Title: (x-post from r/personalfinance) Someone messed up the math on our lease agreement

Question:
So a little over a year ago, my partner and I signed a lease for a first floor apartment in Massachusetts. The lease duration is for 13.5 months (and I think that is where the snag comes from). We were to pay $1,900 a month (first month pro-rated at $542.80) for a total of $23,342.80.

So at this point we've paid our total lease amount, but have a month left to go until we move out. We don't want to be assholes...but...at this point we've fulfilled our legal obligation. Yet, our landlord is under the impression that we owe for March still. Obviously, we don't want to sour our relationship with our landlord, especially since future landlords look to past references. What would be a reasonable way to proceed?

Edit: In our lease it states: "LEASE PAYMENTS. Tenant shall pay Landlord monthly installments of $1,900.00 per month, payable in advance on the first day of each month, for a total lease payment of $23,342.80," and "TERM. The lease term will begin on February 17th, 2015 and will terminate on March 31st, 2016."
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: How long did you occupy the unit during the pro-rated month?  If the lease says it is $1900 a month, and you paid a pro-rated share for the first month that used $1900 a month as the base rate, then it's going to be hard to convince someone that the $1900 a month figure isn't what you agreed to in the case of a math error elsewhere in the contract.


Title: Police ignoring Chase procedures and do dream public and totally in a cop car

Question:
My question is if police violated there Chase procedure there are lawfully supposed to abide by shouldn't my case be thrown out?

Every Police Department in California must have a Chase policy and mine State specifically the pursuit must be terminated when the risk of continuing outweighs the risk of the suspect getting away

I am fighting a felony evading case in California the pursuit allegedly began because an officer saw someone  riding a wheelie on a dirt bike there was four different police chases in total they're saying something like 90 traffic violations occurred

From my point of view being the defendant the risk to public saftey if i got away was almost 0% we're on the other hand  the risk to Public Safety by continuing the pursuit resulted in a police officer totaling his car countless stop signs and red lights ran all recorded on their body cam without seeing a motorcycle in except for one video

Out of the 90 alleged traffic violations there's only one video of me running a stop sign failure to use a turn signal and speeding which they're saying meets the guidelines for a felony conviction in California

Answer:
 I'm a defense lawyer, but not your lawyer at all. If a client of mine was on social media admitting to crimes in a pending case I'd lose my fucking mind. Shut up about your case. Delete these posts and talk to someone who can't legally share what you tell them. More than one prosecutor reads Reddit.Answer #2: > My question is if police violated there Chase procedure there are lawfully supposed to abide by shouldn't my case be thrown out?

No.


Title: [WA] College is withholding official transcript due to unpaid balance. Currently on a payment plan, but WSU won't release transcript until balance is paid in full.

Question:
I dropped out of school due to personal issues three years back. My financial aid was reversed and then sent to collections due to nonpayment. Now that I have had time to mature And figure the ins and out of being an adult, I want to do everything I can to finish my education.

I am currently in a debt management program paying roughly 1,000 towards all my debt a month (all student loans) and on tract to be debt free in 5 years. However Washington state University will not let me attend nor release my official transcript until the 15k balance in collections is paid. I have tried to work with them showing that I am currently paying on the balance to see if they would give, but to no avail. I want to get back into school so bad but it seems I have hit a brick wall until that balance is paid in full. Should I consider legal help? What kind of lawyer could be of a assistance?

Answer:
 There is almost certainly nothing a lawyer will be able to help you with here.

Once they release your transcripts, you could well become less motivated to pay what you owe.  There is no law which requires them to release the transcripts if you have unpaid tuition...


Title: Can I dispute ambulance bill from shady ambulance business?

Question:
I was coming home from a local bar about a mile from my house at around midnight, I got to my place but realized I had forgot my key and the door was locked. I decided to climb up to the roof of my house and in order to go down a ladder that was on the back side of my house, because the sliding door on the back porch is always unlocked. This was in San Francisco, where all the houses are connected to each other basically, which is why I had to climb over the house instead of just going around to the back.
Someone apparently thought I was a burglar and called the police. A bunch of cop cars show up while I'm on top of the roof, so I decide to climb back down and talk to them. As soon as I got down from the roof I was tackled to the sidewalk by one of the cops and held down and cuffed. Being tackled onto the sidewalk scraped my forehead and it was bleeding a little.(tiny amount, not dripping blood, more like a scrape than a cut) They called an ambulance because of this.
After explaining everything to the police and showing proof that it was indeed my address, they uncuffed me and apologized and told me to remember my keys next time.
By this point the ambulance had arrived, and the EMTs insisted that I needed to be taken to the hospital. I told them I was perfectly fine and had a small scrape on my head that could be taken care of with some neosporin and a bandaid. I insisted that I was fine and that all I wanted to do was go into my house that was 20 feet away and that I was refusing an ambulance ride to the hospital. They told me they were legally required to take me and I was basically physically strapped to a gurney and put in the ambulance. The hospital was less than 5 minutes away, and as soon as I saw a doctor they told me I was perfectly fine and could go home, and didn't even charge me anything.
I ended up getting a $3000 ambulance bill. The ambulance company is privately owned, and googling it shows tons of people with similar stories about being forced into taking ambulance rides against their will and then charged ridiculous amounts.
Is there anything I can do to dispute this bill? How can I be forced into an ambulance for a minor scratch?

Answer:
 They cannot legally transport you without your consent unless they have a valid reason to believe you are incompetent (for example, you have a mental illness, are severely intoxicated, or may be prone to suicide).

If other people have similar stories, then my guess is they will falsify the paperwork to show that you consented or were incapable of consenting for whatever reason.

My suggestion would be to pay a lawyer a couple hundred bucks to write them a strongly worded letter telling them that you were illegally transported against your will.


Title: [NY]Can we get in legal trouble for a Satanist Ritual in a cemetery at Night?

Question:
The facts: the cemetery in question seems to be open to the public at all times, it is not fenced and there aren't signs saying we can't be in, just that office hours are until 4:30pm, but people walk in there later than that all the time.
I don't know if in our case, if they got wind of that, they might be angry and try to pin us for trespassing, or other bullshit charge  like disturbing the peace. What can they do?
We are going to make sure there's no damage to their property and nothing they can complain of, well except the Ritual. Just two thing that are not very clear:
I need a Fire. I called the Fire Dept. and it seems that what I want to do would not violate any ordinance, I will just burn rowan twigs and some herbs inside a metal basin. Though I didn't tell them it would be in a cemetery, but my yard.
It seems NY has an exception for minor consumption of alcohol for religious purposes, link at the bottom. I intend to bring wine, outside the original container and in a decanter, not enough to make us intoxicated. Are there any additional requirements for this to be exempted due to religion? Yes, we are all minors, only one of us is 18.
I plan to instruct everyone prior to that Night to not talk to the police except to invoke their right to remain silent and to legal counsel, if it comes to that. We may have enough money between all of us to pay for our own lawyer. Can we all retain the same attorney, and pay lower for that? Is it a good idea for each one of us to carry a lawyer business card with us?
Link to the page that claim NY allows minors to consume alcohol for religious purposes:
http://drinkingage.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002591

Answer:
 >It seems NY has an exception for minor consumption of alcohol for religious purposes, link at the bottom. I intend to bring wine, outside the original container and in a decanter, not enough to make us intoxicated.

Thanks for the laugh OP. That exception will be interpreted to apply to recognized religious groups not a bunch of teens in a cemetery claiming to be satanists.

Otherwise every bunch of teens having a party would just claim to be performing mass.

EDIT: Oh and does the cemetery have a closing time? If it does you are looking at an automatic trespassing charge.Answer #2: Honestly I'd recommend not doing it there. It's moderately disrespectful to the people buried there, along with probably illegal.

The office hours of a cemetery is when it is usually no longer open to the public, fenced or not. They're liable for injuries on the land and if there is no one there, it's unlikely they'd be okay with it, especially if you're lighting a fire.

Also, setting fires in public is generally frowned upon and illegal in some areas. Check up on that.

Don't bring alcohol. Everyone there will get arrested for under aged drinking. You are not going to be recognized as a religious exemption, it's very hard to get that. It's typically reserved for first communion and the likes where it is In a controlled situation, not teens in a cemetery.

It's a bad idea and morally disrespectful. Do what you wish religiously but not where other's loved ones are buried Answer #3: Private property can be open to the public but still allow the owners to kick you out, and to report you to the cops for trespassing if you don't immediately leave.


Title: Homeless people are harassing/blackmailing local restaurants for food. (South Carolina)

Question:
This trend started a couple weeks ago and at least two restaurants have gone through this. One restaurant has had it happen multiple times.

Basically, a homeless person will enter a restaurant in the downtown district of my city and approach a member of the staff. The person will demand that the staff member give them some food. So the staff member says something like "no sorry we can't do that" etc. At this point the homeless person will lie down on the floor or sit in a chair and loudly claim that he/she is having a heart attack. So far, all the restaurants that have been through this have immediately called 911. So police, fire, EMTs arrive in mass, put the homeless person on a stretcher and cart them off.

It's a bad look. No one goes into a restaurant that is surrounded by flashing lights, and the guests inside have their experienced ruined. It can be a disturbing and unpleasant thing to watch. So next time that homeless person comes in they have to choose: give in to demands or call 911 and go through it all over again.

My legal question: If a person comes into my shop and claims to be having a heart attack am i legally obligated to call 911? Is the behavior of these scammers technically illegal?

