>> Judge Judy: Ms. Hernandez,
your mother has been a tenant of
Mr. and Ms. Connelly
for 15 years?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And in all
of those 15 years,
have you ever moved
to evict her mother?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: She's been
a good tenant?
>> She has.
>> Judge Judy: Pays her rent
on time?
>> She does.
>> Judge Judy: Apartment
is kept in good order?
>> It is.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
I'm not asking you anything.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Would you let
your mother live in a bad
apartment?
Look at me.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: You wouldn't.
Right, because that would be
disgusting of you, as a child,
to let your mother live
in a bad apartment, right?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So, she's been
living in this apartment for
15 years, so it must be okay.
>> Okay, yes.
>> Well, let them know about --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
I'm not talking to you.
You're the defendant.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Because, for 15
years, they rented to your
grandmother, who was a good
tenant.
Then they rented to you,
and they rented to you
what month and year?
>> June 1st, 2015.
>> Judge Judy: And at that time,
you were 17 years old.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: How old were you?
>> Me, currently, I'm 32.
>> Judge Judy: Oh, you're 32.
>> Yeah.
I wish I was 17 again.
>> Judge Judy: Me, too, me, too.
>> [ Chuckles ]
That'd be nice.
>> Judge Judy: June 2015,
and when did you move out?
>> I left January 11th.
There's a text message.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
January 11th, 2016.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: That's when
you say you left.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: When do you
say she left?
>> She left approximately,
Judge Judy, on...
>> March 3rd.
>> ...March 3rd without any
notice.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, I'd like to
know --
>> I have a three-day notice.
>> Judge Judy: I understand
you have a three-day notice.
That doesn't mean you left.
>> Yeah. Yes, I did.
>> Judge Judy: That means --
That means that you got a
three-day notice to leave in
January.
>> And I got it.
I did.
>> Judge Judy: That doesn't
mean you left.
moved out of the apartment
that they were renting to you,
give me the address
that you moved to.
>> I'd moved to --
to my mother's, because
he turned off the hot water --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care.
Now, when was the last time
you paid the Connellys' rent?
>> December of 2015.
>> Judge Judy: December?
>> Because I left and moved
January --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
December of 2013.
And how much money did you give
them?
>> Mm-hmm.
I only gave them $550.
>> Judge Judy: And how much
was your rent?
>> $800.
>> Judge Judy: And what about
in November?
How much rent did you give them
in November?
>> I wasn't late.
Only for December.
>> Judge Judy: I didn't ask you
if you were late.
Late, you didn't pay them,
because you didn't pay them what
you were supposed to.
Now I'm back in November.
>> $800.
>> Judge Judy: How much rent
did you pay in November?
>> $800.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have
proof of that?
>> Yeah. I don't have
my bank statements.
>> Judge Judy: Why not?
>> Because the card that I use
to withdraw money was
discontinued because I upgraded
my debit card.
So I couldn't get all the
records from the bank anymore,
so...
>> Judge Judy: It's ridiculous.
Did she pay in November?
>> She paid us on November --
I believe it was the 30th,
she paid us $550 to go towards
some back rent on some months
that she didn't pay us.
>> Judge Judy: When did she
stop paying you the full $800 a
month?
>> That would be in August of
2015.
She gave us $600 on August the
10th.
>> That's a lie.
>> Judge Judy: All you have
to do is show me
your bank records.
I'm not going to hear you
otherwise.
Do you understand?
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Because,
Ms. Romero, I'm explaining it to
you carefully.
Your grandmother
lived there for 15 years.
>> I understand but --
>> Judge Judy: She never had
a rent dispute with them.
>> Judge Judy, honestly
'cause he -- he talked to my
grandmother...
>> Judge Judy: Don't -- don't
tell me "Honestly."
Your grandmother --
Does she still live there?
>> She's still there
because --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Don't tell me because.
I don't want to know because,
because your mother says she
would not let her mother live
in --
>> What do you...
>> Judge Judy: She wouldn't let
her mother live in a situation
that was untenable.
So, your grandmother
is still there.
They've never moved
to evict them, which means
there's nothing to suggest even
in your family history
that they're trying to get over.
>> Judge Judy: Now, how much
rent does her grandmother pay?
>> She pays $850.
>> She is on section 8.
So, she doesn't pay very much at
all.
>> Judge Judy: [ Laughs ]
>> She's on housing.
>> Judge Judy: How much does
she owe you?
>> $4,400.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have any
proof that you made those
payments in the amount of
$4,400?
>> I don't owe him that, because
on here, it says I only owe $800
and $200 was from December that
I owed and $800 here.
This is a three-day notice
he gave to me after he harassed
me and my mom.
>> Judge Judy: Judgment for
the plaintiff in the amount of
$4,400.
We're done.