Title: Ex-girlfriend's Mother threated Husband Would Shoot Me, Should I Take it Seriously? Text in Post.

Question:
Hi, looking for some advice. Do not know whether I should take this with a grain of salt or take the following serious. Long story short, ex's parents allowed me to store my motorcycle at there place. We broke up and the weather has not been ideal for both parties for me to move it. Been raining off and on for the last month. They don't want the yard torn up, I don't want to get stuck, etc. Multiple messages were sent to me threatening that I "could" be shot, if I don't give fair warning that I am coming to pick it up. My messages clearly stated I would notify them I was coming to pick it up/prepare it for transportation in advance.  Looking for advice on how I should approach this for my safety and what not.

Pasted below is the message interaction between us. Mind you, I responded in a neutral respective manner. Names changes for anonymity.

Ex mother: Hi <me>, it's <ex-girlfriend's mother>. It is time for you to pick up your bike. We need to have it removed, weather permitting, by the end of November. We are heading to Florida in December and we cannot be responsible for the motorcycle after this month. We will put the extra key in a plastic bag, and put it underneath the tarp.

Me: Hi <ex-girlfriend's mother>, hope all is well. I apologize for the delay. Weather hasn't been condusive when I've been in town. Regardless, I will have it moved by the weekend after Thanksgiving. Hope that's not an issue. I am out of town for the next week and a half. Regardless, I wouldn't hold you responsible for the bike.

Ex mother: Just contact <husband> when you're ready to get it. He won't put the key out until he hears from you. I know the ground has been wet, and it's too hard to move it up the hill. By the end of the month our yard should be solid enough to hold the bike.

Me: Will do. I will probably come out the night before to charge the battery and put fresh fuel in it to be honest. But, I'll notify <husband>.

Ex mother: Give us a heads up. You don't want him to shoot you...

Me: Uhh yea I would agree lol...didnt know <husband> was a gun owner.

Ex mother: Yup! And he can shoot.

Me: Alright, that's good to know. I'd hope a gun owner would know how to wield their weapon. Those last two messages you posted seem quite offensive.

Ex mother: It's pretty dark out back. Don't worry, he wouldn't take off your head. Maybe a foot...

What should I do in this situation? I respected them and most importantly, their daughter.

Answer: How were you able to interpret that as a threat to shoot you?


Title: [MI] Went to a job interview. Interviewer put his hand on my leg.

Question:
Haven't had a job outside of home for many years now after the birth of my child.

A couple days ago, I got called for an interview and dressed appropriately to go in, or so I thought. I wore a knee-length dress and a jacket.

The interviewer was a polite middle-aged gentleman. I was called into his office where he proceeded to close the door and pull the chair out from behind his desk to set it rather close in front of my own chair. I didn't think much of it, really.

The questions seemed pretty standard, but at the end, he said something very much like "Well, you seem promising. I do hope you get the job," before leaning over and squeezing my exposed thigh. He kind of slid his hand slightly up for just a brief second before letting go, and I was honestly too shocked to say anything. The interview was over, I thanked him, and left.

I'm really not sure if what he did was "illegal" or simply inappropriate, but it was very off-putting. I have past experience with abuse, so this really had me on edge, especially since I *really* need this job, so I'm *very* torn on what to do if I get a call back.

If it makes any difference, the job is at a counselling center. I'm not entirely sure what the interviewer's position is, either, though, again, I'm not sure that really makes a difference.

If this is not illegal, then I'm very sorry for wasting time. If it is, though, could someone let me know how/who to report this to? I do not want to blow this out of proportion.

Thank you.

Answer:
 Creep.

Well, it was simple battery, so it's not legal. I would decline the job offer and write a letter to the president / CEO / managing partner / head honcho explaining what happened, why you refused any job offer or are withdrawing your name from consideration, and that you're available to have a discussion should they need to investigate.


Title: i was denied care by my doctor due to my age. is this legal?

Question:
my health insurance changed and i couldnt see my doctor anymore so i was forced to find a new one. after 3 months of waiting i finally saw my doctor only to find out that she doesnt think adults have adhd and she only writes prescriptions for adhd in children.  everything about this clinic seemed unprofessional and sketchy but this felt like it was over the line.  is this kind of age discrimination allowed or is she violating a law? im in arkansas by the way.

either way im definately reporting the clinic to my insurance company because im sure they would like to know that a doctor is denying the existance of a condition they cover (adult adhd)

Answer:
 A doctor is allowed to decline to treat non-emergency medical issues. A doctor does not have to prescribe anything for adult ADHD if s/he does not want to. The only time a doctor cannot decline to treat is in emergencies and child birth. Answer #2: Doctors, like any other service provider, can decline to provide services to pretty much anyone.  Doctors occasionally are required to provide emergency services, but this isn't an emergency.

Doctors are also allowed to make reasonable medical decisions in the course of your treatment.  If they don't believe a treatment(including medication) is appropriate, you can't force them to do it.

In short: the doctor doesn't have to treat you, and if he does, doesn't have to give you medication.  Answer #3: there is no legal issue here, nor will your insurance care that doctor won't diagnose you with something


Title: Neighbor's puppy drowned in our kids' inflatable pool, now they are demanding $6,000 compensation

Question:
Location is Newtown, PA

At 5:30am Monday morning I went outside with my dog and found the next door neighbor's puppy in my kids' inflatable pool. I immediately tried to resuscitate her, but I honestly don't know how to resuscitate animals and she was cold and bloated, meaning she was already long gone before I found her.

We tried to notify the neighbors three times, right after we found her, again at 9am and lastly at 10:45am. The third time they answered the door, the wife was very upset and yelled at the husband for always locking the dogs out at night and never watching them, for which my wife and I both present and heard. We wrapped her body in a towel and gave her to them.

Today we find a letter stuck to our door from the neighbors. In it, they accuse us of neglect, having an unsecured backyard, violating pool laws, and not taking steps to block their dog from getting into our yard. They are demanding $6,000 for the cost of the puppy + mental suffering, or they'll report us for violating pool laws and sue us for double in court.

First, do they even have a leg to stand on? They leave their dogs locked outside unattended every single day for 12+ hours a day, to the point where we called animal control three times in the last two months. They were fined for not providing shelter, a water source, and for not having ID and rabies tags, meaning there is likely a paper trail showing previous complaints for neglect/lack of supervision.

Second, are we required to follow pool laws for an inflatable 8" tall pool? The irony is our yard actually does meet law requirements as far as the fence, gate and permits, because we are in the process of having an inground pool installed, but we don't have a sign posted saying there's a pool in the yard because, again, kiddie pool. We dump and put up the pool after every use, both for safety reasons and to limit the impact on our grass, but a storm the night before flipped the pool back over and fill it with about 4" of water, which is what she drowned in. We will make a point to lock the pools in the shed when not in use from now on, but they were merely leaning against the fence this time. Is this something we need to worry about?

Third, we actually did secure our yard within days of them moving in because we were tired of their dogs getting into our yard 10+ times a day. I put 6ft welded wire fencing under the whole shared fence and places heavy garden bricks around the perimeter. The neighbors did zilch. The opposite next door neighbor has the same problems and did the same thing. We are not the problem, the neighbors are. We believe she got in by getting into the opposite neighbor's yard, digging under their gate, digging under our opposite next-door neighbor's gate, and finally digging through to our yard that way. We found fresh holes in those spots and the opposite next-door neighbor had security footage of the puppy getting into their yard, then into our yard from theirs.

Are we in any way responsible for their puppy drowning in our kids' pool? Do they have a valid reason to sue or report us? Did we break any criminal laws? How should we respond to this? Should we look into an attorney and if so, what kind?

Answer:
 Irresponsible people blame others for their own negligence.

You need to be crystal, unwaveringly, clear with them: you bear no fault, whatsoever, in what happened.  Sure, you feel bad about their dog.  But, the fact that their dog died on your property doesn't make you responsible for the dog's death.

These are your neighbors -- this isn't going to be the last time somebody bad happens to them and they try to find somebody to blame.  Irresponsible people blame others for their problems.  Don't let them start blaming you.Answer #2: Tell them to pound sand until they get a lawyer to send you a letter, in which case your lawyer will tell them to pound sand. Answer #3: Charge them 500 bucks for the "burial shroud" and 1000 for disposal and clean up of remains including sanitizing the pool to remove any possible biological contaminates.  Get what ever you can get them on and file first put it on them to counter.


Title: High School Student Section Tyranny

Question:
[PENNSYLVANIA]

My High School used to have a crazy/fun student section. Kids dressed up in costumes and would have bbq's in the parking lot. Now, in this world full of political correctness, the school has been cracking down on our fun. They've posted security guards by us at all times and whenever we say anything "negative" to anyone, the storm in and put an end to it. We aren't allowed to say anything that isn't 100% positive. This means no chants to distract the other players or anything that singles out anyone...even from  our team! I tried to bring a sign in to one game and they confiscated it on the basis that if I "broke the handle off of the sign I could use it as a weapon to attack someone"(the handle was a yard stick). Please Reddit, help me get the student section to be popular again. This tyranny has driven many of the students away from the games entirely!

If it helps, this is what is written in the handbook as of now
"ATHLETIC EVENT EXPECTATIONS
Good SPORTSMANSHIP is learned, practiced, and executed. Respect for the opponent, spectators, coaches, and officials are a must at all levels of athletics. At interscholastic contests, behavior on the part of everyone should be characterized by generosity and genuine concern for others. Display good SPORTSMANSHIP the next time you attend a high school event at the Tyrone Area School District. At this time I want to remind students who attend any athletic event at TAHS that any display of un-sportsmanlike like conduct towards officials and any opposing players, spectators, or coaches will result in an immediate suspension from the event with possible disciplinary action for future events. This includes inappropriate comments, gestures, profanity or any behavior of any kind that could be considered disrespectful. Students must have fulfilled all disciplinary consequences to be able to attend any school function or events."

