Stealing Juice

The plaintiff says she’s been renting a home from the defendants for 15 years. She claims they’ve been stealing her electricity by including a garage she has no access to, so she’s suing to be reimbursed. The defendants say the garage has no electricity and claim they owe nothing.
Case 29-023

[@taylornorris3489]

Where did you get that figure... “ out of my head” yeah sounds about right 😂

[@soloseraphimheartsong3710]

He's just wandering over to the wrong podium. It's already off to a great start.

[@journeysalkebulan]

lol yep 😭🤣

[@jennross6466]

wandering* wondering:characterized by or expressive of a desire to know something; curious.

[@jennross6466]

Give the elderly gentleman a break. (It was funny). I did giggle.

[@BrownBamaGirl8]

😆😅😄

[@brittneybray182]

bless his heart

[@BrownBamaGirl8]

I thought the defendant was going over to attack the plaintiff. He just got lost.🙄

[@thebalderthor4884]

Hehe Old people are cute.

[@Lauren-ts1ow]

😂😂😂😂

[@nnn8184]

😂

[@cindymann3673]

I think daughter convinced mom of this lawsuit.

[@kenyettaready]

exactly. she about to get mom put out over nonsense.

[@ShugaAnnSpyce]

As she should. I don't like seeing my elder mom being taken advantage of either.

[@Tarotlynx]

She should have. If she doesn't protect her mom from being taken advantage of by landlords, who would?

[@bbleeprince4177]

@@kenyettaready I agree! She's in a rent controlled home in LA for 15yrs.....Keep looking for issues over minor crap and she will be looking for a new place to live in LA....good luck with that.

[@shalleemornes-joanah5297]

Exactly. There is a difference between protecting your elderly loved one's interest and causing problems due to lack of understanding or shrewdness.

[@shayg.1012]

Idk why🤨 I start liking ppl comments BEFORE the case even starts! I press play, scroll down, start reading AND liking comments before the defendant(s) walk in the courtroom😩🤷🏾‍♀️🤣

[@miracleo2461]

You're not alone 😂😂

[@MichelleLeah]

😩🤣🤣 I do the same thing

[@poshpearls23]

Girlllllll same here lmfao

[@mzfancy4767]

✋🏾 I'm guilty of such too...They point out so much good stuff

[@tiffanyhamilton5208]

LOL. Me to I am already looking and defendant hasn't even come in yet.

[@jacobs5057]

Why are the people they interview outside always so oblivious to everything...

[@mikesteele05]

They probably can barely hear the video they’re watching, and they’re clearly not prepped for the interview questions. Harvey gives them no time to answer before pulling the mic back. It’s stupid.

[@jennross6466]

That's not factual. That's your observation. If you're basing your opinion on that spaced out dude that Harvey was speaking with then...

[@24blunt]

@@jennross6466 you must not watch this show often

[@zacharybohlman4069]

Because people are dumb

[@GSutton]

Because Harvey's just interested in throwing shade and picking up fuckboys. 💅

[@TiffanieHarris85]

I died from the first part the guy walking over to the wrong side was too much. His wife said get over here lol

[@Lauren-ts1ow]

Lmfaoo she was laughing

[@bethehype5339]

Ima bouta watch it now … I need this laugh

[@yazzy03]

& Then the "dont mind us" smile lmfaooaao

[@theresarogerssimpson1280]

Ikr😂

[@lisa916panther5]

He really wanted to be on the plaintiffs side but his wife won't let him 😂🤣😂🤣

[@Lauren-ts1ow]

😂😂😂

[@crystalshaw8744]

😄😄😄

[@ayisyen2009]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marcelinesforza4712]

When he came in going the wrong way, his wife said "where are you going honey? We over here. Come over here." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheMsklg1981]

That part was sooo cute and also hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂

[@brittanyblanco7982]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NateNizzle]

Damn.. Looks like the judge was trynna get her evicted

[@TheIamshelock]

She was. She's a sneaky you know what. Smdh. >really starting to not like her ass.

