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I live with a real bad egg that is a known alcoholic and hard drug abuser.

Last fall he got in a physical fight with an elderly roommate while working on a car. The bad egg was at one point on top of the elderly roommate and continued fighting. The fight had to be broken up.

This bad egg has also made unwanted advances on a female tenant who regularly has her boyfriend over, whom everyone in the house knows. At one point she turned down his request for a cigarette and he got belligerent, called her a female dog (the b word), hollered, and otherwise made her feel uncomfortable. She doesn't spend much time at the house anymore.

This bad egg got into an argument with another roommate with said roommate telling him to not contact him and lose his number. The bad egg still harasses him in the household, and the roommate mulled over getting his own protective order.

I directly called out the bad egg for trashing the common spaces and now I fear hostility directed at me as has been the case for other roommates, but I have not experienced it yet because I spend the weekend at my GF's place.

The landlord almost evicted him after a massive weeks-long hard drug bender where EMS had to be called to the house, and the bad egg was screaming, crying, banging on the wall, breaking glass bottles, urinating and puking on the floor, among other things. But the landlord gave him another chance.

I am planning to move out in 4 months but desire to he left alone by this individual, and despite 4 of us feeling unsafe/uncomfortable the landlord won't evict him.

Do I need to wait until he disparages, harasses, or assaults me before the courts can step in?

Location: Florida, U.S.

I will try to keep the history short:

• January 2026: Received quote for construction at my residence. Signed contract and paid 50% deposit.
• February, March, April 2026: partial work completed (demolition) of screen room, sporadic (3-4) visits doing 'some' work for less than an hour.
• Somewhat consistent communication from contractor such as "I'll be there next week to finish" "I had an issue with XYZ" etc etc. Promising to be here but not showing up.
• Have not heard anything from him in the past 2-3 weeks.

I found that he has several pending and final judgements against him for doing the exact same thing under the exact same scope of work and excuses. Also has lengthy criminal history.

My question is: What do I need to do now to build a paper trail of doing my own diligence in trying to get a refund before I file for small claims or try to pursue other legal action? Would it be prudent to text/ask for a refund. Do i go straight to sending certified demand letter? Something else?

I am in Arizona USA. So around end of 2025 I got on BlueCross Blue Shield insurance via my employer. I was able to get back on Medicaid in January. I could not find a way to cancel my BCBS so I finally was able to call in to my companies benefits hotline. They told me to file an appeal and I sent one in on March 27th. Today I called back into check and they said it was denied because I missed a 90 day deadline. It was supposed to have been by March 20th and I can't cancel now until annual enrollment in October or have a life change event. I have not used this insurance at all and its costing me money each paycheck. I lost my food stamps and am behind on rent and need all the money I can get. Is there any way I can appeal this? Is it in violation of any healthcare law?

So, I just need some clarity because I'm really in a bind. When I go to .gov for Michigan car seat safety, I'm still unsure about what to do because I feel like it doesn't apply to my situation.

My son is 3 years, 4 months old. 40lbs, 40inches tall. So he does not meet the height or age requirement for a booster without the harness, but he does meet the weight requirement. The problem I'm having is the way my son's weight is distributed. He was in the 99th percentile for weight as a newborn, and while he is slimming down, it is slower than other kids. Most of the chunk is in his thighs and waist. This was actually a nightmare to deal with in terms of diapers for the first six months of his life, because nothing fit him quite right.

His extra chunky waste and thighs means that the usual harness for toddlers on the other car seats just isn't really working anymore. He's actually in pain when I try to snap him in, no matter how much I loosen the straps. And he's getting tall enough that he needs the shoulder height to be adjusted, but once it's adjusted, then there will not be enough strap left to get around his thighs.

Would it be okay to move up to the booster seat? I'm worried about getting pulled over and getting into big trouble. I have never been pulled over, but there's a first time for everything. The normal car seats just aren't cutting it though, even though he's well under the weight limit.

To clarify: the booster seats with the 3 point harnesses are the ones that aren't working for him. The booster seats that still have a back to them, where they don't need to go around his legs, would absolutely work for him.