Title: I know that per court decisions an emergency room cannot deny treatment to a patient regardless of ability to pay. Can a dentist refuse to treat a patient who shows up with a severe condition?

Answer:
 No,  the EMTALA act is for Medicare participating hospitals and require the assessment and  stabilization of a patient.  A dentist isn't included and an abscess isn't a life threatening condition (well until it leads to more...) I'd find a dentist willing to work out a payment plan, or find a dentist school with free/low cost services. Answer #2: What is the severe condition?Answer #3: Medical provider weighing in. If you show up to the ER all we are required to do is stabilize a patient and then we can send them out to another hospital. Dentists do not have to see you. Walking into a clinic does not mean a doctor has to see you. It only apply to the ER.

You need antibiotics. Cheapest place to pay cash for the visit will be a CVS clinic or the like. Ask first if they treat dental abscesses with antibiotics. They have a list of what they can and can not see.

Virtuwell is online and may also be a option. I think they charge $50. If they can’t do it they will refund your money.

If these aren’t options then go to a primary care doctor. They cost less than urgent care and the ER.

Start calling dentists for cash on visit prices. Start with Z. They may give you a discount if you pay in full that day. Talk to their billing person.

Level 1 trauma hospitals do have dentists on site but that would be huge bill to be given antibiotics and told to see a dentist at a future date. They are there if there is teeth trauma in a emergency. I have seen them in University hospitals that have a dental school as well.


Title: My Aunt’s boyfriend of ~17 years just passed and now his separated wife wants all his possessions.

Question:
I’ll need to preface this by saying that I don’t have all the information, however I can provide it as needed (hopefully).  Also the formatting will be bad since I’m on mobile.

State: Tennessee

People involved:

Aunt - Jane
Aunt’s boyfriend - John
Wife - Wife

As you’ve read, my aunt’s boyfriend passed away just before thanksgiving. John had a heart attack and was airlifted to the hospital. He passed a few days later after they removed him from life support. He was married and separated prior to meeting my aunt. The wife refused a divorce based on her beliefs, so John just moved on. He met Jane in 2001, and they became an item. They have been living together for quite a few years in my grandmother’s house.

Now that John has passed, the wife has returned to collect all his things. She has sent a registered letter to Jane that included a list of John possessions that she wants, a demand that these items be given to her, and a note that a carbon copy had been sent to the wife’s attorney’s office. This list includes many things including but not limited to: Jewelry, hats, shoes, clothing, framed pictures, a gaming station, and tin watering can. The list has many other things on it, but I don’t think it’s necessary to list them all.

The interesting part about the list is that it includes items that were not purchased by John, and were not his possessions. She demands that the tools in the tool shed be given to her (they are Jane’s and my grandmother’s), furniture (all belongs to my grandmother).

What I hope to get out of this post are a few answers.

1. Can she legally request Jane to hand over any of John’s possessions?

2. How can my Aunt and Grandmother protect their furniture and tools?

3. What ways can Jane fight back against the wife?

4. Can the wife demand that any gifts given to John be handed over to her?

Side notes:

Jane has already given John’s truck to the wife, and has been compliant in everything she’s asked so far. The reason that Jane wants to fight back is because the wife barred Jane from visiting John in his final hours at the hospital, and the wife demanded that my family leave the funeral and wake. The son of John and the wife has also been very nasty to my Aunt through phone calls and in person. There are a few things of John’s that Jane would like to keep, but would be fine giving the rest to the wife.

Once again I apologize for the lack of any pertinent information, formatting, grammatical errors, or over sharing in this post. Hopefully I tagged it correctly, please inform me if I didn’t.

Thanks for your time,

Genoofmemphis

Topic:
Wills Trusts and Estates

Answer:
 I’m an estate administration paralegal in NC so I don’t know about TN law but generally speaking:
Spouses have a LOT of power and rights after someone passes away. Even if they were separated, because they never actually divorced.
Your aunt and the grandmother should speak to a lawyer and should not give the estranged wife ANYTHING until she has court authority stating that she is the executor, administrator or collector. Probably best to not speak to her beyond what is reasonable and necessary and keep records.
She will likely be entitled to a hefty portion of his property. There are a lot of variables like whether or not he had a will, debts, how bank accounts were set up etc. So not necessarily everything will go to her.
There is also often little that can be done for tangible personal property when it is of minimal value. Those are items that don’t hold title and typically aren’t worth going to court over.
I know it seems wildly unfair and it plays out like this it is. The law tends hold marriage in very high regard and tries to incentivize it in many way. I’m sorry you’re Aunt has lost her partner and now has to deal with this. Answer #2: The stuff that was John's probably belongs to his wife, unless he had a will.

The stuff that's your aunt's or your grandmother's does not belong to her however.  Nor does anything that John gifted to your aunt or anyone else in your family.

Talk to a lawyer.


Title: Healthcare.gov and blue cross have screwed me and my Schizophrenic wife.

Question:
I applied and got health insurance at the end of 2014. I changed the plan (adding myself) through healthcare.gov in January. The plan was canceled and a new one was never started. It is now mid April and through several escalations and calls I still have no health insurance. They said that if they get it set up I will owe premiums for every month of this year though I have had no insurance. My wife is disabled (Schizophrenic among other diagnosis) and about to go off her meds because of this. We need to know if we have any kind of case to get help.

Location: Northern Alabama
Have contacted both the healthcare.gov support and bcbs support several times over this period of time and have gotten the runaround. I'm running out of options, we can't afford to have my wife commited but if she loses her meds we may not have a choice and this situation is getting more fucked by the day.

Answer:
 When they say you'll owe premiums for the missing months, I am assuming (hoping?) what they mean is that you will have retroactive coverage back to the termination date of the old policy.

That is better than no coverage -- it would mean that medical expenses you incurred which might still be percolating in the system will eventually get paid and expenses you'd have to pay out-of-pocket will eventually get reimbursed.

It also means that you'll still be counted as having "continuous coverage", for whatever that still means.

Don't take my word for it, but that's probably what they mean.

I had this happen in 2009 when I fell through the cracks for a month and out-of-the-blue wound up having a $50,000 surgery (that's the total after all the bills added up).  I was out of pocket about $8000, and the hospital wrote off $25K of it, then the "fixed" insurance kicked back in and I got most of the $8K back.


Title: (PA) Mother of employee under 18yo constantly harassing and threatening the store, is this grounds to fire the employee?

Question:
PA family owned super market, ive got a wonderful cashier who we'll call ABC. ABC is a fantastic employee with very little to complain about, and does her job well. Her mother however, is a different beast.

She comes in 2-3 times a month(worked here for about 6 months now) to complain about her daughters schedule, demanding we match what the mother wants rather than us assigning her daughter a schedule. And over the last 3 months shes threatened to sue us, and hire lawyers to battle us because we wont match her schedule on grounds of PA child labor laws.

she works around 25 hours per week, and her longest days of employment are 8 hours with a 30 minute break.

the most recent one, is we had a customer apparently hit on the cashier who is a minor. Upon hearing the story, the mother is now threatening to report us to police for failing to protect her daughter from harassment in the workplace from customers.

is the mothers harassment enough grounds to fire an employee even though the employee has done nothing wrong herself?

Answer:
 Seems a shame to fire a good employee over something outside of her control. I doubt it would do any good but is it not worth trying to explain to the mother that her actions are jeopardising her daughters employment?Answer #2: The daughter is an at-will employee and can be fired for nearly anything, including an annoying mom, or nothing.  Though if she is part of a union that may not be trueAnswer #3: First off, are you obliging all the child labour laws?

Secondly, ban her. She has no right to how you conduct your business, and her child has assumed the work of dealing with customers, there's no failing to protect her happening here.


Title: [Ohio] DUI in a parked car

Question:
So last night I got a DUI for sitting behind the wheel of a parked car (at least from what I recall). I live in Ohio and it's rather cold at the moment so when I arrived at my car and concluded that I was too drunk too drive I called my cousin to pick me up and turned on my car while I waited (for warmth). I placed my head back to nap while I waited, the next thing I know a police officer is tapping on my window (I'm unsure of the extent of time I had been in the vehicle). I opened it and he informed me that I had hit the pole in front of my parking spot and arrested me. This never happened from my recolection and I found it very confusing considering my car was still in the parking space. I'm also unsure of wether or not he  witnessed this or if it was called in. So a few questions.

- What should I do?  Plead guilty or not guilty?
- What should I expect if I plead guilty?
- What should I expect if I plead not guilty?
- What should I do if I plead not guilty?

My friend who was there but didn't see anything but the arrest said he had a good lawyer and they could probably get it dropped to reckless op but I have no grasp on the legal system so I have no clue how feasible that is. Or even what it means for me.

Answer:
 Here is the answer to all your questions.

Get a lawyer


Title: I was hit from behind a few days ago, left scene of accident without exchanging info. Damage worse than I thought, really worried about legal repercussions.

Question:
I didn't exchange info with the other driver because 1. It was a dangerous part of a merge between highways and he didn't move to the shoulder I was on. 2. I was rear ended and in a rush, looked like a small dent on my bumper so I left. It was Thanksgiving and I didn't want to bother the cops with a small bump. 3. I saw him get out of the car  and start walking around so I figured he wasn't really hurt or anything

Turns out my car was damaged pretty good on the underside. But I left and didn't get information. Now I'm worried I'll get hit with a hit and run for leaving.

Should I contact the police? How do I know if I'm going to get in legal trouble? Should I not do anything and just hope he didnt get my plates and report me?

I don't care about the damage to my car but I just want to resolve this without ruining my life. I just wanted to give the dude a break because he was clearly ast fault and I didn't care to make a big deal out of it and now I fear I might be in deep shit.

