Skipping Out In The Middle of the Night

[@tammypetruzzi9367]

She was crazy for taking them to court! She could have kept the $8,000. and re-rented! Glad the defendant’s won.

[@Nevaeh1]

she should've just left well enough alone

[@iandean1112]

Sometimes greed is more important to people

[@DeeluxyLife]

I'd hate to sue someone and not only lose but have to pay them!!!

[@drayuh192]

For some reason I like when people sue and end up owing lol. Most of the time the person who sues but ends up having to pay is in the wrong. I like that kind of negativty, because it doesn't involve me. 🤷🏽 Also, this is all entertainment lol. Very entertaining.

[@tcurry1531]

Then I am sure that you do all the upkeep on the property to keep your tenants. Does it matter if you pay the repair currently or down the road? Not really.

[@DeeluxyLife]

@@drayuh192 it's more entertaining to us but, I'd hate it

[@drayuh192]

@@DeeluxyLife definitely it would suck, I hope I'm never in a situation like that.

[@loganpelletier]

Just make sure you're not as dumb as the plaintiff in this case, and it won't happen. lol If she hadn't sued, there would have been no counter suit.

[@MrAllan9]

She was given $8,000.00, got greedy and lost it, love it.

[@Lilyrose23]

She kept $8,000 for people who only lived there for 19 days but she still found it in her heart to sue them and demand more money. Since greed is rewarded by the system she thought she had a case, but sometimes justice prevails.

[@spacecadet2172]

she wanted them to pay for FOUR MONTHS of her decrepit sewage-ridden house, when they weren’t even living there. She couldn’t rent it out because it had an overwhelming STENCH of HUMAN FECES. The audacity!!!

[@anthonyslazas2898]

Some people treat it like the lottery a chance at a big check, I gald to see 5 grand go back the other way!

[@Foxx229]

Classic greedy landlord. She got exactly what she deserved.

[@lenc3970]

Exactly, SOMETIMES.

[@JamieM470]

At the end she kept saying the lease is a legal document, blah blah. Nope. Your legal document was null & void the moment there was sewage and black mold.

[@TheM1220yh]

Lol that man was the only person I’ve seen in this show that understood that speaking out of turn would get you yelled at. Unfortunately he still got yelled at for trying to stop his wife from doing it 😂

[@Dishagirl1]

I was just about to say he’s trying to tell his wife wait cause he know how the judge is and still got in trouble

[@lcam9241]

Because he was physically stopping her from talking. Judge wasn't feeling the physical contact. 😳

[@derekmarks1479]

@@lcam9241 he was more or less gesturing her to wait, trying not to use words and interrupt the Judge. After the wife's rant during the exit interview, I'm starting to get why lol

[@lcam9241]

@@derekmarks1479 lol. Yeah. I definitely understand..... just giving my take on "why" the judge kept saying something about it.

[@Santi-jr5ou]

Had it been judge Judy she would've appreciated it lmao

[@judegeiger6019]

Seriously, no one should stay in a situation of disgusting sewage. I think the plaintiff got exactly what was coming to her.

[@insydi0us92]

How dare the plaintiff call them “deviant” in the end like that?! They’re not deviant for not wanting to live in sewer water

[@ramiyna]

The nerve of her to sue them. I think this is her first foray into being a landlord but it doesn’t seem like she learned anything.

[@TrudiAnn1106]

EXACTLY!!!

[@lcam9241]

Oh she learned. When she went back home and played it over in her head, she realized she made a mistake surely.

[@VladmirPoopN]

I agree she didn't learn a thing. Even at the very end after the verdict she was complaining that the Defendants were in the wrong, smh Hearing how her tenants were living with black mold and sewage that backed up more than once, didn't phase her one bit.... Didn't she try to say that the backed up sewage liquid was "just some soapy water"'? 🙈

[@pmabrouk]

Plaintiff is disgusting. She wouldn’t have lived there a day! How dare she expect a family to put up with this situation!

[@leafrazer8440]

The minute the defendant said him and his 12 year old daughter have asthma, I knew the defendants won. Mold and back up sewage is horrible for anyone to breath in especially people who are asthmatic.

