Title: my parents are not taking me to school

Question:
hello can you all please help me with this situation?

My N-parents are refusing to take me to school today. They claim it's because I'm mentally unstable, but their behavior indicates otherwise: if they truly thought I was mentally unstable, would they both have left to run errands and left me home alone? would they have told me to "fuck off, and go to school myself." i asked them "ok so if i say bad words, you think it's okay for you to not take me to school?" and they said "Yes"!! jfc i actually just want to go to school. the school said it was okay for me to not come to school for mental health reasons but i seriously think this is not because my parents are concerned about my mental health. they don't want me to say bad words. i think this sounds insane and you're probably going to assume my parents are saints, but this is not okay. it is not okay for any reason to not let me go to school when i have done nothing wrong.please help they used to have episodes of doing this when i was in middle school. they would refuse to drive me to school although they were home because they say i should have taken the bus. but then they spend exactly enough time arguing with me about that and exactly when it's too late to get to school on time they announce, "ok let's go". like their reasons have to do with 'teaching me a lesson' by not taking me to school?? wtf is this okay? what can i do?

at this point they'll masquerade it as 'keeping me home for mental health reasons' and the school WILL believe them. i just can't deal with the blatant lies anymore. they also took my phone i believe so i could not record them saying any of those things.

edit: forgot to add to the title but state is VA

i just want to go to school. how often do kids say that?

Answer:
 This isn't a legal question.  You want people here to validate your helplessness, and we're not going to do it.

We don't go in for RBN/Nomil "n-relative" style talk in these parts. It is a made up language designed to validate special-snowflake status.  Ask a legal question - the fact that you (almost certainly wrongly) consider your parents to be narcissists is a useless detail that actually tells a lot more about you than it does about them.

If you can't get to the bus on time, ride your bike or walk.  IRL people figure out how to get to school/work without being chauffeured all the time.  Answer #2: Have you talked to a school counselor? I suspect there is more to this story than you are presenting...


Title: Guardianship over my mentally retarded son - US citizen in Sweden

Question:
My wife, myself and my son are all US Citizens living in Sweden.  My son is severely mentally retarded, cannot speak and has very little understanding of language, and is approaching legal adulthood in a little less than two years.  I would like to know what I will need to do to have him legally declared mentally incompetent and my wife and I appointed as his guardians, preferably without having to travel to the USA to do so.  He is not at all borderline and requires constant supervision to feed, clothe, transport, and generally ensure he does not accidentally hurt himself.

Our last place of residence in the USA was North Carolina.

For optional bonus question, we may seek to become Swedish citizens when we have worked here long enough to qualify, how does that work with a mentally incompetent dependent?

Answer:
 What are your (you, your wife and son) status in Sweden? Are you permanent residents or on some other from of Visa? Answer #2: Okay, at this point in time I would probably talk to a Swedish lawyer to see if you can do anything through the Swedish legal system or if you have to do thing through the US system.

If you don't have a lawyer at this moment then a social worker or his doctor (especially if you go to a specialised doctor in a hospital) or even maybe his school/care taking facility (Assuming that he goes to one) might know a lawyer specializing in the law  surrounding special needs kids/adults.


Title: I'm stumped on how I should answer the citizenship portion of Standard Form 86 in order to obtain security clearance. (X-Post from /r/AskEngineers)

Question:
I'm a very recent aerospace engineering grad and today I received the email that I was green lit to be hired to work for the DoD. Of course, one would require security clearance for this. I am 90% sure I am a U.S. citizen as I was qualified to received federal financial aid and were able to be cleared to tour the facilities of top defense contractors such as LM and NG. I also have a valid U.S. passport. I came here as a non U.S. citizen. When my father became naturalized back in 2001, I was below 18 at the time and as such I automatically became a citizen through his naturalization. At least that's what I think happened. The choices offered to me in section 9 of SF-86 does not reflect my current citizenship status.
Here are the choices:

* 1)  I am a U.S. citizen or national by birth in the U.S. or U.S. territory/commonwealth.
* 2)  I am a U.S. citizen or national by birth, born to U.S. parent(s), in a foreign country.
* 3)  I am a naturalized U.S. citizen.
* 4)  I am not a U.S. citizen.

Of all the choices, #3 would be the most likely. However, because I became a citizen through my father's naturalization, I was not issued a certificate of citizenship or naturalization.

I am very confused as to how to approach this situation. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thank you!

Answer:
 Completely and accurately.  I would suggest that you select item 3, since 1, 2, and 4 don't apply.  You were naturalized when your father became a citizen, even if you don't have a certificate as such.

Most of the SF-86 has an option for you to add a note or explanation; if it's possible in Section 9, you should add that explanation.  If you're applying for TS or will have a SSBI done, then you'll get to explain this all to the investigator in person anyhow.

I am in no way, shape or form an immigration lawyer, but it looks like you're a citizen per this website: http://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-parents

I would talk to your parents immigration lawyer, but it looks like you want to fill out this form http://www.uscis.gov/n-600 and get all your paperwork in order ASAP.


Title: Murder and 2x Attempted Murder Question(s)

Question:
So, thank god I have nothing to do with this, but a close friend was shot last summer and severely injured along with 2 other people one male and one female (of which the male died).

So my friends gets a phone call from the police working the case yesterday and they were basically threatening him to tell them the passcode to his seized iPhone. When he did not comply they said well we are going to go ahead and let one of the murder suspects BOND OUT of jail.

How common/legal is this tactic? What should my friend do? I genuinely think he's scared that the shooter is going to come back and finish him off so there's 1 less witness. It's honestly kind of surreal that this is happening in the USA.  Just looking for some thoughts. I understand this is kind of heavy for this subreddit, but I thought I would share. Pretty crazy scenario.

Answer:
 The police don't decide that, a judge decides the bond.Answer #2: The police don't decide whether or not to grant bond. But it is not impossible even a murder suspect would not be granted bond.Answer #3: This isn't a legal tactic. The police aren't involved in choosing whether to bail someone out. That is up to the judge. The police were trying to get your friend to cooperate so they said what they said to scare him. They probably knew the person was going to get out of jail. Even people who are charged with murder, never mind attempted murder, can bond out of jail if the judge does not believe they are a risk to society and that they will show up for court.

It really is very important for victims to cooperate with police investigations if they want the perpetrator to be successfully prosecuted. If your friend has something on his phone that concerns him, he might want to speak to his own lawyer about it. But if he doesn't cooperate with the investigation, he is going to make it very difficult for the police and prosecutor to be successful.Answer #4: They could have been implying that evidence on your phone could lead to the suspect being denied bail.Answer #5: If there is anything incriminating on that phone, your friend should hire a lawyer who will negotiate with the police on how to provide the evidence they require while protecting your friend from any avoidable consequences.Answer #6: Its not a legal tactic, its that the judge doesn't have enough evidence to deny bail because your friend wouldn't help in providing evidence.


Title: Attorney Placement Pending. What can I expect to happen here?

Question:
I don't have any money for credit debt.  How it got that way is a long and boring story, and now I have a letter from Discover saying the account will be forwarded to an attorney who will ''seek a judgement against me'' by Nov 30.

The amount owed is $2700

I'm in Texas

What can I expect?  What do you advise?

Answer:
 You can expect calls seeking payment, a lawsuit, and a judgement ordering you to pay.

If a judgement is placed against you, you can expect them to attempt to levy bank accounts ~~and/or garnish any wages.~~

Edit: It looks like Texas doesn't permit wage garnishments (for your type of debt). I apologize for the incorrect information. It looks like they are still able to levy your bank accounts if it gets to that point.


Title: AZ I bought a car that the dealership didn't have possession of.

Question: I recently visited a local car dealership and bought a brand new car. The saleswoman informed me while on the test drive that the car had "just come in and we still need to detail it". While in the finance office however, I was informed that the car was not on the lot and was loaned out to another customer to drive. I have not yet taken delivery of the vehicle, two days later. The dealer has assured me that the lady driving the car is only using it  to go to work and back but I'm still worried that something might of happened to the car. What do I do here?

Answer: Tell them to cancel purchase and go find a better dealership.  At minimum you should request some form of compensation.


Title: Can parents legally kick a 17 year-old out in Texas?

Question:
The parents have kicked the child out of the household because they do not agree with her future plans after she graduates high school in June and she is "going down a path of sin" and they "will not support that". They allowed her to come get some of her clothes, but have refused to let her come back home or give her money after she begged a pleaded with them. My family is providing her with a roof, food, and transport to and from school. I've read that her parents are legally inclined to provide food, shelter, and clothing until she turns 18 but they are refusing to do any of this.

Can they legally do this?

What action can be taken in this situation?

Will an officer "force" her parents to let her back in?

She is really nervous about getting the legal system involved because she doesn't know what the repercussions will be. Any help would be much appreciated.
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer:
 In Texas, this is probably [child neglect](https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Training/Reporting/recognizing.asp):

> Physical neglect is the failure to provide a child with food, clothing, or shelter necessary to sustain the life or health of the child. Physical neglect can include a situation where the home environment presents a health or safety threat to children.
>
> Abandonment and refusal to accept parental responsibility are two other categories of neglect.

[Contact the Department of Family and Protective Services](https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Contact_Us/report_abuse.asp) for advice and assistance.


Title: Do I have a case? (Dispute involving pet adoption)

Question:
I'm in Maryland.

Here is what happened:

We adopted a cat from a rescue agency that was living with a foster family. Before we adopted the cat, we were told by the foster family of a sore she had in her armpit area.  According to the foster family, a veterinarian used by the rescue agency said all it needed was "air" and time to heal, so the foster family didn't do anything about it.  The rescue agency was aware of the sore before the adoption and we have email correspondence to prove it. The time between the foster family getting the cat (with the sore) and our adopting the cat was about four months.

