respond to emergencies and call 911 for emergency medical treatment to Inmates, visitors, and Jail Staff within the Hamilton County Jail as necessary and appropriate.  Pending transport by ambulance to an appropriate medical facility, visitors and Jail Staff will be stabilized, when possible by Authority Personnel, or by appropriate personnel responding to a 911 call.”

Answer:
 You might have a medical malpractice case, here.  It sounds like the original nurse might have violated the standard of care by improperly performing an obvious test.

The question will be whether your father suffered any damage; specifically, had the nurse done what he was supposed to, would your father's outcome have been changed in any way?  Without damages, you can't really pursue a medical malpractice case.

You can, however, pursue something with the licensing boards, if you wish to go that route.Answer #2: There is a lot going on here. Your father should contact an attorney to see if he has a case. Most consultations are free. Hope your father is alright.


Title: Neighbors driveway and garage are on our property. What can we do? OH

Question:
We just found out last week that our next door neighbors entire driveway and 3 car garage are on our property. We do not want them to rip out the driveway or the garage. I believe it is probably grand fathered in anyway as it has been there for 20+ years.

The problem is we are paying around $2,500 a year extra in property taxes due to it being counted as a part of our property.

They do not want to buy the land because they do not want to pay the property taxes on it. We offered to sell it to them for $1.

We called the county and they pretty much said to figure it out ourselves because its on our property.

What can we do here? Do we need to contact a lawyer? Can they be forced to take over the property taxes?

Answer:
 If they don't want to buy it, block their access to it. They can't use your property for free.Answer #2: I mean wouldn’t it being on you’re land make it your property ? I’d probably make a few calls and hire a real estate attorney, you tried to be nice and sell this guy a small chunk of land for a dollar. He decided to be kind of a dick and try to make you pay the property tax on his garage and driveway. F that, I’d try and get my self a new garage. Just seems like since it’s completely on your property that could be possible. Answer #3: Do you have your own garage? Do you want one?

If it's on your property completely, hire a real estate attorney and find out your options.


Title: Legality of riding a drunken horse

Question:
A few friends of mine and I asked ourselves (
in a pretty funny conversation) if it is legal to ride a drunken horse. And if not how is it punished?

Answer:
 Getting a horse drunk might constitute animal abuse or cruelty, and an equestrian has the same responsibilities as any other animal handler for damage or injuries caused by their animal. A drunk horse is likely unrideable, and even if it can still be ridden, is much more likely to spook or to kick someone. However, I can’t think of any jurisdictions that _specifically_ regulate this situation. Answer #2: I have answered a similar question like this on here before.

To get a horse drunk would take a very very large amount of alcohol.

The obvious one is the weight to alcohol ratio.

The second one is that Horses will ferment the food they eat and some of it will become alcohol so they actually will record a blood alcohol most of the time especially after eating. So they actually handle alcohol as part of their nutrient intake for energy.

Beer and sometimes other alcohols has actually been supplemented to horses. In Ireland especially Racehorses there can have as a part of their daily meal a stout beer like Guinness.

https://blog.biostarus.com/beer-for-horses/

So in reality you will never really get enough into a horse to get them drunk. The only way might be to feed them a very large amount of fermented apples over a short time. There are tales of horses eating fallen fermented apples but a lot of that I feel is unsubstantiated knowing the horse's Krebs Cycle.


Title: I found a diamond on the ground at the hotel I was staying at in Southern California. Morals aside, am I legally able to keep it? Or am I required to turn it in?

Answer: You have to turn it in. It's more than likely mislaid property. You can't claim instant ownership of mislaid property.Answer #2:  It all depends on the circumstances in which you found an item. Because you found it in the hotel, legally you have to make a reasonable attemot to locate its owner. It cam be as simple as asking the front desk if it has been reported missing or them making an announcement to the guests. If you would have found it at the beach or out in public with nobody around you could keep it but because you have a possibility of finding the owner you have to try and find the owner.


Title: [Hawaii] Dashcam footage proves I didn't run a red light. Judge makes me pay the ticket anyway.

Question:
I got a ticket from an officer who claimed I ran a red light. Luckily, I have a dashcam and when I went home to review it, it was obvious that I didn't. With the ticket, I had the option to plead guilty and pay, plead not guilty in a hearing, or plead not guilty in writing. I chose to write a letter because it was ridiculous and I didn't want to waste my time going to court for it. In the letter, I basically said I have dashcam footage which proves I did not run a red light, but because it was impossible to send a video with a letter, I merely printed several snapshots for the judge to see.

