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My dog bit my friend’s kid after my friend left my dog out of it’s cage and left her child unattended, all while i wasn’t home. Who is responsible for the damage? My friend needed access to my house while i was away to move in some stuff and brought her three year old with her. I have two dogs, a large 10 year old german shepherd and a 3 year old shih tzu. When she got to my house she released both dogs without my consent for her daughter to play with them. They have met a few times under my supervision and my dogs have always been friendly. This time my friend left her three year old unattended with my dogs while she was moving in something into my garage. That’s when she heard her three year old crying and came to find that my shih tzu had bit her in the face. No one knows what happened as to why my dog reacted, if it was provoked or what the case may be but who would be responsible for the damages here? Please help. I feel horrible and would be offering to pay or help with the expenses but i am in lots of debt so it was hard for me to offer straight ahead and now my friend is ignoring me.
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itpso1i
| 1,666,705,383 | 1,666,702,130 | 40 | 27 |
Your friend might want to worry about child protective services. That was very irresponsible of her.
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Of course your dog was provoked. According to the book “The other end of the leash,” written by an animal behaviorist, dogs correct bad puppy behavior with a controlled bite on the snout, and it’s common for children to be bitten on the face for the same reason. Problem is that it takes less to break a child’s skin than a puppy’s. This was completely predictable. Not a lawyer, but I am guessing that you may have some risk of liability if you didn’t strictly warn the mom to supervise kid around the dogs at all times — even though that seems like incredibly obvious common sense.
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agdgci
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Crazy lady is accusing me of sexually abusing her kid (one of my students) and is threatening to get me deported. So let me start apologizing for my english, I know it's not the greatest. This is a throwaway account because I don't feel safe posting this on my other account. So I'm from Guatemala, and I came to America when I was 18 years old. I came legally. I went to college here, and now, at age 26, I work as a Spanish Teacher in a Elementary School in Florida. So, last saturday I was at the beach with my boyfriend, and I was wearing a rather revealing bikini, and I run into one of my first grade student, he was with his mommy. When he saw me, he ran and gave me a hug claiming "He didn't know teachers were allowed to leave the school, and he was happy to know I could go to the beach too" because he is 7 years old and that probably sounded logical to him. His mom went ballistic. She started screaming about how I have hugged her kid while being almost naked. She screamed that I have sexually abused her boy. She called me a Pedo. Both my boyfriend and I tried to explain to her that a) I was wearing a bikini because I was at the beach and I was not even expecting to run into one of my students. b) I didn't hug her kid, her kid hugged me before I could even react. Not the same thing. She wouldn't listen. She scream frankly horrible things at me, I wanted to cry. I actually cried when I got home. At the end she said she was going to report me to the school administration, to the police and she was going to get me deported. ​ Can she actually do that? Can I get accused of sexually abuse over this? Can I get deported even if I came to this country legally? What should I do?
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ee5haa9
| 1,547,597,185 | 1,547,590,141 | 99 | 90 |
I am not a lawyer. Wow. First make sure you document what happened here. Are there rules about hugging at the school you teach at currently? Even so, key points here are: 1. You were outside of work and had no way of knowing the student would be there. 2. The student came up to hug you. 3. The mom was present, I don't think most people who are trying to foster that kind of relationship would do this. 4. You have witnesses (other than the mother who is going to say what she's going to say) from your student and your boyfriend. I don't believe on those grounds you would be deported, because no crime was committed. At most, you may be fired from the school, which hopefully will not happen here as you clearly did nothing wrong in this situation.
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She can make the accusation, but it shouldn't go anywhere. I agree with the advice to let your Union (if no Union, the school administration) know as soon as possible, hopefully before she contacts them. Sorry this happened to you.
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agdgci
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legaladvice_train
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Crazy lady is accusing me of sexually abusing her kid (one of my students) and is threatening to get me deported. So let me start apologizing for my english, I know it's not the greatest. This is a throwaway account because I don't feel safe posting this on my other account. So I'm from Guatemala, and I came to America when I was 18 years old. I came legally. I went to college here, and now, at age 26, I work as a Spanish Teacher in a Elementary School in Florida. So, last saturday I was at the beach with my boyfriend, and I was wearing a rather revealing bikini, and I run into one of my first grade student, he was with his mommy. When he saw me, he ran and gave me a hug claiming "He didn't know teachers were allowed to leave the school, and he was happy to know I could go to the beach too" because he is 7 years old and that probably sounded logical to him. His mom went ballistic. She started screaming about how I have hugged her kid while being almost naked. She screamed that I have sexually abused her boy. She called me a Pedo. Both my boyfriend and I tried to explain to her that a) I was wearing a bikini because I was at the beach and I was not even expecting to run into one of my students. b) I didn't hug her kid, her kid hugged me before I could even react. Not the same thing. She wouldn't listen. She scream frankly horrible things at me, I wanted to cry. I actually cried when I got home. At the end she said she was going to report me to the school administration, to the police and she was going to get me deported. ​ Can she actually do that? Can I get accused of sexually abuse over this? Can I get deported even if I came to this country legally? What should I do?
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ee69qhj
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ee5wi9a
| 1,547,612,673 | 1,547,601,854 | 46 | 18 |
If you are a US citizen, there is nothing you could do to get deported or your have citizenship revoked. Your ok.
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She can accuse you of whatever she wants, but that doesn't mean the school or the police will believe her (particularly given that what she's saying isn't what actually happened, as your boyfriend can attest to). Deportation would require them to find you guilty of something, which seems unlikely under these circumstances. If you're really worried about what she might do, you could preemptively talk to the school administration about it, and let them know she's threatening to take action against you for no reason. Let them know what actually happened, and that your boyfriend witnessed the whole thing and can back up your story.
| 1 | 10,819 | 2.555556 |
agdgci
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legaladvice_train
| 0.98 |
Crazy lady is accusing me of sexually abusing her kid (one of my students) and is threatening to get me deported. So let me start apologizing for my english, I know it's not the greatest. This is a throwaway account because I don't feel safe posting this on my other account. So I'm from Guatemala, and I came to America when I was 18 years old. I came legally. I went to college here, and now, at age 26, I work as a Spanish Teacher in a Elementary School in Florida. So, last saturday I was at the beach with my boyfriend, and I was wearing a rather revealing bikini, and I run into one of my first grade student, he was with his mommy. When he saw me, he ran and gave me a hug claiming "He didn't know teachers were allowed to leave the school, and he was happy to know I could go to the beach too" because he is 7 years old and that probably sounded logical to him. His mom went ballistic. She started screaming about how I have hugged her kid while being almost naked. She screamed that I have sexually abused her boy. She called me a Pedo. Both my boyfriend and I tried to explain to her that a) I was wearing a bikini because I was at the beach and I was not even expecting to run into one of my students. b) I didn't hug her kid, her kid hugged me before I could even react. Not the same thing. She wouldn't listen. She scream frankly horrible things at me, I wanted to cry. I actually cried when I got home. At the end she said she was going to report me to the school administration, to the police and she was going to get me deported. ​ Can she actually do that? Can I get accused of sexually abuse over this? Can I get deported even if I came to this country legally? What should I do?
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ee69qhj
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ee64ioy
| 1,547,612,673 | 1,547,608,221 | 46 | 17 |
If you are a US citizen, there is nothing you could do to get deported or your have citizenship revoked. Your ok.
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It's been over 100 years since it was illegal for female teachers to wear a bathing suit. That being said, this mother doesn't sound completely sane so get ahead of this. Talk to your employer about this beofre the mother does.
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agdgci
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legaladvice_train
| 0.98 |
Crazy lady is accusing me of sexually abusing her kid (one of my students) and is threatening to get me deported. So let me start apologizing for my english, I know it's not the greatest. This is a throwaway account because I don't feel safe posting this on my other account. So I'm from Guatemala, and I came to America when I was 18 years old. I came legally. I went to college here, and now, at age 26, I work as a Spanish Teacher in a Elementary School in Florida. So, last saturday I was at the beach with my boyfriend, and I was wearing a rather revealing bikini, and I run into one of my first grade student, he was with his mommy. When he saw me, he ran and gave me a hug claiming "He didn't know teachers were allowed to leave the school, and he was happy to know I could go to the beach too" because he is 7 years old and that probably sounded logical to him. His mom went ballistic. She started screaming about how I have hugged her kid while being almost naked. She screamed that I have sexually abused her boy. She called me a Pedo. Both my boyfriend and I tried to explain to her that a) I was wearing a bikini because I was at the beach and I was not even expecting to run into one of my students. b) I didn't hug her kid, her kid hugged me before I could even react. Not the same thing. She wouldn't listen. She scream frankly horrible things at me, I wanted to cry. I actually cried when I got home. At the end she said she was going to report me to the school administration, to the police and she was going to get me deported. ​ Can she actually do that? Can I get accused of sexually abuse over this? Can I get deported even if I came to this country legally? What should I do?
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ee5y6fb
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ee69qhj
| 1,547,603,213 | 1,547,612,673 | 17 | 46 |
She can definitely report you and cause some drama. It's not going to get you into any trouble most likely. I recommend you tell the administration what actually happened.
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If you are a US citizen, there is nothing you could do to get deported or your have citizenship revoked. Your ok.
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agdgci
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legaladvice_train
| 0.98 |
Crazy lady is accusing me of sexually abusing her kid (one of my students) and is threatening to get me deported. So let me start apologizing for my english, I know it's not the greatest. This is a throwaway account because I don't feel safe posting this on my other account. So I'm from Guatemala, and I came to America when I was 18 years old. I came legally. I went to college here, and now, at age 26, I work as a Spanish Teacher in a Elementary School in Florida. So, last saturday I was at the beach with my boyfriend, and I was wearing a rather revealing bikini, and I run into one of my first grade student, he was with his mommy. When he saw me, he ran and gave me a hug claiming "He didn't know teachers were allowed to leave the school, and he was happy to know I could go to the beach too" because he is 7 years old and that probably sounded logical to him. His mom went ballistic. She started screaming about how I have hugged her kid while being almost naked. She screamed that I have sexually abused her boy. She called me a Pedo. Both my boyfriend and I tried to explain to her that a) I was wearing a bikini because I was at the beach and I was not even expecting to run into one of my students. b) I didn't hug her kid, her kid hugged me before I could even react. Not the same thing. She wouldn't listen. She scream frankly horrible things at me, I wanted to cry. I actually cried when I got home. At the end she said she was going to report me to the school administration, to the police and she was going to get me deported. ​ Can she actually do that? Can I get accused of sexually abuse over this? Can I get deported even if I came to this country legally? What should I do?
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ee60ldn
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ee69qhj
| 1,547,605,137 | 1,547,612,673 | 10 | 46 |
First, you have a witness (your boyfriend) who can back up your side, which is very important. Second, the moment this comes out that this was at a beach and you were wearing a bikini, it will be obvious that you wore those clothes for that location. Thirdly, you are here legally. Deporting is something usually done to illegal citizens or those here temporarily after breaking the law.
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If you are a US citizen, there is nothing you could do to get deported or your have citizenship revoked. Your ok.
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agdgci
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legaladvice_train
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Crazy lady is accusing me of sexually abusing her kid (one of my students) and is threatening to get me deported. So let me start apologizing for my english, I know it's not the greatest. This is a throwaway account because I don't feel safe posting this on my other account. So I'm from Guatemala, and I came to America when I was 18 years old. I came legally. I went to college here, and now, at age 26, I work as a Spanish Teacher in a Elementary School in Florida. So, last saturday I was at the beach with my boyfriend, and I was wearing a rather revealing bikini, and I run into one of my first grade student, he was with his mommy. When he saw me, he ran and gave me a hug claiming "He didn't know teachers were allowed to leave the school, and he was happy to know I could go to the beach too" because he is 7 years old and that probably sounded logical to him. His mom went ballistic. She started screaming about how I have hugged her kid while being almost naked. She screamed that I have sexually abused her boy. She called me a Pedo. Both my boyfriend and I tried to explain to her that a) I was wearing a bikini because I was at the beach and I was not even expecting to run into one of my students. b) I didn't hug her kid, her kid hugged me before I could even react. Not the same thing. She wouldn't listen. She scream frankly horrible things at me, I wanted to cry. I actually cried when I got home. At the end she said she was going to report me to the school administration, to the police and she was going to get me deported. ​ Can she actually do that? Can I get accused of sexually abuse over this? Can I get deported even if I came to this country legally? What should I do?
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ee69qhj
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ee601ew
| 1,547,612,673 | 1,547,604,705 | 46 | 9 |
If you are a US citizen, there is nothing you could do to get deported or your have citizenship revoked. Your ok.
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They probably know that she's crazy and won't take it seriously BUT it is still possible for you to get fired. Most school districts include a morality clause so it's important that all of your personal and professional social media platforms are completely cleaned up. If you would be embarrassed showing any of those pictures or posts on the overhead at the next staff meeting, it probably needs to come down. No bikini pics! Even ones you think are set to "private". It sounds stupid, because it is, but it's a way to maintain professionalism and to protect yourself.
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agdgci
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legaladvice_train
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Crazy lady is accusing me of sexually abusing her kid (one of my students) and is threatening to get me deported. So let me start apologizing for my english, I know it's not the greatest. This is a throwaway account because I don't feel safe posting this on my other account. So I'm from Guatemala, and I came to America when I was 18 years old. I came legally. I went to college here, and now, at age 26, I work as a Spanish Teacher in a Elementary School in Florida. So, last saturday I was at the beach with my boyfriend, and I was wearing a rather revealing bikini, and I run into one of my first grade student, he was with his mommy. When he saw me, he ran and gave me a hug claiming "He didn't know teachers were allowed to leave the school, and he was happy to know I could go to the beach too" because he is 7 years old and that probably sounded logical to him. His mom went ballistic. She started screaming about how I have hugged her kid while being almost naked. She screamed that I have sexually abused her boy. She called me a Pedo. Both my boyfriend and I tried to explain to her that a) I was wearing a bikini because I was at the beach and I was not even expecting to run into one of my students. b) I didn't hug her kid, her kid hugged me before I could even react. Not the same thing. She wouldn't listen. She scream frankly horrible things at me, I wanted to cry. I actually cried when I got home. At the end she said she was going to report me to the school administration, to the police and she was going to get me deported. ​ Can she actually do that? Can I get accused of sexually abuse over this? Can I get deported even if I came to this country legally? What should I do?
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ee60ldn
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ee64ioy
| 1,547,605,137 | 1,547,608,221 | 10 | 17 |
First, you have a witness (your boyfriend) who can back up your side, which is very important. Second, the moment this comes out that this was at a beach and you were wearing a bikini, it will be obvious that you wore those clothes for that location. Thirdly, you are here legally. Deporting is something usually done to illegal citizens or those here temporarily after breaking the law.
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It's been over 100 years since it was illegal for female teachers to wear a bathing suit. That being said, this mother doesn't sound completely sane so get ahead of this. Talk to your employer about this beofre the mother does.
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agdgci
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legaladvice_train
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Crazy lady is accusing me of sexually abusing her kid (one of my students) and is threatening to get me deported. So let me start apologizing for my english, I know it's not the greatest. This is a throwaway account because I don't feel safe posting this on my other account. So I'm from Guatemala, and I came to America when I was 18 years old. I came legally. I went to college here, and now, at age 26, I work as a Spanish Teacher in a Elementary School in Florida. So, last saturday I was at the beach with my boyfriend, and I was wearing a rather revealing bikini, and I run into one of my first grade student, he was with his mommy. When he saw me, he ran and gave me a hug claiming "He didn't know teachers were allowed to leave the school, and he was happy to know I could go to the beach too" because he is 7 years old and that probably sounded logical to him. His mom went ballistic. She started screaming about how I have hugged her kid while being almost naked. She screamed that I have sexually abused her boy. She called me a Pedo. Both my boyfriend and I tried to explain to her that a) I was wearing a bikini because I was at the beach and I was not even expecting to run into one of my students. b) I didn't hug her kid, her kid hugged me before I could even react. Not the same thing. She wouldn't listen. She scream frankly horrible things at me, I wanted to cry. I actually cried when I got home. At the end she said she was going to report me to the school administration, to the police and she was going to get me deported. ​ Can she actually do that? Can I get accused of sexually abuse over this? Can I get deported even if I came to this country legally? What should I do?
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ee64ioy
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ee601ew
| 1,547,608,221 | 1,547,604,705 | 17 | 9 |
It's been over 100 years since it was illegal for female teachers to wear a bathing suit. That being said, this mother doesn't sound completely sane so get ahead of this. Talk to your employer about this beofre the mother does.
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They probably know that she's crazy and won't take it seriously BUT it is still possible for you to get fired. Most school districts include a morality clause so it's important that all of your personal and professional social media platforms are completely cleaned up. If you would be embarrassed showing any of those pictures or posts on the overhead at the next staff meeting, it probably needs to come down. No bikini pics! Even ones you think are set to "private". It sounds stupid, because it is, but it's a way to maintain professionalism and to protect yourself.