So we adopt the cat and within a week it is obvious to us that this sore was not going to heal on its own, so we brought the cat to our veterinarian and were told the sore needed to be stitched up. We paid for the stitches to the tune of about $350.

Do we have a case against the adoption agency for the $350? Any vet care needed prior to our adoption would have been covered by them (they paid for spaying, rabies, flea and heart worm medication). They clearly knew about the sore, and we relied on the improper diagnosis of their vet when we bought the cat.

Thoughts and/or opinions are much appreciated.
Topic:
Contracts

Answer: Are you going to try to worm $350 out of a probably already struggling rescue agency? They don't make much money. And if that $350 is really such a big deal, then you can't afford a cat to begin with.


Title: My fiancé keeps having to attend meetings that if he's late or doesn't show he gets fired. He does not get paid for these meetings also he works night shift and they always have it on the days he works. I'm just wondering is it illegal that he has to attend these meetings without pay?

Answer: You will need to provide a location. In the US mandatory meetings must be paid.


Title: HELP! Wrongly fired from my warehouse job

Question:
Located in CA
My son was born February 11th, 2017 at 12:11am, I had left work on February 10th at 11:35pm to the hospital to be present in his arrival. After he was born I called LOA(Parental Leave) to inform them my son had arrived to start my parental leave process also so they can excuse the hours I missed since I would be clocking out after 11:35pm on February 10th. The LOA associate said they could only cover the day he was born and that was fine with me because that means they would cover February 11th 12am-3:30am of my regular shift hours. During this time I did not have access to my Hub-account because HR needed to reset my password, therefore I couldn't add or check my time. I only gained access to my Hub after returning to work after my parental leave when I noticed I had negative one hour. LOA did not excuse the date he was born causing the negativity in my time. I had called April 14, 2017 to the LOA team informing them they did not excuse my hours for the 11th and a manager from the LOA said he will write to my site's HR team to excuse my hours so I wouldn't be negative one. After getting off the phone with the LOA team I went to work and he called me in for termination.. I informed him that he should be receiving and email from the LOA team to excuse my hours for the 11th and those days in January so I wouldn't be negative one anymore. He looked through his emails and found it, despite him receiving the email to excuse my hours he said he could not. I asked him to explain why he could not and he kept just saying it's the policy. I asked to speak to someone higher up and he then pointed to himself saying he was the only one. He then tells me he's going to talk to his team and see what they think and left the room shortly after he returned saying again he could not do anything. Therefore resulting in a termination due to me being present at my son's birth and not being excused for it because my HR team did not want to excuse it. That isn't the policy.

Edit: 04/16/2017 11:23am I just called the LOA team and asked what the paternity leave policy is, the guy said they can verbally tell me but cannot give me a copy of the policy I am under.  Also said I should wait to talk to a manager tomorrow. Why can he just email a copy to me? Can they do that?

Answer: Is this LOA a corporate thing or a CA thing? Did you apply for FMLA or whatever CA's beefed up version is called?


Title: Can I, (30F) write a letter,on behalf of my exBF(25M), to the DA asking for leniency for domestic charges?

Question:
My ex was charged with 12022.A, 2 charges of 245(A)(4), 273 (A) & 273.5 (A). All of which are wobblers.. I'd like to ask the DA to drop them to misdemeanors, rather than felonies and to insist he goes into drug and alcohol rehabilitation. All of the charges he got were against my son and I while he was blackout drunk, we weren't badly injured(last charges we had some bruises and I had a knot on my head), Do you think they will take my recommendation?

Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: Yes, you can. It's unlikely to work if he abused his edit: gf and (minor) son but you're well within your rights to try. To clarify, has he been charged/convicted of abusing you two in the past?


Title: Alcohol Amnesty was seemingly violated?

Question:
Last night me and my friends on my floor took a few shots and went to a party, we came back and a girl on my floor passed out on me, she woke up a few hours later seizing and coughing and she wasn’t responsive at all.

We called the RA on duty and the paramedics and a police officer arrived, the cop told us he would take some of us to the hospital with her, we were all sober by then and the second we got into the car the cop told us she was getting cited for underage drinking and something along the lines of “you guys should be lucky you’re not the ones getting cited”.

My university has an alcohol amnesty policy where you cannot get charged if you are in need of medical help related to alcohol.

https://ipvc.appstate.edu/pagesmith/10

What can we do?

Answer:
 Your school’s policy does not supersede the law.    The cop is free to give a citation regardless of the school’s internal policy.  Answer #2: Your university does not control the police department or the prosecutor's office, and cannot guarantee that you will not be charged with a crime. At best, they can ask any police officers associated with the school or working on school property to let issues go, but if the cops ignore them, there's nothing you or the school can do about it.

Furthermore, it sounds like you weren't charged, in spite of being caught breaking the law. The implicit semi-threat here, that you could have been charged and could be charged if you do it again, is not illegal.Answer #3: State law, not university policy, governs criminal charges. NC has an amnesty law contained in NCGS 18B-302.2 with respect to alcohol, if controlled substances were involved that is a different section but basically same law. Paragraph (a) of that section provides that you (1) call 911/cops/EMTs (1a) in good faith with reasonable belief that you were the first to call (2) providing your own name (4) not during a search, where (5) the underage possession case is being prosecuted based on evidence obtained consequent to your report. If all those are true, you as the caller and by paragraph (b) the victim are immune from prosecution for that incident under underage drinking laws.

Hire a defense attorney or ask for a PD if you can’t afford one, ask them to review that statute and determine the appropriate action to take.Answer #4: Was this a university police officer? A policy can't make it legal to break the law.


Title: Is it legal for a college textbook to use my photo without permission?

Question:
A photo was taken of my crying back in December 2012 by an Associated Press photographer, when I was visiting a memorial outside of Sandy Hook Elementary School after the shootings (my hometown). I found out recently that same photo was used in a college psychology textbook in a section about handling grief/dealing with traumatic life events; I only knew after a friend at Northeastern saw it in her textbook & sent it to me. (NB: Since then, that photo has been used for memes & is the default photo for some gun control Facebook pages, such as Everytown.org.) Is it legal to use my photo without my consent?

TLDR; Associated Press photo of me was repurposed & used in a textbook without my knowledge/consent, wondering if it's legal.

Answer:
 Yes. When you are in a public place, you are subject to being photographed. The person who took the photo owns it and can do with it what they please.Answer #2: yes, you were in a Public place, even though the grief you felt was intensely personal and private they were allowed to take the image. the owner of the copyright is the person who took it, they can grant usage rights.

assuming this is indeed you, one thing you can do is request that the groups remove it, and hope they do so.


Title: Hexo drone purchase in Hawaii

Question:
I purchased a Hexo drone off craigslist in Hawaii for a reasonable price. It is an automated drone that is supposed to follow you with a gopro. It was having issues with takeoff and I had read that several people had this problem so I emailed the flight recorder documents to them and asked for help. After they found out I purchased the drone second hand (still well within its 1 year warranty period) and would not help me. A few days later I received an email that they were willing to help now and needed to send it back into them to analyze and repair. I sent them the drone and followed all their instructions and just received an email from them stating that this drone was part of a credit card fraud purchase and would now not be sending it back to me.

I am not sure how to proceed here and don't really know what my legal options are. Can I file a police report for theft and list them on it as the ones who stole it from me? I am really frustrated and want to get my money or drone back. They offered no proof and are not very cooperative. I have heard that this company is failing and may be going out of business.

I feel like they tricked me into sending it back to them and lied to me to try and get it back.

Answer:
 If the helicopter was in fact stolen (or acquired with a stolen credit card number) when you bought it, you are unlikely to have any recourse here except against the person who sold it to you.

If we assume for a moment that the manufacturer was a victim of theft, their actions are taken to recover their stolen property.  Those actions weren't quite proper but it's unlikely that you have any recourse against them either as the one holding their stolen property.

It seems as though you suspect the helicopter may not have in fact been stolen.  It's hard to imagine a manufacturer engaging in a conspiracy to steal a helicopter from you.  But if that were the case, your remedy would be to sue them for the value of your helicopter.Answer #2: The problem with buying stolen goods is that they are stolen.  You have zero rights to someone else's property.  Your only recourse is against the individual you bought the drone from.


Title: [WA/US] Gave 2 weeks notice since management said there wasn't much work after this project - 1 week 4 days later they did layoffs with 14 weeks pay severance, leaving me out.

Question: I'm not sure how to handle this. That's a lot of money everyone else is getting. I feel tricked.

Answer:
 How were you tricked? Answer #2: >I feel tricked.

How? You gave them notice, you werent forced or coerced, they didn't do anything to you at all. The severance payment is for people laid off, you weren't laid off.

There's really nothing you can do, its just bad luck.Answer #3: Ooh, that’s some bad luck that you can’t do anything about legally.


Title: Is carpet discoloration considered normal wear and tear? [Texas / US]

Question:
Howdy,

Recently, I have moved out of my apartment of 3 years that I shared with my old roommate. After moving out, the apartment complex has deigned to replace the carpet in the apt. because of discoloration. They didn't give us a walkthrough, but did send us pictures and it appeared to me, that where there was furniture upon the carpet, that carpet now appeared lighter than what was exposed to the open air. And now they want to charge us quite a lot of money for the replacement.

Now, this hit is a sour note for my old roommate and I, because we treated the carpet really well! We never wore shoes inside past a tiled entry area at the front door. We vacuumed often, at least monthly, If not more. There wasn't a single stain, burn, or hole anywhere in the apartment.

So, in our minds, there was no neglect, to the carpet, and anything that the apartment wasn’t happy about would be normal wear and tear. Do we have any legal rights to combat this as former tenants?

