Renter Billed for Damage Caused by Stray Cat? | Part 2

[@RayMon504]

If there was so much damage why did the new tenant sign a lease to move in as soon as the plaintiff left?

[@breeze8756]

Good one.🎉🎉🎉 I'm surprised JJ didn't say that .🤦🏽‍♀️

[@EGYPTSCOTT882]

right...👍🏾 That doesn't make sense.

[@hedydd2]

If its anything like these parts its because he really wanted the property, whether because the rent was reasonable or such properties for rent are exceedingly hard to find and hotels are very expensive while looking and waiting.

[@sabrinashelton1997]

It probably wasn't damage that someone like him couldn't overlook.

[@LotsofLisa]

Exactly! There was so much damage. How did they move in so fast?!

[@keithwhittington1322]

The cat was so destructive she let the new tenant keep it. Right!

[@chrisarseneault5617]

The stray cat strutted!

[@mamathemeat]

I know it’s hard to believe but some people actually love animals

[@hellegennes]

@@mamathemeat If she loved that cat that much, of which she wasn't aware of until the new tenant moved in, it's her choice to let the new tenant keep it despite it causing so much damage. But she cannot then visit that damage on the tenants.

[@JJPrizeDistributionComittee]

Well yeah, she already has her excuse for keeping the security deposit!

[@mamathemeat]

@@hellegennes that’s a different topic…… we never got to see the damage and even if we did I wasn’t there… she could have been lying all together about the damage or she may not have been talking about any damage that the cat did…. I’m just replying to the original comment I wasn’t talking about the damage.

[@margaretwade]

Yes! I am so happy the plaintiff won. She was almost in tears the poor girl. What a nasty, lying scammer of a landlord.

[@immealldayeveryday9425]

I happy she won, she wanted to cry when she realized that she could win, tears of relief

[@jules3048]

I noticed that too. That “landlord” must have been absolute hell to deal w. And then to not return the plaintiffs money owed her. Good grief!! She was so full of bs and the plaintiff was able to prove it. Good for her.

[@hnclym98]

So we’re just ignoring the part about the cat 😅

[@thespear4083]

@@hnclym98she couldn’t prove that she’d spent any money on repairs as a result of the cat being in the home.

[@Yourock123]

Crocodile tears 🥲

[@LotsofLisa]

I can’t stand when people rifle through their papers knowing full well they don’t have any evidence there.

[@truelife974]

That part! 😂😂😂

[@TheGreatPresenter]

They also think if they shake their heads and smile that JJ will think they are telling the truth.

[@JJPrizeDistributionComittee]

Reminds me of when I was in middle school and hadn't done my homework. "I know it's in here somewhere!"

[@Beautenaturelle88]

@@JJPrizeDistributionComittee Lol ! 😂😂😂

[@dougronald561]

JJ will often even tell them to stop shuffling through their papers. She knows it’s just a manipulative tactic to make it seem as if there’s evidence when there really isn’t any.

[@FrostBite-kl7pf]

give that woman her rent and security deposit back 😂😭🤣

[@ReneeR877]

Judge Judy knew the landlord was lying

[@NH-tb2sm]

Judge Judy is like Oz, she knows everything.

[@thespear4083]

@@NH-tb2smOz was a liar.

[@keithwood6459]

Clean Hands Doctrine got the defendant. She participated in fraudulent activity and JJ wasn't having it.

[@caliinthevalley24681]

Yep defendant sealed her fate with her dirty intentions to fraud.

[@HayleysComet3]

But wouldn’t that mean that the plaintiff was part of that fraud?

[@lauraharris3577]

@@HayleysComet3 It is kind of confusing, but the tenant is claiming that she DID pay most of the rent, and merely asked the landlord to confirm it so she could get a subsidy. The defendant is the only one admitting to fraud. Since she admitted to the fraud attempt she got on Judge Judy's bad side immediately and that was the end of it. The defendant never conceded to the idea that she intended to commit fraud.

