Title: Charged with no evidence

Question: I live in North Carolina and recently my friends and I were given a $200 citation for supposedly smoking weed in public. We were at the docks on the lake sitting around and just talking and lake patrol pulls up beside us on his boat claiming that we were smoking weed cause he smelled it. He gets out the boat and makes us empty our pockets and he pats us down and he doesn’t find anything on us. We told him we had nothing on us. He threatens to throw us in jail for something he hasn’t proved we done cause there were lots of people at the lake that day. So he gives us a citation for smoking weed in a public area. Can we get this case thrown out?

Answer: Get an attorney and try. Answer #2: His testimony is evidence, it's very compelling evidence in fact.


Title: Parents took al my money

Question:
Last night my parents emptied my bank accounts, which they have access to because they're my parents. They said it was for my own good cause I can't handle it.
Some extra information, all the money was mine, I earned it myself, didn't get anything from my parents and since I'm seventeen, I don't know if there's anything I can do about it.
Topic:
Non-US

Answer: Given your age and the fact that they are on the account, there is nothing you can do. The day you turn 18, go to a new bank and open a new account that isn't linked to them at all.


Title: [Philadelphia, PA] Evacuated from apartment in danger of collapsing

Question:
Hi all,

My wife and I rent an apartment in a rowhome in North Philadelphia. There has been some construction of a new building next door ever since we moved in back in February. When we moved in, there was a very small crack in the stucco and the brick just underneath in the rear of the building. Our landlord told us that the workers next door had bumped the building with some heavy machinery and that they would fix the crack right away. (Obviously our first mistake was taking their word.)

Ever since, the workers next door have again damaged the building at least one more time. I came home one day in March or April to find a bunch of guys fixing up an eight foot hole in the wall in the hallway outside our unit.

During the intervening months, the wall has been slowly sinking into the ground. The guys next door are digging underneath our foundation to put in a basement in their new building, but they've been digging out the foundation pretty much since we moved in February. All of our door frames started shifting to the point where we couldn't lock our doors because the bolts weren't lining up with the spots in the door frame. Our landlord sent a maintenance man to fix one lock, once, and the contractor next door fixed another lock once, but the building was sinking so much that the locks would again no longer function after a few days. There are cracks around pretty much every seam and corner of our walls, cracks through our floors, and the floors and ceiling are sloped at least 3-4 degrees. (Our landlord had renovated everything before we moved in and there were no problems like these at all when we moved.)

The contractor next door was supposed to begin repairs on our building immediately, but we recently discovered that our landlord is suing the contractor and so neither one of them wanted to do anything until that was settled.

So on Saturday we returned from being away for two days to find the exterior crack was substantially larger - about 3-4 inches wide, 6+ inches deep, 3 stories high, with some broken rebar sticking out. We called 911 and they sent the fire department and police out to investigate. They called the city Licenses & Inspections office, who sent someone out even though they're closed on weekends. The inspector and the Fire Marshal decided to classify our building as in imminent danger of collapse, and they forced us to evacuate along with the other tenant in our building and everyone in the adjacent building (which included a young couple like us and an older couple with 11 children). They also issued a stop work order for the contractor next door. We had about half an hour to pack up a bag and grab our dog and cat, and we don't know when we'll be able to get back in to retrieve the rest of our things (if ever).

From what I can tell from [this page](http://www.phila.gov/FairHousingCommission/Pages/RentalSuitability.aspx), Philly requires that he gives us a certificate of rental suitability, a signed statement of safety, and a booklet upon moving in. We didn't receive any of this, and in a letter sent via classified mail in April we asked for these documents and still never received them. Our landlord did provide us with a statement from an independent engineer who said the building is safe on April 13th, but it moved substantially a day or two later and of course ended up not being safe by this weekend.

We're going to talk to a lawyer. We have really extensive documentation of our communications with the landlord and the contractor next door, photos of the damage at different points in time, etc. but I just wanted to post here to see if there's anything else we should do or know about as we go through this. We're both young (23) and we've never gone through anything like this before. I'm also concerned about paying for a lawyer. We're lucky enough to have enough saved to put down a deposit and two month's rent on a new apartment, but that's going to deplete almost all of our savings. Our landlord has our deposit and last month's rent, as well as the rent we paid for the month of May. He said on the phone a few weeks ago that he would return it if we decide to move, but he's also said repeatedly that he'd take care of the damage so... I should also add that he's not returning any of our calls and texts, including since Saturday night.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

edit: I should also maybe add that the new building next door is being developed for the city by the contractor (at least according to the guys from the fire department).

Answer:
 If you don't make a lot of money, and you are a legal US resident, you may be eligible for free legal services in civil cases from a group associated with the Legal Service Corporation. [Here](http://lsc.gov/find-legal-aid) is a webpage that allows you to search for a local LSC affiliate. The group will need to verify that you qualify for its services because they can only provide these services to certain people.

Most LSC organizations do landlord/tenant law.


Title: Accidentally Registered to Vote

Question:
Hi!
I am a high school student that holds voter registration drives at schools around the VSD. We make it very clear that you MUST be a U.S citizen in order to register to vote but today I found out that an undocumented student accidentally registered. I live in Arizona. She has not voted yet and has canceled her registration but I had already turned the forms in to the county recorder's office (today). What should she do legally? Should she contact a lawyer? I do not think her family can afford a lawyer does anyone have any advice? Anything would be appreciated. Thanks!

Answer:
 She's already done everything she should do.

So, there's nothing else for her to do unless people start asking questions. Then perhaps she may want to consult with a lawyer.Answer #2: She shouldn't vote...


Title: Got arrested, Philly cops stole my money, would like advice

Question:
Throwaway account....

The other week I was arrested in Philly . I'm not going to go into details over the arrest beyond that it was my first arrest, I didn't hurt anyone and it was not DUI.

When I was first arrested I had about $90 cash in my wallet. The police had a little command center set up and I saw an officer go through my wallet and count out the money, then place the money back into wallet.

I was then taken to a second location in a warehouse which they used to gather intelligence about whatever is happening out there on the steer from those arrested. Again, an officer took the money out, counted it, placed it back in wallet.

I was then transported to police HQ (roundhouse) and processed. The incoming police people took all of my possessions. When I was released the next day I got everything back, minus the cash. When I asked if it was confiscated and if I should have gotten a receipt they told me "Go fuck yourself, you deserve to lose it". There was no point in arguing them as they held all the cards at that moment.

I hired a lawyer, got the charge dismissed. He says not to focus on the missing money, be happy that case is over. I am happy to that aspect, but I've read so many stories over the years of cops stealing from dealers and other folks, but now, here I am, an educated upper middle class white male with no prior criminal record and it happened to me. I cant help but wonder just how widespread it is?

Anyone have any advice on what to do, just forget it or file a report to someone, somewhere? I know its not a huge amount of money, but hey, its still mine and they stole it. And yes, I know its easy to point out that I should have not put myself into a position to be arrested in the first place, but it happened and this is where I'm at....

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TLDR: Got arrested, Philly cops stole my money, need advice....

Answer:
 How much is $90 worth to you? You can fight this on the principal of the thing but it will take time and money (think months to years and thousands of dollars).

You can always report it to the department of corrections and they may do an internal investigation.Answer #2: There are several other scenarios it doesn’t seem you considered. In many states (I believe Pennsylvania is included) jails are able to charge you for administrative fees, for hygiene items, and a daily fee for your care and feeding. If you have cash on you when you are booked, they are taken out of your cash, with the remainder placed in your commissary account. When you get out, you are given a check for the remainder. If you don’t have cash or don’t have enough, you are billed or the fees are included in your court fines.

They also may have just placed the cash directly in your commissary account and you have to ask for it back.

The police also may have placed it in their property section.

First, try calling the jail to see if they charge these fees and if they have an accounting of your money.


Title: Tenancy-at-will. I gave my tenant 40 days notice of an eviction. What if they just don't leave? [MA]

Question:
According to our lease, tenancy changes to at-will after one year. It's been four. I want to evict my tenants. They are disruptive, destructive, and have crammed 10 people into my 2-bedroom apartment. The lease says 4 max, they have 10.

When we presented them an eviction notice, they were adamant that we were bluffing, and refused to sign to acknowledge it.

What happens when the eviction date is due, and they just don't leave? We do not have the finances to take them to court and hire a lawyer, and neither do they. They are hoping we will simply let them stay here, because it will be the cheapest option for us.


Title: Dad made me sign a contract part 2

Question:
Good news everyone. Turns out the contract I thought my dad had me sign was my moms idea. They don't even have the document anymore. Thanks to all for the helpful legal advice and those who gave useless life advice in my last post. It was fun. I'm off to have more adventures. Feels good man.

http://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/2qwt5f/dad_made_me_sign_a_contract/
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 >  I'm off to have more adventures.

Hopefully some of those adventures include growing up, getting a fucking job, being responsible, acting like an adult, and paying some rent somewhere.


Title: What kind of “proof” would my ex husband need to prove my daughter is “unsafe” living with me at boyfriends home?

Question:
Simplifying because my last post was a novel.

Ex husband is withholding custody (we have 50/50 non court ordered) of my 3YO daughter on the grounds that he doesn’t feel she is in a “safe environment” living here with us.

