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‘I got 5000 bucks without them noticing’: 20+ of the Most Entertaining Legal Loopholes

‘I got 5000 bucks without them noticing’: 20+ of the Most Entertaining Legal Loopholes

People are wild, but clever, and they all gather in one place to share their hilarious stories that might just help you out one day… Reddit. But before we dive in, let's discuss why we're here. It often feels like the law is out to get us. Some were born to cater to humanity, while others came about to enforce certain hegemonic behaviors. Now, I'm not a fan of the legal system, but I understand why it exists, and mostly, I agree with what the law states. But there are some weird laws all around…
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'Meet me at the courthouse': Coder brings 500 pages of evidence to judge to get back at their boss

'Meet me at the courthouse': Coder brings 500 pages of evidence to judge to get payback on their stingy boss

This company just kept stringing their coder along without ever paying a dime. Working a side hustle has become the norm for many Americans. Inflation means that prices have never been higher. We're all renting instead of owning houses. Lots of millennials are even still living with their parents to save a few bucks! Even if you work 40 hours per week like this programmer did, it still might not be enough to cover all your expenses and have a little extra fun money. It wasn't enough for this du…
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War-Veteran Mechanic Wins a $400,000 Settlement After Calling His Dirtbag Ex-Boss's Bluff

Not many of us have the financial luxury to sue anybody. Even if we have a case of a hostile workplace or cut wages or unpaid overtime, usually the cost of a lawyer is enough to dissuade us from pursuing justice. Unfortunately, this is how a lot of blue-collar and minimum-wage employees are exploited time and time again... But there are stories of fabled heroes standing up for the little man, where justice prevails and dirtbag bosses get exactly what they deserve.
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'His face was so red at the end I thought he'd have a heart attack': Landlord takes tenant to court after failing to pay rent, tenant wins and gets 9 months of free rent

The tenant knew he had some leverage in this case, but he never expected it to play out so well for him. The OP in this story formerly would sit in on tenant/landlord disputes for an old job of his, so he knew how to work his way around the court. In fact, the OP actually knew he'd get summoned for not paying his rent…which is exactly why he chose to do so. He wanted to blindside his landlord with all of the unlawful schemes the complex has been trying to pull for the last few years...
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'He lost big time!': Manager fires employee following prolonged illness, employee sues employer and wins the case

'He lost big time!': Manager fires employee following prolonged illness, employee sues employer and wins the case

Arrogance is the worst trait a person can have for a number of reasons. Life is dynamic; you can be at the top one day and the bottom the next. It's important to always be humble and treat others with kindness since success is relative as opposed to absolute. The story below is an account of an employee who overcame the system. Due to an injury, OP has been released from his present role. According to the terms of the employment contract, the hiring company has the legal right to terminate the…
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'I swore to tell the truth. I never agreed to tell it in a way that makes her life easier': Judge orders man to stay during a trial he voluntarily attended, man maliciously compiles

Anyone whose been in a courtroom before, knows how unnecessarily long proceedings can be. The slightest mishap can force everyone to start from square one. Well, that's exactly how this hearing that the OP voluntarily attended was going. Frustrated by the prolonged process, he decided he'd had enough and attempted to make an exit. When the judge ordered the man to stay, he compiled. Maliciously compiled that is.
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'Every single ticket was dismissed': Serial speeder discovers legal loophole, saves thousands of dollars in speeding tickets

'Every single ticket was dismissed': Serial speeder discovers legal loophole, saves thousands of dollars in speeding tickets

This dude discovered the ultimate driving loophole and has never looked back. He's like the definition of a person who's too smart for their own good. U/treize_k had a great story to share about their father's excellent malicious compliance . Dad found a way to speed without a care in the world. We've all pushed the speed limit at some point. There are places to be, and there's no one on the road, so you decide to drive a bit faster. And on highways, people routinely go 20 or 30 miles above the…
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‘She received EXACTLY what was written on her list’: Boss instructs employee to collect ex-wife's belongings from his home according to a list provided by his lawyer

‘She received EXACTLY what was written on her list’: Boss instructs employee to collect ex-wife's belongings from his home according to a list provided by his lawyer

