Title: [Cook County IL] Circuit Court changed my ordinance violation to a misdemeanor without telling me.

Question: I was recently arrested and charged with a city ordinance violation for possession of cannabis and paraphernalia and was summoned to the Circuit court of Cook County in Rolling Meadows. When I went to the court, the paraphernalia charge was dropped and I plead guilty to the possession of cannabis violation. The judge gave me a $64 fine which I had to pay before a deadline. No paperwork was given to me in the courtroom. I recently called the Circuit court up to get the address to which I could send my payment, and they told me that I was charged with a misdemeanor and that I had 4 months of supervision ending in a court date to close the case a few months away. None of this was told to me in court. I was given the fine and told I could leave. I contacted the officer that arrested me and he said he was just as confused as I was, as he never brought any misdemeanor charges against me. The Court told me that I could arrange for a pretrial conference to discuss what happened with the judge. Is this fixable, or am I now stuck with a misdemeanor when no such charges were brought against me? I know there must be records of the proceedings backing my claim, and the officer was there as well and can corroborate. If I provide ample proof that the information is incorrect, can I get the misdemeanor charges dropped?

Answer:
 IAAL, but not your lawyer, and not an IL lawyer.

I do have a little criminal law experience. Sorry I can't research it right now, but there's a Supreme Court case from the 1940s that says a court's oral punishment given to the defendant trumps any written discrepancies later. I have it in notes I can access on Monday.

However, I do not know if you can get a public defender in your position, and you probably will want a lawyer to handle this. If you don't have much money there are quite a few legal clinics in Chicago that may be able to help you.

Good luck!

Edit: I found a 7th Circuit case (which Illinois is in):Ordinarily, "if the oral and written sentences conflict, the oral language governs." United States v. Makres, 851 F.2d 1016, 1019 (7th Cir.1988); see also United States v. Roberts, 933 F.2d 517, 519 n. 1 (7th Cir.1991).5 This rule can only prevail, however, if the oral language is unambiguous.6 In the rare instance in which the language of an orally-pronounced sentence is ambiguous, courts in other circuits that have considered the question have allowed the written sentencing order to resolve the ambiguity. United States v. Pugliese, 860 F.2d 25, 30 (2nd Cir.1988)


Title: Ex-Roommate won't keep terms of agreement

Question:
I moved out of the apartment on 11/28. My roommate and I signed a notarized agreement saying she would absorb all financial responsibilities and obligations I had remaining on the apartment for the duration of the lease.

One of which is the garage door which I backed into about a month prior. Since I took on the cost of moving and she did not, she was to absorb the financial responsibility. She has since raised an argument over payment with the leasing company.

The leasing company does not recognize this document because they aren't bound by it and are threatening to file a hit and run on me if it is not paid. She isn't working with me, telling me to contact her attorney, but not providing his information.

What can and should I do? How can I reason with her in a way that she will agree? I don't want to compromise our agreement and I don't know how to go about it.

Answer:
 if your LL sues you, you interplede the roommate or sue the roommate after LL recovers. just show the judge the agreement, and that should be it.

but as you know, you have no special arrangement with LL. They can still exercise their rights against you.

idk what they mean by 'file a hit and run' but if they mean report you to the police, that's nonsense. and when they actually go to their lawyers to get this rolling, that strategy will stop.


Title: Company hasn't taken local taxes out of my paychecks for 6 months. Now I owe $650.

Question: So my company messed up and now I'm on the hook for $650?? Is there any way around this or do I just have to shell out $650? Should the company be on the hook?

Answer:
 >So my company messed up and now I'm on the hook for $650??

Apparently.

>Is there any way around this or do I just have to shell out $650?

The fact that your employer may have failed to deduct taxes from your pay does not mean that you do not owe that tax.

You have to pay your taxes, period.

>Should the company be on the hook?

For what? For essentially giving you an interest free loan for 6 months?

Yes, learning about this 6 months later may be an inconvenience, but you owe the taxes, so pay them.


Title: [NY] How could the guy climbing up Trump Tower be charged?

Answer:
 Typically criminal mischief and reckless endangerment (both misdemeanor) for these stunts. Occasionally they'll tack on trespassing as well. Not a huge deal in the grand scheme of things and he'd be unlikely to ever see jail time.Answer #2: Trespassing, harassment (allegedly he was climbing up there to get Trump's attention, so maybe), reckless endangerment, some kind of public disturbance thing, and possibly resisting arrest by avoiding those broken windows (and thus creating the world's weirdest and slowest police chase).

I personally think he's probably crazy, so they might just do some mental health stuff.


Title: [Canada ON] I am 16 years old and my mother is threatening to take me out of highschool. Can she do this?

Question:
My mother caught me dating a boy who she said I wasn't allowed to be involved with. Now she wants to take me out of school/transfer me to a different highschool. I am involved in a special arts program at this school, and have all of my friends here.

I do **not** want to be taken out of my current school. Is there anything I can do to prevent this?

Answer: She can indeed put you in a different school as long as she follows the rules for enrollment in the district or school.


Title: Ex-Chipotle manager, accused of stealing $626, gets $8 million for wrongful termination (or, why you do not make up a reason to retaliate against a workers' comp claim)

Answer:
 Well it’s more like the dude got a work related health issue then got laid off and accused of stealing.
Can anyone inform me on how worl injuries work in the states ?
Where I live (France) whenever there’s medical trouble that happens while at work it’s considered by default a work related injury until proven otherwise. Answer #2: I still have never went to a Chipotle. As someone who works in the restaurant business for the last four or five years and hearing about the food-borne illness issue and now this, I think I’m getting by without Chipotle ok enough so far.Answer #3: [Non-FoxNews link](http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article211101999.html)


Title: A construction company came and ruined my yard, built the a patio on the wrong house then removed it and damaged my house yet denies any claim. [Fl]

Question: I've been here for 3 weeks and they built a patio on the house i bought, I never paid for it and it was meant for the neighbors. They came and removed it without my permission or telling me today. How fucking illegal is this? My whole backyard is completely destroyed, truck marks, sods ruined, even damaged the side of my house. They're denying any responsibility too. The manager of the company is coming tomorrow to investigate and he so far has denied claims.

Answer:
 It sounds like a mistake, but we don't know who is responsible. The company could have been given your address by mistake. Regardless, it doesn't sound like they did this with any malicious intent.

When you meet with the manager, I would settle for nothing less than returning your yard to its original condition. They didn't happen to cut down any trees, did they?

If you aren't satisfied with the resolution they suggest, you can either sue them in small claims or, as I suspect, if it's over the amount for small claims, you'll want to speak with a lawyer.


Title: friend can't leave home at 18

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 An 18 year old is an adult and may legally leave and live where he wishes.  There is no obligation by the parents to support him in any way, but they also cannot keep him from leaving.Answer #2: Your friend is free to leave at any time.

Most of us (adoptees) never get to meet our bio parents.


Title: What happens if two amendments to the Constitution are in conflict with each other?

Question: For example, if the Supreme Court rules in the coming months that state bans on same-sex marriage violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment, what happens if (hypothetically) the U.S. Constitution is amended to specifically ban same-sex marriage, as some have proposed. Then, theoretically, precedent would show that two amendments are in conflict with each other. What would happen?

Answer: The more recently adopted amendment controls.  See, e.g., the prohibition amendments.Answer #2: Constitutional amendments are often passed with the goal of overwriting parts of the existing constitution. As /u/UsuallySunny points out, the prohibition amendments are the perfect example. This also overrides judicial precedent. For example, the now infamous *Dred Scott* decision said that the 5th Amendment prohibited the federal government from freeing slaves. Later, the 13th Amendment banned slavery. The 13th absolutely supercedes the rulings made in *Dred Scott*.


Title: Unprovoked dog chases and bites father and two children.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 The dogs owner is almost certainly liable here for your damages. But suing is generally not a first line action and in this case you need to first see if the owner of the dog is going to cover your damages willingly.

Try to do it in a reasonable manner without yelling and you may find the dog owner to be much more receptive to an amicable settlement.

Be advised that emotional damages are extremely difficult to quantify and even more difficult to successfully collect.


Title: Friends house was raided

Question:
A friend of mines house was raided, around ten grams of cocaine was found on him in a single bag. He had sold to a C.I prior. His vehicle was seized although it is in his mothers name. He has not met with a lawyer yet due to financial reasons. My questions are why can they keep the vehicle even though it was in his mothers name? What should he do next? And what are his options? This happened in Pennsylvania.

Thanks for any replies, just trying to look out for my friend and get him on a better path.

Answer:
 State laws generally allow for seizure of assets that are the instruments or proceeds of a crime (things used to commit the crime, or the profits from the crime). The fact that the title was in someone else's name would be a factor to be considered, but would not be an absolute defense, if your friend was the "real" owner and just put it in someone else's name to avoid legal ownership.

He should talk to his lawyer, there's nothing else to do.


Title: Fired after passing background check please help

Question: Keeping it short. im from Syracuse NY. I was convicted of man1, 16 years ago. I been out over 8 years and applied for a new job. On the application it asked if i had been convicted of felony in the last 7 years and so i stated no. I get hired after completing and passing a background check and get hired. So i leave my job and start working at this new place. A month after working i get fired saying there were issues with my BG check! Old job filled my spot so im out of work now. i feel this was very not cool and i was wrongfully terminated. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Answer: You did not lie on your application. They hired you based on what they saw there. They performed your background check. They fired you based on what they saw there. All perfectly legal.


