She admits to carpet damage, kids drawing on the walls, and she scratches the floor, and signed a lease for $500 cleaning fee! but is disappointed she didn't get all her deposit back? Just wow. Landlord was lucky cause he came in very little proof
And judging from her exit interview, she seems to think just because she admitted to the damages that means she doesn't have to pay for them because she was honest about it... what planet is this lady living on? Ughh 🤦♀️
@@sashabenoit1518 I didn’t think she defended her case well. Yes the landlord may have been entitled to some deductions but I think he got more than he should. He knew that the damages didn’t cost that much, less than a thousand dollars, yet he took all of $3000+ for damage he mostly repaired himself. That’s nothing but greed.
@@kevina3372 honestly I didn't like the landlord and I agree he did come off entitled and greedy.. I just thought it was funny and a little ridiculous that the lady thought she shouldn't have to pay anything for damages just because she was honest about it.
That property wasn’t wrecked, yet there were damages, estimated for less than a thousand dollars. Most of her deposit went to rent for overstaying. The landlord is a thief.
I don't understand why she didn't try to clean or repair the damaged areas. Like, wash the walls and repaint where the kid drew on the wall. A burned carpet is difficult to repair and might need to be replaced.
The audacity of this lady astounds me. You let your kids destroy the walls and burn the carpet and then hold onto the keys until he pays your deposit back that you didn't even pay?!?! Omg
Who lets their kids do that? Lol, I’m sure she wasn’t there with the iron saying “burn the carpet” or “here take this crayon and color on the walls”. Lol!
@@shannaholmes833 I have 2 children, both with Cerebral Palsy and am a single mother. I've rented the same townhome for 4 years. Any damage they have done to walls I have repaired with magic erasers, paint, etc. It's called having respect for property you don't own.
@@kristin0408 I have two kids as well. One who is autistic and the other day I was in my room and plugged the iron up to iron out clothes. Got side tracked for a minute and heard a loud crash. My son had picked up the iron and dropped it on the hard wood floor. He seems to be intrigued by irons for some reason. It was an accident and happened so fast. Luckily there was no damage but the point I’m trying to make is sometimes things happen that you don’t expect. You try to mitigate the risks but I everything that happens with kids doesn’t mean they were trying to destroy the owners home. Yes she could’ve cleaned up the crayons herself but that iron and floor damage maybe not so much. Compared to some other cases I’ve seen this wasn’t even that bad. Im not letting anyone keep over $3000 for the three issues he mentioned. Justice was served though!
Really tho, she stood there shaking her head as if she forgot about all that. And all it took was for her to put in a lil bit of elbow grease and google as far as the crayola. WD-40 and wipe off. She didn't care enough until it came bk to getting that deposit bk. And she said she "didn't recall" the hardwood floors being damaged?!? Girl please yes you did otherwise she would've said they were NOT damaged.
They absolutely trashed that house within 6 months including iron burns on the carpet. Makes me wonder what caused a fire in their house… possibly a hot iron on carpet
It wasn’t trashed! And definitely not to the tune of 5,000 dollars like the landlord’s counter sued amount. The dude was reaching with zero evidence. He seem like they type to hold on to a security deposit for any reason like the neighbors said but if she knew that she should have fixed everything she could before she moved out.
all the stuff she admitted to was most likely an accident and what her child did she tried to clean... y'all act like she did it on purpose. it would be disrespectful if she did things to his house on purpose, please
Exactly and then said the neighbors told her the defendant was very funny and would use every excuse to keep your deposit. If she knew that she should have had the place in tiptop shape before she left!
They're just humans. Not all renters are good people either! I don't understand people that say all this group is good and this group is bad. How stupid is that! Some renters live in section 8) tax payers money and all they do is get high all day. Most don't have jobs. The tax payers pay their rent, food stamps, free phones, medicaid, etc.etc. I really like my landlord. Unfortunately some of his tenants are awful. Especially the woman who is on section 8) she's a drug addict and is up all night every night til 3 In the morning! She does not have a job or have worry about the rent( she gets a check every month).
Plaintiff looks disgusted about verdict. Her kids damaged stuff and she overstayed and it comes at a cost. He was wrong for keeping all the money and she was wrong for expecting it all back. That money should actually be returned to the insurance company and not her.
She’s NOT mad at that she made her facial expressions because he got money for staying over a few days even though the landlord was the reason she had to stay longer because of the fact that he caused the issue with the movers!
@@somethingaboutbeaute She was mad because she didn't get all of it back. She acted like if she admitted she did the damage, then she should get all the money. And it was HER that threw a fit that he let the movers in.
That damage wasn’t intentional clearly. It was all due to negligence. But the greedy landlord overestimated the cost:… and clearly most of what he got to keep went to rent.
@@kevina3372 Bwhahahahahahahahahahahaha! Yep! Accidental damage just looks so much nicer than intentional damage. You ever hear the term "You break, you buy?" That kinda explains this situation. Is personal responsibility still a thing these days?
@@roslynhawkins1475 well she didn’t break anything. That’s mostly reparable stains and scratches that the landlord will fix himself. That’s why he didn’t have any evidence of the cost. there is a thing called being honest and not trying swindle tenants out of their security deposit. The scratches and stains aren’t worth $3000+ yet he kept all of it. It’s ridiculous that the tenant had to go through the hassle of suing when he knew damn well that’s only $500 worth of damage.
@@kevina3372 "You break, you buy" is not literal, just means you're financially responsible if you cause damge to something that belongs to someone else. Intent is irrelevant. Again, she has a lease that SHE signed where she obligated herself to a $500 cleaning fee. She also paid a security deposit. You do know that landlords collect a security deposit as a way of motivating a tenant to take care of the property and if they cause damage beyond normal wear and tear, those damages are deducted from the security deposit. There's this little thing called responsibility that some people seem to think doesn't exist anymore, but it does. He isn't obligated to eat the cost of a burned carpet, crayon on a wall that she sloppily attempted to cover up, and paint on hardwood floors. She's obligated. It's very, very, VERY simple. If you aren't responsible enough to take care of someone else's property, don't rent.
