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    Legal Advice Found $13K in $1 bills in my walls.

    Legal Advice Found $13K in $1 bills in my walls.


    Found $13K in $1 bills in my walls.

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 07:07 AM PST

    Pennsylvania. I was remodeling my attic and when I tore out the one wall I found $13,000 in $1 bills (packets of $50 each). The house is over 100 years old and the money seems to range from the 1960's-1970s. It was always owned by my family. The house used to belong to my grandfather, and my father had already told me his father was a miser who didn't trust banks and hid his money in numerous places in his house. We thought my grandfather had taken it all out before he died in the 1990s, but it seems this was also part of his stash. He had willed me the home and all of it's contents when he died. My grandfather's lawyer has also passed away and his practice closed so I can't ask him about it

    My question is, do I have any legal obligations regarding the money?

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    Father (32 M) of kids (6M &8F) are complaining of not having their own room.

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 03:47 PM PST

    I have an 8 year old daughter and a 6 year old son (FL). Their dad has weekends with them and they recently told me they no longer have their own room because their dad gave their room to a man named J. They are saying they sleep on the floor or the living room couch. I'm familiar with him as he was someone we knew in my old state of residence. Their dad is probably using him for cheap labor or to pay rent.

    My ex husband has a two bedroom apartment with a small office. The small office was their previous room. He also lives with his grandparents, new pregnant gf, her toddler, J, and two large dogs. Am I wrong for wanting a legal solution to their situation? Does anyone know if there is much I can do or should I just ignore this?

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    New employer wants to monitor my (and all employee) whereabouts via GPS, outside of work hours. Under penalty of "immediate termination" if refused or the app is logged out. I'm in Missouri

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 11:28 AM PST

    So I've just recently changed industries, but doing same job. Basically I moved from Industry A (Tech) doing job X, to industry B (Automotive) doing basically the same job so that I could be closer to family. The CEO has announced that they have implemented a new policy this year that all employees must download a corporate IM/video call/ meetings/ miscellaneous app on their work phone that also shares your location via GPS to management and whatever IT team manages it. The new policy is that you are required to have your work phone powered on and logged in to the app 24/7, even on vacation. Management has been extremely clear that refusal to do so, and refusal to accept that your whereabouts will be monitored via GPS will institute immediate termination. I have a 7am-4pm job and 3 weeks pto that I intend on using to "forget" about work for a couple weeks.

    Their reasoning for the app, per the CEO's announcement is to "help monitor covid exposure of our employees and streamline the process of finding employees that are closest to the job site in time of emergency shift coverage or coverage during inclement weather".

    I have until next Friday to sign the waiver form accepting that they can monitor my GPS whereabouts outside of work and download the corporate app and activate it on my work phone. If I don't by next Friday, I will be fired.

    I feel this is an incredible invasion of my privacy, as it's none of their business where I go out to eat at night, or if I am at a movie theater at 8pm.

    Is what they are asking illegal, and if so what agency do I report them to?

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    Sick uncle declared dead by the bank and refuse to accept evidence to the contrary

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 04:33 PM PST

    My uncle is in South Carolina. He is on a ventilator following a transplant and chemotherapy. Bank of America claims they received a "database entry" from lexisnexis claiming he is dead and have frozen his accounts. My aunt's name is not on the accounts. She has a legal power-of-attorney document as well as an affidavit from the hospital that my uncle is alive and being cared for in the ICU. The bank refuses to reactivate the accounts despite this. They want him to call and verify his identity, but he obviously cannot do that while he is on a ventilator.

    I'm baffled that the bank would declare somebody dead based on a data report and without a death certificate, and equally horrified at the timing of this and how unsympathetic they are. My aunt is contacting a lawyer, but are there other actions that should be taken? Is there anything in South Carolina, specifically, that might expedite things like a banking regulatory agency? I do not live in that state myself.

