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POST: me to go to a gun shop and buy a handgun and if possible also a rifle under my name as if they were for me, but I know he would be the one using them. He would give me the money beforehand. I live with him (I'm 17 and in high school) so clearly he would have access to the guns at all time. I'm worried about doing this. He's kind of irresponsible with guns, he shot my dog while drunk and he likes to play with his guns when he drinks. I'm not comfortable with having guns under my name when there's a risk someone could be injured. Tbh I was relieved when he had to surrender his guns. I wonder if it's legal for me to buy guns that he would use? If I can convince him that it's a problem I might not have to do it. Thanks for your help.
RESPONSE A: At the time of purchase you would be undergoing a NICS check and filing at ATF Form 4473(5300.9) with the federal government that includes this question: **"Are you the actual transferee/buyer of the firearm(s) listed on this form and any continuation sheet(s) (ATF Form 5300.9A)? Warning: You are not the actual transferee/buyer if you are acquiring the firearm(s) on behalf of another person. "** The form: https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/4473-part-1-firearms-transaction-record-over-counter-atf-form-53009/download \- If you say NO to this then the sale will be denied. \- If you say YES to this then you are committing a federal felony that could cost you 10 years in prison. ​ I would advise against it.
RESPONSE B: No, it's not legal, and you're not old enough to buy a firearm, anyway, so the point is moot. You have to be 18 years of age to buy a long gun (rifle or shotgun) and 21 years of age for all other firearms.
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POST: w a gun and shot at a wall at a party and someone complained (well I think that's the reason, possibly it's something else). He's not happy with this at all though because he likes having guns. He wants me to go to a gun shop and buy a handgun and if possible also a rifle under my name as if they were for me, but I know he would be the one using them. He would give me the money beforehand. I live with him (I'm 17 and in high school) so clearly he would have access to the guns at all time. I'm worried about doing this. He's kind of irresponsible with guns, he shot my dog while drunk and he likes to play with his guns when he drinks. I'm not comfortable with having guns under my name when there's a risk someone could be injured. Tbh I was relieved when he had to surrender his guns. I wonder if it's legal for me to buy guns that he would use? If I can convince him that it's a problem I might not have to do it. Thanks for your help.
RESPONSE A: Oh! Even I know this one! No.
RESPONSE B: At the time of purchase you would be undergoing a NICS check and filing at ATF Form 4473(5300.9) with the federal government that includes this question: **"Are you the actual transferee/buyer of the firearm(s) listed on this form and any continuation sheet(s) (ATF Form 5300.9A)? Warning: You are not the actual transferee/buyer if you are acquiring the firearm(s) on behalf of another person. "** The form: https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/4473-part-1-firearms-transaction-record-over-counter-atf-form-53009/download \- If you say NO to this then the sale will be denied. \- If you say YES to this then you are committing a federal felony that could cost you 10 years in prison. ​ I would advise against it.
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POST: know he would be the one using them. He would give me the money beforehand. I live with him (I'm 17 and in high school) so clearly he would have access to the guns at all time. I'm worried about doing this. He's kind of irresponsible with guns, he shot my dog while drunk and he likes to play with his guns when he drinks. I'm not comfortable with having guns under my name when there's a risk someone could be injured. Tbh I was relieved when he had to surrender his guns. I wonder if it's legal for me to buy guns that he would use? If I can convince him that it's a problem I might not have to do it. Thanks for your help.
RESPONSE A: I am not an attorney however I think: Not only is that illegal but I'm sure that is a felony. Also you can get into a lot of trouble cause you will need to prove you didn't assist your father in purchasing the guns aka possibility testifying against him in court. Also throw in Identity Theft. Edit: I assume your father lost his rights to own guns cause of your post where he got drunk, shot and killed your dog.
RESPONSE B: At the time of purchase you would be undergoing a NICS check and filing at ATF Form 4473(5300.9) with the federal government that includes this question: **"Are you the actual transferee/buyer of the firearm(s) listed on this form and any continuation sheet(s) (ATF Form 5300.9A)? Warning: You are not the actual transferee/buyer if you are acquiring the firearm(s) on behalf of another person. "** The form: https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/4473-part-1-firearms-transaction-record-over-counter-atf-form-53009/download \- If you say NO to this then the sale will be denied. \- If you say YES to this then you are committing a federal felony that could cost you 10 years in prison. ​ I would advise against it.
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POST: My dad wants me to register a car in my name and insure it as well, I think this is a terrible idea and need help explaining why [NY] His license was suspended for child support issues, but he resolved them last year. When he went to get his license back, the DMV told him that would not be possible to his numerous DWIs (3?). His last one occurred 10 years ago (so he claims, but he could be lying!), but I guess NYS looks back 25 years when making the decision to reinstate a license. Now he needs a car for his job. I and someone else have been providing him with rides for the past year, but the other driver quit after constant mistreatment. I myself am close to that point but I know he will lose his job if I don't help. His solution? He wants to buy a car and put the registration ans insurance in my name, and probably the title too. Am I correct in saying I would be legally liable even if my dad were driving this car? If he hits and injures (or possibly kills) someone, couldn't they sue me? I am 99% sure the insurance would not even cover an accident when the driver has a suspended license. Can I even insure someone with a suspended license? Please help, my dad is treating me terribly, and if I don't do this or drive him around every day he justs makes me feel like crap. I just need a solid, logical argument as to why this is all a terrible idea so he will leave me alone about it.
RESPONSE A: Stay far away. This is insurance fraud at the very, very least. > I just need a solid, logical argument as to why this is all a terrible idea so he will leave me alone about it. No you don't. You don't owe him any of that. This is not a negotiation. I'd go with something like this: "No."
RESPONSE B: Terrible idea and you will regret it. Just cut off contact with him so you don't have to put up with his mistreatment of you.
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POST: last one occurred 10 years ago (so he claims, but he could be lying!), but I guess NYS looks back 25 years when making the decision to reinstate a license. Now he needs a car for his job. I and someone else have been providing him with rides for the past year, but the other driver quit after constant mistreatment. I myself am close to that point but I know he will lose his job if I don't help. His solution? He wants to buy a car and put the registration ans insurance in my name, and probably the title too. Am I correct in saying I would be legally liable even if my dad were driving this car? If he hits and injures (or possibly kills) someone, couldn't they sue me? I am 99% sure the insurance would not even cover an accident when the driver has a suspended license. Can I even insure someone with a suspended license? Please help, my dad is treating me terribly, and if I don't do this or drive him around every day he justs makes me feel like crap. I just need a solid, logical argument as to why this is all a terrible idea so he will leave me alone about it.
RESPONSE A: Insurance advice Under no illusions, your dad is trying to make you pay for his mistakes. If he is a regular driver, he HAS to be rated as, at the very least, a driver. He is a regular user of the vehicle. He is an EXPOSURE. Either way, your insurance company will find out. I was studying for my CPCU with the number one insurer in the nation (nothing personal and this is not name dropping) but underwriting has the privilege to protect the company by whatever means necessary...be it a Facebook post or anything that can be found via any other search. What I want to stress is that do not, in any way, put yourself in a bad position.
RESPONSE B: Being related doesn't mean you have to fix his mistakes. He committed several DWIs and the loss of his licence is due to that. Don't commit a crime yourself because he makes you feel bad about it. No is all the argument you need.
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POST: Employer directly deposited a bonus into my bank account and now says I must stay with the company for a year or pay the bonus back in full. State of Ohio I did not ask for the bonus and I did not sign any paper work agreeing to stay for a year to receive the bonus and I might be leaving the company soon for a better opportunity. Can they legally force me to pay back the full amount? How does that even work when the bonus was taxed so I only got a portion of it? ​ Can they force me to pay it back?
RESPONSE A: When did they pay it to you? Did you inquire at the time what that bonus was for?
RESPONSE B: \> Can they legally force me to pay back the full amount? Does your employee handbook state anything about bonus programs? Was the bonus made under one of those programs? Do the have the means to claw it back (Do they still owe you money? If not, is the amount large enough to be worth going to court for?) \> How does that even work when the bonus was taxed so I only got a portion of it? If you are forced to pay it back, you will report less income at the end of the year, and you will receive a larger tax refund to cover the amount that was withheld. They could also refund the withholding but that math there is complicated so they probably won't.
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POST: Employer directly deposited a bonus into my bank account and now says I must stay with the company for a year or pay the bonus back in full. State of Ohio I did not ask for the bonus and I did not sign any paper work agreeing to stay for a year to receive the bonus and I might be leaving the company soon for a better opportunity. Can they legally force me to pay back the full amount? How does that even work when the bonus was taxed so I only got a portion of it? ​ Can they force me to pay it back?
RESPONSE A: When did they pay it to you? Did you inquire at the time what that bonus was for?
RESPONSE B: > I did not ask for the bonus When the money appeared in your account did you have any idea what it was for? Had you discussed bonuses? Why are they calling it a bonus? Generally speaking deposits made in error have to be repaid.
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POST: Money was accidentally deposited into my bank account, the intended receiver now demands it back in cash. South Carolina. Due to corona, all college students at my college got refund checks as direct deposits; reimbursing us for our second semester housing costs. My suite mates refund was deposited into my account along with my own due to a school error. I never noticed it until his father called me demanding the money back in cash. I know the money is not mine and I have no right to keep it and have no intention of keeping it. The problem is he lives far away, far enough where I don’t want to go there to give him cash. I have explained to him I am willing to either transfer the money through our banks or some other way without having personal contact with him but he just isn’t having it. He has threatened to take me to court when I have been as helpful as I can to him. Should I record a call between us of him declining the money via transfer or any other way to prove to somebody that I am not refusing to pay him? What steps should I take. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
RESPONSE A: Do not transfer any money to him by any method. Call your bank, and ask them to *reverse* the transaction. Call your school and ask for the same. If you initiate a *new* transfer to him, and then the other transaction is reversed, you will lose a bunch of your own money, and may have a very hard time getting it back. Leave the money in your account until your bank takes it out. No, you are absolutely not legally obliged to drive to him to give him cash. This is a mistake the school made, and you're not liable for the consequences; it's between him and the school and between the school and you. Just don't spend the money in the interim. Good luck!
RESPONSE B: Have you contacted the school bursar office? It was their mistake
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POST: Money was accidentally deposited into my bank account, the intended receiver now demands it back in cash. South Carolina. Due to corona, all college students at my college got refund checks as direct deposits; reimbursing us for our second semester housing costs. My suite mates refund was deposited into my account along with my own due to a school error. I never noticed it until his father called me demanding the money back in cash. I know the money is not mine and I have no right to keep it and have no intention of keeping it. The problem is he lives far away, far enough where I don’t want to go there to give him cash. I have explained to him I am willing to either transfer the money through our banks or some other way without having personal contact with him but he just isn’t having it. He has threatened to take me to court when I have been as helpful as I can to him. Should I record a call between us of him declining the money via transfer or any other way to prove to somebody that I am not refusing to pay him? What steps should I take. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
RESPONSE A: Frankly, with how combative they are being, do not give them cash. You want a trackable method of money transfer, just to prevent them from claiming you never gave them the money.
RESPONSE B: Do not transfer any money to him by any method. Call your bank, and ask them to *reverse* the transaction. Call your school and ask for the same. If you initiate a *new* transfer to him, and then the other transaction is reversed, you will lose a bunch of your own money, and may have a very hard time getting it back. Leave the money in your account until your bank takes it out. No, you are absolutely not legally obliged to drive to him to give him cash. This is a mistake the school made, and you're not liable for the consequences; it's between him and the school and between the school and you. Just don't spend the money in the interim. Good luck!
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POST: Money was accidentally deposited into my bank account, the intended receiver now demands it back in cash. South Carolina. Due to corona, all college students at my college got refund checks as direct deposits; reimbursing us for our second semester housing costs. My suite mates refund was deposited into my account along with my own due to a school error. I never noticed it until his father called me demanding the money back in cash. I know the money is not mine and I have no right to keep it and have no intention of keeping it. The problem is he lives far away, far enough where I don’t want to go there to give him cash. I have explained to him I am willing to either transfer the money through our banks or some other way without having personal contact with him but he just isn’t having it. He has threatened to take me to court when I have been as helpful as I can to him. Should I record a call between us of him declining the money via transfer or any other way to prove to somebody that I am not refusing to pay him? What steps should I take. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
RESPONSE A: Do not transfer any money to him by any method. Call your bank, and ask them to *reverse* the transaction. Call your school and ask for the same. If you initiate a *new* transfer to him, and then the other transaction is reversed, you will lose a bunch of your own money, and may have a very hard time getting it back. Leave the money in your account until your bank takes it out. No, you are absolutely not legally obliged to drive to him to give him cash. This is a mistake the school made, and you're not liable for the consequences; it's between him and the school and between the school and you. Just don't spend the money in the interim. Good luck!
RESPONSE B: Call your school since it was their fault, see if you can wire the money back to them and they can issue the refund to the right person. Inform the dad and if he wants his money he'll have to talk to the school.
