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POST: a couple of days ago to speak about my son. She says she's 5 months pregnant and my son is the father. I did not allow her to speak to my son though. She says the reason for her visit is that she wants my son to be on the birth certificate and carry the responsibilities of the father. My son admits to sleeping with this woman twice. However he says it's impossible for the child to be his because of timing. Now I'm the first person to admit that I do not have full confidence in my son - she could be telling the truth or she could be lying (I'm guessing we'll have to do paternity tests when the time comes). I will deal with my son. However assuming that what she says is true, is this an admission of statuary rape? This woman used to work for the my son's school (she has been fired for unrelated reasons). How can I go about pursuing this? And what becomes of my son's responsibilities as the father? I'm guessing if the paternity test comes back positive, he will be regarded as the father by law? Do we need to prepare for anything?
RESPONSE A: > My son admits to ~~sleeping with this woman~~ being molested and raped by this woman twice. FTFY. Lawyer for paternity issues. Police because SHE IS A CHILD MOLESTER. How is that not in every comment here?
RESPONSE B: 1. Yes, this is an admission of statutory rape. The age of consent in Texas is apparently 17, so your son was not able to legally consent to sex with the woman. Police investigate crimes. I suggest you call law enforcement, although it would be wise to talk this over with an attorney first to understand the implications of this action. 2. I believe your son's responsibilities to the child are the same as that of any other parent. At 15 years old, he may not be able to care for the child, and if the mother is convicted of statutory rape, she may not be able to either (due to jail/prison). In that case, social services would be involved and the child may enter the foster care system.
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POST: A classmate of my brother is trying to kill other classmates with peanut allergies by putting peanut butter in their food. (Connecticut) The kids are in fifth grade, and this girl obviously knows what she's doing. My brother has told his teacher buy nothing has come from it. What else can be done?
RESPONSE A: Principal, teacher, in school counselor and your parent all need to know stat. A reliable parent. Why? To back your concerns and elevate to the school board/administration if necessary.
RESPONSE B: Police, Now, Do not pass go, do not collect $200, go directly to the police, this minute, do not waste time.
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POST: A classmate of my brother is trying to kill other classmates with peanut allergies by putting peanut butter in their food. (Connecticut) The kids are in fifth grade, and this girl obviously knows what she's doing. My brother has told his teacher buy nothing has come from it. What else can be done?
RESPONSE A: So, this sounds a whole lot like premeditated attempted murder. The kid needs to be made aware, by the biggest authority the kid recognizes, of her actions and what consequences she will face if she succeeds in her "funny plan". Something only she sees as funny because she obviously doesn't yet have the brain connections to recognize the severity or consequences of her plan, for HER. Definitely call the police and call the principal and let him know that you have heard from your brother that this is happening. Your parents need to be aware that your brother may need to tell the police and principal exactly what he knows and that he shouldn't feel scared at all about it, that he's being a VERY good citizen by alerting the proper people to a crime being actively planned.
RESPONSE B: As the parent of a child with this allergy, this is horrifying. The school is the responsible party here. The children with 504 plans have certain protections under the law. The parents need to contact the school 504 plan coordinator, by phone for urgency and also by email afterwards to document the call. If the 504 coordinator does not step in, this escalates to the county 504 plan coordinator, and then to the Office of Civil Rights. The child doing this is a little shit, but the school has the duty of care to protect a child with a disability.
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POST: A classmate of my brother is trying to kill other classmates with peanut allergies by putting peanut butter in their food. (Connecticut) The kids are in fifth grade, and this girl obviously knows what she's doing. My brother has told his teacher buy nothing has come from it. What else can be done?
RESPONSE A: Thats a felony. You should call the police and let them handle it. Skip going to the school. The police will go to the school.
RESPONSE B: So, this sounds a whole lot like premeditated attempted murder. The kid needs to be made aware, by the biggest authority the kid recognizes, of her actions and what consequences she will face if she succeeds in her "funny plan". Something only she sees as funny because she obviously doesn't yet have the brain connections to recognize the severity or consequences of her plan, for HER. Definitely call the police and call the principal and let him know that you have heard from your brother that this is happening. Your parents need to be aware that your brother may need to tell the police and principal exactly what he knows and that he shouldn't feel scared at all about it, that he's being a VERY good citizen by alerting the proper people to a crime being actively planned.
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POST: A classmate of my brother is trying to kill other classmates with peanut allergies by putting peanut butter in their food. (Connecticut) The kids are in fifth grade, and this girl obviously knows what she's doing. My brother has told his teacher buy nothing has come from it. What else can be done?
RESPONSE A: So, this sounds a whole lot like premeditated attempted murder. The kid needs to be made aware, by the biggest authority the kid recognizes, of her actions and what consequences she will face if she succeeds in her "funny plan". Something only she sees as funny because she obviously doesn't yet have the brain connections to recognize the severity or consequences of her plan, for HER. Definitely call the police and call the principal and let him know that you have heard from your brother that this is happening. Your parents need to be aware that your brother may need to tell the police and principal exactly what he knows and that he shouldn't feel scared at all about it, that he's being a VERY good citizen by alerting the proper people to a crime being actively planned.
RESPONSE B: Call the principals office.
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POST: A classmate of my brother is trying to kill other classmates with peanut allergies by putting peanut butter in their food. (Connecticut) The kids are in fifth grade, and this girl obviously knows what she's doing. My brother has told his teacher buy nothing has come from it. What else can be done?
RESPONSE A: Thats a felony. You should call the police and let them handle it. Skip going to the school. The police will go to the school.
RESPONSE B: I don't have any legal advice but I always tell this story to try raise awareness, my cousin died after the restaurant lied about there being peanuts in the meal (specifically the meal was cooked in peanut oil). It is not a joke allergy, people need to take it seriously, especially with little children who probably aren't even allowed to carry their epipen with them
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POST: is blackmailing me with it. This classmate is also a distant cousin. Me and my classmate are both 16 while his brother is 17. I had to stay over at their house over the weekend to complete a project that I was working on with classmate. There was no way I could go for three days without relieving myself so I just watched porn and masturbated in their bathroom. When I walked out I saw classmate's brother recording with his phone. He has the audio of me masturbating and the video shows me walking out of the bathroom so anyone seeing the video can undeniably tell that it was me in there. I don't want that video to be seen by anyone or for him to show or send it to anyone so I told classmate's brother that I would tell authorities that he is in possession of child porn if he didn't delete the video. He said he would only delete the video if I disposed of all the Enanthate vials I have and that if I do make a report to authorities that he would tell them I have Enanthate and where I'm keeping it. It's impossible for me to rid of the Enanthate I have. However, I don't have any prescriptions for it and I've already been convicted of possessing them before so it would probably be a worse sentencing this time around. If he does report that I have Enanthate can anyone legally get a warrant and go through my stuff to find it? Is there anything else I can do to make sure that he deletes the video but I don't have to turn in anything that I have?
RESPONSE A: This is called the "Idiot Tax." If you're going to do illegal shit, you shouldn't let other people know. And if you're going to jerk off in someone else's bathroom, at least do it quietly you savage.
RESPONSE B: If doesn't have a nude video, it's not child porn. If the video is audio of you and then just a video of you leaving the bathroom, it will not be porn, the cops will do nothing.
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POST: weekend to complete a project that I was working on with classmate. There was no way I could go for three days without relieving myself so I just watched porn and masturbated in their bathroom. When I walked out I saw classmate's brother recording with his phone. He has the audio of me masturbating and the video shows me walking out of the bathroom so anyone seeing the video can undeniably tell that it was me in there. I don't want that video to be seen by anyone or for him to show or send it to anyone so I told classmate's brother that I would tell authorities that he is in possession of child porn if he didn't delete the video. He said he would only delete the video if I disposed of all the Enanthate vials I have and that if I do make a report to authorities that he would tell them I have Enanthate and where I'm keeping it. It's impossible for me to rid of the Enanthate I have. However, I don't have any prescriptions for it and I've already been convicted of possessing them before so it would probably be a worse sentencing this time around. If he does report that I have Enanthate can anyone legally get a warrant and go through my stuff to find it? Is there anything else I can do to make sure that he deletes the video but I don't have to turn in anything that I have?
RESPONSE A: > It's impossible for me to rid of the Enanthate I have. No, it isn't. Buy a bag of kitty litter, mix it all up, and chuck it in the trash. ~~However, your classmate's brother has prepared and possesses child pornography under New York state law. Get clean, then call the police.~~ Edit: I did not read closely enough.
RESPONSE B: This is called the "Idiot Tax." If you're going to do illegal shit, you shouldn't let other people know. And if you're going to jerk off in someone else's bathroom, at least do it quietly you savage.
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POST: s brother has a video of me masturbating and is blackmailing me with it. This classmate is also a distant cousin. Me and my classmate are both 16 while his brother is 17. I had to stay over at their house over the weekend to complete a project that I was working on with classmate. There was no way I could go for three days without relieving myself so I just watched porn and masturbated in their bathroom. When I walked out I saw classmate's brother recording with his phone. He has the audio of me masturbating and the video shows me walking out of the bathroom so anyone seeing the video can undeniably tell that it was me in there. I don't want that video to be seen by anyone or for him to show or send it to anyone so I told classmate's brother that I would tell authorities that he is in possession of child porn if he didn't delete the video. He said he would only delete the video if I disposed of all the Enanthate vials I have and that if I do make a report to authorities that he would tell them I have Enanthate and where I'm keeping it. It's impossible for me to rid of the Enanthate I have. However, I don't have any prescriptions for it and I've already been convicted of possessing them before so it would probably be a worse sentencing this time around. If he does report that I have Enanthate can anyone legally get a warrant and go through my stuff to find it? Is there anything else I can do to make sure that he deletes the video but I don't have to turn in anything that I have?
RESPONSE A: You can call the cops about his attempt at blackmail, he can call the cops and report your illegal drugs, and everyone can have a party together in the county jail.
RESPONSE B: This is called the "Idiot Tax." If you're going to do illegal shit, you shouldn't let other people know. And if you're going to jerk off in someone else's bathroom, at least do it quietly you savage.
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POST: of me masturbating and the video shows me walking out of the bathroom so anyone seeing the video can undeniably tell that it was me in there. I don't want that video to be seen by anyone or for him to show or send it to anyone so I told classmate's brother that I would tell authorities that he is in possession of child porn if he didn't delete the video. He said he would only delete the video if I disposed of all the Enanthate vials I have and that if I do make a report to authorities that he would tell them I have Enanthate and where I'm keeping it. It's impossible for me to rid of the Enanthate I have. However, I don't have any prescriptions for it and I've already been convicted of possessing them before so it would probably be a worse sentencing this time around. If he does report that I have Enanthate can anyone legally get a warrant and go through my stuff to find it? Is there anything else I can do to make sure that he deletes the video but I don't have to turn in anything that I have?
RESPONSE A: Step 1: Stop taking illegal anabolic steroids- especially when you are a teenager and especially when you already have a drug conviction. Of course there is probable cause for a warrant if someone has eye witness evidence that you are using the same drug you have a previous conviction for. This is a much bigger legal issue than some idiot taking footage of a bathroom door (which is not child porn). In the unlikely event he shares the footage, laugh it off and say 'wow, I wonder where he got the sound effects he clearly added to his weird little home movie.'
RESPONSE B: > It's impossible for me to rid of the Enanthate I have. No, it isn't. Buy a bag of kitty litter, mix it all up, and chuck it in the trash. ~~However, your classmate's brother has prepared and possesses child pornography under New York state law. Get clean, then call the police.~~ Edit: I did not read closely enough.
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POST: I walked out I saw classmate's brother recording with his phone. He has the audio of me masturbating and the video shows me walking out of the bathroom so anyone seeing the video can undeniably tell that it was me in there. I don't want that video to be seen by anyone or for him to show or send it to anyone so I told classmate's brother that I would tell authorities that he is in possession of child porn if he didn't delete the video. He said he would only delete the video if I disposed of all the Enanthate vials I have and that if I do make a report to authorities that he would tell them I have Enanthate and where I'm keeping it. It's impossible for me to rid of the Enanthate I have. However, I don't have any prescriptions for it and I've already been convicted of possessing them before so it would probably be a worse sentencing this time around. If he does report that I have Enanthate can anyone legally get a warrant and go through my stuff to find it? Is there anything else I can do to make sure that he deletes the video but I don't have to turn in anything that I have?
RESPONSE A: You can call the cops about his attempt at blackmail, he can call the cops and report your illegal drugs, and everyone can have a party together in the county jail.
RESPONSE B: I say forget the asshole and his video. How do you know he's going to delete it and not just make more demands of you? What would *really* be the issue if the video gets out? You're 16, you masturbate, 85% of your male classmates do too or they're liars. People will see the video, maybe laugh, and forget about it in two days. What you need to focus on is getting rid of the stuff. The kitty-litter bag method seems ideal. As an aside, what is this guy's deal? The classmate's brother I mean. I've known narcs, but never one who used tactics like this. It's bizarre.
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POST: page, for myself and several other classmates, as well as the professor. The interesting part of that is the invoices have our home addresses on them, even the professor's. The charges have placed my bank account at a negative balance, and im sure an ensuing overdraft fee, and my internet bill will now be paid late, causing a probable fee there as well, could cost me around $60 dollars further. I am mad, but equally confused, I am worried I may have done something wrong during set up because we never really went over how this platform works, just how to get started and enter the payment details. I'm wondering if I can take any steps to recover my money, and how to address this with the professor or school. The charges occurred at midnight, the professor has posted a new assignment in the class today, but not mentioned the charges at all yet. Thanks in advance for any help! Sorry again if this is in the wrong place, poorly formatted or otherwise incorrect!
