Title: 7 years ago i almost got in trouble for stat rap, now being asked to disclose full criminal history on law school apps

Question:
2011, Santa Clara County, California:

When I was 18 and my girlfriend was 16, we got caught in my car on a hill at night by a cop that pulled his car right up to mine and blasted his headlights into the cabin. We got dressed quickly and exited the vehicle, were ordered to sit on the curb, gave our IDs and waited around while he called another officer to the scene. She was a woman and gave me a pretty hard time. They had my girlfriend call her grandma to pick her up, and once she was picked up I was let off and told that whether I would face any penalty for this was up to the girl's parents. Now they didn't seem to care in the end, and it was ultimately no problem aside from the problem made by the cops intervening. I hadn't thought about this in 7 years, but now I am applying to law schools, and they have a "Character & Fitness" section in which you must disclose every bit of your criminal record that you can recall, and if you're not sure whether something would be on your record, you're strongly encouraged to err on the side of full disclosure. In my case it's just embarrassing, or at worst a sign of sloppy judgment, but I'd rather not disclose this if I don't have to. I cannot find a record of it, and I am not sure how thorough the law schools' search tools are, or whether even the most thorough search tool would be able to find a record of the potential for a charge that never actually became a charge.

Basically, I am asking whether this would be on my record in any possible way, given that no one pressed charges, but they would have had the option. In my mind I've invented some kind of conditional latent charge that stays on your record just in case someone should ever want to activate it, like a dormant virus.
If you get caught lying on these applications, you can be expelled or later disbarred, which is why I need to be 100% sure before I decide not to disclose it.

Answer:
 You do not have a record because a cop told you to sit on the curb and not be an idiot in the future.

If you were not charged, or ticketed, there is no record and you have no obligation to disclose it in law school applications.  Pretty much the only context in which you may need to discuss it is if you apply to the FBI and they ask you about all interactions with the police.Answer #2: Unless the application goes as far as asking for you to list every contact with police you've ever had, there's nothing to disclose.

You weren't arrested, you weren't charged, you weren't convicted.


Title: [MA-US] Just served a court summons as a witness. Lost a lot of money not going to work

Question: Someone stole my backpack a year ago, this Monday I got a court summons to appear today--so I've just completed the whole trial etc, but I've lost out on a significant amount of money due to having to serve as a witness for this case. It was Commonwealth v Defendant, so I was not the one pressing charges--I've already started my commute back to try and get some work done, but what are my obligations and options for me and what are my employers obligations?

Answer:
 According to [Massachusetts code](https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleVI/Chapter262/Section29) witnesses are generally entitled to $6 a day and $0.10 a mile, paid for by the side that summoned you.

Employer's cannot fire or punish you for attending jury duty, but I am not sure about being a witness though I wouldn't be surprised if it is similar.

Answer #2: You can sue the defendant for lost wages; it will be a matter of getting blood out of a rock.


Title: FAILURE TO YEILD

Question:
I think i made a big mistake. I saw a firetruck in the distance ( i thought it would come in about 30 seconds so I made the turn . however, it came to be alot faster than i thought and instead it was closer to 10 seconds. When I made the turn, the firetruck turned out to be much closer but by the time i realised, i was already about 1/4 way in the turn. I quickly accelerated making the turn
 by that time the firetruck was where i was at the turn, he was 4 seconds away

I thought I really had more time.
Do you think Ill get in trouble for not waiting
I havent been pulled over but im scared that someone will report my license

Answer: We have no idea, but that's pretty much textbook failure to yield.


Title: Dad recently died of cancer. Found out several of his co-workers have as well.

Question:
My dad recently died of cancer.  Come to find out that about 7 of his co-workers have died from the desease in recent yrs.

My dad worked has a janitor at a building in Manhattan for over 35 yrs.

Is there anything we can do? Bring a case against the building management or the union.
I am surprised no one has even touched this.

Am I too late to do anything.

Answer: How close to the WTC site was his worksite?Answer #2: Was it mesothelioma? Caused by asbestos?


Title: Need advice on how to deal with mothers injury.

Question:
My mother was injured at  work, she dropped oil all over her face and her face got really red I don't know how to say it I'm not too educated on medical but apparently she called  my dad and me to pick her up and when I arrived to pick her up inside the restaurant the owners were chatting with their friends
and didn't even call an ambulance. Is there any advice I can get that can help and my family. I live in the U.S. in the state of California.

   - Sorry for my grammar mistakes and and non-informative description, I'm just too worried to concentrate well enough right now.

Answer:
 Was the oil hot? Boiling? Vegetable oil out of the container? Did her face break out in hives?Did you take her to the hospital? Doctor? What did they say? Need more info.

An ambulance ride is generally at least $600, so until it isn't absolutely necessary it probably saved your family a lot of money.

Also, location is needed.

Hope your Mom is feeling better.


Title: Sister paid down payment for car, dealership won’t give her the money back

Question:
Hello,

I need some legal advice. My sister is looking to buy a car. She went to a dealership and picked a car she wanted. While going over the APR, my sister decided it was too high (22% interest) and decided not to get the car. However my sister had already paid a down payment/deposit for the car.

The dealer never asked her to sign anything. My sister paid about $5,000 down payment for the car, again she didn’t sign anything but the dealer did give her a receipt. My sister doesn’t even have the car yet. She also paid $400 to get the repairs for the car (the dealer asked her to do this). My sister went back to the dealer to ask for the money back. The dealer said to show proof of purchase. She showed the bill of sale/receipt for the down payment amount. The dealer still would not give her the money back claiming there was nothing they could do. Basically saying my sister never paid them even though she had the bill of sale/receipt. Again, no paper work was signed.

We are currently going to take the dealer to court as nothing was signed and nothing was agreed upon. The dealer said that he and my sister made a verbal agreement. I know verbal agreements don’t hold up in court so it’s invalid. Again the dealer didn’t even give my sister the car and no paperwork was signed.

My mom didn’t call the police but I told  to go back to the dealer tomorrow and try to get the money back one more time. If the dealer doesn’t give it back, call the police while there and make an official report as it is fraud/scamming.

What else should we do about this? I feel the dealer took advantage of my mother and sister because they are women. Can we go after the dealer for the money and have them pay the lawyer fees? Any advice or help would be appreciated. If there are any questions or additional information needed, I’d be happy to provide it.

The state is Florida (FL).
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 > I know verbal agreements don’t hold up in court so it’s invalid.

Well, that's not exactly how things work.

It is true that the [UCC statute of frauds](https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2011/672.201) prohibits enforcement of a contract for the sale of goods in excess of $500 without a writing. *However*, partial performance of the contract (such as partial payment) can remove the statute of frauds bar on enforcement.

Unless there's a FL consumer protection statute in play here, I'd say your sister will have a hard time recovering that down payment. Has she explored other financing for the car?


Title: Can a guy claim rape?

Question: I suspect my ex gf raped me in my sleep, while I was unconscious on my medication, which happens to cause erections. As a result of this suspected event, she's pregnant. At no point in time did I not wear a condom during consensual sex, and at no point was there leakage. She either was having sex with someone else, or she had sex with me while I wasn't conscious, I do use recreational drugs, and technically couldn't consent. I can't prove any of it, but in the case of child support I feel I've been raped, both physically and financially. I have no tangible evidence, other than waking up with an erection, which I can't prove, didn't think to take pics. I used protection, we only had consentual sex twice, and the chance of having a baby is something like 1% with a condom, which I didn't even ejaculate in because the sex was horrible, just precum in a condom. I think she jerked me off in my sleep and got herself pregnant like she wanted, I knew she was crazy but not that crazy, found out 9 weeks later she's pregnant. Idk if it's mine, but if it is the chance of it being a product of male rape are very high compared to it being an accident. Lmk your thoughts, and sorry for the gross language, was needed though.

Answer:
 You can file a police report, but from what you've told us it will be a flimsy case. As far as the baby is concerned, you can demand the court to order a paternity test after it's born.Answer #2: Yes, a guy can be a victim of rape. (In some jurisdictions women can’t be charged with the crime “rape” exactly but with another equivalent crime, just a terminology thing.)

*If* she’s pregnant and *if* you are the father then it actually doesn’t matter as far as child support if you were raped. Still gotta pay up (or fight for custody).

That said, in all honesty it’s unlikely that *if* she’s pregnant it’s your kid. Do you have any reason to suspect she had sex with you? Fluids on you or in the bed? Something she said? Waking up with an erection is pretty normal. Furthermore if it happened and she used her hands it’s extraordinarily unlikely a pregnancy resulted.


Title: Reckless Driving in Virginia

Question: This week I was pulled over in Brunswick county VA and received a Summons for reckless driving misdemeanor for 83mph in a 70mph area. I'm 21 and have a totally clean driving and criminal record. I cannot afford a lawyer. If I go to court without one, will I have a reasonable chance of avoiding a criminal record. Any advice that isn't just "get a lawyer" would be great.

Answer: Virginia does not fuck around with reckless driving, as you note, this isn't just a speeding violation, it's a misdemeanor.  While a first offense would rarely result in jail time you could actually be sent to jail for up to a year for this and have to pay a $1,000 fine.  You say you can't afford an attorney, but the reality of the situation is you cannot afford to NOT have one.  Beg and borrow money to make it happen, because you will have a criminal record and very well might spend time in jail if you don't.


