I agree!!!!

Exactly what I was thinking too!

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

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

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.

Very aggravated

I sure was

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

Can’t blame her!

She was right to be

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

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

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.

That's a blessing.

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 🤷‍♀️

Agreed

Exactly!

Many do when in need of steady cash flow.

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

Outlet covers and a little paint? Big deal!

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.

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

And the plaintiff is too.

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

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

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

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

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

agreed

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)! 🤨🤷🏽‍♂️

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 .

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

@@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.

I love wedding/bride/bridesmaid nightmares.

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

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

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

@@Childfree334 the Halloween ones always made me cringe🤣

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

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

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 .

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.

@@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.

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

She SAW the place Dumbo

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

Then don't rent it. Pretty simple.

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.

​@@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.

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

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

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

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

annoying

Whas judge Mathis saying?

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

YES

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

EXACTLY

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

That's what a judge does

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!😊

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

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

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

@@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.

@@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

And when she asked, she fixed it.

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

It's homelessness

@@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.

*there

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

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

@@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.

What is Caz Caz?

@@alyssahamlett cray cray as in crazy

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

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

“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!

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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