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Texas – Landlord trying to cancel lease AFTER we moved in. What are our options?

Location: Texas – Landlord trying to cancel lease AFTER we moved in. What are our options? Looking for advice on a situation that feels pretty unreasonable. My partner and I signed a lease for a ho...

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Rent Acceleration

Location: Calabasas, CA My wife and I rented an apartment in a big complex owned by a big corporation who own many such locations. My father in law passed away unexpectedly and my elderly mother in...

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auto loan

Location: Pennsylvania I recently, a month and a half to two months ago now, definitely over 30 days, I financed a vehicle from a place I had previously bought from. a deer took my first financed ...

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Dentist using my husbands pictures for social media

Location: Bucks County, PA My husband in the past year had to have dental work done, they took pictures telling him that they would be used “for his records”. Fast forward to his follow up appointm...

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Hospital gave me another patients test results and seem to have lost mine

Location: Ohio USA In Sept 2024 I had a procedure to remove my fallopian tubes. After the procedure, they dissect the tubes and examine them for any abnormalities or issues and write a report about...

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Smoke smell and neighbors smoking at new apartment. Location: WI

I just moved into an apartment after a breakup. I am in Wisconsin. I’m living there alone. I got the keys on Friday and we looked around. I feel like I smelled the smoke faintly but I kind of looke...

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Company, threatening to press charges for “stolen“ merchandise”

Location: Chicago, IL Hey all, in a bit of a pickle. I play video games sometimes, and sometimes when I have free time or a lull in work, I occasionally boost other players, in other words, I play ...

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Neighbors dog biting through fence

Location: Texas To be clear, I am not seeking any type of monetary compensation from this. Just to start the post with that info. My neighbors have a chihuahua mix that is fairly aggressive. He’s ...

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dental assistant told me to seek legal advice against my dentist

Location: California My dentist performed an emergency root canal on an upper tooth last week. She didn't finish the root canal but said it was done (another dentist at this location ended up doing...

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How to protect myself from bad‑faith communication in OFW?

Location: California I’m looking for legal guidance on how to set communication boundaries with a co‑parent who sends long, corrective, adversarial messages in our court‑ordered app. Background: I ...

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How can I protect house that I Co own with my father from siblings whose are making moves to force their way in (Florida)

location: Florida I posted in here sometime last year about the situation with my house. My father and my wife Co-own the house that my wife and I live in with our children. I was not included on t...

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Gaurdian of child stealing his medication etc

Location: florida, usa When my son was an infant I had to sign away my rights and my sister adopted him. I have since gotten clean and stay sober. Here's the issue..she has kept him out kf school a...

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Is there "job abandonment" for contractors in Indiana? Warranty work on new build.

Location: Indiana. Not sure if I'm in the right sub, but here goes. In Jan 2025 we closed on a new build ~15 minutes outside Indy. The home came with a warranty, and anytime we needed work done, th...

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Debt Collection - Motion for Judgement

Location: New York I’m being sued by a debt collector, which also happens to be a law firm. The debt is for a personal loan that I defaulted on in the amount of roughly $3500. At this point, there’...

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desperate need advice young and new

LOCATION: CALIFORNIA: HIT AND RUN NEED ADVICE pls! hii so backstory first! i’m a 22yr old female working for a big major grocery store company, i was driving an electric scooter yk for old people a...

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~ Ex Committed Grand Larceny | NY Order of Protection Violation ~

I have a long-standing Order of Protection against my abusive ex which specifically forbids Grand Larceny. My former attorney reached out to my ex's attorney to request permission to enter our prev...

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Massachusetts roommate dispute over utilities after permanent move-out before lease ends

Location: Massachusetts Hi all! I’m looking for perspectives on a roommate/lease dispute in Massachusetts involving utilities after permanent move-out. My roommate and I are both on a joint lease ...

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after waiting 20 years they want to take inheritance

Hi Redditors. Location: Pennsylvania USA Complicated but trying to make it as easy as possible. My father died leaving myself and my siblings stake in his trust from his mother who had passed awa...

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Does my landlord have to allow a reasonable sublease for the summer if I'm not ending my lease after?

Location: Chicago, IL. Multiple of my roommates are going abroad short-term (2-6 months) and are looking to sublet, but our landlord says that they will only accept subletters if the tenant is endi...

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Advice on Dad's Animal Hoarding Situation

Location: Southern Indiana Hello, I'm (F18) and around 5 years ago my mom, sister, and I finally moved out of my dad's house. We had around 30-40 cats at a time then. My dad still lives at his hou...

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Do I have enough to report a business owner for debt bondage?

Location: Stuart, Florida/Port St Lucie, FL/Jupiter, FL. I have tried to talk to actual attorneys about this but they can't be bothered. The owner coerces employees in the initial interview, tellin...

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