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oby1kz | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it okay for my landlord to enter my apartment so often? I’m 18f in PA, US. I moved into my apartment exactly 4 months ago, it’s a split-level home made into 3 separate apartments. Since I moved in my landlord has entered my apartment unannounced multiple times every week. His reasons for entering vary, but sometimes he says it’s because he’s making repairs and things are never really ever fixed. I asked if he would give me 24 hours notice before visiting but he says he doesn’t have to because it’s a verbal lease and he’s too busy to know that far ahead when he’ll be here. My rent is always early because he requests it early, so late rent isn’t an issue. Is this legal for him to do this? | h3qr91k | h3qty54 | 1,625,182,460 | 1,625,183,853 | 2 | 52 | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. | PA does not have a law requiring notice to enter. You could ask him for a lease with those conditions included. | 0 | 1,393 | 26 |
oby1kz | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it okay for my landlord to enter my apartment so often? I’m 18f in PA, US. I moved into my apartment exactly 4 months ago, it’s a split-level home made into 3 separate apartments. Since I moved in my landlord has entered my apartment unannounced multiple times every week. His reasons for entering vary, but sometimes he says it’s because he’s making repairs and things are never really ever fixed. I asked if he would give me 24 hours notice before visiting but he says he doesn’t have to because it’s a verbal lease and he’s too busy to know that far ahead when he’ll be here. My rent is always early because he requests it early, so late rent isn’t an issue. Is this legal for him to do this? | h3rqr7i | h3rouc0 | 1,625,202,032 | 1,625,200,787 | 55 | 33 | Get a door stop to prevent him entering when you're home. | PA does not have a notice law, but local ordinances may require it. PA does have a right to quiet enjoyment for tenants. Basically the landlord is not allowed to take actions that disturb your use and enjoyment of the property. Is his consistently entering your apartment multiple times a week keeping you from using it as you otherwise would? Also, he cannot ask for your rent early. If your verbal lease is a month to month starting the first of each month and that’s when you initially agreed to pay him he can’t really just randomly say to pay it earlier without first giving you 30 days notice of the change to the terms of your agreement. Then again if you choose not to give it early he can just give you notice of termination of your tenancy. And just to be clear, this is not normal landlord behavior. The apartment is supposed to come in habitable condition and maybe some minor repairs he may have missed. But it’s really unusual and unsettling that an older male landlord would consistently enter without notice on a young female tenant without good reason. He’s also obviously not that busy if he’s there that much. | 1 | 1,245 | 1.666667 |
oby1kz | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it okay for my landlord to enter my apartment so often? I’m 18f in PA, US. I moved into my apartment exactly 4 months ago, it’s a split-level home made into 3 separate apartments. Since I moved in my landlord has entered my apartment unannounced multiple times every week. His reasons for entering vary, but sometimes he says it’s because he’s making repairs and things are never really ever fixed. I asked if he would give me 24 hours notice before visiting but he says he doesn’t have to because it’s a verbal lease and he’s too busy to know that far ahead when he’ll be here. My rent is always early because he requests it early, so late rent isn’t an issue. Is this legal for him to do this? | h3rqr7i | h3qr91k | 1,625,202,032 | 1,625,182,460 | 55 | 2 | Get a door stop to prevent him entering when you're home. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. | 1 | 19,572 | 27.5 |
oby1kz | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it okay for my landlord to enter my apartment so often? I’m 18f in PA, US. I moved into my apartment exactly 4 months ago, it’s a split-level home made into 3 separate apartments. Since I moved in my landlord has entered my apartment unannounced multiple times every week. His reasons for entering vary, but sometimes he says it’s because he’s making repairs and things are never really ever fixed. I asked if he would give me 24 hours notice before visiting but he says he doesn’t have to because it’s a verbal lease and he’s too busy to know that far ahead when he’ll be here. My rent is always early because he requests it early, so late rent isn’t an issue. Is this legal for him to do this? | h3qr91k | h3rouc0 | 1,625,182,460 | 1,625,200,787 | 2 | 33 | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. | PA does not have a notice law, but local ordinances may require it. PA does have a right to quiet enjoyment for tenants. Basically the landlord is not allowed to take actions that disturb your use and enjoyment of the property. Is his consistently entering your apartment multiple times a week keeping you from using it as you otherwise would? Also, he cannot ask for your rent early. If your verbal lease is a month to month starting the first of each month and that’s when you initially agreed to pay him he can’t really just randomly say to pay it earlier without first giving you 30 days notice of the change to the terms of your agreement. Then again if you choose not to give it early he can just give you notice of termination of your tenancy. And just to be clear, this is not normal landlord behavior. The apartment is supposed to come in habitable condition and maybe some minor repairs he may have missed. But it’s really unusual and unsettling that an older male landlord would consistently enter without notice on a young female tenant without good reason. He’s also obviously not that busy if he’s there that much. | 0 | 18,327 | 16.5 |
oby1kz | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it okay for my landlord to enter my apartment so often? I’m 18f in PA, US. I moved into my apartment exactly 4 months ago, it’s a split-level home made into 3 separate apartments. Since I moved in my landlord has entered my apartment unannounced multiple times every week. His reasons for entering vary, but sometimes he says it’s because he’s making repairs and things are never really ever fixed. I asked if he would give me 24 hours notice before visiting but he says he doesn’t have to because it’s a verbal lease and he’s too busy to know that far ahead when he’ll be here. My rent is always early because he requests it early, so late rent isn’t an issue. Is this legal for him to do this? | h3sku88 | h3qr91k | 1,625,225,879 | 1,625,182,460 | 31 | 2 | I am not a lawyer - I would put a very visible camera in the common area recording and backed up to a cloud. This is not normal landlord behavior but since you have a verbal lease and Pa allows for entry without notification, there isn't much else you can do. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. | 1 | 43,419 | 15.5 |
oby1kz | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it okay for my landlord to enter my apartment so often? I’m 18f in PA, US. I moved into my apartment exactly 4 months ago, it’s a split-level home made into 3 separate apartments. Since I moved in my landlord has entered my apartment unannounced multiple times every week. His reasons for entering vary, but sometimes he says it’s because he’s making repairs and things are never really ever fixed. I asked if he would give me 24 hours notice before visiting but he says he doesn’t have to because it’s a verbal lease and he’s too busy to know that far ahead when he’ll be here. My rent is always early because he requests it early, so late rent isn’t an issue. Is this legal for him to do this? | h3tw90u | h3uauha | 1,625,247,782 | 1,625,253,989 | 10 | 26 | You have a Right to Quiet Enjoyment. This means that, while your landlord need not give you advance notice of entry, they also can't enter so often that you feel bothered or uncomfortable by it. Given that you clearly feel discomfort from their actions, and that entering "multiple times a week" is nowhere near reasonable, you most likely have grounds to break your lease. However, since you (arguably) have a verbal month-to-month lease, you can leave within 30 days notice anyway. | Here's some Philly info that applies to all of PA. ​ >I’m 18f Of course you are. Your landlord is a pervy creep. **Please** get a door wedge for your own safety. If you are able to afford to move, I would think about doing that. You should be able to enjoy safety and privacy in your home. | 0 | 6,207 | 2.6 |
oby1kz | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it okay for my landlord to enter my apartment so often? I’m 18f in PA, US. I moved into my apartment exactly 4 months ago, it’s a split-level home made into 3 separate apartments. Since I moved in my landlord has entered my apartment unannounced multiple times every week. His reasons for entering vary, but sometimes he says it’s because he’s making repairs and things are never really ever fixed. I asked if he would give me 24 hours notice before visiting but he says he doesn’t have to because it’s a verbal lease and he’s too busy to know that far ahead when he’ll be here. My rent is always early because he requests it early, so late rent isn’t an issue. Is this legal for him to do this? | h3uauha | h3qr91k | 1,625,253,989 | 1,625,182,460 | 26 | 2 | Here's some Philly info that applies to all of PA. ​ >I’m 18f Of course you are. Your landlord is a pervy creep. **Please** get a door wedge for your own safety. If you are able to afford to move, I would think about doing that. You should be able to enjoy safety and privacy in your home. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. | 1 | 71,529 | 13 |
oby1kz | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it okay for my landlord to enter my apartment so often? I’m 18f in PA, US. I moved into my apartment exactly 4 months ago, it’s a split-level home made into 3 separate apartments. Since I moved in my landlord has entered my apartment unannounced multiple times every week. His reasons for entering vary, but sometimes he says it’s because he’s making repairs and things are never really ever fixed. I asked if he would give me 24 hours notice before visiting but he says he doesn’t have to because it’s a verbal lease and he’s too busy to know that far ahead when he’ll be here. My rent is always early because he requests it early, so late rent isn’t an issue. Is this legal for him to do this? | h3tw90u | h3qr91k | 1,625,247,782 | 1,625,182,460 | 10 | 2 | You have a Right to Quiet Enjoyment. This means that, while your landlord need not give you advance notice of entry, they also can't enter so often that you feel bothered or uncomfortable by it. Given that you clearly feel discomfort from their actions, and that entering "multiple times a week" is nowhere near reasonable, you most likely have grounds to break your lease. However, since you (arguably) have a verbal month-to-month lease, you can leave within 30 days notice anyway. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. | 1 | 65,322 | 5 |
oby1kz | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it okay for my landlord to enter my apartment so often? I’m 18f in PA, US. I moved into my apartment exactly 4 months ago, it’s a split-level home made into 3 separate apartments. Since I moved in my landlord has entered my apartment unannounced multiple times every week. His reasons for entering vary, but sometimes he says it’s because he’s making repairs and things are never really ever fixed. I asked if he would give me 24 hours notice before visiting but he says he doesn’t have to because it’s a verbal lease and he’s too busy to know that far ahead when he’ll be here. My rent is always early because he requests it early, so late rent isn’t an issue. Is this legal for him to do this? | h3qr91k | h3uwhvo | 1,625,182,460 | 1,625,263,804 | 2 | 7 | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. | I am not a lawyer but please search everywhere for cameras. Something about this situation gives me the heebie jeebies. If you do find he's hidden recording devices, don't mess with them and immediately go to the police. You have a right to feel safe and comfortable in your home. | 0 | 81,344 | 3.5 |
oby1kz | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it okay for my landlord to enter my apartment so often? I’m 18f in PA, US. I moved into my apartment exactly 4 months ago, it’s a split-level home made into 3 separate apartments. Since I moved in my landlord has entered my apartment unannounced multiple times every week. His reasons for entering vary, but sometimes he says it’s because he’s making repairs and things are never really ever fixed. I asked if he would give me 24 hours notice before visiting but he says he doesn’t have to because it’s a verbal lease and he’s too busy to know that far ahead when he’ll be here. My rent is always early because he requests it early, so late rent isn’t an issue. Is this legal for him to do this? | h3uza5v | h3qr91k | 1,625,265,211 | 1,625,182,460 | 7 | 2 | Sounds like he may be recording | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. | 1 | 82,751 | 3.5 |
uwymne | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | landlord entered and removed everything in my apartment before my lease is up, now claiming there was nothing of value inside my lease is up on May 31st 2022. i had begun moving out a while ago, and left behind some things until i had time to go back and get them. well i returned this Saturday to find nearly everything gone (except for some trash, one trash bag of my things that i left there, and the couple items that were on my porch) and the lock to the front door was changed. i have paid rent every month including this month. landlord admits to entering and removing my things. says that they tried to contact me multiple times with no response before assuming it was abandoned. this is not true, i checked and the only contact i’ve gotten from them was one email in April, in which they asked to schedule the final walkthrough. i somehow missed this email, never saw it until now so i didn’t respond. they did not take pictures or document any of my items before removing and discarding them. i let them know i will be filing a police report because i know this is illegal. then, they claim that there was nothing of value in my apartment, “only garbage” and my desk chair, which they haven’t thrown away yet. some of the items that were missing include a futon, a laptop, a keyboard and mouse, a third of my clothes, some jewelry, some shelves, cat furniture, my art, sketchbooks, cards from my family. i asked, and they have no proof of forced entry or any sign that someone else broke in and took that stuff before they arrived. unfortunately i did not have renters insurance on this apartment. my questions are, since my landlord admitted to breaking the law by removing anything from my apartment, and can’t prove their claim that they didn’t remove the more valuable things like the futon and laptop, can i take this to court and demand to be compensated for the full value of everything i lost? is my case winnable? i have pictures of many of the items before they were taken, and i’m sure receipts for some as well if i dig. also, would i be able to sue for emotional damages in this case? a lot of the stuff taken had no monetary value but was very important to me. and knowing some person was going through my private things is extremely upsetting. and lastly, i am pretty broke. i have no income. so i would need a free or very affordable, good lawyer. i dont know what legal resources are available to me. so any advice for that is greatly appreciated. i live in Columbus, OH if that helps. let me know if more details are needed. thank you! | i9uzhw8 | i9w070c | 1,653,429,601 | 1,653,446,819 | 2 | 10 | >also, would i be able to sue for emotional damages in this case? You can try, but it's doubtful you'll win on that claim. You do have a good argument to recover rent for the time that you were unable to access the apartment. | For your artwork instead of sentimental value calculate how long it took to make at minimum wage to get at least some money for them. I don't know if that calculation will be accepted in small claims court but I think it would be worth a try. | 0 | 17,218 | 5 |
zbo9up | legaladvice_train | 0.87 | Landlord enters apartment unannounced While I wasn't home I was informed by my mother and brother that maintenance entered the apartment unannounced and didn't explain why they were there. They began searching the apartment, demanding to look in safes and lifting bed covers and such. My brother overheard them saying something about thinking we were drug dealers? I would like to say there is quite a large sum of cash in the safes. Was this legal? What if they enter when we're not there and things are missing? Nothing needed to be repaired they had no reason for entering let alone search the apartment. What can I do? *Edit: We are located in New York State. | iysenya | iys7izd | 1,670,098,537 | 1,670,095,579 | 18 | 2 | While New York State does not impose a minimum notice period for entry to make repairs, that is rather moot here since they weren't making repairs; they were engaging in a search. Your landlord and their agents have no legal right to engage in a search of your premises and personal belongings. They are not law enforcement. There's a good argument that you should file a police report over this as they unlawfully entered your home under false pretenses. They'll probably try to argue its a civil matter though, so hopefully someone better versed in New York law can advise further. What actions did your mother and brother take? Did they ask the men to leave or otherwise object to them being there? Did they open the safes for them or refuse to do so? It's also probably worth filing complaints with any regulatory bodies that govern landlord-tenant situations. Your attorney general, realty associations, consumer protection organizations...that sort of thing. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 2,958 | 9 |
t2ppb8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Landlord entered apartment and threw away furniture before my lease ended (NYC) TL;DR: Without notice to me, my landlord entered my apartment before the end of my lease and threw away my furniture. In mid-January, I notified my landlord that I would be terminating my month-to-month lease. I believe in NYC if you do not give 30 days prior notice, you have to pay full rent for your last month. I was planning to move out on February 12 and asked if the landlord would consider pro-rating my rent for the month of February. She did not accept my request and therefore I paid full rent for the month of February. The landlord asked to access the apartment the week of February 7 in order to show the apartment. I had COVID that week and told her that I was quarantining and the apartment was not available for showings. She threatened in writing to withhold my security deposit if I did not cooperate with her schedule for the showing. I moved most of my things out of the apartment on February 12 but left some furniture in the apartment while I got settled into my new place. On February 13, I told my landlord the lockbox code for the key so she could do a showing and asked her to give me notice any time she needed to access the apartment. I went back to the apartment yesterday, February 26, to get my remaining items and discovered that she had thrown all of them away. She never told me she was planning to throw my stuff away and never gave me notice that she was accessing the apartment (aside from the one showing on February 13). She's saying that because I gave her the lockbox code and had moved most of my stuff out, she thought I had vacated. It looks like she had someone come in and paint and professionally clean the apartment. I expect that she's going to try to withhold my security deposit as well. What are my options? I assume my stuff is gone forever but do I have any recourse here? | hyntnro | hyncqrc | 1,645,980,181 | 1,645,973,112 | 695 | 16 | You can sue for the value of the items. Also for the return of your security deposit (assuming she does not return it when and as required) and unlawful eviction. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 7,069 | 43.4375 |
t2ppb8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Landlord entered apartment and threw away furniture before my lease ended (NYC) TL;DR: Without notice to me, my landlord entered my apartment before the end of my lease and threw away my furniture. In mid-January, I notified my landlord that I would be terminating my month-to-month lease. I believe in NYC if you do not give 30 days prior notice, you have to pay full rent for your last month. I was planning to move out on February 12 and asked if the landlord would consider pro-rating my rent for the month of February. She did not accept my request and therefore I paid full rent for the month of February. The landlord asked to access the apartment the week of February 7 in order to show the apartment. I had COVID that week and told her that I was quarantining and the apartment was not available for showings. She threatened in writing to withhold my security deposit if I did not cooperate with her schedule for the showing. I moved most of my things out of the apartment on February 12 but left some furniture in the apartment while I got settled into my new place. On February 13, I told my landlord the lockbox code for the key so she could do a showing and asked her to give me notice any time she needed to access the apartment. I went back to the apartment yesterday, February 26, to get my remaining items and discovered that she had thrown all of them away. She never told me she was planning to throw my stuff away and never gave me notice that she was accessing the apartment (aside from the one showing on February 13). She's saying that because I gave her the lockbox code and had moved most of my stuff out, she thought I had vacated. It looks like she had someone come in and paint and professionally clean the apartment. I expect that she's going to try to withhold my security deposit as well. What are my options? I assume my stuff is gone forever but do I have any recourse here? | hyncqrc | hypjq24 | 1,645,973,112 | 1,646,004,943 | 16 | 60 | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | In NYC, you can call 311 and ask for the Tenant Helpline. Since you're not being evicted, you may not qualify for free legal assistance but you can probably get in touch with an attorney with whom you can consult for your next steps. Document everything as if you were going to make an insurance claim on the lost items, be specific as to the replacement value (there's an excellent post about insurance claims due to losses from fire, etc., on r/personalfinance I think) including all the dates and times of your prior correspondence and establish a paper trail as other comments have suggested. Ultimately, you may have two claims for the potentially withheld security deposit and the loss of property. But you're going to have to go to court unless your landlord and their attorneys agree with your interpretation and are willing to compensate you fairly, which seems unlikely. So the lawyers need to get involved and that is your next step. | 0 | 31,831 | 3.75 |
v1kapm | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | Landlord keeps entering apartment without notice despite being told to stop. I'm not sure what to do and I'm scared I (23F) have informed them three times now to not enter my apartment without notice. The first time they did it I told them it says in the lease they have to give a minimum of 12 hour notice before entering, they literally unlocked my door and just let themselves in when I wasn't even dressed. They ignored me and did the same thing the next day. I told them again they have to give a 12 hour notice. They ignored me again and tried letting themselves into my apartment, for the third time, when I wasn't even dressed then got bitchy with me because I wouldn't let them in. I told them that I didn't know they were coming and they have to give 12 hours notice. They're all men and not going to lie this is actually kind of terrifying. I don't know what to do | ian57hd | iamxbpx | 1,653,987,734 | 1,653,980,618 | 27 | 26 | If they are entering pursuant to your maintenance requests, no further notice is typically required: the “notice,” is you telling them in the first place, “Please come fix X and Y.” There are devices that secure a door from the inside that you might put in place to ensure no one pops your door open while you’re doing naked Peloton, but the purpose of that is more, “I’ll be right there!” and not “Come back later!” | Not a lawyer: What is the reasoning behind wanting entry to your apartment? Are they claiming an emergency? Or is it for routine maintenance/inspections? Contact your housing authority and verify what your rights are. I believe they are legally required to give 24 hours notice before entry (even if the lease says 12) except in cases of emergency, and emergencies are very narrowly defined (water leak, gas leak, fire damage, etc). Also ask if you are able to install a flip lock or some other mechanical barrier to entry for when you are home. Once you have that info contact a local housing attorney and ask for a written cease & desist. You are entitled to peaceful enjoyment of the apartment and they are violating that by just letting themselves in whenever. | 1 | 7,116 | 1.038462 |
v1kapm | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | Landlord keeps entering apartment without notice despite being told to stop. I'm not sure what to do and I'm scared I (23F) have informed them three times now to not enter my apartment without notice. The first time they did it I told them it says in the lease they have to give a minimum of 12 hour notice before entering, they literally unlocked my door and just let themselves in when I wasn't even dressed. They ignored me and did the same thing the next day. I told them again they have to give a 12 hour notice. They ignored me again and tried letting themselves into my apartment, for the third time, when I wasn't even dressed then got bitchy with me because I wouldn't let them in. I told them that I didn't know they were coming and they have to give 12 hours notice. They're all men and not going to lie this is actually kind of terrifying. I don't know what to do | ian57hd | iamxhn7 | 1,653,987,734 | 1,653,980,756 | 27 | 3 | If they are entering pursuant to your maintenance requests, no further notice is typically required: the “notice,” is you telling them in the first place, “Please come fix X and Y.” There are devices that secure a door from the inside that you might put in place to ensure no one pops your door open while you’re doing naked Peloton, but the purpose of that is more, “I’ll be right there!” and not “Come back later!” | Your location? Rule #2: 2. Locations are required. Laws vary greatly from country to country, state to state, and city to city. The more precise you can be, the better. If your question is US-based, you must include a state. This includes questions about using the Internet or questions about interstate law. | 1 | 6,978 | 9 |
x60l4c | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Landlord entering apartment without permission or notice I (35M) live alone in an apartment in Indiana. The apartment is in a subdivided house with 4 units. One of the units is occupied by the owners/landlords. I have a small collection of bourbon and other spirits (about 20 bottles) that is on a mantle in the kitchen. Some of the bottles are opened some are collector type bottles or hold sentimental value and are not opened. About 6 weeks ago I noticed one of the bourbon bottles seemed to have been opened and a small amount was missing. I had recently had friends visiting from out of town and thought maybe one of them opened the bottle and had a drink. This wasn't an overly obvious collector's edition or anything, just a bottle I had had about 10 years and never opened. So I really thought nothing of it. A few more weeks go by and it looks as if more bourbon is missing from the same bottle. So, at this point I take a picture of the bottle to note the level. I left and went out of town for work for about 4 days. When I returned, the bourbon level has decreased about 1-2 inches. OK, something's up. I should note, I've taken pictures of the entire shelf and from what I can tell, no others bottles have decreased in volume or changed otherwise. I decided to purchase motion activated cameras and install them near the entryways. A couple weeks go by and nothing. I was starting to think maybe I was going crazy. Then, today, I was away from the apartment and received a motion notification. I opened it and it's my landlord. He walks in, opens the refrigerator, looks for a moment, and then the camera catches him leaving again. He was in and out in about a minute. I'm just looking for advice as to what my options are. Any help would be much appreciated. | in4f83e | in4e9bg | 1,662,337,063 | 1,662,336,601 | 415 | 138 | Call the cops and report him for breaking and entering, and possibly theft. Then get a lawyer and get ready for a tidal wave | Call the police. | 1 | 462 | 3.007246 |
