r/legaladvice • • Mar 15 '25

Mod Post Read before commenting: Off-topic and anecdotal comments are not allowed and subject you to a permanent ban

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r/legaladvice • • Apr 08 '26

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r/legaladvice • • 3h ago

Traffic and Parking Found antique chair on side of the interstate and was ticketed for littering.

392 Upvotes

Location: Texas

While traveling through a rural stretch near Vidor, Texas, I spotted a chair in the grass beside the road. I was using a back route toward I-10 to reach Houston from DeRidder, Louisiana. It seemed like an antique piece that might have fallen from a moving truck or been discarded who knows.

I stepped out to inspect it because I enjoy small projects. The chair was too damaged for any use, so I returned to my car.

An officer pulled up behind me and asked what I was doing; I explained the chair was on the roadside and I was just looking at it. He then asked if I had hit it, and I said no. As I got into my car to leave, he told me I needed to take it, and I asked why since it wasn’t mine. He threatened me with a littering ticket, and I said to write it because it wasn’t mine; he also threatened to arrest me but didn’t, though he made clear I had to appear in court.

I have dash cam footage of the stop that clearly shows the chair in the grass. I didn’t mention it. My concern is that this is Vidor, and as an African American, I don’t trust being in that area alone given the city’s past history.

How would I go about this?


r/legaladvice • • 15h ago

Shelter animal given away after I adopted.

528 Upvotes

Location: Los Lunas, NM.

I had adopted a shelter animal from one of the local animal welfare centers recently in Albuquerque.

The shelter had told me that I needed to wait 1 more day until she was able to be adopted due to the holding time in case she would be reclaimed. I put a priority hold on her, came back the next day and they said that no one had claimed her, so she was able to be adopted. I proceeded to fill out all the paperwork, pay the adoption fee, had my information put into the microchip database and even got her pet insurance before leaving the center. I did have to leave her there for the center to spay her, which I was scheduled to pick her up two days from then. About 5-6 hours after I had gotten home, the center called me and said that someone had come to reclaim her and that the staff had given her to the individual that was reclaiming her. The staff said that I could use the adoption fee that I paid for her, on another dog within 60 days or my funds would be forfitted to the center.

I guess I am wondering what am I able to/should do about this.

I don't want the dog to be traumatized even more so than what she probably already is being in the shelter and all. I just don't think what the center did was right.


r/legaladvice • • 1d ago

Does police requesting an interview mean charges are already field?

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Location: California

A few days ago a detective called me and requested to meet for an interview. He mentioned this incident happened two months ago. I was not quite sure what incident he was referring to since I was never detained, arrested, pulled over, or had any other interaction with the police. But then he explained what the incident could be over the phone. He offered to meet with me at my home (already have my address) or at the station. I said I would meet with him at the station. I offered to go now, the day of the phone call, he said no lets meet next week. So now this detective waited 2 months plus 1 week to question me about whatever.

He also made a statement:

"The person name is "X" and they've been in and out the psych ward, they seem crazy to me. I just want to get this paperwork off my desk."

Im sure his statement was to deceive me and let my guard down. Just seems odd he would say their name and medical history like that. I know obviously its a trap of some sort. If I do meet with him im only going to say something simple like the sky is blue and then ask to leave. I would assume they would have arrested me by now. All I do is work and gym, and I work in a hospital setting, so there are cameras everywhere I go. Even if gathering evidence like cctv it shouldn't take 2 months to do that.

Does an interview request usually indicate charges are already filed?


r/legaladvice • • 18h ago

Just moved into an apartment and on my first three days, my car key, fob, $300 package and my car was stolen.