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POST: Money was accidentally deposited into my bank account, the intended receiver now demands it back in cash. South Carolina. Due to corona, all college students at my college got refund checks as direct deposits; reimbursing us for our second semester housing costs. My suite mates refund was deposited into my account along with my own due to a school error. I never noticed it until his father called me demanding the money back in cash. I know the money is not mine and I have no right to keep it and have no intention of keeping it. The problem is he lives far away, far enough where I don’t want to go there to give him cash. I have explained to him I am willing to either transfer the money through our banks or some other way without having personal contact with him but he just isn’t having it. He has threatened to take me to court when I have been as helpful as I can to him. Should I record a call between us of him declining the money via transfer or any other way to prove to somebody that I am not refusing to pay him? What steps should I take. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
RESPONSE A: Do not transfer any money to him by any method. Call your bank, and ask them to *reverse* the transaction. Call your school and ask for the same. If you initiate a *new* transfer to him, and then the other transaction is reversed, you will lose a bunch of your own money, and may have a very hard time getting it back. Leave the money in your account until your bank takes it out. No, you are absolutely not legally obliged to drive to him to give him cash. This is a mistake the school made, and you're not liable for the consequences; it's between him and the school and between the school and you. Just don't spend the money in the interim. Good luck!
RESPONSE B: Don’t pay him at all. You need to refund the school. Otherwise, the school can and will take the money back from you and give it to your roommate. You’ll be out double the money.
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POST: Money was accidentally deposited into my bank account, the intended receiver now demands it back in cash. South Carolina. Due to corona, all college students at my college got refund checks as direct deposits; reimbursing us for our second semester housing costs. My suite mates refund was deposited into my account along with my own due to a school error. I never noticed it until his father called me demanding the money back in cash. I know the money is not mine and I have no right to keep it and have no intention of keeping it. The problem is he lives far away, far enough where I don’t want to go there to give him cash. I have explained to him I am willing to either transfer the money through our banks or some other way without having personal contact with him but he just isn’t having it. He has threatened to take me to court when I have been as helpful as I can to him. Should I record a call between us of him declining the money via transfer or any other way to prove to somebody that I am not refusing to pay him? What steps should I take. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
RESPONSE A: Don’t give him the money any way. Inform the sender and give it back to them and let him go after them for it. They might try and rectify their mistake later and then you’ll have to prove you gave it to him. He could already be pursuing it that way and that’s why he’s asked for cash
RESPONSE B: Do not transfer any money to him by any method. Call your bank, and ask them to *reverse* the transaction. Call your school and ask for the same. If you initiate a *new* transfer to him, and then the other transaction is reversed, you will lose a bunch of your own money, and may have a very hard time getting it back. Leave the money in your account until your bank takes it out. No, you are absolutely not legally obliged to drive to him to give him cash. This is a mistake the school made, and you're not liable for the consequences; it's between him and the school and between the school and you. Just don't spend the money in the interim. Good luck!
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POST: exchanged, the dog was retrieved, and our neighbor stormed off back to his house and his girlfriend came into ours. She was pretty hysterical and became even more hysterical when we said we were going to call the police. We calmed her down and asked if we could take her anywhere and she asked us to take her to her mom's house which we did. We didn't call the police because she asked us not to, and for her sake we respected her wishes. This was on Tuesday. The neighbor left a threatening note in our mailbox saying that our dog had "fucked him up" and it was hurting him to do his job as a mechanic and if we didn't pay him $5,000 he was going to sue us and we'd better watch our backs because his cousin is a lawyer. We didn't respond. Today we got a very official looking letter from a law firm saying that our neighbor intends to sue us unless we pay, and if we don't pay we're looking at possible criminal charges. Does he have a case here? Should we get a lawyer and file a counter lawsuit? Or file the police report first? We have alot of witnesses that saw what happened and know that we didn't start the fight, but can he claim that I assaulted him when I tried to stop him from hitting his girlfriend? Also, is our dog in any danger from biting him when he was trying to protect me? Sorry for all the questions, but this is really stressing me out. I'm really worried about something happening to our dog or he manages to find some loophole that leads to us losing alot of money or possible charges.
RESPONSE A: Make sure to give your awesome pet a treat! Way to protect!
RESPONSE B: Call the state bar office of ethics, because threatening criminal prosecution is not allowed. Demanding money is borderline criminal, so call the cops (but don't be surprised if they decide it's not criminal). Get the lawyer in trouble with the licensing board. As for your dog, yeah, you probably need a lawyer. You homeowner's insurance should cover it, including payment of a lawyer.
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POST: threatening note in our mailbox saying that our dog had "fucked him up" and it was hurting him to do his job as a mechanic and if we didn't pay him $5,000 he was going to sue us and we'd better watch our backs because his cousin is a lawyer. We didn't respond. Today we got a very official looking letter from a law firm saying that our neighbor intends to sue us unless we pay, and if we don't pay we're looking at possible criminal charges. Does he have a case here? Should we get a lawyer and file a counter lawsuit? Or file the police report first? We have alot of witnesses that saw what happened and know that we didn't start the fight, but can he claim that I assaulted him when I tried to stop him from hitting his girlfriend? Also, is our dog in any danger from biting him when he was trying to protect me? Sorry for all the questions, but this is really stressing me out. I'm really worried about something happening to our dog or he manages to find some loophole that leads to us losing alot of money or possible charges.
RESPONSE A: I am not a lawyer As for your dog, make sure you have his vaccination (specifically rabies) records on hand in case he decides to get to you through him. Assuming this is the first time he's bitten someone, if the neighbor reports the bite to A.C., they *might* have to quarantine your dog (this can sometimes be in your own home, check your local ordinances), but beyond that it should be fine.
RESPONSE B: I’m on mobile, so I apologize if I missed it, but you also need to think about your safety, your husbands and your dogs. A person who is willing to attack another in broad daylight, probably has no ill will about coming after you as well. After contacting the police, I would think about getting cameras on your house/property and also make sure you have locks on any fence gates as well. And before letting your furry hero out to do their business, check the yard for anything that might do them harm when eaten.
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POST: her sake we respected her wishes. This was on Tuesday. The neighbor left a threatening note in our mailbox saying that our dog had "fucked him up" and it was hurting him to do his job as a mechanic and if we didn't pay him $5,000 he was going to sue us and we'd better watch our backs because his cousin is a lawyer. We didn't respond. Today we got a very official looking letter from a law firm saying that our neighbor intends to sue us unless we pay, and if we don't pay we're looking at possible criminal charges. Does he have a case here? Should we get a lawyer and file a counter lawsuit? Or file the police report first? We have alot of witnesses that saw what happened and know that we didn't start the fight, but can he claim that I assaulted him when I tried to stop him from hitting his girlfriend? Also, is our dog in any danger from biting him when he was trying to protect me? Sorry for all the questions, but this is really stressing me out. I'm really worried about something happening to our dog or he manages to find some loophole that leads to us losing alot of money or possible charges.
RESPONSE A: Call the state bar office of ethics, because threatening criminal prosecution is not allowed. Demanding money is borderline criminal, so call the cops (but don't be surprised if they decide it's not criminal). Get the lawyer in trouble with the licensing board. As for your dog, yeah, you probably need a lawyer. You homeowner's insurance should cover it, including payment of a lawyer.
RESPONSE B: I’m on mobile, so I apologize if I missed it, but you also need to think about your safety, your husbands and your dogs. A person who is willing to attack another in broad daylight, probably has no ill will about coming after you as well. After contacting the police, I would think about getting cameras on your house/property and also make sure you have locks on any fence gates as well. And before letting your furry hero out to do their business, check the yard for anything that might do them harm when eaten.
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POST: " and it was hurting him to do his job as a mechanic and if we didn't pay him $5,000 he was going to sue us and we'd better watch our backs because his cousin is a lawyer. We didn't respond. Today we got a very official looking letter from a law firm saying that our neighbor intends to sue us unless we pay, and if we don't pay we're looking at possible criminal charges. Does he have a case here? Should we get a lawyer and file a counter lawsuit? Or file the police report first? We have alot of witnesses that saw what happened and know that we didn't start the fight, but can he claim that I assaulted him when I tried to stop him from hitting his girlfriend? Also, is our dog in any danger from biting him when he was trying to protect me? Sorry for all the questions, but this is really stressing me out. I'm really worried about something happening to our dog or he manages to find some loophole that leads to us losing alot of money or possible charges.
RESPONSE A: He left a threatening note in your mailbox? Was it stamped? This might be useful: The U.S. Code for crimes and criminal procedure prohibits the placement of unstamped flyers in any mailbox. Title 18, section 1725 states that any person who knowingly deposits "mail-able matter" without postage in an established letter box shall be subject to a fine. The Government Accountability Office reports that fines may be as high as $5,000 per occurrence for individuals and $10,000 per occurrence for organizations. This law is commonly known as the "mailbox restriction."
RESPONSE B: I’m on mobile, so I apologize if I missed it, but you also need to think about your safety, your husbands and your dogs. A person who is willing to attack another in broad daylight, probably has no ill will about coming after you as well. After contacting the police, I would think about getting cameras on your house/property and also make sure you have locks on any fence gates as well. And before letting your furry hero out to do their business, check the yard for anything that might do them harm when eaten.
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POST: [MD] The house next door to mine has been vacant for many years. New neighbors moved in next door to the vacant house and they have been dumping trash and mattresses behind the vacant house. I don’t want to be blamed for dumping the garbage, and I don’t want to see it, can I do anything? They moved in about 7 months ago and the back yard of the vacant house is trashed. The vacant house has been empty for almost 9 years. Nobody takes care of it, and I have asked the city to do something about it. City just offers up excuses about the owner being in a nursing home and they can’t do anything which is bull crap. There are dozens of empty soda bottles, two wet mattresses, a charcoal grill, and many, many others items that have clearly been discarded. I’m pretty sure there are no responsible adults living in the house, but it’s hard to tell the age of the young people living there. As a side note, Clearly there’s some heavy drug use going on, I hear someone vomiting outside at least every other day. I’m a direct person and typically would just go knock on their door and tell them to clean it up, but we have a baby in the house and my wife doesn’t want me to start shit with them, knowing how irrational junkies can be. Any advice on how to handle this without cleaning it up myself?
RESPONSE A: Are the new occupants living there legally?
RESPONSE B: Try code enforcement in your city or county.
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POST: [Phoenix, AZ] Neighbor dumped their trailer on my driveway and then sent mail demanding compensation for emotional abuse by us Throwaway for privacy. My neighbor from across the street dumped his Forest River trailer on our driveway; we found it when we came back from doing shopping, and he'd also left us mail in our house, a note which read: > You will be hearing from my attorney in 90 days. Suing you for emotional distress and making my sons unhappy. I know you have links to the people involved in The Great Reset theory. You're gonna fucking go to hell for making my gay son's life a misery. What are you, a Columbine fan/supporter? You're hearing from my attorney. and also: > You're the people who know the guy involved in Columbine. Get over your need for fame, losers. His two sons are 14 and 15, but we've only interacted a handful of times with them, as a couple. We have a 28-year-old daughter. I'm worried about this guy's threats, can we get him committed under the Baker Act? Need advice now.
RESPONSE A: People are really missing the point in these comments. I’d get a wellness check and mention that there are minor children in the house. That note is bizarre, but probably not enough for involuntary commitment if he is even semi coherent. File a police report about the note and the illegal dumping, just to have a record because this could escalate. I’m a lawyer but not your lawyer.
RESPONSE B: I’ve seen people do bonkers shit before; but this story makes me skeptical. It reads like it’s missing important information.
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POST: [Phoenix, AZ] Neighbor dumped their trailer on my driveway and then sent mail demanding compensation for emotional abuse by us Throwaway for privacy. My neighbor from across the street dumped his Forest River trailer on our driveway; we found it when we came back from doing shopping, and he'd also left us mail in our house, a note which read: > You will be hearing from my attorney in 90 days. Suing you for emotional distress and making my sons unhappy. I know you have links to the people involved in The Great Reset theory. You're gonna fucking go to hell for making my gay son's life a misery. What are you, a Columbine fan/supporter? You're hearing from my attorney. and also: > You're the people who know the guy involved in Columbine. Get over your need for fame, losers. His two sons are 14 and 15, but we've only interacted a handful of times with them, as a couple. We have a 28-year-old daughter. I'm worried about this guy's threats, can we get him committed under the Baker Act? Need advice now.
RESPONSE A: This sounds like psychosis. I would involve authorities asap
RESPONSE B: People are really missing the point in these comments. I’d get a wellness check and mention that there are minor children in the house. That note is bizarre, but probably not enough for involuntary commitment if he is even semi coherent. File a police report about the note and the illegal dumping, just to have a record because this could escalate. I’m a lawyer but not your lawyer.
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POST: [Phoenix, AZ] Neighbor dumped their trailer on my driveway and then sent mail demanding compensation for emotional abuse by us Throwaway for privacy. My neighbor from across the street dumped his Forest River trailer on our driveway; we found it when we came back from doing shopping, and he'd also left us mail in our house, a note which read: > You will be hearing from my attorney in 90 days. Suing you for emotional distress and making my sons unhappy. I know you have links to the people involved in The Great Reset theory. You're gonna fucking go to hell for making my gay son's life a misery. What are you, a Columbine fan/supporter? You're hearing from my attorney. and also: > You're the people who know the guy involved in Columbine. Get over your need for fame, losers. His two sons are 14 and 15, but we've only interacted a handful of times with them, as a couple. We have a 28-year-old daughter. I'm worried about this guy's threats, can we get him committed under the Baker Act? Need advice now.
RESPONSE A: How did he leave mail “in” your house?
RESPONSE B: People are really missing the point in these comments. I’d get a wellness check and mention that there are minor children in the house. That note is bizarre, but probably not enough for involuntary commitment if he is even semi coherent. File a police report about the note and the illegal dumping, just to have a record because this could escalate. I’m a lawyer but not your lawyer.
