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My mail was being stolen by my roommates so I went to the post office to get my mail held but the USPS held everyone’s mail and now the landlord thinks he’s pressing charges over this…

Location: Texas Hi, Long story short, I moved into a boarding house with a bunch of criminals (they’re actually felons and are committing identity theft crimes). Because of this, I went to the loca...

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[WA] Wife asked me to move out, emptied our joint savings that held my tribal education money, now says I can't enter the home I pay the mortgage on. What are my rights?

Location: Washington State Trying to understand what I can and can't do before I make a mistake. Background: My wife and I are separating. A few weeks ago she asked me to move out, and I did. Divor...

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What to do about neighbors blocking shared easement every weekend?

Location: Washington Hi everyone. Less than 5 years ago a neighbor moved in. They have several people living in the house already. The parking area in front of their garage is small and accommodat...

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Best Buy won’t refund or replace product that was stolen before even being delivered

TLDR: Best Buy has denied my missing merchandise claim approximately five times. The package arrived visibly tampered with and the product was missing. What are my options if Best Buy refuses to re...

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Wife is pregnant with another man’s child, will this make filing for divorce much more complicated?

Location: WA state. All parties. My boyfriend has been separated from his ex (not legally though) for over 15 years. I understand people will think it’s very odd that he has not gotten a divorce i...

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Neighbor and young son harassing me

location: baltimore city ETA: state is maryland. i’m assuming this is a civil matter. back in february my neighbor moved in with her young son, hes 6. after a week or so, they began knocking on my...

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Is this worth reporting to the police? Will they do anything about it

Location: North Carolina So i just found out that my new neighbor is a sex offender. He was convicted in 1976 for the kidnapping and rape of a 13 year old and was sentenced to life in prison withou...

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NYC employer is paying me less than the $17/hour stated in my contract and says it’s because of a union probation period. Is this legal?

I'm 20 years old I’ve been working at my job for about 3 weeks. When I was hired, I signed a contract stating that my pay is $17 per hour. I normally work from 8 AM to 4 PM, but my boss recently as...

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Landlord says I have to pay to replace an old refrigerator that stopped working

location: New York City, NY I've rented the same apartment for a little over four years. The refrigerator was already here when I moved in and is listed with the other landlord-provided appliances ...

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HOA board refusing to "accept" resignation

Location: Illinois Hi, my partner was the treasurer for our 9 unit HOA. He resigned with a month notice, and the remaining two board members did not attempt to schedule an association meeting until...

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I was terminated in 2024 and only just found out I was still on my old employer's health plan the whole time because of employer mistake. Employer now says retroactive cancellation even though I brought the mistake to their attention.

Location: Virginia. Trying to figure out how much of a problem I actually have and whether this is worth a lawyer (if yes, what type of lawyer). Timeline: Feb 2024 — laid off from a US subsidiary ...

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Dog sitting bite incident- sitter asking for insurance claim

i boarded my dog with a Rover sitter in their home. after only a few hours he was let out of their house and was running loose in their neighborhood. dur the chase the sitters husband grabbed my do...

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I got a ticket from animal services for animals that aren't mine

I work at a Jumping place where we also have a petting zoo with animals. None of the employees when hired have been told that we have to take care of the petting zoo animals ie. feeding, watering, ...

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Can my current company block my employment at a new job?

Location: California EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full time salaried employee CONTEXT: I was an employee for Company A for a several years until Company A split, and spun-off Company B into a separate standa...

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I now owe $18k because my mom forced me to stay in the mental hospital for an extra 7 days even though i was mentally fine, how do i go about this?

Location: California For context I am 22F in California, I live with my mom and attempted suicide in march, I was instantly given a 5150 (72 hour hold) in a mental hospital. However after the 72 h...

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Rock quarry up the road improperly blasted resulting in rocks flying through our roof and neighbors houses, contractor is offering to fix but is there legal recourse? Happened on 2 occasions already and blasting is ongoing.

Location: Alaska The first instance was 2 weeks prior and only affected one house. They got favors done by the contractor and let bygones be bygones, the person responsible for the improper blast w...

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Ohio cannabis use

I am a disabled medical marijuana user in Lima Ohio, I smoke no more than once a day and usually not even every day (on average 3 times a week), in the evening, in my backyard about 50-100 feet to ...

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Second degree burns all over my hand from job

Location: Michigan About two and a half weeks ago while I was working for a fast food restaurant, I suffered second degree burns all over the back of my hand. To give a little context: I was worki...

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Legal or HR?

Location: Ohio So, I'm curious if my supervisor broke a law I don't know about, or it was a full foot in mouth situation. In late 2024, my daughter died. She was just over a week and it was kidney...

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My dad basically threatened to kill me tonight and I want to know how can I protect myself without getting my parents arrested or anything put on their records?

I'm 18F and I got into a really big argument with my parents because apparently I was talking back and having an attitude. During the argument they started hitting me and my mom bit me and I bit he...

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Tenant in Failing Health

Location: Alabama Not sure if I need legal advice or life advice but here goes: My wife and I have owned a home in Alabama for the past 14 years and during that time we have rented out the Mother i...

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