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r0ureu

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Human: Upstairs neighbor keeps flooding our apartment Anything legal I can do Old lady who claims she “forgets” that the water is running in her tub. This is the 20th time this has happened. Honestly happens about once a month. And each time our bathroom and the people underneath us bathroom is flooded. Each time our mats are soaked and we can’t turn on the lights for at least 2 days. I’m sick of this. Legal advice? Assistant:

hlut07r

hluzkaj

This is very location specific (tenant laws) and fact specific (habitability issue?). Without knowing more details, my inclination would be to let your insurance company figure out whom-all to sue.

Consider calling APS. Advanced age + memory issues could indicate the onset of dementia or other conditions where perhaps your neighbor is no longer safe living unassisted. What if she forgets to turn off the stove, too?

r0ureu

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Human: Upstairs neighbor keeps flooding our apartment Anything legal I can do Old lady who claims she “forgets” that the water is running in her tub. This is the 20th time this has happened. Honestly happens about once a month. And each time our bathroom and the people underneath us bathroom is flooded. Each time our mats are soaked and we can’t turn on the lights for at least 2 days. I’m sick of this. Legal advice? Assistant:

hlv0rkd

hlvoebq

Have you spoken with your landlord?

Everyone’s talking about mould, but you really need to have the structural integrity and safety checked too.

r0ureu

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Human: Upstairs neighbor keeps flooding our apartment Anything legal I can do Old lady who claims she “forgets” that the water is running in her tub. This is the 20th time this has happened. Honestly happens about once a month. And each time our bathroom and the people underneath us bathroom is flooded. Each time our mats are soaked and we can’t turn on the lights for at least 2 days. I’m sick of this. Legal advice? Assistant:

hlvoebq

hlvbs8e

Everyone’s talking about mould, but you really need to have the structural integrity and safety checked too.

Make sure to bring up to the landlord, mold. Inquire on where to send the medical bills if he is not taking it seriously.

r0ureu

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Human: Upstairs neighbor keeps flooding our apartment Anything legal I can do Old lady who claims she “forgets” that the water is running in her tub. This is the 20th time this has happened. Honestly happens about once a month. And each time our bathroom and the people underneath us bathroom is flooded. Each time our mats are soaked and we can’t turn on the lights for at least 2 days. I’m sick of this. Legal advice? Assistant:

hlvbs8e

hlvf501

Make sure to bring up to the landlord, mold. Inquire on where to send the medical bills if he is not taking it seriously.

Definitely check for mold. This used to happen at my old apartment and I believe it exacerbated my chronic illness. Things got much better when I moved.

r0ureu

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Human: Upstairs neighbor keeps flooding our apartment Anything legal I can do Old lady who claims she “forgets” that the water is running in her tub. This is the 20th time this has happened. Honestly happens about once a month. And each time our bathroom and the people underneath us bathroom is flooded. Each time our mats are soaked and we can’t turn on the lights for at least 2 days. I’m sick of this. Legal advice? Assistant:

hlw0tl8

hlwb2fk

You should be more worried about black mold growing then your mats getting wet.

It's possible you have some liability for the damage in your apartment if you failed to notify the landlord until the 20th occurrence. Familiarize yourself with the lease. Ensure they suitably check for mold.

3k8a18

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Human: How to deal with crazy neighbor(NC) who continues to harass us and has made threats about our dog My girlfriend bought this house about 4 months ago and we have this neighbor (North Carolina) who is finding anything and everything wrong and is constantly harassing me and my girlfriend. It doesn't matter what we do, she will write a complaint and submit it to whoever she can. It all started when we were burning some brush and this bitch calls the firedepartment on us. We were doing everything correctly, had a burn permit, water hose, attending the fire, etc. The FD drove by but didnt even stop because you could clearly tell it wasnt a nuisance or illegal. After this didnt work, this bitch comes flying down our driveway wearing a airfilter mask and starts cussing us out and saying really nasty things and complaining that we were contaminating her air space. We also added french drains to the house and they now direct water towards the downhill of our property. This ladies house is 100ft+ past the exit drain and yesterday we came home to find a letter placed on our doorstep with a copy of an email she sent to the county erosion committy complaining that because we redirected the downspouts it was going to cause problems with her property. She also included some bullshit pamplet about county laws and in this pamphlet there is a segment about "What if my neighbor performs work on their house and it now drains into my property" and basically the answer to her complaint is found in this segment that she clearly did not read and it says "It is not illegal for one property to drain onto another. If a neighbor redirects their downspouts onto your property, you should perform maintenance on your property to correct any drainage issues." On top of all this, my girlfriends father is on the NC Soil and Erosion board and he wrote the laws that pertain to this situation, he had a very good laugh over it. We also have a dog that we keep in a kennel on the other side of the house from where her property is and this morning we found a letter in our mailbox unaddress and no stamp (illegal!?). The letter was complaining about the dog barking and making threats and saying we are going to have to get rid of the dog. We have asked all the other neighbors and they said he doesn't bark at all. We are afraid she is going to do something while we are work and hurt our dog. We are already planning on putting a privacy fence up so we cant see her house and she cant see ours but she will probably have something to say over that. We do not want this lady even stepping foot on our property but it all this happens while we are at work so there isnt much we can do while away. What can we do to get this lady to stop or what actions can we take to make sure she cant continue to harass us? TL;DR Crazy neighbor continues to harass us over everything we do when it is all perfectly legal. What can be done? Assistant:

cuvqzo8

cuw09tu

surveillance camera. if that bitch does anything illegal you can catch her redhanded. she can make verbal threats all she wants but you'd want to catch her in action if she really does something

I know you're angry, and you have every right to be... but you may want to stop referring to your neighbour as a "bitch". I understand, she certainly sounds like a whole heap of fun. But, thinking it, and writing it out here, may eventually creep in to your daily life and you may say something like that to her face. Which might not turn out all that well for you... just a thought.

3k8a18

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Human: problems with her property. She also included some bullshit pamplet about county laws and in this pamphlet there is a segment about "What if my neighbor performs work on their house and it now drains into my property" and basically the answer to her complaint is found in this segment that she clearly did not read and it says "It is not illegal for one property to drain onto another. If a neighbor redirects their downspouts onto your property, you should perform maintenance on your property to correct any drainage issues." On top of all this, my girlfriends father is on the NC Soil and Erosion board and he wrote the laws that pertain to this situation, he had a very good laugh over it. We also have a dog that we keep in a kennel on the other side of the house from where her property is and this morning we found a letter in our mailbox unaddress and no stamp (illegal!?). The letter was complaining about the dog barking and making threats and saying we are going to have to get rid of the dog. We have asked all the other neighbors and they said he doesn't bark at all. We are afraid she is going to do something while we are work and hurt our dog. We are already planning on putting a privacy fence up so we cant see her house and she cant see ours but she will probably have something to say over that. We do not want this lady even stepping foot on our property but it all this happens while we are at work so there isnt much we can do while away. What can we do to get this lady to stop or what actions can we take to make sure she cant continue to harass us? TL;DR Crazy neighbor continues to harass us over everything we do when it is all perfectly legal. What can be done? Assistant:

cuvpvm9

cuw09tu

I'm not yet an attorney, am not familiar with North Carolina Law, and this is not legal advice, but legal information gathered from publicly available sources. Consult a local attorney knowledgable in these subjects to discuss your issue. This seems a little ridiculous that you have to go through so many steps to protect your dog. If this was a person, and you were in fear for their life, you could take out a restraining order. I really don't know if this applies to dogs. Somebody who knows the nuances of local laws might know a specific remedy. If you really want to do something, you could probably get in touch with the postal inspectors. Lots of people have recommended security cameras, I definitely agree with that. When I first read this, I wondered if you might have an action for private nuisance against her. I don't think her actions elevate to this, but a local attorney would obviously know better. I did however do a little googling and put together some resources you might be able to reference in these regards. She might believe she has certain remedies to the situation. Here's some of the information about the law that could be used in your favor or hers. Note that the information on the websites could be inaccurate or incomplete, so don't rely on them exclusively. Again, a knowledgable local attorney would be able to provide you with accurate information. Be careful that she doesn't try to enter your property and go about "abatement by self help". If she thinks she knows the law, she might try to describe what you're doing as a private nuisance and come onto your land to "remedy" the situation. It also could elevate her status from a trespassing, to lawful entrant. http://bobholzlaw.com/2014/04/07/nuisance-in-north-carolina/ This addresses some environmental concerns with private nuisance. She could attempt to go about these: http://www.ncsu.edu/project/are306/lecturenotes/Unit7NNuisance.pdf Also, if she is constantly entering your property, even as a trespasser (which it seems like she is), then she is a "known trespasser" and you have a duty of care treat her as you would s licensee (though NC has done away with the distinctions between Licensee and Invitee, there's still several distinctions between the two [a local attorney might be able to explain it properly and might know the nuances]. Here's a really detailed description of a lot of responsibilities you have as a land owner towards others in North Carolina: http://www.mcdas.com/PDFs/Premises_Liability.pdf Again, I'm not yet an attorney, am not familiar with North Carolina Law, and this is not legal advice, but legal information gathered from publicly available sources. Consult a local attorney knowledgable in these subjects to discuss your issue.

I know you're angry, and you have every right to be... but you may want to stop referring to your neighbour as a "bitch". I understand, she certainly sounds like a whole heap of fun. But, thinking it, and writing it out here, may eventually creep in to your daily life and you may say something like that to her face. Which might not turn out all that well for you... just a thought.

5diq3d

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Human: Crazy neighbor harassing me by calling the police I am in Tucson, Arizona right next to the University of Arizona campus. So I have this neighbor who has been calling the police on my every single time she hears anything. She lives a few hundred feet to the east of me so it is extremely unlikely that any noise travels that far to her. I have even tested a speaker at full volume and cannot hear it at her house. I got a unruly gathering citation recently because she called the cops on my when I had 6 friends over. The citation can be given if there are more than 5 people in a residence and there is a noise complaint. However, 5 people live in my residence... Anyways, we fought it in court, and she showed up to testify. She said when she walks her dog by my house and hears noise she calls the cops, also when she's hope she says she can faintly hear it from her outside patio and calls the police. Ive tested this myself and cannot hear noise. I lost in court and got cited However, she continues calling. Sometimes she calls when there isn't even any music playing and the police have come once before when that happened. I went to her house with a handwritten apology letter asking if there was anything we could do to work things out and settle any future problems. She told me to "F*ck off" and to kill myself. She also said she will continue to call the cops on me because she's "old and doesn't care". Im having a soundproof contractor come out to soundproof my house, however, he said that he's seen cases like this before and he says the neighbor will keep calling. At this point it seems like a form of harassment to me. This lady is being completely unreasonable. I have 60 neighbors that are closer to me and not once have I EVER received a single complaint from them. Can someone please tell me what I can do to fix this problem. Ive kindly reached out to me and she clearly is not right in the mind nor does she want to talk to me. All she does is scream fuck you and kill yourself to me. I am trying to file a restraining order or and injection on her but the police say that she needs to call multiple times without there being a citation written, and they will see that she is actually being unreasonable. I am going to write down every instance that the police come. Is there anything else I can do to fix this situation. I have tried everything. Assistant:

da4uo9r

da4ttf0

Evil neighbors are the worst. It might not do anything, but you could get a decibel meter and a camera that records with a timestamp. That way you could at least show *exactly* what the sound levels were at the time of the complaint.

You can move. You can get a lawyer next time you're cited. Since she's filing police reports and the police are upholding them, there's not much else to be done, though - this isn't a situation where she's bringing suits against you herself. You can work with your city or state to modify the noise bylaws so that what you are doing - which does sound reasonable, but I'm not there - is no longer subject to a citation. If there's some sign that she's unwell, rather than just angry, you could talk to adult protective services. You could talk to her family, if she has any.

5diq3d

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Human: Crazy neighbor harassing me by calling the police I am in Tucson, Arizona right next to the University of Arizona campus. So I have this neighbor who has been calling the police on my every single time she hears anything. She lives a few hundred feet to the east of me so it is extremely unlikely that any noise travels that far to her. I have even tested a speaker at full volume and cannot hear it at her house. I got a unruly gathering citation recently because she called the cops on my when I had 6 friends over. The citation can be given if there are more than 5 people in a residence and there is a noise complaint. However, 5 people live in my residence... Anyways, we fought it in court, and she showed up to testify. She said when she walks her dog by my house and hears noise she calls the cops, also when she's hope she says she can faintly hear it from her outside patio and calls the police. Ive tested this myself and cannot hear noise. I lost in court and got cited However, she continues calling. Sometimes she calls when there isn't even any music playing and the police have come once before when that happened. I went to her house with a handwritten apology letter asking if there was anything we could do to work things out and settle any future problems. She told me to "F*ck off" and to kill myself. She also said she will continue to call the cops on me because she's "old and doesn't care". Im having a soundproof contractor come out to soundproof my house, however, he said that he's seen cases like this before and he says the neighbor will keep calling. At this point it seems like a form of harassment to me. This lady is being completely unreasonable. I have 60 neighbors that are closer to me and not once have I EVER received a single complaint from them. Can someone please tell me what I can do to fix this problem. Ive kindly reached out to me and she clearly is not right in the mind nor does she want to talk to me. All she does is scream fuck you and kill yourself to me. I am trying to file a restraining order or and injection on her but the police say that she needs to call multiple times without there being a citation written, and they will see that she is actually being unreasonable. I am going to write down every instance that the police come. Is there anything else I can do to fix this situation. I have tried everything. Assistant:

da4ttf0

da53za9

You can move. You can get a lawyer next time you're cited. Since she's filing police reports and the police are upholding them, there's not much else to be done, though - this isn't a situation where she's bringing suits against you herself. You can work with your city or state to modify the noise bylaws so that what you are doing - which does sound reasonable, but I'm not there - is no longer subject to a citation. If there's some sign that she's unwell, rather than just angry, you could talk to adult protective services. You could talk to her family, if she has any.

AZ is a one-party consent state. A recording of her psycho rantings might go a long way, next time.

mtkmly

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Human: My son was accused of "inappropriate touching". We live in Ohio. My son is 15 and the alleged incidents would have occurred when he was 14. Last week, a girl from my son's school told one of her teachers something regarding my son and some sort of unwanted contact. I don't know what she said, but the teacher reported it to Children's Services (as mandated), and Children's Services referred it to the police (also mandated). A detective contacted me and explained that \*they\* are now mandated to follow up, gather any available information, and then forward that to the Juvenile Prosecutor who will determine the next steps, if any. The detective said that he is looking into three incidents of what he described as "inappropriate touching" which took place last summer. He asked if my son and I would like to meet with him so that my son could give his side of the story, which I politely declined. I promise that we will absolutely, positively not speak to the police without a lawyer. My question is, would there be any benefit to getting a lawyer \*now\* and meeting with the detective at this point in the process? Or is it better to do nothing unless/until my son is legally obligated to come in for questioning? And follow-up question, at what point IS he legally obligated to come in for questioning? Fwiw, I don't believe the allegations are true, but I don't think that has any bearing on how we should proceed. Thank you so much for any guidance you can provide. Assistant:

gv1qzqq

gv0dabt

I'm sure you are already on top of it, but I want to stress that you need to be very clear with your son that he is not to discuss anything related to *any* of this with any friends, classmates, teachers, school staff, police (in case they try to contact him without you present), or even you or other family members, really. And most definitely, he should not make any contact with the girl making the allegations. He should not do anything with any potential evidence until and unless instructed by the attorney - text messages, voicemails, emails, photos, etc.

