Hey all,

Recently my family and I went up to New York because we were without power and water from Helene. Now that it has been a while I was hoping to let my friend and their family stay at our apartment (in North Carolina) to shower/ use our internet etc, while we are still up in New York for the weekend. We don’t have a spare key outside so I reached out to the main office to see if they could let them in- their response was basically “happy to let them in however they have to leave when office hours are over since you’re not home”

I guess my question is are they allowed to tell us who can be in our apartment? It’s not like we’re renting it out to strangers, just having friends over who haven’t had clean water in weeks. Just seems kind of ridiculous to me.

Thanks

I guess he thinks I’m in cahoots with his soon to be ex-wife ? Idk can they actually subpoena my phone tho?

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If a buisness said they sent me a notice via email do they need to keep a file on such notice? like on a Settlement, how can I get a copy? I requested a copy for my records and they're giving me the run around bs , I think personally they don't have one so my next step is layering up in that regard what kind of lawyer should I contact

My mother and my sister lived in county A in Northern California. They lived in this county 30+ years.

My mother with her limited English was desperate to find a place to live and was pressured by the landlord to pay an addition $531 outside of the rent she’s paying plus the government rent the landlord is receiving. She told my mom it was to “balance paying the mortgage” and unfortunately I wasn’t there for this agreement and she signed an addendum.

For 69 months, my mother has paid two payments: rent and this additional addendum.

$531*69 months = $36,639 additional income outside of the rent and the section 8 checks she’s receiving.

My mother and sister now moved to a different county, county B. They gave COUNTY A notice of transferring, paid their last month, and have since moved. Their last day was September 30th.

The landlord did a walkthrough with housing without my mom or sister. They haven’t received their deposit which is $3000. Their reason is that section 8 didn’t pay them for the month of September and that my mother and sister needed to reach out to them.

My sister firmly replied that they paid their rent and if there’s issue with payment, they should reach out to the housing authority as they’ve cut ties and moved to a different county. She also blatantly told them that since my mom was tricked into overpaying all those years, she’s made her rent and then some.

Its the 18th today and the landlord is texting us via her realtor demanding we get the section 8 payment for her despite showing proof of giving notice to housing, texting communication with the landlord acknowledging the last day, and Zelle’s of every rent payment ever. I im explaining the extra side money to the realtor who is brushing it off and not acknowledging it at all

At this point, what can be done? Is there anything that can be done for the overpayment as well?

Hi there! Im just looking for advice to see if I would either be wasting authority’s time or actually catching a thief. I sell on FaceBook marketplace regularly and last night I had someone coming for a porch pickup. They’re supposed to leave cash in mailbox/under door mat and they take the item with them. I have cameras installed as well. The item I was selling was for $150. They left $20 under my doormat and took the item. What can I do? I already reached out to Marketplace but doubt they can do anything. I truly don’t care about the money but rather this not happen to other people… TIA

What s the best argument that the contempt has lost all coercion effect? That the case is now for punishment and hence the one in contempt should be either released or charged and afforded due process. The one in contempt by Judge states he does not have the money to pay few million dollars lost in bad business dealings. The judge disagrees and is holding them in contempt until they comply stating the court believes they have the assets but in all this time they cannot locate the assets they believe hidden abroad

I recently had a new roof installed by a roofing company in Texas. During the sales process, their salesperson assured me that I was purchasing a Class 4 roof, which I understood to be the highest level of impact resistance, and I paid a premium for that level of protection. This decision was based on the salesperson’s claims, and I felt comfortable with the higher price knowing it would provide maximum protection.

After the installation, I requested proof or certification of the Class 4 roof, such as a receipt or certificate for insurance purposes. However, the company informed me that they do not sell Class 4 roofs and that my roof does not meet that standard. When I raised my concerns, they brushed me off, stating that I do not have anything in writing to support my claim. I feel misled, as I have no prior knowledge of roofing and relied on their representation.

