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oo5nmk | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Maintenance man has been accessing my door/apartment without permission or notice (MA) I live in a new apartment complex with a lock system called Latch. It allows one to open doors via the Latch app, or with a door code unique to the person living there. You can also send a one time doorcode to allow access to a guest. It shows the history of when the door was unlocked by you with the the time and if it was via keycode or through the app. It also takes a picture each time for the outside building door, and for our apartment lock it only takes pictures of guests with their temporary door codes or failed attempts. While looking through the history just out of curiosity I noticed 3 separate days of a man unlocking my door all at times when I was either away or at work. It doesn't show a picture of him because he clearly has access and unlocked through the app on his phone. I never requested any maintenance nor was I notified of any need for him to access my apartment. I checked my lease and it does confirm the complex has to give me 24 hours notice unless an emergency and there were no emergency situations for him to enter either. I confronted the property manager and she stated that this maintenance man is new and maybe the first two days he mistakenly went to the wrong building (there are only 3 so it's not hard to differentiate the buildings). Then she said maybe she sent him to the wrong building. Then said maybe he never entered/was just replacing the battery for our Latch lock. She then changed the story to she gave him access/he can only unlock doors that she gives him access to that day. She never had a reason for the 3rd most recent time, and continually kept altering her story to defend this man. Because the app gives me his name, I looked him up and also found that he has multiple felony convictions, so knowing that he has or had access to my apartment and has been at the very least unlocking my door (and possibly entering) without our knowledge makes me very uneasy. Is there anything I can do? It feels like a total invasion of my privacy at the very least, and at most a breach of my lease if he entered without notice. | h5wzdyx | h5wa8sc | 1,626,811,698 | 1,626,801,118 | 273 | 117 | Someone in this sub once had a maintenance guy doing this arrested for trespassing. Call the non-emergency number for cops and report it, every single time. Also I'd get a travel lock for when you are home, and keep it on the door when you are inside. He might be trying to catch you right out of the shower or whatever. | File a police report | 1 | 10,580 | 2.333333 |
44spx4 | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | I inherited one-ninth of a house. My deadbeat aunt has been living there rent-free, but now she owns one-third of it. We're trying to sell it. What should I know or be wary of? [WI] My grandfather passed away two years ago. His two surviving children received one-third of the estate, and since my father (his third child) is deceased, I and my two siblings received one-ninth shares. Most of the estate has not been distributed to us because we were unable to sell the real estate (it's a house and several acres in the woods in northern WI). I'm told there is also about $90-100k in cash left, but I'm not sure about the exact figures. The house is listed for $149k. Apparently the estate's lawyer and the court decided it was taking too long, so they advised us to take joint possession of the property so that the estate can be closed. In the meantime, my deadbeat aunt has been living there and is probably not keeping the home in great condition (she chain smokes indoors and hordes junk from local flea markets). I worry that she might be the reason the property hasn't sold, since if the place is trashed, no one will want to buy it. (I can't see for myself its current condition because I am in MD and no one else involved lives in WI. She was already living there when my grandfather passed, and she had it in bad shape.) It's possible that this may even be intentional, since it means she gets a free home while being chronically unemployed. I should mention that my uncle is executor/PR for the estate. My siblings and I hardly talk to him, but our relationship with him is at least cordial. My questions: 1. Is it possible to require my aunt to pay rent for living there (albeit two-thirds of a market rate, since she is a one-third owner of the property)? Can she be kicked out? 2. Are there any legal issues that I should be aware of regarding trying to unload a piece of property owned by five different people in different parts of the country, not all of whom get along? 3. Regarding property taxes, insurance, upkeep on the property, etc.: is it possible to legally require each owner to pay their fair share? (My aunt has no job and is presumably broke, but will be getting upwards of $30k when the rest of the funds from the estate are disbursed.) 4. In the event that it continues to be difficult to sell the property, is there anything I should keep in mind about owning it for possibly several years? 5. Was agreeing to take joint ownership of the real estate in the first place a terrible idea? Thanks in advance!! | czsllmv | czsn8db | 1,454,962,990 | 1,454,965,218 | 5 | 16 | Briefly: 1. No and no. 2. Talk to a real estate attorney licensed in WI. 3. The IRS wants full payment of any tax liability on the home and does not care about the specific circumstances of the ownership. 4. See #2. 5. Doesn't matter now. Someone else may have more specific advice. | How much is the house worth compared to the value of the land? If the values are reasonably close to the inherited shares of the property's value, maybe you could convince your aunt to divide off just the portion with the house for her to keep, and then divide the rest of the property among the rest of you. (If you go this route, be careful about easements and all that, or you'll be back here posting shitty MS Paint drawings in a few years.) | 0 | 2,228 | 3.2 |
44spx4 | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | I inherited one-ninth of a house. My deadbeat aunt has been living there rent-free, but now she owns one-third of it. We're trying to sell it. What should I know or be wary of? [WI] My grandfather passed away two years ago. His two surviving children received one-third of the estate, and since my father (his third child) is deceased, I and my two siblings received one-ninth shares. Most of the estate has not been distributed to us because we were unable to sell the real estate (it's a house and several acres in the woods in northern WI). I'm told there is also about $90-100k in cash left, but I'm not sure about the exact figures. The house is listed for $149k. Apparently the estate's lawyer and the court decided it was taking too long, so they advised us to take joint possession of the property so that the estate can be closed. In the meantime, my deadbeat aunt has been living there and is probably not keeping the home in great condition (she chain smokes indoors and hordes junk from local flea markets). I worry that she might be the reason the property hasn't sold, since if the place is trashed, no one will want to buy it. (I can't see for myself its current condition because I am in MD and no one else involved lives in WI. She was already living there when my grandfather passed, and she had it in bad shape.) It's possible that this may even be intentional, since it means she gets a free home while being chronically unemployed. I should mention that my uncle is executor/PR for the estate. My siblings and I hardly talk to him, but our relationship with him is at least cordial. My questions: 1. Is it possible to require my aunt to pay rent for living there (albeit two-thirds of a market rate, since she is a one-third owner of the property)? Can she be kicked out? 2. Are there any legal issues that I should be aware of regarding trying to unload a piece of property owned by five different people in different parts of the country, not all of whom get along? 3. Regarding property taxes, insurance, upkeep on the property, etc.: is it possible to legally require each owner to pay their fair share? (My aunt has no job and is presumably broke, but will be getting upwards of $30k when the rest of the funds from the estate are disbursed.) 4. In the event that it continues to be difficult to sell the property, is there anything I should keep in mind about owning it for possibly several years? 5. Was agreeing to take joint ownership of the real estate in the first place a terrible idea? Thanks in advance!! | czsn8db | czsltfd | 1,454,965,218 | 1,454,963,285 | 16 | 5 | How much is the house worth compared to the value of the land? If the values are reasonably close to the inherited shares of the property's value, maybe you could convince your aunt to divide off just the portion with the house for her to keep, and then divide the rest of the property among the rest of you. (If you go this route, be careful about easements and all that, or you'll be back here posting shitty MS Paint drawings in a few years.) | 1. No 2. You need a local lawyer for this 3. The whole amount has to be paid, the IRS doesn't care who pays so long as it is paid. 4. Again, you need a local lawyer for this. 5. Something about hindsight... | 1 | 1,933 | 3.2 |
44spx4 | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | I inherited one-ninth of a house. My deadbeat aunt has been living there rent-free, but now she owns one-third of it. We're trying to sell it. What should I know or be wary of? [WI] My grandfather passed away two years ago. His two surviving children received one-third of the estate, and since my father (his third child) is deceased, I and my two siblings received one-ninth shares. Most of the estate has not been distributed to us because we were unable to sell the real estate (it's a house and several acres in the woods in northern WI). I'm told there is also about $90-100k in cash left, but I'm not sure about the exact figures. The house is listed for $149k. Apparently the estate's lawyer and the court decided it was taking too long, so they advised us to take joint possession of the property so that the estate can be closed. In the meantime, my deadbeat aunt has been living there and is probably not keeping the home in great condition (she chain smokes indoors and hordes junk from local flea markets). I worry that she might be the reason the property hasn't sold, since if the place is trashed, no one will want to buy it. (I can't see for myself its current condition because I am in MD and no one else involved lives in WI. She was already living there when my grandfather passed, and she had it in bad shape.) It's possible that this may even be intentional, since it means she gets a free home while being chronically unemployed. I should mention that my uncle is executor/PR for the estate. My siblings and I hardly talk to him, but our relationship with him is at least cordial. My questions: 1. Is it possible to require my aunt to pay rent for living there (albeit two-thirds of a market rate, since she is a one-third owner of the property)? Can she be kicked out? 2. Are there any legal issues that I should be aware of regarding trying to unload a piece of property owned by five different people in different parts of the country, not all of whom get along? 3. Regarding property taxes, insurance, upkeep on the property, etc.: is it possible to legally require each owner to pay their fair share? (My aunt has no job and is presumably broke, but will be getting upwards of $30k when the rest of the funds from the estate are disbursed.) 4. In the event that it continues to be difficult to sell the property, is there anything I should keep in mind about owning it for possibly several years? 5. Was agreeing to take joint ownership of the real estate in the first place a terrible idea? Thanks in advance!! | czt5zei | czt66wt | 1,454,996,721 | 1,454,997,235 | 2 | 3 | It's her house too, she can't charge you rent. But you can also live there as well. Your best option would be to try and sell your ownership to her or another of the partial owners. An arms length transaction typically has less fees (realtors/etc) than selling to a random person. Failing that you can attempt to sell your ownership to another person, but good luck. Lastly, you can attempt a partition action which often results in the house being sold and the dividends being split in kind. The downside is a partition action can take a year+, cost in excess of $10,000 to $20,000, and the other owners will likely be pissed off at you. On the plus side, she would have to pay some of your legal fees and hers. If she is financially strapped, you may be able to strong arm her into selling the house because she possibly will end up with nothing after a partition action. | My neighbor and her sisters and brother inherited a house. The brother thought they should sign their shares over to home free and clear. They thought the house should be sold and the profit divided. They had to go to court to get an order that the house be sold and the money divided. | 0 | 514 | 1.5 |
48kd9l | legaladvice_train | 0.87 | X-Post] (Oregon) Wife left with the kids while I was out of town to a shelter, and hasn't contacted anyone at all. (tl;dr at bottom, [xpost from here), location is Oregon So, I know. Most people will say "Well, obviously you've abused her, which is why she left to a women's shelter". But, it's not that simple. If only it were that simple. My wife suffers from manic depression and BPD as well as PTSD from a lot of trauma as a child. I'll preface by saying I *think* she's having a manic episode. I've never hit her, yelled at her, antagonized her or the children at any point. Well, I might've yelled at the kids a bit, but what parent doesn't? The past couple weeks have been odd. We've been distant, but it's not that unusual. We both have depression, and I tend to just go into my own world when that happens. Last week, I had to go out of town. I offered to take her with me, and originally she agreed. We were even going to spend the weekend together. This next part.. I should've realized something was up. I suppose I did, but I just felt like she needed space or something. But she backed out. She said she didn't want to leave the kids alone on a weekday - my oldest and my mom usually watch the young ones when we go out. And that we couldn't afford to extend the stay into the weekend. I was slightly upset, but not angry. Seemed mildly reasonable, as my mom isn't in the best of condition, and leaving things to a teenager is iffy at times. So, I decided to just make it as short as possible. I left as late as I could. She didn't text me that night, and I was thinking of texting her, but.. Sometimes she just needs space to deal with her things. So I didn't. Next day was the same thing. I was honestly depressed and lonely in a different city. I really wanted to text her, but sometimes she really just needs space to clear her head. And I figured I'd give her that. Final day, I left early so I could get home in the afternoon. Of course, she wasn't there, but she runs around doing stuff during the day so I didn't think anything of it. I laid down for a nap, woke up and it was late. And noone was home. I texted her asking if she was coming home soon. I texted my oldest son asking where he was. Complete. Radio. Silence. I started panicking thinking the worst. After an hour of driving around, talking to neighbors, calling them over and over I called the police. And after probably the worst 3-4 hours of my life, I got the news. She'd checked into a shelter. With the kids. I thought I was happy. I almost hugged the cop. I figured she was in a bad place and needed to get away and we'd work it out in the morning. Except they wouldn't tell me what shelter. Or if she was even still there. Or what town the shelter was in. They wouldn't let me leave a message for her. And they wouldn't file my missing person report. Monday I decided to talk to a lawyer to CYA, and find out what I could do to find them through the legal system, what might be in store for me, etc. The gist I got was that typically when this happens, the woman puts a restraining order on the man. I actually welcomed this, because then I'd know my wife was safe, and probably going to soon be at my house. Even if I wasn't there, at least I'd know they were safe and sound. However, this never happened. Or, at least, it hasn't yet. So, I'm left in this dilemma. I don't know if she can reach me if she wanted to - can you just leave these places? I'd think so, but she hasn't talked to her friends, her family, nobody. We're talking people she spends hours a day talking to (in total). It's like she's completely disappeared. I can't even get any shelters to confirm or deny that she was ever even there. I apparently can't do anything. This is probably the worst thing that's ever happened to me, and I'm not even sure why it has, or why I'm here writing this. I don't even know what to do with myself outside work. Has anyone else gone through this? What the heck do you do? How in the world do you find your kids after this? What can I do to find my kids? I just don't know anymore. If you got this far, thanks for listening. **tl;dr: Wife ran off with kids, system set up to allow her + kids to vanish. Totally devastated. No one knows anything. No one can do anything. Help. :(** | d0kg434 | d0kqfvu | 1,456,900,837 | 1,456,930,674 | 4 | 14 | Since you're married and there's no custody and parenting time order or judgment, either of you can legally take the kids and deprive the other of seeing them. Your options are to either wait it out or file for divorce. I'm sure that lawyer you spoke with talked about a temporary protective order of restraint (TPOR) which, if filed very