Title: billed for hospital bill for carbon monoxide poisoning? (idaho)

Question:
I was visiting my significant other and during my stay in their apartment for a few days, (not on lease) a carbon monoxide leak was rampant into the house.  The detector was beeping very fast and the gas control + ambulances came and escorted everybody out of the apartment complex where it was contaminated.

After evacuating the premesis, I passed out several times and was admitted into the ambulance where they fed me oxygen to help relieve my issues.  The EMT stated I was suffering from severe carbon monoxide poisoning as the amount of oxygen they were feeding me would have made me sick if I was not poisoned.  They strongly advised me to check in with the hospital for blood work and to make sure I was safe, but it was my decision.

I was told that this was not my fault and I was not liable as it would be on the fault of the property manager - the gas control company head mentioned to my significant other that they've had several issues like this already in the area and in the apartment complex as stated, and that there was supposed negligence of the property manager.  They issued that the water heater was leaking carbon monoxide and that it wasn't up to current code standard with labels being all around the device to not use.

After agreeing to be admitted by the ambulance, I had blood work done and was in there for several hours on non-stop oxygen.  After I was cleared to get up and leave but to come back if I was feeling anything more serious or passing out more, I gave my information to the lady taking my information at the front desk.  She stated as well that I am not liable for this bill since it was caused by a potential faulty water heater (it's around 14 years old before being replaced - completely known by the property manager) and that he would be billed for the situation.  That same night, my significant other's neighbor in the complex was also admitted into the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning as well.

After returning home and checking my mail, I found a pretty hefty amount due for all of the care given.  I am not insured for health in my state (texas) but the incident happened in idaho.  The gas company said that there isn't enough air flow within the buildings - no combustion dilution.  Shortly after this happened, the property manager installed proper (possibly) vents into the roofing.

While I was still there, the property manager visited us and he offered me 10 dollars to a coffee shop an hour away where he lives. Seriously.  An hvac came to my SO's apartment several times and stated that it could have been a myriad of problems but that he advised the property manager to add more ventilation and keep all vents clear.

What are my options to dispute this bill? Am I liable for this?  My SO has property insurance and I don't believe it should fall to them either, but under the property managers.  Any help is appreciated.

Answer:
 The hospital treated you.  You are responsible for your hospital bills.

You are welcome to sue the apartment owner or property manager, if they refuse to reimburse you.

For the love of god, get health insurance.


Title: What type of lawyers takes these cases?

Question:
A little background: In my final year of graduate school. The school is a private institution. Our program consists of many classes which were scheduled for 50 min periods and were let out after 10-15 mins while charging us full tuition for those classes. Basically paying for and education that was limited in many regards. Now we are in rotations at our clinic which sees limited patients and once again full tuition is charged for this "internship" where no value is obtained. Options? Who should I speak with? Ect.

Thanks in advance

UPDATE: School is located in the Chicagoland area

Answer: Location, please.  Is this a regionally-accredited institution in the US?


Title: Son seriously injured while at friend's house-parental negligence?

Question:
My teen son was badly injured yesterday while at a friend's house. Concussion, broken jaw, facial lacerations requiring stitches and plastic surgery consult, possible damage to teeth (he has braces) that require x-rays. Had chest xray and CT scan in ER. Lots of pain and bad road rash.

Do I have any recourse, should I contact an attorney? Can I dile a claim on their homeowner insurance? I'm in NC if that helps.

Answer: If you go to a skatepark and get wrecked, you don't sue the people managing the property or the person that designed it or even the people that built it. If you get wrecked, then you get wrecked. Answer #2: I really think we need more context


Title: [Arizona] Liability in regards to giving away something for free

Question:
I have one of those large outdoor trampolines that I would like to get rid of. I could just take it to the dump or whatever but I'm sure there is someone out there who would be able to get use out of it.

My question is, do I incur any liability by giving it to someone in the event that they injure themselves due to the trampoline malfunctioning? I have no concerns about the condition of it personally, I would use it with no hesitation.

Is a verbal confirmation that I'm transferring ownership "as is" enough to protect me in the event someone takes it home and immediately breaks their leg on it because one of the supports snaps?

Answer: IANAL. Just draw up a "bill of sale" stating the unit is as is and you aren't liable for any damages once the new owner takes possession.


Title: Scared of going through with Domestic Violence charge.

Question:
Hi, I'm a 17F who was attacked by my boyfriend for the second time on July 3rd. He got on top of me and took two fistfuls of my hair, twisted, and screamed at me. He then put me in a chokehold and dragged me to the bathroom and berated me there. He put me In another chokehold and grabbed a fistful of my hair and twisted me down to the ground. I begged him to let me go upstairs to take a shower and when I tried to, he blocked the shower off, spat in my face and shoved me to the ground. I cried and went to the bed, where he shoved me off to the ground by kneeing me and slapped my face into the ground, busting my lip and causing me to have a panic attack. He then put me in another chokehold and dragged me to the closet. After getting out, I called my friend and screamed, and then she called the police to my house, where he then threatened to kill himself with a knife. The police showed up, and I lied to them.

I'm afraid of going through with this because he says he has video of me where I spat in his face, and kept him in a closet where I was flicking the lights on and off. I had hit him before, and we were both mutually abusive around a year ago. I went to therapy, changed, and we both agreed to build each other up. However, his abuse continued. I'm afraid what I'm doing will make me a hypocrite, since I am not completely innocent in my treatment of him in the past. I don't know if this is something I should go through with. We had a "deal" that if I didn't press charges, then those videos of me wouldn't get posted. My mom was going to file a restraining order, and I told him, and he immediately told me they were getting posted. My mom asked for an apology written and she would change her decision, I emailed him the consequences of domestic violence in my state, and what could happen to him if he refused the letter. I even begged for him back the day after the incident, and he completely cut me off. I don't know what I should do.

Answer: He is continuing to abuse you with intimidation. If he posts the videos report them and have them taken down. None of this is your fault. Get the restraining order. Protect yourself. Even if you did do something bad before that doesn't mean you don't deserve to be protected from violence now and that he should not have consequences for violently attacking someone.


Title: Yard excavated without warning the weekend my house went on the market

Question:
I put my house on the market last week, and without warning my backyard was excavated Saturday with multiple 2-3 foot pits and trenches both along and outside of the utility easement.

I called the 811 for my state and found out which company is responsible.  The work was labeled it as a "telecommunications emergency," of which I am extremely skeptical since they also excavated the line that runs ONLY to my house cable box, however this allowed them to avoid the mandatory 72 hour notice in TX.  (This is what the 811 employee told us.)

I am extremely frustrated, because as a new listing we had good traffic and scheduled visitations from potential buyers.  Also, the thing that sets our house apart from others in the area is that we back up to a nature reserve.  The orange fences around the pits tend to detract from the view.

I was planning to call the company and demand they fix it quickly, but before I do does anyone have any advice?

Update: AT&T subcontractor marked the wrong line, so another subcontractor dug up the wrong line.  They were meant to stay within the easement.  AT&T said they would fill it in a sod it before 5PM (next scheduled showing).  I am planning just to let it go if they fix it.

Final Update:  AT&T fixed the holes and put sod down.  I was also informed by people at 811 that I could lodge a complaint with the Texas Public Utility Commission (as PhoenixSheriden said) since they marked and excavated the wrong part of the yard, but I am going to let it go since they fixed it.

Can a MOD make this inactive as I think it is resolved?

Answer:
 > The work was labeled it as a "telecommunications emergency," of which I am extremely skeptical

While this sucks and I'm sympathetic, why are you skeptical, what other reason would they have? It's not like they knew you were putting your house on the market and did this intentionally to thwart you.

In any case you can request they fix it quickly; how quickly they do fix it depends on how long it takes to address the issue and what local laws say about it. I'd keep talking to 811 and find out what the schedule is. Good luck.


Title: [KY] Gym sold and closed, won't refund me

Question:
I tried posting this before but I believe I was too wordy and I didn't get any responses. [Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/7eaw8q/gym_under_new_ownership_at_new_location_only/) is the post.

Long story short, my gym (Gym A) closed and I had about 6 months of membership remaining. They did not call, email, or send out mailings announcing that they were going to do so but they did post notice on the doors of the gym.

I took about a month and a half off due to a crazy work schedule and this all happened while I was off. I heard from a coworker that it wasn't actually closing but was moving to a new location (Gym B). When I spoke with an employee at Gym B (before it opened), I was told that it was under new ownership and that I would have to reach out to the previous owners of Gym A for refund questions.

I found the Facebook page for Gym A/Gym B and it noted that my membership to Gym A would be valid for the rest of the term at Gym C (a standard, big box gym unlike Gym A/B). They also offered refunds for a period of one month and would not honor refunds requested outside of that window. I have no desire to attend Gym C and would like to attend Gym B since they have all the same equipment and it's actually more convenient for me.

Do they have any legal requirement to refund me? I haven't put much pressure on them yet because I'd like to know where I stand legally before I start giving them a hard time.

EDIT: As a note, Gyms A & B have no signed contracts. You either pay a month at a time, for six months, or for one year. My remaining membership was part of a 1-year purchase.

EDIT 2: Tried to clear which gym is which.

Answer:
 It is hard to read your post.

Your membership was with Gym A for one year.  They closed with 6 months remaining on your membership.  Gym A moved to a new location.  This is where I get lost.Answer #2: If you paid by credit card, file a dispute with your credit card company.  Answer #3: Yes, they are going to need to refund you. Because there was no written contract with terms about what happened here, it is simple. They are in breach of the implied contract, so they must refund you.


