Renting a Wreck

The plaintiff says she moved from Pittsburgh to New York and rented an apartment from the defendant. She claims the place was a disaster and should have been condemned for mold, bare sockets, and more. The defendant won’t return her money, so she’s suing. The defendant says the plaintiff and her daughter drove to New York, saw the place, and loved it. She claims the plaintiff is a loon who broke the lease, so she’s entitled to keep the money.
Case: 25-058

[@funalicious1000]

The landlord said she asked the plaintiff multiple times if she was SURE she loved the place because the lease is for a year. That seems like an instant red flag to me.

[@saramichele7366]

I agree!!!!

[@lenc3970]

Exactly what I was thinking too!

[@BobiG1964]

You make a good point. My friend was looking to rent an apt in NYC. He took me to see it. Older broker showing it. He loved it, I loved it. She said it was a 2 year lease and asked him if he was sure. He was! Cheers

[@baboytablo5735]

how is it a flag? renters want to make sure the renter is OK with a year long contract.

[@Monipenny1000]

That was a red flag to me as well by the way the landlady kept repeating it. It was odd but after listening to the case to the end it was clear that the tenant had buyers remorse and I think this landlady had her own reservations about it when she met her. Something made her feel like the tenant wasn't serious or sure about the place. I'm a landlady, I catch those red flags and many other red flags that others who are not landlords wouldn't get. What I don't get are the few mostly minor issues that didn't get resolved and should have been resolved within 9 days before tenant moved out. She did breach the lease so I am surprised the judge gave any money back to the tenant.

[@loriwhiston1587]

I think the judge was really aggravated by the stupidity of both sides

[@sensual2kizz613]

Very aggravated

[@mrshappilymarried1]

I sure was

[@VicGChad07]

It requires a lot of effort to tick off the otherwise-levelheaded Judge Milian, but when she goes off on anyone, get your popcorn.

[@I.am.Mrs.Mathers]

Can’t blame her!

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

She was right to be

[@traceyaz125]

Why would the landlord even rent it with so many things left undone? “Well, I would have done it...” blah blah. Do it BEFORE someone moves in. She was shady. She just wanted to see what she could get away with not doing.

[@stephaniehowe0973]

Agreed

[@aprilpinketon2567]

Exactly!

[@trekgirl65]

Many do when in need of steady cash flow.

[@sensual2kizz613]

Agreed management companies, landlords, and realty companies do this all the time in Charlotte, NC

[@badstate]

Outlet covers and a little paint? Big deal!

[@andilynn892]

I've been renting my home month to month for about 6 years now. It's a comfort knowing i can leave any time I like, but my landlady leaves us be, and if we need maintenance on anything, she send people immediately to fix things.

[@trekgirl65]

Mine is a slumlord and does very little. Contractors are hired to not do what they are hired to do. Sad.

[@payableondeath9091]

@@trekgirl65 What did you sign up for in your contract/lease? You also need to document your experiences and protect yourself!

[@eloahnon4952]

I am also very fortunate to have an amazing landlord. The one I had prior, to my current condo, was a straight POS and I had to sue him.

[@andreabutts8697]

That's a blessing.

[@megangordon5008]

We are now doing a month- month with our landlord, been doing so for a couple years now, and he's great leaves us be when something goes wrong he always gets it fixed or takes money off the rent if we fix it. You just need a good landlord tenant relationship 🤷‍♀️

[@lindawalker8255]

When I rented my apartment the manager gave me a check list sent me to the apartment and told me to look around and if anything was wrong to check it off on the list.the place was great and im still there.

[@Monipenny1000]

I provide a property condition move in inspection report to all my new tenants too asking them to check everything and write it down on the sheet and return to me. Sometimes we, landlords and maintanance guys do miss things, it's expected that tenants won't see every little flaw when just viewing the rental to make a decision. I don't know how this landlady was okay with the gap in the carpet, Lowes should redo that at their expense.

