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Did Woman Destroy Furnished Rental? | Part 1 - YouTube
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defendant was a tenant of yours,
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and she was a tenant of yours
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through a Section 8 housing,
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which means that Section 8
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housing paid part of the rent,
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and you paid part of the rent,
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consistent with your income.
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It is your claim that the
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defendant left the house in a
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terrible state and, in addition,
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took some furnishings that
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didn't belong to her.
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The defendant says that she
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bought your furniture and that
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she wants her security deposit
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back and that whatever things
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she took from the house, she had
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purchased -- things like faucets
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and things she replaced.
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Well, let's deal with that for a
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moment.
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I read your answer,
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Ms. Henderson, and it appeared
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to me that you did replace some
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knobs or faucets in the house.
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That's what you said.
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Did you put the old ones back
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when you left?
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>> The old ones were kind of
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ruined a little.
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So, I replaced to brand new.
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I upgraded the furnishings and
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the sink, and I left the sink
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there, and I did replace all the
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blinds with brand-new ones.
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>> Judge Judy: And you left them
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there.
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>> Yes, I left them.
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>> Judge Judy: Is that correct?
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>> No, Your Honor.
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>> I have the proof right here,
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stating from the guy who did the
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labor and the repairs, and he
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just sent a receipt to me.
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>> Judge Judy: What I'm asking
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you is, did you leave it there?
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>> Yes, I left it there.
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>> Judge Judy: Did you take
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pictures of it?
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>> Yes.
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Well, I didn't take pictures of
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them, but I do have the receipt
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and the man who did the labor.
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>> Judge Judy: I understand
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that.
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You may have done it.
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He says that you didn't leave
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them.
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>> He says a lot of things that
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are not true.
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>> Judge Judy: Maybe.
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When you left, did you do a
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walk-through of the house?
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>> I did, Your Honor.
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>> Judge Judy: Together?
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>> No.
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>> No.
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She wouldn't make an
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appointment.
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I called.
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"I have to check my calendar."
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And I never heard back.
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>> Judge Judy: Okay.
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You were taking back this
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property.
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She was a tenant for how long?
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>> Almost two years.
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>> Three years.
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>> Judge Judy: And you were
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taking back the property because
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you wanted to move back into the
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condo.
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>> Yes, Your Honor.
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>> And we agreed upon Section 8
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doing the checklist, the passing
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list, and I have the passing
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list through Housing right here.
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>> Judge Judy: I'd like to see
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it.
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>> Okay.
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>> Judge Judy: When did you move
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out, Ms. Henderson?
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>> On the 27th of February.
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And that was the exit report.
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>> Judge Judy: Well, this is
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February of 2015.
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>> Well, I don't have the
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up-to-date one, but
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Mr. John Janet has the same copy
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that I have, also, with the exit
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inspection.
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>> Judge Judy: Do you have an
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exit inspection from Section 8
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housing?
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>> I have an inventory
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checklist.
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After she left, there was an
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inventory done of the property.
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>> Judge Judy: By whom?
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>> Well, the Housing guy was
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there.
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I have a letter from Housing
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that -- she took some pictures.
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She couldn't believe it.
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She just couldn't believe it,
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the destruction was so
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extensive.
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>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
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>> Not true.
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>> Judge Judy: Do you have
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something from Housing in
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February?
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You vacated in February.
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: On or about
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February 27th or the beginning
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of March that indicates the
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condition of the house?
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>> He wouldn't bring that,
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Your Honor, because that would
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be defeating his whole purpose
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if he brought that list with
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him.
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>> Judge Judy: You should have
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it.
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>> I know.
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I thought I brought --
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>> Judge Judy: Well, that's...
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"Shoulda, woulda, coulda."
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That comes under the category of
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"shoulda, woulda, coulda."
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>> I wouldn't continue on
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Section 8 if I've destroyed his
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home.
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They wouldn't let me continue on
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there.
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>> Judge Judy: Ms. Henderson, I
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don't know that at all.
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I just need the document.
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Okay, do we have the document we
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were looking for?
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>> I believe we do, Your Honor.
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>> Judge Judy: Great.
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>> There's also a letter from
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the Housing inspect--
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>> Judge Judy: I just want to
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see the document, please.
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>> I'm saying that is part of
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the documents.
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>> Not part of the document.
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The document's that one paper
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underneath the picture.
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>> And it has the last
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inspection that was done in
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there included, Your Honor.
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>> Judge Judy: I...
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>> I may be giving you too much.
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>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
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This is nothing.
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Okay, this was done in December
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of 2016.
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>> She put that one off and that
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and told Housing couldn't do
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it -- "Come back another
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time" -- and was able to stall
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them.
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>> Judge Judy: So, everything
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passed.
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>> Yes, ma'am.
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And I moved on to my next place.
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>> Judge Judy: Now, Mr. Janet,
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there were no notes on here,
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other than it said, "Unit passed
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inspection.
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New kitchen faucet, screen door,
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and sliding-door handle were
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being installed during the
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inspection."
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>> Well, if the screen door was
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installed, Your Honor, it's bent
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in half, laying out on the deck.
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And the faucet that was
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installed is laying there, never
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mounted down.
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It's a $20 plastic faucet, and
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the one that was originally
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there disappeared.
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>> Judge Judy: Well, this is
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from an independent person, the
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same person who inspected the
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property, and it says, "The unit
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does not pass inspection.
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The smoke detector and
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carbon-monoxide need to be in
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working condition."
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Okay?
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So, they make notes if they see
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something that isn't right.
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The exit inspection --
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everything passed, and there
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were no notes on here.
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>> Your Honor, the Housing
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inspection does not include
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anything in regard to the
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furnishings, and they do not
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care if the carpeting is ripped
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up and holes pulled in it by an
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animal.
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They don't write that down,
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Your Honor.
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That's the problem.
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I would have know a long time
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ago what was happening.
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>> Judge Judy: Maybe.
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Now let's talk about your
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furnishings -- 'cause that's
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part of your lawsuit -- that she
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took furnishings that didn't
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belong to you.
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What furnishings did she take
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that didn't belong to her?
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>> Okay.
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>> Everything that was in the
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place.
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>> The "before"?
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>> Judge Judy: Byrd?
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>> Byrd: Sure.
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>> These are pictures of the
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furnished apartment that she
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moved into.
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>> Judge Judy: Got it.
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