Title: Client won't pay for 50% of work because it "is incomplete" -- how to proceed?

Question:
Sticky situation here.

I own a company (Company A) that was hired by another company (Company X) to handle all marketing over a period of four months.

In order to do this work, I had to put up a lot of upfront cash to pay outside vendors and for materials.

Plan was to bill Company X every two weeks until full payment was made by end of agreement. Let's say 10k for sake of argument.

We had a contract that outlined all tasks I was to complete. I included results to expect.

Owner of Company X did not like my strategies and tactics and asked me to stop doing things my way and to do them her way. I obliged. Obviously now Metric 1 was messed up, she doesn't like my strategy, fine, but you won't get the results I outlined.

Next we had some issues with outside vendors where she stated they did not do their job at a particular event. I have worked with these vendors before and I believe them when they say they did what they were told, owner of Company X was THERE at the event, she never said anything at the time.

Lastly -- she states things were not done by end of
Our agreement. This is true for some projects -- because she kept delaying them by saying, "I do not want you to do Xyz until issue with vendor is sorted."

To rectify these and other small issues, I have offered to complete work above and beyond the scope of the contract to "right" the situation. I offered multiple solutions, all of which she declined.

She now only wants to pay me half the fee we set out in the contract. This will barely cover the vendors and money I spent on various materials, which wasn't even included in the original contract.
Those were expenses incurred along the way.

In addition, she ignored the directions of how to submit payment outlined on my invoice and paid me how "her accountant told her to." She is now saying she will not pay me anything until XYZ is done -- XYZ being things that violate the privacy of my vendors, so yeah right.

What do I do here? I am located in California, client is in Vermont.

Answer:
 At this point, you hire a lawyer.  This issue is way too complex for reddit.

You will likely have to negotiate some version of her paying expenses plus some amount for the work you've done to date.  If you don't agree, you ask a judge to decide.


Title: [Arizona] I AM FACING FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR HAVING A CAN OF SODA

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Sprig Soda isn't just a "can of soda," any more than cannabis-infused brownies are just brownies, or weed is just a plant. There's special laws regarding items with THC in them.

Echoing the other posts here, your friend needs a lawyer ASAP. There are very real potential consequences in play here.


Title: (NYC) MTS Inspector Stopped and Harassed me

Question: [deleted]

Answer: They are allowed to have an attitude.  They are also allowed to stop you when you try to skip past a required inspection.  In the future, just stop and show your ticket.


Title: [CA][LA] Freeway Ticket for Hands-Free Device

Question:
Hey Reddit! a month ago, I got a ticket for "using my phone" when in reality, my phone was on the cup holder.. I don't have a mount for my phone because my car doesn't fit it. I wasnt going against the one function per swipe rule I believe? This was in a huge traffic jam where I just turned on my phone and swiped to see how long traffic was for.
here are pictures to explain a little bit better
https://imgur.com/a/2Nxvf
I tried using 3 different mounts to put my phone on the dash or the fans before in the past but the fan's are stupid as hell and my phone is to large to place on the dash. How can I appeal this claim? I've already printed out pictures and will be bringing a bluetooth handbook for the car.
Edit: Thanks for all the response guys

Answer: Not legal advice, but suction cup holders work well and might be what you have to use. There's also magnetic holders where you put one piece on your phone (or in the case) and mount the other on your dash.


Title: My 18 month old child was attacked by my in-laws dog. Family doctor sent us to the ER to have stitches put in. My MIL offered to pay whatever expenses our insurance didn’t pick up.

Question:
My in-laws dog has been aggressive towards my toddler in the past. Both my wife and I have mentioned to them on separate occasions to not have the dog near my child. Today, while my MIL was watching him, my son was bitten several times on the face by the dog. We were sent to the ER after a physical examination by our family doctor.

My MIL repeatedly state that the dog bit him twice, but it’s very obvious from his injuries that he was bitten at least 4 times. I believe she lied about this on the dog bite form that was filled out at the hospital as well.

Before she left the hospital, the request of my wife and I, she offered to pay whatever our insurance doesn’t pick up from the hospital bills.

I have a few questions:

1) Is our insurance on the hook for their animal attacking our child?

2) What should I do if I believe she lied about the number of times he was bitten by this animal?

3) Are my in-laws legally required to province up-to date shot records for their animal? (They took this dog in as a stray a few years ago. I don’t feel like I should take their word that the dog has been immunized.)
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 1) well no, and it’s pretty likely your insurance will contact you asking  basically if another person is on the hook for your expenses. You will need to tell them what happened and that company will go after your pil and subsequently their homeowners insurance. And you really don’t have an option to not disclose in this situation.

2) I’m not sure the number of bites is relevant but the medical report should indicate the likely number of bites,

3) oh yes. When the hospital reports this incident as they are required to do, your pil can expect a visit from animal control or police depending on how it works in your area for evidence of vaccinations.

Edit and it goes without saying - no more visits where the dog is present. Which really means no more visits to their home.


Title: Are parents restricted from viewing abuse prevention curriculum based on it being copyrighted? Missouri

Question:
When I recently asked to see the curriculum the school social worker is teaching at our elementary school i was given the following response:

"
The Safe Touch curriculum is copyrighted and therefore we are unable to send it out electronically or copy it for parents. However, Ms. K will be putting out a physical copy of the Safe Touch curriculum for parents to review on Monday, January 11; it will be available outside of Ms. K's office for parents to review through January 22. "

Now,  I'm not great with this stuff, but wouldn't that be fair use? Also, I'm really suspicious of this tiny window of time.  This is all happening in the mist of an ugly physical and sexual abuse from a student situation and the school has sided with the abuser.  I say that because I'll need to take them some kind of proof that they can't withhold this info from parents.

I really appreciate any help.
Topic:
Intellectual Property

Answer:
 Looks like you can buy it on Amazon for $60, whew, no wonder they don't want to send out copies.Answer #2: Realistically speaking, it doesn't matter what "proof" you take them, you're not going to change their mind at this level.  Perhaps it is something that would have to be released if you submitted a FOIA request, but that certainly won't resolve itself by January 22.

11 days is a large window of time, despite you calling it tiny.  What is your issue with just going to the office on one of those 11 days and looking at it?

Edit: or like /u/smewchies said, just buy it! Problem solved.  Knowing now what the book actually is, my FOIA idea is null.  I was assuming the curriculum was something the school itself came up with.


Title: [Ma] My friends sons fathers refuses to stop smoking in the house. He usually has to be hospitalized after every time he is there. He refuses to help with medical bills. What can she legally do?

Question:
Posting for my friend: She has primary custody he sees him maybe once and month but usually every other. Sometimes her son will stay over every few months, usually he will see his son for a few hours when he does see him. He lives in RI. Son’s father makes 5x as much as the mother does but only pays $100/month (she’s going back to court and has filed already and waiting the date to get increased child support)
Every single time her son goes over his house (they only communicate through email) the son comes home with asthmatic symptoms, or a fever, or an ear infection, or needing to go the ER for respiratory symptoms. The son told his mother that they smoke in the house and you can smell it on his clothes. The father admitted to it in texts. The father’s girlfriend does as well and said up to a pack a day each in the house!!
The father has refused to help **any** of the medical bills. He has even had pneumonia. The sons mother thought it could be mold but he has moved 3 times so the doctors have concluded it has to be indoor smoke induced. What can she due legally? Can she make sure he doesn’t go back there again until a court hearing due to the seriousness of the hospitalizations and doctor orders? The doctors say he shouldn’t be in that environment. Should she call CPS? She is a single mom and doesn’t have much for support and is really broke.

**TLDR: Friend who is single Mom has young son come back every single time after spending time at father’s house with severe respiratory and medical issues and usually has to be hospitalized. Father admitted to smoking a pack a day in the house each (including gf) Father refuses to help with bills. Son is suffering. What can she do legally?Should she call CPS? Can she stop the son from going over there again? She has primary custody. He only sees him once a month to every other month.**

Answer:
 > Can she make sure he doesn’t go back there again until a court hearing due to the seriousness of the hospitalizations and doctor orders?

She should speak to an attorney.  This could be done in an ex parte hearing. This is an emergency hearing, in which the other side is not required to be present.

I attorney would be able to answer if he thinks such a motion would be effective.Answer #2: I’ve witnessed (in California at least) many custody cases where the judge specifically says that neither party is allowed to smoke when they are in the possession of the child or they would face losing their right to see the child. Same with drinking, doing drugs and speaking negatively about the other parent while the child is in their care.
A judge would take this very seriously. I agree with the above comment about getting an emergency hearing. Arguing that her sons safety and health is at risk. She shouldn’t have any issue either getting his parenting time taken away or getting it in writing that he is not to smoke around the child or face losing his parenting time.


Title: Equal Pay Act Advice

Question:
tl;dr White male engineer paid less than his female engineer coworkers of similar similar skill, effort, responsibility, working conditions, and seniority after change of "establishment" due to company-requested relocation.

I am a white male engineer, and my company recently relocated me to a different state in a "hotter market." I came across the salary information of one of my female coworkers, which indicated that I am paid \~15% less than she is (as well as information indicating that I am paid \~15% less than my male coworkers). Suffice it to say that her job level, tenure, job performance, skill, responsibility, and working conditions are substantially similar to my own.

I went to my managers and stated that I knew I was paid less than my coworkers of the same job level, which they were able to confirm. They agreed that I should be paid as much as all of the other engineers of my level, but stated that their hands were tied by the Human Resources compensation increase process, which is done annually. They stated that they would fight for a larger increase for me next year during that process - which is nice, but still leaves me at a disparity until that time. I also asked if they thought I was performing "substantially similar" work as my peers in the same job level, and if my performance met or exceeded their expectations, and they responded in the affirmative to both questions.