RESPONSE A: Hello. I'm a systems engineer and know Azure well. First, I have a few pro tips to help you will your Azure bill. You are charged for CPU cycles and storage space. Shut down your VM when you are not using it. I don't mean use Windows to shut it down. Go the portal and do it from there. Delete anything in storage you are not using anymore. The free services offered in Azure are very limited. Fortunately, MS support is pretty understanding of circumstances like these. Create a support ticket with billing and explain your confusion. Also ask for a refund. Your bill should be refunded and support will have some advice to avoid charges in the future or directions for signing up for the free program. Professors are dumb with technology and explaining how to use it. I didn't even support billing and I've seen a hundred similar cases. EDIT: Also, notify your prof about the personal details on display and then create your own subscription to protect your privacy. If the school is requiring this, they should have their own subscription that they are responsible for without you having to pay Azure directly in this way.
RESPONSE B: FYI you need to get a credit card. You don't have to use it but for situation like this is, it can protect you.
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POST: we entered into a contract to purchase. * So next steps? Hire an attorney, obviously. Any direction on what type of attorney or law firm I should look for would be appreciated. I have no experience hiring an attorney. No idea where to start. * Should I send a copy of the lawsuit and "documentation" to the title insurance company? * Should I contact the original developer/builder? Should I wait until I hire an attorney and listen to their advice? This is terribly stressful and I am not sure what to do next. Thanks for any and all advice.
RESPONSE A: Is it possible the prior owner didn't know about the pending issue? Seems like this is a big deal if other houses had to settle so I would think they might have known.
RESPONSE B: 1. Definitely put your title insurance carrier on notice. See what options, if any, they can provide. 2. Get a real estate litigation attorney asap. In addition to filing a timely answer to avoid a default, You’re gonna want your attorney to have time to look at counter/cross claim options because even if the fence is encroaching, you may have prescriptive easement rights for that fence on their land if the encroachment was present for your state’s statutory period. (e.g., Im referring to a quiet title action as a counter claim). Also, there may be a claim of misrepresentation against the seller. 3. Look up the case online to confirm the case is, in fact, pending before your local court. Sometimes the can be complete scams that look legit to the unfamiliar eye. 4. Look up the neighbor’s litigation history in your county. Seems very opportunistic to sue your neighbor right after they move in without there being some greater scheme afoot (Yes, I’m jaded AF, but I’m jaded for good reason). 5. Get your own survey going to confirm the encroachment exists 6. Research the company that performed the 2018 survey they provided to verify they’re legit. If they’re not legit, report the surveyors and the plaintiff/neighbors to the authorities, and report their attorney to the state bar.
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POST: n't this fraud? I've thought about trying to prove that she's been living somewhere else before but I don't know what to do. This is fucked up. I'm really sorry about my language but I'm really feeling so angry and I'm trying to be calm as much as I can while she's in my fucking house using my stuff and I can't do shit about it. Thanks...
RESPONSE A: I am going to go in a completely different direction, and suggest you get a protection order. This woman is dangerous, and completely out of touch with reality. If I were you I would be very very scared. Go down to the court and fill out an order for temporary protection. The form will ask you If you two live in the same home. Say NO. Put in her last known address. You should get her ordered to stay away from you, and she will not be able to enter the apartment, as it will be breaking the order. If you need to call the police, you can call and tell them you have an order of protection against this person and they will make her leave. You do not want a "residence exclusion order" (which requires actual violence) you want a stay away order.
RESPONSE B: You have to inform her that she is being recorded. If I were in such a situation, I would immediately install web-enabled security cameras all over the house (except for in the bathrooms) that also record audio and let her know that the premises is now under 24 hour surveillance. Make sure that the data is being recorded to a cloud service so she can't just try to break your electronics. You should also affix a sign to your doors advertising that the premises is under both video and audio surveillance. Now she will have to deal with being recorded 24/7 and she'll eventually slip up and you can use that as evidence against her. Also, make sure that everything is documented and call the police if she starts to damage your new surveillance system. I would also immediately start the eviction process in case she doesn't leave on her own after that. INAL though so take whatever I say with a grain of salt. If anything I listed here is illegal, I'm sure someone will be along to challenge it.
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POST: non-emergency line and telling the operator about the situation so that the call would be recorded and then make my "friend" confess about it. Can I do that? Me and the operator are aware of the call being recorded. I think it still would be unlawful. How do I get this bitch out without having to serve her eviction notice? Isn't that against the law what she did there? Isn't this fraud? I've thought about trying to prove that she's been living somewhere else before but I don't know what to do. This is fucked up. I'm really sorry about my language but I'm really feeling so angry and I'm trying to be calm as much as I can while she's in my fucking house using my stuff and I can't do shit about it. Thanks...
RESPONSE A: I am going to go in a completely different direction, and suggest you get a protection order. This woman is dangerous, and completely out of touch with reality. If I were you I would be very very scared. Go down to the court and fill out an order for temporary protection. The form will ask you If you two live in the same home. Say NO. Put in her last known address. You should get her ordered to stay away from you, and she will not be able to enter the apartment, as it will be breaking the order. If you need to call the police, you can call and tell them you have an order of protection against this person and they will make her leave. You do not want a "residence exclusion order" (which requires actual violence) you want a stay away order.
RESPONSE B: That "friend" is a dangerous person. That is some next-level sociopathy. OP secure valuables. Lock credit against ID theft. Also if OP waits for friend to leave house, can OP just throw all friends shit out on the street? Friend calls police and says I was illegally evicted. OP says friend has no proof of being a resident. If OP can make police call it civil matter so friend has no choice but to sue, then OP should be ok (but ready to be sued by a sociopath).
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POST: 'm so fucking pissed. I'm in California so I can't even record her confessing to what she's done. If I can do that under an exception I could easily do it because apparently she has no problem admitting to it when the cops aren't here. I'm not, however, going to do so if it will lead to more problems. I've also thought about calling 911 or the non-emergency line and telling the operator about the situation so that the call would be recorded and then make my "friend" confess about it. Can I do that? Me and the operator are aware of the call being recorded. I think it still would be unlawful. How do I get this bitch out without having to serve her eviction notice? Isn't that against the law what she did there? Isn't this fraud? I've thought about trying to prove that she's been living somewhere else before but I don't know what to do. This is fucked up. I'm really sorry about my language but I'm really feeling so angry and I'm trying to be calm as much as I can while she's in my fucking house using my stuff and I can't do shit about it. Thanks...
RESPONSE A: I am going to go in a completely different direction, and suggest you get a protection order. This woman is dangerous, and completely out of touch with reality. If I were you I would be very very scared. Go down to the court and fill out an order for temporary protection. The form will ask you If you two live in the same home. Say NO. Put in her last known address. You should get her ordered to stay away from you, and she will not be able to enter the apartment, as it will be breaking the order. If you need to call the police, you can call and tell them you have an order of protection against this person and they will make her leave. You do not want a "residence exclusion order" (which requires actual violence) you want a stay away order.
RESPONSE B: I am not a lawyer, but I'd try to go to the police and file for a restraining order against her.
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POST: ing pissed. I'm in California so I can't even record her confessing to what she's done. If I can do that under an exception I could easily do it because apparently she has no problem admitting to it when the cops aren't here. I'm not, however, going to do so if it will lead to more problems. I've also thought about calling 911 or the non-emergency line and telling the operator about the situation so that the call would be recorded and then make my "friend" confess about it. Can I do that? Me and the operator are aware of the call being recorded. I think it still would be unlawful. How do I get this bitch out without having to serve her eviction notice? Isn't that against the law what she did there? Isn't this fraud? I've thought about trying to prove that she's been living somewhere else before but I don't know what to do. This is fucked up. I'm really sorry about my language but I'm really feeling so angry and I'm trying to be calm as much as I can while she's in my fucking house using my stuff and I can't do shit about it. Thanks...
RESPONSE A: I am going to go in a completely different direction, and suggest you get a protection order. This woman is dangerous, and completely out of touch with reality. If I were you I would be very very scared. Go down to the court and fill out an order for temporary protection. The form will ask you If you two live in the same home. Say NO. Put in her last known address. You should get her ordered to stay away from you, and she will not be able to enter the apartment, as it will be breaking the order. If you need to call the police, you can call and tell them you have an order of protection against this person and they will make her leave. You do not want a "residence exclusion order" (which requires actual violence) you want a stay away order.
RESPONSE B: Go down to the sherrifs office and speak with them. Explain everything you've said here. Do you have text messages showing that she asked to stay over?
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POST: an exception I could easily do it because apparently she has no problem admitting to it when the cops aren't here. I'm not, however, going to do so if it will lead to more problems. I've also thought about calling 911 or the non-emergency line and telling the operator about the situation so that the call would be recorded and then make my "friend" confess about it. Can I do that? Me and the operator are aware of the call being recorded. I think it still would be unlawful. How do I get this bitch out without having to serve her eviction notice? Isn't that against the law what she did there? Isn't this fraud? I've thought about trying to prove that she's been living somewhere else before but I don't know what to do. This is fucked up. I'm really sorry about my language but I'm really feeling so angry and I'm trying to be calm as much as I can while she's in my fucking house using my stuff and I can't do shit about it. Thanks...
RESPONSE A: I am going to go in a completely different direction, and suggest you get a protection order. This woman is dangerous, and completely out of touch with reality. If I were you I would be very very scared. Go down to the court and fill out an order for temporary protection. The form will ask you If you two live in the same home. Say NO. Put in her last known address. You should get her ordered to stay away from you, and she will not be able to enter the apartment, as it will be breaking the order. If you need to call the police, you can call and tell them you have an order of protection against this person and they will make her leave. You do not want a "residence exclusion order" (which requires actual violence) you want a stay away order.
RESPONSE B: > Me and the operator are aware of the call being recorded. I think it still would be unlawful. Yes, because the person being recorded doesn't consent. > How do I get this bitch out without having to serve her eviction notice? If the police won't take action, eviction is all you have.
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POST: San Francisco Bay Area - Car Stolen and totaled by a gang of high schoolers. Thief left backpack in car. My car was stolen yesterday by a gang of high schoolers. Filed a police report and the car was impounded. I went to pick up my car, and it was totaled. The thiefs did leave a backpack with their school work in my car. The car was an old 99 Honda, so I don't have full coverage insurance. Do I have any options? Thanks for your time.
RESPONSE A: Sorry to hear that. It really sucks. Yes, you can sue them. I had a truck stolen by some joy riding ass hats years ago. Similar situation in that I was only carrying liability. The short version is the judge ordered the little bastard to pay me $800 or whatever it was. About two months later I got a check for $26 and that's the last I ever heard from "Rabbit" (Apparently that was his street name). My point is you can sue and hope either he or his parents are able to pay.
RESPONSE B: If you do decide to sue, you are lucky that California explicitly makes parents liable for the intentional torts of their children. > 1714.1. (a) Any act of willful misconduct of a minor that results in injury or death to another person or in any injury to the property of another shall be imputed to the parent or guardian having custody and control of the minor for all purposes of civil damages, and the parent or guardian having custody and control shall be jointly and severally liable with the minor for any damages resulting from the willful misconduct. But, is the value of the car worth the time and effort to do so? That's what you really need to decide.
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POST: San Francisco Bay Area - Car Stolen and totaled by a gang of high schoolers. Thief left backpack in car. My car was stolen yesterday by a gang of high schoolers. Filed a police report and the car was impounded. I went to pick up my car, and it was totaled. The thiefs did leave a backpack with their school work in my car. The car was an old 99 Honda, so I don't have full coverage insurance. Do I have any options? Thanks for your time.
RESPONSE A: Is this your homework Larry?
RESPONSE B: Sorry to hear that. It really sucks. Yes, you can sue them. I had a truck stolen by some joy riding ass hats years ago. Similar situation in that I was only carrying liability. The short version is the judge ordered the little bastard to pay me $800 or whatever it was. About two months later I got a check for $26 and that's the last I ever heard from "Rabbit" (Apparently that was his street name). My point is you can sue and hope either he or his parents are able to pay.
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POST: Motorcycle was stolen and repaired at a shop. The shop has the motorcycle and says I need to pay repairs to retrieve. Is this legal? Like the post says, my motorcycle was stolen a number of years ago. A person dropped the motorcycle off for repairs at a shop totaling $2,200 and never picked it up. When the wrecker shop went to go try and sell it after abandoning, they found out it was stolen, and I received a call. The shop is now saying that in order to retrieve the motorcycle, I need to pay the $2,200 bill. The motorcycle is in Mississippi and was stolen from Louisiana. I’m curious as to if this is legal and what actions I could take. Thank you in advance.
RESPONSE A: You should talk with a lawyer in most states you may be able to file a police complaint against store for having stolen property in their shop and not returning it. Since it crossed state lines it is also probably a federal crime. https://fbiretired.com/skillset/interstate-transportation-stolen-property/
RESPONSE B: Not a lawyer not legal advice. Have the police in Mississippi in the jurisdiction where the repair shop is located been made aware, did you file a police report in Louisiana when the bike was stolen. You need to be calling both of those agencies in the morning, but they may tell you its a civil issue, because the repair shop may have placed a mechanics lien on the bike.
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POST: are young and intent to stay here for our 30 years. If we are OK with him maintaining this area, would a solution be to get him to sign a rental agreement saying he does not own the land and that any injury that happens on the land (e.g. what if he gets electrocuted from his power box that he has on our land?) is not our responsibility? And should I call my home owners insurance and explain this and I assume they'll tell me to move the box? I know I am going to get a 'you are being too nice, put the fence on the lot lines' about this, but we really don't want to force this issue since we have a large lot anyway--but we don't want them to hostilely act like this is their land too and continue to treat us as if we are doing anything wrong at all.
RESPONSE A: You need to speak with an attorney who knows real estate. You need to establish that he cannot claim ownership via adverse possession. I don't believe the previous situation where the old owner allowed them to plant things would necessarily trigger it, but I do know that Pennsylvania does have an adverse possession law. So please go speak to a real estate attorney or else you may accidentally eventually end up with the property line moving and you losing some of your property.
