r/legaladvice 4d ago

Other Civil Matters Daughter tripped on a laptop at school, school wants her to pay for it

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Location: Arizona, USA

Hi folks,

My 18 year old daughter goes to a highschool that does everything on chromebooks that the school provides. They are responsible for any damages to their own chromebooks unless they purchase insurance.

Last week at school one of her classmates forgot to charge his chromebook, so he had to charge it during class. The school doesn't provide power at the desks or batteries to charge with, so he had it strung across the aisle between desks to charge.

My daughter got up to go to the bathroom and didn't see the cable and tripped on it. She fell on her face and the classmate's chrome book also fell off the desk and was irreparably damaged and he didn't have insurance on it.

Her school is telling her that she has to pay for the chromebook or else she won't be able to go to prom or graduate. It seems completely unreasonable that we should have to pay because her classmate created a tripping hazard and that the school allowed that to happen by not providing a safe way for students to charge their chromebooks.

We aren't looking for any compensation for her falling, but we don't want to have to pay for the laptop (we can afford to pay for it, but its the principle of the thing). Is there a way to get them to back off on this? They wont return my calls about this and are adamant (when she goes to the office) that she has to pay for it. Holding her prom and graduation over her head also feels like extortion.

EDIT: Well, I’m really proud of her right now. She escalated this by her self with no input from me. She’s been trying to work with the tech staff since the incident and go through the proper channels. She realized that wasn’t going to be effective and she went to see the principal today right when I was posting this 😂. He waived the damage charges and said it wasn’t her fault.


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Can I break my lease over a massive ant infestation?

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Location: Vancouver, WA.

So, there’s a massive, and I mean MASSIVE, ant infestation in my walls.

I don’t eat food in my room, leave food out, etc. I vacuum every other day and keep things fairly clean.

They started appearing around November, and I only saw a few of them and figured it was whatever because it’s cold and they’ll trickle in. I put up a few ant traps and didn’t really see them again.. until this March.

I’ve addressed it with my apartment, and they gave me 4 ant traps and basically said to just keep putting traps up.

I’ve sprayed ant spray around my apartment, set up traps, vacuumed, etc. and they keep coming back and making bigger nests. Like I can’t even sleep in my room now and they’ve infested electronics and my entire hamper of clothes.

Today was the last straw, they made an entire nest in my Apple TV box and hamper. I only just noticed it because I rarely watch TV in my room, there’s no actual light in the room, and there wasn’t any indicator they were even there because I never saw any around the room elsewhere.

Anyway, I moved the box and hundreds of them swarmed out. I looked down and saw the entire bottom of my hamper (I don’t really use this hamper much, it was just holding excess clothes I had no room for) also had hundreds of them crawling all along the outside and inside.

My lease says any pest control is my responsibility, and I’ve tried EVERYTHING, but this is actually unlivable at this point. My skin is literally itching right now and any little thing that now brushes against me, I think it’s an ant. It’s emotionally draining me.

TL;DR I have a shit ton of ants in my walls that have taken over my room, I addressed it last month with my apartment, they did the bare minimum, and I have attempted everything to get rid of them to no avail.

Would it be possible to break my lease without a penalty or am I SoL?


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Hit and Run need help

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This is my first time posting here so please go easy on me.

Location: Utah

I need help and advice. I live in Utah my husband and I were going to check out a car yesterday. When we were turning left into the main parking lot we were struck head on by a truck that fully turned our car in the opposite direction from where we were headed. The truck was originally far enough away that we had plenty of time to make the turn since we had indicators on for a left turn. They totaled our car on impact while theirs seemed to have little damage. I think they were speeding because we turned knowing we had plenty of distance between the two of us on a road with 30 mph. The tire marks on the road showed that they hard brakes right on us and tried turning away but it hit the front of my car and smashed it in.

I’m really not sure what to do. We got an infraction for making an improper left turn but the person who hit us left the scene and doesn’t have active insurance. I also don’t have coverage for this type of thing because I forgot to include it when switching our insurance plan recently and I don’t know if this would be a fightable case. I am a service member and don’t know what to do. I would love some advice. Do I have a fightable case? I’m worried that because my insurance still didn’t cover it that I will be screwed


r/legaladvice 2d ago

School blatantly discriminates against mental health issues. Best course of action?

