Title: Can we sue Jeff Bezos for pursuing recreational space travel?

Question: This was just kind of a shower thought and I have very little knowledge on legal matters. I'm mostly just passionate about climate change and holding the super rich accountable for their actions. Since there have been a lot of success stories recently regarding lawsuits against private entities [(interesting read)](https://academic.oup.com/ojls/article/38/4/841/5140101), could it be worth a try to sue Jeff Bezos for the pollution of our environment?

Answer: If you eat meat, can I sue you for it? After all, the meat industry is very harmful to the environment.


Title: [oregon USA] plant is closed on July 5- no pay or take vacation day

Question:
my friend works for a production warehouse and July 5th they are closing down.  The option is for an unpaid day or a vacation day.

Is this legitimate?

Answer: Yes, this is legal.  Vacation pay isn't an entitlement.  Most companies would require the use of a vacation day, so he's a step ahead if they're giving him the choice to take it unpaid.


Title: Is my University Abusing Rights

Question:
I'm a student at a university within the UNC system. I am majoring in what is essentially an IT major and minoring in Data Analytics. I have an expressed interest in data and I wanted to be able to practice data in a personal setting that would not be seen by the public. The idea was to see correlations within the university system I'm enrolled, just because it's data I'm use to. We use SharePoint combined with Active Directory to define user rights.

One day, I was trying to find additional data points for my dataset (think, professor awards, something that isn't immediately available but might be in a spreadsheet) and I thought SharePoint could be an avenue to find it. We as students use SharePoint to share group work without issue, so I thought staff did as well. I started by searching by one the known Active Directory titles, Job Title, to try to see if there was just a database dump publicly available. What I found was confidential information that I as a student have no need to see, so I began to ask my friend who works in IT where to report OneDrive files, he told me not to worry about it, there's filters in place and the thing I was really worried about was not confidential. He told me to just not worry about it and not touch SharePoint again for that purpose. For reference, my dataset is Professor names,Job Title, Position, Department, salaries (Open data, UNC) and a rating from a 3rd party.

Fast forward 3 days later, I hadn't saved any of the files, I had no intention of ever saving the files, I just viewed them. I get a personal phone call from a upper member of the university saying that I needed to come into their office urgently because there was a serious allegation against me. Come to figure out, a OneDrive filter caught me viewing those files, I wasn't surprised by it, I knew everything was logged, but I didn't modify any files, didn't save them, so I was under the impression that I was free and clear since the files were shared with every member of the University. I was given a notice that I violated Code of Conduct, had a good possibility that I'd have a criminal trespassing charge placed on me, and would be expelled from the university.

I told the department member in the meeting that the intention was to give me an educational practice dataset, I found something that I didn't want to see on the OneDrive, was told not to worry about it after I asked where to report it, and now I'm facing criminal charges and expulsion.

I'm still a student, but all my networked privileges were taken away, no university email, no Blackboard to turn in coursework, and it's beginning to become a problem. I'm missing out on points and class assignments and I haven't heard anything from the university members.

Is what they are doing legal? Am I truly facing a criminal lawsuit or was it a scare tactic? I know I can't cite any of you in my meetings but I'm looking for more educated advice than fellow students and my girlfriend's parents. The faculty member had no interest in seeing the data frame I'd created (not using the data from this event, the data I saw from this event was not saved), he had no interest in seeing the text message conversation with the IT employee, so I'm in a mental bind.

Thank you all in advance, be as honest and unfiltered as you want.
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer: It sounds like you accessed information you were unauthorized to access. That could be a violation of your state's computer crimes act.


Title: Gender wage discrimination issue

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 They should take their concerns up their chain.

As of now, you have evidence of, but not definitive *proof* of, gender discrimination.  There may be very good reasons why this pay split exists.  Your friend needs to report this through appropriate channels before going off the reservation.


Title: PLEASE HELP! IS THIS A REAL CEASE AND DESIST OR A SCAMMER

Answer: Why even bother with SWIM if everything else is first person?  And stop using SWIM; it is stupid and does nothing for you legally


Title: Am I guilty or does my Lawyer suck?

Question:
Hi Legal Advice,

 I have an appeal coming up for a disciplinary hearing against me for sexual assault.  I hired a lawyer well before the investigation started and he was not able to advise me well enough to avoid the process.  Now I am seriously considering if I am in denial or if my lawyer is just bad at his job.  How can I tell?  I was hoping I could confide the details of my case to someone to get an outside opinion.

Answer: ...did you do it?


Title: [Virginia] Help! My wife filed our joint tax return without my authorization sending the refund to her checking account I don't have access to!

Question:
Due to problems in our marriage she cancelled two credit cards I was authorized on and she opened up a new checking account for her direct deposit. I then opened up a new checking account for mine as well. We still have a shared account which no money is going into right now.

Her Father did our taxes for us. She filed on March 30th with Turbotax online. In the section where it states the refund will be sent via direct deposit it shows where you have to type your name authorizing it. This was done while I was asleep. I did not authorize this. The refund is going into her account I don't have access to.

What can I do?

Answer: [Contact the IRS](https://www.irs.com/articles/contact-the-irs)  and explain the situation.  They may be able to provide you with alternatives that will help.


Title: (us) Gf just got a bill from a lab for blood work they didn't charge her insurance for

Question: The bill is for a grand. They just didn't charger her insurance due to their incompetence and now she's stuck with a bill. What can be done?

Answer: Call the insurance company and ask them what to do.  You'll have to trust me on this one, this will not be the first time they have heard this question.  They will know exactly what to do.Answer #2: She can ask them to submit it, or she can pay it and file a claim herself. At the end of the day though she is responsible to make sure the bill is paid.


Title: {WA} Broke up with abusive boyfriend of 4 years. He took all the electronics he's given me in the past. Theft or no? And another question...

Question: I'm just not sure if it's theft because they were gifts from him... also wants the dog... he was the one who got her. I don't want to give her up, I love her and my toddler (the abuser's son) does too... he took the other dog but this one didn't want to go with him... I feel this is his last attempt to emotionally hurt me...

Answer:
 Did you folks live together?

The difference between a gift or a loan is intent.  It's not illegal to take back a loan, it would be to take back a gift.

If you want to pursue this, you'd need to sue him for the items or the value of those items.  Your chances of success are dependent upon the evidence you can produce showing that the items were yours.

Same answer for the dog.


Title: Sugar Daddy fucked me over.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 The only questions I see in that hot mess:

>But they shouldn't have anything to do with this, right?

Not if they aren't on the lease. You are an adult and responsible for your own contracts.

>He IS legally obligated to pay, isn't he? Is this just a scare tactic?

Reading through the garble - if you and this man are both on the lease then you are both responsible for paying the rent.


Title: ExSpouse trying to file bankruptcy on money he owes me [WA]

Question:
Background story:
I got married very young because my boyfriend at the time wanted to move in together and thought this was the best way to do that. He decided that we needed to open a few credit cards for things such as furnishings. This escalated to nearly 40,000 in debt. Eventually, I realized that he was lying to me/cheating and a slough of other problems were occurring so I left. We filed for divorce and split up the debt evenly. Judge signed off.

I’ve paid off my half, he is now down to under 10k.

So recently he told me that he has a bunch of medical debt and wants to file bankruptcy and “might decide to include the cards” (what he owes me).

I am fairly certain this isn’t something he can do as the debt is in my name and the decree says he must pay it. However, I just wanted to get second opinions and if anyone has any useful sources that will clarify this so that I am as prepared as possible to deal with this.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give!

Answer:
 From the kind of person you describe him to be, he likely will include hiss debt to you in his filing.  Most creditors in a bankruptcy filing don't bother pursuing the minor assets of a debtor because it is not worth it.  In your case, however, you could (and should) be petty.  He is allowed certain exemptions such as a certain amount of equity in a house, a primary vehicle, work tools and a wedding ring. Most everything else is on the table - go after his furniture, take his TV.  Don't forget the cat's water dish.  If there is anything sentimental that might cause him to re-affirm his debt to you, be sure to file a claim against it when you receive your notice that he is including you as a creditor.Answer #2: He actually can include that in the bankruptcy. The judge may or may not sign off on it. It will depend on what chapter is filed.
If he does, you should notified and will be part of the chapter process. He may end up with a court ordered structure of payment or he may be forced to sell off assets to pay down what he can before the rest is discharged.


Title: [California] Giving up Parental Rights to Step-Parent

Question:
I live in the state of Texas and my ex lives in the state of California with our child and her husband. I've been paying child support for the last several years and have had bi-weekly skype visits with my daughter.

Recently, my ex has expressed the possibility of medical issues and states that if something happens, the kiddo should stay with her husband who has raised her. While initially I opposed this idea, I've realized there is merit to it, as she would stay with her siblings.

So we've started the conversation about giving up my paternal rights. What I've found so far is that I need to file two motions, one to petition the court to give up my rights and one to have him adopt the child. However, I can't seem to find the exact process despite a couple of hours of searching online.

I did find a list of [forms](http://www.occourts.org/forms/forms.html), but I could use a little bit more guidance.

Answer:
 You will really want a lawyer to do this.

But make sure you understand that if you do this you will lose all rights to your child. If the mother turns around the next day and discontinues all contact you will have no recourse and no way to see or communicate with your child


Title: Undisclosed marital property discovered post divorce- Kentucky

Question:
About a week after my divorce was final, I received a title deed for my ex-husband's house. It was sent to me by mistake, and from reading it, I know that my ex-husband lied to HUD regarding his marital status at the time of purchase (stated he was a single, unmarried man, and at the time of purchase we were still married.)