Fortunately, I live in a one-party recording state, so I have recordings of my managers stating the above facts.

My biggest beef with this is that since I relocated right after the round of raises for this year I am effectively getting 15% paid less that I "should be" for almost an entire year, which is not inconsequential.

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I have found little in terms of case law for male claimants in equal pay disputes. My question to the sub is should I pursue an EEOC claim? Should I go to HR? Should I hint more forcefully to my managers that equal work deserves equal pay?

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Footnote: §206(d)(1) of the United States Equal Pay Act of 1963 states that “No employer having employees subject to any provisions of this section shall discriminate, within any establishment in which such employees are employed, between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees in such an establishment at a rate less than the rate at which he pays wages of the opposite sex in such establishment for equal work on jobs the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions”
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 >(as well as information indicating that I am paid ~15% less than my male coworkers)

I do not see how this would be gender discrimination if everyone but you make 15% more.Answer #2: > I am paid ~15% less than she is (as well as information indicating that I am paid ~15% less than my male coworkers)

ok..  so it isnt a gender thing. You are paid less for other reasons.

There is nothing that says you have to be paid the same as other employees. Job experience, degrees, and many other things factor in to payAnswer #3: You aren't being paid less than women because you are a man. You are being paid less than everyone because you moved from a colder market. Answer #4: > Suffice it to say that her job level, tenure, job performance, skill, responsibility, and working conditions are substantially similar to my own.

You were able to look up their job performance, skill level, and previous experience?Answer #5: Yeah, it's not a gender thing just because everyone is making more then you and one of them happens to be female.


Title: My wife sliced her finger on a mandolin, should she contact the company?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Please explain how anyone but your wife would be responsible for her actions.


Title: [Massachusetts] Landlord is threatening to give bad reference if I break lease, but lease was never signed

Question:
In June of this year (2017), my landlord sent me a lease that would run until June 2018, but I never signed it. Does this mean a contract was never formed and so him and I are on a month-to-month basis? I want to move in to a new house in January but he is saying that he won't give a good reference since he won't have anyone to rent the house to until June. Can he do this? Do I have an obligation to stay in my house until my lease is up even if I never signed it?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 >Does this mean a contract was never formed and so him and I are on a month-to-month basis?

Probably so.

>Can he do this?

Yes.  Or at least he can withhold a reference, or share the factual information that he thought you and he had agreed in principal to a new lease and what happened after.  He can't make up new "alternative facts" like that you didn't pay rent on time when you did.


Title: My dad is dying, how can I handle this financially?

Question:
My dad has cancer and is being put on hospice today. He has no health insurance (in the US), and is 3 months away from qualifying for Medicare. He owns no property, and owes money on his truck (we are giving it back to the dealership). He has a 70K life insurance policy (we think), with myself and 2 brothers listed as the beneficiaries. He has been in the hospital since Saturday, and they are coming to speak with us about hospice care today.

My name is on his accounts, and I found out today he has roughly $45,000. I want to use that to pay for his end of life expenses- someone to care for him if/when he goes home (he can't be by himself, but I am a single mother of 3 who lives 2 hours away, and both my brothers have to work), hospice care, cremation, funeral, plot, etc. Should I move his money to an account with just my name that i set up specifically for this purpose? He has a girlfriend and they live together, but always kept separate finances. She has made it clear that she is fine financially, and doesn't need anything (they rent their home). He doesn't qualify for Medicaid because he made too much money last year.

Answer:
 Yes. You'll need to use your father's assets until they're exhausted and  he qualifies for medicaid.

You should likely consult an attorney or perhaps even a social worker in his care facility to identify the right ways to gain access to and use those funds for his benefit.  You probably don't want to just withdraw the money from his account unless he is clearly capable of directing that action.


Title: I follow my city's most wanted list and often try to search people on social media to see if I track them down. I found one dangerous criminal on fb and saw he was selling some car parts and I made a fake account that he agreed to sell to. Can I give his address to the police so they can detain him?

Question:
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 Why not collar him yourself, Batman?Answer #2: Yes, the police are interested in his whereabouts. That is why they put him on the most wanted list.
Be careful to not brag about it though, he might have friends.Answer #3: Sure, just don't tell them that this was your goal. You were just looking around and he seemed familiar.Answer #4: Yes you can.


Title: Maryland Landlord and contractors keep entering home with no advanced notice

Question: This is an apartment complex. With a actual company. Is there any legal recourse? Today orkin showed up banging on the door with a key in hand about use it, when the door was opened. No one notified us at all.

Answer:
 Put your chain on the door and tell them to leave. They do not have the right to enter the apartment if proper notice (per your lease) is not given and it's not otherwise an emergency that would grant them permission (again, per the lease).

Contact your landlord and tell them to knock that shit off or you will call the police and report them for trespassing.


Title: Should my Landlord be using my security deposit for a broken lock?

Question:
The lock to my room is broken so that I can't lock it from the outside. Looks like something might be jammed in there, or maybe the mechanism is just stuck - don't know too much about locks, lol.

My landlord is asserting that I broke the lock, which is almost certainly the case, just through normal wear-and-tear. And she's asking that I therefore contact a locksmith and pay for it myself. I pay a security deposit, and I'd prefer that my landlord take care of this issue. Is that a reasonable thing to ask, like is that what a security deposit should be used for?

Thanks for any advice you can offer!

Answer:
 This is not a security deposit situation, nor do you need a locksmith. Find the doorknob type you need at a local hardware store or on Amazon... indoor for lock form the inside only, outdoor for lock from both sides. It should run you around $20, and with a screwdriver you can replace it in 10 minutes, tops, with zero knowledge. Watch a youtube video if you really need to.

As to who should pay for it, IMO it should be the landlord unless they can prove you broke it, but for $20 I wouldn't get in a battle.


Title: Patenting an Idea for an App

Question: Let's say I have an idea for an application but I can't write code, and I have no idea how it would work. Can I patent the idea somehow? Who do I talk to first? A computer engineer? A business? I don't know what to do.

Answer:
 You can't patent an idea, you can patent an implementation of an idea.

If you want it implemented, find someone to work with.  But make sure you sign a non-disclosure & ownership agreement before you start working with them (making sure that they don't tell others or sell others your idea.)


Title: As a Daily Fantasy Sports pro living in NYC, can I commute and play in NJ offices?

Question:
Hi all,

I'm a NYC resident playing DFS for a living, and obviously, the news right now has prompted me to create a Plan B in case things go south on Wednesday's court heating.

Would it be possible to rent out an computer in one of those office farms in NJ to play DFS?
http://www.instantoffices.com/

The catch is, DK/FD terms of service disallow residents to play from restricted states. Alternatively, I also have an LLC I could use to register under a business, but ironically, the company "resides" in Nevada.

At wits' end here, so if anyone has any insight, it would be greatly appreciated. Unfortunately, it seems the only safe haven for remote gamblers lies in the financial markets, which is the next alternative for me.

If anyone has a recommendation for a NYC lawyer/accountant who specializes in gambling that would be helpful as well. Thanks.
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer: It isn't about where the playing is occurring. It's about where you're a resident of and where your bank account is. You wouldn't be able to route it through your Nevada LLC because you're still a resident of NY.


Title: Recently received text and a picture of a naked woman

Question:
Twenty minutes ago I received a text from a random number I don’t know saying “Hi!!! How r you?! It's Jeni frmm MeetMe from the other night.. Here's thaat pic I told u I was sending. :)”
I’ve already realized this is a scam of some sort but is there anything I can do to make sure I’m not ending up the one at fault.
I haven’t replied to them nor do on intending but I’ve heard cases like this where the victim is charged with child pornography or forced into paying large amounts of money to the person sending the pictures.

Answer:
 Just delwte, block and ignore, nothing will happen.Answer #2: >  forced into paying large amounts of money to the person sending the pictures.

FYI, if you get a call "from the dad" and he's angry and demands money (for counseling / a replacement phone / etc), not only should you **not** send money, you should be aware that it is the same person who sent you the photo with the hopes you would panic.

Same if there's a follow up "from the Sheriff/constable/detective" after that, even if the name given matches someone in that jurisdiction (they can Google as well as you can), even if the caller ID has that department's phone number (phone number spoofing is easy).


Title: My ex will not leave my apartment

Question:
In Georgia.

My partner is a raging alcoholic and has been living with me since July 2018. Her drinking is spinning out of control and I need to kick her out. She is not on my lease and she doesn’t pay rent so I don’t know what steps I need/can take to get her out as soon as possible.

She’s been destroying my things, which I have video of and has become extremely aggressive and emotionally and verbally abusive. She hasn’t laid a hand on me but I was wondering if I am able to get a emergency restraining order. I know before when I’ve called the police on her, all they tell me is she has every right to be in the apartment and I have to legally evict her.

Is there anything I can do to get her out as soon as possible?

Answer:
 >Is there anything I can do to get her out as soon as possible?

Give her the proper notice and start the eviction process.Answer #2: Your partner has established tenancy in the apartment, so you (or her landlord, whoever that may be) would need to serve her written, 60-day notice to vacate, and if she fails to vacate after that amount of time, her landlord would need to file for a formal eviction proceeding with the court system.

You can also explore paying her to leave willingly -- a "cash for keys" arrangement.

Those are the only legal ways to get her out.

It goes without saying that if you're assaulted or the law is otherwise broken, call the cops.Answer #3: I am a Georgia criminal defense/ domestic law attorney.

