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- The plaintiff says the defendant was her landlord for 22 years, then out of the blue told her she had to move within 60 days with no explanation. She’s suing for her security deposit back. The defendant says the plaintiff constantly denied her access to the apartment. She claims she spent the deposit on all the repairs for two decades of damage. She’s countersuing for storage fees for belongings left behind.
case 29-397 - Zábava
If I had a tenant for 22 years, I would give them back everything they wanted plus send them a xmas gift every year. The Defendant is so unappreciative. The Plantiff can rent from me anytime.
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She's not kinda mean; she is horrendous!
I would knock you over to rent to her first! 😳😆😆🤷🏽♂️
She has no idea what she just gave up. Some of these tenants will stay a year and leave you with 5k worth of damages
Plus no rent$$...That's Jersey, she's lucky the lady moved at all...lol.
She'll see...then she'll be sorry...KARMA!
She probably wants to rent to younger people and charge tooth and nail. The regret will be heavy for her!
tenants suck
@@yumiloomerstorytime.4830 You're probably right. Rest assured she'll have to put out in repairs more than she takes in for rent. Good for her. GREEDY!!
I'm glad the judge told the old lady she was mean because she is.
Where at?
@@Jhavie 16:15.
Landlord should learn to smile!!
Darn right. I only manage one house that my out-of-state brother owns and it sucks.
Absolutely
A lot of normal wear-and-tear occurs in twenty-two years.
If I were the judge, I would have asked for before pictures lol. The entire apartment should have been painted and that's not on the tenant especially after 22 years...That lady's about to find out about real damage now that she'll have new tenants.
Agreed. I've rented my house for 17 years and I've had some wear and tear.
For real, that is longer than some marriages omg
@@katiemilady4232 you will have small holes in the walls you have to except that tenets like to hang things on the walls there will be some mudding sanding and painting too do so that’s pretty standard. You going to tell your tenet not to put anything on the walls that’s stupid.
@@ryans413 They are called TENANTS...and when you're talking 22 years much of the onus is on the landlord to refurbish their property. Who said anything about telling tenants not to hang anything on the walls? If this was a case where the tenant was there fir under five years, opinions would be different. According to NYS law, after three years, the landlord has to paint. After five years, surely. After twenty two years...let's be real...
I rented a townhouse for 6 years. I got ALL of my security deposit back…even tho my carpets had several stains, 1 cabinet door was broken, and kitchen light fixture was broken. My prior landlord was also so proud of me for moving on and buying a house, finishing grad school, etc.. she sent me a housewarming gift to me at my new residence. I will never forget her kindness. And I am so thankful for her. The landlord in this episode is psycho!
My landlord kept mine after I graduated and bought a house. No damages, spit polished and paid rent in advance for the entire year every year 😢🤬
Well you had cause to object and get your money back.@@loribryant884
Mayhaps the landlord had a crush on you?
this is a perfect example of how when you’re greedy you end up losing more than you would have if you weren’t
I hope her new tenant tear up the place
@@kitaboo2245 less than what she would have
@@kitaboo2245 wait, what? Who do you think is getting $1600? It ain't the mean old little grinch lady. You know that, right? The tenant, the woman on the left, the Plaintiff, got that nasty old lady's money. I think you might have misunderstood.
@@bridgetsmith6733 No. The landlord is getting $1600 a month for rent is what the person meant.
Agree 💯☺️
Wow she really got a ton back. Good for her! That landlord was really just nitpicking everything. What do you expect after 22 years?
If she lived there for 22 years & the only damage (not normal wear) was one wall that had tape & staples, and there was zero back rent due? Excellent tenant.
and we know Milian hated that. she's usually so cheap.
Yeah that landlady and her sidekick were weird looking to me. Her and that expressionless monotone voice... just plain ol'mean she was smh
@@LLStark Auntie Scrooge
@@andybrown6981 yeah 😂😂😂😂
So the landlord collected rent for 22 years, did nothing to the place and wants to keep her security 🤔.
Make it make sense....
Exactly what happen to me
What a nasty shock,after all that time,to be told to go.
Right!!!!!
She's a landlord. That's how it makes sense. They all do things similar.
