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If I withhold rent for repairs that impact my safety not being completed. When they are completed, do I pay rent that day or what. I'm not sure how it works

housing

My apartment is in need of a lot of repairs that pose a safety risk if not done. My landlord has been saying he's going to get them done for a month now or just never says anything at all. I told him I am now withholding rent, the county healthy department is involved and have also told him to do repairs, but still nothing. Rent is always due the first of the month like normal. So I wouldn't pay rent on February 1st and then say he gets it done 2 weeks later on the 16th or something, would I pay back rent on that day ? Wisconsin

[ARIZONA] my ex husband left me with a bad apartment reference

housing

I got divorced a little less than three months ago. The apartments we lived in here in Arizona had me as a resident but never had me actually sign a lease. When we got divorced, I moved out three weeks before the lease ended. He had family coming to help him move and I wanted to be out of there before they arrived so as to avoid tension. I have several witnesses who helped me move that can verify that I was out early, and his things (including his cat!) were still at the apartment when I left. I even handed my keys directly to the office manager for the apartment complex on the day before I left and told her he was not out yet. I applied for a condo and heard back today that the ex has told the old apartment complex that he was the one out early, and that I left the apartment trashed. The apartment complex relayed this information to the condo. I am blown away considering the fact that I spoke to the apartment manager directly as well as have witnesses. Do I have any legal recourse? I know I might not, but if this is going to keep affecting my search for a place, I'd like to know what my options are. I'm currently staying with friends and I'd really prefer for it not to be super long term.

Son's mother is going to go for custody again (Canada)

family

Hi, so I've had custody of my son since June 2014. A final order was made in which I was granted child support and sole custody of my son in May 2015. Along with access at my discretion. A little background, Prior to supervised access during January 2015-March 2015, she had not seen my son since June 2014, but had phone calls a couple of days a week before she'd drop off for weeks/months at a time. She was offered supervised access initially in June as long as she took a drug test but ignored CAS and never took it until she decided she wanted to in December. This access was cancelled by CAS due to my ex being a no-show numerous times. She never attempted to re-instate access. Since the final order was made, she has not contacted me with the exception of December 2015 where she stated she would start paying child support and wanted to see him for Christmas. (She didn't even message me wishing him a happy birthday months before) I stated that he was not a holiday child and would not allow a one-off visitation with me supervising, and that she can apply for supervised access at the YMCA for continued visitation. That was 3 months ago, she hasn't messaged me since. Until now. A couple of days ago she messaged me saying she wanted to start seeing him again and wanted to start this process "on our own level". I was extremely hesitant to reply, given her inconsistency. However, two days ago I did. I informed her again, that she can have supervised access at the YMCA and build up from there, as I was 100% not comfortable with providing the access myself. When I asked her about child support, her response was "I'm working on getting my life back together again, and I'm currently in the process of paying a retainer for a lawyer so we will go from there" Basically, at this point, she wants to sue me for custody again. It hasn't even been a year since the final order was made and she has made no attempt to support my child or even see him. She stated that I will probably receive something in the mail (being served?) soon and will have 30 days to respond. **I guess my question is, what can I expect to happen?** I'm beyond infuriated that she would want to start another time and money consuming battle for custody when she hasn't even bothered proving that she wants to be in his life. I can only imagine that no judge in their right mind would even want to bother with this case. I even advised her that she is better off starting supervised access and building up with that before even thinking about custody. Sorry for the wall of text, but thanks for your time.

End of Trust

wills

Kentucky. Father left property in trust with me as trustee. 10 years later I have sold the trust assets and divided equally to all involved. There was small yearly income and taxes were filed and payed each year. Assets were sold this year and we will be reporting our capital gains individually. I do have a Employer Identification Number associated with the trust. Question is, what do I do with the trust ? Does it end automatically and just go away?

Need help. Just got an email that there was a search warrant issued for my drop box

digital

I just opened this email that I had received on an account I no longer use, and it says that the police in my county issued a search warrant back in September for my drop box and it’s disabled. I haven’t used it since probably July, so I have no idea what was on there. What’s the best course of action for me right now? Should I get a lawyer or should I just not worry about it.

North Carolina. My dissolved LLC of a roofing company is having an issue with an old customer.

business

I owned and operated a roofing company in NC under an LLC for 5 years. The business was dissolved in 2016. I no longer live in that state or region and am currently in a new line of work. I received a phone call from a 4 year old customer today and the cliffs notes of the conversation are as follows: Customer: I had an A/C guy out here yesterday and he found a nail going through a gas line. You need to fix it. Me: okay. You are out of warranty, but if anything major is caused from my construction, I'll do my best to fix it. Typically, anything located within 2" of the roof decking is not installed to code. If the gas line was installed improperly, it's not my fault. Please provide me with pics and the number to your AC guy. Customer: I've called my insurance company and they say that your insurance should cover it. The gas is now shut off that feeds my fireplace and furnace. Me: sure, that is if the pipe was installed correctly, "yada yada yada". I'm glad everyone is safe. My questions are: 1. If I refuse to do anything, what recourse can be taken on me? 2. If the pipe is installed INCORRECTLY, is it my responsibility. Thanks in advance.

I found an error on my speeding ticket(2 of them). Where do I go to get this bs thrown out?

driving

Winnipeg, Manitoba. I got over fined and there was an error when the police filled up the form. Who do I talk to to get this ticket thrown out? Is there a traffic clerk that handles this stuff? All of the information on the paper is where or how to pay. Edit: Canadians, HTA Section 238 might be your long lost friend. I found it tonight. :)

Deceased Uncle’s Bank Account - No Living Will

wills

Hello reddit, I’m hoping to get some legal advice on my family’s situation. My Uncle Frankie passed away this June from cancer. He doesn’t have a living will and my dad has been tasked to cleaning up his rented apartment and other duties. He was also his medical power of attorney and handled his bills over my uncles last few months on earth. My uncle doesn’t have any parents/siblings/or kids so my dad is the first in line as his only nephew. The problem we have is my dad received a bank notice of my uncles account with a service fee of $12 but he has $1100 in his account with no claims to it. The bank says my dad can’t claim it since he’s not on the account (only my uncle was). Is there any legal procedure or steps my dad can to do claim this? TD;LR: My great uncle passed away without a will and my dad is the only remaining family. Does he have any right to claim his account of $1100?

My car got rear ended.

insurance

Please advise: My car got rear ended .. I Took the insurance information of the lady.. I called my insurance StateFarm that says they can take care of everything and I need to pay my deductibles etc and then they will try to recover that from the other insurance company USAA.. or they said I can directly call USAA and deal with them. What is the best way to go about ? Call USAA directly ?

Company Admits to Disparate Treatment in Writing

employment

Throwaway for obvious reasons. Long story short I work for "small family owned" company that's actually grown to the size of a small corporation. They play favorites with employees who are friends with members of the owning family. And these people are being given better treatment and more leniency when it comes to leaves of absence and stuff like that. I even have an email in writing from the head of HR that the company is aware of disparate treatment and is willing to accept the risk. Do I tell someone? Do I tell the 100+ people who got fired for being afraid of the virus and not coming in that other employees were given indefinite leaves of absence? Because I feel like they could all sue for wrongful termination?

Sexual roleplay question

digital

I got pretty drunk and found myself on a roleplay site (dirtykikpals) that uses kik. Long story short I roleplayed with a guy using pictures of pornstars or insta models (all 18+) and pretended to be someone I am not in a fake scenario. I felt super guilty when I woke up the next morning and deleted my kik and blocked everyone I spoke to. Now I’m freaking out I did something very illegal and I’m being tracked. Am I being paranoid? I don’t have any intention of doing anything like this again.

Class Action Lawsuits - Lead Plaintiff Opportunity

business

Hello Reddit Legal Scholars, I have been notified that I qualify to serve as lead plaintiff in class action lawsuit. I googled "(this company's - I have to leave the name off per the sub's rules) class action" and it shows at least three attorney groups are attempting to take this company to court and looking for people to serve as lead plaintiff. Allegedly, company insider had knowledge of material non-public information and sold a large chunk of their investment before a significant drop in the stock's price. It may also be helpful to note that I am a citizen and reside in the US - also the company being referenced is a European satellite company with stock listed on the NYSE. I have a couple questions about class action lawsuits. 1. Is there any benefit as serving as a lead plaintiff? 2. Out of all of these attorneys bringing suits, can all of them go to court against the company at trial? 3. Can one serve as lead plaintiff with multiple attorneys? 4. Has anyone ever been a part of a class action lawsuit? If so, I'd like to hear your story of what it was like. 5. Not a question but if you have any insightful information about class action lawsuits then please leave it here. Thanks for your help! Augurydog

Person who hit my car is saying I hit their car instead.

driving

Hey everyone, first time posting here and hopefully my last. TL:DR at bottom. (Sorry for formatting on mobile) Anyways, about a month ago I was looking for parking in the parking lot of where I work. The lot was completely full and there was also a car in front of me who was also looking for parking. Soon afterwards, another car pulls out of their parking spot and leaves. The car in front of me sees this and stops, so I stop as well. Immediately after he begins to back up his car. I tried honking at him but it was too late and he ends up hitting my car. Fortunately, there were no injuries but both our cars sustained damage. So the driver and I got out of cars and exchanged information. I called my insurance company immediately after to file a claim and then followed their instructions. I was appointed to an investigator and took my car in to estimate the damages. I thought things were going to go smoothly, but things got more complicated. My insurance investigator told me that the other party was stating that I had hit their car instead. The investigator then said that because it was a word vs word that she would not be able to hold anyone liable for the accident. It was at this moment that I remembered that the parking lot of where I work has security cameras and might have recorded what happened. I told my investigator that I would try to get this footage. I emailed the security department of where I work the details of what happened that day and they were able to find the footage based on what I had described. They had asked me if I would like to come in and see the video for myself and I obliged. When I went to see the video I could clearly see what had happened and showed that the other party is liable for the accident. I then asked security if they would be able to send the video to my investigator and they told me that my insurance would need to acquire a subpoena to get the footage. I pass that information to my investigator but she then asks me to see if I would be able to record the video with my phone or get still shots of the video. Okay? I emailed the security department asking if these options are okay. They told me the same thing that my company needs to get a subpoena. I go and tell my investigator this and she says that there is nothing else she can do and that it's up to me to get a lawyer to persue the subpoena to get the video. So that's where I'm at. I'm not too sure on what this type of process is like so any advice would help. I would to say that my main questions are... Can my insurance company really not do anything else? Can't they help me get a lawyer? If I do get lawyer what type of lawyer should I get? Thanks P.s. I couldn't get the information of the driver who left their parking spot because he left as I was getting the information from the driver that hit me. TL:DR. Dude hits my car, then says it's my fault. I know there's security footage proving him otherwise, but my insurance company can't get it without a subpoena. They tell me that it's up to me to persue this subpoena and now I'm just really unsure of what to do.

Possibly getting evicted, options?

housing

As a follow up to my previous post, my psycho roommate is trying to get me kicked out. Pertinent details: we moved in a couple of days ago, rent was scheduled to be paid on the 1st (**by me alone**). A lease or contract of any kind has **not** been signed. What are my options? I'm in Tucson, AZ.

[FL] Driving with no proof of learner's permit

driving

My boyfriend has a Pennsylvania learner's permit but we recently moved to Florida. I recently became aware that he does not carry his learner's permit because he lost it. The learner's permit is definitely not expired, but I'm sure that even though I am always in the front seat with a valid license, registration and insurance card and we were ever to get pulled over while he is driving, the lack of paperwork on his end would cause problems. He wants to practice more before getting his license, so my question is: what are the "problems" and legal repercussions this could cause for both of us?