x60l4c | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Landlord entering apartment without permission or notice I (35M) live alone in an apartment in Indiana. The apartment is in a subdivided house with 4 units. One of the units is occupied by the owners/landlords. I have a small collection of bourbon and other spirits (about 20 bottles) that is on a mantle in the kitchen. Some of the bottles are opened some are collector type bottles or hold sentimental value and are not opened. About 6 weeks ago I noticed one of the bourbon bottles seemed to have been opened and a small amount was missing. I had recently had friends visiting from out of town and thought maybe one of them opened the bottle and had a drink. This wasn't an overly obvious collector's edition or anything, just a bottle I had had about 10 years and never opened. So I really thought nothing of it. A few more weeks go by and it looks as if more bourbon is missing from the same bottle. So, at this point I take a picture of the bottle to note the level. I left and went out of town for work for about 4 days. When I returned, the bourbon level has decreased about 1-2 inches. OK, something's up. I should note, I've taken pictures of the entire shelf and from what I can tell, no others bottles have decreased in volume or changed otherwise. I decided to purchase motion activated cameras and install them near the entryways. A couple weeks go by and nothing. I was starting to think maybe I was going crazy. Then, today, I was away from the apartment and received a motion notification. I opened it and it's my landlord. He walks in, opens the refrigerator, looks for a moment, and then the camera catches him leaving again. He was in and out in about a minute. I'm just looking for advice as to what my options are. Any help would be much appreciated. | in4f83e | in46ylx | 1,662,337,063 | 1,662,333,112 | 415 | 2 | Call the cops and report him for breaking and entering, and possibly theft. Then get a lawyer and get ready for a tidal wave | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 3,951 | 207.5 |
x60l4c | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Landlord entering apartment without permission or notice I (35M) live alone in an apartment in Indiana. The apartment is in a subdivided house with 4 units. One of the units is occupied by the owners/landlords. I have a small collection of bourbon and other spirits (about 20 bottles) that is on a mantle in the kitchen. Some of the bottles are opened some are collector type bottles or hold sentimental value and are not opened. About 6 weeks ago I noticed one of the bourbon bottles seemed to have been opened and a small amount was missing. I had recently had friends visiting from out of town and thought maybe one of them opened the bottle and had a drink. This wasn't an overly obvious collector's edition or anything, just a bottle I had had about 10 years and never opened. So I really thought nothing of it. A few more weeks go by and it looks as if more bourbon is missing from the same bottle. So, at this point I take a picture of the bottle to note the level. I left and went out of town for work for about 4 days. When I returned, the bourbon level has decreased about 1-2 inches. OK, something's up. I should note, I've taken pictures of the entire shelf and from what I can tell, no others bottles have decreased in volume or changed otherwise. I decided to purchase motion activated cameras and install them near the entryways. A couple weeks go by and nothing. I was starting to think maybe I was going crazy. Then, today, I was away from the apartment and received a motion notification. I opened it and it's my landlord. He walks in, opens the refrigerator, looks for a moment, and then the camera catches him leaving again. He was in and out in about a minute. I'm just looking for advice as to what my options are. Any help would be much appreciated. | in4fjzg | in4e9bg | 1,662,337,214 | 1,662,336,601 | 277 | 138 | 1. Landlords aren’t allowed to enter your property without 24 hour notice. This is multiple violations. 2. You own the bourbon. This is theft. You can call the police and try to recoup damages. 3. You should definitely leave once your lease ends I am not a lawyer | Call the police. | 1 | 613 | 2.007246 |
x60l4c | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Landlord entering apartment without permission or notice I (35M) live alone in an apartment in Indiana. The apartment is in a subdivided house with 4 units. One of the units is occupied by the owners/landlords. I have a small collection of bourbon and other spirits (about 20 bottles) that is on a mantle in the kitchen. Some of the bottles are opened some are collector type bottles or hold sentimental value and are not opened. About 6 weeks ago I noticed one of the bourbon bottles seemed to have been opened and a small amount was missing. I had recently had friends visiting from out of town and thought maybe one of them opened the bottle and had a drink. This wasn't an overly obvious collector's edition or anything, just a bottle I had had about 10 years and never opened. So I really thought nothing of it. A few more weeks go by and it looks as if more bourbon is missing from the same bottle. So, at this point I take a picture of the bottle to note the level. I left and went out of town for work for about 4 days. When I returned, the bourbon level has decreased about 1-2 inches. OK, something's up. I should note, I've taken pictures of the entire shelf and from what I can tell, no others bottles have decreased in volume or changed otherwise. I decided to purchase motion activated cameras and install them near the entryways. A couple weeks go by and nothing. I was starting to think maybe I was going crazy. Then, today, I was away from the apartment and received a motion notification. I opened it and it's my landlord. He walks in, opens the refrigerator, looks for a moment, and then the camera catches him leaving again. He was in and out in about a minute. I'm just looking for advice as to what my options are. Any help would be much appreciated. | in4fjzg | in46ylx | 1,662,337,214 | 1,662,333,112 | 277 | 2 | 1. Landlords aren’t allowed to enter your property without 24 hour notice. This is multiple violations. 2. You own the bourbon. This is theft. You can call the police and try to recoup damages. 3. You should definitely leave once your lease ends I am not a lawyer | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 4,102 | 138.5 |
x60l4c | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Landlord entering apartment without permission or notice I (35M) live alone in an apartment in Indiana. The apartment is in a subdivided house with 4 units. One of the units is occupied by the owners/landlords. I have a small collection of bourbon and other spirits (about 20 bottles) that is on a mantle in the kitchen. Some of the bottles are opened some are collector type bottles or hold sentimental value and are not opened. About 6 weeks ago I noticed one of the bourbon bottles seemed to have been opened and a small amount was missing. I had recently had friends visiting from out of town and thought maybe one of them opened the bottle and had a drink. This wasn't an overly obvious collector's edition or anything, just a bottle I had had about 10 years and never opened. So I really thought nothing of it. A few more weeks go by and it looks as if more bourbon is missing from the same bottle. So, at this point I take a picture of the bottle to note the level. I left and went out of town for work for about 4 days. When I returned, the bourbon level has decreased about 1-2 inches. OK, something's up. I should note, I've taken pictures of the entire shelf and from what I can tell, no others bottles have decreased in volume or changed otherwise. I decided to purchase motion activated cameras and install them near the entryways. A couple weeks go by and nothing. I was starting to think maybe I was going crazy. Then, today, I was away from the apartment and received a motion notification. I opened it and it's my landlord. He walks in, opens the refrigerator, looks for a moment, and then the camera catches him leaving again. He was in and out in about a minute. I'm just looking for advice as to what my options are. Any help would be much appreciated. | in46ylx | in4e9bg | 1,662,333,112 | 1,662,336,601 | 2 | 138 | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | Call the police. | 0 | 3,489 | 69 |
x60l4c | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Landlord entering apartment without permission or notice I (35M) live alone in an apartment in Indiana. The apartment is in a subdivided house with 4 units. One of the units is occupied by the owners/landlords. I have a small collection of bourbon and other spirits (about 20 bottles) that is on a mantle in the kitchen. Some of the bottles are opened some are collector type bottles or hold sentimental value and are not opened. About 6 weeks ago I noticed one of the bourbon bottles seemed to have been opened and a small amount was missing. I had recently had friends visiting from out of town and thought maybe one of them opened the bottle and had a drink. This wasn't an overly obvious collector's edition or anything, just a bottle I had had about 10 years and never opened. So I really thought nothing of it. A few more weeks go by and it looks as if more bourbon is missing from the same bottle. So, at this point I take a picture of the bottle to note the level. I left and went out of town for work for about 4 days. When I returned, the bourbon level has decreased about 1-2 inches. OK, something's up. I should note, I've taken pictures of the entire shelf and from what I can tell, no others bottles have decreased in volume or changed otherwise. I decided to purchase motion activated cameras and install them near the entryways. A couple weeks go by and nothing. I was starting to think maybe I was going crazy. Then, today, I was away from the apartment and received a motion notification. I opened it and it's my landlord. He walks in, opens the refrigerator, looks for a moment, and then the camera catches him leaving again. He was in and out in about a minute. I'm just looking for advice as to what my options are. Any help would be much appreciated. | in4w43z | in46ylx | 1,662,345,024 | 1,662,333,112 | 67 | 2 | 1. Call the police 2. Call a lawyer As a renter you should have no issue w/ having a security camera. That said … it never hurts to verify that while your landlord has no right to enter your dwelling without pre-notice that you have no legal exposure with having the camera (especially if it was concealed ala nanny cam). It sounds out of line you could get into trouble for protecting your property … but laws. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 11,912 | 33.5 |
x60l4c | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Landlord entering apartment without permission or notice I (35M) live alone in an apartment in Indiana. The apartment is in a subdivided house with 4 units. One of the units is occupied by the owners/landlords. I have a small collection of bourbon and other spirits (about 20 bottles) that is on a mantle in the kitchen. Some of the bottles are opened some are collector type bottles or hold sentimental value and are not opened. About 6 weeks ago I noticed one of the bourbon bottles seemed to have been opened and a small amount was missing. I had recently had friends visiting from out of town and thought maybe one of them opened the bottle and had a drink. This wasn't an overly obvious collector's edition or anything, just a bottle I had had about 10 years and never opened. So I really thought nothing of it. A few more weeks go by and it looks as if more bourbon is missing from the same bottle. So, at this point I take a picture of the bottle to note the level. I left and went out of town for work for about 4 days. When I returned, the bourbon level has decreased about 1-2 inches. OK, something's up. I should note, I've taken pictures of the entire shelf and from what I can tell, no others bottles have decreased in volume or changed otherwise. I decided to purchase motion activated cameras and install them near the entryways. A couple weeks go by and nothing. I was starting to think maybe I was going crazy. Then, today, I was away from the apartment and received a motion notification. I opened it and it's my landlord. He walks in, opens the refrigerator, looks for a moment, and then the camera catches him leaving again. He was in and out in about a minute. I'm just looking for advice as to what my options are. Any help would be much appreciated. | in5a5s2 | in46ylx | 1,662,352,325 | 1,662,333,112 | 27 | 2 | Look up legal aid and tenant rights advocates in your area. They can help you find a lawyer to advise you for little or no cost. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 19,213 | 13.5 |
x60l4c | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Landlord entering apartment without permission or notice I (35M) live alone in an apartment in Indiana. The apartment is in a subdivided house with 4 units. One of the units is occupied by the owners/landlords. I have a small collection of bourbon and other spirits (about 20 bottles) that is on a mantle in the kitchen. Some of the bottles are opened some are collector type bottles or hold sentimental value and are not opened. About 6 weeks ago I noticed one of the bourbon bottles seemed to have been opened and a small amount was missing. I had recently had friends visiting from out of town and thought maybe one of them opened the bottle and had a drink. This wasn't an overly obvious collector's edition or anything, just a bottle I had had about 10 years and never opened. So I really thought nothing of it. A few more weeks go by and it looks as if more bourbon is missing from the same bottle. So, at this point I take a picture of the bottle to note the level. I left and went out of town for work for about 4 days. When I returned, the bourbon level has decreased about 1-2 inches. OK, something's up. I should note, I've taken pictures of the entire shelf and from what I can tell, no others bottles have decreased in volume or changed otherwise. I decided to purchase motion activated cameras and install them near the entryways. A couple weeks go by and nothing. I was starting to think maybe I was going crazy. Then, today, I was away from the apartment and received a motion notification. I opened it and it's my landlord. He walks in, opens the refrigerator, looks for a moment, and then the camera catches him leaving again. He was in and out in about a minute. I'm just looking for advice as to what my options are. Any help would be much appreciated. | in69dc3 | in46ylx | 1,662,378,756 | 1,662,333,112 | 13 | 2 | Not a lawyer. This is trespassing. You live in Indiana, which is a right to carry AND castle doctrine state. Your landlord isn't very smart. They're gonna end up on the wrong side of the barrel if they keep doing this to their tenants which is something you don't want coming through your walls if nothing else. I'd think the first move is sending a letter/email/etc to your landlord to let them know you know someone with a key has been trespassing into your house and remind them that they need to provide reasonable notice before entering your house. If you don't feel like outright telling them you know it was them, ask them to change the locks because someone with a key has been abusing their access | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 45,644 | 6.5 |
x60l4c | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Landlord entering apartment without permission or notice I (35M) live alone in an apartment in Indiana. The apartment is in a subdivided house with 4 units. One of the units is occupied by the owners/landlords. I have a small collection of bourbon and other spirits (about 20 bottles) that is on a mantle in the kitchen. Some of the bottles are opened some are collector type bottles or hold sentimental value and are not opened. About 6 weeks ago I noticed one of the bourbon bottles seemed to have been opened and a small amount was missing. I had recently had friends visiting from out of town and thought maybe one of them opened the bottle and had a drink. This wasn't an overly obvious collector's edition or anything, just a bottle I had had about 10 years and never opened. So I really thought nothing of it. A few more weeks go by and it looks as if more bourbon is missing from the same bottle. So, at this point I take a picture of the bottle to note the level. I left and went out of town for work for about 4 days. When I returned, the bourbon level has decreased about 1-2 inches. OK, something's up. I should note, I've taken pictures of the entire shelf and from what I can tell, no others bottles have decreased in volume or changed otherwise. I decided to purchase motion activated cameras and install them near the entryways. A couple weeks go by and nothing. I was starting to think maybe I was going crazy. Then, today, I was away from the apartment and received a motion notification. I opened it and it's my landlord. He walks in, opens the refrigerator, looks for a moment, and then the camera catches him leaving again. He was in and out in about a minute. I'm just looking for advice as to what my options are. Any help would be much appreciated. | in46ylx | in8b34d | 1,662,333,112 | 1,662,411,024 | 2 | 4 | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | I would wait until you have more than just the one entry so you can show a pattern and showproof of him taking the bourbon | 0 | 77,912 | 2 |
x60l4c | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Landlord entering apartment without permission or notice I (35M) live alone in an apartment in Indiana. The apartment is in a subdivided house with 4 units. One of the units is occupied by the owners/landlords. I have a small collection of bourbon and other spirits (about 20 bottles) that is on a mantle in the kitchen. Some of the bottles are opened some are collector type bottles or hold sentimental value and are not opened. About 6 weeks ago I noticed one of the bourbon bottles seemed to have been opened and a small amount was missing. I had recently had friends visiting from out of town and thought maybe one of them opened the bottle and had a drink. This wasn't an overly obvious collector's edition or anything, just a bottle I had had about 10 years and never opened. So I really thought nothing of it. A few more weeks go by and it looks as if more bourbon is missing from the same bottle. So, at this point I take a picture of the bottle to note the level. I left and went out of town for work for about 4 days. When I returned, the bourbon level has decreased about 1-2 inches. OK, something's up. I should note, I've taken pictures of the entire shelf and from what I can tell, no others bottles have decreased in volume or changed otherwise. I decided to purchase motion activated cameras and install them near the entryways. A couple weeks go by and nothing. I was starting to think maybe I was going crazy. Then, today, I was away from the apartment and received a motion notification. I opened it and it's my landlord. He walks in, opens the refrigerator, looks for a moment, and then the camera catches him leaving again. He was in and out in about a minute. I'm just looking for advice as to what my options are. Any help would be much appreciated. | in6rbh6 | in8b34d | 1,662,388,054 | 1,662,411,024 | 2 | 4 | Make sure you save the video! I don’t know what kind of camera you have but if it has cloud recording those often delete after a certain number of days. So save this video! Then contact an attorney. | I would wait until you have more than just the one entry so you can show a pattern and showproof of him taking the bourbon | 0 | 22,970 | 2 |
x60l4c | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Landlord entering apartment without permission or notice I (35M) live alone in an apartment in Indiana. The apartment is in a subdivided house with 4 units. One of the units is occupied by the owners/landlords. I have a small collection of bourbon and other spirits (about 20 bottles) that is on a mantle in the kitchen. Some of the bottles are opened some are collector type bottles or hold sentimental value and are not opened. About 6 weeks ago I noticed one of the bourbon bottles seemed to have been opened and a small amount was missing. I had recently had friends visiting from out of town and thought maybe one of them opened the bottle and had a drink. This wasn't an overly obvious collector's edition or anything, just a bottle I had had about 10 years and never opened. So I really thought nothing of it. A few more weeks go by and it looks as if more bourbon is missing from the same bottle. So, at this point I take a picture of the bottle to note the level. I left and went out of town for work for about 4 days. When I returned, the bourbon level has decreased about 1-2 inches. OK, something's up. I should note, I've taken pictures of the entire shelf and from what I can tell, no others bottles have decreased in volume or changed otherwise. I decided to purchase motion activated cameras and install them near the entryways. A couple weeks go by and nothing. I was starting to think maybe I was going crazy. Then, today, I was away from the apartment and received a motion notification. I opened it and it's my landlord. He walks in, opens the refrigerator, looks for a moment, and then the camera catches him leaving again. He was in and out in about a minute. I'm just looking for advice as to what my options are. Any help would be much appreciated. | in7d649 | in8b34d | 1,662,396,982 | 1,662,411,024 | 2 | 4 | I would invest in a ring alarm system. No real drilling needed so if he enters without permission the alarm goes off and he has to explain to the cops why he entered. Combine that with a camera system depending on where you live you can take him to court. | I would wait until you have more than just the one entry so you can show a pattern and showproof of him taking the bourbon | 0 | 14,042 | 2 |
6us83m | legaladvice_train | 0.8 | [FL] I am in desperate need of help to help my parents evict their oldest son. He has no lease and doesn't pay rent. He is 35 years old and a major alcoholic, he breaks things and makes messes, my dad is on his death bed and can't deal with this. We tried calling cops but was no help. please help! [FL] I am in desperate need of help. I live with my parents near Tampa Florida, My oldest brother also lives with us, he is 35 years old, he is also a major alcoholic and is in and out of jail. My mother and father have been trying to kick him out for a long time now but from what we understand, we would have to get an eviction notice from the court but then after that we would have to wait 90 days before he would be forced to leave. My parents are worried he will destroy things in the house after he gets the eviction notice. Also my dad just got diagnosed with cancer and can't handle my brother drunk all the time and making a mess and breaking things. Is there any way that the process can be done faster? Or cheaper than the $300 for an eviction notice? My father is dying and he needs some peace. Please any advice would be very appreciated. | dlv01zv | dlv8uxr | 1,503,184,829 | 1,503,197,289 | 8 | 17 | > from what we understand, we would have to get an eviction notice from the court but then after that we would have to wait 90 days before he would be forced to leave That's the final step if he doesn't cooperate, and I can't speak to whether it would be 30 days or 45 or how long it would actually take. He's a month-to-month tenant. Process overview is here. >*A [Florida] landlord can simply give you a written notice to move, allowing [your brother] 15 days as required by Florida law and specifying the date on which [his] tenancy will end.* If he's not out in 15 days then your parents will have to take him to court. Another option is "cash for keys" basically paying someone off to move out. | To be clear, because no one's spelled it out all the way, you call the police the moment he becomes violent. You or your parents then apply for a restraining order. A restraining order will keep him away while the eviction clock is also ticking down. | 0 | 12,460 | 2.125 |
6us83m | legaladvice_train | 0.8 | [FL] I am in desperate need of help to help my parents evict their oldest son. He has no lease and doesn't pay rent. He is 35 years old and a major alcoholic, he breaks things and makes messes, my dad is on his death bed and can't deal with this. We tried calling cops but was no help. please help! [FL] I am in desperate need of help. I live with my parents near Tampa Florida, My oldest brother also lives with us, he is 35 years old, he is also a major alcoholic and is in and out of jail. My mother and father have been trying to kick him out for a long time now but from what we understand, we would have to get an eviction notice from the court but then after that we would have to wait 90 days before he would be forced to leave. My parents are worried he will destroy things in the house after he gets the eviction notice. Also my dad just got diagnosed with cancer and can't handle my brother drunk all the time and making a mess and breaking things. Is there any way that the process can be done faster? Or cheaper than the $300 for an eviction notice? My father is dying and he needs some peace. Please any advice would be very appreciated. | dlv8uxr | dluzgfl | 1,503,197,289 | 1,503,184,020 | 17 | 3 | To be clear, because no one's spelled it out all the way, you call the police the moment he becomes violent. You or your parents then apply for a restraining order. A restraining order will keep him away while the eviction clock is also ticking down. | He is a tenant and they need to give him notice to terminate his tenancy. If he refused to leave they can then file for an eviction. | 1 | 13,269 | 5.666667 |
6us83m | legaladvice_train | 0.8 | [FL] I am in desperate need of help to help my parents evict their oldest son. He has no lease and doesn't pay rent. He is 35 years old and a major alcoholic, he breaks things and makes messes, my dad is on his death bed and can't deal with this. We tried calling cops but was no help. please help! [FL] I am in desperate need of help. I live with my parents near Tampa Florida, My oldest brother also lives with us, he is 35 years old, he is also a major alcoholic and is in and out of jail. My mother and father have been trying to kick him out for a long time now but from what we understand, we would have to get an eviction notice from the court but then after that we would have to wait 90 days before he would be forced to leave. My parents are worried he will destroy things in the house after he gets the eviction notice. Also my dad just got diagnosed with cancer and can't handle my brother drunk all the time and making a mess and breaking things. Is there any way that the process can be done faster? Or cheaper than the $300 for an eviction notice? My father is dying and he needs some peace. Please any advice would be very appreciated. | dlv8uxr | dlv89ei | 1,503,197,289 | 1,503,196,411 | 17 | 3 | To be clear, because no one's spelled it out all the way, you call the police the moment he becomes violent. You or your parents then apply for a restraining order. A restraining order will keep him away while the eviction clock is also ticking down. | If he becomes violent or destructive after you give him the notice, then you can call the police and push to have him arrested. | 1 | 878 | 5.666667 |
6us83m | legaladvice_train | 0.8 | [FL] I am in desperate need of help to help my parents evict their oldest son. He has no lease and doesn't pay rent. He is 35 years old and a major alcoholic, he breaks things and makes messes, my dad is on his death bed and can't deal with this. We tried calling cops but was no help. please help! [FL] I am in desperate need of help. I live with my parents near Tampa Florida, My oldest brother also lives with us, he is 35 years old, he is also a major alcoholic and is in and out of jail. My mother and father have been trying to kick him out for a long time now but from what we understand, we would have to get an eviction notice from the court but then after that we would have to wait 90 days before he would be forced to leave. My parents are worried he will destroy things in the house after he gets the eviction notice. Also my dad just got diagnosed with cancer and can't handle my brother drunk all the time and making a mess and breaking things. Is there any way that the process can be done faster? Or cheaper than the $300 for an eviction notice? My father is dying and he needs some peace. Please any advice would be very appreciated. | dluzgfl | dlv01zv | 1,503,184,020 | 1,503,184,829 | 3 | 8 | He is a tenant and they need to give him notice to terminate his tenancy. If he refused to leave they can then file for an eviction. | > from what we understand, we would have to get an eviction notice from the court but then after that we would have to wait 90 days before he would be forced to leave That's the final step if he doesn't cooperate, and I can't speak to whether it would be 30 days or 45 or how long it would actually take. He's a month-to-month tenant. Process overview is here. >*A [Florida] landlord can simply give you a written notice to move, allowing [your brother] 15 days as required by Florida law and specifying the date on which [his] tenancy will end.* If he's not out in 15 days then your parents will have to take him to court. Another option is "cash for keys" basically paying someone off to move out. | 0 | 809 | 2.666667 |
yfowuw | legaladvice_train | 0.87 | Roommate’s Boyfriend’s Dog Killed My Kitten To say I’m devastated is certainly an understatement. I have 2 cats and 1 of them is a 7 month old kitten. The dog has come to our house on occasions but was always kept in my roommates room or under close watch. To clarify her boyfriend, the owner of the dog, does not live with us. Since I have dogs and a cat with my family at home, I never was too worried. All I knew was that he had an anxiety problem which he was medicated for and hated being alone so I was understanding when the dog came over. I also own the house that we live in. Yesterday while I was at work I received a call that their pit bull mix had bit my kitten puncturing her lungs and killing her before they even made it to the hospital. This is all very traumatizing for everyone involved but I only found out after that he has bitten a dog at the park before and has been rehomed multiple times. While I could write a whole post about my anger and guilt, I just want to know what I can do. I want the dog out down and we are calling animal control today but I’m not sure if that’s at all in my control. | iu6w3um | iu72k6e | 1,667,003,404 | 1,667,006,509 | 2 | 4 | \_\_ Not legal advice \_\_ I am truly sorry for what happened, and can only imagine what you're going through. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 1 - File a police report and call animal services 2 - Legally, there is not much you can do. Unfortunately, 'in most states' pets are considered property. Which means, what you can do is go after them, but only get the value of your pet back and that's pretty much it. Your actions include; (1) insurance if they have any i.e. home owners insurance and if that's not the case (2) file with small claims and seek compensation accordingly. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 3 - as to not having the dog in your property, you just need to send an email and/or something in writing to your tenant, explaining the situation (hostile dog) and that you cannot have anyone within the property (endangering your pets) along with mentioning the situation at hand. To prevent future legal action by your tenant, in your writing, make sure to mention: (1) due to the recent incident of Date: \_\_ / Time: \_\_, during which: explain the incident, (2) I can no longer allow this pet in my property due to the incident in question, (3) as this is for the safety of all the individuals living in the property, including myself, (4) as well as, any other pets that may be in the property, (5) along with any neighbors that may be in danger as well. Good luck | I don't know where you are located, but in most jurisdictions, pet owners are responsible for the actions of their pets and to maintain control of their pets. Dog owner should be responsible, though I'm not sure you can sue for emotional distress. Take him to small claims court. The worst that can happen is they dismiss your case. | 0 | 3,105 | 2 |
