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bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en7hfhh | en6pne9 | 1,557,661,206 | 1,557,637,473 | 320 | 25 | Call the security system and the police every single time it goes off. | have you tried finding where your neighbors are currently? do they have another house somewhere, or family? if you have a rough idea where you could look on the property appraiser (or if they are in canada whatever the equivalent would be if there is one) site for the area and maybe find their address and at least send a letter. i'd also try googling them and see if something turns up that gives a clue as to where they are/contact info. try looking them up on facebook too - maybe they would see a message you send them or maybe you'd get a clue as to where they are or their friends/family members, and you could try finding their contact info online. like, if your neighbors are older and don't work, maybe they have kids who do and you could find them online and their work contact info and call them. also, the alarm company must have their contact info - mine calls me when my alarm is triggered. can't they contact the home owner? how would your condo building handle things if there was a fire in the unit while the neighbors were out of town? they must have a procedure for emergencies... | 1 | 23,733 | 12.8 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en7hfhh | en70lrb | 1,557,661,206 | 1,557,646,218 | 320 | 18 | Call the security system and the police every single time it goes off. | Do you have any sort of HOA? If the homes are attached there is usually some arrangement for common maintenance and they could have up to date contact information. Or are they receiving mail that's piling up? Is someone getting their mail? Depending on how long their gone they might have setup mail forwarding. You could try sending them a letter and hope it gets forwarded to them or someone picks it up and you mark it urgent. If you get really desperate you could hire a private investigator to track them down. There are people who find people for a living. With every thing you know they should be able to find them, it might just cost hundreds or a few thousand. You could even try suing them for that cost but I don't know if that would be very successful. And finally, I would contact bylaws to have then start ticketing them. They are causing a disturbance, and if they get some tickets in the mail, or if someone is checking their property and sees it, that will get more attention. | 1 | 14,988 | 17.777778 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en6uusj | en7bm8m | 1,557,641,415 | 1,557,656,314 | 77 | 143 | You may have an action for nuisance. They are interfering with the use and enjoyment of your home, after all. I mean it wont stop the alarm now... but you might try and consult an attorney. I mean a month straight of the alarm going off next door might entitle you to some compensation. Good luck. | Call the alarm company. Tell them you haven't seen your neighbor in awhile and the alarm is going off. You think something happened to them. Not sure how privacy laws work in CA but Google them, search all social media (Facebook, IG to start) and neighbourhood groups. Google should show you a list of who lives there- try to Facebook each person. How do you know they'll be out of town till June? | 0 | 14,899 | 1.857143 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en7bm8m | en77o9m | 1,557,656,314 | 1,557,652,785 | 143 | 33 | Call the alarm company. Tell them you haven't seen your neighbor in awhile and the alarm is going off. You think something happened to them. Not sure how privacy laws work in CA but Google them, search all social media (Facebook, IG to start) and neighbourhood groups. Google should show you a list of who lives there- try to Facebook each person. How do you know they'll be out of town till June? | This would be a nice fine to pay reporting g many noice complaints and getting multiple tickets.. coming back in June with a months supply of fines | 1 | 3,529 | 4.333333 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en6pne9 | en7bm8m | 1,557,637,473 | 1,557,656,314 | 25 | 143 | have you tried finding where your neighbors are currently? do they have another house somewhere, or family? if you have a rough idea where you could look on the property appraiser (or if they are in canada whatever the equivalent would be if there is one) site for the area and maybe find their address and at least send a letter. i'd also try googling them and see if something turns up that gives a clue as to where they are/contact info. try looking them up on facebook too - maybe they would see a message you send them or maybe you'd get a clue as to where they are or their friends/family members, and you could try finding their contact info online. like, if your neighbors are older and don't work, maybe they have kids who do and you could find them online and their work contact info and call them. also, the alarm company must have their contact info - mine calls me when my alarm is triggered. can't they contact the home owner? how would your condo building handle things if there was a fire in the unit while the neighbors were out of town? they must have a procedure for emergencies... | Call the alarm company. Tell them you haven't seen your neighbor in awhile and the alarm is going off. You think something happened to them. Not sure how privacy laws work in CA but Google them, search all social media (Facebook, IG to start) and neighbourhood groups. Google should show you a list of who lives there- try to Facebook each person. How do you know they'll be out of town till June? | 0 | 18,841 | 5.72 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en7bm8m | en70lrb | 1,557,656,314 | 1,557,646,218 | 143 | 18 | Call the alarm company. Tell them you haven't seen your neighbor in awhile and the alarm is going off. You think something happened to them. Not sure how privacy laws work in CA but Google them, search all social media (Facebook, IG to start) and neighbourhood groups. Google should show you a list of who lives there- try to Facebook each person. How do you know they'll be out of town till June? | Do you have any sort of HOA? If the homes are attached there is usually some arrangement for common maintenance and they could have up to date contact information. Or are they receiving mail that's piling up? Is someone getting their mail? Depending on how long their gone they might have setup mail forwarding. You could try sending them a letter and hope it gets forwarded to them or someone picks it up and you mark it urgent. If you get really desperate you could hire a private investigator to track them down. There are people who find people for a living. With every thing you know they should be able to find them, it might just cost hundreds or a few thousand. You could even try suing them for that cost but I don't know if that would be very successful. And finally, I would contact bylaws to have then start ticketing them. They are causing a disturbance, and if they get some tickets in the mail, or if someone is checking their property and sees it, that will get more attention. | 1 | 10,096 | 7.944444 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en6uusj | en7h4vn | 1,557,641,415 | 1,557,660,991 | 77 | 79 | You may have an action for nuisance. They are interfering with the use and enjoyment of your home, after all. I mean it wont stop the alarm now... but you might try and consult an attorney. I mean a month straight of the alarm going off next door might entitle you to some compensation. Good luck. | So, as I understand, the security company that oversees the alarm system won't do anything about an alarm that keeps going off in one of their customers homes? Does that not raise a red flag to anyone!? Canada is different than WA State, but here...we can call the local Police and ask to have a welfare check done. Meaning they go to the residence and check it out. This is by no means actual legal advice, but my suggestion would be to call the police and ask them to go inside and see if your neighbors are safe...and not lying dead in the Conservatory by means of a Candlestick held by Col. Mustard! Either way, once they get inside, they can switch the breaker off! | 0 | 19,576 | 1.025974 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en7dizh | en7h4vn | 1,557,658,000 | 1,557,660,991 | 56 | 79 | If you know or can figure out who their property insurance company is, contact them and let them know what's up. They will probably be very unhappy that the house is apparently unoccupied for 6+ weeks and, on top of that, the security alarm is constantly going off so would there be any way to distinguish between a real alarm and what is apparently and endless series of false alarms? I suspect the security company might not want to be liable for the owners losing their insurance coverage. You could also look at land records to see if they have a mortgage and, if so, to whom. The mortgagee might also be quite interested in getting on top of this. | So, as I understand, the security company that oversees the alarm system won't do anything about an alarm that keeps going off in one of their customers homes? Does that not raise a red flag to anyone!? Canada is different than WA State, but here...we can call the local Police and ask to have a welfare check done. Meaning they go to the residence and check it out. This is by no means actual legal advice, but my suggestion would be to call the police and ask them to go inside and see if your neighbors are safe...and not lying dead in the Conservatory by means of a Candlestick held by Col. Mustard! Either way, once they get inside, they can switch the breaker off! | 0 | 2,991 | 1.410714 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en7h4vn | en77o9m | 1,557,660,991 | 1,557,652,785 | 79 | 33 | So, as I understand, the security company that oversees the alarm system won't do anything about an alarm that keeps going off in one of their customers homes? Does that not raise a red flag to anyone!? Canada is different than WA State, but here...we can call the local Police and ask to have a welfare check done. Meaning they go to the residence and check it out. This is by no means actual legal advice, but my suggestion would be to call the police and ask them to go inside and see if your neighbors are safe...and not lying dead in the Conservatory by means of a Candlestick held by Col. Mustard! Either way, once they get inside, they can switch the breaker off! | This would be a nice fine to pay reporting g many noice complaints and getting multiple tickets.. coming back in June with a months supply of fines | 1 | 8,206 | 2.393939 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en6pne9 | en7h4vn | 1,557,637,473 | 1,557,660,991 | 25 | 79 | have you tried finding where your neighbors are currently? do they have another house somewhere, or family? if you have a rough idea where you could look on the property appraiser (or if they are in canada whatever the equivalent would be if there is one) site for the area and maybe find their address and at least send a letter. i'd also try googling them and see if something turns up that gives a clue as to where they are/contact info. try looking them up on facebook too - maybe they would see a message you send them or maybe you'd get a clue as to where they are or their friends/family members, and you could try finding their contact info online. like, if your neighbors are older and don't work, maybe they have kids who do and you could find them online and their work contact info and call them. also, the alarm company must have their contact info - mine calls me when my alarm is triggered. can't they contact the home owner? how would your condo building handle things if there was a fire in the unit while the neighbors were out of town? they must have a procedure for emergencies... | So, as I understand, the security company that oversees the alarm system won't do anything about an alarm that keeps going off in one of their customers homes? Does that not raise a red flag to anyone!? Canada is different than WA State, but here...we can call the local Police and ask to have a welfare check done. Meaning they go to the residence and check it out. This is by no means actual legal advice, but my suggestion would be to call the police and ask them to go inside and see if your neighbors are safe...and not lying dead in the Conservatory by means of a Candlestick held by Col. Mustard! Either way, once they get inside, they can switch the breaker off! | 0 | 23,518 | 3.16 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en7h4vn | en70lrb | 1,557,660,991 | 1,557,646,218 | 79 | 18 | So, as I understand, the security company that oversees the alarm system won't do anything about an alarm that keeps going off in one of their customers homes? Does that not raise a red flag to anyone!? Canada is different than WA State, but here...we can call the local Police and ask to have a welfare check done. Meaning they go to the residence and check it out. This is by no means actual legal advice, but my suggestion would be to call the police and ask them to go inside and see if your neighbors are safe...and not lying dead in the Conservatory by means of a Candlestick held by Col. Mustard! Either way, once they get inside, they can switch the breaker off! | Do you have any sort of HOA? If the homes are attached there is usually some arrangement for common maintenance and they could have up to date contact information. Or are they receiving mail that's piling up? Is someone getting their mail? Depending on how long their gone they might have setup mail forwarding. You could try sending them a letter and hope it gets forwarded to them or someone picks it up and you mark it urgent. If you get really desperate you could hire a private investigator to track them down. There are people who find people for a living. With every thing you know they should be able to find them, it might just cost hundreds or a few thousand. You could even try suing them for that cost but I don't know if that would be very successful. And finally, I would contact bylaws to have then start ticketing them. They are causing a disturbance, and if they get some tickets in the mail, or if someone is checking their property and sees it, that will get more attention. | 1 | 14,773 | 4.388889 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en6pne9 | en6uusj | 1,557,637,473 | 1,557,641,415 | 25 | 77 | have you tried finding where your neighbors are currently? do they have another house somewhere, or family? if you have a rough idea where you could look on the property appraiser (or if they are in canada whatever the equivalent would be if there is one) site for the area and maybe find their address and at least send a letter. i'd also try googling them and see if something turns up that gives a clue as to where they are/contact info. try looking them up on facebook too - maybe they would see a message you send them or maybe you'd get a clue as to where they are or their friends/family members, and you could try finding their contact info online. like, if your neighbors are older and don't work, maybe they have kids who do and you could find them online and their work contact info and call them. also, the alarm company must have their contact info - mine calls me when my alarm is triggered. can't they contact the home owner? how would your condo building handle things if there was a fire in the unit while the neighbors were out of town? they must have a procedure for emergencies... | You may have an action for nuisance. They are interfering with the use and enjoyment of your home, after all. I mean it wont stop the alarm now... but you might try and consult an attorney. I mean a month straight of the alarm going off next door might entitle you to some compensation. Good luck. | 0 | 3,942 | 3.08 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en7dizh | en77o9m | 1,557,658,000 | 1,557,652,785 | 56 | 33 | If you know or can figure out who their property insurance company is, contact them and let them know what's up. They will probably be very unhappy that the house is apparently unoccupied for 6+ weeks and, on top of that, the security alarm is constantly going off so would there be any way to distinguish between a real alarm and what is apparently and endless series of false alarms? I suspect the security company might not want to be liable for the owners losing their insurance coverage. You could also look at land records to see if they have a mortgage and, if so, to whom. The mortgagee might also be quite interested in getting on top of this. | This would be a nice fine to pay reporting g many noice complaints and getting multiple tickets.. coming back in June with a months supply of fines | 1 | 5,215 | 1.69697 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en7dizh | en6pne9 | 1,557,658,000 | 1,557,637,473 | 56 | 25 | If you know or can figure out who their property insurance company is, contact them and let them know what's up. They will probably be very unhappy that the house is apparently unoccupied for 6+ weeks and, on top of that, the security alarm is constantly going off so would there be any way to distinguish between a real alarm and what is apparently and endless series of false alarms? I suspect the security company might not want to be liable for the owners losing their insurance coverage. You could also look at land records to see if they have a mortgage and, if so, to whom. The mortgagee might also be quite interested in getting on top of this. | have you tried finding where your neighbors are currently? do they have another house somewhere, or family? if you have a rough idea where you could look on the property appraiser (or if they are in canada whatever the equivalent would be if there is one) site for the area and maybe find their address and at least send a letter. i'd also try googling them and see if something turns up that gives a clue as to where they are/contact info. try looking them up on facebook too - maybe they would see a message you send them or maybe you'd get a clue as to where they are or their friends/family members, and you could try finding their contact info online. like, if your neighbors are older and don't work, maybe they have kids who do and you could find them online and their work contact info and call them. also, the alarm company must have their contact info - mine calls me when my alarm is triggered. can't they contact the home owner? how would your condo building handle things if there was a fire in the unit while the neighbors were out of town? they must have a procedure for emergencies... | 1 | 20,527 | 2.24 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en7dizh | en70lrb | 1,557,658,000 | 1,557,646,218 | 56 | 18 | If you know or can figure out who their property insurance company is, contact them and let them know what's up. They will probably be very unhappy that the house is apparently unoccupied for 6+ weeks and, on top of that, the security alarm is constantly going off so would there be any way to distinguish between a real alarm and what is apparently and endless series