Title: I live in a neighborhood with HOA and have terrible neighbors

Question:
I'm buying and the neighbors to my left are renting they are always leaving trash all over the side of my house leaving garbage bins outside of the gates parking obstructing 25% of my driveway and sometimes the sidewalk and have about 7 vehicles taking up almost all of the street and today they put their trash bins where mine are supposed to go today because they are parking where theirs are supposed to go. What can I do about this my hoa doesn't seem to care much and are fast to give me a citation for a patch of crabgrass, I'm severely frustrated with these people and I'm wondering what my options are.
Edit: I'm located in Arizona

Answer:
 Run for HOA board, consolidate power and rule with an iron fist.  Answer #2: File a complaint with the HOA.Answer #3: What has been the response when you've talked to your neighbors?  Have you spoken with the actual owner of the home that is being rented?  And have you looked up city ordinances about obstructing your property and/or the sidewalks?  If they won't be reasonable to moving things, then you can try lodging complaints to code enforcement.Answer #4: OK, not a lawyer, BUT I have dealt with a similar experience in the state you are asking about. Arizona is weird about this stuff. There are several local attorneys that specialize in HOA law. Contact one of them. You might need to pay them to write a letter for you to the HOA.

BTW, likely the management company and not the HOA is giving you citations. Ask about that as well.


Title: US Citizenship through acquisition

Question: I was born for an Egyptian mother and an American father who got was living in the states a decade before I was born. I recently found out that I could claim citizenship through acquisition as my dad became a US citizen before I was born. Im not in contact with my dad so I can't really ask him to do it for me. so is it really possible to claim citizenship through acquisition and how can I find legal representation online and around how much would it cost me. also can any one recommend a good lawyer for me? My parents got married in LA and they got divorced in the county of Kern. I'm planning on visiting the states around March and I dont want my time in there be wasted in vain.

Answer:
 Were they married when you were born?

Where were you born?

If he was a US citizen at the time of birth and was married, was he physically present in the United States for at least 5 years, including at least 2 years after 14 years of age, prior to your birth?

If all of those things are true, then you need to gather evidence of all of those things and request a "consular report of birth abroad" from the US embassy in the country where you were born.


Title: Apartment infested with roaches which I'm deathly afraid of and the landlord keeps putting off fumingation

Question:
Hi
So I've lived in this apartment for about a year now, my lease ends in June and I have no desire to renew it.
However for a few months now I've been getting roaches, luckily they're not too big or I'd literally burn this building down with me in it because I am really scared of them. Like I've head so many breakdowns over the past few months.
The landlord said that he had it fumigated two months ago but that is a bold faced lie because if memory serves me right that's about when they started showing up.
Now I'm not sure what to do because I can't stay here much longer, my mental and emotional health is diminishing.
It's a the story building and they're everywhere and maybe it's just me but I swear they're in my apartment more than anywhere else.
I've stopped eating here, I've bombed the assortment several times. I've mopped, vacuumed, scrubbed but they never stop coming.
I wonder if I can just bail on my lease for the last month because they're multiplying like bunnies and I don't think I can survive it. I've never thought of it before but I wanna kms.
So can I bail on the lease? Would I be able to get an apartment somewhere else if I do.
BTW I'm in Connecticut if that helps.

Answer: I don't know about bailing on the lease, but if it were me, I'd stop and Home Depot and for about 10.00 get the thee pack of hot shot no mess foggers.  They are the blue cans.  If you don't have pets, set them off when you leave for work and when you get home, break out the vaccum and sweep up the dead bugs.  I've had great luck using them in our 1930s house and they are a simple and fast solution.  I used the ones in the blue cans.


Title: (Canada, Ontario) accident, am I at fault?

Question: The other day an elderly lady slammed on her breaks for no reason whatsoever in front of me, no signal, no stop sign or lights anywhere nearby (I believe she missed her turn or something, nobody in front of her). I slammed on my breaks, signaled right and tried to avoid her with my truck. Unfortunately the corner or my truck clipped the side of her car. I have one witness who is on my side stating that it was the old lady's reckless driving. Who is at fault here? If anymore information is needed please ask cause I would like to clear this up, I don't feel that I am at fault cause I did everything in my power to avoid the accident. But she did have break lights but literally slammed on her breaks not allowing any chance to stop in time.

Answer:
 > Who is at fault here?

You are.  It's your responsibility to maintain a safe stopping distance from the car in front of you.


Title: Hit deer going 70, airbags didn't deploy.

Question: So basically what happened is I was driving 70mph on a highway and hit a deer head on. The car is completely totaled, and luckily me and the passenger had no injuries. The problem is the airbags never deployed. So if there was any broken glass or something I could of been injured. I just want to know if I should go after the car manufacturer even thoe no body was injured.

Answer:
 If nobody was injured it sounds like the safety systems worked perfectly. Airbags only deploy under certain circumstances.

What would you go after them for? You have no damages caused by them.

If you want to sue someone, sue the deer's estate. Ttheisen v. John Doe. (Ha ha get it, Doe. I slay me.)

(Not a lawyer. Know some stuff about cars though.)


Title: [NYC] $100 fine for jumping a subway turnstyle

Question:
Edit: I have my answer- it doesn't seem as though any of my arguments would make a difference in court. Thanks for the replies guys.

Hey /r/legaladvice, last night I got ticketed by a plain clothes officer for jumping a subway turnstyle.

I tried swiping several times with my card which definitely had enough money on it, but kept being told please swipe again.

There were no machines at the station for me to buy a new ticket.

The handful of undercover officers just waiting there to arrest people were obviously just using the station with no machines as a trap.

Bottom line is I jumped the turnstyle- how would I do in court?
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 Sounds like you committed the crime you are charged with and have no good defense. So I guess you would not do well in courtAnswer #2: It was not entrapment. Answer #3: There are no stations in the system that only have one turnstile. You could've gone to any of the others, and it is not entrapment. If the station doesn't have a machine too bad, you go to a bodega to buy a card or find another station.

You probably won't fare well. You go in front of an administrative law judge, who typically will say that you have to pay the full amount. Sometimes, they reduce the fine amount, but it's very rare to get out of this when the officers literally saw you jump it.


Title: [Immigration related] My friend was turned away by Immigration Control despite having applied for and been granted a travel visa, they suspected her of trying to work here illegally, but she was not.

Question:
[USA, California]

My friend is not a redditor so she's asked if I could post on her behalf. She is an Australian citizen who got approved for a 6 month travel visa so she could come and interview for (legal) work in the US who would be willing to sponsor her. She would then go back to Australia and apply for a work visa. Im unsure why she was turned away at the airport and sent back to Australia because we both thought her travel visa would have been legitimate.

The below text is an email I got from her.

"I came into the US on a 6 month holiday visa (which I'd applied for, been interviewed for, and then accepted by the US embassy here in Australia). Given I didn't have a job lined up and had been saving for years so that I could afford to take 6-12 months off to just focus on working on my portfolio and exploring a new country, this seemed like the most appropriate visa for me.

After my 14 hour flight I arrived on Thursday feeling excited and happy. I went through immigration and was randomly picked to be interviewed. They took away my phone and passport and kept me in a holding cell for 14 hours, where I was taken out to be aggressively interrogated multiple times and wasn't allowed anything to eat or drink. There wasn't even a seat for me to sit on and they took away my shoes and jacket, so I was just there on the ground shivering and eventually I broke down into tears. They read through everything on my phone and went through all my photos. They repeatedly told me I was lying to them and that I needed to 'get my story straight'. They were under the impression I was coming into the country planning to work illegally (based on literally no evidence - I don't have a criminal record, there was nothing in any of my texts to imply this was my plan at all).

I am the least threatening person you could imagine - 5 foot tall, short red hair in what looks like a kid's haircut, glasses, softly spoken, polite, etc. My suitcase was 80% packed with brightly coloured yarn and knitting needles. They said 'why didn't you declare your knitting when you applied for this visa' and I explained 'I didn't realise it was relevant - I'm here to be on holiday and knitting is what I do with my free time, and I'm about to have a lot of it so I packed a lot of it?!'

Anyway, this goes on for a long time and it's easily one of the worst experiences of my life. They decide to reject the holiday visa and send me home that same night. They said I can only come back into the country now on a different visa - one that's consistent with this story they've created about me. I was planning to go away for a long time (and I also wanted a lot of cash to support this trip - another reason why I was clearly not a threat for trying to work there illegally as I don't need the money), so I sold my car and quit my job. So now I've come home and I've already started looking into what else I can realistically apply for because I don't want this to ruin the plans I had for the next 6 months"

Anything anyone can do to enlighten us would be great. We are both obviously not legal experts and we must have made a mistake. What will happen if she tries to come back to the US? Even just to visit me?

Thank you for your help.

Answer:
 I'm guessing that her lack of ties to her home country (having quit her job/sold her car etc.) meant that she looked like a good bet to not return home. This is nothing new - more than 30 years ago this sort of profile could have got you rejected at the border.

I'm not sure what to tell you: your friend's behavior actually looks pretty suspicious to me (in terms of staying), and I'm not a border control agent.Answer #2: Without more information it's really hard to say why they sent her back, like what the officers believed she was going to do and why they believed so, what kind of jobs she was going to interview for, what reason the visa was issued for, etc. The officers ultimately have final descretion on who they allow entry.

I'd recommend looking into an immigration attorney, as one would likely be able to provide you the best idea of your options going forwards, as the turn back at the airport is likely to make anything in the future much more complicated.


Title: Contemplating divorce...how screwed am I?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Haha if you offered her 5k and a car to walk away she will rightfully tell you to go suck a dick.

