Roaches Ruin Everything

The plaintiffs rented an apartment from the defendant. They had to move out due to a bug problem. However, the defendant is illegally withholding their security, so the plaintiffs are suing. The defendant insists the plaintiffs caused the cockroach infestation in addition to damaging the place. The defendant is countersuing for additional repairs needed.
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[@sagegrey6397]

So the son thinks it's disgusting that people live like that but not disgusting that his mom rented a place like that. Hmmm

[@roslyngraf1737]

No shame.😢

[@lisawentworth6831]

of course...double standards

[@testedtried1233]

The owner was aware of the mold. Those are old windows not up to codes and standards.

[@Sorensen-bm4hi]

That is and old apartament.😡🤡

[@pattia5653]

The metal type that have poor insulation

[@dcwatashi]

@@pattia5653 still doesn’t mean you can’t clean it before you leave

[@phylisswright4847]

Why didn't they go elsewhere. Are they cockroaches?

[@PartyUpGaming92]

If they put something in the lease that is very specific, they know there is a problem

[@tamekans]

The "contractor" is her SON?! Shady

[@Spiceluvj]

And she didn’t tell the judge until she was pressed

[@kelrubino340]

Yeah more like a back yard contractor.

[@dailymeanderer]

Typical slumlord

[@lynnwilliams5735]

The place is old and rundown.

[@victoriadove3363]

Exactly 🎉🎉🎉 and he they have other units they rent...the most likely have the same problems roaches mildew termites

[@trekgirl65]

The slumlord is trying to get more money to repair the place to get it complaint with the housing code laws. She picked on the wrong people.

[@gregshell8570]

When a place is that rundown, even if you clean it still looks dirty.

[@amjedhatu542]

Landlord is a scammer. That building is 70 years old lol.

[@LLStark]

​@@amjedhatu542as my mother would say, "Old as Methuslum!"😂😂😂😂

[@teeshante]

A $2000 security deposit for that crap… WTF?

[@michelleantoine2235]

She saw they were in a bind and she took advantage

[@ryans413]

When I rented my security was 700 lol some people just love to charge ridiculous amounts.

[@canadiangirl5119]

It is Florida… palmetto bugs are common in FL….

[@LacieEllis-ne3vb]

Horrible 😢

[@apeshitclothing]

@@canadiangirl5119...that has nothing to do with the deposit being that high...

[@Bebedollie]

Not being rude but I bet that landlord would never live in an apartment like that. Even if it was cleaned properly it still would be a horrible place to live in. That landlord doesn't care about her tenants she just wants to be greedy . Why couldn't she make it a cute place to live? Her son is a contractor. Shocking behavior .

[@babycakebullock1662]

I totally agree 💯

[@mandycuttill5569]

I don’t think her son is a contractor. She just made a receipt for the judge

[@michelleantoine2235]

I was thinking that. If he’s really a contractor, why hasn’t he upgraded that unit.

[@bayareamasto]

He isn’t a contractor. He wasn’t even that thorough and he showed up in flip-flops. Anyone who believes this old bat actually paid her son is delusional.

[@andrewevans7229]

you get what you pay for. what an idiotic statement

[@irishheart4768]

Wow, that landlord is a slumlord. She is trying to keep the money to fix her property.

[@phylisswright4847]

Oh please. They hot what they paid for. No one else would rent to them. Their credit is bad.

[@phylisswright4847]

I thought they probably were shady.

[@Jenny_5309]

Most (not all) landlords in Florida are slumlords if you want cheap rent. Nowadays, it’s expensive regardless to rent, and in this economy, you don’t want to buy right now because you will be upside down in another year or two.

[@berryhij1]

@@phylisswright4847 Bad credit doesn’t mean you should be taken advantage of.

[@phylisswright4847]

@@berryhij1 they're lucky anyone wanted to rent to them.

[@krystalroller2915]

She is a slum lord and rents dumpy living quarters. She tried to steal the tenants almost 2,000 bucks so she could go ahead and make her pocket deeper. She likley does it to every single tenant. Then she doesn't fix anything and moves on to the next renter. She has her son make up a document so the renters think it is legit. How in the world people even pay almost $2,000 in deposit for that dump is mind blowing!!!!

