- One of my relatives is "Homeschooling" her kids, but isn't actually teaching them anything. Her oldest is 2 years behind now. Nearly 8 years old. Is there anything I can do in Texas to report her? I heard Texas has pretty lax homeschooling rules.
- [Louisiana] I’m a teacher at a public school. They want us to sign a contract not to “defame, protest, or boycott the state of Israel.” Is this legal
- [RI] Tenant lost court case and was told to vacate on the 26th. Now she “wants to talk” am I obligated to listen?
- (New York City) Moving out of a building with a broken elevator is impossible.
- [Ohio] My car keeps getting marked abandoned
- [AL] After a student commits suicide after being bullied, a school threatens to suspend students if they contact news outlets.
- Lottery retailer forces employees to buy bad tickets
- 7 days notice to quit based on a noise complaint.
- [TN] Is it legal for me to place a camera in my dorm; only looking at my computer with the consent of my roommate?
- (Colorado) Ski Pass Fraud
- [VA] I changed the wifi password because my roommate doesn't pay for it. Does this make me legally vulnerable?
- Can my Neighbor Legally Restrict Me From Putting Up Privacy Fence?
- [Maine] My ex-husband is in a coma, and we hold 50/50 custody of our Son (8). What legal steps should I be taking to ensure my son's care and protect myself financially?
- Had 2 training shifts at Subways (10hours total). Not getting paid.
- [MI, 1099] Employer expects me to do work on properties without permission of owners on a regular basis. Need advice.
- I think my neighbor is sexually and physically abusing his daughter.
- Contacted years later about dead dad's land
- [SC] A friend’s mom opened credit cards/loans worth thousands in her name & confronted her last week. Yesterday, her mom committed suicide.
- If an HOA expires and then is reestablished with the SoS do Bylaws need to be signed again?
- Card got stolen, now bank says I'm out $3,300
- Can I choose who my primary parent is in a divorce?
- [WASHINGTON] An ER doctor did something messed up that may be considered assault.
- My mom is in jail and I need to know what happens to my 7 year old brother.
- How to expose racial discrimination at work
- US restraining order from abroad (AUS)?
| Posted: 23 Apr 2019 12:39 PM PDT |
| Posted: 22 Apr 2019 09:15 PM PDT It's what the title implies. Today we were given a new contract we need to sign before May 31st. In it, we are told that as staff we cannot defame, protest, or boycott Israel or Israeli products. It's a public school. This isn't legal is it? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2019 07:22 AM PDT I have a tenant who through a long story ended up paying half rent in a small unit in an attempt to help both parties. She was told after 6 months her rent would go up. When the 6 months came and went, she stopped paying rent. She put in several BS housing complaints that have been dealt with (and then again destroyed by said tenant). Even the housing folks are losses at her and won't come look at the unit until she's gone. We went through arbitration where she said she would not pay any past due or future rent. She did give a small check, I don't know why as she wasn't required by the court, that then bounced anyway. Either way we were told if she wasn't out by the 26th then we could have her removed. Two days ago, she sent a text saying that she got a job and she's like to talk. Didn't respond, and yesterday got another text asking to talk. She had a full year to find work, I think she's panicked because the months almost over. I do not want her in my house. She won't pay rent on time or fully ever, she loses her mind when she doesn't get her way, and she's manipulating another tenant into going against her own husband. Biggest question I have, can I ignore those texts and just continue with the process on the 26th? I live in the multi-unit too so there may be interactions until then. [link] [comments]  |
| (New York City) Moving out of a building with a broken elevator is impossible. Posted: 23 Apr 2019 07:16 AM PDT Hello Legal Advice! I live in a 40-story high rise in Manhattan, New York. I am leaving the building to move to a different state, and have hired movers to assist me. I live on a higher floor and when I moved in, I used the service elevator to move larger pieces of furniture into the unit (such as couch, bedframe). The building's service elevator has been out of operation for a number of weeks, and I am concerned it will be not functional on my move date. Without the elevator, I will be unable to remove the furniture from the building, and my lease expires two days after the set move date. My questions are these: (1) Can the landlord penalize me from my deposit for failure to move out furniture if that failure is a result of a broken elevator they have not fixed? (2) Is the landlord under any obligation to cover the cost of either replacement furniture or an additional set of movers? Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| [Ohio] My car keeps getting marked abandoned Posted: 23 Apr 2019 07:59 AM PDT I live in Cincinnati Ohio and about once a week my car gets an abandoned sticker on it from parking enforcement. This is unusual as I move it daily. I will admit it is not a nice looking car but it meets the standard. I really just want to prevent it from getting towed in the future. I was wondering who I could contact to prevent it from getting towed. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2019 01:32 PM PDT I attend a public school in Alabama and there was a student who has committed suicide after being bullied for being gay. Him and his friends had gone to the principal of the freshman academy and reported the bullying and suicidal thoughts and she didn't do anything. The school doesn't care about the students mental health, as the administrators think all of the students are just making it up or something, last year i was in the freshman principals office when she got a phone call about a student who was supposedly trying to commit suicide, she hung up the phone and told me "Why are all these teenagers pretending to be depressed? why do they want to commit suicide? they have nothing to be depressed about, they aren't even in the real world yet". The school only cares about their reputation and absolutely hates when something bad happens and the news finds out, for example, getting in a fight will give you 3 days of suspension, and recording the fight will get you expelled. Back to the recent events, the school faculty is telling us to not talk about the suicide, and they said they do not want to do any sort of memorial for him and the school is threatening to suspend anyone who contacts news outlets about it. is the school allowed to suspend students for contacting news outlets? Will i get in trouble for talking about what the principal said to me? Sorry for bad formatting i'm on mobile. [link] [comments]  |
| Lottery retailer forces employees to buy bad tickets Posted: 23 Apr 2019 03:54 AM PDT Hello world! So I work for a gas station (let's call it Chicken Mountain) that sells lottery tickets. As you may know, you can grab a paper slip of the game you'd like to play and fill out your numbers, amount of plays/draws, etc. My friend on shift received a few slips from a customer with the tickets totalling an amount of $50. The customer explained that he incorrectly filled them out, and the mistake resulted in a price 3x what he expected. Later, the manager on duty then sees the excess mistake tickets on the side of the machine and demanded that my friend buys them, even though it was completely the customer's error. Can a retailer legally force an employee to buy $50 worth of lottery tickets that they don't even play? I feel like not but I'm unsure. This is in Pennsylvania, btw. Also: we can't void/cancel tickets, once printed the state won't void them, and mistake tickets gets the store in trouble. I still don't see how such an expensive risk should fall on the shoulders of some kid barely making $8 an hour. [link] [comments]  |
| 7 days notice to quit based on a noise complaint. Posted: 23 Apr 2019 07:10 AM PDT My roommate and I are living in Boston right next to the BU campus (less than a minute walk), and one of our neighbors is an old couple that made noise complaints on us. The couple called the police on us one night and that's the reason we're being evicted. We got an eviction to leave in 7 days during finals week so we can't really focus on moving out and dealing with this properly. We lived in another apartment building that was owned by the same landlord for a year and never got a noise complaint before. The loudest we ever got was us talking in Arabic with our friends in the weekends, but the eviction states that we shout, yell and bang on the walls, when in reality the old couple bangs on our walls whenever they thought were being loud. We never play loud music, we never have parties. We asked the people living right under us if we were being loud and they never complained. Going to court is not an option as we are international students with scholarships and that might affect our standing. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2019 01:19 AM PDT I was the victim of dorm vandalism. A woman my ex roommate was having sexual encounters with came back for revenge on him by pouring gallons of water in his electronics, and mine so It wouldn't looked targeted at just him. After a lengthy investigation I was not compensated or received justice, because there wasn't physical evidence of someone specific or identifiable vandalizing my previous computer build. There aren't ANY cameras in the hallways of the dorm nor in the stairwell. Only one camera in the lobby and it's not for us. It's so coca cola can protect their vending machines. This school doesn't care our security. So here I am, recently built a new computer and don't want to sink thousands of dollars again to build another if someone vandalizes it. So reddit, Is it legal for me to place a