A Rent Refusal

The plaintiff rented a room in the defendant’s apartment. She claims the defendant made fun of her and even threatened to shoot her, so she’s suing for a rent refund. The defendant argues the plaintiff didn’t move out when she was supposed to.
Case #27049
#PeoplesCourt #RealityTV #Court

[@randyallen8213]

I find it very hard to believe that Tommy didn’t know about the money

[@lindseyyoung9149]

He totally seemed like he was gonna crack when the judge was questioning him. He seems scared of the defendant.

[@AtonalApple]

Yep he lied

[@billyjohnson9166]

Tommy lied for his friend

[@cflournoy1529]

He lied because the defendant probably threatened to kick his ass. She seems like she’s a bully.

[@bridgetts4767]

Yeah Tommy is definitely a liar

[@adwallace021938]

Tommy said to Doug "I got caught in the middle and had to defend my friend". I think he lied under oath! I could be wrong. 😁

[@AtonalApple]

I agree

[@billyjohnson9166]

Your 100% correct

[@domanicklucious9996]

I agree

[@singingjustice]

Me too! I really did think he was lying.

[@apoliticallevi]

You’re not wrong

[@tiffanyr3218]

The plaintiff seems like a sweet lady. The defendant seems like a real piece of work. It’s definitely giving bully (mean girl) vibes

[@Mrs.buildingblackwealth]

Exactly

[@ccat71]

Yes you’re right. My first though about the defendant was that she’s a bully.

[@glenncurley680]

I hope from this case the plaintiff gets more work in her acting career. She is laid back and well spoken, the defendant is a nasty pathetic bully!

[@sendmedoge8939]

Plaintiff is a faker. If you look her up, she carries herself like a young woman, is a super confident and bold woman on her social media. Here, she tries to act like some little old lady who is fragile. She is "acting" the whole case.

[@tiffanyr3218]

@@sendmedoge8939 do u know her personally? If not go to hell. Even if she’s not timid the defendant is clearly a bully and a weirdo

[@wvrjl]

Ripping up her mail is a Federal offense.

[@elaine462]

Especially bad because she was waiting for a bank card and a paycheck! That defendant is a horrible person.

[@cheyanne8335]

I hate when the judge downplays people’s feelings. Her issues are not as bad as others.. may be true.. but they’re bad FOR HER.. and it’s valid.

[@dunkinjunkie5868]

YESSSSSS thank you!!!!!

[@mamathemeat]

Yes but you could see she is not facing up to reality that she may need to get another income

[@markiss954]

Last I checked a court of law especially for CIVIL cases are not about ppl emotions & feelings… and clearly based on the plaintiffs long ass story she has a habit of making really irrational desperate decisions with not much thought behind them

[@Yupthatsme3333]

Feelings aren’t receipts 🧾

[@rubenmejia942]

Facts don't care about your feelings.

[@StupidYoutubeHandleTM]

It broke my heart hearing her say “finally a win or something good in my life” bc I so know that feeling when life is hitting you every which way. I believed you. I hope your life starts looking up. You deserve happiness ❤

[@rayannesheahan7908]

The plaintiff was so happy at the end. Finally a WIN for her! Wishing her the absolute best

[@MsSparklesNGlitter]

The fact the plaintiff was only suing for 600$ and not doing like others suing for thousands claiming pain and suffering, it gave a lot of credibility to her case. I am glad she got something back. The defendant is a bold face liar.

[@ricktaylor3748]

The dollar sign $. goes on this--> $600-side of the dollar amount.

[@ftngie]

@@ricktaylor3748yet you still understood what she meant 🤔 big deal

[@ricktaylor3748]

@@ftngie Kno-wha-um-sayn ? You people say that all the time...lol.

[@ftngie]

@@ricktaylor3748 and you understand us every time. Sigh

[@ricktaylor3748]

@@ftngie If you spoke plain English, I could understand you better. The way you people talk is what holds y'all back from getting high paying jobs. You can't walk into an employer and say. "I be looking foe a job." If say."I'm looking for employment." You'll come closer to getting hired. Kno-wha-um-sayn? When are we gonna hook up ?

