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| Manager expects me to cover dine and dash bills. Posted: 07 May 2020 04:52 AM PDT A few months ago I had a table that didn't pay their full bill. I handed them the book with the bill, walked away to give them time, and a minute later I see them walking out the door. So I go and grab the bill and check and they still owed 5 more dollars. At this point they were still outside but I knew I wasn't allowed to chase them out, so I went and told my manager(not the GM). When I told him about it he told me "that sucks". So at the end of my shift I have to go to my manager after counting my money and give what I owe. I tell him that I'm going to give him everything minus 5 dollars because the table didn't pay it. My manager immediately looks at me with an expression of "excuse me?". He says "well who's going to pay for it then?". I tell him the company will pay but it's not my job. He starts to get an attitude with me and tells me that it's my job to pay for dine and dash no matter the bill cost and that I should always be in my section. He says that I should always be watching my tables 24/7 and that I should have counted the money before they left. All of this is not plausible. I have to go in the back to run food, get drinks, and if a table isn't in my section I have to tend to them. I can't be standing in the middle of my section it doesn't make any sense. Not to mention I have other tables to pay attention to. And as for counting the money in front of them I was never taught that in training and I know that no one in the restaurant does. You take the book and go to the computer system. He was saying that it was my fault...but even if I catch up to someone who had not paid the bill before they leave I can't stop them. So one of my coworkers was in the office as all of this was going on and she told me that she always counts the cash in front of them(which I know for a fact to not be true) and that she always pays the dine and dash bills. As she's telling me this two other co works tell me that they have covered bills for dine and dash as well and that's just the way it works. At this point I feel like all of this is illegal and these people are just paying out of pocket without even questioning anything. The whole conversation I was being belittled and spoken to in an extremely rude manner. Later on I ask other employees and they say that I don't have to pay for dine and dash and that they have never had to. So at this point I'm extremely upset and as I get home I do some research and the law is a little different state by state but what I got out of it was that it in fact is illegal for my employer to take my tips. I get that it was just five dollars but it was still my money, and next time if it's 50 or 100 dollars they will expect me to pay up. I would really appreciate if someone could clear up the law for me a little better and give me advice on what to do next time they try this on me again. I live in CT [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2020 01:02 PM PDT I'm going to be vague because it's a niche industry but we are essential and several times a day I have to use a chemical that even when diluted can cause minor burns to the skin. My boss decided to make a big announcement on our Facebook page saying that he was donating all the gloves we had to frontline workers. I came in this morning and asked how I was supposed to use that chemical and he just said to rinse my hands every few minutes. I've been sent home because I refused to use it without gloves. He said if I don't come in tomorrow and do the stuff that uses that chemical I'm fired. I don't think he'll be able to find more gloved now and I refuse to use that chemical without gloves. What are my options? [link] [comments] |
| UPDATE: daughter tells me about inappropriate touching. What can I do legally to keep her safe? Posted: 07 May 2020 11:59 AM PDT We were able to get in today with the child advocacy center. First the team assigned to the case spoke with myself and her father. I explained why we were all here(bleeding, accidents, daughter (4) telling me her fathers roommate puts things in her butt). Father then says along the lines of "again this is a misunderstanding, I know what happened, he was telling her to pull her pants up so he put a marker in her butt crack." We are taken to lobby and social worker then takes daughter to interview her. While this is happening two social workers come to speak with us about a physical exam,they explain it's a consent led exam and daughter is allowed to stop at any time . They leave I turn to father and tell him I think it's a good idea to proceed. He gets very angry telling me I don't get to make that decision and I'll be hearing from his lawyer. I try to explain why I feel such way and he just kept saying it's too much trauma and I don't have the right to make the choice(legally I do). They finish interview with daughter and we(mom and dad) go back into meeting room with the team. The police officer assigned to the case explains that she didn't say anything to the social worker that would cause them to believe anything happened and the case is officially closed. My lawyer is in mediation all day and will not be available to talk until tomorrow. So. Obviously I do NOT want any of this to be true or happening to my daughter, but am I crazy for finding it extremely inappropriate for a grown man to think sticking a marker in a toddlers butt crack is ok? Or that he was testing to see what he could get away with? I also just found out he has a degree in behavioral analysis.....which is more upsetting. Do I have any ground to stand on by requesting the removal of said roommate before visitation is allowed again? I feel so lost. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2020 03:58 PM PDT So about a week ago, a girl at my girlfriend's work walked out after discussing with another employee and learning that said employee made about $2/hour more, despite being there less time. So today, my girlfriend told me that they made all of the employees sign a statement of understanding that they will be fired if they discuss pay with one another going forward. As far as I know, this is very illegal under the National Labor Relations Act. Am I missing something here? We live in Florida, if that's of any additional help. Thank you in advance. Also, I understand Florida is an At-Will State. But I feel like that wouldn't trump a federal law/act? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2020 06:11 PM PDT Hello r/LegalAdvice We are a smaller anime convention located in Kentucky that gets about 4K~ attendees per year, and are entirely run by volunteers. From the board of directors, the president, all the way down to the volunteer who comes in for one day to monitor the viewing room, we are an entirely volunteer force. Any profit from the year before us goes into paying off the rest of that year, and then pre-paying for as much as we can for the next year. This includes the contract with our venue, programs, website upkeep, any little expense that goes into planning a medium-ish sized event. One of the attractions at the event is our Exhibitor Hall, where attendees can go to buy art, figures, wall scrolls, and general nerdy memorabilia. For this, I write the contract, outline the space, review portfolio submissions, vet outside vendors and companies for sponsorship, and run the annual charity auction. Because of Covid-19 we have made a difficult decision to postpone our event until the summer of 2021. This event was approved by our host city, and was made with the general safety of our crew and attendees in mind. Con plague is real, if you ever go to one, wash your hands. Anyways, I was sending emails to all of the artists and vendors who have registered for the 2020 year, paid their table fees (some have fees upwards of 2 grand USD) and letting them know our plan. We have told them that any tables purchased for 2020 have automatically been locked in as approved and paid for when our event resumes. Anyone who would like is welcome to privately sell their table to another vendor as long as we are able to get that vendors information. A long time vendor emailed be back that this was not an acceptable response and hinted at taking "legal action" if we do not offer them a refund immediately. Our contract for vendors specifically states in the Refund Policy that any refund cannot be given out until that years event has concluded. I am not sure what the legal outcome of this possibly is. The convention plain and simple does not have the 2K odd dollars to issue this vendor a refund. Its all tied up into other contracts, and none of the members of the staff are exactly able to shell one out since we are also tied up with Covid money problems, on top of the fact that most of us are college students doing this as a way to give back to our community. The only other thing I could think of would be selling off convention assets, but most of the things we own (IE TVs and systems for the video game room, AV equipment, etc) are all personal items from the staff. If we were brought to court, between lawyer fees and having to break contracts with the other facilities that we are tied to (that might also result in other fees for the convention) our event would likely cease to exist for forever, putting a lot of us in trouble financially. Basically, what I am asking is that... is there a way for the vendor to actually sue us and win? I would love to refund them if I could, they have been a business relationship with us for a long time (10+ years) but we simply dont have the money. And if we issue them a refund, it creates a domino effect to the tune of about 20 grand. I am not a lawyer by any stretch of the imagination, like, I have an art degree for goodness sakes. Any advice? Opinions? If it helps at all, we are a registered 501-C3 nonprofit organization with a contract with the vendors that says refunds cant be given until our event is over. We havent "cancelled", just postponed. Please help. [link] [comments] |
