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7btzy4 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I [27/M] was raped in San Francisco this summer and I didn't report it. I regret that now. I was there as a tourist from Europe. How do I go about reporting it now? Tl;dr is in the title. I went to SF on a trip with 3 friends in July. I'm from the Netherlands, so is one of the friends, the other 2 are Belgians. We met up with a guy (a local) we knew online and went out to a club. 2 of my friends got lucky and left with girls. My remaining European friend got too drunk so the local said he'd take my friend to his home (a 5 minute walk) to sleep it off and he'd be right back. I stayed to do some dancing etc. That's the last thing I remember until I woke up in an alleyway with my pants down, alone, with a painful bum. I must have been drugged. I don't know who did it. I have an hour or two missing from my memory and I felt sort of hazy for a few more hours. In a sort of panic I cleaned myself up and told the local guy sorry for not waiting for him, I just left with a girl, etc. I was ashamed though I know I couldn't help it - I still am ashamed tbh but fuck it. I didn't report it. The recent Hollywood stuff keeps bringing the memories back to my mind and now I regret not reporting it. How do I go about reporting it from over here in the Netherlands? What kind of interviews can I expect to have to work my way through? Would it help to hire a SF lawyer to help report it? (I can afford it) Hell, would it help if I were to fly over to SF to report it in person? I have 2 weeks off after Christmas. | dplnlgm | dplpjsd | 1,510,278,265 | 1,510,280,576 | 7 | 11 | Since you are from the Netherlands, I cant' say much about Netherlands law. However, I did manage to Dig up these numbers: Help for domestic abuse and Sexual assault in the Netherlands Since this crossed international borders, the Dutch Ambassador to the US Might be of assistance. Or even the US Ambassador in the Netherlands MIGHT help, but i'm not sure how that would work. | Do you have any indication of who it was? Did they use a condom or was their semen? A report at the time might have helped your case have more success sorry to say, sorry this happened to you. | 0 | 2,311 | 1.571429 |
7btzy4 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I [27/M] was raped in San Francisco this summer and I didn't report it. I regret that now. I was there as a tourist from Europe. How do I go about reporting it now? Tl;dr is in the title. I went to SF on a trip with 3 friends in July. I'm from the Netherlands, so is one of the friends, the other 2 are Belgians. We met up with a guy (a local) we knew online and went out to a club. 2 of my friends got lucky and left with girls. My remaining European friend got too drunk so the local said he'd take my friend to his home (a 5 minute walk) to sleep it off and he'd be right back. I stayed to do some dancing etc. That's the last thing I remember until I woke up in an alleyway with my pants down, alone, with a painful bum. I must have been drugged. I don't know who did it. I have an hour or two missing from my memory and I felt sort of hazy for a few more hours. In a sort of panic I cleaned myself up and told the local guy sorry for not waiting for him, I just left with a girl, etc. I was ashamed though I know I couldn't help it - I still am ashamed tbh but fuck it. I didn't report it. The recent Hollywood stuff keeps bringing the memories back to my mind and now I regret not reporting it. How do I go about reporting it from over here in the Netherlands? What kind of interviews can I expect to have to work my way through? Would it help to hire a SF lawyer to help report it? (I can afford it) Hell, would it help if I were to fly over to SF to report it in person? I have 2 weeks off after Christmas. | dr1eefs | dr10a0y | 1,512,917,504 | 1,512,883,801 | 4 | 3 | I’m so glad you reported this. My son was sexually assaulted in a similar situation, don’t hesitate to reach out for therapy if you need it, It took him a couple of years before he would knowledge that he needed help but once he got it it made a huge difference and he’s been able to move forward with his life in a positive way. We teach our daughters never to leave their drinks unattended, we need to teach our sons the same thing. Edit: I see in reading the comments that you’re getting some counseling, that is the very best thing you can possibly do. | I hope things get better for you man. | 1 | 33,703 | 1.333333 |
7btzy4 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I [27/M] was raped in San Francisco this summer and I didn't report it. I regret that now. I was there as a tourist from Europe. How do I go about reporting it now? Tl;dr is in the title. I went to SF on a trip with 3 friends in July. I'm from the Netherlands, so is one of the friends, the other 2 are Belgians. We met up with a guy (a local) we knew online and went out to a club. 2 of my friends got lucky and left with girls. My remaining European friend got too drunk so the local said he'd take my friend to his home (a 5 minute walk) to sleep it off and he'd be right back. I stayed to do some dancing etc. That's the last thing I remember until I woke up in an alleyway with my pants down, alone, with a painful bum. I must have been drugged. I don't know who did it. I have an hour or two missing from my memory and I felt sort of hazy for a few more hours. In a sort of panic I cleaned myself up and told the local guy sorry for not waiting for him, I just left with a girl, etc. I was ashamed though I know I couldn't help it - I still am ashamed tbh but fuck it. I didn't report it. The recent Hollywood stuff keeps bringing the memories back to my mind and now I regret not reporting it. How do I go about reporting it from over here in the Netherlands? What kind of interviews can I expect to have to work my way through? Would it help to hire a SF lawyer to help report it? (I can afford it) Hell, would it help if I were to fly over to SF to report it in person? I have 2 weeks off after Christmas. | dr1eefs | dr17jrj | 1,512,917,504 | 1,512,900,758 | 4 | 3 | I’m so glad you reported this. My son was sexually assaulted in a similar situation, don’t hesitate to reach out for therapy if you need it, It took him a couple of years before he would knowledge that he needed help but once he got it it made a huge difference and he’s been able to move forward with his life in a positive way. We teach our daughters never to leave their drinks unattended, we need to teach our sons the same thing. Edit: I see in reading the comments that you’re getting some counseling, that is the very best thing you can possibly do. | Hey OP, if you haven't yet, give the cops any info you can on Local Guy from the Internet. Name, messages sent between you two, address. They should be able to pull up height and weight info from the system, and if it's close, investigate if his gait matches that of the guy on the camera. | 1 | 16,746 | 1.333333 |
3cg15a | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | Update on Tenants in first-time home in San Francisco!!! Original Post So I got a consultation with a lawyer and I will be going after the seller and listing agent for misrepresentation and breach of contract. However, I am stuck with dealing with the tenants myself due to me being the new home owner. The lawyer gave me the figures and determined that we can pay the relocation payments for the tenants and then get monetary compensation from suing the listing agent/sellers. As far as the house itself, I have secured the portion of the house that "is mine." The in-law unit is still occupied, and I have been advised by the lawyer to not have any contact with them to keep our case clean (no contact allows me to not build a rapport with them). I am in a pickle though because I have to start cleaning the main unit, ripping out carpet, inspecting/exterminating for pests, as well as eventually painting and moving in. The issue is that I have no clue whether I take over the utilities or if the tenants are actually paying the utilities. There are garbage cans in the garage from recology as well as running water and electricity in the main unit. I am also pretty sure they have comcast cable in the lower unit and that I can have comcast set up new service if I wanted. Also, The water heater as well as the fuse box are in the illegal unit, which is sort of a nightmare for me too. If I started living upstairs, they could fuck with my hot water as well as fuck with the electricity. ***How do I go about legally to ensure that I can work at the house without compromising my "clean slate" with the tenants?*** *Should I start issuing notifications that "I am the new homeowner and this letter is to inform you that I will be working on the house. You are not acknowledged as valid tenants and I will be taking steps towards legal eviction. However, as a courtesy, I am notifying you that this is happening. Blah blah blah..." Any advice would help! Thanks! | csvb3oh | csv5h51 | 1,436,296,690 | 1,436,288,772 | 10 | 9 | Why do you not acknowledge the tenants as valid? As far as I can tell they are innocent in all of this and did not do anything wrong. Are they not been paying anyone rent? Has their lease expired? If they have a lease then the lease goes with the property. If they have a valid lease then you can't just evict them because you don't want them there. The seller is the one that screwed up by saying that they would be out by closing. Unless your lawyer told you differently it sounds like you are a landlord whether you like it or not. Hopefully someone can offer your tenants cash for keys and you can recover any incurred cost from the seller. | If the work you're going to be doing will effect the tenants (i.e. lots of noise, utilities being shut-off, limited access, etc..), then I would suggest you be courteous and at least notify them in writing. Since you're trying to get them to leave, I would strongly suggest that you not give them a reason to claim that you forced them out [illegally evicted] them by possibly harassing them through your renovations. I read your previous post and this post and don't understand why you think the tenants aren't valid. They do appear to be valid tenants (they live there, are under some lease, and pay their rent). | 1 | 7,918 | 1.111111 |
3cg15a | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | Update on Tenants in first-time home in San Francisco!!! Original Post So I got a consultation with a lawyer and I will be going after the seller and listing agent for misrepresentation and breach of contract. However, I am stuck with dealing with the tenants myself due to me being the new home owner. The lawyer gave me the figures and determined that we can pay the relocation payments for the tenants and then get monetary compensation from suing the listing agent/sellers. As far as the house itself, I have secured the portion of the house that "is mine." The in-law unit is still occupied, and I have been advised by the lawyer to not have any contact with them to keep our case clean (no contact allows me to not build a rapport with them). I am in a pickle though because I have to start cleaning the main unit, ripping out carpet, inspecting/exterminating for pests, as well as eventually painting and moving in. The issue is that I have no clue whether I take over the utilities or if the tenants are actually paying the utilities. There are garbage cans in the garage from recology as well as running water and electricity in the main unit. I am also pretty sure they have comcast cable in the lower unit and that I can have comcast set up new service if I wanted. Also, The water heater as well as the fuse box are in the illegal unit, which is sort of a nightmare for me too. If I started living upstairs, they could fuck with my hot water as well as fuck with the electricity. ***How do I go about legally to ensure that I can work at the house without compromising my "clean slate" with the tenants?*** *Should I start issuing notifications that "I am the new homeowner and this letter is to inform you that I will be working on the house. You are not acknowledged as valid tenants and I will be taking steps towards legal eviction. However, as a courtesy, I am notifying you that this is happening. Blah blah blah..." Any advice would help! Thanks! | csvc5zh | csvdk7j | 1,436,298,186 | 1,436,300,157 | 2 | 6 | >However, I am stuck with dealing with the tenants myself due to me being the new home owner. Your lawyer stated you couldnt rescind the offer or void the contract? | Sounds like they are perfectly valid tenants to me, all they were doing was living at the house. Your gripe is with the seller for not honoring their commitment to remove the tenants. | 0 | 1,971 | 3 |
3cg15a | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | Update on Tenants in first-time home in San Francisco!!! Original Post So I got a consultation with a lawyer and I will be going after the seller and listing agent for misrepresentation and breach of contract. However, I am stuck with dealing with the tenants myself due to me being the new home owner. The lawyer gave me the figures and determined that we can pay the relocation payments for the tenants and then get monetary compensation from suing the listing agent/sellers. As far as the house itself, I have secured the portion of the house that "is mine." The in-law unit is still occupied, and I have been advised by the lawyer to not have any contact with them to keep our case clean (no contact allows me to not build a rapport with them). I am in a pickle though because I have to start cleaning the main unit, ripping out carpet, inspecting/exterminating for pests, as well as eventually painting and moving in. The issue is that I have no clue whether I take over the utilities or if the tenants are actually paying the utilities. There are garbage cans in the garage from recology as well as running water and electricity in the main unit. I am also pretty sure they have comcast cable in the lower unit and that I can have comcast set up new service if I wanted. Also, The water heater as well as the fuse box are in the illegal unit, which is sort of a nightmare for me too. If I started living upstairs, they could fuck with my hot water as well as fuck with the electricity. ***How do I go about legally to ensure that I can work at the house without compromising my "clean slate" with the tenants?*** *Should I start issuing notifications that "I am the new homeowner and this letter is to inform you that I will be working on the house. You are not acknowledged as valid tenants and I will be taking steps towards legal eviction. However, as a courtesy, I am notifying you that this is happening. Blah blah blah..." Any advice would help! Thanks! | csvoqan | csvnk4q | 1,436,318,263 | 1,436,316,140 | 3 | 2 | Your lawyer said no contact, right? A letter to them would be contact. Did you inform your lawyer that you were planning to move in and start work on the house right away? If not, I would call the lawyer back and ask if he/she has different advice based on this fact. | OP, go talk with that lawyer again. Check if you can issue notifications without wrecking your "clean slate" - you may need to hire the lawyer to do it for you, to ensure that all communication goes through the lawyer and they don't directly talk to you. A lawyer can also help sort out issues like "who's supposed to be paying utilities" and "can we make sure that they don't fuck with your hot water and power". (That second part is probably going to be resolved by slapping a lock on the fuse box and access to the water heater.) Also, an important thing that you didn't address in the previous post: do the tenants have a lease with the previous owners? If they do have a lease, you are going to have to let them stay to the end of the lease. There *might* be a way out if they're willing to break the lease, but as the new owner, you'd be responsible for whatever's supposed to happen if it's broken - you might end up having to pay them several months' rent and/or moving expenses. If you don't know if there's a lease, that's another thing to set the lawyer to work on. | 1 | 2,123 | 1.5 |
3cg15a | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | Update on Tenants in first-time home in San Francisco!!! Original Post So I got a consultation with a lawyer and I will be going after the seller and listing agent for misrepresentation and breach of contract. However, I am stuck with dealing with the tenants myself due to me being the new home owner. The lawyer gave me the figures and determined that we can pay the relocation payments for the tenants and then get monetary compensation from suing the listing agent/sellers. As far as the house itself, I have secured the portion of the house that "is mine." The in-law unit is still occupied, and I have been advised by the lawyer to not have any contact with them to keep our case clean (no contact allows me to not build a rapport with them). I am in a pickle though because I have to start cleaning the main unit, ripping out carpet, inspecting/exterminating for pests, as well as eventually painting and moving in. The issue is that I have no clue whether I take over the utilities or if the tenants are actually paying the utilities. There are garbage cans in the garage from recology as well as running water and electricity in the main unit. I am also pretty sure they have comcast cable in the lower unit and that I can have comcast set up new service if I wanted. Also, The water heater as well as the fuse box are in the illegal unit, which is sort of a nightmare for me too. If I started living upstairs, they could fuck with my hot water as well as fuck with the electricity. ***How do I go about legally to ensure that I can work at the house without compromising my "clean slate" with the tenants?*** *Should I start issuing notifications that "I am the new homeowner and this letter is to inform you that I will be working on the house. You are not acknowledged as valid tenants and I will be taking steps towards legal eviction. However, as a courtesy, I am notifying you that this is happening. Blah blah blah..." Any advice would help! Thanks! | csvc5zh | csvoqan | 1,436,298,186 | 1,436,318,263 | 2 | 3 | >However, I am stuck with dealing with the tenants myself due to me being the new home owner. Your lawyer stated you couldnt rescind the offer or void the contract? | Your lawyer said no contact, right? A letter to them would be contact. Did you inform your lawyer that you were planning to move in and start work on the house right away? If not, I would call the lawyer back and ask if he/she has different advice based on this fact. | 0 | 20,077 | 1.5 |
3cg15a | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | Update on Tenants in first-time home in San Francisco!!! Original Post So I got a consultation with a lawyer and I will be going after the seller and listing agent for misrepresentation and breach of contract. However, I am stuck with dealing with the tenants myself due to me being the new home owner. The lawyer gave me the figures and determined that we can pay the relocation payments for the tenants and then get monetary compensation from suing the listing agent/sellers. As far as the house itself, I have secured the portion of the house that "is mine." The in-law unit is still occupied, and I have been advised by the lawyer to not have any contact with them to keep our case clean (no contact allows me to not build a rapport with them). I am in a pickle though because I have to start cleaning the main unit, ripping out carpet, inspecting/exterminating for pests, as well as eventually painting and moving in. The issue is that I have no clue whether I take over the utilities or if the tenants are actually paying the utilities. There are garbage cans in the garage from recology as well as running water and electricity in the main unit. I am also pretty sure they have comcast cable in the lower unit and that I can have comcast set up new service if I wanted. Also, The water heater as well as the fuse box are in the illegal unit, which is sort of a nightmare for me too. If I started living upstairs, they could fuck with my hot water as well as fuck with the electricity. ***How do I go about legally to ensure that I can work at the house without compromising my "clean slate" with the tenants?*** *Should I start issuing notifications that "I am the new homeowner and this letter is to inform you that I will be working on the house. You are not acknowledged as valid tenants and I will be taking steps towards legal eviction. However, as a courtesy, I am notifying you that this is happening. Blah blah blah..." Any advice would help! Thanks! | csvc5zh | csvh6fi | 1,436,298,186 | 1,436,305,430 | 2 | 3 | >However, I am stuck with dealing with the tenants myself due to me being the new home owner. Your lawyer stated you couldnt rescind the offer or void the contract? | I just saw this post, but yea both realtors you were dealing with are incompetent, and have damaged you in this transaction. The fact that you are asking the questions you are asking tells me the seller never disclosed this information, and your agent never demanded to get the answers to these questions. Also, If the contract was properly written, then you could have held off closing, until the tenants were evicted (if needed) by the sellers. Now you going to have to sue for the expenses of getting them out. You may also be liable for any lease they may have had in effect prior to you becoming the owner, and also for their deposit (if any) that they paid to the previous owner. | 0 | 7,244 | 1.5 |
z69a1z | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Can I get hit with statutory rape for this? I am 17 dating a 17 year old girl. I will turn 18 5 months before her. Her dad absolutely HATES me. He threatened to have me arrested if I don’t break up with her before my birthday. Is this a legitimate threat? I live in Cali if that’s relevant. | iy0255x | iy02yu0 | 1,669,575,481 | 1,669,575,805 | 405 | 1,911 | Yes, in California it's a crime for someone 18 or older to have sex with someone under 18. You don't have to break up, just nothing remotely sexual. No sexual photos obviously, that's already child porn. CA's close in age ("Romeo and Juliet") exception is that, given your ages, it would be a misdemeanor crime, not a felony crime. | The age of consent in California is 18, and there are no exceptions for people who are close to each other in age (although being close in age may mean a crime is charged as a less serious offense). Especially given her father's position, the only thing I could recommend from the legal point of view is to refrain from sex until you're both 18 or older. | 0 | 324 | 4.718519 |
z69a1z | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Can I get hit with statutory rape for this? I am 17 dating a 17 year old girl. I will turn 18 5 months before her. Her dad absolutely HATES me. He threatened to have me arrested if I don’t break up with her before my birthday. Is this a legitimate threat? I live in Cali if that’s relevant. | iy07syd | iy1jqif | 1,669,577,741 | 1,669,597,944 | 883 | 1,704 | Not a lawyer - While you can choose to abstain from physical intimacy until you are both over 18, if dad hates you, he can claim whatever he wants. Perhaps for those few months, you should keep your relationship low key. Hopefully dad is just trying to look out for his kid, and not trying to be controlling. Think about the months your gf will have to be under his rule, will she be made miserable? It might be worth it for you and your gf to have a serious conversation about what battles you want to fight. As a mom, if you were my child, I would tell you to “break up” for 5 months. You are young, and it’s easy to market “us against the world” decisions, but try to think ahead. If dad does decide to report you, at the very least you are looking at defense attorney fees. While that’s hanging over your head, you could be denied jobs, scholarships or entrance into secondary education institutions. Make sure your parent or guardian knows dad is threatening you. If you don’t have a trusted adult at home, is there someone else, family member you can talk to? Edit: fixed a word | * Refrain from intercourse 5 months. * Delete all images of her not fully clothed. * Don't send images | 0 | 20,203 | 1.929785 |
