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    Legal Advice I'm a High school teacher who wants to create an Automobile Maintenance Club at the school for low income students to fix their cars cheaply, concerned about liability

    October 06, 2019

    Legal Advice I'm a High school teacher who wants to create an Automobile Maintenance Club at the school for low income students to fix their cars cheaply, concerned about liability

    I'm a High school teacher who wants to create an Automobile Maintenance Club at the school for low income students to fix their cars cheaply, concerned about liability

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 08:57 AM PDT

    My intuition says that it would be wise to have a parent sign a document saying that they give permission for their student to work on cars, and for their car to be worked on. Probably something about promising not to sue me later if their kid crashes and they want to blame it on an oil change. I don't know where to start or who to contact about this. I'm in Florida if that has any bearing on the situation. What steps should I take to protect myself?

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    HOA claiming we're being loud. Trying to evict us because we have a child.

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 06:01 AM PDT

    So a little backstory, we moved in about a month ago to some condos in Michigan. The day before we moved in the community posted all around the building that they were switching to a child-free community(illegal because it isnt a 55+ community).

    Our landlord called and told them they were breaking the law if they wouldn't allow us to move in(fair housing act). The community around us is completely against us being here because we have a child and we've had 3 noise complaints(I'm sure it was all coordinated within their little tight knit community to get us and our child out). I've been randomly running a sound meter on my phone throughout the day and we rarely go above 70 db and when we do it's barely over 70db. Our toddler is in bed every night at 8:30-9 pm. I've took screenshots of all our sound meter readings and I've started a nice chart that goes over our max db, average db, time the sound meter was ran, and the date it was ran. Our average db reading over the last 4 days was between 31.6-47 db. I'm 99% sure they are just discriminating against us because we have a toddler. What should I do in case we are served an eviction notice for these false claims?

    Edit: thanks for the help so far guys. I really appreciate it. Its put my mind at ease for now knowing that theres not a whole lot they can do here. From my understanding the community has no intention of switching to a 55+ community. They have a family on the 3rd story that have kids in their teen years. They just dont like the idea of a toddler living here in the condos.

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    Lexus washed my car with the windows rolled down. What actions should I take, if any?

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 03:33 AM PDT

    I took my 2016 Lexus SUV to a dealership in a major Texas city yesterday for a simple state inspection and 55k mile service. I have been going to this dealership since I purchased the car new in 2016 and have had zero issues with their work or customer service until today.

    My husband and I went to pick up the car after the service was complete and when we sat down in both the driver and front passenger seats, we found them to be soaking wet. Like, our pants were visibly wet after sitting just once for less than a minute. Upon further inspection, we found traces of water on the center console near the shifter and water was beading at the reveals between trim edges.

    We come to discover, only after sternly questioning the manager, that the car got power washed with the windows "cracked". But since our seats were literally sopping wet and there was water soaking the floorboards too, I find it so hard to believe that the windows were only "cracked" open. (I have rubber floor mats, so it was hard to tell the carpet underneath was soaked when we first got in).

    They offered to vacuum the car for me again to remove the water but originally offered no real apology, refund, compensation or written report that this was their fault or responsibility. We told them we would absolutely not be taking possession of the car while it was like this and after some negotiations, we finally got a full refund for the services, a written document stating that this happened and any future electrical issues or moisture/mildew issues would be covered at their expense and we have a loaner car while they remediate water damage over the next few days.

    My question is, how concerned should I be about this? They told me they would treat my car like "the other flood damaged cars" they are working on after this city's latest bout with a tropical storm. This makes me think they know the severity of the water damage but don't want to outright admit it.

    I know all electrical wiring is insulated, but I'm mainly worried about my seat mechanisms malfunctioning later and of course, mold and mildew - especially since we're about to have a baby and have him in that car every day.

    Any recommendations for appropriately handling something like this? I have kept pristine condition of my car and it's making me sick to think this dealership could do this, potentially lower the value of my car, and get away without any serious repercussions. And I'm livid that they weren't going to tell me or apologize upfront when I picked up the car. They only put my air conditioned seat vents on, which we noticed when started the car.

    EDIT: forgot to mention that as we were leaving in our loaner, a Lexus porter ran up to us and told us that this dealership hired a new third-party car wash company that very week and this was the fifth car in five days that they had done this to. He told me to get documentation on everything and "good luck".

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    I accidentally used my friend's CC!