Title: Threatened at work

Question:
Long story short: I was coming up the elevator and two employees were having a conversation, when we got to one of the floors they continued their conversation and held up the elevator from continuing to move for about 30seconds.
I said “excuse me, I’m late to a meeting. Can you please not block the elevator” and one of the guys responded “just ten more seconds, buddy” with attitude and annoyance.
I gave him back attitude and when we got to my stop after some back-and-forth I turned my back and flicked him off (uncalled for and very unprofessional, I know)
He followed me to my desk asking me who I reported to and said “if we weren’t in the office I’d knock your teeth out.”
He escalated to his managers, and I was asked to leave the office.

Not sure if this is the appropriate sub-reddit, but wanted to ask anyways.
Thanks for reading.

Answer: What is your legal question? You were unprofessional and management found it fit to ask you to leave.


Title: Ex-girlfriend’s unstable boyfriend knows where I live [CT]

Question:
I’ll try to make this as short as possible...

Dated my now ex-girlfriend for one year plus. We’ve been broken up for about 8 months with no regular contact.

About a month ago, I get several frantic Instagram DMs from my ex asking what the procedure for a restraining order would be. I’m a law student so I explained the procedure and mailed her the paperwork.  Her on/off current boyfriend is obsessive and unstable. He shows up to her house and demands her passwords. When they argue, he sends her videos of him swerving around and driving recklessly trying to hit things (this is all according to her). Anyway, though she says he’s never exhibited violent behavior, he has told her numerous times he’d “fuck me up” if he ever saw me.

About a week after mailing the paperwork, I got a DM from the boyfriend on Instagram threatening to “put me in jail” and further repurcussions if I ever contacted him or my ex (she gave him the passwords again).

I contacted the police to have this documented but nothing was really documented and no follow-up was done since nobody physically threatened me. The best advice I got was to block both of them, so I did.

Yesterday, my ex (who works with me) messaged me through the company’s message system to tell me how sorry she was, etc etc. and even went so far as to suggest we hang out.

Through the course of this conversation, she told me the boyfriend had recently looked me up on the voter registration system to find my address. She said she didn’t “think” he planned to use that information in any way, but I was tempted to call the PD to report this as a follow-up. However, no actual threat or contact by the boyfriend has been made.

Should I contact the police, or wait until he contacts me or shows up? He knows where I work or live. I should add that my ex mentioned he sends her videos of him swerving around and trying to hit things when they argue/break up. He’s not stable.

Answer:
 Don't hang with your ex, I would honestly stop all communication.

Call the police if he shows up anywhere, damages your property or threatens you directly again.


Title: Amazon package wrongfully delivered to my house instead of neighbor. Nobody in this house is allowed on their property. Can we just keep it?

Question: I've got enough info and cleared the post. Thank you for your input.

Answer: /u/locationbot recall


Title: Legality of using an admin password that i guessed on a school laptop?

Question:
I was trying to fix a connectivity issue on a school issued laptop and i narrowed it down to an issue with the vpn that the school has on most laptops, which don't seem to do much other than make it so you have the same blocks as the school wifi, even when connected to  your own personal network. while trying to fix the issue i got to an admin screen and correctly guessed the login info.  I then uninstalled the vpn and the laptop works now, but my friend mentioned that this might be illegal. I was wondering if they are right and what laws apply and what sort of trouble this could get me into.
Edit : I am in the state of Arizona

Answer:
 No. You were/are not authorized to access the admin account. It doesn't matter if you guess the password.

It is the same reason why trespassing is still illegal even if "it was really easy to get in".Answer #2: You don't give a location so I can't say anything as to state law. Technically this could be covered under the CFAA as illegal access to a protected computer. That can get you up to 10 years, assuming it's your first offense.


Title: Do we have to repaint on move out?

Question:
Hello,

I have tried to find specific statutes for Indianapolis, IN, and have been unable to do so.

When I move out of my current residence, I will have been there for 23 months. I painted two rooms of the house after the landlord gave me verbal permission. I'm curious if I will need to paint the walls back to their original color. I know that Judge Judy often says that tenants don't have an obligation to repaint when they move out, but I also know that she is not a legal authority over everything. What does /r/legaladvice think?

This is what our lease says:

>"If you want to make a change to the property including painting, decorations, or alterations obtain written approval from Landlord and return to original status upon vacating premise."

I'm just wondering if there's some point at which we are no longer legally required to repaint.

Answer: What do you think that line of your lease means, exactly? It seems pretty clear. You need to return it to original status. That means you need to paint it back.Answer #2: You got verbal permission to paint the two rooms, you may as well ask your landlord if he'd be happy with the way they look now. Otherwise, that line of the lease you agreed to is very specific that you have to paint it back.Answer #3: It looks like you agreed to return it to the original paint color. I guess you can ask the landlord if he minds the new color and will let you leave it, but if he says no, you have to repaint it.


Title: Can local cops arrest federal cops?

Question: So with federal cops in Portland and soon to be Chicago, what's the legal precident for a local cop to arrest a federal cop for breaking the law?

Answer:
 Even if they can they won't because they're on the same team.

https://old.reddit.com/r/chicago/comments/huncgi/homeland_security_making_plans_to_deploy_some_150/fyofclo/


Title: abusive work place

Question:
Hello

My place of employment is abusive when the owner is around; she is known to hit her head against the wall when stressed & have anxiety attacks. She is always claiming heart attack but never goes to a doctor or gets medication.

THANKFULLY I never really see much of her although, she gossips about me badly (small town) & has insulted me infront of customers, called me an idiot and just overall non clear instructions. The place of employment is a doggy day care and unfortunately I am drowning in college dept and my electric is about to be shut off to quit. I am kindaaa hoping she fires me because she kept telling me i wasn't suited for the job as I was doing my job to file for unemployment but meanwhile I have been applying to places like crazy.

I am generally really good about cleaning but we were pretty full for one person to work overnight alone while keeping the dogs calm and making sure no one will chew a gate/injure mouth/hump/fight/etc and there was not enough spaces to keep everyone separate and still constantly correct floor eating, wall scratching/etc.

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when she came in, she followed me around micromanaging me, for example I was doing a task that needed to be completed and she came and was like DO THIS NOW when she saw i was doing something. As i'm doing that thing, she screams do this over here and over here etc then as I did those things, got mad I wasn't back at task 1. -.- I never have problems completing my daily tasks but she is not usually there until recently. I did not want to risk a dogs life to finish cleaning, I mopped more than the coworkers the past 3 nights before me mopped.

She made me cry by the time I left(started crying after off property) and small town, rumors are happening like why is she crying/etc.....

Also many people have overheard my coworkers talking about situations they shouldn't infront of customers and when they are wondering how the information got out, her and the managers looks at me when I had no idea that the event or situation has happened.

I am depressed and I can't handle her much longer for my sanity but I live with a roommate who makes quite abit of money when I attempt to apply for food stamps or anything of that nature because it counts under household when we don't share any income. I am struggling hard and will drown if I quit without a backup.

Answer: I don't know what you can do about your job, but unless you're married to your roommate, you should not be including them in your application for s.n.a.p. benefits. They don't financially support you so their finances don't apply to you for benefits. It doesn't matter if you live at the same address, unless you are married or have dependants, your household is just you as far as dhhr is concerned.


Title: [FL] Another driver was flipping me off as he passed and rolled over on the side of the highway. I did not stop for him. Did I still commit a hit and run?

Question:
The driver was tailgating me and honking at me constantly. I have no idea why he did it but when he got out from behind me and flipped me off as he passed me. When then he was so close to another car that he swerved right, lost control and rolled over at the side of the highway in the grass. I didn’t stop because he did it to himself and I never hit him.

If I didn’t hit him and drove away, would I still be arrested for hit and run?

Answer:
 You didn't commit a hit and run, you didn't hit him.

You did, however, receive karmic justice, which cosmic law dictates you must pay forward via holding the occasional elevator door and giving scritches to good boyes.Answer #2: It's not a hit and run if you didn't hit anything. It's not illegal in Florida to be on the same road as somebody who doesn't know how to drive.Answer #3: Did you hit him?

If yes, yes.

If no, no.Answer #4: On the very off chance that you are taken to court over not being a good Samaritan, it may be worth pointing out that due to previous behaviour, you had good reason to think the other driver would be hostile and did not stop for your own safety.Answer #5: you're only obligated by law to stop if your vehicles touched but that didn't happen. weird sh*t happens all the time on the roads here in floridaAnswer #6: If you didn't hit him, you didn't hit and run? Like it's called a _hit_ and run. I wouldn't have stopped either, dude totally would've blamed you.


Title: piece of machinery from McDonald's was in my cup after I bit down on it and shattered my tooth. Tomorrow their risk group is going to call me. What should I do before they call me or after. The manager also confirmed that it was from their machine. (California)

Answer: I'd also consider adding a pain & suffering multiplier to the total.


Title: Hostile Work Environment

Question:
A few months ago I quit my job on the spot. I worked in manufacturing and had been at a company sponsored training several states away, when my customer suffered downtime as a result of negligence by one of my employees.

To make a long story short, I attempted to intervene from many states away, was lied to by my employee, which in turn made myself, and the company, look worse to the customer, as well as increase customer downtime. Customer informed me I was being bullshitted by the employee. Immediate superior told me there’s nothing he could do. He also played dumb to my pointing out that this happens with this employee way too often, and is unprofessional.