z69a1z | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Can I get hit with statutory rape for this? I am 17 dating a 17 year old girl. I will turn 18 5 months before her. Her dad absolutely HATES me. He threatened to have me arrested if I don’t break up with her before my birthday. Is this a legitimate threat? I live in Cali if that’s relevant. | iy1jqif | iy0255x | 1,669,597,944 | 1,669,575,481 | 1,704 | 405 | * Refrain from intercourse 5 months. * Delete all images of her not fully clothed. * Don't send images | Yes, in California it's a crime for someone 18 or older to have sex with someone under 18. You don't have to break up, just nothing remotely sexual. No sexual photos obviously, that's already child porn. CA's close in age ("Romeo and Juliet") exception is that, given your ages, it would be a misdemeanor crime, not a felony crime. | 1 | 22,463 | 4.207407 |
z69a1z | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Can I get hit with statutory rape for this? I am 17 dating a 17 year old girl. I will turn 18 5 months before her. Her dad absolutely HATES me. He threatened to have me arrested if I don’t break up with her before my birthday. Is this a legitimate threat? I live in Cali if that’s relevant. | iy1jqif | iy19m3m | 1,669,597,944 | 1,669,593,280 | 1,704 | 87 | * Refrain from intercourse 5 months. * Delete all images of her not fully clothed. * Don't send images | Are you able to stop having sex for 5 months? You can still be together and not have sex. | 1 | 4,664 | 19.586207 |
z69a1z | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Can I get hit with statutory rape for this? I am 17 dating a 17 year old girl. I will turn 18 5 months before her. Her dad absolutely HATES me. He threatened to have me arrested if I don’t break up with her before my birthday. Is this a legitimate threat? I live in Cali if that’s relevant. | iy1dzsg | iy1jqif | 1,669,595,234 | 1,669,597,944 | 6 | 1,704 | You may not get statutory rape, but he can call the police and report you for other crimes. | * Refrain from intercourse 5 months. * Delete all images of her not fully clothed. * Don't send images | 0 | 2,710 | 284 |
z69a1z | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Can I get hit with statutory rape for this? I am 17 dating a 17 year old girl. I will turn 18 5 months before her. Her dad absolutely HATES me. He threatened to have me arrested if I don’t break up with her before my birthday. Is this a legitimate threat? I live in Cali if that’s relevant. | iy0255x | iy07syd | 1,669,575,481 | 1,669,577,741 | 405 | 883 | Yes, in California it's a crime for someone 18 or older to have sex with someone under 18. You don't have to break up, just nothing remotely sexual. No sexual photos obviously, that's already child porn. CA's close in age ("Romeo and Juliet") exception is that, given your ages, it would be a misdemeanor crime, not a felony crime. | Not a lawyer - While you can choose to abstain from physical intimacy until you are both over 18, if dad hates you, he can claim whatever he wants. Perhaps for those few months, you should keep your relationship low key. Hopefully dad is just trying to look out for his kid, and not trying to be controlling. Think about the months your gf will have to be under his rule, will she be made miserable? It might be worth it for you and your gf to have a serious conversation about what battles you want to fight. As a mom, if you were my child, I would tell you to “break up” for 5 months. You are young, and it’s easy to market “us against the world” decisions, but try to think ahead. If dad does decide to report you, at the very least you are looking at defense attorney fees. While that’s hanging over your head, you could be denied jobs, scholarships or entrance into secondary education institutions. Make sure your parent or guardian knows dad is threatening you. If you don’t have a trusted adult at home, is there someone else, family member you can talk to? Edit: fixed a word | 0 | 2,260 | 2.180247 |
d0hqs4 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | Texas - I'm 17. My grandma passed away earlier this year and left me a percent of her estate. My mom is the execuatrix(sp?) of the will and says I can't have access to it. I originally posted this in personalfinance but they suggested I come here. My grandma passed away earlier this year. According to her will I'm supposed to recieve 20% of her estate which AFAIK is about $150,000. Most of it is in a trust which I am supposed to have access to when I turn 18. My mom is the execuatrix of the will and she says that means she decides when and how much of the money I get at a time. I want to use this money to move away for college. I know my mom doesn't want me to so that's why I think she is trying to keep me from accessing it. Is she correct in that she can keep me from accessing it? If not, what can I do? Thank you in advance. | ezar20a | eza0c6w | 1,567,806,135 | 1,567,792,760 | 3 | 2 | I am not a lawyer Here is a link that provides the basics of the rights you have as a beneficiary of a trust. https://www.elderlawanswers.com/5-rights-that-trust-beneficiaries-have-15244 Typically trustees are only allowed to use funds from a trust for things directly related to the beneficiary like beneficiaries healthcare, education, etc. If you feel that the trustee of your trust is mishandling or misappropriating funds from the trust you can petition the court for the removal of said trustee. | If it's in trust to be held till you're 18, that's all there is to it, you're kind of stuck. Is she the trustee of the trust too, or just the executor of the estate? But after you reach that age she has no more power than the trust agreement gives her. It honestly depends on what the trust agreement says. You may need to hire an attorney to give you a synopsis of what the agreement says, sometimes they're confusing | 1 | 13,375 | 1.5 |
s7srwn | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | My grandmother passed away and left her house to me and my father.. my dad sold the house and kept all the money. Is there anything I can do? | htc5532 | htc1nl1 | 1,642,610,830 | 1,642,609,498 | 126 | 15 | Contact the probate court in the county where your grandma lived. They will have record of a will if one existed. | You should probably find the lawyer that drew up the will and the executor to verify what exactly was left to you, and how, and determine how he got the title in his name in order to sell. | 1 | 1,332 | 8.4 |
s7srwn | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | My grandmother passed away and left her house to me and my father.. my dad sold the house and kept all the money. Is there anything I can do? | htc1nl1 | htccda3 | 1,642,609,498 | 1,642,613,507 | 15 | 36 | You should probably find the lawyer that drew up the will and the executor to verify what exactly was left to you, and how, and determine how he got the title in his name in order to sell. | If there was a will and you were named as a beneficiary you would have been contacted by an attorney. | 0 | 4,009 | 2.4 |
s7srwn | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | My grandmother passed away and left her house to me and my father.. my dad sold the house and kept all the money. Is there anything I can do? | htc1nl1 | htcic1o | 1,642,609,498 | 1,642,615,721 | 15 | 35 | You should probably find the lawyer that drew up the will and the executor to verify what exactly was left to you, and how, and determine how he got the title in his name in order to sell. | Are you a minor? It so, your father would be able to sell it and keep the money | 0 | 6,223 | 2.333333 |
s7srwn | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | My grandmother passed away and left her house to me and my father.. my dad sold the house and kept all the money. Is there anything I can do? | htcz5c5 | htd1u1c | 1,642,621,926 | 1,642,622,916 | 6 | 8 | In Georgia you should contact the Probate court for the county your grandmother lived in. That is where the estate matters were handled. It will at least give you a start on what you are dealing with. | Get the Will. If your on it, then get a lawyer. | 0 | 990 | 1.333333 |
ploefr | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [California] I fell out of a spaceship at work, resulting in a concussion, broken elbow, and multiple broken ribs. Workers comp no longer wants to pay me because I was an intern. Am I entitled to money **after** my scheduled end date at the company? I was seriously injured at work during my internship at an aerospace company. I missed the last 2 weeks of work, effectively ending my internship. During those two weeks, workers comp paid me 2/3 my wages. After my planned end date, my case worker was unsure what to do, but told me they were going to move me down to the state minimum payment (about $200/wk). My case manager has recently changed, and the new manager wants to pay me nothing, since I would not have been working anymore anyway. It has been 6 weeks, and I am still not cleared to return to work by my doctor. My question is, what am I legally entitled to **after** my scheduled end date with the company? 2/3 my wages, state minimum, or nothing? | hccfjlx | hcd18kn | 1,631,299,746 | 1,631,309,075 | 96 | 115 | May be worth contacting CA Division Of Workers' Comp: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/ianda.html | With the type of injuries you describe, you're going to have a PD rating. You really should speak with a workers comp atty. They will generally work on a 15% contingency fee. | 0 | 9,329 | 1.197917 |
ploefr | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [California] I fell out of a spaceship at work, resulting in a concussion, broken elbow, and multiple broken ribs. Workers comp no longer wants to pay me because I was an intern. Am I entitled to money **after** my scheduled end date at the company? I was seriously injured at work during my internship at an aerospace company. I missed the last 2 weeks of work, effectively ending my internship. During those two weeks, workers comp paid me 2/3 my wages. After my planned end date, my case worker was unsure what to do, but told me they were going to move me down to the state minimum payment (about $200/wk). My case manager has recently changed, and the new manager wants to pay me nothing, since I would not have been working anymore anyway. It has been 6 weeks, and I am still not cleared to return to work by my doctor. My question is, what am I legally entitled to **after** my scheduled end date with the company? 2/3 my wages, state minimum, or nothing? | hcd6j4n | hcdttho | 1,631,311,459 | 1,631,322,945 | 5 | 48 | I am not a lawyer but supervise intake for an accomplished WC atty. Have you received final admission of liability? (In my state it’s a pink slip) You need to get an attorney ASAP as there are time limits but I can foresee a definite case if this injury affects the kind of work you can perform in the future- IE range of motion in the limb the broken bone happened in. | I am not a lawyer I am an adjuster for comp in california. If you had a scheduled end date of employment, temporary disability benefits can be terminated based on the end date of employment. You could still get a PD rating once you reach MMI (maximum medical improvement). Get an attorney. | 0 | 11,486 | 9.6 |
xztzqy | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Company offered generous severance package an is now trying to walk it back I work for a company that is going through downsizing - I was one of the casualties. When they gave me the news that I'd be let go, they verbally gave me the details of the severance package I'd be offered. They then followed that conversation up with an email that contained those same details. A week later they sent me the official separation agreement and the severance package is dramatically smaller. Do I have any legal recourse? Is their initial email at all legally binding? | irp0lnc | irobrq2 | 1,665,356,149 | 1,665,345,460 | 328 | 97 | Have you talked to them about this? A simple email saying "I believe the numbers here are incorrect, the package confirmed in our last email was XYZ" might clear up a simple mistake. | It depends on how specific the email is. What was the reason for them to change it? | 1 | 10,689 | 3.381443 |
xztzqy | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Company offered generous severance package an is now trying to walk it back I work for a company that is going through downsizing - I was one of the casualties. When they gave me the news that I'd be let go, they verbally gave me the details of the severance package I'd be offered. They then followed that conversation up with an email that contained those same details. A week later they sent me the official separation agreement and the severance package is dramatically smaller. Do I have any legal recourse? Is their initial email at all legally binding? | irod3g0 | irp0lnc | 1,665,345,948 | 1,665,356,149 | 49 | 328 | When and what did you docusign? That’s the only document that has a good chance of being enforceable. Also does it state anything about unemployment? Even with a severance, you don’t have to sign that away as you were laid off. You can get both. Lastly, I’d look at the difference between the first offer and the last. Is it great enough to justify a cost of a lawyer, and/or your time and effort? | Have you talked to them about this? A simple email saying "I believe the numbers here are incorrect, the package confirmed in our last email was XYZ" might clear up a simple mistake. | 0 | 10,201 | 6.693878 |
xztzqy | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Company offered generous severance package an is now trying to walk it back I work for a company that is going through downsizing - I was one of the casualties. When they gave me the news that I'd be let go, they verbally gave me the details of the severance package I'd be offered. They then followed that conversation up with an email that contained those same details. A week later they sent me the official separation agreement and the severance package is dramatically smaller. Do I have any legal recourse? Is their initial email at all legally binding? | irobrq2 | irp1uj1 | 1,665,345,460 | 1,665,356,735 | 97 | 139 | It depends on how specific the email is. What was the reason for them to change it? | First thing to do is send a reply email with the prior email attached and ask why the amount has changed. It could be a mistake or they just might give you the prior amount to make you go away since they have other larger concerns with the downsizing. | 0 | 11,275 | 1.43299 |
xztzqy | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Company offered generous severance package an is now trying to walk it back I work for a company that is going through downsizing - I was one of the casualties. When they gave me the news that I'd be let go, they verbally gave me the details of the severance package I'd be offered. They then followed that conversation up with an email that contained those same details. A week later they sent me the official separation agreement and the severance package is dramatically smaller. Do I have any legal recourse? Is their initial email at all legally binding? | irod3g0 | irp1uj1 | 1,665,345,948 | 1,665,356,735 | 49 | 139 | When and what did you docusign? That’s the only document that has a good chance of being enforceable. Also does it state anything about unemployment? Even with a severance, you don’t have to sign that away as you were laid off. You can get both. Lastly, I’d look at the difference between the first offer and the last. Is it great enough to justify a cost of a lawyer, and/or your time and effort? | First thing to do is send a reply email with the prior email attached and ask why the amount has changed. It could be a mistake or they just might give you the prior amount to make you go away since they have other larger concerns with the downsizing. | 0 | 10,787 | 2.836735 |
vg6sxl | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Father disposed of items that my deceased mother gave me through her will. Hello, I live in MN. My mother passed during early May. My father (who I don’t have a relationship with) and I are going to probate court next month. My father has been throwing away items that my mom wanted me to inherit, which was mentioned in her notarized will. My attorney instructed my father to stop disposing of the items until we reach a court agreement, but he has continued anyway. Is there any legal action I can take against him? I emailed my attorney and I’m waiting to hear back, but I thought I’d get a second opinion from Reddit. I drove by my fathers house today and saw a bunch of my moms property sitting near the road/in dumpster :( My heart is broken. I miss my mom and I have so little left from her. | id0dsdt | id07f0e | 1,655,688,688 | 1,655,685,184 | 91 | 71 | The executor of a will has a fiduciary duty to the estate. That's a fancy term for "do what the will says (as long as it's not illegal or unfeasible." He is personally liable for doing it right. You can sue him for breach of fiduciary duty. If he loses, he has to personally cough up any misused, misappropriated or thrown away items, or their value. | Not a lawyer but your lawyer could probably seek a temporary injunction to freeze the estate’s assets. | 1 | 3,504 | 1.28169 |
vg6sxl | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Father disposed of items that my deceased mother gave me through her will. Hello, I live in MN. My mother passed during early May. My father (who I don’t have a relationship with) and I are going to probate court next month. My father has been throwing away items that my mom wanted me to inherit, which was mentioned in her notarized will. My attorney instructed my father to stop disposing of the items until we reach a court agreement, but he has continued anyway. Is there any legal action I can take against him? I emailed my attorney and I’m waiting to hear back, but I thought I’d get a second opinion from Reddit. I drove by my fathers house today and saw a bunch of my moms property sitting near the road/in dumpster :( My heart is broken. I miss my mom and I have so little left from her. | id0cos5 | id0dsdt | 1,655,688,073 | 1,655,688,688 | 43 | 91 | If it is at the curb I am pretty sure you can take it? Ask someone who knows for sure like your lawyer and go take everything you see and want. | The executor of a will has a fiduciary duty to the estate. That's a fancy term for "do what the will says (as long as it's not illegal or unfeasible." He is personally liable for doing it right. You can sue him for breach of fiduciary duty. If he loses, he has to personally cough up any misused, misappropriated or thrown away items, or their value. | 0 | 615 | 2.116279 |
geotzw | legaladvice_train | 0.85 | My(F17) Sister(F19) has stolen over $500 worth of my possessions and my parents won't do anything about it, should I call the cops??? Please help First things first I am terrible with Reddit so I am sorry. Some background: My sister is a pothead who dropped out of college twice and now visits just to steal from me and my parents don't do anything about it So my sister has stolen from me my whole life growing up and my parents wouldn't do anything about it. It was annoying but she never stole anything important but now I have to pay for college by myself and my sister within the last month has stolen around $300 from me. She has also stolen around 6 pairs of expensive pants around $75 each and my news shoes that are around $80. I have tried to tell my parents but they say "they can't do anything about it". She has blown all her money and has nothing to her name after dropping out of college twice. I have threatened to call the cops before but she did stop at all. I was thinking of buy a cheap recording device and catching her stealing from my room for evidence when I actually call the police. I don't know if i can legally do it because I don't turn 18 until May 19, I don't want to bump into any legal issues. I am going to take action against her but I desperately need advice, please help me ASAP. :( | fpow8rb | fppahpp | 1,588,791,733 | 1,588,798,771 | 18 | 24 | You can report it to the police but it’s likely going to be a civil matter you’d have to sue her in small claims court. Start keeping receipts of your expensive items. | Let me start this by saying: I am sorry that this is happening to you, and I totally understand your struggle. My sister is a drug addict (a true drug addict, shes an addict for any mind altering drug out there. She tends to use heroin for its downs and cocaine for its ups, though.) My sister is my elder as well, although she is 12 years older then I. She stole my things, my allowances, anything valuable, ect from the time I was 5 years old. She has anger issues, and is also prone to violence, so I suffered abuse from her as well. I say this to tell you that you are not alone. Many people have walked this path before you and we all feel for you and know how difficult this is. The fact is, at the end of the day, not turning her in is hurting both of you. Pot is highly unlikely to be the drug she is stealing your things over especially when you are talking about close to 850 dollars between the merch she stole and the cash. You should call the police. Absolutely. If nothing more then to get her cleaned up for a few days and hopefully wake her up to the choices she is making. At the end of the day, YOU deserve to be happy and feel safe. YOU deserve not to have to worry about your possessions being stolen. I wish you the best of luck OP. Advocate for yourself. Dont let her get away with all of this because "shes family" and remember that shes your parents daughter. They are going to have a difficult time supporting you over her, even though shes clearly on the wrong. They love you both. Edit: changed "monday altering" to "mind altering" | 0 | 7,038 | 1.333333 |
geotzw | legaladvice_train | 0.85 | My(F17) Sister(F19) has stolen over $500 worth of my possessions and my parents won't do anything about it, should I call the cops??? Please help First things first I am terrible with Reddit so I am sorry. Some background: My sister is a pothead who dropped out of college twice and now visits just to steal from me and my parents don't do anything about it So my sister has stolen from me my whole life growing up and my parents wouldn't do anything about it. It was annoying but she never stole anything important but now I have to pay for college by myself and my sister within the last month has stolen around $300 from me. She has also stolen around 6 pairs of expensive pants around $75 each and my news shoes that are around $80. I have tried to tell my parents but they say "they can't do anything about it". She has blown all her money and has nothing to her name after dropping out of college twice. I have threatened to call the cops before but she did stop at all. I was thinking of buy a cheap recording device and catching her stealing from my room for evidence when I actually call the police. I don't know if i can legally do it because I don't turn 18 until May 19, I don't want to bump into any legal issues. I am going to take action against her but I desperately need advice, please help me ASAP. :( | fppahpp | fpp4lnz | 1,588,798,771 | 1,588,795,869 | 24 | 5 | Let me start this by saying: I am sorry that this is happening to you, and I totally understand your struggle. My sister is a drug addict (a true drug addict, shes an addict for any mind altering drug out there. She tends to use heroin for its downs and cocaine for its ups, though.) My sister is my elder as well, although she is 12 years older then I. She stole my things, my allowances, anything valuable, ect from the time I was 5 years old. She has anger issues, and is also prone to violence, so I suffered abuse from her as well. I say this to tell you that you are not alone. Many people have walked this path before you and we all feel for you and know how difficult this is. The fact is, at the end of the day, not turning her in is hurting both of you. Pot is highly unlikely to be the drug she is stealing your things over especially when you are talking about close to 850 dollars between the merch she stole and the cash. You should call the police. Absolutely. If nothing more then to get her cleaned up for a few days and hopefully wake her up to the choices she is making. At the end of the day, YOU deserve to be happy and feel safe. YOU deserve not to have to worry about your possessions being stolen. I wish you the best of luck OP. Advocate for yourself. Dont let her get away with all of this because "shes family" and remember that shes your parents daughter. They are going to have a difficult time supporting you over her, even though shes clearly on the wrong. They love you both. Edit: changed "monday altering" to "mind altering" | That sucks. You didn't add a location as far as I could tell, but be sure if you record her it's legal, check your state and see what the consent laws for recording are. Though I'm pretty sure you're always allowed a security camera on your own property. But be aware that recording someone in other ways can be illegal. Your sister is smoking illegally, even if your in a legal state, the smoking age is 21. So if you call the cops on her and they find pot, she could be in more trouble than just getting charged for stealing. (Unless it's medical, you can get medical pot at 18 in some places) If you call the police, don't use 911, use the non emergency number. Calling the police might make your family pretty pissed. Honestly I'd recommend adding locks to everything or even just your room. Since I'm assuming your room is inside the house and you have wifi, a smart door lock of some kind might be the best best, as some don't need a key (biometrics/nfc/numpad) so it won't be a bother for you going in and out. A spring hinge for your door will make it close automatically, which can help keep your door closed and locked all the time so you don't leave it open. Might be expensive, but you can switch it back when you move out and always have a secure smart lock for your room wherever you go. | 1 | 2,902 | 4.8 |