Well, I received the judge's verdict and he said I was still guilty. From here, I had the option to pay the ticket, or appeal the judge's decision. I chose to appeal, and now it looks like I will have to waste my time and go to court after all.

My question is, what should I expect at my trial? Obviously, I'll be bringing my dashcam footage, but I'm worried they'll dismiss it because they'll claim it was doctored or the quality is not good enough (it's an old dashcam, but it plays video like you would expect a cameraphone from 2010 shooting in 720p would). I'm also worried that it'll devolve into a "he said she said" situation and they just side with the cop anyway.

Answer: Can you even introduce new evidence on appeal?  In most contexts you'd be stuck with the record below, I.e. Your snapshots and the original police report.  Perhaps it differs in this situation.


Title: [IL] Death laws

Question:
I am not here to get opinions, views, thoughts, etc, of my questions. I am here to simply ask the legal ramifications, and how I can protect myself from said ramifications and nothing more.

I will not be alive soon. I live at home, go to school, and work a full-time job. I have about $19,000 which I plan to leave solely to **one person**.

As stated, I will be dead soon. I do not want the details of my death to be made public, let alone be disclosed to my family.

How can I ensure my remains are disposed as I want, my privacy maintained, and my funds dispersed as I want?

Would it be better to just withdraw my bank from my account, and give it to the individual before my death to avoid taxes & scrutiny? Would the tax man notice what happened or care? Also... again **only legal advice**... if I speak to a lawyer would he disclose information to the government about my intentions, and would these legal struggles be taken seriously?

Thanks.
Topic:
Wills Trusts and Estates

Answer:
 I promise you the person you wish to have your money would pay that amount every hour of every day for the rest of their life to have you around instead.

Stay with them. Call the number u/JiggeryPokery gave you and chat for a bit. Your other plans can wait.


Title: (CA) Do I have to share the nanny's hours with ex?

Question:
My ex and I have a court order to pay 50/50 for a nanny while I work. Although I do work from home, I need the nanny to take care of the baby so I can actually work. We agreed on a nanny together but the nanny bills me and I bill him for his half. She only works for me, not both of us. When I bill him, I let him know it is for a specific date period such as August 1-15, as I pay her every 15 days. He asked me to know her hours so I forwarded her billing that showed XX hours for the time period. He would like to know the EXACT hours she worked, what days and when. **Am I obligated to provide this to him?** He is a very controlling and manipulative person so I am worried he is keeping track of MY hours and what I am doing and doesn't really care about hers. I'd like to share as little information with him about my life as possible. Thank you.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 You’re billing him and not being completely transparent of what the money is going towards?

IANAL but to Dave yourself the recourse, just bill him the hours the nanny worksheet shouldn’t have to pay for services that aren’t being rendered.


Title: WE owe our lawyer more money from our settlement

Question: My husband and I were in an accident two years ago. It wasn’t our fault and we were awarded a settlement. A few months back, after our medical bills were paid, our settlement came through in two different installments, but just last week our lawyer informed us that he overpaid us by $7000. We paid off some bills and put the rest away so we do have the money, but we’re not happy about this AT ALL. Anyone else have this issue or know what we can do next? We know we have to pay it back but he’s an idiot.

Answer: If you owe the money, you owe the money. Confirm what you got in your settlements and multiply that by the lawyer’s contingency fee laid out in the engagement letter.  The lawyer may have made a mistake; you don’t get a windfall because of that.


Title: [MI] Factory next door emitting sulfurous gas causing rust/equipment damage, potential health hazard?

Question:
This is happening to my dad, not me. The facts as I know them:

* He owns a business across the street from a large factory (2000+ employees, a recognizable brand name)
* The factory apparently emits sulfurous gas which has caused significant damage to its employees' vehicles. Apparently the factory has admitted this to its employees and paid for many vehicle repairs, as admitted by some employees and local car shops.
* My dad believes his business equipment is rusting prematurely, as well as his personal vehicles and things such as galvanized screws on building siding, etc.
* My mom recently died of breast cancer, I have no idea whether or not this could be related to potentially toxic gas in the area.