That Friday, when I was back on site at the customer, I get a call from my boss about an “incident” that happened the day before. The same employee that caused customer downtime, emailed said customer’s HR with a fabricated story about myself, and another one of my employees who happens to be gay. I am also bisexual, and this was known to my employees due to homophobic slurs and comments being made, which forced me to address the behavior as it was both unprofessional, and disruptive to me. This had happened many months prior, without documentation as I did not want (at the time I thought this) to have something ugly like that on record for these employees. To give perspective, the homophobic slurs happened about one year prior to the email to HR incident.

My company HR immediately proceeds down a “fact finding” route where they interrogate us all, separately, having us each write down a written statement. Due to the fact the allegations were unfounded and, to be very blunt, vulgar and prejudiced, I told my company to rethink how they were handling this retaliation from the employee (I had to reprimand her for lying and causing downtime when I returned from training, and this isn’t the first time I’ve had to reprimand and be retaliated against by this employee), otherwise I would have to quit because it was that unfounded. They wouldn’t reconsider. I participated in the fact finding, and then immediately sent a resignation email. I also attempted to call my HR to ask a few basic questions about my rights, and was immediately forwarded to the EVP of HR who proceeded to blast me about my life choices and how she didn’t like having to “clean up my messes”. When I asked what other mess of mine she had ever had to deal with she literally said “yeah I highly doubt you’ll survive this”.

I thought I could put this in my rear view,  but I can’t seem to shake what happened. I’m very skilled at what I do and I haven’t had issues finding work. What I am struggling with is the depression (suffer from PTSD, depression, anxiety, and a sleep disorder). I’ve slipped back into suicidal ideation after years of being clear of it. I’ve never been one to trust, and had been working on trust again, but am now finding myself back in that “I’m alone, the world is not my friend, I have no one” type of place. Do I have any ground to stand on here? I really liked working for my last company and had great success. I even had the CEO (5 billion dollar publicly traded company) visit my site with my customer, literally two weeks prior to this incident. I had no reason to leave, and I quit on the spot because I couldn’t stand having my sexuality used against me the way it was. Am in Illinois for those who may ask.

TL:Dr - employee screwed up. Caused major downtime for customer. Reprimanded said employee and was retaliated against. Company HR did not have my back and forced me to participate in an unfounded, and embarrassing fact finding process centered around my sexuality, which had nothing to do with work, even in the slightest. Should I sue?

Answer:
 > The same employee that caused customer downtime, emailed said customer’s HR with a fabricated story about myself, and another one of my employees who happens to be gay.

Was the story about a romantic relationship that, if true, would have been a violation of company policy?


Title: I bought a 65” TV from Target and they refuse to take my money

Question:
Not sure if legal advice or not but here goes: I ordered a 65” TCL TV from a big box store online with my store credit card weeks before Christmas. It was in store pick up for the next day. When my husband and I went in the store to pick it up there was so much commotion going on from holiday shoppers that they, and we, forgot to have them scan the item before we hauled the beast away.

Fast forward to to two weeks ago, I go to log into my credit card account to pay off the balance ( I got a discount for using the card) and it shows a credit for me not picking up the item. I try to call credit services and am transferred after explaining the situation and placed on extended holds. The end result being I needed to call another department. They were close at the time.

I call the number given to me the next day and after being on hold for 20 min on a 30 min lunch break, I tell them the situation: You guys fucked up and didn’t charge me for the TV and now it’s hanging for free on my wall. TAKE MY MONEY. CHARGE MY CARD. She wants to put me hold and I say ok but I only have two minutes until my lunch break is over and I have to go back to work. At this point she has the order number, my info and phone number. Three minutes go by and I hang up. No phone call back. No emails. No change to my credit card balance. This was two weeks ago.

I am frustrated because I feel like I have done my due diligence to notify them they have lost money but they don’t want to help. I am curious, will they catch this error on their own? Isn’t there some sort of check and balance with inventory?? Is there more I should do? I’m worried it could be considered a theft even though we did everything correctly on our end.

Answer:
 It's not theft. They may figure it out eventually. They have a few years to do so. They could completely drop the ball and never figure it out.

Personally I'd go to the store I picked it up from in person and talk to a manager. If they can't resolve in short order I'd just keep the TV for my trouble.


Title: [IL] Landlord access to a detached garage.

Question:
Specifically, the property is in the city of Chicago.  The property I am renting is a single-family home, with a detached 2 car garage.  The landlord is storing landscaping equipment in the garage and accesses it without notice or permission.

Does the right to notice still apply to the detached garage?

Answer: What does your lease say about the garage?Answer #2: What does your lease say about the garage?


Title: Ex-Wife still has children in another state.

Question:
It’s been 2 years and all I’ve heard from police and lawyer is that’s it’s a tricky situation and that there isn’t much that can be done.

She bailed on court here when we went for custody/divorce so the judge gave me temporary custody, however, she was already gone with them.

At this point it seems that the only option I have is to go visit and just leave with them when she isn’t around.

If anyone has any different advice, I’m all ears. At the very least I just wanna get custody arranged so I can see my kids.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 >At this point it seems that the only option I have is to go visit and just leave with them when she isn’t around.

Unless your lawyer specifically advises you to do this, don't. It could torpedo everything (especially seeing as we don't have all the facts).

Do you have a permanent custody order? Does she have joint custody? Answer #2: This is something only your attorney can advise you on. THey know all the details.


Title: [IL] Coworker may try to get me fired with a false sexual harassment allegation

Question:
I am a male.  One of my coworkers (female) had been consistently flirting with me over several months. While I was somewhat flattered, I didn't think much of it, and I never initiated any flirting. I've always maintained a friendly but strictly professional relationship with this person. I have a suspicion that, due to my lack of a response to her flirting, she may have become upset that I did not react to her advances. I think she was waiting for me to make a move, which never came. She's been avoiding me, acting unhappy and almost hysterical around me recently. There have been other, unrelated issues with this person in the office.

Without going into too much detail, I have a suspicion this person is now trying to get me fired, either with a sexual harassment allegation or something similar. I hope that's not the case, but I want to cover my bases in the event that this does happen. I've written down all the times I remember her flirting with me over this 6+ month period. In some of these situations, other coworkers were present. I'm also trying to avoid interacting with this person. Beyond that, what should I do to prepare? If directly asked about it by my manager or HR, do I just tell them she's been flirting with me but I never flirted back or made a move? I don't want to be thrown under the bus or fired here over a false allegation, but at the same time I've always been told that HR is not your friend, talk to a lawyer first, etc.

Thanks for any help.

Answer:
 If I were you, I might make the pre-emptive step to inform HR that your coworker has made a couple inappropriate advances towards you, and while you don't want to make a big scene, you'd just like it to stop. The best bet is always to get out in front of this. Usually, the first person to speak out is the more believable party.

But there's no way any of us will know how this plays out.


Title: My school won’t let me have a gay relationship

Question: I go to a Christian school and it is against having a samesex relationship. Also my school will punish me for things that happen off campus, so even if I date a guy off campus it still “violates the commandments” . They say I have to conform to their policies because I signed an honor code, but my parents forced me to sign it, and at the time I was still questioning my sexuality. Is it legal for my school to do this to me?

Answer:
 Yes it is legal, shitty, but legal.

How old are you?Answer #2: They can't force you to conform to their policy.  You can date whomever you like.  They can kick you out of their school though.Answer #3: Where are you? Is this a private religious school?Answer #4: Can they punish you for violating their policies? Yes. Can they actually stop you? No.Answer #5: As long as the punishment isn't anything against the law, than yeah they can punish you however they see fit based on their own rules since it's a private school. I also believe they can only really punish you during normal school hours, so after school is over for the day you are free to leave. But, they can punish you during normal school hours for something you did outside of school.

The worst thing that is going to happen is your will get suspended/expelled, and if your expelled you will be forced to go to another school. So at the least you will be able to attend public school and graduate from there.Answer #6: Unfortunately it's 100% legal. The US has very loose laws as to what religious education institutions can and can't do. Unless the public schools are horrible, maybe its better for your psychological health for you to go to public schools?

As an aside, be aware that your parents can also bar you from relationships if they are religious zealots.


Title: Busy intersection, Left turn, entered green light waited late amber. Truck going straight slows down, I turn but then trucks accelerates. T-bones me. Who’s at fault?

Question:
Hello! I got into an car accident today- I’m okay thankfully. Clean accident driving record. This is my first accident. This happened in Saskatchewan, Canada.

I was making a left turn, I enter at green. It’s a busy intersection. Light eventually turns yellow, I’ve been waiting on yellow for awhile, its about to turn red.

I slowly move half way across the intersection during the yellow light before it turns red. I have to go before I get suck at the busy intersection. I proceed with caution. The light is already red when I was completing my turn.

A truck furthest away from me slows down a bit, when he sees me move slowly across the intersection at yellow.  I try to complete my turn then suddenly accelerates trying to pass me while I was turning in.

It was red before he reached the crossing line. Truck driver runs the red light and T-bones me.

Speed limit is 50km/hr or 31miles/hr. Airbags on my car deploy, glass shatters, my whole car is smashed in the side and is a write off. I assume he sped up to 80km/hr or 50miles/hr.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 It sounds like he ran a red light, so he’s at fault.

Normally in this situation the vehicle making a left hand turn on a solid green or yellow, as opposed to a protected turn, has a duty to yield to oncoming traffic. In this case though, since he had no lawful right to enter the intersection and you had already lawfully taken control of it, he is at fault.


Title: Malpractice

Question:
My friends mother was killed due to medical mal practice at a hospital in the Ontario area when she was 12 years old. The cause of death was clearly the negligent doctor and that's not even a question anymore as he's been fired.