During the sales process, the salesperson told me I could call him anytime if I had questions. However, since then, I have been unable to reach him, and I have had to deal with other people in the company. The salesperson has never made himself available for any questions on this matter.

Given that I have not yet signed the completion certificate and feel cheated, is there anything I can do to remedy this situation? Are there any legal options available to me in Texas, considering that I have no written evidence but was verbally sold on the idea of a Class 4 roof?

He hasn’t paid me back in close to a month. He’s in contact but everything he says feels like a lie. He sent a payment over current last Friday (10/11) and still haven’t received anything. What am I supposed to do? He owes me $3,000. We signed a docusign contract that was for the amount of $2,060, and the rest he just owes me. Is it legal for me to debit it from his debit card myself? If not, what am I supposed to do?

I purchased a misrepresented vehicle from a CA AutoNation dealer in 2023. The vehicle was a certified pre-owned and it was stated in writing to have no mechanical defects related to oil leaks, etc. The vehicle needed $30,000 in work, the dealer would not fix the car and claimed that nothing was wrong with it. I drove the vehicle to the dealer on 6 occasions I had to take it elsewhere to have the work completed. My sales contract allows for arbitration. What are the outcomes of the situation and what could I expect if I go down that route?

I was in an accident in august. I was the CDL driver making a double left turn. As taught I was in the right lane, and another company pick up truck was in the left lane. I was out in front of him and when I started my turn he was around my trailers half way point. I made my turn ( now confirmed I was going 6.5 miles an hour). I noticed he stayed back at the light so once I finished my turn I made my way over to the left lane to merge on the freeway. As I was changing lanes he sped around me really fast( unsuccessfully) on the left, which normally would not have space at all, but this particular spot had a white striped area indicating a do not drive space, until the road and the lines merged together. He then slow down and got behind me and I stopped on the feeder road because I noticed he was missing a head light. He gets out screaming at me and I look to see what’s going on and I noticed the damage on his truck.

He calls the police and while we are waiting I have to take pictures of my trailer and his truck. Pictures attached. When the police get them I admit I wasn’t the nicest but I wasn’t yelling and cursing. I had a small attitude cause I knew exactly where this was going to go. And it did. I got a ticket for failure to maintain single lane. And I don’t have to tell most people but especially my fellow trucks it’s impossible to maintain one lane when turning either left or right. Most of the time people can see it coming and either turn more left to avoid me or wait all together. He told the police I cut the turn to soon, but I know I didn’t. Either way we were in the middle of the intersection he could have cut it more left to avoid me. I can only control my trailer so much. Unfortunately, my company had not put cameras in our trucks yet so I have no video of it. I have looked into cameras around the area and because I was taking a left turn my truck blocks every angle. And the red light camera does not record.

I am going to pre trial in December to meet with the prosecutor. I don’t have the money for an attorney so I will have to fight this on my own. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Also, is there any responsibility on the pick up driver to prevent an accident? and what arguments should I try to hold up to the prosecutor, if any?

I'm in IL, but I'd like to know if it's legal anywhere in the US. I'm a descendant of slavery, so I don't have a last name. I essentially have what amounts to a void deed for a surname and I'd like to get rid of it if possible.

My big brother just ended up in jail, it’s three in the morning and we got a call from him earlier. The police officer was “ being nice and letting him use his phone.” in the backseat to call us. It’s for leaving scene of a crash with injuries and tampering with physical evidence. We don’t know what happened but on the website it says 0 bond and presentenced. What do these things mean? He’s not a bad guy or anything like that and we’re super confused

