said, "I'm not working this
out," and you were served with a
30-day notice, you called the
city and complained about
certain things in the house that
you had never heretofore
complained about.
>> Yes --
>> Judge Judy: I'm speaking.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You called the
electric and plumbing
department.
>> No, ma'am, I called the board
of health.
>> Judge Judy: You called the
board of health.
>> I have the...
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> ...paperwork if you'd like to
see it.
>> Judge Judy: Pay careful
attention.
No, I don't.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: I know who you
are.
I know what happened.
You tell me what you complained
about to the board of health.
That was in February, when you
were served with a notice to
quit.
Correct?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And you had been
living there since February of
2016.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: So, now I want
you to tell me what you were
complaining about when you
called the board of health after
this dog incident.
>> The things we had already
spoke about him fixing and had
not been fixed yet.
I had live electrical wires in
my basement.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
And they had been there since
you moved in.
>> The board of health?
No, me and Kevin were working it
out together.
>> Judge Judy: You do a lot of
working out.
They had been there since you
moved in.
>> What had, ma'am?
>> Judge Judy: The live
electrical wires in your
basement.
>> No, ma'am, they were not
exposed until we removed the
black mold from the basement.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
When was that?
>> About six months after we
moved in?
>> Judge Judy: Who removed the
mold?
>> My boyfriend.
I have pictures of that from the
basement, if you'd like to see
them.
>> Judge Judy: Your case is
dismissed, Ms. Soldi.
You have no case against him.
You lived in his property for
six months without paying rent.
You have no claim.
Now, you ate the steak.
You don't go into a restaurant
and bite into your steak and
say, "Hmm, this doesn't taste so
good.
I'm gonna finish it and then not
pay for it."
[ Laughter ]
If you bite into the steak, and
you don't like the steak, you
call the waiter over or waitress
over, and you say, "This steak
is no good.
I'm not going to finish it."
>> Ma'am, I have had multiple
conversations with him about
fixing the stuff in my house.
>> Judge Judy: Listen.
Where does your father live?
>> About two miles from me.
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me
carefully.
If your house was dangerous,
you should have moved with your
Chihuahua into your father's
house.
>> That's where we are now,
ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: That's what you
should have done before.
That didn't happen.
>> We were living --
>> Judge Judy: Ms. Soldi, don't
interr-- listen to me
carefully, Ms. Soldi.
You lived there for six months
without paying rent at $1,000.
That's $6,000.
That more than covers your vet
bills.
Now, you have a counterclaim.
You want to tell me what it is?
Did she ever pay you rent, by
the way?
>> Not since January, I have not
received a dollar.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So, now I want you to tell me
what you're complaining about
with regard to the house.
>> Okay, in December they built
an illegal wall upstairs in the
bedroom.
>> Judge Judy: Where?
>> In a bedroom.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
pictures of it.
>> Sure can.
>> Judge Judy: Which wall?
You have to tell me which...
>> It's actually been removed,
and you can see the damage on
the ceiling of compound that was
left behind.
If you look at where the door is
in the back, you'll see where
the sheetrock is, and you'll see
where the wall was at one time.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have
pictures of this house before?
>> Not that particular room, I
do not.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have
receipts from any contractors
with regard to repairs that you
made?
>> No, I do not.
>> Judge Judy: Your case is
dismissed.
So is the counterclaim.
We're done.
>> Byrd: Parties are excused.
You may step out.
>> Well, my dog was on my
property, and I've had a lot of
issues with this young lady.
>> He called me, and he said,
"You may want to check your dog.
I just heard a squeal from the
backyard.
I think my dog bit yours."
>> In doing so, somewhere you
got to put your foot down,
period.
>> I did.
No, I let her in, and she had a
big gash.
I called the defendant, and I...
>> The dog is not gonna be
blamed.
Right now she's been deemed as a
dangerous dog, and she's not.
And she's being blamed for it.
It's not right for the dog to
pay.
>> Told him that she had in fact
been bitten.
He came over and suggested I put
superglue on my dog rather than
take her to the vet.
>> The other dog wasn't fixed.
It wasn't fixed.
Never been to a vet.
>> I took her to the vet, and
she had to have emergency
surgery.
>> It came onto my property
following another male dog's
scent.
It's the nature of the beast.
>> This was over the dog bite,
and his dog bit mine.
He should have to pay the vet
bills.
>> Annou