RESPONSE B: As someone who has had property line disputes with a neighbor, I recommend that you put the 6' fence on, or as close to, the property line on his side as possible. Reclaim the yard that is yours. No matter what happens from here on out, this will be a thorn in your side. If you let it go, he will still resent you because you are not the previous neighbor and there will always be tension because it's your 10' piece of property and not his. If you shut him out, he will also resent you and there will be continuing tension. The real difference in the end, is that if you don't put the fence up, you will, in the future, think less of yourself for not standing up for yourself and a deep resentment toward your neighbor. My neighbor and I are now civil to each other and live our own lives without conflict. What's right is right.
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POST: [PA, suburbs] If a neighbor's chickens wander onto someone's property and get killed by their dogs, would the dogs have to be put down? Basically, the title. My parents live in a densely populated suburb and their neighbors, who only rent their property (idk if that matters), decided to keep a bunch of chickens/roosters as pets. They frequently get out, since the neighbors don't maintain their property or properly watch their chickens. If the chickens are on my parents' property and the dogs kill them, would the dogs need to be put down? Would my parents or the dogs get in trouble at all?
RESPONSE A: I am not a lawyer but I don't think a dog attacking a chicken really constitutes a dangerous animal, which is usually the only time a dog would be out down. Coming from a rural area where there are lots of cattle, any farmer is well within their right to shoot an animal, dog or otherwise, if it is attacking livestock on their own property. considering it is not on their property, the most you may be liable for is purchasing them a new chicken.
RESPONSE B: I am not a lawyer, but you may want to check if your suburb even allows chickens; many don't, and many that do don't allow roosters. Obviously if they're illegal chickens that doesn't give your dog carte blanche to feast, but you could perhaps preempt the issue (especially if the chickens are being neglected) by reporting your neighbors to the town.
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POST: [PA, suburbs] If a neighbor's chickens wander onto someone's property and get killed by their dogs, would the dogs have to be put down? Basically, the title. My parents live in a densely populated suburb and their neighbors, who only rent their property (idk if that matters), decided to keep a bunch of chickens/roosters as pets. They frequently get out, since the neighbors don't maintain their property or properly watch their chickens. If the chickens are on my parents' property and the dogs kill them, would the dogs need to be put down? Would my parents or the dogs get in trouble at all?
RESPONSE A: I am not a lawyer, but you may want to check if your suburb even allows chickens; many don't, and many that do don't allow roosters. Obviously if they're illegal chickens that doesn't give your dog carte blanche to feast, but you could perhaps preempt the issue (especially if the chickens are being neglected) by reporting your neighbors to the town.
RESPONSE B: Post from earlier this week. https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/64yp81/us_ct_neighbors_chickens_invade_my_yard_worried/?ref=search_posts
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POST: [PA, suburbs] If a neighbor's chickens wander onto someone's property and get killed by their dogs, would the dogs have to be put down? Basically, the title. My parents live in a densely populated suburb and their neighbors, who only rent their property (idk if that matters), decided to keep a bunch of chickens/roosters as pets. They frequently get out, since the neighbors don't maintain their property or properly watch their chickens. If the chickens are on my parents' property and the dogs kill them, would the dogs need to be put down? Would my parents or the dogs get in trouble at all?
RESPONSE A: I am not a lawyer but I don't think a dog attacking a chicken really constitutes a dangerous animal, which is usually the only time a dog would be out down. Coming from a rural area where there are lots of cattle, any farmer is well within their right to shoot an animal, dog or otherwise, if it is attacking livestock on their own property. considering it is not on their property, the most you may be liable for is purchasing them a new chicken.
RESPONSE B: Nope. Here's the PA Dangerous Dog Law: http://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Protect/DogLaw/Dangerous%20Dogs/Pages/default.aspx Relevant portion for your situation: "A dangerous dog is one that has ... Killed or inflicted severe injury on a domestic animal, dog or cat without provocation while off the owner’s property."
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POST: [PA, suburbs] If a neighbor's chickens wander onto someone's property and get killed by their dogs, would the dogs have to be put down? Basically, the title. My parents live in a densely populated suburb and their neighbors, who only rent their property (idk if that matters), decided to keep a bunch of chickens/roosters as pets. They frequently get out, since the neighbors don't maintain their property or properly watch their chickens. If the chickens are on my parents' property and the dogs kill them, would the dogs need to be put down? Would my parents or the dogs get in trouble at all?
RESPONSE A: Post from earlier this week. https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/64yp81/us_ct_neighbors_chickens_invade_my_yard_worried/?ref=search_posts
RESPONSE B: Nope. Here's the PA Dangerous Dog Law: http://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Protect/DogLaw/Dangerous%20Dogs/Pages/default.aspx Relevant portion for your situation: "A dangerous dog is one that has ... Killed or inflicted severe injury on a domestic animal, dog or cat without provocation while off the owner’s property."
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POST: a new apartment building in Oregon. I’m having some furniture assembled and will probably have to do so again 2-3 more times for short periods of 2-4 hours over the next month. My next door neighbor bangs on the wall nonstop anytime I make any kind of noise including running the vacuum or doing dishes. I work or am out of the house 7AM-7PM on weekdays so this is all occurring only on the weekends during daylight hours. She claims that the noise raises her blood pressure and “threatens her life” and also she’s Muslim (not sure how that is related but she mentioned it ten times) so I’m not allowed to make any noise and that the property management company was supposed to tell me when I moved in that I need to accommodate her. I’m a quiet person, I live alone, I almost never have guests, I work normal hours, and I don’t even own a television so with the possible exception of the furniture assembly I don’t see how she can claim I legally am not allowed to make noise in my own apartment. She said the last tenants were forced to move out because they couldn’t accommodate her medical condition. There’s nothing in my lease about noise except for the general quiet hours of 11-7 and the property company hasn’t responded to me. I’m just wondering if there’s any legal claim that I’m not allowed to occasionally make noise due to someone else’s medical condition or if I can just tell her to kick rocks.
RESPONSE A: So her continuous banging on the wall does not raise her bp? She has no legal legs to stand on, cont with your furniture building.
RESPONSE B: Document every time she harasses you. Wall banging, door knocking, in person etc etc. Take videos as well. Report her to the property management now and then everyone or near overtime she harasses you again. She's the problem that the landlords need to address. Oregon is a 1 party consent state when it comes to phone calls and recordings as long as you don't use it where someone can reasonably expect privacy and things like that. Record any in person conversations. You have time to turn the recorder app on before answering the door. Or just don't answer the door and do not engage with her completely.
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POST: m having some furniture assembled and will probably have to do so again 2-3 more times for short periods of 2-4 hours over the next month. My next door neighbor bangs on the wall nonstop anytime I make any kind of noise including running the vacuum or doing dishes. I work or am out of the house 7AM-7PM on weekdays so this is all occurring only on the weekends during daylight hours. She claims that the noise raises her blood pressure and “threatens her life” and also she’s Muslim (not sure how that is related but she mentioned it ten times) so I’m not allowed to make any noise and that the property management company was supposed to tell me when I moved in that I need to accommodate her. I’m a quiet person, I live alone, I almost never have guests, I work normal hours, and I don’t even own a television so with the possible exception of the furniture assembly I don’t see how she can claim I legally am not allowed to make noise in my own apartment. She said the last tenants were forced to move out because they couldn’t accommodate her medical condition. There’s nothing in my lease about noise except for the general quiet hours of 11-7 and the property company hasn’t responded to me. I’m just wondering if there’s any legal claim that I’m not allowed to occasionally make noise due to someone else’s medical condition or if I can just tell her to kick rocks.
RESPONSE A: Document every time she harasses you. Wall banging, door knocking, in person etc etc. Take videos as well. Report her to the property management now and then everyone or near overtime she harasses you again. She's the problem that the landlords need to address. Oregon is a 1 party consent state when it comes to phone calls and recordings as long as you don't use it where someone can reasonably expect privacy and things like that. Record any in person conversations. You have time to turn the recorder app on before answering the door. Or just don't answer the door and do not engage with her completely.
RESPONSE B: If your property manager is ignoring your calls, it is time to get the paper trail going. Detail her complaints, detail your response and directly ask for their intervention with the crazy lady next door.
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POST: I’m having some furniture assembled and will probably have to do so again 2-3 more times for short periods of 2-4 hours over the next month. My next door neighbor bangs on the wall nonstop anytime I make any kind of noise including running the vacuum or doing dishes. I work or am out of the house 7AM-7PM on weekdays so this is all occurring only on the weekends during daylight hours. She claims that the noise raises her blood pressure and “threatens her life” and also she’s Muslim (not sure how that is related but she mentioned it ten times) so I’m not allowed to make any noise and that the property management company was supposed to tell me when I moved in that I need to accommodate her. I’m a quiet person, I live alone, I almost never have guests, I work normal hours, and I don’t even own a television so with the possible exception of the furniture assembly I don’t see how she can claim I legally am not allowed to make noise in my own apartment. She said the last tenants were forced to move out because they couldn’t accommodate her medical condition. There’s nothing in my lease about noise except for the general quiet hours of 11-7 and the property company hasn’t responded to me. I’m just wondering if there’s any legal claim that I’m not allowed to occasionally make noise due to someone else’s medical condition or if I can just tell her to kick rocks.
RESPONSE A: Document every time she harasses you. Wall banging, door knocking, in person etc etc. Take videos as well. Report her to the property management now and then everyone or near overtime she harasses you again. She's the problem that the landlords need to address. Oregon is a 1 party consent state when it comes to phone calls and recordings as long as you don't use it where someone can reasonably expect privacy and things like that. Record any in person conversations. You have time to turn the recorder app on before answering the door. Or just don't answer the door and do not engage with her completely.
RESPONSE B: Sounds like they were “forced to move out” because they couldn’t handle living next to a crazy person. Make a record every instance of harassment with the leasing office.
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POST: some furniture assembled and will probably have to do so again 2-3 more times for short periods of 2-4 hours over the next month. My next door neighbor bangs on the wall nonstop anytime I make any kind of noise including running the vacuum or doing dishes. I work or am out of the house 7AM-7PM on weekdays so this is all occurring only on the weekends during daylight hours. She claims that the noise raises her blood pressure and “threatens her life” and also she’s Muslim (not sure how that is related but she mentioned it ten times) so I’m not allowed to make any noise and that the property management company was supposed to tell me when I moved in that I need to accommodate her. I’m a quiet person, I live alone, I almost never have guests, I work normal hours, and I don’t even own a television so with the possible exception of the furniture assembly I don’t see how she can claim I legally am not allowed to make noise in my own apartment. She said the last tenants were forced to move out because they couldn’t accommodate her medical condition. There’s nothing in my lease about noise except for the general quiet hours of 11-7 and the property company hasn’t responded to me. I’m just wondering if there’s any legal claim that I’m not allowed to occasionally make noise due to someone else’s medical condition or if I can just tell her to kick rocks.
RESPONSE A: You only need to be quiet during quiet hours, and I'm sure vacuuming and doing your dishes doesn't break the local noise ordinance. Sounds like you should recommend she gets noise cancelling headphones.
RESPONSE B: Document every time she harasses you. Wall banging, door knocking, in person etc etc. Take videos as well. Report her to the property management now and then everyone or near overtime she harasses you again. She's the problem that the landlords need to address. Oregon is a 1 party consent state when it comes to phone calls and recordings as long as you don't use it where someone can reasonably expect privacy and things like that. Record any in person conversations. You have time to turn the recorder app on before answering the door. Or just don't answer the door and do not engage with her completely.
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POST: the vacuum or doing dishes. I work or am out of the house 7AM-7PM on weekdays so this is all occurring only on the weekends during daylight hours. She claims that the noise raises her blood pressure and “threatens her life” and also she’s Muslim (not sure how that is related but she mentioned it ten times) so I’m not allowed to make any noise and that the property management company was supposed to tell me when I moved in that I need to accommodate her. I’m a quiet person, I live alone, I almost never have guests, I work normal hours, and I don’t even own a television so with the possible exception of the furniture assembly I don’t see how she can claim I legally am not allowed to make noise in my own apartment. She said the last tenants were forced to move out because they couldn’t accommodate her medical condition. There’s nothing in my lease about noise except for the general quiet hours of 11-7 and the property company hasn’t responded to me. I’m just wondering if there’s any legal claim that I’m not allowed to occasionally make noise due to someone else’s medical condition or if I can just tell her to kick rocks.
RESPONSE A: It's not illegal to make noise during regular daytime hours. I would put in some earplugs while I assembled my furniture, so you don't have to listen to her rudely banging on your wall. Don't answer the door, either... But DO record her doing this to you, so you have proof that she is the aggressor in this situation. I recommend a ring doorbell.
RESPONSE B: Document every time she harasses you. Wall banging, door knocking, in person etc etc. Take videos as well. Report her to the property management now and then everyone or near overtime she harasses you again. She's the problem that the landlords need to address. Oregon is a 1 party consent state when it comes to phone calls and recordings as long as you don't use it where someone can reasonably expect privacy and things like that. Record any in person conversations. You have time to turn the recorder app on before answering the door. Or just don't answer the door and do not engage with her completely.
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POST: about her, as I don't see the point, but they express to me that they don't even so much as want to talk to her on the phone. Even for their birthdays. I also don't plan on ever letting her around them unsupervised, so she can't take them again. What is it looking like for me?
RESPONSE A: Not state specific. Get a laywer asap. Get them in therapy with a.professional who can testify to their admissions of physical abuse. Not to mention I'm sure these kids are dealing with major abandonment issues. Save all text convos documenting her acknowledgement of them being beat, of her abandoning them for months on end, etc. You want to ask for joint legal custody, she will get it anyway and it makes you look reasonable. Joint legal only pertains to decision making and info regarding medical, school and major life decisions. Has nothing to do with physical. Ask for full residential custody with un or supervised visitation for her. Which one you get is dependent on your evidence. You are not avoiding poking the bear by not addressing this. You are keeping your kids in a volatile and unstable situation with an unstable person the longer you wait. Not to mention undermining their sense of security. Short of you or someone else going to jail you physically cannot stop her from taking the kids again without an order. And that would destroy your case and virtually guarantee she could file and get custody.
