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- Mentally-ill mother keeps calling police on me
- [Texas] I Claimed my Nephew who has lived with me since June 2017 as a dependent on my taxes. Brother in law is threatening to report me to the IRS for tax fraud.
- [IA] Executor of mother's state stole all estate funds, didn't pay lawyer who processed estate, has no money to repay estate funds
- TX - Free lunch on Fridays, and other random days, or theft?
- [NYC] Company hires me, then changes mind on employing me on my first day because I would not stay 3 hours extra. Now the employer won't pay me for work I already did.
- I work at a pool and a child drank lighter fluid from a tiki torch.
- My friend has been sexually assaulted by a paramedic
- [CA] I'm pretty sure my boss is stealing about 95% of my tips
- [NY] What can I do if NY Congressman refuses to stop emailing me? Is this legal?
- [WI] My drug test result was shared with co-workers
- Neighbour putting off buyers of my Dad's house
- Conflict over easement/right of way [Nova Scotia, Canada]
- [OH] Being required to clock out between appointments
- Downstairs neighbor is running a daycare out of their apartment.
- I was thrown out of my home, and my mother sold all my valuables. What are my options?
- Doctor didn't take x-rays and misdiagnosed a crushed knuckle twice. Finger now can't be repaired and has to be amputated. Workman's comp is now denying the claim based on the doctor's misdiagnosis. How should we proceed?
- What happens when HOA loses a litigation and who pays?
- Stepmother keeps threatening to break my computer and other stuff.
- [Texas] Neighbor's animals keep coming across onto our property.
- What recourse do I have for denying individual cops access to my business property in Montana?
- Wrong battery put in car, now its totaled
- Rules about employing child labor?
- I think my overtime is being stolen
- Desperately seeking a divorce from my abusive husband. I’ve served him twice, but he’s contested both times and I don’t have the funds to retain a lawyer to fight him. What can I do? (NYC)
- Boss changed hours scheduled after I worked them?
| Mentally-ill mother keeps calling police on me Posted: 08 Aug 2018 04:35 AM PDT I'm 21, and I live with my mother. Everytime we have any sort of arguement she calls the police and makes up stories about how I'm suicidal or homicidal or how she's afraid for her safety. The police never care about what I have to say and they detain me and take me to the psych warf where Im put in a gown, locked in a room with actual crazy people and then evaluated by a psychiatrist. This has happened 4 times this year and its making my life a living hell. The last time, they dragged me out of my bed NAKED after a long day at work and committed me. Shes able to do this under something called a petition for mental health and its honestly scary because it's like she is able to control my life. Also, for those who would say to move out, I'm on a lease with her for a few more months. We both pay the bills here. Anyway, she's super clingy and controlling and has threatened to kill herself before if I cut her out of my life. I'm thinking about petitioning her for mental health due to this. But besides that, does this sound like something that she should be able to legally do to me? It seems super weird that the cops listen to her side everytime and don't care about mine. Also if she pulls this a 5th time is there anything I can do or say that will stop the police from detaining me and taking me to that hellish place? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2018 08:10 AM PDT At the end of May in 2017 my brother in law asked me if my niece (11) and nephew (12) could come live with me. They were being evicted from their rent house and their mother, my sister was running around with some questionable folks. At the time when I met with him he looked like he was in bad shape him self. So I offered to let all three come stay with me because he said my sister was verbally abusing him. They moved in and it didn't go so well. He was lazy and messy and would undermine me and my girlfriend when we could correct the kids behavior. On top of that he started calling in false police reports on the guy my sister was sleeping with. A person with a legal history of menacing with a gun. It wasn't a good fit. I told him the kids could stay but he had to find other arrangements. He went back to the house and suffice it to say there was more drama and I helped him get checked in to a mental facility. As school was coming up I started getting the paperwork together to allow me to put them in school. Its the Texas Kincare form I think its called. I got it signed for both kids by their mother and notarized. About a month after he moved out we started having serious behavior issue with my niece, his biological daughter. She was threatening to run away and started hitting and messing with my dogs. He had since gotten a job and had moved in to an apartment so she went to live with him. My nephew stayed with me and we celebrated his 13th birthday. We got him set up for school, new cloths, haircut the whole deal. Throughout the time he was with me I did receive about $100 a month from a payment from his biological dad's disability benefits. but that ended in Jan 2018. I covered the cost of everything else. The kid thrived with us. He went from a c student to maintaining a position on the A/B honor roll. He is helpful and kind. He takes care of the dogs and has been a great addition to our home. Come tax time when it came to if I had a dependent I selected yes. Per the IRS page he had lived with me more than 6 months so I could claim him. When my brother in law found out I had claimed him he said I should have discussed it with him because if he had claimed him he would have gotten $3000 extra on his return since he only made $22,000 in 2017. He said that he would split it with me and that I would get more if I had let him claim him. I looked at my taxes and it showed that I was granted a $1,000 tax credit for claiming my nephew. I told him I had already filed and it was too late and that I think since my nephew was living with me