This defendant never felt the wrath of different tenants every year and took this one for granted big time!!
I would love a have a tenant for 22 years with only wear and tear
Well she will now. If she rents it out again, she will get crummy tenants and it will be just what she deserves.
@@fayezentner619 YES; THATS LIKE THE "DREAM TENANT"
that landlord is a real piece of work. How lucky has she been for 22 years smh
Probably wanted more money .
Right. Tried to raise her rent and then just kicked her out
@@samoday2992 she did... the plaintiffs rent was $900 but the new tenant she moved in was $1650 🙄🙄🙄
@@jawanzaevans8842 hopefully she has had an eviction moratorium placed on her (ps didn’t watch to the end as her greed was shining through)
@@samoday2992 agree but give her all her money back if you are kicking someone out in 2 months that has literally paid the mortgage for 22 straight years. It's just some sort of courtesy. I'm assuming she has been paying on time for that entire time as well. And that apartment looked great.
The landlord is absolutely crazy!! 😳 She had a perfect tenant paying rent on time and even willing to pay an extra $100 monthly. For over two decades she had no worries. That mortgage was more than paid! Why in the world would she give that up??? And choose to be so damn petty upon separation. Wow!
just because she can get more with a new tenant. When you rent a place, the landlord can not raised up the rent until a point each years. But for a new tenant, you can increased as much as the value and plus if you want. She passed to 900 from 1600. She become greedy.
Greed.
@@jeanneparisot237 Maybe her daughter put her up to it - wanted to live better. If only the LL actually upgraded the place instead charging for obsolete things.
That lady must have OCD
The defendant will be back AFTER the new tenants trash her whole house...
True my thoughts exactly.
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Yep. That extra rent she's getting will come at a huge cost.
My piece of crap tenant stopped paying rent. Eviction took 8 months. He punched holes in the walls, stuffed 30 wire hangers down the sewage uptake pipe flooding the yard, and stole the copper pipes. This is when you don’t return the security deposit
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That's messed up 22 years??? And she doesn't give her the security deposit back?! Shes been there for 22 years!! This lady knows she wrong!
That’s a dream tenet who rents for 22 years if you got someone like that you should be doing what you can too keep them. They are obviously good tenet too keep paying
Some tape residue, door scuffs & chipped paint after 22 years of tenancy.
These tenant's were savages.
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How dare theyyyy lol !!
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How dare the 25 year old grout have some dirt, what a scum bag 🙄🤣🤣🤣
*if you’re reading this I wish nothing but wealth and health all 2021*
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Thank you and same to you
same to You!
Same to you peace king
That landlord is nuts. Super entitled and clueless
Honestly that house is in awesome condition for 22 years
I was thinking the same thing. The judge should have awarded the entire security deposit. All of it was normal wear and tear....especially after 22 years.
JUDGE: “Did you give her an itemized letter detailing why you’re keeping the deposit.”
DEFENDANT: “No.”
ME: **guy who watches the People’s Court daily & knows you have to do that** “Oooh….you’re about to lose sis. She’s getting double!”
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Lol I said the same thing.
Aye, but the plaintiff said she did give her one.
@@ButtonsCasey over a month later though, that’s not cool
That’s how you know we watch the people’s court a whole lot lol
SAME. “Oh she’s done”
I love that the judge keeps saying TWENTY-TWO years. This landlord was blessed with that tenant for TWENTY-TWO years. Wonder if her tenant paid her during Covid.
She said she left in 2019 November so this was pre-covid. I bet defendant wish she still had the same tenant because people took advantage of the evictions during covid
Lol I wonder the same thing. This would be an example of instant karma!
22 years AND FIVE MONTHS ❤ the plaintiff kept adding those months on lol
I’ll never get the people who do not have to charge high rent but do. Its so stupid. Its easier for someone to most likely be able to pay you since the rent will be reasonable, also it means you are usually dealing with 1 person vs two such as roommates or couples who are not as stable.
She’s lucky to even get a tenant that lasted that long. She will NOT find another and will have a high turnover which will cost her much more. For someone she had so long, she could have let her know she wants to rent the place out for more.