[@Bebedollie]

I love how the plaintiff is dressed !!! Gorgeous and cute 💜

[@heidicrimmings9615]

Love the purple 💜💜💜

[@AtonalApple]

Me too! Very 60s/70s

[@moniquewinbush1527]

Is it just me or is her outfit kinda like a Fred and Daphne mashup?? I love it

[@callmejd7536]

The plaintiff is adorable. I love her style.

[@dunkinjunkie5868]

I absolutely agree 💜

[@magicworld3242]

The defendant seems extremely nasty and she's definitely a liar. She got her friend Tommy to lie for her.

[@billyjohnson9166]

I agree

[@marleonetti7]

right , he said in the hallway he was there to defend his friend ( not there to tell the truth ) .

[@msfranklin2650]

NO SHE DIDN'T GET THAT GROWN GUY TO DO ANYTHING HE DIDN'T WANT TO & LIKE HE STATED HE WAS HELPING HIS FRIEND....THE DEFENDANT & HER SIDE DOG ARE DISGUSTING LIARS

[@francisbouwman5287]

@@marleonetti7 Exactly.That's when he admitted he lied to help his friend.

[@Raevynwing]

​@@msfranklin2650 You really don't need to scream..

[@Jettiedoes]

This is why actors and writers are fighting so hard for a livable wage. This lady loves her job and has been doing it for years clearly and she can’t afford to live it’s truly sad. Pay actors and writers what they derseve

[@PrincessQuita86]

❤❤❤ everyone needs a livable wage. It’s our birth right in my opinio!

[@kellyann5587]

Not all actors are fighting for livable wages. The background ones yes. But after a certain age you have to figure it isn't happening for me

[@cheyanne8335]

@@kellyann5587Maybe she just likes acting, not necessarily becoming big from it.

[@marleonetti7]

only big stars make good money , the rest get peanuts and need a non show biz backup job .

[@barbarat5729]

Give me a break. The people who care for our disabled get minimum wage. They are given too many people to take care of and put up with stuff you wouldn't believe. Most resource centers are horribly understaffed. Please tell me what actors contribute to society? You don't just get to do what you love if it doesn't feed, clothe, and shelter you.

[@shannoncarlson6960]

I definitely hope the plaintiff is doing well in life. She seems eccentric and some people hate on people like that.

[@danielho3347]

I think you have a very kind heart to recognize that. Sometime people are borne that way so accepting them and have sympathy for them would make this world so much better. She is trying real hard and doesn’t look like a bad person. Thank you so much for your kindness. God bless your family.

[@citytrees1752]

I think she is lovely and I hope she is doing well.

[@allisoncastle]

Including all throughout this fucking comment section 🙄

[@grantboi116]

The defendant is an utterly disgusting person. I hope she gets her karma

[@atrocchia]

She is insensitive and mean.

[@fwb1012]

The defendant is not telling the truth…such a shame

[@susiesolangesimpson2828]

I feel so sorry for the plaintiff. I wonder how she’s doing now.

[@latteliz1944]

I know she looks like barely hanging on poor thing 😢

[@trekgirl65]

She has moved on since this aired several years ago.

[@susiesolangesimpson2828]

@@trekgirl65 obviously. That doesn’t answer my question.

[@emem009]

She has a Fb page but no IMDB profile.

[@r1verman]

​@@susiesolangesimpson2828I messaged her and she messaged back. She's doing okay. I wished her the best and much success.

[@lynndominic1967]

Jealousy is a real thing, I hope the defendant gets the karma she deserves, utterly ridiculous the fact she is taking credit of doing plaintiff a favor when in reality she paid for room and board.

[@luteydog]

The plaintiff’s exit interview is probably my favorite that I have seen. She seemed a bit pitiful in the courtroom but is beaming in the hallway.

[@lionelluva]

I don’t believe Tommy. He knew about that money and lied in court. My heart goes out to the plaintiff. I wish her the best.

[@KPbouj]

Thank you Plaintiff for sharing your story. I wish you continued success as well as housing and fashion of your own accord. The defendant is a sick individual for dangling housing in front of her like this and I think she gets off on letting her girlfriend and friend Tommy know. This word is thrown around a lot right now but she is a narcissist and I wouldn’t put anything past her.