Potential Lawsuit?

school

I recently sent evidence of a student’s social media story that was a picture of them driving near a protest and saying they would run them over if they got close to his car to the college that they are planning to go to. He was exposed on Facebook for it and he showed no remorse for his words, and even used the cliche i have a black friend, I’m not racist card. My parents are now worried that the kid’s parents could sue me. Is that true?

COVID Rent adjustment for closed apartment amenities [CA]

housing

I moved into a new apartment complex early this year in California with a pool, spa, gym, office space (printer, computer, scanner, etc.), and game room. I was willing to pay a little over the going market rate for the extra amenities compared to the equivalent home rental. With COVID, the complex shut down all of those amenities. Is this something I can have adjusted for in rent paid? I understand the situation with the virus requires these common areas be shut off. These services are part of the rent I'm paying but are not being provided. On the other hand, I can see this be considered an optional service even though it was one of their main selling points. Is there a case for asking for rent back?

Right to refuse showings of rented apartment in building that is for sale

housing

I am a renter in a two unit apartment building that is for sale in Portland, Maine. Lately the showings are becoming a problem for me and my wife. When we rented it there was no mention that the building was ever going to be for sale. The problem is that my wife works night shift and they want to do showings while she is asleep during the, plus we have a lot of private things we really don't want a ton of strangers looking at. My questions: 1. According to the lease we have to allow access, with 24 hours notice, to only the "Landlord or HIS agent", but nothing about having to allow strangers in. Can we refuse to allow unknown people into our home? 2. If we do have to allow unknown people into our home, can they require us to leave our home during the showings? 3. How do we determine how many showings is infringing on our rights to quiet enjoyment?

Minor Sisters pregnancy situation

family

My first day on this site. My younger half sister(16) and her mom have finally spoken to my father that she is pregnant and have moved in back together. I am pushing my father to remove her from her mother's custody and into mine because I am upset at this situation. My sister is not of legal age and has received no prenatal care up until last week. She's estimated at about 22 weeks(5mo). Her mother(Let's just call her Ms.C for short) has been married about 5 or 6 times. The last marriage is currently in the process of getting divorce papers as it only lasted 5 months. This plays a major part in the situation because the new husband did not like my sister one bit and convinced Ms.C to kick her out the house. During this time my sister was living with her boyfriend and his family. And MS.C never notified my father. We are unsure if she sent money to the bf family because my father pays child support. During this time as well my sister never contacted or answered my father's calls, messages, or email. She was given the choice to move in with my father before settling with her bf's family but she refused because she "did not know her dad". However I feel this attitude is because of her mother's doing. My sis has not seen our father since she was two. My father had regular video calls as often as he could because he was serving in the US Army. Her mother had it also placed that he can only see her once a week for 1 hour with supervision. He did his best to schedule but she'd make up excuses because she had two other older children and had other things going on. My father eventually gave up and hasn't seen her since God knows when. In my opinion, Ms.C has done nothing but put nasty ideas about my dad and never let my sister ever have a relationship with my father. By all means my father is not the greatest man but he is not the worst. I feel she interfered too much that my sister has become a very close minded person. In my father's words " Well she thinks she knows everything and she's gonna do it her own way mija, I don't know what to do. " I know this very well because at some point I was a bratty teenager learning about myself (and emotions) and I feel it's just a phase that will hopefully pass. I feel frustrated more so because a baby is involved now. Ms.C has not reported this at all. And the family of this baby's father may not know about this baby let alone be Americans themselves. We are trying to find information on them because we believe Ms.C is going to push my sis into filing for child support for this baby when it's born. In my opinion I feel MS.C has never used the child support for my sister as honestly as she should. During her marriage with my father she made no payments on the house or bills while he was deployed in Afghanistan. Ultimately she lost the house and moved in with her parents quietly while my father came back to a surprise of his home is no longer his. My father has made a police report but it didn't work. CPS or El Paso police can't help supposedly Ms.C is not going to report for under age pregnancy. We assume when she requests for child support from the baby's father his family will be upset and involve the police.(If they are americans) The baby's father could be put for statutory rape and MS.C arrested. Also the hospital my sis gives birth in has to report an under age pregnancy right? (I'm trying my best to research Texas laws with my father to make a case. I'm trying to see all opinions and any possibility of good advice) My father and sis are in Texas. My father in Brownsville and my sis in El Paso. I however am here in Guam. My husband is active duty Air Force. We are stationed here in Anderson. We're hoping to gain guardianship of my sister and help her with her baby. I feel her mom has not been a good influence and made her close minded and not willing to explore things herself. I also feel her mom will take money from her and use it for her own personal use while my sis and baby get minium. Here with me, my sister can have help and be in an environment that isn't toxic. If not I'll adopt her baby if she doesn't want it and we can keep it from MS.C taking custody. We are unsure if the baby's father family would want it. Shared custody if they do. I just can't understand why it's taken this long to let us know. We found out because they kept getting insurance declined for clinics to see my sis. And my father getting bills when it did go through. His insurance has now made it clear that they are not covering her pregnancy because it's not in the package. More so because she's a minor. My father believes that shit will hit the fan and MS.C and the bf will be arrested when the baby is born and if she claims he needs to pay child support. I would like advice/ opinions on what to do. I want what is best for my sister and her baby. Many thanks in advance PS sorry for long read. If not I guess you like family dramas

DCS help needed

family

This is for the state of Indiana. I had someone make a call to the division of children services and allege abuse. This allegation is totally untrue and baseless. However, I have not allowed DCS to search my home, out of principle. They have interviewed one of my children(which I was told answered all the questions in a positive way). I also met with the case worked the SAME day they called me. They have filed a motion to force me to allow them to search my home. They only have 30 days to conduct their investigation and the day I have court will be the 30th(they must not considered this too urgent of a case if they waited this long, right?) I have three questions: 1) With no evidence what are the odds they will get a search warrant? 2) if granted a search warrant, how thorough of a search are they allowed to conduct? Will they be allowed to search through my most private things/ areas, even if it has no baring on my children? 3) Is there any non profit or income based/ legal defense fund for DCS cases in Indiana? Thanks for your help

Complex not responding to noise complaints

housing

Georgia- MAA property (I hope I used the correct flair) Hi, I’ve been having a lot of noise problems from my upstairs neighbor (since October 2019). There’s been multiple lease violations (I’ve even highly educated the exact portion of the lease they violate) and my property manager has even admitted that they are but says she can’t do anything and to just to call the police, so I have. Half the time the police don’t even show up or if they do show up, they don’t do anything because the noise has stopped by the time they arrive. When I talk to the police they are always confused as to why I’m even calling them because they say they can’t do anything. I’ve also sent in numerous videos time stamped that it’s within quiet hours, but my property manager still says she can’t do anything. This is getting kind of ridiculous as my ceiling is shaking all the time now (windows and walls rattling) and I’m literally getting woken up in the middle of the night (I work in health care so I think you would want me to get my sleep??). I’ve been complaining for so long that my lease was actually terminated, so I have to move out at the end of this month. The only thing she has offered to do is move me to a new apartment for the rest of my lease (less than a month) while raising my rent and I still have to pay a transfer fee. I’ve called the corporate answer service number (866-620 number), but they have yet to follow up after about a month of calling and following up every 2-3 business days. I’ve even straight up asked for her supervisor’s contact info and she told me no and now doesn’t respond to my emails. I feel like I’m being bamboozled by this company (again it’s an MAA community) and I’m just being an idiot and falling in their trap. If anyone has any helpful advice at all I would love to know. Thanks!!

Ticketed for driving under suspension and have to appear in court

driving

So I'm a little nervous because nothing like this has ever happened to me. I was pulled over and the officer informed me that my license was suspended. I had no idea. He told me it was for "non-compliance" but he wasn't sure what it meant. So my car was impounded, I was ticketed, and the night goes on. I find out what non-compliance meant and find out that the last time I had gotten a ticket, I did not provide proof of insurance. I had told that officer that I did not have insurance at the time, as I had lapsed on the payment after some trouble with depression. The next day I made sure to get insurance again. I paid my ticket online and was unaware that I needed to go into the court to pay AND show insurance. So my license was suspended for non-compliance and I was pulled over and ticketed. I have a court date and so far my plan is to just walk in and plea "no contest." Is this the right course or is there a better option? Edit: This was on Ohio.

A friend was served this week with a lawsuit regarding his previous job.

business

Background: He managed a business based in Texas, owned by a management group in Kansas. His job was to manage the day to day, while the management team, including a CFO position, handled the financials. While he was still working there, the business was sold to a different ownership group based in Pennsylvania. The new ownership group acquired all of the businesses assets and liabilities, a breakdown of which were provided. Friend left the business a few months after the change in ownership on good terms , but still keeps in touch with the current ownership group. Fast forward about four years to now: The ownership group was eventually made aware of back taxes owed to the state of Texas that weren’t disclosed at purchase that they somehow missed, and wants to sue the former ownership group. When their attorneys went to file the suit, they found my friend was still listed as the “registered agent” for the former ownership groups local LLC. The current owners called him to let him know, and basically said “So I guess we’re suing you? Sorry!” I haven’t seen what he was given when he was served, but he said it included his name and the former owners’ business name. Friend hasn’t been employed with them for at least four or five years, wasn’t involved with the finances, wasn’t aware of the tax issue, and wasn’t involved in brokering the sale from one owner to the other. He was also unaware that he was still listed as the “registered agent” on the business. After following this sub for a while now, I immediately told him “find a lawyer now” but he wants to call the courthouse and try to talk to someone there for help. I recommended he talk to a lawyer first, but not sure what he’s going to do. Does he have anything to worry about or is he liable as the “registered agent?”

Crash problems

criminal

Hi, so a friend of mine (call him john) was at some clubs one night with a friend of his (billy) And they were having a good time getting drunk then billy asked john to drive his car to another destination with more clubs to go to, john thought he was sober enough to do so and billy insisted that it would be fine also, so as they were driving along they came to traffic lights at 2 am in the morning and one car in front of them, the only other car in sight at that time and as they approached the traffic lights (roughly 5 metres away the signal turned yellow and they slammed on their brakes, and john thought since it was 2 am and no cars were in sight the car in front would easily keep going instead of stopping immediately to a yellow light and johns reaction was too slow to stop him from putting on the brakes early enough because of the assumption they would follow through with driving as both cars had time to clear the yellow light safely and legally, in result billys car slammed into the back of the other car and both vehicles took damage, considering that both john and billy were intoxicated, john thought to drive off from the crash before they were confronted by the other party, john stopped the car a whole away from the crash and examined the damage, the front of the car had been dented in a bit, but not enough to stop the engine from running, and some smoke was coming from front number, now a few days later billy says he has taken the car to 2 different mechanics and got quotes on the damage and the total has come to $9000 in repairs, billy sends john a screenshot of a quote, but the quote doesn't add up to the cost of all repairs and is only a screenshot of an email not an actual pdf or downloadable file and no actual details of bills on the quote, and only the type of car was detailed but nothing else about it, john thinks it's fishy and is hesitant to pay for the damage because of the foggy details regarding repairs and has asked numerous times to get more details with little to no communication from billy, so there is no transparency regarding the repairs and failure to communicate but john is worried about the whole fleeing from the scene and if it can be brought to court, (note this is a 3 year incident and hasn't been resolved) please if I can get some advice to coward to john it would help, thanks.

