about damage.
You're talking about damage
that was caused
by their ferrets.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: What kind
of damage do you allege
was caused by the ferrets?
>> The urine in the carpet
and ferret [bleep]
in the kitchen
and also in the attic.
My underst--
>> Judge Judy: Did they give you
a security deposit
when they moved in?
>> No, ma'am.
When I rented the property
to 'em, we sat down
and went over
what the agreements would be.
And I told 'em
when they made a payment,
put it into my checking account
at the local bank,
which they did when they paid.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Do you have photographs
of the damage, sir?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Photographs
of the damage.
>> Yes, he's -- May I?
>> Judge Judy: Who are you?
>> I'm his son.
Thank you.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have
photographs
of the damage is my question.
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: May I see them?
>> He has photos of the damage.
>> Oh. Oh, yeah.
>> I also have pictures
of my ferrets
if you'd like to see them.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care
to see the pictures.
I know what ferrets look like.
>> And Brandon here is the one
that took the pictures.
>> Judge Judy: Listen, I don't
care about him.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Now, we've got
a counterclaim for harassment.
Unfortunately, you sued
the wrong person
because you're not
claiming he harassed you.
This gentleman didn't harass --
>> He -- oh, yeah, he did, too.
I have a police report.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like
to see that.
>> Sure.
>> Judge Judy: What's this
a picture of?
>> That's a footprint
just to show --
>> Judge Judy: You can return
these to the plaintiff.
Why didn't you answer the door
when he came?
>> 'Cause I was home by myself.
And --
>> Judge Judy: And?
>> My husband was out of town.
>> Judge Judy: Just listen.
That's not my question to you.
Why didn't you answer the door?
He was a man
who was very good to you.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: He let you skate
on the rent when your husband
was unemployed.
He came to the door.
He knocked at the door.
You were home.
And you refused
to answer the door.
So, my question is, why wouldn't
you answer the door to this man
who was nothing but nice to you?
>> Because, as we got towards
the end,
when he -- by the time he came,
we had already talked
with Mr. Hettle.
He had asked us to l--
>> Judge Judy: I'm not talking
about Brandon, the smug one.
>> Right. I understand. I'm --
>> Judge Judy: I'm talking about
this gentleman,
who had been nothing
but nice to you.
>> Because he didn't come
just knocking
on the door, Your Honor.
He came banging on the windows.
>> Judge Judy: No, no, no,
no, no.
He didn't.
Not the first time he came.
First time he came, he --
>> But that was all
the same time.
>> Judge Judy: No, no!
He came and he knocked
at the door.
You were home.
You didn't answer the door.
>> This was all the same time
when I called the cops.
>> Judge Judy: I understand
exactly
what you're saying to me.
No. I don't believe that.
You had no --
absolutely no reason...
My problem, Mr. Watson,
actually, is this.
You both told the police,
and she said, that they owed
almost $4,000 in back rent.
In here, it says 2,200.
>> The 2,200, Your Honor,
they paid the $800
for the first three months.
Then he was disabled,
was on workman's comp.
And he said that, as soon
as they get his workman's comp,
he's gonna pay me for the rent.
They didn't pay anything
for two months.
>> Judge Judy: And what was
their rent a month?
>> $800.
>> Judge Judy: $800.
>> Well, they didn't --
they paid the $800
the first three months.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, but then
after that, they did not?
>> Between that time
and the time
that they paid me $800 again
was the period of 22--
of, um --
>> Judge Judy: $2,200.
>> $2,200 is
what they paid me.
They owed me seventy...
Where's my sheet here?
>> Judge Judy: Do you have
rent receipts?
>> I do.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
all your rent receipts.
That's easy.
You moved in May 2015.
You were there
until October of 2016.
So, you there for a year
and several months.
>> Between August 19, '15 and,
um --
>> Judge Judy: It looks as
if you were there for 16 months.
Is that correct?
>> Right. And the --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
You were there for...
Am I correct?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: How many --
how long were they there?
>> Seventeen months.
>> From --
>> I have a --
>> May of '15 through --
>> I have a sheet here
with the --
>> October 1st.
>> Judge Judy: October 1st?
>> For -- on October 1st,
we were out on that day
because that was the move-in day
for our new place.
>> Judge Judy:
Let's say 16 months.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Knock it off.
For 16 months.
>> Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: Should have paid
$12,800.