Recently my boyfriend had a disagreement with a family member (who is now on a crusade to break us up), so she is spreading lies to my ex about my boyfriend, saying i told her and other family members that he was abusive towards me, and violent. These things are not true. He has no history of anything violent, no criminal record.

My attorney is filing emergency custody tomorrow AM. He said 2-3 days.

What should I expect here considering the accusations? Are they taken into account as heresy? None were made that my boyfriend was abusive toward my daughter, but to ME.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: You really need to be asking your attorney these questions.  We generally don't like to get involved here when the OP already has an attorney.


Title: I work pizza delivery in California and my owner is paying me 45 cents per mile we drive instead of the 54.5 cents the IRS says he should be paying me. What can I do?

Answer: CA requires reimbursement for work mileage but not specifically the IRS rate.  They can pay actual expenses


Title: [California] Live-In landlord is threatning to shut off my utilities/lock me out of his house because I didn't pay my rent last month. Is this legal?

Question:
Hi Reddit,
I'm Jesse and I live in a house in San Diego, California in my LandLord's house. She owns the house and lives in the house with me. We are the only two occupants (3 if you include my pet cat).

I haven't payed rent in a month because my hours were cut big time to where I was only working 15 hours a week or less. I just got layed off last week so I am eligible for unemployment benefits so that gives me some time to find something more permanent and be able to pay rent too.

Anywho, my landlord is telling me she will be changing the locks next month and not giving me a copy of the key and she will also be shutting off water valves and things of the sort (her way of shutting off my utilities) if I don't pay her my past due rent in full.

I am planning to pay her as soon as my unemployment checks start coming in and I have already informed her of that so that's not an issue anymore.

My issue is with her claims that changing the locks/locking me of the home/blocking my access to basic utilities is LEGAL.

I want to know if it's LEGAL for her to lock me out and shut off my utilities?

I want to know because when I confronted her about the issue and told it's not legal for her to do that (a friend of mine told me it wasn't legal) she started screaming at me and saying

"*THAT ONLY APPLIES TO APARTMENTS! This is my house so I can do whatever I WANT. You don't have the same rights as someone who lives in an apartment!*"

I just want to clarify this so I can protect myself in the future, just in case.

Answer: I don't know what Landlord-tenant laws are in California, where I may be relocating next year so I should learn, but here in North Carolina a landlord (or lady) must initiate an eviction lawfully through the court system. Where I live, that means the sheriff has to serve one with an eviction notice, and here it takes 30 days before one is forced to move. It doesn't matter if you sign a lease here or not, if you're living on the property and receive mail there, you are entitled to a notice of at least 30 days. It might be the same in California as well.


Title: AT&T has been sucking me off, and I need to know my position.

Question:
Alright I'll keep this as brief as possible, but I want to know if I have a good case.
My old house, we used ATT for internet. All was good the first 2 months. Afterwards and for the next 12 consecutive months I would receive much larger bills from ATT for Direct TV services (they apparently sell a bundle package). Every single month, Reddit, I would call them and inquire why I was being charged for services I never ordered. I don't even believe in cable, why the hell would I want to get satellite? Especially in Florida where it rains all the time, and you can't watch satellite when there is a huge storm blocking the transmissions with the dish. They always came up with an excuse of why it was charged, ranging from technical error to maybe someone hacked my account. They apologized and told I would have a credit to my account, and I wouldn't be charged again. But behold, come next bill nothing has changed and it would say I still owed for the previous months Direct TV services. On the 12th month I told them that they since can't get their shit together, I'm going with a different company. So they do what you expect them to do, and they sent my Direct TV charges to debt collection! So now they have effectively altered my credit score due to their own fuck up. So, is this a good case? If so, I'm considering sitting down with someone from Morgan and Morgan to have a listen.

Answer:
 >AT&T has been sucking me off, and I need to know my position.

Relaxed and leaning back in a comfortable chair?
It's up to you, dude. :)


Title: What's the best fake call back number to give a scammer? US

Question: x

Answer: Please don't waste the time and resources of a law enforcement precinct or other government agency by directing solicitation phone calls there.  That's juvenile and quite frankly stupid.  Just hang up on them.


Title: Fire department called and they are not happy

Question:
Throwaway for obvious reasons.

This happened in the US recently, PA.

Neighbors have cut down a row of trees and piled the limbs up in their front yard. The pile was at least 15x10 and 5 foot high and no more than 100 feet from two residences.

They lit the pile and after 30 minutes the falling ash was too much covering the house and vehicles with a thick layer.

The FD was called and they put out the fire. They took a report for the fire Marshall to review and said to call back if they did it again.

The next day the neighbor had posted on Facebook using my name, saying I was mentally ill, falsified the facts that occurred, and in the comments it said that they would assault my family member and I needed a bullet In me.

Now I’m afraid to go outside in my own yard due to them. Where do I go from here? Do I acquire a lawyer in case they escalate their actions? I am a public service worker for my community and I’m sure that my name has been slandered and I am worried what comes next will be worse.

Answer:
 NAL. Take screen shots of everything you can. Save them and, if you can, print everything and ***call the police***.  Show them the proof and tell them you fear for your life. Also, mention the fire and the report.

Depending on how far you want to take it, you can file a petition for a restraining order and also sue them for libel. Before any action in court, I would call the police- and I can't emphasize this enough. The report will go a long way in any action you might want to pursue in court.Answer #2: If you feel that the threat is credible, notify the police. You don't need a lawyer.Answer #3: OP:

The facts are clear, take a screen shot and print it out, then call the cops.  The cops involved starts a process of paperwork and a paper trail.

Now if you think you need an attorney, you could start to ask around, and find one who could be retained if necessary.  And with a bit of preparedness, it can go along way to avoid any future problems.Answer #4: You need to call the police.Answer #5: I would also speak with the fire department to get a copy of the report they took so you have a record that the call occured and that the fire department presumably found that the issue justified a response.


Title: Highschool students park right in front of our house and we have to park three or so blocks away to get to our house

Question: [Pennsylvania] We live relatively close to a high school and since the school year is approaching fast we always had kids park infront of our house even though there is a student parking lot but it requires the student to walk about a block. Is there anything we can do to keep our spots in front of our house? It sounds stupid but its just a pain to have to walk miles from our car to get to our house.

Answer:
 >our spots

Is this a public street without restrictions on parking?  If so, they're not *your* spots.

You can talk to the administration at the school to see if they can do anything about students parking on the street instead of in the designated school parking lots.Answer #2: Talk to your local town about establishing some kind of laws. That's about it.Answer #3: Get a gaggle of neighbors together and petition the city to institute parking restrictions (like 1 hour parking between 8AM-3PM). After students start getting ticketed they'll stop parking there.

This will also restrict your own use of those parking spots so going that route could wind up being detrimental for you.Answer #4: Get your neighbors together and lobby your local city council/government about setting up a permit parking system for your block. Alternatively, you can go talk to the school about the issue. Answer #5: You might have to get permit parking set up. I have the same situation, but no one is allowed to park on our streets during school hours


Title: Would this be considered rape, and is this enough evidence to get a rape conviction?

Question:
A few months ago, I'm pretty sure someone I was seeing raped me. We had been fooling around all night and had had consensual sex several times. I didn't really want to, but he was ready to go again. He started pushing to go another round and I said "no, we shouldn't." He then penetrated me despite the fact that I had said no. I was honestly shocked and very scared, and I froze and was unable to move or say or do anything. Anyway, the next day, I confronted him about it and he promised nothing like that would ever happen again.

I didn't report it or get a rape kit done or anything because I really believed he felt bad about it, but recently, I have been regretting that decision. I confronted him again about the rape over text, asking, "Do you admit that you raped me?" and he said "Yes." This is a confession, right? I was just wondering if this would be enough evidence to have any chance at a conviction. I definitely don't want to go forward with this/go through a trial unless there is a chance I could win. I don't want him to go to jail forever or anything, but even probation or any sort of justice would be nice. We also have a lot of mutual friends, and he is a very charming individual who is great with people and can get anyone to believe anything he tells them, so I kind of have a lot to lose by bringing this to the police. I saved the texts, of course.

Please, no rude comments or anything. I'm very depressed and am really having a difficult time with this and I don't need to feel worse about it. I just need to know if the text message admitting that he raped me would be enough to get a charge or even a conviction. I don't really have any other evidence.

I don't want be more specific than this about my location for fear that he sees this, but I'm in the United States.

Answer:
 > I don't want him to go to jail forever or anything, but even probation or any sort of justice would be nice.

You should be aware that if you do go forward, this is completely out of your hands.  This could be charged as a felony, leading to both significant prison time and sex offender registration.  He would also have a felony record forever.

I'm not saying you should or shouldn't report, but be aware that once you do, you have little to no say in what, if any, punishment he receives.


Title: College student roomate died computer University not punishing or replacing

Question:
The short of all this is I reported my roomate for smoking weed in the dorm room only to have them tell the roomate I reported it. You can imagine he was upset. He poured soda in the computer and since there was no witness they said they can't do anything for me. Is there a way I can be reimbursed?

Alabama
Sorry about the title I'm on mobile

Answer: First off, if this person is still your roommate, then you need to escalate from your RA to whomever is in charge of your dorm.  They can't do anything about the damage to your property, but I assume you want a new roommate, and they should be able to do that given the circumstances.  Once you are no longer living in a small space with someone who is willing to damage your property because they are upset with you, then you can sue them in civil court (you could also report them to the city police and/or campus police, but not much is likely to come of that).