[@stephaniezuniga5835]

Yes we got that too a check list

[@Childfree334]

YAY. A landlord/tenant case. My favorite kind💚

[@drschafer95]

I love wedding/bride/bridesmaid nightmares.

[@Childfree334]

@@drschafer95 You ever watch that show on TLC called 4 weddings? That was my favorite.

[@crimsonfirelily]

@@Childfree334 Me too! I love that show! 💜

[@MS-yu5cl]

Mine is dog cases. Can’t believe how irresponsible dog some dog owners can be!

[@payableondeath9091]

@@Childfree334 the Halloween ones always made me cringe🤣

[@bristroyer1723]

It baffled me when the judge asked the lady why she only stayed 15 mins and didnt take time to look at everything.. and the ladys answer was how they were all talking about how she drove 7 hours. Thats insane. Why in the world would you drive 7 hours to not even look at the place, but instead talk about how you drove that long. What a waste of time.

[@latzmenon5770]

Instead of laughing with the others during the walk through , plaintiff should have concentrated on what what she came there for in the first place . I have been a tenant before ….and during inspection , I took photos of everything that needed to be fixed . And that landlord is disgusting . She makes all landlords look bad . I own 3 houses now ….2 of which I rent out . Before I got my tenants in , I spent about $6000 per house , to make it comfortable , clean and safe for both my tenants . It’s not fair for tenants to live in such poor conditions like that .

[@ricklogan1433]

A seven hour drive to see one place, I would have seen as many places as possible in one day.

[@trekgirl65]

Nope, they are known as Slumlords and always promise to fix and never do. SLUMLORDS.

[@elliebellie7816]

Exactly. She wasn't there on a girl's day out. She was looking for a place to live.

[@StaceyMilo2011]

Terrible landlord. I would be ashamed to rent a place looking like this.

[@adammiller9179]

Lucky you for, no one is forcing you to sign the lease. Just like the plaintiff had the freedom to say NO.

[@MrAllan9]

Sewage back, up mold, and faulty wiring can cancel a lease, out of the judges own mouth in prior episodes, and she still judges accordingly. 👍

[@marleonetti7]

landlord used the first tenants money to make the place ready for the second tenant - old landlord trick . dont give a landlord a dime until you fully inspect the place - the paint job , the floors , bathroom , kitchen and bedrooms .

[@ct6410]

LMAO My favorite thing is when people like you get sassy because you’re SOOOOO certain you’re right and making a point and you’re completely wrong and you’re just pointing out that you DEFINITELY didn’t go to law school. First of all, nothing on your list was mentioned. Missing outlet faceplates are not “faulty wiring,” moron. Almost everything she complained about are plainly visible damages that she admitted were there when she put her deposit down. If you cleaned the wax out of your ears, you would have heard Judge Milian explain that. You cannot see something wrong, decide you want the place anyway, and then later complain about that thing and break your lease. Also, the tenant has to act accordingly-not, for example, refuse to go buy a $3 faceplate and screw it on because “we just wanted to leave.” See, the difference between this case and those other cases is called NUANCE. That’s one of the things they test for on the LSAT in order to find people like me and keep people like you out. You develop that skill further in LAW SCHOOL, which is why Google and watching court shows all say does not make YOU a lawyer. The judge did not hold the plaintiff to the rest of the lease because a. the defendant mitigated by re-renting and b.she did find there were some things that were not plain sight damages, but those were things-as she specified-that could have been remedied and the plaintiff had a duty to allow the defendant to attempt to remedy them and she did not. The ruling complied with THE LAW, and any other law school graduate LIKE MYSELF will tell you the same.

[@bunji_beans]

@@ct6410 You misunderstood what OP said. Maybe next time you're going to be so condescending, make sure your reading comprehension is up to what a law graduate's should be.

[@morbidbeauty_]

@C T I hope whatever you're going through gets better.

[@Dove.Love.]

