Title: Gun shop lost all my info?

Question:
So my boyfriend has a CPL and bought a gun from a gun shop. All legal. Well the paperwork for the gun has all his info on it. (Social, address, mother maiden name, copies of his CPL & drivers license and more!)
The gun shop called and is asking him to come in and fill out new papers because they lost his original paperwork. Isn’t this illegal as F? Someone could steal his identity or make a gun purchase in his name.
Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 It’s rare for negligence to be criminally punishable.

Your boyfriend can report the shoddy record keeping to the ATF (they’re unsurprisingly totally humorless about that).

If he raises a stink he can probably get the shop to pay for credit monitoring for a year or two.


Title: When my boss gives me my money let's say 85% in cash and is officially paying me only 15% of the money so he can save on taxes, Am I a complicit? Am I right to say that this is fraud? Or is it normal?

Question: I have a chance to work under a morally questionable person and I already prefere to stay out of this, but still, out of curiosity, how common is this? What legal consequences are facing the employee's? What if the employer don't tell their employee's why he's paying them like this? Are the employees still guilty?

Answer:
 Yeah, it is fraud.  Whether or not you're liable for tax fraud or any other sort of fraud depends largely on what exactly is going on.

Go find a legitimate job and pass on this one.Answer #2: >Am I right to say that this is fraud?

No.  It's tax evasion.  Makes actual fraud look like a parking ticket.

This is not something to mess around with.  Even if you don't get criminally charged, you will owe an imperial crap ton of money if/when the IRS finds out.

Your boss, on the other hand, would automatically go to prison.  If you're not smart about this, you might be cellmates.


Title: [CT] Terminating an employee who didn't adopt out her baby, discriminatory?

Question: [removed]

Answer: You must be joking.


Title: My landlord is trying to sell the house, I think the realtor overstepped boundaries.

Question:
So, our house has been on the market for over a month. It's absolutely not going to sell but that's neither here nor there.

The realtor has asked to show the house 4 times now. The first 3 times he didn't lock up/didn't shut a door completely, even though I mentioned it to him several times. The 4th time he did.

Out of curiosity I looked up the listed tonight. When my landlord told me the house was going on the market he said he was all set with photos, etc, because he had some from before we moved in. Well, the website has about 16 pictures of every angle of all 4 rooms in our apartment as it is now. The realtor must've taken them for the listing.

I'm super uncomfortable but don't know if I'd be justified in mentioning it to my landlord, or what my rights as a tenant are. I've lived here for 2+ years. We've never complained or caused any trouble and have always accommodated our landlord with everything he's asked.

I'm in MA, if that's relevant. Thanks in advance!

Answer:
 Have you informed your landlord about all this?

> The first 3 times he didn't lock up/didn't shut a door completely

This alone should send red flags to the landlord as he may be liable for any stolen property.


Title: US, FL told a guy to Fuck Off for high pressure sale

Question:
I was roped into a high pressure sales situation to buy time share property today. When trying to leave, I told the salesmen to " fuck off." And the salesman at the hotel had the police called. We left the property immediately. If the police are called and show up at my hotel, can I be charged with anything?

Edit: my fear is that the other hotel employees in the room would fabricate a story about a physical assault opposed to a verbal one

Answer:
 If the police arrive say these magic words "I will not answer any questions without the presence of an attorney." Don't think you can explain your side of the story. If they say "you're not in trouble but we just want to know what happened." still say you won't answer questions without an attorney.Answer #2: No, it is not illegal to be mean to people or to say unkind things to them.Answer #3: Were you in St. Petersburg? If so, as long as you didn't spit on the sidewalk on your way out you are likely fine.

(St. Petersburg Munc. Code) Sec. 20-117. - Expectoration.
It shall be unlawful for any person to spit upon any of the paved sidewalks of the City.

In all seriousness, you are likely fine. The one problem could be with the use of the "F" word. There are still places in the country that have oral decency laws. I am not that familiar with FL law, but I doubt the police would even want to follow up. Even if they did, use the phrase that pays" as already mentioned and I really doubt any cop / city prosecutor wants to deal with this nonsense. Enjoy your stay in FL and forget the pushy sales dude.

Cheers!


Title: Think I was involved in a Ponzi Scheme

Question:
I posted this on r/Personalfinance and they told me to come here so here goes...

So my friends and I met a guy promising ridiculous returns on forex investments a couple of months ago and I did not believe him at first but he came back with the guaranteed return for every person who invested in him and so more of us "invested." Now, he isn't responding to any of our messages and its been a couple of months. Is there any way we can get any of the money back? This is in Georgia, US

For more clarity, he drew up contracts for all of us so we have "contracts" with the guy and his "business" and in the contract, he guarantees we will get our initial investment back if we do not get the return he is promising.

Answer:
 You can sue him, but good luck. Next time listen to your instincts a little better. Anybody can "guarantee" anything.Answer #2: This doesn't sound like a Ponzi scheme. It sounds like a straight up scam. You gave this random guy what I presume was a substantial sum of money, and he likely had no intention to ever invest anything. He took it and ran.

Call the police to report the fraud. If you don't have any contact information for him, you won't see your money again. If you do have contact information, it's probably fake, and you're still unlikely to see your money again.Answer #3: You've been scammed.  Report it to the SEC.   You can do it online. If you have enough money on the line, report it to the SEC by certified mail, phone and/or have an attorney follow up to get them to pursue it.   If you think the total amount scammed is significant enough, also report it to the FBI.

Local police won't be helpful with securities fraud.Answer #4: This doesn't sound like a Ponzi scheme. It just sounds like you put your money in a VERY volatile investment vehicle (forex) and the guy you invested with lost it almost as soon as he got it. The only thing more volatile than forex trading is probably cryptocurrency.

Next time, research the risks associated with it, or do your own investing with regard to forex. As stated before, you can sue, but good luck recouping on it.Answer #5: >I did not believe him at first but he came back with the guaranteed return for every person who invested in him and so more of us "invested."

 Well if he 'guaranteed' it. /s

 How much did you invest?


Title: Wrongfully Accused of Hacking?

Question:
My father was recently wrongfully terminated (another issue) and he received a certified letter that states that I have been "identified as attempting to hack into [the company's] computer network. Please talk to [him] about his and if it is indeed him. please ask him to cease and desist immediately. Law enforcement will be notified at the next attempt."

I have no desire or skill to do any malice toward this company. My father want to respond that he has talked to me, and I deny any wrongdoing. But I want to reply also, I don't like the fact that they're accusing me of a crime. I would like an apology letter. Reddit, how should I respond?

edit: Location: NC, USA

Answer:
 >I would like an apology letter

Not going to happen.

>Reddit, how should I respond?

Don't


Title: Uninhabitable conditions renting in Lexington KY

Question:
I've been renting at this place for 10 months (in a 12 month lease).  My bf and I moved here as an attempt to save money and save up for a house or property together.  The cheap rent may be the only decent thing about this place.

My entire apt is infested with roaches and fleas.  I do have a dog, but I've had her for two different rentals and we never had flea problems until we moved here.  I give her monthly flea treatments and weekly flea baths, and I still can't keep them off of her.  They provided us with a flea treatment ("on the house" bc they cut off our hot water for days), but I'm getting eaten alive by fleas too, and my dog hasn't stopped scratching for a day since the treatment (I also gave her a monthly flea treatment the day of our bug spraying).  The roaches are so bad they're everywhere.  I'm not talking one baby roach here or there, I'm talking roaches of all shapes and sizes everywhere, all the time.   I see at least 20 roaches a day where I'm currently living and have since I moved here 10 months ago.

Even worse, my apt has not paid the electric bill twice during our lease, resulting in no hot water for a total of about 10 days.  We all pay our own units electric, but our water heater is shared and connected to the apts electric account.  Keep in mind this place has 6 buildings with approx 24 units in each building.  When power gets cut, everyone loses hot water.

The conditions of the apartments are poorly kept, there are broken hand rails everywhere and no fire escapes or window wells for people living under ground level.  With the latest hot water fiasco, we've been given a chance to terminate the lease (which took some tough conversations with corporate to make happen).  I want to move out of here as soon as possible but I've paid up for October.  I didn't anticipate a move mid month or mid lease, but I can't stay here and get eaten alive by bugs and potentially not have hot water again.  If I move out before October ends, can I get prepaid rent back?  Or am I just at a loss here?  Also what are my rights in this situation?  I know that no hot water is a landlord law violation, but what about the bugs?  Any advice is much appreciated.

Edit: corporate claimed they previously new about the roach problem, but blamed their lack of problem solving on the fact that "no pest control in Lexington was reliable enough to service them".  He basically said that no business would take on a project as large as they have with the roach infestation of my building (and perhaps the entire property).

TL;DR Current apt is infested with roaches and fleas, landlord doesn't pay electric often resulting in no hot water.  What are my rights and how do I get out of here as soon as possible?  Can I get my prepaid October rent back if I move out over the weekend?

Answer:
 Call your local housing authority.  They will be able to tell you if the conditions arise to bad enough that you can get out of your lease.Answer #2: I'm also LEX & pretty sure that I know what housing you are talking about, LOL.
Call the housing authority. Tell them exactly what you have told us. Also, you may want to find temporary housing for the dog...in a medical emergency, clinics may be obligated to delay treatment until they can de-flea an animal because they can't have fleas in sterile areas of the office.Answer #3: I used to live in the deep, deep south, where fleas were just endemic. While you get things sorted out with your landlord, you might want to look into [Capstar](https://www.petco.com/shop/SearchDisplay?categoryId=&storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&sType=SimpleSearch&resultCatEntryType=2&showResultsPage=true&searchSource=Q&pageView=&beginIndex=0&pageSize=24&fromPageValue=search&searchTerm=capstar) for your hound. It won't eliminate the infestation, but a few doses should kill off the current generation of fleas.Answer #4: I also live in Lexington. There's a management company who has this reputation. Here's the number for housing authority:
859.281.5060

Also, you might want to try calling 311 and explaining the situation. They might be able to connect you to fire Marshall and code enforcement offices.