Title: I (21M) won a $1000 vacation voucher. I would like to go out of the country (USA) with my GF (20F). Problem is she isn't a citizen, would we be able leave and get back into the country?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 She would be stopped attempting to re-enter the U.S. and turned back.  Do NOT attempt to cross the U.S. border with her still in an illegal status. She needs to pursue legalization ASAP.

You're going on vacation alone.Answer #2: /u/Lehk is dead on the money.

DACA doesn't protect anyone automatically, but you mention she has her work permit, which means she did apply and was accepted. But DACA doesn't provide any travel protections the way a green card does. If she leaves the country without permission, then they'll essentially consider it a self deportation and refuse her reentry plus give her the 10 year ban on reentry due to her greater than 365 days of unlawful presence. The only way to avoid that is by getting Advance Parole. This is actually kind of helpful, because if she gets it, and then enters with inspection on the return trip, it can make you Adjustment of Status case a lot easier. But it's incredibly risky. Even with advance parole, the CBP officer at the border has discretion to turn her away. If you really want to do this, make sure you talk to an immigration lawyer, and plan for all the things that can go wrong. For example, there are some cruises that depart and return to the US where they don't check passports; but if the engines give out and you're towed into Mexico, you can have a lot of issues.

And I hope it goes without saying, but she would also need a valid passport to enter these other countries. She can get it at a Mexican consulate here in the US.


Title: [New York] Can you publish police report or court order in a newspaper?

Question: The individual made a death threat against a friend, he went to the police, filed a police report, showed up in court and spoke to the DA, the judge ordered the individual that made the threat to stay away from the person. Now 8 years later, the individual is thinking about running for political office. Could my friend publish the court order or police report and avoid any legal issue?

Answer: The documents are almost assuredly public.  It is not defamatory to say something true about someone.


Title: Work Harassment. Legal/HR advice needed

Question:
I'm making this post on behalf of my girlfriend. Since I'm out of advice to give her. She works for a restaurant chain(not going to say which). Nearly every time she works, one specific cook makes sexual comments/gestures. Things like pretending to masturbate, asking if she likes her ass grabbed. Her sister also works there and has experienced similar things. When her sister brought this to the managers attention, she said she'd talk to him and if it happened again. She'd fire him. When my girlfriend brought this to her attention the other day. The manager said she cant do anything about it, its all he said she said. Even went as far as saying it cant just be him, she has to be doing something that's causing it. Told her not go in the back. Even though her job requires her to take dishes back, and get the food from them. After she brought this to her managers attention, she went from working 3 days a week to 1, which i don't feel is a coincidence. Shes currently trying to find another job so she can get out of there. But in the mean time, are there any other actions/steps that could be taken? Its getting to the point where she dreads going into work.

Thanks in advance

Answer:
 She should contact an employment lawyer for a consultation.

It appears that they are retaliating against her for reporting harassment. They can't do that.

She could also file an EEOC complaint but it will likely be resolved faster with a lawyer's assistance.

I am not saying she absolutely has a slam dunk case, but it is definitely worth a conversation. Answer #2: If it’s a national chain they should have a national HR complaints line, as well as a regional/district supervisor to whom they can complain.


Title: Neighbor's are saying that I have their cat.

Question:
My girlfriend picked up a cat from off the streets in October. The cat was skinny, in the rain, and didn't have a collar.

My neighbor comes over with his daughter and says that this is their cat. The girl picks it up and the cat escapes from her and makes a run for it. She hides under stairs next door and seems to be scared of the guy.

I pick her up and drop her off in my house so they can't grab her.

The guy's wife didn't know what gender the cat is and referred to her as a "he". They claimed to spend a lot of money yet the cat is unneutered, unchipped, was allowed to roam the streets, and didn't have a collar.

They're saying they're going to call the cops but I don't think they've done it. They're also saying that they're going to get the papers.

My question is what do I do?

Answer:
 I've commented elsewhere on this thread, but realistically, if the cat isn't chipped or collared, and the person claiming the cat doesn't even know the gender, they are going to find it hard to prove that **this** cat is **their** cat.

Personally, I would wait until the police call. I doubt they will TBH. If the people are particularly pissy, you might be looking at a small claims situation. If you are served: post again.


Title: Fiancée broke up with me and moved out owing me $2,100 in rent, but left her washer and dryer at my place. Can I keep/sell them? - Louisiana

Question:
Back on February 1, my fiancée and I co-signed a one-year lease for a nice house at $1,400/month. Well, she voluntarily moved out the first week of November and told me she wasn't paying her half of November, December, or January. So I'm having to pay an extra $700 per month for these last three months ($2,100.) Apparently, she called the landlord and told them that she had made an agreement with me not to pay and the landlord took her name off the lease. The landlord never checked with me or anything.

My ex-fiancée now has a bunch of stuff still in the garage and left her washer and dryer in my house (since her new apartment already has them) and told me she would "allow" me to use them.

Do I have any legal grounds to keep them and tell her that unless she pays what she owes, she's not getting her stuff back? The stuff still here is less than the $2,100 in rent she owes.

Answer:
 Tell the landlord you did not agree nor sign that modification to the written agreement.

You cannot sell her stuff without permission. So ask her what she wants to do with them.

You can sue get for any rent she owes


Title: Car insurance taking money, find out car hasn't been insured for years

Question:
Wondering if there is any known recourse here or if anyone has gone through anything similar:

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Partner was pulled over yesterday. Police had run the plates and said their system showed the car as unregistered. They said it has been unregistered since 2014 — four years. We're aghast because the car has always had up to date registration tags. Police towed the car for impound.

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Partner is trying to piece together what could have happened. He has car insurance through Adriana's Insurance here in southern CA. Well, I am learning they're really an insurance broker, not sure about the differences or implications. And it turns out, no, my partner's car isn't actually insured even though payments have gone to Adriana's Insurance from his account every month for all those years. He got insurance with an actual functioning company yesterday and was able to pay fines and registration today and get his car out of impound, but his license has been suspended and there is a massive fee to take a hold off it, shy of a thousand dollars. On top of the money for the tow/impound, lapsed insurance fees, lapsed registration fees, and all of that money that was going monthly to insurance (but somehow did not get him insurance??) I'm wondering if there is any way to recoup some of this.

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I think there had to have been notices from the dmv during this time, so it's possible some of this is just lost money. And we are both confused on how he has always been sent new registration tags every year? He doesn't go to the dmv to do it, they come in the mail and to his knowledge thus far, that has all been handled through Adriana's Insurance.

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Anybody have any experience or insight? I want to file complaints about the insurance business when it seems there's more information — if any more will come. And if anyone is entertaining becoming a customer, stay AWAY! They are so poorly reviewed and from what I'm reading, are barely a legal operation, I really wish I had known this was who my partner was dealing with all this time. They were sued in 2014, lost, and paid the plaintiff in BUCKETS OF COINS. What even.

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Answer:
 If you've been paying them for insurance that has not been going to an actual policy with a real company, then you are owed all of that money back. I would start by calling Adriana's and asking what provider your payments were going to, and to send you proof of coverage, and if they can't provide it then demand a refund, suing in small claims if necessary.Answer #2: File a complaint with the California Department of Insurance.

* http://www.insurance.ca.gov/

Also, check with /r/insurance Answer #3: The registration of a car is typically done through the DMV. This is separate from insurance but I think in most states proof of insurance is part of the registration process.

[This](https://www.carinsurance.com/title-vs-registration.aspx) is what I found from a quick google search.


Title: Hospital kidnapped my brother. Can he sue?

Question:
So my brother was brought to the hospital because he was caught cutting himself.  He was brought for an evaluation but they ended up commiting him to one of the locked wards.  My brother is 18 but he has special needs and my parents have power of attorney over him.  We have tried to get him out but they refused.  We have come to find out that no one ever signed any paperwork to commit him to the ward he has been in for the past 2 days.  So technically he was never supposed to be there and they already put him on medication.  What legal action can we take? We are in New Jersey

Edit: you people don't understand.  We are not downplaying his problems.  We plan full well to get him out patient help.  But we were told by a nurse,  under the record,  is he is in no way technically a patient of this ward he is in.

Answer: Based on a quick review of one of the two available processes in New Jersey, they can hold him for up to 72 hours before they need to apply for a temporary order of commitment.


Title: Cousin ran over someone, I was a passenger

Question: A few days ago I went out bowling with my cousin, we got a bit drunk afterwards and on the way home he hit someone who was walking down the sidewalk. My cousin panicked, sped off and eventually crashed the car and bailed out, turns out it was stolen. I, being drunk and panicking myself, ran off too. If it is somehow found out that I was a passenger in the car could I be charged with something even though I was not driving?

Answer:
 I think this is a joke post...LC = liberty city. Bowling with my cousin who's a foreigner.

Hey niko its roman. want to go bowling


Title: If a fictional character appeared in the real world, and someone killed them, what would happen legally?

Question: ie a cartoon character, but when they manifest in reality, they look realistic and like any other human, except they are obviously that character. If someone were to kill them, and the body didn't disappear what would happen legally? Would the other person be charged with murder?

Answer: How much pot did you smoke


Title: Let go from employment DUI[MN]

Question:
Thanks in advance. Looking for answers for a family member.

