Title: MA - Roommate kicking me out while away on vacation

Question:
My (former) roommate is insane and after an argument about how I'm living (I'm very clean but he has ocd) he has chosen to consult our building manager and since I'm not on the lease he is going to have the locks changed and is kicking me out. My brother is working with him to get my stuff out while I am away in Michigan. I'm wondering if anyone has any tenant law experience in Massachusetts who can advise me what my rights are and what actions can be taken. The roommate had written me by text and Facebook messenger explaining that I would have until the 1st of the month to move out (a week after returning from vacation) but after emailing the building manager two days ago I have had no response and have heard nothing from them about needing to move out. He has since changed course, hence my brother getting my things from the apt. Does my roommate count as my landlord as he is the one on the lease? Is he violating the law because he hasn't given me proper time to move? Is there any fault on the part of the apt building because of their lack of communication? I'm quite upset because I haven't had any time off work since my mother passed away in January, and as you can imagine that's not a vacation. He has almost entirely ruined my vacation with this immense stress he has placed on me. I have been extremely patient with him through my time living there and he has reciprocated none of it. Safe to say I'm very pissed off and would like to pursue legal action if possible. Please advise if you have any experience with these matters in Massachusetts. Thank you.

P.S. He has not once spoken to me in person as I have been away, all of this conspired in a matter of three days from our argument to my brother telling me he's going to move my stuff out because my roommate is uncomfortable engaging people and is afraid to see me when I get back. This is extremely cowardly behavior on the part of my former roommate and, frankly, I'd like to return the stress if at all possible.

Answer: By law, he has to give you a 30 day notice to terminate your tenancy, then file for eviction if you're not out at the end of those 30 days. If he didn't do this properly, you can sue him for unlawful eviction.


Title: Company is taking extra hours off paycheck if you don't have a doctor's note calling in sick.

Question:
I work for a privately owned restaurant chain company in Illinois. The owners are sick of people not showing up or calling off sick. Their new rule is: If you call off sick, without a doctor's note, you lose an extra 5 hours off  your pay check ON TOP of the hours from the day you missed. Is this even legal? It's a new rule they just started putting on the schedules, without having any of us sign a contract on it.

Today I had to call off because I seriously am not feeling well enough to be on my feet all day, running around a place that deals with food and beverages. I can't drive, and I really don't think it's life threatening, so I don't have a doctor's note. I really want to say something to my manager, asking if it's legal, because apparently an extra 5 hours will be deducted from my paycheck, even though I worked those hours.

This just doesn't seem right.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 > If you call off sick, without a doctor's note, you lose an extra 5 hours  off  your pay check ON TOP of the hours from the day you missed. Is  this even legal?

No.

You're entitled to pay for all hours worked, and once you work them, they cannot be taken away from you.

If they take away any hours, politely ask them to stop breaking the law and put them back.  If they don't, file a complaint with the [IDOL](https://www2.illinois.gov/idol/pages/complaints.aspx).


Title: [Washington State] My new doctor said my old doctor gave me a cortisone shot in the wrong area of my arm, are there any repercussions I can pursue?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Do you have any damages?  Medicine is not math. Just because doctor A says something different than doctor B doesn't mean doctor B is wrong. You would need a lot more than that to show the standard of care wasn't followed.


Title: My dying Mother's landlord wants her to move.

Question:
My mom has stage 4 pancreatic cancer, diagnosed in '09 and was told it was very slow moving and she could survive for 4-5 years. She's lived in the same house (in Ohio) for almost 10 years. A new owner purchased the property in 2010. My mom is clearly a good tenant, signs yearly leases, pays rent on time, has done many upgrades to the house.

Yesterday, the landlord calls her and says he thinks "it would be best" for her to move out. Simply because the manager (owner's sister) dislikes my mother. This manager, drives by the house multiple times a day, to the point of writing down license plate numbers. I slipped on ice and broke my leg, requiring surgery, and 2 months off work, due to their poorly maintained gutters. So, I had to stay with my mom for a few months while recuperating, they tried to raise the rent $50 a month, my mom refused. Since they're the reason I have to be here. But, they continued to cash her rent checks. The hot water tank was out for over a month in the master bath, when they FINALLY showed up to fix it, they showed up with ZERO notice, and when my mom mentioned it, the maintenance man had the nerve to say "come on lady, let's get this done." To which I did respond with a bit of an attitude and say "Don't even fucking talk to my mother like that." They gave these two reasons as the excuse why they want her to leave. She has not breached her lease or otherwise been a bad tenant.

My mom loves her home and the neighborhood, and all the neighbors love her. She's incredibly happy here, and I feel it's so unfair that near the end of her life she has to completely uproot everything and go through the stress of moving.

I'm wondering if they can make her leave just because they want her to, and what rights she has as a tenant. What steps do I or she need to take?

Answer:
 Unless she's on a term lease, or in a city that has rent control or eviction control (apparently there are none in OH), in most of the US a landlord does not need a reason to end a tenancy.

If she's a month-to-month renter (not on a fixed lease), Ohio requires a minimum of 30 days' written notice.  The notice must specify the date tenancy will end.

You may be able to get a tenant advocacy group interested, who may be able to apply other kinds of pressure.  Most large cities or populous counties have one or more.


Title: I need to know what legal grounds the people who are suing my parents and myself have. Story in comments. Reposted for clarity.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 They don't have a legal right to recover more than the $25K that they loaned to you.  At best they can obtain a judgment that you must pay them the 25K that you owe them.  Then they can seek to try and execute on that judgment, which is a separate step.Answer #2: > My question is with none of the initial deal being in writing, how steady is the ground under their lawsuit?

Just as steady as your defense is.  The lack of a written contract cuts both ways.


Title: (Texas) Is it...legally wrong... to cover up a brand name with a company logo?

Question:
Some background-  A client ordered a thousand backpacks that she got on sale and didn't think about there not being room to sew on their logo.  The only place it can reasonably be applied is on top of the manufacturers logo. She wants us to have our embroiderer sew a patch on top of it.  Our embroiderer is a little iffy on the legality of it- honestly I am too.  I just want to get out of this situation as quickly as possible.  The only reason I ask is that the manufacturer of the bag is pretty widely known, as is the company wanting me to sew their logo on top of it.

Any help appreciated.

Answer: Once they sell the bag you can do whatever you want to it. Answer #2: You're not representing the bag as being specifically not from that manufacturer, are you? Then you're good to go. There's no requirement to keep displaying their logo on their bag. You can turn the stuff into hamster bedding if you want, much less sew a patch over their logo.


Title: Improper Medical Procedure

Question: So three years ago I had a nexplanon (birth control) implanted in my arm at planned parenthood. It is supposed to sit just below the surface of the skin. So I go to have it removed at my new OBGYN a month or so ago, and they can’t locate it. I go in for some x-rays, and it appears that it was inappropriately implanted into my muscle, rather than under the skin. I have had multiple consultations at this point and am scheduled for surgery later next month, with an estimate of between $14k and $20k including anesthesia. I have insurance so I don’t anticipate it costing that entire amount, but my question is, is there any way that planned parenthood would be obligated to help since they placed it incorrectly? I am unsure of what waivers if any I signed back in 2016 when it was implanted. I also am sure that I did not go in for a follow-up appointment with them which I know is recommended. I am hesitant to call them and see if they would be willing to look at removing it since they did a terrible job placing it in the first place, but I don’t have thousands of dollars for a surgery that I shouldn’t even have to have. Thank you in advance for any recommendations.

Answer:
 While its rare, these kinds of implants can move over time, to the point where they've been located in the pulmonary artery of some unfortunate individuals.  Its entirely possible that the PP who did the insertion did absolutely nothing wrong and you're just unlucky.  It may be worth getting onto the PP who did the insertion to request a copy of the report from the procedure - if things were done properly, there will be a notation that the implant was palpable.

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Notwithstanding those facts, medical malpractice is beyond the scope of this sub.  You'll want to see if you can locate a lawyer who'll provide a free (or discounted) initial consultation.


Title: Wife attacked by student while teaching and injured...need advice (MN)

Question:
My wife was a teacher in Minnesota at a juvenile detention center. She taught special education/high needs kids. She and the school knew how dangerous her kids were but they left her alone and she was attacked. She suffered neck injuries and the experience traumatized her to the point she has ptsd and is terrified of teaching again. To top it off, she was fired without reason and work comp has been pulling her chain and of no help. She was initially offered a paltry settlement of 20,000 which the insurance company has since reneged on and is offering nothing.

We are unsure what to do next. She has a useless lawyer through work comp but its getting us nowhere. Thanks in advance for any help or advice. We are lost.

Answer: The additional information here is vast, which usually means it's going beyond the scope of online advice. You need to know the monetary damages of her situation, why she was terminated and you also need more information about why her union isn't backing her, and why the school  submitted an offer and then rescinded it.Answer #2: Your wife works at a detention center, so I assume your wife is represented by a union. Is your wife a member of the union? What did your union rep say when you talked to him?


Title: 15 year old female, looking for advice on an emancipation.

Question:
Hey all! This is my first post here, but I've got many legal questions.

I should give a little backstory on this whole deal. For the past couple years, my parents have been very abusive. Mentally more than physically. Saying things like "You're the shittiest child I've had." or "I wish you were never born." as someone who suffers from diagnosed clinical depression, this takes its toll. Bringing up the subject to them is a very hard thing to do. They often tell me, "We wouldn't care if we found you hanging at the end of a rope." or recently, "If you don't care about your life, why should we."