[@morgenf1]

@@TheIamshelock 🤣🤣 she shady

[@ellarose1974]

It's such a minor issue. I would give them notice to vacate. But damn California is no joke. You have to have just cause to ask someone to leave. Wow!

[@spencejoy]

It's time. She's looking for ways to get over on her landlord after 15 years. She can't be trusted.

[@rashadhaughton22]

@BlackBettyBoo72 its not ignorant. If the Plaintiffs were my grandparents, i would put the tenants on a year lease, raise the rent or evict them...pick one 🥴

[@frenchjr25]

Not sure how $20 a month for 15 years is reasonable. First, $20 15 years ago is not the same as $20 today. And secondly, if the garage is only used occasionally it might cost $5 a month at the most. All that's being used is a light bulb. If they had a refrigerator in there it would be a different story. The ruling is the right way to deal with this.

[@paulalewis3389]

I agree!

[@Grovel007]

The daughter moved in and started shit.

[@llw53one]

Exactly! Her mom has been there for 15 years and here comes the daughter with the drama and you know that garage is not using that much power if there is any electricity in there, smh

[@jennross6466]

@@llw53one Are you kidding the couple used her electricity. That's shady and snaky.

[@coreythompson315]

@@jennross6466 it was just an unused wire in the garage that needed to be capped. It was not used... Seriously, think about that. llw53one is absolutely correct and Judge Milian is also correct.

[@davidl1442]

That is literally what I just said, lol.

[@raycurry4168]

They ALWAYS start shit !

[@imjustsaying6712]

Why do I get the feeling that the defendants are going to go home and shut off *ALL* the electricity...🤔😂😂

[@neddyconstant5816]

No one wins. 7th case Iam Watching. Time 9:03PM Wed 1/20/21

[@poshpearls23]

Lmfaooooooo

[@morgenf1]

🤣🤣😂

[@cupcakebuttercups6922]

that woman was fine until her daughter who probably have no where to go came in

[@lisaprude4159]

@@cupcakebuttercups6922 How do you know she was fine?She could’ve been every month upset about why her electric bill is so high And doing without To pay those bills.It’s only logical that she say something to her daughter and her daughter investigated and seen her mother was being taken advantage of, so she did what she supposed to do take it to court.

[@dankjankings7339]

Her daughter trying to get her kicked out of a place she has been so long.........Why would you do something like this over something stupid like that?

[@namastelowkey5481]

I was just saying this! Because it seems like the tenant and landlord had no issues until she moved in. Please don't come and get your mother kicked out over something that could easily be resolved.

[@Tarotlynx]

Not kicked out, protected. Having your landlords steal money from you by making you pay for their use of electrical power isn't that trivial. It's a violation of a tenant's basic rights.

[@dbabies82]

@@Tarotlynx Nah, it's probably $5 worth of electricity, if that, and yet they allowed the daughter to move in with the mother, when they didn't have to. That alone could have means a large increase in rent, because now the tenancy changed, but they didn't change anything, being nice. Hope they aren't nice in the future and will kick them out the first violation the plaintiffs have.

[@lisaprude4159]

@@dbabies82 Bull it was 15+ Years of electricity Which cost her money every month, I had a landlord do that for four months it was $3000

[@LunchMeatTrump]

@@lisaprude4159 So you are claiming your landlord racked up 750$+ a month in electric bills? riiiiiiiiight...

[@jsimms0921]

The daughter is going to get her mother evicted! I understand they have to give something but they pushing.

[@MrsBryant1024]

Mr. Eugene sir, next time just follow your wife. Lol. Walking to the wrong side🙃😁

[@cherisethomas9005]

He does look like a Eugene 😁 They so cute though.

[@mariandemings1662]

Wires may run to garage but not connected to ANYTHING. Older lady just wants more. Already on rent control. Not very thankful.

[@Lanie-sl9ne]

Already on rent control which includes her messy ass daughter getting FREE rent for life blah, blah, blah. Far as I can see rent control means a set amount of money for life. The daughter is recently included for the same money;so, they haven't paid for the landlord's electricity when they're not paying real rent👿☠👺. Slum tenants.

[@emilyvaughan4955]

The daughter is a Karen! She even said this only started recently so why the heck would they go back 14 years?! Greedy, just greedy!