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agdgci
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legaladvice_train
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Crazy lady is accusing me of sexually abusing her kid (one of my students) and is threatening to get me deported. So let me start apologizing for my english, I know it's not the greatest. This is a throwaway account because I don't feel safe posting this on my other account. So I'm from Guatemala, and I came to America when I was 18 years old. I came legally. I went to college here, and now, at age 26, I work as a Spanish Teacher in a Elementary School in Florida. So, last saturday I was at the beach with my boyfriend, and I was wearing a rather revealing bikini, and I run into one of my first grade student, he was with his mommy. When he saw me, he ran and gave me a hug claiming "He didn't know teachers were allowed to leave the school, and he was happy to know I could go to the beach too" because he is 7 years old and that probably sounded logical to him. His mom went ballistic. She started screaming about how I have hugged her kid while being almost naked. She screamed that I have sexually abused her boy. She called me a Pedo. Both my boyfriend and I tried to explain to her that a) I was wearing a bikini because I was at the beach and I was not even expecting to run into one of my students. b) I didn't hug her kid, her kid hugged me before I could even react. Not the same thing. She wouldn't listen. She scream frankly horrible things at me, I wanted to cry. I actually cried when I got home. At the end she said she was going to report me to the school administration, to the police and she was going to get me deported. ​ Can she actually do that? Can I get accused of sexually abuse over this? Can I get deported even if I came to this country legally? What should I do?
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ee60ldn
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ee601ew
| 1,547,605,137 | 1,547,604,705 | 10 | 9 |
First, you have a witness (your boyfriend) who can back up your side, which is very important. Second, the moment this comes out that this was at a beach and you were wearing a bikini, it will be obvious that you wore those clothes for that location. Thirdly, you are here legally. Deporting is something usually done to illegal citizens or those here temporarily after breaking the law.
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They probably know that she's crazy and won't take it seriously BUT it is still possible for you to get fired. Most school districts include a morality clause so it's important that all of your personal and professional social media platforms are completely cleaned up. If you would be embarrassed showing any of those pictures or posts on the overhead at the next staff meeting, it probably needs to come down. No bikini pics! Even ones you think are set to "private". It sounds stupid, because it is, but it's a way to maintain professionalism and to protect yourself.
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gi0m0g
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legaladvice_train
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I think my neighbor created a disabled parking spot themselves with a sign bought online and a can of blue spray paint. Is there anything I can do about this? I live in Pittsburgh, PA in the city where parking is fairly limited. My apartment/townhouse is on a small one-way side street that's a bit hidden, so it's pretty nice. We don't live in a complex at all and different landlords own different buildings on the street, so our neighbor does not have the same as ours. When my girlfriend and I first moved into the apartment we noticed the neighbor had a handicap sign pinned to a lampost and we respected it accordingly, convinced it was legitimate because, who would think otherwise? Over our time living here we have noticed the neighbor is fervently defensive of his spot. That being, to the point of if anyone parks maybe a foot or two too close to the lampost the neighbor or his wife will bang on the offender's door and demand they move their car immediately. My girlfriend and I, after once parking too close too the spot were very understanding and complied. That being said, it appears the "spot" no one else on the street is allowed to park is getting larger and larger every few months, with others living on the street being yelled at more for parking in relative closeness to the lampost that was fine months ago. Please note that in all of these cases, there is still plenty of space for the neighbors to park their car relative to the lampost. I know this definitely sound like I'm punching down here, but we've been threatened with having the police called on us before and I'd rather not take any chances. I do not want to skew any possible advice, but I feel I should also note these neighbors live in squalor. Bags of beer cans are left around their front door and on the street by them, and every other night we can hear them screaming and yelling drunkenly at one another. So, to be honest, this has warped my perception to the point I question if the disabled sign is legitimate. Also note, I'm not questioning if the neighbor himself is disabled... Nothing obvious that I can tell, but I know disability comes in many forms. What brought me to actually post this though was, after another drunken fight overheard from the neighbors last night (nothing distinguishable), I came home from work today to find a very large, spray-painted blue handicapped curb similar to what you would find through the city. That being said... With COVID going on right now, and with the behavior of my neighbors up until this point, I have my doubts on the legitimacy of this spot. I counted the length of the spot, and it came to 16 feet long. Is there some way I can find out if this spot is legitimate, or if my neighbor literally just painted it themselves? I have no desire to confront them myself. This massive spot that's been painted is going to cause me to have to park at the very end of the street if I come home late at all due to the wasted 4-8 feet that's been painted that their car will never fill. tl;dr I think my neighbor painted a handicap spot themselves, is this legal?
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fqbz8tb
| 1,589,247,107 | 1,589,246,876 | 25 | 16 |
Some years ago, neighbors down the block from us, who didn't like people from the church two blocks away parking in front of their house for 2 hours a week, painted all their curbs red. I don't know if someone from the church complained or another neighbor, but the city came out and repainted the curbs black, made them pay for all the costs involved, and issued them a citation (I think for defacing public property). It's probably not a police matter, maybe more for zoning enforcement or public works.
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Not a lawyer but...Is displaying a handicapped placard a requirement in your state to park in a handicapped parking spot? If so does the neighbor have one? In my state private on the street handicapped parking is not going to happen.
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gi0m0g
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legaladvice_train
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I think my neighbor created a disabled parking spot themselves with a sign bought online and a can of blue spray paint. Is there anything I can do about this? I live in Pittsburgh, PA in the city where parking is fairly limited. My apartment/townhouse is on a small one-way side street that's a bit hidden, so it's pretty nice. We don't live in a complex at all and different landlords own different buildings on the street, so our neighbor does not have the same as ours. When my girlfriend and I first moved into the apartment we noticed the neighbor had a handicap sign pinned to a lampost and we respected it accordingly, convinced it was legitimate because, who would think otherwise? Over our time living here we have noticed the neighbor is fervently defensive of his spot. That being, to the point of if anyone parks maybe a foot or two too close to the lampost the neighbor or his wife will bang on the offender's door and demand they move their car immediately. My girlfriend and I, after once parking too close too the spot were very understanding and complied. That being said, it appears the "spot" no one else on the street is allowed to park is getting larger and larger every few months, with others living on the street being yelled at more for parking in relative closeness to the lampost that was fine months ago. Please note that in all of these cases, there is still plenty of space for the neighbors to park their car relative to the lampost. I know this definitely sound like I'm punching down here, but we've been threatened with having the police called on us before and I'd rather not take any chances. I do not want to skew any possible advice, but I feel I should also note these neighbors live in squalor. Bags of beer cans are left around their front door and on the street by them, and every other night we can hear them screaming and yelling drunkenly at one another. So, to be honest, this has warped my perception to the point I question if the disabled sign is legitimate. Also note, I'm not questioning if the neighbor himself is disabled... Nothing obvious that I can tell, but I know disability comes in many forms. What brought me to actually post this though was, after another drunken fight overheard from the neighbors last night (nothing distinguishable), I came home from work today to find a very large, spray-painted blue handicapped curb similar to what you would find through the city. That being said... With COVID going on right now, and with the behavior of my neighbors up until this point, I have my doubts on the legitimacy of this spot. I counted the length of the spot, and it came to 16 feet long. Is there some way I can find out if this spot is legitimate, or if my neighbor literally just painted it themselves? I have no desire to confront them myself. This massive spot that's been painted is going to cause me to have to park at the very end of the street if I come home late at all due to the wasted 4-8 feet that's been painted that their car will never fill. tl;dr I think my neighbor painted a handicap spot themselves, is this legal?
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fqc1bqb
| 1,589,249,117 | 1,589,248,082 | 10 | 5 |
Not your lawyer. They will have at the very least to pay a fine in Pitt if they are abusing the disability parking privileges. Do they have disabled plates or a placard for their car? if not consider getting them towed. https://www.disabilityrightspa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ParkingIssuesForPWDFeb2018.pdf
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A standard parking spot in the US is longer than 16 feet. 16 feet is considered "compact".
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[California] Woman in my apartment accused me of harassment when I complained about her using my parking spot. Landlord is now trying to evict me. For context, I am a single 53 year old male. The woman is in her 20s and has her boyfriend over almost every weekend. Her apartment only comes with one parking spot, so when her boyfriend comes over, he parks in my spot and I have to park on the street. At first, I left a note on his car politely saying "this is my assigned spot, please don't park here without permission, all guests must park in the guest parking". He ignored it. I then informed the office. They said they would look into it but never did anything. One day I saw this girl in the hallway and I told her to make sure her boyfriend doesn't use my spot. She basically told me to get lost. Then there was a gap of about a month. Remember that during this time, every Friday-Sunday I have to park my car on the street because either this girl or her boyfriend takes my spot before I get home. I am too old to walk that far comfortably, although not actually handicapped. I notified the office again, they again said they would look into it but never did. Then last week, I again ran into the girl. I again told her to please make sure she doesn't use my spot. She flipped out on me and told me to get lost. The next day, I got called into the office. Apparently she told them that I threatened her, touched her inappropriately, groped her, and yelled at her. The manager was not interested in hearing my side of the story, and said that my lease would be terminated with 30 days notice. My lease runs through December 31, but the manager said there is a clause that enables it to be terminated if the resident engages in criminal activity on the premises. I am still obviously shaken and not exactly sure what to do here. I have lived here for 8 years now and never had any problems, and I feel like no one is listening to me about any of this. I don't really have money to move right now either. Please give me some advice on how to handle it.
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dx1ybh6
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You haven't been convicted of any criminal charges and he has no proof of criminal activity, so you should be good there. If you do receive an eviction notice, maybe hit up a lawyer. It sounds like your living situation is going to deteriorate, so you might as well figure out your moving costs + some padding and offer to leave for that. Otherwise, I'd try to find out who goes the lot and contact them whenever the boyfriend is in your spot. And quit talking to the woman and her boyfriend.
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This exact situation happened to me....girl neighbor had boyfriend who would park in my spot. After 3 days of notes being placed on the car, I had him towed. He did it one more time about 3 months after that, I towed him again. Never did it again.
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[California] Woman in my apartment accused me of harassment when I complained about her using my parking spot. Landlord is now trying to evict me. For context, I am a single 53 year old male. The woman is in her 20s and has her boyfriend over almost every weekend. Her apartment only comes with one parking spot, so when her boyfriend comes over, he parks in my spot and I have to park on the street. At first, I left a note on his car politely saying "this is my assigned spot, please don't park here without permission, all guests must park in the guest parking". He ignored it. I then informed the office. They said they would look into it but never did anything. One day I saw this girl in the hallway and I told her to make sure her boyfriend doesn't use my spot. She basically told me to get lost. Then there was a gap of about a month. Remember that during this time, every Friday-Sunday I have to park my car on the street because either this girl or her boyfriend takes my spot before I get home. I am too old to walk that far comfortably, although not actually handicapped. I notified the office again, they again said they would look into it but never did. Then last week, I again ran into the girl. I again told her to please make sure she doesn't use my spot. She flipped out on me and told me to get lost. The next day, I got called into the office. Apparently she told them that I threatened her, touched her inappropriately, groped her, and yelled at her. The manager was not interested in hearing my side of the story, and said that my lease would be terminated with 30 days notice. My lease runs through December 31, but the manager said there is a clause that enables it to be terminated if the resident engages in criminal activity on the premises. I am still obviously shaken and not exactly sure what to do here. I have lived here for 8 years now and never had any problems, and I feel like no one is listening to me about any of this. I don't really have money to move right now either. Please give me some advice on how to handle it.
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dx1yb9t
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This exact situation happened to me....girl neighbor had boyfriend who would park in my spot. After 3 days of notes being placed on the car, I had him towed. He did it one more time about 3 months after that, I towed him again. Never did it again.
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Bypass being nice, call a tow company and have his car towed. He doesn't live there, so he is not entitled to a spot. I lived in a apartment with assigned spots for 5 years and worked nights, after the first few times going to the building manager, I asked for the tow company's number and would call and have the car in my spot towed. If they couldnt tell their visitors the rules, then they deserved to be towed.
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[California] Woman in my apartment accused me of harassment when I complained about her using my parking spot. Landlord is now trying to evict me. For context, I am a single 53 year old male. The woman is in her 20s and has her boyfriend over almost every weekend. Her apartment only comes with one parking spot, so when her boyfriend comes over, he parks in my spot and I have to park on the street. At first, I left a note on his car politely saying "this is my assigned spot, please don't park here without permission, all guests must park in the guest parking". He ignored it. I then informed the office. They said they would look into it but never did anything. One day I saw this girl in the hallway and I told her to make sure her boyfriend doesn't use my spot. She basically told me to get lost. Then there was a gap of about a month. Remember that during this time, every Friday-Sunday I have to park my car on the street because either this girl or her boyfriend takes my spot before I get home. I am too old to walk that far comfortably, although not actually handicapped. I notified the office again, they again said they would look into it but never did. Then last week, I again ran into the girl. I again told her to please make sure she doesn't use my spot. She flipped out on me and told me to get lost. The next day, I got called into the office. Apparently she told them that I threatened her, touched her inappropriately, groped her, and yelled at her. The manager was not interested in hearing my side of the story, and said that my lease would be terminated with 30 days notice. My lease runs through December 31, but the manager said there is a clause that enables it to be terminated if the resident engages in criminal activity on the premises. I am still obviously shaken and not exactly sure what to do here. I have lived here for 8 years now and never had any problems, and I feel like no one is listening to me about any of this. I don't really have money to move right now either. Please give me some advice on how to handle it.
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dx1ybh6
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Quick question: does your lease assign you a spot, do you pay for that exact spot, or do you pay for a spot anywhere in the apartment lot?
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This exact situation happened to me....girl neighbor had boyfriend who would park in my spot. After 3 days of notes being placed on the car, I had him towed. He did it one more time about 3 months after that, I towed him again. Never did it again.
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[California] Woman in my apartment accused me of harassment when I complained about her using my parking spot. Landlord is now trying to evict me. For context, I am a single 53 year old male. The woman is in her 20s and has her boyfriend over almost every weekend. Her apartment only comes with one parking spot, so when her boyfriend comes over, he parks in my spot and I have to park on the street. At first, I left a note on his car politely saying "this is my assigned spot, please don't park here without permission, all guests must park in the guest parking". He ignored it. I then informed the office. They said they would look into it but never did anything. One day I saw this girl in the hallway and I told her to make sure her boyfriend doesn't use my spot. She basically told me to get lost. Then there was a gap of about a month. Remember that during this time, every Friday-Sunday I have to park my car on the street because either this girl or her boyfriend takes my spot before I get home. I am too old to walk that far comfortably, although not actually handicapped. I notified the office again, they again said they would look into it but never did. Then last week, I again ran into the girl. I again told her to please make sure she doesn't use my spot. She flipped out on me and told me to get lost. The next day, I got called into the office. Apparently she told them that I threatened her, touched her inappropriately, groped her, and yelled at her. The manager was not interested in hearing my side of the story, and said that my lease would be terminated with 30 days notice. My lease runs through December 31, but the manager said there is a clause that enables it to be terminated if the resident engages in criminal activity on the premises. I am still obviously shaken and not exactly sure what to do here. I have lived here for 8 years now and never had any problems, and I feel like no one is listening to me about any of this. I don't really have money to move right now either. Please give me some advice on how to handle it.
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dx1tzn0
| 1,523,246,941 | 1,523,242,426 | 688 | 134 |
This exact situation happened to me....girl neighbor had boyfriend who would park in my spot. After 3 days of notes being placed on the car, I had him towed. He did it one more time about 3 months after that, I towed him again. Never did it again.
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If you're willing to share the city we can give more detailed answers as to options regarding your lease after December 31. The advice you've already gotten for the time until then is good. Getting a camera to watch your car is a very good idea. Someone willing to lie is likely willing to key your car. You can also try blocking your spot when not in it.
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[California] Woman in my apartment accused me of harassment when I complained about her using my parking spot. Landlord is now trying to evict me. For context, I am a single 53 year old male. The woman is in her 20s and has her boyfriend over almost every weekend. Her apartment only comes with one parking spot, so when her boyfriend comes over, he parks in my spot and I have to park on the street. At first, I left a note on his car politely saying "this is my assigned spot, please don't park here without permission, all guests must park in the guest parking". He ignored it. I then informed the office. They said they would look into it but never did anything. One day I saw this girl in the hallway and I told her to make sure her boyfriend doesn't use my spot. She basically told me to get lost. Then there was a gap of about a month. Remember that during this time, every Friday-Sunday I have to park my car on the street because either this girl or her boyfriend takes my spot before I get home. I am too old to walk that far comfortably, although not actually handicapped. I notified the office again, they again said they would look into it but never did. Then last week, I again ran into the girl. I again told her to please make sure she doesn't use my spot. She flipped out on me and told me to get lost. The next day, I got called into the office. Apparently she told them that I threatened her, touched her inappropriately, groped her, and yelled at her. The manager was not interested in hearing my side of the story, and said that my lease would be terminated with 30 days notice. My lease runs through December 31, but the manager said there is a clause that enables it to be terminated if the resident engages in criminal activity on the premises. I am still obviously shaken and not exactly sure what to do here. I have lived here for 8 years now and never had any problems, and I feel like no one is listening to me about any of this. I don't really have money to move right now either. Please give me some advice on how to handle it.
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dx1nsig
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You haven't been convicted of any criminal charges and he has no proof of criminal activity, so you should be good there. If you do receive an eviction notice, maybe hit up a lawyer. It sounds like your living situation is going to deteriorate, so you might as well figure out your moving costs + some padding and offer to leave for that. Otherwise, I'd try to find out who goes the lot and contact them whenever the boyfriend is in your spot. And quit talking to the woman and her boyfriend.