She is entitled to half of the marital assets. That is, assets acquired during the marriage. She is also liable for half of the marital liabilities. So I am certain there is a resolution where you get to keep more of what you think is only your money, but also keep more/all of the debt. Its not going to matter if the house is only in your name. If you both live in it, its the marital home and a marital asset.

Depending on if you had a pre-nup, and what her vs your financial situation is, she will likely be entitled to alimony. Stop phrasing it like you are getting screwed or are the victim here. You messed up, were caught, and your wife certainly deserves to end a marriage where her spouse cheated. Lawyer up!


Title: Found my info floating around the web

Question:
My boyfriend and I were messing around on the internet and decided to google ourselves. While looking around we found our names linked to our current address as well as his previous address with all of his family members names listed. It also has phone numbers and email addresses. When we tried to search for more info it prompted us to provide a credit card. We are concerned with how accurate the public information is and are worried about what else could be disclosed upon paying. Is there anything we can do. This feels like a violation of privacy.

**the website is-fast people search

Answer: None of that is protected information in the US, for now at least.


Title: Customs Seized my Package from Australia

Question:
So I ordered some rare trichocereus scopulicola, trichocereus bridgesii, and trichocereus macrogonus cacti from Australia to the US (five plants in total, weighing around 8kg)

My package was delivered, and I picked it up at the post office and signed for it only to be given a giant box with nothing in it but a piece of paper telling me that my plants have been destroyed for not having a phytosanitary certificate alongside said plants. The header of my letter says it’s from the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine. It does include a bit at the top of the letter which says “These violations may result in criminal or civil penalties.”

From what I understand, most people who this happens to simply get their (very expensive) cacti incinerated, read their letter, and go about their lives, but that excerpt from the letter does scare me a bit as I do know federal regulation departments don’t mess around when it comes to fines/customs violations. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 >  Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Stop trying to import species of flora/fauna into the US without going through the proper channels.

If criminally charged contact an attorney.


Title: Witness to an assault case, private investigator is trying to contact me.

Question: I am a witness to an assault case in Oregon, I've already made my statement to the police and the grand jury. The assault happened over a year ago but it has not yet gone to trial. The attorney of guy who made the assault has a private investigator trying to contact me via phone call, text, and showing up at my parents residence. Why is he trying to contact me, should I talk to him?  Sorry in advance if this isn't the appropriate place to post.

Answer: He is trying to contact you to get additional details, see if you will provide favorable testimony, or can trick you into making an inconsistent statement to impeach your credibility.  You have no obligation to speak to him.


Title: Received written warning in California with no backing evidence or any information.

Question:
I work for a very large Global Company I am in California.
So this happened yesterday.
I get called into a conf room with my manager.

He proceeds to tell me that this is total bs etc. He says I dont know anything about this I am the messenger. I am so sorry.

So someone at my work when I was getting lunch on the Corp Campus heard me say something not nice (inappropriate).

I dont know the date, time or any information in the supposed incident. I dont even know what I supposedly said.

That person complained to HR and I recieved a written warning for bad language in the workplace.

I didnt sign the document and I did send a email to my HR rep and told her I did not say what I am being accused of etc.
I said theres no information (date, time what was said, who complained, etc)

Now truth be told I am not 100% sure I didnt say what I was accused of.

But how can I get convicted and written up and no body called me to get my side of the story?? It seems so one sided I was convicted and put into jail with nothing just someone complained about me and some I might have said and I was written up.

I know in a court this would get tossed (no evidence)?? But what about in the workplace?

Also my manager told me that this situation has travelled through ought the company with my name attached to it?? Arent they supposed to keep stuff like this super quiet??

What are my rights here? Any input on how to handle going forward??

Answer: You weren't convicted of anything nor were you put in jail. You have the right to find a different job


Title: Apparently, corporations have to have a lawyer...

Question:
Florida, US

Long story short, a friend of mine owns a small business that is a corporation. He's being sued for breach of contract but the person is suing the corporation. Corporations cannot represent themselves in court, at least not in Florida. The corporate lawyer wants $5000 just to appear. My friend has already done all the work of collecting evidence and proof of his side of things (it's pretty much a slam-dunk for his side) but he can't find a lawyer that he can afford and they go to court in 2 days.

I guess my ultimate question is this: what happens if he shows up without a lawyer? Will they just continue/postpone? Will my friend forfeit his defense?
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 It is not small claims. It is full civil court. Your friend doesnt know the procedures, how to introduce evidence, how to do anything.

He needs to hire an attorney or just pay whatever they are wanting him to pay. whichever is cheaper.


Title: Reasonable Towing Fees (Virginia)

Question: [deleted]

Answer: How is $250 unreasonable for pulling a car out of a ditch and towing it 5.5 miles? How much time did it take? This doesn't strike me as very unreasonable at all.


Title: Underage sister moved from Canada to USA to marry online boyfriend, he ended up being abusive. How can we get her divorced and back home?

Question:
Two years ago my 17 year old sister moved from Canada (Ontario) to the USA (California) to marry her online boyfriend. He quickly became abusive: he forbade her to leave the house without him, forced her to come to his university classes, prevented her from having friends, etc. For two years she was in denial about the abusive nature of the marriage but she finally separated from him and now she's living in a women's shelter.

Our goals are to get her a divorce and to get her back home to Canada. However, her husband has vowed to make the divorce process as drawn out as possible (e.g. avoiding process servers, refusing to reach a separation agreement in order to force a trial, etc.).

As far as I know, she has to stay in California to file papers, attend court, etc. However, the divorce process will take months at this point. I am wondering if there's a way to expedite the divorce process or otherwise get her home sooner?

Answer: There's nothing that requires her to stay in CA while getting divorced.  She'll have to make court appearances at some point, but she can travel back & forth or otherwise do whatever she wants in between unless they have kids she's responsible for.  Just get her home, then figure out the divorce logistics out from there.


Title: [CA] Do I have to comply with preservation demand if I get a threatening letter, but the letter doesn't say what the claim might be?

Question: I received a letter from a lawyer saying that he represents one of my employees. He sent a demand that we preserve evidence and let him know if we think that the claim will be subject to arbitration. However, he didn't specify ANYTHING about what the claim might be. He just asked for records and said to preserve all evidence. Do I have to comply and tell him about when arbitration would apply even if he's said nothing about what the claim might be?

Answer: Without seeing the letter there is no way to tell and even with seeing the letter no one is going to do that kind of analysis here. If an employee's lawyer is serving you demands, that is time to get your own lawyer on behalf of yourself and the company.


Title: [TX] Police needed help with missing person, are still holding onto my camera

Question:
The phone beeped. "You'd better come. Don't be sad and sit at home and watch Netflix high like you usually do." I was kind of tired from classes and work yet I had only escaped my hometown for a few months and I needed friends. The house Caitlin* and her roommates rented appeared packed to the gills with skis, boxes, a lawn gnome, and a kayak among various other things pressed against the porch windows. It was awkward with everyone with their butts parked on a sofa set almost glaring at each other. I only had one glass of wine however it turns out if you fill it up to the top it's much more than one serving - the more you know.

A bunch of people left to see the sunset, making a human pyramid and playing ultimate while waiting. It was at this point we saw the woman. Two people were sitting on the curb, one passed the other a motrin. Sam* closed her purse and told me see wanted me to take a picture of a person's awesome hair who was sitting nearby. From behind I took a picture; she said it wasn't good. I handed it to her and after what seemed like a long time with a pinhole of light from the viewfinder illuminating her face - I heard the shutter close.  I got some late night eats at a cash-only establishment. I didn't have my phone with me because I had broken the screen earlier.

After I told some people that I recognized the person out of the pictures I took that night the police showed up, asked some questions, looked at the photo and resumably the timestamp (although the clock is skewed and idk if daylight savings was on) and said they needed to keep my DSLR for evidence. How long are they going to hold onto it? Isn't a copy of the data enough?

**names changed*

Answer:
 Wow -- that was some non-sensical drivel.

Call the police and ask.


Title: [Update] I [24f] got bit by my landlords dog who lives above, now they are retaliating and misusing the security deposit

Question:
Link to previous : [https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4hdyip/i_23f_got_bit_by_my_landlords_dog_who_lives_above/] (https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4hdyip/i_23f_got_bit_by_my_landlords_dog_who_lives_above/)

So this is an update that needs more help if anyone has it, mainly my question is how likely is it that I'm going to get screwed over by this. So here's what's happened now. We're in Indiana.

Boyfriend talked to a lawyer, just a consultation and from there my boyfriend decided he didn't want to stay in a place that refused to remove the dog with landlords that clearly breached the current agreement by trying to illegally bar me from my property. I think it was crazy that he resigned in the first place, but he never gave a security deposit and he never assumed control of the unit. We turned over keys before may 31st, which was the legal end of the term. No mention of any notice required to vacate on our joint lease and state statues don't mandate one. He however did not give his notice in writing as the landlord was basically waiting outside his front door, waiting for him to go to work and confronted him and they had a shouting match where basically my bf said that what they were trying to do is illegal and he he's unsafe too if they say the dog is not safe for me. This was about may 15 or so when that happened. I know he should have done it sooner and in writing, but he's clearly not in the practice of listening to my advice.

Anyway, we have email proof that acknowledged his intent to leave, scheduling of turning over the keys, and proof that we left prior to June start. I was excluded from these communications which was very frustrating for me. We spent memorial weekend and scrubbed that whole place. We have video evidence of it being practically spotless. We figure there might be a few dings here and there but our security deposit was 1550. Fast forward to day 48 after moving out, we've heard nothing so far. Indiana states that security deposits should be delivered by 45 days. I sent an email notifying them of tardiness and applicable law. I get a letter that same day showing that they mailed it out on the 45th day. July 15. Tracking number shows delivery on July 18. Which was the same day I sent my email.