Other notes: My shop is a privately traded business and I am an employee/owner. We aren't a restaurant, but we do have snacks and candy. I can't give out product. I'm not made of money. There is a homeless shelter literally across the street from the restaurant that was hit multiple times (they refused demands and called 911 each time btw). And there is a second shelter about 4 blocks away. As I understand it, all they have to do to get free meals and a bed is be sober.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: I don't know about SC, but in NY you could ban someone from your property and if they return it's trespassing. If they return and commit a crime (falsely reporting and incident would count), it's a burglary.  Maybe you have similar laws.Answer #2: Call the police every time they walk into the store and get them trespassed. I work fast food and we have a really bad homeless problem right now because of the heat. If they are just hanging out, digging in the trash, being disruptive we call the cops even if it is the first time seeing them there. Answer #3: If you don't call 911, and it's a legitimate emergency and someone dies, you are going to have a far worse time of it than the amount of time it takes for 911 to show up and take the person away.Answer #4: hire a bouncer to watch the door.


Title: Landlord made a suspicious request.

Question:
My landlord called and asked to talk to my wife and I. She said that her husband is ill and they were having hard times on money.

I was not home when when she came to talk, so my wife met with her. My landlord claimed that the house we currently live in was a large tax burden on her last year.

She told my wife that she wanted to put the utilities of the house we are renting in her name and asked my wife if we could pay our rent in cash.

My wife agreed, and once my landlord left she called and told me this. It immediately threw up red flags for me. It's clear my landlord is trying to do something funny with her taxes.

Please help!

Answer:
 They are likely trying to hide their rental income so they don't have to pay taxes on it.

You can agree to pay your rent in cash or not, either way it's not your problem. You aren't liable for other people's failings to meet their legal requirements.

I do recommend you be sure to get a receipt of your paying rent in cash, in case your landlord ever attempts to dispute it in the future.


Title: Daughter is being offered property and 25% of a business. What questions need to be asked?

Question:
My daughter is basically the operator of a nice drop-in and overnight dog kennel in our area.  The owner has told her that she is setting up thru her lawyer, giving my daughter the house, 5 acres of land containing the house and kennels. and 25% of the business for a period of time, then increase to 50%, with full ownership upon death.

As I'm a big fan of "if it's too good to be true...." what questions should I make my daughter aware of?  I have a vague idea of some, but could use some input...

Answer: She needs a real attorney involved in this. It is not DIY.Answer #2: Attorney. Don't listen to anything this woman or her attorney says. Daughter needs her own attorney. When you give someone a business, you're giving them the assets but also the responsibilities and liabilities. What are those? For starters, is the company profitable, is it in debt, what about taxes?Answer #3: Find out ALL of the debt the business/house carries. Find all of the liens possible.


Title: My landlord is trying to get me to pay my dads rent, even though I have no lease with her (Colorado)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Your September 26th move-out date had a condition: You needed to make an ad and do house showings. You failed to do this because of a dispute with your Dad. How is that the landlord's problem?

When did you give notice of the 26th move out date?


Title: Landlord/tenant - Lease ambiguity - Am I entitled to reimbursement for water bills paid over 2 years?

Question:
My husband and I have been renting a home in Maryland for the past two years, with the intention of renewing our lease for another year next month.

The landlord emailed an updated lease for us to sign, and as I was reading it I noticed that it says that "The Tenants are not responsible for a water bill."  I checked the last two leases we signed and they both said the same thing.

The exact wording on the lease is:

"Utilities:
The tenant must make payments directly to the utility companies.  Tenant is required to maintain gas and electric services through BGE.  No other service company is permitted.

The Tenant will not be responsible for a water bill."

We have been paying our water bill since we moved in, which amounts to over $2000 over 24 months.  Am I legally entitled to reimbursement for the water bills that we have paid?  If the landlord won't reimburse, can I withhold that amount from our last rent check?  Unfortunately the amount we've paid over the past 2 years is greater than our monthly rent, so even if we did this, we wouldn't be recouping the entire amount.

The language in the lease doesn't specifically state that the LANDLORD will be paying the water bill, just that the TENANT is not responsible.

We have had a good relationship with the landlords thus far and I would like to settle this amicably and continue to rent here.  On the other hand, I feel like we have been paying for a utility that was not our responsibility, per the lease, and I would like at least partial reimbursement.

What does r/legaladvice think?

Answer:
 It would be absolutely reasonable for you to ask the landlord to reimburse you for the water bill. I would try to collect all of your past months bills, put them into an Excel spreadsheet, and reach out to the landlord to discuss the issue.

Be reasonable and friendly in your discussion.


Title: Sexually violated or not? Denied water!

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 No. Don't sleep naked with your window right next to the door. People can look in your front facing windows. That isn't illegal. Nothing sexual happened to you.

Call about the water. It will likely be turned on shortly. Answer #2: You are not being denied water. They shut it off temporarily to deal with a leak.

If you don't want people to see you naked don't sleep naked in front of an open window.


Title: Could my sister have been wrongfully terminated in an at-will state?

Question:
All names have been changed so that this is consistent but parties involved can't be identified.

My sister, Lisa, may have been wrongfully terminated in California, an at-will state. We can't afford a lawyer just to check if we may or may not have a case so this seemed like the best place to get advice. She'll be applying for unemployment, of course, and contacting the labor board. She's been with a fast-food corporation since 2016, and changed franchises about a year ago and quickly worked her way up to being a manager. HQ for this franchise is located in Long Beach, her location is in a neighboring city. This termination is following weeks of what she feels is harassment, and California is a state that recognizes the Covenant of Good Faith Exception.

The definition I've found for this exception is that "decisions are subject to a 'just cause' standard or that terminations in bad faith or motivated by malice are prohibited. In deciding whether such a covenant is to be inferred, a court looks at factors including whether the company properly followed its stated personnel policies, the length of the employee's employment, any job security representations that have been made, a presence or lack of prior criticism of performance, and basic notions of fairness."

Would this termination fall under the Covenant of Good Faith Exception as wrongful termination?

This all started three, maybe four weeks ago when she got really sick. There was something going around, not the flu, but pretty severe in terms of fatigue, stomach problems, cough, vomiting, etc. and she asked to take off a few days in addition to her day off. Her day off fell between the days she took off, and one could assume that if she's sick on her day off she wouldn't be able to come in. However, due to her position as manager she's supposed to cover when another manager calls out so she went in for the four hours as requested. The amount of time off amounted to 5 days I believe. No verbal or written warning about missing time was given, but as far as I know the food handler's training explicitly mentioned not working when sick like this.

When she came back the John (location manager) said "I'm gonna be watching you now" and she said okay and went back to work. She had makeup on, as most days the girls do wear makeup, doing her job like she normally does. One of her eyes got irritated by her makeup, and it turned red in the corner. James (franchise corporate) started saying her whole eyes were bloodshot and she told him about her makeup. Not even ten minutes later she was sent on break and as she's smoking a cigarette both John and James come yelling at her, accusing her of being high at work. As she's trying to explain how it's just her makeup, just the one corner, she started crying. John said "It's okay mija, you can just continue your shift." So she did. No verbal or written warning was given.

A few days later she started her period and bled through a lot, so she Amanda (a fellow manager) and was told "It's okay, clock out, you're all good." She said thank you and left. It happened again two days later before she could even clock in, but John was the MOD and she was scared to tell him alone. That's when she saw David (franchise corporate) and asked him to go with her to tell John because she's scared of him. David asked why and she said it was because he's been mean to her. David told John to let her leave, John said it was fine, she apologized and clocked out.

She was running drive through and her times were all 1st place. When there were zero orders she put her head down for a few seconds since it was really hot and she got dizzy. As soon as an order came through, John pointed it out. She said she knew and got the order out before it had even been charged. She then fans herself with a paper bag and John says "With Brittney (fellow manager) as my witness right now, it's not looking good for you here mija." (I'd like to point out these are common behaviors of all workers; it's never been a problem.) Still no verbal or written warning for an actual behavior was given. John then placed her at the back window but managers aren't supposed to be at the back window ever.

This same day, John is sitting in the little office and only being critical when he comes out. So when there's no cars she goes in and asks him bluntly, "So what was that, a threat to fire me? Because it's not looking good for me here, right?" He places the other worker at the back window so they could talk and called Brittney back as witness again. John tells her "We're not firing you. That's not what I meant." over and over, and Brittney said "Well John, that is what it sounded like so she's not wrong to be mad, but Lisa, you haven't been yourself lately or happy and giggly like usual." John agreed, so she said "Well you (John) and Amanda always tell me not to be friends with the crew and to act more as a manager figure so how can I do both?" At some point she began crying and John told her to go home because he can't have her work looking like that since people would ask questions.

She told David what happened and he told her they would talk about transferring stores at the end of the week. She was told she'd lose her position as manager and start over as crew, so she said okay and requested her final check from John's location since she'd be moving stores. David gave her last check and a copy of her W2 since it was lost during tax season. They made a meeting for the end of the week.

The day of the meeting to switch locations she texted David "So I need to be at the office by 3, correct?" to which he replied "I'm not going to be in the LB area today so is it ok that I call you around 11am?" She said simply "Of course" but 11am came and no one called. She called David, the location in case he was there, John, the office, and even James. James was the only one who answered and said he would see David in an hour and tell him to call her. She said okay, and they hung up. Immediately after, David sent a text saying "I'm in a meeting ends in 10 minutes and I'll call you."

