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Forced upgrading of HVAC in commercial space

Location: Portland OR Hello, commercial business tenant here. We were renting a 20% portion of a larger commercial warehouse that is 40+ years old and not well maintained. All existing fixtures inc...

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I received a letter that water is getting cut off in two days. Turns out Landlord hasn't paid for water or billed me for it for over a year. They want me to pay $3k out of pocket today.

Location: Buffalo, New York, USA. I rent a 1 bedroom apartment on a lot with three leased properties in total. I moved in March of 2025. I haven't thought about the water bill once since moving in;...

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My aunt stole my inheritance and has pretended to be my dead mother the past 3 years

Location: North Carolina.I live in NC I have been homeless after I lost my car. I have been struggling. I got stabbed and was in the hospital. I thought it was strange my mother didn't call and eve...

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Unauthorized Guest in my house

Location: Maryland I rent out a room in my townhouse under a written lease that limits guests to a maximum of 2 overnight per week stays unless I give prior approval, and unauthorized extended sta...

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NJ Judge cited a non-existent provision to dismiss my Consumer Fraud Act case — is this reversible legal error?

Location: Hudson County, New Jersey Background: I purchased a brand-new 2025 Honda Pilot from a NJ car dealership for $53,074. Upon delivery, I discovered undisclosed pre-existing damage to the rea...

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Childcare regulation contacting me with wrong information

Basically Childcare Regulations called me and even showed up at my DOOR claiming i’m doing unregulated babysitting in my home? First of all, I’m NOT. They said they saw my post on Facebook advertis...

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[NC] Landlord charging for full apartment carpet replacement for damage in one bedroom?

Location: North Carolina So basically I'm on a joint lease for a 3-bedroom apartment. One roommate moved out and left damage to the carpet in their bedroom. I have a new roommate moving into that r...

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Car was stolen and involved in an accident. Now I'm being told I owe $5000.

Long story short, around a year ago my car was stolen overnight and I found out the day after, filed the police report, notified my insurance company at the time and filed a claim for it. The car w...

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Georgia employer deducting paychecks for accidental customer vehicle damage without authorization

Title: Georgia employer deducting paycheck for accidental customer vehicle damage without authorization I work at a tire/mechanic shop in Georgia making $16/hour. A few weeks ago, while moving a cu...

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Someone is selling fake versions of our product online and even claimed they own it. What should we do legally?

Location: Connecticut. My mom and I run a small online business in the U.S. selling a children’s toy product that we created. We have a registered trademark for the product name, and the artwork/im...

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My landlord is taking our front door tomorrow to pass inspection.

Location: NYC Back in January, we got our first electric bill, $900, and because of that I've uncovered well basically everything. We were getting charged under a non-residential rate, and under 1 ...

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I'm scared my brother is going to kill my mom

Location: Colorado USA My adult brother (age 27), who lives with my mom (age 60), is in a mental health downwards spiral and is getting worse. He is also getting violent. To keep it brief, he is br...

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Selling my car to family friend, she has to pay over time

Location: Florida I am about to move to NYC so I have to sell my car. For reference I have a 2019 MINI, stellar mechanical condition but minor cosmetic imperfections on the body. When I look online...

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Wrong storage unit raided by police task force

Location: Michigan So I have a storage unit with a storage company and was called recently by the storage unit manager stating my unit was broken into by a police unit and no warrant was presented...

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Question about reporting to the Dental Board (AZ)

Location: Arizona. 3 years ago, I was dating a man who is a dentist. This was a personal relationship outside of work. This man sexually a$$aulted me, then afterwards, he called me about the incide...

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Cat died while being groomed. Negligence?

Location: Florida, US looking for advice on whether this situation is worth pursuing or if I’m overreacting. My 10 year old indoor cat had chronic IBD (managed with steroids for years) and mild art...

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Is "elder abuse" relevant within a married couple?

Location: Kentucky. My father and stepmother have been married for 40+ years. My dad has recently been asking me to dig in to his fiinancials. I have no legal right to do so other than his verbal r...

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Our Lawyer missed a critical filing date and we lost our case so very badly...

After 4 years of working with a Lawyer, they missed a critical deadline and we lost so very badly. Location: Salt Lake City, Utah My mother was the plaintiff in a civil lawsuit in Salt Lake City, U...

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Facebook Marketplace buyer returned a different laptop and payment app sided with them

Location: Georgia I sold a used Lenovo laptop on Facebook Marketplace about 3 weeks ago for $650. It was in good working condition. I took photos of the serial number, the small dent on the left co...

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A city vehicle hit my car, can I keep the money?

Location: Texas, USA Back in February my vehicle was hit by a city vehicle while it was parked in front of my house. It was a whole situation of the the city vehicle pulling in front of mine and th...

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Hertz charged me $3k+ for a car I returned for three days, sent it to collections, and now I'm planning a hostage negotiation phone call between them and the debt collectors. Send help.

Hi Reddit, So last summer I rented a car from Hertz. Normal person stuff. Returned it on time, went home, forgot about it, as you do. Then, about a month later, Hertz attempts to charge me 3k+. I r...

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