Not Caring For A House

The plaintiff says he rented a home to the defendants, but claims they neglected the house and didn’t pay their rent, so he’s suing. The defendants claim the house was already in disrepair when they moved in. They say the plaintiff was so rude that they had to call the police.
Case 29-195

[@meriahmakes6870]

I love when the judge goes OFF!!

[@DGrant86]

Me too. I just knew she was going to chew someone head off when I seen the title lol

[@msmadtea8427]

Reminds me of my younger sister. Calm, cool, collected, BOOM.

[@Lolalenice]

Me too when its deserved

[@heathernks8]

I think it scared the defendants, lol. They didn't even seem to realize they won!

[@misswinter3361]

She's always so expressive, too!

[@PhotoBales]

The smirky creepy smile on the plaintiff is right out of a serial killer movie. That guy is seriously disturbed.

[@JamieM470]

He had that creepy smile on his face the whole time! I was surprised the judge didn't say something about that.

[@sashachitownvillegas6850]

yeah a total creep watching them !!

[@speaktrue77]

My thoughts exactly 😮 Totally creepy!!!

[@michelehemlokhexwhite4310]

That Jeffrey Epstein smirk

[@jazmynbrown6820]

My mama always taught us to take BEFORE and AFTER pictures of an apartment/house! If you stay ready, you ain't got to get ready.

[@REXXSEVEN]

My Mommy Never Said Anything About That, But I still know that that is the right thing to do. LOL.

[@jazmynbrown6820]

@@atlasnetwork7855 heck yeah

[@dannyball2503]

The before after pictures could verify the conditions of property. Pictures worth a thousand words as the saying goes .

[@DougsterCanada1]

Excellent advice from your mother. I'd be tempted to also do a phone video walk-through WITH the landlord, that way everyone is covered, and he cannot show photos from an earlier rental, that may have trashed the place. If anything is pointed out and he says, "I'll get that fixed right away", you have it on video.

[@jazmynbrown6820]

@@DougsterCanada1 thank you!

[@MrLeglamp]

No wonder he has an H.R. issue. He was probably acting creepy at work too.

[@buffalomind6838]

The guy should be in prison doing his own health maintenance... if you catch my drift.

[@LawsonPatterson]

Wow, The landlord should be criminally prosecuted for filming his tenants while they are naked in the house. What a slime ball!! The only person he was trying to help was himself and when it didn’t work out that way there was a problem. Total creep!!!!

[@mikesteele05]

How’s that plaintiff going to say he doesn’t have before and after photos of the property if he’s got cameras all over?

[@lissanne9769]

WOW! Now that is a good question!

[@aprilpinkelton4385]

Exactly Mike!

[@andreanicole7217]

Damn. Good point lol.

[@andreanicole7217]

But the original cameras weren’t hooked up lol.

[@cevihings]

So how much was the defendant awarded especially when their privacy was breached by the landlord

[@poisonqueen0016]

That landlord is a total creepo!!! That smirk he's wearing on his face shows how entitled he is!!

[@buffalomind6838]

At first I was thinking this plaintiff was doing such a kind thing, but what he turned out to be is despicable, and unapologetic for it.

[@DonziGT230]

His creepy smile while JM was berating him about the cameras is telling of what kind of person he is.

[@colleenthecatlady2344]

Why would you ask a kidney patient to do physical labor??? Insane!!!

[@ukmedicfrcs]

He could have paid someone else to do it. They're ungrateful louts.

[@regisfilia]

@@ukmedicfrcs Wrong. Plaintiff is a shifty creep. And if the agreement was supposedly so much about them maintaining his property he should have gotten that in writing. FROM THE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENT.

[@dunkinjunkie5868]

Exactly!

[@ukmedicfrcs]

@@regisfilia You're entitled to your opinion.

[@wallflower7441]

Right

[@MegaSnow121]

That landlord is a creep for video taping them inside the house they rented.

[@joshuasummers7440]

MariS That landlord is not only a creep but also a pervert for video taping them inside the house they rented.

[@MegaSnow121]

@@joshuasummers7440 I agree. The fact that he mentioned it in a letter to the wife, shows how sick he is. I would have been furious and made a lot of stink about it. Not sure why this couple didn’t. To me, the invasion of privacy by the videos that this perv obviously watched, is the real problem in this case. It sure sounded like those were Judge Milan thoughts as expressed in her closing remarks.