All comes down to common courtesy, patience and respect. Dear Plaintiff: Please be respectful of people’s property and read and understand the contract before signing it. Dear Defendant: Please be grateful, count your blessings, respect people’s privacy, be patient and learn from this and have proof of before and after pictures of a place before you rent it out as it could cost 3X the deposit.
Dear landlord, Please don’t swindle your tenants. Use your brain and understand that she could have sued for double if she was in certain states. Not because there are damages, it means that you are entitled to $3000+ of your tenant’s “property” .
Just an fyi crayon does not come off cheap paint lol. Not even with a magic eraser, I ended up scrubbing paint off wall and the damn crayon was still there lol!
@@kevina3372 yep I agree I’m just re-living what happened 20 years ago in my first apartment with my baby who is about to turn 20 lol. You live you learn.
This is the first time I've seen Harvey not agree with the judge. He didn't explicitly state he didn't agree, but even he was surprised the Defendant got any money
@@kevina3372 a lot of the things the landlord was bitching about, like the crayon on the wall, would have been covered by that $500 outrageously High cleaning fee.
@@christopherchance4860 she wrecked the place? Crayon on a wall, burn on a carpet and scratch on a floor cost $3000. No landlord is paying $3000+ for those damages, yet he kept all her money. He is greedy and if it wasn’t for the rent, he wouldn’t have gotten back so much.
@@kevina3372 Yea. Who cares about small things likes scratches on a new floor, crayon on the walls, paint on the floor and burn damage from an iron on the rug. Yep! That's normal wear and tear on you ask me.
@@roslynhawkins1475 he's so full of shit. that was not a total gut of that house/apt. he put a wood floor in & painted. This is a common tactic many of them do today, they do very little & then claim complete rehab & jack the price up. He jacked EVERYTHING from the carpet to the walls to the locks on the doors. This was a pissed opportunist landlord who wanted more money, they do this often, it's textbook. Anyone who has owned a home knows it doesn't cost that much for those things. Damage or not he hiked those prices on purpose, he didn't bring estimates because there weren't any, the prices came from inside his head.
@@kevina3372 considering she was only in the house 6 months she certainly didnt take great care of it. She didnt givr a crap like many tenants esp a rental being paid for by someone else
She said someone told her the tenant before had a problem with their security deposit...to now she said there wasn't nobody living there before her....hmmm they sound sketchy
Hmmm sounds like you need to listen better. They said that about the downstairs unit, not hers and she didn't say no one lived their before she said she doesnt believe anyone lived there before which might be 100% true if that was what she was told by the landlord. She might still be lying but don't misquote her to make her sound like a liar
If my child wrote on a wall it would be cleaned off *IMMEDIATELY* swiftly followed by a sanction which ensured it was never done again! And ironing on a carpet floor, just after you had a HOUSE FIRE? Seriously? 🙈
Didn't hear her say who paid deposit. Some programs let you get the money back as "damages" to incentivize you to treat it right, others will bill you.
Her insurance company paid for the rent and the deposit, so she still came out ahead . Now she needs to repay the insurance company because it’s their money, not hers.
They (the husband and wife) paid the deposit, and since they overstayed the portion paid by the insurance company through the 4th, by several days, their deposit was also reduced by that amount. They owe the insurance company nothing.
@@themrs.1200 the plantiff did say the insurance paid the deposit when the judge asked her why the lease she showed was different & didn't have the defendants signature. The plantiff then said that's what the insurance company gave her because they were the ones who took care of that, the security & monthly payments. As with the majority of home owners insurance the homeowners usually only have to pay the insurance deductible.
Both of them are ridiculous. Plaintiff allowed her kids to draw on the walls & whoever spilled paint and burned the carpet. The Defendant doesn’t bring receipts or estimates of anything. Just a mess.
Y’all forget he took those picture when she was still there, not after she left. Plus she said she cleaned the walls but everything else is her fault. Also as a landlord, why are you just walking into her house like that unannounced??? I understand that it’s your childhood home but other people live there now.
I was always told from studying law , verdicts come down to what you can prove instead of what’s necessarily right . The defendant did not have any proof of anything . Other judges wouldn’t have granted in his favor .
lol how bad she let her kids mess up the place and nobody, that I've seen, noticed that even the ladies shirt she's wearing in this is dirty. She's not too concerned with things being clean.
@@panamafernandez4641 ~ there is a stain above the microphone. You can see the shadow of the microphone to the left of it. I had to stop & look at her shirt.
@@RileyCullen1 for one because it's right at the microphone I was looking there and to be honest...I'm notorious for dropping something on my boobs when I eat and have had to learn to be vigilant when I pick out a shirt to wear to watch for the oily spot that doesn't wash out in the same general area lol
@@krisrogers5929 I dont think she noticed it but one stain doesn't always indicate a person is unclean. I showed up to work in my uniform shirt with a stain. In a rush I just didn't notice it. It wasn't intentional.
I remember a landlord tried scamming my parents because they didn't want to give their deposit back..they said we wrote on the wall and broke things..we definitely didn't do things like that..4 girls and they assumed they could try one over on my parents! Luckily they had photos and a separate council worker who viewed the property right after we moved out..that helped us! Think because we were new in the country its a temporary house the council uses and thats something they did often!
I have rented a few places before I bought my house. I respected each property I lived in. I took lots of pictures of the places when I got the keys & before I returned the keys. I wanted a great reference from each landlord so I would not have a problem getting another place in the future. I did have one landlord who said ‘you wouldn’t know kids lived here’ b/c I keep the place cleaned, toys put away when they weren’t being played with & my kids NEVER drew on the walls!
This ruling was wrong. First, the money isn’t even hers to begin with. Second, her kids caused a lot of damage and mess for being there for such a short period of time smh I felt she had more people living there. And what stuns me to is in the beginning of the hearing she mentions how her neighbors warned her about the complaints the previous tenants has about the landlord but towards the end of the hearing the judge ask if there were any tenants living there before her family both the plaintiff and defendant said no. IDK how the judge miss that.