She SAW the place Dumbo

[@bigtpulley2036]

That place was disgusting. You can tell by the pics of the molding. She fixed stuff before she moved and made it sellable 🤣🤣 that place is terrible period

[@vickireynolds4055]

These things should have been taken care of BEFORE ANY TENANT MOVES IN!! Like covering the outlets!! 🤷🤦🤦👵🇺🇸

[@farzeen1627]

agreed

[@dennissmith7214]

I’m a landlord of two other houses besides my own, not covering the outlets is a safety violation for sure………..also any bedroom windows have to be able to open(also a safety violation)! 🤨🤷🏽‍♂️

[@marleonetti7]

im a house painter and that picture does not show the carpet not reaching the baseboard but its a picture of the baseboard with missing white paint . the baseboard should have been painted before she was gonna show the place .

[@jacobdockter3436]

i never hearsd of covering the outlets before, like why so concerned about that? isn't that the tenants responsibility?

[@db2888]

@@jacobdockter3436 As a mother, I can tell you if there are small children, they are curious and try to put things in outlets and could get electrocuted. Therefore it is a safety issue for parents.

[@dinomite078]

Plaintiff is SO DRAMATIC

[@nancylenau8997]

When your are homeless you leave in the street, when you have friends and family and you leave with them temporarily you have a roof over your head, that’s called,” Blessed “

[@feyfantome]

Living under someone else’s roof without it being a permanent arrangement IS homeless: the majority of people who are homeless are actually couch-surfing, car camping, or illegally occupying a non-residential space like an office or storage unit. Those people living literally on the streets are actually the minority of homeless persons, though they are usually the most apparent. An incredible majority of housing insecure persons are adequately employed also: they are just completely forced out of the housing market due to the outrageous cost of housing and mortgages, and the impact of poor or no credit

[@MrAlienmagnet]

The renter admits she wasn't paying attention and was talking when she looked. Then she is complaining about the things the landlord fixed correctly.

[@manthony777]

" I didn't get a good look at the apartment because I was chit chatting"

[@foreverever9001]

Ms Slumlord. She doesn’t give a damn about wall to wall carpet or outlet covers . This is VERY COMMON. Landlords don’t care

[@ninosimone]

Plaintiff bought all these people to the apt and no one inspected it lol smh

[@lindaalvarez8855]

"How or why did the Plaintiff sign a year lease before she really looked at the apartment & then suddenly found so many problems?"

[@Loruca]

First of all, I agree it was crazy that the plaintiff didn't notice some of those things when she drove from Pittsburg to see it. To be honest, though, as I might have been just as crazy after driving for 8 hours. I'd have been too exhausted to be really effective. The thing that would have bothered me about the missing socket plates was that it is a sign of neglect, and I'd wonder what other neglectful things are there that are not as easily seen? Also, saying that your handiman would fix anything she asked for means nothing. Saying something doesn't make it happen. Somebody patched the walls, why didn't they paint them? The plaintiff was responsible for not making a more careful inspection, yes. That was on her, and hopefully she'll learn from that. But the landlord deliberately left things the way they were in the hopes that maybe the tenant wouldn't care. Makes me wonder if she ever did paint those walls or replace those plates.

[@lavernebush9587]

I know what happened her” friend” didn’t come with her. “My friend can whip this place right into shape, he’s handy”

[@drayuh192]

The defendant is definitely a slumlord. Also, the plaintiff had a handful of people with her who didn't even do a proper viewing of the place. So many eyes to not notice how crap the place was, and she admitted to not doing a through inspection. They were both in the wrong, but I think more so on the plaintiff's part because there was so many eyes to inspect the place. Seems like renters remorse, once she was by herself and not distracted she seen how bad it was.

[@adammiller9179]

So the landlord was a little inattentive at first. She would have fixed EVERYTHING. The plaintiff was dumb enough to take it as it was.