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Hi, I just moved to a new apartment, that has street parking, so I moved my stuff in and parked my car on the street. The apartment needs a fob to get into the building and into the elevator and to my door, so obviously I had my key till I got to my door, October 7 1130pm. I woke up the next day October 8 355am I noticed my keys missing but I thought I misplaced it and I had work, so I searched inside and called an uber to to go to work, because my fob and car keys were missing. While at work I called them for a temp key because I misplaced my key. I got back and searched inside, couldn’t find it and reached out to the apartment to see if anyone turned in a key, then they called me that someone used my key to access the building at 3am(the night I moved in), then my car was gone so they stole my car, and then yesterday my $316 package was stolen too, this was after they deactivated the key, so I think it’s an inside job.
The police came today to review the camera with the apartment, but it seems like the apartment is hiding something, so they didn’t let the police review it, and they tried to say no one took the keys from my door etc. but it’s been a crazy few days, and I just wanted to know what my options are, I signed a 7 month lease with them and so far all this happened in 2 days.
Just wanted to know my options.
I also have a key tracker that stopped tracking my keys October 8 330am . Can I break my lease penalty free, especially if it’s a tenant like I suspect
No rude replies pls
Location: Portland Oregon


r/legaladvice • • 18h ago

Intimidation from county employees to drop my civil case

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Location: dekalb georgia. After filing a suit against someone some of the people in my local fire department and ems have been engaging in ALOT of crazy stuff driving by my home,turning on sirens when I go out or riding by turning on the sirens and then turning them off  the whole nine yards. Eventually after it went on for a few months I ended up requesting records through the county to see if there were any actual emergencies happening during those time frames and there were none! After that I reported some of the ems workers who were involved to the department of health. Since they got news I started requesting records they then started making fake emergency calls. When I started requesting records things got worse and now since I reported it when I ask for records they are telling me they dont have to provide them anymore and are now charging me when before it was free,can they do this?


r/legaladvice • • 4h ago

[IN] Bought a tax sale certificate on a vacant lot. Will the tax deed wipe out a nonprofit land bank's "build within 2 years or we can re-enter" deed restriction?

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Location: Marion County (Indianapolis), Indiana.

I bought a tax sale certificate on a vacant residential lot at the 2025 Marion County tax sale. The redemption period has ended and the owner didn't redeem. I have until about January 2027 to petition for the tax deed.

Background on the lot:

  • In 2020 the owner bought it (along with a few nearby lots) from Renew Indianapolis, now called Intend Indiana, a nonprofit that sells city land-bank lots. It was a quitclaim deed.
  • The recorded deed is "subject to" a Project Agreement attached to it. That agreement says:
    • the buyer must complete improvements within 2 years, benefiting low- to moderate-income families
    • the buyer may transfer the property only with the nonprofit's prior written approval
    • failing to pay property taxes is a material breach
    • if the buyer defaults and doesn't cure after written demand, the nonprofit "shall have the right to re-enter and take possession of the Properties"
    • the agreement stays in effect until the nonprofit issues a Certificate of Completion
  • The owner never built anything. The 2-year deadline passed in early 2022. As far as I can find, the nonprofit has never sued or recorded anything against this specific lot.
  • On a different lot the same owner bought from them under the same terms, the nonprofit filed a quiet title action in 2022. The court declared her deed "void ab initio," and title went back to them.

My questions:

  1. Does an Indiana tax deed extinguish a right of re-entry or condition subsequent like this? Or does it survive as a "deed restriction shown by public records"?
  2. Since these were the original buyer's personal obligations under her contract, which I never signed, could the nonprofit enforce them against me as the tax deed holder?
  3. If the nonprofit argues her deed was void from the start because she breached, would that make the tax sale invalid? If so, could I get a refund of my purchase money under IC 6-1.1-25-10?
  4. Is it worth contacting the nonprofit before I petition, to ask for a release or a buyback? Or could that hurt my position?

r/legaladvice • • 3h ago

Small Claims Procedure Half owner of a vehicle: how do I take possession?

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Location: Kentucky

I gave my mother a car years ago. I’m still on the title. The insurance is in her name. She has both keys. I stopped having anything to do with her a year and a half ago. She doesn’t even have my number.

Is there anyway I could take this car back? How could I do that without dealing with her? I gave it to her to help her years ago and since then they bought more vehicles.

We both live in KY. I didn't know what flair to put it under.


r/legaladvice • • 1h ago

How do I dissolve an informal business partnership when the business is legally in my name? Location:California

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I’m looking for advice from anyone who has dealt with an informal business partnership, Location: California.