| Can my grandmother (69) legally be evicted from her home? (OHIO) Posted: 07 May 2020 04:30 PM PDT My grandmother (69) has lived in the same house for the last 13-14 years with her husband. They divorced, then reconciled with plans on getting remarried. Before that could happen, he passed away. His son had power of attorney, and where my grandmother and step-grandfather divorced, my grandmother wasn't written into the will. It has been 2-3 weeks since my grandfather died. Now, his son is telling my grandmother she has to leave by the 6th of June. He isn't letting her take anything that belonged to my grandfather, despite knowing they were going to remarry. My grandfather owned the house, so now his son legally has the right to it. Is there anything she can do? TIA [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2020 12:59 AM PDT My father is a psychopath and a pedophile and I have proof. I haven't spoken to his side of the family because they know about him and they are protecting him. I'm afraid to speak publicly about it because he has a lot of money and connections. I'm in Massachusetts. I need as much advice as possible. What are my options? [link] [comments] |
| Furloughed but being contacted for “help” Posted: 07 May 2020 09:35 PM PDT I was furloughed a few weeks ago, but my boss and others on my team have been texting me to ask me questions about my work, asking me how to do things that I was previously responsible for, asking me for links or files, etc. At first, I was responsive, but then told them I'm not available for work matters while I'm furloughed. That has not stopped them. The last email from my boss started with, "I'm not asking you to do any work, I just am hoping you can tell me how to do...". I am a knowledge worker, so replying to email and phone messages about projects or duties IS work. Do I have any legal recourse here? I am worried that things will be difficult if/when I return because I was unwilling to pitch in or offer guidance. For the record, I live in the U.S. in the state of Texas and I am a salaried employee. Thank you in advance for any helpful advice. [link] [comments] |
| Terminated/Fired for Contracting COVID-19 (Texas, North Dallas Area) Posted: 07 May 2020 03:13 PM PDT Hello, I'll keep this direct and to the point. A few weeks ago (I work in food service) I worked at a restaurant on March 28th all night. On March 29th I began to feel feverish and got an appointment to urgent care. I was tested, and let my employer know that I was showing symptoms of COVID-19 and was tested that evening - the results would take up to a week and I wouldn't feel comfortable coming back to work and exposing co-workers/customers until I knew the results. He said no problem and to keep him updated. Two days later my family and I were all confirmed positive for COVID-19. I immediately notified my employer to let him know this, and that the health department in my county would be routinely checking up on me, but to expect that I would be out a minimum of 10-14 days before I would be allowed to leave self-quarantine per the County Health Department. Again I was told no problem and to get better. I contact my employer after i'm released from self-isolation and ask when i can come back to work and get no response. nothing and get no response for the next m We're now into May and after a few messages with the owner who initially said "No problem we'd love to have you back", is now saying that the staff and ownership is scared of working with me and that "we'll see" when I can come back (which I have no vacation/sick time so this is essentially being unemployed without any formal notice) since I was sick and then 0 communication. I know as an American my rights are extremely limited but is there anything I can do in this situation? The job market is horrible right now and I don't have many options. Thank you. [link] [comments] |
| [KY] Employer will be garnishing my wages after paying my payroll with a PPP loan Posted: 07 May 2020 07:58 PM PDT So backstory of important information: I am a dental professional that works on a percentage of collections (example: service costs $100. Insurance pays $70. My pay is $70 times my percentage because that is what is collected). However, when I started last June with this employer, I was on a daily base pay until December (For example, $100/day or percentage of collections. Whichever is greater). Then in January, it switched to only the percentage without the base pay. I'm a w2 employee and have Health benefits through my employer. We have been off for a little over a month due to COVID-19, but are officially opening our doors on Monday after my employer got the PPP loan this week. They said we all must come back to work and off unemployment. Cool. Scary time to be in someone's mouth, but people need dentistry so it is what it is. I was informed by my employer today that since the loan was based on 2019 wages, I would be paid the greater of a base pay for the next 8 weeks or percentage of collections. That's great news! My collections will be almost nonexistent the next 8 weeks due to no one wanting to come to the dentist. Then they hit me with the sketchy part: If the pay over the next 8 weeks exceeds my collections, they plan to garnish my wages to recoup the excess. So say they pay me $10,000 in 8 weeks, but I only make $7,000 from collections (hopeful at this point).That means they will be garnishing in increments $3,000 from my pay check after the 8 weeks. Following the money, they get the PPP money and spend it on my payroll to get it forgiven, then garnish my wages to get back forgiven payroll money. Meanwhile I'm being pulled off unemployment, stuck with the risk of no collections and essentially a 0% payday advance loan. I'm the only non-hourly employee at the office, so I have no one to compare this to. Is this legal? I really feel like I'm getting the bad end of the stick here. Thanks for any insights. Edit for spelling [link] [comments] |