Answer: This is school policy. Not a legal problem. Follow the rules.


Title: NE--Employer didn't want to pay coworker overtime, so they had him only clock in when another coworker was on break or lunch.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Your coworker is in the state known as "engaged to wait," meaning he has to stay put and isn't free to do what he wants.  He needs to be paid for this time.  Because NE is a one-party consent state, you may legally record people giving instructions as long as *you* are a party to the discussion.

The NE Department of Labor would b the proper people to take this up.


Title: Parents threatening to turn me in when I’m 18 for child pornography. (Utah)

Question: I’m 17 years old and I live in Utah. My mom got into my phone and found nudes of my girlfriend who is 15. She turned us into the police and were going to court. They got me an attorney to help me get the best outcome possible. But my parents have been threatening to turn me in when I’m 18 if I decide I want to move out. My question is can they legally do that if this has already gone through court? Can I be charged for this when it’s already been dealt with and it occurred when I was 17?

Answer:
 You can't bring up the same case twice unless new evidence is found. So no, likely notAnswer #2: Are you sure they actually reported you? Have you spoken to a lawyer in person?Answer #3: >can they legally do that if this has already gone through court?

It sounds like the court case isn't done yet. At the end, you should be able to investigate how it came out.

*IF* at the end of the ordeal, you can determine if the court case is truly dismissed, settled, concluded and charges were actually filed, etc, then I would hesitantly say it would be unlikely for them to be able to do what they are threatening.

These parents sound  pretty special. It's Utah, they're worried about their "stake" no doubt?

I would be more concerned about this second possibility:

Are you sure there aren't *other photos* they have retained, kept hidden from your attorney and the court, and *not* submitted to the discovery process, in order to keep control over you?Answer #4: Could this be covered under a romeo and juliet clause?

Also why would she turn you in and then spend thousands on a lawyer?


Title: New neighbors

Question:
Hi Legal Advice. Location Montana. New people purchased some property next door. 3 acres. They are across the highway from me. They are advertising it as a new rv, cabin, outdoor concert place. I live In a rural area. Anything I can do to stop this? I have contacted the county commissioners. I am aware that the 3 acres has no water and most likely never will. I am hopeful that alone will stop the plan. The area I live in is super quiet. And would like to keep it that way. Any advice would be appreciated. I have looked at the county website. I can’t find much.
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 Sounds like you are asking if your neighbor's new property development is an unreasonable harm to the use and enjoyment of your land? This is one of the oldest most historic problems when it comes owning property. This is a mix of property law and tort law called nuisance.

Generally (may be different in Montana) the threshold for nuisance is a harm that is (1) substantial and (2) unreasonable. If 1 and 2 are met then you can qualify for an injunction (stop the development) and/or damages (the neighbor pays you for your diminished property rights, but may continue to develop the land). A potential defense the developer (may be different in Montana) have is that the plaintiff (you) is overly sensitive.

The biggest obstacle you have right now is -when- to sue.  The developer hasn't developed anything yet. Most courts have ruled that a claimant seeking an injunction against a use that is not yet in place must prove with near certainty that the use, once in place, will constitute a nuisance.

You want to speak to a local attorney, so he/she can flesh out the details a little more to see if you have a nuisance case worth pursing.

Good luck!Answer #2: My first step would be to pull up the county zoning maps and see what the lot is zoned for. If it’s zoned for residential, they would have to have a resining done, allowing for community input. Call and ask the county courthouse if a resining request has been submitted.


Title: My friend damaged his employers work truck outside of work and is being asked to pay employer $3400

Question:
Asking for a friend (we will call him Bob) who came to me about a loan. Upon asking why he needed the money he outlined his situation as follows.

So Bob borrowed his bosses work truck to help a friend. Bob had his bosses permission and wasn't clocked in at work. Somehow the trucks roof was damaged by a tree and it will cost an estimated $3400 to repair.

For some reason, the company's insurance allegedly won't cover repairs since Bob wasn't on the policy as a driver. Bobs insurance won't cover it either.

Is he legally responsible for cost of repairs? And is the employer allowed to deduct costs from payroll? (This was offered by employer)

My guess is that the fact he was not clocked in and therefore wasn't acting as an employee performing his job will probably leave him footing the bill. Bob is definitely lower income and simply doesn't have $3400 to pay and likely won't be approved for a loan from a bank or CU. Any help is appreciated.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 The insurance likely didn't cover it because it is specifically for being used for a particular purpose, and this fell outside of that.

Yes, they can require that Bob pay, since he damaged it, especially since it wasn't even while doing work required of him.

The employer can deduct the costs from his payroll if he agrees to that. They cannot force him to have it deducted from his paycheck. Though if they are willing to have it done in smaller amounts, this could be an excellent solution for him, as it's essentially a no interest loan.


Title: "Gentleman's agreement" between employers Texas

Question:
I work at a chemical plant in Texas, like a lot of these plants, there are multiple companies on-site. The one I work for is the largest site partner but not the largest company on a global scale.

One of the smaller companies approached me about a job opening and a friend who works for them in another location referred me for the position. I had worked with the company before and the hiring manager made it very clear I was THE guy and just had to not blow the interview. I was excited to interview and see what they could offer, I'm not sure I'd have changed companies but it is nice to be wanted and sought after.

Fast forward 2 weeks. The other company says that my company threw a shit fit about them recruiting and a "Gentleman's agreement" to not hire each other's employees had been reached and my application removed from contention. I'm a level headed guy but I was furious. Idk if I truly wanted the job but I did want the opportunity to make that decision.

Which brings me to my question- is it legal to restrict employees options for future employment in TX? Do you have to inform them?

Idt there's much I can do but I would like to know if this is above board.

Answer:
 Did you sign a noncompete agreement? You should speak to an employment attorney in your area. This might be an antitrust violation.

https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Lawyer_Referral_Service_LRIS_Answer #2: Here is an overview of the problem.  It can be an aspect of Anti-Trust.

* https://www.justice.gov/atr/division-operations/division-update-spring-2018/antitrust-division-continues-investigate-and-prosecute-no-poach-and-wage-fixing-agreements

* https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=4e156c25-6df6-479a-b5c7-2b9e3a7288e6

* https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b6a5e33c-8eb1-4c1f-a8a4-ea2578f8a72e

Also, read this as it gives excellent examples and some contexts as to where and why it may be legal and/or illegal.

* https://www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2018/04/quarterly-insights/shifting-enforcement-of-nopoaching-agreements


Title: Bought house with gas stove, but no gas. City is in battle with gas utility and refusing to issue permits to dig up the road until gas utility finishes other work.

Question:
I'm located in Massachusetts, USA.

My SO and I bought a house from a guy who bought it, fixed it up, and flipped it after the previous owner had passed away. The heat is oil, but the oven/stove is gas. When we bought the place, we were told that the gas was going to be turned on any day, and that the gas company needed to come by and dig a hole and set it up, as the last owner hadn't used gas for a while.

We finally got in touch with the gas company to check on when they were coming (they were not easy to get in touch with!) and they told me that the city I live in is refusing to issue permits for the gas company to dig up the street in front of us until the gas company finishes some other, unrelated work, which they are dragging their heels on.

I wrote the DPW in my city, but my message was ignored.

I'm not particularly interested in going after the guy who sold us the house (and I doubt I could anyways), but I am wondering if there is anything I can do. I have talked to the gas company guy a few times now, and he always sounds positive about it being resolved soon, but it has been weeks now, and I am losing faith.

Sorry for the long post. We realize we should have been more proactive at the beginning, but that is in the past now. Is there anything we can do to get the city to issue the permit?

Thanks for any replies!

Answer: Can you have a propane tank?  Legal things aside, you can just swap the regulator to a propane regulator and put a tank in the back yard, or a small upright tank right next to the house, depending on the rules of your subdivision/city/etc.  I have a gas stove, it came with two regulators, one for propane one for gas, I use propane as there is no gas option down my road.  May be cheaper than redoing the stove to electric.Answer #2: Show up in person to the appropriate city representative and ask about the status of the permit situation.  That'll let you know if you should wait it out, or redo the kitchen to use electricity.


Title: [OH] 18 year old being payed less than minimum wage for summer job

Question: I have worked a grade school for the past 5 summers, cleaning and such. I get paid 7.75 an hour, but I thought the federal minimum wage was 8.15? Am I considered a seasonal worker, since I only work during the summer? It just seems unfair to me that I make that much less than minimum wage for this much time. Is this legal? Thanks

Answer: $7.25 is the Federal, but $8.15 is Ohio's starting in 2017.


Title: Help with an ADA Support Animal for someone unused to them and turned away from a hotel room.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 It sounds to me like you have  (maybe) a straight forward ESA as opposed to a recognized service animal.

The Fair Housing Act (the only act you could have rights under) does not apply to Hotels. The Radisson is under no obligation to allow the dog at all if they don't want to. It sounds to me like they are being quite generous by even giving you a room that can handle a dog.Answer #2: > We have a 6 month old child and have an emotional support animal for her (it has a letter issued and vest) for during the trial and leading up to it.

A letter issued by who?

> We don't normally have a support or service animal

So why do you have one now?


Title: [FL] school search warrant?

Question:
One of my friends was organizing some hot weather fun activities including opening a pool. They sent me a text "are u ready for tomorrow 🔫?" to remind people to bring their Super Soakers.

The security guard didn't let me in. The police are looking through my locker, car, backpack, and phone. I'm suspended until they get to the bottom of this "threat." They're threatening to search my parents' house if I don't cooperate. What do I need to say to make everyone chill out?

