>> Judge Judy: Tell me your
name.
>> Katie.
>> Judge Judy: Katie, do you
have brothers and sisters?
>> I have two brothers.
>> Judge Judy: How old are they?
>> 13 and 14.
>> Judge Judy: And how old are
you?
>> 11.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
Would you ask the child to go
outside now?
>> Byrd: Sure.
>> Judge Judy: I'm finished with
her.
>> Byrd: Okay.
Come this way.
>> Judge Judy: Alright, Mr. and
Mrs. Doyle.
Let me try to create a picture
for myself.
You rented a house from the
defendant.
From when to when?
>> From August 1, 2015, to
May 2, 2017.
>> Judge Judy: Did you have a
lease?
>> Written lease and then a
month-to-month lease.
>> Judge Judy: And there came a
point when Mr. Seidman
terminated your lease?
>> She gave a 60-day notice to
vacate.
>> Judge Judy: And when?
>> That would be beginning
of March of this year.
>> Judge Judy: And you liked
that neighborhood?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Clearly, because
you moved into the house next
door.
>> There's one unit between us,
but yes, very close by.
>> Judge Judy: And Mr. Seidman
and his family moved back into
the house.
>> That's correct.
>> Judge Judy: After you moved
out of Mr. Seidman's house,
there is a suggestion here that
you filed some sort of a
complaint and sued him.
I want to know what that was
about.
>> For the return of the
security deposit, Judge.
>> Judge Judy: What?
>> Return of the security
deposit -- $3,500.
I have a judgment.
>> Judge Judy: He didn't return
your security?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: It had absolutely
nothing to do with a pool key.
Is that correct?
>> Yes, that's correct.
>> Judge Judy: Was there any
issue involving a pool key and
your lack of access to the pool?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Alright.
We're gonna get to it.
Did you complain to the
authorities that during your
tenancy, Mr. Seidman failed to
give you access to a swimming
pool?
>> By whom do you mean
"authorities"?
>> Judge Judy: Any governmental
agency.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: To whom?
>> Well, we contacted someone
who could help us get the
pool-access key.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
During your tenancy?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And who was that?
>> A man named Peter.
I don't know his last name.
>> Judge Judy: Did it involve
any money, any fine, any relief
that you were requesting for not
having access to the pool?
>> Judge, we have also entered
into a stipulated judgment on
that issue with the pool-access
key.
We have a $500 stipulated
judgment from the defendants.
>> Judge Judy: I would like to
know what that case is about,
Mr. Doyle.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Do you
understand?
I want to know what that case --
not the security deposit, that's
been resolved -- I want to know
what the other matter is about,
Mr. Doyle.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Do you
understand?
Because what I read here is that
what your complaint was, that he
violated the law by not giving
you access to the pool key
because you have special-needs
children who are homeschooled
and who require physical
education, and because you
didn't have the pool key, he was
in violation of some obscure
statute.
Does that have any ring of truth
to it at all?
>> None. That is news to me.
>> Judge Judy: So, what I want
to know is, what is this $500
stipulated judgment for?
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: And I want it
straight up so that I can put
this bad feeling right out of my
head.
Do you understand, Mr. Doyle?
>> I hope to help with that,
Judge.
>> Judge Judy: Good.
>> When I leased the premises,
it came with access to two
community pools, alright?
Our kids are homeschooled.
They do physical education -- no
special needs required -- and
part of that is using the pool.
>> Judge Judy: Or they could use
a pool and they could use a
bicycle.
>> Um...
>> Judge Judy: They can use a
bicycle, they can fence, they
can play baseball.
>> Right.
Those are all wonderful
activities.
>> Judge Judy: All wonderful
activities that would comply
with their requirement for
physical education since you
choose to homeschool your
children.
Do you understand what I mean?
>> They like swim--
>> Judge Judy: Okay, so, now
you're living in the pla--
now you're living in the place
for two years, and there are two
community pools.
Keep going and keep it short,
because then we're gonna get
to the harassment.
>> Okay.
So, I needed a pool card to gain
access to these pools, and
there's only one pool card given
to each owner of one of the
townhomes.
Jeanne had the card, supposedly.
She said she didn't have one.
I contacted Peter.
He said, "I can't give it to you
until Jeanne cancels hers," and
so time went by --
>> Judge Judy: How many years
went by?
>> Three months.
>> Judge Judy: Three months.
>> Because it was the winter.
It's cold.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, so three
months went by, and?
>> And then I contacted her
real-estate agent and said, "We
still don't have the pool-access
card."
And that's the last I heard of
it.
>> Judge Judy: Well, what's the
stipulated judgment?
>> The stipulated judgment --
>> Judge Judy: How did it start,
the stipulated judgment -- is
what I want to know.
>> With a small-claims.
>> Judge Judy: So who sued whom?
>> Okay.
I, as the guardian ad litem for
my children, who are minors, I
sued Jeanne Seidman.
>> Judge Judy: You sued
Mrs. Seidman.
>> Mrs. Seidman.
>> Judge Judy: When?
>> That would be June 17th this
year.
>> Judge Judy: After you moved
out?
>> After I moved out.
>> Judge Jud