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user: can we successfully sue someone "advertising" items on our property? my father lives on an 18-acre wooded property in oregon that he and i jointly own (i live in california). he's into classic car restoration and started collecting "barn finds" over 20 years ago. today he has more than 40 vehicles on the property, mostly in barns and old chicken coops, but all relatively well cared for. most are classic cars worth non-trivial amounts of money (old fords and hudsons, 1960's muscle cars, that sort of thing), and he's whiling away his retirement years pulling the cars out one by one to restore and sell off. about a year ago he started noticing small thefts from some of the cars. hubcaps started vanishing, engine parts would disappear from previously running cars, one car had its interior partially stripped. he initially assumed that it was local thieves until a couple of months ago when he caught a couple of videographers going through one of his barns, documenting everything inside of it. while they waited for the sheriff to arrive (at gunpoint, fwiw), the videographers explained that they'd learned about the property through a "barn finds" auto blog and discussion board. apparently, the property had been "found" about 18 months previously, was described as abandoned and had been visited a number of times by the members of this barn finds forum. they also solved a mystery. about six months prior, my dad had found some deep muddy ruts on an abandoned access road at the back of the property. we learned that a group of these guys had tried to "rescue" a very valuable and collectible car stored in one of the outbuildings, but had got stuck in the mud and had been planning on trying again. the property is now very well marked with signs prohibiting access, and we've re-strung the barbed wire fences around the perimeter. my dad also felled three trees to block some of the old access roads on the side and rear of the property to prevent any additional "rescue attempts". our problem is that the original website still has the information online including detailed photos of everything we have on the property. they are still listing the exact location of the land, including directions about how to approach it to "avoid neighbors", but have added a few comments about "an angry old man living in a neighboring house who is trying to claim the abandoned property and derelict cars". since catching the trespassers, our fences have been cut three times, a number of additional parts have vanished (including an irreplaceable steering wheel from a 1938 mercedes benz), and the barns have been forcibly broken into several times. so here's my question. because this all started when the blogs primary authors trespassed on our property, documented our cars, and falsely labeled them as "abandoned", and because they continue to list them on their website, is there any chance that we could successfully sue them and recover some of the losses we've experienced over the past year? between the new fence, signage, and the value of the lost parts, he estimates that we're probably out more than $15,000 at this point. we've identified the owner of the blog and believe that he has the financial resources to pay a judgment, but i'm not sure whether it's worth the effort. i personally know two lawyers. one is telling me to sue their arse off, and the other is telling me that we'd be wasting our time and money. so, /r/legaladvice, what's your take? do we have a case? bot: having reviewed the other responses as well as the original post, i think it's in your best interests to hire a local attorney who is willing to be aggressive re: cease/desist and injunctive relief if i were handling this, i'd ask a court to enjoin the blogger from posting or maintaining posts about the property; i may also consider suing him for damages b/c his negligence is in part responsible for the loss. the idea that someone "abandons" 40-odd cars in the woods is ridiculous and anyone who comes across such a find should check local property records to see if "the forest" is public or private land. it's not up to trespassers to decide how you can use your own property - especially if the cars are barned. i'd also likely request the ip addresses of everyone who posted on the blog and send them letters demanding the return of the stolen property. and i'd tell the police that you've been victimized by theft. good luck

user: can we successfully sue someone "advertising" items on our property? my father lives on an 18-acre wooded property in oregon that he and i jointly own (i live in california). he's into classic car restoration and started collecting "barn finds" over 20 years ago. today he has more than 40 vehicles on the property, mostly in barns and old chicken coops, but all relatively well cared for. most are classic cars worth non-trivial amounts of money (old fords and hudsons, 1960's muscle cars, that sort of thing), and he's whiling away his retirement years pulling the cars out one by one to restore and sell off. about a year ago he started noticing small thefts from some of the cars. hubcaps started vanishing, engine parts would disappear from previously running cars, one car had its interior partially stripped. he initially assumed that it was local thieves until a couple of months ago when he caught a couple of videographers going through one of his barns, documenting everything inside of it. while they waited for the sheriff to arrive (at gunpoint, fwiw), the videographers explained that they'd learned about the property through a "barn finds" auto blog and discussion board. apparently, the property had been "found" about 18 months previously, was described as abandoned and had been visited a number of times by the members of this barn finds forum. they also solved a mystery. about six months prior, my dad had found some deep muddy ruts on an abandoned access road at the back of the property. we learned that a group of these guys had tried to "rescue" a very valuable and collectible car stored in one of the outbuildings, but had got stuck in the mud and had been planning on trying again. the property is now very well marked with signs prohibiting access, and we've re-strung the barbed wire fences around the perimeter. my dad also felled three trees to block some of the old access roads on the side and rear of the property to prevent any additional "rescue attempts". our problem is that the original website still has the information online including detailed photos of everything we have on the property. they are still listing the exact location of the land, including directions about how to approach it to "avoid neighbors", but have added a few comments about "an angry old man living in a neighboring house who is trying to claim the abandoned property and derelict cars". since catching the trespassers, our fences have been cut three times, a number of additional parts have vanished (including an irreplaceable steering wheel from a 1938 mercedes benz), and the barns have been forcibly broken into several times. so here's my question. because this all started when the blogs primary authors trespassed on our property, documented our cars, and falsely labeled them as "abandoned", and because they continue to list them on their website, is there any chance that we could successfully sue them and recover some of the losses we've experienced over the past year? between the new fence, signage, and the value of the lost parts, he estimates that we're probably out more than $15,000 at this point. we've identified the owner of the blog and believe that he has the financial resources to pay a judgment, but i'm not sure whether it's worth the effort. i personally know two lawyers. one is telling me to sue their arse off, and the other is telling me that we'd be wasting our time and money. so, /r/legaladvice, what's your take? do we have a case? bot: not a lawyer - realistically it is going to be hard to recoup because the owners of the website are only hosting the information rather than taking the property. that being said, maybe there is some third party liability, particularly if you have contacted the website to take the listing down. practically, it might be easier/cheaper to make an account on the website and post that the barn is not abandoned. also, talk to law enforcement about the trespassing and if you can, hire a guard while you can and block off those entrances listed on the website.

user: can we successfully sue someone "advertising" items on our property? my father lives on an 18-acre wooded property in oregon that he and i jointly own (i live in california). he's into classic car restoration and started collecting "barn finds" over 20 years ago. today he has more than 40 vehicles on the property, mostly in barns and old chicken coops, but all relatively well cared for. most are classic cars worth non-trivial amounts of money (old fords and hudsons, 1960's muscle cars, that sort of thing), and he's whiling away his retirement years pulling the cars out one by one to restore and sell off. about a year ago he started noticing small thefts from some of the cars. hubcaps started vanishing, engine parts would disappear from previously running cars, one car had its interior partially stripped. he initially assumed that it was local thieves until a couple of months ago when he caught a couple of videographers going through one of his barns, documenting everything inside of it. while they waited for the sheriff to arrive (at gunpoint, fwiw), the videographers explained that they'd learned about the property through a "barn finds" auto blog and discussion board. apparently, the property had been "found" about 18 months previously, was described as abandoned and had been visited a number of times by the members of this barn finds forum. they also solved a mystery. about six months prior, my dad had found some deep muddy ruts on an abandoned access road at the back of the property. we learned that a group of these guys had tried to "rescue" a very valuable and collectible car stored in one of the outbuildings, but had got stuck in the mud and had been planning on trying again. the property is now very well marked with signs prohibiting access, and we've re-strung the barbed wire fences around the perimeter. my dad also felled three trees to block some of the old access roads on the side and rear of the property to prevent any additional "rescue attempts". our problem is that the original website still has the information online including detailed photos of everything we have on the property. they are still listing the exact location of the land, including directions about how to approach it to "avoid neighbors", but have added a few comments about "an angry old man living in a neighboring house who is trying to claim the abandoned property and derelict cars". since catching the trespassers, our fences have been cut three times, a number of additional parts have vanished (including an irreplaceable steering wheel from a 1938 mercedes benz), and the barns have been forcibly broken into several times. so here's my question. because this all started when the blogs primary authors trespassed on our property, documented our cars, and falsely labeled them as "abandoned", and because they continue to list them on their website, is there any chance that we could successfully sue them and recover some of the losses we've experienced over the past year? between the new fence, signage, and the value of the lost parts, he estimates that we're probably out more than $15,000 at this point. we've identified the owner of the blog and believe that he has the financial resources to pay a judgment, but i'm not sure whether it's worth the effort. i personally know two lawyers. one is telling me to sue their arse off, and the other is telling me that we'd be wasting our time and money. so, /r/legaladvice, what's your take? do we have a case? bot: trail cams and motion activated sound alarms (meaning, they sound like you are standing in the middle of 10 police cars going off at once), should help deter people.

user: can we successfully sue someone "advertising" items on our property? my father lives on an 18-acre wooded property in oregon that he and i jointly own (i live in california). he's into classic car restoration and started collecting "barn finds" over 20 years ago. today he has more than 40 vehicles on the property, mostly in barns and old chicken coops, but all relatively well cared for. most are classic cars worth non-trivial amounts of money (old fords and hudsons, 1960's muscle cars, that sort of thing), and he's whiling away his retirement years pulling the cars out one by one to restore and sell off. about a year ago he started noticing small thefts from some of the cars. hubcaps started vanishing, engine parts would disappear from previously running cars, one car had its interior partially stripped. he initially assumed that it was local thieves until a couple of months ago when he caught a couple of videographers going through one of his barns, documenting everything inside of it. while they waited for the sheriff to arrive (at gunpoint, fwiw), the videographers explained that they'd learned about the property through a "barn finds" auto blog and discussion board. apparently, the property had been "found" about 18 months previously, was described as abandoned and had been visited a number of times by the members of this barn finds forum. they also solved a mystery. about six months prior, my dad had found some deep muddy ruts on an abandoned access road at the back of the property. we learned that a group of these guys had tried to "rescue" a very valuable and collectible car stored in one of the outbuildings, but had got stuck in the mud and had been planning on trying again. the property is now very well marked with signs prohibiting access, and we've re-strung the barbed wire fences around the perimeter. my dad also felled three trees to block some of the old access roads on the side and rear of the property to prevent any additional "rescue attempts". our problem is that the original website still has the information online including detailed photos of everything we have on the property. they are still listing the exact location of the land, including directions about how to approach it to "avoid neighbors", but have added a few comments about "an angry old man living in a neighboring house who is trying to claim the abandoned property and derelict cars". since catching the trespassers, our fences have been cut three times, a number of additional parts have vanished (including an irreplaceable steering wheel from a 1938 mercedes benz), and the barns have been forcibly broken into several times. so here's my question. because this all started when the blogs primary authors trespassed on our property, documented our cars, and falsely labeled them as "abandoned", and because they continue to list them on their website, is there any chance that we could successfully sue them and recover some of the losses we've experienced over the past year? between the new fence, signage, and the value of the lost parts, he estimates that we're probably out more than $15,000 at this point. we've identified the owner of the blog and believe that he has the financial resources to pay a judgment, but i'm not sure whether it's worth the effort. i personally know two lawyers. one is telling me to sue their arse off, and the other is telling me that we'd be wasting our time and money. so, /r/legaladvice, what's your take? do we have a case? bot: not a lawyer - realistically it is going to be hard to recoup because the owners of the website are only hosting the information rather than taking the property. that being said, maybe there is some third party liability, particularly if you have contacted the website to take the listing down. practically, it might be easier/cheaper to make an account on the website and post that the barn is not abandoned. also, talk to law enforcement about the trespassing and if you can, hire a guard while you can and block off those entrances listed on the website.

user: can we successfully sue someone "advertising" items on our property? my father lives on an 18-acre wooded property in oregon that he and i jointly own (i live in california). he's into classic car restoration and started collecting "barn finds" over 20 years ago. today he has more than 40 vehicles on the property, mostly in barns and old chicken coops, but all relatively well cared for. most are classic cars worth non-trivial amounts of money (old fords and hudsons, 1960's muscle cars, that sort of thing), and he's whiling away his retirement years pulling the cars out one by one to restore and sell off. about a year ago he started noticing small thefts from some of the cars. hubcaps started vanishing, engine parts would disappear from previously running cars, one car had its interior partially stripped. he initially assumed that it was local thieves until a couple of months ago when he caught a couple of videographers going through one of his barns, documenting everything inside of it. while they waited for the sheriff to arrive (at gunpoint, fwiw), the videographers explained that they'd learned about the property through a "barn finds" auto blog and discussion board. apparently, the property had been "found" about 18 months previously, was described as abandoned and had been visited a number of times by the members of this barn finds forum. they also solved a mystery. about six months prior, my dad had found some deep muddy ruts on an abandoned access road at the back of the property. we learned that a group of these guys had tried to "rescue" a very valuable and collectible car stored in one of the outbuildings, but had got stuck in the mud and had been planning on trying again. the property is now very well marked with signs prohibiting access, and we've re-strung the barbed wire fences around the perimeter. my dad also felled three trees to block some of the old access roads on the side and rear of the property to prevent any additional "rescue attempts". our problem is that the original website still has the information online including detailed photos of everything we have on the property. they are still listing the exact location of the land, including directions about how to approach it to "avoid neighbors", but have added a few comments about "an angry old man living in a neighboring house who is trying to claim the abandoned property and derelict cars". since catching the trespassers, our fences have been cut three times, a number of additional parts have vanished (including an irreplaceable steering wheel from a 1938 mercedes benz), and the barns have been forcibly broken into several times. so here's my question. because this all started when the blogs primary authors trespassed on our property, documented our cars, and falsely labeled them as "abandoned", and because they continue to list them on their website, is there any chance that we could successfully sue them and recover some of the losses we've experienced over the past year? between the new fence, signage, and the value of the lost parts, he estimates that we're probably out more than $15,000 at this point. we've identified the owner of the blog and believe that he has the financial resources to pay a judgment, but i'm not sure whether it's worth the effort. i personally know two lawyers. one is telling me to sue their arse off, and the other is telling me that we'd be wasting our time and money. so, /r/legaladvice, what's your take? do we have a case? bot: trail cams and motion activated sound alarms (meaning, they sound like you are standing in the middle of 10 police cars going off at once), should help deter people.

user: can we successfully sue someone "advertising" items on our property? my father lives on an 18-acre wooded property in oregon that he and i jointly own (i live in california). he's into classic car restoration and started collecting "barn finds" over 20 years ago. today he has more than 40 vehicles on the property, mostly in barns and old chicken coops, but all relatively well cared for. most are classic cars worth non-trivial amounts of money (old fords and hudsons, 1960's muscle cars, that sort of thing), and he's whiling away his retirement years pulling the cars out one by one to restore and sell off. about a year ago he started noticing small thefts from some of the cars. hubcaps started vanishing, engine parts would disappear from previously running cars, one car had its interior partially stripped. he initially assumed that it was local thieves until a couple of months ago when he caught a couple of videographers going through one of his barns, documenting everything inside of it. while they waited for the sheriff to arrive (at gunpoint, fwiw), the videographers explained that they'd learned about the property through a "barn finds" auto blog and discussion board. apparently, the property had been "found" about 18 months previously, was described as abandoned and had been visited a number of times by the members of this barn finds forum. they also solved a mystery. about six months prior, my dad had found some deep muddy ruts on an abandoned access road at the back of the property. we learned that a group of these guys had tried to "rescue" a very valuable and collectible car stored in one of the outbuildings, but had got stuck in the mud and had been planning on trying again. the property is now very well marked with signs prohibiting access, and we've re-strung the barbed wire fences around the perimeter. my dad also felled three trees to block some of the old access roads on the side and rear of the property to prevent any additional "rescue attempts". our problem is that the original website still has the information online including detailed photos of everything we have on the property. they are still listing the exact location of the land, including directions about how to approach it to "avoid neighbors", but have added a few comments about "an angry old man living in a neighboring house who is trying to claim the abandoned property and derelict cars". since catching the trespassers, our fences have been cut three times, a number of additional parts have vanished (including an irreplaceable steering wheel from a 1938 mercedes benz), and the barns have been forcibly broken into several times. so here's my question. because this all started when the blogs primary authors trespassed on our property, documented our cars, and falsely labeled them as "abandoned", and because they continue to list them on their website, is there any chance that we could successfully sue them and recover some of the losses we've experienced over the past year? between the new fence, signage, and the value of the lost parts, he estimates that we're probably out more than $15,000 at this point. we've identified the owner of the blog and believe that he has the financial resources to pay a judgment, but i'm not sure whether it's worth the effort. i personally know two lawyers. one is telling me to sue their arse off, and the other is telling me that we'd be wasting our time and money. so, /r/legaladvice, what's your take? do we have a case? bot: on a side note, he should get some trail cameras and some big, loud, scary looking dogs to encourage people to stay away.

user: school locks our bathrooms and refuses to let us go recently my school decided it would be a good idea to lock the bathrooms due to ‘bullying’ (it’s just kids who smoke) during class times and teachers are being instructed to not even let students leave classes. i refused this when i needed to go and was suspended promptly. was just wondering if there were any legalities that prevents the school from doing this? i’m in australia, vic thanks bot: honestly, get parents involved. mad parents can and will coerce a lot of change in schools. see if your parents could or would get something started. other than that, you *do* have power as a student. organize something like a school walkout or similar. legally they aren't allowed to deny you the right to use the bathroom, but i'm not sure something like talking to the police would help too much in these situations as they tend to side with the schools.

user: school locks our bathrooms and refuses to let us go recently my school decided it would be a good idea to lock the bathrooms due to ‘bullying’ (it’s just kids who smoke) during class times and teachers are being instructed to not even let students leave classes. i refused this when i needed to go and was suspended promptly. was just wondering if there were any legalities that prevents the school from doing this? i’m in australia, vic thanks bot: no accessible bathrooms is a health and sanitation issue, as well as being ridiculous. being suspended for leaving the classroom to go to the bathroom is even worse, and i'm pretty certain is a not allowed -- the punishment should fit the crime. you can read about suspensions here and see what your options are. the australian government has a legal obligation to ensure that all young people receive an education -- you are being denied an education for needing to go to the bathroom, this is wrong. appeal the suspension. regarding the new rule... get your parents to make a formal complaint, get your friends to get their parents to make a formal complaint. also make a complaint to the department of education - this will tell you how to do so \- and have as many people submit complaints as you can. ​ as for the day to day stuff... honestly if this happened at my high school we all would have just ignored the rule and left to go to the bathroom as usual, and if the toilets were locked we would just go for the staff toilets. sure it's breaking school rules, but when you gotta go you gotta go.

user: school locks our bathrooms and refuses to let us go recently my school decided it would be a good idea to lock the bathrooms due to ‘bullying’ (it’s just kids who smoke) during class times and teachers are being instructed to not even let students leave classes. i refused this when i needed to go and was suspended promptly. was just wondering if there were any legalities that prevents the school from doing this? i’m in australia, vic thanks bot: honestly, get parents involved. mad parents can and will coerce a lot of change in schools. see if your parents could or would get something started. other than that, you *do* have power as a student. organize something like a school walkout or similar. legally they aren't allowed to deny you the right to use the bathroom, but i'm not sure something like talking to the police would help too much in these situations as they tend to side with the schools.

user: school locks our bathrooms and refuses to let us go recently my school decided it would be a good idea to lock the bathrooms due to ‘bullying’ (it’s just kids who smoke) during class times and teachers are being instructed to not even let students leave classes. i refused this when i needed to go and was suspended promptly. was just wondering if there were any legalities that prevents the school from doing this? i’m in australia, vic thanks bot: try /r/auslegal

user: school locks our bathrooms and refuses to let us go recently my school decided it would be a good idea to lock the bathrooms due to ‘bullying’ (it’s just kids who smoke) during class times and teachers are being instructed to not even let students leave classes. i refused this when i needed to go and was suspended promptly. was just wondering if there were any legalities that prevents the school from doing this? i’m in australia, vic thanks bot: education.vic.gov.au says: > in general, children should be allowed to go to the toilet when they need to go or when medical need has been identified. what is the age range of the people in your school? i ask because the quote says "children." as for what to do with this info, i'll let others reply.

user: school locks our bathrooms and refuses to let us go recently my school decided it would be a good idea to lock the bathrooms due to ‘bullying’ (it’s just kids who smoke) during class times and teachers are being instructed to not even let students leave classes. i refused this when i needed to go and was suspended promptly. was just wondering if there were any legalities that prevents the school from doing this? i’m in australia, vic thanks bot: try /r/auslegal

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: tell your boss with coworkers near by as witnesses that they are required to let you all go to vote. record for your own protection discreetly. and go. if they try to retaliate seek legal counsel.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: are you part of a union at your school? unless it’s ptc or something like that a mandatory staff meeting at 6-8 pm is incredibly unreasonable. contact your union president asap!!!