He also did not disclose the purchase (using marital assets) during the divorce proceedings.

I have discussed this aspect with him, as Kentucky is a community asset state, but he does not seem concerned.

Major questions:
Is he in contempt of court for failing to disclose the asset?
Is there possible repercussions for him or I regarding the HUD fraud?
What legal rights would I have in regards to the home?

May not affect much, but we had a prenuptial agreement- basically that we would split marital assets 50/50, and that anything owned prior to marriage would be retained (hence the reason I was able to keep my home).

I'm concerned now because I don't want unresolved legal issues from that marriage causing problems in a future marriage.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: Did you hire a divorce attorney?


Title: Drug charges

Question: Hello, drugs were found in my residence in the middle of April. I haven't been charged yet as of today, my question is how long does it take for them to charge someone of drug possession? This is in Virginia.

Answer: A long time, go get a criminal defense attorney which HAS BEEN SUGGESTED TO YOU FROM THIS SUB ALREADY.  My point clear enough?


Title: Mother's American boyfriend (currently in UK) has not re-entered the US since the 70s and deserted during Vietnam. Afraid he will be detained/arrested. Does he have options?

Question: Title is all the info I have. My Mum's boyfriend has lived in the UK since he deserted from active service in Vietnam. Mum wants to come and visit us (we're in NY state) but they're afraid he is still subject to legal detainment/arrest. I understand there's no statute of limitation on desertion. Does he have any options other than not returning to the US for the rest of his life?

Answer:
 If he deserted from active status then he will most likely still be charged for that. Deserting from active duty is a serious military charge.Answer #2: If it were draft dodging he would most likely be OK, but not desertion during active duty.

Desertion during active duty even that long ago will most likely result in prosecution. Prosecution for desertion can carry very serious penalties.

https://www.thebalance.com/awol-and-desertion-3354180

Answer #3: Your mother's boyfriend should contact a military criminal defense lawyer.  These are criminal defense lawyers who specialize in military related crimes, including desertion.  They can help him determine his options.Answer #4: So theoretically if they ignore the desertion and let him back in then what? Would he owe back taxes for all the years he didn't file?Answer #5: Important question did he desert from active duty or did he dodge the draft by moving out of the country? That could make a big difference in what legal action may be taken against him.Answer #6: He should look at [this](https://www.justice.gov/pardon/vietnam-war-era-pardon-instructions).Answer #7: Does he even have a passport?


Title: My mom passed away and her boyfriend took her bankcard and spent all her money. What do I do?

Question:
Basically this is it. She passed 2 months ago, and I found out her bank card went missing a few days ago. (He probably took it a while ago). I'm in Canada if that changes things legally. There's no will and I'm next of kin.
Topic:
Wills Trusts and Estates

Answer: I'd... call the police, to start.


Title: Was drugged at work, now manager says I can’t work??

Question: So I have a morning job and night job. This situation took place Friday 12/27 I’m working my night job until midnight. Around 10:45ish  my manager asked if I wanted to take a shot (yes on the clock) I said sure, it was slow and I thought it would make the time fly by. 3 shots later i feel weird, not drunk but something else so I go to the bathroom and call my brother it’s 11:30ish. In the bathroom I noticed my pupils were dilated and I was having symptoms of MDMA (molly). He had asked me if I wanted some I said no, I’m tired and I have work at 5:30 the next morning 12/28. He put the MDMA in the alcohol and didn’t tell me. I clocked out and went straight to the hospital for the toxicology report but the doctor said they don’t test for MDMA (stupid I know).  I didn’t end up leaving the hospital until around 3 am. I texted the manger of my morning job and let her know what happened and this idiot didn’t even text me back. But the text delivered to her phone. I get home still not feeling well enough to work in 2 hours, Also thinking it’s inappropriate to show up high off what ever was slipped into the alcohol. So Sunday morning rolls 12/29 around and I go to work clock in and the manager there says I can’t work until I have a doctors note, she’s fully aware of the situation.  I contacted the hospital and I can’t get the report until Tuesday. I need to work, can I contact the HR or what can I do here??

Answer: OP you had a DUI and totalled a Car at driving home drunk from your job recently, and you still drank on the clock again, and unfortunately that dinking put you in a situation where you believe someone malicious did something very dangerous and criminal to you. Drinking is hurting you. And you mention being unhappy with your situation after moving. I mean this sincerely please take a good, hard examinationof your drinking and why you're drinking excess. Maybe talk to someone in your life you really trust about it or call an anonymous addictions Helpline.


Title: Want to post disgusting/quasi-obscene flyers on my college campus as a prank, but not sure if I'd hit any obscenity laws. (California)

Question:
My friends and I are starting a rude/edgy humor newspaper at a California university. Since Valentine's day is coming up, we created posters that advertise a dating service featuring (fictional) homeless drug addicts as a way to poke fun at STEM majors for being socially awkward.

The problem lies in our tagline "Homeless crack whores want to gum your dick!" I have a good feeling this might fall under obscenity laws. If so, we can change it to "Homeless junkies are looking for love!" but still. ~~If this was 10 years ago, it would be be brushed off, but in today's prosecute-every-little-thing era, I'm concerned.~~

Edit: I just sent them my resignation letter. I find this kind of rude humor funny, but it's not worth having my college experience ruined by it.

Answer:
 California defines obscene material thusly:

> matter, taken as a whole, that to the
average person, applying contemporary statewide standards, appeals to
the prurient interest, that, taken as a whole, depicts or describes
sexual conduct in a patently offensive way, and that, taken as a
whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific
value.

So you have two problems.  The first is that the former is obscene; the second is that the latter isn't really funny.


Title: I'm buying a used vehicle, my loan fell through so a friend is going to loan me the money and wants title in his name as collateral

Question:
Hello /r/legaladvice!

I'm in Oregon.

So like the title says, my loan fell through and the seller of my vehicle is going to find someone else, until my friend said he'd offer up some of the money I needed. It's my first car, it's only $2,300 so after talking with my friend I agreed to put $1,300 of my money in and my friend is throwing in the other $1,000. My friend wants the title in his name as collateral. My friend and I agreed that I'd pay him $250 every 2 weeks for 2 months to pay it off, then I'm assuming he'll sign the title over to me.

I've never had a vehicle before or a loan or had any experience in this type of agreement!

I'm hoping I could pick your brains and get some advice on this situation, since it's all foreign to me I don't know if this could lead me into trouble down the road.

Thanks!

Answer: The proper thing to do is to put him as a lien holder on the title.  This is the way it would be if you borrowed money from a bank or a credit union.


Title: Woman claims I was drunk driving and that she got me 'on camera,' I wasn't.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 That must be one helluva camera to be able to detect the BAC of the subject being photographed...

No, you should not be worried.Answer #2: The most that might happen would be the police stopping by your house. It's unlikely this would actually happen, but you're under no obligation to answer the door should the police arrive. Also, she sound like she's not quite all there mentally and likely wouldn't be taken seriously. Answer #3: I'm sure the quality of a video shot on a phone from a moving car while driving and undoubtedly screaming at you will clearly show your BAC being above the legal limit.


Title: I’m being blackmailed

Question: Someone on MeetMe messaged me with pictures of me naked and was threatening to send them to people I know through my Facebook friends, they asked for money but I don’t have any so I was making accounts for them

Answer: Contact the police


Title: 17, NC, Accidentally drove past a stopped school bus on the way home.

Question:
Just about 20 minutes ago I was driving home after dropping my sister off at our school and I passed a stopped school bus (on the other side of the road) on a two-lane road (with a turning lane in the middle).

For some context, I've got bad anxiety and didn't really know what to do when I was approaching the bus. There were cars coming up behind me and I didn't know whether to stop or to keep going, as I was only a few blocks down the road and already going 30-40 mph. So, I just kept going and when I looked in my rear view mirror a few seconds later, I saw that the car behind me stopped. For more context, there was also a school to my right.

What should I do?

I can't help but freak out about it, I just got my Class C license last week and I'm trying to save money for a new car.

Answer:
 > What should I do?

Take this as a learning opportunity and don't make the mistake again. Answer #2: Everybody makes a driving error at least once, so don't worry and just use it as a lesson in the future.

You should look into getting help for your anxiety, if it's bad enough that it impedes your driving then perhaps you should but driving on the back burner until you find a good way to manage it. Perhaps take extra driving lessons will help.


Title: Breaking into a house for sale?

Question:
Today, I was told 3 of my friends were arrested for breaking into a house that was for sale. 2 of my friends have records and te last one has I think only 1 small ticket. All of them over 18 y/o.

Does anyone know what might happen to them next? This is in California if it makes a difference.

Answer: Maybe a fine and probation.   Maybe some jail time.   This is impossible to speculate accurately on based on "they have records".Answer #2: You need to get new friends.


Title: (MS) The company I work for has implemented an "attendance bonus" of $1/hr, but we now have to clock in at 5 minutes before start of shift and start work then to get it for the week (with no pay for the extra time worked).

Question: This has been going on for several weeks now. They also threatened to take the bonus away for the whole week if we go to the bathroom too much or aren't "performing up to their expectations" in our workday.

Answer: Rounding up and down in 7 minute increments is legal so long as it's done consistently in either direction.Answer #2: This seems like it’s worth it by a lot. I’m assuming that means you work 25 min for free a week and in exchange you get an additional $40 added to your pay for the week? Answer #3: You keep saying over and over you aren't getting paid for the 25 minutes a shift, but you are making more than you would I'd you did. Alot of jobs do this. My job has us clocking in 7 minutes early, we only get rounded up to 15 if we clock out 7 minutes late. I'd take the bonus and shut up about it, before it turns into a mandatory 7 minutes early and you get paid for it but lose your bonus. You are acting like you are getting robbed when your company is actually doing a really good thing for the employees.