t6w9fr | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | Service dog trainer's aggressive roommate surrendered my service dog to animal control without trainer's permission I am a disabled individual living in Florida. In January I sent my service dog off for extra training with his professional trainer in Fort Worth Texas. My Trainer's roommate is his ex boyfriend and is aggressive to my trainer. They had a disagreement last night, and bad roommate waited until my trainer was asleep before calling both police and animal control. He then locked my trainer in his room and surrendered all of my trainer's client dogs(all service dogs in various stages of training) to animal control willingly. They were not his property by law, as far as I'm aware. If I'm correct, despite me owning the purchase agreement and title to my service dog, by sending him to my trainer he was under my trainer's ownership. Therefore did bad roommate just do some bad legal juju, surrendering animals not his by law? I'm still attempting to get my service dog out of the animal shelter They took him to, as he's a vital piece of medical equipment for my disabilities. Thank you kindly in advance for any help or advice you may offer, even if it is little. | hzerbgl | hze7k6s | 1,646,452,161 | 1,646,443,049 | 395 | 148 | What "service dog trainer" keeps *multiple* trained service dogs in "an apartment" in the first place? Hopefully your trainer is licensed to do this business? And have appropriate liability insurance? Because partially trained and trained service dogs are quite expensive. Cuz anmal control and police jsut don't walk into a place and take on a load of dogs w/out proper investigation. Why would police or animal control take service dogs, unless nobody in the entire community knows this place iis a training facility? These aren't pets or nuisances. Something not right here w/\*story\*. IF you relinquished your dog to a trainer w/out licensing and insurance then they aren't even legit......and that is on you. | Something about this story is fishy the roommate could be looking at a lot time for what sounds like unlawful confinement | 1 | 9,112 | 2.668919 |
t6w9fr | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | Service dog trainer's aggressive roommate surrendered my service dog to animal control without trainer's permission I am a disabled individual living in Florida. In January I sent my service dog off for extra training with his professional trainer in Fort Worth Texas. My Trainer's roommate is his ex boyfriend and is aggressive to my trainer. They had a disagreement last night, and bad roommate waited until my trainer was asleep before calling both police and animal control. He then locked my trainer in his room and surrendered all of my trainer's client dogs(all service dogs in various stages of training) to animal control willingly. They were not his property by law, as far as I'm aware. If I'm correct, despite me owning the purchase agreement and title to my service dog, by sending him to my trainer he was under my trainer's ownership. Therefore did bad roommate just do some bad legal juju, surrendering animals not his by law? I'm still attempting to get my service dog out of the animal shelter They took him to, as he's a vital piece of medical equipment for my disabilities. Thank you kindly in advance for any help or advice you may offer, even if it is little. | hzeu61d | hze7k6s | 1,646,453,596 | 1,646,443,049 | 287 | 148 | You need to get copies of the reports from animal control and the police. This story doesn't sound right. You need to investigate and not take the trainers word. People have said dogs were lost or stolen then sold the dog. He could have yelled or banged on the door. This story doesn't add up. | Something about this story is fishy the roommate could be looking at a lot time for what sounds like unlawful confinement | 1 | 10,547 | 1.939189 |
t6w9fr | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | Service dog trainer's aggressive roommate surrendered my service dog to animal control without trainer's permission I am a disabled individual living in Florida. In January I sent my service dog off for extra training with his professional trainer in Fort Worth Texas. My Trainer's roommate is his ex boyfriend and is aggressive to my trainer. They had a disagreement last night, and bad roommate waited until my trainer was asleep before calling both police and animal control. He then locked my trainer in his room and surrendered all of my trainer's client dogs(all service dogs in various stages of training) to animal control willingly. They were not his property by law, as far as I'm aware. If I'm correct, despite me owning the purchase agreement and title to my service dog, by sending him to my trainer he was under my trainer's ownership. Therefore did bad roommate just do some bad legal juju, surrendering animals not his by law? I'm still attempting to get my service dog out of the animal shelter They took him to, as he's a vital piece of medical equipment for my disabilities. Thank you kindly in advance for any help or advice you may offer, even if it is little. | hzf0x5l | hzevge1 | 1,646,457,171 | 1,646,454,256 | 112 | 44 | As a SD trainer myself, this sounds incredibly fake. Why would you send your lifesaving medical equipment to another state for training? You should be participating in _your_ service dog's training. Disregarding that, there's a reason I advise every new pet parents to stay far, far away from "board and train" and anyone offering you a "quick fix" for your dog's behaviors. Anybody can call themselves a dog trainer. There's no licensure you need to provide dog training services. Hell, petsmart hires randoms and gives 'em two weeks training and allows them to call themselves professional dog trainers. Doesn't mean they're actually skilled or knowledgeable trainers. If I had to guess, I'd say that if you haven't met this person in person, you were most certainly scammed by somebody who wanted to take your dog and sell it. | is your dog on this list of "found pets"? it looks like newer arrivals are added to the bottom so make sure to scroll all the way down. if your dog is on the list of pets, contact the shelter it's listed at immediately and notify them of what allegedly happened. give them as much info on your dog as you can, including the location of his microchip if he has one. this should enable you to get your dog back. if your dog is not listed on the Fort Worth, TX found pets list, i encourage you to reach out to police in the area (city if they live in the city and county sheriff if they are an unincorporated county address) and report him as stolen. state that he is a trained service dog & that you need to file a police report for stolen property so that it's on record. | 1 | 2,915 | 2.545455 |
t6w9fr | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | Service dog trainer's aggressive roommate surrendered my service dog to animal control without trainer's permission I am a disabled individual living in Florida. In January I sent my service dog off for extra training with his professional trainer in Fort Worth Texas. My Trainer's roommate is his ex boyfriend and is aggressive to my trainer. They had a disagreement last night, and bad roommate waited until my trainer was asleep before calling both police and animal control. He then locked my trainer in his room and surrendered all of my trainer's client dogs(all service dogs in various stages of training) to animal control willingly. They were not his property by law, as far as I'm aware. If I'm correct, despite me owning the purchase agreement and title to my service dog, by sending him to my trainer he was under my trainer's ownership. Therefore did bad roommate just do some bad legal juju, surrendering animals not his by law? I'm still attempting to get my service dog out of the animal shelter They took him to, as he's a vital piece of medical equipment for my disabilities. Thank you kindly in advance for any help or advice you may offer, even if it is little. | hzeusxa | hzf0x5l | 1,646,453,922 | 1,646,457,171 | 37 | 112 | Have you tried contacting that city’s Animal Control yourself? What did they say? That’s fairly important information here. | As a SD trainer myself, this sounds incredibly fake. Why would you send your lifesaving medical equipment to another state for training? You should be participating in _your_ service dog's training. Disregarding that, there's a reason I advise every new pet parents to stay far, far away from "board and train" and anyone offering you a "quick fix" for your dog's behaviors. Anybody can call themselves a dog trainer. There's no licensure you need to provide dog training services. Hell, petsmart hires randoms and gives 'em two weeks training and allows them to call themselves professional dog trainers. Doesn't mean they're actually skilled or knowledgeable trainers. If I had to guess, I'd say that if you haven't met this person in person, you were most certainly scammed by somebody who wanted to take your dog and sell it. | 0 | 3,249 | 3.027027 |
t6w9fr | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | Service dog trainer's aggressive roommate surrendered my service dog to animal control without trainer's permission I am a disabled individual living in Florida. In January I sent my service dog off for extra training with his professional trainer in Fort Worth Texas. My Trainer's roommate is his ex boyfriend and is aggressive to my trainer. They had a disagreement last night, and bad roommate waited until my trainer was asleep before calling both police and animal control. He then locked my trainer in his room and surrendered all of my trainer's client dogs(all service dogs in various stages of training) to animal control willingly. They were not his property by law, as far as I'm aware. If I'm correct, despite me owning the purchase agreement and title to my service dog, by sending him to my trainer he was under my trainer's ownership. Therefore did bad roommate just do some bad legal juju, surrendering animals not his by law? I'm still attempting to get my service dog out of the animal shelter They took him to, as he's a vital piece of medical equipment for my disabilities. Thank you kindly in advance for any help or advice you may offer, even if it is little. | hzeusxa | hzevge1 | 1,646,453,922 | 1,646,454,256 | 37 | 44 | Have you tried contacting that city’s Animal Control yourself? What did they say? That’s fairly important information here. | is your dog on this list of "found pets"? it looks like newer arrivals are added to the bottom so make sure to scroll all the way down. if your dog is on the list of pets, contact the shelter it's listed at immediately and notify them of what allegedly happened. give them as much info on your dog as you can, including the location of his microchip if he has one. this should enable you to get your dog back. if your dog is not listed on the Fort Worth, TX found pets list, i encourage you to reach out to police in the area (city if they live in the city and county sheriff if they are an unincorporated county address) and report him as stolen. state that he is a trained service dog & that you need to file a police report for stolen property so that it's on record. | 0 | 334 | 1.189189 |
t6w9fr | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | Service dog trainer's aggressive roommate surrendered my service dog to animal control without trainer's permission I am a disabled individual living in Florida. In January I sent my service dog off for extra training with his professional trainer in Fort Worth Texas. My Trainer's roommate is his ex boyfriend and is aggressive to my trainer. They had a disagreement last night, and bad roommate waited until my trainer was asleep before calling both police and animal control. He then locked my trainer in his room and surrendered all of my trainer's client dogs(all service dogs in various stages of training) to animal control willingly. They were not his property by law, as far as I'm aware. If I'm correct, despite me owning the purchase agreement and title to my service dog, by sending him to my trainer he was under my trainer's ownership. Therefore did bad roommate just do some bad legal juju, surrendering animals not his by law? I'm still attempting to get my service dog out of the animal shelter They took him to, as he's a vital piece of medical equipment for my disabilities. Thank you kindly in advance for any help or advice you may offer, even if it is little. | hzf4jdz | hzff58w | 1,646,459,268 | 1,646,466,265 | 4 | 6 | Does the shelter have a lost and found section on their website where you can report a lost or found animal? If so report your dog as lost in their system with a photo so everything is time stamped. Do this quickly. My state has a few business days for owners to claim dogs. If the dog is not claimed within this incredibly short time frame the dog is no longer your property and can be adopted out. Does your dog have a microchip with your info? This is another way to prove this dog is yours. | Does your dog have a chip with your information? Animal control will scan for a chip-call them and claim your dog. Even if you don’t have the dog chipped, show any proof of ownership-pics, vet records…and you’ll be reunited with your dog. If animal control doesn’t have your dog, file a police report. | 0 | 6,997 | 1.5 |
xgxrkk | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | [AZ] I was illegally kicked out by my roommates and they are refusing to pay me back my half of the deposit. Backstory: My roommates were my (now ex) boyfriend, his sister and her boyfriend. My boyfriend and I were getting toxic so I broke up with him but we ended on good terms and agreed to live together in separate rooms. He had been negligent with his money and did not let me know he had no savings until we were looking to move out. I had put down a total of $2100 on the expenses including a deposit, application fees, pet deposits, etc. Our lease ended in August while my sister-in-law and her boyfriend’s lease ended in early June, having them move in 2 months earlier than us and agreeing to pay the rent between them two until we moved in. Things hit the fan between me and my boyfriend 2 weeks before we were scheduled to move in and I was told I was not allowed to move into the home. Important details: • My name is still on the lease • I have proof of the money I have sent. • I have in text/writing of them promising I would get my money back, along with dates they promised and failed to pay me back. • I have in text/writing of them saying flat out they are refusing to pay me back. • They have been using my pet deposit/profile for their dog not on the lease. • I am a part time cosmetology student, this whole ordeal has made me fall behind in school and has deeply impacted my graduation date. I am only 19 and did not expect to find myself figuring out how to take somebody to small claims court. What should I expect when taking a case like this to court? I have very strong evidence against them but I want to make sure that I have a chance of winning this case. All of my evidence is in writing and the texts I have from them were written without them thinking it would be used against them in court. Is there anyway I can also get more for damages because of how much my schooling has been impacted from this? | iouqova | iouew0t | 1,663,454,229 | 1,663,449,044 | 54 | 5 | Have you spoken to the landlord about the situation yet? | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 5,185 | 10.8 |
xgxrkk | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | [AZ] I was illegally kicked out by my roommates and they are refusing to pay me back my half of the deposit. Backstory: My roommates were my (now ex) boyfriend, his sister and her boyfriend. My boyfriend and I were getting toxic so I broke up with him but we ended on good terms and agreed to live together in separate rooms. He had been negligent with his money and did not let me know he had no savings until we were looking to move out. I had put down a total of $2100 on the expenses including a deposit, application fees, pet deposits, etc. Our lease ended in August while my sister-in-law and her boyfriend’s lease ended in early June, having them move in 2 months earlier than us and agreeing to pay the rent between them two until we moved in. Things hit the fan between me and my boyfriend 2 weeks before we were scheduled to move in and I was told I was not allowed to move into the home. Important details: • My name is still on the lease • I have proof of the money I have sent. • I have in text/writing of them promising I would get my money back, along with dates they promised and failed to pay me back. • I have in text/writing of them saying flat out they are refusing to pay me back. • They have been using my pet deposit/profile for their dog not on the lease. • I am a part time cosmetology student, this whole ordeal has made me fall behind in school and has deeply impacted my graduation date. I am only 19 and did not expect to find myself figuring out how to take somebody to small claims court. What should I expect when taking a case like this to court? I have very strong evidence against them but I want to make sure that I have a chance of winning this case. All of my evidence is in writing and the texts I have from them were written without them thinking it would be used against them in court. Is there anyway I can also get more for damages because of how much my schooling has been impacted from this? | iov6gqx | iouy8ez | 1,663,461,638 | 1,663,457,744 | 42 | 18 | With all your written evidence you should have no trouble winning in court. You will also get your court costs back. Probably no damages for school though. You can only be made whole. | 1. Like all law things it depends. You may want to consult w/ whatever free legal aid you can get. Depending on rules of small claims in your area you may even have legal representation speak on your behalf. 2. If you are on the lease, apprise your landlord of everything including an involuntary “eviction” from housemates. I use bunny ears only because I think only landlord action qualifies as eviction v bad people reneging on agreements. #1 you want to make sure your landlord is aware of is that if there is any damage to property in your absence from the property, it has not been caused by you. You can also advise re: pet not on lease. Hopefully the landlord will not pursue you for any damages. 3. What should you expect? To be asked for all relevant evidence to the situation. If presenting hard-copies of text messages give a little before/after the conversation in question so judge can see the content in context & has no reason to question if it has been conveniently edited to benefit yourself. 4. Can you get additional damages re: schooling? Possibly. You will want to provide a “reasonable” valuation on those damages. Example: don’t ask for $2,345.52 if you can’t back it up somehow. If it’s to max out the small claims max you run the risk of the judge disallowing it, but then again depending on the legal grossness of the actions of the others it may not be an issue. 5. REMEMBER TO ADDRESS ONLY THE JUDGE. If the others make snide comments or insults, take a deep breath & either remain silent or address only the court (judge). You never want to piss off a judge and nothing pisses judges off like losing control of their courtroom & wrangling toddlers (ie, let the others look like asses while you demonstrate your class). 6. While not a “real” small claims courts watch episodes of The People’s Court to get a sense of the flow. The show uses binding arbitration determined and mimics small claims. I recommend TPC over Judge Judy or the like because the amount of theatrics tends to be less. But it is still TV … so look for flow & not 100% impression of how your case will flow. | 1 | 3,894 | 2.333333 |
xgxrkk | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | [AZ] I was illegally kicked out by my roommates and they are refusing to pay me back my half of the deposit. Backstory: My roommates were my (now ex) boyfriend, his sister and her boyfriend. My boyfriend and I were getting toxic so I broke up with him but we ended on good terms and agreed to live together in separate rooms. He had been negligent with his money and did not let me know he had no savings until we were looking to move out. I had put down a total of $2100 on the expenses including a deposit, application fees, pet deposits, etc. Our lease ended in August while my sister-in-law and her boyfriend’s lease ended in early June, having them move in 2 months earlier than us and agreeing to pay the rent between them two until we moved in. Things hit the fan between me and my boyfriend 2 weeks before we were scheduled to move in and I was told I was not allowed to move into the home. Important details: • My name is still on the lease • I have proof of the money I have sent. • I have in text/writing of them promising I would get my money back, along with dates they promised and failed to pay me back. • I have in text/writing of them saying flat out they are refusing to pay me back. • They have been using my pet deposit/profile for their dog not on the lease. • I am a part time cosmetology student, this whole ordeal has made me fall behind in school and has deeply impacted my graduation date. I am only 19 and did not expect to find myself figuring out how to take somebody to small claims court. What should I expect when taking a case like this to court? I have very strong evidence against them but I want to make sure that I have a chance of winning this case. All of my evidence is in writing and the texts I have from them were written without them thinking it would be used against them in court. Is there anyway I can also get more for damages because of how much my schooling has been impacted from this? | iov6gqx | iouew0t | 1,663,461,638 | 1,663,449,044 | 42 | 5 | With all your written evidence you should have no trouble winning in court. You will also get your court costs back. Probably no damages for school though. You can only be made whole. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 12,594 | 8.4 |
xgxrkk | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | [AZ] I was illegally kicked out by my roommates and they are refusing to pay me back my half of the deposit. Backstory: My roommates were my (now ex) boyfriend, his sister and her boyfriend. My boyfriend and I were getting toxic so I broke up with him but we ended on good terms and agreed to live together in separate rooms. He had been negligent with his money and did not let me know he had no savings until we were looking to move out. I had put down a total of $2100 on the expenses including a deposit, application fees, pet deposits, etc. Our lease ended in August while my sister-in-law and her boyfriend’s lease ended in early June, having them move in 2 months earlier than us and agreeing to pay the rent between them two until we moved in. Things hit the fan between me and my boyfriend 2 weeks before we were scheduled to move in and I was told I was not allowed to move into the home. Important details: • My name is still on the lease • I have proof of the money I have sent. • I have in text/writing of them promising I would get my money back, along with dates they promised and failed to pay me back. • I have in text/writing of them saying flat out they are refusing to pay me back. • They have been using my pet deposit/profile for their dog not on the lease. • I am a part time cosmetology student, this whole ordeal has made me fall behind in school and has deeply impacted my graduation date. I am only 19 and did not expect to find myself figuring out how to take somebody to small claims court. What should I expect when taking a case like this to court? I have very strong evidence against them but I want to make sure that I have a chance of winning this case. All of my evidence is in writing and the texts I have from them were written without them thinking it would be used against them in court. Is there anyway I can also get more for damages because of how much my schooling has been impacted from this? | iouy8ez | iouew0t | 1,663,457,744 | 1,663,449,044 | 18 | 5 | 1. Like all law things it depends. You may want to consult w/ whatever free legal aid you can get. Depending on rules of small claims in your area you may even have legal representation speak on your behalf. 2. If you are on the lease, apprise your landlord of everything including an involuntary “eviction” from housemates. I use bunny ears only because I think only landlord action qualifies as eviction v bad people reneging on agreements. #1 you want to make sure your landlord is aware of is that if there is any damage to property in your absence from the property, it has not been caused by you. You can also advise re: pet not on lease. Hopefully the landlord will not pursue you for any damages. 3. What should you expect? To be asked for all relevant evidence to the situation. If presenting hard-copies of text messages give a little before/after the conversation in question so judge can see the content in context & has no reason to question if it has been conveniently edited to benefit yourself. 4. Can you get additional damages re: schooling? Possibly. You will want to provide a “reasonable” valuation on those damages. Example: don’t ask for $2,345.52 if you can’t back it up somehow. If it’s to max out the small claims max you run the risk of the judge disallowing it, but then again depending on the legal grossness of the actions of the others it may not be an issue. 5. REMEMBER TO ADDRESS ONLY THE JUDGE. If the others make snide comments or insults, take a deep breath & either remain silent or address only the court (judge). You never want to piss off a judge and nothing pisses judges off like losing control of their courtroom & wrangling toddlers (ie, let the others look like asses while you demonstrate your class). 6. While not a “real” small claims courts watch episodes of The People’s Court to get a sense of the flow. The show uses binding arbitration determined and mimics small claims. I recommend TPC over Judge Judy or the like because the amount of theatrics tends to be less. But it is still TV … so look for flow & not 100% impression of how your case will flow. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 8,700 | 3.6 |
4lky6z | legaladvice_train | 0.81 | [MA] My fiancee's biological father refuses to pay for half of the wedding or her student loans, as ordered by the divorce agreement. What are our options? Some background info: My fiancee [24F] and I [25M] will be getting married in Massachusetts (where we currently reside) in July. Her biological father resides in Florida. Context: Her parents divorce agreement from 1998 states that he must pay for half of her post-secondary education and for half of her wedding, up to 50 K. He did write some checks when she was an undergrad (2009-2013) but not the 50% that was mandated. Her mother did not take legal action because she was satisfied with the amount that he was paying. Fast forward to 2014: She enrolls in graduate school and we get engaged in November of that year. When they attempt to establish contact with her father to get him to pay his share, he does not respond, and intentionally goes off the grid. Consequently, her mother takes legal action. When he is summoned to court in MA, he neglects to show up. As of that date he is a fugitive of justice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The kicker: The judge told them that there is basically nothing that can be done to get him to pay his share. Is this really true? Is there any sort of legal maneuver that would allow her to transfer 50% of her students loans unto him? | d3o605o | d3o57q6 | 1,464,540,455 | 1,464,539,065 | 57 | 16 | There are a few things you said that sound like they are "whisper down the line" munged up a little bit, but... First off, if there is a court order that your father pay half of certain qualified expenses, then your mother should go to the court and ask for a JUDGMENT as to the exact amount that he owes her. She would need to show the court evidence of the relevant qualified expenses that she has actually paid (amounts that are due to be paid on a student loan or a wedding or whatever don't count until they are actually paid), and then the court could issue a JUDGMENT stating that he owes X amount (which would presumably be half of the relevant qualified expenses that she has actually paid). With a JUDGMENT in hand, your mother could garnish his bank account, or his wages (if allowed in his state). Of course if he has no assets, then she can't get blood from a turnip or a stone. | >The judge told them that there is basically nothing that can be done to get him to pay his share. Is this really true? **Maybe** garnishment and/or a writ of execution. In either scenario, though, it's unlikely you'd recover the full value period or in a reasonable amount of time. | 1 | 1,390 | 3.5625 |