of false alarms? I suspect the security company might not want to be liable for the owners losing their insurance coverage. You could also look at land records to see if they have a mortgage and, if so, to whom. The mortgagee might also be quite interested in getting on top of this. | Do you have any sort of HOA? If the homes are attached there is usually some arrangement for common maintenance and they could have up to date contact information. Or are they receiving mail that's piling up? Is someone getting their mail? Depending on how long their gone they might have setup mail forwarding. You could try sending them a letter and hope it gets forwarded to them or someone picks it up and you mark it urgent. If you get really desperate you could hire a private investigator to track them down. There are people who find people for a living. With every thing you know they should be able to find them, it might just cost hundreds or a few thousand. You could even try suing them for that cost but I don't know if that would be very successful. And finally, I would contact bylaws to have then start ticketing them. They are causing a disturbance, and if they get some tickets in the mail, or if someone is checking their property and sees it, that will get more attention. | 1 | 11,782 | 3.111111 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en77o9m | en6pne9 | 1,557,652,785 | 1,557,637,473 | 33 | 25 | This would be a nice fine to pay reporting g many noice complaints and getting multiple tickets.. coming back in June with a months supply of fines | have you tried finding where your neighbors are currently? do they have another house somewhere, or family? if you have a rough idea where you could look on the property appraiser (or if they are in canada whatever the equivalent would be if there is one) site for the area and maybe find their address and at least send a letter. i'd also try googling them and see if something turns up that gives a clue as to where they are/contact info. try looking them up on facebook too - maybe they would see a message you send them or maybe you'd get a clue as to where they are or their friends/family members, and you could try finding their contact info online. like, if your neighbors are older and don't work, maybe they have kids who do and you could find them online and their work contact info and call them. also, the alarm company must have their contact info - mine calls me when my alarm is triggered. can't they contact the home owner? how would your condo building handle things if there was a fire in the unit while the neighbors were out of town? they must have a procedure for emergencies... | 1 | 15,312 | 1.32 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en77o9m | en70lrb | 1,557,652,785 | 1,557,646,218 | 33 | 18 | This would be a nice fine to pay reporting g many noice complaints and getting multiple tickets.. coming back in June with a months supply of fines | Do you have any sort of HOA? If the homes are attached there is usually some arrangement for common maintenance and they could have up to date contact information. Or are they receiving mail that's piling up? Is someone getting their mail? Depending on how long their gone they might have setup mail forwarding. You could try sending them a letter and hope it gets forwarded to them or someone picks it up and you mark it urgent. If you get really desperate you could hire a private investigator to track them down. There are people who find people for a living. With every thing you know they should be able to find them, it might just cost hundreds or a few thousand. You could even try suing them for that cost but I don't know if that would be very successful. And finally, I would contact bylaws to have then start ticketing them. They are causing a disturbance, and if they get some tickets in the mail, or if someone is checking their property and sees it, that will get more attention. | 1 | 6,567 | 1.833333 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en7mke5 | en6pne9 | 1,557,664,809 | 1,557,637,473 | 32 | 25 | Call 911 and say an alarm is going off next door and the people living there aren't home. Maybe you don't know what the alarm is for. | have you tried finding where your neighbors are currently? do they have another house somewhere, or family? if you have a rough idea where you could look on the property appraiser (or if they are in canada whatever the equivalent would be if there is one) site for the area and maybe find their address and at least send a letter. i'd also try googling them and see if something turns up that gives a clue as to where they are/contact info. try looking them up on facebook too - maybe they would see a message you send them or maybe you'd get a clue as to where they are or their friends/family members, and you could try finding their contact info online. like, if your neighbors are older and don't work, maybe they have kids who do and you could find them online and their work contact info and call them. also, the alarm company must have their contact info - mine calls me when my alarm is triggered. can't they contact the home owner? how would your condo building handle things if there was a fire in the unit while the neighbors were out of town? they must have a procedure for emergencies... | 1 | 27,336 | 1.28 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en70lrb | en7mke5 | 1,557,646,218 | 1,557,664,809 | 18 | 32 | Do you have any sort of HOA? If the homes are attached there is usually some arrangement for common maintenance and they could have up to date contact information. Or are they receiving mail that's piling up? Is someone getting their mail? Depending on how long their gone they might have setup mail forwarding. You could try sending them a letter and hope it gets forwarded to them or someone picks it up and you mark it urgent. If you get really desperate you could hire a private investigator to track them down. There are people who find people for a living. With every thing you know they should be able to find them, it might just cost hundreds or a few thousand. You could even try suing them for that cost but I don't know if that would be very successful. And finally, I would contact bylaws to have then start ticketing them. They are causing a disturbance, and if they get some tickets in the mail, or if someone is checking their property and sees it, that will get more attention. | Call 911 and say an alarm is going off next door and the people living there aren't home. Maybe you don't know what the alarm is for. | 0 | 18,591 | 1.777778 |
bnl5n8 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Neighbour's security alarm keeps going off non-stop. They are currently away and won't be back till end of June. Police say they cannot do anything, is there anything i can do to make it stop? Hi we own a town home in Toronto, Ontario it is attached to our neighbors unit. We aren't really close to our neighbors as they rarely seem to be around. Yesterday evening we had a power outage where the power went out for around 6 hours. When power was restored, our neighbors security system keeps randomly going off, and playing an extremely loud alarm for around \~30 seconds every \~15 minutes. We can hear it throughout our entire unit and the unit next to his (not attached) also has told us that it is driving them crazy. The problem is that our neighbors are gone until the end of June, and the contact information i have for them seems to be out of date (phone says number is not in service). We called bylaw this morning, who in turn basically told us to call the police because aside from writing him a ticket for noise he cannot do anything. We called the police and a police officer came to the house and did a perimeter check but said everything was fine. He suggested we contact the owner, when we explained he said there isn't anything he can do, but suggested we call his security alarm company. We called the security alarm company and explained our situation and they basically told us they cannot help us, and we need to get the owner to contact them. I cannot put up with this for 45+ days. How do i make this stop. | en7mke5 | en7kn7j | 1,557,664,809 | 1,557,663,541 | 32 | 16 | Call 911 and say an alarm is going off next door and the people living there aren't home. Maybe you don't know what the alarm is for. | Would it be illegal to disconnect electricity to your neighbors house? | 1 | 1,268 | 2 |
2r0s9a | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [Texas] HOA wants to fine us for having a dog, but we don't have a dog! The HOA allows dogs but for some reason thinks we are hiding a quote "secret dog" from them. My husband and I don't own a dog or any pets for that matter but they still try to fine us. We even let them in the house to show them that there isn't a dog. They claimed the fact that there was a tennis ball in the kids room means we have a dog. The kids play tennis and they know this. My husband even had his friend from animal control call and tell them that we don't own a dog. They won't listen! | cnbd5jh | cnbcfw9 | 1,420,139,394 | 1,420,138,016 | 123 | 38 | Tell them to prove it or pound sand. Contest any fines in writing. From now on you should discuss the issue in writing only (email is fine). Getting everything in writing is essential if they decide to go to court either for the fines they think you owe or to foreclose. | Sounds like you did something to piss someone off, intentionally or unintentionally, and they're trying to make up something to get you out. As for what you can do, did you sign a HOA contract when you purchased your home? It's usually a condition of purchase. If so, what does it say your recourse is for contesting complaints? | 1 | 1,378 | 3.236842 |
2r0s9a | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [Texas] HOA wants to fine us for having a dog, but we don't have a dog! The HOA allows dogs but for some reason thinks we are hiding a quote "secret dog" from them. My husband and I don't own a dog or any pets for that matter but they still try to fine us. We even let them in the house to show them that there isn't a dog. They claimed the fact that there was a tennis ball in the kids room means we have a dog. The kids play tennis and they know this. My husband even had his friend from animal control call and tell them that we don't own a dog. They won't listen! | cnbbitz | cnbd5jh | 1,420,136,238 | 1,420,139,394 | 28 | 123 | Why do they think this? | Tell them to prove it or pound sand. Contest any fines in writing. From now on you should discuss the issue in writing only (email is fine). Getting everything in writing is essential if they decide to go to court either for the fines they think you owe or to foreclose. | 0 | 3,156 | 4.392857 |
2r0s9a | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [Texas] HOA wants to fine us for having a dog, but we don't have a dog! The HOA allows dogs but for some reason thinks we are hiding a quote "secret dog" from them. My husband and I don't own a dog or any pets for that matter but they still try to fine us. We even let them in the house to show them that there isn't a dog. They claimed the fact that there was a tennis ball in the kids room means we have a dog. The kids play tennis and they know this. My husband even had his friend from animal control call and tell them that we don't own a dog. They won't listen! | cnbi3ky | cnbcfw9 | 1,420,148,895 | 1,420,138,016 | 56 | 38 | No advice but this reminds me when we got a ticket for letting our Rottweiler out and having a weight vest on him. They put him back in the yard and fixed our fence. We didn't own a dog at the time | Sounds like you did something to piss someone off, intentionally or unintentionally, and they're trying to make up something to get you out. As for what you can do, did you sign a HOA contract when you purchased your home? It's usually a condition of purchase. If so, what does it say your recourse is for contesting complaints? | 1 | 10,879 | 1.473684 |
2r0s9a | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [Texas] HOA wants to fine us for having a dog, but we don't have a dog! The HOA allows dogs but for some reason thinks we are hiding a quote "secret dog" from them. My husband and I don't own a dog or any pets for that matter but they still try to fine us. We even let them in the house to show them that there isn't a dog. They claimed the fact that there was a tennis ball in the kids room means we have a dog. The kids play tennis and they know this. My husband even had his friend from animal control call and tell them that we don't own a dog. They won't listen! | cnbi3ky | cnbbitz | 1,420,148,895 | 1,420,136,238 | 56 | 28 | No advice but this reminds me when we got a ticket for letting our Rottweiler out and having a weight vest on him. They put him back in the yard and fixed our fence. We didn't own a dog at the time | Why do they think this? | 1 | 12,657 | 2 |
2r0s9a | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [Texas] HOA wants to fine us for having a dog, but we don't have a dog! The HOA allows dogs but for some reason thinks we are hiding a quote "secret dog" from them. My husband and I don't own a dog or any pets for that matter but they still try to fine us. We even let them in the house to show them that there isn't a dog. They claimed the fact that there was a tennis ball in the kids room means we have a dog. The kids play tennis and they know this. My husband even had his friend from animal control call and tell them that we don't own a dog. They won't listen! | cnbi3ky | cnbf3hq | 1,420,148,895 | 1,420,143,144 | 56 | 13 | No advice but this reminds me when we got a ticket for letting our Rottweiler out and having a weight vest on him. They put him back in the yard and fixed our fence. We didn't own a dog at the time | Do you need permission to own a pet? | 1 | 5,751 | 4.307692 |
2r0s9a | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [Texas] HOA wants to fine us for having a dog, but we don't have a dog! The HOA allows dogs but for some reason thinks we are hiding a quote "secret dog" from them. My husband and I don't own a dog or any pets for that matter but they still try to fine us. We even let them in the house to show them that there isn't a dog. They claimed the fact that there was a tennis ball in the kids room means we have a dog. The kids play tennis and they know this. My husband even had his friend from animal control call and tell them that we don't own a dog. They won't listen! | cnbi3ky | cnbg0n2 | 1,420,148,895 | 1,420,144,925 | 56 | 13 | No advice but this reminds me when we got a ticket for letting our Rottweiler out and having a weight vest on him. They put him back in the yard and fixed our fence. We didn't own a dog at the time | Seems to me like they have *prove* you have a dog. They can't simply make up violations and *make* you pay. I say like u/bagellord, prove it or pound sand. Just stare at them blankly like they're crazy.... well, they kinda are. | 1 | 3,970 | 4.307692 |
2r0s9a | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [Texas] HOA wants to fine us for having a dog, but we don't have a dog! The HOA allows dogs but for some reason thinks we are hiding a quote "secret dog" from them. My husband and I don't own a dog or any pets for that matter but they still try to fine us. We even let them in the house to show them that there isn't a dog. They claimed the fact that there was a tennis ball in the kids room means we have a dog. The kids play tennis and they know this. My husband even had his friend from animal control call and tell them that we don't own a dog. They won't listen! | cnbfcqv | cnbi3ky | 1,420,143,646 | 1,420,148,895 | 6 | 56 | Other than a tennis ball in your kids room, what is their/her basis for saying you have a dig? There needs to be some rational bais for making teh claim to make it stick. I agree that all communications need to be in writing. Better yet, check teh written HOA and follow the language to the letter. You may need a lawyer for a cease and desist letter eventually. Query- does this president do other unfounded things? | No advice but this reminds me when we got a ticket for letting our Rottweiler out and having a weight vest on him. They put him back in the yard and fixed our fence. We didn't own a dog at the time | 0 | 5,249 | 9.333333 |
2r0s9a | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [Texas] HOA wants to fine us for having a dog, but we don't have a dog! The HOA allows dogs but for some reason thinks we are hiding a quote "secret dog" from them. My husband and I don't own a dog or any pets for that matter but they still try to fine us. We even let them in the house to show them that there isn't a dog. They claimed the fact that there was a tennis ball in the kids room means we have a dog. The kids play tennis and they know this. My husband even had his friend from animal control call and tell them that we don't own a dog. They won't listen! | cnbcfw9 | cnbbitz | 1,420,138,016 | 1,420,136,238 | 38 | 28 | Sounds like you did something to piss someone off, intentionally or unintentionally, and they're trying to make up something to get you out. As for what you can do, did you sign a HOA contract when you purchased your home? It's usually a condition of purchase. If so, what does it say your recourse is for contesting complaints? | Why do they think this? | 1 | 1,778 | 1.357143 |
2r0s9a | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [Texas] HOA wants to fine us for having a dog, but we don't have a dog! The HOA allows dogs but for some reason thinks we are hiding a quote "secret dog" from them. My husband and I don't own a dog or any pets for that matter but they still try to fine us. We even let them in the house to show them that there isn't a dog. They claimed the fact that there was a tennis ball in the kids room means we have a dog. The kids play tennis and they know this. My husband even had his friend from animal control call and tell them that we don't own a dog. They won't listen! | cnbg0n2 | cnbfcqv | 1,420,144,925 | 1,420,143,646 | 13 | 6 | Seems to me like they have *prove* you have a dog. They can't simply make up violations and *make* you pay. I say like u/bagellord, prove it or pound sand. Just stare at them blankly like they're crazy.... well, they kinda are. | Other than a tennis ball in your kids room, what is their/her basis for saying you have a dig? There needs to be some rational bais for making teh claim to make it stick. I agree that all communications need to be in writing. Better yet, check teh written HOA and follow the language to the letter. You may need a lawyer for a cease and desist letter eventually. Query- does this president do other unfounded things? | 1 | 1,279 | 2.166667 |