Lastly: my dad has a meeting scheduled with the president of the factory very soon to discuss his concerns and tell him that he would like to be compensated. I fear that if there is merit to his argument he may be playing his hand too early with too few facts and no legal advice. Any input would be appreciated, thanks.

Answer:
 I'm not a lawyer, but an engineer who has worked in safety and environmental engineering.  Now I'm more on the environmental side so I'll help you with that because that's a good way to get the ball rolling. The factory producing sulfurous gas isn't in and of itself a violation.  What matters is if it's above a threshold set by EPA or your state if they have more stringent guidelines.

[This is where you can start.  You should be able to find the contact you need to report your concerns here](http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3310---,00.html).  Make sure you specifically mention it's a sulfurous smell.  In my state all permits and permitting documents are required to be available to the public and I assume it's the same for you.  I poked around on the website and found [this page](http://www.michigan.gov/statelicensesearch) where you may be able to see what the factory's permit is for if they even have one.

In my state we take complaints like this very seriously and generally have someone from the field office out to the site within a day.  Take pictures of things that seem relevant and email them when you make the complaint. If you can actually see a substance in the air make sure you get that in a picture or video.

If that doesn't get you anywhere or you just want to cover your bases, contact OSHA as well and give them the same information.  Answer #2: Contact OSHA, and tell them he believes that the company is not following safety standards for its employees and that it's severe enough that your dad believes *his* health and safety are being affected.


Title: [Update] Test post please ignore.

Question:
*Beep Boop Beep Beep Boop*

---

[Report Inaccuracies Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/LocationBot/) | Data Sourced From [GitHub] (https://github.com/ianpugh/LocationBot2.0) | [Author](https://reddit.com/u/ianp)

---

Original Post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/58nxx4/update_test_post_please_ignore/

Author: /u/ianp

#**[Update] Test post please ignore.**

> Really, ignore this one.

Answer: If this is the update, where's the original so I can ignore that one too?


Title: I purchased a franchise a little over two years ago and now my main competitor is the franchising company

Question:
I purchased an area in NC from a worldwide company. I provide a specialized service using their products and equipment. I have discovered that the company has very recently started selling their products and similar (not as effective) equipment to major stores- Walmart, CVS, etc. I was never informed of their plan to sell the SAME exact products I purchase and use to every major store. Not only can large retail stores sell the products for less, I’m loosing more money dealing with backlash of unhappy customer reviews because the equipment they are selling (under the same name) is not nearly as effective as what I use.
I feel like I was lied to from the beginning about their plan to expand their brand. I was told a smaller version of the equipment would eventually be sold, but only in the franchises. I’m competing with my own company for sales and loosing. Do I have any options??

Answer: This is firmly in Get Your Own Lawyer territory.  We can't do contact review here, and that's what it'll take.  Any options you have are going to be spelled out in your franchise agreement.


Title: (Florida) A friend claims a hospital ER told her she needed urgent surgery for a broken leg. And then refused to treat her because she could not pay. Plausible? Details in post.

Question:
She has been unreliable in the past with activities that any rational person would call scams. She is insistent this one is different. She claims to have fallen from a motorcycle, broken a leg, needs surgery, and the hospital will not treat her because she is poor.

However, she has set up a GoFundMe which has raised over $1k so far for her 'treatment.'

Is this possible, or even remotely likely, in any circumstance?

Answer:
 They are required to perform life saving emergency service and stabilize.

If she had a broken femur, that is life threatening they wouldn't just boot her out the door for inability to pay. If she had a hairline fracture in her fibula they'll tell her she needs to follow up with a specialist on her own dime, it doesn't require emergency treatment.


Title: A Lawyer gave me bad advice, Immigration related[Singapore]

Question:
[removed]
Topic:
Troll Post

Answer:
 TLDR: Did drugs and had underage sex, Can I sue my lawyer ?

The answer to your question is no you can't sue your lawyer for crimes you committed yourself Answer #2: No, I can't see that your lawyer did anything improper. You can hire another attorney if you'd like a second opinion.Answer #3: *Your post has been removed for the following reason(s):*

**Troll Post**

* Your post here has been reported as a potential troll or falsified post.*

*If you feel this was in error, message the [moderators.](http://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2FLegalAdvice)*


Title: Can landlord refuse to renew lease because of a Service Animal?

Question:
Hello! On mobile, sorry for bad formatting.