Location: NJ

Answer: You almost certainly won't get in legal trouble. Call your insurance and let them deal with it. You'll have to pay the deductible, but your alternative is paying the full cost.


Title: I know it’s illegal but what would the consequences be?

Question: So I am  a 17yr male Living in Australia. I am Bisexual, I’ve been strongly sexually flirting with this guy for the past week he is 19. We’ve only been doing it over discord (texting).  But like it gets so “hot” and I really wanna send pics. Nudes or in the least pics of me in my underwear. I’ve sent selfies and he says I am pretty cute. But I am underage so It’s illegal but still what would actually happen to the both of us if I did send nudes? And how would my government find out I sent the images if I don’t include my face. Is there a high chance I could get caught and punished or could I get away with it? I probably won’t do it anyway but like in the spur of the moment when I am drunk on sexual lust and desire or if I’ve just woken up I am not thinking straight so I might “accidentally” do it. Basically I am asking what’s the chance and how would I be caught and would would my and to a lesser extent his punishment be? I am a little scared and curious... thanks!

Answer:
 This entire question points out why there’s an age of consent in the first place. Your immaturity is showing. Answer #2: Don’t send nude selfies until you’re old enough to be able to make good judgements. That means ~25, according to science.

If you want to look at it from another perspective, if you send him nudes, he could be charged with possession of child porn, in many countries. That’s not something I’d want to transmit, sexually.

Look, it’s ridiculous. You could be charged, tried and jailed as an adult in many states, and you could have joined our armed forces aged 16.5, which means you can legally hold a gun, kill and be killed, but not send sexy pics. That’s stupid, but that’s the law.

He would be in legal trouble, you would not. Do you want him to be charged, possibly jailed, and possibly be a registered sex offender for life. Because that’s what you’re risking.

Find local boys within your legal age range to hook up with. Have fun.


Title: Texas family law: I have custody of my son and I want to temporarily move in with my parents to save money and eventually buy a house of my own. Father threatens to take my son away saying it shows a sign of not being responsible. Will I loose this fight in court?

Answer: No. There is no court presumption against three generations living together.


Title: [BC, Canada] legality of getting paid to go on a date with someone?

Question:
Something along the lines of "if you give me 20$ i'll go on a date with you"? Is that legal? Assuming no sex or prostitution occurs.

Also interesting in knowing the legality as it applies to Ont + PEI if thats different.

Answer: So....an escort?  Legal.Answer #2: It's not prostitution if you don't have sex, so its most likely 100% legal.


Title: Someone is making a fake instrgram of me, using my photos, and including means words about me. What can I do?

Question: I reported to Instagram, they removed it, but person just made another.

Answer: Keep reporting it to Instagram. Sooner or later, they'll lock down the IP. But you have no other legal recourse for this. Answer #2: Report again.


Title: Being charged because of mistaken identity.

Question:
Hi , so today me and my 2 friends went out , I was the driver , we ended up going to a restaurant and my friend was drunk and he  got into a  verbal fight with the store employees , I was trying to calm the situation down however my friend stupidly made threats and threw the food at the employees, now seeing that i took my friend home because he was drunk and I didnt want it to escalate , a couple of hours later cop shows up at my door and asks me for the information of my friend , I gave him my friends name and phone number, also the cop gave the number of the cop who is assigned to the case and he told me to call him and to also give him the info I gave him , so i did that.

so after a hour the same cop who i called earlier called me and told me that I am being charged with the crime of mischief and uttering threats , and I was shocked , there was cameras and 5 employees working there , I was clearly not the person who did theses things , when i told the cop that he told me that I look like the guy who did that in the video and that there is nothing he could do.

any ways tomorrow I have to turn myself in to the police , I just don't know what to do and any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 >I just don't know what to do

Get an attorney and say nothing to the police.Answer #2: Do not make any more statements to the police. Don't say its not you or anything, don't anwser questions about the day. You will be given a court date for the charges. The process will very depending on location but you will be able to get all the evidence against you (called disclosure) and it will likely be a good idea to get a lawyer.Answer #3: Do not turn yourself into the police. Hire a lawyer asap and do what they tell you. Turning yourself in would be the worst thing you could do.


Title: Stolen TV and ps3, thinking of going to small claims court.

Question:
I had a TV and PS3 stolen from my house, and we know who did it. I posted about this before, but I now have new info.
The guy who stole it came to a party of mine. His story is that he walked there alone, and left at 12:30. The reason we know it's him is because everyone else who was attending is a trustworthy friend of mine, but here are the things I can prove with text messages/witnesses:

-He knew about the theft before anyone told him. He told us a friend of mine told him about it, when I asked said friend about it he told me that he never said anything.

-He left at around 1:30. I have witnesses that tell me he did so. The basement where the TV was kept was empty after 1am, it would have been impossible for it to have been taken prior to then because it was full of people.

-He brought a car. He claims it wouldn't have been possible to take a TV on foot, which is true, but he told a friend of mine that he had his car parked about 5 minutes from my house.

First of all, is this the type of thing that can be resolved in a small claims court? Second, is any of this info incriminating enough to get him charged? We also have a ton of extra proof of him acting extremely sketchy which I can add to this if anyone thinks it would make a difference.

I declined to file a police report at first because I would have had to list the names of every single one of my friends attending as well and have a police officer come talk to them, but should I file one before I take him to court?

Also, would anyone be able to tell me a little about the process of going to small claims court, and whether this is a good idea or not? Do I need a lawyer? I live in Ottawa, Ontario.

Thanks in advance

Answer:
 > First of all, is this the type of thing that can be resolved in a small claims court?

Presuming your loss is below your local threshold, yes it is.

> Second, is any of this info incriminating enough to get him charged? We also have a ton of extra proof of him acting extremely sketchy which I can add to this if anyone thinks it would make a difference.

I'm not honestly seeing much there that's usable.  The only evidence you really have is that you think he found out about the theft before he was told by you.  You already admit that others knew about the theft, so it's not that weird that he knows.

Everything else is circumstantial to the point of being useless.


Title: (Ontario) Other tenant in house has only access to temperature control, she turned it off. What are my rights?

Question:
Hello, so I would like to start this that for a year and a half I have been living below another tenant of this duplex. Throughout this time she tend to be a week in, and a week away at work. During her time away my place becomes freezing, and extremely cold with the furnace not turning on or turning on very rarely. When she is here it turns on every 20 minutes as usual.

With that being said, I am moving out on the 1st of May, I was in my basement last night and it was cold as usual, I got tired of it and I contacted my landlord once again to try to figure this out. I asked if I could go into the other apartment to see what the heat is at as I am under the impression she turns it down. I have complained about this before but nothing was ever done, one time the maintenance man went in to do work and told me that it was infact lower then it should be and turned it up.

She knows she has the only control meter in the home, and she is supposed to leave it above normal legal temperature for a tenant but as I have said I have had my doubts about that. Thank god for my thick Canadian skin and natural cold resistance.

So I contacted my landlord through text, no response. So I contacted the Maintenance and asked if he could go upstairs and check, let me know if its working or not and update me, I am under the impression that heat is a basic service and I am entitled to it, if its not working It would be considered a legal emergency and the landlord (Or pre designated Maintenance) can go up without notice to fix the problem.

So he did, and lo and behold when the temperature last night was -7 degrees outside, the furnace was off. No heat, as the Tenant turned it completely off. Now this, was proof enough for me to know that in my mind she has been doing this for months, although maybe not legal proof so I may not have a leg to stand on there.

Is there anything I can do? He turned the heat on and up to a normal temperature, the house temp definitely went below 10 degrees last night and today on a nice sunny hot day it was at 16, the sun temp does help a lot with heating the upstairs, but being below it is always colder.

I know im moving out soon, and it makes sense to not stir any trouble up, but I feel like Ive been living in a home with very little heat for a long time, and the other person who shouldent even touch the thermostat is turning it down and off when gone. I want reparations and I know its kind of revengy but I dont know.

If anyone could tell me if I have anything I can do in regards to getting rent back or otherwise, or just politely tell me to shut up. I get it. I might not make sense but I have to ask.

(P.s. This is a shared house, although again legally seperate apartments by a door between the upstairs and the basement, she ALWAYS leaves her door unlocked, even today the door was wide open when Maintenance went up, I dont feel safe knowing anyone at any time can walk upstairs and I am below fearing for my safety if they decide to kick the shared door down locked by a simple lock. Can I do anything about that?)

I will probably call the Landlord and Tenant board for information but I felt like maybe you guys could inform me of new routes and I can bring it up with them.

Edit: So I talked more to my landlord and they felt they weren't at fault, I explained that I could understand an interruption in service, but this was not a breakdown and repair. This was a intentional removal of services, and a failure to turn them back on. (Apparently they turned the heat off when they left because they wanted to leave the door open) I was intent on telling them there is a big difference between an interruption and a failure to follow proper procedure, which in my mind is turning on the essential services.

I asked for my money back for the loss of heat, they offered one day, I worked out a day and a half for the loss of service, In my opinion its an act of goodwill and compensation for something I paid for and didn't get. Unfortunately I think the amount was a bit low for the suffering of me trying to sleep in the cold and the stress of dealing with this but its at-least a baseline workaround in my opinion.

Answer:
 The dwelling MUST be tenable.

With that said, heating must be provided. But, the landlord at the lease agreement may charge you, or include such a service.

The problem is, you can't just sit there idly for months and then all of a sudden raise a grievance expecting restitution. You can approach her and ask her for some compensation for dealing with the cold for the past few months, but she is not obligated to do so. The proper way of doing it is, vocally raise your concern, then send them a written request, if they fail to rectify the issue, give them a warning that you will go to the tenancy board, if they still fail to fix the issue, file a complaint with the tenancy board.