>Fwiw, I don't believe the allegations are true, but I don't think that has any bearing on how we should proceed. You are correct. >My question is, would there be any benefit to getting a lawyer \*now\* and meeting with the detective at this point in the process? Or is it better to do nothing unless/until my son is legally obligated to come in for questioning? There will either be a benefit of consulting with an attorney now or there won't be. The challenge is that if there is a benefit you'd find that out by consulting with an attorney now or you'd find that out by not consulting with an attorney now and later learning your son would have been better off had you consulted with an attorney. Consider that before you decide.

mtkmly

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Human: My son was accused of "inappropriate touching". We live in Ohio. My son is 15 and the alleged incidents would have occurred when he was 14. Last week, a girl from my son's school told one of her teachers something regarding my son and some sort of unwanted contact. I don't know what she said, but the teacher reported it to Children's Services (as mandated), and Children's Services referred it to the police (also mandated). A detective contacted me and explained that \*they\* are now mandated to follow up, gather any available information, and then forward that to the Juvenile Prosecutor who will determine the next steps, if any. The detective said that he is looking into three incidents of what he described as "inappropriate touching" which took place last summer. He asked if my son and I would like to meet with him so that my son could give his side of the story, which I politely declined. I promise that we will absolutely, positively not speak to the police without a lawyer. My question is, would there be any benefit to getting a lawyer \*now\* and meeting with the detective at this point in the process? Or is it better to do nothing unless/until my son is legally obligated to come in for questioning? And follow-up question, at what point IS he legally obligated to come in for questioning? Fwiw, I don't believe the allegations are true, but I don't think that has any bearing on how we should proceed. Thank you so much for any guidance you can provide. Assistant:

gv0t2bs

gv1qzqq

Not a lawyer but spent the last 2 years going through something similar with my husband. 100% go get a consultation with a lawyer who specializes in defense of the accused in sexual assault cases. They do exist. We went to two different consultations to see which one would work for him. His lawyer was amazing. We never went to trial. She took care of the police for us and walked us through what had to be done after the investigation. It did take 2 years of the detective avoiding her calls and a lot of other craziness. But it is done now.

I'm sure you are already on top of it, but I want to stress that you need to be very clear with your son that he is not to discuss anything related to *any* of this with any friends, classmates, teachers, school staff, police (in case they try to contact him without you present), or even you or other family members, really. And most definitely, he should not make any contact with the girl making the allegations. He should not do anything with any potential evidence until and unless instructed by the attorney - text messages, voicemails, emails, photos, etc.

mtkmly

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Human: My son was accused of "inappropriate touching". We live in Ohio. My son is 15 and the alleged incidents would have occurred when he was 14. Last week, a girl from my son's school told one of her teachers something regarding my son and some sort of unwanted contact. I don't know what she said, but the teacher reported it to Children's Services (as mandated), and Children's Services referred it to the police (also mandated). A detective contacted me and explained that \*they\* are now mandated to follow up, gather any available information, and then forward that to the Juvenile Prosecutor who will determine the next steps, if any. The detective said that he is looking into three incidents of what he described as "inappropriate touching" which took place last summer. He asked if my son and I would like to meet with him so that my son could give his side of the story, which I politely declined. I promise that we will absolutely, positively not speak to the police without a lawyer. My question is, would there be any benefit to getting a lawyer \*now\* and meeting with the detective at this point in the process? Or is it better to do nothing unless/until my son is legally obligated to come in for questioning? And follow-up question, at what point IS he legally obligated to come in for questioning? Fwiw, I don't believe the allegations are true, but I don't think that has any bearing on how we should proceed. Thank you so much for any guidance you can provide. Assistant:

gv0ne0e

gv1qzqq

As someone who's worked in a law office the more time to prepare the better. Should this go somewhere your lawyer won't be scrambling.

I'm sure you are already on top of it, but I want to stress that you need to be very clear with your son that he is not to discuss anything related to *any* of this with any friends, classmates, teachers, school staff, police (in case they try to contact him without you present), or even you or other family members, really. And most definitely, he should not make any contact with the girl making the allegations. He should not do anything with any potential evidence until and unless instructed by the attorney - text messages, voicemails, emails, photos, etc.

mtkmly

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Human: My son was accused of "inappropriate touching". We live in Ohio. My son is 15 and the alleged incidents would have occurred when he was 14. Last week, a girl from my son's school told one of her teachers something regarding my son and some sort of unwanted contact. I don't know what she said, but the teacher reported it to Children's Services (as mandated), and Children's Services referred it to the police (also mandated). A detective contacted me and explained that \*they\* are now mandated to follow up, gather any available information, and then forward that to the Juvenile Prosecutor who will determine the next steps, if any. The detective said that he is looking into three incidents of what he described as "inappropriate touching" which took place last summer. He asked if my son and I would like to meet with him so that my son could give his side of the story, which I politely declined. I promise that we will absolutely, positively not speak to the police without a lawyer. My question is, would there be any benefit to getting a lawyer \*now\* and meeting with the detective at this point in the process? Or is it better to do nothing unless/until my son is legally obligated to come in for questioning? And follow-up question, at what point IS he legally obligated to come in for questioning? Fwiw, I don't believe the allegations are true, but I don't think that has any bearing on how we should proceed. Thank you so much for any guidance you can provide. Assistant:

gv1kgwk

gv0ne0e

I am a lawyer, and have dealt with similar cases in the civil context. Of course, I am not your lawyer and will not give you legal advice. Yes, you should talk to a lawyer immediately. This can get out of hand very, very quickly, and you need someone on board from the outset. I know it sucks and will be expensive, but the alternative can be exponentially worse. Interview multiple lawyers and see who you're comfortable with, but sign one up and direct all communications to him/her.

As someone who's worked in a law office the more time to prepare the better. Should this go somewhere your lawyer won't be scrambling.

gjg8v1

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Human: this is my residence and only my family lives here. I tell her she has the wrong address and that she needs to put all of my mail back. Now. She suddenly straightens up, snatches her sunglasses off of her face and sneers at me "Watch your mouth! This is MY house, I OWN it, this is MY mail. Keep it up and I'll have you evicted" and then she drops several of the letters (not all), then quickly grabs an envelop style package from the porch step while snapping "This is MINE" and then storms off angrily to her vehicle PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I contact the rental agency immediately, and after describing the woman I am confronted with the information that this woman IS the owner of the house. In addition to that, I find out she's been the one picking up the packages this whole time- it's never been a rental agency associate. I'm really irritated at the fact that this woman has been coming to the property and feels the right to go through the mail in the mailbox and retrieve mail when I am unaware. I now am not sure of how many times she has been here unannounced, or how many times she has gone through my mailbox or taken packages from the porch. Which leads me to my questions. Is she legally allowed to do continue to send mail here and pickup anytime she wants? Is she allowed to go through my mailbox without me present to take whatever she wants? Do I have any legal responsibility for these packages? They have been in her name, but my address. Additionally- can she evict me for this verbal disagreement? I was startled, had no idea who she was an genuinely thought she was crazy/stealing mail. Is this normal behavior for property owners? Really looking for any assistance on how I can protect my sense of safety/privacy as well as protect my family from eviction for not allowing owner to take what they want from the mail. TLDR: renting a house for 2 years, home owner regularly visits at their leisure to go through mail or retrieve packages they have sent here without my knowledge/consent Assistant:

fql8gbh

fql52ef

I'm familiar with CA rental law via experience as a property manager. Not a lawyer. California has several state wide renter protections in place. Coupla things: 1. If more than one household regularly (not accidentally) receives mail at an address (like your situation) the landlord must provide a private locking mailbox for each household. 2. It can be argued that your landlord is violating your right to quiet enjoyment (to use the property without interference) and your right to exclusive possession (exclusive use). If you rent a single family home the right to exclusive possession extends to the outdoor yard space/property boundaries, not just the interior. 3. The landlord must give the tenant 24 hours notice before they or someone they've hired enters the property, except in case of emergencies that require a landlord response (such as a flood when the tenant isn't home). I'm not sure about the 24 hours notice requirement with regard to setting foot in the yard occasionally in order to do maintenance (not frequently). 4. It takes a lot to evict a tenant in California, or to not allow the lease to continue as a month to month rental. Look up "California just cause for evictions" to get a complete rundown. 5. If the landlady holds the property in her name (not an LLC or a Corporation) and she owns under a certain number of properties, and she officially notifies you in writing, she will be exempt from rent stabilization/rent control. Otherwise yearly rent increases will be limited to 10% or less (if the property was built over 15 years ago). I mention this because one way landlords used to get around just cause for eviction would be by suddenly doubling or tripling the rent. 5 B. For exact details look up AB1482 the Tenant Protection Act of 2019. 6. Depending on what city or county you live in, you may be entitled to more rent stabilization and more protections. That's just what I can think of off the top of my head. You may want to have a polite chat with the property management company. The landlady sounds hostile and unpleasant. I'd have as little to do with her as possible. Document all incidences of your landlady intimidating you, harassing you, or just being rude. Keep a journal with dates, save any video. Harassing tenants is against the law too. If I were in your situation, I'd consider getting an inexpensive locking mailbox for your mail, and putting your name on it for the mail carrier to see. You can sort mail for your landlady into the existing open box. At least that way the landlady is less likely to be rifling through your mail. Edit some words

1. Check your contract 2. Maybe try to get in touch with her via the rental company. I am unfamiliar with rental laws in California because I am based in Switzerland. However, common sense suggests that "your" mailbox is part of the rental. 3. Common sense approach imho would be that the rental company /owner installs a second mailbox if the owner insists on getting mail/packets delivered to your address.

gjg8v1

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Human: 2 years. I am on a yearly renting lease, renting through an agency, and I have never had any communication with home owner during rental process as it was all dealt with through the renting company. Now, to more present times. Periodically over the last 2 years I have received mail to my address but to a different name. When this first happened shortly after I moved in, I assumed it was a previous rental tenant who had failed to forward their address. So I contacted the rental agency, mentioned the name on the package and asked if they could collect the package on behalf of the previous occupant, or provide a forwarding address I could mail it to. The agency requested the package be set on the front porch and it would be picked up that afternoon. I figured this meant the rental agency representative was picking up the package to ensure it got to the other person. After it was picked up, I figured that was it. It would be unlikely they'd make the mistake of sending their mail here again. But then it happened again. And again. And....15-20 more times. It happens every couple of weeks or so. Sometimes the rental agency sends me a notice via email that a package is arriving, and to coordinate with them for pickup. Sometimes they don't, and Im left feeling like I have to mention that yet another package has arrived. At this point, it is kind of frustrating. Why is it I am having to manage this other person's packages over and over again? But today is when things really took a turn for the worse. Today I'm sitting in my living room when I hear my mailbox open and shut (which is right outside my door). It's an odd time, but I figure mailman was late. I head towards the door, which has this neat one-way small window I can see out but no one can see in. And I see a middle aged woman at my mail box who is clearly not my mailman, holding a fistful of mail and is rifling through the letters. I immediately open the door and shout out "What the f* are you doing?!" Like clearly, this woman is trying to steal mail/information. She laughs and raised her hands, mentioned I startled her and then proceeds to say she's checking her mail. I'm suddenly thinking I'm dealing with someone on drugs or something as this is my residence and only my family lives here. I tell her she has the wrong address and that she needs to put all of my mail back. Now. She suddenly straightens up, snatches her sunglasses off of her face and sneers at me "Watch your mouth! This is MY house, I OWN it, this is MY mail. Keep it up and I'll have you evicted" and then she drops several of the letters (not all), then quickly grabs an envelop style package from the porch step while snapping "This is MINE" and then storms off angrily to her vehicle PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I contact the rental agency immediately, and after describing the woman I am confronted with the information that this woman IS the owner of the house. In addition to that, I find out she's been the one picking up the packages this whole time- it's never been a rental agency associate. I'm really irritated at the fact that this woman has been coming to the property and feels the right to go through the mail in the mailbox and retrieve mail when I am unaware. I now am not sure of how many times she has been here unannounced, or how many times she has gone through my mailbox or taken packages from the porch. Which leads me to my questions. Is she legally allowed to do continue to send mail here and pickup anytime she wants? Is she allowed to go through my mailbox without me present to take whatever she wants? Do I have any legal responsibility for these packages? They have been in her name, but my address. Additionally- can she evict me for this verbal disagreement? I was startled, had no idea who she was an genuinely thought she was crazy/stealing mail. Is this normal behavior for property owners? Really looking for any assistance on how I can protect my sense of safety/privacy as well as protect my family from eviction for not allowing owner to take what they want from the mail. TLDR: renting a house for 2 years, home owner regularly visits at their leisure to go through mail or retrieve packages they have sent here without my knowledge/consent Assistant:

fql52ef

fqlvd0l

1. Check your contract 2. Maybe try to get in touch with her via the rental company. I am unfamiliar with rental laws in California because I am based in Switzerland. However, common sense suggests that "your" mailbox is part of the rental. 3. Common sense approach imho would be that the rental company /owner installs a second mailbox if the owner insists on getting mail/packets delivered to your address.

Stop being nice. If a letter or package shows up that isn't yours, don't contact anybody, write "not at this address" across the address field and take it to the post office (don't put it back into your mailbox) A couple of cycles of this, she won't be receiving mail at your house anymore.

gjg8v1

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Human: home owner during rental process as it was all dealt with through the renting company. Now, to more present times. Periodically over the last 2 years I have received mail to my address but to a different name. When this first happened shortly after I moved in, I assumed it was a previous rental tenant who had failed to forward their address. So I contacted the rental agency, mentioned the name on the package and asked if they could collect the package on behalf of the previous occupant, or provide a forwarding address I could mail it to. The agency requested the package be set on the front porch and it would be picked up that afternoon. I figured this meant the rental agency representative was picking up the package to ensure it got to the other person. After it was picked up, I figured that was it. It would be unlikely they'd make the mistake of sending their mail here again. But then it happened again. And again. And....15-20 more times. It happens every couple of weeks or so. Sometimes the rental agency sends me a notice via email that a package is arriving, and to coordinate with them for pickup. Sometimes they don't, and Im left feeling like I have to mention that yet another package has arrived. At this point, it is kind of frustrating. Why is it I am having to manage this other person's packages over and over again? But today is when things really took a turn for the worse. Today I'm sitting in my living room when I hear my mailbox open and shut (which is right outside my door). It's an odd time, but I figure mailman was late. I head towards the door, which has this neat one-way small window I can see out but no one can see in. And I see a middle aged woman at my mail box who is clearly not my mailman, holding a fistful of mail and is rifling through the letters. I immediately open the door and shout out "What the f* are you doing?!" Like clearly, this woman is trying to steal mail/information. She laughs and raised her hands, mentioned I startled her and then proceeds to say she's checking her mail. I'm suddenly thinking I'm dealing with someone on drugs or something as this is my residence and only my family lives here. I tell her she has the wrong address and that she needs to put all of my mail back. Now. She suddenly straightens up, snatches her sunglasses off of her face and sneers at me "Watch your mouth! This is MY house, I OWN it, this is MY mail. Keep it up and I'll have you evicted" and then she drops several of the letters (not all), then quickly grabs an envelop style package from the porch step while snapping "This is MINE" and then storms off angrily to her vehicle PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I contact the rental agency immediately, and after describing the woman I am confronted with the information that this woman IS the owner of the house. In addition to that, I find out she's been the one picking up the packages this whole time- it's never been a rental agency associate. I'm really irritated at the fact that this woman has been coming to the property and feels the right to go through the mail in the mailbox and retrieve mail when I am unaware. I now am not sure of how many times she has been here unannounced, or how many times she has gone through my mailbox or taken packages from the porch. Which leads me to my questions. Is she legally allowed to do continue to send mail here and pickup anytime she wants? Is she allowed to go through my mailbox without me present to take whatever she wants? Do I have any legal responsibility for these packages? They have been in her name, but my address. Additionally- can she evict me for this verbal disagreement? I was startled, had no idea who she was an genuinely thought she was crazy/stealing mail. Is this normal behavior for property owners? Really looking for any assistance on how I can protect my sense of safety/privacy as well as protect my family from eviction for not allowing owner to take what they want from the mail. TLDR: renting a house for 2 years, home owner regularly visits at their leisure to go through mail or retrieve packages they have sent here without my knowledge/consent Assistant:

fqlq136

fql52ef

Check if the lease mentions any of this. Then, decide if you want to keep living there or not. If yes, call the agency and ask them to put up and mailbox, name both correctly, and ignore it. If not, be a dick and put up a locking mail box, return any and all mail not for you back to sender marked that the person does not live there. Note that the owner may be comitting some sort of fraud, since they are recieving mail at your address, which is odd.

1. Check your contract 2. Maybe try to get in touch with her via the rental company. I am unfamiliar with rental laws in California because I am based in Switzerland. However, common sense suggests that "your" mailbox is part of the rental. 3. Common sense approach imho would be that the rental company /owner installs a second mailbox if the owner insists on getting mail/packets delivered to your address.

gjg8v1

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Human: shortly after I moved in, I assumed it was a previous rental tenant who had failed to forward their address. So I contacted the rental agency, mentioned the name on the package and asked if they could collect the package on behalf of the previous occupant, or provide a forwarding address I could mail it to. The agency requested the package be set on the front porch and it would be picked up that afternoon. I figured this meant the rental agency representative was picking up the package to ensure it got to the other person. After it was picked up, I figured that was it. It would be unlikely they'd make the mistake of sending their mail here again. But then it happened again. And again. And....15-20 more times. It happens every couple of weeks or so. Sometimes the rental agency sends me a notice via email that a package is arriving, and to coordinate with them for pickup. Sometimes they don't, and Im left feeling like I have to mention that yet another package has arrived. At this point, it is kind of frustrating. Why is it I am having to manage this other person's packages over and over again? But today is when things really took a turn for the worse. Today I'm sitting in my living room when I hear my mailbox open and shut (which is right outside my door). It's an odd time, but I figure mailman was late. I head towards the door, which has this neat one-way small window I can see out but no one can see in. And I see a middle aged woman at my mail box who is clearly not my mailman, holding a fistful of mail and is rifling through the letters. I immediately open the door and shout out "What the f* are you doing?!" Like clearly, this woman is trying to steal mail/information. She laughs and raised her hands, mentioned I startled her and then proceeds to say she's checking her mail. I'm suddenly thinking I'm dealing with someone on drugs or something as this is my residence and only my family lives here. I tell her she has the wrong address and that she needs to put all of my mail back. Now. She suddenly straightens up, snatches her sunglasses off of her face and sneers at me "Watch your mouth! This is MY house, I OWN it, this is MY mail. Keep it up and I'll have you evicted" and then she drops several of the letters (not all), then quickly grabs an envelop style package from the porch step while snapping "This is MINE" and then storms off angrily to her vehicle PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I contact the rental agency immediately, and after describing the woman I am confronted with the information that this woman IS the owner of the house. In addition to that, I find out she's been the one picking up the packages this whole time- it's never been a rental agency associate. I'm really irritated at the fact that this woman has been coming to the property and feels the right to go through the mail in the mailbox and retrieve mail when I am unaware. I now am not sure of how many times she has been here unannounced, or how many times she has gone through my mailbox or taken packages from the porch. Which leads me to my questions. Is she legally allowed to do continue to send mail here and pickup anytime she wants? Is she allowed to go through my mailbox without me present to take whatever she wants? Do I have any legal responsibility for these packages? They have been in her name, but my address. Additionally- can she evict me for this verbal disagreement? I was startled, had no idea who she was an genuinely thought she was crazy/stealing mail. Is this normal behavior for property owners? Really looking for any assistance on how I can protect my sense of safety/privacy as well as protect my family from eviction for not allowing owner to take what they want from the mail. TLDR: renting a house for 2 years, home owner regularly visits at their leisure to go through mail or retrieve packages they have sent here without my knowledge/consent Assistant:

fql52ef

fqn0dxy

1. Check your contract 2. Maybe try to get in touch with her via the rental company. I am unfamiliar with rental laws in California because I am based in Switzerland. However, common sense suggests that "your" mailbox is part of the rental. 3. Common sense approach imho would be that the rental company /owner installs a second mailbox if the owner insists on getting mail/packets delivered to your address.

Not a lawyer, property manager, but not in your state. I'm pretty sure this actually violates the USPS rules. Contact your local post master to inquire. You may be able to file a complaint that will be taken seriously. Since the home is rented through an agency, keep communication with the agency. Read the lease. Is the lease between you and the agency? If so, and you are not comfortable with the situation, ask the agency about moving into a similar home without an owner that is preventing you from quietly and peacefully enjoying your home. I would strongly consider a Ring or Next Doorbell or similar - one that has a camera, and locking mailbox. Any mail not addressed to your family, I'd return to the post office.

ci3izf

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Human: [TX] I started getting Tolls in the mail for a car that isn't mine but has my plates Alright so a few months ago I received a toll bill in the mail and was no where up north by the toll roads. Called, eventually got past their automated pay phone system and spoke to someone. They looked it up, and deleted the toll due to "error" and I was no longer responsible for the bill. Cool, no big deal errors happen and they cleared it right up. Then I start getting more, and more and more and they no longer clear it up that I owe them money. Only issue is my "plates" are on this other car that is not mine. I've never had my plates stolen. So someone, somewhere made replica plates or in some mistake with the DMV issued the same plates?? Whoever started doing this drives the toll road twice a day and for two months that adds up. I'm 100% sure no one on the phone believes me anymore and think I'm trying to scam the toll roads. I went to the DMV to try and clear it up and even if need be pay extra for vanity plates just to get new tags, issue is when there is outstanding Tolls they won't let you get new plates or anything else. I filed a police report and went yesterday after work to get a copy of the report so I can use that to start getting the ball rolling but the incident number I received and finally got copies of is two sentences "Responded to non emergency call at XXX address, met caller XXX. Report of copied license plate, XXX reports his license plate was copied or reproduced and used for another vehicle" and that's it. Do I call and try to get a better report put in that actually says anything I said to try and get it cleared up or what? Assistant:

ev1kxlp

ev1r5mv

If no one at the DMV will help you, try reaching out to your state-level senators or representative. They all have staffers whose job it is to help constituents solve difficult government bureaucratic problems. It’s amazing how fast a call from their office will solve something like a DMV issue.