Title: Neighbor extorted money out of my girlfriend - what can I do?

Question:
Hi all,

My partner and I have lived in a middle class / fairly expensive apartment complex for around a year now and during this time she has worked a lot of nigtts (she is in the film industry) and I work an office job. During this time she has struck up a 'friendship' with a middle age unemployed dguy who has lived off his inheritance since the death of his father upstairs.

Basically, I have said from the start to be careful as she is a young woman spending a lot of time alone with a grown man and he is often drinking smoking etc.

Today he comes to the door whilst I am at work and says he needs £20 to get to a job interview as he has run out of money... Great. Fucking called it. 2 hours later he comes back and needs £60 more or else some guys he is in bad with are going to beat him up.

Basically, I am not sure if he has done anything illigal in asking for this money, but as a vulnerable young woman with a desperate guy beating on her door she gave him the cash - but it just seems unjust.

I now want to know if I can take any action as he literally knows where we live and has seen us with lots of luxury/ stealable stuff in the last year AND knows our work schedules. Finances aside, I worry about my partner being at home and practically hiding from this guy in fear of him begging for more cash.

Tldr: my GF took sympathy on a lonely loser who is now extorting her for cash.

What can I do?

Answer: He is allowed to ask for money. She needs to be a big girl and tell him "No."


Title: Hospital Requested Social Security Number at Birth Against Parental Wishes.

Question:
Filled out the birth certificate info form and checked "NO" on the box where it asks if you want your child assigned a SSN at birth.  Also left the signature section blank so there couldn't be any mistaking the intention.  Hospital submitted paperwork requesting that a SSN be assigned and says that they're automatically assigned even if you don't request it or get a card.  The folks in the medical records say they're trying to "reverse" the process and that we'll hear back from them later.  I do have an attorney but I'm really not interested in pursuing anything further than not being issued a SSN.  Leads me to a couple questions.

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Is everyone assigned a SSN (or other numerical identifier) at birth regardless of consent or knowledge thereof?

Aside from the hospital doing what they can to correct it, is there anything I should do on my end?

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US/AL if it matters.

Answer:
 No way the hospital can reverse it would be my guess.

I can only think of crazy, conspiratorial minded reasons someone wouldn’t want a their child to have an SSN. What are you trying to accomplish? Answer #2: By not giving your child a SSN you are indirectly making many decisions for him by forcing him to go through mountains of paperwork, hours of headaches and issues that could linger on for years... your doing this directly to your child because your ego and pride is getting in the way.

Why do we keep asking the same question?? Because your not giving a proper answer to warrant the question solved.

Next your going to say they have no gender and should be called “theybe’s” and won’t get vaccine shots... all this is going to follow you around with legal and social problems for years.

If you truly want to do what’s best for them like you say... give the kid a SSN so he has a chance.Answer #3: You need an SSN for so many things. Like health insurance......Why would you not want your child to have one? (I didn’t even know it was an option)Answer #4: So you want to put your kid through hell in 18 years when they have to request one themself?Answer #5: You know you can't deduct the child on your taxes without a social security number, right? Why wouldn't you just let the hospital do this? Answer #6: Can I ask why you don't want a social security number issued for your child? If they want to live in the United States they'll need it eventually and it's much easier to get it now when they're born instead of 18 years from now.


Title: Risk of being attacked legally for racism because I wear dreadlocks? (Canada)

Question:
So as the title suggests, I have dreadlocks. I'm also white. A person that goes to the same school as me says that she could take a white person with dreadlocks to court for racism. The reasoning behind this is because of the whole "cultural appropriation" term that's been floating around. I have two questions based around this.

1. Is somebody saying I can't wear dreadlocks because I'm white going against the Right to Freedom of Expression in Canada? It seems that way logically but I'm not 100% sure.

2. Does someone claiming me to be racist because I wore something from another culture in a non-mocking fashion hold any ground in a court of law?

I'm not in a situation at the moment but I'd prefer to be prepared with claims like this being heard. Any objective help would be fantastic, thanks!

Answer:
 IANAL.

>A person that goes to the same school as me says that she could take a white person with dreadlocks to court for racism.

You can't sue someone for "racism" simpliciter. This person is a grade A moron.

Note: Manitoba's *Defamation Act* does create the rather exotic tort of "Libel of race, creed or sexual orientation" ([s. 19](http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/d020e.php), but libel is a **published** defamatory statement. What you have described is neither defamatory nor, obviously, published.

>Is somebody saying I can't wear dreadlocks because I'm white going against the Right to Freedom of Expression in Canada? It seems that way logically but I'm not 100% sure.

The *Charter* applies to government actions. The Supreme Court has decided that a court order is not a government action (*RWDSU v Dolphin Delivery Ltd.* [1986] 2 SCR 573), and so the *Charter* does not apply to private litigation. If a legislature were to pass a law prohibiting people from wearing a certain hairstyle, **that** would contravene the *Charter*.


Title: Assualted in California last night. Girlfriend was a witness what can I do?

Question:
Pretty simple, a friend of a friend of ours who claims I owe him 10$ assualted me last night. More accurately the man who claims I owe him the money had his friend assault me. When we left the bar we were at they followed us out and then after yelling and cussing at us his friend pushed me violently 3 times. One of the times hitting me in the face with his fist as he pushed me.

There is no video proof but I have multiple witnesses. I am not injured in anyway but I have a feeling this is going to happen again as we commonly go out to this bar. What can I do if I was to call the police today, the day after, could I get him in trouble with just a witness? Is pushing someone in the manner he did enough to warrant police action. I have never delt with something like this and would really appreciate your advice reddit.

Does there have to be video evidence of the assault or are witnesses sufficient.

Regards.

Answer: You can call the police. Let them decide if they wish to investigate


Title: My Son Had A Trust Fund Set Up From An Accident Settlement 10 Years Ago, Need Help Collecting Now That He's 18, In Texas.

Question:
About ten years ago my wife and son were in a severe accident. There were hospital bills and physical therapy involved. The portion of the settlement that was for my son was put into a trust for when he turns 18.

A few years ago our house was broken into and much of our stuff was stolen including the storage box with those legal documents. So, now that he's turned 18 he'd like to have access to that fund but I can't remember the name of the attorney that handled the case and have no idea how to get it for him.

Any idea where I should start?
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 >A few years ago

Honestly you should've looked at replacing the documents then.

Apart from the name of the attorney, do you have any of the following:

The name of the other party, their insurance, the other side's solicitors, any doctors who were involved (they may have billed the other side directly), any other professionals involved (accountants, financial advisers, etc).

If there was a court case involved, you can also see if you can search for records of that court case because it'll list all the parties and legal representatives.


Title: Estranged family member said they would ‘ruin me’ with my SSN

Question:
Long story short, I (early 30’s, USA) have an estranged relative who does not get along with me and while we haven’t spoken in years, some recent events really stoked those emotions. Essentially, they recently lost out on a big opportunity and while it is untrue, are blaming me for this loss.

Over the holidays my sibling bumped into this person and during course of the conversation, they told my sibling that that they had my SSN and were going to ruin my life down the road, they repeated this multiple times over the course of the interaction. My sibling and her partner who was present provided me with written statements of this should I ever need it.

I tend to think this was a statement made in the heat of the moment and that even while I don’t get along with this relative, I don’t think they wouldn’t sink so low as to actually commit identity theft. I also have no idea why they would have my SSN or how they’d have obtained it. However they are a lawyer so may have the means to do more than I am thinking they could and have a long history of erratic behavior...

So my questions for the community are:
1. Other than identity theft/fraud which would include this person breaking the law, are there other things I should be concerned about?
2. While I’m not certain they would actually do anything even IF they have my SSN, it’s not something to joke about. I’m not sure what action I’ll be taking if any, but are there specific steps I should take to protect myself?

Answer:
 Freeze your credit.

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faqs

It's a good idea to do it even if you don't *really* believe that this relative will steal your identity.Answer #2: Claim your Social Security account and then freeze your credit. Saves an step to unlocking it later.


Title: Referencing Skyrim in product title and line. Possible legal ramifications / work arounds - alternatives?

Question:
So say I was interested in running a product line for drinks and I wanted to use the name "Tastes of Skyrim" as the name (note not business name). In the line different drinks would be named after different towns in the game and different drinks and food found in the game.

Now, im assuming that Bethesda can hold no trademarks on the towns names themselves let alone items name (ie. Blackbriar Mead) so I believe in this respect I will be fine. The main issue of  course is the use of Skyrim in the line name. Can this be legally used without breaking the trademark Bethesda has on the name "Elder Scrolls: V Skyrim" since it is in a different field (drinks/food vs. Electronic works)? If not, what would you recommend I use as a replacement as I still want to pay homage to the games setting for the flavors used in the line?

For anyone looking for an example. Say I want to have a drinks flavor framed after the Black-briar mead from the game. It would be released under the name Black-Briar Mead. So it would be sold as "Tastes of Skyrim, Black-Briar Mead"

Thanks for taking the time reading this and helping out. I wasn't getting far looking into it myself, but then I remembered hearing about you guys on other subreddits.

Edit: (Forgot location after reading sidebar and sticky)
Location : Florida, United States

Answer:
 The issue is trademark, not copyright.