[@rashadhaughton22]

Exactly...she even has 👱🏻‍♀️ blonde hair like karen

[@aaa-pp]

The rent must be really low

[@looknbakatu]

plaintiff (& her daughter) THOUGHT! they were going to get paid, NOT TODAY!

[@shannonbrophy3687]

The tenants are about to learn a tough lesson.

[@leetakamiya]

What lesson is that?

[@brigettetame8553]

@@leetakamiya A 30 day notice 😁

[@leetakamiya]

@@brigettetame8553 The defendant’ indicated that he/they cannot invoke the thirty day clause without cause and that being called a liar is not cause. Did I miss something?

[@brigettetame8553]

@@leetakamiya They could decide to sell 😁 & they just pissed off the owners 🙄

[@mikesteele05]

I duno. If they don’t have just cause to evict her after 14 years, she must be a squeaky clean tenant. Why evict her and take the risk on a new tenant not paying or totally destroying the property?

[@fittik4554]

Damn why are you all defending the defendents? Would y'all be down to pay for some of your landlords electricity?

[@MelissaRae1975]

IKR I was starting to think that I was watching the wrong video

[@poshpearls23]

Because they weren't using it. Even during the four months of installation, they said it still wasn't using anything. However, in the event that the surveillance system finally got up and working.....it uses an extremely small amount of electricity. What would it have been, MAYBE $3 per month? The daughter was looking for a payout and is stressing her poor mother over absolutely ridiculous mess. If the system DOES get up and working, put 5-10 dollars on her bill and just call it a day. They were clearly in good standing with one another before the daughter came alone for the plaintiff to be a tenant for damn near 2 decades. Her daughter needs to be vigilant about other things, not pennies on the dollar for her mother.

[@inukoko2012]

Right. I’m reading the comments confused asf lbs.

[@kenyettaready]

i wouldnt complain if my rent was month to month on a subsidy. and this shit didnt start until daughter moved her ungrateful ass in.

[@alanamitchell9208]

@@kenyettaready rent controll is not a subsidy. It is just a protection for tenants to be taken control of

[@a.konadu4010]

Petty and money hungry. Sometimes your relationships with people (especially your landlord) is more important than money... sometimes🙄 I'm sensing a "for sale" sign or a daughter or son needing the space very soon...just saying😊

[@MelissaRae1975]

If I am paying a penny of someone else's bill and I had no use of the area then heck yes I want my money back

[@JanieBgrand]

Exactly!! And don’t forget, these plaintiffs are staying in a rent controlled subsidized house! Gimme a break! Greed, pure and simple. It’s like she thinks she’s owed it!

[@Tarotlynx]

@@JanieBgrand That's right, it's pure greed. But you've got victim and perp reversed.

[@dbabies82]

@@JanieBgrand And they were nice enough to allow the daughter to come and live with her. They didn't need to allow anyone stay with the mother, but I bet they did to help the mother out, only for the daughter to come and start sht.

[@christopherbako]

The Defendant might be in beginning stages of Alzehiemers, the way he wanders around until his wife calls him back.

[@JAB58]

You people talking about the man going to the wrong side give him a break,look like he is recovering from a medical condition.

[@traceyaz125]

It’s ridiculous that she didn’t award them any money! Fifteen years of her having to pay for the electricity to the garage and she gets nothing. Seems really unfair.

[@adammiller9179]

No proof.

[@yodalayheehoo5447]

The elderly plaintiff is beautiful. She must have been 🔥🔥🔥 when she was young.

[@arianefr78]

He not only wanders off in the wrong direction, but his brain is wandering off too...

[@drlove8049]

Everything would be resolved if the daughter takes her mom and moves🥴

[@nyaj754]

Now why would you mess up a good landlord and tenant relationship over $20 a month just why 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@rashadhaughton22]

That blonde 👱‍♂️ hair lady moving in causing trouble 😩

[@traceytracey3756]

Greedy troublemaking freeloading daughter.

[@beautyishername503]

@@traceytracey3756 That’s it!

