Refusing to be Fenced In

[@patim5953]

The defendants wanted their choice of fence and did not pay a dime. How would that ever be right.

[@MsBizzyRae]

I'm not sure how people aren't embarrassed trying to defend this. Smh they are trying to find every reason to not pay instead of from the beginning just detail everything, have it done then charge him half. Easy peasy. Lol

[@billsurley9264]

There are people in this world who you can NEVER make happy. These defendants appear two of them!

[@Channel-JJ]

Just look at them, two sad sacks that haven't smiled in 10 years.

[@pchelloo]

@Bill: I respectfully disagree with you. They wanted the fence wood to be of high quality (Redwood lumber is available in 30 different grades, I read). They wanted to be clear on the costs of *all* materials. They wanted the fence ground posts to be installed to withstand the test of time (photos w/workers showed they weren't). They wanted a no BS job to take place (the gap in the fencing looks retarded, imho). In closing: The defendants are quality people who like quality things and are persnickety and there's nothing wrong with that; it just means that *they* don't choose to settle for what 99% of the population will settle for.

[@billsurley9264]

@@pchelloo They were LITERALLY trying to count the number of screws being used........lol!!!!

[@MariaxMariaxMaria]

They're definitely picky af! 💯💯💯

[@arinpoonpinrode1467]

@@pchelloo @pchelloo that where you are dead wrong my friend. The defendants know that plaintiff have a deadline and they try dragging their heels over that deadline in order to avoid paying. Probably thinking the plaintiff would not sue or would lose in court. If it is as you said the evidence submit of the multiple of revision by the initial contractor would show that defendants request a,b,c item to be done and the revision weren't including those a,b and c item. Instead as the judge say each time the revision are done defendants want more things done and moreover the itemized list doesn't come up until later revision are done. The initial contractor are sick of it and bailed. So with critical thinking we can all deduce as the judge did, that the defendants just want to avoid paying and will never be satisfied.

[@34stzoo]

I would love to have the plaintiff as a neighbor! He seems very cool and understanding. Where his neighbor is the classic neighbors from hell!

[@Dove.Love.]

I want this defendant to lose not only because they are wrong but simply for her voice and how she speaks

[@krabbyfuckery]

Absolutely!! I hate her voice. 😂

[@brandinelson7941]

I've never agreed more.

[@juliewhite8274]

Agree! 😂😂😂

[@LoVe81617]

😂

[@robg5509]

I had to fast forward when she spoke. ANNOYING AF

[@missy67]

Since the defendants were being so picky and already scared off a contractor, the plaintiff should have said to the defendants to "take the lead" and get the fence done by "X" date, when his tenants move in. And if it was not completed by "x" date, the plaintiff would just do as he saw fit. The plaintiff was more than patient with them.

[@LawsonPatterson]

These defendants are just using every tactic they can to avoid their responsibility to open their wallet. These types of people are neighbors from hell. In my opinion she should have given them half.

[@mrshappilymarried1]

Straight From the Gates of Hell.

[@ralpheramsey4120]

I was thinking he deserved half of the cost but then i put myself in the neighbours' shoes and realize that it's already bad enough for the law to force me to pay for something if i dont really want or need it. What if no one has pets and they didnt need a fence? In this case they will not benefit any from the fence that the neighbor wants for his own reasons. So one-third of the cost was a fair ruling since there is already a law in their State.

[@mclaybry]

These Defendants are the EXACT people I would never want to live next door to me. Terrible, terrible people.

[@davemathews7890]

As Robert Frost said, "Good fences make good neighbors."

[@crystalshaw8744]

He ain't never lied.

[@payableondeath9091]

Wilson from Tim Allen's Home Improvement could of solved this😝

[@deannaallen4670]

Oh my gosh the defendant are so picky! They did not agree to stuff, they changed things constantly and now they are throwing a fit. If they are unhappy then fix it yourself. I feel bad for the plaintiff, he tried time and time again to get this done. Entitled defendant.