[@samoday2992]

You have to replace the carpet once sewage touches it and the drywall . Everything it touches should be torn out

[@mlily1111]

I say the same. She said she had her carpets cleaned and I thought ewww they should be ripped out!!

[@1967davethewave]

Yes, those things can never be properly cleaned once they get that kind of damage.

[@payableondeath9091]

@@mlily1111 ya replacing it with clean & new is really the only way to properly rectify the situation after being contaminated like that otherwise it could be a health hazard. They even have emergency teams that go in to places with situations like these, she is cheap and should of sought professional help (edit:she should of also gave him 3 days hotel that he wanted)

[@Maninawig]

It happened to a friend of mine... Well, to a whole section of the city years ago (older section with some houses not being given a city upgrade yet, so the city paid). Carpet, underlay, tackers (that hold the carpet), baseboards, drywall, studding, hot water tank.... It was like Mufassa had a poop sale: "Whatever the poop touches must go"

[@kerstonroberts6352]

YES!

[@saramichele7366]

How was three days at a hotel unreasonable??? The place was covered in sewage. It would take more than one day to clean it up. JM doesn't always make sense to me. If I had just moved into a place and this happened, it would absolutely be up to the landlord to pay for my hotel stay until everything was fixed! Not to mention this guy has a wife and two children!

[@traceyaz125]

I agree! Some hotel days are not unreasonable. If she had given them the hotel they might have let her remedy the issue and they might not have moved. She was being greedy.

[@saramichele7366]

@@traceyaz125 Exactly! JM was wrong.

[@guineapig4701]

Agree 110%. Sometimes she is very petty.

[@PattyPaints]

She gave them the statutory max of $5000. She couldn't have given them more if she'd wanted to.

[@saramichele7366]

@@PattyPaints I understand that. But she outright said that she wouldn't have awarded them money for their hotel stay. And if they weren't maxed out, they absolutely should have been awarded money for that.

[@francevenezia]

You have to have respiratory problems such as asthma, copd, allergies etc to understand the emergency nature of the situation for them.

[@tcurry1531]

I don't have any of those things, but I do have allergies. Just knowing someone with lung problems is enough to know how painful it is.

[@scotthewitt258]

I have severe lung damage from FOUR episodes of smoke inhalation. Twice at a lumber yard with TREATED lumber. I can't imagine how horrible it was for both of them to be expected to breathe in black mold AND sewage gases for days.....

[@reneejal4]

I like how the judge stood up for the wife

[@palopinto4065]

Until she insulted them by saying when they saw mold they were excited about having an excuse to get out and move into their newly bought home. What gives the judge a right to assume the thoughts of another person?

[@suey8227]

I didn't like the vibe that guy gives off - his wife's demeanour is very submissive in my opinion.

[@dianemitchell7987]

@@suey8227 I agree. She looks timid and scared of him.

[@jennross6466]

@@palopinto4065 Exactly. That was unwarranted, her theatrics and unprofessional.

[@Maninawig]

@@palopinto4065 it is called preponderance. Not an assumption of thought but civil court (like small claims or arbitration like this) is a court of "more likely than not" with a verdict of less than 50% yes. As such, it is actually her job to assume if facts are consequencial or not. And her assumption is an upgrade people do... However there is another reason that judges might do this and that is to gauge reactions... Arrogance in the face of such things tends to show guilt where clustering shows honesty.

[@Itsmyrap]

This is what happens when all you see is greed. The audacity to expect them to pay more money when they had to deal with that mess for 19 days smh

[@citytrees1752]

She inherited a house and made $8000 off people who only stayed there 19 days and that wasn't enough.

[@MRSWESTish]

Imagine going to sue and losing having to pay 5,000 back 😂😂

[@P3rmissionD3ni3d]

It’s just a damn shame that’s the cap

[@P3rmissionD3ni3d]

It’s just a damn shame that’s the cap

[@MS-yu5cl]

I love it when you sue and end up paying big time. The plaintiff was very greedy.