[@dcwatashi]

That’s absolutely ridiculous. She was the most polite person I’ve seen on here in a long time. If she keeps milking people to make repairs then why wasn’t that place looking a lot better?

[@saramichele7366]

​@@dcwatashiWhat she's saying is that she doesn't believe the landlord is using the security deposit to repair anything, but instead she's pocketing it.

[@dcwatashi]

@@saramichele7366 yes that would be a valid point. Especially since she didn’t replace the bathroom drawers that had a hole in it. When I was a lot younger, I used to travel to Miami to work in the winter time and I had to rent site unseen because I was coming from far away. One time when I arrived I walked into this efficiency unit turn the lights on and cockroaches scurried everywhere. It was so disgusting. I slept in my car with my two dogs rented a hotel and found another place. And I was just 20 years old and had more sense than these tenants. But in the landlord statement towards the end of the video when she said they were having issues qualifying for other apartments then sadly you have no choice until you get your act together A quick cleaning and a fresh coat of paint would’ve made a world of difference

[@saramichele7366]

@@dcwatashi That sounds awful! At least you had your doggos and weren't alone! I don't know that a quick cleaning and coat of paint would help that apartment. It needs a LOT more work to get rid of the mold and bug infestation. 😖

[@dcwatashi]

@@saramichele7366 that was many many many moons ago and looking back I can imagine how petrified my parents must’ve been to have a 20-year-old driving 1500 miles by herself with two dogs. Yeah, it was pretty bad when I arrived there I had carbon monoxide poisoning. 😂😂 nothing like “ welcome to Florida” 🤪🤪🤪 I have seen a lot worse in Miami and I’m sure there’s a lot worse everywhere else.

[@michelledusek1839]

If I have to hear the defendants son say "gross! Terrible! A nightmare!" one more time.....

[@Bonbonbon739]

For real that was getting on my nerves. It wasn’t that bad it’s a 70 year old place.

[@lordy7933]

Unprofessional “contractor”

[@lisawentworth6831]

@@lordy7933 trying to earn his allowance from mommy. Isn't him admitting the problems proving the case against his mother??

[@TheTyrisa]

They clearly knew those windows were jacked up, because of that addendum

[@lindseyyoung9149]

Exactly what I said. Her and her son have quite a racket going.

[@mymobilebuddy4392]

The landlord needs to do some mold remediation, badly. They said it's a swamp outside. The landlord is a slumlord. There isn't even any base on the walls. The grout in the bathroom is black. MOLD MOLD

[@eloahnon4952]

I was looking for this comment. I live in Hawai'i and mold grows like a MFr... never have I seen this kind of clause in a contract... but then I guess I've never rented from a slumlord🎉

[@lindseyyoung9149]

@eloahnon4952 I rented a house with the same mold issue and same addendum in the lease. The windows were incredibly old, so it was impossible to keep the mold at bay. I finally complained to the housing authority, and my landlord was forced to replace the windows, and whatya know, the mold stopped growing!

[@lindseyyoung9149]

@mymobilebuddy4392 You got that right! The female plaintiff was trying to explain the walls to the judge, but clearly, she didn't get it across. That place is the epitome of a slumlord property, too.

[@nomad_lifestyle]

Guarantee if you go back to that house it looks it actually as it does in that video. True definition of a slumlord right here.

[@ChocoBeauty8]

I know this lady not trying to keep all their deposit for that raggedy apartment. The screen door is missing the screen. Come on, talking about it took her 3 months to complete repairs. 🤦🏿‍♀️🤣. They rented the apartment as is. EDIT:The roaches came with apartment They really put on the dramatics for their damages video. With this raggedy a$$ place.

[@mymobilebuddy4392]

There wasn't even a back splash in the kitchen. No trim on the windows. No base on the floor. The bathroom was disgusting. All the apartments probably had roaches. The screen door was a $75 piece of crap. If her son was a building contractor, he wasn't a very good one.

[@karenneill9109]

Yeah, it’s a 75 year old house, and it looks like the windows are the original ones.

[@juliecranford534]

I wish they would have shown a video of what it looked like when they rented it to the next people. I bet it looked about the same! Her son made me angry!