Title: [Non-USA] The legality of references in video games

Question:
Good day!
My question is quite specific; and if you cannot give a proper response that's fully understandable.

I'm currently working on an indiegame; with the intention of selling it down the line and in said games you can buy and equip different hats. I thought a hat like so:
http://i67.tinypic.com/dop34x.png
Would be quite nice, but since this is a reference to Super Mario I'm a bit worrysome about them having the legal right to straight up sue me, considering them being a tad bit... triggerhappy.
Does this only apply if I reference Super Mario by name- or is the likeness enough to get me into trouble?

Country for me: Sweden
Country Nintendo: Japan

Answer:
 The style of hat Mario wears was not invented by Nintendo (carpenter hat, google it), and therefore the style itself is not under copyright.  However, I would still avoid any reference to Mario, Nintendo, or any characters thereof such as stylized Ms, Ns, or any reference at all on the hat of any kind to anything Nintendo related.

Nintendo is very litigious and searches for copyright violations regularly so pick your decisions carefully.


Title: Officer refused to give a breathalyzer and said field sobriety test was the only option

Question:
Since that's an agility test that MANY people would struggle to pass while sober, this refusal seems like bullshit. After searching around online, I know they must wait 15 minutes for "observation" before administering that test, but outright refusal to give it when the driver is sure they'll pass the breathalyzer...

Is that legal?

Thanks in advance.
Topic:
DUI

Answer: they would use a breathalyzer if they suspected you were drunk. the field test gives the officer time to make a judgement on if you are impaired on other drugs.


Title: Oregon/ Debt collectors failed to tell my school that I paid off my debt

Question: Debt collectors failed to confirm to my school that I paid off my debt, which lead to me being unable to attend college. Is there a case for me to sue for time/ potential money?  Location Oregon

Answer:
 Who were the collectors? Were they working on the behalf of the school who still owned the debt, or were they people who bought the debt from the college after it wrote it off?

If the debt was sold off, the college probably won't let you reenroll. You didn't pay them. They sold the debt for pennies on the dollar to try to recoup some of the loss. The money you paid to the collector didn't go to the college.


Title: Adult under 21 inherits a wine shop

Question: Random thought I had. Say we have a family business that sells alcoholic beverages. The current owner, having health complications with a poor outlook, has willed their ownership to their adult child who is still between 18-21 years of age. Could this person legally own a business that sells a product they themselves cannot consume? (or even be on the premises of the business in the first place?)

Answer:
 The answers are going to vary based on state, and potentially even by city or county.

In some states, you might be able to own but not manage. In others, you could potentially manage but not actually perform transactions yourself.Answer #2: The ATF immediately busts down your door and sends you to prison for eleventy billion years for trafficking alcohol as a minor

/S


Title: CA: Did not report the real reason to the ER

Question:
My husband sent me to the hospital on 1/17/19 at 11 pm. I told the hospital I fell in the shower. Can I now report the truth?

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Will he have to stay with me after?

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Answer:
 You'd likely just want to file a police report.

I don't understand what you mean "will he have to stay with me after". He isn't forced to stay with you now. If charges are filed or a restraining order is sought out it's possible that the court will order him to have no contact with you and to stay out of your shared house.Answer #2: Get an Emergency Protective Order now at your local PD and report the incident Answer #3: I would be surprised if the ER believed your story about the fall. Unless there is a mandatory reporter statute in your jurisdiction, they're likely not raising the issue with you because they're afraid that you will leave rather than get treatment. If you are still in the hospital, ask to speak to the social worker. Explain the situation and what you want to happen. The social worker should be able to help you make that happen.Answer #4: This is very common with victims of domestic violence, don’t worry. You aren’t in any trouble with the hospital or anything.

Your best bet is to go to a police station and tell them what happened. They can investigate, pull the hospital chart (showing your injuries), and set you up with a social worker who will help you to leave him and make it on your own.

It’s not easy, and no one thinks less of you for the situation you’re in. It’s unfortunate, but there are enough monsters out that that the police work with domestic violence victims all the time. Be strong, you deserve better than him and can make it on your own.

Good luck!


Title: Colorado Security Deposit HELP

Question:
Can a landlord withhold MORE than your security deposit for none "normal wear and tear"?

I lived in an apartment building and rented a parking space and storage locker. I moved out with one month left on my lease(my new lease was starting in a bigger place), so a week before the final month was due to bill I tried to remove the parking space and storage for the last month so I wouldn't have to pay for them. The leasing agent just happened to be out of town the last week of the month so the charges weren't removed....

When I went to move out, they had to replace some carpet(pet stains, not arguing with them) which ended up costing about $400... My security deposit was $250. But since I was owed money from them not removing the charges for the parking spot and storage, they dipped into those funds to pay for the carpet. Are they allowed to do this?

Thanks so much for the help!

Answer: They used the entirety of your deposit and then applied the credited amounts for parking/storage? Yes, they can do that. If the damages exceeded the security deposit, you are obligated to pay for the excess, and it doesn't matter where the money came from to pay it. I suppose you could have demanded the credited amounts and then paid off the remainder of the damages, but what's the point in adding that extra step?


Title: Police took my phone while I was unconscious at the scene of car accident.

Question:
Portland Oregon

Last night they came in and tried to question me right after i was given a bunch of pain meds and i was still pretty shooken up. I have a punctured lung, 2 broken teeth, massive headache and a few big bruises.

They wanted me to sign a paper that would help them convict my best friend of vehicular assault. I told them there is no way in hell that was happening. At this point i didn't know my phone was missing and could barely lift my arms.

After they left i couldn't find my phone anywhere.

So should I show up at he police station and demand to get it back?

Do I go get a lawyer if they don't give it back today?

I don't really care about the phone itself but it has a lot of personal information on it i do care about and nobody has any business looking through.

Iv been on meds since the accident and I am still very confused. Please help me :)

Do they have the right to do this?

Answer: Depends. If they had a warrant for the phone, they can take it and look in it all they want.


Title: Managers won't accommodate my injury [Canada]

Question:
I have tendinitis in both my arms, I don't really know how it happened other than I woke up with it last week. Pain extends from the shoulders to the fingers. A doctor told me to wear wrist and elbow braces and prescribed me stronger pain medication. I've asked for my shifts to be shortened which they have been, because a full 8 hrs of my usual tasks is unbearable. However what's also unbearable regardless is constantly pouring coffee. I work the morning shift (McDonalds) and it's what 90% of customers order. I'm moving, shifting, twisting and turning these giant jugs and it's starting to kill my back since I had to adjust the pouring position to take as much load off my arms as possible.

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I asked my manager this morning if it's possible for someone else to do it, and she said no. She said I'd need to ask the other manager for help. In the past when I was recovering from bronchitis, I thought'd be ok to work because I could just ask to not be on my station and moved to another one I know how to do that doesn't involve using my voice. Both the staff member working it and the manager refused.  I believe I overheard my managers talking about me in that I didn't need to change my post because "she doesn't seem phased by it." (I was crying, but it's not like they were there to know.)

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What even are my options here? If my arms become further damaged I may lose out on my chance of going to university for 2D animation. Which you know, is entirely about using your arms. Is there any group or organization I can go to about this problem? Or do I just find another job, hope the employer is willing to take on a risk like me, and then also hope they don't fuck me over in the same way?

Answer:
 An accommodation has to go both ways. It means that the employer gives a little and the employee gives a little.

If you can't do 90% of you job responsibilities, your employer is under no obligation to accommodate you. People in wheel chairs can't be NBA officials and blind people can't be driving instructors. If you can't perform the main requirements of your job, they can terminate you, regardless of if it's because of a legitimate medical issue.


Title: Landlord wants to repair damages caused by me, wants a company come in at 7AM even though I told him I am sleeping in the mornings

Question:
I still live here and haven’t given a 30 day notice. We signed a standard month to month contract. Does he have the right to choose a time that doesn’t work with me?

I live in CA, the rental is a bedroom and a detached bathroom.

EDIT: I get off work at 3am and go to bed by 4, this is why it doesn’t work for me.

Answer:
 So wake up a little early that day. What's the big deal? You can't unreasonably withhold consent, and I don't think 7am is all that unreasonable. Answer #2: It all comes down to the lease agreement. In my experience, most leases say they just have to give you 24 hour notice before coming into your apartment.

I would say that since you caused the damage he’s having to repair, a little flexibility from you would be decent.


Title: [USA/WI] Roommate threatens violence - Police called; Eviction and his properties?

Question:
Location: US-Wisconsin-Milwaukee County

I am the homeowner living on the premises. Roommate / Tenant did not pay rent since 2017-10, giving various reasons/excuses.

Yesterday I finally served him personally a 14 Days Notice to Vacate Premises citing unpaid rent. Roommate / Tenant went ballistic and threaten physical violence. I have it on recording.
Called 911; Roommate left the premises before the officers arrived. The officer later advises me roommate has outstanding warrants for him for something else.

Roommate told the police officer on the phone that he left the area and does not plan on coming back, but texted me today saying that he would like to return to pack/pick up his property.

I take that I cannot change locks until I get an order for eviction, and that has to be 14 days after notice served, and the whole court process.

If I allow him to return to pick up his property, presumable with a friend of mine here as a witness, what paperwork can I do to ensure this gets behind me and that I can change locks and move on?

Also, can I still sue for unpaid rent after he vacate the premises? Although I do suspect there is no asset to collect the judgement from, even if I get one.

Thank you for your attention.