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: tell your boss with coworkers near by as witnesses that they are required to let you all go to vote. record for your own protection discreetly. and go. if they try to retaliate seek legal counsel.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: not a lawyer but inform your boss that they legally can not withhold your right to vote and if they do not comply you will report them to your local voting office. it’s illegal to withhold your right to vote.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: tell your boss with coworkers near by as witnesses that they are required to let you all go to vote. record for your own protection discreetly. and go. if they try to retaliate seek legal counsel.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: in the us where?

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: tell your boss with coworkers near by as witnesses that they are required to let you all go to vote. record for your own protection discreetly. and go. if they try to retaliate seek legal counsel.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: what state? "us" is not a valid location. we don't have one national election, we have 50 state elections (plus territories). i would call your union, if you have one, immediately. i would also call 866-our-vote and see what they suggest.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: im an attorney but not from georgia. this appears to be textbook voter suppression. if i were you i would send an email saying you cannot attend because you need the time to vote. full stop. then go vote. your lawyer or union rep should then be able to put a stop to any attempt to sanction you. your administration should be in a lot of trouble for pulling this. do not let them take away your vote.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: not a lawyer but inform your boss that they legally can not withhold your right to vote and if they do not comply you will report them to your local voting office. it’s illegal to withhold your right to vote.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: im an attorney but not from georgia. this appears to be textbook voter suppression. if i were you i would send an email saying you cannot attend because you need the time to vote. full stop. then go vote. your lawyer or union rep should then be able to put a stop to any attempt to sanction you. your administration should be in a lot of trouble for pulling this. do not let them take away your vote.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: not a lawyer - election protection’s hotline for georgia is: 1-866-our-vote (1-866-687-8683). they can provide advice, including legal advice.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: im an attorney but not from georgia. this appears to be textbook voter suppression. if i were you i would send an email saying you cannot attend because you need the time to vote. full stop. then go vote. your lawyer or union rep should then be able to put a stop to any attempt to sanction you. your administration should be in a lot of trouble for pulling this. do not let them take away your vote.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: in the us where?

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: im an attorney but not from georgia. this appears to be textbook voter suppression. if i were you i would send an email saying you cannot attend because you need the time to vote. full stop. then go vote. your lawyer or union rep should then be able to put a stop to any attempt to sanction you. your administration should be in a lot of trouble for pulling this. do not let them take away your vote.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: what state? "us" is not a valid location. we don't have one national election, we have 50 state elections (plus territories). i would call your union, if you have one, immediately. i would also call 866-our-vote and see what they suggest.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: call the ga attorney general: 888-532-0148

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: in the us where?

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: call the ga attorney general: 888-532-0148

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: what state? "us" is not a valid location. we don't have one national election, we have 50 state elections (plus territories). i would call your union, if you have one, immediately. i would also call 866-our-vote and see what they suggest.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: i would probably risk the disciplinary action, and then if they follow through, they will probably be subject to a lawsuit. if it was part of a plan or scheme, there will be records and emails of some kind. those are usually accessible. it will backfire on them.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: in the us where?

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: i would probably risk the disciplinary action, and then if they follow through, they will probably be subject to a lawsuit. if it was part of a plan or scheme, there will be records and emails of some kind. those are usually accessible. it will backfire on them.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: what state? "us" is not a valid location. we don't have one national election, we have 50 state elections (plus territories). i would call your union, if you have one, immediately. i would also call 866-our-vote and see what they suggest.

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: are you part of a union at your school? unless it’s ptc or something like that a mandatory staff meeting at 6-8 pm is incredibly unreasonable. contact your union president asap!!!

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: in the us where?

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: are you part of a union at your school? unless it’s ptc or something like that a mandatory staff meeting at 6-8 pm is incredibly unreasonable. contact your union president asap!!!

user: my job is holding a mandatory meeting on election night preventing us from voting. is this legal? i am a teacher in the us. tonight is midterm election voting night. other schools in my state have election day off. not only did my school not give us the day off (fine, whatever), but they also scheduled a mandatory staff meeting from 6-8 tonight. they made it clear that this meeting is not optional and threatened us with disciplinary action should we not attend. i work very far from my only polling place and cannot make it there to vote and return in time for the meeting. the place will be long closed after the meeting ends. many of my colleagues are in the same situation. given that we were not given time during the day to vote, nor can we vote after work, this seems like a violation of our rights. that sounds extreme when i put it into words but is what my employer is doing to us legal? bot: what state? "us" is not a valid location. we don't have one national election, we have 50 state elections (plus territories). i would call your union, if you have one, immediately. i would also call 866-our-vote and see what they suggest.

user: paid renters insurance with rent. previous neighbor flooded my unit and now insurance won't pay (ok) as the title states, i live in oklahoma. excuse the length and format. i want to touch all bases but also on mobile. i moved into an apartment and my lease states i must pay renter's insurance. they offered insurance as an add on to my rent and i've always paid it. the neighbor above me was evicted and she turned on all of her faucets and flooded my unit. my unit became inhabitable (per firefighters). at 1st my complex were dragging their feet on providing adequate housing for my children and i; there were no units and they ignored me when i asked for a hotel. i requested insurance information and that was a drag. finally talk to and file my claim with insurance. my apartment complex put us into a new unit and is trying to charge me for the move (as if it was my choice). so i have to move because i can't afford it. this is what i've received from the insurance company in response to my claim: we are writing to provide an update on the above mentioned claim. we have finally received all documentation from the property. our investigation has determined the damage was the result of deliberate acts of the resident of unit of [neighbor]. the resident of unit [neighbor] intentionally stopped up the drains and turned the faucets on, causing the water overflow which damaged your personal property items. the [insurance] policy contains language excluding damage caused by deliberate acts of the resident in the unit where the water discharge originated. because deliberate or intentional acts are excluded in the policy, the [insurance] policy will not be able to provide coverage for your damaged personal property items. is this right?? deliberate acts weren't caused by *my* unit so i'm not understanding why i'm currently being punished. can i personally file civil charges against previous neighbor? i do have a forwarding address (her adult daughter actually gave it to us) what is my next move? i've never dealt with anything like this. now my children and i are facing homelessness because of a malicious act from someone else bot: your insurance company should pay for your damaged property and go after her for reimbursement.

user: paid renters insurance with rent. previous neighbor flooded my unit and now insurance won't pay (ok) as the title states, i live in oklahoma. excuse the length and format. i want to touch all bases but also on mobile. i moved into an apartment and my lease states i must pay renter's insurance. they offered insurance as an add on to my rent and i've always paid it. the neighbor above me was evicted and she turned on all of her faucets and flooded my unit. my unit became inhabitable (per firefighters). at 1st my complex were dragging their feet on providing adequate housing for my children and i; there were no units and they ignored me when i asked for a hotel. i requested insurance information and that was a drag. finally talk to and file my claim with insurance. my apartment complex put us into a new unit and is trying to charge me for the move (as if it was my choice). so i have to move because i can't afford it. this is what i've received from the insurance company in response to my claim: we are writing to provide an update on the above mentioned claim. we have finally received all documentation from the property. our investigation has determined the damage was the result of deliberate acts of the resident of unit of [neighbor]. the resident of unit [neighbor] intentionally stopped up the drains and turned the faucets on, causing the water overflow which damaged your personal property items. the [insurance] policy contains language excluding damage caused by deliberate acts of the resident in the unit where the water discharge originated. because deliberate or intentional acts are excluded in the policy, the [insurance] policy will not be able to provide coverage for your damaged personal property items. is this right?? deliberate acts weren't caused by *my* unit so i'm not understanding why i'm currently being punished. can i personally file civil charges against previous neighbor? i do have a forwarding address (her adult daughter actually gave it to us) what is my next move? i've never dealt with anything like this. now my children and i are facing homelessness because of a malicious act from someone else bot: hi there! i’m the legalfaq bot. it looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. you can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/gethelp. help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1*

user: paid renters insurance with rent. previous neighbor flooded my unit and now insurance won't pay (ok) as the title states, i live in oklahoma. excuse the length and format. i want to touch all bases but also on mobile. i moved into an apartment and my lease states i must pay renter's insurance. they offered insurance as an add on to my rent and i've always paid it. the neighbor above me was evicted and she turned on all of her faucets and flooded my unit. my unit became inhabitable (per firefighters). at 1st my complex were dragging their feet on providing adequate housing for my children and i; there were no units and they ignored me when i asked for a hotel. i requested insurance information and that was a drag. finally talk to and file my claim with insurance. my apartment complex put us into a new unit and is trying to charge me for the move (as if it was my choice). so i have to move because i can't afford it. this is what i've received from the insurance company in response to my claim: we are writing to provide an update on the above mentioned claim. we have finally received all documentation from the property. our investigation has determined the damage was the result of deliberate acts of the resident of unit of [neighbor]. the resident of unit [neighbor] intentionally stopped up the drains and turned the faucets on, causing the water overflow which damaged your personal property items. the [insurance] policy contains language excluding damage caused by deliberate acts of the resident in the unit where the water discharge originated. because deliberate or intentional acts are excluded in the policy, the [insurance] policy will not be able to provide coverage for your damaged personal property items. is this right?? deliberate acts weren't caused by *my* unit so i'm not understanding why i'm currently being punished. can i personally file civil charges against previous neighbor? i do have a forwarding address (her adult daughter actually gave it to us) what is my next move? i've never dealt with anything like this. now my children and i are facing homelessness because of a malicious act from someone else bot: from the way i read it it excludes coverage for personal property in her unit since she deliberately caused it. you and your property should be covered since it was at no fault of yours. fight this.

user: paid renters insurance with rent. previous neighbor flooded my unit and now insurance won't pay (ok) as the title states, i live in oklahoma. excuse the length and format. i want to touch all bases but also on mobile. i moved into an apartment and my lease states i must pay renter's insurance. they offered insurance as an add on to my rent and i've always paid it. the neighbor above me was evicted and she turned on all of her faucets and flooded my unit. my unit became inhabitable (per firefighters). at 1st my complex were dragging their feet on providing adequate housing for my children and i; there were no units and they ignored me when i asked for a hotel. i requested insurance information and that was a drag. finally talk to and file my claim with insurance. my apartment complex put us into a new unit and is trying to charge me for the move (as if it was my choice). so i have to move because i can't afford it. this is what i've received from the insurance company in response to my claim: we are writing to provide an update on the above mentioned claim. we have finally received all documentation from the property. our investigation has determined the damage was the result of deliberate acts of the resident of unit of [neighbor]. the resident of unit [neighbor] intentionally stopped up the drains and turned the faucets on, causing the water overflow which damaged your personal property items. the [insurance] policy contains language excluding damage caused by deliberate acts of the resident in the unit where the water discharge originated. because deliberate or intentional acts are excluded in the policy, the [insurance] policy will not be able to provide coverage for your damaged personal property items. is this right?? deliberate acts weren't caused by *my* unit so i'm not understanding why i'm currently being punished. can i personally file civil charges against previous neighbor? i do have a forwarding address (her adult daughter actually gave it to us) what is my next move? i've never dealt with anything like this. now my children and i are facing homelessness because of a malicious act from someone else bot: hi there! i’m the legalfaq bot. it looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. you can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/gethelp. help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1*

user: seattle, wa- mentally disabled neighbor has twice followed us to our front door and attempted to enter. what are our options? on saturday, as we (me, husband, 1 year old daughter) were walking home from an event at the local elementary school, we noticed a man walking back and forth in the middle of an intersection. he saw us and changed direction to follow us. he followed us to our front door and attempted to open the door for several minutes while we called 911. the dispatcher told me a man matching that description had been reported missing from a home for the mentally disabled on the next street over. i requested an officer come speak with us, but they never did. i had to call our local police department back to even find out what was going on.   on monday evening, we were playing with our daughter in our front yard and driveway when i noticed the same man shuffling down our street alone again. he heard us in the yard, turned and crossed the street towards our house, and again he went to our front door and attempted to open the door and look into our window. as soon as i saw him turn and head towards our driveway, we grabbed our daughter, told him to leave, and ran inside to call 911. again, i requested an officer stop by, but 2 hours later we hadn't had any contact with an officer. i called the department again and was told he was taken back to his home and that our only option was to lock our doors and keep calling 911 when this happens.   i've spoken with our neighbors across the street (directly behind the man's house), and they said he moved in about 2-3 months ago and they've never seen him without an aide. when the police gave me his address i walked over to talk with his aide. the aide refused to give me any information about the agency he works for and denied that the man was ever alone that night. when i mentioned that our ring doorbell had recorded both incidents, he got extremely defensive and closed the door in my face.   we don't know anything about this man, or what he is capable of, except that he is mentally disabled in some capacity. this has now been twice in 3 days and we are afraid to spend time outside (especially me home alone with the little one all day). what are our options here? is our only option really to just keep calling 911 every time this happens? what if he manages to get into our home? both incidents have been terrifying and we are so lost on what we can do about this. thank you. bot: this thread is insane. i can not believe there is an entire conversation around possibly shooting, pepper spraying or tasering this man. he’s a person. hs hasn’t actually physically threatened anyone. yes he tried to open your door but a basic lock kept him out. he is not a master criminal out to hurt anyone. the police were able to manage him without issue so that tells you that he can communicate and be redirected. just talk to him like an actual human. just because he doesn’t verbally respond doesn’t mean he doesn’t understand you. maybe if you bother to talk to him he will stop coming onto your property or god forbid develop a relationship where you can help him stay safe. mentally ill people are still people that deserve to be treated with dignity. just talk to him and redirect. it seems the cops managed to do it twice without issue.

user: seattle, wa- mentally disabled neighbor has twice followed us to our front door and attempted to enter. what are our options? on saturday, as we (me, husband, 1 year old daughter) were walking home from an event at the local elementary school, we noticed a man walking back and forth in the middle of an intersection. he saw us and changed direction to follow us. he followed us to our front door and attempted to open the door for several minutes while we called 911. the dispatcher told me a man matching that description had been reported missing from a home for the mentally disabled on the next street over. i requested an officer come speak with us, but they never did. i had to call our local police department back to even find out what was going on.   on monday evening, we were playing with our daughter in our front yard and driveway when i noticed the same man shuffling down our street alone again. he heard us in the yard, turned and crossed the street towards our house, and again he went to our front door and attempted to open the door and look into our window. as soon as i saw him turn and head towards our driveway, we grabbed our daughter, told him to leave, and ran inside to call 911. again, i requested an officer stop by, but 2 hours later we hadn't had any contact with an officer. i called the department again and was told he was taken back to his home and that our only option was to lock our doors and keep calling 911 when this happens.   i've spoken with our neighbors across the street (directly behind the man's house), and they said he moved in about 2-3 months ago and they've never seen him without an aide. when the police gave me his address i walked over to talk with his aide. the aide refused to give me any information about the agency he works for and denied that the man was ever alone that night. when i mentioned that our ring doorbell had recorded both incidents, he got extremely defensive and closed the door in my face.   we don't know anything about this man, or what he is capable of, except that he is mentally disabled in some capacity. this has now been twice in 3 days and we are afraid to spend time outside (especially me home alone with the little one all day). what are our options here? is our only option really to just keep calling 911 every time this happens? what if he manages to get into our home? both incidents have been terrifying and we are so lost on what we can do about this. thank you. bot: you can also try requesting a copy of the police report. this may also have more information such as the caregiver’s name and possibly company he works for. you can call corporate to advise of him not being attended to properly. it sounds like this gentleman lives in a group home rather than that is his home? if so you can do a property record search to see who owns the house and that might lead you to the company responsible for his care. once you find out the company caring for him i would send a letter to them outlining your concerns for both his safety and your family’s.

user: update: company car i was driving was hit by a drunk driver. insurance fully paid for the car but the company says i still owe them $40,000 ca] original post [here. the tl;dr version is that i was almost killed by a drunk driver while i was driving a company car. his insurance paid the blue book value ($40,000) to the company but i was sent to collections and told that i owed them $40,000 for the car because i didn't return it to them in the condition which they gave it to me. no one at the company or the collections agency would help me and they just sent me back and forth (company told me to talk to collections, collections told me to talk to the company) so i ended up getting a lawyer because the stress of being hounded by collections was setting back my recovery. the lawyer sent a very strongly worded letter to someone high up that i couldn't reach myself because i kept getting the run around. that person didn't know anything about it and the company launched an investigation. the three people who kept giving me the run around ended up being charged with fraud and a bunch of other stuff. i don't know much but the police say they have emails and they think the 3 were planning on keeping the payment for themselves since the company was already paid. they are also in trouble for fraudulently using company resources to send me to collections for a fake debt. afterward my company wrote me a letter of apology. they paid the costs for my lawyer and made sure the debt was removed from my record. they also made a donation to a charity of my choice. i am nearly ready to return to work but they told me to take as much time as i need. after talking with the police i believe the higher ups were not aware because the police say the 3 were trying to keep it a secret. the drunk driver’s insurance is paying all my bills related to the incident so i won’t have debt from this ever. all in all i am doing much better. i would like to thank /r/legaladvice and everyone who offered advice and encouragement and sent me supportive messages. you were all so helpful and i appreciate it :) bot: i remember your first post. excellent result all round. i have to confess that none of the responders (me included) considered the possibility that you were dealing with seriously dishonest (but ultimately stupid) employees.

user: update: company car i was driving was hit by a drunk driver. insurance fully paid for the car but the company says i still owe them $40,000 ca] original post [here. the tl;dr version is that i was almost killed by a drunk driver while i was driving a company car. his insurance paid the blue book value ($40,000) to the company but i was sent to collections and told that i owed them $40,000 for the car because i didn't return it to them in the condition which they gave it to me. no one at the company or the collections agency would help me and they just sent me back and forth (company told me to talk to collections, collections told me to talk to the company) so i ended up getting a lawyer because the stress of being hounded by collections was setting back my recovery. the lawyer sent a very strongly worded letter to someone high up that i couldn't reach myself because i kept getting the run around. that person didn't know anything about it and the company launched an investigation. the three people who kept giving me the run around ended up being charged with fraud and a bunch of other stuff. i don't know much but the police say they have emails and they think the 3 were planning on keeping the payment for themselves since the company was already paid. they are also in trouble for fraudulently using company resources to send me to collections for a fake debt. afterward my company wrote me a letter of apology. they paid the costs for my lawyer and made sure the debt was removed from my record. they also made a donation to a charity of my choice. i am nearly ready to return to work but they told me to take as much time as i need. after talking with the police i believe the higher ups were not aware because the police say the 3 were trying to keep it a secret. the drunk driver’s insurance is paying all my bills related to the incident so i won’t have debt from this ever. all in all i am doing much better. i would like to thank /r/legaladvice and everyone who offered advice and encouragement and sent me supportive messages. you were all so helpful and i appreciate it :) bot: wow, fuck those guys. and what the fuck did they think, that you had $40,000 just chilling in the bank?

