Title: [Wy] Police got my unregistered gun

Question: Not registered to \*me\* at least. This happened yesterday, long story short I let the police in my house to answer some questions \(it wasn¨'t about me\).  Anyway they see my gun \(unloaded\) on the counter and they ask about it. I panicked and said I don¨'t know I haven't seen it before. They asked if they could bring it to the station and I said sure. I live with my parents and sister. When they find out the gun isn't registered on us, how likely is it that they'll find proof it's me?

Answer:
 What do you mean it was unregistered?  Wyoming doesn't even require a permit to carry concealed for pete's sake.

Also, recognize that saying "I haven't ever seen that before" regarding ~~something~~ a gun lying openly on your counter is pretty much the definition of suspicious.

> When they find out the gun isn't registered on us, how likely is it that they'll find proof it's me?

Proof it's you that what?  That you possessed it?  That it was used in a crime?  What?  This doesn't make any sense.  Are you prohibited from possessing a firearm?  Then it's pretty easy to put it on you since it was sitting there and you were the only person present.

Honestly blunt recommendation?  Don't possess/own/use firearms when you don't even have an understanding of even the basic the laws surrounding their possession in your state.Answer #2: How old are you?Answer #3: Wyoming doesn't have registration. Hell, the police in most of Wyoming would be alarmed if you *didn't* have a gun.

When they take it to the station, they'll feed its info through a system called NCIC. If it comes up stolen, then things proceed from there. Assuming it was purchased legally, it gets returned to you. Unless they get bored and decide to trace it, in which case you may have to wait a few weeks while ATF does its thing.

Regardless, next time, just... don't lie about random firearms around your house? Because that sounds sketch as hell.


Title: ProctorU falsely accuse me of cheating on an exam, can I sue the company in a federal court for defamation?

Question:
 ProctorU is a service that uses video monitoring to proctor exams.

The company falsely accused me of cheating. The only evidence is footage of the exam and chat record.

Though the cheating claim is still under the company's internal review. In the case of a guilty decision, I'm preparing to go to court.

Can I bring the company to a federal/state court for defamation?

Should I hold on to my legal threat until the company made the decision?

Answer:
 In order to win a defamation case you have to prove that:

1.) They said something false about you

2.) That damaged your reputation in a meaningful way

3.) When they KNEW what they were saying was false.

If they believed that you cheated, and said so, that's not defamation.Answer #2: >Can I bring the company to a federal/state court for defamation?

Absolutely, it is your legal right! Get ready to pay many thoudands of dollars for a lawyer to file motions. Also get ready for all motions to be shot down.Answer #3: That isn't a court case you would win.


Title: Texas - Tenant lit fire with closed damper

Question:
I own a rental property in Texas.  My tenant lit a fire in the fireplace last weekend and walked away.  The room quickly began filling with smoke.  They evacuated the house and called the fire department.  The fire department responded, extinguished the fire, and determined that the damper was not open.

The house smells of smoke and there is a light grey tinge on the ceilings.  The tenant had many items damaged as well.  The tenant waited four days before notifying us and has been staying at a hotel.  Fortunately, the tenant does have renters insurance.

My take is that this is the tenant's fault.  We have a standard Texas residential lease that states the tenant is responsible for repairing any damage they cause.  Both of our insurance companies have been notified and are assessing the damage.  My hope is that the renters insurance will accept liability and repair the damage.

The tenant does not accept the fire departments analysis and thinks the smoke was because the chimney was not properly maintained.  They are asking us to pay for the repair, not charge rent until the home is repaired, and pay for their hotel stay.

So far, I have notified my insurance and have requested a copy of the report from the fire department.  I will be contacting a home inspector to go out and inspect the chimney to determine if there is anything wrong that could have caused this.

My questions:

* Assuming the fire department is correct and the damper was closed and there are no issues with the chimney, do you agree that this is the tenant's fault and their responsibility to fix?  (Again, hopefully their renters insurance will take care of this.)
* If a home is uninhabitable due to a tenant's damage, who is responsible for paying for the hotel?
* Can I still collect rent while the home is being repaired?
* Is there anything more I can do to protect myself?

Answer:
 Former adjuster here.

1. Yes, the liability was entirely with the tenant.  If the damper was closed when the fire department got there, the court is going to accept their report.  The burden is on the tenant to prove it wasn't.  Getting the chimney inspected is a good idea to cover yourself.

2. The tenant, the lease is primary here, but absent any provisions they caused the damage, they bear the responsibility.

3. Yes, because they are the reason for the repairs.

4. The inspection backing up the fire report is really all you need. Let your insurance company handle everything else, and communicate with your tenant as much as possible in writing.Answer #2: Get your tenants renter's insurance information.  Contact them.  If they put up a wall (you hit their limits) then you get a lawyer.  Simple really.Answer #3: You need a copy of the report form the fire department. A chimney fire is *very* different from a damper being closed. A fire department isn't going to make a mistake diagnosing that one.

That said, when was the last time you had the chimney cleaned or looked at?


Title: A friend accused of dog biting with no proof/witness NY

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 She should ask to see the bills.

If he does not produce any, then she should do nothing and let him try to sue.Answer #2: He is trying to scam you. Ask to see the doctor bills/discharge paperwork and the bite marks. If he can't do that he has nothing to report.


Title: Car dealership did credit check without authorization. What should I do next?

Question:
In June 2016 I was shopping for a car and was approved by my credit union for X amount of dollars.  I went to a few car dealerships and told each dealership that I was 100% going to use the financing thru my credit union being that I had a great rate and the ability to deduct payments from my bi-weekly paycheck.

I went to one dealership and the salesman was pretty aggressive in trying to get me financing thru the dealership. After repeatedly telling the salesman that I already have financing, we went and checked out some cars.  At the end of the meeting, he asked to put your info into our system to email and mail you some of our deals", and thus asked for my drivers license.  I gave him my license and he went and "put it in the system."

Today I check my credit report and see a hard inquiry for this car dealership.  I know for a fact 100% that I did not sign or agree to have my credit checked.   I called the dealership and spoke to their compliance officer, and he has given me the information to take the necessary steps for them to remove the hard inquiry from the credit report. By the tone of the conversation, it seemed as if this is common as he said "I can't help what some salesman do."

My question now is obviously this is a very shady practice to do and pretty much sums down to fraud.  What legal steps can I take and would it be possible if I am entitled to any sort of monetary damages?

Answer:
 Obligatory not a lawyer, just an armchair [Googler.](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.urbandictionary.com/define.php%3Fterm%3DGoogler%26amp%3Dtrue)

FCRA § 616. Civil liability for willful noncompliance (15 U.S.C. § 1681n)
(a) In general. Any person who willfully fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this title with respect to any consumer is liable to that consumer in an amount
equal to the sum of

(1)

(A) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or damages of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000; or

**(B) in the case of liability of a natural person for obtaining a consumer report under false pretenses or knowingly without a permissible purpose, actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the failure or $1,000, whichever is greater;**
(2) such amount of punitive damages as the court may allow; and

**(3) in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court.**
(b) Civil liability for knowing noncompliance. Any person who obtains a consumer report from a consumer reporting agency under false pretenses or knowingly without a permissible purpose shall be liable to the consumer reporting agency for actual damages sustained by the consumer reporting agency or $1,000, whichever is greater.


Title: (London) Playing on a machine in ladbrokes, 3 guys comes up and force me back and starts using my money on the machine im using, " cashier" doesn't help, can i blame ladbrokes?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Hmm. Yes. I recognize some of these words.

You should try /r/legaladviceukAnswer #2: No. The only people at fault are the criminals. You need to call the police.

Fixed odds betting terminals are an easy way to lose a lot of money. If this £70 lesson puts you off ever using one again, consider it money well spent.

Answer #3: Huh.  This is actually trickier than I first thought.  It's basically a contract performance issue:  you paid money for a service, was that service delivered to you?

Imagine you were buying a pack of cigarettes from a convenience store.  You give the clerk the money, but before the cigarettes are given to you, the place is robbed and they take all the cigarettes.  The convience store owes you something.  Conversely, if you were given the cigerattes then robbed, they don't owe you crap.

I can't think of any cases directly on point, but I actually lean towards them not having fulfilled the contract.  It's not like the machine was delivered into your care.  You paid them money for x number of spins or however it works, and they didn't deliver those spins.

Just a fair warning, the UK is not my jurisdiction, and I'm just speculating from basic contract principles without actually doing research.


Title: Daycare repeatedly feeding friends child food she's allergic to (Oregon)

Question:
My friends one year old attends a daycare when her parents are at work. They've been given multiple resources to see her allergens which include peanuts and eggs, both of which she's very allergic to.

They've given her one of these before and she had to go to the ER, but the family just paid the bills and moved on, but continued going to the same daycare.Now, they gave her egg salad, and she's in critical condition at the ER for the second time because the daycare keeps feeding her food she's allergic to.

Is there anything we can do about this? It scares me to think how often it could happen to other children if it's happened twice to one.

Answer:
 > Is there anything we can do about this?

Your friend should consult a personal injury attorney and find a more responsible carer for her infant.Answer #2:
I would also report to CCL in your state. Answer #3: Why did they let her go back after the first time it happened? Is there any legal problem arising from the fact they did so?Answer #4: Some daycares state outright that they do not amend their menu due to allergies, and that the parents needed to teach the child what not to take if they still chose to enroll him/her.  I always found that strange; but I wonder if that could be the case here?  I'm in CA, not Oregon like OP.