Game company admits to using bots (unsurprising), but how well exactly does that stand when the bots are essentially "outbidders"? [Canada/US]

digital

A mobile game that I play recently admitted (semi-accidentally) to using bots in the main section of the game, and although that's kind of expected by scummy game companies nowadays, I would like to know more about how this stands. I won't name the company or game but I'll explain it with this parable: You play a game about building LEGO things. You can free build, and that's fun, but you have a limited number of bricks to play with. A way to earn more/cooler bricks is in the 2 weekly tournaments, and it's considered the main part of the game at this point. You find out the theme, it's dinosaur themed. So you build a snazzy looking stegosaurus and submit. You are then put in a group of 30 players total, randomly selected, and based on how many people vote for your dino, you can climb the ranks to win 1 more brick to play with! But if you have retirement funds to spend, you can buy more tickets to submit your various dinos. Heck, they don't even have to be dinos, just submit a single red brick a few hundred times with your endless cash and you're bound to get at least some votes and place first! During all of the voting, you're anonymous and you are put up head to head with another look, so the voting player has to vote for one of you. Recently, a player noticed her own cool creation from a previous tournament while they were voting and thought it was weird. It stood out because this theme is dinos, but their copied creation was a pirate. They asked on the official forum and a representative answered that "oh yeah, we "borrow" looks from other players and put them in so the voting booth doesn't look so empty!" So what exactly happens if the bot gets a vote? You are only put head to head against someone a finite amount of 60 times before they tell you how many votes out of those 60 you got. If you give the bot a vote, you are essentially taking away a vote from the other contestant, since the bot vote doesn't even go to an actual deserving player. And further, that bot may be in your group of 30 people without you even knowing about it. The game company could literally multiply the bot score by ten thousand if they wanted to. Anything to make you say "aww, but I was so close to first place, now I have to empty my wallet to even get the cool brick". This obviously leads to more sales, and isn't a new concept, but since the game tells you that you are playing against real people but then admits that an unknown number of contestants are fake, the odds change drastically because they have pulled the curtain back far enough that you can see that they have complete control over how you fare in the game, so none of your creations matter anymore. The bots are essentially outbidding real players with money that the devs print for them, and I would like to know where this falls on the legality spectrum. The company has its HQ in Canada, but is legally incorporated in Delaware.

I work for GameStop and after a customer complained the store was closed for an employee meal break our district manager has informed us we’re no longer permitted to take breaks if the store doesn’t have coverage [OH]

employment

So, apparently Ohio has no requirements for meal breaks and this is apparently legal but I have major concerns because a I know several people in my district that are diabetic and sometimes they have to take a quick fifteen even with breaks because they feel low. GameStop pushes the limit already with their store hour budgets. Each week my store, and most every store in my district, is given just enough hours for one person to work open to close with thirty minutes before and after to do admin duties (which often isn’t enough time to go to the bank, post office, count registers, do marketing and prices changes, etc.). I say this because it’s 100% impossible to have coverage for lunch every day. This is known, it’s the biggest complaint during each weekly meeting before this most recent news and our DM and up know this. They’ve commented on it several times saying, “deal with it” and then ask more from us each week. We got our schedule for this coming week and our Store Leader is going to be working five days a week with no lunch break so at least our stores diabetic employee can have coverage for the two days he works. I’ll be the one providing coverage. Our other employee contacted HR about this and nothing has come of it yet. Other stores are at a loss for what to do because HR only exists for the customers benefit and sexual harassment claims in the company. As far this goes, I can’t see it going anywhere because the state law pretty clearly is blank on the matter. But, like I said, there has to be something here for those with medical conditions. We can be open for as much as 10 hours for a big release or sale event and then find out last minute we have to stay for marketing and price changes. That’s not possible for some of our employees. What can I do? It feels like everyone around me has just accepted defeat and will go along with it.

My Friend has some issues.

school

My friend is having murderous and suicidal thoughts, he’s told me he dreams of killing people and ripping them apart, he’s been feeling these thoughts for 7 years. He’s not a psychopath because he told me he still feels empathy and still cares about people. I believe he can be helped so I told him he should go to the School counselor. But now I’m worried the school counselor might tell the police. If the counselor tells his parents it won’t matter because they don’t care and will think he’s faking it. Can the School counselor tell the police? I live in Neosho Missouri.

New apartment charging a 200$ reservation fee

housing

So we are moving to a new state and just secured an apartment. We each had to pay a 100$ application fee, which I’m totally fine with, but then they also asked for a 200$ admin fee which they stated was a reservation fee (other complexes would roll this into your security deposit). We asked them today since there was no information about this online and they said it doesn’t roll over and it’s basically just 200$ lost to us but that they get to keep. Has anyone else ever heard of this? Honestly, it’s pissing me off even more than I already was since their application site had the pricing and layout incorrect and they called and told us the price would go up over 100$ a month due to their mistake. (In other words, the application we submitted was for a particular unit/layout for $XXXX, and they just called and said that the layout was not labeled correctly on their site/portal and to switch it to the right unit/layout the rent would increase by about $160 dollars a month). It’s just all super sketchy to me, and if we back out now we lose $400 so we aren’t doing that. I’m so glad to be buying a house next year since apartment complexes really screw people over (in my opinion). And I’m really tired of the bullshit we’ve had to deal with when leasing apartments. This is in Florida, and really, some of it seems to be toeing the line of legality, but I don’t know the laws. And in general I feel like properties are protected over tenets so I wouldn’t even surprised if apartments can’t do whatever they want and get away with it haha

Two cars back out of parking lot at the same time, neither stop and both collide... 50/50 liability?

insurance

If two cars backed up at the same time in a grocery store parking lot, neither stopped, and hit each other, is this a 50/50 responsibility? So each person takes care of their own damages? Both parties agreed that it was both their faults but stupidly exchanged information. Could one file a claim and be held accountable? Insurance does not go by he said/she said, they investigate, correct? [pictures](https://imgur.com/a/IzeKQzD?s=sms)

My friend has abandoned the army

contract

My friend (M19) who just got out of "basic training" about a few months ago is in a 2 year contract with the army (I am not sure what is on the contract). He was being treated poorly by others in his barracks. He has since left. He took a flight to another state without telling anyone. I'm trying to help him, but I don't know where to start. I suggested to him that he should try and transfer to the "Fort" that he is near currently, but I'm not sure if it's too late or how it works. Someone please help, I don't know if he can or will be arrested or penalized somehow for army abandonment. Maybe he needs a lawyer or needs to talk to someone in order to get this cleared. Thank you.

[WI] College charged graduation fee for caps and gowns. Now there’s no graduation and they’re not refunding it.

school

Hi all, Title says it all. We were charged a fee of $250 for caps and gowns and now there’s no graduation ceremony. They’re not refunding the $250 fee and it doesn’t appear like caps and gowns are getting sent out. Is it worth pursuing this in small claims? They said we have no case. I know better than to take legal advice from my opponent. But I’m not a lawyer. So that’s why I am asking here.

Being charged for property manager's repair when his regular maintenance should have prevented the issue.

housing

Hi, first time posting in this subreddit. I would just like to know how my lease could be interpreted in my situation. I live in a duplex apartment (upper floor is one unit and lower floor is another) in Wisconsin. Both units have a shared space in the basement where there is a washer and a dryer and designated storage areas (this is a typical setup in my area). Story made short: Walked into basement, it's flooded with a couple inches of water, call property manager, says its an our fault it flooded, charges us with ~80 service fee for 1.5 hours of work and a trip to our apartment. He said the reason the basement flooded is as follows: the hose leading to the sink was not actually in the sink and started draining water onto floor (we just recently cleaned the lint trap on the drain about a week prior so I am almost positive there was no way the hose fell out on our account), and the water should have drained into the emergency drain in the floor of the basement, but it was clogged with dirt/typical accumulating matter. So the property manager unclogged the drain, cleaned it, and charged us. What my stance is, is that this emergency drain should be routinely checked to make sure that it is in fact working for situations like this. The lease states that landlords should keep parts of the property in their control under regular maintenance. (Being a shared space I feel like that would include the basement floor drain). The landlord argues that this is our responsibility to keep the floor drain cleaned out (we keep the sink drain that the washer leads to clean because it grosses us out). If they do make the argument that the floor drain is under our responsibilities, there is also a statement in our lease under management that states that anything in the tenants control must be maintained and kept in as good of condition as it was during the beginning of the lease. If this is true, and if the drain was as clean as it should've been at the beginning of our lease (which we moved in about 17-18 months ago and it always seemed pretty dirty), there is no way that the drain would clog to the point that water couldn't go down it in that amount of time of us living there. (We keep the basement pretty clean, you wouldn't want to lick the floors by any means but we make sure there aren't many leaves or large dust bunnies down there). Sorry about the long post, but I tried to give the most details needed. I guess what I want to know is, can I argue with my property manager that if he properly maintained the property, there would be nothing to repair and for that reason we shouldn't have to pay for this? And when not specifically stated in the lease, how do you know what is under the Tenants' and what is under the Landlord's responsibilities or maintenance. Is the emergency drain considered the foundation of the house that must be maintained? Thanks for any help! I really appreciate it.

Ex wife still hasn’t signed warranty deed.

family

Divorce was final in October. I was awarded the house. I refinanced, closed, paid her out, and took possession in February. I received a call from the title co. today that she hadn’t signed the warranty deed yet, removing herself from the title. I sent a letter to her lawyer, but I don’t even know if she is still working for my ex. What else can I do, besides getting my lawyer involved again (as that gets expensive quickly)? I know I can ask her to sign it again, but based on previous experience, I know she won’t. She was supposed to have done this 2 month ago. In fact I thought she had.

Kentucky company refuses to add Telehealth to their insurance plan during the Co-vid19 pandemic. Company also fails to communicate with employees about this decision.

business

I’m a 20 year old Kentucky college student who is diagnosed with ADHD and deal with anxiety/depression symptoms. During the shutdown most primary doctors and their offices where closed and no one was seeing patients in person. I go to therapy twice a month and also see a psychiatrist once a month for my medication. During the Coronavirus pandemic my doctors provided an Telehealth service so that patients can still get the therapy and medication they need. I’m under my parents insurance plan and they pay the co-pays for the services. Once we learned about the Telehealth option my mother called our insurance provider and was told that our visits would be covered because of the pandemic. Today, my doctor office called and informs me and my mother that for some unusual reason our insecure was denied for about 4 patient visits. Once hearing this, we contacted our insurance providers supervisor and where told that,”Telehealth is almost always covered when we reached out to your employer and ask if they wanted to add Telehealth option to their package they specifically denied it”. The employer was through my father and we contacted him and asked if he was aware/communicated to that Telehealth was not being covered during the pandemic he said that this is the first time he is hearing about this. We also got into contact with the HR department and where told that yes the company opted not add a Telehealth service and when asked made no indication that they informed anyone. The HR representative also pushed the blame on the doctor. My mother wrote down everyone’s name, position, and important comments during this whole process. The company is a respectable size, potentially over 100 employees, and I’m sure this will impact more than just my family. I’m wondering is this just unethical business practice or can there be any legal responsibility.