[@brandonwarchol2083]

I don't agree with that the point of it is that they should of told her instead of taking advantage of an elderly bc the bull most likely went up when they was working on it..

[@chaevialva2229]

They took advantage of her...... They knew the garage was connected to her meter, that's why they took the bulbs out etc..... They wrong period

[@SpiffyPenguin]

I know everyone thinks the daughter was too much but I'll keep it a rack- if I moved in with my mom and even THOUGHT someone was taking advantage of her, I would turn tf up too in court and try to break someone's pocket- not because of money but because I don't tolerate people disrespecting my mom.

[@BouncyAnimation]

but it's not being taken advantaged of... this is something that was clearly just over looked by all parties until the daughter came into the picture. Also the garage isn't consistently being used. Also are you going to give a landlord a reason to look for chances to evict you over maybe 5 dollars a month. then your stuck having to find anew place that would cost way more (considering her rent has been controlled for x amount of years and rent prices have gone you drastically)

[@rashadhaughton22]

You're gonna fuck around and have your mother evicted... That's what the fcuk u gone do.

[@brandonwarchol2083]

I agree with you... if they try to evict her after living their for that many years I would sue.. she has been paying full rent and if they are doing all that work for the shed then they been using the electric I would be upset and I don't care what anyone says that is wrong and they knew they was doing it. She paid her rent so she should be having to pay someone bill even if it's a dollar. That is the point plus she most likely on disability so she most likely don't have much money so every penny counts. They did them wrong.

[@britanychere4593]

@@BouncyAnimation $5 a month for 15 years is almost $1000. That’s not pocket change and no way I’m just letting anyone take extra money (idc what amount) from me or my family. 🙅🏻‍♀️ landlord is paid the agreed amount - no free $

[@britanychere4593]

@@brandonwarchol2083 ☝🏼👏🏼🙌🏼

[@dbabies82]

I bet they used $2-5 in electricity, at the most, a month. I would be finding a way to kick their behinds out... After they do 1 thing wrong (even if it's late on rent by 1 day), I would give them 30 day notice and get them tf out...

[@mashondaknight9132]

The plaintiff seems like a real piece of work aka a pain in the neck and a hot mess.

[@frankjweatherspoon8838]

LoL 😂🤣😂😂

[@JanieBgrand]

The daughter came and causes all kinds of trouble where it was once peaceful. Peace of mind is worth $20 bucks to me!!

[@veronicamorris8504]

Her daughter needs to move everything was fine until she(the daughter )moved in

[@meekthegreek1623]

She seems like a nice old lady to me.

[@rashadhaughton22]

She's a Karen

[@bellaf7774]

The cutest thing in the world is when the male defendant walked in 😂

[@BobBlumenfeld]

There was no way defendants used $20.00 per month every month for fifteen years. My entire electric bill runs $70-$80 per month, and there's no way my garage accounts for 25% of that bill. Plaintiff was seeking a windfall.

[@Talula-Darling]

My bill is over $450 per month.

[@alexisvalere4095]

My electric bill, including heat in the cold NJ winter, is never over $29...and that's because almost everything in the apartment is OFF at the circuit breaker except for some lights...hehehe. I live like the Amish.

[@smarttrout5562]

FYI Comparison. I have an old pole barn in the back that became both a wood working shop and where I maintained our cars and motorcycles. I ran 220v to the shop to run a big air compressor plus had 110v all over the shop for planes, chop saws, routers, table saws, band saws and air sanders etc. Even with all that equip plus lighting being used everyday my electric only jumped about $30.00. Summer in Florida with central ac in house our bill was about 175 to a max of 200.

[@jodiewaller7949]

I have a separate garage bill and if NO electric is on for the entire month I still pay a little over 30 a month. I can show you on my bill that zero electric was used for the month I pay 30. If I just use just my light only it's over 50. I understand not everyone has a separate garage bill and u wouldn't know it still cost. I honestly think it's a rip off because u would think it wouldn't cost anything but it does.

[@giraffesays521]

Girl bye, mine is over $150 a month. you're either hardly home or you're lying.