You have two options that are not mutually exclusive:

1. Under  O.C.G.A. § 19-13-4 you may file for a temporary  protective order ("TPO").  The forms can be found here:    [https://www.gsccca.org/file/family-violence-forms](https://www.gsccca.org/file/family-violence-forms)  If you need assistance, contact the local battered women's shelter (yes, they help men too). They can and will initiate the process for you and generally you will get an immediate emergency ex parte order that local law enforcement will execute immediately removing her from the premises.
2. Go to your county court house and go to the Magistrate Court (every county in Georgia has one). Tell them your situation and they will give you a short form to fill out to evict a tenant at sufferance. There is a small fee required.


Title: Boss covering his tracks using me. Please help.

Question:
So I work for a vending company. A very large company where we do store delivery into large national and other chain accounts.  I am an account manager and I have merchandisers who go into and work these accounts. I am not their supervisor as they have their own. I also have my own supervisor who is separate from theirs.
Back in February, one of my merchandisers went into the national retail store which I had a good relationship with. Had a bad day and started cussing up a storm. So much so that the manager was called in the back to tell him how not to act in her store. He proceeded to cuss at her and say he didn't have to deal with this bs and left. The manager wouldn't speak to me about the incident as she knew it was wasted breath. She only wanted to see my boss or his and specified that if neither one of them showed up that day our products would be kicked out of her store.  She asked me to tell them to be at her store by 4pm that day.

I immediately called my boss and told him the urgency of the situation. He didn't seem to care and said he didn't have time to get there today. I relayed how important it was once again and told him to be there by 4pm.  He still didn't act too concerned. The merchandisers boss didn't even answer his phone. About 6:30 pm I got an email from my boss stating he went into the account and that the manager saw him and said she had somewhere to be. This immediately struck me as odd because she said she was leaving at 4 and this email was being sent at 6:30.  The next day she threw all of our products out of her store. Wouldn't let anyone from my company in.  The next day my boss shows up to the store and works out the details. He begs and pleads and shows up for 2 more days until she finally agrees to let us get our products back in.

The following Monday I have a meeting scheduled with my boss. So in this meeting with me and him and another supervisor, he tells me it was my fault for having a bad relationship. He also tells me that the manager didn't have anything bad to say about the merchandiser. He is writing me up for getting our products thrown out of the account. This did not sit well with me and too many things felt 'off'.

I went to the store manager the next day and sat down with her. I asked her what went wrong and she explained to me that she threw the merchandiser out of the store and will charge him with trespassing if he ever shows back up. She said that my boss didn't even show up the day he said he did and she has went through security footage and never saw him. She also said the only reason she took back our product was because of me and she knew had she not agreed to it would have meant my job. She felt horrible for me and this being put on me.

What are the implications for me if I take this to HR and they are just as corrupt?  What is the procedure for them investigating this without my superviser finding out and making my life hell?   What case do I have with this in court with a wrongful termination suit if I get dismissed in the near future for "other things" that I get railroaded with once my supervisor finds out?

TL;DR: boss didn't do what he said he did to corporate. To cover his ass he wrote me up and thew me under the bus.

Answer: OP- What you describe in your narrative sounds both unprofessional and unethical, but please be aware that you have no legal protections here. Your boss can 'make your life difficult' if you go to HR, you can be fired for a reason that is unfair/unethical (or no reason at all).


Title: Discovered gas leak in my home, but wait there is more

Question:
I am in florida. I have been a tenant here for two years. It is a house with a yard.

About a year ago a friend was staying over at my home and thought that the pilot light to my furnace was an actual fire (hes a little special) in the cabinet where it lives and so he called me and told me the house was on fire.  My friend said, "I think your house is on fire ganjajaden, is there supposed to be a fire in the closet?" i panicked and called 911. I raced home and the fire department was just looking at all my snakes wondering what they were.

 Relieved, I learned that my house was not on fire, however... they red tagged my house, meaning no electricity and no gas, until the landlord replaced the 30 year old furnace and ac. The fire chief guy was appalled and very uncertain how it hadn't actually caught on fire yet. The LL proceeds to take the tag off and tell me its fine. I stayed somewhere else until the ac was replaced.

He then proceeds to hire someone to take everything out of the closet (it is the wall between my kitchen and living room in a very very small home), and replace it. The guy does not replace the outside unit. The guy comes back twice within the year to "fix" the ac not cooling properly. During this year the pilot light keeps going out randomly...

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Fast forward to today. Today it is 86 degrees in my house. It is 90 outside by noon. The ac bill has gone up 80 dollars in the last month, however it isnt ever below 80 in my home. I have asked the Landlord repeatedly to fix this. He is okay with paying this guy 125 bucks every three months to recharge it rather than having the compressor replaced. I wouldn't care except I keep snakes and they cannot get hot like this. My son and I don't appreciate living in the 80s but we wont die.  I finally decided to reach out and pay my own ac technician.

He comes within 30 minutes. It is 100 just to have him come inside. He looks at the brand new ac and shrugs. He goes outside and discovers its a 14 year old compressor. Fine, except its running three different types of freon and has two big leaks. I cannot imagine the ac technician my ll hires doesn't know this. I pay him to put two pounds in and he assures me it wont cool properly until it is replaced. Before he leaves he opens the backside of the ac cabinet and says " I smell gas, yeah im going to have to turn this off and you will have to call a plumber, im sorry."

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Plumber arrives and is on the scene all of 15 minutes before informing me that we do in fact have a gas leak. Furthermore he points my attentions FIVE INCHES from the gas leak to a broken pilot light cover. A huge bolt was shoved into the housing to keep it open so it can stay on. My house is 650 sq ft. The gas has been leaking INDEFINITELY. FIVE INCHES FROM A CLEARLY TAMPERED WITH PILOT LIGHT.

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I do imagine the landlord is responsible for paying for this however, it is supposed to be 100 degrees this weekend and he is out of the country. I cannot reach him although I have tried for days before this to try and obtain a technician he would pay for. I now have no hot water in a hot house.

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TL;DR  tenant with a water heater down, due to a gas leak, an air conditioner that cant possibly keep us cool this summer or even this month,  all with no landlord in sight and not enough money to pay for the replacements myself.

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Please. I am a renter. A single mother. Reptile enthusiast. Doing my best and I don't even know where to begin navigating this. Thank you. Today has been a tizzy thanks for bearing with me.

Answer: Are you saying that LL just took the "Red Tag" off the property and told you its ok to continue to live there? Call the Fire department or City code enforcement to inspect that house. That will light a fire under LL feet to fix major problems. Red tags notices to property owners to fix things before house is habitable. Withhold rent. Lets see how fast he contacts you.Answer #2: If you have a gas leak you should contact the fire department and leave the premises immediately. A house with a gas leak would be considered dangerous and not habitable.


Title: [Canada] Landlord threatening me, police refusing to charge him.

Question:
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Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: You're a time traveler, can't you just teleport to a time before you signed a lease and not sign it?Answer #2: Is it possible that he is one of the traders that you attempted to manipulate with fake insider information on various cryptocurrency forums?  If so, that might explain his enthusiasm.


Title: Mom cheated on dad and left, now wants all his money; can she get it?

Question:
Here's the backstory: My parents had been married for about 25 years and were always kinda rocky. We were living in Pennsylvania. She was also diagnosed with MS toward the end there. One day about 3 years ago, my mom up and declares she's been cheating on my dad with her new boyfriend, she is leaving and wants a divorce. She says she only wants her parents' furniture back and her own clothes. My dad wants to work on things but cannot change her mind and obliges with her requests, she gets all the stuff she wanted.

About a year ago, my dad starts looking at moving into a new house in FL and is told that if he buys it while still married, her name has to go on the deed, so he keeps sending the divorce paperwork to mom and she never signs it, no explanation. He moves anyway, never figured out if her name is on there or not. Finally it comes out that she doesn't want to lose my dad's health insurance because of her MS, and she is demanding half my father's assets as part of the settlement.

Does she have any grounds here to claim that? It was my understanding that if a spouse commits adultery, they lose claim to everything. Does she still have any claim based on her accustomed standard of living or because of her MS diagnosis? My dad just stopped the divorce proceedings because he's afraid to lose his retirement money he worked so long for.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 >It was my understanding that if a spouse commits adultery, they lose claim to everything.

No, that's not accurate. Pennsylvania does not consider marital misconduct when dividing property.


Title: Was recently scared by several family members that my child could go to jail by looking at adult (not child) pornography. Is this true?

Question: I searched my 16 year old son's phone recently and found several videos of adult women. Now, I realize that my son is a growing boy and this is kinda normal. I have no issues personally as long as it stays adult and not one of his girlfriends. I was talking about it with my sister and she says that if the police caught him I could go to jail, or worse, he could. Uncle said the same. What do?

Answer:
 Are you in the middle east?  If so then yeah, I could see a jail sentence, or worse here.  Other than that relax, no one is going to jail for a little bit of porn. Answer #2: If you are in Europe, Canada, USA, or any other essentially "Western" country. No you wont go to jail. Answer #3: 1.  Jail is unlikely since porn is not illegal.

2.  School expelling, and potentially worse is not all that unlikely if the school finds the porn on his phone.


Title: Wrongful Termination? (FL)

Question:
So I was recently let go from my job for the accusation of sexual harassment. There was a discussion between another coworker and I and the accuser and the paperwork they provided was a fabricated version of what happened and while I asked they provide audio or video proof, they could provide none and only said the decision was final based on what was communicated to them.