Title: Neighbor who has already been convicted of assault against me may now be videotaping my house

Question:
Not sure what to do...he lives directly across the street from me.  He was ordered to leave me alone after the misdemeanor assault conviction, however he will sit outside in his car and blatantly take pictures of my house, people coming and going, and now I suspect he has a surveillance camera set up.  I'd like to determine if that is true and also figure out what to do about his continued infatuation with me and my comings and goings.

Edit: in the United States

Answer:
 >He was ordered to leave me alone after the misdemeanor assault conviction

Absent this, he would be clearly doing nothing illegal.  But, the terms of this order may make his behavor a violation of a restraining order.  First step for you is to confirm what that order says.  Then call the cops if he is in violation of it.  If he is not in violation of it (which is more likely) you may be able to seek an anti-stalking restraining order agaisnt him - depending on your local laws - the clerk's office at your local court house should be able to give you more info on how/if you can do that.


Title: Question about employee privacy in regards to missing work.

Question: (Pennsylvania - US) My manager always asks why you are calling off.  Not just to me, but all team members.  It is my understanding that it is really none of their business to know exactly why due to privacy laws.  In my past, I really had no problem telling the next in line why I would be missing work; however, this particular manager emails the whole team and gives the specifics.  Is this not against the law?  When I call off, I am hesitant to tell why because he is sharing it with all team members, which I do not get along with and don't want them to know my personal business.  Even if I were friends with these people, isn't it my right to expect privacy when missing work?  What actions can I take to ensure he quits sharing personal information with my coworkers without losing my job?

Answer: Um, your manager has every right to ask why you're calling off.


Title: Is this transfer fraudulent?

Question:
I am from Florida. A lawsuit has been hanging on my head for the last 2 years about land and trees dispute with my neighbor. I am the defendant. My neighbor spent a lot of money on this case and it is worth several times more than the actual cost of the disputed land and trees. I almost lost the case and the final hearing is setup for August.

I have two bank accounts: one is a joint checking account with my wife (Joint with right of Survivorship) and another one is a savings account on my name alone. My wages and all other earnings are deposited in the joint account. For the last 7 years, I moved a lot of money from the joint account into my personal savings account, promising her that I will pay back but I did not. Recently, my wife is facing some health issues and anxiety and she is upset with the lawsuit. She stopped going to her job and, without my knowledge, she created her own bank account (a savings account on her name alone) and suddenly moved all the money from our joint checking account into her newly created savings account (in fact, a few days prior to that incident, I moved a large portion of my savings account into the joint checking account, in an attempt to buy some property. But she moved all that money into her savings account).

I have a bunch of questions in the event I lose the case:

(i). The bank records for the last several years clearly show that I did in fact owe a lot of money to my wife. Did I commit any fraudulent transfer because the money is transferred to my wife?

(ii). How many years of previous records of the banks do I need to produce if this case goes for fraudulent transfer hearing (to prove that I really owe money to my wife)?

(iii). In fact, I did not transfer the money from our joint checking to my wife’s savings but she did it without my knowledge or permission. She is refusing to send that money back, arguing that I have been transferring money to my personal account for the last several years therefore, she took the money that she deserves. Will I be responsible for any fraudulent transfer charges related to this transaction? This is because all the statutes (726.105 and 726.1060) say as follows: “A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent…”

FYI, until now, I am not insolvent.

Answer:
 It definitely doesn't pass the sniff test.  The other party will most definitely claim that the transfer was fraudulent, and you're going to have to defend against that.

1. You don't have any paperwork showing that you owed your wife money (notwithstanding the fact that you guys are married and had joint accounts and presumably still do).  You didn't report your wife for theft of any of your money with the police.  You didn't sue her for civil conversion of your funds.  Like I said before, it doesn't pass the sniff test.  You're going to be boned.

2. As many years as the other side requests in post-judgment discovery, as long as it's not overly broad.  But they'll definitely ask for your bank records from the time the lawsuit was filed to present day, and there's no way in hell you will be able to withhold those.

3.  It's very likely you will get bagged for this.


Title: Nearby construction has killed business and employees are not being compensated (Georgia US)

Question: I work at a restaurant in a shopping center that is undergoing major renovations. A parking deck and grocery store is being put in and because of that we have lost a substantial amount of space for our valets to park cars. As if that wasn't enough there is a massive fence around our property due to the construction, which makes it appear is if we are closed. The icing on the cake is that because of construction we will also be closed for two weeks because access to the restaurant will be completely blocked, but the owners are doing some minor renovations inside to make it appear is if that's why we are closing. Furthermore the owners are guaranteed a certain amount of parking spaces as per their contract with the leasing agency so their compensation entails a break in paying rent. Our compensation as employees? Nothing. They told us we can take our vacation days during the time we are closed but that hardly amounts to a few hundred dollars. Is there any legal action to take for garnished wages and lost business?

Answer:
 What do you mean garnished wages? It doesn't sound like your wages are being garnished here.

Unless you have an employment contract saying otherwise, you're not going to have any recourse for this. Your employer can choose to close for two weeks if they want to.


Title: [Upstate NY]Is there a limit to how much can take out of your paycheck by health insurance?

Question: I recently got a promotion at a large company, and with the promotion comes options for health insurance. I am still covered under my parents insurance so I did not sign up for any plan. On my last pay stub, 400 dollars was taken out of the 600 dollar paycheck for back health insurance. The insurance company says that I had been receiving insurance benefits without paying for them for the last 4 weeks, and they took out the $400 as back payment. After I explained that I had no reason to get insurance through them and never agreed to a plan, they agreed to refund me the amount but it could take up to 3 weeks to process. This has left me short on rent this month. My boss tells me that in situations like this, companies aren't legally allowed to take more than $50 dollars per week out of a paycheck. He seems to think that this could cause big issues for the insurance company if I was to pursue the situation. I'm not really looking to take legal action, but I do need the money for rent and any type of leverage I could use against the insurance company to speed up the processing time would definitely come in handy. So is there any truth to what my boss is saying?

Answer: If you did not sign something authorizing this insurance deduction then your employer has broken the law.  Explain the situation and ask for a check now - this can be done.  You are the victim here and they need to make it right for you.


Title: Driving with one headlight

Question: I recently found that one of my headlights was out, but the daytime running light is still on. My car still appears to have two lights, but one of them is just very faint in the dark. Is this enough for me to get pulled over? How much will my fine be? I live in Indiana

Answer: My understanding is that a day running light would not count as a headlight and Indiana requires two working headlights.


Title: [TX] Can someone explain what "exempt" means and why I get paid the same if I work 40 hours a week or 60 hours a week?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Are you salary or hourly? Answer #2: Here's a way to put it more clearly. You are paid salary and are exempt from overtime. As long as you are paid over $455/wk (currently) you are exempt from overtime wages. Since your field is considered scientific, requires advanced skills and knowledge, and that knowledge is customarily gained through a prolonged education, you fall well within the exemption.

Here's the[ DOL worksheet](https://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime/fs17d_professional.htm) and explanations.


Title: Custody Advice

Question:
I'm about to turn 16 on the 12th. On the 13th I'm suppose to be on a flight to Alaska where my mother has lived for the past 6 months do to job opportunity. I visited for all of last winter break. My grades have been terrible. My mother plans to keep me against my Will once I head up. I currently live with my Dad in Portland. My parents have been separate most of my life (They did not Mary). I really would not like to go to Alaska and as a 16 year old I would like to know what my options are. I'm not particularly attached to my mother. I still love her, but if she is going to keep me if I go up there I will not get on the plane. My dad says he will support me in any way I can. I've been stressed out about this happening for some time. Please if anyone can help me know what I can do that would be extremely helpful.

-If anyone needs anymore information on this I will answer as much as I can.

Answer:
 If there is a court-ordered custody agreement, your dad would need to file to have it amended.

If not, you can just not go.


Title: [UK] Been called for jury duty and cannot find time to do it.

Question:
Before you lecture me, I understand I have a duty to society in the form of jury duty.

Yesterday, I got a letter saying I'd been called after attending a pool and that the trial may last over a month.

The reimbursement is shit, the time taken is huge, and this is during my studies.

Is there any way to get out of it without facing legal ramifications. I'm happy to brand myself as a racist/ bigot/ sexist/ proponent of jury nullification or whatever.

 I simply cannot afford to miss this time out of my studies. I know it's shitty of me, but I need to put myself first.

Answer:
 /r/LegalAdviceUK

Also, talk to the judge.  Perhaps they'll rearrange the whole justice system to suit your schedule.


Title: Garbage truck tore out power lines. Power company destroyed my tree and left the branches everywhere. Neither will pick up the mess.

Question:
This is in Commerce, Michigan.

Almost 2 weeks ago a garbage truck went by and clipped the wires at the end of the street which ripped electrical wires out of mine and 4 other houses and snapped the telephone pole in my backyard. DTE came out and repaired the lines, but left electrical wires running across my yard and left an enormous mile of brush from when they mangled the tree in my backyard to run new wires. They also left the electrical pole in a dangerous condition that someone could get hurt on. There are shards of wood sticking out close to the ground.

So now it's been 2 weeks, the grass is dead under the pile of wood, and neither DTE or the garbage company are going to come out here to clean this shit up.

So what in the world can I do here? This seems completely ridiculous.