I rented 2 apartments before I bought a home, and this was BEFORE everyone had professional quality video recorders and cameras in their pockets. This is back when you had to buy a camera, go buy film, take pictures, a frame at a time, take em somewhere to get developed, and wait a week to get it back...even still, I always cleaned an apartment IMMACULATELY before I moved out and took pictures of every room, every appliance every wall and the carpet! You ain't keeping MY security deposit!!!
I did/do this all well. I even do it with my 3 daughters when they move in/out of a place. B/c my mom had 5 sisters & each had 2 kids, we’ll pitch in & help move an aunt or cousin move & help them clean up if they need help. So we’ve been fortunate in that aspect. Edit: Adding that everyone has always gotten their security deposits back.
She and her family did not take good care of his property. I would have allowed him more to redo the floors and replace the carpet, but proof was his issue, his fault for that.
He is a scammer, he overestimated everything. He could have worked out something with her but some of these landlords are greedy and they look for opportunities to scam tenants. He probably knew that the kids were there and was looking for reasons to deduct long before she moved out. He tried to take all of $3000+ knowing damn well, the damage didn’t cost that much.
@@kevina3372 Um. If I rent my home to someone and they cause damage, I'm not working anything out with anyone. They either fix it or pay. He makes money from his rental. He doesn't owe the plaintiff any more consideration than what's outlined in her lease
If I was a landlord they could have the keys 🔑 I would change the doorknobs and keys fresh for each tenant . There is no telling how many copies have been made of those keys . And yes I know they switch door knobs between homes sometimes but still , what if they only rent one home and use that same knob . It should be required new keys for every tenant .
If her insurance company paid for her rent, why would they not be responsible for paying the security deposit? And if THEY paid the security deposit, why would she expect to get ANYTHING back from him? So many people want monies that they are not entitled to...
Because a security deposit is used as insurance against the renter to incentivize them to not mess up the place they're renting. The insurance company wasn't living in the house. So why should they have to pay for any damages the plaintiff caused during her stay in the defendant's house? It's like when you have to get a rental car. They'll pay for it, but you're responsible for the extras and add ons.
Millian was bias against this guy for unknown reasons. It's obvious they didn't care about the house because they were not gonna be there long. And-- normal kids can do a thousand or two dollars damage in two weeks.
@ 13:32 As a realtor I saw so many proud tenants who would look after their homes better than many owners. They’d paint, plant flowers and then the owner would put up the rent because of how good the property looked.
I was one of those tenants. Hired landlord’s handyman to paint, install new faucets and lighting in the dump that we rented. We received a rent increase and a THREE month lease agreement. We looked for and found a different place to rent but not before replacing our expensive faucets & lighting with some nice but USED ones from Craigslist. Donated the nice ones to Habitat for Humanity.
He was paid double for July rent. He admitted that insurance paid him for July and the judge still ruled for him to keep rent for July out of her deposit. This ruling was a joke!
If you think this is bad, you should watch the show “Nightmare Tenants and Slum Landlords.” Some of the properties on that show were jaw dropping because of the damage done by some of the tenants 😳 one lady was even peeing in buckets and just left it there when she was evicted
Such a good show! Same with "Can't Pay: We'll Take It Away" One tenant intentionally hacked away at the walls, window casings, doors, cabinets, appliances, and more; he wanted to cost the landlord as much as possible in retaliation for being evicted.
The tenants that was renting our house caused 16k worth of damage to our home until now! Literal holes on the ceiling, the walls, and the roaches that were taking over the house. Everyday we have something new.
So just because she admitted to the damages she thinks that is evidence to get her money back lmao your kids burned the carpet, I wonder what caused her own house to burn her own neglect
She is lucky she got any money back after ruining the carpet, hardwood floor, AND crayon on the walls without any attempt to fix/clean it. If you leave a rental in just as good shape as when you get it, then you get your deposit back.
That’s not always the case. We had a landlord who told us shortly after we moved in that he NEVER returns deposits, period, even if there is no damage. I think it worked out for him because many people don’t want to fight to get it back. He was a scumbag.
SOME, YES. NOT ALL. AND MOST SECTION 8 TENANTS DO BEHAVE THEMSELVES TO PROTECT THAT ASSISTANCE BY ALL MEANS. BUT THE ONES WHO MESS THINGS UP, RUIN IT FOR THE REST.
Our next door neighbors that moved out left behind so much destruction. They had several dogs they let destroy the house. Crapping everywhere. It was really gross. It took their landlords a month and a half to clean it out to re rent it. I know I'm in the minority, but I would never rent to someone with pets. Too many bad experiences in my homes in the past to allow it again.
What are you even talking about, and who in ‘the angry woman club ‘ supported this comment with a like? It’s court. That man wasn’t suppose to say anything but what was asked of him. He would’ve got them both kicked out and English wasn’t his primary language. So you need to show more respect and take your personal anger somewhere else, and off that poor man
This why it’s better to rent unfurnished lol her face was in shock! Guys don’t be silly we all know how fast kids can draw doesn’t mean your not watching your kids or allowing them to do damage but she should of been smart enough after being warned about the landlord to take pictures and have proof of repair.
Jesus! Well come take a nap and a shower! We’re up at 6:00 am and Grace leaves for the bus stop at 7:50 am. You can be Goldilocks! Come, pick any bed and fall asleep!😂
I could never rent a home or apartment that I owned. I would drive the tenant crazy because I'm so fussy and many people either don't know how to take care of things or just don't care. I keep my things nice and for a long time. A tenant leaving my house dirty or destroyed would crumble me. So, I'll never rent anything out to anyone. You see case after case on this show where people don't take care of a house that they rent, they figure its not theirs so they treat it terribly. No doubt if I ever did rent to someone, I'd end up on this show, lol! I know I'd be a pain in the butt. I usually rent a house for a couple of weeks during the summer at the beach and always leave it cleaner than when I rented it and I treat the owner's things as if they were my own. I've never had a problem.
