Title: Step dad abuse has gotten too real, I'm not sure what to do anymore. [Ontario]

Question:
Sorry for the long story, today was an awful/emotional day for me.

I'm a guy, 19 years old student. My step dad, who I live with, was not fond of me getting two pets I kept in my room. After having it for two months, he released them into our backyard without telling me, and I've only found one so far. I am so lost, then he told me plain and simple if I don't get rid one I have right now, he'll drown it. He's repeatedly told me the past few weeks that he would quote 'throw them away' but I thought he was bluffing, we were usually on good terms it seemed, I even got him an early fathers day gift.
He rarely inquired on them as they we're always kept in a cage in my room, he was even lenient when I got them two months ago, my mom is a pretty convincing person at times.

I'm really devastated that he would do such a thing. He openly mocked me in a crying way after I called him on the phone asking about this (my mom was the one to break the story to me, who is completely on my side) but when he came home I also slightly bawled my eyes out asking him why he would do such a thing, and again openly mocked my crying. Later I told my parents I would go spend the few days with my friend (mom being completely supportive of this), and my step dad telling me basically to GTFO, and to get rid of the pet that I found after him releasing it, or he would drown it. I've never seen so much inside this man, and I've lived with him every since my mom divorced around 12-13 years ago.

I'm really not sure what to do if I don't find my pet, I was wondering if there is anything I could do in the line of litigation. I'm in Canada, but I'm open to any advice so far, if there is even anything I can do. I've been pretty quiet with this guy, every time I speak up in the past he would hit me or yell at me (doesn't do it anymore, but the occasional threat). I just want to put an end to all of this shit and finally stand up, but if I do anything right now, he'll likely beat me/kick me out of the house. In the past he's broken some of my stuff or thrown it away, but doesn't do it anymore. I'm really scared, but I don't want him to go to jail or anything, it would kill my mother, financially and emotionally.

I feel like crying every hour, after feeding my pets, bonding, playing with them, watching them joyfully sleep in my presence, only to have him throw it all away in a fit of rage. Fuck.

Answer:
 Move.

You can sue your stepfather for the replacement value of your pet in small claims. Pets, plural, if he drowns the other. You can also file a police report about animal cruelty - literally just call the cops and tell them - if he drowns your pet: that's an inhumane and torturous way to kill an animal, and he may face charges.

You can also take him to small claims for the replacement value of the stuff he destroyed, but it's probably not worth it.

However, that won't get you your pets back, and unless your pets are purebred animals or in show or racing condition, their replacement value is going to be a nominal sum far less than the cost of filing in small claims. Furthermore, nothing's stopping your parents from kicking you out in retaliation, with reasonable notice (30-60 days at most).

The single best thing you can do for yourself right now is find some roommates and a place you can afford to live, and move out ASAP. This is one of those situations where you have to take charge of your own safety, because the legal system can only meaningfully step in after the fact. If he attacks you, kills or injures your pet, or destroys your property before you can get out, call the police. If he beats you, call the police: assault is a criminal offence.

Once you've moved, if he's still a threat to you, ask the police if you can get a peace bond.


Title: Estate Squatters

Question:
Location:  Oahu Hawaii  HI.

My friend lives out of state.  Her father passed away a few weeks ago with no will in place.  He was working on it but his estate lawyer passed away and he neglected to get it completed.  He was long divorced and she is the sole heir.  He intended everything to go to her and they have a lawyer to help with the estate but with no will this may take awhile.  Death certificate has not been issued yet and takes 1-6 weeks more.  They are making sure his mortgage is being paid and a full accounting is being kept.

His good friend was leaving town and was dropping his dog off to be watched and he found the body.  It was treated as an unattended death and required a detective and ME investigator to perform an investigation and an autopsy was done a few days later.  He was not in great health.

He lived on a property with a 2 story house and was allowing a couple to stay in the downstairs portion of the house free if they helped with yard work keeping the jungle at bay and fix the house up as he directed which needs a lot of work.  He has a lot of stuff on the property.  Tools, a large back hoe, a 40ft container full of stuff new F150.  After his passing we secured some of the tools and some of the property, installed cameras in the house, boarded up the stairs to prevent access to the upstairs portion of the house.

His living conditions were poor.  Trash, dead rats, live rats and an incredible amount of black mold all over the home.  I am leaving a lot out.  We had an inspector come by and they said that all the drywall would need to come out and even then it was more than likely in the wood significantly.  The home is not safe to live in.

No hasty decisions were made.  Sis in law did not ask the downstairs tenants to move out as she would return in a month and see if they completed some work she asked them to complete.  They are all kinds of shady and I could write a book about them.  They are a couple m62 and she is f26.

The house was cleaned over a period of a week to get rid of all the trash, dead things, human waste ect.  While cleaning the tenants complained about a leak though the ceiling and asked me to take a look.  Their living space is about the same level of uninhabitable as the upstairs with live rats that they catch by hand in jars (not kidding).  Jar Rats...

The fathers friend was given permission by SIL to come by and keep cleaning.  He does not like the tenants as they have been leaching off his best friend for years and literally will talk non stop for hours so he just ignores them.  This made them upset as they felt disrespected.  The tenants just called SIL and said they will no longer allow anyone on the property and will call the police on anyone approaching and intend to sue if they do.  They have no intention of leaving and are not paying for anything.

They need to go and we need to keep them from stealing everything that is not bolted down.  The cameras do not see into the storage area downstairs were there are lots of tools, generators ect.  Do we just have to sit this out and wait for probate or whatever in order to serve them an eviction notice?  Should we call Department of Health and try to get the place condemned?

I read this sub a lot so I kinda know what to expect but am hoping for advice anyway.

Answer: I'd try calling the health inspector or city inspector first because getting the place condemned will be the quickest way to get them out.  If that doesn't work, private attorney needs to start eviction proceedings.


Title: NC- Girlfriends friend caught Covid-19 as a Nurse, employer says she has to use PTO for sick leave wont get workers comp

Question:
Hey so as the title says this is my girlfriends friend who is a Nurse. These are the details I have:

Essentially she has caught Covid-19, her employer said she needs to use her PTO for the time off and that she wouldn't be able to prove she caught it at the hospital so she wouldn't get workers comp. she has worked at the hospital for 3 years. I know its typically hard to prove catching an illness at the workplace but I would imagine given the situation it would be fair to claim she likely caught it at the hospital. also wanted to know if she would qualify for FMLA. Any help is greatly appreciated thanks!

Answer: Unless nurses are routinely able to claim workers comp for the flu or colds, she's going to have a hard time getting it for Covid-19. These diseases are in the community, which makes it hard to say that it was from her work. A needle stick injury leading to hepatitis is a much better claim for workers comp because there's a direct link between the work and developing the disease


Title: House I'm renting is being sold at auction

Question:
Last week I was out of town and while I was gone the post office tried to deliver a certified letter. The letter was from the tax commissioner of Bartow County in the state of Georgia. In the letter it states that the house will be sold at auction on July 3rd for failure of paying the 2016-2017 property taxes in the amount of $1749.82. If the house is sold at auction what happens to me as the renter is my lease still valid or could I be evicted. And does the new owner have the right to inspect the property?

The reason I am worried about having to move is I travel a lot for work and I'm currently scheduled to be out of town for all but 4 days in June and the first week of July.

Answer: Leases attach to the property, not the owner. So it survives the sale, and you can stay for the duration of the lease. When the lease ends, the new owner can decide if they want to reup with you, or ask you to leave.


Title: Someone is claiming my deceased father's pension plan (FDNY) even though the beneficiaries are myself and my two sisters

Question: Hey folks, a little background info for ya. My dad was a fire fighter for New York City until he retired in 2013. He passed away in October of 2015 and we have just found out that we are not receiving his pension plan; someone else is. When we tried to find out who is receiving the money, the Deputy Director of FDNY Pensions told us, with much attitude, that he cannot tell us who is receiving the money. Everything else that was left from my father was put into our names. Where do I go from here to find out how to solve this issue? Thanks in advance

Answer:
 Talk to the estate attorney that handled his estate. Answer #2: Me: a probate attorney.

Are you 100% sure that he left it to you? Was your father married at the time of his death? Could he have had a girlfriend? It's far more likely that your father changed the beneficiary designation while he was alive, than someone somehow faking something after his death.

Answer #3: I would contact an attorney because you'll likely need one to get the money back, but I would also contact his former Chief and/or the union.  In my experience, firefighters are VERY protective of their own, of which you are one.  They might know who you can talk to to get some actual answers.Answer #4: Attorney Time!


Title: Me (US citizen) looking to marry non-citizen boyfriend after his work visa application fell through. We're desperate and need help.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 So you're worried about lying to ICE because you're already lying to the IRS. Awesome.

1. Your BF is going to have to go home no matter what. Marriage is not a get-in-the-country-free card.
2. If you lie about this to Immigration you will be caught, and it's likely you'll be prosecuted and he'll be deported.
3. Pay your damn taxes.Answer #2: I suggest asking your immigration lawyer, and the reason I say this, is because people are getting nailed for more trivial things.

That said, I would suggest simply coming clean with the IRS, paying your back taxes, and saying "Sorry, I was an idiot". The IRS won't prosecute you in that case, they'll just want the money (and possibly a penalty), but they'll accept a payment plan.

It does mean you'll have to stop getting paid under the table, although all you need to do is become a 1099 subcontractor.


Title: Close to divorcing, American husband threatening to not let me go back to my home country (Canada) with our child.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 He can *ask* the judge to keep you from taking the child out of the country, but that's a *request*. The judge doesn't have to accept it. The judge's overriding concern is what's best for the child, and that may well be a mother in Canada with lots of family and friends to support her.