[@1zNYS]

Slumlords are extremely common in new york city, they know people will do anything to move in and dont bother fixing anything in the apartments.

[@foreverever9001]

Yea it’s very common for ny, landlords don’t care, basement apartments, rats, mold, and crazy rent!

[@Cheesycheddar642]

The defendant is a complete airhead 🤪

[@adammiller9179]

And the plaintiff is too.

[@VirgoCali89]

She should have looked at the apartment better

[@waynedexter]

The plaintiff, the friend and the daughter saw the place before signing the lease. That’s 6 eyeballs. But yet…. Buyers remorse, much?

[@102tatertot]

Both the tenant and landlady were laaaaaaazy as could be but the landlady was definitely the lazy one with the obligation lol

[@adammiller9179]

The plaintiff should have never signed if it was so bad. She could have said, fix it before I sign.

[@dianamedelezbain6382]

The plaintiff's stupidity cost her $1900 to sleep on her friends couches.

[@kcc-karenschroniccorner9432]

In Australia, we have a condition report that tenants complete within a few weeks of moving in that lists any damage etc. then when you move out, you complete the list again, checked both times by the real estate agent. It saves all these issues.

[@dianamedelezbain6382]

In America responsible potential renters walk through with or without a list of what's up and decide whether to sign a contract to rent before moving in.

[@aussiemouth747]

​@@dianamedelezbain6382The list is good for both renters and landlords at end of lease. It may be only scratches on the walls but everything is able to be checked.

[@elliebellie7816]

Any reputable landlord in the US does a.beginning and ending walkthrough with potential tenants. Everyone should also take plenty of photos and videos.

[@JeffCoHale99]

I hate when people use their children to try to embellish their cases. “My daughter was scared to death her bed would catch fire”. (Because of missing outlet covers).

[@eisbeinGermany]

i agree with you, how will a bed catch alight because the socket outlet has no cover

[@RileyCullen1]

ᗩᑎᗪ Tᕼᗴ ᔕIᑎᘜᒪᗴ ᑭᗩᖇᗴᑎT ᑕᗩᖇᗪ

[@Begotts]

This judge is berating the landlord when the plaintive clearly signed the contract. NOT HER FAULT!

[@atomant1980]

This is 100% on the person RENTING. You SAW it was nasty YET you CHOSEN TO MOVE IN ,& NOT RUN. YOU CHOOSE TO ONLY STAY 15 MIN AGAIN ON THE PERSON LOOKING TO RENT

[@adammiller9179]

YES

[@w.p8960]

Mistake #1. Move to New York.

[@GirlyGirlGuide]

I hate when a landlord rents out a place they’d never live in 😠

[@sandwichman100]

what about fools who rent dumps then complain they rented a dump?

[@adammiller9179]

Then don't rent it. Pretty simple.

[@nismoj14]

Hahaha “stick a fork in me I’m done”. Judge Milian has the best sayings.

[@kotorisama3080]

That’s one of her sayings. My other fav is “the nearest toilet paper and crayon”

[@Lanie-sl9ne]

And if she likes what others say she says she likes it and will be using that word-phrase. Like "flugazi"❤

[@rmills807]

Judge Judy saying is : don,t use the word like.

[@adammiller9179]

annoying

[@ms.s0665]

Whas judge Mathis saying?

[@mtsula]

The 1 hour spent outside of the home should had been spent inside, inspecting. My opinion is that she didnt want the home after inspecting it but didnt had the guts to tell the landlord that.

[@SilverSergeant]

Renter's remorse.......If you sign the lease, you are obligated....period.

[@adammiller9179]

EXACTLY

[@Spankmepink]

So glad I own my own home no matter how much work it can be.

[@aussiemouth747]

Yes. I moved 25 times before I bought my little house 32 years ago (in Australia). Best thing I ever did. Renting sucks everywhere in the world. They'll be taking me out in a box!😊

[@thebookwasbetter3650]

My apartment had faded yellow outlet covers. Some were cracked and had pain stains on them. You know I did? I went to home depot and bought 10 of them for 23 cents each. Yeah that was a chunk of change there but they look pretty good.