 He got a DUI last week. Its his second in about 5/6 years. He will lose his drivers license for an unknown amount of time.

 When he informed his employer they said they would call him back. Called back and said that they wouldn't be able to use him (need to drive for his job). They said to call back when he gets things sorted out and they can discuss him working again.

 A few days later he spoke with former co-workers. Management is telling everyone that he quit.

 What can/should he do? Request a letter of termination? I think that he will find new work relatively soon but in case he needs unemployment will this have an impact?

Answer: Yes, it will likely have an impact on unemployment. He should apply regardless, but as he can no longer perform his job duties due to his crime, they're perfectly justified in letting him go and he'll likely be ineligible for unemployment.


Title: Might be in trouble for counterfeit money. (Hawaii)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >  I taped my fingertips so my fingerprints aren't on the bill.

This is where you fucked up. This completely destroys your chances at a successful "I didn't know it was fake, I just got it as change at store [X]"-defense. This, combined with the leaving immediately, destroys all plausible deniability.

So now they cannot only prove you paid with a counterfeit bill, but they can also prove you knew the bill was counterfeit. That's another area entirely, since the government would be pretty fucking interested in finding out how you knew the bill was counterfeit, where you got it from, etc.


Title: Shit. My husband didn't realize he was called in for jury duty.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: He should call, explain what happened, and ask to be rescheduled


Title: Received a lawsuit by email, but I'm located in another country & the company doesn't know my identity, what should I do?

Question:
Long story short, I created a website several months ago to vent and express my concern with a certain company operating in the multi-level marketing industry.

This morning, I received by email (Gmail account listed on the site for people to contact me, not a personal one) from a law firm a document presenting a lawsuit filed against me, in the U.S, by the company I talk about on the site. They claim defamation. The site is well written and is not used to bad mouth the company, it's just showing all the stuff you don't hear from in their pyramidal, over-hyped sales pitch. I'm sure it helped prevent many people from joining, which is what they're pissed about.

The thing is, I'm from another country than the U.S. (I know you ask for my location, but I'd rather not disclose, just think Canada or U.K) and my personal information are in no way linked to the website or email account, I made sure of that when I started everything, because I'm always paranoid online.

I know the first thing that will come up is "you should talk to a lawyer and find your options" but right now I'm not in a position to do that. I have 30 days to answer, so I'll take my time and figure out the best thing to do. While I do that I thought I'd ask for advice on here.

I thought they'd send me a cease & desist letter first, but this is the first time I hear from them, and it's a multiple page document analyzing everything that is written on the site, which makes me believe they've already put a lot of time into this and is not a simple scare tactic.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks!
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Your location makes a huge amount of difference.  Based on the geography, I assume that you're in the Falkland Islands, which doesn't seem to allow service of suit by email.

You should assume that they will figure out who you really are fairly quickly.  You're a fool if you're going to let that delay justify delaying your legal response.  You'll likely be properly served in the near future, and this is not something that where you should assume that you're smarter than the lawyers representing this company - most likely, they're better educated than you and trained in this specific aspect of the law.


Title: Speeding ticket in Oregon, I do not live there.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Ignoring a legal obligation is a terrible idea and no one here who has any credibility is going to advise you to or assist you in doing that.

You're a guest in the United States.  Take care of the obligation by appearing, retaining an attorney, or paying the fine.


Title: My step dad just died, my mother took care of him for years. His grown kids never visited. Now they’re kicking my mom out of their shared home in less than two weeks?!

Question:
Please, forgive typing and format issues as I’m so hurt and sick right now. Step dad left estate in NV, to youngest daughter and son. Begged them on his death bed to take care of my mom. My mother and him didn’t get married but they were together over 15 years. With the last few having my mother split time helping me, due to chronic illness, and him with his heart failure. It's been hard but we did it as a family.

She was told after he died that they couldn’t sell the house for at least a year. Now this weekend the daughter went into the home, ransacked through stuff without my mother there, and took a bunch of stuff. Not only ruining mom's  self quarantine, as our state isn’t open yet, but also throwing things of my mother’s into trash bags with trash. After my mom carefully packed up photos and comic books they wanted.

Today they called together and informed her she needs to be packed up and out by the 21st. They have to renovate and sell now. They were very cruel with the way they spoke to my mother who’s still reeling from the loss. I know everyone grieves differently but it’s hard to see their grief when they barely spoke to their father for years. Now that there’s money on the line and a way to have power they are the most involved people.

I just feel this is so wrong and want to know what, if anything, her rights are in this situation? She’s being left a used car and a little bit of money, we were informed she could use to rent storage for her stuff. But the rush just seems so wrong. Thanks for any info.

Answer:
 Did he have a will?  Does she have a copy?  Was the house deed in his name?

Regardless of anything else, whether she has rights to the house etc., she is a tenant and the kids will need to follow the minimum notice to ask her to leave.  This depends on the state but most are more than 11 days.

They also had no right to enter or go through her things.  She can contact the police to report the theft, then sue them in small claims court.

Do you know why she believed the kids would not be able to kick her out for at least a year?  There's a chance they can't.  She should contact a probate attorney to look into the situation.Answer #2: So your mom isn't on the house and there was a will giving everything to his kids?


Title: OSHA Violations? Do I report?

Question:
I work in a call center type environment. I am aware the active on-site census during peak times on monday through wednesday averages about 500-600 employees with about 60/40 male/female split. The male population runs in the 300-400 range during peak hours.

The building is shared with several other businesses. Before last october, the male population had access to 2 restrooms with a total of 5 toilets and 4 urinals in our area of the building, and easy access to the building's general bathrooms which provided a dozen more of either. No big deal, all easy walks.

Last October, under new management, access to the building's general areas was locked permanently due to 'security risk' (had required badge access in and out). To access those restrooms requires exiting the building, walking a quarter mile around to another entrance to access those. This is florida, and we get a lot of rain here.

Under OSHA regulation standards 1915.88(d)(2) ... and assuming about 350 male employees in the building, this should be 11 toilets, with allowance for 2/3 of them to be urinals, so at least 7 toilets. We only have 5. To make matters worse, their cleaning arrangements are that they are shut down 6 times a day for 30 minutes to be cleaned. So for 3 hours every day, there are either 2 or 3 toilets, with 350 or so people.

Why is this an issue to me? I have IBS. I need easy access to facilities. It's bad enough I have to keep spare underwear in my locker for emergencies. There was a waiting line for the only 2 toilets open today during cleaning time, and I had to walk a quarter mile in the rain to access a toilet.

The women's restrooms aren't an issue, they have 6 in one bathroom and 9 in the other. Yes, they have more toilets in one bathroom than all toilets and urinals in all the male bathrooms combined, though the male population is substantially higher.

I was sent home, costing me income this week, to change clothes, after having to walk around the building to access a toilet during a thunderstorm and pouring rain. This needs fixed. I've asked about options, and was told 'we have enough' ... the OSHA regulations clearly state otherwise, unless walking a quarter mile outside the building is 'easily accessible'

Do I report this to OSHA to improve my quality of life at the workplace? I wouldn't put up with this at all if I didn't like my job and coworkers.

Answer:
 You could also ask for a reasonable accommodation under the ADA, a keycard to get to the other bathrooms quickly certainly seems reasonable to me, especially if that area can already be accessed by walking around to the other side of the building.

I'm not sure the quarter mile walk for the other bathrooms would violate OSHA requirements.

Answer #2: If you want this dealt with now, I suggest the ADA route.

OSHA takes forever and you assume that they would look into your complaint. Less than 10% of all complaints are investigated.Answer #3: FYI 1915 is shipyards only. You want 1910.141(c)(1)(i). It doesn't say anything about how close the bathrooms have to be though so I'm not sure if this is really a violation. You can always call OSHA and ask though.Answer #4: Beyond OSHA, you might look into whether the employee handbook says anything about accommodation for certain medical conditions. If nothing else, google for employee accommodation for IBS. See what comes up.


Title: An arrest that I was determined not guilty of is showing up on employment background checks. I'm confused.

Question:
When I was 18, a few years back, I was wrongly arrested by my place of work (a grocery store) for "retail theft," which I did not commit. I thought the charges were dropped, and that was that. The incident does not show up on CCAP, and I have never had an issue with employment background checks until today (to my knowledge at least).

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I was informed by a prospective employer that an arrest shows up for intentional retail theft on my record. It is labeled at "non-criminal." I don't understand what this means. Does this mean the charges were not dropped? Will only an arrest but not conviction show up on a check? I am very distraught and I do not know where to start with this. I do not know who I can call regarding this. I no longer live in the same city. Do I contact the police station for more information? The municipal court?

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Do I have any recourse, years down the line? I am very confused and do not know where to begin. I cannot have this showing up on my record, as it is outrageously out of character for me- and I did NOT commit the crime.

Answer: The arrest is public record, which is not false.  You were indeed arrested.


Title: [WA] Halfway through my wedding reception, the hall ran out of booze for my guests

Question:
A few days ago I married the love of my life.

As the title says, the company we were paying to provide us alcohol ran out of alcohol. Being a rural wedding, most of our guests were inebriated by the middle of the night, when we ran out of booze.