for 7 month he wasn't able to claim him. It blew up and there was a lot of shouting and arguing but we settled on that I would give him $500 to make it fair. My finances are stable but with bringing a new person in on short notice I overspent and had to put some stuff on my credit card. When my return came I used it to clear of the debt I incurred getting the kid set up. I had to buy furniture, and cloths for him. These were expenses that I hadn't planned on. When it was all said and done I didn't have anything left to give him. When I told him I didn't have the $500 he said he was going to file an amended return and report me to the IRS for tax fraud. He is claiming that the weekends my nephew spent at his apartment in 2017 counts toward the time he was supporting my nephew. I told him to do what he needs to do but I don't have any money for him. He has been very hostel through out this whole thing and seems to be more interested in the money rather than the child's well being. Doing the math he moved in to his apartment about this time last year. Even if he stayed with him every weekend it wouldn't add up to a month and he didn't start staying over until after the new year. Does my brother in law have a leg to stand on? If he files the amended return would the IRS come after me? Was I right in thinking that claiming my nephew was the right thing to do? I didn't do it for the money. It was nice having my tax burden reduced by $1,000 but its not like that really changed anything. I appreciate any advice I can get. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2018 07:29 AM PDT The executor of my mom's estate spent all of the money that was issued following her passing. When the estate was set to be finalized after the inventory report was finished, money was dispersed from life insurance company, etc., the executor of the estate told the lawyer of the estate that she spent all of the money from the estate on "bills and trying to survive". Its a small estate, the liquid cash assets was ~$25,000 and the total including property was just ~$42,000. All of the cash assets are gone. She has admitted this via email to the estate lawyer and via messages to me. She does still have the property involved. The lawyer for the estate has filed a "Motion for direction to counsel for estate executor misconduct". In this order the details of the situation are laid out, but the only fees that are being requested are the fees owed to the state and the lawyer. To be honest, I have no idea what this motion means, the lawyer representing the estate simply said that it meant that she'd have her day in court to explain the situation. I was advised by several people (and the University of Iowa legal department) to file a report with the police but the police refused to even file a report at first. I was told that this wasn't a crime several times before someone finally transferred me to the records department so that my report would get filed. I was contacted by the PD financial crime department days later, but they once again told me there was no proof of a crime and they would not investigate it. They did ask that I provide a copy of the will and the estate breakdown, but they also said that it was NOT a criminal issue and even with the documentation provided they would just put it on file and not investigate. I looked into hiring a civil attorney and it was a mess. Some people refused to represent the case because of the inability of the executor to ever pay the debt. Others asked for a retainer that was roughly half the amount I would be owed, and even then they recommended that I simply let it go or try to push it as a criminal issue that should result in restitution so that even if she filed for bankruptcy she wouldn't be able to avoid this debt. So, here are my questions... 1.) What is a "Motion for direction to counsel for estate executor misconduct" ? 2.) What, if anything, can I do to have this taken seriously as a criminal matter? Thanks in advance for any advice provided. If any information is needed I'll be monitoring this post fairly closely, its kind of my last hope it seems. [link] [comments]  |
| TX - Free lunch on Fridays, and other random days, or theft? Posted: 08 Aug 2018 08:11 AM PDT At my job, I work in IT and I work the late shift. On Fridays, I have been getting a free lunch for about 3 years now because other departments will order food for their groups every Friday and have a ton of leftovers. My lunch break, read dinner break, is at 6:00 PM. Almost all departments leave at 4PM every day and by 6, I am the only one in the building. Legit the only person in the building. Three years ago I discovered the smorgasbord downstairs and have been enjoying free lunches every Friday, and usually a free lunch 1-2 days a week. All of this food would have gone in the trash so I feel zero guilt about eating the leftovers. Friday someone caught me eating some leftover pizza and asked why I was eating it. I told her that it was going to be thrown away anyways. She pulled the "This food is for OUR department. Not some free lunch for you. I never want to catch you eating our food again." This lady is a VP who showed up to the office for the first time this year so she wont be catching me again. Yesterday I get an email before I go into work about how they will overlook last night but that to know what I did was theft and that I could get charged for felony theft. They said they would have security check for such infractions again. The security guard laughed at this cause he uses this for free meals too. Obviously this is not felony level as I am not breaking in, the food is in one of the break rooms, or is in common areas such as the little couches between the cubicles. But is this a misdemeanor? Is this legit theft or would they be hard pressed to sell that? I know I can be fired for this easily, but would this be the kind of thing that can get me in legal trouble? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 07 Aug 2018 06:35 PM PDT Interviewed for a tech firm in the city as a PR Rep. Interview goes great, I negotiate a viable salary of roughly 45K. I come in 8/6 Monday and work my ass off on my first day to "prove" myself. I get in at 9am, and am supposed to leave at 5. My employer asks me to stay an hour later. Fine, all and well. But then another hour. By the time 730 rolls around, I excuse myself and explain I must leave the office so I can catch the last bus home (or else I have to risk taking 3 hours to get home on MTA). My employer is surprised I suggest this, but allows me to leave. I get home, shower, and receive a call that the position is not working out. I am so confused, but I am not one to complain. It's his company, his firm. I explain how weird it was that he was doing this, but I understand. I explain to him he will need to compensate me for the work I did for the day, and he scoffs and says he owes me nothing since I never technically was employed by him. I show him on my iPhone health app that I walked almost 30,000 steps that day going crazy working my ass off that entire day, and he hangs up on me. I called him today several times, both cell and office number. Left multiple voicemails. No replies. What are my options? I worked so hard with this guy my first day, and to be "fired" because I was not staying 3 hours late on my first day seems like a sociopathic reason to fire someone. He explains that I "ran out the office". What can I do? I have texted, emailed, called. He responds so quick usually, so I know he is actively ignoring me 12:56AM EDIT: So much amazing advice, thank you so much. I responded to each and everyone of you. I will update in the near future on what goes on. [link] [comments]  |
| I work at a pool and a child drank lighter fluid from a tiki torch. Posted: 08 Aug 2018 09:31 AM PDT I'm in Illinois. Yesterday I was working at a pool and a mother came in and said her child drank from a canister from one of the tiki torches that contained lighter fluid. I guess somehow the canister was not secured in the tiki torch and it was laying on the ground. I called poison control, they said to keep an eye on the child for the next hour for vomiting or excessive coughing. The child was fine and did not go to the hospital. Is there anything I should do to avoid a lawsuit for negligence since the canister was laying on the ground? Any other advice is appreciated. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| My friend has been sexually assaulted by a paramedic Posted: 08 Aug 2018 06:48 AM PDT Hi. I am asking because she has not thought there was something to do with that case. She has a background mental health issues with eating disorders and suicidal thoughts and attempts. She was transported from point A to point B to be held willingly to be treated for dark thoughts. She takes 100mg or seroquel everynight to go to sleep as prescribed for quite a while and was told to take 150 before getting into ambulance because she was having a panic/anxiety/suicidal crisis. Since she was ar such a high level of stress it had calm her down but not made her sleep. The paramedic at the back with her (the other one was driving ) started to play with her hair. Her eyes were closed and he kept telling her to stay asleep and how pretty she was. She had an hour long drive to go and really she was no sure sure of what the hell that meant. She had her winter coat on and was strapped to the bed. He unzipped her coat after kissing her numerous times on the cheeks and forehead. Touched her breasts than kissed them for a long time. Her legs were crossed from the beginning and when he tried to go down , after unzipping her pants, he could only make it so far with her legs crossed so he went over her underwear and tried to do as much as he could there. If you are wondering why she didn't say anything well she said exactly what i would've been thinking too; she thought there was no way the one driving was not aware and if he thought she was not asleep it would have been worst. At the hospital she told the nurse. She told her to go in the waiting room.2 hours passed and nothing. She went back to ask again and still nothing. She waited 6 hours and called her dad because she was hopeless at this point. He got there and said that his daughter was not shizophrenic or hallucinating but she has suicidal thoughts so to take her seriously. She passed the test you pass when you are being raped. Took samples and kept her panties. The allegations were not considered until they got the second sample back - sonce the first one was inconclusive ( on her face since her father kissed her on the cheek before hugging her which she only realized after ) . The second one, on her breast was showing dna of saliva . That was a while after her complaint. A month. The guy has been arrested but is now on the streets for i don't know what reason he did 10 days of jail or something like that. Is there any grounds that she could sue paramedics or the hospital? I am in quebec canada. EDIT: she did not consider to sue and therefore does not have a lawyer. It came to my mind when she said she had to pay the ambulance bill [link] [comments]  |
| [CA] I'm pretty sure my boss is stealing about 95% of my tips Posted: 08 Aug 2018 08:50 AM PDT Hi legal advice! I've got an extremely illegal situation brewing in my workplace and am interested to hear your opinion. I work in a counter-service restaurant as a cook/cashier owned by a married couple from Western Europe who are both largely ignorant to California labor laws. This is a tipped position with a tip pool. We are able to accept both cash and credit card tips. My boss typically gives my coworker and I tips in cash in an envelope on our pay days... typically anywhere between $50-80 per pay period. There are four people total who work at the shop: myself, my coworker, my boss, and his wife. Trouble is... each pay period, we get so busy that it's not uncommon for us to make $50-80 in tips a day, especially on the weekends. When I cashier on the weekends, I notice a steady stream of customers tipping 20% and over on $30+ orders non-stop for hours. I don't know the exact figures because I am not allowed to access this information. My coworker and I both suspect that we are getting heavily shorted. We confronted our boss about this matter and discovered that his wife, co-owner and