[@tothelighthouse9843]

@@juliecranford534 You know all this slumlord & her 'contractor' son do is slap a coat of paint over the mold. Then they stiff the next tenant for their deposit too, when the mold leaks thru the paint.

[@juliecranford534]

@@tothelighthouse9843 I am sure you are exactly right!

[@arynlache]

She has this policy because it’s known that her property has mold problems, that’s the real problem

[@pandorafixv2.0jane78]

was that lady arrested for committing that third degree felony of recording someone without their knowledge and consent ?

[@wildcat6404]

If that is the case the police department better be pressing charges on ALL FLORIDIAN residents recording their bar fights, bullying fights….

[@aruthlessreview2277]

That lady was trying to Nickels and dime them!!.. her son was so annoying " oh, it's filthy " 😒

[@ChocoBeauty8]

Dramatics for that run down place.

[@SASSZEMims]

He knew that place was a dump.. I think the son was behind it all…crazy

[@MsBizzyRae]

He was!! Exaggerating! Yes, roaches and mold were nasty as heck. But that place was heck of run down as it is. How dare her try to milk them cuz she has a run down rental

[@chrisnmellfamily5747]

We should see his "place" And if he's married.. i wonder what he cleans in that house 🙄 Everyone's always ready to judge others, but don't look at themselves🤔

[@aruthlessreview2277]

@@chrisnmellfamily5747 facts

[@lawjd96]

that house is a dump with the slob son overacting and being melodramatic in the video. good for the tenants to sue the defendant and recoup what is due to them

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

This place could have been left cleaner but holy heck was it a dump regardless.

[@INDIGO.GODDESS_573]

that crap was like that before they moved in.. thats pos is over 70 yrs.. no up grades.. A SWAMP IS NEAR THE PROPERTY..... ALL MATERIALS WILL BE AFFECTED.. THAT LADY DIDNT CLEAN THAT FRIDGE THAT GOOD AND THEN IGNORED THE REST..SHE GOT IT AS CLEAN AS THE MATEERIALS WOULD GO.. THE PLACE IS A DUMP AND SHOULD BE CONDEMED.

[@TheAray6]

Exactly it would be like putting a bow on an old car with 300,000 miles on it and the bumper was gone. It’s not going to make a difference. It’s would be like putting make up on a hog.

[@tylertyler82]

That is old crusted in dust and grime decades old. It would need a power washer to get it out.

[@jennifer_mertens]

The way she tried to HIDE the fact that "the contractor" was HER SON. Shady AF. Also, adding all the addendums--that the leasee needs to make the plumbing repairs (in a 70 year old house) is crazy. It was a dump that makes the landlord look like a slumlord. The Plaintiff's never should have signed that lease.

[@zigzag7194]

Mate it didn't make her look like a slumlord. She is a slumlord 🇬🇧

[@deserthare1]

well that is because she is a slumlord.

[@wildbutterflytiedye]

*Those windows were old and pre-trashed before they moved in or else why would the landlord go into specific detail on the lease about cleaning and reporting "mold"?? Obviously it was a pre-existing condition. run down heap apt*

[@autumnmcewing9211]

Let’s go to the sons house and see how he lives 😮

[@zigzag7194]

And the mother..

[@LiveGrowRescue]

The son is 100% a Karen. I dont know him, but i know he's someone i would not like. Defendants son is a liar and a con artist, and im sure the mother is just following his lead, but he's making all the decisions. Hes the one who came up with the BS lease and hes the one who lied on the contractor "receipt".

[@cccc-qp7ww]

This landlord gives landlords a bad rap. She is super shady. This apartment was run down looking even before tenants moved in. My first apartment (also in FL) was cheap and was very old like this, but my landlord gave me back all my security, cause he knew he didn't update the place and no matter how clean I was, the apt would never look brand new. This lady totally knows she didn't put in a dime to maintain the place and should have given back their deposit.

[@melissacarder7909]

The defendant knew about the mold problem or that addendum would not be in the lease

[@L.W..]