camera that's only facing my computer in my dorm room with the consent of my new roommate? EDIT: Grammatical errors [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2019 10:57 AM PDT I recently went to Colorado to ski with a friend. My friend has a local season pass to local resorts. This was my first time skiing, and her first at this particular resort. My friend advised that with the season pass they also received buddy passes. Said friend received an extra pass (believing it was a buddy pass) in the mail which I was provided with to use when we went to the resort. When trying to get on the lift, my pass was scanned. My friend and I were escorted to an office where they confiscated both passes and the local police department was called. I was issued a citation for ski pass fraud, the citation notes "unlawful use of skiing facilities". Fines include up to $2650 and/or 364 days in jail. I cannot afford that fine and I live outside of Colorado. I've done some research online, but I can't seem to find a clear answer. From what I've read the average fine is somewhere around $400. I need advice on how I should plead, guilty, not guilty, or no contest. I have no criminal record, only traffic violations. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2019 11:30 AM PDT My roommate and I have been arguing about what exactly she pays for. I mistakenly agreed, when she moved in, to pay for all the utilities (gas, water, electricity) and she would only pay rent. I was under the impression that she knew she was not paying for any utilities. She would pay $440 of the $855 rent, and I would pay $415 and cover all utilities. She told me that her rent is based on her room size (it isn't) and that her $440 payment covers her rent and half utilities. I pay $600+ a month in rent and utilities, including internet. After this argument, I was talking to my SO and my family about how she thinks she pays for things when she doesn't. They asked what bills I paid, and I said that I paid all utilities which was gas, electricity, water, and internet. They told me to change the wifi password because internet is a luxury not a utility. So I did. I changed it at 1 am, thinking she was going to bed soon (as I was, and we generally sleep at the same time). But, within minutes, she's knocking on my door, calling, and texting me for the new password, saying she needed wifi because she was working on a deadline. I caved in and gave it to her. The next day, I sent her a text in the morning stating that I would be changing the password when I got home that night, and if she wanted it, she would have to pay half, which was $35. So I changed it again. Today, I was talking to someone about the situation and they told me I could be in legal trouble. They said because she was living there for a certain number of months with these living conditions (having free WiFi) that she could expect to those conditions to continue and that I changed it without proper notice. My question is: Am I legally in the right to change the password when I want? I pay for it, only my name is on that bill. Or, if I want it changed, do I need to give her the password and then give proper notice? What is the proper notice requirements? I would just like to do it right. Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| Can my Neighbor Legally Restrict Me From Putting Up Privacy Fence? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 08:45 AM PDT I have lived my home for ~10 years. When looking at my home, the left side perimeter ends with many acres of state owned forest. We have two direct neighbors, one next door to the right and one directly behind where our back yard meets. The house is located in Vermont When i purchased the home, very thick and tall cedar trees (15-20 feed) lined the perimeter of both neighbors lots. Enough that you could be in the backyard and be nearly impossible to look into each neighbors yard. The neighbors on our right (~3 years ago) added a privacy fence on their side of the tree line. The neighbors behind us had only the trees and a small link fence dividing. The issues with our backyard neighbors started last fall when they completely "trimmed" the trees (20-25 trees along the length of the property) from the ground to 12 feet in the air, leaving only the top 5 feet with branches. The trees went from having complete privacy to literally no branches from 0-12 feet. They did this trimming when my family was on vacation without any notice. I was under the impression when purchasing the home that we shared these trees but as it turns out, after looking into this further, they do entirely belong to the back neighbors. It was upsetting but they of course can do what they want with their property. We decided to look into installing a privacy fence to get back some of the division between our lots (we now both look in on each other completely when using our yards). I approached the neighbors with a number of options so that we both would be happy with the design of the fence. I made