Title: Former roommate is refusing to give back my possessions and has began selling off my things, demanding I pay her $300 to regain ownership

Question:
I apologize for any formatting/spelling errors in advance as I am on mobile.

Last May of 2018, I had signed a one year lease for an apartment that I would be renting with my younger sister.

The building had several issues including pest and maintenance problems that were never properly dealt with so as soon as my lease was due to expire I made arrangements to move elsewhere, while my sister opted to stay.

Being the primary leaseholder, (as my sister was a minor at the time) I was responsible for ensuring the suite was clean and in order for the move out inspection so that I would be able to get my damage deposit back. The move out inspection required the entire apartment be clean, not only the room I stayed in.

I moved into my new place mid April, and had made arrangements with my sister to come in and clean with her before the move out inspection.  I turned over my set of keys to her which she gave to a new roommate that the building management had approved as the new leaseholder.

Less than a week later the building failed to give proper notice concerning the date of inspection, and subsequently the apartment was not in the condition to pass this inspection as I had a few belongings still in the room that I needed to collect as well as arranging for carpet cleaning which is a requirement of move out as outlined in my lease. The building management allowed the inspection to be postponed for a fee of $50 per day.

I suggested that we split the fee and clean the apartment later that day as we had previously split all bills pertaining to the apartment equally. This suggestion upset my sister and she didn’t feel it to be fair and proceeded to refuse me entry into the apartment to clean/collect my things.

My sister has ongoing issues with hygiene and often will leave food to rot and mold in dishes that she will hide in her closet or under her bed. I asked my sister to ensure that her room was clean to which she refused stating that the inspection should be of no concern to her despite my explanations of the building policy.

I spoke with the property manager of the building and explained how I would like to go into the unit and clean/get my stuff to which I was denied entry as my lease had officially expired and I was no longer a leaseholder. I made arrangements with this manager to hire cleaners through them, since my sister would not let me into the unit to which she refused them entry.

As a result I lost my damage deposit since the unit was not clean and the inspection was not able to be performed.

For the last couple months I have reached out on several occasions and had mutual friends try and collect my things (several items with a value of over $900) to which she either ignores or refuses.

Yesterday I had a mutual friend of ours reach out to her regarding my belongings to which she finally agreed to turn back over to me, under the condition that I send $300 by transfer as a “storage” fee for keeping my things in a closet otherwise she would be throwing everything away by August 1st.

Later today a coworker of hers that I am friends with notified me that she was trying to sell my things, such as my TV/entertainment unit, to another coworker and was putting my things up on Facebook marketplace.

I am stressed over this as I do not have the money to pay her $300 and can not afford to replace the things she is getting rid of. Is there anything I can do legally? Any advice is greatly appreciated, thank you.

Answer: Notify the police she needs to learn a lesson


Title: (Nova Scotia, Canada) An online game is threatening to "get me in trouble" with my school and possibly the authorities if I go on their website again.

Question:
A while back I was having suicidal thoughts (not anymore) and I went on their website and posted about it. They banned me from the site, but I made a new account. When they banned that one, here's what they said:

"We have tracked your IP address to this school. If you come on the site again, we will send an official complaint. I'm sure the health authorities and police would love to hear how you've been threatening suicide on a school IP."

What could they actually do if I go on the website again?

Answer:
 >What could they actually do if I go on the website again?

They could inform your school and the police, just like they promised.


Title: Wierdo approached family, told him to piss off or we'd kill

Question: (Dublin, Ohio) Stranger approached me while with my family and started to insult my wife, We were afraid and told him to get away or we'd shoot. I'm afraid he'll get us arrested, are we okay?

Answer: Not a good idea to threaten to kill people on the street. Don't do that again, and if he didn't have any identifying information on you, don't see how that could pan out for him. Answer #2: Depends how seriously the cops take him if he reports it.


Title: Picking up items left in will tomorrow, need help!

Question:
Hello, my great uncle died and left me music memorabilia and $5000.  Another family member is letting me into the house to pick up the items tomorrow. New York State

When I pick up the items, I am supposed to sign something that says I release my right to the estate (basically saying I release my claim to the $5000). It has taken me a year to get the other family member to even release the memorabilia and allow me into the house for pickup, so I agreed to a settlement of $1500. I am suspicious not all of the items are there and am wondering if I can refuse to sign, and take this to probate to try to claim the full $5000 if not all of the memorabilia can be retrieved.

I have a lawyer but haven't been able to reach her, and I am just trying to figure out what to do for tomorrow. Am I going to totally screw stuff up if I sense that something fishy is going on and refuse to sign the relinquishment/release?

Background info on this is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/5qgb3p/estate_law_help_possible_poa_fraud/

Answer:
 Gather all evidence you have, and request a police escort when you go to retrieve your belongings.

Refuse to sign anything. Take all copies of any paperwork provided, and hand them over to your lawyer. It sounds like you will have to go to probate regardless, and any paperwork provided to you will help your case significantly.

How have they communicated with you? New York is one party consent, so you can freely record them, but paper or electronic records of their requests will greatly help you.Answer #2: You can refuse to sign.  At most, you should sign a receipt showing what items you took from the house, along with photos of the items.  Do not sign anything relinquishing your rights to the estate.  There is nothing for you to gain by this. You can also rescind your agreement to settle out the cash portion for $1500 if that's the route you want to go.

You need to hire an attorney to contest the distribution.  Legal fees may well be paid out of the estate so this is nothing but gain for you.


Title: I work for a tailor/drycleaner and one of my coworkers took a clients wedding dress and gave it to her sister. The client was a LEO and she took it back after someone saw it on Facebook. Just curious what happens now, thanks (CA)

Answer: Can you clean up the title a little more? It makes very little sense.


Title: Is it illegal to keep someone at arm's length, telling them to back away?

Question:
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Just the other day I was confronted by a homeless person asking for money. I told him that I didn't have anything on me, and they got uncomfortably close to me calling me a liar, I didn't feel safe, so I extended my arm and told them to back off me.

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The issue ended without any real problem but it got me thinking, can you get into weird trouble for pushing someone away if they're in your space and making you feel uncomfortable? Is that person you're pushing away right to perceive that as a threat of some kind? And would they be in the right for striking you for pushing them away/keeping them at arm's length?

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This happened in New-York, and I'm rather curious.

Answer:
 Not a lawyer: I don’t think you’d get in trouble for asking someone to back away if they make you feel uncomfortable as long as it’s reasonable(can’t say “you’re making me uncomfortable and I need you to back away 500 feet” on public property. Be careful about making contact with anyone though. Unlikely you’d get in trouble but it could lead to a “they say vs they say” issue.Answer #2: From New York Penal Code section 35.15:

>1.  A  person  may,  subject to the provisions of subdivision two, use
physical force upon another person when and to  the  extent  he  or  she
reasonably believes such to be necessary to defend himself, herself or a
third  person  from  what he or she reasonably believes to be the use or
imminent use of unlawful physical force by such other person[.]

The common-law definition of assault includes placing a person in fear of bodily injury. New York appears to cover this under its various degrees of [menacing](http://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article120.htm). So if the guy is aggressively approaching and refusing to leave you alone, then pushing him back *might* be reasonable for the purpose of terminating his immediate aggression toward you.

I would try walking away, first. It's much better to walk away from a confrontation than to get into a fight, even if your actions are justified.


Title: [NH] Can a crossing guard be at fault for an accident?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: No this is a classic example of following too close. Had the family member been following at a safe distance this would not have happened.Answer #2: Nope. Following too close on your family member.


Title: Legality of trolling "Microsoft" phone scammers question

Question:
A really common phone scam going around right now is people from India calling and pretending that they are from Microsoft and trying to trick you into believing that you have a virus. They will then convince you to let them remote into your computer so that they can "fix" it for you. They will then install malware of their own on your computer.

Legally, would there be a problem with deliberately placing a virus on your own computer that you know will spread through the program they use to remotely access your computer so when they  remote in it spreads to their system too? Also, would it make a difference if you warned them about the virus before they remoted into your computer?

Edit: USA

TLDR: Is there a way to legally mess with scammers using malware?

Answer:
 "Hey I work at Microsoft too.  Which department?  Did you make it to the Xmas party?  Have you been to the new cronut place here in Redmond?"Answer #2: These guys have been around for a while. The best way to mess with them is to keep them on teh phone as long as possible without doing anything  or saying anything substantive.
Am I near my computer?
Wel, sort of, et me go get it
(1 minute passes as I stare at the screen)
(put the phone down and get some coffee)

Okay, please go to Start .
Where is that?
Is that like a shirt button
How hard do I have to press?

You get the idea

And then ask for their name and their call back number

(he he)Answer #3: What would they do if you were able to pull that off? Tell the authorities that you gave them a virus while they were trying to scam you? If you know how to do that and get the chance, go for it. Answer #4: Just fire up a VM and have them waste their time in there, leave a zip bomb or two maybe.


Title: Pregnant car accident

Question: So I have been putting off an inconvenience claim in Iowa because I’m overwhelmed with the thought of filing the claim. I was told I had 2 years to file claim and I’m probably 14 months post accident.   My wife was rear ended at 32 weeks pregnant, and as a result we were sent to hospital for mandatory monitoring.   The accident sent her into contractions and dialated her to 4, over the course of the evening. We wound up staying two nights in hospital and were told being dialated to 4 that with any contractions we would need to come into hospital immediately. My wife wound up having Braxton Hicks contractions the remainder of the pregnancy(unrelated to accident)  but we went to hospital multiple times for monitoring. The pregnancy wound up going full term (40 weeks)but there was a lot of stress worrying about (false) labor  and the potential for a premature delivery.  The hospital bill wound up getting paid, and our portions of deductible on future visits went to our max out of pocket which was met with the cost of delivery. I was told that there is no book for the value of “pain and suffering”  and to keep track of costs of anything we paid for and missed work, but the sheer inconvenience of not knowing if any contractions would result in labor was frustrating to say the least. I guess I’m wondering if I need to get a lawyer to help me file the claim and fight the insurance company or if I can do it myself with relative ease? Any advice would be great!

