you and the defendant
were involved in a relationship
and lived together
for a period of time.
>> Yes, that's correct.
>> Judge Judy: You moved into
an apartment together.
Did you both sign the lease?
>> I did not sign the lease.
I was --
>> Judge Judy: Shh.
You did.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: When did you move
into this apartment?
>> I moved into the house
in April of 2016.
>> Judge Judy: Did you move in
together?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Is that the
apartment that you and
Mr. Williams lived in?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Were you a couple
at that point?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, so
Mr. Williams, let's start
with this.
You're no longer a couple,
but you have a whole litany
of things
that you're complaining about.
Let's start
with the security deposit.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
When me and --
>> Judge Judy: Shh.
I didn't ask you a question.
>> I'm sorry.
>> Judge Judy: If I do it
my way, it'll go quickly,
and it's almost lunchtime.
The first part of your complaint
seeks the return
of security deposit
because it was my understanding
from reading your complaint
that you moved into this place
together and you put in the
security deposit,
but how could you have done that
if Ms. Sandy was already
living there when you moved in?
>> What happened, Your Honor,
was, on August the 5th of 2016,
my house was condemned.
At that point in time, Ms. Sandy
was actually a month behind
on her rent for 2016 of July.
>> Judge Judy: She was already
living in the house.
>> Yes. She was already
living in the house.
>> Judge Judy: And your house
was...
>> My house was condemned.
>> Judge Judy: ...condemned.
So you needed a place to...?
>> I needed a place to live.
>> Judge Judy: To live.
And so you asked
her if you could move...?
>> I asked her
if I could move in.
>> Judge Judy: Move in.
And you gave her some...
>> I have her money.
>> Judge Judy: ...money because
you were living there.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Because her
defense is, "It wasn't
security deposit.
I paid the security deposit
when I lived there.
It was rent."
That's your defense to that part
of it?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Sounds like rent
to me, doesn't sound like
security deposit.
Security deposit is what
you give a landlord
when you first move in
to make certain
that you don't create any damage
in excess of what the security
deposit is, so you give him some
money, but rent is rent.
Now, how much did you give her?
>> I have her $1,790
to the landlord.
>> Judge Judy: Okay,
and that was to catch her up
in rent for a month.
>> Yes, your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: And how
many months did you live there?
>> I lived there from August
until February 22nd,
when she illegally evicted me.
>> Judge Judy: Shh.
And how much did you pay
per month in rent?
>> I was paying $895
a month in rent.
>> Judge Judy: Okay,
so what you're really saying is,
you didn't have
a security deposit.
When you first moved in
in August of 2016, you caught
her up a month in rent.
>> No, our agreement was,
Your Honor, was that
she was a month behind in rent.
She was getting ready
to lose her house.
She was getting ready
to be evicted.
I've got the warrant and debt
paperwork right here from the
courthouse.
And she was getting ready to be
evicted, so what she said was,
"Your house has been condemned.
You can no longer live in your
house.
Would you have a problem
with you moving into my house,
catching up on my July rent?
Upon you either leaving
the house and getting your own
home or me running the lease
out, I'll return $895 for July
back to you."
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
That's not security deposit.
What you're saying is, sir,
if you loaned her the money,
when you move out,
she'll give the money back
to you that you paid to catch
her up on the last month's rent.
Is that what you're saying
to me?
>> She explained
that it was a security deposit.
That was Vanessa's exact words,
that it was a security deposit.
>> Judge Judy: Well, it's not
the landlord security deposit,
but in actuality,
you loaned her the money to pay
for the month's rent
that she was delinquent
for the month of July.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
The next part of your complaint
is that you want prorated rent
because you had a kerfuffle
with the defendant
on the 22nd of February.
The police were called,
and you were escorted out.
>> Yes, ma'am. That is correct.
>> Judge Judy: And at that time,
she issued a restraining order
that kept you out of the house.
You could only come back
and pick up some items.
You could not pick up
other large items
that you brought into the house,
like electronics and furniture.
That's the final part
of your complaint.
So would you, Ms. Sandy,
tell me why, on February 22nd,
you had the plaintiff
removed from the house?
>> I had him removed from the
house due to he was very
abusive.
>> Judge Judy: Abusive is a
conclusion.
I would like you
to tell me what he did.
Stop playing with your papers.
It's making me nervous.
>> I'm sorry.
>> He was removed due to --
>> Judge Judy: Not "He was
removed due to."
That's a conclusion.
What did he do?
>> He threatened me.
>> Judge Judy: What did he say
to threaten you?
>> That he would harm me
if I kicked him out,
and I'm like, "You can't kick me
out of my own home."
>> Judge Judy: Okay, so there
was a fight going on.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: So you said
to him, "Get out."
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: He said to you,
"I'm not getting out.
I pay rent here."
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: You said to him,
"You will get out."
>> Yes, because the simple
fact is,
I've got a letter stating
that he was evicted
on February the 1st.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
He was evicted, which means
that you weren't
getting along for a while.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
He was evicted on February 1st
by your landlord.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: He paid rent for
February.
>> For February, he did not.
>> Judge Judy: Well, he's going
to show me a check.
I'm sure he's going to show me
a check.
>> Yes, Your Honor. I sure am.
>> Jud