Well they claim that they won't return any of the deposit and they want 600 more dollars in return. Which was about what they had to pay me for my medical bills. This was a single sheet of paper. No bills. No receipts. No proof of damage. She said we owed electric which we do but only half and she never gave us the bill to pay her,  but she also said we owed water. Which is crazy because that utility was in our name and electric and water are two different companies. And what's crazier is that they never assumed control of the water gas and sewer back so my boyfriend had their water disconnected June 27th. And had to basically pay about 150 dollars more than he was responsible because the company made him pay it before setting up his new place. So they owed us that back.

They cited pest extermination for 185. We saw no bugs. They retain control of the basement and upper floors. We just had floor one. The basement is kind of spilt so it's really at ground level. With floor one being elevated. Nothing in the lease says that's our problem

They lumped general handyman services into a flat 400 bucks. And didn't provide proof of any damage, but said they had to unclog the plumbing? Which they had to do while we were living there once before, at no fault of ours. We didn't put anything strange down the pipes. And I don't even use tampons so that couldn't be a cause either. They also cited repainting the walls. And repairing a ceiling? Which I have no concept what they are referring to. We didn't hurt the ceiling.

But biggest of all. They cited that they were charging 1150 for a month of June rent due to no notice being given of move out. That's the rate on my bfs new lease that he signed but never executed. I was not a part of that lease at all. I put down this security deposit on my own.

Can they legally hold onto that security deposit because my bf is on both leases?

They also demanded all communication to go through certified mail, because they said my email about the medical bills was harassing. The most harassing I got was to say that I shouldn't be responsible for any of the dog bite bills because the landlords apparently only paying half is fair??

I contacted a lawyer through my works services and I have so much documentation of all this. Photos. Email proof. The leases. I sent this to the lawyer and.... Honestly I don't even know if she looked at them. It was really discouraging because she was trying to give me the worst case scenario, that I lose, have to pay all the court costs and have to pay her. But she was mentioning all these landlords rights to damage of the carpet and whatnot. But. There was no carpet.  It was really upsetting to me because I feel like she ignored all the research I sent her.

She basically was like... Well and judge is probably going to screw you and was pretty negative. Mentioned it could land on  MY credit report? How is that even possible when I didn't sign?

I have so much detail and I'm going to draft a time line of their actions. They only tried to keep me from the property after I asked them to pay. Citing the dog as a danger and refusing to remove him. But not after it actually happened, but after they had to pay.

They didn't sent payment until after they got our last month's rent, and after my bf signed, around 4/29. Literally the next day after was when they changed their minds and said they weren't removing the dog until after June 18th. they said I couldn't be on the property until that date and they would only reconsider after? Like I'm a criminal for getting attacked??

Well the dog is still there. Animal control issued them a citation.

Basically, are there any court cases or statues I can reference for my bf to break that lease? Are their grounds that this is retaliation, and aren't there protections for that?

I responded to the letter with a very sterile 5 page response asking for proof of each charge, receipts, and her reasoning or lease clause that they feels applies and I refuted their claims using the lease verbiage they signed. I sent it and tracked it certified mail and they got it on July 25th.

Any help? Guidance? Should I just find a new lawyer or ask for a reevaluation? I don't want to insult her by saying she didn't read it.... But. I don't think she read it from her comments back to me. Should I even get a lawyer or is this something I can effectively represent myself with in small claims?

Edit: Sorry mobile!
tldr: landlord decided to charge about 2100 dollars for phantom damage with no proof, and inaccurate values on the itemized list of damages. She's mixing leases and holding onto my security deposit when I wasn't involved in the new lease. Lawyer seemed apathetic to look at all my collected evidence.

Oh! Also. I have proof that they lied and tried to stick us with the full electric bill, even though she didn't supply the proof. My mom works for the electric company and confirmed that was the amount of the entire bill. Is there anything for a landlord holding onto the security deposit in bad faith?

Thanks and if you want detail I'm an open book!
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 This seems like a mess which could only get worse if it goes on. Gather everything you have, bills, emails, texts, pictures, videos. Work out the exact figure you are owed and file in small claims(if the figure goes above this you will need a lawyer to file in civil court).

I would maybe send one certified letter demanding the return of the deposit and all money owed but I would not engage in any form of negotiation or discussion. If their reply was anything other then a check for the amount owed, file the suit and cut off all other communication.


Title: I walked into a sliding glass door at my friend's rental house, am I liable for damages?

Question:
I was at a party at my friend's house, and was trying to walk into the living room from outside. I thought the sliding glass door was open because it was open for most of the time I was there, but it was closed and I walked into it and it shattered. It was not safety glass, broke into large shards, and it cut my leg which I needed stitches for. The glass hadn't been replaced in 40 years, which was 10 years overdue, and when the landlords replaced it, they put double pane windows instead of the original single pane. They then charged my friends for the window I broke and for the window next to it which they also replaced (and upgraded to double pane windows as well). My friends have already paid for the window, which may make things more complicated, but $500 is a lot of money for me right now. We live in Yolo county, California just so whoever responds knows which laws are relevant.

I don't know too much about this besides my internet research, but it seems that these windows were not up to safety code, and that the responsibility of upgrading the windows should fall on the landlords or house owners. I understand that maybe I should pay for the single pane of glass which I broke, but from what I've read, I shouldn't be responsible for upgrading the broken pane to double pane, nor for the upgrade to the other door which wasn't even damaged in the incident whatsoever. If anyone knows what can be done about this, please let me know because it would be very expensive for me at the moment. Here's an email from the landlord about the situation which she sent to my friends: [https://imgur.com/a/KuCNA1k](https://imgur.com/a/KuCNA1k) .

Thank you, I appreciate any help that can be given.

Answer:
 Ultimately your friend is responsible for the property he's renting.

If he doesn't pay, the landlord can sue him.

Technically he can sue you as well and let a judge decide.


Title: Am I breaking a law by doing this?

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Business Law

Answer: You can definitely get fired for that.


Title: What happens if landlord dies and doesn't have anyone to inherit?

Question: I've got a nice landlord he is chill and very responsive when something goes wrong with the apartment. I don't think he has ANY family though (like 0) and would be VERY surprised if he had a will (it just isn't in his personality/history of behavior). He operates on a "man's honor" type of code and only had the most boiler plate lease. He has some serious health issues and a somewhat dangerous job. It just popped into my head last night that I have no idea what would happen if he just dropped dead from a heart attack or got killed at work. I'm fairly certain he owns the house out right so the bank wont be coming for it after payments are missed cause there are no payments. What would happen if he died?

Answer: If your landlord dies without a will and nobody eligible under the state's intestacy laws steps forwards (or if everyone waives their inheritance, equivalently), then the property escheats back to the state and will generally be sold at auction, as-is and with tenants in place. Your tenancy will carry over, in any event.Answer #2: *Someone* will inherit the house through the laws of intestacy. And they will need to honor the remaining term of your lease.


Title: (NJ) Public Defender Fee

Question: I have court in a few days and last time I was there I applied for a public defender. The judge told me to show up with 200$. It's for the public defender I'm assuming but I haven't worked since early December and there's no way I can come up with any cash. Does anyone have experience with this? Will he still represent me or am I fucked?

Answer:
 Unless your county is really weird, it's not for *the* public defender in the sense that he doesn't get $200 from you. Court costs and assessments (things like "attorney costs," "criminal conviction assessment," and "booking fee" are usually noted individually so the county knows how to distribute incoming money into the proper pools.

Source: I'm a PD.

Here's how it works in my county: The $200 you see goes to the pool from which the county pays public defenders. The PD's are contracted (and in this case, a firm holds an exclusive contract and subcontracts other PD attorneys) and receive a monthly flat fee. It doesn't matter if the PD handles 20 cases per month or 120 cases per month - they still see the same fee.

But to answer your specific questions...

> It's for the public defender I'm assuming but I haven't worked since early December and there's no way I can come up with any cash.

That's fine. The court will likely put you on a payment plan. I work in a really, really poor county, and the payments are usually between $30-60 per month.

> Does anyone have experience with this?

See above.

> Will he still represent me or am I fucked?

Yes, he will still represent you. If he's been court-appointed, then he *must* represent you unless he withdraws for a permissible reason.


Title: (TX) Just found out the name of my friend's business is listed as the owner in the county tax records. He rents.

Question: In fact, all of the businesses that rent are listed as the owners of the multi unit complex. Friend is about to end lease and move. What liability is involved if his name is on the tax record as an owner? This seems super sketchy.

Answer: Own what? Rent what? Your question isn't clear at all to me.


Title: What else am I entitled to.

Question: I had a brain tumor and when doctors tried to remove it it bled and I almost died. Fast- forward to a few months ago. I had another brain bleed and had a 95 percent chance to die.  I’m already on ssi, but I was wondering if I should be getting more. I know that I sound greedy, but I think that I earned the right to be a bit greedy.

Answer: Getting more from whom?  The doctors?  Did they do something wrong?


Title: Protecting my assets in lawsuit? 19 year old needing help

Question:
(Iowa)

I was served papers last fall. Hindsight is 20/20 but I was swindled for an amount of nearly $20k. The plaintiff failed to deliver some equipment in a business deal, later I found out he had sold them for cash to fuel a possible drug habit. After finding out what this guy was involved in after a trip to the police department. (his criminal record) I was scared to death and stopped paying him altogether on the contract.

I found out I have a bench trial coming up in 3 weeks. The judge is going to make a decision.

1. How do I go about protecting my personal assets? car, motorcycle, lawnmower, etc. can i sell these assets to people I trust to protect them while this is going on?