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    [PA] Cell tower built road over my grandpa’s grave - had to dig up the road to bury him

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 03:05 PM PST

    I hope this is okay to post here as it was removed from offtopic legal advice and told to post here instead.

    I'm letting the cemetery take care of this (and keeping appraised of what's going on), though I am curious of the legality of the situation and what the outcome would ideally be according to the law.

    The cemetery rents out some of their land for a cell tower and they need a road to get to said cell tower. The cell tower people [presumably illegally but not sure on the details] built the road over my buried grandma, as well as my grandpa's plot (not buried at the time) and several other plots of people that I have no relation to.

    In order to bury my grandpa today, someone there at the cemetery had to destroy a big portion of the road.

    I'm under the assumption my grandad has an easement on the property for his family, so I was curious how families, the cemetery, and the cell tower people will handle this given the impact to his plot, family, and other families' graves.

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    My parents are constantly dealing with people trespassing on their property due to its rumored connection to an unsolved crime. I am concerned about liability issues/the seller's failure to disclose the situation.

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 08:29 AM PST

    My parents moved to a very rural part of New York in 2019. Their property is rumored to be associated with a somewhat notorious unsolved crime that took place several decades ago, which has led to people trespassing on the property pretty regularly. The trespassers are primarily "true crime fans" who usually just do a lap up and down the driveway to gawk or whatever, but some of them actually get out of the car to "investigate." None of this was disclosed to my parents prior to closing on the property, but they have found out that the previous owner was definitely aware of the situation (it's come up in conversations they've had with neighbors, and a cop who responded to their call about one of the more belligerent trespassers made reference to it being an ongoing issue).

    One of these true crime weirdos managed to get his car stuck in a muddy patch of their driveway last week. Extricating the car required a tow truck, which chewed up parts of the driveway and adjacent land pretty badly, and this moron was actually threatening to sue for the cost of the tow/any damage to his car. We don't believe he'll actually follow through with a lawsuit and I doubt he'd prevail even if he did sue, but it's got me worried about potential liability issues my parents might face. Their property is reasonably large and contains a lot of wild/forested land, so it's next to impossible for them to monitor every inch of it 24/7. The forested areas tend to be the focus of the people who get out of their car to search for evidence or whatever the fuck they think they're doing, and the amount of labor that would be necessary to clear any potential hazards would be an enormous burden for anyone, let alone a retired couple in their seventies. They also get some local teens chasing ghost stories/urban legends mixed in with the idiots playing detective, and I know that there are situations in which property owners face higher expectations for keeping their property safe if kids are involved.

    Some additional details regarding the steps my parents have taken::

    They put up a bunch of private property/no trespassing signs and motion activated security cameras shortly after moving in.

    A gate was installed at the beginning of the driveway, but they cannot lock it due an issue with some sort of easement. Plenty of the trespassers park on the street and walk to their property, so a lock wouldn't be 100% effective anyway.

    As of now they are making a note of the date/time of each "driveby" trespassers with the help of the cameras, and contacting the police whenever somebody actually gets out of their car to wander around. It's a small department that covers a large area though, so the cops usually don't show up till after the trespassers have left.

    My questions:

    If the previous owner or their realtor was obligated to disclose any of this, what recourse would my parents have to address their failure to do so?

    How realistic are my concerns about my parents being found liable if a trespasser gets hurt or manages to damage their car on the property?

    Is there a higher bar for the teenage ghost hunters than the adults with detective fantasies?

    Can my parents sue the guy whose car got stuck in their driveway or would they have to go after the towing company?

    Any advice related to mitigating any of these issues would also be appreciated, as this is uncharted territory for both me and my parents so I am sure there are things I have failed to consider.

    Thanks

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    [Indiana] Is it illegal to own and operate a medieval siege device?

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 01:21 PM PST

    I realize that this sounds ridiculous, and it is.

    My dad just inherited about 10 acres of land in rural Indiana. After watching too many History Channel shows and YouTube videos, he announced that he was going to build a trebuchet "that could throw a Honda."