[@stephaniehowe0973]

That isnt the point you just paid to fix something that is the Landlords You replacing the bad faucet?

[@hanaj]

In college our shower head wasn’t working. The landlord won’t fix it. We did and got charged $80 bucks for the “missing” shower head. SMH

[@janetmccoy7945]

@@hanaj You should have taken him to small claims court.

[@Anglynn74]

@@stephaniehowe0973 No, you fix it then take it off that month's rent, that's how it's done. Easier than waiting for someone to come fix it. That way if the landlord doesn't like you taking it off the rent he or she will jump to fix it next time.

[@stephaniehowe0973]

@@Anglynn74 Also if a Landlord wants to push it they do NOT have to accept your repair. Unless it's an Emergency the law requires you give them notice Actually we did replace the kitchen faucet. At the time we had both worked at a DYI warehouse that closed. Didnt take it off the rent

[@roeoneill8287]

She just wanted to leave!!!! KAREN for sure!!!!

[@belleame1064]

Landlord was trying to get over- as long as they don't ask- she won't fix. Plantiff looking for an apartment is not a social event. Four people and no one noted the filth.

[@adammiller9179]

And when she asked, she fixed it.

[@RayshawnMartinez]

Whyyyy tf did the plaintiff sign a lease after inspecting the home with multiple people with her at that, if the place was disgusting dirty & unlivable with safe hazards ???? Something else happened!!!

[@sufferedlearnedchanged]

All these cases of buyer's remorse are annoying.

[@HHH-ye1ro]

The judge got this wrong. Defendant should’ve been able to keep everything. The plaintiff, for some odd reason, was scared? I call complete BS.

[@kellismith4329]

Fyi not all carpet is installed under the wall mouldings, some is flush cut to meet the mouldings so as to not cause damage by removing and reinstalling fine wood trim

[@sarahwaters8262]

That's obviously not the case at this place though.

[@sconiersclan]

OMG people grow up!!! Trauma from having your items in a storage facility???

[@aussiemouth747]

And she said she was homeless but was staying with friends.🙄

[@Batmaan1981]

I do flooring and carpet for a living. I have never seen a house that takes the molding off to do carpet. It always in place and if there was carpet there before then the molding would already be a half inch ish off the floor and the new carpet tucks under the molding. The judge doesn't know everything about contracting.

[@mickm6309]

Fair enough, but if you were doing a measure and quote for someone would you be measuring so the carpet tucks under or at least meets the molding or measure to within an inch or 2 of the wall so the carpet can expand? Either her carpet guy isn't professional or she thought she could save a few bucks.

[@katalina1699]

At least she knows a cheap ass landlord when she sees one huh

[@stephaniehowe0973]

Being short like that not only looks like shit. It also means dirt & grime pet hair in it

[@myothernameisnana7188]

I find it strange that we could not see carpet tack strips there. If so, that carpet should not have come off of the tack strips like that. It looked more like something traumatic happened and was helped along to look worse.

[@Batmaan1981]

@@myothernameisnana7188 that's true. I didn't even think of that.

[@nikkid4890]

In my experience the 'fussy tenants' are also the most likely to take good care of the property.

[@glenackerman9439]

Plaintiff wasn't all smiles after the verdict like even shrimp walked in.

[@elvickRULES]

Both people are so insufferable.

[@stephtabisz1378]

The plaintiff is so very entitled. Wow.

[@sandramika6710]

Apparently everything was exactly as she seen it when she just loved it, in her own words exactly what she was looking for. The only thing different was the carpet, which all she had to do was call Lowes and have them come back and do it right. The handyman should have also came back out and put outlet covers on and painted his patches, and ran a razor along the painted shut windows. She found another place after she signed that lease, and she was really pushing it with the my daughter can't sleep , she's afraid a fire is gonna start LOL, all because an outlet cover isn't on an outlet. Easy fix, tell her not to be playing with the wires in the outlet, she's 16, not 6.

