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cawsllyffant t1_ja91oyg wrote

So, I lived over a storefront when I was straight out of college. (In the mid-90's).

It is insanely convenient, however... any store selling food in a densely populated area is going to have issues with 'extra guests.' Some of these guests will have 4 legs and some will have more.

Population control with said guests is essential, not as cheap as you'd probably like and if you have a landlord like I had it's almost impossible to be reimbursed.

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hydrospanner t1_ja915j8 wrote

>This is no different from someone blocking your driveway with a car. And like when someone parks a car illegally, you're not allowed to just take it or destroy it. You have to go through proper procedures to get it moved even if it is a major headache for you.

Not necessarily disagreeing with you, but what's the cutoff for this?

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There is a practical difference between a scooter and a car being left in your driveway illegally: the scooter is easily destroyed/thrown away, while the car isn't. But your point that illegally abandoned property doesn't make it the landowner's property still stands.

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More to the point: what if the item left behind is a bicycle? A skateboard? A pair of shoes? A single shoe? A single sock? What if any of these are partially worn/damaged? Does that change the calculus?

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These are all transportation aids, in descending values. My point is that at some point, we cross the threshold between "that's still their property and you can't just get rid of it" and get into the realm where it seems reasonable to consider the item as lost/abandoned, or even litter.

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Is there a codified dollar amount of value that sets this? Some legal phrase about 'reasonable expecation'?

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Getting back to OP's case specifically, why can't they just throw them away, and if anyone says anything, just reply, "Someone littered them in my driveway, so I cleaned up their mess."?

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iheartpgh t1_ja8z9cs wrote

Check out Rescue & Relax - I'm pretty sure this is a storefront with apartments over it. Located in the Edgewood neighborhood. https://www.rescueandrelax.com/

I think you will need to consider zoning. Some neighborhoods are not zoned for multi-use buildings. Some are. I agree with u/LostEnroute, look at existing business districts. I don't think parking will be a huge issue, that depends on the business district.

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ennie117 t1_ja8xgl4 wrote

Did you fill out the "acknowledgement of paternity" in addition to the form for the birth certificate? If I recall correctly, one is for the mother to fill out but then the dad has to fill out something separate. Though this may only be for unmarried parents.

And FWIW, I gave birth at Magee three times. First, care was horrible. Second, care was amazing (though baby was immediately transferred to children's, so maybe that's why they were so nice?). Third was mediocre, but at that time I guess they figured I was a seasoned pro 😄

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