David called, this is the transcript as she documented it immediately following the call:

David: "So I talked to all of the managers and Taylor Thomas (franchise owner) because I don't make all the decisions myself, and we just think you should try something that's not fast food so we'd like to give you the opportunity to do so."

Lisa: "So you're not going to let me tell my side of the story? Because we were supposed to have a meeting to discuss a transfer, not a phone call."

David: "As of right now we've decided to terminate our relationship with you."

Lisa: "Under what grounds?"

David: "Just the fact that everyone's saying you don't want to be here."

Lisa: "Okay but the thing is that I do want to be there, so you're firing me for no reason."

David: "Yes."

Lisa: "So basically you have no actual reason and this is wrongful termination?"

David: "Yes, as of right now it's wrongful termination."

Lisa: "Okay. I'll be contacting the labor board. Thank you, and have a nice day."

She's aware that California is an at-will state, but also that there are protocols like the verbal and written warnings the handbook mentioned. The fact that she got no warnings, was told she'd be transferred but then fired, and done so with admittedly no reason following harassment leads me to believe the Covenant of Good Faith Exception would apply. Would it? Should we start looking into pro-bono options? Is this just a misunderstanding of the laws with no recourse?

Thank you in advance and apologies if I've chosen the "employment law" flair incorrectly.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 You are, unfortunately, misinterpreting the law. Your sister is more than welcome to contact DFEH and complain, but I do not see any reason why her job would be protected under the law. It seems like a legal termination to me.

She can and should apply for unemployment benefits, as this is a no-cause termination.


Title: A package was delivered to my name at my address. But I didn't order it. Can I keep it?

Question: I think there might have been a mixup... Let's assume it's an iPad

Answer: No.  It does not belong to you.  Contact the sender to arrange a return of it.


Title: [USA] [OH] I work on a food truck. My employer requires us to travel between events in company cars every day, but takes us off the clock during that time. Is this legal?

Question:
Note: This will be rambly, so look for the tl;dr below to get the summary of my questions.

I have been working this job for only a short time, but I am seeing some alarming signs that my employer is taking advantage of me and my fellow co-workers. My job for the food truck has been to set up at events, take orders once we set up at an event, occasionally make milkshakes at the events, and clean the truck when we return. I am required to be at the office 10 minutes before we leave each day, but I am not put on the clock or paid until we reach the event and begin setting up. When it's time to leave for the event, we load into the company's van and head on our way, with only the person driving being paid. Sometimes events are nearly 2 hours away, which leaves me uncompensated for nearly 4 hours each way. We have up to 3 events each day, and the only time that they pay us to travel is when the drive is less than 30 minutes to the next event, any longer than that and they consider it a "generous favor" for them to provide us transportation to work for free and do not even pay us for the half hour. My current pay is regular minimum wage ($8.10/hr), and I make tips on and off at the events. On Saturday I arrived at 9:00 AM, left work at 1:00 AM (Yes, a 16 hour shift), and had 5.5 hours of traveling time during the day. I made $40 in tips. So, I essentially broke even at minimum wage if I count the drive time in. My un-tipped co-workers who make the food also receive minimum wage, and are not compensated for the drive time, which means they are absolutely getting screwed.

**tl;dr**: Company requires me to travel and doesn't compensate

So, here are my questions:

1. Isn't an employer required to compensate you for the time you spend with the company, regardless of whether it is productive work?

2. If this is illegal in some way, what should my next course of action be?

3. Did I leave out any critical details? I want to make sure my story is as clear as possible.

Thank you for helping me!

EDIT: There is one other variable that makes this more complicated: Because I am a tipped employee, I am technically only required to be paid $4.05 per hour in Ohio, correct? So, if I complain I am afraid that they will pull that card out and reduce my wage/fire me and I will be even worse off. One thing to note though, food truck tips are not a guaranteed thing. They are very sporadic, and at prepaid events sometimes we will make only a few tip dollars throughout the entire day.
Topic:
Labor Law

Answer:
 That's not legal. Travel time during the work day from job site to job site is hours worked per the FLSA. Travel time from home to job site 1 and from the last job site back to home is not.

http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs22.pdf

Maybe the just don't know. I would start by showing this to them.


Title: Can I talk to someone while they're being detained?

Question:
I was walking home tonight and came across a young black woman being detained. I stopped and took my phone out to take video through the ACLU app. The officers said they were going to search her because she's on probation. She said she had been off probation since July and didn't want to be searched. She was getting a little riled up and uncooperative, so in an effort to help her I said, "This video is going to the ACLU, so if you feel your rights are being violated you can contact them." She calmed down a little. The officers searched her bag. She was spouting off statements that were incriminating regarding the original reason she was stopped, riding her bike on the sidewalk. I called out to her again, "Hey, no disrespect, but you might want to stop talking, because they'll use it against you." She stopped talking after that. They ended up arresting her based on what they found in her bag.

The cops didn't seem to have a problem with me talking to her. One actually came up after to thank me for maintaining a reasonable distance and ask if I had any questions. I know I have a right to film, but I'm wondering if I have a right to talk to someone who's being detained? Can the police give me a lawful order not to speak to someone being detained? Can it be considered interference if I'm not physically in the way? Just wondering for the future in case I'm in a similar situation with cops who don't like what I'm doing.

Answer:
 Yes, you can interfere even just by talking.

Yes, the police can lawfully order you to stop.

If you want to video the encounter and then talk to the person when it's over do so.

But inserting yourself into a police encounter is generally a terrible idea.


Title: Heat sickness = Worker's Comp?

Question:
I live in Maryland, USA.

I'm employed by a county but not really considered a county employee.

I work in a building over 50 years old. Our heating/cooling system is at least that old and as so, frequently breaks down. We've been having a spat of 80+° degree days.

We had two weeks where the AC wasn't working and the heat was pouring in. Despite it being in the 60s outside it was at least 82° inside. It made me and several employees ill. Upper management was aware of it.

I have chronic illness and I'm under FMLA. I mentioned the heat issue at our staff association and then got hauled in by the regional manager and told it was not staff association business.

Fast-forward to today. Walk in and it's 84° plus humidity. AC unit is clearly not kicking on. Call county maintenance department on emergency line since I'm the person in charge.

It's me and one other FT employee. He's not feeling well either. I report to manager via text the conditions since she's due in at 11am. We arrived between 8:30-8:45.

Answer: You got diagnosed with "heat sickness" by an actual medical professional? Not heat stroke or heat exhaustion? I mean, yeah, file this under worker's comp, but 86° is not a life-threatening temperature by any stretch of the imagination.


Title: I drank in Europe and my former teacher saw a photo of it. She’s threatening to report me to the school district and the police. Is this even allowed?

Question:
I’m 17 and was drinking with my old friends in Greece. (Private party, not out in the public) and I posted a photo of the party and you could see alcohol in the background.

My instagram is public and my former teacher (she hates me because I rejected her son) doesn’t follow me. But somehow she saw my instagram story and now she’s saying that I broke an American law (despite me being in Greece) and I should be prosecuted since I’m an American (I’m not lol).

And she says the only way she wouldn’t tell is that I publicly apologize and delete my Instagram.

What is she trying to do?
Topic:
Alcohol Related Other than DUI

Answer:
 Just because you are in a photo from a party doesn't mean you were drinking, ignore her or report her to the school district.

I would ignore her and block her in all ways possible.


Title: [Louisiana] Is a company required to pay you for a mandatory meeting outside of working hours?

Question:
My boyfriend works for a national company, and they have scheduled a regional meeting in the next city over for Saturday (the store is not open on Saturdays during the winter so this is normally a day off).  He has to attend.  His manager says he's not sure if they'll get paid for the meeting time.  From what I've seen, they are required to pay him for hours spent in the meeting as if they were regular hours worked, including overtime.  Is this correct or am I reading things wrong?
Topic:
Labor Law (Unions)

Answer: Yes a mandatory meeting must be paid. Google FLSA fact sheet 22.


Title: (California) Transgender friend of mine came out to their parents, who are attempting to force them out of the dwelling.

Question:
Posting on behalf of a friend of mine. They're transgender currently living in the state of California. Recently, they elected to finally come out to their parents. The father took it well, the mother not so much. Last night, my friend found a note placed outside their door with the following text (Personal identifying information removed. I'm redacting my friend's pronouns for reasons of confidentiality in this post, but the mother did so with different intent here): "It, Please pack up your things and leave this house. I need space from you. I can not stand by and watch you mutilate yourself. I will be canceling your \[Medical Insurance Provider\] Insurance. You need to make plans to fully support yourself from now on. I no longer can support you and your choices. - \[Mother's Name\]" The friend is around the age of 20. The property in which they are living is a rental property, but my friend does not pay rent to either their parents or the landlord. My friend has been employed in the past, but I'm unsure of their current employment status. My questions, partially for my friend's interests and partially to satisfy my own intrigue are:

1. What are my friend's options given this situation?
2. How would my friend's housing situation be classified? Would they be considered a sublessee of their parents despite the lack of rent payments, would the be considered an occupant, etc?
3. Given the relationship from the previous question, can their parent's demand they vacate the property? Would this answer change if my friend was not a member of a protected class?

Thank you to anyone able to answer any of my questions.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 > The friend is around the age of 20.

In that case, your friend is an adult and their parents are under no obligation to provide for them any longer. They will need to be evicted like a normal tenant.

It sounds like they've already gotten their eviction notice. Your friend will have around 30 days to leave to avoid having an eviction on their record, and trust me they don't  want that. Answer #2: 1: To move out

2: They're a tenant. They've been given notice to quit.