soon as part of a divorce, can result in a parenting time order while the divorce is pending. But it sounds like you want the marriage to continue. The restraining order she may request is a Family Abuse Prevention Act order. She can get it ex parte, meaning you're not part of the application or her initial court appearance. Judges issue them readily. If served one you'll be kicked out of the house, she'll get custody and you'll likely get some parenting time under the FAPA RO (subject to any divorce order or judgment about custody and parenting time). You would need to file for a hearing on the validity of the FAPA RO. If you violate a FAPA RO it's a mandatory arrest in Oregon, you do not get a jury trial, convictions are ludicrously easy, and any custody case you might have will be severely damaged. Cops will give you a couple minutes to gather your stuff if you are served a FAPA RO at your house. If you're served outside you'll probably need to call the po-po to schedule a civil standby, which is when they oversee you getting your stuff from the house. Some cops will give you 5 minutes, some 20 minutes. You don't fare any better or worse for having a female family law attorney, at least not in the Portland metro area. Judges don't give a crap about the genitalia of your lawyer. You want the best attorney possible whether they have an innie or an outie. There are no good legal answers in your situation given your desire to work on the marriage. If you don't grab the bull by the horns and file for divorce you're at your wife's mercy to see your kids. | >So, I'm left in this dilemma. I don't know if she can reach me if she wanted to - can you just leave these places? I'd think so, but she hasn't talked to her friends, her family, nobody. We're talking people she spends hours a day talking to (in total). It's like she's completely disappeared. I can't even get any shelters to confirm or deny that she was ever even there. I apparently can't do anything. She can reach you if she wants to. She doesn't want to. And of course you can't get any shelters to help you with this. Their job is to protect women from abusive partners tracking them down, and for all they know (and honestly, for all we know) that's what you are. You keep making references to your frustration at the police, at the shelters, at the "system" from keeping you from finding your wife. They're doing what they're supposed to do, you're going to need to stop trying to find someone who doesn't want to be found. That's called harassment. If you're concerned about her mental health, pass that concern on to the police and to her most recent treatment providers. Then let it go. You aren't in a position to rescue her. If you want to see your kids, work through your lawyer, do not take that on yourself. In the eyes of the system you may be a threat to them. If that perception is based on a lie told by their mom, that's frustrating, but recognize that they have a responsibility to err on the side of caution in protecting your children. | 0 | 29,837 | 3.5 |
4vnqnj | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | (FL) My neighbor is trying to get me fired from my job and calling APS over a reborn doll. How can I get him to stop? **A reborn doll is a doll made to look like a baby,they're often extremely realistic**. I always wanted lots of children but I missed out on the opportunity to have a husband and family. I'm fully aware that it's a doll and not a real baby but I find it very soothing. My neighbor needed to borrow a folding table for a barbecue. He peaked into the guest room as I was grabbing it and spotted the baby doll. He asked what it was, I explained it to him and said that I collect them. He did not approve. Since then he's contacted my boss 3 times and asked that I be fired due to "weird obsessions" and he's even called Adult Protective Services. They weren't happy with him after the saw that I'm normal and mentally sound. I'm a kindergarten teacher, have rumors spread about my mental state could ruin my career. Help. | d602y3m | d601kdj | 1,470,083,334 | 1,470,081,657 | 213 | 187 | Florida again. Why does this guy give a shit, the humidity and hard water is definitely fucking his brain. | What a dick, no one should be subject to harassment because of a neutral hobby. Like other posters suggested a strongly worded cease and desist could be worth investment in. | 1 | 1,677 | 1.139037 |
4vnqnj | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | (FL) My neighbor is trying to get me fired from my job and calling APS over a reborn doll. How can I get him to stop? **A reborn doll is a doll made to look like a baby,they're often extremely realistic**. I always wanted lots of children but I missed out on the opportunity to have a husband and family. I'm fully aware that it's a doll and not a real baby but I find it very soothing. My neighbor needed to borrow a folding table for a barbecue. He peaked into the guest room as I was grabbing it and spotted the baby doll. He asked what it was, I explained it to him and said that I collect them. He did not approve. Since then he's contacted my boss 3 times and asked that I be fired due to "weird obsessions" and he's even called Adult Protective Services. They weren't happy with him after the saw that I'm normal and mentally sound. I'm a kindergarten teacher, have rumors spread about my mental state could ruin my career. Help. | d602y3m | d602cmz | 1,470,083,334 | 1,470,082,597 | 213 | 37 | Florida again. Why does this guy give a shit, the humidity and hard water is definitely fucking his brain. | Did the neighbor return the folding table that he borrowed? | 1 | 737 | 5.756757 |
4vnqnj | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | (FL) My neighbor is trying to get me fired from my job and calling APS over a reborn doll. How can I get him to stop? **A reborn doll is a doll made to look like a baby,they're often extremely realistic**. I always wanted lots of children but I missed out on the opportunity to have a husband and family. I'm fully aware that it's a doll and not a real baby but I find it very soothing. My neighbor needed to borrow a folding table for a barbecue. He peaked into the guest room as I was grabbing it and spotted the baby doll. He asked what it was, I explained it to him and said that I collect them. He did not approve. Since then he's contacted my boss 3 times and asked that I be fired due to "weird obsessions" and he's even called Adult Protective Services. They weren't happy with him after the saw that I'm normal and mentally sound. I'm a kindergarten teacher, have rumors spread about my mental state could ruin my career. Help. | d6075w9 | d60aom4 | 1,470,088,802 | 1,470,093,925 | 41 | 57 | I'd probably get in front of the rumors, just to make sure you're protected in case he pushes any further. Let any friends or coworkers you know, know that your neighbor is being weird, he was snooping in your house when you were doing him a favor and saw the doll you keep in your guest room and now he's harassing you about it and calling APS and your boss, wtf. I'd probably avoid calling it a doll collection, since it's just one. Even a second one wouldn't really make it a collection. And then depending on what exactly your emotional attachment to the doll is, figure out how you're comfortable phrasing things about it without feeling like a liar. Saying "the doll" vs "my doll" prevents seeming too attached. Don't need to specifically mention it's a reborn doll unless someone asks what kind or what it looks like, but don't try and hide it or it'll seem more sinister. Maybe something like "oh, my house is so big and empty, and instead of getting a potted plant or a statue, I always kind of liked the look of those life like reborn dolls. I keep it in the guest room so it stays safe." It's pretty normal for people, especially people that live alone, to personify inanimate objects in their own homes. Talking to your plant, or your pet, or your janky fridge that is always broken, etc. So if you keep the comparison on that level, no one should think twice about you having one. Also, make a log of everything that has happened with him so far. Diary entries sort of thing. Time and Date and names of who all have been involved and know about it. That way if things do escalate, you have something concrete to bring with you. The lawyer letters others have suggested seem like a good plan too. | I never heard of reborn dolls until a story about one was a top post in an AskReddit thread yesterday. The AskReddit thread mentioned that someone had rigged some up to make breathing motions. Interesting that this is the second time I've seen reborn dolls mentioned on the internet ever, and they both occurred within two days of each other! | 0 | 5,123 | 1.390244 |
4vnqnj | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | (FL) My neighbor is trying to get me fired from my job and calling APS over a reborn doll. How can I get him to stop? **A reborn doll is a doll made to look like a baby,they're often extremely realistic**. I always wanted lots of children but I missed out on the opportunity to have a husband and family. I'm fully aware that it's a doll and not a real baby but I find it very soothing. My neighbor needed to borrow a folding table for a barbecue. He peaked into the guest room as I was grabbing it and spotted the baby doll. He asked what it was, I explained it to him and said that I collect them. He did not approve. Since then he's contacted my boss 3 times and asked that I be fired due to "weird obsessions" and he's even called Adult Protective Services. They weren't happy with him after the saw that I'm normal and mentally sound. I'm a kindergarten teacher, have rumors spread about my mental state could ruin my career. Help. | d60aom4 | d602cmz | 1,470,093,925 | 1,470,082,597 | 57 | 37 | I never heard of reborn dolls until a story about one was a top post in an AskReddit thread yesterday. The AskReddit thread mentioned that someone had rigged some up to make breathing motions. Interesting that this is the second time I've seen reborn dolls mentioned on the internet ever, and they both occurred within two days of each other! | Did the neighbor return the folding table that he borrowed? | 1 | 11,328 | 1.540541 |
4vnqnj | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | (FL) My neighbor is trying to get me fired from my job and calling APS over a reborn doll. How can I get him to stop? **A reborn doll is a doll made to look like a baby,they're often extremely realistic**. I always wanted lots of children but I missed out on the opportunity to have a husband and family. I'm fully aware that it's a doll and not a real baby but I find it very soothing. My neighbor needed to borrow a folding table for a barbecue. He peaked into the guest room as I was grabbing it and spotted the baby doll. He asked what it was, I explained it to him and said that I collect them. He did not approve. Since then he's contacted my boss 3 times and asked that I be fired due to "weird obsessions" and he's even called Adult Protective Services. They weren't happy with him after the saw that I'm normal and mentally sound. I'm a kindergarten teacher, have rumors spread about my mental state could ruin my career. Help. | d60aom4 | d606t3i | 1,470,093,925 | 1,470,088,315 | 57 | 29 | I never heard of reborn dolls until a story about one was a top post in an AskReddit thread yesterday. The AskReddit thread mentioned that someone had rigged some up to make breathing motions. Interesting that this is the second time I've seen reborn dolls mentioned on the internet ever, and they both occurred within two days of each other! | It strikes me that of the two of you, he's the one who's far more mentally unsound it sounds like. Who does this shit? | 1 | 5,610 | 1.965517 |
4vnqnj | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | (FL) My neighbor is trying to get me fired from my job and calling APS over a reborn doll. How can I get him to stop? **A reborn doll is a doll made to look like a baby,they're often extremely realistic**. I always wanted lots of children but I missed out on the opportunity to have a husband and family. I'm fully aware that it's a doll and not a real baby but I find it very soothing. My neighbor needed to borrow a folding table for a barbecue. He peaked into the guest room as I was grabbing it and spotted the baby doll. He asked what it was, I explained it to him and said that I collect them. He did not approve. Since then he's contacted my boss 3 times and asked that I be fired due to "weird obsessions" and he's even called Adult Protective Services. They weren't happy with him after the saw that I'm normal and mentally sound. I'm a kindergarten teacher, have rumors spread about my mental state could ruin my career. Help. | d60k2zi | d6075w9 | 1,470,107,735 | 1,470,088,802 | 55 | 41 | Please, please don't feel weird about this. That is so unfair. I have two children and sometimes I want one of those dolls because I really love babies and it would stay a baby forever. Good luck. | I'd probably get in front of the rumors, just to make sure you're protected in case he pushes any further. Let any friends or coworkers you know, know that your neighbor is being weird, he was snooping in your house when you were doing him a favor and saw the doll you keep in your guest room and now he's harassing you about it and calling APS and your boss, wtf. I'd probably avoid calling it a doll collection, since it's just one. Even a second one wouldn't really make it a collection. And then depending on what exactly your emotional attachment to the doll is, figure out how you're comfortable phrasing things about it without feeling like a liar. Saying "the doll" vs "my doll" prevents seeming too attached. Don't need to specifically mention it's a reborn doll unless someone asks what kind or what it looks like, but don't try and hide it or it'll seem more sinister. Maybe something like "oh, my house is so big and empty, and instead of getting a potted plant or a statue, I always kind of liked the look of those life like reborn dolls. I keep it in the guest room so it stays safe." It's pretty normal for people, especially people that live alone, to personify inanimate objects in their own homes. Talking to your plant, or your pet, or your janky fridge that is always broken, etc. So if you keep the comparison on that level, no one should think twice about you having one. Also, make a log of everything that has happened with him so far. Diary entries sort of thing. Time and Date and names of who all have been involved and know about it. That way if things do escalate, you have something concrete to bring with you. The lawyer letters others have suggested seem like a good plan too. | 1 | 18,933 | 1.341463 |
4vnqnj | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | (FL) My neighbor is trying to get me fired from my job and calling APS over a reborn doll. How can I get him to stop? **A reborn doll is a doll made to look like a baby,they're often extremely realistic**. I always wanted lots of children but I missed out on the opportunity to have a husband and family. I'm fully aware that it's a doll and not a real baby but I find it very soothing. My neighbor needed to borrow a folding table for a barbecue. He peaked into the guest room as I was grabbing it and spotted the baby doll. He asked what it was, I explained it to him and said that I collect them. He did not approve. Since then he's contacted my boss 3 times and asked that I be fired due to "weird obsessions" and he's even called Adult Protective Services. They weren't happy with him after the saw that I'm normal and mentally sound. I'm a kindergarten teacher, have rumors spread about my mental state could ruin my career. Help. | d602cmz | d60k2zi | 1,470,082,597 | 1,470,107,735 | 37 | 55 | Did the neighbor return the folding table that he borrowed? | Please, please don't feel weird about this. That is so unfair. I have two children and sometimes I want one of those dolls because I really love babies and it would stay a baby forever. Good luck. | 0 | 25,138 | 1.486486 |
4vnqnj | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | (FL) My neighbor is trying to get me fired from my job and calling APS over a reborn doll. How can I get him to stop? **A reborn doll is a doll made to look like a baby,they're often extremely realistic**. I always wanted lots of children but I missed out on the opportunity to have a husband and family. I'm fully aware that it's a doll and not a real baby but I find it very soothing. My neighbor needed to borrow a folding table for a barbecue. He peaked into the guest room as I was grabbing it and spotted the baby doll. He asked what it was, I explained it to him and said that I collect them. He did not approve. Since then he's contacted my boss 3 times and asked that I be fired due to "weird obsessions" and he's even called Adult Protective Services. They weren't happy with him after the saw that I'm normal and mentally sound. I'm a kindergarten teacher, have rumors spread about my mental state could ruin my career. Help. | d60k2zi | d606t3i | 1,470,107,735 | 1,470,088,315 | 55 | 29 | Please, please don't feel weird about this. That is so unfair. I have two children and sometimes I want one of those dolls because I really love babies and it would stay a baby forever. Good luck. | It strikes me that of the two of you, he's the one who's far more mentally unsound it sounds like. Who does this shit? | 1 | 19,420 | 1.896552 |