SO TRUE SHE DIDN'T FIX ANYTHING IN THE HOUSE FR 22YRS😳😳 🤔🤔🤔🤬🤬🤬
She wanted her out so she could remodel the unit too get more money cause by law I think you can only up the rent on a tenet by 100 dollars. And after she kicked the tenet out she was able to up it by 700 dollars. Having a tenet live there for 22 years tells me the landlord had no issues she just once day decided I want more money
@@ryans413 yeah but karma never skips a beat!!
That landlord will get nothing but bad people renting from her after this because that's how karma works
The plaintiff's smile 😊 is everything to me.. .such a wonderful individual 💞
With all due respect, she's an old senile bat. The defendant was trash in this case. Just give her the money back. If you had 10 other tenants in that time frame, you would have had to spend way more money between them moving in and out to redo the place. You were lucky to have her for that long.
"With all due respect" 😂😂🤣😅😅🤣🦇🦇🦇🦇
I've been in my place 26 year this July and I've done ALL repairs myself, I've even replaced the stairs and railing, built a deck, and a floating deck by the garage, a huge storage shed, etc....My landlady just keeps raising the rent and thinks she will be the victor in the end. Little does she know I have plans before I leave because I own the refrigerator, stove, washer and dryer, garage door opener, etc and I'm going to have a hell of a sale.
@@getin3949 lol I just picture you selling the stairs 😆😆
She may be an old bat, and as the judge said mean, but you need to study up on senility.
@@getin3949 if I had a tenant for 26 years and I got along with them I might consider giving them that property in my will. That's just the kind of person I am!
I once wanted to increase the rent for a tenant of my mom's. The woman was in her late 70's and had lived in the apartment from the time she was 11-years-old, even raising a family there. In her wisdom, my mom said, "No, no!" For more than 50 years this sweet woman had taken care of the place as if it was her own, No fuss, no muss. Mom was right, the few bucks we would have made by a rent increase would never make up for the goodwill this woman had shown over the years. When I fixed something for her, she made me a plate of cookies. It was like that. OK, this woman is a slumlord for 22 years, then, budda-bing, budda-boom, she's all of a sudden born again.
I’m pretty sure the defendant wanted the plaintiff out so she could rent it to somebody else for more money. And there’s nothing wrong with that but to try and keep her security deposit like that was wrong. I’m glad she had to pay her back double, lesson learned for her,
You can’t just kick a tenet out cause you wanna re rent it for more either up the tenets rent or upgrade the unit then bring tenet back in with higher rent. If the tenets paying and not causing problems can’t just kick them out
@@ryans413 actually u can u can kick a tenent out for any reason u want u just have to given them notice .if they have a lease u have to wait till it's over
I love how the judge kept saying “22 YEARS”
if we want to move beyond contracts and greed, and start treating PEOPLE like people, that is the right attitude. This is crap. god dam, give the tenant a break on crap damage that is NOT a big deal!
@@MrMaddox57 I agree
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$100 for labor to put in a towel wrack, dear god lmao.
This woman was ridiculous
I know right
$100 for a towel rack install was mind-boggling!!!
Right, surprised Milian didn’t call her on that absurdity.
My 6 year old could literally install that damn bar 😭😭
The Landlord's pettiness became her undoing once she gets back home she should seriously take a look in the mirror at herself 💯
Truth! Something is deeply wrong with the landlord!
The mirror would crack.
@@rmills807 🤣🤣
YOU look in the mirror; she IS THE PROPERTY OWNER; 22 years or 2 years; everybody is so uptight about 22 years; why would you RENT all your life?! You don't own the property.
@@fanchonmoore1233 Nothing wrong with renting everyone don't want or can afford the overhead that comes with a home
All these long cases are just bringing me so much joy!!!!🥰
Facts!
Lol
For sure!
Omggggg I thought I was the only one lol!!!
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She rightfully got almost double the monthly rent she’s been paying for the past 22 years, and deservedly so. ❗️
Well, $1K of it is her own money back. Too bad the landlord couldn't be hammered for more. In my state it's triple damages.
The defendant is tripping, someone in her family probably told her she can get more money.