Answer: You may want to ask the police to do a civil standby while he gets his stuff. They will keep the peace if there are officers available.


Title: (WA) Live in a non-smoking building, but neighboring building smokes like a chimney. Anything we can do? (Feat: Diagram)

Question:
http://imgur.com/rxe1qOP

Our building is a non-smoking, 8 unit apartment building. Residents here smoke, but they smoke 25 feet away (or more) from all windows and doors.

Our neighbor to the north is a single family home, owned by the folks who live there. Their porch is maybe 5 feet from our building, and our windows are directly above their porch. They smoke on their porch day in and day out, and if our windows are open at all (which they are, because its 90 degrees out) our apartment fills with cigarette smoke, even if we put fans in the windows and set them to blow away from us. This is significantly decreasing our quality of life, as our options are either breathe in second hand smoke, or roast to death with the windows closed.

Washington has multiple laws regarding smoking, but I can’t figure out if any of them could actually help us. Any ideas?

Answer: People are allowed to smoke on their own property.


Title: [FL] Possible to keep kids from going to protests with Ex wife

Question:
I have a quick custody questions before I spend the $200 to ask my  lawyer. Brief backstory: I'm a chef, used to help my dad in the kitchen at his various restaurants so when it came time for college I picked Culinary school. While at school I met my wife. Now I'm not going to lie, there are a lot of people who go to Culinary school not because they want to, but because they don't know what they really want to do, somewhat like cooking, and don't really have the grades for some of the bigger state schools. My wife was one of these people, but soon took to culinary school, especially on anything about the business of running a restaurant quite well.

So after we graduated we moved to a small kind of vacation town on the gulf coast of Florida that was a couple towns over from a major university and set up our own restaurant, and decided to get married. Everything was going great but my wife would constantly regale me with the stories of her highschool friends who were very wealthy but had the highschool grades to go to a 4 year school, where they all became sorority girls and partied the whole time. She would ask if we could go hang out with some of them that live in NYC, but running a new restaurant you don't really get vacations.

Anyway we had reasonable business until one day a celebrity chef came to eat at our place. He seemed pleased and apparently recommened us the next day when he was giving a lecture at the big University a couple towns over. Suddenly we were constantly packed, but the restaurant became successful enough that we could hire on some new poeple, and I could let my wife go visit her friends

Eventually we got pregnant and had a little boy, but my wife was still always wanting to party with her high school friends. One day she finally came to me and said this wasn't the life she wanted and she left, leaving me full custody (we were both about 28 at the time and my son was about 4) We split our assets because she had worked on the restaurant too. I sold our house in order to pay her share, and luckily my grandfather was willing to buy it and let me rent it back from him so I wouldn't have to uproot my kid.

Its 5 years later now and she has gotten over her party girl phase and was able to take classes at a community college and then transfer to a 4 year school. She's become a bit of a zealot for social justice causes, and has a new boyfriend who is equally as zealous. I recently found out that she had actually travelled to Charlottesville last summer to counter protest. I found this out because my kid let slip that she has been taking him to these counter protests during their visitations (which is generally in the summer) He told me about something they went to while he is there now and then let slip that they had traveled all the way to virginia. I decided to search through pics of these counter protests online and while I didn't see her, I certainly saw her new boyfriend (I say new but they've been dating for a few years now and I've met him a few times, always seems really sullen and angry)usually dressed all in black.

Is there anyway I can prevent her from taking my son to these counter protests ( I didn't really see any reason before this to restrict her travel while she has our son the few weeks she does in the summer) Or perhaps reduce her visitation time so he doesn't spend much time around her current partner?

Answer:
 Question 1) What's your divorce decree state?

Question 2) Are these protests counter to any other elements of your divorce decree or otherwise present a reasonable risk of harm or danger to the child?


Title: Husband OD'd on RX opiates & benzos... likelihood of medical malpractice? (US)

Question:
Very condensed version.
Husband prescribed Morphine and Xanax, which eventually killed him in his sleep. Both medications legally obtained from his GP, although ALWAYS early. Some months would be filled a couple of days early, some months he'd get it a week earlier. In seven years, I've found ONE 30 day prescription that was written 30 days after the previous one.

As his wife, I accompanied him on SEVERAL visits to the doctor the last years of his life to warn the doctor that he was being overmedicated. These interactions with me are recorded in his medical records. During the last few months of his life, my husband himself was asking to be tapered off of the Xanax, again, according to his medical records. It appears that little, if any, change was made. He passed away almost a year ago.

I am preparing the records for review by an attorney's office. Are there any points that I need to specifically focus on before I hand them over?

Answer:
 You should definitely be prepared for disappointment; it's extremely rare that MedMal damages are awarded in cases where the defendant OD'd. Just saying. Answer #2: Automod is right- this is way beyond our scope.

Talk to a medmal attorney in your area- you should get a free consult.


Title: Can I sue for defamation? Is it worth it? False Sexual Assault Accusation?

Question:
Last spring I was accused of sexual assault by a woman who I went to college with. I didn't do anything to violate her consent and was always raised never to touch anyone without the other parties approval. Yet she was otherwise adamant that what I did was sexual assault. And promptly filed reports with the school and local police department.

Things went really well for me. The college spent months reviewing my case and found that I did not commit sexual assault and was acquitted of all charges through the schools judiciary system.

On the condition that I have no further contact with the women in question (reasonable) and that I go through with substance abuse education (alcohol was involved and I had a history of heavy drinking around this time.)

Can I should I sue for defamation? This whole thing really shook me up. My friends all believed I was a man of good character and didn't do it. Because I didn't. I've been advised from some friends of mine to look into legal action but is it really worth it? Money would be nice I guess, but I really just want to put this whole thing behind me.

Located in MA, USA.

Answer:
 You can sue for defamation.  [You don't need to prove damages for civil libel in MA.](http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/massachusetts-defamation-law)

It is likely not worth it.  The best way to put this behind you is not to start a long-running legal saga in public court about the whole thing, from which you'll likely get relatively small damages after legal fees.

You'll only want to consider it if she decides to launch some kind of slander campaign going forward.


Title: (California, Alabama) I made a dumb mistake sending cash via money gram to a scammer in a different state. Is there anything I can do?

Question:
I put up a listing on craigslist of a used a bed frame i was selling. A woman (i believe it was a she since she mentioned her husband on more than one occasion) who spoke awkward English texted me and offered to buy the bed frame.

Her proposal was to send me a cashier's check of $1,250. I was selling for $275. However, her plan was for me to withdraw the $250 plus an extra $30 for assisting them then I was to give the remaining amount to the movers via Moneygram who would come to pick up the bed for the couple.

Now, painfully obvious, I withdraw my $305 and deposit it into my checking account and proceed to a CVS and send the remaining $945 I pulled from the fraudulent check. I send it and she confirms they received the money.
About a week later I get a notice from my bank that the check has been "returned unpaid" and deducted $1,262.00 from my checking account.

The woman gave me the name of the person to make out the Moneygram to as well address, city, state, and zipcode.

Additionally she sent the check via USPS and the envelope has what i presume to be her name as well as another address in Alabama.

I emailed Moneygram about this and haven't heard anything back, which is not surprising as they didn't do anything wrong.

Is there anything I can do to hopefully get my money back?If i talk to police, do I get in touch with the local (CA) police or do I contact police in the city of Alabama from the address provided by the woman?

Any help would be deeply appreciated.

edit: thank you all. i was already fixing to see this as an expensive life lesson so i'm glad you guys were kind enough to answer and bring a little bit of closure.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: It's a classic, well-known, and common scam. Report it to either or both police departments, or to the FBI. But don't expect anything to ever come of it. Your money is gone and the crooks are 99.9% certain to get away with it. Sorry.


Title: Our website is being taken hostage by our web host, is this legal? How can we fix this? *urgent*

Question:
Hello everyone, my friend and I run a website that helps students at our high school.

This morning something went wrong with our host, causing our website to go down. When we contacted the host they asked 550 dollars to fix the problem, or 55 dollars for backups of our website. They wouldn't even tell us what the issue was. Is this even legal? What should we do? We could caugh up the money, but we'd have to dig into our savings.

We live in the Netherlands, and the host is based in the US.

Thanks in advance

Edit: turns out the fisical server computer broke down. The middleman and the main host are still in dispute about who has to pay the bill, but in the meantime we've got all our files back luckily. Sorry that I might have overreacted a bit here, but it was really stressful on our team to have no contact with our server, knowing that +-1000 students rely on it. That in combination without the host giving us any info on what happened, and going straight to demanding money stresssed me out. Thank you for all your help, even if it didn't turn out to be a huge legal deal, I apreciate it even more so that you guys to the time for us.

Answer:
 Former web host employee. Either you guys screwed up your own site, or you got hacked through insecure passwords.

Either way, hosts often maintain their own backups of hosted sites for no additional cost because it gives an opportunity to sell an extra service. Lucky for you, they saved you.

To avoid paying for this in the future, you can maintain backups of your site on your own. Then fixing it will cost nothing.Answer #2: It sounds like we're missing a lot of the story here. $550 is an oddly specific amount. Did they tell you that you exceeded bandwidth or storage space or CPU allocation or anything like that? Were you in a shared / reseller environment, or a VPS, or a dedicated server, or colocation?

In a shared / reseller environment (and in some VPSes as well), a host will suspend your site if it uses so many resources that it either (1) begins to incur additional charges for the host, such as major bandwidth spikes, or (2) begins to negatively impact other customers. And they're absolutely correct in doing this, because my website shouldn't have to suffer just because someone else's is insecure / poorly coded / on the wrong package / etc. I know of at least one well-known host who charges customers for excessive bandwidth if their site is the target of more than one DDOS attack.

