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- California "working interview " no pay 6 hours of labor and not hired.
- My landlord rented me out an unsanitary apartment and will not do anything to fix it.
- Can my mom kick my girlfriend out?
- Car shop closed and my car got towed
- Ceiling caved in and apartment managers say it’s not grounds to break lease
- New home with no backyard access
- Im an american citizen and need proof im single to marry my fiance in finland how do i get proof?
- (RI) Found a wad of cash inside a tree in the woods
- Can HOA regulations supersede city laws? Chicago, IL
- My job hasn’t paid me since April. Can I quit and receive unemployment?
- Business owner on unemployment
- Sis using my Covid quarantine to rush Mom's Estate settlement w/o giving me any time/say.
- Egg donor contacted and stalked by egg recipient
- Spent $2000 on a bike, and getting a lot of bullshit from the owner.
- I was not billed by my lawyer for 3.5 years despite repeated requests.
- Veterinarian not releasing our medical records
- The person I trusted to watch my bird, in fact sold my pet.
- Neighbors allow dogs to use patio as bathroom now the smell is unbearable
- My girlfriend has signed a contract for a flat, but has just been sent a video by the previous tenants showing a completely different flat
- [PA] Signed a lease but landlord has not
- Insurance company wants to do an examination under oath. Should I hire an attorney?
- Should I report my employer
- I signed a non-compete agreement and later learned my boss has a sketchy background. Is there any way I can get out of it?
| California "working interview " no pay 6 hours of labor and not hired. Posted: 19 Aug 2020 07:18 AM PDT My girlfriend recently had a "working interview" where she worked as a host and bussed tables for 6 hours under the guise that she would be hired if she did well. fast forward a couple of weeks she was never called back and after doing some digging I realized that they do this with a lot of people and I have some suspicions they are using people to fill in for people who are self quarantined because of covid without any strings attached and receiving free labor. Someone tell me this HAS to be illegal. [link] [comments]  |
| My landlord rented me out an unsanitary apartment and will not do anything to fix it. Posted: 19 Aug 2020 10:51 AM PDT So first off I live in Utah. Last month I put down a deposit on an apartment. I toured it with my roommate and it had been cleaned the day we looked at it so the chemical smell masked it. However the day I moved in I noticed the walk in closet smelled STRONGLY of cat urine odor. Like my eyes were watering and I had an allergy fit. I put in a maintenance request to have the carpet cleaned. They sent someone out 2 days later, he lifted the carpet and cleaned the subfloor. The smell subsided for a day and then came back. So I put in another request. 4 days later maintenance came, they sprayed some carpet cleaner and hung an air freshener in my closet. So now it smelled like pine needles and cat urine. I put in another request and a week passed and no one responded. So I emailed my landlord detailing the issue. He responded saying they did what they can and are unwilling to replace the carpet. I got mad and asked if they would be replacing it for the next tenant or if they would have to live with cat urine smell too and that it is deceitful and unethical to sell a unit with issues and if someone with an actual cat allergy moved in if they would pay their medical bills. He said they aren't replacing it end of story. I did advise him I would be saving all these conversations so if any issues arrive with them attempting to charge me after move out I can dispute it. What can i do moving forward? I just paid almost 4k to move in and can't use my closet or hang up my clothes, if I leave my closet door open the smell pours out into my bathroom and bedroom. Tl;dr: landlord put me in a cat urine scented apartment and won't replace my carpet and told me to deal with it. Once again I live in Utah. [link] [comments]  |
| Can my mom kick my girlfriend out? Posted: 19 Aug 2020 05:40 AM PDT I joint own my house with my mom. It has my name and her name on the title. I'd like to have my girlfriend move in but I'm pretty sure my mom is going to cause problems knowing her reactions with me having my own autonomous relationships. I'm 33 and I pay the utilities on the house. My mom pays the taxes. I'm in Michigan. Edit: my mom does not live with me. She and my dad have their own big fat house to live in. They're also in Michigan. [link] [comments]  |