Is it legal for my company to garnish wages for a flat tire on a company vehicle.

employment

State: Missouri City: St. Louis / Hazelwood ​ \[info\] ​ I work for a client of Amazon. I do not directly work FOR amazon. My company is hired by them, we do everything amazon drivers do, we deliver packages as a company directly to consumers. Two weeks prior my company bought 56 brand new 2019 Amazon Branded Ford Transit Vans. Prior to this we were driving pretty old and beat up U-hauls to do our deliveries. It was verbally stated at each of our stand-ups that any "damage" to the vans would result in immediate discharge from the company, as most damage was attributed to bad driving habits. ​ Yesterday, I was driving an Illinois route when after one stop I noticed I had a bolt lodged into the tire and heard pressure being released at an alarming rate, I followed protocol and called my Delivery Service Provider(DSP), in this case they gave me Ford Roadside Assistance # and to follow up with them. I called them and they drove out and changed the tire to the spare. Ford Roadside specifically said that this service was covered under the insurance so there was no cost. ​ Today my DSP said they were taking the cost of the tires out of my paycheck, as well as the hour and a half I was sitting on the side of the road waiting for Roadside assistance to show up, as I wasn't doing anything. I'm not too upset about the hour and half out of paycheck, its whatever. But I don't believe I should be responsible for the tire in this scenario. ​ I couldn't find any info that stated drivers were specifically responsible for tires in anything I signed for this company, nor was there any verbal statement in the past 2 weeks about flat tires that we were responsible, until I had one ( the first of our company ) and that we were now responsible for them. ​ What are my options please. If they charge me for the tire, I'm more than likely not going to continue with them anyways.

Job asking for “revised” doctors note. Can they do that?

employment

Hi. On mobile. In Colorado. Need advice or resources ASAP I work in a nursing home. I guess we all have to be tested weekly for covid for 8 weeks or so due to new regulations (still hoping for proof of that). We previously did testing on a volunteer basis. I did the nasal swab. I had an allergic reaction and my whole nasal interior turned into blisters that popped, creating an open wound that lasted more than a week. My doc wrote a note saying “Due to allergic response to nasal swab, prplsmith needs to only have saliva testing” Now my work wants to know WHAT in exactly which swab I am allergic to (we can figure that out without a complete allergy screening) because a nasal swab is required. What can I do? Can they force me to get a full allergy screening and bypass what the original note said? I’m not against testing- I’m against putting myself in a precarious health situation. I already have a call in to the doc to see what they say about it, but wondering if they can really require me to risk my health in order to protect others? What about the right to refuse? I am also ok losing this job over this, bit I would prefer to keep it

How do we get stolen dog back?!

criminal

My baby cousin’s dog was stolen while he was walking on Sunday, January 3, 2021 in GA. The assailants pulled a gun on him and demanded he hand his new puppy over. A police report was filed, a PI hired, and luckily the dog has been semi-located via Instagram like 30 minutes ago. A user on the neighbors app or next door app sent us the Instagram page of the now stolen and rehomed dog. We were able to ID him from his unique markings and coat pattern. Unfortunately, pup is not chipped since we just adopted him, and we have no idea where in Atlanta the dog actually is. Since it’s late at night, we aren’t able to get in contact with the cop on the case! We are all a ball of nerves! If the dognappers got him chipped, how do we get him back? Also, would love to know how to locate a user via IG if anyone has any ideas. Extra info: The pup is a purebred frenchie and was purchased from a breeder.

School not giveing us the stuff we paid for.

school

So my school has announced that if you owe any money to the school you will not be given your caps, gowns, coffee mugs, etc. My question is wether or not this is legal as we all paid for them in advance and did so through a 3rd party. Additional information 1. They are all being shipped to the school. 2. I'm asking this for a friend who doesn't have reddit as he might owe some money and cant pay it off yet. 3. They were ordered in the caff but it is a 3rd party that accepted the forms, accepted the money, and is producing as well as shipping the products. 4. My school has done a lot of shady sh*t in the past. (I apologize for any spelling/grammar erors)

Speeding ticket advice

driving

Hello all, I am located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. I was pulled over today for going 88km/h in a 60km/h zone, I was polite and the officer dropped the speed down to 75km/h on the ticket so I would not get any points on my licence... the fine is only $52 but I would still like to fight my ticket to keep it off my record. My question is: If I go to fight the ticket is it possible for me to be charged the original 88km/h fine? Or is the 75km/h now the maximum I can be charged for? And should I go fight the ticket or just pay the fine? I’m sure this has been asked before but thanks in advance

Can I report my car as stolen?

driving

I had a car that was in pretty bad shape and would have costed more to fix than it was worth. I sold the car for parts to a guy in my town. There was no record of this transaction. A few months later the cops show up and say that my car was used to flee the scene of a murder where a woman was killed in her home with five children and is now in Philadelphia. I’m guessing instead of using the car for parts, somebody fixed it up, but the license plate and registration are still under my name. I got billed every time the car got on the turnpike so he was pretty easy to track down. The man is now in jail, but I’m still being billed for turnpike and parking tickets, meaning someone else has the car now. Can I report the car as stolen even though I sold it for parts? I’ll gladly take the car back if it’s fixed seeing as how the title was never transferred.

Father’s Wife Taking Advantage Of His Illness To Put Properties From His Estate In Her Name

wills

Hello everyone, I have been dealing with a very stressful situation with a broken family and and don’t know what else to do and nowhere else to turn. Story: My father is 73 years old, has Parkinson’s Disease (for the past almost 7 years), multiple medical problems such as diabetes, anxiety, depression, degenerated disk, hernia, sleep apnea, and high blood pressure. He is on many different medications including pain killers that mess with his state of mind. In the past two years he’s gone through many surgeries and his Parkinson’s disease has been getting worse and worse. This has drastically effected his mental state and causes him to forget a lot and sometimes even think he’s in his home country with his parents (who are both deceased). Anyways, during these two years, his wife (my step mom) has been administering all his medications and has been slowly taking over all his business. During this time he created a family trust for his 8 kids (all over the age of 18), 2 ex-wives, and current wife. He and his wife are the only ones involved in his family trust. I have found out that she had already taken 9 properties from his estate, after making him sign quitclaim deeds (relinquishing all interest in these properties). After countless arguments, I have found out that she took him to his family trust lawyer after pumping him with meds (and possibly marijuana edibles) in order to get the quitclaim deeds signed. From what he and his closest friend told me, he was disoriented and unaware of what he was doing at this time. And was also forced to sign these forms by his wife using threats. Sounds like undue influence to me. I have a saved voice recording of my dad saying he didn’t even remember or know what he signed. I’ve gone to the county recorder’s office and found the quitclaim deeds to 3 properties from his estate transferred over to her and her family trust for her and her 3 kids. After leaving I realized that the remaining 7 properties may have already been transferred over to her kids, which is why I was unable to find the quitclaim deeds to those properties but am certain that he has transferred them over to her from what he himself has told me. My father supports all of us. Including his ex-wives. I am the only child from my mother (23M). My mother and I don’t have the money for a lawyer. And my father is unwilling to pay for one because he seems to be brainwashed by his wife and also seems to be afraid big her. Every time the subject comes up he seems afraid of what his wife would do if she found out we got another lawyer involved. My worries are that she will take everything from me, my mom, my 4 other siblings and their mom. I have talked to my father about the family trust long ago and his intent was to split everything fairly to the entire family. It wasn’t until he fell very ill that his wife started to change the family trust, take his properties from under his nose, and manipulate my father for her own agenda. Without my father we have no money, no assets, nothing. If he passes she will have the 9 properties already in her name, all community property (including properties purchased rn during their marriage, his only bank account which is a joint bank account with his wife) and a portion of what’s left of his estate. Leaving the rest of this large family with the scraps she didn’t want or couldn’t take. Before my father’s illness he was a strong man who worked with the local police department, interfaith groups who worked with religious leaders from all religious backgrounds such as Christianity, Catholicism, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, etc, and a business man working in real estate. I know my father. He would’ve never let this happen to him, his business, or his estate in a clear state of mind. Now with all this information, what do you think is the best choice I could make in order to stop his wife from further undue influence, manipulation, and coercion toward my father. Idk if I’ve missed anything but I tried to sum up everything as much as I could. Any help/advice would be great. Thank you.

[NL] My first time leaving an apartment, need to go back to my home country. How do I approach my semi-hostile landlord?

housing

Hi nice people of Reddit, (NL stands for Nederlands) I need some advice. I have decided after years of hard life in this country, it's time to go back home and get my education. The legal process is very simple and straight forward but I have no idea how to approach my landlord. I'll have lived here for two years in November but my lease is up December 2018. As this city is a student city, it's very common to end leases early. There was a verbal agreement that he would of course prefer a proper notice period. So I feel if I approach this correctly I could end the contract with a months notice. I'm terrified I'm going to make a mess of this. What is the proper way to begin this? Do I call him and try to explain myself? Have something written down first like an official notice? My family are desperate to go back home as soon as possible. I'm really sorry if this is such a basic question, I'm struggling and have no idea what to expect.

Is my boss legally assaulting me? Did I do the right thing?

employment

New York My boss and I have not had the best relationship. I believe he is unethical and I'm not afraid to tell him or his supervisor of his actions. For this reason, our relationship has been tense. But I am stuck between "my boss is a man child" and "my boss assaults me" and I don't know what to do. Here is what happened. 1.) In Feb of this year - his actions got out of control. On two occasions he made the attempt to spread the rumor that I am pregnant - first time was in front of our department. Second time was while I was conducting an interview. 2.) Within this same week, he decided to throw his water bottle at me in the middle of a department meeting. He does this often when I am at my desk, asks me if I want to play "52 card pickup" and throws random stuff at me. I brush it off when he does it to me while I am at my desk but this what in a department meeting and I felt completely disrespected. 3.) Minding my own business, I was walking down the hall and I saw him walk down the opposite side. He sees me and proceeds "in my lane" running me into the wall. He then walks away. This is after the fact that I just took time off for a knee injury. Since then: I have filed a report with HR, spoke to his supervisor multiple occasions and even sought council from our on sight therapist who spoke with our executive. The actions they took against him was forcing him to attend leadership training. That's it. I felt like the way HR handled it was unjust and I have spoke to them multiple times about this. They said that I need to work on communicating to him better. Is my boss legally assaulting me or did HR handle it correctly?

Question about self pardoning

criminal

I’m genuinely curious about a scenario with Trump. Let’s say he gives himself a blanket pardon for any possible crimes committed while he was in office. So in essence he’s Scott free on a federal level. But what if during some other legal discovery processes a few years later unearths federal crimes he committed while in office that were not yet known. Would his pardon cover those crimes as well or would he be able to be tried for them in federal courts?

Florida termination of lease notice

housing

Our apartment complex is asking us to sign a notice that we will not be renewing, but they are requiring that all four people on the lease sign in the office on the same day or they will not accept it. If we don’t get this resolved 90 days before the end of the lease they will extend our lease everyday and charge us a prorated rate. One of our roommates no longer lives in the area and the 3 of us work full time and have clinicals for our schools.

Is it possible to end a lease a month early without any penalty

contract

Hi my apartment has very thin walls and for the past month my neighbors have been banging on my walls for everything I do and I barley get enough sleep. Any advice on getting out the lease a month early would be great. Thank you

Void lease due to unsafe conditions?

housing

I live with 4 roommates in a 1st floor apartment in Texas. Someone threw a party on the third floor with so many people it caused the floor to bow in. The management put up “supports” in the unit above us to push up the ceiling and put one in our living room. [this](https://imgur.com/a/7nU7u0r) is what it looks like. I don’t feel safe and the support they put up is shoddy and not to code. How can I cancel my lease do to unsafe conditions?