Answer:
 So. That emoji displays differently depending on what phone you have.  On some phones it's a water gun and on some it's a real pistol.  So presuming the friend who sent that has a iPhone or one of the phones that shows it as a water gun, they're gonna have to show/prove that for them it was a water pistol emoji, not pistol emoji.

Because on whoevers phones show that as a regular pistol, that completely looks like a school shooting esque threat and should thuroughly be investigated.  Answer #2: >They're threatening to search my parents' house if I don't cooperate.

Um no. Don't say anything more to them; just keep saying you want to talk to your lawyer. Your parents need to call a lawyer ASAP.Answer #3: So.. how did they see the text to begin with?Answer #4: You need to keep your mouth shut. Given the current clumate it's the same as yelling BOMB in an airport.


Title: Illinois - Wife was caught driving with a suspended license, we never knew it was suspended.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >  I was under the impression that this would just be an in and out thing

You mean, like, they'd drop the charge?  That's likely not happening - "I didn't open my mail" isn't a defense to a suspended charge.  Your wife can certainly provider her story and she can ask for leniency, but she has no particular defense.


Title: Immigration U.S

Question:
My ex-wife and I have 2 kids however 1 was born in African before they both migrated here. I have recordings or texts message of her having an affair before our marriage and after our marriage which i couldn't find out until and After she migrated to the United states. I had the chance to find out by tapping her messages recording her calls and also a video surveillance of what she does at home when I'm at . Turns out she's been having cyber sex with the person she cheats with .
She decided to use a dubious means per the advice of people who does the same things to take advantage of the system to get her greencard because she only have conditional greencard .
She decided to create a paper trail by serving me a tresspass notice and lie to the police about emotional abuse among others ...
She basically used me for the benefits to come to the united states . I have already reported to homeland security via the help of an attorney.  Is there any advice on how to get her deported as she plan on setting me up .... ?  Apparently she is purposely delaying the divorce as she has filed for removal of conditions form I-751. I'm filing for custody for one of the child who lives with me .

Answer: I don’t think anyone here has any tips on how to get someone deported for cheating on you...


Title: How do I get an ex out of my home?

Question:
My boyfriend and I broke up.  I own the home, and have given him a 'Notice to Vacate' with more than 30 days to find somewhere else to live.  I don't think he's looked for anything yet. What do I need to do if the date approaches and he won't leave?

There is no lease, and he has been paying half of the housing expenses (rent, utilities, etc.)

Answer: File a formal eviction with the courts.


Title: Help! I now have 3 butt holes and would like to rip my surgeon a new one.

Question:
Here's the story:
I went in for a sphincterotomy, in Tampa,FL an outpatient procedure, on Thursday. Things went smoothly,  no surprises. I wake up on Friday with a fair amount of swelling and in quite a bit of pain, which is normal. Saturday, I was in substantially more pain and the swelling was worse (I felt a hard lump forming next to my anus). I was told that the pain could get worse or change over the next 72 hours,  so I attributed it to that. By Sunday, the lump was the size of a golf ball and I couldn't walk from the extreme pain I was in.
So,  Monday morning I called my doctor’s office as soon as they opened at 8am but they didn't answer.  After multiple tries, I left a message, in tears,  about how much pain I was in and I knew something was not right. Two hours later I still hadn’t heard anything back so I called again and the receptionist wasn’t even aware I had left a message earlier and just told me that everything I was experiencing was normal, and if my meds weren't managing the pain (percocet wasn't even touching the pain) my wife could pick up a stronger prescription from their office for me.
Later on that evening, I coughed and I heard a pop sound and felt something dripping down my leg.  It was massive amounts of pus and blood that had exploded out of my ass. I suffered through that night in agony and called the doctor again first thing Tuesday morning;  again they would not answer the phone until almost 2 hours later. When I described the situation,  I was told the Dr was in surgery all day but she would try to get ahold of him. After hours of not hearing back from them and the pain becoming unbearable,  pus steadily pouring out of my body,  I decided to go to the emergency room. Sitting in the waiting room of the ER, I get a call back from the receptionist saying that the Dr said it's all normal and I should just continue to soak it in sitz baths until the swelling goes down. When I told her I was in the emergency room,  she reacted like I was stupid for being there and just said “Well, tell us what happens.”
After about 9 hours in the ER, multiple blood draws, testing, poking, prodding, doctors oohing and ahhing over my butt hole, the theory was that a huge abscess had developed. They admitted me to the hospital and scheduled me for surgery the following morning to clean out the infection, which fortunately had not made its way into my bloodstream yet. During the surgery, they discovered that it was not an abscess, but two fistulas between the original internal incision site of the sphincterotomy where the stitches didn't hold and the outside of my buttcheek.
The tissue in the entire area is so inflamed and angry that all my surgeon could do at this point was place a Seton (rubber band) through each fistula to hold them open for them to continue to drain while the tissue heals over the next 7 to 8 weeks,  at which point I will have to undergo at least one,  maybe multiple, surgeries to close the fistulas.
So, now I essentially have 3 butt holes. I'm out of work for the next 3 months or more, and I have to go through multiple surgeries to correct this disaster.
What angers me the most is that I had multiple nurses and doctors in the hospital tell me that if I had followed my original Dr’s instructions, and not gone to the ER, I could have become septic and died.
Please let me know if you have any advice on how I should proceed.

Answer:
 Medical malpractice is extremely fact specific.  You should be able to get a free or low cost consultation with a medmal lawyer in your area.

Answer #2: Medical malpractice, even that involving assholes and vivid descriptions of agonizing abscesses, is beyond the scope of this sub.Answer #3: Complications happen during surgery. Something for you to think about, and then speak to a lawyer about is: was there something that the surgical team specifically did or did not do that caused this problem. Answer #4: Determining whether something is malpractice or not is a very fact specific and complex process. As is determining what damages are appropriate.

If you think you might want to pursue a claim, I would recommend contacting someone in the near term. Since this is a very fact specific area of the law, documentation matters even more than in other areas and a good medmal attorney can help make sure that you have a complete record.

This is an area of the law where attorneys will often work on contingency so you shouldn't have to pay upfront to be represented.


Title: [UK] Is it legal to name towns in the video game I am developing after real towns?

Question: For instance, naming a town "Brighton" in the game after the seaside town "Brighton" in England.

Answer: real places appear in fiction all the time. the big issue is people, not places.


Title: Probation officer coming to my apartment to verify my residence, have questions. MA, USA.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Yes. Your roommate's room is counted as part of your residence. ***VERY*** bad idea to live with a druggie when on probation. Also - stop getting stoned. Jesus christ kid.


Title: Is this prank I'm going to do for YouTube legal?

Question: Me and my friends are planning on doing this prank and uploading it to YouTube we made up, its called the "Super Saiyan challenge". Basically what you do is you go into a public place and exclaim that it's always been a dream of yours to go super saiyan like they do on Dragon Ball Z, and that today is the day that you finally do it. You then start screaming loudly, getting louder and louder until you can't do it anymore. Apparently it's called "disturbing the peace", but I've done it several times before with no repercussions. If I do this often, would I end up getting arrested for it? And would YouTube be forced to take the video down?

Answer:
 Potentially it's a fine but a bit of personal advice.

That's not a prank and it isn't funny. It's cringey and embarrassing. I recommend against doing it.


Title: Want to expose a pyramid scheme and save people from wasting more time, don't want to get sued or harassed.

Question:
[Canada]

I got a "management training" job at a "marketing agency", with promises of fast promotions to very high paying positions. Team atmosphere, lots of meetings, outings, long days, constant "hit the gong" culture. Everybody makes a few dollars an hour from commissions, and nobody gets the base pay that was promised in the interview. The manager claims he makes a ton and wants to promote people to management and start new offices in a "growing business".  Promotions are just the same pay, but you have a team under you and are a "leader". Claims to be a huge company with many offices around the world, yet I can't find anything online. Calls to "local offices" are out of service numbers.

Turns out the manager and the owner of the company have been pulling scams like this for years, opening and closing businesses. I found this out from my own research on their social media accounts, carefully asked questions at work, and most importantly, information from a site I found called Ripoff Report that outlined my suspicions.

I'm obviously leaving, but there's good people that work there that deserve to not waste a whole year of their 20's (though likely the place will be closed soon and they'll all lose their jobs anyway, the scammers will hop to a new part of the country or a different country altogether like they have been doing).

I don't want to get harassed, and I don't want to get sued.

Answer:
 The only way to guarantee you won't get sued is to not say anything.

Because here's the thing: even if what you say is totally truthful, they can still *file* a lawsuit. And then you will need a lawyer to defend yourself, which costs money. Money that you likely don't have. Even if you are entirely correct, and everything you said is true, they can still attempt to sue.


Title: Saw a meme the other day. How legal is this and what can happen?

Question:
Judge: do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Me: no
Judge: (covers mic) what do I do???

Just curious as to what happens if you say no when you are sworn in  or can you not agree to go on stand?

Answer:
 Contempt for refusing a subpoena, if you're under an order to testify and have no valid privilege against doing so. The record-holder spent 14 years in jail for refusing, and could have left at any time had they complied with the subpoena.

For people offering voluntarily, the judge will generally dress them down for wasting the court's time.


Title: I wounded a dog driving through my local city park, the dog was not on a leash and I was driving over a speed bump at the time.