**EDIT:** Called right back and mentioned the lines left across the yard and kid's playstructure as well as the splintered pole and got elevated to a supervisor who was very apologetic and is going to send an emergency crew tomorrow morning.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 It appears there is a 15 foot easement in Michigan on both sides of the utility line which property owners must keep clear.  If the trees they mangled are within the easement, it is unlikely you have any recourse. Even if they aren't, utility companies have broad easements to run lines to supply power.

You probably just need to clean up the mess.

If there are utility lines or poles in an unsafe condition, you should report them to the utility to be fixed.  Answer #2: I work for an electric utility company in another state.

Three points I want to make:

1. They absolutely should not have left wires on the site and the pole probably should have been addressed as well. If the utility company doesn't follow through, contact the Michigan Public Safety Commission (MPSC) to get their attention fast.  In my state the company has 3 days to respond to your complaint.

http://www.michigan.gov/mpsc/0,1607,7-159-16368_16415---,00.html

2. You are probably out of luck getting them to clean up the mess they made in your yard but you might be able to make a claim for damaged property. Make sure you document everything with pictures.

3. You absolutely are NOT responsible for trimming trees around transformers or wires. If you notice a lot of trees near the lines you should be able to just call your utility company, its their responsibility to provide you with safe, reliable power.

I wish you luck in getting this resolved.


Title: (NV) Served with a lawsuit for Libel/Slander and Defamation from a Negative Yelp Review.

Question:
Posted a negative review on Yelp in 2012
Cease and desist letter sent in December
Lawsuit served last week

The business has nothing but negative Yelp reviews (four currently including mine).  They've had shills post about 40 posts but they all get flagged by Yelp.

I'm named along with another Yelp reviewer (now out of state) in the lawsuit which calls for about $30k in damages due to the negative review.

I'm pretty sure they waited till the last minute to serve simply because they don't want to spend the money.   Part of me hates the idea of removing the review just to make this go away but I don't want to incur legal expenses or worse, lose the lawsuit.

Nevada does have anti-SLAPP laws in place.   I am contacting the local ACLU for some advice and figured I'd ask here.

What are some thoughts on how to proceed?

Edit, here is the review minus identifying information:

> I had purchased a Groupon for XXXXXXX from this company. After some initial difficulties getting calls returned, I was able to redeem my Groupon on  XXXX. While there was no doctor present, XXXXXX (who identified herself as a medical assistant) was pleasant and put me at ease. I was so confident in her abilities that I bought and paid for an additional XXX units of XXXXXX for XXXXX while I was there. I even discussed coming back for additional procedures.
>
> A day or two later, I called and asked if they participated in the rewards program offered through the makers of XXXXX, called XXXXXXX. They got back to me and left a message while I was working saying that they did not at this time participate. That was fine with me. If they did, then I wanted credit, if not, no problem. I thought nothing of it until I received a very nasty voice mail from XXXXXX accusing me of giving them a bad review on Groupon because they didn't offer the program. I wrote to XXXXXX this morning and told her it wasn't me who wrote that review, but I'd be happy to write a bad review now after her nasty and accusatory voice mail to me (wherein she also fired me as a client!). She wrote back and threatened legal action against me if I write a bad review. I guess she doesn't have a firm grasp on the concept of free speech.
>
> Would I recommend this business, Absolutely not. I have never in my life been treated so poorly by a business.

Answer:
 Contact Popehat. http://www.popehat.com/free-speech-resources/

They LOVE to nail businesses for this kind of extortionist conduct.

Also, read this: http://www.popehat.com/2013/09/26/so-youve-been-threatened-with-a-defamation-suit/


Title: My ex pays me $600 in child support. Is this enough for 3 children?

Question:
Reside in Texas.

Ex and I divorced two years ago.    I am on social security due to my disability.    The amount I get is based on my previous employment.

My ex and I mutually agreed on $600 a month.   I am the one that left him, so I did not want to hurt him any more than I needed to.    We had no assets, except $40K in savings.    I got half and used my half to pay off all my debts.    I am now debt free.

However, with my disability pay and child support, I am still having a hard time making ends meet.    I do not live extravagantly.   My apartment is $1250 a month for a two bedroom apartment (cheapest one near the kids).   All 3 kids sleep in the bigger bedroom.    I pay for all utilities, and I only have one payment, my vehicle.    I have no credit card debt or outstanding debt.

My ex works full time, although I do not know his salary.   At the time of the divorce, we worked through a mediator and they approved the $600 a month in child support.   However, I am now starting to wonder if this is even enough.   We have joint custody, but I have the kids 18 days of the month and he has them 12 days of the month.   I also pick up the kids from school on the days that he has to work.

What is the rule for 3 kids child support in Texas?    He does pay for health insurance.    Let me know if I should pursue more.   And how to do this without him resenting me, especially since I am the one who left him and now this will be a bigger knife in his back.

Thank you.

Answer:
 No one can tell you if you "should" pursue more.

You can.  The court will come up with a fair amount based on his salary, which could be either more or less than $600 per month depending on the circumstances.

He has the kids nearly half the time... that's something to take into account as well- the court may reduce or adjust the amount based on the percent of the time each parent has them.


Title: Legal Advice - 17 Male - Caught with xanax and codeine - Overdose - sent to hospital - Not in trouble with police?

Question: Long story short. Male. 17. Intentional OD on xanax and codeine plus had marijuana and kratom in room \- Parents had cops come to the house because I was in pretty bad shape. Room got searched I think, nothing got taken, sent to the hospital. Placed in mental ward for minors for 2 weeks. Came home, and I am not in any legal issue with anybody or anything, even with the cops finding illegal substances in my room. Can someone explain what or why the reason behind this is?

Answer: The government would prefer to have people call for medical attention for an OD than have the victim die because people were afraid of getting arrested.


Title: My employer accidentally paid my coworker instead of me

Question:
 Hopefully I don't mess this up to much and y'all can follow what I'm trying to say. I'm based in NY. I work with as a at home care provider for a young woman, Keri, with CP. We get paid weekly and I have direct deposit. I checked my account today and say that I hadn't been paid yet. I called the office on my break to see what was going on, and they said that It was coming up as verified on their end and that my bank was probably still processing it. I gave it no thought and figured I'd wait till around 2, when I got off from work, to either call the bank or my employers again.

Instead, the minute I got home, I got a call from the office saying that they had accidentally paid my coworker, Shelly. Okay, accidents happen. However, they informed me that they wouldn't be able to pay me, and I would have to wait until my next pay check. The lady then quickly hung up on me, and when I called back, she had already left the office for the day and will not be back in the office until Monday.

This really puts me in a tough spot because as a college student, I don't really have money.Registration for net semesters classes are this coming week, and I was supposed to pay the fee today, but I can't. I've already emailed my Dean and asked him to see if he could hold my spot in those classes because they are the few essential classes I need before I graduate. I'm planning on going in on Monday to talk to them, but I just want to know what my options are here. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance everyone!

Answer:
 Show up Monday morning and tell them they need to pay you.  Their mistake is not your problem.  They are legally obliged to pay you.  If they don't, they face penalties.

So tell them to pay.

As for your classes, unless you are in a small school they probably don't much are about you either way.  So it'd probably be easier to borrow money temporarily than to rely on their understanding.Answer #2: I would also escalate this to her manager. It sounds like she fucked up and doesn't want to admit to it/rectify her mistake. Answer #3: https://www.labor.ny.gov/workerprotection/laborstandards/workprot/payofwag.shtm


Title: Rental company wont let me terminate lease

Question:
This is in Indiana.

I gave notice on April 4th to the rental company that manages the house I'm renting out that my job is transferring me and I'd need to terminate the lease early. I'm not worried about any cost to terminate the lease since my company reimburses me for that - I just need to give my company a letter from the rental managers stating that the lease is terminated and the cost to do it was $xxx. I'm moving out of the house on May 20th (I've already paid rent up to May 31st).

The rental company found a new tenant who is moving in on June 16th.

So all I need is to terminate the lease as of May 20th. No big deal, right?

No. The rental company does not "do terminations." They want me to still pay rent and utilities up to June 16th. They are happy to give me a letter for my job that says that I moved out of the house on May 20th and the remaining cost of rent is $xxx until June 16th.

I'm concerned about still being legally liable for this house after I move out. I don't expect anything to happen, but I'd have to keep the renter's insurance until June 16th and hypothetically a fire or break-in could happen that I'd be held responsible for. I'm moving to California and I would be nowhere near the house in Indiana. I also don't know anyone who could check-in on the house for me.

Is it illegal for a rental company to refuse to terminate a lease? I thought as long as you paid the remaining rent up-front, then they wouldn't have a problem officially terminating the lease.

Edit to say: Thanks everyone. Good to know that my righteous outrage isn't righteous.

Answer:
 The rental company is not required to terminate your lease before the apartment is re-rented unless so specified in your lease.

It sounds like they're handling things appropriately. And yes. You should invest the $9 to keep your insurance another month.


Title: [CA, USA] What laws are relevant to loud gas pump TV's?

Question:
I live in an apartment building adjacent to a gas station in Los Angeles (Los Feliz).  They have TV's at the pump and they typically run the TV's 24/7.  There are bedroom windows that are 20 feet from the TV speakers.  There are two related problems with this:

1.  During the day it's extremely loud.  I can't sit in my living room and read without that annoying blare all day long.  This isn't Times Square.  Is there some kind of zoning requirement that prevents noise like this from being heard beyond their property line?  And if so, what is the specific law I can reference?

