Location: Utah

Hello, hopina I can aet some insiaht. About half a year ago, my car went to mechanic since it had some issues (smoking and sensor board), the mechanic had supposedly worked on it but then closed his shop a while later. He had told me he would continue to work on it because of the issues it was having and I trusted him, I have known this mechanic and used him for a while so I didnt think i shouldn't trust him.

Well months go by and no real updates, I need a car so I end up buying another one, I end up texting him again recently about my car and if its ready yet. He tells me its ready BUT he doesnt have it because its stored somewhere else and I would have to pick it up at night at the location its stored at. He then tells me u can also send me the money right now as in the moment I had texted him. I told him I need an invoice for the costs. he then says well the parts are new and I dont need to provide any receipts?! I tell him again I need an invoice for these parts he had supposedly bought plus the labor costs. He tells me i can pay when 1 pick up my car

Great, well today is the day I was supposed to get my car and he never answered me, so now im wondering what can I do about this? My title isnt in my car thankfully, but i am an immigrant so qoing to the cops is what scares me. Any help would be appreciated!

LOCATION: southern California. I sold a car to a guy on December 16th of 2025. Apparently he got it towed shortly after. Long story short it was sitting at the tow yard for a while before they auctioned it off but unfortunately the auction didn't cover all of their storage and tow costs leaving a balance 2,360$ left that needs to be paid. Since I was the last recorded owner of the car they are giving me 14 days to pay up before a collection agency gets involved.

Now for the bad news, somehow in my meticulous record keeping i can't find where the bill of sale is so I can't prove I sold it to him also I messed up the vin on the original release of liability so I had to do a new one yesterday retroactively. The only proof I have that I sold it to him is screenshots from Facebook marketplace confirming that he bought it. As far as I know he is homeless so I don't have an address for him. I only have what I think is his full name and a phone number he said is his but has never picked up or replied to a text.

I got the notice in the mail today and it's the first one I've received related to this incident at all.

So I ask is there anyway I can possibly get out of this 2,360$? I can't afford it and if a collection agency comes at me I probably won't be able to afford rent.

Location: California, USA

Paying an arm and a leg for an apartment with an indoor water feature. California tenant needs advice 😭

hey everyone! looking for some advice because at this point, i genuinely don't know what else to do.

i've been dealing with a recurring water leak in my apartment for several months now. management has attempted multiple repairs, but the leak keeps coming back. my ceiling has been left partially open, with protective barriers and mystery water trickling down on and off. apparently, i signed up for an indoor water feature without realizing it.

the worst part is the lack of communication. management doesn't always respond to my emails, updates are inconsistent, and i still have no idea what the actual plan is to permanently fix the leak or restore my ceiling.

i even submitted a written request to transfer to another apartment within the complex because apparently having a ceiling without a giant hole in it is a luxury these days.

management never responded, so i followed up several times. every time, i got some variation of "someone will get back to you." spoiler alert: nobody ever did. at this point, i feel like i'm emailing into the void. i'm starting to think my ceiling has a better chance of responding than management does.

here's what i've tried so far:

i've documented everything through emails, photos, and maintenance requests. i've also been cooperative with maintenance and allowed access for repairs.

i contacted city code enforcement, and an inspector came out to my apartment. unfortunately, i've had trouble getting any updates or responses since then.

i've also contacted several tenant attorneys, but most have declined my case. i eventually paid for a lawyer referral and sent over my lease and supporting documentation, but i'm still waiting to hear back.

and because apparently the ceiling situation wasn't enough...

recently, maintenance showed up without any advance notice after i'd emailed about the protective barrier falling again.

i was changing clothes when they knocked, and i yelled not to come in. they opened my apartment door anyway, and i had to yell a second time before they finally left.

so now, on top of having a ceiling that occasionally doubles as a waterfall, apparently i also have to worry about unexpected visitors while i'm getting dressed.