Question: Basically, there was 2 medium sized dogs on the side of the road with their owner, I saw the dogs about a quarter of a mile away down the road so I slowed down. I figured the owner would move them away from the road or put them in his car, or even take them to the dog park that was right across the street. As I was going over the speed bump (at least under 5mph) one of the dogs decided to get close to my front wheel and I somewhat ran it’s paw over. I pulled over and got out of the car, and ran up to the owners truck and asked if the dog was okay. The woman in the truck said “it’s not your fault, he wasn’t on a leash.” And the man was kind of being a dick to me about the whole situation. I left my name and number just in case? I didn’t know what to do, I felt awful and I love dogs, so I was naturally crying because of how bad I felt. I’m just wondering, can they legally try to get me to pay for any vet visits/costs? I would just like to prepare myself. (I’m in Colorado, USA)

Answer: They could try but if you were driving legally and on the right of way of the road and the owners did not have their dogs leashed such that they were prevented from running into the road, then you are not really responsible.


Title: My Friend Scammed Me, PLEASE HELP

Question:
LAWYERS

Hi guys First time posting to this chat and unfortunately, I need help.

I told a friend I needed them to hold some of my money in their Paypal account because of something I needed to do with my bank account. They said they would do me this favor and return the money to me at a later time when I ask for it. I then gifted $1,000 to my friend via the Paypal Friends and Family money option. Now, after 2 weeks when I am asking for my money back, my friend is saying that he will not return It. When I threatened to sue him he replied saying that he had done nothing legally wrong, because a gift through paypal has no transactional history or guarantee of payment.

I wanna ask any lawyers or anyone with legal experience, Is my friend in the legal wrongdoing here? Or is it really not possible for me to sue him in a court of law and get my money back? If it is possible to sue over this and win, would it be worth the money?

Any help would be amazing and I could really use it as soon as possible as this money was needed to pay some bills. Hoping to hear from anyone with legal advice, if you are an official lawyer please include that just so I know exactly who I'm hearing from, obviously however, I understand this is just advice not official counsel.

Thanks for reading, hope to year suggestions soon! :)

MY LOCATION IS INDIANA,USA

Answer:
 What did you have to do with your bank account that required someone to "hold" $1,000 for you?

That being said, good luck attempting to get money back if you gifted someone it via paypal friends & family. If you had no written agreement you're going to have an extremely difficult time proving that this wasn't just a gift you are now sour about.

In the future, it's really best not to ask people to hold large sums of money for you.


Title: Legal advice for my mother

Question:
Hello from Texas,

I created a fake account for obvious reasons. This happened yesterday, my mother was in a grocery store and a store employee accused her of stealing. During the accusation the employee demanded to look in my mother's purse. According to my mom, the employee was livid to the point of scaring my mother. My mom refused the search. My mother left the store, because she was scared. The employee had no right to search my mother, or accuse her of stealing anything. He followed her and continued yelling at her. She got into her car, and as she was backing out the employee jumped behind her car and my mother hit him with her car. The police were called, and my mom was arrested. She will be released from jail today. My mother says she didn't steal anything, and I believe her. I wasn't with her when this happened. We have contacted a lawyer, but I was wondering if there is anything we can do? What are the chance of this going to court?

Answer:
 >or accuse her of stealing anything

He certainly has a right to do that

>I was wondering if there is anything we can do?

Get her a criminal defense lawyer

>What are the chance of this going to court?

The odds that she'll be charged for hitting someone with her car are very high


Title: Should I confront my Landlord?

Question:
About a month ago I met a guy at the pool of my high-rise apartment building and shared my drinks with him. I gave him a Moscow Mule cup of mine since there’s no glass allowed at the pool. He was a short term lease and sadly, I never saw him again. Later,  he texted that he’d moved on. Yesterday I opened my kitchen cupboards and lo and behold— there was my cup! I am quite freaked out about this because suddenly a few other things all make sense.

Once when I left town for the weekend I came home and the lights I had left on were off. When I investigated, the lightbulbs had been unscrewed. That seemed really strange but at the time it was an isolated incident.  I knew then something was off, but honestly I had just moved here and didn’t want to think about it. Lightbulbs just don’t  come loose in my experience.

Another way more sketchy thing happened too. I went to take my anxiety medication, which I only use as needed, and the last time I took one the bottle was full...but suddenly there was only one left! I thought maybe a house guest might have got into the pills but honestly my place is small and they are kept in the hall closet. There is no way. I just didn’t want to think that my landlord would be going through my stuff when I’m not home, let alone helping themselves to my medication!

Now there are three things I am extremely uncomfortable about. I’ve only lived here for three months and It is a large building. The thing that really freaks me out about this is how the fuck does someone know what kind of cups I have and what kind of medication I have unless there’s some serious snooping going on???

What should I do Reddit?

Answer:
 Get at least one camera and point it at your front door. You can even repurpose an old phone into a camera. You can also get a lock box for meds. At the very least, you'll know who is coming into your apartment. If it's not the landlord, you can show him the video, if it is , you can go to the police. Even if the landlord has the right to enter, he's not allowed to mess with your stuff. Answer #2: You should really provide the statement as laws differ.  For example:in California, landlords have very little right to enter and lease provisions cannot change that.

Also, I am curious why you think this is your landlord and not the random dude who kept your cup.  I assume because access to keys but the connection from the weird guy keeping your cup to your landlord replacing it seems weird.


Title: Casino withholding winnings because I wont sign w9 form.

Question:
I went to the casino and played black and baccarat and throughout my winning seddion i cash out around 2500, 3000. On the last cash out they told me I needed to file. CTR with them. I ask to see my transactions so I can verify I went over the 10k threshold. They would not provide thst information. So the casino is holding over 3k of my money till I do so. The next day, I went back and had the police called. They stated that I needed to file w9 form which is different than a CTR. So they are asking different things.

1.First question, are they allowed to hold my money in this situation?

2. If requested, why cant they provide me my transactions through the day in order to verify I went over the amount.

3. If the w9 is for tax purposes how do I know what will be taxed. For example, im not even sure how much I made that day as I played for 8 hours znd since it was blackjack. I can just pull cash ftom my pocket and get chips. So will they give me a amount they think I won?

Thanks for any answers in advance.

Answer:
 The legal method you can use to compel them to pay you if they refuse is to sue them.  To defend themselves in the lawsuit, they'll produce all the paperwork.

Or you can just sign the form.

If you don't remember how much you put in, how can you dispute whatever they give you?


Title: Schools Closing Bathrooms and Leaving BR Doors Open

Question:
Recently, my high school has been cracking down on people vaping in the bathroom.

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Their method has been to

1) Close the **boys** bathroom near most of the classrooms (just lock it) and

2) Leave the **boys** bathroom door open in the only open boys bathroom (on the other side of the school). There is no wall that you have to go around to see into the bathroom, rather you have a perfect view of the sinks and almost the urinals from the outside.

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Is there any legal threat I can bring to the school? Is what their doing illegal? I don't vape, but I find it a huge violation of privacy, and a huge inconvenience that boys have to walk to the other wing just to use the bathroom.

Answer:
 City planner here:

Depending on the location there is usually a requirement for the number of restroom facilities for buildings based on their use.

Also some restrooms serve as safe rooms/tornado shelters, and having them permanently locked could be an issue.

You may want to check your local codes.Answer #2: https://www.quora.com/Do-high-school-bathrooms-legally-have-to-have-doors

> The laws likely vary from state-to-state in the United States, but overall privacy in the use of a bathroom is required for no other reason than public decency laws. You can not, for example, simply stop and do your business along the sidewalk, you have to be in private.

> I have been to some high schools that did not have doors on the bathroom; however, you had to walk in and go around a corner to enter the actual restroom.

Without being able to see the actual bathroom layout, and without knowing where you live, the answer is... maybe.

> Is there any legal threat I can bring to the school?

LPT: Don't ever use "threat" and "school" in the same sentence, that's the wrong mentality. You should also tell your parents and let them handle this. They'll be able to at least get the school to explain why they think this is okay. Answer #3: Your city code enforcement would find this interesting, not sure if they'd do anything about it though. There are a minimum number of required toilets/urinals per student, which I highly doubt is met by a single restroom.Answer #4: Contact your local code enforcer.

But that will end as soon as someone sees a penis.

edit--extra word


Title: Calfire employee told she cant return to work due to pregnancy

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Do they even have light duty for her? Light duty isn't a guarantee.  The employer has to be able to accommodate and it cannot create an unreasonable burden.Answer #2: If there is no light duty job description available, the employer can honestly say they don't have anything for her until the restrictions come off.  They are not required to create a light duty job for her - some fields simply don't have light duty.

My father supervises part of a cleaning crew in a hospital. There are no light duty job descriptions - it is all physical work - bending, lifting, etc. An employee with a questionable work ethic got a note from her doctor stating she could only do light duty work due to a chronic back injury. HR told her not to come back until the restrictions were removed as there was no light duty cleaning job. In an effort to get out of work, this lady got herself sent home with no work and no pay. Be careful what you ask for.


Title: A hotel put a homeless person in my room while I was still checked in.

Question:
Hey reddit I need your help in determining whether I have a case or not.

Ok this one's gonna be a bit of a long story but worth the read.

So I'm a paramedic in NYC deployed with FEMA. They set me up with a hotel room because I'm essentially working 18 hours a day 7 days a week for the duration of the critical period of the pandemic. I've been staying at a very well known hotel chain that I won't mention.

I've been in the same room for over 2 weeks. On the 19th they let me know that my check out date is tomorrow morning the 20th at 11am. That's fine I was planning to finish packing my stuff after my shift and be out by then.

Some back story: they had a huge influx of homeless people checking into the hotel and were essentially converting it into a make shift homeless shelter.

