Recent content by rigaton

I agree that the prudent course is to consult an expert rather than take matters into my own hands. IF I fail on my own accord, the result would be costly. THANKS for the sound advice. THIS issue is definitely not of the do-it-yourself variety. I appreciate the candidness of all of you

zddoodah wrote If I were you, I would consult with a local attorney to make sure your administration of the trust is done correctly and that you end the process with title that is actually marketable. ---------- --I did not realize that the situation was so grave. I thought that I was dealing...

re: Taxing Matters MY mom's old friend drew up the trust at virtually no cost to her. PERHAPS his motive was, as you said, 'to remove the home from being a probate asset.' I also wonder if his goal was to give her/us protection in case of lawsuit, although I have read and heard that...

re: zddoodah YOUR questions were easy to answer, as I have the trust, in paper form, in front of me and the assessor's form 502 on a pdf on my computer in front of me. I appreciate your help. The trust was the 'Mary Smith trust dated October, 2022.' Mary Smith was my mom. I am her only...

My mom died in FEB of this year; she was primary trustee of our house and I was SOLE successor trustee. I have compiled and completed all of the necessary docs to transfer the title to me as single person at the REG/REC and then ASSESSOR's in LA county. THE forms are pretty straightforward...

I guess that I asked a thought-provoking question with serious ramifications. o_O THE issue of taking FROM trash seems to be vastly more important in today's society than the placing of garbage in somebody else's receptacle.

HYSTERICAL AND TRUE

I will not confront them! THEY look as if they need the potential money from recyclable items for gas in their truck and food for themselves. Maybe someday they will find a curio that somebody discarded, accidentally or otherwise, and strike it rich. Most importantly, I doubt that they care 1...

THE next time that I see those scavengers, I may just tell them that what they are doing is illegal, cite the 66.28 statute and the Greenwood decision, and wait for their reaction. I will just hope that they do not have a gun. :sneaky:

quincy --not be an invasion of privacy but rather a violation of the ordinance that would get a scavenger cited. IN LA THE TRASH can diver is not invading my privacy; instead, he is tampering with a solid waste container. THE rummager is not accused of theft, either, even by LA code 66.28.

I have a clearer understanding now, thanks to zddoodah and others. THE GREENWOOD decision gave legal authorities the right to access trash that is in a can in the street, but that right does NOT extend to private citizens, especially in LA; therefore, the people who drive down my street in LA...

I thought that the gist of the SUPREME court decision was that trash that is in the street is considered to have been discarded and is fair game for the authorities to go through to collect evidence for a case. DOES the decision give EVERYBODY the right to rummage through a can that is in the...

THE LA city ordinance evidently does not jibe with the SUPREME court decision (per quincy) that 'the Fourth Amendment does not prohibit the warrantless search and seizure of garbage left for collection outside the curtilage of a home,' unless the Supreme court meant that only legal authorities...

THANKS for the link! the COURT ruled that 'society recognizes no reasonable privacy interest in sealed, opaque trash bags and no 4th amendment protection or expectation of protection exists.' We can therefore conclude that scavengers can go through my trash or anybody's at the curb with...

NO, MR. quincy, I am not that curious and I hate to see you invest your time in it. So many of my friends and neighbors told me that they had 'heard/read' that trash cans in the street are fair game, that a decision of some type likely was issued by 1 court or another. I am a little surprised...