it very clear i wasn't looking for any money, just wanted everyone to be happy with the design. I was told that they "wouldn't allow" for a fence to be installed as it would be a spite fence obstructing the sunlight into their yard (the reason they trimmed the trees). This would be a 6 foot wooden privacy fence. This would of course be entirely on our lot. Could this neighbor truly cause any issues as we proceed to install this fence? I have a permit, contractor lined up and surveyed property line already for the install. My concern is this neighbor, who is very hard to deal with in any regard, will make this into something more than it should and be costly and a pain to deal with (fines, being required to remove the fence, put in a different fence, etc). Thank you [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2019 12:23 PM PDT Throwaway account as my main account a great deal of personally identifying information. My ex-husband was put into a medically induced coma two weeks ago. Currently, there is no timeline for when he may be conscious again, let alone when he will be well enough to resume our normal custody agreement. Because of the abrupt nature of his condition, I am incurring major childcare costs which would normally be split 50/50. I do not qualify for any kind of public assistance due to my income. I think that it is very likely my ex-husband will be put on disability when he is conscious. What legal options, if any, do I have to protect myself financially? I cannot afford to incur all of this cost long term, nor do I believe I am legally obligated to do so. Is it appropriate or beneficial to ask for a change in our custody agreement, or are there other steps I should be taking? [link] [comments]  |
| Had 2 training shifts at Subways (10hours total). Not getting paid. Posted: 23 Apr 2019 07:51 AM PDT Is my employer legally required to pay me for my training shifts? He never stated whether I was going to be paid or not. He simply told me today that I was not going to get paid and the training was 2 weeks ago. (Subways, Canada). [SOLVED] Tl;dr 10hr training shift at subways. Employer never stated if he would pay me or not. Told me 2 weeks later it was unpaid training. Is he legally allowed to not pay? (Canada) [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2019 06:28 AM PDT Background: I am a 1099 contractor in Michigan doing work in the commercial telecom industry. Recently started operations with a new contractor, this is my first time doing commercial-only work (used to be primarily residential with a small amount of commercial jobs here and there). From all my prior experience in the field: if you have to drill or cut into a building you cannot proceed until you have the written permission of the owner of the property. Makes sense to me, standard legal CYA. Idea being if the owner didn't want that hole in their building you are liable for damages. Current Situation: I am a contractor (sole proprietor) working for another contractor - we'll call him John (intermediate guy who does this kind of thing, networks and got enough techs together under him so he can handle large enough workloads to make it worthwhile for larger companies to work with him) getting work from a contracting company - we'll call them ContractCo. (one of many small to mid-sized companies that do work for the major telecom providers) who get assigned work from one of the top-level telecom companies in our area (AT&T, Comcast, Charter, Time-Warner, etc...) - we'll call them BigTelco. My Problem: I get work assigned to me by email for individual jobs. Some of these jobs include a ROE / waiver of liability (Right Of Entry) which is basically a signed document, signed by the owner of the property, saying we have permission to go and do our jobs which includes drilling/cutting/modifying the property. This is standard from my experience. Now, some of the jobs I get don't have this ROE, meaning I have no way of knowing if the owner of the property is OK with me drilling a 2 inch hole through their brick or things like that - or even if the property owner knows this is being done. ContractCo sends jobs out that do not have this document and expect us to do the work. As far as I can tell, I am the only one having a problem with that as I am fairly anal about documentation and liability - I want to know that the property owner is aware and OK with what I am doing to their property. In some situations (not all) after some back and forth they found that they did have the document and got me a copy. In other situations I have found there was no such document, the owner was unaware and specifically stated to me that they did not give permission and would not have done so. I have been told by one of the managers at ContractCo that in that kind of event they have a damage claims process and if someone puts in a damage claim that comes down to them, if I did the work they requested I do and it turns out the owner was not OK with it they will take responsibility and it won't come down on me. I have no written document to this effect though. My Questions: I am assuming that since I am a 1099 contractor and not an employee of John or ContractCo that in the eyes of the law, anything I do (drill a hole, etc) is my liability and not theirs - is this correct? What would I need from a legal perspective to do these jobs that had no ROE / waiver and know that liability for proceeding is on ContractCo and not me? Any general advice? This job pays well and I am loathe to lose it, and I am the only one refusing work because of this issue. Worried I might lose this job because it it. [link] [comments]  |
