Help Me Howard: Archived Reports - Page 22 of 52

  • Collection Calls

    Collection Calls

    They rank right up there with telemarketers as calls you'd least like to receive. Do collection agencies ring a bell? For one woman, they wouldn't stop ringing, trying to collect a debt even after she told them, "You've got the wrong woman," so she dialed Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 10/06/08
  • Geese

    Geese

    If wild geese show up on your property, are they yours? A South Florida City says yes and is now fining the association $50 a day for allowing the geese to stay there, but the association argues, "They aren't our geese." Who wins this "fowl" battle? Here is Help me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 10/01/08
  • HIV Poster

    HIV Poster

    There is an old saying that says sticks and stones can break my bones but names can never hurt me. Then how about a poster falsely accusing you of having HIV. Is that legal? Can you post them all over a neighborhood? That is what one South Florida woman is asking Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser tonight.

    Posted on 09/29/08
  • Code enforcement

    Code enforcement

    Dealing with life's everyday hassles are not easy for a young healthy person. Now try doing it when you are 81, all your friends are dead and you are not physically well. Add to it government agencies that treat everyone the same whether you are sick or healthy, young or old. Is it fair or legal? Well, it's why one woman called Help me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 09/24/08
  • Storm Shutters

    Storm Shutters

    Put them up or take them down. It's the storm shutter question typical in South Florida, especially when tropical trouble threatens like it did a few weeks ago. One homeowner thought he was doing the right thing protecting his property as storm's lined up in the Atlantic, until his association told him to remove his shutters. Here's Help me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 09/22/08
  • Can

    Can't get a 'Get'

    The institution of marriage. For some, it works. For some, it doesn't. For some of those, there's divorce, or is there? One South Florida woman says her ex refuses to grant her a divorce within their religion, so she's put her faith in Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 09/17/08
  • Missing Rent

    Missing Rent

    If you rent, there are probably months when it's tough to scrape together the money, so imagine paying the rent and the landlord saying you've got to pay again because they left your rent money outside the door, and it was stolen. Do you have to pay again? For the answer, here is Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 09/15/08
  • Hybrid Gas Mileage

    Hybrid Gas Mileage

    These days, everyone is looking for ways to save money, especially at the gas pump. One South Florida man thought he was doing just that by purchasing a hybrid car that ads said got 40 miles per gallon, but he says he could not get the car to get that mileage. What can he do? Well, begin by calling Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 09/10/08
  • Pizza Parlor

    Pizza Parlor

    They were employees who went into a restaurant after hours and had a late night snack, or they were employees who broke the law on camera and should have been arrested. Two points of view from two sides, and now one side is calling Help me Howard with Patrick Fraser for help.

    Posted on 09/08/08
  • August Follow-ups

    August Follow-ups

    Help Me Howard is able to help a lot of people in South Florida. Some headaches are cured quickly and some take time to resolve. Whether good or bad, we get asked a lot, "What ever happened to...?" and tonight here are some answers from Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 08/20/08
  • Art in Yard

    Art in Yard

    Displaying art on your property? Courts in various parts of the country have ruled it's legal. Miami Code Enforcement says it is not, so what happens to a Coconut Grove artist stuck in the middle? It's tonight's Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 08/13/08
  • Can

    Can't Get Paid

    If you work for a living and more than a few of us do, that paycheck every week or two is one of the highlights. Now what would you do if it was a few days or a few weeks late. We are hearing more and more from people who can't get their checks, which is why we turn to Help me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 08/11/08
  • Parking Decals

    Parking Decals

    Condo complaints are all too common in South Florida, but this may be a new one. Residents in one complex are upset over new parking decals and what they reveal for all to see left them with sticker shock. They turned to Help me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 08/06/08
  • Medical Bill

    Medical Bill

    Medical billing problems are something we can all relate to, but trying to fight the headache over a dead baby is too much for most of us, and doing it while you are pregnant is almost impossible, which is why one South Florida woman turned to Help me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 08/04/08
  • Public Works

    Public Works

    We have all heard of David versus Goliath, and sometimes that's how a property owner feels when they get into a battle with the government. One South Florida woman has a massive city generator beside her home that she says pours dangerous fumes into her house. She fought the city and lost, which is why she turned to Help me Howard with Patrick Fraser

    Posted on 07/30/08
  • License Plate

    License Plate

    If you're divorced, there's probably lots of things you'd like to say to your ex. Many we couldn't put on TV. One woman says her ex-husband is driving home a message to her on his license plate. Hoping to put the brakes on it, she turned to Help me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 07/28/08
  • Wedding Day Disaster

    Wedding Day Disaster

    It's meant to be memorable, but not like this. One couple's wedding day disaster started with a make-up artist's mistake and ended with a big bill. So the newlyweds got hitched to Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 07/23/08
  • Tree Trouble

    Tree Trouble

    Tree trouble for a South Florida family. They wanted to cut down a tree in their yard that's damaging their property, but the city told them "No" you have to keep it. Is that legal? Here's Patrick Fraser with tonight's Help Me Howard.

    Posted on 07/22/08
  • Wheelchair Lift

    Wheelchair Lift

    When some people are told will never walk and be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of their lives, they give up, but many people don't. Trying to live a normal life, one Margate woman was trying to swim till her homeowners association blocked her, and she turned where every South Floridian knows to go, to Help me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 07/16/08
  • Transplant Trouble

    Transplant Trouble

    It's a gift from the heart and much more. One sister set to donate a kidney to her brother only to be denied by his insurance company just days before the transplant. With hope fading fast, the family turned to Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.

    Posted on 07/14/08

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