RESPONSE B: Yes you need a court order in place. I totally understand the 'let the bear sleep', but you are risking something much worse happening just for temporary peace. She already did something terrible. Do not assume it won't happen again; assume it will. Believe me I know it's easier to just let it be but you will absolutely regret it. You know it and that's why you're asking. Protect your kids. Do it now while 'the bear sleeps' rather than wait until you are in a desperate situation because the bear woke up and is mauling your ass. Get all your ducks in a row so you're protected if she retaliates, as in seek a temp order so she can't run off with them upon hearing you started legal proceedings.
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POST: it out. She keeps the papers in a lockbox that I couldn’t even begin to guess the code to, and I wouldn’t want her to find out I did that anyway. I always thought it was weird that she didn’t want me to see any of this stuff, but she’s always been controlling. What can I do? I can’t just order a birth certificate since I have no way to ID myself. I don’t want to make a court case out of it. My friends and I are trying to get out of our neighborhood as quietly as possible (tight-knit religious community, lots of abusive parents in the name of religion, abuse goes on directly in the church. Plus we’re mostly part of a community that a certain religion associated with Utah isn’t very fond of.) But anyway the last thing I want to do is sue my mom and her husband, or get into a legal battle that means I’ll have to stay here for longer. My mom’s husband especially is well loved and known within our community and it would bring me unwanted attention if I accused him and my mom of abuse/withholding my records. Is there, at all, an “under the table” legal way I can go about this? Or is my best option just trying to break into the lockbox or leave without them? Thanks in advance. And sorry if the text is a little scrambled, it was written in a hurry.
RESPONSE A: Open a bank account at a different bank. Go in person to the bank that has your savings account (after you get an ID document) and ask them to transfer the money to the new account. It only works if the savings account is in your name, hopefully it is the case.
RESPONSE B: Reading between the lines, you are trying to escape an abusive environment. There are places to help you make a plan: legal, safety, emotional, practical. Yes, the police will help you get your things and you have thought through school very well. You need a short term plan to get from here to there, and others have gone through this exact same thing. It's hard. You need support but the world is very big and not controlled by your parents or church, I promise. Good luck to you!
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RESPONSE A: Reading between the lines, you are trying to escape an abusive environment. There are places to help you make a plan: legal, safety, emotional, practical. Yes, the police will help you get your things and you have thought through school very well. You need a short term plan to get from here to there, and others have gone through this exact same thing. It's hard. You need support but the world is very big and not controlled by your parents or church, I promise. Good luck to you!
RESPONSE B: The simplest way is to get replacements. Despite the birth certificate having your name on it, it is not “yours” in any legal sense. There are plenty of valid reasons for a parent to need to own a certified copy of their children’s birth certificate and SS Card; and the fact that a parent owns one copy does not imply the child cannot get another, or the child has to control every copy in existence. The child is of course also entitled to request a copy from the state; but you didn’t pay the fee to get those documents. They aren’t yours, even though they relate to you. You say your mom and stepfather are the issue. Is your father still alive and do you have any kind of relationship with them? Your father can request a copy of your BC and give it to you, and you can use the BC and secondary proof of ID and an affidavit from another US citizen who has know you for two years to get a passport, which you can then use to get a drivers license/state ID. When you have that, go in person to the bank and withdraw the money in person.
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POST: doesn’t let me see my SSN. She filled out my college applications and job applications with my personal info because “your SSN is none of your business”. I truly have no idea how to find it out. She keeps the papers in a lockbox that I couldn’t even begin to guess the code to, and I wouldn’t want her to find out I did that anyway. I always thought it was weird that she didn’t want me to see any of this stuff, but she’s always been controlling. What can I do? I can’t just order a birth certificate since I have no way to ID myself. I don’t want to make a court case out of it. My friends and I are trying to get out of our neighborhood as quietly as possible (tight-knit religious community, lots of abusive parents in the name of religion, abuse goes on directly in the church. Plus we’re mostly part of a community that a certain religion associated with Utah isn’t very fond of.) But anyway the last thing I want to do is sue my mom and her husband, or get into a legal battle that means I’ll have to stay here for longer. My mom’s husband especially is well loved and known within our community and it would bring me unwanted attention if I accused him and my mom of abuse/withholding my records. Is there, at all, an “under the table” legal way I can go about this? Or is my best option just trying to break into the lockbox or leave without them? Thanks in advance. And sorry if the text is a little scrambled, it was written in a hurry.
RESPONSE A: Reading between the lines, you are trying to escape an abusive environment. There are places to help you make a plan: legal, safety, emotional, practical. Yes, the police will help you get your things and you have thought through school very well. You need a short term plan to get from here to there, and others have gone through this exact same thing. It's hard. You need support but the world is very big and not controlled by your parents or church, I promise. Good luck to you!
RESPONSE B: Also, open a PO Box at post office so they can’t get your mail.
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RESPONSE A: It's a pain but you can order replacements for all of these documents. You don't need your parents for these once you're 18.
RESPONSE B: The simplest way is to get replacements. Despite the birth certificate having your name on it, it is not “yours” in any legal sense. There are plenty of valid reasons for a parent to need to own a certified copy of their children’s birth certificate and SS Card; and the fact that a parent owns one copy does not imply the child cannot get another, or the child has to control every copy in existence. The child is of course also entitled to request a copy from the state; but you didn’t pay the fee to get those documents. They aren’t yours, even though they relate to you. You say your mom and stepfather are the issue. Is your father still alive and do you have any kind of relationship with them? Your father can request a copy of your BC and give it to you, and you can use the BC and secondary proof of ID and an affidavit from another US citizen who has know you for two years to get a passport, which you can then use to get a drivers license/state ID. When you have that, go in person to the bank and withdraw the money in person.
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RESPONSE A: The bank account was opened when you were a minor and your mother is most likely authorized on it. As controlling as she is, how do you know you have any money still in the account?
RESPONSE B: Also, open a PO Box at post office so they can’t get your mail.
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POST: same day saying his son has a broken femur and he's going to sue me unless I pay the medical expenses because they don't have health insurance. I promptly tell him I don't want to communicate with him without an attorney and he comes to my unit and starts bashing my front door with a baseball bat screaming for me to come out. There are marks all over the door, I call the police, they come when the guys gone. They interview me, go to the guys unit, interview him and his wife who deny everything. Cops say they can't do anything because they didn't see it happen (what?!?!?). What the hell do I do here? My liability insurance isn't covering the damage done to my bike, I don't even know where to start with this kids injuries, and now I'm afraid of some guy smashing my face in. So....any advice?
RESPONSE A: > Cops say they can't do anything because they didn't see it happen (what?!?!?). Well, yeah, it's your word against his. I know you were scared and freaked out, but if possible next time take video. In the meantime, the fact that the police showed up and talked to them is probably going to calm things down unless this guy is truly a maniac. As to your own liability for the kid's leg here: I wouldn't worry too much, because all you did was park your motorcycle. If they lawyer up, then you should follow suit, but short of that I wouldn't stress. If you have a home insurance or renter's insurance policy, it might even cover you just in case. As to _their_ liability to you: you have a solid claim against them for the damage to your bike. But I'm going to guess that if they lack health insurance, they may not have a ton of money. Whether you want to pursue them is up to you. On the one hand, you have a good case and they owe you the money. On the other hand, they sound like a nightmare to deal with and you might still never get your money.
RESPONSE B: I would sue them for the damages done to your bike.
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POST: from the drop and attempted theft. Also, the father calls me the same day saying his son has a broken femur and he's going to sue me unless I pay the medical expenses because they don't have health insurance. I promptly tell him I don't want to communicate with him without an attorney and he comes to my unit and starts bashing my front door with a baseball bat screaming for me to come out. There are marks all over the door, I call the police, they come when the guys gone. They interview me, go to the guys unit, interview him and his wife who deny everything. Cops say they can't do anything because they didn't see it happen (what?!?!?). What the hell do I do here? My liability insurance isn't covering the damage done to my bike, I don't even know where to start with this kids injuries, and now I'm afraid of some guy smashing my face in. So....any advice?
RESPONSE A: The evidence and the corroborating police report are strong evidence of being injured while committing a crime. They have little chance of winning if they sue you.
RESPONSE B: Go to the police and try to file for a restraining order against the husband. You can also try to press charges for harassment and possibly terroristic threats, depending on what he said to you. If you can get a witness, even better. But definitely go down there to the station and make sure the police generate incident reports for the attempted theft and the threat incident as well. Also, complain immediately to your complex's manager or management office. Notify them about the damage to your door as well as the threats. A good, responsible LL will take this seriously and work with you. You are not liable in any way, shape or form for the child's injury, and cannot be sued for something like that. If anything, you would have a cause of action for the damages to your bike if not for the child being a minor. Try your best to avoid another incident by staying away from the parties in question. Also, riding season is almost over, best to put the bike up ASAP or even push it inside your apartment to avoid any possibility of further vandalism or damage to your wheels.
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POST: [CA] My car, with a valid placard, was towed from a handicap parking spot. What can I do? I am temporarily disabled, with a red handicap placard valid through the end of the year. I park in a handicap spot at my apartment complex with the placard properly displayed. Last night, the security team had my car towed, with the reason listed as “doesn/t have expiration date???” (punctuated as written.) I’m confident the placard is valid. I got it at AAA (shorter lines than the DMV), and I have the official paperwork. When I picked up my car, the towing company said the placard should have holes punched in it to indicate the expiration date. Mine does not, but the expiration date is clearly noted in the paperwork. Did AAA fuck up when they gave me the placard? The towing cost was expensive, and I will need to park my car in the future without getting towed. What can I do about this, and how can I prevent it from happening again?
RESPONSE A: you should call AAA and explain the situation to them and get them to put the expiration date on the placard. without an expiration date on the placard, no one knows if it's valid or not, which is why it was towed
RESPONSE B: 1st call the police and report the illegal tow. If you had a valid placard hanging then they have to right to tow. Placards also have to be verified. They have no idea if the placard is fake or real unless they get the police to ticket. Seems like they failed to follow procedure. No ticket then they can't tow for the placard. Then contact AAA to see if they made a mistake, but I doubt they did. Unfortunately the cops usually wont help you when your car is stolen by a tow company. So you will have to pay and then sue the tow company in small claims to get your money back. It also sucks that local prosecutor will also be lazy and won't charge the tow driver for stealing your car.
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POST: California - car towed from complex. Parking permit was valid and displayed in window. Recourse? California Car towed due to “expired permit” but permit was clearly displayed. I took a picture of the windshield with the permit displayed prior to parking and always do when I get a permit from the complex. Called the tow company and they said they towed my vehicle due to an “expired permit”, which is false. What steps do I need to take? Do I owe the tow yard? Ultimately, is the complex responsible?
RESPONSE A: I really want to follow this. About to deal with something similar.
RESPONSE B: Given your update in the new post I'd also recommend you get the car inspected at their cost. New driver, who knows what they screwed up.
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POST: California - car towed from complex. Parking permit was valid and displayed in window. Recourse? California Car towed due to “expired permit” but permit was clearly displayed. I took a picture of the windshield with the permit displayed prior to parking and always do when I get a permit from the complex. Called the tow company and they said they towed my vehicle due to an “expired permit”, which is false. What steps do I need to take? Do I owe the tow yard? Ultimately, is the complex responsible?
RESPONSE A: California requires someone from the complex to sign off in person on any tow. At least, that's what my hoa was told. So this may have been an illegal tow altogether.
RESPONSE B: I really want to follow this. About to deal with something similar.
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POST: California - car towed from complex. Parking permit was valid and displayed in window. Recourse? California Car towed due to “expired permit” but permit was clearly displayed. I took a picture of the windshield with the permit displayed prior to parking and always do when I get a permit from the complex. Called the tow company and they said they towed my vehicle due to an “expired permit”, which is false. What steps do I need to take? Do I owe the tow yard? Ultimately, is the complex responsible?
RESPONSE A: I really want to follow this. About to deal with something similar.
RESPONSE B: Update threads are locked, but just a tip, check the vehicle for damages. A new driver might not have towed it properly. Inspect the vehicle throughly (especially the tow points and every tire rim). If there is any scuffage or damage you don't recognize, bring them to small claims court regardless of how nice they were.
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POST: Purchased a used car and put down 5k with 4.59% financing. Get a call 3 days later asking for 2 more thousand down payment or financing will be raised to 5.09% All the contracts have already been signed with the original details. The car company is now saying the 5k down payment is "to low" and to either pay 2k more or get raised to 5.09 from 4.59 financing a month. Is this legal? Appreciate all the help, don't want to get screwed over by this car company.
RESPONSE A: You'll need to provide your location. But this sounds like spot financing and it's pretty common with car sales - they are able to let you drive the car home while they work on finding a bank for your loan - quite a lot of the hours spent in the financing office is theater. They aren't talking to banks and managers at 7pm on a Wednesday going to bat for you. It's sales tactics to upsell warranties and service plans as they wear you down. Somewhere in your paperwork is probably a clause in fine print explaining they have X days to find a bank at the agreed deal and if not they'll present you with another offer. You can accept the new terms or unwind the deal and return the car. You can also shop for your own loan and use that instead or accept their new terms and pay it off immediately.
RESPONSE B: Do you have the car?
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POST: Purchased a used car and put down 5k with 4.59% financing. Get a call 3 days later asking for 2 more thousand down payment or financing will be raised to 5.09% All the contracts have already been signed with the original details. The car company is now saying the 5k down payment is "to low" and to either pay 2k more or get raised to 5.09 from 4.59 financing a month. Is this legal? Appreciate all the help, don't want to get screwed over by this car company.