Your approach is flawed a little.  You're really asking who would win in a drawn out, expensive actual trial.  This is interesting intellectually, but is not what you should be asking from a business standpoint.  What you should be asking is "am I going to be sued", because you do not get attorney's fees awarded if you win.  When you consider that Bethesda demanded that Mojang not use the single word "Scrolls" for the Mojang game, I think you know the answer.

But as to the intellectual question, this is kind of a cool idea for the hardest core fans, and it's true that when you register a trademark it's only for certain product types; but I think a judge would probably rule that a reasonable person would conclude that Bethesda had produced this, or licensed the name or otherwise authorized it, since the names are so closely tied to the game; so you'd lose.


Title: Roommate smoking in room. This is in Michigan

Question: My roommate in college who I was randomly matched with smokes a lot in the room, both legal and illegal substances. I have constantly told him numerous times to stop. He simply tried to do it in his individual room with the door closed, window open, fan blowing and piece of paper covering his vent. It still smells up the whole apartment. I have told the apartment manager and she told me they have to catch him in the act. But she also said it is a lot of paperwork to evict them. What options do I have from a legal aspect to deal with this. Sometimes he doesn't even do it in his own room. I came home the other day and literally left to go stay in a hotel because I couldn't stand the smell in my own room! Can I sue for damages?

Answer: You could report him for the illegal substances. Unless you have damages such, you've nothing to sue him for


Title: Doctor denied me handicap placard after brain surgery and losing half my balance organs. Fell into planter at Home Depot exiting my vehicle. Is the doctor partially liable if I were injured?

Question: I'm fine, but my balance is an issue and always will be. I have fallen at home and in public, and this incident had me asking this question. After surgery one doctor removing my stitches told me "California does not issue placards for this.", but I think that was a lie.

Answer: If you were that unbalanced, could you safely drive? Also, how would a handicap placard save you from falling? Would he be as liable if you fell on pavement? Should you drive if there isbabchance youcoukd get dizzy or unbalanced?Answer #2: Not to be an asshole or anything. But if you're having theses issues while walking, should you even be driving?


Title: Looking for specific supreme court case regarding taxation,welfare, and a tax "pool".

Question:
I can't think of a case and it is killing me, but I believe it involved someone challenging a welfare program like WIC or SNAP something. I could have been dismissed on standing.

I believe ruling basically said:
* Taxes on your income were never yours. They were always the governments
* So many taxes are gained by the government, you can't prove a significant amount of YOUR taxes went to pay for any program.
* Therefore you can't object to taxation on moral ground because they were never yours and you can't prove where they go.

Answer: Sorry. In accordance with the Obama Benghazi act we can't provide it.


Title: Found 2way mirror into locker room at my gym, could I sue the hell out of these people?

Question: When I was 16, me and a group of friends noticed the door to the janitors closet was open and inside there was a hole cut into the wall with a two way mirror on the other side (a mirror I used to regularly change in front of). We were all extremely confused but just kind of forgot about it. Well, I just remembered this and talked to one of my friends that still works out at that gym and he told me the fucking mirror is still there as he's seen it recently! This is 6 years later and no one has done anything about this! Some freak was probably in there videoing me and my friends changing and also videoing kids even younger than us. Could I sue the hell out of these people and be looking at a potential cash settlement? I'm located in Louisiana.

Answer: Probably not since 6 years have passed. Your window of personally being affected and bringing suit has most likely passed. Even if you could a cash settlement requires some kind of damages and you haven't suffered any harm besides being really mad (for example no nude pictures of you out there that have ruined your life, no blackmail inducing mental torment) so basically your life hasn't been affected at all. Also in order to sue the place you basically need to be able to prove that either they knew or beyond a doubt should have known what their employee was up to. I'd just call the police and leave it at that.


Title: Have I been "involuntarily committed to a mental institution"?

Question:
Ten years ago, I was in college and took too much Xanax and drank at a party. I was picked up by the campus police for being disorderly and taken to the hospital because of how I was acting, which I thought was totally unnecessary at the time. I vaguely remember hurling epithets at everyone in the hospital lobby in the hope that they would send me home, but instead they "302'd" (involuntarily committed) me and sent me to what I suspect was the hospital psych ward. They questioned me and determined that I wasn't suicidal or a threat to others, and a few hours later I was released to my parents.

Fast forward a few years: After taking a few years off, I re-enrolled in an engineering program and graduated at the top of the class, got a Master's, and have a very successful career. I don't do drugs anymore and obviously I regret saying awful things to people that day.

I tried to buy a gun years later (for protection and as a hobby) and was denied, and a few weeks later a cop called me to tell me that l committed a felony firearms violation for trying to buy a gun and they wanted to talk.  No charges were filed, but apparently I am prohibited from owning a gun because of the above incident.

While there is little excuse for my behavior that night, it was the side effect of a drug overdose. I was angry that I was being taken to a hospital. A couple questions:

1) Is there any way to remove this? I was not suicidal or a threat to others. It's my understanding that this is the justification needed for a 302.

2) Recently I applied for TSA Precheck, and there's a question asking if I've ever been "determined to be lacking in mental capacity or involuntarily committed to a mental institution." The TSA says the first part of the question is asking whether I've ever been found "not guilty by reason of insanity". How about the second part? The term "mental institution" carries a heavy connotation here.

Answer: This would be for a lawyer to figure out. The term "mental institution" and "psychiatric wing of a hospital" may be different enough for you to prove that it was less than an overnight stay and not long-term.


Title: [Serious] I[M/23] am on felony probation in Austin,TX/Travis county.tested dirty on two UA's and now my PO is recommending inpatient program.i didn't sign the papers to agree that I'll turn myself in and I need to find a way around it.

Question:
So I've recently been released from jail on deferred probation and I tested positive for multiple narcotics on my initial visit.my second visit a week later I tested clean for any  illegal substances but I had a drink at lunch 2 hrs before.
My probation officer and her supervisor recommended that I go into a inpatient program for 4 months and wait in jail until a bed opens up.also there's a 10 week wait on that so all together it would be a little over 6 months.
If I don't sign the papers to commit myself into the program then they have to present the papers to a judge and then I'd have to do whatever the judge recommends which could be much worse or less harsh.i need to know whether too sign these papers or hire a lawyer and fight it.
HELP PLEASE!
I

Answer:
 We can't possibly decide this for you.

Clearly you have some substance problems for which you need help.

If you want to go on your own, then sign them.

If you want to let the judge decide what will happen, then don't sign them.


Title: Can I be fired if...

Question: First let me say I am a contractor for a large health organization in central Ohio.  What I am trying to find out if I can be fired for asking two women out in two years that work at the same company but I did it at home through texting on the first one and okcupid on the second one?  I saved all the text messages from the first one because we spent three hours on Saturday texting and then another couple hours texting.  Then on Monday she accuses me of sexual harassment.  A year later I ask another woman out through OkCupid but now I have a meeting with a manager and a supervisor of that company at 4:00 PM on Friday.  Could this be grounds for unlawful termination?  I've been a contractor with this company for over 1.5 yrs.

Answer:
  I've asked lots of women  out for a date. Zero sexual-harassment complaints.   And you went two for two here.   I think you really need to go over your technique?Answer #2: 1.  Why do you think it would be unlawful?

2.  Stop hitting on women you work with.


Title: Injured by someone at the gym. Can I have them pay the hospital bill?

Question:
The person in the squat rack next to mine had 315lbs on the barbell. He started to take the 45 plates off from the left side of the bar only, leaving 135lbs on the right side of the bar. The barbell flipped over off the rack and struck me in the side of the head. I suffered a concussion and had to go to the hospital. Is there anything anyone would suggest I do? There are also cameras in the gym, I'm sure one of them has footage of the incident.

Location: Boston

Answer: Definitely a case here against the idiot weightlifter - unless your contract with the gym prohibits it (doubtful but possible).


Title: Can my employer require an hour notice for using sick time?

Question:
I live in California and my shift starts at 6:00.
Can my employer legally say that I have to call in no later than 5:00?

I can't find anything that specific but so far it doesn't seem like they should be able to say anything as long as I have the sick time available.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: Usually people know an hour before work if they're sick. It doesn't pop up that quickly. What problems do you have giving your employer more time than a last minute call?


Title: I called 911 and the cop didn't talk to me or split us apart and left me with him. I was raped the next morning and got away and called again. Now the police are making me out to be the bad guy. What can I do?

Question: I dont know if i can go into details right now but i need to know what to do. The police detective doesn't even have the toxicology report or rape kit results and is threatening me with DCF, saying bc drugs are involved it's my fault, that because i called 911 the night prior and didnt even say anything it looks bad on me. I can't take it. I thought they wTee supposed to help me...

Answer:
 I'm sorry that happened to you.

This is likely beyond the ability of this sub to help you with.

The police are not required to investigate any particular crime nor to charge any specific person in an incident.

If you feel you're being mistreated, then you can *absolutely* file a complaint against the officer or detective with the department.

For more specific information, you might want to get a (free) consultation with a lawyer.

Also, get some help- lots of victim's groups are available out there.Answer #2: The National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800.656.HOPE (4673) will be able to connect you with someone in your area who can give you more specific help; a local advocate is probably going to be your best bet for support.Answer #3: I'm sorry this happened to you but a better narrative is needed. who did this to you? Why did you initially call 911?Answer #4: Okay, it sounds like something terrible happened but your post doesn't make a lot of sense.

Why did you call 911?

What happened when the cop arrived to your location?

Who raped you?Answer #5: In addition to seeking the help cited elsewhere in this thread for your immediate safety, you should also start documenting/memorializing all your interactions with law enforcement in case you end up wanting to pursue matters related to potential misconduct.

At the earliest opportunity, take detailed notes of all your interactions with law enforcement to date.  Keep it factual, not speculating with opinion.  And do so for any interaction in the future.  Make sure to discuss with whatever support you can get on the matter, and consider discussing with an attorney.


