Judge Judy Gets Tough on Landlords over Security Deposit

“You’re not going to get away with this nonsense here.”

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[beetsq]

You can tell she was gonna win from the beginning. She knew exactly what day she entered and left that apartment as well as taking good photos . If that’s not an organized person, idk what is

[Tstrong]

When judge Judy asked if she still had the check and other proof and the lady said yes I knew right away she was going to win. Judge Judy loves her some proof and paperwork.

[deejones]

Good tenants are hard to find... Good landlords are even HARDER to find!

[SpeekofDee]

I never knew anyone to repaint the house before they leave. This lady obviously was a great tenant if she went through the trouble of doing all this.

[IrvinGreene]

I am a landlord and we expect there to be a certain amount of "wear-and-tear" which is to be absorbed at no charge. Abuse is not acceptable, however. The judge was correct.

[hairylarry]

I had a landlord once many years ago that told me I didn't pay the rent. Well I did. I had the cashed check. He took me to court. He not only lost but he got fined for false informing and false accused. I moved out before the court trial but I was glad he got his just reward.

[BanditAviation]

The Plaintiff was on top on everything. RIGHT ON!

[paulalenz]

When I moved from my last apartment. My old landlord came down to my new landlord and told him I’m the cleanest tenant he ever had . The apartment was so clean he rented it out a day later and he returned my full deposit back

[MedOKC]

The plaintiff got her full security back.

[KLC]

That landlord has clearly been ripping people off for years.

[MAArch-ecse]

Horrible crooked landlord who has Been ROBBING tenants for over 30 years and getting away with it cuz people generally don’t have time to go to court to fight. I hope she got $interest$ for her effort. Disgusting Crook.

[ctudela]

U tell it judge👍, some tenants leave apt and homes in such disarray and this tenant was so good to leave on such good terms by cleaning painting the place.

[elvickRULES]

Someone with evidence prepped and ready. So satisfying

[codykueker]

makes me rethink some of the charges I got after leaving my apartment. Granted it wasn’t much, but this’ll make me ask more questions.

[ivonned]

I voluntarily gave my lovely landlord my deposit. She was so nice to us. She helped us when we couldtn pay on time (7 days max) by not charging us late fees.

When we left she was getting ready to return my deposit after checking the apartment. We did not leave it a mess but the actual structure of the condo was showing some damage. She of course, did not blame us but seem a bit sad. My heart broke and told her, keep the deposit.

[veronicamamiful]

People are more focused on bad tenants than they are on bad landlords so it seems. I think there needs to be equal accountability. It’s not easy on either side but if you have a good tenant you should definitely appreciate it. I’m glad this woman is getting her security deposit back . God bless her .

[AishaBrownIsMe]

You can always tell a cut and dry case by how patient and soft spoken Judge Judy is with the winning side.

[savaala]

I hate when landlords just steal the security deposit for no reason. This lady was nice enough to get the place repainted and cleaned and they steal the deposit. Especially since this is the rare tenant who is a dream tenant who forked over money to these fucks every single month. They got her money every month. Fucking over a tenant like this? Bad mistake

[chunn]

Thank god my last landlord was very kind. There were small damages when I left the apartment, which was totally my fault. I told her I'll just pay for the damages before I leave, she inspected the apartment first and asked me to show her the damages. She laughed when she saw it, and told me it was fine as she was going to renovate the apartment anyway.

[lisamalcolm]

That’s right Judge Judy, how many times I’ve come upon landlords that expect the tenant to make the place ready for the next one. All the tenant is supposed to do is clean like anyone normally would, get all of the stuff out. These landlords wouldn’t return the deposit because of a stain under the kitchen cabinets…..lol l