I (a non-lawyer) think what you should do right now is make it your job to be the responsible, reasonable parent. Don't give the judge any reason to think you're going to try to hide your child behind the 49th parallel, and your argument that you should be allowed to take your son to Canada will ring true.


Title: My landlord is only repaying a portion of my security deposit [Oregon]

Question: I lived in a fraternity house in Oregon for this previous school year, and at the beginning of my tenancy placed a $500 security deposit with my landlord. My lease ended on June 30th of this year. I received an email yesterday from the property management company with an invoice stating a $335 charge for "End of Year House Cleaning and Repairs". I read back through my lease and there isn't anything that is stated about this charge. I took pictures of my room before I moved in and after I moved out, and there's no damage to the room. Also, I was under the assumption that in Oregon, the landlord had to notify you within 30 days of moving out of any repairs charges. The invoice they sent me was dated 7/31/2016, but they didn't send the email until 8/4/2016. Should my recourse be small claims, or should I try contacting the company first?

Answer:
 You should contact the company to point them to the law, state that you left the apartment in a condition as clean as it was when you moved in, and demand a full refund.

If nothing comes of that, small claims.


Title: Chapel Hill [NC] Leaving my current job soon. Vacation policy states if your employment ends for any reason and you've taken vacation up to 6 weeks prior, they will deduct it from your final check. Is this legal?

Question:
Like the title states I'm currently employed in Chapel Hill North Carolina and am interviewing for a new job this coming Wednesday. I've only been back from vacation for 13 days and if on Wednesday I am offered a job and give my two weeks notice the same day I will not be safe from the 6 weeks restriction. The policy verbatim from the employee handbook states

"I understand that payment for PTO is subject to continued employment. If I am seperated for any reason within six weeks of the use of PTO I will not be entitled to receive pay for time not worked. If the PTO has already been paid, the company may deduct this from my paycheck. Payment for PTO is subject to home office verification of eligibility."

This may be a stupid question but this is my first full time job where vacation was even offered and I'm not sure if this is common practice. Any help is appreciated.

Edit* I'm not sure if this is important to the situation but I am paid hourly, not a salaried employee.

Answer: Since this has been alive several hours and you haven't gotten too much attention, I'd call the state department of labor if they make any deductions. If something illegal is going on, they will take care of talking to your employer on your behalf. Won't cost you anything outside of the taxes you pay anyway.


Title: A professor at my university has nude photos of me.

Question:
Ok explanation- last year I got into some kinky photography, down to nude modeling as a kinky gift to my BF. I met with a photographer. I let him post some of the mid-range stuff on Instagram, but have since asked him to remove them (he obliged).

I’m an engineering student at a prestigious university. I did not know that this photographer is a doctor and a professor at the university! I’m now so uncomfortable. He has an Instagram that he dedicates every hour of every day posting nude/racey photos of local young females he shoots.

I’m asking, is there anything legally wrong with what he’s doing if they’re of age? Yeah, I’m creeped out and disgusted that a professor is doing something so unprofessional. But that alone doesn’t really possess any legality. I don’t want a professor having access to such photos.

Answer: So you engaged the services of a professional photographer to shoot nude photos of you but now you think this professional is unprofessional?Answer #2: Legally you were a consenting adult and engaged the services of a professional who, as far as you have described, has done nothing but behave as such.Answer #3: It’s not illegal if you consented and you’re over 18 in the photos.


Title: [TX] I bought a car 2 months ago and financed it. Today I received the title.

Question: Today I received a clear title for my brand new vehicle naming me the owner. What does this mean? I've only made 1 payment for it thus far. Do I need to contact my financier to let them know about this?

Answer: I had something similar happen to me a couple months ago. I refinanced my car and got a clear title in the mail. My previous loan company released the title to me instead of to the new lien holder. I called my new lien holder and asked about recording the l was told that either I had to go to DMV and do it or they would do it and charge me the $10 for it. I had to go to DMV anyways so I just did it myself. I didn't want them possibly cancelling my loan because they weren't recorded on the title. Also, not a lawyer.


Title: My overtime pay was cut and there has been no paperwork or contract re-negotiation, can they do that?

Question:
I was told last month that on April 1st my overtime pay was being cut by 30%. I was told it was an 'accident' that I ever made what I did. I provided the initial emails and documentation from my contract negotiation when I was hired to show it was not a 'mistake' but they moved forward anyway. I requested new documents to sign reflecting the change and none were provided. I am now making 30% less OT than what I was hired at and I want to know if there is anything I can do about it. *I'm employed in Wisconsin.

Edit for grammar and adding State.

Answer:
 When you say contract, you mean your employment agreement that states your compensation, or do you have a bona fide contract?

Secondly, OT is 1.5x your regular rate of pay by default.  What was it before?


Title: Neighbor hid in my bushes, accused me of throwing apples at his car.

Question:
I'm in California.  Last night my neighbor, who I never have never met until last night, jumped out of the bushes next to my front door and accused me of throwing apples at his car and damaging it.

It was about midnight, I live out in the middle of now where, and this scared the living hell out of me when this guy came out of the bushes as I walked up to my front door.  I honestly thought I was going to get robbed or attacked.  I dropped everything in my hands and sprinted away until he started calling my name (I have no idea how he knows my name, I never met the guy) and yelling he was my neighbor.  He told me that he knows I've been throwing apples at his car and I damaged it (???).  I told him that he scared the hell of me and I have no idea what he is talking about.  He told me he can prove the apples that hit his car came from my yard.  I do have an apple tree in my yard.  I basically walked into my house and locked the front door while he was saying something about knowing a lawyer and suing me.

Today after I got home from school, he must have seen me come home and came over and knocked on my door.  I did not answer it because I didn't want to have a confrentation with him, I am 24 and he is probably in his 50's?  What really creeped my out is that he kept knocking for about 10 min and then looked in several windows of my house before he left.  He left an envelope on my doorstep that had an estimate for almost $2300 to fix the hood and roof of his car!  What can I do?  I seriously have never thrown apples at his car.  Can he somehow make me pay for this?

Edit: I just wanted to thank everyone for the overwhelming number of responses.  I will be at school & work most of the day, so I won't have a chance to read & respond to everyone until I get home later.  Thanks for taking the time to read & respond.

Answer:
 There's an apple tree in my neighbours yard.  There's a few neighbourhood squirrels that sit in it and throw apples at dogs that walk by.

No legal advice, just presenting an alternative theory of the crime.Answer #2: I wonder if neighborhood kids threw apples at his car and he somehow is mistaking you, since they are your apples, as one of the perpetrators? This is the only thing I can think of that make sense (aside from him being just deranged of course). I would still call nonemergency to advise them of what's going on, and I would ignore this dude and get myself a big snarly protective dog until I was able to move if I were you. Sorry you're dealing with this.Answer #3: Easiest answer is for you to set up a camera.  You can then find out if someone is throwing apples, and have proof that it isn't you.Answer #4: Call the police. The guy may be paranoid/schizophrenic, they may know him all too well. His bizarre behavior is endangering you, don't delay -- document times, what he said and did, and keep calling the police until the situation is resolved. I agree with your attempts to not interact with him directly. If I were you, I would call now, not later. Non-emergency line is OK since he is not actively engaging you.   If he sues you, well, you didn't throw the apples.


Title: Can a person be held responsible in Maricopa county, AZ for $10K when the case she was involved in and a decision was made when she was a minor?

Question:
My daughter who was not even a teenager at the time was bullied by a classmate into bringing her friend to the neighborhood park. They went to the park and the friend was beat up pretty bad by the person who bullied my daughter and that bullies older sibling (high school age). The authorities were called and we were questioned. We explained what we knew based on what our daughter told us when she came home. We were never charged with anything, nor was our daughter. It didn't appear that there was going to be any case made. My wife and I presumed that the kids who beat up the little girl were the ones in trouble and maybe arrested. A few months later we moved due to our renter selling the house we were renting and this seemed to be behind us. A few years pass and we are hit with a lawsuit holding my daughter, along with us as parents partially responsible for the fight and we're basically being sued for medical costs.
This week a letter arrives in the mail stating my daughter (who is now a young adult) is responsible for the same amount of money that I was responsible for previously.
My questions is this. How can this be possible? When a decision was made on this case, she was a minor. When this happened, she was very young. The reason she (we) were held liable was because we couldn't afford a lawyer to fight this. This happened also at a time when my wife and I were splitting up and starting our divorce. STUPID on our part, I get that. be that as it may, how do you stick a young adult with this kind of punishment that happened when she was a little kid? What can be done to fight this? Thank you to anyone who can offer some helpful advice!

Answer:
 >The reason she (we) were held liable was because we couldn't afford a lawyer to fight this.

Just to clarify, you were held liable because you "gave up."  You didn't appear to defend yourself.  You were not punished for not being able to afford a lawyer.

We need more information.  What were the causes of action in the civil suit?  How old, exactly, was your daughter?  Clarifying what actually happened.  Your narrative is confusing.

>What can be done to fight this?

Well, actually fighting it.  Not just ignoring it.  You need an attorney.


Title: Workplace harassment for telling other employees are doing drugs on shift

Question:
The other day my manager at a restaurant put out the work schedule for the week. I was only scheduled for 2 days instead of the usual 5 or 6 so I was upset and consulted the manager who makes the schedule. Over the course of the argument I had with her I asked why employees whom she knows use drugs and alcohol on shift have 6 shifts.

Fast forward to today and everyone at work is pissed apparently they saw a text from me where their name was mentioned specifically from me. I had been very happy at this job previously and felt compulsed to immediately resign because of the hostile work environment.

I don't think that this is how this situation should have been handled from a legal standpoint. Do I have any legal options to sue my employer or report them to the department of labor?