Answer: You're not getting anywhere on your own. The year plus delay complicates it. Talk to a personal injury attorney.


Title: [CA] Friend got expelled from private therapy school for leaving internship a couple hours early

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > What do you guys think? Is there a case?

Almost assuredly not.  Your friend, by his own admission, violated the terms of the program.  Getting tuition back would be a stretch; two years of lost wages is ridiculous.


Title: [TX] old gym has blatantly ignored my attempts to cancel my membership. I moved 500 miles away and can no longer utilize the gym. Made multiple attempts to cancel and they won't stop charging me.

Answer: Send a registered letter, which will get you proof of delivery. Answer #2: Why are they not cancelling?


Title: [MN] My girlfriend is leaving her job and they asked her to do an exit interview but she doesn't really want to can they make her?

Question: As the title stated my girlfriend is leaving her job in about a month and they told her that they wanted to give her an exit interview before she leaves. There are several other people who are the same position as her that are leaving both before and after her but none of them have been asked to give and exit interview. She really doesn't want to have much more interaction with her employers because of personal reasons and it sounds like they are pushing hard to make her give an exit interview. My question is does she legally have to give an exit interview and if she refuses to give one can the company do anything to her?

Answer: Is she getting anything in exchange for giving the interview? Because if so, she'd probably lose that. (Severance, whatever.) Does she have a contract stating she is required to give an interview? But, no, you can't be (legally) forced to give an exit interview any more than you can be legally forced to eat a cheeseburger.


Title: [Houston] How is it legal for my apartment complex to create a 10pm curfew for its residents?

Question:
Native Houstonian here reddit, A few months ago I moved into a new apartment. I have had no reason for discontent here until I received a notice on my door telling me that there is now a 10pm curfew in effect for the complex. How is this legal? I understand trying to deter crime, but doesn't this seem super excessive? I have never heard of something like this happening before. Is my confusion unwarranted? Is this a normal thing that happens regularly?

Edit: To clarify, I do not live in a dorm/college housing.

[Picture of notice. Company names removed](http://m.imgur.com/zDPZejU)

Answer: This reads as if there's not an actual curfew, as in you can't come or go after a certain time, just a policy to allow the police to ID anyone outside after 10pm.


Title: Ex-Wife is giving me hell...

Question:
Back Info: Divorced in 2012, Minnesota.  1 Child, Originally when we divorced we agreed to $300/month in Child Support, we have 50/50 Legal and Physical Custody. This past year I got a better Job, and my Ex found out and took me back to court for more child support. I had been making payments and openly communicating with her. In June, my current wife and I had money drained from our accounts without our knowledge, and we have since worked it out with the bank and got the money back.  I emailed my ex to tell her the support check would not go through but that I would continue to payments when we got everything figured out.  She responded and said it was ok.   Now I got a letter from the county and my income is being garnished.  Is there ANYTHING I can do? It seems very unfair that even tho I have been open, and and making payments that my ex can request this and it just happens.

EDIT: People are assuming that my ex needs my child support to put food on the table.  My ex has a full time job, lives with her BF/Fiance, and they share finances, he makes the same if not more than I do.  If there was ever a question of whether or not my child would go without food or the necessities, I would not hesitate to do what I need to do.  The fact that people just assume that the divorced mother is the victim is the point I was saying when I said I get treated like the "Deadbeat Dad".  I love my daughter more than anything and will always do whatever it takes to make sure she has what she needs and then some.  The problem is that I know she doesn't need, or use the money for my daughter.  I know that she has gone on shopping sprees and gotten manicures and her nails done with the money.  Child Support is a JOKE without any regulation to make sure that it goes to the child, and not for the parents use.  But alas, I'm bound to pay it because of a broken legal system and the stigma that the mother is always the victim. /Rant

Answer: You weren't paying your child support on time. Your child's mother has the right to get a garnishment. If you were going to pay it back anyway, why does it matter that it's coming out of your pay check vs. you paying it on your own?


Title: [NJ] State seized my friend's home after his grandfather passed.

Question: Hey everyone, I'm asking on behalf of a friend about trying to get his home back. So my friend for as long as I can remember lived with his uncle and grandfather on their farm. His uncle passed away last year and his grandfather passed away a few months ago. Since they did not have a will after his grandfather passed on the state of NJ seized his property and my friend has been couch surfing ever since. Is there anything he can do to reclaim his home? Thanks.

Answer: Why did the state take the home? Was the grandfather in debt due to medical attention?Answer #2: I was told it was a reverse mortgage, that's about it.


Title: MA - Tenants could possibly be abusing utilities.

Question:
Hello,

I’m a landlord of a 2 Family home, in which I live in one of the apartments. The rental apartment has 4 bedrooms, 1  1/2 bathrooms , and laundry in the unit. We have had the same tenants for about a year & their lease expires August 2018.

We used the standard MA rental agreement which does not have utilities included, BUT we do pay everything except cable/internet. It is a verbal agreement and it’s is normally fine.

We have recently had to go to the apartment several times to make small repairs and noticed the heat is cranked to 85 or higher. It’s a sauna with the windows open. The last bill we received for their apartment alone was almost $600. It wasn’t that high last year. We have recently had the boilers checked out and they seem to be working fine.

My questions are can we put a lock on the thermostat to prevent it from being cranked up? I know we need to maintain a minimum of 68, I would like to set it higher than that for them.

Could a make an amendment to the lease with 60 days notice saying over $300 we’re not covering?

Could we put a lock on the thermostat? Or is there a way to regulate it through the boiler?

Ask them to be more careful?

Thanks so much for reading and any helpful advice.

Answer:
 This is a common problem, as tenants who do not pay for utilities often have an inexplicable need for both tropical heat and open windows.

There are thermostats which are lockable, but tenants find a way to break into them. You can also get thermostats which are hard coded to a specific temperature, but then the tenants either put bags of ice on top of the thermostat or leave the oven running with the door open. You can also have a system where the boiler is controlled by a thermostat which is outside and inaccessible to tenants, and then there is some programming to get the right temperature inside (this is common on older, multi-unit buildings, and is a bit expensive and a hassle to get tuned right).

Since you seem to get a separate heating bill for that unit, your best bet is to have them pay for their own utilities. Note that if you have a year lease, you might not be able to do this until August when the current lease expires.

You could go to court to sue them for wasting utilities, but this is difficult.


Title: Denied sublease because they don’t like my teenage child

Question:
Hi all - Looking for advice on discrimination law and/or ethics. I am a highly regarded creative professional in the small town where I live. I am also a College/University Professor teaching in the same area where I work. I have impeccable references and am well liked (humble too! ;) ) I recently secured a sublease from a colleague who wanted to share office space so we can collaborate on projects together. She had full approval from the building owner/landlord to grant the sublease.

I know of the landlord and they know of me. We like each other...or did like each other at lease. Then upon signing of the lease the landlord said they found out who my teenage child is and that they don’t like him/her and thinks they are “bad news.” To be fair, my child is adopted and has some mental health issues and at times is “bad news.” Having said this, my child has nothing to do with my work nor would impact my work or place of work in any way. Regardless, because they don’t like my child, they denied the sublease and said I am not allowed to rent. My colleague was horrified, I was saddened and appalled as just because my child (teenager!) is unliked, does that give grounds to deny a sublease?

The landlord even said that they know I am a good parent, doing everything I can but they still will not rent to me to have office space. Can they do this? Or is this discrimination? Any advice would be appreciated.
Topic:
Canada

Answer: They can choose to decline an office space sublease for any reason. It’s not housing, just work space.


Title: [FL] Consensual sex with a minor (17) as a legal adult (22)

Question: [deleted]

Answer: For the most part, it's legal but creepy. With that said, the adult can occasionally be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor in certain circumstances. When you're an adult having sex with a minor, there are never going to be "no catches". Similarly, no nude pictures/videos and don't cross state lines with her.


Title: Locked residential fire escapes (California)

Question: I live in an apartment building 10 floors and approximately 200 residents (Oakland).  A few weeks ago a neighbor mentioned tgat the Apartment Manager has locked all of the fire escapes on every floor.  Last night I checked the fire escape on the 10th floor and sure enough it was locked.  Is this legal?

Answer: Call the fire Marshall right now. Go live somewhere else crash with friends whatever until this is sorted out, don't be in a death trap building.


Title: Threats to my personal safety after civil suit

Question:
Edmonton - Alberta - Canada

I recently came out of a civil suit stemming from a motor vehicle accident. I was the driver in the vehicle, and was a co-defendant with the vehicle owner. In the end, the owner settled with the plaintiffs for approximately a quarter of the originally claimed amount.

During the case, I worked with the co-defendant to a small degree. He kept claiming that he was getting accident reconstructions done, had witness testimony, and other such things, and continually asked me for money to cover these expenses. I did not pay him for any of these, as I never saw evidence that any of these things ever existed. I never met the witness, never saw any of the reconstruction diagrams, and never spoke to the firm who he claims did them.

The case closed just the other day, and since then, my co-defendant has been aggressively messaging me, demanding that I pay him over two thousand dollars for the things listed above and more. As I said, I never saw any of these documents, and they were never produced in the pre-trial when the case was settled.