Answer:
 >We vacuumed often, at least monthly, If not more.

That is a low amount of vacuuming.

You have a good case.  That would be covered wear and tear that is normal.


Title: Apartment complex removed dumpsters,

Question:
My smaller apartment complex recently fell under new ownership just over a month ago.  Along with other small complaints (grass not being mowed, no maintenance being done, phone calls and emails going unanswered), on Wednesday our dumpster has been removed from the corral. Other tenants have started to fill the corral with their trash and animals have gotten into it as well.

I have contacted the complex by phone and email with no response, and also have called the city, who said they will send a building inspector on Monday, but most likely won’t be able to do anything since the previous landlord used a private trash company, not the cities.

My lease is month to month and includes trash.

Is there anyone else I can contact, or just wait it out?

Any advice is appreciated.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Most states define what constitutes a necessary service for the purpose of a concept called quiet enjoyment. Quiet enjoyment is an implied warranty that you are entitled to live in the premises without disruption. Necessary services can include water, heat, gas. Not all states include waste disposal in this list, but some do. The following link notes this but doesn’t specifically say waste is covered.

https://michiganlegalhelp.org/self-help-tools/housing/tenant-rights-and-responsibilities

It looks like MI does provide the common areas as subject to the landlords obligation to repair. Not having dumpsters could contribute to an unhealthy environment. You may be able to argue this is a lease violation  and withhold rent. This can be risky and result in you being evicted. If you do this, follow the law to the letter to protect yourself and potentially support claims for retaliatory eviction.

Also interesting is that garbage is included. This means the landlord is in breach of the lease. Are there any provisions that provide written notice to the landlord with a cure period? If so, issue your written notice and follow those terms. It may be worth consulting with a local lawyer as everyone in the complex could become a claimant in a lawsuit against the landlord. Also, don’t discount your buildings department. They have all kinds of remedies, potentially including taking over the operation of the complex to fix the problem.


Title: (Brooklyn NY) Neighbor from upstairs hung a rectangular metal flower pot and stick out to our way to the mailboxes

Question:
Hello Guys,

Around Monday, my neighbor from upstairs hung a rectangular metal flower pot at their lower end of the staircase, which intrudes my driveway and it's on the way to our mailboxes. Our driveway is a slope, and the slope gets a little steep around that area, I'm afraid our elders (2) might slip in the up coming fall by fallen leaves or ice/snow.

We requested to move it away, they decided to neglect us. Landlord is not willing to solve the issue either because he thinks this is too minimal. But this really concerns me, what legal action I can take?

 Below please find the link to the pictures that might better explain the issue. and please advise.

Many Thanks!
Sm:)e

http://imgur.com/C0fdtum

http://imgur.com/2iaeylf

Answer: Other than being ugly, what's wrong with the pot? Somebody might slip and knock their head on it? Huh?


Title: [MI] My wife got shot in the face...

Question:
So last Friday I get a frantic call from my wife that while she was out running something hit her in the face and there was blood everywhere. Naturally I stopped playing Fallout 4 and went to pick her up. She was right, there was a lot of blood. At first she thought something fell out of a tree but by the time I got there she was convinced she was shot with a BB or pellet gun. I thought she was crazy.

So we head to urgent care and we are in and out with the doc in 3 minutes. Doc confirms she is allergic to Sulfa and then gives her 3 prescriptions. An antibiotic, a painkiller and another drug in case she gets a yeast infection.

My wife is a bit of a picker so naturally she takes off the scab that is on her nose and low and behold we see something shiny. Turns out the wife was right and she was shot. The something shiny is a tiny copper BB.

So...here's my questions.

1. Do we report this to the police? My guess is these are random dickhead kids that shot her from the apartment building across the street and we have little to no hope of catching the person who did this.

2. Do we sue the doctor? Not only did he not inspect my wife close enough to find out she had a frickin' BB in her nose but you know how I mentioned the antibiotic he prescribed? Yeah, it was something that contained Sulfa...the one and only thing that my wife is allergic to that the doctor even confirmed was an allergy for her. She says it caused her to feel pretty miserable the first couple days before she started researching the drugs on the Internet.

I'm not a sue happy guy but this doctor seems like a liability. My wife is now going to need plastic surgery because she has a BB sized hole in her nose that spent the last 5 days healing around. Give me your wisdom legal advice.

Answer:
 Of course you report it to the police. In particular if it has happened to others in the same area, they'll be interested. If she knows how she was standing when hit, you know more or less where the shooter was.

The advice on malpractice is always 'it's fact specific, consult an attorney' but you do not seem to have much in the way of damages.Answer #2: 1. Yes.

2. MedMal is very fact specific but that sounds like a pretty impressive fuckup. Have yourself a consultation with a lawyer and see if he thinks it's worth your time.Answer #3: /u/thisisntcarl, I would absolutely report it to the police. Thankfully, your wife seems to be OK, but sometimes people get seriously injured from BB guns; a few months ago, somebody in a nearby city was shot by a guy with a BB or pellet gun, and she lost her eye.

The person who shot her was going around and shooting at random people. Unless this was an accident (such as somebody playing around in their backyard and missed the target or something), there's a good chance that other people have been shot at or even hit. Please report it before somebody gets hurt more badly. Answer #4: Wait, where in the nose?


Title: Abusive EX- stepfather continually mounts frivolous lawsuits based in fraud. Nearly 7 years fighting, out of resources to continue.

Question:
This is a long and complicated matter and I'm unsure where to even begin, but I know I need help and am not finding it in my efforts thus far.

Immediate help needed: Advice on securing what assets I still have from garnishment,  sale or seizure.

This began as a Domestic Violence incident way back in December 2011, in which the EX physically assaulted my mom in a restaurant and after police were called,  proceeded to snatch up any valuables he could immediately collect from their home/ business and fled the state (never to return to this day).

A messy one sided dissolution case in Oregon resulted in a very inequitable division of assets.

2 years ago we became aware of a default judgement he obtained to the sum of $1.2+ million in California by providing fraudulent service documents to the court against my mom and myself.

As a result our primary (only) home/residence and our business property were transferred to him via a Sheriff Sale that we were also not made aware of until after the fact.  He claimed they were vacant properties that should be treated as assets to be seized in satisfaction of the order.

That order was finally vacated after proving those documents he submitted were fraudulent and we've been working to reverse the damage that's been done in our home state of Colorado.

The Colorado court ruled those properties to be transferred to defendants.  We now hold the titles thi those properties and want to protect them.

I don't have the resources to retain legal counsel.  I have outstanding balances with the legal teams that have worked with us and as much as they'd like to help,  ultimately they have a business to run.

I'm glossing over so much but am writing this between working a hard labor job now just to stay afloat.  If you have questions  please ask and I'll do my best to provide any additional information.

Answer: One (longer term) option is to hold properties in the name of a business. For example, Colorado Mystery Cleaners, LLC. Or whatever. That would prevent the stalker from being certain of what you own. (Though stalker can still find out where you live by other means)


Title: Mother wants minor to move out

Question: I'm 19, girlfriend is 17. My girlfriends mother wants her to move in with me at my parents house, I won't get into the details of why. My parents are fine with this, but want to make sure they can't get into any legal trouble having a minor living here. Is there anything we can have her parents sign saying they allow her to stay with us? We looked into getting her emancipated, but weren't sure if that was our best option, how it would affect insurances, etc. Any information helps. EDIT: Forgot to mention we live in the US, Pennsylvania

Answer:
 You can ask her to sign anything. But there is nothing illegal about having your child live with someone else. Happens all the time. Thousand (or more) grandparents care for their grandkids with no paperwork.

If at anytime she asks for the kid back, she has to go home.


Title: My roommate was caught selling a half ounce of "molly" to an under cover sheriff. (Will County, Illinois)

Question:
My roommate was trying to make a few extra bucks on the side and began selling pure MDMA or "molly." He was in Will County, Illinois when a man he was introduced to from a long time friend called and asked for a 3.5 grams over the summer. My friend was in the back yard grilling when he received the call notifying him he was in front. My roommate walked to the front of the house got in the SUV. Immediately two more cars pulled in the driveway and what was apparently under cover officers emerged. Long story short (can provide more details if necessary) they drive around the corner, cop says get all the other drugs out of the house (he was at his girlfriends at the time) and set up 3 people and the cop will not charge him with anything. This was back in July. My roommate was able to set up one person successfully. He attempted to set up two more but every time the officer bailed last minute or claimed the times that my roommate wanted were too late. Then the other day the cop texts my roommate and notifies him there will be a warrant for his arrest this upcoming Monday because he has been uncooperative. I don't know the whole situation seems strange, can they really wait 8 months to charge someone with a crime?!

EDIT: He also had $300 the day of the initial incident that the the officer confiscated. He received a letter about a month later from the Will County courthouse stating he could pick up his $167 dollars from the Courthouse when he wanted.

EDIT 2: So apparently hes screwed. I know you all are not psychics, but do you all have any idea what kind of sentence he will face?

Answer:
 Your dumbass roommate needs to get a lawyer. Also, you should probably explore your options for finding a new place to live for when the people your roommate set up inevitably come looking for him.Answer #2: >My roommate was trying to make a few extra bucks on the side and began selling pure MDMA or "molly."

You're kind of downplaying the felony.

It sounds like your friend agreed to be a confidential informant to avoid prosecution for felony possession with intent to distribute. It's a scummy situation to be in and they can claim you were being uncooperative and void your agreement.

>$300 the day of the initial incident that the the officer confiscated.

He can kiss that goodbye. Civil Forfeiture is big these days.