I have a good home, everything I could have ever asked for, but the things they say, and the way they treat me make me feel like an absolute failure and disappointment. It's come to the point where their words and actions (recently its been shoving, slapping, hitting my upper thigh, arm) are getting worse and making me feel miserable.

I've self harmed and they've screamed at me deterred me more to the point where I'm worried about my own health. They'll blackmail me saying "Your problems are all your fault. Just suck it up. You'll be fine."

I know this sounds entitled, like I'm just going through a phase with my family and things will get better, but it's been like this for almost 4 years. Is getting an emancipation when you have everything, but get mentally beat up every single day worth it? And if I chose to go through with it, what difficulties would I face in Wisconsin?
Topic:
CPS and Dependency Law

Answer:
 Emancipation requires you to be able to take care of yourself - you have to be able to afford your own place to live as well as show you can keep up in school.

However, that is not your only option.

1.) Wisconsin is a one party consent state, so you can record them saying this shit.

2.) You can contact CPS or file a police report. They have committed physical abuse, and their statements also violate section 948.04 ([Causing Mental Harm to a Child](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/948/04)). If there is a relative or family friend who you trust to take you in, tell them immediately when you contact them.

3.) Wisconsin has a [Safe at Home ](https://www.doj.state.wi.us/ocvs/safe-home)program, where you can get mail at an alternate location.

You don't deserve to be treated this way.

(Edit: Hit the button too early, added more info.)


Title: is this a uranium law loophole?

Question: (I'm an American citizen) I am well aware on the laws monitoring the distribution of Uranium, Hypothetically if for some reason I was contacted by a foreign government wanting to transport a already manufactured nuclear bomb to be delivered right to my doorstep and I agreed and under their policy they gave me a nuke, would I be breaking any American laws by possessing the nuclear bomb that I was cleared to receive by a foreign state?

Answer: A foreign state has no authority to suspend American laws inside American territory, and American nuclear regulations do not have a "Spain said it's okay" exception to them.Answer #2: Loophole? Are you under the impression that a foreign nation can give permission to disregard domestic laws? I'm quite curious about what inspired such a deduction.


Title: /r/legaladvice hits 100K subscribers

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 I won the betting pool about when we'd hit 100k subscribers.

The prize was becoming Supreme Overlord.

I demand that all of my subjects address me as such.

^^^also ^^^unlimited ^^^HJ's ^^^from ^^^/u/grasshoppa1


Title: My neighbor threatened to shoot me. At what point do I involve the authorities?

Question: Salt Lake City, Utah. My neighbor is aggressive. He has threatened to fight several people, has fought two visiting friends at my duplex and sent one to the hospital with skull fractures. Last night in passing he threatened to shoot me with a gun. I have him on video saying it. He later told my other neighbor that he actually would do it. At what point do I call the police? He hasn't shown the gun, just verbally threatened to use it.

Answer:
 > At what point do I call the police?

That is up to you. You can call before or after he shoots you.Answer #2: >has fought two visiting friends at my duplex and sent one to the hospital with skull fractures.

Please tell me you called the cops then.


Title: [OH] In College But Technically Don't Have Diploma (Homeschool)

Question:
During my senior year we were homeless and living in a motel; my brother and I had been traditionally homeschooled until I hit 5th grade, then went to online schooling, but due to repeatedly failing one class my parents pulled me and my mother worked with me on the class. She didn't register with the state as homeschooling for that year, partially because of everything that was going on and partially because she had been told by a teacher friend that if over the age of 18 she didn't need to register us anymore (my brother was around 23 and I was just 18 when we respectively "graduated", he also had issues with school.)

A local community college accepted my mothers homemade diploma and word that we were homeschooled, along with my ACT scores I took while still enrolled online (average was 26 I believe). I think they hadnt encountered many homeschoolers so didnt know the procedure...but anyway.

I'm close to graduating, and haven't said a word to anyone about this and dont plan to. However the state college my mother graduated from is looking like its by far the best option finances wise; I'd be eligible for a lot of scholarships, its already very affordable and it'd be close to home. But its the only college I've found that requires proof of a diploma (or proof of registration if homeschooled) *even if* you have an associates already.

I personally just want to skip this college entirely and go somewhere else, but my parents are pushing to see if anything can be done to work around this, mainly because of finances. Theyve suggested talking to the school and getting a GED, but my fear is that the college I'm currently at will find out and revoke my current credits. Not to mention, if I try to do it quietly, 'll have to explain how I graduated college *before* getting my GED.

Is there anything, legally or otherwise, I can do here? Itd be nice to go to this college since all my other choices are further away, but I really don't want to throw away what I've worked for already...

Answer:
 This isn’t a legal question. It’s a question of admissions standards for the schools and one of what the community college may do under their policies if it is found you weren’t eligible for admission.

You should work with both schools to find solutions.


Title: My nephew is living in a house with two "former" addicts and sleeping on the couch. And I discovered his education is being seriously neglected. What can I legally do?

Question:
Pretty much in the title. My nephew primarily lives with his mother, who shuffles him from caretaker to caretaker, sometimes not seeing him for a week or so at a time. He rotates through two sets of great grandparents and his own house as well as our own. He occasionally and rarely stays with my BIL who isn't that great either and doesn't want too much to do with him. And no one will help him with school work or reading because he does put up a fight and I quote "it's not our job".

Nephew stayed with us over the weekend and I offered to put him on the bus this morning. Nephew and my own son are in the same grade at the same school, so I was looking through nephews backpack for his reading log so I could sign it saying he read for 30 min. I found SEVERAL documents from the beginning of the year and, as recent as last Friday, a note in his agenda (which is to be signed every day by parent and teacher) stating nephew required serious learning intervention. His mother has not signed a single day, and there are many many notes from teachers requesting conferences and noting missed calls and attempts to contact her regarding her son's education.

Add to that his odd home life living with two addicts, one of whom OD'd Friday. Mother is trying to tell me addict just had pneumonia and is only ill now "because police administered Narcan when he didn't need it, because it wasn't an OD." A story I'm not buying.

I'm worried about nephew coming into contact with drugs at home and the obvious and *serious* neglect of his education. We take nephew as often as we can, help him to follow our home routine, but I worry it isn't enough and I lack the legal position to truly fight for him and help him. And I worry any blatant interference by me at school or in his life will lead to his mother prohibiting he stays with us, further damaging his life and needs. I love him very deeply and very much and I just want him to be cared for and have a happy healthy childhood, with people to guide him and help him, which I feel that when he is with us, we provide. If only temporarily.

Help me. What can I do? If I report something will he be stuffed into foster care or shuffled to a lousy dad, or great grandparents and grandparents who won't help him with school or reading because it's "not their responsibility"? I'm worried any action I take or any unpleasantness from my end will result in him being banned from us. I don't want to lose him. That being said, I can't stand at the sidelines any longer and watch his life crumble while I sit around twiddling my thumbs. What steps can I take to make sure he gets what he deserves out of life? Would I be out of line to have my own private talks with his teachers and request they call me with education inquiries? I'm sure I can't give permission for any kind of education intervention. How can I make sure he is safe when he not staying with us?

Answer: See if his parents would be willing to give you power of attorney for their son--alternatively, if he stays with you foster care wouldn't necessarily intervene because he'd be taken care of. If you do report you can ask for him to be placed with you as a relative placement--the state really tries hard to place kids within the family unit. Answer #2: His teachers are mandated reporters.  If you won’t pick up the phone and report the concern for his living conditions then perhaps if you share them with the school they will.


Title: Is a signed paper legally binding in this case?

Question: So my friend signed a piece of paper and wrote on it 'I will be -x's- friend forever'. They signed and dated it, and are over 18. If she/he suddenly says once she/he's not gonna be friends anymore, can legal action be taken because she/he will be going against what she/he wrote and signed? Thanks. -P.S. the paper isn't notarized, just written by one friend for another friend in a casual bedroom setting-. But the question is serious lol.

Answer:
 No. This "contract" fails several bars:

* It's far too vague. What does being a friend constitute? Answering calls? Lending money? Agreeing with them? Something else?
* It's one-sided. Unilateral promises generally aren't contracts and often aren't enforceable.
* It's probably contrary to public policy. The courts generally will not intervene in personal relationships for a variety of good reasons. A contract compelling friendship would likely be disregarded even if it otherwise met the form and requirements of a contract. At most, the wronged party might be able to recover _actual damages_ - of which the other person would have none, a lost friendship being worth precisely $0.Answer #2: A contract requires a consideration (something of value given in exchange for something else, money or services are common examples), since this note is missing that requirement it would not stand up if legal action was takenAnswer #3: No, it’s a gratuitous promise. There is no bargained for exchange, just a naked promise. Even pretending it was enforceable, there is no damages if you breached it.


Title: [TX] Passively allowing someone to commit a crime or violation against you, with the intent of suing them for damages later.

Question:
I'm in Texas, and I was thinking about entrapment laws. Now, I know you can't tell someone to commit a crime, as that would be incitement, but what if you know that they may commit a crime against you,violate a contract, etc? In my scenario, my landlord, per our lease agreement, can charge excess late fees for late rent (I can accumulate more than one months rent for being late for one month's rent). My state's law explicitly prohibits this (Sec. 92.019. LATE PAYMENT OF RENT; FEES), and entitles me to damages if he bills me and i pay the late fee.