| IOWA - Sister's fiance has died and his family wants "his" things back, but a line is hard to draw. Posted: 07 May 2020 09:53 AM PDT My sister's fiance has died. They have been together for 5 years, engaged for 2 (would have been married this summer), and have lived together for the past 4 years. When they moved in together it was their first place (sister lived with my parents before that and he lived with his parents) so they furnished it together. They both deal mostly in cash and had their "own" paychecks but tried to keep things even; whenever they bought something they usually both contributed some money toward it. My sister has no clue now who "owns" the microwave or who "owns" the Xbox. It was all just "theirs" together. His family has demanded to enter their apartment to gather "his" things. Some things are obvious - like "his" shoes but his family wants "their share" of the household. They have been going through Facebook photos an asking "who bought the dining table" "who bought the couch" etc. They bought these things used together over the years. The family says they want to gather and appraise all these items for the sake of his estate, and so that once the estate is settled his parents can sell the things to cover funeral expenses. When my sister explained that most of their belongings were shared purchases, his parents said they can just divvy up the valuables such that they get 2/3 of the value of the apartment's items (they are arguing for 2/3 because he made about twice as much money as my sister, so they deem that he must "own" 2/3 of the stuff). How does this work, legally? Will she have an obligation to just empty out her home and give it all up to them? Sorry it's just a vague question. I don't know enough specifics about estates to even know what I should be asking really. Thanks for any thoughts you all may have. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2020 06:51 AM PDT Location: Portland, Oregon U.S. Hi I really need some advice here. I'll try to give out as much as details as possible without making this post too long. Me and my now ex-bf signed an apartment lease together a few month ago but then things went down hill. We've been sleeping separately (him in the bedroom me on the living room floor) for a couple months now. We had an physical argument last month; he was upset about something I said so he threw plates and bowels at me while I was sitting down, one actually hit my forehead, thenI got up and slapped him. A few weeks ago he told me that he would like to break the lease but I was out of the job at the time so I refused. He went and filed a restraining order against me and I was asked to leave my apartment in the middle of the night. I had only 15 mins to packed my things so I left with only a backpack. I've requested a contest hearing by mail, it's been 7 days and I haven't heard anything from court. I really need to get the rest of my belongings back including my computer and my pet rabbit. (The rabbit is mine, wasn't a shared pet). The apartment rent was due yesterday and I know he was planning on moving out before all these happened so I doubt that he would continually/able to pays rent by himself. Since he listed the apartment address as his "safe address", will I be able to legally retrieve my belongings AFTER he moved out? If not, will it be ok if I sent movers or friends to the apartment to pack up my things for me? (After he moved out, of course) How long should I expect to be able to look up my hearing date online? I've try to called the court clerk number everyday but they never pick up. i barely started my new job so I can't afford to hire an attorney. And if I want a second stand-by from sheriffs I would have to pay expensive fee for that which I don't have... Sorry if i seemed everywhere. Im just lost and don't know what to do. I really miss my pet bunny. [link] [comments] |
| I had to defend myself from a false citizens arrest. I got pepper sprayed, I'm scared Posted: 06 May 2020 10:47 PM PDT I'm in Illinois. This didn't happen that long ago and I'm super freaked out still. I'm really scared. I'm 16. I routinely walk late at night, it's something I've always done. I always walk from my house, through a public park, and onto a public trail. Some guy came out of his apartment overlooking the park yelling at my friend and I to stop. We kept walking but he came down and cornered us against a fence telling us we're under citizens arrest for trespassing. I'd never seen him before I didn't tresspass anywhere. The parks doesn't have a closing time, the trail doesn't either, and it's reopened from the pandemic closures. I walked on public sidewalks to get there. He was on the phone with presumably 911 and also trying to keep us cornered. I tried to leave and he grabbed me by my neck and pepper sprayed my face. I couldn't see and I fought back until he let go. I didn't know how bad I hurt him or if I even got him but I ran away down the trail. My throat hurts from him grabbing it, im having triuble talking because of it. The pepper spray is burning my skin. It's not as bad in my eyes anymore. When I peeked off the trail from down the street a few minutes ago lots of police cars were at the park including the detective cars, and an ambulance was there too with fire trucks. I really am scared of going to jail. I didn't mean to hurt anyone, and I don't know how badly I hurt him. I've never gotten in trouble before. I don't know where my friend went. Help?!? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2020 07:59 AM PDT I apologize if this is the wrong place and if so, please point me to the right sub if you can. I ordered about $90 worth of maternity clothes 7 weeks ago. It said it could take up to 30 days to receive my order which I understood. But it's been just over 7 weeks now, and I'm still not getting answers. The company was advertised a ton on my FB (I know now not to order anything from Facebook ads, but their website seemed legit when I Googled it). I placed the order and paid through PayPal. The items I ordered were a dress for my shower (which I'm doing a virtual baby shower in 2 weeks), and some maternity dresses and pants to wear through the rest of my pregnancy. I have messaged the company on FB, and their customer service email. The customer service email I've been going back and forth with for 2 weeks, they tell me the same thing each time "the order has been shipped, the rest is up to the courtier, please track your package." I was also informed these items shipped from the UK which is why they take longer (but none of this was stated on the website, and the website said up to 30 days to get your order). When I go to track my package, and it says the same thing it has said for over a month: "Shipping label processed" and then the rest is pending. It has 4 steps to go through and its still on step one of label processed. Also, the response I got seemed to he from someone's personal account email with a name on it. Their company messaged me back on FB and said they will look into it.. But I doubt that. At this rate, I won't even be able to wear the shower dress I got for my shower, and I won't get to even wear any of the maternity clothes I bought because I won't be pregnant anymore or I'll be pregnant for maybe another 2 or 3 weeks when the items finally do arrive, if they ever do arrive. (Im about 7.5 months pregnant). Is there anything that I can do? I know with PayPal you can message them if you don't receive your item, but since mine is still technically being shipped, I don't know if I qualify for that or anything. Any advice is appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| My Dog Passed Away Due to Pharmacy's Mistake Posted: 07 May 2020 09:45 AM PDT I'm am devastated to be writing this sentence but my dog passed away on Monday. She was the best dog and I loved her more than anything. Her vet prescribed her a steroid and another drug to help with the symptoms of her Cushing's disease. The vet prescribed a 1mg dose of the steroid but Walgreens Pharmacy dispensed a 10mg dose. So my dog was receiving 10x the dose she should have received which caused her to develop a severe case of pancreatitis that she was unable to recover from. Walgreens has admitted fault and offered to pay her vet bills ($6000) which is not nearly enough to fill the hole in my heart. I'm not sure how to proceed. Should I contact a lawyer to have them work out a settlement? I don't want her death swept under the rug and I definitely don't want this to happen to anyone else. TLDR: Walgreen's killed my dog [link] [comments] |
| Will executor is claiming the will was lost Posted: 07 May 2020 07:31 PM PDT The will can not be found but it seems odd that the executor lost the will, the organized deceased lady has every document and old wills but not the new will, people had access to that location. The executor informed the family that the lawyer also can't find the will and said it could take 5 years to obtain. This happened in NJ and a new will was just signed and completed in August. Is this possible or did the executor not like what the will said? [link] [comments] |
| can my grandparents neighbor legally let his pigs go into a water way that leads to their property Posted: 07 May 2020 07:18 PM PDT so he has been letting his pigs destroy the creek. it goes onto are property, and the muddy polluted water is flowing are way. we use the water to water crops. is this legal and can we do anything. we are in south carolina [link] [comments] |
| Too late the refuse to rent to potential tenant? No signed contact yet, but verbal agreement Posted: 07 May 2020 06:36 PM PDT I have a room for rent in my house. Someone, let's call him John, contacted me on craigslist and we set up a chat on Zoom. We got along well enough, although I had some reservations (he has requested I hire a cat sitter if I go out of town for the weekend, he won't do any house or yard work because he "doesn't care about how things look", he wants a longer contract than I am really comfortable with, and wants to move in a week earlier than I want). He came to look at the house and then spent the next few days looking at other places. John emailed me a few days ago and said he wanted to move in to my place. I had concerns, but he seemed nice enough and I need the extra money, so I said okay and I would send him a contract. I emailed him a draft of the standard contract in our state (paid like $30 for it and it was fine for previous tenants) so he could look it over. He came back with a lot of requests including adding verbiage from state code that had been repealed