Tenants have rights, but you must be both proactive and reactive when enforcing them for yourself. You can't sit there, accumulate "damages", then go after your land lord.

Next time, when you notice an issue, and bring it up to your landlord, give them an ultimatum, either they fix the issue, or you bring the issue to the tenancy board.


Title: A teacher friend has changed jobs and was told by the school he was leaving that all items funded in his classroom by his donorschoose.org campaigns are property of the school district.

Question:
Hi Legaladvice,

A California teacher friend of mine has switched schools and was wanting to take some items funded by donorschoose.org with him.  He was told recently by the principal that all items purchased with the aforementioned funding are property of the school district and if he didn't leave them he would be sued.  We've funded him several times and would like to see him keep using the equipment for his new students.  Does his previous employer have grounds to do this?

Thanks!

Answer:
 Looks like the general rule is it stays with the school.

http://help.donorschoose.org/hc/en-us/articles/203139017-DonorsChoose-org-Materials-Ownership-Policy


Title: Need help someone is saying I sexually assault/rape them and I am currently under investigation.

Question: So me and this girl  have been friends for a while. I took her out to dinner. On the ride back to her house I began talking about my girl problems. She began to tell me how I have a good body, and she would have sex with me. When we got back to her parents house she invited me to sleep with her on her bed. I took her up on this offer. While I was laying down next to her, she began to push her but closer to me, as I turned towards her we began to spoon. Shen then grab my hands with her hands as she moved them up towards her upper body. We then began to have oral sex. The next morning I left Colorado and went back to California. I went back to work in the military. This all happened in the middle of September. I got a message from her in January 27th I will put it in the link below. Now there is a possible investigation going on. I don't know what to do please help. I did not push for anything she consisted to everything that happened. she did not tell me to stop.

Answer:
 Stop all contact with her.  Don't speak to the police without a lawyer.  Seek a consultation with JAG to get yourself a lawyer if the police ask to speak with you.Answer #2: IANAL.

I cannot emphasize enough how important it is that you not speak to her at all, that you not talk to anyone else about what happened, and that if you are contacted by the police, you do not answer any questions without a criminal defence lawyer present.

You might think, for instance, that if you were arrested and questioned by police, you should tell them that you did have sex and that it was consensual. The problem with that is that by doing so, you confirmed that the two of you had sex, and that makes the prosecutor's job a lot easier - instead of having to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you had sex and that it was not consensual, you've given them everything they need to prove the former. You've made half of the state's case for them.

Likewise, if you tell anyone else about this (except a lawyer), that person could be called to testify to the fact that you said that you had sex with her. If you text her "I thought you were okay with what happened", that can be called as evidence by the state to prove you had sex.

If the police *ask* you to come in for questioning, refuse. You only have to go to a police station if you are under arrest. If you are arrested, say "I will not answer questions and I want to talk to a lawyer right now".


Title: (VA) Subpoenaed as a “witness” what are my requirements to testify

Question:
My wife was arrested on a misdemeanor a few weeks ago and released.

I have been subpoenaed to attend court as a witness for the prosecution.  I know I have to attend or face potential legal penalties.

What questions legally do I have to answer?  Do I have the right to remain silent?  Can I envoke fifth amendment rights even if the questions are not in any way associated with self incrimination of myself?

Answer: Just a sec - this is your wife? And the crime wasn’t committed against you? Spousal privilege would appear to apply, you cannot be forced to testify against your wife unless the crime was against you.


Title: (NS, Canada) I accidentally committed credit card fraud and don't know what to do

Question:
6 months ago I opened a paypal account and was told to test it out. Not  knowing much about paypal or credit card fees, I transferred $250 dollars from my credit card to it, which was then deposited into my bank account. I thought it was just a different way of putting money into my bank account, I didn't realize I wouldn't have to pay the cash fees.

Fast forward to now, I've started working at a financial planning company and have literally just learned about all the different ways you can commit credit card fraud, which is what it sounds like I did 6 months ago. I haven't been contacted by the CRA or anyone but I would really like to get ahead of this. Is there a way I can pay the fees that I missed out on, or approach the CRA and get a lighter sentencing? I know that ignorance of the law is no excuse, but now that I have realized my offence I would really like to own up to it but I have no clue as to what the process is.

Any help or advice you could offer would be greatly appreciated!

UPDATE: Thank you everyone for all of your help!

Answer:
 Can you tell a little more about why you believe this was credit card fraud? Nothing in what you described sounds fraudulent to me. (It might be poor money management, but that is not a crime.)Answer #2: To clarify, OP circumvented the cash advance fee on his CC by paying himself $250 with it via paypal, then transferring the money to his bank account.Answer #3: Transferring yourself money is not income for tax purposes (unless it's a transfer from a corporation you own or something) and therefore CRA won't care.

You may have violated your cardholder agreement, but the odds are they won't notice or care, and even if they do, the worst case scenario is they cancel your card (if you make a pattern of doing this then that outcome becomes realistic).Answer #4: So you transferred $250 from your credit card -> PayPal -> bank account. I don't see what would be fraudulent here.

What fees are you referring to? Your credit card would've charged you a cash advance fee and PayPal would've charged you a processing fee upfront. Answer #5: Like most of the other commenters here, I am not seeing the fraud. If the credit card company did not charge you a fee, then they don't consider that transfer to be cash. Answer #6: So you used a credit card to put money in a PayPal account. Your credit card should have billed you. If you paid the bill you are good to go.

Or are you concerned that had you put the funds directly from the card to your bank account the card would have also charged a fee? Don't worry about that unless it becomes a recurring issue.


Title: [Colorado] I'm losing my job because I'm physically unable to do it, and I don't know what to do.

Question:
I work for a large company here in Colorado (this company supposedly likes to scrape social media, so I'll have to remain vague for now, but PM me if you need to know). My job requires me to lift hundreds of heavy things (often close to 35 or 45 lbs) every day, and often to a height as tall as me (or slightly taller). I find it hypocritical how they emphasize we need to work "in the green zone" when lifting, yet their requirements of lifting are physically impossible without leaving the green zone (unless you're a 7 or 8 foot tall person), anyway I digress.

My back started hurting as long ago as October. I've had back pain like this before and it usually goes away, so I powered on through. Only a few days were bad, but most days were tolerable. I just figured I'm sore because it's the nature of the job. I have a strong work ethic and I'm not one to complain. There had only been a few times when my supervisor would asked how I'm doing that I'd reply that my back is feeling sore. The supervisor would only say "make sure you're lifting properly" and basically leave it at that. He didn't take it very seriously, and again I'm not one to complain a lot so I didn't bring it up much.

Well now the pain has become unbearable and I've been missing a lot of days of work. I had hoped some rest would be enough but it wasn't. I didn't go to a doctor because I didn't get health insurance until mid November, but also because I have had poor experiences with doctors in the past and figured all he'd do is prescribe me some pain pills and send me on my way.  I interpreted the pain as me being weak and a bad worker. I blamed myself. So yesterday I put in my two weeks notice because I've decided this job isn't for me. But after working yesterday, the pain got to be so bad that I can't even make it another day.

So this is where I need your help. I feel like I'm making a huge mistake and I don't know what course of action to take. There's a lawyer around here who advertises on the radio and specializes in back injury on the job. Is that an avenue worth taking? I'm not exactly comfortable with that option because such a thing always felt sleazy to me, but perhaps I'm wrong. Also, last week I told the general manager about my back issue and went in the next day to discuss things with her. I went in to speak with her only hoping I could transfer to another area that didn't have so much heavy lifting. Instead I was greeted with two angry managers. "Are you sure you hurt your back here? If you didn't then it's fraud," was how one of the managers snapped at me. They thought I wanted to file an accident claim, which wasn't what I had in mind. There was no specific incident where my back was inured. I explained previously to my supervisors numerous times that my back issue was just cumulative due to the nature of the work.

Bottom line is I never filed the accident report because I was intimidated into not doing it, but I also felt like something wasn't right. They wanted a specific day and moment that my back started hurting and I couldn't honestly provide one. I felt like I was going to be accused of fraud if I submitted the claim. Also submitting the claim would mean I'd have to return to work eventually anyway, and I felt like doing so would just screw up my back again. My heart was set on leaving the company more than dealing with all that.

So what do I do? I physically cannot go back to work, and I already submitted with them my intent to leave the company. I feel like I have rights I'm not aware about, but I'm hoping it's not too late and I screwed myself. I don't have another job lined up. I don't know what to do about income. Please help.

Answer:
 The fact that you already resigned definitely won't help your cause, but it won't slam the door shut.  If you think your back problems are a result of your job (cumulative injuries are still covered) you can file a workers comp claim.  It will make it harder to get a lost wages claim in, but your medical care should be covered if it's work related.

Given the overall hostility you faced when you asked about just moving away from the heavy lifting, I think it's safe to assume they'll fight you on this.  You'll want to find a workers comp attorney ASAP to get this started before your two weeks are up.  Answer #2: Given your situation, you might need to speak to a lawyer.  Do not feel bad about this, this isn't your fault.  Any documentation you might have you need to keep.

Going forward, don't hide any injury regardless of how little it may be.  Despite many things in America, workers comp is something you have a right too.  They have insurance and you'll work with a case worker who is interested in getting you better so you stop making claims against them and costing them money.

On a personal note, jesus go get help.  You could have some kind of slip disc that is pushing on a nerve or something.  The pain is unbearable and while yes all you can do is treat it with pain medicine that is better then being in never ending pain 24/7

-source: currently on light duty because of a work related injury with a slipped disc.


Title: [FL] Is "glitter-bombing" legal?

