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yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuiwqtk | iuikzv2 | 1,667,238,739 | 1,667,234,086 | 806 | 48 | > a house I really like in a great location ... at an attractive price > > refused to move out and has not paid rent > > illegal basement This is not a coincidence! They've priced in what they think is the cost of removing this tenant. You're in for a world of pain here, especially because it's an illegal basement unit, and especially because it's NYC. Take possession empty, or spend a lot of time with a real estate lawyer to understand the pain you're getting into here. | Also if its an illegal apartment, you can't collect rent. So you have to pay to get them out and lose whatever rent might be. Add those to your other costs and is it worth it then? | 1 | 4,653 | 16.791667 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuiu1n5 | iuiwqtk | 1,667,237,680 | 1,667,238,739 | 46 | 806 | I landlord & this is what I would do. I would consult a lawyer to draw a contract of cash for keys to the illegal tenet, the contract would indemnify you from any penalties, rent owed back from the landlord due to the apartment being illegal, & any other NYC rental laws. After you close on the property you would make a one time payment of $$ to the tenet in the illegal basement apartment once they have moved out. I would also make this cash payment come out of the previous owners settlement, something like at the closing the seller will pay the buyer a one time cash payout of x $$$$. The sale of the property would be contingent upon the above. | > a house I really like in a great location ... at an attractive price > > refused to move out and has not paid rent > > illegal basement This is not a coincidence! They've priced in what they think is the cost of removing this tenant. You're in for a world of pain here, especially because it's an illegal basement unit, and especially because it's NYC. Take possession empty, or spend a lot of time with a real estate lawyer to understand the pain you're getting into here. | 0 | 1,059 | 17.521739 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuiwqtk | iui97d6 | 1,667,238,739 | 1,667,229,318 | 806 | 36 | > a house I really like in a great location ... at an attractive price > > refused to move out and has not paid rent > > illegal basement This is not a coincidence! They've priced in what they think is the cost of removing this tenant. You're in for a world of pain here, especially because it's an illegal basement unit, and especially because it's NYC. Take possession empty, or spend a lot of time with a real estate lawyer to understand the pain you're getting into here. | You buy the problem tenant and all related issues when you buy the house. Have a solid plan with a landlord attorney before moving forward with the transaction. | 1 | 9,421 | 22.388889 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuhszgf | iuiwqtk | 1,667,222,190 | 1,667,238,739 | 8 | 806 | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | > a house I really like in a great location ... at an attractive price > > refused to move out and has not paid rent > > illegal basement This is not a coincidence! They've priced in what they think is the cost of removing this tenant. You're in for a world of pain here, especially because it's an illegal basement unit, and especially because it's NYC. Take possession empty, or spend a lot of time with a real estate lawyer to understand the pain you're getting into here. | 0 | 16,549 | 100.75 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuhtmyi | iuhszgf | 1,667,222,513 | 1,667,222,190 | 526 | 8 | If you buy this house you become a landlord of a nonpaying tenant and it becomes your problem. I don't know if an existing court would transfer to you but I suspect not. This can all be avoided by NOT BUYING THIS HOUSE. Or if you really insist on it make the sale contingent on the house being vacant before closing. If the seller refuses to agree to that as part of the contract it's a good sign that you are setting yourself up to purchase a massive headache. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 323 | 65.75 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuj40xe | iuj0215 | 1,667,241,632 | 1,667,240,053 | 148 | 100 | The situation here is that the house is in your price range because of the implied cost of litigation to remove the mole person. Of all the places to have a combative tenant, NYC is not it. It really doesn't get more tenant friendly than NYC. There's a lot of ways for this to go wrong, and the worst case scenario is very, very bad given that it's an illegal unit to begin with. Unless you're looking for a roommate, if you can't afford the lawyer that goes with it, you can't afford this house. | You do not want to attempt to deal with eviction. 1. It will take months with all of the current laws. 2. You will most likely never collect what is owed and 3. most likely the tenants will trash the place if they haven't already. Do you have thousands to do repairs? | 1 | 1,579 | 1.48 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuikzv2 | iuj40xe | 1,667,234,086 | 1,667,241,632 | 48 | 148 | Also if its an illegal apartment, you can't collect rent. So you have to pay to get them out and lose whatever rent might be. Add those to your other costs and is it worth it then? | The situation here is that the house is in your price range because of the implied cost of litigation to remove the mole person. Of all the places to have a combative tenant, NYC is not it. It really doesn't get more tenant friendly than NYC. There's a lot of ways for this to go wrong, and the worst case scenario is very, very bad given that it's an illegal unit to begin with. Unless you're looking for a roommate, if you can't afford the lawyer that goes with it, you can't afford this house. | 0 | 7,546 | 3.083333 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuj40xe | iuiu1n5 | 1,667,241,632 | 1,667,237,680 | 148 | 46 | The situation here is that the house is in your price range because of the implied cost of litigation to remove the mole person. Of all the places to have a combative tenant, NYC is not it. It really doesn't get more tenant friendly than NYC. There's a lot of ways for this to go wrong, and the worst case scenario is very, very bad given that it's an illegal unit to begin with. Unless you're looking for a roommate, if you can't afford the lawyer that goes with it, you can't afford this house. | I landlord & this is what I would do. I would consult a lawyer to draw a contract of cash for keys to the illegal tenet, the contract would indemnify you from any penalties, rent owed back from the landlord due to the apartment being illegal, & any other NYC rental laws. After you close on the property you would make a one time payment of $$ to the tenet in the illegal basement apartment once they have moved out. I would also make this cash payment come out of the previous owners settlement, something like at the closing the seller will pay the buyer a one time cash payout of x $$$$. The sale of the property would be contingent upon the above. | 1 | 3,952 | 3.217391 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuj40xe | iui97d6 | 1,667,241,632 | 1,667,229,318 | 148 | 36 | The situation here is that the house is in your price range because of the implied cost of litigation to remove the mole person. Of all the places to have a combative tenant, NYC is not it. It really doesn't get more tenant friendly than NYC. There's a lot of ways for this to go wrong, and the worst case scenario is very, very bad given that it's an illegal unit to begin with. Unless you're looking for a roommate, if you can't afford the lawyer that goes with it, you can't afford this house. | You buy the problem tenant and all related issues when you buy the house. Have a solid plan with a landlord attorney before moving forward with the transaction. | 1 | 12,314 | 4.111111 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuhszgf | iuj40xe | 1,667,222,190 | 1,667,241,632 | 8 | 148 | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | The situation here is that the house is in your price range because of the implied cost of litigation to remove the mole person. Of all the places to have a combative tenant, NYC is not it. It really doesn't get more tenant friendly than NYC. There's a lot of ways for this to go wrong, and the worst case scenario is very, very bad given that it's an illegal unit to begin with. Unless you're looking for a roommate, if you can't afford the lawyer that goes with it, you can't afford this house. | 0 | 19,442 | 18.5 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuj0215 | iujc1jw | 1,667,240,053 | 1,667,244,869 | 100 | 144 | You do not want to attempt to deal with eviction. 1. It will take months with all of the current laws. 2. You will most likely never collect what is owed and 3. most likely the tenants will trash the place if they haven't already. Do you have thousands to do repairs? | Make the sale contingent on the house being vacant and final condition inspection by you. BUT in reality- Do Not Buy this house- a squatter has nothing to lose and you are in for a world of legal bills with no end in sight. | 0 | 4,816 | 1.44 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuikzv2 | iujc1jw | 1,667,234,086 | 1,667,244,869 | 48 | 144 | Also if its an illegal apartment, you can't collect rent. So you have to pay to get them out and lose whatever rent might be. Add those to your other costs and is it worth it then? | Make the sale contingent on the house being vacant and final condition inspection by you. BUT in reality- Do Not Buy this house- a squatter has nothing to lose and you are in for a world of legal bills with no end in sight. | 0 | 10,783 | 3 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuiu1n5 | iujc1jw | 1,667,237,680 | 1,667,244,869 | 46 | 144 | I landlord & this is what I would do. I would consult a lawyer to draw a contract of cash for keys to the illegal tenet, the contract would indemnify you from any penalties, rent owed back from the landlord due to the apartment being illegal, & any other NYC rental laws. After you close on the property you would make a one time payment of $$ to the tenet in the illegal basement apartment once they have moved out. I would also make this cash payment come out of the previous owners settlement, something like at the closing the seller will pay the buyer a one time cash payout of x $$$$. The sale of the property would be contingent upon the above. | Make the sale contingent on the house being vacant and final condition inspection by you. BUT in reality- Do Not Buy this house- a squatter has nothing to lose and you are in for a world of legal bills with no end in sight. | 0 | 7,189 | 3.130435 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iui97d6 | iujc1jw | 1,667,229,318 | 1,667,244,869 | 36 | 144 | You buy the problem tenant and all related issues when you buy the house. Have a solid plan with a landlord attorney before moving forward with the transaction. | Make the sale contingent on the house being vacant and final condition inspection by you. BUT in reality- Do Not Buy this house- a squatter has nothing to lose and you are in for a world of legal bills with no end in sight. | 0 | 15,551 | 4 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iujc1jw | iuhszgf | 1,667,244,869 | 1,667,222,190 | 144 | 8 | Make the sale contingent on the house being vacant and final condition inspection by you. BUT in reality- Do Not Buy this house- a squatter has nothing to lose and you are in for a world of legal bills with no end in sight. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 22,679 | 18 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuj0215 | iuikzv2 | 1,667,240,053 | 1,667,234,086 | 100 | 48 | You do not want to attempt to deal with eviction. 1. It will take months with all of the current laws. 2. You will most likely never collect what is owed and 3. most likely the tenants will trash the place if they haven't already. Do you have thousands to do repairs? | Also if its an illegal apartment, you can't collect rent. So you have to pay to get them out and lose whatever rent might be. Add those to your other costs and is it worth it then? | 1 | 5,967 | 2.083333 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuj0215 | iuiu1n5 | 1,667,240,053 | 1,667,237,680 | 100 | 46 | You do not want to attempt to deal with eviction. 1. It will take months with all of the current laws. 2. You will most likely never collect what is owed and 3. most likely the tenants will trash the place if they haven't already. Do you have thousands to do repairs? | I landlord & this is what I would do. I would consult a lawyer to draw a contract of cash for keys to the illegal tenet, the contract would indemnify you from any penalties, rent owed back from the landlord due to the apartment being illegal, & any other NYC rental laws. After you close on the property you would make a one time payment of $$ to the tenet in the illegal basement apartment once they have moved out. I would also make this cash payment come out of the previous owners settlement, something like at the closing the seller will pay the buyer a one time cash payout of x $$$$. The sale of the property would be contingent upon the above. | 1 | 2,373 | 2.173913 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuj0215 | iui97d6 | 1,667,240,053 | 1,667,229,318 | 100 | 36 | You do not want to attempt to deal with eviction. 1. It will take months with all of the current laws. 2. You will most likely never collect what is owed and 3. most likely the tenants will trash the place if they haven't already. Do you have thousands to do repairs? | You buy the problem tenant and all related issues when you buy the house. Have a solid plan with a landlord attorney before moving forward with the transaction. | 1 | 10,735 | 2.777778 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuhszgf | iuj0215 | 1,667,222,190 | 1,667,240,053 | 8 | 100 | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | You do not want to attempt to deal with eviction. 1. It will take months with all of the current laws. 2. You will most likely never collect what is owed and 3. most likely the tenants will trash the place if they haven't already. Do you have thousands to do repairs? | 0 | 17,863 | 12.5 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuikzv2 | iui97d6 | 1,667,234,086 | 1,667,229,318 | 48 | 36 | Also if its an illegal apartment, you can't collect rent. So you have to pay to get them out and lose whatever rent might be. Add those to your other costs and is it worth it then? | You buy the problem tenant and all related issues when you buy the house. Have a solid plan with a landlord attorney before moving forward with the transaction. | 1 | 4,768 | 1.333333 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuhszgf | iuikzv2 | 1,667,222,190 | 1,667,234,086 | 8 | 48 | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | Also if its an illegal apartment, you can't collect rent. So you have to pay to get them out and lose whatever rent might be. Add those to your other costs and is it worth it then? | 0 | 11,896 | 6 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuiu1n5 | iui97d6 | 1,667,237,680 | 1,667,229,318 | 46 | 36 | I landlord & this is what I would do. I would consult a lawyer to draw a contract of cash for keys to the illegal tenet, the contract would indemnify you from any penalties, rent owed back from the landlord due to the apartment being illegal, & any other NYC rental laws. After you close on the property you would make a one time payment of $$ to the tenet in the illegal basement apartment once they have moved out. I would also make this cash payment come out of the previous owners settlement, something like at the closing the seller will pay the buyer a one time cash payout of x $$$$. The sale of the property would be contingent upon the above. | You buy the problem tenant and all related issues when you buy the house. Have a solid plan with a landlord attorney before moving forward with the transaction. | 1 | 8,362 | 1.277778 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuiu1n5 | iuhszgf | 1,667,237,680 | 1,667,222,190 | 46 | 8 | I landlord & this is what I would do. I would consult a lawyer to draw a contract of cash for keys to the illegal tenet, the contract would indemnify you from any penalties, rent owed back from the landlord due to the apartment being illegal, & any other NYC rental laws. After you close on the property you would make a one time payment of $$ to the tenet in the illegal basement apartment once they have moved out. I would also make this cash payment come out of the previous owners settlement, something like at the closing the seller will pay the buyer a one time cash payout of x $$$$. The sale of the property would be contingent upon the above. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 15,490 | 5.75 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iui97d6 | iuhszgf | 1,667,229,318 | 1,667,222,190 | 36 | 8 | You buy the problem tenant and all related issues when you buy the house. Have a solid plan with a landlord attorney before moving forward with the transaction. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 7,128 | 4.5 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iujfzqn | iujj9pt | 1,667,246,451 | 1,667,247,777 | 14 | 28 | >I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? Nope. The case is between the current landlord and the Tennant. It may between an LLC or corporation that currently owns the building (which is really the landlord) but transferring ownership of an asset wouldn't transfer the case. ONLY way around this would be for you to purchase the business that owns the asset if it's a business suing the Tennant (unlikely since it's an illegal apartment). What would happen is the current suit would basically be dropped/withdrawn and you would have to start the process from day 1. Not familiar with NYC laws but if they have a notice to remedy period (like a 5 day pay or quit) that needs to be satisfied prior to eviction you would have to start with that and couldn't just file at the court house same day as you close on the unit. | >will the court case be automatically transferred to me? No, ypou'd have to do a substitution of parties (with court permission) or re-file. This assumes the landlord is telling the truth about there being an ongoing court case. Court cases cost money, the landlord may not have actually filed one. | 0 | 1,326 | 2 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuhszgf | iujj9pt | 1,667,222,190 | 1,667,247,777 | 8 | 28 | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | >will the court case be automatically transferred to me? No, ypou'd have to do a substitution of parties (with court permission) or re-file. This assumes the landlord is telling the truth about there being an ongoing court case. Court cases cost money, the landlord may not have actually filed one. | 0 | 25,587 | 3.5 |
yibvm6 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NYC] buying a house with renters who has not paid rent since the pandemic in illegal basement Hi all, so I found a house I really like in a great location (5 min drive from my job, close to restaurants, supermarkets and the mall) at an attractive price that fits my budget. However, the seller has informed us that the renter living in the basement refused to move out and has not paid rent since the pandemic. They’re currently in the process of taking him to courts. Buying this house means it will be my problem to deal with this renter. I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? If it comes to the point where I have to take him to court, will I have a case since I was not the person who placed him in the illegal basement and I have no intention to rent out the basement in the future? What are my options? Thank you all for your help in advance! | iuhszgf | iujfzqn | 1,667,222,190 | 1,667,246,451 | 8 | 14 | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | >I was wondering if I buy this house, will the court case be automatically transferred to me? Nope. The case is between the current landlord and the Tennant. It may between an LLC or corporation that currently owns the building (which is really the landlord) but transferring ownership of an asset wouldn't transfer the case. ONLY way around this would be for you to purchase the business that owns the asset if it's a business suing the Tennant (unlikely since it's an illegal apartment). What would happen is the current suit would basically be dropped/withdrawn and you would have to start the process from day 1. Not familiar with NYC laws but if they have a notice to remedy period (like a 5 day pay or quit) that needs to be satisfied prior to eviction you would have to start with that and couldn't just file at the court house same day as you close on the unit. | 0 | 24,261 | 1.75 |
wnjri0 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | New landlord is demanding rent we paid to previous landlord. Texas My husband and I move regularly with his job. We are generally in one place for two to three years at a time. We always rent a house and have found it works well to pay an entire years lease up front, and landlords usually give us a small discount for doing so. My husband and I have been renting a house in our current town since the start of 2021. We found a house for lease owned by an older gentleman who gave us a small break on the rent for paying the whole year in advance. We renewed our lease in January of this year, once again paying the entire amount in advance $12,000. Our landlord passed away the middle of March. In June the house was sold to someone new and the new landlord is demanding our rent. He says any payments made before he bought the house are invalid and he's raising our rent by $150 a month because he says what we are paying is well below market value. Can he raise our rent mid lease plus demand we pay everything we already paid again? We spoke with one of our former landlords daughters after his death, and she said she was aware of our payment arrangement and if the house was sold everything would be taken care of. The last contact with her was a voice mail to tell us the house was sold and who the new owner was. I don't have her number and I can't find a way to contact her. We have our copy of the lease, receipt the original landlord gave us for payment, and a copy of the cashed check. What can we do here? | ik5inb3 | ik5hlew | 1,660,412,471 | 1,660,412,028 | 1,082 | 299 | Send the new landlord a letter (and keep a copy) with the docs you mentioned reminding him that the lease is effective until Dec 31st and here’s a copy of the rent (and security deposit) paid. The lease and payments stay with the house, so it’s his problem to deal with the prepaid rent and security deposit. The new landlord can stomp his feet and complain, but as tenant, you’ve paid on time. | > We have our copy of the lease, receipt the original landlord gave us for payment, and a copy of the cashed check So if/when this goes to court, you will have to fight it and provide this documentation. Simply having an eviction filed against you would be detrimental, unfortunately Your new landlord would have a valid claim against the old landlord's estate (if he didn't receive a prorated amount of the prepaid rent), but not you > Can he raise our rent mid lease No, lease is still valid for its term | 1 | 443 | 3.618729 |