Your friend needs to retain an attorney and you both need to clean house. Get rid of anything illegal or questionable in the entire house, your vehicles and your person.
Answer #3: Yes. Each crime has a statute of limitations, so they police have till then to charge someone with a crime.  Some crimes do not have a statue of limitations (like murder)Answer #4: Stop living with this guy. IANAL but from what I am tell the most common reason that innocent people get caught up in the criminal justice system is that they are friends/roommates with other people who are doing or selling drugs.

Also, if there is a warrant out this guy should turn himself in ASAP. That's a much less unpleasant experience than having the goon squad show up at your door.


Title: Kid forced to stop filming the arrest of two other students, by teachers and police. Does he have a point that they have no right to stop him?

Question:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S4PrIriBp0

I'm not sure where this is, other than in the US, generally. They also demand that he delete the footage and threaten to confiscate his camera (although it seems they must not have since we can see the video).

Answer: Good lord that kid was an obnoxious little cunt. Everytime I convince myself I should go back to being an educators I should just play this. That being said he should have been allowed to videotape. As he said twenty five times, the first amendment applies here unless he was causing a disruption. And he really wasn't. On the other hand the exasperated  old hag who told him to shut up I empathize with greatly.


Title: (Michigan) Pharmacy Tech told people I'm pregnant before I could..

Question: My boyfriend and I found out we were expecting and made a doctors appointment. He prescribed me prenatals and morning sickness meds. We took them to the pharmacy near my dads house. My boyfriend is from a city 30 minutes away from where my dad lives, but coincidentally the pharmacy tech who worked the drive thru window knew him. And was his ex girlfriends older sister. Not even a half hour after leaving the pharmacy, we got messages from friends congratulating us on our baby. I asked a friend how she heard, and she named the ex girlfriend. I have since called the pharmacy (Kroger) and made a formal complaint but it's been a month and have yet to hear back. I would like to sue, considering these people knew before our families and due to them running their mouths, forced us to tell our families sooner than we felt comfortable with. We wanted to wait until we were out of the first trimester. Would I have a viable case?

Answer:
 File a HIPAA complaint with the OIG. You can easily find the website by googling.

There is no private right to action under HIPAA, meaning you cannot sue.

Congratulations on your pregnancy.


Title: Party Complaints

Question: So unfortunately, every time we throw a party at my place there's always someone who calls to complain. Is it possible to ask the officer who is the one that is complaining? I'd like to make a compromise of some sort rather than having the police come. Also, is there anything i can do from turning all my music down?  Assuming I'm not being an asshole with the volume of course.

Answer: What type of housing is this?  What sort of compromise do you think you could make other than making less noise? Try making less noise. Then maybe they won't complaint. Then you have your compromise. This doesn't require you knowing who complained. There could be lots of complaints.


Title: [FL] Previous homeowner still sends packages to my house

Question:
My fiancee and I have been in our house for 3 years now. We still get spam mail in the previous owner's name which is understandable, but this past holiday season we kept receiving packages from Nordstrom's in her name. We sent them back with FedEx, UPS, and USPS and I contacted each to let them know the issue. I also contacted Nordstrom's and supposedly they cleared her shipping info and were reaching out to her.
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Fast forward to today and we just got another one. At what point does it not become my responsibility to return the packages? Or am I always on the hook for the packages and have to keep taking the time and effort to contact the shipping companies and have the packages ready for them to come pick up?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Just put a "Return to Sender" message on the outer part of the package or mail and put it in an outgoing mailbox. Keep doing that for each piece of mail or package.

Edit: And of course when I say "each package," I mean each package that is not for you.Answer #2: IANAL. Write return to sender on the packages and keep them by the mail box, regardless of who sent them. Don't bring them in your house. If they're stolen, not your problem.


Title: [California] Should I sue the hospital my husband went to before he died?

Question:
Hello,

My husband was killed by leaping from his airborn truck last December. His death certificate labeled it as suicide. 2 nights before, he admitted himself into the ER for suicidal thoughts. The hospital staff admitted they are not considered a "psychiatric facility", and called in a counselor to evaluate him. The counselor talked to him for a few minutes, called me and asked a couple questions, then released him. He was there maybe 12 hours. The hospital gave him a list of therapists in the area and sent him on his way. He was dead less than 48 hours later.
As a side note, he had 2 attempted suicides in the past. He was seeing a therapist with me and by himself for a couple months before the incident.

The night he died, his airborne truck struck another vehicle in a parking lot next to the tollway he came from. The truck struck 2 people and they were in critical condition. Through many surgeries, weeks in the ICU, and an old fashioned miracle, they both survived and are actually doing very well. They settled for my insurance limits and the case is resolved - but not yet closed because one of the people is a minor and needs a judge order to receive the funds.

A little over a week ago, the investigator that was hired by the family's insurance approached my in-laws. He said that he came independent of the people struck in the accident and had no further ties to them. He said that the case was very tragic, and offered to help us pursue legal action against the hospital.

I had briefly considered going after the hospital, but I don't know where to start, if it's a risk worth taking, and on top of all of that - I have a 22 month old to take care of.

My questions are: Do I have a leg to stand on/Would it be worth it? What kind of attorney do I seek out? What questions do I ask?

Thank you.

Answer: You need to speak to a wrongful death attorney, this isn't in the same galaxy as what this subreddit can help with.


Title: Rental company placed myself and a co-worker in a 1 bedroom apartment and told us it was a 2 bedroom, numerous other (I believe) illegal things have occurred. What should I do? San Diego, CA

Question:
Some background on the situation: I’m in the military and was sent on temporary duty for about 6 months; it saved the military money by renting apartments over getting a hotel so we went with that. The company that we found to lease through seemed like a good company and had good reviews, offered furnished housing at a decent price.

We completed the leases with a clause built in that stated if we were unhappy with the apartment we were in, we could be moved.

Cut to move-in.... I get to the apartment and it’s immediately evident that it’s a one bedroom with an office nook that had a bed put into it. But I have no proof so I suck it up. My co-worker takes the only actual bedroom and I’m in here.

I email the rep we had worked with and immediately laid out a list of problems with a request that she move us. The list I sent was: “A/C is broken, my bedroom has no doors, no window, no wardrobe or closet, and opens directly into the kitchen.”

She replied with a promise to fix the A/C after I called her from a day of no response. Disregarding the bedroom. When I called back she stated that it had been rented out as a 2 bedroom in the past, but that she would do her best to find me a suitable replacement. She also said that if I felt it was a big enough issue I could bring it up with the city.

After pestering her further she finally presented me with an option in another building that was actually 2 bedroom; with the stipulation that she couldn’t move me in under 30 days because she could get a fine and lose her RE license. No where in my lease agreement is there a 30 day notice required, rather a 24 hour notice.

From my own research I’ve found that the apartment is in violation of fire egress laws, smoke detector regs, is in conflict with what the building itself is selling this apartment as, and the ad that was presented to us was also false.

I’m just looking for my best way forward on this. My other co-workers have good apartments and I don’t want them to be kicked out for me causing a ruckus, but there’s no way I can live here for another 5.5 months.

I have pictures of my room, screenshots of my emails with her, screenshots of the ad and the building’s website that mentions this apartment by number as a 1 bedroom.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Your rep(or others at her organization) either was engaging in fraudulent behavior or was negligent.  You shouldn’t wait to act just to be more convenient to a company that has wronged you.  It’s not a bedroom without a door and window.

You would certainly be entitled to break lease, and I would not hesitate to report this company.  You may also be entitled to some monetary reimbursement.  However, it may be more complicated with any military reimbursement aspect.


Title: Domestic Abuse Restraining Order (MN)

Question: My friend is 22 and her boyfriend is 17. She's pregnant with his kid. Her boyfriend's mom is pissed off (and all around mentally berserk) and just filed a restraining order against my friend from her son for "Domestic Abuse". She has never abused him. Age of consent in MN is 16. She was served with the papers at work the other day and has 5 days to file an appeal for a hearing. She will be representing herself at the hearing so we're trying to build her a case. Her boyfriend is just opposed to the order as she is. We feel the chances of this getting overruled are pretty good, we just want to know the best and most efficient way to go about doing it. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Answer: Gross. Your friend got herself pregnant sleeping with a child who still lives with his mom. No wonder mom is mad.


Title: My employer is reading my personal emails on a company computer.

Question:
Hello r/legaladvice ,

This incident takes place in New Mexico, USA.

I've known for a long time that the owner of the company I currently work for would read the work emails of his staff members. Both myself and a co-worker would occasionally log into our emails in the morning to see that many emails had been opened and read without our knowledge. I've always been under the assumption that this was in general pretty scummy and overbearing, but legal.

With that being said I've always had a sneaking suspicion that he would read my personal (gmail) emails as-well. This suspicion was caused by him seeming to have knowledge about my future plans (leaving the company to go back to school) without my telling him. He never said anything direct, but he would call me in for meetings about my "future plans" quickly after I began talking to graduate admissions. I've never really had any proof that he was reading the emails until now.

I'm currently out of state (visiting a school I was admitted to) and I decided to check my work email remotely. Again I saw that many emails had been opened and read. I then decided to check the login history of my personal gmail account. I saw that there was a browser login in New Mexico while I was traveling. I live alone, so I know it was no-one at my apartment, and no-one else would have access to my gmail account. I don't know if I accidentally left my personal email logged in, or if he knows my password, so I instantly logged out all other devices and changed my password. I took a screenshot noting that there was a login to my personal account and the time, but unfortunately, in my haste I did not expand the window to show the IP address, and now I no longer have access to that information, as gmail only keeps the last 10 accesses on record.

The workplace does have security cameras, but I do not know if they are constantly recording and I do not have access to the footage. But if it's worth it to take this to court, I may be able to request footage that places the owner at the business after hours, when my personal email was accessed. Unfortunately no camera faces my work station.