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POST: [Phoenix, AZ] Neighbor dumped their trailer on my driveway and then sent mail demanding compensation for emotional abuse by us Throwaway for privacy. My neighbor from across the street dumped his Forest River trailer on our driveway; we found it when we came back from doing shopping, and he'd also left us mail in our house, a note which read: > You will be hearing from my attorney in 90 days. Suing you for emotional distress and making my sons unhappy. I know you have links to the people involved in The Great Reset theory. You're gonna fucking go to hell for making my gay son's life a misery. What are you, a Columbine fan/supporter? You're hearing from my attorney. and also: > You're the people who know the guy involved in Columbine. Get over your need for fame, losers. His two sons are 14 and 15, but we've only interacted a handful of times with them, as a couple. We have a 28-year-old daughter. I'm worried about this guy's threats, can we get him committed under the Baker Act? Need advice now.
RESPONSE A: How did he leave mail “in” your house?
RESPONSE B: I am not a lawyer. As far as the trailer is concerned, I would suggest that you have it towed by calling the Phoenix PD thru their nonemergency line at (602)262-6151. \> Permission to Tow If you do not have signs warning against illegal parking, you will need to contact law enforcement for permission to have the vehicle removed from your property. An officer will grant permission to have the vehicle towed away if he or she has reasonable grounds to believe that a vehicle illegally parked on private property is stolen, abandoned, or otherwise unclaimed. Source: A Brief Look At Private Property Towing Laws In Arizona As far as the threat to sue, unless they retain a lawyer (one you can verify through a search with the Arizona Bar Association) and have them send mail to you, I'd suggest just ignoring it.
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POST: [Phoenix, AZ] Neighbor dumped their trailer on my driveway and then sent mail demanding compensation for emotional abuse by us Throwaway for privacy. My neighbor from across the street dumped his Forest River trailer on our driveway; we found it when we came back from doing shopping, and he'd also left us mail in our house, a note which read: > You will be hearing from my attorney in 90 days. Suing you for emotional distress and making my sons unhappy. I know you have links to the people involved in The Great Reset theory. You're gonna fucking go to hell for making my gay son's life a misery. What are you, a Columbine fan/supporter? You're hearing from my attorney. and also: > You're the people who know the guy involved in Columbine. Get over your need for fame, losers. His two sons are 14 and 15, but we've only interacted a handful of times with them, as a couple. We have a 28-year-old daughter. I'm worried about this guy's threats, can we get him committed under the Baker Act? Need advice now.
RESPONSE A: I’ve seen people do bonkers shit before; but this story makes me skeptical. It reads like it’s missing important information.
RESPONSE B: How did he leave mail “in” your house?
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POST: Our neighbors removed their fence, and a gap between our own fence and our deck allows their small dogs to poke heads into our yard. Are we liable if our own dogs hurt them somehow? (US, PA) Hi all! This happened recently and I just wanted to see if I could get any insight, and this subreddit was recommended to me. I lurk frequently but I’ve never posted on Reddit before. My family lives in PA (Philadelphia county), and we have a fence bordering our yard that’s roughly six feet. We have a deck, and the fence that borders it has a gap of about 6-8 inches between the bottom of the fence and the surface of the deck. I’m not sure why; my father installed it and I know he had a habit of cutting corners. Our neighbors previously had a shorter fence, but a fence nonetheless. In the last few weeks, their small dogs (toy poodles maybe) have started poking their heads through this gap when their hear us letting our dogs out (a pit mix and a hound mix), which clued us in that the neighbor’s fence was totally gone bordering our own. In its place are a few bushes and a neat rock border directly up against our fence. My dogs have never been aggressive before but I know that doesn’t mean that they can’t be, especially if unfamiliar dogs are suddenly literally sticking their noses into their yard. Would we be liable if one of ours was to act out because of this? I know pits are so often blasted as a bully breed but our girl has always been so sweet and I feel like if something did happen, her being a pit mix would work against us because of peoples’ assumptions. Thank y’all!
RESPONSE A: if your fence is not adequate to control your dogs, you should remedy that ​ staple gun and chicken wire will git er done in 20 minutes
RESPONSE B: Cover the hole. Simple solution to a simple problem.
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POST: over for quarrantine and eventual euthanasia because of the severity of the attack. Also the parents are threatening to sue me for the cost of emergency plastic surgery. 1. Can the cops hold me if I refuse to say where the dog is and hand him over to be killed? 2. Would I have a leg to stand on if I said he ran away and I cant find him or would that make it worse? 3. is a large dog behind a chainlink fence considered an attractive nuscience like they told me? 4. Will my homeowners insurance provide me with a lawyer? 5. Can I countersue, or have them charged with negligence/trespassing either through the police or CPS? A 4 year old should not be walking around unsupervised. thanks
RESPONSE A: Connecticut quarantine law: section 22-358, sub section (c) would apply to your situation. I'm not sure if they would order the dog to be euthanized but most states have mandated quarantine laws and you can be fined or jailed if you do not produce the animal for quarantine. In CA we don't need a warrant to remove a bite animal from the property to do a quarantine. We currently have our DA filing charges on someone who refused to produce a dog for a quarantine when the dog was off the property and hit someone. I would talk with your AC agency and I would heavily suggest getting a lawyer so they don't just up and euthanize the dog after the quarantine is over. They are going to make it a big deal because it was a face bite to a child, even though the parents were neglectful and left their young child unattended and he essentially broke into your property. But they won't hold any of that against the child as he's too young to know better. But honestly what parent leaves their 4 year old alone in their yard??
RESPONSE B: I would remove the breed from the description in this post. Having the breed listed makes it far easier to track this post back to you, as this breed's community is rather small. I can't image the frustration and upset this situation is causing you. I wish for a resolution in your favor.
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POST: Danbury, CT A neighbor's 4 year old broke into my yard and harassed my dog, got bit Last week my irish wolfhound was in my fenced in yard when the neighbor's unattended 4 year old crawled under it and pulled his tail. My dog bit the kid pretty bad, his nose was hanging on my a thread and he'll probably lose sight in one of his eyes. I immediately brought my dog to my uncle's farm in another town across the state. The cops showed up and said I had to hand my dog over for quarrantine and eventual euthanasia because of the severity of the attack. Also the parents are threatening to sue me for the cost of emergency plastic surgery. 1. Can the cops hold me if I refuse to say where the dog is and hand him over to be killed? 2. Would I have a leg to stand on if I said he ran away and I cant find him or would that make it worse? 3. is a large dog behind a chainlink fence considered an attractive nuscience like they told me? 4. Will my homeowners insurance provide me with a lawyer? 5. Can I countersue, or have them charged with negligence/trespassing either through the police or CPS? A 4 year old should not be walking around unsupervised. thanks
RESPONSE A: Did you witness the whole event just out of curiosity? - If not, who or what did?
RESPONSE B: I would remove the breed from the description in this post. Having the breed listed makes it far easier to track this post back to you, as this breed's community is rather small. I can't image the frustration and upset this situation is causing you. I wish for a resolution in your favor.
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POST: "Neighbor" left a note at our door stating their findmygoogle pinged a lost phone to our address. Hey all, I have a weird situation. About two days ago, my roommate answered the door to someone with a letter stating that the application findmyphone has pinged their phone to our address. The letter said they would be contacting the police if we do not hand the phone over, but the thing is, we are all confused as to how the phone ended up in our house, supposedly. I say supposedly because this situation does not make sense. We only live next to two other houses. There's a main road that leads from the exit down past our house. We live off of a side road, and our house is the last house on the back of this road. I hope that makes sense, I don't really know how else to explain it. So, anyway, we contacted the people who left the note and they said they were going to the gas station that's near our house and it fell off the hood of their car. But they gave us their address and they live on the other side of town, no where near our house. Our house isn't even in the path to go to said gas station from where they live. I guess my question is, can police get a warrant sorely based off an app pinging the phone to our location? do they need more proof that the phone is at our house? We've looked everywhere near and in the house for the phone and we cannot find it. Location is Missouri.
RESPONSE A: A find my phone/Samsung ping is not enough evidence to get a warrant . The police could come to your home and ask but it’s not enforceable.
RESPONSE B: This exact thing was posted by someone else on Reddit a couple of weeks back - I understand it is a scam. Do not contact them, contact the police.
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POST: "Neighbor" left a note at our door stating their findmygoogle pinged a lost phone to our address. Hey all, I have a weird situation. About two days ago, my roommate answered the door to someone with a letter stating that the application findmyphone has pinged their phone to our address. The letter said they would be contacting the police if we do not hand the phone over, but the thing is, we are all confused as to how the phone ended up in our house, supposedly. I say supposedly because this situation does not make sense. We only live next to two other houses. There's a main road that leads from the exit down past our house. We live off of a side road, and our house is the last house on the back of this road. I hope that makes sense, I don't really know how else to explain it. So, anyway, we contacted the people who left the note and they said they were going to the gas station that's near our house and it fell off the hood of their car. But they gave us their address and they live on the other side of town, no where near our house. Our house isn't even in the path to go to said gas station from where they live. I guess my question is, can police get a warrant sorely based off an app pinging the phone to our location? do they need more proof that the phone is at our house? We've looked everywhere near and in the house for the phone and we cannot find it. Location is Missouri.
RESPONSE A: This exact thing was posted by someone else on Reddit a couple of weeks back - I understand it is a scam. Do not contact them, contact the police.
RESPONSE B: Sounds like a scam. I bet they want a reason to get into your house, check it out, etc.
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POST: pinged their phone to our address. The letter said they would be contacting the police if we do not hand the phone over, but the thing is, we are all confused as to how the phone ended up in our house, supposedly. I say supposedly because this situation does not make sense. We only live next to two other houses. There's a main road that leads from the exit down past our house. We live off of a side road, and our house is the last house on the back of this road. I hope that makes sense, I don't really know how else to explain it. So, anyway, we contacted the people who left the note and they said they were going to the gas station that's near our house and it fell off the hood of their car. But they gave us their address and they live on the other side of town, no where near our house. Our house isn't even in the path to go to said gas station from where they live. I guess my question is, can police get a warrant sorely based off an app pinging the phone to our location? do they need more proof that the phone is at our house? We've looked everywhere near and in the house for the phone and we cannot find it. Location is Missouri.
RESPONSE A: This exact thing was posted by someone else on Reddit a couple of weeks back - I understand it is a scam. Do not contact them, contact the police.
RESPONSE B: Don't talk to them anymore for any reason. Let them do whatever it is they plan on doing but don't communicate with them. If for some reason the cops do show up then decline to speak to them too. They either have a search warrant or they can leave and go get one. It's on them to prove you have it not on you to prove you don't. Cops rarely get involved in these things especially when by their own admission they left their phone on top of their car and drove away and the odds of a judge signing a search warrant for a phone is even lower. If the people claiming you have it show up to your house again tell them to not return and to not reach out again or you'll go to the police for both trespassing and harassment.
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POST: phone to our address. The letter said they would be contacting the police if we do not hand the phone over, but the thing is, we are all confused as to how the phone ended up in our house, supposedly. I say supposedly because this situation does not make sense. We only live next to two other houses. There's a main road that leads from the exit down past our house. We live off of a side road, and our house is the last house on the back of this road. I hope that makes sense, I don't really know how else to explain it. So, anyway, we contacted the people who left the note and they said they were going to the gas station that's near our house and it fell off the hood of their car. But they gave us their address and they live on the other side of town, no where near our house. Our house isn't even in the path to go to said gas station from where they live. I guess my question is, can police get a warrant sorely based off an app pinging the phone to our location? do they need more proof that the phone is at our house? We've looked everywhere near and in the house for the phone and we cannot find it. Location is Missouri.
RESPONSE A: I've seen a few posts like this lately, seems like a nice new scam to gain entry to your property for theft or casing the home or I dtimidation
RESPONSE B: Don't talk to them anymore for any reason. Let them do whatever it is they plan on doing but don't communicate with them. If for some reason the cops do show up then decline to speak to them too. They either have a search warrant or they can leave and go get one. It's on them to prove you have it not on you to prove you don't. Cops rarely get involved in these things especially when by their own admission they left their phone on top of their car and drove away and the odds of a judge signing a search warrant for a phone is even lower. If the people claiming you have it show up to your house again tell them to not return and to not reach out again or you'll go to the police for both trespassing and harassment.
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POST: a letter stating that the application findmyphone has pinged their phone to our address. The letter said they would be contacting the police if we do not hand the phone over, but the thing is, we are all confused as to how the phone ended up in our house, supposedly. I say supposedly because this situation does not make sense. We only live next to two other houses. There's a main road that leads from the exit down past our house. We live off of a side road, and our house is the last house on the back of this road. I hope that makes sense, I don't really know how else to explain it. So, anyway, we contacted the people who left the note and they said they were going to the gas station that's near our house and it fell off the hood of their car. But they gave us their address and they live on the other side of town, no where near our house. Our house isn't even in the path to go to said gas station from where they live. I guess my question is, can police get a warrant sorely based off an app pinging the phone to our location? do they need more proof that the phone is at our house? We've looked everywhere near and in the house for the phone and we cannot find it. Location is Missouri.
RESPONSE A: Don't talk to them anymore for any reason. Let them do whatever it is they plan on doing but don't communicate with them. If for some reason the cops do show up then decline to speak to them too. They either have a search warrant or they can leave and go get one. It's on them to prove you have it not on you to prove you don't. Cops rarely get involved in these things especially when by their own admission they left their phone on top of their car and drove away and the odds of a judge signing a search warrant for a phone is even lower. If the people claiming you have it show up to your house again tell them to not return and to not reach out again or you'll go to the police for both trespassing and harassment.
