Storms don't evict people.
>> I wasn't evicted.
Brian asked me to move,
and I moved.
>> Judge Judy: Oh, fine.
He asked you to move,
so you moved,
and somebody else gave you
a lease in the building.
Is that what you're telling me?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, and how
much are you paying in rent?
>> Seventeen fifty.
>> Judge Judy: You moved in
there in November.
Did you pay November's rent?
>> I still owe them for
a security deposit,
and I owe them for this month.
>> Judge Judy: So, so far,
you didn't
pay them the security deposit,
and you didn't pay them rent.
>> And I paid Brian for 4 years,
and I always agreed, and I --
>> Judge Judy: Great. All right.
Now, let's talk about
the benches.
You removed benches
from the common area
to board up his windows?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And now you're
getting billed for the
destruction of those benches.
May I see the communication,
please,
where you're getting bills
from the benches
that he took apart
to board up your windows?
While he's looking for those,
Mr. Beal,
do you have any receipts
from things that you purchased
for the apartment?
>> I lost all of that.
>> Judge Judy: I'm speaking!
>> I'm sorry.
No, I don't.
>> Judge Judy: So the answer is,
you do not have any bills
for anything that you purchased
the beginning of September
when you were planning
for the hurricane in order
to protect the apartment.
The answer is no?
The answer is no.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: You don't have
any receipts?
Okay.
This is dated October 19, 2017.
Do you have a copy of the check
that you sent to them?
>> Yes, I do.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
Mr. Beal,
I gather from your answers, sir,
that you do not dispute the fact
that you took
the benches that were owned
by the condominium?
>> No, I asked Brian
beforehand, and he agreed.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
That's not what I asked you.
>> Yes.
No, I don't disagree
with that at all.
>> Judge Judy: You don't
disagree
that you took the benches
from the condominium property
and used those benches
to board up the windows.
>> Correct.
I do not disagree with that at
all.
>> Judge Judy: Good.
Now, you're going to show me
that the plaintiff --
>> I had --
>> Judge Judy: [ Raps desk ]
>> Judge Judy: ...either told
you that he agreed
with that plan
and therefore you had
his permission to do that.
>> It was verbal, and then he
sent me a text the day
after saying my plan worked.
>> Judge Judy: Well,
I don't know what plan
you're talking about, sir.
>> I can show you the texts.
>> Judge Judy: Well, what did
the text say, "It
looks like your plan worked"?
What did you say?
>> "I can't call out, Brian.
The condo is okay.
Some water damage from upstairs
completely blew out. You can go
to my Facebook and look.
God bless you and your wife.
We have everything you want,
food, water, ice.
Please come. I will be relieved
to hear from you, Brian.
Yeah, we came through it okay.
Sounds like your plans worked.
Thanks for the offer."
>> Judge Judy: Great.
I don't see that that says
anything about you taking
condominium property.
>> It was about me protecting
his property
and putting it upstairs.
I have pictures
of the other benches.
I didn't take
anything that was tied down.
All the benches were destroyed.
In fact, they're still
sitting there today,
a lot of them, in the water.
I feel Riverside
as an association is wrong
for -- They're getting --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: You think that
Riverside is wrong to charge
him?
Then, what I --
>> No, for the amount of money
that they are, yes.
They're 2-by-6 benches.
>> Judge Judy: Then what I
suggest --
>> I got in trouble --
>> Judge Judy: Hey!
Would you just listen?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: You used the
benches.
He's being charged.
You have to pay him for his
charge.
You can go ahead and sue
the condominium and say,
"I want to be reimbursed
from your insurance money.
I have paid this 1,065 to him,
and I want to be reimbursed
for it because if you're going
to get reimbursed for it
for the insurance money,
and I'm paying for it,
then I should be entitled
to that money."
Listen, I know a lot of people
in Naples, including myself,
who have made arrangements for
the protection of their homes.
We didn't go to the condominium
property
and take what was ever around
there to protect
our particular property.
You went out
and you bought plywood.
You went out and you bought
nails,
and if what you said was you --
>> There was none.
>> Judge Judy: You're starting
to talk --
You're starting to talk
before I'm finished.
You started to plan
10 days ahead, you said.
By not paying rent,
you were using the money
that you should have given him
for the rent to plan
for the hurricane
which was coming in 10 days,
so I know what was available
the day before the hurricane,
but 10 days before the hurricane
there was stuff available.
>> The hurricane wasn't
coming to Marco 10 days before.
>> Judge Judy: [ Laughs ]
So why didn't you pay the rent?
So if the hurricane
wasn't coming to --
>> In case, and I talked
to Brian about that.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> And I said, "Whatever money
we have right now, Brian,
I want to hold onto,"
and he said,
"Don't worry about it, Jason.
We'll deal with this after
the storm."
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me.
Mr. Semmler,
I can't deal with this anymore.
You know, this is a perennial
victim.
Listen to me carefully.
You sued him for 2,865.
He actually owes you 3,265,
but all you sued him
for was 2,865,
so I'm issuing a judgment
in your favor for 2,865.
Do you understand?
>> Yes, I do, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Perfect,
thank you.