I've already put in my notice with the company (so I can go back to school) and I have less than a week remaining on the job... but with that being said I'm really upset. I feel like this is a HUGE violation of privacy, and a big betrayal of trust, but I may just be over reacting... and since I'll be leaving soon anyways, I feel like it may be best just to let this go.
My questions for you are:

* Is it legal for the owner of a company to read a workers personal email?
* Does the legality change if the I left my email logged in on a company computer? (as opposed to the owner knowing the password and logging in himself.)
* Do I have enough information for a case? (A screenshot that just has the time and location of the access but not the IP address, and possibly footage of my boss on site after hours, when my email was accessed, but not footage of him at my workstation)
* Is it even worth it to pursue legal action since I am almost done working for the company?
* **Could I face any legal ramifications if I let my co-workers know about his actions or if I confront by boss directly?**

Thank you for taking the time to listen to my problem! I've been reading this sub for a while, but this is my first time posting. I tried my best to ensure that I followed all of the rules!

Answer: You have no expectation of privacy using a company owned computer.


Title: Need help holding Nissan accountable for their pre catylst failure recall.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Calm down idiot. You have a fourteen year old car. It has a known defect and can cause problems if the oil is not regularly changed. If you have an engine problem in an old car it can be caused by a number of reasons. In fact many old cars fail just because they are fucking worn out. and they don't have a safety recall notice.

The service bulletin talks about reprogramming the computer and inspecting the the pre-catalyst and replacing it if necessary. It says in some cases engines may need to be replaced. This bulletin was released in 2008. Do you really believe that the fact that there is a recall notice from 2008 requires them to give you a new engine whenever you decide that its time for a new engine? You need to stop frothing at the mouth, get a life and buy a new car. Its likely that a non-corrupt arbitrator is going to look at this, decide you are nuts and give you nothing.  Time to move on junior and deal with life as an adult. Jesus.


Title: Got a $15,000 medical bill after spending 5 hrs in a NYC hospital!

Question:
This happened a couple of days ago, but I just got the bill today. Here's the story:

I [26M] had just completed my cancer treatment (4 months of chemo and 1 month of radiation) for hodgkin's lymphoma, and after getting permission from my oncologists, I visited some friends in NYC to celebrate the end of a brutal journey and a fresh start on life. After two awesome days without any problems, I woke up with acute chest pain and shortness of breath.

I had no choice but to go to the ER of a nearby hospital to get examined at 8am. The doctor gave me xanax and percocet to reduce the anxiety and relieve the pain, which made me high. And then, after a series of exams including a chest xray, CT scan, blood tests, and ECGs, I was diagnosed with bilateral subsegmental pulmonary embolism (multiple blood clots in the lungs) and pericarditis (inflammation in the heart). In a twist of beautiful irony, the diagnoses are likely side-effects of the very cancer treatment I was celebrating the completion of. The doctor recommended that I stay at the hospital overnight for observation, but since I live in and am insured in Canada (not NYC), I convinced the doctor to release me at 1pm and caught the next flight back to Canada to get treated. Today (about 5 days later), the hospital in NYC sent me a $15,000 bill. WTF!!!

Additional details:

* I'm a US/Canadian citizen living in Canada.
* I'm insured in Canada through universal health care, and I have travel insurance for trips, but the travel insurance is only willing to contribute $135 for the bill.
* In addition to the medical bill, I also incurred a $130 flight change fee to fly back home.
* I was under the influence of narcotics when I made nearly all my decisions until I sobered out at the end (the doctor gave me percocet and xanax for the pain and anxiety).
* I was in the ER for around 5 hours, but the hospital is claiming that I stayed overnight. [Erroneous on all counts!!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1bbxzoG5Ek)

**TL;DR** I (Canadian) visited friends in NYC to celebrate the completion of my cancer treatment. Woke up with acute chest pain and shortness of breath, so I went to the ER. After undergoing various examinations, I left the hospital and received a $15,000 medical bill.

I simply can't afford a $15,000 bill. Reddit, what should I do??

Answer:
 I'm not really familiar with Canadian healthcare, but I found this.

http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/publications/ohip/travel.aspx

Check with your provincial healthcare authority to see if they will cover part of the bill.

Last, you can negotiate with the hospital over the bill. It can be reduced or eliminated if you're super lucky. At minimum you should be able to setup a payment plan.


Title: Potential new landlord wants me to fence in yard before occupancy for free labor. (BC Canada)

Question:
Hi legal advice.

My current landlord has expressed her intent to list the house to sell on March 1, 2018. This has given us 60+ days to find new accommodations for 2 adults 4 children, and a poodle.

The rental market is sitting at a .7% vacancy rate, and the rental prices around here have doubled to tripled.

We managed to find a house ( directly across the street from my children’s school no less). The rent is way more than we’re used to paying, but still within our budget. And finding a detached home that allows pets is almost kismet.

So we look at the house, property manager likes us, the homeowner likes us. Everything is good.

I did my own walkthrough with the manager, and make it known that the property needs a new fence, not just a repair.

(I’m a ticketed carpenter, and a construction superintendent for the company I work for. I also do move in inspections around 8 times a month, and have a Company vehicle etc.).

Now, he’s more than happy to pay for the material, and discount the pet deposit by 50%($900 to $450), but does not want to pay for labor. During my walkthrough (using my companies pre-move in inspection sheets) I noticed that the smoke detectors are not functioning, there is no CO detector, over half of the bulbs are burnt out, one toilet is slow to drain, no seismic hold-down on the hot water tank, furnace has not been serviced since 2013.

Other than the above minor issues, the house is perfect for us.

The problem lies in the fact he has us over a barrel. We need to move, he knows my skill set, but will not pay me even my reduced wage to complete the job.

He’s said if I’m not interested in doing it, he’s not interested in having us as tenants.

My only saving grace is that if I supply all material, I’ll make around 25% on it, but that nowhere near covers the labor cost.

He also won’t let me view the lease until I’ve agreed. Chances of us finding anything else without moving 150+kms away are about the same as the second coming of Jesus.

What do I do?

BC Canada.

Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Have you given notice with your current landlord, or received notice lawfully terminating your tenancy? If not, the response to "I'm selling" is "that's nice." Until the landlord is under contract with an actual buyer, and the _buyer_ indicates in writing an intent to take possession, you don't have to move. Even then, you have sixty days, at minimum (obviously March 1st is well past 60 days at this point, but it might not be by the time the house is under contract).

In short, unless you have confirmed your willingness to vacate at that point, I'd hold on and keep looking for another unit, unless you're dead set on this one. There's nothing specifically unlawful about the owner's negotiating position, even though it is flagrantly unreasonable, and while your landlord wouldn't be able to terminate your tenancy over refusing to do unpaid work, they're not obliged to offer you a lease.


Title: Is it legal for a 25 year old to have a sexual relationship with a 16 year old in the state of North Carolina?

Question: Not sure if I'm posting in the right place, but I have tried to do my own research and have gotten mixed answers. Some people say the age of consent in NC is 16 while some people say that it is 18. I'm just really confused and would like to know the actual answer as I don't want to get into legal trouble.

Answer:
 Short answer: yes.

Long answer: usually, yes. You may not have sex with a minor if you are their parent (or acting in that role) or have custody of them. There are different age requirements if you are an employee of the school the person attends.

See [14 North Carolina General Statutes Article 7A](http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByArticle/Chapter_14/Article_7A.html), particularly § 14-27.7A.Answer #2: In short, the age of consent in NC is 16.

HOWEVER, there is another charge you need to worry about ... contributing to the delinquency of a minor. This charge is specific to people interacting with people aged 16 to 18, and it's used A LOT in NC.

http://wileynickel.com/raleigh-defense-lawyer-blog/2013/10/17/contributing-to-the-delinquency-of-a-juvenile.html

Be careful, as this is a Class 1 misdemeanor.Answer #3: It's gross and disgusting and manipulative, regardless of the age of consent.  Her parents can also forbid her from seeing you.Answer #4: OP, I know you don't understand this, but I hope you at some point (preferably sooner rather than later) realize that anyone who is 25 and wanting to have sex with you, a 16 year old, is a pervy creep or someone with severe mental deficiencies. It's predatory, at best. You really need to ask yourself what is wrong with this person that leaves them incapable of connecting with people their own age.

I wish you the best.


Title: [Ontario] Moving out of house...landlord going crazy with new-tenant showings

Question:
I live in Toronto and gave my 60 days notice to move out of the house I'm renting.

I understand the landlord has a right to give showings to potential buyers, but what are my rights in this situation?

So far over the last week the landlord has booked at minimum 5 showings each day, every day. He has given the required 24 hour notice, but I work from home and no longer have quiet enjoyment of the property I'm still paying rent on. There are people traipsing in and out of the house constantly, and I have to be on high-alert all the time because I have a lot of valuables in the place that cannot be easily hidden/moved/stored (electronic equipment throughout the home required for my business).

I'm guessing the landlord is hoping for some kind of bidding war over the property, hence the unusually high number of showings (or he can't sell it, I dunno).

My question: do I have a right to deny him showings at certain times, or a right to only permit showings on certain days within certain hours? I've been fully cooperative until now, and haven't spoken to him about the issue...I wanted to come here and find out my rights before putting up a stink.

Thanks!

Answer: IANAL - Your landlord sounds like a relatively reasonable guy by giving you notices. (While that is the law most landlords on this sub dont). What i would do is just try to talk to him and work out a deal that benifits both of you. You can ask to make block days like 2-3 days a week where he cant show the place or you can set up block times so he wont be able to show the place while you are working. The landlord needs to provide you reasonable accommodation which would also include not showing the place 24/7.  I think the first step would just be to notify him of your thoughts and see if you can work out some better shlwing times for him.


Title: My Roommates dog Is aggressive. What can I do to protect myself legally?

