Title: Arrested for underage alcohol possession and fake id in Ohio

Question:
I am a second year 19 year old Ohio State student from IL. Last night I went to buy a 24 pack of beer with a friend at about 11:10 pm in Columbus Ohio next to the OSU campus. Bought it with my WV fake (with my name/picture and a nonexistent ID number) no problem, and left. We walked down a back alley headed back to the apartment, and I was carrying it. Suddenly an unmarked car quickly pulls up next to us, and a police officer gets out asking to see ID. Me, slightly panicking inside, say sure and hand him my fake WV (I know better, I just panicked and had a stupid hope that we'd be fine). He notices I seemed uncomfortable and tells me to either give him my real id or go to jail, so I give up and comply. Hits me with possessing and displaying false identification and unlawful possession, which he tells me are misdemeanors of the first degree. I am apologetic and cooperative, and he then explains that when I appear in court I should ask for the diversion program, which can drop the charges and clear my record. The officer said multiple times that I had a baby face, which I thought was considered profiling.

Should I talk to a lawyer about this or follow the officer's advice? I know this was a stupid thing to do in the first place, and I obviously should not have handed him fictitious identification. Any help would be appreciated, I really don't want this on my record.

Answer:
 > The officer said multiple times that I had a baby face, which I thought was considered profiling.

What?!

> Should I talk to a lawyer about this or follow the officer's advice?

Probably both. You should hire a lawyer to defend you, and if the diversion program is available to you the lawyer can advise you on whether or not it's a good idea, then you can decide accordingly.


Title: NJ child actor, I think my mom is stealing money from me

Question: I am a child actor living in New Jersey and have been acting since I was 4 years old (18 currently), and without trying to boast, have made a substantial amount of money from doing commercials, movies, etc. So, it is only natural that I want to try and preserve and protect all of my earning for college and life after High School, but that might be in jeopardy. My parents are divorced and my father had been taking my mother to court over mismanagement of my money for a few years, but the case ended because of how long it was going on and that I was turning 18, So when I turned 18 my father showed me my bank statements for one (yes I have multiple) bank where I have a decent amount of my money. It covered from the years 2012-2016, so this information does not include 2004-2011 or the rest of 2016 until now. He had a forensic accountant look at all of the charges and money transfers that occurred in that bank in that 2012-2016 time, and a lot of it was deemed unjustifiable or not legitimate. Meaning, that things were being bought and charged on cards or money was being transferred, things that a 12, 13, 14 year old child would not be doing. The main issue I believe is that the bank account is under both of our names (me and my mom), something I wasn't made aware of and something my mother tried to hide from me. Her main argument is that having to be at my beck and call for taking me to auditions and caring for my acting career prohibited her from maintaining a real job, and she believes that she is entitled to a certain amount of earnings, kind of like paying for a chauffeur. Also, my mom wants me to go with her to start withdrawing money from the bank and keeping it as cash in a safe in our house, so that i don't have to pay for college. The college I am going to isn't expensive at all, and my father strongly advises against taking money out into cash because he thinks I won't ever see that money again. Should I be trying to get all of my money into my own account with just my name? And if so, how am I supposed to go about this if both of our names are on the account? Also, how should I go about trying to get the thousands of dollars my mom should owe me back.... court?

Answer:
 1. Hire an attorney and a forensic accountant.

2. You're 18 now so make sure all contracts, contacts and arrangements are in your name only. Talk to your manager/agent, talk to SAG/AFTRA, etc.

3. When you move your money tomorrow morning to an account in your name only, use a totally different bank or credit union. If the joint account is at Citibank, use Wells Fargo, or whatever, you get the picture. Answer #2: I'm not going to touch most of this, but definitely do not under any circumstances remove money in cash and put it on safes at your mom's house. Instead, as soon as possible (think 9 am tomorrow) open a new account at a different bank in just your own name. Transfer all the money from your joint accounts into accounts that are in your name only. (You could try to remove your mom's name from the current accounts, but there are too many stories of people's parents convincing banks to put them back onto accounts from which they've been removed.)


Title: Friend beat abusive step-mother, has a court date for domestic abuse, is there anything I can do to help?

Question:
My friend has been abused by both of her parents all her life and graduated high school this past spring with straight A's. She's never been in trouble for anything, not even a parking ticket. Both of her parents were physically and emotionally abusive including her new step-mother who is only four years older than her.

Apparently her step mother said something inflammatory so my friend tried to excuse herself from the dinner table but the taunts kept coming so instead she got up and beat her step mother into the floor. Obviously she is in a lot of trouble now.

The step-mother lied in the police report about biting and scratching. She also lied about being pregnant and being kicked in the stomach. Everyone else at the dinner table that night has acknowledged that none of that was true, it was just the punching and slamming of the head which, I know, is very very bad.

Is there anything I can do to help her? Is she looking at a felony? She's clearly very depressed and not in a good mental place right now so she's been apathetic to everything that's happening but I'm incredibly worried. Will this have permanent consequences for her? She was a straight-A student who managed to hold herself together despite an abusive family and an abusive / cheating boyfriend. All she had to do was make it through the summer and she'd be moving out of this toxic shithole of a community and I'm terrified that that's all gone now because of her actions.

As far as I know she has a public defender, would getting her more legitimate legal representation help at all? (not to rag on public defenders, maybe they're just as good I don't know) Is there any way to avoid permanent consequences? Does the history of abuse play into this at all? I've seen her crying in her car and she's totally checked out a lot of the time, I don't know if I should contact emergency services or if that would just make the legal situation worse. I've spent time in the hospital for suicidal thoughts but that was when I was a minor. But she's an adult and while she might not care what happens to her right now I'm very worried. I can't remember the last time I've been this afraid, so if I messed up my post and left out anything important just let me know and I'll do my best to fill the gaps. Like I said I'm just a friend and I wasn't there but all of her younger siblings, who she helps take care of, have been letting everyone know that the step mother is lying about the severity of the attack. Will the police take reports from minors? They didn't that night even though they tried to tell them what happened.

I'm so lost, what do I do? Is she just screwed? I'll take any tips or any advice, I can't let these scum drag her down two months before she gets to escape them.

Answer:
 > As far as I know she has a public defender, would getting her more  legitimate legal representation help at all? (not to rag on public  defenders, maybe they're just as good I don't know)

Public defenders are as legitimate as any other criminal defense attorney.  They do it for the love of defending the accused and the love of the US Constitution.  Now you know.Answer #2: There is nothing you can do as a friend other than be emotionally supportive. She needs a lawyer ASAP. Other than that there is nothing else to be done.


Title: The ex-husband of a friend doesn't want to pay alimony and said in a conciliation he wants to go to jail so he doesn't have to work and "the state pays for him and his children"

Question:
A little context; She is basically extremly poor, works as a housekeeper and lives with his brothers, when she was 23-24 she married a 18 year old dropout of highschool, she got pregnant and had the kid, a couple years pass and he cheated on her and found another woman who is willing to sustain him, but not his kid.

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A couple months ago she got a (pro bono) lawyer and got herself some alimony. The guy now decided to stop paying the money and in a meeting with the lawyer and her ex-husband the guy said he rather go to jail and let the state handle her and the kid than to "have to work".

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The lawyer said we could try to get everything he owns but it won't be much (he doesn't have a house, nor even a car) and neither she nor the kid are elegible for the welfare the husband thinks she will get. After explaining it he still says he rather go to jail than to have to work. The lawyer says getting him in jail won't help her and there is anything realistically she can do to get the alimony.

Answer:
 What is your question?

As an aside,there no reason not to oblige his desires.


Title: IL, USA - Is there a way to know whether the local dance school/ studio is paying ASCAP fees? (IP/ Copyright law)

Question:
It's not that I don't want my daughter to enjoy herself, make friends, and learn some physical coordination skills. It's not that I hate the silly costumes. The grandparents go nuts for it all.

But when it's time for the big yearly recital, I'm always struck by the way some of the music has these weird cuts and skips from the middle of a verse right into a chorus, or how mash-up versions are sometimes used, or how the program never, ever lists copyright information or credits artists. I never see "used by permission." They even used a Beatles song, for crying out loud!

We're talking a middle-sized, commercial dance studio, with several locations. The recital is held in a big community center auditorium that probably seats 800 to 1100. There are two shows a week apart, and there are around 25 numbers. Tickets cost like $15.

At those moments when they do something impolite to a song I like, I fantasize about dropping a dime and sending the royalty police after them. But that's ridiculous... there's no way a regular event like this, going back years and years, could have slipped under the radar... right?

My question is, other than being a douche and just asking "hey, is tuition half-decent because you twerps haven't been paying royalties on all this music?", is there a way to discern the truth? Should there be specific wording somewhere in the program for the public commercial performances? Should there be a little certificate framed on the wall?

I don't want to torpedo a beloved local suburban institution, but some year they're going to try and use the Pixies or something, and I'll want to be armed with information.

**EDIT:** I have framed this question poorly, and/or everyone seems to think I'm actually looking for the kind of legal advice the sidebar makes clear is not offered here.

This was really meant more as a question of "hey, what's the deal with this, I thought licensed music in public performances had to be acknowledged a certain way." Sorry.

It would be cool if someone with knowledge could explain how this shit works, but maybe today is not the day.

Answer: Jesus.  Just mind your own business.


Title: Where can I go to get legal advice about separating from my spouse?

Question: Do I ask in this sub? Actual r/legaladvice? I’d love to find a lawyer in my area but I don’t know how to go about that either. Their websites maybe say they do criminal defense or something, or they look super scammy. I found one family practice guy but it’s not panning out, it looks like he just does law part time, and he communicates via text messages with 4 days between responses.