[@nondescriptnyc]

What’s fascinating is that it sounds like the plaintiff actually believed she was in the right. Sure, she is greedy for sure, but she is also clueless.

[@MaryGarcia-os8gd]

@@nondescriptnyc p Euless court

[@tcurry1531]

I don't think the renters are in the wrong here, I am a landlord. I had this problem and my tenants as they called me twice a year for plumbing problems. This was tree roots that were blocking the pipes. After twice I had the trees taken down, and have not had the problem since. My tenants are happy and so am I. While the trees were removed they also found a big knot of limbs in the sewer, a gap under the driveway that had to be filled with cement, the entire thing cost me over $5,000.00, it was well worth it to be able to keep renting the property and have great tenants.

[@michaelpisocki264]

There is also a reasonable expectation of habitability which was not provided in this case (cite Judge Judy cases). Roto Rooter was out FIVE times, and the tenant does not have to endure a residence that is uninhabitable. That being said, I do also feel that the defendants had buyer's remorse.

[@payableondeath9091]

@@michaelpisocki264 If I had to deal with Roto more than once I would of had a conniption

[@meekthegreek1623]

Plus don't you have insurance?

[@stephaniehowe0973]

You arent a hero in this. You yourself State your tenet had to call you multiple times before you corrected it

[@lawfullucyless6715]

That's awesome of you. I have same problem as Tennant and landlord is a ghost.....we buy mainline cleaner monthly to bandaid the issue....

[@JloveLamar]

They were gonna eat that $8,000 and she STILL sued?! Wow.

[@madmemadhouseme4885]

I'm glad she did. She had no right to keep rent for an unlivable place.

[@KPbouj]

Nice landlord tenant case. They didn’t have to stay as long as they did. The lease IS a legally binding agreement but by not providing an appropriate living facility she violated that lease (she tried to correct it but failed) .

[@al3220]

Put simply, the place was uninhabitable. Meaning there was no valid place to rent, thereby voiding the lease.

[@tcurry1531]

I would have happily given them 3 days hotel expenses. Much cheaper in the long run. I am pretty sure that you can buy insurance to reimburse you for loss of rental income for this type of instance.

[@kennethfinley1787]

@@al3220 i i just called

[@kennethfinley1787]

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[@kennethfinley1787]

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[@lilo4399]

What world does the judge live in where there are shelters for people who are disputing a lease agreement???

[@mrsa2you365]

I can't believe SHE sued THEM 🤦🏽‍♀️ That's what she gets 😂

[@adrianachong9029]

I LOVE this outcome!!! She has some nerve.

[@kimricautumn6918]

what a terrible landlord! And she's obviously charging too much if she couldn't find a new tenant by the time they went to court.

[@mssharon9442]

I love Judge Milian.. very fair and equitable. Her hair color was awesome too. 🤗

[@anthonyslazas2898]

Best judge on TV

[@Lovichani]

What an insult from the judge, assuming they were excited about finding the mold so that they can move into a different place. Also.. I think the guy may have understood not to talk out of turn & that’s why he was trying to stop his wife from doing so.. then he still gets yelled at. 😅

[@barbarawallach1334]

Absolutely 💯..I felt the same way. She has some nerve. What is the judge a mind reader...?

[@Lilyrose23]

Some landlords see renters as suckers, once they know you have some money they demand that you live in their place forever, so they don't have to bother with taking someone with fewer finances. She couldn't find people as rich as them so she sued them. Like the wife said it's the sin of too much greed. Some landlords will sue even if someone moves in.

[@HombreWithAnOmbre]

Damn she took them to court and now has to pay them 5k. Shows where greed can get you!

[@kelliefranklin2003]

"There's a fungus amongus", how original!!!

[@dennissmith7214]

At the end: the plaintiff would rather say that they were wrong for leaving rather than have 8000 dollars😳………the fact that it’s still. It rented to that day says a lot in that people have been coming by to see if and been like, hell nahhh we good! 😆😆🤦🏽‍♂️

[@lisahiouas1799]

Even at the end of it all..after JM explained the medical risks..the landlord says she surprised at the outcome because they had a lease..this lady is gonna be a nightmare landlady

[@joealexander3123]

Hahahahahahahahahah I’m literally dying. She says I’m still glad it was heard 😂😂😂😂😂 bet she doesn’t still feel this way now that it’s been heard and absolutely NO ONE agrees with her!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@rashanag5522]

Wore her best red suit to waste the court’s time.