It may be reading plates from another state. My sister just told me the other day she’s received bills from EZ Pass for a car that wasn’t hers, they just went by the Letters/Numbers on the plate and didn’t check the state. She called and once they realized the issue, it was fixed. They have people checking them by hand, have they sent you a picture of the plate?

61ztp4

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Human: (IL) Post office scribbles over our "return to sender" notes and keeps giving us mail that isn't ours Since we moved into our apartment 2 years ago we've been getting mail sent by the military for a guy who doesn't live here. As the title says, we consistently write RTS and "wrong address" on the envelopes, in addition to talking face to face with the postmen and post office about it but they keep sticking it back in our mailbox. Now it's at the point where they are marking out our RTS notes and putting the envelopes back in. I doubt we can just throw this mail away but we're sick of getting it. What is the proper legal action when even the post office won't do anything? Assistant:

dfimrq0

dfiukja

Are you dropping them back into your mail box, or a regular mail box? I had this issue and started dropping them into the pick up mail box on the corner and the issue went away.

Another helpful tip -- There's a bar code somewhere on the envelope -- usually on the bottom. If you take a marker and black it out, when it gets sent back, it'll be "rejected" and someone will have to manually look at it. They'll see the mark-ups that you have on the letter. Right now, someone is just sending it back to the processing plant where it's dumped back into the "regular mail" and the machine is just reading the bar code, sending it back to you.

61ztp4

legaladvice_train

Human: (IL) Post office scribbles over our "return to sender" notes and keeps giving us mail that isn't ours Since we moved into our apartment 2 years ago we've been getting mail sent by the military for a guy who doesn't live here. As the title says, we consistently write RTS and "wrong address" on the envelopes, in addition to talking face to face with the postmen and post office about it but they keep sticking it back in our mailbox. Now it's at the point where they are marking out our RTS notes and putting the envelopes back in. I doubt we can just throw this mail away but we're sick of getting it. What is the proper legal action when even the post office won't do anything? Assistant:

dfiukja

dfipsds

Another helpful tip -- There's a bar code somewhere on the envelope -- usually on the bottom. If you take a marker and black it out, when it gets sent back, it'll be "rejected" and someone will have to manually look at it. They'll see the mark-ups that you have on the letter. Right now, someone is just sending it back to the processing plant where it's dumped back into the "regular mail" and the machine is just reading the bar code, sending it back to you.

> we've been getting mail sent by the military for a guy who doesn't live here. I would try contacting the military department which is sending the mail. If the post office won't stop delivering it to you, maybe you can get the military to stop mailing it to you.

61ztp4

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Human: (IL) Post office scribbles over our "return to sender" notes and keeps giving us mail that isn't ours Since we moved into our apartment 2 years ago we've been getting mail sent by the military for a guy who doesn't live here. As the title says, we consistently write RTS and "wrong address" on the envelopes, in addition to talking face to face with the postmen and post office about it but they keep sticking it back in our mailbox. Now it's at the point where they are marking out our RTS notes and putting the envelopes back in. I doubt we can just throw this mail away but we're sick of getting it. What is the proper legal action when even the post office won't do anything? Assistant:

dfiukja

dfiq4l5

Another helpful tip -- There's a bar code somewhere on the envelope -- usually on the bottom. If you take a marker and black it out, when it gets sent back, it'll be "rejected" and someone will have to manually look at it. They'll see the mark-ups that you have on the letter. Right now, someone is just sending it back to the processing plant where it's dumped back into the "regular mail" and the machine is just reading the bar code, sending it back to you.

Would it be illegal for this person to throw the mail away if it keeps getting delivered to them and they accumulated a lot of it?

61ztp4

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Human: (IL) Post office scribbles over our "return to sender" notes and keeps giving us mail that isn't ours Since we moved into our apartment 2 years ago we've been getting mail sent by the military for a guy who doesn't live here. As the title says, we consistently write RTS and "wrong address" on the envelopes, in addition to talking face to face with the postmen and post office about it but they keep sticking it back in our mailbox. Now it's at the point where they are marking out our RTS notes and putting the envelopes back in. I doubt we can just throw this mail away but we're sick of getting it. What is the proper legal action when even the post office won't do anything? Assistant:

dfiukja

dfitz8m

Another helpful tip -- There's a bar code somewhere on the envelope -- usually on the bottom. If you take a marker and black it out, when it gets sent back, it'll be "rejected" and someone will have to manually look at it. They'll see the mark-ups that you have on the letter. Right now, someone is just sending it back to the processing plant where it's dumped back into the "regular mail" and the machine is just reading the bar code, sending it back to you.

Not a lawyer but have been receiving my ex-downstairs-neighbor's mail for 2 years, lmk what works?

61ztp4

legaladvice_train

Human: (IL) Post office scribbles over our "return to sender" notes and keeps giving us mail that isn't ours Since we moved into our apartment 2 years ago we've been getting mail sent by the military for a guy who doesn't live here. As the title says, we consistently write RTS and "wrong address" on the envelopes, in addition to talking face to face with the postmen and post office about it but they keep sticking it back in our mailbox. Now it's at the point where they are marking out our RTS notes and putting the envelopes back in. I doubt we can just throw this mail away but we're sick of getting it. What is the proper legal action when even the post office won't do anything? Assistant:

dfitqt8

dfiukja

Can you ask your apartment complex if he left a forwarding address? When this happened to me (house not apartment though), my landlord took the mail and forwarded it to the old tenant.

Another helpful tip -- There's a bar code somewhere on the envelope -- usually on the bottom. If you take a marker and black it out, when it gets sent back, it'll be "rejected" and someone will have to manually look at it. They'll see the mark-ups that you have on the letter. Right now, someone is just sending it back to the processing plant where it's dumped back into the "regular mail" and the machine is just reading the bar code, sending it back to you.

yxjd39

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Human: [AK] My landlord isn't providing an option for me to receive mail? I am a disabled veteran and I am not allowed to drive due to my conditions. I just moved into a new apartment and asked the landlord where is the mailbox/how do I pick up my packages because I have my medicines from the VA being mailed to me. She responded saying "You need to open a PO Box at the post office". And I'm not sure this is legal? How am I supposed to get to the post office??? It's a rural town in Alaska) and there's 1 Uber driver (guy name Christopher... Everyone knows him, really nice guy) but he isn't always driving. Assistant:

iwpp8x5

iwq0u5k

There is a possibility the landlord does not own the land from the curb 4ft in and you may have a right to install a mailbox. Thats how it is in CT here because I use a PO Box and I brought this up to the postmaster. Luckily, I live near the PO.

If there is carrier delivery in your zip code you might qualify for a hardship delivery. That means the carrier will bring the mail to your door. You will need a drs note to prove you need the service.

yxjd39

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Human: [AK] My landlord isn't providing an option for me to receive mail? I am a disabled veteran and I am not allowed to drive due to my conditions. I just moved into a new apartment and asked the landlord where is the mailbox/how do I pick up my packages because I have my medicines from the VA being mailed to me. She responded saying "You need to open a PO Box at the post office". And I'm not sure this is legal? How am I supposed to get to the post office??? It's a rural town in Alaska) and there's 1 Uber driver (guy name Christopher... Everyone knows him, really nice guy) but he isn't always driving. Assistant:

iwq0u5k

iwpspsu

If there is carrier delivery in your zip code you might qualify for a hardship delivery. That means the carrier will bring the mail to your door. You will need a drs note to prove you need the service.