Read the host's terms of service to see what it says about backups. I'm giving them a 99.9% chance of saying that they're not responsible for backups, which puts the responsibility on you.


Title: Found what we believe to be mold in our apartment (GA)

Question:
Good evening everyone,

My wife and I believe we found what appears to be mold around the window in our bedroom. Do we clean and see if it comes back? Do we take pictures and do an at home test? Do we take pictures and contact management. Just trying to get an idea on what to do. Thank you all for the help.

Answer: Yes, clean it. That's it. Just clean it. Shockingly, windows have moisture and condensation.


Title: My ex might want to take my kid away

Question: [deleted]

Answer: No one here can guess what his attorney will do. Talk to your attorney. Answer #2: Maybe. But I wouldn't be real concerned unless there was something else going on other than a 9 year old boy being a 9 year old boy.


Title: I have incurred overdraft fees after my employer did not pay me. According to the employer I should have been paid. Am I eligible for compensation?

Question: UK

Answer: You are entitled to your pay check, but they are not responsible for your overdraft fees. That's on you.


Title: Conflict of Interest attorneys (FL, MA)

Question:
Where do I find them?

An organization that has a fiduciary relationship with me also has a fiduciary relationship with other organizations.

It's a job placement agency that has a fiduciary responsibility to the people they aim to place.

This agency also has financial incentive to provide honest opinions of their candidates.  The companies they have placement contracts with them pay them to evaluate candidates.

In Summation:  This agency has a fiduciary, principle-agent relationship with the candidates, aiming to represent them and put forth a good honest effort to helping them with certain companies.

They also have contracts, where money is involved as consideration, with the same companies aiming to honestly evaluation their candidates.

In theory, they could ruin the employment prospects of their candidates while also claiming to represent them.

They have loyalties to two conflicting parties.

Answer: oh god, are you a recent grad angry about not getting temp work?? please tell me you didn't just get out of law school... Who says that they're in a fiduciary relationship with you???  You have a contractual relationship with them, and they're under no obligation to place you with anyone.  Read your agreement.  You're essentially advocating against the entire structure of every single placement agency of all time.  Not going to fly.


Title: [TX] My SO wants to move out of her abusive mom's house when she turns 18. I have a few specific questions about how to keep it legal.

Question:
My SO's mom is abusive and controlling. She is 17 now and turns 18 in several months, I am 18. I live with my parents and am in college but my parents, after seeing how my SO is treated, are willing to let her move in unconditionally. I have some questions about how to (if it's possible) take things legally which have been paid for in full or in part by her mother. We live in TX.

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Here's the situation:

* SO is the daughter of a single, never-married mom who owns a small business. We've been together for 3 years.

* SO has no license because her mom is "too busy" to take her to TXDPS (DMV). She paid 50% for a car and chauffeurs her mom around illegally because if she doesn't her mom will have a meltdown. She needs a parent/guardian there to get a license so she will have to wait until 18 to drive legally. Her mom's name is on the title. The car is insured and SO pays for the insurance.

* SO has a joint savings account with her mom with around $6000 in it from working for her mom after school and during summer.

* SO likely has an undiagnosed chronic condition (which my best guess for is strain+anemia or fibromyalgia) which has gone untreated because her mom lacks insurance or is "too busy" to take her to the Dr. (both excuses have been used along with others).

* SO has access to her birth certificate and social security card but no form of photo ID.

* SO has many items of clothing and other misc. things paid for by her mom which she would like to keep.

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Here's the questions:

* Can a joint savings account be cut off by either party at any time? How would one go about doing that? Could it be done in advance without the her mother being aware?

* We know that she has to wait until she is 18 to get her license and it will hopefully be much easier, but what about the car she paid 50% of? We're not hopeful about being able to bring it because the title is in her mother's name, but just in case, is there some way to legally keep the car without having a title transfer because she paid for half of it? Like I said we are not hopeful and she is willing to eat that $2600 if it means moving away, but it would be nice to keep it.

* They currently don't quite have medical insurance, what they have is a "Health care sharing ministry." I'm not exactly sure what it is but based on what I've read online it seems like something John Oliver would make a segment on. That's besides the point because the assumption is that her insurance will be canceled when she does leave. I am guessing that because she won't be on her mom's "insurance" and because she is not one of my parents' children, she cannot be on our health insurance. What is there to be done about insurance? Will she have to buy her own policy if she wants insurance?

* Are SO's birth certificate and social security card her property? The birth certificate is not the original, a new one had to be requested because her mom lost the old one and her mom paid for the new one. Since those are the only documents she has to prove her identity, are they her property? The birth certificate is kept at the place of business and social security card kept in her mom's wallet (stupid, I know).

* Her mom has paid for probably about 80% of her clothing and other items. Is it stealing to take them? Can they be assumed her's because she wears them? How can she take her clothes and other belongings without it being thievery?

Thanks for bearing with me through the long post and thanks for your advice.

TL;DR: SO is daughter to single mom, SO turns 18 soon. How do we arrange to get her belongings and identity (which were mostly paid for by her mom) legally?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 1. The terms of the joint savings account will dictate how she handles that. Whatever money she can verify is hers may be removed, assuming her mother has not restricted her right to access the account in some way. She should ask the bank about what permissions she is granted by virtue of being a named co-account holder.

2. If the car title is in her mother's name, she is not permitted to take the car without her mother's permission. She is welcome to sue her mother for her half of the car purchase amount, but obviously that's a pretty significant step to take, suing her mother in court.

3. She should immediately determine if she qualifies for Medicaid once she turns 18, until she can find a job with benefits. The process is fairly simple.

4. The birth certificate arguably isn't her property, it's her mother's. The SSN card is hers. If it is going to be a hassle to get the birth certificate, at least get the SSN card. She can use it to obtain a new birth certificate.

5. Legally speaking, she is entitled to take only what was gifted to her or what she paid for on her own. Practically speaking, she needs to weigh the chances of her mother pursuing the return or replacement of those clothes and any other possessions she takes with her.


Title: Is this prank I want to pull legal ? [Norfolk, Nebraska]

Question:
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Topic:
Troll Post

Answer:
 Yes.  [Jamming cellular equipment is illegal](https://www.fcc.gov/general/jamming-cell-phones-and-gps-equipment-against-law).

Also, this doesn't really meet any reasonable definition of a prank.


Title: [Massachusetts] I run an e-sports league that consists of high school aged students and I plan on charging the players in order to finance venues, food, etc. Can I legally receive profit after all expenses are paid for?

Question:
Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 a crap ton of laws, regulations , school district rules, and other polices will impact this, each different for each different school.

get an attorney to set this up if you really want to do it - if you can't afford one, you sure as hell can't afford to do this. Answer #2: >My concerns stems from how this is not an official organization, thus we do not pay or receive taxes because of that. Am I potentially breaking any laws doing this?

This makes no sense.  If you pay money to and receive money from others, you are subject to tax.  Whether or not you're "official" is meaningless.


Title: I want to use some Vimeo videos for a non-profit film festival fundraiser - what do I need to do?

Question:
Hi. An organization I work with, a 501(c)3 nonprofit serving homeless populations, wants to hold a 'film showcase' that engages the general public about homelessness with films/videos on the topic. There are about four videos on Vimeo we found that would be perfect - each about 4-7 minute-long shorts.

The event will be held at a local movie theater in town, and I had some hesitation on this because they all thought it would be fine just to show the videos without a problem. I told them we might need permission for something like this, and they gave me the task of figuring this out. This showcase has a cost to attend - with the ticket price benefiting the nonprofit; a meal/drink is included in the cost.

What are the legalities of something like this? I feel like I need to contact the production companies, ask for their permission, and get it in writing. But is it simpler than that? More complex? I appreciate any guidance on this subject.

Edit: Location is in the US, in NV

Answer:
 You need to acquire permission from the people that own the videos, be it Vimeo or some other person. *Sometimes*, non-profits can bend the rules a bit for educational reasons, but in your case, that's not going to fly because you are charging money.

You need permission from the owners.


Title: Received 4 items instead of 1 from an online vender

Question: As stated above I ordered a computer peripheral for 140USD and instead received a box 4 total. I'm thinking of returning them but what are the legal consequences if I don't? I paid with paypal so I don't think they can make another charge to me without my authorization. Advice?

Answer:
 Contact the vendor and inform them of the mistake in shipping.

If they want the extra three items back, they need to pay for shipping them back.

You CANNOT keep them without paying.

Before the myth of the FCC regulation gets brought up...

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0181-unordered-merchandise

The above ONLY applies to orders from companies you have NO relationship with who ship goods and thgen invoice you out of the blue.

Not applicable in your case.

If they ask for your items back and you refuse, they can sue you in small claims court, or just bill you and report your failure to pau to the credit reporting agencies, ruining your credit.


Title: Texas: Is this a form of discrimination from several doctor's office concerning the acceptance of new patients with an insurance company the doctors office accepts?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Type of medical insurance is not a protected class. (I can't believe I just had to type that sentence.)


Title: [GA, Atlanta] - My water service goes through neighbor's yard

Question: My neighbor had some work done to her yard, and the guys digging hit my water line. Nobody knew my water line went through her yard. It's an old house, and they said the pipe wasn't on any plat, but I haven't done a search to see for myself. Now, the neighbor says I can't have the water pipe running through her yard. That seems ridiculous. It's been there for at least 50 years. So, can my neighbor make me stop using that pipe for my water service under her yard?

