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[Ohio] Legally Breaking a Lease?

housing

I recently moved into a one bedroom apartment with my girlfriend and upon move in realized that they didn't fix things that were guaranteed to be fixed: including broken windows and a toilet that overflows because it doesn't flush properly. Initial requests we put in were water damage under the stairs, our bathroom door and another door could not be opened/closed, we discovered a roach one night and got passed around by management for 4 days, only to be let known today that we had to move our things for an extermination Thursday. Since then we have found more- thankfully only at night. Our windows have all been caulked shut (expect the 2 housing the AC units and 1 upstairs which goes out to the roof)- though they just cut the caulk today and have said that screens will be ordered. Our fire alarm gave us a notification of past carbon monoxide levels being high when we tested it. What was advertised as extra storage space is full of wood,dirt, and a spare door- on top of not being insulated (can see roofing). Paint peeling, vinyl flooring coming up, mold on bathroom ceiling, drop ceiling tiles missing, vent that connects directly to abandoned unit (AKA storage unit), there are too many things. This is our first time having issues with landlords and in an apartment and we really have no idea how to go about getting the situation fixed, but we don't want to keep paying rent for a place that has so many issues. We just don't know where to start.

Drafting a Loan Agreement

contract

Looking to draft a legally binding loan agreement for my friend and I. I am lending my friend a few thousand dollars and I’d liken to have a proper agreement in place to protect myself. Can I draft one myself and have it recorded? Or will I have to go through a lawyer? If I create it myself what type of template should i use? Thank you.

Can my landlord do this? Remove elevator and fine each tennant for damage?

housing

\[IOWA\] I just received [this](https://imgur.com/a/SdKPB1v) poorly written and angry letter from my leasing company. What is the legality of this? The three things that stand out to me are the arbitrary fine of $1000, billing the repairs to every tenant regardless of their involvement and the removal of the elevator. Seems fishy to me.

US Law, Kickstarter, is it fraud to misappropriate funds for a project and then use them towards a different project?

business

Trying to be vague for the time being but essentially what happened is this "agency" had a rather successful kickstarter for one project. They released a demo of their product, and has since moved away from that project and onto a new one. So from my perspective it appears they have siphoned funds from the initial kickstarter into their other side projects instead of towards what they were supposed to.

[WA] contractors entered apartment without notice or permission, but office says that posting a hallway flyer counts

housing

Our building is under a lot of construction and they've been doing some repainting of the outside. They gave me a 48 hour notice of entry a few months ago that if I didn't shut my windows during a span of 3 days they would enter to shut them. They painted part of the building and then stopped. Now they're painting again and they entered my apartment yesterday without notice. I found footprints, things moved, and my windows had been shut. I thought someone had broken in so I called the police and later found out it was the contractors who came in to close the windows to paint the outside of the building. I'm furious that there was no notice given but the apartment management is saying that they *did* give notice because they have been posting "construction updates" in the hallway for the last 6 months. I finally found where these "construction updates" are and it is in an area of the hallway I never have any reason to go in. The update says that they'll be painting one side of the building during the week of 7/25 and all units ending in a 2, 3, 4, or 5 have to close their windows or contractors will enter. It also doesn't seem right or reasonable that they can just put up a flyer in some random location and that counts as the "48 hour notice of entry" required by law. What's my legal recourse for them breaking and entering without giving the proper notification for this?

A previous stalker of mine is applying to work at a store I frequent. My RO is expired. Do I have any grounds to ask the location not to hire them?

employment

Location: Ohio For what it's worth, I expect the answer to my question to be a big fat no, and if that's the case that sucks but I will change my habits accordingly. Previous stalker posted on public social media in-depth about getting fired and then seeking a new job at a store I frequent, and one of my friends told me. Stalker is obviously blocked on all my accounts and have been for years. My RO expired 2 years ago but stalker did attempt to message me through a flying monkey (aka someone else's account) last year, I documented it with the police but otherwise there's nothing else they can do. I would really hate to change stores as this one has excellent prescription prices, and it's also way too close to where I live for me to be comfortable feeling like I can continue to avoid running into them. I do believe they genuinely have no clue I am even in the area anymore, however the fact they still tried to contact me last year and were arrested last year for trespassing at my college is really unnerving (the trespassing was related to them chasing a romantic ex, but I think the police told them the trespass charge came from the college ban from when they stalked me. Because they attempted contact the same day as one of their trespassing court dates.) I don't thiiiiink they will get hired since as stated in their social media post, they have been fired from every single job and they told their most recent boss to fuck off, so I can't imagine they would have any positive references, but then again giant retail stores seem to mindlessly shuffle people into their low wage positions as long as they're breathing and they show up. So I have to prepare for the worst. edit: wow mad respect for this store... I called their customer line and to my surprise they had live people even though it was late when I called. I was transferred directly to the store manager person thing at the location in question. I relayed my concerns and I was told that since what I was concerned about would pop up on a background check, they wouldn't have hired the person anyway. Implying they don't hire people with a lot of criminal offenses on their background check. They actually seemed to appreciate the heads up. Maybe it helped that I said I would be forced to take my business elsewhere - money talks! And for what it's worth, I want the stalker to fix their life and get a decent job somewhere. Just not in my area. They made the choices they made and this is the consequence of that.

I've been forced to use my campus' busses to get to and from home on campus, and I need a scooter to get from one class to another in the allotted time, but today I was not allowed to bring my scooter on the bus to get to school, even though I have been doing it since September 3rd. NYS

school

Every week on Wednesday, I have a class that is on the opposite end of campus which is about .41 miles apart (the strip that connects the 2 on my campus is semi famous as it connects dorms with the rest of the campus thus the accurate number). The problem is that I need to get to the second class in 10 minutes and my legs aren't that good nor do I want to be out of breath and have my bout of leg, chest, back and or stomach pain. Yes I am over weight but I also carry around 20 pounds on my back because I need it for the day. I opted to use relatively small scooter that can be mistaken as a bike because it does not fold and has bike like tires: 8 inch wheels, deep tread, inflatable. Even though it seemed bike like it is manageable and able to fit under the seat of the bus and is generally out of the way, unlike other accommodated things that i have seen people use on the bus: strollers, skate boards and they have to accommodate wheel chairs as well. Beyond that, I have been able to bring my scooter on the bus since September as stated in the title, it was just today that it was a problem for really no reason other than "we aren't allowed to have them on the bus". Being in desperate need to get on the bus as I have 2 exams today I asked if I could put it on the bike mount on the front of the bus... and it doesn't fit. The tire holder thing doesn't work with my tire size. I had to beg the driver to let me on the bus because I didn't have accommodations and I was going to be late for class. He let me on telling me not to bring it again, but I can not get to my class on time without it on Wednesdays. I don't know what to do or who to talk to.

Question about Omegle

criminal

On Omegle, Is it considered a sexual offense/ can u get arrested for asking a minor for their Snapchat? In the chat, the minor wrote sexual content and the other person asked for their Snapchat. The other person did not write anything sexual and only wanted their Snapchat. Is that a sexual offense ? Can u get arrested or go to court?

NJ labor laws, severance, unused vacation days

employment

Hello all, I have a question maybe someone here can answer. I've looked online for a bit, but not sure what I'm entitled to. I've worked for a company for 10 years, and I'm allowed 4 weeks vacation time, plus 5 personal days a year. If I leave the company before I use those vacation and personal days, am I entitled compensation for those days? Will I get a check for the unused vacation time after I leave? I was told because I earned that time, I should be paid for it if I don't use it. Is this true? I work in New Jersey, and am not too familiar with the labor laws. Thanks for any input.

How can I handle my school brushing me off

school

I have reported to my teacher and the assistant principal that I am being bullied and they have done nothing except escalate the issue. All I have asked was to be moved out of the class and into a different class with the same teacher. Both classes that would be switched, the teachers were okay with move. I am being told that the problem would probably go away and the bullying would stop. I am now receiving harsh glares and I am worried I will be beat up. The bullies know where I live and I feel very nervous. What can I do that will more strongly encourage the school to move me as talking it out won’t work. Serious answers only.

The model floor plan we toured is different from the one we rented.

housing

Tennessee - We asked specifically to tour the B2W floor plan. I've never had an apartment manager let me see the actual apartment I'd be renting before signing the lease. When we went through the actual apartment we are renting, there was no walk in closet or workstation. We looked on the website, zillow, and our lease to make sure we didn't miss anything. Apartment's website says square footage may be different. Zillow says some features may be missing. But Zillow also lists the features, and the closet is not one of them. The lease does not describe the unit at all. So we asked for a specific floor plan. The floor plan we got is the same, minus a closet and work station. Both have the same "B2W floorplan" identifier. That seems like misrepresentation. They've verbally apologized but have not offered a solution to our storage issue. We're meeting with the manager later today, and hopefully will be offered some kind of solution. I'm just wondering if there is a case here. We wouldn't care if we didn't choose this place specifically because of the extra storage it provides. Unfortunately the majority of correspondence has been verbal. Thanks for any advice.

(NC) Sold a board game on eBay for $2025 and being scammed by the buyer (NY)

digital

tl:dr; PayPal is allowing a buyer to scam me despite all the evidence I have provided that proves he is a scammer. Can I sue the buyer? Can I sue PayPal? Recently sold a board game to a buyer in New York for $2025. I sent him 3 boxes weighing around 38lbs. Upon receiving the boxes the buyer dumped out the original contents of two of the boxes and took 3 different pictures with different items in the two boxes and submitted them to eBay saying I sent him junk and was going to call the police. You can tell one of the boxes is the exact same because the sticker is the same but the contents are different. A few days later a seller on a Facebook page reported this exact same buyer for scamming him through PayPal for a similar board game expansion. I submitted evidence of the original items that I sent the buyer, submitted eBay the other sellers PayPal case to show them that he is scamming someone else in the exact same way, called them every day discussing the matters of the case. After a month or so eBay favored with the buyer and let the buyer return the contents of the box. I never received the return. I turned to twitter and started tweeting at eBay, AskeBay, CEO and Chairman about this case. AskeBay picked up my case I restated all of the evidence and finally eBay closed the case in my favor. eBay then banned the buyer for his fraudulent activity. 10 minutes after eBay closed the case in my favor the buyer then proceeded to open up a case with PayPal claiming the same thing and even said I gave him death threats (???). I called PayPal immediately and they said they are still going to release the funds to me but still need to follow through with formalities for an investigation. One week later PayPal closed the case in the buyers favor. They claimed that the buyer can put a hold on the funds and will allow the buyer to return the items to me so that I can sell them. Which does not make sense because he is claiming I sent him junk and not the $2025 board game. The buyer shipped back “his return” I received it this past Monday. It was one box with 2 bricks in it with a weight of 9lbs. I recorded the box before it was open, took a video of me opening it and took pictures of what I received. This obviously doesn’t even come close to what I sent him. This also doesn’t match the pictures he submitted of what he claimed I sent him. PayPal said I could submit an appeal and have to file some sort of case with the law. So upon doing so I reported this buyer to the USPIS and the FBI. Submitted both of this documentation to PayPal submitted every single shred of evidence that this buyer is scamming from the original pictures, to other fraudulent cases from the buyer, to him being BANNED on eBay, to what he sent me. PayPal still favored with the buyer saying I sent him worthless items. Obviously I have pursued everything I can with PayPal and I would like to know what legal action I can take next. My work offers a free legal consultation with a lawyer for 30 minutes. I would like to peruse suing the buyer for this fraud since this is a federal crime. I would like to know how possible it would be to sue PayPal for ignoring all of the evidence and not conducting a thorough investigation and siding with a buyer that is committing a federal crime. tl:dr; PayPal is allowing a buyer to scam me despite all the evidence I have provided that proves he is a scammer. Can I sue the buyer? Can I sue PayPal?

(MA) laid off then accidentally paid three weeks later

employment

So I was laid off on September 15th and received my final pay the day I was let go. Three weeks later I received a direct deposit from the company for a normal 40 hour work week and before i realized the error some scheduled automatic payments were taken out. The company has contacted me about the error and asked that I return the money. What’s my legal obligation to do so? It was under $600 and really helped with the bills that’s I’ve been falling behind on and to have to save up and pay it back will be difficult at this time

[US, GA] Girlfriends parents force her to claim unemployment

employment

Hey All, I'm worried my girlfriend's parents are putting her in a very bad situation. Her father does a lot of shady stuff with his money, not really my place to intervene or judge but I don't want her to be disadvantaged because of it. Her family owns a small business and has a few employees. They temporarily closed for a few months but are back to fully operational now. I don't know if they received PPP loans, but I do know that her parents are claiming unemployment for everyone in the family (Mom, Dad, and all kids separately.) Her father used my girlfriend's SSN and everything to do the process for her, outside of her knowledge or control. I believe what her parents are doing is unemployment fraud, but does my girlfriend technically qualify for unemployment? My girlfriend does not work and is not looking for work. She is a full-time student and has no loans. She has been instructed to use the money from unemployment to support herself in college. Is she facing any risk by collecting unemployment? She feels immense guilt for what her parents have done and I do not understand the qualifications enough to reassure her. Thank you for your time.

