>> Judge Judy: Ms. Jernigan,
you're suing the defendant
for breach of a lease,
and it's a business lease.
Can you describe this salon
that you have?
>> Sure. It is a salon.
I have private suites
inside of the salon.
I have four --
>> Judge Judy: I want you to
tell me
how many square feet you rent.
>> I don't exactly know
the approximate square footage,
but I do have pictures.
>> Judge Judy: You have a lease
on it?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: The lease must
have the square footage on it.
>> My salon is 1,500
square feet,
and I have four suites
inside of the salon.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have the
lease?
>> My landlord,
he's out working on another job,
but he is available for a phone
call if you need to verify that.
>> Judge Judy: I don't want a
phone call.
I just wanted to see your lease.
>> I actually just took over
the salon from him, so with me
being a college student and --
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me!
Is what you're telling me
that you don't have
a written lease with a landlord?
>> I do have a lease.
I don't have it
present with me here today.
I only have my
rental agreement lease.
I don't have the lease
to the salon.
>> Judge Judy: And what is
the name
of the owner of the building
to whom you pay rent?
>> Bradley [bleep]
>> Judge Judy: Owns the
building?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
So when did you start working
in this salon?
>> September 2016.
>> Judge Judy: And you took over
a large space?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: What is your
rent?
>> $1,200 per month.
>> Judge Judy: And how
many tenants do you have?
>> I have three tenants.
>> Judge Judy: So you took over
somebody's lease
that you don't have with you.
You pay $1,200 a month.
You have three tenants.
Name them.
>> One name is Keyana.
The other name is --
>> Judge Judy: Keyana what?
>> Keyana [bleep]
>> Judge Judy: How long has
Keyana been there?
>> She actually just started.
>> Judge Judy: Good, started
when?
>> Last week.
>> Judge Judy: Who else is
there?
>> I have Tanisha [bleep]
>> Judge Judy: And when did she
start?
>> Since May of 2017.
>> Judge Judy: And who else?
>> I have Deja.
She's a makeup artist.
I don't have her
last name by heart.
>> Judge Judy: When did she
start?
>> Deja just currently
started last month.
Everyone is pretty new because
if you don't have the location,
you have to have a --
>> Judge Judy: Don't give me a
why.
Don't give me a why.
>> ...a steady --
>> Judge Judy: Don't give me a
why.
It's not important to me.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: How much does the
first one pay in rent?
>> Everyone has the same suite
rental, which is $300 per week.
>> Judge Judy: $300 per week.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And are they
there every week, or do they
rotate?
>> They can come and go when
they want to, so I do believe
that everyone is there every
week.
I have my own schedule, so I'm
not there every day to --
>> Judge Judy: I want you to
listen to me carefully.
You pay $1,200 a month rent.
You have, currently,
three tenants who pay you,
according to you, $300 a week.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: What I want
to know is, are they, therefore,
paying you $300 for one week
a month or $300 a week,
and they only work one week
a year, or do they pay you
$1,200 a month?
>> They are to pay me
$300 per week, but if they want
to pay up-front, they can, but
it's $300 per week.
>> Judge Judy: You didn't answer
me.
I'm going to throw your case out
in one, two, three.
One, two, three because you're
not answering my question.
Either you're trying to
obfuscate the answers, which
means trying to make things
up --
>> No. I just want to be clear.
>> Judge Judy: No.
I want to be clear!
You answered my question.
I said, "How much do you pay
per month rent?"
You said $1,200.
"How many tenants do you have?",
which are really sub-subtenants.
You said three.
I said, "How much do
they pay in rent?"
You said $300 a week.
I said, "I want to know how many
weeks do they pay in a month,"
so I want to know whether
they pay $300
a month or $1,200 a month.
>> $1,200 a month.
>> Judge Judy: So that each of
the three tenants pay $1,200 a
month.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: So this is, for
you, who pay $1,200 a month --
The salon itself
is a money-making operation.
In addition
to the work that you do,
you make $2,400
a month over your rent.
Give me a yes or a no.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: That's not hard.
Do you understand?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Perfect!
Now, when you signed a lease
with her,
it was for $1,200 a month.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: How many
other people
were renting at that time?
>> At that time, it was me
and another girl
and someone else, but they was
in a different department.
>> Judge Judy: What do you mean
a different department?
>> She was doing massage
therapy, and me and the other
girl was just doing hair,
but she was licensed.
The other girl that was there
with me --
>> Judge Judy: So there were
also three other tenants.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: And your lease
started January 2nd,
and you were to be
doing hair braiding.
>> Correct.