Definitely didn’t like the defendant thinking JM wasn’t going to pay attention to the receipt close enough to know it was fraudulent. That’s insulting her intelligence. I’m betting the son made the document on Canva lol

[@GreySkyLady]

That’s giving him too much credit. He used a template in Word.

[@kimricautumn6918]

That's the sort of landlord that makes people hate landlords.

[@BAMAMADEMG]

If I had a dollar for every time he say filthy I’ll be a rich man 😂😂

[@superduperkid3143]

IMO the only thing the tenants owe is a cleaning fee. This lady and her son are slum lords.

[@PeanutsMommy]

I wonder how many people the landlord and her son have ran this OBVIOUS SCAM on. I wonder how many people have "lost their deposit" because of this COMPLETE DUMP of an apartment, and the GREED of the landlord and her son.

[@shirleywiese5230]

That’s a really good point. Would love to see the last tenants letter about their deposit.

[@lillycvetovac2169]

You are probably one of those tenants that live like this! Scummy because It's not your property so you don't care

[@ionapalmer4068]

I'm a landlord for over 10 years. This is horrible she is not taking care of the property at all. Smh

[@PaintingandExercise]

So the defendant provides a basic Word document as a receipt and pays the worker in cash but expects this to be proof of expenses for repairing the unit. Her son is the contractor who did the repairs. What a racket.

[@user-jb1tw3qi6d]

Is it ILLEGAL FOR HER SON TO FIX SHYT??????,

[@hey-you7]

​@@user-jb1tw3qi6dits legal for her to make the repairs herself and charge a fair labor rate for her own time

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

​@@user-jb1tw3qi6d of course not

[@lezbnlvr2051]

no it isn't but it is illegal to lie under oath. she said a contractor like it was someone other than her son.

[@peryole]

​@@user-jb1tw3qi6dshe said it took her months to rent the place because she couldn't find a contractor in JACKSONFUCKiNGVILLE, home of the unwanted, yet frequently hired undocumented immigrant, are you daft, she's clearly lying.

[@wadilotus]

That place was a dump to begin with. The plaintiffs aren’t the brightest bulbs but the defendant is a shady, opportunistic slum lord. Thank goodness she didn’t fool the judge.

[@Charlene-fi1sr]

The plaintiffs should have cleaned better, but most of the damage has probably been in that rat-trap of a unit for the past few decades. The defendant has evil eyes, and likely has been taking advantage of tenants who either don't know their rights, or are reluctant to say anything during their tenancy for fear of being evicted from a low-rent home, for as long as she's been renting it out.

[@meadow8787]

I agree on the eyes.

[@ChadSlampiece]

You can see as well every time she gives that creepy smile every time the judge calls her out on her BS.

[@BabbleOn777]

Thats why you take advantage of seeing the crazy eyes before you move in. Anyone that has to say they are an honorable good landlord means that's how they do things.

[@cassandra6710]

I definitely agree. It's run down to begin with. There is a difference between messy and dirty and I'm sorry but they're not just messy. They also should've reported a lot of things to the landlord and kept proof. Shes definitely a slumlord.

[@trekgirl65]

You can't clean any better than they did, for this was left to them from the Slum lord and the previous tenants. They did clean as well as could be expected, no telling how many years that grit and grime has been built up in that house.

[@eclecticism3086]

That apartment is one of those apartments that will never be clean without a total remodel. Its a dump!

[@taurussho86]

You can tell 100% ALL of that damafe, mold and pest infestation was already there. 2 years cannot produce that mold on the windows, the discoloration, etc. the landlord is a complete liar.

[@amandabrown6565]

The defendant KNEW that is was a mold problem that's why she had that contract!! I have never seen a landlord have something typed up about mold. Usually if it's a mold problem they want to be told!! They don't want you to just freaking wipe it and spray with some freaking lysol!!

[@FoxMoon89]

Landlord is definitely shady, but the lease just said that the tenant needed to report mold and keep the apartment clean (Lysol is effective for singular, isolated incidents). It seems like these provisions were put it in hopes tenants wouldn't report so she could put off fixing it by pretending she didn't know prior). Then with these particular tenants, she tried to pull a fast one by using the mold they didn't wipe down as part of a ploy to pocket the whole security deposit.