2r0s9a | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [Texas] HOA wants to fine us for having a dog, but we don't have a dog! The HOA allows dogs but for some reason thinks we are hiding a quote "secret dog" from them. My husband and I don't own a dog or any pets for that matter but they still try to fine us. We even let them in the house to show them that there isn't a dog. They claimed the fact that there was a tennis ball in the kids room means we have a dog. The kids play tennis and they know this. My husband even had his friend from animal control call and tell them that we don't own a dog. They won't listen! | cnbmsee | cnbfcqv | 1,420,158,256 | 1,420,143,646 | 7 | 6 | Simple answer, install cameras all over your property. Record her trespassing and then have her arrested. | Other than a tennis ball in your kids room, what is their/her basis for saying you have a dig? There needs to be some rational bais for making teh claim to make it stick. I agree that all communications need to be in writing. Better yet, check teh written HOA and follow the language to the letter. You may need a lawyer for a cease and desist letter eventually. Query- does this president do other unfounded things? | 1 | 14,610 | 1.166667 |
2r0s9a | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [Texas] HOA wants to fine us for having a dog, but we don't have a dog! The HOA allows dogs but for some reason thinks we are hiding a quote "secret dog" from them. My husband and I don't own a dog or any pets for that matter but they still try to fine us. We even let them in the house to show them that there isn't a dog. They claimed the fact that there was a tennis ball in the kids room means we have a dog. The kids play tennis and they know this. My husband even had his friend from animal control call and tell them that we don't own a dog. They won't listen! | cnbfcqv | cnbzkxb | 1,420,143,646 | 1,420,185,492 | 6 | 8 | Other than a tennis ball in your kids room, what is their/her basis for saying you have a dig? There needs to be some rational bais for making teh claim to make it stick. I agree that all communications need to be in writing. Better yet, check teh written HOA and follow the language to the letter. You may need a lawyer for a cease and desist letter eventually. Query- does this president do other unfounded things? | If you are telling the truth to us, then your HOA and its President are going to be arrested and/or disbanded fairly quickly by a local judge. Forget trying to get these local yokels to listen to you. They are not the law of the land. Bring in the real law and these idiots will melt away, no matter whatever you agreed to in your HOA terms. | 0 | 41,846 | 1.333333 |
2r0s9a | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [Texas] HOA wants to fine us for having a dog, but we don't have a dog! The HOA allows dogs but for some reason thinks we are hiding a quote "secret dog" from them. My husband and I don't own a dog or any pets for that matter but they still try to fine us. We even let them in the house to show them that there isn't a dog. They claimed the fact that there was a tennis ball in the kids room means we have a dog. The kids play tennis and they know this. My husband even had his friend from animal control call and tell them that we don't own a dog. They won't listen! | cnbmsee | cnbzkxb | 1,420,158,256 | 1,420,185,492 | 7 | 8 | Simple answer, install cameras all over your property. Record her trespassing and then have her arrested. | If you are telling the truth to us, then your HOA and its President are going to be arrested and/or disbanded fairly quickly by a local judge. Forget trying to get these local yokels to listen to you. They are not the law of the land. Bring in the real law and these idiots will melt away, no matter whatever you agreed to in your HOA terms. | 0 | 27,236 | 1.142857 |
2r0s9a | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [Texas] HOA wants to fine us for having a dog, but we don't have a dog! The HOA allows dogs but for some reason thinks we are hiding a quote "secret dog" from them. My husband and I don't own a dog or any pets for that matter but they still try to fine us. We even let them in the house to show them that there isn't a dog. They claimed the fact that there was a tennis ball in the kids room means we have a dog. The kids play tennis and they know this. My husband even had his friend from animal control call and tell them that we don't own a dog. They won't listen! | cnbmsee | cnbjk71 | 1,420,158,256 | 1,420,151,843 | 7 | 2 | Simple answer, install cameras all over your property. Record her trespassing and then have her arrested. | My uncle has a dog and enjoys playing tennis. It all makes sense now. But seriously OP, from what you're telling me, (and I'm not even a lawyer) you can probably call the cops on this bitch. I'd also say get an attorney about everything else all the redditors are talking about. | 1 | 6,413 | 3.5 |
2r0s9a | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [Texas] HOA wants to fine us for having a dog, but we don't have a dog! The HOA allows dogs but for some reason thinks we are hiding a quote "secret dog" from them. My husband and I don't own a dog or any pets for that matter but they still try to fine us. We even let them in the house to show them that there isn't a dog. They claimed the fact that there was a tennis ball in the kids room means we have a dog. The kids play tennis and they know this. My husband even had his friend from animal control call and tell them that we don't own a dog. They won't listen! | cnbzkxb | cnbjk71 | 1,420,185,492 | 1,420,151,843 | 8 | 2 | If you are telling the truth to us, then your HOA and its President are going to be arrested and/or disbanded fairly quickly by a local judge. Forget trying to get these local yokels to listen to you. They are not the law of the land. Bring in the real law and these idiots will melt away, no matter whatever you agreed to in your HOA terms. | My uncle has a dog and enjoys playing tennis. It all makes sense now. But seriously OP, from what you're telling me, (and I'm not even a lawyer) you can probably call the cops on this bitch. I'd also say get an attorney about everything else all the redditors are talking about. | 1 | 33,649 | 4 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3s0k2o | i3s0232 | 1,649,347,847 | 1,649,347,637 | 827 | 378 | PLEASE DO NOT DESTROY THOSE HARD DRIVES. Speak to a criminal defense attorney and find a way to cover yourself before turning them in. If children have been victimized you may very well hold the only known evidence capable of bringing their abusers to justice. You don't just have something potentially incriminating, you have 3 hard drives full of potential to bring abusers to justice before they hurt anyone else. Please get these to the appropriate authorities. | People are ballsy. Pay a lawyer to safely turn them in to authorities if you believe there is something illegal on them. If OP destroys these and it was found out they purposely tried to obstruct Justice- they are totally screwed. I’d rather be the person who gets some heat for doing the right thing. Up to this point- Op has done nothing wrong! Once OP purposely and willfully destroys these tapes. They are guilty of obstruction and covering up a CP crime. There would be no doubt- they are guilty. In a court of law- the very act of destroying these things would make others believe they have something more to hide. I’d rather have a lawyer quietly fighting on my behalf for a few years. Than the 20-30 years behind bars they could get for pulling this illegal crap- depending where they are. You are hoping that 10 years is enough time- it’s not! Those young children on those videos just turned adults. It just takes one child, who is now an adult to come forward and the walls could come caving in. Which isn’t that unlikely. You’d rather be ahead of this. What if your dad and a friend were responsible for filming and passing it around and his partner is still alive and gets caught next year. This goes public- you don’t want to be the person who destroyed evidence! I dunno- just my two cents. Plus- knowing that many sexual predators are able to operate under the radar for decades. It seems those hard drives have just as much chance of being relevant- as they do of not being relevant. | 1 | 210 | 2.187831 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3s0k2o | i3rnnbr | 1,649,347,847 | 1,649,342,435 | 827 | 295 | PLEASE DO NOT DESTROY THOSE HARD DRIVES. Speak to a criminal defense attorney and find a way to cover yourself before turning them in. If children have been victimized you may very well hold the only known evidence capable of bringing their abusers to justice. You don't just have something potentially incriminating, you have 3 hard drives full of potential to bring abusers to justice before they hurt anyone else. Please get these to the appropriate authorities. | Not a lawyer This is the second CSAM post on this subreddit in the past week and I’m confused by all the advice to not report it. These are real children who are real victims. What if the images include adults that have not been identified by law enforcement yet and still have access to kids? I usually would never recommend talking to the police but turning these over could protect future victims. | 1 | 5,412 | 2.80339 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3rhobo | i3s0k2o | 1,649,339,754 | 1,649,347,847 | 94 | 827 | You're not saying it, but if its kids and not animals, you need to tell someone. There is a probability that your doing so will help put someone else whos still actively hurting kids away, or prevent future abuse. | PLEASE DO NOT DESTROY THOSE HARD DRIVES. Speak to a criminal defense attorney and find a way to cover yourself before turning them in. If children have been victimized you may very well hold the only known evidence capable of bringing their abusers to justice. You don't just have something potentially incriminating, you have 3 hard drives full of potential to bring abusers to justice before they hurt anyone else. Please get these to the appropriate authorities. | 0 | 8,093 | 8.797872 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3rh76l | i3s0k2o | 1,649,339,560 | 1,649,347,847 | 49 | 827 | Turn it in to federal authorities. They may be able to use it to apprehend others involved in the distribution/production of the material and also to potentially identify victims. | PLEASE DO NOT DESTROY THOSE HARD DRIVES. Speak to a criminal defense attorney and find a way to cover yourself before turning them in. If children have been victimized you may very well hold the only known evidence capable of bringing their abusers to justice. You don't just have something potentially incriminating, you have 3 hard drives full of potential to bring abusers to justice before they hurt anyone else. Please get these to the appropriate authorities. | 0 | 8,287 | 16.877551 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3s0k2o | i3rt4lx | 1,649,347,847 | 1,649,344,802 | 827 | 31 | PLEASE DO NOT DESTROY THOSE HARD DRIVES. Speak to a criminal defense attorney and find a way to cover yourself before turning them in. If children have been victimized you may very well hold the only known evidence capable of bringing their abusers to justice. You don't just have something potentially incriminating, you have 3 hard drives full of potential to bring abusers to justice before they hurt anyone else. Please get these to the appropriate authorities. | The information on those drives could be used to solve decades old crimes. That could bring closure to a lot of people and justice to some. I say bring it in to the police. | 1 | 3,045 | 26.677419 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3s0232 | i3s1mng | 1,649,347,637 | 1,649,348,279 | 378 | 436 | People are ballsy. Pay a lawyer to safely turn them in to authorities if you believe there is something illegal on them. If OP destroys these and it was found out they purposely tried to obstruct Justice- they are totally screwed. I’d rather be the person who gets some heat for doing the right thing. Up to this point- Op has done nothing wrong! Once OP purposely and willfully destroys these tapes. They are guilty of obstruction and covering up a CP crime. There would be no doubt- they are guilty. In a court of law- the very act of destroying these things would make others believe they have something more to hide. I’d rather have a lawyer quietly fighting on my behalf for a few years. Than the 20-30 years behind bars they could get for pulling this illegal crap- depending where they are. You are hoping that 10 years is enough time- it’s not! Those young children on those videos just turned adults. It just takes one child, who is now an adult to come forward and the walls could come caving in. Which isn’t that unlikely. You’d rather be ahead of this. What if your dad and a friend were responsible for filming and passing it around and his partner is still alive and gets caught next year. This goes public- you don’t want to be the person who destroyed evidence! I dunno- just my two cents. Plus- knowing that many sexual predators are able to operate under the radar for decades. It seems those hard drives have just as much chance of being relevant- as they do of not being relevant. | Not a lawyer. Before you do anything, you should absolutely talk to a lawyer versed in the laws concerning the illegal material. Destroying it and being found out later that it was in your possession could backfire terribly. You'd be destroying evidence after all. | 0 | 642 | 1.153439 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3rnnbr | i3s1mng | 1,649,342,435 | 1,649,348,279 | 295 | 436 | Not a lawyer This is the second CSAM post on this subreddit in the past week and I’m confused by all the advice to not report it. These are real children who are real victims. What if the images include adults that have not been identified by law enforcement yet and still have access to kids? I usually would never recommend talking to the police but turning these over could protect future victims. | Not a lawyer. Before you do anything, you should absolutely talk to a lawyer versed in the laws concerning the illegal material. Destroying it and being found out later that it was in your possession could backfire terribly. You'd be destroying evidence after all. | 0 | 5,844 | 1.477966 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3rhobo | i3s1mng | 1,649,339,754 | 1,649,348,279 | 94 | 436 | You're not saying it, but if its kids and not animals, you need to tell someone. There is a probability that your doing so will help put someone else whos still actively hurting kids away, or prevent future abuse. | Not a lawyer. Before you do anything, you should absolutely talk to a lawyer versed in the laws concerning the illegal material. Destroying it and being found out later that it was in your possession could backfire terribly. You'd be destroying evidence after all. | 0 | 8,525 | 4.638298 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3s1mng | i3rh76l | 1,649,348,279 | 1,649,339,560 | 436 | 49 | Not a lawyer. Before you do anything, you should absolutely talk to a lawyer versed in the laws concerning the illegal material. Destroying it and being found out later that it was in your possession could backfire terribly. You'd be destroying evidence after all. | Turn it in to federal authorities. They may be able to use it to apprehend others involved in the distribution/production of the material and also to potentially identify victims. | 1 | 8,719 | 8.897959 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3rt4lx | i3s1mng | 1,649,344,802 | 1,649,348,279 | 31 | 436 | The information on those drives could be used to solve decades old crimes. That could bring closure to a lot of people and justice to some. I say bring it in to the police. | Not a lawyer. Before you do anything, you should absolutely talk to a lawyer versed in the laws concerning the illegal material. Destroying it and being found out later that it was in your possession could backfire terribly. You'd be destroying evidence after all. | 0 | 3,477 | 14.064516 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3rnnbr | i3s0232 | 1,649,342,435 | 1,649,347,637 | 295 | 378 | Not a lawyer This is the second CSAM post on this subreddit in the past week and I’m confused by all the advice to not report it. These are real children who are real victims. What if the images include adults that have not been identified by law enforcement yet and still have access to kids? I usually would never recommend talking to the police but turning these over could protect future victims. | People are ballsy. Pay a lawyer to safely turn them in to authorities if you believe there is something illegal on them. If OP destroys these and it was found out they purposely tried to obstruct Justice- they are totally screwed. I’d rather be the person who gets some heat for doing the right thing. Up to this point- Op has done nothing wrong! Once OP purposely and willfully destroys these tapes. They are guilty of obstruction and covering up a CP crime. There would be no doubt- they are guilty. In a court of law- the very act of destroying these things would make others believe they have something more to hide. I’d rather have a lawyer quietly fighting on my behalf for a few years. Than the 20-30 years behind bars they could get for pulling this illegal crap- depending where they are. You are hoping that 10 years is enough time- it’s not! Those young children on those videos just turned adults. It just takes one child, who is now an adult to come forward and the walls could come caving in. Which isn’t that unlikely. You’d rather be ahead of this. What if your dad and a friend were responsible for filming and passing it around and his partner is still alive and gets caught next year. This goes public- you don’t want to be the person who destroyed evidence! I dunno- just my two cents. Plus- knowing that many sexual predators are able to operate under the radar for decades. It seems those hard drives have just as much chance of being relevant- as they do of not being relevant. | 0 | 5,202 | 1.281356 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3s0232 | i3rhobo | 1,649,347,637 | 1,649,339,754 | 378 | 94 | People are ballsy. Pay a lawyer to safely turn them in to authorities if you believe there is something illegal on them. If OP destroys these and it was found out they purposely tried to obstruct Justice- they are totally screwed. I’d rather be the person who gets some heat for doing the right thing. Up to this point- Op has done nothing wrong! Once OP purposely and willfully destroys these tapes. They are guilty of obstruction and covering up a CP crime. There would be no doubt- they are guilty. In a court of law- the very act of destroying these things would make others believe they have something more to hide. I’d rather have a lawyer quietly fighting on my behalf for a few years. Than the 20-30 years behind bars they could get for pulling this illegal crap- depending where they are. You are hoping that 10 years is enough time- it’s not! Those young children on those videos just turned adults. It just takes one child, who is now an adult to come forward and the walls could come caving in. Which isn’t that unlikely. You’d rather be ahead of this. What if your dad and a friend were responsible for filming and passing it around and his partner is still alive and gets caught next year. This goes public- you don’t want to be the person who destroyed evidence! I dunno- just my two cents. Plus- knowing that many sexual predators are able to operate