Online Harassment

digital

So I’m being harassed online. This person knows me and has created a fake account to basically copy/paste what I post and edit his post to slander me. This is the same guy 5 years ago who would photoshop my wedding pictures involving my wife. He’s written on a former employers Facebook page defacing my name. I went to the police once and I honestly think they just threw away my complaint once I left. Now that this is happening again, and word about it is running through town, legally, in Kansas, what can I do? I have no idea who this person is but they know me. TIA

How Do I Create a Revocable Living Trust Right Now, Given the COVID Situation? I.E. How Do I Deal With Witnesses, Notarization, Etc. When Nobody's Supposed to Go Anywhere?

wills

Basically what the title says. I am in an "essential" job, multiple people have come down with it at work, one has died, I want to make sure my partner receives my assets without any trouble if I do happen to go that way. I looked into online notarization but I believe I also need witnesses and I'm not sure how all that works. I'm hoping someone has some experience in this regard and could point me in the right direction. State is Michigan, if that matters.

Will my ex stay in jail and should I press charges

criminal

Im in texas. I am not American. My ex punched , kicked and choked me. I texted my friend about it scared he'd take my phone. Police showed up, and took pictures of the marks on my neck. The police charged him with a 3rd degree felony. Where im not american can I even press charges as im leaving the state within the week? He said he's not going to do jail time after he gets bail ( says it will be probation) its his First recorded offense like this. Is what he's saying true ? BTW his defense is saying he remembers none of it.

Pet Fee on Apartment Payment Portal Doesn't Match Signed Lease

housing

Hi everyone. I hope this is an easy one. I am moving to an apartment complex in Washington D.C. in about a month. My lease has a pet addendum listing both of my pets, with the section listing a fee of $300 and a monthly pet rent of $50. The lease has been finalized to my understanding (we signed it and they signed it, is there anything else that wouldn't make it final?). Today I got access to their resident/payment portal, and it has the pet fee listed as $800 and a pet rent of $52 a month. Looking back at their policy from the website listing, the $800 is likely the normal amount (500 for a dog, and 300 for a cat) and I don't have an explanation for the extra $2 a month. My questions are: 1) Do I have a right to ask them to reduce the fee and the monthly rent to what is stated on the lease? 2) Is there a way they (the apartment complex) can change the lease without my consent? 3) Is there any way they could null the lease and prevent me from moving in if I bring this inconsistency to their attention? Thanks for your help!

Security deposit question

housing

Hello legaladvice. I have a question about security deposits in New Jersey. So I just moved out of an apartment, and the landlord wants to keep my security because hey had to repaint. My girlfriend does like using candles, which left visible soot on some of the walls. Is it legal for the landlord to keep the deposit for painting? Is this not considered normal wear and tear? The lease doesn’t specify what “normal wear and tear” is. Another thing to note. We never received the required documentation of what bank and account our deposit is being kept in, or the interest rate. I was using this as a resource. [NJSA pdf](http://www.state.nj.us/dca/divisions/codes/publications/pdf_lti/sdepsit_law.pdf)

(CA) Purchased home, short term rented it, and now people won't move out. What to do?

housing

In California, USA. I purchased a home for cash in December 2020. Close of escrow was set to be on December 29, 2020. The seller wanted to extend COE by 15 days. We agreed and an addendum was added to the contracts etc. the 15 day mark approaches, and the seller says that her parents, who are NOT the home owners but are living in the house, need more time to move out. We used [this Seller License to remain in in Possession addendum form](https://www.car.org/-/media/CAR/Documents/Transaction-Center/PDF/Standard-Forms/December-2017/SIP_12-17_Draft2.pdf?la=en&hash=1A3D2D27A29C402B084DCF48E4CF5B3AF25D66D7) and agreed that they would be out before the 30 day mark. Today is day 30 and her parents are still in the house with no intention to move. Escrow closed 30 days ago and I am now the full owner of the house. The seller of the house has gone silent and her parents, who again do not own the home nor have been listened as tenants and do not have a rental agreement, sent a letter to my RE agent and myself 2 days ago saying that we (the buyers) need to give him $2,000 and another 30 days to move or else he is staying and will sue us for a number of things he listed in his extortion attempts that made no legal sense. Basically he is trying to scare us into giving him money or he is staying. Despite multiple attempts to contact the seller, she has not responded since the SIP addendum was signed. It is our understanding that her parents in the house would be considered squatters, as there is not rental agreement and the SIP form gives her a license to be on the property, NOT a tenancy. We are not landlords, we did not buy this house and take over a landlord relationship with these people. Question: What do we do from here? The police filed a report and made contact with the owners, but as specter, the LEO's can't force them out of the house. We explained that the contact was not proving tenancy but they said that they have established residency so it's a tenancy/squatting situation at this point. -Are we able to get utilities, etc switched over to our name? -Can we shut the utilities off since again, no tenancy is formed and that is stated in the above contract? What would our repercussions be for doing so, could feign ignorance and state we didn't know people were squatting at the time? -Are we allowed to be on the property at all? -Can we go after them for attempted extortion - If so, how? Thank you - any help with this matter is so appreciated. We made attempts to call local attorneys since today is day 30 and we feel like we need to act soon but they are closed for the holiday.

[Ohio] I have physical proof that the nonprofit I'm working for is adjusting away my overtime and changing my time card without my permission

employment

Mostly said above. I have been told that I need to cover the person in my sister position who retired. Both are 8 hour jobs but I'm expected to do them in 4. Of course, this is not physically possible. Even when I attempt to get it all done in time I still have to come in early and leave late. I've started printing the before and after timecards, and am starting to seek new employment but I'm burning out fast. They have stolen hundreds of dollars from myself, and more than likely the other hourly employees. One has confessed to me that they have always been doing this to her, because reception has to get in early and has to stay until office hours end. When she can't get someone to cover her for lunch she eats at her desk but the program supervisor removes the extra hour so she "took a lunch" I know this is illegal, but what should I do?

University gave out mine and lots of other students FAFSA information

school

So the university i attend sent me and a lot of other students a letter saying that they gave out my FAFSA information (SSN, name, birthday, other personal info) to some random person. In the letter i recieved informing me of this they said that there has been no signs of malicious use of my information, and that they have arranged for a years worth of free credit monitoring service for all affected. Is there anything else i can/should do about this?

Guy in a children's hospital kept shouting profanities very loudly, then proceeded to threaten me, saying he will kill me.

criminal

I am not sure if minors are able to post here, but I'm panicked, so here we go. I am at a children's hospital. I was hospitalized in a room with 2 other guys. The first day there, they kept shouting profanities very loudly, even at the doctors. It made me uncomfortable, but whatever. Later, they sneaked onto a balcony and started smoking. This is not allowed in the hospital, so I reported them to a nurse. She didn't do anything about it, only talked to them for a few seconds and basically brushed it off completely. They started calling me a snitch, started shouting profanities at me and at this point I was really stressed out. Next day, I got a call from my mom. She heard one of them screaming and cursing in the background and I responded saying that thankfully, I have my "anti-idiot headphones". One of the guys heard this and used it as an excuse to shout at me, threaten to kick my skull in and much more. I immediately reported that to the doctors, who just moved me to another room. They didn't do anything about it either. Those 2 guys are doing this in a children's hospital. There are very young kids here. I hate that they didn't get any punishment and I am still shaking from stress. What can I, or an adult, do? If it helps, this happened in the Czech Republic and multiple nurses heard him screaming, multiple days in a row.

Would I get arrested if I drank straight from a soda dispenser at a fast food place

criminal

Sorry if this is a stupid question but I thought of it in the shower and I need a sure answer

(KY-USA) Girlfriend's lease was broken, then new tenants backed out. Is girlfriend on the hook?

housing

Hello everyone. First time visitor to /r/legaladvice. Story goes: My girlfriend and her sister lived in a 3 bedroom apartment for a year, and re-sign for another year back in late May. In June, after the landlord dragged his feet getting a busted pipe fixed, GF and sister decide to see if their lease can be terminated, to which the landlord says if they can find someone, it is permissible; however, her original security deposit will not be refunded, and if the girls want it, they'll have to get the new tenants to pay them the security deposit (legal?) After a few weeks, a group of three guys view the place, and sign a lease, effectively terminating my girlfriend's lease. Not more than 1 hour passes after the signing, and the group of guys get a call from their current landlord saying that things have changed, and they don't have to move. The guys ask for the lease they just signed for my girlfriend's apt to be terminated, but are denied (this is in late July, and $1200 rent is due on Monday, August 3rd at 3pm). Monday comes and goes, and the guys do not pay the rent as they are fighting the lease. Today (Aug 5th), my girlfriend's landlord calls and says that since the guys did not pay anything while fighting the lease, they have decided to nullify the guys' lease, and now my girlfriend is on the hook for the rent that was due on Monday at 3pm. This was not a sub-lease, but instead a termination of my GF's lease, and a new lease signed by the group of guys. My GF and sister have already found another place, and are scheduled to move in on Aug. 14. I have 2 questions: 1) Is it legal for the landlord to keep the security deposit in this situation? 2) Since the guys' lease was nullified, is my GF legally responsible for the past due rent? Thank you all for your time.

MA: Being evicted after landlord refuses to comply with Board of Health(BOH) Order of Non-Compliance (ONC)

housing

Anybody around who can give some free advise to someone in MA who needs help responding to an eviction? My landlord received a BOH ONC in February. Half-assed some repairs, and refused the rest. BOH just came out last week and saw and acknowledged this and will provide another order. Can somebody help me navigate responding to the court?

someone I know is suffering great debt because of their parents

family

I can explain what I know if the situation, I just want to know how much of this is legal

What are my options?

criminal

Adult daughter home from college disclosed #Metoo situation during the year that almost knocked her out of school (depression, etc). Daughter did not tell me at the time as she wanted to protect my feelings. I do not have all the details as I do not want to grill her, but I know the rapist is no longer at school (wife says daughter talked about school investigation) and thinks he was booted. I have calmly supported daughter, but want to brainstorm what I can do to fuck up the little POS’s life within the law and without asking my daughter to participate. I know the right answer is to push her to call the police, but I respect her choice to not report/prosecute. I’m thinking of mailing a letter to all in his neighborhood, letting them know of the “alleged“ crime and coincidental expulsion from school. Wife is worried that could result in risk for us. (To be honest, I’d prefer to find the little piece of shit and go kick his ass into next year with a few of my friends, but I understand that criminal assault is not the answer. Too bad.) Looking for any opinion about if “slander” is a risk I’d run in California? Or if anyone has a better idea that might make me feel better.... I am feeling useless as a dad, and can’t deal with that. Thanks reddit...

I twisted my ankle because my apartment building’s maintenance crew left equipment on the stairs and I tripped. This is just days after I complained about them blocking the side exit with boxes of building materials. Do I have grounds to break my lease? [MI]

housing

My building was recently acquired by a different property management company. For the past month, the maintenance crew has been doing a lot of renovations to the vacant units. Over this past week, they have been renovating the side stairway. It is a very narrow spiraling stairway and the steps are fairly steep. Just two days ago, I went to go to the laundry room and the maintenance crew had left behind 5 large, heavy boxes of flooring less than a foot from the exit. It blocked the door from fully opening and presented a serious hazard in case of an emergency. I sent them an email and they sent me a fairly standard reply about caring for our safety and they would be speaking to the maintenance crew. Tonight, I was going down the same stairway to the laundry room. They are replacing the linoleum covering the stairs with composite woof flooring. Where the stairs curved around a corner, there were four pieces of the wood flooring stacked on the stair second from the top. When approaching the stair from above, the pieces of flooring blended into what was already on the stairs. I stepped on them, lost my footing and just barely saved myself from falling down the rest of the stairs. Fortunately I was able to catch myself, but I twisted my ankle and fell on my knee, scraping it. Quite frankly, I am sick of this company. Their repairs are very noisy. Two weeks ago, the maintenance guy was working in the basement and decided to cut a bunch of wires without knowing what they were for. They were the internet cables and I lost internet for a day until AT&T could come and reroute them. And now their negligence l ed to an injury. My current lease goes through March 2021. Do I have reasonable grounds to break my lease and move out early? If so, how should I word it and how soon should I let them know?

HR Refuses to Back Pay Me for Working Above My Current Pay Grade

employment

(USA) I was verbally offered a promotion via interview along side six other colleagues, one of which interviewed on the same day as me. I am part of the team launching the new project and out of the six offered the promotion there are three that are also part of the team. When the project launched my three colleagues were given their contracts and their promotion pay started. I heard no news from HR yet management still scheduled me for the project and expected me to carry out my new responsibilities. I tried to contact HR several times concerning my contract but my emails were ignored. I reached out to our director and my email was also ignored. When I finally got a hold of someone in HR I asked about my offer. They said that I indeed was offered a promotion however they failed to make an official requisition with the correct shift online so I would have to wait for them to make one. I asked if I could get retroactive pay for the weeks that I was working my new role in my new department. After waiting another week I got finally got a response that said retroactive pay would not be an option despite me working all those weeks at a lower pay grade while my colleagues all were doing the same work at their new pay grade. I also found out that the two other colleagues who haven’t even been scheduled for the new department are already getting paid their new promotion rate although they have done little to no work regarding the project. My offer letter was finally sent to me and my transition date isn’t for another week. Do I have grounds for a case? I am losing out on thousands of dollars.