[@KayloveGreen]

The defendant walking to the wrong side 🤣😂

[@carloctave]

😂

[@leetakamiya]

Probably knew the winner would be on that side.

[@lillady1770]

That was funny

[@dominiquec6787]

I was just saying to myself..🤦🏾‍♀️ Lord somebody help him..😂

[@noble78b]

🤣🤣🤣🤦🏿‍♂️

[@glennschemitsch8341]

I love it when they said that there was no electricity in the garage, BUT the electrician cut the powerlines into the garage. liars.

[@GSutton]

An electrical line doesn't equal active outlets, just that there's a line run to the building. That's why he said there was "no juice."

[@carloctave]

Sounds like the old guy said "Install camels into the garage."

[@kinsley7777]

Maybe they should've hung haybags instead of wiring ...

[@poshpearls23]

@@kinsley7777 😂😂😂

[@ldrivadrivah8049]

How miserable do you have to be to sue for this 😒

[@marionweeks5953]

The chance there was no power in that garage is slim

[@NellieKAdaba]

👍🏾

[@edwinholcombe2741]

Agreed! And they were having cameras installed in a place with no juice. No way

[@lescobrandon9693]

@@edwinholcombe2741 yes way. Battery powered cameras with or without solar panels. I have batteried powered ones that last 6 months on one charge.

[@adammiller9179]

@@edwinholcombe2741 You also use POE (power over ethernet) to supply power to cameras and communication devices. No additional power required.

[@kingoffarts8352]

Not really bc a lot of people don't want it bc it will raise their power bill.

[@brathwaitelisa]

you need to leave the people place then you wont claim that the owners using their electricity

[@coffeeaddictexpress5038]

I truly hope she doesn’t get evicted after this, it seems more like the daughter was either goading her or not putting her foot down. It would suck to find a place in her area. I hate moving, but it’s worse when you’re elderly I’d imagine.

[@morgancalvi6675]

Elderly and in a wheelchair.

[@aaa-pp]

Retaliation?

[@theenergyisoff]

He didn’t know which side he was on 🥴

[@augustmoon9973]

Did the plaintiffs not have a statement from an electrician saying there was electricity from their meter going to the garage? How did they think they were going to win their case if not? 🕵🏼

[@fittik4554]

The problem was they couldn't prove how much electricity was used by the defendents. Which is honestly impossible.

[@granitemoss1451]

No...but they had pictures of the wires, including ones painted with the house (proving they'd been there a long time).

[@morgancalvi6675]

Based on CA prices...I'd scream about someone loafing off my power too. You have to think of that people. Do you know HOW hard it is to survive in a wheelchair in a world where money rules the roost? How are you supposed to live? Come on. How does she arrive at a figure. How come no one thought to take pictures of her breaker box. There has to be a breaker to the garage and it would be on or off.

[@antbankzbruh]

You on rent control and stirring the pot, smh good luck 30day notice was issued I bet after this

[@KamalasNotLikeUs]

You don't know what rent control is. It has to with tenant's rights laws. It is not Section 8. It means he cannot evict her with just a notice, among many other rules.

[@nunya8010]

But he can give her notice he is selling the house and kick her ass out

[@briblo]

What a petty case...definitely more going on than just that...lol

[@a2max280]

When her eyes are open, the plaintiffs glasses looks like the costume ones with painted eyes on it.

[@toeaxn]

OMG they DO look like that 😂

[@briunnalemons]

I never should’ve read this cause now I can’t stop laughing every time she talks 😭😭😭

[@amandacosner]

Wow. Greedy old lady. Even if they did use power in the garage, how much electricity could they have used for a few days for the garage work? $20. Or maybe a total of $100 over 15 yrs. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@poshpearls23]

I agree. But I think the daughter put her up to it. That woman wouldn't have cared. Those people probably used a couple bucks a MONTH on that doggone thing- and that's assuming that they used it for the entire 15 years, which they didn't! During the installation they still had not even used anything. What was her silly headed daughter nagging her for? They could give her a $10 and be done. Her daughter is looking for a payout and made her mother look stupid. She outta be ashamed. I agree with you.....pure facepalm moment!! 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@glendachappell4895]

I agree. Ungrateful

[@marshallelliott8894]

Yup, the daughter

[@edwinholcombe2741]

She admitted as much and was willing for judge to readjust

[@chaevialva2229]

@@Michael-cp6gr exactly... Regardless of how minute the usage might be.... It's not right....

