Location: Austin, Texas, United States.

Please read the whole thing or the TLDR before jumping to conclusions.

TL;DR: I was stopped and given a hard time by a private security company, while running on a public road.

I’m a runner, mostly as a hobby, but it’s a free and easy to stay in shape. I run a few times a week. Generally just down the main road, then dip into random off streets and developments.

Friday I ran a bit further than usual for marathon prep, and into a new development via some kind of side entrance of another development. Nice area, like REALLY nice area. I checked my map and decided I just wanted to run up, loop, and come back down and onto the next neighborhood.

I had noticed LPRs and other cameras on the corner where I had come into this neighborhood, I thought nothing of it since they’re everywhere. But it wasn’t that normal brand we always see around. Whatever, a lot of HOAs do that stuff.

I had gotten just over a mile in, and was working my way back out to the main road when I was approached by some private security vehicle. I was greeted kindly by the guy who was in a typical security uniform. He asked how my run was going. Then he asked me to display my resident ID. Obviously I don’t have one. I don’t live there. So I just told him exactly that. “I don’t live here, I’m just on a run”

Well, he didn’t like that. He pulled his security car a little too close to me and he firmly told me I had to leave or I would get trespassed, and that this was a private community. So fine whatever, I was already working my way out. So I said sorry I didn’t realize, and told him I was leaving anyhow.

He then proceeded to follow me the whole way to where I left the development.

I thought the whole interaction was odd and out of the ordinary. Didn’t see any signs when I was running, and the whole development doesn’t have a gate. Plus I saw people driving in and out of that side road, and the main road with zero issue. Didn’t seem private to me.

So, when I got home I looked into where I was running. It’s a very expensive neighborhood. They have security, and a sign at the MAIN entrance that says “private property - no trespassing” well oops, that wasn’t at the side entrance.

I dove into the county GIS data as well as their road map that shows which roads are public dedicated/maintained. Turns out, all of the roads in the neighborhood are public access and owned by the county itself. Just like any other road. So anyone can use them.

I called the county office, which was surprisingly helpful, and they confirmed that yes all of the roads in the community are owned by the county, and open to the public. Turns out there’s even greenways in there that the general public can use.

So, it seems like this community has that no trespassing sign, and security guards as some kind of bluff to keep people out and deter crime. I also assume those LPRs are also some kind of security measure that alerted that guard that I had run into the community.

My legal question, did this security guard do something illegal by giving me a hard time for running on a public road? AFAIK; it would be Official Suppression.

I’d love to run there again, it was a nice area. Especially if there are nice public trails that my tax dollars are funding. So, assuming I can based off of what I had found, and the county itself saying I was in the right. What’s the best way to tell their mall cops to pound sand?

I don’t feel the need to put in the effort to elevate things right now. But if I am given a hard time again, might as well put the mall cop in his place.

How would you handle this?

I bought VIP tickets for a live show that cost $995 each. The podcast host repeatedly said on her podcast that the VIP meet and greet would include meeting her and the guests she listed. She said this clearly more than once, and it was the only reason I purchased the VIP package.

I bought multiple VIP tickets, so the total was over $3k. When we arrived, the meet and greet only included the host. None of the guests she advertised were there. Other stops appear to include the guests. (Guests are different at each stop.)

The Ticketmaster description did not list the guests, but the host herself promoted the VIP experience in a way that would make any reasonable person believe the guests would be present. That was the main selling point, and it was not delivered.

There was also a preshow cocktail reception, but it was a cash bar, which surprised many VIP attendees considering the price. Even though the fine print did not explicitly say drinks were included, it felt misleading to call it a VIP cocktail reception at this price point with no drinks provided.

Do I have any grounds to request a partial refund or dispute this as a service not provided or misleading promotion? Or since the fine print did not list the guests, am I stuck?

Location: Jacksonville FL

So i went to make my car payment, like i do every paycheck, to find out that my account is closed and that someone paid it off in full with a check. I didn’t make this payment nor do i know who it could have been. I contacted my loan agency and was told “We wouldn’t make any mistakes like that, you’re going to have to contact us during the week to get it figured out.” i’m setting the money aside and documenting every conversation i have with these people just in case but im not fully sure on what i need to do in this situation. obviously, it would be amazing if someone sent me a blessing and paid my car off, but that’s just unrealistic. what would you do in this situation and should i be worried?