wnjri0 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | New landlord is demanding rent we paid to previous landlord. Texas My husband and I move regularly with his job. We are generally in one place for two to three years at a time. We always rent a house and have found it works well to pay an entire years lease up front, and landlords usually give us a small discount for doing so. My husband and I have been renting a house in our current town since the start of 2021. We found a house for lease owned by an older gentleman who gave us a small break on the rent for paying the whole year in advance. We renewed our lease in January of this year, once again paying the entire amount in advance $12,000. Our landlord passed away the middle of March. In June the house was sold to someone new and the new landlord is demanding our rent. He says any payments made before he bought the house are invalid and he's raising our rent by $150 a month because he says what we are paying is well below market value. Can he raise our rent mid lease plus demand we pay everything we already paid again? We spoke with one of our former landlords daughters after his death, and she said she was aware of our payment arrangement and if the house was sold everything would be taken care of. The last contact with her was a voice mail to tell us the house was sold and who the new owner was. I don't have her number and I can't find a way to contact her. We have our copy of the lease, receipt the original landlord gave us for payment, and a copy of the cashed check. What can we do here? | ik5inb3 | ik5fy2q | 1,660,412,471 | 1,660,411,358 | 1,082 | 5 | Send the new landlord a letter (and keep a copy) with the docs you mentioned reminding him that the lease is effective until Dec 31st and here’s a copy of the rent (and security deposit) paid. The lease and payments stay with the house, so it’s his problem to deal with the prepaid rent and security deposit. The new landlord can stomp his feet and complain, but as tenant, you’ve paid on time. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 1,113 | 216.4 |
wnjri0 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | New landlord is demanding rent we paid to previous landlord. Texas My husband and I move regularly with his job. We are generally in one place for two to three years at a time. We always rent a house and have found it works well to pay an entire years lease up front, and landlords usually give us a small discount for doing so. My husband and I have been renting a house in our current town since the start of 2021. We found a house for lease owned by an older gentleman who gave us a small break on the rent for paying the whole year in advance. We renewed our lease in January of this year, once again paying the entire amount in advance $12,000. Our landlord passed away the middle of March. In June the house was sold to someone new and the new landlord is demanding our rent. He says any payments made before he bought the house are invalid and he's raising our rent by $150 a month because he says what we are paying is well below market value. Can he raise our rent mid lease plus demand we pay everything we already paid again? We spoke with one of our former landlords daughters after his death, and she said she was aware of our payment arrangement and if the house was sold everything would be taken care of. The last contact with her was a voice mail to tell us the house was sold and who the new owner was. I don't have her number and I can't find a way to contact her. We have our copy of the lease, receipt the original landlord gave us for payment, and a copy of the cashed check. What can we do here? | ik5xhu9 | ik5hlew | 1,660,418,850 | 1,660,412,028 | 445 | 299 | I wonder if the heirs duped him when they sold him the property with tenants not knowing the rent was already paid and in the estate? He is an idiot but he may have been swindled too. Not your legal problem, unfortunately, but the new owner is going to make it your problem you have all the evidence you need to defend yourself. This is an exceptionally frivolous case so if he does sue for eviction, file a counterclaim. | > We have our copy of the lease, receipt the original landlord gave us for payment, and a copy of the cashed check So if/when this goes to court, you will have to fight it and provide this documentation. Simply having an eviction filed against you would be detrimental, unfortunately Your new landlord would have a valid claim against the old landlord's estate (if he didn't receive a prorated amount of the prepaid rent), but not you > Can he raise our rent mid lease No, lease is still valid for its term | 1 | 6,822 | 1.488294 |
wnjri0 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | New landlord is demanding rent we paid to previous landlord. Texas My husband and I move regularly with his job. We are generally in one place for two to three years at a time. We always rent a house and have found it works well to pay an entire years lease up front, and landlords usually give us a small discount for doing so. My husband and I have been renting a house in our current town since the start of 2021. We found a house for lease owned by an older gentleman who gave us a small break on the rent for paying the whole year in advance. We renewed our lease in January of this year, once again paying the entire amount in advance $12,000. Our landlord passed away the middle of March. In June the house was sold to someone new and the new landlord is demanding our rent. He says any payments made before he bought the house are invalid and he's raising our rent by $150 a month because he says what we are paying is well below market value. Can he raise our rent mid lease plus demand we pay everything we already paid again? We spoke with one of our former landlords daughters after his death, and she said she was aware of our payment arrangement and if the house was sold everything would be taken care of. The last contact with her was a voice mail to tell us the house was sold and who the new owner was. I don't have her number and I can't find a way to contact her. We have our copy of the lease, receipt the original landlord gave us for payment, and a copy of the cashed check. What can we do here? | ik5xhu9 | ik5fy2q | 1,660,418,850 | 1,660,411,358 | 445 | 5 | I wonder if the heirs duped him when they sold him the property with tenants not knowing the rent was already paid and in the estate? He is an idiot but he may have been swindled too. Not your legal problem, unfortunately, but the new owner is going to make it your problem you have all the evidence you need to defend yourself. This is an exceptionally frivolous case so if he does sue for eviction, file a counterclaim. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 7,492 | 89 |
wnjri0 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | New landlord is demanding rent we paid to previous landlord. Texas My husband and I move regularly with his job. We are generally in one place for two to three years at a time. We always rent a house and have found it works well to pay an entire years lease up front, and landlords usually give us a small discount for doing so. My husband and I have been renting a house in our current town since the start of 2021. We found a house for lease owned by an older gentleman who gave us a small break on the rent for paying the whole year in advance. We renewed our lease in January of this year, once again paying the entire amount in advance $12,000. Our landlord passed away the middle of March. In June the house was sold to someone new and the new landlord is demanding our rent. He says any payments made before he bought the house are invalid and he's raising our rent by $150 a month because he says what we are paying is well below market value. Can he raise our rent mid lease plus demand we pay everything we already paid again? We spoke with one of our former landlords daughters after his death, and she said she was aware of our payment arrangement and if the house was sold everything would be taken care of. The last contact with her was a voice mail to tell us the house was sold and who the new owner was. I don't have her number and I can't find a way to contact her. We have our copy of the lease, receipt the original landlord gave us for payment, and a copy of the cashed check. What can we do here? | ik5fy2q | ik5hlew | 1,660,411,358 | 1,660,412,028 | 5 | 299 | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | > We have our copy of the lease, receipt the original landlord gave us for payment, and a copy of the cashed check So if/when this goes to court, you will have to fight it and provide this documentation. Simply having an eviction filed against you would be detrimental, unfortunately Your new landlord would have a valid claim against the old landlord's estate (if he didn't receive a prorated amount of the prepaid rent), but not you > Can he raise our rent mid lease No, lease is still valid for its term | 0 | 670 | 59.8 |
wnjri0 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | New landlord is demanding rent we paid to previous landlord. Texas My husband and I move regularly with his job. We are generally in one place for two to three years at a time. We always rent a house and have found it works well to pay an entire years lease up front, and landlords usually give us a small discount for doing so. My husband and I have been renting a house in our current town since the start of 2021. We found a house for lease owned by an older gentleman who gave us a small break on the rent for paying the whole year in advance. We renewed our lease in January of this year, once again paying the entire amount in advance $12,000. Our landlord passed away the middle of March. In June the house was sold to someone new and the new landlord is demanding our rent. He says any payments made before he bought the house are invalid and he's raising our rent by $150 a month because he says what we are paying is well below market value. Can he raise our rent mid lease plus demand we pay everything we already paid again? We spoke with one of our former landlords daughters after his death, and she said she was aware of our payment arrangement and if the house was sold everything would be taken care of. The last contact with her was a voice mail to tell us the house was sold and who the new owner was. I don't have her number and I can't find a way to contact her. We have our copy of the lease, receipt the original landlord gave us for payment, and a copy of the cashed check. What can we do here? | ik5fy2q | ik5xsea | 1,660,411,358 | 1,660,418,980 | 5 | 210 | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | Not a lawyer - The lease, rent, and security deposit go with the property. Your new landlord does not understand basic landlord/tenant law and probably screwed up in the escrow by not receiving his share of the current/future rents and deposits. That is their problem, not yours - unfortunately, they are making it your problem. A letter explaining this should help. However, a letter from a lawyer would probably be a bit more impactful on them. At the end of the year, you are either going to receive a large rent increase (just to be spiteful) or a non-renewal and probably need to move. If you receive an eviction over this, you may want to consider a defamation of character action over this, and eviction will ding your credit rating. | 0 | 7,622 | 42 |
wnjri0 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | New landlord is demanding rent we paid to previous landlord. Texas My husband and I move regularly with his job. We are generally in one place for two to three years at a time. We always rent a house and have found it works well to pay an entire years lease up front, and landlords usually give us a small discount for doing so. My husband and I have been renting a house in our current town since the start of 2021. We found a house for lease owned by an older gentleman who gave us a small break on the rent for paying the whole year in advance. We renewed our lease in January of this year, once again paying the entire amount in advance $12,000. Our landlord passed away the middle of March. In June the house was sold to someone new and the new landlord is demanding our rent. He says any payments made before he bought the house are invalid and he's raising our rent by $150 a month because he says what we are paying is well below market value. Can he raise our rent mid lease plus demand we pay everything we already paid again? We spoke with one of our former landlords daughters after his death, and she said she was aware of our payment arrangement and if the house was sold everything would be taken care of. The last contact with her was a voice mail to tell us the house was sold and who the new owner was. I don't have her number and I can't find a way to contact her. We have our copy of the lease, receipt the original landlord gave us for payment, and a copy of the cashed check. What can we do here? | ik5fy2q | ik6o667 | 1,660,411,358 | 1,660,430,866 | 5 | 42 | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | Not a lawyer and my two cents... No one can increase your rent mid lease unless you sign a new lease. New landlords issue is with the estate or property youre renting... Not with you. He needs to go back and talk to the daughter or whoever was the executor of the estate when your own landlord passed. | 0 | 19,508 | 8.4 |
wnjri0 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | New landlord is demanding rent we paid to previous landlord. Texas My husband and I move regularly with his job. We are generally in one place for two to three years at a time. We always rent a house and have found it works well to pay an entire years lease up front, and landlords usually give us a small discount for doing so. My husband and I have been renting a house in our current town since the start of 2021. We found a house for lease owned by an older gentleman who gave us a small break on the rent for paying the whole year in advance. We renewed our lease in January of this year, once again paying the entire amount in advance $12,000. Our landlord passed away the middle of March. In June the house was sold to someone new and the new landlord is demanding our rent. He says any payments made before he bought the house are invalid and he's raising our rent by $150 a month because he says what we are paying is well below market value. Can he raise our rent mid lease plus demand we pay everything we already paid again? We spoke with one of our former landlords daughters after his death, and she said she was aware of our payment arrangement and if the house was sold everything would be taken care of. The last contact with her was a voice mail to tell us the house was sold and who the new owner was. I don't have her number and I can't find a way to contact her. We have our copy of the lease, receipt the original landlord gave us for payment, and a copy of the cashed check. What can we do here? | ik8t423 | ik5fy2q | 1,660,478,839 | 1,660,411,358 | 6 | 5 | Not a lawyer, but work in Property Management. Usually, no matter what, your payments and lease agreements roll over between owners. That means he cannot attempt to put you in court for the erroneous arrears, nor can he legally raise the rent past the agreed legal rent. If he wants to take it to court, make sure you have all of your receipts and a copy of your original lease. He will be laughed out of court. | Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1* | 1 | 67,481 | 1.2 |
uvm0n0 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Inherited house with people in it who don't pay rent and were not renters in California My only parent died and left a house to me. He was allowing a relative to live there but there was no rental agreement and they did not pay rent or any utilities(still don't). I am paying the power, insurance, water, and trash on the property while it goes thru the process of being put in my name. Its been almost 2 months and I am ready to for them to leave. They do no upkeep like mowing the lawn. What is the best way to get them out while trying to be nice. | i9mi0gf | i9mh95w | 1,653,264,224 | 1,653,263,823 | 100 | 33 | Just to be clear, nothing in your post mentions what communications you've had with these people. Have you communicated your plans for the house? If you ask them to leave and they do, there is no need to get the law involved at all. We don't know these people or the circumstances under which they started living there, but most people don't want to be evicted. Simple communication may be all you need. If they refuse to move, then you're in eviction territory. Here's a basic guide to California's eviction process. https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/eviction-landlord | You should speak with a lawyer to see if your parent's estate (if it hasn't been closed yet) can end their tenancy through lodger eviction procedures. If it can't, you'll need to do an actual eviction. | 1 | 401 | 3.030303 |
uvm0n0 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Inherited house with people in it who don't pay rent and were not renters in California My only parent died and left a house to me. He was allowing a relative to live there but there was no rental agreement and they did not pay rent or any utilities(still don't). I am paying the power, insurance, water, and trash on the property while it goes thru the process of being put in my name. Its been almost 2 months and I am ready to for them to leave. They do no upkeep like mowing the lawn. What is the best way to get them out while trying to be nice. | i9oisji | i9mh95w | 1,653,312,402 | 1,653,263,823 | 62 | 33 | You can't force them out, as others have noted. 1.) Ask them to leave and how long it will take. Some people might move if given a month to get things straight. If you go this route, have them sign a lease for the agreed on period (an LL/Tenant lawyer can draw it up so it can facilitate eviction at the end). 2.) Cash for keys. I know this feels crappy, but the reality is, eviction can take a while and tenants are FAR more likely to damage the unit in a case of eviction. A local LL/Tenant lawyer can help with the contract and advise what to expect in your locality, but CA cash for keys offers are rarely cheap. Do not, under any circumstances, attempt cash for keys without a signed contract. 3.) If they won't take cash or want something dumb like 20% of the house value, evict. But eviction should be your final option, because you risk them damaging the unit severely while waiting. If you go the eviction route, talk to your lawyer about strategies to mitigate damage. I would greatly suggest not even mentioning eviction until you have to - your lawyer can give you negotiation strategies. Note: Homeowners insurance and rental property insurance will NOT cover intentional damage by tenants. This is another reason to err on the side of not starting a fight. | You should speak with a lawyer to see if your parent's estate (if it hasn't been closed yet) can end their tenancy through lodger eviction procedures. If it can't, you'll need to do an actual eviction. | 1 | 48,579 | 1.878788 |
uvm0n0 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Inherited house with people in it who don't pay rent and were not renters in California My only parent died and left a house to me. He was allowing a relative to live there but there was no rental agreement and they did not pay rent or any utilities(still don't). I am paying the power, insurance, water, and trash on the property while it goes thru the process of being put in my name. Its been almost 2 months and I am ready to for them to leave. They do no upkeep like mowing the lawn. What is the best way to get them out while trying to be nice. | i9oisji | i9mn2ll | 1,653,312,402 | 1,653,266,899 | 62 | 21 | You can't force them out, as others have noted. 1.) Ask them to leave and how long it will take. Some people might move if given a month to get things straight. If you go this route, have them sign a lease for the agreed on period (an LL/Tenant lawyer can draw it up so it can facilitate eviction at the end). 2.) Cash for keys. I know this feels crappy, but the reality is, eviction can take a while and tenants are FAR more likely to damage the unit in a case of eviction. A local LL/Tenant lawyer can help with the contract and advise what to expect in your locality, but CA cash for keys offers are rarely cheap. Do not, under any circumstances, attempt cash for keys without a signed contract. 3.) If they won't take cash or want something dumb like 20% of the house value, evict. But eviction should be your final option, because you risk them damaging the unit severely while waiting. If you go the eviction route, talk to your lawyer about strategies to mitigate damage. I would greatly suggest not even mentioning eviction until you have to - your lawyer can give you negotiation strategies. Note: Homeowners insurance and rental property insurance will NOT cover intentional damage by tenants. This is another reason to err on the side of not starting a fight. | Cash for keys. | 1 | 45,503 | 2.952381 |
uvm0n0 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Inherited house with people in it who don't pay rent and were not renters in California My only parent died and left a house to me. He was allowing a relative to live there but there was no rental agreement and they did not pay rent or any utilities(still don't). I am paying the power, insurance, water, and trash on the property while it goes thru the process of being put in my name. Its been almost 2 months and I am ready to for them to leave. They do no upkeep like mowing the lawn. What is the best way to get them out while trying to be nice. | i9oisji | i9nsa7z | 1,653,312,402 | 1,653,292,950 | 62 | 21 | You can't force them out, as others have noted. 1.) Ask them to leave and how long it will take. Some people might move if given a month to get things straight. If you go this route, have them sign a lease for the agreed on period (an LL/Tenant lawyer can draw it up so it can facilitate eviction at the end). 2.) Cash for keys. I know this feels crappy, but the reality is, eviction can take a while and tenants are FAR more likely to damage the unit in a case of eviction. A local LL/Tenant lawyer can help with the contract and advise what to expect in your locality, but CA cash for keys offers are rarely cheap. Do not, under any circumstances, attempt cash for keys without a signed contract. 3.) If they won't take cash or want something dumb like 20% of the house value, evict. But eviction should be your final option, because you risk them damaging the unit severely while waiting. If you go the eviction route, talk to your lawyer about strategies to mitigate damage. I would greatly suggest not even mentioning eviction until you have to - your lawyer can give you negotiation strategies. Note: Homeowners insurance and rental property insurance will NOT cover intentional damage by tenants. This is another reason to err on the side of not starting a fight. | Search for "quick evict" in your area. You should find a variety of companies that specialize in the eviction process, and they are an absolute godsend. California tenant protections are nothing to mess around with, and an actual legitimate professional service that focuses on evictions would ensure you're doing things the right way. Make sure they're backed by a licensed attorney, and check out ratings beforehand. In my experience, the frontmen that do the tough part of the job are extremely responsive and helpful when problems arise because they've seen it all. You can certainly retain an attorney of your own, but that could be much more costly. Honestly, you don't need to be nice. Be civil, of course, and keep it legal. | 1 | 19,452 | 2.952381 |