[@lonnabunny8820]

Why was he walking over there 😂😂😂

[@mychannel9403]

lol saw that.

[@rashadhaughton22]

Ahht ahht...he's a elder

[@suvariboy]

Defendants: There’s no electricity in the garage. JM: You’re gonna have to get the utility company to come out and cut off the electrical to the garage. Defendants: Okay. No problem.

[@KPbouj]

For someone who doesn’t own the home the plaintiff and her daughter sure are referring to “our home” a lot.

[@bossbabehabits1202]

I mean technically when you rent somewhere it is your space but I get what you’re saying

[@nannynewsviews542]

After 15 yrs that makes sense

[@MelissaRae1975]

Daughter lives there

[@Mitsurilove_84]

When u rent a home it is ur home. Smh.

[@Tarotlynx]

@@Mitsurilove_84 That's right. As if a little old woman isn't supposed to feel comfortable or safe in a place she's lived in for years.

[@w.p8960]

$20 for the whole time is the right number.

[@lulu-iz7bv]

For the whole 15 years--yes, that would be about right.

[@zacharybohlman4069]

Interesting how she didn't exercise a little "rough justice" here.

[@lachaelawells-andrew7119]

You already knew she wouldn’t only when she likes you.

[@CeltycSparrow]

If there's no electricity to the garage, WHY THEN would the defendants need a separate meter to power their cameras, in the garage that has NO electricity.

[@benmartinez1267]

The defendant finally answered there was a power line to the garage.

[@morgenf1]

She told the judge she came up with $20 a month for the last how many years 14!!!?? 🤣🤣🤣

[@OG213LA]

I would start the eviction process as soon as I walked out of there!

[@rashadhaughton22]

Yup

[@rashadhaughton22]

Bloop

[@morgancalvi6675]

The judge as much as suggested it.

[@Irod567]

Why, because she stood up for her rights?!!

[@morgancalvi6675]

@@Irod567hey, don't yell at us...yell at the judge...she suggested it.

[@kinsley7777]

Just cuz there's no light or electric door doesn't mean there isn't any outlets ... Why would D's be so agreeable ???

[@wrcx921]

That is grounding wire in the picture, judge ! It's used to provide protection against lightning !!!! It's not carrying power at all!

[@lulu-iz7bv]

Thank you! This whole thing was petty! No appliances. No light. Looks like an older garage with manual doors... Just having a nice LL and eternal rent control should have made her count her blessings.

[@LoriFoster]

landlord should ask the daughter to move!

[@larrywhiteside321]

Daughter why don't you put mom in another place, since y'all so bothered by garage electricity

[@earlisanorman3709]

JMM should have awarded them $1/month for 15 years ($180)

[@meekthegreek1623]

Sounds reasonable, just to make a point.

[@rashadhaughton22]

& i would have raised their rent $180 & put them on a year lease. They don't have to sign 🥴🤷🏾‍♂️

[@GSutton]

Wait - the daughter is upset that the workers were using the electricity from the house TO FIX THE HOUSE? Insanity.

[@edwinholcombe2741]

No. To fix the garage

[@rmills807]

The man did not no where he was.

[@rmills807]

Poor man is lost.

[@mistywatson3260]

Yall the people in the pews for this episode is hilarious!!! 😂

[@mandywhorwal642]

Imagine suing someone over 60 bucks worth of electricity. A few hundred bucks of solar panels and the garage could be totally off grid. Obviously this is about female drama more than a genuine complaint.

[@guineapig4701]

Agree 110% and I love your soup can!!

[@R_Ali]

The plaintiffs pathetic coming to court over a few dollars. Even if he did use a light or some appliance once a week it wouldn’t amount to more than $2 - $3 a months.