My shift is 10am-4am. I get back to my hotel room at 430 incredibly tired and ready to get rest for my day tomorrow. My key card doesn't work. I go downstairs and get a new one. I open my door and right away am punched in the face by an intense smell of BO and urine. trash bags filled with clothes were in my closet. All my bags were moved not sure if they were opened or if I left them opened but they're definitely not where I left them. There was one of new homeless people sleeping on my bed. I had no idea what to do at this point so I just left and called my team leader at fema. His response was "damn go downstairs they'll get you a new room and we'll talk about it tomorrow"

I was beyond livid at this point and just quickly put my stuff together and went to my coworkers room on a different floor to get some sleep because I was barely keeping my eyes open.

I spoke to the management at my deployment and they said they can't really do anything since everyone that was in the hotel was moved to a different hotel so if I had an issue I have to take it up directly with the famous hotel chain.

So I need some help deciding what to do and what my rights are in this situation.

Some quick notes:

-They put a female in my room even though I'm a Male. Doesn't really matter in this situation but if it was the other way around I can see how it can be problematic.

-I wasn't rude or anything to the person in my room I just silently packed my bags and left.

-I'm still on deployment with FEMA just in a different hotel room.

-I have a recorded phone call where the manager of the hotel admits they put someone into my room while I was still checked in.

-Nothing of mine was stolen or damaged just moved and gone through.

-The person in my room was coughing consistently and blowing her nose. As a first responder that's constantly in contact with at risk individuals me getting sick will result in me losing out on work.

TL;DR

they did ya boy dirty
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer: Contact corporate.. at best you're getting a bunch of free points. But you didnt have much in damages.Answer #2: While annoying and potentially dangerous you’re only going to have a recourse on actual damages. There’s no what ifs. You’d be entitled to property loss which there is none.


Title: Car was towed from my apartment complex. Towing company won't provide photos

Question:
I live in Oregon and back in January my car was towed from my apartment complex for parking in a fire lane. I attached photos of the area I was parked.
http://imgur.com/bAlCWgJ http://imgur.com/thsfg9a http://imgur.com/uY66DoD http://imgur.com/IByZN8Z
There is no sign saying not to park there or that it's a fire lane. The paint is white and chipped and you can even see where it turns red into the fire lane. There are also white lines on the ground indicating to park there, and that is where I parked. I found out my car was towed right as I was leaving for work. I called the tow company and they advised me that if I picked up the car before midnight that night I would be charged $392. It would be an additional $40 for each additional day they kept the car. I was already late for work and scheduled to pick up the car with them at 11:30 PM that night (I work nights and get off late). I arrived on time at their warehouse and ended up waiting over an hour for someone to show up and release my car. And because by the time they got there it was after midnight they tried to charge me for another day. Luckily I was able to avoid this.

A few days later I contacted them to get the photos. After having a few very rude people telling me they couldn't help me, I finally got someone who would give me a response outside of "We don't have anything for you." He told me I had to fax in a notarized form along my drivers license and vehicle registration in order to prove my identity and ownership of the vehicle so they could release photos. I did it and kept the fax confirmation form as proof. It had been a few weeks since that all happened and I still hadn't heard any reply from them. I sent them another message and still no response. I finally got an email today from the guy who advised me to fill out and notarize the form and he says they didn't receive anything from me.

I don't want to keep going around in circles with them. I'm pretty sure they towed me illegally but am wondering if I would have a case if I took them to court? I'm %100 willing to pay if I was parked illegally but I truly believe I wasn't and I don't understand why they are being so difficult about providing photos. I have heard a lot of negative things about this company from other people as well. I don't want to waste my time since I've been dealing with this for the past four months now. If i try to take them to court I'm sure they will drag it out even longer. Any advice would be helpful.

Answer: That doesn't look like a parking spot to me.  The red paint has peeled off, but it's still pretty obvious that curb is painted red.  And those lines look like they used to demarcate the dumpster area, not a parking spot.  That said, there is no such thing as "illegal parking" on private property.  Basically, if the apartment complex doesn't want you parking there, they can tell the towing company to tow your car and there isn't a whole lot you can do about it.


Title: [TX] 1.5 years since arrest and no court date

Question:
Hi guys!

I was arrested in September 2015 for ABI on a family member. My younger brother and I were arguing and he called the police, I admitted to pulling his hair so they arrested me. Me and him are fine now, he says he will do whatever he can to help me when I eventually go to court.

I paid a lawyer $1000 to represent me but we have yet to go to court. Is there any sort of time limit on this? Could it eventually just go away? I know that is a dumb question, but I am only concerned because I have to call my bail bondsmen every Tuesday. I missed last week (first time since I got out of jail) and she told me today when I called that they might revoke my bail over it.

If they revoke it, will I be in jail for an infinite amount of time until my case gets to court? This is ridiculous. I probably should just call my lawyer but I haven't spoken to him since September of 2015 and feel like it would be weird to call with a bunch of questions.

Thank you!

Answer: It would not at ALL be bad to call your lawyer to ask whether you have a reasonable argument for dismissing the case for lack of timeliness. There are rules that require that a trial be held in a reasonable amount of time and two years is pretty bad. Perhaps you could get your case dismissed!


Title: Fiancée impersonated my ex. She changed her address at the DMV and post office and rented a room in ex's name. Ex can't move because she's on probation until Oct 30. Ex was at her GED graduation at the same time my fiancée was at the DMV. The police want to talk to my fiancée

Question: Florida. Is it possible that with the incoming hurricane they will be too busy to talk to my fiancée and drop it?

Answer:
 1.  They won't drop the case.

2.  She should not talk to the police.

3.  You should not marry this person.Answer #2: Is this a troll post or did that question actually make sense in your head?Answer #3: Why?

By that I mean why did she do this lunacy, and also why are you still marrying this person?

To answer your question, the police will follow up when the emergency is over, and your (hopefully soon to be ex-) Fiancee should decline to speak with them and, ideally have legal counsel secured. Answer #4: No, they'll wait til after if they need to do so. Your fiancée needs a criminal defense lawyer.


Title: Recently divorced, a big part of the settlement was me keeping the house. But I can't assume the mortgage.

Question:
The divorce was settled in mediation and I was told that I could go to the bank and assume the mortgage. I was unaware of the 6 month alimony rule. ( I have to show proof of alimony for 6 months ). Is there any way to circumvent this? Location North Carolina

I hope this is the correct flair, please let me know if I should change it.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 You are basically refinancing the mortgage to remove your Ex's name. The bank wants proof that you can make the payments, and in the case of the alimony, that your Ex will continue to make their payments as directed.

The 6 month period is a rule of your bank, not any law. So your choices are to keep trying to convince the bank to aprove the change early, go to another bank, or wait the 6 months to remove your Ex.Answer #2: Is there any reason you can't simply make payments on the existing mortgage for six months and then assume it?


Title: I was accused of stealing "time" from my retail store, with no proof. i didnt steal btw :)

Question:
I work in Portland Oregon at a family owned outdoor goods store (skis, snowboards, climbing)...The place is run very loose, like Caddy Shack meets Meatballs the movie...easy going. I got accused of stealing "time", my time clock clock in and outs are inconsistent...ill forget to clock out...ill forget to clock in...ill clock out, forget i clocked out and clock again..which clocks me in. This happens a couple times a month. Ill admit i smoke a shit tone of weed that adds to the olympic size short term memory, that is apart of these time inconsistencies. Not excusable, but not stealing, and i own all this to the boss. At such a loose place this is never escalated, but there was some drama between me and another employee that prompted the boss to audit me and my wife. When he talked to my wife, he accused her of possibly forging employee purchases. MY QUESTION....is this legal? He has really no ground or proof, all he had was questionable clock ins and outs. Is this character defamation? Ill add that ive been there over 10 years with no problems and no accusations like this. Im 44 and am to old to steal. I really want to quit and fucking sue this asshole. PS. i often give the boss weed because he has lupus, so my spacyness is known and never an issue. OK im rambling. i hope someone can get back to me. thx

Edited....fixed spelling. i suck

Answer:
 Inaccurately reporting your time card (which includes forgetting to clock out) is considered time theft. They are well in their rights to fire you for it. You have no recourse other than to stop committing time theft.

It is legal to make accusations without proof (though you wouldn't know if there was proof or not). Unless he is renting billboards that say "OP's wife is a thief," claiming character defamation would be a stretch.


Title: [Colorado] setting up booth rent for a tattoo studio. Can I charge a percentage of artists gross for booth rent?

Question: Or do I need to charge a small base rent and then take a percentage on top of that? Do I create an actual lease agreement? I can't charge a straight rent fee every week or my artists will be hurtin when its slow. I've done a lot of research and I can't find any straight answers on how to do this correctly.

Answer: You need to go hire an attorney to give you the best advice. They'll know the local tax codes, business codes and so forth. If you're going to making any decent amount of money, it's worth the ~1000 to get it set up right and in your best interests.


Title: Dog walker suspected of stealing belongings. Caught on camera snooping through personal items in area of the house she shouldn't be.

Question:
As the title says I had a dog walker my fiance and I hired to come into our house and let our dogs out and walk them for an hour. We noticed personal items missing the day after she was in our house. We then purchased and set up a security camera in the room where the missing items were. Now this room is our bedroom which is on the other side of the house (it's a small house) from the entryway and living room, where all the dogs toys and crates are kept. We got footage of her leading the dogs up there and then she immediately snooped through a backpack which had a purse and some other non dog related items in it. She had to unzip the backpack and looked through it but didn't take anything as it was pretty much empty. She then looked under our bed and found an old unplugged security camera. She then scanned the room and saw the running camera and sheepishly left the room. When we confronted her we simply said we want our stuff back from before and that we saw her snooping through our stuff on camera. She denied and made up a story about looking for a toy in the backpack, so that was obviously a lie.