Answer:
 Was her yard marked for digging?  I am betting the guys digging didn't call and have all the utilities called to mark before they started calling.  You just need to call the water company and let them take care of it for you.Answer #2: Is the cut before or after the water meter?   Either way it's not likely she is going to be able to have it moved.   But if it's before the meter that is the water departments line and I guarantee they have an easement.

You should get a copy of her deed and see if there is an easement mentioned.   If there is, either for the utility company or your property, this is all an exercise in futility for her.


Title: (FL) If I cut off my parents/family, would law enforcement, the government, and other establishments be able to know I'm related to them?

Question: This isn't exactly legal, but in that event, I would be uncomfortable still being linked to them. Would be I be responsible for them in any legal way or anything of that sort? I want a fresh start for personal reasons someday.

Answer: No. You can cut yourself off. You are not responsible for anyone else. Familial responsibility is rare. I dont think they have it in FL anyway


Title: "We can't show you the lease or rental agreement until you apply and give us the deposit" - VA, USA

Question:
I am apartment hunting in the state of Virginia. There is an apartment that I liked. While I was there scoping the place out, I asked to see a copy of a generic lease and rental agreement, to see what the policies, terms, and conditions are. They said no. When I asked why, they claimed the files are only generated once the application process was complete and "a payment" was made.

I am currently getting back to them to ask them to clarify what precisely the payment is (a fee for seeing the agreement? A deposit?). I believe that it is fair that I should be able to see the rental agreement before I put down the security deposit or pay any kind of fee. Especially considering the rules have the same generic form every time.

VA landlord tenant law seems to say that if the rental agreement is not signed and the person pays rent, that the person agrees to the rental agreement for a period of one year. This seems to imply that it is not necessary for me to see the rental agreement.

*Am I entitled to see the rental agreement? If so, what do I do about an un-cooperative leasing office?*
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 > If I want to see terms of the rental agreement I have to apply and pay the $50 service fee, a $250 deposit, and a $400 administrative fee!

Translation: "Our leasing terms are so horrendous that the only way we can convince people to rent from us is if they're already in to us for $700 and feel they have no choice."

Going elsewhere else was the right call.Answer #2: That's strange, and I would go somewhere else.Answer #3: Handing money for no services rendered? Run. Big red flags there for me, especially with that kind of money!Answer #4: Run. Away. I've rented plenty of times having moved around for the military and I have never seen a place that didn't hand over a copy of the lease if we showed interest, with no need for money to change hands. Not at all. This screams scam to me actually.Answer #5: red flag. just go somewhere else. I haven't ever had that happen to me.  although I've only rented 2 places in my life. so pinch of salt.


Title: Local pet hospital is discriminating against gender. Is this legal?

Question:
I’m a 19 year old male full-time student that is desperate for work, namely working with animals. I already have two years of volunteer experience under my belt. I have applied to several vets and doggie day cares with no luck so far.

I was talking to a friend about possibly applying for a position at a vet hospital she was working at. All of a sudden she stated that her manager does not hire males (this vet hospital is employed by mostly women) because of past experiences with men they hired being predatory to other employees. Apparently the manager, based on stereotypes, decided that men were unfit for working at their hospital.

I immediately thought that this is pretty sketchy. I am aware that most businesses have equal employment opportunities in place to prevent sex discrimination based on stereotypes or otherwise. Is this typical of vets and vet hospitals? Is there anything I can do about this?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 This is an easy one. Prove it. You can’t. You don’t have any legal ground because your friend said something. They will never explicitly say they didn’t hire you because of gender. Even if they do verbally say it, still have to prove it.Answer #2: It is impermissible to refuse to consider you or hire you simply because you are male. However, the fact that your friend states that the manager does not hire males is not proof of discrimination. It is the third party's statement. In order to sustain a successful lawsuit, you have to prove that you were not considered or hired due to your gender.

Understand, even if you file and win a lawsuit, that won't get you hired. The damages would not be a jackpot either. ,

If you want to explore the issue, see if you can get a free consultation with an employment law attorney in your area.


Title: [CA] Neighbor's Dog Came Through The Fence and Got Bit

Question:
So my next door neighbor has a very aggressive dog. Her dog barks constantly and if anyone or anything happens to pass by the fence shared with her yard, he starts snarling and growling. You can hear him trying to break down the fence. In some places, he has. He's literally snapped several (reinforned) fence boards in half, and often will stick his head through the holes he makes and will snap at people on the other side. I love dogs and believe that in their souls they are all good, but this dog is honestly trying to hurt someone. Because this dog is big and violent, my neighbor keeps him in the backyard at all times. We've called animal control and theres nothing they can do. We'll call this dog Cujo.

On the flip side, theres my dog, Momo. He's big and protective, but has never once hurt another living being. He's developed some kind of anxiety because of Cujo and hates going outside now. He knows that this dog can and has broken down the fence and destroyed our yard before. We keep him inside because Cujo upsets him, but keep him outside when we do yard work because honestly we're afraid of Cujo too.
A little more info on my neighbor; she's obvious some kind of animal hoarder. Too often have we complained about her dog only to have her come over and tell us that she "got rid of (not Cujo) dog", and every time she brings home a new dog that same day. She's told us that Cujo isn't even her dog; that he was left there by previous tenants. We are all legitimately afraid of Cujo and know that if he gets out he will attack someone.

Today our fears were almost realized. I was doing yard work when Cujo literally runs through the fence, breaking boards and charging at me. He was stuck for a moment, caught between the boards. His shoulders, head, and front legs were through into my yard. If Momo hadn't been there, I would've been mauled, I'm sure of it. Momo crossed the yard in a single second, growling, and bit this dog in the face. A warning, I'm sure, because Momo backed off almost immediately and started snarling. There was blood. I was crying. At this point Cujo had momentarily retreated and my brothers and dad had shown up and hastily covered up the hole with another piece of wood. Almost immediately, Cujo was snarling and barking at us again, trying to rip away the board we had just placed.

Angry, my dad went over to the neighbor and yelled at her, finally demanding compensation for the (many) boards her dog broke and demanding she do something about him.

I'm worried she'll be able to sue us because Momo bit her dog, and I was wondering if there was any legal action WE could take that could get Cujo into a place where he is no longer a threat. I'm not saying he should be put down, but he is a danger to us and to our neighborhood. What can we do?

Answer:
 Momo deserves a treat. Good boy.

Keep calling Animal Control. Your dad can sue the owner in small claims court for the value of the repairs. Answer #2: At this point call the nonemergancy police line. Report that you think the neighbor is neglecting her animals (which is illegal) and that her dog tried top attack you. They may be able top help where animal control cannot.


Title: Moving out at 17

Question: Hi my name is jazz and I have already runaway from home once and i plan on doing it again, my father already said he wont sign over power of attorney, i live in Texas, If i am pregnant can i legally move out or would there be a better chance of me being able to move out with out the person i'm staying with not being charged as harboring a runaway. And if there aren't any loop holes around leaving at 17 how do i have to have a job to be emancipated. And how would I apply to be emancipated?

Answer:
 > If i am pregnant can i legally move out

Honey, you have less than a year left before you can move out legally. A child is an 18-year-plus commitment. Please think this through.


Title: Former coworker told me he wants to sue company (MD)

Question:
A coworker of mine was let go during his probationary period for not being a good “culture fit”. I was friendly with him and we had lunch together a few times. The other day I ran into him in public and he told me that he believes his firing was discriminatory (he is openly gay and married) and he has been speaking to a lawyer about taking the employers to court. Apparently he approached his supervisor about some shit they said that rubbed him wrong and he was fired shortly after. I was not party to this before he told me after his termination.

He was also abrasive and hard to work with, always on his cell phone, and rude to his supervisor who he thought he was smarter than. I witnessed his bad behavior a few times and I know that he alienated about half of the office. I’m also openly gay and have had no issues stemming from that, but we did not share a supervisor.

Do I have any legal obligation to keep this quiet for him? Do I have any obligation to tell my employer? My instinct is to keep my head down and mind my business, but if this suit goes forward and it comes out that I knew, can anything happen to me?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Not your circus, not your monkeys. You have no obligations at this point, and nothing to gain by involving yourself.

Either side may well subpoena you to give testimony if this suit ever happens. It likely won't: most threats to sue are made in anger and never materialize.


Title: Can my minor child be arrested if his friends say he provided drugs?

Question: My son, 15 was at a party recently and he and some friends smoked a joint. The mom of one of the kids found out (and may or may not have part of joint) and went to police. Police contacted me and want to speak with my child. My son admitted to me that yes they did smoke and he was the one who got the joint. He also told me where he got it from. Officer is threatening to send to court. I don't think I need to allow my child to speak to officer but I also don't want to make him mad. What should I do? (I am BTW looking at why my child did this and speaking to him about it. He is grounded, had phone taken away and attending therapy upcoming). I don't however want this child's life ruined over this. Basically to what extent can they pursue charges? It's basically a couple kids saying this happened and possibly some of joint but possibly just the word of the other minors. Also FYI this is southwest Michigan court.

Answer:
 Yes he can be arrested.

Your son should not speak to the cop and you shouldn't either.  This has nothing to do with making the cop mad.  The cop's goal is to get your son to confess to a crime.

You should hire a criminal defense lawyer.Answer #2: On an unrelated note...

*Please* don't send your kid to therapy over a joint. A kid smoking a joint isn't a mental health issue, and all it's going to do is make your kid hate and resent you.


Title: Issues with homeschooling and irresponsible parents

Question:
Not sure if this is the right sub, but basically I'm having issues with highschool because I get no help from either of my parents. I'm homeschooled and I have a lot of issues with school because I was never raised with responsibility- I always ended up cheating because I was left on my own to learn instead of the way my schooling was supposed to be. My mom is abusive and my dad is a depressed alcoholic who I don't really want to push the pressure of being a dad onto because he's always been more of a "best friend" sort of dad and hasn't given me responsibilities. He's a good guy, really, I think he just doesn't know what he's doing.