Always take before and after photos when moving in and out. I've lease a few places and make sure when I leave the photos looks exactly like how when I moved in.
Girl what are you shaking your head for it was damages, and the landlord is entitled to that, and you let your child color on the dam walls... Now had you sued, and called the police for him coming in unannounced you would have only had to pay him $500 for cleaning fees, and you might have got that back
She admits to carpet damage, kids drawing on the walls, and she scratches the floor, and signed a lease for $500 cleaning fee! but is disappointed she didn't get all her deposit back? Just wow. Landlord was lucky cause he came in very little proof
And judging from her exit interview, she seems to think just because she admitted to the damages that means she doesn't have to pay for them because she was honest about it... what planet is this lady living on? Ughh 🤦♀️
@@sashabenoit1518 I didn’t think she defended her case well. Yes the landlord may have been entitled to some deductions but I think he got more than he should. He knew that the damages didn’t cost that much, less than a thousand dollars, yet he took all of $3000+ for damage he mostly repaired himself. That’s nothing but greed.
@@kevina3372 Hmmmm. Guess you were there during the move out.
@@kevina3372 honestly I didn't like the landlord and I agree he did come off entitled and greedy.. I just thought it was funny and a little ridiculous that the lady thought she shouldn't have to pay anything for damages just because she was honest about it.
I think her, and her husband is a Lil off.. Had she called the police of him coming in announced she would have won the whole case
This tenant wrecked the property and wants full deposit back. What a joke
That property wasn’t wrecked, yet there were damages, estimated for less than a thousand dollars. Most of her deposit went to rent for overstaying. The landlord is a thief.
Wrecked is dramatic
wrecked? do you know what that even means? That property was far from wrecked
So sad you allow your kids to write on wall.
I don't understand why she didn't try to clean or repair the damaged areas. Like, wash the walls and repaint where the kid drew on the wall. A burned carpet is difficult to repair and might need to be replaced.
The plaintiff left an iron on, which burned the carpet. I wonder how her house caught fire 🤔🤔
That is a stretch...
Stretch
Thermostat at 90 degrees F
@@coreydbryant The point is that she is irresponsible, especially when it comes to HOT things. The fire was probably a result of negligence.
@@adammiller9179 still a stretch...
This should be labeled scamming a landlord, and the court.
They like to use misdirection in the title; otherwise, we’d know how the case was settled.
The audacity of this lady astounds me. You let your kids destroy the walls and burn the carpet and then hold onto the keys until he pays your deposit back that you didn't even pay?!?! Omg
Who lets their kids do that? Lol, I’m sure she wasn’t there with the iron saying “burn the carpet” or “here take this crayon and color on the walls”. Lol!
@@shannaholmes833 I have 2 children, both with Cerebral Palsy and am a single mother. I've rented the same townhome for 4 years. Any damage they have done to walls I have repaired with magic erasers, paint, etc. It's called having respect for property you don't own.
@@kristin0408 I have two kids as well. One who is autistic and the other day I was in my room and plugged the iron up to iron out clothes. Got side tracked for a minute and heard a loud crash. My son had picked up the iron and dropped it on the hard wood floor. He seems to be intrigued by irons for some reason.
It was an accident and happened so fast. Luckily there was no damage but the point I’m trying to make is sometimes things happen that you don’t expect. You try to mitigate the risks but I everything that happens with kids doesn’t mean they were trying to destroy the owners home. Yes she could’ve cleaned up the crayons herself but that iron and floor damage maybe not so much. Compared to some other cases I’ve seen this wasn’t even that bad. Im not letting anyone keep over $3000 for the three issues he mentioned. Justice was served though!
Really tho, she stood there shaking her head as if she forgot about all that. And all it took was for her to put in a lil bit of elbow grease and google as far as the crayola. WD-40 and wipe off. She didn't care enough until it came bk to getting that deposit bk. And she said she "didn't recall" the hardwood floors being damaged?!? Girl please yes you did otherwise she would've said they were NOT damaged.
She pays her insurance and I bet it goes up
Just plain goofy. Why say you didn't do any damages but admit to damages. What is wrong with people🤦🏾♀️
Plaintiff is out of order talking about she's disappointed. She admitted to damaging some stuff. She's LUCKY he didn't bring estimates.
They absolutely trashed that house within 6 months including iron burns on the carpet. Makes me wonder what caused a fire in their house… possibly a hot iron on carpet
It wasn’t trashed! And definitely not to the tune of 5,000 dollars like the landlord’s counter sued amount. The dude was reaching with zero evidence. He seem like they type to hold on to a security deposit for any reason like the neighbors said but if she knew that she should have fixed everything she could before she moved out.
Good point! lol
@@TheAray6 Pictures aren't evidence all of a sudden??
You might be onto something…
I can't understand how you can have complete disregard for someones home. That's disrespectful.
And then take them to court!
they are liars. PERIOD.........
@Public Square hmm nobody deliberately puts an iron on carpet.What are you talking about
all the stuff she admitted to was most likely an accident and what her child did she tried to clean... y'all act like she did it on purpose. it would be disrespectful if she did things to his house on purpose, please
Shit happens that is what you pay a security deposit for
The way sis stared at the defendant's paper bag of evidence 😂😂😂😂
Great eye! The way she looked at him after looking at the bag 🤣☠️
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Like they just came from a crime scene 🤣
😭😭😭😭😭😭
Such a big bag but no estimates, plaintiff comes across as sloppy and careless
Rather you rent or own it's still your home and you should care for it!
Many do not care for what they own, and that is their right.
Should have cleaned the place up and not let your children go as little crazy
Exactly and then said the neighbors told her the defendant was very funny and would use every excuse to keep your deposit. If she knew that she should have had the place in tiptop shape before she left!
@@TheAray6Exactly!!
Admitted to the damages? You didn't think you had to pay for them? Hello?
Right!!
Not 3,000 worth
Not all landlords and tenants are horrible. There are many amazing ones.