Title: Is it possible a girl to fake a rape with another person and accuse me?

Question:
Hi, i inivted a girl to my place, which i didnt know her prior. We met on tinder, she was little bit off, asking weird things like if i will marry someone if i made them pregnant, and other red flags like her words didnt match with what she was saying before, a lot of obvious lies.

So i didnt feel right and i refused to have sex with her, ( convinced her that i am gay)  and shipped her from my house.
Now i got paranoid that she was crazy and could harm me through faking a rape.

I mind you we didnt have sex, but is it possible she have sex with someone else or use another object, then falsely accuse me of raping her?

i am in Netherlands, but any adivce is welcome.

I tried to get her via text to say that we didnt have sex but she blocked me.

There is probably Security cameras showing she is coming to my place and we two leaving togather.
Please help

Answer:
 If approached by police or served with a civil suit?  Retain an attorney.

Otherwise?  Chilllllll and stop inviting weird people to your place.Answer #2: I suppose it is possible she could fake a rape and accuse you. It is also, I suppose, that she could hire ninjas to kidnap you. It's a vanishingly small chance though. Get medical treatment for anxiety if you spend overmuch time worrying about stuff like this.


Title: First time home buyers in NC, have a pending contract on a home we only found out was a modular during the inspection... options?

Question:
My SO and I started the process of buying our first home recently. We are being financed by USDA loan at a great rate and are well within our means for a wide range of payments. We live in a very terse and high market where everything is selling for 33-50% over tax valuation and homes don’t stay on the market long. While looking one of the first homes (built in ‘92) we found is a great 3/2 1800 sq ft that had been on the market for a bit over 40 days (which was a little strange). It has its pros and cons location wise but it hit all of our needs and a bunch of our wants. We again our first time home buyers and are really leaning on our highly recommended agent for guidance and opinion. She really like it too for our situation and thought it was a good home for a good price. We spent a bit more time looking and found absolutely nothing that resonated like that first home so we decided to make an offer. The asking price was $265,000 and we offered $253,000 with the sellers covering $3,000 of closing costs. They accepted the offer but wanted $1,500 back on closing costs. We said no and they relented. Offer accepted, contract signed, checks written, and due diligence process started.

Yesterday we go to meet with the inspector and while he is knocking out his work, our agent comes up and says that she can’t believe she missed it, but that home is actually a modular. She shows us the marriage wall, the insulation netting, and a few other things that make it very clear that it’s an off frame modular. We were pretty shocked as nothing on the MLS had said it was a modular. Once it was pointed out however it became pretty blatant. We were taken a bit aback to say the least. Both the agent and inspector gave us the benefits and drawbacks of modular and answered a lot of our questions. As he left the inspector had nothing but good things to say about home and the condition the previous owners were leaving it in.

Our agent felt horrible about having missed the fairly large detail. She pulled the MLS and nowhere on it did it mention mobile, manufactured, or modular. The tax records clearly show it as being manufactured. My SO and I had a deep conversation about this and came to the conclusion that no matter what the home was it met our needs and wants, was in the best condition of any home we saw in our price range, and still was the home we wanted. We asked our agent about appreciation/resale value and she gave us a litany of examples of modular homes in our market that maintained appreciation in proportion to stick built homes. We understand that it should appraise at 10% less than a stick built the same size and in the same location. We are again mostly comfortable with that as we are attempting to buy a home not a property that will be “flipped” in short time or probably within the next 10 years minimum.

The appraisal is on Friday and we will know more then. The MLS was updated today and the mortgage company informed of the change. We received the inspection back today and all in all, it’s a well-built healthy home. What I want to know is if we have any negotiating power, given all of the above information, because of the modular revelation? Is there blame to place on the selling agent for miss representing the property? Or should our agent have caught it earlier? We obviously will not pay over appraisal, but do we have recourse to ask for an amended selling price based on false information?

Thank you and all of the appreciation for any help.

Answer:
 Well-built modular homes are better than stick-built homes... Stronger, more wood used.
Lol, until the inspector caught it, you and the RE agent didn't even know!
You found a gem.Answer #2: One thing is unclear from your description. You call it a modular in one place and a manufactured in a different.

Which is it?
Modular housing is equal too and often better built than normal housing.

Manufactured is a one time move and place it fancy trailer home that was designed for a single family to use. Manufactured is usually meant to not be resold.Answer #3: I'm not in NC but I'm in the appraisal business and deal with NC appraisals every day. Was your appraisal done yet? A modular home is generally considered comparable to stick built, and would have been a standard appraisal. Manufactured homes are completely different and generally are worth much less. Many people confuse the two, or believe they are the same, when they are not.  The appraisal would identify what type of home it is.


Title: [New York] A 20yo friend of mine violated his MIPOA probation with a summons for alcohol possession. But if I was there and don't have a probation, could he plead not guilty and put the possession on me?

Question: We both got a summons in the park for alcohol possession and were both 20yo. But since he could face jail time (for around 30 days), we were wondering if he could have the summons dismissed and claim that he wasn't really in possession? Essentially we don't want him to go to jail, and we don't want his parents to find out about the summons. Any advice?

Answer: Without knowing the facts no one can answer. But more than one person can posses something


Title: (California) Woke up to $5,000 in my bank account

Question:
A couple days ago I woke, checked my bank account, and saw that $5,000 was directly deposited into my bank account from an account number I do not recognize. Fast forward to a few days later and it’s still sitting in my account.  I have been on disability and workers comp for the last year and a half due to a work related back injury and am wondering if maybe the money came from that?  But no one that I interact with in regards to my injury (workers comp lawyer, adjuster, ect.) has mentioned anything about money coming my way.   I’m hesitant to go to the bank to ask them about it in case it was a banking mistake and they’ll take all the money back.  I guess I feel hesitant to talk to anyone about it at all because I don’t want to do something to make the $5,000 disappear.

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks!

Answer:
 A bank error in your favor is never really in your favor. This is one of those cases where Monopoly lied to you. Also, there is no such thing as Free Parking, and you didn't really win second place in a beauty contest.Answer #2: ask your bank. if it's not yours, _eventually_ someone will track it down and you'll have to give it back. so might as well ask.

do _not_ spend any of it too you're sure it's intended for you.


Title: Landlord won't let me search for additional roommates and refuses to do so themelves.

Question:
They are coming over today with little more than 12 hours notice for an inspection because I posted an ad looking for an additional roommate to sign on the lease.

So, are they allowed to tell me I cannot search for additional roommates on my own? What happens if they make no effort to find me an additional roommate (which they have not)?

EDIT: I'm in Colorado, I have a lease but it only says the management company has to approve them first, which is in the ads I put up. I'm not trying to sublet.

EDIT2: Update. Left a message about the violation asking where exactly it states I'm no allowed to look for a roommate. They have as of now not returned my call, and still not shown up for inspection.
This is what happens - I ask for clarification or an answer and they just up and ignore me for a few weeks (or until I don't turn in rent out of spite).

Answer:
 > So, are they allowed to tell me I cannot search for additional roommates on my own?

Your narrative leaves out important details.  Do you have a lease?  What does the lease say about your ability to have roommates?  Where are you located?


Title: My fiance and I want to visit mexico but she's under daca (or something similar I still have to confirm exactly what it is)

Question:
My fiance and I really want to visit Mexico asap. She has elderly family there whom we aren't sure how long they're gonna last. Last time I checked she was under daca. I've seen the card she has and it mentioned work so maybe it's a work permit of some kind? Anyways she's only 18 and we're really trying to visit as soon as possible. We are trying to avoid waiting a few years purely because I want to visit her family there as soon as possible. Any advice? The help is greatly appreciated!!
Tl;dr my fiance is under some kind of work permit/daca and we want to visit Mexico as soon as we can. What can we do?

Answer: Don’t leave the country until you are sure of her immigration status. If you don’t know, ask an adult. If you can’t figure it out, consult an immigration attorney.


Title: Got a red light ticket because of the truck in front of me

Question: This is a really stupid story, but one of those big 18 wheelers carrying around a bunch of chickens was driving in front of me today, and it was really tall and I had maintained a safe distance behind it because the feathers and poop were falling out of the giant cage. I ended up going through an intersection and because the truck was so tall I didn't see that the light was yellow, so I had slammed on my breaks as hard as humanly possible, but I ended up skidding into the intersection and got flashed by the red light cameras all because I couldn't see over the chicken truck. I live in the state of Maryland and have a perfect driving record, can I fight this in court? I didn't run the red light intentionally, and I had no idea that the light was changing colors. I also don't think there were warning signs for the camera (I don't know if there need to be), but this whole thing sucks. I really hope it didn't get good pictures, but if need be I'd like to know how to explain this sort of thing in court, and if it can get me out of a ticket.

Answer: You're supposed to follow far enough behind them that you can see the lights or any other potential hazards ahead of you.  This will be your fault, but you can see about hiring a traffic lawyer.


Title: Question on Bar Application

Question:
Is this question on the Bar application asking if I have ever used a bail bond company, or is it asking something more?

"Has any surety on any bond on which you were the principal been required to pay any money on your behalf?"

Answer: That’s not what it’s asking at all.  It is asking if you ever had to post bond for a position such as serving as a executor of a will and the bond company had to pay out because you did something wrong.


Title: Grandma worked in NY in the fifties. (making hats and legally) Not sure how to claim the little she contributed to her social security.