2.  At night, it's even worse because there is no white noise street traffic and the only thing to hear is the TV's.  Again, aren't there some kind of laws that force businesses to minimize noise in residential neighborhoods at night?

The reason I ask for the specific laws is that I've been going in circles dealing with the city on this, and I want the police to start issuing fines or citations to the business.  I've called the police about this at night and they agree it's too loud, but all they've done is warn the attendant.  The gas station might comply temporarily but eventually it becomes too loud again.  When I follow up with the police that it's loud again, and ask can't they fine them, they act like there isn't anything they can do but issue a warning.  And the customer service number for the station owner is beyond useless.  This has been going on for years.

Also, for reference, I'm well aware of the information at the site below.  It's been helpful for other noise issues (e.g. early trash pick ups), but nobody at these numbers seems to claim jurisdiction for the gas pump TV's.  http://www.lapdonline.org/special_operations_support_division/content_basic_view/1031

Any advice would be helpful, I literally can't sleep in my own bed lately because it's been so loud, and I've been sleeping on my couch in the living room.  Thank you.

[edited question 1 for clarity]

Answer:
 Check out Article 5 of the LA noise ordinance: https://www.nonoise.org/lawlib/cities/losangel.htm

You may want to consider getting a decibel meter or hiring a company to measure the noise levels, and then taking that evidence to the proper LA authority.


Title: [CA] Backed up into another car backing up in a parking lot. My insurance settled on a 50/50 fault. The other party is threatening to get a lawyer if I don't claim 100% fault.

Question:
**The accident**

I was at a parking lot of a shopping center, parked directly across from another car. We backed up into each other. In pictures, her car is shown to be more out than mine. I wanted to exchange information but the lady wanted her husband to show up. When her husband showed up, he said to me, "you have to pay for this." I asked again to exchange information to let insurance handle it but he said he wanted to call the cops. He ended up calling his insurance agent instead and finally just gave me his insurance card. I was too panicked to ask for more information beyond the insurance card because both the driver and her husband initially didn't give up their insurance card.

**The follow up**

I called my insurance to report the incident and the agent indicated that it will likely be settled at 50/50 fault. A week later, the husband of the driver begins to send me text messages asking that I pay for his car repairs in full.

**A summary of these messages:**

Husband of driver: Sends a picture of a letter he received from trying to make a claim to my insurance; it stated that I did not have insurance under Northern California branch but did have it under Southern California branch. The husband says that he received that from my insurance and wants full compensation to repair his car.

My reply: Please contact [my agent] at [phone number].

 Husband of driver: Contacted the agent and was surprised that I claimed only 50% of the fault. Requests that I call my insurance to assume full fault.

My reply (after talking to insurance agent): Our insurance companies will bill each other for our respective repair bills so we don't have to pay out of pocket. My insurance company has already made its decision.

Husband of driver: What do you mean? Does your insurance confirm to pay 100%?

(I don't reply to this)

Driver: With another phone number, sends her side of the story indicating that it was my fault. Accuses me of having said sorry at the scene (when I didn't). Says that if I decide to not it's not my fault, they will hire a lawyer to work it out that way since they're "surprised" that I didn't claim full fault.

(I don't reply to this)

**Questions**

When I contacted my agent to consult her advice on how to handle the situation, she told me to ignore the messages and the other party needs to contact their own insurance in order for them to receive car repair payment.

At this point, what should I expect to happen if the other party ends up getting a lawyer? Should I reply to any messages from this point on? Thanks!

*Edited for formatting

Answer:
 He's trying to bully you.

Just refer him to your insurance if he calls any more.  If he sues, which is unlikely, then tell your insurance immediately.  They'll provide a lawyer.Answer #2:  Your insurance company will handle this if the other party wants to get a lawyer. They will determine proper fault and whatever additional damages they may be due. If it ends up they settle for over your policy limit they will come after you for the money.


Title: Can an employer in the US legally prohibit you from discussing your pay with other employees?

Answer:
 In theory: No. They're not allowed to prohibit you from discussing your pay.

In practice: Mostly, yes.

As long as they don't actively threaten retaliatory measures, they can tell you that you shouldn't discuss your pay. If you do discuss your pay and they do take retaliatory measures, you could have a case against them if you manage to prove why they punished you. That's not necessarily going to be easy unless they're dumb enough to explain in writing why they retaliated.


Title: I've been told that associating with our neighbors could be a misterminor of some sort. How far does this go?

Question: I don't know what goes on at their place but the cops are always knocking on our door asking about them. For background we rent a tiny house that used to be the garage for their house, so it's the same property all owned by a 3rd party landlord. Last time the cops were here we were told that they are a drug house and if we are associating with them we could get in trouble too. I didn't know it but it doesn't surprise me. How far does this go? Friendly chit chat in the backyard we share? A wave hello? What could we get in trouble for? This is causing serious stress and strain in my relationship with my boyfriend who thinks I am paranoid. "It'll be fine. What could happen?" I work with kids, you think I'll have my job if I have a record? Sorry, I digress. What will get us in trouble?

Answer: You could get in trouble if the cops think you are involved in whatever they've got going on. Waving hello won't get you charged, but being inside their house when they get raided very well could if the cops find illegal substances present: the charge might be possession of a controlled substance or drug trafficking or contributing to the delinquency of a minor, for example.


Title: Fiction

Question:
 Can a lawyer interrupt his own witness mid-sentence?
Question:Writing a mystery novel (leftover NaNoWriMo) and I'm trying to frame a scene where the protagonist notices an irregularity in a courtoom transcript.

Basically, a crooked/bribed lawyer is trying to throw a case. He asks a witness a question, but when the witness's answer is about to include a detail the lawyer doesn't want revealed, the lawyer hastily interrupts him mid-sentence.

1) Would he be allowed to do that, or must he let the witness finish his sentence?

2) Could the other lawyer have forced him to continue, or would he have had to wait his (next) turn to follow up?

3) Is the answer different if it the witness was Bad Lawyer's witness or his opponent's?

(If you're wondering, Bad Lawyer didn't know that witness has seen the incriminating detail, and saw it coming just in time.)

Answer: You're not really supposed to, but it definitely happens. (For obvious reasons it's much more common on cross-examination.) The opposing lawyer may very well ask for the witness to be allowed to give a complete answer, and the judge will most likely allow that. But if the witness doesn't realize the significance of the detail, the interruption could well distract them enough that it doesn't come up, I suppose.


Title: [MA] My boyfriend's affair partner says she will sue both of us.

Question:
Hi LegalAdvice. I know this is no substitute for a lawyer but I really just wanted to get some preliminary thoughts on this.

My boyfriend had an emotional affair with a woman (a lawyer in MO) online, and she ended up coming to visit and they made it physical. I found out a bit before she arrived and my boyfriend and I broke up, and then got back together, and then fought more, etc. Right now we are together. He told her he didn't want to be with her.

He received an email from her demanding that he give her everything back that she gave him (some little things, like no more than 20$ worth) and 1000 dollars for her travel expenses. He paid for their hotel, she paid for her plane.

Anyway, she's threatening to sue him for fraud, for misrepresenting the fact that he was in a relationship and battery (I guess for their "relations") and sue me for fraud as well (not telling her before she came up, though she didn't know me and I didn't know her really, only her social media profile). She's a lawyer, so I know that some of this would likely be easy for her to draft up and make "official", though I really *really* don't see how she has any sort of case. Like, really don't see it. My question is, does she even slightly have a case?

Answer:
 She can file a lawsuit if she wants; anybody can.  If she files a frivolous lawsuit, you would complain to her state's bar, and you would probably be entitled to your attorney's fees.

Fraud is lying for financial gain.  Battery is touching someone without their consent.

I would just block all phone numbers and e-mails and social media from this person and ignore.  If, amazingly, you are served with a lawsuit, consult an attorney at that time.
Answer #2: No, she doesn't even slightly have a case.  Go no contact.  Of course, look out for legal papers in the mail.  Then you will have to get a lawyer.Answer #3: While youre getting rid of the attorney, you should get rid of the loser boyfriend, also.Answer #4: From what you've said, she doesn't have a case.  You should both go "no contact" with her, meaning that you don't contact her and ignore anything from her (such as emails or texts).  **Except** for any legal papers.  If she does sue you, you must respond.

Also, consider filing a bar complaint against her.


Title: Neighbor claims that actual property line is 6' inside my fence. Update: threat to tear down the fence.

Question:
Colorado.  The title company just now got back to me with a letter that essentially says "We're looking into it" and the developer is now threatening to "just tear down the fence since it's on [the owner's] property". It seems they have closing set for the 26th and are trying to force my hand before then.

Edit: The real estate lawyer I contacted advised me to contact my title company.  I did so, and they just now got back to me, with nothing more substantive than "someone has been assigned to it".

Edit 2: Started asking the developer about what kind of fence he's proposing on putting up (he said they'd put up a nicer one), he seems unfamiliar with the existing fences and I think he needs to come look at the property.

Edit 3: Heard back from the title company with their counsel's direct line.  Left another message.  Just waiting to hear back from him.

Edit 4: Sent the developer a legaleze "You will get sued if you tear down this fence before waiting for my title company to perform their own survey and such".  His boss contacted me and we are meeting today.  I'm planning on telling him that he can compensate me as though it were mine (because if we go to court it very probably is, even assuming his survey is accurate) or delay closing to wait to find out if it is mine.