[@nathang7935]

Bruh she made bank for them living there for 19 days and she got basically $8000 💀💀💀 and now she has to give money back smh

[@DeeluxyLife]

I'd never rent anything without seeing it first. Mistake #1

[@getin3949]

But you cannot predict a sewer backing up.

[@tcurry1531]

Not true. Sometimes these problems do not show up in a walk thru.

[@MrTubinification]

I'm planning to move across country and will rent an Airbnb to apartment search in person for just that reason lol

[@DeeluxyLife]

@@tcurry1531 but he said he trusted his friend he never saw the place....

[@DeeluxyLife]

@@getin3949 this is true

[@taylorbrickman3872]

Thank God for awesome landlords. Our house did this less than a week after we moved in and it rained and it flooded the street and everyone's poo came up through the drain in our basement and they immediately remedied it AND offered to pay for all the laundry to be cleaned, took all the garbage, and had the basement professionally sanitized and dried with commercial dryers!

[@brinnarae7527]

She should have never rented out that place knowing about the sewage issue!! She should have kept the 8,000 and called it a day!

[@ms.danamonique5293]

Oh my god, that’s exactly what she get💪🏾❤️

[@monicarichardson9895]

If she would of left it alone and took the 8,000 she would of came out on top. Now she owe the defendants 😆

[@kelliefranklin2003]

I love this episode!!! It's old, but is a great one!!

[@VanessaSamparras]

Am I the only way that gets a giggle out of the name they give the cases? “A fungus among us” for this one 😆

[@jasonhurd4379]

Yes, you're the only one. The case names are not even remotely funny. They're like my dad would make up.

[@EsuMandusa]

This was my all time favorite case and it just popped up pm my feed I love it! BABYYYYYYYYYYY when she szif "you shoulda took the deal" and BAM they defendants got ALL they coins back!!!! So smart to counter! She didn't get nothing!!!! Proof you never know how the tides will flow. STOP BEING GREEDY!

[@jncuttie]

Imagine suing someone and having to pay them 5k 🤣! If he hadn’t been greedy she could have just walked away with their 8k and been a happy camper. Dummy!

[@manthony777]

The plaintiff is very foolish. smh

[@funnyvideosyoulove]

Lol good for the defendants. 8 thousand for 19 days and you still sued.... she's not in her right mind

[@Fater4511]

I was a landlord for awhile before selling my properties in 2020. We had a property that was a very nice one but the sewer backed up (trees the city hadn't maintained grew into the drains) I heard it about and within in an hour had offered them 1. 3 days in a hotel to figure out what it would take to the do job, (takes the immediate pressure off of everyone) and 2. scheduled with roto-rooter to come in and inspect the next morning. the next morning they told me I would need a whole new main drain to the tune of $9,500. The lead time on service would be two weeks from then. I offered an additional 2 weeks in the hotel at my cost or they could break the lease and I would give them $1,500 to move immediately. they took the 2 weeks in the hotel but would only let me pay for one week because they didn't feel it was "fair" for both of us. They were the best tenants ever! the re-signed the lease, I took less by $50 to have them re-sign the following year the neighbors house was shot up by some disgruntled neighbor and several bullets hit their car/my living room. the police were there all night and I spoke with the officers on scene about 3am. I asked the tenants if they were wanting a hotel that night or what? they said the police are still in our living room so there will be no sleeping tonight. I gave them another week in hotel and gave them the entire last month rent that they had paid (this was on the 26th of the month) plus they had already paid the following month and their security deposit. I gave them that back immediately. I offered to allow them to "break" the lease, or rather I told them I would not enforce the lease and do not care the condition of the house as long as they were safe. they took me up on the week in a hotel and they officially moved at the end of the month to a new one. I gave them a letter of recommendation and explained the prior incidents and suggested ANY potential landlord should call me personally and gave them my cell phone number and private facebook account so that they could get whatever house they wanted. All that to say this... This landlord is a complete scum who didn't have the money to pay for roto-rooter re-piping her entire drainline and that's what it needed. This landlord would've known that previously because they just don't all of a sudden get backed up and she tried to re-rent the house to someone else knowing the condition of it. there is no way to get the stink out of the house and I am sure that she did not have water back up for the house. the whole basement would need to be remediated and cleaned thoroughly.