geotzw | legaladvice_train | 0.85 | My(F17) Sister(F19) has stolen over $500 worth of my possessions and my parents won't do anything about it, should I call the cops??? Please help First things first I am terrible with Reddit so I am sorry. Some background: My sister is a pothead who dropped out of college twice and now visits just to steal from me and my parents don't do anything about it So my sister has stolen from me my whole life growing up and my parents wouldn't do anything about it. It was annoying but she never stole anything important but now I have to pay for college by myself and my sister within the last month has stolen around $300 from me. She has also stolen around 6 pairs of expensive pants around $75 each and my news shoes that are around $80. I have tried to tell my parents but they say "they can't do anything about it". She has blown all her money and has nothing to her name after dropping out of college twice. I have threatened to call the cops before but she did stop at all. I was thinking of buy a cheap recording device and catching her stealing from my room for evidence when I actually call the police. I don't know if i can legally do it because I don't turn 18 until May 19, I don't want to bump into any legal issues. I am going to take action against her but I desperately need advice, please help me ASAP. :( | fpqcfx6 | fpp4lnz | 1,588,819,705 | 1,588,795,869 | 10 | 5 | Are you able to put a lock on your door? It sucks bit atleast that way your items are protected | That sucks. You didn't add a location as far as I could tell, but be sure if you record her it's legal, check your state and see what the consent laws for recording are. Though I'm pretty sure you're always allowed a security camera on your own property. But be aware that recording someone in other ways can be illegal. Your sister is smoking illegally, even if your in a legal state, the smoking age is 21. So if you call the cops on her and they find pot, she could be in more trouble than just getting charged for stealing. (Unless it's medical, you can get medical pot at 18 in some places) If you call the police, don't use 911, use the non emergency number. Calling the police might make your family pretty pissed. Honestly I'd recommend adding locks to everything or even just your room. Since I'm assuming your room is inside the house and you have wifi, a smart door lock of some kind might be the best best, as some don't need a key (biometrics/nfc/numpad) so it won't be a bother for you going in and out. A spring hinge for your door will make it close automatically, which can help keep your door closed and locked all the time so you don't leave it open. Might be expensive, but you can switch it back when you move out and always have a secure smart lock for your room wherever you go. | 1 | 23,836 | 2 |
f9ldh2 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My friend is being held captive by her husband and she's an illegal immigrant So I met this lady a while ago at church during a community thing. She was pretty subdued but gave me her number. When I got home, I called her and she let loose her problems on me. Apparently she met her husband 5 years ago when he went back to her country, for a visit. They dated for a while and were doing LDR until he proposed. She'd just finished university and he told her he wanted her to move to the US with him, that she could file for a green card. He went back to her country marry her. (He's also from there) The first red flag was that he told her she didn't need a fiance (K1) visa and since they were married, she could just come on her regular visa since she already had that. He said he would start the paperwork for her green card and work permit once she arrived. She got there and after a few months, he said he changed his mind and wouldn't file for her. She found out from a friend of his that he never intended to. That was three years ago. She has three kids now with no drivers license, no SSN. She can't work or even go out on her own. She's allowed to take an Uber to church but only so her husband can track her through it. She didn't want to say but I got the idea that her visa is expired and her days might be numbered unless she gets a SSN at least. Divorce is tricky because they got married out of the country and since her kids are US citizens, if she leaves the country she might not get to see them as their father definitely won't let them go. She says he doesn't care about them much but gets some sort of welfare check through them (Not sure about this but she herself didn't know how it really works). Is there anyway this lady can get help to stay legally or at least be able to see her kids if she has to leave the country? | fiscfe1 | fisbjbw | 1,582,682,165 | 1,582,681,679 | 352 | 201 | There is a federal law called the Violence Against Women Act that has specific provisions dealing with violence against immigrants by American spouses. One of the provisions allows a VAWA victim to self petition for a green card without the consent of the spouse. Please have her get in touch with the National Domestic Violence Hotline. They can help. https://www.thehotline.org 1 (800) 799-7233 | Call the police. She may be eligible for the U visa if she cooperates with authorities in prosecuting the abuse by a US citizen (her husband). There are protections in place for undocumented aliens who go to the police to report abuse. Call the police and get her some help. She’s not currently going to get an SSN. | 1 | 486 | 1.751244 |
f9ldh2 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My friend is being held captive by her husband and she's an illegal immigrant So I met this lady a while ago at church during a community thing. She was pretty subdued but gave me her number. When I got home, I called her and she let loose her problems on me. Apparently she met her husband 5 years ago when he went back to her country, for a visit. They dated for a while and were doing LDR until he proposed. She'd just finished university and he told her he wanted her to move to the US with him, that she could file for a green card. He went back to her country marry her. (He's also from there) The first red flag was that he told her she didn't need a fiance (K1) visa and since they were married, she could just come on her regular visa since she already had that. He said he would start the paperwork for her green card and work permit once she arrived. She got there and after a few months, he said he changed his mind and wouldn't file for her. She found out from a friend of his that he never intended to. That was three years ago. She has three kids now with no drivers license, no SSN. She can't work or even go out on her own. She's allowed to take an Uber to church but only so her husband can track her through it. She didn't want to say but I got the idea that her visa is expired and her days might be numbered unless she gets a SSN at least. Divorce is tricky because they got married out of the country and since her kids are US citizens, if she leaves the country she might not get to see them as their father definitely won't let them go. She says he doesn't care about them much but gets some sort of welfare check through them (Not sure about this but she herself didn't know how it really works). Is there anyway this lady can get help to stay legally or at least be able to see her kids if she has to leave the country? | fisc7m4 | fiscfe1 | 1,582,682,044 | 1,582,682,165 | 24 | 352 | Not a lawyer. I would try to reach a domestic abuse group for her and tell them the story you are telling us here.. looks like her husband is using her status to hold her against her will.. Maybe they can help her get a green card that is given to people who are victims of a crime or domestic abuse. I seen it before.. they have visas for victims like her and suppose to help them come forward. She might be reluctant but tell her that’s the only way to prevent her from getting deported as it’s only a matter of time. | There is a federal law called the Violence Against Women Act that has specific provisions dealing with violence against immigrants by American spouses. One of the provisions allows a VAWA victim to self petition for a green card without the consent of the spouse. Please have her get in touch with the National Domestic Violence Hotline. They can help. https://www.thehotline.org 1 (800) 799-7233 | 0 | 121 | 14.666667 |
f9ldh2 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My friend is being held captive by her husband and she's an illegal immigrant So I met this lady a while ago at church during a community thing. She was pretty subdued but gave me her number. When I got home, I called her and she let loose her problems on me. Apparently she met her husband 5 years ago when he went back to her country, for a visit. They dated for a while and were doing LDR until he proposed. She'd just finished university and he told her he wanted her to move to the US with him, that she could file for a green card. He went back to her country marry her. (He's also from there) The first red flag was that he told her she didn't need a fiance (K1) visa and since they were married, she could just come on her regular visa since she already had that. He said he would start the paperwork for her green card and work permit once she arrived. She got there and after a few months, he said he changed his mind and wouldn't file for her. She found out from a friend of his that he never intended to. That was three years ago. She has three kids now with no drivers license, no SSN. She can't work or even go out on her own. She's allowed to take an Uber to church but only so her husband can track her through it. She didn't want to say but I got the idea that her visa is expired and her days might be numbered unless she gets a SSN at least. Divorce is tricky because they got married out of the country and since her kids are US citizens, if she leaves the country she might not get to see them as their father definitely won't let them go. She says he doesn't care about them much but gets some sort of welfare check through them (Not sure about this but she herself didn't know how it really works). Is there anyway this lady can get help to stay legally or at least be able to see her kids if she has to leave the country? | fisc7m4 | fisif9p | 1,582,682,044 | 1,582,685,430 | 24 | 35 | Not a lawyer. I would try to reach a domestic abuse group for her and tell them the story you are telling us here.. looks like her husband is using her status to hold her against her will.. Maybe they can help her get a green card that is given to people who are victims of a crime or domestic abuse. I seen it before.. they have visas for victims like her and suppose to help them come forward. She might be reluctant but tell her that’s the only way to prevent her from getting deported as it’s only a matter of time. | She can actually self petition . Let her record and report his abuse. She is married to a us citizen and she is qualified even though he doesn't want to petition for her . She should see a pro bono immigration lawyer to help her navigate the steps and also to get away from her husband . He is her jailer not her husband at this point . I'm sure he has her passport and all the documents that she would need | 0 | 3,386 | 1.458333 |
f9ldh2 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My friend is being held captive by her husband and she's an illegal immigrant So I met this lady a while ago at church during a community thing. She was pretty subdued but gave me her number. When I got home, I called her and she let loose her problems on me. Apparently she met her husband 5 years ago when he went back to her country, for a visit. They dated for a while and were doing LDR until he proposed. She'd just finished university and he told her he wanted her to move to the US with him, that she could file for a green card. He went back to her country marry her. (He's also from there) The first red flag was that he told her she didn't need a fiance (K1) visa and since they were married, she could just come on her regular visa since she already had that. He said he would start the paperwork for her green card and work permit once she arrived. She got there and after a few months, he said he changed his mind and wouldn't file for her. She found out from a friend of his that he never intended to. That was three years ago. She has three kids now with no drivers license, no SSN. She can't work or even go out on her own. She's allowed to take an Uber to church but only so her husband can track her through it. She didn't want to say but I got the idea that her visa is expired and her days might be numbered unless she gets a SSN at least. Divorce is tricky because they got married out of the country and since her kids are US citizens, if she leaves the country she might not get to see them as their father definitely won't let them go. She says he doesn't care about them much but gets some sort of welfare check through them (Not sure about this but she herself didn't know how it really works). Is there anyway this lady can get help to stay legally or at least be able to see her kids if she has to leave the country? | fit5m05 | fisc7m4 | 1,582,705,493 | 1,582,682,044 | 35 | 24 | Not a lawyer but part of my family is undocumented and are going through aspects of this process, so I have some insight here: Your friend needs help but I wouldn't personally suggest calling the police. It depends on where you live, but many police officers will end a wellness check once they realize the situation is much bigger than that. They may, in fact, refer it to ICE at which point she may be arrested by that agency and held over for detention while her immigration status is reviewed. Instead, I would get in touch with the consulate local to you from where your friend is from and ask to speak with a consulate employee. You can present the situation as hypothetical but since she's a citizen of that country, if she needs assistance - they can help her. Especially if the husband is withholding her passport or other essential documents issued to her by her country. That is something they can intervene with and they can also attempt to speak with her privately about the facts of this situation. This isn't exactly ideal as she may end up on the radar for immigration enforcement, but at this point, your friend may not have any good options. Your friend isn't going to get a SSN at this point and truthfully, may not soon or may not ever. Her husband/partner did not complete her sponsorship paperwork, and it's not clear what kind of visa she entered the US on but it was likely a tourist visa, which she has overstayed. There are certain K-type visas that you can only get before you attempt to enter the country so by entering on a different visa under a pretense under the one which she used to enter, she may have unfortunately rendered herself ineligible to apply for a visa in that category going forward. In the eyes of the govt, it was her responsibility to leave at the end of the visa period she did enter the country on and she has overstayed. If she was being held against her will as you believe, an immigration attorney can argue those details for her but the reality is the process has become more opaque and congested since Trump entered office. The details are generally less important to the current administration, and even if she was abused or qualifies as a trafficking victim, she will likely still face deportation. She can attempt to appeal based on the facts of her case but she will likely have to appeal from outside the United States. Your friend needs an immigration attorney more than anything else at this point but understand that by involving officials, you are risking her being arrested and detained by ICE and there are few clear answers here about what will happen to her after that. Her children being born here will have not much impact as there are a lot of people in that exact situation. I would also be skeptical that her marriage was/is legal. This can also have additional impacts on her situation. | Not a lawyer. I would try to reach a domestic abuse group for her and tell them the story you are telling us here.. looks like her husband is using her status to hold her against her will.. Maybe they can help her get a green card that is given to people who are victims of a crime or domestic abuse. I seen it before.. they have visas for victims like her and suppose to help them come forward. She might be reluctant but tell her that’s the only way to prevent her from getting deported as it’s only a matter of time. | 1 | 23,449 | 1.458333 |
f9ldh2 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My friend is being held captive by her husband and she's an illegal immigrant So I met this lady a while ago at church during a community thing. She was pretty subdued but gave me her number. When I got home, I called her and she let loose her problems on me. Apparently she met her husband 5 years ago when he went back to her country, for a visit. They dated for a while and were doing LDR until he proposed. She'd just finished university and he told her he wanted her to move to the US with him, that she could file for a green card. He went back to her country marry her. (He's also from there) The first red flag was that he told her she didn't need a fiance (K1) visa and since they were married, she could just come on her regular visa since she already had that. He said he would start the paperwork for her green card and work permit once she arrived. She got there and after a few months, he said he changed his mind and wouldn't file for her. She found out from a friend of his that he never intended to. That was three years ago. She has three kids now with no drivers license, no SSN. She can't work or even go out on her own. She's allowed to take an Uber to church but only so her husband can track her through it. She didn't want to say but I got the idea that her visa is expired and her days might be numbered unless she gets a SSN at least. Divorce is tricky because they got married out of the country and since her kids are US citizens, if she leaves the country she might not get to see them as their father definitely won't let them go. She says he doesn't care about them much but gets some sort of welfare check through them (Not sure about this but she herself didn't know how it really works). Is there anyway this lady can get help to stay legally or at least be able to see her kids if she has to leave the country? | fit0o1o | fit5m05 | 1,582,699,597 | 1,582,705,493 | 6 | 35 | Take her case to your state representative. I had problems getting my green card in the past and our state representative helped to get going and in less than a month I got my card. I don't know if in her case it will work but it's one more voice to check about. | Not a lawyer but part of my family is undocumented and are going through aspects of this process, so I have some insight here: Your friend needs help but I wouldn't personally suggest calling the police. It depends on where you live, but many police officers will end a wellness check once they realize the situation is much bigger than that. They may, in fact, refer it to ICE at which point she may be arrested by that agency and held over for detention while her immigration status is reviewed. Instead, I would get in touch with the consulate local to you from where your friend is from and ask to speak with a consulate employee. You can present the situation as hypothetical but since she's a citizen of that country, if she needs assistance - they can help her. Especially if the husband is withholding her passport or other essential documents issued to her by her country. That is something they can intervene with and they can also attempt to speak with her privately about the facts of this situation. This isn't exactly ideal as she may end up on the radar for immigration enforcement, but at this point, your friend may not have any good options. Your friend isn't going to get a SSN at this point and truthfully, may not soon or may not ever. Her husband/partner did not complete her sponsorship paperwork, and it's not clear what kind of visa she entered the US on but it was likely a tourist visa, which she has overstayed. There are certain K-type visas that you can only get before you attempt to enter the country so by entering on a different visa under a pretense under the one which she used to enter, she may have unfortunately rendered herself ineligible to apply for a visa in that category going forward. In the eyes of the govt, it was her responsibility to leave at the end of the visa period she did enter the country on and she has overstayed. If she was being held against her will as you believe, an immigration attorney can argue those details for her but the reality is the process has become more opaque and congested since Trump entered office. The details are generally less important to the current administration, and even if she was abused or qualifies as a trafficking victim, she will likely still face deportation. She can attempt to appeal based on the facts of her case but she will likely have to appeal from outside the United States. Your friend needs an immigration attorney more than anything else at this point but understand that by involving officials, you are risking her being arrested and detained by ICE and there are few clear answers here about what will happen to her after that. Her children being born here will have not much impact as there are a lot of people in that exact situation. I would also be skeptical that her marriage was/is legal. This can also have additional impacts on her situation. | 0 | 5,896 | 5.833333 |