4lky6z | legaladvice_train | 0.81 | [MA] My fiancee's biological father refuses to pay for half of the wedding or her student loans, as ordered by the divorce agreement. What are our options? Some background info: My fiancee [24F] and I [25M] will be getting married in Massachusetts (where we currently reside) in July. Her biological father resides in Florida. Context: Her parents divorce agreement from 1998 states that he must pay for half of her post-secondary education and for half of her wedding, up to 50 K. He did write some checks when she was an undergrad (2009-2013) but not the 50% that was mandated. Her mother did not take legal action because she was satisfied with the amount that he was paying. Fast forward to 2014: She enrolls in graduate school and we get engaged in November of that year. When they attempt to establish contact with her father to get him to pay his share, he does not respond, and intentionally goes off the grid. Consequently, her mother takes legal action. When he is summoned to court in MA, he neglects to show up. As of that date he is a fugitive of justice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The kicker: The judge told them that there is basically nothing that can be done to get him to pay his share. Is this really true? Is there any sort of legal maneuver that would allow her to transfer 50% of her students loans unto him? | d3of4c6 | d3o57q6 | 1,464,556,065 | 1,464,539,065 | 33 | 16 | > he must pay for half of her post-secondary education Two things here concerning exact language, because what you wrote is quite broad. First, she needs to actually see the divorce agreement because I doubt it's worded that broadly. If it is, and she decided to get 15 masters degrees and 8 PhDs, he'd have to pay for those? Second, what does "pay for her...education" mean? Does it mean pay her tuition? Pay her housing a food? Pay off her loans? (And loans can be used for more than just tuition and books.) > and for half of her wedding, up to 50 K Again, she needs to find out the exact language of the divorce decree. I've never heard of anything like this. And if it exists, who is it promised to? Presumably whatever is promised is promised to the mother, not the daughter. For example, "if [mother] pays XX for wedding of [daughter] then [father] shall reimburse [mother] for 50% of XX." Still, I've never seen anything like this without restrictions. And again, exact language...what if (hypothetically) mother won the lottery and daughter got married 10 times, is father really on the hook for half a million dollars if each of the 10 weddings cost more than $100,000? TL;DR - She (not you--you are not a party to any of this) needs the exact language of the divorce decree to see what he is obligated to pay. That's step one. There will be many other steps if he's on the lam. | >The judge told them that there is basically nothing that can be done to get him to pay his share. Is this really true? **Maybe** garnishment and/or a writ of execution. In either scenario, though, it's unlikely you'd recover the full value period or in a reasonable amount of time. | 1 | 17,000 | 2.0625 |
4lky6z | legaladvice_train | 0.81 | [MA] My fiancee's biological father refuses to pay for half of the wedding or her student loans, as ordered by the divorce agreement. What are our options? Some background info: My fiancee [24F] and I [25M] will be getting married in Massachusetts (where we currently reside) in July. Her biological father resides in Florida. Context: Her parents divorce agreement from 1998 states that he must pay for half of her post-secondary education and for half of her wedding, up to 50 K. He did write some checks when she was an undergrad (2009-2013) but not the 50% that was mandated. Her mother did not take legal action because she was satisfied with the amount that he was paying. Fast forward to 2014: She enrolls in graduate school and we get engaged in November of that year. When they attempt to establish contact with her father to get him to pay his share, he does not respond, and intentionally goes off the grid. Consequently, her mother takes legal action. When he is summoned to court in MA, he neglects to show up. As of that date he is a fugitive of justice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The kicker: The judge told them that there is basically nothing that can be done to get him to pay his share. Is this really true? Is there any sort of legal maneuver that would allow her to transfer 50% of her students loans unto him? | d3o57q6 | d3oraop | 1,464,539,065 | 1,464,578,405 | 16 | 19 | >The judge told them that there is basically nothing that can be done to get him to pay his share. Is this really true? **Maybe** garnishment and/or a writ of execution. In either scenario, though, it's unlikely you'd recover the full value period or in a reasonable amount of time. | Entitled much? | 0 | 39,340 | 1.1875 |
4lky6z | legaladvice_train | 0.81 | [MA] My fiancee's biological father refuses to pay for half of the wedding or her student loans, as ordered by the divorce agreement. What are our options? Some background info: My fiancee [24F] and I [25M] will be getting married in Massachusetts (where we currently reside) in July. Her biological father resides in Florida. Context: Her parents divorce agreement from 1998 states that he must pay for half of her post-secondary education and for half of her wedding, up to 50 K. He did write some checks when she was an undergrad (2009-2013) but not the 50% that was mandated. Her mother did not take legal action because she was satisfied with the amount that he was paying. Fast forward to 2014: She enrolls in graduate school and we get engaged in November of that year. When they attempt to establish contact with her father to get him to pay his share, he does not respond, and intentionally goes off the grid. Consequently, her mother takes legal action. When he is summoned to court in MA, he neglects to show up. As of that date he is a fugitive of justice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The kicker: The judge told them that there is basically nothing that can be done to get him to pay his share. Is this really true? Is there any sort of legal maneuver that would allow her to transfer 50% of her students loans unto him? | d3oraop | d3onv0j | 1,464,578,405 | 1,464,572,323 | 19 | 15 | Entitled much? | Just to reiterate /u/albertnacht 's comment since it wasn't a direct reply to you: 1. Divorce agreements are between the parties to the divorce so your fiancee has no standing to sue the father for anything, only her mother does. 2. You (and your fiancee) will have to get a look at the divorce agreement instead of working off of second hand information. Especially since "post-secondary" may well only refer to the checks he wrote while he was an undergrad. There may also be age limits in place. 3. Yes - if you can't locate a person or any of their assets or income, you can't do anything to that person or their assets or income. 4. Oh and if your fiancee took out those loans, she's liable to repay them. | 1 | 6,082 | 1.266667 |
6h5xmk | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My father died two months ago. My half sister says that his assets totaled less than $5K and barely cover the expenses related to his death. Is it worthwhile to get a lawyer? I live in Washington. My father lived in another state and worked for the same company for 20 years. He had five children. Myself and four half-siblings from a previous marriage. He and my mother divorced when I was young and he more or less disappeared from my life. At the time of his death, he and I were estranged. The same was true of his relationship with three of my four half siblings. My oldest sister however, had a close relationship with him. She chose to handle everything related to his death and his estate. My siblings and I signed documents making her the executor. He did not have a will at the time of his death. She claims that he had no life insurance policy, and that his 401k totaled less than 5K. I believe that this may be false. I know that he made a fair amount of money and do not see why he would not have been contributing to his retirement during his long career. It does not make sense to me. I also recall him mentioning many times that he had a life insurance policy that would take care of us when his time came. My sister claims this is not the case. The question is, what should I do? I have no valid reason to believe she is lying and do not want to accuse her of wrongdoing. However I do know that death has a way of bringing out the worst in people. Is it worthwhile to take legal action when she may be telling the truth? If so, what are my next steps? | divve3d | divwaaw | 1,497,434,341 | 1,497,436,708 | 9 | 124 | Probably not worth it, I would consult a lawyer anyway as it isn't that expensive to just talk to one and ask for advice. Some employers may even offer a lawyer that you can consult with for free. Good chance she is telling the truth, probably won't be worth investigating much unless their is a good reason to belive that she Is lying outside of just suspicion. | 401(k) and other retirement almost always have beneficiaries in the documents, which would bypass any will. The banks/investment companies involved would contact you directly. Same usually on life insurance. If you are uncomfortable, you can request copies from her of the last three months of his bank statements and paystubs. Those would probably have all the information you would need to make a quick determination on his solvency. Did he own his house? | 0 | 2,367 | 13.777778 |
6h5xmk | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My father died two months ago. My half sister says that his assets totaled less than $5K and barely cover the expenses related to his death. Is it worthwhile to get a lawyer? I live in Washington. My father lived in another state and worked for the same company for 20 years. He had five children. Myself and four half-siblings from a previous marriage. He and my mother divorced when I was young and he more or less disappeared from my life. At the time of his death, he and I were estranged. The same was true of his relationship with three of my four half siblings. My oldest sister however, had a close relationship with him. She chose to handle everything related to his death and his estate. My siblings and I signed documents making her the executor. He did not have a will at the time of his death. She claims that he had no life insurance policy, and that his 401k totaled less than 5K. I believe that this may be false. I know that he made a fair amount of money and do not see why he would not have been contributing to his retirement during his long career. It does not make sense to me. I also recall him mentioning many times that he had a life insurance policy that would take care of us when his time came. My sister claims this is not the case. The question is, what should I do? I have no valid reason to believe she is lying and do not want to accuse her of wrongdoing. However I do know that death has a way of bringing out the worst in people. Is it worthwhile to take legal action when she may be telling the truth? If so, what are my next steps? | divwaaw | divrqbc | 1,497,436,708 | 1,497,424,384 | 124 | 2 | 401(k) and other retirement almost always have beneficiaries in the documents, which would bypass any will. The banks/investment companies involved would contact you directly. Same usually on life insurance. If you are uncomfortable, you can request copies from her of the last three months of his bank statements and paystubs. Those would probably have all the information you would need to make a quick determination on his solvency. Did he own his house? | --- > > **http://imgur.com/a/myIAb** > --- *I am a bot whose sole purpose is to improve the timeliness and accuracy of responses in this subreddit.* ---
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**My father died two months ago. My half sister says that his assets totaled less than $5K and barely cover the expenses related to his death. Is it worthwhile to get a lawyer?** >My father worked for the same company for 20 years. He had five children. Myself and four half-siblings from a previous marriage. He and my mother divorced when I was young and he more or less disappeared from my life. At the time of his death, he and I were estranged. The same was true of his relationship with three of my four half siblings. My oldest sister however, had a close relationship with him. She chose to handle everything related to his death and his estate. My siblings and I signed documents making her the executor. > > He did not have a will at the time of his death. She claims that he had no life insurance policy, and that his 401k totaled less than 5K. I believe that this may be false. I know that he made a fair amount of money and do not see why he would not have been contributing to his retirement during his long career. It does not make sense to me. I also recall him mentioning many times that he had a life insurance policy that would take care of us when his time came. My sister claims this is not the case. > > The question is, what should I do? I have no valid reason to believe she is lying and do not want to accuse her of wrongdoing. However I do know that death has a way of bringing out the worst in people. Is it worthwhile to take legal action when she may be telling the truth? If so, what are my next steps? | 1 | 12,324 | 62 |
6h5xmk | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My father died two months ago. My half sister says that his assets totaled less than $5K and barely cover the expenses related to his death. Is it worthwhile to get a lawyer? I live in Washington. My father lived in another state and worked for the same company for 20 years. He had five children. Myself and four half-siblings from a previous marriage. He and my mother divorced when I was young and he more or less disappeared from my life. At the time of his death, he and I were estranged. The same was true of his relationship with three of my four half siblings. My oldest sister however, had a close relationship with him. She chose to handle everything related to his death and his estate. My siblings and I signed documents making her the executor. He did not have a will at the time of his death. She claims that he had no life insurance policy, and that his 401k totaled less than 5K. I believe that this may be false. I know that he made a fair amount of money and do not see why he would not have been contributing to his retirement during his long career. It does not make sense to me. I also recall him mentioning many times that he had a life insurance policy that would take care of us when his time came. My sister claims this is not the case. The question is, what should I do? I have no valid reason to believe she is lying and do not want to accuse her of wrongdoing. However I do know that death has a way of bringing out the worst in people. Is it worthwhile to take legal action when she may be telling the truth? If so, what are my next steps? | divwj6t | divve3d | 1,497,437,334 | 1,497,434,341 | 77 | 9 | > I know that he made a fair amount of money and do not see why he would not have been contributing to his retirement during his long career. It does not make sense to me. And yet millions of people do exactly that, just like millions of people rack up credit card debts they can't afford to buy crap they don't need. Something like 30% of Americans aged 55+ have no retirement savings at all. > I also recall him mentioning many times that he had a life insurance policy that would take care of us when his time came. You say you were estranged. How many years ago did he say this? Was it possible that he had a term life insurance policy which expired? Besides, you don't inherit life insurance payouts, the insurance money goes directly to the beneficiaries, bypassing the estate entirely. Making your sister the executor wouldn't affect that at all. If you have doubts, ask for documentation. | Probably not worth it, I would consult a lawyer anyway as it isn't that expensive to just talk to one and ask for advice. Some employers may even offer a lawyer that you can consult with for free. Good chance she is telling the truth, probably won't be worth investigating much unless their is a good reason to belive that she Is lying outside of just suspicion. | 1 | 2,993 | 8.555556 |
6h5xmk | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My father died two months ago. My half sister says that his assets totaled less than $5K and barely cover the expenses related to his death. Is it worthwhile to get a lawyer? I live in Washington. My father lived in another state and worked for the same company for 20 years. He had five children. Myself and four half-siblings from a previous marriage. He and my mother divorced when I was young and he more or less disappeared from my life. At the time of his death, he and I were estranged. The same was true of his relationship with three of my four half siblings. My oldest sister however, had a close relationship with him. She chose to handle everything related to his death and his estate. My siblings and I signed documents making her the executor. He did not have a will at the time of his death. She claims that he had no life insurance policy, and that his 401k totaled less than 5K. I believe that this may be false. I know that he made a fair amount of money and do not see why he would not have been contributing to his retirement during his long career. It does not make sense to me. I also recall him mentioning many times that he had a life insurance policy that would take care of us when his time came. My sister claims this is not the case. The question is, what should I do? I have no valid reason to believe she is lying and do not want to accuse her of wrongdoing. However I do know that death has a way of bringing out the worst in people. Is it worthwhile to take legal action when she may be telling the truth? If so, what are my next steps? | divwj6t | divrqbc | 1,497,437,334 | 1,497,424,384 | 77 | 2 | > I know that he made a fair amount of money and do not see why he would not have been contributing to his retirement during his long career. It does not make sense to me. And yet millions of people do exactly that, just like millions of people rack up credit card debts they can't afford to buy crap they don't need. Something like 30% of Americans aged 55+ have no retirement savings at all. > I also recall him mentioning many times that he had a life insurance policy that would take care of us when his time came. You say you were estranged. How many years ago did he say this? Was it possible that he had a term life insurance policy which expired? Besides, you don't inherit life insurance payouts, the insurance money goes directly to the beneficiaries, bypassing the estate entirely. Making your sister the executor wouldn't affect that at all. If you have doubts, ask for documentation. | --- > > **http://imgur.com/a/myIAb** > --- *I am a bot whose sole purpose is to improve the timeliness and accuracy of responses in this subreddit.* ---
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**My father died two months ago. My half sister says that his assets totaled less than $5K and barely cover the expenses related to his death. Is it worthwhile to get a lawyer?** >My father worked for the same company for 20 years. He had five children. Myself and four half-siblings from a previous marriage. He and my mother divorced when I was young and he more or less disappeared from my life. At the time of his death, he and I were estranged. The same was true of his relationship with three of my four half siblings. My oldest sister however, had a close relationship with him. She chose to handle everything related to his death and his estate. My siblings and I signed documents making her the executor. > > He did not have a will at the time of his death. She claims that he had no life insurance policy, and that his 401k totaled less than 5K. I believe that this may be false. I know that he made a fair amount of money and do not see why he would not have been contributing to his retirement during his long career. It does not make sense to me. I also recall him mentioning many times that he had a life insurance policy that would take care of us when his time came. My sister claims this is not the case. > > The question is, what should I do? I have no valid reason to believe she is lying and do not want to accuse her of wrongdoing. However I do know that death has a way of bringing out the worst in people. Is it worthwhile to take legal action when she may be telling the truth? If so, what are my next steps? | 1 | 12,950 | 38.5 |
6h5xmk | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My father died two months ago. My half sister says that his assets totaled less than $5K and barely cover the expenses related to his death. Is it worthwhile to get a lawyer? I live in Washington. My father lived in another state and worked for the same company for 20 years. He had five children. Myself and four half-siblings from a previous marriage. He and my mother divorced when I was young and he more or less disappeared from my life. At the time of his death, he and I were estranged. The same was true of his relationship with three of my four half siblings. My oldest sister however, had a close relationship with him. She chose to handle everything related to his death and his estate. My siblings and I signed documents making her the executor. He did not have a will at the time of his death. She claims that he had no life insurance policy, and that his 401k totaled less than 5K. I believe that this may be false. I know that he made a fair amount of money and do not see why he would not have been contributing to his retirement during his long career. It does not make sense to me. I also recall him mentioning many times that he had a life insurance policy that would take care of us when his time came. My sister claims this is not the case. The question is, what should I do? I have no valid reason to believe she is lying and do not want to accuse her of wrongdoing. However I do know that death has a way of bringing out the worst in people. Is it worthwhile to take legal action when she may be telling the truth? If so, what are my next steps? | divve3d | diw14f0 | 1,497,434,341 | 1,497,445,642 | 9 | 29 | Probably not worth it, I would consult a lawyer anyway as it isn't that expensive to just talk to one and ask for advice. Some employers may even offer a lawyer that you can consult with for free. Good chance she is telling the truth, probably won't be worth investigating much unless their is a good reason to belive that she Is lying outside of just suspicion. | > He and my mother divorced when I was young and he more or less disappeared from my life. > I also recall him mentioning many times that he had a life insurance policy that would take care of us when his time came. This sounds like his life insurance comments were a very long time ago. And it sounds like you're an adult now. I think you're assuming way too much about insurance. A parent doesn't normally "take care of" an adult child. The purpose of life insurance is to compensate for a financial loss or burden to the beneficiaries that results from the insured's death. But your father's death didn't cause you a financial loss or burden because (presumably) you are an independent adult. So it's entirely logical that your father wouldn't have made (or kept) you a beneficiary of any life insurance. | 0 | 11,301 | 3.222222 |
6h5xmk | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My father died two months ago. My half sister says that his assets totaled less than $5K and barely cover the expenses related to his death. Is it worthwhile to get a lawyer? I live in Washington. My father lived in another state and worked for the same company for 20 years. He had five children. Myself and four half-siblings from a previous marriage. He and my mother divorced when I was young and he more or less disappeared from my life. At the time of his death, he and I were estranged. The same was true of his relationship with three of my four half siblings. My oldest sister however, had a close relationship with him. She chose to handle everything related to his death and his estate. My siblings and I signed documents making her the executor. He did not have a will at the time of his death. She claims that he had no life insurance policy, and that his 401k totaled less than 5K. I believe that this may be false. I know that he made a fair amount of money and do not see why he would not have been contributing to his retirement during his long career. It does not make sense to me. I also recall him mentioning many times that he had a life insurance policy that would take care of us when his time came. My sister claims this is not the case. The question is, what should I do? I have no valid reason to believe she is lying and do not want to accuse her of wrongdoing. However I do know that death has a way of bringing out the worst in people. Is it worthwhile to take legal action when she may be telling the truth? If so, what are my next steps? | divrqbc | diw14f0 | 1,497,424,384 | 1,497,445,642 | 2 | 29 | --- > > **http://imgur.com/a/myIAb** > --- *I am a bot whose sole purpose is to improve the timeliness and accuracy of responses in this subreddit.* ---
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**My father died two months ago. My half sister says that his assets totaled less than $5K and barely cover the expenses related to his death. Is it worthwhile to get a lawyer?** >My father worked for the same company for 20 years. He had five children. Myself and four half-siblings from a previous marriage. He and my mother divorced when I was young and he more or less disappeared from my life. At the time of his death, he and I were estranged. The same was true of his relationship with three of my four half siblings. My oldest sister however, had a close relationship with him. She chose to handle everything related to his death and his estate. My siblings and I signed documents making her the executor. > > He did not have a will at the time of his death. She claims that he had no life insurance policy, and that his 401k totaled less than 5K. I believe that this may be false. I know that he made a fair amount of money and do not see why he would not have been contributing to his retirement during his long career. It does not make sense to me. I also recall him mentioning many times that he had a life insurance policy that would take care of us when his time came. My sister claims this is not the case. > > The question is, what should I do? I have no valid reason to believe she is lying and do not want to accuse her of wrongdoing. However I do know that death has a way of bringing out the worst in people. Is it worthwhile to take legal action when she may be telling the truth? If so, what are my next steps? | > He and my mother divorced when I was young and he more or less disappeared from my life. > I also recall him mentioning many times that he had a life insurance policy that would take care of us when his time came. This sounds like his life insurance comments were a very long time ago. And it sounds like you're an adult now. I think you're assuming way too much about insurance. A parent doesn't normally "take care of" an adult child. The purpose of life insurance is to compensate for a financial loss or burden to the beneficiaries that results from the insured's death. But your father's death didn't cause you a financial loss or burden because (presumably) you are an independent adult. So it's entirely logical that your father wouldn't have made (or kept) you a beneficiary of any life insurance. | 0 | 21,258 | 14.5 |
6h5xmk | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My father died two months ago. My half sister says that his assets totaled less than $5K and barely cover the expenses related to his death. Is it worthwhile to get a lawyer? I live in Washington. My father lived in another state and worked for the same company for 20 years. He had five children. Myself and four half-siblings from a previous marriage. He and my mother divorced when I was young and he more or less disappeared from my life. At the time of his death, he and I were estranged. The same was true of his relationship with three of my four half siblings. My oldest sister however, had a close relationship with him. She chose to handle everything related to his death and his estate. My siblings and I signed documents making her the executor. He did not have a will at the time of his death. She claims that he had no life insurance policy, and that his 401k totaled less than 5K. I believe that this may be false. I know that he made a fair amount of money and do not see why he would not have been contributing to his retirement during his long career. It does not make sense to me. I also recall him mentioning many times that he had a life insurance policy that would take care of us when his time came. My sister claims this is not the case. The question is, what should I do? I have no valid reason to believe she is lying and do not want to accuse her of wrongdoing. However I do know that death has a way of bringing out the worst in people. Is it worthwhile to take legal action when she may be telling the truth? If so, what are my next steps? | divve3d | divrqbc | 1,497,434,341 | 1,497,424,384 | 9 | 2 | Probably not worth it, I would consult a lawyer anyway as it isn't that expensive to just talk to one and ask for advice. Some employers may even offer a lawyer that you can consult with for free. Good chance she is telling the truth, probably won't be worth investigating much unless their is a good reason to belive that she Is lying outside of just suspicion. | --- > > **http://imgur.com/a/myIAb** > --- *I am a bot whose sole purpose is to improve the timeliness and accuracy of responses in this subreddit.* ---
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**My father died two months ago. My half sister says that his assets totaled less than $5K and barely cover the expenses related to his death. Is it worthwhile to get a lawyer?** >My father worked for the same company for 20 years. He had five children. Myself and four half-siblings from a previous marriage. He and my mother divorced when I was young and he more or less disappeared from my life. At the time of his death, he and I were estranged. The same was true of his relationship with three of my four half siblings. My oldest sister however, had a close relationship with him. She chose to handle everything related to his death and his estate. My siblings and I signed documents making her the executor. > > He did not have a will at the time of his death. She claims that he had no life insurance policy, and that his 401k totaled less than 5K. I believe that this may be false. I know that he made a fair amount of money and do not see why he would not have been contributing to his retirement during his long career. It does not make sense to me. I also recall him mentioning many times that he had a life insurance policy that would take care of us when his time came. My sister claims this is not the case. > > The question is, what should I do? I have no valid reason to believe she is lying and do not want to accuse her of wrongdoing. However I do know that death has a way of bringing out the worst in people. Is it worthwhile to take legal action when she may be telling the truth? If so, what are my next steps? | 1 | 9,957 | 4.5 |