The law however hinges on me paying the late fee. Would it be against the law for me to create the necessary conditions for him to charge me the late fee (not paying the full amount of the rent, and accumulating an excessive late fee), with the intent of suing him for violating the law later? I wouldn't notify him of anything at all, he wouldn't know that I'm aware of this statute.

Answer: Doesn’t sound like there’s an element of specific knowledge involved, but what’s your damages? It’s really just the amount of the late fee plus some possible interest. It’s not really worth it.


Title: I believe that my sister was roofied and I have a good idea who it was, but there’s no proof, she is still sleeping it off at my house, should I call 911? [Iowa]

Question: To make a long story short, my sister and I (twins) met up with a few friends from high school, one of them was a guy that my sister dated in 10th grade who had recently gotten divorced and moved back into town. We went to Applebees and afterwards went to a bar that we used to go when we were younger for drinks, my sister and I are both recovering alcoholics but we didn’t want to make a big thing of it, so I went up to order us a round of drinks and asked for two cokes in glasses with lemon (would look like jack and coke), it was taking awhile for the drinks and I had to pee so I asked that guy to wait for the drinks when I was in the bathroom, I was gone for 2 minutes, I came back and he was bringing the drinks back to the table. 20 minutes later my sister started acting drunk, which I thought was weird because like I said we were drinking soda, 15 minutes later she couldn’t stand up or keep her eyes open. I carried her out and we all decided to call it a night. Now here is where things got weird, this guy kept offering to drive her home, I said no and that I had to get some stuff from her place anyway, but he kept being really persistent, she was passing out at this point and he kept insisting that I put her in his car, eventually I told him to fuck off and he peeled away. I was worried and brought her to my place so my wife (who is a CNA) and I could watch her, she is still asleep. I think that guy roofied her drink while I was in the bathroom and was trying to rape her, but we can’t prove that, should the police be called?

Answer: You should absolutely call them right away, because Roofies leave the victim's system quite quickly, so they need to test for it ASAP.Answer #2: This sounds a lot like xyrem (a form of GHB) commonly used in the treatment of narcolepsy.  Get her to the hospital right away.  It is extremely fast acting and knocks you out.Answer #3: Your testimony is proof. There is tons of proof if he did this. That’s what the police’s job is. Please report this ASAP. Answer #4: Call the bar and see if the have footage of it. And take her to the hospital and alert police Answer #5: Call the cops and get her to hospital.  At minimum they could get him for assault.


Title: Friend was assaulted by her girlfriend and was arrested for disorderly conduct though she didn't do anything [CT]

Question:
I'm posting this on behalf of a friend of mine. She has been dating this girl "Tina" for  a while now. Tina has a very bad drug problem, including heroin, etc. My friend has been trying hard to help her get clean, to no avail. Well the other night they were out at a show/bar and Tina became incapacitated. She couldn't make out a sentence or barely stand. My friend helped her to the car, put her in bed, and took care of her. The next morning when Tina woke up she started a fight with my friend (probably irrationally pissed coming off a high). My friend did not engage her and asked her to please leave. That is when Tina started wailing on my friend (who is much smaller than her) to the point where she slammed her head against the staircase and my friend was visibly bleeding. My friend screamed help over and over hoping the neighbors would hear her. No one did, she managed to break free, ran to the bathroom, locked the door and called 911.

When the police came they took the situation as a joke, my friend felt it had a lot to do with the fact that a man wasn't involved in the situation. They BOTH were arrested, even though there were no marks on Tina and she was the sole aggressor. My friend works with children and cannot have an arrest on her record. They want her to take anger management classes and the charges would be dropped in May of 2018 only. She did not do anything wrong in the situation. She is very scared of Tina and won't even return to her apartment because she doesn't want her knowing where to find her. She wants to know if it is worth getting a lawyer over? What are her options here? She has the proof of her bleeding and the gash on her head and everything. The police allowed Tina to stand near and listen to my friend give her statement even though my friend expressed that it made her feel uncomfortable. We just want to know if there is a way to get this arrest off her record quicker?  Thank you.

Answer: She needs a criminal defense attorney and likely an order of protection.


Title: First offense and charged with failure to ID and interfere with public servant class B misdemeanor

Question:
I was waking with my son out in the park 01/31/16  and I saw a female sitting down on the ground and a police officer questioning her. On our way across the park I a poached her and asked if she was ok, the police officer asked me to leave because he was conducting a criminal investigation. I continued to offer her someone to call and asked if she was ok, officer warned me again and finally before I walked way I told her that if she did not feel comfortable speaking to them she did not have too. Bam! I was detained. I was asked if I had ID in me I said no but I did, gave him my full name and address and he told me I was under arrest. Once arrested they found my ID and Charges with failure to ID, I was arrested and booked in jail for the first time.  My son was taken with my wife and I was off to be booked in.
My question is: due to the fact that It's my first time being arrested and I was really only trying to help someone and did not know the consiciemses of my actions can the judge dismiss the charges? I DONT WANT THIS TO GO ON MY RECORD AND IM QUITE SCARED.

Answer: IANAL.  It seems to me that OP did not commit failure to ID if the story is true and OP gave his name and address willingly.  Not sure what other charges would be appropriate for lying about it though.  OP, don't lie to police.  You don't have to answer their questions. Answer #2: Film from a distance in the future and only approach after the "interview". I doubt they will give you a prison sentence, probation I suspect. I am rarely on the side of police, but being asked twice to depart was reasonable.


Title: Car stolen, made insurance claim, discovered footage of two thieves

Question:
So, this is a throw away account just in case because this deals with insurance, and I know little about it.  I posted in r/insurance and r/personalfinance too as I was referred.

A couple nights ago I was working an ON shift, and I typically park my car across in a lot that our company is allowed to use. This is downtown in a big city. Me, being a moron, left my spare set of keys and a spare debit card hidden in the center console. My shift ended somewhere around 7 am, and that's when I noticed my car was missing. Where it had been was replaced with a large pile of shattered window.

I called the police, and filed a police report. Then my dad (he handles the insurance and I pay him for it) filed a claim with our insurance guy. We have pretty good coverage, but the police have to search for the car for up to 14 days before the claim is considered I believe. Given the car was bought for about 7k, but certainly not nearly as valuable anymore, and there were things of value I could replace easily through insurance, I was not entirely upset.

Today, I was reviewing the cameras at my work out of curiosity. I noticed that my car started and took off at 330. I went backward in time and saw two people staring at it, looking around, and approach it at about 315. Their full faces are on camera, a little blurred, but identifying. The car window getting smashed was too dark to see, but there are companies with cameras next door.

What I would like to know is what would be my best option from here.
I can:
A. Report the footage to the officer.
B. Gather more footage and take my time.
C. Let the suits in Washington figure this out.

I do not want to do anything very illegal and obviously not commit insurance fraud, but I also would like to know my best decision financially.
I appreciate any and all advice.

Answer:
 I'd send the footage to the police and your insurance company and let them decide what they want to do with it.
Answer #2: Absolutely call the police and give them the footage. Don't play games. Answer #3: Also keep in mind that even though the car was originally purchased for 7k, insurance is only going to pay what the replacement cost is today. Assuming that no damage has been done to the vehicle, you'd likely be better off getting that same vehicle back, rather than gambling on a "new" used vehicle.


Title: [Ontario, Canada] Construction blocked access to my rental property, got a parking ticket

Question: I live in an apartment building and the main access to my parking garage was inaccessible for 11 hours because the street was closed due to construction. The city provided two parking lots, however these two lots were full so I was forced to park in another city lot. I received a ticket for parking in the lot without paying. A representative from the city told me via email that they can't reverse the ticket and just quoted the standard parking bylaws. Is there any law that would help me counter them?

Answer: No. You can't illegally park where ever just because your access to your garage was blocked.


Title: [TX] Ex girlfriend came to remove the rest of her things from my home. Took one of my dogs. Do I have grounds for a civil suit?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: The dogs will suffer more from split custody. Legally, animals are property and therefore would go to one or the other of you- there would be no legal standing for "shared custody" even if you were to petition for it. It might be possible that if you were to want to fight this in court AND could demonstrate that you have been paying for everything, you MIGHT get the dog. But that is really a long shot, especially if her name is on the dogs papers. Honestly, shuttling dogs around isn't good for the animals either.  While this next part isn't legal advice, I suggest that you just let her have her dog and work on getting over the relationship. Your dog will be fine without a doggy companion.


Title: Firefighters Cut Holes In Our Fence!

Question:
The house behind ours caught fire in the middle of the night (3am).

Firefighters entered our property to access the structure, before realizing the fire hydrant was on the other side of the fence.

They cut two large holes in our chain link fence, large enough for a firefighter in full gear, dragging a hose, to get through. They extinguished the fire (took 6-7 hours). Then they left.

It has since been learned that the owner of the property that burned (a total loss) did not have insurance. They had bought a fixer-upper and were just finishing the renovation when the fire started.

Are we "on our own" with regards to the cut fence?

Answer: Contact your home owners insurance (or rental insurance).


Title: Landlord trying to evict us early. Can they do this?

