you rented a room in an
apartment that was either owned
or rented by the defendants.
And it is your claim
that it didn't work out.
But it didn't work out
in a sort of --
Uncross your arms.
It didn't work out in an almost
unseemly way.
And you were told to leave the
apartment.
You had already paid your rent
for the month of May.
Were the authorities called?
>> Yes, the authorities
were called on the 23rd until --
>> Judge Judy: Of May.
>> Of May until the 27th of May,
every day, until I was forced
out of the residence.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And what you want is you want
your rent back because you had
already paid June's rent?
>> Yes, correct.
>> Judge Judy: And what was
the rent they were charging you
for the room?
>> $650 for the room.
>> Judge Judy: When had you
moved in, in what month?
>> I moved in March 1, 2015.
>> Judge Judy: So March was
okay?
>> Yes, March was fine.
>> Judge Judy: And then you
moved your boyfriend in?
>> Yes, he is staying there.
>> Judge Judy: But with their
permission.
They charged him an extra $100
a month for increased utilities.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: When did you move
your boyfriend in?
>> He moved in towards the
middle of March.
>> Judge Judy: And then, they
accepted your rent for April.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Is it correct
that you accepted her rent for
April?
>> Judge Judy: That's either
a yes or a no.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: He says yes.
You say no.
You wanna discuss it with each
other?
>> It's because she has the
dates wrong.
She moved in in April,
not in March.
>> Judge Judy: Could you please
answer my question?
Did she pay April's rent?
>> Yes.
>> Yes. She paid the first rent.
>> Judge Judy: Did you --
>> Not the month she moved in.
>> Judge Judy: I'm only gonna
listen to one of you.
Who's gonna tell me the truth?
Figure it out.
She paid April's rent, which you
accepted -- $650.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And she paid
May's rent -- $650.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And did she pay
April's rent by check or cash?
>> Check.
>> Judge Judy: And did she pay
May's rent by check or cash?
>> Check.
>> Judge Judy: And did she pay
June's rent?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: You have a check
to show me for June?
>> Yes, I do.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
it.
>> It was not rent for the
month.
It was a security deposit.
I clearly explained that to her
on the beginning.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care
what you explained.
I wanna see the check.
>> Okay.
>> I have all three right here,
Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: May I see them,
please?
>> Um, this does state that it
was last month's.
>> Judge Judy: Could I just see
the check?
Perfect.
Well, April 3rd, you have $500
for rent.
Okay, then it went up to $650.
Is that because the boyfriend
moved in?
>> That's because I gave her
the $150 in cash.
I only have the check for the
$500 for the last month.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So you have March 31st.
And March 31st was for...
>> April.
>> Judge Judy: April.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And then I have
April 3rd.
Why would you pay her March 31st
and then April 3rd?
>> That was a security deposit.
>> Judge Judy: I'm not --
>> I'm sorry.
>> It's because she, um, wanted
an additional $650 for our last
month's rent in case anything
was to come up.
And that's that check.
>> Judge Judy: Or for
security.
Doesn't make any difference.
Perfect.
And then I have on May 1st,
but what I don't have is June.
Where is June?
>> June is right there.
>> Judge Judy: You can either
have June or you can have this
security deposit.
Which was it?
It can't be June.
>> Security deposit was not
$650.
She added $150, and that's what
I did give her in cash.
>> Judge Judy: That's fine.
But so you did not pay June's
rent.
>> I did, and I wrote, "Last
month's."
In the memo, I wrote, "Last
month."
>> Judge Judy: Look at me.
Either you paid security or you
paid last month's rent.
>> I paid last month's rent.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, fine.
You paid last month's rent
when you first moved in.
Is that what you're telling me?
Is that how you evaluated it,
that you paid last month's rent
when you first moved in?
You paid no security deposit.
>> I paid last month's rent in
the middle, and that was
April 3rd 'cause she wanted
to bring that up in the middle.
>> Judge Judy: You can't have it
both ways.
Either you paid last month's
rent, or you paid security
deposit.
Which one was it?
>> Last month's rent.
>> Judge Judy: Fine.
So there's no security deposit.
Now, and you moved out in May.
So you want your one month's
rent back, which is $650.
>> Right.