Is there anything the police could or would do about this? The items missing totalled about $150 or so. Any advice welcomed, thanks

Answer:
 Yes, the police investigate crimes.Answer #2: When someone steals something, you call the police.Answer #3: Call the police, but you'd probably have a decent shot in small claims for the value of the stolen object as well. If you can show this person has a proclivity to snoop and go where they're not supposed to and you don't have any other suspects for who may have lifted your stuff, a judge will use their own common sense to figure out the story.

Small claims aren't like criminal cases, you don't need proof "beyond a reasonable doubt" just more proof than the other party.

e.g.: "This person stole my property, I have video of them entering my private room and snooping in a backpack near where the items were taken"  vs. "nuh-uh, I didn't take anything, they're liars! You can't see me take it on their video!" ...

Sure, the "you can't see me take it" might be enough proof to prevail... might not be.


Title: I got in a car accident and only had liability insurance- what do I do? PHX, AZ

Question: [deleted]

Answer: 10k is nothing. Won't even cover the ER bill if somebody was taken to the hospital. Your legislature is irresponsible not changing that. Were there serious injuries to other people?Answer #2: Your insurance will pay for damages up to the policy limits. Any damages over that they can sue you for personally. Saying I'm broke won't be a valid defense. They can garnish your wages. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.


Title: Can my landlord force me to pay the full month's rent if I leave on the 12th ?

Question:
Location: The Netherlands

Lets say that I found a house thats available on 12th of July. So if I give notice now I am expecting to pay full rent of June and the first 11 days of July. Can my landlord force me to pay full rent of July ?

**EDIT:** I have printed out a notice that I will ask her to sign. Please note that if I give the notice today then it will be almost two months notice. The wording of the notice is given below.

"This letter will constitute written notice of my intention to vacate my house on 12th of July 2016. I am going to pay my last rent (X euros for the month of June+ X/3 euros for the month of July before the start of June i.e. Y euros in total). I also expect to receive the full amount of my security deposit back as the room is in good condition"

Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Your post history suggests that you are in The Netherlands.

If so, you really need to edit your post to make that clear.

Laws can be REALLY different in different places, I'm not sure you're going to get accurate advice here, and you definitely won't if you don't make your location clear.


Title: My dad's going to be sent to jail for not paying child support. As a minor not involved in the legal aspect can I do anything to stop this?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > He got a letter

From who?  While it is certainly possible to go to jail for disobeying a court order, it's not really that common in child support cases.

> If it comes to that is there anything I can do to stop him from being sent to jail?

Yes.  He can pay his bills.  Four years is a *long* time to be ignoring the court orders and leaving his children without support.

As is, you should stay out of it.  This is between them, and an argument of who's right/who's wrong isn't going to help your relationship with either.


Title: [MI] Can my parents take items that were gifted to me?

Question:
Not good at titles, sorry, please bear with me.

I live in Michigan, and am 17. I'm afraid my parents are going to chose the nuclear option and kick me out of the house this summer because I want to visit some friends and possibly move in with them. I'm a bit worried about a coin collection my grandfather gifted to me 3/4 years ago, we've had it for a while and I'm terrified my parents will be petty and sell it to get back at me for leaving.

Sorry for rambling, but are they allowed to take them from me if they were to kick me out? If they aren't, is there anything I could do to prevent them from doing anything with them, should I document each item?

Answer: Why don't you just take the coin collection with you and leave it with your friends? Any other way is going to be messy and expensive.


Title: (Wisconsin) Apartment giving grief over puppy vs adult dog for Emotional Support Animal. Help?

Question:
I've suffered for a long time from anxiety, panic disorder, high functioning autism, and ADD. This past year it has flared up beyond manageable by normal means so I spoke with my psychologist who agreed that an Emotional Support Animal would be of my benefit. Since I live in an apartment that has a "no dogs" policy, she is writing a letter for me and will have it for me by next Friday.

Today I went to my apartment complex to inform them of my intent so that way we had time to talk about it before getting a dog because I don't want this to happen on poor terms if possible. I let them know I will have the letter to them by next Friday and assuming everything goes smoothly we (my boyfriend and I) would bring the puppy home mid December so there would be plenty of time to work out any kinks before hand.

I tried to do plenty of research on emotional support animals and the laws surrounding them including the Wisconsin Open Housing Law and the federal Fair Housing Act. I've read that essentially as long as I can prove I have a disability and prove the animal will help with my disability (hence the note from my psychologist) I would qualify for the Emotional Support Animal as a reasonable accomodation. Which is fine because I have documentation going back from when I was a child about my disability so I'm not really concerned there.

However, when I talked with the management company today she tried to tell me that it couldn't be a puppy unless my doctor specifically said it *had* to be a puppy and not just any dog. I was hoping to get a puppy because they will require more attention which will do a better job of distracting me initially and more importantly, I really want the bond that comes from raising a puppy as I think that will be crucial for the dog to be sensitive to my needs with my anxiety. I will definitely talk with my psychologist about her putting that in the letter, but I don't think she should *have* to.

In none of my prior research was there anything indicating that the letter had to include that sort of specifics, just that an animal would provide x service for said disability. In fact, everything I read seemed to indicate that they couldn't tell me what kind of dog specifically I had to get, I could get a 300lbs pit-bull/mastiff/great dane mix if I wanted. I tried to search more specifically regarding if they could at least require my psychologist to specify puppy, but I couldn't find ANYTHING about that.

**Anyway, TLDR**, I plan to talk to my psychologist to see if she'd be willing to change it to specify puppy because I don't want to cause trouble if not necessary, but I want to know if I am legally obligated to if I want a puppy. Any sources stating one or the other would be fantastic.

Thank you everyone for your help.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 You're vastly underestimating dogs' abilities to read human body language. From a professional point of view, there is no compelling need for you to get a puppy.

IANAL, I'm a vet.


Title: Did something dumb for a friend, looking for advice.

Question:
I would like to preface this by saying yes, I am an idiot for doing this and no, I will never be dumb enough to do anything like this ever again.

Now that that’s out of the way, here’s my situation.

So the other day my friend mentioned how he lost his wallet so he didn’t have his debit card or ID, but he needs cash for rent and what not, so he asked if he could deposit something through my chase app and if I could then give him the money after. I knew there were red flags all over the place, and to be honest, we were both drinking at the time, so I wasn’t 100 percent in the right mind. The amount of the check and person’s signature was on the check, but the name was blank (apparently the guy writing the check didn’t know who to make it out to), so I wrote my name and signed it. I opened up the chase app and he kinda took my phone and went through the process of a mobile deposit. At this point I already felt uneasy, so I ended up calling chase the next day and asked if I could stop the deposit. The woman on the phone let me know that no, it was too late and it was already accepted.

Fast forward to yesterday\- at one point, the check cleared and I felt relief, since I thought that would be the end of it. He could get his cash and I could move on and not be worried about whether or not the source of the check was fine. Originally he told me he was paid for a performance (he’s a musician) and that the check was legit, so I just trusted him and wanted to help him out.

This morning I noticed none of my transactions would go through (last night’s amazon order was stopped, today’s uber couldn’t go through, etc.) and I saw that chase charged me a $12 fee and shut down my account…the only bank account I have (and I’ve had it for 7 years). The notice on my chase statement online said " DEPOSITED ITEM RETURNED Altered/Fictiti".

I originally had about $7k of my own money in the account that was still in there (the check he gave me was for a little over $1k). I called chase, and the woman on the phone said I can never get an account there again, the rest of my $7k will be mailed in a check in 10 or so days, and that there wasn’t much else they could do. I was so nervous (since I’ve never been involved in anything remotely like this) and I asked if I could be in potential legal trouble and she said only if the person that wrote the check wanted to charge me.

A few questions\-

\-Most importantly\- Is there any way chase would go after me for this (like, legally)? The woman on the phone from chase said no, but I’m just super nervous. I have a clean record with chase bank and the law, so I’m just really apprehensive.

\-Is it helpful at all if I were to go to a chase bank and explain my situation? I’m not sure if going in person would actually help or hurt.

Answer:
 Sounds like your "friend" stole a check and used it to trick you into giving him cash.

You need to file a police report about your "friend" and sue him in small claims court to get your money back.

And best to just find a new bank.Answer #2: 1) Chase could in theory refer your incident to your local law enforcement, who may elect to pursue it in accordance with whatever state law on "passing a false instrument" is. But this is super\-highly unlikely. Chase has its own internal controls that catch things like this, and that's usually the punishment mechanism.

2) You could walk into a branch, but for fraudulent activity, they're not really going to be too interested. You're also likely in Chexsystems at this point.

As an FYI, the check never cleared. By law, the bank has to make funds of the amount you described available within 3 business days. But that doesn't mean "cleared" \- it just means, by law, the bank has to make that amount available. Many scams take advantage of this misunderstanding, which result in people *thinking* the instrument is good when it is, in fact, not.

You're out 1K and a checking account, but that's probably the end of it.


Title: What are my rights if a PETA protester throws fake blood on me?

Question:
Hi all,

Every weekend in downtown Toronto (Ontario, Canada) PETA are publicly protesting fur and goose down clothing. Though I support their right to protest, one thing that has irked me is during their protests they have a "tactic" of throwing fake blood on people wearing offending parkas. Recently I had a friend describe the experience of being publicly berated by these protesters and actually threatened with a dousing of fake blood. When she consulted a police officer overseeing the protest he told her that they are legally protected from doing so. That is, she would have little recourse for compensation and any retaliation could get her charged with a crime.

Is that correct? Are people in Canada allowed to blatantly damage people's property with no repercussions? I find this hard to believe...