[AL] Assuming Alabama were to make medical marijuana legal - what legal pitfalls should I investigate in planning to open a distribution center?

business

There is a bill in the Alabama senate and house proposing creating the "[The Alabama Medical Marijuana Patient Safe Access Act](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2015RS/PrintFiles/SB326-int.pdf)." I personally find it unlikely to pass in its current, or frankly any, form any time soon. However... I have been asked to study the feasibility of creating one or more non profit medical marijuana distribution center(s) should the bill pass. I've decided to take that a step further, basically doing the legwork to develop a business plan. Why? A) I like creating business plans and strategies and B) If MMJ were to pass in Alabama it might be a good opportunity, or might not, financially speaking. I want to find out. Now I know retail, I know small business. I've got access to expertise in non-profit organizations. I've never smoked, eaten, ingested, whatever else people do, marijuana. I don't know jack shit about it other than it's currently illegal. Where I'm asking for a little help is pointing me in the right direction on legal risks. I don't mind doing my own legwork - but since I don't know anything about medicinal marijuana I thought perhaps you might have thought of things I haven't that I should research. Going on the assumption Alabama were to actually pass a medical marijuana bill, what potential legal hurdles might I need to address in my research? The obvious issue is that regardless of what Alabama does it's still illegal on the federal level - and that fact has several implications that I'm trying to gain some insight about. I'd love any and all thoughts. Would you invest your time or money on such a venture in a medical marijuana "legal" state? I don't know that I would or wouldn't. Seems damn risky to me but I am intrigued. Which is why I'm researching and asking for your thoughts. Thanks in advance.

Do I HAVE to be an informant for the police?

criminal

I think the best way to ask this question is to just tell you all what has happened over the past week, and then ask you what I should do based on that. About a week ago, my husband and I were detained after police responded to a domestic call; people saw we were somewhat arguing and called the police. Once police had arrived, one officer saw some drug paraphernalia in the car and both parties were detained. Both my husband and I admitted to having drugs and paraphernalia, and so we were transported to the station. So at this point we were separated. While handcuffed and in the back of the cruiser, the officer asked me if I would be willing to accept court ordered help. I said yes. He then asked if I would do a controlled buy for them, and in turn they would drop all the charges. After a moment, I said yes, and that's when my husband and I were brought into the station. After some talk and taking down information, we were released on the condition that we would answer whenever they would call and we would be their CI, or informant. A whole week passes. I called and left a message. He returns my call and told me to come in tonight to talk with drug task force. That was just a few hours ago, and basically we singed what the officer called "the states attorneys rules" form, and retold them the info on the drug dealers we had. The drug taskforce officer was pretty much a dickhead, but over all not much happened. No charges had been filed. And he said that he wants us to do 2 controlled buys from one of them. We just got home, and I decided to ask you guys: What now? Do I HAVE to do these buys? Should I get a Lawyer? Do I still "owe them"? Also, I know that this whole thing sounds like the plot to a bad action thriller, but if I was making something up, I would at least make it believable. Any advice or insight is welcome.

Any information about what to do before and after forming LTD ? please

business

Hi there, I'm a developer and I have 18 years old. I'm asked to register a LTD company so i'm doing it with 1stchoice-formations (I selected non-residents pack). I'm the only person in this company , no other shareholders or employees ... and I'm not a UK or us resident ... i'm outside the EU ​ how much salary can I take from my company or can I take all the money because i'm alone ? wich forms do I need to send every month or year ? Do I have to open a business bank account ? Do I need to have an insurence number. How much can I earn without payinh taxes ? ​ can anyone help me please ? i'm really stuck Thank you so much

Going after parental rights? WI

family

What’s the best way to go after parental rights? Without going into much detail about my son’s dad: - My son is 2, hasn’t seen him since 4 mon old - Does not try to communicate whatsoever and hasn’t done anything with the courts regarding visitation or custody - Pending felony possession of meth and bail jumping - Doesn’t pay court ordered child support - No job or valid drivers license I’m a LPN, work full time and go to school for my RN, which I’ll be graduating with in May. Living with kg parents currently to help financially (or not have to pay rent really) while in school. I plan to wait until I graduate to go for rights. I don’t see how he could possibly benefit my sons life in a positive way at all and truly think 2 years should’ve been enough time to make a move to be involved. Am I wrong? What’s the best plan for this? Thanks.

My son’s father is homeless, jobless, a drug/gambling addict, and currently MIA. I want to terminate his rights. What next?

family

TD;LR: My son’s dad is so unfit to be a father it’s not even funny. I want his rights terminated. I can’t afford legal help. Need advice. Is it possible? I (25f) have a 2.5 year old son who is just the best. His Dad (27m) and I, let’s call him Joe, were together for a few years, got pregnant, and he became abusive and overall angry and absent. I am ashamed that I decided to have a child with someone like this, but I do believe his mental illness has a lot to do with how he is now, and of course I love my son more than anything in the world. We lived together until our son was about 6-7 months old. Once I left him, he started acting insane to put it lightly. He was/is still obsessed with me, would stalk me and harass me. He had anger issues, would scream at me and our son throw stuff at us, etc. We had an agreement that he would watch our son on the weekends while I worked. Most weekends he would just take him to his parents house and have them take care of him, or he would make some excuse to make me miss work and come get him. Around last year, when my son was 1.5, I found out Joe had been doing hard drugs (cocaine, meth) and gambling his life away. I did not find this out until later, and I’m still not sure of how often he was under the influence/ coming down whilst taking care of our son and driving him around. All I know is there were multiple occasions where he would pick up our son in the morning after partying all night and not sleeping at all. Once I found out, I wouldn’t allow him around my son until he could prove he was sober. Joe barely put up a fight. It has now been over a year since he’s been with our son alone. Now he is jobless, homeless, and supposedly in another state. He has been arrested 3 times in the last year, and is in 10s of thousands of dollars in debt to multiple banks because he commits bank fraud and steals money somehow. (He hasn’t been busted for that yet) I’ve heard about him robbing people at gunpoint... etc. It has always been my fear to raise my son without his Dad, so I’ve stupidly given him plenty of chances. We have no custody agreement, we are not married. His name is on the birth certificate and my son has his last name, that’s about it. He hasn’t paid a dime to help me since I moved out. I’ve filed a protection order because of recent harassment, but he left the state and no one knows where he is so I can’t have him served. Needless to say, I’ve been struggling emotionally and financially, but we’re making it somehow. I think it’s best if his rights are terminated.. I just want to protect my son from any further trauma. I have a crazy amount of evidence and witnesses to help my case...but I definitely can’t afford a lawyer.. and have heard it’s extremely difficult and expensive for it to be done. I live in Nebraska. What should I do??

Do text messages have any weight for an agreement? (ON, Canada)

contract

Basically, I provided service, they got nitpicky and refused contract afterwards (service before contract is completely my fault & mistake). We discussed the entire thing over Facebook messenger. Since October. They now say they will hold up to their end and compensate me (payment isn't immediate), and still don't want to sign anything. Of course now I don't trust them at all. Does their Facebook message count as an agreement? I don't think I can convince them to sign anything at this point and don't want to push them away. I'm just looking to have them do what they agreed to do and be compensated and that's really it. I don't know if saying the wrong thing at this point is the difference between getting paid or not. I haven't responded or agreed to this yet. Thanks.

Co-worker’s OPT visa expires Feb. 11 but they can’t renew it during the government shut down [NY]

employment

I work at a software company in NYC. My co-worker is here on an OPT visa that expires February 11th. They need paperwork from the university they attended to be mailed by then, and the university is saying that could take 2 weeks. There is a feature called E-Verify that we are being told she needs in order to proceed. However, it is not functional during the government shutdown. I would think this will affect tons of people and that many must be looking for resources, if none have been provided already. Any assistance would be much appreciated.

Unfit mother

family

My partner just got emergency custody of his 6 y/o son due to CPS intervention. Is the first mom legally obligated to turn over important documents required for school registration, ie social security card, birth certificate and shot records?

Abusive father who is ruining my and my mother's life, i need to take legal action against him. How can i get help form the law. I'm from India.

criminal

I am a victim of child abuse and now i want to take legal action against my father who has been controlling, torchering and causing mental distress to my mother and me. He use to beat my mother with pipe and hunter in front of me and my elder sister because of food. "Remember how i use to beat your mother" "Tell your mother to make good food or i will make your roam around in Street naked" "Tell your mother to not to leave the house" "If you help your mother i will kill both of you without anyone knowing" "Tell your mother to not to eat fruits" My mother has arthritis so she is not able to do work for long periods of time. These are the things that i have been listening my whole life. I can't move forward, im at the brink of committing suicide. So i want to know what legal action can i take against him because i want to fight before i die. I'm just waiting to get out of this house while i am trying to get a job. I don't have any money or any relatives that can help me financially. I am don't know what to do anymore. Please help me.

(CA) Driving on Private Property

driving

Can a teenager who is not yet 18 operate a car on private property? I know it’s against the law on public property, but let’s say it’s a gated community - can the teen learn to drive on the private? Is the CA Vehicle Code only applicable to public right of ways? Can anyone state the CVC for this form of applicability? Thanks!

Will in Texas

wills

Can I write my own will in Texas? I’ve read that you can write it, have two witnesses sign it, and motorize it. Will that be legal?

Landlord infringement on my 2nd amendment right.

housing

Its my understanding of statute 70-24-110 in montana that the landlord can not prevent me from lawfully possessing a firearm on the premises, contract or otherwise. Yet on my lease it says "unless i have prior written consent i can't store keep or maintain a firearm on the premises" failure to do do so will result in a $100 fine a day until its resolved or what ever. I just want to know since this is owned by a large company if this opens them up to a class action lawsuit for their disregard to my 2nd amendment right and state law. Or bare minimum sue them if they try and enforce fines on me.

My workplace is acting like COVID isn't real

employment

I work at a Dispensary in Colorado. One of my coworkers got sick and left early, the next day my manager tells me a couple hours into work that the same guy just tested positive. No emails from corporate telling those who came in contact with him to quarantine, they just expected everyone to go about business as usual. Fast forward a week and now 3 people have tested positive. A couple other coworkers and I have decided to forgo work until they get this shit figured out leading people from corporate to come in and work in the meantime. Is there any way myself and my coworkers can be compensated for the work we have missed, or at least some legal way to hold our employer responsible for its negligence? Any and all help would be appreciated.

California landlord goes back on agreement and is now trying to evict me

housing

Hello I hope I can get some answers here because it's been a rough time. So I live in california and live off a social security check because of my terminal illness. I had previously discussed on text with my landlord about an agreement to pay less rent due to unforeseen costly circumstances and they agreed over text. However after 2 months they are now trying to evict me and claiming that I owe more than I actually do. Can my landlord do that? With being extremely high risk to COVID-19 because my terminal illness is respiratory related. Can they even evict me? TL;DR Can a landlord evict me after agreeing to work with me because of financial hardship?

Helppp please!!

criminal

I met someone online, saw them a couple times and started to get to know them more. He expressed his interested in being my bf. I said I need to know him better. I would go to the police if it weren’t for the basis of how we met, which is nooot legal. So I am scared to go to the police. I just ended it and still shook. I asked what his dirtiest fantasy was and he said molest a 6 yr child, and confessed OVER TEXT that he has done it before to his ex’s gf. Please someone help me.

Can my roommates prohibit my boyfriend from visiting me?

housing

My boyfriend was staying with me during the covid pandemic to protect his toddler nephew and an older relative. One of My roommates claimed I didn’t talk to her about it and labeled my boyfriend as “aggressive” and said she was uncomfortable with him being around. He has never been aggressive towards her, however he has defended himself when being yelled at/ verbally assaulted (as she has done to me several times). Anyway, my roommate texted my landlord and he sent me a text saying my boyfriend could no longer reside in the residence. Ok, I understand. I’m planning on moving out soon. However, my roommate has said she will call the police if she sees my boyfriend at the house again. He has never threatened violence against her and we generally avoid common areas, preferring to stay in my room away from the drama. Can my roommate prevent my boyfriend from coming over and hanging out? The lease says no one can reside for more than two weeks. We have already talked and he is staying somewhere else. But can he still visit/spend an occasional night? Can she call the police for him being here, even though he hasn’t harmed anything but her ego? Can my landlord prevent him from coming over an visiting because the two week rule had been broken prior to this? We are all on the same lease.