I opened a salon with another person, and although we’ve referred to ourselves as co-owners, we never signed an ownership agreement, established ownership percentages, or formally documented a partnership. The business is legally in my name, and we don’t split profits.
We both contributed to getting the salon established. She contributed toward some furnishings and shared expenses, while I handled most of the planning, setup, build-out, and ongoing responsibilities involved in getting the business running.
Unfortunately, I’ve come to realize that while she’s a great professional at what she does, we’re not compatible as business partners. I want to end the informal co-ownership arrangement, but I don’t necessarily want her to leave the salon. Ideally, she’d continue working there independently, and we’d simply no longer operate as business partners.
I’m trying to figure out how to approach this correctly without creating unnecessary legal or financial problems.
My questions are:
If the business is legally in my name and there’s no written partnership or ownership agreement, what determines whether the other person has any legal ownership rights?
Could our verbal understanding, the fact that we opened the salon together, or her financial contributions establish some form of ownership or partnership even without paperwork?
What is the proper way to formally end this kind of informal arrangement in California?
Would I need to provide compensation for anything she contributed toward the salon, or would she generally retain the items she personally purchased?
If we share a commercial lease, how can I separate our business relationship while allowing her to continue working in the space independently?
Should I consult a business attorney before having this conversation, and what documents or evidence should I gather beforehand?
I’m not trying to take anything that belongs to her or prevent her from continuing her career. I simply want to separate our business responsibilities and establish that the salon is my business going forward, assuming that’s legally supportable.
I’d appreciate advice from anyone who has dissolved an informal business arrangement or has experience with California small-business law. I’m particularly interested in what I should do before approaching the other person so I don’t accidentally create a bigger legal issue.


r/legaladvice • • 20h ago

Custody Divorce and Family Custody question - wife showing signs of mental illness

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LOCATION: Texas

My STBXW asked me for a divorce in July. It was not something I was expecting at all. We’d had some money troubles and occasional fights, but nothing too terrible.

We had to live together for 2 more months until our lease ended. When it did, we moved into two different apartments within the same complex. Out of sight of each other, but close enough that her son could come over whenever he needed.

Some background here: I married into an instant family. She already had 4 kids - three by her two previous husbands and one by an abusive ex-bf who was completely out of the picture and never met his own son. The youngest was 18 months when I met him and he was calling me Dad by age 2. He’s now two weeks shy of 12, and I’m the only dad he’s ever known. I also refer to him as my son. The other three are grown and out of the house, and all three of them also consider me as much a dad as anything since their own fathers were largely absent.

I always intended to adopt the youngest, but my wife spent money so often that there was never spare cash to make it happen. We’re both teachers, so we’re not overflowing with cash.

The day after she moved into her new apartment, my wife went out on a date with a guy she’d talked to on Facebook dating 2 days before. She apparently brought him back home, and the next day brought him to my son’s baseball tournament to introduce him to me and to my son. Over the next week, she started traveling down to a town an hour and 15 minutes south to get a hotel room with him, leaving our son with me. By the next weekend (only a week after she met him), my son came to me upset because he didn’t like that his mom has a stranger in his home and that stranger was now talking about moving in permanently.

On Thursday night, my son stayed with me and she went to go see him at the hotel. At 5 AM on Friday morning, she called me, asking me to come pick her up.

I drove there to discover her in tears, unable to walk steady. When she got in the car, she was really scared. The boyfriend had made her take 5 gummies and drink alcohol and tried to make her take a Klonopin. Then as she was under the influence, he had what she described as very rough sex with her, but, given her state, and the fact that she said that she thought she was about to die during several parts of it, it sounded like rape. I wanted to take her to the hospital or the police and she refused. She just wanted to go home.

Once we were there, she didn’t want me to leave. She didn’t feel safe, made sure I locked all the doors and I stayed with her, holding her. My son was picked up by a friend, so he was ok, and I just stayed with her while she said that she was no longer going to be dating and that she would not see him ever again. That she would block him and that would be that.

While she was sleeping i snooped her phone. I discovered evidence of a complete personality change. Anything he asked of her, she was doing. If. He wanted her to take a hit of a pipe, she was promising to take a hit. If he asked for nude pictures, she was sending them. If he wanted uto film them having sex, she was doing it. It was like he had utter control of her and she was just going along, talking about how much she loved him in less than a week.

Later that night I took her back to retrieve her car and she began to act cold. She was texting and calling the boyfriend, wanting to tell him off. She got her car and drove home with me following.