[@joshuasummers7440]

@@MegaSnow121 I agree with you, and also I don't know why the couple didn’t make a lot of stink about it.

[@ukmedicfrcs]

They didn't rent. They weren't paying anything. They're ungrateful louts.

[@joshuasummers7440]

@@ukmedicfrcs that's for sure.

[@tierrashanice6299]

It is disgusting and scary to think that a landlord would even think to have cameras INSIDE a rental property. I hope that that is punishable by jail time.

[@Esperanto77]

Plaintiff is plain wrong for using their "privacy" against them. A total creep

[@christinewhite9212]

Ooooo

[@christinewhite9212]

Ooo

[@dunkinjunkie5868]

I'm not sure why a guy having a kidney transplant should even have to worry about anything but getting healthy! True friends wouldn't expect anything less either!

[@Карова-ц8ц]

They weren’t friends ... duh

[@charles0322mrsdani]

What the landlord did with the cameras might also be illegal in that state . He could be facing some legal trouble

[@red32303]

Yes, it is illegal in Florida. It would be a criminal charge.

[@kenyettaready]

Ms Dani what part of south Carolina are you from? I'm from Hilton head island

[@citytrees1752]

Let's hope so.

[@kathleendonovan7403]

I wonder if this Court informed Florida officials.

[@charles0322mrsdani]

@@kenyettaready Lexington! Outside of Columbia

[@red32303]

If the defendants had filed a counterclaim, she would have given them the full $5,000

[@bixbycro]

Interpretation of facial expressions and body language is always an open thing... but that weird smirk/grin the plaintiff had while the judge ripped into him about privacy boundaries was basically screaming “you don’t know what you’re missing...”

[@drshondagarnerbrooks515]

The plaintiff is slimy and the judge hit the nail square on the head. Ok boy figured he’d get some HR help

[@Nocgirl]

The plaintiff had no business having cameras on in the house and them not being told. Is that even legal?

[@SaintxGlobal]

not in florida

[@caroz930]

I Love this judge so much 😆 Straight fact based.

[@MrsReed817]

Wow! The plaintiff invaded their privacy to the utmost. They should have counter sued.

[@buffalomind6838]

I don’t know what has come of this violation after the decision on the People’s Court, but we all hope they still bring this criminal to at least civil court and make it known in law enforcement, so others are not taken advantage of in the future. Also for others to step forward if similar things may have happened to them. We are in the age of nothing being pushed aside little by little everything is coming forth in the News.

[@yesterdayitrained]

I think the woman just wanted out of this mess because a. she has a husband who just had a kidney transplant, and b. she is being very careful because they work for the same company. Awful guy.

[@izibear4462]

Don't know how long ago it was but hope he was charged, the criminal.

[@andreanicole7217]

If that man wanna play with himself on the couch let him do so in private. He just had surgery lol let him relax in HIS house that HE rented

[@tessa1238]

Eeww...

[@Childfree334]

Agreed he can do what he wants in private (don't we all😂) but he didn't rent the home. He wasn't paying anything and there was no lease.

[@michaelshields7777]

Yeah, let the dude splooge all over the place if he wants to, hehehe!!!

[@michaelshields7777]

@@tessa1238 Hehehe!!!

[@kevinknox1239]

It is his god giving right

[@leisurefarm]

isn't it funny how the plaintiff kept nodding his head while the judge was admonishing him for taping the other guy like "yeah, we do it all the time and that's the best thing to do, and judge yes you agree too!"

[@death2boredom338]

Yea I was confused watching him just nodding his head like that.

[@DGrant86]

I noticed that too lmao I was thinking in my head why he is nodding yes when she is against what he did and he nodding yes like it's all good. Lookin creepy as hell too

[@sashachitownvillegas6850]

yeah he's a real slimeball

[@destineytodd5783]

Omg!!!! How spooky. Ive got my eye on you. I really stepped back when they mentioned random people moved in with them!!!! What in the world. How awkward 😲

[@MelissaRae1975]

I hope they go sue him

[@libbachana9369]

In my experience, working in a 4 diamond casino hotel in Atlantic City, they did not put cameras in their guest halls or rooms. Cameras were for casino and hotel check-in floor; possibly restaurants and stores as well. I'd been told by management that the hotel was not allowed to put cameras in guest halls/rooms. Landlords aren't allowed to spy on or keep tabs on their lessees by use of cameras.

[@NellieKAdaba]

True

[@emilyvaughan4955]

Hotels have cameras in the hall ways and lobby’s. why wouldn’t they be allowed in the hallways? That’s makes no sense. The room however you’re correct.