I asked the manager there to go get us more booze, but he told me there was nothing they could do, and that he'd also had a few shots so he couldn't drive to a liquor store (a good 80 miles away) either. I called and asked over a dozen people, and had my guests ask, but nobody could find any way to get us anything. We all planned to spend the night at the hotel down the street, so we didn't plan for this at all, we thought that the people we were paying thousands of dollars for would do this for us. At this point, guests started trickling out, and it ruined my night.

What do I do?

Answer: Did you have a contract with the company?  What does the contract say about this situation (if anything).


Title: My job wants me to do telemarketing, but this wasn't explicitly stated as a responsibility I might need to take on at the beginning of my employment.

Question:
I work in sales, and I was hired to work as the front of the store. My responsibilities are entirely to do with The proper operation of the store/in-store sales, and not in lead generation. I regularly need to answer the phone at the store, but don't ever really need to make outgoing calls.

My store recently decided that they're going to have me start calling old customers to see if they're ready to buy again. I know that this was not explicitly stated in my employment agreement.

The issue comes from the fact that there was a sort of "catch all" clause at the end that states "related duties." I DO NOT want to be forced to become a telemarketer, but if I refuse to do this, can they fire me?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: If you are in the us and don't have an actual contract,  yes you can be fired.   Do what your boss tells you to do unless it's illegal or completely unsafe


Title: Wife got iTunes card scammed

Question:
I knew what these were, my wife suffers from mental illnesses, didn't think twice about purchasing and giving the numbers on the back of the iTunes gift cards to some stranger. Damage done: $2750 by the time I could get home. I have now yanked everything of mine she has access to. The sell was she would get $10k in loans and she qualified for another $125/month. I'm still not sure why $2750 up front in iTunes cards makes any logical sense whatsoever.

I've already got a police report, contacted Apple and the gift cards have been redeemed and moved, contacted the credit card companies my wife used (most of it is in her name alone). This all happened this afternoon, transactions haven't even post'd yet.

**Any chance of recovering this money? or will I have to sue Apple in small claims or somesuch for money laundering? This is fraud and Apple is being complacent from what I've read online tonight.**

I'm in Illinois if that is any help.

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Minor details / timeline:

Illinois

1. Contacted via phone by scammers
2. Scammers convince her she will get $10k if she sends them some iTunes cards, and to buy them at a Convenience store, and then pharmacy
3. Buys $500, 3 separate times at the convenience store
4. Drives (WTF! she actually drove, this gal has anxiety over driving a mile away) 15 miles to a pharmacy and tries to buy $2000 in iTunes cards at a pharmacy; clerk tells her it's a scam and to go away, not here. (I plan on buying that clerk a lunch or something!) - someone give CVS some gold.
5. drives across the street to the other pharmacy; and gets told 3 times by 3 separate clerks this is likely a scam. They still allow the purchase to continue. Damage is 2x $500 cards and 1x $250
6. At this point I call her when I get home and notice her car isn't there. Where are you at? Just Pharmacy. Ok, what do you need at Pharmacy you couldn't tell me to pickup on the way home? (I go right past this one on the way home; really odd, we don't get our meds from this pharmacy - but do from the one that rejected her) No answer other than I'll tell you when I get home... Ok, I go ask my high schooler what mom was doing and he says getting scammed, she wouldn't let me talk her out of it.

and I thought the Omaha Steaks scam she paid $500 into earlier this year was bad enough... (we did get our money back there as I recognized it immediately as well).

//throwaway account as those in /r/netsec would ridicule me

Answer: No chance of recovering the money. It's more than likely in an Indian account by now. Apple has zero responsibility here since your wife bought the cards. It's not like Apple is running a scam here. Sorry to be harsh like that but it's the truth and a fairly common scam. You are more than welcome to sue Apple but a Judge will probably just throw the case out or Apple lawyers will destroy you.


Title: Brother in law ran over a worker's phone and toolbox that was in my driveway. Who's at fault?

Question:
My brother in law pulled into my driveway and ran over a phone and a toolbox that belonged to a guy doing exterior work on our house. (The phone was on top of the toolbox, the toolbox was about the size of a pack of canned soda.)

The phone is completely busted.

My bother in law claims he didn't see it and says it's the worker's fault for putting it in the driveway. His words, "it didn't beling there."

I saw the whole thing happen, I had pulled in moments before. When I pulled in I immediately saw the toolbox and made sure to avoid it (it was on the very edge of the driveway, I know the driveway is not an ideal place but it was visible). I watched my brother in law pull in and he ran right over it. The toolbox caught in front of the tires and dragged about 6 feet. The phone got knocked off and run over.

My brother in law says the worker was negligent and shouldn't have put the items there. I believe that my brother is responsible and he should have been paying more attention. He should have seen it. (His first response was that he was looking at something to the left as he pulled in. The next day he said his view was blocked by the worker's bench. I was there, the bench was not in the way.)

I have already reimbursed the worker $500 to cover his out of pocket costs because I didn't want him to be out anything. I didn't think it was fair.

I am not going to ruin my relationship with my brother in law over $500. He's stubborn and if he thinks he's right there is no changing his mind. I will not be bringing it up to him again. I just want to know if he's right or if I'm right, in a legal sense.

(Even if my brother in law is right, legally, I still would have reimbursed the worker because I think it was the right thing to do.)

Thank you in advance for your input!

Answer: The worker's claim is to your BIL's car insurance. The $500 you paid should be reimbursed by the worker after the insurance claim pays since he would be made whole twice otherwise. As for fault: the operator of a motor vehicle is responsible for avoiding stationary objects in pretty much every case.


Title: Withdrawing/Refiling Lawsuit

Question:
Damn could I use some help! From LasVegas
I filed a lawsuit against my former employer almost 2 years ago. We are Finally to the "Mandatory Settlement Conference" next Friday, the 16th.  Problem is the company is - according to multiple media sources - the company I'm suing wants to start bankruptcy proceedings on the 14th or 15th. So if I don't squeeze a settlement before the bankruptcy, I think I'm F$@&ed.
The only thing I can think of is to withdraw the lawsuit "with prejudice?" - is that right? Wait for the bankruptcy to blow over, 3-6 months, then refile lawsuit for the 2nd time?   Is this possible? Or do I just pray we lower the settlement figure, to get this done before these pricks file for BK.

Any help, ideas, other loopholes anyone can think of would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Answer:
 >The only thing I can think of is to withdraw the lawsuit "with prejudice?"

That is the absolute last thing you would want to do, because that would mean you could never refile your claim.


Title: Can I willingly work below minimum wage?

Question: I have been looking for my first job for year and I got few interviews but none of them hire me. Maybe I am not as good as other. I know the min wage in Ontario is $11.60, can I willingly ask my employer to pay me $8 (for example) to get advantage than other people?

Answer:
 No, they cannot legally pay you below minimum wage.Answer #2: Making it legal would open the door to all sorts of abusive employer practices. The whole idea of a minimum wage is that it's the minimum. You can't be paid less than that.Answer #3: No.

https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act/minimum-wage#section-0

As the name suggests, "Minimum wage is the lowest wage rate an employer can pay an employee."

Unless you fall into an ESA exemption, that is.


Title: How does inheritance work if you’re in prison?

Question: My friend is currently serving a 25 year sentence. He is up for parole around 2032 I believe.  His only remaining parent is his mom and she is not doing well healthwise.  She has about 2.5 million dollars.  If she were to die, how would he go about getting the money?  Does it just stay in her bank accounts until he gets out and retrieves it? How does he get access to it for his commissary?  He was asking me for some reason.  I think because his mom is not with it anymore and is so ill.

Answer:
 Why is he in prison?  Cause if it’s for any crime where there could be a civil lawsuit, inheriting 2.5 million would likely make that suit happen (assuming the statute of limitations hasn’t run).  As for the money, he can appoint someone as his power of attorney to manage it.Answer #2: I worked in a prison for several years in case management. Inmates really enjoyed the idea of thinking they’d get an inheritance, but it rarely happened. The vast majority of inmates are assessed fines, restitution, and other monetary fees associated with their crime and incarceration. The state will get the first bite of the apple if he is actually named as the beneficiary in his mother’s estate and that’s after all of her debts are paid. So after you deduct her expenses, the state will take out anything he owes, and then he can waste the rest on twinkies and shelf stable sausage at the commissary. Hope he loves his mother. Answer #3: Depending on her reaction to his crime, it's entirely possible the mother disinherited him and provided for the money to go elsewhere in her will. It's not required that she leave it to her kids.

But assuming she did not, the estate will go through probate, and your friend can hire a lawyer to act as an executer, who then can put some of the money in his commissary. . Answer #4: His mom needs to speak with a [lawyer.](https://budgeting.thenest.com/gets-money-beneficiary-incarcerated-23324.html)


Title: Gave out thousands of dollars of gift cards and police caught me

Question:
So basically Im going to  start the story off by me and my friends (All 16 years of age) one day were given a link online in a video to thousands of "free" gift cards to a local frozen yogurt place. Our stupidity got to us and we decided to load up accounts with a lot of balance in our frozen yogurt account. So basically the next day we went to the place and I decided to pay for a lot of people (friends and random people). 3 days letter me and my friends were called into the school office.  2 police offers chilling there and start investigating on me. I tell him 100% truth on how we got them and that we gave a lot of the gift cards to friends and people around school. The officer talked about how its fraud and that the cards were all stolen. My stupidity didn't realize it at the time that these cards were hacked and I did not know about it being hacked tell after the police told me that it was. Gratefully the police were very nice about it and say that the case will be dropped and all we have to do is stop and etc. He mentioned something about this going to be reported as an incident. I personally don't know legal terms and etc so I came here to ask some questions.

