An Abandoned Dog and Bullet-Ridden TV? | Part 1

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:00]>> Judge Judy: MS. SIMS, THE DEFENDANT IS YOUR FORMER LANDLORD, AND IT IS YOUR CLAIM THAT SHE KEPT YOUR SECURITY DEPOSIT.

[00:00:04]>> YES, MA'AM.

[00:00:05]>> Judge Judy: AND IN ADDITION TO KEEPING YOUR SECURITY DEPOSIT, SHE DISPOSED OF SOME OF YOUR PROPERTY.

[00:00:10]>> YES, MA'AM.

[00:00:10]>> Judge Judy: THE DEFENDANT SAYS SHE DISPOSED OF NOTHING OF YOURS, THAT SHE KEPT YOUR SECURITY DEPOSIT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GIVE HER PROPER 30-DAY NOTICE OF YOUR TERMINATION OF YOUR LEASE, AND, IN ADDITION, THERE WAS SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE HOME THAT WASN'T ANYWHERE NEAR COVERED BY THE SECURITY DEPOSIT, SO SHE HAS A COUNTERCLAIM.

[00:00:28]HOW LONG WERE YOU HER TENANT?

[00:00:30]>> APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS.

[00:00:31]>> Judge Judy: IS THIS A PRIVATE HOUSE?

[00:00:33]>> YES, MA'AM.

[00:00:34]>> Judge Judy: WHO LIVED THERE?

[00:00:35]>> ME, MY THREE CHILDREN, MY GRANDSON, AND A ROOMMATE.

[00:00:38]>> Judge Judy: WHO WAS THE ROOMMATE?

[00:00:40]>> MY "NEPHEW" -- A LONG-TIME FAMILY FRIEND.

[00:00:42]>> Judge Judy: WHAT IS THAT?

[00:00:43]>> HE WAS A FAMILY FRIEND.

[00:00:44]>> Judge Judy: A FRIEND?

[00:00:45]>> YES, MA'AM.

[00:00:46]>> Judge Judy: HOW MUCH WAS HE PAYING IN RENT?

[00:00:48]>> HE WAS PAYING $400.

[00:00:49]AND THEN, SIX MONTHS AFTER WE MOVED, IN JUNE, MY GRANDSON'S FATHER MOVED WITH US FROM CALIFORNIA.

[00:00:54]>> Judge Judy: SO, YOU HAD YOU, YOUR THREE CHILDREN, YOUR GRANDSON, A ROOMMATE, SOMEBODY ELSE MOVED IN.

[00:00:58]>> YES, MA'AM.

[00:00:59]>> Judge Judy: AND WHO WAS THE OTHER PERSON?

[00:01:01]>> IT WAS MY GRANDSON'S FATHER.

[00:01:02]>> Judge Judy: AND HOW MUCH DID HE PAY?

[00:01:04]>> HE PAID $400, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

[00:01:06]>> Judge Judy: HOW MUCH WAS THE TOTAL RENT?

[00:01:08]>> THE TOTAL RENT WAS $950, BUT WE ALSO HAD BILLS TO PAY, SO EVERYBODY -- >> Judge Judy: WELL, SO THEN YOU'RE NOT PAYING ANY RENT.

[00:01:13]>> I'M PAYING RENT ALSO, YES, MA'AM.

[00:01:15]>> Judge Judy: WELL, IF IT'S $950, THEY'RE PAYING $400 EACH, THAT'S $800.

[00:01:18]THAT MEANS THAT YOUR RENT FOR YOU AND YOUR THREE CHILDREN AND YOUR GRANDSON WERE $150.

[00:01:23]THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD DEAL.

[00:01:25]>> YEAH, AND THERE WERE BILLS, SO THEIR RENT INCLUDED THEIR RENT AND THEIR BILLS.

[00:01:30]>> Judge Judy: WHAT BILLS?

[00:01:31]>> CABLE, INTERNET, WATER, AND GARBAGE AND LIGHTS.

[00:01:33]>> Judge Judy: YOU HAVE A COPY OF YOUR LEASE?

[00:01:35]>> YES, MA'AM.

[00:01:36]>> Judge Judy: I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

[00:01:48]WHEN DID YOUR GRANDSON MOVE IN?

[00:01:50]>> MY GRANDSON MOVED WITH US FROM CALIFORNIA IN JUNE OF 2013 WITH THE REST OF US.

[00:01:54]>> Judge Judy: WELL, WHICH THREE CHILDREN IS IT REFERRING TO IN THIS LEASE?

[00:01:57]>> SHE PUT THREE, BUT FOUR -- >> Judge Judy: NO, NOT "SHE PUT THREE."

[00:02:01]>> FOUR CHILDREN MOVED WITH US.

[00:02:03]WELL, I CONSIDER MY 24-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER MY CHILD.

[00:02:06]MAYBE SHE DIDN'T.

[00:02:06]BUT IT WAS MY DAUGHTER -- >> Judge Judy: WELL, JUST, SO THAT'S AN ADULT.

[00:02:10]>> OKAY.