RESPONSE A: Do you have the car?
RESPONSE B: Listen to Automatic-degree! You don’t have to agree to a new contract or finance rate. Call your local CA DMV Investigations office if you want more information. They are scattered throughout the state. https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/locations/investigations-offices/
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POST: My parents gave me house down payment as gift money. House title has my dad, my wife, and my name on it. How do we make sure when the house is sold, my parents can keep the down money and my wife and I keep the sale profit (minus the down money). Only my wife and I make mortgage payments. We don't want to keep the down money and my parents don't want the sale profit from house value. Any legal action we can make so we can have a piece of mind about it. Thank you!
RESPONSE A: Yeah... your parents didn't give you a gift. They bought themselves a house with you.
RESPONSE B: Who is listed on title and who is listed on the mortgage and note are two separate things. If they are not listed on the mortgage you can take them off of title by doing another deed. If they are on the mortgage than yes you will have to refinance to remove them. As stated in post before a gift is supposed to be a gift not a loan. Was the intention that they give you down payment money in exchange for a portion of the proceeds when you sale the property? And yes that is mortgage fraud. Not trying to be a sour puss, but no one should be buying a home if they cannot afford the down payment, closing cost and mortgage payments. I have seen sooo many issues when there are several borrowers on a home because the income or credit is needed. A note and mortgage are legal binding contracts and they don’t just dissolve because you break up or have a disagreement.
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POST: Is it Legal for my Office to ask me to respond to emails while I'm at jury duty? So I was called into mandatory Jury Duty (New York City) and while there, I didn't check my work emails or Teams chat etc. I heard from the grapevine that my manager was "concerned" that I wasn't checking in. Is it legal for an employer to ask their employee to work while at Jury Duty?
RESPONSE A: While your job doesn't have to pay you, they do have to allow you the time off to serve jury duty, by law. Since you had that time off, with no expectation of working, I imagine it would be under the same guidelines your company has for responding to email/teams on your days off. You might want to consult your company handbook to see what it says about Jury duty in particular and responding to work issues on time off in general so you're informed, and then maybe send an email (so you have a record of it) clarifying your understanding with your manager/hr under the notion of "Hi, I thought I understood the jury duty policy to be <whatever> based on what the handbook said, but I'm hearing things counter to that and wanted to clarify so I understand for the future. Can you help me understand?".
RESPONSE B: Tell the judge that your employer is upset that your not working while on jury duty. They might call your manager in for a chat.
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POST: sometimes she has good days where she might be able to go to a store or something, although she can’t carry heavy bags. If she does something like that, she’ll pay for it the next couple days. She just finalized her divorce last week. Her ex-husband has been acting unhinged through the whole process. For instance, she found out he just took out a life insurance policy on her without her permission, which made her scared for her safety. He’s a cop, so he has ways to get away with things. Yesterday she was at a store because she was having a good day pain-wise, and she caught someone following her and taking pictures. She thinks her ex-husband could be trying to sabotage her disability benefits by taking pics of her being out and about. She could have one good day a month and be incapacitated for the rest, but a pic of her out doing things could lead the SSA to think she’s not disabled. Is it possible to sabotage her disability in this way, like by sending them pictures? If so, is there anything she can do about it? Thanks for any help you can give. Edit: changed husband to ex-husband
RESPONSE A: Not a lawyer, know a little bit about disability. Your friend should be keeping a daily log of activities and pain and such, every single day. This allows her to record things like,Monday, grocery shopping. Tuesday, recovery day, was unable to shower or cook due to pain and fatigue. Wednesday, able to shower and cook, still had extreme fatigue. Thursday, used all energy to go to doctor. Friday, recovery day. Something like that. I use spreadsheet with checkboxes for the level of pain, level of fatigue and the location of the pain. I also list all meds taken that day and what treatments and activities I did. It is part of my defense should my LTD insurance try to pull the payouts (they want to evaluate every few months to deny benefits).
RESPONSE B: I don't know of good, local organizations. But I strongly recommend your friend reaches out to an organization which helps victims of domestic violence. You do not need to be a victim of physical violence for them to help you.
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POST: Someone tripped in my front yard and they want a lot. Hey there, Im getting sued for 100 grand or more. I recieved a nasty letter that two years ago someone tripped due to a protruding piece of metal in the rocks in between my sidewalk and the street out front my house (Sounds like in my city that is considered your property). This person was working for century link which wasn't on my behalf, plus I don't use century link. Now they are claiming I need to pay for all their lost wages and the medical expenses. I called my home insurance and filed a claim followed by providing the law firm suing me the claim details. It sounded like if my insurance doesn't cover all the money they are planning on suing me personally, I don't have a job right now since I'm in school full time and am pretty scared about what this might mean for me and my wife's future. Can someone with some insight on this situation help me think this through and what to expect?
RESPONSE A: DO NOT SPEAK TO THEM AGAIN. This is why you have insurance. They are great trying to scare you. They can sue you for whatever they wan, it doesn't mean they're going to get it. Only deal directly with your own insurance. If they contact you again tell them to talk to you insurance and then block them. Stay strong, it can be stressful but this is what insurance is for.
RESPONSE B: It's a huge pain for PI lawyers to go after someone's personal assets, and very rarely worthwhile. No insight into your particular situation (and also, it sounds like a work injury), but I doubt you have anything to worry about.
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POST: Someone tripped in my front yard and they want a lot. Hey there, Im getting sued for 100 grand or more. I recieved a nasty letter that two years ago someone tripped due to a protruding piece of metal in the rocks in between my sidewalk and the street out front my house (Sounds like in my city that is considered your property). This person was working for century link which wasn't on my behalf, plus I don't use century link. Now they are claiming I need to pay for all their lost wages and the medical expenses. I called my home insurance and filed a claim followed by providing the law firm suing me the claim details. It sounded like if my insurance doesn't cover all the money they are planning on suing me personally, I don't have a job right now since I'm in school full time and am pretty scared about what this might mean for me and my wife's future. Can someone with some insight on this situation help me think this through and what to expect?
RESPONSE A: It's a huge pain for PI lawyers to go after someone's personal assets, and very rarely worthwhile. No insight into your particular situation (and also, it sounds like a work injury), but I doubt you have anything to worry about.
RESPONSE B: If they were injured on the job and are personally going after you then their WC claim was denied or was a very small payout indeed. Which means they aren't getting bumpkus from your insurer either because their claim is crap.
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POST: Someone tripped in my front yard and they want a lot. Hey there, Im getting sued for 100 grand or more. I recieved a nasty letter that two years ago someone tripped due to a protruding piece of metal in the rocks in between my sidewalk and the street out front my house (Sounds like in my city that is considered your property). This person was working for century link which wasn't on my behalf, plus I don't use century link. Now they are claiming I need to pay for all their lost wages and the medical expenses. I called my home insurance and filed a claim followed by providing the law firm suing me the claim details. It sounded like if my insurance doesn't cover all the money they are planning on suing me personally, I don't have a job right now since I'm in school full time and am pretty scared about what this might mean for me and my wife's future. Can someone with some insight on this situation help me think this through and what to expect?
RESPONSE A: Look at your house folio to see if the area is part of your property. It may be an issue for your city, but the city already told the person to go point sand, so they're now trying to scare you into settling a lower amount.
RESPONSE B: If they were injured on the job and are personally going after you then their WC claim was denied or was a very small payout indeed. Which means they aren't getting bumpkus from your insurer either because their claim is crap.
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POST: Someone tripped in my front yard and they want a lot. Hey there, Im getting sued for 100 grand or more. I recieved a nasty letter that two years ago someone tripped due to a protruding piece of metal in the rocks in between my sidewalk and the street out front my house (Sounds like in my city that is considered your property). This person was working for century link which wasn't on my behalf, plus I don't use century link. Now they are claiming I need to pay for all their lost wages and the medical expenses. I called my home insurance and filed a claim followed by providing the law firm suing me the claim details. It sounded like if my insurance doesn't cover all the money they are planning on suing me personally, I don't have a job right now since I'm in school full time and am pretty scared about what this might mean for me and my wife's future. Can someone with some insight on this situation help me think this through and what to expect?
RESPONSE A: It was either your property or it wasn't. Attorneys have been known to sue the wrong landowner, or, when there's uncertainty, sue multiple landowners and let them hash out who owned the property where the accident happened. If you think it might nt have been yours, let your insurer know that. Don't communicate any further with the lawyers for the injured party or anyone working on their behalf unless the insurance company's lawyer tells you to do that.
RESPONSE B: It's a huge pain for PI lawyers to go after someone's personal assets, and very rarely worthwhile. No insight into your particular situation (and also, it sounds like a work injury), but I doubt you have anything to worry about.
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POST: Someone tripped in my front yard and they want a lot. Hey there, Im getting sued for 100 grand or more. I recieved a nasty letter that two years ago someone tripped due to a protruding piece of metal in the rocks in between my sidewalk and the street out front my house (Sounds like in my city that is considered your property). This person was working for century link which wasn't on my behalf, plus I don't use century link. Now they are claiming I need to pay for all their lost wages and the medical expenses. I called my home insurance and filed a claim followed by providing the law firm suing me the claim details. It sounded like if my insurance doesn't cover all the money they are planning on suing me personally, I don't have a job right now since I'm in school full time and am pretty scared about what this might mean for me and my wife's future. Can someone with some insight on this situation help me think this through and what to expect?
RESPONSE A: It was either your property or it wasn't. Attorneys have been known to sue the wrong landowner, or, when there's uncertainty, sue multiple landowners and let them hash out who owned the property where the accident happened. If you think it might nt have been yours, let your insurer know that. Don't communicate any further with the lawyers for the injured party or anyone working on their behalf unless the insurance company's lawyer tells you to do that.
RESPONSE B: Look at your house folio to see if the area is part of your property. It may be an issue for your city, but the city already told the person to go point sand, so they're now trying to scare you into settling a lower amount.
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POST: MA] A vacation company folded after I paid $3000 for a trip. No longer responding to my requests for a refund. 9 months ago I purchased a $3000 vacation through the now defunct Pollen. [The company Pollen is shaping up to be a more expensive Fyre fiasco. With this company being in "administration" and formerly based in the UK, do I have any recourse here? I foolishly purchased this straight through my debit card, so I don't think I can do chargebacks. Usually I am better at researching these sorts of issues, however with the stress this is all causing and having to focus on work, I'm at a complete loss. The company no longer responds to emails, and the website is completely dead.
RESPONSE A: Look at your debit card. Does it have a visa or Mastercard logo on it? If so, you may have purchase protection **through Visa or Mastercard** even though it is a debit card. The time since your purchase is longer than the deadline for purchase protection refunds but you may be able to successfully argue that this was not a purchase made 9 months ago for $3000 but a deposit for service not delivered. It’s worth calling them and asking. Remember, you are not calling your bank for this (although you should also pursue this through your bank) but Visa Purchase Protection or Mastercard Purchase Protection.
RESPONSE B: Never use debit cards for anything other than ATM withdrawals.
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POST: MA] A vacation company folded after I paid $3000 for a trip. No longer responding to my requests for a refund. 9 months ago I purchased a $3000 vacation through the now defunct Pollen. [The company Pollen is shaping up to be a more expensive Fyre fiasco. With this company being in "administration" and formerly based in the UK, do I have any recourse here? I foolishly purchased this straight through my debit card, so I don't think I can do chargebacks. Usually I am better at researching these sorts of issues, however with the stress this is all causing and having to focus on work, I'm at a complete loss. The company no longer responds to emails, and the website is completely dead.
RESPONSE A: Not a lawyer: but I do process charge backs for a living and I’ll also put this here. Depending on the card network (Visa and Amex for sure) you can file a charge back up to 540 days after the transaction. File a chargeback with your financial institution and let them know that services will not be rendered at a future date and it it still be within all timeframes for a claim. Using Visa and an example, you have 120 days from the expected date of receipt of merchandise/services to file a claim that can be filed before the merchandise/services are rendered if you receive notice that the merchant will not be providing the future services (ie closed their doors, bankruptcy) Bankrupt merchants are very easy claims to win in the Visa network. While a credit does take longer to come back to your account with debit cards be credit cards the chargeback rules are the same in the networks. Source: I process chargebacks for Visa/Amex/Mastercard for a living.
RESPONSE B: If it was UK based it might have been a member of ATOL or ABTA they offer protection to customers of collapsed holiday firms. Google those terms and info shud pop up. Good luck.
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POST: not told anybody anything and gone to the doc it would have only been a 25$ co pay. Is this the way workmans comp is supposed to work, I’ve never done this before?
RESPONSE A: Contact HR. You have a workplace injury. The company can choose to pay the entire bill to avoid it hitting their WC policy, or you can push the issue to have their carrier pay it. Did you fill out an accident report at the time the accident occurred? If not, ask why you were not provided the documents to fill out for the accident report. Worker's Comp should pay the entire bill, unless the company decides to just pay it. You should not have to pay $300 out of pocket
RESPONSE B: I do worker’s compensation, but not in your state, so I’m not sure of your states exact rules, and I’m not your lawyer. In my experience they take about a week or so to set up the actual claim. A worker’s comp insurance adjuster should be contacting you, and you should give them the bill and they’ll pay it. It may be possible your job is self-insured, meaning that they don’t pay an insurance company but have provided proof to the state that they have a certain amount of money available to cover injuries (if it’s a construction company I doubt this is the case since this usually happens for big companies like Walmart). If that is the case with your job, that’s where I’d anticipate things might get weird with your boss paying half the bill and you should get a lawyer. Assuming that your job is not self-insured, in your situation I’d probably call HR and make sure they set up a claim and see if they have the claim number and an adjuster for you to call. If HR hadn’t set up a claim because of some action your boss took tell them you need it set up and ask them to provide you the claim number and adjusters information once they have it. It’s important to set up the claim in case you need any further medical treatment, and in a lot of states you have a reporting requirement of one month. Once you have someone to speak to give them the bill and make sure you’re thorough about your injury and what hurts.