I watched a porn video, and noticed that it had a tag that said "teen". However, upon going to the site that was watermarked on the video it said all girls seen are over 18. Am I in trouble, or not?

digital

Basically title. I was looking up some porn, found a video, did the deed, and after I was done noticed in the tags that it said "teen". I did notice that the video had a watermark in the corner so I went there, because I figured that while the acting in the video was decent it was probably fake due to the watermark. The site claims all actors are over 18. So am I in the clear? Basically this a two part question. 1. Can a video claiming either via in the tags, or in the title be considered cp just by that, or not? I would assume not, but I'm not sure. 2. Since the website in the watermark says they're over 18, and it seems to be like any of those other fetish sites should I be ok? Just nervous, and need some clarification. EDIT: USA

(AZ) My "luxury" apartment floods every time it rains. The complex still has not fixed it despite my multiple attempts to reach them.

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Long story short, I live in a shitty apartment complex. They refuse to turn the chiller on despite it being 85 degrees, the water is turned off about four times a month, but the thing that pushed me over the edge recently is that my door is not waterproofed at all, so my entryway floods whenever it rains. The first time it flooded, we ended up talking to our neighbors about it who were outside trying to waterproof their apartment which--surprise--had also flooded. For them, it was coming through the ceiling/drywall and floor. For us, it runs down the side of the building and pours through the top of our door. It also comes through the sides and bottom of the door if the water level is high enough. Our neighbors basically told us it wasn't even worth hassling the office because this was a shit apartment and they never do anything. Still, we went to the office the next day to ask them to fix it. The office put in a request about us being "worried water would come through the door," and a few weeks later we got two empty sandbags on our doorstep. We figured we tried and just continued stuffing tarps, duct tape, blankets and towels in the door to try and stop it. Carpet and towels got drenched and mildewy but our neighbors were worse off so whatever. Over the past few months the complex has decided to transition to "luxury" apartments, which means constant construction and all of our neighbors moving out. During a particularly bad storm, I decided it was time for them to fix our freaking door. I called the office and they put in a request to fix it. The same day, the request was marked resolved with a message from maintenance basically saying it was leaking because it was raining, wait until it's done raining to fix it. I get it, but they offered NO solutions at all, they didnt even come to our apartment. Next day I called the office again (still raining) and the lady asked me if whatever we were doing to stop the flood was working. I told her it wasn't, after which she said she would speak to maintenance about it. Day three of raining, still heard nothing from anyone. I ended up duct taping around the doorframe. I then hung a sign in the window apologizing for the mess, but "no one will fix my door so my place is flooding." We had an ITV inspection that day as well, during which the property manager came to my door to take pictures for when we move out in two months. He saw the sign and tarp/duct tape mess. I explained the situation to him and even showed him a video of the water pouring through the door. He said to talk to him in the future when things like this happen and left. Day four/today. Not raining, so from work I put in a maintenance request explaining the problem again and gave them permission to enter since no one was home. I then called the office, leaving a (stern) message about needing my door fixed during the few days it's not raining (it's forecasted to keep raining next week). On break I got a voicemail from the assistant manager or something asking about the sign in my window and telling me to talk to her if something like this happens again. I left a message since I couldn't reach her. When I got home from work, the sign in my window was gone. I checked to see if it had fallen down but nope, it's gone. They left no indication that they were in the apartment and surprise, my door is still not fixed. What can I do? Our lease is almost up and I cant afford to just move into another place right now. Is this just not cool or is it hella illegal like I think it is...?

(IL) Help with Moving Out

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Hello! I am hoping y'all can help me with this situation, as I can't find much online and am not sure where to start. Location: Chicago, IL. Here's the situation: I have been living in an apartment with my partner for almost 4 years. He's lived in this unit for almost 8 years. Our landlord lives in the upstairs unit (it's a 2 flat) and we would like to move out. We had a third roommate move in with us in November, and we signed a new lease with the three of us on it in November 2019. At this time, she raised the rent 30% and asked for additional deposits from me and from our third roommate. This lease was month to month. Our third roommate moved out effective 8/1 (he gave notice 7/1) and our landlord notified us that this terminates the lease agreement between the three of us and that my partner and I would need to sign a new lease, and pay further deposits as our roommate getting his deposit back meant that she was short on deposit money. As of this writing (8/10) we have not signed a new lease, and she has made no attempt to make one available to us. We've found somewhere new to live, but are unsure as to whether we necessarily need to give 30 days notice since there is no current lease agreement per the landlord, or if we'll be found liable for abandonment of the property or be able to be sued for giving 20 days notice and leaving on 8/31. I don't want to go this route and know that if we do so we won't get any deposits back, but we don't want to stay here much longer than we need to (the landlord is related to an ex of my partner's, and she gets too familiar and occasionally nasty with us- we used to stay because the rent wasn't bad, but after the 30% increase, we could pay what we're paying now for a better apartment and a landlord who isn't her.) If it's best that we give 30 days, are we required to give it at the beginning of the month by law? Is she able to reject us saying that we're leaving on the 15th of September and hold us to pay a full month's rent and stay until 10/1? Thank you so much for any advice and/or insight; if we had a lease agreement I wouldn't be asking these questions but I wasn't sure where we stood as people who technically aren't on a lease.

Delinquent kids trespassing and littering on my property

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Apologies if that flair is wrong. I have the misfortune (and inability to move) of living next to an elementary school. Yesterday, after the school let out, some of the brats thought it would be funny to cross onto my property via bushes and knock on my windows, scaring my husband and I as well as our cat. After the second time my husband told them to leave, but they didn't listen so I (having just gotten six needles in my back for a procedure and in no mood for their BS, yelled at them (I did not curse or make threats, just said that I would call the police) to leave, asked where their parents were, and told them they were trespassing. I called the school and left a message, but no one answered. Today, they were at it again sneaking in the bushes so I yelled at them again yet they seem to get some kind of sick enjoyment out of it because they kept doing it, with one of them running along the edge of the property flipping me off. I also discovered that they're littering in the bushes. I stayed outside until the police showed up, while the kids stared at me from across the fence and tried to bait me shouting things to get my attention, which I ignored. I called the police who sent and officer that I spoke to, and said he would be speaking with the school/principal. However, they kept doing it. One obnoxious brat casually strolled onto the property with no regard (she seems like she may have been trying to get into my backyard?) and I had to step outside and yell at her that she was trespassing and that I'd called the police. She ran away after that, but the Gaul of these brats is appalling. For the record, I don't have a problem with a kid running across the street to get a ball if it rolls in the yard, (as long as they get it and don't longer) but this is unacceptable. I'm certainly not throwing any more balls that roll into the property back to them anymore. I know there are aids at the school though I'm not sure why they're not watching the kids or where they are during all this, but all the are all old enough to know better. I don't understand why they are allowed to trespass and litter. How do I get them to respect my property and privacy? Without going into detail, I am recovering from a significant injury and I really don't need the stress of these damn kids messing with me.

Can I file a complaint ?

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Our employer got the CARES Act and told us to stop collecting unemployment benefits because they will be paying us 24 hours a week starting from this month. Today, the manager texted us saying that we are now required to work 6 days a week from 9pm to 1am or 10pm to 2am, we won’t be getting the 24 hours pay if we don’t take those shifts and we can’t collect unemployment because we are refusing work. Before we were furloughed, our schedules were from 10am to 5pm, our job duty was document verifications. The job they are mandating us to do now is to off load boxes in the warehouse. What should I do? Can I file a complaint? I live in Illinois.

(NC) someone is domain squatting

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I have used a particular “handle” for the last 5 years. It is unique and people recognize me for it. There has been some harassment from some people towards me, and I think they bought my domain last month. I checked the Whois, and it is registered to someone in their state (GA). Has anyone successfully brought an ICANN action against a domain squatter?

(Bozeman, MT) property management help!

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Hi all! I just had a question regarding the legalities of property management companies and how they enact with tenets. I am a renting tenet in a home with 3 others, and recently had the property management company that manages our home breach a confidential conversation we had to my other roommates. I was wondering if there were any laws protecting me from actions like this, or if this is something that is allowed? Thank you so much for your help!

My parents are trying to take away all my stuff/access my data without consent, are they allowed to do this? (U.S, Virginia)

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Using a throwaway for anonymity. I am 14, and my parents are always trying to take my stuff without my consent, and they often look at my texts to/from friends. They always do this for little things, like a ‘bad’ grade or saying something they don’t like, and I don’t think it’s legal. I’m afraid that they’ll try to forcefully take my PC and lock it either in their safe or the attic, can they legally do this without repercussions? If they do, what can I do about it? Am I legally allowed to own property? My father also says that he can and will access my phone remotely through Verizon’s services. He thinks that because he paid for the phone, the data stored on it is his. Would this be considered a violation of my privacy/rights? I.E, can he legally look at the data stored on my Google, YouTube, Reddit etc. accounts without my permission? And for one last thing, am I legally required to give him access to my devices through biometric data? Thank you for any help with this, I’ve been in a fairly toxic relationship with them for the past few years because of their rules about basically having access to my devices at any time they want. I really need to know what my rights as a minor are, and what they are allowed to do regarding my devices.

Can my roommate sue me? Need help

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My friend offered her a room in her apartment for $600 when it's supposed to be $750. I dislike the idea of living with friends so I was going to decline but she really needed a roommate ASAP and I gave in. I decided to get married to my bf this year (I'm not sure when) and I told her yesterday I'll be moving out in two months. So I gave her two months notice. She got mad saying I'm irresponsible, etc. And asked me to pay for 3rd month too (so basically giving her 3 months notice). She messaged me again this morning saying I'm irresponsible and that she can sue me for this and there will be legal problems. I asked the leasing office if there is anyway to move out (i got a lease transfer from my roommate's previous tenant)and they told me I need my roommates approval,otherwise I'll be responsible for the part of the rent. Is it possible to break the lease on my own without her approval? Are there any legal problems that I'll be involved? Can I get sued for this? I was never notified of the lease term when I first moved in (it's my fault for not asking), my roommate and I never discussed it nor the apartment contract (the lease transfer/application i filled out) said anything about it.

Found at fault by insurance but no citation. Anything I can do?

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I was in process of a lane change at a red light when a woman used an on ramp to cut traffic and side swiped me (she crossed two solid white lines). No cameras and no witnesses stuck around. Neither of us were cited due to lack of evidence but my insurance company found me at fault because I admitted to changing lanes and she was adamant she was established in the lane. Damage is minor and no injuries. I know there no way to prove her wrong doing but Is there any way to prove this should be no-fault due to lack of evidence? Is there something I should bring up in the damage of my car (damage starts at wheel well and slightly wraps around front bumper to the headlight, bumper is very angled) to show strong possibility she cut in front of me? Anything?

Ohio - Unclaimed funds from tax lien sale

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Background: my parents set up a trust to handle their estate. Dad died in 94; Mom died in 98. Mom's will stipulated that the house passed to me and my brother. Over the years, we had no real agreement on what to do with the house. My brother refused several pretty reasonable purchase offers over the years and eventually stopped communicating with me about four years ago. In late 2019, we lost the house for unpaid taxes. We collected about $46k from the sale; I received my share in early 2020. Given my brother's history with the house and other financial issues, I fully expect him to never claim his share. I've been contacted several times by unclaimed funds finders, and usually explain that I've got no contact with my brother and I've already got my share. But one firm recently explained that it's possible for me to claim his share, even though he's still alive and eligible to receive it. The guy I talked to was obviously a sales guy and not well versed on the legal aspect, but claimed there I could somehow "open an estate" and claim the funds myself, and they'd do all the work for $5k (which it seems is more than they're allowed to claim under Ohio law). Perusing the Ohio Unclaimed Funds site, it seems finders are supposed to wait two years to contact anyone regarding funds, yet several places started calling even as the county involved had just mailed the check. I don't have a warm and fuzzy feeling about this particular firm, but I'd be willing to pay someone to do the legwork for me on this, as it's just over $23k. Does anyone have experience with finders in general, and with this kind of claim? Is it legal in Ohio?

US-CA: Are "Finder's Fees" legally binding in an Independent Contractor Agreement?

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I am an independent contractor (1099) that exclusively works for a local firm providing services to businesses. One of those business wishes to hire me directly, but I signed an Independent Contractor Agreement when I started with my firm that states I'm to pay if I ever go work for one of our clients. I'm guessing that there's more nuance to the agreement in legal terms than what is in the contract, which in its entirety is: "If, after the termination of this Agreement for any reason, Contractor (me) begins or continues to work for a Customer (our local businesses) who was a Customer of Client (IT firm) at any time during which this Agreement was in effect, Contractor agrees to pay to Client a finder's fee of fifteen thousand dollars as fair compensation." I have no qualms about going to a local lawyer and/or paying for the advice they give, but I'm wondering if just generally it's worth looking into as straight-up illegal or unenforceable. Thanks in advance!