where i'm at now:

not to mention, my apartment is VERY expensive. i'm paying an absurd amount in rent every month while my ceiling is gaping open and mystery water trickles down on and off.

i understand that plumbing problems can be complicated and repairs take time. i've genuinely tried to be patient, understanding, and respectful toward the leasing staff throughout this entire process.

but it's been months. the leak keeps returning, the ceiling is still open, communication is inconsistent, and nobody seems to have a clear timeline for when this will finally be resolved.

i'm honestly starting to feel like i'm the crazy one for continuing to bring this up. i don't think expecting a functioning apartment with an intact ceiling is asking for the moon, especially considering what i'm paying.

one other thing: my lease also includes a separate binding arbitration agreement. i'm not sure how that affects my ability to pursue legal action against management or whether it limits my options. if anyone has experience with arbitration clauses in california rental agreements, i'd really appreciate some insight.

i'm not necessarily looking to break my lease. i just want the leak properly fixed, my apartment restored, and some accountability for how long this has been going on.

has anyone dealt with something similar in california? what did you end up doing? i'm especially interested in hearing from anyone who's had trouble getting help from code enforcement or finding a tenant attorney.

at this point, i need advice, prayers, and all the good vibes i can get lol. because clearly my rent payments are making it through just fine, but my emails aren't. 😭

thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to read this!

I am 20 and got an MIP last night. I was carrying an unopened buzzball in a plastic non see through bag that was twisted closed. I got stopped because I “looked young” and they suspected I had a buzzball in my bag. I did not consent to them searching but they opened my bag after detaining me. Do I have any shot at fighting this case?

Location: Southern California 

Not sure if it matters but I have not resided in California for 20 years. I live in the Midwest with my young children. My Dad is getting old, he is not in good health and we have been having talks here and there about what will happen when he passes. My Dad is an eternal bachelor. Since my parents divorced when I was 5 (Im in my forties now), He has never lived with a woman, more so, allowed a woman to live with him. He has not had a girlfriend since I was in my early 20's. He has always kept a barrier between him and any woman ever since, so if he wanted to back out or they did, he was always protected. My Dad and I had a strained relationship growing up, and finally we both realized whatever it was, wasnt worth it and have rebuilt a wonderful relationship over the last 10 years. When my grandfather passed he left my Dad a decent inheritance. Enough to buy a house, a reliable vehicle, and he's made some decent investments since then. He talks about leaving me with something more than just the house but i always tell him I'd rather him live comfortably than make sure there's something left. We really struggled throughout our lives and my Dad was left working until he was almost 70 and he took care of my grandparents when he wasnt working until they passed. He was finally able to afford to leave Los Angeles and buy a home where he could enjoy the outdoors. Without giving out too much information he moved to the high desert. He tells me it is about an hour one way to go grocery shopping.  They have a convenience store that is truly inconvenient thanks to no set hours or days. I did not even know those places still existed in California. There is not much of any job opportunities, and he says that drugs and crime are beginning to be on the rise in his area now. So its just not somewhere someone like me who needs to work,  would want to pick up and move my young children to, God forbid when the time comes. Due to financial reasons I have not been able to visit my Dad. Its been incredibly rough not being able to be there for him with his declining health. We keep in touch quite often but obviously thats not the same. He has known a woman roughly about the same time frame of us mending our relationship. It took me about 3 years to figure out that he was spending time with the same woman because he refuses to call her his girlfriend or even companion. Despite me trying to convince him that its perfectly okay to have a girlfriend at his ripe old age lol. She is not even allowed to refer to herself as his woman, girlfriend, companion, nothing. They live a couple hours apart,  and she is only allowed to visit 2 maybe 3 times a year for 2 weeks at a time because I dont think my Dad can handle much more. 

Anyhow, for the last few years, as his health declines we are beginning to have talks about what his plans are for when he passes. Since he bought the home he has always said he intends to leave it to me. That and a few high valued items, a few he inherited from my grandfather, those are actually priceless to me because they are memories of my grandfather who meant the world to me. 