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Question #1 - Does this "incident" stay on my record when applying for colleges and jobs and etc

Question #2 - If the police say the case will be dropped is it possible to still be charged after

Any other comments that could help me out would be nice thanks

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Answer:
 Don’t talk to the police again.  Tell your parents.  Get an attorney.Answer #2: If the police and district attorney don't follow through with criminal charges there is also the possibility that the store can go after you in a civil suit for damages.

Your actions cost them money in product. It takes time to investigate the problem with the gift cards, many people are involved in meetings, those meetings may include lawyers who charge high hourly rates, time spent dealing with police... It could be a lot of money.

If they feel they are out enough money and you have the ability to pay it back they may demand you pay them then sue if you refuse. This is common in retail theft and shoplifting cases. You can look up civil demand letters for more information.


Title: Grandpa’s sister intervening in his burial request.

Question:
I live in Florida if that’s pertinent, my grandpa passed away two weeks ago and his wishes for as long as I can remember were to be cremated and spread in the ocean. He and my grandma were together for 38 years but they were never legally married and this is where the issue comes in. Since they were never legally married we were told that his father has to sign the paper to allow the cremation. His father is 95 years old and she claims that he’s not cognizant enough to sign it but as far as I know he is mentally sound as my grandpa would call him every week and occasionally I’d talk to him as well, my gray grandpa wants to sign the papers as he was well aware of what my grandpa wanted but the sister won’t let him sign and has yet to sign them.

Apparently the sister has never liked my grandma as she was seven years older than he was and when they got together she had 5 children which my grandpa adopted as his own. My grandpa and I were very close and one thing he had always asked was to make sure that his sister didn’t get control of his body.  I asked him to get that written up and notarized but he never got around to it as his death was very unexpected.

I feel terrible right now because I can’t do anything about this and my grandma is even worse than I am. Is there anything that can be done to make her sign it?

Apologies if the writing is all over the place I’ll try and go back through to clean it up later on

Thanks so much for your help
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Here is the order defining next of kin:
1. Spouse
2. Children (in no particular order)
3. Parents
4. Siblings
Since you are an adopted child and there is no spouse, you would be next of kin (along with any other children).  You should be able to sign the papers authorizing cremation.  If the funeral home doesn't agree, then you will likely require the assistance of a family law attorney.Answer #2: If your great grandfather is your grandfathers next of kin, and he’s able to sign, why would your grandfathers sister have to sign as well? That’s not logical.


Title: Ex wife trying to control photographs.

Question:
Me and my ex wife have joint custody over our three minor children.

My current wife has pictures of them on her Facebook page.

My ex wife is trying to get her lawyer involved with having the pictures removed from Facebook and no further pictures allowed anywhere that have both my children and wife in it.

To me this is just her trying to be controlling and racist which is her usual role in my life right now.

Is this even remotely legal?

Edit: the picture in question is her cover photo, it has my three kids and my step son smiling and laughing at seaworld. No one else is in the picture.

Edit: I am currently stationed in GA, although my ex and all custody paperwork was filed in NC.

Answer:
 Can she ask a judge to make that part of the custody order? Of course.

Will a judge order that? Unlikely without some real danger or harm to the child. Answer #2: I doubt this will go anywhere.  If she files suit, respond.  As far as I know, you aren't doing anything wrong. Your ex is just being bitter. Answer #3: Unless it's in the custody order she can go piss up a rope.


Title: [NJ] Cop peered into my mom's window that has tint. Question regarding it.

Question: It's medically cleared tint since tint is illegal on the front two windows and windshield. If you have tint on your window, and if you put a phone camera directly onto the glass, you can see inside the tint clear as day. The cop did this to look into the car for no reason. She was in her house with the car parked on the street. Is this allowed?

Answer: Yes, it's legal to look inside people's cars in public.


Title: Repair Shop won't return my motorcycle or my calls - what do I do next?

Question:
I live in rural Maine. I don't know if that will make a difference in my story.

I have an unusual motorcycle that needed repairs. I spent over 5 months trying to find someone to work on it. Finally, in September, I found a guy on craigslist and he said he could do the repairs. He is operating as a business. He had work orders, business cards, websites, etc. (I'm trying to say he was not just an individual I contacted for work).

I dropped off my motorcycle to him on September 9th. I clearly stated I had a budget of $2,000. No more. This is written on my work order as well. He said his work was $45 an hour, and he should be able to complete the project. He said it would be 3-4 weeks for the work. He lives over 150 miles from me, and it took over 2.5 hours to drive to him.  He asked me to drop off the bike at his home shop, because it was the weekend, which I was happy to do. I saw his shop, it was an actual shop, nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary or cause for concern.

We communicated mostly via text. I have every single text between us. I state several times in these texts my set budget. He never once indicates this will be an issue.

As time went on there were more and more delays. He needed parts, I ordered parts (which came from overseas). He had me order a 150 dollar part which was the incorrect part.

More time went on and more delays. Finally, in the beginning of November he started telling me he was almost finished. On November 25th, he told me the bike would be done, and he has 64 hours to bill me for. By doing simple math, you can see this is almost $2900 plus the over $400 in parts I have ordered already, and this is WAY out of my stated budget. He also stated he did many things outside of what I asked him to do, and never authorized.

I was quite angry, but waited a few hours and said to him that I would need a break down, and asked him why I was not informed he was going WAY over the budget set. I also asked him for an actual number, since he never gave me one.

No response.

I waited a little over a week. I tried to contact him again. Nothing.

The next day I informed him if he did not contact me, I would have to take legal measures to try to get my bike returned.

Again, nothing. That was 3 days ago.

My question is - what are the correct steps to take? I'm leery of going to his home (I'm a woman in her 40's), I don't want to have a confrontation, nor do I want to put myself in danger. The only address I have or that is on any of his information is his home address.

Out of curiosity, right before posting this I checked... his website and facebook page have disappeared.

How do I go forward with this correctly?

(I'm sorry if any of this is unclear - I'm pretty stressed about the whole situation)

Answer: How much is the bike worth? I'd sue in for the value of the bike or the return. If he counter sues for the value of repairs, bring all your text evidence. Answer #2: Contact the police.


Title: [Ontario] Got pulled over by a CN Rail Cop, is that even legal?

Question:
Blew over the rails at 87km/h according to the guy, my speedo showed me around 85km, the speed limit was 80km. I didn't admit it to him but here I will acknowledge that I was speeding, but by hardly anything. Didn't see the CN rail cop, he pulls me over, pulls me out of my truck, makes me do the drunk tests (no breathalyzer but the roadside stuff) then ships me off having threatened me with a citation(?) for failing to slow down at a rail crossing and a speeding ticket. I'm a smaller, young woman and this was a very large scary dude in a uniform. I'm a good driver, if a little leadfooted sometimes, and I've never been pulled over.

Was this a legal stop?
Can I get a ticket for "failing to slow at a rail crossing"?
What are my rights in this situation in case it happens again?

Thanks in advance for the help.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 You committed a traffic offense on railroad property. You were pulled over by a railroad LEO. He followed normal procedures for a traffic stop. He was nice and gave you a warning.

What is the problem again?Answer #2: Yes, it was legal. The CN Police in Ontario have authority under provincial statutes to enforce the Highway Traffic Act, and have for many years. (This is actually true of all railway police, and in all provinces as far as I know.)


Title: Dispute a charge for skunk beer?

Question:
I live in Michigan.

I just went out and bought a 15 pk of Miller Light from a 7-11. When I opened one up it tasted foul and was skunk beer, obviously left out unrefrigerated for some time and the re-refrigerated. I called the store and asked what they can do about it and they said since they legally can't accept a return that is alcohol they won't do anything about it. Since this product was sold to me in an unusable state, can I dispute the charge with my credit card company?

Selling bad beer is a heinous crime.

Answer: Well it's not a crime period, so there's that. Contact the beer manufacturer, they may send you more value in comps. Don't ask for it though. Say "Oh gosh darn, we bought your beer which is so excellent and we love so much from X chain, and it tasted nothing like it's normal delicious self when we opened it. The grocery store wouldn't give us a refund, so we just wanted to let you know about the situation so it won't happen again." and you may be be drowning in "thanks for letting us know, we'll contact the vendor" beer. Answer #2: In many places it is actually illegal to do returns on open alcohol.


Title: Wealth Manager from a Large Banking and Wealth Management Company Stole My Mothers Money, What Can I do?

Question:
My mother inherited a large amount of money (around 500k) from a relative a few years ago. The relative’s estate was handled by a well-known bank and wealth management company. My mother decided to keep the money with this company and to use the same wealth manager because it seemed like a good idea not to change.
I’m not sure all of the details yet but my mother recently told me that the bank has contacted her and told her that the previous wealth manager no longer works there and that he had exhausted all of her funds. To add to this she also owes 21k to the irs because money was taken out of an ira that some of the money was placed in.

The other problem is that my mother isn’t very knowledgeable about finances and is pretty bad with money. So she was unable to answer my questions about how her money was allocated and she doesn’t even know what and IRA is.
She told me representative from the bank is coming to my mother’s house in the coming week supposedly with documents of everything she needs. I told her that i will be there to try and figure everything out.
I have a few Questions

What type of questions should i ask the representative?