5o84sd | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | (OH) My sister stole and cashed my savings bonds. What are my options? Backstory: My sister has always seemed to have an obsession of taking things that don't belong to her (clothes, jewelry, money, etc). When she was in high school she joined the wrong crowd, thought she was tough, joined the military, got into pain meds for a shoulder injury, eloped with her drug dealer, became one herself, started stealing more valuable things, yada yada (never got into legal trouble for any of this, btw). After her perfect husband verbally and physically abused her off and on, she finally left (they're still legally married). My parents let her move back in (~February/March 2016) on the condition that she get professional counseling. At the time I had been holding onto several savings bonds given to me as a high school graduation gift from our grandparents. They bought one every year I was born up until I turned 18 (a couple of them are doubled the amount for when they missed a year. I had 9 all together.). They gave the same gift to each of my other siblings (including my sister) and my cousins upon their high school graduations. All of my siblings cashed theirs immediately. I on the other hand, planned on saving them as long as possible. I always thought I'd save them to help with my first apartment or maybe for when I eventually get married. Something more important than just spending money. Knowing my sister's stealing habits, our mom suggested that I put the bond into our safety deposit box. I agreed (hesitantly) and gave them to my mom to take to the bank. About the end of March/early April, I got a new job and needed my SSN for background check purposes. When I went to the safety deposit box, I noticed that the bonds were not there. I confronted my mom and she said she couldn't remember me giving the bonds to her (ughhhhhhh). So I assumed she put them in a cabinet somewhere so she'd remember to take them to the bank, and then forgot. I couldn't find them anywhere and panicked. My parents couldn't help me get to a logical explanation of where they went, but refused to believe it was my sister (basically resulted in them saying I was SOL). They never suggested filing them as being lost or stolen to see if they could be replaced. Flash forward to last week January 2017. I got a tax form notice from a local bank saying that I cashed two of the bonds (I had 9 all together). However, I didn't cash any of them nor do I have an account at that bank. I went in asking if there was a mistake, and the woman at the service desk confirmed that a bond for $136.56 was cashed on March 22, 2016 and a bond for $249.56 was cashed on April 20, 2016. I didn't understand how it was possible to cash a bond without picture ID, nor how it happened on two separate occasions at the same bank. She printed me a copy of the report and suggested to go to treasurydirect.gov to get more assistance. She didn't give me any more information than that. I didn't like that, so I went to another branch and spoke to an assistant manager. He agreed with me and said that there was no way the bonds should have been cashed with out an ID. My name, birthdate, address, and SSN were linked to the transaction. However, my sister's phone number was listed, not mine. He file an inquiry in the attempt to determine which branch and which teller cashed the bonds. His supervisor is supposed to contact me this week to discuss it more. I am completely lost on what to do next. My sister and I have been emotionally detached for a while, but this is just crazy to wrap my head around. Is there any possible way that I'll get that money back? Should I file a police report? Is it too late because they were stolen so long ago? Should I press charges against a family member? If this were to go to court, would I be spending more money than I'd get in return? Is there a way to find out if she's cashed my other bonds? If they haven't been cashed, can I get them back/replaced? | dchd79h | dchcsyv | 1,484,534,443 | 1,484,533,934 | 192 | 23 | I am not a lawyer, but I would still file a report with the police for Fraud and ID Theft. I think the fact that you found your sister's phone # attached would be a big help. GET A COPY OF THE REPORT FOR YOUR RECORDS. Also, **check your credit reports asap.** She has your SS# and is already impersonating you. Even if there are no mystery items on your report, you should freeze your credit just in case. If there are mystery items on the reports you need to report them as fraudulent. I've read on this sub that if you give the credit bureaus copies of the police report they will waive any fees associated with the freezing. Good luck and get us an update in a month or two. | You can file a police report with whatever details your have. The police will take charge of the investigation and they will be the ones to press charges. Don't worry about the collecting money step yet. Once the police finish their investigation and she gets charged that will be a lot easier. | 1 | 509 | 8.347826 |
5o84sd | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | (OH) My sister stole and cashed my savings bonds. What are my options? Backstory: My sister has always seemed to have an obsession of taking things that don't belong to her (clothes, jewelry, money, etc). When she was in high school she joined the wrong crowd, thought she was tough, joined the military, got into pain meds for a shoulder injury, eloped with her drug dealer, became one herself, started stealing more valuable things, yada yada (never got into legal trouble for any of this, btw). After her perfect husband verbally and physically abused her off and on, she finally left (they're still legally married). My parents let her move back in (~February/March 2016) on the condition that she get professional counseling. At the time I had been holding onto several savings bonds given to me as a high school graduation gift from our grandparents. They bought one every year I was born up until I turned 18 (a couple of them are doubled the amount for when they missed a year. I had 9 all together.). They gave the same gift to each of my other siblings (including my sister) and my cousins upon their high school graduations. All of my siblings cashed theirs immediately. I on the other hand, planned on saving them as long as possible. I always thought I'd save them to help with my first apartment or maybe for when I eventually get married. Something more important than just spending money. Knowing my sister's stealing habits, our mom suggested that I put the bond into our safety deposit box. I agreed (hesitantly) and gave them to my mom to take to the bank. About the end of March/early April, I got a new job and needed my SSN for background check purposes. When I went to the safety deposit box, I noticed that the bonds were not there. I confronted my mom and she said she couldn't remember me giving the bonds to her (ughhhhhhh). So I assumed she put them in a cabinet somewhere so she'd remember to take them to the bank, and then forgot. I couldn't find them anywhere and panicked. My parents couldn't help me get to a logical explanation of where they went, but refused to believe it was my sister (basically resulted in them saying I was SOL). They never suggested filing them as being lost or stolen to see if they could be replaced. Flash forward to last week January 2017. I got a tax form notice from a local bank saying that I cashed two of the bonds (I had 9 all together). However, I didn't cash any of them nor do I have an account at that bank. I went in asking if there was a mistake, and the woman at the service desk confirmed that a bond for $136.56 was cashed on March 22, 2016 and a bond for $249.56 was cashed on April 20, 2016. I didn't understand how it was possible to cash a bond without picture ID, nor how it happened on two separate occasions at the same bank. She printed me a copy of the report and suggested to go to treasurydirect.gov to get more assistance. She didn't give me any more information than that. I didn't like that, so I went to another branch and spoke to an assistant manager. He agreed with me and said that there was no way the bonds should have been cashed with out an ID. My name, birthdate, address, and SSN were linked to the transaction. However, my sister's phone number was listed, not mine. He file an inquiry in the attempt to determine which branch and which teller cashed the bonds. His supervisor is supposed to contact me this week to discuss it more. I am completely lost on what to do next. My sister and I have been emotionally detached for a while, but this is just crazy to wrap my head around. Is there any possible way that I'll get that money back? Should I file a police report? Is it too late because they were stolen so long ago? Should I press charges against a family member? If this were to go to court, would I be spending more money than I'd get in return? Is there a way to find out if she's cashed my other bonds? If they haven't been cashed, can I get them back/replaced? | dchfilf | dchcsyv | 1,484,537,648 | 1,484,533,934 | 59 | 23 | Report the bank for not checking photo ID. | You can file a police report with whatever details your have. The police will take charge of the investigation and they will be the ones to press charges. Don't worry about the collecting money step yet. Once the police finish their investigation and she gets charged that will be a lot easier. | 1 | 3,714 | 2.565217 |
5o84sd | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | (OH) My sister stole and cashed my savings bonds. What are my options? Backstory: My sister has always seemed to have an obsession of taking things that don't belong to her (clothes, jewelry, money, etc). When she was in high school she joined the wrong crowd, thought she was tough, joined the military, got into pain meds for a shoulder injury, eloped with her drug dealer, became one herself, started stealing more valuable things, yada yada (never got into legal trouble for any of this, btw). After her perfect husband verbally and physically abused her off and on, she finally left (they're still legally married). My parents let her move back in (~February/March 2016) on the condition that she get professional counseling. At the time I had been holding onto several savings bonds given to me as a high school graduation gift from our grandparents. They bought one every year I was born up until I turned 18 (a couple of them are doubled the amount for when they missed a year. I had 9 all together.). They gave the same gift to each of my other siblings (including my sister) and my cousins upon their high school graduations. All of my siblings cashed theirs immediately. I on the other hand, planned on saving them as long as possible. I always thought I'd save them to help with my first apartment or maybe for when I eventually get married. Something more important than just spending money. Knowing my sister's stealing habits, our mom suggested that I put the bond into our safety deposit box. I agreed (hesitantly) and gave them to my mom to take to the bank. About the end of March/early April, I got a new job and needed my SSN for background check purposes. When I went to the safety deposit box, I noticed that the bonds were not there. I confronted my mom and she said she couldn't remember me giving the bonds to her (ughhhhhhh). So I assumed she put them in a cabinet somewhere so she'd remember to take them to the bank, and then forgot. I couldn't find them anywhere and panicked. My parents couldn't help me get to a logical explanation of where they went, but refused to believe it was my sister (basically resulted in them saying I was SOL). They never suggested filing them as being lost or stolen to see if they could be replaced. Flash forward to last week January 2017. I got a tax form notice from a local bank saying that I cashed two of the bonds (I had 9 all together). However, I didn't cash any of them nor do I have an account at that bank. I went in asking if there was a mistake, and the woman at the service desk confirmed that a bond for $136.56 was cashed on March 22, 2016 and a bond for $249.56 was cashed on April 20, 2016. I didn't understand how it was possible to cash a bond without picture ID, nor how it happened on two separate occasions at the same bank. She printed me a copy of the report and suggested to go to treasurydirect.gov to get more assistance. She didn't give me any more information than that. I didn't like that, so I went to another branch and spoke to an assistant manager. He agreed with me and said that there was no way the bonds should have been cashed with out an ID. My name, birthdate, address, and SSN were linked to the transaction. However, my sister's phone number was listed, not mine. He file an inquiry in the attempt to determine which branch and which teller cashed the bonds. His supervisor is supposed to contact me this week to discuss it more. I am completely lost on what to do next. My sister and I have been emotionally detached for a while, but this is just crazy to wrap my head around. Is there any possible way that I'll get that money back? Should I file a police report? Is it too late because they were stolen so long ago? Should I press charges against a family member? If this were to go to court, would I be spending more money than I'd get in return? Is there a way to find out if she's cashed my other bonds? If they haven't been cashed, can I get them back/replaced? | dchfilf | dchdoqp | 1,484,537,648 | 1,484,535,104 | 59 | 8 | Report the bank for not checking photo ID. | Call the police, and have them investigate, then you can explore suing her. | 1 | 2,544 | 7.375 |
5o84sd | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | (OH) My sister stole and cashed my savings bonds. What are my options? Backstory: My sister has always seemed to have an obsession of taking things that don't belong to her (clothes, jewelry, money, etc). When she was in high school she joined the wrong crowd, thought she was tough, joined the military, got into pain meds for a shoulder injury, eloped with her drug dealer, became one herself, started stealing more valuable things, yada yada (never got into legal trouble for any of this, btw). After her perfect husband verbally and physically abused her off and on, she finally left (they're still legally married). My parents let her move back in (~February/March 2016) on the condition that she get professional counseling. At the time I had been holding onto several savings bonds given to me as a high school graduation gift from our grandparents. They bought one every year I was born up until I turned 18 (a couple of them are doubled the amount for when they missed a year. I had 9 all together.). They gave the same gift to each of my other siblings (including my sister) and my cousins upon their high school graduations. All of my siblings cashed theirs immediately. I on the other hand, planned on saving them as long as possible. I always thought I'd save them to help with my first apartment or maybe for when I eventually get married. Something more important than just spending money. Knowing my sister's stealing habits, our mom suggested that I put the bond into our safety deposit box. I agreed (hesitantly) and gave them to my mom to take to the bank. About the end of March/early April, I got a new job and needed my SSN for background check purposes. When I went to the safety deposit box, I noticed that the bonds were not there. I confronted my mom and she said she couldn't remember me giving the bonds to her (ughhhhhhh). So I assumed she put them in a cabinet somewhere so she'd remember to take them to the bank, and then forgot. I couldn't find them anywhere and panicked. My parents couldn't help me get to a logical explanation of where they went, but refused to believe it was my sister (basically resulted in them saying I was SOL). They never suggested filing them as being lost or stolen to see if they could be replaced. Flash forward to last week January 2017. I got a tax form notice from a local bank saying that I cashed two of the bonds (I had 9 all together). However, I didn't cash any of them nor do I have an account at that bank. I went in asking if there was a mistake, and the woman at the service desk confirmed that a bond for $136.56 was cashed on March 22, 2016 and a bond for $249.56 was cashed on April 20, 2016. I didn't understand how it was possible to cash a bond without picture ID, nor how it happened on two separate occasions at the same bank. She printed me a copy of the report and suggested to go to treasurydirect.gov to get more assistance. She didn't give me any more information than that. I didn't like that, so I went to another branch and spoke to an assistant manager. He agreed with me and said that there was no way the bonds should have been cashed with out an ID. My name, birthdate, address, and SSN were linked to the transaction. However, my sister's phone number was listed, not mine. He file an inquiry in the attempt to determine which branch and which teller cashed the bonds. His supervisor is supposed to contact me this week to discuss it more. I am completely lost on what to do next. My sister and I have been emotionally detached for a while, but this is just crazy to wrap my head around. Is there any possible way that I'll get that money back? Should I file a police report? Is it too late because they were stolen so long ago? Should I press charges against a family member? If this were to go to court, would I be spending more money than I'd get in return? Is there a way to find out if she's cashed my other bonds? If they haven't been cashed, can I get them back/replaced? | dchgbq2 | dchcsyv | 1,484,538,762 | 1,484,533,934 | 43 | 23 | >Is there any possible way that I'll get that money back? Possible, yes. >Should I file a police report? Yes. >Is it too late because they were stolen so long ago? Possibly, though they were cashed January this year and that in itself would be another crime. >Should I press charges against a family member? Not a legal question. Personally yes, I would have no compunctions. >If this were to go to court, would I be spending more money than I'd get in return? First step is police, then cooperate with police, then deal with bank. That shouldn't cost you a cent. >Is there a way to find out if she's cashed my other bonds? I'm fairly sure you can check online, though off the top of my head I'm not sure where or how. >If they haven't been cashed, can I get them back/replaced? Probably, yes. | You can file a police report with whatever details your have. The police will take charge of the investigation and they will be the ones to press charges. Don't worry about the collecting money step yet. Once the police finish their investigation and she gets charged that will be a lot easier. | 1 | 4,828 | 1.869565 |
5o84sd | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | (OH) My sister stole and cashed my savings bonds. What are my options? Backstory: My sister has always seemed to have an obsession of taking things that don't belong to her (clothes, jewelry, money, etc). When she was in high school she joined the wrong crowd, thought she was tough, joined the military, got into pain meds for a shoulder injury, eloped with her drug dealer, became one herself, started stealing more valuable things, yada yada (never got into legal trouble for any of this, btw). After her perfect husband verbally and physically abused her off and on, she finally left (they're still legally married). My parents let her move back in (~February/March 2016) on the condition that she get professional counseling. At the time I had been holding onto several savings bonds given to me as a high school graduation gift from our grandparents. They bought one every year I was born up until I turned 18 (a couple of them are doubled the amount for when they missed a year. I had 9 all together.). They gave the same gift to each of my other siblings (including my sister) and my cousins upon their high school graduations. All of my siblings cashed theirs immediately. I on the other hand, planned on saving them as long as possible. I always thought I'd save them to help with my first apartment or maybe for when I eventually get married. Something more important than just spending money. Knowing my sister's stealing habits, our mom suggested that I put the bond into our safety deposit box. I agreed (hesitantly) and gave them to my mom to take to the bank. About the end of March/early April, I got a new job and needed my SSN for background check purposes. When I went to the safety deposit box, I noticed that the bonds were not there. I confronted my mom and she said she couldn't remember me giving the bonds to her (ughhhhhhh). So I assumed she put them in a cabinet somewhere so she'd remember to take them to the bank, and then forgot. I couldn't find them anywhere and panicked. My parents couldn't help me get to a logical explanation of where they went, but refused to believe it was my sister (basically resulted in them saying I was SOL). They never suggested filing them as being lost or stolen to see if they could be replaced. Flash forward to last week January 2017. I got a tax form notice from a local bank saying that I cashed two of the bonds (I had 9 all together). However, I didn't cash any of them nor do I have an account at that bank. I went in asking if there was a mistake, and the woman at the service desk confirmed that a bond for $136.56 was cashed on March 22, 2016 and a bond for $249.56 was cashed on April 20, 2016. I didn't understand how it was possible to cash a bond without picture ID, nor how it happened on two separate occasions at the same bank. She printed me a copy of the report and suggested to go to treasurydirect.gov to get more assistance. She didn't give me any more information than that. I didn't like that, so I went to another branch and spoke to an assistant manager. He agreed with me and said that there was no way the bonds should have been cashed with out an ID. My name, birthdate, address, and SSN were linked to the transaction. However, my sister's phone number was listed, not mine. He file an inquiry in the attempt to determine which branch and which teller cashed the bonds. His supervisor is supposed to contact me this week to discuss it more. I am completely lost on what to do next. My sister and I have been emotionally detached for a while, but this is just crazy to wrap my head around. Is there any possible way that I'll get that money back? Should I file a police report? Is it too late because they were stolen so long ago? Should I press charges against a family member? If this were to go to court, would I be spending more money than I'd get in return? Is there a way to find out if she's cashed my other bonds? If they haven't been cashed, can I get them back/replaced? | dchdoqp | dchgbq2 | 1,484,535,104 | 1,484,538,762 | 8 | 43 | Call the police, and have them investigate, then you can explore suing her. | >Is there any possible way that I'll get that money back? Possible, yes. >Should I file a police report? Yes. >Is it too late because they were stolen so long ago? Possibly, though they were cashed January this year and that in itself would be another crime. >Should I press charges against a family member? Not a legal question. Personally yes, I would have no compunctions. >If this were to go to court, would I be spending more money than I'd get in return? First step is police, then cooperate with police, then deal with bank. That shouldn't cost you a cent. >Is there a way to find out if she's cashed my other bonds? I'm fairly sure you can check online, though off the top of my head I'm not sure where or how. >If they haven't been cashed, can I get them back/replaced? Probably, yes. | 0 | 3,658 | 5.375 |
5o84sd | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | (OH) My sister stole and cashed my savings bonds. What are my options? Backstory: My sister has always seemed to have an obsession of taking things that don't belong to her (clothes, jewelry, money, etc). When she was in high school she joined the wrong crowd, thought she was tough, joined the military, got into pain meds for a shoulder injury, eloped with her drug dealer, became one herself, started stealing more valuable things, yada yada (never got into legal trouble for any of this, btw). After her perfect husband verbally and physically abused her off and on, she finally left (they're still legally married). My parents let her move back in (~February/March 2016) on the condition that she get professional counseling. At the time I had been holding onto several savings bonds given to me as a high school graduation gift from our grandparents. They bought one every year I was born up until I turned 18 (a couple of them are doubled the amount for when they missed a year. I had 9 all together.). They gave the same gift to each of my other siblings (including my sister) and my cousins upon their high school graduations. All of my siblings cashed theirs immediately. I on the other hand, planned on saving them as long as possible. I always thought I'd save them to help with my first apartment or maybe for when I eventually get married. Something more important than just spending money. Knowing my sister's stealing habits, our mom suggested that I put the bond into our safety deposit box. I agreed (hesitantly) and gave them to my mom to take to the bank. About the end of March/early April, I got a new job and needed my SSN for background check purposes. When I went to the safety deposit box, I noticed that the bonds were not there. I confronted my mom and she said she couldn't remember me giving the bonds to her (ughhhhhhh). So I assumed she put them in a cabinet somewhere so she'd remember to take them to the bank, and then forgot. I couldn't find them anywhere and panicked. My parents couldn't help me get to a logical explanation of where they went, but refused to believe it was my sister (basically resulted in them saying I was SOL). They never suggested filing them as being lost or stolen to see if they could be replaced. Flash forward to last week January 2017. I got a tax form notice from a local bank saying that I cashed two of the bonds (I had 9 all together). However, I didn't cash any of them nor do I have an account at that bank. I went in asking if there was a mistake, and the woman at the service desk confirmed that a bond for $136.56 was cashed on March 22, 2016 and a bond for $249.56 was cashed on April 20, 2016. I didn't understand how it was possible to cash a bond without picture ID, nor how it happened on two separate occasions at the same bank. She printed me a copy of the report and suggested to go to treasurydirect.gov to get more assistance. She didn't give me any more information than that. I didn't like that, so I went to another branch and spoke to an assistant manager. He agreed with me and said that there was no way the bonds should have been cashed with out an ID. My name, birthdate, address, and SSN were linked to the transaction. However, my sister's phone number was listed, not mine. He file an inquiry in the attempt to determine which branch and which teller cashed the bonds. His supervisor is supposed to contact me this week to discuss it more. I am completely lost on what to do next. My sister and I have been emotionally detached for a while, but this is just crazy to wrap my head around. Is there any possible way that I'll get that money back? Should I file a police report? Is it too late because they were stolen so long ago? Should I press charges against a family member? If this were to go to court, would I be spending more money than I'd get in return? Is there a way to find out if she's cashed my other bonds? If they haven't been cashed, can I get them back/replaced? | dchtj8n | dchhc1g | 1,484,569,067 | 1,484,540,093 | 18 | 11 | YES, you absolutely should report this to the police. And YES you should pursue suing her if necessary for her actions. DO NOT allow your family to try and convince you not to do it. What your sister is doing is illegal and it is high time she pays the consequences for her actions. | You didn't happen to keep your passport in the safety deposit box as well, did you? Because if so, she had access to an ID to cash the bonds with, assuming you are also a woman, and looked similarish enough. | 1 | 28,974 | 1.636364 |