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Quick question: does your lease assign you a spot, do you pay for that exact spot, or do you pay for a spot anywhere in the apartment lot?
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[California] Woman in my apartment accused me of harassment when I complained about her using my parking spot. Landlord is now trying to evict me. For context, I am a single 53 year old male. The woman is in her 20s and has her boyfriend over almost every weekend. Her apartment only comes with one parking spot, so when her boyfriend comes over, he parks in my spot and I have to park on the street. At first, I left a note on his car politely saying "this is my assigned spot, please don't park here without permission, all guests must park in the guest parking". He ignored it. I then informed the office. They said they would look into it but never did anything. One day I saw this girl in the hallway and I told her to make sure her boyfriend doesn't use my spot. She basically told me to get lost. Then there was a gap of about a month. Remember that during this time, every Friday-Sunday I have to park my car on the street because either this girl or her boyfriend takes my spot before I get home. I am too old to walk that far comfortably, although not actually handicapped. I notified the office again, they again said they would look into it but never did. Then last week, I again ran into the girl. I again told her to please make sure she doesn't use my spot. She flipped out on me and told me to get lost. The next day, I got called into the office. Apparently she told them that I threatened her, touched her inappropriately, groped her, and yelled at her. The manager was not interested in hearing my side of the story, and said that my lease would be terminated with 30 days notice. My lease runs through December 31, but the manager said there is a clause that enables it to be terminated if the resident engages in criminal activity on the premises. I am still obviously shaken and not exactly sure what to do here. I have lived here for 8 years now and never had any problems, and I feel like no one is listening to me about any of this. I don't really have money to move right now either. Please give me some advice on how to handle it.
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dx1uwi1
| 1,523,242,426 | 1,523,243,449 | 134 | 237 |
If you're willing to share the city we can give more detailed answers as to options regarding your lease after December 31. The advice you've already gotten for the time until then is good. Getting a camera to watch your car is a very good idea. Someone willing to lie is likely willing to key your car. You can also try blocking your spot when not in it.
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You haven't been convicted of any criminal charges and he has no proof of criminal activity, so you should be good there. If you do receive an eviction notice, maybe hit up a lawyer. It sounds like your living situation is going to deteriorate, so you might as well figure out your moving costs + some padding and offer to leave for that. Otherwise, I'd try to find out who goes the lot and contact them whenever the boyfriend is in your spot. And quit talking to the woman and her boyfriend.
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[California] Woman in my apartment accused me of harassment when I complained about her using my parking spot. Landlord is now trying to evict me. For context, I am a single 53 year old male. The woman is in her 20s and has her boyfriend over almost every weekend. Her apartment only comes with one parking spot, so when her boyfriend comes over, he parks in my spot and I have to park on the street. At first, I left a note on his car politely saying "this is my assigned spot, please don't park here without permission, all guests must park in the guest parking". He ignored it. I then informed the office. They said they would look into it but never did anything. One day I saw this girl in the hallway and I told her to make sure her boyfriend doesn't use my spot. She basically told me to get lost. Then there was a gap of about a month. Remember that during this time, every Friday-Sunday I have to park my car on the street because either this girl or her boyfriend takes my spot before I get home. I am too old to walk that far comfortably, although not actually handicapped. I notified the office again, they again said they would look into it but never did. Then last week, I again ran into the girl. I again told her to please make sure she doesn't use my spot. She flipped out on me and told me to get lost. The next day, I got called into the office. Apparently she told them that I threatened her, touched her inappropriately, groped her, and yelled at her. The manager was not interested in hearing my side of the story, and said that my lease would be terminated with 30 days notice. My lease runs through December 31, but the manager said there is a clause that enables it to be terminated if the resident engages in criminal activity on the premises. I am still obviously shaken and not exactly sure what to do here. I have lived here for 8 years now and never had any problems, and I feel like no one is listening to me about any of this. I don't really have money to move right now either. Please give me some advice on how to handle it.
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dx1yb9t
| 1,523,236,113 | 1,523,246,935 | 141 | 177 |
Quick question: does your lease assign you a spot, do you pay for that exact spot, or do you pay for a spot anywhere in the apartment lot?
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Bypass being nice, call a tow company and have his car towed. He doesn't live there, so he is not entitled to a spot. I lived in a apartment with assigned spots for 5 years and worked nights, after the first few times going to the building manager, I asked for the tow company's number and would call and have the car in my spot towed. If they couldnt tell their visitors the rules, then they deserved to be towed.
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[California] Woman in my apartment accused me of harassment when I complained about her using my parking spot. Landlord is now trying to evict me. For context, I am a single 53 year old male. The woman is in her 20s and has her boyfriend over almost every weekend. Her apartment only comes with one parking spot, so when her boyfriend comes over, he parks in my spot and I have to park on the street. At first, I left a note on his car politely saying "this is my assigned spot, please don't park here without permission, all guests must park in the guest parking". He ignored it. I then informed the office. They said they would look into it but never did anything. One day I saw this girl in the hallway and I told her to make sure her boyfriend doesn't use my spot. She basically told me to get lost. Then there was a gap of about a month. Remember that during this time, every Friday-Sunday I have to park my car on the street because either this girl or her boyfriend takes my spot before I get home. I am too old to walk that far comfortably, although not actually handicapped. I notified the office again, they again said they would look into it but never did. Then last week, I again ran into the girl. I again told her to please make sure she doesn't use my spot. She flipped out on me and told me to get lost. The next day, I got called into the office. Apparently she told them that I threatened her, touched her inappropriately, groped her, and yelled at her. The manager was not interested in hearing my side of the story, and said that my lease would be terminated with 30 days notice. My lease runs through December 31, but the manager said there is a clause that enables it to be terminated if the resident engages in criminal activity on the premises. I am still obviously shaken and not exactly sure what to do here. I have lived here for 8 years now and never had any problems, and I feel like no one is listening to me about any of this. I don't really have money to move right now either. Please give me some advice on how to handle it.
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dx1tzn0
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dx1yb9t
| 1,523,242,426 | 1,523,246,935 | 134 | 177 |
If you're willing to share the city we can give more detailed answers as to options regarding your lease after December 31. The advice you've already gotten for the time until then is good. Getting a camera to watch your car is a very good idea. Someone willing to lie is likely willing to key your car. You can also try blocking your spot when not in it.
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Bypass being nice, call a tow company and have his car towed. He doesn't live there, so he is not entitled to a spot. I lived in a apartment with assigned spots for 5 years and worked nights, after the first few times going to the building manager, I asked for the tow company's number and would call and have the car in my spot towed. If they couldnt tell their visitors the rules, then they deserved to be towed.
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[California] Woman in my apartment accused me of harassment when I complained about her using my parking spot. Landlord is now trying to evict me. For context, I am a single 53 year old male. The woman is in her 20s and has her boyfriend over almost every weekend. Her apartment only comes with one parking spot, so when her boyfriend comes over, he parks in my spot and I have to park on the street. At first, I left a note on his car politely saying "this is my assigned spot, please don't park here without permission, all guests must park in the guest parking". He ignored it. I then informed the office. They said they would look into it but never did anything. One day I saw this girl in the hallway and I told her to make sure her boyfriend doesn't use my spot. She basically told me to get lost. Then there was a gap of about a month. Remember that during this time, every Friday-Sunday I have to park my car on the street because either this girl or her boyfriend takes my spot before I get home. I am too old to walk that far comfortably, although not actually handicapped. I notified the office again, they again said they would look into it but never did. Then last week, I again ran into the girl. I again told her to please make sure she doesn't use my spot. She flipped out on me and told me to get lost. The next day, I got called into the office. Apparently she told them that I threatened her, touched her inappropriately, groped her, and yelled at her. The manager was not interested in hearing my side of the story, and said that my lease would be terminated with 30 days notice. My lease runs through December 31, but the manager said there is a clause that enables it to be terminated if the resident engages in criminal activity on the premises. I am still obviously shaken and not exactly sure what to do here. I have lived here for 8 years now and never had any problems, and I feel like no one is listening to me about any of this. I don't really have money to move right now either. Please give me some advice on how to handle it.
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dx2aoxj
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Every time he parks in your spot, take a photo, and send it to the building management. Then have his car towed. If they actually try to evict you, get a lawyer. The photos of the illegally parked car will back up your defense. It's too bad you weren't photographing and reporting the car all along. It would give you a much stronger case that she is retaliating against you.
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If this is still happening, take pictures with your phone of their car being parked in your spot.
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[California] Woman in my apartment accused me of harassment when I complained about her using my parking spot. Landlord is now trying to evict me. For context, I am a single 53 year old male. The woman is in her 20s and has her boyfriend over almost every weekend. Her apartment only comes with one parking spot, so when her boyfriend comes over, he parks in my spot and I have to park on the street. At first, I left a note on his car politely saying "this is my assigned spot, please don't park here without permission, all guests must park in the guest parking". He ignored it. I then informed the office. They said they would look into it but never did anything. One day I saw this girl in the hallway and I told her to make sure her boyfriend doesn't use my spot. She basically told me to get lost. Then there was a gap of about a month. Remember that during this time, every Friday-Sunday I have to park my car on the street because either this girl or her boyfriend takes my spot before I get home. I am too old to walk that far comfortably, although not actually handicapped. I notified the office again, they again said they would look into it but never did. Then last week, I again ran into the girl. I again told her to please make sure she doesn't use my spot. She flipped out on me and told me to get lost. The next day, I got called into the office. Apparently she told them that I threatened her, touched her inappropriately, groped her, and yelled at her. The manager was not interested in hearing my side of the story, and said that my lease would be terminated with 30 days notice. My lease runs through December 31, but the manager said there is a clause that enables it to be terminated if the resident engages in criminal activity on the premises. I am still obviously shaken and not exactly sure what to do here. I have lived here for 8 years now and never had any problems, and I feel like no one is listening to me about any of this. I don't really have money to move right now either. Please give me some advice on how to handle it.
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> but the manager said there is a clause that enables it to be terminated if the resident engages in criminal activity on the premises. No, there's a state law that allows a lease to be terminated if a resident engages in criminal activity. This is also not criminal, and if he tries to evict you he's almost certainly going to lose. If management is seemingly unable to maintain the apartment conditions to your liking and wants to end your lease you might be able to negotiate a cash for keys at this point.
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If this is still happening, take pictures with your phone of their car being parked in your spot.
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Grandmother with dementia held a rummage sale, ending up selling my brother's locked safe with over $10,000 of gold and countless other values in it [WI] A few months ago my grandmother with dementia had a rummage sale on her property and through my relatives that were there, she didn't put price tags on anything, and basically had people come up to her and give her a price and she would accept it. My brother's valuable safe was taken in this way as it was stored in my grandma's basement. We're still very much confused on how to go about trying to get his safe back. It is in a very small town, and makes us wonder if the person that took it is in the area. We're thinking the next step is to post a reward in the local newspaper. He has contacted the police about this. I guess my main question is, is the person that took this safe legally in the wrong? Thank you.
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The person who bought the safe is not legally wrong. But, this sale could be reversed since clearly the contract (the agreement to sell the safe) was made with someone not in their right mind. There’s certainly a possibility that this sale would remain final, but I would pursue it for that reason. Even if this just results with the return of the contents and not the safe itself.
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I don't think that this would be an innocent buyer case. After all if you buy a stolen car the police will still return it to the owner. The title to the safe still belongs to your brother. The buyer can go after the seller of the safe. Police report will in all likelihood be needed. You also might need to find somebody at the PD willing to listen to you since the first line officer you meet will tell you this is a civil matter. It most certainly isn't. This is at minimum larceny and likely fraud. But I'm assuming you're not really looking for charges, just getting the stuff back. Also I find it unlikely that any prosecutor would file charges.
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Grandmother with dementia held a rummage sale, ending up selling my brother's locked safe with over $10,000 of gold and countless other values in it [WI] A few months ago my grandmother with dementia had a rummage sale on her property and through my relatives that were there, she didn't put price tags on anything, and basically had people come up to her and give her a price and she would accept it. My brother's valuable safe was taken in this way as it was stored in my grandma's basement. We're still very much confused on how to go about trying to get his safe back. It is in a very small town, and makes us wonder if the person that took it is in the area. We're thinking the next step is to post a reward in the local newspaper. He has contacted the police about this. I guess my main question is, is the person that took this safe legally in the wrong? Thank you.
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ewluua1
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The person who bought the safe is NOT in the wrong, much like folks who buy storage units are not at fault for finding treasures. I bought numerous bargains on garage sales because owners didn't know the true value of the "junk" they were selling. Now, the adults with a properly working brain who put your dementia grandmother in charge of pricing the valuables are at fault.
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The person who bought the safe is not legally wrong. But, this sale could be reversed since clearly the contract (the agreement to sell the safe) was made with someone not in their right mind. There’s certainly a possibility that this sale would remain final, but I would pursue it for that reason. Even if this just results with the return of the contents and not the safe itself.
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My sister is being harassed at work by some creep twice her age, HR "talked" to him but it hasn't stopped My sister (20) is doing awesome at her work in the hotel industry in AZ and is really a rising star there. Everyone adores her. At work, at school, she's very charming and I'm really proud of her. However, there's a guy at her work that likes her too much. This guy (40-something) started off inviting her to hang out after work, which my sister declined courteously and professionally. He never really backed off though and kept doing creepy stuff towards her like touching her arm and shoulder and continuously flirting. Eventually he got her cell number somehow and that's when the inappropriate text messages and pictures and gifs started. An example would be a gif of Freddy Kruger and Jason naked from the waist down with Christmas presents covering their junk. This is her first career job and she's really ambitious and would like to take this job as far as possible. But she's worried about what this situation may do for her continued employment. The first time HR got involved she wasn't even the one who reported it. Another colleague was disturbed by these actions and let HR know. They pulled her in and she explained what was going on. HR promised to talk to him but it didn't really change anything. Since then she has contacted HR on several occasions and documented these occurances. They talked to him but then the retaliation began. Lately he's been yelling at her over little stupid things, over reacting, and even telling other colleagues to treat her severely. No one else does these things of course and generally agree this guy is being an a-hole. The most disturbing things he does now is change his work schedule so they're there on the same days and parking right next to her every day. She's parked extremely far away or even in different lots but he almost always finds her car. All while being either a creep or a dick. It doesn't seem like hr is willing to take any solid action to prevent this. She's made friends with almost everyone at her work and got the guys in security keeping an eye on her. Bit there gotta be a way to get this to stop. I'm worried about her and don't know what she can do, but I told her that there's protections guaranteed by the state against harassment at work. I'm not at all familiar with the legal protections available but I have to believe there's something out there that can help. Again, I don't think she can count on HR to help, but maybe an inquiry from the state would get them off their butts.
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hzaimqb
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If she's told him to stop contacting her via text, etc., I think he's violating https://azleg.gov/ars/13/02916.htm. It's worth a police report. If HR isn't helping, she can contact the state's EO office.
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Make sure she saves every report to HR and instance of sexual harassment/retaliation. She should have every response from HR in the form of an email going forward. She most likely has a valid sexual harassment lawsuit if she wants to pursue it.
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t6ani2
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My sister is being harassed at work by some creep twice her age, HR "talked" to him but it hasn't stopped My sister (20) is doing awesome at her work in the hotel industry in AZ and is really a rising star there. Everyone adores her. At work, at school, she's very charming and I'm really proud of her. However, there's a guy at her work that likes her too much. This guy (40-something) started off inviting her to hang out after work, which my sister declined courteously and professionally. He never really backed off though and kept doing creepy stuff towards her like touching her arm and shoulder and continuously flirting. Eventually he got her cell number somehow and that's when the inappropriate text messages and pictures and gifs started. An example would be a gif of Freddy Kruger and Jason naked from the waist down with Christmas presents covering their junk. This is her first career job and she's really ambitious and would like to take this job as far as possible. But she's worried about what this situation may do for her continued employment. The first time HR got involved she wasn't even the one who reported it. Another colleague was disturbed by these actions and let HR know. They pulled her in and she explained what was going on. HR promised to talk to him but it didn't really change anything. Since then she has contacted HR on several occasions and documented these occurances. They talked to him but then the retaliation began. Lately he's been yelling at her over little stupid things, over reacting, and even telling other colleagues to treat her severely. No one else does these things of course and generally agree this guy is being an a-hole. The most disturbing things he does now is change his work schedule so they're there on the same days and parking right next to her every day. She's parked extremely far away or even in different lots but he almost always finds her car. All while being either a creep or a dick. It doesn't seem like hr is willing to take any solid action to prevent this. She's made friends with almost everyone at her work and got the guys in security keeping an eye on her. Bit there gotta be a way to get this to stop. I'm worried about her and don't know what she can do, but I told her that there's protections guaranteed by the state against harassment at work. I'm not at all familiar with the legal protections available but I have to believe there's something out there that can help. Again, I don't think she can count on HR to help, but maybe an inquiry from the state would get them off their butts.