We lived in a rental apartment for 17 years when we were given notice of non renewal for our lease. We were all devastated. We moved in as kids (3 of us) with my mom who has MS (and is bound to a wheelchair) and we all grew up there, played at the park, went to school there, learned to drive, graduated school, one moved out of the nest after 15 years. Sadly, it showed me how heartless landlords can be. I know how this lady feels.
She wants $900 for storing her damn silverware?!?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That had me dead!
That old lady’s behavior is the definition of Nickling and diming 🤣
This defendant is unbelievable! She did bare minimum upgrades if that during the entire 22yrs of this tenancy and has the nerve to feel entitled to keep the security deposit?!?!? WOW!
Very similar to what happened to me. No repairs or updates and then all of a sudden jacked the rent by $500 because they could. Best thing that happened because I discovered two streets over that I could own a gorgeous condo. Left, got ALL my security and never looked back.
I think there are many perks to renting vs owning. However, if you’re willing to pay rent at the same place for 22+ years, you really should invest in your own property! That’s nearly a quarter of a Mil that was invested in someone else’s estate 😒
Yeah, but you still had to have somewhere to live and that had to be paid for.
I agree but im sure there was a reason. The bank well let you pay rent but then be like well you pay rent theres no way you could afford paying mortgage too. And its like well i wouldnt... pay... both. Or if shes like pn a fixed income or something
You’re right but life happens and more than likely the lady didn’t have the credit/down payment/and everything that goes along with Owning her own home 🙇🏽♂️
The bigger lesson for all of us is nothing stays the same and I believe it was a blessing in disguise ( cause most times we get Comfortable with less and our best ( now she has a new place and prayerfully a new outlook)
@@hardtfelt exactly! People kill me with that shit. Like damn nothing is ever good enough for people. Not everybody wants the headache of owning a house. These same people be house poor living in a decrepit as house. Roof leaking, plumbing all messed up, and foundation cracked..
@@tgordon8136 thats so true..but as long as they can lord it over the ppl of the world who rent it somehow makes them feel better. I will rent until I am ready to own.
What a mean landlord 😡
I am happy the plaintiff won the case.
The defendant is despicable, greedy, miserly, and vindictive. Anyone renting from her beware. Truly sickening. This woman lived there 22 years and should have received all of her deposit back with no lip from the defendant.
love your use of adjectives. also the ordering was holy. lovely.
Patricia mabrouk I don't think this landlord understands what going on I think her family members tell her to kick out that tenant so she can double the rent cause I can see the lady who was with the landlord just eye balling the tenant haha this landlord don't understand is her family members put her up to it
@@maliciawilliams4170 i doubt it. dont b fooled sweety: advanced age hides cunning so well…plus what u saw was simply the apple not falling far from the tree. u betta acks sumbudee. the granddaughter was her mould.
Defendant is a bitter woman, plaintiff seems like a class act
I think she is mostly greedy.
She did have that eye roll at the end...
They both seemed classy, landlady’s just greedy
@@sudhakhristmukti1930 I treat my house pretty badly. I know I just fix it no worries. Holes punched in wall, fittings ripped out = no worries.
I’ve noticed the older some people gets the less empathy the have.
Unfortunately the more you deal with people who rip you off or take advantage of you, you have to learn not to trust other people or they'll take advantage of you. So sad that we can't all be genuinely respectful and fair. It makes our society less kind and generous.
i agree. i have had to see it in all three of my parents. super sad. one of them was never going to have empathy anyway, but the other two just lost they minds.
Older people get tired of being screwed - still no reason to be nasty!
@@joyparker3116 I worked with a guy in his 70’s who as he got older started expressing more and mor that clusters were trying to scam us. I didn’t think they were and the I noticed in my Mother years later that she also became suspect of almost every stranger. I thought at the time maybe it’s because when you are older you mind and body aren’t at their peak and it’s a defense mechanism to be suspect of everyone.
@@joyparker3116Us older people might be getting grouchy because there are so many idiots around! We do have patience to spare, but just don’t push us! You push me with no reason and I’ll bite you!!!
She booted her out to get more monthly rent, she’s gonna regret that decision in the long run.
She is a knit picking landlord, wow.