Not in Jamaica. Major scammers here most of them are.
@@MiamiKia I appreciate your honesty.
true true
They're just humans. Not all renters are good people either! I don't understand people that say all this group is good and this group is bad. How stupid is that! Some renters live in section 8) tax payers money and all they do is get high all day. Most don't have jobs. The tax payers pay their rent, food stamps, free phones, medicaid, etc.etc. I really like my landlord. Unfortunately some of his tenants are awful. Especially the woman who is on section 8) she's a drug addict and is up all night every night til 3 In the morning! She does not have a job or have worry about the rent( she gets a check every month).
Totally AGREE! 😉👍🏻
Plaintiff looks disgusted about verdict. Her kids damaged stuff and she overstayed and it comes at a cost. He was wrong for keeping all the money and she was wrong for expecting it all back. That money should actually be returned to the insurance company and not her.
She’s NOT mad at that she made her facial expressions because he got money for staying over a few days even though the landlord was the reason she had to stay longer because of the fact that he caused the issue with the movers!
@@somethingaboutbeaute She was mad because she didn't get all of it back. She acted like if she admitted she did the damage, then she should get all the money. And it was HER that threw a fit that he let the movers in.
They look like they destroyed the apartment! She is absolutely wrong to me !
Had 3 kids, they never drew on the walls, we had paper😅
If a kid marks one wall, just a kid being a kid. If several walls are marked - somebody's not watching their kid.
She looks like she just doesn’t give a damn about much.
Ummm, my two sons NEVER marked up the walls. That is not acceptable behavior from any child.
@@citygirlingraham they are so perfect ….🙄
Should NEVER destroy anyone's property
That damage wasn’t intentional clearly. It was all due to negligence. But the greedy landlord overestimated the cost:… and clearly most of what he got to keep went to rent.
@@kevina3372 Bwhahahahahahahahahahahaha! Yep! Accidental damage just looks so much nicer than intentional damage. You ever hear the term "You break, you buy?" That kinda explains this situation. Is personal responsibility still a thing these days?
@@roslynhawkins1475 well she didn’t break anything. That’s mostly reparable stains and scratches that the landlord will fix himself. That’s why he didn’t have any evidence of the cost.
there is a thing called being honest and not trying swindle tenants out of their security deposit. The scratches and stains aren’t worth $3000+ yet he kept all of it. It’s ridiculous that the tenant had to go through the hassle of suing when he knew damn well that’s only $500 worth of damage.
@@kevina3372 "You break, you buy" is not literal, just means you're financially responsible if you cause damge to something that belongs to someone else. Intent is irrelevant.
Again, she has a lease that SHE signed where she obligated herself to a $500 cleaning fee. She also paid a security deposit. You do know that landlords collect a security deposit as a way of motivating a tenant to take care of the property and if they cause damage beyond normal wear and tear, those damages are deducted from the security deposit.
There's this little thing called responsibility that some people seem to think doesn't exist anymore, but it does. He isn't obligated to eat the cost of a burned carpet, crayon on a wall that she sloppily attempted to cover up, and paint on hardwood floors. She's obligated. It's very, very, VERY simple. If you aren't responsible enough to take care of someone else's property, don't rent.
@@roslynhawkins1475 "You break it, you buy it" isn't literal??
Why is the husband sitting down??? Head of household !!!
not in this house. Seems like she may have married him so he could get a green card....
Right!
I was a landlord renters destroyed my house and I have videos and pictures receipts and still fighting for my money back
All comes down to common courtesy, patience and respect.
Dear Plaintiff: Please be respectful of people’s property and read and understand the contract before signing it.
Dear Defendant: Please be grateful, count your blessings, respect people’s privacy, be patient and learn from this and have proof of before and after pictures of a place before you rent it out as it could cost 3X the deposit.
Best Comment🏆Nothing left to say...
Dear landlord,
Please don’t swindle your tenants. Use your brain and understand that she could have sued for double if she was in certain states. Not because there are damages, it means that you are entitled to $3000+ of your tenant’s “property” .
@@kevina3372- The OC meantioned the 3x deposit.
The landlord was a scammer!
Just an fyi crayon does not come off cheap paint lol. Not even with a magic eraser, I ended up scrubbing paint off wall and the damn crayon was still there lol!
Paint doesn’t cost much to redo it
@@kevina3372 yep I agree I’m just re-living what happened 20 years ago in my first apartment with my baby who is about to turn 20 lol. You live you learn.
Can not believe the defendant was so dumb as to have not brought written estimates he would have won the case hands down.
He didn’t bring estimates because he wouldn’t be able to prove the $3000+ cost he is claiming. He played the judge
They both came unprepared!
@@kevina3372 exactly. Dodgy as f
This is the first time I've seen Harvey not agree with the judge. He didn't explicitly state he didn't agree, but even he was surprised the Defendant got any money
Right? When Harvey finished his closing statements I was like um what?? 😵💫😵💫
Harvey knows she hates black people?😢
$3300 for what? Crayons on a wall (paint is $
@@kevina3372 a lot of the things the landlord was bitching about, like the crayon on the wall, would have been covered by that $500 outrageously High cleaning fee.
@@DD-d6d3 lol. I forgot about the cleaning fee
JM is a little snarky with the defendant. He actually has good reasons for keeping the deposit🤷
@ReaP JoY How is he nosey? Every time he entered the home there was a reason. The tenants needed him to.
Hey, I finally got hearing aids, no need to turn it up anymore. Have a great week all, be safe and keep your loved ones closed
I’m happy for you
CONGRATULATIONS
oh wait, congratulations
3300 a month for half the house ?! I need to see this home
Outrageous!!!!!!!!
Do think it's a sum to compensate for renting and government funding?
@@billiebum6474it’s not government funding dummy, over and over again she said it was her insurance.
I don't understand how she gets anything back, since the insurance company paid the rent.
It's the damage mostly not about the rent.
The security deposit that she paid the original property probably got transferred to the defendant
She paid the security deposit ergo she gets it back
She’s a scammer that’s why.