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 05:28 AM PDT

    Philadelphia, PA (and technically Northern VA)

    If anyone knows how to flair this, let me know. Thank you.

    So I have been using uber eats for about a year now and when my best friend came to visit (bf), she lent me her card to pay for food. I used it and was pretty sure I had deleted the saved card from my files.

    A few days ago she and I are talking, and she mentions her card had been hacked and the fraudster spent a few hundred on uber. I sympathized with her as I had experienced the same thing with grub hub.

    So immediately I went to look into removing my cards and checking my bank statements... When I realized that the purchases I had made were not on my card. At that point I realized I must have mistaken her card for mine (same CC company).

    What should I do? I want to remedy the situation before things get out of hand. She already got a new card with her bank and they excused the charges. Is there anything I can do to compensate, like, the bank for the lost causes? I need some serious advice here.

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    [VA] The HR manager at work steals and cheats the company, and I don’t know who to tell about it.

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 06:36 AM PDT

    Our HR manager was recently on vacation and I had to fill in and do the payroll for her. That included adding everyone's hours to a spreadsheet for the two week pay period and adding any vacation hours people had turned in. While doing it I noticed that HR lady (I'll call her Hanna) did not clock out for lunches the week before. I thought maybe it was just something she fixed manually each week and she forgot that week. I investigated further and NOPE, she had never clocked out for lunch. Hanna was basically getting paid for an extra hour each day while she goes to lunch. I also noticed while reconciling the vacation hours that she had a suspicious amount of vacation time left for it to be near the end of the year. I decided to do an audit the vacation for the year which involved looking at the vacation hours taken for each two week pay period. I discovered that she had paid herself for 56 vacation hours without actually deducting them from her allotted vacation. My problem is, since Hanna is the HR manager, who (if anyone) should I tell about this?

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    Friend showed up to first day of work and was told she didn't have the job anymore (Indiana)

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 03:31 AM PDT

    Hi everyone, sadly I'm afraid I might know the answer here, but I wanted to post here just in case because this is someone I care about very dearly.

    My friend lives in rural Indiana and until recently had a job for about four years. This was her first job out of college. Salaried position, worked her way up through a couple promotions, did very well. About a year ago the company was sold and she was kept on in the same position. However, she was no longer happy with the new management, so she decided to look for a new job.

    Since this is rural Indiana, there really aren't many good jobs in her field. It took her an entire year to find one, but she was eventually offered a management role at a smaller company with better pay. She put in her notice at her old job and two weeks later showed up to her first day at the new one... only to be told they had actually decided to give the job to someone else instead. (A family member of the owner, apparently.) They told her she could have a job in their phone center making cold calls instead if she wanted - for crappy pay/commissions. Of course she declined and left.

    That was a month ago and she still hasn't found another job. She managed to pick up a few shifts waiting tables at the local diner and is making about 25% of her previous salary. If she doesn't find something soon she will be forced to move out of her apartment and start crashing on friends' couches.

    I'm obviously heartbroken for my friend but wanted to see if she has ANY sort of recourse - at least to help her pay her bills until she can get back on her feet.

    Thank you for your help!

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    Landlord in Oregon taking things out of security deposit that seem unreasonable, and now asking for more after we’ve moved out.

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 08:39 AM PDT

    Hi there. Sorry in advance for length. My fiancé and I moved into the basement of a split level home last year. Another tenant lived upstairs and the landlady lived nearby. We had multiple issues from the beginning that were never addressed although we were promised verbally that they would be, including only having one mode of egress (the front door), and fleas, which the landlord bombed for one day before we moved in, as we found out later.

    Upon moving out, She took from our pet deposit $400 for professionally cleaning the vents "because future tenants may be allergic". This was not something that we agreed to doing, or were informed that we would have to do. There is also, and has been, a cat living in what is, again, the same house in the upper level. It is my landlady's cat. She also charged us for seeding the grass in the yard, which she did without giving us notice or allowing us to say yes or no (she texted us at 8pm asking if it would be okay. We said no, we needed to discuss further, but at 8am there were workers tearing up the yard.) We were tasked with watering it four times a day in summer, and when we said that we would not be able to make this commitment, she said "that's fine, my husband will come and water". That is completely unacceptable, because we do not want our landlords on our premises without any notice. She did agree to refund us the excess water charges that we were paying, although not the work we were doing. However, she did not refund us this in our deposit. The grass was still patchy, BUT IT WAS WHEN WE MOVED IN, too. We made every effort to keep it alive, but we felt that her expectations and fees were really unreasonable.