Answer:
 You need to get a lawyer in your location.

Your state bar probably has a referral service which will help you find an appropriately specialized attorney in your area.


Title: Should I charge my mothers boyfriend with Reckless Endangerment?

Question:
So I'm not sure not what to do. This is a pretty long one, i apologize.

I'm a 16 year old boy.

For some background, my parents are divorced and I currently live with my mothers boyfriend around 90% of the time, going to my fathers on days he doesn't work.

My mother works most of the week doing shit jobs to try and make enough money to support me and my four siblings. I believe my mother takes medication for her anxiety and stress.

My mother boyfriend (Now going to be call AB) works construction I believe, is also divorced and has one daughter the same age as me. She only comes around on the weekends. She has depression and anxiety and hates my mom.

So for a sixteen year old boy I'm pretty lame. I go to school, I go to a single club, and I browse the internet for the most part looking for commission jobs and entertainment.

So yesterday (3/30/19), I left the house around 10 AM to go do some... Legally questionable things. Around 12.30 my mom, I admit... I did not properly inform her of my plans, texts me demanding to know where I was.

I told her I was out with my friend, and she orders me back home. I comply although she does snap at me and threaten to ground me, and I snapped back that I wasn't flash and that it would take me a while to get home.

As we are heading back she's texting me and says "And your friend better not leave either."

Me taking that as a threat towards my friend snaps at her, asking "Are you going to ground him too? For letting me having fun like a teenager?"

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Well she stops replying so I take it as a yes, and proceed to concoct a plan with my friend. He would drop me off, and I would 'forget' my phone in his car and he would drive off down the road.

Well. As he drops me off AB comes running out of the shed and screams at my friend to stop the car, and that he shouldn't come back. All the while he has his gun in his hands, like he was planning to whip it up and shot. I screamed at him.

I learned later from my friend, he had apparently heard my mom say 'stop pointing the gun at people,' so we both assumed he had in fact pointed the gun at him.

I've noticed AB has a habit of pointing the gun at anything that pisses him off. He's pointed at the dog, at other drivers while on the road. There have even been times where he's pointed the gun at me and my younger siblings for 'shits and giggles'.

I'm sick of the way he treats us and my mom.  It's not a healthy relationship, and he shouldn't be allowed to handle a gun. Me and my friend plan to record the way he handles his guns and charge him with reckless endangerment, but is there more we can do? Should we pursue this course of action at all?

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Tldr: My moms boyfriend pointed a gun at my friend after I went out and he constantly puts my family in danger, what should I do?

Answer: You don't get to "press charges", that's the job of the DA, based on how the police investigation goes. The only thing you can do is report this situation to the police. Given that there is a gun/gun-pointing involved, the police will certainly investigate. Whether or not he'll be charged is out of your control.


Title: Covid PPE and constitutional rights

Question:
I am a healthcare provider in a physician-owned medical facility that has been deemed essential and so remains open (outpatient pain management/injections/physical therapy, etc). We screen everybody who comes in and as of last week we are requiring EVERYBODY in the building to wear masks (staff, patients, delivery and maintenance, etc). I'm looking for something to say to people who complain that masks are a violation of their constitutional rights (it's happening more often than you would think and makes me sad for humanity). These are the types of tin foil hat, gun hoarding people who believe this a government conspiracy, so use of science and medical facts won't work because they already don't think it's real. Just want something clear and precise to shut down their "constitutional" argument. Anybody have an answer? So far they're not listening to pleas to simply be a decent human. Thank you!

*Edit because I realized I wrote "fun hoarding" and while that's hilarious I decided I should fix it to the intended "gun hoarding"
Topic:
Constitution

Answer: "This is a private business and we reserve the right to refuse service."


Title: I believe I'm getting scammed, help reddit...

Question: Hello reddit, I really need your assistance in a lot of things. So I just recently joined a dating website and got a hit, yay for me. We exchanged phone numbers and started talking, on her dating site it states she is 19 but apparently in her texts she said she was 17 going to turn 18 in a month. She then proceeds to send me a nude pictures of her without me asking. Now at first I was very surprised and not expecting this, but me being a dumb idiot fed into it a little bit more. All the time she was asking me for a penishal picture, however I never provided one. I might have asked her to send more (I'm very very very dumb...) she then sent more to me and then asked me to dirty talk to her and request my gentian pictures again. I never really anything sexual in my messages, the most I went on was kissing. At the end of the message I told her not to contact me anymore until you are 18 (I might have myself with that). I get a phone call today from a supposed officer stating that I have an open investigation on me for those messages that she sent. He then told me to contact the father of the daughter telling me to try and resolve it before the end of the investigation (when I contacted the same number the officer called me from, it had nothing to do with the police, just some contract/landscaping company, but the thing is they knew my last name which I never provided in the messages). He then provides me with the father's phone number, which I call. The so called father stated he caught his daughter making a video to send to me and and read our texts. Now here's the kicker, be stated he didn't want any trouble but that he needed his Mac air pro paid for ($1500) and then he would drop the charges, he stated he was trying to teach me a lesson, he's giving me a week to pay $500 and then do a payment plan lol. Now at first I was very shocked obviously, him wanting money over the concern and anger for what his daughter did and what I did as well, I also heard a woman laughing in the background when he was hanging up the phone. Obviously reddit I did something stupid, but I'm genuinely a good person that just a very stupid mistake. Am I being scammed? Or am I really in trouble? Any assistance would be appreciated, and feel free to take shots at me....God knows I deserve it, please reddit....help..

Answer:
 **IT'S A SCAM!!!!**

You are currently in the midst of one of the most common scams on the internet. So common, in fact, that we are starting to see this same scam on a daily basis here.

There is no girl. There is no father. There are no police. There is only the scammer.

If you haven't already done so: Block anyone who has contacted you. Do not engage in any communications with them ever again. Wipe your phone or computer cache & browsing history clean of anything related to this. And place appropriate privacy guards on your social media sites.  I also recommend taking it one step further and deleting the dating profile, any apps associated with the site, as well as the e-mail account used to sign up with it.

Then be thankful that you narrowly avoided getting suckered for a lot of money.

But don't take my word for it. Here is just a sample of posts and articles about this exact scam, or variations on it:

http://www.thedailyscam.com/underage-girl-sext-scam/

http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/--urgent-------underage-sexting-scam--can-my-frien-2317988.html

http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/dating-scam-tricks-men-thinking-theyve-been-talkin/nhf3q/

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130724200617AATDXM1

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2299895/James-Arnt-Aune-death-Blackmailer-university-professor-leapt-death-pleads-guilty.html
Answer #2: This is a scam. Ignore these people and move on with your dating life (but this time, without exchanging nudes with anyone).


Title: Can a landlord charge a fee for making a necessary visit? [Southern California]

Question:
A friend is currently in this situation and is contesting the charges, but I'm curious to see if this is actually legal (I can't find anything about it through Google).

My friend and his roommates moved out a couple weeks ago from an apartment they shared for about 3 years. During this time, their apartment flooded after sewage backed up into one of their bathrooms. They recently received an invoice from the landlord laying out different repair costs. Other than some things that they are also contesting were fees that the landlord was charging them for visits he made to the property to inspect the flood damage and oversee repairs (he came multiple times to inspect damage, get quotes from contractors/plumbers, figure things out with his insurance, etc.). Is it legal for the landlord to do this?

Answer:
 If the visits were to repair/work on damages not caused by the tenants (which it sounds like is the case), the landlord cannot bill for them/deduct from the security deposit. It's also a bad business practice (but likely not illegal) to bill for historical visits/damages that were corrected in the past.

Your friend should send a certified letter to the landlord succinctly outlining their concerns, asking for more of the deposit to be returned, and professionally/firmly giving a date by which to do this.


Title: (South Carolina) After discovering I had hepatitis c, I told a friend that I thought I might have put at risk. He started telling everyone after we had a falling out soon after.

Question: He ended up being clean but we had a huge falling out due to several things unrelated. He then started telling everyone we know. He knew the only reason he was told was because there was a possibility he contracted it as well and I wanted him to get tested. He knew it was something I wanted to keep private. Now it's spreading like wild fire. Was this illegal and could I possibly sue or take other legal action against him? What about the other people spreading the information? I'm guessing I couldn't do anything to them because they didn't hear it from me in confidence. This was incredibly spiteful of him and I feel like he should face some consequences bit I'm not sure if the law is on my side here

Answer:
 >Was this illegal and could I possibly sue or take other legal action against him?

It wasn't illegal, and you probably can't sue for this either, unless he was a medical professional that was treating you.

It WAS incredibly spiteful of him, but I doubt there's much you can do.


Title: [NEW YORK, NEW YORK] Can I wear a Starbucks uniform as a costume at the coffee shop I work at on Halloween?

Question: I'm not really into dressing up for Halloween, but I thought it'd be funny and easy to have my coworkers and I just wear Starbucks aprons to work on Halloween as a fun gesture. I work at a small coffee shop based in Manhattan and we have about 10 locations locally right now and are expanding rapidly in the next few years nationwide. I brought it up to our GM and he said he doesn't think we can do it because of copyright issues? Obviously I'm going to listen to whatever he says but isn't it okay if it's obviously done in parody or satire? I feel like the context of it happening for one day on Halloween would make it fine. I'm just thinking of the "Nathan for You" episode where they did a whole shop in satire but obviously this is much smaller scale.

Answer: If your GM doesn't want you to do it, don't do it. It doesn't matter whether it's a trademark violation or not (it clearly is). Your GM doesn't want you wear your competitor's uniform on the job. Respect that.


Title: Green card marriage--bad idea? or worst idea ever?(USA)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You call it a green card marriage but from your story, it seems like its a legitmate marriage and I would encourage you to go  to r/relationships and work out why you won't marry this young lady whom youve dated for years, your parents approve of and there real benefits you both could have.