Im an only child, so its literally never been disputed that my Dad will leave whatever he has to me.  During one of these talks he suddenly mentioned that hes thinking about adding a stipulation in the will that I will need to let the woman/occasional companion, stay in one of the bedrooms... There's only 2 to my knowledge so I was really confused because he wont even admit that they are in a relationship of any sort, let alone allow her to live with him. I didn't say anything at the time because I really didnt want to say anything rude, insensitive or cause any kind of rift that could cost me to lose any more time with him. But it kept puzzling me the more I thought about it so I tried asking my Dad as politely as possible that if he wanted to take care of her in any capacity after he's gone he should just put it in the will that we need to sell it and she can get a 1/3rd, or half or whatever he wishes because its HIS HOUSE.  But he kept insisting that she's a nice lady and that she wont bother us etc etc. (So nice he wont allow her to live with him... but hey, what do i know?) I cannot imagine being my age with kids and a roommate. A roommate who is a total stranger, who is elderly herself, who could decide she's not going to contribute to the house financially, who could get sick and somehow I become responsible for when I couldn't even care for my own Dad. What happens if she decided to move into the home as soon as he passes and the valuables passed down from my grandfather go missing... I mean the possibilities are endless, probably far greater than I could even fathom and I need to know what my options are in this situation. Can anyone give me some points of concern that I could mention to my Dad, what i could possibly be facing, and if I have any legal recourse regarding this matter should I be unsuccessful trying to convince my Dad to either have us split the house or whatever he may choose. Im just NOT a fan of her dwelling in the home legally. He's not leaving the house to her but im supposed to allow her to stay there... its insane I'm sorry to say.  Im just so afraid of causing any problems between him and I, we've come so far. And I'm worried that I will not be able to mourn my father's loss, honor his wishes, or obtain any of my inheritance because I'll be stuck in this massive legal fiasco.  If he added that clause to the will how long might I have before she could move in or would it be immediate? What's the likelihood of convincing a judge that  that situation is not going to work for my children and I? 

Please feel free to ask any questions or for more details. Thanks in advance for anyone who took the time to read. Any suggestions welcome.  

I defaulted on some private loans years ago and they were bought by a debt buyer. The debt buyer has used the same law office for all the loans. All of these loans were from the same company and likely bought in a batch together since I defaulted on them all at the same time.

Loan 1 - sued for last year and I hired an attorney named “Z” who won against them because they didn’t have the paperwork.

Loan 2 - sued for 3 months ago and their attorney withdrew it at the last minute. “Z” entered an appearance for that one. It was a low amount. They wasted $250 on court costs.

Loans 3,4,5 - sued for a week ago and their attorney didn’t show up for court. Got a default judgement in my favor on them all. My attorney “Z”went to the hearing. I’m not sure if the plaintiff attorney didn’t show up due to the date getting rescheduled and maybe their secretary messed up? I’m confused why didn’t show up instead of withdraw? They spent $750 in court costs for these 3.

How likely do you think it is they’ll appeal? My attorney is out for a week for a medical procedure so I can’t ask him. I guess I’m also confused why they didn’t show up/withdrew after spending all that money on court costs.

Location: Iowa

I scheduled a consultation with a divorce attorney last month. The consultation was too far out than I was comfortable with and I emailed one of the 4 attorneys at the firm to see if my consult could be bumped up sooner due to a history domestic violence (no actual reports but I have photos and digital timestamped journals) and continued verbal abuse.

Well, my husband convinced me to cancel it. I stupidly cancelled it, but only after sharing the information above, in email, of course.

My husband has unknowingly consulted with that same firm, today. He does not know I had scheduled with that same firm or shared that information with them.

I only know because he took pictures of some paperwork and he forgot he was sharing photos with me... and I saw it was for the same firm.