Original Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3dmvn1/neighbor_claims_that_actual_property_line_is_6/

Answer:
 Have you gotten a lawyer yet? Because, if not, now would be the time....Answer #2: At this point I'd just pay for your own survey and worry about reclaiming money from elsewhere... You need to find out where the property line is ASAP.Answer #3: Don't agree to anything. Tell him if he touches your fence without a court order you're going to call the cops.

How long has the fence been there?Answer #4: IANAL, but

> the developer is now threatening to "just tear down the fence since it's on [the owner's] property".

Is that in writing anywhere? Would you be able to get a temporary restraining order while your title company gets a move on?


Title: Bank hand wrote my drivers license number on a check?

Question:
Not sure if this should go here, I am just so confused, this hasn't happened before, but I got my statement, that shows written checks, and they had written in the top left corner my NY DL number.

Why would they do this?  What if my mail was stolen?  Then anyone would have access to it.   It's not that big of an issue, I'm just wondering what is going on?

Answer: Every place did that when you paid by check 20 years agoAnswer #2: Not sure why this is so concerning. We give our full name, address, and complete account information (routing and personal account number) to everyone we write a check to, which is more useful than a DL number.


Title: [ONT] I picked up a modified lighter and it burnt my eye.

Question: I am wondering if there is anything I can do if I picked up a modified lighter (extended flame) and it burnt my eye. I am currently waiting at the hospital, is there any chance they can fingerprint the lighter ? I am from Canada Ontario

Answer:
 "He had a fire in his eye" was never intended to be taken literally.

Do not apply fire directly to your eyes, OP. Answer #2: They won't, police resources are for investigation of crimes, not private lawsuits.


Title: Do I have a case?

Question:
A year ago, my wedding photographer--who happened to be a friend--lost my photographs in her mess of a home. She charged me $200 and has made excuse after excuse as to why she hasn't found them, as well as just straight up ignoring me when she didnt want to deal with me asking about my photos. This wedding was insanely important to me, and I was trying to be nice by giving her time to find them (they were on an SD card) as well as offered to help her clean up to find it but neither approach has worked.
My question is, would I be able to pursue a case against her? I think this is my last resort to be able to get her off her butt and actually look for the photographs. I dont even care about the money at this point, I just want my photos!
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 Yes. You can take her to small claims court.
You might be better to start by asking an attorney to draft a letter first "threatening" a suit to see if that helps get her off of her butt.Answer #2: You can take her to small claims court and likely win. But she wont have to give you the photos, just the $200.


Title: Can I email or call a Judge to see if a plea deal could be worked out?

Question:
I’m sorry but I’m new at this whole thing.

I received a ticket for 86 in a 65 in New York State, I’m from New Jersey and the courthouse is 4 and a half hours away from where I live.

I’m totally guilty of what happened but is there any way I could possibly reach out to the judge of the court and speak with him to possibly lower the points that will be added to my license? The fee isn’t the issue.

From what I understood, my violation is worth 6 points because I was in the 21-30 mph over limit? Something like that. But NJ tacks on another 2 points for out of state violations.

I’m bothered by the whole situation. I tried explaining that I was on the way to the hospital because my niece was being born, he didn’t care, which I figured. But I really wished he would have dropped it down a few mphs to reduce the points.

Unfortunately I have already turned in my plead guilty paper but I’m having second thoughts and it’s eating away at me.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer: Unless your niece was in labor with you in the car that's not an excuse to speed. She was at a hospital which is the correct place to receive medical care. Even if the Judge were willing to talk to you on the phone, you made your choice.


Title: [FL] Possible malpractice with newborn baby

Question:
So to start my daughter was born 6 weeks premature about a week and a half ago.  My wife and I are both medical professionals and had gotten a really bad prognosis from her doctor and a specialist before our child was born that she would have microcephaly and possibly be disable her entire life because of it.  My wife then goes into labor a week later after a massive amount of stress and borderline depression.  The baby is born 6 weeks premature completely normal upon inspection.  We are elated because her head is normal and shes breathing on her own and a healthy weight for a baby so premature.  She has no symptoms of anything being wrong with her and still does not to this day a week and a half later.

The first hospital decides to run some tests because of this diagnosis In utero.  The diagnosis was incorrect because the high risk physician forgot to do a crucial measurement during her ultrasound.  My child was head down in the canal at the time and her head was long but not wide however he forgot to have his tech do a measurement of the length of the head and this was the reason for the misdiagnosis.  Unfortunately, this lead the hospital to "make sure" nothing was wrong by doing and Ultrasound of her head and a brain MRI.  Both are benign and we didn't have an issue because safer is better then sorry.

The physicians group, who is outsourced by the hospital, decides she has spots in her white matter they may be due to hypoxia in utero and calls them "mini strokes" and recommends an EEG which we agree to because its another benign test that won't hurt her.

Now here is the real problem.  They used an adult EEG machine because they lack the machine to do an EEG on a child.  They then diagnose her with subclinical seizures, which are seizures you can't see because they don't manifest physically, and decide to then medicate her.  I'm of the understanding the drug she is going to be given, phenobarbitol, is the gold standard for seizures and will not cause any harm to her even though its a barbituate and they are in general bad for everyone and especially new born babies.  A doctor from another hospital visits and sees her and contacts us to transfer her to another facility that is better equipped to handle cases like hers.  So we do and she is there now.

Now that she is at a capable facility they have looked over her records and done an EEG with the proper equipment and are of the understanding that nothing is wrong with her and she is not having seizures and the MRI of the brain is relatively normal for a premature baby.

Now keep in mind she has never shown any signs of weakness or seizures and has been eating and acting like a normal baby and is actualy doing better then they expected for being 6 weeks early.

We have insurance and I am fairly sure we are covered for most of the unnecessary blood work and tests this hospital ran but none the less our daughter and my wife were put through an unusual amount of stress and to be honest my wife is hesitant to have any more children after her because this has been the most stressful thing either of us has ever been through.

In summary bad hospital orders numerous tests and treats our child for something she doesnt have because of their lack of equipment without explaining to us that they don't normally do this sort of thing.  I'd hate to think our child was the test baby for the inevitable zika virus influx they will have but it certainly felt this way.  We went from doom and gloom from neurologists talking about drugs and follow ups to lets just feed her and send her home she is doing fine.

Any legal recourse or am I barking up the wrong tree based on anger and frustration over such a piss poor job done by the hospital.

Answer:
 A live, take-home baby without a disability means you basically have no damages.

To win a medmal, you must both prove that errors were made AND that the errors were well below the standard of care available in your area AND that the errors damaged the patient's health irrevocably. You can show errors were made, maybe you could show that they were substantially below the appropriate standard of care, but you can't show that the mistakes led to irrevocable damage.

If you think the physicians, nurses, and facility should be subject to regulatory scrutiny over their actions or failures, you are free to file complaints with the relevant licensing boards, but you will not be able to get a financial recovery here.Answer #2: They were extra diligent due to the in utero diagnosis. They did no harm and you have no damages to sue for.

Take your health baby home and be happy she is healthy.


Title: Negligent pet owners want their cats back after ~ 9 months in our care

Question:
About nine months ago, two former friends of mine asked if we could take care of their two cats for a month or two while they looked for a new apartment. The agreement (not in writing) was that we would care for their cats if they helped pay for the food, litter, medicine, etc.

We heard nothing of them for a long time. They visited their cats twice in the nine months they've been in our care. They also provided no money to support the cats.

In December, they asked if they could pick up their cats that evening, and we informed them that we wouldn't return the cats until they paid us in full for their care.

Again, they dropped off the radar, until our mutual friends told me, a week or so ago, that they were planning on taking legal action to get their cats back.

Where do we stand in the matter? We had an agreement they didn't fulfill and went far beyond how long they said it would take. At this point, we don't want to give the cats back. The state they were in when we got them was concerning, as they were thin and skittish. These two have a history of pawning off their animals on others and never supporting nor coming back for them.

Edit: I am from Pennsylvania.

Answer: If they sue, which they won't, you can counterclaim for the promised funds. So if you get served, collect all your invoices for taking care of the cats over the 9 months.  They will have to argue that you took care of the cats on their behalf, and they continued to own them.  They can't have it both ways.


Title: Ex-husband revenge porned me. But is it too late for me to do anything about it?

Question: About two years ago, my then-husband and I were in counseling trying hard to sort through a mountain of problems. He admitted in a counseling session to sending graphic photos of me to some of his friends when he was angry with me. I was hurt, but at the time I just didn't have the emotional bandwidth to process just what a huge violation that was -- I was already stretched so thin. Now, two years on and with the divorce long finalized, I find myself furious that he did this, that I didn't get angrier at the time, that he faced no real consequences. Is there a statute of limitations? Were the revenge porn laws even in effect two years ago (in Oregon)? Is there anything for me to do now other than just moving on as well as I can?

Answer:
 Looks like [revenge porn laws were passed in the state senate](http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/02/oregon_senate_approves_revenge.html) in 2015 and was effective as of [Jan 1, 2016](http://www.kgw.com/news/local/what-to-know-about-new-laws-taking-effect-in-2016/9136197).

~~You can file a police report~~.

Answer #2: depends on the site,  which was it?  if he can delete the cintent you may not be able to do anything more than force his hand in taking it down


Title: Ex boyfriend left behind money when he left

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You have an option to honor your agreement and donate it to charity. Easy. Keep a receipt.


Title: Is it illegal to take money for one thing and spend it on another (nj)

Question:
My uncle takes 5 dollars every day from my grandma for "coffee." Every morning he goes to the liquor store buys a pint of vodka and drinks it throughout the day at her house where he lives for free.