Question:
Assuming the glitter is thrown on its own (a handful or directly from the container) at the torso or back of the head — not at the face or using some sort of burst-open projectile — are there any legal issues with glitter bombing under Florida law?

e: Okay, so it sounds like it would *probably* not be too bad, but *potentially* very bad.

Answer: If you decide to "glitter-bomb", be prepared to pay for the professional cleanup. You can be sued in civil court for damages.


Title: Arlington TX. police officer shoots, kills driver while hanging onto side of truck as driver starts and begins driving. Is the officer not-guilty by claim of self-defense (or some other reasoning)? Or guilty of murder?

Answer:
 He tried to argue this in ProtectanServe. We (verified police) said no, he should not be able to argue self defense. Bad shoot all day.

Get a grip, dude.


Title: [MD] I got physically abused by my newly married husband violently day before yesterday. I was able to get a protective order against him which is in effect till Jan 12, when the court hearing is. He doesn't give me any money and I need a lawyer to represent me. How can I get a pro bono lawyer?

Question:
I am a 43 year old single mom from India - divorced from my ex husband for almost 12 years now. He never gave any child support or alimony and I brought up my son single-handedly. For his protection, I stayed away from remarriage - not knowing how a new man would treat him. Now that he is 15 I felt I needed a friend, a partner - so I joined a marriage portal where I met my current husband. He was a wonderful man and was my mirror reflection - we discovered that we were 100% aligned in our worldview and philosophy. I am a writer and a filmmaker and he is a business consultant and a writer too (at least thats what he told me).

 He said he hasn't written for a decade or because of prolonged emotional and psychological abuse by his ex wife. He has two kids - aged 10 & 14. He couldn't wait to get married to me and we decided to tie the knot within a month of knowing each other - since we are already in our 40's and alone for a long long time. However, immediately after marriage, he did a complete volte face and became a completely different person. From a peaceful, loving, gentle soul he became a controlling, violent, shallow individual and I soon realized that he was simply mirroring me during our courtship and he was not at all like me - he is actually quite disturbed. I had the chance to meet his ex wife and learnt about his prolonged history with domestic violence and how many times his ex called 911 to get her rescued from his abuse. It was he who was psychologically abusing his ex and not the other way around. He started doing the same thing with me - abused me emotionally, humiliated me and indulged in innumerable acts of cruelty. But I kept hoping that there mist be some goodness in him - what I had witnessed during our courtship. So I kept on giving him love and support and started telling him how wonderful he is. But every time I did that - he became even more abusive. He is also sexually inactive - although that is not something that bothers me. Finally, day before yesterday he violently assaulted me physically. Pushed me down the staircase and I rolled down to the bottom - he ran down and then stamped on me with his shoes on. Then punched my face repeatedly. When I staggered to get up he elbowed my chest ruthlessly. I fell down again and again he continued hitting my face - slapping this time. Finally I was able to escape into a room and lock the door. Yesterday, after he left for work I was able to call various helplines and was finally guided by the justice line to get the protective order from the commissioners office.

 The order was executed last night and he was escorted out of the house. This man has broken my soul, my faith n trust in humanity. The case is going to be heard by the judge on Tuesday Jan 12. I am certain that he is going to have an attorney with him - the best money can buy. While I would be representing myself as he doesn't give me any money. I mean NONE. Not a cent. So are there any lawyers practicing pro bono in Maryland (Gaithersburg/Rockeville/North Potomac/Bethesda) for women's rights that I can contact and he/she can attend the hearing with me on Tuesday? Can anyone please help? I have just come to the US after marriage and I do not know anyone in MD.

Edit: I've been admitted to the hospital, so I'm sorry if my responses are scattered and delayed.

Answer:
 contact women's shelters in your area immediately. they have resources to help you and may be able to help you find a lawyer.

EDIT: even better - [the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence](http://mnadv.org/find-help/legal-options/)Answer #2: >I have just come to the US after marriage

What is your current immigration status? Visa, green card, etc.

You may be eligible for a domestic violence visa / green card removal of conditions; but you're hurt by the short nature of your courtship. It will be more difficult to show that you entered into the marriage as a Bona fide relationship. If you want to stay in the states, you may need to contact an immigration attorney immediately. Answer #3: Not yet a lawyer, not legal advice, but generally applicable information.

[This](http://www.peoples-law.org/cat/domestic-violence) looks like a good place to start in terms of learning your rights.  [This](http://www.peoples-law.org/directory?combine=&county=All&category=78) looks like a good place to look for a low cost or free consultation or representation.


Title: What can I do to get my PS4 back?

Question:
Yes, this account is a throw away and I accept my  responsibility in this for lending it out in the first place and falling for his lies. I know it is stolen A guy, I let him borrow my PS4 because I was more busy and had no time on my hands. I thought I could trust him. One day he moves and I try to inquire about my console. He makes up a story that it is broken. I don't buy his story so he and his mom ends up blocking me. His friend confirmed that he is indeed lying to keep my console. What legal advice do you guys have for stolen personal property?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 You can sue him for the replacement value of a used PS4 of the same general age and condition. That's firmly in the realm of small claims court, so no lawyer would be required. That would be equally true if it actually were broken.

This is a civil dispute and not a criminal one largely because your former friend had your permission to take the property in the first place, even if they no longer have your permission to keep it. You can try filing a police report, but I'll be surprised if you get anywhere with it.


Title: [CA]Previous landlord owes me security deposit but she has filed for bankruptcy

Question:
First time post to Reddit.

My previous landlord would not return my security deposit.
I took her to court and won my case, because she did not show up.

A few days later i received notice that she was filing for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. The first meeting of creditors is in a week, will i still be able to collect the money she legally owes me?  If so what should my next course of action be?

Answer:
 You can collect this money; it was never the landlord's money to begin with. It's always been yours, and in theory the landlord should have deposited it into a dedicated, interest-bearing account. I think technically you would be paid back even before creditors, because you aren't a creditor; it's literally your money and the landlord is just holding it for a while.

Call the bankruptcy court and explain your situation. Find out how to get in touch with the trustee and explain it to them. They'll tell you what to do.


Title: Is it legal for my school to search my locker then read the contents of my notebook?

Question:
I haven't been to school in few weeks. I use to sell fake IDs and I would record the orders in a notebook with how much they pay and who owes me money.

My high school randomly searched my locker, found the notebook, and is expelling me and suspending all the other students who purchased from me. I've sold to almost half the class, otherwise they would have expelled them too.

They called my parents and told them I'm expelled and that they are going to file a report/complaint with police.

My parents don't know where I am right now. If they're filing a report, am I going to be arrested? And was it legal for them to search my locker and read my notebook?

**Update:** I called my parents and they're getting an attorney since I realized that I'm not actually getting 10-15 years for this. Thanks to everyone with replies that contained actual legal advice.

Answer:
 Yes it was a legal search under New Jersey vs TLO. You are in a world of huge issues right now. If they were fake DLs you are going to have a bad time.

Lawyer up. Delete this post. Delete your account. Go home.


Title: Two strike policy on a college campus

Question:
So this isn't about me, but rather my little brother.  He goes to college in Mississippi at a university that has a two strike policy.  He received a strike about a year ago for smoking weed in the woods.  Yesterday, he was at a Halloween party at his fraternity and ended up receiving an MIP, which would count as a second strike.

Side note: he's running for standards chair of his fraternity, which is the person who keeps everyone out of high risk situations.  They do things like monitor parties for people who are too drunk and sit on the committee for when a member breaks policy.

So last night he had just gotten to the fraternity house that was hosting a Halloween party when people started yelling that there were cops outside.  He hadn't been drinking, but he started collecting people's solo cups to throw away because that's what the standards chair does I guess.  The cops busted in the backyard, where he was, and saw him with stacks of cups and gave him an MIP.  There is supposedly video evidence of him collecting cups and not drinking.  If he ends up receiving this second strike, he's pretty screwed.  He'll likely be suspended from college for a semester and be unable to return because he'll lose his scholarship.  It would literally set him back years.  Besides this incident, he's a good student.  He gets good grades in a challenging program and has some entrepreneurship projects that have been funded by the school.

So here are my questions: Do colleges tend to look at these things on a case by case basis, or does just the fact that he was holding alcohol screw him over? Does anyone have any experience "dodging" a strike or violation in a college setting because the committees are more reasonable than court and consider intention? Should he get a lawyer for the school meeting about this? Thanks.

Answer:
 I don't know the answer, but I have a feeling that the "I wasn't breaking the rules, I was just getting rid of the evidence for the other 100 people that were" defense won't work out very well.Answer #2: OP- this isn't really a legal question as much as a university policy one. I would suggest that if the story he gave you was true that (1) he would have still been considered 'in possession' of alcohol by having a red cup of it in his hands (even if he wasn't drinking it) and (2) the narrative makes it sound like he was trying to cover-up that others were drinking.

Most university's do review each issue separately, but there's a lot of variance for how lenient one university is compared to another. Often, the university may be willing to allow the person to take in a diversion program (i.e. alcohol education/awareness class).


Title: Texas. Grandmom ticketed for "shoplifting" from walmart. Final Update.

Question:
OP here. https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4529q2/tx_my_grandmom_was_arrested_for_theft_from_walmart/

So not really advice seeking just updating everyone on the resolution. So all of this is second hand knowledge so if it sounds like I do not know what happened, it is because I really don't know the full details.

My grandmom's lawyer apparently filed a motion to dismiss and it was granted. He informed her friday that the county is dropping the charges against her.

So rather boring update here but thankfully it went our way. As for the specifics, I do not know everything as my grandmom called me last night to let me know. FIgured I would update all of you who were invested in the story somehow on what happened.

So recap. Grandmom buys 400 bucks worth of grocery, forgets cokes, takes them back to pay, gets cops called. Go to county courthouse pleas not guilty gets a court date.