[@ricklogan1433]

It amazing to watch the judge listen to the defendant and look at the pictures simultaneously.

[@deborahroisen8017]

The renter is ridiculous. Four people were their with her looking at the apartment and no one noticed the problems. Should not get money back.

[@RealLifeSnowWhite]

*there

[@RealLifeSnowWhite]

🤷🏻‍♀️🤣

[@FenderBender5150]

I know she's all like..."we ware chit chatting and lollygagging" The real answer is "I'm an fat Idiot"

[@kimmccormack9905]

Unless the landlord brought those people purposefully to distract her.... I don't know if this happens in the US but it's definitely been done by slumlords here in Aus

[@kac4klhc977]

@@FenderBender5150 wow, what does one’s weight have to do with being an idiot. Not make it personal, only angry at the world bullies do that.

[@operationhotshotinc.6887]

Plaintiff shouldn’t have received anything. She said she thought it would be fine with painting and cleaning but then she gives a photo of patch work.. why didn’t she paint ? Where’s her handy friend?

[@lavernebush9587]

He didn’t come that’s why she was crying in the car.

[@TMS-pj7fp]

I understand where shes coming from to a extent. I moved to PA, rented without physically seeing house, I have 2 dogs and its HARD to find rentals that accept 2 big pups especially a malinois. I've been here about a year and a half, hoping to buy a house in next 2 years so staying until then. House DEFINITELY has things done BAD by carpenter but its alright 4 now.

[@SilverSergeant]

The plaintiff just changed her mind.......then lied.

[@davemathews7890]

The landlord doesn't do anything except give excuses.

[@Sch586]

I don’t understand this judge she always ask questions, and interrupts the litigants all the time.

[@nathanbabiuk6286]

That's what a judge does

[@existentialcrisis4884]

17:47 her stuff was in storage which was very traumatizing for them.................🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@sherreefelstead4013]

This case reminds me of a similar situation I had when I looked at an apartment, really liked it, until the tenant in there moved out. I was so disgusted. The tenant had stuff covering every nook and cranny, I couldn't see the disaster of a place until it was empty. Thank goodness the person who showed me the place agreed with me that I couldn't live there, so I was able to get my deposit back.

[@BostonPower]

The landlord sounds like a cheap scam artist

[@stephenbanks5952]

I cannot really decide on this one. Why did she drive for 8 hours and then only spend 15 minutes looking before she signed the lease? What a waste of time. Why was it necessary for there to be 5 people there at the viewing? To chit chat and distract her from looking? The defendant should have done more to clean the place up and installing carpets that didn't reach the wall was just cheap. However apparently she did say that her contractor would fix things and so that was at least fair. Overall I think the plaintiff was overly dramatic in not staying and just getting her complaints corrected. Strange that she would make herself homeless for this when all she had to do was have a good look around when she made the viewing.

[@TooLooze]

I they had realtors, it's even more undecipherable.

[@sconiersclan]

Like she said “I wasn’t really paying attention “

[@kac4klhc977]

“Homeless” implies they don’t have a place to live. The had several, so they weren’t homeless! That’s just being overly dramatic. And why do parents scare their children by implying the house will catch fire, give me a break!

[@kac4klhc977]

@@TooLooze “indecipherable”? Kinda like ur post LOL 😂

[@adammiller9179]

Completely the plaintiff's fault. She was not forced to sign the lease.

[@Lanie-sl9ne]

The place does need to be condemned!

[@jeannedobbins7880]

Choosing homeless over an outlet cover😂😂😂😂

[@miss_anthropy]

The defendant is too clueless to be a landlord

[@mikeplant9163]

surely there should be a minimum safety code for landlords to adhere to and if your looking at a place to rent take someone who knows what to look for and go through the place slowly, take photos and make a list of things to fix. ask to do this on your own so the landlord/lady can't distract you or hurry you.

