Legal Advice update - Colorado - What do I do with my house? Just leave the keys on the counter? |
- update - Colorado - What do I do with my house? Just leave the keys on the counter?
- Neighbors entrusted me with looking after their pets/house for 3 weeks, it has been almost a year now and they haven't come back. Today their basement flooded, and i have no idea what to do.
- Suing My Wedding Photographer
- We Just Found Out My Husband Is Married To Someone Else
- Did this cop do anything illegal?
- How to charge for vandalism ??
- Can my mom legally take out loans in my name??
- Airline refuses to pay the seat difference and wants to force me to take a voucher
- Neighbours pushing the boundaries
- I want to leave my wife but don’t trust her with custody of the kids.
- I Need To Save My Mom From an Abuser
- Can I be sued by my employer for not giving enough notice?
- Need Help, Being Cyber Stalked.
- Owner or rental home will not fix the roof
- [NC] What constitutes harassment when it comes to visitation requests?
- Ex secretly recording my phone conversations with daughter.
- [CA] We have a flea problem in our apartment. Our landlord is moving very slowly to fix it. What can we do?
- $4000 inauthentic item dispute - more info
- Took in a very sick cat stray cat. 8 months later one of our neighbors is claiming that the cat is theirs.
- Legally, does a seller/builder have to disclose the foundation of another structure located in the yard of the property being sold?
- Landlord withholding mail
- Dad probably going to get sued for a $600k sum he loaned for his company.
- Airbnb is screwing me, the host, over $2K. Anyone else?
- Boss forced resignation and agreed not to tell company employees details, then went and told details. Lost unemployment and reputation. Advice?
| update - Colorado - What do I do with my house? Just leave the keys on the counter? Posted: 10 May 2020 07:54 AM PDT I want to thank everyone for the advise on my last post and to give a brief update. I spoke to an attorney about it and she started looking into it. First thing she said is that I am still the owner and that the eviction process was never completed. She also told me there's still a lien on the house, which is where it gets interesting. My mortgage was ultimately sold to a 2nd mortgage company which no longer exists. The 2nd mortgage company that had my mortgage was absorbed by a 3rd company, which went bankrupt and collapsed. Because I've been maintaining the property and paying property taxes, coupled with no leinholder asserting their rights she believes she can get the leinholder removed from the title. So as it turns out, I may end up owning my home free and clear after all. Unfortunately she doesn't know how long everything will take, so I don't anticipate an update for a while, but thank you all! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 May 2020 08:04 PM PDT In June 2019 my neighbors came to my door, i had some experiences with them (they invited us for a BBQ not long after they moved in). They asked me and my wife if we would look after their pets, and their house for the next 3 weeks, as they needed to return to Taiwan as his mother was dying. They even left me $500 dollars for food for their 2 German Shepards, and their cat. I don't know what happened to them, but they just never came back. I don't know if they ended up in some sort of prison, or decided to just not come home at all. Today i found out their basement had flooded, probably sometime within the last week. Apparently a pipe burst, but the entire basement is completely fucked. I paid for have the leak fixed, and i spent all of today using my shop vac to drain their basement to the best of my abilities. Between this and one of their dogs needing surgery i have spent several thousand dollars of my own money, and frankly the damage to the basement was pretty awful. I don't have their insurance paperwork, and don't really know if i can even do a claim for them. On top of this his two giant German Shepards while they are amazingly good boys, it is becoming almost too much for us to handle. Their last name is extremely common, and their Facebook profiles are private. Which gives me very little avenue to tackle this down. Timeline:
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| Posted: 10 May 2020 05:50 AM PDT I need to sue my wedding photographer/videographer because it's been a year and a half since my wedding and she never delivered my wedding video or half of my photos. We had a contract that said like 6-8 weeks for photos and video and it's been way past that. (Our wedding was 9/16/18) I haven't heard from her in months and I have tried reaching out a few times a month for a year with no reply. We paid in full 7 months before the wedding. Our main priority is to get the rest of the photos and the video or at least all the raw footage. If that's not possible (like if the video and photos are lost or damaged) then we would like a refund. My parents said we should take her to small claims court, but she lives in Idaho and we are in Oregon. So I don't really know how that works. She has a lot of reviews on her google review page and BBB profile that have very similar stories to mine from the last year or so. (After we hired her.) What is the process for small claims court in another state and should I pay for a lawyer? Any advice would be appreciated, thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| We Just Found Out My Husband Is Married To Someone Else Posted: 09 May 2020 02:03 PM PDT Last night I (40F) was searching our State's (MD) Judiciary Case search because I wanted to see if a judgement had been recorded as paid off so my husband and I can apply for a mortgage. To my dismay I discovered that my husband (48M) had an entry in which he, the plaintiff, filed for divorce from his son's mother (30F) in August of last year. Important note we got married in October of last year. Needless to say I was beside myself and immediately confronted my husband. He told me he had no idea and immediately tried calling his son's mother. My husband sent her a screenshot of the on line divorce entry and told her to call him immediately. She called back this morning very upset and crying saying that when her grandmother died over a year ago she needed to be married in order to receive the inheritance. She then stole his social security card and birth certificate, applied for a marriage license, convinced one of her friends to become ordained online who then signed the marriage certificate and filed it with the court, thus making them legally married. My husband had no knowledge of this, nor did I, or else we would have delayed our own wedding until theirs was annulled. When she received the inheritance she filed for divorce with my husband as the plaintiff. A hearing date was set to which he didn't show up to of course so the case remains open and they are still legally married. Of note, this woman has a history of spending addiction, being evicted on several occasions, and was sent to inpatient rehab and counseling to address this issue. Obviously she has not overcome her demons. She has told my husband she will contact a lawyer and make arrangements to get it annulled ASAP but of course this can't happen for quite some time due to the courts being closed for the foreseeable future. My question is, are my husband and I not married? Are we breaking the law? Can I be cited for insurance fraud due to placing my husband on my insurance and him using those services? Can his son's mother face any repercussions for doing this selfish and heinous act? I'm going out of my mind and so extremely upset, shocked, and devastated. [link] [comments]  |
| Did this cop do anything illegal? Posted: 10 May 2020 04:10 AM PDT Hi all, I'm a 16m and my brother is a 12m. Earlier today my brother and I went for a walk around our neighborhood, we went on this really small neighborhood trail that goes through maybe a 1/2 mile max. My brother and I get to the end of the trail and we hear someone walking up on the trail towards us. A guy comes up on the trail finally around the corner and he's maybe late 20s, bald, really fit, with his hand on his gun that's on the outside of his waistband. He's wearing jeans, and like a workout/ spandex shirt. He walks towards us with his hand on his gun and asks us who we are and what we are doing there. I tell him we went on a walk to get fresh air and to get out of the house for a little. He says were not allowed to be there. I told him were sorry, we didnt know this was private property/ we'd been walking this trail our whole lives. He said theres a new law that only people that live in the neighborhood gets to walk along the trail. I said our address is at (...) which is on the block. He looked frustrated and his tone shifted from more "concerned/ assertive" to angry. He then pulled his gun out from his holster and pointed in our direction towards the ground. He then said, "you guys should be lucky that I'm a cop and that from a far I could see you guys are kids and that phone you were holding was a phone and not a gun." (I'd been texting on my phone while walking on the trail earlier) I really didnt know what to say, i just laughed and said yeah. I laughed because I was extremely uncomfortable and I really dont know what he meant at the moment. He then told us to follow him back to the road and he was going to call the police. He put his gun away, and we followed him, but I kept telling him, you can call our mom, and I told him we can literally walk up the street, our house is about 5 houses away from the