Exceeded allotted hours/cap on contract but employee hasn’t completed task. How can/must I pay her?

contract

I own a small consulting firm with roughly 6 staff. They're all but 1 employed on one project right now. That 1 outlier is on 2 projects. We signed a contract with this other client stating we would perform x work in x amount of time NTE $x. X employee said they could complete the work in well under that allotted time and cap. 6 weeks later x employee has exceeded their commitment x4 and we have now maxed out the contract. I can no longer pay this employee FROM that contract. And I can't ask for an amendment to the contract due to procurement policies and general reputation risks. This employee has verbally offered to "eat" the hours since they have exceeded a cap that was 4x what they originally, verbally quoted. My question, is this legal? Can said employee work at no charge because there is nothing left to charge the client on the contract? Or must I pay them and just eat the costs? Additionally, said employee signed onto our company for a flat rate. But for this outlying contract, they have a much higher rate. IF I must pay them no matter what, must I pay this employee the higher rate from that contract or their flat rate they signed on to the company for? Located in Missouri

Can you be prosecuted for a hate crime for liking an image?

school

My school threatened to arrest me in the UK for liking an edgy meme my friend made. Is there any truth to the claim? Btw the incident is over so nothing bad is going to occur

Can my mom lose her home over landlord refusing to cash her rent checks?

housing

West Virginia My mother owns a double wide trailer and rents about 2 acres of land. The current landlord took over and inherited the land after his father, the orginal landlord, passed. Landlord is claiming my mother never paid her august, September, or october rent. She has recipets and bank statements proving she did and that the checks were cashed. She ended up writing him a check to cover all three months rent, and recently sent another one to cover November's. (Sent on the 26th of october). Neither have been cashed. She is certain he is up to no good and will attempt to evict her. She doesnt have the money to have a double wide moved, nor land to move it onto. I guess my question is; if she proves she paid, is she still at his mercy of being evicted? Does she have any rights since she has no lease? Legally, what happens if she is forced to move but cant remove the trailer?

Online Promotions.

contract

Hello everyone. Recently, I was approached to do a paid promotion by a media company. We agreed on the details of said promo and they’ve said that they’ll draw up a contract to secure the deal. I have no experience in dealing with promos with contracts and legal stuff involved, so how should I go about this? All inputs are highly appreciated, thank you.

CA - Employer making us sign change of health insurance the day before it changes. New rates are almost 1/3 higher than old plan after trying to sign us up with a new provider

employment

Long story short We got a notification by email on Thursday this past week that our Health Insurance will be changing providers (Let’s call them Insurance Co B). They made us sign forms electing from 3 different levels of coverage and the new coverage would have started on 9/1. Yes...2 days to decide and submit forms. This was sent company wide (about 400 employees between CA and AZ, headquarters are in AZ so insurance is based out of AZ). This morning, got a notification that “not enough employees opted for Insurance Co B”, so we are going to continue with the current provider Insurance Co A. New plan under Co A is now 33% higher in monthly costs for employees and because we are in CA vs Az, they gave us 3 options of which only 1 we are qualified (because we out “out of state”) to elect which is definitely not the low end of the three. My question is is this even legal? How many days are they supposed to give us notice as far as a change like this and then change it again because not enough people signed up for the new company? As it stands because of not only the very short notice and now the higher rate, my entire office is declining coverage. Any advice on this situation?

Another company lying to its consumers

business

So I need some advice. Amino apps,a prominent social media platform has been lying to all of its consumers. Let's get into some detail. Amino apps can ban anyone for violating the community guidelines three times,however, you can appeal this ban if you feel as if it was unjust. Just fine and dandy correct? Wrong. Amino apps said on an email to me and I quote(as well as to others I want to mention that) "Thank you for taking the time to contact us. Team Amino will disable accounts if they violate one or more of our Community Guidelines. Unfortunately, an account cannot be restored once this happens." I wish to know what to do in this situation.

Might be fired for no call no showing on a day the manager knew I would be out of town on. If I’m fired. Is there any legal recourse? I’m in an at will state.

business

I graduated college and I posted months notice in writing, text, and verbally that I would need the whole weekend off. My manager gave me the day of notice she changed the schedule for me to open instead. I was out of state at the time. So I couldn’t make it. I might be fired when I go into work today. I have proof my schedule didn’t say that I opened and I have proof I told her and really everyone that it was happening. She even told other managers not to schedule me cause of it. If I do get fired. Is there any legal recourse? Only hiccup is that I’m in an at will state. The manager has been trying to get rid of me for months since I’m the only one who knows she’s been stealing and violating all kinds of rules again with hard evidence.

Driver runs red light, hits pedestrian

driving

There is an intersection near my college campus that is notorious for drivers running red lights from the turning lane (about 3-5 cars run the red light every light cycle). The walk sign for pedestrians comes on after the turning lane light turns red. I cross the intersection at least 6 times a week, every time I'm afraid that I or someone else will be hit by one of these cars when the walk sign comes on. If someone is crossing while the walk sign is on, and gets hit by a car that ran the red light, what sort of actions/precautions would need to be taken?

Hostile work environment/racist boss

business

So firstly a little bit of background info. I work in Nebraska and just over a year ago the company I work for was sold, from private owner to a large corporation. The new owners started to implement a lot of changes very quickly.(Which is fine, they can run a business how they see fit/by their rules/guidelines) Unfortunately because this is a production facility, not preparing properly or changing too many things at once. This can cause some issues with production times. For example most schedules were on a 4 day work week with four shifts to a machine. This allowed for 24/7 production, they changed it to 3 8hour shifts 5 days a week. When things started to fall behind they demeaned people to work 7 days a week 8-12 hours or face right ups/termination. They took away breaks because they are not required by law in Nebraska(I'm not 100% sure I was just told this) and we are not working hard enough to deserve them(we get a thirty min lunch if you work 8 hours or more). The reason I bring any of this up is I have found out that of the 30+ company's they own. All of them have a union, I feel they are just trying to get away with whatever they can, because they can. On to the boss(50's white male), I'm going to list things he has done because all the stories would be to much. Most of which has happened with multiple witnesses and been reported to hr with no results. * Name calls with usually racist subtext(calls the native American guy "chief sitting bull" or "blacks are just worthless/lazy") * Sexist/demeaning? remarks to women. (Generally along the lines of haha you cant do that your a girl. Or I don't know why they hired you, your worthless, women have no place here or I would never hire a woman.) * Personal space issues. (He tries to constantly be in your face, less then a few inches. If you back away or tell him to stop he will start to do it the next day. As if you have never told him to stay back. Mostly for intimidation I assume.) * Physically touched people in aggressive manners(pushed/chest bumped people grabbed peoples arms to prevent them from doing something.) * On one occasion he stated that the only way to get people to listen. Is to go home and get his gun and make them. There is other things but these are the things I feel are the most offensive. I was informed by hr that the director of the hr for the whole corporation was fired 4 months ago and has not be replaced. I have been given a number for who my hr thinks is the next person in line. I have not called them yet, I will tomorrow. I fear I will be fired if I try to contact higher up in the corporation. In the past someone complained when working 7 days a week and because it was sent anonymously through email. The department it came from was addressed in a meeting saying if you can't write your name. You can't be taken seriously and the email was thrown away. Ive tried finding a new job but so far I cant get the hours or money I need to sustain my family. tl;dr Boss has said/done things that people probably should have called the cops. On top of that loves to make racist remarks about every ethnic person we work with. Company really doesn't care and continues to employe him. I'm not 100% sure if I'm posting this in the right area or just being overly sensitive but thank you in advance for any help or direction.

[MN, US] Did I steal from my job?

criminal

I work fast food. I rung up some ice cream that we sell and got a cup of root beer for free (which they allow us to do) and mixed them together to make a root beer float because it’s about 50¢ cheaper than ringing it up normally and I get more ice cream. My manager saw this and told me that I was stealing by not ringing it up as a root beer float. My argument is that I paid for the ice cream and they allow us to have drinks for free so it’d be the same as if I went into a grocery store that sold sandwiches and bought some bread and condiments and just made a sandwich from those because it costs less. Who’s in the wrong in this situation?

Can I Avoid Taking Pension in a Divorce?

family

I'll keep this short. My wife and I live in California and are going through a divorce (married almost 8 years). We both make about the same amount of money. I have a 401k and a couple IRAs and she has a pension. She would like to split everything down the middle (and insists the court will do this as well). I want to split the VALUE down the middle but would rather not take an interest in or be reliant on her pension and would rather just keep my retirement accounts (the value of my retirement and her pension is about equal). She claims that she wants options and a 401k so she can borrow from it if there's an emergency. If I give up part of my retirement and take an interest in her pension, I am stuck letting her make the decision on how much I collect from the pension (depending on how long she works, when she retires, etc.) and if something happens to her and she dies early, I'm stuck without part of my retirement. There's also the emotional want I have of not being tied to her anymore than I have to (we do have 2 young kids) What are my options? Do I have any?

I am being charged money by a subleasing company I didn't sign anything with when I broke/owe nothing. (Minnesota)

housing

Hello! I recently lived in an apartment with a single landlord doing the whole landlord thing by himself. I paid my rent on time and i didn't damage anything. Right before I moved out, my landlord started working with Lifestyle, a subleasing company. I didn't really know what this meant and I was in the process of moving out so I didn't think much of it. When I did move out, I got a bill from Lifestyle for over 3000 dollars, citing I pay for new sinks, new carpets, new shades, pretty much new everything!!! I didn't damage anything. The place isn't even bad either. I talked to my landlord and he said not to worry about it, that they were doing that to all the tenants, and that he would get rid of Lifestyle and take care of it. Basically saying the charge was bogus, and they were just doing this to people so they could make nice new apartments without having to actually pay for it, and i didn't need to worry. Now, 4 months later, I am getting calls from a debt collector for Lifestyle. I told them that I didn't damage anything and that i always paid my rent, and that the landlord even called my new place to assure them I was a great tenant before I moved in. They didn't even know what i was being charged for, but told me it's a valid balance and I need to pay it. They said they have nothing to do with that landlord or his word, but they recommended getting to get in touch with him to fix the situation. I'm just really confused, can they actually charge me for this? Or are they just doing this hoping I will give them money, because I didn't sign anything with them. I didn't even have a lease with the original landlord, he just let me move in. Do I actually need to open a legal claim on this, or are they just trying to get money out of me? It's been 4 months and they've done nothing but call me. Please give me your thoughts.

Roommate destroying stuff before moving out

housing

So one of my roommates is moving out and decided to be petty by destroying things either she partly paid for or was passed down to her from previous roommates. She took a hammer a broke down the microwave, took it outside and ripped the door off and threw it in the trash. She also broke chairs, and a other household items just to be petty. Is that even legal? What can I do about this order than let her go on her reign of terror? Here's a quick clip I was able to capture of her after beating the microwave with a hammer outside: https://gfycat.com/positivegleefulflicker

Selling book notes

school

I have spent a lot of time perfecting my college biology chapter notes and I am curious if it is legal to sell them? I originally thought it would be considered plagiarism but there’s cites like stuvia where you can explicitly sell them. I live in Washington State in the US

Illinois grandmother passing. No will!

wills

Hey there everybody! My grandmother passed away last weekend, and she has three kids. She was unable to sign her will, as the hospital that she went to did not have a notary on staff. The will was written, but not signed as far as I am aware. My mom reached out to me to try to get some help. My grandmother's three kids, my mother, aunt, and uncle, are all great people and are working together to sort through everything. There is no struggle for power or money involved here at this point. My question is, since there is no named executor of the estate, how can my family go about getting one of them appointed? I wasn't sure what the process in Illinois is and I don't want to give my mom bad information. I keep looking around and see either conflicting information or information that doesn't make any sense. Can anyone offer any advice or direction?