[@leetakamiya]

@@NellieKAdaba Did you even read the comment before agreeing?

[@jayekaye6641]

Maybe in a seedy hotel

[@jakemoeller7850]

The plaintiff is a real slimeball!!

[@tarrielhilliard8969]

Shiiid I would’ve sued him for 10k recording me in the apartment without me knowing. I guess They didn’t think about that

[@lissanne9769]

He sure had an evil smile. Jeez... what a creep!

[@ElectricAngel19]

landlord with potential voyeurism issues; videoing the tenents without their knowledge is a kin to being stripped searched for a misdemeanor

[@NellieKAdaba]

Yes

[@sandylane5498]

I think they should file another lawsuit for violation of privacy. The sick creep... who does that!

[@wallflower7441]

You asked a kidney patient to do labor? Im sure the agreement was for him to do it when he was better because that makes sense. The judge was absolutely right about what his issue was. The agreement was probably that he fixed it up after he healed from his treatments

[@bobberry1463]

I think he just got mad cause he was bring a creepy and wanted her to bail him out

[@Sunintheam8]

Unfortunately getting the transplant doesn't always make you feel better for quite some time. My twin(a type 1 juvenile diabetic) had one two years ago this April. The anti-rejection mess suppress the recipient's immune system. For my brother this meant mononucleosis took over his life for the next seven months.

[@Lady.B0420]

The plantiff is freaking disgusting

[@galegibbs3775]

It is a conflict of interest for an HR manager to rent property from an employee. It is also unprofessional.

[@kattiemauvais2373]

She cleared with bosses and made sure she was not involved in any of his hr issues.

[@dragonleheart2137]

@@kattiemauvais2373 While I applaud her efforts to professionally distance herself from the plaintiff in the workplace in practice this is rarely truly feasible. There is usually office gossip in any office and it would make sense for her coworkers to ask how her husband is doing. I would be extremely surprised if she never once spoke to a work friend who was even tangentially related to the plaintiff’s working situation. Many people assume in the moment that they can separate themselves well enough to creat a true boundary between work and outside work because a given solution sounds wonderfully convenient and “it’s not like anything will go wrong”. Later we find it went very wrong and many people in the workplace now know far more about the individuals involved than they ever wanted. It’s sad but often true. Imagine instead that the defendant worked in the billing office of a substance abuse treatment facility and the plaintiff was a patient. She would not be directly involved in the plaintiff’s care but would still have access to a lot of his sensitive information and his actual caregivers. There is still a significant imbalance of power presenting itself in a way that is very uncomfortable for both. It can also lead to some weird choices such as the plaintiff installing surveillance cameras after the defendants moved in to exert additional control over the situation so he feels their positions of power are equal. In turn the defendants get annoyed because of the cameras and react because they now feel like they have less power in this relationship than the plaintiff. I am not saying either side is right or wrong as this is a rough situation for all involved. I hope they can broker some peace in the workplace now that the case has been adjudicated.

[@yahdygirl]

@@dragonleheart2137 I absolutely love your reply very thought out and to the point.

[@nunyabuisness7552]

I had the same situation by renting to people who ranked under me. Myself, tenant and other management knew to never have me as a direct boss over them from the beginning. Actually there were 3 different tenants at that work place. It never was an issue until they sought me out at work several times handing me tremendous amounts of cash for the rent. YIKES! That caught peoples attention! No problems ever happened because everyone was aware of the issue from the onset.....

[@karrieb7814]

This judge is absolute perfection! I just love her, and her judgment on this case was definitely spot on!

[@sugarshamrock]

The landlord is a creep he has NO right to record his tenents without there permission and no one in there right mind would let it happen. He probably got off watching them what a creepy jerk.

[@DGrant86]

Same thing I said. He definitely look like he was getting off to them and enjoyed every second of it. Talking about it's in loops. He probably be pausing and record and save clips to his computer or phone. What a creep

[@katrinkasanfranciscobayare7364]

I hope she sues him for invasion of privacy cuz judge left that part open. He's a creepy creepy person

[@monicaclasener]

Never saw a creapier plaintiff on People's Court. He still thought he was doing nothing wrong after the verdict. I wonder how long he kept working for the goverment....

[@SerenitynPeace]

Camera in our apartment, Sue city fool landlord! No way anyone would move in knowing there was a camera in apartment! 🙄😠😠😠😠

[@loribryant884]

They should press charges and sue him 🙄 😤

[@mariancounsellor]

I ❤️this judge!