2. I have a loan out on my truck and 2 other business loans.

3. He lives in a completely different state than me. I have zero assets in that state. That is where the deal took place.

4. The papers never demanded any assets. Just a payment or money.

5. He has threatened me multiple times to beat me with a baseball bat. And has threatened to kill a man right in front of me. His criminal record confirms this kind of behaviour.

My lawyer told me he isn't likely to get anything out of me as far as assets because he's in a different state and my state will protect me? Any truth to this? How will the state protect me?

I also have no steady paychecks in my name. So no wage garnishments?

Lawyer also said I can drag this on for a realllllllly long time.

Sorry for the long post. For what this guy has done to me (effectively ruining the last two years of my life financially) I absolutely refuse to repay this crook. Even if there is a ding on my credit report for the next 10 years.....

 I need some  guidance. :(

Answer:
 >How do I go about protecting my personal assets? car, motorcycle, lawnmower, etc. can i sell these assets to people I trust to protect them while this is going on?

That's called a fraudulent transfer and it's illegal.


Title: Guy dropped dumbbell on my phone at gym on "accident" can I do anything? or SOL?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You can try to sue him.  You'd need to prove deliberate action or negligence.

His negligence can be offset by your negligence.  If you left your phone on the floor at an active gym, you may be out of luck.


Title: [MA/VT] MA citizen temporarily living in VT want to buy gun illegal in MA

Question: I am a MA citizen in that my DL and CCW are issued by MA but am currently living in VT due to a temporary contract to potential hire position (I intend to fully move and change over my licenses if I get hired on full time) and would like to purchase an AR-15 which is currently illegal in MA due to interesting circumstances. I understand that I cannot and/or should not bring the firearm into MA and would not. But would I be able to purchase, store, and use said firearm in VT.

Answer:
 I work at a gun store, our ATF counter guide tells us restrictions on out of state long gun sales for states with restrictive laws. Under MA it says no sales of long guns to people with an MA license unless they have a FID or CCW.

Here's a link that has the restrictions for each state.

http://www.cabelas.com/custserv/custserv.jsp?pageName=GunRestrictions


Title: [ILLINOIS] Stumbled upon name in docket but have yet to be served. Deadline fast approaching.

Question:
I found out there is an open case against me filed by a collection agency with a court date of March 10th. I have yet to be served any paperwork. I'm afraid they are waiting until the last minute, hoping to serve me and then have me 'default' since I have very little time to prepare a defense let alone speak with legal counsel.

Is there a timeframe or a time limit on a service of a summons? It appears the case was opened February 10th yet I believe they've only started to attempt service this week (my neighbor claims an individual has been knocking on my door and sitting outside my house for 30min. at a time).

Any ideas on what I should do?

Answer:
 > Any ideas on what I should do?

Ducking service, or ignoring the docket, does nothing but delay the inevitable.  Contact the court, or the plaintiff, arrange for service, and move forward with the matter.


Title: A “financial advisor” was arrested during a meeting with my dad with the cash he had just invested in a briefcase within feet of my dad.

Question: My father met with someone who was a recommended “financial advisor” recently and was about to invest. Well he was told by said financial advisor Because they’re a smaller company he could only deposit cash into his investment account. He was literally in the middle of the deal where he gave the man quite a bit of money and they were going over details when the guy was arrested. He had put the money in a brief case that was right beside him. The cops had been investigating him for a while and had been keeping an eye on his office. He had apparently scammed a few other people that they know of. My dad tried to explain to the cops that he had just given him his cash and it was in the brief case. The cops told him that it was now evidence and that there is a recovery program that is in place that he will have to contact.  That’s what my dad told me but I don’t understand how a recovery program could be set up so soon and why my dad wouldn’t be getting his money back immediately. My dad is old fashioned and trusts the cops more than his own wife so he wants to wait things out. I believe the cop messed up and now my dad is going to pay for it. What are we supposed to do? Who should we contact. We are located in south Florida. My dad doesn’t have much money for a lawyer so he’s worried he could end up losing all of the money through lawyers fees.

Answer:
 > Because they’re a smaller company he could only deposit cash into his investment account.

For future reference, that's not a thing.  At all.  Serious red flags, flashing lights, sirens, alarm bells, etc.


Title: Large dog in apartment building.

Question:
Location: Nevada.

I recently asked my landlord if we could adopt a dog for companionship and protection. I was looking for a larger dog for the protection bit and didn't think it would be a problem because several of the other tenants in our apartment building have pitbulls, labs, rottweilers, etc. However, I was informed that any animal over 30lbs is not allowed.

Is this legal? Other tenants obviously have very large dogs, but we are being weight restricted.

Answer:
 What does your lease say?Answer #2: This is a fairly common restriction, and is probably stipulated by your landlord's insurance.  The reasoning being that small dogs can't seriously injure people therefore less potential liability.

Its very possible the other tenants in your building are violating their lease, or occupying based on an older lease with different terms.


Title: The old owner of my company is asking me to take pictures of the work schedule?

Question:
For the last 3 years I worked as an independent contractor under the old owner. Old owner sold the company in January, and since that point I have continued to work under the new owners in the same position/location. The old owner has moved states and no longer is associated with the business (to my knowledge).

The office I was working out of for the past few years recently closed and the business moved locations. Then a few weeks ago the old owner texted me out of the blue and asked if I would screenshot the work schedule for all of the independent contractors for the month of July. Her reasoning is that she wants to "make sure the new owners are properly reporting to clients seen".

I said I would, but then grew a little hesitant the more I thought about it.  I talked to my boyfriend about it and he says it's a form of corporate sabotage and I could get fired/sued? Is this true? Old owner texted me again thanking me for taking the pictures, but I still haven't sent her anything. Just wondering what I should and shouldn't be doing here. Should I let the new owners know she asked me to take the photos?

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TLDR; Old owner is asking me to take pictures of the work schedule while working under the new owners.

Answer:
 I can't imagine there's anything 'good' going on here that can come from this.

You could be helping to facilitate a number of bad things that range from corporate epsionage, to harassment/stalking.

This does not pass the smell test.  Nothing about it is inherently illegal if it's just a schedule, but, you have no idea what it's connected for and this *separated former employee* has no business asking for it.Answer #2: huh, I find it odd you have a work schedule, considering you're an independent contractor. I'm going to go off on a little tangent from your question.

Are you sure you're an independent contractor? Check out the IRS's website and see if you're missclassified. If you are, go after them for tons of back pay.

https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/independent-contractor-self-employed-or-employeeAnswer #3: Have you asked the new owner their opinion on the matter?Answer #4: There may be legitimate reasons for wanting this, or it may be for illegitimate reasons. Either way, there is nothing good that can come of it to you. I would text the old owner back that if he wants pictures,  he can ask the new owner.Answer #5: \>Old owner texted me again thanking me for taking the pictures, but I still haven't sent her anything.

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I'd respond that I did no such thing and will not, and tell her to stop asking me to do it.  Then ignore her and make sure to tell your new boss.  Why would you possibly care at all what the old owner wants?Answer #6: I’d mention this to the new owner and let them take care of it.


Title: My employer is refusing to pay me for time worked off the clock. AZ.

Question: So the company I work for has a system where at the end of the night the manager will clock everyone out, and then we finish cleaning the store. For the past year this was never a problem because the original store I worked at we would add time to our logs to compensate for the early clock out. Long story short that store was closed down and now I've been relocated to a new one. Except this store does not add extra time to compensate. Some nights will be an extra 20-30 minutes of unpaid work, which had been bothering me for a long time but I was just accepting it. Up until last night where I worked for over an hour off the clock with no added time. I was furious, I confronted my boss about it today and he told me that we don't have the hours to pay for overtime work. That's not my problem, I'm an employee here to work and be paid accordingly. He even had the nerve to ask me why should he pay me to clean the store? I work my ass off at this job and am extremely valuable because I am very experienced with our products, 20+ years of experience to be more accurate. I enjoy it, I truly do, it is honestly the best job I have ever had, but I am standing up for myself and confronting this head on, I am sick of being exploited and taken advantage of. This has to be in violation of labor laws, I've worked a lot of crappy jobs in my life but have never worked for free like this. What is my best course of action to receive my rightfully earned money? Thank your for any advice it is greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 Your best course of action is to stop working when you clock out.  If your boss wants you to work longer then he can pay you to work longer.

Keep track of your hours separately and compare them to your paycheck.  If you are being shorted you can file a claim with the state DoL.Answer #2: > we don't have the hours to pay for overtime work.

Then they don't get the overtime work


Title: (WA) Don’t want to become a local swap meet

Question:
Ok, this is a stupid and trivial problem but it’s annoying enough that an elegant answer is not presenting itself so I will query the collective wisdom of the internet.

I woke up this morning to find that there is a dresser sitting on my lawn.  It has a free sign on it and looks to the world like I am getting rid of junk furniture, but I have no idea where it came from.

I do not want to be responsible for other people’s trash but it was left on my property.  What options do I have here?  Do I just eat a removal fee, can I move it to the street, call the police?

Thanks!

Answer:
 If you don't know who put it there, you don't really have a recourse. Police are unlikely to care. If this keeps happening you could invest in surveillance cameras.

Practical advice: If it's still there tomorrow, put it on Craigslist for free. Someone will definitely pick it up.Answer #2: Ideas:

1) Polish it with furniture polish, snap a few pics, and sell it on Craig's List for $20.

2) Above, except you advertise it for free to first person who takes it.

3) Chop it up and use it for firewood.

4) Dismantle it and throw it away bit by bit (I've honest to god gotten rid of entire couches this way)

5) Call Goodwill, Disabled American Vets or some other national resale chain; some of them will pick up furniture for free. You might want to give it a good wipe-down first, just to increase the chances of them taking it.