This has to stop. She's found the bottles on so many occasions and he always manages to lie about them. She has a no tolerance policy on dinking at home and has since he moved in.

Is it illegal for him to take this money every day and spend it on booze and not coffee?

Answer:
 No, it is not illegal.

I will also give you some advice as a child of an alcoholic. There is a very good chance that your grandmother knows exactly how he is spending the money, and a whole list of reasons why she is choosing to ignore or deny it. Answer #2: Your uncle could be putting that money to better use.  He could take the $5 and save 3 days worth and get a huge bottle at Costco.

As u/thecatguardian said, the grandma knows what your borracho uncle is doing.


Title: (Wisconsin) construction company working next door damaging stuff on our property.

Question: There is a company remodeling the house next door to us, they are currently building a new basement/foundation. When they dug up the ground around the house they piled up the clay and concrete   around the house. One side of it is our property line where we have a privacy fence and privacy bushes. The fence was leaning towards our property before they started but now the extra weight is now pushing it over more and has broken some parts of it. The bushes are also being damaged because of this. We have pictures of the damage and my girlfriend has tried to call the company to clean up the mess with no response. What can we do? Thank you

Answer:
 Call again. If that doesn't work write a letter and send it by certified mail. If that doesn't work go to small claims court.Answer #2: Call the city planning office.   The work they are doing is permitted (and if it isn't,  they will stop the work).   I'm sure the city has its own regulations on not disturbing other property.

Call and complain to them.   It would be within their purview to not sign off on the work until your property is repaired, which would stall the renovation. Answer #3: Take pictures daily to show the incremental damage from the spoil piles. Document your requests that it stop and the material be removed from near your fence as you believe it is causing damage. You may have to go to small claims, so you need some showing that they refused to stop and that the damage is related to the spoil piles.


Title: [NY] Can the broker's attorney put a lien on my condo after we already closed?

Question:
Hi all, got a question hoping someone can answer. I am situated in NYC.

I was wondering can the broker of a condo put a lien on my apartment after we already closed? I have already paid in full to the seller's attorney the down payment, fees, and remaining total this past Monday and received the deed and ownership.

Come this morning I receive an email conversation between my lawyer, the broker, and the seller's attorney. Basically what happened is my lawyer is stating the seller told (not written) him that the seller's side will be paying the broker's commissions however the seller's attorney is claiming they would only "deal with the brokers and did not say they would pay them."

Now the broker is saying they will sue the seller's side and can potentially put a lien on my condo as I am the current owner. The broker also said my lawyer should have never initiated the closing without first having the seller's side pay the brokers' commissions even though my lawyer is stating he never received any bill for the commissions and doesn't even know the total.

I am not sure how to proceed; is this an empty threat from the brokers or do they actually have the power to enforce a lien on my unit? (even though it is the seller's side that must pay and I have ownership)
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 What does your contract say? Who is actually responsible for paying the broker according to the purchase/sale paperwork? Usually the seller handles it, but I guess something screwy could have happened.

If the seller owns the money, they can't put a lien on your property.


Title: Been watching Breaking Bad and I have a question

Question:
Figuring that all the materials for Walt’s meth making
operation were acquired legally (i.e. not stolen) at what point does his operation become illegal? If he’s in the process of making meth but has actually made the substance could he argue that he technically was never in possession of a controlled substance?

Answer: There's a conspiracy charge applicable as soon as Walt and Jesse make plans to make meth and take any action towards that plan - even before Walt obtains the ingredients.Answer #2: He broke the law by engaging in a criminal conspiracy the moment he took the first step toward cooking, e.g., the first time he bought a piece of equipment or a raw material for cooking.


Title: What would happen if me and a customer got in a physical fight in the store?

Question:
Georgia, USA

Shitty customer service job for a big company that gets a whole lot of hate and a whole lot of pissed off people coming in.

Today, a pissy ass customer was getting upset and throwing a fit over a system discrepancy and the fact that we wouldn't be able to complete a certain transaction for him in store today. He's a pretty big dude, he starts yelling and getting close and making pretty threatening physical gestures closer and closer to a female coworker.

Another coworkers attempts to diffuse the situation, which doesn't help and he tells him "sir im asking you to leave the store right now please" and he goes ballistic. He gets so close to my coworkers face in a "you ready to fight??" stance that their fucking noses were touching.

Thank goodness neither of them swung at each other or got physical but they yelled at each other calling each other bitches, threatening to "take it outside" etc.

Putting myself in the same situation, I dont think I would have been able to contain myself. That shit was crazy and he was being so obnoxious and threatening I would have to break the dudes nose if he got in my face like that. I'm not trying to be all badass or a big tough guy or anything because he'd probably kick the shit out of me but there is no way I wouldn't deck him..

Anyway- whats the legality in terms of self defense in this situation? This is the 3rd or 4th time this has happened (thank goodness never to me) and I always wonder. As a bystander/employee do I have the right to remove him from the store myself if he's been asked to leave? I don't own the building so how does that work? Is he trespassing at that point? Its private property, and he has been asked to leave so its fair game right? If I were to go sneak behind him when he's yelling and grab him, shove him, or separate him from my coworker what kind of legal issues would that bring me? Is it really just a matter of "who swings first" in terms of if its legitimate self defense or not?

I understand if it were to go to the parking lot and just be a straight up fist fight, thats no good. But just in terms of this dude being legit centimeters away from my face coming up on me like that, is that enough to defend myself if I feel threatened? If he's doing it to someone else can I step in?

I know regardless if I touch the dude im getting fired but idk if its worth jail time.

Thanks

Answer:
 >Putting myself in the same situation, I dont think I would have been able to contain myself

Well that's a personal problem you should work on fixing.

If you hit someone you can be charge with assualt. During that process you can try to use self-defence as a defence to that charge. You will also likely be fired.Answer #2: It's easy to sit back and judge all this.    Sorry if this seems like one those moments.  The minute he  said anything about fighting somebody should have called 911 and let them know the situation and that he's basically threatening employees.


Title: Is it hard to adopt a baby if the father isn’t on the birth certificate?

Question:
So my ex didn’t want to be on the birth certificate and while he once threatened to take me to court for my daughter he never did. She’s a year old and he’s never seen her. My boyfriend has been talking about if we get married he wants to adopt my daughter as he loves her and he pretty much considers her his own daughter.

Since my ex has paid child support (no court order he just sends money if it suits him) but isn’t on any legal paperwork, would it be possible for my boyfriend to adopt my daughter? What would it entail? My ex doesn’t want anyone to know she’s his as it would mess up his current relationship.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 You're going to have to give the father notice (and hopefully get his consent) but yes, it's possible.

You should get married and then speak to a family law attorney and your ex.


Title: Advice on how to deal with a transient/homeless encampment popping up on a bordering property line?

Question: Let me start by saying that I am asking this with sensitivity to the homeless population and will work to provide community awareness and support to the homeless of this encampment. My company operates a retail store that shares a border with a Church cemetery in Oregon where a homeless encampment has started to pop up. The homeless have been docile for the most part, there are some instances of trashing the store bathroom and using electrical outlets, but nothing too destructive. They do leave a ton of trash and have had the police come out on multiple occasions but nothing has been done to relocate or discourage their encampment. The local police basically say that it is up to the land owner (Church) to trespass the transients if they choose to do so (which they have not).  Because they are being harbored by Church property, the police have no real jurisdiction and I do not know what I can do to try and remove the encampment from the area. Does anyone know what I can do to try and remove the encampment? Is there any sort of pressure that can be put on the church to try and remove them from their cemetery that borders our store? I appreciate any helpful advice on this - thanks!

Answer:
 How did I know this was going to be in Oregon just based on the title of the post?

Everything else aside, you are probably out of luck. Oregon is very lenient on the homeless community...that is one of the reasons they see so many transients. A lot of it goes to an Oregon Supreme Court ruling a few years back that basically said everyone has a right to be in a public place, and places such as public sidewalks cannot be infringed upon. So whether or not they are on church property...they can setup just about anywhere that is public and there is little recourse or action that can be taken. SE Portland is beginning to get a taste of what downtown has been dealing with for years. Answer #2: > Does anyone know what I can do to try and remove the encampment?

You probably can't.  The church can use it's land how they want, and can allow homeless people to stay there.  If they're causing harm in some way, you can report it.  But if they're just an eyesore, your hands are probably tied.  And you'll probably have a tough time convincing a church to not help the homeless


Title: I am being falsely accused of rape, and I have no clue what to do.

Question:
I feel like my entire life is falling apart, and I haven't even graduated high school yet.

First, I need to say that, no, I did NOT rape her. She is (was) my friend, and we had both been consenting the entire time. This just happened today, and is still going on. *I live just outside Lafayette, Louisiana, in the US.*

This all started after school let out. It was a half day, so I asked her if she'd like to go get some coffee or something. She said yes, and we went to Starbucks. We ended up just sitting in the parking lot staring at a lizard doing push-ups and then going to PetSmart to look at more lizards. After that, we started to head home, when I thought I would shoot my shot. I asked if she would be fine with me pulling over, and she said yes. As we were on the highway, I pulled off onto a small road, and parked behind some tall grass.

I turned towards her, and leaned in to kiss her, and she kissed me back. I kissed her a little more, and we start making out. Then, she essentially gets onto my lap, and starts rubbing my crotch. And this point, I'm excited, so I pull away, and drive to a little place near my house that has A/C, and almost no one goes there.