Question:
Here's the situation. I have two roommates in the house and there are three dogs. I have homeowners insurance but it won't cover the dogs in my house because they are in the banned list. My German shepherd her huskie and her smaller chihuahua dog. Her huskie has a food aggression problem and attacked my dog last time my dog tried eating food that I had given her. I didn't interfere because I was scared she would attack me too. But anyways no problem I said, I'll just feed her when the huskie isn't around. No big deal.

Well today I went out to my backyard and the huskie and chihuahua were there and I started petting the chihuahua and the huskie starts growling at me indicating that I should back off or she is going to attack. I back off and she stops the growling. I go in again to try and pet the chuchuhia just to make sure I'm not seeing things and sure as hell the huskie starts showing her teeth at me threatening to bite. By this point the chuchuhia is shaking and I don't know if it'd because of me or because of the huskie. I have never hit any of these dogs or anything like that FYI.

I don't know what to do but I feel like the huskie is a ticking time bomb and it's only a matter of time before she bites a human. What can I do and what should I tell my roommate?

Above all I'm worried about legal repercussions if I end up getting bitten by the dog and I end up hurting her dog or killing it.

Any tips?

Answer: I realize this is r/legaladvice, but those behaviors sound a lot like resource guarding, which is a really common issue for a lot of dogs. For the time being, all those dogs should be separated for feeding, no toys/high value treats/etc. should be given unless they are separated - this will go a long way in preventing serious fights in your household until you’re able to deal with the roommate legally.


Title: Damage to my property, they left their license plate

Question:
To start off I live in a very rural part of Nova Scotia. So rural that I don’t have neighbors closer then one kilometre.  Last night my mother complained about noise of trucks outside and this morning we awoke to find large ruts in our property left by whoever had been making the noise. The thing is during this ruckus their license plate must have fallen off because we found it face down in the rut. Is there anything we can do with this information?
https://imgur.com/gallery/A96pck2
Topic:
Canada

Answer:
 > Is there anything we can do with this information?

You can call the police and make a report.


Title: New Job: PTO restrictions

Question: I just got a new job with the state and the supervisors over our team made a rule that no more than one person can be approved for any particular day off using PTO. We're a pretty tight knit team, so for the most part we manage to work together on the policy, but it's becoming trickier with the holidays. Is it even legal to restrict paid time off usage like this?

Answer: Management sets the schedule. Why do you believe it would be illegal to ensure the work would get done?


Title: Is this a campaign funding violation? Email signed by a politician, describing campaigning activity, “not endorsed” by any candidate?

Answer: Trump is not currently a candidate for any elected office, so it seems factually accurate to say that it is "not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee." It's not illegal to give a speech and ask people to contribute to a PAC.


Title: I need to break my lease early, but I'm worried my roommate or landlord won't let me. (CA)

Question:
My roommate (S) has become a nightmare and it's started to affect my mental health. My other roommate (A) and I have begun looking for a new place to live so we can move out at the end of May. However, our lease is not up until October. Since S is being horrible, I'm worried she will find a way to trap me here by not agreeing to any subleasers. I'm also worried that the apartment complex we rent from won't let me break the lease early if I need to because S won't be able to prove that she can afford to live in this apartment on her own.

I've been doing research about this, and people suggested getting proof that living here isn't healthy for me. I'm meeting with a new psychiatrist soon to hopefully get some sort of documentation that living here is detrimental to my mental health. S also recently contracted an STD that I'm now worried about being exposed to because of the shared spaces we have, such as the shower and bathroom area.

I'm on a high dosage of medication for anxiety and depression, as well as being prescribed clonezepam for panic attacks. I'm not just saying that living here isn't healthy for me. It really, truly is affecting my mental health.

Any advice on what I can do? Thank you in advance.

Answer:
 First thing is first it is virtually impossible to get an STD from a shower or toilet.

Second does your lease have any conditions set in place for breaking the lease early? A good number (but not all) leases have some wording already in place. If that is the case you may be able to break the lease without S's approval.

If not you could offer to buy S out of the lease.Answer #2: Your mental health does not allow you to break your lease.  There's actually a very good chance you will be on the hook to pay rent until your lease is over.  Answer #3: Right now, 20% of people in the US has an STD. And 50% of sexually active youths will contract an STD by their mid-twenties. You aren't going to avoid people with STDs. And they are transmitted sexually, not toilet-lly, hence the "S" in "STD." So rest assured on that front.

A psychiatrist's letter isn't going to force your landlord to let you out of the lease. In fact the law doesn't allow it either, all parties would have to agree (landlord and all roommates). I assume you're all on the same lease? If so, the landlord cannot unilaterally let you out of the lease even if he or she wants to.

Does your lease at least allow for subleases?

I'm not saying that "S" isn't awful, but (and this isn't legal advice) your biggest challenge right now isn't the law or leases, and probably isn't "S" but it's your anxiety. I'm not blaming you, I'm just saying that the anxiety is the most direct way to address this issue. I hope that didn't come off as insensitive, and I wish you the best of luck.


Title: Girlfriend arrested for DUI in California

Question:
Hi everyone,
I'll just lay out all the facts as I recall them last night, I was in the back seat, there was 4 people in the car, including my girlfriend who was driving.

* seat belts in the back were not buckled
* speeding, 20 miles over the limit.
* blew a .14

  I'm wondering what happens now. Will this affect her being able to go to graduate school?   What vital information should I relay to her? This happened in ventura county, Is there any kind of estimate on cost?

  I'm very low income, part time student and worker but I'm afraid I have to go full time and spend more time trying to make money, I will have 2000$ soon, from a sidejob I'm doing, I expect the whole thing to cost a lot, I know she can't afford it by herself.

  Any help?
Topic:
DUI

Answer:
 > What vital information should I relay to her?

Tell her to stop driving drunk and get a criminal defense lawyer. If she cannot afford one, request a public defender.

Edit: Oh, and for you, don't get in a car with a hammered driver.


Title: Grandpa (90 years old) is in final stages of congestive heart failure(his kidneys are shutting down). He put my name on his house ( joint tenancy w/right of survivorship)a few years ago. He also added me to his checking account to help him pay his bills but made no will. How does probate work?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Right of survivorship means house skips probate and it becomes yours in fee simple estate. IIRC the accounts with your name on them will work similarly, however if he has a lot of debt then creditors may be able to access them.

What will happen is that everything else in his name alone will go to  probate. The creditors of the estate will be notified and all of his debts will be settled *first*. The court will appoint an *executor* to manage his assets during this time. Then the assets will be distributed according to FL *intestate succession* law.

You should get an estate lawyer to help you navigate this process.Answer #2: His children are his direct heirs if there is no will that states otherwise. He really must get a will if he doesn't want them to inherit. Is he mentally sound?


Title: [Texas] Sketchy landlord stealing water from his uncle's well to supply our rental home. Also wants us to pay for the city water meter until he can hook us up.

Question:
Hi,
My Boyfriend and I moved into a house with well water end of February. The well water stinks really bad, and leaves deposits on surfaces. Our landlord told us he would have us hooked up to city water with in two months. He wanted us to pay the flat rate for the meter until he did so. We agreed, but we couldn't get him to sign and return the paper work to put it in our name after we asked several times.
So around Easter, he shows up with just a shovel and says he is going to find the water line so he can hook our house up to the city water. After two days he found it, but apparently it's not working or something. Well I told him we would be happy with well water if it smelled better. So I asked him where it was so we could try and treat it. He told me the well isn't even on his property. It's on someone else's and they are paying the electricity unknowingly for running the pump.
Today I found out that he hasnt paid the flat rate amount for the meter, and he is on the lock list.
My question is this, when he does figure out how to hook us up, can he make us pay for what he hasn't all this time? We had a verbal agreement for two months, but he didn't send the paperwork back and didn't hook us up when he said he would. Why should we pay for a water meter when we aren't able to get city water? Also he is super shady. I don't know what to do now that I know that the well doesn't belong to him. Would we be able to break out lease and go somewhere else?
Also, we just signed the lease. He didn't give us any of the papers landlords are required to give regulating lead poisoning and tenants rights. We had to install smoke and CO Detectors since he didn't have any, and he didn't change the locks. I took pictures of the place, but he wouldn't take them because he said, "I know what the previous tenants did." Also he was telling the water company that I was his daughter. I feel like he probably doesn't want anyone to know he's a landlord because he isn't claiming the income on his taxes. What should we do in this situation? We like the house and location, we would just like drinkable water and fell sketchy about our landlord.

Answer: Did you get the water actually tested? If he can't provide drinkable living water then the property is uninhabitable, he has breached the lease, and you can move out without owing any more rent. I wouldn't put ANYTHING connected with this house in your name. This guy is a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 of sliminess.


Title: [NY] How long can someone get in jail for withdrawing money out of a dead persons account?

Question:
Let's say, someone unrelated to the individual, withdraws $200 from their bank account 6 hours after they die.

That's credit fraud, right? How long could they get put away for?

Answer:
 depends.  did you use a credit/debit card to get the money out of an atm?  Did you sign any paperwork at the bank acting as the deceased?

You could face: unlawful use of a credit/debit card, theft, identity theft and other related charges.  All of which range from gross misdemeanor to felony charges.


Title: Child custody NC withholding of child.

Question: So my husband left to go to basic training, he left his daughter in the care of her mother. They did not ammend the parenting plan. He came back and asked for her back after learning some of the horrible shit that was going on at her mother's house. Her mother refused and pulled her from school and hid her from us. We then had to beg her to give her back and get a police officer to go with us. Can he file to get her held her in contempt?

Answer: Assuming her actions violated the order sure.


Title: Stealing a street sign...

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Possession of stolen property.