uvm0n0 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Inherited house with people in it who don't pay rent and were not renters in California My only parent died and left a house to me. He was allowing a relative to live there but there was no rental agreement and they did not pay rent or any utilities(still don't). I am paying the power, insurance, water, and trash on the property while it goes thru the process of being put in my name. Its been almost 2 months and I am ready to for them to leave. They do no upkeep like mowing the lawn. What is the best way to get them out while trying to be nice. | i9nl9ic | i9oisji | 1,653,286,914 | 1,653,312,402 | 4 | 62 | Nolo press has knowledgeable, useful selfhelp writings on California tenant landlord issues. I have used them, although I have never had to evict anyone. You might contact local apartment owners association to get a referral for an attorney who specifically handles evictions, should you need that service. Some localities have more restrictive rules compared to CA state law. Good luck! | You can't force them out, as others have noted. 1.) Ask them to leave and how long it will take. Some people might move if given a month to get things straight. If you go this route, have them sign a lease for the agreed on period (an LL/Tenant lawyer can draw it up so it can facilitate eviction at the end). 2.) Cash for keys. I know this feels crappy, but the reality is, eviction can take a while and tenants are FAR more likely to damage the unit in a case of eviction. A local LL/Tenant lawyer can help with the contract and advise what to expect in your locality, but CA cash for keys offers are rarely cheap. Do not, under any circumstances, attempt cash for keys without a signed contract. 3.) If they won't take cash or want something dumb like 20% of the house value, evict. But eviction should be your final option, because you risk them damaging the unit severely while waiting. If you go the eviction route, talk to your lawyer about strategies to mitigate damage. I would greatly suggest not even mentioning eviction until you have to - your lawyer can give you negotiation strategies. Note: Homeowners insurance and rental property insurance will NOT cover intentional damage by tenants. This is another reason to err on the side of not starting a fight. | 0 | 25,488 | 15.5 |
uvm0n0 | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Inherited house with people in it who don't pay rent and were not renters in California My only parent died and left a house to me. He was allowing a relative to live there but there was no rental agreement and they did not pay rent or any utilities(still don't). I am paying the power, insurance, water, and trash on the property while it goes thru the process of being put in my name. Its been almost 2 months and I am ready to for them to leave. They do no upkeep like mowing the lawn. What is the best way to get them out while trying to be nice. | i9nl9ic | i9nsa7z | 1,653,286,914 | 1,653,292,950 | 4 | 21 | Nolo press has knowledgeable, useful selfhelp writings on California tenant landlord issues. I have used them, although I have never had to evict anyone. You might contact local apartment owners association to get a referral for an attorney who specifically handles evictions, should you need that service. Some localities have more restrictive rules compared to CA state law. Good luck! | Search for "quick evict" in your area. You should find a variety of companies that specialize in the eviction process, and they are an absolute godsend. California tenant protections are nothing to mess around with, and an actual legitimate professional service that focuses on evictions would ensure you're doing things the right way. Make sure they're backed by a licensed attorney, and check out ratings beforehand. In my experience, the frontmen that do the tough part of the job are extremely responsive and helpful when problems arise because they've seen it all. You can certainly retain an attorney of your own, but that could be much more costly. Honestly, you don't need to be nice. Be civil, of course, and keep it legal. | 0 | 6,036 | 5.25 |
p0epf9 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [California] Neighbor keeps driving his motorcycle over my lawn so he can park more conveniently on his patio The other week I was sitting in my car waiting to back out of my driveway when I saw my neighbor drive his motorcycle through my driveway, over my lawn, and on to his front porch patio. I got out of my car, flustered, and asked him not to do it again. He agreed. My father in law dog sat for me recently and said he caught my neighbor almost doing it, but he saw my father in law, stopped, reversed, and drove up his own drive way. Aside from trying to record my neighbor doing this, what else can I do? If I see him do it again but have no evidence can I file a police report? I do suspect he was drunk the time I caught him doing it. You can also see the tracks on my lawn, Showing how many times he has done it. | h871ayw | h873kjv | 1,628,446,767 | 1,628,447,825 | 97 | 161 | Get pictures of the lawn, try to get video of him doing, and contact the police for trespassing. | If there's tracks in the yard it won't be hard to prove it was him. There's only 1 person who would be doing it. The owner of the bike the tracks lead to. Call the non emergency number and get the cops to talk to him. If he was drunk when you saw him the cops knocking on the door might be enough to put the fear into him that you will call again and he'll get busted for something much bigger. | 0 | 1,058 | 1.659794 |
p0epf9 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [California] Neighbor keeps driving his motorcycle over my lawn so he can park more conveniently on his patio The other week I was sitting in my car waiting to back out of my driveway when I saw my neighbor drive his motorcycle through my driveway, over my lawn, and on to his front porch patio. I got out of my car, flustered, and asked him not to do it again. He agreed. My father in law dog sat for me recently and said he caught my neighbor almost doing it, but he saw my father in law, stopped, reversed, and drove up his own drive way. Aside from trying to record my neighbor doing this, what else can I do? If I see him do it again but have no evidence can I file a police report? I do suspect he was drunk the time I caught him doing it. You can also see the tracks on my lawn, Showing how many times he has done it. | h873kjv | h86wlrh | 1,628,447,825 | 1,628,444,599 | 161 | 38 | If there's tracks in the yard it won't be hard to prove it was him. There's only 1 person who would be doing it. The owner of the bike the tracks lead to. Call the non emergency number and get the cops to talk to him. If he was drunk when you saw him the cops knocking on the door might be enough to put the fear into him that you will call again and he'll get busted for something much bigger. | If you don’t have recorded video or photo footage of it, it’s hard to prove anything unless that area’s access is prevented by a locked gate or something that only you and your neighbor has access to. The best solution to this would be to put up a fence that would block him from driving over your lawn. Not only would this solution prevent the problem from occurring but it would also increase your property’s value and appeal. | 1 | 3,226 | 4.236842 |
p0epf9 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [California] Neighbor keeps driving his motorcycle over my lawn so he can park more conveniently on his patio The other week I was sitting in my car waiting to back out of my driveway when I saw my neighbor drive his motorcycle through my driveway, over my lawn, and on to his front porch patio. I got out of my car, flustered, and asked him not to do it again. He agreed. My father in law dog sat for me recently and said he caught my neighbor almost doing it, but he saw my father in law, stopped, reversed, and drove up his own drive way. Aside from trying to record my neighbor doing this, what else can I do? If I see him do it again but have no evidence can I file a police report? I do suspect he was drunk the time I caught him doing it. You can also see the tracks on my lawn, Showing how many times he has done it. | h871ayw | h86wlrh | 1,628,446,767 | 1,628,444,599 | 97 | 38 | Get pictures of the lawn, try to get video of him doing, and contact the police for trespassing. | If you don’t have recorded video or photo footage of it, it’s hard to prove anything unless that area’s access is prevented by a locked gate or something that only you and your neighbor has access to. The best solution to this would be to put up a fence that would block him from driving over your lawn. Not only would this solution prevent the problem from occurring but it would also increase your property’s value and appeal. | 1 | 2,168 | 2.552632 |
p0epf9 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [California] Neighbor keeps driving his motorcycle over my lawn so he can park more conveniently on his patio The other week I was sitting in my car waiting to back out of my driveway when I saw my neighbor drive his motorcycle through my driveway, over my lawn, and on to his front porch patio. I got out of my car, flustered, and asked him not to do it again. He agreed. My father in law dog sat for me recently and said he caught my neighbor almost doing it, but he saw my father in law, stopped, reversed, and drove up his own drive way. Aside from trying to record my neighbor doing this, what else can I do? If I see him do it again but have no evidence can I file a police report? I do suspect he was drunk the time I caught him doing it. You can also see the tracks on my lawn, Showing how many times he has done it. | h874z7z | h86wlrh | 1,628,448,488 | 1,628,444,599 | 57 | 38 | Lots of good advice thus far. Can you plant some hedges as well in the meantime? | If you don’t have recorded video or photo footage of it, it’s hard to prove anything unless that area’s access is prevented by a locked gate or something that only you and your neighbor has access to. The best solution to this would be to put up a fence that would block him from driving over your lawn. Not only would this solution prevent the problem from occurring but it would also increase your property’s value and appeal. | 1 | 3,889 | 1.5 |
y8e8z6 | legaladvice_train | 0.88 | Neighbor plays super loud music at night repeatedly, but for just a few minutes at a time. What can I do? (I'm so tired :c ) Hello folks! I'm in Minnesota if that helps, and I am very sleepy. I just do not know what, if any, steps I can try to take next. Would be glad for any guidance. ​ As the title says, I have a neighbor who several times a week will play wall-shakingly loud music, usually between midnight and 4am. We don't share a common wall; it's separate houses on different lots, there is a yard and a fence and two driveways between us and it's still so loud the pictures on my walls shake. It would honestly be pretty impressive if it wasn't turning me into a zombie. ​ He will play this music very loud in the middle of the night, but usually just for five to ten minutes at a time so he has stopped it by the time the police show up when someone calls in a noise complaint. And then a couple hours later he will usually do it all again-- loud music, turned off before the response to the complaint shows up. Just long enough to wake everyone up again. ​ Asking him to stop is not a good option for me becaaaause I have already had to get a harassment restraining order against this man in the past. So I am not really comfortable going over to chat it out. I know a couple other neighbors have spoken with him, but so far no traction. ​ This might make me sound petty, but some speculation: He is also currently under order from city Code Enforcement to clean up his property, as it's been deemed a hazard/nuisance property after many various complaints. Most of we neighbors are pretty sure the music thing is some retaliatory tantrum about that since it started happening about the same time as the initial visit from the city ordinance folks. ​ Is there *anything* I can do here? I just want to be allowed to sleep through the night. Would this be enough to renew an HRO, would that even help if none of the authorities ever witness the issue? What should I be making evidence-wise if that's something I could pursue (again)?? It's just so frustrating that this random guy gets to dictate a non-optional chunk of my life. :( ​ Thanks for your help, kind internet strangers. Any advice is appreciated, I am clueless with this sort of thing. | iszpuzw | iszk24n | 1,666,215,817 | 1,666,213,526 | 22 | 13 | OP, your neighbor is creating a nuisance that is forbidden by law. You mentioned that other neighbors are affected as well. They are witnesses, and can testify to what they heard and the times. Any audio recordings would be helpful but not strictly necessary. Sue the neighbor and ask the court for an injunction against the nuisance. Bring your neighbors to testify. | Got a security camera outside? Capture some video, show to police later and ask that he be cited. You could even contact the non-emergency number for police, and ask for extra patrols in the area during that time. In some small towns if the cops are bored overnight they might welcome the opportunity to catch the guy in the act. But video with audio is probably enough to get him a ticket. | 1 | 2,291 | 1.692308 |
ydzpkd | legaladvice_train | 0.67 | In-unit dryer keeps having the door open randomly in a cycle. Dryer has been replaced (with a dryer from another unit) but the problem persists. Now the apartment management is asking me to do smaller and smaller loads. I live in an apartment complex and pay for an apartment with an in-unit washer/dryer. The dryer has been broken for several weeks now (door keeps opening randomly). I pay considerably more to have an in-unit washer/dryer and feel I’m not getting the amenity I paid for. I want a fully functional dryer, not a workaround (doing even smaller loads). Is there any legal action I can take or am I out of luck. NJ based | itv79c9 | itvf5ml | 1,666,798,340 | 1,666,801,446 | 64 | 95 | Is the dryer level? | Not legal advice, but is the dryer leveled/slightly tipped back? Sounds like it's leaning forward and large loads are putting enough pressure to pop the door open while in use. If it's not something you are comfortable doing I would ask the maintenance dept if they can, should take all of 5 mins to check/fix if that's the case and it sounds like they are trying to work with you on a fix for it. | 0 | 3,106 | 1.484375 |
ndaizh | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Neighbor is preparing to pave over wetlands connected to our yard. We live in a bad flood zone. Is there any way to take action if we get worse than usual flooding? I live in NJ and my neighbors and I have pretty bad memories from hurricanes like Floyd and Sandy. There is a property behind ours whose house and yard is the same size as ours. But, then apparently their property stretches past all of our yards to an area connected to woods that the town owns. We assumed that this portion was the towns because it's just woods and wetlands. During heavy rainstorms, this area is completely flooded and the trees and wetlands do an amazing job to hold the water and keep our yards from flooding. Everyone who has lived in this house has either been perfectly content with their normal sized yard that doesn't flood or tries to develop some of this land and realizes how expensive it would be to cut up to 30 80' maple trees and dredge the land to be usable. Except our new neighbor. He's brought down some 5 trees already and says he plans to cut more to install a pool and pave over a large part of the yard. Which he already has more than enough space for without cutting a single tree. It's perfectly his right to do what he wants with the yard even though none of us are big fans of it. But if he paves over this wooded section, I'm afraid the heavy rains will have nowhere to go and will end up on our yards which are downslope from his yard. Without the trees, a lot of dirt will also erode and flow downwards towards us. What can I do to prepare myself for any potential damage this guy's reckless activity might cause to our yards? He says he's doing all this to provide a nice space for his kids. Which I get. But it also makes me sad because my neighbors and I grew up playing in those woods and among those trees as they were. I really enjoyed those times and seeing the space now seems so sterile. TL;DR Neighbor ripping up all the trees in massive yard and plans to pave over it. We live in a bad flood zone and are afraid the runoff will flood our yards during even mild storms. What can we do if that happens? | gyagrb8 | gy9x0tf | 1,621,138,605 | 1,621,126,712 | 42 | 39 | Most states have regulations about wetlands and about making changes that divert water from one property to another. I'd start with my local land use office and see what they say. | If your county lets you search property records online find out your neighbors parcel number and search for any recorded easements on it. It may be that as part of developing his property the builder was required to designate part of it as protected. | 1 | 11,893 | 1.076923 |
knbcaa | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [NY] Neighbors are AWOL and have a massive bamboo forest intruding on our yard. Hey everyone, my \[18m\] dad and stepmom just bought a house (new build) in Sag Harbor Long Island. After moving in recently we realized two things. First, that our left-hand neighbors are never home. (No responses to knocked on doors, no cars, no lights, and **no landscapers**, the house is effectively abandoned). Second, that they have a massive bamboo forest in their yard (no bamboo in ours) which hasn't been cut in years, and it is making a B line into our yard where it would likely puncture water pipes and cause massive property damage. We have talked with our landscapers and they said that unless our neighbors cut down a lot of the forest, we will be looking at 25,000-30,000 of yard work to put in a trench that prevents the root system from growing and potentially thousands more in continuous prevention down the line. We are going to try to contact the neighbors tomorrow through the address listing but: 1\] If they refuse to cut it down do we have any case to sue them for property damage/force them to either hire landscapers to keep the forest in control or pay for the trench or. 2\] If they are completely unresponsive, does this change what we can do at all. | ghjqiqt | ghjxv3d | 1,609,369,591 | 1,609,373,405 | 98 | 138 | If the house is actually abandoned I have to imagine the lawn is getting out of control and showing other signs of disuse. You may want to call the city about these issues to get code enforcement out. | Sounds like the landscapers priced installing a rhizome barrier. If you do decide to go that route, you should get a second quote. While I don't know what your yard looks like, and what you have planted or what the trench would have to navigate around, a ditch witch rental for a couple days doesn't add up to $25k. But maybe you're living in a more expensive area... | 0 | 3,814 | 1.408163 |
mvx1sa | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | My neighbor has called the cops on me twice for noise complaints Located in Iowa I live in a pretty below average apartment on the second floor. I have been home more often the last couple months, and apparently my downstairs neighbor is not a fan. This started in March when I helped my family by watching their puppy for two weeks while they went out of state for my grandpa's funeral. The first night she was there my neighbor knocked on my door at 11pm with a disturbed look on her face asking what all the noise was. I apologized, explained the situation, let her know it wouldn't happen again, and offered my number so she could let me know if it was too loud (she rejected it even though I offered twice). A few days later, she is knocking on my door at 7:40pm (I remember the time because I thought it was weird that anyone was knocking on my door when I knew all my friends were home). Another complaint saying she is trying to sleep and the noise is driving her dog crazy. Weird time to sleep, but maybe she works odd hours. I apologize, let her know that I'll take the puppy out, remind her it's only temporary, and she rejects my contact info again. Next week, I'm walking the dog early in the morning and there's a cop car out in the parking lot. Not thinking much of it, I continue to walk the dog for about 20 minutes until going back to my apartment where I see the cop standing at my (now open) door. I acknowledge him from where I am downstairs and ask if he is looking for me. He says something about him knocking and the door opening (which I don't believe but don't bother commenting on) and that my neighbor has called about "loud banging noises all hours of the night" (this is how she describes it every time for future reference). I explained to him the situation, every interaction I've had with the neighbor, and that I already talked to my apartment complex about having the dog around and the possibility of noise complaints. He said "You don't have to explain yourself to me. If she has any more complaints she can take it up with the landlord. You two have a great day." Fast forward a few weeks. The puppy is back in someone else's care, I had to deal with getting phone calls at work from the apartment office about the complaints (which I never heard the conclusion of), and life is fairly normal again. That is until I'm fired at my job and start staying home more often. About a week into my unemployment, I spend most of my days in bed filling out job applications and doing phone interviews. I rarely leave the same area unless it's to see friends, feed myself, or walk to my bathroom. 11:30pm and there's a loud knock on my door. I am of course freaked out as a woman living by herself for the first time. I wonder if one of my friends or family members are having an emergency or if it's some stranger at my door. Instead I'm greeted my another police officer. "Hi, is everything okay?" The officer: "Yes ma'am. I'm just responding to a noise complaint about banging noises from this apartment." I am in full pj's and anyone who looks at my can tell I've just woken up. "I haven't left my bed in a few hours. Was it the last downstairs again? If you haven't talked to her it may be good to make sure she's okay." Officer: "I have not. Are you alone? No animals in the apartment?" "No I'm completely alone. No animals. You're free to come in and check everything out." Officer: "That's not necessary." "Okay. I'm sorry you had to come out here for this." Officer: "It's my job. If I'm not here, I'm somewhere else. Have a good night." Now I'm up to 2 in person complaints from her, 2 cops asking for me, and a whole record of exchanges with my apartment complex and their corporate team involved. At this point I feel like I can't even walk at night without having someone at my door. The floors are carpet. I'm only 5'1 and 125lbs. I didn't hear a peep from anyone the night I built I desk in my room, but I have a cop at my door the night I'm sleeping alone. I've already emailed my apartment (with no reply) letting them know everything going on, my concerns, and mentioned that it could be someone else she is hearing or she needs to review what normal apartment noises are. Is there anything else I can do at this point to either deal with the neighbor or at least clear myself for all these complaints? | gvfoia7 | gvfflaw | 1,619,093,444 | 1,619,086,647 | 27 | 14 | Local ordinance varies, but you may have recourse... If it continues you can make a harassment complaint. Repeatedly using the police as a tool to harass somebody is harassment, and cops really don't like being used as vendetta tools. You should have audio recordings of your apartment activity to back it up, but the next time it happens ask if you can file a complaint for harassment. Five times is enough, I'd bet. Tbh, the police aren't likely to take such a complaint all the way to the point of making an arrest, but they will flip the script on her and show up at her door for a very stern talking to that covers both how sick and tired they are of the calls and how they can arrest her if it keeps going. | If you're not making excessive noise, it's probably fine. I'm in a bottom floor apartment and I hear everything upstairs. When they walk, close cabinets, play with their dog, go to the bathroom, close doors, everything. Theres really not much you can do. I'd imagine the floor/ceiling isnt built great and probably does make noise. Unfortunately shes in a bottom apartment and is gonna have to get used to it. Its just how it is. My upstairs neighbors arent purposely making noise, just how it is. They will eventually get tired of taking her calls. Hell, just get a recording thing going for evidence you arent making excessive noise of you have to. Besides most noise ordinances are between 8am and 10pm. Ot sounds to me like the downstairs neighbor isnt used to it and they're just being above average bitchy people. | 1 | 6,797 | 1.928571 |