    We texted her after getting our deposit back and pointed out that she had neglected to refund us that money, and she replied "I'm glad you got in touch. I am dealing with a flea problem and the bill is $412. When can I expect to have it?" This was over a month after we moved out.

    The ceilings were 6 foot two. We had one mode of egress. She had a clause in her lease that, although we were month-to-month, if we left prior to 12 months of residency, she would take our entire security deposit. I feel like we now have a black mark on our rental record no matter what because of her, even though we have always been great tenants. She is asking for $1200 back of our $3450 security deposit, including this flea issue that again she refused to address while we lived there. Am I supposed to take her to court? Tell her that her fees are unreasonable and we aren't paying for fleas we didn't cause on top of them, and wait for her to take us to court?

    Tl;dr: my renting experience for the past year was a nightmare of dubious legality/morality, and despite bending over backwards to accommodate her, the landlady is asking for $1200 back of our $3500 deposit. About $1100 of those things are for things we did not discuss/agree to (vent cleaning) or issues caused by previous tenants (fleas, dead grass). Do we have any recourse? Can she even ask this stuff of us? What do I need to do to prepare in the event this goes to small claims?

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    [AK] Local police confiscated my firearm. The case against me was dismissed, but apparently the state never filed the appropriate paperwork. As a result, I am unable to purchase a firearm, and the PD refused to return my firearm, instead selling it at auction. How do I go about fixing this?

    Posted: 05 Oct 2019 04:39 PM PDT

    Some background info. My roommate at the time had problems with an abusive ex. After stating she was filing custody paperwork, the guy went off the deep end. He showed up at the courthouse and attempted to physically take the child. When that didn't work he parked his car between our house and the courthouse and had to be stopped by State Troopers. He then called her, threatening to kill her. There's a lot more to this story including getting her work schedule from a "friend", but that's not so much relevant to what happened.

    One day he shows up at our apartment with multiple weapons including a knife and a taser, and refuses to leave when told to vacate the premesis by the property management company. To make a long story short, when he got into a confrontation with my roommate as she got home, I placed him under citizen's arrest and pinned him to the ground until the police arrived. Some of this interaction was caught on video.

    When the police showed up, I was arrested and charged with a felony assault because, in the officer's words: "you committed an assault while in posession of a [concealed firearm that I never drew or mentioned to the stalker] firearm, so you committed an assault with a firearm."

    The "firearms" part of the charge was dropped rather quickly, lowering the charge to misdemeanor assault. The video footage, as well as evidence of DV committed by the stalker against both my roommate and their child produced during the custody battle led to the charge against me being voluntarily dismissed by the prosecution.

    Thing is, this whole process took well over a year. Some time after receiving the paperwork, I called APD to ask about my firearm and they said to "wait for a call". So I waited for a month. In the meantime I attempted to purchase a new firearm. The NICS background check led to me being denied.

    And the other thing is, I have zero criminal convictions whatsoever. As well as no civil infractions, not even a single speeding ticket.

    After a LOT of phone calls, I discovered that APPARENTLY the State "forgot" to file all the appropriate paperwork. I called the appropriate party, who apologized and said he would file it immediately. I then got a letter from APD, followed the instructions, only for them to refuse to release my firearm to me, stating that my background check indicated I could not lawfully posess it. They so helpfully told me to "sort it out with the FBI", whatever that means.

    How do I go about restoring my rights that were never lawfully removed from me, and getting compensation for the firearm that was taken and never returned?

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    NC - Caught a homeless couple that live on city property across from my house stealing power, water and construction materials from around the neighborhood. What can we do to get them out?

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 09:07 AM PDT

    First off - I completely understand being homeless is not a crime and we should be looking to help them when possible.

    Having said that - I have recently discovered that this couple in particular have a long criminal history including larceny, breaking or entry into motor vehicles, assault and even holding a robbery at gunpoint.

    They've been living for a couple of months or more on a green area owned by the city in our neighborhood. We started to see them come in and out of the wooded area but didn't pay much attention to it and felt sorry for them actually.

    That was until my wife recorded them stealing construction material from a nearby house. After that we also found that they've been hooked up to our power and water supply. Finally in the past few weeks we've started to see more and more people visiting their camp late at night (up to who knows what).

    Like I've said this is a residential neighborhood full of homes with families and young children who play on the streets.