I have severe anxiety and depression. Recently spoke to my doc and she suggested that getting a small dog would help tremendously since I was doing a TON better back when I had pets. They gave me reason to step outside and keep going. I'm hoping to train and and register the dog as a support animal. A few days ago I went to the shelter a found the sweetest little boy, but unfortunately the timing seems bad because we're about to renew our lease by the end of next month.

My landlords are... well not very nice and despises animals. They also remodeled the house before we moved in, so I can also understand why they want to be cautious aside from them hating any little critter (they even said no to fish). They also seem to be super untrustworthy. They send people to take pictures of the inside of my home like every 2 to 3 months as part of an inspection. They mostly do it to my room in particular, which makes me really uncomfortable because I have personal and expensive items.

Anyways, I'd love to adopt the puppy, but I'm afraid that if I register him now and bring the the letter from my doc, our landlords will try to fight it... And  even if they allow the dog for now, I'm scared that they will refuse to renew the lease for next year.

I'm located in California. I've looked into the fair housing act, and into as much info as possible about service animals. If it's best to wait, I'll hold off on getting a dog. I'm terrified of risking my family being homeless. If I do wait, would it be better to bring it up again to my landlords after we've signed the lease?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 First, there's a difference between an ESA (emotional support animal, which you get a letter from your therapist for), and a service animal (a miniature horse or dog that is trained to perform a specific action to assist with a disability).

Without a letter from your therapist, or training for the dog specific to your disability, it's neither an ESA nor a service animal -- it's simply a pet, and the landlord can refuse to rent to you because of a pet.

>  if I register him now

If you intend on getting an ESA, the *only* valid thing that establishes the animal as an ESA is a letter from your therapist.  There is no "ESA registry," and any service that claims to register your ESA is a money-making scam.  The paperwork they provide is worthless and useless.

If your landlords only rent out that one house, then they are likely not bound by the FHA and do not have to allow you to have an ESA.

So this is going to come down to a few things:

\- Is the dog an ESA, service animal, or neither?

\- How many rental units does your landlord rent out?

\- Are you under a written lease, and what does that lease say about animals?


Title: If Im 21, and bring my 16 years old girlfriend from UK to the US, will I have a problem?

Question: For example: Im from UK, witch the age of consent is 16. Im 21 and my girlfriend 16, if we make a trip to the US, will I have problem dating her? I can be arrested?

Answer: M-m-m-mann Act. Don't do this. In fact, I don't care that 16 is the age of consent in the UK that shit is creepy.


Title: [TX] A guy is threatening to leak my explicit photos.

Question: I am a minor and I was being naive. I sent an explicit photo with my face to a man over snapchat. He screenshotted it and now is threatening to leak them. I don't have much information about him. I know his snapchat/kik account and his name. He's from the UK. I don't know how to handle this and I really don't want my family involved at all.

Answer:
 You are going to need to involve your parents if you are a minor.

How old are you?


Title: (NYC) Found a bedbug in my apartment. Landlord is confident we should split any potential costs rather than they pay for it fully.

Question:
Brooklyn, NY

I found a bug on a piece of mail yesterday and picked it up with a piece of tape.  After a quick google search I found out it was a bed bug.  I also had a couple of bites on my elbow from a couple of days earlier which are also consistent with bed bugs.

I emailed my landlord to let them know of the issue.  They told me to google a "do it yourself" solution which I did not accept.  My wife and I already vacuumed and cleaned the whole apartment but we are not bed bug experts and would rather have a professional come in.

[According to the NYC department of Health and Mental Hygene](http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/bedbugs/html/info/owners_tenants.shtml)

>Right to a bed bug free environment: For tenants in New York, the right to a bedbug-free environment is included in New York City's Housing and Maintenance Code, Subchapter 2, Article 4, which specifically names bedbugs in the list of insects the landlord is legally obligated to eradicate.

This makes it sound like it is the landlord's responsibility for pay for the costs of any potential bed bug treatments.  However in the email it the LL states that the responsibility is not just on the landlord but also on the tenant as well.  Not sure how true that is and this is why I'm making this post.

The inspector is coming today and is not charging for their inspection.  They will however charge if/when they find evidence of bed bugs and need to do some treatment.

So what exactly are our rights?  Do we need to split the costs for the treatment if we need it or is this my landlord's responsibility to pay for?

Thanks for any info.