5o84sd | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | (OH) My sister stole and cashed my savings bonds. What are my options? Backstory: My sister has always seemed to have an obsession of taking things that don't belong to her (clothes, jewelry, money, etc). When she was in high school she joined the wrong crowd, thought she was tough, joined the military, got into pain meds for a shoulder injury, eloped with her drug dealer, became one herself, started stealing more valuable things, yada yada (never got into legal trouble for any of this, btw). After her perfect husband verbally and physically abused her off and on, she finally left (they're still legally married). My parents let her move back in (~February/March 2016) on the condition that she get professional counseling. At the time I had been holding onto several savings bonds given to me as a high school graduation gift from our grandparents. They bought one every year I was born up until I turned 18 (a couple of them are doubled the amount for when they missed a year. I had 9 all together.). They gave the same gift to each of my other siblings (including my sister) and my cousins upon their high school graduations. All of my siblings cashed theirs immediately. I on the other hand, planned on saving them as long as possible. I always thought I'd save them to help with my first apartment or maybe for when I eventually get married. Something more important than just spending money. Knowing my sister's stealing habits, our mom suggested that I put the bond into our safety deposit box. I agreed (hesitantly) and gave them to my mom to take to the bank. About the end of March/early April, I got a new job and needed my SSN for background check purposes. When I went to the safety deposit box, I noticed that the bonds were not there. I confronted my mom and she said she couldn't remember me giving the bonds to her (ughhhhhhh). So I assumed she put them in a cabinet somewhere so she'd remember to take them to the bank, and then forgot. I couldn't find them anywhere and panicked. My parents couldn't help me get to a logical explanation of where they went, but refused to believe it was my sister (basically resulted in them saying I was SOL). They never suggested filing them as being lost or stolen to see if they could be replaced. Flash forward to last week January 2017. I got a tax form notice from a local bank saying that I cashed two of the bonds (I had 9 all together). However, I didn't cash any of them nor do I have an account at that bank. I went in asking if there was a mistake, and the woman at the service desk confirmed that a bond for $136.56 was cashed on March 22, 2016 and a bond for $249.56 was cashed on April 20, 2016. I didn't understand how it was possible to cash a bond without picture ID, nor how it happened on two separate occasions at the same bank. She printed me a copy of the report and suggested to go to treasurydirect.gov to get more assistance. She didn't give me any more information than that. I didn't like that, so I went to another branch and spoke to an assistant manager. He agreed with me and said that there was no way the bonds should have been cashed with out an ID. My name, birthdate, address, and SSN were linked to the transaction. However, my sister's phone number was listed, not mine. He file an inquiry in the attempt to determine which branch and which teller cashed the bonds. His supervisor is supposed to contact me this week to discuss it more. I am completely lost on what to do next. My sister and I have been emotionally detached for a while, but this is just crazy to wrap my head around. Is there any possible way that I'll get that money back? Should I file a police report? Is it too late because they were stolen so long ago? Should I press charges against a family member? If this were to go to court, would I be spending more money than I'd get in return? Is there a way to find out if she's cashed my other bonds? If they haven't been cashed, can I get them back/replaced? | dchtj8n | dchdoqp | 1,484,569,067 | 1,484,535,104 | 18 | 8 | YES, you absolutely should report this to the police. And YES you should pursue suing her if necessary for her actions. DO NOT allow your family to try and convince you not to do it. What your sister is doing is illegal and it is high time she pays the consequences for her actions. | Call the police, and have them investigate, then you can explore suing her. | 1 | 33,963 | 2.25 |
5o84sd | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | (OH) My sister stole and cashed my savings bonds. What are my options? Backstory: My sister has always seemed to have an obsession of taking things that don't belong to her (clothes, jewelry, money, etc). When she was in high school she joined the wrong crowd, thought she was tough, joined the military, got into pain meds for a shoulder injury, eloped with her drug dealer, became one herself, started stealing more valuable things, yada yada (never got into legal trouble for any of this, btw). After her perfect husband verbally and physically abused her off and on, she finally left (they're still legally married). My parents let her move back in (~February/March 2016) on the condition that she get professional counseling. At the time I had been holding onto several savings bonds given to me as a high school graduation gift from our grandparents. They bought one every year I was born up until I turned 18 (a couple of them are doubled the amount for when they missed a year. I had 9 all together.). They gave the same gift to each of my other siblings (including my sister) and my cousins upon their high school graduations. All of my siblings cashed theirs immediately. I on the other hand, planned on saving them as long as possible. I always thought I'd save them to help with my first apartment or maybe for when I eventually get married. Something more important than just spending money. Knowing my sister's stealing habits, our mom suggested that I put the bond into our safety deposit box. I agreed (hesitantly) and gave them to my mom to take to the bank. About the end of March/early April, I got a new job and needed my SSN for background check purposes. When I went to the safety deposit box, I noticed that the bonds were not there. I confronted my mom and she said she couldn't remember me giving the bonds to her (ughhhhhhh). So I assumed she put them in a cabinet somewhere so she'd remember to take them to the bank, and then forgot. I couldn't find them anywhere and panicked. My parents couldn't help me get to a logical explanation of where they went, but refused to believe it was my sister (basically resulted in them saying I was SOL). They never suggested filing them as being lost or stolen to see if they could be replaced. Flash forward to last week January 2017. I got a tax form notice from a local bank saying that I cashed two of the bonds (I had 9 all together). However, I didn't cash any of them nor do I have an account at that bank. I went in asking if there was a mistake, and the woman at the service desk confirmed that a bond for $136.56 was cashed on March 22, 2016 and a bond for $249.56 was cashed on April 20, 2016. I didn't understand how it was possible to cash a bond without picture ID, nor how it happened on two separate occasions at the same bank. She printed me a copy of the report and suggested to go to treasurydirect.gov to get more assistance. She didn't give me any more information than that. I didn't like that, so I went to another branch and spoke to an assistant manager. He agreed with me and said that there was no way the bonds should have been cashed with out an ID. My name, birthdate, address, and SSN were linked to the transaction. However, my sister's phone number was listed, not mine. He file an inquiry in the attempt to determine which branch and which teller cashed the bonds. His supervisor is supposed to contact me this week to discuss it more. I am completely lost on what to do next. My sister and I have been emotionally detached for a while, but this is just crazy to wrap my head around. Is there any possible way that I'll get that money back? Should I file a police report? Is it too late because they were stolen so long ago? Should I press charges against a family member? If this were to go to court, would I be spending more money than I'd get in return? Is there a way to find out if she's cashed my other bonds? If they haven't been cashed, can I get them back/replaced? | dchdoqp | dchhc1g | 1,484,535,104 | 1,484,540,093 | 8 | 11 | Call the police, and have them investigate, then you can explore suing her. | You didn't happen to keep your passport in the safety deposit box as well, did you? Because if so, she had access to an ID to cash the bonds with, assuming you are also a woman, and looked similarish enough. | 0 | 4,989 | 1.375 |
3kgzj5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | event organizer stole my necklace and gave it away to someone else I attended an event that was like a cross between larp and a pubcrawl from the description. It ended up not being what I thought it was and I left halfway because I hated it. When I was on my way home I noticed that the pendant on my necklace was missing and tried to back track my steps and couldn't find it. It was one of my favorites and related to the larp theme. A few days later I wrote on the event facebook that I had a bad time and asked if anyone had seen or found my lost necklace piece. The event organizer sent me a message saying that his friend took the pendant off my necklace during the orientation (we were packed in a small area like sardines so i guess it was possible) and made it part of the evenings mystery to make it more immersive. He also said that since I left, I forfeited it and it was given to someone else as a prize. I contacted the winner who told me that because I left early my team was fucked over and I deserved to lose my necklace so it sounds like she knows it wasnt the organizers to give away. Ive gone to the police but they wont do anything even with the facebook messages because it's not actually theft or something and I contacted eventbrite because i bought tickets through them and they said there is nothing they can do about the event organizers rules and I shouldnt have gone if i didnt want to lose my necklace. There was nothing on the rules or the website that said anything about having my belongings stolen by the organizer if i attended! how is any of this legal and how can i get my necklace back from these thieves?? i'm in portland, or | cuxb793 | cuxb9hj | 1,441,927,016 | 1,441,927,129 | 37 | 86 | Small claims court. Save all info staring that it was stolen from you. | > The event organizer sent me a message saying that his friend took the pendant off my necklace during the orientation (we were packed in a small area like sardines so i guess it was possible) and made it part of the evenings mystery to make it more immersive. He also said that since I left, I forfeited it and it was given to someone else as a prize. You need to check the website, the rules, emails, et cetera, very very carefully to see if there was anything authorizing this. If there wasn't, then you can sue them. You can also follow up with the police to press for charges. I find it a bit difficult to believe that they didn't make it clear that you might forfeit items. That's a pretty big thing to gloss over. What was the point of this...thing? | 0 | 113 | 2.324324 |
ccq74x | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | [OH] Nephew stole my van, took it on "sweet jumps" with some friends and damaged it beyond what the van is worth. Like the title says my nephew by marriage stole the spare key for the van and then took my van on a joyride with some of him buddies. While on this joyride he decided to take the van over a set of railroad tracks at high speed and through a set of fields and woods. I have already filed charges with the sheriff's department about him stealing and damaging the van but at this point in time the van from my viewpoint is damaged beyond what can be fixed. It's an 2005 Chevy venture and while on this stunt they ran the motor completely out of oil, scraped the ever living hell out of the underside including some major scrapes on the fuel tank, and bent the rear axle to where you can see that the tops of the tires are at least an inch or two further in than the bottom. I'm wondering what ways legally I can get at least the value back for the van because of me only having liability for it. It wasn't my daily vehicle but my secondary vehicle. | etok67a | etokytl | 1,563,029,993 | 1,563,030,626 | 96 | 776 | This is what you have insurance for. If you have comprehensive, they'll pay you the fair market value of the van and, likely, sue the kid's parents to recover. Otherwise, you're left suing them yourself if they won't pay. For a van that age small claims court is probably the appropriate venue. | Only way is to either let the courts handle it in the form of restitution, or take him to court over it. Either way, you wont get the money for it unless he pays it. | 0 | 633 | 8.083333 |
ccq74x | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | [OH] Nephew stole my van, took it on "sweet jumps" with some friends and damaged it beyond what the van is worth. Like the title says my nephew by marriage stole the spare key for the van and then took my van on a joyride with some of him buddies. While on this joyride he decided to take the van over a set of railroad tracks at high speed and through a set of fields and woods. I have already filed charges with the sheriff's department about him stealing and damaging the van but at this point in time the van from my viewpoint is damaged beyond what can be fixed. It's an 2005 Chevy venture and while on this stunt they ran the motor completely out of oil, scraped the ever living hell out of the underside including some major scrapes on the fuel tank, and bent the rear axle to where you can see that the tops of the tires are at least an inch or two further in than the bottom. I'm wondering what ways legally I can get at least the value back for the van because of me only having liability for it. It wasn't my daily vehicle but my secondary vehicle. | etok67a | etoxbva | 1,563,029,993 | 1,563,040,020 | 96 | 260 | This is what you have insurance for. If you have comprehensive, they'll pay you the fair market value of the van and, likely, sue the kid's parents to recover. Otherwise, you're left suing them yourself if they won't pay. For a van that age small claims court is probably the appropriate venue. | Let’s say the van was worth around $5000. Let’s also assume your nephew doesn’t have any assets like a savings account full of money because he is obviously a dumbass. Google tells me the limit for small claims court in OH is $6000 so you can sue him there and you won’t need to hire a lawyer to do so. After that, assuming you win, you would have to enforce the judgement, which would mean either garnishing his non-existent bank accounts or garnishing his future wages. Unless he’s a minor, in which case you can probably go after his parents for the money. | 0 | 10,027 | 2.708333 |
ccq74x | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | [OH] Nephew stole my van, took it on "sweet jumps" with some friends and damaged it beyond what the van is worth. Like the title says my nephew by marriage stole the spare key for the van and then took my van on a joyride with some of him buddies. While on this joyride he decided to take the van over a set of railroad tracks at high speed and through a set of fields and woods. I have already filed charges with the sheriff's department about him stealing and damaging the van but at this point in time the van from my viewpoint is damaged beyond what can be fixed. It's an 2005 Chevy venture and while on this stunt they ran the motor completely out of oil, scraped the ever living hell out of the underside including some major scrapes on the fuel tank, and bent the rear axle to where you can see that the tops of the tires are at least an inch or two further in than the bottom. I'm wondering what ways legally I can get at least the value back for the van because of me only having liability for it. It wasn't my daily vehicle but my secondary vehicle. | etoleer | etoxbva | 1,563,030,969 | 1,563,040,020 | 11 | 260 | Sue your nephew for the 800$ the van is worth and buy another one. | Let’s say the van was worth around $5000. Let’s also assume your nephew doesn’t have any assets like a savings account full of money because he is obviously a dumbass. Google tells me the limit for small claims court in OH is $6000 so you can sue him there and you won’t need to hire a lawyer to do so. After that, assuming you win, you would have to enforce the judgement, which would mean either garnishing his non-existent bank accounts or garnishing his future wages. Unless he’s a minor, in which case you can probably go after his parents for the money. | 0 | 9,051 | 23.636364 |
ccq74x | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | [OH] Nephew stole my van, took it on "sweet jumps" with some friends and damaged it beyond what the van is worth. Like the title says my nephew by marriage stole the spare key for the van and then took my van on a joyride with some of him buddies. While on this joyride he decided to take the van over a set of railroad tracks at high speed and through a set of fields and woods. I have already filed charges with the sheriff's department about him stealing and damaging the van but at this point in time the van from my viewpoint is damaged beyond what can be fixed. It's an 2005 Chevy venture and while on this stunt they ran the motor completely out of oil, scraped the ever living hell out of the underside including some major scrapes on the fuel tank, and bent the rear axle to where you can see that the tops of the tires are at least an inch or two further in than the bottom. I'm wondering what ways legally I can get at least the value back for the van because of me only having liability for it. It wasn't my daily vehicle but my secondary vehicle. | etok67a | etp0hjc | 1,563,029,993 | 1,563,042,421 | 96 | 111 | This is what you have insurance for. If you have comprehensive, they'll pay you the fair market value of the van and, likely, sue the kid's parents to recover. Otherwise, you're left suing them yourself if they won't pay. For a van that age small claims court is probably the appropriate venue. | Just sue him in small claims. If he's a minor, name his parents in the suit. If you have a way of identifying the friends in the car, name them too, a judge may or may not find them partially responsible but it would be a shame if he weaseled out of paying your losses that way. He probably doesn't have money *now*, but he's young, and you can keep renewing the judgment. Unless he chooses the career path of "methamphetamine enthusiast", he will eventually have money you can collect. | 0 | 12,428 | 1.15625 |
ccq74x | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | [OH] Nephew stole my van, took it on "sweet jumps" with some friends and damaged it beyond what the van is worth. Like the title says my nephew by marriage stole the spare key for the van and then took my van on a joyride with some of him buddies. While on this joyride he decided to take the van over a set of railroad tracks at high speed and through a set of fields and woods. I have already filed charges with the sheriff's department about him stealing and damaging the van but at this point in time the van from my viewpoint is damaged beyond what can be fixed. It's an 2005 Chevy venture and while on this stunt they ran the motor completely out of oil, scraped the ever living hell out of the underside including some major scrapes on the fuel tank, and bent the rear axle to where you can see that the tops of the tires are at least an inch or two further in than the bottom. I'm wondering what ways legally I can get at least the value back for the van because of me only having liability for it. It wasn't my daily vehicle but my secondary vehicle. | etp0hjc | etoleer | 1,563,042,421 | 1,563,030,969 | 111 | 11 | Just sue him in small claims. If he's a minor, name his parents in the suit. If you have a way of identifying the friends in the car, name them too, a judge may or may not find them partially responsible but it would be a shame if he weaseled out of paying your losses that way. He probably doesn't have money *now*, but he's young, and you can keep renewing the judgment. Unless he chooses the career path of "methamphetamine enthusiast", he will eventually have money you can collect. | Sue your nephew for the 800$ the van is worth and buy another one. | 1 | 11,452 | 10.090909 |
ccq74x | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | [OH] Nephew stole my van, took it on "sweet jumps" with some friends and damaged it beyond what the van is worth. Like the title says my nephew by marriage stole the spare key for the van and then took my van on a joyride with some of him buddies. While on this joyride he decided to take the van over a set of railroad tracks at high speed and through a set of fields and woods. I have already filed charges with the sheriff's department about him stealing and damaging the van but at this point in time the van from my viewpoint is damaged beyond what can be fixed. It's an 2005 Chevy venture and while on this stunt they ran the motor completely out of oil, scraped the ever living hell out of the underside including some major scrapes on the fuel tank, and bent the rear axle to where you can see that the tops of the tires are at least an inch or two further in than the bottom. I'm wondering what ways legally I can get at least the value back for the van because of me only having liability for it. It wasn't my daily vehicle but my secondary vehicle. | etoleer | etpk9df | 1,563,030,969 | 1,563,057,717 | 11 | 25 | Sue your nephew for the 800$ the van is worth and buy another one. | Depending on condition before, it's worth anywhere from $1,500 to $5,500 in the right market. You should factor in current scrap value of the vehicle with other determining factors, such as brand new tires or other high dollar repairs, as well as your maintenance history (even if it's "I changed the oil in my driveway and check it every day"). His family is going to argue that it was on its last leg and about to go to the scrap yard anyways. You need to be real about the "before" condition and ask him and his parents for the money. If they refuse, then you should sue in small claims court or ask the judge in his current case for restitution. This will help him come to terms on how much you were out because of his little stunt. | 0 | 26,748 | 2.272727 |
ccq74x | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | [OH] Nephew stole my van, took it on "sweet jumps" with some friends and damaged it beyond what the van is worth. Like the title says my nephew by marriage stole the spare key for the van and then took my van on a joyride with some of him buddies. While on this joyride he decided to take the van over a set of railroad tracks at high speed and through a set of fields and woods. I have already filed charges with the sheriff's department about him stealing and damaging the van but at this point in time the van from my viewpoint is damaged beyond what can be fixed. It's an 2005 Chevy venture and while on this stunt they ran the motor completely out of oil, scraped the ever living hell out of the underside including some major scrapes on the fuel tank, and bent the rear axle to where you can see that the tops of the tires are at least an inch or two further in than the bottom. I'm wondering what ways legally I can get at least the value back for the van because of me only having liability for it. It wasn't my daily vehicle but my secondary vehicle. | etpljeb | etoleer | 1,563,058,636 | 1,563,030,969 | 13 | 11 | If you reported it as a crime to the police he may be ordered to pay restitution by the criminal court. | Sue your nephew for the 800$ the van is worth and buy another one. | 1 | 27,667 | 1.181818 |
3xv9he | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Pawn Shops: If my item is stolen and sold to a pawn shop, am I obligated to buy it back from the pawn shop?? [OH] About 4 months ago my Xbox 1 was stolen from my house. Luckily I had the serial number and filed a police report. Expecting not to hear anything again on the matter, today I received a phone call from the police and the Xbox had been pawned to a shop nearby. Very great news. There's a hold on the Xbox while the police try and convict the seller of the Xbox. However, the pawn shop is saying that they are not willing to eat the cost that they paid for the stolen property and I have to "buy it back" from them for $140. Total bullsh*t. I thought that pawn shops are liable for stolen property that they may buy, and that's an accepted risk for a pawn shop owner. Can anyone shed some light on this issue? Even the police (if they can't convict the seller) are trying to get me to appease the pawn shop and buy it back, as police - pawn shop relations are horrible. I'm almost positive I can beat the pawn shop owner and make them eat this cost, but I just don't know how to handle it in a civil manner. Thanks in advance. | cy8aln4 | cy82n50 | 1,450,823,896 | 1,450,812,031 | 8 | 7 | I had to buy my car radio back from the flea market dealer, because he had a legit receipt from the pawn shop he bought it from. (he only got what he paid, not his mark-up). (I had the police report and serial # when I went hunting for it, and contacted the cop on duty when I found it, before confronting the guy about it). The actual pawn shop and thief, I left that to the Oakland PD. I dunno. Every time I've pawned something, they required ID. Seems like there should be a clear chain of guilt here, but who knows? I've also bought stuff at pawn shops for resale. Maybe some of that stuff was stolen? Again, who knows? I tried to buy from reputable dealers, but you never do know. | Under U.S. law, the police should retrieve your stolen property for you and hand it over to you. The pawn shop can sue the thief for the money they paid out for stolen goods. | 1 | 11,865 | 1.142857 |
3xv9he | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Pawn Shops: If my item is stolen and sold to a pawn shop, am I obligated to buy it back from the pawn shop?? [OH] About 4 months ago my Xbox 1 was stolen from my house. Luckily I had the serial number and filed a police report. Expecting not to hear anything again on the matter, today I received a phone call from the police and the Xbox had been pawned to a shop nearby. Very great news. There's a hold on the Xbox while the police try and convict the seller of the Xbox. However, the pawn shop is saying that they are not willing to eat the cost that they paid for the stolen property and I have to "buy it back" from them for $140. Total bullsh*t. I thought that pawn shops are liable for stolen property that they may buy, and that's an accepted risk for a pawn shop owner. Can anyone shed some light on this issue? Even the police (if they can't convict the seller) are trying to get me to appease the pawn shop and buy it back, as police - pawn shop relations are horrible. I'm almost positive I can beat the pawn shop owner and make them eat this cost, but I just don't know how to handle it in a civil manner. Thanks in advance. | cy8aln4 | cy8a23b | 1,450,823,896 | 1,450,823,024 | 8 | 6 | I had to buy my car radio back from the flea market dealer, because he had a legit receipt from the pawn shop he bought it from. (he only got what he paid, not his mark-up). (I had the police report and serial # when I went hunting for it, and contacted the cop on duty when I found it, before confronting the guy about it). The actual pawn shop and thief, I left that to the Oakland PD. I dunno. Every time I've pawned something, they required ID. Seems like there should be a clear chain of guilt here, but who knows? I've also bought stuff at pawn shops for resale. Maybe some of that stuff was stolen? Again, who knows? I tried to buy from reputable dealers, but you never do know. | It seems to be suggested in this thread that he show the pawn shop evidence that he owns it, and if they won't give it back to buy it and sue them for the $140. Can't the pawn shop just anticipate a lawsuit and refuse to sell it to him, instead waiting to sell it to someone else? That way they get their $140 and won't be sued by the buyer. | 1 | 872 | 1.333333 |
wr07ai | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | My coworker’s in-law left him as partial beneficiary on a death claim benefit. A daughter of the in-law said that my coworker is obligated to use the money to help pay for the funeral. Is he obligated to do so? | ikpkppw | ikpq2m6 | 1,660,770,747 | 1,660,772,801 | 27 | 233 | I'm not aware of any contingency that would make such a requirement, though death benefits are typically (voluntarily) used for such purpose. | The estate is used for paying for funeral costs, and be controlled by a will or laws if you don’t have one. Life insurance is not part of the estate and belongs directly to the beneficiary. | 0 | 2,054 | 8.62963 |
wr07ai | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | My coworker’s in-law left him as partial beneficiary on a death claim benefit. A daughter of the in-law said that my coworker is obligated to use the money to help pay for the funeral. Is he obligated to do so? | ikqeu6z | ikqbd18 | 1,660,783,274 | 1,660,781,732 | 100 | 30 | Nope....not at all. That is the daughter's poor attempt at bullying or attempting to guilt him into using the funds to cover expenses he is absolutely not responsible for. | No. Not at all. He is a beneficiary of the estate. The estate itself pays the funeral costs. If there is no estate but the life insurance, oh well. | 1 | 1,542 | 3.333333 |
wr07ai | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | My coworker’s in-law left him as partial beneficiary on a death claim benefit. A daughter of the in-law said that my coworker is obligated to use the money to help pay for the funeral. Is he obligated to do so? | ikqeu6z | ikpkppw | 1,660,783,274 | 1,660,770,747 | 100 | 27 | Nope....not at all. That is the daughter's poor attempt at bullying or attempting to guilt him into using the funds to cover expenses he is absolutely not responsible for. | I'm not aware of any contingency that would make such a requirement, though death benefits are typically (voluntarily) used for such purpose. | 1 | 12,527 | 3.703704 |
wr07ai | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | My coworker’s in-law left him as partial beneficiary on a death claim benefit. A daughter of the in-law said that my coworker is obligated to use the money to help pay for the funeral. Is he obligated to do so? | ikpkppw | ikqbd18 | 1,660,770,747 | 1,660,781,732 | 27 | 30 | I'm not aware of any contingency that would make such a requirement, though death benefits are typically (voluntarily) used for such purpose. | No. Not at all. He is a beneficiary of the estate. The estate itself pays the funeral costs. If there is no estate but the life insurance, oh well. | 0 | 10,985 | 1.111111 |