She was hoping to get all that money..😂 u see her face lol
Nice work judge! Way to encourage/enable typical behaviors
Typical behaviors for some...
Lady seemed entitled due to her insurance arranging the rental. Probably thought of it as a service and didn't care.
she wrecks the place and the judge yells at the guy, what a wonderful society we live in
@@christopherchance4860 she wrecked the place? Crayon on a wall, burn on a carpet and scratch on a floor cost $3000. No landlord is paying $3000+ for those damages, yet he kept all her money. He is greedy and if it wasn’t for the rent, he wouldn’t have gotten back so much.
@@kevina3372 Yea. Who cares about small things likes scratches on a new floor, crayon on the walls, paint on the floor and burn damage from an iron on the rug. Yep! That's normal wear and tear on you ask me.
@@roslynhawkins1475 he's so full of shit. that was not a total gut of that house/apt. he put a wood floor in & painted. This is a common tactic many of them do today, they do very little & then claim complete rehab & jack the price up. He jacked EVERYTHING from the carpet to the walls to the locks on the doors. This was a pissed opportunist landlord who wanted more money, they do this often, it's textbook. Anyone who has owned a home knows it doesn't cost that much for those things. Damage or not he hiked those prices on purpose, he didn't bring estimates because there weren't any, the prices came from inside his head.
@@kevina3372 considering she was only in the house 6 months she certainly didnt take great care of it. She didnt givr a crap like many tenants esp a rental being paid for by someone else
She said someone told her the tenant before had a problem with their security deposit...to now she said there wasn't nobody living there before her....hmmm they sound sketchy
Hmmm sounds like you need to listen better. They said that about the downstairs unit, not hers and she didn't say no one lived their before she said she doesnt believe anyone lived there before which might be 100% true if that was what she was told by the landlord. She might still be lying but don't misquote her to make her sound like a liar
@@Wintersgambit Hmmm.. Maybe I should listen better 😌
If my child wrote on a wall it would be cleaned off *IMMEDIATELY* swiftly followed by a sanction which ensured it was never done again! And ironing on a carpet floor, just after you had a HOUSE FIRE? Seriously? 🙈
Now we know what caused the house fire 🤣
Its not her house so she doesn’t care.
If her (remarkably generous insurance company) paid the security deposit, why is SHE due any of it?
Why is the landlord due the entire deposit?
@@kevina3372 because she damaged the place.
@@kevina3372 because she let her children and mother destroy the place
Didn't hear her say who paid deposit. Some programs let you get the money back as "damages" to incentivize you to treat it right, others will bill you.
Maybe she has to pay the insurance company if they don't get it back. Other than the cleaning fee.
Her insurance company paid for the rent and the deposit, so she still came out ahead . Now she needs to repay the insurance company because it’s their money, not hers.
They (the husband and wife) paid the deposit, and since they overstayed the portion paid by the insurance company through the 4th, by several days, their deposit was also reduced by that amount. They owe the insurance company nothing.
@@themrs.1200 the plantiff did say the insurance paid the deposit when the judge asked her why the lease she showed was different & didn't have the defendants signature. The plantiff then said that's what the insurance company gave her because they were the ones who took care of that, the security & monthly payments. As with the majority of home owners insurance the homeowners usually only have to pay the insurance deductible.
She pays her insurance premiums be fr it’s her money that’s why she pays her premium if some like that happened she’s covered 😂
Both of them are ridiculous. Plaintiff allowed her kids to draw on the walls & whoever spilled paint and burned the carpet. The Defendant doesn’t bring receipts or estimates of anything. Just a mess.
"I admitted to the damage and I'm disappointed I had to then pay for it."
Unbelievable, isn't it?!? 😮
Didn’t her insurance pay the security deposit along with the rent?
No, loss of use coverage only covers the rent and living expenses.
@@DavidKen878 👍🏻😃 Thank you!
@@Sweetpea1128 You're welcome!
I don't care what anyone says' if you have kids Your're not renting Jack from me
Yep!! Smart!!
Y’all forget he took those picture when she was still there, not after she left. Plus she said she cleaned the walls but everything else is her fault. Also as a landlord, why are you just walking into her house like that unannounced??? I understand that it’s your childhood home but other people live there now.
I was always told from studying law , verdicts come down to what you can prove instead of what’s necessarily right . The defendant did not have any proof of anything . Other judges wouldn’t have granted in his favor .
That’s all it is, u have to prove whatever u in court for
The name of the game is EVIDENCE. JUDGE PLEASE YOUR VERDICT IS SUSPICIOUS 😮
I guess husband decided my dog's not in this fight, let mamma handle it.
lol how bad she let her kids mess up the place and nobody, that I've seen, noticed that even the ladies shirt she's wearing in this is dirty. She's not too concerned with things being clean.
Where is her blouse dirty? I don't see it
@@panamafernandez4641 ~ there is a stain above the microphone. You can see the shadow of the microphone to the left of it. I had to stop & look at her shirt.
Great eye! Lol love that comment🤣😂
@@RileyCullen1 for one because it's right at the microphone I was looking there and to be honest...I'm notorious for dropping something on my boobs when I eat and have had to learn to be vigilant when I pick out a shirt to wear to watch for the oily spot that doesn't wash out in the same general area lol
@@krisrogers5929 I dont think she noticed it but one stain doesn't always indicate a person is unclean. I showed up to work in my uniform shirt with a stain. In a rush I just didn't notice it. It wasn't intentional.
“I don’t know how to use a Samsung” is my favorite line
As someone who doesn't use Apple products regularly I felt that comment. 😅
The judge wanted to side with the plaintiff. That man had no proof. Wonder why 🤷🏽♀️
one thing for sure he definitely look like the “this is my property” type.
Wow she destroyed the place!! You DONT get your deposit back for destroying the place!