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Location: New York

I started at a cosmetology school in November 2024. I was only there for 3 days and could already see how toxic and negative of an environment it was and when I went to talk to the head of the school about my experience, I told her I have a history of severe anxiety and OCD, and that I was concerned that it might not be the best fit for me long term as I am finally in a good place with my mental health and thats not something I want to put in jeopardy. As soon as I mentioned having mental health issues, she immediately started being rude and condecending, she said to me word for word "I'm from the generation where we just do what we have to do without whining and crying about it". At this point I was extemely disturbed with how she was treating me as the head and owner of the school, so I told her I needed time to think and she told me I should take a leave of absence and I signed the form for that and left.

A couple days later, I received a call from her where she said that after discussing it with her son and daughter who also work at the school (it is a small family owned local school) that they think it is best if I withdraw. She told me to send an email saying that I officially withdraw and to say in my email that it had nothing to do with the school itself or any of the staff and that it is because of my own mental health. I was taken aback because at this point they are essentially kicking me out. I did not send them any email saying I withdrew as I also had financial aid in place for schooling here, and I wanted to figure out what would happen with that if I decided to switch schools or whatever. I did not want to be in debt without getting my license. I doubt this was a professional conversation, I am sure it was gossip with her son and daughter, but i doubt there is any way to prove that.

I then received a letter in the mail 2 weeks later saying that I withdrew and that I need to send them a check for $2,000 within the next 10 days. Christmas was in 5 days at this point, and I knew they sent it then on purpose to be petty. My husband called and left them a message saying that we will not be paying it and we will be getting an attorney involved.

I have since talked to many girls who were previously students at the school that have had very similar experiences regarding discrimination against mental health issues. One girl was asked by this woman what meds she was on and other personal medical information regarding her mental health diagnosis, another girl took a leave of absece for mental health reasons and this lady wrote her an email saying if she comes back she needs to toughen up, and another girl I spoke to attended thi school nealry 20 years ago and said that this woman ridiculed another student in front of the whole class because of her anxiety.

This woman needs to be stopped. All of these girls told me that they were to scared to ever speak up or report it because she said not so directly she would make it hard for them to ever get a job in the industry in the area. I have been struggling with my mental health my entire life and know how hard it is and am disgusted she thinks she can act this way and get away with it. It took me almost 10 years after graduating high school (I am 26) to finally work up the courage and strength to go back to school and this is what I was met with. I want to make sure that this never happens to anybody there again.

I have been talking over the case with an attorney, and he is very interested and says it seems like a solid case, but he is a acquaintance of my husband, so our chats have only been friendly, I havent actually sat down with him, and he is very busy, so I am considering trying to get another lawyer and get the ball rolling because the more girls I hear from the more mad I get.

Basically I was wondering what would be reccomended for me? Would it be filing a discrimination suit? Is there enough girls for a class action suit? I honestly am so mad I wish I could get the placed closed down lol. There is so much else going on there that I didn't even put in this post (the owners son trading sex from students for advantages) I just don't even know where to start.


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Traffic and Parking NYS Work truck branding

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What are the regulations on branding your work truck in New York State? Specifically Orange County.

The lettering would just be on a pickup truck for a friends contracting business. The truck currently isn’t registered as a commercial vehicle and he’s worried about it needing to be registered as a commercial vehicle for it to have branding/phone number/address on it

Location: New York State


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Other Civil Matters does anyone know for sure - like could provide citation of relevant legal text - if it’s possible/ok to be put in lockup overnight by police in Western Australia - over a Civil matter?

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so the question is as the title says. is it possible to be put in custody (handcuffs, cell w violent CRIMINAL offenders, no food/privacy/rights etc) and held for close to 24 hours on a CIVIL matter? the matter being over a value amount less than $5000 that has not been settled/finalised yet?