New landlord. Showing up on short notice and threatening me about not keeping trash clean and breaking appliances

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Moved into a new place last week. I have my own business and work a ton of hours. I’m mostly moved in but have some trash piled up (not unreasonable and not over the place. Just one section in bags and boxes. No trash on the floor anywhere else). My landlord showed up yesterday without notice (he called and left a voicemail. I was sleeping). He dropped off a new faucet. Not really any emergency at all. Then today called me and said I’m here outside I’m coming in are you home. I said I’m home and he came up o the door. I let him in, but told him that’s not cool. Again, got upset about the trash that I’m not able to take out because of garbage day. The oven broke yesterday because the coil went out and garbage disposal didn’t work either. I told him and he’s fixing he issue but blaming me saying I broke them. And threatening me by saying the garbage and breaking appliances are against the lease and a violation and that they could evict me in 7 days if they wanted to. I’m not dumb and I know they need to give me 7 days to fix the issue and if it’s not fixed, they then can give a 7 day eviction notice. He also scopes around the bedrooms and is very suspicious. I obviously told him that you can’t show up whenever you’d like and to give me proper notice (does notice mean by text or call or does it have to be a written notice)? I believe he can be a nice guy, but maybe has Been burned previously. I still don’t think what he’s doing is right and am curious what your opinions are or any advice. And any important laws that I should know (I know most of the important major ones, but any helpful laws that can give me more privacy) If he shows up again without a notice and in a non-emergency situation am I able to call the police if he’s not leaving the premise? I just want a nice place and am a young, professional, athletic guy. My other landlord lived in another state and was the chilliest dude ever. No problems or anything. This is in Florida by the way. Thanks for any help!

[TX] Am I legally required to pay a bus camera ticket?

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I received a letter from Austin, Texas ISD Police Department School Bus Stop Arm Safety Program. The ticket says I was caught on camera running a bus stop sign. It is for 325 dollars. Due to a recent address change I have missed the period to attempt contesting it although I do remember when it could have occurred and am pretty sure I am at fault. I had just moved to a new area and before I never ever saw buses and completely forgot that was something I need to be cautious of near buses. I will not make that mistake again in the future. The letter seems odd though and doing some research there is mixed messages of if this is even legally enforceable. I have found that I cannot be arrested for it and it can’t go on my driving record, but on the letter it says “Failure to pay the civil penalties due will result in this matter being submitted to a law firm for collections services on ISD’s behalf”. But some resources such as [trashyourticket.com](trashyourticket.com) specifically mention that bus camera tickets are completely unenforceable and I should “trash the ticket”. What should I do?

Moving to new apt - lease has odd requirements - are they allowed?

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I am in Connecticut - I looked at a new apartment and did not send any money to secure the space until I received the lease. Now that I have I am questioning some of the things that they are asking of me as the tenant. None of this was disclosed when I spoke with the landlord upon viewing the apartment. Are landlords required to ask the following: (Note my issue above the statement) When I looked at the space they told me garbage was included: 1. In addition to rent, tenants will pay $10 per month for garbage removal due at the same time as the rental payment and subject to the same conditions for late payment as specified for the rent. This is half the cost of garbage removal for the premises. I am 31yrs old and need permission? 2. The Tenant must obtain written permission from the landlord in order to have a guest or any other occupant stay over more than two days during a two-week period. Carpet 35% of the entire apartment? Seems excessive - they should put full carpet down if they don't want wear and tear to their floors. 3. Tenant is responsible for covering half of 70 percent (35 percent) of the hardwood flooring space with their own carpeting. This is to protect the hardwood floor finish and to provide sound dampening. I have renters insurance but $300,000 seems VERY excessive. 4. During the term of this Lease, Tenant, at Tenant's expense, shall carry personal liability insurance not less than the following limits: $300,000. Tenant agrees to furnish Landlord, prior to occupancy, with a certificate of insurance evidencing that Tenant has secured the insurance required by this paragraph. Tenant agrees to insure his/her own personal property located in the Premises. State laws in CT do not match these restrictions. Not that I am a loud person but can they enforce stricter rules from the state? 5.Tenant agrees to be considerate of other people in the house and not make unnecessary loud noises before 9:00 AM or after 9:00 PM. No washer or dryer may be used before 9:00 A.M. or after 9:00 P.M. I understand a proof of employment with a paystub or last years tax statement. But my actual income and my supervisors name? Why is that necessary? 6. Proof of income, supervisors name, employer. Thanks for any and all help you all can provide! Mind you this move is scheduled for Labor Day weekend so if they are being ridiculous and I need to go back to them to negate things my timing is limited.

UPDATE: Can My LL Take My Locks?

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After receiving the violation letter, my husband called the management office and said they were informed and and approved of the locks. This morning, she called to apologize and removed the violation because she'd found the email in our file. She said she should have looked in our file before issuing the violation. Ya think? She canceled the maintenance order and they will not be coming to remove our locks. I'm still getting the note from my son's pediatrician to further cover our asses. And I will be asking for a written statement that our locks are allowed.

MA - New In-Building Neighbors making outrageous noise late at night. What's the best way to handle this?

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They are disturbing me, my roomie and even the lady upstairs on second floor (above them). They've only been here 2 weeks and my roomie is threatening to move out. (he's 65 and been here only 2 mos). I could call the landlord, but he's only 26 and he's hired a mgmt company (who likely rented out the unit to these a-holes for a fee). I could call the mgmt company, or maybe send them a letter/petition. I could call the police tonight when it happens again. Thank you for your thoughtful advice.

What types of housing leases exist?-NYC

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I'm researching a lease standardization process and was asked how. many different types of leases exist. The example given was regular vs rent stabilized. It may simply be a situation where the leases are standard and the riders are specific but on any chance there are simply many types of leases I wanted to ask.

I'm a photographer in the UK that runs a makeover studio. Recently a client has complained (and threatened with legal action) that her hair has been completely ruined by a hair stylist that was hired by the studio on a freelance basis. Is the complaint with the studio or the hair stylist?

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I'm a photographer in the UK that runs a makeover studio. Recently a client has complained (and threatened with legal action) that her hair has been completely ruined by a hair stylist that was hired by the studio on a freelance basis. Is the complaint with the studio or the hair stylist? I am trying to settle this without legal action but if it does go all the way, who is liable?

Speeding ticket (89 in a 65)

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hey everyone, I had a couple questions how to go about this. First off, I’m a minor and this is also my first offense. It was completely my fault and stupid just showing off to my friends. Should I just pay the ticket and take the points/ insurance bump up? Hire an Attorney? What’s the best way to go at this?

Fiancé won a considerable sum of money 19 days before the wedding. We signed a prenup months ago. Is there anything I should do to keep myself safe going forward? FL

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First off, I love my fiancé very much and no I don’t want his money. What I’m worried about is that a few months ago he made up a prenup (he’s an attorney) and had his best friend (also an attorney) present it to me and witness it when we signed it. In the prenup it basically said that our finances upon a divorce would be split up based on what we put in and this includes equity on a future house, any future purchases, pretty much everything. It also stated that he didn’t have to disclose his finances to me at any time. I was okay with this at the time because he was pretty open about his finances with me and he does make triple what I make. I also wasn’t worried about it because I make more than enough to support myself and pay my fair share of everything so if we divorced I’d be okay and have a bit in my name. I’m feeling a bit weird about it now though because he’s planning on buying the house we were going to look for later this year in cash (versus have us mortgage it together) or paying a large portion of it down. Likewise, he’s wanting to buy all new furniture, get a pool, hot tub, etc. He also wants to pay off my car (15k left) and then sell it and have us get a new luxury vehicle that we would share (he also has a car). This would pretty much result in all of these things being in his name and him getting much more equity in the house. While I’m incredibly grateful for all of this, I’m wondering if I should be careful or what I should do now?

[TN] Clocked by a State trooper for 75 in a 55 construction zone with no visible 55 sign(s) or cones.

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I was stopped this morning being clocked at 75 in a 55 mph construction zone. I was merging onto the interstate behind a semi doing the same. I was unaware it was a 55 zone as either the sign was obstructed by the semi or there was no sign prior to the ramp. I go to pass him in the passing lane and get clocked for 75 as I start to let off after passing. My speedometer is off due to non-oem tire size on my truck but I know what my Speedo needs to be at to be at the limit. I was doing about 70 mph when passing. I want to fight this ticket in court. What do I do to ensure my best chances of winning?

Writing up a business contract from overseas

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Greetings from across the Pond (UK)! My mother runs a small business selling a single, ~$50 product that she has herself developed and financed. She's nearing 70 now so has decided to give it up and stop producing it. On hearing this, one of her re-sellers in the U.S. has offered to buy the intellectual property and continue to manufacture and distribute it. Their offer is to give my mother $8 for every unit sold, which she considers worthwhile as she would otherwise be receiving no further income from the venture. They have sent over a 'contract' which is barely a hundred words for her to sign, for which she must produce all the IP as well as the web domain and all her records etc. My question is: should she be getting a lawyer to draw up a "real" contract? How would she go about hiring a lawyer for this purpose and not get ripped-off in the process? The company is registered in Florida I believe, so should the lawyer also be based there? I feel she needs some recourse to sue if they don't hold up their end of the bargain, and to perhaps better define what the bargain indeed is. My ignorance of U.S. law is wholesale, but any advice would be gratefully welcomed lest she be duped. Many thanks in advance.

[NY State] Breaking apartment lease, new apartment manager wants to raise what was agreed upon

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Hello /r/legaladvice! Here's the background to give you a picture of my situation. February 14th 2017, I moved into my new 2 bedroom apartment. It's a building complex, and my lease is until May 2018. Right away there were problems. My furnice never worked, I called maintenance numerous times to report the issue and each time, they gave me the run around until finally they gave me 2 space heaters. It was a bandaid over an issue that was never fixed. I live on a floor apartment. (They say because it's summer time, they cannot test it now and confirm this problem - and they said there is no record of me calling maintenance, which is bs) Second issue - Whenever it rains, the entire kitchen floods. The porch becomes a swimming pool, and the carpets get soaking and they haveto call people to come in and clean the carpets/ put in fans to dry it. This has caused many issues. Persistent mold. I have a newborn daughter, and a 2 year old living with me. They have never addressed the issue. Also, bugs. Bugs are under the carpets too. (Again, they say I never reported these issues. I did in fact, every time it rains, I took photos, videos, and have neighbors testimony. Maintenance did come, and they did hire people to dry the carpets and spray chemicals. Mold still persists) Tons more issues, but those two are the main ones. Now to the lease. I signed a lease stating if I were to break it, it'd be 2,000$. I agreed and signed that in February. Now, I gave them my 30 day notice and said I am willing to pay 2,000 like what the contract states. They say, they're under new property management and it's now 3,000. Nowhere in the paperwork does it state they have the authority to raise it period. They refuse to give me the breaking lease paperwork so I can sign it and leave. What I am doing now is boxing everything up, and I plan to leave. There was a death in my family, and my newborn daughters birth this month. I am leaving regardless. What do I need to do, what can I do, and what do I need to do next to prepare myself. They refuse to honor the 2,000$ within the contract, and say it is now 3,000 and I never signed anything saying it was 3,000. Thank you Redditors.

Apartment did not mail deposit itemization, but instead posted it online saying we were past due on fees

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[ID] Apartment complex had 30 days to MAIL an itemized receipt of any and all deductions from our deposit after move-out. The lease we signed states they would physically mail it to our new address. We have not received anything and it’s been 45 days. Today we called asking what was up, and they said they posted our receipt on our portal. We logged into it they actually had posted that we owe them for carpet replacement about a month ago. However, they did not mail it to us like their own agreement stated. We did not receive any kind of notification of it being posted...no email, text, call, etc. Do we have grounds to argue for the fee to be waved? They technically violated their own lease agreement by not sending us an itemized statement to our new address within 30 days.

Wedding Cancellation Refund

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Our wedding was scheduled for July 2021 in New York, however we decided to cancel due to the pandemic. When we shared our intent back in September, the venue assured us they understood our situation and have been able to "accommodate" other couples and assured us it should not be an issue in receiving a refund (all through our phone conversations). Our contact just needed to discuss with her boss, the venue owner. However, after 4 months of excuses on why she hasn't had a chance to speak with her boss (he's not in the right mood, the venue is busy with renovation, etc etc), they finally told us we would not be receiving a refund (after we proposed legal recourse). We believed that they wanted to prolong the decision until better news of the pandemic arose and they would be in a better position to deny our $4k (50% deposit) refund. Key items in the contract: 1) Impossibility: Center shall not be liable for failure to make the facility available to carry out the Event due to fire, electrical failure, flooding, any other act of God or any other condition beyond the Center's reasonable control. 2) Cancellation Policy: Cancellation date is ninety (90) calendar days or more prior to the date of the Event, 50% of the total Venue Rental fee. 3) If the Center brings any action to enforce any of the terms, conditions, or promises in this Agreement, it will be entitled to receive from Licensee reimbursement of payment of reasonable attorney's fees incurred in such an action. The contract we signed was originally for a wedding date of May 24, 2020. We ended up changing this date to July 4, 2021 but no new contract was written up for the date change, so is this "old" contract still valid? Do we have a case to go to court and win? She shared with us back in September that they have been able to work with other couples because they don't want a lawsuit on their hand. Additionally, based on the contract terms, will we be responsible to pay for their attorney fees if we go to court? TLDR: Wedding venue acting shady, told us they were able to accommodate other couples' cancellation refunds, but not ours. Seeking legal guidance on how to get back our 50%/$4k deposit refund.