3: Yes. They have no lease and have no ability to force someone to maintain a month to month tenancy. Answer #3: (1) Your friend can stay for 30 days from the date they got the note from their parents asking them to leave

(2) It sounds like they're a sublessor from their parents

(3) Yes- the parents can ask their child to vacate the property with 30 days notice. The child's gender status isn't really relevant.


Title: Neighbors have blinds open with pictures of naked women inside.

Question:
My grandma and I moved into a new house about two months ago. Our next door neighbors are two 30/40 year old brothers and their elderly father.  About a month ago they started leaving their blinds wide open and their lights on with pictures and posters of naked women all over the walls. When it’s nighttime and it’s dark you can see straight inside. I don’t know if they’re doing it on purpose forcing everyone to see that or what. They only recently started doing it and haven’t closed them since.

She doesn’t want to see it, I don’t want to see it, we don’t want the young children in our family visiting to see it. They’re nice guys, but Is there any kind of code or law in California that they’re breaking that we can report?

Answer:
 Is there anything illegal about the posters or are they just naked adult women?

If they are just pictures of naked adult women on their walls then there isn't anything you can do.  You can invest in blinds of your own so you don't see.  Or grow bushes or shrubs to block the view.  But it's not illegal to have really poor taste in home decor.  Answer #2: Stop looking in other people's homes at night. There's nothing actionable here.Answer #3: Have you actually spoken to the neighbours? They might be unaware of how much is visible from the outside. Also hopefully they are normal dudes who don’t want to intentionally expose children to porn.


Title: Branch from a tree dented my hood as I picked up an item bought on FB Marketplace

Question:
I got to school in Ohio and I was picking up an item I arranged to buy on Facebook marketplace. I parked my car in the driveway and went inside to pick it up. While inside I heard a noise and went outside to find that a sizable branch had fallen on my car’s hood denting it and chipping some paint.

My first thought was to contact the landlord (I bought it from a tenant) and see if his home insurance covers it, since the damage happened on his property. The tenant told me I’d have to contact my car insurance since the damage happened to my car.

I’ll put links to pictures in when I get home

Answer: Your car insurance will have to cover it. The home insurance won’t cover it.


Title: We got a $50,000 tip at work. Boss is telling me he doesn't approve of the transaction.

Question: Working at a bar in VA. Customer came in Sunday night and left a huge tip that he requested to be split between those on shift. Next day were told that management doesn't approve of the charge, and that if we wanted to collect we had to find the gentlemen and request a check. Is this legal?

Answer:
 It’s a scam. Imagine the dude calling his credit card company like “do you really think I wrote a $50k tip? Are you insane?!

What does he get? To feel like a fucking superhero and be treated as one for the time being. Even when it gets reversed he can come in and say he tried and still get platinum treatment from the staff.Answer #2: I’ve had this happen in a restaurant I managed at a couple of times.
Couple things- No restaurant keeps this type of cash on hand so that’s not getting tipped out until the charge is dumped into an account and withdrawn.
Also- I’ve seen a wife come in, pay for everyone’s food and leave a $20K tip. Turned out she’d found out her husband was cheating on her and this was part of her revenge. Lastly I’ve seen this happen and nothing was wrong. Guy was just a good dude. Paid the servers out in cash 2 weeks after the batch was ran for those tips.

* was talking with a friend about this-
This could also be a “Scent if a Woman” situation. Some dude is blowing his load out of depression with the idea they he won’t need it all for much longer.


Title: My grandparents loaned a friend $3,000 over a year or two ago and haven't gotten a money back.

Question: This is in Louisiana. She worked at the bank where they did a lot of their business. She actually got fired for stealing money, but my grandparents didn't know that when they loaned her money. Anyway, she gave my grandparents a sob story about her son doing some religious trip in Iraq or something and said he was stuck and she didn't have the money to help him get back. She promised to pay it back in three weeks. She's never made a payment. She started working at Brookshire's as a cashier and is now a manager at Rite Aid or some drugstore like that. My grandparents would go to her job multiple times and ask if she had any money to give them as a payment. It's always some sob story with her. I have two different videos of her saying she's going to pay them "next week". She never does. It turns out, she has a "boyfriend" in some country overseas that she's never met that she gave the money to. She even said he was going to wire her the money, but guess what. That was a lie, too. Anyway, my grandparents can't afford a lawyer, but they really need this money back. What are their legal options?

Answer: Small claims court


Title: [All US] I want to record calls where the other party has told me they are recording

Question:
When I call something like a customer service line, I want to record the call only if the call center tells me they are recording. Do I also need to announce the same to them?

I know that there are single-party states and both-parties or all-parties states. Single-party states are obviously irrelevant to me because I will always know about my recordings. However, I'm a little unclear on how the laws are treated in the other states.

If a law says that the parties must be notified that the call is being recorded, I would think that the call center announcement is sufficient to meet that criteria, and I don't need to announce my recording.

On the other hand, if the law states (or is interpreted) that both parties must be aware of "the recording", then I would think that each recording must be announced.

Can anyone help clarify or let me know if there are any states that fall into the latter category?

Answer:
 This is a common question and argument.

Here is the wiki [link](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/wiki/recordinglaws)


Title: Boss asked me if I wanted more than a professional relationship, very forward about his attraction to me as his assistant

Question:
In Fort Collins, CO.

I am an assistant to a business owner, and have been working for him for about 14 months.  On Tuesday evening, he asked to have a personal conversation with me.  He said he wants more from our relationship and asked if I felt the same, to which I replied that I was very uncomfortable with the conversation and I did not want more from the relationship.  He then went into a 45-minute talk about his wife (who I work with closely as well) and how he wanted me to be there to fill the voids that his wife can't.  Again, I told him I was uncomfortable and did not want to continue the conversation, and advised him to speak with his wife and keep his two children in mind.

Next month, we are traveling together and will be staying 2 nights out of town (separate rooms are booked).  He stated he's excited to travel with me and wants to "do more together."

Should I simply leave this position?  Do I need to seek legal advice before doing so?  Am I looking into this too much?  I'm very uncomfortable every time we are together now.  He said the conversation wouldn't change our professional relationship, but I feel as though he's making comments that are suggestive otherwise.

Topic:
Douche

Answer:
 Update #2: I quit, and he acted like he knew it was coming.

I said I would finish out my 2 weeks on the condition that we wouldn't be interacting, and he stopped me and said he wouldn't expect me to work these 2 weeks, to just consider it severance pay.  He said a few times that he knew this was coming, and he apologized for his actions.  I reiterated that the environment wasn't comfortable and it was causing a lot of stress and anxiety for me.

On the plus side, he guaranteed (verbally) that he would give a great recommendation for me.  I also told him I was very appreciative of everything I learned working for him, which is very true.

There were a lot of opportunities there that I regret losing, but I'm happy to be rid of the situation with him.  It was the right decision to make, and I can't say enough how helpful everyone here has been!!

So, if anyone has a need for a dietitian.. you know where to get in touch!!  But really, thanks again, you all are great.

EDIT: also, he agreed not to dispute an unemployment claim should I need to file one if I can't find a job in a few weeks.


Title: (AZ) Friend impregnated girl, she later married a guy and then had the child thinking it was her husband's.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Of course he needs to be concerned. He impregnated someone. Not sure how the guy hasn't figured out it isn't his kid yet, but whatever.

If he contests the paternity your friend will be subpoenaed potentially to take a DNA test. If the child is his (as you say) they will be able to come after him for child support.

He should do nothing until contacted by a lawyer or gets an official document from the court.


Title: Developmentally disabled brother knocked up another developmentally disabled person. Her and her mother have decided to keep the baby and ask for child support. Any rights?

Question:
(MS) My brother has a developmental disability that impacts his functionality. He basically has the cognitive ability of a 7 year old. I am his guardian. He gets money from the state and help with healthcare and has someone who comes in a few times a week to help out. Sometimes he goes to an adult daycare with other people like him. He even works a little at a local gas station here.

A few months ago he got a "girlfriend". She is higher functioning than him by a lot but she goes to the same day center.
From what I understand she is her own guardian but she does have a healthcare worker and lives with her mother.

He went to visit her house one time and I guess they ended up having sex.

Now her mother is calling me to tell me that she is pregnant. I recommended an abortion as they don't need a child. My brother is never going to be able to take care of a child. He is 42 and can barely remember to bathe himself.

She says that she is going to be asking for child support. My question is where do I even start? I can't help him take care of a child.

Do I get a lawyer first or talk to his case manager at the center?

Can I made to pay child support for this kid if my brother can't? Will they use his money?

Answer:
 You can't force an abortion.  However, if neither parent is capable of caring for a baby, CPS will intervene if promptly notified of a newborn at risk and take over custody of the child.  Hopefully users who know more about CPS than I do will give us more information soon.  I know that family members generally have preference for foster care placement and adoption, but if all suitable family members decline, then an adoption will be finalized with other prospective parents.

If these two have a healthy newborn, CPS can be pretty brutal about pushing for an adoption.  They are not going to allow the child to stay in foster care for very long.  An adoption of course, whether by family or not, will remove all responsibility for child support away from your brother.

So I think I would respond to the attorney's letter by noting that obviously neither of the parents are capable of caring for a child and you intend to notify CPS so that a third party adoption can be pursued.  The girl's mother can attempt to adopt herself if she meets CPS qualifications, but a single older grandmother might find that hard to do with a newborn.  The trick here is getting CPS involved prior to or as soon as the baby is born, and not allowing the grandmother to set herself up as a guardian and ask for child support.  You want an actual adoption which really is best for the child anyway.Answer #2: Not pertaining to the question at hand, but I see everyone discussing keeping the baby vs. aborting.  Please don't forget to consider adoption.


