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Fired our architect due to inability to meet timelines and got bill for work we never saw

Location: California. We hired an architect earlier this year. Two months later, they had some sort of personal emergency, and became very unresponsive. At some point we said to pause all work on t...

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Photography business being threatened by venue owner after wedding disaster, do I have any legal standing?

I run a small photography business on weekends and last month I was hired to shoot a wedding at this fancy venue. Contract was signed, deposit paid, everything seemed normal. Day of the wedding, I ...

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Contractor installed our $220K pool 11 inches out of square, and subcontracted work despite claiming they don’t use subs. What are my options?

Location: Rehoboth, MA We recently had an inground pool installed for about 220K as part of a new-construction home project (total backyard investment around 500K). Throughout the process we had re...

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SIL trying to keep coin collection I inherited

Me and my two brothers inherited my Dads coin collection. we got together to look at it we were overwhelmed. I suggested this would be a great winter project and I asked my oldest brother to take i...

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Unsure if this is retaliation (employment law)

Location: Arizona Beginning of September this year I received a review and a raise by my employer and I was told I will be receiving a stipend of $70 monthly (to be paid out bi-weekly) When I rec...

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My husbands baby mama drama

Hi all looking for practical advice. My husband’s child’s mother lives in a different state and has repeatedly sent messages to my husband that feel hostile and threatening toward me. Examples incl...

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Wife accusing me of SA of my 8 year old daughter

Location: Ohio Two years ago, my six-year-old daughter woke up and told my wife that her private part hurt. Since she’s a worrisome person, she thought someone had touched her. She immediately thou...

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Tenant wants to break rental lease agreement, what is the proper procedure to go about this (Texas)?

Location: Houston, Texas My aunt had a tenant who was great, renewed their lease in September for 6 months, but now is leaving to go to another city due to job relocation and let us know less than ...

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Wrongfully Sued

Location: California. Hello all! I recently got a letter in the mail from a law firm basically saying that they specialize in representing people that are sued for credit card debt collections. Th...

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Is this extortion by letter? What are my options?

Location: California I received a letter, via USPS mail from a relative, demanding I hand over something of value to them. In the letter under a heading, "consequence of non-compliance," they state...

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I got fired while being in recovery for surgery

Location: Arizona. I’ve worked at the same call center for close to a year now. Recently, on the 20th of October I had left work early after sending my coach (who was off that day) a message regard...

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Friend was coerced into leaving the U.S. for a month with his mother and has not been allowed to return for over a year. How can I help him?

Location: Washington State My friend that I have known since elementary school was caught smoking weed at 17 which resulted in him being sent to a rehab facility out of state for 6 months. He came ...

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Roommates guest stole and commandeered my wifi camera

Location: Washington State Hi there, I set up a camera a bit ago after my ex broke up with me not even halfway through our lease, I purchased a wifi camera to view the couch in the "common space" (...

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I believe ex-roommate threw out/is withholding my mail…

Location: Tallahassee, Florida Context: my college ex-roommate and ex-best friend became incredibly hostile towards me when I set a boundary. Banging the dryer door at midnight and 4am, not letting...

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Can we legally break our lease in Nashville, TN due to ongoing safety issues and health concerns?

My partner and I are renting a single-family home in Nashville, TN through a property management company. Since moving in, we’ve had multiple major issues affecting habitability, including: No hea...

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Obtaining Custody of a Younger Sibling?

Location: Missouri, USA Background: I(28, M) am concerned with my mother(50, F) and how negligent she has been towards my younger siblings(14, F, twins). Her house(mobile home) is always a literal ...

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EA going to be pregnant and Working in a Boss's Home with Smoke Exposure - Concerned about Health & Retaliation

Hi all, I’ve recently moved to NYC and am working an in-home position as an executive assistant for my employer- think devil wears Prada. I am in the end of the process of IVF and will be pregnant...

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Wisconsin Divorce Marital Home Question

Location: Dane County, Wisconsin Going through divorce from emotionally abusive spouse. We signed and submitted to the court a final settlement agreement wherein in I stay in the home and pay him a...

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My dog bitten by neighbor’s dog through my fence.

TL/DR: Location: Long Beach, CA. Neighbor’s dog bit mine in the face through my fence. $1200 bill. Should I hold strong on liability and insist they pay or cough up a percentage , and if so, what w...

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I have a barnacle in my house. How do I get rid of him?

Location: Minnesota I have a unwanted roommate. I rented a house with my girlfriend about a year ago and she moved out a few months ago. I needed to make ends meet so I found a roommate. I knew he ...

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Can I, 18F get custody of my sister (11F)?

Location: Tennessee Not 100% sure if this is the best place to ask, but I've got no where else to go. I've been doing research off-and-on for a couple years now about how to get custody of my young...

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