Good luck!

Answer #3: Aside from all the other good ideas, your city may have an illegal dumping pick up form. Mine does, which I know because our corner seems to magically acquire junk and has so for almost 4 years randomly. When I can't resell it I just have the city come get it.


Title: My [37F] bf's [36M] exwife [30sF] is trying to get sole custody of their daughters [4-6F] and has filed a false CPS report against me and my children. [WA state]

Question:
Sorry this is so long. TLDR at the end.

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I feel like I'm in some kind of weird nightmare right now. My bf's ex is crazy and extremely jealous that my bf has moved on and has a relationship and she does not. He moved in with me a couple of months ago and his daughters come over every weekend. My youngest son \[8m\] does not get along with his girls at all. They poke fun at him, tease him, laugh when he gets in trouble and generally pester and provoke him. He lashes out just as he would lash out at his sister \[10F\]. My kids get along with each other like any siblings do. They are best friends one minute and fight the next. My son does fake like he's going to punch the little girls but wouldn't ever actually hurt them.

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The exwife has hated bf living with me from the beginning. She demanded they have their own room in my house. They were sleeping on an air mattress in the play room. We moved things around in there so it would be their room even before she mentioned any thing. When she knew they had a room, she demanded I buy them furniture. She knows I make significantly more money than either one of them and has decided I need to purchase things for the girls. Now, I don't mind every now and then but she wanted me to supply a whole wardrobe for them so they could keep clothes at my house. I went through my daughters clothes and gave them everything that my daughter had grown out of.

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Now the fun starts-- this past weekend the 6 year old was pestering my 10 year old like little kids do. She wanted to play and my daughter just wanted to chill in her room with her best friend (who is at my house more than her own). My daughter jokingly said "you better leave me alone or I'm going to drag you down the stairs." Laughter and more knocking ensued. So, my daughter grabbed her feet and drug her down the stairs. They were laughing the whole time and the 6 year old got a rug burn but nothing too bad. Also, the 4 year old is not potty trained yet but does not wear diapers. She will poop her pants several times a day and her butt was really raw this past weekend. I got some rash cream and let her dad deal with all of that mess.

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On Tuesday, my bf spends the entire day fighting with his ex about the custody. She claimed that my children are a menace to society, are dangerous and I neglect my kids and do not ever supervise them. Now, my kids have never been in trouble at school or in public and are certainly not dangerous. My oldest \[18M\] got in a fight once but he was in middle school. It's important to note that he trained at an MMA gym for about 5 years. The ex saw pictures on my Facebook of him training and also said that I am encouraging violence and instilling malicious behavior. She is a paralegal or secretary and went through all of my court documents. She found a restraining order against a former friend (he was stalking me), my divorce papers, a speeding ticket, and a recent (last August) case where I was sexually assaulted by a homeless person. She is trying to use this information against me and my kids. She completely twisted the restraining order and told my bf that it was against my ex husband and that he abused my regularly. She said that my younger son must have seen the abuse and is emulating that behavior towards other people. 1) My ex would have NEVER in a million years hit me and 2) my younger son wasn't even born yet, and 3) the guy's name is on the file and it's not my ex.

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So, today she called CPS and reported me and my kids. She said my kids are dangerous and I neglect them and do not supervise them. A social worker called my bf and talked to him and he wants to talk to me too. I'm at my wit's end and I will protect my kids from any of this drama. If it reaches them, I'm going to break it off with my bf. My kids will always be my priority.

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The advice I've gotten so far is to file a complaint against her because her youngest isn't potty trained and has severe speech delays due to completely blocked ears (I checked them out and they are plugged really deeply with black earwax). Also, to get a restraining order against her (I think that's too harsh). File a complaint and get her fired for looking at my records without my consent.

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TLDR; Bf's exwife called CPS on my kids and I stating my kids are dangerous and I leave them unsupervised all the time (Lord of the Flies scenario). It's all a lie. She's making it up to try to get full custody of her daughters

Answer:
 Ok. CPS is not a retaliatory agency. If you didnt have a concern for their immediate safety before, dont call now just because she called on you. Act like the adult you are, not stooping to her level.

Not being potty trained and having dirty ears (that you saw and the father certainly could have taken care of also) is not a reason to call CPS. The father is equally responsible for his children and should be dealing with these if there is a problem.

Deal with CPS. Explain the situation. If there are no problems and it is all false they will move on.

And certainly leave him if it is going to put your children at risk.


Title: Help!!!

Question:
Our live in tenant is smoking pot in our home against our direction

We rent a room in our home in Aurora CO to a girl who turned 21 today. Prior to move in we informed her that she could not smoke marijuana inside as we did not with the house to smell and my wife works for a federally licensed explosives manufacture. My wife has to pass annual background checks and random drug screenings.  We have suspected for some time that our roommate is smoking inside (occasional mild smell, extra strong air freshener, windows open in winter.) this morning she was awake while we were getting ready for work and we heard her cough and then the smell of marijuana wafted all over the upstairs. When she exited the bathroom the smell got stronger.  She claimed she was just grinding it but was clearly high as a kite.

We checked the lease she signed and it does not mention marijuana. We assume our best option is to ask her to leave willingly, but if she won't, do we have any right to evict?

Answer:
 Just to be clear: your wife isn't going to fail a drug test for inhaling a little bit of offhand smoke. Answer #2: Does the lease say anything about smoking in the apartment in general? If it does, that's probably the best angle to pursue. Also if you have a no drugs clause it depends on the wording.

In order to evict her she has to explictly be in breach of a part of the lease. And even then it can be quite the fight. If she isn't breaching the lease your best course is trying to negotiate a mutually beneficial way out that you both agree too.

In the future, especially living in CO, if you're that concerned about tenants smoking weed in your apt you have to put it in the lease.


Title: [AZ] Molested by co-worker, may get fired

Question: On December 17th, 2017 I was at work Christmas party at a hotel (not company grounds)  that had a open bar. I got pretty sloshed and ended up not remember most of the night. I was suppose to be taken to a hotel room of another associate and ea some food and sober up but instead I was taken by a friend and him and I’s trusted coworker to his room. I ended passing out on the bed as soon as I enter and they ended up changing my clothes to just gym shorts. I woke up at 3 am in the morning to the trusted coworker  (not my friend, he was passed out on the other bed) molesting me. I woke up and got the hell out with my friend and got to a safe place. Ended calling the cops and didn’t press charges but did make a police report. I then contacted Work and spoke to our gm and hr department about the situation. Opened up a internal investigation and took all of our claims. They have been making me work next to and in the same area as the coworker and just advised me to not talk to him or him talk to me. This was a very traumatic experience for me and I felt unsafe, and get high anxiety everytime I see him or have to walk past him. They try to differentiate the difference of feeling uncomfortable and unsafe( meaning physical harm) They never got back to me on the result I asked to talk to a Work provided therapist twice and they never got back to me. They’ve just fired my friend for his attitude at work. Almost seems like they are looking for a reason to fire us the victims and keep him the molester there cause he’s more experienced and makes more money. Anything I can do?

Answer:
 You dont get to decide if the prosecutor presses charges or not.  But I find it odd the prosecutor did not charge the guy to let a trial decide based on what you said happened.  Did the cops talk to the guy?
My guess it the prosecutor said there was no evidence so that is why he was not charged.

I would say the company will fire all three of you if they dont really believe anyone's story.  HR would do that to protect the company.      I would start looking for a new job especially if you already know they are not taking anything seriously and you already have an idea that they will probably fire you.  Answer #2: Realistically, they probably want to fire all of you. You're all a liability to the company. I'm impressed any of you still have a job. The HR people aren't the police. This wasn't sexual harassment, this was sexual assault. And since the police *were* involved, the cops said there wasn't evidence, they're going to be hesitant to do much.Answer #3: You were sexually assaulted, and you can go to the police. Answer #4: The legal phrase is "hostile work environment", not uncomfortable whatever.

Requiring you to be in the presence of someone who sexually assaulted you (especially so recently, especially with an ongoing investigation) does create a hostile work environment and you likely already have a case against your employer for how they've handled it so far if you choose to go that route.


Title: Ont. Canada- US Born-Canadian Citizen looking for Dual Citizenship. Unique situation

Question:
Ive done some looking into getting Dual Citizenship lately and i cant find any answers for my specific case...So here's my situation.

I was born in the US in 1988, I moved to Canada with my mother when I was 2 years old after they separated. I have Canadian Citizenship (obviously) but an American birth certificate, that if I understand correctly, automatically gives me the right to US citizenship. BUT because I don't currently live there, I cant apply for it... or im applying on the wrong form.

Can anyone shed some light on this please?

Topic:
Immigration

Answer: You don't have to apply for US citizenship; you already have it because you were born here.  Just fill out a passport application and send it to the nearest American consulate in Canada (or wherever they say to send it).  Your American birth certificate is proof of citizenship.Answer #2: /r/immigration will help you, but afaik if you were born in the US you are a US citizen, full stop.


Title: Arrested with brother for weed, please help

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > They said "tell us you have it or it'll be worse" so my brother says it's in the car.

And that was the day you learned that the police are allowed to lie to you.

Lawyer time. Answer #2: If you're worried about your future, maybe you shouldn't do illegal things.

If you choose to do illegal things, don't draw attention to yourself.

Go see a lawyer


Title: CA, Medical marijuana card and employability.

Question: I legally obtained a medical marijuana prescription and live in California. Can a company choose to not hire me because I smoke pot, even though I'm legally allowed to.

Answer: Yep. Pot heads are not a protected class.


Title: DWI HELP IN TEXAS!