They are saying I made a sexual suggestion to the employee and made her uncomfortable and this isn't the first time. That is completely untrue. I asked for the other paperwork on that and why I wasn't written up then. For reference, I have had zero altercations with anyone else in the company. Only positive experiences with people.

I told them I refused to sign the paper because that is a judgment of my character that I will not accept and walked out.

I live in Florida so I know the right to work state policy however my question is that if I am being discriminated against because I know of other, much more serious sexual harassment complaints made towards other employees where they only got a slap on the wrist.

Thanks for your help.

Answer:
 That's not wrongful termination.

Your employer is not a court. They don't have to be fair or offer you due process when firing you.

Unless you believe that you were treated differently specifically due to your membership in a protected class there's no discrimination here.


Title: My ex-roommate carelessly ruined possibly 2000-3000$ of makeup, skincare products, and art supplies the day of my move to a new house. Deciding if I should pursue legal action.

Question:
Hello all. Sorry if this is a bit rambley, I'm finally getting around to posting this after getting unpacked and realizing how much of my things have possibly been ruined by my roommates carelessness.

Some background. About 4 months ago I moved 21 hours by car to a new state, so I could live with my boyfriend.

Among my hobbies are painting, skincare, and makeup. Anyone who knows about these things will know paint, makeup, and skincare products must be kept in a temperature controlled environment. All of my makeup and paint stays in either my cupboard or vanity (or the box they were in while they were packed) at which point they stay around 75 degrees Fahrenheit.

I moved in my car which was air conditioned the entire time and kept any boxes containing these things in the very front of my car, and took them into my hotel room with me when I had to stop overnight so that they wouldn't overheat (I moved from California to New Mexico in the Summer, it's been extremely hot).

I've lived in this house for about 4 months (my boyfriend has lived in this house for almost 3 years, with roommate who we'll call J for almost 2 years). It came to moving day, and we planned to move over two days, moving furniture the first day with the help of a friend and moving the rest of the boxes the next day. My boyfriend and I had paid the rent up through the end of July.

I left my makeup and art supplies there because I didn't have a designated spot for it and I was afraid my dog would get into it at the new place. I go up to J, to tell him specifically our plan because I'm a walking ball of anxiety. It would be cool because we had only just moved our furniture. The rest of our stuff was still over there. All of our stuff was still in our room. ALL of our stuff. Safe and sound. In a dark air conditioned room. Nope.

I pull into the driveway and I just... I just felt it. I don't know what it was. Just dread.  I bust in the door and my bedroom door is open and the carpets wet and two pieces of J's furniture are in there but all mine and my boyfriend's shit is gone. I immediately look at J and he was like, "Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you, we had carpet cleaners come so I had to move your stuff" so I look to the kitchen, figuring he moved it to the tile.

This MORON PUT ALL MY STUFF in the GARAGE. We live in south eastern NEW MEXICO. It's over 110 degrees in there. I have an anxiety disorder that I take meds for so I immediately start freaking out and my boyfriend who is a wall of calm rushes to my rescue to calm me down. On top of this a portable battery of my boyfriend's was ruined with water damage during this careless throwing of our shit into boxes, a bunch of candles and glass stuff of ours was broken, not to mention a breach of privacy. I was fighting back tears the whole time, I was just like "I hope you realize that there's over 2 thousand dollars worth of makeup in the garage that is temperature controlled and if any of it is damaged you'll be hearing from me" which I don't even know if I can back up. I just wanted him to sweat.

My boyfriend was pissed but like I said stays insanely calm in situations like this. He was just like, "what gives you the right to do this when we paid up until the end of the month in rent? We could move all of our stuff back in here. I should report you to the landlord."   We were already wanting to report him to the landlord because he basically moved his girlfriend and 2 kids in without paying rent AND his dog bit my dog (but those are two other stories... can you tell I hate this guy?)

I finally got around to unpacking my makeup and skincare (I was honestly afraid to) and so much of it smells bad or is discolored. haven't gotten around to going through all of it but I have around 3k worth of liquid product that is likely ruined. Is it worth researching small claims in my area and seeking legal action over this? Thanks for reading.
Topic:
Small Claims Procedure

Answer:
 You know that makeup, skincare, and paint products are commonly stored in hot warehouses and shipped in non-temperature controlled trucks, right? People have such products delivered to their doorsteps or placed in their metal mailboxes in very hot climates and they are completely fine.

Do some research on cosmetic company stability tests. Many companies subject their products to “oven tests” (which can last several weeks long!) to ensure for a product’s stability up to temperatures of 113-130°F. While cooler temperatures are recommended for storage, they aren’t always absolutely required. Just something to consider. I really doubt you have $3,000 worth of damaged product. Answer #2: >I have around 3k worth of liquid product that is likely ruined

Likely is, or actually is?


Title: [IL] My car keys were stolen - what are my options?

Question:
Long story short, someone stole my car keys last night. They were on a keychain with my apartment key as well as my city bikeshare fob. The thief is on surveillance camera taking the keys; he used them to gain access to my apartment building. I’m not too concerned about my apartment key and bikeshare fob - those are easily replaceable. But I feel unsafe knowing that someone has access to my vehicle. I park in my building’s garage.

Do I file a police report? Is theft of car keys a misdemeanor? This has never happened to me before so I’m not sure what the best course of action is. Thanks in advance.

Answer: I'd file a police report, if for no other reason than to leave a paper trail. Maybe you'll get lucky and the thief will get picked up for something else and they can tack on an additional charge for stealing your keys.


Title: WA State v scared

Question:
Okay so I’m extremely sorry if this isn’t formatted correctly but I live in Washington state wattcom county or however the frick you spell it, I just stole - literally 3 minutes ago - a “road closed” sign
WILL I BE IN TROUBLE IM EXTREMELY SERIOUS I AM SO SORRY

Answer:
 If your theft actually causes injury or death due to someone using a road that is unsafe, and you are found to have been the thief - you can be prosecuted for not only the theft of the sign but the consequences of your actions.

Putting it back is an option you know...Answer #2: No one can say.


Title: [USA, MA] Can I legally use someone else's credit card if they linked it to my Amazon account?

Question:
One of my friends owes me a couple hundred dollars and refuses to pay me back. I've made every reasonable effort to contact her and collect on this. I even sent her a written request via certified mail. Now, her credit card happens to be linked to my Amazon account. Does the fact that she, by her own free will, linked her card to my account give me the right to use it? Would I be committing fraud if I bought some items using her card, without her express permission, as a way to collect on the debt she owes me? Basically, could she report me for committing fraud?

I think the answer to this question is yes, but I figured it couldn't hurt to ask.

Answer: Yes that would be very illegal and could end up with you facing serious charges. If she owes you money, sue her.


Title: (NY/CT) Tortious Interference, do I have a Case?

Question:
I made a racist joke on my cousin's wall on Facebook. My other cousin who I haven't been on good terms with for years (and am not Facebook friends with) saw my post and decided to tattle to my boss.

She took a screenshot and emailed it to my boss. When I came in this morning he called me into his office, showed me the printed email, and fired me.

Reading the Wikipedia article on tortious interference, this seems like a slam dunk. Or am I missing something? Can I sue my cousin for damages (lost wages etc.)?

Btw, I'm in NY and cousin is in CT

Answer: No, it is not a slam dunk.  Yes, you are missing something.  Lots of somethings.


Title: CA employee calling out right before his shift starts

Question: im not sure if this is the right sub but... i am a chef at a restaurant and one of my cooks called out yesterday 20 minutes before his shift started. i got the shift covered but the question is can i discipline him legally? i already have a written warning waiting for him on his next shift AND today he calls me 10 minutes after his shift starts and says "I don't know if i can make it" so i tell him to just take the day off because i can't wait  around for him to tell me whether or not he will be at work at some point. He then says i legally owe him half of the hours he was supposed to work because i called him off. So my two questions are can i do more than write him up for calling out right before his shift? And two am i legally forced to pay him half of what he was scheduled since technically i called him off?

Answer:
 1.  You can fire him.

2.  You do not owe him, if he did not come in.  He cannot assert that he was ready & able to work, if he initiated the call telling you that he doesn't know if he can make it.

3.  If you fire him, you owe him the final paycheck before he leaves.


Title: [Nebraska] I'm a 27-year-old adult. About twelve years ago, a neighbor called in a complaint to CPS after my father abused me. Nothing was ever done. Is there a way that as an adult I can request/access that record?

Question: I've searched online and can't find a darn thing. Thanks.

Answer:
 I would send a written request certified mail identifying yourself as the subject of the report and requesting copies the complaint and of any documents in the file.  Ask politely that if they are unable to fulfill this request for any reason to kindly inform you of those reasons in writing.

You may also want to google the state’s “open records law” or “government records” law to see if there are suggestions/ guidelines for making these requests.


Title: Do we have to call 911? (X-post nostupidquestions)

Question:
The nice folks at nostupidquestions suggested I ask this here.  We are in New Mexico.

If this question is a repeat I apologize I didn't see it specifically when searching and it's been a stressful day.
My grandma is 92.  She had a heart attack this morning and was screaming for us to make the pain stop.  So we called an ambulance.  She got to the hospital, was throwing PVCs and the doctor said she was having a heart attack and they wanted her to stay there and possibly have stents put in.  She declined and left AMA.  She also has a DNR order in place.  She's now back at home and says she doesn't want treatment she just wants to go to sleep and not wake up.
My question is if we find her alive but unresponsive or if she's clearly in medical distress....what the hell do we do?  If they take her in, if she's aware enough she'll leave the hospital again.  She says she'd prefer we leave her alone but is *not* calling 911 illegal?

