The short of it is this:

Lived in apartment in Washington, moved to different city in WA. Apartment complex is managed by another entity. After move out the managing entity has forwarded bills to be paid as is standard for damages/lease breaking fee/ cleaning/etc. Normal stuff. One of the charges is for a door. Specifically for the laundry closet. It's not much ($55) but it's certainly annoying as we've sent the video from our move in walk-through, which clearly shows there is no door. We have told the managing company and sent the video to them. They have just sent back responses stating basically this: "We sent this to the apartment. They have said their charges are legit. Any further disputes on this will be considered refusal to pay and this will be sent to collections."

Now for my question: Is there any point in going somewhere down the legal/civil route with this? $55 isn't some obscene amount to me, it's more the principal of being charged for something that wasn't ever there in the first place. I'd love to deliver some kind of justice to this absolute mudload of management team.

Hello Reddit,

I occasionally receive phishing text messages that contain links to malicious websites. Is it possible to subpoena the ISP for the registered owner and sue them for the phishing attempt if the owner is located in the US? I am located in FL

I ate McDonald’s quarter pounders 2 times in the last 3 weeks. Got really bad diarrhea on Sunday. This morning I decided to go get tested because it wasn’t getting any better. Is a lawsuit something I should look into? I’m in Wyoming by the way.

I was recently terminated with no reason given and I had no history of performance issues with the company in the 7 or so years I was with them. I simply informed the company was separating with me.

I was offered a severance of a couple of months only. However, I haven't signed or accepted the offer.

Do I have a case for wrongful termination? I am in MA.

I’m moving into an apartment on my own for the first time, I’m 20, I finally found one and was accepted 😀 but I found my dream apartment, and they led me on saying there’s no reason I shouldn’t be accepted, I paid for both mine and my mothers app fee (75$ each) and the admin fee (195$) and was denied. I can receive a refund of 195$ in the form of a check that will take 30 days to arrive, but it’s being sent to an address I haven’t lived at in over 2 years and 5 hours away. They mislead me, lied to me, tricked me, that is 400$ I need to use towards moving into my new place soon. Does anyone think trying to dispute it will work? Or should I just take the L

I was with my ex 4+ years, I ended the relationship early 2022.

Some of the photos were given consensually early in our relationship, but a lot of them were taken with secret cameras in our bedroom that I was not aware of.

I ended the relationship due to extreme emotional abuse and discovering him cheating with multiple people, he is 10 years older than me and most of his side girls were VERY young (he was 38/39 and they were 19-21).

I got a message request from his current girlfriend stating that she discovered him 'pleasuring himself' to an album of nude photos of me while they were on vacation. She declined any request to give me any more information, and knowing him it's very likely that he has not deleted them, he is an IT professional and very very good at hiding anything he wants to.

She decided to stay with him, so I cut contact and am no longer communicating with her.

I directly demanded that he delete this content during our breakup and I was assured he had. Now that I know he still has this content I'm extremely uncomfortable and afraid of him sending/posting/distributing it.

Is there anything at all that I can do to hold him responsible or require him to destroy the content?

My sister and I hired an estate lawyer after our mother's passing. Told us standard hourly pricing, we'd get billed a tenth of an hour or so for every single e-mail, phone call, etc, so don't call and request updates unless it's important. After talking in person when we signed a contract, he told us he would next be in touch in one month, when the surrogate court sent the paperwork we needed to proceed.

Nearly two months later, I sent an e-mail asking about if the paperwork came in from the court yet and he sent an e-mail that he was out of the office, but to be patient because paperwork could take a month. It had been nearly two. The next day he e-mailed again, apparently the court had sent the paperwork but he "never" received it, and they would send another copy.

Not only do I think he would have never checked in with the court if I hadn't requested an update, but he charged us for all three e-mails when we did not request an immediate response, he just chose to e-mail us on his day out.

Since then, he has messaged us multiple times asking for updates for all of the things we're responsible for, and charged us every time he e-mailed us despite the fact that we made it clear the various banks are taking time just like the surrogate court did and we would tell him
when we were ready to meet with him again. Additionally, he has e-mailed us repeatedly to say we need to discuss if we're selling her house and how we're splitting the money, but we told him multiple times in person that we would not be selling the house and my sister has been living there since before my mom passed. Even though he has that information, he's continued to e-mail us with instructions and billed us every. single. time.

He recently sent us a bill for his services, because we have been not responding because he just keeps e-mailing. How do we tell him we only want to pay for his actual services, and not his unsolicited, repetitive e-mails?