Long story short, we hook up, and I drop her off near her house, because she told me to drop her off near her house, instead of AT her house.

I go home, get some gas, and immediately get into the shower. During my shower, I hear someone knock. I let my sister answer the door, and after I get out, she tells me that I need to call our dad. I ask why, and she says that a crazy lady showed up with her daughter (my friend), and says that I kidnapped her, kept her in my car, groped her, raped her, and left her stranded on the side of the road. She left, and said she would be calling the police.

I am underage, but so is she, and I didn't know what other flair to put, and I am honestly terrified for my life, as I pride myself on being academically advance, and I plan to go to a good college, get my Master's, and work as an engineer. I've read plenty of stories about guys who get falsely accused of rape, and are put into jail for decades, and I really don't want that to happen to me. I'm scared.

Legal advisers of Reddit, how can I get out of this mess, and what should I do to not have my life ruined?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 There is no magic button.

Do not talk to anyone about this but your parents and your lawyer.

Not your friends, not the girl, not your guidance councilor and NOT THE POLICE.

Your parents need to get you a lawyer- this is nothing to play around with.


Title: Dentist used latex gloves after being told numerous times I had an allergy, causing meto have an allergic reaction (tx)

Question:
I was at the dentist and the dentist knows that I have a latex allergy. I had spoken to the doctor about it and confirmed it with all members who were to be in contact with me. Doctor put on gloves that I thought looked like latex but she assured me they were latex free.
After she did a little bit of work I noticed the latex smell and ask her if I could see the box of the gloves came from. after looking at the glove said latex powder-free would she took to mean latex free.
After leaving the dentist I started feeling itchy and my throat started getting tight so I went to urgent Care cuz I have a history of anaphylactic reactions. I only had contact dermatitis but I still have to spend $50 for my copay, is there any way should get that money back from the dentist? I live in Texas and I'm not sure how to go about doing that.
Thank you!

Answer:
 You might try just asking.  It's possible they will just cut you a $50 check in the name of keeping you happy.Answer #2: Take your Urgent care Bill into the office and explain and ask them to reimburse you or apply a $50 credit to  your dental bill if you have one.Answer #3: Definitely don't take it as a loss, if for no other reason than right now it sounds like this could happen again. If this had happened after you'd been given gas, or you had a quicker reaction, you could have been killed. Go to corporate.Answer #4: File a complaint with the TX dental board

[http://tsbde.texas.gov/complaints/complaint-investigations-process%e2%80%8b/](http://tsbde.texas.gov/complaints/complaint-investigations-process%e2%80%8b/)

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FIle a complaint with the TX AG

[http://txoag.force.com/CPDOnlineForm](http://txoag.force.com/CPDOnlineForm)Answer #5: You have a case. You may want to contact a medical malpractice lawyer. They could have seriously hurt you and for a doctor to make such a stupid mistake is infuriating.


Title: Legality of an app

Question:
I am looking to create an app or website but I was not sure if it is legal. I want to create something so people can report where they have seen ICE, and others can view where they have been sighted. I am not looking for people’s political stance on immigration, just wondering if this is legal, and if you know of anything like this already in place. thank you in advance!
Topic:
Immigration

Answer:
 I mean... Waze does it with cops, right?

I can think of no reason that this would be illegal.


Title: I own a car and my mom is withholding my keys...

Question:
I own a car, have the title and have insurance. I had a DUI (please no hate, I've been sober for almost a year and I know how awful it could have been...) over a year ago and I went above and beyond and got my license in another state back but over all my requirements and have my license back once I send off one more form...

So I have a temp license

My mother will not give me my keys (two beep ones and a manual one) -- no end in sight.

I don't know my legal rights to get my keys -- I mean my car is mine, my insurance is mine, everything is mine... But she won't give me my car keys.

Any help?
What do I say?

Answer:
 Define "Own" does that mean titled in your name or that its in her name but yours?

If its only your name on the title , call a dealership have them make you a new set of keys (they can sometimes do this from the vin number you need to prove you own the car)or call a locksmith Then go get your car and decide if you want to sue your mom for the cost to replace the keys. Answer #2: If the car is in your name (as in your name is the *sole name* on the title) and you're over 18, you're free to call the police and report this as theft.

However, if you're over 18 and living with her, keep in mind she's free to then evict you or stop supporting you in any way, so.


Title: Can I sue the owner of the billboard that is 5 feet off of my property?

Question:
I live in Georgia in the United States of America.

Edit: About twice a year, the billboard changes to promote a gun show. The gun show advertisement shows a Remington 870 shotgun. Sadly, this is the same shotgun that my 2nd cousin got shot with in a drive by. I have contacted the gun show organizers and promoters and they refuse to change it. What if I put up some kind of object that would block the billboard? The zoning for the land is not commercial. I'm not sure if that makes a difference.
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 Brevity is the soul of wit, eh? Answer #2: Yes, and you could also sue the owner of the billboard that is 500 miles off of your property.. Do you need more legal advice than this one question?Answer #3: Yes, you can sue the owner.

Will you win? Kind of depends on the reasons, which you omit, for wanting to sue.Answer #4: Georgia (the US one too) lawyer here with billboard law experience.  Probably not, but maybe.  Answer #5: Why do you want to sue the owner of the billboard?Answer #6: Is the billboard offensive? Does it lower your land values? Did someone purchase space on it to post your racist Facebook comments? Did the owner shag your sister? What is it about this billboard that makes you believe you are entitled to legal compensation?Answer #7: You can sue the owner of that billboard for the sky being blue.

But the question you want to ask is could I potentially succesfully sue the owner of the billboard that is 5 feet off of my propert for xxxx reason?Answer #8: Is OP one of those that's been shamed by the billboards exposing racist or otherwise hateful facebook comments?


Title: Dealership gave out number

Question: Question for my father-in-law who recently purchased a new vehicle; he went to a dealership, traded in his old vehicle and purchased a new truck. A few days later, he receives a call from a random number and the person leaves a voicemail. The voice message is a gentlemen asking questions about my FIL’s previous vehicle and is the customer who purchased his old vehicle from the same dealership, meaning the dealership gave out his number to the customer as a selling point. Does my FIL have any legal action he can take and would any of it be worth his time?

Answer: A phone number is not private information. It might have been tactless on the part of the dealership, but not illegal.Answer #2: Furthermore, it’s possible that the dealership didn’t even give out the number. Your FIL May have inadvertently left a paper, or something, with his number on it and that’s how the guy found it. But regardless, phone numbers are not protected information and car dealerships are not bound by any sort of confidentiality clause. While unethical, it is not illegal.Answer #3: Just block the number.


Title: [BC, Canada] - Landlord wants to re-occupy unit by October 1, is this enough notice?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You are correct that they need to give you 2 months notice, which would run from Aug 31 to Oct 31. You can find the info you need [here](http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies/ending-a-tenancy/landlord-notice/two-month-notice)


Title: Too high toilet (Denver CO)

Question:
I recently had to move into a newly renovated apartment (because they wanted to renovate my old one, so it's the same building). Due to a series of mishaps my toilet was not installed until several hours after I had already moved in.

The toilet sits at 19inches (my old one sat at 15inches). I am 5'3" and this is very high for me. I would have never moved into this apartment if I had known before hand - apparently this bathroom is the only one in the entire building like this. I am also not sure on how safe or practical using a foot stool every day is.

I do not sit at a 90 degree angle but more like a 120 degree one (my legs and knees).  I feel this could cause me health problems (considering that I will be using daily) and/or injury. And that it is very likely that I will injure myself using a foot stool. It's one thing to injure yourself using a normal thing (like tripping while stepping into a tub/shower combo) quite another because an abnormal thing was put there.

I need to know if I have any legal recourse here? If I can break the lease with no penalties? And if I can get reimbursed the cost of moving, not once but twice, because of this?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: get a squatty potty


Title: [US - Los Angeles, CA] Charged with transportation w/ intent to sell. Never sold drugs in my life. Possible entrapment, public defender couldn't care less about my case.

Question:
After 3 weeks on hiatus from work while my boss was out of town I went back on the job early December. My boss was acting strange and not 5min in accused me of stealing...I'm a personal assistant, and take my job to protect my boss's best interests very seriously and have never stolen from her. She said I could go home the rest of the day. I basically took this as getting fired and between how broke I was from 3 weeks off and how upset I was about losing my job I wasn't feeling very rational.

I came home and surfed the web, ending up in craigslist casual encounters looking for free sex to distract me from my woes. Among other ads, I answered an ad from a girl who was asking for MDMA, assuming she meant to do it together and have sex. I'm not a frequent drug user, and I have never sold any in my life ...and doing drugs with a stranger from the internet is not a normal wednesday for me, but I was upset and answered the ad anyway. We emailed back and forth and a couple emails in she asked if she could buy some too (the ad was not explicitly to buy drugs, and I had no intention of selling drugs when i replied). I had a small stash left over from a music festival a couple months back and agreed to sell her 1g for $100 (even though I didn't even have a full gram, and planned on giving it to her for free anyway if we hooked up).

I drove over to the girl's place, and on the way my boss texts me apologizing for what happened in the morning, that she was just moody with her family staying w/ her at the moment and took it out on me. oh well, too late. I get there and text that I'm outside and wait by the gate...30 seconds or so later a bunch of undercover officers swarm me, and arrest me for transportation with intent to sell -- a felony (11379HS). They took the MDMA (0.66g), and my iPhone as evidence, and installed a tracker in my car which i discovered when I recovered it.