Question:
I live in a temporary rented accommodation. A 6 month assured tenancy maximum 6 months. I found a flat and got it offered to me and signed the paperwork, I gave my current landlord notice that in 4 weeks I'll be moving and they was fine and congratulated me on finding a flat. (Difficult to find where I live) however now they told me that someone's going to view our room (without our consent) while we are living here and if they accept then we need to move before our new flat is even available. "Not their problem" apparently and they "need the money" I'm not sure where I stand legally. Have they got the right to tell us to just leave with only a weeks notice? Thanks for any advice.

Edit: I live in the UK

Answer: Where are you?  You say flat, so I think you're in the UK, in which case /r/legaladviceuk is your best bet.Answer #2: I'm not a UK lawyer, but based on what I'm seeing [here](https://www.gov.uk/private-renting-evictions) and [here](https://www.gov.uk/private-renting-tenancy-agreements/your-landlord-wants-to-end-your-tenancy), your landlord cannot evict you on one week's notice. If you are still in the assured tenancy period, they must have good cause to evict (e.g., lack of payment, anti-social behavior, or a valid break clause in your lease). If you are past the period of assured tenancy, they don't need good cause to evict, but they must give you at least two months' written notice.


Title: We think the maintenance man tried to either kill us/intentionally cause harm or was purposefully neglectful to cause us trouble.

Question:
Bit of a long story ahead, be prepared...
Edit: Location is Indiana
So this all started last year when my mother had cut off contact from the maintenance guy of our apartment building complex. We'd been living here peacefully for almost 3 years and the maintenance guy Mike was always really helpful. A man of about my mother's age, 55-60, we always thought he was a genuinely nice guy - allowing us to throw parties at the playground that we have here and even setting up a projector for my daughter or my niece and bringing over a big hot dog maker and inviting all the kids in the complex to come around for our parties and stuff. Well, soon after he would say weird things to me like, "If I did anything else over here I'd be your daddy!" and him and his fat, alcoholic worker would laugh and smile sickeningly. It made me boil. I let it go.

A few months later about June or so I found out that this guy had been coming around to our apartment while I was at work and saying things to my mother like, "I thought I'd come around while Malik's gone to get you in your bra and panties!" Or one time she told me he actually knocked and when she opened the door said something to the effect of, 'Just thought I'd come by and see if you wanted to fuck.' I was furious but she said not to say anything because she didn't want to start trouble, this guy had also told her that he has the power to evict people or drop rent - that, basically, he's the man, the god in our apartment complex. Just really power crazy crap. Finally, the kicker was when he insinuated that my mother and I were having sex and she said, 'Don't you EVER talk about my son and I like that again!' and he replied, not even lying, "Well, my mother used to blow me!" in this disgusting tone that you could tell it wasn't a joke but he was trying to make it sound like one. We stopped having anything to do with him a little bit after that sometime in August.

He had some stuff in our garage that my mother was selling for him on eBay for a percentage, and when he came to get that he also took some tablet pads that my mother had purchased with her own money, that he knew wasn't his. We texted him then that he stole those and to give those back, I told my mother then to pursue it but she dropped it not wanting to start any more trouble.

Since then this guy has tried to clip me with his truck twice while I was walking the trash out with headphones on so I started driving it across the complex. He then ran a stoplight within the complex and tried to hit my vehicle and I had to slam on my brakes going about 15-20 MPH just to make sure he didn't hit me. Since then I never go out in the complex without my camera out and when I see him I immediately hit record and point it directly at him to let him know I'll have evidence the next time he tries something.

So fast forward to 2 days ago, our hot water goes out when I'm in the middle of a shower. We called the other guy, the fat alcoholic, Quentin and ask him to come fix the water heater. That was at noon. At about 1:30 Quentin and Mike show up and Quentin asks me to open the garage so they can try and fix it. They're out there for 2 hours trying to fix it and at 3:36 or so Quentin tells us it'll be the next day that they can do anything. That it's busted and they don't know how to fix it so they're replacing it. Well that sucks but it's only a day and it'll be a new water heater. Fine.

**By 4 pm yesterday they hadn't even showed up. I had to leave and so I wasn't present for this little bit, but my mother waited until about 6:30 or so and my mother calls Quentin to see what the hell is going on and he said she'll have to call Mike. When my mother said she will not talk to Mike, Quentin inquired why and my mother replied that it was because Mike was a "sexual pervert" and she didn't want to deal with him. About 5-10 minutes after Mike comes knocking and says

"Do you have anything you wanna say to me?"
"Yeah, when are you going to fix my water heater?"
"I'm not if you're going to call me a sexual pervert."
"Well that's what you are!"
"Fuck you, bitch!" And Mike starts walking away

My mother says that he is required by LAW to give us hot water and he will fix that water heater immediately. He replied, "Open your garage, you fucking bitch!"

So he is in there with 2 other guys standing in the driveway, one is his fat alcoholic worker and another is a stranger that she'd never seen before. She said that she was staying out there to ensure that he didn't steal anything else and he said, 'Oh blow me, Brenda!' and turning around quickly to his other 2 friends said, "Watch me guys to make sure I don't steal her shoes or masturbate over her walls!" And the other 2 guys just laughed.

So when I got home about 10 minutes after that, she told me what happened and we decided to go talk to the owner directly, who is barely ever there - he is always out in Florida where his real home is. We give him a receipt for the cases that he stole from our garage and said he want them back or the money because Mike stole them. We told him what Mike had said to my mother, everything, all of it, and his response was that he'll talk to Mike but he can't fire Mike because he has to have someone working here or else HE'D have to get up and work and he doesn't want to. Literally.

Well, we went back and walked through our open garage door and smelled gas. With a garage wide open, you could still smell it. So, we sprayed some soapy water on the pipes and there was in fact a gas leak. It hadn't been hooked up correctly by this asshole. We called the gas company and they told us to evacuate and they are sending someone out immediately. The gas guy gets there and tells us that nothing was tightened, and that they just connected the stuff by hand and left. He said there was no way someone doing this for decades like our maintenance guy had been doing would forget to do that - that it was basic of the basic to tighten everything up. When he put that gas detector on it it was not even a second and it went STRAIGHT to red beeping so loudly and constant it was almost deafening. Asshole knows that we know nothing about that stuff (not proud but it's true) and knows that we didn't want to deal with him. We think he did it on purpose to either hurt us or intentionally cause us undue stress. **

What exactly can we do about this?

Answer:
 TLDR:

OP lives with his mom in an apartment complex. They have a perverted maintenance man who's made some passes at the mom and they tried to ignore him. He may have stolen some items in OP's garage.

Maintenance man may have tried to purposely hit OP with his car. Recently, OP's water heater broke, maintenance man did such a shitty job that they suspect he left the gas line loose on purpose to kill OP and his mom.

Can he do anything? In Terre Haute, IN.

Edit: OP's landlord doesn't want to fire maintenance man because then he'd have to do maintenance work himself.Answer #2: Why haven't you gone to the police?Answer #3: There's a lot here, so I may have missed this: did you talk to the landlord about it?Answer #4: Definitely get a police report started and let the officers determine how serious this is. They may also look into whether they have anything else on him. If they see he's been convicted of sexual assault before, they might take this very seriously. Even so, they may go out and have a friendly chat with him and let him know they are taking an interest in this. That might be enough to make him calm down and pursue someone else.

Another measure is to consult a lawyer and see if the fact that this guys is intimidating is enough to break the lease.


Title: [Oklahoma] IAMA Community College student who has encountered a seriously convoluted situation with the way my school has been handling club finances, after filing an open records request for club finances. Things have now moved up the administrative food chain.

Question:
EDIT: I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR MY NOVEL

  In attempting to itemize the budget for the engineering club at my school, of which I am an officer, I have come across a situation that may involve mismanagement of funds. Every student club has an account, every FY year active clubs get 500 for activities. This year (FY 2016) it was changed to 250 a semester, and the money started being deposited directly into the club accounts. For previous fiscal years, the disbursements were going into 'seed accounts' for each club.

  Last May, FY 2015, the seed accounts and normal club accounts were combined, so any money in the seed accounts would roll over. However I know precisely what my club spent money on in the previous fiscal year, but I can account for everything the engineering club spent last semester, but they cannot show me where the disbursement money is.

  I have the assistant director on tape directly contradicting herself about having access to the records which would show me disbursement money. They do have access to the records, they just refuse to show them to me, even though it's an open record, for a club account, of which I am an officer, it should have taken no more than ten minutes to show me what the disbursement money was spent on.

  So I took things upstairs to an executive who trusts me, he felt the situation needed looking into, a meeting has been scheduled with the director and assistant director of Student Life, the VP of Finance, the Executive VP of the college, VP of Student Life and Records, my club sponsor, and a couple assistants.

  The meeting is directly concerning my club account, but the Executive VP, who I went to, wants to clarify where the rest of the disbursement money is.

  I've been advised to be careful with these people, I want to know how my students rights play into this situation. Also I suspect the open records act could have been violated, I have run every detail of this situation by a state attorney, she said that this was very interesting, and that I have been asking the right questions, in an ethical manner.

  I've also been advised this situation might lead to an audit of the department. Where do I stand legally as a student, and possibly as a citizen trying to draw attention to what I suspect as a pattern of accounting errors.

TLDR: Numbers don't add up, they won't show me the receipts, situation has gotten sketchy.

Answer: I read this. You gave a lot of info, but asked no legal question. No one is going to try to figure out what you want to know.


Title: can I sue my neighbor's dog??