I remember a landlord tried scamming my parents because they didn't want to give their deposit back..they said we wrote on the wall and broke things..we definitely didn't do things like that..4 girls and they assumed they could try one over on my parents! Luckily they had photos and a separate council worker who viewed the property right after we moved out..that helped us! Think because we were new in the country its a temporary house the council uses and thats something they did often!
I have rented a few places before I bought my house. I respected each property I lived in. I took lots of pictures of the places when I got the keys & before I returned the keys. I wanted a great reference from each landlord so I would not have a problem getting another place in the future. I did have one landlord who said ‘you wouldn’t know kids lived here’ b/c I keep the place cleaned, toys put away when they weren’t being played with & my kids NEVER drew on the walls!
That’s great YOUR kids never drew on the walls
This ruling was wrong. First, the money isn’t even hers to begin with. Second, her kids caused a lot of damage and mess for being there for such a short period of time smh I felt she had more people living there. And what stuns me to is in the beginning of the hearing she mentions how her neighbors warned her about the complaints the previous tenants has about the landlord but towards the end of the hearing the judge ask if there were any tenants living there before her family both the plaintiff and defendant said no. IDK how the judge miss that.
Oh, I missed that too. But I agree with you, the ruling was wrong. However, him asking for $5000 was a bit ridiculous
I think she was the first tenant after the gut renovation, not the first tenant ever.
I rented 2 apartments before I bought a home, and this was BEFORE everyone had professional quality video recorders and cameras in their pockets. This is back when you had to buy a camera, go buy film, take pictures, a frame at a time, take em somewhere to get developed, and wait a week to get it back...even still, I always cleaned an apartment IMMACULATELY before I moved out and took pictures of every room, every appliance every wall and the carpet! You ain't keeping MY security deposit!!!
I did/do this all well. I even do it with my 3 daughters when they move in/out of a place. B/c my mom had 5 sisters & each had 2 kids, we’ll pitch in & help move an aunt or cousin move & help them clean up if they need help. So we’ve been fortunate in that aspect.
Edit: Adding that everyone has always gotten their security deposits back.
@@RileyCullen1 Back then, it was just part in parcel of being a responsible adult...
Kewl
Exactly
Especially a 500 dollar cleaning fee. Tenants clean before they leave or should.
I'm not perfect, but I HATE trifling ppl🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
And who is trifling here?
@@kevina3372 if you have to ask, then...🤷♂️🤦♂️
@@justacarguy90 if you ask to ask then what? I want to know too who is trifling?
She and her family did not take good care of his property. I would have allowed him more to redo the floors and replace the carpet, but proof was his issue, his fault for that.
He is a scammer, he overestimated everything. He could have worked out something with her but some of these landlords are greedy and they look for opportunities to scam tenants. He probably knew that the kids were there and was looking for reasons to deduct long before she moved out. He tried to take all of $3000+ knowing damn well, the damage didn’t cost that much.
@@kevina3372 Um. If I rent my home to someone and they cause damage, I'm not working anything out with anyone. They either fix it or pay. He makes money from his rental. He doesn't owe the plaintiff any more consideration than what's outlined in her lease
Didn't they tell you tht Doug was a savage...lmbo
Doug is the old guy in the hallway this is Curt.
You always know a tenant fucked sum shit up when they come in with no pictures of how they left the property. Lol
If I was a landlord they could have the keys 🔑 I would change the doorknobs and keys fresh for each tenant . There is no telling how many copies have been made of those keys . And yes I know they switch door knobs between homes sometimes but still , what if they only rent one home and use that same knob . It should be required new keys for every tenant .
Yeah, exactly 🤷🏾♀️
So she expected to keep the deposit and her children damaged the property?
I guess so she wildin
Who uses an iron on the carpet? Get a ironing board. A table one works great.
She so lethargic, she seemed medicated
If her insurance company paid for her rent, why would they not be responsible for paying the security deposit? And if THEY paid the security deposit, why would she expect to get ANYTHING back from him? So many people want monies that they are not entitled to...
Because a security deposit is used as insurance against the renter to incentivize them to not mess up the place they're renting. The insurance company wasn't living in the house. So why should they have to pay for any damages the plaintiff caused during her stay in the defendant's house? It's like when you have to get a rental car. They'll pay for it, but you're responsible for the extras and add ons.
My property owner used to come over unannounced and scare the heck out of me. In California you have to give 24hr notice.
Millian was bias against this guy for unknown reasons. It's obvious they didn't care about the house because they were not gonna be there long. And-- normal kids can do a thousand or two dollars damage in two weeks.
Normal kids do not cause property damage
“Next time you get sued remember that” ….oh the shade 😂
Judge Milian is so rude to the defendant and the Plaintiff is so terrible for the way she left the place.
" HE'S ACCUSED OF BEING A LIAR " 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well he is clearly a thief and a liar isn’t far off… he took all of 3000K+ for $500 worth of scratches and stains
@@kevina3372 Yup Landlords All Suck !
@ 13:32 As a realtor I saw so many proud tenants who would look after their homes better than many owners. They’d paint, plant flowers and then the owner would put up the rent because of how good the property looked.
That’s sad. They should be grateful. If I had a tenant who improved my property, I wouldn’t increase rent.
@@RileyCullen1 I’ve also seen the owner evict the good tenants and sell the property because it was worth more.
I was one of those tenants. Hired landlord’s handyman to paint, install new faucets and lighting in the dump that we rented. We received a rent increase and a THREE month lease agreement. We looked for and found a different place to rent but not before replacing our expensive faucets & lighting with some nice but USED ones from Craigslist. Donated the nice ones to Habitat for Humanity.
He was paid double for July rent. He admitted that insurance paid him for July and the judge still ruled for him to keep rent for July out of her deposit. This ruling was a joke!
If you think this is bad, you should watch the show “Nightmare Tenants and Slum Landlords.”
Some of the properties on that show were jaw dropping because of the damage done by some of the tenants 😳 one lady was even peeing in buckets and just left it there when she was evicted
I UA-cam straight to nightmare tenants and slum landlord 🤨 Going to watch it.