under the radar for decades. It seems those hard drives have just as much chance of being relevant- as they do of not being relevant. | You're not saying it, but if its kids and not animals, you need to tell someone. There is a probability that your doing so will help put someone else whos still actively hurting kids away, or prevent future abuse. | 1 | 7,883 | 4.021277 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3rh76l | i3s0232 | 1,649,339,560 | 1,649,347,637 | 49 | 378 | Turn it in to federal authorities. They may be able to use it to apprehend others involved in the distribution/production of the material and also to potentially identify victims. | People are ballsy. Pay a lawyer to safely turn them in to authorities if you believe there is something illegal on them. If OP destroys these and it was found out they purposely tried to obstruct Justice- they are totally screwed. I’d rather be the person who gets some heat for doing the right thing. Up to this point- Op has done nothing wrong! Once OP purposely and willfully destroys these tapes. They are guilty of obstruction and covering up a CP crime. There would be no doubt- they are guilty. In a court of law- the very act of destroying these things would make others believe they have something more to hide. I’d rather have a lawyer quietly fighting on my behalf for a few years. Than the 20-30 years behind bars they could get for pulling this illegal crap- depending where they are. You are hoping that 10 years is enough time- it’s not! Those young children on those videos just turned adults. It just takes one child, who is now an adult to come forward and the walls could come caving in. Which isn’t that unlikely. You’d rather be ahead of this. What if your dad and a friend were responsible for filming and passing it around and his partner is still alive and gets caught next year. This goes public- you don’t want to be the person who destroyed evidence! I dunno- just my two cents. Plus- knowing that many sexual predators are able to operate under the radar for decades. It seems those hard drives have just as much chance of being relevant- as they do of not being relevant. | 0 | 8,077 | 7.714286 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3rt4lx | i3s0232 | 1,649,344,802 | 1,649,347,637 | 31 | 378 | The information on those drives could be used to solve decades old crimes. That could bring closure to a lot of people and justice to some. I say bring it in to the police. | People are ballsy. Pay a lawyer to safely turn them in to authorities if you believe there is something illegal on them. If OP destroys these and it was found out they purposely tried to obstruct Justice- they are totally screwed. I’d rather be the person who gets some heat for doing the right thing. Up to this point- Op has done nothing wrong! Once OP purposely and willfully destroys these tapes. They are guilty of obstruction and covering up a CP crime. There would be no doubt- they are guilty. In a court of law- the very act of destroying these things would make others believe they have something more to hide. I’d rather have a lawyer quietly fighting on my behalf for a few years. Than the 20-30 years behind bars they could get for pulling this illegal crap- depending where they are. You are hoping that 10 years is enough time- it’s not! Those young children on those videos just turned adults. It just takes one child, who is now an adult to come forward and the walls could come caving in. Which isn’t that unlikely. You’d rather be ahead of this. What if your dad and a friend were responsible for filming and passing it around and his partner is still alive and gets caught next year. This goes public- you don’t want to be the person who destroyed evidence! I dunno- just my two cents. Plus- knowing that many sexual predators are able to operate under the radar for decades. It seems those hard drives have just as much chance of being relevant- as they do of not being relevant. | 0 | 2,835 | 12.193548 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3rnnbr | i3rhobo | 1,649,342,435 | 1,649,339,754 | 295 | 94 | Not a lawyer This is the second CSAM post on this subreddit in the past week and I’m confused by all the advice to not report it. These are real children who are real victims. What if the images include adults that have not been identified by law enforcement yet and still have access to kids? I usually would never recommend talking to the police but turning these over could protect future victims. | You're not saying it, but if its kids and not animals, you need to tell someone. There is a probability that your doing so will help put someone else whos still actively hurting kids away, or prevent future abuse. | 1 | 2,681 | 3.138298 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3rnnbr | i3rh76l | 1,649,342,435 | 1,649,339,560 | 295 | 49 | Not a lawyer This is the second CSAM post on this subreddit in the past week and I’m confused by all the advice to not report it. These are real children who are real victims. What if the images include adults that have not been identified by law enforcement yet and still have access to kids? I usually would never recommend talking to the police but turning these over could protect future victims. | Turn it in to federal authorities. They may be able to use it to apprehend others involved in the distribution/production of the material and also to potentially identify victims. | 1 | 2,875 | 6.020408 |
ty9up5 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | found a stash of illegal stuff on my deceased dad's hard drive, what now? Going through my dad's stuff from storage, found a box with three external hard drives. Was not expecting them to work as they'd been in a non-climate-controlled garage several years but they work. I knew I'd find porn and I did, but it's definitely of the illegal variety. The files are dated 1999 and my dad has been dead close to ten years. What do I do? | i3rhobo | i3rh76l | 1,649,339,754 | 1,649,339,560 | 94 | 49 | You're not saying it, but if its kids and not animals, you need to tell someone. There is a probability that your doing so will help put someone else whos still actively hurting kids away, or prevent future abuse. | Turn it in to federal authorities. They may be able to use it to apprehend others involved in the distribution/production of the material and also to potentially identify victims. | 1 | 194 | 1.918367 |
pl4ahc | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | I've just been informed my ex wife is moving across the country. We have joint physical 50/50 company of my 16 year old son in California. How does this work? Just like the title says, my ex wife just informed me via email that they're moving to Idaho, from California, with our 16 year old son. She says he picked to go with them and wants to avoid a legal battle, as she has to be at work on Oct 25, 2021. I'm aware that when he turned 14 or 15 he was allowed to choose which parent to live with. I'm a stay at home dad with my new wife and kids, I do not have a job, that is my job, to take care of the kids. How does any of this work? I can't afford a lawyer, she says she wants to do mediation. Will I have to pay child support now? Do I agree to anything? This is all very sudden and came out of nowhere and we're scrambling to figure out what to do now | hc7skpe | hc7x6nd | 1,631,214,605 | 1,631,216,510 | 54 | 240 | Do you have a court ordered custody set up? | Don't agree to anything. Don't sign anything. You need to beg or borrow money for a lawyer, and you need to do it quickly. >I'm aware that when he turned 14 or 15 he was allowed to choose which parent to live with. Unless you have a court order that explicitly says that (which I doubt), that isn't true. The child has a say, but the court makes the decision. | 0 | 1,905 | 4.444444 |
pl4ahc | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | I've just been informed my ex wife is moving across the country. We have joint physical 50/50 company of my 16 year old son in California. How does this work? Just like the title says, my ex wife just informed me via email that they're moving to Idaho, from California, with our 16 year old son. She says he picked to go with them and wants to avoid a legal battle, as she has to be at work on Oct 25, 2021. I'm aware that when he turned 14 or 15 he was allowed to choose which parent to live with. I'm a stay at home dad with my new wife and kids, I do not have a job, that is my job, to take care of the kids. How does any of this work? I can't afford a lawyer, she says she wants to do mediation. Will I have to pay child support now? Do I agree to anything? This is all very sudden and came out of nowhere and we're scrambling to figure out what to do now | hc7x6nd | hc7snfy | 1,631,216,510 | 1,631,214,637 | 240 | 42 | Don't agree to anything. Don't sign anything. You need to beg or borrow money for a lawyer, and you need to do it quickly. >I'm aware that when he turned 14 or 15 he was allowed to choose which parent to live with. Unless you have a court order that explicitly says that (which I doubt), that isn't true. The child has a say, but the court makes the decision. | Don't agree to anything you don't want, you're going to have to figure out how to afford a lawyer and look into what local resources you may have available, Look at your divorce paper work to see what it says about this kind of stuff. That's pretty shitty of her to do this to you. Good luck. | 1 | 1,873 | 5.714286 |
pl4ahc | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | I've just been informed my ex wife is moving across the country. We have joint physical 50/50 company of my 16 year old son in California. How does this work? Just like the title says, my ex wife just informed me via email that they're moving to Idaho, from California, with our 16 year old son. She says he picked to go with them and wants to avoid a legal battle, as she has to be at work on Oct 25, 2021. I'm aware that when he turned 14 or 15 he was allowed to choose which parent to live with. I'm a stay at home dad with my new wife and kids, I do not have a job, that is my job, to take care of the kids. How does any of this work? I can't afford a lawyer, she says she wants to do mediation. Will I have to pay child support now? Do I agree to anything? This is all very sudden and came out of nowhere and we're scrambling to figure out what to do now | hc7snfy | hc8ncrk | 1,631,214,637 | 1,631,227,476 | 42 | 54 | Don't agree to anything you don't want, you're going to have to figure out how to afford a lawyer and look into what local resources you may have available, Look at your divorce paper work to see what it says about this kind of stuff. That's pretty shitty of her to do this to you. Good luck. | Info: Have you spoken to your son? Did he tell you this or is this what your ex-wife said? You’re in California so go to the courts website for the court that applies to you. For example if you were in Los Angeles there are Self-Help resources to help guide you. Good luck 👍🏼 | 0 | 12,839 | 1.285714 |
pl4ahc | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | I've just been informed my ex wife is moving across the country. We have joint physical 50/50 company of my 16 year old son in California. How does this work? Just like the title says, my ex wife just informed me via email that they're moving to Idaho, from California, with our 16 year old son. She says he picked to go with them and wants to avoid a legal battle, as she has to be at work on Oct 25, 2021. I'm aware that when he turned 14 or 15 he was allowed to choose which parent to live with. I'm a stay at home dad with my new wife and kids, I do not have a job, that is my job, to take care of the kids. How does any of this work? I can't afford a lawyer, she says she wants to do mediation. Will I have to pay child support now? Do I agree to anything? This is all very sudden and came out of nowhere and we're scrambling to figure out what to do now | hc7z36c | hc8ncrk | 1,631,217,276 | 1,631,227,476 | 20 | 54 | Make sure you take action before six months goes by because then residency in the new state will be established and you'll be operating under a new states rules which could introduce major difficulties getting legal assistance etc. For example if your ex moved to New Jersey you'd be on the hook for child support until your kid graduated college, or 24... don't know the Idaho laws but you should really hire a professional to assist. | Info: Have you spoken to your son? Did he tell you this or is this what your ex-wife said? You’re in California so go to the courts website for the court that applies to you. For example if you were in Los Angeles there are Self-Help resources to help guide you. Good luck 👍🏼 | 0 | 10,200 | 2.7 |
pl4ahc | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | I've just been informed my ex wife is moving across the country. We have joint physical 50/50 company of my 16 year old son in California. How does this work? Just like the title says, my ex wife just informed me via email that they're moving to Idaho, from California, with our 16 year old son. She says he picked to go with them and wants to avoid a legal battle, as she has to be at work on Oct 25, 2021. I'm aware that when he turned 14 or 15 he was allowed to choose which parent to live with. I'm a stay at home dad with my new wife and kids, I do not have a job, that is my job, to take care of the kids. How does any of this work? I can't afford a lawyer, she says she wants to do mediation. Will I have to pay child support now? Do I agree to anything? This is all very sudden and came out of nowhere and we're scrambling to figure out what to do now | hca8wn5 | hc7z36c | 1,631,257,275 | 1,631,217,276 | 24 | 20 | Okay. I am a lawyer and not your lawyer and not a lawyer in California so here’s the deal. If it were me—I would make sure to tell her NO! Unequivocally No. if she wants to file a case, awesome but she isn’t to leave the state to take your child to live unless the custody agreement allows her to do so. Can she move to Idaho?—sure. Can she keep her custody time? Sure. But she better follow that court order exactly or she’s going to run into serious legal trouble until your child is either emancipated or he turns 18. Trouble like jail for custodial interference or kidnapping or contempt. If she has every other weekend or something and she wants to drive him from Idaho to California-more power to her. But your kiddo doesn’t get to override the judge’s order. Tell her that you don’t agree and you will be following the current orders starting today and then follow through. Your kid isn’t calling the shots here unless that is in your order that he gets to decide. (Most agreements don’t let kids make those decisions all by themselves so pull out your copy and review it). Ignore any advice that says you don’t need an attorney. If she wants to go the legal route, pay the bucks. Look into legal aid services, paralegals (who are also licensed and bonded), law schools in your area and the California state bar for a referral or incomes based help but don’t take any advice from someone concerning your kiddos welfare who isn’t well versed in California law. Good luck | Make sure you take action before six months goes by because then residency in the new state will be established and you'll be operating under a new states rules which could introduce major difficulties getting legal assistance etc. For example if your ex moved to New Jersey you'd be on the hook for child support until your kid graduated college, or 24... don't know the Idaho laws but you should really hire a professional to assist. | 1 | 39,999 | 1.2 |
tyn12s | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Claim made against me for a dog bite, but I've been out of town...with my dogs Hi reddit. I was recently mailed a notice by a major legal office M&M, that their CL would be taking legal action for a dog bite that occurred at my address in which police were called, per her case worker with said legal office. (I learned this after calling M&M from the letter that was sent). I own a house in Florida but the mail was routed to my temporary out of state residence. The date of the claim is in March but I've been out of state since February, again with my dogs. So I know for a fact nothing happened- unless maybe it was a neighbor? Or someone walking their dog by my house ? Or a false claim? Do I need to call local law enforcement to share my side ? The legal office case worker said "they were waiting on more information but they would contact me in the next few days." Just looking for some good old fashioned internet advice. Thanks! | i3tc7l5 | i3tcprb | 1,649,366,235 | 1,649,366,441 | 26 | 780 | When they contact you I'd just tell them you and the dogs have been out of town as of X date. Doesn't seem like anything to worry about. | You need to let your homeowner insurance know about the potential claim. They should provide you with a defense. | 0 | 206 | 30 |
tyn12s | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Claim made against me for a dog bite, but I've been out of town...with my dogs Hi reddit. I was recently mailed a notice by a major legal office M&M, that their CL would be taking legal action for a dog bite that occurred at my address in which police were called, per her case worker with said legal office. (I learned this after calling M&M from the letter that was sent). I own a house in Florida but the mail was routed to my temporary out of state residence. The date of the claim is in March but I've been out of state since February, again with my dogs. So I know for a fact nothing happened- unless maybe it was a neighbor? Or someone walking their dog by my house ? Or a false claim? Do I need to call local law enforcement to share my side ? The legal office case worker said "they were waiting on more information but they would contact me in the next few days." Just looking for some good old fashioned internet advice. Thanks! | i3tc7l5 | i3tewbo | 1,649,366,235 | 1,649,367,336 | 26 | 84 | When they contact you I'd just tell them you and the dogs have been out of town as of X date. Doesn't seem like anything to worry about. | Do you have insurance on the Florida property that includes coverage for such claims? If so, the first call should be to your insurance company. | 0 | 1,101 | 3.230769 |