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hzbwgul
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Not a lawyer. This person is 100% stalking our sister. She needs to be very careful especially if this guy gets fired. He definitely knows where she lives. Does she live alone? She should consider talking to the police
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I would concurrently go to HR, but also file a police report for harassment. She can also file for a protection order against harassment. HR has legal obligations to protect her from sexual harassment, and if they don't take this seriously and she doesn't see improvement within 2-3 working days, file a complaint with the EEOC. As others have said, if other women are also being harassed, it helps when multiple people report, but also, if they have reported to HR previously, *include that in the EEOC complaint as well as the police report*. She can first look for a tracking device herself - here's one resource. ***Do not touch the device, but take pictures.*** If she finds one, report that to the police as well. You can also use this article to see if he dropped an AirTag in your car. Even if she does not find one, I would also explicitly bring up the possibility of a tracking device with the police. If she does so, she should first double check her car herself and remove anything she doesn't want the police seeing - if the police find drugs during a search for a tracking device she requests, it's admissible, for example. (I'm not making accusations, just covering all bases.)
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t6ani2
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My sister is being harassed at work by some creep twice her age, HR "talked" to him but it hasn't stopped My sister (20) is doing awesome at her work in the hotel industry in AZ and is really a rising star there. Everyone adores her. At work, at school, she's very charming and I'm really proud of her. However, there's a guy at her work that likes her too much. This guy (40-something) started off inviting her to hang out after work, which my sister declined courteously and professionally. He never really backed off though and kept doing creepy stuff towards her like touching her arm and shoulder and continuously flirting. Eventually he got her cell number somehow and that's when the inappropriate text messages and pictures and gifs started. An example would be a gif of Freddy Kruger and Jason naked from the waist down with Christmas presents covering their junk. This is her first career job and she's really ambitious and would like to take this job as far as possible. But she's worried about what this situation may do for her continued employment. The first time HR got involved she wasn't even the one who reported it. Another colleague was disturbed by these actions and let HR know. They pulled her in and she explained what was going on. HR promised to talk to him but it didn't really change anything. Since then she has contacted HR on several occasions and documented these occurances. They talked to him but then the retaliation began. Lately he's been yelling at her over little stupid things, over reacting, and even telling other colleagues to treat her severely. No one else does these things of course and generally agree this guy is being an a-hole. The most disturbing things he does now is change his work schedule so they're there on the same days and parking right next to her every day. She's parked extremely far away or even in different lots but he almost always finds her car. All while being either a creep or a dick. It doesn't seem like hr is willing to take any solid action to prevent this. She's made friends with almost everyone at her work and got the guys in security keeping an eye on her. Bit there gotta be a way to get this to stop. I'm worried about her and don't know what she can do, but I told her that there's protections guaranteed by the state against harassment at work. I'm not at all familiar with the legal protections available but I have to believe there's something out there that can help. Again, I don't think she can count on HR to help, but maybe an inquiry from the state would get them off their butts.
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hzbeg3a
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hzbwgul
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This sounds unsafe and is an unpleasant experience. The fix needs to move faster. See if the company has an ethics line maybe, and push the issue harder with management and demand what they are going to do to fix it. Maybe look at like a restraining order on the personal cell phone. That unsolicited phone contact is an escalation, so what’s next? It just gets more creepy.
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I would concurrently go to HR, but also file a police report for harassment. She can also file for a protection order against harassment. HR has legal obligations to protect her from sexual harassment, and if they don't take this seriously and she doesn't see improvement within 2-3 working days, file a complaint with the EEOC. As others have said, if other women are also being harassed, it helps when multiple people report, but also, if they have reported to HR previously, *include that in the EEOC complaint as well as the police report*. She can first look for a tracking device herself - here's one resource. ***Do not touch the device, but take pictures.*** If she finds one, report that to the police as well. You can also use this article to see if he dropped an AirTag in your car. Even if she does not find one, I would also explicitly bring up the possibility of a tracking device with the police. If she does so, she should first double check her car herself and remove anything she doesn't want the police seeing - if the police find drugs during a search for a tracking device she requests, it's admissible, for example. (I'm not making accusations, just covering all bases.)
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t6ani2
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My sister is being harassed at work by some creep twice her age, HR "talked" to him but it hasn't stopped My sister (20) is doing awesome at her work in the hotel industry in AZ and is really a rising star there. Everyone adores her. At work, at school, she's very charming and I'm really proud of her. However, there's a guy at her work that likes her too much. This guy (40-something) started off inviting her to hang out after work, which my sister declined courteously and professionally. He never really backed off though and kept doing creepy stuff towards her like touching her arm and shoulder and continuously flirting. Eventually he got her cell number somehow and that's when the inappropriate text messages and pictures and gifs started. An example would be a gif of Freddy Kruger and Jason naked from the waist down with Christmas presents covering their junk. This is her first career job and she's really ambitious and would like to take this job as far as possible. But she's worried about what this situation may do for her continued employment. The first time HR got involved she wasn't even the one who reported it. Another colleague was disturbed by these actions and let HR know. They pulled her in and she explained what was going on. HR promised to talk to him but it didn't really change anything. Since then she has contacted HR on several occasions and documented these occurances. They talked to him but then the retaliation began. Lately he's been yelling at her over little stupid things, over reacting, and even telling other colleagues to treat her severely. No one else does these things of course and generally agree this guy is being an a-hole. The most disturbing things he does now is change his work schedule so they're there on the same days and parking right next to her every day. She's parked extremely far away or even in different lots but he almost always finds her car. All while being either a creep or a dick. It doesn't seem like hr is willing to take any solid action to prevent this. She's made friends with almost everyone at her work and got the guys in security keeping an eye on her. Bit there gotta be a way to get this to stop. I'm worried about her and don't know what she can do, but I told her that there's protections guaranteed by the state against harassment at work. I'm not at all familiar with the legal protections available but I have to believe there's something out there that can help. Again, I don't think she can count on HR to help, but maybe an inquiry from the state would get them off their butts.
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hzbwgul
| 1,646,405,712 | 1,646,409,857 | 2 | 14 |
Take photos of the cars next to each other everyday too. Your sister also has a valid claim for retaliation
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I would concurrently go to HR, but also file a police report for harassment. She can also file for a protection order against harassment. HR has legal obligations to protect her from sexual harassment, and if they don't take this seriously and she doesn't see improvement within 2-3 working days, file a complaint with the EEOC. As others have said, if other women are also being harassed, it helps when multiple people report, but also, if they have reported to HR previously, *include that in the EEOC complaint as well as the police report*. She can first look for a tracking device herself - here's one resource. ***Do not touch the device, but take pictures.*** If she finds one, report that to the police as well. You can also use this article to see if he dropped an AirTag in your car. Even if she does not find one, I would also explicitly bring up the possibility of a tracking device with the police. If she does so, she should first double check her car herself and remove anything she doesn't want the police seeing - if the police find drugs during a search for a tracking device she requests, it's admissible, for example. (I'm not making accusations, just covering all bases.)
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t6ani2
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My sister is being harassed at work by some creep twice her age, HR "talked" to him but it hasn't stopped My sister (20) is doing awesome at her work in the hotel industry in AZ and is really a rising star there. Everyone adores her. At work, at school, she's very charming and I'm really proud of her. However, there's a guy at her work that likes her too much. This guy (40-something) started off inviting her to hang out after work, which my sister declined courteously and professionally. He never really backed off though and kept doing creepy stuff towards her like touching her arm and shoulder and continuously flirting. Eventually he got her cell number somehow and that's when the inappropriate text messages and pictures and gifs started. An example would be a gif of Freddy Kruger and Jason naked from the waist down with Christmas presents covering their junk. This is her first career job and she's really ambitious and would like to take this job as far as possible. But she's worried about what this situation may do for her continued employment. The first time HR got involved she wasn't even the one who reported it. Another colleague was disturbed by these actions and let HR know. They pulled her in and she explained what was going on. HR promised to talk to him but it didn't really change anything. Since then she has contacted HR on several occasions and documented these occurances. They talked to him but then the retaliation began. Lately he's been yelling at her over little stupid things, over reacting, and even telling other colleagues to treat her severely. No one else does these things of course and generally agree this guy is being an a-hole. The most disturbing things he does now is change his work schedule so they're there on the same days and parking right next to her every day. She's parked extremely far away or even in different lots but he almost always finds her car. All while being either a creep or a dick. It doesn't seem like hr is willing to take any solid action to prevent this. She's made friends with almost everyone at her work and got the guys in security keeping an eye on her. Bit there gotta be a way to get this to stop. I'm worried about her and don't know what she can do, but I told her that there's protections guaranteed by the state against harassment at work. I'm not at all familiar with the legal protections available but I have to believe there's something out there that can help. Again, I don't think she can count on HR to help, but maybe an inquiry from the state would get them off their butts.
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hzbjz81
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This sounds unsafe and is an unpleasant experience. The fix needs to move faster. See if the company has an ethics line maybe, and push the issue harder with management and demand what they are going to do to fix it. Maybe look at like a restraining order on the personal cell phone. That unsolicited phone contact is an escalation, so what’s next? It just gets more creepy.
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Not a lawyer. This person is 100% stalking our sister. She needs to be very careful especially if this guy gets fired. He definitely knows where she lives. Does she live alone? She should consider talking to the police
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t6ani2
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My sister is being harassed at work by some creep twice her age, HR "talked" to him but it hasn't stopped My sister (20) is doing awesome at her work in the hotel industry in AZ and is really a rising star there. Everyone adores her. At work, at school, she's very charming and I'm really proud of her. However, there's a guy at her work that likes her too much. This guy (40-something) started off inviting her to hang out after work, which my sister declined courteously and professionally. He never really backed off though and kept doing creepy stuff towards her like touching her arm and shoulder and continuously flirting. Eventually he got her cell number somehow and that's when the inappropriate text messages and pictures and gifs started. An example would be a gif of Freddy Kruger and Jason naked from the waist down with Christmas presents covering their junk. This is her first career job and she's really ambitious and would like to take this job as far as possible. But she's worried about what this situation may do for her continued employment. The first time HR got involved she wasn't even the one who reported it. Another colleague was disturbed by these actions and let HR know. They pulled her in and she explained what was going on. HR promised to talk to him but it didn't really change anything. Since then she has contacted HR on several occasions and documented these occurances. They talked to him but then the retaliation began. Lately he's been yelling at her over little stupid things, over reacting, and even telling other colleagues to treat her severely. No one else does these things of course and generally agree this guy is being an a-hole. The most disturbing things he does now is change his work schedule so they're there on the same days and parking right next to her every day. She's parked extremely far away or even in different lots but he almost always finds her car. All while being either a creep or a dick. It doesn't seem like hr is willing to take any solid action to prevent this. She's made friends with almost everyone at her work and got the guys in security keeping an eye on her. Bit there gotta be a way to get this to stop. I'm worried about her and don't know what she can do, but I told her that there's protections guaranteed by the state against harassment at work. I'm not at all familiar with the legal protections available but I have to believe there's something out there that can help. Again, I don't think she can count on HR to help, but maybe an inquiry from the state would get them off their butts.
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hzbeg3a
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hzc84sd
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This sounds unsafe and is an unpleasant experience. The fix needs to move faster. See if the company has an ethics line maybe, and push the issue harder with management and demand what they are going to do to fix it. Maybe look at like a restraining order on the personal cell phone. That unsolicited phone contact is an escalation, so what’s next? It just gets more creepy.
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Agree with many of these suggestions. She should install a recording app on her phone and have it ready to go on her desktop so she can press record at a moment's notice. She should also keep mace in her pocket if it's legal in her state. She should document each and every instance and send them each and every time, and as the occur ,to HR, with the recordings if available. In each email to HR, she should express/re-express her concern for her safety. If possible, she should ask Security to walk her out to her car (this provides safety and documentation) when she leaves. If it's a problem coming in, she should call Security just before she arrives and have them meet her where she parks. She does risk potential damage to her car if he decides to take it out on that so she should express that concern to HR and security in the event it happens. She could also take photos of her car every day. She should print out hard copies of everything and take them home just in case she suddenly finds herself not working there anymore. Finally, she could quit and find another job somewhere else. I don't think she should continue to work there, honestly. It's not worth it and jobs are everywhere right now. Anyone who wants to work can find something.
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t6ani2
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My sister is being harassed at work by some creep twice her age, HR "talked" to him but it hasn't stopped My sister (20) is doing awesome at her work in the hotel industry in AZ and is really a rising star there. Everyone adores her. At work, at school, she's very charming and I'm really proud of her. However, there's a guy at her work that likes her too much. This guy (40-something) started off inviting her to hang out after work, which my sister declined courteously and professionally. He never really backed off though and kept doing creepy stuff towards her like touching her arm and shoulder and continuously flirting. Eventually he got her cell number somehow and that's when the inappropriate text messages and pictures and gifs started. An example would be a gif of Freddy Kruger and Jason naked from the waist down with Christmas presents covering their junk. This is her first career job and she's really ambitious and would like to take this job as far as possible. But she's worried about what this situation may do for her continued employment. The first time HR got involved she wasn't even the one who reported it. Another colleague was disturbed by these actions and let HR know. They pulled her in and she explained what was going on. HR promised to talk to him but it didn't really change anything. Since then she has contacted HR on several occasions and documented these occurances. They talked to him but then the retaliation began. Lately he's been yelling at her over little stupid things, over reacting, and even telling other colleagues to treat her severely. No one else does these things of course and generally agree this guy is being an a-hole. The most disturbing things he does now is change his work schedule so they're there on the same days and parking right next to her every day. She's parked extremely far away or even in different lots but he almost always finds her car. All while being either a creep or a dick. It doesn't seem like hr is willing to take any solid action to prevent this. She's made friends with almost everyone at her work and got the guys in security keeping an eye on her. Bit there gotta be a way to get this to stop. I'm worried about her and don't know what she can do, but I told her that there's protections guaranteed by the state against harassment at work. I'm not at all familiar with the legal protections available but I have to believe there's something out there that can help. Again, I don't think she can count on HR to help, but maybe an inquiry from the state would get them off their butts.
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hzbmdwv
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hzc84sd
| 1,646,405,712 | 1,646,414,449 | 2 | 5 |
Take photos of the cars next to each other everyday too. Your sister also has a valid claim for retaliation
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Agree with many of these suggestions. She should install a recording app on her phone and have it ready to go on her desktop so she can press record at a moment's notice. She should also keep mace in her pocket if it's legal in her state. She should document each and every instance and send them each and every time, and as the occur ,to HR, with the recordings if available. In each email to HR, she should express/re-express her concern for her safety. If possible, she should ask Security to walk her out to her car (this provides safety and documentation) when she leaves. If it's a problem coming in, she should call Security just before she arrives and have them meet her where she parks. She does risk potential damage to her car if he decides to take it out on that so she should express that concern to HR and security in the event it happens. She could also take photos of her car every day. She should print out hard copies of everything and take them home just in case she suddenly finds herself not working there anymore. Finally, she could quit and find another job somewhere else. I don't think she should continue to work there, honestly. It's not worth it and jobs are everywhere right now. Anyone who wants to work can find something.
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t6ani2
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legaladvice_train
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My sister is being harassed at work by some creep twice her age, HR "talked" to him but it hasn't stopped My sister (20) is doing awesome at her work in the hotel industry in AZ and is really a rising star there. Everyone adores her. At work, at school, she's very charming and I'm really proud of her. However, there's a guy at her work that likes her too much. This guy (40-something) started off inviting her to hang out after work, which my sister declined courteously and professionally. He never really backed off though and kept doing creepy stuff towards her like touching her arm and shoulder and continuously flirting. Eventually he got her cell number somehow and that's when the inappropriate text messages and pictures and gifs started. An example would be a gif of Freddy Kruger and Jason naked from the waist down with Christmas presents covering their junk. This is her first career job and she's really ambitious and would like to take this job as far as possible. But she's worried about what this situation may do for her continued employment. The first time HR got involved she wasn't even the one who reported it. Another colleague was disturbed by these actions and let HR know. They pulled her in and she explained what was going on. HR promised to talk to him but it didn't really change anything. Since then she has contacted HR on several occasions and documented these occurances. They talked to him but then the retaliation began. Lately he's been yelling at her over little stupid things, over reacting, and even telling other colleagues to treat her severely. No one else does these things of course and generally agree this guy is being an a-hole. The most disturbing things he does now is change his work schedule so they're there on the same days and parking right next to her every day. She's parked extremely far away or even in different lots but he almost always finds her car. All while being either a creep or a dick. It doesn't seem like hr is willing to take any solid action to prevent this. She's made friends with almost everyone at her work and got the guys in security keeping an eye on her. Bit there gotta be a way to get this to stop. I'm worried about her and don't know what she can do, but I told her that there's protections guaranteed by the state against harassment at work. I'm not at all familiar with the legal protections available but I have to believe there's something out there that can help. Again, I don't think she can count on HR to help, but maybe an inquiry from the state would get them off their butts.
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hzc0g8t
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hzc84sd
| 1,646,411,431 | 1,646,414,449 | 2 | 5 |
Thus guy is escalating. She needs to take things to the police. She is in very real physical danger the more time goes by that his behavior isn't being addressed. Your sister needs to contact a lawyer and the police yesterday. HR has already proven they won't do shit to protect her. Don't bother with them. Police report. Lawyer. Now.