Title: My Mom Recently Got Scammed By A Skin Care Kiosk Here In Toronto. She Spent Over $2,300 On Products And Wasn't Told About The No Refund Policy.

Question: This is a re\-post, these skin care products caused allergic reactions on her skin and she wasn't told about the no refund policy and now she cannot return them, they do however offer exchanges but obviously she cannot use these products.

Answer: Do you have a question?


Title: [VA] If I tell an urgent car nurse/physician about smoking weed, can I face legal repercussions?

Question: I want to quit, to be perfectly honest. But one of the consequences of my poor choices is that for about 1-3 weeks, sleep for me is VERY difficult. I’d like to have a honest talk with a physician about a non habit forming sleep aid to get me through it. I know there are privacy/confidentiality laws in place, but I just want to be sure.

Answer:
 Your urgent care physician is not going to rat you out to the cops for smoking weed.

The only way a physician is going to be able to give you the best care possible is if they know what you put in your body, so you should be honest about what you put in your body if asked.Answer #2: No, that’s a HIPAA violation. And i promise you they really don’t care if you do or don’t.


Title: [IL] Can application fees for graduate school be considered racketeering?

Question:
In my case this would be application fees for medical school. I can give a quick run down of how it works. Primary applications are completed at a centralized application service called american college application service (ACMAS). From here, an applicant selects the schools they wish to apply. Acmas then disseminates the applications to the desired schools for about $70 a school. Medical schools then respond to the applicant directly by sending them a secondary application to complete. These cost between $65 to $120.

Can secondary application fees be considered racketeering? Large state schools such as university of IL receives thousands of applications. That is a large amount of money coming in every year. I highly doubt that each one is read by a human. Instead, I would assume that algorithms sort and filter applicants based on their GPA and MCAT score. This information is provided in the primary application. Hypothetically, lets say at least some students pay their applications fees, twice mind you, and never have their application reviewed because the algorithm never flags them as a potential option. Instead, once all the seats are filled, their applications are simply deleted, and an automated rejection email is sent. They have then paid for services that were not rendered or don't even exist. Why are there two applications?

Things to consider, if selected, the applicant still needs to travel to the University for an interview. Most secondary applications are hosted by third party services. Applicants are sometimes never told if their application has been reviewed. Personally of the 10 schools i have applied to, only 3 have responded. The rest inform me my application is still being processed. I applied in July. Interviews stop around March. I know i'm not the only applicant who thinks this, but nobody seems to want to talk about it. Probably because applicants don't want to cause a problem and hurt their chances of being accepted. I don't see how this couldn't be a scam.

Answer:
 No.Answer #2: It's amazing to me that people think that applying to schools should be click and post and free.

If you rewind a few decades it was a check for $75-$100+ per application. You may or not hear back.

This isn't racketeering. This is life. Be glad you didn't have to do it for university as well as grad school.

You aren't owed an interview or an offer or acceptance. It's a processing fee.

It's part of playing the game called life.

Edit to add: $100 in 1995 is about $150 now. multiply that times 8 schools... and post everything by mail.


Title: My building is breaking the law. What are my options?

Question: Hey reddit, you guys rock, I need your help.  TLDR; my building has in their lease there is to be no subleasing, however there are over 15 Airbnb listings. The managers are aware and simply dont care. We usually wouldnt care, but one of the airbnb units is our neighbors. They are always partying, blaring music, leaving trash all over, and have no incentives to be respectful as they have no repercussions since they leave after the weekend anyways. I work 90+ hours a week and just want to be able to sleep, but have to knock on their door every single weekend. This also poses a security risk given the less stinrgest background checks. I called the VP of the company and any other number I could find and have had no luck. Help please!

Answer: Your lease is between you and the landlord. Your landlord can choose to ignore parts of the lease. They may have also given those people permission. Thats between those tenants and the landlord.


Title: My ex husband was arrested for 2nd degree murder

Question:
I found out my ex husband is being arrested for 2nd degree murder. We've been divorced for about 3 years now (together for 10) and this happened after we were married.
My question is, will I be summoned? Do I need lawyer?
I'm not sure this even concerns me but I want to be prepared if it does.

Answer:
 > My question is, will I be summoned?

How should we know?  It's certainly possible.

> Do I need lawyer?

If you're summoned or called in for questioning it would be recommended that you do have one.


Title: My land lord is demanding I pay the last 3 months of electricity even though it hasn't been required for 2 years.

Question:
This is a bit strange so I'll try to summarize everything as clearly as possible.

I moved into my apartment 6 months ago. The previous tenant lived in my unit for 2 years. Neither I or the previous tenant have ever paid the electricity for the unit and the electricity always stayed.

In my lease it states "pro-rata" for electricity. I never looked up the term (my mistake) and just assumed that it was included in my rent cost.

It turns out that my neighbor and I share a meter and we're supposed to share the electricity bill. He didn't know this. I didn't know this. So for two years he's been paying the electricity for the previous tenant and now me.

The land lord is demanding 350 bucks for the last 3 months and will be installing a separate meter in the near future.

I came here to find out what my options are before I contact my land lord again. I live in California.

Answer: You have to pay what your lease says you have to pay because this is what you agreed to pay.


Title: (US WA/MO) Father in trouble with the law, could I get in trouble for him sending me money?

Question:
Back in January my father was arrested for having child pornography on his computer. He told me in Feb when I was visiting home. It's been a tough road for everyone and it seems like he will go to prison for two years and then deported (he's from Scotland and has a green card). We live in America, I'm in Missouri and he's in Washington state. My father was advised to sell my childhood home, and I was told that shortly after the house sold the lawyers of the victims (maybe state?) suddenly want to come after him for money for damages, which I fully respect.

Recently my dad said he was putting some money from selling the house into a bank account that I share with him. I'm the only one that ever uses it. When I brought it up to my dad's girlfriend, she told me about the lawyers coming after him for money from the house. I immediately started panicking because it sounded to me like he wanted to hide money in our account. Days later I saw he deposited $43,000 (I believe he got over $700,000 for the house) into the account that we share. When I called my dad and asked him about why he was putting the money in my account he said it was because he wanted to "have money in different places till he knew what to do with it." Then I asked him about the lawyers wanting money for damages and he said "I have money set aside for that, and my name is on the account too, so you and I wouldn't get into any trouble at all." He removed most of the money out of the account because he could tell I was still uncomfortable having it in my account. He did leave me 5k though as a wedding present. My husband is concerned I could get in trouble for having the 5k in my account and told me to reach out to r/legaladvice for help.

Any advice is greatly appreciated,

Thanks.

Answer: Stop using that bank account. Switch all your finances to somewhere else until the civil matter is resolved. Somewhere that he doesn't have access to.


Title: Previous hook up destroyed my car and has been harassing me, am afraid of reporting her, need advice for how to protect myself going foreword.

Question:
I’m in Alabama. Girl I hooked up with a couple weeks ago (long story, but she believes I raped her. I did not) smashed my back windshield and two rear passenger windows and vandalized the upholstery. I caught her in the act from the balcony of my apartment, but didn’t confront her directly because she was obviously a crazy person with a weapon (not sure what it was, but it could’ve been a crowbar or tire iron). I recorded her walking away with the weapon and get into her very identifiable vehicle. You could not see her face in it.

I haven’t contacted the police yet (this happened two nights ago) due to fear of more retaliation from her or her friends. She is becoming dangerously unhinged and I don’t know if I would qualify for a restraining order if I file a report? She’s been harassing me through he friends and I have been threatened by several men I do not know at my place of employment. What would be a good way to go about protecting myself and making sure crazy doesn’t kill me.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: You need to call the cops and then seek an order of protection from her


Title: Landlord wants to charge me for bedbugs spreading to adjacent apartments [Seattle, WA]

Question:
This year I moved into an apartment building with units to my left, right, and below. When I moved in, I signed a “bed bug addendum” which states, among other things, “Resident agrees to reimburse landlord for all treatment costs if it is determined that a bed bug infestation began within Resident’s unit.”

A bed bug infestation began in my unit and I reported it to my landlord. She graciously paid the $250 for a pest control company to inspect the adjacent units for bugs using a dog trained to sniff out the nasty creatures. The dog did not find bugs in any of the adjacent units. I then paid about $1800 to have my unit heat-treated by the same company.

Shortly after the heat treatment, the tenant next door was bitten by a bug and saved it. This was reported to the pest control company and they agreed to chemically treat her unit as well as the wall between our units – all free of charge because my heat-treatment came with a warranty. Unfortunately these treatments have been unsuccessful as she is still getting bites.

Further treatment is not covered under the warranty. My landlord wants me to pay the $500 fee for treating my neighbor's unit again, as well as the fee for re-inspecting all the other adjacent units for bugs.

I’m worried about the bugs spreading through the whole damn building and me being held financially responsible for everything. The bed bug addendum makes no mention of the point at which I’m no longer financially responsible. We just had a professional inspect the adjacent units and give a clean bill of health, but apparently that is not enough to get me off the hook in my landlord’s eyes.

Do I have any recourse here or am I stuck paying for bed bug treatments indefinitely?

Thank you so much for your advice!

Answer:
 It looks like this is covered by WA's Residential landlord-tenant act 59.18.060
Landlord—Duties. Section 4

>(4) Provide a reasonable program for the control of infestation by insects, rodents, and other pests at the initiation of the tenancy and, except in the case of a single-family residence, control infestation during tenancy except where such infestation is caused by the tenant;

The way this reads to me is that if you caused the infestation, that the landlord does not need to bear the costs of getting rid of them. In other words, you bear the cost of treating your own unit.

As for the neighboring units... it seems like since they did not cause the infestation that the landlord is the one to pay for this. Hence the addendum to pass to cost onto you, the origin of the infestation.