My question is: It would appear that she would be getting 500k from the hospital, is that a fair amount? After reading up on some cases where people are recieving over 25 million just for loss of limbs, I feel like a family members death is worse.

Answer:
 There is no useful advice about the value of a wrongful death suit that can come from the internet.  We haven't sufficient information to evaluate the offer.

The award or settlement will depend on a number of factors including the egregiousness of the error and the other surrounding circumstances.  $500k could be anything from abundantly fair to woefully inadequate.


Title: 2 police stations keep sending me back to each other and won't file a police report for me for identity theft.

Question:
I live in IL outside of Chicago in the suburbs.  Basically I've been a victim of identity theft and someone had purchased vehicles in my name and has stuck me with their parkign tickets and toll vioatlions all totally about $1000

In order for me to get this straightened out, I tried to file a police report with Chicago PD and they had said that because I am a resident of my city (the city that I live in) that I need to file a report with my local police department.

So I call my local police department and they basically tell me that I have to go file a report with Chicago police.

Call Chicago Police, they tell me that I need to go in person to my local police department and have them file a police report in person.

However I am a bit concerned about going into the police department, I'm not interested in causing a scene.

If I go, can I speak with the sergeant or whoever is in charge? Then, can they still refuse to file a report?

I basically just need a report, an affadavit from the FTC site and my motor vehicle report to send in to Chicago city of finance.

Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 Many police stations require you to be present to file a report.

Go to your local station. Answer #2: This is why Identity theft is one of the most lucrative crimes to commit. Every Police Department has different policies on how to handle Identity theft complaints. And bc of that almost none get solved on a local level. Have you tried contact FBI? You might have to go through the Ferderal level with this. Answer #3: The report needs to be filed in the city in which you resideAnswer #4: This happened to me in Kentucky. I called the local State Police post, explained the situation, and they sent an officer to do my report. Then they called and yelled at the police department that was supposed to do it, but kept refusing to.


Title: [NYC] Sister's friend steals her cash. (Both girls are fourteen years old)

Question:
Hello everyone,

My sister's friend slept over a couple of weeks ago and stole a wad of cash inside of a box. There was well over $4,000 in the box. I went over to her house to speak with her and her mother and the girl admitted to stealing it on camera with her mom in the background yelling at me to report her. Her mom told me off camera that she would return the money and in good faith I told her I would give her a few days to retrieve the money. Now, just a day later she calls back saying I have no proof and can go call the cops if I want.

What are my best options here? File a police report and/or seek a local attorney?

Appreciate any advice or direction I can get. Thanks.

**UPDATE 2/17/2017 4:32PM EST:** The officer I spoke to at the precinct told me he had no need to see the video and that a confession of a 14 year old girl with me questioning her could be seen as duress. He advised me to speak to a lawyer and sue the girl and her mom. I assume this is the next step.

Answer:
 New york is a 1 party consent state. Take a copy of your recording to the police and let them handle it. 4k is well beyond the felony threshold and will definitely get them in mega trouble.

Do not give them the chance to return the money either. They stole 4k from you. This is not stealing 20, 40, or even a hundo out of a wallet by a teen.

This is 4 grand here. Take the recording to the police and let them go hog wild with their easy victory. Answer #2: You can go to police and report the $4000 theft. Show the police the video of them admitting to it. New York is a one party consent state, so even if they didn't know they were being recorded it's still legally okay to have recorded that with the camera.

Then the police get to work a $4,000 theft case where the suspect admitted to the crime on camera. Slam dunk. But it's going to kill your sister's relationship with her friend.

The shitty part is that it's the mom telling you guys to go to the police when it's her daughter who would get in trouble. So you may want to give them one last chance and make it clear that you do not want the friend to have a criminal record, but if they don't pay you back you will have no choice. That is if your sister still cares about the friend at all.Answer #3: Why does a 14 year old girl have $4,000 in cash?Answer #4: If the mother is now condoning felonies, should CPS get involved?Answer #5: I'm baffled as to why the police won't help.


Title: [MI] My ex closed my PO box without consent; I've lost hundreds or thousands of dollars in business materials as a result. Recourse?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > "Hundreds of thousands of dollars"

No need to read further. If you actually have 6 figure damages, it's definitely in your interest to speak to an actual lawyer.


Title: Can't get a job because someone who shares my name+age committed a crime in my small English city. My name is extremely uncommon

Question:
[UK] have been told by many that employers tend to Google search employees names as a background check. Well, if you type my name+the city I live in articles come up that someone who shares my first and last name committed a crime.
This wouldn't be a big deal if I didn't have a uncommon name and live in a city with a 200,000 population. I have been getting rejected for nearly 50-60 jobs on over the last year.
Also, I tried messaging the media companies that published these articles to please remove the name or remove the articles because it's making my life hell. And they're all refusing.
Am I forced to move out of my city? I don't know what to do

Answer:
 Get some evidence that both of you are not the same people, then be proactive about it when applying for jobs and bring it up along with the evidence. After losing 50-60 jobs, you need to take a different approach.Answer #2: You may also try /r/legaladviceUKAnswer #3: When you submit your resume include a cover letter.

Dear hiring manager,

This is to let out know that if you search my name online you will find the records of another Sneezy Wackafoofle from Humptings-on-Thames who has been convicted of various crimes.

This is a completely different person and I am happy to supply evidence to that effect on request (e.g., I was attending university while he was in Gail).

Etc etc


Title: A giraffe stepped on my son's phone, can I sue the zoo?

Question:
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Topic:
Troll Post

Answer: Are you out of your mind?


Title: Quick question for a security guard.

Question: Hey guys, I have a quick question. I'm a security guard and I work third shift on weekends while I go to school and we have jackets that were given to us by the company but mine is wayyyy too big and wayyyy to thin and doesn't provide any warmth at all and I have to walk outside in negative degree weather. My question is, can I be fined for not wearing the jacket? I wear a black jacket that's a lot warmer and no one who sees me seems to care, my boss told me that if I don't wear the jacket I'll face corrective action and I would be fined because it's against the law in Illinois not to wear every article of clothing granted to us.

Answer:
 If it's big and thin, just wear it over your warmer jacket.

Boom. Problem solved.


Title: What is the best thing I can do if I am pulled over and have a small amount of marijuana in the car?

Question:
I live in Florida where medicinal cannabis is legal. However, I go to college in Texas where cannabis is illegal across the board. I have never been stopped by the police, not even for a traffic violation (knock on wood), and I don't typically keep marijuana in my car. However, there are instances where I have to drive short distances (completely sober) with Marijuana in my possession if I am, for example, going to a friend's house.

I've heard a lot of people say that you should refuse to answer questions without the presence of an attorney and deny any search without a warrant. At the same time, I feel like the police know something is up if you are choosing to exercise your rights. Instead of issuing you a ticket for the traffic violation, the situation can turn ugly really quickly if you are stubborn with the police which could result in being arrested. In certain areas of Texas, police can issue a ticket for possession instead of placing the suspect under arrest. Every cop is different and it's hard to tell what they will do.

So, should I comply with the police and just stop answering their questions if they have suspicion of marijuana in the car? Or, should I exercise my rights from the very start? OR, should I be completely honest and admit to possession?

I know a lot of people are going to say don't commit a crime if you can't do the time. However, here in Florida, a Licensed Physician has determined that marijuana is a suitable treatment for my condition. Just because I go to Texas doesn't mean my condition and symptoms go away. I went from taking multiple prescriptions multiple times a day to only needing cannabis when my symptoms flare up. I don't think I am a criminal for wanting to live a normal life like everyone else.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Thank You!

Answer:
 You should refuse to answer any questions, and you should refuse to consent to any searches.

Having said that, if the police have probable cause (e.g., the smell of marijuana, etc.), they're going to search no matter whether they have your consent or not, and in that case, it's best not to resist.  Just politely assert that you do not consent to a search, do not resist when arrested, remain silent, and then let your criminal defense attorney handle it later in court.

Florida law has zero relevance in Texas, so while I'm sure your situation is understandable in Florida, in Texas, Texas law is the only thing that matters and there are no exceptions for possession of marijuana.


Title: Landlord doesn't want my husband visiting (CT)

Question:
My contract states that "If 2 persons stay in the room, $5 per a night shall be charged. If 2 persons stay in the room more than 10 days per a month, $100 per a month shall be charge. The fee shall be paid at next month payment."
My landlord lives in Korea, so I emailed him almost a month before my husband was coming to visit, letting him know that my husband was going to be staying with me and letting him know that I planned on paying him the $5 per night for his stay.

I just received an email from my landlord saying that other residents have complained that my husband being here means that they will have to pay more in electricity. My landlord asked me to have my husband leave the next day. My husband is only in the room when I am there, and has barely seen any of the other residents. What can I do?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Pay him the $5 per night and ignore any of his complaints. Don't even respond. Literally ignore them.Answer #2: Are "rooming" houses even legal in CT? I'd ask if he has the necessary city occupancy permits if he continues to give you shit. Also, the LL is in Korea, what exactly is he going to do?Answer #3: tell him to go pound sandAnswer #4: Hi OP.  Questions:

What town/city are you in?  I've googled around for Landlord/Tenant law in CT but I'm curious if there are any local ordinances.

Does your landlord or any agents of the landlord (immediate family, or a hired building manager) also live in the building?  Sometimes rules around evictions change if you share living space with your landlord.