After ignoring his messages about paying him, he sent two very aggressive messages claiming "some people have to learn the hard way" and "don't worry, I will find you".

This guy is grade A insane, and I wouldn't put it past him to come to my house and seek to harm me. So I'd like to know, do I have any obligation to pay him for things he paid for during the case? And if not, what are my options for keeping myself safe from a vengeful co-defendant?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: You can report the threats to the police.


Title: [Missouri] My husband is experiencing discriminatory behavior at work after speaking about atheism at a work party.

Question:
My husband is new the world of atheism.  He exposed his lack of religion to a co-worker who later asked about how or why he celebrated the holidays while at a work Christmas party.  His boss and a few people higher than her where there and became intrigued, joking with him about how he could possibly have kids and be atheist and continued to question our abilities as parents.  He said his boss was not aware of his atheism before this party and things recently have changed in their relationship.
The district manager and his boss (unit manager) would take him to lunch and discuss their church outings and bible school for their children.   Generally though, he is not around his co-workers, he works sales and his boss rides with him on a monthly basis to evaluate his performance.  During his annual review this year, he was told he would not receive a raise and they cut his bonus by around 75% compared to what he usually receives.  He has been with the company for 5 years and has always received his full bonus, a raise and was given satisfactory marks on his review.  We compiled all of his growth in shares and performance based numbers to confirm that he is doing better in comparison to previous years.
A few other details...he asked for new accounts in a better territory late last year and was told he could have them after a review period.  He is in a very dangerous part of the city and the product he sells does not perform well in any of his stores (even though he uses other less popular products to grow shares to make up for this and is very well liked by the store managers).  He asked for a mix of high income stores and low income stores to make his month a little better.  He also experienced a shoot out at one store.  He was strung along for awhile until putting in an official transfer request to be stationed in a territory in Illinois closer to where we live and out of the violent areas.  He was strung along again and told he would need to prove himself first.
Recently he was called into the District office and told he needs to follow this very elementary daily checklist and report his every move to his boss upon which there is any deviation he will be terminated.  This is a 90 day probation.  He was also told no matter how he performs, he will not receive a raise or bonus next March.
I'm asking reddit for advice because I know something like this is very hard to prove but I feel like it would be worth it.  He is feeling pretty low as he has never been fired and feels like this 90 day probationary period is pretty much a really long notice to the inevitable.  His district manager asks him regularly why he still works there and why he doesn't just move on to an environment that suits him better.  Something that makes it even harder to prove is that the unit manager and district manager are new and have only been in their positions for 2 year so they can claim their expectations are just different that the others who always gave him good remarks in his performance reviews.
Any advice is welcome:)

Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 You'll never prove discrimination.  His bosses are making stuff up to fire him over to create a fake paper trail so they don't get sued for firing him over religious discrimination.  It sucks, and anyone with half a brain can understand what they are doing, but it will be incredibly difficult to prove unless they sent out emails saying "Fire that godless heathen for his heathenism!"

Your hubby needs to bring home evidence to document his prior performance, because that stuff works great on a resume, and he needs to find a new job ASAP.  There's nothing left for him there.

If you have a contract specifying bonuses for performance, and he can show he met that performance, he can sue for that.  But if the bonuses and raises are subjective, there is nothing you can do but move on.  Cut your losses and move as soon as possible.  I would not even give notice if they are treating him like that.


Title: (California) My dad misspelled my name in his will

Question:
Basically what the title says. My dad misspelled my name in his will. He has since passed. I discovered the error when I was looking over trust documentation I received this week. His house + bank accounts went into a trust split 3-way between myself, my sister and his girlfriend. The house is owned by just me/sister but is overseen by the trust, which his girlfriend is executor of. I have contacted the trust lawyer (employed by his girlfriend to oversee the trust establishment) but have not heard back yet. What ramifications is this going to have?

Edit: I don't just mean going through things in a happy, normal way. Will this give others grounds to remove me from the will?

Answer: Spelling errors in your name are conclusive proof that dad didn't love you and you should be removed and totally disowned. Does that sound right to you?  Even plausible?  Most likely a scrivener's error with zero consequences.Answer #2: Unless your name is Joe Smith and he "misspelled" it as Steve Gutenberg, or something like that, his intent will be clear and you're going to be fine.Answer #3: Should be totally fine. We had a similar issue when settling my mother's estate and it was not an issue at all.


Title: (Durham, NC) ~13 y/o black boy was sobbing on the sidewalk shirtless for abt 1 hour, screamed "YOU HURT ME" when a woman tried to get him to come home. CPS is closed, I can't contact nonemergency, what do I do?

Question:
I don't want to contact 911 on a black kid because we all know what will happen.

He was screaming, crying, sitting on the ground shirtless and just crying his fucking heart out. I got a video of him screaming back at his presumed mother "YOU HURT ME", however it was too dark (plus I couldn't find where he was in the darkness) to get a picture of him. However at one point he did sit down on the sidewalk and I got a good look at him-- he was shirtless, maybe in baggy boxers/basketball shorts and crying.

He screamed when an adult woman presumably came out to talk to him. Genuinely I thought he was an annoying owl (yes i'm stupid), then a woman who got into an argument outside (that happens a lot in our neighborhood) then I saw him HE WAS JUST A DAMN KID CRYING. I didn't go outside because my parents wouldn'tve allowed me, but I wish I gave him a shirt or something.

I tried to contact non emergency, but for some reason my line was blocked?? Then I contacted CPS and it was closed. (It is currently 12 AM where I am.) The CPS website suggests to contact 911 after hours (which are ridiculously short hours for what I consider an essential service but whatever i guess) but i am/was hesitant on calling 911 on a sobbing, inconsolable young black boy. Later he left and presumably went home with his mother. I fumbled on skype (I don't have service) to contact nonemergency then CPS, but by that time he was already gone.

Is there anything I can do WITHOUT ENDANGERING HIM? I do not know this boy, I know he lives in my neighborhood, but I could easily identify him on the spot. Should I just wait in the morning and call CPS, or call 911 and ask for an on-site social worker? What should I do?? I know many will not reply in time but i am panicking and I just want to help this boy without endangering him whatsoever.

sorry if this is a mess i'm panicking lmao (also sorry if this is the wrong flair!)
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer: You should call 911.Answer #2: Is there a local non emergency number? Or a mental health emergency number to call?


Title: Can you get compensation for being in charge of a trust?

Question:
I'm probably giving WAY more information then necessary so I'm going to post a TL;DR at the end. Thanks all.

A year and a half ago my father in law died. My husband and his brother were left a property and home worth around $200,000 in a trust. My husband is the one in charge of the trust.

We first put it up for sale as is but it isn't getting any hits so we've started putting some work into the house (painting, etc) to help it sell.

Over the last year and a half my brother in law and his wife came a few times at first to help clean the house out and took some furniture and electronics (everything 100% agreed upon, no issues) but haven't come back since to help maintain the home  (cleaning it, just checking to make sure trees haven't fallen, cleaning leaves in the fall, etc). We've discussed it with them and they always have something better to do. We sucked it up for the time being, hoping it would sell and be over,  and asking them almost every week for some kind of help, without any help coming.

Now that we are putting real time into the home their absence is even more obvious. My husband already pays for everything regarding the house (bills, repairs, etc) because my in laws told us they are financially unable (that is fine, they have two kids to pay for and we don't want them suffering so we told them we have no issue with that) but my husband works 50-60 hours per week in order to do this and then weekends are spent caring for the property, our family time has been non existent over the last year. We are down to one car because my husband's went completely a couple months ago and because of the home we don't have the money to get a new one right now. We have a son who is autistic and took this death VERY hard and it's been effecting him more and more not having his father around.

We began painting 3 weekends ago they came this past weekend to help. They showed up at noon, left at 7p while my husband and I were there from 9a to 10p as well as the last two weekends doing it. We went back yesterday and notice every room they painted has to be redone because it was slopped on, with drips everywhere, missed spots, patchy. Then we noticed they got paint all over the carpet (they were the only ones using this color so we know it was them). This will likely take us another 2-3 weekends to redo everything.

When my husband messaged his brother about the paint and the carpet he said "well the carpet needs to be replaced anyways". It's throughout the whole place! It was on their foot and tracked throughout. You're talking about replacing carpet throughout a 3600sq/ft home! Green on a light beige, very obvious. We can not afford to replace it so if I don't get it out (because they won't come to do it,  they've already said this was their only available time to help) we may have to take the hit on the sale in negotiations.

Someone had mentioned to us at the beginning we would be entitled to extra money because my husband was the one in charge of everything. We didn't think to look into at the time because they were coming for the first month and didn't want to screw them out of any money but it's becoming so overwhelming watching them do nothing with the house, bitch and half ass it when they do, have money for pot and concerts but not for bills for the house, watch my husband kill himself at work and on this house to watch them get half for nothing.

Does anyone know if we would be able to claim some compensation? We do have an attorney for the trust but he's out of the office for a couple days so I thought I'd check here first for some info and get more specifics from him later. Thanks for sticking with me for this long story!

TL;DR My husband is in charge of a trust left to him and his brother. It's a home to be sold and money split in half. Brother and sister in law do nothing to help care for the home for the past year and a half, financially or otherwise. Can the trustee (my husband) be compensated for all the time and work put into the home?

Answer:
 > an the trustee (my husband) be compensated for all the time and work put into the home?

Yes. Usually the trust document will specify if this is allowed.


Title: Will a Judge Decide to Give More custody than I am suing for? And other questions.