trail head and that he can talk to our mom. We got to the trailhead. And there was a group of people (3ish people?) standing in front of the house across the street of the trailhead. It's like they were waiting for us to return? He then asked me if I had an ID. I gave him drivers license and my school ID (I know I should've given him my ID sooner but I literally just got my ID 2 months ago and wasnt thinking clearly cause I was honestly pretty freaked out). He then said he needed to run my drivers license number in his phone. A minute goes by and he says "okay you're free to go" and he walks towards the group of people. I ask my brother if he wants to go back but then he started crying and I'd realized he must have peed his pants while walking back. So we went home. Now my brother and I have been arguing all day about whether we should tell our mom. My brother is embarrassed about peeing his pants. And he still thinks if we tell our mom about today that shell call the cops to report the incident and then well get in trouble for "trespassing" from the cops because they'll follow up and maybe it is true that now that area is private property. I keep telling him we WERENT trespassing and if we were we would have gotten in trouble then and there and if it so happens to be private property now we TRULY didnt know. On the otherhand we both agree and are nervous about telling our mom and then her calling the cops to try and report him and then police getting mad at us for wasting police time or blaming us for making it up. He didnt hurt us. He just pulled his gun out and pointed it towards us on the ground. But there was no one around to see/ no proof. The only witnesses we have is the people in the house across the street from the trailhead (who we now assume called the police/ maybe he lives there and is a cop??) But all what they saw was him taking my ID. Also my brother and I agree that were not sure if he even did anything wrong. Apart of me is extremely ANGRY for how he handled his firearm considering were literally young teenagers going on a walk on a neighborhood trail and he treated us like we were doing drugs or stealing or causing damages or hurting someone. It was bizarre. Did the cop even do anything wrong? Is my brother and I being over dramatic? Should we tell our mom and try to report him/ is there anything to even report? Should my brother and I just let it go and move on? Also, was he even a cop? I told my girlfriend about the situation and she said she thinks he probably wasnt even a cop??? Also my gf says that she thinks what he said to us was sort of a weird threat about possibly shooting us and should be reported?? Thanks. Also before anyone accuses me of being anti cop our dad was in the Marines for 15 years before he passed away a couple years ago. So I have 100% respect for cops and military. But I feel extremely uncomfortable by this situation and I dont know what to do. This happened in San Diego suburbs, CA btw if it makes any difference. [link] [comments]  |
| How to charge for vandalism ?? Posted: 10 May 2020 08:14 AM PDT My boyfriend's (18M) ex (18F) keyed my car. I (18F) am staying at a hotel in Florida. She broke my right back light, and keyed the back, passenger's side, and really did a number on my driver's door, as well as keying 'bitch' in the back. I asked the hotel front desk worker about it, and it turns out she also went into the hotel and asked for a key card to my room. I called the police and they saw her on camera keying my car - but you can only see her arm moving, not her hand on my car. They said that because its not 'clearly' her (you can very much make out the license plate of the car she drove) and her hand cant be seen directly on my car, that I couldnt press charges. However, she has been harrassing us for some time, this is just the first time it has gone physical. So my question is, would this seriously hold up if I charged her for it in court and could I get it on her record - or is it a lost cause ? [link] [comments]  |
| Can my mom legally take out loans in my name?? Posted: 10 May 2020 09:22 AM PDT My parents got divorced when is was twelve. As a part of their divorce decree, each parent had to pay half of my undergrad that wasn't covered by scholarships. Years pass and I (17 at the time) finally have the chance to go to college. For the first semester, my dad pays for his portion in cash and my mom takes out a subsidized/unsubsidized loan in my name. This pattern continues throughout my undergrad with the only change being that my dad shifts from paying in cash to paying via ParentPlus loans. Now I (20) have finished my undergrad and am on my own for grad school. I will have to take out loans to live (because college doesn't pay enough for you to live off of). Two days ago, an argument happened between me and my mom and I got kicked out of the house. I am concerned that she may tell me that I have to pay for the loans that she took out in my name. Is what my mom did legal?? Edit: I and my mom live in Alabama if that determines anything. [link] [comments]  |