RESPONSE B: Sounds like a scam. I bet they want a reason to get into your house, check it out, etc.
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POST: [Oklahoma] Neighbor's dog poops in my front yard. What should I do? We live in a single family home in OKC. Our neighborhood has no HOA. My neighbor allows his mini poodle to go outside in his own front yard, off leash, to go to the bathroom. Of course, the dog does not stay in his own front yard and enjoys to use my own front yard as his personal commode. What should I do? I want the dog to stop pooping in my yard. I am not afraid of hurting feelings. As a pet owner I also take issue with how irresponsible this is. Maybe a strongly worded letter citing ordinances? Should I call animal control? Any advice is helpful. Thanks.
RESPONSE A: Have you talked to your neighbor?
RESPONSE B: Gather the poop and return it to your neighbor in a pretty box. Report the dog to animal control.
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POST: [Oklahoma] Neighbor's dog poops in my front yard. What should I do? We live in a single family home in OKC. Our neighborhood has no HOA. My neighbor allows his mini poodle to go outside in his own front yard, off leash, to go to the bathroom. Of course, the dog does not stay in his own front yard and enjoys to use my own front yard as his personal commode. What should I do? I want the dog to stop pooping in my yard. I am not afraid of hurting feelings. As a pet owner I also take issue with how irresponsible this is. Maybe a strongly worded letter citing ordinances? Should I call animal control? Any advice is helpful. Thanks.
RESPONSE A: I would call animal control every time the dog is released off-leash. Now, in my town, animal control has short hours and even the police non-emergency told me there was nothing they could do for a pitbull that's a known biter that was out during the morning while kids were walking to school, so your mileage may vary.
RESPONSE B: Not legal advice, but you can pour bacon grease on it. It will magically disappear shortly thereafter, possibly cleaned up by the "puppetrator" itself.
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POST: [Oklahoma] Neighbor's dog poops in my front yard. What should I do? We live in a single family home in OKC. Our neighborhood has no HOA. My neighbor allows his mini poodle to go outside in his own front yard, off leash, to go to the bathroom. Of course, the dog does not stay in his own front yard and enjoys to use my own front yard as his personal commode. What should I do? I want the dog to stop pooping in my yard. I am not afraid of hurting feelings. As a pet owner I also take issue with how irresponsible this is. Maybe a strongly worded letter citing ordinances? Should I call animal control? Any advice is helpful. Thanks.
RESPONSE A: I wonder if you can go check at a home improvement store/make your own cheap semi-decorative fence (doesn't have to be big, like a foot maybe?) Possibly the fence would convince the poodle to stay on his side of it. Maybe not (might jump it). Get a camera and call animal control and say you have proof of this guy letting his dog wander around without a leash and littering without cleaning up after it.
RESPONSE B: Not legal advice, but you can pour bacon grease on it. It will magically disappear shortly thereafter, possibly cleaned up by the "puppetrator" itself.
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POST: [Oklahoma] Neighbor's dog poops in my front yard. What should I do? We live in a single family home in OKC. Our neighborhood has no HOA. My neighbor allows his mini poodle to go outside in his own front yard, off leash, to go to the bathroom. Of course, the dog does not stay in his own front yard and enjoys to use my own front yard as his personal commode. What should I do? I want the dog to stop pooping in my yard. I am not afraid of hurting feelings. As a pet owner I also take issue with how irresponsible this is. Maybe a strongly worded letter citing ordinances? Should I call animal control? Any advice is helpful. Thanks.
RESPONSE A: I wonder if you can go check at a home improvement store/make your own cheap semi-decorative fence (doesn't have to be big, like a foot maybe?) Possibly the fence would convince the poodle to stay on his side of it. Maybe not (might jump it). Get a camera and call animal control and say you have proof of this guy letting his dog wander around without a leash and littering without cleaning up after it.
RESPONSE B: Motion sensor sprinkler https://www.amazon.com/ScareCrow-Motion-Activated-Animal-Repellent/dp/B000071NUS I've heard these are very effective at keeping stray cats out of yards, should work for "stray" poodles too.
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POST: (CA) Neighbors dog came onto my property and killed our beloved cat. We are devastated and facing an enormous vet bill. I live in rural California, way up in the Santa Cruz mountains where my neighbor let's her 4 rottweilers terrorize the neighborhood. Last night the one of the dogs wandered down to my cabin and mauled my 9 year old family cat. Needless to say we are devastated emotionally... These dogs have attacked other animals on the mountain and I have a witness who saw it happen. I suddently have 5k in vet bills and I lost my best friend in the process. What can I do?
RESPONSE A: find out what the laws are about firearms and wandering dangerous animals. Seems like a pack of semi-feral dogs needs to be put down, one way or another. Next they might come after people. animal control should round up the posse and keep them as dangerous dogs since the owner won't contain them.
RESPONSE B: My condolences. I would be devastated if this happened to my catboy. Call Animal Control. They may (or may not) care about one cat being killed, but if you can establish a history or the dogs acting as a destructive pack they should be more interested in the case. If there is no Animal Control, see if local/county law enforcement will address it as a public safety issue. Ask them to pay the vet bill. If they refuse, take them to small claims court. Any action by Animal Control will support your claim.
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POST: (CA) Neighbors dog came onto my property and killed our beloved cat. We are devastated and facing an enormous vet bill. I live in rural California, way up in the Santa Cruz mountains where my neighbor let's her 4 rottweilers terrorize the neighborhood. Last night the one of the dogs wandered down to my cabin and mauled my 9 year old family cat. Needless to say we are devastated emotionally... These dogs have attacked other animals on the mountain and I have a witness who saw it happen. I suddently have 5k in vet bills and I lost my best friend in the process. What can I do?
RESPONSE A: As others have stated, call animal control. Send a demand letter for the bill with a reasonable time to pay. You want to send it through a lawyer, as the letterhead carries a certain "we mean business" air to it. Include any and all property damage, not just the vet bills! If they don't respond in the time you provide, sue for the demand and your court costs. Lastly -- don't let somebody else's aggressive dog terrorize you. If it comes in your property again, take a picture of it and just shoot it. I might take some flak for this one, but an aggressive dog isn't a pet.
RESPONSE B: Same thing happened to my family a couple months ago. Same location too (Santa Cruz, CA.) So sorry about your cat!
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POST: My neighbor has a large dead oak tree that leans over the property fence and my driveway, we have asked it to be removed but is there a legal way to compel them to action? We noticed in the Spring, saw a truck come out and inspect it, but 6 months later it's still there with winter snow just around the corner. This tree is large enough that if it fell in the wrong direction it could easily crush my car and bedroom. Michigan.
RESPONSE A: Check your city bylaws, there may be something in there. If not, there may not be anything you can do. If it does fall, he'll have to pay for any damage/removal, if you can prove he knows it was a danger. You can send him a letter via certified mail, or pay a lawyer a couple of hundred bucks to send him a letter saying the tree is a danger and you would like it removed. It won't *force* him to remove it, but will give you great evidence if you have to take him to court.
RESPONSE B: Have an arborist come write a report on the state of the tree, even if they can’t access the property they can say whether or not it is a risk to person or property. Inform the neighbors in the most polite way possible. If they won’t act you have the right in most states to prune back to the property line. Either way contact a certified arborist with preferably a risk assessment certification. Also explain this on the phone to make sure you will get someone with experience in this situation. Also take documentation of the state of the tree and records of you notifying the owner. Pictures and time and date these things were brought up. Also be kind. No one likes to be told you have to spend a ton of money unexpectedly. Work toward a solution for both of you not just yourself. Good luck
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POST: My neighbor has a large berry-producing tree that hangs over onto our yard. Do I have any "rights" to the berries on my side of the fence? Tennessee. This is a ridiculous question. But if the berries/branches hang over (like *a lot* of this tree hangs over our side) to our side, are we allowed to harvest/use/keep the berries? Similarly- If I do have the right to use them, and I use them for commercial purposes where I make a profit, does my neighbor have any claim to the money?
RESPONSE A: Looks like you cannot harvest the fruit, but you can collect it after it falls. I am not a lawyer > Litter Litter from trees, such as leaves, twigs and small branches are considered natural, general nuisance with no particular owner. We are not expected to pick up after our trees. Fruit-bearing trees are a bit different in that the fruit belongs to the tree owner while attached to the tree and can be claimed after it falls. Quoted from here: TN.EDU
RESPONSE B: Your neighbor owns the tree and all parts of it because the trunk is growing on their property. You may be able to talk to him/her and make a deal about using berries though.
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POST: Daughter was bit by dog at a neighbors My daughter was playing at a neighbors house last week and was bit by their dog. It is a severe bite. She had surgery on Tuesday via a plastic surgeon. And she is most likely going to need additional surgeries later this year. I'm also considering therapy for her. She us still not herself yet, but I also realize this just happened. My neighbors have yet to mention anything about homeowners insurance. I'm not sure how to proceed here. Would attempting to resolve this with the first be best or would contacting a lawyer right away be the better option? We live in Indiana
RESPONSE A: You can contact a lawyer for advice, but it's not explicitly necessary unless the neighbors and their insurance are trying to dodge liability. You should expect that the neighbors' homeowners' insurance will pay for all costs including lost time on your part to care for your daughter. Therapy is not unreasonable in my opinion, but I am not them.
RESPONSE B: What were the circumstances of the bite? Was she invited over? Did she just wander over?
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POST: I was carrying Costco groceries, a neighbor's dog that was unleashed came and bit me, I punted the shit out of the dog...California Sorry for the terrible username. I was carrying Costco and my neighbor who was smoking a cig and on the cell phone, had their 10lb dog out. Dog was not leashed. It came up to me as I was walking on the apartment pathway and bit me. As a natural reaction, I punted the shit out of the dog, kicking it many feet out of the way. Now my neighbor mailed me a letter for vet fees. Am I liable to pay these fees?
RESPONSE A: What are the leash laws in your area?
RESPONSE B: get a tetanus shot if the dog broke through your skin
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POST: I was carrying Costco groceries, a neighbor's dog that was unleashed came and bit me, I punted the shit out of the dog...California Sorry for the terrible username. I was carrying Costco and my neighbor who was smoking a cig and on the cell phone, had their 10lb dog out. Dog was not leashed. It came up to me as I was walking on the apartment pathway and bit me. As a natural reaction, I punted the shit out of the dog, kicking it many feet out of the way. Now my neighbor mailed me a letter for vet fees. Am I liable to pay these fees?
RESPONSE A: What are the leash laws in your area?
RESPONSE B: Do you have homeowners or renters insurance? Report this to them. The claim adjuster will be able to give to decent guidance. Depending on your carrier, if they have house counsel, you might even get a lawyer to tell you the answer.
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POST: ’t see that 50 feet ahead over the small hill, there’s an idiot dog the same color as the road laying in their lane, eating butterflies or doing some other unhelpful deathwish shit. I see cars swerve dangerously close to mailboxes and the sidewalks, and slam brakes when they see the dog in their paths. I’ve gone to my neighbors about it specifically 4 times in the last 8 months, not counting the times I’ve knocked on their door to physically return the animal to them after finding it napping in the road or similarly not ideal place. The first 2 times, they acted surprised but willing to work on it. The last 2 times, the last one being 4 days ago, they switched up to saying that they don’t keep him fenced in because “he just barks and gets the other dog goin’” and that he’d be fine if I just left him alone; he’s only been hit once! They were really irritated that I had bothered them and questioned their actions. They *have* a fenced in back yard **where they keep another dog**! It’s just insanity. The solution is obviously animal control, or finding some legal variation of “Oh look at this lost dog I found and have never seen before, better take him to the animal shelter...?” but neither our city or county have an animal control unit for strays or an animal shelter. The next largest county over has both, but animal control won’t travel out of county and the animal shelter only accepts surrenders/drop offs if you live in the county. It’s not something I want to ‘take to the police’ necessarily, mostly because this area of the state is generally super rural, meaning roaming animals are normal, and the police definitely already know about this dog (from having to navigate their cars around it or hit their siren/horn to get it to move). What can I do to save this dog?
RESPONSE A: Not your problem. Unless there is a law that requires dogs to be fenced or leashed then the owners are completely within their rights to let the dog roam free. Not everything stupid is illegal.
RESPONSE B: Do you have an HOA?
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POST: m sprinting outside toward the street, arms waving, looking *insane* to get the attention of a driver who can’t see that 50 feet ahead over the small hill, there’s an idiot dog the same color as the road laying in their lane, eating butterflies or doing some other unhelpful deathwish shit. I see cars swerve dangerously close to mailboxes and the sidewalks, and slam brakes when they see the dog in their paths. I’ve gone to my neighbors about it specifically 4 times in the last 8 months, not counting the times I’ve knocked on their door to physically return the animal to them after finding it napping in the road or similarly not ideal place. The first 2 times, they acted surprised but willing to work on it. The last 2 times, the last one being 4 days ago, they switched up to saying that they don’t keep him fenced in because “he just barks and gets the other dog goin’” and that he’d be fine if I just left him alone; he’s only been hit once! They were really irritated that I had bothered them and questioned their actions. They *have* a fenced in back yard **where they keep another dog**! It’s just insanity. The solution is obviously animal control, or finding some legal variation of “Oh look at this lost dog I found and have never seen before, better take him to the animal shelter...?” but neither our city or county have an animal control unit for strays or an animal shelter. The next largest county over has both, but animal control won’t travel out of county and the animal shelter only accepts surrenders/drop offs if you live in the county. It’s not something I want to ‘take to the police’ necessarily, mostly because this area of the state is generally super rural, meaning roaming animals are normal, and the police definitely already know about this dog (from having to navigate their cars around it or hit their siren/horn to get it to move). What can I do to save this dog?