f9ldh2 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My friend is being held captive by her husband and she's an illegal immigrant So I met this lady a while ago at church during a community thing. She was pretty subdued but gave me her number. When I got home, I called her and she let loose her problems on me. Apparently she met her husband 5 years ago when he went back to her country, for a visit. They dated for a while and were doing LDR until he proposed. She'd just finished university and he told her he wanted her to move to the US with him, that she could file for a green card. He went back to her country marry her. (He's also from there) The first red flag was that he told her she didn't need a fiance (K1) visa and since they were married, she could just come on her regular visa since she already had that. He said he would start the paperwork for her green card and work permit once she arrived. She got there and after a few months, he said he changed his mind and wouldn't file for her. She found out from a friend of his that he never intended to. That was three years ago. She has three kids now with no drivers license, no SSN. She can't work or even go out on her own. She's allowed to take an Uber to church but only so her husband can track her through it. She didn't want to say but I got the idea that her visa is expired and her days might be numbered unless she gets a SSN at least. Divorce is tricky because they got married out of the country and since her kids are US citizens, if she leaves the country she might not get to see them as their father definitely won't let them go. She says he doesn't care about them much but gets some sort of welfare check through them (Not sure about this but she herself didn't know how it really works). Is there anyway this lady can get help to stay legally or at least be able to see her kids if she has to leave the country? | fisoakk | fit5m05 | 1,582,689,074 | 1,582,705,493 | 3 | 35 | She needs a good immigration attorney. | Not a lawyer but part of my family is undocumented and are going through aspects of this process, so I have some insight here: Your friend needs help but I wouldn't personally suggest calling the police. It depends on where you live, but many police officers will end a wellness check once they realize the situation is much bigger than that. They may, in fact, refer it to ICE at which point she may be arrested by that agency and held over for detention while her immigration status is reviewed. Instead, I would get in touch with the consulate local to you from where your friend is from and ask to speak with a consulate employee. You can present the situation as hypothetical but since she's a citizen of that country, if she needs assistance - they can help her. Especially if the husband is withholding her passport or other essential documents issued to her by her country. That is something they can intervene with and they can also attempt to speak with her privately about the facts of this situation. This isn't exactly ideal as she may end up on the radar for immigration enforcement, but at this point, your friend may not have any good options. Your friend isn't going to get a SSN at this point and truthfully, may not soon or may not ever. Her husband/partner did not complete her sponsorship paperwork, and it's not clear what kind of visa she entered the US on but it was likely a tourist visa, which she has overstayed. There are certain K-type visas that you can only get before you attempt to enter the country so by entering on a different visa under a pretense under the one which she used to enter, she may have unfortunately rendered herself ineligible to apply for a visa in that category going forward. In the eyes of the govt, it was her responsibility to leave at the end of the visa period she did enter the country on and she has overstayed. If she was being held against her will as you believe, an immigration attorney can argue those details for her but the reality is the process has become more opaque and congested since Trump entered office. The details are generally less important to the current administration, and even if she was abused or qualifies as a trafficking victim, she will likely still face deportation. She can attempt to appeal based on the facts of her case but she will likely have to appeal from outside the United States. Your friend needs an immigration attorney more than anything else at this point but understand that by involving officials, you are risking her being arrested and detained by ICE and there are few clear answers here about what will happen to her after that. Her children being born here will have not much impact as there are a lot of people in that exact situation. I would also be skeptical that her marriage was/is legal. This can also have additional impacts on her situation. | 0 | 16,419 | 11.666667 |
f9ldh2 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My friend is being held captive by her husband and she's an illegal immigrant So I met this lady a while ago at church during a community thing. She was pretty subdued but gave me her number. When I got home, I called her and she let loose her problems on me. Apparently she met her husband 5 years ago when he went back to her country, for a visit. They dated for a while and were doing LDR until he proposed. She'd just finished university and he told her he wanted her to move to the US with him, that she could file for a green card. He went back to her country marry her. (He's also from there) The first red flag was that he told her she didn't need a fiance (K1) visa and since they were married, she could just come on her regular visa since she already had that. He said he would start the paperwork for her green card and work permit once she arrived. She got there and after a few months, he said he changed his mind and wouldn't file for her. She found out from a friend of his that he never intended to. That was three years ago. She has three kids now with no drivers license, no SSN. She can't work or even go out on her own. She's allowed to take an Uber to church but only so her husband can track her through it. She didn't want to say but I got the idea that her visa is expired and her days might be numbered unless she gets a SSN at least. Divorce is tricky because they got married out of the country and since her kids are US citizens, if she leaves the country she might not get to see them as their father definitely won't let them go. She says he doesn't care about them much but gets some sort of welfare check through them (Not sure about this but she herself didn't know how it really works). Is there anyway this lady can get help to stay legally or at least be able to see her kids if she has to leave the country? | fit5m05 | fisp0oq | 1,582,705,493 | 1,582,689,577 | 35 | 2 | Not a lawyer but part of my family is undocumented and are going through aspects of this process, so I have some insight here: Your friend needs help but I wouldn't personally suggest calling the police. It depends on where you live, but many police officers will end a wellness check once they realize the situation is much bigger than that. They may, in fact, refer it to ICE at which point she may be arrested by that agency and held over for detention while her immigration status is reviewed. Instead, I would get in touch with the consulate local to you from where your friend is from and ask to speak with a consulate employee. You can present the situation as hypothetical but since she's a citizen of that country, if she needs assistance - they can help her. Especially if the husband is withholding her passport or other essential documents issued to her by her country. That is something they can intervene with and they can also attempt to speak with her privately about the facts of this situation. This isn't exactly ideal as she may end up on the radar for immigration enforcement, but at this point, your friend may not have any good options. Your friend isn't going to get a SSN at this point and truthfully, may not soon or may not ever. Her husband/partner did not complete her sponsorship paperwork, and it's not clear what kind of visa she entered the US on but it was likely a tourist visa, which she has overstayed. There are certain K-type visas that you can only get before you attempt to enter the country so by entering on a different visa under a pretense under the one which she used to enter, she may have unfortunately rendered herself ineligible to apply for a visa in that category going forward. In the eyes of the govt, it was her responsibility to leave at the end of the visa period she did enter the country on and she has overstayed. If she was being held against her will as you believe, an immigration attorney can argue those details for her but the reality is the process has become more opaque and congested since Trump entered office. The details are generally less important to the current administration, and even if she was abused or qualifies as a trafficking victim, she will likely still face deportation. She can attempt to appeal based on the facts of her case but she will likely have to appeal from outside the United States. Your friend needs an immigration attorney more than anything else at this point but understand that by involving officials, you are risking her being arrested and detained by ICE and there are few clear answers here about what will happen to her after that. Her children being born here will have not much impact as there are a lot of people in that exact situation. I would also be skeptical that her marriage was/is legal. This can also have additional impacts on her situation. | Let her ask her family to see if they can get a copy of her marriage certificate in her country. She needs that because I'm sure he will not give her his copy . She needs to get that translated and notarized . He does not want her independent he wants her bare foot and in the house . | 1 | 15,916 | 17.5 |
f9ldh2 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My friend is being held captive by her husband and she's an illegal immigrant So I met this lady a while ago at church during a community thing. She was pretty subdued but gave me her number. When I got home, I called her and she let loose her problems on me. Apparently she met her husband 5 years ago when he went back to her country, for a visit. They dated for a while and were doing LDR until he proposed. She'd just finished university and he told her he wanted her to move to the US with him, that she could file for a green card. He went back to her country marry her. (He's also from there) The first red flag was that he told her she didn't need a fiance (K1) visa and since they were married, she could just come on her regular visa since she already had that. He said he would start the paperwork for her green card and work permit once she arrived. She got there and after a few months, he said he changed his mind and wouldn't file for her. She found out from a friend of his that he never intended to. That was three years ago. She has three kids now with no drivers license, no SSN. She can't work or even go out on her own. She's allowed to take an Uber to church but only so her husband can track her through it. She didn't want to say but I got the idea that her visa is expired and her days might be numbered unless she gets a SSN at least. Divorce is tricky because they got married out of the country and since her kids are US citizens, if she leaves the country she might not get to see them as their father definitely won't let them go. She says he doesn't care about them much but gets some sort of welfare check through them (Not sure about this but she herself didn't know how it really works). Is there anyway this lady can get help to stay legally or at least be able to see her kids if she has to leave the country? | fit0o1o | fisoakk | 1,582,699,597 | 1,582,689,074 | 6 | 3 | Take her case to your state representative. I had problems getting my green card in the past and our state representative helped to get going and in less than a month I got my card. I don't know if in her case it will work but it's one more voice to check about. | She needs a good immigration attorney. | 1 | 10,523 | 2 |
f9ldh2 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My friend is being held captive by her husband and she's an illegal immigrant So I met this lady a while ago at church during a community thing. She was pretty subdued but gave me her number. When I got home, I called her and she let loose her problems on me. Apparently she met her husband 5 years ago when he went back to her country, for a visit. They dated for a while and were doing LDR until he proposed. She'd just finished university and he told her he wanted her to move to the US with him, that she could file for a green card. He went back to her country marry her. (He's also from there) The first red flag was that he told her she didn't need a fiance (K1) visa and since they were married, she could just come on her regular visa since she already had that. He said he would start the paperwork for her green card and work permit once she arrived. She got there and after a few months, he said he changed his mind and wouldn't file for her. She found out from a friend of his that he never intended to. That was three years ago. She has three kids now with no drivers license, no SSN. She can't work or even go out on her own. She's allowed to take an Uber to church but only so her husband can track her through it. She didn't want to say but I got the idea that her visa is expired and her days might be numbered unless she gets a SSN at least. Divorce is tricky because they got married out of the country and since her kids are US citizens, if she leaves the country she might not get to see them as their father definitely won't let them go. She says he doesn't care about them much but gets some sort of welfare check through them (Not sure about this but she herself didn't know how it really works). Is there anyway this lady can get help to stay legally or at least be able to see her kids if she has to leave the country? | fisp0oq | fit0o1o | 1,582,689,577 | 1,582,699,597 | 2 | 6 | Let her ask her family to see if they can get a copy of her marriage certificate in her country. She needs that because I'm sure he will not give her his copy . She needs to get that translated and notarized . He does not want her independent he wants her bare foot and in the house . | Take her case to your state representative. I had problems getting my green card in the past and our state representative helped to get going and in less than a month I got my card. I don't know if in her case it will work but it's one more voice to check about. | 0 | 10,020 | 3 |
b97dyl | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Friend kidnapped and sent to Iraq being held captive their against her will To preface we live in Canada, so some time back in September my friend was forcibly sent to Iraq by her heavily muslim parents, to send her for "proper" muslim woman training. From what I can tell her family keeps her held captive in a single room 24/7. She is 17 years old and is also not being schooled. She has no money to get back home, we have both contacted the Canadian embassy multiple times but they won't do anything about it, I fear for her safety what can we do? Edit spelling typo in title | ek39lur | ek3i202 | 1,554,371,830 | 1,554,381,909 | 6 | 12 | The first thing you need to do it's go to your nearest police station and ask to speak to an officer explain the situation in as much detail as you possibly can where you think she might be or where she is if you know where she is. If you have contact information for her make sure that they get that information. Follow up regularly with this officer and whoever the case gets handed off to but not so often but they get fed up with you and don't want to respond to you or talk to you anymore. Also call Child Protective Services in your Province and tell them that they sent a Canadian citizen who is a minor overseas to be abused. Also you're going to want to call the Canadian embassy in Iraq and explain the situation to whoever will listen speak calmly and keep emotion to a minimum, explain the situation in as much detail as possible and if you have contact information for her give that to them. Please know that this will not get sorted overnight this will take time and effort. And you need to keep doing all these things, repeatedly if necessary and if you have to go to a different Police Department until someone listens to you and takes action then do it. I hope this helps and I wish you and your friend the best of luck. | Contact Karma Nirvana, they are a UK charity but they might be able to point you in the direction of someone who can help. | 0 | 10,079 | 2 |
4cse80 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | UPDATE: Toronto - Landlord let cleaners into my condo without consent. $1,700 worth of property stolen Original thread can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4cnlz7/toronto_landlord_let_cleaners_into_my_condo/ This morning the police called me back to file the police report. The case was sent to 14 Division and has to have a detective assigned to it before they proceed with anything. I’m supposed to call back tomorrow. They indicated they could help attain security camera footage from the building if needed. Other than that I don’t expect much as posters here have indicated this is a civil matter. I then called the property manager around 9:00 to get the name of the cleaning company and time of entry. He didn’t know the time so I called the cleaner myself. He apologized for the confusion, said it was a scheduling mistake, and explained how tenants often leave stuff behind that he has to throw out. I told him the value of my belongings and ran him through the list when he questioned me. I told him to contact the property managers as they were meeting this morning, and I expect between the two of them that I will be reimbursed in full. Then I filled out a T2 form and submitted it to the Tenant Board. It says the reason for the complaint is unlawful entry by the landlord, and proposed remediation is reimbursement for lost or damaged property. I listed everything in detail and wrote out the whole story. The property manager’s team had their meeting with legal counsel this morning. During this time they contacted the cleaner. The cleaner admitted fault to them and offered to settle. The PM called me around noon to tell me this.The position of the property management company at this point is that they have a work order with the cleaner for March 31st, so they have no fault for their entry on the 30th, and are not responsible for my lost items. They said the cleaner doesn’t make much money, and can only afford to pay a reduced amount. I told them that: 1. I expect to be paid back for the full replacement cost of my belongings. 2. As far as I am concerned, the property manager allowed access without permission to a third party without discussing it with me. They are responsible for the unlawful entry and ensuing theft of property. My issue is not just with the cleaner. He said he would call the cleaner again to see if he would pay the full amount. From what I can see in the Ontario Landlord and Tenant act, there is no provision for a landlord to hand the keys over to a third party without discussing with me first. A question I will be asking a lawyer is if the landlord is supposed to be present to physically unlock the condo. As a tenant it feels like a violation of my privacy and rights to have an unknown person handed the keys to my home without me even knowing about it. I just got a call back from the property manager at about 6:00PM. He says the cleaner is offering $600. I tell him there’s no chance I’m accepting anything but the full amount. Again I reiterate that my issue is more with the management company than it is with the cleaner. He tells me that the cleaner will go through insurance and their attorneys will be real tough with me and expect receipts etc. He says he was trying to do me a favour negotiating with the cleaner as a middleman. I told him he isn’t the middleman. His company is at fault and I won’t be individually battling the cleaner in small claims. I’ve already filed the T2 with the tenancy board against the property manager, and we will see what they award for damages from that hearing before any other avenues are pursued. Needless to say, this is now out of my wheelhouse as far as who I should go after for what. I think I’m on the right track going to the tenant board with the property manager and not chasing the third party contractor I personally had no arrangement with. I will be contacting a lawyer tomorrow to make sure I get this moving in the right direction. Any thoughts or comments on whether I’m doing this right or not is appreciated. | d1ld5bm | d1lgnr6 | 1,459,481,612 | 1,459,488,164 | 30 | 53 | Not a lawyer. Just to be clear: who contracted the cleaners? Did you contract them yourself, or did the mgmt company do it? My impression is that the mgmt company engaged the cleaners, in which case, the path of recourse is clear: the mgmt is liable to you, and the cleaners are (arguably) liable to the mgmt - not to you. Others have advised you that the cleaners' admitting fault means you must pursue recourse from them. *That is hilariously seriously stupidly dead wrong.* If the cleaners admitted fault in their conversation with mgmt, that means the mgmt can prevail against the cleaners without much of a fight. But that's still the mgmt's problem, not yours. Likewise, if the cleaners' insurance wants to be difficult, then that too is the mgmt's problem, not yours, and you should not let them bully you into suffering any hassle in their stead. If your only contact was with the mgmt, then your claim is against them. | Good Job So far. Be sure that when you list what was stolen to be specific and use the Brand Names of things stolen. If you just put 3 pairs of jeans, an insurance claim will only pay for 3 pairs of the cheapest jeans they can find. However, if you put 3 pairs of Banana Republic relaxed fit jeans, you get the cheapest price they can find for Banana Republic relaxed fit jeans. (no I don't know clothing or if those are a thing, It's just an example.) I say this because the payment will likely come from some sort of insurance. Either the property management company or the cleaners. Good Luck. Prefunctory I am not a lawyer | 0 | 6,552 | 1.766667 |
4cse80 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | UPDATE: Toronto - Landlord let cleaners into my condo without consent. $1,700 worth of property stolen Original thread can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4cnlz7/toronto_landlord_let_cleaners_into_my_condo/ This morning the police called me back to file the police report. The case was sent to 14 Division and has to have a detective assigned to it before they proceed with anything. I’m supposed to call back tomorrow. They indicated they could help attain security camera footage from the building if needed. Other than that I don’t expect much as posters here have indicated this is a civil matter. I then called the property manager around 9:00 to get the name of the cleaning company and time of entry. He didn’t know the time so I called the cleaner myself. He apologized for the confusion, said it was a scheduling mistake, and explained how tenants often leave stuff behind that he has to throw out. I told him the value of my belongings and ran him through the list when he questioned me. I told him to contact the property managers as they were meeting this morning, and I expect between the two of them that I will be reimbursed in full. Then I filled out a T2 form and submitted it to the Tenant Board. It says the reason for the complaint is unlawful entry by the landlord, and proposed remediation is reimbursement for lost or damaged property. I listed everything in detail and wrote out the whole story. The property manager’s team had their meeting with legal counsel this morning. During this time they contacted the cleaner. The cleaner admitted fault to them and offered to settle. The PM called me around noon to tell me this.The position of the property management company at this point is that they have a work order with the cleaner for March 31st, so they have no fault for their entry on the 30th, and are not responsible for my lost items. They said the cleaner doesn’t make much money, and can only afford to pay a reduced amount. I told them that: 1. I expect to be paid back for the full replacement cost of my belongings. 2. As far as I am concerned, the property manager allowed access without permission to a third party without discussing it with me. They are responsible for the unlawful entry and ensuing theft of property. My issue is not just with the cleaner. He said he would call the cleaner again to see if he would pay the full amount. From what I can see in the Ontario Landlord and Tenant act, there is no provision for a landlord to hand the keys over to a third party without discussing with me first. A question I will be asking a lawyer is if the landlord is supposed to be present to physically unlock the condo. As a tenant it feels like a violation of my privacy and rights to have an unknown person handed the keys to my home without me even knowing about it. I just got a call back from the property manager at about 6:00PM. He says the cleaner is offering $600. I tell him there’s no chance I’m accepting anything but the full amount. Again I reiterate that my issue is more with the management company than it is with the cleaner. He tells me that the cleaner will go through insurance and their attorneys will be real tough with me and expect receipts etc. He says he was trying to do me a favour negotiating with the cleaner as a middleman. I told him he isn’t the middleman. His company is at fault and I won’t be individually battling the cleaner in small claims. I’ve already filed the T2 with the tenancy board against the property manager, and we will see what they award for damages from that hearing before any other avenues are pursued. Needless to say, this is now out of my wheelhouse as far as who I should go after for what. I think I’m on the right track going to the tenant board with the property manager and not chasing the third party contractor I personally had no arrangement with. I will be contacting a lawyer tomorrow to make sure I get this moving in the right direction. Any thoughts or comments on whether I’m doing this right or not is appreciated. | d1lgnr6 | d1ldj9f | 1,459,488,164 | 1,459,482,307 | 53 | 29 | Good Job So far. Be sure that when you list what was stolen to be specific and use the Brand Names of things stolen. If you just put 3 pairs of jeans, an insurance claim will only pay for 3 pairs of the cheapest jeans they can find. However, if you put 3 pairs of Banana Republic relaxed fit jeans, you get the cheapest price they can find for Banana Republic relaxed fit jeans. (no I don't know clothing or if those are a thing, It's just an example.) I say this because the payment will likely come from some sort of insurance. Either the property management company or the cleaners. Good Luck. Prefunctory I am not a lawyer | Please post further updates, I'm a landlord and rooting for you on this one. | 1 | 5,857 | 1.827586 |