EDIT: Thank you all for your advice.  She's been referred for hospice care by her cardiologist and it sounds like having them involved is going to make the situation much easier to sort out.  Thank you again from both my mom and I.

Answer:
 Call a local hospice to discuss pain management and end of life care.

Your Grandma does not want to be in pain, even though she has a DNR. Answer #2: If you talk to the family doctor about these end of life situations you should hopefully get some good advice. No, you are not required to call 911 unless you want emergency intervention.  It is perfectly acceptable to let a dying person die at home and in peace, and then call a local funeral home as the only call to arrange a dignified removal of the body.

If you call 911 you're going to get 911. Don't call if you don't want that.Answer #3: When each of my older relatives have signed a DNR, their physician and local rescue squad requested it be on hand if necessary. She might still need 911 for say a bad fall that wouldn't be deadly like an untreated massive cardiac event.  I've had to talk my mother in law through her mother's passing where it was all a judgement call and not a clear black and white situation. Obviously if she's in pain, call and take it one step at a time. Get her physician involved to discuss the best care possible for her while respecting her wishes.


Title: Apartment in TN threatening to evict me

Question: I am 40% deaf in both ears, because of that I obviously have to listen to things loudly. The tenant below me has apparently complained several times to the front office without coming to speak with me personally. The apartment complex said this many noise violations constitutes a lease violation, and they are threatening to evict me. This woman has taken videos of the sound coming from my apartment and it is definitely my tv, alarm clock, videos ect. Is there legal avenue I can take to prevent getting evicted?

Answer: Yes, buy a bluetooth transmitter for your TV and buy a visual alarm clock.


Title: 1965 Mustang left in storage unit under deceased father's name, is claiming going to court is necessary to have account information changed. Advice appreciated.

Question: My father passed away early last year and left a 1965 Ford Mustang GT in a storage unit in Idaho under his name. All of my father's assets were left to my mother, and the car is now titled in my and my two brother's names. The storage unit will not accept a death certificate or marriage license as evidence of ownership, and is insisting that we will need to go to court in order to claim ownership of the storage unit and its contents. They also will not let us update the mailing address on file, nor will they allow us to set up monthly billing. Why I'm concerned is we had another storage unit in my father's name that we were easily able to move over to mine and my mother's names with the above documents. Is the storage unit that's currently housing the vehicle correct? Would we need to go to court? Advice appreciated. The car is beloved in our family, and ultimately we'd like the account with the storage unit closed and the car moved.

Answer:
 Okay. Here goes. It’s your brothers girlfriends father who knows that your dad died and is making you jump through hoops. He’s probably hoping you all fuck up and he gets to keep the car. What a jerk.

Legally this is how it worked in Illinois as a storage manager. Everyday or twice a day we walk the property and if a unit was left open with no lock and empty we’d contact the person on the lease and asked if they moved out. If it was a yes, we’d date the unit for their 30 day notice, and then move them out after 30 days. One place you didn’t even have to give notice. Just depends on their rental agreement.

Take the car out ASAP and store it elsewhere. Legally it’s your car, you have the storage key and are allowed to be there. Once empty leave the door open so they can clearly see on their walk through that it’s empty. Send certified mail that the unit is empty and give a 30 day or whatever the lease states notice. Use that time to get whatever sheet of paper he needs but at least you have covered yourself with the mail that states the unit is empty.


Title: My ear was ruptured during a physical pre-recruitment for the military and now I need surgery for it. Should I try and get a lawyer before I send the doctors notes and anything else to my recruiter? [Colorado]

Question:
About three months ago I was doing the required physical at my local meps ( military entrance processing station). During an ear wax irrigation my ear drum was ruptured and I failed my physical because of it. I was perfectly healthy before the physical and left with a large hole in my ear drum.

Meps sent me to an urgent care E.R. where the doctor there said it might heal in two months but chances are I would need surgery. So I waited the two months and got a check up and my ear has not healed and most likely will not without surgery. After this my family and I decided it would be good to get a lawyer and started calling local firms. We called three different firms and they all said they wouldn’t take our case, but wouldn’t give reasons why.

My question is, why would these lawyers not take our case and is there anything I could do to make it a stronger case. I can’t afford to pay for this surgery and not passing my physical has put a large hold on my life. Is it a good idea to still try and get a lawyer before I send the doctors notes to my recruiter?
Thanks in advance and let me know if I can clarify anything.

Answer: This is beyond the scope of the sub here. Your best course of action is to contact a medical malpractice, if you haven't yet, lawyer and see what they can make of it. Chances are that you can get one on contingency if they feel you have a strong enough case as situations like this are very fact specific.


Title: I didn’t do anything wrong, right?

Question: I want to a party and a girl was there that knew I liked her. Her name for Emily. (Fake name) She was talking really fast and was really excited. She took me upstairs and we had sex.  I drank 6 beers the entire day and smoked a little weed. We all just graduated high school. I can tell if people drink and sometimes if they smoke weed. I thought she seemed just super happy. I never did a drug other than weed. And she doesn’t even smoke weed. I just started. We hung out the rest of the party and she seemed happy. She texted me today and said she was in molly and I took advantage of her. Everyone at the party saw her all over me. I didn’t know drugs could make someone act the way she was acting. I didn’t know she was on anything. She also initiated everything and took me upstairs by the hand 10 minutes after I got there.

Answer: Delete the post and stop talking about this, even to defend yourself. You don't even acknowledge conversations on this subject. If the police call, you refuse to answer questions or make a statement. You won't go down to the station to meet with a detective and give "your side of the story," or anything like that. If you are arrested or charged, you continue to remain silent and call a criminal defense attorney at your earliest convenience.


Title: Star employee but fired due to miscommunication? - California

Question:
So, I'll try to make this as brief as possible.

I used to work with an insurance carrier and we had a pretty big corporate client come in to discuss various endorsements when I was told the clients name was "Nigel" but apparently my boss thought it was pronounced "Niget \(nee\-get\)" due to a spelling error, I guess. Well, meeting him, he brought his son along and when I was introducing myself, I accidentally blurted out "Ah, this must be little Niglet \(Nig\-Let\)" to his son.

Well, him and his son are both African american so he acted really offended despite me explaining my confusion and eventually clarifying his name. Anyways, a week later I got fired from my boss despite just having a promotion two weeks before that. Is there any legal security I have whatsoever or am I straight up boned?

Answer:
 You straight up boned yourself.  You dropped an N\-Bomb at work, and directed it towards a client's child.  That's arguably a for\-good\-cause terminationAnswer #2: So if the client's name had been, oh say, Pete, you have called their child "Pit-let"?

How does a long E sound become a short I sound?

What were you thinking? Sorry, I'm baffled. BAFFLED.

Your claim of a mistake nakes no sense. But doing this on purpose sounds insane.

Our country is currently facing a renewal of white supremacy. It's not a joke or hysteria. Blatant proud racism is being considered acceptable in a way that wasn't only a couple of years ago.

Companies are incredibly sensitive to wanting no part of anything that is even slightly racist, let alone someone saying a disgusting thing like that to a child ffs.

I think your smartest legal, professional, and personal move is to not kick up much dust here. Don't bring attention to this insane and BAFFLING thing.Answer #3: File for unemployment, appeal if denied, and start the search for a new job.


Title: Ex [CO] cheated and gave me [FL] life long std. Warned someone he was slept with, now he trying to sue

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Not an answer to your question, but if he gave you a life-long std you may have grounds to sue him.  IANAL, but I do recall reading about these laws being put into place that regard failing to disclose the std to a partner and then infecting the partner. It could be state-by-state so you'll have to do some research.Answer #2: Him trying to sue you without grounds doesn't sound like your biggest problem to be dealing with here. It's not defamation if it's true. And that will come out in court.

Forget about that, and focus on calling the police regarding the threats, and the attempts to commit other crimes as well. I hope you have these communications with him saved. Answer #3: Florida has some nearly brain-dead computer laws that render a wide range of even fairly normal computer activities, like accessing an unsecured wifi or running a cyber cafe, illegal.  Trying to get you to download a password cracking app surreptitiously may very well run afoul of these laws.


Title: [Insert pizza company here] dares my brother to eat their pizza.

Question:
My brother has a habit of ordering pizza from (let's call it Pizza Planet from Toy Story) shortly before they close. One day he went in to order pizza. The doors were open and it was before closing time. He tried to order pizza and the girl at the desk made a comment about how close to closing my brother likes to order. He pointed out that the doors were still open and they weren't closed yet. Her response was that "some of us have places to be."

The next pizza that my brother ordered from Pizza Planet appeared to have hardly any sauce on it. A subsequent time he ordered a pizza for pickup and when he arrived at Pizza Planet, the girl and her manager were standing there glaring at him. When she handed him his order she said "I made this special for you."

My brother didn't think much of it and brought the pizza home to eat. He didn't fully open the box because he just sticks his hand under the lid and grabs slices. It wasn't until after he finished the pizza that he saw that somebody had written on the inside of the box "I dare you to eat this pizza."

My brother was horrified and felt sick to his stomach. Of course, he stopped ordering from Pizza Planet and started going to Pizza Galaxy instead. This was a few weeks ago but my brother kept the box that had been marked. Neither of us are very savvy in these matters, and he feels like seeking resolution may be too much of a hassle. I feel like my brother was threatened and that resolution is in order. He has a few thousand saved up but is also wondering if somebody is able to take his case for free (with him only paying if the case is won) and how we can best go about doing that (ie what is this type of arrangement called, how to find).

