Going Batty

The plaintiff rented a house from the defendant on Airbnb because her sister and family needed a place to stay for the plaintiff’s wedding. She claims the house was infested with rats and other rodents, so she’s suing for the amount she paid for the house rental. The defendant argues her house doesn’t have rodents, and she doesn’t think she owes anything because the plaintiffs broke the contract.
Case #25219
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[@cool92379]

“You have matching accents im sure it’s gonna work out”😭😭😭I love her

[@Carol......]

Who leaves dog food on the floor when you have guests arriving to rent your place !!

[@elvickRULES]

Yeah that’s tacky. Bag it up in a ziplock bag and put it away.

[@Ven100]

💯

[@racheledwards3651]

Makes ya wonder what else was going on there ?? Even if it's weird to immediately as soon as u get there start using washer n dryer

[@thesixt.o.7568]

The defendant needs to hire a cleaning company if she’s renting out her house ....not just cover the food in the dog bowl and call it a day!

[@vicO1323]

yeah

[@shereesesampson485]

p

[@tricerider8692]

Mouse, rats/rodents love dog food. Therefore remove left over dog food, clean the dog eating area, and secure the dog food in a sealed container.

[@mottigabler2842]

7 77

[@ginaa284]

I bet there is a 'cleaning charge' in the agreement. I rented an air b n b and was charged $80 despite leaving place really clean.

[@celeststardust3011]

I really like how the plaintiff continually pointed out the property manager responded immediately every time she complained

[@barbarawallach1334]

Yet according to him he only went over 1 time, and that's all he heard about it..

[@islandgirll2650]

The defendant was so dismissive about the rats that says alot that she knew they was there. Also who wants rats running around with a baby?

[@brandonmohammed3738]

YES HEATHER NEEDED TO RENT THE HOUSE TOO THE ZOO!!!!!!! NOT PEOPLE!!! SHE IS NASTY!! MIST LAND LORDS ARE SCAMMERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@NubianP6]

Exactly! It has been well-documented that rats WILL crawl into a baby crib, and bite them! 😖

[@dianabohanan9347]

i had an apartment that had mice and the landlord says to me "everyone gets mice sometimes, we all have mice". I stopped paying rent cause they were getting bad. We eventually moved out because of it and she tried taking us to court, but we had pictures of all the mice we caught with the traps WE bought so the judge let us keep the money. That's mice... If I EVER saw a rat... OMG i would leave the place right then and not return.

[@justinturner4664]

I live in Alberta Canada, we habe no rats. The province has a rat patrol.

[@trekgirl65]

It was strange for me, I lived in a few places, no mice. I get to the area I am in now, mice everywhere. Never seen a rat there yet. And I had to get mouse traps due to the next door person, kept a dog food bag open to entice the mice in. Yucky.

[@andred7415]

@@trekgirl65 have a neighbor who attracts them somehow generally dirty i assume. Luckily my cat is on them as soon as they enter the house. Havent even found poop yet shes so quick lol

[@livetteish]

Did we have the same landlord because mine told me the same thing

[@petemoss444]

For future reference, never stop paying your rent. Go to the court and file to pay rent in escrow until the problem is resolved. What you did was illegal and caused more issues for you. Also always check your lease to see who's responsible for pest control.

[@roben9580]

Once again Judge Milian delivers justice, a thing of beauty

[@Channel-JJ]

Yep as advertised she delivers. In 30 minutes or less or your verdict is free.

[@dianabohanan9347]

I just put it on. Did I hear the announcer correctly? The defendant says there are no bats in Boston? That's stupid. What do bat's like every other place, but not Boston? Lol

[@graduatge105]

That’s the same thing I said. Lol

[@Channel-JJ]

Bat tax increased in 1956 during the Boston rodent uprisings. Because of this most bats left Boston and emigrated to Providence Rhode Island. That's why the period between 1956-1960 was known as the great Providence bat migration. 😂

[@melissaferguson5892]

@@Channel-JJ thank u

[@KyTy-yb3vl]

I haven’t even begun to watch the actual trial I just am listening to the announcer (Harvey) and wanted to see if anybody had any knowledge about batless Boston!! 😂😂😂

[@allaboutroofing2]

If I were a bat, I'd avoid Boston too.