4vnqnj | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | (FL) My neighbor is trying to get me fired from my job and calling APS over a reborn doll. How can I get him to stop? **A reborn doll is a doll made to look like a baby,they're often extremely realistic**. I always wanted lots of children but I missed out on the opportunity to have a husband and family. I'm fully aware that it's a doll and not a real baby but I find it very soothing. My neighbor needed to borrow a folding table for a barbecue. He peaked into the guest room as I was grabbing it and spotted the baby doll. He asked what it was, I explained it to him and said that I collect them. He did not approve. Since then he's contacted my boss 3 times and asked that I be fired due to "weird obsessions" and he's even called Adult Protective Services. They weren't happy with him after the saw that I'm normal and mentally sound. I'm a kindergarten teacher, have rumors spread about my mental state could ruin my career. Help. | d6075w9 | d602cmz | 1,470,088,802 | 1,470,082,597 | 41 | 37 | I'd probably get in front of the rumors, just to make sure you're protected in case he pushes any further. Let any friends or coworkers you know, know that your neighbor is being weird, he was snooping in your house when you were doing him a favor and saw the doll you keep in your guest room and now he's harassing you about it and calling APS and your boss, wtf. I'd probably avoid calling it a doll collection, since it's just one. Even a second one wouldn't really make it a collection. And then depending on what exactly your emotional attachment to the doll is, figure out how you're comfortable phrasing things about it without feeling like a liar. Saying "the doll" vs "my doll" prevents seeming too attached. Don't need to specifically mention it's a reborn doll unless someone asks what kind or what it looks like, but don't try and hide it or it'll seem more sinister. Maybe something like "oh, my house is so big and empty, and instead of getting a potted plant or a statue, I always kind of liked the look of those life like reborn dolls. I keep it in the guest room so it stays safe." It's pretty normal for people, especially people that live alone, to personify inanimate objects in their own homes. Talking to your plant, or your pet, or your janky fridge that is always broken, etc. So if you keep the comparison on that level, no one should think twice about you having one. Also, make a log of everything that has happened with him so far. Diary entries sort of thing. Time and Date and names of who all have been involved and know about it. That way if things do escalate, you have something concrete to bring with you. The lawyer letters others have suggested seem like a good plan too. | Did the neighbor return the folding table that he borrowed? | 1 | 6,205 | 1.108108 |
4vnqnj | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | (FL) My neighbor is trying to get me fired from my job and calling APS over a reborn doll. How can I get him to stop? **A reborn doll is a doll made to look like a baby,they're often extremely realistic**. I always wanted lots of children but I missed out on the opportunity to have a husband and family. I'm fully aware that it's a doll and not a real baby but I find it very soothing. My neighbor needed to borrow a folding table for a barbecue. He peaked into the guest room as I was grabbing it and spotted the baby doll. He asked what it was, I explained it to him and said that I collect them. He did not approve. Since then he's contacted my boss 3 times and asked that I be fired due to "weird obsessions" and he's even called Adult Protective Services. They weren't happy with him after the saw that I'm normal and mentally sound. I'm a kindergarten teacher, have rumors spread about my mental state could ruin my career. Help. | d606t3i | d6075w9 | 1,470,088,315 | 1,470,088,802 | 29 | 41 | It strikes me that of the two of you, he's the one who's far more mentally unsound it sounds like. Who does this shit? | I'd probably get in front of the rumors, just to make sure you're protected in case he pushes any further. Let any friends or coworkers you know, know that your neighbor is being weird, he was snooping in your house when you were doing him a favor and saw the doll you keep in your guest room and now he's harassing you about it and calling APS and your boss, wtf. I'd probably avoid calling it a doll collection, since it's just one. Even a second one wouldn't really make it a collection. And then depending on what exactly your emotional attachment to the doll is, figure out how you're comfortable phrasing things about it without feeling like a liar. Saying "the doll" vs "my doll" prevents seeming too attached. Don't need to specifically mention it's a reborn doll unless someone asks what kind or what it looks like, but don't try and hide it or it'll seem more sinister. Maybe something like "oh, my house is so big and empty, and instead of getting a potted plant or a statue, I always kind of liked the look of those life like reborn dolls. I keep it in the guest room so it stays safe." It's pretty normal for people, especially people that live alone, to personify inanimate objects in their own homes. Talking to your plant, or your pet, or your janky fridge that is always broken, etc. So if you keep the comparison on that level, no one should think twice about you having one. Also, make a log of everything that has happened with him so far. Diary entries sort of thing. Time and Date and names of who all have been involved and know about it. That way if things do escalate, you have something concrete to bring with you. The lawyer letters others have suggested seem like a good plan too. | 0 | 487 | 1.413793 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqxj6z2 | gqxuv8x | 1,615,749,953 | 1,615,754,301 | 430 | 3,740 | Have you tried talking with your neighbor and just being honest and non-confrontational? Maybe talk to your landlord about moving you to another apartment. No judgement, but this sounds like an old man ranting about kids on their lawn in this day and age. | Try talking to your neighbor. My spouse uses medical marijuana and would be mortified to know his use was affecting an infant. If he knew it was causing an issue, he would move rooms or make other adjustments. But it's also important to know what "hot boxing" means in this context so that people don't automatically discount what you're saying when you explain the issue. Hot boxing is literally covering all the means of air escape to keep smoke in a specific space so unless your neighbor is standing in the baby's room, they aren't hot boxing. They may be attempting to hot box in their unit (badly) and things are seeping through. If you're getting actual dark, cloudy smoke, you do have a problem. If it's just the smell, it's not going to hurt baby and you can easily just grab an air purifier with a charcoal filter and UV light to manage the smell. (Since it's unlikely the landlord will be able to do anything.) Also, is the smoke coming through the vents? The open window? If things are coming through the vent, you may just come at it from another health and safety angle given the whole pandemic. If it's coming from open windows, you're probably out of luck there. Edit: I'm honestly surprised by how many people are just fine jumping to "call the cops/fire department" before even having a simple conversation with the neighbor. Again, it's not illegal or (in this case) harmful to stink. So if OP is just dealing with smell, then it's on them to deal with that. An air purifier is a great way to handle that without spending a fortune. Certainly cheaper than the filing fees required to sue anyone. If there is actually smoke coming through the vent, that's another issue that the landlord absolutely should be handling since the vents of each unit shouldn't be connected. They will likely have better luck getting the issue fixed if they frame it that way. While they hound management to handle that, they can cover the vent. In either case, a simple conversation should help as long as OP and their neighbors are able to communicate respectfully. | 0 | 4,348 | 8.697674 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqxuv8x | gqxm9ic | 1,615,754,301 | 1,615,751,058 | 3,740 | 259 | Try talking to your neighbor. My spouse uses medical marijuana and would be mortified to know his use was affecting an infant. If he knew it was causing an issue, he would move rooms or make other adjustments. But it's also important to know what "hot boxing" means in this context so that people don't automatically discount what you're saying when you explain the issue. Hot boxing is literally covering all the means of air escape to keep smoke in a specific space so unless your neighbor is standing in the baby's room, they aren't hot boxing. They may be attempting to hot box in their unit (badly) and things are seeping through. If you're getting actual dark, cloudy smoke, you do have a problem. If it's just the smell, it's not going to hurt baby and you can easily just grab an air purifier with a charcoal filter and UV light to manage the smell. (Since it's unlikely the landlord will be able to do anything.) Also, is the smoke coming through the vents? The open window? If things are coming through the vent, you may just come at it from another health and safety angle given the whole pandemic. If it's coming from open windows, you're probably out of luck there. Edit: I'm honestly surprised by how many people are just fine jumping to "call the cops/fire department" before even having a simple conversation with the neighbor. Again, it's not illegal or (in this case) harmful to stink. So if OP is just dealing with smell, then it's on them to deal with that. An air purifier is a great way to handle that without spending a fortune. Certainly cheaper than the filing fees required to sue anyone. If there is actually smoke coming through the vent, that's another issue that the landlord absolutely should be handling since the vents of each unit shouldn't be connected. They will likely have better luck getting the issue fixed if they frame it that way. While they hound management to handle that, they can cover the vent. In either case, a simple conversation should help as long as OP and their neighbors are able to communicate respectfully. | If he has medical Marijuana and came to an agreement with management(paying for wall cleaning), under FHA regulations; he can smoke away. Your landlord is however responsible for ensuring your reasonable use of your rental unit. If the smoke is able to fill up, like actually make the room filled with visible smoke, your landlord has to address the ventilation system. Ventilation systems should not be that open between units as it is a code violation in many areas. | 1 | 3,243 | 14.440154 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqxuv8x | gqxevbt | 1,615,754,301 | 1,615,748,372 | 3,740 | 168 | Try talking to your neighbor. My spouse uses medical marijuana and would be mortified to know his use was affecting an infant. If he knew it was causing an issue, he would move rooms or make other adjustments. But it's also important to know what "hot boxing" means in this context so that people don't automatically discount what you're saying when you explain the issue. Hot boxing is literally covering all the means of air escape to keep smoke in a specific space so unless your neighbor is standing in the baby's room, they aren't hot boxing. They may be attempting to hot box in their unit (badly) and things are seeping through. If you're getting actual dark, cloudy smoke, you do have a problem. If it's just the smell, it's not going to hurt baby and you can easily just grab an air purifier with a charcoal filter and UV light to manage the smell. (Since it's unlikely the landlord will be able to do anything.) Also, is the smoke coming through the vents? The open window? If things are coming through the vent, you may just come at it from another health and safety angle given the whole pandemic. If it's coming from open windows, you're probably out of luck there. Edit: I'm honestly surprised by how many people are just fine jumping to "call the cops/fire department" before even having a simple conversation with the neighbor. Again, it's not illegal or (in this case) harmful to stink. So if OP is just dealing with smell, then it's on them to deal with that. An air purifier is a great way to handle that without spending a fortune. Certainly cheaper than the filing fees required to sue anyone. If there is actually smoke coming through the vent, that's another issue that the landlord absolutely should be handling since the vents of each unit shouldn't be connected. They will likely have better luck getting the issue fixed if they frame it that way. While they hound management to handle that, they can cover the vent. In either case, a simple conversation should help as long as OP and their neighbors are able to communicate respectfully. | Have you left a message for the neighbor directly? It's highly likely they are complete assholes and would change the room they smoke in if they knew the smoke was going into a baby's room. If they are assholes then escalate your complaints to the local PD since you mention you're in a non-recreational state. | 1 | 5,929 | 22.261905 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqxuv8x | gqxp4hn | 1,615,754,301 | 1,615,752,063 | 3,740 | 97 | Try talking to your neighbor. My spouse uses medical marijuana and would be mortified to know his use was affecting an infant. If he knew it was causing an issue, he would move rooms or make other adjustments. But it's also important to know what "hot boxing" means in this context so that people don't automatically discount what you're saying when you explain the issue. Hot boxing is literally covering all the means of air escape to keep smoke in a specific space so unless your neighbor is standing in the baby's room, they aren't hot boxing. They may be attempting to hot box in their unit (badly) and things are seeping through. If you're getting actual dark, cloudy smoke, you do have a problem. If it's just the smell, it's not going to hurt baby and you can easily just grab an air purifier with a charcoal filter and UV light to manage the smell. (Since it's unlikely the landlord will be able to do anything.) Also, is the smoke coming through the vents? The open window? If things are coming through the vent, you may just come at it from another health and safety angle given the whole pandemic. If it's coming from open windows, you're probably out of luck there. Edit: I'm honestly surprised by how many people are just fine jumping to "call the cops/fire department" before even having a simple conversation with the neighbor. Again, it's not illegal or (in this case) harmful to stink. So if OP is just dealing with smell, then it's on them to deal with that. An air purifier is a great way to handle that without spending a fortune. Certainly cheaper than the filing fees required to sue anyone. If there is actually smoke coming through the vent, that's another issue that the landlord absolutely should be handling since the vents of each unit shouldn't be connected. They will likely have better luck getting the issue fixed if they frame it that way. While they hound management to handle that, they can cover the vent. In either case, a simple conversation should help as long as OP and their neighbors are able to communicate respectfully. | Have you tried idk talking to them and being a civil human. Seriously, when my first neighbor asked me to stop smoking in the room I smoked I just moved rooms and boom no problems. Simple conversations can go a very very long way. Try that and then come back here | 1 | 2,238 | 38.556701 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqwijvc | gqxuv8x | 1,615,734,732 | 1,615,754,301 | 16 | 3,740 | 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. | Try talking to your neighbor. My spouse uses medical marijuana and would be mortified to know his use was affecting an infant. If he knew it was causing an issue, he would move rooms or make other adjustments. But it's also important to know what "hot boxing" means in this context so that people don't automatically discount what you're saying when you explain the issue. Hot boxing is literally covering all the means of air escape to keep smoke in a specific space so unless your neighbor is standing in the baby's room, they aren't hot boxing. They may be attempting to hot box in their unit (badly) and things are seeping through. If you're getting actual dark, cloudy smoke, you do have a problem. If it's just the smell, it's not going to hurt baby and you can easily just grab an air purifier with a charcoal filter and UV light to manage the smell. (Since it's unlikely the landlord will be able to do anything.) Also, is the smoke coming through the vents? The open window? If things are coming through the vent, you may just come at it from another health and safety angle given the whole pandemic. If it's coming from open windows, you're probably out of luck there. Edit: I'm honestly surprised by how many people are just fine jumping to "call the cops/fire department" before even having a simple conversation with the neighbor. Again, it's not illegal or (in this case) harmful to stink. So if OP is just dealing with smell, then it's on them to deal with that. An air purifier is a great way to handle that without spending a fortune. Certainly cheaper than the filing fees required to sue anyone. If there is actually smoke coming through the vent, that's another issue that the landlord absolutely should be handling since the vents of each unit shouldn't be connected. They will likely have better luck getting the issue fixed if they frame it that way. While they hound management to handle that, they can cover the vent. In either case, a simple conversation should help as long as OP and their neighbors are able to communicate respectfully. | 0 | 19,569 | 233.75 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqy7kaj | gqxj6z2 | 1,615,759,176 | 1,615,749,953 | 1,847 | 430 | Hi, property manager here. (And medical marijuana user) As far as your lease goes, you’ve done your due diligence by talking to your landlord. “Smoke