z7id3b | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | My grandmom is in end of life care and named me the executor of her will. Family has been stealing from the house every day. This is in Texas. My grandmom is 94 and has terminal cancer. Its not the kind that will affect her cognitive functions, so she is still as sharp as she has always been. Ever since she was hospitalized for the final time, I have been going notified by ring when aunts, cousins, or uncles would go into the house to take stuff. Almost all of it is worthless, but one of them tried to take my granddad's siezed Lugar from WW2. I stopped them from taking that, stating it would be sold in the estate. Ever since then my family had taken a few other things. Noticed an old TV that was missing. A dvd player and a VCR have gone missing. Most of it is old and worthless as I said, however they are taking this stuff without any permission. Some of it has been taken by people KNOWING they are not supposed to get it. I changed the locks on her house and put up cameras around the place. Caught my cousin breaking in through the window and actually called the police on him. He was arrested for breaking and entering her house, but no charges were brought as they called it a civil matter and released him hours later. Most of this is not very expensive stuff monetary wise, however there are a LOT of items which have a ton of sentimental value. IE her favorite rocking chair. Her first edition copy of Catcher in the Rye. (Her favorite book and the first book almost everyone in the family read.) There is an unfinished quilt she had been making. She left it to the one family member who had the sewing experience to finish it. These are a few examples. Its mostly sentimental value, but its being taken by greedy family who are entitled and think its theirs. The house and almost all of the furniture was specified to be sold and split evenly among the 6 family listed in the will. My family is very angry at me, but the questions I have are this. Since I know, and have video proof, of who took what, can a court force this issue or would it be too expensive? For the items which definitely reach felony theft level, is this a civil matter like the police said or is this felony theft? One of the items taken was an M1 Garand. Firearm theft is always felony level as far as I know in Texas. | iy7cdfr | iy7ob03 | 1,669,707,776 | 1,669,718,222 | 127 | 281 | I am not a lawyer The firearms need to be secured properly. If she has a safe for them, move them into there, maybe see about attaching an extra external lock to it that no one in the family knows the combination to. The firearms may have more sentimental value besides just monetary value to certain family members. (Maybe they could be purchased from the estate at an evaluated price bybthose that wish to keep them & of course are legally allowed to possess firearms.) If your grandmother wishes, she could also sign a Power of Attorney for you, which would give you more authority when you have to call police on your thieving relatives. Then you have legal authority to do more while she is alive. My family refused to change the locks on my grandmother's house so we didn't offend her neighbor friend, and we lost quite a few things to that friend's "friend" that helped herself to the emergency key at my grandmother's blind friend's home. We "mentioned" a certain few items were missing to the blind neighbor friend, who told her "friend" of the missing items and some of it magically reappeared. Some of it was valuable to collectors items, others were the family cast iron skillets. The plastic shopping bag of pennies wasn't returned. Lol Do what you can, and hopefully grandma will sign a POA for you now since she has named you the executor of her estate. Good luck with your relatives dealing with the estate. | As long as your grandmother is alive, you being executor means absolutely nothing. You'd need a POA to get any kind of special status. That said, any bystander can report a break-in or theft. That's the whole point of the criminal justice system, that it's the state against the perpetrator; the victim is merely one of many potential witnesses and is not required to prosecute a case. That said, the victim is an important witness needed whenever the criminal comes up with the "I had permission" defense. That's why a report by the victim will be taken much more seriously by police than a report by a bystander. The police are absolutely wrong that breaking-and-entering is a 'civil issue'. But it is grandma who will need to press the police on this (and who also should be deciding whether that is what she wants or not). There is one thing that you can never do - not even as POA - that grandma *can* do: amend her will. She can do this not just to "right the wrongs" that are being committed right now, but she can also announce it to scare them straight. "Dear family, It has come to my attention that some members of the family have been taking possessions from my house. I have made an appointment with my lawyer to amend my will to take into account the value of these taken goods. Please report what you have taken to OP before <<<date, time>>> so that I can amend in a way that is fair to all of you. You may be asked to return some items. We will be reviewing video evidence. Anybody who is found to have taken something without reporting it by <<<date, time>>> will be disinherited and their share will go to <<<specific charity>>>. Anyone who enters the house without express permission by me or OP will be disinherited and have charges filed on them as well." She can also make things conditional: "Sally will only get her share after she returns the sewing table she took from my house on <<<date>>> in good condition." | 0 | 10,446 | 2.212598 |
x49noa | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | legal recourse for a borrower purposely defaulting on a loan to “punish” the co-signer? I made a post a couple of days ago but there wasn’t a single vote, up or down, or even a comment. I may have fucked up posting it. Looked like it hadn’t ever been viewed. Trying this again. Long story short, my sister has purposely stopped paying anything that my mother had co-signed for because she’s mad at her. It’s par the course behavior for her. She abuses and manipulates to get what she wants and she reached the end of the rope with my mother and was asked to finally move her and her fiancée and the puppy she had been making my mother take care of for her and move of my mother’s house. (at 26 years old.) She works full time and always had. She has a clear and obvious income. Works full time at a bank. Goes on vacations, and flaunts her car, her weekly clothing binges, and all of what-not on her Instagram feed. My mother had to change auto insurance companies and pays a higher price now for her own insurance because my sister noticed there were no consequences to not paying her part and stopped. The insurance company wouldn’t take her off the insurance without my sister’s written permission, and my sister wasn’t going to give up the free ride. So after some time we finally found a good company with close-enough rates to switch my mother over to, and ended the insurance. The car loan is a different issue. The loan company knows the situation, and has sent several letters to my sister offering to lower the payment to make it more affordable. She could do this even if she had no intent of paying, to make the burden easier on my mother, but she doesn’t care. She’s got a free ride either way so long as she continues to ignore the payments. My mother stopped paying at one point because it was becoming too difficult to keep up with on a fixed income (she’s retired and doesn’t live off of much). In retaliation my sister starts driving by the house menacingly slow, throwing rocks at the house at night, drive-by punching the mailbox. Eventually my mother started paying again because between the harassment and the hit that her credit score was taking, and that negotiating anything with anybody got nowhere, we had to pay a lump sum of 1,600 dollars on her car. This started because she was asked to pay for groceries while living for free off my mother to ease the burden. Now my mother is losing everything slowly. My family helps out however we can, but we’re all just paying for this girl’s new car, really. This has been going on for nearly two years. What can my mother do to break free of my sister’s grasp? My mother can’t do this anymore. We can’t do this anymore. Please help. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you. | imu108m | imu0wem | 1,662,145,708 | 1,662,145,667 | 328 | 197 | >What can my mother do to break free of my sister’s grasp? Pay the loan and sue her daughter. That's what mom signed up for when she co-signed and that is what the lender is entitled to. Sister's bad faith dealings with mom doesn't do anything to change the relationship between mom and lender. | The cosigner generally has the option of pursuing the primary borrower themselves to recoup what they pay to cover the guarantee. > In retaliation my sister starts driving by the house menacingly slow, throwing rocks at the house at night, drive-by punching the mailbox. This would be grounds for a police report and potentially a restraining order. The reasons for it don't matter. | 1 | 41 | 1.664975 |
x49noa | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | legal recourse for a borrower purposely defaulting on a loan to “punish” the co-signer? I made a post a couple of days ago but there wasn’t a single vote, up or down, or even a comment. I may have fucked up posting it. Looked like it hadn’t ever been viewed. Trying this again. Long story short, my sister has purposely stopped paying anything that my mother had co-signed for because she’s mad at her. It’s par the course behavior for her. She abuses and manipulates to get what she wants and she reached the end of the rope with my mother and was asked to finally move her and her fiancée and the puppy she had been making my mother take care of for her and move of my mother’s house. (at 26 years old.) She works full time and always had. She has a clear and obvious income. Works full time at a bank. Goes on vacations, and flaunts her car, her weekly clothing binges, and all of what-not on her Instagram feed. My mother had to change auto insurance companies and pays a higher price now for her own insurance because my sister noticed there were no consequences to not paying her part and stopped. The insurance company wouldn’t take her off the insurance without my sister’s written permission, and my sister wasn’t going to give up the free ride. So after some time we finally found a good company with close-enough rates to switch my mother over to, and ended the insurance. The car loan is a different issue. The loan company knows the situation, and has sent several letters to my sister offering to lower the payment to make it more affordable. She could do this even if she had no intent of paying, to make the burden easier on my mother, but she doesn’t care. She’s got a free ride either way so long as she continues to ignore the payments. My mother stopped paying at one point because it was becoming too difficult to keep up with on a fixed income (she’s retired and doesn’t live off of much). In retaliation my sister starts driving by the house menacingly slow, throwing rocks at the house at night, drive-by punching the mailbox. Eventually my mother started paying again because between the harassment and the hit that her credit score was taking, and that negotiating anything with anybody got nowhere, we had to pay a lump sum of 1,600 dollars on her car. This started because she was asked to pay for groceries while living for free off my mother to ease the burden. Now my mother is losing everything slowly. My family helps out however we can, but we’re all just paying for this girl’s new car, really. This has been going on for nearly two years. What can my mother do to break free of my sister’s grasp? My mother can’t do this anymore. We can’t do this anymore. Please help. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you. | imulfbc | imuy35c | 1,662,154,082 | 1,662,159,686 | 40 | 117 | Call adult protective services in your state. This could fall under elder abuse. | Not a lawyer but I work in the financial industry and am loan trained. 1. Report your sister for elder abuse. 2. Try to see if mom can refinance the car under just her name, the current lienholder may be able to refinance if they are made aware of the situation and the need of taking your sister off the title of the vehicle. 3. File a harassment report with the local police department. If you can get her behavior on camera then even better, destruction of private property. | 0 | 5,604 | 2.925 |
x49noa | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | legal recourse for a borrower purposely defaulting on a loan to “punish” the co-signer? I made a post a couple of days ago but there wasn’t a single vote, up or down, or even a comment. I may have fucked up posting it. Looked like it hadn’t ever been viewed. Trying this again. Long story short, my sister has purposely stopped paying anything that my mother had co-signed for because she’s mad at her. It’s par the course behavior for her. She abuses and manipulates to get what she wants and she reached the end of the rope with my mother and was asked to finally move her and her fiancée and the puppy she had been making my mother take care of for her and move of my mother’s house. (at 26 years old.) She works full time and always had. She has a clear and obvious income. Works full time at a bank. Goes on vacations, and flaunts her car, her weekly clothing binges, and all of what-not on her Instagram feed. My mother had to change auto insurance companies and pays a higher price now for her own insurance because my sister noticed there were no consequences to not paying her part and stopped. The insurance company wouldn’t take her off the insurance without my sister’s written permission, and my sister wasn’t going to give up the free ride. So after some time we finally found a good company with close-enough rates to switch my mother over to, and ended the insurance. The car loan is a different issue. The loan company knows the situation, and has sent several letters to my sister offering to lower the payment to make it more affordable. She could do this even if she had no intent of paying, to make the burden easier on my mother, but she doesn’t care. She’s got a free ride either way so long as she continues to ignore the payments. My mother stopped paying at one point because it was becoming too difficult to keep up with on a fixed income (she’s retired and doesn’t live off of much). In retaliation my sister starts driving by the house menacingly slow, throwing rocks at the house at night, drive-by punching the mailbox. Eventually my mother started paying again because between the harassment and the hit that her credit score was taking, and that negotiating anything with anybody got nowhere, we had to pay a lump sum of 1,600 dollars on her car. This started because she was asked to pay for groceries while living for free off my mother to ease the burden. Now my mother is losing everything slowly. My family helps out however we can, but we’re all just paying for this girl’s new car, really. This has been going on for nearly two years. What can my mother do to break free of my sister’s grasp? My mother can’t do this anymore. We can’t do this anymore. Please help. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you. | imuy35c | imuwdkg | 1,662,159,686 | 1,662,158,911 | 117 | 18 | Not a lawyer but I work in the financial industry and am loan trained. 1. Report your sister for elder abuse. 2. Try to see if mom can refinance the car under just her name, the current lienholder may be able to refinance if they are made aware of the situation and the need of taking your sister off the title of the vehicle. 3. File a harassment report with the local police department. If you can get her behavior on camera then even better, destruction of private property. | Is your mother also named on the vehicle title? | 1 | 775 | 6.5 |
yta69t | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | neighbours dogs constantly run into my yard to attack my dog - already had one instance where I had to pay for a vet to suture wounds. what can I do? Hello Reddit, like the title says, I have a neighbour with two dogs, one gra. Sheppard and the other a labradoodle. Neighbour lives easily 500 yards away from me ( in the state of CT) and his dogs are constantly in my yard trying to attack my dog ( docile lab). I have told him to keep his dogs in his own yard numerous times to deaf ears. Whenever they are on my property they always go for my dog. They have already injured my dog causing me to shell out close to a grand. I don't know how to approach this legally. If the dogs attack my dog can I technically protect my dog ( i do have a forearms permit). The local PD aren't too bothered and label it a neighbour dispute. What can I do? If they attack my dog is it legal for me to protect my own pet on my property? What is the legal repercussions for this? Any advice is welcomed. | iw434cb | iw3dyh2 | 1,668,284,639 | 1,668,274,150 | 51 | 23 | You need to call animal control. They will fine them over and over and have the power to remove the dog if it’s not a safe environment. They can force them to muzzle/leash the dog | Not a lawyer First have you contacted animal control? Those are the people who are responsible for enforcing the laws when it comes to the animals. Second how about fencing around your yard, is there a fence present? If there is no fence, it would be advisable that you get one up asap. If there is a fence, walk it, see how the animals are getting into your yard and attacking your dogs. Third, do you have outside cameras. While you can sue, however a picture is worth a thousand words, of if you have cameras or pictures of his animals in your yard, you want those, as it would go a long way in a court. Any witnesses who can testify to seeing the animals running into your yard or seeing the attack? Due to the amount, if you do sue, you will need to go through small claims court. While you can sue him, you still have the problems of the dogs getting in and attacking your animal. So you will need deterrence as well. And you will have to protect yourself. You could try say an airhorn/claxon, where you point the can, and press the button, loud unpleasant noise comes out. You could try pepper spray, here again it is a deterrent. You could try say a golf umbrella to create a barrier, when out between you and the 2 dogs, if you are out. The biggest hurdle here for you would be the evidence. Having solid proof would help you win the case, along with forcing animal control to actually do something to stop this. | 1 | 10,489 | 2.217391 |
yta69t | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | neighbours dogs constantly run into my yard to attack my dog - already had one instance where I had to pay for a vet to suture wounds. what can I do? Hello Reddit, like the title says, I have a neighbour with two dogs, one gra. Sheppard and the other a labradoodle. Neighbour lives easily 500 yards away from me ( in the state of CT) and his dogs are constantly in my yard trying to attack my dog ( docile lab). I have told him to keep his dogs in his own yard numerous times to deaf ears. Whenever they are on my property they always go for my dog. They have already injured my dog causing me to shell out close to a grand. I don't know how to approach this legally. If the dogs attack my dog can I technically protect my dog ( i do have a forearms permit). The local PD aren't too bothered and label it a neighbour dispute. What can I do? If they attack my dog is it legal for me to protect my own pet on my property? What is the legal repercussions for this? Any advice is welcomed. | iw434cb | iw42h1d | 1,668,284,639 | 1,668,284,370 | 51 | 17 | You need to call animal control. They will fine them over and over and have the power to remove the dog if it’s not a safe environment. They can force them to muzzle/leash the dog | Pepper spray in the dog's eyes. Make yourself bigger than the dog and yell as deep and loudly as possible to shake the dog off as well. Also, I would contact animal control about this. | 1 | 269 | 3 |
yta69t | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | neighbours dogs constantly run into my yard to attack my dog - already had one instance where I had to pay for a vet to suture wounds. what can I do? Hello Reddit, like the title says, I have a neighbour with two dogs, one gra. Sheppard and the other a labradoodle. Neighbour lives easily 500 yards away from me ( in the state of CT) and his dogs are constantly in my yard trying to attack my dog ( docile lab). I have told him to keep his dogs in his own yard numerous times to deaf ears. Whenever they are on my property they always go for my dog. They have already injured my dog causing me to shell out close to a grand. I don't know how to approach this legally. If the dogs attack my dog can I technically protect my dog ( i do have a forearms permit). The local PD aren't too bothered and label it a neighbour dispute. What can I do? If they attack my dog is it legal for me to protect my own pet on my property? What is the legal repercussions for this? Any advice is welcomed. | iw3dyh2 | iw46eu1 | 1,668,274,150 | 1,668,286,001 | 23 | 36 | Not a lawyer First have you contacted animal control? Those are the people who are responsible for enforcing the laws when it comes to the animals. Second how about fencing around your yard, is there a fence present? If there is no fence, it would be advisable that you get one up asap. If there is a fence, walk it, see how the animals are getting into your yard and attacking your dogs. Third, do you have outside cameras. While you can sue, however a picture is worth a thousand words, of if you have cameras or pictures of his animals in your yard, you want those, as it would go a long way in a court. Any witnesses who can testify to seeing the animals running into your yard or seeing the attack? Due to the amount, if you do sue, you will need to go through small claims court. While you can sue him, you still have the problems of the dogs getting in and attacking your animal. So you will need deterrence as well. And you will have to protect yourself. You could try say an airhorn/claxon, where you point the can, and press the button, loud unpleasant noise comes out. You could try pepper spray, here again it is a deterrent. You could try say a golf umbrella to create a barrier, when out between you and the 2 dogs, if you are out. The biggest hurdle here for you would be the evidence. Having solid proof would help you win the case, along with forcing animal control to actually do something to stop this. | Sec. 22-357. Damage by dogs to person or property. (3) “The amount of such damage”, with respect to a companion animal, includes expenses of veterinary care, the fair monetary value of the companion animal, including all training expenses for a guide dog owned by a blind person or an assistance dog owned by a deaf or mobility impaired person and burial expenses for the companion animal. (b) If any dog does any damage to either the body or property of any person, the owner or keeper, or, if the owner or keeper is a minor, the parent or guardian of such minor, shall be liable for the amount of such damage, except when such damage has been occasioned to the body or property of a person who, at the time such damage was sustained, was committing a trespass or other tort, or was teasing, tormenting or abusing such dog. If a minor, on whose behalf an action under this section is brought, was under seven years of age at the time such damage was done, it shall be presumed that such minor was not committing a trespass or other tort, or teasing, tormenting or abusing such dog, and the burden of proof thereof shall be upon the defendant in such action. In an action under this section against a household member of a law enforcement officer to whom has been assigned a dog owned by a law enforcement agency of the state, any political subdivision of the state or the federal government for damage done by such dog, it shall be presumed that such household member is not a keeper of such dog and the burden of proof shall be upon the plaintiff to establish that such household member was a keeper of such dog and had exclusive control of such dog at the time such damage was sustained. (1949 Rev., S. 3404; 1953, S. 1842d; 1969, P.A. 439, S. 1; P.A. 13-223, S. 1; P.A. 15-26, S. 1; P.A. 17-12, S. 1; P.A. 18-131, S. 1.) Present the neighbor with the bill, if they refuse to pay you take it to court. | 0 | 11,851 | 1.565217 |
yta69t | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | neighbours dogs constantly run into my yard to attack my dog - already had one instance where I had to pay for a vet to suture wounds. what can I do? Hello Reddit, like the title says, I have a neighbour with two dogs, one gra. Sheppard and the other a labradoodle. Neighbour lives easily 500 yards away from me ( in the state of CT) and his dogs are constantly in my yard trying to attack my dog ( docile lab). I have told him to keep his dogs in his own yard numerous times to deaf ears. Whenever they are on my property they always go for my dog. They have already injured my dog causing me to shell out close to a grand. I don't know how to approach this legally. If the dogs attack my dog can I technically protect my dog ( i do have a forearms permit). The local PD aren't too bothered and label it a neighbour dispute. What can I do? If they attack my dog is it legal for me to protect my own pet on my property? What is the legal repercussions for this? Any advice is welcomed. | iw46eu1 | iw42h1d | 1,668,286,001 | 1,668,284,370 | 36 | 17 | Sec. 22-357. Damage by dogs to person or property. (3) “The amount of such damage”, with respect to a companion animal, includes expenses of veterinary care, the fair monetary value of the companion animal, including all training expenses for a guide dog owned by a blind person or an assistance dog owned by a deaf or mobility impaired person and burial expenses for the companion animal. (b) If any dog does any damage to either the body or property of any person, the owner or keeper, or, if the owner or keeper is a minor, the parent or guardian of such minor, shall be liable for the amount of such damage, except when such damage has been occasioned to the body or property of a person who, at the time such damage was sustained, was committing a trespass or other tort, or was teasing, tormenting or abusing such dog. If a minor, on whose behalf an action under this section is brought, was under seven years of age at the time such damage was done, it shall be presumed that such minor was not committing a trespass or other tort, or teasing, tormenting or abusing such dog, and the burden of proof thereof shall be upon the defendant in such action. In an action under this section against a household member of a law enforcement officer to whom has been assigned a dog owned by a law enforcement agency of the state, any political subdivision of the state or the federal government for damage done by such dog, it shall be presumed that such household member is not a keeper of such dog and the burden of proof shall be upon the plaintiff to establish that such household member was a keeper of such dog and had exclusive control of such dog at the time such damage was sustained. (1949 Rev., S. 3404; 1953, S. 1842d; 1969, P.A. 439, S. 1; P.A. 13-223, S. 1; P.A. 15-26, S. 1; P.A. 17-12, S. 1; P.A. 18-131, S. 1.) Present the neighbor with the bill, if they refuse to pay you take it to court. | Pepper spray in the dog's eyes. Make yourself bigger than the dog and yell as deep and loudly as possible to shake the dog off as well. Also, I would contact animal control about this. | 1 | 1,631 | 2.117647 |
393eaw | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPDATE : [NYC] I have to walk daily to subway station. During this commute, there are some mischievous kids, probably aged 13-14 years, shout n-word and other racial slurs at me. When I try to catch them, they run away. I just want them to be stopped. Original Post : https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/38ynlr/nyc_i_have_to_walk_daily_to_subway_station_during/ So, As you guys had advice me yesterday, I called non-emergency number today and made them aware of situation. They insisted I should call 911 and mentioned that NYPD is vigilant and strict on street harassment. I called 911 and briefed the operator. She noted down my name, address and contact number and said an officer would contact me soon. 3 hours ago a NYPD car came to my house. Officer was pretty polite. I told him everything that happens during my commute, very nicely. He asked me whether I know where those kid leave. I declined. He said tomorrow morning on my commute a NYPD officer will accompany me. When I would identify those mischievous kids, he will detain them and inquire about their home and will warn the parents of these kids. He said not to worry and promised me to take all necessary actions. I am feeling very motivated right now guys. Tomorrow, hopefully the pain will be over. Wish me luck. | cs01lww | cs0089w | 1,433,809,464 | 1,433,807,010 | 160 | 17 | Wow, that's pretty impressive police service! | Thanks for the update! Best of luck! | 1 | 2,454 | 9.411765 |
393eaw | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPDATE : [NYC] I have to walk daily to subway station. During this commute, there are some mischievous kids, probably aged 13-14 years, shout n-word and other racial slurs at me. When I try to catch them, they run away. I just want them to be stopped. Original Post : https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/38ynlr/nyc_i_have_to_walk_daily_to_subway_station_during/ So, As you guys had advice me yesterday, I called non-emergency number today and made them aware of situation. They insisted I should call 911 and mentioned that NYPD is vigilant and strict on street harassment. I called 911 and briefed the operator. She noted down my name, address and contact number and said an officer would contact me soon. 3 hours ago a NYPD car came to my house. Officer was pretty polite. I told him everything that happens during my commute, very nicely. He asked me whether I know where those kid leave. I declined. He said tomorrow morning on my commute a NYPD officer will accompany me. When I would identify those mischievous kids, he will detain them and inquire about their home and will warn the parents of these kids. He said not to worry and promised me to take all necessary actions. I am feeling very motivated right now guys. Tomorrow, hopefully the pain will be over. Wish me luck. | cs03e5z | cs04eqr | 1,433,812,628 | 1,433,814,452 | 11 | 12 | Good job NYPD. | That's awesome. Please update us if/when there are any results. | 0 | 1,824 | 1.090909 |