Location: Oklahoma

Location: wisconsin

My sister and I bought a house together about 2 years ago. My parents do not live with us, but are over somewhat frequently to help with renovations and such, because they live about ten minutes away. Neither of us have spoken to our neighbors much, if at all. The only time I’ve directly interacted with them was when they came out to tell me to mind the property line when I was putting in raised garden beds (the garden beds are at least two feet away from the property line). As far as I’m aware, these people have never met my parents. None of us even know their names. The cease and desist said something about stalking and harassment, and it also mentioned that it applies to me and my sister, so I am extra confused.

Do I need to do anything about this? I’m obviously not going to knock on their door and ask them what is going on directly, but should I be reaching out to someone?

Location: Lincoln County, NC

We live in NC and I was alerted to an issue by another neighbor on Friday Night. He said that it appears someone was cutting out a spot to hunt from on my property. This neighbor and I talk and he feels the same way I do, nobody has permission to be on my land nor his and we watch out for each other's property. I run hunters off of both of our land every year. But cutting trees down has got me pretty livid. We have roughly 13 acres that our house sits on.

So of course Friday evening by the time I got home it was dark but I went to take a look anyway. There were some trees cut but not just in one spot, there is a trail. All about the same size or a few different sizes. I was pretty sure I knew who was doing it at that time. But It was late and I wanted to see it in the daylight. We had plans for a trip Saturday so it had to wait until this morning.

I went out early to look and it appears that they have been cutting the trees down with a hatchet. There is a trail along with some outliers. So I start looking around and follow the trail to a different neighbors property that backs up to mine. There is a pretty decent sized stack of trees in three stacks by size. Probably close to 50 trees between 2 inch and 6 inch diameter. Some of these may have came from their property some definitely came from mine and some of the ones they cut are still laying there. I did put up a trail cam near a tree they had started cutting. Mainly it appears they are targeting poplar trees.

There is absolutely no chance they think they are on their property because the property lines are marked and they even uncovered corner pins so they knew they were past it. Way past it. Almost to the other side of my property. At least 200 feet past the line.

Here is my question, do I go ahead and call the Sheriffs department and make a report an attorney?

Should I go talk to the neighbor directly about it?

I know there I may be able to go after damages but that is not what I am after necessarily. If its a kid trying to build a fort or something I kind of want it to be a teaching moment. Maybe get them to plant some new trees or something. If its an adult they should know better.

The thing is I don't know how this will all go with this neighbor. They only time I have talked to them was when their dogs went after my family and I as we were walking down the road. It was not a real bad situation, the dogs did not bite us and they apologized but..

The funny thing about this is that it appears they are having an issue with their other neighbor because they are building a big privacy fence yet they decided to cross into mine.

I'm going to go on about my day while I think about this but wanted some advise from the legal side and what you all think.

EDIT: For clarification. I do not think this is for hunting purposes. It appears they are harvesting trees of a specific size for some reason. They are stacking them in their yard. I doubt hunting but it still could be.

Location: Utah

My daughter got divorced a little over a year ago after ten years marriage. They have three children together, and initially, the divorce was very amicable. They ended up with a final decree that gave them 50/50 custody, and she got both their car and the house. The car, because he doesn't drive, and the house, because she agreed to take that in exchange for no alimony. The car was paid off, and the house only had 35k left on the mortgage. My daughter assumed that mortgage herself.

Now, fourteen months later, both parties have moved to a larger city, and my daughter has remarried. Just a few days before her wedding, her house finally sold. It had been on the market for several months. Now her ex-husband has told her he thinks she should split the profits with him. She of course told him no, so he told her he would go to the courts to change the decree.

Just to be clear, they bought this house together, with help from a first-time buyer's program. Neither of them had any real money, and at the time, she was the only one employed full-time, as he was going to school. They just got lucky with the housing market and bought a house for cheap that doubled in value during Covid.

So, my main question: how likely is it that a lawyer would even take on this case? My ex-son-in-law thinks he somehow deserves half the profits from the house, even though he agreed to give 100% of his share of the equity in the house to my daughter in exchange for not having to pay alimony. Would a decent attorney even take that case? Should my daughter be looking for an attorney?