Do you know for a fact mail is delivered to the apartment. Not familiar with your area but where I live many of the small towns USPS only has rural carriers so if you live in town you have to have a PO box

54va52

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Human: [OH] My girlfriend's youngest daughter (4) has talked about her father (living in VA) multiple times of abusing her. He "checks" her privates for hair, he tells her, to make sure she's growing up, etc. The local child protection agency has done multiple "investigations" which consisted entirely of calling him and asking, "Did you do molest your children?" and him saying, "No. In fact, I want to report that her mother is molesting them." At that, they dismiss everything as a sour divorce tit-for-tat. One of the investigations was even triggered by the girl's counselor who was concerned the abuse was real and not something the girl was making up. THAT investigation also resulted in the agency conducting an interview over the phone with the accused and reporting back to her mother, "He denied it. End of investigation." This past week the little girl has started to talk about it again. Both her and her brother know sexual things way beyond their years that their mother did not teach them and I know that's one of the signs of abuse. My question is, where do we turn to now?! The "child protection" agency in our county has completely written off the allegations that the child has made and continues to make, in very vivid detail. Their mother is distraught, and has practically given up because she doesn't know where to turn, and decided that maybe the best thing is to get her on birth control as early as she can be if no agency is going to do anything about it. The father has made false allegations against members of her family (which got FULL investigations for some reason) and they determined that the father had coached the kids on what to say. He has threatened to make more accusations against her family and anyone she dates in order to make her life hell. She has told the agency this and they do nothing. We don't know what to do. Help! Assistant:

d85hlq8

d85fx1g

You have evidence that a serious felony is occurring. Run, don't walk, to the police. The end.

Paging /u/Napalmenator

54va52

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Human: [OH] My girlfriend's youngest daughter (4) has talked about her father (living in VA) multiple times of abusing her. He "checks" her privates for hair, he tells her, to make sure she's growing up, etc. The local child protection agency has done multiple "investigations" which consisted entirely of calling him and asking, "Did you do molest your children?" and him saying, "No. In fact, I want to report that her mother is molesting them." At that, they dismiss everything as a sour divorce tit-for-tat. One of the investigations was even triggered by the girl's counselor who was concerned the abuse was real and not something the girl was making up. THAT investigation also resulted in the agency conducting an interview over the phone with the accused and reporting back to her mother, "He denied it. End of investigation." This past week the little girl has started to talk about it again. Both her and her brother know sexual things way beyond their years that their mother did not teach them and I know that's one of the signs of abuse. My question is, where do we turn to now?! The "child protection" agency in our county has completely written off the allegations that the child has made and continues to make, in very vivid detail. Their mother is distraught, and has practically given up because she doesn't know where to turn, and decided that maybe the best thing is to get her on birth control as early as she can be if no agency is going to do anything about it. The father has made false allegations against members of her family (which got FULL investigations for some reason) and they determined that the father had coached the kids on what to say. He has threatened to make more accusations against her family and anyone she dates in order to make her life hell. She has told the agency this and they do nothing. We don't know what to do. Help! Assistant:

d85fx1g

d85gcw2

Paging /u/Napalmenator

Police are the next step. The children need forensic interviews done.

bvld01

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Human: [TX] Local home builder drops nails all over our roads, leaving us with constant tire punctures. They won’t pay for tires or street sweeping, what can we do? I live in a new community right outside of Austin, all built by the same builder. Over the past few months, folks who live here have had to replace numerous tires due to nail punctures. When I take my daughter on walks around the neighborhood, we collect nails from the streets! They are coming off of trucks that come and go from the sites still under construction. Various neighbors have tried to be compensated for tires or asked them to pay for street sweeping. The builder says he won’t do anything, it’s not his problem. Our HOA says it’s not something they can make the builder do. Do we have any chance at getting to them if we hire legal representation? We’re also a bit rural, outside of the incorporated town limits of an Austin suburb. So I’m not sure if the town would even send a street sweeper. We’re talking 30+ new tires and countless patches. Im trying to collect an actual count from neighbors. Assistant:

eprc9nj

epqawx2

I'm going to take a different tack. Call the DOT, not the police. There are consequences for commercial vehicles with unsecured loads, I have seen trucks towed for allowing dirt/stones to blow off them.

The builder will not change their behavior until they suffer consequences for their actions. You need to collect evidence and reach out to institutions that have leverage over them in order to force them to change their behavior. They need permits from the city in order to build, so reach out to the city and inform them of what's going on. Talk to your neighbors and perhaps get a group to go together to a city hall meeting. Contact the police and see if dropping nails from a vehicle constitutes a traffic offense. And get a consultation with a lawyer to see about going after the builder in court. As far as getting money out of them in court, you'll have to prove that they dropped the nails and that you could not have reasonably prevented yourself from running over them. I can't really give you a percentage estimate of the chances of winning - that question would be best asked of your lawyer. But you should definitely reach out to one.

bvld01

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Human: [TX] Local home builder drops nails all over our roads, leaving us with constant tire punctures. They won’t pay for tires or street sweeping, what can we do? I live in a new community right outside of Austin, all built by the same builder. Over the past few months, folks who live here have had to replace numerous tires due to nail punctures. When I take my daughter on walks around the neighborhood, we collect nails from the streets! They are coming off of trucks that come and go from the sites still under construction. Various neighbors have tried to be compensated for tires or asked them to pay for street sweeping. The builder says he won’t do anything, it’s not his problem. Our HOA says it’s not something they can make the builder do. Do we have any chance at getting to them if we hire legal representation? We’re also a bit rural, outside of the incorporated town limits of an Austin suburb. So I’m not sure if the town would even send a street sweeper. We’re talking 30+ new tires and countless patches. Im trying to collect an actual count from neighbors. Assistant:

eprc9nj

epqc0qe

I'm going to take a different tack. Call the DOT, not the police. There are consequences for commercial vehicles with unsecured loads, I have seen trucks towed for allowing dirt/stones to blow off them.

We've dealt with this twice and it is difficult to prove who dropped the nails unless you have video proof. I do suggest purchasing a magnetic sweeper to carry with you as you walk- it's a large bar magnet with a handle- they are reasonably priced and catch far more metal fragments and nails than by just eyesight alone. I also used one at a horse stable because of horseshoe nails puncturing tires. I filled buckets using the magnetic sweeper.

bvld01

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Human: [TX] Local home builder drops nails all over our roads, leaving us with constant tire punctures. They won’t pay for tires or street sweeping, what can we do? I live in a new community right outside of Austin, all built by the same builder. Over the past few months, folks who live here have had to replace numerous tires due to nail punctures. When I take my daughter on walks around the neighborhood, we collect nails from the streets! They are coming off of trucks that come and go from the sites still under construction. Various neighbors have tried to be compensated for tires or asked them to pay for street sweeping. The builder says he won’t do anything, it’s not his problem. Our HOA says it’s not something they can make the builder do. Do we have any chance at getting to them if we hire legal representation? We’re also a bit rural, outside of the incorporated town limits of an Austin suburb. So I’m not sure if the town would even send a street sweeper. We’re talking 30+ new tires and countless patches. Im trying to collect an actual count from neighbors. Assistant:

eprc9nj

epqiylo

I'm going to take a different tack. Call the DOT, not the police. There are consequences for commercial vehicles with unsecured loads, I have seen trucks towed for allowing dirt/stones to blow off them.

If the streets are private, the HOA may be able to restrict the builder's use of them. If he were faced with the prospect of parking blocks away and hand carrying stuff, he'd be a lot more careful about nails.

bvld01

legaladvice_train

Human: [TX] Local home builder drops nails all over our roads, leaving us with constant tire punctures. They won’t pay for tires or street sweeping, what can we do? I live in a new community right outside of Austin, all built by the same builder. Over the past few months, folks who live here have had to replace numerous tires due to nail punctures. When I take my daughter on walks around the neighborhood, we collect nails from the streets! They are coming off of trucks that come and go from the sites still under construction. Various neighbors have tried to be compensated for tires or asked them to pay for street sweeping. The builder says he won’t do anything, it’s not his problem. Our HOA says it’s not something they can make the builder do. Do we have any chance at getting to them if we hire legal representation? We’re also a bit rural, outside of the incorporated town limits of an Austin suburb. So I’m not sure if the town would even send a street sweeper. We’re talking 30+ new tires and countless patches. Im trying to collect an actual count from neighbors. Assistant:

eprc9nj

epqa85b

I'm going to take a different tack. Call the DOT, not the police. There are consequences for commercial vehicles with unsecured loads, I have seen trucks towed for allowing dirt/stones to blow off them.