[@MrBling67]

They don't want to pay that's why they come up with excuses

[@buffymuffintopz8994]

As a homeowner it sounds like the neighbors didn’t want this guy to make money by having renters in the neighborhood. People get really petty when they feel they own the neighborhood

[@sobrietygiveslife9181]

They really wanted the price per pound on the nails? Wtf? And the judge said it herself of you wanted everything broken down on the proposal, why not say it from the beginning, why wait until the 3rd proposal? But then the judge doesn't give him his half? Wtf? I feel for the plaintiff, even the contractor walked away.

[@williamtrask1582]

they two people were delaying him as much as possible

[@tyshonalumpkin2341]

If I was a contractor no matter how bad I need the money, I would never work for the defendants.

[@kenhawes4695]

Defendants were quite picky, but then complained about the fence costing too much. Glad I don’t live next to them.

[@msenglish8382]

I will never share a fence with someone. I'll build a fence on my property even if the neighbors have a second fence right there

[@feyfantome]

My former boss, the Code Enforcement Chief for our community, decided to install a cinder block wall on the property line between him and the neighbor. A durable wall replacing a flimsy fence is a property improvement and increases the value of both properties, so it would benefit him and the neighbor. He spoke with the neighbor about splitting the cost, but the neighbor refused even though they knew it would be a huge benefit to them. So he dropped it and paid for the entire wall. When he had the installation done, he told the mason to not smooth out the mortar or in any way improve the appearance on the neighbor’s side, to not trespass on their property for any reason since they weren’t paying for the wall and therefore he had no right to trespass. So my bosses’ side of the wall was beautifully installed and smooth, a huge property value benefit. But the neighbor’s side looked like a sloppy cake that a child tried to frost: mortar passing out the bricks and dripping down the wall. It actually *decreased* their property value instead of increasing it! 🤣 They were PISSED and there wasn’t a damn thing they could do about it!

[@LucyGirl2023]

I will never go on peoples court and wear sunglasses on my head in the house

[@msenglish8382]

@@feyfantome ouch! Smooth move

[@msenglish8382]

@@LucyGirl2023 I saw that too!!!

[@payableondeath9091]

@@feyfantome 😱

[@CASANOVAPRO1985]

The defendants are a contractors worst nightmare

[@ElsaFriost]

These people are so damn picky! And I hope that the the plaintiff wins

[@lolamaude3449]

The defendants are jerks, wanting a new fence for absolutely nothing.

[@towsonmoma875]

I have seen brick walls put up between houses in California. They are lucky this was just a fence and not a Wall. It was awful that they couldn't agree on the fence and now it has been done.

[@frankgiuliano380]

neighbors from hell. the good neighbor should rent to a huge noisy family. drive these people crazy.

[@jo-annbastings]

The defendants gave a very big vibe of choosing beggars. It was never to their expectations, not cooperating, criticizing but never wanted to participate or contribute to the cost of the fence.

[@payableondeath9091]

Truly the definition of bad neighbors 😂

[@keithkemp3008]

So glad they lost !! They just didn't want to pay !!!

[@tdiallow1510]

They are the worst kind of neighbors to have.

[@KA-ey9sc]

With neighbors like these people; who needs enemies. Boomer is a mentality; they both have it.

[@alannahdavisodell8140]

They're too young to be Boomers

[@melodiejohnston9528]

I hope someone else mentions that the alternating panels are referred to as a 'Good Neighbour Fence' and this design is meant to give both sdes an equal aesthetic view. The fact that she's whinging over the space between the panels gives a clue as to how patient the plaintiff really is. IMO

[@merc80ss]

Mr. and Mrs. Karen seem like miserable neighbors to not pay anything after 7 months of not accepting the revisions after revisions... PAY THE MAN!

[@looknbakatu]

😂 (mr/mrs karen)😂

[@herfirstmate]

Karens! Exactly!

[@so-bright-i-cant-see3856]

Plaintiff is likeable, polite and professional. Would t mind him being my neighbor or even my lawyer lol the defendants on the other hand- omg how can people be so annoying and entitled?!