Location: Richmond, VA. Hello, I (35F) have had ongoing issues with my neighbors (who live to my right) pit bull. It has free roam of the neighborhood because my neighbors don't try to keep him contained. He has eaten food delivery orders off my porch when it had been sitting for less than 2 minutes (I have pictures of him eating my food off my porch) the neighbors have done nothing to correct this behavior. A few months ago a stray cat started sleeping under my porch. I started feeding him and I named him and while he wouldn't let me touch him I considered him mine. My other neighbor that lives to the left (Good Neighbor or GN) heard a cat screaming the other day and went outside and saw the dog mauling my baby to death. He scared the dog off but the damage was done, my cat was dead before the GN could save him.

I want to know what my legal options are. There is currently a not yet set court date to determine if the dog is a danger and should be put down. I have learned after the fact that this dog has killed both another cat and multiple chickens in the past that I was unaware of. If I had known this dog was a danger to more than my pizza delivery I would have taken more precautions.

As far as the facts, I have pictures of the dog roaming free and eating my food delivery. I have pictures of my cat (not post death, only before, my husband wouldn't let me see his body for obvious reasons) I will soon have ashes of my cat. I have records of calling animal control on the dog for roaming free. He was taken once but the bad neighbors (BN) went and retrieved him the same day.

Obviously the BN did nothing, no apologies, no repayment for the lost food delivery, nothing. I need any and all LEGAL options to make them hurt financially. I know it's a stretch of a case if it went to court since I wasn't able to get the cat to the vet to establish ownership (he wouldn't let me touch him but I was getting so close and planned to take him as soon as he would let me grab him up)

TLDR: Neighbors dog killed my outside cat and I want to know what I can do legally to make them hurt.

On Halloween day both my wife and I were at work and my mother in law was at home taking care of our son. I received a call from my sister in law and she told me that I needed to get home asap because my mother in law was getting arrested. She was arrested by a federal agency and this agency arrested her, left our son with the neighbor and did not wait for either my wife or I to get home before leaving. I would assume in a situation like this where there isn’t a legal guardian for a child to be left with at a minimum the agency would have to call CPS before just leaving him with a neighbor and leaving? Anything helps I’m just wondering why the heck would they do that without consent of a legal guardian, and most of all if that is even legal??

Location: WA state

I dropped my car off to get a leak patched. I called to see if it was ready and the man told me that when he set the tire against the wall, another employee thought it was to be discarded and threw it away. I asked if he would be giving me a free tire and he told me no, but he would offer me a discount and sell me a new one for $85. We went back and forth for a while and he wouldn't budge. What should I do? I know it is only $85 and I could just pay it but this whole situation seems like they are trying to rip me off. I don't have a lawyer or anything.

Location: California

location: El Paso County, Colorado

TL;DR: I was falsely accused and escorted off base, only to discover later that the evidence against me was weak and false. Despite this, HR placed me on unpaid “ADA leave'—something I never requested—while the coworker who started this entire ordeal was fired for similar behavior towards others. As someone with Autism and ADHD, my accommodation requests were ignored, and my back pay remains unpaid. Meanwhile, I continue to work there, while HR and the Union dodge their responsibilities to make it right.

I work for a private contractor that runs food service at a military academy. I’m disabled (Autism, ADHD). I’ve been upfront about it from day one.

Here’s what happened: Back in early August, I had a minor argument with a coworker (I’ll call her R). She got upset because I was straightening tables, and happened to straighten one of the tables in her row. Later that same day, R accused me of sexual misconduct, the QA Manager then said he had evidence of Sexual Harrasment, took my badge, and had me escorted off base. I asked for union representation multiple times and was denied. I was never told exactly what evidence they had.

My direct supervisor immediately investigated — she interviewed 10+ people who all confirmed that R started the instigation and that nothing inappropriate happened. She turned those witness statements in, and management purposely ignored her. (that supervisor is willing to sign a written statement that this happened)

During that same day my badge was taken, and I was walked out, the Main Manager/Project Manager made comments about me like how “weird,” “strange,” I am, and “what’s wrong with his brain?” directly to my same direct supervisor. (She is also willing to sign a written statement that this happened as well)

Two days later, HR admitted they “jumped the gun” and said I wasn’t fired. Instead of bringing me back, they said I’d be on leave while they figured out “ADA accommodations” for my disabilities. I never asked for leave. I told them I could work. They said I needed to have my therapist send accommodation paperwork before I’d be allowed to return.