Intent does matter but this isn't a green card marriage. This is what adults do. They date until they reach a logic reason for legal marriage. That love crap is for movies.


Title: Is it legal to sell cannabis plants on OfferUp?

Question: I have a seed starting hydroponic system and cannabis seeds. Will I get in trouble for selling seedlings in  red Solo cups? I mean it's not technically "bud" so is it like I'm selling pepper plants? Asking for a friend.

Answer:
 It's like you were selling pepper plants.

If pepper plants were federally illegal and you could go to prison for it.


Title: [Wisconsin dells]Can a job force me to shave my beard everyday?

Question:
I came here from an Arabic country by a program called with and travel, now where i work, that say they don't want my beard and are forcing me to shave it everyday, can they do that?
Thank you so much

Answer:
 In general, yes they can.

However, if your beard is due to religious reasons that you can substantiate, or if shaving the beard daily is causing you a medical condition that a doctor can substantiate (like ingrown hairs, irritation, what have you), then you can get the law on your side as to why you don't need to shave every day.

Of course, the exact job you have would determine if this is feasible at all.  If you're gas mask testing, you can't have a beard no matter what.  If you have an office job, you're employer would likely back down.


Title: [TX] Computer shop threatening to sue friend!

Question:
Hi guys,

Long story short, my friend sold a laptop to this huge company. This company diagnosed the computer before they bought it, and after passing the diagnostic, they cut him a check.

Two days later, they contact him and tell him they felt they were "misrepresented" for the sale of the pc, and they want their money back, money for repair, or they will pursue legal action.

There was thing that wasn't working, and the friend told them prior to coming in, but didn't mention anything in the store. But to be fair, they did diagnose the pc before they even cut him a check. I mean come on it's a big company, they buy several of computers...

What are my friends option(s)?

Answer:
 "Threatening to sue" is to "filing suit" as "intending to lose weight" is to "going on a diet". Small goods sales are, if not explicitly represented otherwise, "as-is".Answer #2: >Two days later, they contact him and tell him they felt they were "misrepresented" for the sale of the pc, and they want their money back, money for repair, or they will pursue legal action.

The company inspected the laptop before sending a check, and now claims that they were "misled" -- is that correct?

Unless your friend included a warranty, or made certain specific statements which were later found to be false (such as "contains brand new Western Digital hard drive" but actually sold it with a used Seagate hard drive), the company has no ground to stand on.

Tell your friend to cease all communication with the company. They can sue, but given the company's inspection period, they'd have a very hard time making any claim.


Title: I am being scammed or I am in deep legal trouble

Question:
Hi there, so I want to preface this by saying I am a stupid college student who really does not know how the "real" world works.

I live in Minnesota, USA, I was contacted by someone online through an online dating site and was asked to help wire money back from Australia to the US so the person in Australia could get back to the states.
I know this sets up red flags right away and I should have stopped contact with them immediately, but I didn't. Like I said, stupid college student.
So in order to to get everything working we were using my Wells Fargo bank account to transfer the money from there to here. Well, the man who sent the money said to withdraw and or use the money that was sent over to me right away. It was sent from the company HSBC and the money instead of being accepted by Wells Fargo was denied which sent my account into overdraft. The guy in Australia said that it would be okay and he would fix everything. I only received 1 notice from Wells Fargo saying that the account was overdrawn and I needed to pay immediately. But I didn't pay immediately, I trusted the guy overseas to fix everything.
The account with Wells Fargo is no longer active, and I can no longer set up an account with them.

I thought that he did fix everything, because I hadn't heard from him for like a year or so, until recently he has been harassing me saying that the companies are going to send me to jail, I am going to go down as a criminal. That scares the shit out of me, I want to know from anyone's opinion how do I fix this situation? Like who do I go to, who do I talk to?
Topic:
Credit Debt Bankruptcy

Answer:
 You're liability is to Wells Fargo, not some stranger claiming to be in Australia. You can likely ignore the stranger, and take care of your debt with Wells Fargo Bank.Answer #2: For starters, quit ALL contact. They're coming after you again because you were an easy mark the first time and they're hoping to scam you again.

You probably will face trouble opening bank accounts in the future. Did you ever pay off what you owe Wells Fargo?


Title: Can you sue someone for amount of money they owe as well as court fees?

Question: Lets say you had a contract with someone that said they pay you back £100 and they refuse to pay you back. Can you sue them for £100 as well as the court fees it costed for you to sue them?

Answer: In the US you can.  If you're in the UK, then /r/LegalAdviceUK


Title: Can you start an LLC as a Minor?

Question:
Me and friend are both 17 and we’ve begun the motions of filing an LLC with Incfile. We live in Idaho and I read on the internet that you don’t need to be 18 to own an LLC in Idaho, but I’ve also read on the internet that you must be 18 to own a business. So, which is true? My friend says that he thinks you can own  an LLC as a Minor but must be 18 to own a corporation or any other type of business. Is this correct?
Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 Why do you want an LLC?

The answer important if you want good advice.


Title: Can I import a non-legal car and register it as a show car to keep in my garage until the 25 year ban is lifted, then re-register it?

Question: I am specifically talking about the Nissan Skyline R34. I have a few contacts who could get me one and have it shipped to the US, but seeing as it's not legal the only real option would be to register it as a "show car" and keep it in a trailer. I would like to go ahead and buy it before the 25 year ban is lifted because prices on them will probably go up. My main concern is that when/if I do, I wouldn't be able to re-register it as a car for street use. Any export/import lawyers here? I am located in Madison, MS USA

Answer:
 Lucky for you, you don't live in California where it would be basically impossible to legally register the car there (since it'll fail smog/CARB testing).

Unluckily for you, you cannot import it before the 25 years are up, no ifs ands or buts. What you _could_ do is buy it overseas and have it stored someplace there until you could legally ship it over, but the costs might be too high for that option.


Title: My boss may be guilty of tax fraud.

Question:
So my boss owns two stores which are both franchises. The second one he has opened and the one in which I work is located in Smyrna, TN, however he himself lives in Nolensville, which is considered a very nice place to live.

Anyways, he has a very very nice house, I'm talking three floors, and he had said many times that his children are on reduced lunch. This have me pause. He shouldn't have to pay reduced lunch, he's very well off. I shrugged it off.

Later on he told me and another employee I was working with that he also gets reduced pricing at the YMCA. This seemed much more serious, as he told us he gets the lowest possible price (~$50/month for his family of 5-6) and that he showed them his taxes for last year to receive the discount.

When he mentions this (he has only done so twice in my recollection) he says he has a guy he pays do it for him and that it's all completely legal. It being possibly his taxes, his accounting, etc. He uses ADP or ATP or something to pay us and he electronically records our hours, so I have no doubt about his payed taxes.

I understand it might all be completely legal, but would it still be considered tax evasion or something? Is there a charge for legally paying low taxes, by making much more than he should be paying?

Any help is gratefully appreciated.

Edit: on mobile. Forgive errors. Also would there be a way to anonymously report a suspicion?

Answer: You're making way too many assumptions here, and you're probably wrong on all of them. Mind your own business.


Title: Accident case wants to settle

Question:
I currently live in Los Angeles, California. There was an accident that I was at fault but unfortunately my insurance policy limit was only $10,000. I owe out of my own pocket $7,634.50 in which State Farm has a trial date in July. My attorney is with my own insurance carrier which have been advising me to pay monthly payments. Today she wants to answer and was able to drop it down to $4,320. I would be paying $20 a month for one year, 2nd year $40 a month, $75 for the third year, $100 for the 4th year and $125 a month for the 5th year.

My dad always advised me that when going to trial, if the judge notices that I’m a student full time, with massive amounts of debt, they usually forgive the debt. Is this true? I’m in a hard position as I just finished undergrad and now attempting to go to law school and I’m going to be in even more debt. This money may seem like small payments to some, but I’m currently independent and struggling with student loans and credit card debt.

Another thing my attorney has told me was they won’t drop the case because they know once I graduate, that I would be “making money”. Any advise from anyone would be welcomed and appreciated!

On a side note, I also owed money for bodily injury but they dropped it.
Topic:
Insurance

Answer:
 > My dad always advised me that when going to trial, if the judge notices that I’m a student full time, with massive amounts of debt, they usually forgive the debt. Is this true?

No.

And they have up to 10 *years* to collect, and then after those 10 years, they can renew it for another 10 years, and another 10 years, and another 10 years. With interest. See CA Code of Civil Procedure sections 683.110 through 683.220.

> Another thing my attorney has told me was they won’t drop the case because they know once I graduate, that I would be “making money”.

Yes, see above.


Title: University Employer won't reimburse me for a hotel room

Question: I work for a public university in Minnesota. Recently I had to travel for work and they won't reimburse me for my hotel room. I'm currently a student at this university and I don't really have $100+ to spare for a hotel room that I didn't have a choice in getting. I should mention, I went on a work trip to the same location last month to do the same thing and I didn't have to pay for the room that time. I suppose I'm wondering if it's legal for them to not reimburse me and if so, what can I do about it?

Answer:
 OP, your post lacks a lot of meaningful information.

What are the applicable university policies on employee travel?

What changed between the first trip where you got reimbursed and the second trip where your reimbursement was denied?

If you do not provide that information, what kind of advice do you expect to get here?

If I would take a wild guess, I suspect that on the second trip you either booked a hotel room that was too expensive/violated university policy, or you did not file your expense report properly... but wild guesses are not how we give advice here.


Title: Am I obligated to do a job if I never signed anything?