| I think my neighbor is sexually and physically abusing his daughter. Posted: 22 Apr 2019 10:55 PM PDT I live in a quadplex, and am on the bottom floor of the house. A new family moved into the vacant second floor housing space, and seemed pretty normal. About a week into it, I would hear constant screaming from the dad to the girl, calling her pathetic and useless. I passed this up as just a typical strict Korean dad. The girl would always cry, and mind you she is in 6th grade. This all escalated when I was on my computer playing league of legends and my mom was in her bedroom, and she comes out saying, "What the fuck is that sound." I ask her what's wrong, follow her into her room and from the ceiling you can hear almost faint crying moans. I check out to the parking lot and see the mother of that girls car is gone, but the dad is home. I put two and two together, and come to a vague conclusion that either she's in pain, or the dad is raping her. We recorded the sound, and sat on it for a while to call cps, whether what he heard was right or not. We got the expected answer, that they can't do anything unless it was occurring right at that time. Is there any other thing I can do to help this poor girl? I can't stand living below a fucking abusive shithole family knowing that they're 8 feet away from abusing their daughter. I am in Los Angeles, CA [link] [comments]  |
| Contacted years later about dead dad's land Posted: 23 Apr 2019 07:51 AM PDT Hello, my father passed away 5-10 years ago (keeping it vague) and I JUST got a letter in the mail addressed to his estate. The letter claims 1. The land he owned was sold, but never claimed, so I have rights as next of kin and 2. I am owed back pay by the county for the taxes of the sale of the estate. They say they'll make me an offer for the property. Is this common? I tried to contact the state bar association for a referral to a lawyer, but they referred me to a local bar that charges 45 dollars to refer me. I should consult a lawyer, right? What kind? Is this a scam or a legit thing? Why would they contact me so long after he died? Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2019 12:13 PM PDT Is there anything she can do now in regards to clearing this debt? I know the chances are probably slim considering the person who committed the fraud is now deceased. I guess I'm looking for ways to help her figure out where to go from here. Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| If an HOA expires and then is reestablished with the SoS do Bylaws need to be signed again? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 05:19 AM PDT Columbus, Ohio- I moved into a condo recently and the HOA (comprises 2 condos, mine and my neighbor) had expired, but was reestablished with the Secretary of State and is now in good standing order. I took ownership after the reestablishment, and I'm trying to find out if the Addendum signed by my neighbor regarding the maintenance agreement for the property is still legally binding? It is signed by him and we have some water damage that is only going to keep getting worst so I want him to split the maintenance costs (as is stated by the addendum to the bylaws) but he is refusing to pay. I was told if I can prove he is legally on the hook that I could probably get a lean placed against his property (or at the very least use the lean as a scare tactic to get him to pay). [link] [comments]  |
| Card got stolen, now bank says I'm out $3,300 Posted: 23 Apr 2019 12:06 PM PDT [Virginia] Here's the run down. Last Saturday my card was lost and/or stolen, I didnt realize this until Monday when I checked my account. So the following Monday when I checked my account my checking and savings was drained I immediately contacted my bank, Wells Fargo. Nearly 8 thousand dollars. A fake check was deposited to my account as well for 3 thousand, for some reason, and ended up bouncing. Money was taken out of the atms and money was used across the country. When I got to the bank they were absolutely rude and legitimately said I must have been the one to do all this.. they put in three claims to be reviewed I got a little over half in a new account but wont refund me $3,300 according to the letter I just received in the mail just a week later. They say, from the evidence they gathered it was me or someone I gave permission to. I'm a generous person, however, not so generous to give 3,300 of my saved money. They gave me a number to call to know the evidence they are talking about but now I'm at a complete loss it seems. I've never been in this situation and I have no idea how all of this stuff works. I just really need some advice, I dont know how to or if I can challenge this. It wasnt me and I never gave permission to anyone. This is honestly the worst experience ever and have been losing sleep and not eating because the situation is extremely stressful to me. Somebody, please help point me in the right direction. I will do all the leg work I just need a sign to point down the right path. [link] [comments]  |