Question:
South Dakota, USA

I am about to start a long legal battle for joint custody of my child. The mother who has been full uncooperative and even hostile during his first 3 months has refused to follow through in her own words agreed to outside of court so my family and I are pressing for a legally backed  compromise befofr the child is too old to remember the proceedings.

However, in reading through the guidelines and rules for parenting I noticed that the mother of my child has violated 3 of the core reasons for loss of custody. Now, i believe she is being irrational, difficult, and disresepctful of my role as his father. But i by no means see her as an unfit parent. And taking him away from the other parent is just taking the problems i have with the current situation and reversing it. I am not looking for that result. But the evidence i would be using to prove that i am trying to provide for and raise ghe child, also make it explicit that she has performed this violations. (Most strongly being Parental Alienation and Refusal to coparent. But also a possibility to argue a case of child endangerment.)

I do not believe she poses a genuine threat to this child. And would hate to have our current roles reversed. The whole reason i am taking the fight is that i dont believe a child should be seperated from a qualified loving parent. And she hates and disrespects me. Not him. If I go for joint custody and my evidence convinces the judge that taking her custody away is the correct form of action. Can he override what I am suing for?

Part 2: I am currently not financially comfoftsble with having to pay a lawyer and from all my research i should be able to perform my above actions without one. But the clerk of courts in SD will only give me the papers needed for Parenting Time. Not custody. A legally knowledgable friend of mine has narrowed down some of the files i need but says that they need editing (Divorce Papers) and before telling me how and what i needed to keep and cut. She left the state for a vacation. Leaving me stalled on filing my case.

Answer: Parental alienation can't really be done to three month old infants, so forget that. Based on what you're writing there's actually no issue of fitness on her part. There's not a chance in hell that a judge would even give you 50/50 custody of a three month old, so worry not about getting more than you're asking for.


Title: [Update] How long do I have to wait, before tossing my brother's dead animals? He's not a tenant.

Question:
Good News, Everyone! (well, it's good news for me, I doubt anyone else cares). My brother is burying the damned things right now (in our side yard, where he is planning a vegetable garden come spring. Whatever, they're out of the freezer.)

Thank god for a warm December.

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3tio3o/how_long_do_i_have_to_wait_before_tossing_my/

edit: CT

Answer:
 Good to hear. Now go disinfect your freezer.Answer #2: I don't want to think what kind of damage those would do to the vegetable garden. Fish is okay but any red meat can hurt itAnswer #3: I was about to start screaming you can't just bury an animal in your yard, I was thinking a large dog or a deer or something.

It was a bunny and a lizard.


Title: Can you be made to pay an illegal immigrant child support?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You are paying child support for the kid, not the mother. If you get her deported, your kid goes with her and you can send the money there. Why don't you want to pay to support your child? Answer #2: Of course.


Title: A visiting friend just had his REAL Driver’s License destroyed by a bartender, now he has to drive back home without one. What steps can he take?

Answer: Go online and apply for a replacement- receipt will act as valid DL until new one arrives. ( in most states)


Title: Company I work for is recording calls w/o informing caller.

Question: I recently started a job in Florida. The company I am working for records calls and "grades" the employees interaction with the customer. The caller is not aware that they are on a recorded line - is this legal? If not should I report them?

Answer: Yea that's illegal. Florida is a 2 party consent state.


Title: Employer asking me to break the law. What do I do?

Question:
So, I work for a company in Florida which will remain nameless.

I've been asked to break the law several times. From stealing software (we make a LOT of money, so this is unwarranted), to hacking computers.

I'm deathly afraid my job might depend on it, but I haven't done it yet. I probably would if I had to because feeding my family is paramount. I could look for a new job, yes, but I only have 1 year of experience. And in this market, I'm afraid I won't find one.

What should I do?

Answer:
 Don't break the law.  If you're sure that what you're being asked to do is illegal, then leave the job and move on.

Computer intrusion can net you *years* in prison, and I guarantee you won't find another job after that.Answer #2: You can not break the law and maybe get fired then apply for unemployment

You can break the law and possibly end up in jail or spending thousands on an attorney and/or fines


Title: ex-roommate stole the car she sold to me before i could register the new title, she took the money and stole the car back after.

Question: i purchased a car from my then-roommate for $2000 in California. she took the money and we filled out the paperwork for the title. things basically went to shit with our friendship and before i had the opportunity to register the car in my name, she came over one night when i wasnt home and stole it. she now lives in another town. i tried to file a report to the police department in my town AND hers and they said there's nothing that can be done because the title is still technically in her name. i fucked up in a lot of ways as far as procedures, but she had been my best friend for 5 years and i now learned the lesson to trust no one. BUT my point is, i am out $2000 and a car and am being told that i can do nothing about it. somebody help???

Answer: Small claims. If you have proof of sale, receipt, communications and all that you should be good. I would claim for the $2000 + costs back at this point and not the car. Good Luck!Answer #2: Sue her for 2k. Forget the car.Answer #3: Do you have any proof of the sale? Text messages? Email?


Title: [San Antonio, Texas] I know Texas Labor laws are a bit lax when it comes to workers rights. But I was fired from work for "not looking happy enough."

Question:
I'm a server in a fine dining restaurant and I believe I'm a good employee. I come to work early most days. I do all my side work. Not addicted to hard drugs(like half the staff). I work with the team and run everyone's food. I upsell all their spirits and food and came out pretty well in the sales lists. No customer complaints and have been actually mentioned in yelp reviews for good service.

I came in one day(20 minutes early) and promptly got dismissed. When asked for a reason why, I was told the GM called beforehand to have me fired. When pressed for information he just told me I'd have to talk to the GM. Fast forward to today and when I try to have a meeting with him he was standoffish and weird. He told me he thinks I'm not mentally capable of this job and can't handle the stress..... I've been a server for almost 10 years, 3 of which was a manager.

Now a reason why he may feel that I'm mentally unsound is because I don't smile often and sometimes have days where I look sadder than my usual self. I recently have had a traumatic experience and have feelings of anxiety stemming from that. But in no way was it impeding how I worked or my service. I'm so frustrated. I felt like I was doing good despite what has happened and feel so defeated being discriminated in this way. Is there anything I can do? Or any resources I can talk to?

Answer:
 >Is there anything I can do?

Sorry, no.  Just file for unemployment while you look for a new job.Answer #2: >being discriminated in this way

Most discrimination is legal. If "not looking happy enough" and not being able to smile is the result of a disability like a facial deformity caused by nerve damage, then someone fired for not smiling might have a case. But that doesn't seem to be at issue. So, /u/UsuallySunny's advice is spot on. You will almost certainly qualify for unemployment. Good luck to you. Answer #3: Sorry to hear this has happened. While I don't know if this will help you, I remembered reading this a few months ago.

[US employers are officially barred from requiring service workers to be happy on the job](http://qz.com/680243/us-employers-are-officially-barred-from-requiring-service-workers-to-be-happy-on-the-job/).

I am not sure if this could be applied to your situation, but it does not hurt speaking with your regional NLRB.

Edit: You can read the [NLRB's ruling here](http://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d45820a5493).


Title: There is a manhole in my fenced-in backyard. The utility company has to access it sometimes. If they enter my yard without notification and my dog bites them, am I liable? (shitty MS Paint diagram included)

Question:
As this [shitty MS paint diagram](http://imgur.com/JxcCeR0) shows, I have a manhole cover in the back of my yard that the local water company has to access once in a while. I do not recall uncovering an easement during the process of buying the house, but I assume they have one in order to access it (need to find this out).

Every time they have had to access it, except for one, they have notified us beforehand by coming to the door when we were home. One time recently, however, we came home and there was a worker exiting the yard after taking a reading/measurement/something. This got me to thinking: if my dog (who does not like strangers) happens to be out in the yard when they enter and someone gets bitten, what could potentially happen?

I have a beware of dog sign posted, but I'd like all my bases covered. Ideally, I would like for them to buy the strip of land from me that the manhole rests on; that way I would no longer have to worry about it. But, in the meantime, any advice?

Answer:
 The dog isn't in the paint drawing. Neither is the sign. How can I possibly give advice without that?

^^I'm ^^getting ^^sick ^^of ^^this ^^joke.Answer #2: It's hard to give absolute answers to liability questions because there are a lot of factors and liability can be shared. If a stranger comes up to the fence does the dog run up and start barking? If so, the utility worker would be foolish to enter the yard and so would more likely share more of the blame. Can your dog exit the house on its own? That would make you more likely to be more at fault if the dog couldn't be seen but ran out of the house and attacked somebody. Another thing that could lesson your liability would be to put a sign on the gate saying something like "Warning : Dog may bite. Please do not enter without first checking with homeowner at 123-456-7890".  They are still going to enter if it's an emergency but this sign shows you are taking reasonable steps to prevent an incident.Answer #3: Here is the solution that my parents had to do with the same exact situation and that is make the man hole accessible outside of the fence area. So you might need to make the fence closer to your house on the side and back but that will give them access without entering your back yard area.  It was actually forced on my folks and they still had to keep the area mowed and free of bushes etc. so the utility company could easily get to the area.  Answer #4: My dogs are *very* rarely outdoors when no one is home and all of my gates are locked at all times. Perhaps use locks so they *have* to contact you?


Title: My father was fired from his job before he was proved that he was innocent.

Question: My father was a councillor for a First Nations band in British Columbia and a while ago he was accused of rape not long after, they let him go from his position because of these accusations. and not long after that the lady accusing my dad decided to tell the police that no rape had taken place, and she did jail time for mischief or something. They offered him his job back but he wouldn't take it he was infuriated and he is wondering if a legal action could be taken.