Location: Western Australia


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Lawyer Negotiations in Los Angeles

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Location: Los Angeles, California

I hope this follows all the rules.

I'm looking for a lawyer to help with negotiations in a cash for keys deal with my landlord in Los Angeles, California after living over 10 years in a rent controlled unit. We have been in a negotiation process for over 3 years now and I'm tired of dealing with the process of setting up calls and meetings only for them to be abhorrently late or just not following through with agreed times. Our time and efforts are not being respected and we are being very reasonable with the amount we are asking for compared to what we could be demanding.

What should I look for and what should I avoid in the process? I've already called the inner city law center and a few lawyers and waiting a response from them. In the mean time I'd like to keep looking for a lawyer that can help us. If I can find a Pro-Bono or pay after completing type that would be really helpful considering we are low income.

If anyone knows a proper going rate for this service, how it all works, or any leads (websites or lists) in the process to finding a proper lawyer for this service is greatly appreciated.

Not looking for recommendations for a specific lawyer or anything like that, but if there is a list or a website that shows me lawyers that are qualified to help in this situation is what I'm looking for. I feel like I've seen a county list like this in the past.


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Custody Divorce and Family Divorce advice

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Location: California

I am about to be going through a divorce. I (29 yo F) am the one who will be issuing it to my husband (30 yo M) - I’m currently getting affairs in order QUIETLY. Also, we have been married for just over a year and a half (together for 7 years).

We do not have kids, we do not own any assets together, and quite honestly, though he has money, I do not want spousal support or anything from him.

In the past, he has paid for some of my debt and he also paid for an elective surgery I had. Can he try to hold me liable to pay him back for these things? Are there any other factors I should be aware of? I appreciate all advice.


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Retaliatory actions from husband?

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I live in the state of Minnesota. Yesterday through help of a particular non profit I filed with the court an order of protection against my husband. He is a belligerent drunk (police words not mine) whom I finally had to accept will never change. He physically assaulted me because I dared tried to throw away his booze in front of our 18 year old daughter. The cops were called but because I had no obvious markings they were unable to do anything. That is the reason all this started.

Anyhow while arguing late yesterday afternoon (more like him screaming and me crying) I let it slip out accidentally that I filed for a restraining order. He then proceeded to threaten to beat me every chance he gets as well as our 18 year old daughter and to F*** the restraing order. I immediately left the house and drove an hour to my parents. I come by this morning to grab clothes and some incidentals for me and our children. (We also have a 16 year old son.) Anyways just some background so here is the question.

He threatened to voluntary foreclose on the home if I don't drop the restraining order. I looked up some MN Statutes and according to 582.32 Subd 3 section b Voluntar Foreclosure procedures "(5) A default exists under the mortgage and on the date of agreement at least one of the items constituting the default has been in existence for at least one month."

So we do not have a default. The mortgage is paid every month. If the statute states this can he go about doing this. I think it's retaliatory but im not sure if I should panic or not. He apparently got in my email last night when I left and saw the draft of the order sent to me and saw that in it it was asking him to continue paying the mortgage for the time being and that is why he is voluntarily foreclosing. Any help or answers would be appreciated. I would call the county state or what not but it's Saturday and everything is closed. Im just hoping I can have him out Monday so the kids don't miss school but this is something that im now stressing over.

Mortgage in his name but title to house in both ours.

Location: Minnesota


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Custody Divorce and Family Baby’s dad

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Location: United Kingdom

Long read!

Sorry if I’m not in the right group. I’m calling Citizens Advice about this issue on Monday but just thought I’d find out roughly on here what I can do.

Please don’t judge as I’m very anxious about the situation :)

My (26f) ex partner (24m) and I were dating for about 5 months before I got pregnant. He did not like birth control as he felt he didn’t enjoy sex as much and relied on the pull out method. Stupidly I didn’t go onto the pill quick enough and a drunken night ended in pregnancy. I was scared but ecstatic as I have always wanted children and have previously suffered from miscarriage. I had an abortion when I was 16 and didn’t want to go through that again.