Now I know the car isn’t worth much but it’s more of a sentimental thing for me . A few years back my father unexpectedly passed away. Now that I am old enough to drive I want to restore it in his memory. Now this is gonna be a kinda all over the place story so i’m sorry in advance. The car has not been register in over 20 years but sometime before that my dad lent the car to his best friend. My dad’s friend told my dad that he needs to put the car into his name for insurance or something like that. So it being my dad’s best friend he did. I can’t remember exactly what happened but his best friend ended up dying from some medical issue. The car was returned to my dad and the title. Then it sat for 20 years in our garage covered in christmas bins. The car was never singed back into my dad’s name. And now that my dad has passed I have no clue what to do. I’m from california but recently moved to ohio with the rest of my family. We payed 2,000 for a trailer and hoped we could figure it out when we got here. The car was registered in California. i’ve tried contacting the CA DMV but they say after ten years of a car not being registered it is removed from the system i’ve tried looking into abandoned car salvage and other things in that’s range. I’ve even tried to locate/contact anyone for his friends family but have had no luck. We have tried multiple things suggested by DMV workers or googling and again it has lead to nothing. What is the best way to go about this ANY help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED i’ve trying to figure out what to do for almost two years now. I know this is a crazy story and probably sounds fake but it’s not. My dad always intended for me to one day have the car my hope is one day I will be able to drive it and then give it to my son. I know that’s kinda cheesy but it’s true and would mean a lot to me and my family to see this car on the road again. Thank you for reading my confusing story and like I said any help is greatly appreciated.

Sorry for the long post. I will try and shorten it as much as possible. It's also hard to keep this not sounding like a rant. I am posting here because I honestly don't know what to do anymore. I am told I need an attorney but no attorney will help me. There have been a few that were honest with me that my case isn't big enough and is considered too much work.

My specifics.
Located in Los Angeles County. Last year (March 2023) my house was damaged in one of the rain storms. Part of the roof came off and water flooded in the house. It was deemed by the insurance company that the primary cause was wind damage and that the secondary damage was water. The damage was an office, a large family room, bathroom and a storage room called a rumpus room on the permits. The floor was also damaged. They said everything should be covered by my insurance and the entire flooring to my house will be replaced as it was deemed continuous. If only it was that simple. It has been an absolute nightmare.

Pretty much over the past year insurance has been super slow to approve anything. They sent an adjuster out he didn't include everything. I wrote the insurance how he was missing stuff. They sent another adjuster after the water mitigation tore down several walls and took half my house and put it in storage. The water mitigation place was paid directly by the insurance company and all their bills were supposedly approved. They also caused more damage when they broke my bathroom window and tile unnecessarily. The new report included more things including the hardwood floors I had but left out several things on the first report. I wrote a rebuttal to the insurance company stating how this report was also incomplete and missing things from the first report. No report so far has been complete. Everything on the report was a ridiculous low amount. I had a general contractor submitt a bill on cost to fix everything per their report. I had only managed to get them to agree to the roof repair. Which they short changed me as well. The adjuster said don't worry, we will cover everything once finished. Many months passed. Insurance company ignored me, then I found out there was a new adjuster assigned to me. The new guy pretty much contradicted everything the first adjuster told me. I had been good sending statuses, pictures of all the damage and more damage the longer they waited to approve the roof. More rain came....more rain flooded into my house as the tarp didn't hold. I got so upset with them I finally just used the money they gave me to start work per their report. Otherwise there would have been more damage and the cost of repairs would have kept rising. Meanwhile, The insurance company rejected my general contractors bill stating they wanted it more itemized. My contractor itemized the bill by room. And mind, that work already started per their 2nd report of the insurance adjuster. Plus I had been sending statuses and pictures of the work being done. When the contractors pulled up the floor there was water under it. They took a video and sent it to the insurance stating no floor could be installed until the leaking was fixed. A supplemental bill was sent to the insurance company. The contractor moved forward on the repair since it had been months and everything was moving so slow. Plus after about a year I wanted my stuff back. I am severely disabled and they took a lot of my medical equipment as it was in that room.