Anyways, I have a lot of issues with learning and my schooling program is focused around my parents teaching me and I'm so behind that a CPS worker might come to my house. I've been working my ass off for hours. What should I be doing? I don't know what to tell my parents because I can't depend on my mom and my dad could be dying of cancer, so I don't want him to spend his possibly final days being berated by me to help me learn things in school and I don't want to be in foster care. Should I find a way to drop out? I'm only 16, I live in Ohio so I don't think I can. I don't know what would happen if I do either. I'm really lost, I do like learning but I'm so behind that I don't have the time to learn because I have to focus on catching up and asking my boyfriend for help. Also, my parents are divorced and live apart if that matters.

Answer: Whatever you do, do not drop out of high school. If CPS is already involved then the only thing for you to do is to focus on school.


Title: Want to drop out of public university, but i still have an installment left in my tuition that I don’t want to pay

Question:
Planning to drop out of a public texas state university, went and talked to advisor and the bursar office and they said I legally still had to pay my last installment.

I 100% dont plan to return to school ever (please save the lecture) so im not worried about having W’s on my transcript or not being able to get my transcript or anything like that. However they mentioned that they might send the remaining bill to a collections agency.

I was wondering how likely something like that would happen or if there was any way for me to get the fee waived such as talking to a dean and explaining financial and mental health struggles. Thanks in advance

Answer:
 > wondering how likely something like that would happen

Like 100%. You can see if they have a mental health waiver, but it's unlikely. This is their business.


Title: I believe I was raped, need advice

Question:
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Topic:
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Answer:
 This would be better as a TIFU....or rather TIFAD.

Answer #2: You have zero chance of getting a criminal conviction out of this (or anything else), And personally I don't think you were raped. You were the one who kept going with the sexual acts as you described. You should have noped out of there as soon as you thought something was off.


Title: Airline Baggage Handling: Seeking compensation for second damaged guitar. Was denied compensation first time this happened. How should I go about it this time?

Question:
As stated above, I'm seeking advice on how to get compensated for guitar damaged from baggage handling. I'm a professional musician so my instruments are necessary for work. The first time this happened, I got a claim number and contacted the airline. For two months they had me jumping through hoops and waiting. In the end they denied me compensation. Now it has happened again and I can't let them get away with it. They damaged a second guitar (damage is not reoccurring) and the instrument is in a hard case. I normally bring it on the plane or gate check the instrument so that I am in control of it as much as possible. This trip, however, they forced me to check it in. Value of instrument is $1500. How can I be compensated fairly without going through the airline claims circus again.

Edit: Flight was from Narita, Japan -> LAX. I am a southern California resident

Answer:
 There is an internet saga called, "United Breaks Guitars" in which a gentleman goes through this exact process. Unfortunately, the only way he got his stuff taken care of was to write three songs about the idiocy he experienced. I wonder if you could reach out to him and ask him to intervene on your behalf?Answer #2: >How can I be compensated fairly without going through the airline claims circus again.

This may not be an option. You will need to review your ticket which lists the conditions of carriage, which constitutes a contract between you and airline. Many airlines will include a limitation to liability, which will read something along the lines of (quoted from American Airlines):

>...assumes no liability for musical instruments/recreational/sports items not presented in a hard-sided case.
>...is not responsible for damage to contents if the outside of the hard-sided case is not damaged.

There will also be restrictions on how you can file claims, such as "before leaving the airport" or "at the latest, within 24 hours from the date of receipt of the baggage."


Title: The auto shop pulled a fast one on me. What do I do?

Question:
I took my car to the shop right before the new year to have some work done. I paid for new brake shoes an break pads for all four wheels. It says so on the receipt.

This Saturday I took my car to the dealer to replace the airbag inflators due to a recall. When the dealer takes in the car, they do a complimentary full check. When I got my car back, the guy at the dealer told me that I need do replace my rear brakes. I told him that this isn't possible since I had my brakes replaced at the end of December. He said, " well, they didn't change the back ones, otherwise they's show equal wear and tear as the front ones."

I'm unsure where are to go from here. I have a receipt from the shop telling me I had new brakes installed, and an inspection report from the dealer telling me the contrary.

I live in Los Angeles, CA. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

EDIT: The dealer's report has

"Brake Condition -

Left Front 8.5mms

Right Front 8.2mms

Left Rear 2.0 mms

Right Rear 2.1 mms"

I'm not a car person, so I'm unsure whether that means brake shoes, pads, or drums, but I paid for the brake/pad set for both the front and back on 12/18/15 (as per invoice).

Answer:
 Step 1 is to go talk to the manager of the first shop you went to and, in a calm tone of voice, explain what's happened. California is a two-party consent state so you **cannot** record this conversation without the manager's approval.Answer #2: I have a third party mechanic I like for these things. I take the car to him, and say, so, I want to pay you to put the car up on the lift so I can see it. And can you tell me if X was just fixed properly.

Independent mechanics are happy to do this.


Title: How do I go about finding everything my mother has her signature on besides credit cards.

Question: I have power of attorney with my mother who lives in Utah. How do I find out if there are any loans or additional mortgages in her name?

Answer: Go through her mail and bank account withdrawals.  And get a credit report.


Title: How should i go about reporting harassment/discrimination in the workplace?

Question:
I've worked for a large company for >10 years, in VT. Recently the company (and many other companies) has started to more aggressively try to make employees do something that i believe is immoral. Im being purposely vague about the details because im not looking have a discussion about if this thing is immoral or not. I have openly taken the stance that i am not going to do the thing they are asking me to do.

Because of this my employee reviews have become increasingly negative. I have a history of being a top performing employee in many categories, and have received multiple awards because of this. My actual performance has not changed. However it is now clear that i am being poorly reviewed in all categories (its a standardized review form) even ones that dont even remotely relate to this thing because i am not willing to do this one thing. My "beliefs" (as interpreted by my supervisors) are spoken about in the comments sections of the reviews, although they are not true to what i believe, and do not accurately portray what i do and do not do, and i have repeatedly told my supervisors this. I feel that i am not being fairly reviewed because of this.

So my questions are -

Do i actually have any rights as an employee to refuse to do something on moral grounds, even if said thing isnt illegal?

and

Would the blanket negative reviews im getting from supervisors, be seen as a form of harassment or discrimination , and if so, how should i go about notifying my employer of this? I have mentioned it to HR, and they want a written statement from me. Is there a template or an example of a letter that i should as reference?

Thanks

Answer:
 > Do i actually have any rights as an employee to refuse to do something on moral grounds, even if said thing isnt illegal?

No.  If your objections are religous, you can ask for accommodation, but they aren't necessarily required to grant them.

> Would the blanket negative reviews im getting from supervisors, be seen as a form of harassment or discrimination

No.  You're getting negative reviews because you refuse to do your job.  That's perfectly fine.


Title: How do hibachi and Korean bbq restaurants handle liability? (MD)

Question:
I want to open a restaurant here in Maryland, and I like the idea of getting customers involved in preparing their own food, but i am concerned about liability issues.

As an owner, you can structure things to lessen the risk of a client accidentally poisoning themselves (ex: not allowing customers to prepare certain things), but there is still so much room for things to go wrong (a kid touching a hot surface, someone spilling something hot on themselves, etc.)

Still, hibachi grills are popular, korean bbq is growing in popularity- i even saw a diy breakfast restaurant where people can make their own pancakes and bacon and such right at their table.

How do these places handle liability concerns when they dont have people sign waivers? I like the concept, but it seems like so much can go wrong.

Thanks in advance.

Answer:
 Insurance. A lot of insuranceAnswer #2: I've never understood why people pay to cook their own food. If I want to cook I'll stay homeAnswer #3: insurance,  And this is slightly off topic, but at KBBQ or Hibache its pretty hard to poison yourself, so the risk is not that high. this is because the strips of beef and pork you get are pretty thin so its very easy to cook throughout, and because its so thin it'll cook very evenly so even if its a bit raw it won't do much harm.

Chicken is probably the biggest problem out of everything, chicken is actually kinda difficult to cook because its very easy for it to dry out especially if you make it to thin, so people will often under cook it.

Having a cooked food guide on each table with pictures of what the center of the meat will look like when its cooked will help (as well as a notice mentioning to call for help if you are unsure)

Also keeping labels on all the sauces on the table that are hot mentioning that they are hot will also help.

Most people wouldn't walk into your restaurant and be like "wow i want to seriously poison or hurt myself so that I can sue these guys". Accidents happen.

There are also cups these days that kind of suction towards the bottom that are hard to knock over on accident, maybe invest in those as well.

Answer #4: This is exactly an insurance company's job - to assess all possible liabilities and to be prepared for things like this. Find a good insurance company!


Title: [AZ] How long in my state can a tenant who doesn't pay rent be absent before it's considered abandoning their residence?

Question:
My sister, her six month old, and her boyfriend moved in with my parents in March under the agreement that as long as they weren't working they wouldn't have to pay rent. Since then they've torn off the trim of the window so they can get in and out of it without coming through the front door. They've also left their room so filthy my mom now has cockroaches.

They got into a fight with my parents on Sunday when my mom demanded they get a job or get out. My sister said they weren't leaving, and we haven't seen or heard from them since Monday.

I actually have two questions.

First question: If I don't damage or steal any of her belongings, is it legal for my to pack it up and move it into another room of the house? I'm not going to toss it outside or anything, but I would like to put it into storage in order to free up unused space.