Series LLC in Delaware vs. Illinois (E-Commerce Business)

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I have a small e-commerce business that I've been running as a sole prop for almost a year now. In looking into LLCs, I came across Series LLC and feel that would be right for me because I also do some freelance consulting, and would like to protect future businesses that I'm currently biz devving. (All of this is done online and requires no physical location, so I figured it would be best to create a Series LLC so I could have that main "umbrella" entity Example LLC along with its series of cells (ECom1 LLC, Consulting LLC, Ecom2 LLC, etc.) I'm currently living in Illinois, but I've done a lot of reading about the legal protections Delaware offers. At the same time, I've read that Illinois tends to mimic DE's laws to make it more corp-friendly. Seeing as how my business requires no physical location, I'm struggling to decide if I should incorporate in Illinois where I reside or Delaware where there may be more legal protection. Does anyone have experience in doing something like this and cares to share their strategy/legal structure? I'm really trying to cut down on costs, so I'd like to avoid having to file for separate LLCs as I launch new ventures.

Landlord withholding half of security deposit after making us turn over keys on 6/1 and letting numerous people onto the property without our consent.

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(Alabama) *edit to add state I'll just start with the TL;DR: We ended our lease 3 months early. Landlord had us turn over keys to property on 6/1 and told us we didn't need to pay June rent because new tenant was moving in. Said walk through was perfect and we'd get whole security deposit back. 6/1-6/15, landlord allowed new tenant access to home, allowed neighbor to keep car in garage and multiple other people on the property without our knowledge or consent. New tenant decided not to move in until 6/15 and landlord shorted our security deposit $700. Says we're responsible for rent even though they made us turn over our keys! Can they do that and can we sue them? Other questions at the end of the long story ... sorry for wall of text. Here's the long story: My husband and I signed a lease in August 2014. The lease ran from mid August to Aug 31, 2015. The owners of the home live abroad and had a real estate agent manage the property. Long story short, the agent was HOR.RIB.LE at her job and the owners fired her. They told us to just work directly with them and to send them our rent checks directly. Fast forward to February. My husband and I found a house we were interested in and promptly contacted the owners of the rental home to ask about early termination of the lease. We agreed, via email, that my husband and I would allow a realtor to show the home to perspective renters and buyers (starting in March) and if someone did rent or buy, we would be let out of our lease. May 13 a guy walked through the house and decided he wanted it-renting and then potentially buying. Great. The owner verbally let me know that we would not be responsible for paying June rent. They had the realtor stop showing the house. We moved out of the house on May 15 after a perfect walk through with the owner. The owner told me, again verbally (and yes I already know that I should have demanded more of this in writing) that she saw no reason that I wouldn't receive my security deposit back in full. Here's where things get sticky ... The real estate agent, without our permission, gave the incoming tenant access to the home before the end of our lease. (He needed to take measurements??) It resulted in a very awkward encounter, followed by an email from me to the owner of the home and the real estate agent. I outlined very clearly, that for the remainder of the month of May (I think there were 5 days left) we were responsible for the property and needed to be informed of people entering the home. I VERY clearly wrote that as of June 1, we were no longer responsible for the property and that they should wait until after that date to allow people in the home without informing us. The owner replies and confirms-tells the agent, yes tell the new tenant it's best if he waits until after June 1. She ALSO tells the agent that the neighbor will be keeping his antique car in the garage and working on it periodically (news to me, but who cares because we're done on 6/1) The owner then asks me to turn in all keys to the property-leave them with our neighbors on 6/1. I emailed on June 2 to confirm that I had indeed turned over the keys. Got the security deposit back yesterday-they docked us $700 because the incoming tenant decided he didn't want to move in until June 15. W.T.F. They also included a small list of issues with the home-remember, those were never brought to our attention during the perfect walk through and surprise-they are ABSOLUTE b.s. claims. They said they paid for the "repairs" to the home out of pocket and that if we try to take them to small claims court, they will present a list of damages and charge us for them. We have tacit written acknowledgement from owner of the verbal agreement that payment for June rent was not required. We have written acknowledgement of demand and fulfillment of turning over the keys to the property on 6/1. We have proof (witnesses, etc) that there were multiple people on the property between 6/1-6/15, without our knowledge or permission. The owner expressly admitted (in an email) that they were giving access of the property to other people after 6/1-including allowing someone to store their car there. Other questions :Will we have enough proof/support to demand our security deposit back in small claims court? Is tacit written acknowledgement of a verbal agreement enough? Is the face that they let people on the property without telling/asking us illegal? Should we cash the check for the first half of the deposit we received-or is that some sort of acceptance of the payment? What should we do? THANK YOU for any help you might provide.

Daughter's mother just passed. Daughter will stay with step father till school is out. Lives in different state. What power of attorney should I use?

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My daughter just moved to live with her mom 2 years ago in PA. We live in MO. We feel it best not to completely flip her world upside down and let her friends help cope with the loss. I figure we need a POA so the step father can be able to do school and hospital stuff plus ensure there is no fight to get back.

PA- How can I find out if my grandpa had a life insurance policy.

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My grandpa passed away 3 years ago, and he told my grandma he had a life insurance policy that should go to her (they are divorced). When nothing ever came of it, she just figured he didn’t. Recently his sister has been bragging about how she received a bunch of money from his polices and his investments because she told them my grandma died. Is there anyway to find out if someone had a life insurance policy? Also is there a list or something for unclaimed money as a beneficiary? Thank you.

Hiring manager lied to get me in the door. 100% commission sales. Company says they offer no guarantee of wages.

employment

This happened about 3 years ago and, while I realize too much time may have passed, I simply cannot let it go without knowing for sure who was in the wrong here. Job was outside sales for Home Depot. I am very aware of how full commission sales jobs work and was not going to be easily tricked into hiring on. The hiring manager informed me that “our lowest paid employees are making about $40k/year”. This was the quote and this was the sticking point for me to actually hire on. He made it sound like it was a career move with stable sales and a viable product. The reality of the situation was, like any full commission job, there is a whole “bottom level” of revolving door employees who were barely making ANY money - and I mean like $800/month. After 3 months and about $10k in potential lost wages, I quit and told the national Home Depot HR team I wanted to sue the company. They went back and forth with their legal team for weeks until they finally said they would not pay me a cent. “Commission wages are not guaranteed”. Regardless of the fact this guy flat out told me his lowest earning employees made $40k. The loophole they used was “we don’t consider anyone who has been here less than 3 months a real employee, therefore they are exempt from using them as an example. WTF! Am I the asshole here? I was told by a few friends and family to NOT take them to court since it would reflect poorly on future jobs. Any advice here? They really fucked me pretty good.

Mental health work insurance and time off question.

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I don’t know how to start this but here it goes... I have been suffering panic attacks and depression for years, for the 2nd time in 5 or so years it came to a breaking point and suicide attempts. I finally sought help almost 2 weeks ago and was enrolled in a PHP out patient group therapy program. Insurance agreed to cover... but 5 days into a 10 day program they cancelled and forced me to enter a less costly program. I felt I was making a lot of progress. My PTO expires tomorrow and i feel extremely anxious about returning to work. I’ve asked for more time but they cannot give me anymore PTO even though I have another 2 weeks it’s the only time off I’ve requested in 2 years with company

About sick hours in CA, USA.

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Not sure if I picked the right tag, so sorry if I didn’t. My girlfriend’s manager told her yesterday that their new policy is that in order to get paid your sick hours for a day you take off, you must have let them know 40 hours before the shift(40 total hours, not work hours, so almost 2 full days.) This seems absolutely ridiculous and illegal to me, especially in the middle of a pandemic. Though I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if it was totally legal in our fucked up system here. If anyone knows I’d really appreciate it, thanks in advance!

Kicked from girlfriends house for no reason without warning.

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In Texas. My girlfriend of two years told me to leave her house without warning for having severe debilitating pain in my lower back. It’s her parents house who also live there. I’ve been living with her for around 6 months and I haven’t worked at all for the entire time I have been in a relationship with her. I lived rent free and couldn’t move around very much because of the pain. She became verbally abusive about two weeks ago calling me useless, cripple and other much more vulgar things. She told me to leave her house and without thinking about it I complied and had a friend pick me up. All my belongings are still in the house. I’m blocked on all social media now and I contacted her mother about my belongings, no response. I never received any mail there but my probation officer can confirm it as my address. Then I hear that you can’t get evicted during the pandemic and perhaps if you are disabled. So now I’m a crippled 37 year old with a back so bad that I can’t even stand up straight and I’m homeless. Come Monday I will have to leave the place I’m staying now (with a friend). I don’t have a job or any way to get a income, no health insurance (the process has been started but takes forever), and I’m homeless. Has she broken any laws? Do I have any options for relief?

Employer letting me go two weeks in a contract - any recourse?

employment

Non-US , non-Canada I’ll make this short. New job a couple weeks ago. Signed contract to come up with an operation plan/ strategy for a department I over see by dec 31. Basically plan is needed to be represented to the MD on dec 31. So I’m working on it already, and have a few things in play already while waiting for their go ahead on the grand scheme of things, when all of a sudden HR let’s me know that I’ve been let go by MD. Stating not seeing actionable items since my hire about 2 weeks ago. 1. Haven’t even got time to present my plan. 2. I feel there’s serious bleach of contract issues here 3. All this time using my own resources as the company hadn’t set me up yet! Own computer, internet etc 4. My immediate supervisor, who also answers to the MD, is just as blindsided with the whole situation. Taking to an employment lawyer in a bit but wanted some Reddit expertise on this as well. TIA

Husband filing a bed & board divorce in NC and restraining order against me. What to do?

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My husband and I are currently in a separation, but it ended messily. He filed a bed & board claiming that I abandoned him when in fact he cut the lease off our apartment, hence me moving back to DC. He is in the Army, so I believe that his primary reason for filing is to stop spousal support of the BAH. He filed a restraining order after two months of a situation where we got into an argument and I accidentally scratched him & it left a mark. What are my options? I currently have no job to retain a lawyer. I haven’t been officially served yet after they rescheduled the court date.

(FL) Business Owners getting a divorce

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My aunt and uncle own a business, and my aunt is trying to separate from my uncle and eventually divorce. She is as much responsible for the business existing as he is. In an attempt to control her, he is not issuing her a check so that she can't live without him. My main concern is getting her and my cousin into a stable situation, but she can't sustain the two of them immediately without money from their business. Background: He's an ex con who is now smoking meth regularly and was just arrested for meth paraphernalia. He also has a "girlfriend" who also indulges in his new hobby and that he's been supporting using the business money. Any constructive thoughts are welcome.

Louisiana ...criminal help? Intimidation? Please help!!!

