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Former landlord sent me to collections after failing to apply deposit on the account that would cover the full balance

Location: Utah (Salt Lake City). I moved into an apartment on a lease transfer (resident replacement) in 2022. Lease agreement I initially signed and every subsequent lease reflected a $500 deposit...

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My job told me that "Acting Manager" means I do not get overtime. I am an hourly employee.

Location: Texas Long story short. My job let go of several VPs. We went from over 80 VPs org wide down to 50ish middle of september. Including my DIrect VP. My manager is now a vp, at much lower p...

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I Filed a Motion to Compel

Location: Colorado An ex contractor owed me 5 figures. I tried from April 2025 to June 2026 to get paid, but he stopped responding to me and I finally threatened legal action in June 2026. He sent ...

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Arkansas - Guinea fowl run amuck

Location: Arkansas I have a neighbor (not sure who yet) that has decided that getting around 15 guinea fowl and letting them roam free is a good idea. I live outside city limits. Not farm land, jus...

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Vet called and said neighbors stole our cat

Location: Florida Our vet called and said that the neighbors down the street came in with out cat, whom they recognized and verified the chip of. The neighbors claimed he used to have a collar but ...

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Coworker’s Daughter keeps getting harassed by Angry Ex.

Location: Georgia & South Carolina. We are in Georgia, but also need legal advice for South Carolina. I am posting this on behalf of a Gen X Coworker that doesn’t know what to do anymore. Her D...

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Package sent to my house labeled "Return to Sender", sending address was indeed mine but not the sender. Opened the package to find Illegal substances. Help!

Location: Colorado, United States I received a package today stating "Return to Sender: no such address". The sending address was indeed my home and primary residence, though the sender's name was ...

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Package thief door man, but proptery manage and security company refuses to give me his name.

Location: chicago I have a situation where a doorman at my condo unit I own stole but returned after I contronted him weeks later with my mail two times. The most recent third time on video. He too...

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Can my 10 yr old forgo planned custody time with her mother?

Location: West Virginia I (34m) have primary and majority custody of our daughter who is now 10. The schedule is during school i have every weekday and the 3rd weekend of the month, her mom (32f) g...

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TTAB Extension for opposition

Location: San Francisco Hi folks, we are a delaware c-corp startup filing class 43 trademark for our company name, but a fortune 100 company that everyone knows just hired a top 10 IP litigation la...

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Quit claim help Michigan

Hello Location: Michigan I am in the middle of buying a house and was hoping to use a MSHDA loan which i locked in a rate before rates went up. Well my grandmother who told me about the idea but w...

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Location: Illinois Contractor dispute (TMI, but better to have too much info, we presumed)

Location: Illinois In the summer of 2024, we hired a small concrete contractor (4-5 trucks, 12+ employees) to cover the deck and repair and cover the front porch. We had an estimate and signed off ...

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do i have grounds for a restraining order

location: florida i (F20) have been dealing with constant cyber stalking from an ex since 2022. we dated for about 2/3 months , our relationship ended with me charging him for damaging my car when...

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Is it worth taking my landlord to court?

Location: New Hampshire Is it worth the trouble taking my landlord to court or will it be a dragged out process? I want to file a RSA 540-A petition. My landlord has violated our right to peaceful ...

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Optometrist did a procedure after I refused, then billed me for it.

Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Hey y'all, This is kind of a small potatoes issue compared to some of the other issues I see on this sub, but it still isn't sitting right with me. So last Augus...

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We are being taken advantage of by my wife's deceased fathers friend who is a lawyer.

Location: Colorado My wife father passed away recently and a friend of his offered to handle his estate as a favor to him. Never have any agreement for compensation with my father-in-law before he ...

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Ex girlfriend attempts to place emergency order of protection against me and she drops the case on the first hearing.

Location: Illinois. Hello. My ex girlfriend of 7 months (no kids. Never lived together) made an attempt to place an emergency order of protection against me on grounds that made it seem like she is...

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Currently getting investigated by CPS for a report that was factually untrue. Should I get a lawyer?

Location: Colorado, USA Case Type: CPS investigation into me So I had a caseworker show up to my door about two days ago. They questioned me about the Care that I’m giving to my 16 year old son i a...

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California buyer — second HOA discovered after closing. Looking for legal/real-estate advice

I recently purchased a condo home in Irvine, California, and closed escrow in September 2026. Before and during the transaction, I was told that the property had one HOA with monthly dues of $400, ...

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Rear-Ended by an Uninsured Semi-Truck and Feeling Hopeless

I hope this is OK to post. Location: California, US Long story short: I was hit by an uninsured motorist driving a commercial semi truck (owned by a trucking company, but not one of the big nationa...

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Step-mom physically assaulted my daughter during visitation—need advice on next steps

Hi everyone, I’m in a really difficult position and could use some outside perspective or advice. To give some background, I have an ongoing custody arrangement with my kids' dad. A few months ago,...

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