mvx1sa | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | My neighbor has called the cops on me twice for noise complaints Located in Iowa I live in a pretty below average apartment on the second floor. I have been home more often the last couple months, and apparently my downstairs neighbor is not a fan. This started in March when I helped my family by watching their puppy for two weeks while they went out of state for my grandpa's funeral. The first night she was there my neighbor knocked on my door at 11pm with a disturbed look on her face asking what all the noise was. I apologized, explained the situation, let her know it wouldn't happen again, and offered my number so she could let me know if it was too loud (she rejected it even though I offered twice). A few days later, she is knocking on my door at 7:40pm (I remember the time because I thought it was weird that anyone was knocking on my door when I knew all my friends were home). Another complaint saying she is trying to sleep and the noise is driving her dog crazy. Weird time to sleep, but maybe she works odd hours. I apologize, let her know that I'll take the puppy out, remind her it's only temporary, and she rejects my contact info again. Next week, I'm walking the dog early in the morning and there's a cop car out in the parking lot. Not thinking much of it, I continue to walk the dog for about 20 minutes until going back to my apartment where I see the cop standing at my (now open) door. I acknowledge him from where I am downstairs and ask if he is looking for me. He says something about him knocking and the door opening (which I don't believe but don't bother commenting on) and that my neighbor has called about "loud banging noises all hours of the night" (this is how she describes it every time for future reference). I explained to him the situation, every interaction I've had with the neighbor, and that I already talked to my apartment complex about having the dog around and the possibility of noise complaints. He said "You don't have to explain yourself to me. If she has any more complaints she can take it up with the landlord. You two have a great day." Fast forward a few weeks. The puppy is back in someone else's care, I had to deal with getting phone calls at work from the apartment office about the complaints (which I never heard the conclusion of), and life is fairly normal again. That is until I'm fired at my job and start staying home more often. About a week into my unemployment, I spend most of my days in bed filling out job applications and doing phone interviews. I rarely leave the same area unless it's to see friends, feed myself, or walk to my bathroom. 11:30pm and there's a loud knock on my door. I am of course freaked out as a woman living by herself for the first time. I wonder if one of my friends or family members are having an emergency or if it's some stranger at my door. Instead I'm greeted my another police officer. "Hi, is everything okay?" The officer: "Yes ma'am. I'm just responding to a noise complaint about banging noises from this apartment." I am in full pj's and anyone who looks at my can tell I've just woken up. "I haven't left my bed in a few hours. Was it the last downstairs again? If you haven't talked to her it may be good to make sure she's okay." Officer: "I have not. Are you alone? No animals in the apartment?" "No I'm completely alone. No animals. You're free to come in and check everything out." Officer: "That's not necessary." "Okay. I'm sorry you had to come out here for this." Officer: "It's my job. If I'm not here, I'm somewhere else. Have a good night." Now I'm up to 2 in person complaints from her, 2 cops asking for me, and a whole record of exchanges with my apartment complex and their corporate team involved. At this point I feel like I can't even walk at night without having someone at my door. The floors are carpet. I'm only 5'1 and 125lbs. I didn't hear a peep from anyone the night I built I desk in my room, but I have a cop at my door the night I'm sleeping alone. I've already emailed my apartment (with no reply) letting them know everything going on, my concerns, and mentioned that it could be someone else she is hearing or she needs to review what normal apartment noises are. Is there anything else I can do at this point to either deal with the neighbor or at least clear myself for all these complaints? | gvfflaw | gvgejhc | 1,619,086,647 | 1,619,106,026 | 14 | 17 | If you're not making excessive noise, it's probably fine. I'm in a bottom floor apartment and I hear everything upstairs. When they walk, close cabinets, play with their dog, go to the bathroom, close doors, everything. Theres really not much you can do. I'd imagine the floor/ceiling isnt built great and probably does make noise. Unfortunately shes in a bottom apartment and is gonna have to get used to it. Its just how it is. My upstairs neighbors arent purposely making noise, just how it is. They will eventually get tired of taking her calls. Hell, just get a recording thing going for evidence you arent making excessive noise of you have to. Besides most noise ordinances are between 8am and 10pm. Ot sounds to me like the downstairs neighbor isnt used to it and they're just being above average bitchy people. | I am a lawyer. Licensed in Iowa. But I am not your lawyer and nothing I say creates an attorney/client relationship between us. You might want to consider installing a security cam that can take audio in your apartment for good measure. If things escalate and the cops issue you a citation for noise (which they could if your neighbor agrees to testify as the victim), having evidence that you indeed were not being noisy + all your other interactions with police, etc. would be a good start to push to get the neighbor charged with False reports to or communications with public safety entities under Iowa Code Section 718.6. It's a simple misdemeanor, but its a start. It's also worth mentioning that citations for noise are not within the Iowa Code, but are often citable offense under specific city noise ordinances. The noise hours vary city by city. | 0 | 19,379 | 1.214286 |
eyephk | legaladvice_train | 0.9 | Harassed by neighbors. Cops basically said stop calling, go to the HOA. HOA won't do anything. This is in KY. I live in a 2nd floor condo (I own, do not rent) with vinyl (I think. Fake hardwood.) floors. The building is 50 years old and everyone hears their upstairs neighbors. These floors were put in by the state for the previous invalid tenant. I'm being harassed by my downstairs neighbors (DN) at least twice a week. The previous tenant had some mental and physical disabilities known by the HOA but was a ward of the state and the HOA were forced by the ADA to allow hardwood in the floor installed by state-contracted workers (to the best of my knowledge). This caused a lot of hardship as she would beat on the floor with her rocker at all hours of the evening, her partner wasn't much better, and everyone in the building has stories about these people being obnoxious. These are only a couple examples but it sets the tone. I bought the condo in November of 2017, did some renovation until moving in around Christmas. Even before we bought the place my DN have harass myself, my parents when they visited to make renovation plans with me, my uncle who was assisting the renovating, my best friend who would help me move, and even the realtor while we were discussing the sale. Their main concern is that the floor is illegal and I need to change it. This was never agreed upon when I bought the home and in fact we were told by the HOA that I would not be forced to change my floor. They have provided no proof that the floor is illegal and my googling has not found anything either. I've proposed the HOA pay 50% and I'll gladly get carpet but that was turned down last I checked. Stuff is expensive. Before you ask "if you knew about the harassment, why did you buy it?" The condo was an insane price and I stand to make 100% profit on this property. It's an amazing starter property that would go for probably close to 2.5 times what I bought for it in other parts of the city. It's literally a dream home at the moment for a millennial like me. Since buying it, the harassment has been non-stop, at least a couple times a week. They think I'm just as bad as the previous tenant but I've gone out of my way to not make noise. I don't have people over most days except my girlfriend, I'm not up here juggling hammers or throwing darts on the floor. I'm simply living in my own home with my cat. For a long time they would turn their music up in the bedroom to the point I could make out lyrics through the floor and let it go all night, even leaving it when they left to go somewhere. The would turn their speakers in their living room up high enough to vibrate the floor. They've left me notes calling me a neanderthal, insulting my parents, claiming I hate veterans because he fought in Vietnam. I've called the police on my DN for noise complaints and now they come up and cop-knock on our door whenever they think we're being too loud by getting up from the couch to get a drink from the fridge or, god forbid, use the bathroom. I no longer answer the door, just angrily tell them to go away. They think I'm intentionally harassing them when I'm just coming home, sitting down and watching TV with my cat most nights. I've tried to keep a notebook on my phone detailing when they come up, but I've probably forgotten some nights to add to it. They've confronted us on the stoop of the building, in the hallways, the parking lot, etc. It's not just myself they harass; they bother the people across from them (I don't know that tenant), my neighbor on my own floor, and even a neighbor on the third floor. 3rd floor neighbors were storing their bikes at the shared space at the top of the stairs so DN called the Fire Marshal. The Marshal came out, told the DN off and that the bike storage was fine where it was and not a fire hazard, then advised that they were wasting fire department time and resources. Multiple people in the building have called the police, including myself twice, but the police have basically told us to stop calling, that the HOA has to handle these people. Even if they do come out, nothing happens because the guy pulls out some veteran bs and they just leave without doing anything. The HOA refuses to do anything and have no spine when these people are involved. It's getting to the point where I'm really considering buying carpet just to appease them but I'll be damned if I'm Neville Chamberlain. I'm so close to picking up those hammers and learning to juggle, but I'm trying to hard to stick to the high road here. Even if I do get carpet, it's likely nothing will change because these people are spiteful just to be spiteful. It's getting to the point that my girlfriend is getting anxious coming over sometimes because she knows we'll be harassed. I don't know what to do. Multiple people are telling me to talk to a lawyer before doing anything, and I think they're right. Our HOA president changed, and they're telling me to sit down with them. In my eyes, I have no power to demand anything from the HOA and wouldn't know how in the first place. I don't know what kind of attorney to even look for besides a property attorney, but this isn't a property dispute in my head. Any advice would be helpful to deal with the neighbors from hell. | fgh6zso | fggr8re | 1,580,778,173 | 1,580,767,779 | 18 | 4 | Hi, HOA manager here. IMO, the HOA made a mistake allowing the ADA accommodation without requiring an escrow fund to reinstall original type flooring when the disabled resident left. State law may have prevented that though... Like bmp246 said, buy rugs. Let them know in a polite, non-confrontational manner that you are buying rugs to help make sure that they can enjoy their unit. Showing them that you are trying to help them out may do the trick, but let's not bank on that. Read your CC&Rs and your Bylaws. Your downstairs neighbors are harassing you, but are they breaking any HOA rules? If so, send a letter (email and hard copy) to your HOA Board detailing all of the times in the last 12 months that they broke the rules. Ask them to enforce each compliance issue against the unit. More importantly, send a letter EACH TIME there is an infraction of the rules after that point. Keep track of the rules they have violated multiple times. The first time you report a violation, they'll receive a warning that they'll probably ignore. The second time you report the same violation, the fine policy will probably kick in. I don't know about KY, but in my state, HOAs have to have hearings before they can issue fines. your letters will be the evidence that the owners of the unit will dispute, so keep it to the facts, but be detailed about times, dates, locations, and factual descriptions. If your neighbors are effected, ask them to send in complaints too, or to sign affidavits to confirm that they have experienced the same problems you have. If their behavior is not against the rules, but does violate clauses in the CC&Rs, you can sue them directly (you are both parties to the contract formed by the CC&Rs), but it would be better to request that the Board adopt a rule that governs that behavior. An example of this would be if the CC&Rs stated that each owner had a right to enjoy their unit in peace, but the speakers that are rattling your walls prevent that peace. You should state that and ask your Board to adapt a rule against electronically amplified noise (speakers) that cause a certain measurable amount of vibration (you'll have to figure pout what is appropriate) in other units. Then you can use a vibration meter app to record offenses. Other behaviors exhibited in the common area, including threats and foul language, may be defined and restricted by the rules. It's not going to stop them. You can't change other people. It may, possibly, although unlikely, help to show them that they are being ridiculous and that the association supports you, not them. This will shift a responsibility to resolve the behavior onto the association, but you have to report everything right after it happens. Most likely, this will help document and support your case if/when you go to court because they chase away your tenants or cause some other damages. | Get some area rugs and thick pads to go underneath - this is a common requirement in condo buildings that allow hardwood floors (75% needs to be covered in my building). | 1 | 10,394 | 4.5 |
eyephk | legaladvice_train | 0.9 | Harassed by neighbors. Cops basically said stop calling, go to the HOA. HOA won't do anything. This is in KY. I live in a 2nd floor condo (I own, do not rent) with vinyl (I think. Fake hardwood.) floors. The building is 50 years old and everyone hears their upstairs neighbors. These floors were put in by the state for the previous invalid tenant. I'm being harassed by my downstairs neighbors (DN) at least twice a week. The previous tenant had some mental and physical disabilities known by the HOA but was a ward of the state and the HOA were forced by the ADA to allow hardwood in the floor installed by state-contracted workers (to the best of my knowledge). This caused a lot of hardship as she would beat on the floor with her rocker at all hours of the evening, her partner wasn't much better, and everyone in the building has stories about these people being obnoxious. These are only a couple examples but it sets the tone. I bought the condo in November of 2017, did some renovation until moving in around Christmas. Even before we bought the place my DN have harass myself, my parents when they visited to make renovation plans with me, my uncle who was assisting the renovating, my best friend who would help me move, and even the realtor while we were discussing the sale. Their main concern is that the floor is illegal and I need to change it. This was never agreed upon when I bought the home and in fact we were told by the HOA that I would not be forced to change my floor. They have provided no proof that the floor is illegal and my googling has not found anything either. I've proposed the HOA pay 50% and I'll gladly get carpet but that was turned down last I checked. Stuff is expensive. Before you ask "if you knew about the harassment, why did you buy it?" The condo was an insane price and I stand to make 100% profit on this property. It's an amazing starter property that would go for probably close to 2.5 times what I bought for it in other parts of the city. It's literally a dream home at the moment for a millennial like me. Since buying it, the harassment has been non-stop, at least a couple times a week. They think I'm just as bad as the previous tenant but I've gone out of my way to not make noise. I don't have people over most days except my girlfriend, I'm not up here juggling hammers or throwing darts on the floor. I'm simply living in my own home with my cat. For a long time they would turn their music up in the bedroom to the point I could make out lyrics through the floor and let it go all night, even leaving it when they left to go somewhere. The would turn their speakers in their living room up high enough to vibrate the floor. They've left me notes calling me a neanderthal, insulting my parents, claiming I hate veterans because he fought in Vietnam. I've called the police on my DN for noise complaints and now they come up and cop-knock on our door whenever they think we're being too loud by getting up from the couch to get a drink from the fridge or, god forbid, use the bathroom. I no longer answer the door, just angrily tell them to go away. They think I'm intentionally harassing them when I'm just coming home, sitting down and watching TV with my cat most nights. I've tried to keep a notebook on my phone detailing when they come up, but I've probably forgotten some nights to add to it. They've confronted us on the stoop of the building, in the hallways, the parking lot, etc. It's not just myself they harass; they bother the people across from them (I don't know that tenant), my neighbor on my own floor, and even a neighbor on the third floor. 3rd floor neighbors were storing their bikes at the shared space at the top of the stairs so DN called the Fire Marshal. The Marshal came out, told the DN off and that the bike storage was fine where it was and not a fire hazard, then advised that they were wasting fire department time and resources. Multiple people in the building have called the police, including myself twice, but the police have basically told us to stop calling, that the HOA has to handle these people. Even if they do come out, nothing happens because the guy pulls out some veteran bs and they just leave without doing anything. The HOA refuses to do anything and have no spine when these people are involved. It's getting to the point where I'm really considering buying carpet just to appease them but I'll be damned if I'm Neville Chamberlain. I'm so close to picking up those hammers and learning to juggle, but I'm trying to hard to stick to the high road here. Even if I do get carpet, it's likely nothing will change because these people are spiteful just to be spiteful. It's getting to the point that my girlfriend is getting anxious coming over sometimes because she knows we'll be harassed. I don't know what to do. Multiple people are telling me to talk to a lawyer before doing anything, and I think they're right. Our HOA president changed, and they're telling me to sit down with them. In my eyes, I have no power to demand anything from the HOA and wouldn't know how in the first place. I don't know what kind of attorney to even look for besides a property attorney, but this isn't a property dispute in my head. Any advice would be helpful to deal with the neighbors from hell. | fgh6zso | fggpxeh | 1,580,778,173 | 1,580,766,978 | 18 | 2 | Hi, HOA manager here. IMO, the HOA made a mistake allowing the ADA accommodation without requiring an escrow fund to reinstall original type flooring when the disabled resident left. State law may have prevented that though... Like bmp246 said, buy rugs. Let them know in a polite, non-confrontational manner that you are buying rugs to help make sure that they can enjoy their unit. Showing them that you are trying to help them out may do the trick, but let's not bank on that. Read your CC&Rs and your Bylaws. Your downstairs neighbors are harassing you, but are they breaking any HOA rules? If so, send a letter (email and hard copy) to your HOA Board detailing all of the times in the last 12 months that they broke the rules. Ask them to enforce each compliance issue against the unit. More importantly, send a letter EACH TIME there is an infraction of the rules after that point. Keep track of the rules they have violated multiple times. The first time you report a violation, they'll receive a warning that they'll probably ignore. The second time you report the same violation, the fine policy will probably kick in. I don't know about KY, but in my state, HOAs have to have hearings before they can issue fines. your letters will be the evidence that the owners of the unit will dispute, so keep it to the facts, but be detailed about times, dates, locations, and factual descriptions. If your neighbors are effected, ask them to send in complaints too, or to sign affidavits to confirm that they have experienced the same problems you have. If their behavior is not against the rules, but does violate clauses in the CC&Rs, you can sue them directly (you are both parties to the contract formed by the CC&Rs), but it would be better to request that the Board adopt a rule that governs that behavior. An example of this would be if the CC&Rs stated that each owner had a right to enjoy their unit in peace, but the speakers that are rattling your walls prevent that peace. You should state that and ask your Board to adapt a rule against electronically amplified noise (speakers) that cause a certain measurable amount of vibration (you'll have to figure pout what is appropriate) in other units. Then you can use a vibration meter app to record offenses. Other behaviors exhibited in the common area, including threats and foul language, may be defined and restricted by the rules. It's not going to stop them. You can't change other people. It may, possibly, although unlikely, help to show them that they are being ridiculous and that the association supports you, not them. This will shift a responsibility to resolve the behavior onto the association, but you have to report everything right after it happens. Most likely, this will help document and support your case if/when you go to court because they chase away your tenants or cause some other damages. | Does the HOA agreement say anything about harassment or quiet enjoyment? | 1 | 11,195 | 9 |