Answer:
 What you describe is not hostile work environment in a legal sense. Not sure what "felt compulsed" means, but if you quit because your co-workers were mad at you, then you quit voluntarily. Therefore, you are not likely entitled to anything, not even unemployment.

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Go ahead and apply for unemployment (assuming you qualify based on length of time at the job and your state's qualifications). However, you don't disclose what your boss told you about why you got less shifts. It could very well be that you got less shifts because of your work issues or for no reason at all (which is legal).  It is possible you could argue that you were constructively fired because of your hours being cut so drastically.


Title: We sign a lease tomorrow. Can the landlord evict us due to Criminal history after we sign?

Question: Just as the title says, the applications didn't ask about our backgrounds. My boyfriend is on the registry and we don't want to risk losing this by telling the landlord (because everyone we have dealt with has then rejected our applications after hearing that) but don't want to be evicted later on either.

Answer:
 Has anyone in the process up to now said anything about doing a background check as a condition of renting? Are you expecting them to run one?

If the lease is offered and signed without that condition, they can't renege on it after it's done unless you violate its terms. But they can choose not to renew it after it expires. And they will be more likely to do so if they find this out after the fact or if other tenants complain about living near a sex offender.


Title: [MA] Can your dash cam be used against you?

Question: Let's say I cause an accident or I do something illegal on my car dash cam. Can I be subpoenaed for the video etc?

Answer:
 Yep, if you have a recording it may be subpoenaed.

Worse yet, if you have a recording, and you know it includes a crime, erasing it may be a separate crime.


Title: [Quebec] - Need to Sublet, Landlord only wants people with certain income level. Can I ask for income range in ads?

Question:
The title is the core of it. I've wound up in a tough situation and need to find a tenant to sublet or assign my lease to however the Landlord has an income threshold he wants met. Can I post "must make X" in my ads? I heard it may be illegal but I cannot find any solid info about it.

Sorry if wrong thread. Couldn't think of a better one.

Answer:
 Absolutely. Most apartments require you to show proof of income before renting anyway. Answer #2: You can instead post in your ad that the prospective tenant must pass a credit check, which the landlord will probably do if you assign your lease.

If you sublet the landlord's requirements are irrelevant, since you are the landlord of the subtenant in that case.

You should note that if you're assigning your lease (cession de bail) your landlord cannot refuse the tenants you find to take over your lease unless it's for a reason that will hold up before the Régie du logement (such as bad credit or payment history) - [source](https://www.rdl.gouv.qc.ca/en/assignment-of-a-lease-or-subleasing)


Title: Am I liable to pay for this?

Question:
Hey all. I'm a college student that goes to school in Kentucky and last semester, a guy I know had a pregame for a party with about 20-25 people in his dorm room. At one point during the night, someone knocked on the door so everyone scrambled into his room (since he isn't allowed to have people there at all, nonetheless drinking). In the mayhem, somebody bumped into me and my drink ended up all over his laptop sitting out on his desk. It broke, and I didn't think he was mad about it since it was an accident.

However, today he texted me telling me I have to cover the expense of his laptop because I broke it. It's over $1000 dollars and frankly I'm already in student debt and don't have the money to pay for it. As is I can't afford to take out another loan and he won't change his mind over it; he's just gotten angrier since I told him I couldn't give him any money.

What do I do? Am I liable to pay for it or can I tell him no? I don't know what to do

Answer:
 Can *he* force you to pay the 1k? No.

Can he take you to small claims court over it? Yes.

Will he win a potential small claims court case? No idea.


Title: Is innocent until proven guilty a part of the USA Law?

Question:
I read this on Reuter,

>Under an executive order signed by Trump in January, illegal immigrants with pending criminal cases are regarded as priorities for deportation whether they have been found guilty or not.

Is that constitutionally legal?
I always read and heard that you are innocent unless proven guilty.

Answer: The immigrants involved are already eligible for deportation, as they do not have legal status to remain.  They are not being found guilty of the crimes they are charged with; merely deported.  So "innocent until proven guilty" doesn't apply.


Title: Charged For Missed Appointment Made Less than 24 Hours Before

Question:
Hey r/LegalAdvice,

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I made an appointment with a Specialist within less than 24 hours of said appointment. They informed me they had a 24 hour cancellation policy in which I would be charged the full amount of said visit if I didn't cancel or reschedule within 24 hours. I missed the appointment due to a work emergency.

Naturally I received a bill for $400 for a no-show.

Since I made the appointment less than 24 hours out and was not be able to reschedule due to their policy, am I liable to pay? I called and tried to explain the situation and they said they would charge me $150 if I paid it today however I am in financial distress and can't even afford that.

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Any and all advice is appreciated.

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Thanks,

Answer:
 >Since I made the appointment less than 24 hours out and was not be able to reschedule due to their policy, am I liable to pay?

Yes, since you knew that it was less than 24 hours away so any cancellation would have incurred the cancellation fee.Answer #2: Why do you think you're not responsible for the fee?


Title: Former Roommate Hiding Details of Utility Bills (& claiming we owe 3x as much as normal)

Question:
Hi Legal Advice! Long-time lurker, first-time poster under a throwaway!

I live in a 5 br house. Our landlord is pretty hands off, and we maintain bills/utilities and the yard, otherwise he takes care of anything more involved like repairs. Otherwise, literally nobody has met him (we've talked on the phone), and our "lease" effectively doesn't exist. The dude just rents this old house that has been long paid-off and collects his check, which is cool because we end up paying 1/3 or so the average rent of Seattle, which is one of the more expensive in the nation. Roommates coordinate new roommate searches (which has also generally favored us recently) and have abided by a generally tribal-knowledge/understood verbal agreement for years. The tenure of the roommates varies from 4 months to several years.

One of the "chores" at the house is collecting internet and utility bills and dividing them out to everyone, confirming they are paid on time. This was "Karen's" responsibility her entire time living here, and until she moved out this summer, was the most tenured resident at this house. There was a lot of trust in this system, because unless the bill suddenly shot up or there was an issue, nobody saw the e-bills that were sent to her email. Similar to rent, we were paying very low amounts for these bills versus what all of us were used to in Seattle, divided by 5 rooms, so nobody batted an eye.

This was until there was news recently of people in Seattle receiving inaccurate meter readings which coincided with our bill going way higher than normal. This felt strange because we do not have AC and our few fans didn't really seem to add up to hundreds of dollars more per individual. I urged her, based on this news and having previously heard about this type of thing, to call the utility company and inquire about manual readings. This was not something any of us could do, because we did not have the account information and it was in her name. We even asked if she could share this information with us, but kept insisting she would take care of it, she's "been busy."

Forward to her moving out, we haven't received a bill for a bit (I think she grouped electric and water with internet when it made sense to) and water and electric were not monthly bills, but every 3 if I recall. So she has been out of the house for over two months now, and a new roommate has taken over the bill-handling.

This roommate, much more receptive to my suggestion, called Seattle City Light. Lo and behold, our bill dropped *dramatically* and went from over $100 a roommate to $21 a roommate for a 30-day period. Rejoice!

"Karen" surprises us yesterday with a new bill. Apparently we owe her an additional combined $600 on top of utilities we already paid her. This is problematic based on our approximated timing of the bills, but also based on this recently lowered reading rate. We ask her to give us screenshots of the bill, to which she supplied 1/4 of the front page, cropped from her screenshots of the email. In this screenshot, we can only see estimated kHw which is not enough information to judge the accuracy of the bill, but also that it was recorded as an estimate suggests she never got a manual reading.

Roommate who now handles utilities "Mark" calls SCL (one critical detail is that "Karen" canceled the account when she moved out instead of transferring it to us, which we requested). They confirm that previous bills were not adjusted, and that only "Mark's" bill of $105 was. ADDITIONALLY when he asked for a rundown of why the bill was so high, there were apparently $36 late fees on top of what was "owed" which is problematic because not only did "Karen" specifically avoid telling us that, she cut off the bills she showed us to avoid the line items that would demonstrate that to be the case. This is particularly annoying because it was her "chore" to accurately convey these bills and pay them *on time*.

In our group message on Facebook, once asked about these details, "Karen" gets defensive, throws a tantrum about how everyone needs to just pay the bill and this "conversation is over" before removing herself from the group and blocking people. I texted her, saying this is not an appropriate way to handle the conversation and that we have every right to see the bill before we pay money in the hundreds of dollars, to which she insisted the "bill shows my personal information" so she cannot show it to us.

The bill, since we have another one from the same company right in front of us, would only show an address and full name (obviously we already know that information) and account numbers for a now defunct account on SCL files. A billing statement does not include credit card numbers, social security numbers, bank numbers, etc. So what is her concern here? She refuses to explain herself.

So the current conversation is that none of us plan on sending her money until she verifies that we actually owe this money. We also think we are not liable, for an account that was her responsibility and agreed chore in the house, to pay late fees on a bill we knew nothing about. I have never paid a single bill late in my adult life and do not intend to spend money unnecessarily like she is trying to weasel her way into our share of.

My questions are this:

* What should we expect if she continues to refuse these details but insist payment?

* I did research online and saw that she can send certified mail and demand the money from us, but only if there was a written agreement we all signed which is not the case.

* How do we know she even paid previous months and it isn't just rollover amounts in the current bill if we are expected to pay? Can we legally demand the information before the eventual payment?

Things I know already:

* Yes, we should have had a written agreement. This is the first time any of us had a "lackadaisical landlord" and split utilities informally amongst multiple people.

* The accounts are not connected, and in the mean time none of us are concerned about a credit hit or the utilities being shut off.