Question:
First of all she is still alive. This is something that came out of nowhere and it isn't entirely significant but my grandma was visiting me here at the U.S. We live in Texas and we stopped at the social security admin offices and they found her on the record and her family. Thing is that she is not an American or a resident of NY nor Texas. So I guess that for security issues they did not tell us the actual number which we would use to claim the money. But they told us that she had approximately $2,000 in benefits from 51 - 54. They most certainly have her in the system as they recognized her file and all the data in it.

How would she go about claiming them?

She leaves in 2 weeks.  And  who knows when she will get the chance to come back. Any ideas of where to start? I thought it would be a nice goodbye gift to her the money.

Answer: She would need to call the Social Security administration and ask for information on how to start the process. Non-citizens can collect, but various requirements need to be met in order for it to happen. This will take much longer than two weeks.


Title: My car was towed without my knowledge or request by a local towing company

Question:
Is it legal in Illinois, US for a towing company to tow and abandoned car(on the side of the road) without permission of the police or the owner of the car?

i drove off the road on an unmarked sharp turn at nighttime and my tire went flat and my car jack collapsed and was destroyed under my car before i could get the spare on

Answer: Yes. their is generally a standing permission/contract with the local road way (city/ county) that cars left on the side of the road get towed. Because, you know, that isnt were cars should be left.


Title: [Wyoming] My mom is having disciplinary action taken against her for following company policy

Question:
Ok, for a little background, my mother works for a locally owned fast-food chain, and has for the majority of the last 9 years. A few weeks back, there was a flash flood, and she was the manager on duty. She followed policy of calling the store manager, who couldn't do anything as she was out of town, so she was advised to call the general manager. After a couple of calls, and even texts, to their personal phone, with no answer or reply, she called the owner, who informed her to close the restaraunt, and stated that she would have a long conversation with the GM about not answering an urgent call such as this.

Since this happened, the GM, who I'll call Alice, has essentially harrassed and retaliated against my mother for "getting her in trouble," even going so far as to cut her hours from 40 to 30 per week, in an obvious attempt to make my mom quit, and forfeit unemployment.

Is this even close to legal? And if not, what are some steps we can take to make this stop, even if it requires getting the courts involved? Please help Reddit! She's at her wit's end, and on the verge of total breakdown.

Sorry for the formatting and any grammatical or spelling errors. I wrote this in the span of 5 minutes while on break.

Answer:
 It's not illegal to be a jerk manager. If her hours are cut by a lot she may qualify for partial unemployment, but not from going from 40 to 30.

She could consider reporting this to the owner. If she is a good employee he should want to keep her and can put the manager in her place.

> and on the verge of total breakdown.

Then she needs to find a new job for the sake of her health.


Title: [FL] Is there a time limit to when you can be accused of a crime?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Yes, it is called "statute of limitations," and varies greatly by jurisdiction and crime.


Title: FHA discrimination

Question: [deleted]

Answer: The HOA isn't obligated to your timetable -- even if they would ultimately have been forced to accept your brother's ESA, they aren't under any obligation to do so based on your home purchase schedule. In theory, you all could have bought the house, moved in, and used the ESA argument to stay -- no one is obligated to concede their rights so that you can have the assurance of no contest in the future.


Title: My friend is working 6 days a week and isn't being paid overtime.

Question:
This is in PA. I googled the laws dealing with overtime in PA and have come up with it saying that after 40 hours in a week, the employer needs to pay the employee 1.5x their regular salary, unless exempt. She is an hourly employee and therefore not exempt.

I want to make sure what I am looking at is right here. Because I don't want to come off as a standard internet lawyer where I act like I know everything but there is some clause somewhere that negates what I am saying.

Basically, because another employee has been gone awhile, she has been working 6 days a week, 8 hours a day (7.5 hours paid, I am assuming.)

So on the 6th day, she is going over 40 hours in the week - but she is telling me that her employer said that because of 'state laws', he doesn't have to pay her 1.5x her normal salary, so she works like 45+ hours at regular pay rate per week.

Is this illegal? And if so, what can she do about it?

Answer: There are a few exempt positions that calculate time based on a monthly hourly rate, as opposed to weekly. Without know her specific position, we can't say with certainty.


Title: Is it legal for me to go to this party with my parents?

Question:
My parents probably wont let me but this sunday, my dad's company is throwing this party. I am pretty sure its for fundraising but not 100% sure.

There will probably be alcohol served and there is almost a 100% chance there will be strippers present. Its not a stripper party, its pretty formal for the most part, but in the past, there have been some parties his company has hosted and strippers were indeed present. I did not go to these parties personally but I hear about it and seen some pictures.

I think the underage drinking only applies if I drink the alcohol (and I wont) but Im not sure how the stripper laws work. I am 17

State is NY

Answer: Sorry, at 17 the state says you are not legally allowed to see boobies in person.  The alcohol isn’t an issue so long as they don’t serve you, but the strippers will be a no go and the company would likely have significant legal issues if you where knowingly allowed to attend.Answer #2: Well, we don't know how old you are.Answer #3: You want your parents fined/go to jail? Because thats how you get them fined/put in jail.


Title: Infringement of Instagram’s Intellectual Property & Brand Violation

Question:
I own a website that allows users to view Instagram photos and videos by accessing the Instagram API after users login to their Instagram accounts through my website. The domain name includes 'insta' in it. So lately I have been receiving a couple of emails from this law firm, which claims to be the litigation counsel of Instagram. It is asking me to change the domain name, and transfer my current domain name to Instagram. I live in a country that does not have such laws.
The last email I got contains this: We have not received a response to our two emails.  If we do not receive confirmation of your compliance with our demands within one week, we will have no choice but to advise our client regarding further legal action.
What do I do in this case?
(Prishtina, Kosovo)

Answer:
 Actually, [your country does indeed have such laws](http://www.assembly-kosova.org/common/docs/ligjet/2006_02-L54_en.pdf).

Also, they are signatory to ICANN.

Oh, and if you use Instagram's API you agree to jurisdiction in the United States.

In other words, you're screwed legally.

That said, the odds that Instagram will actually personally sue you are fairly low, given where you live.  The odds that they'll get the registrar to turn over the domain though?  Not all that unlikely.  So time to get a backup of the data & another name, if you ask me.

Though of course as always your best bet is to talk to an intellectual property attorney in your jurisdiction.


Title: Middle of a 3 Car Crash; Rear and Front cars have the same Insurance Company and laying blame on the Middle Car

Question:
Hello, my friend in LA recently was stopped at a stop light behind a car when another car crashed into him, totaling his car as well as hitting the car in front. The rear car which caused the crashed and the car in front both have Mercury Insurance Group and are claiming that my friend first crashed into the car in front before the rear car crashed into them.

Is there any legal advice or procedures my friend should take as he was completely not at fault in this and needs the money from insurance to help pay for another car as well as physical therapy from the crash. Anything will be much appreciated, thanks!
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 Was the front car ever asked how many impacts they felt? Witnesses?

As others have indicated, no matter what you could probably (successfully) argue the 3rd car was following too closely; if they were following at a safe distance they should have been able to stop.


Title: Looks like my boss is lying to me. Can I use an email from a co-worker that was forwarded to me to dispute the issue?

Question:
Greetings,

I'm in the middle of an HR battle where I have long suspected my boss has been lying to me. Months ago, a co-worker (who has since moved on) forwarded me an email from the boss (the email contained an attachment that referenced the issue) from a vendor. While I am not considering this a smoking gun, it was clearly an issue that had been in front of him - leading me to believe he is lying about his knowledge of the issue.

Considering this was email was forwarded to me from an intended recipient, can i use it as evidence w/ HR to help me dispute my case?

Answer: Sure. But you don't have any legal issues here.


Title: [Ohio]My business has the name "Apothecary" in it. Yesterday I was told I need a pharmacists license to have "apothecary" in my business name. Is this true?

Question: Title

Answer:
 Correct. Your cannot have that term without being a licensed pharmacy

http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4729.36


Title: Had an employer do a hard inquiry on my credit. Can they do that?

Question:
So I was applying for a job and agreed to a credit inquiry. I got an alert on my credit monitoring service that a joint application was done in my name. I thought it was a Equifax lottery win, but it was the employer using a tenant screening service to check my credit.

Is this allowed? Tried asking in legal advice, but the damn bots keep taking my posts down.

Answer:
 Employee checks are SUPPOSED to be soft inquiries, as they're not actually looking to expand your line of credit.

I don't know how illegal it is, but I would inform the employer that their checks make hard inquiries, and that you only authorized them to check your report (legal under federal law, and a soft inquiry) and not your scores (which is what comes up with a hard inquiry, I believe).  They may not realize that they're doing it.

You could also try reaching out to the credit reporting agencies and requesting the hit be removed.

As for LA, posts get removed by bots because you didn't use a location.  They rarely get removed otherwise (at least by bots) unless you're ridiculously off topic.  Make sure you're including your location in the posts and try again in LA - since this is real life, and not hypothetical.


Title: [FL] A police detective threatened to assault me after I was cleared of the criminal charges that were brought against me.

Question:
I was charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit bookmaking, two counts of conspiracy to tamper with or fabricate evidence, seven counts of conspiracy to evade cigarette taxes, one count of conspiracy to commit extortion, four counts of conspiracy to transport gambling devices, and five counts of engaging in racketeering activity.

I thought that this was going to be a rough thing to overcome and that I was going to be going through a lengthy and frustrating encounter with our legal system, so I hired the best criminal defense attorney I could find. At first the detectives were trying to intimidate me and tell me that if I cooperated I was going to be okay, but I knew from common sense that the information asymmetries in this case favor the police and my best option was to remain silent.