4cse80 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | UPDATE: Toronto - Landlord let cleaners into my condo without consent. $1,700 worth of property stolen Original thread can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4cnlz7/toronto_landlord_let_cleaners_into_my_condo/ This morning the police called me back to file the police report. The case was sent to 14 Division and has to have a detective assigned to it before they proceed with anything. I’m supposed to call back tomorrow. They indicated they could help attain security camera footage from the building if needed. Other than that I don’t expect much as posters here have indicated this is a civil matter. I then called the property manager around 9:00 to get the name of the cleaning company and time of entry. He didn’t know the time so I called the cleaner myself. He apologized for the confusion, said it was a scheduling mistake, and explained how tenants often leave stuff behind that he has to throw out. I told him the value of my belongings and ran him through the list when he questioned me. I told him to contact the property managers as they were meeting this morning, and I expect between the two of them that I will be reimbursed in full. Then I filled out a T2 form and submitted it to the Tenant Board. It says the reason for the complaint is unlawful entry by the landlord, and proposed remediation is reimbursement for lost or damaged property. I listed everything in detail and wrote out the whole story. The property manager’s team had their meeting with legal counsel this morning. During this time they contacted the cleaner. The cleaner admitted fault to them and offered to settle. The PM called me around noon to tell me this.The position of the property management company at this point is that they have a work order with the cleaner for March 31st, so they have no fault for their entry on the 30th, and are not responsible for my lost items. They said the cleaner doesn’t make much money, and can only afford to pay a reduced amount. I told them that: 1. I expect to be paid back for the full replacement cost of my belongings. 2. As far as I am concerned, the property manager allowed access without permission to a third party without discussing it with me. They are responsible for the unlawful entry and ensuing theft of property. My issue is not just with the cleaner. He said he would call the cleaner again to see if he would pay the full amount. From what I can see in the Ontario Landlord and Tenant act, there is no provision for a landlord to hand the keys over to a third party without discussing with me first. A question I will be asking a lawyer is if the landlord is supposed to be present to physically unlock the condo. As a tenant it feels like a violation of my privacy and rights to have an unknown person handed the keys to my home without me even knowing about it. I just got a call back from the property manager at about 6:00PM. He says the cleaner is offering $600. I tell him there’s no chance I’m accepting anything but the full amount. Again I reiterate that my issue is more with the management company than it is with the cleaner. He tells me that the cleaner will go through insurance and their attorneys will be real tough with me and expect receipts etc. He says he was trying to do me a favour negotiating with the cleaner as a middleman. I told him he isn’t the middleman. His company is at fault and I won’t be individually battling the cleaner in small claims. I’ve already filed the T2 with the tenancy board against the property manager, and we will see what they award for damages from that hearing before any other avenues are pursued. Needless to say, this is now out of my wheelhouse as far as who I should go after for what. I think I’m on the right track going to the tenant board with the property manager and not chasing the third party contractor I personally had no arrangement with. I will be contacting a lawyer tomorrow to make sure I get this moving in the right direction. Any thoughts or comments on whether I’m doing this right or not is appreciated. | d1lcu6p | d1lgnr6 | 1,459,481,053 | 1,459,488,164 | 11 | 53 | Problem is that the lawyer's invoice will be larger than your settlement. | Good Job So far. Be sure that when you list what was stolen to be specific and use the Brand Names of things stolen. If you just put 3 pairs of jeans, an insurance claim will only pay for 3 pairs of the cheapest jeans they can find. However, if you put 3 pairs of Banana Republic relaxed fit jeans, you get the cheapest price they can find for Banana Republic relaxed fit jeans. (no I don't know clothing or if those are a thing, It's just an example.) I say this because the payment will likely come from some sort of insurance. Either the property management company or the cleaners. Good Luck. Prefunctory I am not a lawyer | 0 | 7,111 | 4.818182 |
4cse80 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | UPDATE: Toronto - Landlord let cleaners into my condo without consent. $1,700 worth of property stolen Original thread can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4cnlz7/toronto_landlord_let_cleaners_into_my_condo/ This morning the police called me back to file the police report. The case was sent to 14 Division and has to have a detective assigned to it before they proceed with anything. I’m supposed to call back tomorrow. They indicated they could help attain security camera footage from the building if needed. Other than that I don’t expect much as posters here have indicated this is a civil matter. I then called the property manager around 9:00 to get the name of the cleaning company and time of entry. He didn’t know the time so I called the cleaner myself. He apologized for the confusion, said it was a scheduling mistake, and explained how tenants often leave stuff behind that he has to throw out. I told him the value of my belongings and ran him through the list when he questioned me. I told him to contact the property managers as they were meeting this morning, and I expect between the two of them that I will be reimbursed in full. Then I filled out a T2 form and submitted it to the Tenant Board. It says the reason for the complaint is unlawful entry by the landlord, and proposed remediation is reimbursement for lost or damaged property. I listed everything in detail and wrote out the whole story. The property manager’s team had their meeting with legal counsel this morning. During this time they contacted the cleaner. The cleaner admitted fault to them and offered to settle. The PM called me around noon to tell me this.The position of the property management company at this point is that they have a work order with the cleaner for March 31st, so they have no fault for their entry on the 30th, and are not responsible for my lost items. They said the cleaner doesn’t make much money, and can only afford to pay a reduced amount. I told them that: 1. I expect to be paid back for the full replacement cost of my belongings. 2. As far as I am concerned, the property manager allowed access without permission to a third party without discussing it with me. They are responsible for the unlawful entry and ensuing theft of property. My issue is not just with the cleaner. He said he would call the cleaner again to see if he would pay the full amount. From what I can see in the Ontario Landlord and Tenant act, there is no provision for a landlord to hand the keys over to a third party without discussing with me first. A question I will be asking a lawyer is if the landlord is supposed to be present to physically unlock the condo. As a tenant it feels like a violation of my privacy and rights to have an unknown person handed the keys to my home without me even knowing about it. I just got a call back from the property manager at about 6:00PM. He says the cleaner is offering $600. I tell him there’s no chance I’m accepting anything but the full amount. Again I reiterate that my issue is more with the management company than it is with the cleaner. He tells me that the cleaner will go through insurance and their attorneys will be real tough with me and expect receipts etc. He says he was trying to do me a favour negotiating with the cleaner as a middleman. I told him he isn’t the middleman. His company is at fault and I won’t be individually battling the cleaner in small claims. I’ve already filed the T2 with the tenancy board against the property manager, and we will see what they award for damages from that hearing before any other avenues are pursued. Needless to say, this is now out of my wheelhouse as far as who I should go after for what. I think I’m on the right track going to the tenant board with the property manager and not chasing the third party contractor I personally had no arrangement with. I will be contacting a lawyer tomorrow to make sure I get this moving in the right direction. Any thoughts or comments on whether I’m doing this right or not is appreciated. | d1lcu6p | d1ld5bm | 1,459,481,053 | 1,459,481,612 | 11 | 30 | Problem is that the lawyer's invoice will be larger than your settlement. | Not a lawyer. Just to be clear: who contracted the cleaners? Did you contract them yourself, or did the mgmt company do it? My impression is that the mgmt company engaged the cleaners, in which case, the path of recourse is clear: the mgmt is liable to you, and the cleaners are (arguably) liable to the mgmt - not to you. Others have advised you that the cleaners' admitting fault means you must pursue recourse from them. *That is hilariously seriously stupidly dead wrong.* If the cleaners admitted fault in their conversation with mgmt, that means the mgmt can prevail against the cleaners without much of a fight. But that's still the mgmt's problem, not yours. Likewise, if the cleaners' insurance wants to be difficult, then that too is the mgmt's problem, not yours, and you should not let them bully you into suffering any hassle in their stead. If your only contact was with the mgmt, then your claim is against them. | 0 | 559 | 2.727273 |
4cse80 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | UPDATE: Toronto - Landlord let cleaners into my condo without consent. $1,700 worth of property stolen Original thread can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4cnlz7/toronto_landlord_let_cleaners_into_my_condo/ This morning the police called me back to file the police report. The case was sent to 14 Division and has to have a detective assigned to it before they proceed with anything. I’m supposed to call back tomorrow. They indicated they could help attain security camera footage from the building if needed. Other than that I don’t expect much as posters here have indicated this is a civil matter. I then called the property manager around 9:00 to get the name of the cleaning company and time of entry. He didn’t know the time so I called the cleaner myself. He apologized for the confusion, said it was a scheduling mistake, and explained how tenants often leave stuff behind that he has to throw out. I told him the value of my belongings and ran him through the list when he questioned me. I told him to contact the property managers as they were meeting this morning, and I expect between the two of them that I will be reimbursed in full. Then I filled out a T2 form and submitted it to the Tenant Board. It says the reason for the complaint is unlawful entry by the landlord, and proposed remediation is reimbursement for lost or damaged property. I listed everything in detail and wrote out the whole story. The property manager’s team had their meeting with legal counsel this morning. During this time they contacted the cleaner. The cleaner admitted fault to them and offered to settle. The PM called me around noon to tell me this.The position of the property management company at this point is that they have a work order with the cleaner for March 31st, so they have no fault for their entry on the 30th, and are not responsible for my lost items. They said the cleaner doesn’t make much money, and can only afford to pay a reduced amount. I told them that: 1. I expect to be paid back for the full replacement cost of my belongings. 2. As far as I am concerned, the property manager allowed access without permission to a third party without discussing it with me. They are responsible for the unlawful entry and ensuing theft of property. My issue is not just with the cleaner. He said he would call the cleaner again to see if he would pay the full amount. From what I can see in the Ontario Landlord and Tenant act, there is no provision for a landlord to hand the keys over to a third party without discussing with me first. A question I will be asking a lawyer is if the landlord is supposed to be present to physically unlock the condo. As a tenant it feels like a violation of my privacy and rights to have an unknown person handed the keys to my home without me even knowing about it. I just got a call back from the property manager at about 6:00PM. He says the cleaner is offering $600. I tell him there’s no chance I’m accepting anything but the full amount. Again I reiterate that my issue is more with the management company than it is with the cleaner. He tells me that the cleaner will go through insurance and their attorneys will be real tough with me and expect receipts etc. He says he was trying to do me a favour negotiating with the cleaner as a middleman. I told him he isn’t the middleman. His company is at fault and I won’t be individually battling the cleaner in small claims. I’ve already filed the T2 with the tenancy board against the property manager, and we will see what they award for damages from that hearing before any other avenues are pursued. Needless to say, this is now out of my wheelhouse as far as who I should go after for what. I think I’m on the right track going to the tenant board with the property manager and not chasing the third party contractor I personally had no arrangement with. I will be contacting a lawyer tomorrow to make sure I get this moving in the right direction. Any thoughts or comments on whether I’m doing this right or not is appreciated. | d1lcu6p | d1ldj9f | 1,459,481,053 | 1,459,482,307 | 11 | 29 | Problem is that the lawyer's invoice will be larger than your settlement. | Please post further updates, I'm a landlord and rooting for you on this one. | 0 | 1,254 | 2.636364 |
obp96n | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Landlord evicting me out of the blue, letting himself into my house whenever he pleases. So I’m not late on rent or anything. But my landlord randomly decided to evict me because he wants to do work on the house and charge more money for it. When he came to evict me he opened the door to my house while I was home asleep in bed to give me the notice I was being evicted. I woke up to see him there with a paper and shouted out of surprise. Anyways I made him talk to me on the porch instead and that’s when he told me I was being evicted and gave me a hand written notice. But isn’t there also an eviction ban in place right now until the end of July? Also he evicted me on June 15th, meaning I have to leave by July 15th. Which is very inconvenient since most new places I’m looking at so far want first of the month move in. Long story short I don’t want to stay in this place but do I have any legal recourse against my landlord for coming into my house unannounced ? And do I have any legal recourse for him not obeying the nationwide eviction moratorium ? I live in Texas, in the USA. | h3p7ap9 | h3p52d9 | 1,625,157,625 | 1,625,156,690 | 207 | 129 | The eviction moratorium is only for failure to pay rent because of pandemic related hardships. If you are on a month to month lease then the landlord can issue you a notice to vacate. | You've been given notice to move out not eviction If you don't have a lease, then this is fine. | 1 | 935 | 1.604651 |
obp96n | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Landlord evicting me out of the blue, letting himself into my house whenever he pleases. So I’m not late on rent or anything. But my landlord randomly decided to evict me because he wants to do work on the house and charge more money for it. When he came to evict me he opened the door to my house while I was home asleep in bed to give me the notice I was being evicted. I woke up to see him there with a paper and shouted out of surprise. Anyways I made him talk to me on the porch instead and that’s when he told me I was being evicted and gave me a hand written notice. But isn’t there also an eviction ban in place right now until the end of July? Also he evicted me on June 15th, meaning I have to leave by July 15th. Which is very inconvenient since most new places I’m looking at so far want first of the month move in. Long story short I don’t want to stay in this place but do I have any legal recourse against my landlord for coming into my house unannounced ? And do I have any legal recourse for him not obeying the nationwide eviction moratorium ? I live in Texas, in the USA. | h3p4ek2 | h3p7ap9 | 1,625,156,403 | 1,625,157,625 | 6 | 207 | 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. | The eviction moratorium is only for failure to pay rent because of pandemic related hardships. If you are on a month to month lease then the landlord can issue you a notice to vacate. | 0 | 1,222 | 34.5 |
obp96n | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Landlord evicting me out of the blue, letting himself into my house whenever he pleases. So I’m not late on rent or anything. But my landlord randomly decided to evict me because he wants to do work on the house and charge more money for it. When he came to evict me he opened the door to my house while I was home asleep in bed to give me the notice I was being evicted. I woke up to see him there with a paper and shouted out of surprise. Anyways I made him talk to me on the porch instead and that’s when he told me I was being evicted and gave me a hand written notice. But isn’t there also an eviction ban in place right now until the end of July? Also he evicted me on June 15th, meaning I have to leave by July 15th. Which is very inconvenient since most new places I’m looking at so far want first of the month move in. Long story short I don’t want to stay in this place but do I have any legal recourse against my landlord for coming into my house unannounced ? And do I have any legal recourse for him not obeying the nationwide eviction moratorium ? I live in Texas, in the USA. | h3p4ek2 | h3p52d9 | 1,625,156,403 | 1,625,156,690 | 6 | 129 | 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. | You've been given notice to move out not eviction If you don't have a lease, then this is fine. | 0 | 287 | 21.5 |
obp96n | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Landlord evicting me out of the blue, letting himself into my house whenever he pleases. So I’m not late on rent or anything. But my landlord randomly decided to evict me because he wants to do work on the house and charge more money for it. When he came to evict me he opened the door to my house while I was home asleep in bed to give me the notice I was being evicted. I woke up to see him there with a paper and shouted out of surprise. Anyways I made him talk to me on the porch instead and that’s when he told me I was being evicted and gave me a hand written notice. But isn’t there also an eviction ban in place right now until the end of July? Also he evicted me on June 15th, meaning I have to leave by July 15th. Which is very inconvenient since most new places I’m looking at so far want first of the month move in. Long story short I don’t want to stay in this place but do I have any legal recourse against my landlord for coming into my house unannounced ? And do I have any legal recourse for him not obeying the nationwide eviction moratorium ? I live in Texas, in the USA. | h3p4ek2 | h3q1x6w | 1,625,156,403 | 1,625,170,753 | 6 | 16 | 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. | Texas requires 30 days notice to terminate the lease. Your lease may specify when that notice can be given (such as on the 1st of the month.) You could try talking with your landlord to see if they would allow to set your move out date on the last day of the month vs the middle of the month. Otherwise, you could consider staying with a friend during that lapse in time until your new lease starts. | 0 | 14,350 | 2.666667 |
obp96n | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Landlord evicting me out of the blue, letting himself into my house whenever he pleases. So I’m not late on rent or anything. But my landlord randomly decided to evict me because he wants to do work on the house and charge more money for it. When he came to evict me he opened the door to my house while I was home asleep in bed to give me the notice I was being evicted. I woke up to see him there with a paper and shouted out of surprise. Anyways I made him talk to me on the porch instead and that’s when he told me I was being evicted and gave me a hand written notice. But isn’t there also an eviction ban in place right now until the end of July? Also he evicted me on June 15th, meaning I have to leave by July 15th. Which is very inconvenient since most new places I’m looking at so far want first of the month move in. Long story short I don’t want to stay in this place but do I have any legal recourse against my landlord for coming into my house unannounced ? And do I have any legal recourse for him not obeying the nationwide eviction moratorium ? I live in Texas, in the USA. | h3p4ek2 | h3qf7un | 1,625,156,403 | 1,625,176,618 | 6 | 11 | 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. | Regarding your question about leaving half way through the month, Its kind of late now since you posted it 15 days after your notice but you could have found a place to move into today (the first of the month) and offered to the landlord to terminate the lease on the first. Given that he wants to do work on it I doubt he would have cared if you agreed to a shorter notice. Thats kind of out the window now. Everyone else has already answered your other questions though, its not an eviction its just a termination of the lease. You didnt suffer any loss from him coming in unannounced so there aren't damages for you to sue him for. | 0 | 20,215 | 1.833333 |
3otd1i | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | FINAL UPDATE! landlord is selling the house and wants us out (IL) Links to the previous threads: http://redd.it/3c93qf , https://redd.it/3es26v Thank you to everyone that offered great advice. I ended up hiring an attorney to deal with the whole situation. as it turns out he did not sell the house like he kept telling us he did. Instead he had promised it to someone else and was trying to get us out so he could provide them with a place to live. Luckily I had documented every interaction/phone call we had so I was able to prove that he was in fact trying to illegally evict us. After all was said and done we got what we originally wanted (more time) plus he had to buy us out of our lease. In my last threads my fiancé and was pregnant and I am happy to say we have a beautiful baby girl now! On top of that we found a house we love and are closing on it November 16! Again thank you to everyone who gave me great advice. Because of you guys I had the confidence to stand up for my rights and am on my way to becoming a first time homeowner. | cw0b7xg | cw0d2xe | 1,444,882,698 | 1,444,887,216 | 55 | 194 | Congratulations and thanks for the update! | > Luckily I had documented every interaction/phone call Congrats on the foresight (or willingness to follow advice) to do this. So often arguments come down to he said/she said. Having documentation to support your position is worth its weight in gold. | 0 | 4,518 | 3.527273 |
3otd1i | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | FINAL UPDATE! landlord is selling the house and wants us out (IL) Links to the previous threads: http://redd.it/3c93qf , https://redd.it/3es26v Thank you to everyone that offered great advice. I ended up hiring an attorney to deal with the whole situation. as it turns out he did not sell the house like he kept telling us he did. Instead he had promised it to someone else and was trying to get us out so he could provide them with a place to live. Luckily I had documented every interaction/phone call we had so I was able to prove that he was in fact trying to illegally evict us. After all was said and done we got what we originally wanted (more time) plus he had to buy us out of our lease. In my last threads my fiancé and was pregnant and I am happy to say we have a beautiful baby girl now! On top of that we found a house we love and are closing on it November 16! Again thank you to everyone who gave me great advice. Because of you guys I had the confidence to stand up for my rights and am on my way to becoming a first time homeowner. | cw0m3ky | cw0l3sk | 1,444,917,231 | 1,444,915,290 | 36 | 12 | Was your landlord pissed he had to buy you out of your lease? How did he react to the lawyer becoming involved?? | Congratulations on your little girl, and I'm so glad things wished out will for all three of you :) | 1 | 1,941 | 3 |
