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Landlord Tenant HousingFriends are destroying the home I just bought (self.legaladvice)

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Location: Nevada. fire alarm was broken and was going off for multiple hours at place of employement. Management told us to 'power through it' and continue the work day. Most employees needed to seek medical attention after. (self.legaladvice)

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Real Estate lawCan my estranged father take my house if his name was never on the deed? (self.legaladvice)

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Credit Debt BankruptcyFiance Suddenly Died (self.legaladvice)

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Found my own obituary online - with my full name, DOB, hometown, date of death, method of death (suicide), picture of my face, and a remembrance blurb. What are my options here? USA (self.legaladvice)

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Criminal LawFriend charged with felony child abuse during postpartum mental health crisis. What should we expect? (self.legaladvice)

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Warrant for my arrest - two years later?! (self.legaladvice)

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Daughters Grandparents won’t allow me to see her. (self.legaladvice)

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Custody Divorce and FamilyLocation : Florida Can a final divorce be changed ? Appealed? (self.legaladvice)

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Real Estate lawSeller lied to us about the roof. Now it needs replacing. (self.legaladvice)

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Georgia neighbor wants to connect to our fence over three feet into our property line (self.legaladvice)

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New building's exhaust vents into my roof deck: What can I do? (Chicago) (self.legaladvice)

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Intellectual PropertyIn Ohio. My neighbor filed a civil law suit against me for $5000 plus legal fees over a property line dispute. (self.legaladvice)

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Intellectual PropertyFree caricature gone wrong (self.legaladvice)

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Employment LawI was scolded today for “only” arriving 10 minutes early to my work shift- My manager says that I should be arriving 15-20 minutes early each day instead, unpaid. Is this legal? (self.legaladvice)

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Found out that the woman who told me she'd aborted her pregnancy months ago lied and may be seeking child support when the baby arrives. (self.legaladvice)

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UPS totaled my truck while it was parked in my home! (self.legaladvice)

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My excuse for jury duty got rejected and I'm not sure what to do (self.legaladvice)

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Event staff told me and wheelchair bound partner we can’t park in disabled spot because they were reserving it for a taco truck employee. Is this illegal? (self.legaladvice)

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Real Estate lawCo-owner trying to sell my portion of the house (self.legaladvice)

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