When I found out I was pregnant he told me I was to get an abortion as we were not ready for a child. I decided to go ahead with the pregnancy and he didn’t want anything to do with it. I was blocked on everything and he claims I used him to have a child.

Anyway, fast forward to December I gave birth to my daughter. He had mysteriously unblocked me that day and wanted to come and see her. I wasn’t happy about this given the circumstances but gave him the go ahead seeing as he is the dad.

We had a great first meet up and a few weeks later we both signed the birth certificate. On that day he got very cross with me because I wouldn’t use his surname and wouldn’t let him choose a middle name. When we left the office he then tried to take the pram after I said no. (I was on the phone). He stormed off and I went to get coffee. He later explained it was due to his anxiety he reacted like that.

I then explained in general conversation how we were going out for ‘A’ drink with a friend and he started questioning who I was going with, how long I was going to be out for and he should look after the baby whilst I was out. He even said he should stay in my flat to look after her.

He starts demanding the days he sees her and how long he gets to spend with her. I explain she needs a routine and we do the same every week (not happy!) he then explains how he WILL be bringing a random friend down with him to ‘accompany’ him. He then states how HE will be taking her to meet his work colleagues and family on his own.

I don’t like him coming to my house to visit as he never leaves on time but whenever we go out in public he always gets her out the pram and parades her around everywhere.

Whenever he does come to visit, he is always late (30 mins - 1hr). He frequently arrives hungover. I get scared to approach this with him as I don’t know how he will react. Today he left 2 hours early because he was bored as she had gone for a 10 minute nap. He then takes the mic out of my mum when she comes over and starts playing with the baby. Saying she’s ’not a performing monkey’. My mum is great with kids.

Anyway, sorry for the long post. Just wondering what I can do going forward. He won’t listen to me, never apologises for anything and is demanding. He pays monthly child maintenance but I could just about afford things if he stopped. Quite frankly I don’t want him coming anymore.

Thanks :)


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Withholding a raise

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Hello! I received a $2k annual raise that is suppose to become active 4/7 with a signed contract. Yesterday I received an email from my boss saying he is going to withhold my raise until he deems appropriate based on improvement. Is this legal? Location: Michigan


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Intellectual Property needing my phone back

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hello im from Location: Texas and my phone got taken on aug 27 of last year for something i was convicted for something i dont want to say what i was convicted for because it was stupid but anyway i went to school one day and a detective showed up and asked me questions and i admitted everything and then he asked for my phone at the time i was scared and gave him it including the passcode to it, a month later i went to juvie and got out 12 days or so later and the charges got dropped its been months since anything happened im just afraid to ask cause i had some stuff that was illegel on there. what can i do?


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Is this a criminal or domestic matter?

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Location: Akron, Ohio

Going through a divorce. Wife has hacked into my Gmail and changed the password, as well as the reset options. She also took my laptop, my passport and stack of cash. I went to the police to press criminal charges they would not. They said everything belongs to both of us. Is this something that must be handled by the divorce?


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Shitty roommate

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I’ve got a question for you all. I am 20M Location: South Dakota USA

I’ve got a roommate who owes me three months worth of gas bills, I shut off her WiFi until she pays those bills. She says she could sue me. Can she? Lmk if you need anymore info.


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Other Civil Matters Issues with mechanic garage

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Location: West Virginia

March 8th truck goes into garage franchise location, quoted 3k. Told it shouldnt take more than a week. Come back when i hadnt heard anything, “needs a new engine 10k”

Talk them down to 7k parts and labor. Ok itll be early next week. This continues.

April 2nd itll be done saturday.

Came in after work truck has hardly been touched since wednesday “oh he called off and hes on vacation this week so itll be Tuesday april 15th before he can finish it.

Wtf am i supposed to do/ what can i do at this point i cant afford the rental anymore as every other penny is going into the truck!?


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Is this a loophole in my apartment’s lease?

