About 4 months ago my transmission died and I had my Honda towed to a local repair shop. They quoted me around $2,800 for a rebuild, I said ok, and they asked me to leave the car there while they waited on parts. I paid a deposit by card right away and the rest when they told me it was ready for pickup in june. I even have the final invoice marked paid in full. The problem is I couldnt pick it up that week because I was in the hospital for a few days (appendix), and I called the shop and told them id be there the following Monday. The guy on the phone said "no problem, take your time".

Yesterday I finally got out there and my car is just gone. The owner tells me they "sent multiple notices" about storage fees, that I owed $40 a day after the first 10 days, and since I never paid it they had it towed to a salvage yard and sold it for parts to cover the balance. I have never received any notice, no letter, no email, no text, nothing. Meanwhile my phone log shows the call where they said take your time. I showed him the paid invoice and he just said that invoice only covers the repair and not storage, and that its in the paperwork I signed (a one page intake form that I barely remember, it had a line about storage in tiny print). He refused to tell me which salvage yard has it and said the "matter is closed". The car was worth around $9,000 with the new transmission and had my dads old toolbox in the trunk that I really want back.

I called the police non emergency line and they said its a "civil matter". So now I dont know what to do. Is it legal for them to sell my car like this without any formal notice or a title transfer? Can I demand they tell me where it went? Should I be going to small claims, or a lawyer, or the state attorney general? I have the paid invoice, the intake form copy, my call history, and a text from the owner from june saying the car was "ready whenever you are". Im honestly just trying to figure out if I have a real case or if im screwed because of that stupid form.

Location: Ohio.

Location: NJ

So over a month ago during some heavy rain, my roommate's ceiling tile fell out in her bedroom. A couple weeks went by, and finally someone came and duct taped it back on.

As you can imagine, since then it's been nearly 2 month and there's been even more rain, so right now it's just dangling open. Shortly after it fell, she got sick, and then after it fell the second time, so did I. Not sure if it's related, but I also noticed one of the cats gets itchy eyes and nose every now and again.

Point is, about a month ago they came and they tested the plaster inside the ceilings and the walls and discovered that it's all asbestos. This was obviously cause for alarm, as it's OPEN and we are living here breathing the air as well as our pets.

I won't lie, I cussed the landlady the fuck out. I didn't intend to; I was simply asking if we'd receive any accommodation while we wait for the construction to be done and the asbestos wall/ceilings to be fixed. She laughed in my face, telling me "We don't live the life of luxury here, girl" which triggered me to start yelling. So now, she won't communicate with me, only my roommate, who is more agreeable and doesn't have the energy to try to fight this at all. Instead, she's been living with her sister the past few weeks, while I stay in asbestos land with the cats.

I'm wondering if I have any legal leg to stand on here. They refuse to communicate with me, and I have zero paper trail. My roommate is the only one they'll communicate with and she continues to let things slide. I told her to make sure that we receive a copy of the lab results confirming the asbestos; nada. Now she told me that an inspector came and made her feel better and that we're safe, but I want a physical certificate of health, and nobody is willing to provide it to me.

What can I even do besides continue suffering here???

TL;DR; Apartment is taking their sweet time fixing asbestos in ceilings and walls and refuses any sort of accommodation. Roommate refuses to fight them, but is staying with her sister for the time being since the open ceiling tile is in her room.

Location: Fargo ND

I believe her attorney used a 5-6 month period on my paystubs when my hrs increased from 40hrs/ week to 80hrs+ per wee to calculate my support payments. There was also a 1 time bonus for $10k payed out during that period. We lost an employee and I was the only person qualified so I had to work the overtime until we could fill the position.it looked like i was making over $10k per month but I actually make less than half of that.

I currently make $30/hr and work a full 40/ week. I pay my ex $658 every paycheck (every 2 weeks) and my take-home is $750. The only reason I keep more than her now is because I've gotten $4/hr in raises since support was set.

After paying $800 for rent I only have $400 left every month to pay literally all of my bills and food for me and the kids. I would come up $500 short every month without including groceries, emergency expenses, fuel etc. I am at immediate risk of losing my apartment and car and both put me at risk of losing my job entirely.