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Agree with many of these suggestions. She should install a recording app on her phone and have it ready to go on her desktop so she can press record at a moment's notice. She should also keep mace in her pocket if it's legal in her state. She should document each and every instance and send them each and every time, and as the occur ,to HR, with the recordings if available. In each email to HR, she should express/re-express her concern for her safety. If possible, she should ask Security to walk her out to her car (this provides safety and documentation) when she leaves. If it's a problem coming in, she should call Security just before she arrives and have them meet her where she parks. She does risk potential damage to her car if he decides to take it out on that so she should express that concern to HR and security in the event it happens. She could also take photos of her car every day. She should print out hard copies of everything and take them home just in case she suddenly finds herself not working there anymore. Finally, she could quit and find another job somewhere else. I don't think she should continue to work there, honestly. It's not worth it and jobs are everywhere right now. Anyone who wants to work can find something.
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t6ani2
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My sister is being harassed at work by some creep twice her age, HR "talked" to him but it hasn't stopped My sister (20) is doing awesome at her work in the hotel industry in AZ and is really a rising star there. Everyone adores her. At work, at school, she's very charming and I'm really proud of her. However, there's a guy at her work that likes her too much. This guy (40-something) started off inviting her to hang out after work, which my sister declined courteously and professionally. He never really backed off though and kept doing creepy stuff towards her like touching her arm and shoulder and continuously flirting. Eventually he got her cell number somehow and that's when the inappropriate text messages and pictures and gifs started. An example would be a gif of Freddy Kruger and Jason naked from the waist down with Christmas presents covering their junk. This is her first career job and she's really ambitious and would like to take this job as far as possible. But she's worried about what this situation may do for her continued employment. The first time HR got involved she wasn't even the one who reported it. Another colleague was disturbed by these actions and let HR know. They pulled her in and she explained what was going on. HR promised to talk to him but it didn't really change anything. Since then she has contacted HR on several occasions and documented these occurances. They talked to him but then the retaliation began. Lately he's been yelling at her over little stupid things, over reacting, and even telling other colleagues to treat her severely. No one else does these things of course and generally agree this guy is being an a-hole. The most disturbing things he does now is change his work schedule so they're there on the same days and parking right next to her every day. She's parked extremely far away or even in different lots but he almost always finds her car. All while being either a creep or a dick. It doesn't seem like hr is willing to take any solid action to prevent this. She's made friends with almost everyone at her work and got the guys in security keeping an eye on her. Bit there gotta be a way to get this to stop. I'm worried about her and don't know what she can do, but I told her that there's protections guaranteed by the state against harassment at work. I'm not at all familiar with the legal protections available but I have to believe there's something out there that can help. Again, I don't think she can count on HR to help, but maybe an inquiry from the state would get them off their butts.
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hzcabey
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hzbmdwv
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Tell her to get a lawyer and have the lawyer draft a letter to HR
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Take photos of the cars next to each other everyday too. Your sister also has a valid claim for retaliation
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t6ani2
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My sister is being harassed at work by some creep twice her age, HR "talked" to him but it hasn't stopped My sister (20) is doing awesome at her work in the hotel industry in AZ and is really a rising star there. Everyone adores her. At work, at school, she's very charming and I'm really proud of her. However, there's a guy at her work that likes her too much. This guy (40-something) started off inviting her to hang out after work, which my sister declined courteously and professionally. He never really backed off though and kept doing creepy stuff towards her like touching her arm and shoulder and continuously flirting. Eventually he got her cell number somehow and that's when the inappropriate text messages and pictures and gifs started. An example would be a gif of Freddy Kruger and Jason naked from the waist down with Christmas presents covering their junk. This is her first career job and she's really ambitious and would like to take this job as far as possible. But she's worried about what this situation may do for her continued employment. The first time HR got involved she wasn't even the one who reported it. Another colleague was disturbed by these actions and let HR know. They pulled her in and she explained what was going on. HR promised to talk to him but it didn't really change anything. Since then she has contacted HR on several occasions and documented these occurances. They talked to him but then the retaliation began. Lately he's been yelling at her over little stupid things, over reacting, and even telling other colleagues to treat her severely. No one else does these things of course and generally agree this guy is being an a-hole. The most disturbing things he does now is change his work schedule so they're there on the same days and parking right next to her every day. She's parked extremely far away or even in different lots but he almost always finds her car. All while being either a creep or a dick. It doesn't seem like hr is willing to take any solid action to prevent this. She's made friends with almost everyone at her work and got the guys in security keeping an eye on her. Bit there gotta be a way to get this to stop. I'm worried about her and don't know what she can do, but I told her that there's protections guaranteed by the state against harassment at work. I'm not at all familiar with the legal protections available but I have to believe there's something out there that can help. Again, I don't think she can count on HR to help, but maybe an inquiry from the state would get them off their butts.
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Thus guy is escalating. She needs to take things to the police. She is in very real physical danger the more time goes by that his behavior isn't being addressed. Your sister needs to contact a lawyer and the police yesterday. HR has already proven they won't do shit to protect her. Don't bother with them. Police report. Lawyer. Now.
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Tell her to get a lawyer and have the lawyer draft a letter to HR
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My sister's ex is calling in false CPS reports against her (and possibly coaching the children). What can she do against this? My sister was informed (by phone) that there is another CPS case made against her (they have two kids). This happened 3mos ago when her ex made false allegations against her. She was investigated, nothing was found, and the case was closed. He also called the police on her once for abuse. They came by, talked to her and the kids and found nothing wrong. CPS called my sister today and told her another case has been opened against her. CPS would not tell her who made the allegations. CPS also said they could not tell her the details until they meet on Monday. My sister called me crying because she is so tired of dealing with this kind of harassment from her ex. It has to be him who called because the only other person the kids interact with over the summer is the younger one's daycare (who has no reason to call). She also has a restraining order against him (for violent threats) that says he should not be using third parties to harass her. But I doubt anyone would enforce this kind of thing. This is especially stressful because the ex will be getting the kids for a week starting Sunday and who knows what he'll be coaching them on this time. Last time the kids were with him, the older one started telling me (he can message me with his kindle) all kinds of crazy accusations that came straight from his father's mouth. His father has used the same weird phrases and accusations in the past such as "you are blinded to the truth," which is such a bizarre thing to hear from a 9yo. But, as soon as they are back with my sister, everything is back to normal with them. She has a free lawyer appointed by a domestic violence shelter. At the beginning he answered pretty quickly but lately he hasn't answered at all. Her victim advocate is out until Tuesday.
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I don’t know what state you are in, but I’ve worked in child welfare law for over a decade. False reporting or reporting to harass is a crime in my state, but it’s rarely enforced because they don’t want to disincentivize reporting. I’ve only seen one person charged ever. Repeatedly reporting to harass would be a violation of a restraining order, which would be a crime. She could contact someone at the prosecutors office, like if they have a victims advocate. CPS can’t release the report source to her, but they probably could to the prosecutors office. It might be possible to file something in the restraining order case and ask the court to order the report source revealed or to ask the judge to review the report source in camera, meaning the judge would review them in private and not reveal the info unless they decided it was relevant. If there is a custody case, evidence of coaching and manipulating the children would be relevant and could be use there to limit visitation or find him in violation of the courts order. I would think the lawyer who works with dv victims would have experience with this stuff so hopefully she hears back from them.
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Not a lawyer if she can, get the kids into therapy. The therapist will most likely be a mandated reporter, so if the therapist suspects the kids being are abused by their father the therapist will make a report. The therapist should help teach the kids coping skills and help them work through all of their feelings. The therapist will likely be able to identify who's actually trying to be there for the kids and who's isnt. It'll show CPS that your sister cares about the kids wellbeing and possibly help your sister should she need to revoke visitation for the kids sake.
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w63ymi
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My sister's ex is calling in false CPS reports against her (and possibly coaching the children). What can she do against this? My sister was informed (by phone) that there is another CPS case made against her (they have two kids). This happened 3mos ago when her ex made false allegations against her. She was investigated, nothing was found, and the case was closed. He also called the police on her once for abuse. They came by, talked to her and the kids and found nothing wrong. CPS called my sister today and told her another case has been opened against her. CPS would not tell her who made the allegations. CPS also said they could not tell her the details until they meet on Monday. My sister called me crying because she is so tired of dealing with this kind of harassment from her ex. It has to be him who called because the only other person the kids interact with over the summer is the younger one's daycare (who has no reason to call). She also has a restraining order against him (for violent threats) that says he should not be using third parties to harass her. But I doubt anyone would enforce this kind of thing. This is especially stressful because the ex will be getting the kids for a week starting Sunday and who knows what he'll be coaching them on this time. Last time the kids were with him, the older one started telling me (he can message me with his kindle) all kinds of crazy accusations that came straight from his father's mouth. His father has used the same weird phrases and accusations in the past such as "you are blinded to the truth," which is such a bizarre thing to hear from a 9yo. But, as soon as they are back with my sister, everything is back to normal with them. She has a free lawyer appointed by a domestic violence shelter. At the beginning he answered pretty quickly but lately he hasn't answered at all. Her victim advocate is out until Tuesday.
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I don’t know what state you are in, but I’ve worked in child welfare law for over a decade. False reporting or reporting to harass is a crime in my state, but it’s rarely enforced because they don’t want to disincentivize reporting. I’ve only seen one person charged ever. Repeatedly reporting to harass would be a violation of a restraining order, which would be a crime. She could contact someone at the prosecutors office, like if they have a victims advocate. CPS can’t release the report source to her, but they probably could to the prosecutors office. It might be possible to file something in the restraining order case and ask the court to order the report source revealed or to ask the judge to review the report source in camera, meaning the judge would review them in private and not reveal the info unless they decided it was relevant. If there is a custody case, evidence of coaching and manipulating the children would be relevant and could be use there to limit visitation or find him in violation of the courts order. I would think the lawyer who works with dv victims would have experience with this stuff so hopefully she hears back from them.
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Not a lawyer, assistant social worker. These type of reports are common and make up a huge chunk of CPS cases, they’ll know a fake claim when the see it. Cooperate and prove that the claims are false. Contact a lawyer.
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w63ymi
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My sister's ex is calling in false CPS reports against her (and possibly coaching the children). What can she do against this? My sister was informed (by phone) that there is another CPS case made against her (they have two kids). This happened 3mos ago when her ex made false allegations against her. She was investigated, nothing was found, and the case was closed. He also called the police on her once for abuse. They came by, talked to her and the kids and found nothing wrong. CPS called my sister today and told her another case has been opened against her. CPS would not tell her who made the allegations. CPS also said they could not tell her the details until they meet on Monday. My sister called me crying because she is so tired of dealing with this kind of harassment from her ex. It has to be him who called because the only other person the kids interact with over the summer is the younger one's daycare (who has no reason to call). She also has a restraining order against him (for violent threats) that says he should not be using third parties to harass her. But I doubt anyone would enforce this kind of thing. This is especially stressful because the ex will be getting the kids for a week starting Sunday and who knows what he'll be coaching them on this time. Last time the kids were with him, the older one started telling me (he can message me with his kindle) all kinds of crazy accusations that came straight from his father's mouth. His father has used the same weird phrases and accusations in the past such as "you are blinded to the truth," which is such a bizarre thing to hear from a 9yo. But, as soon as they are back with my sister, everything is back to normal with them. She has a free lawyer appointed by a domestic violence shelter. At the beginning he answered pretty quickly but lately he hasn't answered at all. Her victim advocate is out until Tuesday.
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I don’t know what state you are in, but I’ve worked in child welfare law for over a decade. False reporting or reporting to harass is a crime in my state, but it’s rarely enforced because they don’t want to disincentivize reporting. I’ve only seen one person charged ever. Repeatedly reporting to harass would be a violation of a restraining order, which would be a crime. She could contact someone at the prosecutors office, like if they have a victims advocate. CPS can’t release the report source to her, but they probably could to the prosecutors office. It might be possible to file something in the restraining order case and ask the court to order the report source revealed or to ask the judge to review the report source in camera, meaning the judge would review them in private and not reveal the info unless they decided it was relevant. If there is a custody case, evidence of coaching and manipulating the children would be relevant and could be use there to limit visitation or find him in violation of the courts order. I would think the lawyer who works with dv victims would have experience with this stuff so hopefully she hears back from them.
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She should make sure her place is reasonably clean (not necessarily pristine), that it is a safe environment for children with appropriate furniture, and that she has a reasonable amount of food on hand. If CPS turns up on her doorstep the usual advice is to allow them in, remain calm and pleasant while answering questions, and if possible and legal to record the encounter. If the children need any medical attention, take it immediately, keep records, visit a doctor and take pictures of they return from ex with bruises. Make sure they are up to date on annual medical exams and vaccinations, that they have seen a dentist this year, that they take any prescribed medication regularly. I am not a lawyer and her lawyer will be the best resource for her.
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w63ymi
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My sister's ex is calling in false CPS reports against her (and possibly coaching the children). What can she do against this? My sister was informed (by phone) that there is another CPS case made against her (they have two kids). This happened 3mos ago when her ex made false allegations against her. She was investigated, nothing was found, and the case was closed. He also called the police on her once for abuse. They came by, talked to her and the kids and found nothing wrong. CPS called my sister today and told her another case has been opened against her. CPS would not tell her who made the allegations. CPS also said they could not tell her the details until they meet on Monday. My sister called me crying because she is so tired of dealing with this kind of harassment from her ex. It has to be him who called because the only other person the kids interact with over the summer is the younger one's daycare (who has no reason to call). She also has a restraining order against him (for violent threats) that says he should not be using third parties to harass her. But I doubt anyone would enforce this kind of thing. This is especially stressful because the ex will be getting the kids for a week starting Sunday and who knows what he'll be coaching them on this time. Last time the kids were with him, the older one started telling me (he can message me with his kindle) all kinds of crazy accusations that came straight from his father's mouth. His father has used the same weird phrases and accusations in the past such as "you are blinded to the truth," which is such a bizarre thing to hear from a 9yo. But, as soon as they are back with my sister, everything is back to normal with them. She has a free lawyer appointed by a domestic violence shelter. At the beginning he answered pretty quickly but lately he hasn't answered at all. Her victim advocate is out until Tuesday.
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ihce1jb
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She should ask the court about appointing a guardian ad litem (or whatever the equivalent is in your state) for the children. This will be a neutral adult who will act in the best interests of the children.
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I don’t know what state you are in, but I’ve worked in child welfare law for over a decade. False reporting or reporting to harass is a crime in my state, but it’s rarely enforced because they don’t want to disincentivize reporting. I’ve only seen one person charged ever. Repeatedly reporting to harass would be a violation of a restraining order, which would be a crime. She could contact someone at the prosecutors office, like if they have a victims advocate. CPS can’t release the report source to her, but they probably could to the prosecutors office. It might be possible to file something in the restraining order case and ask the court to order the report source revealed or to ask the judge to review the report source in camera, meaning the judge would review them in private and not reveal the info unless they decided it was relevant. If there is a custody case, evidence of coaching and manipulating the children would be relevant and could be use there to limit visitation or find him in violation of the courts order. I would think the lawyer who works with dv victims would have experience with this stuff so hopefully she hears back from them.
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w63ymi
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My sister's ex is calling in false CPS reports against her (and possibly coaching the children). What can she do against this? My sister was informed (by phone) that there is another CPS case made against her (they have two kids). This happened 3mos ago when her ex made false allegations against her. She was investigated, nothing was found, and the case was closed. He also called the police on her once for abuse. They came by, talked to her and the kids and found nothing wrong. CPS called my sister today and told her another case has been opened against her. CPS would not tell her who made the allegations. CPS also said they could not tell her the details until they meet on Monday. My sister called me crying because she is so tired of dealing with this kind of harassment from her ex. It has to be him who called because the only other person the kids interact with over the summer is the younger one's daycare (who has no reason to call). She also has a restraining order against him (for violent threats) that says he should not be using third parties to harass her. But I doubt anyone would enforce this kind of thing. This is especially stressful because the ex will be getting the kids for a week starting Sunday and who knows what he'll be coaching them on this time. Last time the kids were with him, the older one started telling me (he can message me with his kindle) all kinds of crazy accusations that came straight from his father's mouth. His father has used the same weird phrases and accusations in the past such as "you are blinded to the truth," which is such a bizarre thing to hear from a 9yo. But, as soon as they are back with my sister, everything is back to normal with them. She has a free lawyer appointed by a domestic violence shelter. At the beginning he answered pretty quickly but lately he hasn't answered at all. Her victim advocate is out until Tuesday.
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Not a lawyer if she can, get the kids into therapy. The therapist will most likely be a mandated reporter, so if the therapist suspects the kids being are abused by their father the therapist will make a report. The therapist should help teach the kids coping skills and help them work through all of their feelings. The therapist will likely be able to identify who's actually trying to be there for the kids and who's isnt. It'll show CPS that your sister cares about the kids wellbeing and possibly help your sister should she need to revoke visitation for the kids sake.
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She should make sure her place is reasonably clean (not necessarily pristine), that it is a safe environment for children with appropriate furniture, and that she has a reasonable amount of food on hand. If CPS turns up on her doorstep the usual advice is to allow them in, remain calm and pleasant while answering questions, and if possible and legal to record the encounter. If the children need any medical attention, take it immediately, keep records, visit a doctor and take pictures of they return from ex with bruises. Make sure they are up to date on annual medical exams and vaccinations, that they have seen a dentist this year, that they take any prescribed medication regularly. I am not a lawyer and her lawyer will be the best resource for her.