tyn12s | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Claim made against me for a dog bite, but I've been out of town...with my dogs Hi reddit. I was recently mailed a notice by a major legal office M&M, that their CL would be taking legal action for a dog bite that occurred at my address in which police were called, per her case worker with said legal office. (I learned this after calling M&M from the letter that was sent). I own a house in Florida but the mail was routed to my temporary out of state residence. The date of the claim is in March but I've been out of state since February, again with my dogs. So I know for a fact nothing happened- unless maybe it was a neighbor? Or someone walking their dog by my house ? Or a false claim? Do I need to call local law enforcement to share my side ? The legal office case worker said "they were waiting on more information but they would contact me in the next few days." Just looking for some good old fashioned internet advice. Thanks! | i3tc7l5 | i3u197g | 1,649,366,235 | 1,649,376,776 | 26 | 52 | When they contact you I'd just tell them you and the dogs have been out of town as of X date. Doesn't seem like anything to worry about. | If this is a real law firm and a real claim, you should ask them for the case number from the police or a copy of the report. If the date is the same as the dates you were out of state, then it's a pretty clear case. If there is some situation where, maybe a stray dog wandered onto your property and bit someone there...well... I would wonder why they were on your property. If they were just near your property, then the attack has nothing to do with you. Explain this to the lawyers and tell them to pound sand. They might just go away. If they wandered onto your property and the stray dog was on your property, I think you have a very good case, but would need a lawyer to figure it out. Homeowners insurance is great for that. I guess I'm saying if this is slam dunk, you might be able to clear it up without going to insurance (I assume it would have some impact on your rates to create a claim). If it's more complex, you need a lawyer. Getting the police report might fill in a lot of the detail, like where it happened, when it happened and the like. | 0 | 10,541 | 2 |
tlx2jp | legaladvice_train | 0.87 | My father put my sister and I on the deed to his home 20 years ago and just passed away. Does his spouse have any legal right to the home? About 20 years ago, my father put my sister and I on the deed to his home(in Kansas). He ended up marrying a man about two years ago and moving to Colorado and then Wisconsin. My father passed away from covid pneumonia in February. His husband, who lives in Wisconsin, thinks the house is now his because my father passed. Because my sister and I are on the deed, I know he doesn’t outright own it, but does my father’s spouse have any claim to ownership of the house? | i1w6j8j | i1w1u7e | 1,648,096,997 | 1,648,094,212 | 14 | 13 | It depends on the deed. It may say, in effect, if any owner dies, the other owners take over the deceased person’s share. (Right of survivorship). The house is not part of the estate and you should be able to transfer the deed with a death certificate. It may say nothing, in which case the deceased owner’s share becomes part of the deceased’s estate, to be distributed in accordance with the will, or, if no will, with state law. If he had no will (was “intestate”), the estate is split between his husband and his children. If Dad’s share of the house becomes part of the estate, it does not automatically go to the spouse in the absence of a will. The heirs may have to come to an agreement about how the estate is divided. For example, if the ⅓ share of the house is worth $100,000, his husband may prefer to take, say, $100,000 out of a brokerage account instead. If he had a will, then his share of the house goes to whoever he named in the will. If the will just says “my husband and my children in equal shares,” you will be back to divvying it up. To further complicate things, Wisconsin is a community property state. If his husband contributed to the mortgage or to home improvements or if community funds were used for those kinds of things, part or all of Dad’s share may be community property (or not). Figuring that out is probably going to require an attorney’s help. | It depends on the type of deed and what it says. | 1 | 2,785 | 1.076923 |
5bfa25 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Father passed away and uncle took all his money because of no will Hello, I live in California and my father passed away recently. My uncle came in and not only extracted the money from his bank account (Father left behind a folder full of personal information for me but Uncle intercepted it), as well as cash in an envelop. What can I do to get everything back? Father had no will and uncle is saying tough shit while I'm now in debt $7000 for funeral expenses. | d9o0whl | d9o1dup | 1,478,431,228 | 1,478,433,000 | 123 | 426 | You neec to go see an estate attorney. When a person dies with no will and no beneficiaries on the accounts, the courts assigns an executor of the estate, and who are the heirs starting with spouse then children. How did your uncle even access any of the accounts without being on them? | My condolences on the loss of your father. I'm sorry you have to deal with all of this on top of everything else. As the only surviving child, you are the sole heir of your father's estate. *See* California Probate Code 6402(a)^1 Your uncle is not legally entitled to anything. By entering a house that did not belong to him, and taking items that did not belong to him, he committed both theft and burglary. You should contact the police and file a complaint. Do it right now, they're open 24 hours. Hopefully they'll be able to intervene before the money disappears. --------------- ^1 "the entire intestate estate if there is no surviving spouse passes as follows: (a) To the issue of the decedent" | 0 | 1,772 | 3.463415 |
re16cw | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | [South Australia] I have owned a .com for 7+ years, a new company who has only been around for <2 years registered the .net 2 years ago and now threaten for me to handover my .com or they will sue I have received a cease and desist letter from a law firm via email. They claim as they client registered a trademark two years ago for the name, I must handover my .com domain to them for free, otherwise they will sue me. For them not to sue me, because they have now registered trademark (even though I had the .com domain and was using it 7+ years before them) They state from their solicitor that I must do all the following (long letter they sent me but here is the title/headings): 1. Cessation of Use of the Mark. 2. Abandonment of Rights 3. Future Trademark Applications 4. Transfer of Domain Names 5. Acknowledgement of Ownership and No Challenge 6. Mutual Release. 7. Covenant Not to Sue 8. No Outstanding or Known Future Claims/Causes of Action 9. Acknowledgment of Settlement 10. Confidentiality of Agreement 11. Non-Disparagement 12. Agreement is Legally Binding 13. Entire Agreement 14. New or Different Facts: No Effect 15. Interpretation 16. Governing Law and Submission to Jurisdiction 17. Equitable Relief 18. Reliance on Own Counsel 19. Counterparts 20. Authority to Execute Agreement They sent this just email today, but state that I must do all of this within 3 days. >"\[Company Name\] further demands that you provide, by no later than the close of business Pacific Standard Time on December 15, 2021, written confirmation that you will comply with these demands. You are specifically advised that any failure or delay in complying with these demands will likely compound the damages for which you may be liable. If \[Company Name\] does not receive a satisfactory and timely response, \[Company Name\] is prepared to take all steps necessary to protect \[Company Name\]'s valuable intellectual property rights, without further notice to you. > >The above is not an exhaustive statement of all the relevant facts and law. > >\[Company Name\] expressly reserves all of its legal and equitable rights and remedies, including the right to seek injunctive relief and recover monetary damages." Is this correct? Sounds ridiculous to me. If anything I would have thought they should be the ones changing their name, as I was using the name 7+ years before them with a similar product | ho6uuzw | ho50tiz | 1,639,271,092 | 1,639,241,914 | 15 | 9 | I have managed domains for 20+ years. Ignore the email - it is BS. You should lock down your security. ​ Further detail: Domains are controlled by ICANN. Even if you are in violation, it is not a legal case for the court. | > If anything I would have thought they should be the ones changing their name, as I was using the name 7+ years before them with a similar product This is proper IP Lawyer territory, but Trademarks should only be granted if they cannot be confused with others. So the same TM is generally not awarded in the same industry. It might be worth exploring the option of challenging the TM with US PTO. | 1 | 29,178 | 1.666667 |
re16cw | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | [South Australia] I have owned a .com for 7+ years, a new company who has only been around for <2 years registered the .net 2 years ago and now threaten for me to handover my .com or they will sue I have received a cease and desist letter from a law firm via email. They claim as they client registered a trademark two years ago for the name, I must handover my .com domain to them for free, otherwise they will sue me. For them not to sue me, because they have now registered trademark (even though I had the .com domain and was using it 7+ years before them) They state from their solicitor that I must do all the following (long letter they sent me but here is the title/headings): 1. Cessation of Use of the Mark. 2. Abandonment of Rights 3. Future Trademark Applications 4. Transfer of Domain Names 5. Acknowledgement of Ownership and No Challenge 6. Mutual Release. 7. Covenant Not to Sue 8. No Outstanding or Known Future Claims/Causes of Action 9. Acknowledgment of Settlement 10. Confidentiality of Agreement 11. Non-Disparagement 12. Agreement is Legally Binding 13. Entire Agreement 14. New or Different Facts: No Effect 15. Interpretation 16. Governing Law and Submission to Jurisdiction 17. Equitable Relief 18. Reliance on Own Counsel 19. Counterparts 20. Authority to Execute Agreement They sent this just email today, but state that I must do all of this within 3 days. >"\[Company Name\] further demands that you provide, by no later than the close of business Pacific Standard Time on December 15, 2021, written confirmation that you will comply with these demands. You are specifically advised that any failure or delay in complying with these demands will likely compound the damages for which you may be liable. If \[Company Name\] does not receive a satisfactory and timely response, \[Company Name\] is prepared to take all steps necessary to protect \[Company Name\]'s valuable intellectual property rights, without further notice to you. > >The above is not an exhaustive statement of all the relevant facts and law. > >\[Company Name\] expressly reserves all of its legal and equitable rights and remedies, including the right to seek injunctive relief and recover monetary damages." Is this correct? Sounds ridiculous to me. If anything I would have thought they should be the ones changing their name, as I was using the name 7+ years before them with a similar product | ho6uuzw | ho6aybn | 1,639,271,092 | 1,639,261,921 | 15 | 2 | I have managed domains for 20+ years. Ignore the email - it is BS. You should lock down your security. ​ Further detail: Domains are controlled by ICANN. Even if you are in violation, it is not a legal case for the court. | What are you using the domain for? Does the company who want the domain have a granted trademark in your country (or the countries you operate, if you’re a business too) covering the same business activities? | 1 | 9,171 | 7.5 |
d1skj0 | legaladvice_train | 0.88 | Grandmother's tenant is trying to put her in a home and take ownership of my family's property/land (he's hired a lawyer, and she has dementia). Does he have any legal standing? My grandmother, 86, lives on a large property that has belonged to my extended family since they moved there in the 1950s. Her house and land are to be inherited by my mother and sister when my grandma passes on. This has been understood ever since her house was built. Four years ago, my mother took in a "tenant" (a charismatic \~80 year old gent, we'll call him Fred) to help with expenses and to help around the house. He was extremely helpful in taking care of the property, taking care of my grandma and her health actually got a lot better over the last couple years. He sort of became her boyfriend afterwards, and apparently asked her to marry him (which she blurted out, to his chagrin, as he was trying to keep it under wraps). Now that her dementia is gotten worse, we've found out that Fred wants to put her in a home so that he can live on the property in peace. This was never part of the agreement– my grandma has always lived on the farm, and would be very unhappy in a home. It was understood that my mother can move in and help with my grandmother as soon as necessary. We've known that Fred doesn't want this to happen at all. Recently he had a nurse come to see my grandma / confirm that she needs to be taken to a home. He told the nurse his plans to take over the property, and the concerned nurse told my aunt. Apparently Fred has found a lawyer to help him achieve this (although it took him 4-5 tries to find one who wants to take the case). We are looking into lawyers today. Is there anything we could or should do in the meantime? Does this guy actually have any legal standing? Any advice is appreciated– my family has no legal experience so any information I can get here will help. (Note: this is in Canada, and has also been posted in r/legaladvicecanada. If this isn't allowed then please remove this post). | ezqz4v7 | ezpwq9f | 1,568,065,723 | 1,568,050,323 | 8 | 6 | When is his lease up? If he's month to month, it's time to end his tenancy. I would get your mom living there as soon as possible as it may no longer be safe for your grandmother to be alone with him. | I would also look into the Public Guardian and Trustee. Not sure which province, but they do guardianship investigations to see if he may be abusing his common law status and also assess whether or not she had the capacity to make certain decisions. | 1 | 15,400 | 1.333333 |
d1skj0 | legaladvice_train | 0.88 | Grandmother's tenant is trying to put her in a home and take ownership of my family's property/land (he's hired a lawyer, and she has dementia). Does he have any legal standing? My grandmother, 86, lives on a large property that has belonged to my extended family since they moved there in the 1950s. Her house and land are to be inherited by my mother and sister when my grandma passes on. This has been understood ever since her house was built. Four years ago, my mother took in a "tenant" (a charismatic \~80 year old gent, we'll call him Fred) to help with expenses and to help around the house. He was extremely helpful in taking care of the property, taking care of my grandma and her health actually got a lot better over the last couple years. He sort of became her boyfriend afterwards, and apparently asked her to marry him (which she blurted out, to his chagrin, as he was trying to keep it under wraps). Now that her dementia is gotten worse, we've found out that Fred wants to put her in a home so that he can live on the property in peace. This was never part of the agreement– my grandma has always lived on the farm, and would be very unhappy in a home. It was understood that my mother can move in and help with my grandmother as soon as necessary. We've known that Fred doesn't want this to happen at all. Recently he had a nurse come to see my grandma / confirm that she needs to be taken to a home. He told the nurse his plans to take over the property, and the concerned nurse told my aunt. Apparently Fred has found a lawyer to help him achieve this (although it took him 4-5 tries to find one who wants to take the case). We are looking into lawyers today. Is there anything we could or should do in the meantime? Does this guy actually have any legal standing? Any advice is appreciated– my family has no legal experience so any information I can get here will help. (Note: this is in Canada, and has also been posted in r/legaladvicecanada. If this isn't allowed then please remove this post). | ezpoii7 | ezqz4v7 | 1,568,044,874 | 1,568,065,723 | 4 | 8 | Derspiny gave you good advice on the Canadian sub. Go see a lawyer. | When is his lease up? If he's month to month, it's time to end his tenancy. I would get your mom living there as soon as possible as it may no longer be safe for your grandmother to be alone with him. | 0 | 20,849 | 2 |
d1skj0 | legaladvice_train | 0.88 | Grandmother's tenant is trying to put her in a home and take ownership of my family's property/land (he's hired a lawyer, and she has dementia). Does he have any legal standing? My grandmother, 86, lives on a large property that has belonged to my extended family since they moved there in the 1950s. Her house and land are to be inherited by my mother and sister when my grandma passes on. This has been understood ever since her house was built. Four years ago, my mother took in a "tenant" (a charismatic \~80 year old gent, we'll call him Fred) to help with expenses and to help around the house. He was extremely helpful in taking care of the property, taking care of my grandma and her health actually got a lot better over the last couple years. He sort of became her boyfriend afterwards, and apparently asked her to marry him (which she blurted out, to his chagrin, as he was trying to keep it under wraps). Now that her dementia is gotten worse, we've found out that Fred wants to put her in a home so that he can live on the property in peace. This was never part of the agreement– my grandma has always lived on the farm, and would be very unhappy in a home. It was understood that my mother can move in and help with my grandmother as soon as necessary. We've known that Fred doesn't want this to happen at all. Recently he had a nurse come to see my grandma / confirm that she needs to be taken to a home. He told the nurse his plans to take over the property, and the concerned nurse told my aunt. Apparently Fred has found a lawyer to help him achieve this (although it took him 4-5 tries to find one who wants to take the case). We are looking into lawyers today. Is there anything we could or should do in the meantime? Does this guy actually have any legal standing? Any advice is appreciated– my family has no legal experience so any information I can get here will help. (Note: this is in Canada, and has also been posted in r/legaladvicecanada. If this isn't allowed then please remove this post). | ezpoii7 | ezpwq9f | 1,568,044,874 | 1,568,050,323 | 4 | 6 | Derspiny gave you good advice on the Canadian sub. Go see a lawyer. | I would also look into the Public Guardian and Trustee. Not sure which province, but they do guardianship investigations to see if he may be abusing his common law status and also assess whether or not she had the capacity to make certain decisions. | 0 | 5,449 | 1.5 |
j5zm3u | legaladvice_train | 0.84 | My mom passed away still owing 95k on a house worth about 125k. I'm guessing I have to go through probate to sell the house, but do I have to buy it or take over payments before selling it once probate is over? I'm the only living family member left. | g7vjlqt | g7vixiw | 1,601,970,230 | 1,601,969,478 | 20 | 4 | My condolences about the passing of your mother. Until probate is completed, technically your mother's estate would have to continue to make payments. Practically speaking, as long as the mortgage holder gets their monthly payment, they won't foreclose. So if you want to get the equity out of the house, you'll keep making payments, and then once in control of the estate (either as executor through a will, or appointed administrator by the courts if she didn't have one) you can sell it. | Sorry you lost your mother. Do you want the house or do you want to sell it? Edit to add if you are not on deed you likely have to go through probate to sell real property. | 1 | 752 | 5 |