giving him additional legal rights if any part of the contract is broken (even if he is the one to break it). He also wanted me to include guaranteed parking (there is a spot and I told him he is welcome to park there, but there are other people that park there too, and there is plenty of street parking, but he wants a guaranteed on property spot), a promise in the contract to have the AC fixed within a short time frame because he doesn't deal with heat well, and some other things that I am not very comfortable with (two pages of requests). He is also trying to argue about which utilities he should have to pay for because when I said "share the utilities" when we talked he didn't think I meant trash and gas (he knew the house uses gas for cooking). Furthermore, he wants me to increase my homeowners insurance because the rental coverage I have covers my stuff he is using (fully furnished room) and loss of renter income if something happens to the house, but it doesn't cover any of his stuff. He doesn't want to be liable for his things if something like a pipe bursts in the house because that isn't his fault. While John was reviewing the contract, I had a couple other people contact me, one of whom is getting a job with some people I know. We click well and he wants to rent for the exact time frame I was looking for. I would be much more comfortable renting space in my house to him AND he said he'd pay $175 more than John each month "and it is still the best price in the are by far!" (it is quite a steal actually). What is my legal obligation to John? I did say he could move in, which is why I gave him the draft of the contract. But I am really nervous about someone who wants me to include things in the contract like I have to pay for all legal fees regardless of what the outcome of any case is. What he wants seems aggressive and I was already not completely comfortable with him and this is really off putting. Is it too late for me to back out since he turned down other places already? Can I say no to his requests and say we aren't a good fit and end it there? If I say no to his requests, and he wants to sign the contract anyway, do I have to follow through with it? Nothing is signed by ether party right now. What are my options and what can I say at this point that won't put me in a bad legal position with him since he is clearly into lawsuits? *edit -located in Virginia [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2020 06:33 PM PDT This is in New York State. I've changed details to protect identities, but the gist is the same. First time homebuyers. Back in February we found a decent house with a single owner that was within our price range (~$350k), but higher than we ideally wanted to go. We kept our eye on it, but continued our search. We eventually circled back to it, and by that point the price had come down to $328k. Quarantine orders started just before we made our initial offer of $313k, expecting the seller to counter us up to $320k, but to our surprise (and that of our realtor) the seller accepted without countering. We suspected it was due to the shift in market balance; a lot of people ended their searches for a house. We now suspect a different motivation. Since that point, the seller has made life exceedingly difficult for us. The seller's realtor told me at an open house that he had obtained an expensive certificate we needed for an application with the house to save a lot of money-- turns out he didn't, and now it's required. He impeded our home inspection by initially not allowing us to inspect a sealed section of the house; we eventually were allowed to send a contractor out to install an access panel. He refused to repair any of the home inspection failings, even after we offered up to $750 as part of the contract to cover inspection-related repairs (as a show of good faith that we wouldn't nickel-and-dime him). He initially refused to sign the property inspection stating that the AC-- which was too cold for our inspector to test-- would need to be in functional condition at closing, saying he's "bitter about taking the low offer" and "not inclined to do us any favors." Fast forward to this week. After waiting weeks and weeks for the search and survey, well past when they were contractually due, the search revealed that the house had a judgment of foreclosure less than a week before the house was listed for sale. On the contract, which all parties signed a month after the foreclosure, the seller checked "No" to "Court Orders" and "Foreclosure" in the Seller's Disclosures. I found a public record of the foreclosure in county filings. I also found that there's a lawsuit of the bank vs the seller dated a couple months before the foreclosure. Boy, do I wish I made that search sooner. Our attorney is still gathering details, but what we know is:
We currently rent and have a lengthy lease remaining ahead of us, so we don't have to move anytime soon, but we were really excited about the house. We even bought thousands of dollars' worth of DIY tools and supplies to fix up the place ahead of closing so that we would be ready to get started right away-- we were so close that we didn't think anything quite as bad as this would happen, but I now see it was unwise. We're now surrounded by boxes with nowhere to go. We've been asking what our recourse is, but we don't know whom to trust, because our attorney and realtor have a vested interest in us not backing out of the sale (they both get paid at closing). They keep telling us not to worry, let's just wait and see, blah blah blah. We've made it clear that we have one foot out the door at this point. We've had bad feelings about the seller from the get-go. However, we also aren't eager to re-enter the rat-race of the housing market once the stay-at-home orders lift. The house is generally in good shape and the inspection failures were minor. We would be happy to move forward if it didn't have a foreclosure. We feel cheated and angry. While the price we got for the house is arguably good, we also worry that the history of foreclosure will negatively impact the resale value of the house. We purposely avoided buying any foreclosed homes in our search, and likely would not have placed an offer in the first place had we known (or would have placed a much lower one). In order words, this information would have materially changed our decision. Now we feel inclined to not do the seller "any favors." How did the selling party think this would go, honestly? Can we add an addendum to the contract lowering the purchase price another 5% and walk if he doesn't sign? Will our lender take issue with that? We're about ready to walk, anyway. If we don't buy the house, will he have to surrender it to the bank for auction? If that's the case, one would think we have leverage here. We certainly don't want to pay the same amount after the stress of this nonsense. What are our options now, aside from walking or waiting? We have no clue what to do. Thank you for reading. TL;DR: Seller failed to disclose foreclosure on contract or during any part of sale. Turned up during title search a week before closing. What do we do? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2020 08:34 AM PDT Met overseas, got married way too young, wife got pregnant, didn't work out and she went back home temporarily to get over the divorce, be in her environment and recharge with the agreement she would come back to the States in six months. She did come back and try to make it work with a new job etc, but it didn't last and she moved back overseas. I was able to see my child once during all of this for an hour when she was about 18 months old. Wife did get full custody of my daughter in NC with state ordered visitation rights and I agreed to pay $350 a month in child support (I was young and broke and that was 25% of what I made at the time). She said it was too difficult to explain to my child why she didn't have a father in her life when I could not afford to visit regularly by flying overseas quarterly as a broke college student. Her idea was then to cut me off entirely from my child. I had no money and no legal recourse and the country she was in would not have been cooperative. This went on for years. I was paying child support regularly but after she cut me off I refused (she was from a very well-off family, my money had no impact). 10 years later the Ex-wife is now living in MD, remarried and prior to her moving she contacted me about 5 years ago, asking if I was interested in seeing my daughter as they were touring the US that summer. I was ecstatic and then she simply told me my daughter hated me and had no interest. She was 9 and I hadn't seen her in person in years and not allowed to speak to her, how could she hate me? I felt her Mom set that up so I flipped out, cussed her out and we haven't spoken since. I can tell by her twitter feed and pics where they live, where my kid goes to school and I see that she has a nice life. I absolutely love this kid regardless and want to be a Dad in anyway I can but I know my ex will start a war if I try to initiate any contact. Being that I haven't paid child support in years as she cut me off entirely while my broke ass was paying, I wonder if I attempt to contact my child if she will sue for that or have me thrown in jail. I want to be a part of this kid's life but don't want to ruin her life by going full scorched-earth with her mother in a war that would likely end around the time she turns 18. I have no idea what to do but I want her to know I love her and she has a family and grandparents that miss her. [link] [comments] |
| Was in a car accident where I was at fault, contacted by the injured party's Personal Injury Lawyer Posted: 07 May 2020 05:09 PM PDT I'm in California (LA County,) and was in a pretty bad car accident on April 20th. There were 3 parties involved, but I haven't heard from a representative of the third party yet (I hope that I don't ever, but it could happen), only the second. (For ease of reading I'll say P2 and P3) I won't go into the gruesome details, my car collided with P2's and then was pushed into P3's. P2 (driver and his father) were both taken to the hospital immediately. P3 and everyone in my vehicle weren't hospitalized. All 3 cars were towed away, mine was totaled. Both P2 and P3 have insurance (Progressive and State general respectively), but I have none, and I'm a 20/yo college student without a job (now that I don't have a car). I also don't have a license but I do have a learner's permit, and had a licensed driver with me in the car. (That should have stopped me from getting a VC 12500 citation, but there's another subreddit