Although the defense attorney costed me a pretty penny, he was worth his weight in gold. I'm not quite sure of exactly what he did, but the way he explained it to me was that he filed a request for dismissal with prejudice on the grounds that there weren't any undisputed facts in my case and that the undisputed facts didn't establish guilt upon first examination and that evidence was withheld.

Well, he succeeded and I was freed and the way my attorney explained it to me was that I can never be retried again for the charges I was accused of, even if new evidence was found.

I thought that I was done with that for good, but a detective showed up at my house a few days ago and threatened me. He said something along the lines of if he even catches of whiff of me being anything other than a model citizen he would "kick my ass" regardless of what my lawyer or any judge thinks about it, because they wouldn't be around to save me.

In my opinion his behavior was extremely unprofessional. I'm not a huge fan of talking to government employees and law enforcement officials except for in the event that my house was on fire, but I feel like police really shouldn't go about threatening people. What is the proper venue, if there is one, for recourse against this officer's threat towards me?

Answer: Call the detectives agency and file a complaint against him. You will probably need to come in and sign an affidavit swearing that the complaint is true.


Title: I was raped in Mexico by an American

Question: When I was 7 or 8 we went on a family vacation to visit my grandma in Mexico and during the trip I was raped by an older male cousin. I'm a 21 year old male now and it happened over 10 years ago and I'm trying to figure out where to go from here and I'm trying to assess all my options. We're both Americans and it happened in another country and I've been trying to gather as much information as I can in terms of statutes of limitations and all that. Any bit of extra info is greatly appreciated.

Answer: Well he can't be prosecuted in America and you can't expect Mexico to prosecute a 14 year old case.  Honestly, your best option is therapy.


Title: My ex signed over temporary custody to a cousin. What are my chances of getting my daughter back?

Question: My ex apparently had dfcs called on her and failed a drug test, the cousin convinced her that if she gave me the child she would never regain full custody but if she signed to her they would give her back when she got herself together. My child is about to turn 4 and I raised her with the mother until she was 3 and we separated, they haven’t let me see my child in 3 months. I’m not legitimized. I have a consultation with an attorney later in the week, I’m scared because I can’t really afford an attorney. What are my chances in court? My daughters mother now doesn't want her with the cousin but instead wants her with me.

Answer:
 Once paternity is established, absent some issues involving you, like domestic violence, the court should work toward re-unification. The sooner you get to court, the more likely the court will order immediate custody to you. Answer #2: Where are you located? Jurisdiction matters as far as legitimization, etcAnswer #3:  [https://www.glsp.org/](https://www.glsp.org/)

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The above link will take you to the Georgia legal services program. EVEN IF you do not qualify, they can still point you in the right direction possibly for help. At least for filing on your own with the family courts.

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 [https://childsupport.georgia.gov/paternity-establishment](https://childsupport.georgia.gov/paternity-establishment)

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To quote it:  Unwed parents sign a Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgment Form at:

* the hospital when the child is born, or later at either
* the State Office of Vital Records in Atlanta or the Vital Records Office in the county where the child was born

Which means you may be able to skip genetic testing. Possibly.

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It also sounds like you need to contact DFCS directly (today) and explain the situation. Make sure they understand that you are attempting to establish paternity in order to establish your rights as the father. IF you are willing to skip genetic testing, let them know you are willing to sign the Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgement Form.

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Call all the above now. Good Luck.


Title: Neighbor wants to put trailer park on his prop. and have tenants use the easement across my land to access the trailers. Can he do this? (Central Missouri)

Question:
This is sort of an update to [this post]
(https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/5aytjs/my_title_insurance_company_made_an_offer_for_a/). Everything you guys said was spot on what a lawyer said.

\^Tl:dr - We bought a house and were told there was no easement on it. We found out that there was one and filed a claim through our title company and title insurance.
They accepted our claim as being valid and had a new appraisal done for our property. They valued the impairment of the easement towards the value of the property to be $7500 and sent a check for that amount.

The easement allows for ingress and egress to his property via the west end of our property. He has regular access to his house via a separate driveway and access to the pasture between our properties through the woods behind his house.

Edit: The deed lists the easement as, "An easement for the right of ingress and egress over a tract described as follows:"

I made an offer to my neighbor (Neighbor A) to buy out the easement. He declined. Talking with him again at a later date, I find out he declined because he wants to put in a small trailer park on the open pasture (approx. 30 acres) between our properties. He said that he would not want the tenants of those trailers to drive right by his house to get to them so he needs to keep that easement for them to use.

I know I can not stop him and his wife from driving on the easement, but am I required to allow his rental tenants to use it?

Edit 2: [Ms paint map](http://imgur.com/a/8dCPf) Neighbor A and I both have rights to easements 1 and 2 on our deeds.

Answer:
 >  he wants to put in a small trailer park on the open pasture (approx. 30 acres) between our properties

Is his property zoned for this?  Not a lawyer, but if the zoning needs to change, you may be able to fight it there, as your property will be impacted.Answer #2: Yes, it's entirely possible to bar use of the easement for reasons other than why it was created. A material change in the use of the easement does not have to be accommodated. My guess is you would prevail on this one.

If it just says "ingress and egress" it's assumed to be the normal amount of ingress/egress traffic for that type of property as in use when the easement was created. He can't add a trailer park, housing development, factory, or whatever there and get to use that ingress as is with substantially more traffic. If, for example, he already had a trailer park, and wanted to double the size of it on unused land there, that would potentially be an acceptable increase.
Answer #3: This is digging way back into 1L, but isn't there something about extinguishment of an easement through overburdening? Might be worth talking with a local attorney to see if that might be applicable here.


Title: Walmart is extorting my brother for $1000 claiming he gave it to a customer when he did not. They're making him pay it back or arresting him. Whats my best move to help him fight this?

Question: Title says it all

Answer:
 Walmart can't arrest your brother. They can call the police, file a report, and encourage the prosecutor to file charges though. If that happens, he can defend himself in court, preferably with the help of a competent criminal defense lawyer. Answer #2: If Walmart thinks he stole the money, they're already trying to get him prosecuted and they're already going to fire him.

Unfortunately, offering to pay it back will only be seen as an admission of guilt, and signing any paperwork they give him will also be an admission of guilt, and will likely enable them to pursue him for damages for a theft he will have admitted to.

He is best off saying and doing absolutely nothing (sign nothing!).  They'll fire him, which they are 100% certain to anyway.  But at least he won't have made his situation worse by admitting to theft and making it easy to prove criminal charges and easy to pursue him for civil damages.

The "either/or" situation in your post title does not actually exist.  Paying it back makes it MORE likely he'll be arrested and charged, not less.  It is common practice in the "loss prevention" world to say "just sign this paper and pay it back and this all goes away", and then people find out they've made their situation much worse by signing that paper.
Answer #3: Threatening to go to the police unless somebody gives you money is extortion even if it's Walmart making the threats.


Title: Estranged sisters are testamentary trustees to my inheritance which is contingent upon me divorcing my wife.

Question:
This is a throw away account because I wanted to keep this issue private.  This is going to sound like a soap opera, but bear with me.  I currently have approximately $220,000 held in trust by my sisters whom I am estranged from for the last 20 years.

Some background:

When I was 14, my father passed away, and at 17, I emancipated from my mother. I won't go into the details of why but I felt it was necessary and the right decision for me.  I never reconciled with my mother and upon her death in 2013, my two older sisters and I were beneficiaries of an inheritance.  My share of the settled estate came to appx. $220,000 and my sisters were ultimately named trustees of my portion.  The last will and testament was not to be distributed to me until the following occurred and I will quote:  "At least five years after the end of the relationship and all discretionary contact with by \[beneficiary/me\] with \[my then wife\] ends, the testamentary trustees shall distribute to \[beneficiary/me\] the principal and accumulated income of the testamentary trust, and the testamentary trust shall terminate."

On January 2 of 2015, my relationship and discretionary contact ended with the person named in the will. The only requirement stated in the will for my sisters to complete is shall "shall be required to make annual written accounting of the administration of the trust to all beneficiaries."

Other facts: There are some stipulations in it that state if I were to challenge this, the funds from the trust could be used to defend it in court.  This may be obvious but I should also state I am not on speaking terms with my sisters. At the time the will was written, I was not married to the person that was named in the will and I didn't learn of this stipulation until after the death of my mother.  The will was probated in the State of Georgia.

My questions are:

1) Is this legal?  Do I have a case to challenge it...or should I given that there is only about 17 months remaining until the five year stipulation is met?

2) Should I be concerned with the language stating "at least five years" meaning, it could be longer?

3) In the time since the death of my mother, I've only ever received 1 annual written accounting.  Would this strengthen my case for dissolving the trust?

4) Per their instruction, I was in communication with their lawyer occasionally but that person has retired. I've not been notified whom to contact and have received zero official communication since February 2016.

Any other considerations would be helpful.  I will note that I don't really NEED the money or anything. I've been successful without it (educated and working on a third degree, own my own home, and have since remarried).

TLDR: Both parents are dead. I am the black sheep. My inheritance is held in trust by my two older sisters.  The will stated the disbursement of funds required me to break all contact with a person whom I eventually married and would not occur until 5 years after that contact was broken and maintained.

Answer:
 This is a shining example of a term contrary to public policy.