[@tabwab83]

Well, thanks for having a heart of love and understanding for people. It's definitely a loss to those on your community that your sold all of your properties.

[@Fater4511]

@@tabwab83 well thank you, I was just trying to do what was right by them. I have had tenants completely destroy the house when they moved out and didn't tell me. (the tenants I mentioned felt so bad for my wife and I (we didn't own very many units) and we lost so much money on that particular house that it was not worth taking the chance on the covid rules where they didn't have to pay rent forever, and you could be stuck with paying their utility bills and have no recourse to have them removed. so we sold them.

[@Vanessa_Martinez]

8000$ for 19 days stay was a deal. Her greed got to her lol dummy now look at you about to pay them 5K when you came to sue them.

[@Possumpat84]

Cruella Deville was my first thought of the plaintiff! Funny how the case turned bad for her just like in the Disney movie. Sweet justice

[@MissNayNay22]

That’s good ol fashioned karma. She put them in an uninhabitable DANGEROUS environment. Should they have done a walk through before moving in… yeah, but still doesn’t change what she did. She was greedy and was made to give back their money. Good outcome

[@meekthegreek1623]

I myself am asthmatic. My home had a leak, flood..1st floor, opened walls, found mold from previous occupant. Did mold remediation..got an all clear report, came home after a month, still got sick, from what I don't know as I was running HEPA filtered fan. Went to Urgent care, then ER 5 days later was kept overnight, having 6 breathing treatments, then on steroids for 3 weeks. Insurance had to pay for me to live at a hotel for 3 weeks while they fixed my home. I couldnt live in it while they were working on it. It was imperative they leave. I'm surprised they stayed 19 days! I don't agree with the judges perception that they were saying Yahoo..were buying a house..like they were being 2 faced. Think they had to act quickly, and yes, I think they deserve their deposit back plus extra for lost property and for the hassle, so pain and suffering..

[@trishamingin9003]

Love this channel!

[@guineapig4701]

I'm glad they won! Plaintiff was a con woman, shame on her. I thought the judge was way to easy on her. Can you imagine the judge living in that situation....

[@kimberlyadorno280]

What a greedy woman. I've experienced sewage water in the basement and the smell is horrendous. It's a nightmare to live in. And she mentioned the lease being a legal contract but as a landlord, the law states she must provide livable conditions and while the smell may not be considered unlivable (it should because it's unbearable) mold is extremely dangerous. And the mere fact mold was present tells me this was a long standing issue. It takes time for mold to form to the degree of causing breathing issues.

[@PattyPaints]

I've been there, too. We found out the hard way that our home was at the low point of the town sewer line. It was horrible - I wouldn't wish that on anyone! I still gag when I smell certain kinds of laundry detergent.

[@Ralphbo-u6l]

How does the judge know they was happy to get out of the lease. She doesn’t and she probably wrong. When u move to a new area it could easily take 6 months to get a feel for area to decide where you want to buy your home and have time to negotiate a fair price on home without being over the barrel on price and location.

[@AP-uo7sp]

I love when the plaintiffs have to pay😂

[@shayzie1853]

How is the plaintiff suprised and disappointed at the end? She's Hella greedy!!!! 8000 for 19 days??!!! Smh I'm HAPPY they won! Write them that check!

[@JoshuaDickey1984]

This woman should not be in the landlord business. She has no clue.

[@adinagrand2669]

I absolutely love to see greedy people have no pay for the greed

[@barbarawallach1334]

I don't know where the judge gets off saying the defendantsnhad an ulterior movie and was happy about the mold. That was a real stretch...