What kind of legal actions can i take if any? (she may have signed things she that she didnt fully understand.)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 The first step is getting your hands on all the statements and looking at exactly how the assets were depleted.   The outcome will be a lot different depending on if it is possible negligence (normal equity investments that decreased in value) vs some obvious gross suitability breach (options or penny stocks that went to zero) vs some obvious theft or misappropriation (unauthorized transfers or checks).  The worse or more obvious the breach, the more likely the firm will move to settle and make you whole.   The less obvious, the more likely you will need to take legal action.

The main legal recourse you have available is to file a complaint with FINRA which will lead to arbitration.   But you'll want a securities lawyer to guide you through that process.


Title: Wife received cryptic letter from her lawyer. Please help me shed light on this.

Question:
My wife has had an ongoing personal injury claim in Virginia due to a motor vehicle accident she was in a year ago in which an individual driving a company vehicle rear ended her at a red light going 45MPH.  Additionally,  her friend was a passenger in the car and they as of a month ago have not been on speaking terms. Today she received a letter from her lawyer (they both have the same lawyer) which I believe is cause for concern.

"this letter is to advise you of the following information regarding a possible conflict between you and passenger x arising out of your automobile collision on xxdatexx in which you were the driver.........if at some later time I determine that a conflict actually exists, this firm will not be able to represent you..........As the passenger in the vehicle driven by you, passenger x may have a claim again you for said injuries. I know passenger x informed this office that you did not do anything wrong; however you need to be aware of the potential for conflict.......Another area of conflict is the insurance coverage.  If driver b, the driver of the vehicle that struck you and passenger x does not have insurance, or has insurance that is inadequate to cover you and passenger x's injuries then a conflict may arise between you both because you will by vying for the same coverage.......At this point,  I will proceed to represent both of you unless and until you advise otherwise."

So that's the short of the letter. We were initially told that the driver's company insurance would be the ones that she would settle the claim with.  Why would they be concerned about the driver's personal insurance.  Could it be possible passenger x contacted the lawyer and is now changing her story out of spite, due to her no longer existent friendship with my wife?

What do we do?

Answer:
 It is very standard because there could be a conflict of interest if he doesn't get this settled the way he hopes.  He's raising the issue now before it becomes a real problem.

Bottom line is: he has chosen which client he wants to represent if a conflict arises.  You can choose to stay with him and hope a conflict doesn't arise.  If I were you, I would obtain alternate counsel immediately because he obviously is placing the passenger's interests above your wife's.  Not a comfortable position to be in.


Title: URGENT - questions about political asylum

Question:
Hello there,

Im from Venezuela, around 17 days ago I was kidnapped and release after 3 days and having my parents pay an unknown (to me) amount of money for my release. While I was "detained" by the guys that took me, one of them kept saying that they took me because the bourgeois trash of my kind was taking away all the money from Venezuela with our dirty politics.

I have to add that im constantly in students rallys agaisnt the goverment and pretty much pro opposition. And since I was released I jusdt cant stop thinking that maybe one of the reasons I was targeted was because of my political affiliations.

 Ive been researching online about requirements for a PA, but my main concern is not having enough physical proofs to prove my case. Venezuela being the safe haven that it is, my parents never called the police but rather got a mediator which is famous for dealing almost daily with cases of kidnapping. I would love to be able to emigrate,  but I feel that I dont have a strong case in my favor.

  Any advice for someone in my situation?
EDIT: forgot to explain it better, Im trying to apply for a political asylum in the United States*
Topic:
Immigration

Answer: You should contact an attorney in your county, and perhaps the [U.S. consulate in Venezuela](http://caracas.usembassy.gov/).


Title: My landlord poisoned my potted cacti

Question:
I have several large clay planters, mostly full of cacti. I’ve had them for years, longer than my current landlord has owned this property. The pots also had mosses, grasses, and herbs growing in them.
They’re outside my apartment at the base of my steps.
My landlord sprayed herbicides, probably glyphosate, on some “weeds” around the building perimeter. I don’t know if it was intentional or not, but he sprayed my pots too. Everything in them is dead - the mosses, lamb’s quarters, wheatgrass, purslane, two types of mallow, herb sophia and tansy mustard, all shriveled up yellow and dead over the course of about two days, in exactly the same way that all the sprayed prickly lettuce, kochia, bindweed, and wild grasses around the building died. The cacti haven’t died yet but I’m worried they’ll just take longer for the poison to show.

I’m really upset and don’t know if there’s anything I can do.

Some of these were rare plants that I payed money for or propagated with great care.

Answer:
 Have a civil conversation with the landlord first to see if they will help. Tell them the situation, see if they offer anything for compensation.Answer #2: Not legal advice per say but I went through something similar. My landlord accidentally sprayed my plants with a weed killer thinking that it wouldn’t be a big deal because he thought it would kill the weeds around the base of the pots and not hurt the plants at all.

I talked to him about it and told him that my veggies and flowers were all dead because of the weed killer he used. He reimbursed me for the cost of all of the plants, pots, soil, and time I spent on that garden. So roughly $300. Then he bought me new seeds and potting soil to restart.

It’s worth a conversation at the least. Otherwise, small claims for the value of the plants that died.


Title: Posted Bail for a friend wondering when I will get the cash back.

Question:
To start I’d like to apologize for the potential poor formatting. I’m on mobile and not extremely familiar with this app.

The year before last I posted a cash bail for a friend of mine. He made a stupid mistake that was completely out of character and we had been best friends for years. I had no reservations about it and even today would not change what I did because I thought it was the right thing to do.

Within a couple months the case against him was dropped, and after that we had a falling out due to different priorities. Since then we have barely spoken and never about his past legal trouble.

I was under the impression that after the case was over the money I put up would be returned, minus fees. I’ve not received any money back and at this point I’m curious as to what my options are.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Answer: Bail is returned after the defendant has made all required court appearances.  Contact the court where you paid the bail.


Title: (MO) Can my sheriffs deputy ex-husband drive six hours away to arrest me I'm another County while I'm attending court?

Question:
I have been going through a custody dispute with my ex husband for over 12 years now. He lives in a small town on the other side of the state from me. I have been on probation for an unrelated matter and I have court to determine whether or not a judge would like to discharge me successfully as I've turned my life around and shown my probation officer years of documented progress. I used to be kind of a loser that ran around with the wrong crowd and dabbled in drugs, although it was never anything hard-core like heroin or crack. I'm now married, own my own home and am working mother to a beautiful 10 month old. I am also enrolled in University courses part time.

Anyway, I got behind on my child support and have ran into some financial issues the past few months because my husband and I lost our home to a fire. We lost literally everything we own. I have been making partial payments each month, some months substantially less than others but trying to put forth effort anyway.My ex husband filed a complaint against me with division of children for non payment. This has happened at least 7 times in the past, each time resulting in a judge dismissing it and me getting back on top of my payments. The last time we went to court, the judge warned my ex husband about trying to get me arrested and not letting me see our son as soon as I miss a payment. He hasn't let me see or speak to my son since the beginning of the spring.

I went to court last month for a hearing concerning my probation. The judge took me by surprise when she said that there is a deputy from -ex husband's County- waiting outside so he can arrest you. I immediately knew it was my ex husband who had driven six hours and brought his new wife along with him so they could throw me in the back of his police car and take me to jail. I walked out expecting to be confronted by them but they were nowhere to be found. Apparently this made the judge kind of mad and she told him he has no jurisdiction in their County and that he can't do that to me. I have a lawyer and I'm willing to get a loan to pay the back child support in full. I just have to get a court date set in stone.

I have court on Monday to be officially discharged from probation. I'm worried that my ex husband and his wife will be there again to try and arrest me. These are people who have harassed and assulted me in the past. They're constantly looking for every tiny little thing to try to get me into trouble. I could write a book about everything that has happened.

Can my ex-husband legally arrest me?

Answer:
 You should look up his department online and see if you're able to file a complaint, either online or by telephone. Legal or not, this is certainly outside of his duties and it's most definitely against the department's policy to use your position for personal gain.

You just need to clarify one thing:

> I immediately knew it was my ex husband who had driven six hours and brought his new wife along with him so they could throw me in the back of his police car and take me to jail. I walked out expecting to be confronted by them but they were nowhere to be found. Apparently this made the judge kind of mad and she told him he has no jurisdiction in their County and that he can't do that to me.

I don't understand this part. If they were nowhere to be found, how did the judge tell them that? Did he attempt to arrest you?Answer #2: No one can legally arrest you unless they have a warrant or probable cause to believe you have committed a crime.  Even if you're behind on child support, unless you've been referred by the Family Support Division for criminal charges, you can't be arrested for that.

Also, your husband doesn't have the authority to arrest people except in his own county, or when his assistance is requested by sheriffs in another county.


