Questions tagged [private-property]
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Do police need a search warrant to chase a fugitive onto private property?
Police are chasing person A. Person B observes this and lets person A into their home. The police knock at the door of Person B, asking to enter in order to search for person A. Person B refuses to ...
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If the police observe evidence of a different crime while in "hot pursuit" can they act on it?
From this question there are jurisdictions where police can enter private property without a warrant if they are pursuing a fugitive.
If the police see evidence of a different crime (e.g. growing ...
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Land easement termination/amendment question [closed]
My family is looking into trying to terminate (or amend) an easement with our next door neighbor. The easement has been in place for over 20 years and was established by the previous owners of our ...
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Should I sue the landlord or the tenants for property damage committed during their tenancy?
Bob's neighbor nextdoor Alice rented her house out on 12/7. On 12/22 one of the people living there who is not on the lease shot his AC unit and gazebo posts, and the bullets hit his other neighbour's ...
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What is the limit to my entering an unlocked home of a stranger to render aid without explicit permission
As I understand it in the USA if I, a normal citizen, walking by a stranger's home and witness them suddenly get electrocuted or otherwise seriously harmed I'm allowed to enter their home to try to ...
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Is it legal to open parcel delivered to spouse?
In marriage, can one party legally open the parcel (such as Amazon delivery) to the spouse? (Assuming it is delivered to a house owned by the couple.)
This website seems to say for mail answer is no. ...
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Florida Photography Privacy Law: Company Employee Taking Pictures of Me Without My Consent [closed]
Looking for any guidance on this issue. It was one of those "Get three free nights at a hotel, all you gotta do is attend the 2hr mandatory sales pitch! :)" demon packages. But some bs went ...
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Will locked away in a dead person’s house
A dear friend of mine obtained all of my legal information and made a will naming me her executor and sole beneficiary. Unfortunately, she died in her home in Mesa, Arizona, and her will was left in ...
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Is it legal to accidentally hunt on private property?
I know, from this question it is not illegal to be on private property without permission if you do not know and could not reasonably be expected to know that it is private property. Does this apply ...
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What US states can forbid a citizen from owning a motor vehicle?
Inspired by this Judge Judy case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyCtWQsIqAg
The plaintiff was not allowed to own a car, allegedly because she had too many traffic violations.
Is this possible? In ...
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If one is asked to leave a private premises can one take time to prepare to leave before lawfully being subject to forcible removal?
Bob is “politely asked” to leave a shop, but takes some moments to gather up his belongings.
Charlotte is politely asked to leave a restaurant but finishes chewing the mouthful of food that she has ...
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Does a pub have a right to control the pavement outside it even if they have permission to place tables and chairs on that section of the pavement?
A pavement seems on a basic level to be a public piece of land. I’ve seen notices posted on the outside walls of businesses related to “applications for a pavement license”. Presumably a license to ...
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Does banning someone require any formalities?
For example, to be banned from a store that the public is allowed into, does a manager speaking the words "you're banned" count as enough? Is any sort of documentation required? Does it make ...
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Is recording someone without their direct knowledge in one's own home legal?
Consider the following scenarios:
Alice visits Bob's home and he has surveillance devices in operation for security which record all of their interactions.
Alice visits Bob's home after they go on a ...
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If the govt. has an issue with me doing things on my own land, can I sue them?
Say I buy land in 'X' city and want to use it to build my own house (no permits), or run a hot dog stand or sell out stuff like garage sale clothes, or essentially anything "technically legal&...