RESPONSE A: Have you considered making the owner of the dog an offer of purchase?
RESPONSE B: Do you have an HOA?
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RESPONSE A: Have you considered making the owner of the dog an offer of purchase?
RESPONSE B: Another Tennessee native here. I went to animallaw and, unfortunately, I don't think there's anything you can do. Maybe I missed something, so here's the link. I wish the best for that dog. https://www.animallaw.info/statutes/us/tennessee
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POST: in Oklahoma! So I've lived in my home for over 10 years and I'm so tired of dealing with it! This morning I went to MY backyard and found an old broom and an old yard decoration along with old plastic light bulbs and tree trimmings. This happens regularly as the fence in the backyard does not sit on the property line. Years ago before we bought our home, neighbor built a fence, but there was and still is a huge elm tree on the property line so he built the fence about 3 feet onto his property to avoid the tree. There is no way for him to access this property as the tree blocks access and our small garage prevent him from walking around - he'd have to trespass or jump the fence to get to it In the front of the properties our driveway butts directly up to the property line. Essentially, when anyone gets out of a car in our driveway from the passenger side,they step out onto his property.. he has planted saplings along the property line to further inconvenience us in addition to the big elm and another small elm. He doesn't trim any of them. Just let's them fall and collects insurance. In fact the large elm dropped a huge limb on our garage and destroyed the roof. In college I took a real estate law class and remember something, (maybe an easement?) where you can say that you need a small part of adjacent land in order to have full access to your own land. Can someone please explain what options I might have in getting this awful neighbor to stop being such an asshat? I would really love to take that strip from him. Also, side note, he recently listed his home for sale. Thanks in advance for any guidance you may have for me!
RESPONSE A: Order a land survey and see what it says.
RESPONSE B: You are not going to get an easement to allow the use of his land because your driveway was built on the property line. If you wanted space to step out on the passenger side, the driveway should be set back from the property line. He can plant trees on "your" side of the fence, as it is his property. You can trim them, as long as it does not harm the trees.
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POST: bought our home, neighbor built a fence, but there was and still is a huge elm tree on the property line so he built the fence about 3 feet onto his property to avoid the tree. There is no way for him to access this property as the tree blocks access and our small garage prevent him from walking around - he'd have to trespass or jump the fence to get to it In the front of the properties our driveway butts directly up to the property line. Essentially, when anyone gets out of a car in our driveway from the passenger side,they step out onto his property.. he has planted saplings along the property line to further inconvenience us in addition to the big elm and another small elm. He doesn't trim any of them. Just let's them fall and collects insurance. In fact the large elm dropped a huge limb on our garage and destroyed the roof. In college I took a real estate law class and remember something, (maybe an easement?) where you can say that you need a small part of adjacent land in order to have full access to your own land. Can someone please explain what options I might have in getting this awful neighbor to stop being such an asshat? I would really love to take that strip from him. Also, side note, he recently listed his home for sale. Thanks in advance for any guidance you may have for me!
RESPONSE A: You are not going to get an easement to allow the use of his land because your driveway was built on the property line. If you wanted space to step out on the passenger side, the driveway should be set back from the property line. He can plant trees on "your" side of the fence, as it is his property. You can trim them, as long as it does not harm the trees.
RESPONSE B: This has several legal questions in it. I have no idea what you mean by your neighbor “collecting insurance”. The neighbor should usually be liable for their tree hitting your roof/garage. Most people would like an MS paint drawing here as the property line and lot dimensions might be relevant. You could build a fence on your property on the other side of the elm tree. Would this fix some of your issues?
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POST: Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage.
RESPONSE A: It sounds like you have a right of access via an easement. I agree with the previous comment about getting a land survey but those are ridiculously expensive and likely (hopefully) someone did it already. First, research your property on a parcel map. It should be recorded with the county. This should reveal whether an easement exists. This is usually illustrated with a dotted line. If it already does then you are within your rights to tear the fence down. If it doesn’t, it sounds like you can create one.
RESPONSE B: Talk to your local building code department. I doubt they applied for the proper permits for the fence.
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POST: Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage.
RESPONSE A: I suggest having a land survey done as soon as possible. Find out exactly where the property line is. Would widening the driveway on your side make your garage accessible?
RESPONSE B: Talk to your local building code department. I doubt they applied for the proper permits for the fence.
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POST: Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage.
RESPONSE A: Talk to your local building code department. I doubt they applied for the proper permits for the fence.
RESPONSE B: Chances are local zoning may require a permit for the fence, I would be give your municipality a call and go from there.
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POST: Neighbors built a fence in the middle of our driveway and are blocking access to our garage. One of our cars is trapped in garage and we can not get it out. This is in CA. Our most recent neighbors have been living next door for about three years. The driveway is shared and sits between both of the houses. The gap between the houses is rather small so the driveway is narrow and long. Because of this, if a car was parked on the driveway, then we would not be able to get our vehicles out. Our garage sits at the end of the driveway. The neighbors began to park their vehicles on the driveway and would block our access. Their guests would also block our driveway. The neighbor is a tow ruck driver and he would park his tow truck on the street blocking the entrance of the driveway and would park it in the driveway as well. At some point we asked them to please stop blocking the driveway. The situation escalated to them building a fence in the middle of the driveway. We now do not have access to use our driveway and one of our vehicles is trapped in the garage.
RESPONSE A: Talk to your local building code department. I doubt they applied for the proper permits for the fence.
RESPONSE B: Search for an easement made by the previous owners, and see if they got a permit for installation of the fence.
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POST: Son bitten by neighbors dog on our property Our son was bitten by our neighbors dog (German shepherd) after their young child lost control of leash and it ran directly into our yard and bite my 6yo. 6 yo had large wound to back of arm and a puncture wound on head, requiring 4 stitches total. There was no provocation from us toward dog. The dog has been penned up in neighbors back yard for a few months and is only about 6 months old. Rarely gets any attention or play time from their family. The neighbors consist of 5 boys and single mom, we have tried to be kind to this family but this is last straw. At minimum I would like to recoup medical expenses since the injury was from their dog and our property. Is this a reasonable legal pursuit??
RESPONSE A: Start by reporting the incident to Animal Control. Depending on where you are, the previous history of the dog may be relevant and you will want follow up about vaccinations. In many cases, once your health insurance sees the bills, they will request information about the dog owner and their homeowners or renters insurance for reimbursement. You could request that information now and file a claim without using an attorney, or use an attorney if there are complications or a lasting scar.
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RESPONSE A: Start by reporting the incident to Animal Control. Depending on where you are, the previous history of the dog may be relevant and you will want follow up about vaccinations. In many cases, once your health insurance sees the bills, they will request information about the dog owner and their homeowners or renters insurance for reimbursement. You could request that information now and file a claim without using an attorney, or use an attorney if there are complications or a lasting scar.
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> Our son was bitten by our neighbors dog (German shepherd) after their young child lost control of leash and it ran directly into our yard and bite my 6yo. 6 yo had large wound to back of arm and a puncture wound on head, requiring 4 stitches total. There was no provocation from us toward dog. The dog has been penned up in neighbors back yard for a few months and is only about 6 months old. Rarely gets any attention or play time from their family. The neighbors consist of 5 boys and single mom, we have tried to be kind to this family but this is last straw. > At minimum I would like to recoup medical expenses since the injury was from their dog and our property. Is this a reasonable legal pursuit??
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RESPONSE B: If they lost control of their dog, they were negligent and are liable under common law in all 50 states, although as has been stated, reimbursement can likely be handled more easily through their homeowners or renters insurance. More importantly, you can talk to police or animal control or animal welfare about the neglect of the dog and they can likely be cited for failing to control their dog and could lose the dog or have the dog labeled vicious for the injuries it caused to a 6 yo.
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RESPONSE B: Was a report filed with the police? I assume since your son has stitches that you sought medical care, so the first thing you want to do is talk to the neighbor- she hopefully has homeowners or renters insurance.
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POST: Girlfriend bit by customer’s neighbor’s dog while door dashing My girlfriend was door dashing earlier today and had to deliver food to a customer living at an apartment. As she approached the customers door, she noticed a dog on a leash laying on the front porch (the porch is shared by the four apartments). She slowly proceeded and then the dog jumped up and attacked her and bit her leg which also broke the skin. The dog’s owner came out and took the dog inside. Apologized and said “yeah she gets that way sometimes”. We went to urgent care to get the bite taken care of and they are filing the health department and police report. What should the next steps be for us? Should we reach out to a personal injury lawyer and proceed from there or just move on from the incident? She is pretty shaken up from the whole incident and although we’re not people to just sue to sue, this is one of those situations that I feel like warrants that kind of action. If your dog “gets that way sometimes” then it should at the very least be on a much shorter leash or at least have a beware of dog sign on the premises. The leash that it was on allowed it to come off the porch into the yard to attack her. Thank you for any advice and I can provide more information if needed.
RESPONSE A: She can sue the dog owner for her actual damages -- the out of pocket cost of going to the urgent care and followup care, or any other money she had to spend or lost out on as a direct result of the injury. Possibly lost earnings if she can make a good argument that she would have made more money if she didn't have to go to the ER (it's a bit of a weak argument, but asking is free). "It was a busy night and I missed out on prime time business. On other similar days I have made $X in the past" -- with evidence of prior earnings on similar nights. If she has medical insurance that covered the cost of the urgent care visit, though, then her "out of pocket" would probably be limited to the co-pay.
RESPONSE B: Call the police or animal control
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POST: session paperwork, can I just show up to the auction with the title and take my car with the keys I have since its effectively my car because I have the title or will that cause an issue? I live in Texas, the auto auction yard is literally like 2 miles from me and I've gone and seen my car sitting out back. If I go take it is it going to cause me potential legal issues? I don't see how because it's my car
RESPONSE A: Why does the bank think they are owed money on the car ?
RESPONSE B: I honestly had the exact same thing happen with Licoln Financial (Ford is their parent company(! I had a tow truck in my driveway at 6am, just sitting there (my car is in my garage). I went out and asked what he was doing, and said he was there to repossess my Lincoln. I told him that I made the last payment, and paid it off about 5 months previous, and I own it completely. I was lucky, because the tow guy was polite (maybe because he wasn't able to actually get my car yet!), and asked to see my title. I showed him, and he asked me to just call his office and let them know, and send them proof it's paid off, and they'll stop trying to get it. The office tried to give me some push back, saying they couldn't just take my word for it (having the title wasn't good enough, I guess), and claimed they had to have the bank tell them to stop trying to repossess. I contacted Licoln Financial, extremely angry and ready for a fight, and they took full fault, and said there's a separate department that handles final payments and sending titles, and they sent the title, but just didn't mark 'paid off' in the system, which made all the difference! I agree with above; take title and registration to police and tell them the two company flat out stole your vehicle, because you have proof you have complete ownership, and ask to press charges. I know you're going through something horrible, but because of multiple mistakes made by other people, and nobody will fess up, you have an excellent civil case once it's resolved. Good luck!
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POST: I have since its effectively my car because I have the title or will that cause an issue? I live in Texas, the auto auction yard is literally like 2 miles from me and I've gone and seen my car sitting out back. If I go take it is it going to cause me potential legal issues? I don't see how because it's my car
RESPONSE A: I honestly had the exact same thing happen with Licoln Financial (Ford is their parent company(! I had a tow truck in my driveway at 6am, just sitting there (my car is in my garage). I went out and asked what he was doing, and said he was there to repossess my Lincoln. I told him that I made the last payment, and paid it off about 5 months previous, and I own it completely. I was lucky, because the tow guy was polite (maybe because he wasn't able to actually get my car yet!), and asked to see my title. I showed him, and he asked me to just call his office and let them know, and send them proof it's paid off, and they'll stop trying to get it. The office tried to give me some push back, saying they couldn't just take my word for it (having the title wasn't good enough, I guess), and claimed they had to have the bank tell them to stop trying to repossess. I contacted Licoln Financial, extremely angry and ready for a fight, and they took full fault, and said there's a separate department that handles final payments and sending titles, and they sent the title, but just didn't mark 'paid off' in the system, which made all the difference! I agree with above; take title and registration to police and tell them the two company flat out stole your vehicle, because you have proof you have complete ownership, and ask to press charges. I know you're going through something horrible, but because of multiple mistakes made by other people, and nobody will fess up, you have an excellent civil case once it's resolved. Good luck!
RESPONSE B: A good place to find the types of lawyers who handle these cases is: https://www.consumeradvocates.org/find-an-attorney
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POST: effectively my car because I have the title or will that cause an issue? I live in Texas, the auto auction yard is literally like 2 miles from me and I've gone and seen my car sitting out back. If I go take it is it going to cause me potential legal issues? I don't see how because it's my car
RESPONSE A: > some random bank never associated with my loan has effectively stolen my car **legally** Are you sure about that? They should have proof of buying the loan, did they provide anything to you?