Title: [CA] It's suspicious to have a lawyer (Dana Ewell case)

Question:
I've been watching Forensic Files on Netflix. I am referencing Season 11, Episode 40 "Two in a Million".

Dana Ewell got three life sentences for murder.

In the show, they discuss how when they wanted to question him/interview him that [no innocent person would get an attorney to answer questions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yk5k4FhgKaA#t=588).

Isn't an innocent person supposed to have an attorney because the police will try to pin a crime on any suspect no matter what? How would it be suspicious to have a criminal attorney to proxy your interaction with the police? I mean, if you're being charged with the murder of 3 people, it seems pretty reasonable to retain the services of a criminal defense lawyer.

My understanding is that hiring a criminal defense lawyer is not supposed to place reasonable doubt on an individual accused of a crime.

Answer:
 > Isn't an innocent person supposed to have an attorney because the police will try to pin a crime on any suspect no matter what?

No, the police will not "try to pin a crime on anyone".  That's not how that works.  Having an attorney is not a bad idea, but it's certainly *not* because the police are going to randomly make up charges.

> My understanding is that hiring a criminal defense lawyer is not supposed to place reasonable doubt on an individual accused of a crime.

Having an attorney cannot be used against you as evidence.  That doesn't mean that the people involved can't think it strange or weird.  Opinions are different from evidence.


Title: Would an insurance company continue to defend a client who breaks a settlement agreement?

Question:
I commenced a suit against the building next door's management company and the building itself. Their insurance paid for their lawyers while I paid mine out of pocket (this makes a huge difference in leverage - their insurance company obviously has much deeper pockets than I do).

However the defendant has about 10 days to meet the requirements of the settlement agreement and I don't see how he can do this.

My question is, will the defendant's insurance company be required to pay for his lawyers again, when the defendant breaks the agreement. My hope would be NO so that I have more leverage to force a capitulation etc.

Answer: I'm not sure, but it sounds like you hired an attorney so you should give them a call.  You paid for their services on this lawsuit, the least they can do is give you an answer.Answer #2: The answer is "maybe," and will depend on the type of suit, the terms of the settlement, the type of insurance, the jurisdiction where suit was brought, and the language of the insurance contract.  Your attorney will be in the best position to answer this question.


Title: Just finished my pre-law major and I'm not sure law is for me. In your legal opinion, is it worth it?

Question:
What do you do?

What is your day to day life like?

What are the people you work with like?

What do you love?

What do you hate?

Answer:
 > I'm not sure law is for me.

Then it isn't. Answer #2: This sounds flippant, but I really mean this. If you're not sure law is for you, then don't go to law school.  It's a very stressful and competitive career, with increasingly poor job prospects, and universally the attorneys who struggle the most are the ones who weren't completely positive they wanted to be attorneys in the first place.


Title: What is the legal definition of "cohabitation"?

Question:
My parents got a divorce a few years ago and my dad has to pay a ridiculous amount of alimony despite it being her who requested the divorce. I want to help him out to stop having to pay and one of the conditions is that she only gets paid until she remarries or is cohabitating with another person. She is indeed seeing someone and I am fairly certain they are spending many nights together, which lead to my question. Is there a set legal understanding for the word cohabitating? If so, what would be necessary to prove that they are?
Edit: we are in Utah

Answer: Stay out of this. It's between your parents.


Title: Landlord died and his heirs are selling my home of 6 years in CA. Just had a baby. Help.

Question:
I just spoke to his step-daughter and she says they're going to sell the house, she is not the only benefactor. I asked if I could stay through the end of the year. She said she'll speak to her estate lawyer. She was upset and couldn't give me any sort of time frame, so I repeated myself asking to live there through the year so she wouldn't have to make a decision. That made her more upset, she didn't appreciated being pressured in her "state".

The last lease I signed was in 2013 for the year, and I'm month to month after that.  No written notices have been served.  What can I do? It's my home, it's full of art of furniture and it'd be a huge burden to leave before the end of the year.

Answer:
 The executor of the estate has to give you 60 days written notice, either delivered to you personally ("personal service") or posted on your door and mailed via certified mail ("Nail and mail", aka "substitute service").  Email and verbal notice don't count.

If you can't be out by the end of the 60 days, it's possible to drag it out, but that comes at a price:  You risk facing an eviction hearing, and losing an eviction hearing makes it very difficult to find decent places to rent.  Evictions don't expire, and you can't expunge them, so there's no limit to how long they'll show up in a background check.

In California, the city you live in matters very much, though.  If you live in San Francisco, contact the Eviction Defense Collaborative.  In Alameda County, the rent stabilization board in downtown Oakland.  In Sacramento County, I know the Sac courthouse has free assistance at the Carol Miller Justice Center.

Other large municipal areas probably have similar services or advocacy groups that may help you through the process.

It pains me to say this, but you should know as early in the process as possible:  If they're intent on making you leave, it's only a matter of when, not if.


Title: [CA] Gf hit parked car with no license, mine is suspended

Question: My gf hit a parked car and she has no license mine is suspended due to pending dui and I only have liability insurance. I can pay out of pocket but how deep in trouble am I in? What should I do? What do you think is going to happen to me?

Answer:
 >What should I do?

**Stop driving without a license**


Title: Turn off internet legally after 11PM

Question: The tenant's children (9 years old) plays video games and yells loudly in the night. The tenant is super rude and careless for other people. I am wondering if I could turn off the wifi from 11PM-7AM. I am in California. Thank you in advance.

Answer: What does your lease say about it? Does your lease allow you to control internet access?


Title: Looking for advice on how to deal with a neighbors rooster crowing.

Question:
Hi everyone,

 I have a neighbor who has a rooster that does his little rooster ka every damn morning. I wake up every morning around 5am because of this animal. I want to call the police because of noise ordances but what exactly can they do with a farm animal. I live in southern California, S.D. to be specific. I have no idea what to do. Please help.

Thank you,
Abstract

Answer: First you need to find out if roosters are legal to own. That would be a city ordinance.


Title: Accused of harassment/stalking, found not responsible, now banned from attending classes next year

Question:
This is my first time posting here so I'm sorry if I didn't do it correctly.  I broke up with my girlfriend last March and almost immediately started seeing another girl.  She became jealous and tried to break us up, and then reported me to the college for stalking and harassment.

This was pretty surprising to me, because I never contacted her unless she initiated, but anyway there was a hearing in front of a panel.  She made a fool of herself (in my opinion) by making accusations like I must be following her around because she kept seeing me, which is obviously going to happen because it's a small campus.  She also said I kept texting her when told not to, but was unable to produce these texts, because they don't exist.

Anyway, I was found not responsible and her claims were found to be unsubstantiated.

However, here is the catch.  I was told that I would not be able to enroll in any class that she is taking, for the safety of all parties.  This is a major problem since we are both the same major, and our major classes are only offered once a year.  I discussed this with the dean's office and they suggested that I either take a year off and wait for her to graduate, or try to arrange with the professors to have the class videotaped and watch it at home.  Neither of these options are acceptable, and I don't see why I should have to disrupt my education when I haven't done anything wrong and she was clearly making false claims about me.

I don't know if I'm yet in lawyer territory here, but classes start in 3 weeks so I need to get this worked out by then.  Another complicating factor is that I live in California but attend school in Texas, and I won't be back in Texas until a few days before classes start, so I can't attend any meetings in person.  Please let me know how to proceed with this.

Answer:
 I’m not a lawyer but I work in higher ed-this is lawyer time, OP. If you’d been found responsible of the charges this condition would be reasonable, but you as the accused shouldn’t be punished if you were found not responsible. I’d specifically look for an education lawyer, and one not directly affiliated with the school like a law professor because they won’t be able to represent you.Answer #2: Contact FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education).  They might be interested in your case.

www.thefire.orgAnswer #3: Are they sending you a list of classes she is in? That almost seems...backwards. Answer #4: Hire a lawyer and fight it. I had a similar experience. The university tried to ban me from the central cafe which is located in the dorm she lives in. Where else am I supposed to buy lunch then? I talked to a lawyer and told my university about it. Their tone immediately switched and changed the mandate. The university does not want this kind of publicity. Answer #5: If you look up lawyers who are involved in campus sexual harassment cases, that might be helpful for you. There are  a few lawyers who specialize in these cases from the accused person’s side, and they may be able to help you come to a resolution with your school.Answer #6: I'd ask for another hearing she started this have her agree to being in the same class or let her be the one to take a year off, why did they choose you.


Title: A company lost my phone and now my privacy has been compromised. What is the best way to deal with this legally?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Sue them for what? Ask them to pay for a few months of credit monitoring. That's really all you are entitled to, at least at this point.


Title: [AK] Roommate's GF will not contribute to household bills and lives here 5/7 nights of the week. Also may get us evicted. How do I handle this?

Answer: This is a roommate issue not a legal issue. You have no authority to evict her. You need to have a "house meeting", preferably with the gf not present. Explain to him how damaging an eviction will be to all of you. Be firm she remove the dogs and NOT bring them back. Her staying over  *may* not be grounds for eviction. The dogs absolutely are.Answer #2: If she's not on the lease, your landlord would presumably be interested that she's there, particularly if your contract specifically mentions not having people to stay for longer than a specified time...though this will likely cause problems for your friend.


Title: Question about a brother-in-law's second aggravated DWI

Question:
Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Rio Rancho is a separate city from Albuquerque NM, with its own Mayer, but they are physically attached and if you were looking at them from space they would appear to be a single city, so Albuquerque may be pertinent to the replies here however this incident happened in Rio Rancho and RRPD handled it

Ok this post is longish but if you know about how DWI works in this area... my brother in law got a dwi about 2 weeks ago. He is an alcoholic and he unfortunately does stupid stuff, which would seem to include driving while drink and crashing his car. No one was hurt but his car got wrecked and that means he got a aggravated dwi as opposed to a regular dwi.