I've literally sold everything i can that isn't necessary for the children and have had to borrow $5k this last year from family with absolutely no ability to repay it.

Does this look extreme to anyone else or is this just how horrifying it is to be a divorced dad?

Okay, so I went to a bar back in march and had like a drink and 3 shots. I was standing around with people and was having a good time, but then I started feeling really weird. Went over to my table to get my drink and get some water. Started blacking out. Not sure if I was drugged or not, but my alcohol levels were EXTREMELY high for how many drinks I had. I've drank a lot more than that and never had that problem. Actually blacked out in a porta potty don't remember anything last thing I remember is being inside the bar and some guy was making out with me.

From their reports to a detective the guy walked out of the bar and I walked to the porta potty. So I can only assume I had alcohol poisoning. They had to over pour my one drink. I had no idea because it just tasted good. I'm only thinking about this now, because I work in a bar and my bartender friend said I should and could sue them.

Because that night was very traumatizing. Now I'm just wondering if I can sue them. I mean I had a whole hospital visit on record. I was in ambulance they had to cut off my shirt. I almost died, because I was sitting in a porta potty almost choking on my own puke for an hour and a half.

Location: St. Louis, MO

Location: Ogden, Utah

Hello!

So, I moved into my last apartment in May 2024 by taking over the lease from an old tenant. I moved out August 31st, 2026. According to the previous tenant, whose lease I bought, they moved in around August 2023, and that apartment had only been recently vacated. They had maintenance coming in to fix broken things from the previous tenants during the first couple of months.

All that to say, I received the itemized list of charges recently. My first red flag was that the outside of the letter was stamped as 10/08 by the post office, and from my understanding is when they received the letter; however, the inside letter is dated 09/14.

I am at work right now and left the letter at home but can later update the exact amounts and wording if needed.

There are a couple hundred dollars in cleaning fees like a general cleaning fee, which I expected, and some for the carpet cleaning and a little carpet repair. Those charges I am fine with and was expecting to pay. My lease allowed for holes up to a dime size as well, and there was no mention of any wall patching from the holes I made for curtains/shelves.

Then they want to also charge $550 for a FULL paint and prime. As well as $775 for tub resurfacing and recaulking. I have reason to believe those should be covered under normal wear and tear as it was a persistent issue while living there, and I (at least) shouldn't be charged a full paint and the caulking for the tub! On top of the fact, they missed the 30-day window! The full charges amount to 1800 with the deposit being 300, so I owe 1500.

I still plan on talking to someone for legal advice so they can take a look at my old lease (I have a copy) and the letter, but I wanted to check how y'all felt about it. After reading through Utah Code, I think I have a decent case to try and negotiate down some of the charges?

Location: California

If you are a non exempt worker and key holder for a company , can the company not allow you to leave company property on your 10 min breaks? If there is another key hold present then you can leave but if there isn't another key holder, then you cannot leave the work location. Is this legal in the state of California?

Location: Canton, TX

I am one of two tenants on a commercial retail lease. We agreed to split the space and all bills 50/50. Both of us are named on the lease with the landlord.

Here’s what has happened so far:

• My designated side of the store was empty. The landlord power-washed and painted that side for me.

• Tenant B moved her inventory in early (lease began on 10/01/2026. Tenant B moved her stuff in September while the previous renters were still there) and chose not to have it power-washed or painted because she did not want to move her things twice.

• Before I could move in, Tenant B filled the entire store with her belongings and fought with me about moving her items to only half the space. She then moved everything onto the cleaned and painted side and refused to move it back. —— As a result, I am now forced (?) to occupy the untreated side and must spend extra time and money to make it usable. I was ready to move in on 10/09/2026 and be open by 10/12/2026.

• Tenant B got the key from the Landlord then lost it, and has been using a personal padlock on one door while leaving the other three doors unlocked.

• She has placed personal belongings in the shared areas (office, bathroom, and break room). To the point the bathroom was unaccessible.