| Airline refuses to pay the seat difference and wants to force me to take a voucher Posted: 10 May 2020 12:27 PM PDT Back in February, I bought a flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles for my wife in economy plus. She got downgraded to basic economy without being told so at check-in. She only realized it once she boarded and saw the seat. I called the airline but they said it was too late to do anything, and that I should file a complaint. That was on Feb 28. Once my wife arrived, I wrote to the airline (Aeromexico) to complain and they reply back on March 4th, offering to either take a voucher for the price difference or a cash refund equivalent. I took the cash option and sent back my credit card, passport copy, and other documents they requested on March 30. On April 30, Aeromexico writes back saying that due to Coronavirus they can only offer a voucher. I tell them immediately I don't want the voucher because I'm not planning to travel. Today, they write back saying that basically it's my only option: " Thank you for your reply.We are sorry to know about your reluctance.Unfortunately due to the Coronavirus crisis we can only provide the compensation in the form of a transportation service voucher.I will be looking forward to your acceptance of this settlement.Best regards, " Is this legal, and do I have any recourse? [link] [comments]  |
| Neighbours pushing the boundaries Posted: 10 May 2020 11:03 AM PDT Moved in to my current residence in British Columbia, Canada about 2 years ago. Our neighbours loved the previous owners and were very good friends, they mention it all the time. About a year in, they approach us saying that our fence is 6 inches in to their yard and they'd like it moved / rebuilt sometime. They had mentioned it to the previous owner who just left the fence as is (our neighbour says previous owner couldn't afford to move it so they let it go). Fast forward to now. After not mentioning the fence since that first time they are now going hard on the issue 'we will help' 'we notice you're not on that side, might as well do it now' 'materials are cheap' etc. My questions are: Should the fence have been disclosed at time of purchase? (Were previous owners legally obligated to tell us if they knew?) Am I legally obligated to move it? (I believe the first step will be to have the property line surveyed... and if the fence is over and they're still crying over these inches, I'm willing to do it. Just really don't have the desire to with the way they've approached it) I'm surprised at their desire to have this done now when the fence has been there many years. Any help with my questions is greatly appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| I want to leave my wife but don’t trust her with custody of the kids. Posted: 10 May 2020 05:45 AM PDT I wrote a novel just before but have decided to make this really uncut and abrupt. My wife abuses me emotionally, verbally and in the a handful of times physically. We have a 3 yo and 1 yo. She has hit the 3 yo out of anger a handful of times. She has screamed at both kids for what I see as just being kids, the usual difficulties of parenting. I am petrified to leave her because I don't think anyone including my friends or family will believe the life I live and how she treats us and therefore at best I will have 50% shared custody of the kids. I can almost guarantee she will abuse the kids more and more as they get older. My kids are my everything and the reason I take the abuse almost daily so I get to see them every day and can ensure their safety. She is a great mum 90% of the time but has some mental health issues like anxiety which cause episodes which results in the abuse. The kids are also her everything and I know if I tried to leave her she would fight tooth and nail to have as close 100% custody. My honest best case scenario would be for her to go away and get better I don't care how long it took, and I would welcome her back and forgive her. What are my options?!?!? I live in Australia. [link] [comments]  |
| I Need To Save My Mom From an Abuser Posted: 10 May 2020 08:44 AM PDT Not sure if this is the place to do this, but I can't think of anywhere else to ask. All of this is taking place in North Dakota (ND) A few years ago, my mom started dating this guy, who I'll call Jack (nowhere near his real name). I knew from the get go something wasn't right about him, but I kept my mouth shut, because he made my mom happy. Over time, however, I learned enough to confirm my fears.