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w63ymi
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My sister's ex is calling in false CPS reports against her (and possibly coaching the children). What can she do against this? My sister was informed (by phone) that there is another CPS case made against her (they have two kids). This happened 3mos ago when her ex made false allegations against her. She was investigated, nothing was found, and the case was closed. He also called the police on her once for abuse. They came by, talked to her and the kids and found nothing wrong. CPS called my sister today and told her another case has been opened against her. CPS would not tell her who made the allegations. CPS also said they could not tell her the details until they meet on Monday. My sister called me crying because she is so tired of dealing with this kind of harassment from her ex. It has to be him who called because the only other person the kids interact with over the summer is the younger one's daycare (who has no reason to call). She also has a restraining order against him (for violent threats) that says he should not be using third parties to harass her. But I doubt anyone would enforce this kind of thing. This is especially stressful because the ex will be getting the kids for a week starting Sunday and who knows what he'll be coaching them on this time. Last time the kids were with him, the older one started telling me (he can message me with his kindle) all kinds of crazy accusations that came straight from his father's mouth. His father has used the same weird phrases and accusations in the past such as "you are blinded to the truth," which is such a bizarre thing to hear from a 9yo. But, as soon as they are back with my sister, everything is back to normal with them. She has a free lawyer appointed by a domestic violence shelter. At the beginning he answered pretty quickly but lately he hasn't answered at all. Her victim advocate is out until Tuesday.
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She should make sure her place is reasonably clean (not necessarily pristine), that it is a safe environment for children with appropriate furniture, and that she has a reasonable amount of food on hand. If CPS turns up on her doorstep the usual advice is to allow them in, remain calm and pleasant while answering questions, and if possible and legal to record the encounter. If the children need any medical attention, take it immediately, keep records, visit a doctor and take pictures of they return from ex with bruises. Make sure they are up to date on annual medical exams and vaccinations, that they have seen a dentist this year, that they take any prescribed medication regularly. I am not a lawyer and her lawyer will be the best resource for her.
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Not a lawyer, assistant social worker. These type of reports are common and make up a huge chunk of CPS cases, they’ll know a fake claim when the see it. Cooperate and prove that the claims are false. Contact a lawyer.
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w63ymi
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My sister's ex is calling in false CPS reports against her (and possibly coaching the children). What can she do against this? My sister was informed (by phone) that there is another CPS case made against her (they have two kids). This happened 3mos ago when her ex made false allegations against her. She was investigated, nothing was found, and the case was closed. He also called the police on her once for abuse. They came by, talked to her and the kids and found nothing wrong. CPS called my sister today and told her another case has been opened against her. CPS would not tell her who made the allegations. CPS also said they could not tell her the details until they meet on Monday. My sister called me crying because she is so tired of dealing with this kind of harassment from her ex. It has to be him who called because the only other person the kids interact with over the summer is the younger one's daycare (who has no reason to call). She also has a restraining order against him (for violent threats) that says he should not be using third parties to harass her. But I doubt anyone would enforce this kind of thing. This is especially stressful because the ex will be getting the kids for a week starting Sunday and who knows what he'll be coaching them on this time. Last time the kids were with him, the older one started telling me (he can message me with his kindle) all kinds of crazy accusations that came straight from his father's mouth. His father has used the same weird phrases and accusations in the past such as "you are blinded to the truth," which is such a bizarre thing to hear from a 9yo. But, as soon as they are back with my sister, everything is back to normal with them. She has a free lawyer appointed by a domestic violence shelter. At the beginning he answered pretty quickly but lately he hasn't answered at all. Her victim advocate is out until Tuesday.
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ihc8o5o
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She should ask the court about appointing a guardian ad litem (or whatever the equivalent is in your state) for the children. This will be a neutral adult who will act in the best interests of the children.
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Not a lawyer, assistant social worker. These type of reports are common and make up a huge chunk of CPS cases, they’ll know a fake claim when the see it. Cooperate and prove that the claims are false. Contact a lawyer.
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w63ymi
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My sister's ex is calling in false CPS reports against her (and possibly coaching the children). What can she do against this? My sister was informed (by phone) that there is another CPS case made against her (they have two kids). This happened 3mos ago when her ex made false allegations against her. She was investigated, nothing was found, and the case was closed. He also called the police on her once for abuse. They came by, talked to her and the kids and found nothing wrong. CPS called my sister today and told her another case has been opened against her. CPS would not tell her who made the allegations. CPS also said they could not tell her the details until they meet on Monday. My sister called me crying because she is so tired of dealing with this kind of harassment from her ex. It has to be him who called because the only other person the kids interact with over the summer is the younger one's daycare (who has no reason to call). She also has a restraining order against him (for violent threats) that says he should not be using third parties to harass her. But I doubt anyone would enforce this kind of thing. This is especially stressful because the ex will be getting the kids for a week starting Sunday and who knows what he'll be coaching them on this time. Last time the kids were with him, the older one started telling me (he can message me with his kindle) all kinds of crazy accusations that came straight from his father's mouth. His father has used the same weird phrases and accusations in the past such as "you are blinded to the truth," which is such a bizarre thing to hear from a 9yo. But, as soon as they are back with my sister, everything is back to normal with them. She has a free lawyer appointed by a domestic violence shelter. At the beginning he answered pretty quickly but lately he hasn't answered at all. Her victim advocate is out until Tuesday.
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Not a lawyer, but been through something similar. My xILs used CPS to lodge false allegations against my partner. I was freaking out, but cooperated fully with LE and CPS. When the investigation was complete, the detective made a very distinct comment that will stick with me forever, basically admitting the report was false and had my back. Same with the social worker, he was kind and compassionate. I had plenty of records, and he barely looked around my home. As someone else suggested, have her get a therapist for the kids. They will be the best defense against the BS claims, proving that the home is safe, and that the kids are cared for in her home. The therapist can also compare the kids behavior withe the behavior in their dads home. This has been my best defense, as the xILs have tried harassing the therapist, but she quickly put a stop to it. She has also observed distinct behavioral changes associated with their home. Hope this helps. Happy to answer any further questions too.
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I'm a DV attorney, but I'm not your attorney and, while you did not include a location in your post (which makes state-specific information impossible), I am almost certainly not licensed to practice where you live. I am giving general information based on the information that I know, but your sister has a lawyer and this is the point of having one: to get advice specific to her situation. This is information, not advice. **#1: Repeatedly calling CPS is typically not harassment.** Same thing with repeatedly calling the police or the fire department. It can be a crime by itself (false reporting or similar), but *not* harassment against the person the calls are about. The state typically wants to allow people to keep using emergency services, even if the reports are sometimes wrong. While CPS themselves might stop taking the reports seriously and not investigate them heavily, they're still not going to be able to prevent any CPS calls made at all. **#2: That's not what third-party contact means.** Third-party contact typically means "don't use another person to send messages," like his best friend can't walk up to her and say, "Your ex told me to tell you that you're a bitch." A person who, based on information they receive from the ex, reacts on their own is not third-party contact: if he talks to his buddy and says, "Wow, my ex is a bitch," and then his buddy walks up to her and says, "Wow, how could you be such a bitch to him?", that's not third party. Calling CPS is more the second thing than the first thing. **#3: She may not have to call CPS herself if CPS is already investigating him.** I tell my clients this all the time: they almost always investigate *both* parents, plus anyone else who might have some custody over them (like a grandparent). Calling CPS on your ex is essentially calling CPS on yourself. What you don't want is to come across as maliciously reporting things that aren't child abuse (and unfortunately, trying to turn your kids against their mom isn't considered child abuse), because then they won't take *either* parent seriously. **#4: She should call her lawyer on Monday.** The investigation is probably going to be fine so long as her home is reasonably clean, there's food in the fridge, that sort of thing, but even if he doesn't respond immediately, she should still contact him. DV attorneys have multiple clients; your sister only has the one case (hers). It's typically not a question of not caring about the case, but more needing to prioritize some cases over others because of a time crunch or something.
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My sister got SA by my uncle who lives in another country. He may be trying to immigrate to the US. Is there anything I can do as her brother. My sister(16 F) got SA by my uncle when she was 14 when he was visiting the US. I was away at university during the time, and didn’t find out about it around this time last year. I told my dad about it, and initially he was in support of my sister, but now he has taken the side of my uncle and still wishes for him to immigrate to the United States. My dad and grandma have asked my sister and I to forgive my uncle but we have no intention of doing so since what he did is unforgivable. My dad and grandma believe that since they have been trying to get his immigration through since 2008, that they have to go through with it. My question for the subreddit is, is there anything we can do to ensure he will not be allowed to immigrate here, and if he does what can I do as her brother to perhaps gain custody of her since my dad has failed her as a father? Thank you.
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Frankly speaking, filing a police report may be the easiest option after he's arrived in the U.S.. Absent a criminal conviction or a recorded interview where the uncle admits in front of an immigration officer that he committed a crime, there is no ineligibility created by an accusation. However, if he is arrested and convicted after his arrival, his LPR status could be revoked.
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Not a lawyer: If there was a police report filed you could send a copy to the USCIS.
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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czp03ir
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Is it a legit 501c3 charity, or a political action committee? Forcing you to donate to a political candidate or committee is illegal. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title11-vol1/xml/CFR-2011-title11-vol1-sec114-2.xml **(f) Facilitating the making of contributions. (1) Corporations and labor organizations (including officers, directors or other representatives acting as agents of corporations and labor organizations) are prohibited from facilitating the making of contributions to candidates or political committees, other than to the separate segregated funds of the corporations and labor organizations.** *Facilitation means using corporate or labor organization resources or facilities to engage in fundraising activities in connection with any federal election, such as activities which go beyond the limited exemptions set forth in 11 CFR part 100, subparts B and C, part 100, subparts D and E, 114.9(a) through (c) and 114.13. A corporation does not facilitate the making of a contribution to a candidate or political committee if it provides goods or services in the ordinary course of its business as a commercial vendor in accordance with 11 CFR part 116 at the usual and normal charge. (2) Examples of facilitating the making of contributions include but are not limited to— (i) Fundraising activities by corporations (except commercial vendors) or labor organizations that involve— (A) Officials or employees of the corporation or labor organization ordering or directing subordinates or support staff (who therefore are not acting as volunteers) to plan, organize or carry out the fundraising project as a part of their work responsibilities using corporate or labor organization resources, unless the corporation or labor organization receives advance payment for the fair market value of such services; (B) Failure to reimburse a corporation or labor organization within a commercially reasonable time for the use of corporate facilities described in 11 CFR 114.9(d) in connection with such fundraising activities; (C) Using a corporate or labor organization list of customers, clients, vendors or others who are not in the restricted class to solicit contributions or distribute invitations to the fundraiser, unless the corporation or labor organization receives advance payment for the fair market value of the list; (D) Using meeting rooms that are not customarily made available to clubs, civic or community organizations or other groups; or (E) Providing catering or other food services operated or obtained by the corporation or labor organization, unless the corporation or labor organization receives advance payment for the fair market value of the services; (ii) Providing materials for the purpose of transmitting or delivering contributions, such as stamps, envelopes addressed to a candidate or political committee other than the corporation's or labor organization's separate segregated fund, or other similar items which would assist in transmitting or delivering contributions, but not including providing the address of the candidate or political committee; (iii) Soliciting contributions earmarked for a candidate that are to be collected and forwarded by the corporation's or labor organizations's separate segregated fund, except to the extent such contributions also are treated as contributions to and by the separate segregated fund; or* **(iv) Using coercion, such as the threat of a detrimental job action, the threat of any other financial reprisal, or the threat of force, to urge any individual to make a contribution or engage in fundraising activities on behalf of a candidate or political committee.**
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Your boss is in for a world of hurt once a lawyer gets his hands on this case. A 5% paycut for everyone across the board? Who the hell runs their company like this. Some of these posts never fail to amaze me.
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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czp03ir
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czoz9k2
| 1,454,692,752 | 1,454,691,564 | 870 | 65 |
Your boss is in for a world of hurt once a lawyer gets his hands on this case. A 5% paycut for everyone across the board? Who the hell runs their company like this. Some of these posts never fail to amaze me.
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contact your local EEOC office.
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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czp03ir
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czozyis
| 1,454,692,752 | 1,454,692,556 | 870 | 52 |
Your boss is in for a world of hurt once a lawyer gets his hands on this case. A 5% paycut for everyone across the board? Who the hell runs their company like this. Some of these posts never fail to amaze me.
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I think that is a violation of Federal Election Laws if he is setting it up as a PAC. I think there is a potential wrongful termination (state law) claim and possible Federal claim for the 2 employees that were fired. Also it is likely a Wage & Hour Act violation in NC. What part of the state are you in?
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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czp03ir
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czozhj0
| 1,454,692,752 | 1,454,691,883 | 870 | 45 |
Your boss is in for a world of hurt once a lawyer gets his hands on this case. A 5% paycut for everyone across the board? Who the hell runs their company like this. Some of these posts never fail to amaze me.
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The relevant info, as it pertains to labor laws of the state of North Carolina is [here:]( http://www.nclabor.com/wh/fact%20sheets/deductions_from_wages.htm) This of course does not supersede federal law, and is just *in addition to*, not *instead of*. As far as NC is concerned, it looks like the employer can deduct an agreed upon amount from your wages for charitable contributions if you have authorized it in writing, but must allow you the option to opt out in writing at any time. You can reach out to the North Carolina Department of Labor to file a complaint. However, I'm not certain about NC whistleblower protections, so maybe someone else can chip in about how safe your job will be.
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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czoz6dv
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czp1acf
| 1,454,691,439 | 1,454,694,425 | 335 | 404 |
Is it a legit 501c3 charity, or a political action committee? Forcing you to donate to a political candidate or committee is illegal. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title11-vol1/xml/CFR-2011-title11-vol1-sec114-2.xml **(f) Facilitating the making of contributions. (1) Corporations and labor organizations (including officers, directors or other representatives acting as agents of corporations and labor organizations) are prohibited from facilitating the making of contributions to candidates or political committees, other than to the separate segregated funds of the corporations and labor organizations.** *Facilitation means using corporate or labor organization resources or facilities to engage in fundraising activities in connection with any federal election, such as activities which go beyond the limited exemptions set forth in 11 CFR part 100, subparts B and C, part 100, subparts D and E, 114.9(a) through (c) and 114.13. A corporation does not facilitate the making of a contribution to a candidate or political committee if it provides goods or services in the ordinary course of its business as a commercial vendor in accordance with 11 CFR part 116 at the usual and normal charge. (2) Examples of facilitating the making of contributions include but are not limited to— (i) Fundraising activities by corporations (except commercial vendors) or labor organizations that involve— (A) Officials or employees of the corporation or labor organization ordering or directing subordinates or support staff (who therefore are not acting as volunteers) to plan, organize or carry out the fundraising project as a part of their work responsibilities using corporate or labor organization resources, unless the corporation or labor organization receives advance payment for the fair market value of such services; (B) Failure to reimburse a corporation or labor organization within a commercially reasonable time for the use of corporate facilities described in 11 CFR 114.9(d) in connection with such fundraising activities; (C) Using a corporate or labor organization list of customers, clients, vendors or others who are not in the restricted class to solicit contributions or distribute invitations to the fundraiser, unless the corporation or labor organization receives advance payment for the fair market value of the list; (D) Using meeting rooms that are not customarily made available to clubs, civic or community organizations or other groups; or (E) Providing catering or other food services operated or obtained by the corporation or labor organization, unless the corporation or labor organization receives advance payment for the fair market value of the services; (ii) Providing materials for the purpose of transmitting or delivering contributions, such as stamps, envelopes addressed to a candidate or political committee other than the corporation's or labor organization's separate segregated fund, or other similar items which would assist in transmitting or delivering contributions, but not including providing the address of the candidate or political committee; (iii) Soliciting contributions earmarked for a candidate that are to be collected and forwarded by the corporation's or labor organizations's separate segregated fund, except to the extent such contributions also are treated as contributions to and by the separate segregated fund; or* **(iv) Using coercion, such as the threat of a detrimental job action, the threat of any other financial reprisal, or the threat of force, to urge any individual to make a contribution or engage in fundraising activities on behalf of a candidate or political committee.**
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Well, say goodbye to this company, because it's about to be sued into oblivion. Get your pay-cheque. Update your resume, and look for a new place because he will not be able to pay you soon.
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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czoz9k2
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czp1acf
| 1,454,691,564 | 1,454,694,425 | 65 | 404 |
contact your local EEOC office.
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Well, say goodbye to this company, because it's about to be sued into oblivion. Get your pay-cheque. Update your resume, and look for a new place because he will not be able to pay you soon.
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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czozyis
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czp1acf
| 1,454,692,556 | 1,454,694,425 | 52 | 404 |
I think that is a violation of Federal Election Laws if he is setting it up as a PAC. I think there is a potential wrongful termination (state law) claim and possible Federal claim for the 2 employees that were fired. Also it is likely a Wage & Hour Act violation in NC. What part of the state are you in?