| Can I choose who my primary parent is in a divorce? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 07:05 AM PDT I am 14+, live in Texas, and living with my mother is awful. Is there a way that I can choose my father to be my primary caregiver to be my father? I am living at my dad's house right now, but my mom still threatens that I need to move back to her house. [link] [comments]  |
| [WASHINGTON] An ER doctor did something messed up that may be considered assault. Posted: 22 Apr 2019 10:20 PM PDT During an ER visit in 2017, a very nice ER doc performed a digital exam (I had a bowel obstruction and he was making sure bleeding wasn't a problem.) One nurse faced me and he was on the other side. Here's the thing: he definitely inserted his finger into my vagina, and kept it there, and I had to say 'wrong hole!' and he just calmly took it out. I found it weird that the nurse, who I assume was there for the purpose of accountability, didn't find this wrong-hole thing weird. He was nice. He wasn't rude. The texture inside of a rectum and one inside of a vagina is very different, though. Is this a common exhaustion mistake among ER doctors? This only came up because I was in the ER again on Friday, and a doctor said she wanted to do a digital exam, and I responded by sobbing and breaking down. Is this like a normal mistake or is it a clear breach of protocol? [link] [comments]  |
| My mom is in jail and I need to know what happens to my 7 year old brother. Posted: 22 Apr 2019 07:38 PM PDT Thank you for any help in advance. My mom was arrested about two hours ago for her 2nd DUI (opioids/benzos) in 5 years in the state of Kentucky. She has 4 kids, 3 of us are adults. However, I have a 7 year old half-brother. My brothers and I are more than capable of caring for our younger brother but I am worried about what happens to him once she goes before a judge. The 7 year old has a piece of shit dad who isn't in the picture anymore, but will they try to track him down first for custody if she has to stay in jail for an extended period of time? What kind of paperwork do I need to look for to figure out where he goes? I'm almost certain my mom has full custody of him, but I don't know what kind of legal paperwork she has. To sum up: what do I need to do to make sure my 7 year old brother says with my brothers and me rather than being taken away by CPS. Thank you again. [link] [comments]  |
| How to expose racial discrimination at work Posted: 23 Apr 2019 04:52 AM PDT I work for a technology company in the San Francisco Bay Area. Within the Technology team I and other coworkers have observed that people that are not of Indian decent are not promoted, rarely put into positions of authority, and on average 9 of 10 new hires are Indian. I want to be clear, that this not an attack against Indians. I have the utmost respect and value their friendship. This is about a racial bias that myself and other non-Indian coworkers are seeing right now. We have about a population of about 200 people that make up Developers, Engineers, Product, PMO, Operations, NOC, Security. I counted about 30 people that are Black, White or Asian. Here is my case:
I don't believe that the leaders, and their direct reports are racist, because they treat me well and we go out to lunch. Rather I think this is a case of people hiring people that they're comfortable with, and since the majority of them are from India, they are used to be around other Indians. All other departments in the company are diverse, except Technology. So my question is: Should I get legal counsel first, or should I write perhaps an anonymous letter to the owner, President to bring attention to this issue? (Made some typo edits) [link] [comments]  |
| US restraining order from abroad (AUS)? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 03:51 AM PDT I'm a US citizen and recently broke up with an emotionally and verbally abusive boyfriend back home in PA after moving to Australia. Even though I've blocked him on all social media, multiple messaging apps, phone numbers (US and AUS), and autofiltering all his emails into my archive - he continues to send harassing/threatening e-mails from multiple accounts and finding new numbers to contact me from. Is there anything I can do to file a restraining order against him? [link] [comments]  |
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