[@Nameless_mixes]

No bats in Boston? The defendant and I must live in two separate Bostons in Massachusetts because there are definitely bats here…

[@MS-pd1lv]

"I've had over 55 air bnb rentals and have 35 5 star reviews." That's like 60% and she's bragging about it. 🤡 What kind of reviews did the other 20+ people leave?

[@emmapepperoni9972]

Lol great catch

[@AnAverageMixedChick]

That was my question...

[@crystalshaw8744]

Lol

[@mexicanspec]

Does everybody leave a review?

[@maureensmith-pinkard460]

I don’t understand how they get away with renting their rodent infested house as Airbnb. When I reported a hotel that actually seemed like a hotel for homeless in Queens, NY the place was immediately removed as a listing.

[@prettyblkgyrl74]

The property manager was so indifferent/nonchalant when he said "this is the 1st I’m hearing about 6 or 7 sightings” WHAT? 🤔 Ummm Sir… THAT IS THE ABSOLUTE WRONG ANSWER. 1 sighting is all it takes for me. Cause when Mickey Mouse comes to visit, i assure you Minnie and the kids aren’t too far behind🙅🏾‍♀️🙅🏾‍♀️🙅🏾‍♀️😂😂😂 I’m traumatized @ just the THOUGHT of a critter in my house 🙀😂😂😂

[@beautifulleo4088]

Omfg 😂😂😂😂😂 Not mickey & the clubhouse with friends visiting! Man I’m hollering at your comment! 😩😩😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wandabellamy6120]

Mickey & Minnie and the kids..YIKES!!! 😂😂😂

[@tanijajones964]

I’m so glad I read the comments 🤣 because this is pure gold!

[@davidewersphotography1013]

Bat's are almost in all cities. And if there is one rat there are others.

[@suebiasizzo5613]

Yes, we do have bats in Boston! Living in Brighton, Allston, and Beacon Hill, I could see them flying around every night!

[@utamorgan]

After working in those areas (Harvard University), I can PERSONALLY say that there are bats in Boston!

[@KPbouj]

I love the Plaintiff’s Irish Brogue 🥰.

[@christopherbrothers244]

There are actually 9 species of bats in Massachusetts.5 of which are listed under MESA as Endangered.

[@CA-cg3uf]

If you got one rodent you have more!

[@langstonwalker1618]

This is the problem with Airbnb and these short term rental companies/properties. They want the money hotels make, but don’t always do their due diligence to make sure their properties are professionally presented. She should have professional cleaners before/after every guest and professional exterminators regularly if she wants to rent her house out. Especially since the monies she earns from renting this house out are income or offsetting the cost for her vacations. A problem with short term vacation rentals is that they don’t undergo routine safety inspections like a hotel would. It’s scary when you realize someone is renting property that could have mold, faulty sprinklers, fire alarms, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, or carbon monoxide detectors. This case makes me wonder if this is the only property she rents out like this or if she’s one of these wannabe JW Marriott mini empire people; I say that because that’s not what Airbnb’s model was meant for. Airbnb was originally intended for someone renting a spare bedroom, In law suite, or vacation home. Above all, if she treats her house like it’s a hotel, then it needs to be held to that same standard.

[@palopinto4065]

Leaving a bowl of dog food on the floor is enticing all kinds of critters to come in.

[@robertstewart9658]

If you see one rat you definitely have more. Been there.

[@dfa3366]

You spend 2000 bucks and yes one rat and I’m out of there. If there is one rat there is most likely more and they are in the walls. And bats don’t stop at the city limits and think “we’re not welcomed in Boston”. It probably wasn’t a bat but who cares. I would not take the time to see what it is that’s crawling around…. it doesn’t belong there.