[@Geronimo2Fly]

Defendants are neighbors from hell. They delayed the fence building for SEVEN MONTHS, even after being aware that plaintiff needed it done so he could have tenants move in. Really, the problem wasn't how picky they are (which is bad enough; who but an insane person wants a breakdown of the cost of NAILS for God's sake??!!??), but the fact that they couldn't get their act together to let the contractor know what they needed all at once. Continuing to change the terms over and over and over with more and more and more demands for months on end would frustrate anyone. No wonder he decided he didn't want to work with them; I wouldn't have wanted to work with these miserable people either. They have some kind of mental problem, and I feel sorry for anyone who lives near them.

[@102tatertot]

Those defendants sure will be here again in 5 years, and they’ll be paying another $1033 for another poorly done fence because they wanted a masterpiece to the expense of everyone else lmfao 😂

[@Lolalenice]

They have an excuse for everything they never intended on paying that’s why they were being so difficult

[@Treex210]

SHAMEEE d defendants wants a FREE FENCE..

[@nancylenau8997]

If you want the job done well, and almost your way or the highway, then be there work with the guy and stick around. He was so patient with you.

[@ellamcv1212]

Just bloody pay for your part of the fence lady. OMG. Any excuse not to pay. UNBELIEVABLE.

[@jim22444]

She is absolutely horrible with being fair. The plaintiff was beyond fair and reasonable and she forced him to pay so much out of the 50/50 split because.... they are unreasonable? I really have noticed she is so biased in a lot of these cases.

[@Goldengurl704]

This shouldn't have been this difficult. The defendant's are hard to please unfortunately. Fair judgement and that was nice of the plaintiff to say at the very end to Doug. Peace, Positivity and love to everyone reading this.

[@payableondeath9091]

U2😆I'm a Sagittarius 🏹

[@loveyoutube2177]

They never planned on paying. They are only being this particular bc they planned on not paying.

[@sarabpreetkaur3360]

The defendants should have been incharge of building the Noah's Ark, that way it would never get built, we all would've perished and and aliens wouldn't hate us so much.

[@MoonMum82]

Hi all my People's Court fan friends! I hope everyone has a great week ahead

[@bell6012]

U too

[@mirsan6705]

You as well!

[@ericablige9449]

Thanks!! Same to you!

[@tracykelly7731]

Thanks! U too

[@ericastout4552]

Same to you sweetie 😘🥰

[@gilbertdaroy6080]

Persnickety? Nah, just neighbors from hell. Good thing the Plaintiff was a BIGGER PERSON than the SMALL COUPLE.

[@Fluffyzk]

The defendants were concentrating to much on small details that didn’t matter, the plaintiff just had to make decisions cuz the defendants were lagging. But after everything was said and done, how could the defendants think they didn’t have to pay something towards the fence. Gosh greedy ppl these days.

[@aerotaken5357]

These defendants were hoping the plaintiff would get tired of dealing with having no fence and just pay for it himself.

[@lashundavis156]

Morning y'all..omg the defendant's especially the wife would drive me crazy

[@Channel-JJ]

That's exactly what my cat said. Imagine being their server at a restaraunt.

[@ginger7344]

lol my cat said the same. And good morning to you as well.

[@ConfusedinJuly]

Plaintiff protecting his hair from uv rays inside 🤣

[@brianvalley5223]

Inconsiderate people. I'm glad they lost.

[@nicolettalabdulmuhsen1306]

This ruling was BS.

[@thankyouforincorrectingme]

This just brought me anxiety... I live in CA and we need to replace two sides of our fence.... one side is a rental with a landord that doesn't respond, the other side is a passive aggresive controlling man.... ugh.

[@mrs.rogersneighborhood]

Oooh…good luck with that situation! We mighty see you on the People’s Court, too! Lol

[@Aceofwolves]

I'll never understand why people want to share the cost. If YOU want a fence build it on your own yard and pay the cost yourself.