[@jesnrbrt4evr11]

The defendant and the defendant's witness know that the plantiff gave $600! I understand that the plaintiff is grown and it's her job to figure out where she's going to live but you don't accept $600 from someone and then throw them out prematurely! How badly would it have hurt the defendant to allow her to live out the rest of her one month lease? The defendant is nothing but a liar and an evil mean-hearted person!

[@stefaniebraun3319]

If You did that here, where I live, you would not pay back part of the rent, but finance the plaintiff a room (at least 3* hotel) for at least three months.

[@Provostialish]

I pray that I am NEVER in this situation when I’m middle-aged. Way too much drama and stress! 😓

[@AtonalApple]

People think young people are the most drama,not true lol

[@lupinaocean4326]

Everyone ages like it or not it’s a matter of time for you

[@JloveLamar]

@@lupinaocean4326 If you're fortunate, you'll age. Lots of people die young.

[@moniqueengleman873]

Good News..... Most older people get this hormone called the "contentment" hormone. I can't even work up a decent sense of aggravation much less get mad. Not everyone turns into Grumpy old people. And I am so grateful to be on this side of the dirt. It is a privilege to grow old. I know, I didn't understand that either until I got to this chapter. So thrilling to be retired and happy.

[@msfoster2468]

Amen

[@KittyLewinsky7]

The defendant is a mean woman , her her friend was lying . I hope the plaintiff lands well in life.

[@elvickRULES]

Witness is lying so hard. He closes his eyes every time he answers a direct question.

[@JulissaDesigns]

I am glad the plaintiff won, that defendant put her through emotional abuse, telling her to move in then throwing her out , such a manipulative tactic and humiliation, she sees someone in need and instead of helping makes her worse providing false hope, so glad to see her get her money back…

[@DaniWoodson1]

After the plaintiff’s wild story I just KNEW the defendant was going to say she was lying. Lol she was like, that’s all true 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@Maya.6868]

the defendant is clearly a psychopath

[@citygirlingraham]

Living with strangers must be unbearable, difficult personalities, you know. People are odd. This defendant is probably a nightmare to live with...acting gigs dry up.

[@exlesoes]

Yeah and around strangers too 🙄😞

[@glenncurley680]

My Wife and I have done Air B&B and you never know what might happen!

[@sachelleb4930]

I think she only wanted her to come back to get some money out of her. She never planned to let her stay for long. Just until she got the $600. How mean and dishonest....

[@ebonyv4289]

Im tryna understand what the problem was...like why did she keep putting her out & being weird? WHAT WAS THE REASON?!!

[@citygirlingraham]

There’s no reason, the defendant isn’t a nice person, that’s it...

[@inspectorfunk]

she literally told you the reason. the plaintiff was in the house for three weeks in a row. she was out of work. i believe this because actors regularly go months without work . especially backround actors. theres a strike going on right now . and none of them are working. she wanted a roomate that was rarily at home. she obviously wasn't working enough as 400 dollars was some make or break type of ish. she is a very sweet lady though.

[@zuritribe4844]

[@elvickRULES]

@@inspectorfunkthis episode is old dude. There likely wasn’t a strike then. Only phrase it that way because there have been ones in the past and I’m not sure the air date on this but most of these episodes are years old.

[@BLeeHoney]

WHAT WAS THE REASONNNN?!

[@Earthgang717]

I wonder how much the defendant paid Tommy to lie 😒 the guilt is killing him!

[@peekaboots01]

I love it when the judge gets it right.👩‍⚖️

[@cosmo6180]

When Tommy at the end said, “well I got caught in the middle and I had to defend my friend,” he should’ve said,” I got caught in the middle and I had to lie for my friend.” 😂😂😂

[@almathomas8325]

The plaintiff is so sweet. I would've loved to have her as a roommate.

[@Tranquility32]

I really like this Plaintiff. I hope she’s doing well and I wish her all the best!!!

