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Did Landlord Have the Right to Raise Woman's Rent? | Part 1 - YouTube
Channel: Judge Judy
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You claim you overpaid him in
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rent, which he raised your rent.
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From an initial $300, he raised
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it to $600, and, according to
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you, that was in violation of
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the law, and, in addition, you
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say he put some of your things
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outside, and they were damaged.
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That's your case.
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Mr. Augustus says that he owns a
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private home and it was
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ultimately determined that he
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could charge whatever rent he
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wants to someone who's renting a
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room in his private home...
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>> That's correct.
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>> Judge Judy: ...and that you
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lived there without paying rent
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from May until October and, in
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addition, you made some false
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allegations to the housing
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authority against him, and that
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was back at the beginning of the
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summer, and despite the fact
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that you reported him to the
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housing authority for
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maintaining unsavory living
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conditions, you elected to stay
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there until October without
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paying rent, so he has a
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counterclaim.
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All right.
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Let's take care of the easy
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things first.
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You moved in on what date,
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Ms. Kelly?
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>> August 2014.
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>> Judge Judy: And you moved out
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on what date?
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>> October 3, 2016.
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>> Judge Judy: What kind of work
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do you do?
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>> I'm a waitress.
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I do bottle serving in clubs or
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events -- things like that.
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>> Judge Judy: Okay.
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So, you lived there for two
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years.
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>> Yeah.
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>> Judge Judy: And I assume you
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had options as far as living
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places.
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>> No. I'm from New York, so I
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came out here, and...
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>> Judge Judy: Well, of course
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you have options.
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If things are unsafe,
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unsanitary, and too expensive,
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you move.
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>> No. I don't have family.
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>> Judge Judy: You move.
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That's what you do.
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People who don't like where
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they're living -- they move.
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Now, when you moved in, your
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rent was $300.
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: When did he raise
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it to $600?
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>> He raised it to $500 first.
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>> Judge Judy: When?
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>> January 2015.
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>> Judge Judy: $500 first, and
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you agreed to pay him the $500.
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>> Yes, 'cause I had nowhere
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else to go.
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>> Judge Judy: And then when did
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he raise it again?
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>> January 2016.
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>> Judge Judy: He raised it
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another $100?
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: Did you have your
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own room in his house?
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: Any other
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boarders in his house?
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>> No.
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>> Judge Judy: Did he also live
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there?
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: How long have you
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been renting a room,
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Mr. Augustus, in your house?
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>> Well, I had two sisters
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living with me.
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They moved in around June of
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2014.
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>> Judge Judy: Had you ever
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rented a room to anyone?
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>> No, not prior to the two
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sisters.
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I always stayed in my house by
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myself.
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>> Judge Judy: Okay.
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Now, you're going to show me an
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official document, and
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Mr. Augustus is going to show me
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an official document, and your
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official document is going to
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say he overcharged you rent
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because of something, and your
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official document is going to
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tell me that you're not subject
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to any rule.
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Do you have that document?
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>> I'm sorry, Judge Judy.
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I can't hear you.
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>> Judge Judy: Okay.
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Who are you?
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>> Stacy. I'm his daughter.
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>> Judge Judy: Could you stand
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up, please?
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Tell me your name.
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>> Stacy McKellar.
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>> Judge Judy: Ms. McKellar, do
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you have a document from the
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city indicating that he is not
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subject to any rent-control --
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>> Yes, ma'am.
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>> Judge Judy: You do?
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And you have one, as well.
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>> Mm-hmm.
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>> Judge Judy: Okay.
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Now I'd like to see it.
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So, that will take care of one
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issue.
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Okay.
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Your letter is dated August 4th
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of 2016.
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>> Mm-hmm. He got his --
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>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
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I'm reading it.
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Okay. So, this is from the
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Los Angeles Housing Authority,
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and it says, "Mr. Augustus, we
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have reviewed a complaint, and
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it was for an illegal eviction
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and illegal rent increase."
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>> Mm-hmm.
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>> Judge Judy: And it says,
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"Under the
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Rent Stabilization Office, rent
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may be increased a certain
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amount.
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You increased her rent too much,
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and, therefore, you have to
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repay her that rent."
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Then, in September, which is a
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month later, this is also from
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the Los Angeles Housing
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Authority.
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"Our review of the applicability
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of the Los Angeles Rent
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Stabilization Ordinance to this
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property has bee completed.
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Our review of the available
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property records indicate that
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the house located on this lot is
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not subject to
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rent-stabilization ordinances
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because it is a single-family
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dwelling.
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Single-family dwellings
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are also exempt from
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Systemic Code Enforcement
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Program, and their records will
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be updated to reflect the
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exemption for this property."
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Okay.
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So, did you see this letter?
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>> Yeah, but they lie.
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>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: All I'm asking is
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you saw this letter.
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>> Yeah, I saw that.
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>> Judge Judy: Okay.
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So, that takes care of your
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overpayment.
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>> How does that take over
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overpayment if he already signed
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before --
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Even after he got that letter,
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he'd already signed that he was
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gonna give me money for the
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overpayment, and they lie,
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'cause there's another building
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in the back.
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Someone pays rent.
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And his daughter
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only popped up --
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>> Judge Judy: I'm going to
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explain it to you!
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>> I know.
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I'm just telling you --
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>> Judge Judy: I'm going to
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explain it to you.
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The explanation is somebody, in
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August, didn't do their homework
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and examine his property.
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>> No. They --
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>> Judge Judy: Pay attention!
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And didn't do their homework and
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looked and said, "Well, he can't
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raise rent from $300 to $600,
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because that's too much of an
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increase," so they sent you this
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letter.
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