Question:
ok i know your probably laughing right now and thinking im an idiot but im serious. your wondering why dont he just sue his neighbor? well this is a really weird story and ill try to keep it short before we get to whether i can sue or not or take any action at all.

i live in a really small town. my next door neighbor was a kind old women who LOVED her dog. she was in love with the dog. i never really asked about the husband and kept to myself assuming he was dead. her dog is/was this yappy poodle who always was spoiled and mean. her names francine, the owners' name was fran. one time i tried to pet it and it almost bit me and fran blamed me for trying to touch her dog. well fran died a year ago and the dog stayed.

the dog became a bit of a local celebrity in our town because fran left her house to the dog and her money to her and the dogs caretaker. the caretaker visits every day and lives in a house down the street with her own family. ive tried to talk to her about not letting the dog roam around when she comes over but shell usually just let the dog out and walk to her own house letting the dog walk around the neighborhood. as a local celebrity she thinks people want to be with her dog so its the neighborhood dog now.

well the dog has now bit me twice. shes a total bitch and sarah the caretaker wont do anything about it. she doesnt want to be bothered by it and the neighbors think i am getting to upset or that im stupid and somehow mistreated the dog into making it bite me. i dont know what to do. ive called the cops and they come over and just call sarah and sarah puts the dog back in the house. im thinking of calling a lawyer but i dont even know if our town has many lawyers so my questions are this

what can i do if the police wont do anything? can i call another towns police next time it happens? is there a state animal control or is that just something that would be in my town?

should i talk to a lawyer? fran was much better off than most people in our neighborhood and i feel like i should have some kind of case against the dog/sara right?

thanks for your help. i know it sounds silly but i think this dog is a threat to my safety.

Answer:
 Dogs are property.
You can sue the owner, but dogs are not legally responsible for their own actions.Answer #2: Describe what you mean by "bite" because a real bite must be reported by the police and the owner of the dog would be asked to prove rabies vaccine history or the dog would be quarantined.

There are clear legal protocols for true bites and since your police are not following these protocols that tells me you are not being bitten.

Not that you don't have a problem, but hyperbole is not your friend when you are looking for legal advice.

Answer #3: You cannot sue a dog.  However, you can sue the caretaker under your state's dog bite law to recover any damages you've incurred.  That will probably put an end to it.Answer #4: I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:

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Title: Keeping event participants details confidential (United States)

Question:
I apologize ahead of time as to me this seems like a very weird question.

I run a fairly active and close knit discord group (for those unfamiliar, think chat room) where most of the members are online friends. Last year we ran a successful Secret Santa event where everyone gifted games to each other through Steam. I'm hoping to do a rerun of this event this year, however many users have expressed interest in not limiting gifts to virtual items like games, and would be interested in sending physical gifts to each other.

While it's a close knit group, I'm worried about the privacy of members. I'd make it so everyone is completely comfortable (only opt-in participation for physical gifts, making it so I'm not giving addresses to strangers, etc), but I want to know if there are any options for setting up things like user bound privacy policies, so users can't do anything or give away any personal information given. Things also get muddy as while most of the members are from the US, there are people from all over the world that I'd match with each other (I'd arrange so people will get members in at least acceptable postage range).

I don't really know where to begin with all this, but I want this to be a potential option while also making it so users have to keep their secret santa's personal information confidential. Do you have any advice for me? Thank you for your time.

Answer: Unless your discord group is willing to put up a shit ton of money to be able to hire lawyers to enforce such policies, there's no point. Either they give their address or they don't. If something happens it's on them to pursue any legal remedies.


Title: Moving company cancelled car transportation the week of the move

Question:
Hi everyone, appreciate any insight/advice you can offer me. Apologies for the novel.

I am moving from one coast to another. I booked a full service move 4 months ago. This move includes packaging up items in my house, loading, and relocation by professionals. The booking also included transportation of a vehicle, which was a separate job number. I paid a deposit for both jobs. I signed a contract that the vehicle would be picked up sometime during a 48 hour window. I am flying from my old address to my new address, and arranged transportation for my family accordingly.

The movers came in, packaged up my goods, loaded it on the truck and took off without any problems. Very professional. However the car transportation service was quite different.

Several weeks leading up the the move I was in contact with the moving company. This involved conversations regarding planning, itemizing, and coordinating dates for the movers. I would always ask if the car transportation was taken care of and was assured it was in the works and that the dispatcher would be contacting me closer to the move date.

Five days before my departure, I still had not heard from the car transport dispatcher. I called them and was told they would call me the next day. They did not call me the next day, so I called them again. They told me that they cannot find a driver to go to my destination “because it’s too far away.” They said the best they could do is take the vehicle to the closest major city, which is a 3 hour drive from my final destination. I said this was not what was agreed upon in our contract and estimate. They said that’s the best they can do since “door to door” service would be much more expensive and they would not be able to pick up within our scheduled 48 hour time frame. I said ok just take it to the city then and I will meet you there. They said they would call me back once it was finalized.

Now 3 days before my flight, I still had not heard from the dispatcher. So I called again and they reiterated that they are contacting drivers who have room on their truck. I asked if I need to find an alternative company and was told “maybe” but we haven’t heard back from all our drivers yet. I was told they would contact me once it has been figured out.

Being that is is now a few days before my departure, I decided to contact other car transportation companies to see if they can help. Obviously I will be paying a premium for last minute service if I could even find somebody. I found ONE company who could help, and it wasn’t cheap. I decided to proceed with the new company since I do not have time on my side.

Do I have any legal recourse here to make the moving company reimburse the difference in payment? Specifically, we agreed to x amount to ship the car 4 months ago. I am paying y to the new company which is much more expensive due to the last minute nature of the booking (secondary to the poor planning and lack of foresight of the original moving company). I believe I am owed y - x in extra costs, which should be deducted from my final moving bill.

I explained this to the original company who deny any responsibility. They are not returning my phone calls or emails. They essentially agreed to transport my vehicle, and then officially cancelled the job the week of my move. If I cannot settle this with the moving company, can this be taken to small claims court? Do I have grounds for a claim since they breached our contract and forced me to book transportation with another company?

tl/dr: A moving company cancelled a job to transport a vehicle from one state to another a few days before my move. This forced me to book with a separate company, which I had to pay a premium for due to the last minute nature of the booking. Shouldn’t the original company reimburse the difference in cost?

Answer: Welcome to the auto transport business, which somehow manages to stagger along like this with a well-deserved reputation for terrible service. Review your contract with them and see if it allows them the unilateral right to cancel without notice. If it does not, then you can sue them for the incremental expenses that you incurred transporting your vehicle.


Title: Friends landlord threatened me and my service dog over being in apartment.

Question: So this happened a few hours ago and I just want to make sure my friends lease is OK. They have a no pets policy but guests are okay, my understanding of the ADA is that service animals are not pets and may be taken anywhere the public is allowed to go, though I am liable for any damage that he may cause. I explained my situation, that he is a service dog, that there is no verification, and so on to the landlord who proceeded to tell me they don’t give a fuck, threaten me, threaten to kill my service animal, and then essentially verbally abuse all of us in a public setting in front of other tenants. I don’t care about any legal actions I just want to make sure they won’t be kicked out.

Answer:
 If your animal is a *service animal* and not an *emotional support animal*, then kindly tell your friend's landlord to pound sand.

Also, you may not care about the legal actions, but I would still like to stress the importance of reporting this. If your friend's landlord is behaving like this to you, he may be doing it to others and your report can help establish a pattern. His behavior is problematic and illegal.Answer #2: You can call the police if you feel the threats are credible. Answer #3: What service does this dog perform?Answer #4: Hi OP. I want to start out by clarifying that I am not a lawyer but have been a service dog handler for almost a decade and frequent visits to a friends no pet complex

When visiting a friend that lives in a no pet complex you are protected under the ADA. You do not need to provide any "proof" to the landlord other then the answers to the two legal questions if he should ask. Your friend is in the clear regarding her lease as you are only a visitor and not a resident


Title: Checked into rehab and not treated

Question: Been in this rehab for 3 months now. I checked in for ptsd and addiction. The therapy for ptsd is known as EMDR and I have yet to receive those sessions. I found a few months back that they didn’t even contact prior care providers to assist in my treatment. They discriminated against my adhd and sleep apnea and took me off meds for a sleep study and to said I’m not suppose to ask for medication back. They even said I have to stay in group therapies and am not allowed to use adhd as an excuse to leave groups. They took me off meds at the current network to have a sleep study which caused me withdraw and made me leave AMA and they are trying to get me to do it again. Do I have a case against them? They are even trying to force Hippa rights to be signed for certain people.

Answer:
 You're in rehab. Of course you don't get access to your prescriptions and you have to go to group therapy sessions.

If you checked yourself in voluntarily, just check yourself out and find a rehab that works better for you


Title: What legal action can you take against a bar/club selling off-brand liquor in top shelf bottles?

Question: One of my friends worked at a bar/club and warned me that if I ever were to go there that I should not order any bottle service as they refill the bottles every night with off-brand liquor and disguise it as top shelf. Not only is this a bait and switch type situation but they are also undoubtedly breaking tons of health codes. Is there any legal action I can take against this place? (United States)

Answer: Also tell the companies of the top shelf liquor. If the liquor board doesn't jump on that, Grey Goose will.Answer #2: You can report the establishment to the local liquor board.Answer #3: [What?  Selling fake top shelf liquor??  That never happens!](http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/tgi-fridays-fined-for-selling-cheap-booze-as-top-shelf)Answer #4: The key is them losing their liquor license (a death sentence).  Report them.