[@mishaclarke292]

Looks like Tommy is playing the old "keeps your friends close and your enemies closer" game with the plaintiff. She comes off as a bully

[@tourissajoseph1378]

Aww the plaintiff seems soo sweet.. hope life turns around for her ❤

[@r1verman]

Looking at all the comments affirmed exactly what I was thinking. I felt so sorry for the plaintiff. Seemed like she was in a bad spot and a fragile state. The defendant took advantage and bullied her. She didn't even give any legitimate reason why she didn't want her there after renting the room. Not once, but twice! No doubt the witness was lying for his friend, but at the point the judge called him out he couldn't admit to perjury. He basically backpedaled as much as he could without saying he outright lied. The texts were very telling. Who wouldn't immediately say what are you talking about when someone asks for money back, unless you in fact did take their money, but didn't want to pay it back. I hope the plaintiff is doing well now. She seemed like such a sweet lady.

[@ksmith1728]

I do remember her from orange is the new black

[@mercedesisblack]

Definitely

[@BassoonFluteLuva]

What episode

[@ksmith1728]

@@BassoonFluteLuva I want to say the Chicago cell but I’m not 100% sure

[@milesandemilyrock]

​@@BassoonFluteLuvaShe's in the last season for sure, when the Hispanic ladies are getting deported/sent to ICE she's one of them. She's in sooner seasons, too if she was in the grey.

[@emem009]

I wonder why she has no IMDB

[@Ccpatterson20]

This was a strong case of jealousy. The defendant seemed very bitter

[@kenyamccullough6588]

Woman in purple seemed humble and genuine. I think the defendant got “roommate remorse”. I barely want to live with myself! 😂😂😂

[@DPhasely]

There's nothing like having your own place and not having to deal with someone elses b.s.

[@adwallace021938]

These cases lately have been great, but crazy as hell!! I think the poster went to the cuckoo section to pull all these out! Keep 'em coming!! 🤣

[@janicester]

Tommy...me thinks you lied for your friend! Tut tut...

[@janelle_111]

She’s so jealous of her it’s a shame🥺🙏🏼

[@peekaboots01]

It's horrible to be the target of bullies. I believe the plaintiff 100% Both defendants are bullies. Her friend Tommy didn't need to show up but he chose to bully too.

[@breonnacogley3348]

The plaintiff is so cute and sweet ❤️

[@WarGrowlmon18]

"She's a very good actress, that's what she does for a living." Earlier: "She claims to be an actress, but she never left the house."

[@letterpage7640]

She's had a lot of opportunities that the other lady did not have. It's wrong to be cruel because you can.

[@tamekadavis6641]

Poor plaintiff a nice lady who is just tryna make it in life and is treated so badly by the defendant. Smh karma is so real and it doesn't misses nobody's door steps.💯

[@ramonaFZ]

Every time Tommy spoke he looked down he couldn't even look the judge in the eye. He doesn't seem credible.

[@kanecierra8940]

That Lady just Mean and Wicked! Why would you open your door to someone to belittle them and constantly try to kick them out 😮

[@biancalathetravelerssoul]

Yeah people just LOVE when you tell them they should be grateful 🤦

[@kay22100]

Sometimes we need to be told that but I can see how it can seem insensitive depending on the topic

[@bw2532]

The defendant trying to say, “she’s an actress” as to why she lost when the nail in the coffin of her defense has nothing to do with what happened in court, but the text messages. Even if she was acting, wasn’t why the plaintiff won this case.

[@AmyLeeAngelLove]

I feel so bad for the plaintiff. She seems like such a sweet lady.. very pretty too. I hate to see anyone suffer in life. I wish her the very best.

[@NubianP6]

Tommy was lying his arse off! 😂

[@wilmamalone1256]

Either the plaintiff is crazy, or the defendant is cold hearted😢

[@hottuna2006]

Why not both?

[@sandylane5498]

I vote cold hearted...agree with JM.

[@nadjet1977]

Plaintiff is definitely crazy and a squatter

[@OddlyRelaxingSounds]

Unless she was outrageous, and I don’t think she was…I would have given her 6 months rent-free to get on her feet. Paying her own food and chipping in $100 for utilities. I wouldn’t have the heart to throw her out into the streets. 😞

[@domanicklucious9996]

She seems so sweet, we’re on the same page..

[@kellyann5587]

She seems nice but we don't know what she is actually like behind closed doors.

[@JloveLamar]

@@kellyann5587 Well, the defendant had the floor to bash her. All she said was she was around the house for 3 weeks. Who kicks someone out then asks for them to come back, then kicks them out again?