I would talk to a probate attorney.Answer #2: Mant locations do allow or require as annual accountings. 17 months is not a long time in legal case terms. You might be best requesting an accounting and see how that goes.Answer #3: Don't try and DIY anything to do with a trust.  Trusts and Estates ("T&E") is a complicated and unusual area of law that most attorneys won't go anywhere near; you shouldn't be trying to mess with on your own.  Hire a T&E attorney and listen to her advice.Answer #4: One point not mentioned elsewhere in these comments: did your divorce address rights to the trust, i.e.,  is it clear that your ex has no claim against it?  If not, your sisters may consider it within the intent of the trust to continue withholding the trust funds so as to avoid the ex taking a share.Answer #5: In many places the docket is online.

Google [county where your mother lived] clerk of courts. Then go to the "docket" or "search court files" or something similar. You should be able to find your mother's estate and it will list the attorney.

Not everyone is online yet though.
Answer #6: Worth discussing with an attorney, but the court fight could well take that entire 17 months and be completely moot.  You MAY be able to get one to send a letter requesting an accounting and demanding no money be spent (sort of a "don't spend the money or there will be repercussions" letter)


Title: Landlord and someone he hired threw away and stole all of my belongings the day before our eviction court date. (Location is Tennessee, specifically an URLTA County)

Question:
I live in Tennessee in one of the URLTA (Uniform Renter Landlord Tenant Act) counties. My landlord illegally evicted me, my husband, our 2 young children, and roommate this past Sunday, one day before the Eviction court date. He hired someone to come into the house and clear all of our possessions out and he personally took thousands of dollars worth of my husband's work equipment, electronics, anything of value. I know this because the guy who did it told my husband (they were acquaintances from his previous workplace).

3 weeks ago we were 2 weeks late on rent, but gave them a partial payment of $200 which they gladly accepted. Since we did not pay the rest within 10 days they said they were going to file a Detainer Warrant and start the eviction process. By law we are supposed to get 14 days to remedy the situation and pay rent before the eviction process can even begin. We never received any written notice. A week later we saw a notice posted to the door saying that we have a court date for eviction in 7 days. And by law after the court date we had 10 days to vacate, and after the 10 days he is supposed to store our belongings for 30 days for us to claim. After the 30 days he can do whatever he wants with the property. Not only did we not get that 30 days, he didn't even wait until the court date to remove, throw away, and give away ALL of our property to people driving down the street.

We have already secured another location and have signed the lease and moved a few bigger items into it since last week, so housing right now is not an issue. The reason we did that is because the house was unsafe since they turned off the heat on the outside of the central unit.

**Some other random points:**

- On the eviction notice only mine and my husband's name are on it, he never included my roommate's name. Roommate has a separate lease with his name only for utilities.
- Landlord illegally entered home on multiple accounts, when we were a few days late on rent.
- He has tried to do "self-help evictions before by turning off our central air unit in the summer, and our heat in the middle of winter with young kids in the home.
- He never fixed things like the broken dishwasher, broken toilet, the back porch stairs fell apart causing an injury, very bad leaks in the roof.
- We never received written notice of eviction before we were served.
- Accepted partial rent after eviction notice was served.
- Threatened to sue my husband and garnish his wages.
- Has been to my husband's old place of employment to tell employees that he is late on rent.

**Just a few of the things that were stolen/thrown away/moved out:**

- Old family albums and tons of family heirlooms
- Safe with all important documents, like marriage certificate, birth certificate, social security cards, etc.
- Television, surround sound system, laptop, PS4
- Thousands of dollars worth of brand new paint and paint equipment (job related)
- Hundreds of dollars worth of jewelry
- Random furniture

**TLDR: Landlord robbed us of all of our belongings before we were legally supposed to be off the property. This was admitted by a person who was hired to clear it out and he admitted to keeping some things.**

I am wondering what our best course of action is and what steps we need to take.

Edit: Trying to trim down and summarize the post a little better.

Answer:
 Did you go to the court date? What did the judge say when you told him all this?Answer #2: Is there any way to get some of my things back that I know one of the guys is in possession of or is it all a loss?

When I sue, is it for theft of property, illegal eviction, or both? I am waiting to hear back from a lawyer, just want to be prepared beforehand.


Title: Does a district judge get punished when one of their rulings get appealed? (Colorado Latimer county)

Answer: If a judge is consistently overturned on appeal, they would be less likely to get a positive retention recommendation.


Title: NC-USA: Sister took out 50b domestic violence protection order. 2 hours after it was served her husband had his lawyer send a receipt for services paid via the husbands card to my sisters email-how is this not breaking the restraining order?

Question:
This is obviously an intimidation tactic but when we asked a local attorney if this was breaking the restraining order they said it wasn't. Since my sister doesn't normally get emails regarding her husbands financial transactions, her husband had to intentionally give his lawyer my sisters email address to send the receipt.
I don't see how any sane person could not view this as an intimidation tactic.

Answer:
 When two people under a restraining order need to talk, they do so via their attorneys.  That's the proper way to handle this.  Your sister and her husband are still married, and still have business - that's unavoidable.

Answer #2: > her husband had his lawyer send a receipt for services paid via the husbands card to my sisters email-how is this not breaking the restraining order?

How else would you expect his lawyer to communicate with her?


Title: Driver ran me off the road, but I’m liable for the damages?

Question: Full disclosure, I have Geico. My ‘adjuster’ (?) called me today and told me that I’m liable for the damages of hitting a parked car when I was reversing to escape from a vehicle that was intentionally driving head-on at my own. There was an eye witness (a complete stranger) that testified to this. The detective on the case is in the process of making the arrest, and Geico is fully aware of this. (*Location: Long Island, New York)

Answer:
 Your adjuster is right, unfortunately.  If the other driver had hit you and forced your car into the parked one, that driver would be liable.  Since that didn't happen, you're the one responsible for hitting the parked vehicle.  Answer #2: You are. You chose to take the action to hit the car instead of being hit by the other car. Now, it doesn't mean you can't turn around and sue the driver of the other vehicle for his negligence and the damages it caused you by taking the reasonable actions that a person in your situation would have taken to avoid the driver's negligence. Answer #3: Yup. I've learned the hard way that it's better to be hit by the root cause than to have damage avoiding it. Even if the damage is higher from the person most at fault.

Well, except for injuries, but that's a personal decision.


Title: I entered a post-trial diversion program on misdrmeanor marijuana charges. My officer is recommending I don't go on vacation during the Spring or Winter. Could I be removed from the program if I don't adhere? (17, KS)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 If that is what your PO says, then yes.

Leaving the state generally requires permission as a term of probation.  Violating a term of the probation can nix your diversion program and get the full charges reinstated against you.


Title: [FL] Opened the car door of a car that I thought was my mother's. Guy inside flipped out. Should I let the police know what happened?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You're overreacting. It's okay. Deep breath and let it go.

Also, I ride ze shoopuf, myself.


Title: (CA) Meal and rest breaks for salaried employees with set schedules

Question:
California here. My hr manager informed me that salaried employees like myself are not entitled to meal breaks. I have been complaining about this for years. I travel as part of my job and during the weeks I travel my schedule is set by the company and because they want to make the most of my field work my schedule is jam packed. I work from 12 to 16 hours a day and often don't get a chance to eat until after my last appointment, this cuts into my sleep time because I usually don't more than 9-10 hours in my hotel.

I should also note when I arrive at a location I am not on my own. I am picked up by a manager in that territory and transported from location to location.

I have had to throw 5 year old like fits to get a manager to pull into a drive through. I (and the employees in my position) try all sorts of things to make sure we have food. One guy travels with one suit and packs his luggage full of food.

I've tried to explain to my company that I would perform better if I'm rested and fed and that nourishment will improve the quality of my work and it's the ethical thing to do etc. They don't give a rip. So I'm wondering if there is anything in the law books that might help improve the situation. I'm leaving the company soon but I would like to help those that can't just walk away from their job as easily as I can. Thanks for your help.

Answer:
 First of all, "salaried" is a pay method.  You're either exempt or non-exempt.  I'm going to guess that you're exempt.

Sounds like you have a shitty job.  But the job cannot dock your pay for the quantity or quality of your work.  If you decide to take some time to go eat, they still have to pay your weekly rate.  However, they could terminate you as well.

You need to make a choice on if you want to continue to work there.  You may be eligible to quit and file for UI based on your circumstances, but you will need to start with some documentation asking for simple considerations and demonstrate that your employer is completely unreasonable for you to be able to quit for cause and receive UI.


Title: Let's say I own 50% + 1 share of a public company, and I appoint the majority or entirety of the board and thus the CEO. Would it be illegal, in any way and for any person, if the company bought back some or all of my stock at above market price?

Question: While highly (almost impossibly, I think?) unlikely, this does seem like an interesting way to make money.

Answer:
 This is almost certainly illegal (publicly traded stocks are highly regulated) and a breach of your fiduciary duty to the other shareholders, so they would be able to sue you.

The company would also lose it's value, get kicked off the stock exchange, and never be able to raise money again.

It would be easier (but still illegal) to rip off your friends and family this way in a non-public company.


Title: Hollywood actress posted an edited false video of my son being portrayed as a racist. It went viral.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >  the friendly version of the n word

This doesn't exist.


Title: [NJ] Found half a dead mouse in canned tomatoes

Question: My mom opened a can of tomatoes and there was half of dead mouse at the bottom of the can. She is already recovering from ecoli and had to go back to urgent care this morning after declining further. I'm not sure if the mouse made her sicker or if it's ecoli related. We saved the mouse in the can. Where should we bring the mouse to?