Question:
Charlotte nc

I currently work a job and am on Christmas break. My previous job that I worked at (which I was laid off of because they went bankrupt) would like me to come back for a month to finish the shutdown process. I am planning to go to traveling in February so working for a month is fine with me. Problem is they want me to start on the 1st which would basically not allow me to give my current job adequate notice.

My current job I make 55k on w2 and the old that wants me to come back will pay me 60k on 1099.

If I stay with current job I plan to give notice on the 1st and my last day be the 12th. And I leave for my trip on the 31st. If I go to other job I would have to quit current job with no notice and I would work until the end of January and leave on the 14th of February (which I would need to change flight to currently it is the 31st)

Just stuck on what I should do

I spoke to the. Do at my old place and told him I could come back but now that I have thought about it I’m conflicted

If I do not go back to the old place I don’t know what I would say as an excuse
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: This isn't a legal question. Make a decision. Tell the old job "No". You don't need an excuse.


Title: (Texas) Can my boss force me to wear a mask after our governor lifts the executive mask order?

Question: I'm in Texas and Greg Abbott will be opening up Texas 100% next Wednesday and lifting the mask order. I work at a franchise, and my boss told me that corporate is saying the mask is still part of the dress code. Would it be legal for them to force me to wear a mask after the executive order is lifted? Would it be legal for them to fire me if I don't comply? If it is legal, could you explain how that works?

Answer: It would be legal to fire you if you don't comply, or to send you home until you come back with a mask on.


Title: [CA] Terminated by boss to avoid performing a purchase agreement for a clinic. What to tell school that wants to send a student in fall?

Question:
I have a contract to buy the clinic where I work. As part of the contract, I bought the book of business, the lease, and everything in the clinic.  The owner of the corporation I contracted with then proceeded to start removing things left and right despite repeated warnings to stop over a period of several weeks.  Each time she said in writing that she going to stop.

Then she tried to sell to someone else because "They made a better offer." I said no, but still attempted to renegotiate in good faith, in writing, in a way that would have actually financially been better for her, and been beneficial to both me and included the other buyer (the book of business has more clients than I can personally treat).

In response, she terminated me without notice, in violation of both my employment contract and our professional ethical responsibility to our clients (we're therapists).  If she'd given me the required notice, however, I would have completed my supervision required for full licensure.  I think in her mind this lets her out of the purchase agreement, since I can't run the clinic if I have a provisional license.

She also is not telling my clients I have been terminated, and several have reached out to me thinking I abandoned them or was hit by a bus or something.   I have filed an ethical complaint against her.

She had me tell the externship supervisor at my graduate school, who originally sent me to this place as an extern, that I was taking over the clinic.  Now that supervisor is asking for an update on the clinic takeover.  What, if anything, should I tell her?  Litigation is pending, and I have a kind of ludicrously rock solid case because this person is an idiot, and I would really like to tell the supervisor not to send any other unsuspecting, bright-eyed students else to this unethical, contract-breaching used-car salesman.  Thanks in advance!

Answer: Get a lawyer. Asap


Title: Illegally detained at Walmart? (Ohio)

Question:
Hi folks! Had a question about an incident that happened the other day at Walmart.

I had purchased some goods, which included a value-pack of water, and proceeded to check out via the self scanner. As I was attempting to walk out the doors the 'greeter' asked me to show my receipt to him, which I respectfully declined. There is an officer at the door that stands along side the greeter, and he told me I had to stop.

I explained to him that I was under no obligation to show anyone my receipt unless I was being suspected of committing a crime or was under suspicion of committing a crime.

The police officer told me that it's walmarts policy that they can ask for any receipt from anyone, which I replied was a lie. Once I purchase an item, it is mine and no one has the right to search my belongings.

I asked him if i was under suspicion of committing a crime, which he replied no. I asked if I was being detained..he said no again. I then told him I was going to leave. His response was that I was not being detained, but that all the items I purchased were being detained until I showed him my receipt.

Has walmarts policy changed that would allow this sort of thing to happen? I remember reading articles a long while ago about people suing walmart bc the greeters were physically preventing them from leaving (the greeter and officer never touched me, but I would assume if I kept walking the office would have grabbed me).

The officer explained to me about how many people steal from Walmart, so they check receipts on 'big' purchases, to which I told him that's not really my problem.

I suppose my question is summed up to this :

Do I legally have to show a Walmart employee, or even officer, my receipt upon leaving the store?

I understand for convenience sake that I should just show my receipt and be on my way, but I shouldn't have to waive my rights and be harassed if I choose not to.

Thanks for your insight everyone

Answer:
 I have never understood this refusal to comply with a system that causes me no inconvenience and helps -- even in a small way -- to reduce the store's shrinkage (and presumably, therefore, prices).

Anyhow, your permission to be *in* the store is conditional, that you will follow the store's policies.  You have the right not to shop there.  They have the right to exclude you from entry.

Push-come-shove, you probably could have left the premises unless a police officer, having identified himself as such, instructs you to stop.

If you refused, it's conceivable but not likely that you could be charged with trespassing, since your permission to be inside Walmart would be invalidated based on your refusal to comply with their reasonable store policies.


Title: [OR] Renting a room in a private house, landlord is not installing lock on my room door

Question:
Hi.

I just started a lease in OR. It is a private home, with 5 roommates providing rent to a common landlord. After signing the lease, I realized that my room does not have a lock. I asked landlord to install locks, and he said that I should buy my own lock and install it, and after I move out I can take those locks with me. Is this legal? Isn't it the responsibility of the landlord to provide secure access to my private dwelling, and maintain habitability? The ORS §90.320/ Title 29 §29.30.030/IPMC 304.18 says outside door locks should be working, but I am not sure if this applies to doors inside the house as well.

What should I do?

Answer:
 I'd prefer to install my own lock.

You don't know how many people have stayed in that room over the years, and they could all have keys for the lock.

The fact that the landlord wants you to buy your own lock (they're really not expensive) would give me peace of mind. There are some horror stories about landlords letting themselves in without warning.Answer #2: Practical advice, locking doorknobs generally run around $10 and take ~15 minutes to install following a YouTube video if’s you’ve never done it before, and even quicker if you have.

Is this worth the hassle of potentially pissing off your landlord by pressing the issue?


Title: I was a victim in a armed robbery/kidnapping on August 1 2018. Jury trial is coming up and I could use some legal advice!

Question:
(WI) So long story short I was robbed and held at gunpoint for several hours last year. He ended up making me drive around to 2 different ATMS and withdraw $400(which my bank refused to refund me). He also took my CZ P-07 handgun($750), 400 9mm bullets, my Samsung S8 cell phone (another $700), and a lot of dignity. I am 23 (22 at the time) and have never really had to deal with the legal system before in Wisconsin. I have yet to prepare a victim impact statement and I'm not really sure if I will honestly(although this experience has affected me a good deal). I'm more worried about things like restitution. Will I get paid by the state and the defendent then owe the state? How long does this usually take after the trial? This experience really set me back financially I also had to pay a $250 phone replacement fee to get another phone. This all happened to me while in between apartments, I was moving all my stuff in my car into a cheap AirBnb in the sketchiest part of town (on accident lol)for 10 days while my kitchen was being renovated in the new apartment. All this right after my parents got a divorce after 25 years. Didn't feel safe going back to the Airbnb since the guy got away, so I had to go live my dad and his new girlfriend I've never met an hour from work(which is what I was trying to avoid with the Airbnb😑). 2018 was pretty tough on me to say the least.

Sorry for the rant. Appreciate any and all feedback from everyone. There was a lot more close calls and scary moments in my story as well. Will share more if anyone is interested.

Answer:
 It seems he’s pleading not guilty which he is allowed to do. If he is found guilty he can be ordered to pay restitution but I’m guessing he doesn’t have any money. The state will not pay it for him.Answer #2: Look to see if Wisconsin has a victim of crime compensation fund.

If convicted he is likely going to prison for a long time. Don't hold out hope for restitution


Title: [Most USA states] Is it legal to say "it is personal" to policemen if asked what were you doing or where are you going?

Question:
I wonder about this because I usually see it in movies. People get approached by the police because they are in a suspicious place or walking alone at night. Probably the police think they are involved with drug related topics.

So, if someone is in a suspicious dark corner and police come asking this:

"What are you doing here this late hour?"

Then the guy says: "It is personal."

Is it illegal or do you have to actually tell them what were you doing or where you were going?

Location: NY state or most USA states.

Answer: It is not "illegal" to say "It is personal", but that does not mean the officer will not ask again or accept that answer. You are not obligated to say or do anything during that interaction, except in some states you are required to identify yourself if asked.


Title: Bought a car about 1 month ago, Airbags don't work (Georgia). Don't understand lemon laws.

Question:
Hello. I'm not very good with legal stuff so I was hoping someone here could help me. I got a car at the end of November, now the SRS airbag light went on. I took it to the dealer and he replaced the computer. Two days later, the light goes on again. According to GA lemon law states a car is a lemon if:

(A) A serious safety defect has been subject to repair one time and the serious safety defect has not been corrected;

Also defines safety as:

(25) "Serious safety defect" means a life-threatening defect or a malfunction that impedes the consumer's ability to control or operate the motor vehicle for ordinary use or reasonable intended purposes or creates a risk of fire or explosion.

Source: http://consumer.georgia.gov/about-us/statutes-we-enforce/ga-lemon-law

Am I reading this correctly? Is my car really a lemon? What do I do now; do I take it back for repair a second time or do I just tell the dealer I want a replacement? I have no idea what to do now. Really upset because this is the first time my wife and I have ever bought a car new and the reason we did this is because our older cars are always needing repair. The irony is palatable. Please help!