This is his second offense, he got an aggravated dwi back in 2005, though he didn't crash that time. Back then I didn't really know him as well as I do now so i didn't know about the legal process details he went thru, all I really know is he got a breathalyzer in his car for a year. He had no further incidents of any kind for the next 12 years, that is until 2 weeks ago.

I know this because I had to go pick him up from the balebondsman place that gave him a ankle monitor, not for house arrest, the gps was turned off, but instead for alcohol monitoring. Apparently they have some fancy tech that can tell if you've consumed alcohol through your skin using this ankle monitor, which was surprising to learn but apparently that's possible. Anyway it's to make sure he doesn't drink until his court date which is in February.

I really don't know much about this process but I wish to understand whether or not he is at risk of losing his license forever. He doesn't really want to discuss the details with me so I am hoping someone at Reddit could provide a few basic answers.

He was taken to the hospital and released to the drunk tank the same night, which I found out when the Rio Rancho police dept surprised me with a call on my day off. Brother in law called me from the jail and told me he would get released the next day after a judge saw him or something? And setup a court date for the aggravated dwi charge which turned out to be in February and he would be released with the ankle monitor till that time.

I ask because while I was at the bondsman place waiting for him to be released so I could give him a ride to his house (his car was impounded and wrecked) the bondsman was explaining that he has to file for a judge to give him back his license within 10 days, and he can go to the MVD and get a new license just by telling them he lost his, which he did the next day and got a new license (well the paper temp one which he will hold till his new one arrives in mail, but they did issue a new one)

He was driving, legally!, within 2 days of the wreck in a rental loaner car given to him by the repair shop while his wrecked car was being estimated (which ended up being totaled) using his legally replaced temp license he got from the mvd the day after his release.

His insurance company for his car worked really fast and already totaled his car and GAP took care of the wreck so he already purchased a replacement (2016 used) car within 2 weeks. This was important because he commutes to Santa Fe (city 60 miles away) and he MUST have transportation or else he will lose his job.

So that's where im confused... he was able to get a new license AND a new car,within 2 weeks of his second aggravated DWI, and was legally driving 2 DAYS after it.

Is he going to possible loose his license at the February court date? Or how is that going to work for him?

Is this how people with 15 dwi continue to drive all over our state? Is it really that easy?

Can someone please give some insight or share some knowledge and help me understand what's going on here?
Topic:
DUI

Answer:
 Ooof rough state to get a second DUI- they stay on your record for 55 years so this will be treated as a second offense.

He needs a lawyer. Badly.

He will most likely end up losing his license after he is convicted.


Title: [USA-MI] Mom broke her ankle and can't work, what can she do.

Question:
TL;DR My mom is a massage therapist at a local chiropractor, she recently fractured her ankle in three different places playing laser tag with my younger brother at a church hosted event, she hasn't been able to do her job for the past week, and can't for at least the next two. What can she do?

Two weeks ago my mom went out with my little brother to a church hosted laser tag event for their kids study group, the event was hosted at one of their other locations then we're used to going to, so she didn't know the place much. She ended up falling down a small staircase (2 steps) and fracturing her right ankle and spraining her left. She hasn't been able to do her job (massage therapist at a local Chiropractor) and has instead been working for 3-4 hours every Tuesday and Friday at the front desk for the past two weeks since it happened, she just found out today that she has to get surgery on her ankle now because its not setting into place right, and won't be able to work for at-least the next two weeks, we don't have much income besides her.

What can/should we do?

Answer:
 She could look into short-term disability, but other than that, really not much. Sorry. Answer #2: Did she sign a release?

The local Chiropractor probably doesn't have 50 or more employees so FMLA protection is out.  If they don't let her return to work once she is medically cleared she can file for unemployment.


Title: Current landlord requesting personal information. I'm worried about identity fraud and can't see why they need this. [NJ]

Question:
My partner and I have lived in our one bedroom apartment for over 1 1/2 years. We have never missed or been late on rent. We are not due for a renewal anytime soon. Our landlord/rental agency has sent us a request for more information and they are stating: "this document is extremely important so we can ensure our records are up-to-date with all your current information", which to me seems like a flimsy reason. It also makes me wonder what other bits of our information they have.

As far as I understand, once they run a credit check on us, they are required to destroy that information. Does anyone know what they are allowed to keep in our file? Names and occupation I assume. Anything else? Bank info?

According to this spreadsheet they sent, they currently have: full names, cell numbers, email, car make/model, license plate #. When they requested the car stuff, I questioned the legality of it, but the lease does say our car must be registered and have a current inspection.

They are requesting: drivers license state and #, additional occupant name, age and relationship to us (we had a child <1 year ago and I don't want to put their information out there if I don't need to). Why would they need this? Can they request it?

Our credit information has been compromised by two agencies (hacked) this year so I'm not too keen on giving out our information even if it might seem insignificant. They just keep requesting little bits of it here and there and I wonder how much they have vs. actually need.

Edit: they are also requesting work addresses

Edit 2: thanks for the replies! I think I'm mostly just nervous because our stuff has been hacked. I'll just give it to them and then request they hand over my file or shred it once we leave.

Answer:
 full names, cell numbers, email - So they can contact you for various reasons

car make/model, license plate # - So they can call you if your car is on fire, or your alarm is going off, or you are blocking another resident in. Or maybe so they don't accidentally tow your car for parking there.

drivers license state and #, additional occupant name, age and relationship to us - Normal, most rental leases require a listing of residents, and require the additional occupants be added as signers on the lease once they turn 18

they are also requesting work addresses - Probably so they have an alternative contact address for you if you end up defaulting on the lease.


Title: Why was she sentenced to prison and not a mental hospital? [TX]

Question:
Someone who commited a crime like this seems like they should be sentenced to life in a mental institution, not a prison.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/16/justice/texas-ricin-actress-sentenced/

Answer:
 >a crime like this

We don't send people to metal institutions rather than prisons based on the type of crime they commit.


Title: Can the police legally search my friend?-New Jersey

Question:
Me and my friend went to the mall yesterday to get food. Prior to entering, we hot boxed my car in the parking garage. Reeking like weed, we walked into the mall. We went up the escalator and as we are going up, two cops start to go down.

We get scared shitless cause we know we reek like weed and my friend has a gram on him. The cops smell us and tell us to go back down. They proceed to search us and they find my friend's weed. Now he has a charge pending for possesion under 50 grams.

Could he legally get out of this since the cops basically profiled him?

Answer:
 No. The police didn't "profile" him.

The officer smelled marijuana on your friend and formed probable cause to search him. The search was almost certainly legal.

Your friend needs a criminal defense attorney now.Answer #2: This entire post is a testament to why you should quit smoking pot.
 > Reeking like weed, we walked into the mall
 >>Profiled him

 smhAnswer #3: Profiling based on race/gender/religion/age/etc, is illegal.

Profiling based on smelling like you just hotboxed and are dumber than a sack of rocks, is legal.Answer #4: Should've left the weed in the car, not like you can smoke inside the mall anyway. Carrying it around unnecessarily while reeking of fresh smoked weed is why he's looking at charges. They had reasonable cause to search him, he needs a defense attorney.Answer #5: Stop doing illegal things and you won't have to wonder if evidence of illegal things gives cops the right to search you for said illegal things.

And yes, they not only could search him, they have one of the most rock solid reasons ever to search him.Answer #6: That's not profiling. Like, not a little bit.Answer #7: >Could he legally get out of this since the cops basically profiled him?

You mean, they smelled that somebody either had weed on him or really recently had used weed. Nothing illegal about that.


Title: Wrongful Death Question (I am in Illinois, but am asking in general, if that is possible)

Question: In a Wrongful Death award, if the defendant is convicted in criminal court and incarcerated, who pays the plaintiff? Burden of payment isn't on the American taxpayer, is it?

Answer: only the defendant must pay, if they ever have the money, usually it's not gonna be paid back.


Title: Rape by Deception (California)

Question:
California.

Long story short - met a woman at a bar a few months ago. Hit it off about some legitimate mutual interests, before the conversation pivoted to more political and lifestyle oriented topics.

I lied about quite a few things (political party affiliation and beliefs, religion, dietary choices, work, etc.) to convince her to sleep with me. Went well and we were casual hookups with each other for a while. Not sure if relevant, but the first 4 or 5 times we had sex we were both entirely sober, so no question of consent in that area.

She found out I lied about most everything and is accusing me of rape by deception, on the basis that she would have never consented had she known the real me.

Fair, but ethics aside I want to double check on the legal aspect of the situation.

I've stopped responding to her and have not been served with any papers. My understanding from Google is that rape by deception does not apply in this case, and is geared more towards pretending to be their significant other or spouse to coerce them into sleeping with you.

So 1) rape by deception, yea or nay? And 2) if served with papers, what kind of a lawyer should I hire?

Thanks.

Answer: It is incredibly unlikely that you'll get charged with anything, nor get served with anything.


Title: Wife got into a car accident with low visibility due to potential illegal parking - please help

Question:
My wife was driving in a residential area of New Orleans when she came to a stop sign. She looked to her left but her line of vision was obstructed by a car parked and so slowly inches forward. Still with an obstructed view she drove forward and was struck by a car driving perpendicular to her (who didn’t have a stop sign).

The damage to the other driver’s car was cosmetic but our car’s tire is bent in. They exchanged information and my wife said that multiple people came up to say that this was a common occurrence at this intersection. My wife then called me - she didn’t get anybody’s testimony of the events and the other driver convinced her not to call the police because “they wouldn’t come anyway.” Turns our a cab driver was parked on my wife’s life too close to the intersection (I called New Orleans parking who said you can’t park 20 ft from an intersection). He had been obstructing her view.