user: update: company car i was driving was hit by a drunk driver. insurance fully paid for the car but the company says i still owe them $40,000 ca] original post [here. the tl;dr version is that i was almost killed by a drunk driver while i was driving a company car. his insurance paid the blue book value ($40,000) to the company but i was sent to collections and told that i owed them $40,000 for the car because i didn't return it to them in the condition which they gave it to me. no one at the company or the collections agency would help me and they just sent me back and forth (company told me to talk to collections, collections told me to talk to the company) so i ended up getting a lawyer because the stress of being hounded by collections was setting back my recovery. the lawyer sent a very strongly worded letter to someone high up that i couldn't reach myself because i kept getting the run around. that person didn't know anything about it and the company launched an investigation. the three people who kept giving me the run around ended up being charged with fraud and a bunch of other stuff. i don't know much but the police say they have emails and they think the 3 were planning on keeping the payment for themselves since the company was already paid. they are also in trouble for fraudulently using company resources to send me to collections for a fake debt. afterward my company wrote me a letter of apology. they paid the costs for my lawyer and made sure the debt was removed from my record. they also made a donation to a charity of my choice. i am nearly ready to return to work but they told me to take as much time as i need. after talking with the police i believe the higher ups were not aware because the police say the 3 were trying to keep it a secret. the drunk driver’s insurance is paying all my bills related to the incident so i won’t have debt from this ever. all in all i am doing much better. i would like to thank /r/legaladvice and everyone who offered advice and encouragement and sent me supportive messages. you were all so helpful and i appreciate it :) bot: *and they would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those redditing kids.*

user: update: company car i was driving was hit by a drunk driver. insurance fully paid for the car but the company says i still owe them $40,000 ca] original post [here. the tl;dr version is that i was almost killed by a drunk driver while i was driving a company car. his insurance paid the blue book value ($40,000) to the company but i was sent to collections and told that i owed them $40,000 for the car because i didn't return it to them in the condition which they gave it to me. no one at the company or the collections agency would help me and they just sent me back and forth (company told me to talk to collections, collections told me to talk to the company) so i ended up getting a lawyer because the stress of being hounded by collections was setting back my recovery. the lawyer sent a very strongly worded letter to someone high up that i couldn't reach myself because i kept getting the run around. that person didn't know anything about it and the company launched an investigation. the three people who kept giving me the run around ended up being charged with fraud and a bunch of other stuff. i don't know much but the police say they have emails and they think the 3 were planning on keeping the payment for themselves since the company was already paid. they are also in trouble for fraudulently using company resources to send me to collections for a fake debt. afterward my company wrote me a letter of apology. they paid the costs for my lawyer and made sure the debt was removed from my record. they also made a donation to a charity of my choice. i am nearly ready to return to work but they told me to take as much time as i need. after talking with the police i believe the higher ups were not aware because the police say the 3 were trying to keep it a secret. the drunk driver’s insurance is paying all my bills related to the incident so i won’t have debt from this ever. all in all i am doing much better. i would like to thank /r/legaladvice and everyone who offered advice and encouragement and sent me supportive messages. you were all so helpful and i appreciate it :) bot: thank you for the update, i am certain this would be good /r/justiceporn material as well.

user: update: company car i was driving was hit by a drunk driver. insurance fully paid for the car but the company says i still owe them $40,000 ca] original post [here. the tl;dr version is that i was almost killed by a drunk driver while i was driving a company car. his insurance paid the blue book value ($40,000) to the company but i was sent to collections and told that i owed them $40,000 for the car because i didn't return it to them in the condition which they gave it to me. no one at the company or the collections agency would help me and they just sent me back and forth (company told me to talk to collections, collections told me to talk to the company) so i ended up getting a lawyer because the stress of being hounded by collections was setting back my recovery. the lawyer sent a very strongly worded letter to someone high up that i couldn't reach myself because i kept getting the run around. that person didn't know anything about it and the company launched an investigation. the three people who kept giving me the run around ended up being charged with fraud and a bunch of other stuff. i don't know much but the police say they have emails and they think the 3 were planning on keeping the payment for themselves since the company was already paid. they are also in trouble for fraudulently using company resources to send me to collections for a fake debt. afterward my company wrote me a letter of apology. they paid the costs for my lawyer and made sure the debt was removed from my record. they also made a donation to a charity of my choice. i am nearly ready to return to work but they told me to take as much time as i need. after talking with the police i believe the higher ups were not aware because the police say the 3 were trying to keep it a secret. the drunk driver’s insurance is paying all my bills related to the incident so i won’t have debt from this ever. all in all i am doing much better. i would like to thank /r/legaladvice and everyone who offered advice and encouragement and sent me supportive messages. you were all so helpful and i appreciate it :) bot: *and they would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those redditing kids.*

user: update: company car i was driving was hit by a drunk driver. insurance fully paid for the car but the company says i still owe them $40,000 ca] original post [here. the tl;dr version is that i was almost killed by a drunk driver while i was driving a company car. his insurance paid the blue book value ($40,000) to the company but i was sent to collections and told that i owed them $40,000 for the car because i didn't return it to them in the condition which they gave it to me. no one at the company or the collections agency would help me and they just sent me back and forth (company told me to talk to collections, collections told me to talk to the company) so i ended up getting a lawyer because the stress of being hounded by collections was setting back my recovery. the lawyer sent a very strongly worded letter to someone high up that i couldn't reach myself because i kept getting the run around. that person didn't know anything about it and the company launched an investigation. the three people who kept giving me the run around ended up being charged with fraud and a bunch of other stuff. i don't know much but the police say they have emails and they think the 3 were planning on keeping the payment for themselves since the company was already paid. they are also in trouble for fraudulently using company resources to send me to collections for a fake debt. afterward my company wrote me a letter of apology. they paid the costs for my lawyer and made sure the debt was removed from my record. they also made a donation to a charity of my choice. i am nearly ready to return to work but they told me to take as much time as i need. after talking with the police i believe the higher ups were not aware because the police say the 3 were trying to keep it a secret. the drunk driver’s insurance is paying all my bills related to the incident so i won’t have debt from this ever. all in all i am doing much better. i would like to thank /r/legaladvice and everyone who offered advice and encouragement and sent me supportive messages. you were all so helpful and i appreciate it :) bot: wow, fuck those guys. and what the fuck did they think, that you had $40,000 just chilling in the bank?

user: help my neighbor keeps bees and they won't stop stinging me please someone help!!!! here's the story.....i moved into a new house about 2 years ago in los angeles and my neighbor keeps bees. he has 5 or 6 hives located above my property and right on the boarder of our properties. when i first moved in i was excited to see the hives, i've actually thought of starting my own. then quickly i discovered any time i go anywhere near that side of my yard i get chased and stung by bees. my neighbor does not tend to his bees or take care of them at all and they are incredibly aggressive. i very kindly tried to ask the neighbor if he could move the bees and he screamed at me and threatened me (i learned here he is a psychopath). i tried several more times with more returned screaming and threats. i tried calling building and safety, they won't/ can't do anything. i called the agricultural department and they won't do anything nor can they enforce anything. i went to the police who won't do anything about the bees or the neighbor's threats. i called the fire department who were very nice but can't legally do anything. i called the health department who won't do anything. i called several lawyers who all want to charge $20,000-$40,000. i don't know what to do. i can't go in my backyard without being stung. my neighbor is a psycho. please can anyone help me with anything i can do to get these bee's moved or gone? i'm held prisoner in my own house by them! thank you bot: have you tried to contact the local bee keeping association? they may be able to help you figure out who to contact. it also looks like la does have some restrictions where honeybees can be kept on a property https://www.dailynews.com/2015/10/14/los-angeles-passes-urban-beekeeping-law/

user: help my neighbor keeps bees and they won't stop stinging me please someone help!!!! here's the story.....i moved into a new house about 2 years ago in los angeles and my neighbor keeps bees. he has 5 or 6 hives located above my property and right on the boarder of our properties. when i first moved in i was excited to see the hives, i've actually thought of starting my own. then quickly i discovered any time i go anywhere near that side of my yard i get chased and stung by bees. my neighbor does not tend to his bees or take care of them at all and they are incredibly aggressive. i very kindly tried to ask the neighbor if he could move the bees and he screamed at me and threatened me (i learned here he is a psychopath). i tried several more times with more returned screaming and threats. i tried calling building and safety, they won't/ can't do anything. i called the agricultural department and they won't do anything nor can they enforce anything. i went to the police who won't do anything about the bees or the neighbor's threats. i called the fire department who were very nice but can't legally do anything. i called the health department who won't do anything. i called several lawyers who all want to charge $20,000-$40,000. i don't know what to do. i can't go in my backyard without being stung. my neighbor is a psycho. please can anyone help me with anything i can do to get these bee's moved or gone? i'm held prisoner in my own house by them! thank you bot: you can try baking california wildlife division and see if they can suggest anything, but it really seems like you've exhausted all options. if you're hurt due to the bee stings you can see a personal injury lawyer and sue him.

user: help my neighbor keeps bees and they won't stop stinging me please someone help!!!! here's the story.....i moved into a new house about 2 years ago in los angeles and my neighbor keeps bees. he has 5 or 6 hives located above my property and right on the boarder of our properties. when i first moved in i was excited to see the hives, i've actually thought of starting my own. then quickly i discovered any time i go anywhere near that side of my yard i get chased and stung by bees. my neighbor does not tend to his bees or take care of them at all and they are incredibly aggressive. i very kindly tried to ask the neighbor if he could move the bees and he screamed at me and threatened me (i learned here he is a psychopath). i tried several more times with more returned screaming and threats. i tried calling building and safety, they won't/ can't do anything. i called the agricultural department and they won't do anything nor can they enforce anything. i went to the police who won't do anything about the bees or the neighbor's threats. i called the fire department who were very nice but can't legally do anything. i called the health department who won't do anything. i called several lawyers who all want to charge $20,000-$40,000. i don't know what to do. i can't go in my backyard without being stung. my neighbor is a psycho. please can anyone help me with anything i can do to get these bee's moved or gone? i'm held prisoner in my own house by them! thank you bot: two places to start: 1. los angeles agriculture weights and measures. here is the link for the online nuisance bee complaint: https://acwm.lacounty.gov/nuisance-bee-complaint/ 2. you can also try the los angeles county agricultural commissioner/weights and measures department at (626) 575-5471. https://dpw.lacounty.gov/general/faq/?14523=14523&action=getanswers&faqid=jsnnlzftltagcg%3d%3d&keywords=1 be sure to tell the county that you have been chased and/or stung and that the bees may be africanized. negligent beekeepers that don't maintain their hives properly are putting you, your family, your neighbors, and any pets and/or wildlife nearby at risk of a bee attack. .

user: help my neighbor keeps bees and they won't stop stinging me please someone help!!!! here's the story.....i moved into a new house about 2 years ago in los angeles and my neighbor keeps bees. he has 5 or 6 hives located above my property and right on the boarder of our properties. when i first moved in i was excited to see the hives, i've actually thought of starting my own. then quickly i discovered any time i go anywhere near that side of my yard i get chased and stung by bees. my neighbor does not tend to his bees or take care of them at all and they are incredibly aggressive. i very kindly tried to ask the neighbor if he could move the bees and he screamed at me and threatened me (i learned here he is a psychopath). i tried several more times with more returned screaming and threats. i tried calling building and safety, they won't/ can't do anything. i called the agricultural department and they won't do anything nor can they enforce anything. i went to the police who won't do anything about the bees or the neighbor's threats. i called the fire department who were very nice but can't legally do anything. i called the health department who won't do anything. i called several lawyers who all want to charge $20,000-$40,000. i don't know what to do. i can't go in my backyard without being stung. my neighbor is a psycho. please can anyone help me with anything i can do to get these bee's moved or gone? i'm held prisoner in my own house by them! thank you bot: you can try baking california wildlife division and see if they can suggest anything, but it really seems like you've exhausted all options. if you're hurt due to the bee stings you can see a personal injury lawyer and sue him.

user: help my neighbor keeps bees and they won't stop stinging me please someone help!!!! here's the story.....i moved into a new house about 2 years ago in los angeles and my neighbor keeps bees. he has 5 or 6 hives located above my property and right on the boarder of our properties. when i first moved in i was excited to see the hives, i've actually thought of starting my own. then quickly i discovered any time i go anywhere near that side of my yard i get chased and stung by bees. my neighbor does not tend to his bees or take care of them at all and they are incredibly aggressive. i very kindly tried to ask the neighbor if he could move the bees and he screamed at me and threatened me (i learned here he is a psychopath). i tried several more times with more returned screaming and threats. i tried calling building and safety, they won't/ can't do anything. i called the agricultural department and they won't do anything nor can they enforce anything. i went to the police who won't do anything about the bees or the neighbor's threats. i called the fire department who were very nice but can't legally do anything. i called the health department who won't do anything. i called several lawyers who all want to charge $20,000-$40,000. i don't know what to do. i can't go in my backyard without being stung. my neighbor is a psycho. please can anyone help me with anything i can do to get these bee's moved or gone? i'm held prisoner in my own house by them! thank you bot: this is not normal/healthy bee behavior. i have two hives and can sit for hours within 5 ft of the hive entrance, within their nonal flight path, and have zero stings. when bees start behaving like this they are struggling in some way, or have acquired genes that make them more aggressive.

user: help my neighbor keeps bees and they won't stop stinging me please someone help!!!! here's the story.....i moved into a new house about 2 years ago in los angeles and my neighbor keeps bees. he has 5 or 6 hives located above my property and right on the boarder of our properties. when i first moved in i was excited to see the hives, i've actually thought of starting my own. then quickly i discovered any time i go anywhere near that side of my yard i get chased and stung by bees. my neighbor does not tend to his bees or take care of them at all and they are incredibly aggressive. i very kindly tried to ask the neighbor if he could move the bees and he screamed at me and threatened me (i learned here he is a psychopath). i tried several more times with more returned screaming and threats. i tried calling building and safety, they won't/ can't do anything. i called the agricultural department and they won't do anything nor can they enforce anything. i went to the police who won't do anything about the bees or the neighbor's threats. i called the fire department who were very nice but can't legally do anything. i called the health department who won't do anything. i called several lawyers who all want to charge $20,000-$40,000. i don't know what to do. i can't go in my backyard without being stung. my neighbor is a psycho. please can anyone help me with anything i can do to get these bee's moved or gone? i'm held prisoner in my own house by them! thank you bot: you can try baking california wildlife division and see if they can suggest anything, but it really seems like you've exhausted all options. if you're hurt due to the bee stings you can see a personal injury lawyer and sue him.

user: help my neighbor keeps bees and they won't stop stinging me please someone help!!!! here's the story.....i moved into a new house about 2 years ago in los angeles and my neighbor keeps bees. he has 5 or 6 hives located above my property and right on the boarder of our properties. when i first moved in i was excited to see the hives, i've actually thought of starting my own. then quickly i discovered any time i go anywhere near that side of my yard i get chased and stung by bees. my neighbor does not tend to his bees or take care of them at all and they are incredibly aggressive. i very kindly tried to ask the neighbor if he could move the bees and he screamed at me and threatened me (i learned here he is a psychopath). i tried several more times with more returned screaming and threats. i tried calling building and safety, they won't/ can't do anything. i called the agricultural department and they won't do anything nor can they enforce anything. i went to the police who won't do anything about the bees or the neighbor's threats. i called the fire department who were very nice but can't legally do anything. i called the health department who won't do anything. i called several lawyers who all want to charge $20,000-$40,000. i don't know what to do. i can't go in my backyard without being stung. my neighbor is a psycho. please can anyone help me with anything i can do to get these bee's moved or gone? i'm held prisoner in my own house by them! thank you bot: if the excellent advice from u/zubizubiz00 doesn't yield results, your last option is to file a suit alleging a private nuisance and seek a court order requiring him to remove the bees. but this guide indicates that nuisance bees will be swiftly investigated if you call the bee info line (1(800) 233-9279 aka 1 (800)-bee-wary) if the online form doesn't yield a result (or if you just prefer phone calls).

user: help my neighbor keeps bees and they won't stop stinging me please someone help!!!! here's the story.....i moved into a new house about 2 years ago in los angeles and my neighbor keeps bees. he has 5 or 6 hives located above my property and right on the boarder of our properties. when i first moved in i was excited to see the hives, i've actually thought of starting my own. then quickly i discovered any time i go anywhere near that side of my yard i get chased and stung by bees. my neighbor does not tend to his bees or take care of them at all and they are incredibly aggressive. i very kindly tried to ask the neighbor if he could move the bees and he screamed at me and threatened me (i learned here he is a psychopath). i tried several more times with more returned screaming and threats. i tried calling building and safety, they won't/ can't do anything. i called the agricultural department and they won't do anything nor can they enforce anything. i went to the police who won't do anything about the bees or the neighbor's threats. i called the fire department who were very nice but can't legally do anything. i called the health department who won't do anything. i called several lawyers who all want to charge $20,000-$40,000. i don't know what to do. i can't go in my backyard without being stung. my neighbor is a psycho. please can anyone help me with anything i can do to get these bee's moved or gone? i'm held prisoner in my own house by them! thank you bot: are you in los angeles proper? i know most cities zoning ordinances don't allow the keeping of non-pet animals in residential zones unless a variance was granted. i'd do a little digging into the los angeles zoning laws (or whatever municipality you happen to be in) to see if this is in violation of zoning ordinances. you can then use that information to contact the zoning board or to sue to force him to get rid of them. you also have a pretty good nuisance claim in that he is preventing you from using and enjoying your property. i'd look around at a few other lawyers, $20k-$40k seems a bit steep for this type of case (though i do not practice in socal so not entirely sure). was that just an estimate? or did they want that much up front? a good lawyer should only charge hourly or request a retainer of a few thousand dollars and draw on that until it needs to be replenished. at a very minimum it should only cost a few hundred to get a lawyer to draft up a demand letter citing a few rules that hes breaking (i.e. zoning if applicable, nuisance) and threatening to sue. many times thats enough to start a conversation where he's willing to do something to avoid a lawsuit. however, depending on the type of person he could ignore it and force you to sue him which would cost several thousand dollars if it went to trial.

user: [ky] my wife and i made an offer on a house and it was accepted. the seller is now attempting to rent out the house over kentucky derby weekend for $2,000 on air bnb/facebook right after our inspection! title says it all. i have saved a screenshot of the facebook post. i'm going to get in touch with my realtor tomorrow since it's really late at night but i was curious if i could get a response on here first! he cant do this, right? bot: the inspection is for structural issues, however it would be a good idea to get that inspection moved to right after the party, an event like that should do better to uncover any problems with the shitter line or the electricity than a regular inspection would find

user: [ky] my wife and i made an offer on a house and it was accepted. the seller is now attempting to rent out the house over kentucky derby weekend for $2,000 on air bnb/facebook right after our inspection! title says it all. i have saved a screenshot of the facebook post. i'm going to get in touch with my realtor tomorrow since it's really late at night but i was curious if i could get a response on here first! he cant do this, right? bot: you don't own the house before closing, as the owner of the house the guy can do anything he wants.

user: [mi] landlord threatening to evict me for violating the lease based on behavior not referenced in the lease that he discovered by going through my stuff when i wasn't there. just moved into a new place and apparently my landlord is a little crazy. long story short, the ac that the lease states the landlord is responsible for providing and maintaining doesn't work in my apartment. i had to buy a portable ac because it's been 80+ degrees here and it's totally unlivable without working ac. the portable ac cost $400 something. when i discovered the ac didn't work, i went to open the window and discovered that my window was busted too. it's not aligned in the frame properly, so the window comes right out if you pull on it with even the slightest force. emailed the ll 3-4 times over it, he says saying the ac units are backordered and that the he and the maintenance guy will be in on monday (yesterday) to fix the window. the go in to fix the place while i'm at work. i use a nicotine vape. landlord apparently found the vape juice in a drawer in my dresser (where he had no reason to be) and sent me an email saying he is looking into terminating my lease because i am violating the tobacco clause. my lease expressly states: "the tenant shall not smoke or ingest tobacco or tobacco based-products, including cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, or other, on property grounds. a violation of this clause is grounds for termination of agreement between landlord and tenant." my vape doesn't have tobacco in it. it has nicotine in it. and i haven't even used it in the new apartment, because the actual vape is packed away and i don't even know what box it's in. i just unpacked the juice in my dresser. i emailed him and told him as much, and told him that it's not a tobacco product, sent him a photo of the ingredients, and told him i won't ever use it in the unit or on the property, if it bothers him. he emailed me back and said he is moving forward with looking into terminating my lease on those grounds. does he have a leg to stand on? i think he's doing this because i asked for a reduction in next month's rent in the amount of half the cost of the portable ac i had to buy because the ac doesn't work. bot: did you ask him why he was in your dresser? you have a right to privacy and he violated that. he cannot search through your personal property. that alone makes his case even weaker.