j5zm3u | legaladvice_train | 0.84 | My mom passed away still owing 95k on a house worth about 125k. I'm guessing I have to go through probate to sell the house, but do I have to buy it or take over payments before selling it once probate is over? I'm the only living family member left. | g7w05k2 | g7vixiw | 1,601,987,597 | 1,601,969,478 | 12 | 4 | Not a lawyer. I'm sorry for your loss. You have to start the probate process and be appointed by the court as the executor of the estate in order to legally act in the name of the estate. You'll be issued Letters Testamentary, and can present that to banks, insurance companies, etc. The estate (not you personally) has to pay off all debts first. If there isn't enough cash, then you have to sell assets. There will be a list of who gets paid first, usually it's the funeral expenses, probate attorney fees, secured loans (like a house or car), and then unsecured debt (like credit cards.) This can vary by state. Anything left over is your inheritance. Also note, money you get from an insurance policy, retirement fund, or that's held in a joint account, is outside of probate, and is not part of the estate; don't use any of that to pay the debts of the estate (some collection agencies will try to guilt you into paying them, or flat out lie and say the debt is now yours - it isn't unless you are also on the account/co-signed the note.) What this boils down to is that you can sell the house as part of the probate process. If you want to keep the house, you can also do that as long as you keep up the payments, and don't need the equity to pay off other debt. The bank is required to transfer the mortgage to you if you agree to the existing terms of the loan. Good luck to you. | Sorry you lost your mother. Do you want the house or do you want to sell it? Edit to add if you are not on deed you likely have to go through probate to sell real property. | 1 | 18,119 | 3 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9q2e0 | iga781t | 1,657,896,343 | 1,657,903,162 | 32 | 85 | By this point he's likely filed a mechanic's lien for a title and sold it or scrapped it. Check with South Dakota, see if anything has been filled in it. All he has to do is send notice to your previous address and post the lien in the local paper for 4 weeks running and then it is his vehicle. | The car is yours legally. None of us know for sure if you’re getting scammed, but “the check is in the mail” sure sounds like it. Why didn’t he pay you up front instead of you getting a check by mail? Anyways you still own the car, just have it towed and get a second opinion from a different mechanic. | 0 | 6,819 | 2.65625 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | iga781t | ig9v1nk | 1,657,903,162 | 1,657,898,365 | 85 | 28 | The car is yours legally. None of us know for sure if you’re getting scammed, but “the check is in the mail” sure sounds like it. Why didn’t he pay you up front instead of you getting a check by mail? Anyways you still own the car, just have it towed and get a second opinion from a different mechanic. | You still own the car. Have it towed /scrapped to somone who will pay. | 1 | 4,797 | 3.035714 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9m4ch | iga781t | 1,657,894,704 | 1,657,903,162 | 13 | 85 | You could try reporting it stolen. The problems with that are: 1. Most criminal theft statutes require a showing that the defendant intended to steal the item *at the time* they took possession of it. Based on your post, that doesn't seem like the case here 2. The most likely outcome even if he is arrested and charged with a crime doesn't involve you getting money or a car anytime soon. So, you'd be using the police and criminal justice system to try to get an outcome more appropriately sought in civil court under a breach of contract suit. Whether you think that's OK is a separate discussion. No one likes hearing this, but talk to an attorney in the area where the mechanic is about your options. A phone call or letter from a lawyer might be all it takes. | The car is yours legally. None of us know for sure if you’re getting scammed, but “the check is in the mail” sure sounds like it. Why didn’t he pay you up front instead of you getting a check by mail? Anyways you still own the car, just have it towed and get a second opinion from a different mechanic. | 0 | 8,458 | 6.538462 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9mbvc | iga781t | 1,657,894,792 | 1,657,903,162 | 13 | 85 | I don't think reporting it stolen is going to get you anywhere. A more practical option might be to call a local tow/salvage company who could pick it up on your behalf and purchase it from you for (at least) scrap value if the mechanic is no longer willing to purchase it. Out of curiosity, what year/model of car is it, mileage, and what's wrong with it? That would give an idea of the value of the car and perhaps the best options for proceeding. BTW, fellow Wisconsinite here and just did that Yellowstone - WI road trip in June, as well. | The car is yours legally. None of us know for sure if you’re getting scammed, but “the check is in the mail” sure sounds like it. Why didn’t he pay you up front instead of you getting a check by mail? Anyways you still own the car, just have it towed and get a second opinion from a different mechanic. | 0 | 8,370 | 6.538462 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9t1ch | iga781t | 1,657,897,552 | 1,657,903,162 | 9 | 85 | Give him one more chance to overnight the money (I'd do money order or cashiers check personally) certified with a tracking number via ups or fed ex. Do not send the title till the money is actually posted to your account. Tell him he has 72 hours to send the money or you will report the vehicle as stolen. Make sure you have some sort of evidence that he has the vehicle in his possession. | The car is yours legally. None of us know for sure if you’re getting scammed, but “the check is in the mail” sure sounds like it. Why didn’t he pay you up front instead of you getting a check by mail? Anyways you still own the car, just have it towed and get a second opinion from a different mechanic. | 0 | 5,610 | 9.444444 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | iga781t | ig9mbuh | 1,657,903,162 | 1,657,894,792 | 85 | 5 | The car is yours legally. None of us know for sure if you’re getting scammed, but “the check is in the mail” sure sounds like it. Why didn’t he pay you up front instead of you getting a check by mail? Anyways you still own the car, just have it towed and get a second opinion from a different mechanic. | Did OP get an actual contract/bill of sale? | 1 | 8,370 | 17 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9q2e0 | ig9m4ch | 1,657,896,343 | 1,657,894,704 | 32 | 13 | By this point he's likely filed a mechanic's lien for a title and sold it or scrapped it. Check with South Dakota, see if anything has been filled in it. All he has to do is send notice to your previous address and post the lien in the local paper for 4 weeks running and then it is his vehicle. | You could try reporting it stolen. The problems with that are: 1. Most criminal theft statutes require a showing that the defendant intended to steal the item *at the time* they took possession of it. Based on your post, that doesn't seem like the case here 2. The most likely outcome even if he is arrested and charged with a crime doesn't involve you getting money or a car anytime soon. So, you'd be using the police and criminal justice system to try to get an outcome more appropriately sought in civil court under a breach of contract suit. Whether you think that's OK is a separate discussion. No one likes hearing this, but talk to an attorney in the area where the mechanic is about your options. A phone call or letter from a lawyer might be all it takes. | 1 | 1,639 | 2.461538 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9mbvc | ig9q2e0 | 1,657,894,792 | 1,657,896,343 | 13 | 32 | I don't think reporting it stolen is going to get you anywhere. A more practical option might be to call a local tow/salvage company who could pick it up on your behalf and purchase it from you for (at least) scrap value if the mechanic is no longer willing to purchase it. Out of curiosity, what year/model of car is it, mileage, and what's wrong with it? That would give an idea of the value of the car and perhaps the best options for proceeding. BTW, fellow Wisconsinite here and just did that Yellowstone - WI road trip in June, as well. | By this point he's likely filed a mechanic's lien for a title and sold it or scrapped it. Check with South Dakota, see if anything has been filled in it. All he has to do is send notice to your previous address and post the lien in the local paper for 4 weeks running and then it is his vehicle. | 0 | 1,551 | 2.461538 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9q2e0 | ig9mbuh | 1,657,896,343 | 1,657,894,792 | 32 | 5 | By this point he's likely filed a mechanic's lien for a title and sold it or scrapped it. Check with South Dakota, see if anything has been filled in it. All he has to do is send notice to your previous address and post the lien in the local paper for 4 weeks running and then it is his vehicle. | Did OP get an actual contract/bill of sale? | 1 | 1,551 | 6.4 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9v1nk | igb3i6u | 1,657,898,365 | 1,657,916,065 | 28 | 32 | You still own the car. Have it towed /scrapped to somone who will pay. | South Dakota recognizes Theft by Deception, which seems to match the facts you narrated, OP. Included below is the part of SD criminal law that addresses it. IMHO, filing a report would be a start. If you have any document or documented conversation with the supposed buyer, it would be helpful to give credit to your claim. S.D. Codified Laws § 22-30A-3 Section 22-30A-3 - Theft by deception Any person who obtains property of another by deception is guilty of theft. A person deceives if, with intent to defraud, that person: (1) Creates or reinforces a false impression, including false impressions as to law, value, intention, or other state of mind. However, as to a person's intention to perform a promise, deception may not be inferred from the fact alone that that person did not subsequently perform the promise; (2) Prevents another from acquiring information which would affect the other person's judgment of a transaction; (3) Fails to correct a false impression which the deceiver previously created or reinforced, or which the deceiver knows to be influencing another to whom the deceiver stands in a fiduciary or confidential relationship; or (4) Fails to disclose a known lien, adverse claim, or other legal impediment to the enjoyment of property which the deceiver transfers or encumbers in consideration for property the deceiver obtains, whether such impediment is or is not valid, or is or is not a matter of official record. The term, deceive, does not, however, include falsity as to matters having no pecuniary significance or puffing by statements unlikely to deceive reasonable persons. | 0 | 17,700 | 1.142857 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9m4ch | igb3i6u | 1,657,894,704 | 1,657,916,065 | 13 | 32 | You could try reporting it stolen. The problems with that are: 1. Most criminal theft statutes require a showing that the defendant intended to steal the item *at the time* they took possession of it. Based on your post, that doesn't seem like the case here 2. The most likely outcome even if he is arrested and charged with a crime doesn't involve you getting money or a car anytime soon. So, you'd be using the police and criminal justice system to try to get an outcome more appropriately sought in civil court under a breach of contract suit. Whether you think that's OK is a separate discussion. No one likes hearing this, but talk to an attorney in the area where the mechanic is about your options. A phone call or letter from a lawyer might be all it takes. | South Dakota recognizes Theft by Deception, which seems to match the facts you narrated, OP. Included below is the part of SD criminal law that addresses it. IMHO, filing a report would be a start. If you have any document or documented conversation with the supposed buyer, it would be helpful to give credit to your claim. S.D. Codified Laws § 22-30A-3 Section 22-30A-3 - Theft by deception Any person who obtains property of another by deception is guilty of theft. A person deceives if, with intent to defraud, that person: (1) Creates or reinforces a false impression, including false impressions as to law, value, intention, or other state of mind. However, as to a person's intention to perform a promise, deception may not be inferred from the fact alone that that person did not subsequently perform the promise; (2) Prevents another from acquiring information which would affect the other person's judgment of a transaction; (3) Fails to correct a false impression which the deceiver previously created or reinforced, or which the deceiver knows to be influencing another to whom the deceiver stands in a fiduciary or confidential relationship; or (4) Fails to disclose a known lien, adverse claim, or other legal impediment to the enjoyment of property which the deceiver transfers or encumbers in consideration for property the deceiver obtains, whether such impediment is or is not valid, or is or is not a matter of official record. The term, deceive, does not, however, include falsity as to matters having no pecuniary significance or puffing by statements unlikely to deceive reasonable persons. | 0 | 21,361 | 2.461538 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | igb3i6u | ig9mbvc | 1,657,916,065 | 1,657,894,792 | 32 | 13 | South Dakota recognizes Theft by Deception, which seems to match the facts you narrated, OP. Included below is the part of SD criminal law that addresses it. IMHO, filing a report would be a start. If you have any document or documented conversation with the supposed buyer, it would be helpful to give credit to your claim. S.D. Codified Laws § 22-30A-3 Section 22-30A-3 - Theft by deception Any person who obtains property of another by deception is guilty of theft. A person deceives if, with intent to defraud, that person: (1) Creates or reinforces a false impression, including false impressions as to law, value, intention, or other state of mind. However, as to a person's intention to perform a promise, deception may not be inferred from the fact alone that that person did not subsequently perform the promise; (2) Prevents another from acquiring information which would affect the other person's judgment of a transaction; (3) Fails to correct a false impression which the deceiver previously created or reinforced, or which the deceiver knows to be influencing another to whom the deceiver stands in a fiduciary or confidential relationship; or (4) Fails to disclose a known lien, adverse claim, or other legal impediment to the enjoyment of property which the deceiver transfers or encumbers in consideration for property the deceiver obtains, whether such impediment is or is not valid, or is or is not a matter of official record. The term, deceive, does not, however, include falsity as to matters having no pecuniary significance or puffing by statements unlikely to deceive reasonable persons. | I don't think reporting it stolen is going to get you anywhere. A more practical option might be to call a local tow/salvage company who could pick it up on your behalf and purchase it from you for (at least) scrap value if the mechanic is no longer willing to purchase it. Out of curiosity, what year/model of car is it, mileage, and what's wrong with it? That would give an idea of the value of the car and perhaps the best options for proceeding. BTW, fellow Wisconsinite here and just did that Yellowstone - WI road trip in June, as well. | 1 | 21,273 | 2.461538 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9t1ch | igb3i6u | 1,657,897,552 | 1,657,916,065 | 9 | 32 | Give him one more chance to overnight the money (I'd do money order or cashiers check personally) certified with a tracking number via ups or fed ex. Do not send the title till the money is actually posted to your account. Tell him he has 72 hours to send the money or you will report the vehicle as stolen. Make sure you have some sort of evidence that he has the vehicle in his possession. | South Dakota recognizes Theft by Deception, which seems to match the facts you narrated, OP. Included below is the part of SD criminal law that addresses it. IMHO, filing a report would be a start. If you have any document or documented conversation with the supposed buyer, it would be helpful to give credit to your claim. S.D. Codified Laws § 22-30A-3 Section 22-30A-3 - Theft by deception Any person who obtains property of another by deception is guilty of theft. A person deceives if, with intent to defraud, that person: (1) Creates or reinforces a false impression, including false impressions as to law, value, intention, or other state of mind. However, as to a person's intention to perform a promise, deception may not be inferred from the fact alone that that person did not subsequently perform the promise; (2) Prevents another from acquiring information which would affect the other person's judgment of a transaction; (3) Fails to correct a false impression which the deceiver previously created or reinforced, or which the deceiver knows to be influencing another to whom the deceiver stands in a fiduciary or confidential relationship; or (4) Fails to disclose a known lien, adverse claim, or other legal impediment to the enjoyment of property which the deceiver transfers or encumbers in consideration for property the deceiver obtains, whether such impediment is or is not valid, or is or is not a matter of official record. The term, deceive, does not, however, include falsity as to matters having no pecuniary significance or puffing by statements unlikely to deceive reasonable persons. | 0 | 18,513 | 3.555556 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9mbuh | igb3i6u | 1,657,894,792 | 1,657,916,065 | 5 | 32 | Did OP get an actual contract/bill of sale? | South Dakota recognizes Theft by Deception, which seems to match the facts you narrated, OP. Included below is the part of SD criminal law that addresses it. IMHO, filing a report would be a start. If you have any document or documented conversation with the supposed buyer, it would be helpful to give credit to your claim. S.D. Codified Laws § 22-30A-3 Section 22-30A-3 - Theft by deception Any person who obtains property of another by deception is guilty of theft. A person deceives if, with intent to defraud, that person: (1) Creates or reinforces a false impression, including false impressions as to law, value, intention, or