Lawyer files motion to dismiss on whatever grounds, I am guessing the absurdity of the charges, and its granted.

Victory.

Edit: Half the people here are saying things like lesson learnd. Dont return to walmart.

Honestly I was shocked that this happened to her. The one I shop at does not act like this. They are more chill. But I guess the walmart where my grandma shopped at is full of idiots.

The moral is don't assume that everyone will do the right thing. Survey the situation and decide if going back to correct your mistake is worth it. If your store is known for dbaggery don't go back. If they are known to be fair go back and fix your mistake.

Answer: Moral of the story: never try to do the right thing? Answer #2: Let this be a lesson to all of us. Walmart would rather we steal than be honest folks. I think we should reflect on this more. Answer #3: I forgot something in the bottom of my cart once at Sam's using the self checkout (didn't realize until I was home and looked at the receipt).  Their system doesn't weigh anything, so the next time I purchased the same item I just rang it up twice.  I guess that's the only way to pay for something you forgot and avoid arrest.Answer #4: Glad to hear it!


Title: [NY] My mom snoops through my dad's financial records for his nonmarital assets.

Question:
My parents are both in their 80s.  She basically rifled through his desk and then proudly announced to us (kids) what she found.  The thing is though, roughly half of his assets were inherited.  These inherited assets are in separate accounts i.e. not mixed in with noninherited assets acquired after marriage.  She is not a spendthrift but is not exactly competent with money or investing (or anything involving mathematics more complicated than basic arithmetic) and my Dad distrusts her on this topic to begin with.  I can understand why.  She gets extremely emotional about money.  She is extremely "insulted" that he does not "trust" her with information about his inherited assets.  Meanwhile my father keeps his nose completely out of her inherited assets and the management thereof.  He really does not care.  She does not completely understand the concept of nonmarital vs marital assets.

Is her snooping illegal?

Answer:
 > Is her snooping illegal?

Almost assuredly not.  It's their house, collectively, as are nearly all the things inside of it.  No one is arresting your 80 year old mother for looking at papers stored in her own home.  Answer #2: No, I'm going to guess the desk is in their house so she has a right to go through stuff in her own house.

Also even if it was illegal do you really want your 80 year old mother arrested?


Title: If I put "Colored Skin a Plus" as part of a job advertisement, would that be opening a door to a potential discrimination discussion?

Answer: If you are subject to federal anti discrimination laws it would ensure that you would be sued and would lose if you had any applicant who didn’t have colored skin and they didn’t get the job.


Title: If I sold a house 2yrs ago and disclosed prior flood issues in basement, can the buyer sue me because it flooded almost 2yrs later? Ohio

Question:
Title says it. This is all in Ohio. Sold my house, disclosed the two times we had flooding. I just received a summons to small claims. The buyer is claiming that I committed fraud by not disclosing. I only lived in the house from 2013 until 2015. It only flooded twice and we put that on the disclosure document. She is claiming I knew of flood issues for past 20yrs in house. But her suit claims flood occurred in January 2019, almost 2 years after sale. How is this fraud? It flooded in 2014 and 2015 and we put that on paperwork. I'm talking to a lawyer, but I'm not sure if I should spend the money or represent myself since I still have all of the signed and initialed contract for the sale.
So I guess my question is, do I have a chance of getting this suit dismissed if I represent myself and provide all evidence or should I get an attorney to handle this? We also discussed the lawyer contacting her and offering her 1/3 of what she is asking for and telling her she doesnt have a chance in court. Thoughts? Advice?

Answer: Anyone can sue anyone for anything. But I doubt very much that they have a case hereAnswer #2: One of the elements of fraud is reasonable reliance on a flash statement. You did not make a flash statement, and buyer cannot claim she relied on that allegedly false statement to her detriment. She knew of the potential because you disclosed it. Caveat emptor.Answer #3: Show up in court with your documentation. It is very unlikely that she will win once you show your proof.Answer #4: NAL: It can get as far as the courtroom, but I highly doubt the buyer is going to get anything at all. However, I would recommend having a lawyer represent you, just to be sure that there are no loose ends you might be forgetting about. You can always counter sue for your costs. Just make sure you actually show up to court and you have all of your evidence in order.


Title: [WA] I was involved in a bus crash as part of a university marching band- Will my hospital bills be covered?

Question:
Yesterday night I was involved in a bus crash and was throw out the window, fracturing my back where I cannot sit up nor walk without excruciating pain- I can crawl faster than I walk.

I am in the marching band (counts for credit and has the standing of a class) and the charter busses we took were organized under the university’s athletic department. I will be needing follow up appointments, physical therapy and in very rare cases, surgery or ER trips.

I understand that the bus company or university will more than likely cover the hospital bill from when I was hospitalized from the scene, but will my bills be covered for my follow up appointments and physical therapy, etc? Should I expect them to be covered? I have to sit out of the rest of the season and am unsure when I will be able to return to classes.

Thanks much.

**tl;dr** broke my lumbar during a bus crash as part of the marching band, hospitalized, but will need follow up appts and physical therapy, possibly surgery. will my bills be covered?

Answer:
 Firstly, glad you made it out relatively ok.

The school or the contracted bus company, or if there was another at fault driver, should cover all related expenses.

If not seek the advice of an attorney.

I'm surprised you haven't been contacted by one yet.

Good luck Answer #2: Hey, I'm really sorry to hear about your injury as a former member of the Purdue AAMB.  As for injury coverage you should be 100% covered all the way out.  I actually had my foot smashed after a Purdue band concert my sophomore year and the director said that everything would be covered by the University and it was.  Looks like your marching band program is housed under the athletic department so the athletics department should cover it no matter what. In my opinion I would email everyone listed under executive staff and the AD's assistant on [this page](https://gohuskies.com/staff.aspx).  Best of luck.  DMs are open if you need any advice or someone to talk to.Answer #3: Have you reached out to UW? The bus insurance should be handling 100% of this.

If not, you should immediately seek counsel from a personal injury attorney.

Please make sure you tell your doctor that you are in need of emotional support during recovery via counseling, this is also going to be the financial responsibility of the insurance.Answer #4: As a graduate of the school you were traveling to, I’m so sorry this happened. I understand our band took care of playing your school’s fight song for you. I know this is the least of your concerns right now, but I just want you to know we’re all pulling for you.


Title: [CA] Suing landlord in small claims, his lawyer is threatening counter-suit big enough to move to civil case, is this legitimate?

Question: Suing for ~$100 and the guy's lawyer called and threatened a counter-suit which, including attorney fees, is over $10k (there is a clause in our lease which requires losing party to pay attorney fees) but offered not to sue if I drop charges.  Is this a valid tactic or am I just being bullied into dropping the case?  The only reason I was able to pursue this in the first place is that I didn't think I'd need a lawyer in a small claims case.

Answer:
 What is his cause of action? What is he counter-suing you for?Answer #2: I don't think any of us can answer whether the LL is bluffing or not.  But I can tell you that if I had a meritorious $10k suit, even including attorneys fees, I wouldn't drop it in exchange for someone dropping a suit against me for $100.Answer #3: You would need to know the details behind the amount claimed in the countersuit. Any attorney fees requested must be reasonable. You can fight those in court, as well, if they seem excessive, which might not make it worthwhile for the attorney.Answer #4: > Is this a valid tactic or am I just being bullied into dropping the case?

Both. You'd have to call their bluff to see whether it truly was a bluff.


Title: Moved in, paid, never signed lease. Could I leave whenever?

Question:
Location: New York, USA.

Currently live in an apartment complex. When I moved in, the person at the front desk must have been very new. I was given my keys without any question- I asked for a copy of my lease and they made a copy- there is a section for me to sign, but I never did. I've signed the initial application, and later that week I signed a form stating that I received my keys. I paid my security and first month as asked upon move in.
So, like I said, would I be able to 'get out' of my lease?

Answer: Usually you still have to give 30 says notice.


Title: Can I draw penises on top of newspaper photos and host them on my site?

Question:
Could I claim it as part of fair use laws, a transformative work?

It would be for images such as this:

[NSFW!](http://i.imgur.com/KgyjT8H.jpg)

Or this

[NSFW!](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BjGsqpiCMAAtZ49.jpg:large)

How much trouble would I get into here?

Answer: There's no bright line test when it comes to what constitutes transformitive work.  I'd argue that those works are sufficient to constitute a new (and I don't use this term lightly) work of art.Answer #2: It's good to have hobbies.


Title: Employer canceled my health insurance on 12-31-2017 without notice or without informing me. I was terminated on 1-9-18. Is this legal?

Question: I live in Illinois.

Answer: What do you mean they cancelled your insurance?  Were you the only one this happened to?  Do you know why or how it happened?  Did they end health coverage for everyone?


Title: AUS - was in a four car pile up today caused by a driver with no insurance

Question:
Our car (which we also live in) has been absolutely destroyed and written off. I was waiting at a stop light and a land cruiser crashed into the back of me as an uninsured driver crashed into her, and this caused us to crash into the other stationary car in front of us. We’re insured but only third party compulsory as we couldn’t afford fully comp. police came to take statements and confirmed that the uninsured driver was at fault.

What can I do here? We’re now homeless as we were travelling so living in our car and are stuck with little money and no accommodation or transport.

Answer:
 Your only option is to send the uninsured driver a letter of demand for repairs or a replacement vehicle, but seeing as they're uninsured, I think you know how well that'll go.Answer #2: Was the car that actually came into contact with your car insured? While the pile up was caused by the person who hit them it could be argued that they should have been a safe distance from your car so if they’re insured it might be possible for their insurance to pay out on your damages and then their insurance would try to get money off the original uninsured guy who started it.

But if everyone is uninsured then it’s a bit tougher.


