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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DE Had a frozen pipe. Plumber did work, without quote. Assumed based on past frozen pipes it would be about $200. Bill was $1550. Never gave amount or estimate prior. I remember reading a law where any job over $500 must have estimate. Can anyone...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DE The HOA Maintains fire sprinklers. The pipe exploded on the 3rd floor, causing water damage to the 3rd floor, going down to the 2nd and 1st. I would think the HOA Master Insurance Policy should be liable and the deductible paid by the HOA (not...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DE Renting my downstairs room to a couple from Oct 15-May1st for a small $ amount & 1/3 of Electricity bill where I live upstairs part-time. Always late on rent by 2 weeks. They let me know last week they will be leaving Feb 1st since they want a...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DE 3 years ago I bought my home at the beach. The seller responded (in a signed form) that the roof was 5 years old per the HOA president (at that time). The roof at that time was actually 15 years old and now needs to be replaced. It’s likely a...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NYC Lived in same place for 12 years, unregulated nyc apt part of mgmt company. Have a dog that lived here for 5 years (since 8 weeks old). Received a non-renewal. Initially told the mgmt company can choose who to live here. But upon further asking...

CA, Is posting a screenshot of a facebook conversation on a facebook page legal? In this case it was a conversation on someone's facebook page of a plot to take unbecoming/bad pictures of someone. I posted a screen shot excerpt of the posts on a website with an article to criticize this...

NY I terminated my employment and relationship with an employer the first week of November. They refuse to release my 401k to me till mid-Feb at the earliest. They are telling the 401k company I am still an employee. What rights do I have?

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY I am due to take a test for which my company gives a bonus of 5k for passing and I have been studying for 6 months. Getting my score takes 2 months. If I get let go between the time of having taken the test and my score (and find out I pass)...

Posting here since I was told it's a moving violation so this is the right forum to post in What is the name of your state? NY (NYC) At my father's house for Thanksgiving, I took my sister-in law and nephew to the mall. On the way back I was going to CVS for some items. I pulled into the...

What is the name of your state? NY (NYC) At my father's house for Thanksgiving, I took my sister-in law and nephew to the mall. On the way back I was going to CVS for some items. I pulled into the parking lot. Ejected seat belt and as I was opening door police car came into parking lot flashed...

Got a 86 in a 65. Since it's 6 pts on the license is it possible to plea bargain it down to a 10 to 20 fine (4 pts) or 1 to 10 fine (2 pts). First time getting ticket. What can I do if they dont offer plea bargain outside of asking if the gum was calibrated? Clean driving record for many years

What is the name of your state? NY Help my friend is leasing an apt from apparently a shady apartment mate in NYC. Anyway she has a 1 year lease up in September. Today he tells her he's not renewing the lease and she needs to be out on April 1st.. Also this is a condo in NYC in which she had to...

What is the name of your state? NYC NY(NYC) Advice Needed We settle a malpractice case for 700k. Here's where the issue gets tricky. My mother left will a will leaving everything to my father and if not him then her two sons. For it to go to us tax free I assume he simply renounces 2/3 of the...

What is the name of your state? NYC NY(NYC) Advice Needed We settle a malpractice case for 700k. Here's where the issue gets tricky. My mother left will a will leaving everything to my father and if not him then her two sons. For it to go to us tax free I assume he simply renounces 2/3 of the...

What is the name of your state? NYC NY(NYC) Advice Needed We settle a malpractice case for 700k. Here's where the issue gets tricky. My mother left will a will leaving everything to my father and if not him then her two sons. For it to go to us tax free I assume he simply renounces 2/3 of the...