Your boss asks you to do something extra, and your insides immediately curl up as you internally scream no, no, no! Why me? Except that in this case, the employee was more than happy to do extra work for his boss… What was this big ask? It was collecting all the boss's ex-wife's belongings from his home and sorting them into boxes. No, you did not just enter a strange portal in which you set foot in an even stranger universe where you get involved with your boss's personal life… Yes, this is re…
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'You can try to stop us, if you think you can': HOA fights a losing battle with neighborhood residents willing to play the long game, resulting in HOA losing thousands and board members being forced to resign

'You can try to stop us, if you think you can': HOA fights a losing battle with neighborhood residents willing to play the long game, resulting in HOA losing thousands and board members being forced to resign

Living in a neighborhood with an HOA is like having a stern substitute teacher in school, overlooking your shoulder and telling you to start writing in cursive because it looks better. You don't actually hold any respect for them but you are sort of forced to listen… to an extent. That's what this Reddit user's experience was when dealing with their HOA who told them off for setting up cameras that partly overlooked one of the HOA board members' yards. Let's call her Karen because OP insisted.…
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'You reap what you sow': Basketball players go on a massive winning streak after one player quits team on a whim, claiming team was 'holding him back'

'You reap what you sow': Basketball players go on a massive winning streak after one player quits team on a whim, claiming team was 'holding him back'

Well, well, look what the cat dragged in… A person who got instant karma and regretted leaving a basketball team that he was so adamant about putting down when he was a part of it. No, you will not be rejoining a winning team that has been doing much better since you left, thanks. Basketball was my favorite game during my teenage years. I was only playing for fun at the time because I was way too short to make it onto a team anyway. But I remember how satisfying the feeling was when the ball ac…
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'Park anywhere you want': Tenant sues landlord and wins after landlord tries to keep security deposit over parking dispute

'Park anywhere you want': Tenant sues landlord and wins after landlord tries to keep security deposit over parking dispute

Landlords seem genetically engineered to find all the possible ways to get as much money out of their tenants as possible. The problem for them is they have to be just as careful about what they say because smart tenants can and most definitely will use their words against them when the time is right. Here we have a silly landlord who told their tenant they could park wherever they wanted and then later tried to keep their security deposit because he told them that their parking spot had damage…
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'Who's laughing now': Landlord gets even with tenants and cashes their security deposit after taking them to court

'Who's laughing now': Landlord gets even with tenants and cashes their security deposit after taking them to court

Professional… What does acting in a professional manner actually entail? At a certain age, probably around our early twenties, we are expected to stop acting like children, step it up, and start acting in a manner befitting our age. But wait, who exactly decides whether my behavior is appropriate and should be celebrated or whether my behavior should be condemned? Yeah, that's what I thought, no one knows. Behaviors are attributed to cultures and social environments, therefore, a social outcast…
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Karen Attempts to Intimidate the New Neighbor With Threats of a Lawsuit, Stirring Up a Property Line Dispute That Royally Backfires

"Uno reverse and draw 4"
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'[He hired] a gardener without discussing with us': New neighbor tries to slap a $700 bill on the resident next door, taking tree maintenance into his own hands and making a legal stink

"Don't cave. Assert dominance."
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'[The housing developer] paid me ten grand to not sue them': Housing developer continually tries to push couple off their land, couple gathers evidence and consults a lawyer

'[The housing developer] paid me ten grand to not sue them': Housing developer continually tries to push couple off their land, couple gathers evidence and consults a lawyer

There was a big shift in the housing market a few years ago, and this couple was right there to witness it happening in their own neighborhood. This couple did everything right while buying a home : they purchased a plot of land, built a home on it, and made sure there was no HOA to control them. But then a certain illness made sure to ruin the early 2020s for all of us, and it had people moving around like crazy. Suddenly, the couple found themselves surrounded by new neighbors. And, as happen…
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‘I spent all Christmas on it’: Junior lawyer spends holidays working for incompetent boss, leading to 100s of hours of overtime

‘I spent all Christmas on it’: Junior lawyer spends holidays working for incompetent boss, leading to 100s of hours of overtime

One boss was under the impression he ruined his junior worker's holidays by giving him an unjustifiable amount of work, right before Christmas. The result of this type of tedious task usually results in a nosedive in team morale, but of course, that has never stopped a micromanaging boss, has it? Let's start at the beginning. The events that unfolded that led to hundreds of hours of overtime on OP's part are comical. u/Calledinthe90s, the OP in question, explained how he was working as a junior…
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