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RESPONSE A: I do worker’s compensation, but not in your state, so I’m not sure of your states exact rules, and I’m not your lawyer. In my experience they take about a week or so to set up the actual claim. A worker’s comp insurance adjuster should be contacting you, and you should give them the bill and they’ll pay it. It may be possible your job is self-insured, meaning that they don’t pay an insurance company but have provided proof to the state that they have a certain amount of money available to cover injuries (if it’s a construction company I doubt this is the case since this usually happens for big companies like Walmart). If that is the case with your job, that’s where I’d anticipate things might get weird with your boss paying half the bill and you should get a lawyer. Assuming that your job is not self-insured, in your situation I’d probably call HR and make sure they set up a claim and see if they have the claim number and an adjuster for you to call. If HR hadn’t set up a claim because of some action your boss took tell them you need it set up and ask them to provide you the claim number and adjusters information once they have it. It’s important to set up the claim in case you need any further medical treatment, and in a lot of states you have a reporting requirement of one month. Once you have someone to speak to give them the bill and make sure you’re thorough about your injury and what hurts.
RESPONSE B: Put the brakes on, back up, you shouldn't be paying anything. File a workers comp claim with HR if you get any bill from the doctor's office. You should not have to pay anything. Your boss is trying to act like the magnanimous nice guy Hy paying half the bill but he is responsible for all of it one way or the other. Either they have to pay the office direct to avoid raising their accident rate/year ratio or they have to send it up to workman's comp. Don't even pay $25, tell the doctor's office this is a workman's comp issue. If you see another bill bring it to the labor board.
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POST: called the doctors office and paid half the bill over the phone. Now I have to pay the other 300$. If I would have just left work and not told anybody anything and gone to the doc it would have only been a 25$ co pay. Is this the way workmans comp is supposed to work, I’ve never done this before?
RESPONSE A: I am an Iowa attorney and my practice is 80% workers’ compensation. Your employer is responsible for 100% of the cost of medical care made necessary by your injury *as long as they selected the doctor who provided the care*. What is happening here is that your employer does not want to turn the claim over to its workers’ compensation carrier. This is a common shenanigan. Generally, the fact that they told you to go to whatever doctor you wanted is sufficient to make the urgent care an authorized provider. That said, work comp carriers are fuckers and will try to get out of paying for whatever they can. This makes it even more important that you get this turned over to the carrier and find out which physician you are authorized to see (if you need further medical care). You need to first politely insist that they turn the claim over to the carrier. If they won’t, tell them you’re going to get an attorney. If they still won’t get an attorney. Even if your employer offers to pay the full bill you should *still* make sure this gets turned over to the WC carrier. I had a guy once who had a minor laceration turn into a severely disabling injury due to an infection, you have no idea as you sit here today whether this could end up being more severe than it seems right now. The Iowa Association for Justice is a good resource if you need to find a WC attorney in your area.
RESPONSE B: if he paid half the bill on the phone then i really doubt he is going through workers comp because that just would happen. They may be trying to keep it off the books because workers comp is very expensive for companies and having a claim will end up costing them a higher premium. if they had filed a workers comp claim you will never see a bill for anything everything is run through the rep of the company that owns your works comp insurance.
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POST: Now I have to pay the other 300$. If I would have just left work and not told anybody anything and gone to the doc it would have only been a 25$ co pay. Is this the way workmans comp is supposed to work, I’ve never done this before?
RESPONSE A: Comp should pay the entire bill, not your boss and definitely NOT you. If your boss is paying half, there's an open question if he has comp insurance. The whole point of workman's comp is to eliminate the need to sue for medical care over workplace injuries - the insurance policy covers it entirely. You get immediate treatment at no cost directly to you, your employer doesn't get sued. That's the whole thing. I would demand full payment and if they won't, consult with an attorney.
RESPONSE B: I am an Iowa attorney and my practice is 80% workers’ compensation. Your employer is responsible for 100% of the cost of medical care made necessary by your injury *as long as they selected the doctor who provided the care*. What is happening here is that your employer does not want to turn the claim over to its workers’ compensation carrier. This is a common shenanigan. Generally, the fact that they told you to go to whatever doctor you wanted is sufficient to make the urgent care an authorized provider. That said, work comp carriers are fuckers and will try to get out of paying for whatever they can. This makes it even more important that you get this turned over to the carrier and find out which physician you are authorized to see (if you need further medical care). You need to first politely insist that they turn the claim over to the carrier. If they won’t, tell them you’re going to get an attorney. If they still won’t get an attorney. Even if your employer offers to pay the full bill you should *still* make sure this gets turned over to the WC carrier. I had a guy once who had a minor laceration turn into a severely disabling injury due to an infection, you have no idea as you sit here today whether this could end up being more severe than it seems right now. The Iowa Association for Justice is a good resource if you need to find a WC attorney in your area.
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POST: paid half the bill over the phone. Now I have to pay the other 300$. If I would have just left work and not told anybody anything and gone to the doc it would have only been a 25$ co pay. Is this the way workmans comp is supposed to work, I’ve never done this before?
RESPONSE A: I am an Iowa attorney and my practice is 80% workers’ compensation. Your employer is responsible for 100% of the cost of medical care made necessary by your injury *as long as they selected the doctor who provided the care*. What is happening here is that your employer does not want to turn the claim over to its workers’ compensation carrier. This is a common shenanigan. Generally, the fact that they told you to go to whatever doctor you wanted is sufficient to make the urgent care an authorized provider. That said, work comp carriers are fuckers and will try to get out of paying for whatever they can. This makes it even more important that you get this turned over to the carrier and find out which physician you are authorized to see (if you need further medical care). You need to first politely insist that they turn the claim over to the carrier. If they won’t, tell them you’re going to get an attorney. If they still won’t get an attorney. Even if your employer offers to pay the full bill you should *still* make sure this gets turned over to the WC carrier. I had a guy once who had a minor laceration turn into a severely disabling injury due to an infection, you have no idea as you sit here today whether this could end up being more severe than it seems right now. The Iowa Association for Justice is a good resource if you need to find a WC attorney in your area.
RESPONSE B: You do not owe the doctors office anything. I am not your lawyer, but I do workers comp. If there is a potential of long term impairment you need to get a lawyer. If you think there is no chance of long term impairment just tell HR they need to pay the bills, plus a few days off, or you will get an attorney. Also, its very important you tell your doctor what you do, and the demands of your job, and ask for an off work letter.
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RESPONSE A: She should get in contact with her local rape crisis center. Many of them have legal advocacy and assistance along with counseling. It could be as simple as someone to offer support and reassure your friend through the process. She can find the local here: http://www.janedoe.org/find_help (Full disclosure: I'm an advocate at an MA RCC.)
RESPONSE B: A guilty verdict after trial is also not the end of the case. Almost all defendants convicted after trial file an appeal. That process can take years. And if an appellate judge thinks something went wrong during the trial, they can send it back 5 or 10 years later to do it all over again. Memories have faded, officers retired. It's even harder to get a conviction that late in the game. But a plea deal usually comes with a waiver of appeal. So that really is the end of the case. I've talked to attorneys who handled appeals for years and couldn't understand why a lawyer or the judge would say or do something crazy during a trial that provided the basis for a successful appeal. And then they actually tried cases and realized how easily it is to say the wrong thing in the heat of the moment.
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RESPONSE A: A guilty verdict after trial is also not the end of the case. Almost all defendants convicted after trial file an appeal. That process can take years. And if an appellate judge thinks something went wrong during the trial, they can send it back 5 or 10 years later to do it all over again. Memories have faded, officers retired. It's even harder to get a conviction that late in the game. But a plea deal usually comes with a waiver of appeal. So that really is the end of the case. I've talked to attorneys who handled appeals for years and couldn't understand why a lawyer or the judge would say or do something crazy during a trial that provided the basis for a successful appeal. And then they actually tried cases and realized how easily it is to say the wrong thing in the heat of the moment.
RESPONSE B: She can do nothing beyond tell the DA that she is uncomfortable with a plea deal. It's up to prosecutorial discretion to determine how to best spend that office's very limited resources, and they will take her feelings into account but they may still decide to end this quickly. If they do not, and it goes to trial, the single most important thing she can do is to TELL. THE. TRUTH. It's always horrible to see perfectly good sexual assault cases fall apart because the victim's contradictory statements - which could be on any topic of her testimony - lead the judge to conclude that her testimony isn't trustworthy enough to justify suspending someone's liberty. There've been two on our side of the border in recent memory and they're horrible. In all things she must tell the complete, entire, unvarnished truth. Even when it makes her look bad or stupid or whatnot. There is no room for pride or shame in the witness' chair. He did rape her and the judge will believe her until someone shows him a reason why he should not. Do not give him that reason.
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RESPONSE A: Everyone has given good advice, but I'd suggest two things: 1. She should ensure that she gets very good mental health help. The defense attorney will try to raise her mental health at trial. 2. She should be very willing to testify against him, and she should tell the DA that she is willing.
RESPONSE B: A guilty verdict after trial is also not the end of the case. Almost all defendants convicted after trial file an appeal. That process can take years. And if an appellate judge thinks something went wrong during the trial, they can send it back 5 or 10 years later to do it all over again. Memories have faded, officers retired. It's even harder to get a conviction that late in the game. But a plea deal usually comes with a waiver of appeal. So that really is the end of the case. I've talked to attorneys who handled appeals for years and couldn't understand why a lawyer or the judge would say or do something crazy during a trial that provided the basis for a successful appeal. And then they actually tried cases and realized how easily it is to say the wrong thing in the heat of the moment.
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RESPONSE A: On the civil side, one thing the friend should push for is an annulment. Due to short length of marriage, this could be a better option than divorce, since it "undoes" the marriage. Whose name is on the title or lease of the matrimonial home? Hers, his, or both? She needs to clear things up so that her name isn't on the documents for the rapist's non-jail address (would being sent to jail count as abandoning residence?) so she's not financially liable for anything that happens there, and his name isn't on the documents for where she's living so he doesn't have any claim to being on the property. Victim's advocate should be able to advise her on both the annulment and housing issues.
RESPONSE B: A guilty verdict after trial is also not the end of the case. Almost all defendants convicted after trial file an appeal. That process can take years. And if an appellate judge thinks something went wrong during the trial, they can send it back 5 or 10 years later to do it all over again. Memories have faded, officers retired. It's even harder to get a conviction that late in the game. But a plea deal usually comes with a waiver of appeal. So that really is the end of the case. I've talked to attorneys who handled appeals for years and couldn't understand why a lawyer or the judge would say or do something crazy during a trial that provided the basis for a successful appeal. And then they actually tried cases and realized how easily it is to say the wrong thing in the heat of the moment.
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RESPONSE A: Call the clerk of court, he/she will be able to help you.
RESPONSE B: Generally speaking, you don't need a lawyer for traffic court. You can represent yourself, and traffic violations are generally straight forward. That being said, a lawyer isn't necessarily a bad thing if you can pay for one. But it sounds like all you'll need to do is show up dressed respectably, and show your license. If you can, bring additional evidence that the license was issued prior to the ticket. Maybe grab your birth certificate or other secondary documents to prove your age, just to be extra safe. So long as you have a license without restrictions (and you can get a license as an adult that requires you to have another licensed driver in the vehicle with you), this should be really easy to get thrown out.
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RESPONSE A: Talk to the DA before the court date and they will dismiss it
RESPONSE B: Call the clerk of court, he/she will be able to help you.
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POST: [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance!
RESPONSE A: If you buy this house you become a landlord of a nonpaying tenant and it becomes your problem. I don't know if an existing court would transfer to you but I suspect not. This can all be avoided by NOT BUYING THIS HOUSE. Or if you really insist on it make the sale contingent on the house being vacant before closing. If the seller refuses to agree to that as part of the contract it's a good sign that you are setting yourself up to purchase a massive headache.
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RESPONSE A: Also if its an illegal apartment, you can't collect rent. So you have to pay to get them out and lose whatever rent might be. Add those to your other costs and is it worth it then?
RESPONSE B: Don’t buy the house. Or make the sale contingent on the house being empty first. These are your two options.
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RESPONSE A: You buy the problem tenant and all related issues when you buy the house. Have a solid plan with a landlord attorney before moving forward with the transaction.
RESPONSE B: Don’t buy the house. Or make the sale contingent on the house being empty first. These are your two options.
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RESPONSE B: Don’t buy the house. Or make the sale contingent on the house being empty first. These are your two options.
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POST: [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance!
RESPONSE A: > a house I really like in a great location ... at an attractive price > > refused to move out and has not paid rent > > illegal basement This is not a coincidence! They've priced in what they think is the cost of removing this tenant. You're in for a world of pain here, especially because it's an illegal basement unit, and especially because it's NYC. Take possession empty, or spend a lot of time with a real estate lawyer to understand the pain you're getting into here.
RESPONSE B: Also if its an illegal apartment, you can't collect rent. So you have to pay to get them out and lose whatever rent might be. Add those to your other costs and is it worth it then?
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POST: have been renting a house in our current town since the start of 2021. We found a house for lease owned by an older gentleman who gave us a small break on the rent for paying the whole year in advance. We renewed our lease in January of this year, once again paying the entire amount in advance $12,000. Our landlord passed away the middle of March. In June the house was sold to someone new and the new landlord is demanding our rent. He says any payments made before he bought the house are invalid and he's raising our rent by $150 a month because he says what we are paying is well below market value. Can he raise our rent mid lease plus demand we pay everything we already paid again? We spoke with one of our former landlords daughters after his death, and she said she was aware of our payment arrangement and if the house was sold everything would be taken care of. The last contact with her was a voice mail to tell us the house was sold and who the new owner was. I don't have her number and I can't find a way to contact her. We have our copy of the lease, receipt the original landlord gave us for payment, and a copy of the cashed check. What can we do here?