393eaw | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPDATE : [NYC] I have to walk daily to subway station. During this commute, there are some mischievous kids, probably aged 13-14 years, shout n-word and other racial slurs at me. When I try to catch them, they run away. I just want them to be stopped. Original Post : https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/38ynlr/nyc_i_have_to_walk_daily_to_subway_station_during/ So, As you guys had advice me yesterday, I called non-emergency number today and made them aware of situation. They insisted I should call 911 and mentioned that NYPD is vigilant and strict on street harassment. I called 911 and briefed the operator. She noted down my name, address and contact number and said an officer would contact me soon. 3 hours ago a NYPD car came to my house. Officer was pretty polite. I told him everything that happens during my commute, very nicely. He asked me whether I know where those kid leave. I declined. He said tomorrow morning on my commute a NYPD officer will accompany me. When I would identify those mischievous kids, he will detain them and inquire about their home and will warn the parents of these kids. He said not to worry and promised me to take all necessary actions. I am feeling very motivated right now guys. Tomorrow, hopefully the pain will be over. Wish me luck. | cs04eqr | cs036oi | 1,433,814,452 | 1,433,812,260 | 12 | 4 | That's awesome. Please update us if/when there are any results. | Good! I wish you the best tomorrow and ever after. | 1 | 2,192 | 3 |
393eaw | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPDATE : [NYC] I have to walk daily to subway station. During this commute, there are some mischievous kids, probably aged 13-14 years, shout n-word and other racial slurs at me. When I try to catch them, they run away. I just want them to be stopped. Original Post : https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/38ynlr/nyc_i_have_to_walk_daily_to_subway_station_during/ So, As you guys had advice me yesterday, I called non-emergency number today and made them aware of situation. They insisted I should call 911 and mentioned that NYPD is vigilant and strict on street harassment. I called 911 and briefed the operator. She noted down my name, address and contact number and said an officer would contact me soon. 3 hours ago a NYPD car came to my house. Officer was pretty polite. I told him everything that happens during my commute, very nicely. He asked me whether I know where those kid leave. I declined. He said tomorrow morning on my commute a NYPD officer will accompany me. When I would identify those mischievous kids, he will detain them and inquire about their home and will warn the parents of these kids. He said not to worry and promised me to take all necessary actions. I am feeling very motivated right now guys. Tomorrow, hopefully the pain will be over. Wish me luck. | cs03e5z | cs036oi | 1,433,812,628 | 1,433,812,260 | 11 | 4 | Good job NYPD. | Good! I wish you the best tomorrow and ever after. | 1 | 368 | 2.75 |
393eaw | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPDATE : [NYC] I have to walk daily to subway station. During this commute, there are some mischievous kids, probably aged 13-14 years, shout n-word and other racial slurs at me. When I try to catch them, they run away. I just want them to be stopped. Original Post : https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/38ynlr/nyc_i_have_to_walk_daily_to_subway_station_during/ So, As you guys had advice me yesterday, I called non-emergency number today and made them aware of situation. They insisted I should call 911 and mentioned that NYPD is vigilant and strict on street harassment. I called 911 and briefed the operator. She noted down my name, address and contact number and said an officer would contact me soon. 3 hours ago a NYPD car came to my house. Officer was pretty polite. I told him everything that happens during my commute, very nicely. He asked me whether I know where those kid leave. I declined. He said tomorrow morning on my commute a NYPD officer will accompany me. When I would identify those mischievous kids, he will detain them and inquire about their home and will warn the parents of these kids. He said not to worry and promised me to take all necessary actions. I am feeling very motivated right now guys. Tomorrow, hopefully the pain will be over. Wish me luck. | cs0qvbf | cs04kp8 | 1,433,868,623 | 1,433,814,748 | 10 | 6 | That's awesome. I didn't like that some of the commenters on the last post seemed to have the attitude that just because they were kids you should suck it up. Nobody should have to endure being harrassed daily. | Wow, that is impressive. | 1 | 53,875 | 1.666667 |
393eaw | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPDATE : [NYC] I have to walk daily to subway station. During this commute, there are some mischievous kids, probably aged 13-14 years, shout n-word and other racial slurs at me. When I try to catch them, they run away. I just want them to be stopped. Original Post : https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/38ynlr/nyc_i_have_to_walk_daily_to_subway_station_during/ So, As you guys had advice me yesterday, I called non-emergency number today and made them aware of situation. They insisted I should call 911 and mentioned that NYPD is vigilant and strict on street harassment. I called 911 and briefed the operator. She noted down my name, address and contact number and said an officer would contact me soon. 3 hours ago a NYPD car came to my house. Officer was pretty polite. I told him everything that happens during my commute, very nicely. He asked me whether I know where those kid leave. I declined. He said tomorrow morning on my commute a NYPD officer will accompany me. When I would identify those mischievous kids, he will detain them and inquire about their home and will warn the parents of these kids. He said not to worry and promised me to take all necessary actions. I am feeling very motivated right now guys. Tomorrow, hopefully the pain will be over. Wish me luck. | cs06h2r | cs0qvbf | 1,433,818,104 | 1,433,868,623 | 6 | 10 | Thanks for the update! I'm very happy the police have been so helpful and hope things work out for you. | That's awesome. I didn't like that some of the commenters on the last post seemed to have the attitude that just because they were kids you should suck it up. Nobody should have to endure being harrassed daily. | 0 | 50,519 | 1.666667 |
393eaw | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPDATE : [NYC] I have to walk daily to subway station. During this commute, there are some mischievous kids, probably aged 13-14 years, shout n-word and other racial slurs at me. When I try to catch them, they run away. I just want them to be stopped. Original Post : https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/38ynlr/nyc_i_have_to_walk_daily_to_subway_station_during/ So, As you guys had advice me yesterday, I called non-emergency number today and made them aware of situation. They insisted I should call 911 and mentioned that NYPD is vigilant and strict on street harassment. I called 911 and briefed the operator. She noted down my name, address and contact number and said an officer would contact me soon. 3 hours ago a NYPD car came to my house. Officer was pretty polite. I told him everything that happens during my commute, very nicely. He asked me whether I know where those kid leave. I declined. He said tomorrow morning on my commute a NYPD officer will accompany me. When I would identify those mischievous kids, he will detain them and inquire about their home and will warn the parents of these kids. He said not to worry and promised me to take all necessary actions. I am feeling very motivated right now guys. Tomorrow, hopefully the pain will be over. Wish me luck. | cs0pvsw | cs0qvbf | 1,433,867,130 | 1,433,868,623 | 4 | 10 | Please continue to update. I'm curious how this will shake out | That's awesome. I didn't like that some of the commenters on the last post seemed to have the attitude that just because they were kids you should suck it up. Nobody should have to endure being harrassed daily. | 0 | 1,493 | 2.5 |
393eaw | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPDATE : [NYC] I have to walk daily to subway station. During this commute, there are some mischievous kids, probably aged 13-14 years, shout n-word and other racial slurs at me. When I try to catch them, they run away. I just want them to be stopped. Original Post : https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/38ynlr/nyc_i_have_to_walk_daily_to_subway_station_during/ So, As you guys had advice me yesterday, I called non-emergency number today and made them aware of situation. They insisted I should call 911 and mentioned that NYPD is vigilant and strict on street harassment. I called 911 and briefed the operator. She noted down my name, address and contact number and said an officer would contact me soon. 3 hours ago a NYPD car came to my house. Officer was pretty polite. I told him everything that happens during my commute, very nicely. He asked me whether I know where those kid leave. I declined. He said tomorrow morning on my commute a NYPD officer will accompany me. When I would identify those mischievous kids, he will detain them and inquire about their home and will warn the parents of these kids. He said not to worry and promised me to take all necessary actions. I am feeling very motivated right now guys. Tomorrow, hopefully the pain will be over. Wish me luck. | cs036oi | cs0qvbf | 1,433,812,260 | 1,433,868,623 | 4 | 10 | Good! I wish you the best tomorrow and ever after. | That's awesome. I didn't like that some of the commenters on the last post seemed to have the attitude that just because they were kids you should suck it up. Nobody should have to endure being harrassed daily. | 0 | 56,363 | 2.5 |
393eaw | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPDATE : [NYC] I have to walk daily to subway station. During this commute, there are some mischievous kids, probably aged 13-14 years, shout n-word and other racial slurs at me. When I try to catch them, they run away. I just want them to be stopped. Original Post : https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/38ynlr/nyc_i_have_to_walk_daily_to_subway_station_during/ So, As you guys had advice me yesterday, I called non-emergency number today and made them aware of situation. They insisted I should call 911 and mentioned that NYPD is vigilant and strict on street harassment. I called 911 and briefed the operator. She noted down my name, address and contact number and said an officer would contact me soon. 3 hours ago a NYPD car came to my house. Officer was pretty polite. I told him everything that happens during my commute, very nicely. He asked me whether I know where those kid leave. I declined. He said tomorrow morning on my commute a NYPD officer will accompany me. When I would identify those mischievous kids, he will detain them and inquire about their home and will warn the parents of these kids. He said not to worry and promised me to take all necessary actions. I am feeling very motivated right now guys. Tomorrow, hopefully the pain will be over. Wish me luck. | cs09lsq | cs0qvbf | 1,433,824,398 | 1,433,868,623 | 5 | 10 | Wow that's pretty impressive service. I live in New Orleans and it can take about long for police to show up to actual crime scenes. | That's awesome. I didn't like that some of the commenters on the last post seemed to have the attitude that just because they were kids you should suck it up. Nobody should have to endure being harrassed daily. | 0 | 44,225 | 2 |
393eaw | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPDATE : [NYC] I have to walk daily to subway station. During this commute, there are some mischievous kids, probably aged 13-14 years, shout n-word and other racial slurs at me. When I try to catch them, they run away. I just want them to be stopped. Original Post : https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/38ynlr/nyc_i_have_to_walk_daily_to_subway_station_during/ So, As you guys had advice me yesterday, I called non-emergency number today and made them aware of situation. They insisted I should call 911 and mentioned that NYPD is vigilant and strict on street harassment. I called 911 and briefed the operator. She noted down my name, address and contact number and said an officer would contact me soon. 3 hours ago a NYPD car came to my house. Officer was pretty polite. I told him everything that happens during my commute, very nicely. He asked me whether I know where those kid leave. I declined. He said tomorrow morning on my commute a NYPD officer will accompany me. When I would identify those mischievous kids, he will detain them and inquire about their home and will warn the parents of these kids. He said not to worry and promised me to take all necessary actions. I am feeling very motivated right now guys. Tomorrow, hopefully the pain will be over. Wish me luck. | cs036oi | cs04kp8 | 1,433,812,260 | 1,433,814,748 | 4 | 6 | Good! I wish you the best tomorrow and ever after. | Wow, that is impressive. | 0 | 2,488 | 1.5 |
393eaw | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPDATE : [NYC] I have to walk daily to subway station. During this commute, there are some mischievous kids, probably aged 13-14 years, shout n-word and other racial slurs at me. When I try to catch them, they run away. I just want them to be stopped. Original Post : https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/38ynlr/nyc_i_have_to_walk_daily_to_subway_station_during/ So, As you guys had advice me yesterday, I called non-emergency number today and made them aware of situation. They insisted I should call 911 and mentioned that NYPD is vigilant and strict on street harassment. I called 911 and briefed the operator. She noted down my name, address and contact number and said an officer would contact me soon. 3 hours ago a NYPD car came to my house. Officer was pretty polite. I told him everything that happens during my commute, very nicely. He asked me whether I know where those kid leave. I declined. He said tomorrow morning on my commute a NYPD officer will accompany me. When I would identify those mischievous kids, he will detain them and inquire about their home and will warn the parents of these kids. He said not to worry and promised me to take all necessary actions. I am feeling very motivated right now guys. Tomorrow, hopefully the pain will be over. Wish me luck. | cs06h2r | cs036oi | 1,433,818,104 | 1,433,812,260 | 6 | 4 | Thanks for the update! I'm very happy the police have been so helpful and hope things work out for you. | Good! I wish you the best tomorrow and ever after. | 1 | 5,844 | 1.5 |
393eaw | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPDATE : [NYC] I have to walk daily to subway station. During this commute, there are some mischievous kids, probably aged 13-14 years, shout n-word and other racial slurs at me. When I try to catch them, they run away. I just want them to be stopped. Original Post : https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/38ynlr/nyc_i_have_to_walk_daily_to_subway_station_during/ So, As you guys had advice me yesterday, I called non-emergency number today and made them aware of situation. They insisted I should call 911 and mentioned that NYPD is vigilant and strict on street harassment. I called 911 and briefed the operator. She noted down my name, address and contact number and said an officer would contact me soon. 3 hours ago a NYPD car came to my house. Officer was pretty polite. I told him everything that happens during my commute, very nicely. He asked me whether I know where those kid leave. I declined. He said tomorrow morning on my commute a NYPD officer will accompany me. When I would identify those mischievous kids, he will detain them and inquire about their home and will warn the parents of these kids. He said not to worry and promised me to take all necessary actions. I am feeling very motivated right now guys. Tomorrow, hopefully the pain will be over. Wish me luck. | cs036oi | cs09lsq | 1,433,812,260 | 1,433,824,398 | 4 | 5 | Good! I wish you the best tomorrow and ever after. | Wow that's pretty impressive service. I live in New Orleans and it can take about long for police to show up to actual crime scenes. | 0 | 12,138 | 1.25 |
67r1lx | legaladvice_train | 0.9 | I'm a cleaning lady being accused of stealing. They are threatening to sue me-need advice! I live in Pennsylvania. I clean private houses for many people in our area. My favorite client is an elderly man, we'll call him Tim. His 20-something grandson, "Mark" lives with Tim. Mark has always expressed that he doesn't like me. He told Tim he suspected I use drugs bc I have visible tattoos. While I shrugged it off as typical prejudices, the other day I left Tim's house only to receive a text from Mark's mother asking if I had moved the cash that was on the table. I told her that I didn't see it while I was there, that I'm sorry and I hope they find it soon. She came back accusing ME of taking it. She told me they were contacting the police and to never step foot into Tim's house again. I cried and cried. He's my favorite client. He's such a gentle kind old man...He told me once that if I didn't come to see him (clean), then he would have NO visitors. That even Mark won't eat dinner with him or sit and chat. Mark's mother does Tim's grocery shopping but that's only every other week. I used to go over to his house just to drink coffee and talk(and refused his money when he'd try to pay me for my company!). That happened the day before yesterday. I figured the police would come over to talk to me about it, but they never did. So today at 2:00 I got a message from Mark saying "so are you going to give me my money back or are we actually taking this to court?" And proceeded to tell me what a POS I am. I'm crushed. I don't even know how much money they're talking about! I could never steal, especially from one of my clients and ESPECIALLY not from an old man like Tim. Any advice will help to calm my nerves. Thank you! TLDR; I'm being accused of stealing cash from a client I clean for and threatened with court. | dgspgxo | dgsjsd5 | 1,493,247,906 | 1,493,240,965 | 38 | 10 | You're facing something that's dirt common when it comes to elderly folks today. The poor guy is being isolated by his family on purpose. The family simply wants his money and assets. They perceive you as a threat to what they desire. There have been many cases where elderly folks have changed their wills to benefit a housekeeper or caregiver. That's what scares them. Chances are good no money went missing. They have no true intentions of taking this to the cops. They basically want you "gone" and out of his life... and are using scare tactics to do just that. No doubt you highly care about "Tim" and his well being... but you're going to ruin your business and career if you "press" the issue. As far as the law is concerned... his family knows best and comes first. Your relationship with "Tim" and his family is now over. Ignore all communication from them. Do not discuss the matter with the police. Hire a lawyer if you are officially charged. | Ignore them and if they sue show up. Block their numbers if you have too. If they try to slander you online or anywhere make sure to sue them for that since they have no proof you did what they said. | 1 | 6,941 | 3.8 |
67r1lx | legaladvice_train | 0.9 | I'm a cleaning lady being accused of stealing. They are threatening to sue me-need advice! I live in Pennsylvania. I clean private houses for many people in our area. My favorite client is an elderly man, we'll call him Tim. His 20-something grandson, "Mark" lives with Tim. Mark has always expressed that he doesn't like me. He told Tim he suspected I use drugs bc I have visible tattoos. While I shrugged it off as typical prejudices, the other day I left Tim's house only to receive a text from Mark's mother asking if I had moved the cash that was on the table. I told her that I didn't see it while I was there, that I'm sorry and I hope they find it soon. She came back accusing ME of taking it. She told me they were contacting the police and to never step foot into Tim's house again. I cried and cried. He's my favorite client. He's such a gentle kind old man...He told me once that if I didn't come to see him (clean), then he would have NO visitors. That even Mark won't eat dinner with him or sit and chat. Mark's mother does Tim's grocery shopping but that's only every other week. I used to go over to his house just to drink coffee and talk(and refused his money when he'd try to pay me for my company!). That happened the day before yesterday. I figured the police would come over to talk to me about it, but they never did. So today at 2:00 I got a message from Mark saying "so are you going to give me my money back or are we actually taking this to court?" And proceeded to tell me what a POS I am. I'm crushed. I don't even know how much money they're talking about! I could never steal, especially from one of my clients and ESPECIALLY not from an old man like Tim. Any advice will help to calm my nerves. Thank you! TLDR; I'm being accused of stealing cash from a client I clean for and threatened with court. | dgspgxo | dgsjvmb | 1,493,247,906 | 1,493,241,067 | 38 | 7 | You're facing something that's dirt common when it comes to elderly folks today. The poor guy is being isolated by his family on purpose. The family simply wants his money and assets. They perceive you as a threat to what they desire. There have been many cases where elderly folks have changed their wills to benefit a housekeeper or caregiver. That's what scares them. Chances are good no money went missing. They have no true intentions of taking this to the cops. They basically want you "gone" and out of his life... and are using scare tactics to do just that. No doubt you highly care about "Tim" and his well being... but you're going to ruin your business and career if you "press" the issue. As far as the law is concerned... his family knows best and comes first. Your relationship with "Tim" and his family is now over. Ignore all communication from them. Do not discuss the matter with the police. Hire a lawyer if you are officially charged. | I think the general consensus will be to not talk to them any longer. If the police come and question you, remain silent until you have a lawyer and if served in a civil matter (lawsuit) make certain you respond. | 1 | 6,839 | 5.428571 |
ajv4ky | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | A thousand dollars went missing from the store I work at and I am being accused of stealing it. (M/21) (NY state) Basically the title here. I apologize beforehand if this isnt well put together or long and rambling. Also before this starts I understand fully that the situation in general is my fault but the actual crime definitely wasnt me. I work at an authorized retailer for a cell phone company. On January 3rd, $1,005.78 went missing that was supposed to be deposited in the safe. I was in fact working that night and closed the store so it was my responsibility to get that money in the safe. When I left that night, on my way home I thought I didn't put the deposit bag in the safe so I went back to the store to check. I informed my boss that I was going back in the store because i thought i forgot to do something. I didn't see it so I thought I was just being paranoid. So about a week later my boss asks me if I knew what happened to the deposit from January 3rd and I explained what happened and how I thought I had put it in the safe and reminded him of the message I sent him because I didn't want to be blamed for the loss of that much money. So he says he understands and has the police come. They question me and my boss and my boss explains the situation. Also the cameras have a 5 day rerecord over time. Fast forward to yesterday, a detective calls me on my phone basically saying it was definitely me who took the money and basically trying to get me to confess to something I hadn't done. He said all the evidence points towards me and there's nothing saying I didn't do it and how it was suspicious that I went back in and like I said just generally trying to get me to confess. But I very much didn't take money from my work place. He said I could go in to a polygraph test but I'm still afraid this will be all pegged on me and dont know what to do. I'm kind of afraid of what's going to happen since I've never really been in trouble with the law and I cant really afford to go to jail especially for something I didn't do at all. What should I do? Is there anything I can even do at all? Sorry this was so long and drawn out. | eez0hlo | eez0kw0 | 1,548,459,276 | 1,548,459,341 | 62 | 179 | Dont say another word to the cops. Get an attorney. The cops will say " that makes you look guilty." Don't care. Just shut up. Your work may fire you, but take it to your attorney. | You should stop talking to the police. Do not offer to go do any polygraph or any further line of questioning. Hire a lawyer, follow their advice. | 0 | 65 | 2.887097 |
ajv4ky | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | A thousand dollars went missing from the store I work at and I am being accused of stealing it. (M/21) (NY state) Basically the title here. I apologize beforehand if this isnt well put together or long and rambling. Also before this starts I understand fully that the situation in general is my fault but the actual crime definitely wasnt me. I work at an authorized retailer for a cell phone company. On January 3rd, $1,005.78 went missing that was supposed to be deposited in the safe. I was in fact working that night and closed the store so it was my responsibility to get that money in the safe. When I left that night, on my way home I thought I didn't put the deposit bag in the safe so I went back to the store to check. I informed my boss that I was going back in the store because i thought i forgot to do something. I didn't see it so I thought I was just being paranoid. So about a week later my boss asks me if I knew what happened to the deposit from January 3rd and I explained what happened and how I thought I had put it in the safe and reminded him of the message I sent him because I didn't want to be blamed for the loss of that much money. So he says he understands and has the police come. They question me and my boss and my boss explains the situation. Also the cameras have a 5 day rerecord over time. Fast forward to yesterday, a detective calls me on my phone basically saying it was definitely me who took the money and basically trying to get me to confess to something I hadn't done. He said all the evidence points towards me and there's nothing saying I didn't do it and how it was suspicious that I went back in and like I said just generally trying to get me to confess. But I very much didn't take money from my work place. He said I could go in to a polygraph test but I'm still afraid this will be all pegged on me and dont know what to do. I'm kind of afraid of what's going to happen since I've never really been in trouble with the law and I cant really afford to go to jail especially for something I didn't do at all. What should I do? Is there anything I can even do at all? Sorry this was so long and drawn out. | eez0hlo | eez11x8 | 1,548,459,276 | 1,548,459,679 | 62 | 89 | Dont say another word to the cops. Get an attorney. The cops will say " that makes you look guilty." Don't care. Just shut up. Your work may fire you, but take it to your attorney. | You’re being pressured into confessing. If they had enough to charge you, you’d be arrested and dealing with prosecutors not cops. That cops are calling you suggests they don’t have shit but are hoping you’re dumb/scared enough to help them make the case against you. Get a lawyer and let him talk to cops for you. | 0 | 403 | 1.435484 |
ajv4ky | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | A thousand dollars went missing from the store I work at and I am being accused of stealing it. (M/21) (NY state) Basically the title here. I apologize beforehand if this isnt well put together or long and rambling. Also before this starts I understand fully that the situation in general is my fault but the actual crime definitely wasnt me. I work at an authorized retailer for a cell phone company. On January 3rd, $1,005.78 went missing that was supposed to be deposited in the safe. I was in fact working that night and closed the store so it was my responsibility to get that money in the safe. When I left that night, on my way home I thought I didn't put the deposit bag in the safe so I went back to the store to check. I informed my boss that I was going back in the store because i thought i forgot to do something. I didn't see it so I thought I was just being paranoid. So about a week later my boss asks me if I knew what happened to the deposit from January 3rd and I explained what happened and how I thought I had put it in the safe and reminded him of the message I sent him because I didn't want to be blamed for the loss of that much money. So he says he understands and has the police come. They question me and my boss and my boss explains the situation. Also the cameras have a 5 day rerecord over time. Fast forward to yesterday, a detective calls me on my phone basically saying it was definitely me who took the money and basically trying to get me to confess to something I hadn't done. He said all the evidence points towards me and there's nothing saying I didn't do it and how it was suspicious that I went back in and like I said just generally trying to get me to confess. But I very much didn't take money from my work place. He said I could go in to a polygraph test but I'm still afraid this will be all pegged on me and dont know what to do. I'm kind of afraid of what's going to happen since I've never really been in trouble with the law and I cant really afford to go to jail especially for something I didn't do at all. What should I do? Is there anything I can even do at all? Sorry this was so long and drawn out. | eez0pco | eez11x8 | 1,548,459,428 | 1,548,459,679 | 15 | 89 | I am not a lawyer. Get a criminal defense attorney as soon as charges are pressed and you are arrested. Do not talk to any police or detectives without a lawyer present and certainly do not take a polygraph test. All the evidence they have is circumstantial. They can’t prove it. | You’re being pressured into confessing. If they had enough to charge you, you’d be arrested and dealing with prosecutors not cops. That cops are calling you suggests they don’t have shit but are hoping you’re dumb/scared enough to help them make the case against you. Get a lawyer and let him talk to cops for you. | 0 | 251 | 5.933333 |
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