Answer: Even if the law lets you call the car a lemon, it's probably sensible to give the dealer (or another Honda dealer) another shot at fixing the problem. Keep all the documentation.


Title: What action can I take against negligence? [TX]

Question:
This is going to be a little vague because it involves powerful people and I am scared of what the reprocussions against my family can be if it gets out I am asking questions. I ask people keep this thread quiet from media for now as you will learn why.

A bit of backstory is that my family is from the UK and my mum flew to Texas with her boyfriend and stayed the night at her boyfriend's brother's house. The house is split into 2, with the guest house being above the garage. From what I can piece together, the car was left on by the boyfriend's brother and my mum and her boyfriend were poisoned by the fumes. When we heard, my family flew out and have been by her side since. Luckily they survived, my mum was in a coma for days however, and should recover but I am now thinking of what I can do legally, if I should at all. Going after the boyfriend's brother will be hard as because he and his wife are very important wealthy people in Texas and I am a foreigner with not a lot of money. Also it will probably put a huge strain on my mum's and her boyfriend's relationship.

Any advice?

Answer:
 The damaged parties can sue the parties that caused them damage. They can claim and attempt to recover a value equal to the amount of damages they suffered.

If you want anything more specific, we're gonna need more specifics.


Title: [WA] Theatre Apprenticeship works long hours, unpaid

Question: I am an 18 year old male in Washington state currently pursuing a career in Theatre. I chose to apply for an internship at a theater near me, and in the interview they told me it would be an apprenticeship, not an internship. Just a title since I was a minor (I was 17 when I started, turned 18 last month.) In the past two months, they have had me work almost 6 hours a day, monday through friday. Recently, as our show gets closer, I was at the theater for almost 15 hours a day this past Saturday/Sunday. I had two 1 hour meal breaks, but was still working for almost 13 hours straight. All of this was unpaid, and I even had to pay them $365 to participate. I'm not really sure what to ask. This has taken a toll on me mentally and physically, and I have been forced to take time off my part-time job in order to work on this show. I'm not really sure if I have any legal ground to  stand on here. One of my friends is doing the actual Internship, and is being paid $500 for this, which is less than a dollar an hour. Is this legal? I'm not sure what to do.

Answer:
 You can stop going to this volunteer opportunity.

You can ask to be paid.

You can read this pdf from the WA government.

https://www.lni.wa.gov/IPUB/700-173-000.pdf

You did not talk about what you actually do at this job but if you do actual work, you are entitled to wage and labor law protections.


Title: [DC]Doxxed & Stalked on Reddit.

Question:
There's a thread on reddit where my family members are being cyberstalked and doxxed because they know the owners of a restaurant in DC who are being falsely accused by conspiracy theorists as being a front for a pedophile ring.  They went through their social media stuff (which is now private) and tagged any photos including kids as them having been molested or sex trafficking victims.  Really ugly and upsetting stuff.  They've posted entire profiles of people and their work histories.  This violates reddit's own "no doxxing" rules and the admins/mods are aware of it and have done nothing.  What are the options?

I'm being vague and using a throwaway for obvious reasons.

Answer:
 If they're being threatened, they can call the police if they're able to identify the people involved.

Realistically:  Not much is going to come of this.  You can report the accounts to the admins to push for a banAnswer #2: /r/pizzagate


Title: What crime, if any, would a potentially deadly internet hoax be?

Question:
Recently, [this image](http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/118/462/1ab.jpg) has been circulating the web and people have gotten rather understandably upset over it.  People have been posting similar dangerous "tips" (e.g. mix ammonia and bleach for a super-effective cleaning solution, other similar ideas likely to result in death, chemical burns, explosions, or at least considerable property damage) on the internet for a while, though I can't recall others getting this much attention.

I would strongly assume this would be illegal in some way, but what exactly would someone be charged with?  Would it matter if they created it or just reposted it?  Would somebody have to actually be harmed first, or would there just need to be a reasonable possibility? If it was created and posted somewhere where it would obviously be a joke (e.g. 4chan or similar) but subsequently spread to other areas where people might take it seriously, who in that process broke the law, and which laws?

I live in PA, but I would be interested in hearing from just about any US jurisdiction.

Answer: In addition to whatever criminal charges might exist, anybody injured by this would have a case to sue the creator and possibly the knowing disseminators, for purposefully attempting to get others injured and killed.


Title: Small company being sued for wage theft in California. Hourly employees have been asked to join a class action. Company is asking for employees to turn in the opt out form so they can be sent in “solidarity”. A list is being made for the employees that don’t opt out. What should I do?

Question: My company (small less then 100 employees) is being sued for wage theft by a former employee. He most likely has a good case because my company believed it was ok to not pay employees overtime if it wasn’t approved by a manager. Employees were expected to stay late with customers or finish there job but were only paid 40 hours a week regardless of the amount of time worked. This is happening in the state of California. They also failed to gives us two ten minute breaks and thought just one twenty minute break would suffice. We have all been told the company could close or we could loose benefits like our paid health insurance if this class action suit goes through. The company asked all employees to hand in there opt out forms so we can send them in together in “solidarity”. I’m pretty sure they are just asking everyone to bring them in so they can have a list of the employees who are suing them. I’m afraid I’m going to be tortured daily until I quit if they know I’m involved. What can I do?

Answer:
 >I’m afraid I’m going to be tortured daily until I quit if they know I’m involved.

That would be unlawful retaliation and it's up to a $10,000 penalty for *each* occurrence of retaliation.  The penalty is payable directly to you.

>What can I do?

File a retaliation complaint with the DLSE's RCI if you're retaliated against for participating in an investigation or a legal action.

>We have all been told the company could close or we could loose benefits like our paid health insurance if this class action suit goes through.

I like how companies want to be subsidized by illegal activity to stay open yet keep profits for themselves obviously.

Answer #2: Don't take legal advice from your employer and don't necessarily do what they ask you to do. Consult the attorney proposing the class privately for information about your rights.Answer #3: If your employer takes adverse action against you for not submitting the opt-out form, reach out to the attorneys handling the class action, and to DLSE. I'd be tempted to reach out anyways, even before anything happens. This is so transparently an attempt to pressure employees into letting their malfeasance slide that it's possible it will open them to further legal action, and if they take any adverse action at all in response to you protecting your rights as an employee, it'll open them up to a substantial fine.

The company _could_ close if this class action goes through, if the owners decide to shut down or if the costs of their wrongdoing bankrupt them, but that's not your problem - it's your employer's.


Title: Notary Public signature?

Question:
**tl:dr** Represented self in car accident claim, do I sign the bold text?

USA, Maine

I've just settled on my car accident claim, and have been sent a form (release & indemnification agreement) to sign. I've signed the portion that's obviously for me to put in info for, but there is a second signatory part I am slightly confused about.

It says:

**Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of _________, 20__,**

**__________________**

**Notary Public**

Answer:
 It means they want you to sign the document in the presence of a [Notary Public](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notary_public) who will sign the Notary Public line and stamp the document with a special seal.

Look up 'notary public' in your phone book (if there are phone books anymore where you live) or google it in your area, or call places like Kinko's or UPS Stores or photocopy shops, which sometimes make sure one of the staff is a notary public.  You'll drive over, pay the notary $10 or $20, and they'll witness you signing the document, check your ID, and add the notary stamp.

The purpose is to be sure it's really you signing the document.

Don't worry overmuch if you already signed the document.  You can bring it in to the notary and sign a second time.


Title: [NJ] Buying a House while Tenants are Leasing it

Question:
Good afternoon, I recently came across a very nice house that my family and I are interested in purchasing. It is in a nearby neighborhood, in pretty good condition, and it is being sold for a reasonable price (North of $600k)

The property is bank owned. I believe the previous owner owed the bank around $700k and the bank foreclosed the home. Before this happened the owner leased the home to tenants for three years. Their lease ends September of 2019.

I’m interested in moving into the house as soon as possible after I purchase it but the lease from the current tenants means that they live there now. Also the tenants seem to be problematic and are also trying to purchase the house. They gave a lowball offer and were restricting when it came to them having a house showing. From what I heard they wouldn’t let the real estate agent in when it came in time to the open house and the day prior they weren’t responding to the agents which led to a cancellation and rescheduling of the open house.

My questions are:

Is it possible for when I become owner to remove the tenants earlier than their lease? I heard about a case where the owners increased the monthly payments of the tenants and then the tenants left as a result. Would there be any legal repercussions that could stem from this?

Can I document the condition of the house and make a contract with the tenants ensuring that they keep the condition of the house the same so they don’t cause any damages?

What are my possible options to ensure mine and my family’s interest get met? (Moving into the house and removing the tenants?)

Answer:
 1. It is possible, *IF* the tenants agree to leave. If not, you are obligated to fulfill the terms of the lease.

2. You are allowed to do so within the terms of the current lease.

3. I'm not sure what you mean by "removing the tenants?" When you purchase the house, you purchase the lease. You can refuse to renew the lease, but you can't force them out, unless there are clauses in the lease which allow you to do so. You might want to consider retaining a real estate attorney to see what options you have.


Title: [GA, USA] My friend works as a hairdresser and came in to find this list of new work requirements posted, including making it mandatory for workers to wear three types of makeup. What the fuck?

Question:
Hi all,

I'm posting this on behalf of a friend of mine who is worried she'll be discovered and subsequently fired if her boss finds her posting this, so I'm doing it for her.

Location: Atlanta, GA
Occupation: Hair dresser
Employment status: Full time but not sure if she's considered an "independent contractor" or employee of the business itself

My friend came in to work to find this posted in the backroom, requiring all workers to sign it: [Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/AcsISWq.jpg)

My friend refuses to sign this paper because she's always conformed to dress code, always does her work on time and above expectations, has tons of happy customers, and feels this is a step too far.

