you rented a room
in Ms. Caron's condo?
>> Incorrect.
We were both renters in a condo.
>> Judge Judy: You lived
together?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: You both signed
a lease together?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: On what date did
you move in?
>> I moved in on November 10th.
>> Judge Judy: And what date did
you move in?
>> I moved in July
of the same -- of 2017.
It was my lease.
>> Judge Judy: Before November
of last year,
did you know the defendant?
>> I did not.
>> Judge Judy: So she had a
condo, and you rented a room.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: That's where I
started from.
Do you understand?
There's a difference.
There's a difference
if two people know each other.
They go.
They find an apartment.
They find a condo.
They sign a lease together.
That means
they both live in a place.
They started it together.
If one lives there,
and one comes and rents a room,
then they
rent a room in a condo.
You had privileges,
I assume, kitchen privileges.
You could be in the living room,
but you answered
an ad for a room.
Am I correct or not?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Did you advertise
for a room in your condo?
>> Yes, I did.
>> She did not, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: What did she
advertise?
>> A condo for rent,
two-bedroom, two-bath.
We would both
be splitting the rent.
This was a short-term lease.
>> Judge Judy: How much
was your rent?
>> Fifteen hundred.
>> Judge Judy: You moved in
on November the 10th?
>> Correct.
>> You moved out on what date?
>> I moved out on --
physically on January 2nd.
>> Judge Judy: Mentally?
[ Laughter ]
>> Everything, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: What?
>> On January 2nd
I moved out, and then the rest
of my belongings moved out
on January 3rd.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, so you were
there till January the 3rd,
but you were removed
on January 2nd.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: You were removed
by the police?
>> Correct.
She had falsified --
>> Judge Judy: Shh.
So in total, you were there
in the premises
for about 7 weeks?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: When you moved
in in November on November 10th,
how much rent did you pay?
>> I paid first and last months,
$3,000.
>> Judge Judy: So you paid
November 10th to December 10th
and December 10th
until January 10th?
Is that correct?
>> Yes, that was correct,
and we amended it.
>> Judge Judy: How did you amend
it?
>> She asked if she could stay
through January,
so she gave me
two-thirds of the rent.
She gave me a check.
I think it was for $900
or $1,000.
We extended it
through January 31st.
>> Your Honor,
that is incorrect.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
She gave you how much?
>> She gave me first and last
when she moved in, 3,000,
and then she gave me
another check
for the extended amount of time
that we agreed on verbally.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
How much money did she give you?
>> I think it was $1,000.
I'm pretty sure.
>> Judge Judy: How much money
did you give her for January?
>> On December 1st, I gave her
another check for $950.
We had to prorate the rate
because I moved in on
November 10th
instead of November 1st.
>> Judge Judy: Okay,
so in December you didn't
give her the full rent?
You gave her 950?
>> No. No.
I gave her the full rent.
>> Judge Judy: Did you --
Let's go back.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: When you moved
in, you gave her first and last.
You said, "I gave her $3,000."
Is that correct?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: I'm going
to make it easy for myself.
What other money did you
give her other than the $3,000?
>> I gave her $950.
>> Judge Judy: No, don't tell me
what it was for, 950,
so now she has $3,950.
Did you give her
any additional money?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: And you lived
there for 7 weeks?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And you want some
money back?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Did you give
her money back for rent?
>> No, I did not.
>> Judge Judy: Well, you have
to.
Do you understand that?
She lived there for 7 weeks.
She paid you
for more than 7 weeks.
You had her
removed from the house.
And you're going
to tell me why in a second,
but she didn't live there,
so you have
to give her back money.
Do you understand?
>> I understand that my time is
certainly worth a lot, and I --
>> Judge Judy: No, your time is
worth zippity doo-dah
when it comes to evicting her
for using a temporary
restraining order
rather than an eviction process.
Do you understand that?
You understand?
Well, understand what I'm
saying.
Temporary restraining order
is not to be used as
a substitute for housing court.
What a temporary restraining
order is for
is if you are physically,
seriously in danger.
You're a smart enough cookie
to know that that takes time,
and so you went to court,
and you got a restraining order
that put her out immediately.
Now I'm going to ask you certain
questions, okay?
How old are you?
>> I am 34 years old.
>> Judge Judy: How many times
have you been incarcerated?
>> Zero.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Do you have a driver's license?
>> I do.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have
a high school education?
>> I do.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have
an education beyond high school?
>> I do.
>> Judge Judy: When was the last
time you were psychiatrically
hospitalized?
>> Never.
>> Judge Judy: Do you get my
drift?!
>> I do.
>> Judge Judy: You want me
to ask you the same questions?
>> You can.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
Do you have a high
school degree?
>> Yes, I do.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have
a college degree?
>> No, I don't.
>> Judge Judy: How many times
have you been arrested?
>> Once.
>> Judge Judy: See?
>> Getting closer, right?
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: Got my drift?
>> I do.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
>> Now you owe her money
for rent.