Such a good show! Same with "Can't Pay: We'll Take It Away"
One tenant intentionally hacked away at the walls, window casings, doors, cabinets, appliances, and more; he wanted to cost the landlord as much as possible in retaliation for being evicted.
I definitely wanna check that out .
The tenants that was renting our house caused 16k worth of damage to our home until now! Literal holes on the ceiling, the walls, and the roaches that were taking over the house. Everyday we have something new.
@@anarahmafe 😠 MESSED UP PEOPLE. VERY SAD YOU'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH SOMEONE THAT COULD BEHAVE THIS WAY!
.TAKE CARE
Tenants like that never owned anything so they don't understand the cost of their negligence...
As a landlord myself, this is exactly why I don't rent to people with children.
I’m guessing you don’t have children of your own
I don’t think a landlord can discriminate against tenants with children.
What in the DISCRIMINATION!!!?? Smh😳😒🤦♀️
@@citygirlingraham No they can't. But as long as they don't tell the renters, kinda hard to prove.
@@kevina3372 No, I don't have children of my own. Never wanted them.
The crayon would’ve come off with 91% alcohol and/or one of those white magic sponges.
Love this judge... she's a pretty firecracker.
The stains on her shirt have distracted me this whole video
Wait till she moves again and her landlord actually has evidence 😂 Disappointed.... She has no clue obviously!
$3300 a month!!?? Wtf is this house?? That's a damn mortgage payment, car note and an ounce of 🔥🔥🔥🙌😂😂
Where do you live? In California, a studio apartment rents for close to $2000.
Right?! That's a lot
So just because she admitted to the damages she thinks that is evidence to get her money back lmao your kids burned the carpet, I wonder what caused her own house to burn her own neglect
he shouldnt have gotten money without estimates smh
She's a scammer. The insurance paid for all of that rent, deposit, etc. She didn't pay for any of that stay.
Just because you admit to the damages doesn't mean you don't have to pay for them and this is what the plaintiff seems to think
Wait? If you admit to damages...why wouldn't you have to pay?
@@felicitaagosto716 sarcasm
She is lucky she got any money back after ruining the carpet, hardwood floor, AND crayon on the walls without any attempt to fix/clean it. If you leave a rental in just as good shape as when you get it, then you get your deposit back.
That’s not always the case. We had a landlord who told us shortly after we moved in that he NEVER returns deposits, period, even if there is no damage. I think it worked out for him because many people don’t want to fight to get it back. He was a scumbag.
Renting to these sort of people was a bad idea☝ Section 8 tenants are extremely destructive & careless
SOME, YES. NOT ALL. AND MOST SECTION 8 TENANTS DO BEHAVE THEMSELVES TO PROTECT THAT ASSISTANCE BY ALL MEANS. BUT THE ONES WHO MESS THINGS UP, RUIN IT FOR THE REST.
Our next door neighbors that moved out left behind so much destruction. They had several dogs they let destroy the house. Crapping everywhere. It was really gross. It took their landlords a month and a half to clean it out to re rent it. I know I'm in the minority, but I would never rent to someone with pets. Too many bad experiences in my homes in the past to allow it again.
Girl. 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
Was not fair! The landlord told lies and the judge knows it
He shouldn't have given money for over staying as it was his fault for her to stay the additional 4 days! Absolutely disappointed!
I certainly hope her nasty housekeeping tale learns to clean up the house.
When we use to rent. I treated the place like if I owned it. I always got my deposits back a 100 %.
Tenant was "pulling" the bad landlord card.. she wanted $$$. Never become a landlord! these people will take years off your life!
It's amazing. She paid zero of the deposit, her insurance did. Big difference.
A REAL husband would have stood up with his wife. More than likely she's taking care of him. Look how close he got to her when she got the verdict.
They’re not supposed to stand until the judge asks them. Real husbands educate themselves on court procedures.
She was the one who filed the suit. Only time he stands up is when judge asks him.
What are you even talking about, and who in
‘the angry woman club ‘ supported this comment with a like? It’s court. That man wasn’t suppose to say anything but what was asked of him. He would’ve got them both kicked out and English wasn’t his primary language. So you need to show more respect and take your personal anger somewhere else, and off that poor man
Next time, hire someone to fix the place before moving out..
Exactly
This why it’s better to rent unfurnished lol her face was in shock! Guys don’t be silly we all know how fast kids can draw doesn’t mean your not watching your kids or allowing them to do damage but she should of been smart enough after being warned about the landlord to take pictures and have proof of repair.
Take pictures when you move in and when you move out.
Jesus! Well come take a nap and a shower! We’re up at 6:00 am and Grace leaves for the bus stop at 7:50 am. You can be Goldilocks! Come, pick any bed and fall asleep!😂
I could never rent a home or apartment that I owned. I would drive the tenant crazy because I'm so fussy and many people either don't know how to take care of things or just don't care. I keep my things nice and for a long time. A tenant leaving my house dirty or destroyed would crumble me. So, I'll never rent anything out to anyone. You see case after case on this show where people don't take care of a house that they rent, they figure its not theirs so they treat it terribly. No doubt if I ever did rent to someone, I'd end up on this show, lol! I know I'd be a pain in the butt.
I usually rent a house for a couple of weeks during the summer at the beach and always leave it cleaner than when I rented it and I treat the owner's things as if they were my own. I've never had a problem.
Thank GOodness you don’t rent anything out. A tenant would beat your ass.
You know youre coming to court and will be asked dates, receipts, have your crap together.
Always take before and after photos when moving in and out. I've lease a few places and make sure when I leave the photos looks exactly like how when I moved in.
Why would she be entitled to security deposit when her insurance was paying it?
I agree.
The lesson here is don’t rent to animals. Just look at the big stain on her shirt. Clueless.
She ruined his apartment in no time flat but is shaking her head!
Girl what are you shaking your head for it was damages, and the landlord is entitled to that, and you let your child color on the dam walls... Now had you sued, and called the police for him coming in unannounced you would have only had to pay him $500 for cleaning fees, and you might have got that back