[@brigettetame8553]

I Would Kick Them Out 😁 Greedy People 🙄🙄

[@bretwalley4673]

Month to Month lease, I would throw them out, they don't need the drama, how did they come up with $20 a month for the electricity used. This old bag is causing problems for her mom, we use generators on jobsites. I don't see how the landlord has to prove a roofer used a generator, I have seen a lot of roofers use generators on roofs.

[@pokerdegen1186]

Look even if they did use the electric the amount would be $5-$6

[@poshpearls23]

Is the daughter a joke 🙄 she needs to be ashamed, causing all this riff raff. $20 per month for 15 years and her daughter was okay with encouraging this?! Wth....yall go home and have a nice cup of French onion soup together. Good Lord.

[@LeolaGlamour]

When you're on a fixed income 20 bucks can make a difference.

[@poshpearls23]

@@LeolaGlamour Absolutely. However, if she wanted to help her mother that bad, she should just cover the cost. What I'm saying is, in the eyes of the court- who is going to encourage someone to file a lawsuit for $20 per month for FIFTEEN YEARS- with NO evidence!! She made her mother look dumb. THAT'S the real problem! That woman was doing just fine until she started mess. You wanna help? Cover it and leave the judicial system out of it.

[@butyoucancallmesam]

The way the camera came up on the plantiff is hilarious. 0:00

[@shaunlewis8484]

Move! If you think someone wrongly charged you for electricity . Go live somewhere else 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@larrywhiteside321]

This is petty af, how much electricity could they be using if they come there every blue moon

[@bettyepresley5920]

Not a fair judgment. She should have received some compensation after 15 years.

[@GSutton]

She has to prove damages to be able to collect. She has no evidence they ever used any electricity, so there's nothing to hand over.

[@stefanieromay2212]

I think the old lady is being influenced by her daughter who moved in and trying to find a way to get a payday. They know good and well no one was using electricity in that garage. How you gonna live there for 15 yrs and all the sudden t try and collect money on electricity never used? Plaintiff is petty.

[@araineacutebrownnurse7315]

Poor Eugene. Thank God for his wife

[@Lauren-ts1ow]

😂😂

[@shadowxoxo]

Holy hell those plaintiffs are money hungry and bullshit. She's on rent stabilizing and not even paying for rent. Fixing something each month? At least the landlords are doing something about problems.

[@KSakamoto]

That’s not what rent stabilization means.

[@KamalasNotLikeUs]

You must be from one of the many lawless pro-landlord towns. Rent stabilization has to do with laws about what tenants' rights are. It has nothing to do with the source of one's rent.

[@CS-ki5uf]

We rented a 2 room apt in a house & electric was included. Being only 19 years old, we never questioned it until a year later, the other tenant renting rest of house needed some wiring updated for a dryer. OOPS...no separate meter. Those ppl were NOT HAPPY.

[@Anglynn74]

If you're looking for a rental & you see "RUBS" then pass it up. Shared utility is legal; in some states and it's awful. You never know what your bill will be every month, & if your neighbor decides to l eave the heat cranked & go out all day you're paying for that garbage. I didn't find out about this until after I moved in. I used to own my house prior to this & this way of dealing with bills is ridiculous.

[@tomswill9189]

These ppl kill me they never bring no type of evidence with them to court. Crazy

[@Lauren-ts1ow]

It’s like what’s the point in going?

[@hanaj]

One of the ways to evict a rent stabilized tenant is to give them notice that you (the owner) will be moving into the property yourself. Out of spite, I would move it for 6 months to get her out.

[@nondescriptnyc]

Also, I am a bit surprised that the landlord permitted her daughter to move in after the fact. In NY, landlords are under no obligation to allow the original tenant to add people to the rent stabilized lease, even if it is a daughter. The only exception, as far as I know, is through marriage. Rent-stabilized tenant CAN legally request to have a spouse added upon marriage. Maybe things are different where they live-or, perhaps, the landlords did her a favor.

[@foxyladi9957]

The judge is something else to suggest for the defendant to evict the plaintiff... I wouldn’t want to be her tenant!#LordPleaseBlessMeWithaHouse#

[@4everThoughtful]

I think that it's a good idea. You accuse me of being a thief and think that we can continue as usual? Nope, I think you should go somewhere else to pay the rent.