* Every Google search brings me to pages of roommate drama and forums dedicated to a 2br apartment where one tenant doesn't pay the bill for one reason or another, and this is far more complicated. Hopefully my diligence in attempting to solve the issue is apparent, and we all appreciate any advice here before she starts to take further action.

Answer:
 You simply do not pay her until she shows you directly the bills.

You are in no legal obligation to pay Karen due to the lack of a written agreement, and it'll be her who has to take you to small claims and provide evidence that you owe her money, and how is she going to do that when she's already lying?

You also mention the utilities getting shut off isn't a great issue, so I'll assume you have another plan if this does happen (it'll be the worst case scenario).


Title: [Nebraska] Can I get out of my MIP? They didn't get much information.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > Can I get out of this?

No, they know who you are.

> What happens if I ignore my court date?

Don't do this. It will just make it worse.

> Please don't just tell me to get a lawyer.

Get a lawyer. You may be eligible for a first time offender program.


Title: Doctor told my parents marijuana was in my system even though they said they would not tell my parents and they claimed they would not drug test me

Question: In March of 2019 I (16F) went to the ER because I had a nervous breakdown. I went to the ER with my family and told the doctors confidentially that I smoked weed earlier in the day. The doctor said they were not going to drug test me and they weren’t going to tell my parents. Today, my mom told me she knew I was high that day and says it’s the reason I went to the ER. She said she called the doctors because she wanted to know why I was in the emergency room and they said I had marijuana in my system. I am very upset because they told me it was confidential and they never said they were gonna drug test me. I did give them my urine but they said it was vitals. Is there something in the fine print I missed?

Answer:
 1) Your mother can probably get your medical records.

2) How do you know they told her? She may have just thrown out a hunch and you confirmed it for her.Answer #2: Before a child reaches the age of majority, which is 18 in your state, she cannot legally exercise her rights granted by the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Minors' parents or guardians act as personal representatives under special patient considerations.

That said, doctors will keep the details of what you talk about private unless there is a concern about someone possibly getting hurt or otherwise being in danger. Given that you were talking illegal drugs and ended up in the ER, it's not unreasonable to believe that you might continue to harm yourself.

Do you know that they tested you or just repeated what you told them? And who spoke to your mother? You can complain to the hospital of course.Answer #3: What is your legal question?  Yes they can tell your parents.


Title: 25 male Richmond VA. Signed a lease with my ex. We broke up. I moved in and she left.

Question:
Signed a year lease with my ex, things went south and she left before we moved in. I never would have singed the lease on my own as I can't afford it. We had a verbal agreement that through September 2015; she would pay utilities and give me $100-200 bi weekly. She never paid me any money but did pay the utilities.  She hasn't paid anything towards rent and I'm close being evicted as I am in non compliance with my lease. My credit has been destroyed, my savings bled dry, my loans in default and I found out she snuck into the apartment while I was at work.

I found out that instead of upholding out verbal agreement, she bought $500 plane to Seattle to go to a Fall Out Boy concert backstage. She got two new tattoos(roughly $150-200) and adopted a kitten.

What can I do? My lease in a bluemoon lease if that helps. I don't make a lot of money and I work overtime at my current employer.

Answer: Is she aware that if you get evicted she will also have an eviction on her record and can be sued for all unpaid rent?


Title: My Great Aunt stole my Future!

Question: When I was younger, back in 1999 in fact, my grandmother passed away. She had been raising my brother and I up until that point and was my mother for all intents and purposes. When she died, my brother and I were sent to live with my great aunt, her sister. She hated us. Hated the fact that she was suddenly "stuck" with two teenage boys after her own children had grown and moved on. Every day was a struggle to walk on egg shells and hope that she wouldnt kick us out. I was young and ignorant of how these things worked, and when she finally did throw me out of her house at the age of 15, i didnt know what to do. She took everything my grandmother had. Her possessions, any money she may have had left, and even her condo. Meanwhile, I had to rely on the kindness of friends families to avoid sleeping on the street, all while forcing myself to get through highschool. Sigh. That was almost 20 years ago, and I find myself thinking about it allot tonight. What if my grandmother left my brother and I money? Or the rights to the condo (which I was told she did)? Would my life turned out differently? Would I have been able to afford college? Would I have avoided turning to the army and the joyous PTSD that came with it? Shrug. I don't know, but looking back on things, I think I may have been cheated out of my future... Does anyone know any probate lawyers? Or anyone at all who can tell me if I'm justified in being suspicious? Am I to late to do anything about it even if I am? Or do you guys think I may have some legal leg to stand on?

Answer:
 You didn't list your location.

Your local court house may be able to pull any old probate filed for your grandmothers estate. That would let you see if you are owed anything. That said the SOL is likely gone (and the assets) if something is owed but it may give you piece of mind.


Title: [Tx] I believe I may have been drugged last night

Question: I went to a concert last night, only had 3 and a half drinks over a couple hours. I got thrown out of the venue for being too intoxicated. I have very little memory of what happened after getting thrown out, but next thing I remember is a very nice police officer drove me home. Looking back I cant imagine I could get black out drunk on a couple of drinks. I woke up fine in my hotel with all my money and no signs of sexual assault. Is there anyone I should be reporting this to?

Answer: You can go to the ER or your doctor and ask to have a blood test done.


Title: What is the legality surrounding reading someones text messages without their knowledge?

Question:
I have a female friend/former co-worker whom I keep in contact with after she was let go from the company we work for.

One day we were having a friendly conversation about food. After our conversation ended a couple of hours had passed I received a text message from her husband who is also a former co-worker and buddy of mine.

His message was, "Hey buddy you should know that I have read all of the texts that you sent (her name)"

I replied "If its cool with her I got no problem with that"

All of our texts to each other have been nothing but respectful and friendly, nothing inappropriate has ever been said not even jokingly so I'm not really sure what he was implying.

I don't intend on taking any type of action because I don't really know the intent behind it but I would like to know, what if any legal issues are there here? Thanks.

British Columbia, Canada

Answer: You're asking if it was illegal for the husband to go through his wife's phone? Answer is no...


Title: Phone company demands SSN for credit check before allowing to sign-up for service. How can this be legal in the age of information and identity theft, and is there a way around it?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 It's legal.

If you don't like it, they may allow you to give them an up-front deposit.Answer #2: This is normal, legal, and pretty standard. How else can they assess your ability to pay your bill/how much deposit you should pay.

Welcome to the real world.Answer #3: >My credit is excellent, so that's not the issue.

Well that's nice that you say so, but how the hell are they supposed to check your credit report if you don't give them your SSN?Answer #4: It's legal, but ask what the alternative is. Many utility companies will allow you to put a deposit down (couple hundred bucks) to initiate service in lieu of running a credit check.


Title: Someone I Don't Know Got my car into an Accident

Question:
I bought a car about 3 or so months ago as my first car. I've been working on it to get it registered and finally gave up after a couple of failed smogs. i decided to let a mechanic acquaintance of my dad work on in and get it smogged for me so i could finalized the car into my name. i had started to transfer process at the DMV and posted all the fees, all i needed was the smog done. California btw. i was told less than a week and the car would be ready. later my dad received the call the car was ready. we headed over then the acquaintance informed us that the vehicle was involved in a collision in a city 45 minutes away and was towed. this happened 2 days before i was informed. i have no insurance as i was going to get it after the smog. (i have no idea why he said it was ready). i was given the name, address and number of the driver of my vehicle. i was to go to the Police Department, of that city, to get the release then go to the tow yard and pay those fees.

i was pissed as i wasn't told the vehicle was going to be taken 45 minutes away. especially because the tags were from 2012 and no insurance. i never met or even knew the driver other than the piece of paper i was given by the acquaintance. the acquaintance told me that he talked with the PD earlier that day and they knew who the driver was and it would be a simple process. so immediately my father and i head over to the PD for the release with all my paper work of the vehicle. i was informed that i needed the driver present at the office to be able to receive the release paperwork. i'm not sure why he was needed? they said everything is in order but the driver has to be there no exceptions. i explained to PD guy about how i had no knowledge that the vehicle was even going to come out here and all we did was pay the acquaintance to get my vehicle smog ready. we told the person at PD that we dont know who it is other than the name, address, and number of the driver. the PD guy told me to call the driver and have him come down. after about 5 calls the driver picks up, i explain he has to come down so im able to get my car released, he says "i cant help you, call (acquaintance)" hangs up. i was stunned.

i explain what the driver said to me to PD guy. he just repeated that i'm not able to get the release then. im sure at this point in stumbling over my words because i'm panicking that my car isn't going to be able to be released. my dad calls the acquaintance to explain and the acquaintance says he will call the driver. after a bit the acquaintance calls back and tells us that the driver isn't picking up and he will head over to his house to see if hes home. after talking with PD guy he says "let me get a picture of you guys ( father and me), i will send it to the officer on scene to see if he recognizes you and will let me know if we should release the vehicle" i told him " he wont recognize us we live 45 minutes away and were not even there" he responds with "its just to make sure". so we just go along. he takes of full body of my father and me then goes back to his desk and a little later says "no sorry we cant release it". its almost closing time and he starts to shoo us away by saying " come back and try again Monday" multiple times after me trying to ask what else we could do if the driver doesn't show up.

i later called the tow yard found out to pick it up on the earliest possible day will be $909 and everyday is $75 after 30 days it will become $3000, it will be lien sold if i don't retrieve it. they told me i will be sued for the $3000 and it would go up to $4000.

i'm honestly at a loss right now, the driver is no where to be found, i'm willing to work with the PD and the other party that was hit to make sure everything is right but i have no where to start and if i do nothing everything will go to shit.

i'm sorry if this isn't the proper place to post this, i'm assume its the right place because it has to do with law enforcement and insurance. if something i typed out doesn't make sense or someone wants clarification i will respond. thank you and hopefully someone could steer me in the right direction.