I feel for her new tenant geeeeeeesh😬 she's ridiculous! 22yrs is great, I stayed at a place for 13yrs once.. I try to stay where I am!
Watch the new tenant is going to trash her whole house...she'll appreciate the last one better...
Me too, I don’t hop around
Me too! I hate moving!... I seem to have a 5 years thing. I think I might stay some where and then move to a better place but then 5 years goes by, I have done this 3 times in a row. Just moved into a new place and have been here for just over a year now. So we'll see if I rock out another 4 years, Lol... I wouldn't be surprised...
This really disturbed me because the landlady was so unapproachable and cold. having said that you don't need to be "friends" just civil and stick to business. Her attitude after 22yrs. was awful.
Basically, the landlord never offered or provided any updating to the house. You live in a home for 22 years, it will have some wear and tear. It is NOT trashed.
Now granny, you know damn well you were wrong 😑 22 years?
Let this be a lesson that we need to work towards ownership..Sis could’ve paid a mortgage for that long ..
Owning a house is not right for everyone.
She would’ve likely paid a lot more on a mortgage, home insurance, property taxes, etc. how ownership has its benefits. But it has its downsides.
I'm happy the plaintiff won. I've dealt with a few slumlords, and I wish I had educated my younger self on my rights.
Increased the rent by $700? Yikes… Landlords really are the purest form of evil on this planet…
WAY TO GO JUDGE SHE FINALLY AWARDED SOMEONE MORE THAN CHUMP CHANGE BRAVO 😊💯
That landlord is nuts. $115 for a plastic towel bar? You can get that at Lowe's or Home Depot for less than less than $20. Then she wants to charge for the bathroom fan (which is the landlords responsibility). Then $900 for storage. 🤣 Crazy lady. Most of the issues in the pictures falls under normal wear.
Girl I know you didn’t pay $100 to have someone put up a $15 plastic towel bar 🤦🏾♀️…. 😂😂😂
Finding a new tenant and a tenant who actually pays the rent is difficult. This landowner was outrageous. She should have given the majority of the deposit back wrapped in a big pretty bow.
That tenant is adorable and innocent smiling the whole time
She's the type of landlord that doesn't want to put one cent into their property even though the property is a business that's subjected to normal wear and tear. If she had her way the tenant would have to replace the roof because it rained too hard. Not only is she mean, she's greedy
My last landlord wanted me to replace the 20-year-old washing machine because it stopped working after I had been there 2 months. I said "no" and she dropped it.
Judge Milian is truly one in 1 million. I can honestly say, from the eyes of the beholder she is gorgeous inside and out!
Love her, she’s like a mama tiger, her ability to make fair decisions is such an art form ❤️
@Tenisha "This"
Not like Judge Judy.
I have been watching her for yearrrrrrs and I couldn't agree with what you have said here anymore!!!
She seems like she’s prejudice at times
she really is inside and out gorgeous. u see this in the way she treats the litigants. she is fair. and she knows when to pour out fairness and love. she deserves to be on the bench.
Landlords are the worst
When Doug doesn’t even want to talk the person who lost the case you know they’re no good . Very mean woman
If I have a 22 year tenant they would get everything back unless it was some extreme damage. I would want to completely redo everything anyways. You should want to update a place you haven’t touched in 22 years. That new tenant is getting played because I know she didn’t update that place to be worth 1600 vs her 900 she was paying but good for her I guess. Maybe that’s why she kicked her out. She knew she couldn’t bump her up that much. Lol
I blame my aunts and mom for my werid love of "court shows" lol 😌👩🏾⚖️
I know a lot of people don’t want to own a home and that’s fine but this amount of loyalty to someone else’s property for them to literally kick you out MIGHT have been avoided if she bought her own home. I wish the plaintiff nothing but the best.
Love how the lady just smiles!! Keeping it classy!!