[@jennilynreed7495]

You see one rat there’s 100 we had that in our old farm house took all the old lath and plaster down in the whole house had to rewire and remove nests and put insolation in and new drywall. I loved her for 14 yrs before we saw a single rat then once we did it was a nightmare

[@jassypebbles]

The plantiff has such a lovely voice.

[@timothyoneill3154]

She is cute as F!

[@danielponder690]

It’s the Irish brogue - it is a very appealing accent! Check out boardwalk empire, one of the characters is Irish who marries Nucky’s character if you want to hear more of that.

[@momokat4082]

I only realized they were Irish once the husband started talking! I couldn’t really put my finger with her accent

[@potmeetkettle]

@@momokat4082i wonder if she was nervous and was putting on her best “professional“ accent, which for the most part sounded ‘american’. Then as she got comfortable, her true Irish-ness came out!

[@scotthewitt258]

And that accent in that tone is the chef's kiss!

[@getin3949]

Apparently there are 9 species of bats that live in the state of MA which includes Boston.

[@scotthewitt258]

Lesser Brown and Greater Brown are the most common in Boston. Litigants saying stupid shit is 95% of my Google research these days.....

[@M2161]

With mice/rats, if there’s one, there are more. Uncleanliness will cause these problems and that’s no way to rent your house

[@Nevaeh1]

It also depends on the location. Someone can be very clean, and they will still deal with rodents because of the area.

[@keeshabrown7353]

@@Nevaeh1 especially in Boston. I lived there while attending grad school. I did my time and flew up outta there. I can't stand any mice! First time I saw one I called my dad screaming that I'm coming home. He said "you can't drop out of school over a mouse!" I even finished school early so I get out of Boston🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️ Phew🤦🏽‍♀️

[@trekgirl65]

You can have the cleanest house on the planet and you will have mice and rats.

[@trekgirl65]

@@keeshabrown7353 You caked your dad, how?

[@keeshabrown7353]

@@trekgirl65 typo *called. Lol I knew I should've went back and proofread my comment before hitting send 🤦🏽‍♀️🧐🤣

[@robertstewart9658]

Detest the whole Air BnB concept, especially when you rent out your primary residence. What do you do, leave every time you get a client. Ludicrous.

[@Mzbrooks87]

I love their Irish accents

[@queen4u281]

The landlord knew she had rats and rented the house anyway! Smh

[@NubianP6]

“No bats in Boston”? Well she might want to let the state and local governments know that, because they literally have BAT SAFETY warnings on their pages. 😂 Ridiculous.

[@marcyev9462]

I used to live in Boston. As a kid at night, we would throw rocks in the air and watch and listen to the bats dive for them (bats assumed they were bugs/food). Bats are in fact in Boston

[@jesusgluez]

"there are no bats in boston" LMFAO

[@snapperkc9317]

There is never just one mouse…and you left water and food for them! Very Mouse/Rat friendly! That could be her Review on Air BNB😳🥴

[@ariesleorising9421]

Yes! For all those mouse/rat lovers in need of a place to stay. You’re silly. 😉🥴😛😂

[@kenyettaready]

The plaintiffs: I just love their accents.

[@clanhenderson2001]

I could listen to the plaintiff talk all day. She has such a lovely voice and accent.

[@katrinka1SF.BayArea]

The defendants nonchalant behavior shows that she's lived with these rodents for years.

[@headstampballpythons3783]

I am only 2 minutes in on this case, and the plaintiff wins everything she is asking for plus any additional fees to get her to the max allowable. I base that off how awesome her accent is!!!

[@ExceptionalLex]

"Do you guys clean between tenants?" "We have over 35 reviews of the place being sparkly clean" That's not what she asked you babe

[@AntiEmpire]

I work in Boston and I can tell you for a fact that there are rats and mice in Boston. Big businesses in Boston like Whole Foods Market and Walgreens specifically hire teams of exterminators weekly just to keep up with the ongoing infestation.

[@natalee217]

She said there's no bats in Boston. There are though

[@rashidax432]

Some people act like them being OK with certain conditions, means that the people in their environment should be OK with them too! True story; a lady at a laundromat I use had roaches coming out of the laundry she was putting in the washer, as well as crawling out of her laundry bag. When she was confronted by the other patrons, and then the employee, she said something like "Why do you care, they aren't bothering you!" This woman was a regular there, SO everytime she visited previously, you know she was dropping off some bugs..... thankfully someone(s) noticed this trip!