Georgia, USA- My sister and her ex husband share a young child. She gave him full custody in their divorce because she was not in a good place (she didn’t show up for the hearing).

She went through a period of no contact with the child as she was in a dark place.

She’s trying to come out of her pit and get her life together. What are her rights? She tries to talk to the child on the phone but the father isn’t letting her anymore. My sister doesn’t have transportation and is in between homes, but is sober and desperately wants to be in the child’s life. She can’t afford an attorney. I know he can’t withhold the child this way. Please advise on what to do.

I work for a public school district in upstate New York. The district has me scheduled to work 7 hours a day. However, the Business Administrator has started to only pay me for 6 hours a day for paid Holidays and sick/vacation/personal days. My particular position (teacher aide) has a base schedule of a guaranteed 6 hours a day, with almost all aides working over 6 hours, like my 7 hour shift.

However, the district only paid me for 6 hours for Columbus Day, which is a paid Holiday for all employees according to our contract. I also took a paid sick day, for my full 7 hour shift and was only paid for 6 hours there as well.

I’m looking to find out if this is at all legal, and if not, what are my options to fight this? Happy to answer any questions. Thanks in advance for any advice.

I am wondering if I need to write a proposed settlement if trying to aviod filing suit. I have a tort and civil liberties as well as constitutional rights, with elements of negligence under color of law case. Slam dunk case. City hall is all ears, just never been here before. So, do I submit a proposal or just voice it??

I'm asking for advice and also ranting.

My high school son joked with his friends at school that I'd hit him. This was picked up by the administration, and a school social worker spoke to him. He admitted it was a joke. The social work and I subsequently had a conversation and he said the case will be closed.

A week later, a DCF (Dept. of Children and Families, ie, CPS) worker showed up at my house. I allowed him into our home, talked to him, and let him speak with both my boys. Yesterday I got a call from a different DCF worker wanting to conduct another home visit. To close out the case, they'd also need both boys' medical and educational records.

I guess they must follow certain procedures, and the easiest way to make this go away is to give them what they want. However, I don't want see why I should let some government agency/worker have my children's records or let them into our house, again, just because they have a "need".

DCF protects children at risk, that's great, but this is more like harassment, and the boys don't appreciate having a stranger grill them in their home. I wonder whether I should refuse to provide the records or allow the DCF worker into our house, and make them go get a search warrant.

(I will probably calm down in a bit, bend over and give them what they want. Like most good citizens, I just don't have the time and energy to fight these people. But god damn it, I'm so annoyed!)

Dear all,

My wife got rear ended and she left the scene without getting insurance info. She was very shaken as this was her first accident and there was no shoulder and trucks were driving by in the freeway.

Cars in front of her suddenly stopped and she had to stop the car behind her hit her. She did not hit the car in front of her or any other cars.

What should be our next steps in this situation?

Would there be any legal consequences for her?

Her rear bumper has some damage. One tail light cracked. Mostly appears cosmetic.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you all.

My neighbors gun misfired into my apartment. This neighbor shares a wall with me and my partner. Upon the bullet coming into our apartment, my SO called the police. Upon investigation, police let us know that the neighbor was asleep and the gun misfired on its own. The morning after, our incident report showed that our neighbor had been arrested. We immediately contacted our property manager, who let us know that most likely our neighbor would be evicted. My boyfriend and I no longer feel safe in our apartment. We let our leasing agent know. Our complex is letting us move into a different unit, however, it is on the third floor so we will have to hire movers for all heavy furniture. We have limited time to move so I also have to take time off of work, which will cut into my paycheck. Is there anyway I can hold my neighbor or complex liable for moving charges and for the amount I will lose on my paycheck?

EDIT: I am fully expecting the answer to be “no”. However, I ask because of the amount of people who have reached out to me saying that we should see what our options are has me curious. While this is inconvenient, I do understand we are electing to move and know we will just have to be tight on budgeting. We would not be electing to move unless we thought there may be some form of retaliation and because the gun fired into a space we frequently use. I appreciate all the replies!

some girl with the same first name got in a car accident in the state of california. Ive never lived in California, ive never had her last name, ive never been in a car accident.

her car accident is showing up on my lexusnexus comsumer report & making my car insurance expensive. im trying to dispute the accident on the grounds that she is not me.

ive explained that im not her, ive never lived there, ect. sent in my social and Drivers license. they said it wasnt enough information to prove that the accident wasnt me.

what the hell do i do, and can i sue someone for the excessive amount of car insurance ive been wrongfully paying? i dont really want to sue but god, 3 grand would change my life. i cant imagine how much extra ive been paying since 2019, when the accident took place.

how do i get this accident off my record? the accident is under Jane Doe & my name is Jane Dee

A few weeks ago I was involved in a collision with a semi truck while on the job. Without sharing personal details, the crash occurred in Idaho and was not my fault. I was in a government vehicle, and the semi truck wasn’t associated with a large company- it was a farming semi carrying some kind of harvested goods.