This is a rooming house, correct?Answer #5: How cheap are these people you're rooming with?  If someone actually made that complaint I'd be tempted run the electric bill up out of spite.


Title: Brother’s ex-girlfriend is trying to take as much money from him as she can

Question:
This is hard to explain and kind of long, but I’m really unsure what to do or how to help my brother. My brother, a couple years back, dated someone who we’ll call Patricia.
Patricia supposedly got pregnant with my brother, unfortunately we are unsure now if the kid is his, but on the birth certificate it says that it is his. He will be getting a test soon to determine whether or not it is actually his. Now Patricia and my bro have been co-parenting the kid but she’s also been dating other people while doing so that after one month of dating someone, she proposed and got married. So this other dude was living with them at one point until a short while back, he attacked my brother and Patricia, gaining him a restraining  order only for my brother. Now Patricia wants to continue her relationship but wants my brother to move out so that the husband can live with her.
Now here’s where things get complicated;
Patricia wants my brother to pay child support, as well as all of her living expenses all the while he would be paying his own. She’s also currently having him pay for the hospital bill for the kid’s birth, because he believes/believed its (was) his kid. She doesn’t work, doesn’t want to work, and supposedly can’t work due to health issues. So essentially my brother has been paying for everything already, including when the husband was living with them. Now the husband lost his job because of the assault, so he has no base of income at all. My brother has no problems paying for child support, but the issue is that she is a known compulsive liar and manipulator, who has lost several other child in the past due to her and others’ actions, so it’s safe to say the money would go to herself and not to the kid.
I don’t want my brother to go broke to some woman who has cheated on him before, has possibly lied to him that, that is his child so that she could be taken care of and she doesn’t want to get a job, she wants to be taken care of.
She has a list of health issues, mental and physical: has admitted to being an alcoholic, drug addict and the such.
I just don’t know how to help him or where to even start. My brother is a responsible person with a paying job- but the bills would pile up immensely if he had to pay for two places essentially.
TL;DR my brother’s ex-gf wants my brother to pay for her living expenses and use money (child-support) that would be meant for her kid (that may or may not be his) for herself.

Answer:
 Ok. Lets unpack this.

First: absent a court order he doesnt have to pay child support. He should support his child though. buy diapers and whatever until there is a court order

Second: he signed for the birth cert saying he was the father. So right now he is the legal father.

Third: He needs to go to court and order a paternity test and custody and support order


Title: Shipping drugs to USA

Question:
Hi,

I'm in Utah, in the US. Prescription drugs are extremely expensive, at least the ones I need. I have a friend in another country who's willing to get them for me, is this legal in any way, shape, or form? The drugs are non narcotic, and I do have a valid prescription in my country. Sorry if this has been asked, I could not find a thread with this question.
Thanks!

Answer:
 If the medication is not considered to hold the likely risk of abuse, if the medication is verifiably prescribed to you (as in "you can furnish a legitimate prescription from a real doctor), if this is a 90-day supply or less, or if the medication is demonstrably for your own use (attested in writing and with the contact info of the prescribing doctor) then the FDA will most likely not object to the personal import of this medication. Note that the medication must be one approved for sale in the USA by the FDA.

(edit: https://www.fda.gov/aboutfda/transparency/basics/ucm194904.htm)


Title: CA. My primary doctor prevented me from getting care from another doctor, went on maternity leave and divorced me as a patient, among other things. Do I have a case?

Question:
First, let me start off by saying I've been suffering from 3 conditions since age 14 and have all the corresponding medical records. Pseudotumor cerebri- neurological disorder that is characterized by increased intracranial pressure (pressure around the brain) in the absence of a tumor or other diseases. main symptoms are headache, nausea, and vomiting, as well as pulsatile tinnitus (sounds perceived in the ears, with the sound occurring in the same rhythm as the pulse), double vision and other visual symptoms. I had brain surgery in 2011 to get a VP shunt that drains the excess fluid into the abdomen, but i still have chronic headaches and vision deterioration. Endometriosis- hormonal and immune system disease in which cells similar to that which line the uterus (endometrium) grow outside the uterine cavity, most commonly on the membrane which lines the abdominal cavity. This can lead to pain, irregular bleeding, and infertility. I had an exploratory laparoscopy in 2011, cysts and scar tissue were found. Polycystic ovarian syndrome- cysts grow on the ovaries due to a hormone imbalance. Free fluid from ruptured cysts cause pelvic pain.

I started seeing a new doctor about 3 months ago. During my first visit i went over all my medical conditions and provided medical records (including 2 surgeries, ultra sound results, and doctors' notes from multiple doctors) from a couple years ago when I had insurance and was getting steady medical care(lost my insurance and haven't seen any doctors). During this first visit i had the doctor request a few specialty referrals, one of which was pain management. My second appointment with her a month later was for prescription refill and we didn't discuss anything medical except for how i was feeling that day and the past month. I got my pain management referral in the mail and made an appointment. When I went in for my appointment, the doctor said he wouldn't be able to help me because I had a complicated case and what my doctor said in her note. He showed me her notes and it said "patient likely drug seeking, no clear evidence of polycystic ovarian syndrome....Suspect secondary gain related to pelvic pain....CURES report every visit, drug test every other visit." I went back to my primary doctor to confront her about her notes and told her no one is going to help me if she sends that to every specialist she refers me to and its not fair for her to draw that kind of conclusion after just seeing me for one real visit. She referred to me a different pain management doctor but i never got that referral. Some time after that appointment, my doctor took maternity leave and told me she'd fill in the doctor taking over her cases about my situation. When i called to try and get an appointment for my monthly script refill they had no openings, so I asked if i could just pick up my script without an appointment, i left a message for my primary doctor cuz the receptionist said she was still checking her messages.

When i called 2 days later to check on the status of my message and pain management referral thats now a month late, I was told i was being dismissed as a patient and I'd be receiving a notice in the mail and they're not giving me a 30 day supply of my meds (which they're legally supposed to do) til i find a new doctor. After a very long couple of hours trying to talk to someone who could tell me why (i was hung up on multiple times every time i told them who I was and what I needed, until I threatened to go to their office in person), I was told i missed an appointment on November 10th and went to a different pharmacy other than the one stated in my pain contract. I tried telling them i didn't know about that appointment and didn't even get a reminder call and I tried telling them i only went to a different pharmacy because my regular one didn't have the medication and that I called the doctors office to tell them that but no one ever got back to me so i went to a different pharmacy because i honestly didn't think it was a big deal. My pain contract doesn't say anything about dropping me a patient or me getting in trouble for using a different pharmacy and my doctor sure as hell didn't tell me it was such a big deal or if i had any problems with my pharmacy to let my doctor know immediately. How was i supposed to know it was that important if my doctor didn't fully educate me on it? Now all my specialty referrals are null and void and I have to start all over, after already establishing care with most of them.  Do I have any sort of case?

TL;DR - my doctor who i only had one official visit with referred me to pain management with a note saying I'm a drug seeker with secondary gain related to my pain (causing pain management doctor to not wanna mess with me), dropped me as a patient while on maternity leave and won't provide me with any medication til i can see a new doctor. Do I have any sort of case?
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer:
 No. She has the right to her opinion and you can get another.Answer #2: If your pain is that severe, go to the ER. I believe they are required to treat you.

If your pain is not that severe, wait until December 1st and see a new doctor.  That is only 3-4 business days from today.


Title: I "stole" a stolen laptop from the thief and returned it to the owner. (Washington)

Question:
Can I be charged with theft because I took a laptop from someone who stole it from the original owner, with the express purpose of returning it to the original owner?

BACKGROUND: My friend (aka "Victim") is very sweet and has a very timid and non-confrontational personality. She had a friend and coworker (aka "Thief") who needed a laptop to finish a school assignment. Victim agreed to let Thief use the laptop at Victim's apartment. Victim mistakenly left the apartment for a few minutes to do laundry. When she returned, Thief had disappeared along with the laptop with a note saying that she needed to finish at her apartment as she left some books there and would return the laptop at work, 2 days later. Of course, the laptop was not returned because Thief "forgot" it at home, which she repeated several times. Many texts and emails and voicemails ensued with Victim telling Thief to return the laptop. Thief started saying in person and over text that since Thief needs a laptop for school and Victim doesn't since she works full-time, Thief would return it at the end of the semester in June. Yeah right. Victim threatened to call the police and report the laptop stolen. Thief then threatened over text that if she does call the cops, that she would kick her ass. Evidently Thief is on probation for drug charges and assault.

My friend, Victim, is physically afraid of Thief and the threats and did not call the cops. She just continues to request the laptop and Thief has gotten more aggressive and threatening over text saying that unless she stops texting, she would destroy the laptop and Victim would never get it back.

During all this, I started dating Thief's roommate's sister. I was over at Thief's apartment for a party. I saw the laptop in Thief's bedroom, and I took it, left the party, and brought the laptop back to Victim.

Now, Thief is threatening me to call the cops on stealing the laptop unless I return it. She has even threatened me physically. I'm not a very big guy, and Thief is big and muscular.

So, if Thief does call the cops, which I don't think she would do considering all of the evidence that Victim has that Thief stole the laptop originally, could I be arrested for "stealing" the laptop from Thief and returning it to Victim?