Unless there is some law which would prohibit this, I think you may be on the hook.

>Do I have any recourse here or am I stuck paying for bed bug treatments indefinitely?

I would think you may be able to argue that when they came through and did the inspection though, since the units passed inspection that there's no way to tell if the neighbors infestation originated from you?

Hopefully somebody with more experience in this area can chime in. Because you're right about that addendum, if "Resident agrees to reimburse landlord for all treatment costs if it is determined that a bed bug infestation began within Resident’s unit.” means that you need to pay for the WHOLE BUILDING and not just all treatment costs for your unit, that could get out of hand really quickly.


Title: Can my landlord end our lease early if 30 day notice is given

Question:
I have a lease in southern California. It is a 12 month [lease](https://imgur.com/pWwtci6) from August 2018 till August 2019. My landlord called me this week saying that she is selling the unit and that she is giving us 30 day notice to move out of the unit. There is verbiage in the lease that owner has "right to the property if given 30 days", but I understood that to mean after the 12 month was over and the lease went to month to month. Does she have right to break the lease?

If yes do you think I have grounds to get anything in return for breaking the lease?

[My Lease](https://imgur.com/pWwtci6)

Answer:
 The lease is not well written, so it’s somewhat ambiguous whether the 30 days clause only applies after the 12 months end.

But she could still try to evict you and then you’d have to fight it.

What I would do is say you interpret the lease to say that your term ends in August and she cannot kick you out before then, but you’re willing to leave in exchange for a month’s rent or something.

She’s trying to sell the house and evicting a tenant will hold that up.Answer #2: She can give **written** notice to vacate 30 days prior to the end of the lease unless you've lived there for a full year at the time of notice, at which point you and entitled to 60 days. Your lease would automatically roll over to month to month at the end, but does not guarantee you the right to stay 13 total months (although it would be 14 here since notice length changes at the 1y point, with notice only given after the lease expires.

If you are in a rent control area, you may have additional rights.


Title: We are unsure on how to proceed, police officer says it's a civil matter and refuses to file a report.

Question: We own apartments in a small town, a  tenet leaving our apartment  took the washer a dryer we provided and tried to take the refrigerator. We first called the police  dept and they showed up but let the guy go, when we got down there the officer that arrived (allegedly related to the tenet)  said it was a civil matter and that there was no report to file. We stated we would like to press charges  and the officer continued  saying "it's a civil matter". The officer followed us out yelling "you need to learn how to be a landlord". We are at a loss as to what to do and how to handle the situation. The city is bonne Terre in Missouri state

Answer:
 It is a civil matter. The tenants lived there. It was their home. How the the officer know anything about the ownership of the property in the home? THey are not going to get mixed up in that.

You  sue the tenants for the cost of the WD if their security deposit is not enough.


Title: [Florida, USA] Company I Did Contract Work For Is Threatening To Sue

Question:
Hello r/legaladvice,

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Thanks in advance for reading. So I was doing contract work for a small family food production company. Getting their food safety documentation in order so that they can pass USDA inspection and launch a new product.  We didn't write a contract whatsoever. We verbally established that we will have two parts to this project, 1) Creating their documentation 2) Conducting their first USDA audit. They paid me for the first part of the project before I did it, which I was requested to create an invoice for. I wrote "XXX Documentation" as the project stated on this invoice. In order to legally create this documentation, I had to obtain a certification which they paid a small fee for. I completed the documentation and then I was hospitalized for a heart condition and lost my real job during the process. I had to focus on getting through my final exams in college and finding a new job, so I ignored their contact for a month. The co-owner sent threatening text messages to my friends about this. Now they are threatening that I pay them back all the money they paid me and the fee for the certification (by June 7th) or they will take it to small claims court. I don't have the money to pay them back by then. What are my options? Do they have grounds to win a lawsuit over this? Regardless, what should I communicate to them going forward?

Answer: They have grounds to sue you. You were hired to do a job you failed to complete. Further more instead of facing your problems and explain the situation to them and what was going on at the time (company may have been Willi g to work with you). You irresponsibly ghosted them. They will be due back money for whatever portion of the work you did not complete plus any damages they incurred that they are able to prove


Title: (Middletown, KY) Person following too closely rear ended me

Question: I was driving on a curvy road with houses on one side and woods to the right. No obvious pull off places or a safe shoulder to pull off on. The speed limit on the road is 35 because of the curves I was doing 45. A squirrel ran out on the road and I hit my brakes to avoid hitting it. Unknowingly that the guy behind me was either following too closely or wasn't paying attention to me and he hit the back of my car causing damage.  He got out yelling at me that I brake checked but I didn't even know he was behind me. Can I really be at fault for this?

Answer: Not legal advice, but practical. Don't take sudden evasive action (including sudden stop) to avoid hitting an animal - especially one that is too small to damage your vehicle. The risk of a wreck (including single vehicle loss of control) is too great - and the damage from such a wreck is usually more than that from hitting a fair-sized animal (such as a deer).


Title: [PA] Today I got slapped with a restraining order by my ex girlfriend. Please help?

Question: Now I know it sounds dumb , I still follow my ex on twitter and every once in a while I will read posts about me saying hurtful things , alright fine ; she wants to do that I'll just ask her too please stop. So about a week ago texted my ex girlfriend saying "Please stop talking about me behind my back. It's rude " etc (I forget the rest) so TODAY I got a call from an office manager in a courthouse in Boston , MA. explaining how I have a court notice on the 21st , filed by my ex girlfriend. Then stating I should have no contact with her whatsoever or I would be arrested. It was in disbelief. The manager saying it would be on my permanent record if the judge sees it as harassment. So honestly , I'm pretty scared. I'm only 21 and I can't have a permanent record ! I have life goals and ambitions and it will all be ruined because of a simple text ? There's NO way I'm driving 6 hours too Boston. The manager said he can try and have it in PA so it's easier for me so I will have too call tomorrow and ask. I just don't know what to do Reddit , I'm afraid that my life will be shitty because of a stupid text. I want nothing to do with my ex and since she's 6 hours away in MA , why would a restraining order be needed ?  We haven't spoken since late '14. So this is a first for me and I have no idea what to do ?! HELP :(

Answer:
 > We haven't spoken since late '14.

Including texts, social media, email, and so on?

If you do not appear, the order will almost certainly be upheld in your absence. Good luck explaining that on future background checks for employment, tenancy, or security clearance.

Call the court and ask if you can appear by phone. If not, you're goin' to Boston. In the interim, do not contact your ex, unfollow her on Twitter, do not text her, do not have friends talk to her "because you can't right now," hang up if she calls you, and leave if you go somewhere and find her there. Violating a temporary restraining order is a great way to get a criminal record, even if the order itself is not upheld.


Title: Paypal accepted my case of unauthorized use (in the wake of teamviewer breaches) and then 4 hours later say it's not accepted - CS can't tell me what is going on

Question:
So what can I do here. I have been in contact with paypal alot to provide proof, and talk over the issues and what has happened etc.

4 hours ago I received a fully fledged mail from paypal CS that my claim had been accepted. The money would be reimbursed to the card the fraud was used on. I called paypal to ask what would happen now that my card was blocked (I did that ASAP of course), but he reassured me they would just be reimbursed and if that didn't work, get reimbursed to my paypal account.

Then I get this new mail. "You have received a message on paypal". I log in, and see that another CS representative have claimed my case has been dismissed along with the normal "we're sorry, maybe your bank can help you yadayada". I call paypal...again.. The guy I talk to agree it's weird, but he can't see the mail which should have been sent to me. I send him a screenshot of the mail and he agrees that it sure looks like I am to get my money bank, but he has no clue what is going on, and cannot answer what the status of my case is.

I've frankly had it to my fucking neck in bullshit relating to the teamviewer hack. I've added logs and everything, and fine if they dismiss it, but now they have no clue what is going on and literally just cost me time and money because... well time is money. Can I do anything? I feel like I should be reimbursed not only because it was unauthorized use, but also because they friggin' said it was accepted. It's a joke and they're wasting my time and it feels like I'm being played for a fool.

Edit: Location DK

Answer: I'd take it up with your bank now. If PayPal comes through, great, you can tell your bank to forget it. If the Bank comes through, then you don't have to worry about Paypal.


Title: Is it consent if she says 'You can keep going if I fall asleep.' What does law saw about that?

Question:
[California] If a sleepy girl tells me "I don't want to ruin your night. You can continue having sex with me even after I've fallen asleep." what does law say I can do?

EDIT: Changed 'Drunk Girl' to 'Sleepy Girl'

Answer: Picture yourself telling a judge and jury that a girl so drunk she couldn't stay conscious during sex was, nevertheless, of sufficiently sound mind to be able to give consent.  What do you guess would happen?


Title: Fake ID and MIP. Don't qualify for public defender and can't afford attorney.

Question:
This past weekend I purchased a box of wine from a local liquor store using a fake ID. When I walked out of the liquor store I was immediately stopped by two non-uniformed cops who asked me how old I was. I admitted I was 20 and they charged me with an MIP and possession of a fake ID. Today I went to the municipal court hoping to find out what my fines would be and learned that the fake ID charge requires a court appearance and I can't simply pay a fine for it. I asked if I could meet with a public defender and was told I don't qualify for one since I'm not facing jail time. I immediately called a few lawyers listed on Google and the cheapest quote I was given was $1500, which I can't possibly afford as a full time student. I'm feeling pretty stuck and would like any available help. I live in Oklahoma and my violation codes are 15-304 (MIP) and 20-702 (fake ID). Thank you for any help or advice you can give!

Tl;Dr Got a MIP and fake ID charge. Have to appear before a judge but don't qualify for a public defender and can't afford attorney fees.

Answer: Borrow money from everyone for an attorney