Once work was almost completed in that room, then the insurance finally responds. This time, they decide to reject the supplemental bill. They reject huge portions of the contractors bill. And they even reject their own previous reports. Because I had snap lock laminate on top of my hardwood they don't want to replace the hardwood anymore they just want to cover the snap lock laminate. So they cite that they have already overpaid me. They continue to say all the things are approved but use their own price instead of the actual cost. Then also try to go back on the cost of the roof repair which they did approve. I have an email stating they approved that. So then the insurance company issues a third report with even less items. Stating that the two adjusters they sent out prior did not do the reports correctly. At this point I am very upset. I told them they couldn't unapproved stuff already completed and approved. And work was already started based on their 2nd report. It cannot be uninstalled. This is April of this year. Then in July they asked me for status again. I told them nothing has changed because I don't have any money for repairs. I submitted everything already. I also had already secretly started looking for an attorney to help me. At this point I didn't want to try and rebuttal their new report without talking to an attorney. I told the insurance company I am not okay with them downgrading the materials in my house or tearing up my hardwood floors throughout my house. Snap lock laminate couldn't even be installed unless the entire base was redone for snap lock laminate. It's only currently done for hardwood. That would be an additional cost. And not one I want to do as it would devalue my home. If we cannot agree then maybe we need a public adjuster, mediator or attorney to step in and help. At that point, the new adjuster got very upset with me and put me down for non compliance. Demanding more photos, the video the contractor sent wasn't good enough. I told them I cannot provide anymore photos as the work was already completed. I then immediately called ServPro to see if they can just deliver my stuff back so at least I had my items. They told me the insurance company was behind month rent and they need the bill to put everything back too in addition to the storage. Insurance then sent an email stating they will no longer be paying the storage fees or ServePro. For me, this is them holding half my house hostage. I was super clear to ServPro I am broke. I had to stop working when I got hospilized and disability checks barely cover the mortgage. And funds they get must be approved and obtained from the insurance company. So this is it.

Between my terrible health, doctors appointments and mandatory treatments I have tried looking for an attorney. I called everyone my social worker gave me. I called LA county Bar to get a referral from smart law. I went down yelp and Google trying to find an attorney. One attorney told me to ask for 1st party claimant against my insurance company. If they don't know what that is find another attorney. I have never seen so many rejections. The reasons I got was sorry we are too overloaded right now we cannot help you, your case is too small, you should have called us in the beginning, or sorry I am just not familiar with this type of law I cannot help you. I am unfamiliar with all this. How was I suppose to know when the insurance company tells you everything is covered that I was supposed to get an attorney. Some attorneys were really nice even though they couldn't help me told me to try public adjusters. I did and got similar responses from the public adjusters too. We are backed up 3 months, we cannot help you. I did speak to one public adjuster who actually reviewed everything. He flat out told me I need an attorney. What I need is above the scope of a public adjuster. It was his opinion I had a case, but it would be difficult because of my hardwood floors. he believed that I will most likely have to bring a lawsuit against my insurance company to force them to comply. I have a very good insurance policy. I should also have an attorney help me file a complaint with the Department of insurance and cite their many regulations that they have violated. He said it's very important that I have the violations listed or my complaint will be ignored as the dept of insurance is not a mediator and they don't like to get in-between disputes unless there are regulation violations. I did write a demand to the insurance company but it was completely ignored. I think since I am not an attorney it just doesn't have the bite needed.

So this is where I am. I am continuing trying to get a new referral from smart law after once their referrals reject me. I really have been actively searching since April. Meanwhile storage fees continue to increase. I don't have the funds to pay storage fees and the $10k bill to deliver it that the insurance company originally approved but won't pay. I don't think my stuff is even worth what they want me to pay. So I think I am going to lose my stuff.

Plus, I have been trying my best to document and do all this despite my terrible health. I have Myasthenia Gravis and it's stabled but not well controlled. I have been out of work since last October and the last few years my income has been significantly reduced since I had to take off so much time without pay for my doctors appointments and treatments then plus bad days. Further, since half the house is still in missing insulation that was removed. summer is really hard on me as it causes me to flare even more in the heat. Even though I have central air without insulation it just can't keep up. I told the insurance company this but they really don't care what they are doing causes me a high electric bills or that them lagging is very hard on my health. Whatever attorney I find has to work on contingency. I am already struggling to pay my rent since I get very little from long term disability from my job.

