Legal

What is the consequence for having a bed in the basement in NYC?

Location: NYC My spouse and I own a two story condo in NYC where one floor is above grade and the other is below grade. Right now the basement floor has a bunch of storage, the laundry machines, an...

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Advice for teen

Location: Dallas TX My 15 year old son has been falsely accused of sexual assault by a fellow classmate. Thank goodness he had undeniable proof that that classmate was going to accuse him because h...

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I just won a small claims case against my neighbor. Do they need a reason to appeal it other than losing?

Location: California. I'm going to include the background below for those who are curious, but I just received the judgement from the small claims court proceeding where I sued my neighbor over not...

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ex left stuff at my house and is saying I have to deliver them to his parents house

location: anne arundel county MD i'm going through the process of getting divorced. my ex moved out February of this year. he lived in the same city for a few months and then moved to a different s...

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Employer Forcing Me to Check “Yes” to a Felony Charge That Never Happened (U4 Disclosure Issue)

TL;DR: Employer is pressuring me to say “Yes” to a felony on my U4, even though the felony was never actually charged and they’re saying that if I don’t answer it that way, my registration will be ...

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Ex wife went on Podcast claiming extensive psychological abuse and used my name

Location: MI. Hey all, my ex and I separated and got divorced over 4 years ago. It was a uncontested divorce that went smoothly all things considered. During that whole process, I was told through ...

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I'm on a trip and have caught my roommate stealing on camera (CO)

Location: Colorado I'm out of the country and left a hidden camera in my room because I do not trust my roommates at all. THERE IS NO LOCK ON MY DOOR. I should've been checking the camera daily, bu...

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Corporation totaled my car test driving it for TPMS

Location: BRONX NY Manager called me few hours later after dropping my car off saying my car was totaled after being taken for a test drive by a worker. I get it stuff happens, pissed off but both ...

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Brother in law removed weapons from my property

Location: Virginia My husband died in April 2025 without a will. He was an employee of a well known gun company, and had numerous rifles, shotguns and handguns. These weapons were stored in a gun s...

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My ex friend is trying to sue me, i am homeless with no assets

Location: Ohio Edit2: to clarify: i did not blow my money. I am SEVERELY disabled and a lot of funds go into keeping my out of constant pain and just alive. She knew this before i moved in. The res...

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Am i required to give 30 days notice in an at will state?

Location: Georgia- I started working for this company 4 days shy of a month now and i was called from my previous employer stating they have a job opening that they would like to hire me for. They ...

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I found a key to my duplex under my doormat. My landlord doesn’t know if he left it there or not.

Location: Iowa Hi everyone. I want to apologize for any mistakes or formatting errors in this post as I am very upset about the situation. Maybe I am making it a bigger deal than it actually is. I ...

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Family member was fired from a job and subsequently stole their entire internal client and prospect database - potential lawsuit

Location: NYC Family member was fired from a job and unfortunately to our families shock we discovered that he stole their entire client and prospect database of over 100k people. He mass emailed ...

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Stranger in our neighborhood crashed into our parked car. Didn’t get his insurance info and he is now avoiding calls. What are our options?

A couple months back in July or so, a person from our same neighborhood (literally a street down) crashed into our parked car. We did not get insurance information nor was a police report filed. Ou...

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Accidentally left an underaged friend in possession of alcohol

I(21F) was with two(18F)(18M) coworkers for the afternoon and I had gotten myself a case of mixed drinks at the grocery store. I was sipping on a couple cocktails sitting in my female coworkers pas...

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What sort of legal rectification can I receive as a renter for finding human bones in my backyard and a massive sinkhole in my front yard?

Location: New Orleans Louisiana Hi all, I am based in New Orleans and I have been living in this house for nearly a year. The owner of our house lives out of state and our property is managed by a ...

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Are these employment offers from nail salons legal?

Location: Cleveland, Ohio I have had what feels like vs a million interviews for nail salons recently and I need some clarification on the legality of the offers I have received. Almost every one...

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A psych hospital filed for me to be involuntarily commited but then dropped it before my court date, do I have to worry about anything on my record?

Location: Iowa In short: I was in the psych hospital and they got a court order for me to stay until a court date to hear about keeping me longer, but it was dropped before that. Will it still show...

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My son's dad had a health and welfare check done on my son while in my care.

Location: Idaho EDIT: can he use this check against me in court? What might the courts think of this? Can I use this unnecessary check in court against him? I'm not sure how to proceed. I think he...

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[California] Post office refuses to even make delivery attempts now, also lies about it in tracking. Is there anything else I can do other than making a verbal complaint?

Location: California This entire situation is honestly weird and started within the last 2 and a half to 3 weeks. Before then, my mail was being delivered without any problems. I've also gone in pe...

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My ex-employer wants to sue me

Hi everyone, I used to work for a tech company until about 12–15 days ago. I resigned because a previous employer offered me the chance to return in a better position (though not better pay). I tol...

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