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Well, say goodbye to this company, because it's about to be sued into oblivion. Get your pay-cheque. Update your resume, and look for a new place because he will not be able to pay you soon.
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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czp1acf
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czozhj0
| 1,454,694,425 | 1,454,691,883 | 404 | 45 |
Well, say goodbye to this company, because it's about to be sued into oblivion. Get your pay-cheque. Update your resume, and look for a new place because he will not be able to pay you soon.
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The relevant info, as it pertains to labor laws of the state of North Carolina is [here:]( http://www.nclabor.com/wh/fact%20sheets/deductions_from_wages.htm) This of course does not supersede federal law, and is just *in addition to*, not *instead of*. As far as NC is concerned, it looks like the employer can deduct an agreed upon amount from your wages for charitable contributions if you have authorized it in writing, but must allow you the option to opt out in writing at any time. You can reach out to the North Carolina Department of Labor to file a complaint. However, I'm not certain about NC whistleblower protections, so maybe someone else can chip in about how safe your job will be.
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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czoz9k2
| 1,454,695,103 | 1,454,691,564 | 267 | 65 |
It is illegal. Get the ultimatum in writing and copy the crap out of it. I would refuse to sign it , then get the reason for termination in writing. Also record the termination meeting with your cellphone but check your state laws before doing so. Contact your labor board before going in to work next also.
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contact your local EEOC office.
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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czozyis
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czp1rpw
| 1,454,692,556 | 1,454,695,103 | 52 | 267 |
I think that is a violation of Federal Election Laws if he is setting it up as a PAC. I think there is a potential wrongful termination (state law) claim and possible Federal claim for the 2 employees that were fired. Also it is likely a Wage & Hour Act violation in NC. What part of the state are you in?
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It is illegal. Get the ultimatum in writing and copy the crap out of it. I would refuse to sign it , then get the reason for termination in writing. Also record the termination meeting with your cellphone but check your state laws before doing so. Contact your labor board before going in to work next also.
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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czozhj0
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czp1rpw
| 1,454,691,883 | 1,454,695,103 | 45 | 267 |
The relevant info, as it pertains to labor laws of the state of North Carolina is [here:]( http://www.nclabor.com/wh/fact%20sheets/deductions_from_wages.htm) This of course does not supersede federal law, and is just *in addition to*, not *instead of*. As far as NC is concerned, it looks like the employer can deduct an agreed upon amount from your wages for charitable contributions if you have authorized it in writing, but must allow you the option to opt out in writing at any time. You can reach out to the North Carolina Department of Labor to file a complaint. However, I'm not certain about NC whistleblower protections, so maybe someone else can chip in about how safe your job will be.
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It is illegal. Get the ultimatum in writing and copy the crap out of it. I would refuse to sign it , then get the reason for termination in writing. Also record the termination meeting with your cellphone but check your state laws before doing so. Contact your labor board before going in to work next also.
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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czp39qa
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czoz9k2
| 1,454,697,226 | 1,454,691,564 | 153 | 65 |
OP please post an update at a later date.
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contact your local EEOC office.
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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czp39qa
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czozyis
| 1,454,697,226 | 1,454,692,556 | 153 | 52 |
OP please post an update at a later date.
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I think that is a violation of Federal Election Laws if he is setting it up as a PAC. I think there is a potential wrongful termination (state law) claim and possible Federal claim for the 2 employees that were fired. Also it is likely a Wage & Hour Act violation in NC. What part of the state are you in?
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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czp39qa
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czozhj0
| 1,454,697,226 | 1,454,691,883 | 153 | 45 |
OP please post an update at a later date.
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The relevant info, as it pertains to labor laws of the state of North Carolina is [here:]( http://www.nclabor.com/wh/fact%20sheets/deductions_from_wages.htm) This of course does not supersede federal law, and is just *in addition to*, not *instead of*. As far as NC is concerned, it looks like the employer can deduct an agreed upon amount from your wages for charitable contributions if you have authorized it in writing, but must allow you the option to opt out in writing at any time. You can reach out to the North Carolina Department of Labor to file a complaint. However, I'm not certain about NC whistleblower protections, so maybe someone else can chip in about how safe your job will be.
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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czozhj0
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czozyis
| 1,454,691,883 | 1,454,692,556 | 45 | 52 |
The relevant info, as it pertains to labor laws of the state of North Carolina is [here:]( http://www.nclabor.com/wh/fact%20sheets/deductions_from_wages.htm) This of course does not supersede federal law, and is just *in addition to*, not *instead of*. As far as NC is concerned, it looks like the employer can deduct an agreed upon amount from your wages for charitable contributions if you have authorized it in writing, but must allow you the option to opt out in writing at any time. You can reach out to the North Carolina Department of Labor to file a complaint. However, I'm not certain about NC whistleblower protections, so maybe someone else can chip in about how safe your job will be.
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I think that is a violation of Federal Election Laws if he is setting it up as a PAC. I think there is a potential wrongful termination (state law) claim and possible Federal claim for the 2 employees that were fired. Also it is likely a Wage & Hour Act violation in NC. What part of the state are you in?
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[NC] Boss is requiring employees to donate to his political charity under threat of being fired. Is this legal? I work for a small business (about 40 employees including the owner) and he decided about a month ago to start his own political charity that he could use to donate to political candidates and causes of his choice. He is requiring every employee to donate 5% of their after-tax paycheck from now on to his charity. He is also requiring that every employee sign a form that agrees to this "voluntary" donation to his charity. He announced it in a company-wide meeting last month to fire anyone who refused and gave everyone a month to sign it and return it to him. 2 people refused to sign it and were fired yesterday on the last day to return the form. 1 of them has been there over 10 years and was probably the best employee the owner has. I'm on vacation this week, so I have to return the form on Monday. I don't subscribe to his political beliefs, nor do I support his preferred presidential candidate. Plus, I do not want to give up 5% of my take-home pay. Do I have any recourse? I don't want to be fired. This can't be legal, can it?
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| 1,454,716,190 | 1,454,713,007 | 19 | 5 |
He cannot force you to donate, because political contributions have to be truly voluntary. However, he can easily cut your pay by 5% or more (assuming you aren't at minimum wage or unionized) and then donate the money himself. I would suggest you simply refuse to sign, and keep all documentation of this. Try to get him to say in an e-mail that he is firing people who refuse to sign. Get testimony from other coworkers. Then report it to either DOL or your state's labor board.
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This is amazing. I would think an immediate call to the EEOC and Wage and Hour Commision would be in order, preferably prior to business close today. I am unaware if NC is an "at will" state so as far as keeping the job, that will certainly be reliant on that. I do not have actual "law" to back this up, but it does seem like it would be completely illegal on a federal level. This is amazing, please OP let us know how it goes, and I am terribly sorry that you are going through such a ridiculous thing.
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[KY] My employer is requiring me to provide a doctor's note for any days I call in to work but is not applying this policy to other employees at my place of work. Can my employer legally do this? I called out for work yesterday and did not see a doctor. I had a brief cough and sore throat so I stayed home, treated it myself and am now ready to return to work. Employer is threatening me with my job because I am unable to provide documentation. Another employee called out yesterday and will be returning today and I have verified with this employee that he was never asked for documentation.
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i109kde
| 1,647,522,952 | 1,647,517,575 | 522 | 159 |
It's pretty common for an employer to more closely scrutinize employees they believe are abusing policies/privileges or otherwise have performance problems. Of course I say this with absolutely no additional context, but I would consider taking this as a hint.
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>Can my employer legally do this? Almost surely. Unless they have some company or other policy in place they can do just about anything they want including requiring some employees to provide a doctors note while others are are not required to do so. The only way this would become a legal issue is if they did this based on protected class status such as race, religion etc. or if it violated a union or other contractual agreement.
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[KY] My employer is requiring me to provide a doctor's note for any days I call in to work but is not applying this policy to other employees at my place of work. Can my employer legally do this? I called out for work yesterday and did not see a doctor. I had a brief cough and sore throat so I stayed home, treated it myself and am now ready to return to work. Employer is threatening me with my job because I am unable to provide documentation. Another employee called out yesterday and will be returning today and I have verified with this employee that he was never asked for documentation.
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i10jddk
| 1,647,522,903 | 1,647,522,952 | 13 | 522 |
most likely legal. KY is an at will employment state which means you can be fired for nothing.
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It's pretty common for an employer to more closely scrutinize employees they believe are abusing policies/privileges or otherwise have performance problems. Of course I say this with absolutely no additional context, but I would consider taking this as a hint.
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[KY] My employer is requiring me to provide a doctor's note for any days I call in to work but is not applying this policy to other employees at my place of work. Can my employer legally do this? I called out for work yesterday and did not see a doctor. I had a brief cough and sore throat so I stayed home, treated it myself and am now ready to return to work. Employer is threatening me with my job because I am unable to provide documentation. Another employee called out yesterday and will be returning today and I have verified with this employee that he was never asked for documentation.
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i109kde
| 1,647,523,483 | 1,647,517,575 | 295 | 159 |
Not a legal advice. How was your attendance record prior to this incident, particularly compared to the other employee? Did you claim sick days often while the other - perhaps - never did? How was your performance compared to that employee? You do not need to respond to these questions, only you know the answers.
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>Can my employer legally do this? Almost surely. Unless they have some company or other policy in place they can do just about anything they want including requiring some employees to provide a doctors note while others are are not required to do so. The only way this would become a legal issue is if they did this based on protected class status such as race, religion etc. or if it violated a union or other contractual agreement.
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[KY] My employer is requiring me to provide a doctor's note for any days I call in to work but is not applying this policy to other employees at my place of work. Can my employer legally do this? I called out for work yesterday and did not see a doctor. I had a brief cough and sore throat so I stayed home, treated it myself and am now ready to return to work. Employer is threatening me with my job because I am unable to provide documentation. Another employee called out yesterday and will be returning today and I have verified with this employee that he was never asked for documentation.
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i10kh2k
| 1,647,522,903 | 1,647,523,483 | 13 | 295 |
most likely legal. KY is an at will employment state which means you can be fired for nothing.
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Not a legal advice. How was your attendance record prior to this incident, particularly compared to the other employee? Did you claim sick days often while the other - perhaps - never did? How was your performance compared to that employee? You do not need to respond to these questions, only you know the answers.
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[KY] My employer is requiring me to provide a doctor's note for any days I call in to work but is not applying this policy to other employees at my place of work. Can my employer legally do this? I called out for work yesterday and did not see a doctor. I had a brief cough and sore throat so I stayed home, treated it myself and am now ready to return to work. Employer is threatening me with my job because I am unable to provide documentation. Another employee called out yesterday and will be returning today and I have verified with this employee that he was never asked for documentation.
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| 1,647,522,903 | 1,647,523,558 | 13 | 52 |
most likely legal. KY is an at will employment state which means you can be fired for nothing.
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How often are you calling in? If you call off for something as small as a sore throat, I imagine it's a lot. If you're calling in constantly, your employer may be asking for a documentation to curb you from not showing up for silly things.
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[KY] My employer is requiring me to provide a doctor's note for any days I call in to work but is not applying this policy to other employees at my place of work. Can my employer legally do this? I called out for work yesterday and did not see a doctor. I had a brief cough and sore throat so I stayed home, treated it myself and am now ready to return to work. Employer is threatening me with my job because I am unable to provide documentation. Another employee called out yesterday and will be returning today and I have verified with this employee that he was never asked for documentation.
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| 1,647,522,903 | 1,647,524,633 | 13 | 25 |
most likely legal. KY is an at will employment state which means you can be fired for nothing.
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Can they do this? The answer is "probably." If you could somehow show that you are being singled out due to a protected class (i.e. only black people need sick notes) you would have a case, but without the discrimination relating to a protected class it won't be illegal.
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[KY] My employer is requiring me to provide a doctor's note for any days I call in to work but is not applying this policy to other employees at my place of work. Can my employer legally do this? I called out for work yesterday and did not see a doctor. I had a brief cough and sore throat so I stayed home, treated it myself and am now ready to return to work. Employer is threatening me with my job because I am unable to provide documentation. Another employee called out yesterday and will be returning today and I have verified with this employee that he was never asked for documentation.
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| 1,647,522,903 | 1,647,540,268 | 13 | 14 |
most likely legal. KY is an at will employment state which means you can be fired for nothing.
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Sounds like you call off a lot and he’s trying to force you into becoming more reliable.
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tg892c
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[KY] My employer is requiring me to provide a doctor's note for any days I call in to work but is not applying this policy to other employees at my place of work. Can my employer legally do this? I called out for work yesterday and did not see a doctor. I had a brief cough and sore throat so I stayed home, treated it myself and am now ready to return to work. Employer is threatening me with my job because I am unable to provide documentation. Another employee called out yesterday and will be returning today and I have verified with this employee that he was never asked for documentation.
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| 1,647,546,971 | 1,647,546,990 | 4 | 13 |
By itself this behavior is most likely legal, but if it's being done as a way to harass you over a protected act or membership in a protected class then your boss is breaking the law. Have you been given any information about why you're being singled out?
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Attendance, like so many other policies is supposed to be individually assessed. What is your attendance record compared to the other employee? Was that their first call in? Was it yours? Do you or they have FMLA protections for acute and/or chronic conditions? Do you know for a fact that the other employee was not asked for documentation? What is your source?
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tg892c
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[KY] My employer is requiring me to provide a doctor's note for any days I call in to work but is not applying this policy to other employees at my place of work. Can my employer legally do this? I called out for work yesterday and did not see a doctor. I had a brief cough and sore throat so I stayed home, treated it myself and am now ready to return to work. Employer is threatening me with my job because I am unable to provide documentation. Another employee called out yesterday and will be returning today and I have verified with this employee that he was never asked for documentation.
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i11yjuu
| 1,647,546,990 | 1,647,543,379 | 13 | 3 |
Attendance, like so many other policies is supposed to be individually assessed. What is your attendance record compared to the other employee? Was that their first call in? Was it yours? Do you or they have FMLA protections for acute and/or chronic conditions? Do you know for a fact that the other employee was not asked for documentation? What is your source?
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Yeah. It is. Had a boss that did that to me. He never believed i had Epilepsy until i finally had a seizure in the office that he witnessed. He suddenly decided to retire a week later. BTW, I live in KY. This is perfectly legal for them to do
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[KY] My employer is requiring me to provide a doctor's note for any days I call in to work but is not applying this policy to other employees at my place of work. Can my employer legally do this? I called out for work yesterday and did not see a doctor. I had a brief cough and sore throat so I stayed home, treated it myself and am now ready to return to work. Employer is threatening me with my job because I am unable to provide documentation. Another employee called out yesterday and will be returning today and I have verified with this employee that he was never asked for documentation.
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i127wil
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i11yjuu
| 1,647,546,971 | 1,647,543,379 | 4 | 3 |
By itself this behavior is most likely legal, but if it's being done as a way to harass you over a protected act or membership in a protected class then your boss is breaking the law. Have you been given any information about why you're being singled out?
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Yeah. It is. Had a boss that did that to me. He never believed i had Epilepsy until i finally had a seizure in the office that he witnessed. He suddenly decided to retire a week later. BTW, I live in KY. This is perfectly legal for them to do
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My job is requiring ALL vaccinated employees to get a monthly Antibodies test which requires a blood draw. Can they do this? Previously, we have been testing all employees for covid with a nasal swab. Now that have decided to continue the covid test for unvaccinated employee but the employees who got the vaccine are being asked to do a monthly blood draw to test for antibodies. It seems rather excessive and many of us are opposed to this decision.
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My job is requiring ALL vaccinated employees to get a monthly Antibodies test which requires a blood draw. Can they do this? Previously, we have been testing all employees for covid with a nasal swab. Now that have decided to continue the covid test for unvaccinated employee but the employees who got the vaccine are being asked to do a monthly blood draw to test for antibodies. It seems rather excessive and many of us are opposed to this decision.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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i17flfj
| 1,647,638,774 | 1,647,639,226 | 85 | 838 |
Multifamily/multi unit properties specify a unit number with the property you are renting, along with access guidelines to other spaces, e.g. garage, basement, attic, yard, etc. Typically these extra items will only include basic restrictions like "don't stack newspapers next to the furnace". These lines in the lease will also sometimes include a catch-all phrase like "all other spaces are not included in this rental agreement". You should be able to check the zoning for your property as well as whether an accessory dwelling unit is/has been permitted. If it's zoned as single family, you could escalate the situation by contacting your town building dept/zoning board and see what they say. Note: this could greatly sour relations with your landlord. As others have mentioned, you need to review your lease and possibly discuss with a lawyer if you don't reach a resolution with your landlord.
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Fun times. 1. Check with Code Enforcement of what he is doing is permitted. You may not be zoned for multiple dwellings. 2. If he is zoned and permitted, is the garage getting its own separate utility meters? 3. Your lease might be too vague to address if you have exclusive use of the property.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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Fun times. 1. Check with Code Enforcement of what he is doing is permitted. You may not be zoned for multiple dwellings. 2. If he is zoned and permitted, is the garage getting its own separate utility meters? 3. Your lease might be too vague to address if you have exclusive use of the property.