eyephk | legaladvice_train | 0.9 | Harassed by neighbors. Cops basically said stop calling, go to the HOA. HOA won't do anything. This is in KY. I live in a 2nd floor condo (I own, do not rent) with vinyl (I think. Fake hardwood.) floors. The building is 50 years old and everyone hears their upstairs neighbors. These floors were put in by the state for the previous invalid tenant. I'm being harassed by my downstairs neighbors (DN) at least twice a week. The previous tenant had some mental and physical disabilities known by the HOA but was a ward of the state and the HOA were forced by the ADA to allow hardwood in the floor installed by state-contracted workers (to the best of my knowledge). This caused a lot of hardship as she would beat on the floor with her rocker at all hours of the evening, her partner wasn't much better, and everyone in the building has stories about these people being obnoxious. These are only a couple examples but it sets the tone. I bought the condo in November of 2017, did some renovation until moving in around Christmas. Even before we bought the place my DN have harass myself, my parents when they visited to make renovation plans with me, my uncle who was assisting the renovating, my best friend who would help me move, and even the realtor while we were discussing the sale. Their main concern is that the floor is illegal and I need to change it. This was never agreed upon when I bought the home and in fact we were told by the HOA that I would not be forced to change my floor. They have provided no proof that the floor is illegal and my googling has not found anything either. I've proposed the HOA pay 50% and I'll gladly get carpet but that was turned down last I checked. Stuff is expensive. Before you ask "if you knew about the harassment, why did you buy it?" The condo was an insane price and I stand to make 100% profit on this property. It's an amazing starter property that would go for probably close to 2.5 times what I bought for it in other parts of the city. It's literally a dream home at the moment for a millennial like me. Since buying it, the harassment has been non-stop, at least a couple times a week. They think I'm just as bad as the previous tenant but I've gone out of my way to not make noise. I don't have people over most days except my girlfriend, I'm not up here juggling hammers or throwing darts on the floor. I'm simply living in my own home with my cat. For a long time they would turn their music up in the bedroom to the point I could make out lyrics through the floor and let it go all night, even leaving it when they left to go somewhere. The would turn their speakers in their living room up high enough to vibrate the floor. They've left me notes calling me a neanderthal, insulting my parents, claiming I hate veterans because he fought in Vietnam. I've called the police on my DN for noise complaints and now they come up and cop-knock on our door whenever they think we're being too loud by getting up from the couch to get a drink from the fridge or, god forbid, use the bathroom. I no longer answer the door, just angrily tell them to go away. They think I'm intentionally harassing them when I'm just coming home, sitting down and watching TV with my cat most nights. I've tried to keep a notebook on my phone detailing when they come up, but I've probably forgotten some nights to add to it. They've confronted us on the stoop of the building, in the hallways, the parking lot, etc. It's not just myself they harass; they bother the people across from them (I don't know that tenant), my neighbor on my own floor, and even a neighbor on the third floor. 3rd floor neighbors were storing their bikes at the shared space at the top of the stairs so DN called the Fire Marshal. The Marshal came out, told the DN off and that the bike storage was fine where it was and not a fire hazard, then advised that they were wasting fire department time and resources. Multiple people in the building have called the police, including myself twice, but the police have basically told us to stop calling, that the HOA has to handle these people. Even if they do come out, nothing happens because the guy pulls out some veteran bs and they just leave without doing anything. The HOA refuses to do anything and have no spine when these people are involved. It's getting to the point where I'm really considering buying carpet just to appease them but I'll be damned if I'm Neville Chamberlain. I'm so close to picking up those hammers and learning to juggle, but I'm trying to hard to stick to the high road here. Even if I do get carpet, it's likely nothing will change because these people are spiteful just to be spiteful. It's getting to the point that my girlfriend is getting anxious coming over sometimes because she knows we'll be harassed. I don't know what to do. Multiple people are telling me to talk to a lawyer before doing anything, and I think they're right. Our HOA president changed, and they're telling me to sit down with them. In my eyes, I have no power to demand anything from the HOA and wouldn't know how in the first place. I don't know what kind of attorney to even look for besides a property attorney, but this isn't a property dispute in my head. Any advice would be helpful to deal with the neighbors from hell. | fgh1qob | fggr8re | 1,580,774,620 | 1,580,767,779 | 18 | 4 | You can sue your downstairs neighbor privately for nuisance. It would be on you to prove your case, and you really need a lawyer to be successful. Even then a court may not effectively grant you relief, and a lot of what the neighbor is doing is not illegal. Doing so may also result in a counter suit, as admittedly your home construction is subpar and exacerbating the noise problems. | Get some area rugs and thick pads to go underneath - this is a common requirement in condo buildings that allow hardwood floors (75% needs to be covered in my building). | 1 | 6,841 | 4.5 |
eyephk | legaladvice_train | 0.9 | Harassed by neighbors. Cops basically said stop calling, go to the HOA. HOA won't do anything. This is in KY. I live in a 2nd floor condo (I own, do not rent) with vinyl (I think. Fake hardwood.) floors. The building is 50 years old and everyone hears their upstairs neighbors. These floors were put in by the state for the previous invalid tenant. I'm being harassed by my downstairs neighbors (DN) at least twice a week. The previous tenant had some mental and physical disabilities known by the HOA but was a ward of the state and the HOA were forced by the ADA to allow hardwood in the floor installed by state-contracted workers (to the best of my knowledge). This caused a lot of hardship as she would beat on the floor with her rocker at all hours of the evening, her partner wasn't much better, and everyone in the building has stories about these people being obnoxious. These are only a couple examples but it sets the tone. I bought the condo in November of 2017, did some renovation until moving in around Christmas. Even before we bought the place my DN have harass myself, my parents when they visited to make renovation plans with me, my uncle who was assisting the renovating, my best friend who would help me move, and even the realtor while we were discussing the sale. Their main concern is that the floor is illegal and I need to change it. This was never agreed upon when I bought the home and in fact we were told by the HOA that I would not be forced to change my floor. They have provided no proof that the floor is illegal and my googling has not found anything either. I've proposed the HOA pay 50% and I'll gladly get carpet but that was turned down last I checked. Stuff is expensive. Before you ask "if you knew about the harassment, why did you buy it?" The condo was an insane price and I stand to make 100% profit on this property. It's an amazing starter property that would go for probably close to 2.5 times what I bought for it in other parts of the city. It's literally a dream home at the moment for a millennial like me. Since buying it, the harassment has been non-stop, at least a couple times a week. They think I'm just as bad as the previous tenant but I've gone out of my way to not make noise. I don't have people over most days except my girlfriend, I'm not up here juggling hammers or throwing darts on the floor. I'm simply living in my own home with my cat. For a long time they would turn their music up in the bedroom to the point I could make out lyrics through the floor and let it go all night, even leaving it when they left to go somewhere. The would turn their speakers in their living room up high enough to vibrate the floor. They've left me notes calling me a neanderthal, insulting my parents, claiming I hate veterans because he fought in Vietnam. I've called the police on my DN for noise complaints and now they come up and cop-knock on our door whenever they think we're being too loud by getting up from the couch to get a drink from the fridge or, god forbid, use the bathroom. I no longer answer the door, just angrily tell them to go away. They think I'm intentionally harassing them when I'm just coming home, sitting down and watching TV with my cat most nights. I've tried to keep a notebook on my phone detailing when they come up, but I've probably forgotten some nights to add to it. They've confronted us on the stoop of the building, in the hallways, the parking lot, etc. It's not just myself they harass; they bother the people across from them (I don't know that tenant), my neighbor on my own floor, and even a neighbor on the third floor. 3rd floor neighbors were storing their bikes at the shared space at the top of the stairs so DN called the Fire Marshal. The Marshal came out, told the DN off and that the bike storage was fine where it was and not a fire hazard, then advised that they were wasting fire department time and resources. Multiple people in the building have called the police, including myself twice, but the police have basically told us to stop calling, that the HOA has to handle these people. Even if they do come out, nothing happens because the guy pulls out some veteran bs and they just leave without doing anything. The HOA refuses to do anything and have no spine when these people are involved. It's getting to the point where I'm really considering buying carpet just to appease them but I'll be damned if I'm Neville Chamberlain. I'm so close to picking up those hammers and learning to juggle, but I'm trying to hard to stick to the high road here. Even if I do get carpet, it's likely nothing will change because these people are spiteful just to be spiteful. It's getting to the point that my girlfriend is getting anxious coming over sometimes because she knows we'll be harassed. I don't know what to do. Multiple people are telling me to talk to a lawyer before doing anything, and I think they're right. Our HOA president changed, and they're telling me to sit down with them. In my eyes, I have no power to demand anything from the HOA and wouldn't know how in the first place. I don't know what kind of attorney to even look for besides a property attorney, but this isn't a property dispute in my head. Any advice would be helpful to deal with the neighbors from hell. | fgh1qob | fggpxeh | 1,580,774,620 | 1,580,766,978 | 18 | 2 | You can sue your downstairs neighbor privately for nuisance. It would be on you to prove your case, and you really need a lawyer to be successful. Even then a court may not effectively grant you relief, and a lot of what the neighbor is doing is not illegal. Doing so may also result in a counter suit, as admittedly your home construction is subpar and exacerbating the noise problems. | Does the HOA agreement say anything about harassment or quiet enjoyment? | 1 | 7,642 | 9 |
eyephk | legaladvice_train | 0.9 | Harassed by neighbors. Cops basically said stop calling, go to the HOA. HOA won't do anything. This is in KY. I live in a 2nd floor condo (I own, do not rent) with vinyl (I think. Fake hardwood.) floors. The building is 50 years old and everyone hears their upstairs neighbors. These floors were put in by the state for the previous invalid tenant. I'm being harassed by my downstairs neighbors (DN) at least twice a week. The previous tenant had some mental and physical disabilities known by the HOA but was a ward of the state and the HOA were forced by the ADA to allow hardwood in the floor installed by state-contracted workers (to the best of my knowledge). This caused a lot of hardship as she would beat on the floor with her rocker at all hours of the evening, her partner wasn't much better, and everyone in the building has stories about these people being obnoxious. These are only a couple examples but it sets the tone. I bought the condo in November of 2017, did some renovation until moving in around Christmas. Even before we bought the place my DN have harass myself, my parents when they visited to make renovation plans with me, my uncle who was assisting the renovating, my best friend who would help me move, and even the realtor while we were discussing the sale. Their main concern is that the floor is illegal and I need to change it. This was never agreed upon when I bought the home and in fact we were told by the HOA that I would not be forced to change my floor. They have provided no proof that the floor is illegal and my googling has not found anything either. I've proposed the HOA pay 50% and I'll gladly get carpet but that was turned down last I checked. Stuff is expensive. Before you ask "if you knew about the harassment, why did you buy it?" The condo was an insane price and I stand to make 100% profit on this property. It's an amazing starter property that would go for probably close to 2.5 times what I bought for it in other parts of the city. It's literally a dream home at the moment for a millennial like me. Since buying it, the harassment has been non-stop, at least a couple times a week. They think I'm just as bad as the previous tenant but I've gone out of my way to not make noise. I don't have people over most days except my girlfriend, I'm not up here juggling hammers or throwing darts on the floor. I'm simply living in my own home with my cat. For a long time they would turn their music up in the bedroom to the point I could make out lyrics through the floor and let it go all night, even leaving it when they left to go somewhere. The would turn their speakers in their living room up high enough to vibrate the floor. They've left me notes calling me a neanderthal, insulting my parents, claiming I hate veterans because he fought in Vietnam. I've called the police on my DN for noise complaints and now they come up and cop-knock on our door whenever they think we're being too loud by getting up from the couch to get a drink from the fridge or, god forbid, use the bathroom. I no longer answer the door, just angrily tell them to go away. They think I'm intentionally harassing them when I'm just coming home, sitting down and watching TV with my cat most nights. I've tried to keep a notebook on my phone detailing when they come up, but I've probably forgotten some nights to add to it. They've confronted us on the stoop of the building, in the hallways, the parking lot, etc. It's not just myself they harass; they bother the people across from them (I don't know that tenant), my neighbor on my own floor, and even a neighbor on the third floor. 3rd floor neighbors were storing their bikes at the shared space at the top of the stairs so DN called the Fire Marshal. The Marshal came out, told the DN off and that the bike storage was fine where it was and not a fire hazard, then advised that they were wasting fire department time and resources. Multiple people in the building have called the police, including myself twice, but the police have basically told us to stop calling, that the HOA has to handle these people. Even if they do come out, nothing happens because the guy pulls out some veteran bs and they just leave without doing anything. The HOA refuses to do anything and have no spine when these people are involved. It's getting to the point where I'm really considering buying carpet just to appease them but I'll be damned if I'm Neville Chamberlain. I'm so close to picking up those hammers and learning to juggle, but I'm trying to hard to stick to the high road here. Even if I do get carpet, it's likely nothing will change because these people are spiteful just to be spiteful. It's getting to the point that my girlfriend is getting anxious coming over sometimes because she knows we'll be harassed. I don't know what to do. Multiple people are telling me to talk to a lawyer before doing anything, and I think they're right. Our HOA president changed, and they're telling me to sit down with them. In my eyes, I have no power to demand anything from the HOA and wouldn't know how in the first place. I don't know what kind of attorney to even look for besides a property attorney, but this isn't a property dispute in my head. Any advice would be helpful to deal with the neighbors from hell. | fggpxeh | fggr8re | 1,580,766,978 | 1,580,767,779 | 2 | 4 | Does the HOA agreement say anything about harassment or quiet enjoyment? | Get some area rugs and thick pads to go underneath - this is a common requirement in condo buildings that allow hardwood floors (75% needs to be covered in my building). | 0 | 801 | 2 |
4s714i | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State] | d5736md | d572ekd | 1,468,185,705 | 1,468,184,553 | 116 | 20 | If you're worried about her throwing poisoned food over the fence, look up food refusal training. It's easy to train German shepherds, you should be able to teach your dog to not accept food unless you give it permission to eat. | I would consider getting cameras pointed at the areas the dog hangs out. This will cover you should the neighbor try to poison the dog or should she claim something happened (e.g., there's a bite), but it didn't. | 1 | 1,152 | 5.8 |
4s714i | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State] | d5736md | d571th5 | 1,468,185,705 | 1,468,183,640 | 116 | 8 | If you're worried about her throwing poisoned food over the fence, look up food refusal training. It's easy to train German shepherds, you should be able to teach your dog to not accept food unless you give it permission to eat. | Consider filing for a restraining order. | 1 | 2,065 | 14.5 |
4s714i | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State] | d571th5 | d572ekd | 1,468,183,640 | 1,468,184,553 | 8 | 20 | Consider filing for a restraining order. | I would consider getting cameras pointed at the areas the dog hangs out. This will cover you should the neighbor try to poison the dog or should she claim something happened (e.g., there's a bite), but it didn't. | 0 | 913 | 2.5 |
4s714i | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State] | d578jzk | d579s5e | 1,468,194,468 | 1,468,196,634 | 9 | 10 | Many jurisdictions limit restraining orders to domestic-violence situations, but WA has a broad anti-harassment order that can be petitioned for by pretty much anybody against anybody else. Here's a link. Good luck! | What exactly is her problem with your dog? | 0 | 2,166 | 1.111111 |
4s714i | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State] | d5784go | d579s5e | 1,468,193,701 | 1,468,196,634 | 7 | 10 | A 5 day stakeout over a dog? Seems fishy | What exactly is her problem with your dog? | 0 | 2,933 | 1.428571 |
4s714i | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State] | d579s5e | d571th5 | 1,468,196,634 | 1,468,183,640 | 10 | 8 | What exactly is her problem with your dog? | Consider filing for a restraining order. | 1 | 12,994 | 1.25 |
4s714i | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State] | d573vdb | d579s5e | 1,468,186,712 | 1,468,196,634 | 2 | 10 | Does your dog bark whenever she walks by or hangs out in her yard? | What exactly is her problem with your dog? | 0 | 9,922 | 5 |
4s714i | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State] | d578jzk | d5784go | 1,468,194,468 | 1,468,193,701 | 9 | 7 | Many jurisdictions limit restraining orders to domestic-violence situations, but WA has a broad anti-harassment order that can be petitioned for by pretty much anybody against anybody else. Here's a link. Good luck! | A 5 day stakeout over a dog? Seems fishy | 1 | 767 | 1.285714 |
4s714i | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State] | d578jzk | d571th5 | 1,468,194,468 | 1,468,183,640 | 9 | 8 | Many jurisdictions limit restraining orders to domestic-violence situations, but WA has a broad anti-harassment order that can be petitioned for by pretty much anybody against anybody else. Here's a link. Good luck! | Consider filing for a restraining order. | 1 | 10,828 | 1.125 |
4s714i | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State] | d573vdb | d578jzk | 1,468,186,712 | 1,468,194,468 | 2 | 9 | Does your dog bark whenever she walks by or hangs out in her yard? | Many jurisdictions limit restraining orders to domestic-violence situations, but WA has a broad anti-harassment order that can be petitioned for by pretty much anybody against anybody else. Here's a link. Good luck! | 0 | 7,756 | 4.5 |
4s714i | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State] | d57pkk2 | d5784go | 1,468,233,438 | 1,468,193,701 | 9 | 7 | My parents had a similar situation. It was resolved by cameras. They even threw dead mice (from poision) on my parents property, because they knew my parents dog would find and chew on them. My dad thought they were from cats, but cameras told a different story. Their neighbors still act like jerks, and do petty things. Like throwing garbage on my parents property... But at least they have cameras to prove it now. They just call the cops and show them the video every time. They even threatened to sue my parents for parking in front of their own house, because the neighbors got in two accidents backing out of their driveway because they "couldn't see". It's a not so busy very wide suburban street. Cameras help them sleep at night. Absolutely worth it. | A 5 day stakeout over a dog? Seems fishy | 1 | 39,737 | 1.285714 |