[@mikejewpants4099]

@@HayleysComet3 That's a good question. This video is a much shorter version, so we don't have all the facts .... JJ clearly concluded that the Defendant had unclean hands. The plaintiff might have been similarly dishonest, but we don't have all the facts. The government program appears to be designed to help people in financial distress. JJ likely considered this, when determining accountability.

[@pitch-darkpositivity]

She was lying.

[@trinity72gp]

The defendant had A whole bunch of papers but no evidence?! 🙈

[@crpsaiyan]

You mean a bunch of pictures that probably occurred AFTER the plaintiff moved out. Otherwise, she had no evidence, period.

[@Palmstreet-u7x]

show me your evidence heheheehhee,

[@zhaniecearmstrong391]

Lmao 😂😂😂😂 that sums up the case pretty much.

[@truelife974]

And she was fumbling them as if they would somehow magically become helpful. 😂😂😂

[@charliedays]

"Ayayay! (like the exclamation in Spanish) Don't give me a whole stack of paper!"🤣

[@melanieg.208]

The defendant is horrible. If there were so many damages NO ONE would be able to move in four days later. Horrid excuse for a woman and landlord.

[@Palmstreet-u7x]

believe you me some people do move into such a place, come to Germany, happens daily when theres a shortage of accommodation, i saw it myself in the flat next door, the man moved in with the place looking like a hell whole, there thousands of Polish living in Germany and dont work and only get state money, so they take what they can get, because the state pays the rent , the landlord accepts that the deposit gets paid over 12 months,

[@vagas99]

Looks can be so deceiving, the defendant look like such a nice lady, but she’s actually a scammer. I’m glad Judge Judy saw through her bs

[@casual35]

What made her look like a nice lady? What does that even mean?

[@freethoughts2898]

That's what JJ does!

[@vagas99]

@@casual35 shes dressed nicely, put together. And Sounds perfectly polite.

[@casual35]

@@vagas99 So is your government. What is your point?

[@vagas99]

@@casual35 keep it moving.

[@lindaliriel]

My heart goes out to the plaintiff, she was almost going to cry poor thing!!!!

[@mfinchina__117]

In some states the landlord is in breach of the law if she doesn't do a walkthrough with the tenant. Because she didn't do a walkthrough she has no proof that she's not the one that left the cat there to poop all over in a ploy to keep the tenant's deposit.

[@AH-te5gs]

Cat could have equally been left out as the plaintiff said and found her way back in on her own.

[@donnathomas9111]

You can't be sure that the cat pooped and urinated anywhere either. The landlord is a scammer.

[@mikek7050]

I had this exact scenario. My landlord withheld 2/3s of my security deposit after living there for 4 years. I thought a lot of it was ticky tack. I didn't mind her withholding some, but that was a lot. I asked her for the 3 months before I moved out, to do a walkthrough, and the several days after I moved out. She never did it. I threatened her with legal action, and I got every cent back. If you're renting, make sure you know the laws, because some landlords don't expect you to, and they profit off it.

[@ciaradoyle5431]

@@AH-te5gs I don't see why the Plaintiff would leave the cat locked in the house. It'd be a very odd thing to do. The plaintiff just seems like a normal person that feeds the cat that comes around.

[@pitch-darkpositivity]

The plaintiff started crying because she needed the money. She didn’t think she was going to win. I saw relief on her face that touched my heart.

[@JJPrizeDistributionComittee]

Legend has it the defendant still doesn't get why she lost.

[@nukeplatine]

Still asking "what about the damage"

[@brianal7143]

She just can't believe JJ didn't take her side. I bet she called the manager afterwards

[@truelife974]

And she's still standing there fumbling papers! 😂😂😂

[@kenyattaknox5163]

Landlords really try to hold on to that deposit. Even though it’s supposed to go into a separate account and not be touched for anything.