[@SamuelGBerman]

I cannot take the landlords voice.

[@lollylove1107]

Nope HELL naw! Those complaints were valid, dangerous and disgusting. $1900 for that sh- uh no

[@justletitbe2580]

The judge was less snappy and yelled less . I loved her smile ,She looked happy as chill.

[@damnnerves24]

The plaintiff was lucky she got $2,100 back!

[@Mysticblue1212]

I heard something that really Disturbed me in that court case and it really wasn't brought up any more than just to mention. Didn't she say there was mold? If mold was actually in that apartment that is very serious and the judge should have ask for more proof about mold being in that apartment and the judge should have demanded that she just not put a Band-Aid on it but completely fix the problem. I am sick and tired of seeing so many cases where a landlord will just put a bandage over the problem so the renter does not see the mold. That happened to me on a few occasions and by the time the mold actually grows back where you can see it it's been enough time to cause some major health issues.

[@Anglynn74]

depends on what kind of mold. not all mold can make someone sick. most of the time it's black mold that they're mostly concerned with, and even then some mold can appear black but not be dangerous. I had my house inspected for all of that before I bought it years ago & it had mold but nothing major, most basements, and most houses, have mold & asbestos and lead of some kind. we all grew up with it for decades. It's the real black toxic specific type that's a concern, not all mold. Stachybotrys chartarum is the one to stay away from.

[@mikaelawagenbach7075]

She meant like trimming but because it’s between the bottom of the wall and the flooring it’s called moulding. It’s not mold like fungus.

[@George-mf5hq]

Drove there all those miles just to chit chat. Sounds logical

[@megansmith1382]

The plaintiff in this case brought this on herself. She agreed to move in, she signed the lease. Then at the end, out in the hallway, she was talking about how her and her daughter were homeless for 2 months and had to put her stuff in storage and she said "I didn't realize that there's people who would live like that"...... REALLY???? OVER THINGS THAT WOULD COST NO MORE THAN $3 HERE AND THERE TO FIX???? I am sitting here trying to figure out if she's going to puke up that silver spoon she was fed with as a child! Good gawd the rug didn't meat the wall, the electrical outlets were uncovered..... SHE SAID IT WAS TRAUMATIZING FOR HER AND HER DAUGHTER!!!!! I call BS! The landlord offered to have allllllllll of it fixed. She just is trying to get her money back that she shouldn't have. She is full of you know what! Am I the only one who thinks the plaintiff is WAY WRONG in this case 🤔

[@davidewersphotography1013]

the one question that was not asked, did the landlord actually have right to rent as a livable place . this is just a cheap landlord.

[@shirleywiese5230]

Landlord is a nut case. Why do ppl try to act like they can’t see a picture just cause they are scared the truth will hurt their case? The plaintiff is also missing some screws. Everything could of been fixed. I realize the landlord was strange and it might of been hard to get her to do it.

[@Lovelyspyder]

I just love the way she says “bonanza”, makes me happy every time lol

[@onecuet]

Neither side took accountability!! Geez, take more than 15 mins to look at a place. I run the air & heat, dishwasher, any appliances. It's so easy to document things with a quick video & have any issue rectified before signing a lease. I do the same video documentation prior to exiting a lease. That way the landlord can't say you left a place in bad order either. The landlord most likely bought a remnant carpet piece. That would explain the shortage. The lack of outlet covers was neglectful too. I bet she did the absolute minimum upkeep.

[@jonnell9633]

I wish I can choose things then change my mind and get my money back.

[@zombie5017]

1900 for security? amd 1900 for rent? it is getting crazy expensive in some states

[@jenniferlange5616]

Dang! JM is in a foul mood today.

[@barbaraness4507]

0:30 This woman looks happy to be on tv.