[@patim5953]

Defendant is clueless of what's expected.

[@samoday2992]

Air bnbs are a rip off . Get the price and then the cleaning fee and its super expensive

[@llw53one]

I think one rodent is one too many!

[@maureenahern4126]

They didn't give themselves a wedding gift of reimbursement, they paid for another Air b n b

[@sarahendrickson7129]

I could listen to the plaintiff speak forever.

[@jennross6466]

There are 9 species of bats that live in Massachusetts, 5 of which are listed under MESA as Endangered. Rodents that have ingested a lethal dose of single feed anticoagulant bait will die in 4-6 days, and even up to 10 days. I've never heard of a rat or mouse dying within 24 hours.

[@SharonKey-j6z]

As a retired biologist, I can assure you that for rodent you see- multiply that by 5-10x (= the real number of rodents in the “area”. Roaches ( for every 1-3 you see = 100x hiding in your walls).Yikes 🤯

[@cynthiavaldez7127]

WOW AirBNB been around a minute! Also, one mouse is too many. People want to charge an arm and a leg, but don't care if clients lose an arm and a leg.

[@sharithompson1672]

There are 9 species of bats in Massachusetts

[@bixbycro]

The Boston Red Sox play baseball in Boston and they have bats so…. 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@bongoikno4994]

Since when is it such an inconvenience for family to stay together in your apt for a short visit

[@dg1593]

If there's 1 🐀 best believe there's more waiting on it's return.

[@stephanieruiz9053]

I live in Boston. Loved here my whole life. Not the fake Boston (outskirts) but the actual city. There are many bats in Boston. A bat fell on my head in Fenway across from Fenway park when I was 10 years old.

[@catharinemcdonald8666]

Every city has bats

[@waitforit456]

I own a couple of rental properties and made two of them Airbnbs. Renting your own home for an Airbnb is a big no no. She should have cut their price more than half - a complete loss.

[@Dymsx86]

If you see one mouse, there are many, many more. I can't believe the property manager and owner just shrugged this off like it's no big deal. Running around cooktops? Gross. Mice carry all kinds of germs and diseases - I wouldn't want that in my home and certainly not around a newborn.

[@lifewithdeedee3392]

Oh gosh as soon as she said mouse 🐁 🪤 🙄 😭 😳 that's was it for me

[@scotthewitt258]

My favorite part of her accent for me has to be the way she says "mouse". I love it! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kristinkinzel9438]

The defendants are so casual about it because it is their “home” and not a hotel held to hotel standards, shameful that they don’t hold themselves to the same standards as a hotel since that’s the service they’re providing

[@withering.poppies247]

They’re lil accents are so cute

[@chuck9380]

The defendants should not be allowed to vote or raise kids for 10 years and a boost in common sense

[@zaymathew8203]

“There’s a bat, a rat, a cat in the hat?”

[@reneesjewelerydesign]

There are definitely bats in boston

[@ktzep]

We've had a colony of bats living in my chimney stack for at least as long as 2008 when I bought the house. Removed and sealed the fireplace as opposed to removing them.

[@lolopop12345]

Y

[@mckinneymindy]

Bats eat all them mosquitoes!!!

[@ktzep]

@@lolopop12345 they eat mosquitos and leave people alone

[@sharifsalem]

There’s something very alluring about both plaintiff and defendant.

[@Ahhmisohornie]

If I seen a rodent I’d be out immediately.

[@davemathews7890]

Who wants to rent a place with rat poison and rat traps all over the place?

[@Jamie-ug2hf]

I had to look it up cause it was such a stupid comment, there are 9 species of bats in Massachusetts and throughout the state!! 🦇 🦇🦇🦇🦇🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dreamer6909]

the plaintiff is so humble

[@BeautyQueen-pw2yk]

Such a sweet tone accent too

[@trizil09]

If ur actually cleaning In between it wouldn't have been an issue and clearly it was

[@benjie128]

There are several bats native to Massachusetts.