What happens to house and other property after spouse dies?

wills

If spouse 1 bought a house before marriage and only his name is on deed and mortgage, what happens to the house if spouse 1 passes away? What about other things like checking/savings/brokerage/investment accounts? What happens to those if 1 spouse dies and there is no will written?

[FL] Car accident - Office said she would email me her notes for insurance

driving

title. ​ got into an accident. was told to give her my details and she would email her notes no tickets were issued to me and I drove off. got a phone call later saying she would email me the notes for my insurance. is this legit?

What happens if I notify the DOL that I have started a new job that makes less than I did before, and less than UI benefits?

employment

If you don’t need/care about and elaboration, skip to the last paragraph. My company has put me on furlough. It has been about 2 months now. I’m not confident that I will be brought back, so I am looking at other options. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that I will be able to jump into another job and instantly start making as much as I am on currently on UI. Don’t get me wrong I AM making less on UI than I make at work. My furloughed position pays us way more than the market value of similar positions. And doesn’t really help me qualify for a higher paying job somewhere else. At the end of the day, I was going to have this problem anyway if I quit or got laid off. The pandemic has just forced it upon me earlier than anticipated. What sucks is, I’m not really “qualified” to do much of anything else that pays well except sales. I am wondering if I would be able to continue to receive some benefits if I start work at another company where I would be making significantly less. The reason I would be making less is because it will likely be a sales position that takes time to develop. I’m scared to make the jump right now, but I think it’s a bad idea to just bet on me being allowed to return to my furloughed job. I guess basically my question is: what happens when I notify DOL that I have started another job and am making a little money. (Less than I get from UI.) I live in Alabama.

Am I resisting arrest if I haven't been accused of anything?

criminal

If I am not around when the authorities come to my door, am I breaking the law? This is without having any contact with the police or anyone beforehand, I have no knowledge of an investigation or anything. This is in the United States.

[AZ] Estranged mother passed away in June...found her today.

housing

I lurk and occasionally post but I never expected to have a pertinent question for this group. ​ tl;dr: I wasn't on great terms with my mother, she suffered from severe mental illness, she passed away and neighbors didn't do a welfare check until today. She rents and I'm wondering what my liability is in terms of the clean up of the house, back rent, and lease. ​ To start, I'm not going to answer a lot of questions about my relationship with my mother; all you really need to know, if you even need to know this was that it was strained, she was abusive, lied to everyone, and manipulated me. I put my foot down when she tried to do it to my daughter. She would text long, nasty, incoherent messages, and mostly I just ignored them. She never asked for help. For anything. Didn't want it, and certainly not from me. To the point, she rented a house from a man for about 5 years. The house is in bad shape, and not just because she was decomposing in there for about two months. I would expect at the very least that the carpet will need to be replaced throughout and probably the linoleum in the kitchen. The place will need a remodel, more than likely. No structural damage, just a lot of garbage, dirtiness, and boxes upon boxes of things. I'm going to have to get her stuff, out of the house, but she's also behind on her rent because she passed away. I feel like I should know this because I studied real estate law for my paralegal, but I'm at a loss here because we barely touched on tenant/landlord beyond eviction. There is no way I can pay for the term of the lease, whatever that might be. I'm worried about the costs to clean out the house; it's going to need a mitigation team, I'm certain. Ultimately the only things I plan to take are the hardwood furniture. Everything else is pretty much trash because of the stench. What am I responsible for here? Can the landlord come back on me for these costs or is that baked into the deposit? I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. And sad. But I get the sense that I need to get moving on this because the landlord had sent her a certified letter to start the eviction process...is that now void because of her death? Not worried about will, probate, or any of that--I've already been through this rodeo with my dad and I'm decently versed on those steps, although I'm also pretty sure there is no life insurance here. Not too worried about that either though because my grandparents paid for a plot for her before they passed.

If I get one dosage of a COVID-19 vaccine and switch jobs before the second dosage do I still have the right to the second dosage?

employment

I am currently working a job that is a 1a job for the COVID vaccine. I recently got another job offer. I am not set either way for either job. If I take the new offer I am fairly certain i would no longer fall in the 1a category. I am scheduled to get the first vaccine soon and am still schedulee to work at my current job after the vaccine date. I don't want to risk losing out on the vaccine if I decide to stay but at the same time need to know if i still have a right to the second dosage if I already took the first and switch jobs. Thanks!

I’m getting married in a week and a half and I want to make sure all of our/my bases are covered.

family

I have a few questions that range across marriage legality and wills. We’re both 25 and this is our first (and hopefully only) marriage. We line in Washington state. My first question is should we do a prenup/pre marital agreement. Neither of us have any real assets (we both have cars, a couple grand in valuables and I have a 401k worth like 3 grand right now) but we live in a house that’s owned by her mother. The long term plan is that we’re going to buy the house or have the mortgage transferred into our name. She’s made it clear that if anything happens to the marriage she wants to keep the house because it’s where she grew up as a child. I have no problem with that as long as I would be compensated for half the value of the house (or of what we’ve payed on the house). Is this something a Pre-nup would cover or is that something that would need to be approached during a divorce hearing? Same with stuff along the lines of alimony. We’ve both agreed right now that if anything happens to the marriage we want to split everything and then walk away, No alimony. Would it be better to have this in writing before we’re married or something to be approached later if that bridge needs to be crossed. My second question is about wills. I don’t know much in terms of the law surrounding wills, but I want to make sure that we have a will in place should something happen to one of us. Can we do a will on our own and have it notarized or would we need to speak with a lawyer and have them make it legal? Any advice/comments are more than welcome! Thank you in advance!

What are my rights?: landlord vs. mold (Connecticut)

housing

Hello all! My husband and I are graduate students who are renting in Connecticut while we are in school. We have been living in the same apartment since August 1, 2018. We like our apartment for the convenient location and the fact that it allows us to keep our two mid-sized dogs (an uncommon find). However we have been having an issue with my landlord not wanting to take adequate measures to address a leak in the hot water system and the subsequent mold. We first noticed the leak a few months ago by the putrid smell of (what we didn’t know at the time) was stagnant water. Finally on October 23, water began leaking into our kitchen and front door area at which time we notified him of what was going on. My landlord has a history of sending his brother to do maintenance on the apartments instead of hiring professionals and this was no different. His brother came out the same day. However days later the leak became worse and water flooded into our apartment. I asked him to please send a professional plumber but he insisted they could handle it. The brother ended up having to come back four separate times over the course of November and the leak still wasn’t fixed. For this reason, I held off paying our November rent. It is notable that we have never missed our rent before. We also have not renewed our lease since it expired July 31, 2019. Our landlord never mentioned it, so neither did we. In addition, because of the prolonged leaking, my husband pointed out that he could smell mold coming from the area of the hot water tank. At this point, I notified my town’s housing code office and health department of the issue. Last Friday, my landlord reached out to ask about our rent and I explained that I was happy to pay the rent once both the issues with the leak and the mold were fully resolved. He replied that it was no excuse not to pay the rent. I told him that it was unacceptable to allow mold to sit in the apartment and that we cannot clean it because it is likely growing in the wooden platform that the tank is sitting on (we can’t access it without damaging it and unhooking the tank). He said that if I felt it was unsafe that I could move out. I am headstrong in withholding the rent until the mold issue is addressed adequately. We don’t want any issues, I just want to ensure my family’s safety. I feel that if he decides to take us to court, that we have a pretty strong case but I don’t know that for sure. I have record of all of our correspondence. Can anyone offer any advice on what we should do?

Using my computer without my consent

employment

Okay so today I got pulled into a meeting and my manager pulled my Google(being the key word here) search activity. He outlined that this is gross misconduct(looking up gross misconduct laws it’s really not in anyway construed as gross misconduct) and that he is disappointed etc. Now the activity logs didn’t show that I’d been frequently slacking off and not doing any work. They simply showed that on a small number of occasions on various days over whatever period he pulled I had searched for things like “brexit” and “Michael Jackson nose”(I read an article on a severely deteriorated nose and was curious). For the most part I’m very hard working and recently have been moved away from his team to another team, a movement that he apparently pushed for in respect of my benefit. He claimed my performance has significantly dropped(in my opinion my work rate is the same it’s been the 2 years I’ve worked there) and that I needed to stop browsing the internet at work. This I agreed to and apologised about my “deteriorating work rate” and was very professional about the whole situation. In retrospect I’ve come to realise that the way in which he has acquired these logs is by logging onto my work computer and done some digging. Just wanted to know where I stand and whether it would be wise to speak to him about not logging into my own or any other employees computer without their permission in future. This is purely from a security and professional point of view that if he sent an email or broke any equipment he wouldn’t be the one liable, I would. What should I do? I don’t want to be sacked but I don’t want him to think he can dominate me in this way and access possibly personal and sensitive information via my computer(credit card details, bank details, bills paid etc etc.). For anyone’s reference I’m from the UK and looking at the employee handbook there is no policy against personal browsing at work or my managers ability to access my work PC without my consent or notification.

What do I need to legally operate my home based small business?

business

I am located in New Jersey, but my “real” home address is in CA and I would like to register my business there. This is a small, home based cosmetics business with hand made products. I have not begun selling yet and plan to operate as a sole proprietor. Everything I find is extremely confusing and I feel like I’ve read conflicting information. My questions are: Can I live in one state, but register my business in another? Do I need to register to operate as a sole proprietor? Do I need a DBA? Where can I find the licenses/permits I might need for my specific type of business? How much roughly will everything I need cost? Can I skip these steps initially to see how my business does for a few months, then register/do everything else? Sorry I’m just so confused! TIA

My Company Is Knowingly Breaking The CAN-SPAM Act On A Massive Scale

business

There is alot of shady stuff going on with my company - but I wanted to start with the most basic and obvious. The company is quite large and scattered around the globe. They do alot of email marketing in the US, and a large majority of that marketing is blatantly in violation of [CAN SPAM.](https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/can-spam-rule) ​ Everyone within the company jokingly discusses how hard it is to keep clients, and will openly admit that something is not compliant with Can Spam. They also have very questionable retention policies on company emails - with servers being wiped after a few weeks which makes collecting evidence a very manual process. ​ Do I need to be concerned that I am implicated in this? Is breaking Can Spam the same as breaking the law?