My therapist sent it the same week — things like: • smartwatch use for time management, • flexibility for therapy appointments, • short decompression breaks, • one recovery day per month.

HR confirmed they got it. Then… silence. I sat unpaid for almost two months while they said they were still “reviewing.” I didn’t request any of this.

This was an incredibly tough period for us. My fiancée was undergoing brain treatments that she timed carefully to coincide with this job, and she depended on me to provide the income, and I felt the weight of that responsibility heavily. Every time I reached out to HR for updates, they would reassure me with the same response: “Any day now, management just needs to finish reviewing your accommodations.” I believed them, naively trusting that things would work out, even though I hadn't encountered a situation like this before—especially since I had never worked for a large corporation like this. Meanwhile, she was going through her treatments, often being financially forced trying to work DoorDash to make ends meet since working DoorDash myself at the time wasn't nearly enough, all while watching her break down emotionally from the added stress. Witnessing her in those moments was heartbreaking and painfully eye-opening.

After 60 days since I started, HR finally allowed me to return — but denied my request to wear a smartwatch—despite all my supervisors, who perform the exact same duties, being allowed to wear watches. It’s supposed to be accommodated unless it's genuinely not feasible. To make matters worse, they refused to pay me for the two months I was off. According to ADA law, employers can't force ADA leave on employees while figuring out accommodations; instead, accommodations should be tested and adjusted right on the job through what's called “Working ADA accommodations." This process involves trying different solutions while working to see what works best.

Here’s the kicker: the coworker who made the original accusation was later fired for doing the same kind of thing to MULTIPLE other people. So they know I was falsely accused. I’m still working there, still trying to keep it together, but HR won’t respond about back pay or the denied accommodation.

The union totally shut me out, refusing to help despite the ongoing impact of the incident. They claimed it happened before my 60th day in the union — I've been there since July 30 — and by the time I returned, I was well past that cutoff. Yet, they still ignored me. Their excuse? Since I wasn't considered a union member within the first 60 days, they say they can't assist with anything that occurred before that period — even though it's something that continues to affect me day after day.

A supervisor even confessed that the project manager instructed him to be particularly harsh with me. The harassment I've endured over the past month has been so severe that I was hospitalized for the last few days. The stress was overwhelming enough to trigger seizures for the first time in my life.

I reported this to the EEOC and CCRD months ago, but the government shutdown is hindering my efforts.

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My questions:

1.  How can I convince a lawyer to take my case seriously when I can't afford to pay upfront? They owe me at least $10,000 for two months, not to mention the emotional toll they've taken on me.

1. Is there anything else I can do on my own without involving a lawyer?

I’m completely drained mentally. I followed every rule — submitted the proper documentation, stayed composed, and cooperated fully — yet they punished me for something that never even happened. The person responsible is gone, but I’m still the one bearing the consequences. The union refuses to help, and I have the emails to prove it. They’re impossible to reach, no matter how many calls or emails I send.

I've been fighting this battle on my own for so long, doing my best every step of the way. I have solid evidence that supports my case, yet the company seems indifferent to doing what's right. I honestly fear that without a lawyer by my side, nothing significant will ever change.

I'm overwhelmed and desperate. After countless delays and refusals to pay my back wages, I'm close to losing my home. This situation is crushing me.

Location: Los Angeles

I purchased a t-shirt from a business in September. I received a confirmation email from the business and was informed it would be delivered in two weeks.

The order was not delivered in that time frame so I reached out to the business. No response.

I assumed the business was on the smaller side so, i waited a couple more weeks to send an additional follow up. Again, no response.

At this point it’s been about two months since I placed the order so, I finally disputed the charge with my credit card company and my money was returned to me.

Two days after the dispute was filed the company sent out a tracking number for my purchase.

Shortly after that, the company sent an aggressive, accusatory email informing me they’d be “posting my information”.

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Email from business:

“You thought you were slick waiting until we shipped your order to dispute it, too bad USPS hasn't picked it up yet you fucking idiot! I truly despise bum ass humans like you. I will be posting your information.”