Answer:
 This is really long and I think it’s for LA but it’s the procedures for impounds etc. http://shq.lasdnews.net/shq/mpp/5-01.pdf

Essentially your vehicle was stolen, you just didn’t know it was stolen because your mechanic didn’t tell you it was stolen. Now it’s not stolen because it’s been recovered. I would check with your local police station. Explain the situation and ask if they can give you any direction, file a report etc so that the person who took your vehicle without consent might face charges (that will be up to the DAs office). You might be able to get some help from them in dealing with the other jurisdiction in getting your car out of impound,

See if you can speak to someone in charge at the impound. Be polite but firm. Ask what you need to file because your vehicle was taken without permission, damaged and impounded.

You have the phone number of the guy who stole your car. Do a reverse lookup or get his address from you acquaintance and after you figure out your damages sue him in small claims. If the acquaintance gave permission that wasn’t his to give sue both of them to be made whole.

Document what you’re doing to mitigate damages as you go along with this.Answer #2: This looks fairly complicated and because of the no insurance could have legal complications, I think you are firmly in "get a lawyer" territory here.


Title: Evicting shitty deadbeat boyfriend (NC)

Question:
My (25F) friend is in a bad situation with an abusive boyfriend (36M). They've been dating for 3 years and she came to me and explained that she's tried to break up with him but he refuses to let her, says they're not breaking up and he won't leave. Her parents own the house they live in, but he doesn't pay rent at all. He hasn't had a job in over 6 months. He's also a crazy alcoholic with guns in the house, and they live with two other alcoholics, guns having gone off at least once on accident. She's understandably scared to death of him but doesn't want to go to a shelter or anything because "he wouldn't actually hurt me, he just makes threats."

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She doesn't even want anything to do with the place and plans to move out come February when she has money saved. What I'm trying to help her figure out is how to get him out of there ASAP until she can afford to move out. In NC, what are her options to have him evicted if the parents don't want him around, she doesn't want him around, and he hasn't paid rent in 6 months?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: The *landlord* (parents) can give him 30 days notice to vacate (assuming there's no formal lease). If he doesn't actually vacate by the end of the 30 days, then they can file for an eviction at their county courthouse.


Title: $80 bill from Planned Parenthood got sent to collections, wondering if I should pay it if it isn't on my credit report.

Question:
In Dec 2012 I went to a Planned Parenthood (Oregon) to get an STD test. I have health insurance but it was quicker than going to my local doctor. I gave them my info and showed the volunteer at the front desk my health insurance card. After leaving I thought nothing much of the appointment. Two years later in Spring of 2015 I get a call from a debt collector. Turns out the volunteer at the front desk tried to use the group number on my card instead of the health insurance number so my claim got rejected. I wrote down my address wrong so all the bills had been sent to a nonexistent address.

So I called the debt collector and asked them to send my verification of the debt. About a month later I got this printed out computer screenshot from them. Half of the fields were whited out and you could see on the right hand side that the original amounts were subtracted and then arbitrarily about $80 was added instead. I argued with them that there is no way my insurance company is going to accept this as a real bill and they said that the whited-out blurred screenshot was all they had.

I called my insurance company and they said that it was outside of the two year window to process but that it was okay because of incorrect address. They told me to have Planned Parenthood send them the bill again and agreed with my assumption that that they wouldn’t accept the debt collector’s bill as valid because it looked like such a joke. Planned Parenthood refused and said it wasn't their issue anymore and it was between me and collections agency. My insurance company was pretty surprised and even called Planned Parenthood directly to try to have them send them a real bill. It was this limbo because even though the bill was valid the only proof of it was a blurry screenshot where someone had to used white-out on half the fields…

I was leaving to Nepal for the summer so I didn’t deal with the issue and a year later (January 2015) got another letter from the collections agency. They had added a few bucks in interest and hadn’t called me since last spring. I got a free credit report about a month ago and the debt wasn’t on there.

My questions for r/legaladvice are, can a bill be legitimate if the bill looks like a joke? Is there a statute of limitations for this? Should I just pay the bill?

Thanks!!

Answer:
 This is how an $80 bill turns into a few thousand dollar bill. Have you talked to the collections company? You can ignore it and you can get a lawyer to send them letters but are they willing to settle for $80?

You pretty much walked away from it and went to nepal and figured "whatever" when your insurance didn't pay it. It's probably not going to disappear and depending on where you are and where services were rendered? It may have hit the pause button when you left the country/state.

What is the collections company asking for to settle?


Title: I worked for a life insurance company for three months and now owe them ~$1000 from advance commission

Question: [Located in MO, USA]The company I worked for for paid advance commission (I got ~40% of the sum of the yearly premiums I would bring in from the policies I signed, but I would actually see 75% of that and 25% would go in the “bucket” to account for cancelled policies etc), and I got a letter in the mail saying I owed the company $966 since I got paid in advance on some policies that ended up cancelling and my bucket wasn’t enough. Can I do anything to get out of this/not pay this?

Answer:
 If you're talking about the company I think you're talking about it's basically just a MLM scam disguised as an insurance company.

I would tell them that you need a complete accounting of all of your clients, what they paid, when they paid, their reasons for not paying (the company I'm thinking of likes to transfer clients from new to existing/higher up "agents" and tell the new guys they need to repay their salary).  Once they give you that information you can have a discussion on how much you were overpaid on commissions.

Also, read through your contract and see what it says about commissions.Answer #2: Insurance company, or company that does insurance scams?Answer #3: OP, it sounds like we may work for the same company. The one I work for is not an insurance company, but a broker agency (and not an MLM...). Our salespeople are paid in a similar fashion to you. You are scheduled to be paid X amount per year under the assumption that you will bring in Y amount of sales. If you do not bring in Y, the remainder required to justify your employment is pulled from your X bucket. If you don't have enough in the bucket, it carries over into the next year's bucket (assuming they don't fire you). However since you are quitting, please review your contract, you will likely owe as you did not meet the Y obligation.


Title: (FL) Can I sell the gun my ex-husband gave me when we were married?

Question: I have a handgun that my ex bought as a gift for me when we were still married. When we divorced, I took it with me. Is there anything preventing me from legally selling it, since he was the one who bought it?

Answer:
 Provided you sell to a fellow Florida resident *and* that the gun was either indicated in the divorce decree or he hasn't contested it, yes, you can legally sell it.

I'd suggest hitting up /r/guns to get an idea of pricing.


Title: Neighbor stealing my packages: think they're trying to spite me into moving.

Question:
I'm at least 51% sure my neighbor stole my package. The evidence is overwhelming:

1. I have a day off the day my package is being delivered and check out the apartment at least 5 times. I was there the entire day.

2. So, at around 5 PM, I vigorously start looking for the package as per the instructions I get through Amazon email (aside, text msg notification was delayed ~28 minutes). Other neighbor cross-verifies that there was indeed a package on the steps near my unit.

3. When coming back to my unit from checking the mailbox once more for clues, I notice x in a contorted position near the entrance of my apartment door (there's plenty of space for 2-4 people on both sides), making a hobbling motion forward, just before stopping (like x was checking if there were cameras). My door was unlocked (never again) because I normally take less than 15 seconds (was 20 max here).

What's insanely strange about this: x doesn't even notify me that there was package. After following up with Amazon, the next day x explicitly told me x removed the package to the building next to us even though the street number on the address doesn't match. x just so happens to have someone over, while x tells me this.

***Yeah, I'm thinking x is a thief and possibly involved in other nefarious activities. The last three weeks x has left their apartment just twice, on a weekend. Additionally, the package had my name and my apartment number on it.

*Another package I ordered months ago just as the neighbor moved in was lost.

*Does other things to spite me, including making insane entry/exit noise at random times that couldn't come from somebody not spending a lot of energy to do so.

I had to change over 100 passwords. Will update.

***I forgot to put the state in the title: California.

Answer: Mail yourself some cow manure.Answer #2: Big very noticeable security camera with a motion sensing flood light.


Title: stole from Walmart

Question:
so me and my friend stole a face mask thing from Walmart we went in the bathroom with it ditched the packaging in the tampon garbage thing and left and a lady I guess saw it all happen watched us do it and then took the package out and came into the parking lot and told us she knows we have it and to come with her. she took down our information and made the police run out license and if we steal from Walmart again were in the system. I'm 18 and she said we might get a letter that charges me 5x the amount of the product which was 12$. I live at home so I don't want that letter coming home and my family opening it. so my question is if we told her we don't have it and just kept walking to cars would she of stopped us? We're they allowed to search me because they didn't. Will they really send a letter home? she said "might" but I don't know if she just said might to make us not worry because she kept joking around. this is giving me anxiety
edit: I live in a New York

Answer:
 You're 18 years old and you're stealing a 12 dollar mask from Walmart?  Have you tried getting a job and paying for the stuff you want like hundreds of thousands of respectable people do?  Think about your future.  You get busted for shoplifting and you're going to have to explain that arrest on every job application you fill out. Use your brain.

If she had reason to believe you stole, she has the right to detain you and retrieve the store's merchandise in most places. Or she could just call the cops.


Title: Greedy doctor, could this be malpractice?

Question:
So I went to a hematologist to check if I had a disease that makes me more prone to blood clotting. I paid my $70 copay and got my blood drawn and a consult with the doctor.

Now my blood results are online but I don’t know how to interpret them. I think i do have the blood disease. I asked if the doctor could call me to go over the results. The nurse said it was policy that i come in, meaning i would have to pay another $70 just to get my own results interpreted. I moved and am not close to the doctors office anyways.