Edit 1:  So I called 311 and asked who would be responsible and they couldn't give me an answer direct answer.  The only thing they told me was that I could file a complaint and have an inspector come down to investigate which I don't want to do since I think I can settle this without a report.  I'll update accordingly.

Edit 2:  Learned that while it is up to the LL to pay for any expenses incurred it must be done using their own inspector and exterminator.  The inspector came by and found more traces of the little fuckers so in order to expedite the situation we have offered to split the cost of the service.  Not ideal but it beats having to wait and getting the issue done with.  I haven't heard back from them yet so I will update when they either reject or accept our offer.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: Do it yourself solutions will not work for bedbugs.  Wait (until the inspector gives his recommendation) and see what your landlord is willing to do.  Try and get a written rec from the inspector.  Email them the link you provided.  If the solution they propose does not eradicate the bedbugs, escalate with the city.  Also if you google Brooklyn tenants rights there are a TON of free resources to help you navigate NY tenant laws.  Answer #2: Have you tried calling 311 and talking with the health department directly? They'd be able to tell you exactly what to expect.Answer #3: IANAL, but I did unfortunately have bed bugs in New York (Westchester though, and with a very attentive landlord).  As far as I know, the landlord has to pay for an exterminator, unless it is clear that you caused the problem (i.e. they are coming out of a couch you picked up on the street), though I may be wrong.


Title: I found the guy who left me in ditch (hit and run) and now his insurance company is dragging their feet. Should I hire a lawyer?

Question:
4 days ago around lunch time I pulled forward out of my driveway headed South as I proceeded to drive forward I see a Silver car coming at a high rate of speed. They then slammed me and I hard yanked my wheel right into a 1 ft deep ditch in front of my home.
The silver car never missed a beat and fled at a high rate a speed . I live in Virginia in a location where everyone knows everyone. So after dialing 911, waiting for police and fighting out of my crumpled door I made a FB post saying a Silver car had struck me with the name of the road it happened on asking of everyone spotted it to let me know as I was sure they also had drivers side damage.
There was also DVR footage as we have a camera that faces the driveway it didn't show the crash itself it happens just off camera but you see the smoke and you see him flee.
45 minutes after that I  get an inbox from someone who has just seen their neighbors bf limp a car matching the description in the yard just 10 minutes away.
My husband gets home from work right after and we drive to the address sure enough it's the car! So it had been about an hour and a half after the crash at this time. The guy comes out,  admits it was him says he has full coverage and that he was scared,  we let him know that I'm headed to the hospital and the police are on their way.  They arrested him in front of us. And later the officer called and gave me the guys name and insurance information and told me he was arrested for Felony hit and Run and that he'd admitted everything.
So I  made a claim with his insurance company the same evening. They call  yesterday for a statement then say they've tried to contact their client for a statement and that he hasn't called back.  I told them it's because he's locked up.
So here I am no car,  sprained trapezoid,  and a totaled car with hospital bills. And they're waiting for a statement from their client?
Should I be worried. Will this most likely become civil if this guy lies to his insurance.
Should I hire a lawyer?

Answer:
 Talk to your insurance.Answer #2: Almost no lawyer will take a property damage only claim. The other insurance company will not accept liability until they've spoke with their insured unless there's very significant independent evidence to show fault. If they can't get a statement from him your claim will very likely be denied.Answer #3: OK, IANAL, but in my experience it took 2-3 weeks to confirm claim even without the problems to contact the owner (a bit different hit and run,  in paid parking lot).

Anyway, I did fill a claim through my insurance company (though I had only liability), gave them the hitting person insurance details after I got them (2 days later) and left my insurance company to deal with their insurance company.Answer #4: Rule of thumb: If you think you might need a lawyer, go have a console with one.


Title: Someone I know is physically and mentally abusive towards multiple girls

Question:
In Hawaii

I should note that "Michael" is 18, but everyone else mentioned is 16-17

A lot to unpack here, a lot I don't know. Ok so basically, it started when my friend Jared (name altered) sent a message to our group chat. He said he wanted to fight this guy, Michael (name altered), because he is being physically and mentally abusive to a (girl) friend of Jareds. His messages are generally very cryptic, but he said bruises, unwanted sexual advances, and other things were happening.

Obviously we had to talk Jared down from wanting to fight the guy. But then it gets worse. Another member in the group chat, "Bobby", says that his girlfriend told him about her experiences with Michael. Similar story to Jareds friend, unwanted sexual advances, mental bullying(?), inappropriate touching, and other stuff. No bruising or assault that i heard of, but its possible.