Answer: Call the Employment Standards Branch (http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/), though the fact that it was First Nations might mean that federal laws apply.


Title: Update to Florida wanting me to pay my husband.

Question: It's all cleared up. It turns out they got me confused with his ex-wife,she kept his last name, she applies for Medicaid every couple of months(she's weird) and lists herself as divorced but puts my husbands name and social in the spouse part.

Answer:
 Thanks for the update!  Glad you haven't had your marital-property bank account and marital-property wages garnished to auto-deposit into your marital-property bank account.
Answer #2: How did you get them to listen instead of just assuming you were a deadbeat?Answer #3: [Previous post,](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3nuxab/fl_the_state_wants_me_to_pay_my_husband_child/) even though I think it's still on our front page. Glad everything worked out!Answer #4: Original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3nuxab/fl_the_state_wants_me_to_pay_my_husband_child/Answer #5: That... actually makes total sense.  Glad it worked out.


Title: Ohio - How much trouble could I be in for depositing a stolen money order?

Question:
I have this tenant who always pays late and always has a story. Last month, he told me he mailed a money order so that I should get it in time, but it must've gotten lost. Sure it did. I told him to get a stop payment and show me his receipt and I'd hold off on evicting him.

A day later he tells me that he went to the store where he bought the money order and the guy felt sorry for him and gave him a new one. At the time I just laughed to myself and shook my head.

But then it occurred to me...what if someone actually DID give him a new one? And here's where I get worried. My tenants often give me money orders that haven't been filled out. Either my name isn't on it or they haven't signed it. Since they are cash, I've always figured it was no big deal and I filled them out myself.

But if it turns out that he did steal this money order and I've signed it, how much trouble could I be in? And would I have heard from my bank by now?

Answer:
 If you aren't a part of the theft, not any, really.  You might be required to turn the money over to the police.  Answer #2: Criminally, probably none. But your bank will definitely take back the money from your account if it turns out to be fraudulent. They have A LOT of time (months or years I think) to declare it invalid.

Best thing is to have it cashed or at least validated at the location it came from.


Title: [CA] My employer is threatening to suspend/terminate me if i do not turn in my tip?

Question:
TLDR: Employer takes all of the servers' Credit card tip and forces us to turn in almost all of our cash tip. Servers think that this is unfair and we take home our cash tip. Servers are threatened to be fired and or suspended from work if we keep taking our cash. What can we do aside from throwing in the towel and finding a different place to work?

Hello Reddit, I am a server in a restaurant in Southern California and my coworkers and I were recently threatened to be terminated or suspended if we do not turn in our tip.
The tipping system in our restaurant is unfair, and I wanted to get legal advice on behalf of my coworkers and I. We do not get ANY of our credit card tip and sometimes we are required to return the little cash tip that we get. Currently, we are required to turn in 10% of our overall sales as tip back to the House. For example, at the end of the day, if we sold a total of $1000, we would have to turn in $100 back in tip. If the credit card tip do not cover the $100, we would have to turn in the rest of it in cash at the end of the day! Our top servers typically do not get more than $60 in cash at the end of each shifts. Turning back money to the house at such a ridiculous rate feels so unfair, and ALL of the servers are just taking home a majority of the cash tip, regardless of the amount we "have" to turn in back to the house. In the two years that i have worked at the restaurant, I have not received a dime of credit card that the patrons are tipping us. And every year, the owner threatens to fire or suspend us if we keep taking home our cash tip. if we followed the rules of the house, we only get to bring home only our cash tip, and a portion of it at that.  We do not know where the money goes. The owner claims that the money we turned in is split between the back of the house; yet they are barely getting any tip when they receive their paychecks.

All in all, we servers are sick of this shit and we feel that it's unfair that the owner is threatening to fire and suspend us for bringing home tip that patrons are giving to us for our service.

Answer:
 Does the cash tip get distributed to other workers?

Contact the [department of labor](http://www.labor.ca.gov/) in California and complain.  They can fine the employer and get you paid.  It'll be more precise if you somehow have records of how much was confiscated by the house.

If they fire you in retaliation, that's illegal and you can sue them for that, too; but it's likely that they would try to cover up the retaliation by finding small errors in your performance and firing you for that.  Anyway, it sounds like you should trade up to a better job now as soon as you can.


Title: Expired lease and want to move out ASAP

Question:
My lease expired yesterday. We have not yet paid this months rent. We want to move out immediately but the company is saying we have to pay rent for the remaining 60 days because they require 60 days notice before moving out. Are we bound to pay for two more months even though our lease is expired and we never renewed or signed anything to renew? This may have a simple yes or no answer. The place is disgusting with bugs. Unprofessional staff you said they would call us to set up a meeting to go over new lease contract but instead emailed us day before lease expired to let us know if we don’t sign we will be hold over tenants for July. This is in Connecticut if that matters.
Quick help would be so appreciated.

Answer:
 Yes.

If your agreed to provide 60 days notice, then you need to provide 60 days notice, and be on the hook for rent for those 60 days.


Title: I got into an accident with my girlfriend's car... am I protected?

Question:
My girlfriend and I both live in the state of Indiana. We took a short road trip to Indianapolis in my girlfriend's car. By the time we were heading back home it had grown dark (10:30 p.m.) and it was raining. My girlfriend is a nervous driver especially in less than ideal situations, so she asked me to drive home.

It was on this trip that we got into the accident. I thought I was in a left turn only but the side swipe from the car in the lane to my immediate left told me otherwise. I know what your thinking. "How did you think you were in a left turn lane when there was a lane to your left?" Again, these conditions were less than ideal and it was a multi-lane road.

Thankfully everyone was uninjured and damage to both cars was shockingly minimal. My girlfriend's car took damage only to the cap of her driver-side headlight. We even took the cap off to make sure that was the only damage. The car appears totally unscathed. The other car was a bit more out of shape. There was one long and shallow dent running along the passenger-side back door. The door wouldn't open and there was also paint damage.

We made the mistake of not calling the police to take note of the accident, but we did swap insurance info (we gave the other party my girlfriend's insurance, but i made sure to give them my name and phone number as well). My girlfriend and I also took photos of the accident.

I know I'm at fault in this situation. I wasn't aware of the rules of this particular road and I was the one driving the car. My girlfriend and I are just curious as to where to go from here. Am I protected under insurance because I had permission to drive her car (I believe some states have permissive laws?), or should I call the other party and provide them with my own insurance? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Answer: As long as your girlfriend's insurance covers permissive use and she didn't exclude you from the policy, then her insurance will be primary (claim filed through them) and yours is secondary to cover damage past her limits. Her insurance rates might increase; her granting permissive use means assuming vicarious liability for your actions.


Title: It looks like my father forged documents to make it appear my sister and I declined our inheritance from our mother's will. [Colorado/Texas]

Question:
My sister just looked up the documents on the County Clerk's database. There are two notarized documents signed by us (mine is an obvious forgery, although, interestingly, the date looks like my handwriting) disclaiming our inheritances.

There are also documents claiming that we received and reviewed the will. Neither of us ever saw it until today. I'm guessing the first step is to contact the respective notaries on the documents and ask for verification? I dunno, where do I go from here? What type of lawyer should I contact?

I live in Colorado, my sister lives in Texas, my mother lived in Texas and that's where she died and (I assume) the will was authored.

Answer:
 Get an estate attorney in Texas, as this will be adjudicated under Texas law. Best choice is one in the locality where the will was adjudicated \(especially where those notaries signed, because they'll be familiar with the personalities in the area, but any Texas estate lawyer will do. The Texas Bar can help you with a referral.

Our general advice when you find out a parent committed fraud like this is to also check your credit report \- people who commit one fraud against family members often commit many, and you may find they have opened credit in your \(or your sister's\) name.Answer #2: Isn't the whole point of the notary to attest that s/he saw you sign those documents? Sounds like you might have a complaint to file with whatever organization regulates notaries in your jurisdiction as well. But your estate lawyer will help with that. Answer #3: These notaries are *not* on your side. Whether they were duped or complicit, their interests do not align with yours now. Do not have contact with them without a lawyer that *you* choose and pay for.Answer #4: I would start with an estate attorney in your area and see what they advise then start your ground work.


Title: [OHIO] Ohio University switched dates I took classes so I would have to pay an additional $500 before I could receive my degree.

Question:
I feel like bullet points will make this easier to follow, the higher education system is already confusing enough.

1) Summer of 2013-2014 I (with the Dean's permission) enrolled in 24 credit hours for the summer.
     - 15 Credit Hour Internship - Comms
     - 3 Credit Hour Independent Study
     - 3 Credit Hour Film Class
     - 3 Credit Hour Internship - Women's and Gender Studies

According to the Ohio University regional campus tuition page :
Anyone that takes 12-20 credit hours is charged "$2,421"
"Beyond 20 Hours: Resident fee is $120/hr and Non-Resident is "$178/hr"

Let's do math!!!
 Regular Tuition: $2,421
+4 Credit Hours: $480/ Resident $712/Non-resident

I assume I'm a resident either way I paid just under $3,000 ($2989)

In Fall Semester of 2014-2015 I enrolled in ANOTHER 3 Credit Hour Intership - Women's and Gender Studies (which I was told to do because I worked over that amount in the summer and had earned more credit than I should have). AWESOME! One less class off my plate right?

WRONG! Fast forward to Dec of 2014, it's graduation time and I find out that the internship is "non repeatable" and no one knew. Weeks of back and forth and they finally agreed to retroactively change my internship to an independent reading class. This morning I was presented with a bill for just under $500 for this class. I already paid for another class that I was advised by their administration to take -- discover it is bogus and now I'm charged for their error?