By the time I got to know this guy, it was almost impossible to talk to my mom about him. She was in denial about him and what he's doing. However, in the time she was dating him, she became a horrible alcoholic. She would always call me and cry in her drunken state talking about how horrible everything was. Eventually, my mom and Jack moved halfway across the state, as Jack was offered a once-in-a-lifetime job. They packed up and took off, telling only a handful of people. Today, I called my mom to wish her a happy Mother's Day, only for the call to start with her sobbing uncontrollably. She was begging me to come get her, to take her away. Jack has been abusing her. In what way, she didn't say. But she did tell me she was scared, and desperate to get away. She said she was willing to leave everything behind, including her personal belongs, important documents, and all of mine and my brother childhood photos. I told her she needs to call the police, but they had just stopped by before I called. Jack had lied to them, telling the cops she had accidentally taken the wrong medication for her MS, causing her to be delusional. Because my mom has a criminal record of substance abuse, so they believed him. The cops told my mom if she called again, they would arrest her. I need to help her. I'm scared of what he's been doing. She has no way to get away, as she no long has a car (Jack 'borrowed' it to someone over three months ago) and she terrified of using her phone to get herself any help, as Jack will know. I need to get her out safely, along with those important documents, as she has no other way of identifying herself otherwise. I don't care about the other material things, and I hardly care for the documents, but she needs those. Anything will help at this point. UPDATE: Just got off the phone with my mom. Something happened, you could hear it. I called the cops myself. [link] [comments]  |
| Can I be sued by my employer for not giving enough notice? Posted: 10 May 2020 07:36 AM PDT I live in Virginia and work remotely for a company based out of Hong Kong. It's not technical work, I just answer phone calls and emails from customers. I'm classified as an independent contractor and I signed a contract that requires both parties to give one month's notice before ending employment. I have a job offer from another company that I've accepted and it's set to start in two weeks and I was going to give my notice to my current employer tomorrow. My worry is that I'll be sued by this company in a Hong Kong court for not giving them the full month notice. Is that possible? [link] [comments]  |
| Need Help, Being Cyber Stalked. Posted: 10 May 2020 09:35 AM PDT Really didn't want this whole thing to come to posting here, but I'm out of ideas and I need some help. Basically there is this kid who has been obsessed with my ex girlfriend for over 6 years; during the time of our relationship he would try to be cute and write long poetic paragraphs and advances to her, which she would just ignore. We were 14 and now we are in our 20's, recently this guy has has made fake accounts on Instagram pretending to be both of us, following everybody we follow and liking all of their pictures, including family members and friends. He photoshops pictures of my ex's face onto really weird pictures like girls in cages tied up, and posts pictures of her literally hundreds of times in a row on end. He does the same with me, but they're just selfies of me that haven't seen the light of day in 3+ years, meaning he's been sitting on them this entire time. Now he's posting our information, phone numbers emails and other social media handles on these accounts, saying that we are going to kill ourselves and need help, along with slews of other insults about us on these public pages of his. He also has admitted on these pages to following my ex around on the subway without her knowledge. He has been obsessed with her for over 6 years and I am really worried about her wellbeing with this man around. It's constant harassment for the both of us but even more for her, I can't imagine being put in her situation. I know his name and that he lives in New York and Texas, but that is literally it. Neither of us have ever even seen this guy in person but he has been cyber-stalking her for a very long time and it's becoming serious and concerning. I told her she should try to file a police report, but apparently the police didn't do much to help her and informed her that he would probably get tired of keeping this up, he'd get bored, etc. Both accounts have had multiple reports filed against them and even his main account but to no avail. He just keeps making new ones and coming back. Seriously what can we do about this? I am more worried for her safety, it is obvious that this guy is not all there mentally considering he spends hours and hours on end posting on these accounts. What can we do? Can instagram IP ban him? Thank you so much. I can provide the handles to the accounts or whatever to whoever needs to see them, I just really do not know what to do. [link] [comments]  |
| Owner or rental home will not fix the roof Posted: 10 May 2020 12:42 PM PDT My mom rents a house in Houston, Tx and the roof was looked at and was determined to be in bad shape. We had suspected this for sometime as we have seen many water spots on the ceiling. The owner said he does not have insurance as the property because the home has been paid for. Is it legal for him to not take care of this roof? Does my mom have any legal action to take on the owner to get it fixed? What happens if it falls through and she gets hurt? [link] [comments]  |