Bobby's girlfriend is best friends with Michaels sister. Michaels sister told Bobby's girlfriend about things that have happened with Michael in the past. Apparently at some point Michael got angry at his sister and choked her.

This situation is especially frightening to me because I kind of considered me and Michael cool on some level. I knew him through our local scene for a video game. He's seemed to have a dislike for me for a while now, and I always thought he was sort of a dick.

Michael is leaving Hawaii to go to Australia in a few months, which is a good thing, meaning he will be away from the people hes abusing / abused. But me and my friends talked about it, and we just don't know what we should do, if anything at all.

I mean, Michael is violent right? What happens if he finds out these rumors are going around? Bobby's girlfriend and Jared's friend and Michael's sister didn't tell us they wanted to do anything right? Is it our place? It's definitely an invasion of their privacy to some extent.

I don't think any of us have dealt with something serious like this, so everything sounds scary. We think maybe its best for the girls to separate themselves from Michael. However, thats hard, especially if you're Michael's sister.

So what should we do?
Topic:
CPS and Dependency Law

Answer: You should stay out of it. If these women are victims, they should report the situation to the police. That is solely their decision to make.


Title: My mom wants to borrow 5 grand. Is there a binding legal thing I can get that says she owes me 5 grand if she takes it?

Question:
I'm in british columbia.

update:  It's not 5 grand anymore.  It's 2 grand.  I've decided I don't want the emotional trauma of having to sue my own mother so I'm just giving it to her.  I don't expect to be paid back but if I am it's a bonus.

Answer:
 On the moon parents own all children in perpetuity, and can only be denied their claims via defeat in single combat. You may choose a second by giving up choice of weapon.

If you're not on the moon location is important for some fine details of contract law.

Generally if you both sign an agreement saying that you are lending her money under these conditions and she must pay you in X terms that will hold up if she doesn't. By hold up I mean you sue her in small claims court afterwards.

Any terms beyond that (interest, etc) you want to consult with an attorney on.

If you don't think you're going to get paid back don't loan her the money. Credit cards and banks exist. Answer #2: All you need is a simple loan note.

Non-legal advice: Never lend money to friends or family. It will absolutely ruin your relationship every time. If you can afford to part with the money, make it a gift.Answer #3: Sure. [Loan note.](http://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/loan-note.asp) What does she want it for? How long will she take to pay it back? How will that process work? Are you going to charge her any interest? If so, what state are you in (so you don't violate usury laws)? If she doesn't pay you do you realize you'll have to sue her, do you really want to take your mother to court? Can you afford to lose $5000 if it comes to that?


Title: (Maine) A couple who were,supposedly,camping near my property hurt themselves on my property and now want to sue me.

Question:
I have a rural homestead. I grown all my vegetables in raised beds that are protected with small chicken wire hoop houses. In certain spots I haven't curved the wire completely yet so there are some sharp edges.

Anyway, the couple that was camping in the woods, decided to sneak onto my property at night( I have a fence AND no trespassing/private property signs) and tried to steal from the garden and in the process the woman cut her arm badly on chicken wire. I know that they tried to steal because the blood was on the inside of the hoop house, she would have to have stuck her hand in the gap to cut her arm like that anyway. I heard a yelp that night but I assumed it was a coyote and didn't go out and check.

The next morning I found blood on one of the hoop houses, that's pretty common due to raccoons trying to get and things like that so I thought nothing of it. Then later that day a couple came to my door.

They said that they were camping near by and had been hiking on my property(*more like trying to steal*) and that the woman had cut her arm walking by the hoop house and that as soon as they get home they are going contact a lawyer then left. I guess they were hoping I would give them money or something.

After they left I called the police and told them that a couple had just admitted to trespassing on my property last night. The officer told me to call back if I see them again but he has made a record of it.

Do the attempted kale thieves have a leg to stand on if they do try to sue me?

Answer: Not a lawyer, but a reporter from Maine. I'd love to put that in my police beat.Answer #2: How satisfying to have been able to wrap your veggies well enough that two dumb humans couldn't get at it. Very cool.  I kind of hope they do try to press this further and that hopefull ly the police will charge them with trespassing and attempting theft. I wonder if leaving blood on a fence could carry a vandalism or hazardous waste charge if a judge was feeling particularly crabby about their shenanigans.