[@Sfgurl415]

I’m sorry that was clearly a rat. At least it looked way bigger in the pic. 😂😂😂

[@linannsingh6165]

😂 If there are Bats in CT, there's Bats in Boston.

[@thecutestkittenzseriously5797]

I find it weird to live in someone else's home-very odd

[@arianefr78]

I thought with airbnb that your fees pay a guarantee that if you made a complaint like 'mice' they have to find you another place immediately and even if it is more expensive their insurance covers the difference...

[@christophernunn77]

No bats in Boston!! 😂

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

These are the AirBnB's that charge $100 a night plus $200 in 'cleaning' fees.

[@alyssahamlett]

Woman in the audience behind the plaintiff w the blue scarf is gorgeous!

[@mamacindyrogofsky495]

A mouse in the house totally soused? 🤣🤣🤣

[@Charlie-do6wv]

The defendant is absurd in saying a "rogue" rodent could show up in a Hilton so what's the big deal. If that happened your room would be comped at the Hilton!

[@benbazy9238]

Defendant stated she has rented her place 55 times and 35 stated clean and tidy. That is only 63%. What did the other 37% say???

[@dawnconquest7654]

Chilling with The People's Court! This is nice.....real nice! *Bernie Mac voice*🤣🤣💯🙌

[@prettyblkgyrl74]

🗣 COME THROUGH WITH THAT MAC MAN ENERGY 🥰🥰🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@arianefr78]

If a mouse is on your worktop, it is used to living there and if you can see ONE then there are hundreds more that you can't see, ONE is already TOO many...

[@mattyoung3691]

"There are no bats in Boston " 😂😂 Boston is one of a very few inhabited places on the planet that don't have bats.

[@pmabrouk]

there are bats and rats in Boston, lady!

[@patriciablum6180]

She needs to fire her cleaning lady. That's nasty.

[@skyzthalimit7004]

Lmaoo there’s bats and rats in Boston she must not fully live in Boston

[@priscamolotsi]

Nasty! I would have moved out promptly!

[@Geronimo2Fly]

I have a RIGHT to live in a clean, healthy place? Awesome! Someone send me a housekeeper right away!

[@DemonicDemolition]

Now that’s just funny. A Rat a Bat and a Cat in a Hat. 🤣

[@russwhaley2618]

What is the lady in the blue scarf looking at through most of the trial? Lol

[@dianeallen5803]

They don't need to prove many rodents. One was too many, and they proved that.

[@elvickRULES]

I read the title as "Going Betty" and I couldn't understand what that meant. lol

[@perraru]

I'm confused. The plaintiff is recalling her sister in law's account of the property. Isn't that hearsay?

[@QuinshunCarswell]

She's brave becasue first rat or bat I saw I'm out! 🤣🤣🤣

[@sandramena3234]

No way in hell!!! One is too many!!!!

[@nommieknows9678]

Not a mouse.... those r rats lol

[@d.wright6635]

Whats wrong with bats? They eat spiders and mosquitos, they barely bug humans

[@amyann13]

I have to remove bats/birds from my house daily 😂

[@Channel-JJ]

A mouse a bat and a rat, the rodent trifecta. Mom's description was that it was a mouse. Big black ears over sized shoes and it kept running around yelling Pluto.

[@Kat-bu3bn]

@ J J Bats aren’t rodents. Im not saying that in a bitchy way. Pls don’t take it that way. Btw, ur other comment about the bat tax was good. U always make me laugh. 😊

[@Channel-JJ]

@@Kat-bu3bn 👍

[@LynneJordan11]

That rat was huge with that long tail. YIKES!

[@aileeno143]

Amy Poehler and Tina fey recruited in for the snl skit😂

[@VirtualLunacy]

I didn't grow up in Boston but we live not that far away and I can guarantee you that there are f******bats flying around during summer

[@MMSMYMFBB]

Two and a half bedroom? 🧐