user: [mi] landlord threatening to evict me for violating the lease based on behavior not referenced in the lease that he discovered by going through my stuff when i wasn't there. just moved into a new place and apparently my landlord is a little crazy. long story short, the ac that the lease states the landlord is responsible for providing and maintaining doesn't work in my apartment. i had to buy a portable ac because it's been 80+ degrees here and it's totally unlivable without working ac. the portable ac cost $400 something. when i discovered the ac didn't work, i went to open the window and discovered that my window was busted too. it's not aligned in the frame properly, so the window comes right out if you pull on it with even the slightest force. emailed the ll 3-4 times over it, he says saying the ac units are backordered and that the he and the maintenance guy will be in on monday (yesterday) to fix the window. the go in to fix the place while i'm at work. i use a nicotine vape. landlord apparently found the vape juice in a drawer in my dresser (where he had no reason to be) and sent me an email saying he is looking into terminating my lease because i am violating the tobacco clause. my lease expressly states: "the tenant shall not smoke or ingest tobacco or tobacco based-products, including cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, or other, on property grounds. a violation of this clause is grounds for termination of agreement between landlord and tenant." my vape doesn't have tobacco in it. it has nicotine in it. and i haven't even used it in the new apartment, because the actual vape is packed away and i don't even know what box it's in. i just unpacked the juice in my dresser. i emailed him and told him as much, and told him that it's not a tobacco product, sent him a photo of the ingredients, and told him i won't ever use it in the unit or on the property, if it bothers him. he emailed me back and said he is moving forward with looking into terminating my lease on those grounds. does he have a leg to stand on? i think he's doing this because i asked for a reduction in next month's rent in the amount of half the cost of the portable ac i had to buy because the ac doesn't work. bot: the terms "smoke or ingest" should pretty much kill his case. simply having the items, even if they were tobacco, isn't enough to violate the lease.

user: [mi] landlord threatening to evict me for violating the lease based on behavior not referenced in the lease that he discovered by going through my stuff when i wasn't there. just moved into a new place and apparently my landlord is a little crazy. long story short, the ac that the lease states the landlord is responsible for providing and maintaining doesn't work in my apartment. i had to buy a portable ac because it's been 80+ degrees here and it's totally unlivable without working ac. the portable ac cost $400 something. when i discovered the ac didn't work, i went to open the window and discovered that my window was busted too. it's not aligned in the frame properly, so the window comes right out if you pull on it with even the slightest force. emailed the ll 3-4 times over it, he says saying the ac units are backordered and that the he and the maintenance guy will be in on monday (yesterday) to fix the window. the go in to fix the place while i'm at work. i use a nicotine vape. landlord apparently found the vape juice in a drawer in my dresser (where he had no reason to be) and sent me an email saying he is looking into terminating my lease because i am violating the tobacco clause. my lease expressly states: "the tenant shall not smoke or ingest tobacco or tobacco based-products, including cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, or other, on property grounds. a violation of this clause is grounds for termination of agreement between landlord and tenant." my vape doesn't have tobacco in it. it has nicotine in it. and i haven't even used it in the new apartment, because the actual vape is packed away and i don't even know what box it's in. i just unpacked the juice in my dresser. i emailed him and told him as much, and told him that it's not a tobacco product, sent him a photo of the ingredients, and told him i won't ever use it in the unit or on the property, if it bothers him. he emailed me back and said he is moving forward with looking into terminating my lease on those grounds. does he have a leg to stand on? i think he's doing this because i asked for a reduction in next month's rent in the amount of half the cost of the portable ac i had to buy because the ac doesn't work. bot: did you ask him why he was in your dresser? you have a right to privacy and he violated that. he cannot search through your personal property. that alone makes his case even weaker.

user: [mi] landlord threatening to evict me for violating the lease based on behavior not referenced in the lease that he discovered by going through my stuff when i wasn't there. just moved into a new place and apparently my landlord is a little crazy. long story short, the ac that the lease states the landlord is responsible for providing and maintaining doesn't work in my apartment. i had to buy a portable ac because it's been 80+ degrees here and it's totally unlivable without working ac. the portable ac cost $400 something. when i discovered the ac didn't work, i went to open the window and discovered that my window was busted too. it's not aligned in the frame properly, so the window comes right out if you pull on it with even the slightest force. emailed the ll 3-4 times over it, he says saying the ac units are backordered and that the he and the maintenance guy will be in on monday (yesterday) to fix the window. the go in to fix the place while i'm at work. i use a nicotine vape. landlord apparently found the vape juice in a drawer in my dresser (where he had no reason to be) and sent me an email saying he is looking into terminating my lease because i am violating the tobacco clause. my lease expressly states: "the tenant shall not smoke or ingest tobacco or tobacco based-products, including cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, or other, on property grounds. a violation of this clause is grounds for termination of agreement between landlord and tenant." my vape doesn't have tobacco in it. it has nicotine in it. and i haven't even used it in the new apartment, because the actual vape is packed away and i don't even know what box it's in. i just unpacked the juice in my dresser. i emailed him and told him as much, and told him that it's not a tobacco product, sent him a photo of the ingredients, and told him i won't ever use it in the unit or on the property, if it bothers him. he emailed me back and said he is moving forward with looking into terminating my lease on those grounds. does he have a leg to stand on? i think he's doing this because i asked for a reduction in next month's rent in the amount of half the cost of the portable ac i had to buy because the ac doesn't work. bot: he can certainly try. and you can certainly go to court to argue that merely being in possession of vape juice does not terminate your lease.

user: [mi] landlord threatening to evict me for violating the lease based on behavior not referenced in the lease that he discovered by going through my stuff when i wasn't there. just moved into a new place and apparently my landlord is a little crazy. long story short, the ac that the lease states the landlord is responsible for providing and maintaining doesn't work in my apartment. i had to buy a portable ac because it's been 80+ degrees here and it's totally unlivable without working ac. the portable ac cost $400 something. when i discovered the ac didn't work, i went to open the window and discovered that my window was busted too. it's not aligned in the frame properly, so the window comes right out if you pull on it with even the slightest force. emailed the ll 3-4 times over it, he says saying the ac units are backordered and that the he and the maintenance guy will be in on monday (yesterday) to fix the window. the go in to fix the place while i'm at work. i use a nicotine vape. landlord apparently found the vape juice in a drawer in my dresser (where he had no reason to be) and sent me an email saying he is looking into terminating my lease because i am violating the tobacco clause. my lease expressly states: "the tenant shall not smoke or ingest tobacco or tobacco based-products, including cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, or other, on property grounds. a violation of this clause is grounds for termination of agreement between landlord and tenant." my vape doesn't have tobacco in it. it has nicotine in it. and i haven't even used it in the new apartment, because the actual vape is packed away and i don't even know what box it's in. i just unpacked the juice in my dresser. i emailed him and told him as much, and told him that it's not a tobacco product, sent him a photo of the ingredients, and told him i won't ever use it in the unit or on the property, if it bothers him. he emailed me back and said he is moving forward with looking into terminating my lease on those grounds. does he have a leg to stand on? i think he's doing this because i asked for a reduction in next month's rent in the amount of half the cost of the portable ac i had to buy because the ac doesn't work. bot: yeah this dude has a weak case. honestly i would use this to attempt to allow him to break the lease. crazy landlords are the worst. say something like this: "dear landlord, you cannot terminate the lease because that is not a tobacco product and i did not smoke or ingest it within the property. if you would like to try and legally evict me you are free to do so. if you decide to i will see you in court. if not i will willingly allow the lease to be broken if you refund my [insert all costs you had here]. ~~if you decide not to take me up on my offer i will be reporting your illegal search of my property to the authorities.~~ have a nice day!" edit: im being told that part is extortion. probably shouldn't do that. you can still report the illegal search (and even tell him you are reporting it) but don't tell him you will report it unless he pays.

user: [mi] landlord threatening to evict me for violating the lease based on behavior not referenced in the lease that he discovered by going through my stuff when i wasn't there. just moved into a new place and apparently my landlord is a little crazy. long story short, the ac that the lease states the landlord is responsible for providing and maintaining doesn't work in my apartment. i had to buy a portable ac because it's been 80+ degrees here and it's totally unlivable without working ac. the portable ac cost $400 something. when i discovered the ac didn't work, i went to open the window and discovered that my window was busted too. it's not aligned in the frame properly, so the window comes right out if you pull on it with even the slightest force. emailed the ll 3-4 times over it, he says saying the ac units are backordered and that the he and the maintenance guy will be in on monday (yesterday) to fix the window. the go in to fix the place while i'm at work. i use a nicotine vape. landlord apparently found the vape juice in a drawer in my dresser (where he had no reason to be) and sent me an email saying he is looking into terminating my lease because i am violating the tobacco clause. my lease expressly states: "the tenant shall not smoke or ingest tobacco or tobacco based-products, including cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, or other, on property grounds. a violation of this clause is grounds for termination of agreement between landlord and tenant." my vape doesn't have tobacco in it. it has nicotine in it. and i haven't even used it in the new apartment, because the actual vape is packed away and i don't even know what box it's in. i just unpacked the juice in my dresser. i emailed him and told him as much, and told him that it's not a tobacco product, sent him a photo of the ingredients, and told him i won't ever use it in the unit or on the property, if it bothers him. he emailed me back and said he is moving forward with looking into terminating my lease on those grounds. does he have a leg to stand on? i think he's doing this because i asked for a reduction in next month's rent in the amount of half the cost of the portable ac i had to buy because the ac doesn't work. bot: he can certainly try. and you can certainly go to court to argue that merely being in possession of vape juice does not terminate your lease.

user: [mi] landlord threatening to evict me for violating the lease based on behavior not referenced in the lease that he discovered by going through my stuff when i wasn't there. just moved into a new place and apparently my landlord is a little crazy. long story short, the ac that the lease states the landlord is responsible for providing and maintaining doesn't work in my apartment. i had to buy a portable ac because it's been 80+ degrees here and it's totally unlivable without working ac. the portable ac cost $400 something. when i discovered the ac didn't work, i went to open the window and discovered that my window was busted too. it's not aligned in the frame properly, so the window comes right out if you pull on it with even the slightest force. emailed the ll 3-4 times over it, he says saying the ac units are backordered and that the he and the maintenance guy will be in on monday (yesterday) to fix the window. the go in to fix the place while i'm at work. i use a nicotine vape. landlord apparently found the vape juice in a drawer in my dresser (where he had no reason to be) and sent me an email saying he is looking into terminating my lease because i am violating the tobacco clause. my lease expressly states: "the tenant shall not smoke or ingest tobacco or tobacco based-products, including cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, or other, on property grounds. a violation of this clause is grounds for termination of agreement between landlord and tenant." my vape doesn't have tobacco in it. it has nicotine in it. and i haven't even used it in the new apartment, because the actual vape is packed away and i don't even know what box it's in. i just unpacked the juice in my dresser. i emailed him and told him as much, and told him that it's not a tobacco product, sent him a photo of the ingredients, and told him i won't ever use it in the unit or on the property, if it bothers him. he emailed me back and said he is moving forward with looking into terminating my lease on those grounds. does he have a leg to stand on? i think he's doing this because i asked for a reduction in next month's rent in the amount of half the cost of the portable ac i had to buy because the ac doesn't work. bot: the terms "smoke or ingest" should pretty much kill his case. simply having the items, even if they were tobacco, isn't enough to violate the lease.

user: [mi] landlord threatening to evict me for violating the lease based on behavior not referenced in the lease that he discovered by going through my stuff when i wasn't there. just moved into a new place and apparently my landlord is a little crazy. long story short, the ac that the lease states the landlord is responsible for providing and maintaining doesn't work in my apartment. i had to buy a portable ac because it's been 80+ degrees here and it's totally unlivable without working ac. the portable ac cost $400 something. when i discovered the ac didn't work, i went to open the window and discovered that my window was busted too. it's not aligned in the frame properly, so the window comes right out if you pull on it with even the slightest force. emailed the ll 3-4 times over it, he says saying the ac units are backordered and that the he and the maintenance guy will be in on monday (yesterday) to fix the window. the go in to fix the place while i'm at work. i use a nicotine vape. landlord apparently found the vape juice in a drawer in my dresser (where he had no reason to be) and sent me an email saying he is looking into terminating my lease because i am violating the tobacco clause. my lease expressly states: "the tenant shall not smoke or ingest tobacco or tobacco based-products, including cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, or other, on property grounds. a violation of this clause is grounds for termination of agreement between landlord and tenant." my vape doesn't have tobacco in it. it has nicotine in it. and i haven't even used it in the new apartment, because the actual vape is packed away and i don't even know what box it's in. i just unpacked the juice in my dresser. i emailed him and told him as much, and told him that it's not a tobacco product, sent him a photo of the ingredients, and told him i won't ever use it in the unit or on the property, if it bothers him. he emailed me back and said he is moving forward with looking into terminating my lease on those grounds. does he have a leg to stand on? i think he's doing this because i asked for a reduction in next month's rent in the amount of half the cost of the portable ac i had to buy because the ac doesn't work. bot: he can certainly try. and you can certainly go to court to argue that merely being in possession of vape juice does not terminate your lease.

user: [mn] my father passed away and his landlord sent me a letter saying i need to pay the rent he owed or it will affect my credit. how do i dispute this? some details: my father passed away in february. i got a few sentimental items but he had no assets. no car, and all his money went to paying for his cremation. he also owed medical bills and i think those come first. i'm not the executor and i don't want to be. i did not sign a lease and i didn't live with him. i live 200 miles away. they sent a letter as follows dear emphemeralwriting please find atached a security deposit spreadsheet from your tenancy at [apartment] this spreadsheet shows there is a balance due from you in the amount of$197.i4 andalso states what was charged a long with a dollar amount. to protect your credit the total amount owed must be paid within 21 days of the date of this letter. your money order needs to be mailed to: if you have any questions regarding the dollar amount, please contact the property manager "payment is must be received within the-alloted time frame,this account wil be turned over to a collection agency and will be reported on your credit" can they actually hit my credit with this? if they do, how do i fight this? bot: do not in any way agree to pay for your dad's debts. creditors often send letters demanding payment to any survivors or relatives in hopes you will agree to the debt. you are under no legal obligation to do so if your name isn't on the lease, loan, or contract. they cannot collect against an estate with $0, so they are trying to recoup their costs in this shady way. it's gross, and unfortunately, a lot of people feel obligated when they shouldn't. warn your other relatives in case they receive similar letters.

user: [mn] my father passed away and his landlord sent me a letter saying i need to pay the rent he owed or it will affect my credit. how do i dispute this? some details: my father passed away in february. i got a few sentimental items but he had no assets. no car, and all his money went to paying for his cremation. he also owed medical bills and i think those come first. i'm not the executor and i don't want to be. i did not sign a lease and i didn't live with him. i live 200 miles away. they sent a letter as follows dear emphemeralwriting please find atached a security deposit spreadsheet from your tenancy at [apartment] this spreadsheet shows there is a balance due from you in the amount of$197.i4 andalso states what was charged a long with a dollar amount. to protect your credit the total amount owed must be paid within 21 days of the date of this letter. your money order needs to be mailed to: if you have any questions regarding the dollar amount, please contact the property manager "payment is must be received within the-alloted time frame,this account wil be turned over to a collection agency and will be reported on your credit" can they actually hit my credit with this? if they do, how do i fight this? bot: if your name wasn’t on the lease you don’t owe and they can’t ding your credit. they are most likely trying to scare you into paying your fathers debt since he has no other assets to satisfy the debt.

user: [mn] my father passed away and his landlord sent me a letter saying i need to pay the rent he owed or it will affect my credit. how do i dispute this? some details: my father passed away in february. i got a few sentimental items but he had no assets. no car, and all his money went to paying for his cremation. he also owed medical bills and i think those come first. i'm not the executor and i don't want to be. i did not sign a lease and i didn't live with him. i live 200 miles away. they sent a letter as follows dear emphemeralwriting please find atached a security deposit spreadsheet from your tenancy at [apartment] this spreadsheet shows there is a balance due from you in the amount of$197.i4 andalso states what was charged a long with a dollar amount. to protect your credit the total amount owed must be paid within 21 days of the date of this letter. your money order needs to be mailed to: if you have any questions regarding the dollar amount, please contact the property manager "payment is must be received within the-alloted time frame,this account wil be turned over to a collection agency and will be reported on your credit" can they actually hit my credit with this? if they do, how do i fight this? bot: do not in any way agree to pay for your dad's debts. creditors often send letters demanding payment to any survivors or relatives in hopes you will agree to the debt. you are under no legal obligation to do so if your name isn't on the lease, loan, or contract. they cannot collect against an estate with $0, so they are trying to recoup their costs in this shady way. it's gross, and unfortunately, a lot of people feel obligated when they shouldn't. warn your other relatives in case they receive similar letters.

user: [mn] my father passed away and his landlord sent me a letter saying i need to pay the rent he owed or it will affect my credit. how do i dispute this? some details: my father passed away in february. i got a few sentimental items but he had no assets. no car, and all his money went to paying for his cremation. he also owed medical bills and i think those come first. i'm not the executor and i don't want to be. i did not sign a lease and i didn't live with him. i live 200 miles away. they sent a letter as follows dear emphemeralwriting please find atached a security deposit spreadsheet from your tenancy at [apartment] this spreadsheet shows there is a balance due from you in the amount of$197.i4 andalso states what was charged a long with a dollar amount. to protect your credit the total amount owed must be paid within 21 days of the date of this letter. your money order needs to be mailed to: if you have any questions regarding the dollar amount, please contact the property manager "payment is must be received within the-alloted time frame,this account wil be turned over to a collection agency and will be reported on your credit" can they actually hit my credit with this? if they do, how do i fight this? bot: refer the landlord to the executor and/or forward this notice to the executor’s lawyer. their probate lawyer will handle this.

user: [mn] my father passed away and his landlord sent me a letter saying i need to pay the rent he owed or it will affect my credit. how do i dispute this? some details: my father passed away in february. i got a few sentimental items but he had no assets. no car, and all his money went to paying for his cremation. he also owed medical bills and i think those come first. i'm not the executor and i don't want to be. i did not sign a lease and i didn't live with him. i live 200 miles away. they sent a letter as follows dear emphemeralwriting please find atached a security deposit spreadsheet from your tenancy at [apartment] this spreadsheet shows there is a balance due from you in the amount of$197.i4 andalso states what was charged a long with a dollar amount. to protect your credit the total amount owed must be paid within 21 days of the date of this letter. your money order needs to be mailed to: if you have any questions regarding the dollar amount, please contact the property manager "payment is must be received within the-alloted time frame,this account wil be turned over to a collection agency and will be reported on your credit" can they actually hit my credit with this? if they do, how do i fight this? bot: this is a fairly common thing for debt collectors to do. they try to guilt or threaten relatives of a deceased debtor into paying off their debts. you have no responsibility, either legal or moral, to pay your father's debts. you can either ignore them or tell them to go pound sand, as you prefer.

user: [mn] my father passed away and his landlord sent me a letter saying i need to pay the rent he owed or it will affect my credit. how do i dispute this? some details: my father passed away in february. i got a few sentimental items but he had no assets. no car, and all his money went to paying for his cremation. he also owed medical bills and i think those come first. i'm not the executor and i don't want to be. i did not sign a lease and i didn't live with him. i live 200 miles away. they sent a letter as follows dear emphemeralwriting please find atached a security deposit spreadsheet from your tenancy at [apartment] this spreadsheet shows there is a balance due from you in the amount of$197.i4 andalso states what was charged a long with a dollar amount. to protect your credit the total amount owed must be paid within 21 days of the date of this letter. your money order needs to be mailed to: if you have any questions regarding the dollar amount, please contact the property manager "payment is must be received within the-alloted time frame,this account wil be turned over to a collection agency and will be reported on your credit" can they actually hit my credit with this? if they do, how do i fight this? bot: refer the landlord to the executor and/or forward this notice to the executor’s lawyer. their probate lawyer will handle this.