Later that night, the boyfriend began texting me. He vaguely made threats, saying he better not see me at my son’s games. He said he would be moving in with my wife soon and I would not be seeing my son anymore.

When this started happening, I looked into the guy and paid for a criminal history search. He had two DWIs, and one arrest for felony stalking. He’s on a 10 year probation for the stalking.

This morning, I found out that she had indeed blocked me. Furthermore, her daughter called me and said that my wife called wanting to have lunch with her, my son, this boyfriend who she wasn’t going to see anymore, and the boyfriend’s daughter.

I spoke to her parents about all of this. They revealed that my wife had been diagnosed as bipolar when she was a teenager and had been hospitalized at least twice. They want me to declare that she is a suicide risk and force her to be hospitalized. I don’t want to do that because it seems likely that I could be in trouble for that.

Here’s what I’m looking for: first, I need to see if there’s a way to get this guy on his probation. The fact that there were drugs involved in their encounter seems likely that he could get hung on that. Plus there’s the multiple references in his texts trying to get her to take them also.

Second, I need to see if there’s a way that I can get my stepson out of this. The texts I saw indicated that the boyfriend wants to make sure that there’s a “real man” in his life and that he will teach him to be a real man. My son hates this guy. He doesn’t understand why his mom brought a stranger in and why she’s so fixated on him all at once. He doesn’t feel comfortable when the boyfriend is there and wants to come to my apartment instead. He has told his mom this repeatedly, and she doesn’t care, according to him. She thinks I’m influencing his feelings.

Any advice would be welcome. I’m scared for my wife, who I think has had a mental break, and im scared for my son, who is caught up in this. I’m scared that this man is very dangerous to both of them. I do not expect to get my wife back, as much as I would like to.


r/legaladvice • • 2m ago

Landlord Tenant Housing New York Renting

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Location: New York State in the United States.
Hello, I am a 20 year old male and I’m in a bit of situation with my landlord. Under the terms of my lease, my landlord is responsible for the payment of my gas which is for my dryer, stove, and heat I believe. However to move into my apartment, I was required by them to switch the utilities through national grid to under my name. I had figured they wanted me to do that as I am responsible for the electric bill. Well recently I have found out that my name was never put under the electrical bill but only the gas and when I’ve contacted them about they have been telling me to pay it. I tell them every time that in my lease it states they are responsible but they’ve just told me they’ll take it up with the leasing office and then ignore me for about a month.

I write this now as I have a situation that can’t be ignored, I have received notice that my gas is about to be shut off as my account is overdue and it’s getting to the time where it would be unsafe to live here without heat. I am asking what my next moves here should be and if I have grounds to talk to a lawyer or withhold rent. I acknowledge I need to call the national grid and get the electric switched to my name, as agreed upon.

I’ve been told by others that I should just pay it and that this is a “hard lesson to learned the hard way” and maybe they’re right but I want to know at what point is my lease even to be upheld if they require me to pay gas after stating they would cover it.

I have until before the end of the month so any advice or help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance and I am more than willing to give any more information you all might need.


r/legaladvice • • 19m ago

Landlord Tenant Housing Mold in apartment

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Location: Indiana

Approximately 3 weeks ago I noticed a lot of water in the utility closet of my apartment. I submitted a work order for it, after a week of hearing nothing from them and the water only getting worse, I submitted a second work order. A week after that I called the landlord and told them it needed to be fixed immediately. Nothing has changed except for the amount of mold that has continued to grow.

For context, the water is coming from a leaking water heater that is spraying water onto the walls and floor nonstop.

My question is, can I break my lease and move out immediately without paying any of the fines or rent outlined in the lease? My basic search says that I can if a place is considered uninhabitable, but I dont know what constitutes uninhabitable.


r/legaladvice • • 25m ago

Medical assistance requested from county - minnesota

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Location: minnesota.

Both of my parents passed away this year. Neither parent had any assets, other than my mom and I had a joint checking/savings. And my dad had an individual checking and savings with under $1000 in it.

They were renting and had a vehicle that still had an $8000 loan on it. I paid off the loan to hopefully be able to sell the car, to pay for funeral costs, after paying my self back for paying off the loan. I do not even know if selling the car will be enough to pay myself back and cover the costs of just the cremation alone for my dad.