[@brianal7143]

When I was in college and moved out of my first apartment the landlord tried avoiding me to keep mine. I had to physically track him down to get it because I made sure I left everything in great condition. It took him over a month to return it to me. It's like they are banking on you leaving anything at all in the apartment so they can keep it.

[@jeaniebee3657]

not all landlords, everyone only sees the few that do this kind of thing. i have had some great landlords. its one like this lady that cause all this landlord hate all over the internet lol people get downright nasty is they find out someone is a landlord without even know if they are a good one or not...they just have to be a landlord to be hated anymore lol

[@cdelane3335]

She had no proof of anything she was claiming. The plaintiff did.

[@rainadegraaf8177]

I'm so Happy for the plaintiff! She seemed so stressed- you could tell she was honest. I mean, the fact that she fed a stray cat says she is a kind person

[@Julie-sl8ul]

How could she take in a new tenant so quickly when the cat used her place as a litter box?????

[@christian.0000]

I'm so glad this ended well. The landlord seems sketchy AF😂

[@uaintseememaaan8901]

The look on the defendants face when Judge Judy called out her scam 😂😮😂

[@crpsaiyan]

Let that be a lesson to property owners who rent to tenants. When Tenant A moves out, do a walkthrough of the unit/ home to determine if there are any damages that can be taken out of the security deposit BEFORE Tenant B moves in. You don't wait until AFTER Tenant B moves into the unit to fix all of the damages and take it out of Tenant A's security deposit. That's robbery!

[@stephenj9470]

1:13 Her face when she sees she gets her rent back. Holding back tears.

[@truelife974]

It's how the camera pans to the defendant's hands fumbling papers as it's becoming more apparent that she's losing. 😂😂😂

[@peacheskong2245]

😂😂😂😂

[@shakirahgraham39]

When Judge Judy spins that chair you know its over so I don't understand why the defendants keep talking, GOODBYE!😂

[@mugentuner]

The defendant wanted her cake and ate it too by stealing this plaintiffs deposit with absolutely no repair work done. Good judgement as usual from JJ

[@bja808]

The defendant is a terrible landlord. Extremely unorganized and unprofessional

[@davidwilliams4845]

This reminds me of my first landlord. They had arranged things so that the new tenant was moving in literally the day after we moved out. So my wife and I carefully cleaned the apartment top to bottom, inside cabinets, scrubbing the toilet, the oven and fridge, mopped the floors, essentially making it move in ready. This was not really our responsibility, but we did it, partly because we REALLY needed our deposit back, and partly because we couldn't stand the though of someone else having to move into our mess. They had the nerve to say we would lose our deposit to pay for cleaning and because they got fined once because we didn't have a parking permit on our car, which was their responsibility to provide us in the first place and cost us a towing fee. We were so mad, we drove diredtly to their house that same night, and stayed on their doorstep until they relented and wrote a check for the deposit.

[@NOCALGooN916]

Well your supposed to fix any damages before the new Tennant moves in or it seems like there wasn't any damage at all

[@iluvcmarie]

That Landlord was really trying to keep that ladies money. Smh.

[@Snarkerella]

If it had all this cat urine (which SMELLLLLLLLS) and damage, what new tenant is going to see the place, rent it on the spot and move in? There is no way they would have done that on the smell alone. I don't think there was any major damage or smell. She may have had some small things, but was never given the chance to repair or clean up with such a speedy removal from the place. Plus, she rented it immediately and wasn't out any rent! It isn't like she spent months fixing up the place to re-rent. Defendant is a scammer.

[@Jennifer-jn2qw]

I'm so happy the plaintiff won. She was on the edge of tears. I felt the truth coming out of her and the hurt the lies were causing. Yay for her!

[@seemsgood85]

I was a tenant/ renter the majority of my adult life. I recently became a landlord. I firmly believe landlords should have to be tenants at some point during their life. It gives you a good perspective on how to treat tenants. My tenants are exceptional, we have a great relationship and they will always be treated fairly.