dedicated to fighting wrongful tickets.) The police report has some flawed information, but the fact that i was at fault is true. I was contacted by P2's Personal Injury Lawyer yesterday, and she said she had received the report but then immediately asked me what kind of insurance I have. It states clearly on the report that I have none. I told her I couldn't talk right then. Why would she ask me to say it out loud if she already knew? I'd hate to drag this all out if P2 just wants money for the hospital bills his insurance wouldn't give him or something, but I'm scared, I've never even been to court as an adult, and I highly doubt I could afford a private lawyer on TOP OF whatever money P2'll try to get out of me. Reading up on it, the state of California typically doesn't allow people public defenders for personal injury cases. I have tried calling the public defender's office, but they don't allow you to seek consul of any sort until you've actually gone to court and been assigned a defender (your arraignment, I was told). On top of this, everything in my county is closed, I'm pretty sure all California courts are as well, so I don't even know when we would go to court if they're really going to try to sue money out of me (I have half a stimulus check to last me the summer, if that tells you anything) I guess my questions are,
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| Drug Testing family members in a divorce Posted: 07 May 2020 06:54 PM PDT Hey guys. need some help. My sister is going through a nasty divorce/custody battle with her soon to be Ex-husband in another state. In my sisters case, she will most likely get 100% custody. Because of this, her soon to be ex-husband has been grasping at straws to do whatever it takes to win custody over my niece. So he decided to make up a story and told his lawyer that I'm a coke addict and that my presence would be harmful to his daughter as a reason he should get custody. I don't do coke. I tried it maybe 10 years ago, but that's it. This guy doesn't have any evidence on me because I DONT DO COKE. The only drug I do is occasionally smoke marijuana(non-legal state here). Is it possible that I, someone who doesn't live in the same state as them, get drug tested for their case? I know it is definitely possible for the parents, but never heard of siblings or family members being tested. I passed a drug test weeks ago but I definitely wouldn't pass one at the moment. Just to clarify, I'm in a different state, and I do not/will not live with the baby but my niece may visit me(or I visit) every few months. What do you guys think? I don't want to be the reason my sister loses custody. Am I worried for no reason? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2020 08:35 PM PDT Hi All! Throwaway account, thanks for reading, apologies for formatting. I've been renting an apartment for 3 years now and my landlord, who works in a very COVID impacted sector has decided to sell the building so I need to find new housing asap. Apparently a relative with my same name has opened a few credit cards using my identity. I will not file a police report as this relative is the primary caretaker for a disabled family member. (They would be sent to a government run nursing home during the pandemic) When I found this out my initial thought was to pay the debts but as things progressed I thought my money would be best used as savings than fixing the issue. In hindsight - last year i had a weird knock at the back of my door. When I asked who was there someone said they had paperwork for me and put papers that looked like junk mail at the back window. I panicked and told them no one with name lived here. Were those legal papers? Would i be in trouble for ignoring them? I was prepared to discuss the credit issue with any potential landlords (I have savings, years of employment and references from current landloard) but with this new thinking, would I pass a background check? Am I in trouble financially and legally? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2020 08:19 PM PDT This might be long so sorry. So i hooked up with a girl in the end of January off tinder in my hometown (New Hampshire). It sort of turned into her telling me we were a thing, an obvious thing to me was that she was pushy and got her way no matter what. It lasted 2 weeks and i called it off, she was pushy, did as she wanted and costed me my job due to being way to tired, thats a whole different story. I ended it the beginning/middle of February, i told her why i ended it and she constantly tried to get me to stay, she constantly tried to contact my family members and i told her off from it and to leave us alone. Everything was well for 3 weeks or so then she tried contacting me again which ended with me telling her off again, i think it happened 2 other times and I just ignored her. She reactivated a 3 year unused instagram account to try talking to me(i blocked her on her 2 other accounts) then she just made a new account to thus yet again try to talk to me and she went to far with making a statement about wanting me to touch her, I deleted, blocked her and permanently deleted instagram to get rid of that communication to me. Its been around 3 months and she hasn't gotten the point... [link] [comments] |
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