Title: [PA] Property Management allowed me to move into my home in "as is" condition in 2013 on a rent to own agreement. Now trying to sell the home and property management will not allow me to sell in as is conditions. Do I have any legal recourse?

Question:
A little back story.  Purchased the home in "as is" condition in 2013 from previous owner. 1989 mobile home that was located in the current park for at least 7 years prior to my residency. When I moved in there were holes in certain parts of the floors, not major. The shower was completely inoperable  (I had to go elsewhere to bathe my son and myself for the first month until I could save up to replace.) There was damage to the front door which I repaired myself in the first month as I would come home and door would be open. Previous owner left the home vacant for about 7 months before I moved in. So when I called the property management company today (they own the mobile home park, but not the home itself) to find out what needed to happen in order for me to sell, they asked what my selling price was, which is extremely less than what I paid. They wanted to know why, I explained that I already have an interested buyer who is aware of and willing to do repairs themselves. They said I am not permitted to sell the home until they do an inspection and repairs are made prior to anyone moving in. All the while, they refuse to tell me when they changed this policy and state that the policy was not in affect when I moved in. They admit that there was NO inspection done prior to my moving in. (Not sure how they can tell me when it wasn't in affect, but can't tell me when it went into affect. Also, I never received any information or lot lease changes regarding this.) On top of that, they told me that for the 2 1/2 years I lived here and paid rent to previous owner and lot rent, that I was living here illegally? Not sure how this was determined because they also signed off on the rent to own agreement and accepted my lot rent payments every month. In addition, they are denying that they ever knew that the roof was damaged when I moved in. I did notice a patch when I moved in, but only found out 3 weeks ago that years ago a neighbors awning detached and damaged the roof. Neighbor had no homeowners insurance and previous owner didn't want rates to go up, so never filed a claim and as I've learned in the last year, did a shitty patch job as there's a leak towards the wall. I'm trying to find out if they can legally not allow me to sell my property in as is condition (I can't afford to make the repairs). Are they allowed to make any assessments on the interior of the property when they do not have ownership? Thanks for reading!

Edit: Forgot to mention that the home has been paid for in full since 2015, I have the title.

Answer: What kind of contract did you sign with the trailer park for lot rent, and what does it say about the purchase and sale of the home?


Title: Arizona: My girlfriend has had brain damage and is a coma after having a seizure. How can I get a doctors report about what happened (I have power of attorney)

Question: My girlfriend is currently in a coma and has suffered brain damage after she had a seizure. She has epilepsy but she's never had a seizure like that before. She was at home with me when it happened. I have power of attorney for her but due to other factors (I have a criminal case before the courts) my focus has been split and I haven't been able to be with her all of the time. I want a copy of her medical records and the doctors reports so I can see what is going on and get a second opinion if needed (the doctor's have mistreated her before). We are unsure how much brain damage she has. I am unsure if I need a lawyer or this is something I can do on my own and need help getting the process started.

Answer:
 Per your history, you seem to be hostile to your girlfriend receiving medical treatment after she's had a seizure. Both of you have also tried to refuse lifesaving treatment in the past for her. You have claimed the doctor's were mistreating her when they were trying to help her in your other posts, is this what you meant in your current post when you mentioned 'mistreatment'?

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3j3ytq/arizona_my_girlfriend_has_epilepsy_she_had_a/

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3onxy9/update_arizona_my_girlfriend_has_epilepsy_she_had/
Answer #2: Ever think that she might be ok if you hadn't resisted the whole doctor's treatments? Did you take her to the hospital/call an ambulance this time when she had a seizure or did you wait till after it was all over and realize that she had some serious problems before calling the ambulance?Answer #3: There probably isn't a "report" or "reports."  There are treatment notes, and lab reports, but if you are looking for a comprehensive narrative rundown, I doubt one exists.


Title: (NM) Seeking Full Custody of My child after no contact with other parent for several years

Question:
To start, I do have a layer and a case at the moment, but I feel lost and misled. The first lawyer I hired took my retainer, didn't do any of the work, quit his own firm and dumped my case on another lawyer. This created a huge mess for me, so I stuck with my current lawyer.

Backstory: I was married, when I was six months pregnant, 11 months into our marriage, my now ex husband cheated causing us to split up. We didn't get a divorce immediately, it took several years. Due to us being separated I moved back to my home state, this causes my ex to not be in my child's life, he would visit from time to time. We kept a friendly relationship. When we finalized our divorce 3 years later, he stopped contacting us as much and stopped visitation. A couple months after that he moved and changed his phone number, so I had not way of contacting him. I was in touch with his family, but they wouldn't give me his contact information.

He has not seen or spoken to our child in 4 years. He has been providing child support because I took it to the Child Support Services after 2 years of no payment. So not voluntarily. We started speaking again in January, the first thing he asks for is to lower the child support payments, and he began threatening to take my child away from me. I did what any good mother would do and contacted a lawyer. He reassured me that all his threats were meaningless as he didn't request visitation on the parenting plan when we finalized the divorce. He also suggested I go after getting Full Custody.

Current Situation: We had a hearing with a hearing officer. We each made our case. I was given temporary full custody of my child and we were ordered to go to court clinic. The Clinician then told us she is going to make the recommendation to the hearing officer for us to begin reintegration therapy. She told us we can either agree to it now and move forward with out going to court again, or wait for the next court date. He is still fighting on the Full Custody portion. He lives on the other side of the country at the moment and had already said he wont move closer. He wants visitation and is already speaking on how he is going to take my son away for the summers. I'm not comfortable with the clinicians decision, my son doesn't know who he is. I have long term boyfriend who has been in his life for 5 years now, so he isn't missing a male roll-model. The child support was lowered, he is asking for a credit from the child support to compensate his travels. Which I think is sketchy, his lawyer is pushing for it.

My ex abandoned my child before he was born. He has seen him less than 10 times in his life time. I feel like the lawyer was too passive when we went to court and he is trying to push me to go along with things I don't feel comfortable with. I had done some research before and had found something saying 3 years no contact is considered abandonment so I'm confused as to why the hearing officer would push for reintegration therapy.

Should I be looking for a new lawyer? Would it be too late? Can I fight against the therapist recommendations? Is there a way for me to take his parental rights? My boyfriend and I have talked about marriage and he would adopt my son, I'm just not sure how much more difficult this would be.

Please advise

Answer:
 If your ex is truly only after reduced child support payments, it might be worth speeding along your marriage to your boyfriend and asking ex if he would consent to adoption. He'd be completely free of child support payments then. Answer #2: Unless there is abuse... or other real good reasons to keep the father away from the child, removal of parental rights would be a very tall order.

Reintegration therapy sounds reasonable.

Since you already have an attorney, there is no one here who is in any kind of a position to give you advice better than his.  Since a custody order has not been entered, it is not too late to fight it, or to get a new lawyer.  You can also file for a modification after the order is enacted.

Just be aware:  Once a custody order in put into force the courts tend to be very reluctant to modify it absent significant changes in circumstances (not stuff you forgot to have addressed in the original case).Answer #3: Reintegration or reunification?

https://thirddistrictcourt.nmcourts.gov/family-reunification-court.aspx

Are they having your child and your ex work with a therapist? Does your ex want to be a part of his child's life?

Can you request supervised visits for a number of visits until they're comfortable with each other?

Like it or not he has parental rights. He'll probably end up with some type of visitation.


Title: Catch-22 to get my Driver's license reinstated

Question:
I got a DUI(first offense, first time i have ever been arrested) in October of 2008, wasted a bunch of money on a lawyer that did nothing but drag out the process for almost 3 years. Soon after I was arrested I got my license reinstated, then when I went to court in September of 2010, it was suspended again and I have to get a breathalyzer in my car. I sold my car after I went to court to pay for the expenses.

So here is the catch-22:

I can not register a car in Florida because I do not have a valid Driver's license and I can not get a valid driver's license because I do not have vehicle to but the breathalyzer in.

Can give me some sound advice so I can get my Driver's license reinstated so I can have some hope of decent employment?

Answer:
 The ordinary path to reinstatement of a drivers license after suspension is the completion of DUI school and the payment of all outstanding fines.

It sounds like you used DUI school to get your license reinstated after the administrative suspension that came with the arrest, but then you received another suspension after you were convicted.

While it sucks and will be expensive, none of these things expose you to double jeopardy in a criminal sense.

If I were in your shoes I would be talking to the DUI school because they are the ones who hold the keys to reinstatement of your license.


Title: Citibank never reported a full payment made to my credit card more than 3 weeks ago causing my credit score to plummet irreversibly. What can I do?

Question: As the title says, I made a full payment to my credit card more than 3 weeks ago on December 14th. I rarely use my credit card and usually have less than a couple hundred bucks to pay off each month. Imagine my surprise when I woke up to my credit score having dropped nearly 100 points because I was less than $100 away from utilizing my total available credit. Turns out Citi never updated my available credit after the payment was made even though the money was deducted from my account and credited as paid a few days later on the 16th.  What's even weirder is I have an alert on my credit card to alert me when I get within $200 of my credit limit, it never went off. Something just tells me this was no accident, Citibank has demonstrated gross incompetence at the very least which has effected me through no fault of my own. What are my options?(Nevada)

Answer: You obsess over your credit score and to make matters worse don't understand how it works. Utilization is updated monthly and has no memory. Relax. Next billing cycle it will return to normal. Unless you are denied credit during the next month you have no damages except your credit score ego.