When I called the admins they all said the same thing, "Well if $500 is the difference between receiving your degree and not, is it really that much?"

...Yes, yes it is, now I need to know if there is anything I can do about it.

Thanks for reading.

TLDR: Ohio University is holding my degree hostage until I pay for their clerical scheduling error.

Answer:
 >TLDR: Ohio University attempted to fix OP's inability to read, did them a favor and is allowing them to graduate by reclassifying a class. OP wants University to fix his/her fuck-up for free.

Fixed that for you, bud.Answer #2: I am not understanding your argument. You took a class. Do you disagree with the amount charged or do you think the class should be free?


Title: HOA will not allow me to decorate my home early, not even inside.

Question:
I moved into my first house a few months ago. It's under a HOA but I figured it'd be okay as long as I follow their rules. On November 1st, I put up my Christmas decorations on my house. Yes, I love Christmas and embrace the holidays as soon as Halloween is over. The very next day, at 8am, a very angry woman was knocking on my door. As soon as I opened, she chewed my ear off about the decorations, and demanded I take them down because they are against HOA rules.

After she left, I combed through the booklet of rules. This is not mentioned anywhere.

On Friday, I went to the HOA meeting, and pointed this out to the council. They all basically told me to "fuck off" and that I needed to take the decorations down, and I was free to put them back up on December 21st. They also told me that it had to be "sensitive to all cultural identities"... Another thing I was told was I was not allowed to even put decorations up *inside* my home, and I would be fined if I did so.

It's ridiculous. Do they really have that much control of what I can or can't do on my own property? Even inside my home? Is there anything I can do legally about this? Again, there are no printed rules about this in their ridiculous handbook.

Update - So the "angry woman" I mentioned earlier came by just a half hour ago to remind me to remove the decorations before Monday morning. One of my neighbors (I'll call her Jill), who had been gardening, joined in the conversation. Though Jill was much more pleasant to deal with, she basically confirmed that there was no actual rule about this in the handbook but it was something that basically the entire neighborhood agreed with and that I was basically shit out of luck if I wanted to change the rules. No Christmas decorations before December 21st, and even then, they have to be inclusive of all cultural identities (ie: snowflakes and snowmen are okay, but no Christmas trees or nativities or star designs). It really sucks but it looks like I'm just outnumbered in this. My husband and I are going to go remove the decorations later in the day.

Answer:
 Inside your home? No. Outside your home? Probably. Answer #2: *INSIDE?* Answer #3: There’s likely a clause that says the outside has to conform to community standards.  That’s the HOA’s catch-all for anything they don’t like.

My husband is the Architecture Chairman of our HOA.  Different situations, I know, but he says they only allow decorations during the month of the holiday.  November 1 for Christmas would incur a fine.  As for inside the house, the HOA would only be able to fine for that if they could see it.  A Christmas tree visible from a picture window, for example.  Lights twinkling behind a curtain.Answer #4: "Those aren't Christmas decorations.  They're for Novemberkah, a holiday my family celebrates during November.  Thank you for your visit, but I expect you to be a little more respectful of our cultural identity."Answer #5: Let this be a lesson to others whom maybe haven’t figured this out yet. NEVER buy a house or join a HOA...they are such a joke. Answer #6: You've only been threatened with a fine for indoor decorations? Answer #7: I would advise that for the indoor decorations invest in some nice blackout curtains that comply with HOA rules that way if they can't see them they can't really do anything about them.


Title: [PA] I want to change my daughters' last names.

Question:
I have two daughters, 7 and 10. They have different fathers. I'm not with either of the fathers and I have full legal and residential custody of both girls. The fathers do see the kids on the weekends because I think they should. But it's nice to have full control over it when one decides to go to jail or get on drugs (again), or if the other one gets bed bugs (again) and I have the option to keep them with me.

Anyway, I'd like to change their last names to mine. Both the fathers' names are very long for one. And for two, I've talked to the girls about it and they would both like to have my last name and they want their last names to be the same.

My question is: Is it going to be hard? And since I have full legal custody, can I do this without the fathers' consent? I know the one is going to have a fit about it. To be perfectly honest, if by law, neither of them have even a say in medical/legal issues, how can they protest, legally? Can they? I looked up the process and it says I need to petition the court of common pleas with a birth certificate and finger prints, publish it in the paper, and notify the other parent. Why do I have to notify the other parent when, by law, they aren't entitled to make any decisions whatsoever?

Answer: No you cannot change the kids name without their fathers consent. They still have parental rights.


Title: (USA) - Could you name your child "Penis" or would a Judge step in to stop it?

Question: There is a character on the old Collegehumor Jake & Amir skits named Penis Anthony Doubligné. (His friends call him Doobs). If you tried to give your child his first name would some mechanism intervene to prevent that? It's not a vulgar term; just a part of the body half the population has.

Answer:
 Technically you could, but don't be surprised if CPS becomes your new best friend.

Close to where I grew up there is a Neo Nazi named Heath Campbell who named his kids after Nazis. They are Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie, and Heinrich Hons. All have been placed in foster care.


Title: Rushed through an ER and locked in a mental health wing for a week(IL)

Question:
Just trying to take the pulse on an ordeal I went through alittle 2 months back.  I can provide additional information if there is any interest in what happened to me.  One afternoon, I was emotionally distraught after relationship stuff came up with my SO.  I was admitted to an in-patient mental health treatment program at St. Elizabeths Hospital in IL after my supervisor, I am military, thought it best that we should seek additional help in the form of some immediate consultation(nothing more, that was his intent as confirmed by him).  While I have and continue to receive treatment at the Scott AFB for re-occuring suicidal thoughts and exhistential depression, they were closed at the time as it was after hours(and again, my boss thought it be best to see a 3rd parties opinion of my condition).  I could at this point, describe more my condition, as I saw it at the time(emotional pain, I looked a mess, but i was stable, safe, and recovering), but i understand that isnt 100% transparent to outsiders looking in, so I will provide them the benefit of the doubt.  I was compliant with my supervisor, as i knew not satisfying his demands would only make things worse.  I wished only to appease him.

Hurrying this story along, the ER admitted me, took my symptoms where tried to best describe the emotional agony I was in, however still imply the stability of my condition.  Between nurses, I spoke to an ER doctor for all of 3 minutes, where I gave a description I had gave akin to the one i gave at the front desk, and likewise CONTRACT FOR MY PERSONAL SAFETY.  After the doctor had left, I started feeling uncomfortable with the lack of communication I had been given by the support staff, at which point, a nurse enters with a bag for my clothes and a gown.  Now getting the impression that things were really going south, I ask how I might leave the quickest, where the nurse tells me, I'll get out the fastest by doing what they ask of me.  They hand me some forms to sign, which I'm in no condition to read carefully, and whisk me off to an elevator in a gown. h treatment provider, deemed unnecessary).  I pleaded with staff, constructing a wonderful argument detailed in a multipage coSitting in the elevator, it was then that I realized they had more plans for me than what I, and my supervisor, had in mind.  We finished the admittance paperwork behind the locked doors as I continually expressed my concern as to whether I should be in the facility.  They said they could address it in the morning after, at which point, I resolved myself to stay the night(I had to mull over the emotional ordeal that brought me there in the first place, I'd figure I should tackle that before worrying about where I was).  The morning after, now completely reconciled with the the emotional ordeal that had brought me there in the first place, was much like every other day I spent there.  I would continually voice my concern that I shouldn't be there and try to establish contact with patient advocacy services, while they would meanwhile only interpret my behavior as psychosis and implicate myself in a longer stay.  I spoke to a doctor, daily, for 10 minutes, where she would try to approach a diagnosis.  This doctor, no doubt, held me there for days longer than I needed to, so that she might reach her own diagnosis, not to maintain my own safety as that was already a given(worth mentioning, she started me on additional medication to treat schizophrenia, which my current healtmplaint I submitted my 2nd day at the facility.  Bullet points include...
-I didn't fit the unique design of the establishment, an inpatient treatment plan was not necessary as I was all too eager to contract for my safety(it felt like a cash grab)
-It was neither the intention of me or my supervisor to have me participate in a multi-day inpatient treatment program
-My compliance, regardless of my concern, was only due to my dutiful obligations to my supervisor
-My treatment at the medical facility at Scott AFB hospital was of greater quality and more accommodating due to my history of treatment there
-The quality of support at St. Elizabeths mental hospital was not adequate
(I later found out my description of symptoms was... misconstrued to say the least by the ER doctor)
(they werent transparent in admitting me to their program, as I was misguided by nurses, and nearly moments away from being locked away before I had realized my situation)
(I had asked for a list of patient advocacy programs, a list the in processing paperwork said they could provide me, which they could not or chose not to produce for me)
(the support staff did not properly convey my concerns to their management, simply writing me off as a crazy)
(I had outlined 3 individual rights violated promised to me as in their rights of admitted patients)

Ok, I suppose that is enough for now.  Thanks anyone for your time in considering my ordeal, I don't know what to make of it myself.  Worth mentioning, at my disposal I do have a law office which could help me advocate my position, as appointed to me by the Air Force.
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer:
 You were so distraught that your boss thought you needed to go to the ER. They decided you needed to see a qualified Dr. You got admitted due to your symptoms and held due to your ongoing symptoms.

You can consult an attorney but likely no one did anything wrong. At least not based on your story


Title: [GA] How do you find someone if you're on the Victim Notification System?