[@LV2UXO77]

I love that Judge Judy doesn't leave a stone unturned with the cases before her, ruling fair and just.

[@QuietlySoulful359]

Defendant still looking through those papers😂😂

[@de2296]

😂😂

[@QuietlySoulful359]

@@de2296 👍🤣

[@scottmcwave9479]

“We’re done”🙂

[@MommyLion]

I like that JJ asks for receipts for clean-up/repairs if they are "so bad". She mentioned in a different case once that basic repairs and clean-up done by the landlord is just "doing their job" and is part and partial to being a landlord (although they can bring receiptsfor materials to fix damage). If they truly have THAT much damage that they need to hire someone, those are the costs they can recover - not "I am charging $250 for cleaning because it took me 10 hours to clean it!" No, landlord, RENT already pays you for the basics.

[@kimm6589]

* Confused Slumlord Meme * lol I felt for that plaintiff, she was so overwhelmed with this BS. You can tell she has a good heart.

[@dboluvscinema3968]

People with "good hearts" don't abandon an animal they've been taking care of. Don't get me wrong, the defendant was a piece of work....but...you don't start taking care of stray and just dip out. Thank goodness the new person was decent enough to take care of the cat. Now that is a person with a good heart.

[@thespear4083]

@@dboluvscinema3968you don’t know where she moved to and whether animals are allowed. Animals aren’t more important than people, despite what you animal nutters believe. She wasn’t the only one feeding it, so it wasn’t going to starve.

[@Naturegurl124]

​@thespear4083 But did she know someone was going to take care of it? Because it sounds like she didn't care and the new tenant was the one with the good heart who later took care of it unbeknownst to the plantiff

[@tiffanyeyoung1800]

She literally claimed that the cat did all that damage but no pictures. Landlord is areal con-artist

[@GAS.M3]

Does the plaintiff want to cry??

[@Rusty.Shackhouse]

Crocodile tears 😭..😂😂

[@alphawhiskey2922]

Probably because she found out she was right the whole time and that mean old lady has been giving her so shit this whole time. She probably feels tremendous relief and validation. I would cry too.

[@breeze8756]

Probably relieved after the hell she's been thru

[@PartyOf8Please]

I think she’s overwhelmed, and it’s probably a lot more than dealing with this mean old lady. 😢

[@Mel_can_cook]

Yes, sometimes when you're telling the truth and then a judge believes you, it's overwhelming.

[@jaimiectorres3127]

Can you guys start adding the interviews in at the end pls?

[@piotrdrukier]

Good for Allegra! 👍

[@jennifer_mertens]

I actually believe the Plaintiff gave the Defendant the money order without removing the "receipt" stub. The Defendant saw the stub was still attached and thought, "Now she has no proof she paid. I'll just say she never paid me at all".

[@BrianMurfitt]

You could see the defendant wasn't genuine, she was trying to get as much money out of her previous tenant and the story about the cat, didn't make sense from both sides?! 👍🤑

[@HandleBeTaken]

I thought the cat might’ve snuck in through a window in the basement perhaps after the plaintiff had left. Defendant didn’t check and boom, both are telling the truth in a way. Cats have a way of getting in places they can’t get out of…

[@BrianMurfitt]

@@HandleBeTaken You've got a point, but the defendant was trying to blame it all on the plaintiff. Regarding the cat they were both being to blame. 😿

[@01denese]

The Defendant fails to understand that if the new person moved in so fast the "damage" could not have been that bad.

[@franky4318]

It's so hard to recover your entire security deposit .Landlords always find something to keep part of that money in the best of cases because most of the time they wanted to use it for their own benefits and the less they care is about remodeling or repairing something...they just wait for the next victim who can be in desperate need of a place to rent.

[@bostonteaparty3926]

If it was that damaged - why would anyone move into it. Something is not adding up here.