Title: Inspired by a Subredditdrama thread: Is it legal to keep items that were accidentally shipped to you? [USA]

Question:
[This](http://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/2nos0h/rpcmasterrace_user_orders_an_ssd_gets_10_returns/) thread links to a really bitter argument over someone getting extra hard drives shipped with his order.

I thought I had read something here a while back about you are NOT legally entitled to accidentally-free items sent to you by an online retailer; but for the life of me I cannot find it.

If you do get multiples of an item you ordered from Amazon, is it yours? My thinking is that you didn't pay for more than one, so any extra aren't yours. What about in the case of ordering an item and getting a random unrelated thing as well?

Thanks for your time.

Edit: I just read waaaaaay down the thread and someone linked to the FTC site that explains it. I missed it the first time around. Sorry! I also fixed the link. Thanks again.
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer:
 If you accidentially pay for something twice, are you just out the money, or are you entitled to get it back?

Of course you get it back.

That works both ways.


Title: Not sure if I have to pay this man back..

Question:
So I've been in a relationship with this guy for about a year, and he gives me gifts and takes me shopping, often. And because I know someone is going to think it, it's not for sex, we actually didn't have sex all that often. And before anyone asks, no he was not married, and neither of us was seeing anyone else. We were legit dating.
Anyway, once he gave me his credit card for shopping because I wanted a dress and he was busy, and I hooked it up to my uber app for the day (yes I had asked him and he ok'd it), I then forgot about it for about 2 days but when I realized the money for uber wasn't coming out of my account I texted him about it, and apologized but he said it was fine, and that I could continue using it.

Fast forward a few months, he suddenly stopped talking to me and cut me off of using uber on his card.
I'm upset thinking he's breaking up with me but thats beside the point I guess, well I removed his card and continued using uber with my own.

A few days later and Uber starts charging me for all the rides I've taken using his account.
So today I finally get a hold of him (after much freaking out) and he says I racked up over 1200$ and he reported it as fraud.

I have the texts he sent saying it's OK that I keep using his card, I don't know anything about law, so what I want to know is will I have to pay it? Will I be arrested? Basically I need some advice on what I should do, and what might happen.

Please save the lectures, I trusted him (hindsight is 20/20) and assumed he would tell me if I went overboard. I mostly used the app to get to and from work and just, ugh. I know I fucked up, please someone help me out anyway..
The bot just reminded me to add that I'm in Illinois, specifically Chicago if that matters.

Answer:
 1.  It's not fraud to use someone's card with permission.

2.  Fighting him about it is probably not a good idea, anyway.

3.  If he didn't intend to give you a gift of $1200 worth of Uber use (wtf, in a few months you rack up more than most people pay for rent?), then it wasn't a gift.


Title: being unfairly treated in a hiring process

Question:
hi, i live in arizona, usa

i applied to this job, got an interview, did the interview set time for training. well i had to go serve half a month in jail and i let the lady know i was going "out of town" for a couple weeks, and everything was fine, well got out of jail and when i contacted her she said they werent going to consider hiring me because she said i had no contact, even though i told her.

my friend works at the company and he said they are hiring like 300+ people. i tried to reapply and she still rejected me.

do you think i can sue the company?

Answer: Hehe...  No. Welcome to the real world where you have no rights in the hiring process unless you have some sort of contract or you can prove the employer didn't hire you because you are a member of a protected class.


Title: [Hypothetical] Issued a speeding ticket, cop says 60, dashcam said 49.

Question:
Here I have a hypothetical situation that I thought of.

Maximum allowed is 50kmph and the cops tell me I'm going 60, at the same time however, I'm pretty much 100% sure I was going the limit or a bit under.

Cop gives ticket, drives away and upon consulting with my dashcam video, it shows that I was actually going 49/50kmph.

If I bring this up as evidence when I contest the ticket, do I have a higher chance of not paying it?

Sorry for the slight ramble.

Answer:
 If you have physical proof that you did not commit the infraction, the infraction should be dismissed.

In a case like that, it might be worthwhile to contact the prosecutor and ask them to dismiss the case based on the evidence.


Title: Got a speeding ticket. Legality of stuffing glitter in fine payment envelope? [TX]

Question:
I recently got caught in a speed trap in a rural tx town. Cops positioned themselves in the transition zone on the way out of town. Ticketed me for going 70 in a 55, because technically you can't accelerate until you're past the next speed limit sign.

Anyway, I'm guilty, no question about that. Still, it's a classic small town speed trap. I'll have to pay the fine. However, I'm thinking about stuffing the envelope full of glitter as a form of protest. What legal implications could I face for doing so?

Answer:
 Realistically your not going to stick it to "the man" or even the cop. You're going to ruin the day of some random clerk who had no say in the matter, doesn't make the laws, doesn't tell the cops where to sit etc. This person probably already gets phone calls all day from people pissed off they got caught and you'll just make it worse.

Legally i have no clue. But honestly if you do it i hope they go after you for something cause it's s dick move to someone who did nothing wrong.


Title: Can a convicted felon become a parole officer in Florida?

Question:
I have a friend in Florida with a felony theft conviction from 2008, when she was 18 years old and living in a homeless shelter.

She's been jumping from one minimum wage job to another, unable to get financial aid for college, unable to get a job that pays enough to live on. She would like to become probation officer. Is that ever going to be possible? What other options might she have?

Incidentally, she's also a thinker. For example, she's got strong political opinions and can back them up with factual support and knows why reputable sources are. She got to vote in this election for the first time and she was so excited.

Thanks!

Edit: I probably didn't hit the "what other options might she have?" part of that hard enough. I was pretty sure parole officer was going to be out of the question, but what other career options might she have? Or are we as a society cool with paying her way with our tax money via public aid for the rest of her life because she made a mistake when she was a teenager?

Answer: You cannot be a parole officer in Florida with a felony conviction.


Title: Religious Segregation?

Question:
Hi, all. I currently work at a grocery store in Ohio, which has a policy of "no long hair for men." I've been working there for about five and a half years, and have been practicing my current religion (Germanic paganism) for about four.

Prior to last Summer, there were a few practices I didn't follow for fear of retaliation. Since this Summer, I've ceased disregard for these practices due to events in my life, and one of these practices is wearing my hair long.

I informed my manager that I'm keeping my hair long for religious reasons (at the time, he didn't inquire as to the nature of these beliefs), and he simply asked that I keep my hair tied up (to which I have complied). Recently, however, an individual from our corporate side of the business came in, and asked our head manager about my hair. The corporate representative asked the manager to inquire further about my religious beliefs.

In the discussion with my manager about my religious beliefs, the manager implied that corporate may have me moved to night stock (as opposed to my current position working in the morning on register). From what I've read, this seems like a violation of Title VII. Could anyone weigh in and tell me my options? Thanks in advance!

Answer:
 It's likely that your employers believe that you just want to have long hair and are saying you're totally a Germanic pagan in an effort to avoid cutting your hair.

In order for your religious beliefs to be accommodated they would have to be bona fide religious beliefs.  These beliefs do not have to be reasonable, only sincerely religiously held.  A judge would likely look to the totality of your circumstances to determine if this is bona fide.


Title: Dad might go to prison if my family doesn't pay on time for his heart surgery.

Question:
My Dad; a 58 year old US citizen with health insurance has family in Mexico he went to visit with my younger sister in her twenties for the holidays. He had a stroke, and needed to be taken to the hospital in Mexico named Santa María Chapalita. As the title suggests we were told by my younger sister who is with my dad, that if we don't pay within the week the ~$50,000 quantitative amount for his heart surgery of a replacement valve fully, he will be detained in prison at Mexico after they are successful with the operation. I am assuming then I would need to bail him out for more money? My location is in the USA at Upland, California. My dad's exact location is right now at the hospital "Av. Niño Obrero 1666, Chapalita Oriente, 45040 Zapopan, Jal., Mexico". The insurance company told us they cannot help us unless we come up with the money ourselves which then they would pay us back the amount for the operation over there. I am seeking any legal advice on this ongoing event, any advice if he would in fact go to jail, and how to get him out if he is still alive;hopefully. We started a gofundme page but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to link that here, so I guess I won't.
Edit: A new clarification came up that the hospital does in fact now want the money before they do the operation, we are nowhere close to paying that amount will they just kick him out? I'm going to try calling the embassy if we can still transport him over here.

Answer:
 What's stopping him from returning home to be treated by American doctors in an American hospital? Travel as a cardiac patient is difficult, but not impossible, and is _considerably_ cheaper than the $50,000 proposed.

This _stinks_ of a scam. On superficial research, Mexico's constitution appears to bar debtor's prisons, which would make "we're throwing him in jail unless he pays" suspect. I would also expect the hospital to refuse to treat him, not to treat him and then extort his family for payment.Answer #2: Are you sure this is really happening?  Have you spoken to your own father and gotten this story firsthand?

There's a known scam about this.  I don't suppose they want you to wire money over an untraceable service, send it in Walmart gift cards, or some other convoluted pay scheme?

No, do not post your online charity site.Answer #3: Have you actually spoken to your father or sister on the telephone?

In the unlikely event any of this is true, they should call the US consulate.Answer #4: In the event this is not a scam (and something sounds seriously scammy about this) you need to hire a Mexican lawyer to help you deal with this. They'll know the local laws best and may be able to keep your dad out of jail.