Title: 65 year old mother trips over inch high elevated lip on concrete and shatters elbow.

Question: The accident took place at field of dreams softball tournament in so-cal on November 11th  . Does she have a claim?

Answer:
 Does she have reason to feel that someone other than herself is responsible?

Many personal injury attorneys will give free consultations and work on contingency, so if she feels she was somehow wronged a consultation should not be prohibitively expensive.


Title: I want to legally waive ALL rights to my abusive parent's wealth

Question:
Situation:  Abuse
Inheritance I want to waive: Significant.
State: Utah

I need to serve a restraining order first, but what are the second and following steps?

I am over 21, financially independent, but with some mental health issues arising from said abuse.  I want to do this right.  Where do I begin?

I can provide more detail in the comments, but I need to keep some things close to the vest, lest I doxx myself.

Thanks.

Answer:
 You can't prevent people from putting you in their will. You can simply refuse to take the money though.

Or take it and donate it all to charity.


Title: California landlord served me a 3 day notice to pay our quit on a pet deposit they admitted they are not even sure if I actually owe

Question:
So I came home today with a 3 day pay or quit notice on my door with no forewarning about owing a pet deposit on my apartment. Backstory, I have lived at this apartment for about 2 years but about 2 months ago we had to move to another unit as they were remodeling our building. When we moved we were told our security deposit moved as well and that was... fun

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/56tnwn/apartment_complex_doing_some_really_fishy_stuff/

So I go down to the office and the only person left there is an assistant manager. She basically tells us that the manager told her to post it and then she was unable to show to us on the computer WHY we owed this new deposit. We were advised to come back tomorrow morning and talk about it where they would do research on if we owe money. This screams harassment and are they even allowed to put up a 3 day notice with no prior warning? Should I even pay?

Update: My Fiancee is headed in this morning to meet with them as I cant miss any more work to this place or I might loose my job. From what ive gathered from piecing the old paperwork together

UNIT A had 1 security deposit and 2 pet deposits on it.
we were then forced to move out and to move into UNIT B
After living in unit B we were given a check that we were told was all our security deposits and to give it back to them.

-- everything below this line is speculation from old paperwork --

The check they gave us was actually for 1 security deposit and 1 pet deposit not 2
If this is the case then the bigger issue is where did my other pet deposit go? And why did they give me no notice until now? almost 60 days after move in.

FINAL UPDATE: Thank you for the help everyone! We went into the offices ready to go and it turned out to be a clerical mistake on their part. We did still owe some money but only $50 not $350 like they were asking.

Answer:
 Dog Law specialist here.

Let's start at the beginning. Do you have a pet?


Title: [Ohio] Car hit employer building after they failed to salt the parking lot

Question:
Dropping my wife at work in her parking lot, when I skid 40 feet on their unsalted lot and hit their building.

Police told me its my fault, and that there's nothing I can do.

Is it the Employers responsibility to make their lot safe for employees?

My wife is 6 months Pregnant and took the brunt of the hit.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer: If the lot isn't safe, then you shouldn't have driven on it.


Title: Layed off from job I thought was promising. Interested in suing but can I win?

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: I don't get it. You got laid off. What do you think you can sue for?Answer #2: Nice story. File for unemployment and look for a new job.


Title: Michigan rapist gets joint custody... How? And wtf is wrong with Judge.

Answer:
 >convicted sex offender who allegedly raped the child’s mother

"Allegedly" is the wrong word to use after "convicted." Answer #2: The judge was following the law. If you read the entire article, it's not that the rapist filed for custody and visitation, it's that the state filed for a paternity test to establish him and as the child's father because the mother had requested food stamps. He was only placed on the birth certificate and given "joint custody" of the child. Meaning they legally recognized the child's parentage for child support purposes. Notice how it makes no mention of the child's visitation. Because there likely isn't any. At most it's probably up to the discretion of the mother, which means *never until the judge makes me give you the child.*

In the long run, this might actually be good for the mother. You can't TPR someone without acknowledging the parentage first. And you have to have a grounds. In my state, the conception of a child through criminal sexual conduct, is a grounds for TPR. So, is willful failure to support the child for six months.

Procedurally, this can't be done all in the same hearing. Trust me, mom's lawyer made a big stink about the injustice of this knowing she was going to immediately turn around and file for TPR after this.