| Car shop closed and my car got towed Posted: 19 Aug 2020 09:10 AM PDT So before Covid hit i took my car in to get fixed. Not sure what was wrong with it but it wouldn't start. Finally after about a month it was ready. I pick it up, same day it breaks down so I take it back. Few days later everything closed down because of Covid. My father and I constantly called seeing if we could get the car. We called customer service and corporate and got no help or answers. Fast forward to July. I receive a letter in the mail saying my car was TOWED and I had to pay around 1200 to get it out. My car was supposed to be getting fixed. So I go down there and see why it was towed and I was told the shop left it parked at the bar next door... I just want to know WHY I wasn't called to come get my car? Why was it next door when it's supposed to be getting FIXED? I tried calling customer service and corporate again with no help. I left a bad yelp review and finally I got in touch with someone. Well now they are telling me they are not responsible because that location has been permanently closed since July 29... my car got towed July 7th. So I want to take them to small claims so they can pay for the towing expenses and give me back the $800 I paid for my car to get "fixed" (didnt even fix it) for no reason. I just want some advice because I don't really know how to go about this. Because they're trying to tell me they can't do anything about it. I'm livid to say the least. I live in California if that makes any difference [link] [comments]  |
| Ceiling caved in and apartment managers say it’s not grounds to break lease Posted: 19 Aug 2020 11:12 AM PDT My bf and I live in an apartment in Dallas Tx. Yesterday morning the ceiling in the living room cracked while I was standing underneath it and within an hour most of the ceiling was caved in by nearly a foot. Maintenance came by and patched it up and it is currently being propped up by some 2 by 4's. The maintenance man told us that our building is shifting and that's the reason for the ceiling caving in. The apartments hired a contractor to come redo the entire ceiling tomorrow. We don't feel safe in this building anymore and asked the managers if we could break our lease 3 months early. They became extremely abrasive and told us that the maintenance man doesn't know what he's talking about and they're fixing the problem in a timely manner so they won't let us break the lease. Should we just suck it up and wait out the 3 months or do we have grounds? [link] [comments]  |
| New home with no backyard access Posted: 19 Aug 2020 12:42 PM PDT We are buying a new construction home. The original floor plan had a sliding glass door to a cement patio in the backyard. Because of the slope of the land on the lot where we are building, our house has a basement. The builder told us they will build a deck to replace the patio that was originally included in the floor plan, since it will be too far off the ground to have a patio. During the builders meeting it was not clear exactly what the slope of the land would be. After construction started, I found out the deck is going to be about 8 ft off the ground. Out of curiousity I asked the builder what side of the deck they were planning to put the stairs on and they said "We aren't building stairs, just a deck". So basically what I am getting is a balcony with no backyard access. I checked the contract and it says "Possible steps from garage and patios based on topography per lot". I pointed that out and the builder just said "Well you are getting a deck not a patio so that doesn't apply." After some more discussion the builder said they can add stairs for an extra cost, but we are already at our budget. I feel like no buyer would reasonably expect to not have any direct access to their backyard, like having to go out the front door and walk around to the back. Am I being unreasonable? [link] [comments]  |
| Im an american citizen and need proof im single to marry my fiance in finland how do i get proof? Posted: 19 Aug 2020 03:53 AM PDT Im from Los Angeles and my fiance is from finland, i need proof im single "No record of a marriage" i guess thats the word for it, where can i get documents of such? [link] [comments]  |
| (RI) Found a wad of cash inside a tree in the woods Posted: 19 Aug 2020 08:53 AM PDT This happened just now. I'm on a walk with my kid along a bike path that goes through some woods. My kid found the cash while poking around inside a rotted hollow part of a tree trunk. It's wrapped in a black plastic bag. I've counted and it's several thousand dollars in $100 bills. Obviously someone put it here for reasons I don't want to get mixed up in. Do I leave it and pretend this never happened or bring it to a police station? If I turn it in, should I have some kind of legal aid to keep my own name clear? Thanks, recommendation ASAP would be really appreciated since I don't want to hang around here. [link] [comments]  |