free” building/areas are very hard to enforce because it’s usually done and over by the time they get a call to the courtesy officer/police, or send them a letter or a call. I would normally say “don’t confront your neighbors” because you never know who’s having a bad day and will react poorly BUT, writing them a kind note to let them know you don’t care about their business with weed, but that you have an infants room sharing that wall so if they could do it somewhere else it would be mighty kind. Hopefully they will at least move it to the car or the bathroom with the fan on. Good luck! | Have you tried talking with your neighbor and just being honest and non-confrontational? Maybe talk to your landlord about moving you to another apartment. No judgement, but this sounds like an old man ranting about kids on their lawn in this day and age. | 1 | 9,223 | 4.295349 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqxm9ic | gqy7kaj | 1,615,751,058 | 1,615,759,176 | 259 | 1,847 | If he has medical Marijuana and came to an agreement with management(paying for wall cleaning), under FHA regulations; he can smoke away. Your landlord is however responsible for ensuring your reasonable use of your rental unit. If the smoke is able to fill up, like actually make the room filled with visible smoke, your landlord has to address the ventilation system. Ventilation systems should not be that open between units as it is a code violation in many areas. | Hi, property manager here. (And medical marijuana user) As far as your lease goes, you’ve done your due diligence by talking to your landlord. “Smoke free” building/areas are very hard to enforce because it’s usually done and over by the time they get a call to the courtesy officer/police, or send them a letter or a call. I would normally say “don’t confront your neighbors” because you never know who’s having a bad day and will react poorly BUT, writing them a kind note to let them know you don’t care about their business with weed, but that you have an infants room sharing that wall so if they could do it somewhere else it would be mighty kind. Hopefully they will at least move it to the car or the bathroom with the fan on. Good luck! | 0 | 8,118 | 7.131274 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqy7kaj | gqxevbt | 1,615,759,176 | 1,615,748,372 | 1,847 | 168 | Hi, property manager here. (And medical marijuana user) As far as your lease goes, you’ve done your due diligence by talking to your landlord. “Smoke free” building/areas are very hard to enforce because it’s usually done and over by the time they get a call to the courtesy officer/police, or send them a letter or a call. I would normally say “don’t confront your neighbors” because you never know who’s having a bad day and will react poorly BUT, writing them a kind note to let them know you don’t care about their business with weed, but that you have an infants room sharing that wall so if they could do it somewhere else it would be mighty kind. Hopefully they will at least move it to the car or the bathroom with the fan on. Good luck! | Have you left a message for the neighbor directly? It's highly likely they are complete assholes and would change the room they smoke in if they knew the smoke was going into a baby's room. If they are assholes then escalate your complaints to the local PD since you mention you're in a non-recreational state. | 1 | 10,804 | 10.994048 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqxz1c6 | gqy7kaj | 1,615,755,814 | 1,615,759,176 | 139 | 1,847 | Try talking to the neighbor, most stoners I know tend to be pretty docile nice people, Im sure they'd be horrified to know the impact their smoking is having and would be willing to try to compermise. They wont stop smoking, but changing rooms and habits is very do-able, and of they're not an absolute bastard, they should be willing to work with you. | Hi, property manager here. (And medical marijuana user) As far as your lease goes, you’ve done your due diligence by talking to your landlord. “Smoke free” building/areas are very hard to enforce because it’s usually done and over by the time they get a call to the courtesy officer/police, or send them a letter or a call. I would normally say “don’t confront your neighbors” because you never know who’s having a bad day and will react poorly BUT, writing them a kind note to let them know you don’t care about their business with weed, but that you have an infants room sharing that wall so if they could do it somewhere else it would be mighty kind. Hopefully they will at least move it to the car or the bathroom with the fan on. Good luck! | 0 | 3,362 | 13.28777 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqxp4hn | gqy7kaj | 1,615,752,063 | 1,615,759,176 | 97 | 1,847 | Have you tried idk talking to them and being a civil human. Seriously, when my first neighbor asked me to stop smoking in the room I smoked I just moved rooms and boom no problems. Simple conversations can go a very very long way. Try that and then come back here | Hi, property manager here. (And medical marijuana user) As far as your lease goes, you’ve done your due diligence by talking to your landlord. “Smoke free” building/areas are very hard to enforce because it’s usually done and over by the time they get a call to the courtesy officer/police, or send them a letter or a call. I would normally say “don’t confront your neighbors” because you never know who’s having a bad day and will react poorly BUT, writing them a kind note to let them know you don’t care about their business with weed, but that you have an infants room sharing that wall so if they could do it somewhere else it would be mighty kind. Hopefully they will at least move it to the car or the bathroom with the fan on. Good luck! | 0 | 7,113 | 19.041237 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqy5lq9 | gqy7kaj | 1,615,758,361 | 1,615,759,176 | 69 | 1,847 | My work is in building design, and in addition to all the other wonderful advice here, I wonder if your baby room is negatively pressured sucking the Mary Jane smell in. I’m wondering if there’s a way to switch the pressure so smells aren’t being sucked into your child’s room. A bit more information on layout, and possibly redditors can figure out how to reverse it. | Hi, property manager here. (And medical marijuana user) As far as your lease goes, you’ve done your due diligence by talking to your landlord. “Smoke free” building/areas are very hard to enforce because it’s usually done and over by the time they get a call to the courtesy officer/police, or send them a letter or a call. I would normally say “don’t confront your neighbors” because you never know who’s having a bad day and will react poorly BUT, writing them a kind note to let them know you don’t care about their business with weed, but that you have an infants room sharing that wall so if they could do it somewhere else it would be mighty kind. Hopefully they will at least move it to the car or the bathroom with the fan on. Good luck! | 0 | 815 | 26.768116 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqy7kaj | gqy1o59 | 1,615,759,176 | 1,615,756,750 | 1,847 | 46 | Hi, property manager here. (And medical marijuana user) As far as your lease goes, you’ve done your due diligence by talking to your landlord. “Smoke free” building/areas are very hard to enforce because it’s usually done and over by the time they get a call to the courtesy officer/police, or send them a letter or a call. I would normally say “don’t confront your neighbors” because you never know who’s having a bad day and will react poorly BUT, writing them a kind note to let them know you don’t care about their business with weed, but that you have an infants room sharing that wall so if they could do it somewhere else it would be mighty kind. Hopefully they will at least move it to the car or the bathroom with the fan on. Good luck! | I agree I think your best option is to very diplomatically speak to your neighbor who should fee terrible once they hear it’s going to your baby’s room. | 1 | 2,426 | 40.152174 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqy7kaj | gqy214g | 1,615,759,176 | 1,615,756,875 | 1,847 | 20 | Hi, property manager here. (And medical marijuana user) As far as your lease goes, you’ve done your due diligence by talking to your landlord. “Smoke free” building/areas are very hard to enforce because it’s usually done and over by the time they get a call to the courtesy officer/police, or send them a letter or a call. I would normally say “don’t confront your neighbors” because you never know who’s having a bad day and will react poorly BUT, writing them a kind note to let them know you don’t care about their business with weed, but that you have an infants room sharing that wall so if they could do it somewhere else it would be mighty kind. Hopefully they will at least move it to the car or the bathroom with the fan on. Good luck! | Have you actually contacted the individual and asked them to take more care? Is MJ legal in your state? If yes to 1 and no to 2 then it may be time to bring the police in. However you did not post your location, so YMMV | 1 | 2,301 | 92.35 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqy7kaj | gqwijvc | 1,615,759,176 | 1,615,734,732 | 1,847 | 16 | Hi, property manager here. (And medical marijuana user) As far as your lease goes, you’ve done your due diligence by talking to your landlord. “Smoke free” building/areas are very hard to enforce because it’s usually done and over by the time they get a call to the courtesy officer/police, or send them a letter or a call. I would normally say “don’t confront your neighbors” because you never know who’s having a bad day and will react poorly BUT, writing them a kind note to let them know you don’t care about their business with weed, but that you have an infants room sharing that wall so if they could do it somewhere else it would be mighty kind. Hopefully they will at least move it to the car or the bathroom with the fan on. Good luck! | 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. | 1 | 24,444 | 115.4375 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqxevbt | gqxj6z2 | 1,615,748,372 | 1,615,749,953 | 168 | 430 | Have you left a message for the neighbor directly? It's highly likely they are complete assholes and would change the room they smoke in if they knew the smoke was going into a baby's room. If they are assholes then escalate your complaints to the local PD since you mention you're in a non-recreational state. | Have you tried talking with your neighbor and just being honest and non-confrontational? Maybe talk to your landlord about moving you to another apartment. No judgement, but this sounds like an old man ranting about kids on their lawn in this day and age. | 0 | 1,581 | 2.559524 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqwijvc | gqxj6z2 | 1,615,734,732 | 1,615,749,953 | 16 | 430 | 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. | Have you tried talking with your neighbor and just being honest and non-confrontational? Maybe talk to your landlord about moving you to another apartment. No judgement, but this sounds like an old man ranting about kids on their lawn in this day and age. | 0 | 15,221 | 26.875 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqxevbt | gqxm9ic | 1,615,748,372 | 1,615,751,058 | 168 | 259 | Have you left a message for the neighbor directly? It's highly likely they are complete assholes and would change the room they smoke in if they knew the smoke was going into a baby's room. If they are assholes then escalate your complaints to the local PD since you mention you're in a non-recreational state. | If he has medical Marijuana and came to an agreement with management(paying for wall cleaning), under FHA regulations; he can smoke away. Your landlord is however responsible for ensuring your reasonable use of your rental unit. If the smoke is able to fill up, like actually make the room filled with visible smoke, your landlord has to address the ventilation system. Ventilation systems should not be that open between units as it is a code violation in many areas. | 0 | 2,686 | 1.541667 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqxm9ic | gqwijvc | 1,615,751,058 | 1,615,734,732 | 259 | 16 | If he has medical Marijuana and came to an agreement with management(paying for wall cleaning), under FHA regulations; he can smoke away. Your landlord is however responsible for ensuring your reasonable use of your rental unit. If the smoke is able to fill up, like actually make the room filled with visible smoke, your landlord has to address the ventilation system. Ventilation systems should not be that open between units as it is a code violation in many areas. | 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. | 1 | 16,326 | 16.1875 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqwijvc | gqxevbt | 1,615,734,732 | 1,615,748,372 | 16 | 168 | 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. | Have you left a message for the neighbor directly? It's highly likely they are complete assholes and would change the room they smoke in if they knew the smoke was going into a baby's room. If they are assholes then escalate your complaints to the local PD since you mention you're in a non-recreational state. | 0 | 13,640 | 10.5 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqxp4hn | gqxz1c6 | 1,615,752,063 | 1,615,755,814 | 97 | 139 | Have you tried idk talking to them and being a civil human. Seriously, when my first neighbor asked me to stop smoking in the room I smoked I just moved rooms and boom no problems. Simple conversations can go a very very long way. Try that and then come back here | Try talking to the neighbor, most stoners I know tend to be pretty docile nice people, Im sure they'd be horrified to know the impact their smoking is having and would be willing to try to compermise. They wont stop smoking, but changing rooms and habits is very do-able, and of they're not an absolute bastard, they should be willing to work with you. | 0 | 3,751 | 1.43299 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqwijvc | gqxz1c6 | 1,615,734,732 | 1,615,755,814 | 16 | 139 | 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. | Try talking to the neighbor, most stoners I know tend to be pretty docile nice people, Im sure they'd be horrified to know the impact their smoking is having and would be willing to try to compermise. They wont stop smoking, but changing rooms and habits is very do-able, and of they're not an absolute bastard, they should be willing to work with you. | 0 | 21,082 | 8.6875 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqwijvc | gqxp4hn | 1,615,734,732 | 1,615,752,063 | 16 | 97 | 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. | Have you tried idk talking to them and being a civil human. Seriously, when my first neighbor asked me to stop smoking in the room I smoked I just moved rooms and boom no problems. Simple conversations can go a very very long way. Try that and then come back here | 0 | 17,331 | 6.0625 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqy1o59 | gqy5lq9 | 1,615,756,750 | 1,615,758,361 | 46 | 69 | I agree I think your best option is to very diplomatically speak to your neighbor who should fee terrible once they hear it’s going to your baby’s room. | My work is in building design, and in addition to all the other wonderful advice here, I wonder if your baby room is negatively pressured sucking the Mary Jane smell in. I’m wondering if there’s a way to switch the pressure so smells aren’t being sucked into your child’s room. A bit more information on layout, and possibly redditors can figure out how to reverse it. | 0 | 1,611 | 1.5 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqy5lq9 | gqy214g | 1,615,758,361 | 1,615,756,875 | 69 | 20 | My work is in building design, and in addition to all the other wonderful advice here, I wonder if your baby room is negatively pressured sucking the Mary Jane smell in. I’m wondering if there’s a way to switch the pressure so smells aren’t being sucked into your child’s room. A bit more information on layout, and possibly redditors can figure out how to reverse it. | Have you actually contacted the individual and asked them to take more care? Is MJ legal in your state? If yes to 1 and no to 2 then it may be time to bring the police in. However you did not post your location, so YMMV | 1 | 1,486 | 3.45 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqy5lq9 | gqwijvc | 1,615,758,361 | 1,615,734,732 | 69 | 16 | My work is in building design, and in addition to all the other wonderful advice here, I wonder if your baby room is negatively pressured sucking the Mary Jane smell in. I’m wondering if there’s a way to switch the pressure so smells aren’t being sucked into your child’s room. A bit more information on layout, and possibly redditors can figure out how to reverse it. | 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. | 1 | 23,629 | 4.3125 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqy1o59 | gqwijvc | 1,615,756,750 | 1,615,734,732 | 46 | 16 | I agree I think your best option is to very diplomatically speak to your neighbor who should fee terrible once they hear it’s going to your baby’s room. | 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. | 1 | 22,018 | 2.875 |