[@Lovelyspyder]

0:15 had to back up and listen to the announcer say “filet mignon” again 😂

[@richardpodnar5039]

"You say tomato, and he says potato..."

[@katflowers9825]

Sis was heated 😭

[@ditavoncheese1680]

0:50 Why does the husband look like "this is a waste of my time...."? 😂

[@Jean0987654321]

I don't blame him. It really is 😂

[@mrssanders23]

Because it was.

[@lissanne9769]

Or..maybe he is still in pain.

[@shannonnaegele4075]

Because he just had kidney transplant and prob is weak as all get out. Prob took all his energy to just get there.

[@tami6951]

He seems tired, that's all.

[@practicewhatyoupreach79]

Why did they not file a counter claim?

[@gbaby2460]

What a creep

[@raven3391]

what a creep. she should have sued for the invasion of privacy. it may also voyerurism

[@Diiverse]

Wow cameras inside 😮

[@reformcongress]

It is an invasion of privacy. The tenant has a right to privacy and the security cameras are not for spying on a tenant. The cameras are not to be used for the purpose of spying on tenants regardless of the circumstances. Never rent from that guy people.

[@mudderjen]

The sheer audacity of that homeowner to believe he had a right to video record somebody inside their home. Wow.

[@Julie-sl8ul]

Plaintiff looks just like ex Chicago mayor Richie Daley 😂😂😂😂😂

[@erinkimberly4926]

Helping someone isn’t a bargain. It’s a gift of the heart. If you want to bargain, make a contract and put it in writing.

[@codycole3202]

Every landlord that I’ve dealt with in the past is either creepy or stupid. Whenever I travel, instead of renting a vacation home, I just stay in hotels. A lot cheaper and I don’t have to deal with drama and stupidity!

[@juanitaschumacher782]

No bedbugs

[@stephaniehowe0973]

His FB says he is Law Enforcement Personnel 😲

[@yesterdayitrained]

Oh please know. These are the exact kind of people that should not be involved in law enforcement. Because they do it for all the wrong reasons.

[@nativeroscoe64]

Love that guy's bulldog outside with Harvey.

[@diamond6256]

Camera INSIDE the unit, that is SICK.

[@stephaniehowe0973]

Florida is a 2 party consent State for recording. It can't be used in court. I am very surprised they didnt take photos or videos. Though, being a kidney patient is a whole other type of stress on both.

[@stushclothing384]

The defendants should sue him for privacy invasion and I'm hella sure he will be out of $5000.

[@ericfrost7517]

So basically the plaintiff got upset bc he’s wanted the defendant to back him up bc she worked in HR and when she didn’t get involved due to conflict of interest, he decided his favor was actually a rental agreement. Lame. This is why he lost. The video tapping them was just extra creepy candy on the scumbaggery sundae really. Guy comes off looking like a major creep.

[@ravenousruby6407]

Spying is illegal. If the defendants knew that he was videotaping actively, the guy wouldn’t have been naked in the living room. Bottom line. So the plaintiff is a big liar.

[@Possumpat84]

What a creep! Counterclaim would’ve made the defendants get the whole thing!! Definitely 💯

[@Lenape_Lady]

So that CREEPY ASS landlord not only taped a grown man masturbating but he WATCHED the tape, took a SCREENSHOT of the tape...and then THREATENED them with the picture of it??? WTF

[@Mary_Lee2395]

What that idiot plaintiff did was nasty and very uncalled for. He had no right to record the defendants especially when they are paying him to stay there that’s plain nasty. Just imagine if the female(his coworker) was walking around in her bra or underwear! They could sue his pervert ass I’m upset the didn’t counter sue his ass. Smh he don’t deserve anything not only that he has his friend come stay there while someone is renting the place wtf I’m upset the judge didn’t say anything about that to 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@beewell8683]

You're OUT OF YOUR MIND!!! 😂. Yes he was.

[@loveyouself1989]

lmfao oh great a peeping tom who works for the State.

[@laurielester9437]

Thats like voyerism.😮

[@sallymenezes]

She absolutely should not be taking freebies.

[@Jasmin-uk4zj]

Thank u for uploading ♥️♥️♥️

[@meicolar1724]

I hope they filed a suit against that CREEP for invasion of privacy.

[@nyaj754]

The judge was ready to set it off 🤣

[@Classyslimes]

Lmao! Great job judge!

