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Sociopathic Downstairs Neighbor Location:SF

Hey legal peeps. What are my options? Location: San Francisco In Feb this guy moved in to the apt directly below mine. I heard drilling nonstop for days but brushed it off as a repair...I was ver...

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Landlord demanding questionable payment after retaliatory eviction suit. Location: Texas

Location: Texas Without getting too into the details, as they are unlikely to be important for this case, my landlord filed for eviction for an obviously retaliatory reason (I refused to vacate jus...

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Accidentally stole gas

Location: Arkansas I have was recently at a Murphy s gas station and when I pulled up, the stuff saying to put in your rewards and card whereby pulling up, so I was like “hmm weird, I guess I selec...

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Emergency PFA converted to temporary PFA. Still haven’t been served temp PFA paperwork and court is Tuesday.

Location: Allegheny County, PA On 5/28 I was served an emergency PFA by my spouse that evicted me from my home and prohibited contact with both my spouse and my child. The PFA was valid until 6/1 a...

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Client in another state is refusing to pay my final invoice but is actively using my work. Can I use my local small claims court?

Location: Ohio, US (Client is in Delaware) I am a freelance web developer based in Ohio. Three months ago, I signed a contract with a small startup based in Delaware to build a custom inventry mana...

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Helping daughter's boyfriend

I've just recently learned that my daughter's boyfriend's (21) mom and dad BOTH have used his name in utility bills (and who knows what else) in Indiana and Arizona and not paid them. He has a very...

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Battle with HOA-seeking legal advice

Location: Texas. In 2024, I attempted to pay a roughly $700 HOA assessment through the HOA's online payment system. The payment did not go through, but I did not receive any notice of nonpayment un...

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Estate question

Location: SC My father died a few years ago. He had a profession, made good money and was a great dad. When he died, he left everything to my mother and if she predeceased him, his estate was to be...

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My neighbors robbed my apartment and I don’t know what to do (VA)

Location: Virginia USA Hello all, The other night my husband and I went out with friends and forgot to lock our door. Yes, it is 100% our fault but we had almost 3k worth of electronics stolen from...

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My Partner’s Ex wants me to hand over bed furniture, and other nonessentials - Friend of Court question; should I /do I need to do anything to protect myself?

Location: Wayne County Michigan ***for context: i have been with my partner romantically since 2024, and that same year we moved in together. we have been friends since 2000. i am the primary brea...

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I need help with a lease on a salon suite rental agreement

Location: Reno, Nevada I signed a lease on December 1, 2025 to rent a room in a salon. Since I have worked there, the owner of the salon tries to treat me like an employee, is constantly interrupti...

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Wiretapping Help

TL/DR at bottom. Throwaway account for privacy. I (27) am in a difficult situation. My girlfriend (29) and I have been together for 10 years. We had to live with my family due to stupid financial m...

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Title jumping

Location: Tennessee Prefacing this with yes I screwed up and this is not a question of am I owed money but more of a was there a crime or is it literally just people screw people? I purchased a veh...

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Sued by contractor with very general scope and big bill close to completion

Location: Florida Edited to correct: it is actually a contractors lien, which would be on our property for a year if I’m reading local regs correctly. It didn’t include any dollar amount for claime...

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Husband pushed over toddler out of anger - can I kick him out? (WA)

Old throwaway account so here’s hoping you guys can see this. For context, I (33F) was having a migraine last night and was already irritated with my husband (35M). He was also in a really bad mood...

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Landlord initiated the move-out process without a written notice (WA)

Location: Washington state, USA My landlord has started the move-out process without a written notice from me (specifically required in my lease and by WA law) after taking a sentence that I said i...

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[FL] My ex shared private photos of me from when I was 17. What are my legal options?

Location: Florida, USA I'm looking for legal advice and recommendations for the right type of attorney in Florida. A few years ago, when I was 17, my then-boyfriend had photos of me. I later found ...

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Sellers Failed to Disclose Known Defect to Property

Location: Indiana My partner and I recently purchased a home. On the seller's disclosure, they stated that the air conditioning unit was in good working order. The inspection revealed that it was n...

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Received Citation to Show Cause Across Country

Location: New York/Nassau Surrogate Court My mother's uncle died in NY, then a year later my mother died in Oregon, where I live, and I handled her simple estate, which has not come up yet in any o...

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Can my work sue me for taking all the vacation allotted?

Hey Reddit, so my situation’s an odd one, I’ll admit. I’ve worked for a warehouse (location: Maryland) since I was 18. I started before I even graduated high school, and was given an amazing opport...

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Evicting SIL legally

Location: Indiana, Marion County specifically if that matters My SIL has been staying with my wife, myself and our kids since last July. She had gotten out of rehab and needed a place to stay. She ...

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