| Can HOA regulations supersede city laws? Chicago, IL Posted: 19 Aug 2020 06:33 AM PDT Hi there. Like the title says we are located in Chicago, Illinois. My husband and I are currently talking with our landlord about wanting to try and sublet our apartment as we are ready to purchase our own house but our lease isn't up until April. Some background information on the building and landlord: We are in a boutique condo building with 9 units of which only 2 are rented. Our landlord owns only our unit but lives in California. They are planning on selling the condo this spring. We have asked about subletting and the landlord responded "I'm reviewing the HOA regulations around subletting to be 100% clear on what is permitted". Now our lease has the Chicago Rents Rights Agreement within the lease and under SUBLEASES {MUN. CODE CH. 5-12-120} it does state that 1. The landlord must accept a reasonable subtenant offered by the tenant without charging additional fees, and 2. If a tenant moves prior to the end of the rental agreement, the landlord must make a good faith effort to find a new tenant at a fair rent. I'm wondering if the HOA says we can't sublet does the HOA have that authority and if they do would it be grounds to break the lease (I doubt that but just curious)? Any help is greatly appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| My job hasn’t paid me since April. Can I quit and receive unemployment? Posted: 19 Aug 2020 01:59 PM PDT I'm a commission sales person in Minnesota and am paid quarterly. First quarter ended in March, paid in April. Second quarter ended in June & still haven't been paid. There's a few variables that I feel are important: 1. I get a bi-weekly draw from my commission that is deducted at the time of payment. 2. I'm paid on the gross margin on the jobs I sell. Meaning if the installers do a crap job and I have to send them back, again and again, the project gross margin suffers and I'm paid less. 3. The person who handled my spreadsheet (excel that shows all my jobs, costs, hours, etc) for the company was fired in June. 4. The aforementioned terminated individual was fired for stealing from the company. 5. My department brings in 60-70% of all revenue for the company as a whole-which leads me to believe he was stealing from my jobs as well. 6. I signed a no-compete when I joined the company. Which I feel they are in severe violation of by delaying my pay for such an extended amount of time. The excuses I'm getting for not being paid yet is that because this guy was fired and another guy had cancer & Covid hit. They've offered to give me a check for an "amount", whatever I decide. But I'm hesitant because they haven't shown me any information in regards to my final revenue for the quarter or anything to base an amount off of. I'm afraid I'll ask for too much and will be in the hole. I'm so frustrated with the whole situation and am wondering what my next steps legally should be. Thanks in advance for any advice given. [link] [comments]  |
| Business owner on unemployment Posted: 19 Aug 2020 10:29 AM PDT I was fired in March and have been on unemployment. Since then I have started a legally established LLC and my business has regular revenue. I am not taking a paycheck. But I don't want to break any laws. Any income for the business goes into a separate bank account and I am not paying myself it's going back into the business. My cash flow projection says I should be able to start paying myself in November - but I want to make sure I'm not breaking any laws. Utah, USA. [link] [comments]  |
| Sis using my Covid quarantine to rush Mom's Estate settlement w/o giving me any time/say. Posted: 19 Aug 2020 12:41 PM PDT TL:DR Sister (executor, Virginia, USA) heard through fam I'm stuck in place out of state. Lawyer quickly dropped settlement with backdated/misdated more than a month docs (compared to when they were Fedex'd to me) It also references a number of addendum/supplementary material that's not included. Compared to paperwork I've managed in my decades of real estate jobs, it's charitably "unprofessional" looking. Question causing my immediate inability to sleep: Do I need my own lawyer immediately to "qualify" a rejection the terms? Essentially, what's the minimum I need to do in order to reject the settlement to give myself & future representation opportunity to work on specific issues? Issues further causing me worry: USPS is apparently significantly delayed these days so I'm unsure if certified mail would be received in time. Also, it is exceptionally dangerous for me to risk going out in public if it is not absolutely critical (our home has Three incredibly high risk persons in it. ) Email or some other safe communication method that CAN qualify me as having properly rejected by deadline would be a god-send. Taking care of Mom during her long illness (w/o any help from sister) and now the Pandemic has wiped out all my savings so I've tried the find legal help sources here but got lost down that rabbit hole. (I couldn't find "estate help", just more common options (family court,debt,consumer,housing rights,etc) Any advice as to whether this is even a situation where free/reduced cost help is possible in Virginia would be a great help as well or if I'm penny wise and pound foolish going down that road to get help. And any thoughts you might otherwise have are welcomed and greatly appreciated. I'm completely wiped out by all of this + current events so it's likely I'm not together enough to know what questions I need to ask. Thanks so much. HTW. [link] [comments]  |