m4wtz5 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? My downstairs neighbor in a non-smoking apartment building is hotboxing my baby's room with marijuana smoke. I complained to building manager many times and provided photos of the neighbor smoking marijuana. They said they won't do anything despite them knowing the smoking neighbor is breaking their lease. What can I do to stop my home from filling with marijuana smoke? | gqwijvc | gqy214g | 1,615,734,732 | 1,615,756,875 | 16 | 20 | 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. | Have you actually contacted the individual and asked them to take more care? Is MJ legal in your state? If yes to 1 and no to 2 then it may be time to bring the police in. However you did not post your location, so YMMV | 0 | 22,143 | 1.25 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijkdkno | ijky8g6 | 1,660,043,906 | 1,660,054,182 | 74 | 149 | It may be too late to not have the university have some stake in it now, depending what has been done | This has been an issue for ages within the University environment. Most of the mid-to-large universities, especially those performing research, actually have a policy statement in this regard. For example, PennState University has the following which addresses this issue: https://www.research.psu.edu/otm/student\_IP\_guidance 1) Check with your university to see if they have such a policy that is published. And if so, screen shot it / print to pdf to preserve. Make sure the file is dated correctly for proof. 2) If you're really that concerned, engage an IP attorney to ensure that you are interpreting their policy correctly and provide further guidance. Whatever you do, make sure you have clear pedigree from ideation through conception... yada yada... what I'm saying is that you need to keep dated notes / records to prove that you did or didn't develop it in a way that falls under the policy where they \*would\* own it. | 0 | 10,276 | 2.013514 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijkdi7y | ijky8g6 | 1,660,043,863 | 1,660,054,182 | 8 | 149 | Not possible. This is how it goes. | This has been an issue for ages within the University environment. Most of the mid-to-large universities, especially those performing research, actually have a policy statement in this regard. For example, PennState University has the following which addresses this issue: https://www.research.psu.edu/otm/student\_IP\_guidance 1) Check with your university to see if they have such a policy that is published. And if so, screen shot it / print to pdf to preserve. Make sure the file is dated correctly for proof. 2) If you're really that concerned, engage an IP attorney to ensure that you are interpreting their policy correctly and provide further guidance. Whatever you do, make sure you have clear pedigree from ideation through conception... yada yada... what I'm saying is that you need to keep dated notes / records to prove that you did or didn't develop it in a way that falls under the policy where they \*would\* own it. | 0 | 10,319 | 18.625 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijkdkno | ijkdi7y | 1,660,043,906 | 1,660,043,863 | 74 | 8 | It may be too late to not have the university have some stake in it now, depending what has been done | Not possible. This is how it goes. | 1 | 43 | 9.25 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijlggvi | ijlc5ce | 1,660,061,266 | 1,660,059,641 | 23 | 20 | Many of these comments are completely wrong. It is also hard to answer without knowing more of your circumstances, but here we go. I am a lawyer (not yours) and I work in a public university dealing with sponsored research. The answer to your issue depends on several things. First it makes a big difference if your project is grant funded, done as part of university employment, or just part of your education. It sounds like the latter applies here. Generally speaking a student would own his/her inventions created during course work, but there are several exceptions. Unfortunately a lot of time professors steal their students ideas. It happens a lot more than it should. Your professor may be brilliant in his/her field but that doesn’t mean they know the legal issues. It is very complex. I wouldn’t give up on your idea just yet. Your university (if it is a decent size) is going to have an office of technology transfer or something with a similar name. Reach out to someone there and get the policy for student inventions. Reading the policy is really the only way to know. Someone there who deals with this everyday will know the law and policy best. That’s where you should check first. | As a former university professor in a “soft science,” it is commonplace for Master’s and PhD students to publish partial theses and dissertations “open source” in order to “build” upon it after they move forward to claim that the substantive portion of the IP was after graduation. | 1 | 1,625 | 1.15 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijkyiml | ijlggvi | 1,660,054,297 | 1,660,061,266 | 17 | 23 | UK here, for us it's very explicit. ANYTHING produced on uni time/resources is uni IP. | Many of these comments are completely wrong. It is also hard to answer without knowing more of your circumstances, but here we go. I am a lawyer (not yours) and I work in a public university dealing with sponsored research. The answer to your issue depends on several things. First it makes a big difference if your project is grant funded, done as part of university employment, or just part of your education. It sounds like the latter applies here. Generally speaking a student would own his/her inventions created during course work, but there are several exceptions. Unfortunately a lot of time professors steal their students ideas. It happens a lot more than it should. Your professor may be brilliant in his/her field but that doesn’t mean they know the legal issues. It is very complex. I wouldn’t give up on your idea just yet. Your university (if it is a decent size) is going to have an office of technology transfer or something with a similar name. Reach out to someone there and get the policy for student inventions. Reading the policy is really the only way to know. Someone there who deals with this everyday will know the law and policy best. That’s where you should check first. | 0 | 6,969 | 1.352941 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijlggvi | ijl1xhc | 1,660,061,266 | 1,660,055,682 | 23 | 14 | Many of these comments are completely wrong. It is also hard to answer without knowing more of your circumstances, but here we go. I am a lawyer (not yours) and I work in a public university dealing with sponsored research. The answer to your issue depends on several things. First it makes a big difference if your project is grant funded, done as part of university employment, or just part of your education. It sounds like the latter applies here. Generally speaking a student would own his/her inventions created during course work, but there are several exceptions. Unfortunately a lot of time professors steal their students ideas. It happens a lot more than it should. Your professor may be brilliant in his/her field but that doesn’t mean they know the legal issues. It is very complex. I wouldn’t give up on your idea just yet. Your university (if it is a decent size) is going to have an office of technology transfer or something with a similar name. Reach out to someone there and get the policy for student inventions. Reading the policy is really the only way to know. Someone there who deals with this everyday will know the law and policy best. That’s where you should check first. | I'm going to assume this is a web service/SaaS product. If it's something you want to ship as a software product or in a device, this doesn't apply. you might be able to convince your school to let you open source the core of your project. Build your prototype on top of it, get your academic credit, and then throw it away and re-use just the core components. Be scrupulous in your record keeping and in complying with the license. | 1 | 5,584 | 1.642857 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijl7y0t | ijlggvi | 1,660,058,024 | 1,660,061,266 | 14 | 23 | Convince them to let you release the project under a free and open source license, then you can freely use the work after you graduate. It's quite common for university projects to be released under open source licenses so I'd be surprised if they stopped you. If the project is released under, for example, the Apache license, you could continue to build on the project after you leave school (and you wouldn't necessarily have to continue to release the source code). | Many of these comments are completely wrong. It is also hard to answer without knowing more of your circumstances, but here we go. I am a lawyer (not yours) and I work in a public university dealing with sponsored research. The answer to your issue depends on several things. First it makes a big difference if your project is grant funded, done as part of university employment, or just part of your education. It sounds like the latter applies here. Generally speaking a student would own his/her inventions created during course work, but there are several exceptions. Unfortunately a lot of time professors steal their students ideas. It happens a lot more than it should. Your professor may be brilliant in his/her field but that doesn’t mean they know the legal issues. It is very complex. I wouldn’t give up on your idea just yet. Your university (if it is a decent size) is going to have an office of technology transfer or something with a similar name. Reach out to someone there and get the policy for student inventions. Reading the policy is really the only way to know. Someone there who deals with this everyday will know the law and policy best. That’s where you should check first. | 0 | 3,242 | 1.642857 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijlggvi | ijkdi7y | 1,660,061,266 | 1,660,043,863 | 23 | 8 | Many of these comments are completely wrong. It is also hard to answer without knowing more of your circumstances, but here we go. I am a lawyer (not yours) and I work in a public university dealing with sponsored research. The answer to your issue depends on several things. First it makes a big difference if your project is grant funded, done as part of university employment, or just part of your education. It sounds like the latter applies here. Generally speaking a student would own his/her inventions created during course work, but there are several exceptions. Unfortunately a lot of time professors steal their students ideas. It happens a lot more than it should. Your professor may be brilliant in his/her field but that doesn’t mean they know the legal issues. It is very complex. I wouldn’t give up on your idea just yet. Your university (if it is a decent size) is going to have an office of technology transfer or something with a similar name. Reach out to someone there and get the policy for student inventions. Reading the policy is really the only way to know. Someone there who deals with this everyday will know the law and policy best. That’s where you should check first. | Not possible. This is how it goes. | 1 | 17,403 | 2.875 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijl5txm | ijlggvi | 1,660,057,199 | 1,660,061,266 | 7 | 23 | If it's another NFT blockchain maybe throw it in the trash then find a new calling | Many of these comments are completely wrong. It is also hard to answer without knowing more of your circumstances, but here we go. I am a lawyer (not yours) and I work in a public university dealing with sponsored research. The answer to your issue depends on several things. First it makes a big difference if your project is grant funded, done as part of university employment, or just part of your education. It sounds like the latter applies here. Generally speaking a student would own his/her inventions created during course work, but there are several exceptions. Unfortunately a lot of time professors steal their students ideas. It happens a lot more than it should. Your professor may be brilliant in his/her field but that doesn’t mean they know the legal issues. It is very complex. I wouldn’t give up on your idea just yet. Your university (if it is a decent size) is going to have an office of technology transfer or something with a similar name. Reach out to someone there and get the policy for student inventions. Reading the policy is really the only way to know. Someone there who deals with this everyday will know the law and policy best. That’s where you should check first. | 0 | 4,067 | 3.285714 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijl98cs | ijlggvi | 1,660,058,522 | 1,660,061,266 | 5 | 23 | It's too late if they're aware already. Nobody misses out on glory or money so if what your IP is becomes successful you lost more than likely due to the fact you were in school using school resources. That's how it works and I'm sorry if this sisnt want you want to hear but based on your OP this is my pretty confident awnser unless you had a unique circumstance to get you out. As opposed to them needing one to get in. Because they're already in the moment you touch their stuff. And this is a very serious thing so I took a photo on a camera that wasn't mine. That photo is mine. You already know because it was on someone else's camera they tried to take the memory and use it as their own. Would be a good example | Many of these comments are completely wrong. It is also hard to answer without knowing more of your circumstances, but here we go. I am a lawyer (not yours) and I work in a public university dealing with sponsored research. The answer to your issue depends on several things. First it makes a big difference if your project is grant funded, done as part of university employment, or just part of your education. It sounds like the latter applies here. Generally speaking a student would own his/her inventions created during course work, but there are several exceptions. Unfortunately a lot of time professors steal their students ideas. It happens a lot more than it should. Your professor may be brilliant in his/her field but that doesn’t mean they know the legal issues. It is very complex. I wouldn’t give up on your idea just yet. Your university (if it is a decent size) is going to have an office of technology transfer or something with a similar name. Reach out to someone there and get the policy for student inventions. Reading the policy is really the only way to know. Someone there who deals with this everyday will know the law and policy best. That’s where you should check first. | 0 | 2,744 | 4.6 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijlggvi | ijl4mh0 | 1,660,061,266 | 1,660,056,736 | 23 | 4 | Many of these comments are completely wrong. It is also hard to answer without knowing more of your circumstances, but here we go. I am a lawyer (not yours) and I work in a public university dealing with sponsored research. The answer to your issue depends on several things. First it makes a big difference if your project is grant funded, done as part of university employment, or just part of your education. It sounds like the latter applies here. Generally speaking a student would own his/her inventions created during course work, but there are several exceptions. Unfortunately a lot of time professors steal their students ideas. It happens a lot more than it should. Your professor may be brilliant in his/her field but that doesn’t mean they know the legal issues. It is very complex. I wouldn’t give up on your idea just yet. Your university (if it is a decent size) is going to have an office of technology transfer or something with a similar name. Reach out to someone there and get the policy for student inventions. Reading the policy is really the only way to know. Someone there who deals with this everyday will know the law and policy best. That’s where you should check first. | Consult with a attorney knowledgeable in copyright and patents. This is beyond the scope of this community. | 1 | 4,530 | 5.75 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijlc81w | ijlggvi | 1,660,059,669 | 1,660,061,266 | 2 | 23 | Hold on. You are also paying for access to those resources. That's what tuition is. It's common for universities to claim ownership of things that their GRADUATE students invent -- grad students are generally employees and they're working on paid research. And, they have generally all signed agreement with the university to the effect that the university owns all of their developments. It's likely that your professor is taking the rules that apply to graduate students and applying them to undergrads. It's less common for universities to claim ownership of their undergrad students' developments. Those students aren't being paid to do the work -- to the contrary, they are paying for the privilege and for access to the university resources. The university doesn't get an automatic right to what the student creates. If you're a CS student creating SOFTWARE (which is a "Work of Authorship" under the US Copyright Act), any transfer of your rights to the university would have to be in a writing signed by you. Presume that you haven't done that. Absent that writing, the most the university can have is a non-exclusive license to the work. The first thing I'd do is look at the university policy on undergrad inventions. Every university has one (but it may be called something different or may be rolled into a more comprehensive policy.) In general, those policies form part of the agreement between the student and the university, but \*importantly\* unless the students has agreed, IN WRITING, to comply with those policies, they still can't effect a transfer of ownership. In general, when the research is not sponsored, universities will either (a) make no claim, (b) claim a royalty (such as "15% of revenue over $100K"), and/or (c) claim a non-exclusive license to the work. | Many of these comments are completely wrong. It is also hard to answer without knowing more of your circumstances, but here we go. I am a lawyer (not yours) and I work in a public university dealing with sponsored research. The answer to your issue depends on several things. First it makes a big difference if your project is grant funded, done as part of university employment, or just part of your education. It sounds like the latter