**EDIT:** Wow. I had no idea this would blow up like this. Thanks for everyone's legal answers, especially /u/The_Wyzard's comments [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4ex7l0/i_stole_a_stolen_laptop_from_the_thief_and/d249otj) that said I actually might have committed a crime. I had no idea. But, VICTIM has her laptop back and THIEF would be stupid to call the cops on since she stole the laptop to begin with and there are lots of texts and voicemails where she admitted to it. VICTIM was appreciative in getting her laptop back and after reading all of these posts said that if THIEF does anything to me, including calling the cops, she will call THIEF's probation officer and report the theft and the threats.

**EDIT #2:** Well, maybe I'm not a criminal after all. Phew! Thanks to /u/justcallmetarzan's post [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4ex7l0/i_stole_a_stolen_laptop_from_the_thief_and/d24d050), since I had every intention to return the property to VICTIM. Cool.

Answer:
 WA Criminal defense attorney here. Caveat - I am not YOUR attorney, so if you get charged, I'm not going to represent you, though depending on what county, you might PM me for a referral.

We can quibble about ownership all day, but owner in the theft statutes is more commonly presented as "true owner." It's unlikely that a court would consider Thief to have an interest in the laptop as an owner, given that his possession of the laptop is itself unlawful. Theft is not a lawful means of transferring title or acquiring a possessory interest.

Regardless, OP committed no theft. The relevant means of theft here would be 9A.56.020(1)(a) - "To wrongfully obtain or exert unauthorized control over the property or services of another or the value thereof, with intent to deprive him or her of such property or services." (and a side note for the pedantic - intent to permanently deprive is not an element in WA).

Even if OP's exertion of control was unauthorized (i.e. victim didn't authorize him to retrieve it), it's still not theft because he intended to return the property to its true owner - there's no intent to deprive.

Answer #2: 1. stop talking to theif
2. Call the police have you and victim ready to explain situtation and ask for...
3. A Restraining order since you and victim are scared that theif may hurt you.


Title: Loaned car to friend and got ticket in the mail. Can I contest this?

Question: I received a ticket in the mail for going 27mph in a 20mph school zone. I can prove that I was at work at the time the ticket was given. Can I contest this and have the responsibility passed over to the person who was driving the car? If he had been pulled over this would not have been on me anyway.

Answer: Yes.  You weren't driving, so it isn't your ticket.  You can have them go to court and have it changed, or do it yourself.  You shouldn't even need proof unless it's contested by the responsible party.  Usually with these tickets they actually explicitly request that you identify the driver if it isn't you, because they are well aware that this happens (family cars, rentals, fleet vehicles).


Title: How to prevent other people from stealing my idea?

Question:
I have an idea for a simple but useful computer program! It's not a web-app, it's an old school program you would run from the hard disk. What can I do to prevent people from stealing my idea? I would like to get people's opinion and input, for example show some demos and get feedback about the user interface, but how can I do this without having people steal it?

It's my understanding when an idea is invented, it's automatically copyrighted, so why do people spend thousands of dollars having lawyers copyright their work?

I'm in Canada.

Answer:
 To prevent people from stealing your idea, you need to take that idea, implement it, create a program, and then you can copy write the program. Depending on what program does you may also be able to patent the program. In general, ideas cannot be protected. It is the expression of ideas that can be protected.

When an idea is invented it is not immediately copyrighted. If you write a story, that story is immediately copyrighted. If you take a picture, that photograph is immediately copyrighted. Not so with an idea.

You could ask people to sign a nondisclosure agreement before you describe the idea to them. Practically speaking, few people will sign.


Title: Should I ask my previous roommate to pay to re-key my apartment?

Question: I live in Chicago, IL. I had a roommate move out recently, and when I asked for the keys back, she asked to hang on to them for a weekend in case she had forgotten anything in our storage unit. She said she would mail them to me afterwards. She mailed the keys on June 17th, and they still have not arrived. I've put in a lost mail request with the USPS, but am not hopeful. My concern is that the keys to my front door are somewhere out in the world,  in an envelope with my home address written on it. Anyone could find that and rob me or worse. Is it reasonable to request that she pay to re-key my apartment? Is that a request I should make, or should I inform the landlord and let him handle it? Am I going to end up being responsible for the cost of these lost keys? Please advise.

Answer: You should let your landlord know.  You may end up being on the hook for the costs.  You can ask your roommate to pay, they can say no, and then you are stuck at square 1.


Title: CA - Can a parent with 0% custody change the child's last name without the other parent?

Question:
Inquiring for my friend.

Her ex, with whom she had a child with, has 0% custody but somehow changed the child's last name from his to her last name without my friend knowing. She found out when the ex's wife messaged her on facebook asking her is she wanted the child's new birth certificate. My friend never received anything from the county and she was not aware that the last name change had taken place. She went down to the court house and there is no record of the name change but vital records does state they have a court order through child support. Is this legal? What can she do about this?

Answer:
 >but vital records does state they have a court order through child support.

She needs to go straight down to the local office and get a copy of everything they have. Make sure she brings with her a copy of the child's original birth certificate and social security card. If there is a court order that grants her custody of the child, take that, too. If  the Dept. of Vital Statistics has an "Order" which purports to change the child's name, she should then take that to the clerk of court's office to show them (along with any application filled out to change the name).

If your signature is forged on any document, take it to the police and file a report.


Title: When I was born, the hospital put the wrong name for my mother. How do I fix it? (NY)

Question:
I am from NYC, and over 18. My mother&apos;s first name is incorrect on my birth certificate. It isn&apos;t one letter off, apparently the nurse when I was born just wrote a completely different name than the one that is legally on her paperwork. I tried fixing this issue a few years ago in person, when we first found out about it, but I was told that my options were to go to court or to have my mother change her name. I no longer live in the state, although my mother does, and I&apos;m not going to have her change her name.

I want to fix this sooner rather than later, since I&apos;m worried I have no way to prove we&apos;re related for any important events that may come up.

Answer: NAL, and this might be silly legal advice, *but* are sure your mom is 100% your biological mom? What if you were switched at birth and the lady who is on your birth certificate is your biological mother.  It's a long shot, but what if the nurse never messed up the name, just the woman you were given to?


Title: [NJ] I have a disabled vehicle parked in my driveway, and now people keep blocking my driveway

Question:
So long story short, I’m doing some work on an old truck of mine, and have it parked in my driveway on jack stands with the wheels off and the entire front suspension apart. I have a 2 car-wide driveway and have my car parked next to the truck.

My problem is that people keep parking in front of my driveway on the truck side. Someone pulled up and parked their car with half their car in front of my driveway while I was working on it, and when I told him he can’t park like that, he flat out told me “what? it’s not like this truck is going anywhere”. I threatened to call the police, and he moved his car after cursing me out and calling me an asshole.  After he left, I went inside to have dinner and when I came back out, there was another car there, blocking my driveway even worse than the other guy.

I get that this may sound kind of petty. Sure, it’s true that my truck isn’t going to be moving within the time they’ll be here, but that doesn’t mean it’s a free parking spot for them. Could I actually call the police on these people, and if so, would the officer actually do anything about it or would he just say the same thing as everyone else? What can I do to prevent people doing this as well? Put cones out?
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 I used to have that issue in a town in NJ. Call your town department of public works and see if they'd paint the white lines for your driveway's limits. Also some towns (I know of at least one in bergen County) where even if it's your driveway, it cannot be blocked from a car on the street.
I know you're not planning on moving that truck but it's aggravating to have people do that. Answer #2: 1st make sure your disabled, wheel less vehicle is not a code violation.  Then do as others have suggested. Answer #3: I'd put up *No Parking / Violators Will Be Towed At Owners Expense* signs. And call a tow truck when they do.


Title: What if a car crashes (not into another car), killing both teenaged passengers?

Question:
A teenaged couple is in a car. The driver crashes into something, like a tree or a pole, and both people in the car are killed. Are there any legal repercussions?

Additionally, would autopsies be performed on the bodies?

This would be in Hawaii, if that makes a difference.

Thank you!

Answer: Not a lawyer, but I'd assume the passenger's family would be able to sue the driver's family for funeral costs etc. if the driver was shown to be at fault.


Title: Mother of my child took my daughter and moved (without notice), won't let me see her or tell me where she is. [NE]

Question:
Changing names for obvious reasons.

Sarah (the mother of my 5yo child, Keri) has been living with my parents for nearly a year, rent free. She has lived in 6 addresses in the past 18 months, all of which for less than 3 months other than when she lived with parents. All of the sudden, around a week and a half ago she moved out while my parents were out of town. She did not tell me, or my parents, and refuses to tell me where she's living or let me see my daughter. I've tried talking to her but she ignores my texts.

I have regularly been paying for daycare with a bank account so she can write checks for daycare. I recently found out that $600 that I transferred to the account in November (and was withdrawn November 6th) went missing and the daycare Keri goes to contacted me saying they did not recieve any payment in November. I have a text from Sarah saying that she needed to take the money out in cash because she couldn't find the checkbook in order to pay daycare. After asking her about it, and specifically saying that if she didnt respond I would go to the police, she claimed she gave them the payment (I do not believe she did).

She also sent a text message to my mother that said she would meet with her and Keri in a public place but if I showed up they would leave.

I don't have a lot of money to spend on a lawyer but she's keeping my child away from me and at this point I want to file for full custody. What can I do to reduce the legal costs of a custody battle? Is she doing anything illegal that I can at least go to the police and get a temporary custody order? I feel pretty helpless at this point so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 >specifically saying that if she didnt respond I would go to the police

Did you actually go to the police?


Title: Help! Metro bike stolen, company charging me $800!