[@sashabenoit1518]

Nothing's more inspiring than coming home, after a long day's work, and having a stranger completely dismiss your struggles and stressors and then turning it around, making it all about themselves... 😒 It's one thing to remind someone of the positive aspects of their life when they're feeling down, trying to focus on the bright side. It's a whole nother thing when you try to one-up their problems with your own, throwing your situation in their face and expect that to make them feel better and be grateful for what they have just because you don't have those things. If someone is opening up or venting about what's bothering them, they're looking for you to listen, not a competition of who has it worse. Those are the type of people who think that people that are better off than them, or at least appear to be, particularly financially and/or materialistically, don't have the right to complain or think that their life is difficult. They're so jaded from their own problems in life that they lose the ability to sympathize with those who struggle differently than them.

[@mashellj1203]

😥😥😥The plantiff has me in tears trying so hard when life beats you down where your back against the wall and to have a heartless person in your path is pathetic I'm hoping the plantiff great success and blessing God got you .As for Tommy becareful of a person you call a friend , you can be in the plantiff shoes one Day as well as the Defendant .# Find Jesus he not far away do some soul searching .asap. wow Heartless , itch 👿😳

[@keithkemp3008]

So happy she won ... she seems like a very nice lady and Tommy is a liar too !!! And why wasn't Anna there !!!???

[@rymilli]

They’re all crazy 🤣

[@Ellie80681]

I absolutely love the plaintiffs style. Some ppl hate you just for being yourself and unique bc they haven’t discovered themselves or they are miserable. Wish them both the best.

[@serotonin11]

The gofundme she mentioned has more detail of her circumstances at the time, 2017. Hopefully she's doing much better now than then.

[@mmmfun77]

That defendant is a piece of work. She sounds psychotically unstable. I don’t believe Tommy. Mind blowing. What a pathetic way to ‘control’.

[@ASHLEYGETTOTHEMONEY]

Tommy knew about the money😂I knew about the money & I wasn't there😂

[@williestubz7957]

Tommy is a liar!!!!!

[@lucymay6765]

Ma'am do you realize at the start of your conversation with the judge you said she gave you $600

[@mamathemeat]

No she didn’t

[@shealakes5924]

Just looking past the defendant admitting to tampering with mail

[@happinesscomesinwaves5534]

I wish the plaintiff all the best.

[@christopherbako]

There's something endearing about the plaintiff. Best wishes sweety.

[@aiming4peace254]

The defendant is a liar AND she told Tommy exactly what to say. And she can't keep her lips closed! What's wrong with JM-- sometimes she can't imagine that a liar would show up in her court. Hello? "I had to defend my friend.". And lie.

[@Ailenna]

Tommy came to lie for the defendant, instead made her look like a liar😂😂😂

[@chewywilliams6037]

Omgggg I pray the plaintiff is okay now

[@wandakitterman252]

He hung his head and lied...

[@somebodywatchin]

The defendant is nuts!

[@trekgirl65]

Defendant should not have opened her door if she did not want anyone living with her. Did no favors for the plaintiff. Bully she is and bully she shall leave this Earth. She has no heart or soul.

[@Lenape_Lady]

Plaintiff is adorable. And defendant sounds like a closest alcoholic or addict. That’s the only thing that makes sense for her personality flipping so crazily. It would explain her vile meanness too.

[@sandylane5498]

The defendant is mean and took advantage of her. Why did she do this lady like this?

[@debbieepton1181]

The defendant is a piece of work SMH

[@johnhewett9483]

Tommy is a very lucky man he is not serving a jail sentence for perjury. Lying in a court room on oath to defend a friend who was also lying.

[@kellyann5587]

Tommy lied completely.

[@user-bx2bc7nu3v]

Tommy has lousy taste in friends. Karma to both the liars.

[@michiibelle777]

The blonde lady in the crowd with Harvey reminds me of Samantha in Sex and the City!!!! And I am so delighted for the plaintiff getting some of her money from this bully! Wishing you much success!

[@yikesyikes5974]

Plaintiff is so beautiful! Defendant is a hater and jealous.