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You need to have a local attorney review your lease to find out if it actually includes the garage or not.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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Fun times. 1. Check with Code Enforcement of what he is doing is permitted. You may not be zoned for multiple dwellings. 2. If he is zoned and permitted, is the garage getting its own separate utility meters? 3. Your lease might be too vague to address if you have exclusive use of the property.
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Is use of the garage in the lease?
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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Fun times. 1. Check with Code Enforcement of what he is doing is permitted. You may not be zoned for multiple dwellings. 2. If he is zoned and permitted, is the garage getting its own separate utility meters? 3. Your lease might be too vague to address if you have exclusive use of the property.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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Multifamily/multi unit properties specify a unit number with the property you are renting, along with access guidelines to other spaces, e.g. garage, basement, attic, yard, etc. Typically these extra items will only include basic restrictions like "don't stack newspapers next to the furnace". These lines in the lease will also sometimes include a catch-all phrase like "all other spaces are not included in this rental agreement". You should be able to check the zoning for your property as well as whether an accessory dwelling unit is/has been permitted. If it's zoned as single family, you could escalate the situation by contacting your town building dept/zoning board and see what they say. Note: this could greatly sour relations with your landlord. As others have mentioned, you need to review your lease and possibly discuss with a lawyer if you don't reach a resolution with your landlord.
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From what you describe, this is likely a partial eviction. If he has already locked you out of it, consult with an attorney to discuss your next steps.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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From what you describe, this is likely a partial eviction. If he has already locked you out of it, consult with an attorney to discuss your next steps.
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You need to have a local attorney review your lease to find out if it actually includes the garage or not.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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Is use of the garage in the lease?
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From what you describe, this is likely a partial eviction. If he has already locked you out of it, consult with an attorney to discuss your next steps.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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From what you describe, this is likely a partial eviction. If he has already locked you out of it, consult with an attorney to discuss your next steps.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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You need to have a local attorney review your lease to find out if it actually includes the garage or not.
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Multifamily/multi unit properties specify a unit number with the property you are renting, along with access guidelines to other spaces, e.g. garage, basement, attic, yard, etc. Typically these extra items will only include basic restrictions like "don't stack newspapers next to the furnace". These lines in the lease will also sometimes include a catch-all phrase like "all other spaces are not included in this rental agreement". You should be able to check the zoning for your property as well as whether an accessory dwelling unit is/has been permitted. If it's zoned as single family, you could escalate the situation by contacting your town building dept/zoning board and see what they say. Note: this could greatly sour relations with your landlord. As others have mentioned, you need to review your lease and possibly discuss with a lawyer if you don't reach a resolution with your landlord.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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Is use of the garage in the lease?
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Multifamily/multi unit properties specify a unit number with the property you are renting, along with access guidelines to other spaces, e.g. garage, basement, attic, yard, etc. Typically these extra items will only include basic restrictions like "don't stack newspapers next to the furnace". These lines in the lease will also sometimes include a catch-all phrase like "all other spaces are not included in this rental agreement". You should be able to check the zoning for your property as well as whether an accessory dwelling unit is/has been permitted. If it's zoned as single family, you could escalate the situation by contacting your town building dept/zoning board and see what they say. Note: this could greatly sour relations with your landlord. As others have mentioned, you need to review your lease and possibly discuss with a lawyer if you don't reach a resolution with your landlord.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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Multifamily/multi unit properties specify a unit number with the property you are renting, along with access guidelines to other spaces, e.g. garage, basement, attic, yard, etc. Typically these extra items will only include basic restrictions like "don't stack newspapers next to the furnace". These lines in the lease will also sometimes include a catch-all phrase like "all other spaces are not included in this rental agreement". You should be able to check the zoning for your property as well as whether an accessory dwelling unit is/has been permitted. If it's zoned as single family, you could escalate the situation by contacting your town building dept/zoning board and see what they say. Note: this could greatly sour relations with your landlord. As others have mentioned, you need to review your lease and possibly discuss with a lawyer if you don't reach a resolution with your landlord.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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Not a lawyer, property manager and investor in another state. ADUs are all the rage in a number of places right now, and CA is a huge proponent of them due to a shortage of affordable housing. They do need to be permitted. The issue is that since you’ve have the exclusive use of the garage for many years, and your lease references the address, the standard is set that you have exclusive use of the garage as part of your residence. Please find a tenants association or tenants union in your area to discuss this with. While you are on a month to month, much of CA has all kinds of laws that allow tenants rights that other places don’t allow, such as the right to remain in the home with nothing but the rent changing, and that by a set percentage based on the economy. It is very possible you may receive a notice to end tenancy or notice of change of tenancy. You need someone familiar with the laws and ordinances in your community to advise you. Do not, under any circumstances withhold any rent until you consult with a tenants association or tenants attorney in your area. No other info we give you is appropriate.
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You need to have a local attorney review your lease to find out if it actually includes the garage or not.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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i17u4zs
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In California, conversions of garages to Accessory Dwelling Units is legal and prevalent. Garage conversion requires no replacement of parking. However, the landlord does need to get permits. Contact the Bakersfield Planning Division (661-326-3733). Separate utilities are not required for ADUs under California law. Not a lawyer, but it is my understanding that if the landlord is not putting in separate meters for utilities they cannot legally charge your utilities because they can't parcel out your utilities vs. the additional tenant. ​ If use of the garage is a part of your lease the landlord should have revised the lease with you and you should renogiate the lease with them. Are there any tenant advocacy groups in your area that can help you look at this?
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Not a lawyer, property manager and investor in another state. ADUs are all the rage in a number of places right now, and CA is a huge proponent of them due to a shortage of affordable housing. They do need to be permitted. The issue is that since you’ve have the exclusive use of the garage for many years, and your lease references the address, the standard is set that you have exclusive use of the garage as part of your residence. Please find a tenants association or tenants union in your area to discuss this with. While you are on a month to month, much of CA has all kinds of laws that allow tenants rights that other places don’t allow, such as the right to remain in the home with nothing but the rent changing, and that by a set percentage based on the economy. It is very possible you may receive a notice to end tenancy or notice of change of tenancy. You need someone familiar with the laws and ordinances in your community to advise you. Do not, under any circumstances withhold any rent until you consult with a tenants association or tenants attorney in your area. No other info we give you is appropriate.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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Sounds like you have exclusive use of the property you rent, which now includes a suite in the garage. Thank the landlord for this free upgrade to your lease and Start a bed and breakfast if it’s legal, or invite the extended family to stay!
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Not a lawyer, property manager and investor in another state. ADUs are all the rage in a number of places right now, and CA is a huge proponent of them due to a shortage of affordable housing. They do need to be permitted. The issue is that since you’ve have the exclusive use of the garage for many years, and your lease references the address, the standard is set that you have exclusive use of the garage as part of your residence. Please find a tenants association or tenants union in your area to discuss this with. While you are on a month to month, much of CA has all kinds of laws that allow tenants rights that other places don’t allow, such as the right to remain in the home with nothing but the rent changing, and that by a set percentage based on the economy. It is very possible you may receive a notice to end tenancy or notice of change of tenancy. You need someone familiar with the laws and ordinances in your community to advise you. Do not, under any circumstances withhold any rent until you consult with a tenants association or tenants attorney in your area. No other info we give you is appropriate.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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Not a lawyer, property manager and investor in another state. ADUs are all the rage in a number of places right now, and CA is a huge proponent of them due to a shortage of affordable housing. They do need to be permitted. The issue is that since you’ve have the exclusive use of the garage for many years, and your lease references the address, the standard is set that you have exclusive use of the garage as part of your residence. Please find a tenants association or tenants union in your area to discuss this with. While you are on a month to month, much of CA has all kinds of laws that allow tenants rights that other places don’t allow, such as the right to remain in the home with nothing but the rent changing, and that by a set percentage based on the economy. It is very possible you may receive a notice to end tenancy or notice of change of tenancy. You need someone familiar with the laws and ordinances in your community to advise you. Do not, under any circumstances withhold any rent until you consult with a tenants association or tenants attorney in your area. No other info we give you is appropriate.
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Is use of the garage in the lease?
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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You can probably withhold some rent, but . . . He will probably try to evict you and as you are month to month, he would likely be successful. If the conversion is illegal, report it to the city/county. He loses incentive to evict you and rent out both units if he is barred from renting out the converted garage. If the modification is legal, discuss with him new lease terms. You're month to month so either of you can propose new lease terms. (His new lease proposal is obviously you continue paying the same rent but lose access to the garage. You can accept, refuse or counter)
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Not a lawyer, property manager and investor in another state. ADUs are all the rage in a number of places right now, and CA is a huge proponent of them due to a shortage of affordable housing. They do need to be permitted. The issue is that since you’ve have the exclusive use of the garage for many years, and your lease references the address, the standard is set that you have exclusive use of the garage as part of your residence. Please find a tenants association or tenants union in your area to discuss this with. While you are on a month to month, much of CA has all kinds of laws that allow tenants rights that other places don’t allow, such as the right to remain in the home with nothing but the rent changing, and that by a set percentage based on the economy. It is very possible you may receive a notice to end tenancy or notice of change of tenancy. You need someone familiar with the laws and ordinances in your community to advise you. Do not, under any circumstances withhold any rent until you consult with a tenants association or tenants attorney in your area. No other info we give you is appropriate.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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Not a lawyer, property manager and investor in another state. ADUs are all the rage in a number of places right now, and CA is a huge proponent of them due to a shortage of affordable housing. They do need to be permitted. The issue is that since you’ve have the exclusive use of the garage for many years, and your lease references the address, the standard is set that you have exclusive use of the garage as part of your residence. Please find a tenants association or tenants union in your area to discuss this with. While you are on a month to month, much of CA has all kinds of laws that allow tenants rights that other places don’t allow, such as the right to remain in the home with nothing but the rent changing, and that by a set percentage based on the economy. It is very possible you may receive a notice to end tenancy or notice of change of tenancy. You need someone familiar with the laws and ordinances in your community to advise you. Do not, under any circumstances withhold any rent until you consult with a tenants association or tenants attorney in your area. No other info we give you is appropriate.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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You need to have a local attorney review your lease to find out if it actually includes the garage or not.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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You need to have a local attorney review your lease to find out if it actually includes the garage or not.
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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Is use of the garage in the lease?
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In California, conversions of garages to Accessory Dwelling Units is legal and prevalent. Garage conversion requires no replacement of parking. However, the landlord does need to get permits. Contact the Bakersfield Planning Division (661-326-3733). Separate utilities are not required for ADUs under California law. Not a lawyer, but it is my understanding that if the landlord is not putting in separate meters for utilities they cannot legally charge your utilities because they can't parcel out your utilities vs. the additional tenant. ​ If use of the garage is a part of your lease the landlord should have revised the lease with you and you should renogiate the lease with them. Are there any tenant advocacy groups in your area that can help you look at this?
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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In California, conversions of garages to Accessory Dwelling Units is legal and prevalent. Garage conversion requires no replacement of parking. However, the landlord does need to get permits. Contact the Bakersfield Planning Division (661-326-3733). Separate utilities are not required for ADUs under California law. Not a lawyer, but it is my understanding that if the landlord is not putting in separate meters for utilities they cannot legally charge your utilities because they can't parcel out your utilities vs. the additional tenant. ​ If use of the garage is a part of your lease the landlord should have revised the lease with you and you should renogiate the lease with them. Are there any tenant advocacy groups in your area that can help you look at this?
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You can probably withhold some rent, but . . . He will probably try to evict you and as you are month to month, he would likely be successful. If the conversion is illegal, report it to the city/county. He loses incentive to evict you and rent out both units if he is barred from renting out the converted garage. If the modification is legal, discuss with him new lease terms. You're month to month so either of you can propose new lease terms. (His new lease proposal is obviously you continue paying the same rent but lose access to the garage. You can accept, refuse or counter)
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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In California, conversions of garages to Accessory Dwelling Units is legal and prevalent. Garage conversion requires no replacement of parking. However, the landlord does need to get permits. Contact the Bakersfield Planning Division (661-326-3733). Separate utilities are not required for ADUs under California law. Not a lawyer, but it is my understanding that if the landlord is not putting in separate meters for utilities they cannot legally charge your utilities because they can't parcel out your utilities vs. the additional tenant. ​ If use of the garage is a part of your lease the landlord should have revised the lease with you and you should renogiate the lease with them. Are there any tenant advocacy groups in your area that can help you look at this?
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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Sounds like you have exclusive use of the property you rent, which now includes a suite in the garage. Thank the landlord for this free upgrade to your lease and Start a bed and breakfast if it’s legal, or invite the extended family to stay!
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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You can probably withhold some rent, but . . . He will probably try to evict you and as you are month to month, he would likely be successful. If the conversion is illegal, report it to the city/county. He loses incentive to evict you and rent out both units if he is barred from renting out the converted garage. If the modification is legal, discuss with him new lease terms. You're month to month so either of you can propose new lease terms. (His new lease proposal is obviously you continue paying the same rent but lose access to the garage. You can accept, refuse or counter)
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Sounds like you have exclusive use of the property you rent, which now includes a suite in the garage. Thank the landlord for this free upgrade to your lease and Start a bed and breakfast if it’s legal, or invite the extended family to stay!
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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Sounds like you have exclusive use of the property you rent, which now includes a suite in the garage. Thank the landlord for this free upgrade to your lease and Start a bed and breakfast if it’s legal, or invite the extended family to stay!
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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Is use of the garage in the lease?
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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You can probably withhold some rent, but . . . He will probably try to evict you and as you are month to month, he would likely be successful. If the conversion is illegal, report it to the city/county. He loses incentive to evict you and rent out both units if he is barred from renting out the converted garage. If the modification is legal, discuss with him new lease terms. You're month to month so either of you can propose new lease terms. (His new lease proposal is obviously you continue paying the same rent but lose access to the garage. You can accept, refuse or counter)
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My landlord is converting my garage into a dwelling and renting it out, he's been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations for the last few months. (California) Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? I've been renting a house for the last ten years with a garage, it's a separate building attached to the main building by a covered patio, but it is on the property that I am renting. he's been renovating it for the past couple of months which wasn't that surprising, considering the dated electrical wiring in the garage. The work has been dragging on and when I asked them about it they told me they were replacing the broken foundation and electrical conduits so that the garage would be nicer and safe for us to use. Today I found out they've been lying to me about the purpose of the renovations. A stranger came up to my door assuming I was the owner. He said that he'd been talking to the workers about our dwelling conversion and asked me for my advice on where to source technical drawings and permits for his own garage-to-dwelling conversion. I asked "what dwelling conversion" and he told me the workmen had talked about it when he met them the other day. Basically, the landlord's grandson had lied directly to me but told some rando the truth and that rando then spilled the beans to me on accident. I confronted my landlord and he told me "we'd never discussed the garage" and that I wasn't renting it, he was lending it to me. But the rental agreement states that I'm renting the property at that address, and the garage is definitely at that address, attached to my porch cover, which is attached to my house. Can I legally withhold a portion of my rent considering that I no longer have access to this amenity? Also assuming this is a prelude to eviction, what precautions and expectations should I have in place for that eventuality? I rent month to month, Bakersfield CA.
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CA tenant attorney checking in here. I am not your attorney, this is not formal legal advice. I go against the grain and actually never recommend withholding rent. By withholding, even under valid circumstances, you are putting yourself at risk for a notice to pay rent or quit. You would then have to present your argument in unlawful detainer court as to why you are withholding. It is never a guaranteed argument and quite frankly, not worth the risk. You should be taking other affirmative action, the first step being consulting with an attorney.
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My dad goes to pain management for his back pain and he is prescribed 150 hydrocodones per month. He's been running out and saying the pharmacy must be shorting him which we laughed off as they are usually pretty tight. Today we found out they may have been for a while. explanation underneath. As I said he gets 150 hydrocodones per month and has said when he ran out early that they must have shorted him. His memory isnt what it used to be so we chalked it up to him doubling up accidentally when he forgot he just took one. Well today we picked up his script for him and counted it and it was the full 150. then he pulled out the bottle they gave him last month which was a smaller bottle. We then tried to put the 150 in there and they didnt fit at all we still had 10 or 15 in our hand. It is the same pill, not a different brand that may be smaller. I'm obviously fucking pissed as he's been in pain for the last part of the month here lately as hes running out while taking his prescribed dose. He doesnt want to call the cops and from here on out i am going to let him call in his own refill so they think its him picking it up then i am going to go with him. But, is there any anonymous way for me to have that pharmacy audited or reported for their shady practices? I'm in North Carolina.
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Definitely speak to the pharmacy manager. You'll get the most traction if you present this as it is : a confusion and potential gap in medicine coverage for a patient. I urge you to tiptoe around accusations on first pass, the pharmacy will be a lot more willing to play ball if you use a light touch.
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This is called diversion. It is a HUGE problem in pharmacies. Do not call the pharmacy. Report them directly to the state board of pharmacy. Request a meeting with an investigator, show them the bottle and the pills. The DEA will be notified and they will, almost immediately, conduct an inspection of the pharmacy, including a comprehensive review of all of their Controlled Substances. This is a felony and, if this is happening, it will cause the pharmacist to have their license either suspended or placed under administrative review. It could possibly lead to the pharmacy being shut down as well. Again, I cannot stress to you enough, do not contact the pharmacy. This is a criminal matter that needs to be addressed by a pharmacy board.
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