[@barbaraness4507]

Thankfully the judge saw through the plaintiff’s ulterior motive for loaning the house, and his disgraceful peeping

[@Ais-eb9bk]

I highly doubt he took care of a house he doesnt use, he expected them to renovate the house themselves apparently so it can double its worth with no cost to him.

[@dianemitchell7987]

We living in a time of cameras everywhere. Hotel rooms rather by a pervert or hotel owners. Airbnb especially. The owner watching you and everything you doing.

[@aiming4peace254]

So the plaintiff is basically saying: "I'm a v*your... & proud of it! And if you stay at my place and are not (in my opinion), great looking, I'm not shy about telling you about it." 😉😉😁 (Because he was smiling so big during this, JM realized it wouldn't do any good to talk about what we consider basic morals.) What a great catch!

[@redgurl60]

The plaintiff is a creep.

[@kathyzieger6207]

I think the landlord should have done a e-mail or text, then he would have the right. But they get to pay nothing. If this was your house, just saying.

[@Coolkem1]

The plaintiff is very shady. He basically wanted someone to pay his bills and do hard labour and instead of being upfront about it he acted like he was being kind. Never accept a free gift from colleagues at work no matter how friendly you all are!

[@shelfraawoods1785]

Don’t forget help him out at work (who knows why he needed her on his in hr) and he thought it was okay to have his friends stay over while they were there and to record them without permission. The guy is a creep

[@RoseStarr]

The agreements these people get into with these "landlords" are beyond me lol

[@ElsaFriost]

And I think the moral thing to do is to pay that man something

[@atrocchia]

All tenants are entitled to privacy.

[@WarGrowlmon18]

They need a RESTRAINING ORDER against this guy!!!

[@joymcguire]

Harvey really needs to retire. He's very annoying!

[@Honeyhollywood115]

That guy is a creep !!!!!!!! That slime ball has the nerve to smile after he got called out

[@delilahrunnyc5800]

That landlord give me creep vibes LMFAOOOO

[@arianefr78]

At 13:46 the plaintiff has a creepy smirk on his face, I think he was actually reliving the peeping tom moments he had recorded, it made me sick to the stomach...

[@nicolequasney1553]

Um sounded like Harvey thought it was ok and wanted someone to agree with him that it’s ok to have cameras watching renters

[@QueenASMR2019]

CREEP

[@Aceofwolves]

Thats gross. If you are going to record someone you have to disclose it.

[@michellec2899]

Despicable animal!!!!!! This man should be prosecuted, as an enforcement agent he needs to be put through a Criminal background check, & agree to the laws of the land..The respectable couple should press charges against the landlord,as he’s probably been doing it to a lot of people.The house guest, who came obviously did so to hook up the cameras, (while the couple were out),& that person should be reprimanded.The landlord is a predator, needs to be prosecuted & loose his job. The couple should get legal advice & go after him.Just imagine if you went there for a holiday with your family,( kids). M

[@IvyLeagu]

If he was doing anything from his ❤️, why would you expect a kidney patient to do any type of strenuous work, yard work at that in the Florida heat.. Then to tell them they would be better off at a YMCA.. shameful, evilness and let me not start on the cameras. Creepy and his butt doesn't look to clean either if you was to ask me!! It looks like it's funky like 4 day old milk with a side of molded bread.. The nerve of that little big belly gremlin.. Yeah he thought she was going to help him out with a HR issue and he got the surprise of his life her ethics and professionalism wouldn't allow herself to compromise her employment or her integrity.. I salute you madam and your strength for you being there for your husband.. You guys are true warriors in heart and spirit...

[@prettybossy510]

Landlord is crazy.. he is out if his mind....so sleezy

[@assetprotection5389]

What a creeper they should of counter sued for 5k

[@DBE66]

I often wonder if they pay the audience. There is a lot of folks just sitting there.

[@kathleenshocknesse5996]

I watch the episodes of this based on how crazy the people look. Lol

[@debbiepugh654]

Creepy pest spying on them

[@christynicholas6855]

This deserves more than small claims.

[@SomethingAboutBeautee]

And dude's a code enforcer??! 😂

[@aerotaken5357]

Wow, imagine this plaintiff being an "enforcement agent" for whatever state government agency they work at. Hes a first rate creepazoid & shouldn't have control of anyone elses fate. Im gonna guess his HR issues stemmed from complaints from people he "enforced"