Now if I tell them I cannot come in and they refuse to go over my results is that making them liable to malpractice? Especially if I was to go on birth control (something that women who are prone to clotting should NOT do as it can drastically increase the risk of a pulmonary embolism).

Can I use this as a way to get the greedy doctor to tell me my results over the phone? If I was to call back and say I am going on birth control I need to know the results and I live far away so cannot come in.

Answer:
 It’s not malpractice. It’s common for some doctors to require a visit because often patients have lots of questions on tests. If your results were abnormal they and you sit down and discuss the next steps in your care- repeating labs, different labs, medications, phlebotomy if you have hematochromatosis (need a doctor’s order for those).

You can take your results to your primary care doctor or call them and ask them to interpret them. They may do it via phone but they may want you to come in if they didn’t refer you and want to know why you went to the hematologist. Answer #2: Most people don’t work for free.


Title: [IN] Serious illness and have no money nor insurance. If I choose to fight and I lose, does my family get the bill?

Question:
Hi. I'm 30 years old and male. It's not 100% confirmed but there's strong indication that I have stage III leukemia. A bone marrow transplant alone is $800,000. Combined with all the other expenses, I could be looking at over $2,000,000 in costs. If I do decide to fight for my life and I die, would my family be stuck with two million dollars of debt? Or does the debt die with me? I don't want to ruin my parents' lives by burdening them with that much debt. And I haven't told them yet either so they're in the clear at the moment.

Thank you.

Answer:
 Buy insurance. There is no exclusion for pre-existing conditions or lifetime caps anymore. You may have trouble getting care if you are self-pay and have nobody to guaruntee payment.Answer #2: The debt will not follow your family. Best of luck in your fight.Answer #3: You should absolutely talk to a social worker at the hospital where you were diagnosed. They are often the experts in charity programs, insurance, state programs etc.

A quick glance at the requirements for [medicaid](https://www.in.gov/medicaid/members/52.htm) shows that you MAY qualify. As a single person, if you make 138% of poverty level or less per year you would qualify (I did the math, it's $16643 per year or less). You should look into it, apply. Ask the social worker for any other assistance programs.Answer #4: Not legal advice,  but everyone except OP can register with Be The Match Foundation to be eligible to give bone marrow! The procedures these days are almost pain free and you’re giving someone a second chance!Answer #5: It doesnt die with you per-se, your assets are at risk.Answer #6: Your estate would be responsible, so it would eat up any assets you would leave to others.  Their assets would not be affected though.

Best of luck to you!


Title: (CO) Legal recourse for a tenant that’s not on the lease

Question:
Person A moves into the spare bedroom in Person B’s 2 bedroom apartment.

Person A agreed to pay $500 on the first of the month for the next three months. Person B is the sole person on the lease. This is a verbal agreement, there may also be a few texts related to the subject.

Say a few days into the last month of the rental agreement, Person B asks for rent money but Person A declines. Person A thinks some aspects of the rental agreement weren’t met. The two previous months were just paid in cash.

What is Person B’s legal recourse far as evicting Person A, suing Person A for rent, suing Person A for alleged property damage (that took place inside A’s bedroom), suing Person A for alleged stolen items?

Answer:
 B needs to follow [CO's laws](https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/the-eviction-process-colorado-rules-landlords-property-managers.html) for terminating tenancy due yo lack of payment:

>If the tenant has not paid rent or has violated the lease or rental agreement, then the landlord must give the tenant a three-day notice. The tenant can either pay rent or fix the violation within the three days or move out of the rental unit. If the tenant does neither, then the landlord can terminate the lease or rental agreement and file an eviction lawsuit with the court...

Or B can simply terminate the tenancy if it's a tenancy-at-will:

>If the landlord wants to end a month-to-month tenancy but does not have cause, then the landlord must give the tenant a seven-day notice to quit. This notice must inform the tenant that the tenancy will expire in seven days and the tenant must move out of the rental unit by that time; otherwise, the landlord will evict the tenant...

If the A does not leave, the B follow the procedure for filing for eviction.Answer #2: File in small claims court.


Title: Girlfriends family being forced to take care of neighbor?

Question:
Oliver springs [TN]

This is my first post here so I hope I’m doing it right. If not please help me. I applied the flair as best I could although this could fall under another I was unsure.

So my girlfriends family has recently started to take care of their neighbor that apparently has no family that is willing to take care of her and her husband died a few years ago. I am not sure how this started but it is becoming very time consuming, draining, and stressful. I believe they thought it their duty to take care of her when they possibly learned that she wasn’t doing well by herself and had nobody else but it is clearly becoming more than they need in their life.

My girlfriend has said (and I assume that her family believes) that if they cease caring for her and anything happens to her that they could be charged with “reckless endangerment of an elder”- her words not mine.

Apparently her parents have contacted the state social services and apparently they refused to help.

What I mainly want to know is if my girlfriends family is legally obligated under threat of suit to take care of this woman or not. If so who would sue them? That and where does social services fit into this and should they do something?

Thank you for answering in advance.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 No, they are not legally obligated as a baseline.

HOWEVER:

IF they have indicated to other potential caretakers that they are in charge, they may have a legal obligation.

IF they have arranged it so that no one else can take care of her, then they absolutely have a legal obligation (e.g. they have the keys to her door, and no one else can visit.)

Contact [these folks](http://www.countyoffice.org/tn-roane-county-departments-of-aging/) or connect her with one of the services in [this directory](http://www.mecaa.net/Documents/SSD%202010-2012.pdf). Answer #2: Try these organizations for more answers about who can help this neighbor:

http://www.anderson-county.com/anderson-county-office-on-aging-senior-center/

https://uwayac.org/211-2/

Google tells me Oliver Springs is in more than one county, so if Anderson is not the right county, try looking up county and 211/United Way resources in the correct county.


Title: If I end my 10 year relationship how would we divide our assets? Ontario, canada

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 I'm in Alberta rather than Ontario but he will have a substantial entitlement to the condo, both to his time and money put in as well as half of the increased equity (edit: because common law, maybe only since the reno) . Obviously that is difficult to calculate because of the reno but you will need a family lawyer. Even if you can make your own separation agreement, you will need lawyers giving independent legal advice to each party.

An amount owing would be calculated; you don't need to sell the condo but you do need to come up with the money. Whether he will accept the car as (partial) compensation or not is up to him but you can sell the car, cash in some RSP, remortgage, etc.


Title: What are my rights at the U.S. border, as a citizen of the EU?

Question:
Upon reading this article, "[I’ll never bring my phone on an international flight again. Neither should you.](https://medium.freecodecamp.com/ill-never-bring-my-phone-on-an-international-flight-again-neither-should-you-e9289cde0e5f#.97awuat9r)", I came to the realisation that I know very little about my own rights at the U.S. border. If and when I'll ever travel to the U.S. again, it would be good to know some basic things like;

In case a border agent asks me to unlock or by other means help them access a personal device of mine, be it computer/phone/tablet.

- What happens if I refuse? Are there other scenarios than being detained?
- What happens if I accept? Can I reasonably trust my device from then on? Will they store all my data and for how long?

If I'm detained, what are my rights then?

- Do I get a phonecall, in the same manner as if I was arrested?
- For how long is detention allowed?

Is there anything else I should know?

Answer: You can be denied entry and sent back.


Title: Can you help me interpret the pet clause of a lease? MS, USA

Question:
Mississippi, USA. I'm living in a house owned by my parents and renting two bedrooms to two other students.  When I wrote the lease (I consulted a real estate agent and made edits) I intended tenants to be able to own two small pets or a cat/dog, not a combination of both. Currently I have one room mate attempting to get a dog while also having a hamster. I don't want her to have a dog for other reasons (it might endanger my bunnies) and am trying to enforce this via the lease. But when I looked at it, it didn't seem airtight to me and I could see where she was coming from... does she have the grounds to get a dog in addition to her hamster? This is the lease pet clause:

PETS:  The Lessee is only allowed to house commonly domesticated animals such as dogs, cats, birds, fish, guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, and small reptiles. The Lessee is not allowed to bring dangerous animal breeds into the house or onto the premises. The animal must belong to the Lessee, not a friend or family member. Guests may bring pets for a maximum of one day. The Lessee is only allowed to house two small pets (birds, fish, guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, or small reptiles) or one large pet (cat or dog). The Lessee must have the pet or pets approved before bringing the pet or pets onto the premises. A dog or cat must wear identification collars or tags, which include proof of current vaccinations. It is the Lessee's responsibility to keep his or her pets under control at all times (including prevention that it bothers other residents), clean up after his or her pets, properly supervise his or her pets, and to keep pets in appropriate, contained areas within the premises. The Lessor has the right to amend these rules by giving the Lessee reasonable notice of the change (30 days). Foster pets are treated as permanent pets under this lease.

Answer:
 > ...two small pets...or one large pet (cat or dog).

The disjunctive "or" gives the tenant the option to have EITHER (A) two small pets OR (B) one large pet. Large pet is defined to include any cat or dog (so it doesn't matter if the cat is actually "large," which is a relative term).

The two options are mutually exclusive. Therefore, your position would be that the tenant cannot have both a small pet and a large pet. Answer #2: >The Lessee must have the pet or pets approved before bringing the pet or pets onto the premises.

Just don't approve it.


Title: Seattle, WA - Received unsolicited goods, or so I thought, but now getting email notice...

Question:
Hello /r/legaladvice,

At the end of last year, I started shopping around for a new laptop and purchased a Dell XPS. It was purchased through Amazon prime and fulfilled by an electronics store in LA. After using it for a couple months, there were some hardware issues and I called dell to get a refund. They told me I could not get a refund but I could get a replacement laptop, and I at first accepted this but upon learning that the replacement would ship with the same faulty wireless card (which just has known connectivity problems with certain routers), I went through Amazon and simply returned my laptop for a refund instead.