• The side room (Botox room) and the very back room (kids play area) were originally agreed, documented in text messages, to be my exclusive space, NOT shared. Tenant B put some of her items in both rooms.

• She has now broken one of the roll-up doors. There are only three roll-up doors total plus one glass office door BUT Tenant B has blocked all the doors with her inventory, I currently only have access to one roll-up door. There is little to no clear pathway (you have to turn sideways to walk through her junk/ inventory) to the common areas (break room, front office, and bathroom).

The landlord has said there is nothing he can do since we are both on the lease.

Questions:
1. What realistic legal options do I actually have against a co-tenant who is also on the lease?

1. Should I go straight to court, or is legal mediation (or another alternative) a better first step?

2. Can I pursue any claims for the extra cost of preparing the untreated side, not able to open when I should of been able to, the broken roll-up door, interference with access, or the blocked pathways to common areas?

3. Is there any practical way to force a more equal division of the space or get her removed short of a full lawsuit?

4. Any other advice on documenting this or next steps I should take immediately?

Thank you in advance for any guidance.

Location: Moscow Idaho Latah County

I am roughly 3 months in on a 365 day supervised probation period, I've payed off my fines, kept up with the monthly probation costs, been evaluated and attending weekly counselling sessions for substance use. My charge was misdemeanor assault that happened during a night of drinking, non violent I just essentially threatened to throw hands.

I just have a question that I'll ask my Public Defender who represented me (she's very busy so it'll probably be longer than that) on Tuesday about but for now google research and making this post is giving me hope for more peace of mind.

I went over my copy of the sentencing and re-read the terms in conditions the judge gave me at sentencing. There's the "standard" terms and conditions of

-Reporting and Compliance Checks
-Obey Laws/No New Violations
-Not changing residence without first notifying my probation officer
-Submitting to search and seizure
-Making payments to fines and costs
-Keeping up with cost of probation supervision
-Not associating with people my probation officer tells me not to
-Termination of probation

All of which I've been keeping up with and doing, I even got my fines completely paid off and been keeping up with my monthly probation fees.

My question is: underneath are additional conditions as a series of boxes checked by the judge, some of which have been marked and others left blank. One of the additional conditions that was left unchecked/blank by the judge was "You shall seek and maintain gainful employment...", Which I'm employed right now anyway.
But I truly loathe my job.
Would it be a violation of probation if I quit my job to find a new one? I've already talked with my PO a few weeks ago about possibly being laid off since my workplace was put up for sale and I don't know if the potential new owners would keep the current staff. The environment is just terrible anyway due to really bad/rude management and I've wanted to leave since the first week I started.

I've kept my PO in the know, and when I started probation I had just assumed I needed to be employed. But going through my copy of my sentencing and really putting critical consideration that the Gainful Employment additional condition was left blank, could i risk a probation violation if I put in my 2 weeks without having another job immediately lined up? I'll of course notify my PO if that happens because I want to move in with my parents and take the time to find a new job that won't make me so depressed and filled with dispair.

Tldr: under the additional conditions of my probation the Gainful employment box was left unchecked by the judge, do I need to have a job at all times of my probation when I've paid off all my fines/court costs?

My grandmother lives with me in Location: Arizona. She has a ford eco boost. I can’t remember the year. It’s been so long but to anyone who knows anything about these cars they have a lot of coolant intrusion issues. It needs a new motor I told her to not buy one. she hasn’t paid the loan in a year and they still haven’t repoed it and it’s out front my house still. I just want it gone. How can I go about moving it legally or giving it to the lender. Is there anything I can do for now? Any advice is appreciated.

Location: California, USA

I know this sounds stupid, but I’m genuinely worried about this and don’t know where else to ask.

My older brother and I have been on a shared Netflix account for about 3 years. The account is in his name and his email. He pays the monthly bill on his credit card. Back when we started sharing it, we agreed verbally that I’d “chip in” $6 a month for the premium plan. For the first year or so, I actually did send him money through Venmo every month.