3otd1i | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | FINAL UPDATE! landlord is selling the house and wants us out (IL) Links to the previous threads: http://redd.it/3c93qf , https://redd.it/3es26v Thank you to everyone that offered great advice. I ended up hiring an attorney to deal with the whole situation. as it turns out he did not sell the house like he kept telling us he did. Instead he had promised it to someone else and was trying to get us out so he could provide them with a place to live. Luckily I had documented every interaction/phone call we had so I was able to prove that he was in fact trying to illegally evict us. After all was said and done we got what we originally wanted (more time) plus he had to buy us out of our lease. In my last threads my fiancé and was pregnant and I am happy to say we have a beautiful baby girl now! On top of that we found a house we love and are closing on it November 16! Again thank you to everyone who gave me great advice. Because of you guys I had the confidence to stand up for my rights and am on my way to becoming a first time homeowner. | cw0m3ky | cw0fx8v | 1,444,917,231 | 1,444,897,164 | 36 | 3 | Was your landlord pissed he had to buy you out of your lease? How did he react to the lawyer becoming involved?? | Amazing news! Congratulations! I'm glad all worked out for you, I like happy endings :) | 1 | 20,067 | 12 |
3otd1i | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | FINAL UPDATE! landlord is selling the house and wants us out (IL) Links to the previous threads: http://redd.it/3c93qf , https://redd.it/3es26v Thank you to everyone that offered great advice. I ended up hiring an attorney to deal with the whole situation. as it turns out he did not sell the house like he kept telling us he did. Instead he had promised it to someone else and was trying to get us out so he could provide them with a place to live. Luckily I had documented every interaction/phone call we had so I was able to prove that he was in fact trying to illegally evict us. After all was said and done we got what we originally wanted (more time) plus he had to buy us out of our lease. In my last threads my fiancé and was pregnant and I am happy to say we have a beautiful baby girl now! On top of that we found a house we love and are closing on it November 16! Again thank you to everyone who gave me great advice. Because of you guys I had the confidence to stand up for my rights and am on my way to becoming a first time homeowner. | cw0img3 | cw0m3ky | 1,444,908,770 | 1,444,917,231 | 3 | 36 | Congrats!!!!! | Was your landlord pissed he had to buy you out of your lease? How did he react to the lawyer becoming involved?? | 0 | 8,461 | 12 |
3otd1i | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | FINAL UPDATE! landlord is selling the house and wants us out (IL) Links to the previous threads: http://redd.it/3c93qf , https://redd.it/3es26v Thank you to everyone that offered great advice. I ended up hiring an attorney to deal with the whole situation. as it turns out he did not sell the house like he kept telling us he did. Instead he had promised it to someone else and was trying to get us out so he could provide them with a place to live. Luckily I had documented every interaction/phone call we had so I was able to prove that he was in fact trying to illegally evict us. After all was said and done we got what we originally wanted (more time) plus he had to buy us out of our lease. In my last threads my fiancé and was pregnant and I am happy to say we have a beautiful baby girl now! On top of that we found a house we love and are closing on it November 16! Again thank you to everyone who gave me great advice. Because of you guys I had the confidence to stand up for my rights and am on my way to becoming a first time homeowner. | cw0m3ky | cw0inx1 | 1,444,917,231 | 1,444,908,906 | 36 | 3 | Was your landlord pissed he had to buy you out of your lease? How did he react to the lawyer becoming involved?? | Congratulations on the new baby! | 1 | 8,325 | 12 |
3otd1i | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | FINAL UPDATE! landlord is selling the house and wants us out (IL) Links to the previous threads: http://redd.it/3c93qf , https://redd.it/3es26v Thank you to everyone that offered great advice. I ended up hiring an attorney to deal with the whole situation. as it turns out he did not sell the house like he kept telling us he did. Instead he had promised it to someone else and was trying to get us out so he could provide them with a place to live. Luckily I had documented every interaction/phone call we had so I was able to prove that he was in fact trying to illegally evict us. After all was said and done we got what we originally wanted (more time) plus he had to buy us out of our lease. In my last threads my fiancé and was pregnant and I am happy to say we have a beautiful baby girl now! On top of that we found a house we love and are closing on it November 16! Again thank you to everyone who gave me great advice. Because of you guys I had the confidence to stand up for my rights and am on my way to becoming a first time homeowner. | cw0l3sk | cw0fx8v | 1,444,915,290 | 1,444,897,164 | 12 | 3 | Congratulations on your little girl, and I'm so glad things wished out will for all three of you :) | Amazing news! Congratulations! I'm glad all worked out for you, I like happy endings :) | 1 | 18,126 | 4 |
3otd1i | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | FINAL UPDATE! landlord is selling the house and wants us out (IL) Links to the previous threads: http://redd.it/3c93qf , https://redd.it/3es26v Thank you to everyone that offered great advice. I ended up hiring an attorney to deal with the whole situation. as it turns out he did not sell the house like he kept telling us he did. Instead he had promised it to someone else and was trying to get us out so he could provide them with a place to live. Luckily I had documented every interaction/phone call we had so I was able to prove that he was in fact trying to illegally evict us. After all was said and done we got what we originally wanted (more time) plus he had to buy us out of our lease. In my last threads my fiancé and was pregnant and I am happy to say we have a beautiful baby girl now! On top of that we found a house we love and are closing on it November 16! Again thank you to everyone who gave me great advice. Because of you guys I had the confidence to stand up for my rights and am on my way to becoming a first time homeowner. | cw0img3 | cw0l3sk | 1,444,908,770 | 1,444,915,290 | 3 | 12 | Congrats!!!!! | Congratulations on your little girl, and I'm so glad things wished out will for all three of you :) | 0 | 6,520 | 4 |
3otd1i | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | FINAL UPDATE! landlord is selling the house and wants us out (IL) Links to the previous threads: http://redd.it/3c93qf , https://redd.it/3es26v Thank you to everyone that offered great advice. I ended up hiring an attorney to deal with the whole situation. as it turns out he did not sell the house like he kept telling us he did. Instead he had promised it to someone else and was trying to get us out so he could provide them with a place to live. Luckily I had documented every interaction/phone call we had so I was able to prove that he was in fact trying to illegally evict us. After all was said and done we got what we originally wanted (more time) plus he had to buy us out of our lease. In my last threads my fiancé and was pregnant and I am happy to say we have a beautiful baby girl now! On top of that we found a house we love and are closing on it November 16! Again thank you to everyone who gave me great advice. Because of you guys I had the confidence to stand up for my rights and am on my way to becoming a first time homeowner. | cw0l3sk | cw0inx1 | 1,444,915,290 | 1,444,908,906 | 12 | 3 | Congratulations on your little girl, and I'm so glad things wished out will for all three of you :) | Congratulations on the new baby! | 1 | 6,384 | 4 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx1yeat | cx218tg | 1,447,671,637 | 1,447,681,454 | 35 | 46 | You'll like it in Lakeview a lot. As someone who has lived on both the South And North Sides, you're the fucking Jeffersons right now. | But did you get the check cancelled in time? | 0 | 9,817 | 1.314286 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx218tg | cx1yk0i | 1,447,681,454 | 1,447,672,378 | 46 | 15 | But did you get the check cancelled in time? | > We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. Ha! This is way too true, basically on this sub don't trust to anyone who isn't stared. Even me, especially me... | 1 | 9,076 | 3.066667 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx218tg | cx1zg5r | 1,447,681,454 | 1,447,675,968 | 46 | 2 | But did you get the check cancelled in time? | Nice update. | 1 | 5,486 | 23 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx2peze | cx2wc1s | 1,447,720,100 | 1,447,731,318 | 5 | 7 | Thanks OP. I appreciate your update, and the pics, especially of 'Tony the Rat', a great Chicago name. It does sound very sketch, very scary, and I hope you recover from it. | Lakeview may feel "far" from UIC, but honestly I've never owned a car in my life and always found Chicago public transit great. There are horror stories about poop in trains but there are horror stories about public transit in any city. Cubs game nights and that "TBOX" event in December are the only times the red line and Addison stop are unbearable, but otherwise the trains, buses and bike lanes should be great for you. Sorry this was your first apartment experience in Chicago. I read a lot of threads here about apartment horrors but Chicago actually has some nice laws favoring the tenants. Get renters insurance, keep good records, and enjoy your new neighborhood. | 0 | 11,218 | 1.4 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx2peze | cx21wmh | 1,447,720,100 | 1,447,683,048 | 5 | 4 | Thanks OP. I appreciate your update, and the pics, especially of 'Tony the Rat', a great Chicago name. It does sound very sketch, very scary, and I hope you recover from it. | OT, but welcome to the neighborhood! (Lakeview resident) | 1 | 37,052 | 1.25 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx2vwbh | cx2peze | 1,447,730,634 | 1,447,720,100 | 6 | 5 | I actually wondered if this is what was happening. It almost happened to me once. I was looking for a place on Craigslist, found a nice place out in the redwoods for a decent price. Started going through the entire process, showed the house, etc. The day before I gave them the money for deposit and first/last (around $5k), I took a friend to see it. When we got there, there was a realtor setting up foreclosed signs, as well as a locksmith van. I asked her what was up, and told her my story, and she informed me that those people have zero ownership of the house anymore, they were kicked out by the bank but the locks hadn't been changed yet. I gave her all the information I had on the couple running the scam, but I think they skipped out soon after. | Thanks OP. I appreciate your update, and the pics, especially of 'Tony the Rat', a great Chicago name. It does sound very sketch, very scary, and I hope you recover from it. | 1 | 10,534 | 1.2 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx1zg5r | cx2peze | 1,447,675,968 | 1,447,720,100 | 2 | 5 | Nice update. | Thanks OP. I appreciate your update, and the pics, especially of 'Tony the Rat', a great Chicago name. It does sound very sketch, very scary, and I hope you recover from it. | 0 | 44,132 | 2.5 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx21qmu | cx2wc1s | 1,447,682,655 | 1,447,731,318 | 5 | 7 | Oh yes, please upload a video if your lawyer thinks this is ok | Lakeview may feel "far" from UIC, but honestly I've never owned a car in my life and always found Chicago public transit great. There are horror stories about poop in trains but there are horror stories about public transit in any city. Cubs game nights and that "TBOX" event in December are the only times the red line and Addison stop are unbearable, but otherwise the trains, buses and bike lanes should be great for you. Sorry this was your first apartment experience in Chicago. I read a lot of threads here about apartment horrors but Chicago actually has some nice laws favoring the tenants. Get renters insurance, keep good records, and enjoy your new neighborhood. | 0 | 48,663 | 1.4 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx2wc1s | cx21wmh | 1,447,731,318 | 1,447,683,048 | 7 | 4 | Lakeview may feel "far" from UIC, but honestly I've never owned a car in my life and always found Chicago public transit great. There are horror stories about poop in trains but there are horror stories about public transit in any city. Cubs game nights and that "TBOX" event in December are the only times the red line and Addison stop are unbearable, but otherwise the trains, buses and bike lanes should be great for you. Sorry this was your first apartment experience in Chicago. I read a lot of threads here about apartment horrors but Chicago actually has some nice laws favoring the tenants. Get renters insurance, keep good records, and enjoy your new neighborhood. | OT, but welcome to the neighborhood! (Lakeview resident) | 1 | 48,270 | 1.75 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx2vwbh | cx2wc1s | 1,447,730,634 | 1,447,731,318 | 6 | 7 | I actually wondered if this is what was happening. It almost happened to me once. I was looking for a place on Craigslist, found a nice place out in the redwoods for a decent price. Started going through the entire process, showed the house, etc. The day before I gave them the money for deposit and first/last (around $5k), I took a friend to see it. When we got there, there was a realtor setting up foreclosed signs, as well as a locksmith van. I asked her what was up, and told her my story, and she informed me that those people have zero ownership of the house anymore, they were kicked out by the bank but the locks hadn't been changed yet. I gave her all the information I had on the couple running the scam, but I think they skipped out soon after. | Lakeview may feel "far" from UIC, but honestly I've never owned a car in my life and always found Chicago public transit great. There are horror stories about poop in trains but there are horror stories about public transit in any city. Cubs game nights and that "TBOX" event in December are the only times the red line and Addison stop are unbearable, but otherwise the trains, buses and bike lanes should be great for you. Sorry this was your first apartment experience in Chicago. I read a lot of threads here about apartment horrors but Chicago actually has some nice laws favoring the tenants. Get renters insurance, keep good records, and enjoy your new neighborhood. | 0 | 684 | 1.166667 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx1zg5r | cx2wc1s | 1,447,675,968 | 1,447,731,318 | 2 | 7 | Nice update. | Lakeview may feel "far" from UIC, but honestly I've never owned a car in my life and always found Chicago public transit great. There are horror stories about poop in trains but there are horror stories about public transit in any city. Cubs game nights and that "TBOX" event in December are the only times the red line and Addison stop are unbearable, but otherwise the trains, buses and bike lanes should be great for you. Sorry this was your first apartment experience in Chicago. I read a lot of threads here about apartment horrors but Chicago actually has some nice laws favoring the tenants. Get renters insurance, keep good records, and enjoy your new neighborhood. | 0 | 55,350 | 3.5 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx2vwbh | cx21qmu | 1,447,730,634 | 1,447,682,655 | 6 | 5 | I actually wondered if this is what was happening. It almost happened to me once. I was looking for a place on Craigslist, found a nice place out in the redwoods for a decent price. Started going through the entire process, showed the house, etc. The day before I gave them the money for deposit and first/last (around $5k), I took a friend to see it. When we got there, there was a realtor setting up foreclosed signs, as well as a locksmith van. I asked her what was up, and told her my story, and she informed me that those people have zero ownership of the house anymore, they were kicked out by the bank but the locks hadn't been changed yet. I gave her all the information I had on the couple running the scam, but I think they skipped out soon after. | Oh yes, please upload a video if your lawyer thinks this is ok | 1 | 47,979 | 1.2 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx21qmu | cx1zg5r | 1,447,682,655 | 1,447,675,968 | 5 | 2 | Oh yes, please upload a video if your lawyer thinks this is ok | Nice update. | 1 | 6,687 | 2.5 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx2vwbh | cx21wmh | 1,447,730,634 | 1,447,683,048 | 6 | 4 | I actually wondered if this is what was happening. It almost happened to me once. I was looking for a place on Craigslist, found a nice place out in the redwoods for a decent price. Started going through the entire process, showed the house, etc. The day before I gave them the money for deposit and first/last (around $5k), I took a friend to see it. When we got there, there was a realtor setting up foreclosed signs, as well as a locksmith van. I asked her what was up, and told her my story, and she informed me that those people have zero ownership of the house anymore, they were kicked out by the bank but the locks hadn't been changed yet. I gave her all the information I had on the couple running the scam, but I think they skipped out soon after. | OT, but welcome to the neighborhood! (Lakeview resident) | 1 | 47,586 | 1.5 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx21wmh | cx1zg5r | 1,447,683,048 | 1,447,675,968 | 4 | 2 | OT, but welcome to the neighborhood! (Lakeview resident) | Nice update. | 1 | 7,080 | 2 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx2vwbh | cx1zg5r | 1,447,730,634 | 1,447,675,968 | 6 | 2 | I actually wondered if this is what was happening. It almost happened to me once. I was looking for a place on Craigslist, found a nice place out in the redwoods for a decent price. Started going through the entire process, showed the house, etc. The day before I gave them the money for deposit and first/last (around $5k), I took a friend to see it. When we got there, there was a realtor setting up foreclosed signs, as well as a locksmith van. I asked her what was up, and told her my story, and she informed me that those people have zero ownership of the house anymore, they were kicked out by the bank but the locks hadn't been changed yet. I gave her all the information I had on the couple running the scam, but I think they skipped out soon after. | Nice update. | 1 | 54,666 | 3 |
3sztw6 | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | [Final Update] Our fake landlord USED to be the landlord, the guy taking the money is pretending to represent him. [Chicago] **TLDR:** A bank owns the building, we're all squatting, our lawyer is very friendly, and the potential new apartment allows us to have a cat So the property was foreclosed several months before we moved in. When the other tenants moved out, it wasn't because their lease was up or anything; they were squatting in a foreclosed building. He never told us this at any point, and still hasn't told us. Our neighbors used some real estate connections they had through their parents to find out everything about the foreclosure, including the bank that owns the property. The bank that has no idea anyone is living here. The guy who is claiming to be the landlord USED to own the place before it got foreclosed. Now he's renting out rooms to people and trying to get the money in cash from the "tenants" without the permission of the owner. The only reason that the police believed he was the current landlord was because the bank hasn't changed the locks on the front door. He proved he was the landlord to them by using his key on the front door (which is apparently enough, even without ID, even when 911 is called because this man is disguising himself and attempting to break in?). We got a really good lawyer downtown who's helping us properly break lease just to cover any possible shred of legality that the situation holds, then taking us to court. He's a friend of my roommate's dad who is doing this at a very low rate as a favor, he's extremely generous and we're so thankful for him. I understand how sketchy it all sounds, I even find myself questioning what's going on. That's why we started recording it. We just finished sitting through 17 minutes of footage of them in our apartment tearing through our things. After letting it sit for a day, the footage is all the more insane. Last night, I couldn't sleep because I was so fucking terrified that they would just come back again. Our female roommate spent the night at a friend's apartment out of fear. We took all of the advice in the comments with a grain of salt. This is the internet, after all. One person defended me perfectly, saying: > I thought the whole thing with legaladvice is that all posts must be treated as real, no matter how ridiculous they sound because some people really are that thick. Well, we are that thick. We are incredibly, incredibly stupid and the severity of this situation is partly our fault. We let this continue on for too long. We got intimidated by this man early on and were too confused and afraid to do anything about it. Besides, we didn't know any better. We're all out-of-towners renting our first apartment. We've learned our lesson, believe me. **CONCERNING PROOF** We lawyered up, and he's having us restrict what we share with other people. Especially online. I really want to provide some video clips so you guys can see the insanity that took place, but I want to clear it with him first. I'll call him tomorrow when I get back from the court. I also have months of insane texts and voicemails saved that I want to share at this point, but again I don't know if I should until I ask him. However I've already posted pictures of the state of disrepair in the apartment, a photo of the rat from the surveillance footage, our plumbing issues, and his car parked outside our apartment right before he pushed his way in to our place. I can't post his name or any photos of him so I know that it makes it harder to believe because of that. The biggest issue with it sounding sketchy is because IT IS SKETCHY. These men are constantly lying and changing their stories on us faster than we can keep up with. They behave in extremely suspicious manners and are illegally renting the place out. They're just trying to cover their own tracks on this, and that includes changing their story constantly and trying to limit our information. They still claim to have videos and photos of us dealing drugs out of our apartment, which is absolutely baseless. That's the one thing they keep bringing up though, it's really strange. The previous tenants were the gangbangers in the neighborhood, however there's no resemblance whatsoever. So we're moving out and into a much nicer, slightly larger place in Lakeview. Turns out you can live there for the same price as in a rat infested, foreclosed slum. We'll be out hopefully by the end of the week. So thank you for the advice for those of you who honestly tried to help. And if you still don't believe it happened, I don't know how to prove it to you and I'm sorry. But I know it's real, and I know that this experience is going to leave a long-lasting effect on me as a person. Besides, what am I getting out of this if it's fake? Attention? Seriously? It's a low-profile post on a niche sub under a throwaway account | cx39dac | cx1zg5r | 1,447,768,852 | 1,447,675,968 | 3 | 2 | I find all this believable because its Chicago. ..live there for 15yrs & nothing surprises me anymore... the cops probably know the property is foreclosed, & got some of that rent money too.. | Nice update. | 1 | 92,884 | 1.5 |