RESPONSE B: I honestly had the exact same thing happen with Licoln Financial (Ford is their parent company(! I had a tow truck in my driveway at 6am, just sitting there (my car is in my garage). I went out and asked what he was doing, and said he was there to repossess my Lincoln. I told him that I made the last payment, and paid it off about 5 months previous, and I own it completely. I was lucky, because the tow guy was polite (maybe because he wasn't able to actually get my car yet!), and asked to see my title. I showed him, and he asked me to just call his office and let them know, and send them proof it's paid off, and they'll stop trying to get it. The office tried to give me some push back, saying they couldn't just take my word for it (having the title wasn't good enough, I guess), and claimed they had to have the bank tell them to stop trying to repossess. I contacted Licoln Financial, extremely angry and ready for a fight, and they took full fault, and said there's a separate department that handles final payments and sending titles, and they sent the title, but just didn't mark 'paid off' in the system, which made all the difference! I agree with above; take title and registration to police and tell them the two company flat out stole your vehicle, because you have proof you have complete ownership, and ask to press charges. I know you're going through something horrible, but because of multiple mistakes made by other people, and nobody will fess up, you have an excellent civil case once it's resolved. Good luck!
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POST: a stolen vehicle report because of the repossession paperwork, can I just show up to the auction with the title and take my car with the keys I have since its effectively my car because I have the title or will that cause an issue? I live in Texas, the auto auction yard is literally like 2 miles from me and I've gone and seen my car sitting out back. If I go take it is it going to cause me potential legal issues? I don't see how because it's my car
RESPONSE A: Had something similar happen except I had a repossession for a car that I never owned. The bank put the loan through for a different manufacturer. So I had repossession calls and letters and felt like I was getting no where telling them I didn't own a Mazda. After my credit tanked to under 200 from a "repossession" I lost my mind. I went to a different branch and the loan officer was so apologetic and gave me the best advice. To call the banks customer service like not local branch. And ask for the chairman complaint line. It was like I uttered Voldemort. The people on the other line we're now stuttering and stammering. Next thing I knew I was talking to the CEO(or some 3 initialshigher up)s assistant. And she took my info. I got a call back from the CEO himself apologizing and personally having people fix this issue immediately. It was wiped off my credit and the loan was fixed with correct make and model. So I'm sure your credit is taking a major hit as well you need to get that fixed as well. Good luck.
RESPONSE B: Is it possible someone forged the title and refinanced the car and took the money? Anything look off on your credit report? I’d assume the bank made a clerical error on the vin and did a vin search and got ahold of your info/ tag number etc. Humans make errors, I once got a toll violation because they mistyped my tag number and the vehicle in the photo was a VW and not a Mercedes. Your title is clear proof there’s no lien. The lien holder is listed on the title (at least in MD).
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POST: [ID] Got citation for speeding but cop stated he didn't actually get my speed and pulled me over cause I passed the car he was going to pull over. I am from out of state but was driving through Idaho. I was pulled over by a state police and he claimed he pulled me over because I was going faster than another car he clocked. He actually didn't know my actual speed and on the ticket he put that I was going 1 mph over the other car since he said I passed them. So with that, the ticket says I was going 106 in an 80, bumping my ticket to inattentive/careless driving. He put on the ticket that the speed was "observed" and not detected by a radar. I am wondering if I can claim not guilty to this because there is no hard evidence that I passed the car except a possible dash cam video and even if I did, the car could have slowed down after seeing the cop which allowed me to pass it. When he asked why I was going so fast, I told him I didn't know I was going that fast. In all honesty, I really wasn't.
RESPONSE A: I'm not sure why you think the officer shouldn't be able to ticket you in this circumstance. Logic and the laws of physics both support him here.
RESPONSE B: There's evidence that shows you were going faster than the speed he clocked the other driver going. Will that be enough to get a guilty verdict? I don't know.
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POST: was Sunday night. She was charged with having over 8 ounces, when she had less than half than that so the charge became a felony vs. misdemeanor. Fast forward to Thursday, she went to pre trial, was released, and has an upcoming court date in two weeks. She went to the police station to retrieve her belongings and the cop who pulled her over was there, and inquired about her obtaining a lawyer. He stated he was at the arraignment and heard she was hiring her own, and proceeded to say he originally weighed wrong and she actually only had 3.5 ounces. and encouraged her not to hire one because they’re going to reduce charges to a misdemeanor While this seems good, I’m wondering if my mom should follow this advice or if the police may be trying to pull a fast one on her. I know getting a lawyer is always good advice, and I encouraged her to still seek one out. But maybe she’d be okay with a public defender or hiring a lawyer with a smaller fee, to save money. Is this a common thing that occurs or are the police trying to cover something up? I appreciate any responses in advance!
RESPONSE A: Get a lawyer, and tell her to stop talking to the police (not even casual chats). The police are not her ally in these circumstances. No matter how friendly they may seem outwardly, they're simply gathering evidence for prosecution. The police telling her not to get a lawyer is on par with "Mam, just sign this written confession and we'll drop all the charges." Police are allowed to use quite a few shady tactics to obtain evidence, up to and including lying to you.
RESPONSE B: As others have pointed out, the cops can and will lie to you. Some common advice given on this subreddit is applicable here: Never, EVER take legal advice from the opposition. >the police may be trying to pull a fast one on her That's my gut feeling here. Not legal advice, and I'm a stranger on the Internet, but yeah. Two felonies is bad news and not worth taking a chance on. ​
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POST: ’t have. the guy was taken on an ambulance and the lady who he was with got his information because she wants to sue him. he got the letter today from an injury law firm asking for his homeowners insurance, but my boyfriend still lives with his parents. he doesn’t have homeowners insurance. I just don’t even know what all of this means. I will take any advice you guys could give me.
RESPONSE A: Not a lawyer but generally this is considered as an acceptable risk in being on a golf course. He can ask the course if they have anything posted there indicating that play is at their own risk, which includes accidentally being hit by another golfers ball. He should talk with a lawyer but doesn't have an obligation to answer anything from a letter asking for information. Unless he is served with a lawsuit, he doesn't need to do anything. Also, tell us where this happened as different States have different laws and rulings.
RESPONSE B: So was the man on the green/golf course? According to a slew of other cases, this person won’t have a leg to stand on because they assume the risk of being there and being hit by a golf ball, especially since you’re boyfriend wasn’t negligent in hitting the ball. If he was, different story. If she does go through with things, and the lawyer who picks up the case is a crock because that would be a ridiculous lawsuit, I’d check if the golf course has any type of liability waiver that’s in the hidden print that is assumed when the players set a fee time or something...check whether id they’re not responsible for anything that happens or those playing. If you’re boyfriend still lives with his parents he should be covered under their homeowners. He needs to contact them before giving the other lawyer anything. See what they have to say. This lady sounds like a nut job and is looking for an easy money grab. Sorry your boyfriend got hit with this, OP. Edit: also, not a lawyer here, but I was hit with a petty lawsuit for something very similar when I was in college and it went nowhere so I’m crossing paths here in my thinking and past cases similar to this.
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POST: my boyfriend hit someone in the head with a golf ball So my boyfriend (22) went golfing a couple of weeks ago and was the last to go in his group. from the tee box he hit the ball at it hit an older gentleman in the head with the ball which was over 400 ft away. he had no idea he could hit it that far at all. the people there said the guy was hit from the initial ball and not a bounce, however the ball hit the side of his head and didn’t land too much further afterwards. they said it was still on the green which makes me think it hit him off of a bounce. anyways he is an emt and assessed the guys pain and checked him for a concussion which he said he didn’t have. the guy was taken on an ambulance and the lady who he was with got his information because she wants to sue him. he got the letter today from an injury law firm asking for his homeowners insurance, but my boyfriend still lives with his parents. he doesn’t have homeowners insurance. I just don’t even know what all of this means. I will take any advice you guys could give me.
RESPONSE A: While not completely on point, this may help. https://law.justia.com/cases/colorado/court-of-appeals/1985/83ca0009-0.html.
RESPONSE B: Just wanted to verify one piece of information here, you say the distance was 400 feet but golf measures most things in yards. If it comes down to facts--400 feet is a lot different than 400 yards. But a 400 yard drive may be impossible, it certainly is for me, so feet is probably right.
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POST: s very possible that they might get separated or divorced and I don't know how that factors into everything. If it matters at all they have two kids- me [16] and my brother [17]. In short- can he force her to sell the house? [ Sorry if the formatting or flairs are wrong I've never made a post on Reddit before ]
RESPONSE A: He can ask for 50% of the EQUITY. But, that would be addressed through the courts. Your mom would get an appraisal, and the difference between the appraisal of current value, AS IS (basically, it doesn't matter what other homes are going for if this home has issues and is outdated) less the remaining mortgage or leins/loans attached to the property, divided in half would be the base of what they would work with. So, if it's only worth 100k, and the remaining mortgage is 75k, he would be entitled to 12.5k, and your mother would need to refinance to get his name off the mortgage. Of course, he could sue for anything. My acquaintance, in AZ, filed for legal separation and went through all of this. Now, where the heck to you live that you have a 100k house, Sierra Vista?!
RESPONSE B: Arizona is a community property state so I believe the default would be for the house to be considered community property. Unless there is something specifically providing for joint ownership, your father probably does not have a right to sell his share of the house or encumber his share of the house. I believe a court would tell him to get a divorce if he wants to divide the value of the house. In case of a divorce, all marital property would be divided equitably and the court could order the sale or transfer of the house. I have not heard of a move to partition real community property during a marriage. It's not necessarily impossible, but I do not believe your father can force the sale of the house without filling for dissolution of marriage. I think a Family Court judge probably wouldn't order the sale of the family home during a divorce, but it could happen depending what other assets the family has and the ability of the parties to come to an agreement.
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POST: A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help!
RESPONSE A: So you don’t have insurance?
RESPONSE B: Go through your insurance. That’s literally it. If you don’t have insurance….well good luck. You’ll have to go after the guy and his company in civil court, but you cannot get blood out of a stone. Also, you cannot bring a criminal case against him. That has nothing to do with you.
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POST: A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help!
RESPONSE A: So you don’t have insurance?
RESPONSE B: Did you contact your insurance company? The only wreck I've been in my insurance company went after the other party's insurance to fix my vehicle. Did you get a police report? You don't need him to be prosecuted, you just need a police report saying the accident was his fault.
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POST: rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help!
RESPONSE A: File through your insurance company, period. Your insurance company should cover your costs using the “uninsured/underinsured” portion of your policy that is specifically for this kind of situation. This isn’t the same as “comprehensive” insurance. Your insurance company will then go after the other person’s insurance (either personal or through his company). This is called subrogation. You only need to supply a copy of the police report and any other info you have that may help your insurance company. That’s it. You have no way of charging anyone, filing charges, etc. That is handled exclusively by the prosecutor’s office. Contact your insurance company. If YOU don’t have insurance then that’s a problem because it’s required - regardless if the other person did not. If you don’t then small claims or civil court (if over the small claim’s maximum) is your only recourse.
RESPONSE B: So you don’t have insurance?
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POST: A drunk guy rammed into my car and caused a 4 car pile-up So the title says it all. I was the first car he hit and he destroyed a car I loved. I came out with just a bloody nose, the guy crashed into me at 60 mph... I was lucky I guess but he caused a 4 car pile-up, my car was pushed into a truck with KIDS in the back seat, and the car in front of that was a grandma that acknowledged this dude drunk drove and was caught multiple times. ​ So the police never sent me a package I requested to charge this guy, they said the city was doing enough. I hired an attorney that stopped replying after a month. ​ Sure this dude is a native american but he was driving a company truck and hit me at 60mph and he has admitted to driving drunk and didnt see an obvious red light because he was texting. This was in flagstaff so not native land. ​ I am over 10,000 in debt and my attorney bailed on me, the police never sent the files to charge this guy for almost killing me. ​ Please help!
RESPONSE A: So you don’t have insurance?
RESPONSE B: If he was driving a company vehicle than the company is liable. You can sue the company in small claims court
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POST: Car hit me at a crosswalk and drove off without providing any information. Took a pic of the plate and cops found her, said she was “on her way to the police station” 45 min after the fact. Is this a hit and run? It was a green light, walk sign on, and a car was waiting to turn left. As I was crossing, the car turned (accelerated more than normal for a left turn) and hit me. I rolled onto the hood and fell onto the street. Visible injuries were just scrapes. I took a picture of her plate. She told me to get onto the sidewalk. She pulled over and told me her name and wanted to hug me. I declined. Other witnesses called the cops for me. The lady who hit me said she was gonna park up the street and come back. She never did. Cops came and I gave them her plate info. That’s how they tracked her down 45 min later. I was already on the way to the hospital when they got a hold of her. She told the cop she was on her way to the police station anyhow to turn herself in. Cop lets it slide and issues her a citation. Isn’t this a hit and run? The ambulance also took me to an out of network hospital and I’m expecting a hefty bill. Thanks for the help Edit: this is in California
RESPONSE A: Definitely consult a reputable personal injury attorney ASAP. Don't do anything else regarding the situation (aside from tending to your own health) until you've found an attorney.
RESPONSE B: Yes, technically it’s a hit and run. Practically, it’s probably not getting charged. File a claim with her insurance.
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POST: Car hit me at a crosswalk and drove off without providing any information. Took a pic of the plate and cops found her, said she was “on her way to the police station” 45 min after the fact. Is this a hit and run? It was a green light, walk sign on, and a car was waiting to turn left. As I was crossing, the car turned (accelerated more than normal for a left turn) and hit me. I rolled onto the hood and fell onto the street. Visible injuries were just scrapes. I took a picture of her plate. She told me to get onto the sidewalk. She pulled over and told me her name and wanted to hug me. I declined. Other witnesses called the cops for me. The lady who hit me said she was gonna park up the street and come back. She never did. Cops came and I gave them her plate info. That’s how they tracked her down 45 min later. I was already on the way to the hospital when they got a hold of her. She told the cop she was on her way to the police station anyhow to turn herself in. Cop lets it slide and issues her a citation. Isn’t this a hit and run? The ambulance also took me to an out of network hospital and I’m expecting a hefty bill. Thanks for the help Edit: this is in California
RESPONSE A: Yes, technically it’s a hit and run. Practically, it’s probably not getting charged. File a claim with her insurance.