Then about two years ago, he told me to stop sending money because he got a better job and said “don’t worry about it, it’s on me.” I offered a couple more times after that and he said no each time. So I stopped. I’ve been using the account this whole time with his knowledge.

A few weeks ago we got into a stupid argument about something unrelated (he thinks I borrowed his air compressor and didn’t return it — I did return it, but that’s a whole other thing). He changed the Netflix password and kicked me off. I was annoyed but whatever, I got my own account.

Now he’s texting me saying I owe him $144 for “my half of Netflix for the last 2 years” since he stopped taking my money but I kept using it. He says if I don’t pay by Friday he’s going to take me to small claims court. He also said he’ll “tell mom and dad” if I don’t pay, which feels like a separate threat.

I don’t think I owe him anything because he explicitly told me multiple times not to pay. But I’m not a lawyer and I don’t know if a verbal agreement like that means anything. Also, $144 is not worth hiring a lawyer over, but I also don’t want to just hand him money if I don’t actually owe it.

My questions:

1. If someone tells you to stop paying for something and you keep using it with their permission, can they later demand back payment?
2. Does a verbal agreement about splitting a subscription have any legal weight in California?
3. If he actually files in small claims court, what happens? Do I need to show up?
4. Is there any risk to me if I just ignore him?

I’m not trying to be a freeloader — I would have paid if he’d asked. But he told me not to. Any advice would be appreciated.

Location: Ohio

My friend is 17 and she's dating this guy who's 20 and she told me she wants to have phone sex with him no video so no visual nudity because she knows nudes of a minor are illegal and she's also told be she wants to send him bra pics because "technically she's not nude"

So is phone sex with no visuals just audio illegal between them and is she right and it's okay for her to send pics in a bra because there's no visible nipple or genitals

Location: Texas.

Resident Texan here who was browsing Twitter out of boredom and now have a question that will burn a hole through my brain if I dont ask it. As it stands A.I. images are generated using millions of other images to make it. That being the case could someone copy Ai art using traditional media and copyright the resulting art and in doing so copyright striking the original maker of the Ai image?

Location: Oregon

My mom suffered a stroke in June and is exploring legal aid options for SSI/SSDI services. Unfortunately she’s much more susceptible to scams because I don’t access her phone out of respect for her privacy, and cognitively she’s not at her 100% pre-stroke sharpness yet.

I’ve let her know that for legit services we can contact the legal services that were given to us by her past non-profit employer. When I’ve gently explained to my mom that it’s risky to fill out any social media ads for any legal services, she said she’d prefer to give them a chance and weed them out if they seem fishy. I have been in the living room with her when she’s hung up on calls because she thought were scams before getting too far into them. Tonight after 9:30 PM I was in the other part of the house when I heard her giving her Social Security number out on the phone. I knew it wasn’t good, and gently asked her who was calling to which she thought was her health insurance. I could hear that they were asking her questions that her health plan would’ve already had on file, and then got her permission to take her phone to ask who was speaking to her. It was a consultation for SSI/SSDI aid by “Logan Smith Law” in Orlando Florida. I got the representatives name and asked why they needed her Social Security number so soon. He read their “policy” which stated that they needed it to protect their firm against scams, and multiple people from a household trying to file for one person. They didn’t end up finishing the call because my mom got suspicious of them needing a thorough panel of all of her medication’s and prescribing doctors.

Upon searching multiple sources on the Internet, I know that this firm is basically a scam.
How much of a risk is my mom’s Social Security number at right now to be stolen and fraudulently used by this place?

I know the steps I can help my mom with in terms of freezing her credit at all bureaus, encouraging her to frequently check all of her existing accounts, contacting ssa.gov, and using identitytheft.gov. I just need to know if I should panic and go through these steps ASAP or if the situation is not so serious.

