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Landlord penalty for law enforcement calls
This law sounds likely to be unconstitutional and/or invalid because it is pre-empted by state or federal laws.
Among other things it probably violates the First Amendment right to petition the ...
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Could New Jersey Really Ban Pennsylvania Drivers?
Constitution of the USA, Article IV, Section 1:
Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by ...
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Can a shock collar be a substitute for a leash in Pennsylvania?
I guess your local law in question does not actually define "leash". Which is fine, people know what a leash is.
The dictionary defines it as "a line for leading or controlling an ...
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If a person punches my wife and I am right there, do I have a right to punch that person, or use a singular subduing technique in response?
massachusetts
This is a matter of state law, so let's look at a particular state: Massachusetts. My answer below is largely based on the Massachusetts model jury instructions for self-defense cases.
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Can a shock collar be a substitute for a leash in Pennsylvania?
First of all, there is not just one singular "PA leash law". There are various rules in state law about dogs, and in addition to that, local government can have additional rules - so the ...
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Landlord penalty for law enforcement calls
This problem seems not to be unique, see this article. Ohio is reported to have about 50 of them. Here is a legal paper on crime-free housing ordinances, and this includes nuisance ordinances which ...
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Am I eligible for unemployment benefits while waiting for a final job offer?
Yes
As far as unemployment is concerned, your "offer" is only a potential job, as it is not yet binding, and in any case for their purposes it does not count until you actually start paid ...
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If a person punches my wife and I am right there, do I have a right to punch that person, or use a singular subduing technique in response?
england-and-wales
In English law, you would have an absolute right to defend your partner (or in fact any innocent bystander) using what is referred to as 'reasonable force'. In this instance, you ...
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Does the death of a party involved in the execution of a will mean that they do not inherit?
The common law rule was that to inherit you have to outlive the decedent from whom you are inheriting, and that the inheritance would pass to your estate if you died before distribution was made.
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To sell a house in Pennsylvania, does everybody on the title have to agree?
In General
To sell the entire house in a voluntary transaction with a particular buyer, everyone who is in title (or someone with authority to act on their behalf, such as a power of attorney agent or ...
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If involved in an accident, while uninsured, for which the other driver is insured, can the other insurance company turn them in?
Threatening to report the uninsured driver to avoid payment would be blackmail and illegal / criminal. As a result, they are not going to do this. Reporting the uninsured driver on the other hand is ...
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Can a shock collar be a substitute for a leash in Pennsylvania?
Yes, as another answer points out, under Pennsylvania's Title 3, § 459-305, you must use a leash or similar when out and about with your dog.
Also note that if you choose to ignore the law, your dog ...
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Can an estate be a beneficiary?
No
Pennsylvania law § 2104 requires:
(10) Requirement that heir survive decedent for five days.--Any person who fails to survive the decedent by five days shall be deemed to have predeceased the ...
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Is it legal for a landlord to refuse a lease because an Occupant on the application is an undocumented immigrant?
The default rule is that a landlord can refuse to rent to anyone for any reason, in which case the landlord can refuse to rent in this case.
There are civil rights laws that limit this discretion in ...
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What does "sign it voluntarily as my own free act" mean?
The "Severance Agreement" is a contract between the company and you. It spells out what the company will do and probably what they expect you to do going forward.
Simple enough.
The ...
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If a person punches my wife and I am right there, do I have a right to punch that person, or use a singular subduing technique in response?
There are two options in Washington state for using force against the assailant. The first is in defense of a family member, see RCW 9A.16.110(1):
No person in the state shall be placed in legal ...
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Am I eligible for unemployment benefits while waiting for a final job offer?
You are not currently employed
You have been laid off. Your new job will start in about 6 months if you complete that check. That is not unique but comparable to someone needing to undergo mandatory ...
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Quiet Title Action. Is this normal?
It is unusual, but not unheard of, to do a quiet title action in connection with an arms length, non-related party sale of real estate.
The far more customary practice is for the seller to do the ...
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Can a shock collar be a substitute for a leash in Pennsylvania?
Laws requiring dogs to be on a leash are usually local government ordinances and not state laws. So the language of the ordinance in your particular locality would matter.
But, generally speaking ...
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Can the mother of a child keep the father's name off of the child's birth certificate?
Under 28 Pa. Code 1.6,
The child of an unmarried woman may be registered with any surname
requested by the mother. If no other surname is so requested, the
child shall be registered with the ...
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Could New Jersey Really Ban Pennsylvania Drivers?
There is a law that addresses this question: §1502 of chapter 15 exempts from the requirement to obtain a licenses (in PA) in the case of
(3) Any nonresident who is at least 16 years of age and who ...
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Can an estate be a beneficiary?
The default provision is that the uncle has to survive the grandfather for his estate to inherit. A will or trust can have contrary language (sometimes requiring survival by 120 hours to 6 months) but ...
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Can an estate be a beneficiary?
Possibly, but probably not in this case
It is possible to make an estate the beneficiary of a life insurance policy or an annuity. For example, it is common to have the decadent's own estate to be a ...
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Does an executor who is a child of the deceased have a legal right to begin processing of a property before the will is probated?
The personal representative is empowered by law (esp. §3311) to undertake actions on behalf of the deceased, and enjoys certain legal immunities against personal liability for their actions. The ...
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Could New Jersey Really Ban Pennsylvania Drivers?
Probably not OK
See the Wikipedia article "Freedom of movement under United States law where it is mentioned that freedom to move from one state to another is a right protected under the ...
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When I move to Pennsylvania, will the State Jury selection system keep track of when I was called to serve in my previous state?
When I move to Pennsylvania, will the State Jury selection system keep
track of when I was called to serve in my previous state?
and
If I move to Pennsylvania from out-of-state, does my call to ...
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Who is liable when a turning car "interferes" with bicycle going straight? (Pennsylvania)
Can anyone help me understand who's liable for any damages that occur?
Yes, a judge.
Seriously, in almost all cases in a collision between a turning car and a straight traveling cyclist, the car ...
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Tow truck company claim they towed my tractor trailer but I have a video of them getting into truck and driving it, what are my options?
From a comment on the question:
They did damage the trailer door and headlight is smashed
This seems like the best thing to focus on, especially if you can show that it was not damaged before they ...
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