Answer: Your mom ate from the mouse can?


Title: Is this child support scheme illegal? (KY)

Question:
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Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 Yeah, that's fraud.

She should not participate in fraud.


Title: My pregnant girlfriend (who is married to someone else) is threatening to deny allowing me to be on the birth certificate.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >  If she doesn't allow me to be on the birth certificate, do I have any recourse?

Sure.  You can sue for paternity, and then some form of custody or visitation.  You aren't getting sole custody.

In either way, whether you're on the certificate or you sue for paternity, you're on the hook for child support.Answer #2: You have no right to be on the birth certificate *initially*. You will have to sue her for paternity, take a DNA test, and go to court to get custody and or visitation of your child. Answer #3: OP I also think it is in your interest to make absolutely certain that the child is yours via the test.

I don't know about Washington laws at all, but I knew a man in a similar situation to yours in another state. He attended childbirth classes and parenting classes on his own, before the baby arrived, in order to have some evidence that he was attempting to be a good father despite the mother attempting to block his suit for custody. I'm not at all advising you to do the same, but perhaps you should speaking with a lawyer who can give you tips on what to expect and how your actions now may help you. Answer #4: You cannot be on the birth cert. You are not the legal father. The husband is.

You will have to sue for paternity and custody.


Title: My car was broken into, my disabled pass was stolen, my car was immediately towed without the pass

Question:
I live in LA County CA. I rent a room in a house within a privately owned complex. THE HOA hires a security company to call and have people's cars towed instead of ticketing or notifying the owners if they are parked without a pass. (You must pay for a pass or have a disabled pass.) I have parked for about a year with my disabled pass with no problems. Seeing as I am disabled, I can't always wash my car in a timely manner. Also, my locks are broken. I never remove my disabled pass from my car. I walked around at 11pm that night, and my car was fine. They report from the security company (that I got from the towing company) says my car was without a pass at 250am, and then towed an hour later. I was parked legally with my pass. Someone, most likely the security company, pulled my pass and then had my car towed because it was too dirty by HOA standards. I have no proof that it was them, but I have witnesses that know I never remove my pass. I know that is probably not enough for a case, but I feel like since I parked there everyday for a year that the security company should have notified me or ticketed me or something besides having a disabled person's car towed when that person legally had a pass. I had to pay $200 to get my car back and now my pass is gone. I can't park at my place til I get it back and get the locks fixed.

Is there anything I should do for myself in this situation - do I have any recourse? (Probably not.) Is there anything I can do to push the HOA/security company to not do this to people who LIVE in the complex? I appreciate you taking your time reading or answering this.

Answer:
 >Someone, most likely the security company, pulled my pass

The rub is that you're making quite the accusation with no evidence. If you had some kind of proof it would be a different story. Given how useful a disabled pass can be, it's also very possible that someone was testing car doors, found yours unlocked, and swiped your pass so they can park in disabled spots.

Now, I do agree that your HOA was being jerks by having a car immediately towed that they should have recognized, but that's between you and them. You should talk to your HOA board about some alternate approach. For example, they should keep a registry of approved cars so that they don't tow a resident's car.


Title: Little Sister afraid to report sexual assault at work -- what are her options? (Oregon)

Question:
Throwaway account for privacy reasons.

My little sister (22) told me today that she has been having panic attacks at work because she was sexually assaulted by a coworker last week. He has been harassing her ever since. She reported the harassment to her boss, but not the assault. I encouraged her to report it, but she's afraid to, because she was sexually assaulted in the military when she was 19, and when she reported that, she was ostracized and forced to change jobs to something she didn't like. She received very little support. I'd like to believe that the civilian employment sector is different. We all know the military handles this stuff poorly, but what are the possible outcomes of reporting it now?

She says the guy is a really good liar, and it didn't happen anywhere with cameras. It would be her word against his. I told her that I believe that if she reports it and they don't take her complaint seriously, that the employer could face serious legal consequences -- she could sue for damages and that the employer will likely take her seriously because they don't want a lawsuit. But of course he could sue, too, if they dismiss him. She's afraid they'll force her to work at a different location, or a different shift -- basically make conditions worse for her to keep her separated from the creep who forced himself on her. (Because that's what the military did.)

I want her to go to the police. I want her to report it to her boss. She is afraid. I completely understand why. If she needs a lawyer, I'll pay for it. But I think she needs to feel 100% confident that reporting won't cost her her job, and that she has recourse if her employer is shitty about it. Can someone who knows the law here (Multnomah County, Oregon) tell me what the potential outcomes look like? I want to be able to reassure her that she doesn't have to just keep going to work with this guy. (But if that's not a guarantee, I need to know that, too.)

Thanks.

Answer:
 She can report the assault to the employer but she needs to report it to the police as you suggest. They are the organization that handles sexual assaults. RAINN.ORG can help her out.

But also understand that this has to be HER decision, not what YOU want. She already had someone else take her choice away from her. TWICE. Don't take her choice away from her again.


Title: [MN] Insurance company telling me i'm SOL even with uninsured driver coverage

Question:
Let me preface everything here by saying - the title of the car and the insurance policy are still technically under my fathers name. so i have not spoken with the insurance company personally and may not have answers to specific questions right away

Last week on my way home from work i was T-boned by a vehicle turning into a gas station. I was hit with such force that my car was pushed laterally up onto the curb. other car proceeded to pull into parking lot.

After the crash i was approached by a 3rd party witness and several co-workers joined me as we waited for police
The other driver became somewhat hostile sanctimoniously blaming me for the accident as well as reminding me "MN is a no fault state"

Other driver was very sensitive to having photos of his face or his car taken and attempted to threaten me to dissuade from taking more photographs. Other driver remained hostile even after police had arrived and continued to try and approach me to the point i had to request the officers to keep the man away from me.

While I waited for a tow I was told by the responding officer that the other diver was uninsured, and they **could not issue a ticket because he was currently on private property** (gas station parking lot)

My car was towed

I was given a card with a case number on it and told to call the insurance company and provide that number to them and they would sort out the rest

Legally the car is owned by my father and the policy is under his name although i am the only driver of the vehicle; so he called insurance to report on my behalf. He claims he was told by our insurance company that **despite having full coverage + uninsured driver coverage on my vehicle I am only covered for medical expenses and our ability to be compensated for the vehicle was contingent on the insurance company being able to recoup losses via a lawsuit against the other part.** This sounds very suspicious to me considering i am supposed to have full coverage on the car itself along with an optional package specifically for the purpose of ensuring we are covered even if the other driver is not

TLDR: can my insurance company refuse to cover my car simply because they don't think they will be able to recoup their losses

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Topic:
Insurance

Answer: /r/insurance will probably net you better/more responses.Answer #2: In MN UM/UIM only covers medical. Your father didn't have comprehensive coverage?Answer #3: It all hinges on exactly what the nature of your uninsured driver's coverage is.  It sounds like they are saying your uninsured driver's coverage only includes medical and to only subrogate the property claim.


Title: Hit and run and driver not cooperating

Question:
At 4 am Last week someone crashed my parked car and fled the scene, I have been in contact with their insurance and they tell me that they cannot locate the driver and are not able to assist me until he answers to know who was driving, for all they know the car could have been stolen and they would be liable. What can I do ? The police filed a report and found the car and impounded  it. There is no witnesses since it was early in the morning.
Topic:
DUI

Answer: File a claim with you insurance. This is what you pay them for.


Title: [USA] Where is the line between (protected) hate speech and (unprotected) incitement of violence? Is yelling "Kill all Jews" on a college campus free speech?

Question:
There have been a number of controversial speakers on my campus recently that upset a lot of students. The public university, while condemning the views of the speakers, insists (correctly) that there is no hate speech exception to free speech and they cannot ban speakers just for being offensive.

I can understand that, and I agree, but when having a discussion about the policy with someone who's authority I would have trusted on this I was confused by something she said. I was trying to use an example of something being offensive/hateful ("I hate Jews") versus actively inciting violence ("kill all Jews") to guide a discussion on a particular speaker students had wanted removed. I thought those examples would be uncontroversial endpoints to figure out where the line fell in between, but she said no, both were legal, they can't prove inciting violence until someone commits violence. She said someone walking around the campus yelling "kill all Jews" would be protected free speech and the university couldn't intervene until actual violence started, either from or against that person. I asked even if the speaker clearly and sincerely intended to get people to kill Jewish people, and she said that didn't matter.

Is this accurate? Is it not inciting violence until there is actual violence? Is saying "kill all Jews" protected because it's not directed at a specific, named individual?

When I first posted this to r/legaladvice, people wanted more context. That partially answers my question already since I thought that was clear incitement to violence no matter the context (excluding like a quote from somewhere else). The context could be one of two events similar to things that have already happened. One is a single person walking around crowded areas of campus yelling things at students walking by. We have a "God hates fags" preacher that sometimes comes and tells at people that people are understandably upset by. My example was about if this person was yelling more specifically about violence, like saying "kill all Jews" (switched to that since I'm Jewish so I feel more comfortable not targeting others in my hypothetical), would they be barred. So imagine this lone person with a sign walking around campus yelling in students faces "kill all Jews." He does really intend what he says, even though people would hopefully ignore it. That was the basis of our discussion that I was shocked to hear would not be disallowed.