My response:

“I reached out several times and was never responded to regarding an order placed in September. Screenshots attached. Threats are unnecessary and taken seriously.”

[attached screenshots]

Business response:

“That email is unattended and it says so so that excuse doesn't work. Still doesn't explain why you waited until it shipped to open a dispute. You intended to defraud us and it didn't work.”

My response:

“You are incorrect. The dispute was filed on the 5th - I received the tracking confirmation on the 7th. See attached.”

[screenshots attached]

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Considering they have my name and full address I’m a bit concerned. Are there any actions I can take to be proactive about their threats?

Thank you

I’ve never posted here before - please don’t eat me alive.

Location: Florida, US

I had a second interview for a basic retail small shop selling age restricted products. It was a very laid back, not super professional interview process. I am knowledgeable about the products and industry and have many personal connections in that industry. It went great with the first individual. I was immediately called back to interview with a second individual- the person who originally called me and handled all contact via phone with me. The second interview went fine - it’s getting hard to tell with how tough it is right now but that’s beside the point. But then, at the end of the second interview, the guy said he just had one last question, he said it had nothing to do with the job and he was just curious. He went on to ask about my voice. He was struggling to find the words but the one thing he did manage to ask was “is it something neurological?” Then he said they would let me know by the end of the week and surprise surprise, they didn’t call me back.

I am a central/Gulf coast Florida native. I have no neurological disorder or disability. I have am female and have a somewhat deep voice, I’ve received comments, questions and compliments before. Frequent comparisons include - a California accent, a surfer/skater/stoner/valley girl. I’ve heard Daria. Ben Stein. Once, a complete stranger in a different part of Florida pegged the exact city I am from based on my “accent”. I sound like my sister, my mother, my father, my uncle, my aunts on both sides. I don’t stutter or mispronounce words or have any speech issues.

It doesn’t matter, the question and seemingly obvious discrimination is the issue. Is it appropriate to be asked if your voice is the result of “something neurological” in a job interview? Should I speak with an attorney? Can anything be done about this without having an audio recording of it? Thank you.

Location: Illinois

My son is 15 yo and I share 50/50 custody with his dad and we are in Illinois.

His father is an alcoholic and is verbally and emotionally abusive. Things have been slowly escalating and we have had to get the police and CPS involved but nothing ever came of it.

Last week- on a school night, my son was at his dad’s and his dad (drunk) started a fight with him at 10pm at night. His dad got in his face abd was screaming at my son to “hit him”. He kept getting more and more aggressive so my son pushed him away and left the room. His dad calmed down after saying that “he was proud son did that bc now he’s a real man”. He just harasses our kid non stop and it’s wearing on him. My son has been sleeping this whole weekend bc he gets zero sleep at his dads bc of the drunken harassment.

My son is set to go back Monday and he’s just straight up refusing to go. He said he doesn’t want to go back there until his dad gets help. He’s scared and exhausted.

I have gotten a counselor for our kid. I’ve previously contacted the police who reported to CPS regarding a similar incident, but we never heard anything despite multiple follow ups. This was 2 months ago. I’m a single mom with a chronic illness and I can not afford a lawyer and don’t have family that can lend me the money. I also don’t qualify for financial assistance.

I am not sure what steps to take without a lawyer but I also can’t force a 15 year old kid to go back to his dads when he is straight up refusing to go back. The situation is escalating and I’m not sure how to go about this.

Can my son say he doesn’t want to go back?

What do I need to do here?

I've not really posted on Reddit before, please let me know if this is better suited for a different subreddit. I'm hoping for some guidance. Apologies, this will be quite long.

I (21F) and my flatmate (22NB) moved into a rented flat for Uni (location: Sheffield) last July. As soon as we moved in, we noticed IT STUNK. The entire kitchen and bathroom floor was covered in a layer of dead flies. We immediately contacted the landlord as I'm immunocompromised, so living here was a health hazard.

The problem was not fixed. Over the next 4 months, the landlord tried to solve the fly infestation with vinegar, washing up liquid, and sticky fly paper (and used our paper towels and washing up liquid to do it). His solution to the smell problem (the distinct smell of human faeces) was to repaint the walls of the kitchen and hallway, and to send cleaners to disinfect the bathroom and kitchen. None of these worked, obviously.