    We've called the cops and explained what was going on. They identified the man (that's how we have the information on their criminal record) and they basically told us there is not much they can do since it's city property and the city is the one who has to get rid of them. They've also told us to just to call them every time I see something suspicious.

    Is this the only thing we can do? My wife no longer feels safe (in an otherwise perfectly nice neighborhood). We want to make sure we do to get our peaceful neighborhood back.

    Thanks!

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    [Montana] Employer paying me minimum wage for not meeting 45 hours a week, is this legal?

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 10:38 AM PDT

    I work on a ranch and the contract they had me sign said I would I be getting paid $1,100 biweekly for working 45 hours a week, which is about $12 an hour. It also said in the contract that if we don't meet the 45 hour mark, we will instead be paid our hourly rate, which should be about $12 an hour if my math adds up. I worked a total of 89 hours over a two week period and my paycheck was only for about $600, when I asked my boss about this he said that if you don't work 45 hours a week you get paid minimum wage.

    Is this legal? I've read over my contract several times and it doesn't say anything about being paid minimum wage in it, just getting our hourly wage.

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    Is this sex discrimination? What are my options?

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 12:09 PM PDT

    I'll try to keep this brief:

    I am a male cosmetologist. I just started a new job at a spa on the property of a large resort. Within my first two weeks, I've had two people not want me to preform services on them because I was a man (A manicure and a pedicure). The first client was actually a VIP celebrity guest and became very upset when he was told that he would have to pay for the service in full. After that, they have started asking gender preference to people calling in for all services, including nails and hair. Prior to this, they only asked for massage, facials, waxing or other "private room" services, for somewhat obvious reasons. I've asked other people, and nobody else has heard of gender preference for hair and nail services being a standard question at booking.

    It's been about a week now that they have been asking gender preference and my bookings have dropped dramatically. The other service providers there, all female, are getting full bookings while I have hours long gaps in my schedule, which sucks because I get paid commission. I talked to one of the front desk coworkers and she said that for nails some women have started specifying they want women while some just say no preference, but for hair she said most women have been requesting women. My argument here is that if they weren't asking, most people wouldn't have an issue.

    The one service I am getting more of is Men's Cuts, which sucks even more because I don't really do men's cuts in any level beyond the basics and have minimal skills and interest in them as well as that men's cuts are one of the lowest revenue per minute services offered. A men's cut is a 30 minute service that costs $30, compared to even the cheap nail services for for $50 for 25 minutes, in addition to the reality that while you can upsell nail services and women's hair services, it's very difficult to get men to purchase additional services or products like deep masks or take home, which further dampens my paycheck.

    TLDR: Front desk asking gender preference for every service is affecting my pay and I want to know if that's sex discrimination.

    What should I do? I am afraid of going to my manager and saying anything because I just started, and I don't wanna fly the coop straight to HR and put a target on my back. Am I overreacting? Do I have any options here other than deal with it or quit? It's a great paying job but it feels extremely unfair to be booked and consequently paid less than everyone else simply because I'm a man.

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    Ex-wife abuses my eight year old son. He is a US citizen, but she lives in Mexico. Mexican court are ignoring me, but custody agreement was signed down there. Do I have any US legal options?

    Posted: 05 Oct 2019 10:47 PM PDT

    My ex-wife scratches, hits, makes fun of and puts down my eight year old son. She has admitted to hitting him in writing (through What's App) and I have pictures of the scratches. The catch...I live in the US and she lives in Mexico. The Mexican Courts have been unresponsive and haven't responded to my latest request to meet with child services for ten months. She is a bit of a monster so I am trying to get a protective order, while I ask for a change in custody. He is a US citizen but lives most of the time with her in Mexico. Divorce and custody agreement were signed in Mexico.

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    Fired for telling my employer I had a drinking problem and was relapsing, do I have a claim under ADA?

    Posted: 05 Oct 2019 06:44 PM PDT

    I'm an alcoholic and have been in recovery for about six months. Five months ago I landed a decent job with a local tech firm. I've never shown up to work drunk or hungover and maintained my sobriety throughout my employment. Just over a month ago I had a performance review and was told I was doing outstanding and was a valuable asset.

    However about two weeks ago I had a relapse over a weekend. Early Monday morning I texted my boss that I needed help and I didn't have anyone else to turn too. He called me back and I told him about my drinking problem and relapse. He told me he would talk to the company's owner and call me back. About two hours later they called back and after I told them I had a rehab I could go to to detox, they informed me I was fired. They issued my last paycheck with accrued vacation time and expenses, then offered to buy me a bus ticket to the rehab (I refused).