4s714i | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State] | d571th5 | d57pkk2 | 1,468,183,640 | 1,468,233,438 | 8 | 9 | Consider filing for a restraining order. | My parents had a similar situation. It was resolved by cameras. They even threw dead mice (from poision) on my parents property, because they knew my parents dog would find and chew on them. My dad thought they were from cats, but cameras told a different story. Their neighbors still act like jerks, and do petty things. Like throwing garbage on my parents property... But at least they have cameras to prove it now. They just call the cops and show them the video every time. They even threatened to sue my parents for parking in front of their own house, because the neighbors got in two accidents backing out of their driveway because they "couldn't see". It's a not so busy very wide suburban street. Cameras help them sleep at night. Absolutely worth it. | 0 | 49,798 | 1.125 |
4s714i | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State] | d573vdb | d57pkk2 | 1,468,186,712 | 1,468,233,438 | 2 | 9 | Does your dog bark whenever she walks by or hangs out in her yard? | My parents had a similar situation. It was resolved by cameras. They even threw dead mice (from poision) on my parents property, because they knew my parents dog would find and chew on them. My dad thought they were from cats, but cameras told a different story. Their neighbors still act like jerks, and do petty things. Like throwing garbage on my parents property... But at least they have cameras to prove it now. They just call the cops and show them the video every time. They even threatened to sue my parents for parking in front of their own house, because the neighbors got in two accidents backing out of their driveway because they "couldn't see". It's a not so busy very wide suburban street. Cameras help them sleep at night. Absolutely worth it. | 0 | 46,726 | 4.5 |
4s714i | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | [WA] Neighbor lady has been calling the cops, animal control, and city hall for 2 years regarding our dog. She is harassing my mom and we are worried things may escalate. Throwaway account. We have had our German Sheppard for 2 years, the whole time we have had him the neighbor lady has been an issue. She keeps calling the cops and harassing us over him. Our dog is not a problem. We have a gated area he plays in when he is outside, he has never escaped, and has never bit anyone. She has been calling animal control, the cops, pretty much anyone that would listen to complain about the dog. She even found my dads work email and emailed him there threatening legal action. The other day a cop came over and said she had actually called a supervisor to complain. The cops had been watching our house for 5 days (without us knowing) to see if the dog is threatening. He said the only time the dog barked was when the cop approached the house to talk to us (which he said was as expected). We are worried that this is only going to escalate to the point where either something legally sticks and we have to get rid of our dog, or she throws something dangerous over for him to eat. My parents would like to stay out of court if possible but wanted to file either a harassment suit or a protection order? They want to do something to let her know that we are not leaving, the dog is not leaving, and she needs to stop. This has been going on for a long time but they feel like she is starting to escalate things and are genuinely worried. We are getting cameras next week with motion sensors. Please help us put a stop to this without having to go to court. [WA State] | d573vdb | d5784go | 1,468,186,712 | 1,468,193,701 | 2 | 7 | Does your dog bark whenever she walks by or hangs out in her yard? | A 5 day stakeout over a dog? Seems fishy | 0 | 6,989 | 3.5 |
6i011q | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | An ex-friend has been harassing me for over 6 months since I told him not to contact me again (during which I have not contacted him). He showed up at my apartment on Friday with a gift and a letter. Police won't file a report because he's not explicitly threatening me. what to do? NYC Most of the story is in the title. This is someone who used to be a friend of mine, who wanted more than friendship with me. I told him I wasn't interested in that and eventually the situation became unsustainable as he would say he was okay with just friendship but then be incredibly pushy. Eventually I told him I didn't want to be friends anymore. I sent him a long, angry text telling him that he had completely disrespected my boundaries and not to contact me again. That was in November. Since then I've received calls, emails, texts ranging from annoyed at me to "I never apologized let's meet up." This Friday he left a gift of handmade paper flowers with the language I majored in in college on them and a letter with my landlord. The letter is an apology for crossing my boundaries, which is ironic since he SHOWED UP WHERE I LIVE after 6 months of no response from me. I have: Informed my landlord of the situation Informed many of my friends of the situation Texted him: "Do not come to my home. Do not contact me again. If this continues, I will contact the police." Called the police who came by and told me there were no threats so they can't file a police report (but at least there's a record that I called them) Saved the flowers and letter I was thinking about trying to get a restraining order but based on the police not even filing a report I don't think I will get what I want with that. I deleted many of my texts with him before because they were stressing me out but I won't anymore. I'm just looking for advice on the best way to make sure that if this escalates I've made all the right moves and won't be shooting my future self in the foot. | dj2gpzy | dj2i1v5 | 1,497,799,972 | 1,497,801,788 | 17 | 155 | The civil route might be an option. A Cease and Desist to start with, civil charges to follow if that's not enough. The Cease and Desist also give you more ammunition if the situation escalates and you go back to the police. | > Called the police who came by and told me there were no threats so they can't file a police report (but at least there's a record that I called them) That is not how harassment works in the state of New York. Go to the police station. Insist on filing a report. Ask for a supervisor if they don't want to accept the report. Make sure you explain this in detail to them. What you're describing is potentially aggravated harassment in the second degree. That's a class A misdemeanor in NY, and absolutely illegal. As /u/simonetmp said a protective order is a good idea. | 0 | 1,816 | 9.117647 |
po6qlo | legaladvice_train | 0.88 | Downstairs apartment neighbor let's dog pee on 1st floor patio, and the smell is overwhelming. My downstairs neighbor let's their dog pee and poop on the patio. I've emailed and called to the leasing office to complain and little has been done. Its so bad that I've been woken up at 3 am of the smell wafting into my bedroom window, my window is directly above the patio. What rights do I have as a paying tenant and this situation? I'm not looking to get anyone in trouble i just want the smell gone so I can enjoy my balcony and not be woken up at 3 am. Edit. I live in Colorado BTW. | hcur99g | hcube8i | 1,631,645,556 | 1,631,639,238 | 13 | 6 | Do you have a local health department you can call? An urban patio covered in dog shit and piss sounds like a health hazard you could report. It may also be something you could report as animal abuse to the relevant local authority. | You can make it clear this is a deal breaker and you’re willing to move over this. But you can’t force them to do anything. | 1 | 6,318 | 2.166667 |
po6qlo | legaladvice_train | 0.88 | Downstairs apartment neighbor let's dog pee on 1st floor patio, and the smell is overwhelming. My downstairs neighbor let's their dog pee and poop on the patio. I've emailed and called to the leasing office to complain and little has been done. Its so bad that I've been woken up at 3 am of the smell wafting into my bedroom window, my window is directly above the patio. What rights do I have as a paying tenant and this situation? I'm not looking to get anyone in trouble i just want the smell gone so I can enjoy my balcony and not be woken up at 3 am. Edit. I live in Colorado BTW. | hcu9lo4 | hcur99g | 1,631,638,521 | 1,631,645,556 | 2 | 13 | ---
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yxcwgi | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | Neighbor claiming my dog chewed off her car bumper?!? My Backside neighbor is claiming my boxer pups jumped our 11ft fence after a cat which climbed into her car hood. My dog supposedly chewed off her bumper trying to get the cat. She claims she was on vacation and when she came back the “maintenance people” told her it was our dogs. We have a camera pointing at the fence 24/7 but she doesn’t have a time or date. She claims the pound was called and our dogs were taken but again no record of that. She is now claiming her friends car is damaged as-well?!?? What can we do to kill the situation with the best possible outcome. | iwo3eba | iwpku9r | 1,668,649,968 | 1,668,686,288 | 10 | 21 | If she contacts you about this again, ask her to provide you with some evidence of her claims. If she has none, ignore her unless you are actually sued. | She has no evidence other than her wild, outlandish claims which hold no salt. Anyone can just say anything, but that doesn’t give them a legal precedent or upper hand in the argument. She has no physical evidence of the dogs doing anything and neither do the maintenance people; you can’t make a case out of that. For all we know, they damaged it and made up a cover story. It’s all pure speculation. You have a camera, anyway, so you are capable of retrieving concrete proof of innocence if need be. She has absolutely nothing to back up anything. I wouldn’t worry about her. Just ignore her until she moves on to another issue (which she will). And for all we know, this is a scam to get insurance money. | 0 | 36,320 | 2.1 |
yxcwgi | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | Neighbor claiming my dog chewed off her car bumper?!? My Backside neighbor is claiming my boxer pups jumped our 11ft fence after a cat which climbed into her car hood. My dog supposedly chewed off her bumper trying to get the cat. She claims she was on vacation and when she came back the “maintenance people” told her it was our dogs. We have a camera pointing at the fence 24/7 but she doesn’t have a time or date. She claims the pound was called and our dogs were taken but again no record of that. She is now claiming her friends car is damaged as-well?!?? What can we do to kill the situation with the best possible outcome. | iwqccxm | iwrli2y | 1,668,700,014 | 1,668,717,846 | 6 | 8 | People can claim whatever they want. Some people claim they’re the rightful president even when there’s no proof that’s the case. Wait until she takes the time and thought to draft a complaint and have it served on you, and until then tell her to STFU. | You probably want to save the video of the timeframe in question just in case you need it,. You may also want to contact your homeowners insurance carrier and give them notice of a potential claim. Some carriers require notice as soon as practicable or they can deny coverage. It depends on your policy. | 0 | 17,832 | 1.333333 |
tgmhck | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | How do I sue Amazon? Driver crashed in to my fence, immediately conceded fault and I have the crash on video but they keep denying my claim! Around a year ago an Amazon Van that had delivered a package next door attempted a three point turn on my property/parking lot, completely misjudged the maneuver and hit/bent/scraped my fence and gate. This is commercial property with a custom made fence and needs the posts replacing, one section of fence replaced and repairs to the concrete that holds the posts in place etc. The driver was apologetic, gave me all his details and his manager's number who also gave me ID and claim details, and how to file a claim. For a year straight I've been chasing amazon who passed it on to their claims company "ARC" and finally got a single automated response stated my claim had been denied "due to insufficient evidence of an accident" I LITERALLY HAVE THE CRASH ON HD CCTV, and a bunch of timestamped photos showing all the damage to my property and to the van. I sent them a furious email and weeks later got an automated response stated the case is once again "under review" but it's been three months and I can simply never get a human on the claims phone line, and no one ever returns a call or email. How can I sue them in small claims? They're obviously a massive organization I don't even know how I'd go about it? | i12ylk2 | i12ygxq | 1,647,557,465 | 1,647,557,410 | 778 | 133 | You're going about this all wrong, my man. The driver is under some kind of insurance. You have insurance. You don't have to personally sue Amazon, you have your insurance deal with all of this. You're not going to get a windfall from Amazon, you're going to get your fence replaced. If a Pizza Hut delivery driver gets into a car accident with you, you don't call Pizza Hut corporate, you call your auto insurance and give them the driver's auto insurance. Same logic here. | Did you file a claim with your homeowner's insurance? They would normally handle this for you. If it's been a year, you may have waited too long. It's possible that the van is via a subcontractor, and they're trying to wait out the clock on you. I would contact a lawyer at this point, because you **can** sue them in small claims, but it's common for companies like Amazon to ignore small claims and file for an appeal in regular court, where they can use their lawyers to squash you. | 1 | 55 | 5.849624 |
tgmhck | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | How do I sue Amazon? Driver crashed in to my fence, immediately conceded fault and I have the crash on video but they keep denying my claim! Around a year ago an Amazon Van that had delivered a package next door attempted a three point turn on my property/parking lot, completely misjudged the maneuver and hit/bent/scraped my fence and gate. This is commercial property with a custom made fence and needs the posts replacing, one section of fence replaced and repairs to the concrete that holds the posts in place etc. The driver was apologetic, gave me all his details and his manager's number who also gave me ID and claim details, and how to file a claim. For a year straight I've been chasing amazon who passed it on to their claims company "ARC" and finally got a single automated response stated my claim had been denied "due to insufficient evidence of an accident" I LITERALLY HAVE THE CRASH ON HD CCTV, and a bunch of timestamped photos showing all the damage to my property and to the van. I sent them a furious email and weeks later got an automated response stated the case is once again "under review" but it's been three months and I can simply never get a human on the claims phone line, and no one ever returns a call or email. How can I sue them in small claims? They're obviously a massive organization I don't even know how I'd go about it? | i13gcv5 | i13arv1 | 1,647,565,344 | 1,647,562,789 | 80 | 34 | Insurance is the right answer. However, most/all drivers are contracted by separate companies amazon calls DSPs. Your insurance will go after them, Amazon is in the clear for this | i would ask you homeowner's insurance (who has lawyers) to deal with this. hopefully deadline isn't past yet. | 1 | 2,555 | 2.352941 |
tgmhck | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | How do I sue Amazon? Driver crashed in to my fence, immediately conceded fault and I have the crash on video but they keep denying my claim! Around a year ago an Amazon Van that had delivered a package next door attempted a three point turn on my property/parking lot, completely misjudged the maneuver and hit/bent/scraped my fence and gate. This is commercial property with a custom made fence and needs the posts replacing, one section of fence replaced and repairs to the concrete that holds the posts in place etc. The driver was apologetic, gave me all his details and his manager's number who also gave me ID and claim details, and how to file a claim. For a year straight I've been chasing amazon who passed it on to their claims company "ARC" and finally got a single automated response stated my claim had been denied "due to insufficient evidence of an accident" I LITERALLY HAVE THE CRASH ON HD CCTV, and a bunch of timestamped photos showing all the damage to my property and to the van. I sent them a furious email and weeks later got an automated response stated the case is once again "under review" but it's been three months and I can simply never get a human on the claims phone line, and no one ever returns a call or email. How can I sue them in small claims? They're obviously a massive organization I don't even know how I'd go about it? | i1339rq | i13gcv5 | 1,647,559,477 | 1,647,565,344 | 21 | 80 | Amazon hires contractors as delivery drivers so I don't think your lawsuit is with Amazon: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/09/amazon-delivery-contractors-operates-with-little-oversight-report-finds/ | Insurance is the right answer. However, most/all drivers are contracted by separate companies amazon calls DSPs. Your insurance will go after them, Amazon is in the clear for this | 0 | 5,867 | 3.809524 |
tgmhck | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | How do I sue Amazon? Driver crashed in to my fence, immediately conceded fault and I have the crash on video but they keep denying my claim! Around a year ago an Amazon Van that had delivered a package next door attempted a three point turn on my property/parking lot, completely misjudged the maneuver and hit/bent/scraped my fence and gate. This is commercial property with a custom made fence and needs the posts replacing, one section of fence replaced and repairs to the concrete that holds the posts in place etc. The driver was apologetic, gave me all his details and his manager's number who also gave me ID and claim details, and how to file a claim. For a year straight I've been chasing amazon who passed it on to their claims company "ARC" and finally got a single automated response stated my claim had been denied "due to insufficient evidence of an accident" I LITERALLY HAVE THE CRASH ON HD CCTV, and a bunch of timestamped photos showing all the damage to my property and to the van. I sent them a furious email and weeks later got an automated response stated the case is once again "under review" but it's been three months and I can simply never get a human on the claims phone line, and no one ever returns a call or email. How can I sue them in small claims? They're obviously a massive organization I don't even know how I'd go about it? | i13arv1 | i1339rq | 1,647,562,789 | 1,647,559,477 | 34 | 21 | i would ask you homeowner's insurance (who has lawyers) to deal with this. hopefully deadline isn't past yet. | Amazon hires contractors as delivery drivers so I don't think your lawsuit is with Amazon: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/09/amazon-delivery-contractors-operates-with-little-oversight-report-finds/ | 1 | 3,312 | 1.619048 |
tgmhck | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | How do I sue Amazon? Driver crashed in to my fence, immediately conceded fault and I have the crash on video but they keep denying my claim! Around a year ago an Amazon Van that had delivered a package next door attempted a three point turn on my property/parking lot, completely misjudged the maneuver and hit/bent/scraped my fence and gate. This is commercial property with a custom made fence and needs the posts replacing, one section of fence replaced and repairs to the concrete that holds the posts in place etc. The driver was apologetic, gave me all his details and his manager's number who also gave me ID and claim details, and how to file a claim. For a year straight I've been chasing amazon who passed it on to their claims company "ARC" and finally got a single automated response stated my claim had been denied "due to insufficient evidence of an accident" I LITERALLY HAVE THE CRASH ON HD CCTV, and a bunch of timestamped photos showing all the damage to my property and to the van. I sent them a furious email and weeks later got an automated response stated the case is once again "under review" but it's been three months and I can simply never get a human on the claims phone line, and no one ever returns a call or email. How can I sue them in small claims? They're obviously a massive organization I don't even know how I'd go about it? | i1339rq | i13mfkg | 1,647,559,477 | 1,647,568,133 | 21 | 24 | Amazon hires contractors as delivery drivers so I don't think your lawsuit is with Amazon: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/09/amazon-delivery-contractors-operates-with-little-oversight-report-finds/ | You aren't going to be pursuing Amazon, they complied and did what was right. ARC Appraisers are their insurance provider and their dummy adjuster is the one who thinks he can get by denying the claim. As others have said, you need to get the claim going with your insurance, to pursue their insurance. Your insurance will likely expect you to pay a deductible until this goes through due process and your supporting evidence shuts the case down for ARC. You can discuss with your provider's adjuster if you will be refunded your deductible once the case is closed. I've worked in Autobody for years in the shop and got into writing estimates and dealing with insurance back in September. I can't speak to property damage claims fully, so their's probably facets I don't understand on that side, but I would get your insurance involved ASAP. | 0 | 8,656 | 1.142857 |
3qhbem | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [IL] Bought a house, tore down fence and now neighbor is claiming they can sue us for the cost of the old fence? Hello, My husband and I just bought a house last week and we had planned on tearing down the fence that the previous owners had because it was in terrible shape. It was rotting, there were holes in the bottom of the fence, the gate was broken, things like that. We knocked it down yesterday after making sure it was okay with our city to build our 6ft fence and add coyote rollers to the top of it because we have dogs that can clear fences; and we plan on fostering animals so we want a very secure yard. Well yesterday while it was being torn down, the neighbor came outside screaming and yelling that we can't tear down the fence because it's "his" fence. Obviously I told him it's not because it's on our property and we own said property. He tells us that he paid for the fence years before the previous owners decided to sell the home. This morning he came to our door and claimed he was going to get his laywer to sue us for the cost of the fence because he owned it and we tore it down without his permission. I contacted the previous owners and they said that he had paid for some of the fence (not all like he said) because it would be the fourth wall to his fence (so basically he waited for his neighbors to get fences so he could just pay for gates). Could he really sue us for the cost he paid for? The owner didn't say anything about the fence before we moved in and even after we purchased it they never mentioned the neighbor paying for some of it until after I asked. | cwf762b | cwf6bfo | 1,445,986,896 | 1,445,985,544 | 63 | 17 | Hahahah! I wish I could be there when the judge asks this asshole why he is upset that his neighbor is replacing an old fence with a new one at their own expense. | He can sue you for anything he wants to. The question is will it stand up in court? Problem is you have to answer his lawsuit in court in order for him not to get a default judgement against you. He's probably worried you are going to try and stick him with half the bill, for work he wasn't consenting to or saw the need for. If he sues, then you'll want answers to the following: 1) Do you have proof about the condition of the fence pre-tear down? Photos, video, workmans testimony of the poor condition and why it would not be suitable for your needs. 2) Is the fence on the property line or on your property? If it is on the line then it's a shared responsibility and your neighbor should have been involved with any decisions. If it's entirely on you property then it would have been more of a matter of courtesy to involve him. 3) Regardless of 2) above, it would have been prudent to talk to the neighbor before starting work. Why did you not? 4) Do you have proof that the neighbor did not pay for the cost of the original fence? Not just hearsay of what the previous owner told you, but will they be willing to be brought as a witness and provide documentation on what they spent on the fence vs what the neighbor paid? In the end, if you foot the bill for the entire replacement then there is very little the neighbor will be able to do in the end. If you are going to try and get him to pay for half the fence then you will have more work cut out for you in justifying your case. | 1 | 1,352 | 3.705882 |