I was (thank god) barely hurt from the crash, only received 2 small bruises, a bit of a sore back, and a bit of mental distress/ anxiety afterwards related to driving. The bruises have fully healed at this point, my back always tends to be sore on and off and felt completely fine 3 days afterwards, and my mental state has significantly improved, although there is still a slight bit of hesitancy when driving on larger roads.

My parents said they have a friend at a law firm who’s interested in “taking my case,” but I’m not even sure that I have one based on lack of injuries. I was able to go into work the day afterwards, and honestly I’m not familiar enough with the legal system to even know if I have a case. Also, while extra money would be incredibly helpful, I feel kind of dirty/greedy taking money from a farmer or someone who’s just trying to put food on the table, especially since workers comp covered the cost of my ER visit/ lost labor for the day.

I am reaching out to urgently request your assistance regarding an ongoing issue involving impersonation and defamatory content affecting my client. Someone has unlawfully taken my client's image from Google, edited it, and created a fraudulent account, using this edited image as the profile photo. They have also posted false and damaging information about my client, leading to severe harassment.

Despite numerous reports submitted regarding this account, no action has been taken, and the content remains online, continuing to cause distress to my client. I am seeking guidance on the most effective methods or steps to ensure this matter is resolved promptly.

The harm caused to my client is substantial, and I would greatly appreciate any immediate assistance, including an escalation if possible, as we are reaching a critical point. I am committed to taking all appropriate actions to resolve this, and I am open to further advice on legal avenues if needed.

Thank you in advance for your support

About a year or two ago, we had to move and the place we moved to wouldn't allow pets, so my mom gave my cat to her friend to hold until we moved somewhere we could have pets. After we had moved into a house where we could have pets, she refused to give my cat back as my cat was "part of her family now." I had had my cat for about 4-5 years and she's now had my cat for a little over one year, how would I go about getting my cat back?? She has declined every time we have asked for my cat back, even saying no when my mom threatened to take her to court. My cat is microchipped and I have an email from the place we adopted her from.

Basically the title. I sold my house and moved to a new city about a month ago, but I’ve procrastinated and haven’t updated my drivers license or voter registration. Now it’s too late to do it before the presidential election. Would it be illegal if I went back to my old city to vote? I would only be voting once, and I have a valid ID and registration in that city, but I no longer maintain residence there and really should have updated my ID and registration a month ago.

Thank you for the help!

They've asked for my contact info home address and signature on the hiring offer can they do something with that? The company is called Al Jazeera telecom and it seems legit enough but i didnt see the lady that was claiming to be a hiring manager on the linked in or linkedin in general, so idk if this is the actual company i have messaged them on linked in asking about this to be safe, any assistance is greatly appreciated.

I’ll try and keep it short

In 2005 my grandmother bought a house and my mother has been living in it since then, the house and mortgage is under my grandmothers name but my mother has been the one paying the mortgage since it was bought 19 years ago.

In 2013 my grandmother wrote up a will stating my mother will get the house when she passes.

My grandmother was fighting cancer for a long time, October 10th of 22 she passed away. For the last couple months of her life she was confined to the hospital pumped up on a lot of drugs. She was definitely not in a coherent state of mind.

Less than one month before her passing, on September 9th 2022, my aunt had the will rewritten, and very well at that. Shes extremely wealthy and had a good lawyer write it up, basically stating that any prior Will was null and void and that anyone in prior wills cannot contest this new Will. She completely wrote my mother out of the will and had my grandmother sign while she was on her death bed. She did this without knowledge of anyone and not even my mother found out until after my grandmother had passed.

It’s been two years now and my aunt has refused to speak or talk to my mother. The second largest issue is the house is still under my deceased grandmothers name! And my aunt is the only one that can change it and we don’t know why she hasn’t yet.

My mother has continued paying the mortgage under my grandmothers name because she is scared it’ll go into foreclosure if she doesn’t and she will loose everything she has paid for the past 19 years.

My mother has nothing, this house is all she ever wanted and it was the one thing my grandmother promised to her. My aunt is filthy rich, owns a multi million dollar home, her own dentistry, a 100 unit apartment complex and much more. I don’t understand why she would take the only thing my mother has in life?