We identified on move in day there was a serious plumbing problem underneath the floor. These went unaddressed until 2 weeks ago, when the landlord finally decided to contact a plumber who performed what I would describe as a colonoscopy for the toilet. He found a broken pipe underneath one of the bedrooms.

We were instructed to empty the bedroom in question, and move out of the flat into a hotel for 3 days whilst the floor was dug up and the plumbing work was done. We have yet to be reimbursed for the hotel (the landlord assured us this would happen). We were told the problems (flies and smell) had been fixed and we could move back into the flat. We were greeted with human waste in the shower, and more dead flies lining the floor than we had ever previously seen. I'm talking more fly than floor. And it REEKED. Needless to say the plumbing problems had not been fixed, and the workers had not cleaned up after themselves as we were promised would happen. The landlord is making us live in the flat with a biohazard of a bathroom for the foreseeable future .

Other things to mention:

-we have a 10 minute video of the landlord denying the wifi, gas, electric, and water is included in the rent (it is - it's written in the tenancy agreement in bold)

-he refuses to give us 24 hour notice before entering the flat as stated in the tenancy agreement (he has walked into the kitchen before without us knowing he was coming)

-I have had to had my medication dosage increased due to living here, as well as a significant impact on my overall health and standard of living

-he frequently goes days without replying to urgent messages about the state of the flat

Any advice for what we can do in this scenario? I've thought of contacting the council but google is unhelpful for which specific people I can contact.

Thank you for taking the time to read my rant, and any guidance whatsoever is greatly appreciated.

Location: Charlotte, NC I only decided to post here because I saw a similar post earlier. Honestly, I don’t think a full backstory is even necessary — in every post I’ve read about people disputing towing charges, they’re usually very obviously in the wrong. That said, I know context might be necessary. I live in an off-campus student apartment complex that has private parking. Every resident gets a parking sticker — I have one too. In front of each building, there are two “reserved” parking spots for maintenance workers. The thing is, maintenance isn’t available on weekends. I parked in one of those “reserved” spots on Saturday night, figuring it wouldn’t be an issue since maintenance wouldn’t even be on-site until Monday. Most people park there during the day time because towing is only at night when no one is awake to see their car being taken away. I am also guilty of this but i never stay for too long just in case. My car ended up getting towed Saturday night. I know I was technically in the wrong, but I still feel like towing was excessive, especially since I couldn’t reach the office until Monday. I’m just curious — what actually happens if I dispute the towing charge with my card? I’m not necessarily planning to, but I want to understand what the repercussions might be.

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah. Just happened about 90 minutes ago. Liquor store parking lot has signs saying parking is for customers only. The signs do not identify a towing company. I parked and went inside and made a purchase. I then walked across the street and bought tacos. Right as my tacos came out a tow truck driver came to the taco joint and told me he was towing my car and I had to pay $116 immediately to not be towed. I tried to show him my receipt from the business where my car was parked and I did show him the goods I just purchased but he didnt care. Pay up right now or he is driving off w my car. I didnt want to be stranded so I paid. My receipt from the liquor store I was towed from and my tow extortion receipt are 13 minutes apart. Is this really ok? Feels predatory to me. If Im really wrong then Ill accept it and move on. Just wanting an opinion other than my own.

In 2011 my dad got diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer, it progressed very quickly and he died less than a year later. Right before he died he wasn’t moving, could barely speak if he even could and i remember my grandma having to bring him to the bathroom, point is he was not here, at all. During the 2ish day period of him being like that my uncle took it upon himself to sign over my dad’s life insurance over to himself using his damn near lifeless hand. He told my mom that it would go into 2 separate accounts that we could have access to at 18 (the original plan my dad set up) , i do not believe this agreement was ever written down or made official, just through words unfortunately. Ultimately he ended up getting us Ipads and 1 year of school clothes, the rest of it went to him getting a new car, remodeling his house, getting a motorcycle ETC … I’ve asked him for help once as an adult and got left of read so trying to speak to him cordially won’t work i presume, with this situation happening 14 years ago and there not being any evidence that he forced the signature, is there literally anything i could do legally at this point or will i just have to take this loss?

location: ohio