I am not a lawyer so take everything with a grain of salt. You can sue anybody for anything. That doesnt mean it will stick in court. You say the nails are falling off the back of trucks. Are the roads public or private roads. If they are Public the DOT (Not sure if TX has or Austin but look it up) may be very interested. Also if you can get video or dashcam footage of the nails falling off the backs of trucks. It only helps your position and you may want to contact your insurance or a lawyer at that point. The HOA could theoretically do something but it isn't the HOA's job or issue as it affects individual residents. I would speak with others who have their tires punctured and gather evidence that it is the builders trucks dropping nails. Then you can all chip in for a lawyer and sue the Builder if the lawyer believes you have a case. If you got tires replaced through insurance your insurance may be interested as this will allow them to recoup the money.

bvld01

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Human: [TX] Local home builder drops nails all over our roads, leaving us with constant tire punctures. They won’t pay for tires or street sweeping, what can we do? I live in a new community right outside of Austin, all built by the same builder. Over the past few months, folks who live here have had to replace numerous tires due to nail punctures. When I take my daughter on walks around the neighborhood, we collect nails from the streets! They are coming off of trucks that come and go from the sites still under construction. Various neighbors have tried to be compensated for tires or asked them to pay for street sweeping. The builder says he won’t do anything, it’s not his problem. Our HOA says it’s not something they can make the builder do. Do we have any chance at getting to them if we hire legal representation? We’re also a bit rural, outside of the incorporated town limits of an Austin suburb. So I’m not sure if the town would even send a street sweeper. We’re talking 30+ new tires and countless patches. Im trying to collect an actual count from neighbors. Assistant:

epqa85b

epqawx2

I am not a lawyer so take everything with a grain of salt. You can sue anybody for anything. That doesnt mean it will stick in court. You say the nails are falling off the back of trucks. Are the roads public or private roads. If they are Public the DOT (Not sure if TX has or Austin but look it up) may be very interested. Also if you can get video or dashcam footage of the nails falling off the backs of trucks. It only helps your position and you may want to contact your insurance or a lawyer at that point. The HOA could theoretically do something but it isn't the HOA's job or issue as it affects individual residents. I would speak with others who have their tires punctured and gather evidence that it is the builders trucks dropping nails. Then you can all chip in for a lawyer and sue the Builder if the lawyer believes you have a case. If you got tires replaced through insurance your insurance may be interested as this will allow them to recoup the money.

The builder will not change their behavior until they suffer consequences for their actions. You need to collect evidence and reach out to institutions that have leverage over them in order to force them to change their behavior. They need permits from the city in order to build, so reach out to the city and inform them of what's going on. Talk to your neighbors and perhaps get a group to go together to a city hall meeting. Contact the police and see if dropping nails from a vehicle constitutes a traffic offense. And get a consultation with a lawyer to see about going after the builder in court. As far as getting money out of them in court, you'll have to prove that they dropped the nails and that you could not have reasonably prevented yourself from running over them. I can't really give you a percentage estimate of the chances of winning - that question would be best asked of your lawyer. But you should definitely reach out to one.

zpg1l8

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Human: Landlord won’t fix the heat and it’s-6 degrees outside No heat: I live in an apartment complex that shares heat and we have our own digital dial to control our heat. We put a maintenance request about 3 weeks ago, because we haven’t heard the heat turn on. So we were out of heat for longer than 3 weeks. At the time we were transitioning from 50 degree weather to now-6degree weather here in Minnesota in the last 3 weeks. When maintenance came in they told us our heater compressor needed to be replaced that’s why our heat hasn’t worked. We have sent emails asking for a time frame because we feel like it hasn’t been done in a timely manner. Temperature have came down to 67 degrees in our units (probably getting heat from other units) so not sure what to do next or what options we have? How cold is too cold to be ok without heat if other units are keeping heat at least at 67 degrees. We also pay heat for our unit but it’s shared by all the residents and what ever the heat bill is for the whole building it’s equally distributed to the residents based on square footage Assistant:

j0sy04n

j0sowd2

This is very specific to your city ordinances. Minnesota only has a general requirement of habitability. In general most cities that have an applicable ordinance it states that heating systems must be capable of heating to at least 68 degrees when required (notice the ordinances don’t typically say maintain the heat at this temperature). Need to figure out if your city has an ordinance and if so what temperature it requires. If the temperature is within 1-2 degrees of the ordinance may or may not be worth reporting -would be up to your judgement.

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Human: Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back. Assistant:

e8pjy6d

e8ph263

Just don't go onto his property. You may also want to setup a security camera to see if he is coming onto yours. That is if you are trying to get him in legal trouble.

I’d consider getting/renting an industrial blower and let it blow towards his house, his little leaf blower won’t stand a chance ;)

9skco2

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Human: Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back. Assistant:

e8q24mh

e8q325k

Are you Rand Paul's neighbor? https://www.gq.com/story/inside-rand-pauls-neighborhood-fight

Two households, both alike in dignity..

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Human: Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back. Assistant:

e8q325k

e8projx

Two households, both alike in dignity..

Just put up a fence. Legally he isn't responsible for leaves that end up naturally in your side, and this will only escalate further.

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Human: Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back. Assistant:

e8pxg9t

e8projx

Sounds like what you are doing is legal, and hilarious. As long as no damage occurs from flying debris contained in the leaves. I lived this same war for several years. Both ours and our neighbors 1/4 acre lots were heavily wooded, so we both had to clean up a lot of leaves. Neighbor would wait until we were not at home and then blow leaves onto ours and his other neighbors lots. My husband & I finally caught him outside one day and asked what he was doing. Guy actually responded “but they’re from YOUR trees!” I asked how he could tell which were his and which were ours, and why he was blowing leaves on the other neighbors yard that had no trees? No response. We started mowing a line down the property line. Cleaning up every leaf on our side and telling him to take care of what was on his side. He moved shortly after.

Just put up a fence. Legally he isn't responsible for leaves that end up naturally in your side, and this will only escalate further.

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Human: Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back. Assistant:

e8q5tl6

e8q7q6n

My observation is that both of you are idiots and deserve to be living next to each other so the rest of the world can mock this stupid feud you have going on. Not just about who the leaves belong to (which is ridiculous) but the fact that neither of you have the balls to properly address each other as human beings and resolve this conflict properly. Instead falling back on petty passive aggressive behavior of blowing leaves back and forth. According to your story he started it by blowing it into your property and you should have gone and spoken to him at that very moment. Instead you escalated it by blowing leaves back into his property. That being said, the leaves belong to the property where they fall. They are not his leaves or your leaves. Unless your neighbor is not following a statute in your town that mandates leaf cleanup, you have no recourse about him not cleaning his yard as often as you. The fact that he has huge oaks and you have small to no trees is meaningless. This is autumn and leaves fall from trees. The only complaint you both have against EACH OTHER (because at this point both of you are guilty of the same offense) is to stop blowing leaves into each other's properties. You lost your high ground when you sank to his level and blew the leaves onto his property. Blowing leaves onto your neighbor's property is not a proper cleanup method and is disrespectful. Both of you need to learn how to clean up your own properties properly and without impact to each other.

Whatever you do, don't cut his trees down.