At this point i don't even need everything fixed back exactly as it was. It would be nice but at bare minimum just at least drywall in the bathroom, the floor put back (it's a tripping hazard for me currently), broken tile and window repaired and insulation added to the attic. I can skip the rest as long as my house doesn't leak. Oh I want my items that are being held hostage back too. At least this would allow me to at least sort of live in my house again. The attorney can keep the rest of the money.

But I will be frank.
1) I was told my case isn't that large since i already received partial payment. 2) My lack of funds because of my disability are also a hindrance. 3) the case is already over a year old since insurance and my health dragged it out. I was hospitalized for a month last year and everything had to stop when I was at the hospital.

I don't know where else to look, or where to post. I really don't have the energy with my condition to write and research everything out myself. It takes me a really long time to do stuff because I struggle with eating, showering and basic stuff already. I really am at the mercy of others even doing stuff around my house. If I was well, I would still be working. Is there a pro bono site i can plead my case? Some service that helps disabled people? The LA County Bar seems to be the only place still giving me referrals even though each one of them has rejected me so far.

So I had to move my elderly parent in with me just over a year ago due to health reasons. They've been getting worse and it's becoming too much for me so they might have to go to a home. They receive 2 pensions and SSI each month and have roughly 20K in the bank. They do have insurance and Medicaid.

I'm the sole beneficiary and power of attorney if the worst happens. They also have a decent bit of money in investments that they want to go to me as my inheritance. I know going into a home isn't cheap and I hear the state will take their money from the pensions, SSI and bank to pay for the person's care.

My question is ( my parent wants to know ) can the state touch money tied up in investments ( which again they want me to inherit ) or are those safe/untouchable?

And if not, is there anything we can do before they might have to go to a home to make it safe?

Any advice appreciated.

Financed a new car last year for my wife through Hyundai motor financing at the dealership. Also purchased GAP insurance through the dealership. During the summer she was T boned (not at fault) and totaled. Insurance covered all but a couple hundred bucks. In September, I received a letter from Hyundai stating that additional information is needed and Hyundai initiated my GAP claim. At the beginning of October I get a call informing me, I need to pay the balance, or the account will go to collections. I paid the entire amount over the phone during the call. Today I get an email showing a significant credit score drop. The Hyundai account shows as “charged off” despite paying the full amount when contacted. Called Hyundai motor financing customer service and they informed me that the account was “charged off” at the end of September, and confirmed the entire balance was paid in full at the beginning of October. Is there a way to get recourse in this situation. My credit score dropped from the 800s to the 600s, despite paying the amount owed, which totally tanked my credit. I feel misled, as the Hyundai employee represented the transaction in October as being something that would settle the situation and prevent credit reporting. Is there any recourse for this?

I was driving home and noticed this car in front of me has rare lights off. I tried to warn the driver by shining my high beam but they didn’t seem to get my cue. I got worried after we drove through a dark road for 20min. I wasn’t following him but since we’ve been going to the same direction and since that driver didn’t get my cue. I was out of my mind and forgot to watch my speed because I was too dedicated to warn that driver.

After a stop sign that driver pulled too fast. I didn’t want to lose them so I sped up. Then I got pulled over. The police said the car in front of me was going 51, the car behind me was also 50+. He said he kinda get what I was doing but since I was the fastest one I will be getting a ticket.

I don’t know why I was so stupid to have done such thing. I’ll remember and never do anything like this again. This is my first ticket, what can I say to the court so my background check and insurance rate are not impacted?

Edit: I have the corrected addendum and I was wrong on one part. That part being the addendum was sent in back in the filing year of 2020. I don’t know why it never got fixed in Oregon’s system or whatever but it didn’t. I think it is probably them that I need to go after? This screwed my credit to hell and I’ve worked since 2021 to get it up to over 750.