    I thought he was just talking, but now he's had lumber delivered and he's actually planning it out.

    There are houses to the west and south, across the highway, and a church to the east. To the north, which he refers to as "downrange" there is a house and barn about 1000 feet away.

    If my dad manages to build this damn thing, what legal liability or risks is he incurring?

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    Doctor sharing private information with his wife

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 11:31 AM PST

    My Doctor keeps sharing information about my visits to his wife. We all belong to the same church and his wife repeatedly brings up certain facts about my visits, my mother's visits, and other patients. Apparently this has been a known issue and other people have come forward about it. Is there a case here? It's been brought to his attention before by another person. Thanks.

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    Ancestry.com revealed a surprise child - how does this affect our estate?

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 01:59 PM PST

    A relative recently submitted their DNA to Ancentry.com and an unknown person showed up in the results. After some investigation we found out my husband has a daughter.

    We do not have a will set up yet but plan to do so for this and a few other reasons. We do not have any children together or through other relationships.

    Out of curiosity, if we both passed today, would she inherit our entire estate?

    We reside in Kansas

    And since this is Reddit, this happened a long time ago and well before we met. He absolutely had no knowledge of the pregnancy. We are very happy to have met her and plan to include her in our lives, although my husband is struggling with some guilt issues for not being there for her.

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    Sold a nicotine product for a 19 year old.

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 07:12 PM PST

    [USA] [FL] Hello everyone, I work at a smoke shop, and I always ID my customers, no matter how old they look (I sometimes do it w older people to make them feel like they're young)

    Anyway, today, I went to my other job at a clinic, from 8-3 then went to the smoke shop at 4. A customer came, they wanted a disposable vape, asked for an ID, and I thought that I read it as 21, so I sold it. After maybe 30 minutes, 10 cops came in the store, they shut it down, and told me that I was under arrest, so I cooperated. They told me that I sold a vape for a 19 year old, and started asking me questions about the job, which I answered and showed respect to the cops.

    After that, they told me that because I was cooperative, I won't be arrested, but I still have to show up to court.

    I have no idea what to do now, I cannot afford a lawyer, I am a full time student that has 2 jobs to be able to live, never done anything wrong and haven't been even pulled over before.

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    Is it legal?

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 10:52 PM PST

    My landlord wants to build a home in my backyard which is a decent sized backyard. He didn't ask me if I was okay with it or in general nothing he would just tell me that people are going to go to the house to check up on things. Today he called and told me that they are going to come with an agreement with a company to build a home in my backyard, but I'm going to have to share my bills (water, gas, electricity, trash). I am a bit upset since he is not going to lower my rent nor be organized with my bills and the future persons bills. I don't feel comfortable sharing the space I pay for with another person just because the landlord wants more money. Any advice or is this all just legal in California?

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    School tells boss his kid tested positive for covid come get him. Boss picks up his kid and dropped him off in our shop while he worked for the rest if the day.

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 03:38 PM PST

    I work for a small plumbing company in California. My wife is currently 5 months pregnant. I've told everyone in the company that I'm being extra cautious about illnesses because of our child.

    Our office manager called me while I was in the field working. She informed me the owner of the company got a call from his son's high-school school. The teenager tested positive for covid, and would need to be taken home. The owner picks up his kid and brings to our office instead of home.

    I left work and picked up covid tests for my wife and myself. Both negative, retesting in a few days. I'm going to quit tomorrow no matter what.

    My question is: do I have a legitimate claim for unemployment while I find new work?

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    Parent overdosing her child

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 06:26 PM PST

    Child (16) is being forced a second pill of Prozac by her mother when she starts acting "emotional." The pill bottle says to only give one per day. Does this warrant CPS to get involved?