manager, is classified as the same level employee as myself so that she can be included in the tip pool. To complicate the situation even further, my coworker is not allowed to legally work in the US. My boss says that all the tips have to go through him so that he can pay taxes on it, pay credit card processing fees, and so that he can give my coworker her tips off the books. Neither my coworker nor I are allowed to see what any of this looks like on paper because he says that it's "not our business." After this conversation, he both threatened to take tipping away from us entirely and threatened to make me shoulder the taxes on the entirety of the tips (while only receiving "my share") since I'm the only one who is legally allowed to accept them. I've made up my mind at this point that I don't especially want to stick around, but I don't want to let the hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars that I am owed slide. I also don't want my coworker to get in trouble with the government, but she and I have accepted that there isn't really anything either of us can do to keep that from happening. What kind of action can I take to find out for sure if my tips are being stolen, how much has been taken from me, and to be paid the tips I am owed? TL;DR: One of my bosses is included in our tip pool, we are given less tips per pay period than we sometimes see in an entire day, and I am not allowed to look at our tipping policy nor the breakdown of the tip pool. I'm just pissed and want my money. What kind of action can I take? [link] [comments]  |
| [NY] What can I do if NY Congressman refuses to stop emailing me? Is this legal? Posted: 08 Aug 2018 06:44 AM PDT I have unsubscribed from Congressman Lee Zeldin's email list several times over the last few years. A few months ago, I called their NY office asking them to stop. I got a promise over the phone that I would never get an email from them. Today I got another email from them. Is this legal? They refused to unsubscribe me many times and they reneged on their verbal promise. I know this sounds petty but I free lance all hours and garbage in my inbox produces a lot of stress. This is an email I use for clients. How do I get him to stop? [link] [comments]  |
| [WI] My drug test result was shared with co-workers Posted: 08 Aug 2018 08:45 AM PDT Not sure if there's even a legal issue here so just wanted to run it by the community for your thoughts. I started my new job about 3 weeks ago, and prior to starting I had to take a drug test. Well my drug test came back positive for Percocet, which I had a prescription for due to a staph infection (we assume it was from camping). My boss hired me anyway on the condition that my prescription was verified by both the pharmacy and my doctor, which it was without issue. Anyway, yesterday my co-workers and I were discussing how hard it was to hire people for our store, mainly because 1) people didn't show up for their interviews, and 2) those who passed the interview couldn't pass the drug test. All of a sudden one of the managers yelled out, "But (my name), I heard you failed your drug test and we hired you anyway!" One of the other managers elbowed him, and he quickly said, "I'm just kidding!" Aside from being extremely embarrassed and running off to hide in my office, I was just wondering if it was legal for my drug test results to be shared with personnel other than the HR Manager and my direct boss? I mean, obviously someone said something to the other managers. Was it legal for the manager to say what he said in front of my co-workers? I'm really embarrassed... our town is famous for druggies and most of the time when we can't hire someone it's because they failed their drug test, and I feel like I was lumped in with that crowd. Any feedback is appreciated, even if it's only to tell me to suck it up. Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| Neighbour putting off buyers of my Dad's house Posted: 08 Aug 2018 10:23 AM PDT My Dad is trying to sell his cottage and has had 2 offers for it but both times the prospective buyers have come for a final look around the next door neighbour appears and puts them off. The first time the buyer went by herself and the neighbour approached her to tell her about all the damp problems in the house (which don't exist) and about all the problems the previous tenant had. The buyer pulled out as she could see the neighbour's intentions and didn't want to live somewhere where a neighbour did not want them. The second time the neighbour came out swearing angrily when my Dad took another buyer through the back entrance, exclaiming that it was private property and the buyer was immediately put off by the confrontation. She is solely out to ruin any new ownership, is there anything my Dad can do on a legal (or other) front? It's really getting him down so any help would be much appreciated! Edit: Location - UK [link] [comments]  |
| Conflict over easement/right of way [Nova Scotia, Canada] Posted: 08 Aug 2018 04:40 AM PDT I recently bought an end unit row house in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is my primary residence. While I was researching the property, I discovered that there was a easement on the survey geometry, for use by several middle units. I asked my real estate agent and real estate lawyer about the purpose of the easement, my specific concern being that with an easement present, I would not be able to control access to my own property. This is important to me because I have a toddler that will be using the yard, and I have concerns about my level of liability and responsibility if others have a "right of use". Both my real estate agent and real estate lawyer told me that the easement was not a right of way, the other units did not have a right to use my property as a "shortcut" to their back yards, and that the easement existed to allow access to the back of the middle units to municipal workers, contractors, etc. My real estate lawyer specifically said it was an easement, and not a right of way; I could control access. We had a drawn out conversation about this where I listed my concerns, and went through scenarios as to what I may be