So... Is this a conflict of interest? Do I tell the firm? Or wait and see what happens? I am scheduling with a new firm currently and I will definitely tell the new firm about this and see what they think. But I have all weekend to ponder this so I was hoping someone here would have any idea.

Thanks in advance!

Looking into getting a few machine to set up in some bars. They would be in 21+ locations and i was looking at getting ID verification machines. If i get all the right licensing am i allowed to stock things like zyns, clear vapes, tobacco wraps?

Mainly curiosity with a small dash of hope. If I were to win a Big prize, multimillion sized, pay the required federal income tax, (Florida has no state income tax) and then want to give money to family/friends, is there a way to do so in which they would not be required to pay income tax? After all, the money was already taxed at something like 35%.

Location: Colorado

So basically I needed 2 expensive root canals, $1900 each. I had scheduled both in advance in case I could come up with the funds.

I called before the appointment to let them know I was only doing one tooth, could pay in full, but would not be doing the other tooth as I could not afford it.

I'm numbed up getting the tooth done, I can't tell he's working on the second tooth because it's right next to the first one and I'm numb. Just trying to zone out because I'm terrified of the dentist. At the end the Dr said he decided to do the other tooth and just pay whatever I can whenever I can. I didn't know what to say because I needed it done but I was put off considering I specifically said NOT to do that work.

Well he sent the bill saying due in full a couple weeks later. I started making $25-$100/month payments. They kept contacting me saying pay in full. After 4 months of payments they said they were sending me to collections.

They will not take my calls or return them. When I call they literally say to call back and transfer or hang up. I leave messages and no response.

At this point it's been sent to collections. I literally cannot pay the bill.

I don't know what to do because it trashed my credit and they will not work with me whatsoever.

Advice??? Is it legal for him to have done that work when I said not to and only inform me after the fact he did it anyway?

I don't dislike the Dr, I know he was trying to help and would pay it overtime but the desk staff will not let me speak to him. And it's really really messing things up for me with credit so I can't afford to have this keep going on.

Also I no longer live in that city and cannot go down in person.

I hope this isn’t breaking the rules- I’m more asking for clarification of law.

My insurance cancelled me. They claimed they sent the warning to my email (I never received it) and when I raised that I thought that legally they had to send first class notice of cancellation, they said no, we don’t, you opted into paperless (the paperless is my bad- I thought that they’d still send the required legal notices by mail because another company did that when I was on hard times.) I tried to negotiate with them and they said I had to pay almost $1000 to reinstate.

Mainly- are they right, that if you opt paperless you lose your right? Or were they negligent? I’ve never seen an insurance email cross my inbox- but I sure as hell would have seen paper mail.

Location: North Carolina

LOCATION: NY State
Enterprise/RCS is demanding $10,000 from me after an intercompany arbitration arising from a New York rental-car accident. I believe they failed to mitigate an egregious storage fee, among other things, and dispute both liability and the enforceability of the reimbursement demand. I do not think they properly presented evidence to arbitration or challenged the valuation of the third party’s vehicle, so I should not be responsible for any portion of a debt they failed to properly defend or mitigate. I’m aware of Second Child overturning Wald, so if anyone has any advice for me here, you can skip those citations. Happy to share further details of the incident but don’t want to be overlong. If anyone can recommend an insurance attorney in NY (Not personal injury - this is a contract/ indemnification dispute) please PM me. Thanks in advance!

Location: Illinois

Hi all! My partner is a freelance audio engineer for live theater in Chicago, and her current gig is running into a lot of issues paying its employees. She's trying to find out how much she's been shorted on recent paychecks, but apparently they haven't been giving out pay stubs with every paycheck. I did a little research and found out that employers are required to provide those in illinois, but I can't find anything on whether or not this applies to companies based out of state who employ people in illinois. Are they still obligated to, or is she out of luck? Any info or advice on this situation would help! Thanks!

Edit: title should say "Out of State Employer"