RESPONSE B: hit and run is a criminal matter, and you can't force the police to do anything about it. you have a civil case against her/her insurance for the ambulance ride/hospital bills and any other out of pocket expenses you have.
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POST: Car hit me at a crosswalk and drove off without providing any information. Took a pic of the plate and cops found her, said she was “on her way to the police station” 45 min after the fact. Is this a hit and run? It was a green light, walk sign on, and a car was waiting to turn left. As I was crossing, the car turned (accelerated more than normal for a left turn) and hit me. I rolled onto the hood and fell onto the street. Visible injuries were just scrapes. I took a picture of her plate. She told me to get onto the sidewalk. She pulled over and told me her name and wanted to hug me. I declined. Other witnesses called the cops for me. The lady who hit me said she was gonna park up the street and come back. She never did. Cops came and I gave them her plate info. That’s how they tracked her down 45 min later. I was already on the way to the hospital when they got a hold of her. She told the cop she was on her way to the police station anyhow to turn herself in. Cop lets it slide and issues her a citation. Isn’t this a hit and run? The ambulance also took me to an out of network hospital and I’m expecting a hefty bill. Thanks for the help Edit: this is in California
RESPONSE A: If you have car insurance, file a claim on your own policy and tell them exactly what happened
RESPONSE B: Yes it is a hit and run. Cops should make the arrest and the prosecutor should do their job. Running from the scene and turning yourself in later does not get you out of the punishment.
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POST: Car hit me at a crosswalk and drove off without providing any information. Took a pic of the plate and cops found her, said she was “on her way to the police station” 45 min after the fact. Is this a hit and run? It was a green light, walk sign on, and a car was waiting to turn left. As I was crossing, the car turned (accelerated more than normal for a left turn) and hit me. I rolled onto the hood and fell onto the street. Visible injuries were just scrapes. I took a picture of her plate. She told me to get onto the sidewalk. She pulled over and told me her name and wanted to hug me. I declined. Other witnesses called the cops for me. The lady who hit me said she was gonna park up the street and come back. She never did. Cops came and I gave them her plate info. That’s how they tracked her down 45 min later. I was already on the way to the hospital when they got a hold of her. She told the cop she was on her way to the police station anyhow to turn herself in. Cop lets it slide and issues her a citation. Isn’t this a hit and run? The ambulance also took me to an out of network hospital and I’m expecting a hefty bill. Thanks for the help Edit: this is in California
RESPONSE A: Yes it is a hit and run. Cops should make the arrest and the prosecutor should do their job. Running from the scene and turning yourself in later does not get you out of the punishment.
RESPONSE B: If they leave the scene it is shut and run even if they drive directly to the police station that was down the street
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POST: Car hit me at a crosswalk and drove off without providing any information. Took a pic of the plate and cops found her, said she was “on her way to the police station” 45 min after the fact. Is this a hit and run? It was a green light, walk sign on, and a car was waiting to turn left. As I was crossing, the car turned (accelerated more than normal for a left turn) and hit me. I rolled onto the hood and fell onto the street. Visible injuries were just scrapes. I took a picture of her plate. She told me to get onto the sidewalk. She pulled over and told me her name and wanted to hug me. I declined. Other witnesses called the cops for me. The lady who hit me said she was gonna park up the street and come back. She never did. Cops came and I gave them her plate info. That’s how they tracked her down 45 min later. I was already on the way to the hospital when they got a hold of her. She told the cop she was on her way to the police station anyhow to turn herself in. Cop lets it slide and issues her a citation. Isn’t this a hit and run? The ambulance also took me to an out of network hospital and I’m expecting a hefty bill. Thanks for the help Edit: this is in California
RESPONSE A: If you have car insurance, file a claim on your own policy and tell them exactly what happened
RESPONSE B: She may not get charged with anything cruminal, but you can still recoup your losses either through insurance or a lawsuit.
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POST: I was in an accident and given a careless driving ticket Hey, I’m in New Jersey and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation.
RESPONSE A: Your explanation is fully an admission of guilt to careless driving, by the way. The speed limit is always contingent upon road conditions. You should have been driving even slower than that, apparently, given how hard it was raining, and your excess speed caused you to hydroplane and lose control of your vehicle. Especially if you had reduced visibility due to a poorly maintained vehicle
RESPONSE B: How close were you to the car in front of you before you collided?
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POST: posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation.
RESPONSE A: You’re definitely at fault here - high speed given conditions, following too closely given conditions, and failing to maintain your wipers. It’s never a bad idea to get an attorney, and this doesn’t sound like it would be an expensive matter. You should register for a defense driving course - not a drivers ed class but an all-day course that caters to drivers of fleet vehicles. Among other things, the course will force you to hydroplane on their track. This may benefit you in court, and might help your insurance rates (though I doubt it, given your age).
RESPONSE B: Maintaining control of your vehicle, in any and all weather conditions, is the responsibility of driver. Your insurance company will consider this at fault. The same applies for car maintenance issues like poor wipers.
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POST: I was in an accident and given a careless driving ticket Hey, I’m in New Jersey and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation.
RESPONSE A: How close were you to the car in front of you before you collided?
RESPONSE B: Maintaining control of your vehicle, in any and all weather conditions, is the responsibility of driver. Your insurance company will consider this at fault. The same applies for car maintenance issues like poor wipers.
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POST: driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation.
RESPONSE A: How close were you to the car in front of you before you collided?
RESPONSE B: You’re definitely at fault here - high speed given conditions, following too closely given conditions, and failing to maintain your wipers. It’s never a bad idea to get an attorney, and this doesn’t sound like it would be an expensive matter. You should register for a defense driving course - not a drivers ed class but an all-day course that caters to drivers of fleet vehicles. Among other things, the course will force you to hydroplane on their track. This may benefit you in court, and might help your insurance rates (though I doubt it, given your age).
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POST: and a 17 year old driver. Last month I was involved in an accident just after I bought my first car. But here’s why I am posting. Let me explain the story like I would explain it to the judge. I pulled my car on the lot after getting it insurance, I was on my way to Walmart to get a few things for my car. While I was driving it started to downpour. My wipers were on high, however the wipers did need to be replaced and I knew that when buying the car. I was in a 35 going 30 because of the severe weather. I wanted to pull over but had no where to go. After driving in the storm for a few minutes the car in front of my turns on their right signal and starts breaking, I started to break as soon as I saw their lights come on. I gradually pressed harder on the break pedal like normal but I did not slow down or stop. I pressed harder and expected to have a hard stop but again, I did not stop and next thing I know my airbags deployed and I was involved in an accident. When the officer calmed me down and asked me what happened I explained and he said “it honestly sounds like you hydroplaned, keep in mind the roads are the most slippery shortly after it starts to rain”. Should I consider getting a lawyer for this? I was told the judge in this township is super forgiving for first time offenders. One last question, is this something where I can plead guilty or not guilty and be free of charges? Thank you so much in helping work through this stressful situation.
RESPONSE A: yeah, that’s on you man. get your wipers replaced and keep a bigger distance. i completely understand your mistake, i rolled my first car misjudging speed and grip on a dirt road. shit happens, just learn from it :)
RESPONSE B: Like others said, your description of the facts in this post is an admission of guilt. I want to add that if you mentioned some of those talking points to the officer (my wipers were bad, I wanted to stop but I didn’t), then there is a good chance that the officer wrote all that down, and it will come up once you are in front of a judge.
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POST: this dude starts showing obvious symptoms of an overdose. We were all shocked because nobody in our family or friend group uses drugs, even marijuana. The cousin immediately knew what was going on by her reaction. She was also adamant that we do NOT call 911. A few minutes passed but then someone rightfully called 911. The ambulance arrived in about 15-20 mins, alongside police. They were shuttled to the hospital and the party was basically over. Today the cousin is frantically texting and emailing the host of the party claiming she is responsible for the condition her boyfriend is in because she didn’t use NARCAN on him. This host’s husband is a police officer and carries NARCAN. He was NOT present but the host (my friend) had access to his work gear and my cousin somehow knows about it or perhaps is fishing. The druggie is apparently in critical condition, unclear if he’ll make it. My friend was rightfully upset and told the cousin to get f**ked for bringing a druggie into her house and ruining the party. I already told her to stop communicating with this cousin; she has. Cousin is saying that the host had time (20mins) to grab the NARCAN but chose not to. What’s the play here? Does the cousin have any grounds to sue my friend for inaction or wrongful death if he dies? Sorry if this isn’t the right lingo. Thank you.
RESPONSE A: Regular citizens are not legally required to be good samaritans.
RESPONSE B: So, distant cousin's boyfriend self administered a drug. When symptoms of OD became apparent, cousin tried to prevent others from seeking appropriate medical assistance. Now cousin is trying to blame a witness for boyfriend's condition because cousin thinks the witness MAY have had access to NARCAN. Nope. Witness being married to a police officer does not mean NARCAN was in the residence. Most departments have NARCAN in first aid kits, but those kits stay in the police vehicle. They aren't equipment an officer would take home, like a duty belt. Cousin is fishing and trying to blame someone else even though cousin tried to prevent others from seeking appropriate medical care in a timely manner.
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RESPONSE A: So, distant cousin's boyfriend self administered a drug. When symptoms of OD became apparent, cousin tried to prevent others from seeking appropriate medical assistance. Now cousin is trying to blame a witness for boyfriend's condition because cousin thinks the witness MAY have had access to NARCAN. Nope. Witness being married to a police officer does not mean NARCAN was in the residence. Most departments have NARCAN in first aid kits, but those kits stay in the police vehicle. They aren't equipment an officer would take home, like a duty belt. Cousin is fishing and trying to blame someone else even though cousin tried to prevent others from seeking appropriate medical care in a timely manner.
RESPONSE B: No, not unless you caused them to OD or have begun to render aid. If you begin rendering aid you assume a duty of care to act reasonably to save them. Okay I see this is not taken well by the non-lawyers
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RESPONSE A: No, not unless you caused them to OD or have begun to render aid. If you begin rendering aid you assume a duty of care to act reasonably to save them. Okay I see this is not taken well by the non-lawyers
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RESPONSE A: No. There is generally NO affirmative duty to aid someone in danger (unless you have a special relationship with them and have assumed that duty, or you’re the one who endangered them in the first place). Technically, you can sit there and watch someone die or be attacked and do nothing. You can NOT do anything to make them worse off, including mislead people into thinking you are helping. But it gets even worse. Legally, sitting back and doing nothing is usually the safest thing to do (liability wise). Because if you try and fail to help someone, you can be held liable for your negligence. There are Good Samaritan laws that attempt (and fail) to protect people from being sued for lifesaving efforts. So if someone tried Narcaning him, and failed, or even injured him, he might sue them. And win. So while I’m not condoning this on moral grounds, legally speaking it’s ideal to only help people if you actually personally care about them or you know they’re unlikely to sue you.
RESPONSE B: No one there was an EMT/Paramedic on duty, so no one there was liable for providing nasal narcan.
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RESPONSE A: No. There is generally NO affirmative duty to aid someone in danger (unless you have a special relationship with them and have assumed that duty, or you’re the one who endangered them in the first place). Technically, you can sit there and watch someone die or be attacked and do nothing. You can NOT do anything to make them worse off, including mislead people into thinking you are helping. But it gets even worse. Legally, sitting back and doing nothing is usually the safest thing to do (liability wise). Because if you try and fail to help someone, you can be held liable for your negligence. There are Good Samaritan laws that attempt (and fail) to protect people from being sued for lifesaving efforts. So if someone tried Narcaning him, and failed, or even injured him, he might sue them. And win. So while I’m not condoning this on moral grounds, legally speaking it’s ideal to only help people if you actually personally care about them or you know they’re unlikely to sue you.
RESPONSE B: No, not unless you caused them to OD or have begun to render aid. If you begin rendering aid you assume a duty of care to act reasonably to save them. Okay I see this is not taken well by the non-lawyers
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POST: Friend forks over $3,000 to move into a house. Turns out the girl she paid was actually a tenant who posed as the owner of the residence. She disappeared. My friend has to move out of her current residence tomorrow. The title says it all. The first payment was for a security deposit and first few months' rent, made in person. The person has supposedly done the same thing to several other people in the area. My friend was told by police that this issue is a civil matter. Most of the correspondence was done via text message. What should she do first? This is in Florida.
RESPONSE A: > My friend was told by police that this issue is a civil matter. The police are mistaken. This is felony fraud. Ask for a police supervisor.
RESPONSE B: > What should she do first? File a small claims suit against the scammer. Or did your friend pay cash?
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RESPONSE A: > My friend was told by police that this issue is a civil matter. The police are mistaken. This is felony fraud. Ask for a police supervisor.
RESPONSE B: Not a lawyer. First thing is to move out of the apartment; your friend does *not* want an eviction on her record. The next thing would be to sue the person she gave the money to in small claims court. If she wins, your friend gets the joy of tying to collect on the judgement. Hint: people who have scammed multiple people out of thousands of dollars each tend not to have in the way of money or assets. The good news is that generally judgements are good for ten years and can often be renewed. So if the previous tenant gets their act together or comes into some money, your friend may be able to recoup their losses.
