In residential tenancy law, tenants who sign a lease with a specified commitment period (such as three months) are generally obligated to fulfill that commitment unless they have a legitimate reason for early termination, such as a significant change in employment location; courts typically evaluate whether the tenant's stated reason for leaving is valid and whether they provided proper notice as required by the lease agreement.
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A DIFFERENT STORY.
SO YOU TOLD HER AT THE END OF THE FIRST MONTH THAT YOU WERE UNHAPPY?
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> Judge Judy: WHEN IN THE FIRST MONTH DID YOU TELL HER YOU WERE UNHAPPY?
>> I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE, BUT SHE DID ASK ME TO GIVE A 30-DAY NOTICE, WHICH I DID WRITE DOWN.
>> Judge Judy: YOU GIVE HER WHAT?
>> A 30-DAY NOTICE.
I DID WRITE THAT DOWN FOR HER, AND WE DID AGREE THAT I WAS GONNA MOVE AT THE END OF THE SECOND MONTH.
THAT WOULD GIVE HER TIME TO FIND TENANCY.
AND I ALSO OFFERED TO FIND A ROOMMATE FOR HER, AS WELL.
>> Judge Judy: YOU REMEMBER THAT CONVERSATION?
>> IT DIDN'T HAPPEN LIKE THAT, MA'AM.
>> Judge Judy: DID IT HAPPEN ANYWAY?
>> NO.
>> Judge Judy: WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF THE PLAINTIFF'S OCCUPANCY OF THAT ROOM, DID SHE EXPRESS TO YOU CONCERNS OVER SOME OF THE THINGS THAT SHE HAS JUST DISCUSSED WITH ME?
>> NO, MA'AM.
>> Judge Judy: I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
>> SHE DISCUSSED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING AN HOUR AND A HALF TO GO TO WORK, AND SHE WAS A LITTLE UNHAPPY BECAUSE SHE NEVER MENTIONED ALL THAT OTHER STUFF -- SOMETHING IN REGARDS TO THAT TENANT THAT WAS THERE.
WE DID HAVE TO REMOVE HIM FROM THE PROPERTY.
>> Judge Judy: SO THERE WAS A PROBLEM?
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> Judge Judy: AND WHEN DID YOU REMOVE THAT OTHER TENANT FROM THE PROPERTY?
>> IMMEDIATELY, PRETTY MUCH -- WITHIN 14 DAYS.
I HAVE THAT PAPERWORK.
>> Judge Judy: WITHIN 14 DAYS OF WHAT?
>> HIM LIVING HERE.
>> Judge Judy: IN WHAT MONTH DID HE COME?
>> THE SAME MONTH SHE DID.
>> Judge Judy: SO SOMETIME IN JULY?
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> Judge Judy: SO IN JULY, SHE MUST HAVE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH YOU ABOUT BEING UNHAPPY WITH THAT TENANT.
>> NO, MA'AM.
>> Judge Judy: YOU MEAN, YOU JUST REMOVED HIM ON YOUR OWN?
>> SHE'S UTILIZING THAT GENTLEMAN WHO WAS AN ISSUE.
I WILL AGREE TO THAT.
BUT THAT WAS NOT EVER DISCUSSED AS FAR AS WHY SHE WAS MOVING.
>> Judge Judy: ALL I'M ASKING YOU IS, DID SHE TELL YOU THAT SHE WAS MOVING WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH?
>> SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO MOVE WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH.
>> Judge Judy: FINE.
THEN YOU HAD NOTICE.
>> I EXPLAINED TO HER THERE WAS A THREE-MONTH COMMITMENT.
>> Judge Judy: SHOW ME THAT IN WRITING.
>> YES, MA'AM.
THIS IS HER LEASE.
>> Judge Judy: LET ME SEE IT.
>> A COPY OF HER LEASE.
I'M SURE, UM... AND THIS SAYS RIGHT HERE WHERE THE TENANCY GOES TILL.
>> Judge Judy: CAN I SEE IT, PLEASE?
>> I'VE GOT EXTRA PAPERS TO IT, TOO, IF YOU NEED IT.
>> Judge Judy: OKAY.
YOU SIGNED THIS RESIDENTIAL LEASE?
>> I DID.
I BELIEVE I HAVE THE SAME COPY.
>> Judge Judy: IT SAYS THAT YOU ARE GIVING HER A THREE-MONTH COMMITMENT.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
I ALSO HAVE THIS STACK OF PAPERS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIORS, A HISTORY OF THINGS THAT SHE DOES.
>> Judge Judy: I DON'T CARE.
>> AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES NATE, THE TENANT THAT WAS THERE.
THIS IS WHAT SHE DOES TO TENANTS.
SHE ACTUALLY TAKES THEM AND SHE GOES AND GETS A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THEM.
SHE'LL FIND A REASON THAT SHE DOESN'T LIKE THEM, GO GET A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THEM SO THEY CAN'T COME BACK TO THE HOUSE FOR WHATEVER -- THAT WEEK OR TWO-WEEK PERIOD -- AND NEVER SHOW UP FOR COURT.
>> Judge Judy: SHE DIDN'T DO THAT WITH YOU.
>> NO, SHE DIDN'T.
>> Judge Judy: SO I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY OF THAT STUFF.
>> OKAY.
>> Judge Judy: WHAT HAPPENED HERE IS YOU MOVED IN, YOU STAYED TWO MONTHS.
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> Judge Judy: SO YOU HAD A LEASE.
IN EFFECT, YOU HAD A THREE-MONTH LEASE.
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> Judge Judy: AND I'M, ACTUALLY, MISS ROBBINS, NOT SATISFIED THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT WAS SO EGREGIOUS THAT WAS GOING ON THAT PROHIBITED YOU FROM PERFORMING TO THE EXTENT OF YOUR COMMITMENT, WHICH WAS THREE MONTHS.
JUST FOR MY OWN INFORMATION, WHEN YOU LEFT... >> YES, MA'AM.
>> Judge Judy:...DID YOU MOVE CLOSER TO YOUR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT?
>> ACTUALLY, YES.
I MOVED IN WITH MY SUPERVISOR.
>> Judge Judy: I SAID, "DID YOU MOVE CLOSER TO YOUR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT?"
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> Judge Judy: GOOD.
EVERYBODY HAPPY NOW?
>> WAIT, WAIT.
MAY I SAY SOMETHING, PLEASE?
>> Judge Judy: WHAT?
>> ONE -- I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY WITNESS TELL YOU ABOUT THE CONDITIONS.
AND ONE, AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO -- >> Judge Judy: YOU JUST TOLD ME ABOUT THE CONDITIONS.
>> THAT'S NOT THE REASON.
I WAS ALREADY WORKING THERE.
I WAS LIVING IN DECATUR, WHICH IS FURTHER AWAY FROM MY JOB, AND DRIVING TO MY JOB.
SO MOVING THERE, WHERE SHE RESIDED, DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
I WAS ACTUALLY TRYING TO MOVE AWAY FROM WHERE MY JOB WAS AT THAT TIME.
>> Judge Judy: LISTEN TO ME.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
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