Beverly Hills Private Vault Raided by Feds. Advice on how to proceed?

criminal

I’ll link an article here summarizing what happened. - https://mynewsla.com/crime/2021/04/02/beverly-hills-business-raided-accused-of-helping-criminals-store-guns-cash/ My dad and I had items in the vault. We have already contacted the FBI and are waiting to here back from an agent. We have proof of all the items in the box and where it came from legally. We have never been involved in any criminal activity as the article states the majority of box holders have. We both feel our rights have been violated from this raid. We are currently looking into hiring a lawyer to move forward. Not sure if the agent will contact us soon and check out our proof that shows we obtained the items legally or if it will be a long battle and a lawyer will be needed. Either way this is unconstitutional. We would like to get a lawyer that is already representing others who had their box seized. I feel the majority were normal people just storing their goods and had nothing to do with the owners criminal activity. Any advice on moving forward with this situation would be appreciated and if you happen to be a victim as well shoot me a message or reply to this thread. Thanks

UK University invaded my privacy, accuses me of "Misconduct" based on private conversation

school

Hello Reddit, throwaway for fairly obvious reasons. I attend a University in the United Kingdom. This is somewhat of a long story, so I will try to simplify it without skipping detail. A few friends of mine began running a society in the University related to our course. This Society is run from the students union who are independent to the University. In order to help us run this society, we have a facebook page. We also have a private facebook conversation, called "*name of society* committee". The only people in this conversation are 5 of us who run the society. No one outside the committee is privy to the conversation. There have been multiple criticisms of Staff and Modules on the course in this conversation, as we started as a group of friends and continued as such, using the chat as an informal discussion. One member of this Committee however was very difficult to get on with, causing several arguments, accusations of plagiarism were then raised against him and we removed him from the committee, telling him it was due to personal issues within the society and the fact we can't be associated with someone whom the entire course believes plagiarises. He took this badly but said he accepts our decision. However we then find he has screencapped the entire 4 month long coversation of the Committee chat and sent it to the university. Highlighting times we criticise staff. Some of the things in the chat were fairly offensive, calling staff members "fucking useless". But nothing threatening. The University is now accusing us of misconduct and we have a meeting with a Deputy Dean in the near future. Everyone I have spoken to outside of University Staff has reacted with extreme shock that the University would attempt to discipline based on the contents of a private chat log, and even advised me to talk to the press. The main accusation seems to be "damaging the Universities reputation", however nothing we have said publicly on the facebook page has been anything but 100% supportive. I do not think this can be legal surely? As the only reason they have even seen this in the first place is a malicious person directly sending them the conversation in order to cause trouble? This must be in breach of some sort of privacy laws. Again, we have never ever publicly stated anything negative about the university, and they are instead basing this off of a private conversation among friends. Anything anyone knows about the implications of this would be greatly appreciated. Universities censoring free speech is becoming quite a hot issue here in the UK, and I can't help but feel they are extremely in the wrong.

Tenants won’t allow landlord’s repairmen entry to fix A.C. and are now suing claiming uninhabitable conditions.

housing

Tenants won’t allow landlord’s repairmen entry to repair A.C. and are now suing for uninhabitable conditions. The renter’s at my mother in-law’s townhouse are suing her claiming that the residence is uninhabitable. There have been numerous issues with these renters, but the lawsuit is claiming that the residence is uninhabitable due to a non-functioning A.C. unit. A repair person was called through insurance as soon as it was reported that the A.C. unit was not functioning, however the repair person found the A.C. unit to be in working order and wrote a report to that effect. They continued to claim that the A.C. unit wasn’t working, and different repair persons were called however the tenants would no longer answer calls from the repair people our their landlord about scheduling a time for repairs, and when the repair person showed up at the residence the tenants refused them entry. When my mother in-law, the Landlord, came personally with the repairman to have the A.C. fixed, the tenant again refused entry, and intimidated the repair person by recording him on her phone and demanding his name and phone number so she could subpoena him for her suit. When the landlord insisted that the tenant needed to grant the repairman access to the townhome, she screamed she was being assaulted and called the police. No arrests or charges were made, but the repair person did leave, claiming he wanted no part in the debacle after okaying it with the company he worked for. To be clear, this last incident took place after she found out the tenants were suing her, but finding out took some time because the landlord’s address listed on the suit was the townhome the renters were staying in. Furthermore her name was badly misspelled on the paperwork. I’m not sure how the accused has to be served for a suit like this, and whether or not this means a process server went to the rental property and served one of the renters posing as my mother in law, but she received notice of the suit and court date via email from the renters (on my wife’s birthday no less). The renter’s have been a problem from the beginning; claiming the toilet was broken after clogging it, and insisting it was broken until my father in-law bought a plunger, came over, and plunged the toilet for them to teach them how to use it they are immigrants with legal citizenship, but I suspect they’ve encountered a plunger before. They have also damaged the property and claimed that the damage happened naturally - examples are: cabinet and bedroom doors were broken, supposedly from natural wear and tear, but when we came to repair the doors, one of the children asked “are you here to fix the doors I was swinging on?” Which the boys father responded to by hushing him angrily and rushing him away. Another example is when they threatened to sue for child endangerment, because their special needs child was tearing up the linoleum floor and eating it. They demanded hard wood floor be installed. This made no sense to me, but they had just won a lawsuit with the public schools over the school bus policy regarding their special needs child, so my mother in-law hurriedly got estimates and had hardwood floors installed. Also, they called complaining of bug problems (which the townhome had never had prior to them renting it) and exterminators were repeatedly called. These are just some of the horror stories I know of personally, but they’ve also repeatedly paid the rent late, and wrote confrontational emails such as one threatening to not pay rent and sue if the husbands name was not taken off the lease, because he was leaving his wife (which never happened) and therefore would no longer be financially responsible for rent or any other costs associated with the renal property. To complicate matters further, the landlord (my mother in-law) is a meek and non-confrontational little Asian woman that is not fully of sound mind. My experience with these renters- suing their employers, the public schools, and now her, and with my mother in-law - bring to afraid to stand up to these renter’s requests even when they’re unlawful or against her best interest, leads me to believe the renters think they’ve learned how to manipulate the local court system to their benefit and are relying on the fact that their landlord is afraid of them, and can be bullied by the husband, and would rather submit to their requests than deal with confrontation. She even went down to the court house, because her name was so badly misspelled on the lawsuit, and gave them correct information to change it. Despite her ineptness for confrontation, she has been a good and attentive land lord, she just refuses to look out for herself, she is incredibly stubborn, and it seems she would rather fuck herself and her family over than face confrontation or accept help. The dilemma is understandably creating huge strain on the entire family and we’re struggling with what to do, and how to help someone who seems determined to sabotage them self. I don’t understand how the renters could possibly have a case with all they’ve done, but I’m told that VRLTA and local laws lean in favor of tenants. Do these renters really have a case? Is there anything we can do to help? The renters still will not allow repairs to be made, so can we, or she, record these interactions for our own safety and to document their behavior? My understanding is that for emergency repairs 24 hours notice doesn’t need to be provided to tenants, and that they must allow repair persons entry- I would also think that today’s 102 F. Temperature constitutes an emergency, with a special needs child and no A.C., but truthfully I don’t think the A.C. was ever broken and all their complaints have been prep to lay down a paper trail for this lawsuit. Please help. Anything would be a benefit at this point. We don’t know what to expect, what to do, or how be supportive or helpful to her- if there is any recourse or anything she can do at all. The residence is in Fairfax County Virginia. Thank you for your time and consideration, and for reading if you’ve come this far.

Bribed By My District Manager

employment

Got sat down today and shown a video of me giving away free drinks to friends and my boss fired me and said he was going to take me to court if I didn’t come up with $1000 by the end of this week. I’ve never been written up, or warned and there are no real stats behind this number. I don’t want to go to court I don’t want to risk having a record but I don’t and can not give this man $1000 in three days. What do I do? Please help out

New landlord with tenant problems

housing

So I recently purchased a quadruplex with three times residing in it. These tenants are not the best and honestly I would like them to be gone. I am still willing to work with them. The previous owner never collected the security deposits. Now I am collecting rent and deposits from all tenants. 2 of the tenants owe bith still 15 days after rent is due. I want them to sign new leases. If I get them to sign new leases will it invalidate the prior ones. I dont want them to get away with not paying. If I had to evict them would I be able to with little problems? State North Carolina

Suspended registration [NYS]

driving

So I got a question I just had my registration to my vehicle suspended I just want to know what steps I can take to continue and keeping my driving privileges also how do I reinstate my vehicles registration or can I have someone else register the vehicle in their name and continue driving it?

(BC, Canada) Laid off due to Coronavirus, now being offered my job back and told if I don’t come back to work I may be ineligible for benefits

employment

A little under 2 weeks ago I was laid off due to Coronavirus, I worked in a restaurant and we were only going to be doing takeout so they didn’t need as many people working. I filed for EI(haven’t heard back yet) and was planning on applying for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit on the 6th. Today I got a call letting me know that things were busier than expected at the restaurant and they offered my job back which sounds like great news, but the thing is schools have been cancelled and both of my parents still work so I’ve been watching my younger sibling, if I go back to work no one will be there to take care of them and when my boss called they let me know that if I decide not to come back to work it would no longer count as me being laid off instead they’d have to put down that I chose not to come back to work which could affect my eligibility to collect benefits. My parents are separated and there isn’t a lot of spare money floating around to hire someone to take care of my sibling. I really can’t afford to just have no money coming in, but I also can’t just leave my younger sibling home alone all day. My dad works every single day and is gone for about 10 hours a day, and my mom works in healthcare so she’s having to put in a lot of overtime, both of them are unable to work any less and due to their schedules can’t watch my sibling. I told my boss I’d let them know if I was returning to work tomorrow. What should I do? Will I still be eligible for the emergency response benefit if they’ve offered me my job back?

Got into a “Car accident” where I slightly bumped into the back of someone’s car

insurance

So I was stopped at a red light today and as I come to a halt I reach down for something on the floorboard pretty stupid since my eyes weren’t on the road and it’s as I’m reaching that I fail to realize my foot was gradually coming off the breaks and BOOM I rear end the 2019 Dodge Challenger that’s infront of me...fortunately tho the bump was so minor there was basically not even a scratch on either of our cars..the guy was upset obviously and said he had his pregnant wife and kids in the car. The thing is I just turned 18 a few months ago so the insurance is under my moms name to avoid the expensive fee that comes with my age. The guy took a picture of my Drivers permit and insurance papers and we both just left no cops involved. My question is what would most likely happen from here? Will I have to be in court? Will my mom? Is there a good chance this person could be lawyering up as we speak?

Digital Graphic artwork being sold on apparel and merchandise through Facebook on third party site

digital

[New York, NY] Hi there everyone, I'm really hoping I can get some help here as I haven't gotten any from Facebook. I created a graphic design for a T-Shirt contest and posted it here https://community.welovefine.com/m/contests/designs/Rick-and-Morty-Design-Contest/list/id-46092 and here https://www.reddit.com/r/rickandmorty/comments/782lq9/rick_and_morty_tshirt_contest/ 3 days later, a fellow redditor sent me a message saying he found someone selling my design on apparel and merchandise through a Facebook ad posted by a fan page. You can see the post here https://www.facebook.com/511126269238247/photos/p.526362397714634/526362397714634/?type=3&theater that post links to this website where the merchandise can be purchased https://amz-tee.com/brickandmortar?s=hanes-5250&c=Black&p=FRONT Clearly he has literally photoshopped the graphic right ontop of all the pictures I've already sent in a copyright violation submission to Facebook but got this response back "Hi, Thanks for your report. Based on the information you’ve provided, we do not see how the content you reported violates your intellectual property rights or other legal rights. Specifically, it is not clear to us that you are the rights owner or are otherwise authorized to submit this report on the rights owner’s behalf. Please note that we can only process reports from a rights owner or someone authorized to report on their behalf (e.g., lawyer, agent). If you believe that this content infringes your rights, please clarify your basis for claiming that the reported content violates your legal rights. If you believe someone else’s rights may be infringed by content on the site, you may wish to contact them directly. Thanks," I've submitted a copyright infringement submission to Godaddy.com as well but haven't heard back from them yet. According to WHOIS.com, they are the host provider for the amz-tee.com website. I imagine I may get a similar response back from them like I did Facebook and I'm wondering how exactly do I prove to them that I own the artwork? And what if the offending party is located in another country? Thank you for any help that can be offered

about renters insurance

housing

if my significant other and i were sharing a laptop, and she took it from me as we broke up, can i report that as stealing to renters insurance?

Company unable to pay me for the next 4 weeks. what do I do?

employment

I work part time for a company that is fielding the idea of bankruptcy due to struggling to keep revenue up. I recently found out that my paycheck will be 0 for the next 4 weeks. Am i obligated to work? is there any recourse for this? Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am at a loss here. Thanks