I am asking as I wear such a parka (it is -17c here today) and I want to be prepared for any altercation over the winter. This is a pertinent question as, though it is hypothetical in nature, this has happened to a person I know and I have been told that they follow a route that passes my house. Moreover, such knowledge is useful to know ahead of an exchange.

Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks,

Answer:
 Retaliation will always get you charged with a crime.  Retaliation is illegal.  Self-defense may be legal, but once the paint is thrown and hits you, unless they're looking to throw more you can't articulate self defense.

I find it difficult to believe that you cannot sue the protestors for your damages, but I'll let someone with more information on Canadian law handle that.Answer #2: Don't always believe what the police say. They're right, retaliating only escalates. You could sue the person who threw the fake blood on you, but that's a civil matter, not a criminal one. Answer #3: >When she consulted a police officer overseeing the protest he told her that they are legally protected from doing so.

Bullshit. Deliberately damaging someone's clothing is mischief, and you aren't allowed to utter a threat to do that either. It's also technically assault with a weapon, and it could be assault causing bodily harm if she has some reaction to the paint, but those are both pretty unlikely charges. She could definitely sue the protester for the value of the damaged clothing.

What she can't do is retaliate; /u/thepatman summarized that part pretty well


Title: My boss is making me work a shift on Xmas eve, making me finish too late to get down to my family in time for Xmas day. Is this legal?

Question:
Some more information:

I'm 20 years old, I'm a student with a part time job too. The last train to go on Xmas eve is at 3:47pm, the last flight is at 2pm and I finish work at 4pm. I also live in the UK, and I can't drive.

Im trying to fix this without resorting to legal stuff by the way. I'm doing my best to get my shift swapped with someone so I can go home for Christmas but if that doesn't work out for me then I'm hoping you guys have my back.

Cheers!

Btw, I'm brand new to legal advice so if there's anything I haven't done correctly then let me know!

Answer: Given that the business is open on Christmas Eve, somebody has to work.  It's legal. You can always either quit or just refuse to do it, and maybe you'll get fired... but somebody has to work.


Title: What obligations to banks have to give me access to my money?

Question:
I have a checking account with one of those cards you can buy at Walmart. It's a greendot account that is heavily marketed as not being able to be overdrawn. This morning my account balance is showing over 1000 dollars in the negative. I have a positive balance that the customer service representative was able to confirm, but she still advised me for all intents and purposes my account was overdrawn.

This is an admitted company error and they said they are working to resolve it as fast as possible. My question is what happens when my storage unit gets auctioned off and my other bills accumulate late penalties because of this? If I ask the bank to mail me a check do they have an indefinite period to get me my money?

This is in the US(Missouri) so I am sure bankers rule all and there is nothing I can do but once again be at the mercy of bankers. Any advice or regulations I should be aware of in this situation? Thank you.

It's been about 24 hours since I lost access to my funds.

Answer: What does your account activity say as to why it is overdrawn.  Bank debit, a pledge on a check deposit after you used the funds, other debit transactions, etc.


Title: Animal ownership advice

Question:
Hello, I recently saved a couple cats off the street.  I found them in a month apart from each other.  I had found them randomly and decided to adopt them.

Today someone came to my door and said they saw my cats through the window and started requesting that I return one of the cats to her.  She claimed both the cats I found outside were hers.   She also said she didn’t care about the first one I found but requested I return the all black one to her.

When I found both cats they looked like they had been abandoned. They were skinny as hell. The one I found first was covered in fleas and bugs.  The second one was just really skinny and dirty and her throat had been injured in a way that kept her from meowing properly.

Both of these cats have been spayed and chipped by me.  None of them had so much as a collar when I found them.  She has some pictures of a black cat on her phone but there is no way to tell if its my cat or not.

Is my family safe guys?

Ps: it may be unrelated but just yesterday someone tried to lift off the screen to my window and grab one of my kittens.  I had heard someone say omg a kitty and heard some weird shuffling noises. I came in my bedroom to find the window screen half pulled out of place. One of my cats was so scared i couldn’t find her for an hour.  I actually reported her stolen but then canceled the detective visit when I found her on the apt.

Today this bitch came out of nowhere, its all very odd.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 It would be reasonable to ask for proof of ownership beyond pictures.  Additionally, if she wishes to reclaim the cat she would need to reimburse you for your costs, including vet bills and food.  If she continues harassing you  it may be worthwhile to contact the police.Answer #2: I would still file a police report for the pulled out screen and tell them about this lady. If she comes back, you have a second report to file and a paper trail.

The police may even already know about her.


Title: Want to sue landlord for difference damages, pest supplies, and security deposit

Question:
I lived in a unit from August 2016-Feb 2017 when I left due to odors and flies. My landlord has 300 units. Our unit and our building was full of rats and roaches, and then came the rotting rodent smells and house flies. I have emails back and forth from our first month complaining about rats, smells, roaches, and emails from the landlord admitting that corporate is aware of the rodents but hasn't approved doing anything as late as January. I have purchases of pest control supplies and deodorizers/air purifiers from August to January, pictures of rat feces in the ceiling, and pictures of a rat I caught in the unit, pictures of bug zappers full of house flies, and pictures showing I left the unit clean and undamaged when I left. I also have letters letting me out of the lease due to my complaints from october 2016 (I looked for apartments but couldn't find any). Rent was never late.

There was a $400 deposit, $550 non-refundable pet deposit, rent was was $1k a month. I want this + difference damages (plan on asking for $875 a month) plus damages for living in a gross smelly unit ($2k). I don't expect to get all this, but hope to get the $400 + something.

I live in Georgia. What outcome might I expect and what arguments can/should I make and watch out for?

Answer:
 You should argue for actual damages. Living in a smelly unit, while annoying, generally doesn't count as a quantifiable damage. You can try, but you're actually giving them the opportunity to make you out as a greedy opportunist in front of the judge.

So, my first (and main) suggestion would be to confine yourself only to suing for things for which you have a receipt.


Title: I Had No Idea I Passed a Stopped School Bus - Virginia

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 There was a case recently where an officer pulled over an individual claiming they passed a stopped school bus. Luckily, they were able to get camera footage that showed no bus in the area, and the case was dismissed. This was all documented on Reddit /r/legaladvice.

Was there a traffic camera available? Do you have a dash camera? (If not, it's very cheap insurance.)


Title: Help!

Question:
Yesterday a prosecutor called me and convinced me to do a plea bargain with him. At the time I didn't know that I would be still guilty so I asked my attorney. My defense attorney told me to reject it when he found out and I did but the prosecutor over phone told me that he would use me agreeing to the plea bargain as an argument. I asked my defense attorney and he said no but he wasn't very clear. My question is can he use me agreeing to the plea bargain against me?
(Nevada)

Answer: Huh? A prosecutor called you on the phone even though you are represented by an attorney.


Title: A few weeks back, I asked the question of how I can install a dash cam in my car in California. Many of you responded and I appreciate your time. I think I found the statute that may help others!

Question:
Good Sunday yall.

I have read a few threads on r/legaladvice about people getting into accidents and not having a dash cam.  I did some research and purchased a cam for myself.  I wanted to ensure that I was following the law before I placed it in my vehicle.

Well, I may have [found the statute on where you can place dash cams](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=VEH&division=12.&title=&part=&chapter=4.&article=).

>(13) (A) A video event recorder with the capability of monitoring driver performance to improve driver safety, which may be mounted in a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver, in a five-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest to the driver and outside of an airbag deployment zone, or **in a five-inch square mounted to the center uppermost portion of the interior of the windshield.** As used in this section, “video event recorder” means a video recorder that continuously records in a digital loop, recording audio, video, and G-force levels, but saves video only when triggered by an unusual motion or crash or when operated by the driver to monitor driver performance.

I wanted to post here to ensure I am reading the statute correctly.  Any advice, comments, suggestions would be appreciated.

Answer:
 Worth noting that (13)(A) you quote above exists as an **exception** to CVC 26708 which states:

>(a) (1) A person shall not drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.
(2) A person shall not drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon the vehicle that obstructs or reduces the driver’s clear view through the windshield or side windows.

...so all those complex rules are only relevant if you mount the camera to the windshield or in a place where it blocks your view out the windshield. You can mount any dash cam you like outside of those two prohibited conditions.... like to you dashboard below your view, to the dome light above your head, to the back of the rearview mirror.

Also of note, the consequences of not following the law are that you could be cited for obstructing your view out the windshield. The recording is still "legal" even if it doesn't follow all those crazy conditions in (13)(A). And judging by the number of people I see driving around with notepads, iPhones, and GPS units suction cupped to the **center of their windshield**, the chances of being cited are vanishingly small.


Title: She stole everything from me!!!!!

Question:
I have a father who passed away while I was young.
In the month before he died he married my step mom out of community of property....leaving a Will dividing his estate among the Children.

After 15 yrs of schooling abroad, I have finally returned home in South Africa, to discover that she got a loan from the bank and attached the house as collateral.

She did the same with other properties due to me, defaulted and ran away. My property is due for auction and I don't know where to go....where to start....

Help!!!! Advise please.....!!!!

Answer: You live in South Africa now? You need a South African attorney/barrister. If the bank let her get a loan with a house she didn't own as a collateral, they seriously fucked up. You need to get an attorney to figure out how this happen.


Title: So i accidentally got added to an insider trading group last night for a couple hours

Question:
I posted this in a different subreddit but they suggested i post it here so here you go

So i woke up this morning and on whatsapp, i see that i was added to a new group. I look at it and some guy mentions that he has info that some AVRN stock will at least double today. I usually wake up late in the morning so it was already around 11 when i saw this message. I just googled the stock out of curiousity and this is todays trading history http://imgur.com/VY0pY4q

Now while i was asleep, i think these guys realized their mistake and removed me from the group. However i still can see the group members and such. What should I do?

btw im in canada so yeah

Edit: at this point I'd like to point out that this was indeed a lump and dump scam based on WhatsApp messages not an inside trading group.