[@Tarotlynx]

@@4everThoughtful Somewhere where they don't steal electricity from her, perhaps?

[@4everThoughtful]

@@Tarotlynx That's a good enough reason to move; I think that you're stealing from me...then I'm moving. If you accuse me of stealing from you, then I'm giving you 30 days notice to find another place to live. Why live in a tense situation when there are other places to live?

[@Tarotlynx]

@@4everThoughtful Probably because rent has mushroomed to well-beyond affordable everywhere. Which alone would prevent most people from moving. Suing then is the natural alternative; at least, it should be. Trouble is, there's no way to get proof of damages in this kind of situation.

[@4everThoughtful]

@@Tarotlynx You have to make a choice and you can't have it both ways; high rent or not. Now you have a screen with your landlord that will never go away. I'm with the judge, evict her. She was on Section 8, meaning her worker could help her to find her another place. I'd give her 60 days to move and open it up for someone else. She burned a bridge, now pack up and leave or don't ever expect so much as a greeting. She and daughter are trouble; IMO.

[@brathwaitelisa]

It wasn't a problem until her daughter came. These children need to get their own place. The owners used the garage for storage the judge saw that there is no electrical lighting in the garage

[@SouthernOR]

Kid in green long-sleeved shirt and girl in black with choker, behind defendants, are making some faces...can’t stop watching them lol

[@mrs.johnson1304]

😂😂😂

[@nunya8010]

Black choker looks like female version of Napoleon dynamite

[@kaylove7260]

If there are soooo many monthly problems, why not just move?? It’s a month to month anyway 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@ladyempire5921]

She tried (the daughter) to get a lil win fall smh....nope try the power ball next time😂😂😂 The mom looked like she didn't even want to there. Smh

[@alexandraheade5508]

All due respect, she should have been awarded punative damages. If she lived there for 15 years and there has been work using any plugs in that garage/any time they have a light on the electric company was charging that customer...

[@Fruity52467]

Technically legally speaking a tenant cannot pay for electric for something they have no access to such as a garage that belongs to the LL. At least it's that way in Penn.

[@Ahhmisohornie]

It’s not too often, as a renter, that you find decent places to live for fifteen years so to complain over something so stupid is ridiculous. If the bum daughter wants to start issues with people she should get own her place.

[@CleveNative]

The defendants keep answering no to the judge's questions only for us to find out that the actual answer is yes! The plaintiffs too 🙃

[@JesusismyKingNL]

God bless everyone on here❤❤🐦

[@johndcomments7540]

what's the complain? Taxpayers are gonna pay for her electricity anyways.

[@lulu-iz7bv]

Right you are! And LIHEAP is going up, up, up... And you are going to pay for her electricity as well as any deliverable fuel. Oh, and BTW, there is a new program that covers $2,500.00 for water and $2,500.00 for sewage per year. Plus, now they install air conditioners.

[@jackrobinson5974]

So glad the Plaintiff lost. They thought they were gonna clean up here. Not the result they were looking for having it disconnected. lol....

[@marilynvalencia9472]

Need to kick the plaintiff’s out.

[@dymond4207]

She couldn't brought an electric bill showing certain months her bill was higher. Apparently she didn't notice a difference.

[@rashadhaughton22]

So blondie moving in causing problems. Guess what, how bout i put yall on a yearly lease and raise the rent by $100 since yall wanna be petty. Ill even credit yall the $20 per month and have it come off the monthly rent since that what yall want. 🥴

[@CeeYa1989]

Good pub for AT&T in this case! 😉 Glad that the guy was working

[@joeybagodonuts6683]

Everybody's blaming the daughter alone... don't forget who raised her! I suspect the apple didn't land far from the tree.

[@morgancalvi6675]

Not true at all...society today makes people act like greedy mfrs.

[@NubianP6]

Dang JM, at 7:38, you almost sound like you WANT the defendants to evict this woman! 🙄

[@stormy6454]

California always has crazy shit. You'd be amazed how many independent businesses won't deal or ship to CA.