Question: Friend arrested for DWI in Harris County. Charged with 3 or more felony DWI enhanced. 9th DWI overall. Served 9 months in TDCJ, and then completed 9 months of Safp program before paroled for 2 years, Had only been off parole for about 4 days before she was arrested again. The law says 2-20 years and a 10k fine. How much time is she realistically looking at in TDCJ?  On side note- is total oblivious as to why her court date hasn't come and gone. Say's she didn't kill or hurt anyone. Asking why is she in jail?

Answer:
 People are not caught 100% of the time they drive drunk. The sheer math behind 9 DUIs is absolutely insane. She's in prison because she has an established history of disregarding the law, endangering public safety, and acting in a way that makes lesser restrictive methods ineffective.

It's hard to say what a 9th DWI would actually bring in terms of sentencing because it's so rare that you'd get that absurd of a fact pattern. [Here](https://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-man-life-sentence-ninth-dwi/story?id=11395058) is a guy who got life for 9 DWIs in Texas. [Here](https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Man-gets-life-in-prison-for-7th-DWI-conviction-5627964.php) is life for a 7th. [2nd example of life for 9th](https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Ninth-DWI-sends-Houston-man-to-jail-for-the-rest-7970363.php). [Life for a 10th](https://www.chron.com/houston/article/10th-DWI-gets-Texas-man-life-sentence-in-jail-6077640.php). She only has one TDCJ trip according to you, so that helps block the life aspect.

Realistically? I wouldn't be shocked if she landed in prison for 10-20 years. She's incredibly dangerous to the general public.Answer #2: She's in jail because to release her on bond would be extremely dangerous. She has 9 dwi, and the judge will throw the book at her.  She needs a lawyer, and you ask realistically how much time is she facing? Who knows, but the judge will not go easy on her, I can't believe she isn't in prison already, she has a severe drikking problem.


Title: [OH] I know it is considered bad manners to discuss pay. But isn't it illegal to forbid employees from discussing what they make? (Details in text)

Question:
So I have recently been hired on after a temp/probation period with a company. I never discuss pay as I was taught it's bad manners. Apparently this past Friday I let what I was hired on permanently at. My HR manager called me down and said that someone had found out and that under no circumstances should I discuss what I make or what I'll make in the future. My understanding is the National Labor Act forbids employees from stopping employees from talking about their salary. Is this something I should be worried about going into the future?

TL;DR HR manager told me never discuss pay at work. I thought this is illegal.

Answer:
 >  I never discuss pay as I was taught it's bad manners

Yes. Management tends to want you to think it's rude to discuss your wages.

> My HR manager called me down and said that someone had found out and that under no circumstances should I discuss what I make or what I'll make in the future.

100% illegal.


Title: 2014 gt500 stolen and destroyed while at body shop

Question:
hello everyone first of all this took place in Long Island NY i originally posted this in r/cars and was directed here. i am writing this for a close friend who is in need of some advice. a few weeks ago my friend and i were cruising in his gt500 heading down a busy street on long island when out of no where he was t-boned by a volunteer firefighter who took the light without looking. fast forward two weeks my friend drops the car off at a body shop that both him and i have used in the past and this morning two cops are at his door telling him his car was stolen and recovered this morning. an investigation found one of the shops employees had taken the car out for a joy ride blew the motor and attempted to push the car back into the shop but gave up and dumped it. they stated that multiple the people who called the abandon mustang in heard the car racing up and down the street and saw it doing donuts in a parking lot. the police had video from the shops security camera of the employee taking the car out and attempting to push it back. he has since been arrested. The shop owner is only offering to replace the motor. and does not care about how replacing the engine will significantly devalue his car due to the limited number of gt500s made each year and is also refusing to admit that damage could have been done to other parts of the car. what are my friends options here?

edit yes the car is insured but he'd rather not have his rates go up if he knows who is responsible.

Answer: His rates shouldn't go up for a comprehensive claim caused where he wasn't at fault due to theft. Your friends insurance can go after this guy to recover their money, it's what he pays them for. Answer #2: Your friend needs to consult a lawyer.  There's an important question here that only a New York attorney can answer -- can this business be held liable for the intentional torts of its employee?


Title: Roommate gave her 60 day notice. Scheduling viewings but she will not let me show her bedroom.

Question:
Hi everyone, this is my first year living on my own and it's been great. However my roommate and I are no longer friends and she's made it a very toxic environment. She's given me her 60 days notice (one more month until she vacates) but she keeps delaying a time she's available to show her room (the room up for rent). During this time, her boyfriend has caused extensive property damage (punching and kicking holes in doors and breaking furniture - which belongs to the landlord). I've scheduled a visit where I gave her 24 hour notice and she claims that I did not ask her - I told her and she is now threatening me if I enter her room without her in the unit.

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There are two things that I need to know!

1. Given 24 hour notice and landlord's consent, am I legally allowed to show prospective tenants, my now-roommate's bedroom without her present?

2. Being that both of our names are on the lease, am I also responsible to pay for any damages that she has done?

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Please let me know how I can come to a fair conclusion to continue my search for a roommate. Thank you!

Answer: You are going to be wholly responsible for those damages because you’re staying. You need to let the landlord now what’s up.


Title: (KY) My ex wife won't leave me alone under the guise that it is for the kids? Also a real estate question.

Question:
My ex wife and I recently divorced. The judge imputed my wages from a job I lost two years ago. A job that I fucking loved. I pay alimony and child support taking over 3/4 of my paycheck. Every week she wants to know the *exact* amount I plan on paying. I have no problem with her wanting to know how much I can afford that week.

However, she often sends me 30+ messages per **day**, two or three sdys a week. If I reply, it pisses her off so she sends 50 or more messages. f I don't reply, she sends well over 75 messages. She claims these texts are for the kids. She calls me worthless, useless, a piece of shit, etc. Quite frankly I've thought of both suicide and signing my parental rights over because I simply cannot deal with this. I have worked our WHOLE marriage. She hasn't. I am not useless. The only reason she says these things is because I don't do *exactly* what she says. I am trying to find a second job. Meaning I will not have time with our children. None. Because with two jobs I will very barely make enough to live. With what I am making now I can't. I have two bills other than alimony and CS. After my bills I am left with $60/month. I can't afford rent.

But that isn't the issue. My main issue is that she is harassing me. I am not perfect. No one is. But I am SO sick of her sending me text after text, even after I have asked her and flat out told her to leave me alone. She says that it's not harassment and there is nothing I can do because "it's for the kids".  Sending me well over 30 messages per day, about 25 of them saying NOTHING about our children, is not about the kids. She is mentally ill (she's been diagnosed as bipolar and has been off her meds and therapy for 6+ months). Is this harassment? It's causing me anxiety as well as depression. She refuses to meet me somewhere to exchange the kids like a police department. She tells me I either come to MY house(that I was kicked out of) or I give up my time with my kids. I hate picking them up because I have to deal with her.

Also, the judge ordered in the divorce that the house(it's in my name, I bought it before we married) be sold. I set it up so she could call the mortgage company and make payments. Is that giving her permission to sell it? She went to the real estate agent. She set everything up. According According to her I have no say whatsoever. Neither the mortgage nor the deed has her name on it.

Obviously I need a lawyer, which I plan on gettintg, but I can't handle this harassment. The only reason is such a bad person to her is because I don't do exactly what she says, when she says. I'm tired of the abuse.

Answer:
 Yup you know the answer. Go get a consultation with an attorney ASAP.Answer #2: You've got a lot going on here, but I want to address one point.

Are you saying child support and spousal support rates were determined on your prior job where you earned more?

If yes, I believe you can get your payment amounts adjusted going forward based on your new income. That's definitely something you should get done officially so your ex wife can never go after you for not making the full payments.

Answer #3: Alert the court regarding the excessive abusive texting and ask the court to authorize supervised use of myfamilywizard for all communications from here on it.  Given that what she communicates will be supervised, she’ll likely knock off the behavior.  If she doesn’t, they’ll be a record the court will review and address with her.


Title: Dating a former high school student who just turned 18

Question: I'm a male who teaches high school physics. I'm 30 years old. I have a student who is fascinating and I guess I play favorites with. I'm an interim teacher (meaning my contract will end at the end of the school year). Once my contract ends she will be 18. I will no longer be a teacher at that school. Is it legally O.K. for me to date her then?

Answer:
 So you're admitting to grooming a minor in your care on social media?

A bold plan.

No, this will not end well for you.Answer #2: Location matters. Even if it’s legal, this is a great way to be blackballed from ever teaching again.Answer #3: ~~To the best I can tell, Florida doesn't currently criminalize romantic relationships between students of age and their teachers.  There was a proposal in place to change that, but I don't believe it's passed.~~  Florida *did* pass a bill [criminalizing any romantic relationships between students and teachers, regardless of age](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0800/Sections/0800.101.html)  Even that statute, however, doesn't criminalize a relationship between a *former* student and their teacher.  Such a law would likely be deemed unconstitutional.

People are absolutely free to find that morally or ethically repugnant, and school districts are free to refuse to hire you.  In addition, you dating a former student may raise questions about whether you had committed misconduct while they were a student, and you could be fired or disciplined for that.

Answer #4: You should self report yourself to the Florida dept of education and see what they have to say. You appear to be a risk to students involved.


Title: My landlord recently changed the water bill to my name, is that legal?

Question: My one year lease was up in February, but I continued to pay my rent monthly. In the lease, it is clearly noted that the landlord is responsible for the water, lawn, and trash fees.  After paying rent for March, I received a letter in the mail from my landlord stating that she "didn't realize" that the water bill was not the tenants responsibility and that she would appreciate me taking care of it from now on. Included in the letter was a water bill, in my name, with a $197 overdue balance from January. My blood is boiling over this, can anyone offer any advice? I'm planning on paying the bill (since it's now in MY name) and deducting that amount from next months check. Good idea? Please help! (Michigan resident)

Answer:
 Tell her no, it is in the lease that it is her responsibility, and she is on the hook for handling it.  Contact the water company and contest the transfer.