3qhbem | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [IL] Bought a house, tore down fence and now neighbor is claiming they can sue us for the cost of the old fence? Hello, My husband and I just bought a house last week and we had planned on tearing down the fence that the previous owners had because it was in terrible shape. It was rotting, there were holes in the bottom of the fence, the gate was broken, things like that. We knocked it down yesterday after making sure it was okay with our city to build our 6ft fence and add coyote rollers to the top of it because we have dogs that can clear fences; and we plan on fostering animals so we want a very secure yard. Well yesterday while it was being torn down, the neighbor came outside screaming and yelling that we can't tear down the fence because it's "his" fence. Obviously I told him it's not because it's on our property and we own said property. He tells us that he paid for the fence years before the previous owners decided to sell the home. This morning he came to our door and claimed he was going to get his laywer to sue us for the cost of the fence because he owned it and we tore it down without his permission. I contacted the previous owners and they said that he had paid for some of the fence (not all like he said) because it would be the fourth wall to his fence (so basically he waited for his neighbors to get fences so he could just pay for gates). Could he really sue us for the cost he paid for? The owner didn't say anything about the fence before we moved in and even after we purchased it they never mentioned the neighbor paying for some of it until after I asked. | cwf6bfo | cwft5ik | 1,445,985,544 | 1,446,037,524 | 17 | 20 | He can sue you for anything he wants to. The question is will it stand up in court? Problem is you have to answer his lawsuit in court in order for him not to get a default judgement against you. He's probably worried you are going to try and stick him with half the bill, for work he wasn't consenting to or saw the need for. If he sues, then you'll want answers to the following: 1) Do you have proof about the condition of the fence pre-tear down? Photos, video, workmans testimony of the poor condition and why it would not be suitable for your needs. 2) Is the fence on the property line or on your property? If it is on the line then it's a shared responsibility and your neighbor should have been involved with any decisions. If it's entirely on you property then it would have been more of a matter of courtesy to involve him. 3) Regardless of 2) above, it would have been prudent to talk to the neighbor before starting work. Why did you not? 4) Do you have proof that the neighbor did not pay for the cost of the original fence? Not just hearsay of what the previous owner told you, but will they be willing to be brought as a witness and provide documentation on what they spent on the fence vs what the neighbor paid? In the end, if you foot the bill for the entire replacement then there is very little the neighbor will be able to do in the end. If you are going to try and get him to pay for half the fence then you will have more work cut out for you in justifying your case. | Well, today I learned about "coyote rollers'. Really cool idea. | 0 | 51,980 | 1.176471 |
3qhbem | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [IL] Bought a house, tore down fence and now neighbor is claiming they can sue us for the cost of the old fence? Hello, My husband and I just bought a house last week and we had planned on tearing down the fence that the previous owners had because it was in terrible shape. It was rotting, there were holes in the bottom of the fence, the gate was broken, things like that. We knocked it down yesterday after making sure it was okay with our city to build our 6ft fence and add coyote rollers to the top of it because we have dogs that can clear fences; and we plan on fostering animals so we want a very secure yard. Well yesterday while it was being torn down, the neighbor came outside screaming and yelling that we can't tear down the fence because it's "his" fence. Obviously I told him it's not because it's on our property and we own said property. He tells us that he paid for the fence years before the previous owners decided to sell the home. This morning he came to our door and claimed he was going to get his laywer to sue us for the cost of the fence because he owned it and we tore it down without his permission. I contacted the previous owners and they said that he had paid for some of the fence (not all like he said) because it would be the fourth wall to his fence (so basically he waited for his neighbors to get fences so he could just pay for gates). Could he really sue us for the cost he paid for? The owner didn't say anything about the fence before we moved in and even after we purchased it they never mentioned the neighbor paying for some of it until after I asked. | cwffb2v | cwft5ik | 1,445,999,225 | 1,446,037,524 | 11 | 20 | Many areas/municipalities have laws that consider any boundary fence to be shared responsibility of both landowners, regardless of whose side of the property line it is on. This is probably why he paid for part of the old fence. I know that these laws apply with regards to repairs, but I'm not sure about replacement. He may be rightfully pissed because he could, legally, be on the hook for partial cost of replacement. He doesn't know you at all, so he has no guarantee that you won't be sending him a bill for part of the replacement if that is indeed the law in that area, or part of an HOA agreement. I know that where I live at, any construction withing a certain distance of a neighbors property has to be approved by the neighbor before you can even get a building permit | Well, today I learned about "coyote rollers'. Really cool idea. | 0 | 38,299 | 1.818182 |
3qhbem | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [IL] Bought a house, tore down fence and now neighbor is claiming they can sue us for the cost of the old fence? Hello, My husband and I just bought a house last week and we had planned on tearing down the fence that the previous owners had because it was in terrible shape. It was rotting, there were holes in the bottom of the fence, the gate was broken, things like that. We knocked it down yesterday after making sure it was okay with our city to build our 6ft fence and add coyote rollers to the top of it because we have dogs that can clear fences; and we plan on fostering animals so we want a very secure yard. Well yesterday while it was being torn down, the neighbor came outside screaming and yelling that we can't tear down the fence because it's "his" fence. Obviously I told him it's not because it's on our property and we own said property. He tells us that he paid for the fence years before the previous owners decided to sell the home. This morning he came to our door and claimed he was going to get his laywer to sue us for the cost of the fence because he owned it and we tore it down without his permission. I contacted the previous owners and they said that he had paid for some of the fence (not all like he said) because it would be the fourth wall to his fence (so basically he waited for his neighbors to get fences so he could just pay for gates). Could he really sue us for the cost he paid for? The owner didn't say anything about the fence before we moved in and even after we purchased it they never mentioned the neighbor paying for some of it until after I asked. | cwft5ik | cwfru6m | 1,446,037,524 | 1,446,034,377 | 20 | 4 | Well, today I learned about "coyote rollers'. Really cool idea. | He doesn't have a case. The fence was attached to the land. You bought the land, you bought the fence with it. If he wanted to hold onto some claim to the fence, he would have had to file his interest in the government property records. Ignore him. It's unlikely that he's going to sue because he has no case. But, if he does something in small claims court, be sure to show up in court. | 1 | 3,147 | 5 |
3qhbem | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [IL] Bought a house, tore down fence and now neighbor is claiming they can sue us for the cost of the old fence? Hello, My husband and I just bought a house last week and we had planned on tearing down the fence that the previous owners had because it was in terrible shape. It was rotting, there were holes in the bottom of the fence, the gate was broken, things like that. We knocked it down yesterday after making sure it was okay with our city to build our 6ft fence and add coyote rollers to the top of it because we have dogs that can clear fences; and we plan on fostering animals so we want a very secure yard. Well yesterday while it was being torn down, the neighbor came outside screaming and yelling that we can't tear down the fence because it's "his" fence. Obviously I told him it's not because it's on our property and we own said property. He tells us that he paid for the fence years before the previous owners decided to sell the home. This morning he came to our door and claimed he was going to get his laywer to sue us for the cost of the fence because he owned it and we tore it down without his permission. I contacted the previous owners and they said that he had paid for some of the fence (not all like he said) because it would be the fourth wall to his fence (so basically he waited for his neighbors to get fences so he could just pay for gates). Could he really sue us for the cost he paid for? The owner didn't say anything about the fence before we moved in and even after we purchased it they never mentioned the neighbor paying for some of it until after I asked. | cwft5ik | cwfq173 | 1,446,037,524 | 1,446,028,338 | 20 | 2 | Well, today I learned about "coyote rollers'. Really cool idea. | Not sure why your neighbor is in a huff since you are replacing with a new fence at your own expense. However, to be devil's advocate, you could have avoided what might become an aggravating time sink by talking to the neighbor first as a common courtesy. I've done this before managing any work on the edge of my property line as a courtesy. If they put up a stink, you can then decide to come to an agreement or tell them to pound sand. | 1 | 9,186 | 10 |
3qhbem | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [IL] Bought a house, tore down fence and now neighbor is claiming they can sue us for the cost of the old fence? Hello, My husband and I just bought a house last week and we had planned on tearing down the fence that the previous owners had because it was in terrible shape. It was rotting, there were holes in the bottom of the fence, the gate was broken, things like that. We knocked it down yesterday after making sure it was okay with our city to build our 6ft fence and add coyote rollers to the top of it because we have dogs that can clear fences; and we plan on fostering animals so we want a very secure yard. Well yesterday while it was being torn down, the neighbor came outside screaming and yelling that we can't tear down the fence because it's "his" fence. Obviously I told him it's not because it's on our property and we own said property. He tells us that he paid for the fence years before the previous owners decided to sell the home. This morning he came to our door and claimed he was going to get his laywer to sue us for the cost of the fence because he owned it and we tore it down without his permission. I contacted the previous owners and they said that he had paid for some of the fence (not all like he said) because it would be the fourth wall to his fence (so basically he waited for his neighbors to get fences so he could just pay for gates). Could he really sue us for the cost he paid for? The owner didn't say anything about the fence before we moved in and even after we purchased it they never mentioned the neighbor paying for some of it until after I asked. | cwft362 | cwft5ik | 1,446,037,383 | 1,446,037,524 | 2 | 20 | Is he aware that you're replacing the fence? If so he might pipe down as long as he's still got a fence at the end of the day... | Well, today I learned about "coyote rollers'. Really cool idea. | 0 | 141 | 10 |
3qhbem | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | [IL] Bought a house, tore down fence and now neighbor is claiming they can sue us for the cost of the old fence? Hello, My husband and I just bought a house last week and we had planned on tearing down the fence that the previous owners had because it was in terrible shape. It was rotting, there were holes in the bottom of the fence, the gate was broken, things like that. We knocked it down yesterday after making sure it was okay with our city to build our 6ft fence and add coyote rollers to the top of it because we have dogs that can clear fences; and we plan on fostering animals so we want a very secure yard. Well yesterday while it was being torn down, the neighbor came outside screaming and yelling that we can't tear down the fence because it's "his" fence. Obviously I told him it's not because it's on our property and we own said property. He tells us that he paid for the fence years before the previous owners decided to sell the home. This morning he came to our door and claimed he was going to get his laywer to sue us for the cost of the fence because he owned it and we tore it down without his permission. I contacted the previous owners and they said that he had paid for some of the fence (not all like he said) because it would be the fourth wall to his fence (so basically he waited for his neighbors to get fences so he could just pay for gates). Could he really sue us for the cost he paid for? The owner didn't say anything about the fence before we moved in and even after we purchased it they never mentioned the neighbor paying for some of it until after I asked. | cwfq173 | cwfru6m | 1,446,028,338 | 1,446,034,377 | 2 | 4 | Not sure why your neighbor is in a huff since you are replacing with a new fence at your own expense. However, to be devil's advocate, you could have avoided what might become an aggravating time sink by talking to the neighbor first as a common courtesy. I've done this before managing any work on the edge of my property line as a courtesy. If they put up a stink, you can then decide to come to an agreement or tell them to pound sand. | He doesn't have a case. The fence was attached to the land. You bought the land, you bought the fence with it. If he wanted to hold onto some claim to the fence, he would have had to file his interest in the government property records. Ignore him. It's unlikely that he's going to sue because he has no case. But, if he does something in small claims court, be sure to show up in court. | 0 | 6,039 | 2 |
u767bl | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | neighbor backs into my car and is refusing to give me insurance info I have never done this before. Please let me know if this is the right sub and direct me to the correct one if it isn't. Background: the property I live on is 10 acres and shaped like a pizza slice. The tip ends at a state highway and the crust is where my house is. There is no access road from top to bottom. I was using my neighbors road with their permission but in January the neighbor sold it to a gravel company. Initially I had permission from the new owners to use the road but that changed when this all happened. New owners are turning the previously undeveloped property onto a gravel processing yard. There was a lot of big equipment moving dirt to make a better road and dig a pond for washing gravel. One day I was leaving for work. I saw the new neighbor, specifically the owner of the gravel company, in a big CAT grading the road. I maintained a large space between us and followed him to the end of his property when I pulled to his right and waved to him so he could let me pass. He pulled out of his gate and parked to the right of it on the road shoulder. He made this maneuver right after I had signaled him so I thought he had seen me. I then pulled out of the gate to the left and got my vehicle as close to the highway as I could without obstructing traffic. There were cars going both ways so I had to wait to get on the highway. While I'm waiting I notice the CAT starting to back up. I have no where to go so I honk like crazy as he had 10 or more feet of space between the tail of my car and his machine. Had he looked back once while backing he would have seen my car but he did not, I had no where to go because of traffic in the highway. CRUNCH! He breaks the cover of my passenger tail light and badly dents the last foot of the passenger side. All in all he did $7500 worth of damage to my car. He is refusing to give me his insurance as he claims it is my fault for not being sure he saw me when I signaled him. What are my options here? | i5cgge8 | i5ch34g | 1,650,377,986 | 1,650,378,238 | 27 | 106 | Where are you, do you have a real estate attorney about an easement, or are you going to build you own road? Regardless, you can file a police report (if they'll take one), and then either way you have two options: (1) go through your insurance, or (2) sue the guy in small claims court. | Report this to your insurance. That's what you have insurance for. It's hard to imagine him not being at fault in the accident. Your car wasn't moving at the time, and you had permission to be on the road. | 0 | 252 | 3.925926 |
u767bl | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | neighbor backs into my car and is refusing to give me insurance info I have never done this before. Please let me know if this is the right sub and direct me to the correct one if it isn't. Background: the property I live on is 10 acres and shaped like a pizza slice. The tip ends at a state highway and the crust is where my house is. There is no access road from top to bottom. I was using my neighbors road with their permission but in January the neighbor sold it to a gravel company. Initially I had permission from the new owners to use the road but that changed when this all happened. New owners are turning the previously undeveloped property onto a gravel processing yard. There was a lot of big equipment moving dirt to make a better road and dig a pond for washing gravel. One day I was leaving for work. I saw the new neighbor, specifically the owner of the gravel company, in a big CAT grading the road. I maintained a large space between us and followed him to the end of his property when I pulled to his right and waved to him so he could let me pass. He pulled out of his gate and parked to the right of it on the road shoulder. He made this maneuver right after I had signaled him so I thought he had seen me. I then pulled out of the gate to the left and got my vehicle as close to the highway as I could without obstructing traffic. There were cars going both ways so I had to wait to get on the highway. While I'm waiting I notice the CAT starting to back up. I have no where to go so I honk like crazy as he had 10 or more feet of space between the tail of my car and his machine. Had he looked back once while backing he would have seen my car but he did not, I had no where to go because of traffic in the highway. CRUNCH! He breaks the cover of my passenger tail light and badly dents the last foot of the passenger side. All in all he did $7500 worth of damage to my car. He is refusing to give me his insurance as he claims it is my fault for not being sure he saw me when I signaled him. What are my options here? | i5cgge8 | i5d27t5 | 1,650,377,986 | 1,650,386,396 | 27 | 71 | Where are you, do you have a real estate attorney about an easement, or are you going to build you own road? Regardless, you can file a police report (if they'll take one), and then either way you have two options: (1) go through your insurance, or (2) sue the guy in small claims court. | File a police report. Tell the officer that he's refusing to provide his insurance information and ask the officer if he can get it from him. I had a similar situation once, and the officer demanded to see her insurance card and gave me the information afterwards. | 0 | 8,410 | 2.62963 |
u767bl | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | neighbor backs into my car and is refusing to give me insurance info I have never done this before. Please let me know if this is the right sub and direct me to the correct one if it isn't. Background: the property I live on is 10 acres and shaped like a pizza slice. The tip ends at a state highway and the crust is where my house is. There is no access road from top to bottom. I was using my neighbors road with their permission but in January the neighbor sold it to a gravel company. Initially I had permission from the new owners to use the road but that changed when this all happened. New owners are turning the previously undeveloped property onto a gravel processing yard. There was a lot of big equipment moving dirt to make a better road and dig a pond for washing gravel. One day I was leaving for work. I saw the new neighbor, specifically the owner of the gravel company, in a big CAT grading the road. I maintained a large space between us and followed him to the end of his property when I pulled to his right and waved to him so he could let me pass. He pulled out of his gate and parked to the right of it on the road shoulder. He made this maneuver right after I had signaled him so I thought he had seen me. I then pulled out of the gate to the left and got my vehicle as close to the highway as I could without obstructing traffic. There were cars going both ways so I had to wait to get on the highway. While I'm waiting I notice the CAT starting to back up. I have no where to go so I honk like crazy as he had 10 or more feet of space between the tail of my car and his machine. Had he looked back once while backing he would have seen my car but he did not, I had no where to go because of traffic in the highway. CRUNCH! He breaks the cover of my passenger tail light and badly dents the last foot of the passenger side. All in all he did $7500 worth of damage to my car. He is refusing to give me his insurance as he claims it is my fault for not being sure he saw me when I signaled him. What are my options here? | i5d27t5 | i5cwcsn | 1,650,386,396 | 1,650,384,140 | 71 | 11 | File a police report. Tell the officer that he's refusing to provide his insurance information and ask the officer if he can get it from him. I had a similar situation once, and the officer demanded to see her insurance card and gave me the information afterwards. | I'd suggest filing a police report about this incident and your neighbor's refusal to cooperate. It's not going to get them arrested but it's something for your records and you can give the police report information to your insurance. Include the plate numbers and place of incident in your police report. You can also look online and see if your able to file a police report there. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department has this feature available online. Making it much more convenient. You'll want to save the report number and provide it to your insurance. If they want the report they can find it that way. | 1 | 2,256 | 6.454545 |