I advised her to just find another job and quit this one (this boss has also been practicing insane wage theft and no one but my friend cares about it - the others think it's normal that the salon owner deducts the cost of supplies and materials used on clients from THE HAIRDRESSERS' PAY, but that's another story for another time) and she is trying to, but the market for stylists is pretty saturated right now.

I have a feeling that this is 100% legal because Georgia's a hellhole for anything resembling workers' rights and is fully right-to-work, so I'm guessing that if she refuses to sign this then she can be immediately fired for not complying with "company policy" or whatever, despite how outrageous it is to require hair stylists to wear specific amounts of makeup and all.  They cut and style hair, they're not exactly stretch limo high-rolling escorts here - there's no need to make them get made up like that.

Just wanted to check and see if my friend has any recourse (though I would rather pursue the textbook wage theft in my opinion, seems like a much better way of putting a stop to the salon owner acting like her employees are serfs and she's the feudal lord) legally.  Any and all advice is welcome, I won't argue or be a jackass about what I get told - I'm not a lawyer and I don't know these things, so that's why I'm here asking the people who are and who do know.

Thanks!

Answer: Yes, it is legal to require makeup as part of a uniform. Answer #2: Does your friend pay chair rent? If so, your friend is an independent contractor. Hair products are deducted from pay unless negotiated in your friend’s contract. A requirement of company attire to not wear certain styles of clothing to keep a more professional atmosphere including the requirement of makeup since this is a salon, is perfectly normal. If there is a reason your friend can not comply to the makeup, that could be addressed separately.


Title: my first ticket ever! going to court soon. HELP!

Question: I [21M] wasn't having the best of nights that night and walked out of the house. I walked out and wanted to see a friend out in santa barbara which is 3 hours from where i live (hesperia)... i drove there at around 100. It was around 3 am when i get stopped driving 107. as i freak out but try to keep my cool, i lie to the cop saying i live here in SB but work in (my city where i actually live) on top of that i had no insurance on the car and its under my mothers name. so now speeding and insurance made my ticket sky rocket into the $1500+, the shittest part was that i got laid off from my job 2-3 weeks prier from the ticket. so im in no condition to pay that much, what can i do? Any tips?

Answer:
 > what can i do? Any tips?

Beat yourself in the forehead with a 2x4 for driving like a moron and lying to the cops, then hire a lawyer who might be able to at least negotiate this down a little. Don't expect miracles though with a speed of 107mph. Oh and yes, get insurance.


Title: Can I be charged for uttering a threat?

Question: My neighbor accosted me in my driveway today while his wife shouted out the window, not bothering to come over. I yelled, "wow dude, I wish your wife would come and get up in my face" and now he's saying he's going to the police because I uttered a threat? Apparently that's supposed to mean I'm going to "beat her up." I'm a college student and I really can't afford to have this blow up. I've never been in trouble with the law, I've never even gotten into a physical fight before. Am I in trouble?

Answer: IMHO that would be pretty damn thin for any assault statute I've ever seen.


Title: I am legally required to pay back my draw salary?

Question: I take a draw salary.  My boss drew up a contract last week that both he and I signed stating I'm obligated to pay back my draw.  I've been taking a draw for 6 months now.  Would this contract hold up in court?

Answer:
 Maybe, it's going to depend on the contract and the details of your situation.

From what I understand, a draw is basically an advance on unearned income. If you quit and don't end up earning it, you might have to pay the draw back.


Title: [NY] Friend is selling off all shared assets in preparation for an upcoming divorce

Question:
First of all, I know the correct answer here is "talk to a lawyer asap" but my friend ("Jason") is very stubborn and "does not want to involve lawyers" yet. I am trying to convince him that he needs to get a lawyer yesterday.

Jason and his soon-to-be-ex ("Mary") have been married probably about ten years. They have two small children together. Mary does not currently work - she may have in the past, but has just been taking care of the kids while Jason worked full time.

They bought a house several years ago and were living together. Last year they moved out of town and started using the original house as a rental property. Jason then bought another house in the original town for the explicit purpose of renting it out as well. Jason and Mary are currently are living in separate apartments in their new town, but Jason is still paying for everything for both households.

Jason has been coming back here fairly regularly over the past month to start the process of selling the two properties, as well as a bunch of shared items that have been sitting in a storage locker since they left town last year. I believe he already has a buyer for one of the properties, and may be taking below market rate in the interest of expediency.

He believes that this will make the divorce proceedings easier and cheaper, instead of paying lawyers to divide assets during the divorce process. He says the money from the sales will still be going to supporting Mary and their children, and he'd rather it go to them than have some of it tied up in lawyers fees. I don't believe his intent is to hide assets or enrich himself. I don't know if Mary is aware that he is doing this, but she's definitely aware that there are two rental properties here.

Am I right in thinking that his actions could cause major trouble for him during the actual divorce process?

Answer:
 He's likely committing waste. A judge could assign those assets fair market value and hold him to pay half of that.

As a side question, how is he selling these properties without the wife's signature and why would you continue a relationship with someone who lacks basic integrity?


Title: I was contracted at a club and was fired, now they wont pay me.

Question: I do a lot of contracted work at clubs doing lighting in California.  I am not a full time employee but I still submit a W9 and pay taxes.  This particular club is a shit-show and they owe money all over town. I was caught having a drink one of the nights which they dont allow (the only place I work for that doesnt allow any drinks) and I was fired on the spot.  It has been more than a month and they still owe me $1450.  How do I get my money?  The payroll girl has stopped answering my emails.  Thanks in advance!

Answer:
 You can sue them in small claims court.Answer #2: First send them a demand letter.  Keep it simple.  Describe the work you did, state the amount you are owed, and a deadline to pay (30 days).  Send it by certified mail.

If they don't pay, go to small claims court.  Google your county's name + "small claims court" for information.


Title: Suspect Landlord may have broken lease, would this enable me to move out before lease is up? (Florida)

Question:
I am a student that that was moving into a 4/4 with 3 other roommates, all individual leases. Others had moved in 2 weeks before I. On the first day of moving in I was improperly moved into an all girls unit. A 9PM I met the first girl roommate that was scared of a random guy being in her home.

I was required to move out at 11PM that night into an all-guys unit.

My lease says however, "For purposes of operating efficiency, Landlord reserves the right, upon fifteen (15) calendar days’ written notice, to require tenant to change bedrooms within an apartment Unit or relocate Tenant to another apartment unit at the Facility. Should the Landlord exercise this right, the relocation fee will not be assessed. The Landlord agrees that this relocation clause is to be used for legitimate business purposes only and not in an arbitrary or capricious manner."

In other words, my lease required 15 days written notice before relocating me and I was given a few hours at best. I have been deeply unsatisfied with the complex and it has been 1 month. I want to move out before the second month starts. My lease requires that I find someone to release.

However  I am wondering if them not adhering to that requirement of the lease might enable me to move out without finding a replacement. I do plan on seeking legal advice.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: No. You can't break your lease over that. At the time you could have refused to switch rooms and required a 15 day notice.Answer #2: You are going to have a very hard time convincing a judge that your landlord acted in bad faith due to a mistake.


Title: SMALL UPDATE: Neighbor shot my brother's drone, doesn't want to pay for it.

Question:
To recap:

[Neighbor shot down brother's drone](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/2npunt/neighbor_shot_my_brothers_drone_doesnt_want_to/), brother took neighbor to small claims court [and won](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/38sxp1/update_neighbor_shot_my_brothers_drone_doesnt/).

The update: The check came in the mail.

Initially, the neighbor did not respond to email requests for payment. We pitched the story to two media outlets, one that had previously reported on drones (Vice) and one that focuses on the intersection of law and tech (Ars Technica).

Both did write-ups, which were subsequently reblogged by a few other outlets. We suspect the neighbor got sick of the coverage and cut the check.

In the words of a wise man: "We're considering the matter now closed."
Topic:
Douche

Answer: Wait for it to clear before getting too excited. But hopefully it is all over. Answer #2: Once the check has cleared, you may have to file something with the court acknowledging satisfaction of judgment (I'm not sure if the small claims rules where you are mandate that or not).Answer #3: presuming you don't care, but you can be easily identified (or your brother obviously can) with the news outlets you mentioned.


Title: Got into some problems, senior year of high school

Question:
A little back story: I'm in my senior year of high school, a few months left. I had this geography teacher for two years now. Hes relatively young (30~), so he's always trying to be the teacher who is more like a friend to the students than a teacher. However, he's not. I'm the kid who does nothing in the classes and gets A's, so he doesn't like me too much. This leads to constant harassment from him, in a way like "Oh, is /u/amitoodeep absent today? Maybe he finally got hit by a car?" and so on. My classmates could witness this if necessary. sometimes he harasses other students. Not as much as me, though. however, this always goes in a fun way and everybody just laughs for a second and forgets it, including me.

So today(Just like the last year, surprise surprise) he greeted our class girls with the international women day and included me in the mailing list along the girls. I didn't think about it too much, first idea was that it's too much and I replied with "well, I guess your mother is bisexual then". Later on, I thought that he might not accept this as easily as I would and started worrying a little. How would you guys advice me to get away with this if it starts to escalate to higher levels? I was wondering if saying that I assumed that he sees no difference between men and women made me to think that hes bisexual, and that (afaik) is genetic. I know this all sounds stupid, but I want no problems with only a few months of my senior year left... I'm from Europe, by the way.

**EDIT**: **This all happened via e-diary and it's messaging system. I thought it was clear from that when I mentioned the mailing list, sorry.**

Answer:
 >  I know this all sounds stupid

Ok, glad you know it then. Answer #2: >made me to think that hes bisexual, and that (afaik) is genetic.