The other possible context is in terms of and invited speaker. For example when Milo came to talk, some said that was just offensive speech, while other thought it specifically advocated harassment of particular students. Without debating on his speech specifically, I was trying to get a sense of what point would it definitely be inciting violence and not just hate speech, e.g. if a white supremacist came to speak to conversation students that invited him and said "we should kill all the Jews."

Answer:
 There is the [Brandenburg test](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/brandenburg_test) which has the following components:

1. The speech is “directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action,” AND
2. The speech is “likely to incite or produce such action.”

Given your example, just walking around saying "Kill all Jews" fails on the second point even if the first holds.


Title: (CA) Is the right "to remain silent" applicable?

Question: For example; If a police were to pull you over and you smell like weed.  Would it really be beneficial to stay silent?

Answer: Yes.  At the very least you can't make it worse.  Provide your driver's license and otherwise answer clarifying questions about your vehicle registration or your biographical information (is this still your current address?) but remain silent about anything else.


Title: Wife is being sued for medical malpractice

Question:
So my wife is being sued.  We both don't think she's at fault (because she really did do all of the right things) but she is obsessing over this.  Some background:

We live in Michigan. She isn't employed by the same office as when the incident occurred.  She does have tail (or trailing, maybe?) insurance for up to 200k.

Here are my many questions:

- She is covered for 200k, if the settlement goes above that can they take from 401k? How about our house?
- She has talked about getting a legal divorce and putting hte house in my name.  Does that hold up?  She hasn't been deposed or gone to trial yet so I'm wondering how timing works for that.

Answer:
 The malpractice insurance should be paying for an attorney to deal with this.  You should talk to them.

If you try to transfer assets fraudulently to avoid a judgment it’s going to go really poorly.Answer #2: She has insurance. She should be speaking to her insurance about this.

She should not attempt to hide assets.


Title: [CA] Employer discrimination because I am a parent/caregiver?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 That is a 100% valid reason for wanting to keep you in the office. You can approach HR but you likely have no recourse as you are an at-will employee. Working from home when you're a caregiver is not a protected class anyway.

If you are not happy with the duties of your job, also contact HR. Answer #2: They gave you a valid non-discriminatory reason for denying your request, so I don't think you'd have a case there. For example at one of my previous employers they did have several people who worked remotely from home, however they were starting to shift away from allowing that. Those who already had that arrangement were allowed to stay that way, but they weren't allowing anyone to transition into something like that even if they had the same job title/duties.

The new project/job duties are not related to the working from home issue. Your employer is allowed to increase your job duties without increasing your pay. If you aren't happy about that, you can request a raise or seek employment elsewhere. I don't think refusing the project and being fired would be in your favor for unemployment.


Title: Can I go straight to the owner of the house I'm renting and circumvent the landlord to resolve a dispute?

Question:
Long story, my landlord says she has not received rent payment when we electronically deposited money into her account 15 days in advance now she not only wants the rent but also a late fee, I have a snapshot proving the money was transferred to her account ( At least that's what my bank says)  and my bank has told us that transfers take 3 to 5 business days.

 I've looked up reviews of the company the landlord works for and there is a disturbing amount of overly negative reviews.

 I am military and the owner of the house is also military,  I would like him to know the business he is working wish as well as circumvent the landlord to resolve this dispute. Can I be sued or can she take me to court for slander or defamation of character or anything like that?

Answer:
 >Can I be sued or can she take me to court for slander or defamation of character

Not unless you are planning on telling lies about her. I don't know how well this will help you since he hired out a property management company to handle the operations of his rental properties.


Title: Can I be charged w credit card fraud?

Question:
So basically, in February I met this guy who claimed to be rich and played the part well as he was good looking, was staying in extremely high end hotels, flying his friends out, wouldn’t stfu about how wealthy he was etc. he took a liking to me quick and wanted to keep me around during his visit in my state. I am a broke waitress so it felt like a Cinderella story. Fast forward a week, he’s having issues with his bank and asks to borrow some money. I foolishly loan him about 400-500$ over the course of a few days expecting he will pay me back since he’s “so rich” and we’ve been spending every day together. He tells me he just got his bank situated and he got me a new Mac computer in my name as a gift and orders me a lyft to go get it. So I get there and sign for it and am put in handcuffs. I’m literally so confused, I don’t understand what’s going on and I go to the loss prevention. They explain the situation and I explain my situation. I find out he’s a total fake, and just some hacker.  I make a police statement and they let me go. Once I’m free I realize I really need to get that money I’m owed. I’m so angry and hurt. He basically tells me I’m worthless and he was just using me and we never see each other after that except he was at the same club as me later that week. I’ve never been in legal trouble. Do you think this will haunt me in the future or that this is ok and I’m over thinking it since they let me go?

Edit: I’m from TX. Turns out he was WANTED for this shit, all over the country

I have ptsd (long history) and have nightmares about this. Can someone please just ease my heart

Answer:
 I am not a lawyer, but it sounds like you got scammed, pure and simple. Just interacting with a criminal doesn't make you an accomplice.

You didn't know he was commuting a crime, and when you learned, you didn't help him in any way.


Title: Landlord entered apartment and removed about half of my belongings

Question:
I have recently bought a house on July 12th and have been moving my belongings from my old apartment, which I am renting through July 24th. After a weekend of moving, I still had some personal belongings in my apartment which would take me one trip in my pickup to remove.
I got two voicemails today from my landlord at 12:31 and 1:58 this afternoon. I do not have access to my cell phone while at work, and i left work at 4pm. I got home around 4:20, saw I had the voicemails, and decided to listen to them after I unwound from work a bit. The two voicemails were essentially the same, just my landlord asking if I intended to leave my belongings. I called them back and left a voicemail shortly after 5pm explaining I was planning to get them this week or next, it had just been raining recently and I had other obligations so i hadn't got around to removing my belongings, nor had I cleaned and vacuumed. The weather cleared up later, so I decided to go get the rest of my stuff, arriving at my apartment around 7pm. There I found that about half of my belongings were missing, and those that were still there were haphazardly thrown in trash bags along with discarded cleaning supplies. Considering they entered my apartment that I still am leasing with less than a days notice and removed quite a few valuables, both sentimental and monetary, do I have any legal grounds for compensation if the missing items are not returned? I live in Maryland, US.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 I would say yes. Talk to your landlord first, remind him that you are under the lease until the 24th, and that he had no right to remove your property. Provide a list of as many things that you know are missing as possible.

Advice him that if these items are not returned, you will file a lawsuit.


Title: Ramifications of Customs Fraud via Mail?

Question:
I co-own a business, located in Vermont, that makes custom clothing generally in the $45-$100 range. Roughly a quarter or so of our sales are to international customers. We mark our shipping labels accurately and have no intention to stop doing that.

However every so often one of our international customers will ask us to mark the package as "gift" instead of "merchandise" or to change the price of what they actually ordered to avoid their country's high import charges. I would love to know what the potential ramifications of doing that would be so that we can further explain why we *won't* be doing that and maybe people will stop asking (they won't, but at least *fewer* people will ask).

Answer:
 Customs will suddenly become very interested in everything you send and inspect it to determine if you're actually sending gifts or merchandise.  You're well over the duty-line of $12, so if you're marking things as gifts and they are not, Customs can refuse your shipments, or, just make the people you're sending to have to come and pick it up in person and pay duty anyway.

You're going to get yourself flagged and then have problems for literally all of your customers, not just these sneaky ones.

It's "fine" for people to do this on a one on one basis, once or twice, but it's not fine for a business to operate this way especially when you rely on shipping product.


Title: Is it legal to use vpn to access apps not available in my country? [TN]

Question: Like spotify, it isn't available here. Can i use vpn on google play to download it then use vpn on it to use it?

Answer:
 Depends on what the program isn't available.

If the company has made a marketing decision then the worst you could face would be a contract claim and they would end your service.

If the application is illegal then you could face criminal penalties.

If the application would subject the company to serious legal liability then they could sue you for their damages and legal fees.


Title: [Location: US/FL] How to file a motion without an associated 'case'?

Question:
I'm in the process of claiming Italian citizenship by descent. The process is intense, a ton of records from the 19th/early 20th century, etc. All misspellings and errors have to be corrected. People who have gone through this process usually seek a court order for a "One in the Same" ruling. The Italian consulate verifies this is a common remedy.

Florida law even has a statute that provides for courts to rule on stuff like this. http://law.justia.com/codes/florida/2011/titlevi/chapter86/section86.021/

I have a motion ready but the problem is, the clerks have no idea how to file it since its not associated with a 'case'.

Would appreciate any informed, practical advice on how to go about tackling this.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: I'm not really sure that a Florida court is empowered to determine Italian citizenship, which is really a matter for the Italian government.


Title: Sending non regulated medications to the USA.

Question:
I saw mention on Reddit the other day about the price of certain medications. In particular, asthma relief inhalers. People were saying the cost was a significant drain on their income.

I live in Australia. I can buy asthma inhalers over the counter, as many as I like for $10 a piece. If I were of a mind to send them to the US to people who had kids with asthma and were struggling with the cost would there be any legal issues or import problems?

Answer:
 It sounds like you would run afoul of the FDA.

https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/Transparency/Basics/ucm194904.htm

Doubly so if they're paying you to ship them to the US.


Title: (PA) My co-worker was accused of a hit and run that never happened. Her insurance is now being cancelled. Is there anything she can do?