That tenant saved the landlord so much money over the years. The landlord should have never asked for anything back. Now look at her, she has to pay double. Serves her right.
yes, no gaps in rent from someone moving out and gap till someone else moved in. The new tenant hopefully saw this and never moved in
$115 for a towel rack. $100 of it for labor😂😂😂 I’m dead 😂😂😂
AS SOON AS SHE SAID THAT I SAID, "THIS WOMAN CRAZY" 😂🤣😂. IT'S 4 LITTLE NAILS. HELL, SOME STICK ON THE WALL WITH DOUBLE SIDED TAPE🤷
Love when people come with either the defendant or the plaintiff for no apparent reason other than being on TV. :)
The landlord is ridiculous and I’m glad the plaintiff got double back.
Gosh after 22 years isn't it time for an update landlord?! I can't believe her!!
Lol... right! Should've had 2 or 3 upgrades in 22 years...smh
LOVED THE VERDICT!!! She got what she was owed plus more. Lovely💙 the landlord was mean…
Landlord is a petty patty! Obviously she has something against this lady. The next person she rents too won't be as nice as the defendant.
Exactly 💯
22 years. If the tenant didn’t pay the entire mortgage, it’s darn near close. Landlord should be ashamed and embarrassed. She should’ve sent her tenant a parting gift.
Not even relationships or marriages last for 22 years now a days. I would rent my home to this lady and her family at anytime.
The defendant is getting $700 more per month with the new tenant after 22 years of savings from not repainting (which she’s legally obligated to do) and nine years of savings from not fixing the central air conditioning. She’s a darn fool for keeping even a nickel for things as frivolous as a 22 year old plastic towel bar and some adhesive on the wall, because she’s in a state where she’ll owe double of whatever is wrongfully withheld.
Holy crap 😂 That landlord is going to be incredibly sorry. Think of the ppl she has to deal with from now on. Non payers, nasty ppl, junkies etc....
The plaintiff seems like a very good reasonable person ,the defendant seems very mean and ungrateful. No point to All the yelling the judge is doing just too extra.
My last tenant was in my house 4 years...yes there were quite a few things like 800 dollars worth I could have charged her for but she had little kids and was never late on the rent..not once, she got her whole deposit back. This is ridiculous Id love for this to be all thats done in 22 years. Like be grateful somebody is basically buying you a house...
"You're kinda mean" was my favourite part
I love how amused the plaintiff was the whole time. She knows that landlady is ridiculous!
22 years ? she’d be bout done paying for a house at that point lol.
@beth T ok, beth.
Her rent was was soo cheap that’s why way cheaper than a mortgage
That woman with the defendant just looks like she is so angry and seems to be driving the defendant’s anger. Look at the defendant’s witness’s face whenever they first walk into court she is staring bullets at the plaintiff.. 🤔 🧐
I think this may be a case of family members pushing the landlord to kick her out, raise the rent and keep her security deposit. 3,000$ for storing those few odds and ends?
I have seen several cases of family members butting in with elderly parents. Almost never turns out well for them.
Lol...I just said the same thing. She came in with an attitude....smh
i caught that too.
I love Douglas lol his facial expressions in this case are too much
What a great renter. I repair and repaint my rental all the time. It’s called upkeep.
My dad has been renting the same home for almost 18 years. Nothing has been updated or painted but of course the rent has been increasing through the years lol. Curious what the landlord will say when he moves out as far as the conditions of the house
22 years of loyalty. when does it stop being business and we start acting like human BEINGS? god
Insane landlord.. holy crap. After 22 years unless the bathtub is broken in half, the tenant isn't responsible for ANYTHING. Paint, carpets, holes, NOTHING.
The landlord doesn’t have to give her a penny back the court pays her because she went on TV. Greedy landlord shame on you
That landlord petty af!
I built a new four bedroom house and rented it to a couple.They paid for three months then didn't pay for eight months after that.
I had to file for Bankruptcy.
I hope Karma gets them good.
Damn I wonder why she leased for 22 yrs??? She could’ve bought a home by now …. She basically provided this ungrateful landlord with 22 yrs worth of income and she’s still trying to keep the lady’s deposit smh …. People 🤦♀️
Once she rented the house and settled in, she probably enjoyed where she was and made it her " home" A lot of people don't like to pack it all up and move. She's more than likely made friends nearby, knows the area, etc. I've seen this quite a bit.
She could've bought a house but she already had a home! House does not equal home!