liable for. I was very specific in that I would not be interested in purchasing this property if I could not control access/thoroughfare. Again, my lawyer told me I could control access. We move in, and were immediately challenged (during our move-in) by one of the middle units and their guests. The owner of the unit told me he actually has a right of way, and that he, his children, and their guests (including minors, adults, etc.) use my property as their shortcut to his back yard. I sent an email to my real estate lawyer requesting clarification. He responded that the other owners and their guests do have a right of way, and I cannot prevent their use of my property, and that I won't be liable for personal injury as long as there are no "hidden dangers". What the hell do I do now? Edits for clarification: Legal Description Access Easement XXX Easement XXX being all that certain area of land being over a portion of Lot A and being an easement in favour of Lots B and C, as shown on a Plan of Survey of lots A to E inclusive and Parcel YYY a subdivision of Parcel ZZZ Lands of DEVELOPER at GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, signed by OFFICIAL, and on file at OFFICE. Said easement XXX being more particularly described as follows: [description of geographical coordinates of boundaries of the easement. No further notes on purpose of use]. [link] [comments]  |
| [OH] Being required to clock out between appointments Posted: 08 Aug 2018 06:57 AM PDT Hi folks. I'll try to keep this as simple as possible. I work for a company that requires me to drive to clients houses for appointments. We start out the day with a schedule and sometimes the schedule starts out not being completely full and sometimes there are cancellations in appointments. This will lead to downtime anywhere between 1-3 hours between some appointments. I am not able to go home during this time but I am not always necessarily "working" during this time either. My question is - can my boss require me to clock out during those downtimes? My guess is yes, but I figured I would consult this subreddit anyways. I know this is kind of vague so if you have any questions I will do my best to answer. Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| Downstairs neighbor is running a daycare out of their apartment. Posted: 08 Aug 2018 07:36 AM PDT I live in West Virginia and work from home. My downstairs neighbor has been running a daycare out of their apartment for several months. The noise and vibration has become unbearable. The apartment complex is owned by a large company that owns several complexes all over the state. I originally thought the tenant was having difficulty handling their own kids and I actually empathized with their situation. I then witnessed at least five children being picked up at different times in the evening. I called our local leasing office three times and was blown off until I went in there in person. The manager of the office finally took our complaint seriously and sent someone to the apartment to ask questions and take pictures. Apparently, the tenant was furious and then gave two different stories when pressed for why she has so many kids in the apartment. The visit didn't scare the tenant off and they continue to get make obscene amounts of noise. The leasing office is following their procedure and sending a formal letter about the complaint. I don't have faith in the landlord to handle this in a timely manner. What other options do I have? I'm fairly certain she is not licensed to run a daycare. [link] [comments]  |
| I was thrown out of my home, and my mother sold all my valuables. What are my options? Posted: 08 Aug 2018 04:02 AM PDT Using a throw away for privacy purposes. I'm 24 years old, and living at home while waiting to find a job after graduating community college. My mother is rather toxic and abusive though I had no other choice as I could not afford my own home or had any friends I could turn to for help. To make a long story much shorter, I tend to keep my private life very much hidden from my mother, including having social media accounts that I try not to let her or any other relatives know about. So I made some politically charged entries on one of my accounts. I lean right, and my mother is very much an extremist left. I then find out she's been stalking my account for months, and was offended by my post. This led to her beating me up with a belt. I called the police, though they basically told me there wasn't much they could do as I didn't have any visible injuries and in his own words, "There just isn't much we can do without evidence. Do you really want to file charges still?" Well, I decided against it, and ended up apologizing to my mother. She didn't speak to me again that night. At around 5am, she stormed into my bedroom, and began to force me out of bed. She just threw some random clothes of mine into my old school backpack, and told me to leave immediately. After this, I ended up staying at a local shelter or sleeping on park benches. This was about a week and a half ago. I called my aunt, she told me that my mother sold everything. Apparently, every belonging of mine, even my underwear. I had over $10K worth of various computer equipment, gaming consoles, etc. I paid for a majority of these out of my own pocket, didn't keep any receipts unfortunately. I spoke to a local attorney, he told me there wasn't much I could do. I wasn't paying any rent, and have no proof of residence. He told me I'd be SOL to even go to civil court over this. My counselor at the shelter I am staying at told me I could go sue her, and should press charges for the assault. At this point, I'm not sure who to believe. I want to say the attorney since he's, you know, a legal expert. But I've seen some posts on this sub about people being able to sue for eviction and for the cost of property. So what are my options in this situation? Or should I just let it go? Edit: Sorry, I forgot to include my location. It's Ohio. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 07 Aug 2018 09:15 PM PDT I am in IL and can't figure out how to edit the title. A member of my family was injured at work. He sought treatment with a hand surgeon who diagnosed it as an inflamed tendon. Cortisone shots were administered and he was sent on his way. When it didn't go away, he returned to the same doctor and had it looked at again. This time, the doctor did surgery to remove what he diagnosed as a rheumatoid nodule. At the follow up appointment, the doctor finally took x-rays and saw that the knuckle was completely crushed. Another surgery was done to clean everything out. The only option available after that was complete amputation of the finger. His employer's Workman's comp insurance company is denying all claims past the first set of cortisone shots and saying that everything was caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis. The doctor is saying the same thing, even though he hasn't said anything about arthritis of any kind during any appointment. Also, the WC insurance sent all of the medical records to his employers. They did not request them and gave them to us. Isn't that a HIPAA violation? What should we do about that? We have spoken to an attorney, but I am wondering if we should be doing anything else. [link] [comments]  |
| What happens when HOA loses a litigation and who pays? Posted: 08 Aug 2018 07:49 AM PDT We suspect our HOA (plaintiff) will lose a litigation they started against a homeowner (defendant.) We have questions about what happens next here in Florida. We were told we would have to pay his legal fees. If the homeowner's legal bills were $50k and our HOA doesn't have that in our reserves, then what? Does the insurance pay? Do we immediately go into receivership, or is there some time to pay the debt to the homeowner? Let's say there are 50 homeowners here, will the HOA levy a $1,000 special assessment against every owner in order to stay out of receivership and meet the debt to the defendant? Or perhaps the owner's attorney files a lien on every property here? Sorry if these are dumb questions. The HOA board is telling us no special assessment to pay for the defendant's legal bills, even though we don't have the cash in reserves. Maybe the judge specifies how the legal bills will be paid? What would happen if we lose a suit for damages? We are the defendant and we lose. That is different, our insurance pays, right? [link] [comments]  |
| Stepmother keeps threatening to break my computer and other stuff. Posted: 08 Aug 2018 07:40 AM PDT Turned 18 about a month ago, and currently live with my dad and stepmother. I've joined the military, but I'm still waiting to figure out when I'm going to be leaving for basic. Like the title says, my stepmother has repeatedly said she was going to break all my belongings or throw them out to the curb if I don't move out. My dad doesn't want me to move out though, and has repeatedly told me I have a place to stay until I leave for basic. She's really constantly antagonistic, often coming into my room hurling insults at me, calling my actual mother a whore, and threatening to punch me on occasion. Basically I'm just worried that she is going to mess with the quite expensive computer I have put together, which she has contributed nothing to. Am I in the wrong thinking it's my property, and is there any recourse I can take if she decides to destroy my stuff? I'm sort of at my wit's end right now, but I don't really have another place to live, and I'm not sure how long I have left until I can leave. I live in Virginia if that's relevant [link] [comments]  |
| [Texas] Neighbor's animals keep coming across onto our property. Posted: 08 Aug 2018 01:03 PM PDT We are friendly with some people that own a large portion of land. Recently, we purchased about 200+ acres from them in the middle of their larger property (not landlocked, we have access to county road on one side). I'm not sure if it matters, but the "we" is technically our business entity and not just my family or something. They keep a large amount of buffalo, emu, llamas, etc. on their property that roam around. Apparently, the buffalo don't take kindly to the idea of private property and have decided to just break our fence down and walk on in to our property to follow their old paths and find their old watering areas. Once through, their "bad influence", so to speak, leads the other - smaller - animals to come across as well. We keep leading them back out and herding them back to their own property (which is NOT easy to do) and fixing the fence. Inevitably, they will break through again. Rinse, and repeat. We've spoken with the landowner who has the animals, and he is always joking that the animals are so big that you can't tell them what to do. He tells us that we "might as well leave them where they are as they'll just keep damaging your fence and coming through until they learn to change their habits." A fence that would keep them out would cost...well, I don't even want to think about it as we already have what would be considered a pretty nice, sturdy fence. Neighbor does not see it as his responsibility to build, or repair, our fences. - and I'm not sure it is his responsibility. Only his own fences. We do have a friendly relationship with the neighbors, and the reason we bought the land has nothing to do with keeping animals on it, so we don't particularly mind them grazing/finding water...but we are concerned what happens if one of the animals dies on our property. Or, worse, the neighbor has been on us, suggesting we upgrade our gated entrance and always make sure it is kept closed because WE could be sued if one of the animals were to get out, get hit by a passing truck/car on the county road and hurt someone in the process. It is a pretty active road with commercial and residential traffic and there is a neighborhood a couple of miles down the road. Can we really be held liable for someone else's animal breaking into our property, then escaping our property and causing damage to a third party? Are we liable for the cost of the animal if it were to somehow die on our property? Are we not thinking of any other possible threats to us here? Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| What recourse do I have for denying individual cops access to my business property in Montana? Posted: 08 Aug 2018 08:57 AM PDT I'm going to be a little vague to avoid being identified, but I own a hospitality and storage business in Montana. By the nature of the business, interactions with cops is something that just happens. People use these services to do things they ought not all the time and in general I support the police investigating as necessary. Over the course of time I 've had a little annoyance with hearing 'it's a civil matter' when I've made requests for events to be resolved, but in general my relationship with cops has been good. Last night one of my customers had a stolen vehicle in her possession. I watched on the security system from home as the cop entered my property and confronted her. My manager on site alerted me to the situation. When the cop left I called dispatch and asked to speak with the officer hoping to hear what details he was willing to relay. After a few questions he tersely told me he choose not to answer any questions, that if I wanted more information to speak with my customer, and that he had the right to enter my property any time he pleased. This last point seemed unduly confrontational and potentially threatening. I was taken off guard by this as I didn't feel my questions were out of line or overly invasive. It could be I'll think better of it over time, but at the moment I'd like to tell the local sheriff's office this officer is not allowed on my property without a warrant or complaint. Am I wrong in thinking that cooperating with their investigations, providing security camera footage, and in general trying to provide an atmosphere that supports the community ought to be reciprocated? What are my rights and legal standing to do so? [link] [comments]  |
| Wrong battery put in car, now its totaled Posted: 08 Aug 2018 06:11 AM PDT This is in North Carolina. I am posting this on behalf of my parents, as they don't know how to use Reddit. My dad's car is a Lexus Hybrid, and it recently wouldn't start. He took it to a Toyota dealership to see what was wrong with it, and they told him that someone put the wrong kind of battery in it (one that shouldn't have been put in a hybrid) and it fried all the electronics. He was told it was a 20K fix to replace all the electronics. My dad only ever took his car to get serviced at 3 or 4 locations. They have no idea which one of these places put an incorrect battery in the car, essentially ruining it, so they don't really know what to do. I may be getting a few small details incorrect, but is there a lawsuit here? Is there any way to find out who put the wrong battery in and ruined the vehicle? [link] [comments]  |
| Rules about employing child labor? Posted: 08 Aug 2018 07:39 AM PDT Location - Charlotte, NC Not sure where else to ask this, but I've encountered several instances of child labor at establishments I frequent and am wondering if it's legal, and if not, what I should do about it? At 3 separate restaurants near me, I've either had my order taken, food delivered, or table cleaned/bussed by kids. One girl was so young that she couldn't even count the correct change she owed me and had to ask the only adult working at the establishment for assistance in counting correctly. These are not small mom and pop establishments or food trucks or food stands. These are legit, established, franchises with several locations, in some cases nationwide. These encounters also have not been one-off instances. I've probably encountered this over 5 times within a 3-4 month time period. It's really started to bother me. I always feel extremely uncomfortable in these situations and I feel like these kids are put to work by parents that either help run or own the franchise. Is this legal? Should I report this? If so, where? *edited to include location [link] [comments]  |
| I think my overtime is being stolen Posted: 08 Aug 2018 06:58 AM PDT I work for a non-profit in rural Texas. Our pay period is every two weeks, so 80 hours for each time card. My boss, her boss, the accountant, and the CPA, all say that if I work 50 hours for week one, and 30 hours for week two, they can redistribute the hours so it is 40-40 and not pay me any overtime. But I keep hearing from friends that it is illegal. Is this legal for them to do? If this is not legal is there a way for me to report it where it won't come back to bite me? I love my job and this is the only employer in 75 miles where I can do the work that I love. I just want to be sure I am being fairly paid [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 07 Aug 2018 08:56 PM PDT I am in New York City, and I apologize for the length of this conundrum. I have been married to a walking cancer for 4 years. He turned on me quite literally the very next day after our wedding. At first it was emotional abuse, saying how I was worthless and would never amount to anything, then verbal, blaming me for all of his bad decisions that he had made, losing one of his jobs, etc. He would go crazy frequently and would freak out and start yelling whenever I was on my phone, took too long to respond to him, or came home from work 15 minutes later than usual. I wasn't allowed to go out with any of my friends. I wasn't allowed to have my own bank account or my own money. I couldn't even log in to my computer without him knowing exactly what I was doing because he had rigged the network. Then the physical violence set in. Whenever something went wrong I was his target. I never called the police because I grew up with VERY abusive parents (not only toward me but toward one another) and so I honestly thought this was the norm. In January of 2016 I squirreled away over $1,000 and served him with divorce papers. He lawyered up, and contested. I was told by my lawyer (who I got the divorce done with) it was going to be $4,000 upfront to fight him, and I absolutely did not have that cash laying around. Shortly after serving him, we got into a fight in which I did manage to call the police because I thought I was going to die. He was arrested. I have the police report safely hidden. He was released after 3 days, and the police came back to our apartment with him so he could collect some things. He packed some