[@annlulu29]

She's INSANE. The house wasn't livable. Ma'am, YOU broke the contract. YOU broke the least.

[@maloryburkhalter752]

Your legal contract is ONLY binding if you can provide a habitable place. And you didn't do that. You should have had a full inspection BEFORE renting it out. This wasn't a problem you weren't aware of.

[@sjones2195]

Why was the landlord starting at the defendant like that? 😂 chile..

[@krullfamily5]

I always love how the plaintiff and /or the defendant stare down the other side. They are just trying to intimidate them.

[@ralphtrynor9719]

Yes the lease is a legal document but that lease does not give you the right to break the law and violate people's rights. When you do that the lease is void.

[@iamthomasgreenman]

Can’t re-rent it when it smells like sewage..

[@JB-tx8xg]

Most amazing judge ever.

[@28949ls]

And she’s Cuban 😍

[@newyorknewyork9790]

I really understand what they went through. It happened to me. I didn't get a penny for things we lost.

[@natashascott8489]

OMG we needed Doug on this one. He was have been a savage 😆

[@belleame1064]

Clearly, neither of them had money issues. Respect they chose their well-being over money.

[@mwebb7292]

The plaintiff still doesn't get it. She said she wouldn't do it differently.! $5,000.00 pay the defendant. 🤭

[@moclarke7776]

Warranty of habitability. Thanks Harvey. Learn something everyday

[@robertstewart9658]

I did mold remediation for a few years. It is not joke. I was in one house where roof leaks had caused mold in PLASTER walls. The elderly lady asked if I wanted to sit down and I declined. The house was so clammy and moist that I couldn't bring myself to sit on her furniture.

[@lilo4399]

It's sad that you have to have asthma to prove that open sewage is not acceptable.

[@lutherwhitley]

I bet this old bitty regrets suing this defendant . He was willing to just walk away leaving her with 8000 dollars for living in the house 19 days and she was so damn greedy that she thought she could get more money from him. She got what she deserved!!! LMAO!!!

[@eclectichomeschoolkansas2676]

Roto rooter will do the abatement and repair when a place floods. Had it done in my rental house when sewer backed up. Very convenient and reasonably priced.

[@charlottesweb2812]

Wow, being over-the-top greedy backfired in an epic way...What was she thinking?!

[@ajvourakis]

Plaintiff is a ghoul. She should not have gotten greedy. And at the end she was just doubling down. Rip off artist.

[@Tonio167911]

She didnt learn tenant landlord law. Sewage flooding and black mold can void a lease.

[@mistiinseattle]

lol I lived in Seattle and rented an apartment in Missouri site unseen. I love it and am now getting ready to sign the lease for year #5.

[@feyfantome]

You’re extremely lucky. I’ve only known one other person that was so fortunate.

[@samoday2992]

Missouri is better the seattle ?

[@mistiinseattle]

@@samoday2992 Seattle used to be wonderful. Now it is a lawless cesspool where they tax the air you breathe. I don't care in the slightest how much the PNW folk run us 🤣down lol... yes Missouri is better.

[@youmakemelaugh1797]

the plaintiff sure didn't get it, should've just left well enough alone greedya**

[@antdogg5041]

That’s what being greedy gets you!!😂

[@kaykepop4084]

I bet she regrets bringing them to court!😅 -$5,000 oh boy!

[@PaulSmith-cc7gu]

No1 has 2 live with mold! Quick story! My wife is allergic 2 mold. She was sent on a vacation by an allergist b/c he felt she may be stressed alongside of being allergic 2 mold and cat and dog in which we’ve had 4 6 yrs. Needless 2 say, he was a COOK and had EVERYTHING wrong! But my wife went 2 Miami Fl. And stayed in a 5 ⭐️ luxury resort that had black mold on a vent in bathroom. They moved her room a couple days later, but I told her 2 get a refund! They’re dead wrong. They didn’t wanna refund her n we’re trying 2 get her 2 sign something. She signed NOTHING, and was able 2 get a refund through whatever travel ap or agency she used. I was encouraging her 2 sue b/c according 2 the cook allergist, she was allergic 2 mold and she did break out in hives while there. However, after visiting with a different allergist, we figured out what her problem REALLY WAS! And it had nothing 2 do with mold or pets! Judge Millian got this 1 💯% right!!!