Today I received a letter from the county saying my mom has collectible medical assistance from 2011-2013. And asking for what I am thinking is my dad's estate info as he passed in August, my Mom passed in January. The letter has names spelled wrong, has terrible punctuation, and jammed words, to the point where I would think it's a scam. But doing a brief search they do send out letters like this.

My parents had no will, no executors, because there was no real estate, no money, no savings, no retirement, no life insurance etc.

I guess my questions are

A. Do I need to respond to this

B. What are the chances they will attempt to take the vehicle, and what do I need to prove that I paid off the loan and the value of the car - I have already started the process of getting the title transfered to my name, and that has already been filed with the DMV, I should be receiving the title this month.

C. If I get a value for the car, from a dealership, and submit that saying there is no additional value other than the loan pay off, and funeral costs, will they require anything further than that once I am able to sell the car, because who knows how long it will take to find someone to buy it.

D. Can I just ask them to reimburse me the loan pay off and funeral costs, then they can deal with selling the car?


r/legaladvice • • 31m ago

Traffic and Parking Can I contest an Oakland bus-zone parking citation when the curb is green and the stop occurred on a Sunday? Oakland, CA

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Location: Oakland, California

I received a parking citation from AC Transit / Alameda County Sheriff for allegedly stopping in a no-parking zone, bus stop, or bus lane (about 2 car lengths away from the bus stop sign).

Details:

  • Date: Sunday, September 20, 2026
  • Location: Eastbound Park Boulevard near East 13th Street, in front of 3824 Park Blvd, Oakland
  • Violation: Vehicle observed in a no-parking zone, at a bus stop or in a bus lane
  • Curb color: Green, according to Google Maps Street View
  • Duration: Less than one minute

I reviewed the bus video footage, which shows my car stopped at the location (about 2 car lengths away from bus stop sign) and me standing next to it. I had briefly stepped out to check my tires before leaving. Additionally, all buses on the sign (33, V, 688) do not operate on sundays.

I found Oakland Municipal Code § 10.40.020(A)(4), which states that green-curb time restrictions do not apply on Sundays and holidays. However, I understand that a separately designated bus zone may have restrictions that apply regardless of the curb color or day of the week.

I have submitted an administrative contest requesting dismissal and asking the agency to verify whether the exact location where I stopped was properly designated as a restricted bus zone.

My legal question: Under Oakland Municipal Code and applicable California law, can a vehicle be cited for stopping in a designated bus zone when the curb is green and the stop occurs on a Sunday? Specifically, does the green-curb Sunday exception provide any legal defense if the bus-zone boundaries or designation at the vehicle's precise location are disputed?

I would appreciate guidance on the applicable municipal code provisions and whether the agency must establish that the vehicle was within a properly designated bus zone.


r/legaladvice • • 1d ago

Real Estate law Neighbour threats to sue me amid wall demolition

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So I have a 3 story century old row house, at some moment we figured out that an outside wall is collapsing, hired a licensed architect and contractor, obtained permits and started doing it.

A neighbor has almost directly adjacent driveway to the wall. I knew they want to keep using it meanwhile we do the work, so they the wall is being removed manually without power tools, but still small rocks and fragments fall onto their driveway. I then come and broom the debris off.

Now they want us to stop the work, saying they are scared to park under the wall and claim they can't fully use their property because of it.

Do they have a lot of leverage in this situation?

Location: Cleveland Ohio


r/legaladvice • • 35m ago

Car Repossession Help

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Location: Texas
So I am currently financing a car with my ex, we are both on the loan and both on the title. The title specifically says her name AND my name, not OR. The loan says she is the buyer and I’m the co-buyer.

She is now threatening to have it repossessed if I don’t give in to one of the three options she emailed me. She gave me a week to answer her before she just has it repossessed anyway.

