the defendant
is a neighbor of yours.
From what I gather from both
the complaint and the answer,
you own an apartment,
and in between your apartment
and the defendant's apartment
is another unit.
Is that correct?
>> That's correct.
>> Judge Judy: How many stories
in this building altogether?
>> Five.
>> Judge Judy:
What floor are you on?
>> First.
>> Judge Judy:
And you live on the third floor.
>> Third.
>> Judge Judy:
This is your complaint.
You say that there was a leak
from the defendant's apartment
that came into your apartment,
and the damage
as a result of that water leak
was paid for by whose insurance?
>> Mr. Schlig's insurance.
>> Judge Judy: Is that correct?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Your insurance
never paid
for the damage to his apartment?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy:
That's where we start.
Who is your insurance company?
>> Farmers.
>> Judge Judy: Is that who paid
for the damage
to your apartment?
>> That's correct.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
But then you did
additional work.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy:
Then you did additional work!
>> At the same time.
Correct.
It was in 2015.
It was at the same time.
>> Judge Judy:
Well, it wasn't, because
if it was at the same time,
then they would've covered it.
>> Well, what happened is,
Mr. Schlig came back
and informed
his insurance company
that there was no leak,
and he basically said,
"This never happened."
>> Judge Judy: No, he didn't say
that at all, sir.
What he said was, there was no
leak from his apartment.
"If there was a leak,
it had to come
from the second-floor apartment
because I don't have
any leaks in my apartment.
I don't have any wet spots
in my apartment.
I don't have
any anything in my apartment."
>> Can I...
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
I'm sure that
that's what he said.
It may not have been true.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: So the insurance
company paid you
for a certain amount of work
that you did to the interior
of your apartment.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy:
Then you did additional work,
not only to your apartment,
but to the common area
outside of your apartment
that you felt was also touched
by the leak that emanated
from Mr. Schlig's apartment.
>> I didn't come
to that conclusion, but yes.
>> Judge Judy: Well, you did it.
You ordered the work.
>> Under his approval.
I...
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: You ordered
the work.
Now, what your claim is, that
even though
the insurance company
has now stopped paying the bills
for the other work
that was done, that Mr. Schlig,
despite the fact
that, according to you,
he told his insurance company
that the leak didn't come
from his apartment...
That's what you just said to me.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Right?
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy:
And then he turned around
and said to you,
"But even though I told
my insurance company
that I wouldn't pay,
you go ahead
and do the other work,
and I'll pay
for it out of my pocket."
That's what your case says.
>> Not in the...
Not in that order,
but that's correct.
So first, he acknowledged
that there was a problem.
Mr. Schlig is the president
of our homeowners association,
and he is also
the management company,
and he's also the person
that caused the damage.
So the clear conflict
of interest,
just all those three things
being put together.
>> I just...
What you have to prove to me
is that you wanted to do
other work that was
as a result of this leak,
and that Mr. Schlig gave you
a verbal assurance,
because it's not in writing...
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy:
...that he would pay you out
of his pocket.
>> That's correct.
That is...
>> Judge Judy:
No, just a second.
I want you to tell me about that
so I believe it.
>> Okay.
So, on July 27, 2015,first day d
that water was coming down
from Mr. Schlig's apartment.
Obviously, it went from
Mr. Schlig to the second floor
and then ultimately to my floor.
So, on the 27th,
Mr. Schlig was informed
that there is water coming down.
Mr. Schlig said, at that point,
he's going to call a plumber.
They're going to come out
and fix the problem.
On --
>> Judge Judy:
Were you living there, sir,
in July of 2015?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy:
You were living there.
Okay.
And where do you say
the leak emanated from?
What room?
>> In the kitchen, we...
All the units
are exactly the same.
>> Judge Judy:
Just what room did it come down?
>> The washer-dryer,
which is in the kitchen,
so it's, I guess,
in the kitchen is the room,
and there's
a little sub-compartment
where the washer and dryer is.
>> Judge Judy: You think that
the leak came
from his washing machine.
>> So there's two pieces
of evidence
that I can show you.
The first one is, again,
this was two leaks.
Mr. Schlig has valves.
His valves were leaking.
So the valves that you open
and close your hot
and cold water
for your washing machine.
So Mr. Schlig said
that he had repaired those.
And then, on the 31st... Again,
I will present a video
with a time stamp
that there was additional water
coming down, and at that point,
it was determined that his drain
from his washing machine
was malfunctioning
or whatever it was,
and that's where
this gray water,
which is obviously dirty water
because it's coming out
of your washing machine,
was coming down, and that
is what came down in addition
to the clean water
that came down,
and that I have proof of.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
So?
>> So, at that point, Mr. Schlig
and myself
called the insurance company
from within his unit
on the 28th.
>> Judge Judy:
So you were in his apartment?
>> That's correct
because I notified him,
again, of the leak,
and we came back, and we said,
"Hey, look. It's still leaking.
There is still a problem."
>> Judge Judy:
So you went up to his apartment.
>> That's correct.
>> Judge Judy: And did you look
at his washer-dryer area?
>> That is correct,
and I have pictures
and more evidence for that.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to take
a look at what you saw in 2015.
>> Absolutely.
tures
were taken 2015?
>> Yes.
So...
>> Judge Judy:
In Mr. Schlig's apartment?
>> This is Mr. --
>> Judge Judy: Shh.
Shh.
That's either a yes or a no.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
That's what I'd like to see.