[@domjones_who3849]

PICTURE THE DEFENDANT NOT BEING A CONTRACTOR BUT "KNOWING" EVERYTHING ABOUT CONTACTING 😂😂😂 SMH

[@mrs.rogersneighborhood]

I have dealt with fences being built bad twice. It is incredibly frustrating. So, on the third one, I had to be quite persnickety about it…particularly because we have a detention pond behind our house.

[@keithkemp3008]

Cheap home owners that didn't want to pay !!! Happy they lost losers !! And the lawyer is really cute too !!!💯❤

[@nBasedAce]

Mr. Constantine is happy to be done with this case so he can get back to hunting down violent paranormal entities.

[@getitgirl60]

Shes basically a KAREN.

[@doeboydroid]

That defendant pissed me off she the. Type of stay at home wife that just details the fk out of every job they get done

[@veronica5235]

The contractor made the right call to back out of that one. People like this don't realize that proposals take time to put together and so does each revision and will treat you like they already hired you whilst taking your time to make multiple revisions to proposals and you don't even have the job yet. Asking for the cost of nails is absolute bs. These are the type of people that end up hiring non licensed, non bonded and uninsured people to work on their properties all the while complaining about your prices and comparing your legitimate tax paying business to the local handy person.

[@osomartinez]

Defendants just so creepy

[@williamtrask1582]

and he a lawyer too

[@Aceofwolves]

They were mad he was gonna rent and have "strangers" in the neighborhood...thats what the REAL issue was.

[@ericmatthews9076]

"I reached out to a lumber company". Yeah, I'm sure you did

[@herfirstmate]

Cheapskates! They were such cheapskates. Who is that detailed and doesn't pay? Like, not even a portion in good faith? They are the worst clients to have! Revision after revision and not being serious about moving forward. That's bad human being behavior.

[@mrshappilymarried1]

He had RED FLAGS from Day 1. The cost of nails?? They're cheapskates and annoying..

[@Aceofwolves]

The defendants have a lot of issues about the fence for people who have NOT PAID for this fence. You can't complain if you don't pay.

[@stephanieramirez15]

“It doesn’t hurt to be persnickety”!!!?!???? Hell no they tried to get out of paying and get a new fence! If they were so picky they could of just got the contractor themselves! I would of made them pay more!

[@payableondeath9091]

Scrolling thru the comments l👀king for you know who😝

[@fintyeli3]

When I saw your comment he was the comment after yours🤣🤣

[@coderider3022]

Yeah it took 15 min for someone to say they just didn’t want a fence ! Omg what were they 2 like.

[@barbaraness4507]

This couple, especially the woman takes OCD to a whole other level!😬

[@SweetandSassyRedhead]

Sounds like the defendants are coming up with any excuse possible to not pay. Not a good neighbor to have.

[@NellieKAdaba]

I agree.

[@Jsmall910]

Maybe if they hadn't been so picky in the first place they would have got exactly what they want,the woman defendant wants alo T of stuff but wouldn't get anyone to do exactly what she wants.

[@jameskeller3547]

The defendants have more complaints than the Kardashians have plastic surgeries😢

[@VioletWings1353]

The gap alone I wouldn't want to pay anything for the fencing as it makes it useless to contain a pet or younger children.

[@arianefr78]

I was on the plaintiff's side until I saw the gap in the fence, and although considered 'fair', that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen...

[@kellyannr4171]

Crappy decision! They should’ve been made to pay half. Defendants are abhorrent people.

[@Rae2492]

There was a moment it appeared the Judge had already made up her mind..before the defendants finished testifying..plaintiff doesn't deny lower quality wood and gap in fence..huh!

[@kathyhansen9546]

When did it become “reached out to” instead of just “talked to”. This is always said in these court shows.

[@cynthiacler9284]

I can see why the plaintiff rents out this property, who the hell would want to have people like the defendants as neighbors, not me that's for sure.