Damn, you're stupid. I'm finding it incredibly hard to believe that you're a senior, or in school, actually.


Title: [Texas] My girlfriend was evicted but only given a day's warning.

Question:
TL;DR: Is it legal to be given an eviction notice roughly 34 hours before you're told to vacate?

She's not fighting the eviction, because it was issued due to nonpayment, but both her and I really don't feel that we got any leeway for the actual eviction process. At 2:00pm on Wednesday the 5th, she was handed an eviction letter stating that due to nonpayment she needed to be out by 11:59pm of the next day, Thursday the 6th.

She has the physical copy of the eviction notice that was given to her, and it clearly dates itself at September 5th, and says she has to be out by 11:59pm of the 6th.

Obviously it's a complex with it's own rules, and my girlfriend can't be too entitled considering this is all due to nonpayment, but is this legal? Everything we've been reading has been saying that she needs to be given 3 days, but this facility has (in the short time she's been there) been proven to go back on its word and even break its own lease agreement (which is how we were going to attempt to break the lease anyway, originally planned to talk to them about it today before all of this happened). We're lucky that we were talking about her moving in with me anyway so this doesn't hit AS bad, but she's going over this morning to talk to the landlord, as we were unable to get every single thing and she's gonna see if he can give her a little bit more time.

But since the landlord has gone back on his word before, I'm afraid of her being denied and then the rest of her things taken from the apartment, since she lives an hour away and after THREE trips in four different cars yesterday (and one trip Wednesday), she still has a few boxes we just couldn't fit. While she was told she couldn't stay past 11:59 last night, the office opens at 9am today and she's hoping she can go over and load up the things she can carry by herself into her car, and then talk to the people there.

But basically since I can't help this morning, she would have to wait for her mother to arrive around noon to help with the rest, which is why we're trying to figure out if she would be allowed to stay a few extra hours.

If he doesn't allow her to go in and get the rest of her things, what can we do? Take him to court? If we do that, in the meantime will he have the right to throw out the rest of the things in the apartment? All we really want is a few extra hours, but if we're not given that, how can we reasonably proceed?

I know these are a lot of 'if's, and in a few hours maybe the landlord *will* let her in, but I just wanted more information just in case, because at the end of the day, with or without a few extra hours we want to know if this whole situation is even legal. Thank y'all!

Answer:
 An eviction notice isn't a court sanctioned legal document. Your girlfriend isn't fighting the eviction so the landlord can do whatever. If she wants to stay longer, force the landlord to formally evict through court. For the sake of a few hours is he really going to file? What would be the point.Answer #2: Depends what is on the lease. Texas law says a notice to vacate is 3 days from delivery of the notice, but your lease may have a shorter period and that supersedes Texas statutes.

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"Sec. 24.005.  NOTICE TO VACATE PRIOR TO FILING EVICTION SUIT.  (a)  If the occupant is a tenant under a written lease or oral rental agreement, the landlord must give a tenant who defaults or holds over beyond the end of the rental term or renewal period at least three days' written notice to vacate the premises before the landlord files a forcible detainer suit, **unless the parties have contracted for a shorter or longer notice period in a written lease or agreement.**"


Title: Potential Prostitution Charge?

Question: I have a question. So I met this woman through online services. We arranged to do an online hook-up and exchange for money. I eventually discovered that her profile was completely fake modeled after some Brazilian model and Dancer. In her messages she states that she's done this type of thing a lot before and I said that I never done this before. In the end I canceled the meet up, nothing was exchanged. No explicit pictures no sexual favors we didn't meet up nothing of monetary value and no money was exchanged. She tried calling me out saying that she would report me to the police and FBI. Considering how I haven't actually done anything wrong and she's the one who initiated the prostitution attempt, can I technically get in any trouble for this? I feel like the odds are laughably Slim...but just wanna make sure. This just happened within the last hour. Thanks Reddit.

Answer: Don’t sweat it. This sounds like an extortion attempt.


Title: Moving company claiming extortion after problems with move. Need advice

Question:
My husband and I recently moved across country and hired a moving company to move our things (cost ~$4k total). Upon arrival a number of items were broken or missing. I had purchased additional insurance and plan on placing a claim but there is a deductible on this which means I will still have to eat some cost. I have been trying to work with the moving company to cover the cost of this deductible but they have been offering only small sums.

That takes us to today. I had left a voicemail with a customer service representative in which I requested (for the second time) that I would like to discuss over the phone with him (all previous correspondence had been over email) as I still was not please with the resolution they were offering. I mentioned that if he would not be willing to discuss I would leave a complaint with the BBB so that other customers would not have to go through these same issues. He responds (via email) this morning saying that he had recorded my voicemail (company is HQ'ed in FL which is a 2 party consent state) claiming what I said was extortion.

My question to this subreddit is 1) is what I said actually extortion or are they just trying to get me to go away (I didn't think saying I would have no problem filing a complaint with the BBB so other customers would know their business practices was really extortion but I'm no lawyer) and 2) do they have a right to even record my voicemail since I did not give consent?

Thanks in advance for your advice!

Answer:
 >2) do they have a right to even record my voicemail since I did not give consent?

What?  You recorded your voicemail when you deliberately caused your voice to be recorded on their answering systems.  Yes.  They are generally able to preserve and change the medium of that recording.

>is what I said actually extortion or are they just trying to get me to go away

This is perhaps a gray area.  Your threat may meet the definition of extortion.  Overall it seems unlikely that any prosecutor would take up such a charge.

You would likely be better served to avoid such quid pro quo types of threats.


Title: (Illinois) Received a Call From "County Mediations" about Noticed of a Complaint Against Me.

Question:
I missed a call from the following number: 844-204-2433 and in the message they stated they're with "County Mediations" and said this serves as an official notice of a complaint against me. They gave me a case number and told me to call. They also called my step-mom, and ex-wife and left the same type of message about me.

Today I called the number back and gave them the case number and they said this stems from a complaint of an unpaid loan from when I worked at Kroger. I worked at Kroger as a high school job from 2005-2006, and the only loan I had at the time was a car loan which was paid in full in 2006.

They mentioned they gave me a notice in the mail in January at my last address, and when I mentioned I  never received it and had since moved they asked me for my updated address but I refused to give it. They also asked me if I had an attorney on file. They said a Cook County Sheriff (the county where I last lived) will serve me at my workplace within 5 days. I then hung up.

I'm pretty sure this is a scam, but I'm also kind of freaking out based on how much they know about me.

Any advice on where to go from here? The last thing I want is my cops showing up at my work to serve me.

Edit: Sorry for the title gore, should be "notice of a complaint."

Answer:
 It's a debt collector or a scam.

Don't worry about being served. They'll just hand you a package of paperwork and leave. It's not a big deal.Answer #2: I get these calls all the time. It's a scam.


Title: Stole from Walmart multiple times - Trying to make things right

Question:
Throw away for obvious reasons.

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I'll cut out all the fluff. I was stupid, moronic and in a really tight place financially. I for the past two months or so I've been periodically stealing from Walmart. Nothing crazy, mostly food so I am able to feed myself. I do so by pretending to scan items at self checkout and then walking out. I have not been caught a single time (but they most likely have a record of me?)

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Anyways, I know what I did was dumb. I wish I can take it all back but I can't. I have always been raised to do the right thing and the guilt of me stealing just to get by is eating me alive.

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I want to make things right, but I'm scared on how to go about it. I'm a senior computer science student with a full life ahead of me with an awesome supportive girlfriend and I just landed my first well paying job. That being said I'm absolutely terrified that this is going to come back to haunt me. I don't want my life ruined by a theft warrant coming out of no where and destroying my relationship, my new job...

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How do I make this right Reddit? Do I just go to the Walmart and confess to everything? If I do that will they call the cops and have me arrested? Can I just pay them back for everything I've stolen? I feel like whatever I do I can't fix this without something really bad happening. I really need help to fix what I've done wrong.

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Some background info

Age: 20

State: NY

Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 Well obviously stop stealing. Do not go in there and try to pay them back or admit to any crimes.

If you want to restore some karma donate to a food bank or something. Answer #2: Don't do anything.  Just don't do it again. Give some money to charity if it eases your conscience. Answer #3: I work Loss Prevention at a similar store. It’s more than likely they have a file for you, and you shouldn’t go back to that store. If the dollar amount is high enough they may have notified nearby Walmarts.

Unlikely they go out of their way to find you or prosecute you. Just don’t go back. Answer #4: They definitely have no idea. You're not the first and you won't be the last.

Just stop it and it's gonna be okay

Or maybe pay for the person in front of you at the register if you can afford it. Pay it forward.


Title: University is charging me $4500 for withdrawn semester to be paid immediately. [south carolina]

Question:
Due to acquiring a new job and having to completely change my routine, I was forced to withdraw from class for this semester to avoid getting a WF. (My job is 3rd shift and all my classes were in the morning). I still intend to continue class with a new schedule that will work with my new job next semester. Withdraw date to receive a W for classes was October 15th, I withdrew on October 11th. I am now being told that I have to pay the full semester $4500 or I cannot register for classes. The government covers my whole tuition through grants and FAFSA loans and I withdrew way after the refund date. Is there anything I can do?
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 As far as I know as a student, the withdraw date is usually pushed out a good month or so after the semester starts. What it means is that the refund period comes before that. Usually about 2 weeks or so after.

What I’m saying is it sounds like you missed the 100% refund, 50% refund, and then dropped classes, correct? You owe them now.