[@sanazafzali]

I don't know if this is the case or not, but sometimes landlords agree with tenants to fix some things after them renting the place. But this should be written in the lease, or documented in any other way, so that it can be proved that the damage was there before the tenant moving in, and that the tenant rented the place with the promise of the damage being fixed, and not as is. The point is, the defendant doesn't have such an evidence.

[@bigtrevdogglbc]

I like Judy because she goes by the law and doesn't get caught up in her feelings like some of the other tv judge's(Judge Mathis).

[@TRINAsoMAGICAL]

I need to file a lawsuit against my former landlord for non return of deposit and since I've been trying for months he now owes me 3x the amount

[@weirdnomad8868]

I normally don't like public housing tenants but I'm glad this plaintiff was able to prove her case. JJ must've been a good mood since she usually doesn't listen to public housing tenants

[@vashonm]

Scamming as usual! This happens so much and landlords only do it to get paid then claim they didn’t know what they were doing.

[@soniagriffith5983]

Wicked landlord

[@rachelacevedo9338]

She was about to cry 🥺 her soul was screaming because of the injustice that SHELLFISH BEACH was making her go through! 🤬🤬🤬

[@thatgirlPAIGE94]

I’m glad the plaintiff got her rent back 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@stephanieyee9784]

As this is fairly recent, only a handful of years old, there's no excuse for tge defendant to not have photographic and/or video proof of the alleged damages. She put cement shoes on herself with the text message.

[@anndeecosita3586]

Usually when a tenant is in the wrong, a bunch of landlords are in the comments bashing tenants. Here is a scummy landlady who allowed a new tenant to start moving in four days after a previous tenant supposedly caused so much damage without bothering to fix it or clean.

[@MS-ry9br]

Right decision but I still feel bad for the cat.

[@Dayserking]

Karen: what about the damage 👁️👄👁️ JJ: 1580 - judgement for the plaintiff Karen: 👁️ 👄 👁️ *cues music* 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@strangemachines_]

“$1580 judgement for the plaintiff.” Leave the courtroom it’s done. Go on, get.

[@stonew1927]

It's completely plausible that the new tenant that moved in after the plaintiff moved out began taking care of the cat and keeping it in the basement, leading to the "damage."

[@breeze8756]

Yep. I believed the plaintiff. JJ could see through the defendant. That ole chic is a liar and she's mean. She looks like a worn out harmone in clothes 😂 JJ is THE BOSS! 🎉❤ LOVE JJ FOREVER! 🎉❤

[@mikejewell8518]

Well, Well, I wasn't expecting the case to play out that way. Once I heard she was asking for rent back after living there past the 1st I said to myself, that's not going to happen with JJ, lol. Wasn't your typical case.

[@shannonbugeja3746]

If you have damage show me the repair bill.

[@shannonbugeja3746]

How many fkn times did JJ ask for bills for the repairs for crying out loud.

[@zuritribe4844]

Lmao!!!!! Damn she caught her up like that!!!🤦🏾‍♀️😂😂😂😂😂

[@dianedinatale9887]

Defendant is a liar.

[@zuritribe4844]

Oh my goodness I love me some Jj!!! And I’ll say again! She she were my grandma I would’ve been a much better teenager 😂🤷🏽‍♀️

[@MiscBains]

This makes me so grateful for my landlords; they're quick, friendly, never intrusive, and drop off cupcakes sometimes.

[@mizzmz7051]

I love judge Judy she’s the best ❤

[@jpbaley2016]

This landlord failed to walk-thru and assess the property before she allowed a new tenant to sign the lease. If she had done her due diligence, and checked the house over, if the cat had made a mess she would have found it. Maybe there’s a way for the cat to get in and out of the basement. Cats are great at finding shelter. But landlord didn’t check her property so she cannot blame the plaintiff.

[@lynetterice8413]

Sis reminds me of Jill Scott🎉❤💃🏽👏🏾👏🏾

[@siehop88]

She was flabbergasted 😅😂😂😂

[@JWP452]

Good! I didn't like the defendant.