    I've since detoxed and am now over a week clean and sober. I'm back in AA and doing okay. However I feel like I was treated pretty unfairly by my employer. All I wanted was a week off to clean up. I know I haven't worked long enough to qualify for FMLA but a week off to attend a detox seems like it should be "reasonable accommodations." Is there anything I can do to get my job back? Do I have any rights here?

    I'm in Kentucky if that makes any difference. Thanks in advance for any help.

    EDIT: Thank you all for your comments. I've found a local lawyer who specializes in employment cases and have emailed him a brief summary of what occurred requesting a consultation. I plan on calling the office tomorrow when they are open.

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    Repeated continuance requests dragging out a frivolous small claims lawsuit [CT]

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 12:17 PM PDT

    Greetings,

    Members of my family are being sued in small claims court. There are 4 cases in total. We were originally scheduled for court in May. I've been requested as a witness. I took time off from work in May for the court date, and they asked for a continuance. We were rescheduled for June and another continuance was issued. We went to court finally in August, where one of the 4 cases were handled and flat out dismissed. Another continuance was requested in court as soon as the dismissal was issued. We are now scheduled to return in October, and have just received notice that our approval is required for yet another continuance.

    These lawsuits are incredibly frivolous. An extended family member is suing on behalf of my Grandmother who has severe dementia. They are claiming that monetary birthday, Christmas and wedding gifts given by her were all actually loans, and she expects the money to be returned. They have absolutely no proof of the supposed loan, and the first case was dismissed as a result.

    The prior continuances were issued without our knowledge or consent, besides the one issues in court. This one apparently requires our approval. What are our options? Can we refuse the continuance? What will happen with the cases if we refuse? We are all tired of requesting time off of work, being scheduled off for these dates and then court being pushed back repeatedly.

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    Rental house flooded for the second time, landlord trying to blame us tenants, we just want out of the lease

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 11:20 AM PDT

    Hello, me and my four roommates are college students who rented the basement level of an off-campus house for the school year in North Dakota.

    Over the summer, our basement flooded during a heavy rain. The landlord came and cleaned up the water and said everything was fixed. About a month later, we discovered a huge mold spot on the carpet underneath one of the beds that resulted from the flooding, so the landlord sent in a carpet cleaner to clean the carpet.

    This fall, we had 5 inches of rain one night and our basement flooded again. We immediately checked if the sump pump was pumping, and it was. We called the landlord and they said they'd come at 8 in the morning to clean it up. No one showed up to help, and we were trying to tackle the flooding with just one shop vac, which did nothing for us. Finally, the landlord sent a cleaner to our house at noon, but his equipment broke down and he had to leave, so we were still underwater.

    Late that afternoon, the landlord himself came to inspect things. He said our sump pump had not been working. We pointed to the hose and told him water has been coming out. He laughed and said that's the back up pump. He said if that one's working, then that means there are serious issues. We all went inside and he found the breaker board. He flipped switches at random, to figure out which one was for the main sump pump, because only three switches had labels. After a few guesses, the main sump pump kicked in. He said it is our fault for not checking the breaker board and that this flooding could have been prevented. We never had any idea there were two sump pumps because we were never informed about them. Additionally, we would not have been able to know which switch on the breaker board was for the sump pump due to it not being labeled. In our state, the law says landlords are responsible for sump pump maintenance. There is nothing in our lease that says tenants are responsible for it.

    The landlord cleaned up the water himself, and then said his son would be over at 4 in the afternoon the next day to clean the carpets. We told him we believed the carpets should be replaced, since mold developed from the last flood. We also expressed concern about the drywall, because it was wet and very soft to the touch. He responded that a carpet cleaning would prevent any mold from developing in the house.

    The next day, we sat around in our damp basement and a carpet cleaner never showed up, so we rented a storage unit and moved all of our stuff out. We were feeling the drywall again to get an idea of how much water was behind it, and accidentally put a hole in the wall just by pushing on it. Sticking my hand in to the hole, I could feel how damp it was in the wall. We moved out because we were concerned about our health.