Title: Try this next time you're feuding with your landlord. WCGW?

Answer:
 Diplomatic immunity is more complex than most people realize. There are different categories of embassy and consulate personnel, and different rules apply to each. Not everyone is exempt from everything.

I do the US should waive any applicable immunity in these cases. There's no risk of Canada abusing this person's civil rights or using the situation for political gain. This person is embarrassing our country.


Title: NYS Chemical Test Refusal Hearing

Question:
New York State.

After my friend was pulled over, an officer suspected that she was high, so she underwent several sobriety tests that she failed, and she was arrested that day under Leandra's Law. An hour passed when she arrived to the police station when they asked her to take a blood sample, that she denied 3 times, until a couple of hours passed, the police obtained a warrant to take her blood.
A couple of months passed until she learned that the blood was clean, so she was proven not guilty, and that was the end of that.
Several months pass to last week, when she got a letter in the mail stating that she has to go to the DMV for a hearing of her Chemical Test Refusal. The hearing will be pursuant to 'Section 1194 of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.' The notice was then abjourned, and she do not have a new date yet.

My question is, does she have a shot to get past this? What should she do, and what is the best/worst thing they can do to her out of this?

Answer: Oof. Refusing the test when you're clean is a stupid move. She's probably going to lose her license for one year.


Title: [AZ] - Would working in the cannabis field prevent me from legally purchasing or owning firearms?

Question:
If someone were not a user of marijuana, but worked in analysis (such as a lab) which was not *federally* licensed to handle, analyze, etc.- would that prevent them from purchasing, owning, and handling firearms off-the-job?

[Form 4437](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_4473) is explicit about *use,* but I'd be interested in opinions as to how working in the field might raise legal problems off-the-job.

Again, this would be for someone that is not, and has not been, a user of cannabis.

Answer:
 To answer your question, probably.

> not federally licensed to handle, analyze, etc.

That's probably a felony.


Title: United Airlines downgraded me and now says it was voluntary. (WA)

Question:
I got a referral to a well regarded litigator about this situation, but his fee is $500 to review everything and give me the likelihood of an outcome so I’m hoping I can get some input here first..,

I booked a business class ticket from San Francisco to London with UA.  I checked in, got my seat assignment and boarded.  As I sat down a flight attendant approached me and informed I would be relocated due to their policy of not seating an unaccompanied minor next to an adult male.  The FA went to the door and came back and said that my section was full and I would have accept a seat in another section or be rebooked on a later flight.  I asked which flight, how much later and she said I would have call customer service to ask but since the flight was boarded I would have to either disembark or sit in another section.  I asked why I couldn’t just switch with someone else in my section and she just said that was not possible, but I needed to choose now as they were waiting for me to complete their boarding.  I chose to move to another section.

When I got off in London UA customer service was closed so I left the airport.  I called customer service and they have no notes about me switching seats, and cannot help me.  They said it sounds like i moved “voluntarily” and therefore they would not be making a refund.

The difference between what I paid for and the seat I got looks like about $1,500.  Is this worth pursuing?  Could I get my lawyers fees back from the airline?

Answer: www.elliott.org is great at helping folks with travel related disputes.  They will guide you to write a polite email to the executives they list on their site and may get involved themselves.  You can get further advice on their forumAnswer #2: You might be only entitled to the difference in ticket costs at the end of the day.  You still agreed to be downgraded.  You could have deplaned and kept your ticket class.


Title: Bringing luggage for a US company back to my home country. How to check it ? [NYC]

Question:
Hello! This is my doubt:

I'm from a South American country, and i got offered by a US company that connects travelers with shoppers from around the globe to bring items for them. They would pay my flight from my country to NYC, and then back from NYC to my home country. The only thing i have to do is go pick up the two pieces of luggage they give me, full of items to be delivered to shoppers in my country. My question is, how can i check this luggage to be 100% sure free of any illegal substance? Is there any place I could go to do this? Like for example go to the police station and ask them to check it for me? Or that would be too sketchy? And given the case they find for example, cocaine inside the luggage in a place that couldn't be seen by just seeing/touching it, how would they proceed? Would i be charged for something? Or maybe there is some of place of the DEA to get this luggage checked? What are your opinions?

This is a really great opportunity for me to get to know US, as i have no means to pay for the flight for myself, and i would stay at a cheap hostel so i wouldn't be spending much. The company has many good reviews and many travelers had good experience with them.
I hope this subreddit is appropiate for this kind of question.

Answer:
 Yes. You are going to be smuggling something illegal. Drugs, contraband, whatever.

No one pays a plane ticket when shipping in a box is cheaper.

This is a scam or a drug mule jobAnswer #2: > The only thing i have to do is go pick up the two pieces of luggage they give me, full of items to be delivered to shoppers in my country.

So you know when you go to the airport how they immediately ask you "Have you packed your own bags and have they been out of your sight?"

You're either going to tell them the truth and those bags are going away and you're gonna miss your flight, or you're going to lie and when you get caught this will be bad, and you'll miss flights for the next decade or three.

There is no universe in which you are not being asked to smuggle something illegal. Answer #3: This is either drug smuggling, or trying to bypass exorbitant import duties.  Neither one of which you want to be busted for.Answer #4: And the "many great reviews" are very likely fake.Answer #5: Bad idea.


Title: (PA) My friend was forced to remove her piercings at the hospital when she didn’t have to and the piercings closed

Question:
Explaining more, my friend checked herself into a psych ward for mental health issue and she has multiple face piercings and body piercings (Septum, nostrils, belly button) and she was told by a nurse that they NEEDED to be removed while she was being processed before entering the psych ward. She followed, as she thought this was policy.

About a week passed and she notice another patient in the ward had facial piercings in and she asked the nurses why they were allowed to. The nurses stated that there is no rule that doesn’t allow piercings or any sort, but by this time, her piercings had closed and she was unable to put any back in. Is there any chance of compensation for the piercings?

Answer:
 >is there any chance for compensation for the piercings.

She can ask. I’d say there is about 100% chance hospital says no. Then her only recourse would be to sue. And that would cost many times more than the cost of the piercings, take a long time, and be very uncertain as to success.

So in practical terms the answer is no. Answer #2: They may have thought that she was in danger of using her jewelry to self-harm and therefore required her to hand it over.  The other patient may not have been assessed as such.


Title: [US] What should the average citizen know about warrants?

Question:
After watching a video of a man being arrested by police officers with a warrant for the arrest of someone else, I started to think about warrants and how I'd react in a similar situation.  I have some specific questions, but if you can think of anything else the average person should know about warrants, please comment.

* Besides an arrest warrant and a search warrant, are there any other types of warrant I should know about?
* Are there different types of arrest and search warrants, and important differences between them?
* Are laws relating to warrants very state-specific, are there federal/constitutional laws everyone should know, or any general conventions adopted by most states?
* Do police need to have a physical copy of a warrant with them to be able to act on it?  Do I have a right to see it?
* If the police show up at my home with a warrant, what information should I try to get from the police?  What should I do?
* Does an arrest warrant need to state a cause?  Do I have a right to know what I am being arrested for?

Again, if there's anything I didn't think to ask, please share any other important information.  It's my hope to draw answers from actual legal professionals or even law enforcement or just well-read people who know how to cite sources.  All information is welcome.

Answer:
> Are there different types of arrest and search warrants, and important differences between them?

Not really.  Arrest warrants authorize an agency to arrest a person.  Search warrants allow them to search a named place for specified evidence.  Other distinctions are too minor to be concerned about.

> Do police need to have a physical copy of a warrant with them to be able to act on it?

No.

> Do I have a right to see it?

Not at the time of execution.

> If the police show up at my home with a warrant, what information should I try to get from the police? What should I do?

If they state they have a warrant, you can ask what kind and what/who it pertains to.  In general, though, if they police say they're going to do something(enter the house, look for someone, whatever) then comply and fight the matter later.  They don't need to prove the existence of the warrant, the cause for the warrant, their cause to enter the house, et cetera, to your satisfaction.

> Does an arrest warrant need to state a cause?

No.

> Do I have a right to know what I am being arrested for?

Not at the time of execution.


Title: Tree Company Cutting Trees on My Property

Question:
Someone recently purchased the lot next to ours. There is no fence between the two lots, but the line is very apparent. The person who purchased it recently hired a tree service to take down the trees on their lot.

The company he hired then commenced to come onto our property and chopped up one of the trees on our side of the lot. When they realized the mistake the left the limbs in the middle of our lawn for 10 days. We had no way to contact the individuals who did it did so while we were away.

The limbs sat that for 10 days until yesterday. The crew showed back up. I had a direct conversation with them, but they refused to give me the phone number for the individual who contracted them (though they did confirm they were the new owners and I overheard the name "Max"). I reviewed the line with them and told them they a) Were not to do anything on our side of the lawn and b) Remove the limbs they left on our lawn.

Today, I get home from errands to discover that they have removed the limbs, but not only got off two larger limbs on the same tree they had started chopping before (clearly on our line), but they had also attached a large rope to a massive Evergreen on the FAR side of our lot, in order to help support the person cutting down a large Evergeen on my new neighbor's lot. In addition, they had chopped a lot of the branches and limbs off in order to facilitate easier access to the rope.