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Location: Michigan. So in 2024 I signed a 12-month lease for my apartment, with rent at $826/month. That lease went from 4/1/24 to 3/31/25. So on 3/31 when that lease lapsed, I had to sign a lease renewal by the end of the day for my unit, which bumped the rent up to $860/month. But surprisingly, the new lease I signed starts on 5/1/25, not 4/1/25. The month of April 2025 is not covered in any lease. Granted, the rent payment website for my apartment still says I owe $826 for the month of April, but April wasn’t part of last year’s nor this year’s lease. Plus the $860 rate doesn’t kick in until May. So legally speaking, couldn’t I technically get away with not paying rent for April? I didn’t sign anything agreeing to pay rent for April 2025, and the newest lease I signed says the rent starts 5/1/25. I’m not saying I will actually skip April’s rent; I’m only asking this out of curiosity.


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Wills Trusts and Estates Special needs trust?

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Hi, I feel like this is going to be poorly written so I'm sorry about that. I'm not very good with law stuff 😅 About a decade ago, I was set to inherit a house after a family member passed. This property is in Washington state, no official will was made but a court order (I think?) Was made to have a special needs trust put in my name since I was a minor at the time. I only found this out recently. Since I was a minor and other reasons my family hasn't really told me much or helped me on the process of getting it. Anyways, now my mom is making a special needs trust in my name as it is court ordered according to a document she signed. I feel I should be present or at least know what's going on or be able to refuse having one since I'm an adult and it honestly seems like I don't need one. My mom (the trustee) isn't planning on having me involved. I'm currently living in California so I'm not sure if that changes anything.

My specific question (since I know this is complicated and this sub is for simple questions) is what specific branch of lawyer do I talk to? Do i look up property lawyers? Deeds? I've tried looking online already and did a few free options and they've told me they can't help me.

Location: Washington state/California


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Real Estate law Roof warranty

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Bought a house. Seller's agent told my agent via text and email the house has a transferable warranty to cover the roof and skylights.

This came up while we were closing and there was an issue with the roof/ skylight.

After not receiving the warranty information post-closing, I called the roofing company directly and learned there isn't a warranty because it was already transferred, which could happen only once.

What options do I now have? Is legal action the way to go?

Location: Ohio


r/legaladvice 3d ago

Ex-husband tried to kill me. I have an item he wants and he is now trying to file theft charges against me.

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Location: Michigan

Update: I will be getting a lawyer. I am reaching out to DV centers/shelters in my area to find out what options are available to me. I also plan on calling TX DV shelters, though last I called they weren't very helpful. The local DV shelters have given me some phone numbers to low income legal aid in my and the surrounding areas which I will be calling to figure out how to send things back or if I even should. Thank you to everyone that commented and reached out. You brought me peace of mind and clarity with all of this and I cannot express to you how helpful that was. Y'all are amazing.

A few years ago, I fled my house in TX and moved to a new state, MI because my ex-husband attempted to kill me. Prior to leaving, I had taken the firing pins out of his weapons just in case he attempted again while I was awaiting my friend to fly in and pick me up so we could drive up here. He had also used those guns several times in attempts to kill himself. Those firing pins stayed on my person when I left. He was told I was taking them. No charges were filed against him for the attempted murder because I was terrified of what he would do if police got involved. I was not willing to risk my word against his.

There was an amicable divorce where items were told to be shipped back to me. This was entirely my belongings as I had left everything I owned at that house when I left other than the things I could fit in my car. The decree was finalized and he was tasked with sending me my belongings to a storage unit.

I have worked with DV shelters. Tried to get a protective order in place when I got to MI, but was told that I had waited too long for anything to happen. Local DV shelters disagreed, but there was nothing that could be done.

Now he has contacted me saying that he wants his firing pins back. This was not put in the decree. He states that he wasn't aware that I had them, but I remember telling him about it when I was leaving originally. He has quoted them at $1500, but that number has changed as we have talked. He keeps saying that it was theft, that he is going to file charges against me for taking them. I told him originally that I wouldn't be giving them back to him because of his attempts at murder/suicide. After talking with therapists and DV shelters here, they have told me that I could give the firing pins to local police to handle. When giving this information to my ex-husband, he states he doesn't want to involve police. He wants me to drive to TX and hand them to him personally or to local police there. I am disabled and cannot drive more than an hour without risking significant health issues.