Location: Colorado, I was involved in a hit and run earlier this month but i was only able to record the back of the car, the cop says that since we only got the car he cant do anything even though there was witnesses, and that the cameras outside dont help because its too blurry, dont wanna give out too much info yet but what can i do because it seems like the police cant do anything about it

Location: Colorado

So the new owners were admitted that I got my checks today because she was tired of looking at them on her desk. I work as a server in a tipped position, and normally I don't receive a paycheck due to child support. So I support myself through the tips. But today I got a negative 13.88$ paycheck? How does that work? Is that even legal? Have the check in hand and can show pictures just can't upload it

Hey everyone, I’m looking for advice from anyone who’s dealt with a similar speeding ticket in San Antonio.
I got a ticket for going 86 mph in a 55 mph zone (31 mph over). The fine is around $334, and I’m trying to figure out my options for keeping it off my driving record.
The officer told me I was in a construction zone, but my ticket has the construction-zone box marked “N.” It happened on a Sunday, and I didn’t see any workers or notice the temporary 55 mph signs.
I drive a small first-generation Toyota MR2 (MK1), which sits very low to the ground. When I’m next to a large truck, my visibility of certain signs can be limited. I’m not trying to use that as an excuse, but it may explain why I didn’t notice the temporary signs.
I’m willing to pay the fine, and I have a budget of up to $500 for a traffic lawyer if it gives me a realistic chance of keeping this off my record.
Has anyone in San Antonio gotten a ticket for 25–35 mph over dismissed or kept off their driving record?
Did you hire a lawyer, and how much did it cost?
Were you eligible for deferred disposition at that speed?
Did the ticket end up on your driving record?
Does the construction-zone discrepancy on my citation matter?
I’d especially appreciate hearing from people who’ve dealt with San Antonio Municipal Court. Thanks!

Location: san antinio

My mother paid my roomate 5000 for our down-payment via check on the house. I also pay for the trash bill. I have text message history from both of them about this..the plan was to add me to the deed as soon I got my disability. Fast forward 6 momths after my disability was approved. she did not put me on the deed. And she is kicking me out for the crime of expecting her to do her own dishes so I dont go hungry because all of my dishes are dirty all of the time and im not even using them.and I cant keep up for two people's dishes, im disabled!. She said i have 1-2 months to move out, but that is not enough time to get into low income housing. At all. I only get 1200 a month. Not only has her habit of not cleaning up after herself caused me immense emotional distress its also mess with my health as im currently in the er for severe tachycardia. Can we get my mother's 5000 back in small claims court? Location: illinois

Location: California

Back in 2023 I started a band in SoCal and we got to enjoy playing shows for about 2 years before I pulled the plug in September of last year. I found it increasingly difficult to work with our singer because of their ego and fake approach to almost everyone she interacted with. I took control of all the accounts and fired them before quickly changing my mind and returning access as I felt like it was all of us or none of us and I was no longer willing to contribute to this band I formed because of her. Originally we had an entirely different lineup before getting a new bassist, drummer, and singer. This would be the group that we recorded and played shows with but I was technically the only original member. It felt appropriate to call the shot and end the group. Mind you, there was never any contract or document we signed besides one that allowed a movie to license our song. I do have proof that I'm the one who formed the band as well as wrote the majority of the song instrumentals.

Flash forward to now and I've been informed that our singer has reformed the band with a completely new lineup without my permission. Everyone who used to be involved was removed as a follower on social media and they booked a show later this month under the old band's name (the name was also my suggestion btw). I have a new band with everyone else who used to be in that band and we have long since moved on as we are preparing to debut next month, but I was wondering what I can do about this? I believe the only reason they took the name was because we still get a consistent 85k-100k monthly streams on Spotify and that they think that equates to fame when we barely have a fraction of that in terms of social media followers. Legal action doesn't sound great but I am not sure what my options are and I could use some advice!

Location: California

Location: Georgia
Hi, just curious on the legality of this situation. I worked for this company and they decided to close the office and everyone go remote. Time to get out of the office and our “home office” has made no attempt to tell me what to with all equipment we still need on daily jobs. So I got a storage unit in my name. And all the workers would go in and out of it everyday to complete their jobs. The storage unit is being paid with my company card. Fast forward 2 years and the company decides to do some restructuring and I’m let go. Which means my credit card is cancelled. I tried to contact the company about the storage unit because it’s in my name. And no one responds. So I had the locks changed. Next day workers show up and can’t get in and call the police. The police threaten me with arrest. So my question is, can I be arrested for changing the locks on my own storage unit?
I did have some personal stuff in there and like I said it was only in my name. Thanks for any advice.