Question:
Hi everyone,

I recently rented a Discover Bike in San Diego, CA, the bikes are rented through a docking system where you load time onto the bikes by paying at the docking station. I loaded 30 minutes and pressed 'Accept Waiver' to their terms and conditions. I was riding around and pulled over on the corner of the side walk to make a phone call. While standing 2-3 ft away a transient looking man came up and quickly grabbed the bike and road off with it. There was no threats or force used, although, there was nothing that I could do. I instantly called Discover Bikes and they informed me that if the bike was not returned I would have to pay $800 to replace the bike, this stipulation is indeed written in their contract which I accepted when pressing 'Accept Waiver'. I've filed a police report and followed all of the steps the company suggest when a bike is stolen. Since the bike has not been found they are starting to charge me fees which I have disputed with my credit card company. My question is if there is a way to not have to pay these fees?

Here's what the contract states;

IF BIKE IS NOT RETURNED PRIOR TO THE END OF THE INITIAL SPECIAL EVENT RENTAL PERIOD, ADDITIONAL CHARGES/FEES WILL APPLY AT THE RATE OF $4 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 30-MINUTE PERIOD UNTIL RETURNED, UP TO A MAXIMUM DAILY RENTAL RATE OF $75 PER DAY. IF RIDER FAILS TO RETURN BIKE WITHIN 25 HOURS OF THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR ORIGINAL SPECIAL EVENT RENTAL TERM, RIDER WILL BE CHARGED A FEE OF $800.

Answer:
 Sorry, this is cut and dry. You signed a contract. You owe Discover Bikes $800. Stop disputing the charges -- they are 100% valid. Don't flag yourself to your CC company as being someone who likes to file false disputes.

If the police find the guy, you can sue him for the $800. If he is a transient man then he might not have $800 for you to collect, leaving you SOL. Again, sorry for your situation.Answer #2: Do you have any kind of insurance? Renters, home owners or auto?


Title: [OH] Mgmt gave a notice of entry that said "month of September", can this fly?

Question:
I received a notice at the beginning of the month stating that in the month of September, the maintenance guy would be coming in to be doing water heater inspections (or something along those lines). That's all it said, was "month of September". I spoke with management and they said that since they only have one maintenance guy, they can't say for sure when he would be there.

Is this an adequate form of notice of entry? I understand that in Ohio they have to have a 24 hour notice, but can it just be listed as "any time this month"

Answer:
 This question has come up on this sub before, and I recall that the general answer is "no."

A better question to ask is, "Would this be considered reasonable notice?" because that's what Ohio's laws say:  https://www.ohiobar.org/forpublic/resources/lawfactspamphlets/pages/lawfactspamphlet-11.aspx

Answer #2: paging /u/AnotherGuyInOhio


Title: Child support nightmare will not end! Someone help, plz!

Question:
 First and foremost, I have completely exhausted my savings hiring lawyers that would "Help"!
  I have a child with a woman who has the system beat, and it is finically destroying me. I will try to give just the pertinent information or this will turn into a book.
  I pay nearly $900 a month for one child,  and have to carry this child on my medical insurance for an additional $115 a month.
 I recently returned from modification, and was really lucky it didnt go up. She claims to have $0 income, lives in section 8 housing, (3bdrm town home) with her other child, her brother and my child. Her brother recieves money from the state for child care whilst she is supposed to be working, but in court she claims no income? How? I questioned the moderator, and he said that I should bring that up with cys and welfare. I know that she works under the table cleaning motel rooms, and have video to prove it. I was told the video was inadmissible because the source could not be verified. I recorded her arriving at work, her car plate number, the daily newspaper for date, and a witness in one unedited clip, no dice. I got 2 people to sign affidavits at my attorneys office that they have heard her talk about working at this motel as well as seen her working there. Not good enough. She claims she is trying to find work, over 7 years now, but the market is "really bad in her field"!
  On top of this, the last 3 court appearances have been in front of the same DSO. Before all of these hearings, her lawyer(free lawyer from a woman's charity) has been in the back room with the DSO, discussing our case. I directly over heard the attorney telling the DSO that he knows I'm going to "try his video shit again". Is this not wrong?  Every attorney I have brought in front of this DSO has been shot down. The DSO has given her chance and chance again to bring in financial paper work, but she doesn't, and he just let's it go till next time, then nothing. She has been caught lying on numerous financial documents, but the court just let's it go? How is this reality? They have my money under a microscope, but she can just pull numbers from the air? Wtf?
 She has also repeatedly broken the visitation agreement to the point that it is completely a worthless piece of paper that no one will enforce. This is a whole different story and won't elaborate.
  She is driving a 2014 minivan(Honda, loaded), always has the latest phones, gadgets, etc and loves to flaunt them. So the money is coming from somewhere, I know her family isn't well off, and her brother doesn't work other than getting paid to watch the kids, which he doesnt do. The older sibling is home with the younger one every time I call.
 Thanks for listening, any advice at this point is welcome, I'm just at wits end and can't handle another 10+ years of this shit. Btw in Pa

Answer: You can either hire a lawyer to try to get a modification approved, or you can suck it up and pay. There's no magic formula that anyone here can provide you with to lower your child support payments.


Title: Do I have to allow service technicians to take photographs inside my home?

Question: A lot of companies now have their service technicians take pictures on their jobs now. (TV instalation, pest control ect) My concern is what do they do with those pictures and what prevents someone from using those photos commercially or to post to social media without my consent? Can I refuse to allow a technician to take photographs in and around my home? If I do refuse then can the company refuse service?

Answer:
 You can refuse the pictures.

They can refuse the service.


Title: [Florida] Mother died. Bank decided to only consider my brother a "beneficiary" and voided all other legal documents, such as medical and financial POA. Now her money is slowly disappearing.

Question:
Bank in Beverly Hills Florida has made the experience of our mother dying horrible. We are made to feel almost like criminals. Every time they made requests for death certificates, which we presented, they would then demand a copy of the newspaper obituary. Then they demanded that these items be notarized. They then sent us to their sister site that has a notary, which was closed. In the meantime, money is still getting debited for services she no longer needs. The bank then told us that once all the charges clear, they will close the account and send us a check. The bank is also refusing to give us name and number for these charges so we can dispute them.

Or mother had a female caregiver. The caregiver moved in her boyfriend, who  used our mothers computer and debit card. She had no credit cards, she didn't believe in them. The bank is very aware of this. He was arrested and jailed. The bank knows this. There's many recurring charges for porn and the such. And were seeing about $3000 just drain away.

And to add insult to injury, they won't even allow us to change in cash after the estate sale, since we weren't "customers".

Won't be able to respond to this post for awhile, heading back home.

Answer:
 Yes, the way banks work is that they don't give money to random people who claim that it should be theirs.  So, they have been prudent in asking you for documentation.  Otherwise, everyone would just walk into banks all day and claim that the account holder died and the money is now theirs.

Also, banks don't have to perform services for non-customers.

Your recourse is to sue the boyfriend.Answer #2: As a practical matter, if you don't have all the necessary documentation you need for the bank to close the account, ask for them to put a hold on the account until you can come by with it. That shows you aren't just trying to take the money and run but trying to protect your deceased loved ones assets. Answer #3: Before I did anything else I would call the banks fraud department and let them know that someone was arrested for using the card fraudulently, that the account owner has passed, and that a hold needs to be placed on the account immediately. That should at least take care of the recurring charges.

You mention POAs, but those almost always terminate at death. The bank would not be out of line in not honoring documents that are no longer valid.

The fact that you mention the bank saying the brother is a beneficiary makes me think this account may have had a transfer on death provision. If so that may mean the person named gets the whole account.

I would highly suggest you go an speak with a good probate attorney. Assuming you are named executor in their will, or have priority under state law, you can get appointed as such which will give you all the authority you need to access funds, get records, and challenge charges.


Title: MN (Hypothetical) Dogs escape while babysitting

Question: A few weeks ago I was watching my sister's toddler. Her husband told me he had left the dogs outside so they wouldn't get in the way (2 big dogs). There is a large hole in the fence. If the dogs had gotten loose and bitten someone who would be responsible?

Answer:
 In cases of this type, liability normally can be decided by answering a question that lies at the very heart of this area of tort law:

> Who let the dogs out?


Title: Hippa violation?

Question: I'm currently at the doctor with my partner for an ultrasound and there are 2 screens in the ultrasound room with other patients full names (first and last) along with the procedure and referring doctor. Is this a hippa violation and if so what do we do?

Answer: Can you not just look away and tell the doctor there's patient information on the screen? Seems like a dick move to purposefully look at someone's stuff and then report your doctor for a HIPAA violation.


Title: My room is as hot as a sauna, what legal power do I have?

Question:
My room is literally as hot as a sauna. I can't sleep at night and it's really beginning to impact my quality of life.
I moved in during the winter and didn't consider this as a problem. I have two fans already that provide no help... Can I break a lease and move out? How can I sleep comfortably again? (Ontario, Canada)

Answer: Buy a window or portable A/C unit?


Title: My ex husband is stopping our daughter from visiting me in the Summer.

Question:
Here's a little back story. Back in 2005 I met a guy online who I fell in love with. He lived in Michigan and I lived in Nevada. After meeting each other several times, we ended up getting married in 07 and I went to live with him in Michigan. In 2009 we had a beautiful baby girl together and everything seemed to be going perfectly.