But something about this story is seriously off. I mean there's no way that every Mexican pays cash for every emergency medical procedure. The hospitals down there should be well versed in insurance collection and have no problem taking your Dad's insurance.


Title: [OR, US] Is it legal for an employer to require their employees to purchase a certain service at cost?

Question:
To start with, please don't try to figure out the involved companies - I know it's not specifically against the rules but I'd prefer not to have the names in the same post as the complaint.  If you absolutely need to know my post history should shed some light for you.

I work for a company that contracts with one of the big 4 US cell providers - I am a ground-level employee who works inside one of our client's retail locations.  One of the conditions of our employment is that we purchase cell service from the client provider.  This is annoying, as they offer their full-fledged employees free service (minus equipment costs) but when they sold my job to my new employer they decided not to grandfather us in and now I'm paying a "third-party" rate for my service, which really isn't any better than consumer rates.

I'm almost positive that the provision stating we need to purchase service from the client is only there because the CEO of the client company has repeatedly stated that they don't want to do business with companies that don't purchase service from them - literally in reference to floor cleaners, office supply vendors, etc.  He'd find it pretty egregious if a retail-presence contractor allowed their ground troops to use anyone but their service.

My own investigation hasn't really turned up good information on what an employer can require their employees to purchase.  My own experience tells me that a cable installer, for instance, can be required to purchase their own tools and equipment without reimbursement but I don't know how it works for recurring charges.  Also, I'm not sure what kind of rights I have as a consumer - don't I have the right to choose who I get cell service through?  It would be one thing if I were provided a phone at no cost and chose to get a personal phone through another carrier - the stipulation here is that I'm expected to pay for service, so paying for a second phone line doesn't really make sense.

At the end of the day I'm sure nobody would really notice if I were to take my service elsewhere (it's not really audited as far as I'm aware), but since it says it in my employment agreement I'm really hesitant to poke the bear as it were.  If I can provide any other relevant information let me know (I'll try my hand at a shitty paint diagram of my cell phone if it helps).

Answer: You can't be required to buy anything you don't want to. but they can legally terminate your employment for refusing. If this happened you could file for unemployment and look for a new job.


Title: (Tx, USA) Apartment is towing my car because it doesn't run.

Question: So my husband has a '97 Jaguar that hasn't ran in quite some time. About 7 months. We've got it looked at and a mechanic said it'd take a couple thousand to fix. We're still trying to decide if it's worth it or we should just finish paying it off and scrap it. Anyway, on our lease we have stated that we have two vehicles; one being the Jag. We have them both parked next to one another right outside our door. Today I wake up to a Warning telling us our car will be towed tomorrow morning for being "Immobile for 2+ months." We called our insurance company who towed it somewhere else for us for a couple of nights until we can figure this out. I suppose my question is, how and are they allowed to do that? We stated we have two cars, so running or not, we will take up two spots. We recently just moved out here so we don't know many people or have family.  This is our home so we don't really have anywhere else to place it.

Answer: What does your lease say about vehicles?


Title: I kept insurance money I owed to a hospital bill, am I in trouble?

Question:
I was the passenger in an accident and visited the hospital, the drivers insurance company paid for my hospital visit in form of a check made out to me, around $4k + usd. I cashed the check, kept the money and blew off the medical bill, the bill is now in collections. Is what I did illegal? What can debt collectors do?

Edit: How do I go about paying off the debts? I have the money to pay it off, but who do I pay? I'm nervous i get harassed about the owed money, since there was a check issued specifically for the bill. Or am I being dramatic? I'm hoping they will just happily collect the money and leave me alone...

Answer: They can sue you for the medical bills. They can ruin your credit.


Title: Oregon: My item never came, what should I do?

Question: I bought [THIS](http://www.3dsgamerclub.com/gateway-3ds-card-for-3ds3ds-xlnew-3ds-p-9.html) a few days ago from a wiki that said this was a website that sold one in the US. I paid with my USBank credit card, and it's been six days (four business days). The website says it shipped out on the 7th (Sunday), and I haven't received any tracking numbers or replies back to the emails I've sent. I was also charged an additional $8.25, but I was able to overlook that, seeing as how I was excited to receive my product. Is there any way I can get my money back? I have no idea whether or not it's actually in shipment currently, what should I do?

Answer:
 "Never came"?? "A few days ago?"

If this isn't Amazon Prime, give them a chance!


Title: Roommate bought drugs online and shipped them to my house.

Question:
Hey guys,

Throwaway account because my roommate uses Reddit. Basically, my roommate (Alex) is into drugs and uses regularly. AFAIK he's never done anything in our house except smoke weed, which I personally don't really care about. We're in college, my mom owns the house we live in, and I'm on the title of the house as an owner of 1% of the property for tax reasons.

One of our other roommates (Luke) asked me today how long it had been since I checked the mailbox, because Alex had bought ketamine online on the dark web and it could have been sitting in our mailbox for at least a week since Alex went home for the summer. Alex had asked me about doing this before, and I told him absolutely not, if he wants to buy drugs online he needs to get a PO box and not do them in my house. Despite this, I went to the mailbox with Luke and saw an envelope from Kenya addressed to Alex. I went ahead and opened it (I know it's illegal to open someone else's mail, but I did anyway considering the circumstance), and lo and behold, there was a small bag of white powder inside, presumably ketamine. Had this been found on its way here, what legal trouble would my mother and I be in due to us owning the house?

Thanks!

Edit: we're located in West Virginia

Answer: 100% time for an eviction.


Title: Is it legal for a company to fire you because of how you voted?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 In that case they wouldn't be firing you because of who you voted for so much as the fact that you were talking politics at work.Answer #2: To answer your question, yes.

Trump voters or Clinton voters are not protected classes.


Title: Landlord keeps showing my apartment without giving notice in advance

Question:
This is Illinois. My landlord keeps showing my apartment to possible new tenants. I understand they have the right to show it but I was told I would be given 24 hour notice and have only been given 15 minutes each showing. I feel like it is reasonable for at least notice a day in advance. Am I within my right to not let them in if I do not receive 24 hour written notice or notice via call?

Thank you!
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 What does your lease say?  Any practical landlord will have a provision about allowing them access.  24 hours notice is standard except in the case of an emergency.

Before you escalate to locking the door on the landlord, try talking to them directly.  "Hey this is really stressful on my schedule.  Give me a day headsup, *please*" and go from there.


Title: I recently bought a used car. I got fucked and what to know what my options are, if any.

Question:
I bought a used car form a shop on the 27th of last month.  For $1,500 and my old car for scrap for $500 and I still owe $400 on it . I bought the car at All In One Towing in Gary, IN. I have had nothing but problems with it since day one. On my way to work the day after I bought it the wheel popped right off after I stopped at a stop light. Making me miss work and pay a tow truck to take my car three blocks. My check engine light clicked on a few days later and I smelled fuel. Turns out I am leaking brake fluid and the mechanic couldn't find the source of the fuel leak because he didn't Want touch anything without me looking at the bottom of the car. The underside of the car was rusted out or rotting.
My question is there anyway I can get my money back. If not what are the legal consequences of me not paying him the rest I owe on the car. Other than repossession on that car.

Answer:
 > My question is there anyway I can get my money back.

What happened when you got the car inspected before buying it? What kind of assurances, warranties, promises, or guarantees did the seller give you?

> If not what are the legal consequences of me not paying him the rest I owe on the car. Other than repossession on that car.

Being sued for what you owe and eventually having your wages garnished or worse.


Title: I just got a letter in the mail saying that my citation was dismissed. Do I still have to complete my community service?

Question: So I was issued a citation and plead not guilty and was given community service. Recently, I got a letter in the mail saying that my case was dismissed. When I go online to check our local court lookup system, it has the case status as closed. Do I still have to complete my community service? Will my case be reopened if I don't? Also in the US.

Answer:
 > plead not guilty and was given community service

I think you are confused about what happened at court.  You should look in to what actually happened.  I suspect that you entered some sort of pre-trial diversion program.


Title: Amazon ripped me off and my bank refuses to reverse the charge

Question:
I had authorized Amazon to automatically charge me the monthly membership fee on my Amazon credit card, and they just charged me for a whole year on my debit card. They claim they can't see that payment and they refuse to refund my money. Meanwhile, I can't cancel my membership renewal without also losing my benefits.

I got to the bank and tell them I want to reverse the charge and they tell me they can't, because I have an actual relationship with Amazon.

I already tried to prevent Amazon from charging me that way when I saw the payment pending.  They said they didn't see it on their end and that the charge wouldn't happen.  Well, it happened.

Answer: sounds like you picked the prime option that was annual and not monthly. 3 different options the last I looked which was monthly, quarterly or annually. Annually is cheaper per month but it takes it out in 1 lump sum. And once you cancel, you keep the services you paid for, just at the 1 year mark it won’t renew.


Title: [AZ]Adopting Children

Question:
Throwaway because reasons.

I have two sons, ages 4 and 1 with my ex boyfriend. I lived with my ex and his family for eight years. My ex was abusive, and on drugs. Thankfully his mother seemed to be on my side and kicked him out, letting my children and myself stay with her.

I'm not in the best place financially and after a few fights with the kid's paternal grandmother, she kicked me to the curb. She wouldn't let the kids be homeless however and told me that they could stay there while I find a place to live with them and a job. I think this, however, was a ploy because I found out from my own mother that the kid's paternal grandmother was planning on getting permanent guardianship of  them next month before starting the adoption process. Now I don't know how that works. I assumed she would need my written approval to adopt them, wouldn't she? I'm assuming she's telling a lawyer that I abandoned them but I have proof that she never lets me see them. Hundreds of texts, and phone calls that have been unanswered by her.