other state of mind. However, as to a person's intention to perform a promise, deception may not be inferred from the fact alone that that person did not subsequently perform the promise; (2) Prevents another from acquiring information which would affect the other person's judgment of a transaction; (3) Fails to correct a false impression which the deceiver previously created or reinforced, or which the deceiver knows to be influencing another to whom the deceiver stands in a fiduciary or confidential relationship; or (4) Fails to disclose a known lien, adverse claim, or other legal impediment to the enjoyment of property which the deceiver transfers or encumbers in consideration for property the deceiver obtains, whether such impediment is or is not valid, or is or is not a matter of official record. The term, deceive, does not, however, include falsity as to matters having no pecuniary significance or puffing by statements unlikely to deceive reasonable persons. | 0 | 21,273 | 6.4 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | igabokk | igb3i6u | 1,657,904,912 | 1,657,916,065 | 3 | 32 | Have him cancel both checks and pay you via PayPal while you're on the phone with him. | South Dakota recognizes Theft by Deception, which seems to match the facts you narrated, OP. Included below is the part of SD criminal law that addresses it. IMHO, filing a report would be a start. If you have any document or documented conversation with the supposed buyer, it would be helpful to give credit to your claim. S.D. Codified Laws § 22-30A-3 Section 22-30A-3 - Theft by deception Any person who obtains property of another by deception is guilty of theft. A person deceives if, with intent to defraud, that person: (1) Creates or reinforces a false impression, including false impressions as to law, value, intention, or other state of mind. However, as to a person's intention to perform a promise, deception may not be inferred from the fact alone that that person did not subsequently perform the promise; (2) Prevents another from acquiring information which would affect the other person's judgment of a transaction; (3) Fails to correct a false impression which the deceiver previously created or reinforced, or which the deceiver knows to be influencing another to whom the deceiver stands in a fiduciary or confidential relationship; or (4) Fails to disclose a known lien, adverse claim, or other legal impediment to the enjoyment of property which the deceiver transfers or encumbers in consideration for property the deceiver obtains, whether such impediment is or is not valid, or is or is not a matter of official record. The term, deceive, does not, however, include falsity as to matters having no pecuniary significance or puffing by statements unlikely to deceive reasonable persons. | 0 | 11,153 | 10.666667 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9v1nk | ig9m4ch | 1,657,898,365 | 1,657,894,704 | 28 | 13 | You still own the car. Have it towed /scrapped to somone who will pay. | You could try reporting it stolen. The problems with that are: 1. Most criminal theft statutes require a showing that the defendant intended to steal the item *at the time* they took possession of it. Based on your post, that doesn't seem like the case here 2. The most likely outcome even if he is arrested and charged with a crime doesn't involve you getting money or a car anytime soon. So, you'd be using the police and criminal justice system to try to get an outcome more appropriately sought in civil court under a breach of contract suit. Whether you think that's OK is a separate discussion. No one likes hearing this, but talk to an attorney in the area where the mechanic is about your options. A phone call or letter from a lawyer might be all it takes. | 1 | 3,661 | 2.153846 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9v1nk | ig9mbvc | 1,657,898,365 | 1,657,894,792 | 28 | 13 | You still own the car. Have it towed /scrapped to somone who will pay. | I don't think reporting it stolen is going to get you anywhere. A more practical option might be to call a local tow/salvage company who could pick it up on your behalf and purchase it from you for (at least) scrap value if the mechanic is no longer willing to purchase it. Out of curiosity, what year/model of car is it, mileage, and what's wrong with it? That would give an idea of the value of the car and perhaps the best options for proceeding. BTW, fellow Wisconsinite here and just did that Yellowstone - WI road trip in June, as well. | 1 | 3,573 | 2.153846 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9t1ch | ig9v1nk | 1,657,897,552 | 1,657,898,365 | 9 | 28 | Give him one more chance to overnight the money (I'd do money order or cashiers check personally) certified with a tracking number via ups or fed ex. Do not send the title till the money is actually posted to your account. Tell him he has 72 hours to send the money or you will report the vehicle as stolen. Make sure you have some sort of evidence that he has the vehicle in his possession. | You still own the car. Have it towed /scrapped to somone who will pay. | 0 | 813 | 3.111111 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9mbuh | ig9v1nk | 1,657,894,792 | 1,657,898,365 | 5 | 28 | Did OP get an actual contract/bill of sale? | You still own the car. Have it towed /scrapped to somone who will pay. | 0 | 3,573 | 5.6 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9mbvc | ig9mbuh | 1,657,894,792 | 1,657,894,792 | 13 | 5 | I don't think reporting it stolen is going to get you anywhere. A more practical option might be to call a local tow/salvage company who could pick it up on your behalf and purchase it from you for (at least) scrap value if the mechanic is no longer willing to purchase it. Out of curiosity, what year/model of car is it, mileage, and what's wrong with it? That would give an idea of the value of the car and perhaps the best options for proceeding. BTW, fellow Wisconsinite here and just did that Yellowstone - WI road trip in June, as well. | Did OP get an actual contract/bill of sale? | 1 | 0 | 2.6 |
vzmhz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | I tried to sell my car and now the buyer is refusing to pay me, what can I do? I live in WI, and was on a road trip to Yellowstone a month ago (June 16). Unfortunately I only made it to South Dakota before my car started having issues. I had to stop and get it checked out by a mechanic in a small town because it was the only place my car could make it to. It turned out that my car would be more expensive to fix then it was worth. The mechanic said he would buy it from me instead and I agreed. I had to leave SD to make it back to work on time (my trip was during my vacation week). So I left my car behind and said I would send the title once he sent me money. Well he hasn’t sent me any money. And I have contacted him many times about it. He claims the first check he sent must’ve gotten lost so he’d send another. And yet it’s been over a week and I still have not received a check. I don’t know what I can do to get my car back. Do I report it stolen? Should I contact the police in the town the mechanic is in and explain the situation to them? Would small claims be the move? I’m not sure how it works since we live in different states. It’s been a month since I left the car in SD and I don’t want the mechanic to claim I abandoned the car. I’d rather the cops auction off my car for themselves than the mechanic get my car. Any help is greatly appreciated. | ig9mbuh | ig9t1ch | 1,657,894,792 | 1,657,897,552 | 5 | 9 | Did OP get an actual contract/bill of sale? | Give him one more chance to overnight the money (I'd do money order or cashiers check personally) certified with a tracking number via ups or fed ex. Do not send the title till the money is actually posted to your account. Tell him he has 72 hours to send the money or you will report the vehicle as stolen. Make sure you have some sort of evidence that he has the vehicle in his possession. | 0 | 2,760 | 1.8 |
wybzyg | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Family member trying to sue me over a gift When we bought our house in 2014, part of our down payment was a gift from a family member. There has been a falling out with them over the last few years, and now I have received a certified letter inquiring about repayment of this gift. I’m guessing this is the first step to trying to sue us for this money. Do they have any legal recourse in this situation? Located in IL | ilvpkly | ilvqk83 | 1,661,527,457 | 1,661,527,845 | 328 | 373 | Did they present you with a gift letter that you gave your mortgage company? | Where are you located? Even without a gift letter 8 years is beyond the statute of limitations for an unsecured debt in most states Edit. Even if they could demonstrate this wasn’t a gift, without a written contract they no longer have a civil remedy to pursue the funds. The statute of limitations hit in 2019. | 0 | 388 | 1.137195 |
wybzyg | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Family member trying to sue me over a gift When we bought our house in 2014, part of our down payment was a gift from a family member. There has been a falling out with them over the last few years, and now I have received a certified letter inquiring about repayment of this gift. I’m guessing this is the first step to trying to sue us for this money. Do they have any legal recourse in this situation? Located in IL | ilvrlg4 | ilvrs5l | 1,661,528,249 | 1,661,528,320 | 158 | 300 | I'm *praying* that the phrasing of the letter is as such "Dear X. I'm writing today to enquire about the repayment schedule for the *GIFT* we provided you back in 2014". I would find a local attorney, pay them for an hour of time and have a Cease and Desist letter written, indicating that any and all future correspondence be addressed to your attorney. Additionally, the money received in 2014 was a gift, they attested to it as a gift per Federal Law (bank rules, whatever your attorney wants to phrase) and that you're not going to be paying any part of the GIFT back. And to cease communication with you about this any more. Likely the best $150 you'll spend, and then don't engage with them any more. Period. Any further stuff goes to your attorney. They don't have anywhere to go with this. Don't let them drag you into it, let an impartial party tell them nicely to 'screw off'. | They signed a gift letter, right? No, they have no legal recourse | 0 | 71 | 1.898734 |
qtc4nj | legaladvice_train | 0.81 | Do I have to give my ex-wife access to bank accounts I created for my kids? I live in South Carolina. My ex wife has custodial guardianship over our shared children. I created bank accounts for them to teach them how to use and manage money. Am I legally required to give her access to those accounts? | hkl4lfd | hkkjsu3 | 1,636,897,309 | 1,636,883,418 | 6 | 3 | I am not a lawyer but so long as they were created after the dissolution of the marriage was finalized and there’s no attempt to state that it is part of child support payments, she should have no right to those accounts or the funds contained therein provided that her name is not on the account. She may try to access them by claiming that the account is in the child’s name and she is the custodial parent, and for that reason I would recommend taking the children’s names off anyway until they turn 18. | Think in terms of their account belongs to them but you are the “manager” in most cases. Check with your family law attorney as it pertains to your state, county laws | 1 | 13,891 | 2 |
e7zyj6 | legaladvice_train | 0.79 | My wife and I separated over a year ago. She is now saying that I cannot allow anyone else access to our jointly owned home. Does this mean that I can't have guests? Home is located in northwest Arkansas. In June of 2018 my wife and I separated. I left the home and lived in a van for about 8 months. A few months ago, I was notified by her sister that my wife had moved to another state and abandoned the property. When I got here, it was a wreck. I got everything cleaned up and moved back in. Now, I contacted her about the back taxes. She had not paid the property taxes for last year or this year. During that conversation, she told me that I could not allow anyone else access to the property. How binding is that? If I have people in my home as guests, will I have legal trouble because of it? Can she charge others with trespassing? | fa8672o | fa89c1p | 1,575,841,637 | 1,575,843,103 | 6 | 48 | Is it a court order as part of a custody agreement? If it's just a simple matter of joint ownership, then as long as one of you allows the guest, they can legally be there. | If you are a co-owner on the title, you have equal ownership rights. She cannot tell you who may stay as a guest and you have full control. However, she equally has full rights, so absent a court order, you can't lock her out or tell her she can't stay there. | 0 | 1,466 | 8 |
8js7pf | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [IDAHO] My previous employer threatened to fire my mother if I accepted a job offer from a competitor. I accepted the competitor’s offer and they terminated my mother, as promised. My mother and I worked at the same company. I was there for 11 years, and she was there 3-days-short of 10 years. At the end of March 2018, I was approached by a new competing company and presented with a generous offer. I notified my employer of the offer and their initial reaction was surprising. They offered to promote me to General Manager, nearly double my salary and double my company-match retirement contribution percentage, and send my son and me on a 4-day all-expenses-paid vacation to Disneyland. They also said they wanted to draft a contract to initiate a 5-year buyout of the company. In the same conversation, they told me that if I were to accept the competitor’s offer that my mother’s job would ‘be in jeopardy’. I have this conversation recorded and the audio is clear as day. (Idaho is a one-party consent state for audio recordings, so the recording I have is admissible, if needed.) After hearing the threat of firing my mother if I were to accept the other company’s offer, it solidified my decision to leave this company and pursue the new opportunity. I then told the old employer I was taking the other offer and I continued working for 3 days to help them with the transition. At the end of the 3rd day, we mutually parted ways. Fast forward about 5 weeks, to last Friday. I bought my mother a plane ticket a couple weeks previous, to go visit my sister and her children, as a Mother’s Day present. She put in her request for vacation time which was approved, and she was set to depart last Friday after work. Because she was coming up on her 10-year anniversary she scheduled an annual review for an increase in salary. (It had been 3 years since her last raise.) The employer scheduled her review for last Friday at 2:00, just an hour before she was scheduled to leave work to catch her flight. As soon as she sat down, they told her that they were severing their ties with her and that she should enjoy her vacation and take that time to process what just happened. (Under my advice, she recorded this conversation.) They handed her a final paycheck, and an additional check equal to one week of her pay for ‘unused paid time off’. (She has not deposited either of these checks.) The employer then said they knew that she “had to leave at 3:00 to catch her flight, so take the next 45 minutes and clear out your desk.” I understand that Idaho is an at-will employment state, but there is something here that just doesn’t sit right with me. For reference, my mother just turned 58 years old. Also, my mother is in the middle of a worker’s compensation claim for an injury that occurred at work a little over a year ago. | dz236jy | dz22vny | 1,526,445,708 | 1,526,445,267 | 1,314 | 351 | Unfortunately, this is another example of why employees should not tell their employers everything. Im sorry this happened and I hope everything works out. | Idaho is an at\-will state so they can fire her for any reason they want not related to her membership in a protected class....your mom is not a protected class. | 1 | 441 | 3.74359 |
8js7pf | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [IDAHO] My previous employer threatened to fire my mother if I accepted a job offer from a competitor. I accepted the competitor’s offer and they terminated my mother, as promised. My mother and I worked at the same company. I was there for 11 years, and she was there 3-days-short of 10 years. At the end of March 2018, I was approached by a new competing company and presented with a generous offer. I notified my employer of the offer and their initial reaction was surprising. They offered to promote me to General Manager, nearly double my salary and double my company-match retirement contribution percentage, and send my son and me on a 4-day all-expenses-paid vacation to Disneyland. They also said they wanted to draft a contract to initiate a 5-year buyout of the company. In the same conversation, they told me that if I were to accept the competitor’s offer that my mother’s job would ‘be in jeopardy’. I have this conversation recorded and the audio is clear as day. (Idaho is a one-party consent state for audio recordings, so the recording I have is admissible, if needed.) After hearing the threat of firing my mother if I were to accept the other company’s offer, it solidified my decision to leave this company and pursue the new opportunity. I then told the old employer I was taking the other offer and I continued working for 3 days to help them with the transition. At the end of the 3rd day, we mutually parted ways. Fast forward about 5 weeks, to last Friday. I bought my mother a plane ticket a couple weeks previous, to go visit my sister and her children, as a Mother’s Day present. She put in her request for vacation time which was approved, and she was set to depart last Friday after work. Because she was coming up on her 10-year anniversary she scheduled an annual review for an increase in salary. (It had been 3 years since her last raise.) The employer scheduled her review for last Friday at 2:00, just an hour before she was scheduled to leave work to catch her flight. As soon as she sat down, they told her that they were severing their ties with her and that she should enjoy her vacation and take that time to process what just happened. (Under my advice, she recorded this conversation.) They handed her a final paycheck, and an additional check equal to one week of her pay for ‘unused paid time off’. (She has not deposited either of these checks.) The employer then said they knew that she “had to leave at 3:00 to catch her flight, so take the next 45 minutes and clear out your desk.” I understand that Idaho is an at-will employment state, but there is something here that just doesn’t sit right with me. For reference, my mother just turned 58 years old. Also, my mother is in the middle of a worker’s compensation claim for an injury that occurred at work a little over a year ago. | dz22vny | dz23v83 | 1,526,445,267 | 1,526,446,714 | 351 | 675 | Idaho is an at\-will state so they can fire her for any reason they want not related to her membership in a protected class....your mom is not a protected class. | Your recordings are worthless. Your ex-employer is ruthless and unnecessarily dramatic. You could have been more careful but they probably wouldn’t have found out anyway. So sorry this happened to your family. Mom should file for unemployment, they will almost certainly deny, so she should appeal. Good luck. | 0 | 1,447 | 1.923077 |