applies here. Generally speaking a student would own his/her inventions created during course work, but there are several exceptions. Unfortunately a lot of time professors steal their students ideas. It happens a lot more than it should. Your professor may be brilliant in his/her field but that doesn’t mean they know the legal issues. It is very complex. I wouldn’t give up on your idea just yet. Your university (if it is a decent size) is going to have an office of technology transfer or something with a similar name. Reach out to someone there and get the policy for student inventions. Reading the policy is really the only way to know. Someone there who deals with this everyday will know the law and policy best. That’s where you should check first. | 0 | 1,597 | 11.5 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijkyiml | ijlc5ce | 1,660,054,297 | 1,660,059,641 | 17 | 20 | UK here, for us it's very explicit. ANYTHING produced on uni time/resources is uni IP. | As a former university professor in a “soft science,” it is commonplace for Master’s and PhD students to publish partial theses and dissertations “open source” in order to “build” upon it after they move forward to claim that the substantive portion of the IP was after graduation. | 0 | 5,344 | 1.176471 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijlc5ce | ijl1xhc | 1,660,059,641 | 1,660,055,682 | 20 | 14 | As a former university professor in a “soft science,” it is commonplace for Master’s and PhD students to publish partial theses and dissertations “open source” in order to “build” upon it after they move forward to claim that the substantive portion of the IP was after graduation. | I'm going to assume this is a web service/SaaS product. If it's something you want to ship as a software product or in a device, this doesn't apply. you might be able to convince your school to let you open source the core of your project. Build your prototype on top of it, get your academic credit, and then throw it away and re-use just the core components. Be scrupulous in your record keeping and in complying with the license. | 1 | 3,959 | 1.428571 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijlc5ce | ijl7y0t | 1,660,059,641 | 1,660,058,024 | 20 | 14 | As a former university professor in a “soft science,” it is commonplace for Master’s and PhD students to publish partial theses and dissertations “open source” in order to “build” upon it after they move forward to claim that the substantive portion of the IP was after graduation. | Convince them to let you release the project under a free and open source license, then you can freely use the work after you graduate. It's quite common for university projects to be released under open source licenses so I'd be surprised if they stopped you. If the project is released under, for example, the Apache license, you could continue to build on the project after you leave school (and you wouldn't necessarily have to continue to release the source code). | 1 | 1,617 | 1.428571 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijkdi7y | ijlc5ce | 1,660,043,863 | 1,660,059,641 | 8 | 20 | Not possible. This is how it goes. | As a former university professor in a “soft science,” it is commonplace for Master’s and PhD students to publish partial theses and dissertations “open source” in order to “build” upon it after they move forward to claim that the substantive portion of the IP was after graduation. | 0 | 15,778 | 2.5 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijlc5ce | ijl5txm | 1,660,059,641 | 1,660,057,199 | 20 | 7 | As a former university professor in a “soft science,” it is commonplace for Master’s and PhD students to publish partial theses and dissertations “open source” in order to “build” upon it after they move forward to claim that the substantive portion of the IP was after graduation. | If it's another NFT blockchain maybe throw it in the trash then find a new calling | 1 | 2,442 | 2.857143 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijl98cs | ijlc5ce | 1,660,058,522 | 1,660,059,641 | 5 | 20 | It's too late if they're aware already. Nobody misses out on glory or money so if what your IP is becomes successful you lost more than likely due to the fact you were in school using school resources. That's how it works and I'm sorry if this sisnt want you want to hear but based on your OP this is my pretty confident awnser unless you had a unique circumstance to get you out. As opposed to them needing one to get in. Because they're already in the moment you touch their stuff. And this is a very serious thing so I took a photo on a camera that wasn't mine. That photo is mine. You already know because it was on someone else's camera they tried to take the memory and use it as their own. Would be a good example | As a former university professor in a “soft science,” it is commonplace for Master’s and PhD students to publish partial theses and dissertations “open source” in order to “build” upon it after they move forward to claim that the substantive portion of the IP was after graduation. | 0 | 1,119 | 4 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijlc5ce | ijl4mh0 | 1,660,059,641 | 1,660,056,736 | 20 | 4 | As a former university professor in a “soft science,” it is commonplace for Master’s and PhD students to publish partial theses and dissertations “open source” in order to “build” upon it after they move forward to claim that the substantive portion of the IP was after graduation. | Consult with a attorney knowledgeable in copyright and patents. This is beyond the scope of this community. | 1 | 2,905 | 5 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijkdi7y | ijkyiml | 1,660,043,863 | 1,660,054,297 | 8 | 17 | Not possible. This is how it goes. | UK here, for us it's very explicit. ANYTHING produced on uni time/resources is uni IP. | 0 | 10,434 | 2.125 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijkdi7y | ijl1xhc | 1,660,043,863 | 1,660,055,682 | 8 | 14 | Not possible. This is how it goes. | I'm going to assume this is a web service/SaaS product. If it's something you want to ship as a software product or in a device, this doesn't apply. you might be able to convince your school to let you open source the core of your project. Build your prototype on top of it, get your academic credit, and then throw it away and re-use just the core components. Be scrupulous in your record keeping and in complying with the license. | 0 | 11,819 | 1.75 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijkdi7y | ijl7y0t | 1,660,043,863 | 1,660,058,024 | 8 | 14 | Not possible. This is how it goes. | Convince them to let you release the project under a free and open source license, then you can freely use the work after you graduate. It's quite common for university projects to be released under open source licenses so I'd be surprised if they stopped you. If the project is released under, for example, the Apache license, you could continue to build on the project after you leave school (and you wouldn't necessarily have to continue to release the source code). | 0 | 14,161 | 1.75 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijl7y0t | ijl5txm | 1,660,058,024 | 1,660,057,199 | 14 | 7 | Convince them to let you release the project under a free and open source license, then you can freely use the work after you graduate. It's quite common for university projects to be released under open source licenses so I'd be surprised if they stopped you. If the project is released under, for example, the Apache license, you could continue to build on the project after you leave school (and you wouldn't necessarily have to continue to release the source code). | If it's another NFT blockchain maybe throw it in the trash then find a new calling | 1 | 825 | 2 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijl4mh0 | ijl7y0t | 1,660,056,736 | 1,660,058,024 | 4 | 14 | Consult with a attorney knowledgeable in copyright and patents. This is beyond the scope of this community. | Convince them to let you release the project under a free and open source license, then you can freely use the work after you graduate. It's quite common for university projects to be released under open source licenses so I'd be surprised if they stopped you. If the project is released under, for example, the Apache license, you could continue to build on the project after you leave school (and you wouldn't necessarily have to continue to release the source code). | 0 | 1,288 | 3.5 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijkdi7y | ijm2yz1 | 1,660,043,863 | 1,660,069,605 | 8 | 13 | Not possible. This is how it goes. | Past chemistry grad student here: I got ten pennies from my University: one for each patent. The University made millions off them and I just got a lowly Masters Degree. The University should have their protocol at the Deans office or Registrar. Anyhow you agree to it as a student of the university. | 0 | 25,742 | 1.625 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijm2yz1 | ijl5txm | 1,660,069,605 | 1,660,057,199 | 13 | 7 | Past chemistry grad student here: I got ten pennies from my University: one for each patent. The University made millions off them and I just got a lowly Masters Degree. The University should have their protocol at the Deans office or Registrar. Anyhow you agree to it as a student of the university. | If it's another NFT blockchain maybe throw it in the trash then find a new calling | 1 | 12,406 | 1.857143 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijl98cs | ijm2yz1 | 1,660,058,522 | 1,660,069,605 | 5 | 13 | It's too late if they're aware already. Nobody misses out on glory or money so if what your IP is becomes successful you lost more than likely due to the fact you were in school using school resources. That's how it works and I'm sorry if this sisnt want you want to hear but based on your OP this is my pretty confident awnser unless you had a unique circumstance to get you out. As opposed to them needing one to get in. Because they're already in the moment you touch their stuff. And this is a very serious thing so I took a photo on a camera that wasn't mine. That photo is mine. You already know because it was on someone else's camera they tried to take the memory and use it as their own. Would be a good example | Past chemistry grad student here: I got ten pennies from my University: one for each patent. The University made millions off them and I just got a lowly Masters Degree. The University should have their protocol at the Deans office or Registrar. Anyhow you agree to it as a student of the university. | 0 | 11,083 | 2.6 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijm2yz1 | ijljga8 | 1,660,069,605 | 1,660,062,385 | 13 | 3 | Past chemistry grad student here: I got ten pennies from my University: one for each patent. The University made millions off them and I just got a lowly Masters Degree. The University should have their protocol at the Deans office or Registrar. Anyhow you agree to it as a student of the university. | Stop using the university's resources. | 1 | 7,220 | 4.333333 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijl4mh0 | ijm2yz1 | 1,660,056,736 | 1,660,069,605 | 4 | 13 | Consult with a attorney knowledgeable in copyright and patents. This is beyond the scope of this community. | Past chemistry grad student here: I got ten pennies from my University: one for each patent. The University made millions off them and I just got a lowly Masters Degree. The University should have their protocol at the Deans office or Registrar. Anyhow you agree to it as a student of the university. | 0 | 12,869 | 3.25 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijm2yz1 | ijlkl3j | 1,660,069,605 | 1,660,062,805 | 13 | 2 | Past chemistry grad student here: I got ten pennies from my University: one for each patent. The University made millions off them and I just got a lowly Masters Degree. The University should have their protocol at the Deans office or Registrar. Anyhow you agree to it as a student of the university. | The statements of your professors likely are irrelevant what matters are the agreements the university has with its faculty and students plus the common law in your jurisdiction. In some places students own IP and in some places they don’t. See agreements and common law. That said. Don’t sweat it. You will always be attributed to the project. You will have other ideas. | 1 | 6,800 | 6.5 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijlzdiu | ijm2yz1 | 1,660,068,274 | 1,660,069,605 | 2 | 13 | Simple. Follow the rules. If the University and its personnel are sponsoring, housing, funding, supplying, supervising, critiquing, mentoring and otherwise supporting your research, they are part of the deal. If you want to do it completely outside those parameters, go for it. | Past chemistry grad student here: I got ten pennies from my University: one for each patent. The University made millions off them and I just got a lowly Masters Degree. The University should have their protocol at the Deans office or Registrar. Anyhow you agree to it as a student of the university. | 0 | 1,331 | 6.5 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijm2yz1 | ijlc81w | 1,660,069,605 | 1,660,059,669 | 13 | 2 | Past chemistry grad student here: I got ten pennies from my University: one for each patent. The University made millions off them and I just got a lowly Masters Degree. The University should have their protocol at the Deans office or Registrar. Anyhow you agree to it as a student of the university. | Hold on. You are also paying for access to those resources. That's what tuition is. It's common for universities to claim ownership of things that their GRADUATE students invent -- grad students are generally employees and they're working on paid research. And, they have generally all signed agreement with the university to the effect that the university owns all of their developments. It's likely that your professor is taking the rules that apply to graduate students and applying them to undergrads. It's less common for universities to claim ownership of their undergrad students' developments. Those students aren't being paid to do the work -- to the contrary, they are paying for the privilege and for access to the university resources. The university doesn't get an automatic right to what the student creates. If you're a CS student creating SOFTWARE (which is a "Work of Authorship" under the US Copyright Act), any transfer of your rights to the university would have to be in a writing signed by you. Presume that you haven't done that. Absent that writing, the most the university can have is a non-exclusive license to the work. The first thing I'd do is look at the university policy on undergrad inventions. Every university has one (but it may be called something different or may be rolled into a more comprehensive policy.) In general, those policies form part of the agreement between the student and the university, but \*importantly\* unless the students has agreed, IN WRITING, to comply with those policies, they still can't effect a transfer of ownership. In general, when the research is not sponsored, universities will either (a) make no claim, (b) claim a royalty (such as "15% of revenue over $100K"), and/or (c) claim a non-exclusive license to the work. | 1 | 9,936 | 6.5 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijl5txm | ijl4mh0 | 1,660,057,199 | 1,660,056,736 | 7 | 4 | If it's another NFT blockchain maybe throw it in the trash then find a new calling | Consult with a attorney knowledgeable in copyright and patents. This is beyond the scope of this community. | 1 | 463 | 1.75 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijl98cs | ijl4mh0 | 1,660,058,522 | 1,660,056,736 | 5 | 4 | It's too late if they're aware already. Nobody misses out on glory or money so if what your IP is becomes successful you lost more than likely due to the fact you were in school using school resources. That's how it works and I'm sorry if this sisnt want you want to hear but based on your OP this is my pretty confident awnser unless you had a unique circumstance to get you out. As opposed to them needing one to get in. Because they're already in the moment you touch their stuff. And this is a very serious thing so I took a photo on a camera that wasn't mine. That photo is mine. You already know because it was on someone else's camera they tried to take the memory and use it as their own. Would be a good example | Consult with a attorney knowledgeable in copyright and patents. This is beyond the scope of this community. | 1 | 1,786 | 1.25 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijljga8 | ijlc81w | 1,660,062,385 | 1,660,059,669 | 3 | 2 | Stop using the university's resources. | Hold on. You are also paying for access to those resources. That's what tuition is. It's common for universities to claim ownership of things that their GRADUATE students invent -- grad students are generally employees and they're working on paid research. And, they have generally all signed agreement with the university to the effect that the university owns all of their developments. It's likely that your professor is taking the rules that apply to graduate students and applying them to undergrads. It's less common for universities to claim ownership of their undergrad students' developments. Those students aren't being paid to do the work -- to the contrary, they are paying for the privilege and for access to the university resources. The university doesn't get an automatic right to what the student creates. If you're a CS student creating SOFTWARE (which is a "Work of Authorship" under the US Copyright Act), any transfer of your rights to the university would have to be in a writing signed by you. Presume that you haven't done that. Absent that writing, the most the university can have is a non-exclusive license