RESPONSE A: Send the new landlord a letter (and keep a copy) with the docs you mentioned reminding him that the lease is effective until Dec 31st and here’s a copy of the rent (and security deposit) paid. The lease and payments stay with the house, so it’s his problem to deal with the prepaid rent and security deposit. The new landlord can stomp his feet and complain, but as tenant, you’ve paid on time.
RESPONSE B: > We have our copy of the lease, receipt the original landlord gave us for payment, and a copy of the cashed check So if/when this goes to court, you will have to fight it and provide this documentation. Simply having an eviction filed against you would be detrimental, unfortunately Your new landlord would have a valid claim against the old landlord's estate (if he didn't receive a prorated amount of the prepaid rent), but not you > Can he raise our rent mid lease No, lease is still valid for its term
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RESPONSE A: Send the new landlord a letter (and keep a copy) with the docs you mentioned reminding him that the lease is effective until Dec 31st and here’s a copy of the rent (and security deposit) paid. The lease and payments stay with the house, so it’s his problem to deal with the prepaid rent and security deposit. The new landlord can stomp his feet and complain, but as tenant, you’ve paid on time.
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RESPONSE A: I wonder if the heirs duped him when they sold him the property with tenants not knowing the rent was already paid and in the estate? He is an idiot but he may have been swindled too. Not your legal problem, unfortunately, but the new owner is going to make it your problem you have all the evidence you need to defend yourself. This is an exceptionally frivolous case so if he does sue for eviction, file a counterclaim.
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RESPONSE B: > We have our copy of the lease, receipt the original landlord gave us for payment, and a copy of the cashed check So if/when this goes to court, you will have to fight it and provide this documentation. Simply having an eviction filed against you would be detrimental, unfortunately Your new landlord would have a valid claim against the old landlord's estate (if he didn't receive a prorated amount of the prepaid rent), but not you > Can he raise our rent mid lease No, lease is still valid for its term
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RESPONSE B: Not a lawyer - The lease, rent, and security deposit go with the property. Your new landlord does not understand basic landlord/tenant law and probably screwed up in the escrow by not receiving his share of the current/future rents and deposits. That is their problem, not yours - unfortunately, they are making it your problem. A letter explaining this should help. However, a letter from a lawyer would probably be a bit more impactful on them. At the end of the year, you are either going to receive a large rent increase (just to be spiteful) or a non-renewal and probably need to move. If you receive an eviction over this, you may want to consider a defamation of character action over this, and eviction will ding your credit rating.
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RESPONSE A: Just to be clear, nothing in your post mentions what communications you've had with these people. Have you communicated your plans for the house? If you ask them to leave and they do, there is no need to get the law involved at all. We don't know these people or the circumstances under which they started living there, but most people don't want to be evicted. Simple communication may be all you need. If they refuse to move, then you're in eviction territory. Here's a basic guide to California's eviction process. https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/eviction-landlord
RESPONSE B: You should speak with a lawyer to see if your parent's estate (if it hasn't been closed yet) can end their tenancy through lodger eviction procedures. If it can't, you'll need to do an actual eviction.
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RESPONSE A: You can't force them out, as others have noted. 1.) Ask them to leave and how long it will take. Some people might move if given a month to get things straight. If you go this route, have them sign a lease for the agreed on period (an LL/Tenant lawyer can draw it up so it can facilitate eviction at the end). 2.) Cash for keys. I know this feels crappy, but the reality is, eviction can take a while and tenants are FAR more likely to damage the unit in a case of eviction. A local LL/Tenant lawyer can help with the contract and advise what to expect in your locality, but CA cash for keys offers are rarely cheap. Do not, under any circumstances, attempt cash for keys without a signed contract. 3.) If they won't take cash or want something dumb like 20% of the house value, evict. But eviction should be your final option, because you risk them damaging the unit severely while waiting. If you go the eviction route, talk to your lawyer about strategies to mitigate damage. I would greatly suggest not even mentioning eviction until you have to - your lawyer can give you negotiation strategies. Note: Homeowners insurance and rental property insurance will NOT cover intentional damage by tenants. This is another reason to err on the side of not starting a fight.
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RESPONSE A: You can't force them out, as others have noted. 1.) Ask them to leave and how long it will take. Some people might move if given a month to get things straight. If you go this route, have them sign a lease for the agreed on period (an LL/Tenant lawyer can draw it up so it can facilitate eviction at the end). 2.) Cash for keys. I know this feels crappy, but the reality is, eviction can take a while and tenants are FAR more likely to damage the unit in a case of eviction. A local LL/Tenant lawyer can help with the contract and advise what to expect in your locality, but CA cash for keys offers are rarely cheap. Do not, under any circumstances, attempt cash for keys without a signed contract. 3.) If they won't take cash or want something dumb like 20% of the house value, evict. But eviction should be your final option, because you risk them damaging the unit severely while waiting. If you go the eviction route, talk to your lawyer about strategies to mitigate damage. I would greatly suggest not even mentioning eviction until you have to - your lawyer can give you negotiation strategies. Note: Homeowners insurance and rental property insurance will NOT cover intentional damage by tenants. This is another reason to err on the side of not starting a fight.
RESPONSE B: Search for "quick evict" in your area. You should find a variety of companies that specialize in the eviction process, and they are an absolute godsend. California tenant protections are nothing to mess around with, and an actual legitimate professional service that focuses on evictions would ensure you're doing things the right way. Make sure they're backed by a licensed attorney, and check out ratings beforehand. In my experience, the frontmen that do the tough part of the job are extremely responsive and helpful when problems arise because they've seen it all. You can certainly retain an attorney of your own, but that could be much more costly. Honestly, you don't need to be nice. Be civil, of course, and keep it legal.
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POST: allowing a relative to live there but there was no rental agreement and they did not pay rent or any utilities(still don't). I am paying the power, insurance, water, and trash on the property while it goes thru the process of being put in my name. Its been almost 2 months and I am ready to for them to leave. They do no upkeep like mowing the lawn. What is the best way to get them out while trying to be nice.
RESPONSE A: Nolo press has knowledgeable, useful selfhelp writings on California tenant landlord issues. I have used them, although I have never had to evict anyone. You might contact local apartment owners association to get a referral for an attorney who specifically handles evictions, should you need that service. Some localities have more restrictive rules compared to CA state law. Good luck!
RESPONSE B: You can't force them out, as others have noted. 1.) Ask them to leave and how long it will take. Some people might move if given a month to get things straight. If you go this route, have them sign a lease for the agreed on period (an LL/Tenant lawyer can draw it up so it can facilitate eviction at the end). 2.) Cash for keys. I know this feels crappy, but the reality is, eviction can take a while and tenants are FAR more likely to damage the unit in a case of eviction. A local LL/Tenant lawyer can help with the contract and advise what to expect in your locality, but CA cash for keys offers are rarely cheap. Do not, under any circumstances, attempt cash for keys without a signed contract. 3.) If they won't take cash or want something dumb like 20% of the house value, evict. But eviction should be your final option, because you risk them damaging the unit severely while waiting. If you go the eviction route, talk to your lawyer about strategies to mitigate damage. I would greatly suggest not even mentioning eviction until you have to - your lawyer can give you negotiation strategies. Note: Homeowners insurance and rental property insurance will NOT cover intentional damage by tenants. This is another reason to err on the side of not starting a fight.
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POST: Inherited house with people in it who don't pay rent and were not renters in California My only parent died and left a house to me. He was allowing a relative to live there but there was no rental agreement and they did not pay rent or any utilities(still don't). I am paying the power, insurance, water, and trash on the property while it goes thru the process of being put in my name. Its been almost 2 months and I am ready to for them to leave. They do no upkeep like mowing the lawn. What is the best way to get them out while trying to be nice.
RESPONSE A: Nolo press has knowledgeable, useful selfhelp writings on California tenant landlord issues. I have used them, although I have never had to evict anyone. You might contact local apartment owners association to get a referral for an attorney who specifically handles evictions, should you need that service. Some localities have more restrictive rules compared to CA state law. Good luck!
RESPONSE B: Search for "quick evict" in your area. You should find a variety of companies that specialize in the eviction process, and they are an absolute godsend. California tenant protections are nothing to mess around with, and an actual legitimate professional service that focuses on evictions would ensure you're doing things the right way. Make sure they're backed by a licensed attorney, and check out ratings beforehand. In my experience, the frontmen that do the tough part of the job are extremely responsive and helpful when problems arise because they've seen it all. You can certainly retain an attorney of your own, but that could be much more costly. Honestly, you don't need to be nice. Be civil, of course, and keep it legal.
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POST: [California] Neighbor keeps driving his motorcycle over my lawn so he can park more conveniently on his patio The other week I was sitting in my car waiting to back out of my driveway when I saw my neighbor drive his motorcycle through my driveway, over my lawn, and on to his front porch patio. I got out of my car, flustered, and asked him not to do it again. He agreed. My father in law dog sat for me recently and said he caught my neighbor almost doing it, but he saw my father in law, stopped, reversed, and drove up his own drive way. Aside from trying to record my neighbor doing this, what else can I do? If I see him do it again but have no evidence can I file a police report? I do suspect he was drunk the time I caught him doing it. You can also see the tracks on my lawn, Showing how many times he has done it.
RESPONSE A: If there's tracks in the yard it won't be hard to prove it was him. There's only 1 person who would be doing it. The owner of the bike the tracks lead to. Call the non emergency number and get the cops to talk to him. If he was drunk when you saw him the cops knocking on the door might be enough to put the fear into him that you will call again and he'll get busted for something much bigger.
RESPONSE B: If you don’t have recorded video or photo footage of it, it’s hard to prove anything unless that area’s access is prevented by a locked gate or something that only you and your neighbor has access to. The best solution to this would be to put up a fence that would block him from driving over your lawn. Not only would this solution prevent the problem from occurring but it would also increase your property’s value and appeal.
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POST: [California] Neighbor keeps driving his motorcycle over my lawn so he can park more conveniently on his patio The other week I was sitting in my car waiting to back out of my driveway when I saw my neighbor drive his motorcycle through my driveway, over my lawn, and on to his front porch patio. I got out of my car, flustered, and asked him not to do it again. He agreed. My father in law dog sat for me recently and said he caught my neighbor almost doing it, but he saw my father in law, stopped, reversed, and drove up his own drive way. Aside from trying to record my neighbor doing this, what else can I do? If I see him do it again but have no evidence can I file a police report? I do suspect he was drunk the time I caught him doing it. You can also see the tracks on my lawn, Showing how many times he has done it.
RESPONSE A: Get pictures of the lawn, try to get video of him doing, and contact the police for trespassing.
RESPONSE B: If you don’t have recorded video or photo footage of it, it’s hard to prove anything unless that area’s access is prevented by a locked gate or something that only you and your neighbor has access to. The best solution to this would be to put up a fence that would block him from driving over your lawn. Not only would this solution prevent the problem from occurring but it would also increase your property’s value and appeal.
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POST: storage was fine where it was and not a fire hazard, then advised that they were wasting fire department time and resources. Multiple people in the building have called the police, including myself twice, but the police have basically told us to stop calling, that the HOA has to handle these people. Even if they do come out, nothing happens because the guy pulls out some veteran bs and they just leave without doing anything. The HOA refuses to do anything and have no spine when these people are involved. It's getting to the point where I'm really considering buying carpet just to appease them but I'll be damned if I'm Neville Chamberlain. I'm so close to picking up those hammers and learning to juggle, but I'm trying to hard to stick to the high road here. Even if I do get carpet, it's likely nothing will change because these people are spiteful just to be spiteful. It's getting to the point that my girlfriend is getting anxious coming over sometimes because she knows we'll be harassed. I don't know what to do. Multiple people are telling me to talk to a lawyer before doing anything, and I think they're right. Our HOA president changed, and they're telling me to sit down with them. In my eyes, I have no power to demand anything from the HOA and wouldn't know how in the first place. I don't know what kind of attorney to even look for besides a property attorney, but this isn't a property dispute in my head. Any advice would be helpful to deal with the neighbors from hell.
RESPONSE A: You can sue your downstairs neighbor privately for nuisance. It would be on you to prove your case, and you really need a lawyer to be successful. Even then a court may not effectively grant you relief, and a lot of what the neighbor is doing is not illegal. Doing so may also result in a counter suit, as admittedly your home construction is subpar and exacerbating the noise problems.
RESPONSE B: Get some area rugs and thick pads to go underneath - this is a common requirement in condo buildings that allow hardwood floors (75% needs to be covered in my building).
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POST: DN called the Fire Marshal. The Marshal came out, told the DN off and that the bike storage was fine where it was and not a fire hazard, then advised that they were wasting fire department time and resources. Multiple people in the building have called the police, including myself twice, but the police have basically told us to stop calling, that the HOA has to handle these people. Even if they do come out, nothing happens because the guy pulls out some veteran bs and they just leave without doing anything. The HOA refuses to do anything and have no spine when these people are involved. It's getting to the point where I'm really considering buying carpet just to appease them but I'll be damned if I'm Neville Chamberlain. I'm so close to picking up those hammers and learning to juggle, but I'm trying to hard to stick to the high road here. Even if I do get carpet, it's likely nothing will change because these people are spiteful just to be spiteful. It's getting to the point that my girlfriend is getting anxious coming over sometimes because she knows we'll be harassed. I don't know what to do. Multiple people are telling me to talk to a lawyer before doing anything, and I think they're right. Our HOA president changed, and they're telling me to sit down with them. In my eyes, I have no power to demand anything from the HOA and wouldn't know how in the first place. I don't know what kind of attorney to even look for besides a property attorney, but this isn't a property dispute in my head. Any advice would be helpful to deal with the neighbors from hell.