[@VladmirPoopN]

Wow, the losing Plaintiff after the verdict: "I think what they did wasn't right 😓😡" Lady, your tenants were living with black mold and sewage that backed up more than once; the dad and a kid had asthma on top of it.... And this was all within 19 days. Got to keep $8,000 in rent for 19 days of stay, but wanted payment for the full lease because the Defendants "just left". 🙄 Just like someone else: I don't think she learned a thing.

[@ponymerks7878]

the plaintiff is crazy lmao why is she looking at him like that in the beginning

[@bufordard]

I imagine the judge hits her husband like that all the time

[@traceyaz125]

Have you seen their after the verdict episodes? He does 85% of the talking.

[@elvickRULES]

She praises when wives talk over their husbands all the time. She’s so annoyingly hypocritical when gender is involved. He just didn’t want his wife interrupting the judge speaking.

[@sscc587]

The defendants should have the right to leave. This is not a problem that could be fix within a few days, and given that they have allergies, it's either they go live somewhere else and not pay rent until the problem is fix or they can back out of their contract.

[@georgeluna7232]

Yes, I lived in a basement apartment that had the same problem. One day I had 2 inches of backed up sewer water. Ruined all the carpets and the smell never left.

[@itscharliescene6647]

Hahaha what a fool! Got to keep free money and wanted more 🙄 she look like she don't even got that many years left to go, what's she gonna do with money anyways 😬🤣

[@HOT8CHOCOLAT3]

The ending..when she literally thought she was winning.

[@carmenultra1]

My mom did the same thing, we left the nasty place, it was coming through our tub tho 🤢

[@alvarussell2728]

About time judge, you did the correct thing

[@seandoesketo5]

Greed is a hell of a thing. Crazy as hell.

[@EdahsWolb4855]

Damn she should've never bought them to court

[@JohnAlexanderramboparyjrthe3rd]

What an old mole , she was up 8k and now has to hand over 5k and all in the hope to get 1 more months rent lol 😂

[@OldSchoolNoe]

Warranty of Habitability, I learned something today.

[@ruthgrace8421]

I don't understand why the Judge didn't reward for pain and suffering because "it all worked out in the end." Should they be punished for getting out of a dangerous situation and moving on with their lives? Would she have preferred thay they live in a worse place in order to grant it? She doesn't have to grant it to them, but at least provide a better reason .

[@michaelpisocki264]

What is "Pain and Suffering?" Pain and suffering is a legal term that refers to a host of injuries that a plaintiff may suffer as a result of an ACCIDENT. It encompasses not just physical pain, but also emotional and mental injuries such as fear, insomnia, grief, worry, inconvenience and even the loss of the enjoyment of life.

[@meekthegreek1623]

I agree..it was still a hassle to go through all they did.

[@ButtonsCasey]

Doesn't really matter since they got the max they could.

[@marteshiapittman1691]

It wouldn't have mattered. She is bound by the law and statutory maximum (the most they can receive in small claims court per their jurisdiction is $5000), they aren't allowed by law to receive more. That's small claims vs paying an attorney to get to a bigger court. You cut your losses and be done or lose more hiring an attorney.

[@Pumpkin0_0]

Because they left and *bought* a house, which means they were able to leave at any point in time. Still, they got 5k. It covers everything else and it's what they asked for.

[@wontsufferfools9332]

I love it when the plaintiff loses to the countersuit

[@citygirlingraham]

Remediation? The fact that there was mold, sewage and water? This is a HUGE problem and takes time to remediate. The defendants had every right to leave!!!! I have dealt with water flooding, it’s awful and takes weeks to fix. The plaintiff is so ignorant of her rights as a landlord when you are renting a home that wasn’t liveable.

[@ajtmaestro]

Watching the plaintiff enter the courtroom, I just KNEW she spelled her name ‘JEANNE’! 😂😂😂