to the work. The first thing I'd do is look at the university policy on undergrad inventions. Every university has one (but it may be called something different or may be rolled into a more comprehensive policy.) In general, those policies form part of the agreement between the student and the university, but \*importantly\* unless the students has agreed, IN WRITING, to comply with those policies, they still can't effect a transfer of ownership. In general, when the research is not sponsored, universities will either (a) make no claim, (b) claim a royalty (such as "15% of revenue over $100K"), and/or (c) claim a non-exclusive license to the work. | 1 | 2,716 | 1.5 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijlkl3j | ijmjosz | 1,660,062,805 | 1,660,075,923 | 2 | 3 | The statements of your professors likely are irrelevant what matters are the agreements the university has with its faculty and students plus the common law in your jurisdiction. In some places students own IP and in some places they don’t. See agreements and common law. That said. Don’t sweat it. You will always be attributed to the project. You will have other ideas. | Not a lawyer - Retired Chief Engineer for a Fortune 100 company. I have one of the first CS degrees from years and years ago. Find another project to do, thereby having a total separation of your project from the university. That way, there are no questions. Just find something else or team with someone else. Actually, teaming up with someone else can provide additional value to both you and your future employer. Just tell your senior project advisor you want to find a different topic. If your project is able to be monetized or patented, the university will be your senior partner. Essentially, they will control it (as in own it). Also, always read any NDA/IP assignment you are given in the future for "landmines". | 0 | 13,118 | 1.5 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijmjosz | ijlzdiu | 1,660,075,923 | 1,660,068,274 | 3 | 2 | Not a lawyer - Retired Chief Engineer for a Fortune 100 company. I have one of the first CS degrees from years and years ago. Find another project to do, thereby having a total separation of your project from the university. That way, there are no questions. Just find something else or team with someone else. Actually, teaming up with someone else can provide additional value to both you and your future employer. Just tell your senior project advisor you want to find a different topic. If your project is able to be monetized or patented, the university will be your senior partner. Essentially, they will control it (as in own it). Also, always read any NDA/IP assignment you are given in the future for "landmines". | Simple. Follow the rules. If the University and its personnel are sponsoring, housing, funding, supplying, supervising, critiquing, mentoring and otherwise supporting your research, they are part of the deal. If you want to do it completely outside those parameters, go for it. | 1 | 7,649 | 1.5 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijlc81w | ijmjosz | 1,660,059,669 | 1,660,075,923 | 2 | 3 | Hold on. You are also paying for access to those resources. That's what tuition is. It's common for universities to claim ownership of things that their GRADUATE students invent -- grad students are generally employees and they're working on paid research. And, they have generally all signed agreement with the university to the effect that the university owns all of their developments. It's likely that your professor is taking the rules that apply to graduate students and applying them to undergrads. It's less common for universities to claim ownership of their undergrad students' developments. Those students aren't being paid to do the work -- to the contrary, they are paying for the privilege and for access to the university resources. The university doesn't get an automatic right to what the student creates. If you're a CS student creating SOFTWARE (which is a "Work of Authorship" under the US Copyright Act), any transfer of your rights to the university would have to be in a writing signed by you. Presume that you haven't done that. Absent that writing, the most the university can have is a non-exclusive license to the work. The first thing I'd do is look at the university policy on undergrad inventions. Every university has one (but it may be called something different or may be rolled into a more comprehensive policy.) In general, those policies form part of the agreement between the student and the university, but \*importantly\* unless the students has agreed, IN WRITING, to comply with those policies, they still can't effect a transfer of ownership. In general, when the research is not sponsored, universities will either (a) make no claim, (b) claim a royalty (such as "15% of revenue over $100K"), and/or (c) claim a non-exclusive license to the work. | Not a lawyer - Retired Chief Engineer for a Fortune 100 company. I have one of the first CS degrees from years and years ago. Find another project to do, thereby having a total separation of your project from the university. That way, there are no questions. Just find something else or team with someone else. Actually, teaming up with someone else can provide additional value to both you and your future employer. Just tell your senior project advisor you want to find a different topic. If your project is able to be monetized or patented, the university will be your senior partner. Essentially, they will control it (as in own it). Also, always read any NDA/IP assignment you are given in the future for "landmines". | 0 | 16,254 | 1.5 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijlkl3j | ijmm4xa | 1,660,062,805 | 1,660,076,873 | 2 | 3 | The statements of your professors likely are irrelevant what matters are the agreements the university has with its faculty and students plus the common law in your jurisdiction. In some places students own IP and in some places they don’t. See agreements and common law. That said. Don’t sweat it. You will always be attributed to the project. You will have other ideas. | Talk to a lawyer, very few people in this thread know what they are talking about. | 0 | 14,068 | 1.5 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijlzdiu | ijmm4xa | 1,660,068,274 | 1,660,076,873 | 2 | 3 | Simple. Follow the rules. If the University and its personnel are sponsoring, housing, funding, supplying, supervising, critiquing, mentoring and otherwise supporting your research, they are part of the deal. If you want to do it completely outside those parameters, go for it. | Talk to a lawyer, very few people in this thread know what they are talking about. | 0 | 8,599 | 1.5 |
wk06ko | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | How can i stop my University from taking a share of my project? I am a senior computer science student. I just started with my graduation project. From all the projects, i am the only one doing something that i passionate about and willing to continue it after graduation. One thing i’ve been told by my professors is that i am working and using University’s resources. Which means, they own a share if not all the project. How can i be prepared if this ever happens (never happened before in my Uni but i should be prepared) | ijmm4xa | ijlc81w | 1,660,076,873 | 1,660,059,669 | 3 | 2 | Talk to a lawyer, very few people in this thread know what they are talking about. | Hold on. You are also paying for access to those resources. That's what tuition is. It's common for universities to claim ownership of things that their GRADUATE students invent -- grad students are generally employees and they're working on paid research. And, they have generally all signed agreement with the university to the effect that the university owns all of their developments. It's likely that your professor is taking the rules that apply to graduate students and applying them to undergrads. It's less common for universities to claim ownership of their undergrad students' developments. Those students aren't being paid to do the work -- to the contrary, they are paying for the privilege and for access to the university resources. The university doesn't get an automatic right to what the student creates. If you're a CS student creating SOFTWARE (which is a "Work of Authorship" under the US Copyright Act), any transfer of your rights to the university would have to be in a writing signed by you. Presume that you haven't done that. Absent that writing, the most the university can have is a non-exclusive license to the work. The first thing I'd do is look at the university policy on undergrad inventions. Every university has one (but it may be called something different or may be rolled into a more comprehensive policy.) In general, those policies form part of the agreement between the student and the university, but \*importantly\* unless the students has agreed, IN WRITING, to comply with those policies, they still can't effect a transfer of ownership. In general, when the research is not sponsored, universities will either (a) make no claim, (b) claim a royalty (such as "15% of revenue over $100K"), and/or (c) claim a non-exclusive license to the work. | 1 | 17,204 | 1.5 |
mstatj | legaladvice_train | 0.77 | My neighbor from across the street keeps coming over to "take care of" a tree in front of my house. Is there any way I can make her stop? There is a tree on the city's side of the sidewalk in front of my house which my neighbor from across the street is obsessed with. She drops mulch around it, puts those anti-bug things on the trunk, waters it, mows around it, etc. I've asked her to stop. Repeatedly. She won't. In fact, she has instead written a knowingly false letter to the city parks department to complain that I was "conspiring to destroy or otherwise harm" the tree w/o permissions bc 1yr ago when I moved in I suggested she not mulch it bc I was considering talking to the city about having it removed (at the time I was considering some extensive yard work and maybe getting solar panels on the roof). Obviously under normal circumstances someone mowing in front of my place would be nice, not a problem. Given the false complaint to the city though, as well as her attempts to misrepresent herself as a city official while we talked, and just her refusal to stay away when asked I'm concerned about where this will go and really want to find a way to stop her from coming over to mess with that tree. But bc it's on city property I'm not sure there's anything I can do. Does anyone have suggestions? | guvjx20 | guv7s0x | 1,618,679,838 | 1,618,675,216 | 27 | 11 | What's your location? It matters. In many locations, you may own that property (and even tree), and the city just has an easement to use it. In others, you may own nothing. Where does your actual lot end? Either way, you should have options in talking with/dealing with the city in terms of either keeping the tree and putting a little fence around it, or removing the tree, or moving it elsewhere, or replacing it with a newly planted tree, or something. Ignore the neighbor, unless you want to get a protective order against her (which you'll need to document her harassment over time for). Deal with the city directly. | Call your local Alderperson. | 1 | 4,622 | 2.454545 |
mstatj | legaladvice_train | 0.77 | My neighbor from across the street keeps coming over to "take care of" a tree in front of my house. Is there any way I can make her stop? There is a tree on the city's side of the sidewalk in front of my house which my neighbor from across the street is obsessed with. She drops mulch around it, puts those anti-bug things on the trunk, waters it, mows around it, etc. I've asked her to stop. Repeatedly. She won't. In fact, she has instead written a knowingly false letter to the city parks department to complain that I was "conspiring to destroy or otherwise harm" the tree w/o permissions bc 1yr ago when I moved in I suggested she not mulch it bc I was considering talking to the city about having it removed (at the time I was considering some extensive yard work and maybe getting solar panels on the roof). Obviously under normal circumstances someone mowing in front of my place would be nice, not a problem. Given the false complaint to the city though, as well as her attempts to misrepresent herself as a city official while we talked, and just her refusal to stay away when asked I'm concerned about where this will go and really want to find a way to stop her from coming over to mess with that tree. But bc it's on city property I'm not sure there's anything I can do. Does anyone have suggestions? | guv7s0x | guvsgoz | 1,618,675,216 | 1,618,683,726 | 11 | 16 | Call your local Alderperson. | Does the city have any concerns with your neighbor messing with their tree and landscaping along the street? If the city doesn't care about her doing that, then they probably won't care if you undo her work and you're every bit entitled to landscape city-owned land as she is, moreso if the city holds you responsible for what's directly in front of your house. Of course, you could always go for the nuclear option and discuss removing the tree with the city even if you don't really want to remove it at this point. Having it removed through city channels because it's become a nuisance for you and for them may solve the problem, even if it really upsets the neighbor. | 0 | 8,510 | 1.454545 |
qhqk7d | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Is it legal for my boss to have me sign an agreement to keep wages confidential? I’ve tried to look this up online but I can’t seem to find any hard facts that I understand. I’m not in HR or anything of the sort. Just a regular employee at an e-commerce business. I have been “talked to” several times about talking about money in group meetings but I was only asking about Per diems or commission pay. Ive had closed door discussions with my boss(owner) that I cannot talk about wages or money or else they could be in trouble. I have read that this is illegal but I’d like to have hard facts if/when I bring this up to my boss (Hard if on that). I just got a 1$ an hour wage increase and on the agreement document my boss had me sign it states “all salary and wage information is expected to be kept confidential”. Does anyone have any information on this? In Texas. | hied3sj | hieblsl | 1,635,438,655 | 1,635,438,070 | 95 | 27 | Are you a “Supervisor” > The term “supervisor” means any individual having authority, in the interest of the employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or responsibly to direct them, or to adjust their grievances, or effectively to recommend such action, if in connection with the foregoing the exercise of such authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature, but requires the use of independent judgment. If you are, you have no right to section 7 protected activity. If you are an employee rather than a supervisor, you would file an 8a1 complaint with the NLRB. > (3) The term “employee” shall include any employee, and shall not be limited to the employees of a particular employer, unless the Act [this subchapter] explicitly states otherwise, and shall include any individual whose work has ceased as a consequence of, or in connection with, any current labor dispute or because of any unfair labor practice, and who has not obtained any other regular and substantially equivalent employment, but shall not include any individual employed as an agricultural laborer, or in the domestic service of any family or person at his home, or any individual employed by his parent or spouse, or any individual having the status of an independent contractor, or any individual employed as a supervisor, or any individual employed by an employer subject to the Railway Labor Act [45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.], as amended from time to time, or by any other person who is not an employer as herein defined. Reference/definitions to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) 29 U.S.C. §§ 151-169 Section 2, 7, 8 https://www.nlrb.gov/guidance/key-reference-materials/ley-de-relaciones-obrero-patronales | As long as you are not in management, with the authority to act as a supervisor, discussing pay is a protected activity under the National Labor Relations Act. You can make a complaint to the National Labor Relations Board, as the policy that they're asking you to sign is not legal, and enforcing it is even less legal. | 1 | 585 | 3.518519 |