RESPONSE A: You can sue your downstairs neighbor privately for nuisance. It would be on you to prove your case, and you really need a lawyer to be successful. Even then a court may not effectively grant you relief, and a lot of what the neighbor is doing is not illegal. Doing so may also result in a counter suit, as admittedly your home construction is subpar and exacerbating the noise problems.
RESPONSE B: Does the HOA agreement say anything about harassment or quiet enjoyment?
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POST: bother the people across from them (I don't know that tenant), my neighbor on my own floor, and even a neighbor on the third floor. 3rd floor neighbors were storing their bikes at the shared space at the top of the stairs so DN called the Fire Marshal. The Marshal came out, told the DN off and that the bike storage was fine where it was and not a fire hazard, then advised that they were wasting fire department time and resources. Multiple people in the building have called the police, including myself twice, but the police have basically told us to stop calling, that the HOA has to handle these people. Even if they do come out, nothing happens because the guy pulls out some veteran bs and they just leave without doing anything. The HOA refuses to do anything and have no spine when these people are involved. It's getting to the point where I'm really considering buying carpet just to appease them but I'll be damned if I'm Neville Chamberlain. I'm so close to picking up those hammers and learning to juggle, but I'm trying to hard to stick to the high road here. Even if I do get carpet, it's likely nothing will change because these people are spiteful just to be spiteful. It's getting to the point that my girlfriend is getting anxious coming over sometimes because she knows we'll be harassed. I don't know what to do. Multiple people are telling me to talk to a lawyer before doing anything, and I think they're right. Our HOA president changed, and they're telling me to sit down with them. In my eyes, I have no power to demand anything from the HOA and wouldn't know how in the first place. I don't know what kind of attorney to even look for besides a property attorney, but this isn't a property dispute in my head. Any advice would be helpful to deal with the neighbors from hell.
RESPONSE A: Does the HOA agreement say anything about harassment or quiet enjoyment?
RESPONSE B: Get some area rugs and thick pads to go underneath - this is a common requirement in condo buildings that allow hardwood floors (75% needs to be covered in my building).
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POST: s, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State]
RESPONSE A: If you're worried about her throwing poisoned food over the fence, look up food refusal training. It's easy to train German shepherds, you should be able to teach your dog to not accept food unless you give it permission to eat.
RESPONSE B: I would consider getting cameras pointed at the areas the dog hangs out. This will cover you should the neighbor try to poison the dog or should she claim something happened (e.g., there's a bite), but it didn't.
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POST: [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State]
RESPONSE A: If you're worried about her throwing poisoned food over the fence, look up food refusal training. It's easy to train German shepherds, you should be able to teach your dog to not accept food unless you give it permission to eat.
RESPONSE B: Consider filing for a restraining order.
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POST: [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State]
RESPONSE A: Consider filing for a restraining order.
RESPONSE B: I would consider getting cameras pointed at the areas the dog hangs out. This will cover you should the neighbor try to poison the dog or should she claim something happened (e.g., there's a bite), but it didn't.
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POST: [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State]
RESPONSE A: Does your dog bark whenever she walks by or hangs out in her yard?
RESPONSE B: What exactly is her problem with your dog?
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POST: [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State]
RESPONSE A: Does your dog bark whenever she walks by or hangs out in her yard?
RESPONSE B: Many jurisdictions limit restraining orders to domestic-violence situations, but WA has a broad anti-harassment order that can be petitioned for by pretty much anybody against anybody else. Here's a link. Good luck!
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POST: annoyed at me to "I never apologized let's meet up." This Friday he left a gift of handmade paper flowers with the language I majored in in college on them and a letter with my landlord. The letter is an apology for crossing my boundaries, which is ironic since he SHOWED UP WHERE I LIVE after 6 months of no response from me. I have: Informed my landlord of the situation Informed many of my friends of the situation Texted him: "Do not come to my home. Do not contact me again. If this continues, I will contact the police." Called the police who came by and told me there were no threats so they can't file a police report (but at least there's a record that I called them) Saved the flowers and letter I was thinking about trying to get a restraining order but based on the police not even filing a report I don't think I will get what I want with that. I deleted many of my texts with him before because they were stressing me out but I won't anymore. I'm just looking for advice on the best way to make sure that if this escalates I've made all the right moves and won't be shooting my future self in the foot.
RESPONSE A: The civil route might be an option. A Cease and Desist to start with, civil charges to follow if that's not enough. The Cease and Desist also give you more ammunition if the situation escalates and you go back to the police.
RESPONSE B: > Called the police who came by and told me there were no threats so they can't file a police report (but at least there's a record that I called them) That is not how harassment works in the state of New York. Go to the police station. Insist on filing a report. Ask for a supervisor if they don't want to accept the report. Make sure you explain this in detail to them. What you're describing is potentially aggravated harassment in the second degree. That's a class A misdemeanor in NY, and absolutely illegal. As /u/simonetmp said a protective order is a good idea.
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POST: Downstairs apartment neighbor let's dog pee on 1st floor patio, and the smell is overwhelming. My downstairs neighbor let's their dog pee and poop on the patio. I've emailed and called to the leasing office to complain and little has been done. Its so bad that I've been woken up at 3 am of the smell wafting into my bedroom window, my window is directly above the patio. What rights do I have as a paying tenant and this situation? I'm not looking to get anyone in trouble i just want the smell gone so I can enjoy my balcony and not be woken up at 3 am. Edit. I live in Colorado BTW.
RESPONSE A: Do you have a local health department you can call? An urban patio covered in dog shit and piss sounds like a health hazard you could report. It may also be something you could report as animal abuse to the relevant local authority.
RESPONSE B: You can make it clear this is a deal breaker and you’re willing to move over this. But you can’t force them to do anything.
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POST: pee and poop on the patio. I've emailed and called to the leasing office to complain and little has been done. Its so bad that I've been woken up at 3 am of the smell wafting into my bedroom window, my window is directly above the patio. What rights do I have as a paying tenant and this situation? I'm not looking to get anyone in trouble i just want the smell gone so I can enjoy my balcony and not be woken up at 3 am. Edit. I live in Colorado BTW.
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RESPONSE B: Do you have a local health department you can call? An urban patio covered in dog shit and piss sounds like a health hazard you could report. It may also be something you could report as animal abuse to the relevant local authority.
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POST: on 1st floor patio, and the smell is overwhelming. My downstairs neighbor let's their dog pee and poop on the patio. I've emailed and called to the leasing office to complain and little has been done. Its so bad that I've been woken up at 3 am of the smell wafting into my bedroom window, my window is directly above the patio. What rights do I have as a paying tenant and this situation? I'm not looking to get anyone in trouble i just want the smell gone so I can enjoy my balcony and not be woken up at 3 am. Edit. I live in Colorado BTW.
RESPONSE A: You can make it clear this is a deal breaker and you’re willing to move over this. But you can’t force them to do anything.
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POST: Neighbor claiming my dog chewed off her car bumper?!? My Backside neighbor is claiming my boxer pups jumped our 11ft fence after a cat which climbed into her car hood. My dog supposedly chewed off her bumper trying to get the cat. She claims she was on vacation and when she came back the “maintenance people” told her it was our dogs. We have a camera pointing at the fence 24/7 but she doesn’t have a time or date. She claims the pound was called and our dogs were taken but again no record of that. She is now claiming her friends car is damaged as-well?!?? What can we do to kill the situation with the best possible outcome.
RESPONSE A: If she contacts you about this again, ask her to provide you with some evidence of her claims. If she has none, ignore her unless you are actually sued.
RESPONSE B: She has no evidence other than her wild, outlandish claims which hold no salt. Anyone can just say anything, but that doesn’t give them a legal precedent or upper hand in the argument. She has no physical evidence of the dogs doing anything and neither do the maintenance people; you can’t make a case out of that. For all we know, they damaged it and made up a cover story. It’s all pure speculation. You have a camera, anyway, so you are capable of retrieving concrete proof of innocence if need be. She has absolutely nothing to back up anything. I wouldn’t worry about her. Just ignore her until she moves on to another issue (which she will). And for all we know, this is a scam to get insurance money.
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POST: craped my fence and gate. This is commercial property with a custom made fence and needs the posts replacing, one section of fence replaced and repairs to the concrete that holds the posts in place etc. The driver was apologetic, gave me all his details and his manager's number who also gave me ID and claim details, and how to file a claim. For a year straight I've been chasing amazon who passed it on to their claims company "ARC" and finally got a single automated response stated my claim had been denied "due to insufficient evidence of an accident" I LITERALLY HAVE THE CRASH ON HD CCTV, and a bunch of timestamped photos showing all the damage to my property and to the van. I sent them a furious email and weeks later got an automated response stated the case is once again "under review" but it's been three months and I can simply never get a human on the claims phone line, and no one ever returns a call or email. How can I sue them in small claims? They're obviously a massive organization I don't even know how I'd go about it?
RESPONSE A: You're going about this all wrong, my man. The driver is under some kind of insurance. You have insurance. You don't have to personally sue Amazon, you have your insurance deal with all of this. You're not going to get a windfall from Amazon, you're going to get your fence replaced. If a Pizza Hut delivery driver gets into a car accident with you, you don't call Pizza Hut corporate, you call your auto insurance and give them the driver's auto insurance. Same logic here.
RESPONSE B: Did you file a claim with your homeowner's insurance? They would normally handle this for you. If it's been a year, you may have waited too long. It's possible that the van is via a subcontractor, and they're trying to wait out the clock on you. I would contact a lawyer at this point, because you **can** sue them in small claims, but it's common for companies like Amazon to ignore small claims and file for an appeal in regular court, where they can use their lawyers to squash you.
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POST: How do I sue Amazon? Driver crashed in to my fence, immediately conceded fault and I have the crash on video but they keep denying my claim! Around a year ago an Amazon Van that had delivered a package next door attempted a three point turn on my property/parking lot, completely misjudged the maneuver and hit/bent/scraped my fence and gate. This is commercial property with a custom made fence and needs the posts replacing, one section of fence replaced and repairs to the concrete that holds the posts in place etc. The driver was apologetic, gave me all his details and his manager's number who also gave me ID and claim details, and how to file a claim. For a year straight I've been chasing amazon who passed it on to their claims company "ARC" and finally got a single automated response stated my claim had been denied "due to insufficient evidence of an accident" I LITERALLY HAVE THE CRASH ON HD CCTV, and a bunch of timestamped photos showing all the damage to my property and to the van. I sent them a furious email and weeks later got an automated response stated the case is once again "under review" but it's been three months and I can simply never get a human on the claims phone line, and no one ever returns a call or email. How can I sue them in small claims? They're obviously a massive organization I don't even know how I'd go about it?
RESPONSE A: Insurance is the right answer. However, most/all drivers are contracted by separate companies amazon calls DSPs. Your insurance will go after them, Amazon is in the clear for this
RESPONSE B: i would ask you homeowner's insurance (who has lawyers) to deal with this. hopefully deadline isn't past yet.
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POST: How do I sue Amazon? Driver crashed in to my fence, immediately conceded fault and I have the crash on video but they keep denying my claim! Around a year ago an Amazon Van that had delivered a package next door attempted a three point turn on my property/parking lot, completely misjudged the maneuver and hit/bent/scraped my fence and gate. This is commercial property with a custom made fence and needs the posts replacing, one section of fence replaced and repairs to the concrete that holds the posts in place etc. The driver was apologetic, gave me all his details and his manager's number who also gave me ID and claim details, and how to file a claim. For a year straight I've been chasing amazon who passed it on to their claims company "ARC" and finally got a single automated response stated my claim had been denied "due to insufficient evidence of an accident" I LITERALLY HAVE THE CRASH ON HD CCTV, and a bunch of timestamped photos showing all the damage to my property and to the van. I sent them a furious email and weeks later got an automated response stated the case is once again "under review" but it's been three months and I can simply never get a human on the claims phone line, and no one ever returns a call or email. How can I sue them in small claims? They're obviously a massive organization I don't even know how I'd go about it?
RESPONSE A: Amazon hires contractors as delivery drivers so I don't think your lawsuit is with Amazon: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/09/amazon-delivery-contractors-operates-with-little-oversight-report-finds/
RESPONSE B: Insurance is the right answer. However, most/all drivers are contracted by separate companies amazon calls DSPs. Your insurance will go after them, Amazon is in the clear for this
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POST: not all like he said) because it would be the fourth wall to his fence (so basically he waited for his neighbors to get fences so he could just pay for gates). Could he really sue us for the cost he paid for? The owner didn't say anything about the fence before we moved in and even after we purchased it they never mentioned the neighbor paying for some of it until after I asked.
RESPONSE A: Hahahah! I wish I could be there when the judge asks this asshole why he is upset that his neighbor is replacing an old fence with a new one at their own expense.
RESPONSE B: He can sue you for anything he wants to. The question is will it stand up in court? Problem is you have to answer his lawsuit in court in order for him not to get a default judgement against you. He's probably worried you are going to try and stick him with half the bill, for work he wasn't consenting to or saw the need for. If he sues, then you'll want answers to the following: 1) Do you have proof about the condition of the fence pre-tear down? Photos, video, workmans testimony of the poor condition and why it would not be suitable for your needs. 2) Is the fence on the property line or on your property? If it is on the line then it's a shared responsibility and your neighbor should have been involved with any decisions. If it's entirely on you property then it would have been more of a matter of courtesy to involve him. 3) Regardless of 2) above, it would have been prudent to talk to the neighbor before starting work. Why did you not? 4) Do you have proof that the neighbor did not pay for the cost of the original fence? Not just hearsay of what the previous owner told you, but will they be willing to be brought as a witness and provide documentation on what they spent on the fence vs what the neighbor paid? In the end, if you foot the bill for the entire replacement then there is very little the neighbor will be able to do in the end. If you are going to try and get him to pay for half the fence then you will have more work cut out for you in justifying your case.
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