I just approached them and they said "Sorry, it was necessary." Not good enough for me. I ordered them off my property.

Additionally, they keep driving over my lawn and have created ruts in the lawn.

What legal action, if any, can I take?

Answer:
 First put up some yellow no trespassing tape to mark the property line (along with some stakes).  You should get a survey sooner than later because of the already cut trees.

Call the police and trespass them.  Take pictures of everything.Answer #2: Steps you should do:

- Ensure that the trees is fully on your property and not on an easement (survey, deed)

- Call arborist and get estimate for damages and replacement

- Send demand letter to tree company and neighbor.

- Find attorney

- Profit possibly treble damagesAnswer #3: Have you put up "No Trespassing" signs? If so, if they continue to trespass, call the police.Answer #4: You said you have legal documents for your property line?  What do they say and is anything marked on ground?  You said the property line is obvious, but how?  Lines of occupation aren’t always where the property lines actually are. I’m not trying to imply you’re incorrect, just questions you should ask yourself to be sure you are correct. Do you have your deed?  Is there a parcel map, final map, record of survey or anything else showing your lot and/or the neighbors lot?  Tax assessors maps can get you close but aren’t always totally accurate. Google maps, Zillow, other GIS sources are even worse. Answer #5: Your town clerks office or assessor’s database online will likely show the name and mailing address for tax bills. You can find the new owner that way.  Answer #6: r\treelaw


Title: Olive Garden's biggest fan gets his just desserts.

Answer: Call me suspicious but this whole thing stinks of r/hailcorporate


Title: Room mate and owner of house is getting deployed for a year and wants me to be in complete control of the house and her finances while she’s away.

Question:
If this is the wrong place for this, forgive me.

Basically as it says, she’s getting deployed for a year and she wants me to take care of the house while she is away. I have no problem doing this. The problem however is a 3rd roommate who is really nothing more than a burden. Just this week we had to make her get rid of her dog because he tried to attack the neighbor. And she very much lacks motivation or taking responsibility. Is there some kind of quick basic contract we can draw up to make me the sole person in control of the property while she’s gone? 3rd roommate pays a rent but it’s a basic “under the table” rent. Not legally binding on paper anywhere. And she (owner of house) says she has no problem taking the rent back over as it’s only $250.

Really we’re just in a tight spot atm and need sound, even if harsh, advice. Thanks much.
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 You will want to have the 3rd roommate sign a lease. Otherwise you will want to brush up on landlord tenant laws for your state. Usually when you don't have a formal lease in place, you're considered to have a month to month lease.

As far as the house and finances, you'll want to have a Power of Attorney form on file so you can legally take care of her affairs.

You should also check with the homeowners insurance company too, since the home won't be owner occupied, and I don't know what provisions would be in place because it's a deployment vs. the owner just moving out.Answer #2: NAL, but legally this seems pretty fraught. You can get Power of Attorney for your friend while she's deployed, I think most soldiers do while they're overseas so their bills can be paid and such. But the roommate situation is a huge problem; a crap roommate is going to take advantage of the situation, sounds like they already are. I foresee them not cooperating with you at all because "You don't own the house!" etc etc etc. So you'll have to learn to use the POA and be a landlord, and they have no written lease...yeah, this is gonna be a mess.


Title: Sent pics to 17 year old in Texas

Question:
So I (45M) found a posting on Craigslist for an 18 year old that was looking for some fun with an older guy while visiting from another state.  He had picture of his penis in the ad and said he was looking for sex (this was in the m4m section).   We traded a couple emails and he was interested but wanted to move to texting.

So we started texting.  He goes on to tell me he is 17 (I know, I should have stopped).  I sent him two explicit pics after he told me.   We decided to meet up and he said he had transportation and was on his way over to my house to come hang out.  He never shows, I send a couple texts asking him if he's coming, is everything ok.  Never hear from him - just think he's a flake.

Well, come to find out he had an accident.

The next day I get a text his parents saying he was in an accident (I have verified that there was an accident) but they want to talk.  So we schedule a call.  They tell me he is okay, minor injuries, and that this is how they find out he's gay.  They also don't seem to be homophobic.  They also explain he was the only one involved in the accident, luckily.

When we talk, they say that they are going to go to the police with the texts and maybe emails (not sure if they have access to this, but they have his phone now) if I don't pay for 1/2 the car repairs - it's going to be a couple thousand dollars to me.    Apparently, the kid only had his learners permit and so the insurance isn't paying or they don't have insurance.

I know the age of consent in Texas is 17 and I read some information that they consider, "younger than 17" a minor.   So I don't know if I am in trouble or not.   I actually have an appt with an attorney in the area on Monday, just to be proactive, but would like to know what the possible issues are.

So is sending explicit photos to a 17 year old a crime?

Also, I think there are ramifications for their son, if he posted a photo of himself, being 17 and erect in a photo on Craigslist, isn't he publishing child porn if the photo turns out to be him?

Any advice?

Answer:
 IANAL but this is a pretty common scam.Answer #2: >So is sending explicit photos to a 17 year old a crime?

Yes.

>Any advice?

This is a very common scam.


Title: My grandma is moving and giving my husband and I her house next year. She wants to change the name on the house so if she dies before then, probate won't have to get involved. Will this work?

Question:
My 83-year-old grandma is moving to an elderly community some time next year, as she is no longer able to maintain her house. She intended to will it to my aunt, mother and I to sell, but after my husband and I expressed interest in buying it from her, decided she wanted to give it to us. (By the way, my mom and aunt are in agreement with this arrangement, they're both delighted 😊) Her will has not been updated to reflect this. She wants to transfer ownership asap so if she happens to pass away before she moves in to her new place, the state doesn't get involved and stick us with a bill. (She is currently on a waiting list and it could be some time before a unit becomes available.)

Will this work? How can we keep probate as uninvolved as possible if she happens to pass away? Dealing with them was a real nightmare when my brother died unexpectedly and we'd like to avoid the extra stress and heartache.

Answer:
 It should work just like when someone sells a house.  Your grandma "sells" you the house and then transfers the deed to you and your husband.  Once that happens the house is no longer a part of her estate and stays out of probate.

Here's an interesting article about avoiding probate:

[https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/connecticut-avoiding-probate-32009.html](https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/connecticut-avoiding-probate-32009.html)Answer #2: One simple way to avoid involving the house in the probate process is to have a new deed drafted naming you and grandma as joint tenants with right of survivorship. Property owned in joint tenancy automatically passes, without probate, to the surviving owner(s) when one owner dies.


Title: A psychotic customer I dispatched had his trailer unhook from his vehicle on a main road, damaging his car. He's coming after me and I'm afraid to go to work tomorrow.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You don't need legal advice, just refer him to your manager, you've already passed on the pictures and info.


Title: [NY] Employer not paying for "downtime" at work.

Question:
One of the residents at my job works for an employer who stated that he is not paid for "downtime". So this would include time spent at work, but not working, because they are waiting on another crew to show up, waiting on a part, etc. Is that legal?

Also, this employer frequently holds training classes to teach skills that are helpful to the job. The employees are not paid for their time at this training under the explanation that they will end up making more money hourly because they can now accomplish other tasks. These trainings are not mandatory from what I am aware.

I'm an employment specialist at a halfway house, trying to make sure my residents aren't being screwed over. Thank you for any help you can offer! Also, I'm located in NY, but not in the city.

Answer:
 > So this would include time spent at work, but not working, because they are waiting on another crew to show up, waiting on a part, etc. Is that legal?

Probably not.  The law distinguishes between "waiting to be engaged" and being "engaged to wait".  If he's required to be in a specific place, then it's work and must be paid.  If he were able to just wander around and use his time as his own, then it could potentially be unpaid.

> Also, this employer frequently holds training classes to teach skills that are helpful to the job. The employees are not paid for their time at this training under the explanation that they will end up making more money hourly because they can now accomplish other tasks. These trainings are not mandatory from what I am aware.

If the training is truly voluntary & optional, and outside of normal working hours, then it could be unpaid.  Like....if they're teaching them how to get certified as HVAC repair techs after hours, that's not time worked.


Title: Cops took my car, NM

Question: On June 1st my freind gave me a car. My car was not running and he had 3 cop cars he bought at auction. I told him I had no money and could I do yard work to pay off the car. He said OK. His wife said she could not find the title but would get one. I worked there 3 months and she still did not get the title. My freind is 82 years old and his health is failing. I decided to file a lein on the car so I could get the title.  I got the form from MVD, made a copy, and sent one registered mail, return reciept requested, as per instructions from the MVD website. The form gave them ten days to pay, after which I could do the required paperwork to get the title. The return reciept came back signed onthe tenth of August. On the 26th of August his wife shows up at my house with 2 cops. Says I borrowed the car and did not bring it back.  I showed the officers the lein, the reciept of acceptance of the lein, and pointed out the time was up 6 days prior. They said give up the car or be arrested for embezzlement. I protested to no avail. They took the car. They ignored the lein.

Answer: A lien doesn't give you ownership. The title does. Short of that, some other proof like a bill of sale or contract might prove ownership. Either way, this seems like a civil issue.  Your recourse is to file for the title then sue for the car.  You might be able to use the police in the same manner but don't count on it.