I'd never been arrested in my life the 2 days in jail was an awful experience. I sold most of my possessions to pay the $3000 bond for the 30k bail and can't afford a real lawyer. I've had my arraignment and an EDP hearing with my public defender but she doesn't seem particularly interested in my case ...just asks me "did you do it?" to which i say "Yes...but it's more complicated than that" and she doesn't want to hear the rest. The "deal" she managed to get me is 180 days in jail + 3 years probation if i cop to the felony. I'd be a registered drug offender for the rest of my life. I don't know what to do.

Answer:
 >and can't afford a real lawyer

A public defender is a "real lawyer."  Answer #2: Definitely not entrapment. You walked right into it. You contacted them by typing craigslist.org into your browser.

If you feel your lawyer is doing a shitty job, you need another. I get it, you can't afford it. 3 years is a lot of time in prison, sounds like you can't afford to not have one. Sell all your assets, talk to your family, get a loan from anyone. If you're in jail for 3 years having an Xbox sitting at home matters none.


Title: Nursing home let a family member take my mom out despite restrictions

Question: Hello everyone, I would appreciate some advice on this matter please. On mobile so my apologies for any formatting issues. My mom has been in a nursing home since February. Due to family issues I asked her social worker (he works for the nursing home) to place a restriction on anyone but myself taking her out of the nursing home. I sent the email to him on 4/5 making this request. He responded and said he would be letting administration know. When I went to visit my mom today she was not in her room, I found and aide to see where she was and she got my moms nurse, who told me a family member signed her out. I told her that I was the only person allowed to sign her out and I had made this request through the nursing homes social worker assigned to my mom. She said there was nothing in the computer that stated this. She also said she typically doesn’t work on this unit. I called my moms other POA (we are both poa - able to act independently) to let her know the situation. As I was calling I saw the family members bringing my mom back. Needless to say I’m pretty angry that this happened. I have the emails between the social worker and myself as well as the sign out page from today where it shows my mother was signed out. I’m not sure what to do but I want to make sure this situation doesn’t happen again. Location- Michigan.

Answer:
 What is your mom in the nursing home for? Is
she mentally incapacitated? If your mom is still of sound mind (and even if she isn’t) she can still make her own decisions despite your POA and if those decisions do not break the nursing home’s rules then there is nothing that they can do to stop her from leaving with other family members during visiting hours.

If your mom is not of sound mind you may need to go a step further than just a POA, which can be revoked at any time by your mother, and file in your local court to become her guardian and/or conservator. A POA does not limit your mother’s legal rights to handle her own affairs - it just grants you permission to also do it for her. A guardianship and/or conservatorship does legally hinder your mother from making her own decisions if she is incapacitated and allows who ever is granted either or both to make those decisions for her.


Title: [USA][OK] Biological Father Putting Demands and Stress On Us. How to stop it?

Question:
My wife has a grade school age daughter with her ex-husband. He is a two-time felon (one violent, one theft) currently on probation. My wife, per the court paperwork, has full custody and he has visitation on a mandated schedule. We had previously been flexible with him to allow him to see his daughter more often (informal modification of the visitation allowed if both parties agreed) but he and his family were bad at getting her to bed on time and to school on time and it was affecting her attention and performance. She also told us it embarrassed her to be late. My wife and I decided that it was best for her to go back on the court decreed visitation schedule.

He immediately threw a fit and tried to pick her up from school two days in a row, against the schedule. The cops got involved and told him to cut it out. He regularly tries to put demands on us as to when and where we can take her (like vacations or her staying with friends when it's on our time), has threatened to change the schedule if my wife didn't agree to something he wanted (like borrowing money), belittles me, says I need to "learn my fucking role", says that I have no say in raising the daughter, and yells at my wife on the phone when he's mad. Our daughter has even asked us why he swears at mommy on the phone.

Due to him abusing my wife (when they were married) she's reluctant to try and deal with him and dreads going back to court.

He most recently demanded that our daughter constantly have a cell phone on her so he can track her. We disagreed and he threatened to take us back to court again.

This has been going on for years and is putting a lot of stress on my wife and I. We keep it all hidden from our daughter because the decree states that we can't say dispariging things about the other parent.

I'm not intimidated by him but my wife is and it's affecting us greatly. What can we do to stop this? How can I ensure that, as a step-father, I can speak for and protect my wife and daughter in legal capacities? We don't have a lot of money to spend on a lawyer and I'm willing to do as much leg work that I can, but we will concede and get a lawyer if you guys think we're in over our heads.

Thanks.

Edit: Adding location to the text since the bot didn't see it in the title.
Location: Oklahoma

Answer:
 Your wife should have an attorney.

The Parenting Plan should be unambiguous, and specific.  If it is not, the attorney should assist in getting it clarified.

The Parenting Plan should be followed verbatim.  In highly contentious custody disputes, informal modifications tend to spiral out of control, and erode boundaries.

If the Parenting Plan is not being followed by him, the contempt of court process should be initiated by your wife's attorney.

If your wife feels threatened, or in fear of her life, or feels that her ex is committing a crime, she should call the police.

As advised by your wife's attorney (I would expect), you should have NO direct interaction with him.  You should NOT be speaking for her.

You can comfort her, and give her moral support... whatever.

But any direct interaction you have with the ex will likely make matters worse.


Title: How would I *legally* launder money?

Question:
In Idaho.

I'm not 100% sure if this is appropriate here - I thought about also posting this to other advice subs like Finance or just general advice, but figured this would be a good of bet as any.

I think "launder" may be the wrong word, but I don't necessarily know a better word for it.

I'm looking at entering a legal profession, that would likely provide at least side-income on top of a normal job, would be working above-board, and would be self-employed.

I fully plan on paying taxes on the income and am not looking to avoid that.

However, I find the nature of the work personally shameful, and is why I haven't explicitly said what it is - although it is art related, and it wouldn't make polite dinner conversation. It may be obvious to some what this is, but I'd rather keep this thread SFW and tactful, if possible.

For one, I'd like to avoid having any family or friends know where the extra income is coming from and what else I'd be doing for work. Most would at the very least be embarrassed by me, and at worst would cut me out of their lives, slowly or otherwise.

For two, and more importantly, people like my coworkers knowing what I'd be doing for side-work may potentially risk my job or reputation, potential future employ (I would like to do other things at some point), and possibly my housing as I live in rent-controlled, income-based housing.

Now, all of these are worst-case scenarios, I'm aware. After all, I'm not planning on becoming a drug dealer or hit-man or anything like that. I could probably avoid most of these problems by not even mentioning it.

However, eventually, somebody would do the math, and the risk to my reputation and future is not one I'd like to take if possible.

Therefore, is there any *legal* way to roundabout or "launder" income so that it is still taxable and declared, but keeps its source discreet? I'm not looking to become some Breaking Bad criminal mastermind, I'm just looking to avoid a long, long string of awkward conversations.

TL;DR I'm looking into taking a second, legal job but don't want friends and coworkers to know what it is. Is there a way I can legally declare the source of income without also damaging my pride, reputation, or future employment opportunities in the process?

Answer:
 You don't actually have to tell them what you do for work, or disclose that you have extra money. If someone guesses or finds out, grey rock. You do not have to answer their questions. You do not have to discuss it. Using an alias would help this, and reduce the risk of them finding who you are.

That being said, your housing will be affected. If you plan to declare it through your taxes and do it all above board, your income is legally increased, and therefore your housing being income based will change. Answer #2: Don't show your cow-orkers your tax returns and bank statements?

 The welfare Office can't legally share your personal information it's confidential.Answer #3: Who do you want to hide it from and how would they know where the money came from?

Normally, you deposit a check into your bank account and then you have money. Cash is fungible. Your family and friends don't know where a specific dollar came from.  The only question might be of all the sudden you have tons of cash with no explanation why, but that's not a legal question.


Title: Car towed from improperly marked handicap spot [WA]

Question:
My girlfriend's apartment complex is severely low on parking spaces, especially visitor parking. There are a handful of handicapped spaces throughout the complex, which to the best of my understanding are not properly marked. They lack a signpost indicating that they are handicapped parking, and with faded paint on the pavement, the only real way to know what they are is the typical striped section next to them.

Because they're not properly marked, it's not uncommon to find people both in the "handicapped spot" and the striped space next to it. I've been coming over for the better part of a year and it's never seemed to be an issue, and my girlfriend says she's never seen anyone get a ticket or be towed.

All of that setup leads to me coming home from my birthday date with my girlfriend to find my car missing. I was parked in the striped space next to what I believe is an improperly marked handicapped spot, so I'm assuming it was towed. I'll ask the complex in the morning, but is there anything I should know ahead of time going in?

Thanks!

Answer: You were parked illegally. That striped area is never a parking spot regardless of what is next to it.


Title: Lit a piece of paper on fire in a school building and got caught on camera. No property damage caused. Campus police are trying to charge me with felony arson. Is this charge bs or nah?

Question:
They told me that, since it was in a state building, it was a felony and they'd have to send it to the state attorney. Is this true despite there being no property damage? Should I get a lawyer or is this complete bullshit??

It might also be worth noting that this happened on the residential side of campus at 3am, and I have no recollection of this even happening because I was blackout drunk.

Location: Florida

Thanks

Answer:
 You sound like a real gem.

Don't talk to the police further, and if they try to reach out to you more, go get yourself a criminal defense attorney.