    The following day, we hired the city health inspector to come look at the place and invited the landlord to come. The landlord declined to come, so the health inspector could not make a determination of the house's condition without the landlord there. He was nice though and took a look at the place out of his own generosity, but could not write up a report because the city can't get involved in every tenant-landlord dispute. We then wrote up a notice of lease termination due to the house not being habitable as a result of the flooding and the landlord's refusal to properly dry the basement out. (Note, it's been two days at this point since the flooding, and the carpet has still not been cleaned and the basement remained damp. The landlord left only one small dehumidifier in the entire basement, which is 6 bedrooms). We had a friend serve our notice to them and then we turned in our keys.

    A few days later, the landlord emailed us back and said our lease termination has been declined. He said the flooding could have been prevented if the tenants would have maintained the sump pump properly. He also stated that the city health inspector did not find any mold and determined the place to be habitable.

    We wrote to the health inspector because we were under the impression that he would not make a determination as to whether the house was habitable or not. He responded right away and said he never made any determination.

    We responded to the landlord with a lengthy letter detailing all of our complaints of his negligence to properly clean out the property and prevent mold from growing in the walls and on the carpet. We also called him out for lying to us about the health inspector claiming the house was habitable.

    One week later, the landlord finally wrote back and said he is standing by the lease and will not terminate it. He said that the tenants are responsible for contacting maintenance when there are issues and for making sure the sump pump is pumping.

    We did call maintenance about 15 times throughout the flood, and only got answers about 3 times, so this is very frustrating. We just want this lease to be broken and our rent returned for the days that we were unable to live in the house. We were homeless for over a week as a result of this flood and had to couch surf until we found ourselves a new place to live. My personal solution would be to take the landlord to small claims court, but my roommates are against that. They want to hire a lawyer to help us, but I think that's a waste of money because I believe we have a strong case in which we can defend ourselves. What do we do? I left out a lot of details in this post in order to hit the main points of this situation.

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    Underage niece kicked out to live with me and not sure where I stand legally (MI)

    Posted: 05 Oct 2019 11:47 PM PDT

    My (29F) niece (17) was kicked out of her mother's house (in CT) over the summer and came to live with me in Michigan.

    Since then, she has started school and I believe her mother sent them something saying that I can make educational decisions for her. I know she did, because the school wouldn't let me until they found whatever it was her mother sent over.

    Now that I've had to make her doctor's appointments I'm getting confused. One Doctor (general practitioner) just asked me if I was her guardian. I said yes, and there were no problems. Now I just tried to make her an optometrist appointment, and they said I need something saying I'm her power of attorney?

    When I asked her mother about this, she said that she would send me a picture of a piece of paper with her stating and signing that she gives me permission to make medical decisions for her daughter..But the optometrist said that they'd need something more legal.

    My question is, do I have to be her power of attorney to be able to make medical and educational decisions for her? If not, then how was I able to sign her up for high school?

    Also as a follow-up question.. I know that my niece receives social security from my brother, her father who passed. Rather, her mother receives the social security for each of her children that belonged to my late brother. I've asked her if she could start sending that to me, since she is now a part of my household. She made it clear that the social security will only go to my niece once she's 18 (in 3 months) but only until she graduates highschool? and will continue to go to herself until then. I know that that is not morally right (she's sending me $100/month for living expenses currently...) but is it legal?

    I guess would like this to remain as little messy as possible, especially because my niece will be 18 in 3 months anyways.

    I'm just worried some big medical thing could come up and I won't be able to help her.

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    Commercial landlord keeps entering premises without notice.

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 10:34 AM PDT

    Chicago, IL here.

    I work for a small business that has had a few issues with the property management company and the property owner. They keep entering the facility without providing any notice to us (inspections, building check ups, and repairs). We teach classes with non standard operating hours and it has been frustrating coming to setup for class and a contractor is doing ceiling repairs or other work causing debris to be in the class space.

    We have also had events where luckily we got there well in advance that we had them leave in time but our event would have been ruined had we gotten there any later.

    We have a lease agreement and I don't see anything about providing notice as a requirement but I have to believe some form of tenant laws cover entry and peace of space, especially if it infringes on my work.

    Should also add that we have had tools taken by their contractors and they have left the lights on all day when they leave which impacts my operating costs.

    Thanks!

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    Crazy ex harrassing brother

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 09:46 AM PDT

    Texas My brother has a crazy ex that texts and calls all day. She contacts him, my mom, me, and his work. These are mean, crazy calls and texts. She has escalated to coming to his work and disrupting his business. She calls customer service and tells them he is on drugs at work. She even contacts his coworkers and boss, bosses boss. Once she came to his work the cops were called and she can no longer go up there.