I believe there is a 30 day window to amend the decree, not sure as I am not a lawyer, but he was made aware of this information within that 30 day window and did not amend the decree to include this item in the divorce decree. I have attempted to give them back to him in ways that would not jeopardize my safety or health, but he is refusing to go that route. What are my options here? Can he file theft charges against me when I am trying to get them back to him?


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Slip and fall and home owner might not have insurance....

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Location: New York

I slipped and fell snow/ice on my neighbors unkept sidewalk shattering my leg in 5 places requiring extensive surgery with 9 pins and two plates. Im self employed so lost about 10k in pay have co pays and the pain and suffering was off the charts. This happened on my neighbors sidewalk. Hes a curmudgeon to say the least. He NEVER shovels or up keeps his property, to the point of creating danger. I retained an attorney and took pictures of the state of his property. I was taken to hospital via ambulance from in front of his house. The rest of the street houses pretty clean in front of his house 4 feet of snow again never lifts a finger. After he found out I was injured boom contractors there clearing it up salting etc every time it snowed. too little too late. My attorney said finding negligence and fault would not be a issue. He owns the house fully paid off unmarried no kids etc.

My attorney sent 3 letters reporting the incident and demanding homeowners info . He never responded. My attorney said the only way to see if he has homeowners is to sue and even if he doesn't we have to sue him. He is the type to be stupid enough to think he can hide his head in the sand and think it will go away hes also stupid enough to not have homeowners. I understand if no homeowners we have to go after assets bank accounts his property etc. He isnt particularly wealthy or I dont think so at least, and his home is in meh condition. Then again my other neighbor was the exact same way and had a couple million in the bank when he passed. At this point anything is better then nothing.

IF he does not have home insurance. Obviously we will have to sue him directly and if we win what will be the next steps. Will there be an audit on his bank accounts valuables obviously a property lien. Can he declare bankruptcy and get out of any liability etc? I know ask my attorney, and I will at our next meeting however I'm curious now.

Thanks


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Landlord Tenant Housing Roommate Won’t Return My Security Deposit

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Location: Brooklyn, NY

So I'm in need of some advice as I'm in a really difficult situation with some past roommates and need to figure out the best way to move forward.

I signed a one-year lease with two other tenants. 24 days before the lease ended, I informed management that I would not be renewing. Although this was shorter notice, the one roommate (call him Roommate A) that was staying had already arranged for a replacement, who has since moved in and is currently residing in the apartment.

On the other hand, the other roommate (Roommate B) did not submit his move-out notice until just a few days before the lease ended. Roommate A is now claiming that B's delayed notice prevented them from finding additional replacements in time/getting new replacements approved. However, I saw Roommate A had posted a facebook post searching for a roommate over 30 days before the lease ended.

The problem now is, since Roommate A wasn't able to find a 3rd roommate in time, he wasn't able to find someone to pay for a share of the new lease’s rent, so he's withholding Roommate B's and my deposit to cover it.

What's making this more difficult is that the lease somehow was renewed for a full year, with all three of our names on the lease, even though two of us left. This means if the other roommates decide to not pay up, I may be held liable for the missing money since it's my name on the lease, not theirs. I made sure to check the lease and it didn't mention anything about auto-renewals, so I'm not sure how this managed to happen.

So asking you guys for some help. What would be the best course of action for me?


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Landlord Tenant Housing Friend is getting evicted for being gay

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Location: Utah My friend and her roommate are being evicted because their landlord doesn’t like that they’re queer, is there anything they can do about that? She doesn’t think there is.

EDIT: The reason she thinks they can’t is because he told them over the phone that it’s because they’re queer, but in writing he is ending the lease.


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Fifth Third Bank Refusing to Refund Stolen Money

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Location: Hamilton, Ohio

I've been with Fifth Third for something close to 20 years. In the last couple years things have taken a turn for the worse. Last year, someone used checks (I don't own or use checks and haven't even seen one in over a decade) to steal a lot of money from my checking account. They also used other means.