| Egg donor contacted and stalked by egg recipient Posted: 19 Aug 2020 01:26 PM PDT I donated eggs anonymously in 2003 and signed a contract stating that I would not contact or seek any information about egg recipients, and egg recipients would have signed the same thing. Any and all medical questions would be handled by the fertility clinic. Three years ago my sister was contacted through a DNA test kit service by one of the egg recipients (ER). The ER had an eight year old son and wanted the child to 'get to know his family', especially me. My sister took it upon herself to divulge information about myself and my upbringing before letting me know that she had been contacted. She gave the ER my contract information and I made it clear that, while I was happy that she had a child, I was uncomfortable with contact and that she should not seek further contact or information about me. She agreed and I never heard from her again. A few days ago I was looking at a family picture on my sister's Facebook and lo and behold, there's ER commenting and asking questions about me. And there's my sister saying that she'll tell her all about it. I immediately messaged ER and told her to back off, I am not her family and she has no right to personal information about me. I then contacted my sister, who promptly blocked me. I contacted the fertility clinic, who said that my records are now stored off-site and that they would track them down. They recommend sending a cease and desist letter (as I was already planning on doing, having found her place of employment on Facebook). Does California law have any protection for egg donors? At this point I feel like I'm being stalked. ER signed a contract stating that she is prohibited from contacting or seeking any information about me. Egg donation took place in Los Angeles and I currently live in the UK. Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| Spent $2000 on a bike, and getting a lot of bullshit from the owner. Posted: 19 Aug 2020 11:29 AM PDT So I placed an order and put a down payment for the bike on the 12th June, and never got that bike. After bugging the store multiple times and writing a google review, I finally got a call back and the owner offered me a different bike. After multiple mishaps, I get my bike and have issues with it. They do a quick fix and give it back to me, and 2 days later something else completely breaks and the bike is unusable. They now have my bike and are "waiting for a response" for the warranty, but it's been over 2 months and I don't have a bike. I pretty much paid for nothing, and it's almost winter so the bike is gonna be useless by the time I get it. I've asked for a refund and they aren't complying. The terms and conditions are linked below, would anyone have any advice on what I could do? [link] [comments]  |
| I was not billed by my lawyer for 3.5 years despite repeated requests. Posted: 19 Aug 2020 12:19 PM PDT I was involved in a multiyear lawsuit where I was represented by a single lawyer. Their office continued to do ongoing work for the case but failed to bill me despite my repeated requests for an update on the costs I was incurring. They recently delivered a bill for an extreme amount of money and stating any amount not paid immediately would begin accruing interest. This happened in Colorado, USA. My question is, are there any consumer protection rules or laws against this sort of practice? [link] [comments]  |
| Veterinarian not releasing our medical records Posted: 19 Aug 2020 01:16 PM PDT My veterinarian will not release my dogs medical records. We do not owe them any money. Our good friend is having the same issue. Except they are telling her that she owes money when she has proof that she doesnt. They didnt say verbatim that they wouldn't release them. They are just giving us a runaround saying the doctor has to approve it but never doing anything about it. Here i am thinking that these are MY dogs records. They are obligated to provide them when I ask are they not? I am in the military and recieve free legal representation. However due to covid-19 they are only taking messages and providing callbacks. Im looking for a solid answer asap on how i should move forward. They have until tomorrow before i start trying to take legal action. Any advice would be greatly appreciated . [link] [comments]  |