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    Employer hasnt paid out tips since new years eve

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 02:31 PM PST

    Im in Florida and work for a temp agency. On new years eve i worked box suites for a football game at 25 per hour plus tips. I made 400 in tips that night the agency has yet to pay my tips out to me saying the football stadium hasnt paid them yet and that it could take months. Ik Florida has a timely pay law but does this apply to my tips i made that night. The agency knows how much they owe me in tips on paperwork and as a company have the money to pay us but refuse to till they are paid.

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    Is it legal to ask an employee to sleep in the building for several days in a row but only pay them for four hours of labor?

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 11:28 AM PST

    My work asked me to sleep overnight to feed some animals that live on the premises, I said I cannot do this, and asked if I'd be paid for all my hours there if I was able to. They said I'd only be paid during the time I was feeding the animals (which only takes an hour per day, so I'd sleep there for four nights but only get paid for four hours of labor)

    Is this legal? There is also no bed in the building or room designated for people to sleep. There is only a room with a couch where we euthanize animals and the break room couch that everyone sits and eats on, no where else to use as a bed. Both these options seem gross and unsanitary. Everyone I've told this too said this seems insane.

    So is it insane, and is it legal to ask someone to spend four days trapped at work but only get paid four hours? I live on north Carolina and this was not discussed with before I was hired on, only several months after.

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    Chase kept my check

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 06:30 PM PST

    I had opened a checking account with Chase and deposited a $2000 check into that account from my previous employer. Chase flagged it as fraud and closed my account and they're saying the only way I'll have access to my funds is by verifying it with my previous employer. They say the number of my employer is not verifiable through their services and that the only other way is to get someone from the company to go to a Chase bank and verify the check however there is no Chase bank in Quebec which is where my previous employer's company is based. They're saying they won't release my funds because those are the only two options to verify. Is there anything I can do?

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    Child support advice

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 11:22 PM PST

    Hello I just recently got a divorce and have a question about child support,I need advice. Ex husband lied to me about his wages I didn't want to deal with the court so I just took his word for it and jotted it down on the filing papers. They are making him pay a substantially low amount. I know now he gets paid way more. The problem is that I wouldn't know how to even report it as I believe he is using someone else's name. ( he messaged his boss off our daughters phone and he called himself a different name) also I have heard from friends he's using his friends social to work. He has no social.so that's where I'm conflicted but I know what company he works for. How would the court determine child support payments? If technically it's not him?

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    Subpoenaed to court in two weeks to testify as a witness in a case that I have no involvement with.

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 08:17 PM PST

    Earlier today I received a letter in the mail from my county's court system, I'm supposed to show up to a court date in two weeks to testify as a witness in a first degree murder case...

    Some background information:

    I was texting a buddy of mine who I talk to maybe once every few months back in October, mostly about business ideas and how we're going to approach the new year. Later that night around 1am, another friend of mine texted me and asked if I had heard the news, I was shocked, my buddy was murdered sitting in his car earlier that evening.

    I didn't even think about what would happen when this case reaches the system, because clearly I had nothing to do with it. Boy was I wrong, two and a half months later, and I have a letter from the court with a date and time...

    What do I do??? I'm not a witness, I know nothing about what happened on that day, why am I being brought into court to testify??? When I get on the stand and say I know nothing, the prosecution is going to grill me and try to get something out of me, even though I don't have a single ounce of information other than the fact that we were in contact earlier that day.

    Anyone have any advice?? Has anyone been through something like this??

    I'm a senior in college, getting ready to graduate this spring and this just added a whole new level of stress to what I was already feeling. I can't even focus on school or work at the moment.

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    I was told to post here. Dealership bought my care while I still am under the lease without my knowledge.

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 04:52 PM PST

    Dealership bought my title before my lease was up? My lease ends very soon and I am exploring my options. I called the dealership about possibly financing my buyout. Unknown to my knowledge, later that day they bought my car from Subaru finance and now own the title.

    Because of this I cannot extend my lease, shop my lease to other dealerships, or buy my lease for the residual value.

    My only option is to finance the car through their dealership.