Question:
So, as the text says, my co-worker was informed by her insurance company that there was a claim against her from an alleged hit and run accident on 8/16/15. She was categorically not in any kind of accident, and was in fact at home watching "Game of Thrones" when the accident supposedly happened. The claimant said that she backed into her car, drove away, and then came back to inspect the other vehicle, which is how the claimant was able to get her plates. They then stated that she left the scene again without speaking to anyone. There was a police report filed, but she was never contacted by the police or given a ticket.

When the insurance company called, my coworker denied this happened, and sent pictures of her intact, pristine rear fender. The claimant said that the accident was bad enough to bend her rear axles, so she assumed that with the picture of the car, she was out of the woods.

She was not contacted by the insurance company until May, when they informed her that they not only settled the claim, but that they would be cancelling her insurance in as of August. They did not send out anyone to inspect the car for themselves, nor did they ask for her version of events again. They claim they can cancel her insurance because of "two or more accidents under the policy in the past three years." She did hit a pole in 2014, resulting in $805 in damages.

She's disputing this cancellation with the PA Insurance Department. She's had her vehicle inspected, and was able to get a dealer to officially say, "Veh Inspected 5/20/16. No signs of previous veh damage or repair in Right Rear." I am helping her with her letter, and would love to know if there is anything else I can do, or what "proof" we can offer that she was not involved in this accident. Since they decided to settle, is that the end of the story? Do they have the right to say that she was involved in the accident without any proof, and with only the word of the other person?

Sorry if this is confusing...I haven't owned a car in a decade, and this is one of the reasons why.

Answer: Was she ever charged with the hit and run incident?  If there was any follow up police investigation, it's possible that there may be some helpful information.  She'd have to subpoena it, though.


Title: Hospital is billing us for what insurance didn't pay because the insurance isn't contracted with the hospital. (Kingwood/Humble/Houston, TX) (I don’t know exactly where to put this, sorry.)

Question:
Last year (oddly enough, at this time) my husband went to a standalone emergency room and from there was transported to the local hospital. He has a heart condition and wasn't taking his medicine like a good boy.  He's all good now!  He was in the hospital from 5/7/16 – 5/10/16. We live in Texas and my husband’s company is out of South Carolina, as is the insurance. The insurance handles everything that we do (doctors, hospitals, etc) as IN NETWORK. It may take the claim being submitted twice, but the claim gets paid and this is the first snag we’ve hit.

The claim was for $72,809.00. The insurance company paid $43,685.40. Per the insurance company there were NO issues with the claim being processed on the hospital side.

I didn’t really pay much attention to the first bill we received. I figured the payment and bill had “crossed” in the mail. Nope. The hospital is billing us for the remaining amount of the bill - $29,123.60. After multiple phone calls to the call center someone finally said that we are being billed because our insurance is not contracted with the hospital. This would have made sense, except that my son is regularly seen at Texas Children’s Hospital – who is also not contracted with the insurance – and there are no issues with billing or otherwise.

The bill itself is interesting. The first thing I asked for was an itemized bill so I could see just what they were billing us for and how much. There are 4 errors where they charged for an extra item and then credited it. The prices for the services though – most seem overpriced to me. I went so far as to look up the procedure codes and get cost comparisons. Some of them I didn’t need to look up to know they were outrageous. A CBC (Complete Blood Count) costing $510, a thyroid test costing $707.

There is no billing department at the hospital, it’s all been outsourced to NPAS (based out of Kentucky). The hospital is an HCA Affiliated Hospital.

So, all that to say I certainly don’t think we owe it, which I’m sure no one ever does think they owe the money. The bill was paid, more than half, by the insurance. What are my options? How do I fight this?

[Documents](http://imgur.com/a/pBwaM)

Topic:
Insurance

Answer:
 So your argument is that you feel hospitals are over priced? That is not news but it part of what you pay when you go to a hospital.

Have you talked to your  insurance about it?


Title: Can my apartment actually charge me for this?

Question: My white bath tub needed cleaning so I went ahead and filled it about 80% full (if that) with water and bleach and left it to soak. Mind you my water stopper thingy is garbage so it was draining very slowly the entire time. I then left my apartment for about 4 hours. When I came back, there was a maintenance guy in my bathroom. He says the unit under me had water damage. I asked him if it was something I had done and he said there was an issue with the pipes and with my tub being full it started to flood the unit under me. I then ask, So it wasn't my fault or anything? He says no, other than my tub being filled, it was the pipes. The next day I call the front office to get my a.c. repaired. When I tell her my Apt number, she then says do you know you flooded the apartment under you? Why would you leave your tub full? In my head i'm thinking "aren't these things made for holding water?" but all I say is: "Well, I was cleaning it so I just let is soak", and thought nothing of it. I mean it wasn't my fault anyway right? She just says ok, and sends someone to fix my ac problem. Today I come home from work with a letter on my door saying that I'm being charged for damage to (apt #)/overflowed tub $170. I am astonished that they would even try such a thing. A bath tub is made for holding water last I checked. And I never got the memo in all my years of living that leaving a tub full of water for too long will cause damage....Am I actually in the wrong here? Its too late to call them because the office is closed. Will be giving them a call first them in the morning.

Answer:
 I would argue the point that the water didn't come from the bathtub but from the pipes.  If you filled the tub with water and the tub somehow leaked then I can see you being at fault, but you have no control over the pipes in the building.  What you did is basically the same as filling the bathtub for a bath and then draining it.  I don't believe you would be held responsible for pipes not working correctly in your rental.

I don't know how you're renting but I would suggest talking to a manager or supervisor to get the fee taken off.


Title: [USA][FL] Game company [Town of Salem] scammed me.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Jesus Christ. How much did you spend and what was your form of payment?

If you used a credit card, just dispute the charges with your card company. Since you never received the product you paid for, you have a legitimate dispute. The end.


Title: Our apartment complex puts glass in the dog park that they provide.

Question: My dog has cut his paws in this park multiple times. It’s mainly dirt and pieces of glass that is considered “film”. A lot of times that I have brought him in from playing in the park, he’s bleeding from a paw. I I’ve have talked to the landlord (the building is part of a corporation) and she admitted that she knows there is glass in the dog park. I’ve given several options to a substitute other than glass and dirt. They charge $50 a month for dogs. And there are about 100 dogs in this complex. That’s $60,000 a year. How do I approach this?

Answer: I don't understand what you're talking about but if you feel the dog park is unsafe then stop using it.


Title: (OH/MI) Speeding ticket was just mailed to me.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: That's what's known as photo radar. It's allowed. Pay the fine. Learn where photo radar is used and don't speed.


Title: CA- How do I protect myself against family I haven't spoken to in years?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You won't inherit their debt, if that is your concern. If you have no joint ventures of any kind with them, you should have nothing to worry about.


Title: Child Support and Contempt of Court - HELP!

Question:
Okay Reddit. This one has me a lil shaken up.

I currently live in SC. In 2015 I got a really bad staph infection in the palm of my right hand which required a trip to the ER, surgery, almost losing use of it and a 30,000$ hospital bill.

I ended up losing my job because of this. I then lost my house (it was my mothers house but she lives with my elderly grandparents to look after them). Needless to say this put me in quite a hole. I got some help from family to pay up the child support I was late on. They served me w papers but I paid up the late payments (about $1200) and was not required to go to court.

I am once again late in payments and just found a job at the end of September. The mother of my child texts me last week and says she got a paper saying we need to appear in court because I am once again $1000 behind.

I have not been served with any papers. The problem is my address is my grandparents' address where I no longer live but stay there for lengths of time off and on. (However my no one living there has received ANYthing regarding me and/or court). Wen I went to make a payment they said I was required to come to court and that I'd be charged with contempt of court.

So:

-Why have I not been served with any paperwork stating I am required to appear in court with a date, time, etc? Isnt this required??

-If I pay before the court date am I obligated to appear? It seems like the girl that took the payment was under the impression I couldnt pay the balance off.

-If I go to court and face a contempt of court charge will I be thrown in jail? I've finally found a decent full-time job and I'm just getting my life back on track. The last thing I want to do is lose my job over this and get thrown back in a vicious cycle..

-Any advice on what I should prepare and bring to court if I do have to attend?

Thanks for any and all advice. Its very appreciated.

TLDR: Lost job, behind on payments, no court papers served and now i have to appear and am getting charged with contempt.

Answer:
 Your best bet would be to check with a lawyer regarding what will happen on the contempt charge as the penalties for missing a hearing vary widely by location.  Many lawyers offer free or low-cost consultations.

As far as service of process is concerned, if you no longer lived where they thought you did and didn't have a job on record, it could be they didn't serve you because they couldn't find you.  If you did keep your address updated with them, be sure to mention that to the lawyer.


Title: The lease states that I need to give a 60-day notice if I am going to Vacate.

Question:
Hello,

I am in California and my lease states that I need to give at minimum a 60-day notice to vacate. However, I realized it is quite difficult to find a new place and sign a new lease (unless I am planning to rent and find new roommates) so I opted for craiglist to find a vacant spot. I found one, but it took a couple weeks to soldify everything so now I would be technically submitting a 43-day notice (also, most places want you to move in within a month).

I am renting a room from a homeowner and he has mentioned that If I wanted to terminate before 60 days it would be fine, but I am afraid now that since the document states at a minimum of 60 days that I would be responsible for some charges. I believe California law only requires tenants to provide 30-days and 60-days would just be courtesy? I just want some clarity if anyone can help.

Answer:
 > I believe California law only requires tenants to provide 30-days and 60-days would just be courtesy?

That's the minimum by law. The lease can require more.