[@kittyfan]

times have changed! When i was young you wouldn't want wall to wall...you'd want a couple of inches between the carpet and the floor so you could make sure the floor was ok...

[@barbaraness4507]

The defendant kept saying that her”contractor was willing to fix anything she was concerned about “, but the fact is all of those things should have already been done prior to renting the place.

[@Britty0189]

Those aren’t even $3! More like 79cents!!!

[@kellismith4329]

Exactly right I just bought a case of 12, they worked out to $0.79 each

[@kortniroberts183]

Why would the landlord get a full months rent and not prorated if the tenant didn’t move in until the 15th ?

[@aquamanGR]

haha... CLASSIC NYC landlady! OK, the uncovered outlets, that's egregious. But the renter...why oh why didn't you look carefully and negotiate accordingly BEFORE signing!?

[@ruthlessRod1000]

She choose to be homeless, should of been looking at the apartment instead of talking.

[@coderider3022]

Her and the daughter looked for confident at 1st ! Bad landlord.

[@bsmenot7777]

At the very end it all becomes crystal clear. Her and her daughter became homeless for two months. She left because she couldn't make the rent. She had no money.

[@RileyCullen1]

She sounds very immature & should have used her eyes & not her mouth gabbing while viewing the apartment. Oh the VICTIM card & not a responsible adult with a child. I see how she plays.

[@elizabethgalligan1805]

The plaintiff looks very happy to be there!

[@kisheacox8147]

I don’t believe the person renting is allowed to buy and screw covers on. I think it falls under a liability issue for (electrical shock because it has potential to be faulty) safety unless it’s stated otherwise in agreement.

[@morbidbeauty_]

That'd definitely be something that varies depending upon where the rental property is. (And if they actually have contracts, etc) Great point, though! I imagine rental conglomerates have this in their own by-laws; individual landlords would be wise to adopt it.

[@kac4klhc977]

You are mistaken. A tenant, or any human being for that matter, can screw on a light cover LOL. It’s not like it’ll shock you or cause instant death to put on 2 screws. 😂 Your statement is a little odd that you would think it takes a landlord to replace a light cover. Even the judge said “why didn’t you just put them on?”. It’s as simple as tying one’s shoes or changing a battery.

[@robq3229]

Renters aren't allowed to screw in light bulbs either because of this potential

[@jennydebakker2703]

When you see a place for the first time, you are excited and don’t see all the little things etc at once. This lady saw the space of the place and that was all she could see at the time. The landlady is shady and was trying to see what she could get away with.

[@RileyCullen1]

She’s not a child. Regardless of that, I find all the issues before I sign not what I like & ‘over look’.

[@PlugJh]

Slumlords come in all shape and sizes!! This proves that!!! How can she get 1900 for that dump? Crazy

[@jodybillings3841]

This is like half the apartments for rent in New Brunswick. Much of the stuff we live in would not even pass a health inspection in many areas of the world.

[@BrooksDunn]

Stuff in storage was traumatizing? Ok drama Queen

[@DanLee8884]

$1900 for a place like that? Sheesh...that is scary. NY is a tough place to live. The plaintiff got lucky on this one. She looked at the place, thats why u look at a place before signing a contract.

[@debbieeddington2401]

OMG! The Judge interrupts SO MUCH! Drives me nuts! And the Judge is so friggin LOUD!

[@34stzoo]

13:45 Why would the defendant bring the lease for her new tenant into court? I understand why she asked for it, but she's also acting surprised that she didn't bring it. What BS.

[@LOVE_ALL_AROUND]

You are not homeless if you have a place to live. I have had to stay at friend's places like she did in between homes. Yea, it is a hassle but NOT HOMELESS.

[@tanmbou1510]

It's homelessness

[@LOVE_ALL_AROUND]

@@tanmbou1510 Oh I am so sorry you had to figure THAT out in order to understand what the fuck I meant. My bad...deep in sarcasm.