    Is this a violation of my lease? Do I have any recourse? They've had the title for the past 12 days without my knowledge. I only found out because I called Subaru finance center directly about my lease. I have signed no papers. I have not stepped foot in that dealership.

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    Restaurant deducts the staff's credit card tips to cover the processing fee they have to pay for credit transactions. Is this allowed? US, Oregon

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 06:58 PM PST

    I owe a hotel in South Dakota $953 due in a week. I don't have the money and I'm not in a position to be able to work right now. What legal consequences could I be in?

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 09:09 PM PST

    They have threatened to call the police. I live in New Jersey now. I'm scared and I've never been in trouble with the law before. What happens to me now?

    I've already paid them about $1900 (every last dollar that I have), the $953 left is my remaining balance

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    My daughter passed away. Can I have her cat?

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 09:13 AM PST

    My daughter died 3 weeks ago.

    She had a cat for 5 years, and lived with a roommate. She was too sick and spent the last two months of her life in hospital and hospice.

    Her roommate took care of the cat for that time frame. I couldn't do it because I was occupied taking care of my daughter and couldn't make the arrangements to take proper care of the cat.

    After my daughter died I went to her apartment and collected her belongings, but the roommate said the cat was theirs, and not only my daughter's.

    I have no evidence they shared the animal. I talked to my daughter about the cat and she always spoke as if it was only her responsibility. Her boyfriend confirmed that the cat was only hers.

    As far as I know, he had a chip with her information as a owner, she payed the vet bills and everything else he needed (I have no documentarion of it, just her word, maybe I could get these records?). The cat belongings (toys, sandbox, water fountain) were also mostly located in her room.

    Is there any way I have her cat?

    L: Nevada

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    Can a person on section 8 go to college?

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 06:38 PM PST

    I'm 30 and on section 8. I've been reading all I can about going to college on section 8 but I'm honestly not certain and was wondering if anyone else knew for sure. Some websites I've read said as long as you're over 24 and considered an independent student that it doesn't affect your section 8. HUD has a FAQ page here that says

    "No section 8 assistance shall be provided to any individual who: • Is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education; • Is under the age of 24; • Is not a veteran of the United States military; • Is unmarried; • Does not have a dependent child; • Is not a person with disabilities, as such term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and • Is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible on the basis of income to receive section 8 assistance."

    I'm honestly just confused since the first line says you can't get section 8 if you're enrolled at a higher education institution. Any help or personal experience would be lovely. Thank you!

    *edit: I'm in Texas*

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    Financial accounts closed by SO's family to avoid paying me through probate. What can I do?

    Posted: 20 Jan 2022 03:47 PM PST

    My girlfriend and I dated for 10 years but we never lived together. Both retired and living similarly (generic middle-income tract home, basic sedan,ect..) so I thought we were at the same income level. She was very private about her finances. A few years ago she mentioned she wanted to add me to her will. I thought it was a nice gesture but said it wasn't necessary. Instead of amending her will she insisted on adding me as Payable on Death (POD) to a few of her investment accounts. It wasn't until she gave me the POD paperwork that I found out she had saved quite a bit. I have some money but the amount she pledged would significantly change my future and I'm sure she realized that.

    Last year she fell ill and was hospitalized over and over again. After we were informed she was terminal, her family stepped in to handle the medical and financial affairs. A paralegal for an attorney assigned to represent her arrived at the hospital for information but all she could manage to say was "make sure he's taken care of." The family went to court and were awarded guardianship and conservatorship.

    Sadly she passed away. I contacted the financial institution that held the investment accounts and found out the family closed them all before her death and moved the funds somewhere else.

    I don't think I have any legal claim to the funds because she only verbally told me it was a gift. I doubt I was added to the will but have no idea how to check. I am also tired. Not just from the loss of a loved one, but her family's lack of appreciation for what a beautiful person she was and their low/no contact relationship until they got a hold of her finances.

    I am torn if I should pursue the money. Legally, do I have any rights in this matter?

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