What should my brother's next steps be? Thank you so much for any help.

Answer:
 No lawyer is going to take this case on contingency because there is no case.

>What should my brother's next steps be?

Your brother can be more thoughtful and start ordering his pizza 15 minutes early by phone and pick it up so that everyone doesn't hate him for making them stay over their shift. When you're an asshole to people, people will be assholes to you. Answer #2: Sue them for writing something on the pizza box?  Obviously they don't want his business anymore. So he should take the hint and only go to Pizza Galaxy.Answer #3: He has no damages.  There is no “case.”


Title: Can my landlord kick me out for not renewing my lease over SIX MONTHS in advance?

Question:
Background info: I have an individual lease for 1 bedroom in a 4 bedroom apartment in a high rise building in Philadelphia, PA. all leases are 1 year and start in mid-august

They sent a few emails to building residents that said "renew today!" or something similar. There was no mention of a date that we had to renew by. I called today to renew my lease for next year (still 5+ months in advance!) and they're telling me that I had to have called by February 1st to keep my room. They said that someone came to my door twice but I never saw them. The person they sent could have talked to one of my roommates but didn't talk to me. I had no knowledge of this February 1st deadline. It isn't in the lease. However, the lease does say that all notices must be in writing and signed and that emails do not count as a valid notice. I check my mail at least every other say and we never got anything in writing about the deadline, and I certainly never signed anything.

Wouldn't any sane, reasonable person think that their room should still be available 5 months before the end of the lease?! I have lived in this building for 2 years and have never been late with a rent payment or caused any kind of trouble, and I'm furious that they screwed me over like this. Do I have any legal standing here?

Edit: TIL leasing fucking sucks. Maybe I'll just live in a box from now on.

Answer: They have no legal obligation to renew your lease. You have proper notice now that they are not renewing your lease. Answer #2: They aren't screwing you over. They are just not renewing your lease. If you decided to leave at the end of your lease you wouldn't be screwing them over. You would simply be ending the tenancy.  This is a business relationship. As long as neither side is breaking the lease or the law nobody is screwing anybody.


Title: [NY] Is it legal to change your identity? Is it illegal to do the following

Question: Like if I wanted to get a new name and move to a place where no one knew me, would that be legal.  Also, why is it illegal to make up a name and a identity with a fake social security number?  Couldn't anyone just become someone else?

Answer:
 I understand high school has been rough. You have two months to go. It's not that much longer.

Once you're done, you can move and start over. You don't even need to change your name for that. There are plenty of places where you can be yourself and not go through the shit that you've been going through.

Instead of focusing on things like names (which you can change) and Social Security Numbers (which you can't), start focusing on your plan. Research places to move, ways to make a living, and so on. It will help give you something positive and constructive to do while you finish up the next two months.

Good luck.


Title: [AR] Is my roommate's emotional support animal legit?

Question: So my roommate got a "prescription" for an emotional support animal using certapet.com and it looks like it is actually signed by a real licensed therapist. But I was reading online about it and apparently it's fake because emotional support animals have to be prescribed by your primary provider and not someone you've never met?

Answer:
 Nearly any online "certificate" or letter from a therapist only seen online isn't going to be legal.

EDIT: If the therapist established a relationship over the phone then maybe.


Title: Ticket for going same speed as cops [GA]

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 They are allowed to use pacing as method to determine speed. That's why police cars usually have specially calibrated speedometers. That won't work as a defense. You can show up in court and ask for leniency like with any other speeding ticket.Answer #2: >I was going 70 mph in a 50 mph

>The two cops then proceed to get behind me and pull me over for speeding.

>Is there anything I can do about this ?

Yes. You can plead not guilty and request a trial. You will go before a judge and explain your side of the story. You will probably lose since you were, in fact, speeding. "Keeping up with traffic" isn't a valid reason.Answer #3: Get a lawyer if you're going to fight this because you have got no defense here. What do you think is going to happen when you're already speeding then accelerate to pass cops.  Flow of traffic over the speed limit means they can ticket everyone.Answer #4: The police don't need to use radar guns to give you a ticket for speeding. They can pace you, and calculate and this is perfectly legitimate. Doesn't mean their math is right. And yeah, generally if you aren't keeping up with the flow of traffic, you can be ticketed. 20 miles over? Might be worth hiring an attorney to try and get it knocked down a bit, and points on your license are a consideration as well.


Title: Student loan forgiveness program will not stop calling me

Question:
alumniaidassistance.org will not stop calling me after repeated requests to be removed from their contact list. After talking to the same guy for the third time he sent me an email about their services while on the phone after I explicitly told him not to contact me in any form again. I was telling him not to send the email as he was sending it and he did it anyway. Is there any legal recourse for this?

I'm pretty sure it's a scam. Calls from different numbers, cities, area codes. No social media presence. Generic website. And the same, overly aggressive, dude answering the calls no matter what number you call back to.

Answer:
 It's a scam, you are right about that.

The only way to handle it, short of changing your number, is to hang up immediately when you recognize the call. Scammers use auto dialers which often track call length.  The longer you stay on  a call, the more likely you are to get more calls.

Now, for me, I sometimes speak rapid French,  mostly saying,  "I do not speak English.  You must speak French to me, you English pig-dog!" And so on. But I get more calls, not fewer anyway.


Title: Uber driver drops me off on the side of the road-at gunpoint

Question:
Very recently in Kentucky, I took an Uber back home after a night out. Our discussion leads into a heated argument and the driver loses his mind. He pulls the car over , opens my door, pulls his gun out, racks a round into the chamber, and orders me out.

As he's walking around the car I try to start a video recording. I catch a few blurbs here and there but drop my phone multiple times ( admit, super scared). I comply with everything he wants, do everything very slowly, non threating. Once I move back over the jersey wall (road construction) he speeds off.

On Uber's website it specifically states passenger nor driver is allowed to possess a firearm.

Uber has tried contacting me multiple times through emails (in which I respond each time that all communication will go through my attorney, which I haven't had a chance to speak to one yet unfortunately) and phones calls at 10:09 PM, 10:10 pm last night

What should I do in this instance? Or legal outlooks. I will be atleast getting advice from an attorney where I am , but kind of want to know how to approach him, etc.

Kicker, after he speeds off I get an alert stating $35 has been paid to Uber for my trip.

Thanks

Edit: Police were called and spoke with them after walking 1.5 miles to the closest place (hotel). report was taken.

Answer:
 Did you call the police? Cause someone threatening you with a gun is when you call the police. Answer #2: If you're directing Uber to talk to your attorney, then YOU talk to him/her as well.  (S)he has the answers you're looking for.Answer #3: >I will be atleast getting advice from an attorney where I am , but kind of want to know how to approach him, etc.

You speak to the police. Having a gun pointed at you, absent any sort of threat you made to the driver, is a criminal issue. Getting an attorney involved at this point won't accomplish anything. If you wanted to proceed with a civil suit, you'd wait until the criminal suit resolved first.


Title: Upstate NY - caught in public park after hours

Question:
I received a ticket in a public park, as I was unaware that it closed after sunset. Officer told me it would be a $20-$300 fine, and said it would probably be on the lower end. If I plead guilty, will I receive the max fine? I would like to avoid going to court, as I don't really want my family members to know that I got this ticket.

Thanks

Answer:
 1. Never take legal advice from a cop. They are not always right, but more importantly they don't have your best interest at heart.

2. Without knowing what you were charged with (the actual violation), there is no way to answer that question. But the fact that you have to appear in court (as opposed to just sending in your fine) makes me think this is a criminal trespass charge, and something you *DO NOT* want to plead guilty to without legal representation.

3. Even if we know the violation, the judge could do his/her own thing and charge you the max or the minimum or something in between.


Title: What can I do?

Question:
http://after a really bad day..  trying to do something to cheer myself up.  i decided browse the escort pages.  after inquiring the rates of one girl.  she automatically assumes i'm coming.  i politely decline as im just in a terrible mood and i dont feel like i could enjoy myself.  she ends up tracking down my facebook and says i wasted her time and if i dont send double the amount she told me during my initial inquiry she was to message all my friends and family about our conversation.  im in Toronto btw.  she threatened several times and blatantly said pay me or ill do this.  and basically threatening to destroy me online.  what can i do?

Sorry for terrible punctuation.  It's never been my strong suite.

Answer: You can ignore he. She won't bother. it's a common ploy to get money.


Title: [MI] Had someone sign onto my apartment lease, so I could move out. Now I'm trying to sign off and they won't allow it.

Question:
Hi all,

I searched through the posts and wiki, but couldn't find anything directly related.

So I had 5 months left of a 6-month lease and found a job that required me to relocate. To break the lease, I'd have to hope they moved someone in within a month or pay for each month of un-occupancy or pay a flat ~$1000 fee, so, I figured it would be fair to sign someone onto my lease and move out a month later. I spoke to someone at the rental office and was given the ok to do this. Apparently, the manager was not happy about this, so now after signing someone else onto the lease and moving out they're preventing me from signing off for the remainder of the lease. Although the guy who moved in seems decent, I'd rather not take the risk of having my name on the lease. Also, I believe they're not going to let him continue living there after the lease is over, which I feel bad about since he probably wants to live there longer.

Now only the manager is allowed to speak with me and I was told she'll call me back today or Monday.

Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 That's what happens when you sign a contract. To get off the lease, you have to have approval from your landlord and everyone named on the lease. The landlord does NOT have to agree to let you  off of the lease.