Title: [FL] My car was towed (by an HOA contracted private towing company) for not having a license plate, is this legal?

Question:
Can a car be towed (by a private towing company) for not having a license plate.

It seems to me that this would be a nonmoving violation and not something that the towing company should be concerned with.

My car was parked in a guest spot inside a community that has an HOA. The HOA may have rules regarding that license plates must be attached to a car (however I did not sign anything that would signify that I am aware of those rules).

Basically is it legal for them to take my car or should they have contacted the police and have the police issue me a non moving violation? (There is a sign signifying that "unauthorized vehicles" will be towed, but unauthorized just seems way too ambiguous here).

Answer:
 The parking space is private property, and the HOA can have restrictions as to who can park there, how long, and the status of the vehicle (operational, current registration, etc).

The problem isn't that you didn't sign the agreement with the HOA stating that it must be registered, the problem is that you are parking on private property.


Title: [Kentucky] Can a prospective employee (non-profit) ask you to volunteer first as a condition of employment to make sure you want the job?

Question:
I applied for a job at a local farming cooperative.  They basically offered me a job but told me they wanted me to volunteer for a day before making things official to make sure that I would like it.

I spent the entire day working in a field and at the end was told that they wanted to go through some other applicants first.  Now I'm working if it's even a non-profit (does that matter in this case?), because they have people lined out the door as applicants working as volunteers to see if they like the job.

I'm wondering if the other people I worked with were even employees.  I didn't even get a lunch break until like 8 hours in the 12 hours day! is this legal?  I feel like I just worked a double shift for free.

I don't feel like I'm entitled to compensation because I agreed to do it, but now I really feel gipped.

Answer: no. that violates federal (and likely state though idk kentucky) wage and hour law


Title: [Serious AR - USA] Am I facing anything criminal by shooting water at a door to door Jehovah's Witness via super soaker and then shutting the door?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Yes.  Will the police care?  Maybe not, but it's a crime and a bored cop can arrest you for it.Answer #2: Just say "No thank you," and shut the door. Why does everyone have a need to abuse Jehovah's Witnesses? They're  just regular people doing what they think is right. They aren't hurting anybody. If you don't agree with them, just say so and move on.Answer #3: They might mistake it as a sign of willingness to be baptized. Don't do it.

Simply and politely inform them that you are not interested. Close door, then shoot yourself with a cool stream of refreshing water because you're in Arkansas at the tail end of summer.Answer #4: It would be battery if it his the Jehova. Answer #5: Definitely battery, potentially hate crime -- you're targeting them for their religion.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Just tell them no and close the door like a normal person.Answer #6: Tsk tsk. 18 U.S. Code § 1512 - Tampering with a Witness


Title: Receiving an unexpected FedEx shipment— what could it be?

Question:
I just got a text message saying that a signature is required for a package delivery that’s scheduled to arrive tomorrow. I’m not expecting any packages so I’m a bit nervous/concerned. The FedEx website says the package is 12x10x5 inches and 3 lbs so it sounds like documents. Does anyone know what sort of document would be sent by FedEx requiring a signature?

I don’t know of any potential outstanding issues aside from a couple things in collections that I’ve only received phone calls about, and also I filed but have not yet paid my taxes this year (have been waiting for a bill to arrive so I can set up a payment plan) so I’m wondering if it’s maybe the IRS? The package is coming from West Chester, PA if that’s any help. Any insight would be appreciated!

Answer: I don't think anyone here has the slightest clue.


Title: [California] Developmentally disabled uncle told to postpone urgent surgery for a month by his employer - next steps?

Question:
Hey guys,
I have an uncle who is developmentally disabled. He is very high functioning, but has a verified disability, and due to this, my mother has power of attorney and handles a lot of the required calls that he has to make. He works janitorial for a non profit that hires mentally disabled peoples.
Yesterday, in a routine checkup, the doctor found out that he had a long formed hernia that was without a doubt work related. It was serious enough that the doctor rushed his surgery and scheduled it for next Tuesday, the earliest possible time to get the surgery at an in network surgical center.
My mother called the HR department at his work and told them that he needed this surgery for a work related hernia and that it was scheduled for next Tuesday. The HR manager, and I kid you not, this was a direct quote, said "Well, this is a problem. We usually require 30 days' notice for this kind of thing". Needless to say, my mom was flustered and tried to explain that the doctor was very concerned about it, and that he really needs it, but the manager refused to budge and said that he would just have to reschedule beyond a 30 day window.
Do we have any legal recourse? What would be the next step? He is in serious medical danger, but cannot get fired - it would really hurt both him and us financially and emotionally to get fired from his job. What do we do next?

Answer: Is he covered by FMLA protected leave? If so he needs to submit the certification form for that. CA also have CFRA which is pretty much the same thing. If he qualifies his employer must give him the time off and can't fire him for the absence.


Title: My ex-girlfriend committed marriage fraud. What do I do?

Question: [Columbus, Ohio] I dated this girl for 3 years before ending it in August 2015 when she told me she wanted to marry a guy to get him a green card. A month later she told me she never went through with the marriage. So I moved on. I recently found out that she actually did go through with it. I know its a felony and I know I could get in trouble for not saying anything about it since I knew she planned to do it.  What should I do? Report her fraud? Leave it? I'm so fucking angry I want to report her out of spite. Help me!

Answer: mind your own business. you can't get in trouble for not reporting it.


Title: GA - Fighting HOA on renting my property

Question:
So, I just accepted a job that suddenly came up which will require me to be overseas for 3 years. It's a federal job and I have to leave in thirty days, which doesn't give me a whole lot of time to sell my house. My wife and I love this area and subdivision that we live in, so our first thought was t rent the property out. After doing some digging, I learned we have an HOA rule that only 5% or less of homes in the subdivision can be rented at one time. I submitted a request to the board and was promptly denied. I was also denied under the hardship clause, which I claimed (as I don't have a lot of time before I have to leave).
I requested that the HOA provide me with a list of what homes are currently for rent, so that I can see for myself that we are over capacity and I got the following reply: "The community is at is rental capacity.  The Association is moving away from allowing rentals.  The Board of Directors monitor the leasing and will not provide a list of those homes that are being leased to anyone outside of the Board of Directors and/or Homeside Properties."

Question 1: Can they legally deny releasing what houses are rental properties?
Question 2: Is there anything I can do to fight this, shy of getting 75% of residents to agree to an amendment?

Answer:
 In the lending business here...this may give you a bit of pull...

If they are pushing you to sell vs rent, you may advise them that if they are at renting cap, and dont want any more renters, if you sell, the bank is going to want that number, and NONE of the major federal lenders are lending on anything that is at rental cap.  So sure you can put it on the market and accept an offer even, but its not going anywhere, and they wont be collecting fees on it either.  That may sway them in the right direction.


Title: How much of a persons face needs to be covered before I am allowed to advertise using a photo of them?

Question:
A little bit of context:

I run a camp with a bunch of kids and got this amazing photo of one that we wanted to use to promo the camp on posters. Looking through the media release forms, we couldn't find this particular kids media release!

One of the counselors pointed out that it MAY be possible that since half his face is covered (his eyes + half his nose) we might be able to get away with it.

We've tried contacting the parents numerous times, but haven't gotten a response.

I will be speaking with a lawyer next week, but i wanted to get some preliminary research done first. What do you guys think?

Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Answer: Just contact his parents. Tell them you got an amazing picture of their kid, and would like to use it in the brochure/etc.


Title: Ex wife wants me to pay back rent from when we were together

Question: I'm in Longbeach California, me and my ex wife of 10 years split one year ago exactly,  prior to that I lost my job and we fell behind on rent, now a year later, she has a boyfriend moved in to my old house for the past 6 months, and she's getting nasty trying to get me to pay the back rent from when I was out of work before we split.  Any advice?  She's threatening all sorts of things but I'm not sure what she can actually do.

Answer:
 Let her rant. Without evidence of an agreement that you would owe her for what you couldn't pay, she won't be able to recover from you.

You were married, so any earnings she used to pay rent were equally your money as hers, since CA is a community property state.

Moreover, it's a community expense, so even if she used separate property, it would be presumed that she paid the rent for the benefit of the community and expected no reimbursement.

Answer #2: Was it in the divorce decree? If not I am not sure what she is thinking. All debts should have been dealt with then. Just ignore her.


Title: [Oregon] Accidentally paid with a counterfeit $20 that I knew I had

Question:
My mother gave me the bill as a novelty item, and I never had the intention of using it. I was at a convenience store with my girlfriend and went to pay, and handed over my only $20, which I only realized was the fake once it was out of my hands.

The cashier checked it, found that it was fake, and notified the store owner, who then came over and took it, and asked where I got it. I told the truth, and handed over my ID so he could write down my information. He then said that he was going to let me go because he had never had a problem with me before.

Fast forward about a week, and my girlfriend is being "interrogated" (her words) this Sunday. What should I do?

edit: She's being "interrogated" by the police at her house, because I was with her.

Answer:
 >novelty item,

LOL!  Just like a "novelty ID"

Specifically, who is your girlfriend being interrogated by?

You did violate 18 U.S. Code § 491

[Source](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/491)Answer #2: She's being interviewed by the police? She needs to decline and instead hire a lawyer. She should not, **under any circumstances**, go speak to the police without a lawyer and she should **definitely not** try to explain the situation to the police without a lawyer present unless you (possibly both of you) want to be incriminated.

Edit: seriously, she needs to call them and cancel.


Title: My old roommate and I are on a garnishment and I am the only one getting Garnished

Question:
My old roommate and I have debt from an eviction – I’m getting garnished right now, they are garnishing me for six months for half the amount owed.

When I originally called the collection service after this started they told me I would be responsible for the other half if my old roommate (also listed on the garnishment) wasn’t located, and a new 6-month garnishment would start.