[@michelleantoine2235]

That place was horribly kept BEFORE they moved in. She was nickel and diming them and tried to get over. She didn’t think they would sue her.

[@kirkmo1666]

Great verdict. The landlord should be ashamed of herself and her son.

[@user-cm4wo8gm1u]

Disgusting place even if it was cleaned.

[@mandycuttill5569]

So true. I have rented from a place old like that. Those white walls always look dirty no matter how much you clean

[@Goldenroads_]

Sounds like democrats ​@@mandycuttill5569

[@trekgirl65]

You can clean it up and still get an infestation, with the roach nests all in the under the building.

[@mauricethomas654]

The apartment looks like an old apartment. I guess she expected them to remodel the whole apartment when the apartment is ump-teen years old!

[@axl8653]

No, she is used to renting to people she can take advantage of.

[@kirkmo1666]

Exactly

[@mymobilebuddy4392]

Most of the walls are painted over paneling. The place is absolutely GROSS.

[@stephaniehowe0973]

Those windows are crazy thin. You can hear the rain. Counter edge missing, hole in drawer, door off track, noscreen or glass in door, no drywall.

[@trekgirl65]

Defendant is a slumlord, and they hate to spray for roach infestation. They go cheap as they can to pretend to the tenants they are concerned, but not really. And hate it when tenants turn them into the Housing codes and the health department over the infestation.

[@babycakebullock1662]

I ABSOLUTELY have to have my People's Court!!!! ❤️ I watch it in the morning getting ready for work...I watch it at work with my headphones in...and as soon as I get home from work it's the 1st thing on my TV!!! 😂 But about this case: This landlord is ridiculous 🙄 The place is OLD!!!!!!!! And that mold was already there! She tried to put EVERYTHING on them!!

[@janetmccoy7945]

Unfortunately. these are old shows!

[@babycakebullock1662]

@@janetmccoy7945 yeah but this one was new to me bc I hadn't seen it. It is a year old I saw that

[@melaniejohnson4786]

This house is a dump. Remodel one time!

[@IvyLeagu]

The defendant is a slumlord and con artist.

[@CindyKaufinger]

not a fan of the defendant's son at all. Keep your opinion to yourself.

[@Ciara_Nicole89]

They way he said it’s filthy but he knew how that place looked before they moved in

[@contessahinson]

Shoulda Said this place is old and broke down

[@charkitahood2532]

This place is disgusting and you can tell it’s been like that for years. No way they did that much damage to the place in 2 years. The place is old and needs ton of work.

[@cosmo6180]

Yeah that place is old and cracking and they should’ve cleaned a little bit more, but the son acts like they left it in such filth. I’ve seen tenants who leave furniture and trash and animal urine, and animal ruining carpet, floors and walls. Landlord and son were asking every nic and cranny to b paid for by the tenants, crazy! She had no receipts bc the son did the work I bet.

[@moniqueengleman873]

That lady is shady. Mold grows so fast. They are in Florida. Tons of roaches.

[@stratfordbaby]

You cannot clean old. The place is a DUMP.

[@adwallace021938]

38 minutes for a case?!? This BETTER be good!! 😁 Edit: I really can't believe this case took this long. It just seemed like the normal run of the mill lanlord-tenant disputes. SPOILER ALERT: I really did not expect the tenants to get this much money back but the landlord's lack of evidence definitely did not help her. Also, this place was built 70 years ago and I definitely think some of the landlord's complaints could not be blamed on the tenants.

[@tdrco.collections]

Thank you bc I didn’t want to watch this video

[@Spiceluvj]

I was getting bored of the son doing the video it wasn’t necessary for that long

[@deemcgriff4196]

I made it to 26 minutes...I'm exhausted and don't care what the verdict is. 😂😂😂

[@georgiamorgan1874]

Completely agree! I do think it took so long because the defendant actually did cross a good few T’s and dot her I’s, judge Millian was clearly disproving all of what the defendant saw as an iron clad contract

[@michelleharper2940]

@@tdrco.collections😂😂😂

[@heatherbaker8596]

Nothing like wanting an upgrade at the tenants expense.