Without the landlord's approval, you aren't getting off that lease.Answer #2: Adding someone to your lease doesn't mean you can just remove yourself, regardless of what one of the office employees may have said. They're under no obligation to let you out of the lease. What you've instead done is make both yourself and your new roommate each 100% responsible for the lease.


Title: [NJ] International Graduate Student: Need Advice on pursuing Legal Action against my University

Question:
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My story goes back to November 2018. I was a graduate student in a Graduate Program. I cannot provide more details than this, because it can compromise my identity. A Professor in one of the courses I had enrolled in withheld my scores in two in-class quizzes. I noticed the missing quiz grades on the web portal for the course.

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I met the Professor and she coldly informed me that she suspected me on cheating in the quizzes. Naturally, I was shocked  and asked the Professor for proof. Her answer was basically "I saw you cheating. Either accept the sanctions, or face an Academic Integrity probe."

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At that point, I felt the quizzes were too trivial to jeopardize my working relationship with my professor, and dropped the matter to defuse the situation. BIG, BIG MISTAKE. I will explain why later on in the post.

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At the end of the Fall 2018 Semester, I saw that I was awarded an F grade by the professor. The margin by which I had failed the course was equal to the marks I forfeited in the quizzes. I was really in a mess, because I had applied to graduate from my program in January 2019.

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Naturally, my application to graduate was denied. After a lot of emails and back-and-forth between myself, the Dean of my program, and the Professor, it was agreed upon that I had failed the course and my grade appeal was also denied. I was asked to re-enroll in an alternative course in the New Brunswick campus of the same university. The fees for this course totaled USD 7500, approximately.

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To compound my problems, my University's DSO (Designated Student Officer) for International Students told me that because I haven't graduated per schedule, my post-completion OPT (Optional Practical Training) work authorization would be capped at 20 hours. I couldn't apply for CPT (Curricular Practical Training) either because I was no longer in good academic standing. This caused me a lot of hardships while searching for a job.

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Adding insult to injury, I was now informed that I was subject to an Academic Integrity investigation. Remember the quizzes from earlier? Well, my Professor had filed an incident report about the quizzes. My requests to expedite my hearing fell on deaf ears, and I haven't heard back from the Investigator since Jan 24, 2019.

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Cut to April 2019: I'm doing good in the remedial course. I've gotten a full-time job offer. I'm on track to graduate at the end of the Spring semester. But at an immense cost. My academic reputation is now in tatters because of the F on my transcript. I suffered financial losses because of the course fees, repeated travel to the New Brunswick campus of the University, and by the income lost because of the cap on my work authorization. I also had pre-existing mental health issues, which led me to develop anxiety and chronic insomnia. I was briefly self-medicating with sleep medicines. I've also suffered premature greying because of the stress.

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I want to know if there is any legal options that I can pursue against my University, my Professor, or the Academic Integrity Investigator for denying me due process, and for the economic, mental and reputational damage. It's been nearly five months and I don't have an answer. I'm willing to settle for a formal written apology from the University, the Professor, and Academic Integrity investigator (or any combination of these three parties) for treating me like this.

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TLDR: My professor screwed me over with an F, and I had to repeat the course with an Academic Integrity violation which hasn't been investigated. I want reparations. Please advise.
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer: IF you didn't cheat, and that's a big IF here, you're going to fight an uphill battle. First, you tacitly and then actively agreed to cheating, on the record, so you're going to have to convince a jury that you're honest, by showing them you lied about cheating. Next, you're going to have to show how they caused you those damages, and it wasn't because of choices you made. It sounds like you weren't coerced into agreeing that you cheated, and that proper channels were being followed. End all be all, you really don't have a case for showing that they caused you these damages.


Title: Broke the key, worried about being charged for it

Question:
So I’m staying at a hotel on sabbath so they have a physical key to use instead of the electronic key so jews won’t break sabbath. If something happens to the key they charge you $175 for what I assume is to replace the whole lock.

The locks are very hard to twist open and you have to put a lot of effort into it or it won’t unlock.

I saw 2 girls struggling to open their door with the key so i offered to give them a hand. I ended up twisting the key in half before the lock could unlock. Can/will the hotel charge the girls for the key?

I promised the girls that if the hotel ends up charging them, I’ll cover it.

Answer: So, I’m certainly not an attorney in Israel, but I do know that Israel retains some of English common law. No one can tell you if you will be fined for the broken key. That is up to the property management. If you are, you already volunteered to pay for it, so I guess I’m asking what is the legal issue here?


Title: Dad arrested - Mom pays all his bills - Can she legally just stop?

Question:
Hi - I'm new to this thread and looking for a little advice. Sorry in advance for the long winded explanation but i feel its warranted.

Like the title says - my dad was arrested last week for assault against my mother - she has been in a nasty domestic abuse situation for a long time and is using this chance to now finally get out. My dad works construction but has been in and out of work for years not really earning any money - she has been the primary money maker in the family and has always been in charge of paying all the bills. My dad is smart but not tech smart and doesn't really know how to do those things on his own.

She is in a terrible financial situation - two years ago my dad forced them to buy a new car that they cannot afford and has threatened that the car be the first priority of all the bills - because of this she is now behind on most of her bills. my grandmother owns their home (she pays her the mortgage so they are technically like renters) -- but my mom pays my dads cell phone bill, sirius radio for the car, his gym membership and then their combined bills.

she is not currently staying at our home and has a resignation order against him.

legally -- can she just stop paying his phone/terminate payment, same with sirus radio, gym, etc without his permission if she is the one on the account paying it?

The car unfortunately is in both their names so she cannot sell it - her only option to get out of the payments would be to let them reposes (she will still owe money and it will look poor on her credit)

any legal advice is much appreciated on what she can and cannot do in regards to bills.

EDIT: they reside in new jersey.

Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: All good questions for your mom's divorce attorney.  She needs one.Answer #2: Yes, if her name is the only name on the phone, radio, etc., she can decide she doesn't need them anymore and cancel. (New Jersey likely would have a problem if she cut off paying medical bills, etc., at least until a divorce or legal separation is worked out, but sirius radio isn't required as life-sustaining.)


Title: (TX) My friend blacked out on Xanax and robbed a gas station with a BB gun

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >Is he for sure getting jail time?

Yes, he's a violent felon.Answer #2: I got as far as, "this is completely out of his character" to realize this is a troll.

If it's not, OP, you world view is f'd. It takes more than a Xanaz tab to be in possession of counterfeit money.

If this is real, your friend is going to ~~jail~~ prison and rightfully so.Answer #3: Your friend needs a lawyer.

The prosecution will present their case, and all your friend can say is "I don't remember if I did that or not."


Title: is it illegal to sell items online that i can buy from store across street?

Question:
i live in a district that sells goods for cheap, but some of the stores, regardless of price, are still larger retailers.

1) i wanted to open up an online store and sell a curated selection of their products at a markup.

2) if customer buys, I walk across street, buy myself, and use my neighborhood as my warehouse pretty much

3) i ship

is this illegal?

edit: I'm in southern california!

Answer:
 In the US?  No.

However, you have to be carful about trademarks and images.


Title: [Florida] Is Major Depressive Disorder & ADHD covered under the ADA?

Question:
I was working through a staffing agency as a temp-to-hire, and landed some really nice work. I overslept, and was an hour late due to the side-effects of medication that treats the MDD, and they replaced me the next day. The staffing agency also dropped me. I explained to both parties that it was strictly a side-effect of the medication, but neither seemed interested - pissed enough to lecture me about attendance, and tardiness, but that's it.

My questions:

1. How much disclosure do employers need about psychiatric care to benefit from the status - if any - the ADA might confer?

2. In practice, how much protection does it confer?

3. Is an HR department generally who I should notify about potential interference in schedules, and make accomodations with?

4. What are the odds I can get this job back?

Answer: Just to be clear, you want an employer to recognize you oversleeping as a reasonable accommodation on your first day of work?


Title: Can my employer reduce my hours because I was attacked and diagnosed with ptsd

Question:
I was attacked by someone I consider as a mother to me violently this morning.  I've been continously having flashbacks of my own childhood of My father beating me and my family. I'm in the hospital now and called my employer who I told what happened and he asked if I would be at work on time in 1 hour. I said no, not today.He has now reduced my hours.
Is thus even legal

Texas, USA

Topic:
Labor Law

Answer: Unless you have an employment contract or a union, it's almost certainly legal.Answer #2: You didn't show for work without prior FMLA clearance.  He can fire you,  reduce your hours,  whatever he wants.


Title: AZ, Property manager decides we can't move in a week before move-in date

Question:
I live in Flagstaff, AZ and was on course to move into a townhome with three other roommates on June 1st, 2017.  I sent in the application paperwork over a month ago with the disclosure that I had a cat and agreeing to pay the $500 pet deposit.  However, just yesterday (5/22) the property manager, Mark, informed us that we couldn't live there with a cat, as he is 'deathly allergic.'  This leaves us stranded with nowhere to live a week from when we were supposed to move in.  We never signed a lease agreement, just the application paperwork, and didn't pay any fees, so he has no obligation to us as tenents (I think) but I was wondering if there were any sort of 'good faith' laws pertaining to a property manager doing this to someone?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: Until you sign the lease and make payment, you do not have a legal agreement.  It is really poor form for the landlord to not reject quickly, but does not appear to be illegal unless his reason for rejecting you is discriminatory against a protected class.  Cats are not protected classes.  Answer #2: Unfortunately without a signed lease there's not really anything you can do. Applications shouldn't take a month to get approved or denied and you shouldn't rely on that alone for planning your move anyway. Heck if it's been a week without an answer and calling the landlord gets you nowhere you're best looking elsewhere at that point.