33a482 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | FINAL UPDATE: Landlord accuses me of smelling spicy and throwing his cat out of the window Hello all! I have a final update for those who have followed my landlord issues and subsequent move. When Girlfriend (now Fiancee!) was doing the inspection with her dad, she had brought with her some printouts of landlord-tenant law and left them at the house with my forwarding address for a check. We weren't sure anything would come of it, and were going to have a lawyer friend write Owner a demand letter. I don't know why or how Owner changed his mind, but perhaps the printout had something to do with it. I got two checks in the mail; one for the entire security deposit and one for the entire prorated rent amount. I guess Owner talked to his many judge friends and figured out he should avoid the penalties that come with a judgment! We have had no further contact with the sheriff regarding the cat. All's well that ends well. This was a crazy couple of weeks, but everything turned out fine in the end. Thanks for helping me cope, and I wish the same for you! | cqj7ql3 | cqjafea | 1,429,582,561 | 1,429,587,308 | 5 | 9 | I'm just here to say I'm glad you're engaged to each other. That woman is a rock star. | I will never not upvote a /r/legaladvice **UPDATE** post. Thanks for the closure. | 0 | 4,747 | 1.8 |
33a482 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | FINAL UPDATE: Landlord accuses me of smelling spicy and throwing his cat out of the window Hello all! I have a final update for those who have followed my landlord issues and subsequent move. When Girlfriend (now Fiancee!) was doing the inspection with her dad, she had brought with her some printouts of landlord-tenant law and left them at the house with my forwarding address for a check. We weren't sure anything would come of it, and were going to have a lawyer friend write Owner a demand letter. I don't know why or how Owner changed his mind, but perhaps the printout had something to do with it. I got two checks in the mail; one for the entire security deposit and one for the entire prorated rent amount. I guess Owner talked to his many judge friends and figured out he should avoid the penalties that come with a judgment! We have had no further contact with the sheriff regarding the cat. All's well that ends well. This was a crazy couple of weeks, but everything turned out fine in the end. Thanks for helping me cope, and I wish the same for you! | cqjafea | cqj24t2 | 1,429,587,308 | 1,429,573,073 | 9 | 2 | I will never not upvote a /r/legaladvice **UPDATE** post. Thanks for the closure. | Yay for happy endings! Congratulations on your engagement! | 1 | 14,235 | 4.5 |
33a482 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | FINAL UPDATE: Landlord accuses me of smelling spicy and throwing his cat out of the window Hello all! I have a final update for those who have followed my landlord issues and subsequent move. When Girlfriend (now Fiancee!) was doing the inspection with her dad, she had brought with her some printouts of landlord-tenant law and left them at the house with my forwarding address for a check. We weren't sure anything would come of it, and were going to have a lawyer friend write Owner a demand letter. I don't know why or how Owner changed his mind, but perhaps the printout had something to do with it. I got two checks in the mail; one for the entire security deposit and one for the entire prorated rent amount. I guess Owner talked to his many judge friends and figured out he should avoid the penalties that come with a judgment! We have had no further contact with the sheriff regarding the cat. All's well that ends well. This was a crazy couple of weeks, but everything turned out fine in the end. Thanks for helping me cope, and I wish the same for you! | cqizzec | cqjafea | 1,429,569,287 | 1,429,587,308 | 2 | 9 | Glad to hear! | I will never not upvote a /r/legaladvice **UPDATE** post. Thanks for the closure. | 0 | 18,021 | 4.5 |
33a482 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | FINAL UPDATE: Landlord accuses me of smelling spicy and throwing his cat out of the window Hello all! I have a final update for those who have followed my landlord issues and subsequent move. When Girlfriend (now Fiancee!) was doing the inspection with her dad, she had brought with her some printouts of landlord-tenant law and left them at the house with my forwarding address for a check. We weren't sure anything would come of it, and were going to have a lawyer friend write Owner a demand letter. I don't know why or how Owner changed his mind, but perhaps the printout had something to do with it. I got two checks in the mail; one for the entire security deposit and one for the entire prorated rent amount. I guess Owner talked to his many judge friends and figured out he should avoid the penalties that come with a judgment! We have had no further contact with the sheriff regarding the cat. All's well that ends well. This was a crazy couple of weeks, but everything turned out fine in the end. Thanks for helping me cope, and I wish the same for you! | cqj7ql3 | cqj24t2 | 1,429,582,561 | 1,429,573,073 | 5 | 2 | I'm just here to say I'm glad you're engaged to each other. That woman is a rock star. | Yay for happy endings! Congratulations on your engagement! | 1 | 9,488 | 2.5 |
33a482 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | FINAL UPDATE: Landlord accuses me of smelling spicy and throwing his cat out of the window Hello all! I have a final update for those who have followed my landlord issues and subsequent move. When Girlfriend (now Fiancee!) was doing the inspection with her dad, she had brought with her some printouts of landlord-tenant law and left them at the house with my forwarding address for a check. We weren't sure anything would come of it, and were going to have a lawyer friend write Owner a demand letter. I don't know why or how Owner changed his mind, but perhaps the printout had something to do with it. I got two checks in the mail; one for the entire security deposit and one for the entire prorated rent amount. I guess Owner talked to his many judge friends and figured out he should avoid the penalties that come with a judgment! We have had no further contact with the sheriff regarding the cat. All's well that ends well. This was a crazy couple of weeks, but everything turned out fine in the end. Thanks for helping me cope, and I wish the same for you! | cqizzec | cqj7ql3 | 1,429,569,287 | 1,429,582,561 | 2 | 5 | Glad to hear! | I'm just here to say I'm glad you're engaged to each other. That woman is a rock star. | 0 | 13,274 | 2.5 |
33a482 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | FINAL UPDATE: Landlord accuses me of smelling spicy and throwing his cat out of the window Hello all! I have a final update for those who have followed my landlord issues and subsequent move. When Girlfriend (now Fiancee!) was doing the inspection with her dad, she had brought with her some printouts of landlord-tenant law and left them at the house with my forwarding address for a check. We weren't sure anything would come of it, and were going to have a lawyer friend write Owner a demand letter. I don't know why or how Owner changed his mind, but perhaps the printout had something to do with it. I got two checks in the mail; one for the entire security deposit and one for the entire prorated rent amount. I guess Owner talked to his many judge friends and figured out he should avoid the penalties that come with a judgment! We have had no further contact with the sheriff regarding the cat. All's well that ends well. This was a crazy couple of weeks, but everything turned out fine in the end. Thanks for helping me cope, and I wish the same for you! | cqj24t2 | cqje2f0 | 1,429,573,073 | 1,429,596,138 | 2 | 4 | Yay for happy endings! Congratulations on your engagement! | Glad to hear we were able to help and things turned out best possible way. Congratulations on the engagement! | 0 | 23,065 | 2 |
33a482 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | FINAL UPDATE: Landlord accuses me of smelling spicy and throwing his cat out of the window Hello all! I have a final update for those who have followed my landlord issues and subsequent move. When Girlfriend (now Fiancee!) was doing the inspection with her dad, she had brought with her some printouts of landlord-tenant law and left them at the house with my forwarding address for a check. We weren't sure anything would come of it, and were going to have a lawyer friend write Owner a demand letter. I don't know why or how Owner changed his mind, but perhaps the printout had something to do with it. I got two checks in the mail; one for the entire security deposit and one for the entire prorated rent amount. I guess Owner talked to his many judge friends and figured out he should avoid the penalties that come with a judgment! We have had no further contact with the sheriff regarding the cat. All's well that ends well. This was a crazy couple of weeks, but everything turned out fine in the end. Thanks for helping me cope, and I wish the same for you! | cqizzec | cqje2f0 | 1,429,569,287 | 1,429,596,138 | 2 | 4 | Glad to hear! | Glad to hear we were able to help and things turned out best possible way. Congratulations on the engagement! | 0 | 26,851 | 2 |
33a482 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | FINAL UPDATE: Landlord accuses me of smelling spicy and throwing his cat out of the window Hello all! I have a final update for those who have followed my landlord issues and subsequent move. When Girlfriend (now Fiancee!) was doing the inspection with her dad, she had brought with her some printouts of landlord-tenant law and left them at the house with my forwarding address for a check. We weren't sure anything would come of it, and were going to have a lawyer friend write Owner a demand letter. I don't know why or how Owner changed his mind, but perhaps the printout had something to do with it. I got two checks in the mail; one for the entire security deposit and one for the entire prorated rent amount. I guess Owner talked to his many judge friends and figured out he should avoid the penalties that come with a judgment! We have had no further contact with the sheriff regarding the cat. All's well that ends well. This was a crazy couple of weeks, but everything turned out fine in the end. Thanks for helping me cope, and I wish the same for you! | cqj24t2 | cqjgkk2 | 1,429,573,073 | 1,429,606,228 | 2 | 3 | Yay for happy endings! Congratulations on your engagement! | Congrats! I hope to get half your good luck. I'm due in court this week to sue my old landlord | 0 | 33,155 | 1.5 |
33a482 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | FINAL UPDATE: Landlord accuses me of smelling spicy and throwing his cat out of the window Hello all! I have a final update for those who have followed my landlord issues and subsequent move. When Girlfriend (now Fiancee!) was doing the inspection with her dad, she had brought with her some printouts of landlord-tenant law and left them at the house with my forwarding address for a check. We weren't sure anything would come of it, and were going to have a lawyer friend write Owner a demand letter. I don't know why or how Owner changed his mind, but perhaps the printout had something to do with it. I got two checks in the mail; one for the entire security deposit and one for the entire prorated rent amount. I guess Owner talked to his many judge friends and figured out he should avoid the penalties that come with a judgment! We have had no further contact with the sheriff regarding the cat. All's well that ends well. This was a crazy couple of weeks, but everything turned out fine in the end. Thanks for helping me cope, and I wish the same for you! | cqj24t2 | cqjjqjb | 1,429,573,073 | 1,429,619,339 | 2 | 3 | Yay for happy endings! Congratulations on your engagement! | Thank you for the updates OP, and thank you as well for the most preposterously hilarious post title ever. Congratulations and good luck! | 0 | 46,266 | 1.5 |
33a482 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | FINAL UPDATE: Landlord accuses me of smelling spicy and throwing his cat out of the window Hello all! I have a final update for those who have followed my landlord issues and subsequent move. When Girlfriend (now Fiancee!) was doing the inspection with her dad, she had brought with her some printouts of landlord-tenant law and left them at the house with my forwarding address for a check. We weren't sure anything would come of it, and were going to have a lawyer friend write Owner a demand letter. I don't know why or how Owner changed his mind, but perhaps the printout had something to do with it. I got two checks in the mail; one for the entire security deposit and one for the entire prorated rent amount. I guess Owner talked to his many judge friends and figured out he should avoid the penalties that come with a judgment! We have had no further contact with the sheriff regarding the cat. All's well that ends well. This was a crazy couple of weeks, but everything turned out fine in the end. Thanks for helping me cope, and I wish the same for you! | cqjgkk2 | cqizzec | 1,429,606,228 | 1,429,569,287 | 3 | 2 | Congrats! I hope to get half your good luck. I'm due in court this week to sue my old landlord | Glad to hear! | 1 | 36,941 | 1.5 |
33a482 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | FINAL UPDATE: Landlord accuses me of smelling spicy and throwing his cat out of the window Hello all! I have a final update for those who have followed my landlord issues and subsequent move. When Girlfriend (now Fiancee!) was doing the inspection with her dad, she had brought with her some printouts of landlord-tenant law and left them at the house with my forwarding address for a check. We weren't sure anything would come of it, and were going to have a lawyer friend write Owner a demand letter. I don't know why or how Owner changed his mind, but perhaps the printout had something to do with it. I got two checks in the mail; one for the entire security deposit and one for the entire prorated rent amount. I guess Owner talked to his many judge friends and figured out he should avoid the penalties that come with a judgment! We have had no further contact with the sheriff regarding the cat. All's well that ends well. This was a crazy couple of weeks, but everything turned out fine in the end. Thanks for helping me cope, and I wish the same for you! | cqjgkk2 | cqjfjgx | 1,429,606,228 | 1,429,601,501 | 3 | 2 | Congrats! I hope to get half your good luck. I'm due in court this week to sue my old landlord | lol. Good to see you put a ring on it :D many happies for the both of you, mazel tov! | 1 | 4,727 | 1.5 |
33a482 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | FINAL UPDATE: Landlord accuses me of smelling spicy and throwing his cat out of the window Hello all! I have a final update for those who have followed my landlord issues and subsequent move. When Girlfriend (now Fiancee!) was doing the inspection with her dad, she had brought with her some printouts of landlord-tenant law and left them at the house with my forwarding address for a check. We weren't sure anything would come of it, and were going to have a lawyer friend write Owner a demand letter. I don't know why or how Owner changed his mind, but perhaps the printout had something to do with it. I got two checks in the mail; one for the entire security deposit and one for the entire prorated rent amount. I guess Owner talked to his many judge friends and figured out he should avoid the penalties that come with a judgment! We have had no further contact with the sheriff regarding the cat. All's well that ends well. This was a crazy couple of weeks, but everything turned out fine in the end. Thanks for helping me cope, and I wish the same for you! | cqizzec | cqjjqjb | 1,429,569,287 | 1,429,619,339 | 2 | 3 | Glad to hear! | Thank you for the updates OP, and thank you as well for the most preposterously hilarious post title ever. Congratulations and good luck! | 0 | 50,052 | 1.5 |
33a482 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | FINAL UPDATE: Landlord accuses me of smelling spicy and throwing his cat out of the window Hello all! I have a final update for those who have followed my landlord issues and subsequent move. When Girlfriend (now Fiancee!) was doing the inspection with her dad, she had brought with her some printouts of landlord-tenant law and left them at the house with my forwarding address for a check. We weren't sure anything would come of it, and were going to have a lawyer friend write Owner a demand letter. I don't know why or how Owner changed his mind, but perhaps the printout had something to do with it. I got two checks in the mail; one for the entire security deposit and one for the entire prorated rent amount. I guess Owner talked to his many judge friends and figured out he should avoid the penalties that come with a judgment! We have had no further contact with the sheriff regarding the cat. All's well that ends well. This was a crazy couple of weeks, but everything turned out fine in the end. Thanks for helping me cope, and I wish the same for you! | cqjfjgx | cqjjqjb | 1,429,601,501 | 1,429,619,339 | 2 | 3 | lol. Good to see you put a ring on it :D many happies for the both of you, mazel tov! | Thank you for the updates OP, and thank you as well for the most preposterously hilarious post title ever. Congratulations and good luck! | 0 | 17,838 | 1.5 |
9xv61m | legaladvice_train | 0.78 | [OR] Accidentally recorded my partner threatening me - Can I use the recording if I file for a restraining order? My partner and I are stuck together for a while because we jointly own our property and neither of us has the money to buy the other out. The relationship has gotten rough and she's been getting violent towards me; throwing things, hitting, making threats, etc. Last week I was recording a voice memo on my phone when she burst in and an argument started. I genuinely thought I'd hit the stop button but I apparently missed it and managed to record the entire conversation, complete with her threatening to hurt me or tear up the house. I didn't realize it until afterwards but I have the recording now. Can I use that if I end up filing a restraining order? | e9w3e0t | e9w0h0x | 1,542,471,196 | 1,542,468,998 | 28 | 10 | Just because you accidentally recorded it doesn't make it legally admissible in court. In Oregon, all parties of a face-to-face conversation in a private setting must give their consent for a record to be legal. This recording is inadmissible, so no, you cannot use it as evidence when filing a restraining order. | Make sure the state you’re in doesn’t have a consent law. In California you can not record another person without their permission or you can in return be sued and the recording can’t be in used in court. Check your state law. | 1 | 2,198 | 2.8 |
aanpyn | legaladvice_train | 0.88 | Oregon- when can I file for a restraining order on a neighbor I have posted here before about the issue I have with my crazy neighbor, I can’t get into that account. The issue I have is with a neighbor who lives in an illegal ADU ( a converted garage) behind my home. This woman hosed my dogs down in freezing weather, to stop them from barking, at her dogs that where running around destroying my fence. - I reported her dogs multiple times until an incident was taken to court. I had to sign an affidavit of what happened with her dogs. Until this point my neighbor didn’t know I was one of the people reporting her. No one else will come forward anymore because of what she has done to me and my family. This woman has made it clear she rules our neighborhood, and if you don’t like it she will “ deal with you” Since then we have had a horrible year, a few things that have happened are. She trespassed onto our property, to get her dogs that where running at large.- I reported her to the police and dog control, nothing ever came of the incident. She continued to use my yard as a way of getting to the neighbors yard. She did this at night, my then security cameras couldn’t see her. We put up a temporary fence to solve this issue. We have had to stop using our back yard at all. The neighbor screamed and yelled at me threatening my home, children, dogs and me. All while walking my fence line and hitting my fence. I called the police they said it was a civil issue and they would not do anything. My mom saw the neighbors daughter doing something like dealing drugs. She reported it, and the police asked for my security camera footage. Her daughter was arrested for heroin dealing ( from the ADU) after those incident I started taking my dogs into my front yard. Where if I was outside and my neighbor was to drive passed. She would stop in the middle of the road to yell at me usually calling me a bitch. This happen 3 times. She started screaming at us while we where in our house calling us “dog murders” “ cat killers” Apparently her dog died and we killed it, and our dogs apparently killed one of her many cats. None of that ever happened. But that haven’t stoped her form taking to social media and blasting it around our town. We found a raw chicken covered in antifreeze in our front yard shortly after the dog murderer comments started. It was under our window AC unit and easily accessible to my children and dogs. I called the police and they said without a camera seeing who placed it there they could do nothing. I placed more cameras up try and get all of my property, to this the neighbor and her partner walked around my neighbors property taking pictures of all of my cameras. Called the neighbor and they made it very clear to them they are not allowed to trespass on their property. A few weeks later all 3 of my dogs got very sick, they where vomiting blood as well as pooping blood. We payed for several tests to be done, the ER vet said they believed it was most likely a blood thinner ( aspirin, rat poison) that was eaten by my dogs. I looked back through my camera footage and you can see the neighbor walking my fence line and then they disappear. It appears they found a blind spot. This was fixed. The police refused to do anything about this, as well as dog control, the ER vet called them and they both said it was a civil issue. The last incident happened yesterday when a CPS worker showed up to my home to make sure my children where safe. Apparently a neighbor “ anonymously” reported that my husband and I smell of meth, are users because we are skinny, leave our children locked outside, murder animals, that I expose my naked breasts to her children, we drive drunk, and don’t get along with the neighbors because we are psychos. I was able to show the CPS worker the binder with all of the incidents we have had and she immediately said she understands that this is a Angry neighbor call. This call lines up with a huge fine the neighbor revived for her pit bull attacking a man a few weeks ago. I was asked by his family if I had video footage of it. I did and handed it over to them. It also seems to be around the same time my city passed a law that might evict her from her illegal ADU. But she is friends with my next door neighbor and they said she could live with them. I have called the police, dog control, code enforcement, the fire marshal, my county and city government. All say the same thing ‘she shouldn’t live where she is living, so there is nothing we can do’ The landlord doesn’t give a shit and has said that as long as she pays she can live in his illegal ADU. And I can “eat shit and deal with it” I plan on selling and leaving but I can’t do that for a few months. I also don’t want to try and sell my home with this crazy woman behind me. I am wondering at what point can I file for a restraining order? I don’t want to deal with this woman and her craziness anymore. I can’t live in my own home or use my yard without this woman constantly harassing me, and the police do nothing. | ecub7hm | ectfguy | 1,546,133,777 | 1,546,109,096 | 19 | 2 | I am not a lawyer, but it sounds like you'd have a pretty strong case for a RO, provided you have evidence of all these things backed up and can afford a lawyer who could help argue your case with you. If you can't afford the lawyer, you could still possibly get a RO with the evidence you assumedly have backed up and filed. Edit: this is just of basic knowledge of past ROs in varying states, YMMV based on it being Oregon. | Please review the Landlord Tenant Questions section of the /r/LegalAdvice Wiki for common questions and answers regarding landlord tenant issues. 