| [NC] What constitutes harassment when it comes to visitation requests? Posted: 10 May 2020 09:20 AM PDT My ex and I have a 2 year old daughter. We split up right after she was born, we've never had an official custody or support agreement. I typically take my daughter on weekends and one weekday, and I send about $400 to my ex every month. Recently, my ex got into a new relationship and for reasons unknown she decided that I was not to see my daughter anymore. I was not allowed to see her on her 2nd birthday 2 weeks ago, and my number was blocked so I couldn't even call. I had to use a friend's phone to get a hold of her, and she said she'd unblock me and work things out. Things went ok until yesterday, a police officer called me and said there was a harassment complaint against me, and that I may go to jail. Fortunately, I didn't end up being taken into custody but he informed me that contacting her in any way could be grounds for a new complaint. None of the messages I sent her were inappropriate, and I have no idea how it could be considered harassment when we share a child together. Is there any way for me to contact her without it being a legal issue? Or do I have any rights as far as visiting my daughter is concerned? If I send her a single text asking to visit my daughter, is that going to land me in jail somehow? [link] [comments]  |
| Ex secretly recording my phone conversations with daughter. Posted: 10 May 2020 12:42 PM PDT [California] - Found out today that my ex-wife is secretly recording my FaceTime calls with my daughter using her boyfriend's phone. I normally have unmonitored visits but due to Covid we have been keeping to conversations via FaceTime. I have a snap of the phone in recording mode that I took when my daughter showed me. She's only 7 but she believes the phone has been in the room during most of our conversations the last few months. I've contacted my family court lawyer. Anything else I should do? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 10 May 2020 12:39 PM PDT My SO and I have lived in a small 1-bedroom apartment in California, in a fairly small building (6 units total), for a few years. About 6 months ago, we noticed fleas in our apartment. We have no pets and all hardwood/tile floors, but we thought at the time that the fleas were due to a friend's dog coming into our apartment one time for about 30 minutes. (We're now almost certain the dog visit was unrelated, for reasons laid out below.) For about 4 months after that, the fleas appeared sporadically. We'd have a week with a lot of them, we'd vacuum and clean intensely, then we'd find none for about a week, then we'd see them again later. It's also worth pointing out that I never seem to get bit (or never notice getting bit), but my SO's bites swell up and itch instantly, so she's been miserable dealing with this for months. Because we thought the dog visit was the original problem (and because that dog visit may have been against the rules of the building, though somewhat unclear), we paid to have a company come out and spray the apartment for fleas on our dime rather than bothering our landlords. We followed the instructions, picking up everything off of the floor except furniture and vacating the unit for 4 hours while they sprayed and let it dry. We saw no fleas for about 3 days, but after that they were back, despite the fact that we vacuumed thoroughly every day and emptied the canister in the dumpster outside immediately each time. We contacted the pest control company and had them come out and take another look. They confirmed that we still have fleas (and that they were actually fleas and not another insect), and after looking at our unit and the building, they said the likelihood was very high that there was a host or hosts elsewhere in the building. This could be rodents or other animals crawling into the openings under the building, or a cat or dog in another unit. This is where we finally brought our landlords into the loop. The building owner lives in one of the units, and we see him around, but we're really supposed to go through the property management company for maintenance requests (though this was ambiguous -- the owner seemed to like us coming directly to him with these things in the past). The pest control company wrote me out an estimate for them to take care of potential rodents under the building, and asked me to give it to the property managers so they could contact him and pay to have it taken care of. Here's an overview of what's happened since then (if you don't want details, you can skip these bullet points for a brief summary):