On the day that my refund processed, so about 1.5 weeks after my phone call with Dell, I got a box in the mail from Dell that had a brand new XPS in it! I did not know what it was for or why I got it, because I had not ordered a new laptop and I assumed that the replacement policy meant I sent them my laptop first and then they would ship me a new one. I looked it up and this mystery package seemed to be under the category of an unsolicited good, since I did not purchase a new laptop. I opened this box a few days later after thinking about it and just have been using what has functionally been a free laptop.

Today, I received an email from Dell, referencing my actual shipping address but to a different person's name, saying that I am required to ship back my old laptop for replacement! Thankfully I have kept all packaging and whatnot but is this something I am actually required to do? I am not even sure if this constitutes a question fit for legal advice but I don't know what to say to an email to a different person but asking for the laptop they shipped to me (in which my name was on the box, as well). Am I wrong in saying the "free laptop" was an unsolicited good and am I actually required to send it back? and if I do not, what are the  consequences?

thank you very much, in advance.

Answer: It's not an unsolicited good. It's a shipping mistake. You were doing business with that company and they made a shipping mistake. The law you're thinking of doesn't apply to you. If you don't return they could bill you for it and you could be hounded by a collection agency.


Title: [MN] I just today opened a piece of mail that was a Jury Duty summons...for 5/15/17

Question: Today is 5/21/17, and I'm not that fantastic at opening my mail.  I opened a piece of mail today and found a Jury Duty summons saying I was supposed to appear for 5/15/17, six days ago.  What do I do about this?

Answer:
 Call the court and ask to be rescheduled.Answer #2: This does not answer your problem - but the U.S. Post office has a free service that tracks your mail. It lists the mail that was delivered to your house and shows a scanned picture of it. Kind of neat!

The only way it would apply to this situation would be if you had to show that you did not get the mail but it was delivered today - and the post office has the scanned envelope for today.


Title: (Texas) Job is trying to fire me for "too many sick days"

Question:
#It's a long story, so I'll put the short story first if someone doesn't want to read all of it.#

I have some terrible medical problem and doctors have no idea what it is. I get sick a lot, and I had super intense vertigo episodes for about a month and a half. I'm also a waitress at a chain restaurant, where I've worked for a year. I had to call in multiple times for the vertigo, and I even went to the hospital about 5 weeks ago. I turned in doctor's notes for every single absence. I talked to the GM, she talked to HR, everything was okay.

Now I'm very sick with a cold and I had to go in on Tuesday even though I had lost my voice. I asked to go home because my tables couldn't even hear me and I was coughing constantly. My manager sat me down and basically set the ground to fire me, but I gave her lip and things were fine.

Today I had to call in because I'm even more sick, and the manager who picked up said she's going to have to schedule a meeting with the GM for me.

***Do I have grounds to sue? Or will they be able to bullshit and say I was let go for some other reason?***

Okay, long story:

I got written up for going out of state in July (I have terrible management, not going into that) and since then I've kept myself in check because I wanted to get that in the past and get on better terms with my managers. This is when they started to hate me. They treat me *completely* different than any other employee. My coworkers recognize this. In my story I'm only referencing my GM and my server manager (SM) because they are the people directly above me who have the power. I've always done my job and I do it well. I've never had a complaint. We are supposed to have our shirts dry cleaned and a lot of employees don't do it. I've showed up with a dry cleaned shirt every day since then. I stopped calling in sick and would just go to work and either get sent home or I'd tough it out. When the vertigo spells started I'd work through minor ones, where I was still very disoriented, dizzy, nauseous, and completely unable to concentrate. It's a 20 minute drive and I would make it even when I should #not# have been driving.

The vertigo episodes started in September. The room would spin to where I could hardly see or walk. One time I had to have my friend call work for me because I was too weak to. I had to get friends to pick me up from school because I couldn't drive to get home. The spinning would last for 8 hours, sometimes accompanied by vomiting. I was rendered completely useless during these. I'd be sick for the rest of the day, and then 100% better the next day. October 24th I went to the ER because it got so bad that I lost control of my body. It was basically a borderline seizure. That lasted at least 10 hours and I still couldn't walk when I left the hospital. I turned in notes covering all of these. One was from my neurologist, and one from the hospital.

My boss pulled me aside when I got back to work after that and right before she said "you're fired" I pulled out the hospital note. She said she'd call HR and called me unprofessional. The next week she changed her tone and was pretty sweet, saying she called HR and they told her to have me get a note from a doctor saying I'm okay to go back to work and what limitations I have. I went to an ear nose throat doctor and brought the note for her. I consider the situation resolved and my slate should be clean, right?

A week ago I caught some kind of cold. I'm crazy congested and I hardly have a voice. The restaurant gets loud as hell and my voice is already soft, so this physically prevents me from doing my job. I worked one day when my voice was very muffled but I was okay for the most part. Next day I *really* couldn't speak and I was coughing like nasty, wet coughs. Gross. I called in, my SM told me I had to come. I called like an hour later saying, "seriously, I don't have a voice and I've been coughing, I shouldn't be working." Nope, still have to go in. I went in, tables could barely hear me, I had to keep going to the bathroom to cough. My voice wasn't going to hold up much longer and I felt disgusting. It was honestly embarrassing. I asked to leave. Sat down with my SM who gave me more bullshit and was going towards firing me. I told her, "I came in, I'm here, and I can stay but this is what you're going to get" (referring to the state of my health). She made me some hot tea and let me go home shortly after.

Today I called in because I'm feeling even worse. I can hardly speak still and now I'm blowing my nose constantly and sneezing and it's BAD. Super nasty. The manager said she will have to talk to the GM and schedule me a time to sit down with her again.

I'm done with that job. I have another one lined up who has been asking me to work for them for months and they even know everything going on in my current job.

***I have two options. I can just leave the job, or I can get a doctor's note and let them fire me and then sue. Would I be able to have a solid case? Can I ask them to give me a note saying exactly why I'm being let go so that they can't make something up in court like, "We actually fired her for [reason]."? I know it's illegal, but I also know corporations have ways around unlawful termination. Advice?***

Edit: I will have worked there exactly a year on Tuesday, so I can stay employed until then to qualify for working there for a year. I have no idea how many hours I've put in but it looks like I might be right around the required 1,250.

Answer: Exactly how long have you worked there and how many hours did you work in the past 12 mo?Answer #2: With all due respect, I hope you can get your health problems remedied - this sounds miserable.  But until you do, it doesn't make sense for you to get jobs for which being available to work the required schedule on a reliable basis is a problem.  Maybe there's something you can do as a contractor or consultant that gives you more flexibility?


Title: I feel I wasn't properly represented after a DUI. Any thoughts how to proceed?

Question:
In August of last year I got a DUI (not extreme), no accident or anything else. Huge mistake on my part. But it's also a big deal at work so I decided to hire a lawyer. Went with one who was recommended to me.

Our initial meeting gave me a really good feeling. She made no guarantees but thought there was a shot at getting it dropped or reduced based on the initial stop being a "fog lane violation". She also sold me the fact that she's on a first name basis with the prosecutor handling my case and said he's easy to work with, doesn't like to do more work than necessary, etc. kept referring to him by his first name only.

After that initial meeting I only had contact with her through an email account which was named as "AssistantToHerName". I would have to prompt her for any sort of update. Initially I wasn't too worried because she assured me that nothing would happen until that first hearing with the prosecutor.

On November 22 less than 3 hours before the hearing she tells me she can't leave the city court she's at because a triple homicide she's defending is about to reach a verdict. But not to worry she was sending some other guy (who I've never met).  So this guy and prosecutor drew up the initial plea, which was all the mandatory minimums. She again assures me that this is just the initial plea and it's up for negotiation.

To make a long story short the prosecutor was not open to negotiate. Her triple homicide case ended in mistrial and a retrial. She barely interviewed the officer in my case this last week (7 months later) and now wants me to shell out $1500 to enter the evidentiary phase because that interview gave her some new info. I feel as though I've been kicked to the side for bigger fish. I really wanted her to be the one representing me in front of the prosecutor. And why can't she approach him now with her new angle after interviewing the officer? She even admitted to me in email that "I slipped through the cracks". I was trying to just be patient but I probably got less than 10 emails in that 6 month time. No meetings. Only a phone call yesterday to ask for more money.

I'm not going to pay any more than the $2500 I've already paid, but I at least would like advice on how to approach her now. If I left any important details out please let me know. Thanks in advance.

UPDATE: I sent her the email voicing my concerns. I tried not to be accusatory, but just explained how I felt. She emailed me back to set up a meeting to talk. Went into her office yesterday and she had a new plea waiting for me. I guess she approached the prosecutor again and he agreed to reduce it to reckless driving. Went to the court today and signed the plea. I do feel like the email made a difference. Glad this is behind me. Valuable lesson learned but I think I'm a better person than I was 8 months ago. Thanks for the advice you all.

Answer: If you don't think she's representing you well, get a new lawyer. If you want to make sure it's her and no one else doing the case going forward, see if she will agree to that. It is exceedingly common for attorneys to send stand ins for hearings.


Title: (Not serious) My brother thinks our PS3 is more his because he went out and got it. Please shut him up.

Question:
My younger brother and I bought a PS3. We split the money 50/50, and he is saying its is more his, he is also saying he is not obliged to use the money for that. He says we had an agreement which he goes out and get the PS3 with dad, he owns it more.