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aanpyn | legaladvice_train | 0.88 | Oregon- when can I file for a restraining order on a neighbor I have posted here before about the issue I have with my crazy neighbor, I can’t get into that account. The issue I have is with a neighbor who lives in an illegal ADU ( a converted garage) behind my home. This woman hosed my dogs down in freezing weather, to stop them from barking, at her dogs that where running around destroying my fence. - I reported her dogs multiple times until an incident was taken to court. I had to sign an affidavit of what happened with her dogs. Until this point my neighbor didn’t know I was one of the people reporting her. No one else will come forward anymore because of what she has done to me and my family. This woman has made it clear she rules our neighborhood, and if you don’t like it she will “ deal with you” Since then we have had a horrible year, a few things that have happened are. She trespassed onto our property, to get her dogs that where running at large.- I reported her to the police and dog control, nothing ever came of the incident. She continued to use my yard as a way of getting to the neighbors yard. She did this at night, my then security cameras couldn’t see her. We put up a temporary fence to solve this issue. We have had to stop using our back yard at all. The neighbor screamed and yelled at me threatening my home, children, dogs and me. All while walking my fence line and hitting my fence. I called the police they said it was a civil issue and they would not do anything. My mom saw the neighbors daughter doing something like dealing drugs. She reported it, and the police asked for my security camera footage. Her daughter was arrested for heroin dealing ( from the ADU) after those incident I started taking my dogs into my front yard. Where if I was outside and my neighbor was to drive passed. She would stop in the middle of the road to yell at me usually calling me a bitch. This happen 3 times. She started screaming at us while we where in our house calling us “dog murders” “ cat killers” Apparently her dog died and we killed it, and our dogs apparently killed one of her many cats. None of that ever happened. But that haven’t stoped her form taking to social media and blasting it around our town. We found a raw chicken covered in antifreeze in our front yard shortly after the dog murderer comments started. It was under our window AC unit and easily accessible to my children and dogs. I called the police and they said without a camera seeing who placed it there they could do nothing. I placed more cameras up try and get all of my property, to this the neighbor and her partner walked around my neighbors property taking pictures of all of my cameras. Called the neighbor and they made it very clear to them they are not allowed to trespass on their property. A few weeks later all 3 of my dogs got very sick, they where vomiting blood as well as pooping blood. We payed for several tests to be done, the ER vet said they believed it was most likely a blood thinner ( aspirin, rat poison) that was eaten by my dogs. I looked back through my camera footage and you can see the neighbor walking my fence line and then they disappear. It appears they found a blind spot. This was fixed. The police refused to do anything about this, as well as dog control, the ER vet called them and they both said it was a civil issue. The last incident happened yesterday when a CPS worker showed up to my home to make sure my children where safe. Apparently a neighbor “ anonymously” reported that my husband and I smell of meth, are users because we are skinny, leave our children locked outside, murder animals, that I expose my naked breasts to her children, we drive drunk, and don’t get along with the neighbors because we are psychos. I was able to show the CPS worker the binder with all of the incidents we have had and she immediately said she understands that this is a Angry neighbor call. This call lines up with a huge fine the neighbor revived for her pit bull attacking a man a few weeks ago. I was asked by his family if I had video footage of it. I did and handed it over to them. It also seems to be around the same time my city passed a law that might evict her from her illegal ADU. But she is friends with my next door neighbor and they said she could live with them. I have called the police, dog control, code enforcement, the fire marshal, my county and city government. All say the same thing ‘she shouldn’t live where she is living, so there is nothing we can do’ The landlord doesn’t give a shit and has said that as long as she pays she can live in his illegal ADU. And I can “eat shit and deal with it” I plan on selling and leaving but I can’t do that for a few months. I also don’t want to try and sell my home with this crazy woman behind me. I am wondering at what point can I file for a restraining order? I don’t want to deal with this woman and her craziness anymore. I can’t live in my own home or use my yard without this woman constantly harassing me, and the police do nothing. | ecumdi7 | ectfguy | 1,546,143,086 | 1,546,109,096 | 7 | 2 | First thing Monday morning (may have to wait until weds morning die to holiday) go down to your county courthouse. Ask the info desk where to go for restraining orders, they will point you the way. Take all of your pertinent info and such. Be prepared to have info for the sheriff on where the person lives/works what they drive etc to help them serve the order if granted. 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3re1vr | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | My ex didn't show up to our final child support hearing, what happens now? (Florida) My ex (the petitioner of the case) did not show up to the hearing today. I currently live out of state, and was phoning in to the hearing. When I called in, they said she had not shown up yet and they would call me back in the next few minutes if she did. Got a call about 30 minutes later saying she never showed and they couldn't get ahold of her. What happens from here? | cwnghf9 | cwnl3kc | 1,446,591,171 | 1,446,598,356 | 11 | 13 | You get the dog. | shouldn't it go to default in your favor? | 0 | 7,185 | 1.181818 |
w5x41i | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Psychiatrist admitted to stealing and selling my brothers antipsychotic medication the day we went for his appointment. So my younger brother got caught up with the wrong crowd developed a thought disorder a few years ago after experimenting with heavy drugs. Now he needs to get an antipsychotic administered via shot every month so that he doesn't have another episode. My brother hasn't had his shots since January if this year, but the pharmacy delivers his meds to this Psychiatrist's office every month, incase he goes to get it. Last week, my brother cane to me, and said he's realized that he really needs the meds and can't go on without them much longer (up until then, basically denied he needed anything, saying "I'm not crazy, you can't make me") but now begging for it essentially, claiming he's now experiencing suicidal thoughts. I called, made an appointment, told his doctor everything, today we get there, expecting 6 vials, only to be told he doesn't have any left. He admitted to selling them, as each shot is worth $2,600. I'm planning to get the insurance involved, and I want to sue this man. Do I have a case? | ihb56cj | ihal688 | 1,658,574,227 | 1,658,558,376 | 296 | 56 | When you say “stealing,” do you mean that the expensive doses were paid for by your brother, but left unused until the doctor sold them to someone else? Because what this narrative brings to my mind is the doctor *ordering* the expensive doses originally for your brother, your brother declining to use them, and the doctor using the medication legitimately in his inventory for another patient. In other words, if I go into Home Depot and ask for a left-handed snowblower, the clerk tells me they don’t normally stock them but he’ll get one in for me…. and then it comes in, they call, I don’t show up, and they sell it to another customer…. that’s not stealing. But if I order and pay for the machine, then the situation changes a bit. So was the doctor merely *stocking* the medication so as to be prepared, or was the medication bought and paid for, and then embezzled? | What proof do you have of the psychiatrist admitting to stealing your brother’s medication? This is really unusual. | 1 | 15,851 | 5.285714 |
w5x41i | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Psychiatrist admitted to stealing and selling my brothers antipsychotic medication the day we went for his appointment. So my younger brother got caught up with the wrong crowd developed a thought disorder a few years ago after experimenting with heavy drugs. Now he needs to get an antipsychotic administered via shot every month so that he doesn't have another episode. My brother hasn't had his shots since January if this year, but the pharmacy delivers his meds to this Psychiatrist's office every month, incase he goes to get it. Last week, my brother cane to me, and said he's realized that he really needs the meds and can't go on without them much longer (up until then, basically denied he needed anything, saying "I'm not crazy, you can't make me") but now begging for it essentially, claiming he's now experiencing suicidal thoughts. I called, made an appointment, told his doctor everything, today we get there, expecting 6 vials, only to be told he doesn't have any left. He admitted to selling them, as each shot is worth $2,600. I'm planning to get the insurance involved, and I want to sue this man. Do I have a case? | ihbbpdl | ihc0cby | 1,658,578,597 | 1,658,590,719 | 77 | 127 | Not a lawyer but am medical. Hmm, the psychiatrist is in a lot of trouble if he did this. It should be easy enough to follow up by just getting records from the pharmacy and insurance that they were paid for and delivered. Then it will be on the psychiatrist to produce them. He should not have ordered the next injection to be delivered if he didn’t use the last one (around me, they don’t just send those on auto refill because they are so expensive, the nurse calls each week and gives a list of injections to send over and the receiving doctor has to sign a yearly form that they agree to only use the patient’s injection on that patient). I’m not sure who the right person to report this to would be, but the DEA would be a start. The DEA has local offices and you just need to google it and call them. Other avenues to follow include notifying the insurance, the pharmacy and possibly local authorities. That being said, if this actually happened, the psychiatrist is really stupid for saying he sold them. Doctors can easily get samples of all the expensive injections for free from the drug companies. They love to give them to doctors and it wouldn’t take much for him to just replace them that way (which will still leave him in trouble if caught, but he could have covered his tail without you realizing it). | In the meantime, I’m thinking your brother needs his meds. If he has a PCP, social worker, etc this would be the time to deploy them to acquire a current shot. I know we’re all pissed at Dr. McAsshole here, but if your brother is experiencing suicidal ideation or worse, he should be priority #1. The doctor isn’t going anywhere and can’t get you the medication. He absolutely needs dealt with, but after your brother is stable. Apologies if you have already and I missed it in comments. I searched around but didn’t see it in any replies. I hope your brother is ok. | 0 | 12,122 | 1.649351 |
w5x41i | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Psychiatrist admitted to stealing and selling my brothers antipsychotic medication the day we went for his appointment. So my younger brother got caught up with the wrong crowd developed a thought disorder a few years ago after experimenting with heavy drugs. Now he needs to get an antipsychotic administered via shot every month so that he doesn't have another episode. My brother hasn't had his shots since January if this year, but the pharmacy delivers his meds to this Psychiatrist's office every month, incase he goes to get it. Last week, my brother cane to me, and said he's realized that he really needs the meds and can't go on without them much longer (up until then, basically denied he needed anything, saying "I'm not crazy, you can't make me") but now begging for it essentially, claiming he's now experiencing suicidal thoughts. I called, made an appointment, told his doctor everything, today we get there, expecting 6 vials, only to be told he doesn't have any left. He admitted to selling them, as each shot is worth $2,600. I'm planning to get the insurance involved, and I want to sue this man. Do I have a case? | ihal688 | ihc0cby | 1,658,558,376 | 1,658,590,719 | 56 | 127 | What proof do you have of the psychiatrist admitting to stealing your brother’s medication? This is really unusual. | In the meantime, I’m thinking your brother needs his meds. If he has a PCP, social worker, etc this would be the time to deploy them to acquire a current shot. I know we’re all pissed at Dr. McAsshole here, but if your brother is experiencing suicidal ideation or worse, he should be priority #1. The doctor isn’t going anywhere and can’t get you the medication. He absolutely needs dealt with, but after your brother is stable. Apologies if you have already and I missed it in comments. I searched around but didn’t see it in any replies. I hope your brother is ok. | 0 | 32,343 | 2.267857 |
w5x41i | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Psychiatrist admitted to stealing and selling my brothers antipsychotic medication the day we went for his appointment. So my younger brother got caught up with the wrong crowd developed a thought disorder a few years ago after experimenting with heavy drugs. Now he needs to get an antipsychotic administered via shot every month so that he doesn't have another episode. My brother hasn't had his shots since January if this year, but the pharmacy delivers his meds to this Psychiatrist's office every month, incase he goes to get it. Last week, my brother cane to me, and said he's realized that he really needs the meds and can't go on without them much longer (up until then, basically denied he needed anything, saying "I'm not crazy, you can't make me") but now begging for it essentially, claiming he's now experiencing suicidal thoughts. I called, made an appointment, told his doctor everything, today we get there, expecting 6 vials, only to be told he doesn't have any left. He admitted to selling them, as each shot is worth $2,600. I'm planning to get the insurance involved, and I want to sue this man. Do I have a case? | ihc0cby | ihbo51t | 1,658,590,719 | 1,658,585,250 | 127 | 21 | In the meantime, I’m thinking your brother needs his meds. If he has a PCP, social worker, etc this would be the time to deploy them to acquire a current shot. I know we’re all pissed at Dr. McAsshole here, but if your brother is experiencing suicidal ideation or worse, he should be priority #1. The doctor isn’t going anywhere and can’t get you the medication. He absolutely needs dealt with, but after your brother is stable. Apologies if you have already and I missed it in comments. I searched around but didn’t see it in any replies. I hope your brother is ok. | Call the medical board of California's consumer hotline, which regulates doctors, and ask them how to proceed. 1 (800) 633-2322 I would also call the California department of insurance consumer helpline. 1-800-927-4357 Neither of these will directly solve your problem, but they are the first point of consumer contact for people having problems, they are staffed by very competent people who want to help you, who will help you get to the right state agencies and offices to report this, get this doctor in a lot of trouble, and get your brother the help he needs, get your money back, etc. I don't know exactly what they will tell you, but they will often tell you when you need to file a police report, when you need to call your own attorney, and they can be very helpful about getting you those numbers and getting you in touch with a local officer who's handled this kind of issue before, etc. | 1 | 5,469 | 6.047619 |
w5x41i | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Psychiatrist admitted to stealing and selling my brothers antipsychotic medication the day we went for his appointment. So my younger brother got caught up with the wrong crowd developed a thought disorder a few years ago after experimenting with heavy drugs. Now he needs to get an antipsychotic administered via shot every month so that he doesn't have another episode. My brother hasn't had his shots since January if this year, but the pharmacy delivers his meds to this Psychiatrist's office every month, incase he goes to get it. Last week, my brother cane to me, and said he's realized that he really needs the meds and can't go on without them much longer (up until then, basically denied he needed anything, saying "I'm not crazy, you can't make me") but now begging for it essentially, claiming he's now experiencing suicidal thoughts. I called, made an appointment, told his doctor everything, today we get there, expecting 6 vials, only to be told he doesn't have any left. He admitted to selling them, as each shot is worth $2,600. I'm planning to get the insurance involved, and I want to sue this man. Do I have a case? | ihc0cby | ihb7gzy | 1,658,590,719 | 1,658,575,869 | 127 | 20 | In the meantime, I’m thinking your brother needs his meds. If he has a PCP, social worker, etc this would be the time to deploy them to acquire a current shot. I know we’re all pissed at Dr. McAsshole here, but if your brother is experiencing suicidal ideation or worse, he should be priority #1. The doctor isn’t going anywhere and can’t get you the medication. He absolutely needs dealt with, but after your brother is stable. Apologies if you have already and I missed it in comments. I searched around but didn’t see it in any replies. I hope your brother is ok. | Did your brother, or his insurance, already pay for the meds? | 1 | 14,850 | 6.35 |
w5x41i | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Psychiatrist admitted to stealing and selling my brothers antipsychotic medication the day we went for his appointment. So my younger brother got caught up with the wrong crowd developed a thought disorder a few years ago after experimenting with heavy drugs. Now he needs to get an antipsychotic administered via shot every month so that he doesn't have another episode. My brother hasn't had his shots since January if this year, but the pharmacy delivers his meds to this Psychiatrist's office every month, incase he goes to get it. Last week, my brother cane to me, and said he's realized that he really needs the meds and can't go on without them much longer (up until then, basically denied he needed anything, saying "I'm not crazy, you can't make me") but now begging for it essentially, claiming he's now experiencing suicidal thoughts. I called, made an appointment, told his doctor everything, today we get there, expecting 6 vials, only to be told he doesn't have any left. He admitted to selling them, as each shot is worth $2,600. I'm planning to get the insurance involved, and I want to sue this man. Do I have a case? | ihbzrzm | ihc0cby | 1,658,590,474 | 1,658,590,719 | 5 | 127 | Not a lawyer. Does this medication expire? For example, if he didn't get his vial from January, would it still be viable today? The reason I ask is because this could affect the value of damages you might be able to collect. | In the meantime, I’m thinking your brother needs his meds. If he has a PCP, social worker, etc this would be the time to deploy them to acquire a current shot. I know we’re all pissed at Dr. McAsshole here, but if your brother is experiencing suicidal ideation or worse, he should be priority #1. The doctor isn’t going anywhere and can’t get you the medication. He absolutely needs dealt with, but after your brother is stable. Apologies if you have already and I missed it in comments. I searched around but didn’t see it in any replies. I hope your brother is ok. | 0 | 245 | 25.4 |
w5x41i | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Psychiatrist admitted to stealing and selling my brothers antipsychotic medication the day we went for his appointment. So my younger brother got caught up with the wrong crowd developed a thought disorder a few years ago after experimenting with heavy drugs. Now he needs to get an antipsychotic administered via shot every month so that he doesn't have another episode. My brother hasn't had his shots since January if this year, but the pharmacy delivers his meds to this Psychiatrist's office every month, incase he goes to get it. Last week, my brother cane to me, and said he's realized that he really needs the meds and can't go on without them much longer (up until then, basically denied he needed anything, saying "I'm not crazy, you can't make me") but now begging for it essentially, claiming he's now experiencing suicidal thoughts. I called, made an appointment, told his doctor everything, today we get there, expecting 6 vials, only to be told he doesn't have any left. He admitted to selling them, as each shot is worth $2,600. I'm planning to get the insurance involved, and I want to sue this man. Do I have a case? | ihc0cby | ihbvh2v | 1,658,590,719 | 1,658,588,591 | 127 | 5 | In the meantime, I’m thinking your brother needs his meds. If he has a PCP, social worker, etc this would be the time to deploy them to acquire a current shot. I know we’re all pissed at Dr. McAsshole here, but if your brother is experiencing suicidal ideation or worse, he should be priority #1. The doctor isn’t going anywhere and can’t get you the medication. He absolutely needs dealt with, but after your brother is stable. Apologies if you have already and I missed it in comments. I searched around but didn’t see it in any replies. I hope your brother is ok. | it's stealing, unless he has stock to replace it exactly. I used to give chemo in an oncologist office, and we had this happen occasionally with chemo meds. we would set that particular patients meds aside, dipping into them only if we were out of something that day, and would replace it from stock as soon as we received the item. sounds like doc had no "floor stock" supply to replenish the private supply. Thief. | 1 | 2,128 | 25.4 |
w5x41i | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Psychiatrist admitted to stealing and selling my brothers antipsychotic medication the day we went for his appointment. So my younger brother got caught up with the wrong crowd developed a thought disorder a few years ago after experimenting with heavy drugs. Now he needs to get an antipsychotic administered via shot every month so that he doesn't have another episode. My brother hasn't had his shots since January if this year, but the pharmacy delivers his meds to this Psychiatrist's office every month, incase he goes to get it. Last week, my brother cane to me, and said he's realized that he really needs the meds and can't go on without them much longer (up until then, basically denied he needed anything, saying "I'm not crazy, you can't make me") but now begging for it essentially, claiming he's now experiencing suicidal thoughts. I called, made an appointment, told his doctor everything, today we get there, expecting 6 vials, only to be told he doesn't have any left. He admitted to selling them, as each shot is worth $2,600. I'm planning to get the insurance involved, and I want to sue this man. Do I have a case? | ihbbpdl | ihal688 | 1,658,578,597 | 1,658,558,376 | 77 | 56 | Not a lawyer but am medical. Hmm, the psychiatrist is in a lot of trouble if he did this. It should be easy enough to follow up by just getting records from the pharmacy and insurance that they were paid for and delivered. Then it will be on the psychiatrist to produce them. He should not have ordered the next injection to be delivered if he didn’t use the last one (around me, they don’t just send those on auto refill because they are so expensive, the nurse calls each week and gives a list of injections to send over and the receiving doctor has to sign a yearly form that they agree to only use the patient’s injection on that patient). I’m not sure who the right person to report this to would be, but the DEA would be a start. The DEA has local offices and you just need to google it and call them. Other avenues to follow include notifying the insurance, the pharmacy and possibly local authorities. That being said, if this actually happened, the psychiatrist is really stupid for saying he sold them. Doctors can easily get samples of all the expensive injections for free from the drug companies. They love to give them to doctors and it wouldn’t take much for him to just replace them that way (which will still leave him in trouble if caught, but he could have covered his tail without you realizing it). | What proof do you have of the psychiatrist admitting to stealing your brother’s medication? This is really unusual. | 1 | 20,221 | 1.375 |
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