The bottom line is: as of yesterday, our building owner was telling us that he wants us to be "comfortable" and doesn't want us to leave, while still strongly implying that none of this was their fault and that we weren't doing enough to ensure that the fleas would actually be gone. He frequently asks us if we're harboring an animal, even though we're absolutely not. (I haven't informed anyone that we did have that dog visit once, for 30 minutes, 6 months ago, because it should be painfully obvious that the problem had nothing to do with that, and yet somehow I don't think they would respond well to hearing about that.) I informed them that my SO is in pain, with dozens of bites on her legs and thighs and no end to the problem in sight, and they seem to be responding by telling me that if spraying my apartment doesn't cause them to go away, they there's just no way to fix the problem. I also informed them that we have a few weeks more of this before we're gonna move out and find somewhere else to live, but we've been looking and it's extremely slim pickings in our area right now, for obvious reasons. Also, I would feel awful if someone else moved into this apartment and had to deal with this problem, along with a property management company that has no interest in fixing it. What are my options here? In California, if our apartment has a flea infestation and it's not our fault, aren't they legally responsible for fixing it? Is there any way I could contact the city or the county to force them to actually do something about it? If they just keep blaming us for not "following the rules" of the flea spray service, despite not being told about them in the first place, do we have no recourse? And if we do end up moving out and living somewhere without a flea infestation, how can I hold their feet to the fire to ensure that no one else has to deal with this awful problem? (Also, if folks have experience with pest control and dealing with fleas, if we've been sprayed 3 times in 2 months, vacuumed and emptied outside every day, is it still normal to keep seeing fleas all over? Is having some of the baseboards covered really the problem? How are fleas getting in our toilet just minutes after we flush it and see it void of fleas??) Thank you in advance! Edit: One other question: I've heard that in California you need to give 30 days notice before vacating a unit if the lease is month to month, which ours is. I've also heard that you don't need to give any notice if your landlord fails to fulfill legal responsibilities affecting our health and safety as tenants. Would that apply here? Do we need to meet a burden of proof if we leave in fewer than 30 days? How does it work? [link] [comments]  |
| $4000 inauthentic item dispute - more info Posted: 10 May 2020 07:07 AM PDT Hi everyone, Hope you're all well. If you haven't read my previous post, then all you need to know is I sold an expensive item 3 months ago and the seller recently opened a PayPal claim that it was fake. Now, I've received the item and it is indeed different to what I originally sent. So in short, I've submitted a police report, went to a luxury boutique store to confirm inauthenticity and have been calling PayPal every couple days or so to reiterate my stance on this situation. I am located in AU and the buyer in Germany, who ironically used DHL to get their money back faster. Is anybody aware of any further steps I can take? I've been told that pursuing this in court essentially isn't worth it. Thank you again [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 10 May 2020 01:31 PM PDT My partner and i moved into an house in New Orleans over a year ago and we noticed a group of stray cats in the neighborhood and we found out one of our neighbors feeds them, never lets them into her house but she says the cats belong to her. A few months later one of the cats started hanging out on our porch and wouldn't leave. He was/is missing more than half of his tail, had fleas, open sores on his body and a terrible wheeze/cough. Eventually we decided to take him in. Over the next 3 months we took care of him, took him to the vets for his wheeze and wounds. On a number of occasions we would let him outside only for him to turn around and come back into the house. We allowed him to be able to leave whenever he wanted but he never left. The neighbor would comment as to how "healthy" the cat is looking when she saw him on our front porch. We found out the neighbhor had been evicted due to not paying rent on time (She told us this). She turned up today claiming the cat - we said no. The cat was still in no condition to leave as he was still wheezing. We had a shouting match at the door and claiming that "the cat has been living out here for 10 years!" She tried to push past us to get into our house... We told her that if she can prove she owns the cat then by all means we'll give him back. We have his injuries/bills documentated should we need to go to court. What I'm worried about should she somehow prove it (not sure how she will) can she claim for more than just the cat? i.e any monetary losses? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 10 May 2020 12:22 AM PDT Oregon. Just closed on a new construction a couple of weeks ago. Have had some problems with the builder—for instance, I am the first person in the new development to close, and the builder/seller didn't take the lockbox off my door when I asked them to and they kept saying they would do it later, which resulted in the house getting broken into about two days after I closed and a bunch of my stuff getting stolen (they ended up breaking the lockbox open and just using the key to get in). Also, some of the builder's guys have been on my roof having lunch and stuff without notifying me because they didn't know anyone lived here yet and one morning I opened my blinds to one of the guys facing my window and we both scared each other. Some other annoying stuff too, like the builder not yet installing a cluster mailbox so my mail is in limbo and charging extra