[@TaifHassan-su7wr]

Tommy knew she paid the $600 but decided to lie

[@mariademers3111]

I thought she looked familiar. Wish I could help her. I feel so bad for her.

[@fenrichvega6166]

I'm glad the plaintiff won. With all the badluck she's had she really didn't need this woman taking her money and then kicking her out in a week or the end of the day whatever. And I mean yea,people really truly don't understand on this show that if someone says u took money from them and in text u nvr say "what chu talkin about"....that means they most likely speaking truth cause that's an actual reaction to someone saying something of that regard that nvr happened

[@Bebe-og3bc]

The defendant is a "Karen"! And a bold face liar! Good luck to the Plaintiff!

[@wagonstation3709]

The plaintiff described the defendant, multiple times, as a crazy woman and the first thing the defendant says is everything the plaintiff said is true? 😮

[@michellerolle7632]

I believed the Plaintiff from the start she seem like a nice person who just had some bad luck but the defendant what a nasty woman who took advantage of the Plaintiff her friend in the end said he was just their to help his friend

[@_xBrokenxDreamsx_]

it's both sad and hilarious that people can't live together for a month without everything going to sh*te.

[@kevincastle649]

What a jerk that defendant is. Gas lighting and just being mean to this poor woman. Def a "bully" type. Like a my way or the highway type lady. Not sure why somebodys goal is to just be an asshole to others who are in need or down on their luck. Prob miserable in her own skin and life. So everyone else has to suffer her wrath. F That and her. Hope the plaintiff is doing alright these days.

[@roxannalynn6332]

The grey haired woman is mental

[@agourley9771]

The plaintiff seems very kind and genuine. The defendant gives off bully vibes. Hope the plantìff is doing great.

[@christianakalaitzi1645]

People like the defendant are why I would never share apace with a friend

[@albertorozco5981]

When your ' career ' doesnt provide you a comfortable existence then you need to get another career. Cant squeeze water out of a rock.

[@user-fz6yg7gb2r]

they should have a charge for people lying in court, i know in criminal courts yes

[@user-cz5ny3tn9t]

She said delegate and fragile flower in the garden 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jennifer_mertens]

My friend has been a "background actor" for years. Just working one or two jobs a month, she makes a decent living. I mean, it's enough to pay the rent on a 1 bedroom apartment in a nice neighborhood in New York. The pay must be pretty good. The Plaintiff's story is plausible. She was too detailed with her explanation to be lying. The Defendant seems really unstable. She definitely took the money. And, if she took the money, she's not a guest---she's a tenant.

[@JeremiahLOsborne]

Absolutely people do it. I would be willing to wager that there are people right now behind the plaintiff and the defendant that are background actors. For certain, judge Mathis hires background actors. If you see a show with nothing but pretty people in the background, you know someone is arranging things.

[@kakishisfriend1126]

That's a lot of money in nice neighborhood rent is like 3.3k+ now for a 1bd

[@JeremiahLOsborne]

@@kakishisfriend1126 there are certainly places like that in New York City, in some places are way more expensive than that. In my part of the country, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, you can get yourself a decent one bedroom apartment for 700 bucks a month, which would include heat.

[@kakishisfriend1126]

@@JeremiahLOsborne 👀 don't advertise that before they do what they did to Colorado there. Rentngoing to skyrocket

[@JeremiahLOsborne]

@@kakishisfriend1126 we have terrible infrastructure, and if people want to work in the city and live in the suburbs, it's a nightmare to get to work. You're either driving to a tunnel that's clogged 24/7, or you're taking mass transit which is just inefficient all around.

[@socialmediamanagement1859]

Oh! The plaintiff was truly adorable!

[@jeanfsadni6338]

The defendant sounds like a narcissist . A very cruel person.

[@glenngatlin8475]

Defendant is a Karen. Tommy lied for her.

[@chuck9380]

If New York is the plaintiffs home where are all her friends and family at to help her?

[@hottuna2006]

My thoughts as well. Why would her own family not help her and why would she need to depend on a stranger she was put in touch with through a friend? I thought the plaintiff was likeable but there's definitely something deeper going on behind the scenes.

[@Maya.6868]

Sometimes when you need help nobody is there for you... that's life.

[@dailyviewer6083]

​@@Maya.6868very true