stuff and left without a word but he also drained our bank account and called CPS on me, saying I was an unfit mother, but they visited once and the woman was familiar with what had happened and apologized for bothering me with what was clearly bullshit. I had no money, and rent and bills were due. My job at the time was less than living wage. I have no family to help me financially, emotionally, etc. as their answer is "this is the bed you made, now lay in it". His lawyer called me quite a while after knowing this predicament and said that I'd have access to all my funds if I signed away my right to press charges with the DA. Well, foolishly, I did exactly that, not knowing that gave him full access to come back into our apartment because that lifted the restraining order that was automatically put in place. The physical violence stopped, but what he couldn't get across in physical attacks he made up for verbally and psychologically; starting arguments and screaming at me in the middle of the night while I would try and sleep, breaking chargers to my items (phone, laptop, etc.), shutting off the WiFi so I couldn't contact anyone, destroying my belongings. Fast forward to September of 2017. I have a much better job in which I can fully support myself, but he still makes easily 3x as much as I do; I have my own accounts now. The lawyer who wrote up my original divorce died, without ever filing the index number. I went to another lawyer, paid again to have him served, and he did the exact same thing - contested immediately and my new lawyer said it would be $6,000 to fight this out in court. I've paid every bill every month by myself since October 2017 and he contributes to nothing. I don't have the extra money to fight him over this and all he does is laugh and taunt me that I'll never be able to get rid of him. He is delusional in thinking that he can win me back and that this is just how marriage is and that I'm being irrational. I need out of this marriage, desperately. I am so traumatized by the last 4 years and I am constantly worrying about my safety and the emotional/psychological strain this has taken on both me and my son. We have a 5 year old boy together and I assume that's what makes this all the more difficult. He has no concern over the well-being of my son because he has hit me and yelled at me for hours on end with him in the same room, most of the time clutched in my arms. He refuses to move out of the apartment and go out separate ways (I would need to stay in my current apartment because it's only a block away from a special gifted and talented school my son was accepted into and the school year begins in less than a month). He threatens that if I get a restraining order against him to remove him from the property, he'll "make my life Hell for years to come". I want absolutely nothing from him, no child support, no alimony, no right to claim half his 401K in the long run, I just want him GONE. If I could get his paternal rights stripped that would be preferable. I looked into an ejection notice to have him removed from the apartment, but allegedly he can contest that as well, and I believe the landlord would have to be involved, which she is NOT willing to do. I also read that if I move out of the apartment with my son, then I'm "abandoning the marital home" and he can serve me with abandonment and also report my son as kidnapped. We have zero assets that would need to be divided. What are my options? What can I do? Can I sue him for emotional damage? Can I demand to have him psychologically evaluated for any kind of anger management issue, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia (he has a family history of all 3)? I am trapped and he knows it and rubs it in my face as I've spent over $2,000 for divorce paperwork just to be told 'not happening' like a stubborn child. This cannot be how our system works, where someone needs out and they aren't allowed to because the defending party says no. If I go to the family courts and speak with a judge, can this be pushed through despite his resistance? There has to be a way to legally end this marriage without going bankrupt so I can get the Hell away from him and get my life back. Thank you all in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| Boss changed hours scheduled after I worked them? Posted: 08 Aug 2018 04:23 AM PDT I wasn't sure where else to post this. My boss has a habit of posting my schedule very late. She usually tells me to just follow last week's schedule. Last week my schedule was Mon 9a-4:30pm Tue 9:30a-5:30pm Wed 9a-5p Thurs 12p-8:15pm and Fri 8:15 am to 5:30pm. No schedule was posted for this week on Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon, or Tuesday, so I followed the previous week schedule since there was no written or verbal instruction to do otherwise. Today I woke up early, and checked the schedule just in case - I'm scheduled for 8am to 5:30pm today instead of 9a-5pm. Tuesday (yesterday) I worked from 9:45 am to 5:52 pm, following last week's schedule 9:30a to 530 pm (15 min late in, stayed late to help out bc I was needed). She retroactively scheduled me for 9am to 5pm, causing me to appear 45 minutes late in and almost an hour late out. Today I am rushing to try to make it in to work by 8am instead of 9pm, but since I had no posted schedule when I went to sleep last night I didn't set my alarms to wake up get ready get out in enough time for 8am. If I don't get in and clock in by 8am, I will now be really late on Tuesday and late again today. This is enough for a disciplinary action. Is any of this legal? The policy states the schedules should be posted 2 week in advance. My colleagues from another dept get theirs a month in advance. Can I be disciplined for being 45 minutes late when the schedule was posted retroactively for an earlier start time? Tldr; boss posted schedule today and changed start/end times on Wed for hour already worked Tuesday, effectively making me 45 min late in and out retroactively. Can they still use that against me? Edit: I work in NJ in outpatient settings at a Teaching Hospital. [link] [comments]  |
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