Title: Cops caught me having sex.. HELP

Question: My girlfriend (17) and I (18) had just finished and were continuing to just laying down in her backseat and a car pulls up behind us. Sure enough it was an officer. He asks us for ID and this is where he sees that im 18 with a 17 year old, the age of consent is 18. He investigates the situation. Asking both me and my girlfriend about our relationship, he even asked us for a number of how many times we've had sex in the 8 months we've been dating during separate questioning. I turned 18 2 months ago if that helps. He informed me that i am automatically the suspect because of my age. Her mother was called. They let me go home, but now im wondering whats going to happen to me now..

Answer: Location is really important here. Answer #2: What you did was illegal, but it's not likely they will actually charge you with a crime if it was consensual.  Stop having sex with her until she turns 18.


Title: Daughter has thoughts of suicide due to step dad

Question:
My daughter is 13 years old and lives in a small Michigan town with her mom, stepdad, step sibling, and soon to be other step sibling.

Yesterday I picked up my daughter for our two week visitation time as we do over the summer. On the car ride home she tells me how she talks to her cousin often and she eventually got to the crux of the tears she was making and how she has thought about suicide. She says she feels this way due to the anxiety and way that her stepdad treats her. This made me break down immediately while driving and I had to get myself together after hearing her say this.

I could go on for days as to what lead her to feel this way but I am not sure it matters for this particular need.

Is there any emergency, temporary, or custody filing I can make where it can be rendered before she is set to go back with her mom in two weeks?

I can’t talk to her mom about this unfortunately as she and her husband hate me. Which is associated with the way they treat my daughter.

I don’t want her to have to go back to her moms considering what I was told by my daughter but I also don’t want to just hold her without any legal backup.

Answer:
 >Is there any emergency, temporary, or custody filing I can make where it can be rendered before she is set to go back with her mom in two weeks?

Do you have a court-approved custody agreement? If so, you can have your lawyer petition for emergency custody.


Title: (California) I filed unemployment, but the EDD sent it to the wrong employer. Now that employer is appealing my unemployment

Question: After receiving a letter that my unemployment was being appealed, I noticed that the employer listed was not the one that, in my paper work, I claimed fired me. After speaking with an EDD representative, they told me that it was a mistake on their part, and that they had mistakenly sent my unemployment claim paper work to my previous, previous employer, and not my most recent employer (the one who fired me). They fixed the mistake in the system and sent out my paperwork to the correct employer, but because the appeal had been filed and a hearing has been set, there's nothing I can do at the moment. My question is: when I go to the hearing, what is the best way to handle this? I'd like the judge to know that this was a clerical mistake, but at the same time don't want him make a ruling that would somehow affect my unemployment benefits.

Answer:
 Show up to the hearing with copies of your paperwork, and let the judge know the wrong party was served.  They'll handle it.

Or work through the EDD and see if they'll fix their mistake and get the issue fixed before the appeal.


Title: Hypothetical Stolen Dog [Illinois]

Question:
Backstory:
I bought a house in the country and a dog came with it.
The previous owner was moving into an apt and he wanted him to stay where the dog had lived his whole life off a chain.
Tonight the previous owners girlfriend stopped by out of the blue drunk and asked to have the dog back.
I told her she could have him if she had a place to keep him and had approval from the landlord.
Since, I have talked to the previous owner and he said she had not seen the dog for over 2 years and is a drunk who probably can not responsibly take care of the dog. I have spent a lot of money on the dog since buying the house and my other dogs are pretty attached to him.
Now:
I told the woman she can not have the dog and she threatened to take him anyway.  Is there any legal action I can take if she does try to dognap him?

Answer:
 It sounds like you're the rightful owner of the dog, so if she tries to steal it, a simple report to the local PD should clear it up.

Word of warning though, if she sues you for ownership of the dog, do not ignore the court summons.


Title: [CA] Pipe burst in my condo, downstairs unit damaged

Question:
I'm renting a condo through a property management company. I left my unit for a few hours then came back. The pipe connecting to the sink in my bathroom was somehow disconnected (probably burst?) and was spewing water. I shut it off as soon as I could and started to bucket the water off the floor into the tub. Lucky for me, the bathroom floor is sloped such that no water came into my unit.

Unlucky is my downstairs neighbor. All that water dumped into her unit. She was obviously freaking out and angry at me (illogical, but understandable) so I just walked away to let her cool down. Am I legally liable in any sense, as far as cost of repairs and stuff like that goes? I don't have renter's insurance. Since it wasn't my fault that the water pipe burst, I don't feel like she would have grounds to get money out of me or sue me.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 I went ahead and pulled the most important fact out for everyone.

>I don't have renter's insurance.

Regardless of whether it would have helped you in this situation, get fucking rental insurance. Right now. Get off reddit and pick out rental insurance.Answer #2: > I don't have renter's insurance.

Jesus.  This is one of the dumbest decisions you can make, seriously.  Renter's insurance is dirt cheap.

> Since it wasn't my fault that the water pipe burst, I don't feel like she would have grounds to get money out of me or sue me.

The fault is either yours, your landlord's, or the complex.  Hard for us to say who.  Call your landlord and/or the complex ASAP and get them on repairs.


Title: Let my dad negotiate purchasing my Honda Civic and is royally screwing me over

Question:
Throwaway account for obvious reasons to make sure that this doesn't go back to my original account. I'd like to start this off saying that this is all happening in the United States and has happened within the past day. I'm a recent graduate and have gotten a full time job with modest pay getting a car.

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I was looking forward to getting myself a nice Honda Civic Hatchback for myself so I wouldn't need to commute to work anymore. I had decided to let my dad negotiate throughout the whole entire car deal as he has been a veteran in this and had gone through several car brands (honda, nissan etc). As the sales rep, manager, my dad, and I had finally agreed on the negotiation of the price of the car and everything - I had to do a credit report. This is the moment where I regret asking my dad to help me out. He had put double the amount that my salary is at my company during the credit report (beforehand, i checked my score on creditkarma and it's above 700+). After submitting the credit report, i had successfully managed to pass and get myself a loan with Honda. I asked my dad about it by pulling him aside and he said that inflating my salary during a credit check isn't a big deal. We went to the business manager and he congratulated me in the big salary- I played along with it and accepted his praise. We negotiated my monthly payment and apr for 60 months through honda's finance team. I signed everything that honda asked me and drove off with my civic. Today I receive a call from the dealership asking to send them my recent paystubs and 4 references for the dealership. I had my dad talk to the dealer whether or not if references and my paystubs are needed. They said had escalated this to the corporate team and would call back with updates on how to further proceed about it.

Has my dad made me commit bank fraud by lying on my credit history ? How much trouble am I in legally and what can I do to get myself to be less liable due to the actions of my dad? Can Honda threaten to do anything at this point?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: Of course you've committed fraud. You're presumably an adult, so you're responsible for when you do bad things that you know are wrong. The dealership will likely find that you lied about your income and your loan will be rejected. You'll need to get the loan financed through another lender, likely at greater cost.


Title: Small claims court question regarding a gun which was sold without my consent [MA]

Question:
I bought a rifle back way back in 2011 for $500. In 2015, I transferred it over to my brother in law to hold onto because I was moving around for work and didn't want to deal with transportation and storage. We used the online private transfer system which MA provides. There was never a sale or other arrangement between us. Just a verbal agreement that I would take it back when I settled down in a more permanent location. Well fast forward to this year and his wife (my sister in law) files a restraining order on him because he was being abusive. As part of RO protocol, the police take all weapons out of the house, which included my rifle. I haven't talked to him about it yet because the whole family situation is a mess and he is basically persona non grata. By doing some digging around on my own, I found out this week that he sold it via third party and its gone. I didn't even know this was possible because I thought the police keep it until the RO is done.

Do I have a valid small claims court case? My only issue is I can't find my original bill of sale from the gun shop proving that I bought it. I still have a copy of the FA10, but no receipt of any kind. I'm about 90% sure I paid cash for it too. How do I proceed? Thanks.

Answer:
 Gun guy and former MA resident here.

When you filled out the form (FA-10) to transfer the rifle to him, you basically handed him "title" to the firearm. MA does not have a firearms registration but they do have a registration of firearms transfers. Same thing, different name.

You could sue him, I guess, but a copy of the FA-10 paperwork will probably give him enough evidence to counter your argument.

Are you sure he sold it himself? If the cops took his guns they may have transferred them to a bonded warehouse. MA police departments often use Village Vault in Northboro (or at least they used to). Village Vault would then add onerous storage and transfer fees beyond the actual value of the guns, the owners couldn't pay and VV would take title and sell them. The system sucks, but VV was sued a few years ago but the courts said it was legal. If your rifle went through a bonded warehouse you are almost guaranteed to be shit out of luck.


Title: [Illinois] ex-girlfriend is pregnant and smokes...

Question:
Today I snatched a cigarette out of her hand while she is pregnant with my baby. Yes, she knows of the risks associated with smoking and continues to smoke. As a father of the child, do I have any right or can I do anything that can lawfully stop her from smoking?

EDIT: Thank you guys! Looks like I got my answer pretty quick. If the baby comes out with health issues of course I'll be paying extra for child support...unfair...guess that's world. f*%^$%# b*%&

Answer: Anyone before about 1980 had moms who smoked, Anyone born before about 1960 had moms who smoked unfiltered cigarettes. Your baby will most likely be fine. You were okay with this lady smoking when you were fornicating... Answer #2: In fact you can't really be snatching things from her hands. Maybe you could invest in a nice ecig/mod for her to help her smoke less?