    He had a temporary restraining order but lost the case bc there was not enough evidence of violence.

    We are afraid his job is in jeopardy bc she is being so disruptive. Do we have any legal stance for harassment since she is putting his job in jeopardy?

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    My lease waives my right to counterclaims, is it enforceable?

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 02:10 AM PDT

    I live in brooklyn, NY and my lease says "Tenant gives up any right to bring a counterclaim or set-off in any action or proceeding by Landlord against Tenant on any matter directly or indirectly related to this lease or apartment."

    Is it legal to enforce this?

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    Police threatened brother (CO)

    Posted: 05 Oct 2019 08:39 PM PDT

    (CO) Using a throwaway for personal reasons.

    My brother who is 18 is talking to a girl who is 17. They're not dating, just in the 'getting to know each other phase'. They've been talking for a few months, as long as I know. they haven't done anything sexual. Both virgins, coming from religious families. Her parents are split up, with her mom having custody of her. Her dad is the police chief of our small town. While our family is very secluded, we've all been very good students in school, my dad owns his own company and gives back to the community. None of us have gone to jail or been in trouble with the law. We have suspicion that the chief has searched my brother to see where we live and how old he is. One afternoon he came and threatened my brother. luckily it was caught by our Ring camera so we have evidence of him telling him he was gonna throw him in jail if he continued to talk to his daughter. after that altercation he's been driving by our house and driving past my brothers work. Is there anything that we could do legally to at least stop him from stalking him?

    TLDR: Police chief stalking brother and threatening him because he's dating his daughter.

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    Previous landlord sent debt collection agency after me for no reason. How do I make them stop before it's too late?

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 11:06 AM PDT

    I live in Ohio. After I moved out this past summer the apartment company transitioned management and had issues figuring out who owed what and when. We received 2 bills for utilities after we moved out and had at least 10 phone calls with management to clarify we were no longer living there and were also waiting for our security deposit back. They acknowledged their error and said to just ignore the bills and they would fix it in the system (this happened multiple times). We got the deposit and utility bill refunds almost 2 months delayed but were like ok at least it's over.

    4 months later, we get a letter in the mail saying the apartment has hired a debt collection agency to again collect unpaid bills. If we don't pay them then there is a 3% interest for late payment and our credit score will take a hit.

    We already have email confirmation saying everything is in good standing and we don't owe them anything. They never contacted us about any new "unpaid charges" and went straight to a debt collection agency. If we don't pay, our credit score will take a hit. If we do pay, it would be for no good reason.

    TLDR: Apartment management sent debt collection agency after me for bills I was never responsible for and this is their 3rd attempt to get me to pay it even after acknowledging over the phone that I was not responsible for it.

    Is this harassment even legal? If their mistakes results in my credit score being hurt is there any legal action I can take? I don't know what else to do even though I've done nothing wrong.

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    Canadian visiting US (Wyoming) -- brother was charged with pot possession. Is now back in Canada and has no clue how to fight it

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 11:28 AM PDT

    Hi all,

    My brother (Canadian) is quite a dingus. Him and three others had left a CBD vape pen outside while camping. An officer pulled all four of them out of the tent and had them sit and waited for a confession, of which he did (dumb move). They then searched his vehicle and found the vape pen container.

    He's now back in Canada and has an upcoming court appearance in Wyoming, of which he will have someone represent him. I'm strongly recommending he gets a local lawyer here, but we're wondering what some general advice he will receive.

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    [FL] I'm 20 and my mom kicked me out because I slept over with my bf. She's demanding my house and mailbox keys be delivered ASAP, and states that I am only allowed to pick up a bit of clothes and she will keep my dog in the meantime. How many days is she legally allowed to give me before evicting?

    Posted: 06 Oct 2019 10:12 AM PDT

    I have more info in my post history (and soon you may see a post about it in r/insaneparents), but basically my mom is crazy and said I am not allowed any liberties despite working and paying bills, including paying off my car. She thought it was disrespectful of me to even ask if he could sleep over, so logically I packed up and left for a week.

    Less than 12 hours later she sends me a text stating she did not see me when she woke up and she wants the keyes back and I am only allowed to take "some" clothes. Of course, I'm going to bring as much as I can, anything in the house that I bought with my money is coming with me if it fits in my car. What I want to know is, how legal/illegal is this, and would I be able to get away with taking MY stuff that I paid for or can she claim I was stealing?

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