Anyways….

My largest concerns are, is there anything we can do to contest this will 2 years later? What sort of trouble can come from not switching the name on the house? And can my mother get in trouble for paying the mortgage under my grandmothers name?

We’re in Pennsylvania

Utah

As the title states, boyfriend's ex currently has full physical and split legal custody of the children. His eldest (17M) and his ex never really saw eye to eye but without my boyfriend in the home to act as a buffer between the two the relationship has deteriorated. The eldest has already stated that he would like to live with us when he turned 18 but I started becoming concerned when every time the kids visited he would talk about how he doesn't eat at home and his panic attacks. My boyfriend and I have talked about using an upcoming mediation to modify custody and having the eldest move in with us but the eldest is afraid of what his mother's reaction will be and is a very conflict avoidant, anxious person.

My boyfriend had the kids for Halloween and after dropping off the younger ones took the eldest to dinner where the eldest once again stated that he doesn't eat at home. My boyfriend also observed that eldest was so anxious that his hands were shaking as he lifted out his food. My boyfriend is at a loss on how to help and I don't think the eldest should be subjected to another year in an environment that makes him anxious to this extent.

Please help. How can we make the transition as easy as possible on his kids? Is there a way to minimize or mitigate the blowback his eldest will receive from his mother? We don't want to start the process and have this kid berated, guilt tripped, and yelled at by his mother because while my boyfriend and I want this process to be as painless as possible, his ex doesn't share this sentiment.

I was considering hiring a lawyer to help deal with a contractor. I didn't need one. I did call one and had a phone conversation and he asked me to email him my contracts with the contractor. I did that and asked him a question or 2. Simple things like who fills out a sworn statement. I handled my issue on my own. Now i see he sent me an invoice. I have to start a portal account to view it. I didn't and don't plan to. I wasn't looking for a free lawyer. I was fielding if i needed one. Can he now bill me? He answered 2 emails in about one or 2 sentences and we had one phone call.

A few weeks ago, my bf apartment complex towed my car. I cursed them out because they had given us incorrect parking information and refused to take accountability. Anyways, they issued a lease violation for unruly behavior of guests. Now he has to pay $100. I just want to know if they can do that because it seems like an abuse of power.

I want to mention that I cursed them out over the phone and it feels like they’re stifling my freedom of speech.

I just received the city approved planning docs for my HVAC. The plans say that my home needs 27k BTU to maintain 70F when the outdoor temp is -1F. They also planned to install a gas furnace that could output 38k BTU.

What they actually installed was a heat pump that can only output 16k-22k BTU between -4F and 17F. (The spec sheet I found isn't more specific than that).

It only dips below 0F a few times a year, but when it does it takes several days to get my home back in the mid 60s. Unless I leave a half dozen space heaters running all day and that's probably not safe.

An emergency heating coil is not compatible with my air handler. Contractor bids to upgrade the handler and add coils are around $9k. And bids to install a gas furnace are about $16k. So this is more than small claims court can handle.

Background and Recent Findings

A property survey was conducted on Tuesday, October 29, along the side of my property. The initial purpose of the survey was to determine the boundary line specifically for constructing a retaining wall. However, during the survey, an estimated 147.56 sq ft section of my property appears to overlap onto the neighboring property. This starts at a point and angles through my sidewalk, shed, and yard until it reaches a max distance of 3 feet 1 inch from the current retaining wall and fence to the point in the ground the surveyor marked as the property line.

The 147.56 sq ft measurement is a rough estimate. If necessary, a formal survey can be arranged to accurately measure the space both with and without this overlap to determine the exact area in question.

Property Ownership and Effective Title Date

I took ownership of the property in 2014. The purchase was secured under an Homeowner's Policy, with a total payment covering the title insurance premium, tax, and a title and escrow credit.

The deed confirms my legal title under my name as a single owner and states that I, as the borrower, am lawfully seised of the property described.

Use and Maintenance of Property

Since purchasing the property in 2014, I have continuously and exclusively maintained the yard, fence, retaining wall, and shed. Significant time, effort, and financial investment have gone into maintaining this area in good condition, as I have treated it as part of my property.

Fence Reinforcement: I have reinforced the fence along the boundary, investing labor and funds to keep it stable and secure, including repairs and upgrades to protect the property from external elements.

Landscaping and Yard Renovation: Over the past decade, I have re-landscaped the yard, enhancing its appearance and functionality. I have also planted trees and shrubs for added privacy, with continuous care to maintain the area.