| The person I trusted to watch my bird, in fact sold my pet. Posted: 19 Aug 2020 02:26 PM PDT So I left my beloved cockatiel (Lucille) with my neighbor while I visited my family out of state. I decided to move in with my mom and told my neighbor id be down in a month to retrieve my pet. I gave said neighbor an air conditioner and a 63' flat screen TV as insurance to care for said bird. Since bird food is legit 1.50$ I figured the 1000$ tv plus 150$ air conditioner would suffice. She agreed. She sent me pics and updates weekly. Then it stopped. I informed her I'd be back to get Lucy next week and she informed me my bird is no longer there. That someone has her and she doesn't have any contact info on them. What the actual fuck. So my question is what can I do. I called the local police and he informed me this is criminal theft. She stole my bird. Then I snooped her step mom's page. And whatya know she's looking for a bird cage. I'm livid. I want my bird back. What can I do? State: Tennessee. [link] [comments]  |
| Neighbors allow dogs to use patio as bathroom now the smell is unbearable Posted: 19 Aug 2020 02:05 PM PDT I live in an apartment complex around St. Louis MO. The people below me have moved in for almost a year now and don't take there dogs out like normal people and instead just let them out on the hard patio and let them use it as there yard. It's been going on since they moved in and it's so bad that the urine can be smelled anywhere near the property. I talked to the neighbors first and they dismissed me like it wasn't an issue and then I went to the property manager and they say due to the COVID laws they can't evict them over it. I can't even open my windows on nice days or sit on my patio due to the smell. Do I have grounds for withholding my rent until something is changed? Or would I end up getting into trouble legally or financially if i do [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 19 Aug 2020 12:51 PM PDT (London, UK) My girlfriend is moving to london for university in September and has been looking for a flat to rent with another student. Due to covid, and the fact that both live hours outside of London currently they had to rely on photos and videos taken by the agency reprenting the landlord. Originally, they were sent videos that didn't match the photos on the listing. The estate agent said he sent videos of the wrong listing, and sent another video which, still did not match the photos on the listing. They were assured the video was correct and the photos were incorrect and so therefore signed the contract and paid the deposit on the house they were shown. Today, they were sent a video of the house by the previous tenants who are in the process of moving out which shows an entirely different, much smaller flat. Is there anything that they can do? They've signed a contract for a completely different house than what they are getting. Thanks in advance [link] [comments]  |
| [PA] Signed a lease but landlord has not Posted: 19 Aug 2020 12:50 PM PDT We have a broker between us for communicating. Broker has told us we've met all requirements and landlord has been "too busy" to sign. This is after we've gone through the third revision of the lease with minor changes, such as misspelling my dog's name. It's been 5 days since we signed the third/final version. We are set to move on Sept 1st. My question is if this could be a red flag to find a back up option, if we have no expectation that the place is ours until it is signed. I'm not sure if the landlord has any obligation to sign or if he can change his mind about letting us rent based on a reason not on paper? [link] [comments]  |
| Insurance company wants to do an examination under oath. Should I hire an attorney? Posted: 18 Aug 2020 05:06 PM PDT I posted in r/insurance two weeks ago and received some sound advice. Anyways, my insurance company assigned an investigator to my claim and she has been drilling me with questions and now wants to do an examination under oath. I'm confused on what is going on. I feel like I'm personally being investigated and all I want is my car repaired to the point where I can drive it again. Now I need some legal help as this has escalated. Should I hire an attorney, what direction do I go or should I even be concerned? What are my legal rights here? Any and all advice is welcomed. I've copy/pasted the story below. Stolen car advice 2017 Ford Focus In June 2020 my car was stolen on a business trip to a city 3 hours away. Car was recovered 9 days later by police. The car was stolen from me, sold to one person, stolen from that person, then used as a meth lab for a day or two. When I went to see the car it was full of clothes and trash and cigarettes and reeked of ashes and a very strong chemical smell. I later found out that was