[@Bebedollie]

They didn't have a clean record but they were able to get in? That statement alone tells me what that landlord is all about . What horrible attitude. So because they didn't have a clean record the landlord thinks they aren't worth having a nice place to live?

[@ChocoBeauty8]

That's exactly why her place is run down she does just enough to be able to rent.

[@cccc-qp7ww]

@@ChocoBeauty8 Exactly. "just enough" and treats the deposit like its her free money

[@krystalroller2915]

That's so true!!! These renters have to be in such a need to pay almost 2,000 for deposit in that dump. That place can't be worth but $350-$500 at the most even in Florida!!!

[@peryole]

Let me be Adrian today, this is one of the worst cases of slumlording I've ever seen in my life and she's victim shaming the tenants. In no world is a tenant ever responsible for pest control, she just keeps lying, tenants are only required to leave a property broom swept and that is all. The judge was definitely an evil woman in this case supporting that pasty landlord as much as she possibly could, she went out of her way to support that horrible woman

[@SASSZEMims]

Exactly the place needs a whole remodeling and her son is a contractor who does nothing to assist his mom in renovating this dump

[@eph2vv89only1way]

She's too cheap to pay for any of her responsibilities!

[@nunya8010]

The place is old and falling apart everything in the place is dirty from the landlord never cleaning the place before someone moves in,she's blaming the renters for her mess keeping their money and not fixing or cleaning anything then rents it out again and the cycle continues!

[@pmabrouk]

shame on Milian! the defendant and her son are horrid slumlords. They have put no upkeep into this 70-year old apartment. Disgusting! The defendant should pay the plaintiffs for living there! Defendant should buy her own $7 blinds and live there!

[@allisoncastle]

Why do you say shame on Millian when the plaintiffs won?

[@user-zv8lt9pt6i]

Landlord doesn’t even know what her lease says. Stating tenants are responsible for all repairs. Then stating they’re responsible for minor repairs. Probably merged a few different “sample” leases together without reading it all in the end. They should have cleaned better but that house wasn’t in good condition when they moved in I’m sure. And “General Contractor” 😂was dramatic!

[@alexisvalere4095]

Defendant is a total scammer!

[@lifebyre6144]

They shouldn’t have ever been responsible for any mold. The landlord knows that place was raggedy.

[@wrightwilliams105]

It definitely was dirty, but that house is 70 years old.

[@sharondajackson2503]

She’s done this before and will continue to try and keep security deposits from tenants!

[@twiaysdti109]

This is the first time I think we’ve gotten an almost entirely unedited case. I’m surprised the judge didn’t skip over some things once the situation was clear- that’s usually how the editing for cases feels. But this one feels like we were all sitting there in the room the whole time. Would love to see more like these!

[@MsBizzyRae]

Shame on that landlord for letting someone move in when things are already damaged. Smh this is why I dislike people that prey on low income people. There are a ton of people that are just trying to find a safe place to stay and landlords like her take advantage of that

[@GummyBearWA]

The place was built in the 1950s. We called places like that Mildew Mansions. The place is falling apart.

[@stephaniehowe0973]

There is a mold addendum. Because you know its there. Btw i dont clean my window sills weekly. I dont have mold. Hell my home office is used seasonally. Still doesnt

[@bethechange8889]

The landlord paid the contractor cash... ya right! Of course it's her son LOL!

[@jennylynx1869]

Apartment was a dump

[@80bbygrl]

I have a basement apartment and I have to keep a dehumidifier running at all times because of moisture and mold. Anyone who is renting out a lower level apartment should know this.

[@Oxygengirltravels]

Mold should never be in a unit. It’s a health hazard if it’s in the basement it’s in the whole house. Mold grows. I’m on oxygen because of a landlord covering up mold.

[@user-xg7cw8ny9y]

sad they lived like that! give them their money back

[@chrissttiiee]

Rented a duplex for 12 yrs, no damage, normal wear & tear after over decade. Landlord rushed us out. Paid rent til end of stay. Always paid on time, no pay arrangement, no late fees, etc. All of a sudden we were treated like squatters. Moved out 2 weeks before 90 day notice to vacate was up. Landlord never had to turnover, upgrade, etc. Doh!