Question: So I want to find my father before he dies. He has been in prison on and off for all my life. He was a drug dealing wife beating child rapist. Real piece of shit. Because of the above my mom and I are notified when his prison situation changes. I'm 99% sure it's through the Victim Notification System. Tuesday I received a letter stating that my father was being released from prison due to failing health. I looked that up and apparently they only do that if you're likely going to be dead soon. I want to find him since I haven't seen him since I was 8. I just want answers to my questions. But I have no idea where he is. All I know is that he's somewhere in GA. Assumptions are being made that because I'm technically a victim of his I could find out where he's staying. Is this plausible? If not is there any way to find him?

Answer:
 IANAL, but in the US the Victim Notification System is operated by the FBI. My guess is that you could find a non-emergency contact number for your local office on the FBI's webpage, then give them a call and ask how to request information.

When explaining the situation, leave any emotional information out of it. So don't explain about him being a child rapist, etc, or that you suspect he's dying, just say that you're on the system as a victim of your father and would like a chance to speak with him. Depending on how the process works, you might want to ask the agent if they can make any recommendations about how to go about this.

Note, even if you're over 18, you should probably warn your mother before you do anything. You don't want to have her find out that you talked to your father behind her back, that would just cause her more stress.


Title: My gym keeps increasing my monthly fee without notifying me. Are they allowed to do this?

Question:
Hi-- I just noticed my gym increased my monthly membership fee in January. It's an automatic payment, so I didn't notice the increase until now.

They never told me about the increase. They never got confirmation from me that it was okay.

Are they allowed to do this?

Answer: What does your contract say about fee increases?


Title: Can someone who impersonates you on Facebook be sued or prosecuted as a criminal?

Question:
Posting this on behalf of my sister. She recently broke up with her SO (also female, for reference) who turned really nasty. She's done a lot of underhanded and mean things to my sister (there's a restraining order) but last week she may have crossed a legal line. She created a Facebook account and posted some bad comments about my sister's employer, then called the employer and told them about my sister posted them, which resulted in my sister being fired. Is there anything that can be done legally against the SO because of this?  What sort of evidence would be needed?

Edit: she lives in Alabama.

Answer:
 Defamation.

If your sister got fired as a result there is significant damage in the form of lost income, damage to professional reputation, etc... If this ex of hers has money and is worth suing then your sister should sue -- it sounds like a strong claim to me.

Save screenshots of the fake FB profile if it's still up. Secure copies of all evidence you have, including any and all emails or text messages between your sister and her ex, especially anything hostile.

In a civil suit you need to establish your case by a preponderance of the evidence. That essentially means you need to demonstrate that your claim is more likely true than not.

Your sister should discuss this with a lawyer and bring everything she has (emails, the FB profile, etc). A lawyer will consult for free. A lawyer could help pursue a claim and get your sister money to compensate for lost wages and damage to reputation and may also help get a court order against any further harassment. This would allow the court to punish her for contempt of court as well as the underlying conduct if the ex does any of this kind of shit again. Defamation laws vary slightly state to state, so providing your location would've been helpful, but this conduct would be defamation in all 50 states as far as I can tell. The big question to me isn't whether it's defamation but whether you can establish with evidence and testimony what you have asserted here.

Good luck.


Title: Fraudulent Lawsuit Filed Against Me By Family Members

Question:
I'm going through a lawsuit for the house which belongs to me and I have been living in for about 70 years.
I was on the deed, my father gave me the house
I was on the deed for about 10 years. The deed ended up in my brother's name; he manipulated me into signing the deed to him while he was living in San Francisco
Through a series of bad events as my sister took me to court I ended up with a lawyer whom made multiple mistakes and put me in a bad situation legally
I have copious amount of documents which I can show to any lawyer who shows interest of the errors made on behalf of my former lawyer and also show documents which prove that I am the true owner of the house and that the situations which led to these legal actions shouldn't have happened.

Actions leading up to this point:
-Original attorney missed important meeting and didn't show up to the "Trial", so as a result the judge overseeing the case was changed to one who was firmly not agreeing with my attorney's arguments; the initial judge was ruling in our favor.
- After four years Supreme Court Justice stated that "your answer to motion was inadequate" and we became intervene but as a result resulting in her judgment that "you did not proclaim ownership" which is my sole intention
-During these events our evidence became inadmissible and I wasn't being informed correctly about what was going on with the case later on after reviewing documents I had discovered copious mistakes and false or coerced statements from individuals which was never presented. Due to this utter failure of an attorney the case is tainted to this day as result of actions and lack thereof. This has led to me going through a very lengthy legal process that I had lost the advantage in and now i'm here.

Answer: What is your question?


Title: [Oregon] CPS agent claiming I am non-compliant, illegal to record?

Question: So I took my sons laptop away and he decided to run away and I ended up getting a visit with CPS because of it. They decided to have twice a week checkups but despite doing everything that the CPS agents say, they still put that they are non-compliant on the reports. We asked if it was okay to record but they told us that it was illegal to record a CPS agent. What are my options at this point?

Answer:
 Get a lawyer that knows how to deal with CPS.  There is something going on that you either are not telling us, or that you do not understand.  Non-compliance has a reason attached to it.

You can record with a non-hidden camera or recording device, without consent or warning.Answer #2: IANAL,

From my google-fu, It appears that Oregon is a one party consent state which means if you are a party to the conversation you can record it (with audio). (http://www.rcfp.org/reporters-recording-guide/state-state-guide/oregon) I can't find anything that says it's illegal to record CPS, in fact most sites seem to recommend it, but I'm a bit dubious about some of their motives/bias.

If it is indeed illegal to record CPS (and I don't see how it could be), I will no doubt be corrected by someone who has more experience in these matters, because as I said, all my information comes from a quick google search.

Answer #3: What specifically are you not compliant with?Answer #4: Did they give you any paperwork? The reason for non-compliance should be listed there.

If you wouldn't mind sharing that detail, I think people here could give better advice.


Title: (MI)16 years old. My friends and I smoked pot at a party at a college we were visiting, and one of the college kids got into my friends phone and is threatening to call all of our schools/work/parents and show them our text messages.

Question:
I know the pot was stupid, and I really regret doing it, but the guy is following my friend around. He says he already went to the police, but the police didn't care. He's also called a couple people already and started ranting about how horrible my friend is. I'm definitely in the text messages, he knows my name and my number.

I'm just really not sure what to do here. How can I stop the guy from harassing us? Is there any way we can go to the police and not tell them about the pot?

Answer: Did this party happen to take place at/be sponsored by any time of social/fraternal organization?  If so, reach out to the house president.  Drug use in a house/in connection with an event can be catastrophic.   They will shut this person down before they spread this information about you, implicating them.


Title: [GA] Is there a way to ban a parent from taking out a life insurance policy on my toddler?

Question:
Long story short, my son may be legitimated soon. His father has submitted a petition and I've filed a response in agreement with this point.

I need to talk to a lawyer, but could I ask the court to ban my son's father from taking a life insurance policy on my son? I have absolutely no solid evidence that he's violent or a threat to my son's life, but I don't trust him to do everything he can to keep my son safe either. He's never met my son, never asked for a picture or updates or information, or even his name. I just want to keep my baby in good hands.

Is this a thing? Any advice is appreciated!

Answer: Not really. He is the child's father so why would he not be allowed a life insurance policy?


Title: (Texas) Rent money was stolen from the apartment.

Question:
In my apartment complex rent money is due the first of every month and we have until the third to pay rent without getting any late charges. I always pay in money orders & usually whenever we pay we just give it whoever it's working in the office but because there been change of management, this time we were told to just drop it off at a box outside the office. Because I had problems with them before I made sure to get my receipt first (because they only do receipts if you ask) and I put my money order inside the box.
Now this happened during the labor day 3-day weekend & I paid during on the third day. It's now the 6th and I get an email that I'm being charged my whole rent again plus late charges. I went back to the office and they told me that during the 3 day weekend the box got break in and all the checks got stolen, including mine. After talking to the manager, she told me to go to HEB (where I got my money order) and issue a claims. She also gave me the police report number and to tell them that they can keep in contact with my apartment.
Now my question is do they have any legal right to ask me to pay again? I don't know what's gonna happen after I go to make the claim to HEB. For example my roommates who paid with checks were asked to pay for this past month again, even though one of my roommates told me the money was already taken out of her account. I'm not informed at all in this so any extra information would really help me. I'm also a student & my university offer a free lawyer for student affairs, should I go talk to him too?

Answer: Do you have any sort of proof that you already paid, like a receipt?  If not then you are likely responsible for sorting this out and paying rent again.  Never make payment without getting a receipt or some sort of proof you did so.


Title: Pumping breastmilk at work

Question:
Location: Georgia

So I am currently on maternity leave and due to return to work soon. I work for my states government. I do mostly field work but do a lot of computer work as well.

I emailed my supervisor a few weeks ago about returning to work and if I could possibly do my computer work from home so that I can pump at home as it is not completely necessary that I go to an office.  It would not affect my field work at all and I could still leave whenever needed.

My supervisor said that I could work from home occasionally but not every day. She then said that there was no space for me to pump at my office other than the bathroom which is a private bathroom. She also said that pumping is a great time to get computer work done. She told me to speak to HR which I did.  HR said that they had to provide me a place to pump that was not the bathroom.

I emailed my supervisor again and told her what HR said and she said, well there’s no option for pumping at my office. I’m sure they might want me to move to a different office which will be in a whole other county but I’m not even sure where that would be.

Can they make me move offices in order to do this? Do I just show up to my regular office despite this when I return to work? I’m not sure what to do. The website regarding this is not clear.

Answer:
 This is a link that clarifies some of what you are looking for. They are required to provide a place that locks, and is not a bathroom, and is close to your work station.