meth. There were burns in the seats and liquid stains on my black seats. My insurance company paid for repair to the bumpers which was minor and paid for the interior to be detailed and an ozone machine to run for two weeks to eliminate the stench inside. This last weekend 7/31-8/1, had to fly to this city to pick up my car because insurance wouldn't ship it to me. I go to pick up the car and it still has a lingering chemical and cigarette smell. The appraiser never came and looked at the car or inspected it once the repair was "completed". I choose to drive it home so it can finish getting repaired, I also didn't have a way home from where I was. On the way home I'm light headed and nauseous and have to stop every hour or so to get out and catch my breath. The car drives like the alignment is off, it shudders, and doesn't drive like it did before it was stolen. Once home I inspect the car and find white pills under the back seat, a crack pipe in the trunk, and a pistol by the spare tire. There's a strong smell of chemical after it sits in the sun. This car stinks like meth I find out. I'm having a K-9 unit come out and sniff around to locate any other drug or firearm related things in it. I was told by the local sheriff that drug dogs will bark on it from now until forever if meth was smoked or made in it. I called my adjuster and the adjuster just asks what I did with the drugs. They refuse to take any responsibility for repairing my car any more. I work for a large oil and gas company and my vehicle is subject to random searches with drug and firearm dogs. I can't drive it to work or really anywhere for that matter. The car is worthless to me. I've researched meth use in cars and it's advised to completely replace the interior and dash and air conditioning components as the smell never goes away. Your car is essentially totaled. What can I do to convince my adjuster that my car is trashed beyond repair? It's worthless to me and I can't even trade it in for another car because it's worth nothing. Car is a 2017 with 32000 miles. It had 30000 when it was stolen so someone put ~2000 miles on it in 9 days. I'm in Texas. Follow up: took the car to local sheriffs office and had a K-9 unit sniff around. Dog gave a positive alert and deputy did a search. No drugs were found but the smell is still strong in the car. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 19 Aug 2020 12:26 PM PDT I recently got promoted to manager at my place for employment, and I started looking over the numbers and I saw some severe irregularities. I've been told not to worry about three charges totaling about 62,000 dollars all the charges occurred in the regular employee payroll section of my profits and losses sheet. I was told two of the charges were because the owners were buying out another owner, and for the other charge I was just told not to worry about it. It might be just me but this seems really fishy, should I be worried about this and if so who would I report it to? I'm in Utah btw. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 19 Aug 2020 11:14 AM PDT A bit of context: I joined a talent agency earlier this year, and because of covid, we have been unable to book shows for our artists in the past few months. For this reason, there has been no money coming in to the agency but despite not getting paid I decided to stick around because it doesn't take much time out of my day and I've been able to establish some connections in the industry. Also, I assumed that once events were back up and running I'd be paid for the bookings I took care of. Now, a couple of days ago, I signed a non-compete agreement stating that I would not be able to work as an agent for 6 months after leaving this agency. I happily signed it as it has been an overall fun time working there not really knowing what was happening behind the scenes. Then today I got a message from someone saying my boss is blacklisted from working with a major agency and also has a criminal background that I was unaware of. I plan on leaving the company before shit hits the fan, especially with all the cancelling stuff going around. However, I would still like to work as an agent as I have finally found something I genuinely enjoy doing. My question is, is there a way to void this contract if it's been less than a week since I signed it? If not, what could happen if I go against it? Is there anything I can say to my boss to get out of the agreement without him knowing I found out this information and him possibly slandering my name as he has done with others? It might be important to mention that the agency is based in the US and I live in Canada. Also, the contract states "This Agreement may be entered into and is legal and binding both in the United States and throughout Europe." [link] [comments]  |
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