I told my wife to take a pic of the taxi, which she did, and he drove off. Can anybody help me in seeing how to move forward? We have insurance but I’m concerned that we are going to get roasted because of this.

P.S. - my wife is physically okay so far as I can tell.

Answer: It would be still her fault for pulling into an intersection without it being clear


Title: [Ohio] About to turn 21 and want to get into online gambling

Question:
Hey pretty simple question, but I'm pretty far from a lawyer so as I have looked it up I'm not really getting a clear answer, and if I get what I want to hear I am skeptical because I can clearly see why sites would want me to believe playing on them is legal.

So pretty much I'm from Ohio, and my dad used to play online poker almost every single night and he loved it and I enjoyed watching. A few years ago he stopped playing and told me that it was now illegal in Ohio and was super disappointed.

I'm about to be 21 now and have recently rekindled my interest in gambling, and was wondering if there were any work around and decided to do some research, and all these sites are saying that there is technically no law against it so its fine, and at the very least if some sites dont let you on a vpn would make it easy. So here are my main questions here:

1. If I am able to without a vpn log into and play on a site, would that be illegal? Could I get in trouble for this?

2. If that is legal, but certain sites I would like to play on blacklist me because I have an Ohio IP, would it then be illegal to use a VPN to get onto there site.

Really appreciate the responses! Also if this is the wrong sub I'm sorry, wasn't sure if /r/law or this was best.

Answer: Online gambling is illegal.  Just go to a casino if you need to gamble that badly


Title: Landlord doing petty things to bully me. Also extremely loud (she lives upstairs), and blaming me for getting sick all the time. WARNING: Long story but pretty interesting

Question:
I started renting a basement room about 5 months ago for school in MA. I have never once had issues with a landlord in the past 5 years that I have been renting from landlords/living with roommates, until now. One of the things that I emphasized to the landlord was that I was looking for a very quiet place to live. Before renting the place, I asked her if she could walk upstairs so that I could see if it would be too loud for me to live in the basement. I couldn't hear her at that time (because she was walking so quietly), and she assured me that if there was any issue, she would gladly work things out with me. She also seemed very nice.

Fast forward to the first week of move-in. Her walking was extremely loud, and she wakes up at 4-5am and woke me up every single day due to the noises. It was extremely stressful, and my whole life was being affected because I was tired and stressed all the time. I couldn't pay attention in class (on top of already dealing with depression and ADHD), and I felt like a zombie. I talked to the landlord to see if there was anything we could do. She said she would try walking more softly, but it only helped for a week and it was back to how it was before. The kitchen is right above my room, and she slams cabinet doors, drops things, throws things onto the counter (dishes, frozen food, etc), and her dog runs around all the time and makes a lot of noise. I had a talk in person with her after the first time about the noise, and she said that if I want to move out, she would not hold me to my contract (11 month lease). However, I have a lot of belongings and I don't have time to be moving in the middle of the school year.

I tried moving my bed to different corners, sleeping inside a tent made of a thick blanket, having 3 white noise machines running, ear plugs, earphones (which hurt my ears like hell). None of that kept me from waking up from the noise. I never had issues sleeping before. My grades started slipping, I was becoming extremely depressed and anxious. I had to start seeing a counselor and a psychiatrist so that I could keep up in school, and started taking anti-depressants again (last month) which I haven't needed for almost 2 years.

The doctor recommended me some sleeping meds, but I had bad experiences with them and I don't like to take meds. As of last month, I started smoking marijuana on the nights before the day that I really needed to be rested (tests, presentations, etc). I was smoking extremely small amounts (I have a very low tolerance) 1-2 times a week, and right next to the window with a fan blowing out. Her daughter is visiting for break which I didn't know about, and they were making so much noise yesterday that I had to go up and ask the landlord to please be mindful of the noise.

This was when she got really angry and asked me if I have been smoking in my room. I told her yes. Apparently, without my permission, the landlord went into my room two days ago and saw my pipe (I have the footage on camera). She said that she is extremely sensitive to smoke and that she has been sick every day since I moved in, and that I lowered the value of her home due to the smoke. She informed me that she will be telling her doctor that I made her sick by smoking in her home. She sounded like she was ready to sue me or kick me out. I apologized about smoking, told her that I've smoked 4-5 times and not since moving in, and assured her that it would never happen again.

She has also been moving my things around for no reason (in the bathroom which is supposed to be "private", and solely used by me), bending an LED night light that I plugged into the living room after I walked into a furniture. She said it uses too much energy, I assured her that it uses about $2 of electricity per year, but apparently she doesn't like the idea and keeps bending it towards the wall every time I fix it. She also asked me to change all of my detergents to natural detergents (which are like 2 times more expensive) because it might be making her sick. She did not offer to pay for them.

This whole situation really sucks. My parents are old - father has cancer and mom's showing early signs of Alzheimer's. I graduate this May and want to do nice things for my parents, and I also want to do well in school which is the best thing I could do for them right now.

I've got 5 more months in this place. What else can I do right now to protect myself? What would you do in this situation? Moving out/legal battle would be the last resort.

TL;DR: landlord doing petty things to bully me, is very noisy, and it's affecting my life. Also said I made her sick for 5 months. Politely discussing with her 4 times about it hasn't helped.

Answer:
 What do you want to happen here? A court will not order your landlord to get up later or to be more quiet in using the kitchen. The best legal outcome would be to terminate the lease early which it sounds like the landlord has already offered to do.

The landlord entering your room without permission sounds like a potential issue. Do you have a written agreement and if so what does it say about landlord entry?


Title: Ex put money in my savings account. Now he's asking for it back. Do I have to oblige? (Ohio)

Question:
Background: I am polyamorous. My two partners and I were dating another person for a while. We were all intending to move to a bigger apartment, so we we're saving up for it. We have about $800, and $90 of that was deposited by the ex. He sent it through my other partner's PayPal account. We didn't make a contract or anything.

We broke up with him because he sexually assaulted one of us.

Now he's demanding the $90 back. Am I legally obligated to return it?

Answer: It wasn't a gift so yes. You have a contract if you have an agreement of what the money will be used for its just not a written contract.


Title: My friend's daughter was killed by her husband. Her husband also sold her car (it was in his name). My friend and his wife are suing the person who bought the car from the dealership for 100k even though the dealership bought the car back and gave it to them. Why would they do this? (FL)

Question: Posting anonymously because my friend knows I'm on Reddit. Him and his wife threatened to sue the dealership after they gave the car back but the dealership got a lawyer to send them a letter. So they are suing the woman who bought the car for being an accessory and emotional damages. She didn't even know and bought the car from the dealer legally. Should I try to talk him into dropping the lawsuit?

Answer:
 This makes no senseAnswer #2: >Posting anonymously

The facts are bizarre enough that if they see this they will know it is about them.

Most likely they are grieving. People do all kinds of crazy things based on the type of anger that this situation could cause. They have no basis for the lawsuit, and likely will not be able to find any lawyer willing to take it on. Answer #3: They're doing this because they're devastated.  If they were thinking rationally, they'd realize that suing the person who bought a car from a business who bought a car from the legal owner of the car who had every right to sell the car (even though he's a fucking monster who killed their kid) makes absolutely no sense.Answer #4: >Why would they do this?

Because they're not grieving well.


Title: (MI) smoking over food and immigrants in Asian restuarant.

Question: I've been working at this restaurant for about a year now as a delivery driver. Even though I don't work directly in the kitchen, I have to go in there from time to time to grab take out orders. A lot of times the chefs will be smoking over the food as they are cooking or cutting Vegtables. Most of them are illegal Mexicans and a couple illegal Chinese. Is there anything I can do about this. The restaurant is pretty corrupt. The manager is kind of an ass too. What are my options such as do I call the police?

Answer: Contact the Dept of Health and Safety to send a food inspector to fine this place and shut the place down.


Title: I have been informed my property value has diminished has due to dumping of the chemical TCE by a manufacturing plant near my home, what are the chances of recovering the value (or any compensation) from company that did dumping?

Question:
Missouri - Article describing the matter
http://m.lakenewsonline.com/news/20160225/dnr-holding-public-meeting-on-indoor-air-quality-investigation-in-camdenton

Answer: First of all, who told you this? Secondly, has your property been tested for TCE?


Title: Are you allowed to kill people if they invade your home in war in Canada?

Question: [removed]

Answer: If the enemy has invaded us to the point of getting into houses there will be no cops around to arrest you for killing them even if it was illegal.


Title: If police can lie, what's the point in asking if your 'free to go'?

Answer: Generally cops are allowed to lie about facts (e.g., we have you on camera) but not legalities (e.g., you are free to go). As others have pointed out, what is lawful doesn’t dictate what happens on the ground, and there can be evidentiary consequences for an unlawful seizure.


Title: Do I have a valid employment discrimination case?

Question:
Some background: I have been with my company 7 years and am a personal assistant/secretary/administrative assistant and I just returned from A 4 month FMLA maternity leave last Monday. Upon returning my boss told me that while I had been gone the girl who was covering for me(and had only been covering for me for the last week of my leave) was meeting her needs better and that I was being moved to another part of the department to be an assistant to someone else that reports to her instead of her directly. They kept my salary the same but reduced my pay grade which determine the % I receive on my annual salary increase...so basically i was demoted without ever receiving any kind of formal counseling or really any actual information as to what I did wrong

Others have told to me talk to HR and someone even said they were going to submit a claim on my behalf....I just don’t know what my options are.

Answer:
 > 4 month FMLA maternity leave

FMLA protects your job for twelve weeks.