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POST: Friend forks over $3,000 to move into a house. Turns out the girl she paid was actually a tenant who posed as the owner of the residence. She disappeared. My friend has to move out of her current residence tomorrow. The title says it all. The first payment was for a security deposit and first few months' rent, made in person. The person has supposedly done the same thing to several other people in the area. My friend was told by police that this issue is a civil matter. Most of the correspondence was done via text message. What should she do first? This is in Florida.
RESPONSE A: > My friend was told by police that this issue is a civil matter. The police are mistaken. This is felony fraud. Ask for a police supervisor.
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POST: Friend forks over $3,000 to move into a house. Turns out the girl she paid was actually a tenant who posed as the owner of the residence. She disappeared. My friend has to move out of her current residence tomorrow. The title says it all. The first payment was for a security deposit and first few months' rent, made in person. The person has supposedly done the same thing to several other people in the area. My friend was told by police that this issue is a civil matter. Most of the correspondence was done via text message. What should she do first? This is in Florida.
RESPONSE A: Not a lawyer. First thing is to move out of the apartment; your friend does *not* want an eviction on her record. The next thing would be to sue the person she gave the money to in small claims court. If she wins, your friend gets the joy of tying to collect on the judgement. Hint: people who have scammed multiple people out of thousands of dollars each tend not to have in the way of money or assets. The good news is that generally judgements are good for ten years and can often be renewed. So if the previous tenant gets their act together or comes into some money, your friend may be able to recoup their losses.
RESPONSE B: If the scammer had been at some point a legitimate renter see if you can work with the real owner to get their information. If they ever paid rent by check they would have bank records (in the form of deposited checks...) Also, for $3,000 this doesn't sound like a dump... hope the owners at least required an application with a cursory background / credit / rental history check when they moved in.... you MAY have to file a lawsuit to force discovery of that information, but you can always just ask for it first.
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RESPONSE B: If the scammer had been at some point a legitimate renter see if you can work with the real owner to get their information. If they ever paid rent by check they would have bank records (in the form of deposited checks...) Also, for $3,000 this doesn't sound like a dump... hope the owners at least required an application with a cursory background / credit / rental history check when they moved in.... you MAY have to file a lawsuit to force discovery of that information, but you can always just ask for it first.
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POST: . They will be calling the police if he comes back. I am hoping for answers about the following questions that I have. 1. Based on the account from work, the father seemed extremely angry, even for the circumstances, and even a vague threat is still worrisome. I was planning to talk to the police this afternoon and inform them of what happened at my workplace. Unless there is any reason I should not do that? 2. I am intending to contact my homeowners insurance this afternoon and alert them to the situation. Also want to confirm that's the right move. 3. As I said he specifically brought up the fact that when I left my house after all this, I locked the gate. There was not a special reason for this, I just keep it locked all the time and saw no reason not to, the police had not mentioned anything about coming back for any reason. If the child's father does want to look inside my yard at the area where he fell, should I let him, or should I not? And on that note, should I talk to him in general or should I be going straight to have everything go through a lawyer? Thank you for any input you might have. I think there's a firm grip on this, I just want to make sure my plan is right and I'm not setting myself up for anything here. Edit: Florida
RESPONSE A: I am not a lawyer but i am surprised no one else has mentioned so far that people trespassing on your property does not necessarily relieve you of any liability. It’s ridiculous and goes against all common sense, i know, so please don’t downvote me for that reason. Does anyone have links to law libraries that can reference rulings from cases of this type?
RESPONSE B: If I were you I’d call the police and tell that this man showed up to your work visibly angry and looking to fight with you. Then he went on your private property and attempted to access your yard without your permission. Lastly, if you can afford it, get a lawyer and discuss the possibility of a restraining order. You seem like a level headed person and I think you might be downplaying the seriousness of what this man is doing. Normal people don’t act like that.
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POST: " me from him (I was just not there). He identified himself by name and told her to send me the message that I should man up and find him before he finds me. They said he also specifically brought up that he went to my house and I have locked my gate, so he can't get in to see where his son fell. They will be calling the police if he comes back. I am hoping for answers about the following questions that I have. 1. Based on the account from work, the father seemed extremely angry, even for the circumstances, and even a vague threat is still worrisome. I was planning to talk to the police this afternoon and inform them of what happened at my workplace. Unless there is any reason I should not do that? 2. I am intending to contact my homeowners insurance this afternoon and alert them to the situation. Also want to confirm that's the right move. 3. As I said he specifically brought up the fact that when I left my house after all this, I locked the gate. There was not a special reason for this, I just keep it locked all the time and saw no reason not to, the police had not mentioned anything about coming back for any reason. If the child's father does want to look inside my yard at the area where he fell, should I let him, or should I not? And on that note, should I talk to him in general or should I be going straight to have everything go through a lawyer? Thank you for any input you might have. I think there's a firm grip on this, I just want to make sure my plan is right and I'm not setting myself up for anything here. Edit: Florida
RESPONSE A: I'd call the police again. His son broke his leg while trying to trespass and he is now showing up to your work and acting hostile with the receptionist.
RESPONSE B: I am not a lawyer but i am surprised no one else has mentioned so far that people trespassing on your property does not necessarily relieve you of any liability. It’s ridiculous and goes against all common sense, i know, so please don’t downvote me for that reason. Does anyone have links to law libraries that can reference rulings from cases of this type?
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RESPONSE A: I am not a lawyer but i am surprised no one else has mentioned so far that people trespassing on your property does not necessarily relieve you of any liability. It’s ridiculous and goes against all common sense, i know, so please don’t downvote me for that reason. Does anyone have links to law libraries that can reference rulings from cases of this type?
RESPONSE B: If your fence is in good order- and you did not do anything to make it treacherous, or done anything out of the ordinary to make the fence dangerous, then you have not done anything wrong. That dad wants to look in your yard to see if your fence is out of the ordinary and to try to pin liability on you. Keep him out of it.
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POST: A neighbor's kid jumped over our fence and climbed a tree in my backyard. He fell from tree and broke his arm. Now parents are demanding that I should pay for medical expenses. Is it my fault that their child trespassed in my backyard and fell from tree? They're demanding $100,000 for injuries, my Homeowner's Insurance would only cover $50,000 for 3rd party injuries. I'm not sure If I should pay rest of $50,000 out of my pocket. Edit: Location, West Virginia.
RESPONSE A: If you have $50,000 to pay out of pocket, you can afford to talk to a lawyer in person about this. There is nearly no way that the damages will exceed the 50k your insurance will cover.
RESPONSE B: Call the police and file a report for the trespass. Then call you homeowner's insurance.
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RESPONSE A: If you have $50,000 to pay out of pocket, you can afford to talk to a lawyer in person about this. There is nearly no way that the damages will exceed the 50k your insurance will cover.
RESPONSE B: The number they're quoting is absurd. Unless he required surgery, his medical bills should be a couple thousand dollars, not even tens of thousands, and certainly nowhere close to $100K. Even if he did need surgery, we'd be talking lowish tens (Source). Call your insurer, and let them handle this.
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RESPONSE A: The advice to notify your insurer is good advice. Partly because they will pay for a lawyer to defend you in the lawsuit, but also because failure to notify the insurer promptly could give them a basis for not defending you. Until then, don't talk to the neighbors or their lawyer about the case, don't admit anything, and don't pay them anything. As to whether there is a basis for a lawsuit against you: Maybe. I don't know the law in WV, but the traditional legal rule has been that a property owner may be liable for harm to a trespasser, especially a child, if a reasonable person would have taken precautions. Example: having a backyard pool without a fence. It depends on the facts of a specific case, and I would only be guessing. The good news is that you have insurance, and they will take care of it. That's what insurance is for!
RESPONSE B: If you have $50,000 to pay out of pocket, you can afford to talk to a lawyer in person about this. There is nearly no way that the damages will exceed the 50k your insurance will cover.
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RESPONSE A: If you have not turned this into your homeowners insurance company do so immediately. They will provide a lawyer to defend you even if the demand exceeds policy limits. There are all sorts of things that happen when there is a policy limit demand and insurance lawyers know how to respond. I know. I am an insurance lawyer but not in West VA. Do not rely to your neighbors. Let the carrier or the lawyer do that. I am not in West VA. Each state differs on liability for this sort of thing. One question will be attractive nuisance, some outcomes depend on how old the kid is, whether he has done it before, whether you know it has been done before by others and whether you objected or stopped it before. But this is stuff a West VA insurance lawyer lives and breathes. You paid the premium. Use them.
RESPONSE B: This seems like some sort of a scam. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if they told him to go into your backyard and staged the injury. Tell them that you will pay them nothing, and that you will report him to the police for trespassing if they bother you about it. Then notify your homeowner's insurance.
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RESPONSE A: As others have recommended contact your insurance, they will represent you. I can't believe how some people are. I would be ashamed of myself if my child ran away into aomeones yard and broke his/her arm. It shows a complete lack of parenting and to hold YOU responsible? My mind is boggled.
RESPONSE B: You might want to look into the Attractive Nuisance Doctrine.It deals with exactly with what you are talking about here (kids getting injured while trespassing on your property.) As far as I can tell you should be fine, it says that stuff like trampolines and pools could attract children and cause injury or death, in which case you could be held liable. I think you should be safe though since it was a tree.
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POST: As I'm writing this, my neighbors' workers are building a fence on our own property. [Wisconsin] I'm a college student on summer break, and I'm living with my parents near Lake Winnebago for the time being. They have surveyed on multiple occasions the area of land that the neighbor is currently building a fence on (he started building about 3-4 hours ago, in the morning), and the surveyor seemed to confirm that this was part of our property. My dad believes we must give up, believes we can't afford a lawyer to fight it and so on. It probably doesn't matter, but our property is on the lake, and that little land could be rather valuable if we ever sell the house and land. I'm just hoping to help my parents.
RESPONSE A: Tell the workers that if they don't get off your property you will call the cops. If they don't get off, call the cops. If your neighbor thinks they have the right to build there, they have to produce the survey saying so. Absent that, tell them any step onto the property will result in trespassing charges
RESPONSE B: go to tell the workers to get off your property
Which response is better? RESPONSE
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A
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POST: As I'm writing this, my neighbors' workers are building a fence on our own property. [Wisconsin] I'm a college student on summer break, and I'm living with my parents near Lake Winnebago for the time being. They have surveyed on multiple occasions the area of land that the neighbor is currently building a fence on (he started building about 3-4 hours ago, in the morning), and the surveyor seemed to confirm that this was part of our property. My dad believes we must give up, believes we can't afford a lawyer to fight it and so on. It probably doesn't matter, but our property is on the lake, and that little land could be rather valuable if we ever sell the house and land. I'm just hoping to help my parents.
RESPONSE A: Excuse me worker have you seen the survey for the property line? I believe this is on my property and if you continue you and the owner foukd face both criminal and civil trespassing charges. I believe it is in your best interest to stop for now and check the survey before proceeding. Before you start again I would like to see the survey and have the chance to agree to said survey or at my expense have it surveyed again. If that doesn't work call the cops and tell them they are putting up a fence on your property and you have had it surveyed. They are trespassing and younwould like them removed.
RESPONSE B: Go out, and call the police in front of the workers so they can hear you doing it. Then when the police come explain that they are building on your property and refusing to leave when asked.
Which response is better? RESPONSE
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A
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POST: As I'm writing this, my neighbors' workers are building a fence on our own property. [Wisconsin] I'm a college student on summer break, and I'm living with my parents near Lake Winnebago for the time being. They have surveyed on multiple occasions the area of land that the neighbor is currently building a fence on (he started building about 3-4 hours ago, in the morning), and the surveyor seemed to confirm that this was part of our property. My dad believes we must give up, believes we can't afford a lawyer to fight it and so on. It probably doesn't matter, but our property is on the lake, and that little land could be rather valuable if we ever sell the house and land. I'm just hoping to help my parents.
RESPONSE A: Excuse me worker have you seen the survey for the property line? I believe this is on my property and if you continue you and the owner foukd face both criminal and civil trespassing charges. I believe it is in your best interest to stop for now and check the survey before proceeding. Before you start again I would like to see the survey and have the chance to agree to said survey or at my expense have it surveyed again. If that doesn't work call the cops and tell them they are putting up a fence on your property and you have had it surveyed. They are trespassing and younwould like them removed.
RESPONSE B: If your parents are willing to give up this fight, would they alternatively be willing to sell the area the fence is being built on? If they are contact someone who can write up some sort of agreement for you.
Which response is better? RESPONSE
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B
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POST: As I'm writing this, my neighbors' workers are building a fence on our own property. [Wisconsin] I'm a college student on summer break, and I'm living with my parents near Lake Winnebago for the time being. They have surveyed on multiple occasions the area of land that the neighbor is currently building a fence on (he started building about 3-4 hours ago, in the morning), and the surveyor seemed to confirm that this was part of our property. My dad believes we must give up, believes we can't afford a lawyer to fight it and so on. It probably doesn't matter, but our property is on the lake, and that little land could be rather valuable if we ever sell the house and land. I'm just hoping to help my parents.
RESPONSE A: Go out, and call the police in front of the workers so they can hear you doing it. Then when the police come explain that they are building on your property and refusing to leave when asked.
RESPONSE B: Its actually simpler than you think Ask the contractor that you want to see the survey report where it says that the piece of land is theirs. Take a picture with your phone. Then go to your local housing authority match the record, if the record doesnt match. Go to your local sheriff office, explain them everything. They will send one of their officers to handle the matter police doesnt handle these type of matters.
Which response is better? RESPONSE
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