I found my old roommate earlier today, he’s been living in New Mexico (I am in CO) and recently enlisted in the army, as far as I can tell he’s still in Basic so I know where he is at.

I called the collection service and they told me that the Military is exempt from Garnishment so they refuse to do anything and as long as he stays enlisted I am still responsible for the remaining half and will be garnished again- all they told me was to take him to small claims court.

As I mentioned before he lives in a different state now and is probably gonna be stationed elsewhere after basic so I don’t think summoning him to court is going to happen, How do I take him to small claims and get the money I’m owed? Or is there anything else I can do?

Answer: They aren't required to garnish both of you no matter the reason. You can sue him for his half. You're both 100% responsible for the debt.  It's likely easier to garnish you and they only care about getting the money so path of least resistance and all that.


Title: [ON, Canada] Landlord says apartment won't be ready for me to move in on the time stated in the lease agreement, demands I pay the full months rent anyways.

Question: Hello. I've been looking for apartments to live in when I go back to school next month. I found one that I really liked and signed the lease, gave first and last months rent and all my post-dated checks for the following year. Yesterday, my landlord texted me saying the apartment won't be ready to move in on the 1st and I had to move in on the 25th. This is really difficult for me because its almost impossible to find month-to-month places to rent in the university area. I also can't stay at a hotel/motel because they're too far and expensive. Then I just thought, whatever, I can manage for 25 days maybe, then texted her how this would affect the month's rent. She then texted me saying I had to pay Septembers rent in full because I'm still moving in, in September. I thought that was unfair and probably illegal, so I texted her back saying, "Why? I'm not allowed to move in for the majority of the month, I feel like I should only pay 1/6 of that months rent." And she said since I'm moving in September, I have to pay Septembers full rent. The lease agreement said I would be able to move in on September 1st. Then, being irritated, I told her that I want to terminate my lease because my room is not ready for the date I need it. She then told me if I terminated my lease, I would lose my first and last months rent. I know this can't be legal, but I don't know how to approach this because she already has my first and last months rent, which is $1480.

Answer:
 Does your lease address what should happen if your landlord is unable to provide the unit? If not, then _your landlord is likely breaching the lease_.

[Call the Landlord Tenant Board](http://www.sjto.gov.on.ca/ltb/contact/) and ask what your next steps should be. You'll likely need to file a [T1 complaint](http://www.sjto.gov.on.ca/documents/ltb/Tenant%20Applications%20&%20Instructions/T1.pdf).

Edit: While this is still fresh in your head, **write everything that's happened down**. A coherent timeline will help you immensely when your case goes to a hearing in front of the board.Answer #2: I'm going to assume this is in Waterloo.

There is no way in hell any of those buildings are going to be finished by September 25th. This happens every year, do not rent buildings that are not built. They are never finished by October, let alone September.

The Landlord and Tenant board should have a lot of experience dealing with this situation by now, they should be really helpful with determining what to do next. If the option is available to get out, I'd take it, and never sign a lease for an incomplete building again.


Title: Is a modified baseball bat for home defense legal?

Question:
If someone were to keep a baseball bat modified with screws/nails/barbed-wire/etc in their home for defense, how legal is that?

I know in California it’s probably illegal, but assume the person lives in a state like Oklahoma.

I’m just curious.

Answer: Murdering an intruder with a nailbat is generally frowned upon no matter where you live.


Title: (16M) Rights as a Minor

Question: My parents keep threatening to take my keys, I have the title of my car in my name. I have a job and have paid for every aspect of the car by myself. Is it considered my property? And if so are they legally allowed to take it from me?

Answer:
 They are allowed to forbid you from driving.  If their only means of doing so is to take your keys, then they may take your keys.Answer #2: If the title is in your name, it is your property.

And your parents are entitled to parent you.  Including by restricting you from using your property and from enforcing that restriction by taking it from you.


Title: Do I have recourse against car rental company?[PA][TX][MO]

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > Am I just totally screwed

It would be difficult for you to win a lawsuit when you've already paid the damage, and likely admitted fault.


Title: I just got a call from a man saying I had a speeding ticket and a failure to appear from 1997. His office got the case in 2006. I don't remember this ticket and have never received anything about it. Am I legally required to pay a 19 year old ticket? Is there a statute of limitations on it?

Question:
Edit: crap carp carp! location: Texas.

I'm still very confused about this.

I had no idea I had a ticket. Every time I've been pulled over by the cops over the years, they've never said anything about it. Certainly it would come up that I had a failure to appear, right? They've had my addresses to find me; I register to vote when I move. I'm just so confused why it would take so long.  Anyway, when he called, I asked him why he was calling almost 20 years after the fact. That's when he told me his office had actually gotten the case in 2006. I asked why then, had it taken 10 years to bring this to my attention (I honestly have no recollection of the ticket at all). He said he was going through outstanding cases and saw mine. I don't know how he got my phone number.

Am I legally required to pay this ticket? Is there a statute of limitations on moving violations? Since they didn't pursue the offense in a timely manner... does that help me at all?

Answer:
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If it was real, your license would have been suspended years ago. Answer #2: Let me guess. He's offering to let you pay it over the phone with a credit card?

You don't get phone calls about 19 year old tickets. And you'd know by now if you had a 19 year old ticket.

Don't give this "guy" any money or any information. If you want to check and make sure you didn't miss paying a ticket 19 years ago you can call the county court house and check with themAnswer #3: >a man

Who's a 'man'? Name, department, telephone number that goes back to a legit police department or jurisdiction or government agency?

My SO recently had to pay a speeding ticket from 27 years ago when he went to get his license in CT (ticket from MA, his license was in CA at the time), so it appears there is no statute of limitations, and all jurisdictions communicate. It was something like $40 (insert rolleyes)

(edit: not a scam: CT DMV wouldn't let him register his car or get his license till he cleared this up. In his case, he had paperwork and official print-outs received in-person from CT DMV, and postmarks from official departments in MA. No shady phone calls from an unknown 'man'.)Answer #4: It's a scam. Ignore it.


Title: Can one bait the police into doing an illegal search to get rid of potentially incriminating stuff?

Question:
Let's say I have run a meth lab for years and decided to stop while I'm ahead, I would still have to get rid of all the equipment.
What would happen if I insulted a police officer and got him to search my house just to spite me, would they take all the equipment away but be unable to use it as evidence against me?

Answer: Being illegally searched, arrested, hiring a lawyer to get the search thrown out is not really a win


Title: Mystery Fridge: where did this thing come from and where is our original fridge.

Question:
Location: Texas

My husband and I have a rental house. We had some guests check in and replace our counter depth fridge with a totally different make, model and depth of fridge.

Unfortunately we were out of town while they were renting it so we are just noticing this now three weeks after the fact.

I'm assuming our original fridge came to an untimely end. Honestly, if Mystery Fridge was counter depth I probably wouldn't even be worrying about it, but the kitchen is tiny and this fridge hogs more than its fair share of space.

The renter is not returning my texts or messages through the rental site.

Does anyone know if you can trace the store from which an appliance was sold via its model/ serial number?  Is there an easier way to go about this other than calling every appliance store in my city and asking if they delivered a fridge to my address?

I know this isn't exactly legal advice I'm just hoping someone here has heard of a case like this before.

Thanks!

Answer:
 I'd be calling the police about your stolen fridge is what I'd be doing.Answer #2: Well, the renters finally decided to contact me. They said one guy (out of the 7 I let stay there. Note to self: No more large groups) saw a palmetto bug and freaked out and ran into the fridge door so forcefully that it broke off.

Now, I'm terrified of palmetto bugs myself. I've had more than one freak out since I moved to Texas. So, I can sympathize.

Here is where it gets weird. They said the exact model of my fridge would take too long to arrive so they just bought another fridge and had it installed.

I politely informed him he can't just make decisions for people like that.  We are going to work it out.

I think they probably have never remodeled a house or purchased appliances on their own; otherwise they would have known you don't just buy a fridge and slap it in a hole. You research these things. They are chosen the way you might choose a book or a puppy.

So, no drugs or treasure maps, just a very strange way of handling a broken fridge door.


Title: My father needs to legally divorce his wife that he hasn't seen in more than 30 years.

Question:
Just a little background:
In the Philippines, about 30 years ago, my father married my mother while he was still technically married to his previous 'wife'. He was able to do it because marriage laws were a lot easier to bend back then (with money).

My father tried to apply for his US citizenship last year but they denied it because he included my mother (the one he's actually with) as his spouse but he's still technically married to someone else that he hasn't seen in more than 3 decades.  He hasn't had any contact with this woman for that long and he doesn't know where to find her to make the divorce official. My father offered to send the proof of his marriage with my mother but they want to see the proof of divorce with his previous wife.

We're not really sure how we can get those documents considering my father never actually got divorced.

Please help. Thanks.

Answer:
 I'm going to assume by "bend" you mean "break", but this applies regardless.

Your mother and father are not legally married and he is committng bigamy. Your mother is his 'wife' and there is no technicality. In some states bigamy is a felony. It would be unwise to send proof of bigamy (their marriage certificate that is not worth the ink used to sign it) to anyone. He has possibly commited fraud if he has been signing forms with your mother listed as his spouse.

Your father will not be becoming a US citizen soon. Possibly ever.

What he can do is get a divorce and legally marry your mother. Where were your father and his wife married?

Edit:
The possibility exists that your father's legal wife performed a no service divorce several decades ago. Your parents marriage is still not legal even if so, unless they live in a state with commonlaw marriage.Answer #2: At this rate, you're going to need an immigration lawyer, and you may well also need a lawyer in the Philippines to help your father figure out--and adjust, as needed--his current marital status there.Answer #3: ?? The Philippines is the only country except for the Vatican where there is NO legal divorce, only annulment.