Fast forward to 2011, and we didn't get along at all. We grew apart, I guess that's what you get when you meet your husband online. I fell for a guy at my workplace and started having an affair behind my husband's back. I was so unhappy and felt our marriage was already dead. A month later he found out and we separated.

We agreed to let our daughter live with him throughout the week and I would get her on weekends. Well eventually I got fired from my job because my bosses were very conservative and after learning what I done were out to get me and I got fired over something small. On top of that I got pregnant and when my ex found that out he had me served with divorce papers because he was afraid he'd be responsible for this child.

So a few months down the road, we went to court. I didn't have no money for a lawyer and my ex got himself a good attorney. I thought at first I got a fair deal, but later learned that I missed out on a lot of things that I had rights to, like staying on his healthcare for a while. The agreement was he gets physical custody and 4 over nights a week while I get 3.

Two weeks later after the divorced was finalized, I got evicted from my place and unemployment dried up. I had no choice but to move back to NV or be homeless. So I talked with my ex and we agreed that our daughter can stay with him and I get her every summer.

The first summer came and he wouldn't let her come down. He said the divorced drained him  and he didn't have no money available to send her down. He stated legally he didn't have to and he was upset I never contacted the courts that I moved. Later on that year I got served again with court papers. He told me he just wanted everything on record what our plans were. He later sent me papers to sign stating I get her for 6 weeks every summer and we split the cost. I refused to sign the papers and told him a judge shouldn't decide when we get to see our kids and that all he's doing is keeping her from me. I felt I got screwed once, didn't want it to happen again.

So fast forward 3 summers and each summer he let her come down here and had no issues. That was until this past summer, I felt like she was behind on her education and had some really bad habits I didn't approve of. While she was here I told him I want her to stay with me next year and maybe I can do better and help her improve on some things. He said, he'll think about it. Well the moment he got her back this year he called me and cussed me out. Calling me a lazy deadbeat, thatI just want her so I can get welfare. Telling me I have no room questioning his parenting skills because he claims he's been with her through the most part and that I was the one who abandoned her. He then told me only way she's ever coming down here again in if a court makes him because he feels he tried to work with me. Told me he's not dropping another dime into the courts and that if I want something, I'll have to take him to court.

I have no money, I got 3 other kids now who I take care of and living so far away I don't know what to do. Can he legally stop her? We both agreed I get summers, just because it isn't on paper that means its no good? Please Help.

I'm sorry for this being long, but I just didn't want leave anything out because I really want some good advice.

Answer:
 Like he said.  In lieu of a parenting plan or court order guaranteeing you get her for summers, he can refuse.  It's interesting that he presented you with such a document, and you refused to commit to it by signing.

He can legally prohibit her from visiting until she's no longer a minor, or a court orders it.Answer #2: He is required to follow the court order, which is impossible due to your moving away. He is not required to send her to NV each summerAnswer #3: > He then told me only way she's ever coming down here again in if a court makes him because he feels he tried to work with me.

I mean, he's not wrong. It sounds like your ex wanted to work with you to share custody but you kept changing your mind and just doing whatever was easiest.

The odds of you getting full custody of your daughter after you've only spent ~6 months with her in the last 6 years is incredibly low, add to that the fact that you have three other children and very limited resources, and you'd be lucky to get 50/50 again if you choose to stay in NV. I'm not saying this to be cruel, I just want you to go in with realistic expectations. You don't get a lot of say in how your daughter's being parented if you haven't been there to parent her.

The best thing for you to do right now would be to start calling up attorneys and get the ball rolling on suing him for custody. You don't really have a lot of other options, until she's 18 he can legally stop her from coming down for the summers absent a court order.


Title: Drug test

Question: My place does drug testing upon entering the program and after any overnight stay without probable cause. Is that legal under the 4th Amendment?

Answer:
 Uh, yes, it's legal for your drug rehab to drug test you. Answer #2: Likely.

You don't give us any info. But I will guess you are willingly in a rehab center and agreed to the rules. You can leave at any time if you don't like them


Title: Neighbors Hosted a CCW class in their field. Did not go well.

Question:
I live in Missouri, USA.

I live on a cul-de-sac on the second to last street on the edge of my small town. The next street over marks the beginning of farm land, and the outside of city limits. This last Saturday two CCW classes were held on that property and at some point (I was not home at the time this happened) they started missing their back-stop and began hitting houses on my street, mine included. No-one was injured. Property damages include a destroyed glass back-door, siding, and shingles on the roof (and damage to others properties). The police were called by my neighbor. The policed asked the individuals to stop but told us they have no authority to ask them to not have classes there due to them being outside of city limits. They also said that since multiple classes were occurring that there was no way to know who specifically was responsible and that there is unlikely to be any follow up. We will have to pay for repair out of pocket. I estimate that to be around 400-800 for professional repairs.

I'm kind of at a loss for words, so to formulate a question:

What are our options? Small claims court? Lawyer up? General legal advice.

Answer:
 Okay, this thread has gone a little awry so I’m going to give you a more concise and on point answer. It’s been a few hours so hopefully you see this. I’m going to boil the laws down to what is relevant.

Missouri Revised Statute 571.030(3) covers that a person shall not knowingly shoot a building. In this case while it was likely that the students would shoot wide and hit houses they would not be doing so knowingly and as such there is not a criminal element. Subsection (9) also covers habitable building but again knowingly would be the operative word.

Mo. Rev. Stat. Section 537.294(4) covers that a firearm range is not immune from criminal or civil prosecution except for sound or noise.

Negligence is comprised of duty, breach, causation, damages. Here the duty of the firearms range was to prevent bullets causing damage, they breached but the houses being damaged, they caused it as but for their range the damage would not have occurred, the damages are the repairs you and the neighbours will have to do.

From having looked at the statutes there appears to be no criminal negligence regarding the handling of a firearm that does not cause personal physical injury. So the police were correct in their telling you they could not do anything until someone was hurt. Contact the range to get their insurance information. Their insurance will either pay out with few questions, refuse to honor their policy in which case you’d have to go to court, or fight it themselves. The hurdle to get over in court is whether they took sufficient precautions.

This is basic tort law, but for their actions you wouldn’t have repairs. Good luck.


Title: Sister physically assaulted mother and destroyed property (CA)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 What?! No.  She can absolutely call the police and have them press charges.

She should go to the hospital immediately and get her injuries documented and tell them how she received them.

How old is your mother?Answer #2: What?! No.  She can absolutely call the police and have them press charges.

She should go to the hospital immediately and get her injuries documented and tell them how she received them.

How old is your mother?


Title: My little sister's new job knowingly put her in situation that was dangerous and had potential of sexual assault

Question:
My younger sister just recently moved to a new state. She got a job as a caregiver there and has only been there for a week, her job mainly consisted of spending time with old people and keeping them company. She gets a little schedule of who's house she is going to and what special needs the person might have.

Earlier today she was scheduled to go to this man's house in his 50's and the only special instructions were that this man has trouble walking on his own. My sister arrives at the house (she is completely alone by the way) and a man answers the door wearing nothing but a towel. My sister announced who she was and that she was there to assist \*name of client. The man tells her that the client is in the living room so she goes in and the client is sitting on the couch completely naked and has pornography playing on the TV. So my sister who is 20 but  could easily pass for 16 is standing in this stranger's house with one middle aged man wearing nothing but a towel and her client naked and watching pornography. She turned and ran out of the house and drove off.

She called her boss and explained what just happened. The manager says Oh yeah we've had problems with him doing stuff like that in the past he has memory issues and doesn't always remember when his visits are. Keep in mind there was no mention of memory problems in her special instructions.  I'm also calling bullshit on the memory issue because even if he forgot when someone is supposed to come over the fact that when the door was answered they both found it acceptable to bring my sister into the house shows that they had other plans.

    I don't really know what action can be taken but the fact her boss knew of continuous problems with this client and chose to not mention it and send my sister there alone has to be some kind of issue right. I'm extremely enraged that my sister was put in this potentially very dangerous situation and I hope you guys can give me some guidance on what can be done about it.

Thank you all for your time.

Answer:
 >found it acceptable to bring my sister into the house shows that they had other plans.

Other plans?  Like they forgot a home care visit was scheduled?

I can see nothing in your claim that makes it very dangerous.

She can find another job if she is uncomfortable visiting home locations alone to a company that meets her standards.


Title: (MT) Potential landlord denying our application because house only allows one dog and we have two, one pet and one support animal

Question:
My husband and I have been searching for a new place to live for several months and after finding not many leads we found a house that would be perfect. The area that we live in is very expensive and affordable houses with fences that are pet friendly are very difficult to find. Upon seeing the house we immediately put in an application but we were just called by the landlords and told that we likely would not be approved because we have two dogs and the property only allows for one. I have several severe medical issues, including anxiety and chronic pain resulting from a TBI, and I have an emotional support animal who helps with those issues. We have all the appropriate documentation from my physician and as I understood it, she does not count as a pet. We have one other dog who is a pet. The landlord is trying to say that even though she is not a pet and we have paperwork on her, she still counts to the one dog rule. I am not sure if this is kosher or not. If it is legal, that is fine, but I want to make sure I understand the fair housing laws. Is denying our application because we have a pet dog and a support dog legal?

Thank you in advanced.

Tl;dr: I have a pet dog and an emotional support dog with papers and a potential landlord is trying to deny my application for a house based on a one dog rule. Is this legal?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: You won't win here. Your landlord could easily change it to "no pets".  There's no avenue whereby you can force her to rent to you with a pet.