user: [mn] my father passed away and his landlord sent me a letter saying i need to pay the rent he owed or it will affect my credit. how do i dispute this? some details: my father passed away in february. i got a few sentimental items but he had no assets. no car, and all his money went to paying for his cremation. he also owed medical bills and i think those come first. i'm not the executor and i don't want to be. i did not sign a lease and i didn't live with him. i live 200 miles away. they sent a letter as follows dear emphemeralwriting please find atached a security deposit spreadsheet from your tenancy at [apartment] this spreadsheet shows there is a balance due from you in the amount of$197.i4 andalso states what was charged a long with a dollar amount. to protect your credit the total amount owed must be paid within 21 days of the date of this letter. your money order needs to be mailed to: if you have any questions regarding the dollar amount, please contact the property manager "payment is must be received within the-alloted time frame,this account wil be turned over to a collection agency and will be reported on your credit" can they actually hit my credit with this? if they do, how do i fight this? bot: all info from others is spot on. you owe nothing and never will. here's a quick article reaffirming what has already been said here. https://www.moneymanagement.org/blog/when-are-you-responsible-for-a-deceased-relatives-debt

user: [mn] my father passed away and his landlord sent me a letter saying i need to pay the rent he owed or it will affect my credit. how do i dispute this? some details: my father passed away in february. i got a few sentimental items but he had no assets. no car, and all his money went to paying for his cremation. he also owed medical bills and i think those come first. i'm not the executor and i don't want to be. i did not sign a lease and i didn't live with him. i live 200 miles away. they sent a letter as follows dear emphemeralwriting please find atached a security deposit spreadsheet from your tenancy at [apartment] this spreadsheet shows there is a balance due from you in the amount of$197.i4 andalso states what was charged a long with a dollar amount. to protect your credit the total amount owed must be paid within 21 days of the date of this letter. your money order needs to be mailed to: if you have any questions regarding the dollar amount, please contact the property manager "payment is must be received within the-alloted time frame,this account wil be turned over to a collection agency and will be reported on your credit" can they actually hit my credit with this? if they do, how do i fight this? bot: refer the landlord to the executor and/or forward this notice to the executor’s lawyer. their probate lawyer will handle this.

user: 8-month pregnant girlfriend of 8 years left in the middle of the night back to her family's home in germany, had our daughter and didn't put me on the birth certificate. i'm obviously devastated and it's been a year now, does anyone have any suggestions on where to go from here? i want to support and be a huge part of my daughter's life and am at a loss as to what steps to take next. talking isn't working. any advice would be beyond appreciated. thanks a million! i'm seriously starting to think i am now clinically depressed and cannot find joy in anything/anyone until this is resolved. bot: you need to speak with a family lawyer in germany. i am not a lawyer, but my understanding is that international custody cases are very complex and difficult, so you'll need to be prepared for a very difficult legal journey.

user: 8-month pregnant girlfriend of 8 years left in the middle of the night back to her family's home in germany, had our daughter and didn't put me on the birth certificate. i'm obviously devastated and it's been a year now, does anyone have any suggestions on where to go from here? i want to support and be a huge part of my daughter's life and am at a loss as to what steps to take next. talking isn't working. any advice would be beyond appreciated. thanks a million! i'm seriously starting to think i am now clinically depressed and cannot find joy in anything/anyone until this is resolved. bot: sounds fishy... ​ get a german lawyer for "familienrecht" and let them contact her.

user: 8-month pregnant girlfriend of 8 years left in the middle of the night back to her family's home in germany, had our daughter and didn't put me on the birth certificate. i'm obviously devastated and it's been a year now, does anyone have any suggestions on where to go from here? i want to support and be a huge part of my daughter's life and am at a loss as to what steps to take next. talking isn't working. any advice would be beyond appreciated. thanks a million! i'm seriously starting to think i am now clinically depressed and cannot find joy in anything/anyone until this is resolved. bot: you need to speak with a family lawyer in germany. i am not a lawyer, but my understanding is that international custody cases are very complex and difficult, so you'll need to be prepared for a very difficult legal journey.

user: 8-month pregnant girlfriend of 8 years left in the middle of the night back to her family's home in germany, had our daughter and didn't put me on the birth certificate. i'm obviously devastated and it's been a year now, does anyone have any suggestions on where to go from here? i want to support and be a huge part of my daughter's life and am at a loss as to what steps to take next. talking isn't working. any advice would be beyond appreciated. thanks a million! i'm seriously starting to think i am now clinically depressed and cannot find joy in anything/anyone until this is resolved. bot: first order of business would be petitioning a german court for a dna test so you know that you’re actually eligible to receive any visitation rights. once paternity is established you will have the burden of dealing with a german national who happens to be the mother of a child that is also a german citizen. this is not going to be easy, fair, or fast. you will likely have to spend a significant time in a foreign country to visit this child, at your expense. any legal counsel worth their salt is never going to advise the mother to allow that child to leave the country, and will likely obtain a court order stating such. this is what me of those situations where there are no good answers, only the less terrible choices remain. focus on paternity. go from there. stop supporting this woman financially, immediately! money is a huge motivator, and as of currently you are providing support with nothing in return. so sorry you are going throughout this, wish you luck. good day.

user: 8-month pregnant girlfriend of 8 years left in the middle of the night back to her family's home in germany, had our daughter and didn't put me on the birth certificate. i'm obviously devastated and it's been a year now, does anyone have any suggestions on where to go from here? i want to support and be a huge part of my daughter's life and am at a loss as to what steps to take next. talking isn't working. any advice would be beyond appreciated. thanks a million! i'm seriously starting to think i am now clinically depressed and cannot find joy in anything/anyone until this is resolved. bot: relevant laws and paragraphs: §§ 1591 – 1600e bürgerliches gesetzbuch (bgb), viertes buch – abstammung §§ 372a zivilprozessordnung (zpo) – untersuchungen zur feststellung der abstammung §§ 640 – 641i zivilprozessordnung (zpo) – verfahren in kindschaftssachen standard procedure, but gets you on the hook for several financial obligations. and that alone will not get the child into your country on its own.

user: 8-month pregnant girlfriend of 8 years left in the middle of the night back to her family's home in germany, had our daughter and didn't put me on the birth certificate. i'm obviously devastated and it's been a year now, does anyone have any suggestions on where to go from here? i want to support and be a huge part of my daughter's life and am at a loss as to what steps to take next. talking isn't working. any advice would be beyond appreciated. thanks a million! i'm seriously starting to think i am now clinically depressed and cannot find joy in anything/anyone until this is resolved. bot: first order of business would be petitioning a german court for a dna test so you know that you’re actually eligible to receive any visitation rights. once paternity is established you will have the burden of dealing with a german national who happens to be the mother of a child that is also a german citizen. this is not going to be easy, fair, or fast. you will likely have to spend a significant time in a foreign country to visit this child, at your expense. any legal counsel worth their salt is never going to advise the mother to allow that child to leave the country, and will likely obtain a court order stating such. this is what me of those situations where there are no good answers, only the less terrible choices remain. focus on paternity. go from there. stop supporting this woman financially, immediately! money is a huge motivator, and as of currently you are providing support with nothing in return. so sorry you are going throughout this, wish you luck. good day.

user: employer is changing a policy which my girlfriend can't meet the standard of. they're hinting at firing her for not complying. my girlfriend and i both work for a small business in texas. working saturdays has always been apart of the routine, but certain people are exempt, like her, for having a daughter who she has to watch on saturdays. they're now stating that working saturdays is mandatory for all employees and they will no longer be hiring anyone who won't work saturdays. they havent flat out said they're firing my girlfriend but they said that she needs to "find a solution for her daughter so she can work on saturdays." this doesn't seem entirely legal to me. she's been employed for 3 years and works monday through friday full time, but they're willing to dismiss all of that because she can't work saturdays from 8am-12pm. is there anything i can do to protect my girlfriends career? bot: >is there anything i can do to protect my girlfriends career? babysit for her? split the cost of a babysitter for her? employment in texas is at-will, meaning you can be fired for anything that's not protected by law. not being able to meet a changing schedule because of a child isn't a federally protected. i doubt it is in state protected, either. and i don't mean to sound callous or short with those questions i asked earlier. it's just that it's only 4 hours a week on a weekend when teenagers are available to watch the kid. it could be a relatively inexpensive solution to the problem.

user: employer is changing a policy which my girlfriend can't meet the standard of. they're hinting at firing her for not complying. my girlfriend and i both work for a small business in texas. working saturdays has always been apart of the routine, but certain people are exempt, like her, for having a daughter who she has to watch on saturdays. they're now stating that working saturdays is mandatory for all employees and they will no longer be hiring anyone who won't work saturdays. they havent flat out said they're firing my girlfriend but they said that she needs to "find a solution for her daughter so she can work on saturdays." this doesn't seem entirely legal to me. she's been employed for 3 years and works monday through friday full time, but they're willing to dismiss all of that because she can't work saturdays from 8am-12pm. is there anything i can do to protect my girlfriends career? bot: it’s completely legal. employers can set their hours of operation. she would likely qualify for ui benefits if terminated for not complying with the schedule change.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: i am in construction and fabrication in ca. so i'm familiar with the process... i quickly searched the ca code for something that references this. i came up empty. https://up.codes/viewer/california/ca-building-code-2016-v1/chapter/15/roof-assemblies-and-rooftop-structures#15 however, you have the right to see if he pulled a permit for this. your municipality may have rules regarding this scenario. i'd go to the city first and see if that address has permits open and closed for a new roof. i'd also call code enforcement when that roof is doing that and let them know of the problem.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: absent some hoa regulation saying otherwise, your neighbor is allowed to have a metal roof and you can't do much about it.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: i am in construction and fabrication in ca. so i'm familiar with the process... i quickly searched the ca code for something that references this. i came up empty. https://up.codes/viewer/california/ca-building-code-2016-v1/chapter/15/roof-assemblies-and-rooftop-structures#15 however, you have the right to see if he pulled a permit for this. your municipality may have rules regarding this scenario. i'd go to the city first and see if that address has permits open and closed for a new roof. i'd also call code enforcement when that roof is doing that and let them know of the problem.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: some towns do have view ordinances, but i didn't find any for san diego from a brief search. did he get a valid permit for construction? even if there were such an ordinance, it may well be cheaper to pay him to fix it than to go to court, depending on how reasonable he is.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: i think that roof *is* done actually. it looks like it has thermacoat material on it....which probably makes sense in san diego. short of some really odd laws about eye-sores or an hoa, there's probably not much you can do. your best bet may be to find where it blinds drivers on the roads.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: absent some hoa regulation saying otherwise, your neighbor is allowed to have a metal roof and you can't do much about it.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: people looking for metal roof ordinances might be barking up the wrong tree here. this may fall under code or case law about nuisance reflections or nuisance lighting. not specific to california but there is a lot of precedents about metal structures causing sunlight reflection issues. in london, the reflections from a metal skyscraper were so bright they were melting cars and setting things on fire.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: absent some hoa regulation saying otherwise, your neighbor is allowed to have a metal roof and you can't do much about it.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: people looking for metal roof ordinances might be barking up the wrong tree here. this may fall under code or case law about nuisance reflections or nuisance lighting. not specific to california but there is a lot of precedents about metal structures causing sunlight reflection issues. in london, the reflections from a metal skyscraper were so bright they were melting cars and setting things on fire.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: some towns do have view ordinances, but i didn't find any for san diego from a brief search. did he get a valid permit for construction? even if there were such an ordinance, it may well be cheaper to pay him to fix it than to go to court, depending on how reasonable he is.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: comment overwritten.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: absent some hoa regulation saying otherwise, your neighbor is allowed to have a metal roof and you can't do much about it.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: comment overwritten.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: some towns do have view ordinances, but i didn't find any for san diego from a brief search. did he get a valid permit for construction? even if there were such an ordinance, it may well be cheaper to pay him to fix it than to go to court, depending on how reasonable he is.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: not a lawyer but just a thought. before you talk to the neighbor, it might be worth it to find a roofer that specializes in metal roofs. offer to pay him for a short consult to come out to your property. then you can pick his brain for some practical solutions and what they might cost to implement. that information might make the conversation with the neighbor go smoother.

user: [southern california] the "difficult" neighbor has installed a metal roof on his home. the sun shines off it and blinds anyone standing on my patio. is there anything i need to know before asking him about it? there is one "difficult" neighbor in our neighborhood, the one who drives his car way too fast and cuts people off while giving them dirty looks. but i've never talked to him directly. in december he removed all of the old shingles from his house and had a metal roof installed. however, it wasn't like any other metal roof i've seen for a surburban home. the roof wasn't designed to look like shingles or any other roof material, it was just flat sheets of metal that they laid on the roof. at first i thought it was setup for solar panels to be installed. however, since the roof was finished, nothing else has been added. the way our houses are positioned, from about 7 am to about 4 in the afternoon, the sun is reflected from a metal panel and blinds anyone standing on my patio. my patio has a really nice view of the city but now you can't look in that direction without squinting. i've included a picture for reference. hopefully you can tell from how bright that individual panel is, how blinding that is in real life with no camera filter. http://imgur.com/gallery/u9ltwyp is there anything about housing code in southern california, specifically san diego, that i could bring to him to make him fix his roof? since it has sat unworked for so long, i'm afraid that the neighbor intended for the roof to be that way, and i would appreciate some kind of law i could stand behind to make him correct this situation. thanks in advance for any help or corrections you can give me. bot: some towns do have view ordinances, but i didn't find any for san diego from a brief search. did he get a valid permit for construction? even if there were such an ordinance, it may well be cheaper to pay him to fix it than to go to court, depending on how reasonable he is.

user: [ca] my landlord who's made me feel threatened previously has been showing our house several times a week. they entered my room while i was sleeping undressed after a night shift while they showed today easter sunday. what are my rights? they've been showing the house several times a week, but this was particularly upsetting because my door was closed while i had a roommate home that he could've asked. ​ ​ context: i understand it's their home, and they can show it as much as they need. i'm familariish with the laws and wouldn't come here if i wasn't, because i appreciate you guys and didn't want to ask a question i could easily google! just a few things they've done that i question to touch the surface: * pay rent and security deposit on a service dog * she once saw something that was "reason for immediate eviction" in a room she "walked by and saw it naturally without entering"... it was an extra bed, because the house was furnished and i wanted my own bed... * give 24 hours notice of visits, but via email at 1am ​ we're college students, and this could've been avoided if we were more responsible last year by searching sooner(we learned our lesson). but it's clear these people furnished this house to lure new students in every year, require absurd security deposits and co-signers from parents, and then not offer the option to renew the lease to collect the next group's deposit. bot: a landlord may charge a deposit for a service dog under the fair housing act. they may not charge rent. that is legitimately discrimination. i don't specifically know california, but most states require that a landlord must provide 24-hour notice before entering a leased space. if you run to room then they must tell you that they will be entering the room at least 24 hours beforehand. depending on the terms of the lease they may not need to provide notice for common areas. but that's up to the lease. this sounds like this landlord is specifically praying on college students. your university might have a housing advocate you may be able to utilize. i would talk to the dean of student's office. if they don't i would ask a couple lawyers for a free consultation about your situation. a lot of these things sound very suspicious and could be fraudulent. again i don't know california, but most evictions take quite a long time. they have to be filed with the court and then a judgment ruled. i have never heard of anything as an immediate eviction. elise cannot trump the law.

user: [ca] my landlord who's made me feel threatened previously has been showing our house several times a week. they entered my room while i was sleeping undressed after a night shift while they showed today easter sunday. what are my rights? they've been showing the house several times a week, but this was particularly upsetting because my door was closed while i had a roommate home that he could've asked. ​ ​ context: i understand it's their home, and they can show it as much as they need. i'm familariish with the laws and wouldn't come here if i wasn't, because i appreciate you guys and didn't want to ask a question i could easily google! just a few things they've done that i question to touch the surface: * pay rent and security deposit on a service dog * she once saw something that was "reason for immediate eviction" in a room she "walked by and saw it naturally without entering"... it was an extra bed, because the house was furnished and i wanted my own bed... * give 24 hours notice of visits, but via email at 1am ​ we're college students, and this could've been avoided if we were more responsible last year by searching sooner(we learned our lesson). but it's clear these people furnished this house to lure new students in every year, require absurd security deposits and co-signers from parents, and then not offer the option to renew the lease to collect the next group's deposit. bot: document everything in writing.

user: [ca] my landlord who's made me feel threatened previously has been showing our house several times a week. they entered my room while i was sleeping undressed after a night shift while they showed today easter sunday. what are my rights? they've been showing the house several times a week, but this was particularly upsetting because my door was closed while i had a roommate home that he could've asked. ​ ​ context: i understand it's their home, and they can show it as much as they need. i'm familariish with the laws and wouldn't come here if i wasn't, because i appreciate you guys and didn't want to ask a question i could easily google! just a few things they've done that i question to touch the surface: * pay rent and security deposit on a service dog * she once saw something that was "reason for immediate eviction" in a room she "walked by and saw it naturally without entering"... it was an extra bed, because the house was furnished and i wanted my own bed... * give 24 hours notice of visits, but via email at 1am ​ we're college students, and this could've been avoided if we were more responsible last year by searching sooner(we learned our lesson). but it's clear these people furnished this house to lure new students in every year, require absurd security deposits and co-signers from parents, and then not offer the option to renew the lease to collect the next group's deposit. bot: a landlord may charge a deposit for a service dog under the fair housing act. they may not charge rent. that is legitimately discrimination. i don't specifically know california, but most states require that a landlord must provide 24-hour notice before entering a leased space. if you run to room then they must tell you that they will be entering the room at least 24 hours beforehand. depending on the terms of the lease they may not need to provide notice for common areas. but that's up to the lease. this sounds like this landlord is specifically praying on college students. your university might have a housing advocate you may be able to utilize. i would talk to the dean of student's office. if they don't i would ask a couple lawyers for a free consultation about your situation. a lot of these things sound very suspicious and could be fraudulent. again i don't know california, but most evictions take quite a long time. they have to be filed with the court and then a judgment ruled. i have never heard of anything as an immediate eviction. elise cannot trump the law.

user: [ca] my landlord who's made me feel threatened previously has been showing our house several times a week. they entered my room while i was sleeping undressed after a night shift while they showed today easter sunday. what are my rights? they've been showing the house several times a week, but this was particularly upsetting because my door was closed while i had a roommate home that he could've asked. ​ ​ context: i understand it's their home, and they can show it as much as they need. i'm familariish with the laws and wouldn't come here if i wasn't, because i appreciate you guys and didn't want to ask a question i could easily google! just a few things they've done that i question to touch the surface: * pay rent and security deposit on a service dog * she once saw something that was "reason for immediate eviction" in a room she "walked by and saw it naturally without entering"... it was an extra bed, because the house was furnished and i wanted my own bed... * give 24 hours notice of visits, but via email at 1am ​ we're college students, and this could've been avoided if we were more responsible last year by searching sooner(we learned our lesson). but it's clear these people furnished this house to lure new students in every year, require absurd security deposits and co-signers from parents, and then not offer the option to renew the lease to collect the next group's deposit. bot: i’ve had similar issues to this with my current landlord. i know how you feel; it’s incredibly disconcerting and invasive. while legally the landlord can’t enter without 24 hr notice, there’s not really any way to enforce this law. you could try to sue in court technically, but this is expensive and wouldn’t solve the problem until after you’ve moved out. you’d also need a lot of records to show that she’s actually been doing this. the police also cannot do anything, since the landlord owns the property (police can’t kick someone off their own property even if it’s leased). however, you can call the cops on anyone not on the lease who you have not permitted to be in the house (ie the potential new tenants). still, there’s not much that will come of this, and the cops may not react well to being called over for a civil issue. so basically, unless whoever tours the place is stealing your stuff or harassing you, you have to try to work this out between you and your landlord. it’s super frustrating.

