to speak for the two of you?
>> I guess I will.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
This is your boyfriend?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: The two of you
rented a room in the defendant's
three-bedroom condo.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: How many rooms
do you rent in the condo?
>> That was it.
>> Judge Judy: Just one?
>> Yep.
>> Judge Judy:
And you were there
for a relatively short period
of time and left,
left because
you and the defendant
were not getting along.
He was not getting
along with you.
You were not getting along
with him.
So, fast, take your hands
out of your pocket, sir...
>> I'm sorry.
>> Judge Judy:
...and pay careful attention.
Would it be fair to say,
Mr. Holmes, that,
if hindsight were 20/20,
you would look back,
and you would say,
"I would not rent
to these people"?
>> Absolutely not.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So you were unhappy enough
so that when they left,
you said, "I'm going to be
more selective next time."
>> Absolutely.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
So you were happy
that they left.
>> Oh, completely.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
And they were happy to leave
because they
were not getting along with you.
Now, when they rented the room,
they gave you
2 months' rent in advance.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: First month
and last month.
Am I boring you?
>> No, sorry.
>> Judge Judy: Two months,
two months.
And also some security deposit.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
How much was the rent?
>> It was 950 a month.
>> Judge Judy: And how much
was the security deposit?
>> I'm sure it was 950 as well.
>> Judge Judy: Not sure.
How much was
the security deposit?
>> It was 950.
>> Judge Judy: In total,
how much did you give them
when you moved into the room?
>> Two thousand
eight hundred and fifty.
>> Judge Judy: Where did you
get the money from?
>> I was going to school
as a full-time student,
and he was working
part-time at Kohl's,
so we put our money together,
and we both saved up
so that we could move in.
>> Judge Judy: Where had you
been living before?
>> At his cousin's house
in Simi Valley.
>> Judge Judy: Where were you
a full-time student?
>> At Moorpark
Community College.
>> Judge Judy: Where is that?
>> It's in Ventura County.
>> Judge Judy: How far
from his relative's house?
>> Thirty-minute drive.
>> Judge Judy:
And how far from his house?
>> Ten-minute drive.
>> Judge Judy: Are you still
a full-time student?
>> Yes, now in Lake Isabella
at the Cerro Coso
Community College.
>> Judge Judy: How long have you
been going to community college?
>> Since the last semester
that we were living in Ventura.
>> Judge Judy: Which was when?
>> Since August 7th
was my enrollment date.
>> Judge Judy: How long in total
have you been going to community
college is my question.
>> One year, sorry.
I apologize.
>> Judge Judy: In total.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: How many credits
do you have?
>> So far...
>> Judge Judy: Under your belt.
>> Under my belt?
>> Judge Judy: Yes, for a year,
how many credits?
>> So just 12
for the last semester.
I'm doing 13 for this semester.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So what I want to know is,
where do we get the 2,850 from?
"I was a full-time student
and..."
>> I was a full-time student,
and Skylar was working at...
>> Judge Judy: I want
to know...I know.
He's working part-time
at Kohl's.
I heard that already.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy:
Twenty-eight fifty is a lot of
money to put together,
so some of it came from money,
I assume that you're telling me,
from school.
>> I put together
my money from...
part of it from school, yes.
>> Judge Judy:
Explain that to me.
>> Okay.
Well, when we moved down there,
I enrolled
as a full-time student.
I wasn't working.
I was just a full-time student,
and then he got his job.
>> Judge Judy:
But how do you live?
He can't take care of himself
from part-time Kohl's,
so forget part-time Kohl's.
>> We were...
>> Judge Judy: I want to know
where you get money from,
Ms. Wendland.
Where do you get money from?
Does the government
give you money to go to school?
You enrolled in school.
I have five children,
13 grandchildren.
A lot of them went to college.
All the children
went to college.
The grandchildren, most of them,
the ones who were able to go
to college,
when you enroll in college,
you have to write a check.
You also have to live.
You have to drive a car.
You have to...
>> Yes, I was a...
>> Judge Judy: So where do you
get the money from
to go to school?
>> From the FAFSA grant.
>> Judge Judy: The...
>> FAFSA, financial aid.
>> Judge Judy: How much?
>> I was receiving,
for the first semester,
I believe it was $1,000
for the first check,
and then it progresses
as the checks go on, I think.
So I saved all three
of my checks
from the first semester
and put this all together
along with some cash from him.
>> Judge Judy: So that's for
living expenses?
>> Yes, for living.
>> Judge Judy:
Who pays for school?
>> Oh, I got accepted
in with the BOG Waiver,
and it's a community college,
so I went, and I enrolled.
I got accepted to all of
their grants and
their waivers that I filled out.
I mean, I don't know
how it's...
I just went to the community
college and asked them
if I could enroll and register,
and it's financial aid
and BOG Waiver that helped me
with my books
and my classes and my units.
>> Judge Judy: And you get
checks for $1,000
for your living expenses?
>> Well, altogether,
just to help me go to school,
they said FAFSA
is supposed to go to,
and I couldn't go to school
unless I was staying in Ventura.
And it also helped me
with utilities and...
Well, utilities were included
in the rent,
but it helped me with,
you know, bathroom, toiletries
and things for the shower
and things for the room.
I bought a mattress and bed set
as well and things
to get along inside the house.
>> Judge Judy: What month
did you move in?
>> I moved in October 1st.
>> Judge Judy:
Of two thousand and...
>> Seventeen.
>> Judge Judy: And school
started for you when?
>> August 7th, but we were
staying with his cousin
before we had moved in.
>> Judge Judy: I'm