Expect not to renew your lease.


Title: Can a trustee change the age limit on a trust?

Question:
My grandfather set up a trust to be released to me at 35 years old. Upon his death, my grandmother became the trustee, and upon her death my father is now the trustee. He wants to change the age limit to 50 instead of 35. Does he have the legal right to do that?

Edit: This is in New York City, if that helps. It was created here, is held here, and I reside here.

Edit 2: I am hiring a lawyer first thing Tuesday. I anticipate the trustee going ballistic and doing anything he can do prevent me from getting the trust. When I informed him of his fiduciary duty to show me the trust document months ago per law, he flipped out for quoting the law to him. I'll update as things unfold if there is an interest.
Topic:
Wills Trusts and Estates

Answer: The trustee's authority is set out in the trust itself. Review the documents. If the trust doesn't authorize the trustee to change the trust, then the trustee isn't authorized to change the trust.


Title: Someone gave me a longboard, promising I could keep it forever. They say they want it back or else they'll call the cops.

Question:
Location: Ontario. Canada.

A (former) friend of mine gave me an old longboard earlier this summer after mine broke. It was an old deck that hadn't been used in years, and at first no terms were discussed. I set up my own trucks and wheels on it and had it going in no time.

For context; a longboard is my only way of getting to work, school and around. He knows this.

Around August, he told me in person, word for word "You know the board, you can keep it forever". There was a witness there.

He has since claimed he doesn't remember this and I don't know the name of the witness who was there at the time since it was a friend of his I did not know, but he has acknowledged that he said such a thing via text which I have screenshotted.

In the past 2 weeks, he's been messaging me demanding that I give back his board before October 15th, or else he was going to call the cops on me. I reminded him he promised me I could keep it forever to which he replied "I know but I want it back" (I have picture proof of this) twice.

He also threatened to come into work (he used to work at the same place as me) and take it while I was working/not looking if I didn't give it back in time, just earlier today.

I'm safe here right? It's legally my board? As far as I know, there was an exchange of goods with the common agreement that it was mine to keep forever. Just want to make sure a cop won't show up on my door.

Answer: If you tell the cops he gave it to you and show them the message from him I think you're in the clear.


Title: Since it's legal to show male nipples on TV, would it be legal to censor female nipples with male nipples?

Answer:
 someone tried that on facebook, i don't think it worked.

something i haven't checked up on, is a transwoman on facebook who is going through hormone treatmet -- which grows you boobs -- was taking a topless photo every day. "At what point does my chest become obscene?"Answer #2: My favourite example of this is from RuPaul’s Drag Race (happens a few times but I’m thinking in particular of Latrice Royale in season 4):
-man with not insubstantial breasts, dressed as woman, totally fine to see the nipple (not incidentally either, in an intentionally sexualized way)
-same man, dressed as woman but this time with a silicone breast plate with the most  fake-looking tittles, in a wet T-shirt competition, nipples of the fake titties are censored.
It hurts my brain.Answer #3: It's a complete grey area, but you can try to get an idea of how a court case might go by reading up on the FCC standard here: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/obscene-indecent-and-profane-broadcasts

Of course, there will be a ton of pearl clutching and backlash on the FCC so they might just fine the broadcaster to quell public outcry.Answer #4: Can you show an animated woman's body parts? Because if not, it sounds like the rule defines the gender based on the body it's on, not the body you copied it off of.Answer #5: Eh....I would just add in full chest moobage complete with furry carpet chest hair to 'be safe'.

Or Adam Levine cut outs from the Super Bowl and just drive that joke into the ground.Answer #6: You should preface this with \[USA\], because it is actually allowed in some countries (not sure about Canada, where I live but I can see it being allowed)


Title: My boyfriend’s employer drastically shifted his schedule with no notice, leaving us completely screwed

Question:
My boyfriend works IT on a night shift three days a week. His schedule rotates between him and his coworkers as follows. Sunday-Tuesday, Tuesday-Thursday, Thursday-Saturday.

He has been working the Sunday-Tuesday shift for the past several months, and his schedule was supposed to rotate this month, but with some employees leaving, that slowed that process down. My boyfriend let his boss know that the first week of October, we were moving on Friday the 5th, and we had a wedding on Saturday the 6th, so he asked his boss if his schedule got moved to Thursday-Saturday, if he could switch that weekend with someone else. His boss said it wouldn’t be a problem.

Two weeks ago, his boss set the schedule for the next year. My boyfriend would be working Sunday-Tuesday until the first of the year.
He scheduled all of his time off for the next year around this schedule. His time off was approved last week.

Last night he gets into work and discovers his boss switched the schedules again and he is now slated to work Thursday-Friday starting next week.

He approached his boss and reminded him about the first weekend in October and his boss said didn’t think it would be an issue, despite my boyfriend having already spoke to him about this. He asked if he could switch schedules for that week and his boss said it was too early into the schedule shift to allow it.

So now, we’re completely screwed. He doesn’t have any PTO left, because he had already scheduled it through the year, and he was given no notice that this was happening. The schedule was set two weeks ago, and all of a sudden it changed.
His boss won’t allow him to switch schedules, and he doesn’t have an option to take that weekend off.
Meaning: Thursday, he will work the night shift, Friday we are moving all day, and he’ll have to go back to work, and Saturday he will miss a wedding we had plans.

I don’t know if we have any options or case for this, but this has completely screwed him out of PTO for the year, and his boss was aware of that weekend being completely booked for him, and he was still scheduled.

Just hoping there’s something we can do.

Answer:
 > I don’t know if we have any options or case for this

Absent a contract, no, there's no legal options here.  Your boyfriend works when he's told to work, else he faces discipline, just like any other employee.


Title: [ca] My husband recently died. I was contacted by a woman claiming to be pregnant with my husbands child. if that turns out to be true: does she have any claim against me for child support?

Question: Apart from the fact that there was zero indication that a affair was a possibility and the emotional part of this whole shitty situation, she made it clear to me that she expects help supporting this child she is having. My husband and I had a joint company. Now that he passed away; I own it in full. All his financial assets are now mine as well. She said she is currently 4 months pregnant. After she gives birth.. can she come after me for child support?

Answer:
 If all of your husband's assets were jointly owned they are now yours by right of survivorship.

If he had heirs or dependents (ie; a minor child by this woman), then that woman could sue your husband's estate for a share (or support) as the guardian of that child.  However, since the estate has no value - the assets vested in you as the joint owner - then there is no money to pay out any law suit.

TL;DR - even if the child is your husband's child, there is nothing for it.  Do not respond to any communication from this woman unless you are served with court papers.Answer #2: Don't communicate with her, report her to the police as a likely fraudster. She might be well known to them and if this a scam she's done before the fact that you're complaining about it might just be enough to let them go through her house and take her laptop, phone, etc.

Collect all your documentation from the set up of the company and the other assets and go have a talk with a lawyer who specializes in estates to check you've got everything as it should be now and get an opinion on whether any of it would be susceptible to claim on behalf of a child.Answer #3: Scam. Tell her to get fucked. Even if she was telling the truth, the only thing that would come into her hands is social benefits from the state on the behalf of honoring a deceased parent to a child who’s under 18 years of age until they reach 18 years of age. Do not worry about it. Move on and pay her no mind.


Title: My 27 year old brother died last Friday.

Question: He had a car financed through a buy-here-pay-here lot, with my mom as co-signer. Now that he is gone, what happens? My mom is on a fixed income (social security) and doesn’t need the car. Do we just return it with his death certificate?

Answer:
 No. the car needs to be sold and the profits given to the debt. Then any other assets are used to pay his debts. And if there is more debt on it after that, then mom as co signer likely needs to pay it. She agreed to cover the debt.Answer #2: Sorry for you loss.

Your mom is now the owner of the car.  Following the stereotype of buy here pay here lots, I am pretty sure they will not take the car back on return.  They will happily repo it from your mother, which will allow them to keep the money already paid on the car and sell it again.  That's how many of those lots make their money, they have about 30% default rate.  Sell, repo, repeat.

You can sell the car and pay off the dealer, or you can continue paying, or you can let them repo the car.


Title: Legality of candidate yard signs placed in yard without consent (OH)

Question:
Hello,
So for the past two years I've been having a problem with a City Councilman putting signs up without my consent. I took it down and the next day I found another sign in my yard in its place. Is there anything I can do? Is this legal?

Answer:
 IANAL or politician (but have worked on some smaller city campaigns)

Your choices are limited by your local circumstances and how much risk you feel like taking to express your displeasure.

Do you also show up on their supporter list, without having given your permission?  If so, that means you somehow ended up on their supporter list.  Ask to be taken off.  Most campaigns don't want to include non-supporters because it result in unnecessary headaches.

The first thing is to call and speak with the person in charge of placing lawn signs.  Even small campaigns will likely have such a person.  They can check the campaign records to see why you get targeted.  It could be that someone mistakenly (or maybe maliciously) signed you up for lawn signs.  Ask them to take you off that list.

You can also publicize what is happening in local papers (either get a reporter to cover it or write a letter to the editor), online papers and blogs, and on Nextdoor (if active in your area).

You can take a huge marker or paintbrush and cross out the sign, or otherwise alter it to reflect your displeasure.  If you don't want to alter the sign, you can tape a black garbage bag over it.  A bag over it might even generate some interest, maybe make the newspaper.

Doing anything publicly risks incurring the wrath of the council member and their allies.  Unless the PD is fairly independent of the council, complaining to them might not result in much help and could backfire.