[@paulthomas8066]

I've never seen a place in such dire need of an overhaul! While it wasn't exactly the Taj Mahal to begin with, the main concern from the plaintiff was their failure to notify the landlady of the various problems they encountered or to document them. It's puzzling why the plaintiffs would agree to a contract under those conditions, which placed so much responsibility on them. Certainly, they could have left the place in better condition than they received it. I have a suspicion that the landlady, being aware of the house's age, sought to avoid the responsibility by drafting a contract that made the plaintiffs liable for repairs and issues typically the owner's responsibility. The attempt to present a letter, purportedly from a 'general contractor' but actually from her son, in order to claim $300 seems dubious. I doubt she ever actually paid her son. It was only when questioned by Judge Milan that she reluctantly admitted the truth. Her lack of transparency is concerning and casts doubt on her sincerity. Her son's dramatic performance, exaggerating the state of the place as if it had been left in ruins akin to the Waldorf Astoria, only adds to the skepticism. Setting that aside, it's undeniable that the place was in need of thorough cleaning, with mold around the window sills and cockroaches scurrying in and out of dark corners. Her acknowledgment of knowing about the hole in the bathroom drawer implies a disregard for her tenants' living conditions. These issues should have been brought to her attention regardless of the tenants' responsibilities. She should have taken action to address the roach problem instead of attempting to extract more money than the total deposit, while ignoring issues she tried to push onto the plaintiffs. It's simply unacceptable.

[@doggoneme3863]

That place is just nasty. It shouldn't be rented to anyone. Yuck.

[@kay22100]

“It wasn’t exactly the Taj Mahal when you gave it to them” 😂😂 Raggedy house.

[@Sophie-mm7ow]

The landlord went way beyond the proper fees for damages and cleaning of the apartment. I am also a landlord and I would never rent anyone an apartment that looked like that. The only thing that I would have requested they clean better (providing that it even comes clean due to the landlord not maintaining it) was the stove, toilet and drawers. If the landlord knows that she has that bad of a mold problem then she needs to take care of it properly prior to renting the place to anyone else. It is illegal to "require" that your tenants use the a/c, heat or open the windows while residing in the apartment, especially if it's to prevent mold from growing. The only thing a landlord can require a tenant to do is pay their rent on time, keep the property in sanitary condition inside and out, and if they are required to pay for any utilities they need to keep them on, as not doing so can cause damage to the property. They also need to respect their neighbors and keep the area a space where they and their neighbors have peaceful enjoyment of their homes. This landlord seems like a slum lord that doesn't care about her tenants or her property. She's just there to collect her rent and then keep the deposit to fix things that she should have been maintaining the entire time they were living there. She doesn't maintain her property unless something is wrong and from the looks of it she either doesn't do it then or she does it as cheap as possible. As a landlord, if you want your tenants to take care of the property, you have to start by renting them something worth taking care of. If you don't maintain it before, during, and after they live there, they are more likely to not care for it either. Don't rent them a place that you wouldn't live but expect them to pay you to live there. Remember, it's your property, but it's their home and they have the right to be proud to call it their home. I wouldn't have ever rented that place to anyone in that condition for any amount of money. Landlords need to start remembering that the people who rent from them pay their mortgage. They may not be able to or don't want to buy their own home and without them most landlords would lose their properties because they wouldn't be able to pay their mortgage and taxes. RESPECT GOES BOTH WAYS.

[@brittney5775]

I was expecting to see a place that was trashed. All I saw was an old, dusty apartment. Whether something is clean is subjective. That place is just old. Plain and simple. The defendant is simply a slumlord trying to get the most out of nothing.

[@NubianP6]

The landlord will *NEVER* be able to show legitimate receipts for repairs, because she obviously doesn’t repair anything. She turned the place over to them with damage from previous tenants….damage that she did *NOT* bother to repair.

[@arynlache]

What kind of landlord is this!? She makes the tenants responsible for pest control knowing there are multiple tenants and that the roaches could’ve come from any of them

[@mariademers3111]

Slum landlord trying to take advantage as usual

[@bryanhenderson9637]

That house is a dump and this woman is a piece of garbage. I guarantee that the house looked the exact same both before and after these tenants. High humidity area, 70 year old house and single pain windows, yes mold can come back in a few days especially if the seal around the windows has failed. People who live in Florida know that mold is the norm and you just deal with it.