xydfes | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPS backed into my car that was PARKED in my driveway, and don't want to pay! Back in June, a UPS driver backed into my car that was parked, I was in my home unaware of it all. The driver apparently called his supervisor who immediately came out, took a picture, left a note on my door (did not bother knocking) the note said "UPS backed into your car. Please call manager" with managers name and phone number. I call, he says driver admitted to not checking the side mirrors, also that it's against company policy to back up as far as he did. I thought "no worries, accidents happen. I will be reimbursed." Not so easy!!! Fast forward to now, I've gotten estimates from three different auto body shops, all are very similar in their estimates. But UPS insurance is saying because I didn't use one of their "preferred" auto body shops, that they estimate the damages based on solely the photos and will only pay a fraction of what the auto body shops I went to are saying it'll cost. Also, they will only pay part of it up front, and then the rest they have to negotiate with the auto body shop. (What in the world!? What auto body shop would negotiate on price, that's absurd.) I am incredibly frustrated, I absolutely have no fault in this, my car was on my property, and UPS can somehow call the shots on whether or not they want to pay me??? I can't help but feel this is a scam, to see who will just take the bate and be pressured into using one of their "preffered" shops that are on their side, not mine, and perform subpar work and not be paid what is owed to me. What do you think? Do I seek a lawyers help from here or am I forced to play UPS' stupid game? | irgmoz1 | irgzjnu | 1,665,185,737 | 1,665,192,905 | 106 | 487 | Can you go through your insurance and have them deal with UPS? | Your friendly neighborhood property and casualty arbitrator/examiner. File a claim with your insurance. UPS is notoriously difficult to file a claim with by yourself. Your auto provider will not help you unless you file a claim with them. Assuming you have full coverage and not liability only coverage this is literally what you are paying us to do. If you have a picture or video of the accident, driver license, plate number, etc of the UPS vehicle give all that to your assigned adjuster. If you have any questions I can attempt to help you further. | 0 | 7,168 | 4.59434 |
xydfes | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPS backed into my car that was PARKED in my driveway, and don't want to pay! Back in June, a UPS driver backed into my car that was parked, I was in my home unaware of it all. The driver apparently called his supervisor who immediately came out, took a picture, left a note on my door (did not bother knocking) the note said "UPS backed into your car. Please call manager" with managers name and phone number. I call, he says driver admitted to not checking the side mirrors, also that it's against company policy to back up as far as he did. I thought "no worries, accidents happen. I will be reimbursed." Not so easy!!! Fast forward to now, I've gotten estimates from three different auto body shops, all are very similar in their estimates. But UPS insurance is saying because I didn't use one of their "preferred" auto body shops, that they estimate the damages based on solely the photos and will only pay a fraction of what the auto body shops I went to are saying it'll cost. Also, they will only pay part of it up front, and then the rest they have to negotiate with the auto body shop. (What in the world!? What auto body shop would negotiate on price, that's absurd.) I am incredibly frustrated, I absolutely have no fault in this, my car was on my property, and UPS can somehow call the shots on whether or not they want to pay me??? I can't help but feel this is a scam, to see who will just take the bate and be pressured into using one of their "preffered" shops that are on their side, not mine, and perform subpar work and not be paid what is owed to me. What do you think? Do I seek a lawyers help from here or am I forced to play UPS' stupid game? | irgzjnu | irgy8u0 | 1,665,192,905 | 1,665,192,175 | 487 | 49 | Your friendly neighborhood property and casualty arbitrator/examiner. File a claim with your insurance. UPS is notoriously difficult to file a claim with by yourself. Your auto provider will not help you unless you file a claim with them. Assuming you have full coverage and not liability only coverage this is literally what you are paying us to do. If you have a picture or video of the accident, driver license, plate number, etc of the UPS vehicle give all that to your assigned adjuster. If you have any questions I can attempt to help you further. | To add to what has been said you also need to go for depreciated value. Car will not be worth as much after repairs and will show up on car reports | 1 | 730 | 9.938776 |
xydfes | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPS backed into my car that was PARKED in my driveway, and don't want to pay! Back in June, a UPS driver backed into my car that was parked, I was in my home unaware of it all. The driver apparently called his supervisor who immediately came out, took a picture, left a note on my door (did not bother knocking) the note said "UPS backed into your car. Please call manager" with managers name and phone number. I call, he says driver admitted to not checking the side mirrors, also that it's against company policy to back up as far as he did. I thought "no worries, accidents happen. I will be reimbursed." Not so easy!!! Fast forward to now, I've gotten estimates from three different auto body shops, all are very similar in their estimates. But UPS insurance is saying because I didn't use one of their "preferred" auto body shops, that they estimate the damages based on solely the photos and will only pay a fraction of what the auto body shops I went to are saying it'll cost. Also, they will only pay part of it up front, and then the rest they have to negotiate with the auto body shop. (What in the world!? What auto body shop would negotiate on price, that's absurd.) I am incredibly frustrated, I absolutely have no fault in this, my car was on my property, and UPS can somehow call the shots on whether or not they want to pay me??? I can't help but feel this is a scam, to see who will just take the bate and be pressured into using one of their "preffered" shops that are on their side, not mine, and perform subpar work and not be paid what is owed to me. What do you think? Do I seek a lawyers help from here or am I forced to play UPS' stupid game? | irguopf | irgzjnu | 1,665,190,187 | 1,665,192,905 | 10 | 487 | What country and/or state are you in? Some places have a firm requirement to report accidents to the DMV and insurance company based on estimated damage. It sounds like you're doing a horrible job of jumping through UPS's hoops on your own, and wasting valuable time. What did the UPS "preferred" auto shop quote as a repair estimate? What did your preferred auto shops quote as a repair estimate? It's up to you to decide to spend a $1000 of your time to try and get $500 in damage paid for. Most folks would've simply called the police and reported the situation to their own insurance company. Good Luck. | Your friendly neighborhood property and casualty arbitrator/examiner. File a claim with your insurance. UPS is notoriously difficult to file a claim with by yourself. Your auto provider will not help you unless you file a claim with them. Assuming you have full coverage and not liability only coverage this is literally what you are paying us to do. If you have a picture or video of the accident, driver license, plate number, etc of the UPS vehicle give all that to your assigned adjuster. If you have any questions I can attempt to help you further. | 0 | 2,718 | 48.7 |
xydfes | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPS backed into my car that was PARKED in my driveway, and don't want to pay! Back in June, a UPS driver backed into my car that was parked, I was in my home unaware of it all. The driver apparently called his supervisor who immediately came out, took a picture, left a note on my door (did not bother knocking) the note said "UPS backed into your car. Please call manager" with managers name and phone number. I call, he says driver admitted to not checking the side mirrors, also that it's against company policy to back up as far as he did. I thought "no worries, accidents happen. I will be reimbursed." Not so easy!!! Fast forward to now, I've gotten estimates from three different auto body shops, all are very similar in their estimates. But UPS insurance is saying because I didn't use one of their "preferred" auto body shops, that they estimate the damages based on solely the photos and will only pay a fraction of what the auto body shops I went to are saying it'll cost. Also, they will only pay part of it up front, and then the rest they have to negotiate with the auto body shop. (What in the world!? What auto body shop would negotiate on price, that's absurd.) I am incredibly frustrated, I absolutely have no fault in this, my car was on my property, and UPS can somehow call the shots on whether or not they want to pay me??? I can't help but feel this is a scam, to see who will just take the bate and be pressured into using one of their "preffered" shops that are on their side, not mine, and perform subpar work and not be paid what is owed to me. What do you think? Do I seek a lawyers help from here or am I forced to play UPS' stupid game? | irgtx0v | irgzjnu | 1,665,189,760 | 1,665,192,905 | 3 | 487 | I don’t see your state so don’t know what the limit for small claims court is. But seems like you have an air tight case with them admitting fault. | Your friendly neighborhood property and casualty arbitrator/examiner. File a claim with your insurance. UPS is notoriously difficult to file a claim with by yourself. Your auto provider will not help you unless you file a claim with them. Assuming you have full coverage and not liability only coverage this is literally what you are paying us to do. If you have a picture or video of the accident, driver license, plate number, etc of the UPS vehicle give all that to your assigned adjuster. If you have any questions I can attempt to help you further. | 0 | 3,145 | 162.333333 |
xydfes | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPS backed into my car that was PARKED in my driveway, and don't want to pay! Back in June, a UPS driver backed into my car that was parked, I was in my home unaware of it all. The driver apparently called his supervisor who immediately came out, took a picture, left a note on my door (did not bother knocking) the note said "UPS backed into your car. Please call manager" with managers name and phone number. I call, he says driver admitted to not checking the side mirrors, also that it's against company policy to back up as far as he did. I thought "no worries, accidents happen. I will be reimbursed." Not so easy!!! Fast forward to now, I've gotten estimates from three different auto body shops, all are very similar in their estimates. But UPS insurance is saying because I didn't use one of their "preferred" auto body shops, that they estimate the damages based on solely the photos and will only pay a fraction of what the auto body shops I went to are saying it'll cost. Also, they will only pay part of it up front, and then the rest they have to negotiate with the auto body shop. (What in the world!? What auto body shop would negotiate on price, that's absurd.) I am incredibly frustrated, I absolutely have no fault in this, my car was on my property, and UPS can somehow call the shots on whether or not they want to pay me??? I can't help but feel this is a scam, to see who will just take the bate and be pressured into using one of their "preffered" shops that are on their side, not mine, and perform subpar work and not be paid what is owed to me. What do you think? Do I seek a lawyers help from here or am I forced to play UPS' stupid game? | irguopf | irgy8u0 | 1,665,190,187 | 1,665,192,175 | 10 | 49 | What country and/or state are you in? Some places have a firm requirement to report accidents to the DMV and insurance company based on estimated damage. It sounds like you're doing a horrible job of jumping through UPS's hoops on your own, and wasting valuable time. What did the UPS "preferred" auto shop quote as a repair estimate? What did your preferred auto shops quote as a repair estimate? It's up to you to decide to spend a $1000 of your time to try and get $500 in damage paid for. Most folks would've simply called the police and reported the situation to their own insurance company. Good Luck. | To add to what has been said you also need to go for depreciated value. Car will not be worth as much after repairs and will show up on car reports | 0 | 1,988 | 4.9 |
xydfes | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPS backed into my car that was PARKED in my driveway, and don't want to pay! Back in June, a UPS driver backed into my car that was parked, I was in my home unaware of it all. The driver apparently called his supervisor who immediately came out, took a picture, left a note on my door (did not bother knocking) the note said "UPS backed into your car. Please call manager" with managers name and phone number. I call, he says driver admitted to not checking the side mirrors, also that it's against company policy to back up as far as he did. I thought "no worries, accidents happen. I will be reimbursed." Not so easy!!! Fast forward to now, I've gotten estimates from three different auto body shops, all are very similar in their estimates. But UPS insurance is saying because I didn't use one of their "preferred" auto body shops, that they estimate the damages based on solely the photos and will only pay a fraction of what the auto body shops I went to are saying it'll cost. Also, they will only pay part of it up front, and then the rest they have to negotiate with the auto body shop. (What in the world!? What auto body shop would negotiate on price, that's absurd.) I am incredibly frustrated, I absolutely have no fault in this, my car was on my property, and UPS can somehow call the shots on whether or not they want to pay me??? I can't help but feel this is a scam, to see who will just take the bate and be pressured into using one of their "preffered" shops that are on their side, not mine, and perform subpar work and not be paid what is owed to me. What do you think? Do I seek a lawyers help from here or am I forced to play UPS' stupid game? | irgtx0v | irgy8u0 | 1,665,189,760 | 1,665,192,175 | 3 | 49 | I don’t see your state so don’t know what the limit for small claims court is. But seems like you have an air tight case with them admitting fault. | To add to what has been said you also need to go for depreciated value. Car will not be worth as much after repairs and will show up on car reports | 0 | 2,415 | 16.333333 |
xydfes | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPS backed into my car that was PARKED in my driveway, and don't want to pay! Back in June, a UPS driver backed into my car that was parked, I was in my home unaware of it all. The driver apparently called his supervisor who immediately came out, took a picture, left a note on my door (did not bother knocking) the note said "UPS backed into your car. Please call manager" with managers name and phone number. I call, he says driver admitted to not checking the side mirrors, also that it's against company policy to back up as far as he did. I thought "no worries, accidents happen. I will be reimbursed." Not so easy!!! Fast forward to now, I've gotten estimates from three different auto body shops, all are very similar in their estimates. But UPS insurance is saying because I didn't use one of their "preferred" auto body shops, that they estimate the damages based on solely the photos and will only pay a fraction of what the auto body shops I went to are saying it'll cost. Also, they will only pay part of it up front, and then the rest they have to negotiate with the auto body shop. (What in the world!? What auto body shop would negotiate on price, that's absurd.) I am incredibly frustrated, I absolutely have no fault in this, my car was on my property, and UPS can somehow call the shots on whether or not they want to pay me??? I can't help but feel this is a scam, to see who will just take the bate and be pressured into using one of their "preffered" shops that are on their side, not mine, and perform subpar work and not be paid what is owed to me. What do you think? Do I seek a lawyers help from here or am I forced to play UPS' stupid game? | iri6mx0 | irguopf | 1,665,227,438 | 1,665,190,187 | 14 | 10 | Stop talking to them. What they are doing is called steering and is illegal. You have a right to go to shop of your choice. Next get a police report. 3 file a claim through your insurance. Lastly drop car off at shop of your choice. Then you sit back and THEY do the talking to eachother. This is literally what all their jobs are. | What country and/or state are you in? Some places have a firm requirement to report accidents to the DMV and insurance company based on estimated damage. It sounds like you're doing a horrible job of jumping through UPS's hoops on your own, and wasting valuable time. What did the UPS "preferred" auto shop quote as a repair estimate? What did your preferred auto shops quote as a repair estimate? It's up to you to decide to spend a $1000 of your time to try and get $500 in damage paid for. Most folks would've simply called the police and reported the situation to their own insurance company. Good Luck. | 1 | 37,251 | 1.4 |
xydfes | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPS backed into my car that was PARKED in my driveway, and don't want to pay! Back in June, a UPS driver backed into my car that was parked, I was in my home unaware of it all. The driver apparently called his supervisor who immediately came out, took a picture, left a note on my door (did not bother knocking) the note said "UPS backed into your car. Please call manager" with managers name and phone number. I call, he says driver admitted to not checking the side mirrors, also that it's against company policy to back up as far as he did. I thought "no worries, accidents happen. I will be reimbursed." Not so easy!!! Fast forward to now, I've gotten estimates from three different auto body shops, all are very similar in their estimates. But UPS insurance is saying because I didn't use one of their "preferred" auto body shops, that they estimate the damages based on solely the photos and will only pay a fraction of what the auto body shops I went to are saying it'll cost. Also, they will only pay part of it up front, and then the rest they have to negotiate with the auto body shop. (What in the world!? What auto body shop would negotiate on price, that's absurd.) I am incredibly frustrated, I absolutely have no fault in this, my car was on my property, and UPS can somehow call the shots on whether or not they want to pay me??? I can't help but feel this is a scam, to see who will just take the bate and be pressured into using one of their "preffered" shops that are on their side, not mine, and perform subpar work and not be paid what is owed to me. What do you think? Do I seek a lawyers help from here or am I forced to play UPS' stupid game? | iri6mx0 | iri5tqg | 1,665,227,438 | 1,665,226,725 | 14 | 9 | Stop talking to them. What they are doing is called steering and is illegal. You have a right to go to shop of your choice. Next get a police report. 3 file a claim through your insurance. Lastly drop car off at shop of your choice. Then you sit back and THEY do the talking to eachother. This is literally what all their jobs are. | Why are the insurance companies not dealing with this? Surely if you have full cover and the accident has been reported and evidence has been given. You shouldn't need to be liaising with the other side now. | 1 | 713 | 1.555556 |
xydfes | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | UPS backed into my car that was PARKED in my driveway, and don't want to pay! Back in June, a UPS driver backed into my car that was parked, I was in my home unaware of it all. The driver apparently called his supervisor who immediately came out, took a picture, left a note on my door (did not bother knocking) the note said "UPS backed into your car. Please call manager" with managers name and phone number. I call, he says driver admitted to not checking the side mirrors, also that it's against company policy to back up as far as he did. I thought "no worries, accidents happen. I will be reimbursed." Not so easy!!! Fast forward to now, I've gotten estimates from three different auto body shops, all are very similar in their estimates. But UPS insurance is saying because I didn't use one of their "preferred" auto body shops, that they estimate the damages based on solely the photos and will only pay a fraction of what the auto body shops I went to are saying it'll cost. Also, they will only pay part of it up front, and then the rest they have to negotiate with the auto body shop. (What in the world!? What auto body shop would negotiate on price, that's absurd.) I am incredibly frustrated, I absolutely have no fault in this, my car was on my property, and UPS can somehow call the shots on whether or not they want to pay me??? I can't help but feel this is a scam, to see who will just take the bate and be pressured into using one of their "preffered" shops that are on their side, not mine, and perform subpar work and not be paid what is owed to me. What do you think? Do I seek a lawyers help from here or am I forced to play UPS' stupid game? | irgtx0v | iri6mx0 | 1,665,189,760 | 1,665,227,438 | 3 | 14 | I don’t see your state so don’t know what the limit for small claims court is. But seems like you have an air tight case with them admitting fault. | Stop talking to them. What they are doing is called steering and is illegal. You have a right to go to shop of your choice. Next get a police report. 3 file a claim through your insurance. Lastly drop car off at shop of your choice. Then you sit back and THEY do the talking to eachother. This is literally what all their jobs are. | 0 | 37,678 | 4.666667 |
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