[@av8tor261]

I had a nasty pair of drunks next door and wanted a fence. We lived on a lake and due to the forest on the other side of them. Their only view of the water was towards my property. They basically told me to f*ck off. So I had a 8 foot high privacy fence built from the road to the high water line. $8k later they had no view of the lake. Originally I had a 4 foot high chain link fence in mind. There was no by-law standards for fences at the time. I later sold the house and found out a year later the new owner was happy for the fence because the drunks were such a holes. "Good fences make for good neibours."

[@johnasbury3744]

They should have had to had to pay half they had over 7 months

[@Aceofwolves]

See...im petty. You dont wanna pay? Fine. I'll move the fense to my yard so now you have NO fense and now your animals and property are at risk while mine are secured

[@glennschemitsch8341]

The gap is easily corrected with a small board installed in that gap.

[@jameskeller3547]

FYI Sakrete in the post isn't that big of a deal..Sakrete make multiple kinds including no mix just add water..I've been in the construction trade for over 25 years and for a basic wood fence using a non mix just add water Sakrete is absolutely fine to use..I'd be more concerned about using treated lumber..

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

If they live in an Open Graze County in California- they aren't responsible for half, but they did agree to the project. In Open Graze Counties I can run cattle through your property to feed if it's not fenced.

[@ralpheramsey4120]

I was thinking he deserved half of the cost but then i put myself in the neighbours' shoes and realize that it's already bad enough for the law to force me to pay for something if i dont really want or need. What if no one has pets and they didnt need a fence? In this case they will not benefit any from the fence that the neighbor wants for his own reasons. So one-third of the cost was a fair ruling in my opinion.

[@lauraanne5175]

OMG. He looks just like the graphic novel; HellBlazer's John Constantine. If he had an English accent I would have lost my mind

[@headstampballpythons3783]

Wow, these defendants are horrible customers. When I give estimates to my customers, I give a total cost of the job. I would never price every single piece of material out for the customer. Cost of nails, and such, I wouldn’t be surprised if they asked how many nails would be used in this fence, how many were in the case and subtracting money for each nail that was left in the case and not needed. They will never find contractors that are willing to work with them if they keep playing games like that. Every time the defendant wanted a revision, the contractor should charge that party specifically for their wasted time.

[@kingchrisl89]

They finally started adding commas in 4-digit dollar figures. I only saw them in 5-figures (at least $10,000) until today.

[@mikebastoni4490]

Many people only could wish they had a neighbor like the plaintiff. Even if he has a tenant in the house and you complain he would take care of it.the defendant are the people you never want to be near you

[@timothymundy966]

There is concrete for fence posts that you are supposed to pour the concrete in the hole and water on top of it

[@heftyelf]

There is and the defendant said that's what they used, but she was right about the sand problem. If the fence line is affected by sand as she says, that concrete will fail in the coming years.

[@justinturner4664]

@@heftyelf If you do the hole prep right it'll be fine.

[@TheDirtydee118]

The judges hair colour is perfect for her skin tone.

[@carriequintano2200]

I'm glad I live in Michigan. Because I will not pay for my neighbor fence

[@mymobilebuddy4392]

They wanted something for nothing.

[@wdtarpley03]

This woman is absolutely ridiculous!

[@noots090909]

Winge winge winge🤦‍♀️defendants are tight arses

[@shirleywiese5230]

The defendants should of gotten their own contractor if it was such a big deal to them.

[@jonnell9633]

If u r both perfectionist, than y r u not physically fit . Also if he did exactly what they wanted they would never pay.

[@Dookiestain316]

That fence was bad 😆

[@marmor1973]

The judge has big hands

[@marilynvalencia9472]

Defendant is utterly a jerk.

[@JC-tf9wo]

All I heard was a whinny neighbor

[@jasonkojro-badziak]

i find the complaint about the blank space in the middle of the fence to be funny. it can't be that hard to fill it in if they really want to.

[@Ace_AloneWolf]

Defense was stalling. They didn’t want to pay the money and were hoping he’d just go away