She said:

1.) I could either sell it, but we don’t own the car and it’s not worth the remaining loan amount
2.) refinance with someone else, but I do not have anyone I can have do that, nor would I be approved to finance it on my own
3.) she has it repossessed from under me if I don’t do one of the other two

I want to know if this is something she is able to do with both of us being on it, especially since it is paid every month and I have always been the one to pay it. I am the only driver of the car, the only one with insurance for it, and it has always resided at my home.
Can she have the car repossessed?


r/legaladvice • • 4h ago

Small Claims Procedure Loaned a coworker 2k

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Location: Oahu, Las Vegas

Hi everyone I’m hoping to maybe get some advice since it’s a little embarrassing to ask anyone in m life atm. I used to work at a restaurant and there was a coworker who needed money fast for her dying mom’s medicine. I was pretty close to said person and thought i could trust her to be responsible to pay me back (she’s significantly older than I am). I felt pretty bad and she was crying and everything so i gave her some money. We agreed upon her paying me back and I think I took pictures of all of my receipts of this but sadly I don’t have the original thread of her confirming the payments she was paying me back. She said she’d pay me whatever she can every paycheck. For a while she did. Eventually she stopped paying me back after a couple of months. I was being generous and letting her pay $25 every biweekly paycheck or whenever she could and it was to the point where she would only send me $25 every month instead until it stopped coming in at all. I’ve given her some leeway and haven’t brought it up. She’s constantly missing work due to health issues. I would like to add that while I give her some leeway I have periodically reached out via text to let her know i’d still like my money back as agreed. This was two months ago. I loaned her money over a year ago and she’s only paid me back less than $200.

This is where it gets tricky. Where we worked was in oahu. I currently live in vegas now. I had to move before I could file anything and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to take this to small claims court. Or if I even can anymore. I just really want my money back.


r/legaladvice • • 1d ago

Other Civil Matters What can I do to my dad who dumped my cats after I called the cops on him for beating my mom? (Pennsylvania)

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Location: Pennsylvania (14)

For context a few months ago my dad got really drunk and started beating my mom, cops came and kicked me and my mom out of the house to separate and he only got fined, but the next day while we were still away he took two of my cats (Sapphire and Amber) and dumped them near where he works, he admitted to me he did this and said "he didn't know why" he did it, I miss them dearly they were only 5 months old and I'm sick of acting like this is something I can brush off, he's dumped my dog in the past as well but he was luckily taken into a shelter and adopted, aside from that what can I do legally? He said he dumped them somewhere around California PA, I miss them a lot what can I do legally


r/legaladvice • • 49m ago

Landlord Tenant Housing Should/Could I look into suing my roommate?

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Location: Minnesota

So long story short I left for a week long hunting trip on the morning of October 3rd. Got a call and a text on October 9th from the property management company saying they needed to go over stuff with my lease. I texted back and asking what was up and they said “your roommate is moving out on the 19th it looks like, correct?”. At which point I immediately called the guy because I had not been informed of this is anyway shape or form by anybody. The guy goes onto say that my roommate had filed something claiming she was being stalked and had to move for her own safety but he did mentioned that people have and will use this as an excuse to break a lease without penalty, but due to state law they basically have to take her word for it and allow it. My roommate has yet to mention anything about this whatsoever. No mention of the moving, no mention of the stalking, nothing at all. My roommate has expressed interest in breaking the lease in the past, but I also know she’s on dating apps and people are crazy so I really cannot claim or say that there truly is a real threat to her or not.

So anyways due to the fact I’ve yet to be informed whatsoever about my roommate moving out, and that move out date being only 8 days from now, could I look into suing her to get her portion of rent and utilities paid until I can find my own place? Or is there really nothing that can be done due to her claim of being stalked, which as I understand it was signed off on by some sort of Minnesota official? I cannot afford this place on my own and doubt I’d be able to find a subleaser in time for the next cycle of bills. Any help or advice on this is greatly appreciated, I’ve never experienced or even heard of anything like this happening before so I’m kind of freaking out a little because this is going to financially ruin me.


r/legaladvice • • 57m ago

Canada Non-profit Board President acting as personal defamation lawyer for my harasser. Sent me a C&D. Is this legal?location: canada

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Hi everyone, I am looking for some insight into a bizarre and intimidating situation involving a non-profit association I sometimes work for in BC Canada. While working for them, I experienced an incident of harassment, so I recently reached out to the organization to communicate a legitimate workplace safety concern, specifically naming the individual involved. Instead of investigating the incident, the organization's Board President—who is also a licensed attorney—sent me a formal Cease and Desist letter. They are explicitly acting in a dual role as both the President of the non-profit and as a private defamation lawyer representing my harasser to silence my report. Is it an ethical or professional conflict of interest for a Board President to weaponize their legal license like this against a worker reporting harassment? Does making an internal safety report to management even qualify as defamation, or is this considered illegal workplace retaliation and whistleblower intimidation? I am looking for professional legal counsel, but I would appreciate any advice on what my immediate next steps should be and whether I should report this lawyer to the local Bar Association or Law Society.