[@Lizziestewart-j1i]

Congratulations to the plaintiff 🎉🎉

[@Alice-fr1ef]

Judge Judy is very fair and sees right through the lies. How could there be damage when she rented it right away??

[@xerxes4779]

Defendant is me pretending to look through my useless notes i wrote so that the teacher can see that im looking to find X in the math test.😂

[@jemma-joon]

JJ doesn't forgive scammers. Why would you fix anything if the tenant has already moved in? Most landlords wouldn't care

[@Wayniesgirl]

If the defendant was trying to suggest that she was repairing and cleaning during the time the new tentant only had a few things there, she should have brought him to court

[@artistjoh]

Once the landlord got caught in the huge lie about not getting October's rent, her claims about the cat and damage to the property could also be disbelieved She knew that the tenant had lost her money order stub, so figured she would never be able to prove she paid it, so invented that story, although not realizing it exposed her to a charge of fraud. A woman that conniving would of course invent a story about the cat. It is possible that there was some damage, but since it was not so bad a tenant could not move in, it counts as normal wear and tear. She is an untrustworthy landlord who likely scams all her tenants when they move out for every penny she can can get, making the tenants pay for maintenance that it is normal for the landlord to have to do. I feel sorry for the new tenant.

[@susanmorales6941]

Poor cat..fed..then abandoned

[@kitkatt24]

Judge Judy needs to be a landlord. Things don't happen that quick.

[@enumaofuru]

The Plaintiff trying to hold in her emotions nearly ripped me open

[@jefetters7182]

Defendant: “well, well, you know, well” I’m surprised JJ didn’t yell at her for that.

[@connormcmanus2089]

It always depends on the judge in rentals. We had a guy get evicted after 6 months, his dog ate half the brand new carpet. The judge ordered his deposit be given back because that's normal wear.

[@lysiaray]

Everyone thinks they're smarter than everyone else. That's crazy. How could you have a tenant move in 4 days after the previous tenant left and then go on to claim for damage done by the 1st tenant. You were supposed to do a walk though and you failed to do so. You wanted money so desperately you had a tenant move in immediately and still want to claim from the previous tenant. Ridiculous.

[@ishahcanah7351]

$1,580.. judgement for the plaintiff. 😂

[@swoesteban5570]

How long did it take to trap the cat in the basement? Wouldn't that suggest that there is some way for a stray cat to get in and out of the basement?

[@roseprovost4049]

She said she "axed" the landlord , isn't that a crime in itself 😅

[@anthoneymahateva5851]

I kind of like the Plaintiff because she did take care of a homeless cat.

[@musicjunkie274]

Too many landlords think security deposits are bonus rent

[@OTIGE57]

She is now known as the Lielord.😅

[@annemiura7767]

I’m usually on the side of the landlord - but not this landlord. The young woman sounds like a good responsible tenant.

[@tiffyDooWop]

poor sis. crying. makes me mad as hell.

[@jeffreyclinard2002]

You've got to do a walk through and note damage at the time the premises are vacated. Otherwise you can get screwed.

[@iSheree]

Why would anyone leave a stray cat in the basement to starve to death after feeding it regularly? They would just leave it back outside where it belongs! The defendant is a liar and the plaintiff should sue for slander because animal abuse/neglect is a crime that she is accusing her of.

[@LTDANMAN44]

the judge is a wizard

[@dicessdontbenosey438]

All those papers and photos and nothing to show for it. The landlord must think shes going to the beach with judge judy to keep her former tenant deposit money.

[@matttypes2695]

If you feed the animal then it belongs to you.

[@jesusbeloved3953]

Judy wasn’t interested in proof so much as she was the “dirty hands” the defendant had from writing that letter to get more money.

[@Naturegurl124]

Then both would have dirty hands, not just the defendant.

[@aartadventure]

Defendant commits fraud, gets caught in other lies, and expects JJ to believe her that a bunch of damage was done to the property that was so bad that she somehow immediately rented out the place again. Yeah, right lady.