Title: [MI] was just charged with marijuana possession, Michigan votes to legalize it Nov. 6

Question:
Hey all, I’m new to this sub and I’m short on time so I hope this post qualifies for the rules but here we go. I was charged with a Pom and my court date is oct 2. We vote on Nov. 6th on to legalize it. My question is am I able to appeal the charges even though this time limit is past the 30 day mark? Would my charges be dropped or would I be stuck on probation for something which would be legal.

Thank you for some advice

Answer:
 It was still illegal at the time you were caught with it. Future actions won't affect it, unless there's language in the bill making it retroactive, and there's still no guarantee that a vote will even pass.

Your best options at this point to minimize issues is to get an attorney.


Title: [PA] Apartment management forcing us to get rid of support animals

Question:
Hi all, sorry in advance for the long post! I'll throw a tl;dr at the very bottom.

Let me preface this by saying we've never had so much as a noise complaint brought to our attention in the three years we've been here across 5 different office managers. Never a single day late on rent despite serious ongoing issues such as our ceiling caving in due to their faulty sprinkler system.

Two or three days ago we had a plumbing issue in our apartment that I fixed myself. The maintenance supervisor came by and checked on everything, then left. Yesterday they called to say they had a complaint about the smell and were going to do a check, ok perfectly fine.

Today the office manager came to perform the check, walked into the apartment about 4 feet and then walked back out saying it smelled like urine and it must be the dogs (both trained) so we'd have to replace the carpet at our cost. Told them I hadn't even noticed a smell before the plumbing issue and they said no it's definitely the dogs, refusing to even check the bathroom. I told them we've had carpet issues ever since their sprinkler system failed and flooded/caved in our ceiling and even gave her printouts of the emails I sent to the previous management that all went unanswered (This manager's only been there since March). She said she'd contact the corporate offices and let me know.

She called me back just a little bit ago and said not only will they be redoing the carpet, but they're now going to need their restoration team to do a full restoration for the entire apartment to get back to "living conditions" which will cost substantially more, even though she said it's just an issue with the carpet right in the entryway of the apartment, and to top it off, surprise! We now have 48 hours to get rid of the dogs permanently.

I argued that it must have been the plumbing issue that was literally just two days ago that the maintenance supervisor already checked out. She said no, it's definitely from the pets and it's an ongoing issue from before because supposedly when they cleaned our air filter it was very bad then as well. Meanwhile we were never contacted about this supposed ongoing issue and maintenance never came to clean our air filter in the first place so that's certainly a lie. They were meant to come 2 months ago to flip some switch in our unit and replace the air filter but never showed. She said we just didn't know about it because we were at work or something (meanwhile I work from home). We can't even get them to come replace our kitchen light.

I questioned her about the Fair Housing Act and she said it doesn't apply because it has nothing to do with sex, race, etc. I told her it also protects support animals and she said not in this scenario because it has nothing to do with the dogs? I told her I don't understand and she said she "isn't going to argue" with me. I told her I'd like the number to her corporate offices and she said no, then told me she'll call them and they'll call me. I explained to her that we literally cannot be without the animals to which she replied "are you saying you want to do the restoration, and then be allowed to bring the dogs back after the 48 hours? Or are you saying that you want to terminate your lease?".

Unfortunately the reason for the support animals is bad enough that those are our only two options for staying here. If they refuse to let us have the support animals here, we'll have no choice but to terminate our lease, though that could cost something like $3,000 that we don't really have. On top of that, we'd be being charged for the entire restoration service as well which is likely thousands and thousands of dollars, as she told me to call my insurance because it's going to be "much more than the cost of replacing carpeting". So we could *possibly* scrounge up the money to terminate our lease but it wouldn't be easy in the short nor the long run. On top of that, we certainly wouldn't be able to afford another apartment if we're spending that money to get out of our lease.

tl;dr - Plumbing issue, office manager said they need to perform "check" due to smell. During the "check" she walked 4 feet into unit, said it's the dogs' fault, refuses to do anymore investigation into the source of the issue, wants me to pay for entire unit restoration (not just new carpet), and is requiring us to get rid of the support animals within 48 hours which is not an option.

Thanks in advance for any advice, very overwhelmed at the moment.

Answer:
 To be clear, these are ESAs, not service animals, correct?

What does your lease say about pets?  Did the office accept these as ESAs when you moved the dogs in/ do you have supporting documentation for them as ESAs?Answer #2: Not legal advice, but a black light shows urine. You can even get one for pets on Amazon. That could show that it isn't your dogs urine and was in fact water/mildew from the ceiling.


Title: My job is asking me to pay back a sign on bonus when I was told I would not have to.

Question:
I got a good job with a very large, well-known hospital in December that offered a sign-on bonus in addition to competitive wages. I accepted the job, worked for a few months before  my health started failing and I was not able to meet the requirements that the job entailed. I was reassigned to a MUCH lower paying position (a six-dollar-per-hour pay cut) for fewer hours per my doctor's recommendation, but was told that as long as I stayed within the hospital network, I would not need to pay back the first installment of the bonus. I have been struggling very much with the decreased pay as well as my health and the consequent medical bills.

Today, I mistakenly received the other half of the bonus, so I called HR to ask what I should do. Not only do they want me to give back the second half (which is their right), they are requiring that I pay back the first half of the bonus after being explicitly told that I did not have to if I stayed at the hospital. Paying that money back would financially cripple me completely and I have no idea what to do. They want to abide strictly by the contract that stated that I was to stay at a 1.0 FTE in my old position, regardless of the circumstances or the incorrect information I was told. I have a string of emails containing said information.

What should I do?

23, F, WI
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 > They want to abide strictly by the contract that stated that I was to stay at a 1.0 FTE in my old position, regardless of the circumstances or the incorrect information I was told.

They only have to follow what the contract you agreed to states. When they said you wouldn't have to pay back the first bonus, you needed to get the contract amended. Because you have the promise in some kind of writing (email), you can speak with a lawyer to see if you can successfully fight this.


Title: How legal is it if I were to leave my home even though I’m only 17?

Question: Edit: I am from U.S, Vermont

Answer: Are you saying you want to be emancipated?


Title: Update to my former landlords falsely stating I was evicted when I wasn't. Still need some advice.

Question:
I forgot to put in my last post, I live in Washington. If anyone needs any more specific location than that I'd be happy to post it.

My last post didn't get a lot of attention but I figured I'd post an update with what I found.

Basically, my former landlords who are incredibly scummy told my now current landlord I was evicted when I wasn't at all. Thankfully this rental agency has a reputation and my current landlord did not take this seriously. After doing some more research, this company has been so terrible that the local military base has blackballed them from allowing soldiers to rent from them, and they are taken to court so often that the county clerks are very familiar with them.

After looking into public records for unlawful detainers under my name, absolutely nothing. My credit report shows nothing as well, which means that the former rental company has been verbally stating to new possible landlords I was evicted.

I plan on taking them to court, as this could have incredibly impacted my life and left me homeless if my current landlord wasn't understanding.

Does anyone have any idea on what kind of information I should bring up, my first steps, and how to even start this case?

Answer:
 [The original thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/40yizs/landlord_saying_i_was_evicted_when_i_wasnt/)

Thanks for the update.


Title: I'm 17 and don't want to go to my dad's for the summer. I'll be 18 next month.

Question:
I am in Colorado with my mom. My dad lives in Texas and I am suppose to see him four weeks this summer per our court order. My mother has primary custody of me and I stay with her during the school year.

I don't want to go. I have a job here and I want to spend my summer with my friends and doing some events here I signed up for.

My dad's house has a ton of small children and I'm always expected to babysit and I just don't want to. I'm trying to work at this job I have here and save up for college and a newer car and I don't want to drive all the way to texas to babysit for free for four months.

What happens to me if I just don't go? Will my mom get into trouble? She is nervous about me not going because she says that he gets really pissed when I don't want to go. He says I have to.

I also stopped answering his calls and he is upset and threatening court over that. Can he take me to court? Or is it just my mom?

I'm 18 in less than 30 days.

If he somehow made me go see him, could I just leave the minute I turned 18 and come back home?

Answer:
 Just don't go.  Nothing will happen.  I've seen kids from 14+ refuse to go and even brought before a judge and nothing happens.  No court is going to bother with someone who will be 18 before the hearing even could be scheduled.  If he ever wants to see you again after you turn 18, he better watch what he does now.  You're in control then.

NAL, but was a CPS worker for 10 years.  Good god did I hate every single one of my custody related cases.


Title: [Missouri] USPS didn't deliver a time sensitive letter which led me to a potential $700-$1000 loss. Is there any legal action I can pursue?

Question:
I bought a pair of tickets to a music festival back in March. The concert takes place August 2-5. A couple months ago, we found out my wife is pregnant, so we decided not to go to the festival, and I put the tickets for sale on stubhub.com.

Meanwhile, I moved places (within the same city) and activated the mail forwarding option in the USPS website. I had never had any issue with this service.

The event organizers shipped the tickets in the beginning of the month and tracking history shows they made it to my previous address and were held to be forwarded. But no updates since July 13th (today is the 30th). I had to cancel the sale in stubhub, which costed me 40% of the tickets value in fines.

If the tickets don't make it to me before the festival, I won't even be able to sell them locally, which would net me at an around $1000 loss.

Here's what USPS says on their website: *The USPS does not guarantee the delivery of Parcel Select Lightweight mailpieces within a specified time, although domestic delivery averages within 2-8 business days.*

I called the organizers and they offered to void the tickets and let me pickup a reprint of these tickets at Will Call, but I'd have to make it to the festival for that (it's in Chicago, I'm in Kansas City).

That USPS statement is pretty vague. Is there anything I could do to mitigate this loss, ideally without having to travel? If I do have to travel in order to minimize losses I will. Thanks for reading.