Second question: The [law](http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/33/01370.htm&Title=33&DocType=ARS) I found regarding abandoning said 5 days if there's no property left and 7 if there is, but that also said that's if rent is outstanding. I'm just wondering where my sister leaving falls under this.

Both my sister and her boyfriend are adults in their twenties, so they're not minors. I'm assuming there's really not much my parents can't do without filing for an eviction. Thanks to anyone who can help me out :)
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Ok. Good find on the law.

So looks like ten days of them no tbeing their but their stuff is still there, you have to send them a certified letter (yes to your own address). Then you have to post a notice of abandonment on the door (yes, your own door). 5 days later is when you can pack up their stuff.  Then you have to store all the junk. The follow E and F to the letter.


Title: Hospital hired law firm and got a letter in the mail. Is it legit?

Question:
My mom is unable to pay her bill and the hospital would not negotiate. After paying some off, she stopped paying. A few weeks later, she received a letter in the mail from what it looks like a law firm. I looked it up and a few people are saying its a scam. I noticed that the '-' in their telephone number is not formatted correctly. You would think a law firm would not let this slip.

[Here is the letter](https://imgur.com/a/gn0xR7x). Any advise would be appreciate in what our best route would be!

Answer:
 This is a barred attorney in [Cobb county](http://www.cobbcountybar.org/members/?id=24792407) ([GA bar](https://www.gabar.org/MemberSearchDetail.cfm?ID=NTg0NjYy)), and the information looks right. Your mother can contact the hospital to verify

A printing error that is entirely cosmetic may not be something they bothered to address.


Title: (Southern California) Friend went on date, things have escalated

Question:
**Posting on the behalf of my friend, she has her computer, but is only able to access specific sites. Our group of friends are communicating to each other via google hangouts, where it is more discrete and accessible for her at the moment.**

My friend is 16, female, and has went on a date with a 21 year old. No sexual activity. Just dinner, movies, and dessert.

Her parents found out and went looking through our Facebook conversations. They misinterpreted one conversation we had in our group chat about her engaging in sex with the 21 year old when in actuality, it was about her and her previous engagement of sexual activity with someone our age, who is a minor. They refuse to believe anything she says, and wishes to convict both the 21 year old and my friend to jail. She has been constantly been insulted by being called "cheap" and "dirty" and has been threatened to be choked. They also want her to take a virginity exam to make sure, however she has not done anything sexual between her and the 21 year old, she has had a previous sexual encounter before this, and virginity exams aren't real.

She has been physically and verbally abused at a young age and had depression and suicidal thoughts. However, she is better now and being happy and grateful for moving beyond those days.

Her parents are extremely stubborn and often ignorant (her words, not mine) and has said of some occasions where her parents would discipline her and her brothers; once chasing her brother with a knife, her mother throwing textbooks at her head, slamming her head into the wall, her father hitting her, or having one of her brothers beat her up.

She isn't being abused to this extreme degree nowadays, and does not wish for her parents to get into legal trouble and would like an alternative to solve this problem.

She has sent an email to her school counselor, with content relatively similar to the above mentioned.

She and our friend group do not go to the same schools. We met through an extracurricular activity and regularly keep in touch via messaging each other. I (the friend who is posting this) is the closest in vicinity to her and can actually physically do something. We all know her address, and she knows our numbers (even without her phone). We have planned to call the authorities on her behalf if she messages us an SOS.

This has escalated too far and would like some advice to help calm it down.

Answer:
 Having sex with someone under the age of 18 is a crime in California, without exception. There is nobody who is legally able to have sex with a 16-year-old.

Having said that:

* There is no such thing as a "virginity exam," and no qualified medical doctor will perform any variety of genital exam for the purpose of confirming sexual activity. They could lose their license.
* Someone examining her genitals without her consent is _sexually assaulting her_ and merits an immediate police report. Even family members. _Especially_ family members.
* If her family are abusing her, she should ideally talk to a mandated reporter, such as her GP or her school's counsellor. They can escalate to CPS if necessary. Failing that, anyone can file a good-faith report with [CPS](http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/PG93.htm) if they suspect child abuse.
* Her family will not be able to bring criminal charges without police involvement. If she is unwilling to cooperate with a police investigation into her own sexual activities, that will likely be the end of it, legally speaking. Her family may discipline her for it, though.
* Her parents can legally restrict her from seeing people until she turns 18. If her parents say she's not to hang out with this guy, then she's not going to be able to hang out with her five-years-her-elder boyfriend.


Title: [MI] Father has been in an affair for 10+ years. The rest of our family is just now finding out.

Question:
This whole scenario is unfolding as I’m typing this, so please excuse me for sounding informal/rushed.

I (17M) was just woken up by my mother who had discovered very explicit conversations between my father and a women from Germany. Apparently this has been going on for years now. Father has all but admitted to it, choosing to mudsling insults towards my mother instead of defending himself.

I’m determined to take this case to court, but, as a minor with no substantial funding, I have no idea where to go from here. I don’t know what’s going to happen next, and Im afraid this will jeprodize my future (college specifically, which father previously insisted paying for. Now that he’s most likely leaving the picture, I’m left unprepared.) Please, any advice would be helpful.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 You can't take this to court. Him having an affair is not illegal, nor do you have any grounds to sue for it.

Your mother can file for divorce if she wants to.


Title: (California) I audio-recorded my wife in her car without her knowledge

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Yes. You illegally recorded her. That is a crime. Answer #2: > Evidence is not admissible - but did I commit a crime?

Yes.Answer #3: You've got it flipped around. The evidence may be admissible but you definitely committed a crime.


Title: [NY] Making up people out of whole cloth in divorce.

Question: My ex has now told (forensic psychologist) that we had a nanny (never) and that our marriage counselor was someone who they weren’t who is now dead to hide the truth and win custody of our child.  Wouldn’t these be pretty big ramifications in court?

Answer: Lying under oath is a crime, but it’s rarely prosecuted. It’s certainly...let’s say “unhelpful”... to her legal position that she has been fabricating people in your lives. Find as much proof as you can to refute what she’s saying (especially when she’s replacing someone real with someone made up). Your lawyer should know what to do with all this.


Title: The company I work for is stuck in an Auto-Renewing contract originally signed by an employee that has been gone for over 3 years. Is this still valid?

Question:
In BC, Canada - The facility I manage recently tried to switch waste disposal companies, as we are being over charged for a service we barely use (bin is far to large for the amount of waste). When we informed the current waste disposal company of our wish to discontinue their services, they told us we were stuck in contract with them for another 3 years, with a 6% price increase per year. This contract was originally signed by a previous manager no longer with the company, and the contract has since auto-renewed (after his departure).
We argued that the contract should not be valid, given that the original signer is no longer with the company and did not have valid signing rights at the time of the auto-renew. They responded with threatening legal action against us.
So at the moment, we're still using them.

Is there anything we can do, or are we stuck getting screwed over by a bad deal we had no part in signing?

Answer:
 I don't think you are in a good place here. It sounds like the employee who signed the original agreement was authorized to do so; therefore the agreement is valid for the entire term.

Does the contract have a termination clause? Or you may be able to ask nicely and get your service level downgraded to a smaller bin.


Title: [NY] My grandma might pass away soon. She has a mortgage in her name but the deed to the house isn't. What can we do?

Question:
So my grandma helped my uncle get a house in 2002. She co-signed on his mortgage since he didn't have the credit to get one himself (she never lived at this house herself). Unfortunately, cancer sucks and he passed away in early 2013. The deed to the house (originally just in his name) was transferred to his wife as per his will. His wife tried to apply for a mortgage in mid 2013 but was denied because she didn't have good enough credit.

There may be a couple liens on the house. Either way my grandma doesn't want her estate to have to pay off this mortgage when she passes away (she wants her estate split between her other 7 children - she believes my uncle already got more than his share of the inheritance between the down-payment for the house and tons of mortgage payments she's made for him). My grandma's tried talking to the banks and her lawyer but no one seems to know how she can get out of this. Please help.

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**Extra details:** My uncle went into default at one point as he didn't make payments for about a year. He also took out two 10k loans at separate times, although I could only find paperwork for one of them. It's unclear if the liens were added into the cost of the principal when it was refinanced after it went into default. Maybe someone knows if this is standard or if they're still liens on the house..? Anyways here's a timeline:

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*December 2002* - Bought the house with a FHA loan. Principal of $94k

*March 2007* - Subordinate mortgage for $10k through "ABN AMRO mortgage group", guessing part of FHA stuff..? I have no idea how this works.

*January 2011* - Grandma and uncle co-signed on new mortgage after uncle failed to make payments for about a year. This was with Bank of America - not sure if still FHA or not. New principal of $115k (principal of 87k plus delinquent interest of $12.5k and delinquent escrow of $11k)

*January 2013* - Uncle died :(

*April 2013* - Uncle's wife got a lawyer and had the deed transferred to her name. She didn't contact my grandma before doing so. My uncle did leave it to her in his will though.

*July 2016* - My uncle's wife has been making every payment on time for the last 3.5 years without the help of my grandma. The remaining principal is $102,933 as of the last statement.

Answer: The only way she can get off that mortgage is if the mortgage is refinanced or they provide a release option (few mortgages do).  However, if she hasn't been contributing to payments for more than a year, the person who inherited the home should be able to get refinancing, by proving that she has been able to make the payments without any assistance for an extended period.  Otherwise, her only other option is to convince the owner to sell it.


Title: [WA] EX is trying to press charges from getting HIV from me.

Question:
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Topic:
Troll Post

Answer: It's rare that I can say this, but I hope you go to prison for a long long time for what you did to those women.