Title: [MI] An electronics store broke my TV, but is refusing to offer me a new one. What are my options?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: If you paid with a credit card they may be able to help depending on the card


Title: Work fired me, and is now intimidating me with lies so I don’t file unemployment

Question:
In Nevada if it matters.
Gonna be long: TLDR on bottom

I called into work because my dog was throwing up and I was worried he ate something he shouldn’t have (he ended up being okay) so I called and my manager said that it was okay and to take care of it. Okay, cool. I ended up going in the next day and the owner of the business came to me and yelled at me over calling out, saying that work should come before anything else. Eventually she gave me the question, “what’s more important? Your dog or your job?” I’m an honest person. I don’t have kids, or much family. I told him that my dog was more important to me because jobs will come and go but my dog is like a son to me (some may not understand this, but seriously I would give my life for his) anyway immediately when I gave that answer he fired me. Let me pack my things but wouldn’t let me touch the company computer and rushed me out as soon as possible. No problem, I was looking for a new job anyway because she came to me about a week earlier saying he was going to make me part time because we were really slow. I told him there’s no way i could pay my bills on a part time pay. He wasn’t happy about that either. Right when I was fired I filed for unemployment, I have bills to pay and I’m sure I will find a new job quick but it’s wise to be covered just in case. A few days later I received 4 letters in the mail saying that I was spending several hours a day on social media and that when they went through my social media they found I was making bad comments about the business and my fellow employees, it also said that they will contest any unemployment attempts and that if I continued talking about the business or employees they would pursue legal action. First part is; we have been really slow, but I always do my job first and pretty much everyone at my job goes on their social media when there’s nothing to do. Second part: I have never spoke ill of my job or fellow employees. I actually loved working there and loved all my fellow employees (I still keep in contact with a few). Even if they did go through my Facebook messages they wouldn’t find anything other than the occasional “just bored at work” type of thing. I feel like my ex boss is just using intimidation to try to make me not file unemployment. I figure they are allowed to go through my messengers and personal emails since I was signed into them on my work computer, but could they really challenge my unemployment claim based on lies? There’s really no proof I can provide contesting them, i don’t think an unemployment associate wants to check my whole Facebook and personal gmail account, but they also have no evidence. It has nothing to do with why they fired me, and honestly i feel like he’s doing all of this to spite me because I chose my dog over my job. It may be worth noting that he fired 4 people in the past month to “cut costs” or at least that’s what my fellow employees had told me.  I feel like he was looking for any reason to fire me and is now intimidating me into not filing for unemployment. Will they actually sue me if they have no evidence? Can they contest unemployment if this situation has nothing to do with how I got fired? I’m sorry if this is jumbled I can’t sleep as this is giving me massive stress and anxiety.

TLDR work fired me, is intimidating me into not filing unemployment, threatening to pursue legal action based on lies.

Answer: Just file for unemployment. You may not win but you can't be successfully sued for being on FB at work.Answer #2: Not sure about what you can do about the unemployment situation but in the meantime sign yourself out on all devices on the social media accounts and emails you used at your work computer just in case.


Title: Officer searched my girlfriend's car because she told him we were coming from a music festival (Michigan)

Question:
This just happened. They found a capsule with MDMA residue and charged her for it. They also found a gram of trim (shitty weed with virtually no smell) locked in the trunk inside of my suitcase. My girlfriend has her medical marijuana card so she is legally allowed to transport 2 ounces of marijuana as long as it is in her trunk. The officer said that I am going to get charged with the marijuana because it was in my suitcase and it doesn't matter if she has her card because it was in my personal belongings.

Did this officer have any legal grounds to search our vehicle? He essentially just assumed we had drugs because we were coming from a music festival and used that as probable cause to search.

Also, why does it matter who's bag the marijuana was in? It was locked and in the trunk which is completely legal since my girlfriend has her medical card.

What should I do?

Answer:
 If you're charged, get an attorney.

Without knowing all the facts we can't say if there was PC to search or not. Answer #2: > Also, why does it matter who's bag the marijuana was in?

No offense, but this is like asking, "Why does it matter whose pocket the drugs were in?"

Location matters, absolutely.  In your suitcase = your weed.

> It was locked and in the trunk which is completely legal since my girlfriend has her medical card.

It probably would have been legal if it were in *her* suitcase, but it wasn't -- it was in your suitcase, and you don't have a medical marijuana card.  A medical marijuana card doesn't extend past the person carrying the card, so it offers no protection to you nor your belongings.

Sounds like a legal search to me.  The officer suspected there were drugs in the car, and there actually was drugs in the car.  A real lawyer would be better equipped to argue whether or not it was a legal search, though.

Your best plan of action right now is to retain a lawyer, depending upon what (if anything) you're being charged with.


Title: Someone is living in my house off-lease and has refused to pay me rent and bills.

Question:
A couple is living in my downstairs room off the lease, and have refused to pay me rent and bills this month. I rent the house through a rental company, and my name is actually on the lease. They have refused to pay me rent and bills and have also refused to leave. They changed the lock on their bedroom door without my permission. I live in California. If I call the cops, what legal backing do I have to get them kicked out?

More context: We have all decided to vacate this house after living here for a few years. Our 30 day notice is in. This is the last month, and this couple has decided that they are not going to help with rent or bills, thus putting us all in a bad financial situation. They also are refusing to vacate after I told them they need to leave. After I realized that the lock on their bedroom door was changed without my knowledge, I shoved against the door, putting a small crack next to the doorknob. If I call the cops to have them removed from the property, am I entirely protected as someone that is on the lease and has a history of paying rent directly to the property manager?

Answer: you can't remove them without following the legal eviction process which will take longer than you have left there.  you can sue them in small claims court for the bills that they haven't paid


Title: Damages done to a VRBO rental, what am I liable for? What options do I have? [X-post from /r/personalfinance]

Question:
Every year me and my college friends go on a trip to a different location. We use airbnb and VRBO to find places. This year my friend and I planned and booked everything and rented a house through VRBO. After the initial contact it took us to a management company's website to complete the booking (we did not make the payment through VRBO). Over the weekend someone cut their foot and didn't realize it, noticed blood and tried to determine who was bleeding, leading him to cause a blood trail throughout the house since he was the culprit. We hopped into cleanup mode and started blotting all the stains with paper towels and water, everything was working fine. Then someone grabbed cleaner to help clean... well turns out it had bleach and thoroughly ruined the carpet. We heard back this week from the management company and the quote they got for the carpet replacement is $15,000!! The house on Zillow is $3M but this still seems absolutely ridiculous. Any suggestions on what options I have, how to proceed?

Credit card coverage: Doesn't cover rental damages VRBO damage insurance: Wasn't purchased, didn't realize it wasn't included, covers $5K with max protection anyways

Should the management company have insurance that covers this? They considered the stains non-accidental, we had no idea the cleaner in the house had bleach. Is this accidental?

I plan to call the company on Tuesday, I received the email late Friday afternoon and it's a holiday weekend. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Answer: You guys fucked up the carpet. Whether or not they have insurance is irrelevant. If you did $15,000 worth of damage, that's what you're on the hook for. You can try to see if they'd let  you get a second opinion, or try to negotiate with them, but the bottom line is you're responsible for damage you cause. Answer #2: What did the bottle of cleaner say? If it was unmarked bleach, you have a much better story than if it was you guys' fault for not reading it.


Title: (Connecticut) Can I sue Microsoft for a wrongful ban?

Question:
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Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer:
 Why did you delete this post in /r/xboxone after /u/jbaker1225's comment?

"Just to let everybody know: This guy is lying. He REPEATEDLY states in this thread that he does not even have Call of Duty. For instance:
she doesnt understand how the internet and XBL work, so when i tried telling her about the hack, she assumed i was lying, which i give you all the right to do, but i wouldnt spend $200 on something for a game i dont have.
However, in his post history, he lists his GamerTag multiple times. Checking XboxDVR.com with that Gamertag, he has recorded 54 game clips of him playing Black Ops 3 over the last 5 months.
The kid used his mom's credit card to spend $200 in Black Ops. His mom freaked out and filed a charge back with her credit card company (either because he lied and told her he was hacked or because she didn't approve of him making those purchases), and Xbox banned his account for the chargeback."


Title: [NY] No spouse, no kids, no family: who do I leave my house to?

Question:
I’ve designated bank accounts for friends (ITFs), and my retirement beneficiaries are charities. But what about my house? (I have LTC insurance so it wouldn’t have to be sold if I need placement)
Topic:
Wills Trusts and Estates

Answer: If you live near a hospital, particularly a Children’s Hospital You might consider donating it to them so they can put up families who are trying to stay near their hospitalized relatives.


Title: Legal responsibility of accidentally causing injury to your own children

Question:
I'm researching this for a novel I'm writing. I really will appreciate any information you can give me.

If a parent were driving their child in a car, fell asleep at the wheel, and drove into a tree, breaking the child's rib, what would happen to the parent?

I guess if they caused injury to someone else, they'd have to pay the medical fees and stuff, but since it's their child they've injured, they'd have to do that anyway. But what about jail time/child services/loss of license/anything else?

Thanks

Edit: In Australia, but the novel is set nowhere in particular, so information about everywhere in the western world would be helpful.

Answer:
 >Edit: In Australia, but the novel is set nowhere in particular, so information about everywhere would be helpful.

Children are close to property in Saudi Arabia. If you mess the current ones up, make more.;


Title: An employer rescinded a job offer because a work permit (ead) will eventually expire. Is this illegal?

Question: If it is illegal, what recourse could be reasonably expected? Damage has sincerely been suffered as, during the extended hiring process, other jobs were declined/not pursued

Answer: I don't see any damages. You were denied work cause there will come a time when you can't do the job. Unless the time frame of job is within the life of permit theres absolutely no damages and even if it thats not the cause, theres no damages cause a person turned down work waiting for a job they don't actually have.