user: [ca] my landlord who's made me feel threatened previously has been showing our house several times a week. they entered my room while i was sleeping undressed after a night shift while they showed today easter sunday. what are my rights? they've been showing the house several times a week, but this was particularly upsetting because my door was closed while i had a roommate home that he could've asked. ​ ​ context: i understand it's their home, and they can show it as much as they need. i'm familariish with the laws and wouldn't come here if i wasn't, because i appreciate you guys and didn't want to ask a question i could easily google! just a few things they've done that i question to touch the surface: * pay rent and security deposit on a service dog * she once saw something that was "reason for immediate eviction" in a room she "walked by and saw it naturally without entering"... it was an extra bed, because the house was furnished and i wanted my own bed... * give 24 hours notice of visits, but via email at 1am ​ we're college students, and this could've been avoided if we were more responsible last year by searching sooner(we learned our lesson). but it's clear these people furnished this house to lure new students in every year, require absurd security deposits and co-signers from parents, and then not offer the option to renew the lease to collect the next group's deposit. bot: not an attorney, but i am a property manager with a california real estate salesperson license. your landlord is violating the lease they have with you and the law by not providing adequate notice to enter your dwelling. no matter that they own the building, you hold a leasehold interest in the property, and it is your home. whether or not it is explicitly stated in your lease, state law mandates the covenant of quiet enjoyment - you are free to enjoy the space without substantial interference from the landlord. repeated showings of the apartment without legal and adequate notice. your first step here is to notify them, in writing, that you are requesting this behavior stop as it is not only a nuisance preventing your enjoyment of the space, it is illegal on its face as they are not giving you adequate notice (as others have noted, means 24 hours) and only during business hours, m-f 8 am - 6 pm per california civil code 1954 if these actions are done in bad faith, which is not always easy to prove, in jurisdictions like san francisco or oakland, you are entitled to substantial money damages for mental and emotional injuries (such as your dwelling being entered without adequate notice while you are undressed) - substantial damages here meaning triple the normal penalty plus attorneys fees. but again, bad faith is not always easy to prove. it sounds like this landlord is playing fast and loose with the law hoping their tenants will roll over and accept the abuse. and if they are threatening you with eviction - ignore them. they cannot evict you without cause unless you are on a month to month lease rather than for a period of time. immediate evictions are also illegal unless in very extreme circumstances (for example your meth lab explodes and destroys the kitchen). any real eviction as a termination of your lease before expiration must provide you with accurate notice to cure the default (you have a dog and your lease doesn’t allow it, or your lease prohibits use of a charcoal grill) before proceeding with an eviction. they can’t just throw you out if they don’t like you, as much as they’d like you to believe. i hope this works out for you.

user: [ca] my landlord who's made me feel threatened previously has been showing our house several times a week. they entered my room while i was sleeping undressed after a night shift while they showed today easter sunday. what are my rights? they've been showing the house several times a week, but this was particularly upsetting because my door was closed while i had a roommate home that he could've asked. ​ ​ context: i understand it's their home, and they can show it as much as they need. i'm familariish with the laws and wouldn't come here if i wasn't, because i appreciate you guys and didn't want to ask a question i could easily google! just a few things they've done that i question to touch the surface: * pay rent and security deposit on a service dog * she once saw something that was "reason for immediate eviction" in a room she "walked by and saw it naturally without entering"... it was an extra bed, because the house was furnished and i wanted my own bed... * give 24 hours notice of visits, but via email at 1am ​ we're college students, and this could've been avoided if we were more responsible last year by searching sooner(we learned our lesson). but it's clear these people furnished this house to lure new students in every year, require absurd security deposits and co-signers from parents, and then not offer the option to renew the lease to collect the next group's deposit. bot: document everything in writing.

user: [ca] my landlord who's made me feel threatened previously has been showing our house several times a week. they entered my room while i was sleeping undressed after a night shift while they showed today easter sunday. what are my rights? they've been showing the house several times a week, but this was particularly upsetting because my door was closed while i had a roommate home that he could've asked. ​ ​ context: i understand it's their home, and they can show it as much as they need. i'm familariish with the laws and wouldn't come here if i wasn't, because i appreciate you guys and didn't want to ask a question i could easily google! just a few things they've done that i question to touch the surface: * pay rent and security deposit on a service dog * she once saw something that was "reason for immediate eviction" in a room she "walked by and saw it naturally without entering"... it was an extra bed, because the house was furnished and i wanted my own bed... * give 24 hours notice of visits, but via email at 1am ​ we're college students, and this could've been avoided if we were more responsible last year by searching sooner(we learned our lesson). but it's clear these people furnished this house to lure new students in every year, require absurd security deposits and co-signers from parents, and then not offer the option to renew the lease to collect the next group's deposit. bot: not an attorney, but i am a property manager with a california real estate salesperson license. your landlord is violating the lease they have with you and the law by not providing adequate notice to enter your dwelling. no matter that they own the building, you hold a leasehold interest in the property, and it is your home. whether or not it is explicitly stated in your lease, state law mandates the covenant of quiet enjoyment - you are free to enjoy the space without substantial interference from the landlord. repeated showings of the apartment without legal and adequate notice. your first step here is to notify them, in writing, that you are requesting this behavior stop as it is not only a nuisance preventing your enjoyment of the space, it is illegal on its face as they are not giving you adequate notice (as others have noted, means 24 hours) and only during business hours, m-f 8 am - 6 pm per california civil code 1954 if these actions are done in bad faith, which is not always easy to prove, in jurisdictions like san francisco or oakland, you are entitled to substantial money damages for mental and emotional injuries (such as your dwelling being entered without adequate notice while you are undressed) - substantial damages here meaning triple the normal penalty plus attorneys fees. but again, bad faith is not always easy to prove. it sounds like this landlord is playing fast and loose with the law hoping their tenants will roll over and accept the abuse. and if they are threatening you with eviction - ignore them. they cannot evict you without cause unless you are on a month to month lease rather than for a period of time. immediate evictions are also illegal unless in very extreme circumstances (for example your meth lab explodes and destroys the kitchen). any real eviction as a termination of your lease before expiration must provide you with accurate notice to cure the default (you have a dog and your lease doesn’t allow it, or your lease prohibits use of a charcoal grill) before proceeding with an eviction. they can’t just throw you out if they don’t like you, as much as they’d like you to believe. i hope this works out for you.

user: [ca] my landlord who's made me feel threatened previously has been showing our house several times a week. they entered my room while i was sleeping undressed after a night shift while they showed today easter sunday. what are my rights? they've been showing the house several times a week, but this was particularly upsetting because my door was closed while i had a roommate home that he could've asked. ​ ​ context: i understand it's their home, and they can show it as much as they need. i'm familariish with the laws and wouldn't come here if i wasn't, because i appreciate you guys and didn't want to ask a question i could easily google! just a few things they've done that i question to touch the surface: * pay rent and security deposit on a service dog * she once saw something that was "reason for immediate eviction" in a room she "walked by and saw it naturally without entering"... it was an extra bed, because the house was furnished and i wanted my own bed... * give 24 hours notice of visits, but via email at 1am ​ we're college students, and this could've been avoided if we were more responsible last year by searching sooner(we learned our lesson). but it's clear these people furnished this house to lure new students in every year, require absurd security deposits and co-signers from parents, and then not offer the option to renew the lease to collect the next group's deposit. bot: i’ve had similar issues to this with my current landlord. i know how you feel; it’s incredibly disconcerting and invasive. while legally the landlord can’t enter without 24 hr notice, there’s not really any way to enforce this law. you could try to sue in court technically, but this is expensive and wouldn’t solve the problem until after you’ve moved out. you’d also need a lot of records to show that she’s actually been doing this. the police also cannot do anything, since the landlord owns the property (police can’t kick someone off their own property even if it’s leased). however, you can call the cops on anyone not on the lease who you have not permitted to be in the house (ie the potential new tenants). still, there’s not much that will come of this, and the cops may not react well to being called over for a civil issue. so basically, unless whoever tours the place is stealing your stuff or harassing you, you have to try to work this out between you and your landlord. it’s super frustrating.

user: my smart fridge had a software update and i cannot turn off popup ads. is this illegal? i bought a familyhub fridge from samsung about a year ago. there are these recipe and entertainment pop ups that began appearing after a software update. i contacted samsung to see how i remove these, and they said the apps creating the popups cannot be removed. i would not have bought this fridge if there were going to be unwanted recipe and tv show ads. i am also beyond the date of the fridge’s return policy. is there a type of consumer class action i can create? (california) bot: it’s legal per their tos. go into your router settings and block the domains ads.samsung.com and samsungads.com. there are probably a few others that you can add to the list and ban from your internet.

user: my smart fridge had a software update and i cannot turn off popup ads. is this illegal? i bought a familyhub fridge from samsung about a year ago. there are these recipe and entertainment pop ups that began appearing after a software update. i contacted samsung to see how i remove these, and they said the apps creating the popups cannot be removed. i would not have bought this fridge if there were going to be unwanted recipe and tv show ads. i am also beyond the date of the fridge’s return policy. is there a type of consumer class action i can create? (california) bot: if you have bought it using a high end credit card with an extended return window benefit, you can try working through them. i think a few of them have ut.

user: my smart fridge had a software update and i cannot turn off popup ads. is this illegal? i bought a familyhub fridge from samsung about a year ago. there are these recipe and entertainment pop ups that began appearing after a software update. i contacted samsung to see how i remove these, and they said the apps creating the popups cannot be removed. i would not have bought this fridge if there were going to be unwanted recipe and tv show ads. i am also beyond the date of the fridge’s return policy. is there a type of consumer class action i can create? (california) bot: > i would not have bought this fridge if there were going to be unwanted recipe and tv show ads. this is what you should focus on, and you should not accept "it's in the tos" as the answer. would the people posting this still shrug and write "too bad; it's in the tos" if the manufacturer remotely shut off the appliance? one action you can take short of a lawsuit is to complain to the california attorney general, or whatever consumer protection agency regulates appliances in california - here's their list.

user: my smart fridge had a software update and i cannot turn off popup ads. is this illegal? i bought a familyhub fridge from samsung about a year ago. there are these recipe and entertainment pop ups that began appearing after a software update. i contacted samsung to see how i remove these, and they said the apps creating the popups cannot be removed. i would not have bought this fridge if there were going to be unwanted recipe and tv show ads. i am also beyond the date of the fridge’s return policy. is there a type of consumer class action i can create? (california) bot: if you have bought it using a high end credit card with an extended return window benefit, you can try working through them. i think a few of them have ut.

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: while it goes without saying that you must follow the law, the definition of accessible is broad, and there are numerous tools available for disabled people to interact with a website. i'm just curious about the widgets you installed, which ones did you have running? userway is a fantastic tool for this. the fact is that accessibility is critical, but with that being said, i believe that some lawyers are taking advantage of the situation, and not because they have the best interests of blind or deaf users in mind. so you’d want to have an expert check and see if your site really does pose some obstacles for disabled users. or, if perhaps they are basically ambulance chasers trying to make a quick buck off of your site. however, you definitely require a lawyer for this lawsuit now and a consultant to make your site ada-compliant if it's not already. your website must be accessible. period. you don’t need these problems

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: not a lawyer - i work for a tech company that frequently deals with ocr complaints and ada compliance issues. these ppl are online ambulance chasers. do not pay them anything directly. either contact a lawyer in tx to learn your specific accessibility requirements or research yourself a bit before proceeding. things *may* be different in your circumstance, but i have never heard of an accessibility violation that did *not allow time or an opportunity to fix the violation.

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: while it goes without saying that you must follow the law, the definition of accessible is broad, and there are numerous tools available for disabled people to interact with a website. i'm just curious about the widgets you installed, which ones did you have running? userway is a fantastic tool for this. the fact is that accessibility is critical, but with that being said, i believe that some lawyers are taking advantage of the situation, and not because they have the best interests of blind or deaf users in mind. so you’d want to have an expert check and see if your site really does pose some obstacles for disabled users. or, if perhaps they are basically ambulance chasers trying to make a quick buck off of your site. however, you definitely require a lawyer for this lawsuit now and a consultant to make your site ada-compliant if it's not already. your website must be accessible. period. you don’t need these problems

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: >i added widgets to make it compliant. not a lawyer but a web developer. the widgets won't make it compliant. it may help but you want to make sure that you check each page individually for accessibility. you can do that by installing the website wave extension on your browser https://wave.webaim.org/ you'll want to adhere to wcag level aa complaince. there are things like color contrast and alt text attributes that will have to be checked manually.

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: while it goes without saying that you must follow the law, the definition of accessible is broad, and there are numerous tools available for disabled people to interact with a website. i'm just curious about the widgets you installed, which ones did you have running? userway is a fantastic tool for this. the fact is that accessibility is critical, but with that being said, i believe that some lawyers are taking advantage of the situation, and not because they have the best interests of blind or deaf users in mind. so you’d want to have an expert check and see if your site really does pose some obstacles for disabled users. or, if perhaps they are basically ambulance chasers trying to make a quick buck off of your site. however, you definitely require a lawyer for this lawsuit now and a consultant to make your site ada-compliant if it's not already. your website must be accessible. period. you don’t need these problems

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: the ada website has plenty of resources on how to ensure your site is complaint. https://www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap5toolkit.htm ​ never take legal advice from opposing counsel.

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: while it goes without saying that you must follow the law, the definition of accessible is broad, and there are numerous tools available for disabled people to interact with a website. i'm just curious about the widgets you installed, which ones did you have running? userway is a fantastic tool for this. the fact is that accessibility is critical, but with that being said, i believe that some lawyers are taking advantage of the situation, and not because they have the best interests of blind or deaf users in mind. so you’d want to have an expert check and see if your site really does pose some obstacles for disabled users. or, if perhaps they are basically ambulance chasers trying to make a quick buck off of your site. however, you definitely require a lawyer for this lawsuit now and a consultant to make your site ada-compliant if it's not already. your website must be accessible. period. you don’t need these problems

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: (1) you're in texas (2) where is the law firm located? (3) do you have a brick-and-mortar operation? or are you all virtual? california has a cottage industry in lawyers suing companies for ada violations. in general, the right answer is to ignore them and find your own attorney to help.

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: while it goes without saying that you must follow the law, the definition of accessible is broad, and there are numerous tools available for disabled people to interact with a website. i'm just curious about the widgets you installed, which ones did you have running? userway is a fantastic tool for this. the fact is that accessibility is critical, but with that being said, i believe that some lawyers are taking advantage of the situation, and not because they have the best interests of blind or deaf users in mind. so you’d want to have an expert check and see if your site really does pose some obstacles for disabled users. or, if perhaps they are basically ambulance chasers trying to make a quick buck off of your site. however, you definitely require a lawyer for this lawsuit now and a consultant to make your site ada-compliant if it's not already. your website must be accessible. period. you don’t need these problems

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: law firms pay people to find these sites so they can sue. this is an easy revenue generator for them. do not offer them anything and do not speak with them. find an attorney experienced with ada compliance and let them handle.

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: while it goes without saying that you must follow the law, the definition of accessible is broad, and there are numerous tools available for disabled people to interact with a website. i'm just curious about the widgets you installed, which ones did you have running? userway is a fantastic tool for this. the fact is that accessibility is critical, but with that being said, i believe that some lawyers are taking advantage of the situation, and not because they have the best interests of blind or deaf users in mind. so you’d want to have an expert check and see if your site really does pose some obstacles for disabled users. or, if perhaps they are basically ambulance chasers trying to make a quick buck off of your site. however, you definitely require a lawyer for this lawsuit now and a consultant to make your site ada-compliant if it's not already. your website must be accessible. period. you don’t need these problems

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: web developer here. it will be great if you consult with a lawyer, but could you please speak with your engineering team about steps to make your site more accessible? or use an accessibility widget to perform an audit to ensure compliance with the ada and wcag? userway does an excellent job in this regard. this isn't some crazy insurmountable effort; the things you need to add to make the site usable with things like screen readers and other assistive devices are pretty straightforward, and a lot of it comes down to just being in the habit of thinking about how a change might affect someone with poor eyesight, color blindness, or limited mobility. this is most likely a frivolous lawsuit, but many businesses simply do not bother with it, rendering much of the web inaccessible to people who use assistive devices. i hope you prioritize this work even if the lawsuit is dismissed.

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: while it goes without saying that you must follow the law, the definition of accessible is broad, and there are numerous tools available for disabled people to interact with a website. i'm just curious about the widgets you installed, which ones did you have running? userway is a fantastic tool for this. the fact is that accessibility is critical, but with that being said, i believe that some lawyers are taking advantage of the situation, and not because they have the best interests of blind or deaf users in mind. so you’d want to have an expert check and see if your site really does pose some obstacles for disabled users. or, if perhaps they are basically ambulance chasers trying to make a quick buck off of your site. however, you definitely require a lawyer for this lawsuit now and a consultant to make your site ada-compliant if it's not already. your website must be accessible. period. you don’t need these problems

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: i am an attorney, i am not your attorney. immediately cease communications with this firm and contact an attorney that deals with ada compliance to assist you. make no further offers, and send an email revoking your previous offer effective immediately. make no further contact after this point until you are advised by an attorney regarding how to handle further and give you actual legal advice based on the specifics of your situation.

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: i’m a texas lawyer and i have worked on several cases dealing with this exact thing. nothing i’m gonna say is legal advice, i’m not your lawyer and i’m not representing you. this is a growing issue in litigation. depending who you ask, “trolls” or “litigants” with varying levels of interest in a business will go to that business’s website and then sue for lack of ada compliance. it’s a bit of an open question but in general, the 5th circuit (which oversees texas fed courts) holds that if the plaintiff does not actually intend to patronize the business, the suit can be dismissed. the plaintiff i remember was a woman from florida who sued a texas small town hotel and her case was dismissed bc she had no intention to go to that small town so was just targeting them. either way, please for the love of god do not talk to these people ever again, do not pay them any money, and do not believe what they say about proper damages. do nothing until you’re served with court papers by a process server, at which point pay a lawyer to negotiate a settlement or go to trial.

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: web developer here. it will be great if you consult with a lawyer, but could you please speak with your engineering team about steps to make your site more accessible? or use an accessibility widget to perform an audit to ensure compliance with the ada and wcag? userway does an excellent job in this regard. this isn't some crazy insurmountable effort; the things you need to add to make the site usable with things like screen readers and other assistive devices are pretty straightforward, and a lot of it comes down to just being in the habit of thinking about how a change might affect someone with poor eyesight, color blindness, or limited mobility. this is most likely a frivolous lawsuit, but many businesses simply do not bother with it, rendering much of the web inaccessible to people who use assistive devices. i hope you prioritize this work even if the lawsuit is dismissed.

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: i’m a texas lawyer and i have worked on several cases dealing with this exact thing. nothing i’m gonna say is legal advice, i’m not your lawyer and i’m not representing you. this is a growing issue in litigation. depending who you ask, “trolls” or “litigants” with varying levels of interest in a business will go to that business’s website and then sue for lack of ada compliance. it’s a bit of an open question but in general, the 5th circuit (which oversees texas fed courts) holds that if the plaintiff does not actually intend to patronize the business, the suit can be dismissed. the plaintiff i remember was a woman from florida who sued a texas small town hotel and her case was dismissed bc she had no intention to go to that small town so was just targeting them. either way, please for the love of god do not talk to these people ever again, do not pay them any money, and do not believe what they say about proper damages. do nothing until you’re served with court papers by a process server, at which point pay a lawyer to negotiate a settlement or go to trial.

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: i am an attorney, i am not your attorney. immediately cease communications with this firm and contact an attorney that deals with ada compliance to assist you. make no further offers, and send an email revoking your previous offer effective immediately. make no further contact after this point until you are advised by an attorney regarding how to handle further and give you actual legal advice based on the specifics of your situation.