Title: [NY] Our neighbor is friends with the judge in our town and he exploits this to quite an extreme. (We live in a very back-woods area where this "judge" is able to get away with being super partial). Is there any way to defend against this?

Question: As an example, he claimed that our lawnmower spit a rock out and hit him. The judge sided with him saying that we shouldn't have been mowing the lawn while he was mowing his.

Answer:
 > The judge sided with him saying that we shouldn't have been mowing the lawn while he was mowing his.

If you don't think the judge made the correct ruling, you can appeal to a higher court.  I don't think it's bat-shit crazy for a judge to hold somebody liable for damages caused by unsafe operation of power equipment, though.

Answer #2: how did the lawn mowing incident even make it to court in the first place? Answer #3: File a motion to disqualify or to compel recusal if you think you meet the standard \-\- the key word you're looking for in the below is "affinity."

Here's the relevant section you should reference: [http://www.nycourts.gov/ip/acje/judiciarylaw.shtml#JudLawDQ](http://www.nycourts.gov/ip/acje/judiciarylaw.shtml#JudLawDQ) Answer #4: > **Is there any way to defend against this?**

Are judges in your area elected?Answer #5: You can probably file a complaint with the next highest court and they might do an inquiry, especially if you are persistant. I hear some judges down south are elected? You can try and have him lose the next election, if he has tenure and is appointed good luck, in Canada I think 2 judges have been debenched in nearly 100 yearsAnswer #6: What County?

If the judge is also a lawyer (many are not) you can file a complaint with the attorney grievance commitee for that County (actually Appellate Division).

Whether he is a lawyer or not, you should also file a complaint with the NYS Committee on Judicial Conduct. They will investigate.

If the judge's decision was wrong, appeal it. I'm curious, though... What damages were awarded? It sounds like he didn't have any.


Title: [FL] Citi won't payme $400, saying I wasn't targeted for promo. Terms didn't state it was targeted promo.

Question:
Found a Citi account offer on their site, enrolled in it, met all requirements. Now Citi claims they don't owe me anything because I wasn't targeted for this offer.

I believe an offer that's publicly available (on their website) and that doesn't have any language excluding those that aren't targeted means that I should be eligible for the bonus.

Here is the full screenshot showing terms of the offer: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AkOqFId5gzZihFnRkdiYbD61mfmk

There's $400 at stake. If I have a claim maybe I can initiate something in Small Claims court?

Answer:
 It does say this:

>Enrollment in this promotion does not guarantee eligibility.

I think this would all fall under some very complex consumer regs.  No lawyer will look at it because the amount in question is too small.

I would complain to the CFPB if I were you.


Title: On probation in two states...

Question: So I was arrested for a misdemeanor his summer in my home state, and then arrested for another misdemeanor in the state in which I attend university this fall. The first charge was reduced to probation with no conviction in my home state. The second charge was also reduced to probation for 12 months (with the DA signing off on the probation having full knowledge of my being on probation in a separate state). So my main concern is that the probation officer in the first state will learn of me having pending charges against me in the second state (as they are not expunged until successful completion of the probation), as of course it's against the probation conditions to be arrested/charged with a crime. My attorney (in the second state) seems to believe that I should be ok as the original probation officer has not taken any action despite the second charges being filed several months ago. I'm just wondering the best course of action to best avoid running into issues as I get through the rest of my probation in these two states. Additional info such as location and type of crime can be provided if you think it's necessary, I'm just quite paranoid about providing details as I feel like mine is a fairly unique situation.

Answer:
 If you were actually on probation for the first offense (as opposed to waiting for sentencing) when you were arrested a second time, you were quite likely required to report this to your original probation officer. You need to check your probation requirements, but a lot of times (most times?) you are required to report any police interactions, which of course includes arrest, to your probation officer.

If you were just awaiting sentence at the time of the second arrest then I don't really know.


Title: Getting Sued for Mystery $10k by Sub-Contractor Who Botched Our Roof

Question:
Hi LA!

**TL;DR: Sub-contractor who installed a roof on our home (albeit, incorrectly the first time, resulting in his company demo-ing and reinstalling a second roof) claims that we owe over $10k in mystery charges that he did not send over a change order for or even provide any documentation as to what it's for.**

I'm writing this post from Colorado as we just got served to show up in small claims court by a sub-contractor on our home build. We hired his company, let's call them Roof Doofus (RD), to do almost all of the exterior work on the home we built last year (we were rebuilding with insurance money after losing our home to a house fire, but that's only relevant in that there was some paperwork with additional protections that the bank holding the money in escrow made RD sign). We signed a contract for a $X and his company was responsible for doors, windows, siding, soffit, facia, garage door, and roof.

His company was wrapping up the work in December of 2018, when our roof started leaking after a bad snowstorm. We called an inspector in who told us our roof had been installed entirely incorrectly and would need to be demo-ed and redone. When we called up RD, the owner told us that he wanted to come on site with his own inspector to investigate, which we agreed to. When we all met at the house, even his inspector told him that the other guy was correct, job needed to be totally redone. Owner of RD told us he'd figure out how to proceed, and additionally made mention (for the first time) that our roof had ended up being bigger than their software had estimated, so materials had costed more than originally anticipated. We balked at this, asking why we hadn't heard about this back when materials were ordered or hadn't been sent a change order, and asked him to send invoices for the materials ordered so we could review before discussing the matter further. At this juncture, owner of RD requested that we pay the remainder owed of the agreed contract amount (even though not all line items had been finished yet, plus we needed a whole new roof....), and we agreed to this and wrote a check that made our side of the contract paid in full.

RD didn't ever send any invoices for the "additional material" that they claimed the first attempt at the roof required, but they did (to their credit) demo the botched roof and install a new one in the next couple months. During the demo, 3 windows were damaged (two were scratched and one was totally smashed and the frame was bent), which we documented with photos and in an email to RD. When the roof was done and it came time to discuss these damages, as well as a time-frame for the remaining line items (staining our soffit and general clean-up of window/door installation), RD asked for an in-person meeting so that we could also discuss the materials overage they claimed we owed. We emailed back that were uncomfortable meeting in person until we could review documentation of the materials purchased, as we wanted to come to a meeting fully informed.

This is where the owner of RD starts to get really aggressive, sending multiple emails demanding an in-person meeting and calling our phones 5-6 times a day. At this point we wanted all communication to be documented so we stopped answering his calls and wrote an email expressing our wish to have all correspondence in writing, as well as reiterating  our need for documentation of any funds he thought he was owed. He continues to call multiple times a day for a few weeks, leaving voicemails with threats to place a lien on our property. In our final email to him, we denied owing him any additional money, pointed out he never sent over any documentation or change orders, and sent over paperwork he had signed (provided by the bank) that stated he was not able to place a lien on our property if the amount in the signed contract was paid in full.

Now, about 6 months after our last correspondence with him, we were just served. He is taking us to small claims court for an about just over $10k, claiming "labor/material/service exterior - balance due." Does he have a leg to stand on? We can provide the signed contract with the agreed upon amount (which includes a clause that states that any changes to this contract need to be amended with a change order signed by both parties to avoid misunderstandings), proof of the money we paid which equals the amount agreed to in the contract, the correspondence of us asking for documentation about any additional charges he claimed he was owed (and never receiving any explanation or documentation), as well as proof that RD did not finish the work they agreed to in the contract or address the damage they caused while demo-ing the first roof.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Answer:
 Roof Doofus doesn’t have a leg to stand on unless you don’t show up to SCC and that’s what he’s hoping for.

Bring all your paperwork to court with you. Text messages, emails, everything.

Also, the project was obviously insurance proceeds so contact them and let them know what’s going on.

Lastly, Eagle View would have given him the dimensions of the roof. That is not your issue to deal with.


Title: With political accusations flying, Why can’t anyone sue for accusations of being white supremacist/ Nazis?

Question:
There’s a shit ton of political stuff flying back in forth nowadays. A lot of this is the accusation of being a Nazi/ far right. Since this accusation is damaging to people, why isn’t anyone suing? Like in the latest YouTube adpocalypse, Carlos Maza accuses others falsely of being WP Nazis.

 When he did that, these people began to lose advertisers. Money. Wouldn’t that be a case of libel/ slander as this false accusation caused money loss?

Answer:
 Pure opinion isn’t slanderous even when poorly founded.

Nobody intends, and nobody realistically interprets, “X is a nazi” as a factual allegation that C is a member of the German National Socialist party or its functionary organizations. The remark is rhetorical shorthand for alleging that someone holds racist and white supremacist beliefs and acts on or promotes them. It’s an opinion of someone’s character.Answer #2: Defamation cases are very difficult to win, and will almost never be successful when the statement in question is about the characterization of someone's political beliefs. That's an opinion, not a simple factual matter than can be true or false.


Title: How do I get out of this short term lease and get my money back?

Question:
I'm leasing an English basement for the summer. The owner of the townhouse lives above me with her teenage son. Yesterday I overheard the son have a really aggressive outburst upstairs. He was sobbing and yelling things like "I'm gonna kill you" "I'm gonna murder you" "I'm gonna slaughter you." He was screaming bloody murder, but as far as I could tell no one else was home. He must have been yelling alone.

Since I live in the basement, the stairs go up into the house, and theoretically the landlord and her son could come into my the apartment whenever they want. I no longer feel safe or comfortable living here, and have started looking for new places. What can I do to get out of here while still getting back my security deposit and the rent I paid upfront for August?

Edit: I am in Washington DC

Answer:
 Sounds like an average day on Xbox Live. I wouldn't be surprised if you heard him yelling about things he would do to people's mothers.

Talk to the parents.