8js7pf | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [IDAHO] My previous employer threatened to fire my mother if I accepted a job offer from a competitor. I accepted the competitor’s offer and they terminated my mother, as promised. My mother and I worked at the same company. I was there for 11 years, and she was there 3-days-short of 10 years. At the end of March 2018, I was approached by a new competing company and presented with a generous offer. I notified my employer of the offer and their initial reaction was surprising. They offered to promote me to General Manager, nearly double my salary and double my company-match retirement contribution percentage, and send my son and me on a 4-day all-expenses-paid vacation to Disneyland. They also said they wanted to draft a contract to initiate a 5-year buyout of the company. In the same conversation, they told me that if I were to accept the competitor’s offer that my mother’s job would ‘be in jeopardy’. I have this conversation recorded and the audio is clear as day. (Idaho is a one-party consent state for audio recordings, so the recording I have is admissible, if needed.) After hearing the threat of firing my mother if I were to accept the other company’s offer, it solidified my decision to leave this company and pursue the new opportunity. I then told the old employer I was taking the other offer and I continued working for 3 days to help them with the transition. At the end of the 3rd day, we mutually parted ways. Fast forward about 5 weeks, to last Friday. I bought my mother a plane ticket a couple weeks previous, to go visit my sister and her children, as a Mother’s Day present. She put in her request for vacation time which was approved, and she was set to depart last Friday after work. Because she was coming up on her 10-year anniversary she scheduled an annual review for an increase in salary. (It had been 3 years since her last raise.) The employer scheduled her review for last Friday at 2:00, just an hour before she was scheduled to leave work to catch her flight. As soon as she sat down, they told her that they were severing their ties with her and that she should enjoy her vacation and take that time to process what just happened. (Under my advice, she recorded this conversation.) They handed her a final paycheck, and an additional check equal to one week of her pay for ‘unused paid time off’. (She has not deposited either of these checks.) The employer then said they knew that she “had to leave at 3:00 to catch her flight, so take the next 45 minutes and clear out your desk.” I understand that Idaho is an at-will employment state, but there is something here that just doesn’t sit right with me. For reference, my mother just turned 58 years old. Also, my mother is in the middle of a worker’s compensation claim for an injury that occurred at work a little over a year ago. | dz22vny | dz2aldz | 1,526,445,267 | 1,526,459,477 | 351 | 380 | Idaho is an at\-will state so they can fire her for any reason they want not related to her membership in a protected class....your mom is not a protected class. | Have you tried telling your new employer about this and seeing if they have an opening for your mother? | 0 | 14,210 | 1.082621 |
8js7pf | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [IDAHO] My previous employer threatened to fire my mother if I accepted a job offer from a competitor. I accepted the competitor’s offer and they terminated my mother, as promised. My mother and I worked at the same company. I was there for 11 years, and she was there 3-days-short of 10 years. At the end of March 2018, I was approached by a new competing company and presented with a generous offer. I notified my employer of the offer and their initial reaction was surprising. They offered to promote me to General Manager, nearly double my salary and double my company-match retirement contribution percentage, and send my son and me on a 4-day all-expenses-paid vacation to Disneyland. They also said they wanted to draft a contract to initiate a 5-year buyout of the company. In the same conversation, they told me that if I were to accept the competitor’s offer that my mother’s job would ‘be in jeopardy’. I have this conversation recorded and the audio is clear as day. (Idaho is a one-party consent state for audio recordings, so the recording I have is admissible, if needed.) After hearing the threat of firing my mother if I were to accept the other company’s offer, it solidified my decision to leave this company and pursue the new opportunity. I then told the old employer I was taking the other offer and I continued working for 3 days to help them with the transition. At the end of the 3rd day, we mutually parted ways. Fast forward about 5 weeks, to last Friday. I bought my mother a plane ticket a couple weeks previous, to go visit my sister and her children, as a Mother’s Day present. She put in her request for vacation time which was approved, and she was set to depart last Friday after work. Because she was coming up on her 10-year anniversary she scheduled an annual review for an increase in salary. (It had been 3 years since her last raise.) The employer scheduled her review for last Friday at 2:00, just an hour before she was scheduled to leave work to catch her flight. As soon as she sat down, they told her that they were severing their ties with her and that she should enjoy her vacation and take that time to process what just happened. (Under my advice, she recorded this conversation.) They handed her a final paycheck, and an additional check equal to one week of her pay for ‘unused paid time off’. (She has not deposited either of these checks.) The employer then said they knew that she “had to leave at 3:00 to catch her flight, so take the next 45 minutes and clear out your desk.” I understand that Idaho is an at-will employment state, but there is something here that just doesn’t sit right with me. For reference, my mother just turned 58 years old. Also, my mother is in the middle of a worker’s compensation claim for an injury that occurred at work a little over a year ago. | dz2egll | dz2h9qy | 1,526,468,135 | 1,526,472,654 | 80 | 269 | Can someone explain how this is not blatant extortion? "If you leave us, your mom's job is in jeopardy". That seems like extortion to me, but I am not a lawyer. Maybe someone more lawyery can chime in and advise... | I don’t practice in Idaho, and I’ve never looked at Idaho criminal law before, so I would appreciate if anyone could chime in and let me know if this sounds right: I think this might be extortion in Idaho. The theft statute is I.C. § 18-2403, which includes a “wrongful taking, obtaining, or withholding of another’s property” in a number of ways, such as extortion. § 18-2403(2)(e) defines extortion and lists out a number of threats, and the last one, (e)(9), is “Perform any other act which would not in itself materially benefit the actor but which is **calculated to harm another person materially with respect to his** health, safety, **business, calling, career, financial condition,** reputation or personal relationships.” (emphasis added) The statute also recognizes theft of labor in § 18-2403(5)(a): “A person commits theft when he obtains the temporary use of property, **labor or services of another which are available only for hire, by means of threat** or deception or knowing that such use is without the consent of the person providing the property, labor or services.” (emphasis added) If OP’s employer had said “Give us a thousand dollars or we’ll fire your mother,” I’m certain that would have qualified as extortion under the statute. If OP’s employer had said said “Come work for us or we’ll fire your mother,” I’m pretty sure that would have been either extortion or theft of labor. The employer saying “*Keep* working for us or we’ll fire your mother,” particularly when that involves turning down another job, does not seem far removed. If this is the case, OP, you likely don’t have much recourse that would involve suing the company or helping your mom out financially. But you may want to sit down with an attorney and see if there is a proper way to report this. | 0 | 4,519 | 3.3625 |
8js7pf | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [IDAHO] My previous employer threatened to fire my mother if I accepted a job offer from a competitor. I accepted the competitor’s offer and they terminated my mother, as promised. My mother and I worked at the same company. I was there for 11 years, and she was there 3-days-short of 10 years. At the end of March 2018, I was approached by a new competing company and presented with a generous offer. I notified my employer of the offer and their initial reaction was surprising. They offered to promote me to General Manager, nearly double my salary and double my company-match retirement contribution percentage, and send my son and me on a 4-day all-expenses-paid vacation to Disneyland. They also said they wanted to draft a contract to initiate a 5-year buyout of the company. In the same conversation, they told me that if I were to accept the competitor’s offer that my mother’s job would ‘be in jeopardy’. I have this conversation recorded and the audio is clear as day. (Idaho is a one-party consent state for audio recordings, so the recording I have is admissible, if needed.) After hearing the threat of firing my mother if I were to accept the other company’s offer, it solidified my decision to leave this company and pursue the new opportunity. I then told the old employer I was taking the other offer and I continued working for 3 days to help them with the transition. At the end of the 3rd day, we mutually parted ways. Fast forward about 5 weeks, to last Friday. I bought my mother a plane ticket a couple weeks previous, to go visit my sister and her children, as a Mother’s Day present. She put in her request for vacation time which was approved, and she was set to depart last Friday after work. Because she was coming up on her 10-year anniversary she scheduled an annual review for an increase in salary. (It had been 3 years since her last raise.) The employer scheduled her review for last Friday at 2:00, just an hour before she was scheduled to leave work to catch her flight. As soon as she sat down, they told her that they were severing their ties with her and that she should enjoy her vacation and take that time to process what just happened. (Under my advice, she recorded this conversation.) They handed her a final paycheck, and an additional check equal to one week of her pay for ‘unused paid time off’. (She has not deposited either of these checks.) The employer then said they knew that she “had to leave at 3:00 to catch her flight, so take the next 45 minutes and clear out your desk.” I understand that Idaho is an at-will employment state, but there is something here that just doesn’t sit right with me. For reference, my mother just turned 58 years old. Also, my mother is in the middle of a worker’s compensation claim for an injury that occurred at work a little over a year ago. | dz2haj3 | dz2egll | 1,526,472,686 | 1,526,468,135 | 231 | 80 | I just had this conversation about the state of Georgia, which is also an at will State. It was to my understanding that they can let you go and not tell you why and you won’t be able to do anything about it, but someone commented and said this: “This is a hugely common misunderstanding. Yes they don't have to tell you why, that's the law in 49 states. But if you are fired shortly after engaging in a protected activity like making a good faith wage, EEOC, hostile workplace, OSHA, etc. Complaint then the court isn't just going to throw up their hands and go "Hey, it's at will employment!" No matter the reason they claim, or none at all, for the firing in a situation where a good-faith complaint was made there will be a strong presumption that a firing made proximate to that complaint is retaliation and any reason given is merely a pretext.” | Can someone explain how this is not blatant extortion? "If you leave us, your mom's job is in jeopardy". That seems like extortion to me, but I am not a lawyer. Maybe someone more lawyery can chime in and advise... | 1 | 4,551 | 2.8875 |
nsh7y1 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Online store refuses to refund me and is threatening to fine me if I file a dispute I recently purchased an item from an online hardware store that was approximately $100. A few days later, this company cancelled the order but did not refund the full amount, instead keeping 5%. This isn't a huge sum of money, but it was enough to make my blood boil. How could they keep my money when THEY are the ones that cancelled the order? So I reached out, and told them I wanted the full refund or would be disputing with my credit card company. I quickly received a response, and here are the highlights: "You explicitly agreed to the Terms of Use by electronically signing said document, as a legal and contractual condition of sale. It clearly and concisely states the following: 3) Handling Fee - 5% of the invoice is a non-refundable Handling Fee for placing the order. This fee is not part of the purchase price of the product and is not refunded upon return or cancellation, including involuntary cancellations. Therefore, your statement regarding said is false, and your insinuation of illegality is absurd. As previously stated, your order was refunded. The non-refundable Handling Fee for your use of the website and our processing of your order has nothing to do with the product you purchased. You are certainly welcome to make a big deal out of a few dollars. However, please be advised that any action you take may result in additional fees as per the Terms of Use. I would strongly advise that you read the contract that you electronically signed. Note that we maintain your digital signature, and in fact, no transaction is permitted without manually checking a box stating that you read and agreed to said Terms of Use." ​ And BTW, the terms of use essentially states that they'll fine me $1000 for disputing and send it to collecitons, among other things. Tell me Reddit, how TF is this legal? And what can I do about it? | h0n8on9 | h0mq9vo | 1,622,861,927 | 1,622,851,862 | 306 | 234 | The entirety of this is managed by the FTC. You can do some basic web searches for official FTC rules and regulations. FTC regulations supersede any 'Terms of Use' you may sign. In fact, one of the first search results from FTC official sources states the company must provide a full refund if they do ship the item within the allotted time and MUST be given consent by the consumer to continue with the sale. Allotted delivery time is defined by what it states on their website. If nothing is stated, it's defaulted to 30 days. ​ File your dispute. If they send you a 'fine' for $1000, send one back for $1000 plus an extra hour for the time it took you to deal with it. If they try to hit your credit up, you can dispute that and with all relevant information it will get resolved in your favor. The credit bureaus are very familiar with FTC regulation. | If it were me, I'd dispute with card company, tell the truth about what happened and let them work it out. At worst, it will be a PITA. Maybe not worth the money, but if you're a stubborn SOB like me, then you will almost certainly prevail in the end. | 1 | 10,065 | 1.307692 |
nsh7y1 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Online store refuses to refund me and is threatening to fine me if I file a dispute I recently purchased an item from an online hardware store that was approximately $100. A few days later, this company cancelled the order but did not refund the full amount, instead keeping 5%. This isn't a huge sum of money, but it was enough to make my blood boil. How could they keep my money when THEY are the ones that cancelled the order? So I reached out, and told them I wanted the full refund or would be disputing with my credit card company. I quickly received a response, and here are the highlights: "You explicitly agreed to the Terms of Use by electronically signing said document, as a legal and contractual condition of sale. It clearly and concisely states the following: 3) Handling Fee - 5% of the invoice is a non-refundable Handling Fee for placing the order. This fee is not part of the purchase price of the product and is not refunded upon return or cancellation, including involuntary cancellations. Therefore, your statement regarding said is false, and your insinuation of illegality is absurd. As previously stated, your order was refunded. The non-refundable Handling Fee for your use of the website and our processing of your order has nothing to do with the product you purchased. You are certainly welcome to make a big deal out of a few dollars. However, please be advised that any action you take may result in additional fees as per the Terms of Use. I would strongly advise that you read the contract that you electronically signed. Note that we maintain your digital signature, and in fact, no transaction is permitted without manually checking a box stating that you read and agreed to said Terms of Use." ​ And BTW, the terms of use essentially states that they'll fine me $1000 for disputing and send it to collecitons, among other things. Tell me Reddit, how TF is this legal? And what can I do about it? | h0mly0o | h0n8on9 | 1,622,849,577 | 1,622,861,927 | 67 | 306 | You're right that things like 1000$ fees buried in the TOS are generally not legally binding. The issue is they absolutely can attempt to bill you and send you to collections over it. And you'll have to spend time and effort to contest it. Extraordinarily scummy of this company, but there's not a whole lot you can do without a class action suit where a bunch of customers get together and combine their damages. | The entirety of this is managed by the FTC. You can do some basic web searches for official FTC rules and regulations. FTC regulations supersede any 'Terms of Use' you may sign. In fact, one of the first search results from FTC official sources states the company must provide a full refund if they do ship the item within the allotted time and MUST be given consent by the consumer to continue with the sale. Allotted delivery time is defined by what it states on their website. If nothing is stated, it's defaulted to 30 days. ​ File your dispute. If they send you a 'fine' for $1000, send one back for $1000 plus an extra hour for the time it took you to deal with it. If they try to hit your credit up, you can dispute that and with all relevant information it will get resolved in your favor. The credit bureaus are very familiar with FTC regulation. | 0 | 12,350 | 4.567164 |
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