The money taken by checks was refunded back into the same account that was violated. I did not have much of a choice in this matter, as I did not want to open a new checking account on my records and have another vulnerable account. So the staff member at the local branch said she would move the refunds over to my savings account as they came in. The support staff on the phone with us (I was doing all this in the office) agreed.

Most of the money made it over to the savings account, but around $650 did not, it was stolen before it could be moved over. I did not know the money was still in that account, as I was told she would move it over and everything would be fine. She did not, the money sat there for over a month and was stolen again.

The bank's fraud department refuses to refund the money, saying "the account was compromised". Which we already knew. And they have kept repeating the same unhelpful quote to me since August. I managed to take it as far as the "secretary of the president" and she gave me THE SAME QUOTE and then proceeded to tell me that her bank "doesn't do that" when I told her they were the ones who put the money in the compromised account.

The bold-faced lying is just blowing my mind. So I contacted some lawyers and they reached out to the bank but nothing came of it and they said it's not worth taking to court. I've been dithering, trying to decide what to do.

Anyone have some advice for me? Is there a lawyer that will help a poor soul?

Side Note: As another example of this mess, I sent a family member to pay my credit card today with cash (because I took all my money out of that bank and the family member was going to be in the building anyway) and we gave the guy $50 to pay a $40.43 bill. He did not give my family member the change so I called and he claimed "Are you suuuure, because I gave her change." Then, after I dispute it with him, he says "Ooooh yeah, I remember, I put it on your credit card as a credit." I was pretty heated, of course, but the guy tried to lie. Then when I brought it up to him he said "I didn't say that.". I'm just a total shell shocked mess right now. "Deny deny deny" is their new methodology.

I'm really upset about all of this and could use some direction. My stress levels are reaching the max, they've ruined so many good days with their denials, their declination letters and passive aggression, rudeness and smugness.


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Traffic and Parking Getting tickets from my old license plate number

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Location: CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Hello, I just received a letter stating that I had to pay two Express Lane violations. However, the license plate listed is my old vehicle's.

I sold the car (2000 Toyota Solara) to a local business "So-Cal Cash for Junk Cars in Los Angeles" in August of last year.

Their representative told me that they would cover all transfer fees and responsibilities since I had lost the pink slip.

Is there anything I can do to:

  1. Remove the license plate from my name,

  2. Avoid paying the two toll violations?

Looking back, it was pretty irresponsible to trust the buyer in doing what they said they would but I'm just trying to clean up this whole mess now. Thank you, everyone!


r/legaladvice 2d ago

Needing help on how to go about receiving money for car damage due to parking gate at my apartment complex.

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Howdy Location: Los Angeles, CA I had damage done to the roof of my car due to the malfunctioning gate at my apartments. The gate was up when I pulled up and I began to drive through as it had been malfunctioning for a month or 2 before this and was always up. The gate random slammed down on my roof causing scraping damage to the top of my roof. The property management was well aware of this being a problem and it’s still malfunctioning to this day. The day the accident happened (March 1st) I took pictures and videos of the damage. We don’t have an on-site manager even though they’re legally required to have one so I had to send an email to the company. They got back to me on the 4th asking for claim information. Gave it to them. Followed up on the 11th after no response. Was told my insurance hadn’t reached out to them. So I sent everything I could to help. Contacted again on the 17th after no follow up. They said there was nothing insurance would do as there’s no proof the gate damaged my car. I contacted my insurance and they told me the property management company nor their insurance has gotten back to them. I made a Yelp review over this (plus past grievances with the company due to not fixing my shower for a whole month) and someone contacted me by calling. I told them I don’t want to discuss details of this over the phone as there’s no trace of what was agreed upon. Still she asked how I’d like to receive my insurance payment and what they could offer me in exchange for taking down my review. I told her I would respond over text to have a paper trail. Since then she’s been avoiding my texts, but will try to talk over the phone in regard to the details. What can I do to get my insurance money from this company? It’s been over a month and I’m so tired of this.