Title: Please help me, my employeer is threatening to sue me if I quit... they are monsters

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 TL;DR:  OP has a temporary working visa, and is a Mexican citizen.  Recruiting company that he works through is shitty & lies.  He wants to leave but is worried about being sued for violating a non-compete and telling customers how much he makes.  He also hasn't been paid for all hours, and the recruiting company lies about his qualifications.  (OP:  Put a TL;DR at the top (yes, you can use mine or edit as you wish).

They are highly unlikely to sue.  They are much more likely to be sued by you, for failing to pay all hours.

Your new TN visa, is it for the same work in the same area?  Non-competes are also very location specific, so what state are you in/is your former employer in?

My immediate recommendation:  Respond with "I am out of the country."

It also sounds like you *are* quitting, since your new visa will be sponsored by another company.


Title: Wife is under "investigation" for termination, possible retaliation from her boss

Question:
My wife got suspended pending an investigation last Friday. The reason given was for performance and a few instances where she forgot to place labels for a shipment in the correct place.

She has never had any performance issues at work until they hired a new manager who is sexist and severely incompetent.

Last year she filed an anonymous complaint to HR for his sexist behaviour. They claim appropriate action was taken. Ever since he has had it out for her.

She does not hide her dislike for this manager. She kept it professional, she just did not go out of her way to be nice.

The petty issues started right after the HR report. I'm wondering if we get a list of complaints made by the manager and match it up with the initial complaint made by my wife. Can she filed for wrongful termination?

We live in New York state.

Any advise would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Answer: She needs to follow the employers policy for appealing her termination. If she is terminated then she can file for unemployment and then speak to an attorney about her options.


Title: As a nurse, I am told if I get liability insurance I am more likely to be targeted in a lawsuit. Is it more prudent to not get liability insurance?

Question: I live in New Hampshire and I am a registered nurse.  I have been told by other nurses that if there is a lawsuit I will be targeted if I have liability insurance because I have 'deeper pockets'.  My concern is if I don't get the insurance will my employer's insurance be enough?  Are there instances where the employer's insurance will fail to protect me?

Answer: I think your coworkers are rationalizing their irresponsible decision not to carry insurance. Answer #2: A liability policy will defend you if you are brought before the Nursing Board which can be a very expensive process to defend.


Title: Our newly purchased home requires $50k in chimney repair that neither the seller disclosed nor the inspector reported.

Question:
(Ohio) We purchased a 165-year old historic home in August of this year and have subsequently renovated most of it. We were told verbally through the buying process (by the sellers) that the chimneys just needed to be cleaned and the three wood burning fireplaces were operational. One specifically we were told they used. The fireplaces were a big reason we purchased the house (and this is irrelevant from a legal standpoint, but we spent thousands on a wood splitter and four weekends chopping and stacking wood from a felled tree in our yard so that we had a stockpile of firewood for next year).

There are six separate chimneys on our roof. Three from the wood burning fireplaces, and three from fireplaces closed off and no longer used. When we had our inspection, the inspector said he “couldn’t get onto the roof” because the access door was stuck. So we never got any report on the chimneys.

Today we had a fireplace and chimney company come out to inspect and subsequently clean the chimneys. They opened the door to the roof with little effort. We were then informed that every chimney is shot, crumbling from the inside and out, and that we will never be able to use them as wood burning fireplaces (something about how the heat would escape through the mortar into upper levels of the house). Not only that, but all six chimneys need to be rebuilt at $8k a pop (just to keep them from collapsing in on themselves, not even to make them functional).

The sellers completely replaced the roof in 2017. So as recently as last year, people were on the roof and up close and personal with chimneys that are, according to the company today, losing bricks and falling apart.

Nothing was ever disclosed on the property disclosure form, the sellers never mentioned any issues, and in fact affirmed that the fireplaces are functional. The inspector didn’t inspect them because of an inability to access which was not actually an issue. Do we have any legal course of action to offset or cover a whopping $48,000 in repairs?

Additional note: We also found that the water heater was improperly vented and had to be replaced for $3200 within a month of moving in, as well as a pipe in the basement that was patched with a piece of plastic and a zip tie (literally) that was a $500 repair. Neither disclosed or caught in the inspection.

Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 If you can prove they knew about it and didn't disclose it, you might have some luck against the sellers. The inspector usually has liability limited by statute or the inspection contract itself, though, as otherwise they'd be broke and uninsurable. Check your inspection contract.Answer #2: You should get a second chimney company in for an inspection (without disclosing the first company's comments) & see if they say the same thing. Answer #3: Do you know what he roofing company was in 2017?  Try contacting them and find out if they advised the former owners of any work needed on the chimneys.   Also, get a second and third opinion.  Answer #4: The fact that a roofer was up there means nothing.  Even if they looked at the chimney and recognized the problems, which I doubt they were qualified to do, they would need to have told the sellers about it.  I work in construction and I would be shocked if any of that happened.  They will almost always turn a blind eye to anything that is not their job.Answer #5: I learned the hard way that it's extremely difficult to demonstrate seller liability and that inspection remediation is typically limited to the fee they charged. It sucks, but I'd start mentally preparing to move on.

(Just as an aside, the fact that the fireplaces are unsafe to use doesn't mean the seller didn't use them.  They could have been perfectly honest with you. And that's why it's so hard to prove non-disclosure in moat cases.)Answer #6: In Georgia, supposedly inspection companies carry Error & Omissions insurance. Worth checking in to.


Title: Co-worker arrested and we looked up the reason.

Question: I'm located in florida. One of my co-workers no called no showed today for work. So my supervisor called her husband and found out that she was arrested. So my other co-workers looked up on mugshots.com or whatever it is to see why. When our supervisor came back into the office we told her what we had found out on the internet and she flipped out saying that we could be sued due to some privacy act and to never look something like that up again about a co-worker. Am I actually in danger of some legal action for looking up public information about a co-worker?

Answer:
 > Am I actually in danger of some legal action for looking up public information about a co-worker?

No.

You can, however, be fired for it.  Answer #2: The problem is that there are restrictions on when employers are allowed to consider arrest records. The easiest way to respect these restrictions is to simply not read arrest records. So you won't face legal action yourself, but you may have made it harder for your supervisor to fire or suspend your co-worker without getting into trouble.Answer #3: LOL. No, your coworker can't sue you for searching for or finding publicly available information. I look up all my coworkers.

Your boss could fire you for it, but I'm guessing HR would set her straight. Answer #4: No but you can be fired. Do it on your  own time and don't tell your boss.Answer #5: ROFL NO!  Looking up online mug shots when you know someone who got arrested is like an honored passtime.  Boss might fire you for not doing as told, but no, unless you somehow hacked in to get this information, then no you are free and clear as far as the law goes.  Still, though, your supervisor might get pissed.


Title: Animal Control wants to impound my Cane Corso pending a hearing bc the neighbors filed false complaints of “attacks.”NextDoor app has made me a pariah in my own area with gossip. My dogs have been loose twice for a total of twenty minutes in six months. My name and address have been posted publicly.

Question:
The dogs go crazy whenever somebody walks a dog past our house. Our house is at the end of a dead end so there is no reason to pass my house. BEEARE OF DOG sign has zero meaning.

They push out the casement windows on the upper floor and jump to a slope five feet below if the windows are not latched. This has happened several times bc I am mentally handicapped from a stroke and forget to close and latch the windows.

On Next Door, I have seen threads posted about my dogs. Once in awhile, my dogs get away from me due to tangled leashes, broken leashes, sudden lunges I am not prepared for, going around solid objects and picking up poop. I walk three dogs three times a day so there is a lot of chances for them to escape. As soon as I pick up a poop w both hands, somebody is there to catch me with my dogs off leash.

Recently, all three dogs chased a coyote for a total of five minutes

Now, IDGAF about leash law bc I grow weed. That means I have been violating federal law feloniously for decades. I am also from Colorado where people value freedom and recognize real danger. I walked my dogs off leash for two hours every day in a non residential area and they loved it. They are trained to commands and come when called. All I worry about is their pack mentality when it comes to other dogs.

One reported attack is caught on my home security cameras. The lady says my dog bit her dog. None of that is on video. No bites recorded. LAPD says the photos of injuries show nothing. The dogs jump out the window then Arlo motion sensor cuts off after one minute recording. It shows one dog circling her dog and barking and me tackling the dangerous one. I tell the lady to get out of here. She circles and kicks at my dog. End of video. My friends roll up and the dogs respond to my friends versus the “intruder.”  The lady leaves and all the dogs are chill and happy to see my friends. As far as I know, my dog never bit her-dog and her report of such is false, supported by what video there is. My friends are refusing to be witnesses for whatever reason.

I am removing the dogs to my out of state home. Let me know if I have missed anything.
Topic:
Disability Issues

Answer:
 >I am removing the dogs to my out of state home. Let me know if I have missed anything.

 You missed an actual question.Answer #2: First of all, if you own beautiful dogs like Corsos you really need to keep them safe from harm (and that includes euthanasia) -- but that's just my opinion.

But more importantly, WTF man? Control your dogs. If your impairment is significant enough that you know you aren't always reliably locking windows etc, can you get help with that? The bottom of this slippery slope is either the death of an "intruder's" animal (or the "intruder" themselves) or more likely the death of your own dogs.

Don't flaunt leash laws and then act butthurt. Don't imagine that just because your dogs haven't injured anyone or anything that they never will. Your level of actual responsibility is far in excess of your level of understood responsibility, both legally and morally.


Title: My boyfriend's ex is pregnant and is due any day now, needs test to find out if it's his.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 He needs a lawyer to petition for a paternity test.

Once that happens they will be able to determine custody, visitation and support.