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Neighbor Church doesn't want to help pay half of our shared fence

Hi friends, Tldr: (location: Lane County Oregon) I share a length of fence with a church that ignored my request to go halfsies on a new fence 2 years ago. The aging fence fell down earlier this y...

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AZ - Can I recover a non-refundable $500 puppy deposit in small claims when the specific litter produced zero puppies?

Location: Arizona (Maricopa County) I paid a $500 deposit under a written contract for a specific Standard Poodle litter from named parents. The contract listed the exact pairing and included a due...

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[Hawaii] I turned 25 and my father no longer controls my trust. I do not know where the money went.

Hello everyone. This is an UPDATE to my previous post. https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/s/MVpXT7lkJw First, thank you to everyone who commented. I have been overwhelmed and have not been able t...

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Are phone trees that require speech recognition ADA compliant?

Location: California but question pertains to federal law So background information I have childhood apraxia of speech and, after many years of intensive speech therapy, I just sound like I have a ...

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Car dealership returned car with water damage and mold resulting in severe illness. Insurance deems car a total loss.

Heya, any advice you can provide on this situation is much appreciated. Location: Washington State Following routine service to replace the brakes, rotors, and tires, a car dealership returned my v...

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Elderly dad suddenly needs 24hr care. Has some funds to cover costs by we (family) can not access it.

Location: Charlotte, NC. My elderly dad had a fall last week and he's currently in the hospital. The social worker at the hospital will not discharge him if we can't make arrangements for 24hr nurs...

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Landlord trying to back out of lease terms

Location: Missouri I received two leases, A preliminary lease stating parking was $95/month per car, and six months free parking for 1 car (value $570) this was signed by my roommate. A secondar...

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Contractor ghosts me, files a lien, ghosts me again, then sends a demand letter

Location: Florida I hired a contractor who pulled a permit but never scheduled any inspections. The day they completed the project, it started falling apart, so I didn’t pay the remaining balance. ...

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How to deal with potential wage theft?

Sorry if the tag is incorrect, I thought it was the most fitting one. Formatting is mobile, apologies for errors. Location: Louisiana, USA I (20m) recently started working for a Dollar General that...

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(18f) My sister and her boyfriend decided to breached our lease without my consent, am I legally held liable? Losing lots of money. (Posting for my girlfriend)

I live in New York State. My sister, her boyfriend, and I all signed a one-year lease through a realtor, and all three of us are listed on the lease. The rent is $1,800 per month plus electric and ...

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[TX] Can a dog rescue repossess a dog after adoption?

Location: Texas. Tl;DR: Dog rescue flipped out after we administered veterinary care to a dog we adopted from them and threatened to repossess. Spouse is panicking and thinks we should tell them we...

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Company did a bad job so I disputed the charge and won. Now they are threatening to sue me.

Location: New Jersey. I hired a small company to install a star light headliner in my car. I paid a $500 including a $100 travel fee because he was coming from New York. They didn’t show up the fir...

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I bought a car, never made payments, and the car is still here over a year later.

Location: New Jersey I bought a car at the beginning of 2025. I submitted all the paperwork, applied through the dealership (carmax) for a car loan and was approved by Westlake Financial. Paid the ...

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Oil and Gas company refuses to provide accounting records

location: Tarrant County, TX. I own mineral rights in Tarrant County, Texas. In 2022, I moved and failed to update my mailing address with the operator. Because of that, one of my royalty checks wa...

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12 Year Old Daughter Had A Complaint Filed Against Her With School District

Location: Massachusetts. I can't even believe I am having to type this. I got a call today from someone in the district's superintendent's office that apparently, another student Mother, filed a co...

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My brother (18) slammed me (16m) headfirst into the side of a table unprovoked. No charges were pressed against him at the time. Do I call CPS?

Location: Texas, USA My brother, a legal adult, slammed me headfirst into the side of a table unprovoked. This happened about four months ago. I haven't felt the same ever since yet my parents refu...

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[CA] Lost $18,600 in a rental impersonation scam. What legal avenues should I pursue now?

Location: San Francisco, CA I live in California and recently became the victim of what appears to be a sophisticated rental impersonation scam. I’m looking for advice on what legal avenues are wo...

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My friend(F16) was sexually assaulted and repeatedly sexually harassed by a boy(M15)

Location: California So my friend and I are lost in this scenario. We know that she had been sexually harassed and assaulted but we do not know what to do about it, as we are M15 and F16. So in Apr...

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[CA] Employer classified me as 1099, controls my 9–5 schedule, owes me 6+ weeks of pay, and does not pay overtime

Location: Southern California I work for a small startup firm in Southern California that is operated by two owners. I have been there for approximately a year and a half. When I started, they gave...

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[VA] Deed & mortgage abandonment

Location: Virginia Bought a house with someone. We are both on deed & mortgage(please be careful who you buy with even if you think they would never try to screw you over) He no longer wants to...

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[Update]-Citibank added a stranger to my grandmother's account, account got blocked, and $6000 on hold. The stranger in the account got garnished.

Original Post- https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/s/vhUWAD92Ga This is an update on this case. It took one year to get this resolved. We eventually got the account unblocked but we had to go to c...

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