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So in July my boyfriend and I (very reluctantly) had to move from our apartment to her trailer after a very bad car wreck. It left.me needing eye surgery and I still have fuzzy vision and my BF took the hit and had 14 broken bones, including 4 pelvis breaks and broken right leg that needed rods during surgery. He begged me not to move in with her cuz she will use us in every way, take every penny we have and treat us like sh*t. Problem was our apartment was up 2 flights of stairs and I saw no other way. We finally said OK IF She kept his demon siblings away. The second month there, this is when the "incident" happens. My BF and I are asleep and his brother comes over n leaves his car and gets in his moms car with his stepdad to take poo u her car to his place to change brakes. I remember him knock n say something about my BF working on his car while he was gone. I wake up a bit later n realize "hey ur bro didn't leave his keys" My bf texts him that n we go back to sleep. A bit later we hear banging on our door and his brother yelling at my BF calling him names and obscenities. I finally yell out "HE DOESN'T OWE YOU ANYTHING" well that pissed him off n he starts running through the house flipping out (he was high on meth) so my BF gets up n leaves the room to ca him down. 5 min later my BF mom calls me out the room. Apparently my BF Sis in law randomly pulled up bcuz she was left without any $$$ for gas cigs etc. While there my BF brother makes a story up that after he knocked I got SO mad i swung the door open so hard I slammed their 2 yr. Old into the wall. Thats impossible because doors open inwards (lmao). So my BF mom is telling her that hes lying, the baby was with her the entire time and I was asleep. Me and sister in law agree theres no issue. Well my BF brother sees that and suddenly punches my BF in face and then back of the head 3X causing him to fall to the ground (broken leg etc remember) His wife looks at me and lunges at me for no reason and pins me to side of trailer on porch. I grab her wrists (shes tiny like me just taller) so she can't swing and then my BF step dad gets in middle of us (hes 5 ft tall n has a leg facing amputation) until my bf finally crawls up the steps and pulls sis in law away from me. "Get your hands off.my wife!!!" His bro yells. Next thing I see is my bf pinned next to me. He falls, step dad falls. His brother STANDS on the broken leg and then starts punching me in the face repeatedly. And so does his wife. He only stops when his mom puts a shot gun to the back of his head n pulls trigger (Thank God it wasn't loaded). He finally stops punching my face. I go over to my bf and see sis in law by him and yell at her to get away and she lunges at me again and I make us roll down the steps so my bf wont get hurt and her husband pulls her off right away. He notices his mom calling cops n they grab their kid n take off. Cops show up, see my black eye and knots on top of knots on my.forehead. Immediately radio cops to my BF brother house to arrest them. Behind my back their stepdad asks can thr wife not be arrested cuz of the kids (i was pissed when i found out they woulda went to family) They take at least 20 pics of my face then send me to ER in ambulance. 3 days later I get a call he bonded out and is facing 2nd degree felony battery charges. At first his family was on my side. Then after he lies.(The DA asst keeps in touch with me) saying hes looking at 8.years his mom starts pressuring me to.drop charges so he wont have a felony n can keep a job.for the kids sake I know if I say no she will kick us out so my bf n I say OK (lying) I then tell her I called the DA and i cant drop charges that the state is pressing them. Then she tells me to lie to the DA and say I am moving and wont be there for trial. (I do not do this) she spends the next 3 months or so trying to make sure ill i wont show up. Then one day he shows up comes in my.room and his "apology" is blaming me for that day cuz of my attitude. Then the DA. Asst tells me everything from my BF bro threatening the arresting officer, pissing everyone off, he fired his court appointed attorney cuz he didn't like the plea. He shows.up n tells me hes looking at 8 yrs (asst da says he was offered 8 yrs probation) and i did try to get restraining order but they said no cuz me and.him weren't dating??? Wtf... Anyway In March we get money from insurance and immediately buy a car n move out that day. Sadly few weeks later my BF grandma.passes. after that his gpa moves down here from mississippi and we go to bfs mom to see hom. Wr go to leave n BF bro outside n starts begging me to sign a paper at his lawyers to reduce this to a family matter and I say no if you got a lawyer what are u so worried for and we leave. His mom texts yesterday saying his lawyer pulled up my background and its bad and hea gna use it to make me look bad. I have nothing on my record. Then last night deputy shows.up saying I called my BFs sister at her job 14x n got her fired. She doesn't HAVE a job. He says it was from a fake text app. i look at the number and its my REAL number which shes been blocked for over a year. I tell him about the attack in September and how trial is coming up im June and I think they are getting scared and doing anything they can to get us not to show up or get us in trouble. I told him i never gave them my new address but ai saw her pass by earlier that day. He said he now understands the game they are playing and is going to call her back n tell her not to call us and of shes within 30 ft of my apt she will be arrested. My legal question is...even IF i had a bad background....this trial isn't about me...its about him n what he did to me that day. Is that not the truth? His mom is harassing me via text saying all my "bad history" will be exposed n sway the jury away from me. Isnt this about him attacking me that day and nothing else?! Help

Falsely accused of Cheating During final exams (Might end up with an F if not resolved)

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Two days from posting this is when I had my AP Government final exam. I left feeling relatively confident about my score and hoped I would at least keep my A- in the class. However, today my parents received an email from my teacher stating that I had gotten into my computer bag, looked at a sheet of paper and proceded to write down an answer. Not only that, but two students are also accusing me of looking at their answers when taking the test. It further went on to state that since this was my second incident in the class (I cheated on a test sometime early first semester) that I would automatically fail and be put into regular civics. That being said, I have done nothing of this sort and took my test with 100% honest effort. I had no papers in my bag relating to the test at the time and was not at any point looking at another person's answers so I could cheat. Unfortunately, thanks to my previous history of cheating, the principal and teacher don't seem to believe me in the slightest when me and my parents went in to talk with them. However, they are going to do more investigation and talk to the two people who said I was looking at their papers and give a call back about their final decision tomorrow. Right now I am scared as all hell as to what is going to happen and I am doubtful that they are going to drop it. I am 100% going to appeal the decision to the school board if it has to come to that but I hope it doesn't come to that. ​ All this being said, is there a way to prove my innocence in this case? I know it doesn't look particularly good for me with my previous history of cheating, but surely just because I did something in that past it doesn't mean I did it again. So please if anyone can provide the slightest shred of hope and advice that would be much appreciated. ​ Other important information: * The teacher, case manager, principal, or other staff contacted me about this during or after the incident took place. The only form of communication that was sent about this issue was through an email to my parents yesterday morning (didn't read it until late in the evening) * At no point did the teacher confront me about this in any way and didn't search my belongings for anything that might be used as a cheat sheet. All he knows is that he saw me get into my bag and proceded to write an answer down. * The reason I got into my computer bag was to grab a replacement pencil because the one I was using didn't have an eraser. * On the test itself, we were allowed a term sheet from the study guide to assist during the test. With that same study guide were short answer questions that needed to be turned in before the test started and part of the accusation was that I was looking at this portion during the test. However, there was some mix-up and apparently we can't confirm if I turned it in before or after the test. (I do remember that I did it before) * Not 100% if this will help but my father searched my belongings after he received the email and is willing to vouch that he saw nothing relating to AP gov or the test I was taking. He also believes that I am telling the truth during this situation. (My father is very intimidating and knows when I'm lying majority of the time, or at the very least scares me into telling it) * I am diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and as such, I do not have normal behavior. Often I wander around, get anxious, zone out, and just in general can't keep still in stressful or uncomfortable situations. (I believe this is where the two other students though I was looking at their test when I was just looking around casually/zoning out) * I got 51/55 points on the final exam and my other tests have a similar score so there is nothing unusual about the grade Anything that can help in my defense would be very much appreciated.

During a divorce, do minors only testify to judges who they want to live with if custody is contested?

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In OH but not sure if this varies state to state.

Received a troubling text from girlfriends babies father. Need advice. (Denver, CO)

family

I am moving in with my girlfriend soon, and her controling ex (and father of her child) isn't too happy about it. He mentioned to her that he wanted a background check and sex offender check (I think these two are one in the same right? There isnt a seperate check as far as I'm aware, but he made a point to mention the sex offender check). I texted him and told him I would be happy to take any test he would like, provided I receive a check or money order for the cost. Which he refused. I received this response from him "I am not funding anything for you. End of story. Ruby is going to be well-trained about what to do if you try to touch her. I will find out and you will go to prison." This is very troubling to me. From what my girlfriend tells me, he was kicked out of the military for having some sort of psychological problems. I just wanted some advice on what I should do preemptively, in case he tries to turn his daughter against me, granted, she's two years old, I am not sure what he could possibly do at the moment that she would even comprehend. I hope this all make sense, I'm just worried about him making false accusations in the future.

I've never changed a parenting plan and I am wondering if I can!?

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Father in Montana, I have custody of my almost 3 year old for 4 days every other week. Thinking of the transition from daycare to kindergarten in the coming years, I moved 90 minutes away to where my child and the mother live permanently. My child now goes to the same daycare/preschool instead of going to two in different towns. (We used to exchange halfway) I have had custody of my child since she was 7 months old and on two occasions mom was cool enough for me and the kid to play at the park for a bit. Before moving, I have texts from the mother saying I can see her more on my off days, even being very specific. I moved about a month ago and have received permanent rejection as far as seeing my child more. Permanent rejection as in she made it clear in text messaging to just follow the court order. I would love to see my child more, 10 day gaps are really hard. Now that I live in the same town as my child, is it worth the legal fight? I feel like I got duped based on text messages.

[MI] Online Roleplaying. Maybe paranoid, but covering all my bases.

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I am in my 20s and Just got out of a long term relationship, so I decided to do some online roleplaying to try and feel better (didn't work, but feeling better now.) I responded to two roleplay requests with people on an anonymous message app and proceeded to roleplay. Before I did anything and said anything. I made it clear that I wasn't into any underage garbage and each person said their ages were 19 and 18 in real life. After the roleplay was done (which consisted of just text, some sexual, some not, no pictures or videos), I had a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach, so I blocked the two chats, deleted the app, and reset my phone. (Not like that's actually going to do anything) I know that this is the internet and people lie all the time. I'm worried that maybe the two people weren't exactly truthful in saying their age, even though I have no other reason to suspect otherwise. But my mind has been plauging me with what ifs I tried to do some research about laws of that nature because i know each state varies, but came up empty. How deep of trouble am I in and what can I do? Because I'm giving myself a panic attack.

Crash happened four days ago. driver of the vehicle was under the influence.

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i live in PA. We were traveling on two lane highway. A car was traveling in the other lane but the driver was at least 3/4 in our lane. The crash happened on the drivers side. damage from the front bumper to back. The rear tire was ripped out of the car with the inner parts. Fluid came out of car. The police were involved and the driver was arrested for DUI. We have not been able to get any report or name of the driver. We have insurance and the accident was not our fault but we are unsure of the drivers coverage. This is because the drivers name didn\`t match the name for the policy. Our insurance is only willing to pay for the rest of our car/give us a buyout. What should i do? any advice?

[Pennsylvania] Landlord Not Repairing Malfunctioning Gas-Powered Steam Boiler, Installing Electric-Powered Forced Air Furnaces, Tenants to Pay Increased Electric Cost

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Hi r/legaladvice I live in an apartment in Pennsylvania that is currently heated by gas-powered steam boilers. The gas used to operate these boilers is paid for by the landlord per the lease agreement. The heating has been inadequate over the past couple weeks and multiple tenants have filed complaints to the landlord. The landlord has decided that rather than repairing or replacing the steam boiler system to instead install new electric-powdered forced air furnaces. Per the lease agreement, tenants pay for electricity. I imagine that my electric bill is going to be obscenely expensive during the winter months due this heating change. The lease agreement does not explicitly state that the landlord pays for heat, only that the landlord pays for gas, which was the heating source at the time of signing the lease. Pretty sneaky. Is it possible for other tenants and me to push back against this proposed change, or are we just going to have to accept higher electricity bills in the winter? I'm guessing it's the latter, but I figured I would ask here regardless. Thanks in advance.

Adopting an 18 Year Old in SC

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I just want to know the process and level of difficulty for adopting an 18 year old in SC. Long story short, I taught this individual in high school, and last year in his senior year, during the quarantine lockdown his mother’s verbal abuse worsened and she began taking physical action, all this because he is gay. He started college at Yale this past fall and when he had to come back home in November because campus shut down early for covid, he spent two weeks with his mother before she kicked him out of the house for being gay. He stayed with me for 6 weeks over his break, and is now back at Yale. His mother refuses to talk to him or give him any documents he needs for fafsa and Yale and so he’s about to lose his scholarship. I want to adopt him, and he wants me to, but I need to know the ins and outs of that process. Thanks in advance.

How do I get somebody in trouble for reckless driving?

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Tulsa, Oklahoma Prepare for a wall, guys. Sorry, but I thought I'd give as much detail as possible. It should be noted that I do not take reckless driving lightly. Yesterday, I was on my way to school. A white truck was behind me, tailgating me a bit, but I didn't care much. I could see he was driving like a huge dick, but, it's a busy city, and it happens. I could have handled that much. I got off on an exit to merge onto another highway, truck still behind me. A large semi was in front of me, so I signaled to go around him. I look over my left shoulder. It's clear. I start to merge and this truck whips around and tries to cut me off, failing. He gets irritated, and is following me extremely close. I mean, I've been in road rage situations before, but there is NO way this guy was further than a few feet from my bumper. I turn on my hazards and tap the pedal to activate my brake lights to let him know to back off. He doesn't. This goes on for a few minutes, and he finally is going around, or so I thought. He pulls up next to me and gives me the bird, yelling what I would assume to be at the top of his lungs. I smile and wave, then slowed down. He got in front of me and slammed on his brakes and then accelerated as fast as he could. I took down his plate number and the identifying features of his truck.(Notably a NASCAR sticker on his rear windshield) I also noted what he was wearing. More on that later. He gets about a 200 feet lead on me, and I keep the distance. Turns out, we're getting off on the same exit. He decides to be a dick (surprise), sees I'm making a left and blocks both lanes at the light until it turns red so I can't turn, then he makes his right turn. He made another immediate right into a little industrial/business complex. I then dialed up the police and reported it once I got to school. Gave them the info, and they said that they would send an officer on patrol to look for him. Fast forward to this morning. I was on the lookout for this guy, seeing if he would show up again. Sure enough, I see him come flying up from the side of me and abruptly braking, trying to get over a few cars ahead. He would jerk his wheel and act like he would slam into the car next to him. No signal or anything. He's just an asshole. I call the police again right there and let them know it's happening again. They tell me the same thing they did yesterday. He ends up getting away and turning off at the same place he did last time. Remember how I noted what he was wearing? It was a striped button up with his name embroidered onto it. Couldn't read his name, but figured he was a mechanic or something like that. I decided to figure out possible locations I could find his truck. He did after all pull into a complex. I knew he'd be somewhere in there. Granted, it's a pretty big place, so I got on Google Maps and noted a few different businesses he may be at. After class, I drove through, looking for his truck at a lawnmower repair shop, no luck. Tried an air supply company. No luck. I gave up and turned around. And there it was. He truck sitting at an un-marked warehouse/semi trailer loading bay. No business name, though, but I knew where to find him, at least. I got home about twenty minutes ago and promptly found the place and got an address. Searched the address online, and, voila! He works for a private delivery company. This is all I know so far. I will be using my GoPro as a dash cam to catch this guy on video. I considered calling his workplace to report his behavior, but figured nothing would happen. If I catch this guy on video, I'll reconsider. I will have evidence, after all. What delivery company would keep this guy on if he is a driver for them when he doesn't give a shit about anybody else? TL;DR - Guy has no respect for other motorists and endangers their lives. I was able to track him down to where he works and want this guy to be punished for his recklessness.