[@tristyy404]

$715 a month in Jacksonville even in 2020 sounds suspiciously cheap 😅…but even her son says mold on the window again, which proves he knew about the mold.

[@Pgschool37]

The defendant is sketchy by not conducting periodic maintenance on her property. Some issues (i.e. mold, roaches, water damage) with the property are ongoing so making sure maintenance is in place to treat them is a no brainer. Considering the age of the property ongoing issues shouldn't be on the tenant.

[@perfectlyimperfect9129]

How can anyone raise the rent on someone when cost of living hasnt went up in decades but taxes and costs of everything has went up?! How can anyone justify that !!

[@80bbygrl]

This is why i refused to ever be a landlord.

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

The landlord's unit was a dump to begin with.

[@stephenleigh4571]

I think the tenants should be responsible for a new architect being hired, A construction company, Organizing a Home Owners Association, Board of Directors, and by laws, Insurance, Inspections, Taxes, building up the entire block, hiring other tenants and no ownership rights, giving all proceeds to this slum lord, ahem I mean land lord lady..... NOT!!!!!! This lady is really ridiculous. Speaking softly in her diminutive tone makes her no less tricky and usury.

[@MrBling67]

Slumlord

[@SamanthaTotimeh]

Landlord is awful. She knew she was renting a disgusting, mouldy, damp, infested home to these people and puts the blame on them. She rented with the intention of keeping every bit of the security. She wouldn't have given them a thing. Awful, awful lady. And the son too. The lease was messed up, I hope the plaintiffs read their leases better after this.

[@TheIsaiah2008]

I love me some People's Court 😂💯🙋🏿‍♀️😁

[@sellis1592]

ME TOO ME TOO!! 🫶🏾

[@SarjzMuzik]

ME THREE! ME THREE!

[@ChocoBeauty8]

Me four😂

[@merc80ss]

That belly video was worth returning the deposit haha. Poor guy! But that apartment was a bit Filthy McNasty!

[@QueenOfEverything69]

My thing is the landlord acknowledges that she gave them the place with a HUGE HOLE in the drawer so who knows what else was wrong with the place when she let them move in. That place looked very run down.

[@dklouisjean]

She said they didn’t have a clean record but somehow they’re more honest than she is 😂😂

[@Siberian_Chipmunk]

The irony of slum lords calling tenants filthy. Sign this contract so you're on the hook to upgrade a 70 year old house. I have a sneaky suspicion the son runs the show but his mother is the face of the company. They definitely know about all the deficiencies that he is acting as they are new.

[@francinewilliams1703]

I’m sorry there is ALOT of work that should have been done BEFORE that landlord even rented that apartment. I don’t care how long that home was built

[@Uglylizard66]

Why did just report her for recording him illegally. She needs learned her lesson

[@tristyy404]

Honestly because even with this clips as evidence the da is likely to decline to prosecute 😒

[@Uglylizard66]

@@tristyy404 Yea you seem be right but at least she be on notice.

[@allbullaside7778]

They rented out a dump and now they want the plaintiffs to fix it up.

[@Daysgobye52]

I think there is fault on both sides. Just by looking at the outside when she was talking to the guy, you can tell it was really run down. There's quite a bit of moisture damage in the windows and bathroom walls. They could have cleaned up a bit more. The landlord was trying to get them to pay for all new windows and sheetrock repair.

[@stefonthemove]

As an honest business owner you always want to leave a paper trail of your expenses! This not only beneficial for tax deductions but court cases.

[@arynlache]

I mean a clogged sink and bugs , the tenant usually calls the landlord to get it fixed so why is she taking it out of their money ? Or am I wrong? My best friend lived in an apartment that had a rodent problem and it was their duty to call an exterminator

[@user-fz6yg7gb2r]

her son is a contractor but look at the house. that house is old and hasn't been repaired in 4ever

[@SedB101]

That bum isn’t a contractor.

[@linannsingh6165]

FyI: You can have a clean house, and still have roaches.