They do not have to pay for your breaks, and you don't have to work during them.

http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/breastfeeding-state-laws.aspx

Edit to add, contact HR again, tell them what your supervisor has said. Tell them you know what the law requires. If you want to offer a different solution (working from home) make sure you get it in writing, otherwise, ask them how they plan to deal with this issue. Make them deal with your supervisor. It's not your job to fight with her.


Title: [USA] if you have an verbal agreement with a sexual partner to disclose any other partners, because you're not using protection, is it illegal to lie to them about multiple unprotected one night stands?

Question:
I had a sexual partner who agreed with me to tell me if she did anything sexual with anybody else, because we weren't using protection. I had a big talk with her about my concerns about STDs. She promptly had unprotected sex with multiple one night stands and lied to me about it for the better part of a year. I found out about it when I snooped through her computer, because I had reasons to doubt. She still lied to me about it after getting caught for a few more months about who and the details.

Is that in any way illegal? We've both been tested multiple times since the incidents and I'm clean. That's still frightening.

EDIT: Her escapades did give me one of the reversible bacterial STDs that go away with pills. I snooped because I got symptoms and she was my only partner. Then she lied through that, after getting caught from the texts, and for the ensuing 10 months.

Answer:
 > Is that in any way illegal?

Probably yes. Your snooping may have run afoul various privacy/security laws.


Title: [OH] - My step-mother stole my sisters life insurance check, forged her name on it and cashed it.

Question:
I am going to leave out as few details as I can without typing a history book so let me explain what i'm going through and if you have any way to help me...please give me your insight on my options.

My father passed away on feb 4th. My father had life insurance policies for his Wife (my step mom) and his 3 children. The first check was in her name which was for $100k and a second check for his 3 children for $15k that was to be split between us 3. The check for us was written in my sisters name, and for her to cash only! My step mother cashed her check when she recieved them, and forged my sisters name on the check and cashed it and took the money.

She hasnt contacted us, and she has lied and said there was no check. She has posted on facebook a million pictures of new cars shes bought, she got botex and has a myriad pictures of her out partying at bars and casinos. All this while lying about recieving the kids (our money)

but lets go back one step, we were waiting on her to get the insurance papers for my sister to sign to send in, which she stopped contacting us the moment she got them. When we realized she wasnt going to give us the papers we contacted the insurance company and explained the story, they said they were going to put a stop on the check and re-issue us a new one that was to be sent to my sister. We waited 2 weeks they said it would take and we called the insurance company back, they then told us that the check was cashed? We never recieved it, and thats when we learned that my step mom forged my sisters name.

We contacted our local authories, put in a police report and met with a detective at her counties police department where we gave the whole story and all our information that we had. They are or at least said they were in the middle of investigating it but told us the insurance company was NOT co-operating with them.

We then contacted the insurance company and every time we talk to them they act like they havent talked to us before, we had to fax them papers and they claim they never recieved them. They have been zero help and are acting as if they realized how bad they messed up and don't want to admit it. They have not returned calls to us, they were supposed to mail us a copy of the cashed check and policy papers, both of which we never recieved. We call them once a week and they have been acting like they are hearing the story for the first time each time.

This has been going on for over a month now. What should our next step be? We haven't heard from the authorities, and im not sure what they can do. Is it worth hiring an attorney? What would you do?

Answer: Why do you think the insurance has done anything wrong? Your stepmother is the one who fraudulently took the check. Seems like you ought to be going after her and the bank that allowed a 15k check to be cashed without ID.


Title: Some people were about to break my car window because my dog was in it.

Question: San Antonio, TX.  I parked my car in the shade to pick up a bbq order, was in and out in under 3 minutes.  When I got back, people were standing around my car about to break my car window because my dog was in the car.  Would I have any legal recourse if someone did this?

Answer:
 You left your dog in a car with the windows rolled up in Texas in the summer? It doesn't matter if you were in and out in "three minutes." That's enough time to cause your dog serious distress. Those people were doing the right thing. Answer #2: >  Would I have any legal recourse if someone did this?

Possibly.  In depends strongly on the situation.  If your dog appeared to be in distress, your chances of recovery would be low - and in fact, you might be on the hook for criminal charges.

If the dog did not appear to be in distress, or was otherwise left in a safe position(i.e., AC was on or something) you might have a shot.


Title: [AL, USA] Just checked my CreditKarma account for the first time in a few weeks and noticed my old landlord pulled my credit again...

Question:
So a little bit of backstory, my family and I started renting our last house around October of 2012. We lived there up until March of last year, at which point we bought our first house together. During our entire time renting, we never had any issues with the landlord and he (as far as I know) never had any issues with us.

Not sure if this is relevant to the story or not, but we never got our $1000 deposit back from him. I contacted them after 90 days to inquire about it and he claimed there was too much damage done to the house for us to get it back. He never sent us anything in writing during the 90 days (or after) letting us know this. My wife asked me not to worry about it too much since we didn't have to have that money and it wasn't worth pursuing in her opinion.

So, come today, I pull my Credit Karma report and notice there is a new inquiry dated January 26 from his realty company. We haven't requested him to pull our credit, I can't think of any reason he would have done so either. I've been a member on Credit Karma since 2011 and never had any issues with them or seen anything that shouldn't be on there before like this. I pull my credit report once a year and compare with them even. (Haven't pulled it yet this year as I usually wait until around summer, but I think I might need to in order to verify this).

So, legal minds of reddit, what should I do?
Topic:
Credit Debt Bankruptcy

Answer:
 Based on the facts you provided, it sounds like it could be a violation of the FCRA. The FCRA allows merchants to pull credit reports when there is a legitimate business need when engaged in a business transaction involving the consumer. Here, there is no transaction that you're engaged in.

The FCRA provides for civil liability of actual damages or $1k whichever is greater if the entity pulled it willfully in violation of the act. In some cases, punitive damages are also available.

If you're interested in bringing the claim, I'd recommend talking to an attorney. Good luck.


Title: (NJ) I'm going on vacation.

Question:
I have joint and residential custody of my 6 year old son, restraining order against my ex. My ex's mother is our go between for all matters that have to do with my little boy. Things are peaceful for the most part, but I don't really trust any of them with the exception that when my son is in their care, he is well taken care of. The custody order has been in place for 2 years, only once has he tried to take me to court for custody when he shacked up with a new girlfriend that wanted to play mommy. He lost in court, no problems since.

So to my question. I'm going on vacation for 6 days with my longtime SO down to New Orleans. I want to leave my son in the care of his paternal grandparents and his father for the duration. (Our custody agreement also states that his father is entitled to a one week vacation per year with him, but he's never taken up on it) They have offered. I initially thought this was a good idea, but now I'm a little worried they might try to do something underhanded like say I "abandoned" my kid or something. Does this kind of thing happen? Is there any grounds for this? I'm starting to think that maybe it would be better for him to stay with my family who will take him to his visitations with his father instead, but this might also stir the pot. Any advice is very much appreciated.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 I'd give him the parenting time. He's entitled to it by the agreement and the kid is well taken care of with them. You can document that it's just agreed vacation time by email.

People claim all sorts of crazy things in highly contentious custody battles but 1) it's groundless and 2) this doesn't sound like that contentious of a case anyway. I am glad you recognize that he's good to the kid even if you don't have fond feelings for him or his family - many people are unable to do that.


Title: Third instance I have found a foreign object in a Major Food Companies product.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Also, maybe stop eating this particular food product?


Title: [San Francisco, CA] Will I Be Able to Fly?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: In the SF Bay Area it is **very** unlikely for an infraction citation to result in an arrest warrant. Typically your license is just suspended until you get it cleared up.  It's not impossible but it's extremely unlikely.  For reference I am a Bay Area cop and have been involved in literally hundreds of warrant arrests. I have only ever seen one for traffic infractions.


Title: Emotional Support Animal [MA]

Question:
Hello I am a resident to an apartment in Somerville Massachusetts. I've recently been diagnosed for an emotional support animal for my anxiety and have been talking to my landlord. We came up for solutions for her worries of the hardwoods (rugs covering all) and waste around the house (I would not let a dog potty on the property, basically). She told me she knows I am legally allowed to have a dog and she cannot charge me for it, but is still against it. I found a small dog that would perfectly suit my needs but to get him, my landlord would need to talk briefly to the rescue place. Even though she knows I am supposed to be allowed to have him, she is not answering their calls or calling them back. She refuses to. This prevents me from getting the dog. Can I do anything about this? Should I talk to a lawyer? I cannot get a dog because of her refusal to talk on the phone to a rescue place, so it feels like I am being denied the animal.

Thanks so much everyone

Answer:
 > I would not let a dog potty on the property, basically

Just curious, have you owned a dog before?


Title: My girlfriend got pulled over for a suspended license 3 hours away from home.

Question:
I'll be brief with the background story: she moved from our college town back home with her mom cause she couldn't afford living here. She drove upstate with the roommate and her mom picked her up and was driving her home, when the police pulled her over and gave her a few tickets over a suspended license (lucky, I know). Thing is, it's been 4 days since and she might not have the money to get It back by the end of this week.

The issue is that the car is 3 hours away but she has no way of getting there or driving back since she doesn't have her license either.

What could she do about it?

Edit: I forgot to mention, she lives in Syracuse and her car is in Hancock, NY.

Edit2: I do realize this may not be a legal issue, and I apologize for my mistake. Either way, I appreciate everyone giving out advice!

Answer:
 Not really a question for this sub.

She could hire someone to drive it back, someone else could fly out to drive the car home, she could have the car shipped.