qhqk7d | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Is it legal for my boss to have me sign an agreement to keep wages confidential? I’ve tried to look this up online but I can’t seem to find any hard facts that I understand. I’m not in HR or anything of the sort. Just a regular employee at an e-commerce business. I have been “talked to” several times about talking about money in group meetings but I was only asking about Per diems or commission pay. Ive had closed door discussions with my boss(owner) that I cannot talk about wages or money or else they could be in trouble. I have read that this is illegal but I’d like to have hard facts if/when I bring this up to my boss (Hard if on that). I just got a 1$ an hour wage increase and on the agreement document my boss had me sign it states “all salary and wage information is expected to be kept confidential”. Does anyone have any information on this? In Texas. | hied3sj | hiebo1b | 1,635,438,655 | 1,635,438,094 | 95 | 9 | Are you a “Supervisor” > The term “supervisor” means any individual having authority, in the interest of the employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or responsibly to direct them, or to adjust their grievances, or effectively to recommend such action, if in connection with the foregoing the exercise of such authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature, but requires the use of independent judgment. If you are, you have no right to section 7 protected activity. If you are an employee rather than a supervisor, you would file an 8a1 complaint with the NLRB. > (3) The term “employee” shall include any employee, and shall not be limited to the employees of a particular employer, unless the Act [this subchapter] explicitly states otherwise, and shall include any individual whose work has ceased as a consequence of, or in connection with, any current labor dispute or because of any unfair labor practice, and who has not obtained any other regular and substantially equivalent employment, but shall not include any individual employed as an agricultural laborer, or in the domestic service of any family or person at his home, or any individual employed by his parent or spouse, or any individual having the status of an independent contractor, or any individual employed as a supervisor, or any individual employed by an employer subject to the Railway Labor Act [45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.], as amended from time to time, or by any other person who is not an employer as herein defined. Reference/definitions to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) 29 U.S.C. §§ 151-169 Section 2, 7, 8 https://www.nlrb.gov/guidance/key-reference-materials/ley-de-relaciones-obrero-patronales | No, it's not. Look up Concerted Activity. However, they can ding you for talking in meetings about off-topic subject matter. Talk about pay with coworkers at the bar on your own time is fine; talking about anything during meetings on the close is only fine if boss allows it. | 1 | 561 | 10.555556 |
ydjkee | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | Work wants me to sign a confidentiality agreement stating that I will not discuss pay (Georgia) They want me to sign a form stating that I will not discuss salary with other employees and if I do, I lose any extra pay. Is this legal? | ittei86 | itt7f0k | 1,666,757,510 | 1,666,753,588 | 61 | 22 | I am not a lawyer but a former HR person. for 80+% of employment it's illegal to restrict discussion of YOUR pay. If you have access to details about others' pay, that's a different story. | \_\_ Not legal advice \_\_ \- What they are requesting you to do may be illegal (to some extent) \- Do you 'potentially' have a claim if fired? very likely \- Does it make sense to go through all of this for a simple NDA? no \- Is walking to Vegas from California possible? yes. Is it logical? no Good luck | 1 | 3,922 | 2.772727 |
ydjkee | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | Work wants me to sign a confidentiality agreement stating that I will not discuss pay (Georgia) They want me to sign a form stating that I will not discuss salary with other employees and if I do, I lose any extra pay. Is this legal? | ittcq7l | ittei86 | 1,666,756,478 | 1,666,757,510 | 6 | 61 | If I were you, I would not sign. I would ask for a copy of the document, and I would request the request to sign the document in writing. Then I would consult an attorney. | I am not a lawyer but a former HR person. for 80+% of employment it's illegal to restrict discussion of YOUR pay. If you have access to details about others' pay, that's a different story. | 0 | 1,032 | 10.166667 |
ydjkee | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | Work wants me to sign a confidentiality agreement stating that I will not discuss pay (Georgia) They want me to sign a form stating that I will not discuss salary with other employees and if I do, I lose any extra pay. Is this legal? | itu4sha | ittcq7l | 1,666,778,299 | 1,666,756,478 | 14 | 6 | Another option is to sign it to not make waves and report it to NLRB so they can clear it up later. | If I were you, I would not sign. I would ask for a copy of the document, and I would request the request to sign the document in writing. Then I would consult an attorney. | 1 | 21,821 | 2.333333 |
ydjkee | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | Work wants me to sign a confidentiality agreement stating that I will not discuss pay (Georgia) They want me to sign a form stating that I will not discuss salary with other employees and if I do, I lose any extra pay. Is this legal? | ittcq7l | itvw0u1 | 1,666,756,478 | 1,666,807,959 | 6 | 7 | If I were you, I would not sign. I would ask for a copy of the document, and I would request the request to sign the document in writing. Then I would consult an attorney. | This usually mean either you or someone else is being under paid | 0 | 51,481 | 1.166667 |
ydjkee | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | Work wants me to sign a confidentiality agreement stating that I will not discuss pay (Georgia) They want me to sign a form stating that I will not discuss salary with other employees and if I do, I lose any extra pay. Is this legal? | itvw0u1 | itvqkn8 | 1,666,807,959 | 1,666,805,866 | 7 | 2 | This usually mean either you or someone else is being under paid | Nal. Iirc, railroad, government, and supervisors are the usual jobs that aren't protected. Most everything else is and you absolutely have the right to discuss your wages. Them even making that confidentiality agreement seems like a good way for them to get in trouble. Get a copy and reach out to the NLRB with it. | 1 | 2,093 | 3.5 |
v9mtfm | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | I am a server in a restaurant, I misheard a customer and rang up the wrong food which was then cooked. The owner says I have to pay for the meal I rung up incorrectly. Is this legal? What the title says. I live in Florida if that matters. | ic14p1e | ic130xg | 1,654,991,919 | 1,654,991,027 | 3 | 2 | I agree with everything that others are saying here. That said, on a personal note, if I were in your place, I would be looking for another job. Finding something else might be the best way to prevent this employer from using abusive or manipulating tactics against you again. This kind of attitude from an employer is never an isolated incident. | If he dies deduct, you need to file a wage theft claim with your labor board. Understand that you will likely be fired. | 1 | 892 | 1.5 |
a6nem7 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it illegal for a restaurant to make a server pay for a bill if the customer walked out? A restaurant I work for in Michigan has posted a new "policy" that they want us all to sign. It basically states that if we don't hold a customer's ID or credit card, if said customer walks out, then we have to pay their bill. I'm pretty sure a restaurant cannot force their wait staff to cover walk outs when they opt into the tip credit. We make server minimum wage, not regular minimum wage, so from my knowledge they cannot take our tips correct? Extra detail: This is an extremely busy restaurant that turns into essentially a bar after 9pm. Tonight it was packed and despite our best efforts, we had a few walk outs. We literally cannot babysit every table, nor has the restaurant given us a good/reliable way for us to hold cards without risking losing them. I took a picture of the paper. I'm not sure how to post it. | ebww0v1 | ebx0hve | 1,544,974,332 | 1,544,978,423 | 35 | 49 | No, this is not legal. The FLSA makes this illegal for any employee for whom the employer claims an FLSA 3(m) tip credit. https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs15.htm | I don’t know about the legality but I’d try my hardest to find another gig, jump ship immediately and leave the owner short handed for the holidays. And encourage your other co-workers to do the same. Cite this policy when quitting. Legal or not, this is BS and could end up in staff getting into physical altercations with customers trying to dine and dash. | 0 | 4,091 | 1.4 |
a6nem7 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it illegal for a restaurant to make a server pay for a bill if the customer walked out? A restaurant I work for in Michigan has posted a new "policy" that they want us all to sign. It basically states that if we don't hold a customer's ID or credit card, if said customer walks out, then we have to pay their bill. I'm pretty sure a restaurant cannot force their wait staff to cover walk outs when they opt into the tip credit. We make server minimum wage, not regular minimum wage, so from my knowledge they cannot take our tips correct? Extra detail: This is an extremely busy restaurant that turns into essentially a bar after 9pm. Tonight it was packed and despite our best efforts, we had a few walk outs. We literally cannot babysit every table, nor has the restaurant given us a good/reliable way for us to hold cards without risking losing them. I took a picture of the paper. I'm not sure how to post it. | ebwdq1d | ebx0hve | 1,544,947,561 | 1,544,978,423 | 25 | 49 | I would check with the Michigan Wage and Hour division, but that sounds like it might be illegal even if you sign. | I don’t know about the legality but I’d try my hardest to find another gig, jump ship immediately and leave the owner short handed for the holidays. And encourage your other co-workers to do the same. Cite this policy when quitting. Legal or not, this is BS and could end up in staff getting into physical altercations with customers trying to dine and dash. | 0 | 30,862 | 1.96 |
a6nem7 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it illegal for a restaurant to make a server pay for a bill if the customer walked out? A restaurant I work for in Michigan has posted a new "policy" that they want us all to sign. It basically states that if we don't hold a customer's ID or credit card, if said customer walks out, then we have to pay their bill. I'm pretty sure a restaurant cannot force their wait staff to cover walk outs when they opt into the tip credit. We make server minimum wage, not regular minimum wage, so from my knowledge they cannot take our tips correct? Extra detail: This is an extremely busy restaurant that turns into essentially a bar after 9pm. Tonight it was packed and despite our best efforts, we had a few walk outs. We literally cannot babysit every table, nor has the restaurant given us a good/reliable way for us to hold cards without risking losing them. I took a picture of the paper. I'm not sure how to post it. | ebx0hve | ebwz7re | 1,544,978,423 | 1,544,977,266 | 49 | 25 | I don’t know about the legality but I’d try my hardest to find another gig, jump ship immediately and leave the owner short handed for the holidays. And encourage your other co-workers to do the same. Cite this policy when quitting. Legal or not, this is BS and could end up in staff getting into physical altercations with customers trying to dine and dash. | Not legal but practical advice. Most POS will allow you to open a tab by swiping the card. Check with management to get this feature started if you don’t have it. If you swipe a card and rerun it you will never have a walk out. | 1 | 1,157 | 1.96 |
a6nem7 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it illegal for a restaurant to make a server pay for a bill if the customer walked out? A restaurant I work for in Michigan has posted a new "policy" that they want us all to sign. It basically states that if we don't hold a customer's ID or credit card, if said customer walks out, then we have to pay their bill. I'm pretty sure a restaurant cannot force their wait staff to cover walk outs when they opt into the tip credit. We make server minimum wage, not regular minimum wage, so from my knowledge they cannot take our tips correct? Extra detail: This is an extremely busy restaurant that turns into essentially a bar after 9pm. Tonight it was packed and despite our best efforts, we had a few walk outs. We literally cannot babysit every table, nor has the restaurant given us a good/reliable way for us to hold cards without risking losing them. I took a picture of the paper. I'm not sure how to post it. | ebwzaop | ebx0hve | 1,544,977,343 | 1,544,978,423 | 24 | 49 | Regarding the holding of cards, according to PCI DSS rules, the merchant (you/restaurant) is never supposed to have access to or be in possession of a customer's credit or debit card. If PCI were to catch wind of this your employer could be fined millions of dollars. Source: I work IT in the payment card industry. | I don’t know about the legality but I’d try my hardest to find another gig, jump ship immediately and leave the owner short handed for the holidays. And encourage your other co-workers to do the same. Cite this policy when quitting. Legal or not, this is BS and could end up in staff getting into physical altercations with customers trying to dine and dash. | 0 | 1,080 | 2.041667 |
a6nem7 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it illegal for a restaurant to make a server pay for a bill if the customer walked out? A restaurant I work for in Michigan has posted a new "policy" that they want us all to sign. It basically states that if we don't hold a customer's ID or credit card, if said customer walks out, then we have to pay their bill. I'm pretty sure a restaurant cannot force their wait staff to cover walk outs when they opt into the tip credit. We make server minimum wage, not regular minimum wage, so from my knowledge they cannot take our tips correct? Extra detail: This is an extremely busy restaurant that turns into essentially a bar after 9pm. Tonight it was packed and despite our best efforts, we had a few walk outs. We literally cannot babysit every table, nor has the restaurant given us a good/reliable way for us to hold cards without risking losing them. I took a picture of the paper. I'm not sure how to post it. | ebx02v9 | ebx0hve | 1,544,978,048 | 1,544,978,423 | 2 | 49 | I am not a lawyer. I’m gonna leave the actual legality of this to the other commenters and discuss from a contract perspective. In general modifications to contracts require new consideration from both sides (eg they need to pay you more money or something in exchange for your promise to cover the loss). This would normally make the thing they’re asking you to sign unenforceable. You are at-will though and there is a precedent that merely continuing to employ an at-will worker is enough to be consideration (the case is called Columber). You should talk to a lawyer if possible | I don’t know about the legality but I’d try my hardest to find another gig, jump ship immediately and leave the owner short handed for the holidays. And encourage your other co-workers to do the same. Cite this policy when quitting. Legal or not, this is BS and could end up in staff getting into physical altercations with customers trying to dine and dash. | 0 | 375 | 24.5 |
a6nem7 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it illegal for a restaurant to make a server pay for a bill if the customer walked out? A restaurant I work for in Michigan has posted a new "policy" that they want us all to sign. It basically states that if we don't hold a customer's ID or credit card, if said customer walks out, then we have to pay their bill. I'm pretty sure a restaurant cannot force their wait staff to cover walk outs when they opt into the tip credit. We make server minimum wage, not regular minimum wage, so from my knowledge they cannot take our tips correct? Extra detail: This is an extremely busy restaurant that turns into essentially a bar after 9pm. Tonight it was packed and despite our best efforts, we had a few walk outs. We literally cannot babysit every table, nor has the restaurant given us a good/reliable way for us to hold cards without risking losing them. I took a picture of the paper. I'm not sure how to post it. | ebwdq1d | ebww0v1 | 1,544,947,561 | 1,544,974,332 | 25 | 35 | I would check with the Michigan Wage and Hour division, but that sounds like it might be illegal even if you sign. | No, this is not legal. The FLSA makes this illegal for any employee for whom the employer claims an FLSA 3(m) tip credit. https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs15.htm | 0 | 26,771 | 1.4 |
a6nem7 | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Is it illegal for a restaurant to make a server pay for a bill if the customer walked out? A restaurant I work for in Michigan has posted a new "policy" that they want us all to sign. It basically states that if we don't hold a customer's ID or credit card, if said customer walks out, then we have to pay their bill. I'm pretty sure a restaurant cannot force their wait staff to cover walk outs when they opt into the tip credit. We make server minimum wage, not regular minimum wage, so from my knowledge they cannot take our tips correct? Extra detail: This is an extremely busy restaurant that turns into essentially a bar after 9pm. Tonight it was packed and despite our best efforts, we had a few walk outs. We literally cannot babysit every table, nor has the restaurant given us a good/reliable way for us to hold cards without risking losing them. I took a picture of the paper. I'm not sure how to post it. | ebx02v9 | ebzzd0x | 1,544,978,048 | 1,545,078,112 | 2 | 4 | I am not a lawyer. I’m gonna leave the actual legality of this to the other commenters and discuss from a contract perspective. In general modifications to contracts require new consideration from both sides (eg they need to pay you more money or something in exchange for your promise to cover the loss). This would normally make the thing they’re asking you to sign unenforceable. You are at-will though and there is a precedent that merely continuing to employ an at-will worker is enough to be consideration (the case is called Columber). You should talk to a lawyer if possible | So if I attempted to detain a customer from walking out (in order to keep my hard-earned money) and either he or I were injured during my attempt, would the restaurant be liable? Because the restaurant is putting me in that position. | 0 | 100,064 | 2 |
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