for everything down to the toilet paper and towel racks, but I'll get to the main point where my legal question comes in. Went to start tilling my backyard today (new construction didn't come with any grass or landscaping, just the "soil" which is pretty much bark slivers) and hit something hard. Thought it might be a rock or some construction debris so kept going and kept hitting it. Dug out part of what looks like a foundation for an old house, barn, or driveway that takes up half my yard, probably 50' x 20' in total and at least 2' deep (still digging so not sure how thick it is in total yet). The seller/builder had to have known about this, right? They didn't do grass anywhere but did "plant" a bunch of cheap trees in the half of the yard where the concrete is but not in the other half, so I think they were trying to hide it. Is it illegal to have not disclosed this? The houses in this new development are more expensive than others in the surrounding area because of the large yard space, which is rare for the city I live in and thus why I decided to go with this house, and now come to find out that half my yard is concrete. Not sure if other yards in the development will have any similar issues, but since we're all paying the same price, seems like I should be getting the same amount of yard space and not have mine halved by concrete. Any recommendations on how to handle this? Should I contact the builder directly and see if they can/will do anything? I paid extra for a one-year home warranty but not sure how that works when it comes to the yard. Should I just get a jackhammer and try to do it myself? Should I reach out to a lawyer? Finances are tight right now after closing costs, down payment, and work being slow from the pandemic, so this extra hassle so soon after closing is a real bummer. I spent most of my leftover money on having a fence built since I got freaked out by the burglary, but now come to find out that half the fence is built over concrete and will likely have to be removed and rebuilt if the concrete is to be fully removed. Do I have a right to compensation for remedying these defects, especially since I just closed, the house has a one-year warranty, and the builder is clearly coming and going at my house anyway since he keeps getting up on my roof and the like? Thanks for reading and appreciate any insight! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 10 May 2020 11:43 AM PDT Hi everyone, This is probably has been posted but I can't seem to find any info on here and the literature online is a bit confusing to me. My parents rent a basement room(I think it's an illegal renting) in New Jersey. They've been having issues with their landlord and she is withholding mail from them. I signed up for USPS informed delivery so that we can know when mail is coming. My mom got a letter yesterday(saw it on informed delivery) and the landlord has not given it to them. What steps should we take? This is not the first time she's withheld mail but now we know something definitely has been delivered for my parents here. Appreciate any help and info. Thanks a bunch. [link] [comments]  |
| Dad probably going to get sued for a $600k sum he loaned for his company. Posted: 10 May 2020 11:28 AM PDT Hi all. My mom and dad are joint owners on our private property worth around 1.5 million with 470k left on the mortgage to be paid off . My dad is likely to be bankrupt by the creditor of a 600k loan he took because he is a personal guarantor and does not have enough to pay the debt, and its long been past the default period. The company will not liquidate into much either. My mum does not have anything to do with that debt and did not sign any papers. Will we lose the house? Thanks for any replies. [link] [comments]  |
| Airbnb is screwing me, the host, over $2K. Anyone else? Posted: 10 May 2020 11:16 AM PDT Here's the gist. I had a guest reservation from May 1st-May 3rd in New Orleans, LA. My guest never cancelled. Come May 5th I received a notification that my guest cancelled and because I received my payment (over $2k) I would owe that money back on the following reservations until the amount has been reconciled. I of course contacted airbnb and have been through the ringer of bouncing from case manager to case manager. Their most recent correspondence stated that my guest did cancel prior to the reservation, but because of how busy they have been with cancelations airbnb did not tell me the HOST til two days after the checkout. If this is in fact the case, the current extenuating circumstance states that airbnb would pay host 25% of their cancellation payout. Because of how this went down airbnb did not pay the 25% payout, I the host paid to have the home cleaned ($150), and they may have earned money on the transaction. This happen to anyone else? Class action lawsuit? TLDR; Airbnb fooled host, didn't pay 25% of payout, now host owes full refund on payout on upcoming reservations. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 10 May 2020 02:26 AM PDT Boss forced resignation, agreeing to tell the company employees it was a resignation to avoid paying unemployment, then after accepting the resignation told the company that it was a firing and the details behind it. What are the legal actions that could be taken and are they worth the effort? Thanks Edit: Location is Houston, Texas [link] [comments]  |
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