Answer:
 You didn't get added to an insider trading group. They're running some kind of scam. You can report this to the police if you'd like, or you can just ignore it.Answer #2: There is no such thing as an "insider trading group." This is a scam. Answer #3: Probably trying to involve you in a pump and dump scam; I'd write the SEC.
Answer #4: This is a pump and dump scam. They "accidentally" send fake insider information to people in hopes that they will buy the stock. People buying up the stock drives up price and the scammers sell a bunch for a profit leaving all the dupes holding the bag. Answer #5: http://www.microcapdaily.com/what-a-move-on-avra-inc-otcbbavrn/112861/


Title: Girlfriend's Ex Entered her house and stole many things (over $2000 worth and dogs). Cops said small claims court, but that can't be right.

Question:
Long-term girlfriend and I had issues earlier this year and she was seeing someone else. But they've been broken up many months. Apparently he found an old phone of hers still logged into her Gmail/Hangouts account and proceeded to read through all of our CURRENT texts. I guess he thought there was still hope so he flipped his shit and drove to her place. He didn't have a key but he texted her roommate asking what her roommates son birthday was. She told him, and he figured that was the code (idiot of her, I know). We were out of the state for the day but she arrived home to half of her belongings gone. And her dogs. Her laptop (which she bought over 4 years ago and she met him a year ago). The flat screen TV he stole they purchased together (though she bought it with her credit card). He stole all sorts of personal things and was even threatening her. He was flipping out via text to her roommate while reading our texts as well (I see this as a plus).

I think the police told her small claims court was the only way to go because they purchased the TV together but I don't know if she mentioned that he entered without her permission after months of being broken up and stole things she owns and has owned long before she met him.

Update:
She drove to his house and he sort of assaulted her but did give her the dogs back. All of her personal files/laptop/television/god knows what else are still in his possession. She mentioned something about police saying "possession 9/10ths of the law" but that can't possibly be right. Someone can rob you and as long as they aren't caught on the way back to their place with your possessions they now own them? Even with clearly psycho text messages to your roommate?

We live in Louisiana by the way, if it matters.

Any suggestions are appreciated, especially if she needs to do something in a timely fashion.

Answer:
 Go down to the police station and try again. Say somebody she used to have a relationship gained access to her house and stole things. Leave out the personal drama.Answer #2: > She mentioned something about police saying "possession 9/10ths of the law" but that can't possibly be right. Someone can rob you and as long as they aren't caught on the way back to their place with your possessions they now own them?

I'm guessing that the issue for the police is proving who actually owns the items.  Unless your GF has receipts and serial numbers for everything that was stolen, there's no real way for the police to know that the items are hers and not the ex's.

Even if you can get the police to investigate the issue, they may not have enough evidence to support an arrest, to say nothing of enough to convince a DA to file criminal charges.

They're suggesting small claims court because courts are much better suited than police to determine who actually owns an item in the absence of documented proof (like a title or serial numbers, etc.).

I would second the suggestion from /u/swalsh411 about contacting the police a second time and describing the event as they suggested, but I also wanted to give you some insight on why the police might be saying what they're saying.


Title: Unpaid speeding ticket + warrant out for my arrest

Question: This summer I got a speeding ticket in Texas but never paid it as I was moving to another state that same day and just forgot about it. Today I was told that I have a warrant out for my arrest. Now I have to pay a failure to appear in court fine which is just as much as the unpaid speeding ticket. I couldn't attend obviously because I wasn't in state. If these tickets continue to go unpaid how will this effect me even though I live another state?

Answer:
 You need to get this taken care of.  "ignoring it" hasn't worked so far, and will only make it worse.

> I couldn't attend obviously because I wasn't in state.

No that's not obvious at all.


Title: Does a name change have to be on a prenup or nah?

Question:
My fiance and I are getting married in about six months and are going through the process of filling out a prenup. She is planning on changing her name as part of the marriage process, but we are unsure if we need to wait to fill out the prenup until then, or if we can fill it out and even though there was a name change the prenup will still be fine.

We're in Oregon if that helps.

Answer: Interestingly enough, this question pretty much proves that you're not both independently represented by lawyers. Without that representation, the document is unlikely to be enforceable. Speak to attorneys about this or the name will be the least of your worries.


Title: How would the IRS view a nonprofit holding profit for an expensive project?

Question:
[New York] But we can register it in another state if needed, right?

Some of my friends and I have pooled together $10,000 extra we have nothing useful to do with and we want to do something with the money, but instead of donating all of it we're thinking of founding a non-profit and would need to speak with attorneys and such anyway of course, but we just wanted to see if this were even possible.

This is not exactly what we want to do, but an approximation.

Say we wanted to found a non-profit for the sole purpose of building gyms in needy areas and a one-time publicity stunt garnered $100,000 for the project, but the project needs time because you have to plan and schedule and get permits, wait on good weather, etc.

Would we be required to spend all or most of that money the same year we got it in order to keep our status?

What would the IRS say if they just saw $90,000 sitting in the non-profit's bank account at the end of a year or two with only 1/10 spent?

We don't know what the rules are for keeping profit in the bank for later use or how the IRS would see that. Would we just have to show what our plans are and show that progress is being made or is this strictly not allowed?

We've read some articles but they are all ambiguous and/or say that only a little amount of profit can be kept (6 months operating cost or something).

Thank you.

Answer:
 There are two kinds of 501(c)(3) organizations: public charities and private foundations. You can classify as a public charity if you meet certain tests, generally to do with whether you're the kind of organization that is supported by the public (e.g. the Electronic Frontier Foundation) or have a small group of donors that control the organization (e.g. the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation).

Private foundations are charged an excess tax if they don't distribute a minimum percent of their assets each year, so you'd run into difficulties with this plan if you don't meet public charity status. There's no such requirement for public charities; indeed, many public charities keep excess revenue for long-term plans or even add it to an endowment.


Title: No-Pets Tenant Question (CA)

Question:
I rent an apartment, and there is a no-dog policy in our contract. However, the landlord had a dog for a long time when I first moved here (it since died) and my neighbor who moved in a month before me (3 years ago) also has had a dog this whole time.

I have signed up for a pet sitting service as a source of supplementary income. I generally only have one dog every so often, but my landlord happened to see me with one and now she's suspicious that I own a dog. She came by again and the dogs were gone, so I think I'm good. However, if she does catch on, what could I do legally if she tries to clamp down? I don't own these dogs and they're only around like two days out of the week. None of them are loud or destructive, if that matters.

Answer:
 > However, if she does catch on, what could I do legally if she tries to clamp down?

If you signed a lease promising that you wouldn't have dogs, then you don't get to have a dog.  That's pretty much the whole of it.


Title: [Canada] Best Buy manager was purposefully dishonest during a purchase, and added items to my purchase without my permission/without telling me. He might be scamming Best Buy.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >Yes, he threw in some discounts to make the end price the same. . .

What's your question? You have no monetary losses. In fact, you've only gained from the situation.

There is no legal issue here. He may be breaking company policy, but that's not your fight, nor should you be concerned.


Title: [USA] Male rape victims and child support

Question:
Do male rape victims have to pay child support if their rapist gets pregnant and keeps the child? I found [this](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/arizona-rape-victim-pay-child-support-daughter-didn-existed-article-1.1927767) case, but the guy never pressed charges, if that makes a difference. I'm asking if the guy presses charges and gets his rapist convicted.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: I would assume that this is not established yet because I'm unaware of any case in history which matches these facts.


Title: (MI) Possible Fraud at resturant

Question: Me and Friend went to get takeout at a restaurant, Friend used their debit card and entered PIN for about 10 dollars worth of food. Find out the next day they charged her 200 dollars for 10 dollars worth of food. Friend calls bank, banks says they can't do anything about it because she entered PIN. What kind of legal recourse does my friend have?

Answer: Call the restaurant. Errors happen. Don't go guns-ablazin when it could have just been a mistake.


Title: Landlord is pulling a "bait-and-switch" with our lease

Question:
Brief summary:

- I took over a lease from an ex-tenant
- Landlord sent me a copy of the lease, and I signed an addendum stating "X takes over for Y, all other terms and conditions apply"
- I'm now moving out, and landlord has provided a _different_ copy of the lease with an addendum I never saw, stating than i'm liable for a $1,200 cleaning fee upon moving out.

I brought this up with my landlord, and her reply was "It was your responsibility to make sure you had the correct copy of the lease".  I think this is ludicrous since there is no possible way I could have known about an additional addendum, and the landlord is the person that provided me with the lease!

I'm trying to figure out if I can just ignore my landlord and sue them if they go through with charging me.  I realize that statue says my landlord can charge for cleaning fees, but only if the place is left in a state of cleanliness not up to par with what it was when the original tenant moved in.

[edit for bot] I live in California

Answer:
 CA will have a carefully worded landlord-tenant code section regarding "fees" as opposed to "deposits". They are different things. Also, when somebody announces that you signed something you have never seen before it is important to document in writing to them that this is not part of the agreement that you recall or recognize. As soon as they tell you you agreed to this.

After that all I can offer is never get in somebody's way when they are making a mistake. If he thinks this is a basis to pay your deposit, read the rules again, carefully.

And when you move out, take lots of detailed pictures. The date/time stamp on your camera can be manipulated, so the day you leave, go buy a local newspaper and put it in some of your pictures. Not all of them, but if necessary you can go all CSI, blow up the picture and demonstrate that the date you said you took the picture could not be before the date of the newspaper.