Landlord keeps blaming us

housing

[Summery] Okay so I've been living in this house for about 8 years with my brother and our parents that have asked me to write this. We had another landlord but he sold the house to our current landlord who keeps peeking in and checking in on us as of lately. We keep our house clean and take care of it the best we can as this house was built in 1960 so it has it's downsides. Nothing has been done to this house exept for what the current landlord has done to it like a new floor and paint the walls. We also have a car in the backyard that is being worked on and is almost done then its gone, also another car that we're trying to get out of here. [Situation] The landlord is claiming that we are "Abusing the house". Apperently we don't clean the house well enough to her standards blaming us for things like mold on the bathroom wall that we have been cleaning every time it shows up, I'm pretty sure it needs to be replaced. She keeps looking through the fence at the back of our house (or has someone do it) and keeps asking us "what is this, what is that, ect..." and keeps telling us to get rid of stuff which we comply and get rid of it. She wants us to get rid of the cars in the back but we told her it's being worked on and is almost done for its my sister's car. She then proceeds to tell us that apperently the contract states we can't do mechanic work like work on engens cars or whatever even though nowhere did we see it when we started renting this house. She also said the grout to the shower is coming off and its our fault when she hired a person who always drank alcohol before he arived to work on the house and did a terrible job on the shower even her own son told her the guy did a terrible job. Now that she keeps thinking we don't clean anything at all she wants to raise the rent by $150 where we are already paying $1,600 and we can't really afford it. [Things she did/doing] (Did) Hire a guy that did a bad job on the bathroom grout is falling off but had been even when he installed it. (Doing) looking through our fence to tell us to get rid of stuff and just checking to make sure we're "keeping the house clean". Blaming us for abusing the house when the problems been there since we had moved in. Keeps trying to sell the house to her friends and or family even though we want to buy it off her but I assume its her right on who she sells it to cant to much here. [What I am wondering] Is anything that she is doing legal or illegal? I keep assuming that it's all legal since she is the owner but I don't know if I could be wrong. Anything helps I will be answering any questions anyone has. Thank You.

Pretty sure I know the answer, but just want to make sure I didn't miss something...

employment

My fiancee is working at a cosmetic medical office. (She still works here) She was hired on verbal agreement for pro bono treatments, as verbalized in the interview. And received about 3 treatments, pro bono. I think her hiring letter mentioned it. At some point, about 3 months into working there, all of a sudden a family member of the owner/dr of this place, said it wasn't fair she receive pro bono (she's getting paid about min. wage, a little higher). So they said, 'hey, sorry, we have to charge you, but we'll provide employee discount'. They put that in writing and had her sign. At about 12 months of working there, she's still receiving treatments, but not seeing a difference in her price for treatments over a normal patient, so she says she'll need a raise or find a job that can help her afford the treatments. So they give her a raise and 'promote' her. She's the only employee A month later they hire another person, pay them min, and slightly and slowly cut her hours. So now she's paying more than she earns for treatments that she joined the place for. My question, I'm assuming there's no real legal route to enforce some fairness? Was it right for me to suggest maybe she talk about becoming a customer/patient rather than an employee, and fairly speak to him about how that might be necessary, no? Or is there something else that can be done? Seems smartest to just find another job and become a patient, if the patient is paying less than her... I don't think there's any legal leg to stand on but just wanted to make sure as I'm shelling out thousands for this mess. Thank you for anybody's input!

[New Hampshire] Revoking Grandparents' Rights

family

I married my wife in October and got two awesome step-sons(2 years and 3.5) as a bonus. My mother in law has repeatedly tried to take custody of them in the past. She'd be granted emergency custody and then within a month my wife would get the kids back. My mother in law then decided to file for grandparents' rights (which I didn't even know was a thing until I started dealing with all this). As annoying as it is to have to bring the kids 40 miles away every other weekend so their grandmother can get her play-date, I've been fine with it, because at least she's not trying to take them anymore. Until today. DCYF called my phone earlier asking to talk to my wife. They said there was somebody in the area and asked if they could send them over. They had two complaints: 1. That our house wasn't warm enough 2. That I'm a sex offender and the kids aren't safe around me I am a sex offender. I have a conviction for misdemeanor sexual assault against my girlfriend who was a little over a year younger than me (15/just turned 17). I was ordered to register for 10 years and serve 5 years probation. This was 6 years ago. I'm not a child molester. When I register at the police station, they know I have children living with me. I don't have any restrictions saying I can't be around them. If my wife even thought I was doing anything to them, she'd kill me and I'd let her. It's not cold in our house. When the representative came here (they let us know 4 minutes ahead of time) it was almost 70 degrees in the house. We heat with a wood stove. Even the lady said that was impressive. I'm not worried about the DCYF thing. The worst that could happen would be my mother in law getting emergency custody for a week or two until we sort this all out and get them back. I do not want the kids to go through that again. Last time this happened, it took months for my wife to be able to go to the bathroom without the kids thinking she was never coming back. I don't want that to happen ever again. I'm getting tired of our kids living like children of divorce because their grandmother (who gave my wife up as a baby) wants to play games. Even with all this happening, we still have to bring them over to her this weekend. We're worried we won't see them again. I don't know what to do. I want their grandparents rights removed. The only reason they have them is because my wife was tired of fighting and she agreed to their custody agreement. That was before she met me. I really don't know what to do. It's too late to call a family lawyer right now. I'm doing that tomorrow. Any advice would help.

Lost $1000 on a sale of a used amplifier due to misinformation from regional CEO

business

I (in FL) purchased an EEG amplifier in 2010 for over $6,000 from a company based in CA that is the only US distributor for a Dutch manufacturer. I bought it based on a recommendation from a well-respected colleague that it was the best. Turns out it was riddled with bugs that caused inaccurate info as well as random crashing, the signal was contaminated with noise (noiseless signal was its main selling feature); the company updated its software once every couple of years, advertised that it played DVDs, then when it didn't work, said they didn't support the feature due to a problem with Windows. The list goes on and on. Finally, I decided to buy a different amplifier for far less money, and have been using it ever since with minimal issues, and far more functionality/features. The amp has been sitting unused since 2014, so I posted for sale used to the official forum about a year ago, and I received an offer to buy it for $3000. I packaged up the unit and paid about $80 in shipping, but I needed to order new cables for it, which were $500. Only after it shipped, and after I requested to purchase a new amplifier, did I receive a _private_ email from the CEO of the US distributor stating that any amplifier that was over 7 years old would no longer be serviced. He did not post this to his own support forum where he approved my for-sale ad, but told me this privately in an email only _after_ the unit was sold. I was livid, especially since he messaged me this in private, hiding this info from the other members. I could have held out on this information, but I knew I had an ethical obligation to disclose this information to her, knowing full well she would cancel the sale. She did cancel the sale, and we talked for an hour about the many problems she had with the company, and she finally decided to move her entire clinic over to another company. She also knew someone at a university who was going to purchase over $100,000 in research equipment, who cancelled their order because of our conversation. After the order was cancelled, I received a message from the Dutch CEO manufacturer stating that the distributor was in error, and that they did service all models, regardless of age. Fast forward a year, and I tried to sell it again for $2500, but there were no buyers. I am now attempting to sell it for $2000, and wrote the CEO saying I expected that since I will be losing money on this sale, that he should send me the $500 cables for free. He of course did not answer. So now I will be out $1000 from what I originally sold it for all because the CEO of the US distributor gave me false information. Do I have any legal recourse? Can I sue small claims being that I am in FL and they are in CA? Any help is truly appreciated!

Kicking out mentally unstable 18 y/o

family

Hi, I live in Nevada and would like to keep it at that as revealing more information about the specific situation or location could reveal who I am or alert the people involved. With that out of the way, I would like to quickly clarify the situation. My sister has had a history of being mentally unstable. Ever since a young age, she has been an incredibly large problem. She was never not in trouble and endangered our family multiple times. She was provided evert resource to better herself including medicine, therapy, etc. All of these she rejected or lied to in order to get out of them. There is no remorse from her or any behavior that indicates she is trying to better herself or seek out help. I am urging the owners of our house to kick her out and if’s a likely possibility. Obviously, this would occur when she is 18 so that there is no glaring legal problems. The main issue that occurs though is that I am unsure of the legalities of kicking her out. How do we go about this? Are we supposed to give her a notice? Ideally, we do not want to provide a legal notice to her. This gives her time to destroy property, hurt people, etc. Our family does not feel safe having her here and fear kicking her out like this could introduce legal trouble. How can we deal with a situation like this as soon as possible and as safe as possible?

Potential Landlord wants to charge a “Pandemic fee”

housing

Asking for my sister who is apartment hunting. She found a listing for an apartment that piqued her interest. The ad stated that the deposit will be the same as rent. When my sister called, the apartment manager stated that there will be a “pandemic fee” of 3x the rent. Is this legal? On top of first month’s rent and deposit, there is also this fee. This is in California. She is going to call other places to see if this is a “normal” fee.

Are there any legal actions I can take against my school for failing to provide changes during the pandemic??

school

In the US. I’m currently a second year in vet school. Back in March (I was a first year) my school understandably went online because of COVID. It was a very fast transition, we had normal class Wednesday then went home and got an email that starting tomorrow we’ll be online. My schools motto is “learn by doing.” it’s a very unique curriculum where we essentially teach ourselves with guidance from professors. Unlike most vet schools we start getting clinical experience in our first years, begin surgery in our second years, third and fourth year are very unique too but it’s not relevant here. My frustrations are with anatomy. Typically we would be in our anatomy lab dissecting cadavers for 4 hours of scheduled class time every week, and we could come in during business hours on our own to dissect/study more. There were 15 groups of 8 students each with their own cadaver that we would dissect on our own, and an anatomist/professor would come around to answer questions or make sure we’re on the right page. The first quarter online was frustrating. They didn’t teach us anything, saying it would go against the school motto if they gave us lectures. And instead of 2 hours twice a week it was 2 hours once a week. The second quarter online was much better, they gave us short, surface-level lectures and everyone was happy. Third (current) quarter of anatomy. They decided to change the entire set up again (we weren’t told until 10 minutes before class). How they have it set up now is students are responsible to make “meetings” of relevant topics before class. We come into a “main meeting” and talk for 10-20 minutes with the anatomists about what to study for the week. The students then enter the meeting they would like and talk amongst themselves for 2 hours. If they have a question they can “call in” an anatomist to the room. It typically takes a while for an anatomist to come and they only stay for about 10 minutes. I’m frustrated beyond belief. It seems like they are doing everything to ensure they are doing the least amount of work possible. They don’t understand that a picture does not compare to a cadaver. They say they’re trying to “transition us” for when we’re back in person to be self taught, so they’re just not teaching us. I have talked to our year director about this. I had a meeting with him and gave my concerns. He agreed with me and met with the anatomists. He told me the meeting went well but in the end he really can’t tell them to change anything. We (the students) asked the anatomists to change back to how they did it second quarter online. They said they need majority of students to say they don’t like the set up. Student gov sent a poll out 60/107 students responded, 83% of those students voted to go back to the previous online method. Anatomists said that’s not majority because not enough responded. They say they’ll make changes when there’s a majority but we’re already 4 weeks into the next quarter (8 weeks total) with no changes at all. I’ve gone back and forth with them so much. My friend went and talked to the dean of the school and he listened to her, but nothing was done in the end. I’m wondering if there’s any legal action I can take with this? I feel like I’m paying for an inadequate education as this is our last year in the anatomy lab and I feel like I haven’t learned anything. I know this is a confusing this to explain so I’m happy to answer any questions.