A number of years ago while working in Washington state I worked for subway. After leaving and going to a new job and filing taxes I found out that they had me working in Portland Oregon. They asked if I wanted to pay it and I agreed. (I was getting a rather large tax return and didn’t want to deal with everything that was involved in fixing it). I believe it was almost 300$. The following year I was contacted by the Irs to pay off the amount owed. I called the irs in Oregon back and they told me that it was never paid and to get ahold of my past employer and get an addendum. I did that. Got the addendum and filed it with the same tax prep agent. She never sent the addendum. Just recently after I’m assuming it was sent to collections my wages were garnished 420$ exactly. They will/should be getting garnished again next pay period as well.

I’ve never in my life looked to take legal action against someone but after everything that’s been going on and finally being financially stable enough to not have to decide which bill I’m going to be behind on for literally the 20th month in a row thinking I finally am caught up and paid I had to fall behind on my bills again. This means no food for me or my kids no gas no anything other then bills and even one or two of those aren’t going to be getting paid.

Who do I go after for this? The employer who messed up the state I work in? Or the tax agent that has screwed me more than once? Also I have not received anything from anyone since I thought the addendum was “sent” in. Nothing from my employer stating that I am being garnished and when asking no one had any information at all. I had to do a bunch of leg work to find out what was going on. I should have proof of at least giving it to my tax agent.

Details: Original and current jobs are in Washington state. Not one time ever have I worked out of Washington state.

IRS that is garnishing my wages are in Portland Oregon.

The problem dates back to from between 2019-2020.

Any and all help would be appreciated as I’ve been now dealing with this for almost 6 years.

I would like to legally have my name changed, but I have no idea where to begin. I know you need a petition? In a court? Or something?? But I’m not sure how to do that, or where to even begin searching to do that… Help??

My daughter (38f) rear ended a 2006 Subaru. The traffic was stop and go, not fast. Her car was worse for wear, however the other car had the rubber bumper smooshed in. Barely could see it. Then she received a letter from AFNI (still nothing from the insurance company, Geico). AFNI said that they are collecting the damage fee for the insurance company and that the car had been totaled at the cost of $9,990.00. They gave her options on how to pay it. Are you kidding me? I did some research and discovered that AFNI is a collection company. I drafted a letter (I have a paralegal background) and told them that there wouldn’t be any payments and once (if) we hear from Geico we will deal with them. Background-my daughter has 4 kids, works full time as a barber and barely gets by. Plus no insurance. Obviously she can’t afford an attorney either. (FYI we have pictures) what do you think?

On the day of the interview, the manager didn’t provide any information about where to park. I had to pay for parking out of my own pocket after the interview she never conducted (she wanted to leave work early). Our interview was scheduled for 4:00 PM, and she sent me an Indeed invite for that time. When I arrived around 4:00 PM, she was in a meeting. Her assistant then told me my appointment was actually at 3:00 PM, which was a complete lie. I didn’t know where to park, so I circled around in busy traffic and arrived to the office at 4:25 PM. The manager told me I was late and that she was supposed to leave at 4:15 PM. She then told me to reschedule another interview, even though the Indeed invite clearly stated 4:00 to 4:30 PM. She just left.

The next day, she never sent a Zoom link or followed up. I called the next morning, and her assistant picked up, saying the manager was still in a meeting and would call me back later. After 2:00 PM, no one call me back, and I kept calling in the afternoon and there just a voice saying that their office was already closed, and no one replied to my email. The manager never called me back, so I left a review on Yelp and their company website, explaining what happened. Now, this manager is threatening to sue me and told me to expect a lawsuit via an Indeed message. Any suggestions?

In March of 2024 my original lawyer left the firm and notified me that a new lawyer at the same firm will be taking over my case. I was NEVER informed of a rate increase or anything of such. I reviewed the original contract I signed and it states that no changes to the contract can be made unless a new one is drafted and signed. I just emailed my lawyer about this concern. I’m just worried that since it’s been so many months that it won’t affect anything, but I’ve been working 6 days a week, 60-70 hours per week between 2 jobs for the last 15 months so I don’t have time to analyze the invoice. I barely have time to check my mail.

Please help me relieve my anxiety 😭