Answer: they didn't guarantee you delivery by a date and aren't responsible for them not being delivered by the date you wanted


Title: What are my child's rights? What are my next steps? Am I leaving anything out?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >Am I missing anything?

Yes, the possibility that your son is not telling the truth, or that he's confused. That type of accusation is usually investigated if it appears the claim is legitimate.

You clearly have issues with the school and how it's being operated, so follow through with what you said, remove him, and enroll him in a charter school.

Report the teacher or principal to your local school board.


Title: Pa. I’m allowed to have a dog in my apartment and I’ve been using the rented front lawn as a place for the dog to go. They’ve been allowing this since October but now claim we can’t do that and also claim there are yellow lines due to the urine. Can they actually prevent me using the yard?

Answer: What does the lease say? Are you month to month?


Title: Do I need a certificate of citizenship?

Question:
Hello! I'm an immigrant, and have lived in the US for 16ish years. Me, parents, and brother came here on a green card Visa lottery or something. We've been here legally since, and my parents have become naturalized citizens.

When they got naturalized my brother and I were to young to also get the certificate, so we never did it.

I have a passport, ssn, pay taxes, vote and everything. I just went studying abroad, and voted, with no problems.

Recently my aunt told me I'm actually no longer allowed to leave the country, and I'm not allowed to vote because I never got the certificate. My parents are super scared with all the deportations and ICE shenanigans recently. So I looked into the certificate thing.

Not only is it super expensive, but it said it would take 2 years to receive it. Also doing a little googling, I couldn't find anything saying that I'm not a full citizen, and that a passport is proof enough for everything.

I was wondering if you can give me some advice, to calm my family down, and tell me whether or not I have to get the certificate at all(it does cost a lot and I make minimum wage)!

Answer:
 US passports are for US citizens only. So you are a citizen. Because you were under 18 when your parents naturalized then you likely got citizenship at the same time automatically.

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/A4en.pdf


Title: [Ohio] When a small business goes under, what happens to warranties purchased on their products?

Question:
A friend of mine got storm windows and some doors from a small business in Ohio. The business is no more but the windows are under warranty and she's having issues with them.

Is the warranty just defunct?

Answer:
 It depends. Is the distributor out of business?  The installer? Or the manufacturer? Who issued the warranty?

Generally, when a business ceases to exist, it is no longer an entity and can, therefore, no longer be sued. The exception is the theory of "piercing the corporate veil" where one tries to go after the owners or others in charge.


Title: How do I even begin to get married to my long term (7 years) girlfriend who is a foreign citizen? (in California)

Question:
Hi!

My girlfriend and I wish to get married, and I have absolutely no idea how to get started on the process.

To complicate things further, she is a foreign immigrant working in the US. She has a visa through her work, so her residing in the US is no problem, and we currently live together, and have been for around 5 years.

I just personally don't know much about the marriage process, and even had to research ring traditions, ring practices, ring styles, and such to even buy the friggin ring.

Where do I need to go? What documents do I need?

I am in Los Angeles btw.

Thanks!

Answer:
 Consult an immigration lawyer to walk you through the process of obtaining citizenship / permanent residency for her (assuming the two of you plan to reside in the US permanently), but it's relatively straightforward (if time-consuming and aggravating).

First, [marry her](https://www.lavote.net/home/county-clerk/marriage-licenses-ceremonies/general-info/about). Then, file for [adjustment of status](https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/adjustment-of-status).


Title: [WA] My company is being sold to another, and I have to re-apply. Can I take unemployment instead?

Question:
Washington

The healthcare company I work at (as a regular full-time employee) is being sold to a different corporation, and they say that I'll have to apply for a job at the new corporation just like I was trying to get hired for the first time. All my benefits and accrued time off reset, basically one job ends and I (maybe) get hired for another just like it.

If possible, I think I'd rather just get unemployment benefits for a while. I'm going to look for a place that doesn't have such an awfully long commute.

So, two scenarios... Do I get unemployment benefits:

- If I just decline to join the new corporation and don't apply for a job there?

- If I do apply for a job at the new corporation, but deliberately make a shitty effort at it so that they'll turn me down?

- If the new job has reduced pay or benefits, and they refuse to negotiate and match what I had before?

I think the old company would be unlikely to fight the unemployment claim, since they're not going to exist anymore, right?

I just want to make sure I'll be able to claim unemployment benefits before I make my decision, just to make sure I won't regret that choice.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: In order to qualify for unemployment you cannot turn down suitable work and must be looking for suitable work. Not doing either is grounds for disqualification. Unemployment is for people out of work through no fault of their own not people who purposely sabotage their own application so they don't have to work. Nobody will help you with that.


Title: A stranger seems to be trying to scare my fiancée at night

Question:
Sorry if this is the wrong subreddit for this.

I have a chain link fenced in back yard where my fiancée smokes at night. I don't accompany her because we have a newborn that I stay inside with and take care of. On two occasions a person that we don't know the identity of has quietly approached our fence and whistled in a very strange way at my fiancée and other women that visit our home. If I could describe the tone of it, they whistle kind of like how someone would creepily say, "I'm heeeerre..." They are quiet enough that the stranger is only heard once they start whistling, it doesn't help that it's too dark to see past our fence.

The first time was strange but we thought it was someone that was maybe calling out to their pet (We have a lot of roaming dogs in our neighborhood). It's been three weeks since then. Tonight it happened a second time when my fiancée's sister and mother were outside. They both own large dogs so when they were whistled at they ran barking at the stranger.

I have no idea who this person is or where they are coming from. I have a good relationship with my neighbors and despite how it sounds I live in a good neighborhood. Unfortunately, I've only lived here for four months so I do not know if the previous owners were plagued by this stranger.

As much as I would like to call the police, this person comes and goes too quickly for the police to possibly intervene. I want to set up cameras and perhaps get a face. I honestly don't know where to begin with this though. I do not have any real idea on where to start addressing this as it is such a strange situation.

Advice is appreciated. Thank you for reading.
Topic:
Douche

Answer: Get a motion detecting floodlight, this is very very creepy!!


Title: Landlord is trying charge me thousands for damage caused by him showing up to the property unannounced.

Question:
My landlord constantly came right up to my front door nearly daily. When i confronted him about it and told him it required notice, I got chewed out and yelled at in a Starbucks for "being disrespectful" and "ungrateful". Whenever they came to the door, my dogs would go into protect mode and ended up scratching the wooden window sills and door. Whenever I expected company, they were put outside to avoid this.

Now that I've moved out they are trying to charge me more than $2000 to replace the wooden trim and door. What are my options?

Answer: Your dogs damaged the property.  It doesn't matter why they damaged the property, they did.  You're responsible for the damages.


Title: [Texas]Speeding ticket while defensive driving course for a prior ticket.

Question: Just had so much bad luck. So I was in the process of completing defensive driving for a speeding ticket I got. With one more hour to go online, I end up getting another speeding ticket. What is my best course of action I should do.

Answer: I hope you realize that this isn't bad luck, it is just stupidity.


Title: Tenant owes about 5k in rent and don't know what to do.

Question: Hi I'm a 10th grader speaking on my parents behalf as their english is not that well and we need financial help about a renter who hasn't paid rent for a long time and owe about 5,000 USD. We need legal advice as we don't know how to get the money and we are trying to evict them, however how are we going to get the five-thousand dollars back?

Answer: By suing them.


Title: Oklahoma - My roommate and her friends stole from me and I got a confession from one of them.

Question: I had a long day so please stay with me. I came home from work and I saw my room got trashed. ( I rent a 3 bedroom house with roommate on lease ) I asked my roommate what happened and she claimed she had no idea what happened. I call the cops, they show up and inspect the damages and file a report. This is where things go fishy my roommates room was not trashed, her stuff is still there and they broke a window. Meanwhile, My room is trashed and they took EVERYTHING! My Television, PS4, Attack on titan swords, Vape stuff, Laptop, Social security like everything you can imagine. Then after the police left, My neighbor who hangs out with my roommate calls me over. She told me that she found my PS4 in my roommates bag and that her nephew (my roommates friend) left it at her house. Of course The neighbor is pissed at her nephew stealing. She took my phone and made him confess to everything. She apparently told her boyfriends and her friend to break into my room and steal my things. While trying to hide my possessions she put my PS4 in HER backpack and give it to the Nephew of the neighbor. The other stuff is at her boyfriends house. That was pretty what was said on the recorder. What legal grounds do I have to kick her out of my house and to get my possessions back?

Answer:
 You need to play it as cool as your can to your housemate.

You can contact the police agency and let them know you have a recording with a confession from the housemate. They can listen to it and decide what they want to do.

You have no legal grounds to kick her out of your shared rental unit.


Title: Am I being evicted illegally?

Question:
Hi everyone! A bit of backstory: my mom has always been a little crazy. I am currently 17 years old.

I left on a vacation out of the city I live in this weekend to visit a few friends who had moved there. While I’m here, my mom (who does own the house) has banned me from the premises permanently and I’ve been informed that my stuff has been moved out to an undisclosed location within the city I live in.

I really don’t know what to do. Is this even legal? How do I get my stuff back? She still has $5500 of mine in trust and important documents like my passport and Social Security Number and I doubt she’ll be willing to give any of that up, is there anything I can do?

I’m in Canada.

I’m sure you guys get posts like this a lot here so sorry about that hahaha.

Thank you so much!

Answer:
 Evicted? Is 17 the age of majority in Canada??

> While I’m here, my mom (who does own the house) has banned me from the premises permanently and I’ve been informed that my stuff has been moved out to an undisclosed location within the city I live in.

 Does "while I'm here" mean that this was a temporary measure?