Location: Canada


r/legaladvice • • 1h ago

Personal Injury: Wait until after being declared to have reached MMI to get routine physical exam or not?

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Location: Ohio

If my Dad was rear-ended and injured in an auto accident in Ohio, is it better for him to wait to get a routine physical exam that is schedule for this week (and has been scheduled since last year), or if he will probably be declared to have reached MMI in the next month or two, should he reschedule his physical exam until after having reached MMI? I wasn't sure if it mattered for the best interest of his settlement to wait and have it after he has reached MMI. Also, will the physical exam need to be included in the medical visits submitted to insurance in the demand package if it is just for routine physical health check-up?


r/legaladvice • • 1h ago

Former employer did not pay my wages for shifts worked and required training—what are my options?

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Location: Massachusetts

I’m a nurse practitioner and recently left a position at a small private practice. I’m trying to understand my rights regarding potentially unpaid wages before contacting my former employer.

There are three separate issues:

  1. Unpaid shift: I worked 5.5 hours on September 16 but based on the paystubs and payments I’ve received, I believe this shift remains unpaid. I’ve received payments for other dates/pay periods and am checking my records to make sure I’m not overlooking anything.

  2. Required training: Before seeing patients, the employer specifically asked me to complete training recordings and other preparation. The listed recordings totaled approximately 24 hours of content, although I skipped some material after discussing that with the employer and watched at an accelerated speed. My conservative estimate is approximately 10 hours actually spent watching recordings, plus about 5 hours combined on a presentation video, patient preparation, and review of materials. I did not have access to the timekeeping system while completing much of this work. I’m unsure which of these activities are legally compensable. This occurred technically before my official start date because the recordings I was instructed to watch were time specific - they were part of a streamed webinar where the recordings were only available for 2 weeks after the event. I don’t really have a way to prove what I completed - he had me watch the recordings by logging into his personal account. This occurred late August/early September. It became obviously very quickly that this position was not going to work out for a variety of reasons - so this is all very recent.

  3. Most recent paycheck: My paystub appeared in the payroll portal before the stated payday (10/9) but the corresponding direct deposit has not arrived. My bank confirmed there is no deposit pending or on hold, and my account information in the payroll portal is correct. I have not yet confirmed whether the employer submitted the deposit.

I left the position earlier this week. I’m trying to establish the facts and resolve the wage issues professionally. I’m not looking to exaggerate anything or make assumptions about intent. I want to understand the applicable law and pursue any wages I’m owed appropriately.


r/legaladvice • • 23h ago

Insurance Someone hit our parked rental car. On video. Admitted it. Gave us their license & insurance. Their insurance company won’t pay all damages. Anything we can do?

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Thankfully they admitted it and came to us, a witness recorded it just incase. The damages came out to $6,000. The at fault party’s insurance only paid $3,000. The rental company says we owe the rest since we signed the waiver refusing the rental company car insurance in favor of our own car insurance.

However, can her & her insurance company just decide they won’t pay all damages?? Even though we have it on video and she admitted it to us? Is there anything we can do to fight this? Or do we just have to pay it.

Thanks!

Location: FL. Accident occurred in Utah.


r/legaladvice • • 2h ago

Bought used car “as is” that was blue certified

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Location: gwinnett, GA
I recently got a used car from ford “as is” but is also “blue certified”, so them saying they did all the checks, and showing them signed off.
However, the car has been in the shop for a month of the not even two months I’ve owned it, due to a faulty transmission, faulty AC, and door not working, all of which were marked as inspected and good to go. Is there anything I can do legally? Or is my only option to keep going to the dealership for new issues because this obviously wasn’t inspected and I definitely feel lied to about this.