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: i’m a texas lawyer and i have worked on several cases dealing with this exact thing. nothing i’m gonna say is legal advice, i’m not your lawyer and i’m not representing you. this is a growing issue in litigation. depending who you ask, “trolls” or “litigants” with varying levels of interest in a business will go to that business’s website and then sue for lack of ada compliance. it’s a bit of an open question but in general, the 5th circuit (which oversees texas fed courts) holds that if the plaintiff does not actually intend to patronize the business, the suit can be dismissed. the plaintiff i remember was a woman from florida who sued a texas small town hotel and her case was dismissed bc she had no intention to go to that small town so was just targeting them. either way, please for the love of god do not talk to these people ever again, do not pay them any money, and do not believe what they say about proper damages. do nothing until you’re served with court papers by a process server, at which point pay a lawyer to negotiate a settlement or go to trial.

user: my company received a lawyers letter stating that my website was not ada compliant. a law firm that represents blind and deaf clients has targeted our company. there were reportedly several blind clients who were unable to access our website. i added widgets to make it compliant. this firm's paralegal told me over the phone that i would have to pay $200,000 in legal fees to defend ourselves in this lawsuit. i emailed them and offered to pay them $10k because $200k seemed excessive for our company, which is still in its early stages. if the allegations are indeed true, i would like to improve my website, but paying such a large sum is a death note for our company. what should i do in this situation? i’m located in texas too, if that information helps. bot: i’ve seen companies do this before and known of friends who were hired to scan through websites and find any that may fit the bill of non-ada compliant and send out a complaint. these are litigation factories, they also tend to reuse the same defendants (typically defendants who are visually impaired or sound impaired). normally most companies even if in the right would rather not go to court and pay legal fees that add up so they end up settling and boom the firms make money and kick back some for them and some for the reused defendant.

user: neighbor thinks he owns the street. now he's hitting my car with his vehicle. first time post to this sub so please bear with me. we just moved into a new home that we rent. on the first day our neighbor's son comes over, in what we think is a friendly introduction. the first thing he says is "just so you guys know, this whole sidewalk.... i park here. no one else can". we respond with a "whatever, nice to meet you". we end up having full blown screaming matches with him and his extended family weeks later. until now. i've just about had it and i don't know what else to do because the police will do nothing about this. last week the son who thinks he owns the sidewalk has parked so close to my car he is *completely touching* the rear end of my vehicle. i've talked to a dispatcher about this and he told me the only thing i can do is raise a stink with my neighbor as long as theres no damage to my vehicle. and as i type this, i look out my window and he's done the same thing again. the police have basically told me to fuck off in this issue as they said that i cannot document damage. he pulls into my car so slowly that he's just barely making contact, but no scratched or anything like that. its incredibly petty and annoying and will cause damage. can someone help me understand why it's legal for this piece of garbage to hit my car twice in two weeks but it's not grounds for me to press charges. i've collected evidence and even statements from other neighbors saying they watch him do it. bot: park your car so that pulling up behind you causes him to block your driveway. then have him towed

user: neighbor thinks he owns the street. now he's hitting my car with his vehicle. first time post to this sub so please bear with me. we just moved into a new home that we rent. on the first day our neighbor's son comes over, in what we think is a friendly introduction. the first thing he says is "just so you guys know, this whole sidewalk.... i park here. no one else can". we respond with a "whatever, nice to meet you". we end up having full blown screaming matches with him and his extended family weeks later. until now. i've just about had it and i don't know what else to do because the police will do nothing about this. last week the son who thinks he owns the sidewalk has parked so close to my car he is *completely touching* the rear end of my vehicle. i've talked to a dispatcher about this and he told me the only thing i can do is raise a stink with my neighbor as long as theres no damage to my vehicle. and as i type this, i look out my window and he's done the same thing again. the police have basically told me to fuck off in this issue as they said that i cannot document damage. he pulls into my car so slowly that he's just barely making contact, but no scratched or anything like that. its incredibly petty and annoying and will cause damage. can someone help me understand why it's legal for this piece of garbage to hit my car twice in two weeks but it's not grounds for me to press charges. i've collected evidence and even statements from other neighbors saying they watch him do it. bot: get a notebook and document time and date you encounter these people. describe each interaction in this notebook. document every time you’ve call the police with date and time. also get a ring doorbell camera, dash camera, and other cameras around your house. if you have pets be sure not to leave them outside along and have camera coverage over the yard and the side of the house you share with this neighbor. if this ever escalated you will have video footage, your notebook with all the interactions and times you’ve called the police and they did nothing.

user: neighbor thinks he owns the street. now he's hitting my car with his vehicle. first time post to this sub so please bear with me. we just moved into a new home that we rent. on the first day our neighbor's son comes over, in what we think is a friendly introduction. the first thing he says is "just so you guys know, this whole sidewalk.... i park here. no one else can". we respond with a "whatever, nice to meet you". we end up having full blown screaming matches with him and his extended family weeks later. until now. i've just about had it and i don't know what else to do because the police will do nothing about this. last week the son who thinks he owns the sidewalk has parked so close to my car he is *completely touching* the rear end of my vehicle. i've talked to a dispatcher about this and he told me the only thing i can do is raise a stink with my neighbor as long as theres no damage to my vehicle. and as i type this, i look out my window and he's done the same thing again. the police have basically told me to fuck off in this issue as they said that i cannot document damage. he pulls into my car so slowly that he's just barely making contact, but no scratched or anything like that. its incredibly petty and annoying and will cause damage. can someone help me understand why it's legal for this piece of garbage to hit my car twice in two weeks but it's not grounds for me to press charges. i've collected evidence and even statements from other neighbors saying they watch him do it. bot: park your car so that pulling up behind you causes him to block your driveway. then have him towed

user: neighbor thinks he owns the street. now he's hitting my car with his vehicle. first time post to this sub so please bear with me. we just moved into a new home that we rent. on the first day our neighbor's son comes over, in what we think is a friendly introduction. the first thing he says is "just so you guys know, this whole sidewalk.... i park here. no one else can". we respond with a "whatever, nice to meet you". we end up having full blown screaming matches with him and his extended family weeks later. until now. i've just about had it and i don't know what else to do because the police will do nothing about this. last week the son who thinks he owns the sidewalk has parked so close to my car he is *completely touching* the rear end of my vehicle. i've talked to a dispatcher about this and he told me the only thing i can do is raise a stink with my neighbor as long as theres no damage to my vehicle. and as i type this, i look out my window and he's done the same thing again. the police have basically told me to fuck off in this issue as they said that i cannot document damage. he pulls into my car so slowly that he's just barely making contact, but no scratched or anything like that. its incredibly petty and annoying and will cause damage. can someone help me understand why it's legal for this piece of garbage to hit my car twice in two weeks but it's not grounds for me to press charges. i've collected evidence and even statements from other neighbors saying they watch him do it. bot: does your neighborhood have an hoa? if so, this may be one of the few times that an hoa could work in your favor.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: no, there is no such thing. but don't bother arguing about it with him. believing in that nonsense is like being in a cult.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: not a thing. sov. citizen crap isn't real

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: 1. there is no such thing as a “do not detain” list. 2. there is no such thing as a “sovereign citizen” in the us. the sovereign citizen b.s. you hear people spew on youtube is such a confused and convoluted mish-mash of legal jargon from unrelated areas of law that you will literally be dumber for having listened to it. as for the people who believe and spread that nonsense, i award them no points and may god have mercy on their souls.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: oh, my ... sovcits are so entertaining. no, there is no such thing. here is a good lawyer from a pretty good podcast pointing out the ridiculousness of them all, ridiculing them, etc. https://openargs.com/oa12-tax-protesters-sovereign-citizens-wackiness/ (there's a follow-up episode too - https://openargs.com/oa98-sovereign-citizen-madness/) so, enjoy the entertainment your "buddy" provides ... but keep in mind how much distance you want to keep between you and him personally / socially / financially / etc. because sovcits are a bit "out there" mentally ... and if they're "out there" in one area in life, chances are they're "out there" in several.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: 1. there is no such thing as a “do not detain” list. 2. there is no such thing as a “sovereign citizen” in the us. the sovereign citizen b.s. you hear people spew on youtube is such a confused and convoluted mish-mash of legal jargon from unrelated areas of law that you will literally be dumber for having listened to it. as for the people who believe and spread that nonsense, i award them no points and may god have mercy on their souls.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: it's more of a philosophical concept that you don't "belong" to a government because you never voluntarily signed the social contract. they believe you need to opt-in to social rules and regulations of a country, and since they didn't, cannot be morally bound to them. unfortunately for your friend, the entire premise ends there at being a philosophical thought experiment. anybody that tries to exercise this logic in reality usually ends up learning that governments aren't inclined to respect the idea that you can just sort of declare yourself exempt from rule. regardless of moral right or wrong, you can't really evade laws just by pretending they don't exist.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: 1. there is no such thing as a “do not detain” list. 2. there is no such thing as a “sovereign citizen” in the us. the sovereign citizen b.s. you hear people spew on youtube is such a confused and convoluted mish-mash of legal jargon from unrelated areas of law that you will literally be dumber for having listened to it. as for the people who believe and spread that nonsense, i award them no points and may god have mercy on their souls.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: not a thing. sov. citizen crap isn't real

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: 1. there is no such thing as a “do not detain” list. 2. there is no such thing as a “sovereign citizen” in the us. the sovereign citizen b.s. you hear people spew on youtube is such a confused and convoluted mish-mash of legal jargon from unrelated areas of law that you will literally be dumber for having listened to it. as for the people who believe and spread that nonsense, i award them no points and may god have mercy on their souls.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: sovereign citizens movement. it is very complex as there are a lot of versions of sovereign citizens (sovcits). this is a good start.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: 1. there is no such thing as a “do not detain” list. 2. there is no such thing as a “sovereign citizen” in the us. the sovereign citizen b.s. you hear people spew on youtube is such a confused and convoluted mish-mash of legal jargon from unrelated areas of law that you will literally be dumber for having listened to it. as for the people who believe and spread that nonsense, i award them no points and may god have mercy on their souls.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: your buddy is an idiot. the sc movement and members are delusional at best and can be very dangerous. https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/sovereign-citizens-movement

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: absolutely not. it’s all hooey. go on you tube and search “sovereign citizen” + “court” + “fail” and you’ll find a drove of videos that show you how well these claims work. i’ll spoil the punchline. they almost always end up in jail for contempt of court.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: not a thing. sov. citizen crap isn't real

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: oh, my ... sovcits are so entertaining. no, there is no such thing. here is a good lawyer from a pretty good podcast pointing out the ridiculousness of them all, ridiculing them, etc. https://openargs.com/oa12-tax-protesters-sovereign-citizens-wackiness/ (there's a follow-up episode too - https://openargs.com/oa98-sovereign-citizen-madness/) so, enjoy the entertainment your "buddy" provides ... but keep in mind how much distance you want to keep between you and him personally / socially / financially / etc. because sovcits are a bit "out there" mentally ... and if they're "out there" in one area in life, chances are they're "out there" in several.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: sovereign citizens movement. it is very complex as there are a lot of versions of sovereign citizens (sovcits). this is a good start.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: i envision a taser in your friend's future.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: there is a do not detain list. you do not want to be on it. they don’t make that list for those “smart” enough to believe total bullshit where they somehow have legal immunity if they use the right words. the dnd list is for when they have a bigger iron in the fire. like they don’t want the drug dealer they are about to sting to get pulled over for a suspended license and have has car towed the day before. far more likely though your friend is an idiot. if its a legal opinion that comes out of the mouth of a sovcit, assume it’s wrong. they are most all the time.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: i envision a taser in your friend's future.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: sovereign citizens movement. it is very complex as there are a lot of versions of sovereign citizens (sovcits). this is a good start.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: i envision a taser in your friend's future.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: your buddy is an idiot. the sc movement and members are delusional at best and can be very dangerous. https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/sovereign-citizens-movement

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: i envision a taser in your friend's future.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: there are a very small number of people who can’t be detained. first is diplomats that have diplomatic immunity. not every diplomat has immunity. and the us government can kick them out at any time. though no arrest or detainment with out the host countries approval. this is by treaty, and trumps all state and local laws. second is the president of the us, while in office is generally immune from arrest or detainment. third is members of congress and their aides in performance of their job. this doesn’t apply to felonies or treason. there are similar laws at a state level in many states. (see speech and debate clause) fourth are us military, including activated national guard, while performing a mission. for instance, a convoy carrying a nuclear war head across the country can’t be stopped by a local cop. this only applies while actively carrying out the mission. unless your friend is part of one of those groups, he has read to much bs online and he will be stopped if an leo chooses to stop him. and if he is part of group 2 or 3, we know he is full of bs.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: it's more of a philosophical concept that you don't "belong" to a government because you never voluntarily signed the social contract. they believe you need to opt-in to social rules and regulations of a country, and since they didn't, cannot be morally bound to them. unfortunately for your friend, the entire premise ends there at being a philosophical thought experiment. anybody that tries to exercise this logic in reality usually ends up learning that governments aren't inclined to respect the idea that you can just sort of declare yourself exempt from rule. regardless of moral right or wrong, you can't really evade laws just by pretending they don't exist.

user: my buddy thinks he's on a do not detain list and cops can't detain him because he's a sovereign citizen. is there such thing? bot: sovereign citizens movement. it is very complex as there are a lot of versions of sovereign citizens (sovcits). this is a good start.

user: my boss told me i couldn’t use my fmla, i called hr and now my performance is constantly monitored i have approved fmla for my child who is disabled, i have had my fmla approved for about 6 months now and i have been with the company for about two years. i was told by my head manager to text him whenever i needed to use it so that our other managers and employees wouldn’t ask questions, and we have a written transaction. this was no issue the first few times i used it, until i attempted to use it when my child was sick and he told me that i wasn’t allowed to use my fmla for that, and i promptly contacted hr. we had a (phone) meeting with hr and i was instructed to provide no reason when using fmla, which i have stuck with ever since the meeting, but since then my performance is increasingly brought up and i’ve been written up for rules that only apply to my location and my job description says nothing in regards to this rule. not to mention that i have coworkers coming to me saying that they were told by management to watch me, and managers who have to go out of their way to run reports specifically for me. now i’m not the best employee as far as attendance goes but my performance is top notch, i have my numbers to support that, however i have really tried to step it up in hopes of the harassment lessening to no avail. i have already filed a complaint with the dol but won’t have my interview with them until february and i’m being pressured more and more everyday so i’m becoming increasingly concerned for my job. please note that i am desperately searching for another job to avoid this situation as a whole but i also feel like i’m being forced out. is it time to get a lawyer, or do i have other options first? in tn bot: in cases where the fmla applies, an employer cannot subject an employee to greater scrutiny, or selectively enforce a rule against an employee, simply because the employee is taking approved, intermittent, and job-protected leave. see https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs77b.htm.

user: my boss told me i couldn’t use my fmla, i called hr and now my performance is constantly monitored i have approved fmla for my child who is disabled, i have had my fmla approved for about 6 months now and i have been with the company for about two years. i was told by my head manager to text him whenever i needed to use it so that our other managers and employees wouldn’t ask questions, and we have a written transaction. this was no issue the first few times i used it, until i attempted to use it when my child was sick and he told me that i wasn’t allowed to use my fmla for that, and i promptly contacted hr. we had a (phone) meeting with hr and i was instructed to provide no reason when using fmla, which i have stuck with ever since the meeting, but since then my performance is increasingly brought up and i’ve been written up for rules that only apply to my location and my job description says nothing in regards to this rule. not to mention that i have coworkers coming to me saying that they were told by management to watch me, and managers who have to go out of their way to run reports specifically for me. now i’m not the best employee as far as attendance goes but my performance is top notch, i have my numbers to support that, however i have really tried to step it up in hopes of the harassment lessening to no avail. i have already filed a complaint with the dol but won’t have my interview with them until february and i’m being pressured more and more everyday so i’m becoming increasingly concerned for my job. please note that i am desperately searching for another job to avoid this situation as a whole but i also feel like i’m being forced out. is it time to get a lawyer, or do i have other options first? in tn bot: not a lawyer. never talk to hr about harassment or retaliation. always speak directly to an attorney whose first piece of advice is going to be not to speak to hr or management and the second will be document everything.

user: my boss told me i couldn’t use my fmla, i called hr and now my performance is constantly monitored i have approved fmla for my child who is disabled, i have had my fmla approved for about 6 months now and i have been with the company for about two years. i was told by my head manager to text him whenever i needed to use it so that our other managers and employees wouldn’t ask questions, and we have a written transaction. this was no issue the first few times i used it, until i attempted to use it when my child was sick and he told me that i wasn’t allowed to use my fmla for that, and i promptly contacted hr. we had a (phone) meeting with hr and i was instructed to provide no reason when using fmla, which i have stuck with ever since the meeting, but since then my performance is increasingly brought up and i’ve been written up for rules that only apply to my location and my job description says nothing in regards to this rule. not to mention that i have coworkers coming to me saying that they were told by management to watch me, and managers who have to go out of their way to run reports specifically for me. now i’m not the best employee as far as attendance goes but my performance is top notch, i have my numbers to support that, however i have really tried to step it up in hopes of the harassment lessening to no avail. i have already filed a complaint with the dol but won’t have my interview with them until february and i’m being pressured more and more everyday so i’m becoming increasingly concerned for my job. please note that i am desperately searching for another job to avoid this situation as a whole but i also feel like i’m being forced out. is it time to get a lawyer, or do i have other options first? in tn bot: in cases where the fmla applies, an employer cannot subject an employee to greater scrutiny, or selectively enforce a rule against an employee, simply because the employee is taking approved, intermittent, and job-protected leave. see https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs77b.htm.

user: my boss told me i couldn’t use my fmla, i called hr and now my performance is constantly monitored i have approved fmla for my child who is disabled, i have had my fmla approved for about 6 months now and i have been with the company for about two years. i was told by my head manager to text him whenever i needed to use it so that our other managers and employees wouldn’t ask questions, and we have a written transaction. this was no issue the first few times i used it, until i attempted to use it when my child was sick and he told me that i wasn’t allowed to use my fmla for that, and i promptly contacted hr. we had a (phone) meeting with hr and i was instructed to provide no reason when using fmla, which i have stuck with ever since the meeting, but since then my performance is increasingly brought up and i’ve been written up for rules that only apply to my location and my job description says nothing in regards to this rule. not to mention that i have coworkers coming to me saying that they were told by management to watch me, and managers who have to go out of their way to run reports specifically for me. now i’m not the best employee as far as attendance goes but my performance is top notch, i have my numbers to support that, however i have really tried to step it up in hopes of the harassment lessening to no avail. i have already filed a complaint with the dol but won’t have my interview with them until february and i’m being pressured more and more everyday so i’m becoming increasingly concerned for my job. please note that i am desperately searching for another job to avoid this situation as a whole but i also feel like i’m being forced out. is it time to get a lawyer, or do i have other options first? in tn bot: when will everyone realize the hr dept will never, ever be on your side.....

user: my boss told me i couldn’t use my fmla, i called hr and now my performance is constantly monitored i have approved fmla for my child who is disabled, i have had my fmla approved for about 6 months now and i have been with the company for about two years. i was told by my head manager to text him whenever i needed to use it so that our other managers and employees wouldn’t ask questions, and we have a written transaction. this was no issue the first few times i used it, until i attempted to use it when my child was sick and he told me that i wasn’t allowed to use my fmla for that, and i promptly contacted hr. we had a (phone) meeting with hr and i was instructed to provide no reason when using fmla, which i have stuck with ever since the meeting, but since then my performance is increasingly brought up and i’ve been written up for rules that only apply to my location and my job description says nothing in regards to this rule. not to mention that i have coworkers coming to me saying that they were told by management to watch me, and managers who have to go out of their way to run reports specifically for me. now i’m not the best employee as far as attendance goes but my performance is top notch, i have my numbers to support that, however i have really tried to step it up in hopes of the harassment lessening to no avail. i have already filed a complaint with the dol but won’t have my interview with them until february and i’m being pressured more and more everyday so i’m becoming increasingly concerned for my job. please note that i am desperately searching for another job to avoid this situation as a whole but i also feel like i’m being forced out. is it time to get a lawyer, or do i have other options first? in tn bot: in cases where the fmla applies, an employer cannot subject an employee to greater scrutiny, or selectively enforce a rule against an employee, simply because the employee is taking approved, intermittent, and job-protected leave. see https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs77b.htm.

