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    Sue Moving Company Small Claims? Which city?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? AZ I recently hired a moving company who ended up damaging property during the move. After a lot of back and forth, they are not paying up. What city would I file a small claims case in? I live in one city, moving company is based out of another...
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    Registered business in other states?

    Assume you have a business in the state of New York, registered as an S Corp. The business in NY has a physical office/address. There are employees in other states such as California and Arizona, who work from home, while representing the business. The employees that work from home often go to...
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    Find home owner?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA I know in Arizona there is a way to find the owner of a house via tax records (and the address), is there a way to do the same for someone in California (LA County)?
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    Car items stolen from impound yard

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? AZ My vehicle was parked on the street with expired tags, and apparently towed while I was away on work. It's a car that I've been working on, that doesn't quite run right now. I went to the impound yard to pick it up (tow it home), and noticed...
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    Neighbor's annoying cat

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? AZ I just moved into a new residence, and my neighbor has a free roaming cat. I called animal control to hear what my options are, unfortunately, AZ is a "free roaming" state, so they made it sound like there's not much I can do. Problem is, I'm...
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    Breaking a lease within 1st month?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? AZ My friend just moved into his own apartment in the same complex I live in. He's been here about 25 days now and is wanting to break his lease. The police show up to the complex every couple days for various reasons (underage drinking, DUIs...
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    Safe to shoot in AZ?

    When is it safe to shoot someone in Arizona? I've heard that you must be in fear of your life to shoot someone with a gun, inside/outside your home. I've heard of the Castle Doctrine, that allows you to defend your home's property and your life while inside your home. Of course if someone...
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    Forged signature

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? AZ My son's father just recently started paying child support (currently owes over $30,000 in back payments). He tried going to court a few weeks ago stop his payments, and I didn't have a clue about the hearing. Apparently he FORGED my signature...
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    Website Accessibility

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA and AZ From what I've heard, federal based websites need to be fully accessible to the blind and color blind. What's the law regarding business websites? Are these bound by the same regulations?
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    Blue Lights on Vehicle

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? AZ Is it legal to drive around with teal/blue accent lights? They don't look anything like a blue light a cop would have, but still wondered what the law says about it. I've heard people tell me it's illegal to have any shade of blue on your vehicle.
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    Filing a temp restraining order?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? AZ My boyfriend became violent a few weeks ago when he was drunk. He hurt me, but didn't leave any black eyes or anything else like that. When I called the police, I didn't have any cuts or bruises, and they didn't write up a full report, just an...
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    "Good" car isn't so good..

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? AZ I purchased a car in AZ two weeks ago for $11,000. I was told that the car has "always been dealer maintained", and has "zero flaws" (I have a print out of the ad that states this information). The seller also stated that the timing belt (due...
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    Apartment - Broken Alarm + Delayed Garage

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? AZ I moved into my apartment on the 1st. On the move in checklist, I listed many problems like dirty sinks/bathroom, paint on floor/carpet, broken alarm, minor dents on wall (some areas contain what used to be holes, that have been poorly patched...
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    CD and DVD Copying for Personal/Backup Use

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arizona What's the law say (if anything) about copying a CD/DVD to my home computer. As long as I do not distribute it, sell it, or profit from it, am I legal? The mainstream DVDs that I'm talking about are ones with the huge blue FBI warning...
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    Oven Not Fixed?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arizona My girlfriend moved into her apartment on the 1st of July, and she marked down that the oven door does not fully shut (she moved in anyways though). How long does the apartment complex have to fix the issue? Should there be a rental...

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