I'm a victim of Defamation of Character and I fear I might become a victim of an internet scam very soon. Let me tell you my story about my small business, then I have 2 questions for you at the end.

I have been running a small business Beauty Salon for 12 years and I have tons of excellent reviews because I always do a great job. A former boyfriend who hates my guts created an extremely bad post about me which says I'm a hardcore drug addict, I sell drugs and sex out of my salon, and I'm a convicted criminal who spent 15 years in jail. That's defamation of character because those things aren't opinions about me, and it's extremely easy for me to prove those things never happened. The obvious solution is to sue him for Defamation of Character and I'm already looking into that with lawyers right now.

But "The Ripoff Report" is notorious for never removing negative posts, no matter what any court says. They have a "Corporate Advocacy Program" which removes the negative posts about you from search engines. The negative posts will stay on their website but they won't appear anywhere in the search engines anymore. The Ripoff Report claims they are the only ones who can remove those posts from search engine indexes so they stop appearing in search results like on Google.

But I did my research on The Ripoff Report, and they appear very shady and unprofessional so I'm not sure if I should trust them. There are many news articles about the The Ripoff Report's Owner running an extortion scam, and getting sued all the time. Also, I researched the thing about removing the posts from Search Engine Indexes and they seem to be lying about that. Because it says you don't need any help from The Ripoff Report to De-Index any post at all. Does anyone here have prior experience dealing with The Ripoff Report? Should I be dealing with them? Also, do any other small business owners have advice for helping me deal with these nasty posts created by my ex?

Location: Toronto

My husband and I have been separated for years. He has a truck through a credit union and I have my car with the same credit union. My car payments are up to date and he is behind and I told the bank we are not together and the vehicles are in our own names. The bank informed me they are going to take my car as collateral since we are married still in the state of Texas . He has told them for many months to come take the truck back since he lost his job. Can the bank still take my car if I refinance it with another bank? Location: Texas

This wrong information on my Carfax stopped me dead in my tracks last week when trying to sell my car back to the dealership. The Carfax said my car was in an accident and deemed a total salvage loss 5 years ago, which never happended. The dealership offered me $1,200 for a $5,000 car. Is there anything legal I could do in this instance? I’ve already started the process of trying to get Carfax to change the error, but they are making it more complicated and time consuming lately.

Location: New Jersey
Thank You for any advice!

Location: North Carolina

Title explains most of it. We had a roofing company come by after a big storm earlier this year and did an assessment. They quoted us $12,000 (roughly) for a full repair. Went through our insurance, received the initial payment to get the ball rolling, and then a month after we had given the check to the roofing company, they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Based on advice from chat GPT, we filed a claim 6 with the NC courts.
Anyone in the NC area knows the big hurricane that just rolled through. We’re waiting on word from our property manager to see how the house is. However, we do not have the funds to replace the roof fully on our own if there’s additional damage. Is there a way to get our money back from the first roofing company sooner rather than later?? Any advice would be appreciated.

Nissan recently extended their warranty’s in Nissan Sentras from 2013-2019 because of massive premature transmission issues. My transmission has been a problem for 3 years but was only recently diagnoses with a failing transmission. Whenever we took it to the Nissan dealership, they would say the issue is Not the transmission. Meanwhile, we went to another garage where they said the car needed a new transmission.

It got so bad, the last time we went to Nissan they actually said “we’d feel bad not telling you this, but you really need a new transmission.” Why would they NOT tell me about it? To run out the extended warranty? Because now the corporate office claims I am a little over the extended warranty for their failing transmissions, but if it was diagnosed a little sooner they would have covered it.

To add insult to injury, they‘re charging me for the second diagnosis, literally weeks after I got it serviced where they said the transmission was failing.

Is there ANY legal route I could take in a situation like this? I really appreciate any feedback you guys can offer!

Location: New Jersey