Title: Getting out of a lease - Quiet enjoyment clause

Question:
Hi guys,

My wife and I moved to Maine from NYC just over a month ago, when we visited the rental we asked the agent if the apartment was quiet as we were subject to construction on both sides of our NY apartment, we were verbally told yes. Fast forward a month after and we signed a lease and moved in, the first night we were awoken by the upstairs neighbor,  it was like having an elephant in the room, the house we moved in is an old wooden structure and there appears to be no soundproofing. I reached out to the landlord and said we weren't happy, he in turn then said it was standard neighbor noise, I can assure you it isn't, my wife and I have never lived in a place so loud, we can hear every conversation from above, we hear the dogs walking and barking, we hear the tenant going to the toilet, we hated the noise and decided to email the landlord and ask to leave, he, in turn, got a lawyer to electronically email/mail me a letter saying that we are on the hook for the next 9 months, and they will actively try and find a new tenant, we are paying $2500 to live here, both of us are at the end of our tether, we cannot relax, we cannot even watch tv because we hear them cooking/walking around. Yesterday, they were using a vacuum, I downloaded a sound meter app for my iPhone, I recorded for 5 minutes, my wife recorded me recording in the apt as evidence, at one point it went into the 100 DB's ... It was so loud, this was 11 am and above our home office, we had to leave.

Are we screwed until the landlord finds someone? I honestly believe that he will do as little as possible. Any advice would be amazing?

Answer:
 The "Quiet" in Quiet Enjoyment doesn't necisarily refer specifically to the noise level in your apartment- it refers to being free from (uncommunicated) intrusions by your landlord.

You can review your lease and follow it's lease-break clause. If it doesn't have one, you can vacate your unit but will continue to be responsible for the rent on it until a new tenant moves in.


Title: Can anything be done about this?

Question:
A few months ago, I cheated on my boyfriend ( yes, bad, please don't judge me) and the guy I cheated on him with wouldn't leave me alone so I asked him to. He then proceeded to tell me that if i didn't go to his house and suck him off,  that he would come to my house and start some stuff. I never showed him where I lived. Just the street I lived on. It was basically a form of blackmail, I believe.
On top off that I now have a fear of going out and meeting anybody new. Nor do I have the desire to do anything sexual. I am from Ohio. Is there any way that anything can be done about this incident anonymously? That's the only way I'll do something about it.

Answer:
 > Is there any way that anything can be done about this incident anonymously?

Almost assuredly not.

The only real issue here, to the best I can tell, is one of extortion or threats of assault.  In either case, you would be needed to testify as the victim.


Title: Retaliated and fired from Texas state job

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You stirred the pot too much and got can. You upset the order of things. Consider this a life lesson.Answer #2: Don't play office politics.

And can you prove why they fired you? If not since you were in your probation period there isn't much you can do.

Hell. I would have fired someone stirring up that much trouble. Especially if they were new like you.


Title: I sent a potentially career-stopping email and Google review. (VA, USA)

Question:
So I sent an email to the president (he interviewed and hired me), my former boss, and the HR director of a company I quit a couple of months ago. The company is headquartered in Louisiana and I worked in a satellite office in Virginia so technically it went across state lines. Now I'm trying to get a new job and I don't know if I should allow the new company to contact the old one because I don't want them to bad-mouth me. I know technically I could say whatever I want under my right to free speech so long as it isn't threatening. I just want to know to what an ex-employer can tell a potential employer about me and how damaging it might be to my future job opportunities. The email follows:

Mr. PRESIDENT,

There were a few things left unsaid in my exit interview because I didn't feel as though those thoughts/feelings were valid. After having some time to truly sit down and think about them, I've decided to share these thoughts with you and HR for further consideration and discussion.

First of all I'd just like to say to Your Royal Douchebagness, fuck you COMPANY PRESIDENT. Of all the low and dirty moves I've ever seen, Company ABC is by and far the worst. There were never plans to move me up as made evident by the multiple Jr. ISSE positions that opened after hiring me and adamant refusal to talk me with any security work. If you're going to hire someone to fill seats, the least you can do is be open and honest with them about it. When you do hire someone, ensure they're getting paid fairly. No thanks to you at all, I'm now getting paid fairly to the tune of over $30,000 more than what your cheap ass decided to give me. Do your fucking research next time and pay fairly.

Second, if your employee is looking for other opportunities because they realize what a shitty, sorry mistake of a company they work for is, make sure their department head doesn't tell that employee's future prospect, that there were actually two titles assigned to that person instead of the one that was labeled in that person's offer letter.

Third, don't allow your department heads to bad mouth employees and throw them under the bus. Everyone knows (and yes there is possibly evidence still) that OLD BOSS told MY COLLEAGUE and I to send that [classified] data over the Company ABC network. So fuck you OLD BOSS for that as well. And yes. I WAS the one who reported his ass to NCIS so you can all suck my left toe and I am EXTREMELY disappointed nothing happened and simultaneously impressed with your ability to cover the smell of bullshit with roses.

Finally, I don't give a shit what you decide to do with your company but I hope you learn from your mistakes. You're shady, untrustworthy, dishonorable, and a liar and I hope your company fails as spectacularly as it possibly can. I hope you show this email to as many people as possible within your company and it spreads like wildfire, destroying you from the inside out.

If you'd like to send any feedback to me or address any concerns or questions, please feel free to email or call me back so I can be even more candid with you and anyone else who like to hear more about your company and it's deplorable ethics. And please feel free to send this email to anyone you'd like. Send it to the Admiral or any of the lovely government reps who were actually pleasant, honest, and straightforward about who they were and what they wanted from me.

Many fucks still left to give to you,
DARKHORSE93

P.S. HR DIRECTOR it really was lovely to work with you. You were a tremendous help and someone about whom I believe THE PRESIDENT made an excellent choice. Please note that none of the above letter applies to you. I only included you because I wanted HR to have a copy of it as well to post on your wall of shame. This letter really only applies to THE PRESIDENT and OLD BOSS just so you are aware. Hope all is well with you and please feel free to use this for training from a disgruntled ex-employee.

Everything I said in the review is true so I don't think I have to worry about a defamation suit. The Google review follows:

Heavily advise against working for or with this company!

Former Employee: I worked at Entrust Government Solutions full-time for less than a year

Pros

Smooth transition when they took over the contract from the previous company for whom I was working. HR is VERY knowledgeable and works with their employees.

Cons

HR is not representative of the rest of the company. The company hired me on and paid me for one role but ended up tasking me with the responsibilities of two jobs. Don't expect to move anywhere in the company and you should fully expect to be lied to about your position. I was constantly thrown under the bus and blamed for incomplete tasks or missing information by my colleagues and direct supervisors. When I brought these issues to my supervisors, I was called a liar and my concerns were automatically dismissed and buried. Upper management WILL throw employees under the bus in order to avoid getting themselves in trouble. I was expected to stay late and ignore my family in order to complete projects.When I told them I wasn't going to work an extra 2 hours every day because THEY failed to give a realistic deadline to the government, I was berated and chastised for not putting in the "extra effort" even though I consistently worked from home in order to catch up on things I couldn't do in the office. (The internet speed there was too slow to download patches and updates needed to complete/progress projects. This part of it is not their fault. They have to use a MiFi because of the location and the building is basically a giant Faraday cage so don't hold that part against them.) This company does not have the best interest of its employees at heart and it seems their only concern is filling seats to fulfill the contract requirements. The employees there also don't seem to care much about ageist, sexist or homophobic comments. God help you if you bring it up and say that you are offended. It might as well be a death sentence to getting along with anyone there and a guaranteed "snowflake" label even though the things that get said (calling people gay or queer for liking certain things). The benefits are absolute garbage. You have one choice of a high-deductible plan and that's it. I personally didn't experience any putting down because of my knowledge base but I saw others get hit for it and I personally got hit for my age.

Advice to Management

Take an example from your HR director and learn how to treat your employees fairly by her example. Enforce more sensitivity training against sexism and homophobia otherwise you are going to end up unable to hire/keep employees on your payroll. The workforce is getting younger and more liberal and the company culture is not going to vibe well with the incoming generation. The company culture needs a serious overhaul.

Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.

Answer:
 I mean that probably burnt any bridges still remaining.

That being said， simply don’t put them down for job experience in the resume and you should be good


Title: Landlord is letting a tenant stay in the room I'm supposed to move into for three extra weeks [MA]

Question:
Hi, new to this sub so I apologize if this question is redundant. I couldn't find anything about my situation in the wiki.

In April I signed a six month lease on an apartment starting July 1st for an internship I have in the area. In June I got word that the start date for my internship was pushed back a month, so I asked my landlord if it was ok to move in on July 7th instead. He said ok. On the 3rd he sent me a text saying that the room will not be available until the 26th because the current tenant delayed his move out. He offered me a bed in the living room and a room ~20 miles away from my internship, both of which I refused.

I know that this is a clear breach of the lease and that I'm entitled to some sort of compensation. I wish I could just leave it at that but finding temporary housing that isn't astronomically expensive on such short notice is proving to be very difficult. Some of my relatives have graciously offered their house, but they live ~10 miles from my job so I will have to Uber there and back every day.

What are my legal rights in this situation? If I were to stay somewhere like Extended Stay America (which costs like $150/night as opposed to my $850/month apartment), how much of it would my landlord have to pay for? In addition if I were to stay with my family, could I make my landlord pay for the Uber rides to and from work?

Thanks in advance.

Answer:
 > I know that this is a clear breach of the lease and that I'm entitled to some sort of compensation.

That's probably not true. Read the lease. Most leases spell out exactly what happens if the landlord is unable to deliver possession on time. In most cases, the start of the lease is just pushed back, or you're able to terminate the lease.