Please shut him up. Cheers

Answer:
 Not taking jurisdiction into account here:

You and your brother had an agreement and both paid 50% of the playstation it doesn't matter who got it both of you paid 50% and are a 50% owner of the playstation. Since you both are still children I would leave it up to your dad to settle disputes between the two of you and a potential punishment for you two dumbasses fighting over a playstation makes me think that taking the playstation away from you two untill the both of you learn to behave would be a great way to teach the both of you that you have to behave and that there are situations where you only can lose when you fight.


Title: My ex took Emergency Custody of our daughter, I've taken steps to be a better mother but I am afraid I will still lose custody permanently because I can't afford a lawyer.

Question:
I live in Pennsylvania. Last April I made a serious drug-related mistake and my ex was granted primary custody over our daughter. She is now one year old. We have been to court several times and each time I have proven that I am taking the steps I need to to earn back my share of the custody. Originally it was 50/50 custody.

I have done *everything* asked of me and I am *terrified* that because I can't afford a lawyer I will lose custody of my daughter permanently. I am a different person than I was and I genuinely, honestly believe I deserve to have my daughter here as much as she is at her dad's house. 50/50 again. My ex is still out partying and smoking weed. He has done nothing to change his lifestyle while I revolve my life around trying to get my daughter back. **How is that fair?** I change everything about myself so I can be a decent parent while he gets her full time and he can do whatever he wants just because he can afford a lawyer. I don't know what else to do or who to turn to. Can anyone tell me anything? The next hearing is January 19.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 > My ex is still out partying and smoking weed. He has done nothing to change his lifestyle while I revolve my life around trying to get my daughter back. How is that fair?

Because the court isn't going to just take your word for it.  Also, if he were caught with a mistake as bad as yours your kid might end up in a foster home rather than with you.

>I change everything about myself so I can be a decent parent while he gets her full time and he can do whatever he wants just because he can afford a lawyer.

I think your behavior has something to do with it as well.


Title: Online 'friend' sold me over $1000 worth of gift cards, which later disappeared from my account when the company found out they were invalid (I, of course, had no idea). Do I have any grounds to sue him on?

Question: Removing

Answer: What a shock. Every time I spend a tremendous about of money on frequently fraudulent non tangible items from a "friend" on the internet I never met things turn out fantastic. Sorry you are the one in a million person this happened to. If you have their name, sue them in their state for the value. That's your options. Next time buy it from Amazon. They are quite reputable.


Title: What would make my upcoming marriage legal?

Question:
My fiancee and I have our hearts set on a particular officiant for our wedding next summer in Wisconsin. He told us that because he is not an ordained minister or government official, he cannot LEGALLY marry us in that state and has no interest in getting ordained online or anything. He is a chaplain at the college we attended and is willing to perform the ceremony itself.

Though he cannot legally marry us, we still want him to officiate. So, my question is: what would make the ceremony legal? Can we have an ordained minister (ordained online, in all likelihood) just observe the ceremony and sign the marriage certificate after the ceremony ends? Or something else entirely? We don't want to get married at a courthouse and then at the ceremony with all our friends and family after get fake married, essentially.

Answer:
 You guys can do all that and a few days before just go to the courthouse and get legally married. It’s what a lot of people do.Answer #2: The two parties can self-officiate in Wisconsin, and because more than one officiant can be named you could probably do your observational officiant idea as well.    A person who took their duties seriously would at least do a "Do you ? Do you ?  OK." before putting ink to paper.

http://www.co.marathon.wi.us/Portals/0/Departments/CLK/Documents/MarriageOfficiant.pdf

http://stclareagw.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/State-of-Wisconsin.pdf

It makes more sense to me to handle the legal marriage ahead of time at the courthouse so you can relax and focus on the sacramental celebration.    Everyone I know who did that didn't consider it a "fake marriage" and found that it removed a lot of stress.


Title: [SC] Tenant Threatening To Sue - I May Be a Fool

Question:
I am renting out a bedroom in my home in South Carolina to a tenant who started out as amazing. We met on Craigslist, and then in person, kept in communication for a while to get to know each other, and then he moved in.

The ad that he answered never specified a duration for a lease other than "long term preferred" but did lay out the ground rules such as rent being due at the first of the month and so on.

Unfortunately, he was laid off shortly after moving in but was able to gain unemployment benefits. At this time we still had only the verbal agreement on how rent and everything was due and no actual lease or rental agreement.

Shortly after getting his benefits he asked to pay me to pay rent on a weekly basis instead of on the first of the month. The total amount paid would still be the same, just spread out. Understanding his tough spot, I agreed and things were okay for a few months while I thought he was looking for work.

Months later, now that his benefits are coming to an end, he opened up to me that he has not been making an actual effort to get a job because of his criminal history. A factor that I completely forgot to look into and he admitted to concealing from me (although I have no proof of this conversation) - I own the home, bought it when I was 25, am 28 now, this is all still fairly new to me but my other roommates have the standard Form 410 Residential Rental Agreement, his move-in was just an overwhelming time and it didn't get done.

It turns out that he has a warrant out in another state for a DUI and parole violation, and has a court case coming up next month in our current state for another DUI. He is driving on a suspended license and mentioned that his car could be repossessed.

Call me a fool, but I still tried to help him. We sat down and called his parole officer from the other state and got that process moving to a resolution (it is not resolved at this time and the warrant is still active). We then called the district he was pulled over in here in SC for the DUI to check on the court date because he didn't even know when it was scheduled for.

Then his car broke down, so I purchased the part that needed to be replaced under the pretense he would pay me back (I do not expect that money back anymore). And since we knew a basic background check for a job would not show his out of state warrant, or the upcoming court issue, we focused on finding him a job.

I went out of pocket, without the intention of being repaid, to have his resume and cover letter professionally rewritten. I reached out to my lodge brothers, friends, previous clients, everyone I could think of and gave them his information and asked they keep him in mind for any potential positions.

Originally he was supposed to have a job by July 22'nd. He didn't. I'm a fool and was willing to work with him again because his boyfriend offered to pay his monthly rent. I said I would be open to that, but I had reservations and explained to them, they said not to worry. While working out the details of payment with the boyfriend we were interrupted and never came to a final settled agreement, just the verbal agreement he would pay monthly (to which he admitted he could not afford indefinitely and estimated only being able to afford two months)

During all of this, I have been working with a doctor, I am on disability and require special assistance, who I will be relocating to out of state in just a few weeks time. Due to the circumstances and my health, this was an unavoidable last minute situation.

As my roommate still has no job, he has no rental agreement other than our verbal month-to-month arrangement, we have passed the original deadline already, I today gave him a 30 day notice to vacate (I have other roommates who are going to take care of the house while I am gone and I am fortunate enough to not be a fool for trusting them)

His immediate response was that he won't leave, I can't kick him out because his rent is being paid, and he will take me to court. The notice I gave him was written and there is a recording of him with it in his hand (SC is single-party consent). I have a second copy of the same notice that I kept for my own records.

He is claiming that I am walking back on the arrangement where his boyfriend pays his rent and that I will be making him homeless.

I have gone through every email we have exchanged and every IM and there is only one place where a time limit is ever mentioned for his stay. It was right after he was laid off and he said he was considering taking a settlement from the company and his words are "I would have gotten you the full 12 mths!". This is well before the weekly, then back to monthly, payment arrangements were made.

I have attempted to discuss the matter with him and explain that this isn't an attack on him, the house as a whole needs reliability while I'm gone because with my extra expenses out of state and no proper income from the rented room, the mortgage won't be able to get paid and then everyone will be out on the street.

He refuses to speak with me and says that he'll be getting a lawyer tomorrow.

As far as I can tell, I have done nothing wrong. The notice I provided him was today, 7/29/2018 and requires him to vacate by 8/31/2018.  How screwed am I?

**TL:DR;** I think I was too nice, let roommate get away with too much. He's month-to-month and now that I am trying to go through the channels to remove him he's threatening to sue me.

Answer:
 You don’t need to give a reason for requesting him to vacate and allowing his boyfriend to pay rent for him doesn’t apply at all. You gave him the full 30 days to vacate, if he doesn’t by then, you will need to follow the eviction process. Make sure nothing changes in your treatment if him, if he had a parking spot before don’t remove it stuff like that.

You can’t be a nice guy and a landlord in this situation. It seems like you’re taking the right steps to remedy that. Answer #2: > Tenant came home drunk, ripped down two motion activated security lights I had installed today and destroyed them because he thought they were cameras.

Tenant has done you a favor. By destroying a part of your property, they have violated [SC Code §27-40-510](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t27c040.php):

> SECTION 27-40-510. Tenant to maintain dwelling unit.
>
> A tenant shall […] (6) not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair, or remove any part of the premises or knowingly permit any person to do so who is on the premises with the tenant's permission or who is allowed access to the premises by the tenant.

This may allow you to move to a 14-day eviction (§27-40-710), should you so desire.


Title: Is it legal to put a surveillance camera in a 15-year-old’s room? Is it also legal to send them off to another country?

Question:
My dad and I got in an argument and he threatened to put a camera in my room. But like is it even legal? I don’t even want to deal with him anymore can I just let him do it and then report it after? He also said something about sending me back to my home country to go to a strict-ass school that has hostels for students just cause he’s tired of my shit. Is this legal as well?
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer:
 You are a minor. Barring beating/starving/committing some other felony against you - your father has the right to control your living conditions, and that almost certainly includes putting a camera in your room (although any teenager I have ever come across would simply cover the lens). But yes, he can send you to your home country to go to school.

I would suggest that you actually talk to him and stop

>"my shit"

I'll say this though - I have a great deal of sympathy for children whose parents are from another country and who believe that they can raise their children in a bubble, unaffected by the country they are living in. And sympathy for their parents too.

There isn't a legal question here. Its all about relationships and cultural accommodations.