As a renter myself I cringe at the monies being basicly flushed down the toilet ,sure a guy has a place to sleep ,eat ,etc! But at the end of the day you own nothing ,and plus you have paid for someone else's house 🏠😔 I lived in a house for 7 years once ,at the end when the landlord decided to sell he gave me first option to buy,but wouldn't honor our agreement of rent to buy that we had agreed to in the beginning,but luckily for him nothing in writing. I payed over $40,000 in rent at that time and the house was selling for $54,000. Smh.
You didn't get a "rent to own" agreement in writing 😳
That's an expensive lesson
@@GolfProVR maybe short term ,but never overall
As a property owner I can tell you that the owner is crazy to get rid of this tenant. She should have given her back the entire deposit plus interest.
A landlord can put whatever they want in a lease but if it against the law already in place it is null and void and no judge will enforce it.
She got off so lucky. If she had to change tenants over the span of 22 years she would’ve had to address wear and tear multiple times over, costing far more than she’d gain upping the rent. Not to mention headaches with bad tenants who do actual damage (suing over a door stopper damaging a door? girl please). Or people who refuse to leave and waste months of your time and tons in legal fees.
22 years of mostly no issues. I don’t believe her that she wanted to keep up the house since she never did anything. Painted a hallway in 2a years. Didn’t even fix the central a/c for years. Like come on lady, you’re cheap and not smart.
For 22 years there wasn’t even much damage. That’s such a long time.
The landlord is fixing to learn a valuable lesson and pray she could have that lady back as a tenant
I’ve never seen a litigant smile so much in court! Lol!
I had a landlord just like her when I was a young woman, mean old bitty. You couldn't even walk across the floor. I had to hold my toddler on my lap most of the day. She lived downstairs and we couldn't wait to leave. I was always nervous and finally my husband had enough and we moved out. Even her grown children said she was a difficult person. Her husband left her early in the marriage and each child left when they turned 18. However, that was a beautiful apartment.
Imagine after 22 years & that’s all she could pull up.. she was an amazing tenant. In the end the only thing she’s done wrong was some tape on the wall & that probably only happened because the tape was on the wall for many years !!
I hope the defendant gets the exact type of tenants she rightfully deserves, then maybe she will learn to appreciate what a rare gem she had! I understand the need for a rent increase especially after decades at one rate. I would have went to my tenant and said look the going rate is $1600 for my place. I need to raise the rent because everything has gone up and I can’t continue to eat those costs but since you have been with me for so long (and I value you) how about we meet in the middle at $1200 a month ? If she was hesitant, I would have offered to repaint the entire place and “spruce” it up for her to enjoy and she damn sure would have had that a/c fixed. It would have been fixed as soon as it was in my power or ability to do so. It would have been my #1 priority out of respect for her being a good tenant.
This woman has no idea what kind of tenants are out there and instead of being grateful she had one (who by all appearances was a model tenant) she decided to not only boot her but spit in her face by keeping her entire deposit. She seriously expected that plastic towel bar (that was probably put in when the house was built) to still be there after 22 years- for sure- but more than likely it was as old as that 60’s tile. If her pictures were the only things wrong with the place when she moved out, I would have had her deposit in hand the day she turned over her keys and we did the final walk through. I’m so glad her state allows 2x’s the security for that kind of nonsense. I wish the judge wouldn’t have taken off a penny because the landlord just didn’t get it. Hopefully, she has learned her lesson… but I doubt it she seemed had her Scrooge face on till the very end.
That granny is basically a grinch. How unhappy are you in life that you’ll do this to someone that’s been loyal for 22 years
Excellent verdict. 👏👏👏👏👏 GREEDY, LADY!
That landlord is super PETTY!!!
When she first stated renting to her the landlord didn't feel threatened by her, but over the years, she got old and wrinkled and the tenant didn't and that pissed her off, so she started picking at the tenant. Anyone can see the raging jealousy and insecurity in the landlord's eyes and the fact that the tenant was aware of it and it tickled her.
Why do these landlords get so greedy!? Wow the defendant is a piece of work! So glad she had to pay nearly double back!
22 years my goodness unless there’s gaping holes in the wall I think everything should be considered wear and rear.