Shed Maintenance and Repairs: The shed, a permanent structure on the property, has been essential for storage and has undergone maintenance to ensure durability, including roof repairs, repainting, and structural adjustments.

Ongoing Financial and Time Investment

The time and financial resources I have invested underscore my commitment to the property, reinforcing my belief that the fence and retaining wall mark the true boundary of my property.

Additional Survey Option

If further accuracy is required, I am prepared to arrange a formal survey to provide a definitive measurement of the area in question, serving as additional documentation.

Action Taken

Given the survey findings, I have requested a pause on all construction or boundary adjustments until legal guidance can be obtained. My primary goal is to maintain the existing boundary established by the current fence and retaining wall, considering the longstanding use and lack of prior disputes.

Conclusion

I am seeking a resolution to formally recognize the boundary defined by the fence and retaining wall, in alignment with adverse possession principles due to continuous and exclusive use. I believe the documented history of my ownership and substantial investment supports my claim to the current layout as the official property line.

I have already hired an attorney to help with the case but would like to know what possible outcomes are possible and what my chances are of maintaining my yard as is. This is in Washington State. The neighbors have only lived on there property for about 4 years out of the 10 I have lived next door.

I received an email from my supervisor on 10/28 with a PIP attached that was predated to 10/25.

After emailing my supervisor to set up a meeting time to discuss, they confirmed their availability of 10am on the morning of 10/30. Right before the end of the day on 10/29, they decline the meeting invite that I had sent and instead wanted to change this time to 10am on 10/31.

On 10/30, I filed a formal complaint with the corporate HR, outlining multiple issues with my particular office and my manager's style of "managing" that has had a direct impact on the work being done and not being supported in my role with the company.

I never received any response from HR. Not a confirmation that my email was received, not an acknowledgement that there would be an investigation. Nada.

This morning, after not being in our office for the last 3 weeks, due to understaffing at the other offices that are overseen, my manager showed up and told that I was being let go.

Edit: I was not notified on 10/25 about the PIP, it was not rec'd for 3 days, and my manager declined any scheduled meetings to discuss my performance. Declining the initial agreed upon time that they themselves chose is what caused me to file a formal complaint with HR.

Doing business with a company that provided services for our small organization. I sent a check out for $1,000.00 via our bank's bill pay service before the service was to be completed. A couple weeks later the company claims they never received the check so we sent a second check to an updated address they provided.

I let the bank know the first check was supposedly "lost" and they opened a ticket to investigate. I wasn't too worried because once 4 months pass a bill pay check that isn't deposited is returned into your account.

4 months pass and it has not returned to our account so I stopped at the bank again and this time the teller shows me that both checks were in fact deposited (not sure why I wasn't shown this before) and I would need to reach out to the business. I sent the information provided by the bank to the company and asked that they please refund us back. The last reply I received was "they will look into it".

What actions can I take to get our money back? Again we are a small 501c3 organization so every dollar counts.

I have been doing a little reselling side hustle of a particular brand of product and am looking to expand/make it official. I am in NYS and have but filled for any sort of licenses/certificates. I would like to start a company around this brand (reselling, reviewing products on social media, live streaming etc.). So I feel like a trademark lawyer would be needed for my name on my platforms but what kind of lawyer would I need for the other stuff of starting a business.

I would also like to start a charity donating the same items since while I'm looking for items to resell I come across great deals on items that may not be so popular in the resale market but would make great donations to people who don't care about specific currently popular or fetch items. I'm already putting in the legwork to find the diamonds in the rough I'd love to multitask and be able to grab less desirable items that still could be fully utilized by people in need. I'm confused on how I would do that for tax purposes and is it some sort of conflict of interest.

Any direction, help or insight would be very helpful and thanks in advance.

Every year my insurance agent sends my forms to sign through email via docusign. I pay for two insurances on my home. I just noticed my escrow was in the negative and was really confused. I discovered they took out more than triple for the insurance out of my escrow. Going back to the emails, my premium (not including fees and tax) was about a third of the amount paid via escrow. My agent decided to resend my documents because I called and asked questions and the premium number she forwarded is waaaaay more. I didn’t sign that document with the higher number yet my digital signature is on it. Sure she could’ve sent my original policy or last years or whatever by mistake but I signed for a lesser amount. What can I do? Anything? Triple the price is crazy.

Anyone have any advice on what law travel insurance companies may be breaking regarding denials of hospitalizations of a stroke patient based on “pre-existing” conditions?

Father had a stroke overseas and was denied the claim because of high blood pressure. If that’s the case, wouldn’t everyone who is a diabetic be denied medications or hospitalization because they had carbs in their lunch that day?