Harvard grad student told to move out after roommates find her legally owned firearms 'uncomfortable'

[bcking 3,157]

1 hour ago, Satisfied said:

You're making me mad.  Please report yourself. 

Just finished a 9 hour drive for a 5 minute appointment (thanks USCIS!), and was only replying during rest stops (which were frequent with a 37 week pregnant wife).

 

I meant to say that I don't INTEND. But I'm not perfect

[Boiler 43,392]

47 minutes ago, elmcitymaven said:

Hiiiiiieeeeeeee -- legal drive by from the maven (JD, summa cum laude) here! Bar review is underway.

 

Most of what has been said by bcking and Steeleballz on the legal issues is pretty much spot on. It appears that under the terms of the settlement, if the tenant with the gun refuses to leave, she will be stuck with the entire $6000/month. Those are almost certainly the terms of not only the settlement agreement, but also the lease. When you sign a residential tenancy agreement with co-tenants, you generally must agree that you are jointly and severally liable for the entire rent due under the term. So, if the other two tenants move out, them's the breaks.

 

Could she sue the other two tenants? Yeah! The best place to start would be with intrusion upon seclusion, which is a tort. In general, people have the right to a private life. Pecuniary damages are not necessary to support a cause of action for the invasion of privacy. 

 

In order to prove intrusion upon seclusion, the plaintiff must show that the defendant intruded upon a place where the plaintiff had a reasonable expectation of seclusion, and a reasonable person would find the intrusion highly offensive. People have a reasonable expectation of seclusion in their bedrooms, and a reasonable person would find that others going through their personal effects without consent highly offensive. Damages are for embarrassment, mental anguish, etc. and can include punitive damages. 

 

It's a high enough profile case now that some chump will be delighted to take it.

 

Peace out from Barprepistan! <insert ululation here>

 

PS: glad to see my drive-by brother, spooky.

If you decide to move out you certainly can not say goodbye to your contractual responsibilities. Like you said jointly and severally.

[elmcitymaven 9,711]

37 weeks!!!! Best wishes to your family for a happy and healthy delivery.  

 

[elmcitymaven 9,711]

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

If you decide to move out you certainly can not say goodbye to your contractual responsibilities. Like you said jointly and severally.

Yeah, it's like an I-864 when you get a divorce and you've gotten someone to co-sponsor with you!  

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

2 hours ago, bcking said:

Just finished a 9 hour drive for a 5 minute appointment (thanks USCIS!), and was only replying during rest stops (which were frequent with a 37 week pregnant wife).

 

I meant to say that I don't INTEND. But I'm not perfect

I knew precisely what you meant.  After all, I am fluent in NBese.

[TBoneTX 43,017]

21 hours ago, Chris Duffy said:

My roommate back in Austin Texas had plastic explosive he used to blow stuff up with.

The landlady was showing a prospective tenant a dingy room with badly spotted wallpaper.  "This is a very nice room," she declared.  The last man who lived here was an inventor -- he invented some kind of explosive."

 

"I see," said the prospective tenant.  "And I suppose that the spots on the wall are the explosive?"

 

"No," corrected the landlady, "they're the inventor."
 

[TBoneTX 43,017]

7 hours ago, elmcitymaven said:

JD, summa cum laude

[T-B. bows to Her Legalship]

7 hours ago, elmcitymaven said:

The best place to start would be with intrusion upon seclusion, which is a tort.

Sue the reprehensible tortfeasors*!

*all-time favorite word, along with "springbok" and "yak"

7 hours ago, elmcitymaven said:

Peace out from Barprepistan!

Let's see your passport and valid visa now, see ma'am.

[TBoneTX 43,017]

6 hours ago, bcking said:

If the legal world included more zingers like "intrusion upon seclusion", I would have more strongly considered a career in law.

Let's see here:

 

Law has Intrusion Upon Seclusion and Tortfeasors.

Cardiology has Pheochromocytoma and Echinococcus Granulosus.

 

You win, si man.

Edited December 4, 2018 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 43,017]

6 hours ago, bcking said:

37 week pregnant wife

Time flies!  Full report in public or private, please.

And, get ready:  neither of you will sleep for the first 3 years...

[bcking 3,157]

4 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Time flies!  Full report in public or private, please.

And, get ready:  neither of you will sleep for the first 3 years...

Naw I'll get some sleep...

 

On call

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

2 hours ago, bcking said:

Naw I'll get some sleep...

 

On call

Great.  Another doctor making life decisions while trying to keep his eyes open on rounds with a large cup of CafPow! In his hand.  🤣

 

This is why I don’t go to hospitals (nor car dealers, but that is for different reasons).  

[bcking 3,157]

30 minutes ago, Satisfied said:

Great.  Another doctor making life decisions while trying to keep his eyes open on rounds with a large cup of CafPow! In his hand.  🤣

 

This is why I don’t go to hospitals (nor car dealers, but that is for different reasons).  

Believe me, I don't like our system any more than you do. I think the only reason it works is because we generally have so much redundancy (at least in big centers where I've worked). I'm very hesitant to work in small hospitals where I may be literally the only person and I may be operating on no sleep in 24 hours. Where I'm at now we have very seasoned/experienced nurse practitioners, excellent nurses we can trust who are all operating on a more normal work schedule (12 hour shifts). It's only the doctors that do the 24 hour shifts (which again, even then I disagree with it). The counter arguments have always centered around "handovers" and how they increase the risk of error. Too long of a discussion for here though.

 

With all seriousness most new parents in my line of work that I talk to all agree that their best nights of sleep are on call (when things aren't too busy, obviously). Unfortunately those nights will also probably be the hardest for my wife.