user: my boss told me i couldn’t use my fmla, i called hr and now my performance is constantly monitored i have approved fmla for my child who is disabled, i have had my fmla approved for about 6 months now and i have been with the company for about two years. i was told by my head manager to text him whenever i needed to use it so that our other managers and employees wouldn’t ask questions, and we have a written transaction. this was no issue the first few times i used it, until i attempted to use it when my child was sick and he told me that i wasn’t allowed to use my fmla for that, and i promptly contacted hr. we had a (phone) meeting with hr and i was instructed to provide no reason when using fmla, which i have stuck with ever since the meeting, but since then my performance is increasingly brought up and i’ve been written up for rules that only apply to my location and my job description says nothing in regards to this rule. not to mention that i have coworkers coming to me saying that they were told by management to watch me, and managers who have to go out of their way to run reports specifically for me. now i’m not the best employee as far as attendance goes but my performance is top notch, i have my numbers to support that, however i have really tried to step it up in hopes of the harassment lessening to no avail. i have already filed a complaint with the dol but won’t have my interview with them until february and i’m being pressured more and more everyday so i’m becoming increasingly concerned for my job. please note that i am desperately searching for another job to avoid this situation as a whole but i also feel like i’m being forced out. is it time to get a lawyer, or do i have other options first? in tn bot: how many times have you used fmla in 2 years?

user: my boss told me i couldn’t use my fmla, i called hr and now my performance is constantly monitored i have approved fmla for my child who is disabled, i have had my fmla approved for about 6 months now and i have been with the company for about two years. i was told by my head manager to text him whenever i needed to use it so that our other managers and employees wouldn’t ask questions, and we have a written transaction. this was no issue the first few times i used it, until i attempted to use it when my child was sick and he told me that i wasn’t allowed to use my fmla for that, and i promptly contacted hr. we had a (phone) meeting with hr and i was instructed to provide no reason when using fmla, which i have stuck with ever since the meeting, but since then my performance is increasingly brought up and i’ve been written up for rules that only apply to my location and my job description says nothing in regards to this rule. not to mention that i have coworkers coming to me saying that they were told by management to watch me, and managers who have to go out of their way to run reports specifically for me. now i’m not the best employee as far as attendance goes but my performance is top notch, i have my numbers to support that, however i have really tried to step it up in hopes of the harassment lessening to no avail. i have already filed a complaint with the dol but won’t have my interview with them until february and i’m being pressured more and more everyday so i’m becoming increasingly concerned for my job. please note that i am desperately searching for another job to avoid this situation as a whole but i also feel like i’m being forced out. is it time to get a lawyer, or do i have other options first? in tn bot: the reality is that you pissed someone (likely your boss) off, so they are going to go out of their way to find a legal way to fire you. if your boss is going to make this happen, they'll find a way. i would suggest consulting an employment attorney sooner than later. if on the off chance you feel like your hr department is trustworthy (rarely a good assumption), you can meet with them and bring up the retaliation instances that you have seen. at the very least they know the legal peril the company might be in for pursuing this, but there is also a chance they move to clean up evidence of their wrongdoing.

user: my boss told me i couldn’t use my fmla, i called hr and now my performance is constantly monitored i have approved fmla for my child who is disabled, i have had my fmla approved for about 6 months now and i have been with the company for about two years. i was told by my head manager to text him whenever i needed to use it so that our other managers and employees wouldn’t ask questions, and we have a written transaction. this was no issue the first few times i used it, until i attempted to use it when my child was sick and he told me that i wasn’t allowed to use my fmla for that, and i promptly contacted hr. we had a (phone) meeting with hr and i was instructed to provide no reason when using fmla, which i have stuck with ever since the meeting, but since then my performance is increasingly brought up and i’ve been written up for rules that only apply to my location and my job description says nothing in regards to this rule. not to mention that i have coworkers coming to me saying that they were told by management to watch me, and managers who have to go out of their way to run reports specifically for me. now i’m not the best employee as far as attendance goes but my performance is top notch, i have my numbers to support that, however i have really tried to step it up in hopes of the harassment lessening to no avail. i have already filed a complaint with the dol but won’t have my interview with them until february and i’m being pressured more and more everyday so i’m becoming increasingly concerned for my job. please note that i am desperately searching for another job to avoid this situation as a whole but i also feel like i’m being forced out. is it time to get a lawyer, or do i have other options first? in tn bot: how many times have you used fmla in 2 years?

user: my boss told me i couldn’t use my fmla, i called hr and now my performance is constantly monitored i have approved fmla for my child who is disabled, i have had my fmla approved for about 6 months now and i have been with the company for about two years. i was told by my head manager to text him whenever i needed to use it so that our other managers and employees wouldn’t ask questions, and we have a written transaction. this was no issue the first few times i used it, until i attempted to use it when my child was sick and he told me that i wasn’t allowed to use my fmla for that, and i promptly contacted hr. we had a (phone) meeting with hr and i was instructed to provide no reason when using fmla, which i have stuck with ever since the meeting, but since then my performance is increasingly brought up and i’ve been written up for rules that only apply to my location and my job description says nothing in regards to this rule. not to mention that i have coworkers coming to me saying that they were told by management to watch me, and managers who have to go out of their way to run reports specifically for me. now i’m not the best employee as far as attendance goes but my performance is top notch, i have my numbers to support that, however i have really tried to step it up in hopes of the harassment lessening to no avail. i have already filed a complaint with the dol but won’t have my interview with them until february and i’m being pressured more and more everyday so i’m becoming increasingly concerned for my job. please note that i am desperately searching for another job to avoid this situation as a whole but i also feel like i’m being forced out. is it time to get a lawyer, or do i have other options first? in tn bot: not a lawyer. never talk to hr about harassment or retaliation. always speak directly to an attorney whose first piece of advice is going to be not to speak to hr or management and the second will be document everything.

user: my boss told me i couldn’t use my fmla, i called hr and now my performance is constantly monitored i have approved fmla for my child who is disabled, i have had my fmla approved for about 6 months now and i have been with the company for about two years. i was told by my head manager to text him whenever i needed to use it so that our other managers and employees wouldn’t ask questions, and we have a written transaction. this was no issue the first few times i used it, until i attempted to use it when my child was sick and he told me that i wasn’t allowed to use my fmla for that, and i promptly contacted hr. we had a (phone) meeting with hr and i was instructed to provide no reason when using fmla, which i have stuck with ever since the meeting, but since then my performance is increasingly brought up and i’ve been written up for rules that only apply to my location and my job description says nothing in regards to this rule. not to mention that i have coworkers coming to me saying that they were told by management to watch me, and managers who have to go out of their way to run reports specifically for me. now i’m not the best employee as far as attendance goes but my performance is top notch, i have my numbers to support that, however i have really tried to step it up in hopes of the harassment lessening to no avail. i have already filed a complaint with the dol but won’t have my interview with them until february and i’m being pressured more and more everyday so i’m becoming increasingly concerned for my job. please note that i am desperately searching for another job to avoid this situation as a whole but i also feel like i’m being forced out. is it time to get a lawyer, or do i have other options first? in tn bot: how many times have you used fmla in 2 years?

user: my boss told me i couldn’t use my fmla, i called hr and now my performance is constantly monitored i have approved fmla for my child who is disabled, i have had my fmla approved for about 6 months now and i have been with the company for about two years. i was told by my head manager to text him whenever i needed to use it so that our other managers and employees wouldn’t ask questions, and we have a written transaction. this was no issue the first few times i used it, until i attempted to use it when my child was sick and he told me that i wasn’t allowed to use my fmla for that, and i promptly contacted hr. we had a (phone) meeting with hr and i was instructed to provide no reason when using fmla, which i have stuck with ever since the meeting, but since then my performance is increasingly brought up and i’ve been written up for rules that only apply to my location and my job description says nothing in regards to this rule. not to mention that i have coworkers coming to me saying that they were told by management to watch me, and managers who have to go out of their way to run reports specifically for me. now i’m not the best employee as far as attendance goes but my performance is top notch, i have my numbers to support that, however i have really tried to step it up in hopes of the harassment lessening to no avail. i have already filed a complaint with the dol but won’t have my interview with them until february and i’m being pressured more and more everyday so i’m becoming increasingly concerned for my job. please note that i am desperately searching for another job to avoid this situation as a whole but i also feel like i’m being forced out. is it time to get a lawyer, or do i have other options first? in tn bot: when will everyone realize the hr dept will never, ever be on your side.....

user: my boss told me i couldn’t use my fmla, i called hr and now my performance is constantly monitored i have approved fmla for my child who is disabled, i have had my fmla approved for about 6 months now and i have been with the company for about two years. i was told by my head manager to text him whenever i needed to use it so that our other managers and employees wouldn’t ask questions, and we have a written transaction. this was no issue the first few times i used it, until i attempted to use it when my child was sick and he told me that i wasn’t allowed to use my fmla for that, and i promptly contacted hr. we had a (phone) meeting with hr and i was instructed to provide no reason when using fmla, which i have stuck with ever since the meeting, but since then my performance is increasingly brought up and i’ve been written up for rules that only apply to my location and my job description says nothing in regards to this rule. not to mention that i have coworkers coming to me saying that they were told by management to watch me, and managers who have to go out of their way to run reports specifically for me. now i’m not the best employee as far as attendance goes but my performance is top notch, i have my numbers to support that, however i have really tried to step it up in hopes of the harassment lessening to no avail. i have already filed a complaint with the dol but won’t have my interview with them until february and i’m being pressured more and more everyday so i’m becoming increasingly concerned for my job. please note that i am desperately searching for another job to avoid this situation as a whole but i also feel like i’m being forced out. is it time to get a lawyer, or do i have other options first? in tn bot: how many times have you used fmla in 2 years?

user: i got married 3 years ago and just found out ou liscnses was mever processed and we aren't legally married so my husband and i got married 3 years ago. we went down to the courthouse a few weeks before the wedding and paid for our liscense. we did the wedding, signed our paperwork, and gave it to our pastor to be sent off (something in the paperwork said that the officiant had to send it off, i think). his secretary sent it off a week after the wedding and we thought it was all taken care of. we never bothered to request our liscense before now because we never needed it. we just requested it now so that i can take advantage of some of my husndands work benefits. we requested it a few weeks ago and we just got a letter back saying there was no record. my husband called the vital records office and they said they searched very thoroughly and could not find it. they said it may have been lost in the mail?. my question is are we in any legal trouble? we've been filing our taxes jointly this entire time and he is on my insurance as my spouse, which apparently he is not. i think when we got his passport, he said he was married? our credit card has us down as married. we are working to get legally married now, but can we be prosecuted for tax fraud or insurance fraud or anything? is everything basically a non-issue and we are over thinking this, or should we be worried? bot: you presented yourself as married and had a religious ceremony, so the irs isn't going to be an issue about your taxes. there was no fraud here, and especially no intent to misrepresent anything

user: i got married 3 years ago and just found out ou liscnses was mever processed and we aren't legally married so my husband and i got married 3 years ago. we went down to the courthouse a few weeks before the wedding and paid for our liscense. we did the wedding, signed our paperwork, and gave it to our pastor to be sent off (something in the paperwork said that the officiant had to send it off, i think). his secretary sent it off a week after the wedding and we thought it was all taken care of. we never bothered to request our liscense before now because we never needed it. we just requested it now so that i can take advantage of some of my husndands work benefits. we requested it a few weeks ago and we just got a letter back saying there was no record. my husband called the vital records office and they said they searched very thoroughly and could not find it. they said it may have been lost in the mail?. my question is are we in any legal trouble? we've been filing our taxes jointly this entire time and he is on my insurance as my spouse, which apparently he is not. i think when we got his passport, he said he was married? our credit card has us down as married. we are working to get legally married now, but can we be prosecuted for tax fraud or insurance fraud or anything? is everything basically a non-issue and we are over thinking this, or should we be worried? bot: doesn’t the church have a record of the marriage?

user: accidentally sent money to previous landlord, and now he's refusing to give it back i accidentally sent my old landlord from 5 months ago rent money that i intended for my current landlord via venmo. i promptly asked him to return the money since i did not intend it to be for him. he flat out refused and claimed that i and my previous room mates owe him money for damages to the house and back rent from when we lived there. this was the first time i was hearing about this, and he hadn't mentioned anything about it at all since i moved out. seemed quite sketchy and sleezey since he literally didn't mention it beforehand i'm not sure if these claims are substantiated, i asked for him to send me a list of the damages and what i owed him so i could review them, but in the meantime i told him that i don't consent to him keeping the money i accidentally sent him, as i need it to pay this month's rent to my other landlord. is he allowed to do this? does it matter if his claims are valid? i'm not trying to avoid financial responsibility if i do indeed owe him money, just seems odd that i accidentally send him money, then he makes a claim that there's damages when he's had months to tell me about them. bot: take him to small claims court asap. as other people have said, never use venmo for major transactions.

user: accidentally sent money to previous landlord, and now he's refusing to give it back i accidentally sent my old landlord from 5 months ago rent money that i intended for my current landlord via venmo. i promptly asked him to return the money since i did not intend it to be for him. he flat out refused and claimed that i and my previous room mates owe him money for damages to the house and back rent from when we lived there. this was the first time i was hearing about this, and he hadn't mentioned anything about it at all since i moved out. seemed quite sketchy and sleezey since he literally didn't mention it beforehand i'm not sure if these claims are substantiated, i asked for him to send me a list of the damages and what i owed him so i could review them, but in the meantime i told him that i don't consent to him keeping the money i accidentally sent him, as i need it to pay this month's rent to my other landlord. is he allowed to do this? does it matter if his claims are valid? i'm not trying to avoid financial responsibility if i do indeed owe him money, just seems odd that i accidentally send him money, then he makes a claim that there's damages when he's had months to tell me about them. bot: you can get your money back through small claims court but that will take some time

user: previous roommate skipped out while behind on two months rent. now he claims to have $5000 cash in hand for a new place. can i take him to small claims court? hi, my previous roommate has bailed after becoming two months late on his portion of rent. i obviously covered the remaining portion of the rent for the two months he missed. he just posted on facebook seeking a new place with a supposed budget of $1400 a month with $5000 cash in hand for the first couple months and deposit. our rent was $375 each plus half of utilities each. there is not a lease due to renting from my family. would i be justified taking him to small claims court for the amount he owes me? bot: i’m an attorney in iowa. i do landlord/tenant law. i am not your attorney. this would be a case you could 100% take to court and i think you could do so without an attorney provided you had adequate documentation/record if your agreement. it does not matter whether or not your old roommate had the ability to pay, what matters is that your old roommate agreed to something and didn’t follow through. the biggest question would be about how you would collect a judgment, should one be imposed since your state doesn’t allow garnishment. another thing to be cognizant of is that you can only sue for damages that are “owing”, meaning you can only take the roommate to court for months that he has already missed and not future months. the future months would require another action once the damages accrued. good luck!

user: previous roommate skipped out while behind on two months rent. now he claims to have $5000 cash in hand for a new place. can i take him to small claims court? hi, my previous roommate has bailed after becoming two months late on his portion of rent. i obviously covered the remaining portion of the rent for the two months he missed. he just posted on facebook seeking a new place with a supposed budget of $1400 a month with $5000 cash in hand for the first couple months and deposit. our rent was $375 each plus half of utilities each. there is not a lease due to renting from my family. would i be justified taking him to small claims court for the amount he owes me? bot: yes. you can definitely take this matter to the small claims court

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: not a lawyer, former social worker you might first see if the parents are willing to sign a temporary guardianship document, which you need to enroll the child in school, take him to doctors appointments etc. it doesn’t need to mention any kind of financial support. this will help you in the immediate term, in case you need to make medical decisions for your brother, and should help you demonstrate that your brother has been in your care and solely your care since x date when, if ever, this goes before family court for child support. if the brother is in aftercare, sign the pick up log every day. you may need those records one day.

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: how old are you? what state?

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: not a lawyer, former social worker you might first see if the parents are willing to sign a temporary guardianship document, which you need to enroll the child in school, take him to doctors appointments etc. it doesn’t need to mention any kind of financial support. this will help you in the immediate term, in case you need to make medical decisions for your brother, and should help you demonstrate that your brother has been in your care and solely your care since x date when, if ever, this goes before family court for child support. if the brother is in aftercare, sign the pick up log every day. you may need those records one day.

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: you most likely need to go to a lawyer who specializes in family issues. it doesn’t sound like any kind of written custody agreement has ever been signed, and that should be done asap.

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: if your mother is getting cash aid or food stamps for him. contact your local health and human services office aka welfare office. let them know you have him and she gets help for him but gives you none at all.

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: how old are you? what state?

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: if your mother is getting cash aid or food stamps for him. contact your local health and human services office aka welfare office. let them know you have him and she gets help for him but gives you none at all.

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: you most likely need to go to a lawyer who specializes in family issues. it doesn’t sound like any kind of written custody agreement has ever been signed, and that should be done asap.

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: was the cps caseworker able to give you any resources for how to navigate this? if they’ve closed their case they probably should have referred you to “family services” which is an ongoing caseworker to help you navigate things like this for a few months. as another comment stated there’s a whole pile of places that can help you out. don’t mention the money at all(eta: to his mother or any other family), make it seem like it’s all just legal stuff so you can get him into school etc, and then when everything is lined up and they redirect the money to you, pretend you had no idea it was coming. it’s the only way. also block these people until they’re healthy humans to be around. good on you for taking him in you’re probably saving him from a real dark future.

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: you most likely need to go to a lawyer who specializes in family issues. it doesn’t sound like any kind of written custody agreement has ever been signed, and that should be done asap.

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: contact cps. talk to them about how they closed the case. they can’t just say “ok he lives with you now. bye” without proper court orders to do so. so either a you have temporary placement or b you have been given permanent custody. both of which entitles you to some sort of financial help. if you are his temporary guardian you can receive kinship benefits. if you now have custody you can file for child support. you don’t really need to spend money on a lawyer for child support. it’s a straightforward calculation.

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: legal aid in your state should be able to help you file the paperwork needed to petition for child support. also, if you can get any welfare benefits for him the office can help you file for child support.

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: contact cps. talk to them about how they closed the case. they can’t just say “ok he lives with you now. bye” without proper court orders to do so. so either a you have temporary placement or b you have been given permanent custody. both of which entitles you to some sort of financial help. if you are his temporary guardian you can receive kinship benefits. if you now have custody you can file for child support. you don’t really need to spend money on a lawyer for child support. it’s a straightforward calculation.

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: you most likely need to go to a lawyer who specializes in family issues. it doesn’t sound like any kind of written custody agreement has ever been signed, and that should be done asap.

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: lawyer, not your lawyer. guardianship asap. poa can only go so far. check out legal aid. lean on them more than the social workers for legal advice, but lean on social workers for any potential grants or benefits available. if legal aid can’t petition directly for you, check out nj’s self help forms and that should guide you through it. they’re usually on your state’s supreme court self help site.

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: legal aid in your state should be able to help you file the paperwork needed to petition for child support. also, if you can get any welfare benefits for him the office can help you file for child support.

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: lawyer, not your lawyer. guardianship asap. poa can only go so far. check out legal aid. lean on them more than the social workers for legal advice, but lean on social workers for any potential grants or benefits available. if legal aid can’t petition directly for you, check out nj’s self help forms and that should guide you through it. they’re usually on your state’s supreme court self help site.

user: my parents abandoned my brother and i'm taking care of him, do i go to court for child support? so in may of this year my brother (11yo) came to live with me because my mother wasn't consistently feeding him, was having her abusive boyfriend over, and was not taking him to school. cps was going to take my mother to court so he came to live with me. a while before that his father (my stepdad) left to go live on his own. since may i have been feeding my brother, taking him to school, and he lives solely with me. my mother also collects money to take care of my brother which she will not give me. my step father has repeatedly refused to give me any money to help take care of him. i feel like i should file for child support, but i don't think i can afford the legal costs. my mother and my brother's father have no interest in taking care of him, so i do not believe they would fight me for custody, but they would fight me for child support as they do not want to pay any money to take care of their kid. bot: you most likely need to go to a lawyer who specializes in family issues. it doesn’t sound like any kind of written custody agreement has ever been signed, and that should be done asap.