What can I do? I don't have a lot of money, but I'm assuming I need to see a lawyer right away. She has temporary guardianship of the boys.

Answer: She cannot adopt the kids without a ton of court involvement.  If you need to, go get your kids and place them somewhere else that is stable (of your choosing, your mom for instance).  Work on getting a stable home environment for you as well, so ultimately the kids can live with you.


Title: I'm a young swedish student who's being extorted for large sums of money. Please help me deal with this!

Question:
Okay, so first of - I just want to make clear that this is not in small part my own fault. Many thoughtless and naive descisions on my part has led me down this road, and at this point I'm completely desperate and don't know what to do. I will take ANY advice on my situation.

It all began some two or three years ago I think. I was 18 or 19, and rather naive. At this point I was pretty lonely and desperate so I essentially signed up for one of those shifty looking "adult" dating-sites. This was a (supposedly) swedish site called snusklekar.com. This was a while ago, and at the time I paid it no heed, so I don't exactly remember how it went down. I think there was this short free trial membership, which I took. I think I eventually ended up paying for a membership (yes, I was THAT lonely, desperate and naive). This was for a specific amount of time, a month or three months I think. And my understanding was that my membership would expire after this period.

I stopped using the site and didn't think about it again. The payment was not automated so they were not able to siphon money from my account. That was untill last year, when I got an e-mail from a german law-firm who said that I owed money.
Here's the email I got: https://imgur.com/a/ulqLbcD
At this point I caved instantly out of fear of the legal consequenses. My belief was however that I would hear no more of this, and that the matter would be settled.

I was wrong. Last week they emailed me again with renewed claims that I had debts to pay. This time they e-mailed me in swedish, I have translated to the best of my abilities:
https://imgur.com/a/yjHkpoF
I was destraught and had a minor nervous breakdown over this. I'm a young student with little money saved up. I can't keep paying these people, and I don't seem to be able to terminate the membership.
Whenever I try to go into the site to end my membership it tells me I have to pay debts before I can do so.
First I get this screen, and I'm unable to do anything other than press "pay now": https://imgur.com/a/W0ekJjW
When I do so, it then takes me to this page: https://imgur.com/a/z1f3aYH

Essentially, in order to permanently terminate my membership on this site, I have to pay these "debts", which combined with the claim mentioned in the email would be the equivalent of 755 USD.
I can afford this, but only barely, and I would rather not have these people come after me with more claims.

Am I in the wrong here? What can I do to resolve this? What could the legal ramifications of not paying be?

Answer:
 No one here is familiar with Swedish law, but that's not "extortion."

It's a dispute about debts.


Title: Nyc: am I allowed to put a camera in the backyard of a shared apartment building if I am not the owner?

Question: Hi, I am a tenant in a multi unit building in queens, ny. We share a backyard with the other tenants of our small building. There are tenants who bring out their dog and leave shit everywhere and I am tired of cleaning up after him (I have one dog here a few days a week and know for a fact it is not her.) I confronted the tenant and he says it's not him (even though no other dogs come out here.) i suggested putting a camera back here so we can catch the culprit (which I'm sure is him)- but we are not sure if this is legal since we do not own the building. Is this legal? These people are personal friends with our slumlord, who I am sure would not be willing to sign up for the dna swAb program.

Answer:
 No, get permission from the landlord.

But even if you had proof, if he is friends with the landlord anyway, nothing would come of it, no?


Title: At a grocery store, can I skip the checkout line if I give an employee cash?

Question: In CA.  Today I was waiting forever in the checkout line today with 2 items in my basket.  I'm wondering, if I give someone cash to cover the items including tax, could I be arrested for shoplifting?  Could anything bad happen?

Answer:
 You will probably also get that employee fired. You are not a special snowflake who doesn't have to wait in line.Answer #2: Yes. They need to ring your product up. You throwing money and walking out means nothing. They don't know what you are buying or how much it costs. You will likely be stopped for shop lifting.

Wait in line like the rest of us


Title: Landlady rented out room to two tenants simultaneously [US-NJ]

Question:
I was given a lease ending on December 15th, 2015. The second party was given a lease that started December 1st, 2015. The second party is abroad at this time, so we never ran into a problem of having to live together, but the landlady effectively collected double the rent she should have.

What recourse do we have?

EDIT: You guys are awesome, thanks! I'll let the other party know about the rent that is owed to them and how they can go about getting it. Thanks again!

Thanks!

Answer: The abroad party is owed the rent they paid for the time you occupied the unit. They can send a certified letter asking for the refund or a credit towards their next month's rent. If it is refused I believe their recourse would be small claims court.Answer #2: If you had control of the property through 12/15 then you have no damages. The other party could potentially have a case to sue the ll.


Title: Guy came to my door? Is this a scam?

Question:
dallas tx.  Someone came to my door around 7pm and asked for me by name.  Said it wasnt me and he had a manilla envelope in his hand.  As i was closing the door he said something about having money for me.  He taped a piece of paper to my door saying "if I see person let him know I have some money for him.  I leave town in a few days.  It is important and we need help finding his sister."

I feel like this is some kind of scam.  Someone suggested it might be a process server.  Would they lie about money or anything and what should i do?

 Googled the phone number he left me and its for a lawyer in another state that Ive never been to.

Answer: Sounds more like a scam than a process server, to serve you all I have to do is deliver it to someone who lives at that address and is of “suitable” age.  So the only question should have been if you lived there if it was a process sever. Which isn’t to stay it might not be a shitty process sever, but I would tend towards scam.Answer #2: Sounds like a scam. If it was a process server they would have just left the document with you. Legitimate business don't behave this way.


Title: Can I save my $20,000 from a $500,000 lawsuit?

Question:
The first thing that occurred to me when I read the letter of demand I received in the mail was, "are my $20,00 that I have in the bank going to be compromised".

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Background to reason of this demand: It was an car accident caused by a dead stoplight which I didn't notice.  So I kept driving and ended up hitting a the plaintiff which claims to have stopped before proceeding. Apparently he had demanded about $50,000 from my insurance and they only offered him $10,000, so he refused. Now he is suing me for $500,000.

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This whole process is very complex and there is till a lot I don't understand. I do however, would like to know more on how I can protect my only assets, which are the $20,000 I have in my bank account.

Edit: I'm in the U.S btw

Answer:
 Your insurance will cover you up to the policy limits you have.

It is likely too late to protect that asset from the lawsuit if it's already started, but you should check with a lawyer to be sure.

What is your policy limit?  If it's closer to the 50k than it is to the 10, then I'd say it's still likely that they'll settle.


Title: In Virginia, fencing company incorrectly installed fence so that it is encroaching on neighbor's property.

Question: Moved into a new construction neighborhood in January and needed a fence for the dog. We provided plot plan and communication with neighborhood project manager to Fencing Company to make sure that the fence was installed correctly on our property. Fencing Company installs fence, and we pay them. March we learn that the fence is encroaching on neighbor's property as a new house is being constructed. Fencing Company is suggesting that burden of knowing property lines is on us. I am researching, but I can't find anything relevant. Thoughts?

Answer:
 The fencing company is not at fault.
When they installed the fence, they used a plot plan provided by you and also communicated with the project manager to locate the fence.   They are only liable if they disregarded this information.
Both you and the project manager are likely at fault.
Maybe you and the project manager can split the cost of moving the fence.


Title: [GA] Having mailbox moved across street

Question:
I am in a fairly rural area about 60 miles north of Atlanta. My house is located directory off a state highway where the speed limit is 55. The problem is my mailbox is on the opposite side of the street from my driveway and just on the other side of a blind hill. I literally feel like Frogger trying to check the mail and a lot of times I get stuck waiting to go back across after checking the mail. There is a lot of traffic and people regularly speed.

Even more odd is that about 1-2 mile in either direction of our driveway, the mailboxes are on the other side of the street. Is there anything I can do to get my mailbox moved to the same side of the street as our driveway? It really seems to be a hazard. My elderly mother may be coming to live with us in the next year or so and I know she's going to be checking the mail while we're at work.

If I understand correctly, this is something I would need to discuss with the post master but I'd like any suggestions options prior to beginning the process. I will get a P.O. box if needed but that's a last resort since we quite a ways from town and work in the opposite direction.

Answer:
 You don't talk to the postmaster, you talk to your carrier. They will tell you if you can move it and to where or if you can't move it because line of travel for the route.

Source: Letter Carrier, 11 years.


Title: Question about jury duty

Question: [deleted]

Answer: When they asked if there was any reason you thought you shouldn't be able to serve, did you tell them that jury duty would impose a severe financial hardship on your two-man business?


Title: Ticket company refusing a refund after concert was cancelled indefinitely.

Question:
I recently bought concert tickets for a Katy Perry show (Buffalo, NY Sept date) through Box Office tickets.
The show has been cancelled indefinitely due to production issues. When I called customer service (just now) they told me they had to "do more research" even though the representative looked up the article about cancellation herself. I found out about the cancellation through the company that sold me the tickets via email.

I'm not willing to eat the cost of these tickets as they were rather expensive ($220). I also worked my butt off to be able to afford these tickets.

What can I do to get my money back?

Answer:
 Geeze don't be so impatient. Not everything happens right away. Answer #2: The cancellation was announced yesterday.  You need to have a little bit of patience here.  They haven't figured out what they're required to do yet.

You got around 30 days before you can even start to think about action.