[00:02:10]>> Judge Judy: OH, SO YOU HAD AN EXTRA ADULT LIVING WITH YOU.

[00:02:13]>> I HAD ANOTHER ONE, YES, AND SHE KNEW ABOUT IT.

[00:02:15]>> Judge Judy: YOU HAD AN EXTRA ADULT LIVING WITH YOU.

[00:02:17]>> YES, MA'AM.

[00:02:17]>> Judge Judy: THAT YOU MOVED IN SIX MONTHS AFTER.

[00:02:19]>> YES, MA'AM.

[00:02:20]>> Judge Judy: WERE YOU AWARE OF THIS OTHER TENANT?

[00:02:21]>> NO, MA'AM.

[00:02:22]>> Judge Judy: WHEN DID YOU MOVE OUT?

[00:02:23]>> I MOVED OUT NOVEMBER OF 2014.

[00:02:25]>> Judge Judy: DID YOU PAY NOVEMBER'S RENT?

[00:02:26]>> YES, MA'AM.

[00:02:27]>> Judge Judy: YOU HAVE PROOF OF THAT?

[00:02:29]>> THAT'S THE ONE I DIDN'T BRING.

[00:02:31]BUT I DO HAVE A TEXT MESSAGE THAT'S FROM THE LAST MONTH I PAID RENT TO HER, AND I HAVE A TEXT MESSAGE SAYING THAT SHE DID RECEIVE IT.

[00:02:36]>> Judge Judy: I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

[00:02:37]>> OKAY.

[00:02:38]>> Judge Judy: DID SHE PAY NOVEMBER'S RENT?

[00:02:39]>> YES, YOUR HONOR.

[00:02:40]>> Judge Judy: THEN I DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT IT.

[00:02:42]OKAY, SO SHE PAID NOVEMBER'S RENT.

[00:02:43]NOW, WHEN SHE MOVED OUT IN NOVEMBER, DID YOU GO INTO THE HOUSE?

[00:02:46]>> YES, YOUR HONOR.

[00:02:47]>> Judge Judy: IS THE HOUSE CURRENTLY RENTED?

[00:02:49]>> YES, YOUR HONOR.

[00:02:50]>> Judge Judy: WHEN WAS IT RENTED -- IN WHAT MONTH?

[00:02:53]>> IT WAS RE-RENTED ON DECEMBER THE 8th.

[00:02:56]I HAVE THE RECEIPTS.

[00:02:57]>> Judge Judy: TERRIFIC.

[00:02:58]AND HOW MUCH SECURITY DEPOSIT DID SHE HAVE?

[00:03:00]>> $300.

[00:03:01]>> Judge Judy: AND WHAT WORK DID YOU DO IN THE HOUSE IN THE MONTH?

[00:03:05]>> WE CLEANED.

[00:03:06]WE TOOK ALL THE TRASH OUT.

[00:03:08]WE ENZYMED THE CARPETS FROM THE PET DAMAGE.

[00:03:11]WE REPLACED THE CRACKED GLASS, SCREENS.

[00:03:13]>> Judge Judy: I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT YOU HAVE.

[00:03:16]>> YES, MA'AM.

[00:03:16]>> I ALSO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE HOUSE, TOO.

[00:03:18]>> Judge Judy: WHEN YOU MOVED OUT?

[00:03:19]>> YES, MA'AM.

[00:03:20]>> Judge Judy: I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE HOUSE WHEN -- YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS WHEN YOU MOVED OUT.

[00:03:29]THANK YOU.

[00:03:37]LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF CLEANUP TO ME.

[00:03:38]>> YES, YOUR HONOR.

[00:03:39]>> Judge Judy: WHATEVER.

[00:03:40]IF IT'S THERE, IT'S JUST CLEANUP, AND YOU RENTED THE HOUSE WITHIN A MONTH.

[00:03:43]>> YES.

[00:03:43]>> Judge Judy: SO YOU DIDN'T SUFFER ANY DAMAGE, ACTUALLY.

[00:03:45]WHAT?

[00:03:46]>> WE WEREN'T ABLE TO FINISH CLEANING UP BECAUSE SHE CAME AND CHANGED THE LOCKS BEFORE THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER WAS OVER.

[00:03:51]AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO FINISH MOVING OR CLEANING UP THE HOUSE OUT.

[00:03:55]>> YOUR HONOR, THE REASON I HAD TO GO THROUGH THE WINDOW TO GET IN MY HOME THAT I OWN IS ALL THE LOCKS WERE CHANGED.

[00:03:59]>> Judge Judy: YOU DIDN'T OWN IT UNTIL NOVEMBER 30th.

[00:04:02]YOU DIDN'T OWN IT UNTIL NOVEMBER 30th.

[00:04:04]YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO BE THERE UNTIL NOVEMBER 30th.

[00:04:06]WHAT DATE DID YOU GO IN?

[00:04:07]>> NOVEMBER THE 20th.

[00:04:08]>> Judge Judy: CAN'T GO IN NOVEMBER 20th IF SHE'S PAID