(Ontario) I know someone recording people, without their knowledge, using leading questions to try to get them fired.

employment

Here's the situation, I often dine out with a friend and some of their friends. One of the people at our table, I will refer to as Adam, has become overly involved with the politics at this particular establishment. Adam is friends with the owner and management, and seems to have it out for some of the girls who work at the restaurant. There are cameras located around the restaurant that all the servers are aware of, but recently Adam has been using a voice recorder to try to catch the servers he doesn't like saying unprofessional things. It appears that management is aware that Adam is doing this, but none of the girls he has recorded are aware that their conversations are being used against them. Adam is a very chatty guest who takes up a lot of attention so the girls are used to talking to him quite a bit. Lately he has been asking them specifically about problems they have with each other, with managers, what they don't like about at work, and other inappropriate topics to discuss with guests. He often tries to get the girls to bitch about each other or their jobs. One of the girls is getting fired tomorrow, and he is attempting to have at least two more fired. Clearly I am not on Adam's side at all her, I think the behavior is dirty and immoral. What I don't know is if it is illegal in anyway. I feel like he's pretending to be their friends to entrap them into talking about things that can cause them to lose their livelihood. I'm also not sure if him recording them without their knowledge would give them reason to potential sue if it causes them to lose their jobs. Any information on Ontario law regarding this would be appreciated. Thank you.

I’ve been framed

criminal

i hope this isn’t too complex and doesn’t go against any community rules but i’ve been framed for a violent crime and these claims have caused significant emotional and psychological damage to myself. i’m looking into suing (im from australia) for emotional damages but i have no idea where to begin, any help or being pointed in the right direction would be greatly appreciated

Tenant has been late on rent before, and is letting us know he will be late again and will not owe back the rent money he misses

housing

SF, CALIFORNIA, USA. I own a house with a studio which has a separate entrance, kitchen, bathroom. Tenant has been late before on rent before. I let those two times slide because I’m a nice person. Once it was 12 days late, another was one week late. Due to the coronavirus going on, I get a long text message today from tenant saying that he will have his hours cut short and he won’t be able to pay rent the next few months. He says that he needs to give his extra money to his family in need and that we don’t need the rent money. I then told him he will owe us and he said he will not owe us the rent at all the next few months and we cannot legally evict him because of the coronavirus. Basically went on a long text tirade and said that health matters and that he deserves to live rent free for three months. I found this outrageous. I need to pay my bills too. Electric and water bills are super high because of this man. So can he get away with living here rent free? I am desperate to understand the laws to this ASAP. Please help

College prioritizing dorm assignments based on age

school

The college I will be attending doesn’t have enough housing for all the students this semester. Their solution is renting a hotel that is off campus. They determined that students under the age of 21 or students that have lived on campus less than 2 years will be prioritized first into on campus dorms. I just turned 21 and am a first generation college student and feel that on campus housing is ideal for my success. To me personally this sounds discriminatory. Is this legal? Thanks.

[IN]had my house sided in summer 2014. issues with the job have not been addressed by the company I hired.

contract

Indiana there is a section on the house under the bay window where the siding was not properly installed/secured and is sliding down and has also caused cosmetic damage to the siding below it. I have made several attempts to have them fix the problem but they have not done anything about it. The problem arrose after I had already paid the due ammount of the contract. I contacted them for weeks about the issue and it has not been repaired. Would job/contract abandonment laws come into play for something like ths? There were other issues as well but don't really pertain to this particular issue. I had to threaten a BBB report to get them to reinstall the shudders they removed during the job which also took weeks after they agreed to do it and at the end demanded more money which I refused to pay. Removed a fence post and did not replace it. I have never pursued legal action on anyone but I feel I have no other option. thank you

Is it legal to rape someone if they explicitly asked you ?

criminal

I'm asking this for "friend" (see for details): [https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kiup0r/whats\_the\_weirdest\_sexual\_request\_youve\_ever\_had/ggtiiw3?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kiup0r/whats_the_weirdest_sexual_request_youve_ever_had/ggtiiw3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)

Insurance company claims my friend is at fault based on background of photos sent

insurance

i said “i’m” in the title but this is actually my friends case. My friend was driving and had the green light, he proceeded through the intersection and a woman in an SUV hit him. A witness on the side of the road heard the crash and immediately looked over and saw that my friend was driving through the intersection with a green light, and the woman had a red light. This was the second after the crash happened so the light did not change and the witness is telling the accurate truth. My friend had just been hit and was hurt in the accident, plus the fact it was in the middle of the intersection so he had to wait a few minutes before getting out, then he had to take a minute to asses the damage and wait for the other person to get out. Minutes had already passed by and he started to take photos of the damage, the crash occured at 4:42 and the photos he took are time stamped on his phone almost 8 minutes after this. Not to mention, it’s literally impossible for him to have jumped out of his car after the crash and take pictures at the same moment the crash occured. The insurance company saw the photos that he submitted for evidence of the damage, and the person dealing with the claim decided that since in the photos there was a car driving behind his car crossing the intersection, and to them that shows that that side of the street actually had a green light. This is beyond ridiculous because the light had obviously changed, probably multiple times already, by the time he started taking pictures. I would never think that an unrelated car passing by while photographing damage to your car was enough for them to tell you that you are at fault. I feel like if he had a lawyer this would be an easily disputable thing because it’s so ridiculous, but he cant afford it. Its as if the assessor made up this fake scenario in which my friend was somehow inside but also outside of the car at the same time and taking photos of the accident in real time as it was happening. They also claimed the witness testimony was not good enough because the person, who was standing right next to it when it happened, said they saw it “right after” the crash occurred, because the noise immediately made them look over and they were able to see that same moment who had the green light. Its not like the witness was down the street or around the corner, he was right there and it takes half a second the turn your head to see who had the green light, which my friend had. The person who hit him also left the scene before the police could arrive to make a report. I would think my friend has enough evidence with just that to be found NOT at fault, but the insurance company is trying to protect their customer it seems. Is there anything we can do about this?

Accessing deceased BIL apple account.

wills

My BIL passed away about 2 weeks ago. He has a lot of apple products and was an avid photographer. I am trying to gain access to his apple icloud but need a court order listing his account names as well as my relation and saying that I am authorized to “inherit” his apple account. The courthouse says I need an attorney and the attorney says that I need to open up an estate and hire someone to take care of it all. Has anyone had to deal with this before? He didn’t have a will and most of his personal possessions have already been split up by his family. Also I live in SC, he lived in CO.

My classmate is recording me on his cell phone (in Illinois). Is that illegal?

school

Hi there, I’m a high school student in Illinois. Ever since Freshman year there’s been a jerk after me. This year he has started harassing me by threatening to take my picture, and today I caught him filming me through the lunchroom window (without any sort of consent). I highly suspect he’s shared this with his friends on social media already. I am not interested in suing him, but can I at least threaten to take legal action if he keeps filming me without consent? Thanks!

Sole custody

family

Located in Missouri So I am moving over 1k miles away and the GAL said that my child will be staying here regardless so I am just trying to get as much time with my child. All's I am asking for is every summer but two weeks to give my child's father his vacation time. As of right now that's what we both get, so I figured that would still be okay. I am asking for one visit a month, rotating spring break, I am also asking we rotate Thanksgiving and xmas. Also for one week though out the year. My son's father is saying I cannot have one weekend a month when I have him which would be summer and that if I see my child in November or December that I cannot see him again for those months. They said no child support if I pay for all of travel which I said okay too and if I had medical insurance. I only make 280 a month as I am a caregiver to my special needs child. I stay at home with my spouse. They said they are going for sole custody if I don't agree to what they ask. I am not a bad mother I never did drugs or drank alcohol I don't even smoke cigarettes. What are the chances I would not get my 80/30 and him winning sole custody. I don't think I am being unreasonable with that I am asking for. He claims he won't get any fun time. He will have him over 280 days and claims he won't have fun time. It's funny to me.

Restaurant exposing my bad review

business

So I have this restaurant in my small community a bad review on google for their terrible service. I understand it is kinda mean especially during Covid. The restaurant took a screenshot of my review and framed it on the wall with my name. I am willing to delete the review but I really don’t want my name to be exposed like that. How should I go about this?

[USA, CA] Jobs isn't paying me, it's been two months, not sure what to do next.

employment

I worked as a tutor for a community College in California for thee years. After the first few weeks of the semester I quit (technically I'm still on payroll but I haven't worked since September). I worked 30 hours the month before I quit, and I've yet to receive that check. They're claiming I wasn't an employee because the paperwork to hire me was never processed by the board. It did finally get processed after I had already quit working. I don't want to burn any bridges because I was hoping to pick up some hours in the winter when I don't have school, but this is getting really frustrating. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I was paid through a grant incase that is important.

Car dealership advice

business

I currently work for a decently big dealership in Texas and a customer had his car overfilled with oil and a turbo blown, the dealership won’t tell the customer the truth about the issue and is trying to blame the customers modifications on the issue. Can I be sued for telling the customer the truth?

Workplace insurance won't cover surgery; finds out I still have active medicaid that prevented any coverage. What do I do.

insurance

Let me know if this post isn't suitable for this subreddit. I'm just scared, as I don't know much about insurance in general... So I am very on edge with how to handle this. About a month ago I had a surgery, and I used my insurance that I pay for through my workplace. The insurance was supposed to cover the entire procedure. Cool. After I had the surgery, I didn't receive anything in the mail... I let it go for awhile, but after a time, I had a bad feeling. Checked their website. They are billing me for 7,000$. I tried calling them to ask why NOTHING was covered. "We are seeing that you have a primary insurance, and that we are a secondary insurance? I can fix some stuff in the system, and we can get this all covered for you. Give it about a week, and check back". A week later, I'm still being charged for 7K. So... Get this... I decide to call Medicaid. The automated system stated that my insurance status was ACTIVE. OKAY. It was supposed to be cancelled a long time ago. I never reapplied. I never used the insurance... because I assumed I didn't have it. I wasn't supposed to... I attempted to get ahold of my past case worker to cancel the Medicaid; but... thanks to the Coronavirus and the mass flood of unemployment and other aid, absolutely nobody is answering their phones. Left messages, no call-backs. My biggest fear is that my workplace insurance will never cover my surgery because, at the time, I had another insurance. I just can't afford to pay 7K... I really thought I was in the clear with the insurance that I'm paying for... Can anybody give me any advice? What are my best and worst case scenarios for dealing with this? Is there any sort of legal issues that can result from this dumb mistake?

ROOMMATE ABUSED MY ESA AND THREATENED ME NEED HELP GETTING OUT OF LEASE

housing

So one day I’m sick and laying in my bed about to fall asleep. My cat got out of my room and my roommate came home and kicked my cat yelled “I fucking hate you” and slammed the door. I confronted him about it and he said nothings wrong with that (which I disagree with). I told him I was moving out and he got so angry and hateful I had to block his number from my phone. He comes home one day and decided to talk to me in person where he yells at me threatening that I can look for a replacement for my spot on the lease but he won’t approve it. My cat is laying in the center of the room and he throws a pair of his pants with a belt apparently “not at my cat” but it landed a foot away from my cats face when there was a 5 ft radius around my animal. I moved out all my shit and started living somewhere else. He decided to threaten me through my Instagram dms (I barely use Instagram and forgot I had let him follow me when we first were roommates). I told him repeatedly to stop contacting me and he persisted. I want to send an email to my landlord detailing as much as I can but I am afraid she will send it to my roommate and make him even more angry which puts me in danger. Should I do that or should I got straight for legal action?

My boyfriend is being taken to court for unpaid rent for an apartment he was not living in.

housing

We live in upstate New York. My boyfriend signed a lease with a childhood friend that’s been increasingly flaky over the years and at this point is pretty much a full blown alcoholic. When the lease was up he moved in with me and he told his landlord he was leaving. He gave more than 1 months notice and paid his rent on time like always until he left. His landlord asked what his roommate was doing and my boyfriend sent him several texts but never heard back from the roommate (he was already living with me at this point so he never saw him in person to talk to him). He was physically out of the apartment (with all of his stuff) well before the end of the lease, and he paid his share of rent right up until the lease ended. He just received a notice that both of them are being taken to court over a balance of $3900 because his roommate stopped paying any rent at all after the lease ended and he never moved out or found a new roommate. So that is the full amount for the apartment for the We live in upstate New York. My boyfriend signed a lease with a childhood friend that’s been increasingly flaky over the years and at this point is pretty much a full blown alcoholic. When the lease was up he “officially” moved in with me (he was already living with me, but still paying rent at the old place) and he told his landlord he was leaving. He gave more than 1 months notice and paid his rent on time like always until he left. His landlord asked what his roommate was doing and my boyfriend sent him several texts but never heard back. He was physically out of the apartment (with all of his stuff) well before the end of the lease. He just received a notice that both of them are being taken to court over a balance of $3900 because his roommate stopped paying any rent at all after the lease ended and he never moved out or found a new roommate. So that is the full amount for the apartment for the months he(the roommate) lived there by himself after my boyfriend moved out. My boyfriend has the text messages between himself and the landlord that say he’s moving out and not renewing the lease. There’s no way he could be on the hook for this, right? What was he supposed to do? He tried to contact his old roommate about his plans, everyone had plenty of notice that he was moving out and then he physically removed all of his belongings. Was he supposed to physically remove his roommate too? I just don’t understand why his name is appearing on this notice. Are the text messages enough to clear this up and put the onus on his old roommate? Is there anything else we should consider or prepare for the hearing date?