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I live next to a Redemption Center

So my husband and I worked extremely hard to buy a home in NY as young millennials. Just trying to break a generational curse ya know. Our realtor showed us this home that is next to a "distributio...

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Location: MD A 7 year old child hit my car back in August causing fairly significant damage. My front bumper which was replaced back in January due to an accident in the snow, is now broken and wil...

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Hours cut after asking why a government workplace allows Christmas décor but denied a menorah? California

I’m dealing with something that feels like religious discrimination and I’m not sure what to do next. I work for a government organization. Recently, they hung up a Christmas tree. In the past, whe...

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My son was shot yesterday and is fighting for his life; law enforcement has him in protective custody and won’t let family see him

Location: New Mexico My adult son was shot yesterday outside our home. His condition is stabilizing but he is not out of the woods yet. I was at the hospital yesterday evening and he was in between...

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At fault driver is suing me and my insurance for bodily harm and asking for 30,000+.

Location: Los Angeles , California As the title states, at fault driver is suing me and my insurance and asking for 30,000+ for bodily injury. This happened 6 months ago. His insurance already admi...

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Asking Non-Caregiving Adult Child To Move Out

Location: California I'm a 60 F who is a primary caregiver to my 95 yo dad for 5 years. I'm here almost all of the time staying with him and attending to him. I do all the work. My 66 M sibling (o...

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Dog was ran over and sheriff of county dumped body on public land

Location: Indiana This thanksgiving our family dog was ran over and the people who saw it happen called the county to see about what to do, sheriff pulled up and from what I’m told the individuals ...

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Neighbor ruined my well/septic/pond.

Posting for my cousin because he doesn’t have Reddit. He lives on a mountain. If you go further up the mountain there’s a stone company. They dumped a stoned dust byproduct material that was sittin...

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Court Says I Owe a 10-Year-Old Traffic Fine From When I Was a Minor. Now License is Suspended Until Paid?

Location: Michigan Hi all, A few days ago, I got a notice from a District Court in Michigan saying I owe a $240 past-due balance for a traffic citation (failure to yield) from when I was 16 years o...

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Wisconsin Former Guest Threatening to Break In Using Copied Key After 7-Day Removal Notice Police Already Involved

Location: Wisconsin. My partner and I allowed her 20 year-old brother to stay with us temporarily. He was never added to the lease, never received mail here, and paid us a set monthly amount direct...

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My Apartment complex lost my lease and want me to sign a new one.

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Hi guys I need a little “I’m a lawyer, but not your lawyer” advice. My lease ended on October 31st so around September 1st my complex sent me a lease to sign. I have li...

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Passport Taken by Airport Staff

Location: Houston, TX Context: Non-US Citizen with valid visa leaving the country. While attempting to board the flight, I tried to scan my ticket and give my passport to the airport agent that’s t...

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I have a question and need to know if this is legal or should I fight it !?!

I got stopped by an undercover. He asked if I consented to a search of my vehicle & I said no cuz I need to be to work in 30 mins. He said they were calling a dog then. 35 mins later another un...

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Stolen check accepted by a currency exchange but blocked by the bank. Exchange is now claiming my organization is liable

Location: Chicago, IL I am the treasurer of a small 501(c)(3) non-profit in Chicago. A few weeks ago a new book of checks I ordered for our organization was stolen from our mailbox. A police report...

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Old and new property management won’t refund my tenant’s security deposit

I rented my Florida condo for 2 years to a nice family, when they moved they complied with the security deposit to the association with a cashier check, now they left the condo and I have been tryi...

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Leak Left for Months Causes Thousands In Excess Usage, Landlord Wants Us To Pay

Location: Maryland Mostly what it says up top. Basically, we moved into our place almost two years ago. When we first moved in, we noticed the water pressure was very, very low. We informed the lan...

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MacBook missing after small social gathering, how should I file a police report and what information is relevant?

I’m planning to file a police report tomorrow for a missing/stolen MacBook and I want to know what the correct legal procedure is and what information I should give. Location: Romania Two nights ag...

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Used car dealer giving me the run around on returning my cash deposit, suggests he may keep $400 of it, unsure of how to proceed.

Location: Massachusetts Two weeks ago to the day I put down a $5000 cash deposit for a used car, and since then dealing with this business has been a nightmare. On multiple occasions I went back t...

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My Brother wants to tell people about being sexually assaulted as a child.

Hello everyone, I'm sorry if this is hard to understand but I'm shaking and really honestly so so angry and upset. I, 18(M) have a little brother 16(M) who we'll call brother for confidentiality. L...

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Company started paying me again (I am no longer under contract.) I reached out twice. Now what?

Location: Massachusetts. Company in question is in NYC. I was a contractor for a massive company but my work ended there 18 months ago or so when project was over. The unit I worked for spun off r...

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Daughter had disabling accident. Didn't know she had a credit card with a balance. Got a letter from Discover threatening to sue her if no payment.

My daughter had a brain and spine injury while she was in college. She is most likely going to be disabled and never be able to work. Accident happened at the end of February of this year and payme...

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